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Portland Observer, October 2, 1905, Page 3 Black research doctor honored A photographer's journal o f Nicaragua R ichard J. B row n, p h o to g ra p h e r f o r thi P ortland O b server, spent seven weeks in \'ic a ra g u a learning about and meeting its people H is photographs w ill appear here as a weekts feature R e a c h in g th e a g e o f 12 y e a rs at C o o p e r a tiv e E rn e s to A c u n a in Nicaragua brings w ith it a level of r e s p o n s ib ility unknow n to A m e r ic a n y o u n g s te rs W h ile p la y in g ta g or b a s e b a ll, g o in g to s c h o o l, w o r k in g or b a b y s ittin g are but a fe w o f th e e x p e rie n c e s youngsters here can relate to. the s im ila r itie s end w it h th e r e q u ir e m e n t fo r m a le s o v e r th e age of 12 to perform tw o hours of g u a rd d u ty d u rin g th e d a y a n d tw o hours at night each day This y o u n g m a n sits on a b ag o f am m u n itio n close to a trench, his rifle on his lap. ever a le rt fo r any signs th at m ay m ean th e presence o f th e A m e ric a n su p p o rte d couti T o m W illia m s o f T e k t r o n ix , p re s e n ts th e B lo o d D o n o r C a n te e n d e d ic a tio n p la q u e to th e A m e ric a n R ed Cross H e a d q u a rte rs . O reg o n T rail C h a p te r a t N o rth V a n c o u v e r A v e n u e as A m e ric a n R ed C ro s s President R ich ard S ch u b e rt loo ks on The c a n te e n is d ed ic a te d to Dr Charles D re w , a black m an w h o p io n e e re d th e d e v e lo p m e n t of blo o d plasm a p reservatio n and helped d evelop the w o rld 's first blood bank (P h oto R ichard J. B ro w n ) The Royal Esquire Club's Community Service Statement by A.D.S. te rre v o lu tio n a ry fo rc e s , th e Con tras (Photo Richard J B ro w n ) Volume X Social status o f Black children slipping lower b \ Jerrv Hamer Black children are sinking deeper and deeper inio poverty in nearly all facets ot life including education, fam ily, health, and income. Black children fared sign ifican tly worse than white children. I here are more than 62 m illion children in the United States, Hl per cent are white and I 5 percent are Black Out o f 62 m illion children in the U.S , more than 2I percent are poor. However, 50 percent o f all Black children are poor and 17 per cent of all white children are poor. In fact, the number o f Black children living in poverty has increased in the last six years. A recent census study showed that the poverty rate dropped from 22.2 percent to 2 1 1 percent fo r children under the age of IH. During this same period. Black poverty remained around 56 percent. The high number o f Black children living in poverty is reflected in the bleak statistics concer ning unemploym ent, health and education of Black children. The most common excuse given by whites concerning the low social economic status ol Blacks in the United States is the lack o f education among Black youths. Although the Black high school graduation rate is up, 44 percent o f Black adults are illiterate In 1977 the figure was the same. I his indicates that Blacks may not be graduating with the ability to read or write. Studies have shown that the longer Black students remain in school, the more their educational achievement decreases when compared to whites. In I9H4, B l.uk students scored H4 points below the national mean on college entrance tests. Blacks scored nearly KM) below the national mean in math. The average performance o f Black 17-veat olds remains only slightly higher than th.it for white I ’ vear-olds. Almost hall ot all Bl.uk 17 year-olds are either behind in school or have dropped out. against one third of white souths Nearly 60 percent ol Black babies are born to mothers who received prenatal care in the first three months of pregnancy In comparison, HU per cent o f white mothers received prenatal care I he infant m ortality rate for Blacks is about the same as u was for whites 20 years ago, even though nation wide infant mortality rates have dropped steadily since 1940. Black babies are more than twice as likely as white babies to be under weight at birth, and low birtliweiglit infants are 20 tunes more likely to die hi the lust sear ot hie than nor mat weight infants Several months ago President Reagan boasted to I uropeaivs that the “ Great American lob Machine" has dropped the unemployment rate in the I nited States When Reagan made this statement to the I uropcans, the Bl.uk teenage unem plovment was over 50 percent nationwide According to I ind.i King ot the Portland I than I eague. Bl.uk teenage unemployment in the cits is anvwhere from 50 to 60 percent Bl.uk unemployment lias been high regardless ot the economic climate in this country lo r example, at the height ol this co u n try ’ > economic boom from 1961 to 1969. the \ ictnam War’s expansion ot themihtarv lorces only slowed down, but did not stop, the glow ill ot Black teenage unem ATTENTION! plovment While white teen joblessness is more than double the national rale, Black youth unemployment soars at six times the national rate I tie ac companing graph illustrates the dit lerences Overall the social status ol Black children lias been declining since the Reagan Administration look otlice in 19Ht) I lie President’s c u t' in social programs lias contributed to the in crease in Bl.uk poverty among children Given the Administration's past record on social programs, the poverlv rate will continue to increase toi Ifl.u k children All Royal Esquire Red Card Holders. 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