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In Chic go, Attorn y Thorn . T dd i
elect d offi ial to conduct an inv tigation to
Black community re officially an tioned by th
It i a mae Michigan-th tate that for t m n e rs h
led th nati n in th murder rate of y ung Bla k m lc: - n ed to
hear.
Addre inga Black male rally t B thel A.M.E. hurch, th n t d
community leader, activi t, and loquent pca cr que tioned
whether the killing of Bla . i linked t "ra 'ial uicid .... rrnple
homicide r organized gen ide."
Citizen rep rter Billy Mont om ry vercd th Todd sp .cch. W
, decided to r print hi report, ince each day the toll of te n killm
. and h ling mounts not only in D troit, but a ro th uate.
In hi courtroom litany tyle, Todd rhetori ally qu tioned
who upplylng the BI ck m I with tbe dru ' nd gun to
de troye ch other. .
"Maybe somebody w n the land. nd tbe property (in the
" Black community). I it so unbellev ble th t om of the klllin
in the BI ck community are officially nctioned nd some of
the young men nd women re bein paid to create ch 0 in
the Black community?" Todd quizzed.
Todd also tated that Black life con ldered "worthle "in
I. that ubliminally BI cks know that the pri e the will p y for
. kJUing ach other' not . vere a a murderout 'ide of the r
It Ar we faced with a problem where 'om the' y ng
". gangbangers know that they can kill in the Black community nd
- never think about doing that in the white community'!" Todd
quipped.
He contnued, "I have never read of drive by sh ting on the
Gold Co t or the Magnificent Mile (the Chicago equlval nt of
Grosse Pointe or downtown Binningham). Ifthe e littl egroe
are so gre t in their d ir to kill, why do they kill only in the
Black community?"
Todd went on to point out the media' lanted covera on
domestic and international' u urroundng BI c .
He cbarged that when whit faght each other, it' touted
"ethnic confllct" opposed to Black trife whic . branded,
, ,. Black on Black violence. "
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"There i omething about how America wants to portray
.. Black men to make it appear that all Black men are in one
�. category or another, "Todd aid .
. , He added, "On television they how the young Blacks Iling
cocaine, but they don't how the young white who r buying
it. "
He al 0 criticized televl ion it-coms, drama' and mu ic
video for glorifying tbe n gative aspects of the Black com-
munity. .
"They u e the (music) video to glorify gam s, In the vide ,
� they have all of the ng p raphernalia, band igna and graf·
titti. Black youtb are being used and explotted.," Todd tated.
Todd also propo d that an academic medical treatment cen­
ter be establl hed that will convene teachers, p ychologi ts and
, law enforcement to ether, to deal with con ultin youn mack
men.
According to tati tics cited by Todd, of Black males b twe n
.. the a e of 15-24, orne 40 percent have been killed by Black
. inflicted violence.
"The killing of young Black men' an epidemic. If 40 P rcent
of an ldentl lable group wer being kJlled by cancer, there would.
be a declaration of an epidemic," Todd tated.
He add d, "Black mal are being killed here, and the
response' to put them in jail. That can not be our re pon ."
We agree with Thomas Todd. Jail cannot be ourre ponse, lfthere
is a conspiracy to kill our young people, our silence and inaction
. contribute to' the conspiracy: There i one first tep to take. That is
the creation of citizen review boards -not appointed by the
... politicians, but selected by the community-to over ee police
· departments to root out th corruption and guarantee a police y tern
• that serve the community.
o , of
dec ad of Re gani m nd
Re ganomies dev poor and
orking poop and thre
future of young Americ ,youth
and tudent activism' definitely n
th rise again.
The deepening recession, coupled
withthem ivecu inaidtoeduc­
tion under Re gan-Bush, is having
major impact on til gener lion of
youth tudents.
lMge numbers of colleg and
universi' have reduced faculty and
Atw ter chitect of
George Bush's racially charged cam­
p . gn in 1988. Atw er forced to
·thdra .
Students from . the country
also mobilized to confront the - ·
thariti inthetownofVirgini Beach
for their rac' tpolicies andpr ctices.
On the international front a rang
of organizations 'like the D.C. Stu­
dent Coalition Against Racism and
Apartheid (DC-SCAR) h ve been on
the c in pport of the libeation
Women (NCNW) , has been a leader
in the struggle for human rights for
all people for over five decades. A
native of Richmond, Virginia, Dr.
Height is a graduate of the New York
School of Social Work. Dr. Height
has received numerous tributes and
honorary degrees for her decades of
tireless efforts on behalf of the 1
fortunate.
