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along t
ri n wh r
lav w h ld in p p ration for
their trip to merica nd wh re
I v were h Id in preparation for
their trip to Am ri nd th Carib-
bean. Th Cape Co t and Elmin
lave ca tle are loc ted in the
Central Region of Ghana.
After touring the two large t
remaining lave castle in th world,
they wer both d eply moved they
were bing interviewed by a local
Ghanaian film crew. Ms. Warwic
and Mr. Hayes both agreed that these
monuments must be preserved and it
i a must for Black Americans to
make thi trip.
One of the major reasons for their
visit was to cultivate business
prospects and relationships with
Ghana.
The worl d' famous entertainers
were well received by everyone they
met.
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I C H Y T L ED
about the importance of th link ge
of Africans on th continent and
Africans in the diaspora.
Al 0 from America w a young
ongst , Akilah, who h dlin d
the how. She traveled to Ghana to
perform for the ben fit concert
well as to fini h her upcoming album
entitled ItWelcom Home." The title
ong "Welcome Home It wa
originally written and performed by
o ibi a.
Mr. Mac Tontoh and Teddy 0 ei
or 0 ibi a rearranged the music and
represented part of her musicians.
Akilah who reflected on the old
spiritual "Motherles Child" stated
that no longer are we without a
home. She dedicated the titled song,
"Welcome Home" to Ms. Dionne
Warwick and Mr. Isaac Hayes.
In attendance at the concert were
various government officials, em­
bassy official, and the First Lady,
Ms. Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawl­
Ings. Also in attendance were other
delegations from America who were
visiting for similar rea ons, M .
Susan Taylor of Essence Magazine
Photo by Jam Hudson
(Left to Right): I ac Haye , Chalrm n Jerry J. R wllng ,the Pr ident of Ghana, Dlonn
W rwick, and Akbar Muhammad gather at th Ako ombo High Dam with other d I gations
from Americ to di cu. economic po ibilitl for African American with th contln nt of
Afric . Photo cr dit Jam Hud on.
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Washington - Pre ident
George Bush recently an­
nounced a new program to
have all children vaccinated
before the age of two. He also
launched a nationwide cam­
paign to alert Americans about '
infant mortality and the impor­
tance of prenatal care.
THEIR IDEAS and opinions
were di cus ed with high ranking
government official , as well as the
Head of State Chairman John J.
Rawlings. He met Ms. Warwick and
Mr. Hayes at the Akosombo High
Dam.
The Ako ombo High Dam was
built as a pet project of Ghana's first
President, the late' Dr. Kwame
Nkrumah, to provide a part of Africa
with electricity.
and her taff and a trade delegation
from California which was led by
As emblywoman Barbara Lee of
Oakland, California.
High Dam to ask questions about the
needs of Ghana and the various skills
they offer.
The African American Associa­
tion of Ghana hosted a reception at
the home of Akbar and Maryam
Muhammad in honor of Warwick
and Hayes before their departure
from Ghana.
The people of Ghana were very
touched and moved by this display of
care and Concern from their brothers
and sisters abroad. After the five day
trip came' to an end, Ms. Dio�e
Warwick and Mr. Isaac Hayes said
we will return.
A 60 minute video tape of Dionne
Warwick arid Isaac Hayes' trip to
Ghana is being prepared in Accra,
Ghana and will be available to the
American market in June, 1992.
BOTH GROUP WERE in
Ghana to seek out business po -
sibilities and develop busines
relationships. The next day the trade
delegation, Ms. Warwick and Mr.
Hayes converged at the Akosornbo
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sub-Saharan African countries.
The National Students' Support
Council for Africa (NSSCA) held its
first annual conference from April
23-26 at the National 4-H Con­
ference Center in Chevy Chase,
Maryland.
The Conference theme, A
Diaspora's Awakening: 'Linking
With Africa Through NSSCA, was
supported by speakers, such as
African/African American Summit
, Chairman and Convener, Reverend
Leon H. Sullivan; Activist, Dick
Gregory; Organization of African
Unity Political Specialist, His Excel­
lency, Ambassador Solomon
Gomes:
Topics discussed included issues
vital to resource and human develop­
ment concerns in sub-Saharan Africa
and how students, individually and
through NSSC� can play a mean­
ingful role in Africa's future. Dis­
cussions also touched on
development is ues in other parts of
the world, such as the Middle, East
and Eastern Europe, and the implica­
tions of these world priorities on fu­
ture assistance for Africa.
