Appro imatety hat
percenta e of Jamaican
/ consi t elves B k?
I .
JULY 8. 1914 - lUy
in er, w born.
190 - Loul Jord n,
axophoni t/orch tra le d r,
w born.
Which famous American artist
was the onofanAMEChurch
bishop?
JULY 9,1
H eWUU
first ucce
operation.
Frederic: orrow, w
appoi nted to Pre ident
Ei enhower' taff. 1947 -
OJ. Impson, football player,
was born.
Did Blacks ever pastor and
preach at white churches in
colonia times?
JULY 10, 1875 - M ry
McLeod Bethune, educator,
wa born. 1889 - oble
Si le, orch tra leader, was
born.
Who was the fountkr of the
Universal Negro Improvement
Associasion?
JULY 11, 1905 - W.E.B. Du
Bo a nd William Monroe
Trotter organized the Niagara
Movement which demanded
abolition of all race
distinctions. 1897 - (Blind)
Lemon Jeffer on, bl ues
Inger, was born.
In which year were Blacks first
permitted to join the US
Marine Corps?
JULY 12, 1979 _._ Setting a
course and tournamem record,
Calvin Peete won the Greater
Milwaukee Open, his first
PGA Tour victory. 1840 -
William Hooper Council,
educator, was born. 1937-
Bill COsby, comedian/actor,
was born.
Which Black scientist wrote
extensively on cell division,
fertilization, and artificial
parthenogenesis ?
JULY 13, 1965 - Thurgood
Marshall was appointed the
first Black Solicitor General of
the U.S. 1928 � Leroy
Vlnnegar, bassist, was born.
Which major league baseball
team was the first ever to field
all nine positions at once with
B lack players?
ANSWERS TO
BlACK QUESTIONS
7th - About 85%.
8tb - Henry O. Tanner.
9th - Yes. Bryan, Leile, and
others. Some were considered
phenomenous. '
10th - Marcus A. Garvey.
11th -1943.
12tb - Biologist Ernest Just.
13th - The Pittsburgh Pirates
in 1972.
STATE AND NATION
Grand B of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.,
w a p rtlclpant In tbe 21st Century Comm lon' recent national
conference on tbe pUaht and problem of AtrIc n American male ,
co-cbalred by Virginia Governor L Dougl Wilder (right).
U.s. soccer growing
with the population
M aldng Of A Major Sport foreign ct ubs could also be an '
avenue which is available for all
By CHARLES E. BElLE American youth to follow for equal
There are only twenty-eight head pay. Publicizing the pay of the
coaching jobs in the National Foot- foreign soccer stars' in the U.S.
ball League, and with the exception during the World Cup in 1994 will
of the San Francisco 4gers offensive ignite more impoveished youth to try
coach, Mike Helgren, every other the sport for stardom and fortune.
coach in high school, college or The U.S. National Soccer Team
professional rank without one would showcases the success available for
jump at the chance to coach an NFL World Cup '94 by holding Argen­
team. The coaching job of the tina, World Cup champions in 1976,
1990's nevertheless is the one and 1986 and runne r up in 1990 to a mere
only h�ad coach of the U.S. National- , goal in fron� of �ver 31�OOO .fans in
Soccer Team. "Football" as soccer is Stanford Untverslty stadium 10 May.
known all over the rest of the world More paying fans attended this
is going to take its place at the top of single game than the average daily,
major sports franchises before the attendance of most baseball games
end of this decade. and some NFLfootball games during
Defeating defending South the s�ason. .
American club champion Olimpia of Still g�wlQg w?rld f�tball style
Paraguay in Tampa, tying Mexico, (soccer) IS beco,mmg a bigger sue­
conquering Canada and barely being c� eac� day "':I�h World Cup com­
aced by Argentina caused by a �I�tees 10 13 Cities. 1\venty:se�en
momentary drop of concentration, Cities ac� the country are bld�1O.g
the U.S. National team is definitely for the ng�t to host matches. This IS
in contention for this year's World o�y one city less ,the I) the num�r of
Series Soccer Championship. The Cities currently With NFL franchises.
demographics of the U.S. dictate the World Cup �SA 199�, the most
real news however in that there is a popular ent in the world,
growth of more s�r sports fans in will elevate soc�r in the United
this nation. Nothing in major sports States,. to the m�Jor .sports league
is growing faster than the fever for status It deserves in this country.
"football" world style in the United
States.
