yWIWAMREED
,
WHAT DID the N tiooalBar
A!B0Cla' tion (NBA) and PUSH &0-
o CXlIIDOO'SIl when they held their IDCdS
in Indianapolis? And hat overall
- Bl .' by the sa..c
in Birmingham the Urban League
in Atlanta, or NAACP in Houston?
l While these known civil rights and
fratemal groopi met to reaffirm their
,. African-American leadership roles,
'a new Black conservative con
tengency w also blooming dur-
. ing the summer.
The m t notable news that
'Came fran Black summer mcet�
w that the traditional groups, in
the main. ClpIDCld the White House
, nomination of Clarence Thomas to
, the Supreme Court and the Black
, Conservatives opposed the "tradi
, .tional groups" for their opposition
to same.
The Congressional Blac Cau
cus (CBC). NAACP. PUSH and
SCLC made news this summer by
opposing Clarence Thomas, and
coaservative Republicans such as.
Bob Woodson, the Council of 100,
and now Tony Brown, made news
for themselves by pushing Thomas
for The Court. While all this
going 00. forty percent of African
Americans were living in poverty,
being the victims of rising �ime
rates and experiencing an urban
fear that cannot be adequately cap
tured in national statistics.
BUSINESS FINANCE
1
ttin
The bureau, in a report rel
1,000.
sector, corporate American and iode-
pendent to
formul for success
"Until very recently, Bl c
men ldom . ealth in
realizable terms. We sought to
achieve position, stature d po er,
Now, it' time to prepare ourselv
for ec::ooomic achievement," id
triciI D • .Jacobs, ICBwm CX)Q
aod president of K-COM Miaogra
phi ,an eigbt-year-old inform tion
man gement company.
ICBwm formed in 1990 to
promote pport the full and
equitable involvement of Bl
men in the economic mai tream.
1be grou ' t udience includ
nior corp> te executiv b in
owne military persoenel, elected
and appoin ed vernment officia ,
and direc 0 0 major co tituency
organizati
"For too 10 , Bl women have
DOt ugbt find a oommoo agenda.
We have been too busy chieving
against the odds to take time out. to
plan a collective economic trategy.
Es e P nning, entrepreneurship, the
global economy and utilizing "po r'
trategi to uceeed in the corporate
nd public cto bould be impor-
tant topi for tbey are to tbe
average white male," Jacobs id.
The conference i open to women
in dec' ionmaking positio in gov
ernment service, the corporate and
non-profit to, and wOlDen who
re independent b ioess owners.
Conference pesters include:
Co lance B. Newman, Director of
the Office of Personnel Management
and th big t ranking Black,
fem le ppointee in the Bush Ad
ministration; Juanit J m ,Vice
Pre ident, Boo -of-the-Montb
Cub; uby G. Martin, Secre ry,
Department 0 Health ad Human
Resources, Commonwealtb of Vir
ginia, and lrallne Barnes, Vice Presi- .,
dent Corporate Affai , Potomac
Electric Power Company in Wash- II
ingtoo, D.C. "
For conference registration in- I
formation call 1-800-673-8462 or J
202/399-9008.
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AS THE MEDIA-defined
"Black Leadership" met before the
cameras of ABC, CBS, NBC and
CNN during the summer to make (X
break Thomas, ahmQ half of Black:
America continued to live. invis- I
ible, in wretched poverty and con
stant fear.
Unlike Thomas' grandfather,
who himself was steeped in pov
erty, these Blacks have no expecta
tioos that their children will have a
better life, and the huge number of
single-puent famili are able �Y
to impart to their children the kind '
of values that make low expecta
tions self-fulfilling.
Black inner city areas are unliv
able due to crime and lack of access
to jobs, housing or training, and
Black Leadership group; spent their
time this summer dividing them
selves over the appoint of
Thomas to a single job.
•
HOPEFUlLY. before the Sum
mer of '92. Black individuals, their
, families and groups, will seek to
achieve better bottom-line results
toward overall uplift. If our people
stop talking about what is wrong
�ith America and Thomas, by next
summer Clarence will look like a
Sunday Preacher and the Blae
population will be foccsing on ac
tions that can be profitable for all of
us. Fall and Winter '91 would be a
good time for our people to make
the White House and Congr
clearly aware of their positions on
legislative . ues on, the Civil
Rights Bill of 1991, Black Repara
tions and the Urban League en
dared Urban Marshall Plan.
Instead of a chorus of Black
"nos" to just one job for Thomas,
before long we will need a choir of
"yea" sayers to any Black having a
chance of a job. We should be
forging broad coalitions toward a
better Black opportunity under a
reformed civil rights bill and to
ward reparatioes to make broad
. based compensation payments to
, Blacks. Minus reparations. an
Urban Marshall Plan hould be a
. Black Goal by Summer '92.
WASHIN<JI'ON. uc - UDder the
banner; "Consciousn at the
Crossroads: Money and You in
1992," more than 250 Black, fe
decisionmakers will ptber in
ington, October 11-13, 1991
at the Ramada Rena' nee Hotel to
di their individual and co\1CC
live ealth potential.
SponSored by the Internatiooal
Coosortium of BlICk Women in
Busine (ICBWIB), thi first-ever
conference will bring together c
cessful women in tbe government
The Rev. Dr. LeOD B. SUlU .... D (len), • member of the bo.rd of directors of GeDeral Motors
CorporatloD, meets ID Detroit with omdals of UAc of Nigeri. to review a JolDt venture
agreemeDt IlDed by the two compaDle • With him are Chief ErDest A.O. ShoDekan (center)
aDd Alh.jl S.O. AI.tlse (right). Dr. Sulllv.D declared that he stroDgly supports such aettons by
Amerlc.D comp.Dles to do more buslDe In Sub·Sh.r.D Africa, .Dd to IDve t ID ecoaomlc
developmeDt .Dd support hum.Dit rl.D progr ms iD the reg1�D.
