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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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