Publl r: Ch rl Adv rtlslng Man 9 r: ch I Ru II Adv rtlslng Repre entatives: T rry Broyl J rom Ky· Bob Zwel. .. ' new report i ued by Wayne State Univer ityestab­ Ii he a very old point: the poor, e peciaUy Blacks play the Michigan Lottery. The number re, fter 11, a 81 ck invention. Like buri I in ur nee nd the churche , policy historic lly w n in tit ution fillin in the ch ms created by raci t ociety, providing financi 1 upport to segregated com­ munity. It w s often the policy king who became the banker for bu ine development. More th n one policy dollar backed b rber hop , rib h cks, shoe rep ir or ny numb r of other b inc e before the day of "integr - tion". Unfortunately, the numb r g me w one institution that a truly integrated, the tate imply took it over, legalized the game for it elf. The t cover was done, ironi­ cally, in the n me of education, a concept nd ideal the Black community has forever held dear. When the t te leg lized lottery, it promised the profits for education. And it h s indeed spent the lottery profit on education. But, the lottery revenue grew, the state began to withdraw general fund upport from education. In the early 1970's when lottery began, the slate spent almo t 70� of the gener I fund on education. Now, 20 years later, Ie s than 20% of the state general fund goes to education, The state depends now on lottery dollars to fund the schools. And, since - ording to Wayne ate scholars - poor Blacks are disproportionately playing the lottery, poor BI ck are payin for everyb dy's schoo . We ay lottery profits should be returned to com­ munities proportionately. Why should tax-starved inner cities - Detroit, Flint, Pontiac, Benton H rbor, Mus­ kegon Height, Saginaw- be ending lottery revenue to nyplace but their own chools? The ichigan State Lottery has every lottery dealer listed it its computers. The Lottery can tell us with the punch of a few computer keys, how much money is generated in each and every zip code in the state. Justice demands that the education dollars return to 'those same communities, proportionately. For every dol­ lar spent in Detroit on the lottery, let the education share of that dollar' return to Detroit. Anything less is taxation without representation. The Michigan Legislative Black Caucus ought to come out from hiding and insist that its school districts get what they pay for: a return on their lottery investment, If the Black legislators .can't bring their fellow lawmakers to see the light, then they should call for a boycott of the lottery until such time as the money spent by poor Blacks chasing dreams in the legal numbers comes back to the same school districts those players live in. The Black community has to stand up and tell the state: stop stealing from the poor. Our kids deserve better: VIEWS OPINIONS ation I Organizaiton for Women's Consni ion for Respon­ ive Democracy recently voted to ere a new femini -based politi- cal party. There . incredib fennent brewing in the country hich h th potential to explod in 0 a full- e revolt gainst Establishment parties. In order for this "pro-democracy' movem nt to flower into it' full potential, however. the new party asp' to uc lly contend for pow in th U.S. ' Given the history of cism, eth­ nic and cultural chauvinism and paternalism in th· country; th an un tandabl reluctanc:e African Americans and peop color to ent into co itions con­ trolled by hites. People 0 color f , . th justifi­ c . on, th t their particul.. . in and d will be downpl yed or acrificed in qu t to build greater "workin cl unity .' I move around the country promoting th idea of an independ­ ent presidential campaign in '92. I frequently encounter potential sup­ porters in the Bl ck community ho HARRIS ..) '. "'1 .. _ _...._ I I. • , at . -, I IV' -::. �J L_ . __ \I , 0 ' ,..-"-HARRISAt-· © ,�ql " I • • I. THE GARY Decl from . 1972 N' BI PoIn- cal Coovention put it this ¥= "81 politi ... m t accep m �or re­ sponsibility for creating both the atm ph and program for funda­ mental. f .. -ranging change in Am .