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P D ME N I
Clinton sets up panel to
shore up black support
The Clinton/Gore campaign
national and state
Saturday announced the creation
steering groups to
of a national steering committee
drum up support for
to shore up support among Afri
Clinton, Davis said.
can-Americans in 30 keytates, in
The Clinton cam
cluding California, Texas and
paign said 1995 Cen
Pennsylvania.
sus Bureau statistics
President Clinton kicked off
showed that incomes
the effort with a conference call
rose faster last year
with black leaders and grassroots
than in any year in a
activists at 160 sites across the
decade and the pov
country, telling them their sup
erty rate among Af
port was crucial to his re-elec
r ic a n - A m e r ic a n s
tion campaign.
was at the lowest
"I intend to build on my record
level in history.
of the last four years,” Clinton
D avis said the
told national steering committee
ty p ic a l
black
members and state senators,
fam ily’s income had
church leaders and activists in
risen by $3,000 since
the 30 states.
1991.
He said his administration's
Ernie Green, hon
p o licies and the im proved
orary co-chair of Af
economy had won enthusiastic-
rican-Americans for
support nationwide among black
C lin to n /G o re ’96
groups and said this was “a stun
lauded the admini
ning validation of how we can do
stration’s efforts to
well and do good at the same
promote community
time.”
banks in low- and
C linton cam paign sp o k e s
m o d e ra te -in c o m e
woman Lisa Davis said the cam
com m unities, and
paign planned similar steering
the campaign’s de
committees for a variety of eth
posits of $5 million
nic and other interest groups —
in four m inority-
including women and educators
owned community
— over the coming weeks.
banks.
On Tuesday, the campaign will
“These and many
unveil a Jewish leadership coun
other accom plish
cil, followed by an announce
ments demonstrate
ment Wednesday of environmen
why we should work
tal activists supporting Clinton’s
to make sure that
re-election bid, she said.
P resid en t C linton
Ethnic groups and individuals
has
four
more
with Italian, Polish, Armenian.
years," Green said.
Lithuanian, Greek and Asian-Pa-
The national steer
ci f t i ' f i e r itage would also form
ing committee includes
Betty Shabazz, wife of slain civil rights leader
Malcolm X, Representative Donald Payne, D-NJ,
and Representative
Jefferson, D-La..
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