HSERVING THE
VOL. IX NO.7
held in
topic a
of Bl ck
z
RIZO BID TO DROP
I G HOLID Y
riz na - Th
re ently elected c n TVa­
tive ovemor of Arizona ha
angered mo t Black and
many white in ate with
hi announced intention t
dr p the state holiday
honorin ain civil right
leader Dr. artin Luther
van
STATE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY"
j polluted' he added. The
forum wa held at Dunbar
High hool which nee h d
the best record in the nation
for ndin Black raduate t
colle e.
Sin e e could be vi ed
a u ce ful Black men, we
ere the one to addre the
problem, ' id L c ridge an
ctive bard member. • We
really think we are n endan er­
ed peci ... hen y u con ider
that m re BI male ha e a
higher han e of bein illed
than ther group. He p inted
t the high inf nt-m rt lity
rate in D.. hi h lead the
n tion and said that more Bla
male ar unempl yed than
any other group e cept the
Ameri an Indian.
• Thi iety i guilty f
hat we view as a ternatic
destructi n of the Blac male,
but the forum will ttempt
to teach young Blac men that
they are re ponsible for improv­
ing and maintainin the quality
of their live and familie '
Loe rid e empha ized.
Dr. Floretta cKenzie D.C.
School uperintendent, ddre -
ed the sion and R. David
Hall, wa later re-elected as
hool board pre ident.
Continued on Page 3
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Dr. Conrad
Wor-II
headlines
Blac isto
program
niversity.
and lumni t nun
pp r regularly in the Chi
D fender, Pitt urg ourier and
the Final Call.
Joinin Dr.
program ill b
munity olleg
wh ill sh
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