­ ica. Such responsibility is ours be­ cause it is our people who most m no lightly. It remains to I.I'IC ��JI pwty' ... to life ill be guided by th pnn-' cipl it rei to peopl of color. f You m y wed, ho ver, :: th t I to launch an inde- :. pend t presidential campaign, • vehicl to build a third force in:' .. Am . can politics, Afric Ameri- c and people of color ill be in} the I . Hopefully, white progre - :: iv will' al 0 recognize the need to :: see Afric .. e 10(11 .r o IIdrri:· ,'rt,dUl l on s /\11 1i"n'. rp�I'r,,,,1(iJ/)7�A-J'i:?7 In Search of Me ib ufu ( displaced and transformed into a post­ modem servant/slave class. Hilton Head Island is now con­ nected to the South Carolina main­ land by a bridge. Daufuskie Island is geographically located close to Hil­ ton Head. but remains not attached to the mainland. These two islands pay taxes to Beaufort County. South Carolina. Daufuskie Island is actu­ ally very cl to the port of Savan­ nah Georgia. CIDENTAILY. the 0 Af- ric American cburch. First Afri­ can Baptist Church,· stillloc ed in Savannah, Georgia. Tod y on Daufuskie Islan • the nation's third old African American church, Second African Unioo BaJmt Oturch. ill providing indigenous leader­ ship for the ongoing struggle for ivai and liberation.- It is on Daufuskie Island. in p - ticular, that there is a need for emer­ gency response to the rapidly chang- . on on the . land the hay now aImo totally lndJi&elllOUI popula· of" • -I Churches. We were part of a multi­ racial. ecumenical delegation that spent several days investigating the Daufuskie Island for a similar mi - ion I t year. The Prophetic Justice Unit con­ cluded that the crisis on Daufuskie Island represented a clear case of deliberate "cultural genocide and racial exploitation andoppression." The National Council of Churches called for immedi te Congre ional &rings on th plight of th remain­ ing nativ of Daufuskie who ref18ing 10 be driven from . Ilants and land. At one time there were more than a thouSand African Ameri­ cans who lived on Daufuskie. Today in 1991. there are less than 75 Afri­ can Americans left on the island. Weare wareth therearesom cynics who will the position that this little . land. no with only til., 75' and budlErs. shwld not be cause enough to sound a na­ tional alann. That view misses the point. The indigenous people of Daufuski no only "need" our p- port they" I' our ti port. t "Bl recently joined ing mis ion to D ufuskie Island sponsored by the Prophetic Justice Unit it of to " • • • , , " � S , t p I searched 43 years. to find him ... in bars, nightclubs, rowdy saloons ... seeking his whereabouts in bottles of gloom that leads to doom. I looked in alleyways, hal/ways, bus stations, subways, then, I glanced insfde myseff, and discovered his hiding place. -Je Ie Hawklns By BENJAMIN F. CHAVIS, JR. Off the coast of North and South Carolina. and Georgia. there is a growing "Africawl" liberatioo sttuggle. yet millions of African Americans and others remain relatively Unaware of this struggle. The "Sea Islands" are part of a chain of small islands located less than one mile from the mainland of the southeast coast of the United States. The Sea Islands historically ere populated by escaped or freed Afri­ can slaves and their descendan for more than 150 years. Duetodtef ct th t these islands were not directly attached to the mainland. the minor­ ity African American popul . OIl over the. ye retained considerable degree of authentic African culture, language and traditional way of nurturing the land and other natural �. . . Now all of this is being destroyed by the avarice and greed of large - called "developer ." In light of a tremend national advertisement .Y d of , condominiums eX the "Hilton Head lands, South Carolina" re- sorts and "properties." Hilton H d is one of the Sea Islands th indi._.,.,_ POIJ.aa1tiOn .. many way that hav been lost by African American communiti besieged on the mainland throu� out the United States. • The developers, mainly the • Melrose Company and Internation Paper Company's Resorts, are no aqempting to prevent the indig popul tion from h ving even means of vital transportation to from the island, all with the compli1- ity of local governmental auth