article by C ssell ,Lawso� MA ETI G
pointed out that cirrhosis of the -
liver � a major ca\ISC of death in BOOZE TO
Blae each year, a result of
drin· high aleo ol-content
, Wavn.-- Countv Commis-
beve • He id, "I called 0 J-:-cf
the liquor industiy to consider si ner Alberta ToWey Williams
edu . spoke OD the OYerabUndance of
r aug the percentage of al- alcohol related biUbolu-ds within
cohol in beverages so people
may live longer." Black oommuni� saying,
Professor Barbara Jordan's e have view of the
article says a1coho abuse is the skyline to them." S named the
lower . of Detroit as a
leading ocial and health . prime target area. She these
pcoblem in America. She found ads are used to entice non­
that when compared to similar
problems among hite drinker to drink, encourage
ne users to continue and
Americans, the results were dis- problem drinkers to switch
proportionately high, dispite an brands.
overall lower rate of drinking in In an article from the Bal­
the Black communities. She timor e Sun Times titled
said, ·Young Black men don't 'Billboard Polluters', ward wio­
need Billy Dee Williams' or Ding columnist Carl Rowan sug­
Fred Williamson's promises of gests driving through Black or
fulfillment through drinking." Hispanic neighborhoods in
Los Ange Tunes staff many cities to see big billboards
writer Bruce Keppel wrote, "Tb .right next to homes and chur­
.hiring of Black models and ches and across the eel from
celebritie for ads migh t be schools and par with most of
taken to indicate a step orward, tbem adverti ing cigarettes and
b not to the marketing critics." boo
H th ze.
• e ys � Center for Sciencc A recent surve�by the In-
m the Public Interest would ban . .
th f BIa-1. _I_L":'· • stuute on Blac hemical
e use 0 \;A eeseonues . Ab showed that dYeitmng
ads to .pro�ote o/il!king .or to Blacks was up 62.S% . 1986,
other . e Imk dfln mg WIth and during the first niDe months
pro ioDal uccess. of 1986, liquo marketers .spent
,.---------.--f--------....;_'O:---------------:.. nearly 16 times as much on
billboards directed to B
they pent on advertising to the
general public in tba medium
The Deeoi UrbaD �
a major CM! Rights prpniza­
lion removed ilself • sDoosor
of the J UDC II coaf� after it
at a caD &om Stroll Brewery
Co., a fmapcial badaer of the
League' natio I conw:nfo
the slimmer in Detroi
Jack Bartbwell, Str 's vice
president of, corporate com­
mum . coafirmed that e
called Olar ADcienoa, the
loca League president, con­
cerning the CODferen� after an
unnamed League d mem-
ber told him icd
that the program
sided",
Anderson .
fo�ofU
S2.5 millioa b comes from
alcoholic bever e COIIDPIlDJC�
Alcohol Policy ,A a­
tional Conference _OD public
. policy approaches to preventing
alcohol problems will be held at
Weber's Inn in Ann Arbor from
. ovember 29 - December 2,
1988 I
I •
ooze and Blacks:
S.em·i ar, topic
egs community
i
a ention
Marketing Booze To
Blacks, 0 day symposium on
Saturday, J 11, drew Con­
gress John Conyers, and ap­
Pl'oximately SO individuals and
community leaders to the Mc­
Gregor Cooference Center on
Wayne State's campus.
Conyers began his address
to group by emphasiDng the
DCCaSity of 'Hazardous to your ALCOHOL I
health' . on all labels of
bottles con ining alcoholic THE LAC
beve ' He said, "Each year COMMUNITY
aIco 01 causes 100,000 deaths • Clinical Psychologist/Fr�
I America, including half of the Press Columnist Dr. Louise
50,000 deaths that occur 0 the Reid Ritch· stated that because
high ys." I alcohol-related problems have
- Sharon been called tbe umber One
others he Ith problem of Black
(MAD.D.) re ed the fatal in- Americans, "I believe that many
cident in whicb her istcr was Black families need to learn
killed by a drM:r while more about identifying and
lkiog do the street, She pceventiag alcohol abuse."
ts, "someth· specifically Dr. John Kline, Prew:ntion
referr· to drin.kiDg driving Coodinator of th Bureau of
to be put on 01 Iabe : Substance Ab at the Detroit
drin.kiDg . t 0& Health De'_rhn�nr �
drin· and driving· ." alcohol iss� long overdue in
H pital researchers have th public forum and is a serio
that thousands of - problem that the Black com-
born ho e mother drank munity not yet ddressed."
preput were born with Symposium participants
fetal alcohol syndrome, a birth received a composite of articles
defect that di figure and recentlywrittenonalcobolism in
retards children for life. Blac communiti . One such
Conyers maintains, "Warn­
iDg labels are used for products
ose dangers are Dot nearly as
great- On Apil21, 1988, he in9
troduced legislation (RR.4441
The Alcohol Labeling Act) re­
quiring four warnings be rotated'
on alcohol labels similar to those
on cigarette packages.
