8 0 nIE arrount of Black � to � compromise ttl: ture of the nation' leading Blade Republicans remims 0 � old RCA puppy itting be ide the phonograph waiting to hear his mes r' voice lling �m tmt � � tmnagain to speak in � of Black Anxrica TIl! la t version of a passaDle Civil Rights Bill allows women. ttl: d.&ibled and religi minorities k> re f r nsa ry and punitive damag f r in ntioml discrimina- . n in tre rkp In addition. tre bill would force employe to a hiringml prorm- .. tion p that ic; performance re- lated and consi tent with the I employer' ''bu;' recessity." If Ute Presidentand na think that this . . allevia tre woes of BI ks in .t'merica's work sib, trey are sadly : mistaken am mSnfomx:d. • According k> � govemrrenrs :own statistics, "Minority fed rat -employees, especially Blacks are \b)tantially disadvantaged by � government's current performance appraisal system." According to data from the Office of Personnel M.amgcment, which is headed by Corstaree ewman, an African­ American Bush appointee, alth>ugh Blacks comprised 18 percent 0 all full-time permarent gereral scredul employees. they received 31 percent oftre "minimally acx:eptable" ratings of government employees, am 19 perccntof tre "unacceptable" ratings. TIl! tl..l1i 'rowed that minority groups received fewer iop-level per­ formance raunss than would ex­ pected based n tbeir percent, or share, of th federal employee population. . TIl! ndy reveals the same itua- tionof"statL5 qio" that has been with us UuougOOut the years, only white "�oyces received more than treir expected share of 0 top performarce ratingi. So, you esk, woo in the Bush Adminisuation is telling him tbese truths of subtle discrimination that , centime in til! public and pnvae sectors? WHO TOLD � 1mt, al­ though Blacks comprise 18percento the federal employee populauon, trey received 31 percent of the within glade tep (protmtion and compen­ sation) denials? Do til! rew group of Black Spokespeq>le have eecess to high-level ears to bear nese realities of American life? Were trere any Black voices in­ volved in getting tbe Civil Rights Bill passed? On . that affect a brood segmentoftll!Black�ulation, wOO peaks imide tre Big Hollie for us? Do Blacks have any iffiide access to help BlM, am tre Administration, de rmine when tre Civil Righ Bill w rot a quota bill? TIl! Civil Righ Corrpromise was a meeting of � rnims of white men in response to the tale of Anita Hill. Tbere were eoough Arreriears woo lieved tIl!Blacklawpro� that trey had to do rrething before elections. In tre meantime, it till 1 ks like tll! Whi Ho will call i Ho Tborrases only wben it wants talk Black America. But .� questi n tmt remain; . , ''What • procedures do they to talk with us?" haw alum donate EIGH·DURHAM. N.C., - Shaw Unive it received a $10 milli n gift from an alumnus who credits hi lrna mat r with having enabl d him to e p the lif of a migrant worker nd achiev hi present tatus as on of th nation' m t ucc ful civil litigation attorn ys. Willie E. Gary of Stuart, Fla., present d President Talb rt O. Shaw with a letter of commitment and a f csimile check at a brief ceremony' on the tep ofth University library. . Gary, chairman of the board of tru tee for the University since 1 87, i founder and enior partner of the law firm of Gary, Williams & Parenti, a nationally active counsel to the Rev, Je e Jackson. $10 million A 1971 graduate who attended Shaw Univer ity on a football cholarship, Gary went on to orth Carolin C ntral University wh re he earned hi law degree in 1974, and then return d to hi hometown. wh re he p ned that community', first Black law firm in 1975. tunity for an education. In the four years that he ha erved a chairman of the board of trustee • Gary and Dr. Shaw have clo ely coordinated fund-rai ing f­ forts (or the chool, and realized a debt redu tion from $4.86 million to 1.9 million concurrent with endow­ ment fund growth from $697,000 to $4.5 million. Part of that included a 1989 gift of $1 million from Gary and his wife, Gloria Royal Gary, al 0 a Shaw graduate. Shaw University is one of the nation' oldest hi torically Black college, having celebrated its 125th anniversary last year. I E TIlE ,h has acquired a national reputation a highly effec­ tive litigator, routinely winning multi-million verdicts and ettle­ ments for hi clients. A much sought-after motivational speaker, Gary tells audiences at chools, chur­ che and civic group that Shaw University made his uccess possible by providing him with the oppor- rat 'll I and documentatioo you should bring. The following is a list eX items that are usually required. Your counselor' may require additiooal: - Checking d saving account numbers and current balances - Loan account num and balances - Income from all sources and. two eX the most recent paycheck state­ ments - Credit card numbers and cur­ rent balmces - Employers names and ad­ dresses and past 5-year employment histories - If self -employed, federal tax returns for' the previous two years - Your driver's license and so­ cial security nwnber charged? - What type of mortgage available to me? (l.e .