THE MICHIGAN CITIZEN MARCH 15 - 21,1987
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By Larry . Still
'P A Correspondent
ASHI GTO D.C.
dden ries of White Hou
ion with Blac college offic-
ere heduled here thi
ee following a urpri meet­
ing of Pre sid en t Re gan with
Rev. Je Jac son, a shing ton
D.C. yor arion Barry and
Dr. Samuel L. yer president
of the ational s ciation for
Equal Opportunity in Higher
Education ( AFEO.
The meeting with Pre ident
Re an wa arranged la month
by J c son to discu the
potentially dam ging impact of
the dministr tion' propo d
bud et on Historically Blac
Coll e and Universities
HB and 10 income tu-
ated.
ac
c
Re archers at the Howard
niversity chool of Divinity
are c mpiling information for
the fir t nati nal directory of
Blac merican religious
r aniz ti n .
Dr. ardell J. Payne, director
of the project, is requesting
, . tance and participation
from all leader in blac re­
ligiou organizations in order to
identify fully the myriad of
fro-American religious bodi s."
The directory, which will be
entitled 'The Howard Univer-
ity chool of Divinity Year­
bo k of Afro- merican Re­
ligious Bodies ' is scheduled for
publication in the fall in 1988.
ccording to Payne, the direc­
tory will be revised and up­
dated periodically and will in­
clude informati n bout hi ory,
organization, structure and
locati n.
Payne ys that the publi-
cation i designed to increa
nd trengthen communic tion
am ng Blac church groups
throughout the United St te .'
The t ted g als of the re­
rch are:
-to provide ddres s and
points of contac ;
-t provide inf rm tion
b ut m [or group or repre-
nt tive ion .
. -to high!" bro dly the
general membership of e ch
religi u body·
-to pre nt mm ry his-
tori on each group r denorni­
n tion:
-to identify m [or in itu-
ational Security Staff official.
Jack n said he appealed to
Reagan to restore 5 billion
in education budget cuts and
urged the administration to
increa pressure on South
frica as part of response to
demands from Black leaders
w 0 have been 'ignored' by the
White Hou .
Dr. yer said the President
reaffirmed his commitment to
the HBCU s and expre d his
view that the current budget
will not hurt the Black col­
leges and low-income students
'but cceded to Rev. Jackson'
request that th whole matter
be referred to iller and OMB
official who would meet with
repre ntatives of Black colleges
to e plore the matter further.
ith surprizing rapidity,
there ha been a flurry of
activity among member of the
hite Hou upport taff to
follow through on the Presi­
dent's directive for action.
meeting with iller and the
OMB taff was heduled for
arch 10 with AFEO s board
of director. The administra-
tion's re arch staff al
scheduled sessions with
AFEO's research staff to rein­
force the positive goals of the
President to enhance the his­
torically Blac colleges."
report on the results of
the White Hou meeting will
be made at AFEO's 12th
ational Conference on Blac s
in Higher Education, April 9-12,
in sessions on Capitol Hill and
at the Washington Hilton Hotel,
Approximately 2,000 scholars,
administrators government
officials legislators and busi­
ne s executive are expected to
attend.
AFEO i the voluntary
non-profit as ociation of the
116 predomanitely Black pub­
lic and private Black institut­
ions of higher learning seeking
access to higher education to
all students without discrimina­
tion.
U _ repa es
rch directory
ti nal re urces supported by
the religiou organizations; and
-to Ii t the major publi­
cation of the religious groups.
Anyone interested in contri­
buting information to the
directory or in learning more
about the resea ch project, may
contact the Re arch Center on
Black Religious Bodies, Ho ard
University Scho 1 of Divinity
1400 Shepherd St. .E., Wash­
ington D.C. 20017 or tele-
phone Dr. Payne at 202
636-8915.
Covert seeks volunteers
for police board
By Kr· tin L. Hay
Covert re idents have until
the end of the month to ubmit
their names for consideration for
membership on a three-member
citizens advisory police board.
t its meeting March 3,
the Covert Township Board
announced th t it is e ing
applications from people willing
to rve on the police panel.
Creation of a board to re­
view police complaints was one
of a number of ecomendation
from a committee appointed
la t fall to tudy citizens' allega­
tions of police harassment.
rep rt prepared by the
committee wa given to the
board in December. It addre -
ed accu tion voiced at a pub­
lic meeting pt. 29 19 6.
