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VOL. VII O. 34
JULY 22 - 2 • 1985
GTO Despite
th public relation camp' gn
of the Reagan drninistr tion
to th contrary federal pro­
gr m geared t trengthenin
minority busine have helped.
That i the conclu . on of Dr.
Frank L. orri E ecutive
Director of the Congre ional
BI c ucu Found tion
B
articl ,
Pr-
ic Opportunity , played
major role in improving the
tatus of Bl c and poor iti-
zen orri
orri pecific
federal p grams m es
the e ev lu tion nd suggest-
ion to further strengthen
81 ck bu ine growth:
t- . d
Federal Pro­
curement. "In Congre man
Parren itchell' recent econom­
ic ummit it wa pointed out
R.
mith
h
Fr· nd
HOW DO
that ovemm nt
perform d critical quity c pi
need for mall minority b
ne firm orri y
GET IT ?
Ciggzree Morris- Dutstandi g Busin
oman
voc ting continued trong fund­
ing of the program.
- -En ct federal cnoun
pe t' for minority front
compani. orri noted the
bility of white firm to u
women and minority fronts
has iphoned off t- side money
at every level of gov rnment.
orris recomm nded a legisla­
tive definition of a minority
re al 0 members of the minor­
ity group.
-� j t F ral Communi-
tion d regulation. Bla k
American under a highly re­
gul ted y tern h ve been bJe
to own le than 2% of all
r dio and TV licen e and only
16 of 4,316 c ble franchi e
Morris note .
-u any m an to force
fed ral civil ri t enforcem nt.
"If Bla k Americans cannot
enjoy rights under the Con-
titution, including right which
prohibit raci 1 di crimination
then they will not be able to
benefit from other e onomie
right. That is, it i obvious
that the efforts of the e­
gan Administration to cut b ck
on the enforcement of civil
right law and legislation hav
� d and will have an negative
Impact on Black economic de-
. velopment," Morri note .
-' renuou y the effect
of not enforcin anti-di rimi -
tion 1 in housin. "Equity
in a hou e i till the core of
in 1970 only 42� of Blac
lived in wn r
ing c mp r d t 5% f white .
"Durin the 1970 th
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