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AlLANrA, GA. - Another
prominent Black politician is
finding it necessary to' effect
"tone down his Blackness" in a
bid to win a major statewide of
fice. The so-called "Doug
Wdder strategy" is now ing
employed by former C n
gressman and Atlanta M or
Andrew Young as he c m
paigns to become the firs 131 ck
governor of Georgia.
In a state where Blacks rep
resent 25% of the total pop la
tion, Young has been cl ar
about the fundamental prob m
faced by Blacks running or
statewide or national pqlit cal
offices. He told a grolJp of
i prominent Blacks in Alba y,
Georgia recently, "I cannot get •
elected with just Black votest"
Young has frequently
referred to last year's . t ic
victory of L. Douglas Wilde in
Virginia. Wilder became. he
nation's first Black-elect d
governor by, in part, by pia
down his race and Blac - e-
Detroit
to host
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chapter Black lIourna ists
national convention
amibia
Conlin dfr 1
fighting to overthrow the
goverDJDalt of neighboring An
gola. Jackson also noted that
milli in U.S. aid are being
outpoured into Eastern Europe
while Southern Africa is virtual
ly ignored.
Jack on was among more
than 2,000 international guests
ho attended the momentus
ony marking the birth of
Africa's 52nd state. African Na
tional Congress leader elson
Mandela, South African Presi
dent F.W. de K1e and US.
Secretary of State James Baker
were joined here by beads of
state from virtually every mem
ber state of the United Nations.
New Namibia, a vast territory
of just 1.5 million, faces a
tremendous demand of disen
gaging from South Africa which
had controlled the economic and
poli tical lifeblood of the
country. The leadership, .
embracing the theme of national
reconciliation, is also pesented
with the awesome task of dis
'mantling the apartheid struc
tures which have 'created a
The government must also COD
privileged life for the estimated
10,000 whites.
One of the most immediate
- needs' will be in the area of
employment for tens of
thousands of BI cks who sup
ported the ruling party, the
South West Africa People's Or-
a tion, during the
Protracted independence strug
gle; these people made up the
42,000 refugees who returned to
Namibia last year as part of the
United ations settlement plan.
tend with a bloated civil service
force of an estimated 50,000 '
mostly white workers many of
whom were promoted and given
large salary boosts in e waning .
day of the colonial administra
tion.
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Urban League Honor
G ry. Drook, center, chair of the 11th AnDuad Di tln-,
gul hed Warriors B nquet oftbe Detroit Urb D League
was 0 ored for hi succe sful efforts by Ben OD Man
love, left, e air of t e Bo rd of Directors; andLea ue
Preside t, N. Charle A derso . (photo by Robbie)
By Flod n S. R 9
'Staff Reponer
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Woodlee said she was in
volved with the planning of the
national conventio held i
Miami year ago.
The convention will be n "
opportunity for the chapter to
generate funds as other chap
ters have done in cities such as
New York and Lo Angele,
said Constance Prater, chapter
president elect.
DURI G TH EETI G
an election was held and Prater,
from the Detroit Free Press City
County Bureau took the head
DETRon' - Members of the
local ational Association for
Black Journalists are bu ily ar
ranging their schedules making
time to plan for the 'national
convention in 1992.
Seemingly, two years is a
long time, but NABJ members
s y it's not. _
A lot of hard work and
thorough planning is in store for
the chapter t said Yolanda
Woodlee, Detroit News
reporter at the March 17 meet-
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freelance writer.
Reportedly Me eely is
credited ith changin t
cliapter's im gf1 & m' oci I
group to a more iVe y.
Arthur Bridgeforth Jr was.
elected second vice president
leaving his posit n as secretary.
Rogers Foster, a public rela
tions writer, i the incumbent
treasurer while Angelo
Header on, Detroit New busi
ne s reporter, is fir t vice presi
dent.
The post of secretary and
parliamentarian will be ap-
pointed by Prater. . I .1
WITH A EW exec tl e
board, planning (or the nat 0I�81
convention is a priority, but sb
are some more immediat
issues such as up-and-comin
journalists.
The chapter has esblished
workshops, writing contests and
scholarships encourag ng
younger journalists to pursue
their dreams.
The current writing contest
is specifically for pre-college
students, asking them to write
on "Rap ;_ Is It Just Music or Is
There A Message Behind It."
M any African American
reporters from the Detroit
News and Detroit Free Press
are members, but the tudent
membership as well as repre
sentation from other paper is
low.
The newly elected board is
exploring ways of getting the
word out in the community
about the chapter activities one
of which is a support network
among African American jour
nalists.
Iated issues.
Whether or not the strategy
will work for Young will be
known when the Democratic
party primary takes place on
July 17.
Launch h!Her
campaign
aaalnst DSS
DmOIT - The Metropolitan
Detroit chapter of Bread for th I
World (BFW), a religious or
ganization formed to speak for
the hungry and homeless, sup
ported a letter writing drive to
Governor James Blanchard,
sponsored by the Michigan Up
and Out of Poverty Campaign,
to protest his proposed cut of 2
1/2% in social service grants.
BFW stated that the pur
casing power of an AFDC
grant, even before Blanchard's
reduction, was under 60% of
the federal poverty level and
over 20% below the 1980 pover
ty level.
"Recipients cannot afford
Governor Blanchard's
proposed cut," a BfW repre
sentative stated.
Black
condemn Savage
CIIICAGO, ILL - Top Black
elected officials have been
under intense pressure to con
demn Black Illinois Con
gressman Gus Savage. And
several have given in to the pres
sure.
During his recently success
ful re-election bid, Savage
angrily attacked the white
media and Jewish groups for
their support of hi Black op
ponent Melvyn Reynolds. Many
of those same newspaper and
groups have since labeled
Savage a "Blac racist" and have
been pressuring prominent
Black elected officials to
denounce him.
Black Pennsylvania
Democrat William Gray and
New York' Charles Rangel
have given in to the pressure.
Both last week issued state
ments condemning Savage's
remarks. However, the Rev.
Jesse Jackson has refu ed to
comment.
Many white were al 0
angered by the fact that avage
w upported by Blac Muslim
Minister Louis Farakhan.