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Geri Due n Jon , executiv
director of AHBAI, ag
"Education i 0 important not
only to th Black community, but to
th country as a whole. These young
people will be th leaders of tomor
row," id Jon . "Eckerd traditional
ly b come very involved in the
communi tie where it operate.
"Thi take that commitment on
tep furth r," he added.
The Am ri n H Ith nd Be uty
Aids I titut (AHBAI) nd Eckerd
Drug recently announced that th y
will join for in It A Sal ute to t
Blac Family" to benefit the Unit d
Negro Collcg Fund during Black
Hi tory Month in February.
.. AHBAI memb rs fe I very
strongly about ivin om thing b k
to the Black community," aid
AHBAI chairman athaniel Bronner,
Jr., vice presid nt of manufacturing
for Bronner Br .
"Thi joint effort with Eckerd
Drug will further the cause of higher
education for Black tud n ."
As part of the "Salute to th Black
Family," SO, will be donated to
th United egro Colle Fund from
the sale of AHBAI-m rnber produc
in Eckert! Drug Stores. Thi money
will b nefit hundreds 0 minority col
lege tud nts throughout the country.
Bill of
: can lap be
• pSOOntmnselves in this laOOof
. .
• by k> blarre on
whi forourmnlitio Inlincwith
ttl! inherent righ5 tmt aU 8Ie 10
have in AmerO, we mve to stq>
� our own kim am realize
that our le\d of freeoom, tiny,
o pepese aoo vimn tied r
I by corruron oolor am culture.
We have to begin k> blel¥1
American's tieedoms with
made opport\U1ity, oombin: our
legal rigil with � iOOividual am
ooOcctive abilities we alrea1y mve
10 develqJe � a peop mve
scores of other� wro'veOOllJ:
rere,
W RTTURL Y,chairman
of th board and pre ident of the J ck
Eckerd Corporation, p rent company
of Eckerd Dru , id," An important
part of the American family ttadition
is ensuring that our young people are
given every opportunity to dev lop
their talents, so they, in tum can posi
tively impact the development and
growth of our nation."
For more information on .. A Salute
to the Black Family," contact AHBAI
headquaters, 401 N. Michigan Ave.,
Chicago, IL 60611.
Taxpayers Ask IRS
MAAH open on
Martin Luther
King holiday
In honor of the memory of
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
the Museum of African
American History will be open
to the public from 9:30 a.m. -
8 p.m. on the national holiday
Monday, J nuary 20, 1992.
Special programming
during the day will include a
film and video presentation of
the- "Life and Times of Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr." at 11
a.m. and repeated throughout
the.day until 5 p.m.
"King Livel," a monologue
of some of the famous
speeches of Dr. King, will be
rpesented by actor Ernest
Robinson at 6 p.m.
In addition, the Museum's
food drive, which began
during Kwanzaa in conjunc
tion with the Mayor's Emer
gency Relief Fund, has been
extended due to overwhelm
ing response from the com
muni ty. Canned goods and
non-perishable food items can
be dropped off at the Museum
or local Neighborhood City
Halls.
For more information
about the food drive or Martin
Luther King Day program
ming, call 833-9800.
Employee Business Expenses
• '1
IF MORE AND nne of \S
exercise a Black Bill of Righ we
can have � ooUcctive power to
, shakeouroommunititsoulOf a wel
, fare �ntality ink> a kirx1 of prodec
o tive attitllie that views equality a
I resporsbility UNaId � full
, oonstitutioml rigtm.
IfBlad<s liveourdreaImanl oot
our fears we start acting in rmre
positive � am aaually focus
on�sixmajor�tmtcan
, help �lift � African-American
, ,sodety: � family; edwltion; ttl!
church; ecomrni<s; politics aoo our
neighborbxx1s.
By moving prodoctively oursel
ves in trese 8J'e$ irsead 0 blaming
otrers, aOO damning uem for t1l:ir
o iIw=tion. we can prom> family am
inlividual prXJe; instill a de�rmi.m
don k> excei; � devel� of
oonsti� communities; aoo gain
real, and collective, economic
development in � Black c0m-
o munity. -
� tamily unit plays � greatr.st
role in Ire lifeofapelSOn. � tamily
has � respombility to develop self
esteem, respoct for human life am
vallrS, oomrmnitmentarxlacmunt
ability in its �mbas. By leaving
� entire edOOltion of our children
to tOO;e outside tre oorre, am often
o outside. tb! comrmmity, we mve
failed to be til: fust-line �IS of
ouryoutlt
We mw lake � ItSpOlSbility
foredocatingourchildrenourse�
'Ire Black chwch m\St sklp raising
rmrey anl promoting tre �k>r .
. Olwdl:s mustprovideaIXlprormte
BJa:k pride am self-relp priIXiples
an1 val\X:S. Olurchcs tmt build
steeples am car tlee1s am never hUe
Black oonttack>IS ordeale� orbank
with their own, should be held
su;pect for tmr intent arxl pUIJDC.
BLACKS MUST move
beyorxthavingpolitica1 powerakB
t>CO\¢ngitwithecommicpower.
