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