This week in A ncan
American history: '
pte r 11 - WllIIia_
�-. pIa�t and direc­
t r, born 1929.
pte rU - Pri
rganizer of fi B I
lodge, born 1746.
h 10 of 1936 Olym .
1913.
pte her 13 - UroJ
, fir t Blac Rhode
Scholar, born 1886.
Septe
B er
Black
He shows parents ho to
reoogaize the symptoms of a
Ieariag problem; how to distin­
guish emotiooal problems from
IearniD8 problems, and steps to
ta ke in correcting these
proble . He offers a number
of cbeckljsts �ich parents can
use to determine thc nature and
elte of .the kind of problem
their child may be experiencing.
An entire chapter is devoted
to parent-teacher communica­
tion, ith guidelines on how to
ppropriate questions in a
paren -teaeber conference and
o to evaluate the teacher's
repsonses. A Teacher Evalua­
tion Form is offered which
should help parents acquire the
specific information needed to
oman federal judge, bora
1921.
September 15 Four B
girls killed in Birmingham
church bombing, 196?
September 16 - Ki
b ues . er, born 1�2S. J
·ea II· Ad rly, j
ician, born 1928.
September 17 - V
Willi became first Black .
M· America, 1983.
stated, ·1 shouldn't be saying
this, but let those Blacks learn to
'� t they ha\1e first. Let
earn i and not expect to
get a nice home by getting a .
cbect from lfare.·
Regina PeUegriDo, one
particularly vocal Y resi­
dent, says, "We didn't move
from Broax for . Look at
this place. We mow the lawn,
keep· clean.· She then adds
that expects drug use, gar­
bage and unruly children to ac­
company the new middle in­
come hous� As the New York
Times conclude hen (op­
ponents) visualize their
prospective neighbors,· is un­
deniable they see Black people."
�'!' support for tI!e city's op­
posabon has not just come from
local residents. Letters of sup­
port for the racist land which .
Yoakers is taking ha\1e come in •
from all oYer the nation. •
Yet, Gov. Cuomo states that
this is not a racial dispute, claim­
iDg he is ·absolutely CODvin� it
o lems
identify their child's problem
:tYOid the failure cycle.
and to monitor the child's Iearn­
progress.
He urges that parents give
special entio to way they
are communicating with the
child, poi ling tballedUring
is not always tOe appropriate
form of communication.
Parents are reminded that
"conununication requires feed­
back, and feedback· like a ping
pong ball - . needs to bounce
on both sides of the Del to be in
play- .•
Greene advises pareDts to
build and protect the child's
self-esteem by making sure the
child is experienceing success at
something such a hobby and
other ctivity. They shl)uld a
. seize every opportunity to let
the child know h proud they
are of hi ability and of hi ac­
compbshments.
This very readab e and prac­
tical handbook i jus loaded
with information which will help
the bewildered parent. It caD be
found in most libraries under
the number LC 4704.
from
our r'ea�EI8Irs
P.O. Box 03560
H PI(, 48203
. one of class." That's just like
saying that Michael Griffith was
beaten to death in Howard
Beach, Queens not because he
Blac but because he was
�r. ,
Judge Sand noted in court
that Cuomo, Governor, had
the power to remove local
elected officia who broke the
Ia and suggested that Cuomo
........ ··w·
Congress is ut to rna an
portant decisi n about child
care, and Black families have an
enormous st e in th outcome.
¥our represent rives in
ashington are about to e
• or "no" on the Act for Bet­
ter Child Care service (or ABC
bi ) that uld h Ip millio of
B ck mothers and fathers fmd
. and pay fot good chil<l care for
their children. Let them len
yqu support ABC - today!
Child Care is a life . t
Black families need to s ay
eoonomicaUy afloat
�early � perce.Dt of 8)1 Blac
c ildren live With a sin le
r t and her paycheck is the
o Iy thing standing between that
ramily and poverty. She must
rk to survive, 'and sh must
ha child care to wor
ut our o-parent families
al 0 depend on a mother's
w es to maintain a decent
standard of living. hat second
paycheck m kes big d f-
ference. Pove in lack
paJ!ent famili was 39.5 percent
I r as of 1984 than it wo d
ha been bad women not been
o king.
<) t important of all, our
.. ren need good child care '0
gJ them a decent start in life
an to enable them to develop
an learn in safe environ me
e high cost and limited
sup Iy of child care in our
lion is a mai or roadblock facin
liar rking Black familie who
are trymg to build a decent fu-
•
remove the Yon rs Council
members. Thus far, Mr. Cuomo
. re�d to ch lIenge the
racist mons ofi the city council,
but, instead, has added his voice
and the integrity of his office to
offer what be says' "a com-
promise." �
Mr. CUomo, you cannot -
d you should not com­
pr:oame with racism.
1
child bare!
I
tu for themsel\1es and their
familie . That is why Black
ders aa the country . ·
:1;' Jesse Jackson, NAACP
cutive Director B jamin
Hoo Nati naI Urban League
ident John J cob, Lo An­
ge Mayor Tom Bradt y, and
N tional Council of Negro
W��en Pre ident Dorothy
Height have poken out in up­
port of the ABC dtild care bill.
- ABC would help build a
be er upply of child care. It
Id IDa cbiIfJ care vail-
ab in more ne_hborhoods
an church in our community.
- ABC uld set minimum
standards that d keep our
children more safe d impro
the quality of care ey receive.
It ould protect ur children
from the dange 10 -quality
chUd care.
_' ABC uld
groMh.ofjobsino community
for child care provider and
rna sure they re iv better
pay for their impo l rk,
Our families and our
children cannot any onger
Cor child care help. But time is
fast running out to pass the ABC
ill i th· io of congre .
Write or call in support f
"BC (H.R. 3660, r S. 1885).
Wri Rep. _ ashington,
C 20515, nd en.
W iagton, DC 20510, �
(202 224-3121 and k for your
repr ntativ by me. Do it
toda !