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2. that, to iOSUfe the best poSsible education for our youth and 0 the best police and protection,
ill· . st that only those who, along . ... ·n QlJr communities, be to S8Mt
eac poIicepersons or fire . for our oornmunl�l..
4. tha on the of the mpIe AnlIttv neeaea
In· nation, ·11 make fNf!ItY effort 1QI*D1e
engage more minority oontractors on an 8Cl'JIt8ID18 uao:��
primary goal the strengthening of "affected
5. tha nee community media are a major voice for community ift, I support those who St II)port
our true leaderShip voices...and ." acthely di9colnge support for any media purport to raplasent
but that are not owned from tthin our community and accountable to the black community-
7. that, for the continued economic urvival of bI etts, e ill encourage bI c bu ine nd pro
fessional people to support in every possible way those institutions committed to o;t( for the prin
ciples of this pledge ...
8. that, to reduce the unconscionable 44% "functional illiteracy" rate among our young ults that
m y assign many black persons permanently to Ii of elfare, drugs, crime, etc., e III jo n
others in ponsoring provenly-productive program like that of the" ult-On-Illlt� cy-Program"
(A.o-I-P) no being supported by many black newspaper pu Is fS. ••
• that, for Imple self-respect, and for lopment of group strength, ill ork to
str ngthen our educational system, lop our own community organizations like at Iona I
Busine League local chapters, National Council for Policy (NCPR) aftl t ,SCLC, local
Opportunlti Indu trlalization Centers (OIC), Peop United to Sa Humanity (PUS�), local AACP
Chapters, local United Black Fund ,local fraternity and sorortt , community building effort ,etc.
And finally ...
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