LA AZOO:
A tory of triumph by K lamazoo youth
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VOL. VIII NO. 17
ARCH 24 - 30, 1986
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By Larry . Still
WASH GTO NPA)-
Unle the problems of alienated
Black youth, who cannot b
ab rbed into the job market
re solved oon by the govern
ment and private enterpri , the
United State may one day face
condition similar to m
upri n in Haiti, the Philli
pin d South Africa, Dr.
D uglass Glasgo , director of
the Washington bureau of the
ational Urban League told the
Capital Pre Club here recently.
Declaring that exploding
youth unemployment, di inte
gration of the family and in
crea ing teenage pregnancy are
ffected by discu ions over
taxe and budget, social wel-
fare programs nd he free'
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BENTO HARBOR:
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EW YORK -- The AACP
h challenged a February 25,
w York Times report on a
Rand Corporation study of the
conomic tatus of Black
America. This analy i hich
Rand referred to as the "untold
tory," hi hlights wh t it call
the "unpr cedented economic
progre of Blac men durin
th last forty year ."
The AACP note it is "not
as inclined to eagerly accept
fo -year p ogre report
which cover the period 1940 to
19 0 without realizing the in
herent dan ers of mi leading
information. "
"Forty year go, Black
were not only t the bottom of
the economic ladder but ere
still being victimiz d by • epa
rate but unequ I' educational
opportunities, " the AACP
id in a rele d tatement. "In
addition, Blacks experienced
blatant and rampant di crimina
ti n in mplo ment hou in
and all p ct of ociety . Given
f ur decade, ignifican t eco
nomic progre has be n repor
t d by every immigrant group
ettlin in the U.S. A do erlook
focu in upon the period 1970
through 19 0, makes the real
untold tory glaringly evi
dent. "
"During this decade," the
AACP analy i note, "which
was the height of the Affirma
tive Action period, the rat of
increa e in median income of
white male almo t doubled that
of Black males." The AACP
examine avera e incom
figures for the same group. In
1970, the avera e income for
hite males wa $7,840 hich
increased to $15, 967 by 19 O.
In 1970, Blac male had an
average income of$4,68 3 which
prising
market , Glasgow said • h cur
rent debate between Black
neocon rvatives and traditional
civil right leaders over econo
mic development is healthy
becau it forces us to focus on
options." any of the issues
have been continually di cussed
in the Black community, he
emphasized.
Contln
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climbed to $9, 43 during the
next ten-year period.
"U. . C n u Bur au d ta
cl rly indicate a Ie comp ti
tive trend than that which i
alluded to in the Rand report,"
the AACP ob erv d in it
challen e to the Rand tudy. "In
Washington, DC - Th L bor Department's latest unem
ployment report sho that joble ne am on Am rican
Blac s rose to 14.8% during February. That figur w up
from 14.4% inJanuary. Currently, the unemploym ntr te for
- BI ck tands at nearly 2 � time that for white . Ov rall, th
nation' joble rate ro e from 6.7% to 7. % last month.
Whil Black have the nation' hi he t unemploym nt rate
the nation' Hispanic population wa hard t hit last m nth
with its jobles rate jumpin 2.2 poin to 12. %.
GREYHOU D
OVE TO HURT
W hin ton, D - A deci ion b the Greyhound C rp. t
clo e 33 of i inner city terminal and move th m to uburb n
areas could cost many Blac th ir job and .acce to inter
state transportation. C mp ny pok men id th d i ion
prompted by economic con id rati OS citin a drop in
Greyhound rider hip to 33 million la t ye r c mpared to 5
million in 1980. Ho ever.one Greyhound spok man drnit
ted that the mov to the uburb wa al the re ult of urv
which found that many people wanted to e bu terminal
out of "the negative environment" of the inner city.
HUD RE T LI IT AY HURT
Washington, OC - Critics are chargin th t a Rea an
admini trationpropo couldhavetheeffectoffor ingman
low income famille into ub tandard housi . The admini
tr tion is proposing to 10 er the rents landlords may charg
. famill that receive federal housing assi tanc. Tenan
receiving ch istance pay only part of their month! r n
bile the Department of Housin and Urban velopm nt
pay the r t. Critics fear that if the overnment r due th
amount it pa , landlords may top r nting to 10 incom
f.mill .