Detroit salutes the National
Malcolm X Commemoration
Commission' Declaration and
pilgrimage to Omaha, Nebras­
ka, the birthplace of and future
ite for the Malcolm X Interna­
tional Center, proclaiming May
19, 19QO, National Malcolm X
Day.
In tribute to EI Hajj Malik el­
Shbazz's life legacy and les­
sons, Carolyn Warfield,
metaphysical artist, will publish
a national postcard in his honor;
alcolm - (1925-1965). A Pic­
torial Postcard Honoring EI
H jj Malik el- habazz.
Malcolm is the 4th
lithographic publication from
an original a emblage eries of
Warfield called Patriots and
Others."
Postcard Epigraph reads,
. Where greed embodies racist
lands, his example, human
rights activist. Crowned by the
onarch butterfly, Aztec sym- .
hoi of fire: the soul and rebirth."
Warfield believe Malcolm
was a man of the people and a
great catalyst today for interna­
ional unification of peop e of
rican and African decent.
The postcard, in full color I� � __
will measure 4" x 6", and will sell
for $1.00. Direct sale of the
postcard to bookstores and
museums will begin September
1 1990· Warfield said. To place
, ,
a pre-publication or�er , contact
the publisher at Farri Concepts,
17525 Midland, Detroit MI
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By Le A. S el
Sp,ciIJl to Til, Mklligan
Citiz,n .
DETROIT - Michigan-b ed
Spaulding for Children,
twenty-year-old. international
private agency for the doption
of special-need children, ha
nnounced the start of the
option Leadership Institute,
three-ye r program designed
to broaden adoption oppor­
tunities for minority children
awaiting permanent homes.
For years. the number of
potential adoptees ·with special
needs in th U.S. h been in­
creasi ng. Accordi ng to a 1986
study conducted by WEST AT,
Inc .• 56 percent of 11,720
children awaiting adoption
were of racial or ethnic
minorities. and' 50 percent
were 11 and 18 years of age.
Race nd age factors make
these unadoptable in the cur­
rent sy tern.
To help the e children,
Spaulding, in conjunction with
the National Child Welfare
� ... eadership Center at the
I University of orth Carolina,
is working to place more
minorities in leadership roles
in the adoption sy tem.
"In order to break down the
barrier to placing the e
children, further training and
rtlt
birth
es minori ya
.,
MICHIGAN CI11ZEN P ,
education must begin today,"
said Judith McKenzie, Spauld­
ing for Children's executive
director. "By. building ethnic­
sensitive practice skills, com­
mitting to the development of
new leaders of color ... and by
provtding minority role
models, the Institute will tart
to resolve some of the. inequi­
ties f cing minority (children)
at risk."
. Specifically, the In titute
will identify, prepare nd sup­
port new middle management
leadership among minorities
all over the country. Through
seminars and inten ive train-
ing, these adoption workers
will develop skills in effective­
I y meeting the placement needs
of children awaiting adoption,
and in substaining the Camilie
that adopt them.
McKenize believe it. is im-
. perative that minorities be
pi ced in decision-making
position and that children'
organizations must revamp to
provide culturally-competent
services. She i confident tha.t
developing minority magagers
will accomplish thi. "Past
studies have shown us," s id
McKenize, that leadership
training works."
Me too
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