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December 07, 1986 - Image 1

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Publication:
Michigan Citizen, 1986-12-07

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"SER VING THE
STATE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY"
L 0 ORE
Atlanta, Ga. - a report
relea d by the Federal Cen·
ters for D Control in
Atlanta rev a1 that Black.,
ially Bl k men, oke
tt. t a iflcantly
r rate than hite ..
Accordin to th flaurel,
43% of an Bl ck men smoke
d to 3S� of white
Th flaurel for
aha a much small r
Th percent e of
omen smokina
e rette. on arb •
ood at 33% compared to
3� for bite om n.
o
ITa 9 t: A rican
Americ n vo
,
local he dl of non-proflt, non­
partiun BII 0 antzlUon.
rallyina to th ur ent n ed for
Black voters to exerci their
con titutional riahtl by votina
en m in th ov mber 4
el ctlon. The election r Ita
indicated that the Blac vote
a control of the U.S. nate
to th party they d med
mor r aponaive to their n d •.
Thia il a mo encour
victory for UI" Mrs. Tu er
d.
ASHl GTO , D.C.
A) - Attribut th
IUCC of I numb r of Demo­
cratic Senatorial candidat I
and re ainJna control of th
U.S. nat in th 0 mber
14 el ctlon to the "power of
the Bl ck vote", C. DeLor I
Tucker, Chair of th D C
Bl ck Caucu., found r and
pr dent of th thun •
DuBoil Fund, call d on BI
ade p to b lin p Parina
immediately for th el tiona
of 1988.
Th Bethune-DuBol1 Fund
II a n Iy fo d national
orpnlzltlon, abl1 In
1986 by th Democratic
aUonal Committ Black
Caucul and chalted by J
Hill, Pr lid t of Atlanta ure
Inauance Company, to expand
th partie tion d Inc
th power and lnflu n of
B I In th political proce •
The Fund played an ell
rol In ctivatlna th Bl ck
vot In k y tat .. in the r nt
1 tion.
On Auault 13 and 14,
1986, th thun ·DuBo
Fund conv nit Oeday
BI c Ie denhip brtefina on
reater P rticiplt on in the
political arena. The youn
Bl I repre nt the founda·
tion for our future political
proc
..

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