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(>PINION COMMENTARY'LEITERS EDITORIALS
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no camp omise the truth about
the iDjustice of current dcmestic
foreign poli . It is out
p )'Cf, in the advent ad of
the n tion I celebr ti on in
te to Dr. King' legacy, that
ore of us • be imspired to
del' more of the Jeade ip
r ponsibilities toward an effec­
tive socio-economic transfor­
ma ·on of this soceity. We all
ould contemplate and take up
the courage of Dr. King's
leadership .
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He pu hed Congre sino
cutting host of educational
p ograms. The result: the num­
ber of Black males going to col­
t ge i no t nearly 20 year
low. Reagan cut host of health
care and welfar�progr DlS. The
re ult: Blac f milie are
deteriorating and for the firs
time in the 20th century Black
life expectancy h fallen for
two years in a ro .
And despite the o-called
Reagan economic expansion,
the typical Black family is no
or t off than befor Re gan
too office. B ck po erty in­
creased and the income gap be­
n Bl cks and whites grew
larger.
Finally, during his last days in
office Reagan uggested in a ro
Minutes· interview that Black
le der were some how
OD and re ttempting
to make disaimination ppear
or t that is for their own
benifit.
In recent r dio commen­
tary, Roger Wilkins· reported
to have called Regan ·an ig­
ant vage" when' came to
Bia prob ems and concerns.
The langu ge m y ound
. But the facts e there:
Reag n as bad for Blae
peop . I for one m glad he is
gone.