WORLD NATION
Drug pproved for
h patltl B
AS GTO - The Food
and Drug Administration recent
ly approved the e of interferon
alfa as the first treatment for
hepatitis B, an infectious liver
di that can be fatal.
"This treatment will help save
lives and reduce the ufferin,
that accomp�es this disease,.
Heal th and Hum n Services
Secretary Louis W. Sullivan said
in a statement
Interferon alfa u approved
in 1991 for treatina another type
of hepatitis and is vailable for
treatment of hairy cell leukemia,
. .
Welfare reform law discriminates
- all ng
School .. »0" ....
D TaOIT - Slame, M.
J'lyre, former
COunty BuU
pointed istaDt dn""""'t
of physical pllDt for DebOlt
public schools. A Call TecbDl-
. cal High School JIId WJIC
received his la" depee from
Detroit College of Law.
I
bom c:blldren for e clrcumItaD
cea beyoDd their control extends
beyoDd tbc Jealm of queatioDablc
pubUc policy aDd into tbc arena of
aovemmental cruelty,· � Jenkins.
-The state ignores � The _we is decried by op-
the reality that a large ::::"::0 .��= inn::
portion of the children a for proper medical c:aJe, ho
born into. welt � .. �._.... ;. ... c:.::.llaDdIllllMl ......... M'!IA1n ho
families are there u . y::::-��':
of un inte ntion alp reg- ' .... __ ..... -----------� __ ----..,
nancy and, all to fre- .
quently rape. •
...... donmInona
reform propoullaroUDd
ANTHONY HI!AD
w OTO • o.c.-Controwr-
IiaI DeW lepladon in New
Jeney viola the dvU rip of
African Americana and HlIpaDlCl
cblnlCl Ibe NAACP 1.qal DefenIe
aDd ucadoDll PuDd.
TIlle .. don'. pre�mlDent dvll
law fInD recently �
law by an I4mlnlatratlw
for avn
of U.s. Deplrtlalnt of
HeaUb IDd Human Servlcel In
Wi D.
complaint comendl !be
don II • violation of ntle VI
of avll Riptl Ad of 1964
� tile UIe of federal fuDdI
by who dIIc:rImlDate on
the buil of race. The u.s.
..... IIl'. deciIloa could haw a
profoUDd impact on other llatel
pIOpOIIaa.imDIr lepladoo.
Tbe poUey adop1ed by New Jer
ley would eliminate additional
beaefttl that a recipient of 1be Aid to
PamUleI with Dependeat CbDdIen
(APDC) DOW JeCelfti wben .bc or
be ,..... ID addltloDal cblld. The
WNA110NALLY, the majority
of welflre redplcntl are wblte but ill
New Jeney wbere 1be majority of
reciplen are women of color, tile
lepladon WII adopIed for ndally
diIcriml_tory I'CIIODI and wiD
a devaalatlDa lmpIct on mlDOdty
women ill pu1IcuIar •• ..,. NAACP-
National Black
United Front
13TH ANNUAL CONVENTION
Theme "Smashing Ra� Whi�e
Supremacy: Winning the Battle for
African Centered Education in America"
Harris-Stowe State College
3026 Laclede'
St. Louis, Mis ourl
AFRICAN CENTERED EDUC,\TIONAL
AIITERNATlVES AFRICAN CENTERED
Will showcase existing models for EDUCATIONAL
Saturday cademie, afterschool RESOURCES
program and independent school .
July 23 - 26, 1992
WORKSHOPS
.
AFRICAN CENTERED EDUCATION
STRATEGY
Will discu multi-pronged yays to
implement an educational strategy for
our children, and possible obstacles,
RITES OF �A SAGE PROGRAMS
FlJNDRAISI G FOR UBERA:t10N
Examines concrete ways to make our
organization nd communities
economical table and viable.
Call (314) 367-5959
MALCOLM X AND BLACK
LI�BERAnON
THE rorrncs or
INCARCERATION
STRESS, Sl'RAIN AND TilE
STRUGGLE .
LOoks at a hoi' tic ppro ch
to taying hc:�lthy--a must
for political activist and
organizen.
wJ
yl
r
ram blch cncoura clfare
mothers to work by provldlnl
daycare aDd a1lowiDa them to keep
earnings wi tbout 1011ng' their
beoefl
The NAACP-LDF, foundecl bJ
former Supreme Court Juadce 1bur
,004 Manhall, II a aep.. or
pmzatlon from the NAACP but
. ywi - .'
The mightie t nation in the world i about to
be done in ... by ita own children. HoW, you ask?
By their continued nealect.·
Every year, more and more kids fall through
the cracks amidst a auppoeed heJNen em earth.
You can deny that claim. Harder to refute,
unfortu� are theIe statistICs. (And no, the,
weren't lifted from aorne third-world COOIltrll)
- 29 pereent of all American children have no
private health iDiurance.
- One in five American children bves below. the
official poverty
level. (The meJoio
ity of these kids
· are from rural
and suburban
communities.)
- In the last 15
years, the num
ber � American
children livirw in
poyercy grew by
21 percent.
-lOO,OOOAmeri
can children are
homeless.
- 23 nation have
lower infant mor
tality rates than
the United States.
- ApprOximately
2.5 million Ameri
can children were
reported abused
or neglected in
the last year.
Mlt\ym these
children tend net
to do as well in
school. (You try
and concentrate
when you bMm't
eatenlll�)Aa
a result, when
they grow up,
they're able to compete for gOocijobs. Which
lead to hilher 'unemployment. And, along with .
it, inc are and crime.
But it � not there· lOme good
in III m til· W'! etn do something about it; there
is a way to break this cycle. And it starts by
adopting Pan devised by the Children's Defense
FUnd. One that ensure every American child
. a Healthy Start, & H Start and a Fair Start.
Kids can't vote. But you can.
1. A Healthy Start. Children need basic health care
to grow into heal� productive adults. Yet many
families simply cannot afford it. Congress has voted
. to extend health care to all Poor children by the
. year 2002. But whatabwt thoee wOO get sick in the
meantime? Clearly, these children cannot wait
for basic health care.
2. A Head Start.. Quatey p-eschocis, child care and
Head Start �s give children a tremendws
boost in school. '!be president and Ca wess already
Il&\le expressed support for these programs. Now
they must put
their nmey where
their mouths are.
Only by getting
children ready
for schOOl can we
. begin to achieve
other national
education goals.
3. A Fair Start.
Poor children
need a lewl play
ing field to suc
ceed. Should we
be the only indus
trialized nation
not to ensure fam
ilies a minimum
level of economic
security?� can,
through jobs,
refundable tax
credits for fami
lies with children
and stronger en
f<nementcl chikI
support laws.
All told, these
investments will
prevent thou
sands of child
deaths and save
millions of tax
payer dollars in
later medical, education and welfare costs.
Let's face the facts. We cannot afford not to
make theIe investments.
FbI" '92, nrust in· that oor political leaders
commit to pUttihg children first, And, at the very
least, guarantee every American child a Healthy
Start, a Head Start and a Fair Start. Otherwise,
11 all have hell to � 7b join our campa,ign to
Leave No-Child &hind, oalll-800-CDF-l!OO.
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