ri
t e drive
hare of the
medium- i ed
m II minority b ine e.
John F. obi on, the Pre i­
dent and Chief xecutive 0 icer
of the ational inority Bu i-
ne id tb t the
private ector, pecific Uy the
major corpor tio whicb were
being elected by Kuw iti
government 0 ici 1 to rebuild
tbeir n tion' infr tructure
hould e tabli h "bu ine -to-
bu ine" ub-co ntr cting
p rtner hip itb minority-
o ned firm .
"It make good busine en e
for the large corporations to in­
volve minority-owned com­
p nies -whicb are capable of
entering into profitable sub-con­
tracting arr ngement in con-
truction furnishing,
communications, tran portation
. electronic, food proces ing and
broad range of other manufac­
turing and service-indu trie ."
aid Mr. Robinson.
"With almo t $1 billion more
to be given to U.S. companies in
the months ahead, it i impera­
tive that botb the White Hou e
and the p ri va te ecto r act to
guarantee sizeable U.S. minority
involvement in the rebuilding of
the war-ravaged country."
MR. ROBINSON is heading
a National Steering Committee
of business executive and
elected offici 1 re work­
ing to ensure tbat minority firms
re awarded some of the rebuild­
ing work.
Incl uded among tbe Commi t­
tee members are Earl Graves of
Earl Grave Enterprise; or­
man Jones, ones Construction
in Washington D.C.; Samuel F.
Jordan, Worldwide Communica­
tions, Kansas City; Roy Hastick,
President Caribbean-American
Chamber of Commerce, New
York; Lloyd Douglas, Business
Consultant of New York; Ralph
Thomas, National Association of
�inori ty Contractors,
asbington D.C.; Hollis Smith,
President Southern California
inority Purchasing Council;
�rne t Gonzalez; Bruce Bolling,
member of the Boston City
Council; and Daniel La MJunte,
La Maute Financial Services,
Los Angeles.
As the steering panel begins
I
, upport or t
ecure orne of the
minority firm b ome
ever I mem er 0 the
n tion' economy, ere tin
b dly needed jo in our com-
munitie .
In the t te of Michi
re m n. .
e n hile, ritz-E rl c-'
Lymont, the n in Director
of MBC' Intern tion I Trade
Di i ion, id th t the Council
h not limited it intere t to
u ait.
"A repre entative of the
Coun il i currently vi i tin
Egypt and S udi Arabi nd he i
to provide with v Iu ble in-
form tion on the opportunitie
for bu ine de I ," he ide
"We are 100 ing at ever I
countrie in the Middle E t, in­
cluding Egypt nd S udi Arabi
place where minority-firm
hould be able to compete."
"WE ' H V
African-
American comp nies," he told
the House, "who b ve wor ed on
the Patriot missle, on the recy­
cling of de ert aste water, and
a number of re s of con true­
lion, highway con truction, and
buildings. "' .
DymaUy's caJI was backed by
Donald Payne, a Representative
from New Jersey, who aid that
in much the same way that
women and minoritites had lost
their live in the battle to regain
Kuw i ti' sovereignty, members
of uch groups should be aJIowed
to help in the country's rebuild­
ing.
And that was why he was
backing the plan to ensure that
companies owned by Blacks,
Hispanics, Asians, women and
others were given a fair share of
the contracts, he dded.
"Our plan wil gi worn n
and minorities, who played such,
a vi tal role in tbe success of
Operation Desert Storm, the op­
portunity to participate in a
meamngfu! way in the rebuild­
ing 0 f Kuwai t," added Mr.
Payne.
FOR HER PART, Repre­
sentative Barbara ,Collins of
Michigan's 13th Congressional
District, said that although more
than 120,000' ethnic minorities
"were deployed in Desert Storm,
representing about 28 percent of
our military presence there,"
minority contractors were not
among the firms which received
initial contracts totaling 800
Loretta Lever receives
to'p �ward fr'om SBA
Ms. Loretta Lever, of Lime
Rock, Arkansas Regional Coor­
dinator of the NAACP's Fair
Share Economic Development
Program in Region VI, has been
named recipient of the pres­
tigious National Advocacy of
the Year Award by the U.S.
Department of Commerce Small
Business Ad,ministration.
Ms. Lever will receive, the
ard in the Rose Garden at a
hite House ceremony during
ational Small Business Week,
May 5-11. Thi is the first time
staff member of the NAACP
and a resident of Arkansas has
been so honored.
. Ms. Le,ver was elected for
the creativity she used in ad­
ocacy program and in the
easurable results which oc­
red as a result of her efforts.
• "I am deeply honored to
receive such a high award and I
m excited about going to
a hington to be honored 8
well a to meet with President
u h " M . Lever said.
.
. MS. LEVER work clo ely
ith ·busine e· in the region's
five tate area (Arkansas,
LouiSiana, New Mexico, Ok­
homa and Texa ), encouraging
rm to employ, promote and do
more busines with minoritie .
She al 0 negotiate Fait
hare Agreement which
romote mi nority purchasi ng
olicie and program , affirm­
live action program and
moving minoritie into ervice
management po ·lions.
. She hosts trade shows and
workshops. and has establi hed 8
regional economic council to
train and provide tech-nical as­
sistance for minorities in local
projects.
To date, four Fair Share
agreements have been signed in
the tate. The Fair Share Pro­
gram is a national thrust by the
NAACP to improve employment
and entrepreneurial oppor­
tunities for African-Americans.
Over 50 national agreements
have been signed with some of
the nation's top major corpora­
tions, resulting in an additional
$500 million in economic
benefi ts bei ng re leased to the
African-American community.
RECENTLy', Mr. Lever was
an advocate for )egis�ation in
Arkansas that established 8 10
percent goal for minority firms
to do busi nco s wi th the statc.