Stars created by the "magic man,"
head coach, Bora Malvinovic of the
U.S. National Team will slowly but
surely make the front of the sport
sections of newspapers across the
country. And why not, is not just a
white American suburban sport, but
a backbone of the Caribbean,
Hispanic and Latino American com­
petitive cultural heritage. The high
growth in population of this group in
the U.S. coupled with the coming of
age of children raised in the sport in
suburban America are going to
demand and receive prime time 1V
coverage.
Starting in 1994 when the whole
world will focus on the U.S. efforts
to be number one in the number one
attended sport worldwide - watch out
for NFL type publicity for oceer,
Publicity plus advertising, means big
dollars for professional' U.S. soccer
athletes. A current U.S. team mem­
beronIy gets travel and accommoda­
tions worldwide, plu $20,000-
$40,000 depending on game
played. Foreign national stars tart­
ing sala ( are in, the millions plus
celebrity status in wherever coun
they play.
PERFORMING
OR these
Black mericana
may have a place
at Smithsonian
The advisory commi ttee of
Smi thsonian Ins ti tution has
recommended the establishment
of a Nationai African American
mu eum. The recommendation
is based on a one-year African
American Institutional Study
1hat was conducted for the In­
stitution by the committee.
According to the 120-page
report, the new museum should
be located in the Smithsonian's
Arts and Indu tries 'Building in
Wubington, D.C. an'd hould be
governed by a board of trustee
appointed by the Smith onian
Board of Regents. It was also
suggested tbat 10 of these 19
trustees be individual of
African descent.
While the exhibitions and re­
search of the proposed museum,
would be broad and inclusive,
collections would initially con­
centrate on the areas of art and
material culture, 20th-century
objects of U.S. �ivil right and
labor movement , Black media
figures, and the work of Black,
artists.
,
•
" H
in nwn
lins y
wi th th of computers -
propo ed redi tri ting plans
d v lop our own ternativ "
One of th e rlie t ervice
rendered by th Project involved Ac-
com County, VA, where it w
called in by th local MCPbranch
wh n redi tricting got underw y.
"The NAACP edi tricting
Project produ d a redistricting plan
that created, for the first time, three
Black single-m mber districts out of
nine for th Accomack county Board
of Supervi ors. This plan was
reviewed and ub equently pased by
the legislative body," aid Sam Wal­
ters, Assi tant General Counsel wi th
the NAACP Legal Department.
Black State Legislators 0 d
ear i ngs On eappointment
WASHINGTON. D,C,- The Nation­
al Black Caucus of State Legislators
(NBCSL) has launched a series of
working regional conferences to
develop strategies for redistricting
and reapportionment in Black com­
munities throughout the country.
"Redistricting and reapportion­
ment are two of the most important
issues facing the Black community
during the decade of the 1990's.
We have to be prepared to deal
with opposition forces it) aggressive­
ly working toward tbc-climination of
racialty 'di criminatory pol,iti�al
boundaries, which- J\ave re trictea
the, participation of Blacks and other
minority groups in the American
political proces ."
NBCSL has joined with the Voter
Education Section of NAACP and
the Electoral Participation Project,
headed by Antonio Harrison, in hold­
ing the serious of conferences. The
first conference was held in Chicago
on May 24, 1991. Other conferences
are scheduled for Portland, Oregon,
on June 8; in Bo ton, on August 2,
and in La Veg ,during NBCSL's
annual national conference Decem­
ber 2-6.
_�(.,,4'. , .,\ ., �, ., " ,
date on the adjustment of the cens ,',
an overview of the legal environ-:
ment affecting redistricting and
reapportionment, especially the'
changes in the Voting Rights Act, and :
the role of civil and voting rights :
organizations.
tI A major focus of the con- :
terence," Groff said, .... is collective .
strategizing to formulate plans to :
take full advantage, of opportunities �
to elect Blacks to political office, :
a result of redistricting and reappor- .
tio ." •
thlpn State ep. Chart r- •
�rison, Jr., of Lansing, is the poup's !
Financi,al Secretary. •
ACCORDI G TO Groff tho
working conferences provide an up-
They ay thing are changing in South Africa. But
30 million black people are' till denied the right to
vote becau e of the color of their kin.
.
w Pre ident Bu h i talking about rewarding
the Pretoria government
by lifting anction .
Nelon Mandela ays we
hould maintain
anction until he and all
South African have the
right to vote,
' ..
Your vote for anctions
again t South Africa will
keep the pre sure on
apartheid and help bring
real change.
SIGN YOUR BALLOT TODAY
YOU CAN" HELP,
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