VOL. IX NO. 15
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Rev. Jesse Jackson is the
targe of a national grassroots
drive urging him to support the
running of an independent
African-American presidential
candidate in 1988. The petition­
ing campaign, which aims to
deliver on million signatures
to Jac n is being led by Dr.
Lenora Fulani, the only
African-American woman to
run for Governor of e Yor
Stat in a controversial in­
dependent campaign last year
durin hich she refu ed to
repudiate ation of Islam
leader inister Louis Far­
rakhan.
Fulani is a member of the
Rainbo Alliance, a federation
of independent partie and in­
dividua ho have pledged to
run an independent progressiv
ncan-American pre idential
candidate in aliSO states in 1988.
It includes the African­
American-led ew lliance
Party and the Vennont Liberty
Union Party.
TIl petition, in the fonn of an
open letter to Rev. Jackson
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from Dr. Fulani, begins, "We,
of the independent ing of the
DR. FULANI
Rainbo ovement in this
country, believe that the time
has come for independent Rain­
bo politics to become a na­
tional force.
"Th lack of intere t and par­
ticipation b millions of voters
is oru of the clear signals that
the two major parties offer no
alternative to u " rt continues.
The letter cites a study by the
University of ichigan In­
stitute for Social Research
which revealed that three out of
five African-American voters
reeding re- lee ed
ATIO L VICE PRESIDE T
- Carl L. Breeding, 1124 South .
iI u ee Street, Jac n, Pre-
. dent of th ichipn State
Conference of AAep Branch
has been re-elected for ond
Vice-Pre . ent on the
at io nal AACP Board of
Directo . �reedin h rved
Pre . ent of the State Con-
ference . nee 1971. mon
• Breeding' ccomplishment
ha e been the e blishment
of "State of th State Depart­
ment" report at annual State
con ention by State ovem­
m nt department head
annual civil right forum
the Governor. Breedin
to rve St te
AACP Pre· ent. He h
rved on th ational Board
. ce September 1982, and ha
b n te chin mathem ti in
t J n Public School . ce
1969.
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would have voted for Jackson in
1984 had he decided to run as an
independent against ondale
and Reagan.
"While I agree ith Rev.
Jackson s outspoken criticism
of he Democratic Party 1 ader­
ship for its racism and exclu­
sionary practices,' said Fulani
"his contention that the
Democrats could not win con­
trol of the Senate in 1986 using
this strategy has proved wrong.
In fact that strategy was very
effective in their, winning back
control.
"Sin e th 1984 campaign, we
have waited for him to say
'enough is enough,' to finally
sa that we had tolerat d too
many insults to the Rainbow vi-
ion and that it was time to
chart an ind p ndent course,"
h continu d. 'Rev. Jackson
has not y t cho en to do 0, but
w must not wait any longer.
W believe that our time has
come - the time for an indepen­
dent African-American-Ied
Rainbow Movement Presiden­
tial run."
NEWS BRIEFS
UPHOLDS FFIR TlVE CTlO
Washington D. - For the third time in the p t two
years the .S. Supreme ourt last week upheld an affirmative
action program de igned to remedy past di rimination again t
Blac s. In a 5-to-4 ruling written by liberal justice illiam
Brennan the high court held that judges may order strict racial
promotion quotas to overcome "long term, open and pervasive
- discrimination." The decision was prompted by a challenge to
a 19 3 judges's order that required Alabama to promote one
Black state trooper for every white promoted. The order wa
prompted by a finding that 12 years after Alabama was order­
ed to desegregate its state police little had actually been done.
Alabama with the support of the Reagan administration
challenged the judge' order claiming it discriminated gainst
white.
R CI L TE SIO E ORLE S
ew Osle ns, La. - Another an t i-c rime measure has
prompted racial ten . n in the e Orlean area. Officer in
Jeffer n Parish erected wood and teel barricades recently
hich had the effect dividing a Black neighborh d from a
predominantly hite ne. Parish official aid the barricade
were designed t prevent an e ap r ute f r criminals h
had victimized the neighborhood. However Bl ck labeled
th move r cist and dubbed the barrie des The B rIin all.
Blac ew Orle ns may r idney Barthelemy reed and had
the barricades torn down .. Jeffer n Parish agreed not to
rebuild the barrier after the state high y department id
they were illegal.
CP Y SUE FORSYTH COU TV
e York, . Y. - ACP head Benjamin Hooks la t
week said the civil rights organization may ue all- hite
Forsyth County Georgia for its failure to allo Blac s to live
in the county.
MARCH 8 - 14,1987
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