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Dr Tucker Calls For Black Woman
Appointment To U.S. Supreme Court
by
C hester A . H iggins , S r .
W o u ld n ’ t it be nice i f President
C lin to n appointed a B la ck wom an to
the U . S. Suprem e C ourt?
D r. C. D elores T u cke r th in ks so
She and the o rg a n iz a tio n she chairs,
the N a tio n al P o litic a l Congress o f
B la ck W o m e n , In c ., arc stro n g ly u rg ­
ing the President to listen to them this
tim e and name a black w om an to the
seat that Justice H a rry A . B lackm un
is g iv in g up afte r nearly a quarter o f a
century occupancy.
L o rd kn o w s there arc p lenty o f
ken, lo n g tim e U.S. C iv il R ig h ts C o m -
m ission m em ber— to name a few at
the top o f the N P C B W list.
Then there are A m a ly a Kearse,
Judge, U.S. C o u rt o f Appeals, N ew
Y o rk , w h o has been fa v o ra b ly m en­
tio n e d b y the C lin to n a d m in is tra tio n
as a possible appointee; and a b a ke r’ s
dozen o f o utstanding U.S. D is tric t
Judges, in c lu d in g M a ry Johnson
L o w e , C onsuelo D. M a rsh a ll, A nna
D iggs T a y lo r, A nna E. Thom pson,
and A n n C la ir W illia m s .
D r. T u c k e r declared th is is the
second tim e she and her o rg a n iza tio n
have asked the President to f u l f i l l his
C lin to n appointed a w h ite woman.
Judge R uth Bader G in sb u rg to fill
that seat. T h is tim e D r. T u c k e r and
her o rg a n iz a tio n are p la y in g a little
hard b a ll p o litic s . T h e y are re m in d ­
ing President C lin to n that A fric a n
A m e rica n w om en voted o v e rw h e lm ­
in g ly fo r h im in the last election,
g iv in g h im 86 per cent o f th e ir vote,
the highest percentage o f any group.
A n d th is message carries w ith it the
spoken b u t s tro n g ly im p lie d threat:
D o n ’ t m onkey w ith us this tim e , oi
prom ise o f b rin g in g d iv e rs ity and rep­
resentation to a ll areas o f p u b lic ser­
w e ’ ll see you at the p o lls n e xt yeai
w hen you are up fo r re-election.
There has never been a black
w om an appointed to U.S. Supreme
C o u rt. D r. T u c k e r says “ A s guardian
vice b y a p p o in tin g a b la ck w om an to
the h ig h c o u rt bench. L a st year they
o f o u r c o n s titu tio n a l rig h ts, the U.S.
Supreme C o u rt m ust re fle c t the views,
p e titio n e d h im to a p p o in t an A fric a n
background, race and gender o f all
and as street sm art as they com e, who
A m e ric a n w hen Justice B y ro n R.
heads the N A A C P Legal Defense
(W h iz z e r) W h ite resigned.
B ut th e ir pleas fe ll on deaf ears as
Am ericans. A fric a n A m erican women
m ust n o t be excluded. The T im e Is
b lack w om en around w ho are more
than q u a lifie d to sit on this lo fty bench.
There is the to u g h , street-sm art and
sch o la rly E leanor H olm es N orton,
Delegate to the U.S. House o f Repre­
sentatives fo r the D is tric t o f C o lu m ­
bia; E la in e Jones, another toughie
Fund; M a ry B e rry , the canny, outspo­
N o w !”
National Urban League Receives $600,000 In
Renewed Support From Exxon Corporation
The N a tio n a l U rban League an­
nounced today that the E xxo n C o rp o ­
ra tio n has p ro vid e d $600,000 in re­
newed su p p o rt fo r the Parental In ­
vo lve m e n t P rogram . The new five -
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350,000 students and parents to be­
com e in v o lv e d in th is education p ro ­
gram at 64 lo c a l U rb a n Leagues
throughout th e c o u n try . T h is program
is c ritic a l to the academic success o f
year grant b rin g s E x x o n ’ s to ta l sup­
students w h o have d iffic u lty in school
p o rt o f this U rban League In itia tiv e to
and need e xtra support. It dem on­
strates o u r p h ilo so p h y that a ll stu­
a total o f $1,225,000. The program
was in itia te d in 1987 w ith fu n d in g
rom E xxo n w ith the goal o f im p ro v ­
ing the e d ucational prospects o f at-
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assistance
academ ic enhancement.
