OPI"'J ION
major COD­
. thedm..aat
___ , .• _e iDa crisi cODfroatiD
African-American youth. .1
1986 ODe ploym Dt amoog
B ood 74CJ, tic society. Wi a IC&I1timate
u compared with S2CJ, for job • easy to turD to the �
III f the street economy of mme,
\4e failed to .., vice, vio ee and death.
. . ficant . - in An aapy dispossessed class
�-'II::Inm., m youth '::'ploy- of �-Ame� youth. are
Ia the mid-fiftie& B DOW 0 soaety .
• e teenage emplopy- They are the victims of
. ...,._l,..tf ... �abouttbe genocid I governmental
19(1) policie hicb invest in star
ars, exotic bomber,
spacecraft, and a variety of mis­
siles while neglecting to in
in ed ·011, housing, health
care. lAd jobs for OW' young
people. ney are the victims of
1W .... l's -voo-doo eco . c·
·ch ked ·c for the
y and created devasta­
tion and misery for the masses
of Afric n-Americans im­
prisoned in America' urban
ghettos.
The most tragic casualty of
this blatan neglect, ho ver,
h been the deterioration of
VALUES. the weakening of
Black families, and the shr -
ding of the fabric of the Africaa­
American community. Blac
youth are sdf-destructiDg in the
face of America's genOcide d
AfPc:an-Ame· seem
incapable of carl enough to
r cue, nuture, d de� our
'of Black
I'
youth
Paren : Kee�
your child ·
_lear ng
dur
over for the year,
bu that not mean that
lea� for your child,
Experts tell us that it is crudaI
that children continue to exer­
cise their minds during the sum­
mer months they do not lose
what they have learned in
school.
One way to m cure t e
ummer mont are both fun
and educationali to enroll yo r
-chi d in a summer activities
pr am. Check with your loca1
Bo 'or Girls' Club to find out
wh programs are a ailable in
'yo Ir community. Programs th t
mi learning and recre tional
. ac . ties usually work best.
ut there are also simple
thi gs you can do wi yo r
chil that will help feed youn
Read a story to your child
or alee up one. Picture boo
can used with children who
are beginning ·readers. Whe
chil ren are older, as them to
to you, or to make up
Ron Dllllieb lerwd IU e
DinclOT of 1M H RIIin­
bow CotIIitiOlt III 1M DquIy
Campaign MIIII.'" 10' tlte
Reverend leI e IIICk$OIl'1
PruidentUJJ c.np.;"a He
IuU let1Ied (1$ Pruidenl Of the
Naliolull BltzdcAssmabIy tIIId III
Chairperson 10 the Nali01Ul1
Black Independent Political
Party. Currently, he erves lIS
President 0/ the IlUtitule lOt'
Community O",.aizlltjOll II1Ul
Devleopment in Younp
Ohio. He I1UIY be: conlllCt«l til
(216) 746-5747.
countries.
- VISi the
child. Your
that boo are
cl ssroom - that reac!lDa
wonderful pi ure. H
child to pick out boo
teach your child how the
works. Encour your
come back d 100 for r
books by a favorite . er, Some
. libraries provide a children's
hour once or twice a eex,
where a librarian will read to the
children, show films, and to ch
coordination skills while danc­
ing to mu ic.
- Te ch your child a port.
You can take wimming I ns
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