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. I � ----------------�---------------------------------- 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. WASHINtMMW.d by w U.S. S1If4l1 BlUilwu AdJJrinistrcuUm For Further Inform tion Call (313) 226·7947 or 7953