The U rban League w ill also use
the fu n d in g to develop a Parent In fo r ­
m a tio n and T ra in in g film , support
local parent forum sand tra in in g w o rk ­
shops and d is trib u te the League’ s
parent m anual, W h a t Students Needs
dents can learn and that parents are
an in te g ra l part o f that progress.”
to K n o w .
Founded in 1910, the N a tio n a l
The new E x x o n grant w ill enable
U rban League is a n o n -p ro fit social
risk youth in in n e r c ity schools.
John E. Jacob, P resident and
the Urban League to extend the c u r­
re n t program fro m 64 to a ll 113 a f f il i ­
service and c iv il rig h ts o rg anization
headquartered in N ew Y o rk C ity .w ith
C h ie f E xe cu tive o ffic e r o f the Na­
tio n a l U rban League, state: “ E x x o n ’ s
113 lo c a l a ffilia te s in 34 states and the
in itia l support o f the Parental In ­
ates sites. T h e program w il l place an
increased em phasis on strengthening
parental in v o lv e m e n t in m ath and
v o lv e m e n t P ro g ra m enabled over
science, co lle g e guidance and co u n ­
SEEDS OF C H A N G E,
C O N C L U S IO N : M A R Y ,
MARY,
HOW
DOES
w h o “ read the lite ra tu re ” w h o w ill be
C N N special on th is strange devious
aware o f the new dietary dangers:
E th n ic groups in other countries h o w ­
i
OUR G A R D E N G R O W ?
T h a t o ld E n g lis h nursery rhym e
ibout at little M a r y ’ s garden h a rd ly
r
ever are ve ry aw are— and b e lligerent.
A t issue last year was a series o f
new patenting laws com ing fro m that
h ig h ly p u b lic iz e d “ G eneral A gree­
m ent on T a riffs and Trade (G A T T )”
l ce n tu ry ago, no one e n visioned a
to take e ffe c t in developing countries.
to rtic u ltu ra l n ig h tm a re w here corpo-
a te-prom oted pesticides, chem ical
This was the same issues w h ic h caused
food plants g o ve rn o u r d a ily bread.
A s fo r ho w o u r o w n little per-
;onal gardens g ro w , c e rta in ly , A fr i-
B ernice P owell J ackson
N egro C o lle g e Fund (U N C F ), w h ich
N o one a liv e today experienced
slavery. We o n ly kn o w w hat i t was
raises funds fo r 41 b lack colleges, has
by
lik e through the stories passed dow n
from generation to generation and
fro m the books and speeches w ritte n
been re ce ivin g letters accusing stu­
dents at black c o lle g e s o f being racists
because o f the recent p u b lic ity sur­
ro u n d in g the speech o f a N ation o f
George Bush to refuse to sign the
B io d iv e rs ity Treaty at the R io e n v i­
ronm ental s u m m it.
Fearing U.S. Attem pts to covertly
these in stitu tio n s also have n on-black
faculty and s ta ff members as w e ll-
about on e -th ird o f m ost b la ck college
faculty members are black, according
to the N ational A ssociation fo r Equal
O p p o rtu n ity in H ig h e r E ducation.
by a b o litio n ists and w rite rs o f the day.
Islam speaker at H ow ard U n ive rsity.
A s the A fric a n A m e rica n co m ­
W c kn o w that it was ille g a l to educate
sla ve s-cvcn ille g a l to teach them to
The iro n y is that H o w a rd is not a
m u n ity continues to face a crisis
m em ber o f the U N C F , that a ll press
reports have indicated that o n ly a
sm all num ber o f students a ctually
threatening its very s u rv iv a l, it w o u ld
attended the speech and that the m a­
jo r ity o f students at H ow ard do not
agree w ith that speaker. In a d d itio n ,
o n ly 3 o f 55 N ation o f Islam speakers
have appeared at b lack colleges; the
others have been at w h ite educational
re v ita liz a tio n o f o u r co m m u n itie s.
