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DI Go-Urban League
deleg t from cro the country,
ho g thered tod y t the
organization' 1992 nnual
conference, were among the first to
hear about the only national
utom ted data bank that provides
comprehensive information on
college funding nd job
opportuniti .
The newly created National
UIban League Information Center
(NUUC) maintains a data base of
current information about
cholarships, grants, tudent loans,
job posting and resume data
bank that can be easily accessed 24
hours a day, even days a week by
using toll-free telephone number.
The data bank stores approximately
$28 billion in resources for college
financial aid well ormation
about competitive job openin
ith numero private and publiC
employers.
The state-of-the- rt,
computerized information service,
according to N tional Urban
League President John E. Jacob, .
"e y to u e, saves time and
provide an efficient me of
cce ing information related to
very .important
necessities-education and jo • "
"As the cost of college
education continues to oar, so
does the challenge of equiring
neces aey funding," Jacob said.
"NULIC provides the most
comprehensive and user-frle.odly
ervice that we kno of to help
m-ake paying for a college
education little ier."
o E ULIC
acti ted, Urban League Ii te
office cro the; country
frequently received calls
reque ting information about
college cholar hip nd
employment opportunitle . The·
I rge number of reque t
overwhelmed the League and
ch llenged the organization to
develop a centralized ystem to
meet the demand. NULIC, a
convenient, easy to use and time
avin ata ban of useful
resources, emerged the answer.
By calling the toll-free College
Funding opportunity Line (CFOL)
at 1-800-NUI,FUND, students can
register for the service by providing
d information,
t in
the da to create a tomized
report 0 po1enti tunding 10
The report is mailed to the
pplicant thin 10 0 cia
of receipt of a $2S re tta on fee.
The final report includes
registration information, a list of
publi tio on cone fuDd1n a
Ust of funding urcea, iDstructi
on to apply for fundiDa and a
ample letter.
The second pbuc of NUUC
willlalDlCh an automated Resume
Service and Job Opportunity Ilne,
which will allow ra-both Job
cetera aDd employers-to aQCCSI
information about rob
opportunities the COUDtry
and qualified Job candida • The
a project like this. Others may have
thought about it, but Brown has
decided to act.
He describes the mountain as a
painting and soon to be culpture set
into the mysteries of Africanism.
The pyramid symbolizes the
greatness of people of color. The
apparent darkness represents prior
ignorance. The rock stands for the
solid foundation - density, strength
and magnitude -an indicative spirit
of Blade leadell.
EBONY MOUNTAIN - Louis Farrakhan, Martin Luther King, Jr., Marcus Garvey, Malcom X
and Nelson Mandela
Brown his debuted tbc project in
various places over the last nine
months. Many h ve voiced that
they'd like to contribute to the'
project one way or another. Tbe
artist, whose work can be seen in
various north ide Chicago
bony Mo'un ain:
Mak hi orical
By USA ELY
R!p!Int from Hyd. Parle CltIDn
What if there were a Black
version of Mt. Rushmore - a
symbol of the, highest mountains
climbed by the great Black heroes.
Executive Network' AI Brown has
always felt that there bas to be some
kind of monumental tribute of the
existence and contributions of
Africans in America.
With a concept in one hand and
an �t by the name of Mark Beard
in the other, the painting "Ebony
Mountain," became a reality.
There's a potential possibili ty that its
Mt Rushmore status will too.
"Nothing is definite but I've
talked to Black developers in Atlanta
who are building a theme park and
they've expressed interest in the
mountain," said Brown. "I have a
good feeling that it will be done."
Brown's 'good feeling' baa now
put the effigies of Malcolm, Martin,
Minister Louis, Marcu and
Mandela on t-shirts, litho prints, ,
caps, greeting cards, puzzles, the
future cover of Chicago Black Pages
telephone book and more.
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BASED ON ms need to educate
and unify the masses, Brown relayed
that for years be.' been wanting to do
restaurants, bas been instrumental
well in obtaining financial support
from Cotton Cub owner Dr. Nazon.
Brown says it's not so D)uch a money
making venture, but a positive
network source for others.
"A teacher wanted to use the
mountain as a reward for her
students," he explained, "0 we've
made a certificate that she can give
her kids for their achievements with
the mountain and their school name.
I don't want to really
over-commercialize it, but ita
important to get the m age out
there."
Brown noted that the imaS will
be available by calling
1-312-E-B-O-N-Y -M- T.
Bu h
b n n '
olng
Steve Pieczenik, non-par
n foreign policy dviser to
four American pre iden , the
man that inspired the book The
egotiator, by Frederic For-
yth. A man de cribed by
novel t Tom Caney "one
of the martestpeople I know"
ob rves George Bush
m n who i "clinically
depre ed."
"I predict George B h will
nap," id Pieczeni . "He'll
lost his composure in public in
amo tunseemlyw y.1bere'
an air of desperation bout the
man. My fear is that he' so
fraid of 10 ing office he's
planning a military action
probably in the Persian Gulf,
Yugo 1 via or North Korea
merely to win the election."
Pieczenik d thi a day
before Bush told a group of
POW-MIA activists to "shut
up and it down," nd a day
before the White Home let it
be known that military action
indeed is being contemplated
against Iraq.
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Warren Duliere, publisher
of The West Virginia Advo
cate was thought to have been
killed by the KKK. angered
about his articles. However,
police ay he committed
suicide .and tried to make it
look like a killing by the Klan.