THERE Ene Iy 30 million
potential youth and ent v
betweEm th of 18 and 24 in the
UnitedS
Unfortunately more than 15 mil­
lion in this ge group 1ft not regis­
tered to vo However, it is entirely
possible that an independent peesi­
dential campaign and movement with
sub antial youth and student leader-
ip and involvement could inspire
millions« y�th and students to join
in voter revolt against. the racism,
poverty miliWism which is men­
acing their future.
and African people remains clear
and challenging. Having personally
worked with the Honorable Mwcus
Garvey, Queen Mother Moore's en­
tire life symbolizes the quest for self­
determination and African liberation.
She has also been successful in
encouraging the member of the
Congressional Black Caucus to take
up the issues of "Redress, Rep
tions, and Repatriation" for African
people. Queen Mother Moore is a
life member of the Universal Negro
Improvement Association, the Na­
tional Council of Negro Women, and
the Ethiopian Coptic Church.
The People's Republic of Angola
becamo an independent African na­
tion in ovember 1 more
than 500 yew of suffering the injus­
tices of colonization.
WHETHE YOtrrH and
will be up to th· mission in '92
remains to be
Ron Daniels serves as President
ofthe Institute/orCommunityOrga- I
nization and Development in YOlUIg­
stOW1I, Ohio. He may be contacted at
(216) 746-5747.
URBAN CRIME
SOLUTIONS
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. aluting Dorothy Height, Queen
Mother Mo.ore, and Angola
NATIONAL RACIAL Justice
Awards were presented to Dr. Dor­
othy I. Height and to Queen Mother
Moore. Th Chart Earl Cobb Na­
tional Racial Justice Medal was pre­
sented to President Jose Eduardo d
Santos and to The People's Republic
of Angola.
Dr. Dorothy Height, Pr ident «
the National Council of Negro
IT WAS Dr. Height who con­
ceived and organized the historic
national Bl ck Family Reunion Cel­
ebrations to ccentuate the positive
attributes of the African �erican
family.
Dr. Height first joined the NCNW
back in 1937 and her cweer has had
long-lasting impact on our nation
and world. Dr. Height also served
President of the Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority, Inc. from 1946 to 1957. LOCATED ON the southw
Queen Moth Moore born co t of the continent of Africa,
July 27, .1898 and at the Angolahasapopulationofappoxi-
forefront of the struggle for civil and mately -10 million. The victory of
human righ of the African people Angola over the forces of ooloniza­
for over 77 years. tion, imperialism, racism and desta-
Queen Mother Moore resides in bilization has helped to change the
Harlem, N York and w isted . course of African history.
at the a ards dinner by Dr. Del.oi Jo F.duWo dos Santos w
Blakely, Deputy Mayor of H lern. elected President of the People'
At the age of 93, Queen� Mother Republic of Angola ,on September
Moore's vi '011 and perception of the 20r 1979, foUowin 1h d of
world ituation in reg to Africa Anao' . t, AgtlltllllllO
Neto. Under the leadersbipof Presi­
dent dos Santos and the MPLA-La­
bor PKty, the nation of Angola hero­
ically and successfully defended the
sovereignty of Angola against the
forces of racist 8J*1heid South Af­
rica.
Because of Angola' contibutions
to international justice, freedom and
peace the Chari Earl Cobb Na­
tional Racial Justice Medal was pre-
ted to President CIos Sam and to
all of the people of Angola. Vice
Foreign Minister' Njinga accepted
the award on behalf of,Angola and
President dos Santos.
We pause to alute Dorothy
Height, Queen Mother Moore, Pr i­
dent dos Santos and Angola. They
all are indeed long distance runners
who have won the r d endured
until victori ere won.
By BENJAMIN F. CHAVIS, JR.
Under the theme "Racial Justice
for All." civil rights, human rights.
community and church leaders gath­
ered in Washington, D.C. to attend
the First Annual N atiooal RacialJus­
tice Awards Dinner. on November 6,
1991. Participants at this affair came
from throughout the nation to pay
tribute to those "long distance run­
ners" for justice and freedom,
The First Annual N ationa! Racial
Justice A wards Dinner marked the
initiation of a yearly event sponsored
by the Commission for Racial Jus­
tice to honor and award struggle for
justice and liberation. At a time
when this n tion and the gobal com:
rhunity are witnessing profound 0-
cioeconomic and political exploita­
tion, it is. important to take the tim
recognize those who dare to stand up
for that which is right and just.