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REVENGE
Mr. Ray . (Recall Leader)
has had electri contracts with
the Detroit d of Education
amounting to million, but
bad to be take to court by the
Board and a took the Board
to court beca be did DOt want
to hire Blacks. . angered Me.
Litt and might be �
word and moti tion.
senteei m ea
. iUecl seems
word for him.
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EQUALOPPO
The Detroit ard of Educa
tion gave Slack law farms their
first opportuni to do .bond
work. In the t, under other
Boards these were never
hired by Detro' Public Schoo .
AD racial groups are entitled to ,
• opportunity and perso
� with serving the inter
ests of Detroit, should out
that belief. We provideeq
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CONJUSED
Mr. S. Martin Taylor- ( ew
Detroit Inc.) is an appointed
member of the Task orce
selected by Detroit Public
Schools to help solve the
dropout problem. He is a mem
ber of the Pre-School T3Sk
Force, but be has n ver attended
any meetinp with eith r group.
Nor has he presented any ideas
to any responsi>1e perso . His
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to:
Ich gan Cltlz
P.O. Box 3560,
HI land Park,
I 48203
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uninformed comments reported
recently, are confusing. Either
he feels e is somehow able to
solve the problems alone or he
must feel incompetent to work
with others. He is confused and
OBI_d' his word
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INEFFECTIVE
Mr. Tom Turner (AfL.CIO)
has never sat down with the
Detroit Board of Education to
discuss anything. His role with
the skilled trade unions' one
issue that I would like to discuss
with him. Clearly, the record of
1m organization. in hiring Blacks
and other minorl . es does little
to encourage our students to
see careers in that field. For in
stance, 90% of the folb in the
skilled trades were whi en
he too office and today, 90% of
the folb in the skilled trades are
still white. Per he hired
to maintain the status quo. In
any case, i seems the
appropriate rd for him and
his record
The above action words have
found their mark, and ingenera�
well fi the order of.1M Mystic
Knights of the SelL In other I
words, those above should stop I
playing AmoS tIIId Andy &lmu
so that eprsoas with good inten
tio can come together to k
to im .. ove educational services
for 0 chil en and youth.
Within this context, the
Detroit Board of Education ac
knowledges the necessity of
academic exceUence for social
equity and mobility pr .
dimensions for aD students of
Detro' Public Schoo
As Board Chairman of Per
soanel and Board OWrman of
AltematiYe Schoo and A
Education, I am con tantly
a are of the need for all
employees to do more in a bet
ter fasbioa.
Our children need staff and
a curriallum that are realistic
and which help the dent UD-
derstand himself in r . n to
society.
Tb you have always known"
me to � to get the best for our
students. If expect th� be of
our students, we must provide
the best for them. If our students
eed the to be the best, Lon-
nie Bates Win see to it that they
get the best It is my way.