The itizens Advisory Police
Bard will review all written
complaints ab ut police c n­
duct. .. itizen may ill
complain to the police chief
however all written complaint
will be forwarded to the police
board.
Anyone interested in rving
on the board ould leave his
name, addre s and age at the
Township Hall office with
treasurer Carolyn Stuckum.
Applications will be accepted
for 30 days.
Applicant must be at least
18 years old, residents of Covert
Township for a year prior to
the formation of this board
and have no felony convictions.
Supervisor Jerry Sarno said the
township board will select
veral candidates for interviews.
II tho interviewed will have
their 'police records checked.
Sarno said he would like the
advi ry board to reflect a
eros -section of the community.
The committee report al
rec mmended the township
actively recruit Blac police
officers. Sarno said the town­
ship is currently advertising for
an officer to fill ne full-time
position.
NEWS BRIEFS
FFI ATIVE CTIO PL STRU
Washington D - A federal ppeal court la t wee stru k
down an affirmative action plan de igned to increa the num­
ber of Black firefighters in the Di tri t of olumbia. In a 2 to
1 vote the panel ruled that the plan repre nted a form of
reverse discrimination against whites. The affmnative cti n
plan had been attacked by the Re an administration and
numerous con rvative group which argue that Blacks and
women should not be given pecial teratment when it comes to
employment even if the plan i designed to compen te for
past discrimination. D.C. ayor i arion Barry said he was
'extremely disappointed" with the decision and is consider­
ing an appeal of the ruling all the way to the U.S. Supreme
Court.
BLACK SLA BY .Y. POLlCE
ew Yor, .Y. - The case of a Black man killed by ven
police gun shots was sent to. a grand jury last eek amid
'charge that there is widespread racism within the ew York
City police department. 27 -year-old icholas Bartlett was
shot after he allegedly beat a roo ie cop with a pipe and then
ray away. Police say the self-employed street vendor attacked
the officer without provocation. However, Blac Manhattan
Borough President David Dinkins compared the shooting
to an executi n. orne witne s charge that after the officer
chased and surrounded Bartlett three of them simply began
shooting. The only Black officer involved in the cha did not
shoot. Meanwhile Police Commi ioner predicted sho tings
such as Bartlett s could lead to a 'long hot ummer" in ew
York.
T MP BL CKS B C YOR
Tampa Fl. - Tampa Florida Blacks overwhelmingly
helped re-elect ayor andy Freedman last wee despite
recent racial trouble in the city. veral nights of street fire
looting and brick throwing hit the city recently follow in the
death of a Blac youth while in police cu t dy. In addition,
tar ew York ets pitcher Dwight G den wa allegedly
beaten by Tampa police recently after being stopped for a
traffic violation. H wever Tampa CP head Henry
Carley said the vote sh ws There-is still a lot of h pe."
GREGORY BEG SF ST GIST DRUGS
Atlanta, Ga. - P litical activi t Dick Gregory began a 40-
day, ater-only fast against drugs last week. Joined by civil
rights activist the Rev. Hosea illiams, Gregory started the
fast at the grave site of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ext
,
wee the two are expected to take their vigil-to ashington
and protest in front of the hite Hou . The following eek
they plan to carry their anti-drug campai n to all Street in '
ew York. Gre ory says he aims to draw attention to the
drug problem charging' Parents understand whi ey but they
don't understand drgus. Gregory is al expected to take the
fast against drugs to veral other U.S. cities.
BELAFO TE TO T KE U CF POST
ew Yor .Y. - Singer-Actor Harry Belafonte wa
selected last week a a cod-will ambassador for the nited
ations Children's Fund. The postion was formerly held by
actor Danny aye. The 74-year-old aye died recently in
Los Angeles. Belafonte, 60, said he will focus on helping
African nations complete immunization of children again t
disea s such as polio and measles.
REPORT SAYS 0 K ROLE I R G GE CIES
Little Rock, Ak. - A recently rele d report says inve ti­
gators have not been able to find any evidence of the u lu
Klan affecting the decisions and employment practices of .S.
Agriculture Department offices in Arkansas. The inve tigation
was prompted by charges that the anti-Blac was influen­
cin the operations of five USDA agencie in r ansa includ­
ing the Soil Con rvation Service. Despite th last of evidence
many Blacks in the agency feel that several Agriculture offic­
ial in north-central r an s are Klan member .
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