NSSCA, inspired by Reverend
Leon Sullivan and initiated by 42
students who attended the First
African/African American Summit
in April 1991, seeks to promote
among African American students a
greater sense of connectedness with
Africa and develop nationwide tu­
dent support for policie benefiting
REVEREND SULLIVAN chal­
lenged the students to look toward
their participation in the Second
Summit in April 1993. He noted
that, "We hope to have at least 150
students travel with us to Africa, next
year because you are a significant
link for the future of what this move­
'ment is about." He urged the stu­
dents to step up their organizing
efforts as there would be an impor- '
tant role for NSSCA at the Second
Summit.
The students believe history was
made with the occurrence of
NSSCA's first Annual Conference,
and the impact will continue by
creating a sense of powerful unity to
motivate students to focus on issue
concerning African development
and prosperity.
The student group has about 300
members and plans to organize chap­
ters on at least 70 additional COllege
campuses this fall. As part of
NSSCA,'s community outreach, high
school clubs are also being
developed.
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racial barriers between workers.
White workers explained how dis­
gusted they were with the racist
tactics the company used to try to
divide workers.
Originally from Jacksonville,
North Carolina, Teachey dis­
cussed another battle the workers
were waging again t Proctor­
Silex, a battle against the
company's dumping ot: hazardous
harassment they suffer as a result.
Southern workers show true
zeal, Matsey and Teachey said, as
they talk of facing down manage­
ment and deciding for themselves
that the risk of taking no action in
their' workplaces is much greater
than any consequence they could
face from organizing.
Still, Southern workers cannot
win alone. "We need support from
Northern workers, said Angaza
Laughinghouse, a steward for
AFSCME Local 1194 and a mem­
ber of the Black Workers for Jus­
tice steering committee. "We need
solidarity visits like this one to the
South. And we need trade
unionists from the North to meet
with Southern workers. Workers
need to talk to each other and edu­
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of runaway shop , about how these
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Two Detroit auto workers,
Larry Matsey and Henry Teachey,
spent an intense five days in North
Carolina in late August. The two
undertook the trip to meet with
both unionized and unorganized
Southern workers.
The trip was arranged by the
Detroit Organize the South Com­
mittee, a group of union activists
building upport for Southern
workers, and the Black Workers
for Justice, a North Carolina-based
'organization laying the
groundwork for unionization in the
South.
According to Matsey, Southern
workers understand what working
without a union in a right-to-work
state like North Carolina means:
"You have the right to work
only if you go along with the com­
pany and make no demands.
Southern workers are frequently
forced to work for wages that don't
fairly compensate them."
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how you may become an indivitb.ulJ
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ACCORDING TO laughin­
ghouse, workers need to under­
stand the power that they have
through organizing. "We will all
be in a better position to Challenge
the actions of corporations when
this is understood."
Laughinghouse also urged all
union members to pass resolutions
at the local, county, state and inter­
national level in support of or­
ganizing the South.
. Fo' Matsey and Teachey, the
trip to the South ended
with a bus ride to Washington,
D.C. to march in the Solidarity
Day rally. "Solidarity Day has real
meaning," Mat ey explained,
"when you have been able to forge
links wi th other workers as we did
during ourvi itto North Carolina."
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Teachey and Matsey al 0 found
workers concerned about job loss
due to the coming Free Trade
Agreement' with Mexico. They
met with Proctor-Silex workers in
Southern Pine , North Carolina,
where workers have already seen
production sent further outh to
Mexico to take advantage of even
cheaper labor. Management's
threat that the plant will clo e has,
for the first time in the plant' hi -
tory, brought workers together to
fight back.
RACIAL BARRIERS
Thi fightback, explains
Teachey, has helped break down
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waste in Southern Pines.
Already, 14 workers have died
of cancer and another six have
been diagnosed with the disease.
Teachey explained that when
he left North Carolina over 20
years ago, he thought that the state
was moving in a positive direction.
"Now the region seems to have
regres ed 10 to 15 year.
Politicians are less responsive than
ever. It is a gaint step backward."
One focus of the trip South was
the role workers are playing to
unionize their workplaces and the
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