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PROTE T against th U.S. government and cultural institu­
tion of raei m in America. At least that' till the re idual feel­
ing one ge from the reading of r. Baldwin's current
p�blished commentarie and boo . But at last, a new crop of
his fello Americans are enjoying Paris without this partisan
approach to America.
p Ion, a magazine on Pari ienne life tyle, feature in its
January edition, an article on " Updating the Myth of Black
Americans" in Paris. Put succinctly, everal young and old
Americans of African ancestry from the United States relish
the.ir U.S. p port tatu and would rather fight that �itch.
S Itch they have to being an "American first" and a Black a
eli tant condo Indeed, the proper term for the timid souls
is "American Blacks." FolIo ed immediately by revealing a
U.S. p port for ego protection. ot to be identified or
ali ned in anyway wjth th ir dark kin African or Arab
brother . The true bottom of the barrel bunch in France.
Blac American or American Black , as you ill, believe
th y do not take job a ay from French men. H ve a laugh.
Entertainment and the Arts are the ne ting place for the e
preferred people by the French ociety, these new wave
"American Blac "ar till benefitting from the past line of
intell ctuals like Richard Wright, Jame Bald in, Chester
Hime , Ollie Harrington and a hole host of Jazz greats who
migrated to and through Europe in the 40' , '0' nd early
60' . Since then, the American of African ance try have tric-
led do n to the dredges that dig in ith their U. S. p ports
on their chest and breast.
CCC h Ip minorities
art businesses
AKRO - Goodyear ha
e bUshed De b diary,
Rubber City Capitti Corpora­
tion, to help min art
their own tire dealership or
other busme
Funded initially with 1
million the company is Ucen d
by the Small Busine dmini-
r tion ter
prise Small Busine Investment
Company ESBIC).
Goodyear' MESBIC will pro­
vide fmancial assistance to quali­
fied Bl cks, Hispanic , American
and Ea t Indians, E imo and
Ori ntal of Pacific Island ex­
tr ction.
"Goodyear tire dealerships
are mong the types of busine -
e where financing will be
vailable," id Matthew L.
Brown, Goodyear's manager of
dealer de elopment and vice
pr 'dent of the ne sub 'diary.
"We are looking for minority
member who have experience
in the tire or automotive busi­
ne fteld, or who have a strong
busine background. n
Other type of busine s
will be con tM1 for fmancial
assistance -onee the program Is
fullye ed.
Min with dcquate
funds will not be eligible for
financial help, Brown said, as
the program designed to aid
those .-::lacking ufflcient funds
to art their own busine .
Reque t for loans applica­
tion may be sent to Dougla
C. Goldinger, manager of Rub­
ber City Capital Corporation,
1144 East arket St., Akron,
Ohio, 44316, or applicant
may call (216) 796-9167.
THECITIZE
JA UARY 27· FEB. 2,198
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.Sum�er journalism program offered
WASHINGTO, D.C.
lnonty college freshmen and
sophomores can spend an inter­
eating summer next year work­
ing at their hometown new ..
papers under the American
Society of ewspaper Editors'
Project F ocu program
Focus student will be
employed by job such as
clerks, messengers, library asas­
tance or other similar new­
room positions. nd they'll
get a chance to e firsthand
how daily newspaper is pro­
duced.
To qualify, students mu t be
freshmen or sophomores and be
a racial minority - Asian Ameri­
can: Bl ck, Hispanic, or ative
American (American Indian). A
2.5 grade point average or better
is required, and applicants must
be able to type t Ie st 40
ords per minute.
Elibible students can write
AS E for a Proj ct Focus
application form or write letter
For the best chance of
acceptance, students should sub­
mit applications by J nuary 31.
Applic tions will be considered
however, until April 1. For
applic tions, students should
write, AS Project Focu , P.O.
Bo 17004 ashington DC
20041.
of application that includes:
the student's permanent mailing
address and phone; college mail­
ing address nd phone; his/her
year in school (freshm n or
sophomore)' grade point aver-
e; f culty dviser s name,
address nd phone; and an
8oo-word typewritten uto­
biography.
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