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VOL. VIII NO. 24
A Y 11 - 1 7. 1986
NEWS BRIEFS
LK III FOR GEORGIA SENATE
Atlanta, Ga. - artin Luther Kin III ha announced hi
intention to run for th Geor i t te enate. The 2 -y r-old
on of 1 in civil ri h leader Martin Luther King, Jr. will be
comp tin ainst a field of three other candidate in the
D mocratic primary. All candidate ill be vying for the eat
bing vac t d by Julian Bond. Bond i leaving the Georgia
enate in order to run for the U.S. Congre . King ill be
aided in his campaign by Ston y Cooks, a top campaign
organizer nd advi er to Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young.
PUSH I I U AGE RAISE
hington, DC - Some in the u.s. Congres including
Con re ional Blac Caucu member Augu tus Ha kin of
California h ve begun a legislative effort to raise the
minimum a e. The minimum ag has not been increased
in five y at and currently rands $3.35-an-hour. Ho ever,
H kin cit d figure durin a congre ional bearin I cently
hicb sho d th tap rson would n ed to earn at le t $4.48
an hour in order to upport a family of four above the poverty
1 vel ince a eli proportionate number of the ix million peo­
ple arnin th minimum ag are minoritie , ob ervers say
Blac ould benefit rno t if the a e is increased.
AACP CO VE TIO SET
Baltimore, d. - The annual convention of the ational
A ociation for the Advancement of Colored People
( AACP) h b en et for thi July in Baltimore - it of the
civil ri ht or anizatiori's ne national headquart r. The
ctual cony ntion date are Jun 29 - July 3. Per ons wi hing
to attend th cony ntion have b en a ked to contact th ir
local AACPchapt rorcall th national organization at 301-
523-77 3.
FBI PPOI TS HIGH RANKI G BLACK
hin ton, DC - The Fed ral Bureau of Inv tigation
(FBI) has appoint d a Blac man to the highest ran ing posi­
tion ev r. L t e the FBI nam d47-year-oldJohn Glover
to th po ition of executive istant dir ctor.
CO LEGE DIVESTS
Atlanta, Ga. - Officials at Sp lman Colleg in Atlanta have
announced th t th y plan to 11 abou t $1 million in holdin
the predominantly Blac omen' colle e had in companie
hich do bu ine in South Africa. Th fact that Spelm n had
uch holdin c me a urpri e to orne. It i not no n ho
many oth r Black U. . colle may h ve inve tment in firms
th t do bu in in t ci t South Afrie .
CA OT EXCLUDE BLACK JURORS
W hin ton, DC - The U.S. Supreme has ruled that Black
c n not b excluded from jurie imply b cau of their race.
In the p t pro cutor could at his di cretion exc1ud Black
juror in criminal c e if th def ndant a also Blac .
Ho ever, I t ek' court rulin outl ed uch racially
b d exclu ion. The deci ion gre out of an appeal to a
Loui vill , K ntuc y c in hich pro ecutor exclud d
four Black from the jury hearing charge again t a Black rob­
b ry defenden t.
Black Chi d
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