Black mothers C·.u ...
Unlike the Jews, we blame one
another for the after effects of the
halocaust of very.
If you believe that God made
B pea e inheretlyequal to
ite people, that B mothe are.1
no more the breeders of criminals
,that white mother ,you are obliged
here now in the midst of white
fear d Black ughter ... not ,
en t . period becomes a piece of
history ... to take your tand on the
. de of truth and to accept the
responsibility of placing the blame
for our mind-�lowing poverty and
r ce-rejection stre where it right­
fully belong so tb t may top,
faghting amoungst ourselves and
begin to ork together like Dever
before. .. arting at the bottom
where the pain hurts the most for a
Change. For when the physical and
spiritual eeds are neglected, mind
and body are wasted.
H d Harriet Tubman, a non­
scholar with a freedom-first attitude,
received the support of just 50% or
the groaning slaves, we would no
command more respect, be better
economically situated, and less rid­
died wi� Black on BI c crime.
Should e join forces with our Har­
riet Tubmans of today, our tomor­
rows ould be better.
In this tightly organized society
where we are controlled and manipu­
lated by laws and policies. .. 0 gen·
tically stimulated desire ; and where
each and everyone of us, in every
bracket of life; is systematically short­
changed, Am rica bas never seen
the unbridle beauty of Blac
people' full potential. As in slavery,
we h ve been so busy living out our
lives doing what the white fol say
that we have no had tim to develop
our God-given talents. Let us this
day proclaim in words and deeds
that Black 0 her are no more the
breeder of criminal than white
. mothers; and force America to vie
(she will oon learn to 10 e us for it
the unbridled beauty of Blac
people's full potential.
c
15
comm
On October 14-16, 1988 the
Sth Annual Seminar on Al­
coholism in the Black com­
munity (ABC)_· being offered
in. e k, NJ.
For informa· co c:t: Al­
coholismin t e Black Com­
munity (ABC) do Orange
.General Hospital, 300 Central
A ., E. Orange, NJ 07018.
Some facts:
- Blac women represent
the, highe t proportio of
ab tainers from alcohol com­
pared to ites. Data indicates
th t 61% of white men are
drinkers compared to 9% for
Black omen.
- Black women ho do
drink are more likely than white
wom n to engage in heavy drink­
ing - 1l%vs4%.
- 63% of the victims of Black
homicides were un r the in­
fluence of leo 01 in atlant -
55% in Cleve land, 56% in
Miami, and 49% in Washington,
D.C.
- An interview of convicted
Black felonies indicated about
50% were of the Bia inmates
were under the influence of al­
cohol at the time they commit­
teed their cri
- Research has own tha �
Black youth are more likely to
receive their first dri from
parents while white youths were
more li Iy to receive their first
drin from friends.
- Black 100 olics admi d
to hospitals and clinics w
stronger motivation fo treat­
ment than white alcoholi .
They i 0 indicate gre ter
cooperation duri g the treat-
nt peocess. '
NOTICE
Thi is a lax write-off op­
portunity and chance to
help the handicapped. Cor­
poration for Arti tic
Development (CAD), is
looking for someone willing
to donate a barrier free
building which will be used
to operate free educational
and artistic tr ining
pr ogr ams to the hand­
icapped. Upon completion
of their training they will
receive a certificate, on­
the-job experience, com­
pensation and media ex-
po urc. The program
begins May 26, 1 for the
h ndicapped, youth and
cni r citiz ns. .
Background informa­
tion on our 501 (c) (3) non­
profit organization is avail ..
'able. Please wrote us t
AD, 16834 Princeton,
Detroit, Michi an 221 or
c II Dr. ina Le ter r M .
Rc ina Mack (313 64-
/57 ·9323. Thank you.
