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This Week In
Black History
in ur nee executive,
bom.
WORLD AND NA TION
ND IN the poorer com-
munitie of America, it' ly the
men woo imbibe and the women and
children who pay the price.
TIle consequences of alcohol con
umption in poor countrie are ex-
n j t he lth i ue in the Third
World, it i development' ue,"
Hei writ . "Where evere, drink
ing lowe productivity, reduce
agricultural output nd undermine
prog t rd improved he lth for
women and children."
She poin out th t treatment of
alcohol-reI ted d' e e force hard
pre ed government to divert
resources from oth r vi tal needs. In
M!xico, for example. cirrho i of the
tob
THE KING CENTER an
ticip tes that more foreign leaders
will be involved in its eminars
and.workshop on nonviolence.
Prior to his position at Har
vard, Dr. Quincy was director of '
Michigan's Department of Civil
Rights, a White House Fellow and
a foreign policy advi or of the
U.S. colleges and South African
Bl ck educational insti utions. At
Harvard, he created fellowship
program to increase the number
of minorities entering academic
admini tration.
The new agenda will advance
pri tbe Center: "To
. reconciliation in
bringing together individuals and
leaders of group ,i titutio and
nations in the nonviolent resolu-
In outlining Dr. Quincy's
duties, Mrs. King id he will be
responsible for deve�oping
operating pi and directing the
King Center' daily activities.
Directors for program, finance .
and administration, development .
and public relations will report:
directly to Dr. Quincy. .
The King Center was founded •
by Mrs. King in 1968 to promote:
concerns of ·the Center are a .
reflection of Mrs. King's relations :
with heads of state, United Na- .
tions COlleagues and the:
diplomatic community. They are :
also a reflectio f the King •
Center' nonviolence training ac- :
tivities in coordinating the e tab- .
lishment of the King Luthuli :
Transform tion Center in'
Soweto, South Africa, well as :
its affiliation s a non
government 1 m mber of the
United Nations.
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negotiating points dealing with
registration of political partie. Am
bassador Patricio aid the talks were
expected to resume before the end of
July.
In recent reports th Mozambique
government's chief negotiator Ar
mando Guebuza attributed the tum
bling blocks in the tal to the lack
of trust. "RENAMO does not have
THE MOZAMBIQUE govern- trust in the profound change that are
ment 'and RENAMO have begun under way in our ociety," he tated.
peace talks which were interrupted RENAMO began several politi-
in June after RENAMO took cal p rties have MOunced inten-
damant exception with one of ,".'.,!'W"'J'- to vie in lectio
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Who WtU the fIT t Black
ever hired by the Metropolitan
Opera ociasion in a solo
role?
PEACE
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have been killed, left without lim
and di placed. Mozambicans are
among the world' largest refugee
populations.
But change nd the desire for
enuine democratization today
lors the landscape in Mozambi
que, insi t Hipolito Patricio,
Mozambique's Ambassador to the
United States.
During a recent interview with
NNPA, the ambassador discussed
the step now being taken to clear the
path for pe ce, multiparty elections
and • neworder for that nation�qf 15
million.
., _." e lJJW,c.d States can play a
vital role in the process of change."
said Patricio. "Our good relations
have actually contributed to the
building of peace in Mozambique."
He noted that the U.S. contributed
$70 million annually for
humanitarian i tance to Mozam
bique since 1985.
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Which revolutionary war
veteran found the Black
Masons?
JULY 24, 1807 - Ira
ldrldle, h kespeare n,
actor, w bom. 1891- H De
e le, Emperor of
Ethiopian, w born. 1954-
Dr. Mary Church Terrell
first Black to erve on the
Washington, D.C. 80 rd of
Education, died. 1925 -
Adele Add D, oprano, w
born.
Which sport events do
B lacks attend more than all
others? .
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• JULY 25, 1 n7 - First
Black Daptl t ·Church in
America organized by eight
lave at Silver Bluff, S.C.
1976 - Ed In Mose won
gold medal and set the world
record in 4OO-meter hurdles at
Montreal Olympics. 1906 -
JohDny Hodl saxophonist,
was born.
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.1'1te F�e Afriaut Soc:�
fOWuu:d in '1787, for� the
lJ'Wt lor which Block bUfikttJ
in�U.S.
JULY 26, 1865 - Patrick
Frane! Healy became the
first Black awarded a Ph.D.
(from Louvain University,
Belgium). 1847 - William
n
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
H. Steward, e'dt tor of the
American Baptist, was born.
Who was the first Black
attorney to practice law before
t� US Supreme Court?
JULY 27, 1962 - Martin
Luther King, Jr., was jailed in
Albany, Ga. 1916 - Skippy
WlUiams s!xophonist, was
born.
In which yeor were Blocks
first permitted to play
basketball inth« NBA?
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ANSWERS TO BLACK
HISTORY QUESTION
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21 t - Hampton Institute.
22th - Dancer, Janet
Collins.
23rd - Prince Hall, a
native of Barbado . He
establi bed the lodge in 1787.
24th - Basketball.
25th - The in urance
busin
26th - John S. Rock, also
a writer, army major, and
phy ician.
27t - Not until 1950.
Chuck Cooper with the Boston
Celtics.
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