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VOL. VII NO. 29- JUNE 17, 1985
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ASHl GTO , D.C. - Call
ing the Anti- partheid Act of
19 5 ignificant first step
to rd the ultimate destruction
of apartheid" Congre sman
i key land (D-T), a co
on or of the legisl tion which
p ed June 5 by the U.S.
H u of Represi ntative ex
plained that it ends warning
to th uth frican govern
ment. Leland, chairman of the
Congre . onal mac Caucus, id
th t 'while thi legi lation H.R.
1 0 doe not 11 for dive t
m nt of American inter ts in
uth frica it i a clear m sage
to the South rican- govern
ment· that the merican people
will not tand for the continua
tion of p rtheid. '
The Anti- p rtheid Act of
19 5 imposes four economic
ction on uth Africa. It
prohibit all loans to the South
frican government nd new
inve tment in South frican
busine . It 0 prohibit the
importation into the United
States of South frican
Krugerrands and the export of
U.S. computers to the South
African government. Congre -
man Leland warned that the
end of apartheid is inevitable
and that measure such as H.R.
1460 will hasten a non-violent
end to apartheid.
"It is only right, only moral,
to fight raci m in the world.
I have fought racism here in
America and I mu t fight racism
in South Africa,' announced
Leland. "South African Blacks
cannot even peak for their
own rights; we must ct for
them. '
Congressman Leland al 0 sup
ported the De11um Substitute
to H.R. 1460 hich called for
the total divestment of U.S.
interests in South A'frica. During
the debate he passionately
urged for the complete with
drawl of all U.S. a ets from
South Africa and prohibition of
exportation of U.S. good or
technology to South Aftica.
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WASHI GTO - The nat-
ion's Bla k population grew at
twice the rate f White be
tween 1980 and 1984 accord
ing to a report from the Com-
merce Department s Censu
Bureau.
The bureau's late t annual
p pulation estimate by ge,
race and ex indic te that
Blacks totaled 28.6 million in
july 1984 - up 1.8 million or
6.7 percent over the 1980
census count. The White popu
lation r from 195.1 million
to 201.4 million, up 3.2 per-
ent. The total U.S. pupulation
was 236.7 million (including
the armed forces over a up
9.6 million or 4.2 percent.
Census Bureau analyst Louisa
Miller attributes the difference
in growth rates to m derately
higher fertility among Blae
who increased their share of the
population from 11.8 percent
in 1980 to 12.1 percent in
1984.
The Bla p puJation
median e r fr m 24.
in 19 0 to 26.3 ye rs in 19 4.
Median age mean half the
p pulati n is older and half is
younger than the sta ted fi ure .)
The 1984 median for Whites
w 32.4 year c mpared to
30.9 in 1980.
Here are other findings fr m
the report:
- The fa te t growing Blac
population gr ups in 19 0- 4
were tho ge 85 and over
{26.9 percent 3S to 44 (l .1
percen t and 25 to 34 17.7
P rcent .
-The only Black population
group experiencing decline
was tho e age 14 to 17 - d wn
from 2.4 million to 2.2 mil
lion.
- The Blac median age has
increased each year since 1967
hen it wa 22.1 year and th .
trend is expected to continue
as the baby boom generation
approache . middle age. The
JUDGE GIPSO TO NAACP:
BE TO HARBOR - Un
less Blacks take control of their
lives they will continue to work
for orne one else.
That was warning issued by
U.S. Federal District Judge Ben
jamin Gib on to the record
crowd at the nnd nnual Twin
ities Branch AACP dinner
hat I suggest to Blacks i
not try -to be white and accept
they are Black, a minority
living in a dominate white soci
ety, and Blacks need to trust
each other," Gibson said.
Blacks pend $200 billion
annually and 199 billion goes
to white busine es he noted.
It's up to Black t e
that condition chan e, the
Judge said. "I am not saying
they should not patronize other
white . I am saying that Bl cks
hould patronize Black busi
ness."
Warning that the era of EEQ
and affirmative action as di a
pearing, Gib on aid, You are
not respected by whites when
you come begging and asking,
me folks believe cannot have
a good community unless they
live in white community. That
is foolish. Blacks need elf-
th
tate ,
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lve your own problem the
Judge continued. St p runnin
to Lan in and ashin t n.
ith
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