VOL. IX NO.4.
Pope: "At
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Catho ics"
NEW ORLEANS -Dmmg
his visit to the United States
Pope John Paul clapped in
time to spirituals, delivered
praise for what he termed the
"providential role" of Dr. Mar­
tin Luther King Jr. and
declared that the church "can
never remain silent in the face
of injustice."
Mos of the Pope's focus
on issues of concern to
t American Blacks came hen
he met with 1,800 African
American Roman Catholics at
th Superdome in ew Or­
t ans.
than 10 percent of the
African American population
is Catholic, but the city with
the largest number of Blac
Catholics is ew Or1 ns with
an e timated 200,000.
The Pope called for greater
economic justice in America
ying, he Blac community
suffers a disproportionate
hare of economic depriva­
tion.
He also called upon this
country's Catholic hierarchy to
recruit and promote more
Bl ck pri ts.
Federal Judge Damon
Keith told a television
reporter that the Pope's visit
to Detroit was an experience
of a lifetime.
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Washington (NNP A) - The
political season opens in full
swing here this week as Black
Democratic and Republican
groups join with other ethnic­
based organizations in promot­
ing fund raising activities for
electing mroe minority offi­
cials despite new obstacles
such as "The Harassment of
Blac Officials", a major topic
of discussion.
In addition to the 17th an­
nual Congressional Black
Caucus Legislative Weekend
activities, Sept. 13-'1:7, the
Hispanic Congressional
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Caucus, the National Associa­
tion of Latino Elected and Ap­
pointed Officials and the Arab
American. Institute announced
plans to increase voter par­
ticipation among their sup­
porters during the 87-88 na­
tional and state election cam­
paigru .
Also, the National Black
Republican Council began an
aggresive drive for more sup­
port by scheduling its annual
scholarship dinner during the
predominant Democratic
party CBC. conference, along
with a host. of other major, na-
tional Blac organizations.
"Thre will be several
thousand visitors in the na­
tion's capital and we want to
invite ome of them to see
what we are doing," said Con­
nie Mack Higgins, chairman
of the D.C. Black Republican
Council, as he introduced new
Secretary of Education
LaGree Daniels at a prelimi­
nary press party.
Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development Samuel
R. Pierce was the scheduled
speaker at the DCBRC
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Anderso
to head
Detroit
Urban
Leag e
DETROIT - N. Charles
Anderson, director region Ill,
AACP, has been named
president of the Detroit
Urban League.
Anderson will oversee the
operation of the Detroit chap­
ter with a budget of $2 million.
In his first year as director,
Anderson will see the Detroit
League host the national con­
vention, expected to draw
20,000 participants for the July
31-Aug 3 session.
The job pays an annual
salary of $55,000 and has been
vacant for four months follow­
ing the resignation in May of
z
. Chari And r on
Donald Woods.
Before Anderson served as
regional director, he was a
member of the AACP's a­
tional Board of Directors and
was director of youth
programs for the Detroit
Central Branch of the
AACP.
The Urban League
programs focus on prevention
of student drop-out, teen preg­
nancy, crime, drug abuse and
push employment oppor­
tunities for youth, adults and
senior citizens.
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AACP attac
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GREENVILLE, S.C. - Dr.
William F. Gibson, Chair of
the ational Board of Direc­
tors of the organization whose
leadership has historically
been the innocent victim of
the violence of lynch mob
atrocities since its founding in
1909, said that he takes strong
exception and deeply resents
Fritz Hollings' characteriza­
tion of the NAACP as being
part of a lynch mob."
"Hollings, speaking with his
characteristic arrogance, con­
ceit, insensitivity, and lack of
concern for the feelings of
. others: utilizing the bigoted
and intolerant manner of e -
pression that destroyed the
presidential aspirations he has
so long nutured --- did it again
in Greenwood on Mond y
(Sept. 14) night," Gibson said.
Hollings, responding to a
reporter's qustion about his
public statements of support
for Robert H. Bork, in view of
the fact that he has received
substantial support from
women's groups, labor,
Blacks, and others who op-
"
pose Bork said, "I intend to
vote for his confirmation. I
fought that same lynch mob or­
ganized against Clement
Haynsworth. You have to lis­
ten to them and everything,
but don't get excited.
Gibson stated that the
AACP is demanding an apol­
ogy frm the senator, who is
noted for making brash insult­
ing public statements, for
categorizing the nation's
oldest and largest civil rights
organizations as a part of a
"lynch mob."
It is time for all outh
Carolinians of good will to tell
Fritz Hollings to cease his
sophomoric, bomb stic tyle
of castigations, and ct ma­
tured, like a U oited tate
Senator should. Because, if
you don't," Gibson said, your
religion, your ethnic group,
your organization, you as a
person, may be ne .
Gibson said that in the past
Hollings has insulted the
Jewish community by speaking
of Sen. Howard Metzenbaum
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