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."
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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.
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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?
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