," . ' .,' , . .... 'oJ' . oJ • I " , African . big in Clev land projec BllSINESS nearly 4 million, according to Al­ bert L. Matthews, Gateway' Project Manager and EEO Com­ pliance Officer. In nine months of construction, the project, which is partially funded by a county ex­ cise tax, has exceeded its minority­ union con truction workers participation goal of 22.6 percent by almost three percent. Through an agreement with Gateway, the level of on-site minority and female construction workers is monitored by the Black Trades Council and Hard Hatted Women. Gateway, a private, non-profit organization, was formed to plan and con truct a $362 million baseball park, arena and public plazas, Its nine member board has three minorities-including its Vice Chairman and Cleveland NAACP President Rev. Marvin McMickle­ and two women. Gateway's mission lso includes spurring economic development in the surrounding area. ,) ; war L V NO, OHIO - African American are playing a key role in de igning and building Cleveland' $362 million Gatew y Project, 8 28- acre ports/entertainment complex due to open in 1994 with a new 42,000- e t ba eball park for the Cleveland Indians, 8 21,OOO-seat rena for the Cleveland Cavaliers and a large open plaza for pecial events. This project links a pair of con­ struction management teams in sig­ nificant joint ventures. Two African American firms, ColeJon Corporation and lEA Electric Corporation (also female­ owned) are paired with Huber, Hunt & Nichol , Inc. to build the Indians new ballpark . African American ffrms Choice Construction, Inc., (also female­ owned), Bradley Construction, and the female-owned firm, Zunt, Inc., have teamed with Turner Construc­ tion to build the Cavs' new downtown home. Major de ign contract with minority-owned firm have gone to Poly tech, Inc., Whitley/Whitley, Inc. and Robert P. Madi on Interna­ tional, Inc . PROJE TION FOR 1992 translate minority vendor participa­ tion at more than $21 million in fees for services, and the rate for female business participation will cash in at Money' Strategies By CHARLES J. GIVENS Dumpers are people who u your mind a a tra h heap. Inten e nega­ tivity i like a cancer apping your energy. clouding y ur per pective and rendering YQU ineffective even when it involves omeone el e' pr blems. But i it y ur obligation a a lov­ ing per on to Ii ten t the plight of a dumper? Here is a three- tep trategy for dealing with dumper that will allow y u to deal I vingly with a dumper while maintaining your anity: I. Li ten to the other per on' 'to Li tening i alway done with the ip clo ed. 2. Li 'ten to the other per on' whoa S ory. That mean that you all them to fini-sh without inter­ jecting y ur feeling, opinion or great ' lutions. 3. Li 'ten to the ther per on' story only once, That is your only obligation as a I ing, caring person. After y u've Ii tened to the ther pers n's whole try" imply a k, "What can I do to help?" You will be surprised t find that 75 � of the time the answer will be, "Nothing." The ther 25 � f the time a dumper will ay, "Well. what d you think I 'h uld do?" Only then offer your iolution in a non-judgmental way. Tell them one time and as' n a you hear, "ye , but. , ," end the c nver ation. If you hear th word' "ye , but .. ," or "yo d n't' under tand," you know what you're, aying i falling on deaf ear . The real te t come when the same per on call , wanting to give y � the late ,t update or imply to go through the tory again. When a dumper begin' telling you the arne st I)' gain, ' y, "Excu me, I really under tand what you are going through, but what can I do to help?" Alway return to the e word un­ til th conver ation i over or change. It' the loving thing to a k. You're doing th mo t you can do for those you care about nd for yourself by following thi .lrate y, .' I - urn firmly in pi lJw j . la 1. With -market f the "Malcolm X" movie young African Arrericars may think t trey rrNI kmw a strong power- ful Bl man. But it rot Mal- colm. but his mentor, thatcomtn.clled great unity and fimIrjal thn5t trat Bl Amoica kmwn. Mal lm's own worm descri ttl! ardscopeo �Ho Elijah Muhammad. "H was ttl! filst man wborn I hOO ever feared - oot fear tdl ofamanwithagun.but fear uch ore � power tbe un,"?v1al lm id f tre man who was born as a poor harecropper' n in 1897 rear Sardersvill Georgia, EUJAH MUHAMl\1AI)was tre orce tmt built Ire fourxJation that P 'lIed Malcolm X to a national promireree. FJijah Muhammad W(5 Ire ore with ttl! original "I have a dream" coreept Hs dream was fi r coooomic in­ have tlrirown edocationaro economic systems. Malcolm's mentor gave Malcolm, and tOOusa.� of otters, a snongserse of . personal identify. � BlaX America Wdk:m � movie am disru;s "what cout have been" had Maloolm lived, we woukl be wise to note Ire fourmtiom of Malcolm's rrenor's � anl see what acnallywas, , - R� tre reeessny for unity ani group operation (activi�) - P I resources, physically' as well as finaocially -S�critic5mof�Black­ owred ardor operaed - Keep in mini - jealousy destro from within - Observe � operators of � white man. H s lXXXSSful. He makes no eXi for his tailure. He works hard in a collective Jml1IlCr. You can do tre sarre. West Coast publishers eet . Dr. Ruth Love, Publisher of the California Voice, right, welcomes participants arriving for the 9th Annual Convention of the West Coast Black Publishers Association (WCBPA) recently at the Claremont Resort and Spa in Oakland, Calif. Sheila Banks-McKenzie, Director. Media Affairs. Phillips Morris USA left and Bernie V. Fostef, Publisher of the Portland Skanner and President of the WCBPA, were amonQ th� participants. --'_- A BIG BANK SHOULDN'T ONt: SERVE THE OLD BOY NETWORK. At' First of Am rica, Wi bel i v that a better tom r­ row begin with today. That's why we donat thou and of dollar each year to th Boys and Girl Club 'But Wi also beli v it tak mor than ju t mon y to mak If1 a diffi r nc in a young p r n' liii . It take p ronal involv - mente And that' why Fir t 0 Am rica Bank- uth Michigan mploy al giv hundr d of volunt r hour . You ,'Y 'r concern d about making our neighborhood even better pI c to liv and work. So w carefully reinv t th fund y u d posit with .u as well as oursel back into th community. We think it' th be t pIa e to inv t, becau ,A very on ben fi Young and old alike. "First of America Bank has been a tivel involved with this club since it was founded in the late '50 . ltlthout First of Americas involvement, the Bo :5 and Girl Club of outh Oakland County would not be a stronn a prOVider of ervi es to our ,;outh." -R r �('rVddt o f IRSI Ar\;lE {ICA I ,/uol Hou '"9 1 t'l'){/a, G) ,