" ••• no matter how m.any
achievemen you have, you
can't huck the burden of
being Black in a white
society."
police departments before join­
ing the judiciary, is till smart­
ing - and thin ing. He is
pondering just ho fragile
things like a reputation and the
presumption of innocence can
be. He is 8l.so ondering what, if
anything, a Black man must
achieve to be beyond uspicion.
Jud Coleman protested his in­
noeence, as ed to his accus­
ers, and showed identification
He as nonethel handcuffed
- tightly and behind his back­
and was dragged through
crowds of hoppers to a police
car. At the station ho , he was
chained to a wall and prevented
e CO
At 67, Sudanese grand­
mother, Halema Hamdon Mo­
hamed is the oldest person in her
village. Life expectancy in the
remote, arid of 0 h
KhoroomnW.��U&Du�kmL
. 50 years, a sign of the region's
desperate poverty. "We've had
our share of hard times," says
Halema Hamden, "famine, dis­
ease and even plagues oflocusts.
But weve always managed to
make it through."
In 1984, when famine hit Su-
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NEWS BRIEFS By CHAIG HILL
dan hard, Halema Hamden's persons camp, sponsored by prayed that the CARE workers
husband died a horrible death by CARE, the world's largest pri- would stay to help us rebuild our .
hunger. He left her without vate relief and development or- lives," she says. "I vowed that if
money or food. The elderl ganization. Tens of thousands of they remained, I would help
'dow wa terrified E¥q)e&_""..,,.,,_��,,"'�"�:I}I"��"'� m in any way I could."
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along with most of her friends
and neighbors, fled their homes
in search of food and water.
Many, including more than a
dozen children, died in the bru­
tal, three-week walk.
Halema Hamdon and her
family made it to a displaced
gency rations oflentils, sorghum
and water.
Halema Hamdan was grate­
ful for this help, which had saved
the lives of her loved ones. Yet
she knew food ll_tions alone
wouldn't be enougb to ensure
her family's future. "I had
Sudanese grandmother Halema Mohamed was concerned about the ill health of the children
I� her desperately poo� co.mmunity of North Khordofan. T.he 67-year-old widow convinced
Village elder to work With field staff from CARE to provide basic health c re to the community.
Through her efforts, hundred of young Sudanese children today are Ie ding h Ithier liv .
(Abba Hallbllah)
HALEMA HAMDO ' met
with representatives from
CARE to ask if she could join
their efforts on behalf of her com­
munity. As an old person, she
had attained a high status
among her friends and neigh­
bors. She used her influence to
help create a committee of vil­
lage leaders to work with CARE
long-term. Her fforts made it
possible for the community to
turn the comer m desperate
poverty and hunger to real and
lasting success.
CARE development experts
helped the villagers dig wells,
grow food and 'build warehouses
to hold large amounts of grain
that could be called upon during
subsequent lean times. They
also taught mothers and grand­
mothers how to improve their
families' health nd nutrition
Halema Hamdo roved to be an
apt pupil. She y became
adept at ad 'ng ORT, a
simple solu t, water
and sugar t nts death
from diarrh tion, one
of the of young
children worl
She has since Ved countless
lives in her village. She has also
taught many health workers
from neighboring communities
this life-saving technique"
"Helping my village has become
my life, " she concludes. "As long
as I am able, I will continue this
work, which keeps me happy
and young,".
Ip�o
par nt
A new Bl cpr nting
ne letter, INSPIRE!, is
scheduled to be I in
February, in celebration of
Blac History Month. It' d
igned to help Blac paren
teach, protect, and moti te
their children to excellence.
Each month INSPIRElof­
fers paren information h Ip
to their young children avoid
gang violence, school dropout,
or academic failu including
helping parents prepare their
children to tayahead in to­
day's fast moving world
Economic
development
award given
Last November, Mercy
Health Services was honored
by the Development Leader­
ship Network (DLN) and the
Association for Community
Empowerment for its support
to community-based housing
and community d lopment
efforts in th city of Detroit.
Six awards were given at
the national conference on
"I'he State of Community Ec0-
nomic Development," held in
New York City. Accepting on
behalf of Mercy Health Serv­
ices and Mercy Hospital-De-
. troit were Michael R.
Schwartz, executive vice
president of MHS, and
Thomas A. Goldenboggen,
chief financial officer of Mercy
Hospital.
Black Santa
painted white
The Director of the Michi­
gan Department of Civil
Rights, Dr. Nanette Reynolds,
has criticized the action of in­
dividuals who recently spray
painted a Black Santa Claus
with white paint.
Dr. Reynolds stated, "Such
incidents show a hatred and
intolerance which is totally in­
consistent with the spirit of
the season. We hope that the
. Pontiac police recognize the
seriousness' of any act of racial
terrorism and fully investi­
gate the incident. If the per­
son or persons who acted in
this manner can be identified,
we will ask for prosecution un­
der Michigan's Ethnic Intimi­
dation Act. Many Black
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Mingo Group
It was announced that KFC
has,aw"lrd�.The Mingo Group,
Inc. adve�1S�ng and marketing
C?mmunlcatlOns responsibili­
ties, to reach the African Ameri­
can Market.
"The African American Mar­
�et is and has always been very
important to KFC, and we must·
devote the appropriate re­
sources to build this consumer
base," said Mi e Willson Vice
Pr ident Di�r of Marketing
of the KF� ab,?nal Adv rtising
Coop rative. To accomplish
th� we fi 1 trongly that The
Mingo Group is the right mar­
keting partner for us, "