M . Leve says that her ac­
compli hments have enabled her
to help ensurc �qual treatment
for minority bu inesses focas on
the importance of the NAACP's
Fair Share Program .
"Receiving thi award will
al 0 give me the opportunity to
encourage Black busine s
development and expan ion,"
he adds.
Ms. Lever is a graduate of the
University of Arkansas at Pine
Bluff. Prior to a uming her
po ition with the NAACP, she
wa with the Southwestern Bell
Telephone Comp ny.
or Your
Sponsortd by Dttroit 0 t opathic
Ho pilal
In thi he lth-con ciou era,
it eem just about every
product in the upermarket car-
rie orne health claim on it
1 bel. Con umer might be led
to believe that 11 of the e food
are good for them.
In f ct, like almo t all adver­
ti ing, the e health claim tre
the good, and never mention the
bad. Th t product label d "no
chole terol" might be high in fat
nd ugar. The one labeled
"lite" might actu l1y ju t be
lighter in weight than other
brand, nd nutritionally the
same.
A recent article in the TUfts
University Diet and Nutrition
Letter singles out everal foods
that mo t people think are heal­
thy food, but reall� are not that
pe ciat. For instance, pple
juice i Ii ule more than flavored
water containing orne natural
fruit ugar. Certain. it won't­
hurt you, but apple juice has few
nutrient and almost no vitamin
C.
Cream cheese-touted some­
times as a healthy alternative to
Ford of Tenne ee couldn't h ve
reed more wi th hi Congre-
ion I colle gues. He id th t
hile Afric n-Americ n were
"di proportion tely" repre ented
in the U.S. Armed Force " they
ere "under-repre ented in tbe
bu ine force. "
"The rebuilding of Kuw it i
ood H
alth
names. You're much better off
putting actual fruit in your
child's 1 unch.
When you examine these
cases, I think it is clear that the
mart hopper carefully reads
the nutri tion panel of products,
rather than r lying on the health
claims trumpeted on the front of
the package.
For more information about
making healthy food choice,
visit Detroit Osteopathic Ho pi­
tal d uri ng National Hospi tal
Week May 12-18, when the Food
& Nutrition Service Depart­
ment will be, sponsoring "Heart
Healthy" Cooking Classes.
THE CLASSES will be held
in the Detroit Heart Institute
Dining Room (located on the
DOH campus) Tuesday, ay
14th from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. and
Friday, May 17th from 3:00 to
4:00 p.m.
Registered Dietitians will be
on hand to an wer questions on
how to prepare 1tJ ier meal
'as well as what t ttrnk for on
food.labets when shopping for a
health-conscious diet.
For more information call
252-4073.
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much of it is saturated.
A number of parents send
their childre off to school with
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Children of alcoholics likely to have problems
Alcoholi m run in families
and the children of alcoholics
are four limes more likely than
other children to become al­
coholic , say Joyce DeHaan,
Medical Director of Gateway
Recovery Services in
Kalamazoo.
"At least seven million
American chi Idren have al­
coholic parents," �ay DeHaan.
"These young people - perhaps
1 of 6 from 5 through 14 years
old here - are more likely to
have emotional problems than
those whose parents are not al­
coholics. "
The medical director explains
�hat while children try to keep
the alcoholism a secret,
.,.
teachers, relatives, other adults
or friends often sense that some­
thing i wrong.
The following behaviors may
be a signal that there' i a drink­
ing problem at home. They in­
clude:
- Failure in school, or truan­
cy.
- Lack of friends and
withdrawal from classmates.
- Delinquent behavior, such
as stealing, violence, etc.
- Frequent complaint about
headaches or stomachaches.
- Abuse o'f drugs or alcohol.
- Aggressive toward other
children.
Some children of alcoholics
Ca
may have a .variety of problems.
They may express anger because
of the alcoholism of one parent,
and be just as angry at the non­
alcoholic parent for lack of sup­
port of protection.
DEHAAN SAID the child
may also worry about the: itua­
tion at home. "He or she is afraid
the alcoholic parent will become
sick or injured, and may al 0
fear fights and violence between
the parents.
"Because the al�ohoHc parent
will change suddenly from being
loving to angry, regardless of
the child' behavior, the child
becomes confused. The con­
fusion is compounded because a
regular daily schedule doe not
exist. It is important for a
youngster to experience regular
meal times and bedtimes, not
compounded by constant chan­
ges due to alcoholism."
A child will also experien.ce
guilt, depression and embarrass­
ment, she said.
"The child may take on guilt
becau e he or she may believe
himself or herself as the main
cause of mom's or dad's ,drink­
ing."
"The child feels lonely and
helpless to Change the ituation,
depres ion may result. And be­
cause the parents tran mit the
message that there is a terrible
secret at home, the ashameci
child is afraid to ask anyone for
help."
"Because the child has been
'disappointed by the drinking
parent many times, he or she
often does not trust others, thus
becomes unable to have close'
relationships."
DOCTORS IN the alcohol
treatment field have also found
that some children of alcoholics
may cope with the alcoholism of
their pare,nts by becoming very
controlled, successful. "over­
achievers" throughout school
years. At the same time they will
be emotionally isolated from
other children and teachers.
Their emotional problems may
not becomo apparent until they
become adult .
"Professional help, the earlier
the belter, is important in
preventing more serious
problems for the child, includ­
ing the threat of alcoholism,"
said Dehaan. "Whether the al­
croholic parent or parents are
receiving help, it is important
for children and adole cents to
seek help from uch' organiza­
tions as AI-Anon and Alateen" .
More information can be ob,­
tained by phoning Gattway
Recovery Services at 1-616-
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