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Black Prog n
tion (F D IC ) is also in serious
rio u s trouble as
increasing numbers o f commercial banks
face bankruptcy. I l is estim ated that $4
b illio n w ill be required to shore up the
F D IC th is year and $23 b illio n b y 1995.
W ith the ravenous demands o f the Per­
sian G u lf w ar, the Federal d e fic it is
expected to soar to m ore than $320 b il­
lio n in th is fisca l year. C ontrary to
George B ush’ s w is h fu l th in k in g , the
added burden o f the Persian G u lf w ar
w ill increase the d e fic it, d rive up in te r­
est rales and deepen the recession.
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T ie w a r in the Persian G u lf is
unnecessary, and it is ce rta in ly n o t in
the best interests o f the vast m a jo rity o f
A fric a n A m ericans. W hen the B la ck
soldiers return fo r the hot and hostile
sands o f the Persian G u lf, they w ill fin d
th e ir racial k in s till m ired in p o ve rty
and despair. H a vin g seen th e ir brothers
and sisters die disp ro p o rtio n a te ly on the
b a ttle fie ld , they w ill return home to see
V e rn o n Jordon, the fo rm e r
President o f the N a tio n al Urban League
disproportionate numbers o f A fric a n
once said the “ w hen w h ile A m e rica
tos o f th is co u n try from neglect and
genocide borne o f in s titu tio n a l racism
and disregard fo r A fric a n s in A m erica.
The very w a r they w ill return fro m w ill
have drained v ita l resources away from
gets a c o ld . B la ck A m e rica gets pneu­
m o n ia ." T h a t was M r. Jordon’ s way o f
saying that when A m e rica goes in to
recession, B la c k people are d rive n in to
econom ic depression. W ith racism s till
a fa c t o f life in A m e rica , A fric a n
A m ericans are s till the last hired and the
A m ericans d y in g in the wretched ghet­
the urgent task o f eradicating hunger,
p o ve rty, and disease in our c o m m u n i­
ties. A frica n Americans are being called
firs t to be fire d . The B la ck u n e m p lo y­
upon to fig h t in a w a r w h ich w ill d is p ro ­
m ent rate is con siste n tly 2 1/2-3 times
higher than that o f o u r w h ite co u n te r­
p o rtio n a te ly a ffe ct B la ck co m m u n itie s
parts.
A d isp ro p o rtio n a te num ber o f
A fric a n Am ericans rem ain unemployed
and underem ployed. A n d B la ck in ­
A Prime M in ister’s W elcom e!
come is s till o n ly about 56% o f that o f
w h ite A m ericans: 18,000 fo r B lacks,
32,000 fo r w hiles.
across th is co u n try. W h ite A m e rica
m ay o n ly c o n fro n t the inconvenience
o f a cold. B la c k A m e ric a w ill be forced
to endure the dam aging, even fa ta l
consequences o f ch ro n ic pneum onia.
Colgate-Palmolive and Essence Magazine Host Colgate Gold Medal Breakfast
Jackie Joyner Kersie Presents
Track and Field Participants
COLGATE RUNNERS MAKE THEIR MARK: Colgate and ESSENCE recently
teamed up for a Gold Medal Breakfast at a Taste of Soul In New York. Olympic Gold
Medal winner Jackie Joyner Kersie was on hand to Inspire future Olympic hopefuls
and honor past participants of the Colgate Women’s Games. Joining her is Meet
Director Fred Thompson, who officially announced the kick-off for the 1991 Games.
New York - C o lg a te -P a lm o live , ES­
S EN C E M agazine and Jackie Joyner
K ersie re ce n tly announced the k ic k - o ff
o f the 1991 C olgate W o m e n ’ s Games
X V I I d u rin g a breakfast at Taste o f
fiv e w om en w ho trained under h im and
previously competed in the games. T heir
Soul restaurant in M anhattan. C olgate
served as a sponsor o f the ESSENC E
o ld mem bers o f the track and fie ld
professions range fro m p o lice w o m a n
to attorney to u n iv e rs ity a d m inistrator.
A ddressing the ten-eighteen-ycar-
teams, M s. Joyner K ersie - w ho was
featured on the A u g u st 1989 co ve r o f
20th A n n ive rsa ry C elebration during
E SS E N C E W E E K , O ct. 13-19.
E SS E N C E - rem inded them o f the d is ­
ESSENCE e d ito r-in -ch ie f Susan L.
T a y lo r intro d u ce d M s. Joyner Kersie,
“ the w o rld ’ s greatest fem ale athlete,”
c ip lin e that com peting in athletics p ro ­
vides. H ard tra in in g fo r co m p e titio n
w ho saluted a y o u th fu l group o f O ly m ­
w o rld -cla ss cham pion.
F ollow ing the breakfast, Ms. Joyner
Kersie signed autographs and talked
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is w elcom ed along w ith m ore
than 200 black publishers and their guests
Newspaper and O u r O rg a n iz a tio n ,"
Charles, N . Jamison, photograph “ B ,”
E xecutive V ice President, Jamison &
Leary A d ve rtisin g , In c., speaks to the
A s s o c ia tio n ’ s m id -W in te r Conference.
A d ve rttisin g W orkshop sponsored by
K ra ft General Foods. In another sp ir­
ited discussion, Ibn S h a rrie ff, P ublisher
o f the T ri C ity Journal in C hicago,
W ith the theme, “ E m pow ering O u r
stands to make a p o in t d u rin g the three-
to the Bahamas by S ir Lynden P in d lin g ,
P rim e M in is te r o f the Bahamas, fo r the
day session at the C rysta l Palace Re­
sort. W h ile the w o rk in g sessions were
w ell-attended, there w ere m om ents fo r
relaxation lik e w hen D orothey Le a v-
e ll, at le ft, in photograph “ D ,” Pub­
lisher o f the G ary (IN ) Crusader, en­
jo ye d a laugh w ith John H o llom an,
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A ngles and Sonceria (S onny) M essiah,
Publisher o f the Houston (T X ) Defender.
W illia m G arth, P u b lise h r o f the C h i­
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in the Island Fantasy C ruise, sponsored
by P h ilip M o rris C om anies In c. and
S c h ie ffle lin & Som erset C o m p a n y, on
the fin a l day o f the conference.
made it possible fo r her to become a
pic hopefuls in track and fie ld and
w elcom ed several young, professional
wom en w h o w ere previous participants
in the C olgate W o m e n ’ s Games.
M s. Joyner K ersie greeted the
ad m irin g cro w d and provided w ords o f
individually to the young athletes, always
re m in d in g them to pursue a course o f
encouragem ent to the athletes. Fred
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was unveiled at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. The five-panel, 51
foot-long mural, entitled "Black Americans in Flight. " was partially
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African-Americans in flight. More than 3 million travelers will pass through
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