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NEWS BRIEFS
CAL FOR U.S. -AFRICA SU IT
Lusa a, Zambia-Prompted in part bythe Rev. Je se
Jac on, leader of outhern Africa's o-called "front-line
tate tt have called for an urgent ummit meeting between
t emselve and President Reagan. In a joint statement
released mid- ay durin Jac on' tour of outhern
frica, Zambian Preside enneth aunda said U.S.
pre ur on bite-ruled ou h rica a needed in order
to avert "a racial explo ion" in th region. During his stay
�n Zambia, Jac son d livered an impa ioned peech call-
109 for an end to outh Afri 'policy of racial oppression
no n apartheid. That peech brought tears to the eye
�f unda. Ho e r, ashington ob er ers ay there i
httle chance that Reagan ill agree to a summit with Black
African leaders
CORETT A KI G VISITS CORAZO AQUI 0
anila, Philippine -Coretta ing, idow of slain civil
righ. leader Dr. artin Luth r in, Jr., wa among the
forei n gue t pre ent recently hen Philippine Pre ident
Co azon quino mar ed the third anniver ary of the
a a ination of her hu band Benigno quino. It wa the
illin 0 quino hich prompted a eries of prote ts
hich e entually brought do n the government of dictator
Ferdinand arco. Durin the ceremony, rs. quino
compared her lain hu band to Dr. ing aying, "The
pro ed that the forc of repre ion and brutality can lay
the dreamer but the cannot lay the dream.
JUDGE FACES I PEACH E T
iami, Fl.-Florida' fir t Blac Federal judge last
ee 10 t a bid to bloc the start of judicial impeachment
proc ding against him. A U.S. District Judge denied
Alcee Hastings' requ t for a temporary restraining order.
The ou poken Hasting was acquitted in 1983 of soliciting
a bribe from convicted racketeers. Despite hs acquittal, a
five member judicial review panel recommended last
month that Judge Hasting be impeached on charges of
bribery and improper conduct.
DEATH SENTENCE FOR KLA S A
Montgomery, Ala.-The Alabama Supreme Court last
wee restored the death sentence against a Ku Klux
Klansman convicted in the 1981 killing of a young Blac
m n. The 19-year-old Blac youth was found hanging
lynch-style from a tree. Henry Francis Hays had been
sentenced to death in the murder of Michael Donald but an
appeals court reduced the sentence. The Supreme Court
restored the death penalty after prosecutors showed that
Hays decided to kill Donald at random in order to sho
th trength of the Klan in Alabama.
JUSTICE ATTACKS "RACIAL QUOTAS"
Broo lyn, .. -Th U.S. Justice Department has
renewed its attac on o-called' 'integration maintenance"
hou ing pro rams charging that the programs amount to
t u of racial quotas. Last wee the department as ed a
f r judg to trike down the racial quota ystem in
Broo Iyn, e Yor' Starrett City. T 0 wee s ago it fil­
ed uit against a imilar progr m in Charlottsville,
Virginia. Both pro rams ere de igned to main in hous­
ing integration by requiring tha no one racial group ex­
ceeds a certain percentage of the total. But th department
y. it i OPPO ed to all racial quotas.
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The Concerned Black o-
men's Roundtable will hold their
Third Annual Conference Satur­
day, September 20 at Lake
Michigan College, 2755 E.
apier Ave., Benton Harbor
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m ..
The conference i entitled, "Sur­
vival For Blacks in the 21st
Century".
Aiming towards females all
es, occupation and interests,
the conference is disigned to
recognize the wealth of accom-
plishments, talent experti
and diver ity among Blac
women in Southwest and sur­
rounding area, and to pre ent
the womens a role models
.o Blac youths.
The keynote p er for the
conference ill be Barbara Lett
Simmons, pre 'dent and founder
of B s ciates Inc. of
ashington, D.C.
. Simmons i a senior
member of the Board of Edu­
cation havin been elected in
1973, prior to e tablishment
ce
of her firm she worked as
Deputy and Director of an
institute for training out of the
Office of Education. s. Sim­
mons has served on numerou
boards of directors in Ie dership
roles such as D.C. YMCA;
Washington Women's Forum'
Comsmopolitan Chapter Busi­
ne and Professional Women.
In 1980 Ms. Simmons rved
as State Coordinator for the
Carter- ondale Re-election in
the District of Columbia. he
authored veral chapter of
bo ks the most re ntly being
"Public Education Towards
Equality Equity and E eel­
lence."
In addition to the keynotes
add res the conference will
offer workshops on a variety
of subjects including health
issue church networ ing, and
many more. There will al
be crafts art and handiwor
displayed by per ons from area.
Although the conferenc i
presented by omen primarily
for women all interested per­
son re encour e t attend.
Registration fee i 10.00. n
per n interested in pr -regi ter­
ing f r the conference or becom­
ing a exhibitor rna c nta t
Ora ander t 926-7301 or
Dr. Glady Bur at 926- 253.