"TH CO OMY,
STUPID!" tb: prirre theme,
and mood of otcrs that led
Clinton' campaign to victory.
w, tll: President-elect to put
I n 1m wo that "we rmst
revitalize and
e nomy." He
rti n of tre j
t s.
In tum, Brown said, "If we
are rious ut rebuilding our
economy; a ut creating long term,
high paying jo for our ople;
about maintaining lead rship in
manufacturing as well as errerging
techrologies; tl¥!n we imply m t
have a national stra gy 10 belp our
b i am Wi rkers rnpee
ard win."
Howm hofBrown' rnissi n
will involve Bla ard bisi
ard j in Urban America is a
q tion that we sbould king
n we end ire "appointment
celebration ceremonies:'
The Presid nt-elect gave in-
ight in his thinking ani motiva­
ti n regarding diversity when be
id be wanted to form an ad­
mi ni tratlon that "looks like
America" and "to find the very t
tal ntin thecountry" trey would dig
deep into all pools of mimrities.
While other presi�nlS couldn't
find any of thatwcre�for
a major appointment uch Corn­
rreree, in tapping Brown. Ointon
came up with a clearly qualified
ti.can-Amcrican with definite
rcdcntials a rna] r Washington
lawyer and "insider."
TIIE B • I" first
BI' k, Brown' appointment gives
African-Americans much n
for prid in the accomplishments of
ore of their own. Al�oough ore of
tbe entries in Brown' resume is a
tint wi th tre Urban League, urd r
Verron J rdan' executive direc-'
'to 'hip, his major pro ional sue-
c has come more from hi
interactions and activities in tre
white world.
Whil Blae have a right to
relish tic Commerce chief's ap­
pointment, they hould ask two
q ti rs: "How much be actually
koows about urban problems," and
"What has to d nc to irereasc
vel pmcnt tbere?".
I nstead of rus hing 1 he
pbo graphed wi th hun, because 0
t ym lie latus of this high ap-
i ntmcnl, Black leadc , uld use
every 'i n they get remind
Ron Brown thal in the African­
American community the largest
employers, and slim urees of
economic gain, arc primarily tbe
military, M Donald' and dru
dealing.
To add ubstarce t hisap int-
ment, Brown L make urban
d vel pment and "urdercl " j
. growth a priority. He did ad
Urban America when h
"E onomic developm nt in ur
citie require 'en ible trade
polici � tech logi dO t
matter if there is not a well trained
I, r f n::c ready to �rtidpatc in
t Ir dcvcl pmcnt and implcmcn­
tati 0."
The Make-up of a
Credit Report
There ar thr n tion I redi.t
bureaus whi h ather inf rmation
on your redit hi t r - Tran
Union Corporation. TRW Credit In-
formation [VI e and Equifa: .
You can obtain a copy of your
r port for a nominal fee; but if
you've recently be n turned dov n
for credit, you'r entitled t a tree
BlJSINESS
How to Read Your
Credit Report
ump r . ick r
project help -African
American Bu ine - se
Wh would to tran 'CI� hand
to acther tor apr jeer like this? "The
bulletin ho rds n Prodigy an: �rl:at
place to share idea: and m �t pcopl .
with dift rent cxpcri 'nee ,tt :-.a_ '"'
Wayne Hie . Ir m Dctr it, MI.
TIll: ]'R .nc T ,'ER 1':1 tw
. Important purpo: cs. "It ga . U� a
chance 1 work together. c en
th ugh mo t I l.C have nc\ cr met
'ach ther," r 'p rt d John,",on.
"And it let u. demon. trat' that In­
dividual: v"orkln' to 'ether Cc n
make a <.iiI kren l' Inf our :-.n 'iet .
We don't haV:c tl W,llt tor th'
p liticians and I ad r: to make
p lie _ 10 irdcr to make a coruribu­
n," he added.
And orne \ ill be directed to pe-
ial pr gram \ ith members of
Afri 'an Ameri an pr 're . i nal as­
sociation and Greek oruani/ation
to moti ate them t p nd a I rger
per .enta c their money with
Iri 'an meri an bu inc. e .
In the meantime, The Ten Per-
.cnt r� are already hu. y working
wuh othc r mcrnb rs I thc S luti n
Board on d .vcloping regional Think
Tank. and other projects. 11 'MP)
ns Cluh, fT PIC] B ks, N nfic­
u n, [S BJ CTl Afri- m olu­
ti ns.
Beatnce
chairman,
owner dies
N YORK-CEO 0 TLC
Beatrice International Hold­
ings, the nation' large t Black­
own e d
bu ine
die d
Ja n u a r y
12th of
brain n­
cer. He
Reginald Lewis
tion.
C R
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d t: pl d r
Know Your Cr �
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Do you wi h you h d j t little
more room b ore you hit the eil n
on th t credit c rd7 You h ve to
und t nd to or within the con­
fine 0 your credit ,limit. in e
credit i privile e, you hay to u
it re po ibly.
Your credit limit i b d upon
your income exi tin debt nd
redit hi tory. you demo tr t
your re po ibility to h ndle credit
by m ing your p ymen on time
nd not exceedin your limit, ch n-
Charles Ro s i ho t of t� na­
tionally yndicated radio how
"Your Per onal Finance", and
author of The Be to/Your Personal
Finance. -
Even Bernie Foster's daily jogging routine did not interfere with his presenting a sizable donation to the
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