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January 27, 1988, Portland Observer, Page 3 NATIONAL NEWS UPDATE History's Children Keep Alive Their Famous Ancestors' Dr. Ju liu s G aivey, a New York C ity physician, keeps the legacy o f his fath e r M arcus Garvey alive throu g h c o m m u n ity service. The descendents of Marcus Gar- /ey, Madame C.J. Walker and other ioted Blacks from the 19th and 20th centuries carry on their famous ancestors' accomplishments in Tiany ways, reports the February Ebony. Dr. Julius Garvey, the son of -rationalist movement organizer Marcus Garvey, is a New York sur geon who is president of a local Black physicians' group and serves on a community health clinic board. ’'If you look at my father, you realize that his first thought was how he could serve his community,'' he ex plains. "In a sense, I'm doing the same thing in my own way." A'Lelia Bundles has completed re search for a book on her great great grandmother beauty and health care millionaire Madame C.J. Walker. Her brother, stockbroker Lance Bundles, is a board member of the Madame Walker Urban Life Center in Indianapolis and is now working to raise renovation funds for the center. These descendants also try to clear up misconceptions about their legendary relatives. Graduate stu dent Robin Barnes used to go along with claims that her groat-great grandfather, educator Booker I. Washington, was a "racial conser vative." She says, "It wasn't until the last 10 years, after doing some research, that I began to formulate my own opinions." Mrs. Bundles, through her speeches, reminds peo ple that Madame Walker was not trying to sway Blacks to look Euro pean, that she did support Black colleges and cafiSes and’ was an astute businesswoman. Lurt Schmoke: Baltim ore’s irst Black Elected Mayor irt Schmoke, the first Black to sleeted mayor of Baltimore, vs his political power in the Feb- rEbony. :hmoke, 38, set his sights on g mayor while implementing h needed improvements as ;'s attorney, a position he held , y2 years after soundly defeat - the two-term. White incumbent 982 His victory in last year's :ial Democratic primary against incumbent mayor virtually guar- red him the job as chief execu- of America’s 12th largest city. 5 thirds of the Black vote and third of the White vote went Ichmoke. he Baltimore native's education- aackground from Yale Univer- Harvard Law School and as a ides Scholar, plus his experience private practice and as a White use attorney on then President lmy Carter's staff, will help him Tie such problems as high Black >mployment, low-income hous- , care for the elderly and public ication. The ambitious mayor is tunistic about improving the city K urt Schm oke, the firs t Black m ayor o f B altim ore, stands tall w ith the d o w n to w n skyline of his c ity behind him . and says, ' w e can acmeve success in a lot of these areas because we have a strategy, we have an agenda." ALPHONSO'S SANDWICH SHOP FEATURING Homestyle Food Daily Menu Changes D irty Rice - $2°° Et $4°° Bolo S and w iches - $1°° Deep Fried C a tfish - Every Friday National Urban League Releases "The State of Black America 1988" "The stock market crash encouraged a more sober attitude about the prevalence of greed at a time when poverty and homelessness were on the rise," stated John E. Jacob, President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Urban League during the release of The State of Black America 1988 Thursday, January 14, 1988 in Washington, D.C. Jacob then added that, "W hile America was riding an economic boom, Black poverty rose, and we have slipped further back from our goal of parity with white citizens. "In the wake of the market crash, we're hearing about the need for more austerity and more budget cuts. We have to remind Americans that the post crash austerity must not be allowed to drive still more Black and mino rity citizens deeper into poverty." Turning his attention to the 1988 presidential election, John said that the real scandal of the election is "not who sleeps where; not who plagarized what — but why the people who want to be president are satisfied with lily- white senior campaign staffs. "N ot a single candidate on the Republican side has a minority person in a major campaign role and of the top ten minority campaign staff positions on the Democratic side, none of the candidates has more than one minority person, other than Jesse Jackson, who has five," said Jacob. "That's a shocking indicator of the failure of the Democrats to understand that they can't be elected without Black votes and they are not going to get Black votes unless they've got minorities who understand the Black community from the inside, and who can help shape campaign policies." Referring to the recommendations that are made in The State of Black America 1988, Jacob said that, "w e're calling on the Black community and its organizations to take the lead in actively mounting programs to deal with our problems. "That's happening today, as Black churches, civil rights and social wel fare agencies, and community-based groups are doing a tremendous job of helping to ameliorate conditions in poor Black neighborhoods," he said. Paying particular attention to the Urban League's education effort, Jacob said that, "The Urban League Education Initiative has already begun to have a real impact on our kids and their schools. Jacob also told the gathering of media at the National Press Club that other recommendations in the new edition of the document include sugges tions for legislation and government action to deal with problems of poverty, hunger, homelessness, and racism. "The State of Black America" documents the depth of the problems facing Black Americans and the failure of most Blacks to participate in the economic recovery," added Jacob. The State of Black America 1988 presents eleven papers prepared by experts in the fields of civil rights, education, economics, government, crimi nal justice and social welfare. Jewish Agencies Fight Hunger in South Africa P ortland In an effort to help re lieve the widespread hunger and mal nutrition in the Black "homeland" of South Africa, the American Jewish Committee and the American Jew ish World Service announced Janu ary 5, 1988, a grant of $60,000 ear marked for eight villages in Lebowa, South Africa. The joint grant of the Jewish agencies will help provide local resi dents with tools, supplies and ex pertise to grow food sufficient to sustain themselves. The announcement of