• fixed rate. ad­ justable rate, graduated payments.) - Are there pre-payment penal­ ties? - WiU my mortgage be ssum­ able? - What special features do I qualify to customize my mortgage? - What must occur' for me to be considered in default of my mort­ g�ge? - How long will it take before I can close this loan? - What is an estimate of my total monthly payments including prin- . ciple, interest. taxe , and the insur­ ance premiums? mE COUNSEWR should sug­ gest a number of financing options fCX' your consideration which may include a conventional loan plan. a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) insured loan. or a Veterans Administration (VA) guaranteed loan. I shall discuss these loans in detail in the next issue. Also in next week's issue. I shall point to some ways you can save money by coordinatin� your pre­ settlement activities. Do you have any questions on realestate? Ifso.sendthemtolioward G. Ball; Realty Services, Inc., 240 Western Hills Drive, Madison, AL 35758. TEERS YOU SHOULD also take a list of your assets. in estimated dollar amounts such as automobiles. boats, insurance policy amounts. stocks, cer­ tificates of deposit. and an estimate of value 00 other real estate that you might own. The mortgage lender will investi­ gate and verify all infcxmation that you will submit to your counselor'. You will be required to pay an pplication fee at this meeting. 'Ibis fee is used to obtain a report of your credit and an app-aisal of the P'OP- d us try. erty you are planning to buy. These "A prime example of the power of ch .. ges are noorehmdable. special-interest groups is the You will be asked many ques- telecommunications rewrite," Stod- dard said. "It's a measure that is opposed by the AARP [American' , Association of Retired Persons], big ANTED business, mall bu iness and W citizen's group and yet, because of . ... their [Michigan Bell's) lobbying . '. I , ��;.,JilII'!"B'1 clout. the bill has pa ed the House ! • and Senate and i now in conference $150 MILU N AMPAIGN! Dr. Benjamin F. Payton, Pre ldent of Tuskegee University, center, holds blueprint for the rebuilding ofbistoric Colli P. Huntington Hall, recently destroyed by fire. The Iii toric structure ;s one of several campus facilities scheduled to be rebuilt or renovated with proceed from the schools's newly announced $150 million fund raisiDg campaign. With him are two of the group of corporate and roundatlon oMcials supporting the drive, Craig Weatberop, President and CEO, Pepsi -Cola Company, left and Rand Araskog, Chairman and CEO, lIT . WINTER continued from Page 1 PARTIE POINTING fingers at each other is nothing new, espe­ cially with an upcoming election year. "You can'j expect there not to be any friction when you have two politically-different partie ." said Senate Majority Leader Dick Po - thumus, "It's a vital, healthy part of th democratic y tern." Posthumus, R-Alto, disagreed with legi lative critics, aying that de pite reapportionment and an up­ coming election year, partisan politic were les pronoun ed than ever year before. "I'd ay if anything it' [politic ] le ," he aid. "It' for ure not any greater." A prop al that would all w the homele . t leep in the Capitol is an example of what orne have labeled a political po turing, but Po thumus didn't ee it uch. "THE CONe PT of opening up government building is nothing new," he aid. "A measure that would allow just that was introduced last year and pas ed the Senate, but wa tied up in the House." Posthumus said that the issu of opening govemm nt buildings was very rea onable. He was equally op­ timi tic about resolving the emer­ gency needs i ue. "We've already relea ed $3 mil­ lion in emergency funds and, hope­ fully, the conference committee will re olve the re t of the problem this week, he aid. John Truscott, Gov. Engler's press secretary, di agreed and pointed to di 'organization within the Democratic Party as one source of conflict. "The problem is that the House Democratic Caucus is very polarized and it's very difficult to get them to agree," he said. committee. "WHAT' BEEN overl0