AHBAI elects new officers�:
1\
Nathaniel Bronner, Jr., vice presi
dent of manufacturing for Bronyer
Brothers, Atlanta, Ga., Health and
Beauty Aids Institute (AHBAI).
OTIiER NEWLY elected AHBAI
officers include: Frank D vie, presi
dent of world of Curls Products, Inc.,
1st vice chairman; Ernest Joshua, Sr.,
Chairman, J.M. Products Co., 2nd
vice chairman; Ernest J hua, Sr.,
Chairman, J .M. Products Company,
Treasurer; Chapman Cannon, Jr.,
Pre ident, American Beauty Prod
ucts Company, secretary; . and AI
Washington, president, AFAM Con
cepts, parliamentarian.
Nathaniel Bronner, Jr., son of
Nathaniel Bronner. Sr., the teering
force behind the Bronner Brothers
corporate empire for 53 years, will be
instrumental in leading and directing
the growth of this nationally recog
nized organization during the next
two years.
"We are very excited about the
fufUre of our association and tbe eth
nic HBA industry, Mr. Bronner's
business acumen will add new vital
ity to our organization," Geri Jones,
Executive Director. AHBAI said ..
THE AMERICAN Healtb and
Beauty Aids Instituteis a nation trade
, Bronner
'1
association representing the leading
Black manufacturers of ethnic hair
care .and cosmetic products prom'�
nently identified by "the Proud Lady"
symbol. AHBAI peomotes the growta
and development of the industl'Y.;
fosters economic development within
minority communities and represents
its members before legislative and
regulatory bodies.
/
MaryGrove .College offers Management Skills Program
Registration is now open for tbe can Management Associadoo Insti- and operate a business or are constd-
Fall 1991 Certificate in Management lute. ering becoming an entrepreneur.
program offered by the Mary Grove 1be certificate program is de- Courses for fall include: Effec-
College business Management Insti- signed to enhance the business and
tute in cooperatioo witb tbe Ameri- pro�ional skil of tbose wbo own
"Buffalo Soldiers" •
monument wins grant
ARLINGTON. Va. - A monument
to the valor and entices of the first
two Black U.S. cavalry regiments
has received a $25,000 challenge
grant from The Freedom Forum.
nm FREEDOM Forum grant bas
been matched by a $30,000 gift from
the Command General Staff Officers
College Class of 1990-91. The two
grants were announced at a special
reception tonight with three remain
ing Buffalo Soldiers at The Freedom
Forum World Center in Arlington,
Va.
The grants support construction
of the 'Buffalo Soldier Monument in
Fort Leavenworth, Kan., honoring
the famed Buffa�o Soldiers of the all
Blac Ninth and Tenth Cavalry Regi
ments.
Commissioned in 1866 by an act
of Congr and headquartered in
Greenville, La., and Leavenworth,
Kan., the two units became the most
decorated of all U.S. regiments.
("Buffalo Soldiers" is the name given
in respect by Cheyenne warriors to
the Intb and Tenth Cavalry.) De-
pite tbeir exemplary service record,
the Buffalo Soldie faced harsh
prejudi� and diStCrimination, and
their chievements bave gone rgely
unrecognized.
"From 1866 until the integration
of the Ninth and Tenth Cavalry in
1952, the Buffalo Soldiers fought
with distinction in nearly every mili-
ry conflict, " said retired Army Maj.
Gen. Harry W. Brooks, Jr., a trustee'
of The Freedom Forum and board
member of the Buffalo Soldier
Monument Committee. "At the end
of another period of significant mili
tary contribution to America's free
dom, it is fitting that we recognize
the contributions of America's Blacs
soldiers."
The three Buffalo Soldiers at
tending the reception were: Jones
Morgan, age 108, of Richmond, Va.;
Sgt. 1 t CI Elisha Kearse, age 97.
of Kansas City, Kan.; and Sgt. Mjr.
William Harrington, age 97, of Sal
ina, Kan. Also honored but not pres
ent: Sgt. John Morton-Finney, age
102, of Indianapolis, Ind.
1HE BUFFALO Soldiers Monu ..
ment is scheduled to open July 28,-
1992, the 126th anniversary of the
day Congress authorized the forma
tion of the first six regiments of Black
regular army soldiers, including the
Nintb and Tenth Cavalry units. The
monument will tand on the actual
ite of the camp of the Buffalo Sol
diers.
tive Team Building, First Line Su
pervisiOn, Bookkeeping for Small
J3usinesses, Federal Taxes for Small
Bus' and Self-Bmployed, Pre
paring a Business Plan, Operating a
Home-Based Business and many
more courses.
Courses run 6 weeks and range
form $168-$ 175 including textbooks.
INTERESTED STUDENTS are
offered two locations for training,
Mary Grove College, 8425 West
McNichols in Detroit and St. Basil's
School, 22860 Scaroeaer, Bast De
troit.
Call 862-8000, ext. 304 or ext.
572.
Mark' IL Canady, receDtlJ
, joined the LaDSiDg-based firm
of Foster, S Collins " Smith
P.C. He practicing with the
ftrm' lltIgation departmeDt.
Canady a graduate of e
UDin ty of North Carolina
at Chapel Bill aDd the'UDlnr-
ty of Michigan Law SchooL
Canady holds an at-large t
OD the La City Co clL
"SCORE is an oraanization of
experienced executives ho provide
frll COunteljol to small businesses."
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For Further Inform tion
Call (313) 226·7947 or 7953