. We I11l5t \!Ie our $300 million-a
yearpurdming power by investing
in our 00nks, imtitudom. mghbor-
000ds aoo � Any Black
elc:ded official at tre local, sta� or
national level tmt doesn't ''bring
00rre � ta:on"smuklhavehi.W!r
political career terminar.d by l6 at
�
Ifa political rqmsentative is "the
fustBlockSJakcr, orwhip,cct. .. anl
tIqt aren't � anything for �
peq>1e at mm; wmt do we have
exrq>taBlackmaintaining�stat\S
qoo? Our migtix>dmds sOOuld be
self�am produ:tive.
1lqt sOOuld be pIa::cs for us k>
live, play, sIq> anl work. If our
banks don't haYe our IlDIlirs tIqt
canmt provide � furx1s for our
-'lY� k> thrive am
1-"el�I� gro'W',
both OOIllIIImlally am residentially.
If we don't start � on·our
own, � oountty will be �leb�
� 250h year of � BiD of Rights
am Blacks wiD till beaWngwhites
for s\b;UD:e am blaming �m at
� S8I11: tim! for �ir plight.
-
These are typical of questions
asked by taxpayers and are pre
sented as a public service of trus
punncauon and the IRS.
Q. 1 am an employee with .ome
business expenses that were not
completely reimbursed and orne
others that were not reimbursed at
all. .... an I deduct th� I,; expenses?
..t. Itthese e. penscs arc deductible
business expenses, you mOl} be able
to deduct them to the extent that
they \\ ere not reimbursed: how
ever, the expense» arc subject to
the ::! percent rule or other limita
tion'). That means that if you item
ill! your deduct ions. you may be
able to claim the expense». 10 the
extent th.rt your total expense- arc
more than :? percent of your udjust
cd gr )�� Illl'omc.
-Union dues and expenses. '
-Work clothes and uniform it
they arc required and nut suitable
fur everyday wc,ir.
-Qualifying cmplo, mcnr-rclut
cd education.
Q, I understand that there have
been 1.)11lC tax law chunge con
calling employee buvincs ex
pl.!nse:,. How does llll� afr\.'ct ccllu ..
lur iclcpho I.!')?
.·1. Beginning in 1 YlJO. you must
u-c pl.!�ial rule to figure ) our
dcprcci .. uiou deduction for a ccllu
Lir telephone you 1I::'� in your work
a� an employ cc. Y our u')e ol' the
cellular telephone must be fur II .
couvcnicuce of your employer and
required a� a coudirion or' your
cmplo) 1ll�1l1. F,!o)r 11101 e infurm;.t
tlun ce Publicatiun 5:?9, .\li.H·t·" ,
"('ous /)t'("�"'1 iUIl'.
Q. b therc a 'ip�cial form that I
must lile lU claim �mploye� bll�i-
(J. t\r� then.: any ch�'anges in th�
lamJ. rd mih:�lge r.tle?
.'1. ,\:, lh� :-.l�tnd�lrd mikagc ral�\
for 1 \)YO wa::, :?b c\.'nb p'l.!( llllk: for
lra\d �Xrl.!nsl.!'i paiJ ur in U(J�J on
0r after January 1. 1 IN I, lh\.' r..ate is
27.5 ,,'I.'Ill:-. p�r mile. 'I hl! 15,000-
mile annual limit nu long"'r ap
pli,,'·. nil.! I t)� 1 sp�clal ')talllhtJ J
-mika .� ratl! for rur ... 1 mail carJ'lI.!f:-'
is 41.:!5 cl.!nt PCI' mik.
A. Fik F"rm 2106, .. Elllploy�1.!
Businl.:::>s b,p�n')c,," if )Oll ar� an
. employe.: and arc d�dll,,'t in· �x
pen�e� allnhulabk tu )uur j,)b.
Q. What arl! ')Ulll': eX�lmpk' of
unr.:imbur:-.eJ hltsinc�!) �xpell\e�'!
rJ. U nl \.'imhur��J L')U�inc:)� cx
pen es may indudc it�ms lh:h ;I'):
-Small tvols and suppli,," used
in your work.
ABBAI and Jack Eckerd CorporatlQn co-spon ored "A Salute to the
Black Family" to benefit the United Negro College Fund. Pictured from
left are Eckerd Senior Buyer Dick Hakel; AHBAI Exec. Director Geri
Duncan jone ; AHBAI Chalnnan Nathaniel Bronner, .Jr.; Eckerd Drug
Co. Pres. HalT)' Lambert; Eckerd V·p of Marketing Communlcadon
Ken Banks.
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Prof teaches post-apartheid
business practices
YOU CAN HAVE IT
BACK AS SOON AS
SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) � A Saginaw native teaChing post-apartheid
business practices to South Africans is incredulous at hi role.
Louis A. Picard knew the laws of racial separation would end some
day, but the timing surprised him. Picard, associate dean o[ the Univer
sity of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, is
working with the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg to
develop a new public policy and administration curriculum.
"I would have never believed I would have a direct role in South
Africa' vast changes, to he said.
The new curriculum, which begins Feb. 6, will provide high-level
management and busine policy training for future managers in post
apartheid South Africa.
The partnership between the universities is being funded by the' Ford
Foundation. .
Picard spent three years in the Peace Corps, lived for eight years in
East Africa and worked with the African National Congress in its
anti-apartheid efforts in SO)Jth Africa.
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January 23, 1992
in Hutchins Hall of the U of M
Law School in Ann Arbor, MI.
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