the grants was made by Theodore Ellenoff, president of the American Jewish Committee (AJC), and Lawrence Philips, chairman of the American Jewish World Service (AJWS). The Jewish leaders designated the grants as part of the establishment of "the Bayard Rustin Project," in honor of the late civil rights leader. In making their announcement, Messrs. Ellenoff and Phillips said, "W hile there is rightly a widespread preoccupation with combating the moral evil of apartheid, we dare not lose sight of the fact that behind the headlines there is a daily tragic real ity of tens of thousands of Black men, women, and especially child ren, who are afflicted with hunger and growing severe malnutrition. They are virtually dependent on themselves for providing food, water, and medical care, and they desperately need outside aid. Our initial grants are intended to call attention to their plight, and hope fully to inspire other Jewish and non-Jewish groups to join us in this urgent humanitarian undertaking.'' Operation Hunger is a South Afri can non profit organization, formed in 1981 by a coalition of religious and public interest groups. It feeds over 1,000,000 people daily and as sists many more through self-help schemes. Project South Africa, founded by the late Bayard Rustin in 1985, seeks to create cooperative bonds among American and South African groups devoted to the elimination of apartheid and the establishment of democracy in South Africa. Its co sponsors include Archbishop Des mond Tutu, Dr. Allan Boesak, W. Byers Naude and Helen Suzman. The American Jewish World Ser vice, founded in 1985, works in partnership with non-governmental organizations within their project countries to fund relief and develop ment projects which benefit the poor and hungry, regardless of their religion, race, or ethnic origin. Stephen E. Forman, chairman of the Portland chapter American Jew ish Committee stated that the AJC is this country's pioneer human re lations organization. Founded in 1906, it combats bigotry, protects the civil and religious rights of Jews here and abroad, and advances the cause of improved human relations for all people everywhere. Mary's Place 5700 N.E. Union GOOD FOOD GOOD FUN GOOD ATMOSPHERE This w eek fe a tu rin g Cliche' FEATURING M icha el H olladay and Rosiland 3940 N. Williams Home o f the O riginal S tuffed Baked Potato Pho„e 281-1679 281-1176 A new sisterhood o f Black w om en taking the helm as college presi dents are Dr. Jo hnetta B Cole of Spelman (L), Dr. Niara Sudarkasa of Lincoln (C), and Dr. Gloria S cott of Bennett. A Sisterhood of Black W omen College Presidents The new presidents of Spelman College, Bennett College and Lincoln University represent a new sisterhood of Black women at the helm of historically-significant, predominantly Black institutions, in the February Ebony magazine. "W e have a profound sense of responsibility, to a profound moment," says Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole, the first Black woman president of Spelman. With a scholarly background, steeped in their Southern and African roots, all three women are pioneers with great plans for their colleges. Dr. Cole states, "I want Spelman to be known, not as a Black woman's Harvard, but as a school that will immediately connote the very best in intel lectual life.” Dr. Gloria Scott, the second female president of Bennett, says, "I want to see Bennett women soar." Dr. Niara Sudarkasa, born Gloria Mar shall as Lincoln's first female president, wants to transform students into "academicians who can compete on the cutting edge. Former University President and AttnorneyJoins Staff of United Way A lexandria , va — Lisle C. Carter Jr., a Washington, D.C., attorney and first president of the University of the District of Columbia, has joined the staff of United Way of America as General Counsel. United Way of America is the national service center for the 2,300 local United Ways across the coun try. United Ways fund more than 37,000 human-service agencies and programs in America — second only to the federal government in fund ing social services. As General Counsel, Carter will advise and represent the national service center on legal matters. Most recently, Carter was a part ner of the Washington law firm Ver- ner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson and Hand. From 1977 into 1982, he was the first president of the Univer sity of the District of Columbia. Carter has been Chancellor of the Atlanta University Center, Atlanta, GA, and an administrator, as well as faculty member, at Cornell Uni versity. He served in several posi tions with the former U.S. Depart ment of Health, Education and Wel fare, and was Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Education Carter is a board member of the Prudential Insurance Company and Lisle C. Carter, Jr. also serves on the boards of the Aspen Institute, Dartmouth Col lege, and Georgetown University, among other organizations. He has served on the national Board of Governors for United Way of Ameri ca and was chairman of that organ ization's Executive Committee. Carter is a Dartmouth College graduate and received his law de- free from St. John's University Law School, Jamaica, NY. West Germany Awards Grant to Fund Howard Study Tour The West German Academic Ex change Service recently announced that it has awarded a grant to Ho ward University to fund a two week study tour by 30 Howard students in West Germany. The $45,000 grant is the fourth such grant the Federal Republic of Germany has made to Howard in as many years. The students who come from backgrounds in art, history, archi tecture and German studies will study German society in forms and documents from the period 1450 1650. They will be in Germany from March 19 through April 2. Wholesale Pricing On Groceries Gone Public Did you know that for almost 30 years you could have bought some of your groceries at wholesale prices? The Bee Company, for over 30 years, has offered the public weekly sfnpments of name-brand groceries at genuine wholesale prices. You’ll find canned and packaged goods pet foods, as well as frozen and close dated deli products on the shelves. The best feature is that you do not have to buy by the case. You buy just what you wan, to buy, jus, the amount you need. Located a, 800 N. Killingsworth, just east of I-5, they are open Monday through Saturday 9:30 am to 6 00 pm. Isn't it about time you save on your grocery bill? PHONE 283-3171 Thvy’l, Tell Yuu *11 About It