Duliere, was found dead in
the garage of his home by his
wife, after she returned from a
shopping trip. His small
caliber revolver was near the
body and his, truck was parked
in the driveway witb its motor
running.
His house haed apparently
been robbed. .Goods were
s tacked near the door, but
nothing was missing.
Corporal Burkhart, of the
state police said Duliere had
tried to make it look as if he
had left his home and then
returned to find burglars there.
Corporal Burhartsaid the pub
lisher had written "KKK" on a
laundry room wall with a
marking pen to "reflect a Klan
hit."
.cempen atlon for
ex lav
, BEIJING-Four women
forced to provide sex for
Japanese soldiers during
World War II are seeking
compensation from Tokyo's
government.
In letters to .the Japanese
Embassy, the Chinese women
describe their experiences and
request the equivalent of
$40,000 to $120,000 each for
serving as sex slaves during
Japan's wartime occupation.
Tu Donge, 71 wrote that
she was kept in a house with
more than 10 other women
who were raped by up to 20
Japanese soldiers a day.
M many as 4,000 Chinese
women were forced to be war- .
time partners, aid a Beijing
researcher who d�livered the
letters.
The compensation requests
arise at a sensitive time. China
has invited Japan's Emperor
Akihito to visit to mark this
fall's 20th anniversary of
Japanese-Chinese relations.
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By LARRY A. STILL
Named after the mythological
warrior, Prometheus, the national
Prometheana veterans orpnization
held its 49tb reunion convention at
the Red Lion Hotel in Sacramento,
CA, August 5th-9th, with about 200
members, their families and friends
i� aUCMance.
can-American anne
JIOUP w founded
............ jOO..man Atftl
Specialized Training Program at
Howard Univel'lity in W hington,
D.C., during World War n in 1943-
44.
Many of the ASTP veterans
returned to the campus to continue
their post-war educatiOD and othel1
who attended different COlleges
joined in holdina annual reunions at
Howard U. after erving Oversea in
the world-wide conflict.
National presfdent Erne,t A.
Vickers of Altadena, CA, presided
over the 1992 fODi bolted by the
Sacramento chapter. Other current
national omcera include Calvin R.
Scott, Los Angeles, vioe-preaident;
Dr. Deborah Greene, Fort Upton,
CO, executive secretary. Jease L
Davi , W hington, D.C., recording
secretary; Walter Johnlon, HoUltOn,
TX, orresponding secretary;
Ronald L Travis, SilverSprfng, MD,
financial secretary and Dr. Milford
A. Vaughn, D.C., treaaurer.
ni
Laurette leGendre, Wbfte Plains,
NY, i parliamentarian; lUam N.
Herring, Rockledge, FL. serpant
at-arms and James F. Hewlln,
Sacramento, Chaplain. Hon. Luke
C. Moore, Wuhington Superior
Court Judge, serves u general coun
sel, aDd Dr. Marion L Poole, Pit
tsburgh, curator.
re nion \h� y� r .WII!
uled � _ ul \
I i I I tion of ,
Prometheans," Vickera anriounced.
"We must consider much more
Promethean involvement in utilizing.
available resources in community,:
political and educational enviren-.
men1l," he emphasizccl. Tbc group
formerly ponsored career faira for
high acboolstudents in the D.C. area.
The former all-veteIIDS orpnlza
tion recently voted to induct their.
wives, SOUl, claup.1CII and worthy
UIOcia full participants of their
expanding "progeny" and -new
membership dedicated to contlnulna
tbelr community development."
The convention also concenttatecl
on plana for the PlOmetheans 50th
anniversary reunion to be bcld oext
year (1993) on the Howard Univer
sity campus where the veterans once
c;stabUsbed a headquarters. A
, memorial to Promethean war vlc
tims, naturally deceued members
and dedica1ed faculty sponsors baa
been proposed.
NAACP to hold Black
dollar week demonstration
To again demonstrate the buying
power of African-Americans nation
wide, the NAACP will hold Us ninth
annual Black Dollar Week
Demonstration, Labor Day week,
September 5-13, NAACP Executive
Director/CEO Dr. Benjamin L.
Hooks has announced.
"Once again, we are asking
African-American consumers to
vote their economic interest by
spending $2 bills and Susan B. An
thony dollarcoina for tbeir purchasea
prior to and during Labor Day
Week, " Dr. Hooks said.
Dr. Hooks added:
"By participating In this national
demonstration African-Americana
can demonstrate to majority sup
pliers who want our continued sup
port that in return expect our fair
hare of jobs and busines oppor
tunities."
Stressing that in 1922, African
Americans will eam more than $200
b,ilUon and pend more than $170
billion on goods and services nation
wide, Dr. Hoo said it is imperative
that African-Americans participate
in Black Dollar Week, and alao
speDd their money wisely and with
African-American busines es.
BECAUSE THE total income of
African-Americans exceeds the
.
IJ'OSS national product of all but nioe:
nations in the world, thereby maldna'
the African-American consumer a
potent economic force, Dr. Hoob
said thallt Is imperative that African
Americans patronize their own b i-'
DeIICS.
Voe
y�ur
economic .:
intere
"WemustspeodourdolllIl •
ly by doing busiDeu with thole whO
do business with ," Dr. HOOD said.
"Doing business with the Black com
munity is hiring us, promoting la ••
and utillzin& Blac busiDtlS." .
"African-Americana m t alao.
upport, and help build their own'
busi ," Dr. HOOD laid. Ho
pointed out that while lilt year
African-Amerfcam pent more than
$12 billion, it represented only lOme,
ix percent of their total income. '