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July 30, 1980 - Image 5

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Michigan Citizen, 1980-07-30

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SS BLAC
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DATA DLACKS SHO S REV. JESS JACKSO
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predominantly
epublican con­
ound
naissanee
IUlm. ... G
Iy, 679
This letter m sup-
port of hat you did in
speaki out for fair d
ood quality hou . g in th
City of ntoa Harbor.
ore complaints of this
nature are ded becu ,
I personally, not aware
of how b our public
h sing project
it Ie· dents d
and pport.
I e directed my
Patroniz
our
v rti r
te t rei a of D ta Bla
prominent
n.
DLAC S
campaign co-ordinator, r.
Ed ard organ, to do
detailed inve tigation on
your project next w
king support for my can-
did y county commis-
. ner and I ill m e
per so visit to your
hom .
I . to commend you
for your bravery and for
ding up for t ould
be the concerns of every
citizen living in our pub­
lic hou· project and
tho re· ents living within
the City of Benton Harbor.
If e can be of any
further ce, or if you
need our support, I can be
contacted at my office,
415 Pipesto Street, BlI.
or telephone me at 926-
7188.
Guy Huddleston
omen.
Th consent decree permanently e . oins th city
from en ging in any discriminatory employment
practice.
AACP PU FO BLAC TO VOTE
Th AACP i making a huge effort to incre
voter ctivity among Bl ro the country, he d-
ed by rs. Hazel Duke . .
Ace ding to the AACP' Voter Education
Departm t only 38 percent of the 3.4 million
Bl be een 18 and 24 were registered in 1976,
and only 26 percent tually oted.
)VE ENT SEE G E DEVELOPER FO
SOUL CITY
The go ernment is ing another de eloper
f r Floyd c lSSlC Soul City project in orth
C rolina, which failed after gettin 37 million in
public aid. Under terms approv d recmtly, the Unit­
ed States will pay 177,000 to ttl claims from
Ch anhattan Bank and others again t backer of
the propo d If -contained community and Soul
City Co. will be allo ed to retain conun rcial
building, office equipment and pplie and me
other property.
TO Y BRO
, 0'
PUSHES' BL C COLLEGE 0 Y
alternative to the Ameri­
can p pl. e h ar­
rived t point of rupture
with the old politics. '
arable ccu d both
Carter and Re an of wo -
ing from an out-dated eco­
nomic platform hich, h
y , offers more tax cuts
to corpor tion than to
people. He described the
pre idential r a virtual
to up a far economic
and con rvative political
thought w concerned.
"Carter, who i trying
to defend himself again t
Reagans politi , h grab­
bed the ground to Reagan s
ft," arable 'do "Car-
ter is no trying to out.
Re gao Reagan!"
arable id that peo­
ple who want political
change must redefine politi­
cal tion a more than just
oting. Th n progre
. American politic he
id, involve organizing
ain cism, xim, and
c pita1ism.
Several B1
lists organizatio
cropped up over the
ten years to provide alter­
natives, he said. Some
include Black United Front,
African Peiple' Socialist
Party, Republican of e
Africa, All African Peop 's
Revolutionary Party,
tional BI A mbly, and
the continuing BI Pan­
ther Party, Membership in
the organization are
mo y comp of ti-
viJts who devel under
the influence of alcolrn
X, mah, Lenin and
arx.
ar ble y blac s are
fmdin it hard to initiate
any type of political action
becau most are politically
turned ofT. One of the
major re n behind bl
political compl cency is the
feeling th t ' tever they
do on't amount to a hill
of bean," arabI id.
One majo political problem
the inability to keep
official countable after
the election.
arable described At-
lanta' m yor aynard
J son one ch official
who "showed his true co­
lor" during a sanitation
strike in which w ers who
helped put him in office
ere told "either com to
ork or g t fired." J c -
son blamed "economic au­
sterity" for his decision to
remain hardlined ainst
raising worker' salari.
J ck on w b ed by
artin Luther Sr. on
the strike decision.
"The irony of
itu tion is th t artin
Luther King Jr. died in
emphis trying' to help
sanitation workers get
. ," arable . d.
arabi
leader like Je
n of being If- rv­
arable said J . n
inth
bly,
arabi
P.
II
�ooo ALGONQUt
BENTO 0 . MICH, 48022
• 827.""
JULY 30 - AUGUST 5, 1980
ashington, D.C. - Honor b P trici Robert
Harri, cretary of Health and Human Service
will ddre th A ard Banquet of the ational
A . tion of Colored omen' Clubs at it 42nd
Biennial Convention t the Capital Hilton Hotel on
July 31.
AC . the n non's oldest bla worn n's
olunteer rvice organization, with i founding
ye in 1895.
college and turnin th others into m . ority bite
in titution ."
70 Ye In
FED L JUDGE
GOV'T. -o RE
U S H T
PHILLIP
E YO C P G
e Yor - Hugh ullman, chairman and chi f
executive officer of Phillip orris .s. been
named general chairman of the Greater Yor
Campaign for 1980-81 of the United
Fund.
Th United egro olleg Fund i non-profit
organiz tion that rai m ney to pport 41 private,
historically Bl coli e and uni T
country.
I L xi
interest wained aft r th
group m de it evident that
hi (J son) ould not b
allo ed to control it.
Another problem i
th t many bl feel politi­
cal truggle is no longer
n cessary becau me
b hav placed their
feet inside America's middle
cl doorw y. U 0
'm de it' b are more
intere ted in playing golf
with their white f t, bu '-
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TUESDAY
AUGUST 5
G
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"THE BEST CA DIDATE'"
I ill or for:
BETTER SE lOR CITIZE PROGRA S
RE YOUTH E PLOY E T RECRE TIO
- BETTER HOUSI G
FFIR ATIVE CTIO 0
• BETTER CO U ICA TIO
CITY THE COU TY CO IS 10 ER
RE JOBS FOR CITY RESIDE TS 0
COU TY FU OED PROJECTS
• COU TV IDE PUBLIC HOUSI G P OGR
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