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 .