Page 8 • Portland Observer • January 31,1990
NEWS AROUND THE NATION
Satellite Teleconference To Link Black Communities
On Self-Help Agenda For 21st Century
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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.
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