W ith o ve r a hundred years o f histo ry
in stitu tio n s. Nevertheless, the U N C F
m o d e lin g and m e n to rin g re la tio n ­
is fe a rfu l that its fu n d -ra isin g effo rts
ships, H B C U ’ s have a proven track
w ill be dampened by these false accu­
re co rd o f w o rk in g
the South, since m ost Southern c o l­
leges and u n ive rsitie s d id not a d m it
sations.
The H is to ric a lly B la ck Colleges
A m erican youth.
A t a tim e when there are said to
b lack students.
Today the m ore than 100 H B C U ’ s
are under attack on several fronts.
and U n ive rsitie s do have an unique
and c ritic a l mandate and ro le to play
in the m u lti-ra c ia l society in w h ich
be m ore A fric a n A m e rica n men in
prison than in college, H B C U ’ s can
play a p ivo ta l ro le in the live s o f our
Some o f them are facing loss o f state
funds o r are a ctu a lly be in g phased out
w e live . These in stitu tio n s have be­
com e havens fo r able students w ho
youth. Just as new elem entary and
secondary program s are fo cu sin g on
in an e ffo rt to integrate state h ig h e r
education in stitu tio n s. Som e o f them
are fa cin g charges that th e ir students
se rvin g young A fric a n A m e ric a n
are a n ti-w h ite o r anti-a. A ll o f them
are being challenged to prove th e ir
were deprived and rejected elsewhere.
O fte n they are able to p ro vid e the
rem edial education, self-esteem b u ild ­
ing and m e n to rin g that determ ine the
success o f th e ir students. Indeed, it is
value in the present day w o rld .
F o r exam ple, re ce n tly the N a­
no a ccid e nt that 70% o f A fric a n
A m e rica n elected o ffic ia ls , 80% A f ­
us to survive and to fin d new ways o f
serving o u r co m m u n itie s. Several
tio n a l A ssociation fo r the A d va n ce ­
m ent o f C olored People sponsored a
rican A m e rica n law yers and 85% o f
years ago B ill and C a m ille Cosby
a ll A fric a n A m e rica n professionals
n ational march on Jackson to support
equal funding o f a ll state-supported
H B C U ’ s. H B C U ’ s generally receive
arc graduates o f H B C U ’ s. D r. M a rtin
L u th e r K in g , Jr., T h u rg o o d M a rsh a ll,
and the w rite r, Z o ra N eale are ju s t
donated $20 m illio n to Spelm an, one
o f the better-know n H B C U ’ s. M o st o f
a d isp ro p o rtio n a te ly lo w e r fu n d in g
three o f the m ore w e ll-k n o w n gradu­
than th e ir w h ite counterparts. The
State o f M ississip p i is pro p o sin g that
ates o f H B C U ’ s.
W h ile v irtu a lly a ll H is to ric a lly
Jackson Suite be dow nsized, A lc o rn
B la ck C olleges do have non-black
state governm ents so c ritic a l to th e ir
State be merged and M ississip p i V a l­
students (in c lu d in g fo re ig n students),
ley be closed.
A t the same tim e , the U n ite d
th e ir p rin c ip a l m issio n is the educa­
tio n o f A fric a n A m ericans. M o st o f
su rviva l.
W e need the Historically Black Col­
read the B ible.
In spite o f such laws in the South,
there were colleges founded in the
N o rth to educate blacks, in clu d in g
C hcyney and L in c o ln U n iv e rs ity in
Pennsylvania and W ilb e rfo rc e U n i­
ve rsity in O h io . These were am ong
die firs t H is to ric a lly B la ck Colleges
and U n ive rsitie s (H B C U ’ s), w h ich
grew to include a num ber o f in s titu ­
tions serving the black co m m u n ity in
s
»repares us fo r the disasters that may
»eset o u r fo o d supply today. A fte r a ll,
e rtiliz e rs and n o w ,p a te n t-c o n tro lle d
D is tric t o f C o lu m b ia .
