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Uru i l ) ('HH. Great Bri tai n
l.' I a s s J( leu .1 I I non - w h i t e
people as B�\. African,
Afro-Can hb��, Arabs,
Asians and Indians were
recognized a� Black.
Pat Younge. a reporter for a
Black London newspaper,
said "Black" IS a political term
used to UOI fy people of vary­
ing ethnic cultures.
"The term Black stops at­
tempts to pit people of dif­
ferent ethnic backgrounds
gainst one another." he said.
The common experiences
of racism, discrimination, op­
pression and injustice are used
as the basis for the term, not
merely skin color.
Claire Hynes, a senior
reporter for a Black
newspaper, said ethnic
minorities have a common
disadva nraged and unde r­
privileged status in all society
that is dominated by Whites.
Hynes said discrimination
in Great Britain is similar in
some ways to drscnrnination
in the United Stales. She said
discrirni nation is becomi ng
more subtle-i-va more hidden
form."
HYNES SAID qualified
Black people have been
refused jobs were given to
whites when Blacks were
equally. qualified.
Hynes said there is dis­
crimination in housing also
Blacks are steered to certain
areas regardless of income she
said.
C a re;-C e nte r-_...,....---­
pl'8ns Open
House
DETROIT - Great Lakes
Care Center located at 12900
West Chicago, Detroit (north
side of street-corner of Sor­
rente) will have an OVEN -
HOUSE-on Tuesd-ay August
28 from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
The event is sponsored by the
Family Council and Activity
Department. The public- is in=
vited to tour the facility at this
time.
Singing groups from area
churches will entertain guests.
friends and famiJy members of
the residents. Booths will be
set up to provide free blood
pressure and pulse readings.
The booths will be manned by
populauon. Figures reported
by the Office of Population.
Censuses and Surveys dis­
closed the Black community
s: I I 2,000 Africans. 49S.000
Afro-Caribbeans. 73,000
Arabs, 125,000 Chinese.
787,000 1 ndians, 428.000
Pakistani, 108,OOQ
Bangladeshi. 287,000 Mixed
ethnic group, 163,000 "Other"
(Korean and Japanese) and
472.000 minorities who
declined to be labeled.
Younge said the generic
political term Black has
brought about significant
changes and advantages for
the entire Black community.
For example, the Black Sec­
tions of the Labour Party, area
Community Relations Coun­
cils and the Commission for
Racial Equality have resulted
from the collective political
power for the Black com­
munity.
YOUNGE SAID race rela­
tion legislation was also
brought about by communi ty
pressure.
"It was an example of
Black people coming together
for a common cause," he said.
Younge said the political
powerbase elected four Black
members to Parliament. Three
are Afro-Caribbean and one is
Indian. .
The Black members of Par­
liament joined forces to. create
the Parliamentary Black
Caucus, providing a forum for
....... .17
700 marine-cranki1a
amps (mea). 140
minutes reserve.
two REGISTERED NURSES
to answer health related ques- I I __ l
tions. He a I th informational
materials will also be avail­
able. Refreshments will be
served.
Ms-;- Genevieve Stratton,
Administrator of the facility
for the past few months, says:
"We are a vital part of our
n�ghborgood and co
munity." Mr. James Miller,
President of the Family Coun-
cil and son of one of the resi­
dents, states that the "Nursing
Home is domg a good job and
we invi te our friends to come
and see for themselves." He
also states tbat the theme will
be "Together We Care".