city" incentiv
P D TO a qu -
tion of potential figure head tatus­
quo, government Bl kwell noted
that economic opportuniti and em­
powerment are mo t crucial.
"You don't need 00 politician to
bring you a solution," aid Black­
well.
Paul Hubbard, who he ded up the
corporate-funded w Detroit for 20
years, noted that he sub cribed to a
, national is t ideology .
" And always have."
Hubbard talked about the need to
check a candidate's references be­
fore voting. "Th first thing we have
Tribe will charge
to fish at Lake
A $24 permit from the Walpole
Island First . n Band will be
required D fish in Lake St, Oair
� S\JITUIle'I.
Tribal o� s:irf two treati
in 17001' them
iveti '�aOO
on both the CanOOian and Ameri­
can sides of the lake and St Qair
River.
John Truscott, press secretary
for Gov. Engler, said the governor
had rot heard of the Walpole per­
mit plan. but said the sta would
each attempt impose fee; in the
Lake St eair area
DIVIS 0 S
conti nued from A2
years after the Metrorail sy tern
opened to other parts Of the city. The
green line crosses the river to Ana­
costia, but beyond that, a dotted line
on the map signals planners' good
intentions to rea h poor neighbor­
hoods.
Predominantly white neighbor­
hoods have three times as many bank
branches per resident do Black ar­
eas, according to a recent series by
The Washington Po. t. And banks and
avings and loans provided mortgages
to white neighborhoods at twice the
rate they do in comparable Black
ones, the newspaper reported.
THE CITY'S 8 T schools and
parks are al 0 found in Northw t
while Northeast and .Southeast have
more than their hare of the city'
crime. Those are the neighborhoods
that made Washington the "murder
capital of the nation" from 1988 to
1991.
In 1992, 80 homicid were re­
ported in Ward 8 ompared to just
three in the police dr trict that cove
rno t of Ward 3.
The city' BI ck middle cl grew
quickly in th 1 and 197 after
civiL rights legislation enabled more
Bla ks to get jobs in th federal and
city vemments, -Grier aid.
'But the overall Black population
declined from a peak of 71 percent in
the 1970 Census to percent in 1
as middle-cl 81 migrated to the
suburbs, he aid.
"The fa t that we are the eat 0
federal govemm nt and th re are
manyedu ted and distin ui hed Af­
rican Americans in positions f im­
portance, I think oo thcs the
interrelationship of the ra .' aid .
John Heching r, a I I white busi-
n man and W hington' first city
council chainnan from 1 7-69.
BEST CHANCE:
etcb
JULY 3,1993
Lotto Ticket
"W W TAL OUT a
political agenda, we're talking about
L .WI ,WHO
h also wor ed to expo e and hut
d wn phon y Downtown-Detroit
trad schools that would charg
4, to S 10, 0 for empty prom-
i , poke pas ionately about t
need for people to bang-tough right,
and about th qualifications for
22nd ANNUAL
CONVENTION
24
H
JULY 21
VISION:
H
CONVE 110
ECONOMIC SU MIT: PUSH FO
CO OMIC MPOWERM
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"Operation PUSH, Inc. will be a vehicle for social i�stice based upon the lasting values
of spiritual regeneration, economic empowerment, parity and discipline. PUSH
commits itself to strengthen and revitalize African American people, communities, the
underprivileged, the oppressed and the world, enabling them ta be economically self
sufficient, morally and spiritually based, politically empowered and educationally
excellent."
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We are calling together this national summit to devise 0 master economic empower­
ment agenda for African Americans that can be implemented at the local level in
indi,vidual cites as well as communities and neighborhoods within the cities,
GOA
1. Develop an Economic Legislative Agend� for African Americans. 2. Pr sent working Economic Empowerment initiatives.
3. Pres nt Corporat Report Cards of th top corporations wher African Americans a maior con um rs.
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co
IONAG
NDA HIGHLIGHT
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Economic Empowerm nt Expert Pan list:
Or. Marcus AI xis
Economlsl
Samu I rtanc s
Professor, Northeastern II/inois University
J wei Ta).tor Gibbs
Firsl African American Female 10 be on endowed Choir 01 8erIcely
University, SkJnford, CaMorma
Avlno(" Study of Block Youth Great B"han vs United Sioies
Edef Williams,
)omt CM for Po/'tical Studies
Bill Wilson
Profeuoi-, UniversIty of Chicogo
Avthor Economic Crisis and Race
Mel Foote
Af,.,care
Corpora Luncheon
Keynote Speaker: Hon. Ron Brown
U.S. Secretary of Comm ree
Con5truction Caucus:
Industry o""v,ew
African Americans and The Umons
African AmerICans, Bond"'g, Contracting
Agenda for the Yeor 2000 and GI'owth Goals
R tail Caucus:
Smol18usiness and the African Amencan Entrepreneur
Marleet Shore and Market Polentiol
InlemotiOnoJ Opporlvniri s and Niche Marketing
Regulohon/Reporllng vs Rewords/Remvneration
Agenda for the Yeor 2000 and Growth Gaols
Communications Caucus:
A/ncan 'can Ownersh,p of Med,a
African AmerICans and The Moss Med,O
Advertrsmg/Promo ons/En �mmenl
Afr,can Amencan and AI mohve Informat,on Sovrc s
Agenda for the Year 2000 and Growth Goals
Development of Caucus Plank.
Chicago-th African American Busin ss Mecca.
Economic �rment Caucus
(Concurrent SessioriJ)'4
GroopG.
GrovpH.
Finance / Investment
Health / Education
Black Empow nnent Work Group
(Gen ral Session All Del at s)
Group D. Food / Bev rQge
Groop E. Transportation / Trov I
Group F. Retail I Prafessional rvices
Financ /Inv stments Caucus:
AfrICan Amer,can Frnonclallnstrtvhons CNen,.,ew
OJonhFy.ng the Resovrces
Agenda for the yeor 2000 and Growth Goals
�t of Caucus Plank
Health/ Education:
Altomcy A1 ChambI,ss
Eccooo»: Impoct of SocIal Services
Afncan Amencan ParticIpation R as Supplien of Services
Agenda for the yeor 2fXX) and Growth Goals
Development of Couevs Plank
Women's International Luncheon
Keynote Speak r: L�ni Guit)ier
Professor of Low, •
Univ rsity of Pennsylvania
Ibllo atterd PUSH Eccmnic � 000 !mJ yw spoose, c� (J eo . e f ! Qr � city IS a twist's 1XJO(ise, 'Mth �Iy
rJ !UIc � orxl a clem, efOOent elewled system reroy 10 whisk yoo anywhere illhe d!y wi miootes. The (00ljres:5 Ho IS just
Ihks hom !he rleYAy Haaci Wastmgfoo Illic�, ooe rJ AmeOCa's most �oIy ocMned Iilil bU rYJS.
Hotel Accommodations and Rat s
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.For Furth r Information •
: (all: (onvenHon Office Operohon PUSH-(3'12) 373·3366 or (312) 373-3571 (FAX) •
• Write. Opere 'on PUSH, 930 Iost 50th Street, Chicogo. illinOIS 60615 •
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• Home ddress •
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• Busmess/Employer. --------- :
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• Busmess Address: •
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• Preferred Moiling Address: Home Business Sp i N ds? •
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Congress Ho el---520 Sou' Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IIImos 60605 For reserve ons. call ((312) 427·3800 or (800) 635-1666
.Registration
full poY,ment or Purchase Older ReglslTa 0 fees mclude all conference
FEES
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Senior (ihzellS/Studen Members
on· �embers
1500 Sentor/Sruden on·Memb rs
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