Civil Rights Journal #0018 In Support
Of Black Colleges
seem that H is to ric a lly B la ck C olleges
have a special role to p la y in the
o f designing c u rric u la and program s
focusing on developing self-esteem,
raising basic s k ills needed fo r aca­
dem ic success and establishing role
w ith
A fric a n
males, H B C U ’ s are in an unique place
to p ro vid e h ig h er education fo r A f r i ­
can A m e rica n men.
B ut they need the support o f a ll o f
us can ’ t do that, but w e can g iv e w hat
we can to the U N C F o r d ire c tly to the
college o f o u r choice. A n d we can
w o rk to make sure that H B C U ’ s re­
ceive equal fu n d in g fro m federal o r
leges and Universities and they need us.
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o f A fric a n countries below the equa­
tor. Some m a y rem em ber that i t was
c o m p e titiv e . T h e same o f co u rse
operation w h ich has alm ost as much
A com m entator on another program
rem arked that the w h o le operation
influence on the w o rld fo o d supply as
the W o rld Bank o r the International
looked lik e no th in g so m uch as some
o f the cam pus-type b u ild in g s the C IA
in Uganda a num ber o f years ago that
the A frica n s uprooted alm ost 10,000
M o netary Fund (IM F ). The gardens
had taken over along the h ig h w a y to
D u lle s A irp o rt (?).
East Indians and deported them be­
b ro k e rs a n d m o rtg a g e h o u se s;
n e v e r le t th e m e v e r ha ve a re a lly
c o m p e titiv e lo c a tio n . E v e n i f yo u
are in danger.
The te le v i­
s io n to u r o f
C a rg ill, o f course is
a b ig p la ye r in O r­
w ith th e e s ta b lis h m e n t re a l estate
cause they had gradually taken over
and c o n tro lle d most re ta il and w h o le ­
sale d istrib u tio n o f food, goods and
have to te a r up the c it y w ith u rb a n
services.
T h e re a d e rs m a y be c e rta in
g o in g to c o m m e n t so I ’ l l b eat h im
to it . T h e s itu a tio n a b o ve s o rt o f
re n e w a l.
I k n o w th a t a fr ie n d o f m in e is
m any ric h ly fu r­
nished room s o f
egon and W a sh in g ­
B r it is h - s t y le d
Several readers
th a t I s h a ll in q u ir e a b o u t th e s itu ­
p a ra lle ls th a t w h ic h k e p t b la c k s
wondered, i f the new
g o v e rn m e n t
in
a tio n in S o u th A f r ic a - 1 n o w have
s e v e ra l c o rre s p o n d e n ts th e re (b y
o u t o f B ro a d w a y p la ys fo r so lo n g .
In th e b o o k , “ N e g ro C a ra v a n ,”
South A fric a w o u ld be in a p o s itio n to
intervene in situations lik e that in
F A X ) . L ik e
d a n c e r /a n th r o p o lo g is t D o r o th y
e x p lo it a t io n has a lw a y s re m in d e d
D u n h a m q u o te s fa m e d th e a tric a l
m e o f th e lo n g -te r m s itu a tio n in
p r o d u c e r C h a rle s F r o h m e r as
m a n d a tin g “ N e v e r g iv e a n ig g e r a
m ansions co n ­
nected through
lu x u ria n t, fo rm a l gardens, occasion­
ton a g ricu ltu re .
th e m , th e U g a n d a
;an A m e rica n s d o n o t g ro w n nearly
through patents, a group o f farm ers in
a lly perm itted a g lim p se o f sa llo w ­
faced o ld men, the youngest o f w hich
is m uch b a ckya rd fo o d stu ffs as they
rnce d id , even in urban areas; and o f
In d ia stormed an adm inistrative head­
quarters o f “ C o rg ill Seed and G ra in ,
m ust have been seventy. These con­
tro lle rs sat on co m fo rta b le and w e ll
India. I t was suggested that there
m ig h t be a d iffe re n ce in attitude be­
tween the indigenous p o p u la tio n o f
In c .” T h is largest p riv a te ly held c o r­
upholstered p e rio d fu rn itu re , m o n i­
In d ia and the c u ltu ra lly -a lo o f East
in te re s ts o f th e ir n o n -b la c k d e ­
;ourse, n o th in g lik e we produced be­
to rin g th e ir b illio n s on flic k e rin g T V
screens as they c o n tro lle d the w o rld ’ s
m a k in g lo a n s to A fr ic a n A m e r i­
th e ir o w n lin e w hen F ro h m e r w e n t
d o w n w ith th e s te a m e r L u s ita n ia
tains fo r o th e r eth n ics as w e ll). C o n ­
p o ra tio n in A m e rica n had its new
m u lti-m illio n d o lla r seed processing
p o s ito rs in th e in te r c ity b y n o t
fore le a vin g the South (th is fa cto o b ­
Indians o f South A fric a , w h o fo r the
m ost part are m erchants and p ro fe s­
grain and other co m m o d ity markets.
