Page 8 Section I Portiend Observer, April 27, 1983
Officials emphasize vote responsibility
Crossfoot News. N . IT. — In P o rt
la n d th is w e e k e n d th e N o r th w e s t
th e y a re . " T h e o n ly w a y th e y w ill
have real p o litic a l pow er is to o rg a
n iz e a n e tw o r k a n d re s o u rc es to
d ire c t the k in d o f p o te n tia l p o w e r
they have. H o w e v e r, it is im p o rta n t
Conference o f Black Public O fficials
h e ld t h e ir S p r i n t c o n fe re n c e . I t
b ro u g h t to g e th e r p u b lic o f f ic ia ls
f r o m S p o k a n e . S e a ttle , O r e g o n ,
A la s k a and D e n v e r. N o rm a n R ice,
S e a ttle C it y C o u n c ilm e m b e r , e x
p la in e d the p urpo se fo r the c o n fe r
to try to c o m e to g e th e r to t r y a n d
d e v e lo p p o w e r o n a b ro a d a n d
regional scale.”
L ittle does not view W a shin gton ’s
e le c tio n as a p o litic a l acc id e n t lik e
J im m y C a r te r . " P e o p le h ave been
ence. “ O u r purpose is tw ofold . First,
there is a fo rm a l agenda o f trying to
share current events and trends which
arc im p o rta n t to blacks. S eco nd ly,
working in Chicago fo r over 45 years
t r y in g to m o b iliz e a n d d e v e lo p a
we a re c re a tin g an i n f o r m a l n e t
working o f ideas from public officials
fro m across th e re g io n . W e share
constituency in the black area. T h e y
la id the g ro u n d w o rk in so f a r as a
co m m itm e n t to developing a strong
black base."
L o c a lly. D r. L ittle says the p o liti
cal situation is discouraging. " T h e r e
is n o m e a n in g fu l c o m m u n ic a tio n
concerns ab o u t w hat we need to do
and how we can best go abo ut it. W e
c o m e o u t w ith a s tre n g th e n in g o f
p u rp o s e . T h is is a re d e d ic a tio n to
o ur ro o ts ."
Rice view s this a d m in is tra tio n 's
d o m e s tic p o lic ie s im p a c tin g th e ir
a m o n g th e b la c k e lite in te rm s o f
d irectin g the resources they have at
(h e ir disposal. Because o f th a t you
h ave a fra g m e n ta tio n o f p o te n tia l
p olitical p o w e r."
C a lv in O . H e n ry , President o f the
O reg on Assem bly o f Black A f fa ir s ,
accesses the D is tric t 18 e m b a rra ss
m e n t. " T h e r e w ere tw o m a jo r re a
sons w hy we w ere n ot successful in
D istrict 18. First and forem ost black
elected o ffic ia ls d id not com e fo rth
p u b lic ly a n d push a c a n d id a te o r
constituency in a negative way. " T h e
p re s id e n t ig n o re s the h e a rt o f the
black c o m m u n ity . W e are suffering
fro m his decisions. H e is inconsistent
in s p re a d in g the p a in . H e has r e
warded his friends and has forgotten
abo ut people w ho are econom ically
d e p riv e d ."
It is ironic that the conference was
held under the shadow o f the victory
by H a r o ld W a s h in g to n . " C h ic a g o
r e a f fir m s th a t th e b la c k v o te
cou nts," Rice replied. "T h is is some
th in g e v e ry b la c k A m e r ic a n had
b e tte r u n d e r s ta n d . I f y o u a re n ot
registered to vote, now is the tim e to
get re g is te re d . T h e re is no excuse
a n y m o re ."
Facing the reality o f A fro -A m e ri
c a n s ' p o lit ic a l p o w e r, a re b la c k
p ublic o ffic ia ls foo lin g themselves?
D r . B ill L it t le believes to a degree
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