Page 2. Portland Observer, January 14, 1987 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Black Leadership Family Plan W rillrn ht. : Judy H. Hulnm As Black Am ericans. we have come to realize that and demand also an economic b ill o l rights. Ih c econom ­ ic bill ot lights w ould specifically address decent adequate sional Black C aucus' to p p rio rity list. The Congressional Black Caucus advocates organizing and supporting Black institutions by co n trib u tin g funds. Establishing and m aintaining Black financial institutions is an off-shoot o f M a rtin L u th e r K in g ’ s cry fo r an economic b ill o f nghts. Internationally, D r. King was a most astute states­ man. H e saw him self as a "citize n o f the w o rld " and ex­ pressed the need fo r international support fo r human and economic rights. A n d , the Congressional Black Caucus agreed. They, to o , espoused this necessity fo r interna­ tional tcchnokigical and financial support to o u r Black passive submission and grow ing a new skin o f a more sisters and brothers in A fric a and the (a n b b e a n co u n ­ tries Ihc Caucus' plan ot action calling lor the welfare, direct act Kin w ith a plan. protection, and security o f the Black com m unity is Ih c Congressional Black Caucus accepted the similar phikisophically to Reverend K in g ’s position on challenge o f Ossie Davis a plan o f action fo r active in ­ volvement and participation o f Black Americans' active civil disobedience. jobs w ith equal pay fo r equal w o rk. " I h e y arc w orking involvement and participation. By no coincidence, M a r­ on lu ll nine jobs for part-tim e pay” . Consequently, what tin Lu th e r King, Jr.'s direct action campaign and the Congressional Black Caucus' plan o f action arc closely interrelated. A n d it is the final step in M a rtin I uther Appeals to m orality were expressed, to no avail. N u m e r­ ous civil rights court cases regulating and enforcing equal housing, health, education and em ployment o p p o rtu n ­ ities have been judicially and legislatively circumvented. Negotiations having failed. Black Am ericans found themselves in a very sensitive and soul-searching juncture in their psychological history. S elf-purification fo r the Black Am erican meant the purging o f self hatred, the in fe rio rity complex syndrome, and a "degenerating sense o f 'n o b od u ie ss'” . Self p u rifi­ cation to the Black Am erican meant shedding the skin o f are victim s o f many broken promises. Ihese promises have endured postponem ent after postponement. We base wiuted to r m ore than M t) years fo r our co n stitu tio n ­ al and hum an rights. Impatience is short-fused. Nobel Peace Prize awardee M a rtin I uther King, Jr. declared. " Ih e r e w ill be neither rest nor tra n q u ility in Am erica u n til the Negro is granted her/his citizenship rig h ts". Ihese ‘citizenship rights* have been defined as fu ll voting lights, equal em ployment opportunities, quality education, desegregated housing accomm odations, and equal justice fin a n c ia l cutbacks in education, health, housing, and Libor increase the possibility o f re-enslavc- ac niciii Reverend King believed that Blacks had to devekip evolved was a threefold b ill o f rights concept encompass­ ing hum an, constitutional, and economic rights. Ih c Black b ill o f rights was cham pioned. Over fifteen years ago, M a rtin Lu th e r King, Jr. dc- King's fo u r point nonviolent campaign that we find a c o r­ relation w ith ihc Congressional BLick Caucus' "O p e ra tio n Instructions, A c tio n A lert C om m unication N et­ w o rk, and the Four P oint P lan” . Reverend King gave an almost om inous warning when he asserted that nonviolent direct action "b rin g s to the surface hidden tensions and hidden agendas that already exist” . As we examine the Caucus’ Black I eadcrsliip Fam ­ vclopcd a fo u r step nonviolent campaign which is the c o r­ nerstone to the Congressional Black Caucus' "B la c k I eadcrsliip I aim ly P lan” . Dr. King outlined his non­ violent campaign in to fo u r categories: C ollection o f the tacts to determine whether injustices exist, N egotiation, Sell P u rifica tio n, and Direct A ctio n . It is D r. K ing’ scarn- p.ugn for Direct A ctio n that p ro fo u n d ly illuminates the I summing the history ot the Iw entieth (e n tu ry I iiitcd States civil rights relationship between black and w hile Ameiicans, we aie able to record and substantiate (lie tacts that determine the legal and illegal injustices inflicted ujioii Black men and women Once we gathered and dociniH’iited cruel, unusual, and unrelenting racial peiseculions and pn»secutions. the nest step was to sit down and negotiate Black leaders spent many .hours, nioiilhs. and years negotiating lor rights not tor privileges We negotiated nonvintently through the legis­ lative judicial, and executive blanches ot government inevitably open the d o o r to negotiation” and provide an o p p o rtu n ity so that " a ll o f us can play a m eaningful p a rt" . Voter registration and voting were to p priorities o f M a rtin I uther King, Jr. They still dom inate the Congres­ plan for Black America's active involvement. Ihc Con gressional Black Caucus developed its A . Black I eadership Family Plan B. Four P oint A c tio n Plan C A ct Kin C om m ittee Plan D . Desegregation Plan 4. The Congressional Black Caucus' O peration Inst rue lions. A ctio n A lert C om m unication N e tw o rk, and the Four Point Plan are very much like M a rtin I uther King's A . Direct A ctio n B. From The M o u n la in to p C. A ctio n C om m ittee Ihc legacy M artin Luther King, Jr has passed on D. Civil Disobedience to Black Americans is still very evident in our Black political structure Ihc Congressional Black Caucus' C O M P L E T IO N H l L INs Black Leadership Family f’kin is built on a solid King 1. List the categories M artin Luther King outlined in his foundation in an effort to rebuild Black America s sense fo u r step nonviolent campaign. of "somebodiness" 2. M artin Luther King, Jr. proposed a h ill o f rights Writicn by Judy R Wakon which involved three critical issues. They are and ______ . 3. Self-purification f o r the Mack woman and man means MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.’s LEGACY purging oneself o t . .a n d 4. When Reverend King died, he left us his as a foundation f o r the survival o f the Black fa m ily and com munity. ily Plan, we note that the “ plan o f a ctio n ” fo r "B la c k MULTIPLE CHOICE unity, survival, and progress" underscores similar King 1. The King k-gacy is a cornerstone to concerns. B oth King and the Caucus analyzed and syn­ A . I Have A Dream thesized, in depth, the status o f the Black Am erican with B C ettysburg Address respect to housing, health, education, and em pkiym ent. C Black Leadership Family Plan They agreed that it is necessary that the call fo r direct ac­ D. Niagara Movem ent tio n w ith a plan o f action "create a situation, that it will Black Caucus' Plan. 3. Upon accepting Ossie Davis' challenge to develop a TRUE-FALSE 1 The King legacy is a cornerstone to the Congicssion.il Black Caucus' Black Ixadership fa m ily Plan 2 Martin Luther King. Jr believed in the sisterhood and hrolherhixxl ot Black Americans Voter Registration and voting were and are lop priorities tor both the Congressional Black Caucus and M artin Luther King. Ji 3 2. The econom ic b ill o l rights talks about A Adequate em ploym ent and equal pay B. Adequate H ousing 4 According to Reverend King, alter negotiations have tailed, a sell-purification process is the next step C. Q uality Education D . Adequate Health The Portland Observer is proud to present its fourth annual documentary of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King. - A Dr. King was a complex man who few really understood. In this publication we will explore the reasons why he lost his precious life. A man of peace and a disciple of Gandhi, King sought to eradicate problems that remain today — problems of poverty, racism, injustice. He attempted to bring to his nonviolent movement a global perspective —attacking the problems of war and oppression. He captured the heart and soul of the world as no other because he felt the pain and suffering of humanity. We still need peace, love and humility in the world. Let us look to Dr. King for inspiration and attempt to make his dream a reality. Exie Publishing Co., Inc. 1983 The Portland Observer (USPS 959 600) is published every Thursday by Exie Publishing Company, Inc., 1463 N.E. Killingsvyorth, Portland, OR 97211, Post Office Box 3137, Portland, Oregon 97208 Second class postage paid at Portland, Oregon Subscriptions: $15 00 per year in Tri County area. P ostm aster: Send address changes to the Portland Observer, P 0. Box 3137, Portland, Oregon 97208. fTo” I I M> M l, ki Ho. 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