sionals - a situ a tio n found in a num ber
can b u s in e s s m e n w h o c o u ld be
in 1 9 1 5 , “ N o t soon e n o u g h !”
sequently, it w ill m o s tly be o n ly those
center burned to the ground. I saw a
g ain c o n tro l o f th e ir fo o d supply
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D o you k n o w w hat happens when
a young person grow s up w ith o u t
p lo y m e n t opportunities?
The m a jo rity o fth e s e youth w in d
p o sitive ro le models, a h igh school
up to ta lly unprepared to face a ll o f the
education, a stable home life o r cm -
ch ttllcn g cs that life holds fo r them,
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a lw a y s p ro te c te d
th e fin a n c ia l
lin e . ” S om e A fr ic a n A m e ric a n
a c to rs a n d p la y w r ig h ts v o ic e d
Beyond Euphoria: The Difficult Road Ahead For Nelson Mandela
people. W ith o u t c o n tro l o ve r the
n a tio n ’ s v ita l resources and co n tro l
rh e to ric o f n a tio n a liza tio n and ra d i­
cal econom ic reform was abandoned
o ve r the p rin c ip a l instrum ents and
means o f p ro d u ctio n national lib e ra ­
tio n sim p ly becomes w h a t is often
term ed “ fla g independence.” Kwam e
N kru m a h w arned that w ith o u t the
in a m a jo r concession to the W h ite
NELSON
M ANDELA
W I L L B E IN A U G U R A T E D AS
T H E F IR S T B L A C K P R E S ID E N T
O F S O U T H A F R IC A T H U S
C A P P IN G A H E R O IC S T R U G ­
total lib e ra tio n o f the econom y from
le n t, d e v ia n t and c rim in a l behavior.
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I N D IG E N O U S
fo re ig n hands independence w ill o n ly
w ill change b u t n o th in g w ill change.
N elson M andela is perceived as s u ffi­
W h ile the “ A m e rica n D ream ” eludes
A F R IC A N M A S S E S F O R S E L F
D E T E R M IN A T IO N IN T H E I R
w h ic h leads them to fin d other ways
to su rvive . Far too often, these young
people jo in gangs as a means o f sur­
v iv a l. One th in g leads to another and
they fin d them selves trapped in a
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th e U .S . w h e re the b a n ks have
w o rld o f despair and hopelessness,
perpetuating a vicio u s cycle o f v io ­
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A R R IN G U N F O R S E E N
C IR C U M S T A N C E S ,
BY T H E
m i n o rity ow ners w ho co n tro l key sec -
tors o f the South A fric a n econom y.
The W h ite p o w e r e lite in S outh A f ­
rica is co m fo rta b le that e ve ryth in g
c ie n tly safe fo r business as usual to
con tin u e unin te rrup te d . C onceding
Established in 1970 by A lfre d L . Henderson
them .
E xperience has taught us that
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these youth arc n o t o n ly v o la tile , but
OW N HOM ELAND.
The eyes o f the w o rld w ill be
result in n e o -co lo n ia lism .
U n d e r a p a rth e id the vast re ­
sources o f South A fric a and the m ajor
means o f p ro d u ctio n were firm ly in
they arc also capable o f destroying
riveted on South A fric a as that w h ich
the hands o f the W h ite m in o rity . I f the
B la ck m a jo rity rule under these co n ­
d itio n s is h a rd ly a sa crifice fo r those
w ho co n tro l the com m a n d in g heights
entire co m m u n itie s w hen in te rve n ­
was v irtu a lly u n th in ka b le ju s t a few
inauguration o f N elson M andela is to
o f the econom y in South A fric a .
