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Page 8 • Portland Observer • January 31,1990 NEWS AROUND THE NATION Satellite Teleconference To Link Black Communities On Self-Help Agenda For 21st Century 1 A ge-old tradition and space age tech nology w ill com e together to unite thou sands o f A frican-A m erican com m unities on January 27th, in a nationally broadcast teleconference organized by the N ational C ouncil o f N egro W om en in cooperation w ith the black C ollege Satellite Netw ork. W ith the theme, “ Extend the Family Spirt," the p rogram w ill set forth a new agenda for self-h elp via a reinforced sense o f com m u nity as the extended fam ily. The three hour telecast w ill be aired from 2 to 5 p.m . (E ST ). H osted by actress and recording artist M elba M oore, it w ill jo in dow n-link locations in alm ost every state to the bro ad cast center in W ashington, D .C. T he p ro gram will include dem onstrations and d is cussions on problem -solving o f contem po rary issues with strong em phasis o n tradi tional and historic B lack fam ily values. " T o both m eet the challenges o f the present and to prepare for the 2 1 stC en tu ry , we m ust take stock o f our inherent strengths and resources in a cohesive and co o rd i nated m an n er,” stated D orothy I. H eight, President o f the N ational C ouncil o f N egro W om en, in m aking the announcem ent. “ W hile the concept o f the ‘extended fam ily ’ has been a key historic elem ent of A frican-A m erican survival, it has been overlooked by m any in recent years during a tim e o f escalating problem s. It is o u r hope people w ill com e aw ay from the teleconfer ence w ith a new appreciation for the h eri tage and vitality inherent in o u r traditional values and apply them to help cope with to d ay ’s fam ily problem s. W e look to foster a com m itm ent nationw ide both to the sense o f the com m unity as the ‘extended fam ily and to a renew ed determ ination to help one a n o th er." The teleconference is a natural o u t grow th o f the annually-held B lack Fam ily R eunion C elebration, a five city w eekend event view ed by m any the m ost significant m ovem ent in the A frican-A m erican co m m unity since the 1960s. O ver three m illion people have attended the resource-gather ing festival since its inception in 1986. In an editorial, the W all S treet Journal said, " th e N ational C ouncil o f N egro W om en d e serves m uch credit for daring to be anach ronistic by prom oting the institution of m arriage and advocating a re-em phasis of traditional values in the B lack com m unity. The teleconference w ill com bine a variety o f program m ing elem ents, includ ing provocative NCNW program overviews and testim onials, panel discussions, h is torical retrospectives, and audience partici pation segm ents (w ith com m ents and q u es tions to nationally recognized authorities by view ers from around the country via a toll-free 800 num ber 1. A m ong the notables w ho will appear in the program are Jesse Jackson, Lerone B ennett, The Jacksons, W alter Faunteroy, M alcolm -Jam al W arner and his m other Pam ela W arner, Jayne K ennedy, Jam es Ingram , The Jacksons, A rthur A she, Alex H aley, Lou Rawls, and Esther Rolle, among others. A 54-year-old national/intem ational mem bership organization founded by Mary M cLeod Bethune, the N ational C ouncil of N egro W om en has been in the forefront of addressing problem s confronting each new generation with m eaningful and effective programs. NCN W program thrusts today include teen pregnancy, health, drug abuse, prevention, education, em ploym ent, busi ness developm ent, and self help for fam i lies in the U.S. and in Africa. In its early years, the N CN W focused on the status of w om en, the im pact of the D epression, im proving conditions for B lack teachers, and com bating segregation in the military and other professions. T oday, the NCNW has established itself as the m ost progres sive voice on behalf of the B lack family, with an outreach to four m illion m em bers through 33 affiliated national m em ber organizations and 230 com m unity-based sections. NCN W m em bership is open to all w ho share its concerns. Inform ation relating to dow nlink cen ter locations and m em bership is available through local N CN W sections or the na tional headquarters at 1211 C onnecticut Avenue, N.w., Suite 702, Washington, D.C. 20036 o r by telephoning (202) 659-0006. AICPA Awards Scholarships To Minority Students N EW YORK C IT Y -T h e American Institute on C ertified Public A ccountants (AICPA) has awarded S38O.25O in scholar ships to m inority students in accounting for the 1989-90 academ ic year. Since the pro g ram ’s inception in 1970, the AICPA Minority Recruitment and Equal O pportunity C om m ittee has aw arded over $4 m illion in scholarship aid to m ore than 4,500 students. The aw ards for this aca dem ic year represent the highest am ount ever given to minority students by the AICPA. Scholarship aid this year was granted to 469 undergraduate and graduate account ing students selected from throughout the United States,including B lacks, H ispanics, A m erican Indians and Asians. “ The AICPA is proud to recognize these future leaders o f the accounting p ro fessio n ,” said A ICPA President Philip B. m any qualified m inority students as pos sible by giving them needed financial sup p o rt.” This y ear’s scholarship w inners rep re sent 187 schools, with the largest num ber of awards going to students attending the his torically B lack colleges and universities. Included in the total are 15 A rthur An- dersen-A lC PA awards totalling 515,000 and 6 Price W aterhouse-A ICPA awards w hich total 55,000. Individuals interested in applying for scholarships should write to Sharon D o nahue, Manager, Minority Recruitment and Equal O pportunity Departm ent, AICPA, 1211 A venue o f the A m ericas, N ew York, NY 10036-8775. The deadlines for receipt o f applications are July 1 and D ecem ber 1. The A ICPA is the national professional organization of CPAs with more than 290,000 m em bers in public practice, industry, gov ernm ent and education. AICPA m em bers are com m itted to the highest standards o f quality, independence and ethics in their practice. In its continuing efforts to serve the public interest, the organization sets audit standards, upholds the profession’s code o f conduct, provides continuing pro fessional education, p eer review and qual ity review programs, and prepares and grades the Uniform CPA Exam ination. Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Charts A New Agenda Phi B eta Sigm a Fraternity, Incorpo rated, with the vigor, m andate and energy of its m ore than 90,000 dedicated m em bers throughout the U nited Stales, A frica, E u rope and the Caribbean elected C arter D. W omack as its 27th N ational P resident W om ack w ho is em ployed as Director of Em ployee Relations for R yder Truck Rental, Inc., a division o f Ryder System , Inc. is responsible for em ploym ent, em ployee relations, affirm ative action and focused comm unity relations for the 30,000 em ployee division o f R yder System , Inc. The G reek letter organization conven ing in W ashington, D.C. for its D iam ond Jubilee C onclave has set as a m ission state m ent the desire to becom e " th e Leading Pro-active C om m unity Service O rganiza tion” in the country. " W e will strengthen and pro-actively serve our brotherhood and com m unities to ensure that the fraternity’s program s are focused and com m itted to serving hum an ity ," said W om ack. “ W e m ust create and environm ent w here the dignity and worth of each m em ber is resp ected ," the form er Akron, O hio councilm an added. Phi B eta Sigm a Fraternity, Inc. was founded at Howard University in W ashing ton, D.C. in 1914 by three young African- American male students. The founders, Hon. A. Langston Taylor, Hon. Leonard F. Morse and C harles I. Brow n organized a G reek letter fraternity that truly exem plify the ideals of Brotherhood, Scholarship and Service. The fraternity’s m em bership con sist o f collegiate, business and professional men. From its inception, the founders o f the fraternity envisioned the organization as a m echanism that delivers services to the envisioned the organization as a m echa nism that delivers services to the general com m unity rather than for its m em bers to use exclusively for them selves. They also held the deep conviction that acquired skills should be returned to the com m unities from the Sigm a B eta Club, the fraternity m em bers will be working with Junior and Senior High School boys to address issues such as educational developm ent, drug use, teen age pregnancy, health care, m ale leader ship roles/responsibililies, self-esteem , cultural aw areness and an appreciation of Carter D. Womack w hich they had came. T his conviction is m irrored in the fraternity’s m otto * ‘C ulture for Service and Service for H um anity.” Phi B eta Sigm a Fraternity, Inc., an international organization o f leaders, over the last three quarters o f a century has established the Phi Beta Sigm a Educational Foundation, Inc.; the Phi B eta Sigm a N a tional Housing Foundation; the Phi Beta Sigm a Federal C redit U nion and Phi Beta Sigm a C haritable O utreach Foundation. These foundations are in place to serve the different constituents that the fraternity aids. W om ack states that the them e for Phi Beta Sigm a in the Y ear 2000 is: “ Sigm a Focused on Issues that Im pact the African- A m erican M ale to Strengthen A m erica’s Com m unities.” W omack adds that through the development of the affiliate youth group. the free enterprise system. W omack further slates that through corporate projects and supportive relation ships w ith such organizations as the M arch of Dimes B irth Defects Foundation and their joint Project S igm a’s A ttack Teenage Pregnancy, the over 5100,000 G iving Pro gram to support the N ational A ssociation for the A dvancm ent o f C olored People (N AACP), the National Urban League, United Negro College Fund and the Phi Beta Sigma Educational Foundational the fraternity hopes to m ake a difference in many com m unities around the country. A lso planned is an aggressive cam paign to strengthen rela tionships with m ajor corporations, other organizations and the U nited States gov ernm ent in order to effectively address issues that im pact the A frican-A m erican male. O ther m em bers elected to the organi zation’s national board are: D am on M iller, Sr., N ational First V ice President; G a n y Jam es, N ational Second V ice President; Charles Moore, National Comptroller, Atty. Jam es H arper, N ational Legal Counsel; Steven Bradford, N ational D irector— B ig ger and B etter B usiness; Dr. Jam es C larke, National D irector—Education; M arvin C heatham , Sr., N ation D irecto r-S o cial Action; Julius Sim m ons, Sr., President of Life M em bers and C hester R iley, President of the D istinguished Service C hapter. The fraternity’s national headquarters in located in W ashington, D.C. The m em bers o f Phi B eta Sigm a F ra ternity, Inc. are “ excited and optim istic” as they begin to work collectively address ing the many issues that im pact the A fri can-A m erican male to truly strengthen A m erica’s com m unities. Write On Burger King and the Burger King“ M in o rity Franchise Association c o n g ratu late Miss Sonja Brow n, Grand Prize w in n e r in o u r M artin Luther King Jr Dream Scholarship Essay C o m p e ti tion . We aw arded Sonja a $10,000,4-year scholarship to help her achieve her dream s. And she was ju st o n e o f 27 essay w inners w h o received scholarship aw a rd sto ta lin g $30,000. B urger King is very proud to h o n o r young m e n and w o m en like Sonja, w ho a re n 't afraid to break the rules and go fo r th e ir dream s. Because at B urger King, w e fe e d dream s too. SOMETIMES YOU’VE G2 BRtAK£H£RULES.