uto
much as 35 per­
membenhip.
, uch more ork has yet to
be done, ho er," he caut-
io "particularly in securing
Blae representation on th
national council of the - AFL­
CIO. A great deal must also
be done to impro e the lot of
Black orking omen. omen
in general earn about 40 to 60
percent of what men earn for
"Black HistolY . the story of
amazing achievement despite over­
whelming odds"
The atio I Council of
egro om n began it 50th
Anniversary year in 1985 ith
four" major priority goal,
ccording to pre 'dent Dorothy
I. Height.
jor emphasis will be pi ced
in the coming year on the
e tablishment of progr deal­
ing . th rising problems of
do scent motherhood and
gie-parenting. In ddition,
the will foeu on ap ..
prOIC s to major global pro­
blems by organizing orkahop
in many u.s. ci' on ho to
influence orl hunger and
advanceme t of education
ues ..
Thirdly, in pre r ti n for
the United ations Int mational
omen' Conference (held once
every ten ye ) in airobi,
Kenya in 0 mber of 1985,
will hold bearings in
20 U.s. citie on the economic
state of Black women in the
United State. And finally,
and its national mem-
ber organizations ho have
job. Blac omen
are at the bottom of that teale."
The Ru"n Afro-American
Labor ArchiVe is co-sponsored
. by the Rutp Ubraries and
the department of Africana
udi. A ape at display of
mate from the archive will
be open to the public at the
AI der Library during
February, Blae . tory onth.
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,
a mbled in ashington thi
weekend for their bi nnial
national conference, have a
their goal to continue strength.
ening their coalition by extend­
ing membership outreach by
one million ne members.
Out 'de of the goals, the
50th Anniver ry ye r will be
marked by a rie of national
and local ob rvances. Th
Include- the i uance of U.s.
postage stamp honoring C
Founder Mary cLeod Bethune
and a major benefit concert
in Washington.
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Salute to •
Black
Hi tory
OFFICERS
Pres dent - Johnny Jemmerson
V-P - Willie Minor
Sec. - Ed Cause�
Treas. - Bruce t..ee
Chaplin - G orge Harrison
EMBERS
Dr. Luther 0 ase
Bro. Harold Wright
Bro. Robert oore
Bro. Dan Oglesby
Br. Leo J ckson
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