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tio n services are not provided. H o w ­
short years ago becomes a re a lity.
Once the euphoria o f the m om ent has
passed, however, Nelson M andela w ill
It is, how ever, a m a jo r p roblem
fo r those w h o suffered, bled and died
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ever, w hen in te rve n tio n services arc
p rovided m any o f these same youth
be m e a n in g fu l in term s o f national
reconstruction then B la ck m a jo rity
rule m ust translate in to co n tro l over
in the b e lie f that B la ck m a jo rity rule
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can become p ro d u ctive contributors
face the cru cia l task o f g overning. He
the econom y. O therw ise social and
w o u ld b rin g an end to th e ir s u ffe rin g .
confronts the fo rm id a b le task o f meet­
ing the expectations o f the A fric a n
p o litic a l apartheid m ay be over, but
econom ic apartheid w ill rem ain in
masses that th e ir lives w ill be better
now that the shackles o f apartheid
have been shattered. The road ahead
in this regard m ay be extrem ely d i f f i ­
tact. It was A m ílc a r C abral w h o cau­
tioned that the people do not struggle
fo r ideas b u t fo r a change in th e ir
m aterial c o n d itio n . H erein lies the
zation to the c o m m u n ity by hosting a
s c ric s o f breakfasts w h ic h w ill be held
cu lt. The th in k in g o f A fric a n theore­
on Saturday m o rn in g s fo rm 10:00am
tiv e in this regard.
Frantz Fanon rem inded us that
d iffic u lty fo r M andela and the A N C .
A t the height o f the lib e ra tio n
struggle the A N C pro m ise d that m a­
In the short turn this gap between
w hat M andela and the A N C are e x­
pected to d e liv e r and w hat they w ill in
fact be able to d e live r co u ld fu e l w id e ­
spread d is illu s io n m e n t, fru s tra tio n
and discontent. Once the sym bolism
o f M a ndela’ s v ic to ry wears o f f the
masses o f A frica n s w ill s till be faced
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A fte r fo u r years o f serving this
c lie n te le , I have created a new o rg a n i­
zation that w ill resolve m any o f the
challenges fa cin g the yo u th o f today.
I w ill be in tro d u c in g the new o rg a n i­
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G o d located at 5131 N . E. 23rd and
S um ner in P ortland.
Y o u p la y a v it a l ro le in the
s u c c e s s o f t h is o r g a n iz a t io n .
W o n ’ t y o u jo in us in m a k in g the
ticians o f re vo lu tio n m ay be in stru c­
the goal o f A fric a n lib e ra tio n m o ve ­
ments should n o t o n ly be achieve
jo r in d u strie s and sectors o f the
econom y w o u ld be nationalized in
o rder to ensure that the masses w o u ld
n ational lib e ra tio n b u t to achieve na­
b e n e fit fro m national lib e ra tio n . F a il­
a ll o f o u r y o u th ?
tio n a l reconstruction. N ational recon­
struction addresses the cru cia l ques­
tion o f con tro llin g th ccco n o m ic struc­
tures so that the m aterial resources o f
ing to w in a decisive v ic to ry on the
b a ttle fie ld and w ith the W est eager to
relax sanc tions, the A N C backed away
fro m its more radical c a ll fo r national
Sincerely, Timothy C. Holt,
President
the nation can be harnessed to meet
the needs o f the great masses o f the
reconstruction in o rder to pave the
w ay fo r v ic to ry at the b a llo t box. The
“ A m e ric a n D re a m ” a r e a lity fo r
w ith massive u n em ploym ent, poor
h o u sing , in fe rio r e d u ca tio n , p o o r
health care and g rin d in g p o ve rty.
B eyond the euphoria o f the m om ent,
N elson M andela w ill c o n fro n t the
awesome challenge o f d e liv e rin g on
the prom ise o f national reconstruc­
tio n . W ith the W h ite m in o rity fir m ly
entrenched and in c o n tro l o f the
econom y, the road ahead w ill n o t be
easy.