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PO TIAC -The shooting
April 17, of an IS-year-old man
in the lobby of a theatre here
t film "Color w showing
not related to the movie, but
rather a reflection of tension in
th community, ccording to
ortb 0 land County AACP
branch Pre ident Rev. Thomas
. Hughe .
"The' ooting could have oc­
cured if they re go' to see
the -10 Commandmen ': Rev.
Hughe aid.
"Colors" is the tory of two
Los Angeles youth gangs which
has tirred controversy for its
vivid portrayal of violence, dope
dealing and gang etivity.
"For orne reason in tb Pon­
ti c community at this time .
. there' a lot of tension," Rev ..
Hughes id. He noted that the
community feels though the
stem doesn t work."
Ponti c has a city and school
ystem run by Africa
Americans ..
"Per onal attitude and the
lac of respect we have for one
another and some of the actions
individuals are participatieg in
are all responsible for the ten-
ion, Rev. Hughes 'd.
"There are problems in the
school district as it relates to
employer/empoyee and parent
relatio . There are a lot of inci­
de tudent s pensio nd
demotions are all creating ten-
i n in the ommunitv" aid the
p tor of the Newman African
Mcthodi 1 Epi cop I Church.
"There is a high percentage of
drug related incidents. Racial
tension in Ponti c is like down
South in the 1951)', Rev.
Hughes . d of his community.
"It doesn't take a lot to set a
person off," he noted. "If you
swat at fly and miss d hit
someone, you 1# could get your
h d blown off."
"Peop e are tired of being
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