NAACP '94 Essay / Contest Winners ABOVE: Middle School Art winners were (I-r): Jame Elliott, Bunla Lee Parker and Art i e S mit h. MIDDLE: Elementary Art winner were (l-r): Jocelyn Laboy and Kyle Bailey (not pictured Is Ell hah Gar cia). BELOW: ( I - r ) Elementary Es ay winner , Shanise Burt, Marquita Glenn . and Juana Simp on. (photos by Je I Barganier) NAACP Art/Essay contest winners honored recently . Students in Detroit, Hamtramck, Highland Park, Southfield, Inkster, Romulus, River Rouge, Ecorse, Oak Park, Public, Private and Parochial schools were invited to partici­ pate in the recent Detroit Branch NAACP's 4th Annual Art/Essay Contest. The theme was once again, 'What the Civil Rights Struggle Means To Me,". The contest entries r fl d the tremendous amount of talent and cr ativity th t our youth posses. Th stud n not only expres ed a sincer under­ standing of the civil righ strug­ gle, but also recognized their own responsibility to that mission. Coca Cola Bottling Company of Michigan and D troit Branch I NAACP proudly honored the winn rs r c n ly at a r ption held at the Mu eum of African American History. The 1994 Art Contest Win­ ners are as follows: . Elementary: Jocelyn Laboy, Hanneman; Kyle Bailey, Hamp­ ton; and Elishah Garcia, Hanne­ man. Middle: Artie Smith, Fisher; James Elliott, Earhart; and Bunia Lee Parker, Pr ntation of Our Lady of Vic ory. The 1994 E ay Contest Win­ ners are as follows: Elementary: M rquita Glenn, Hosmer; Ju na Simpson, Glaz r; and Shanise Burt, Dossin. Middle: Nicole Buck, Green­ fi ld Peace Lutheran; Eila C. Guidugli, Birn y; and Mario D vis, Ruddim n. High chool: Brandon Brightwell, C ; Lamont Jones, M.L. King, and Kelli Bate , Casso eminar provide 'how-to' tips for puhli her Information ADVERTISE Call 869-0033. In hi voluminou, comp h n ible nd ea ily d new t ti , Mansour aIle the ef- fi of 300 yea of Black and Hi p nic I de hip has plagued u with willful and un witting conspiracy to deli r the m for exploitation. "The condition of African­ Americans as a whole h be­ come so grave in recent years that to continu 0 cov r up th hortcomin of our collective I dership push th masses to the limits of their patience and toleration, "M nsour says. "The cover-up also persuades our leaders that it is okay to continue to exploit, manipulate and cor­ rupt our people with impunity." Dr. Mansour Iieves Black organizations have lost touch with everyday problems faced by Black people. "Much of the billions of dollars allocated to benefit the masses directly or through the trickle down pro are siphoned off," he ays. "THE MAJOR economic problem of Black Americans is the ab ence of an honest and committed tewardship that will sacrifice to establish a funda­ mental national economic mar­ keting network that add es constructive racial pride, pro­ motes mployment and instills self-help principles, sound man­ agement and accounting tech­ niques, while at the same time growing and recycling ealth within the community. " Navy Seaman RaY\,Qn E. Dean, son of Mary Dean of 19494 Stotter, Detroit, departed recently for a six­ month Mediterranean deployment aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, homeported in Norfolk, Va., the lead ship in its Joint Task Group. The 1989 graduate of Osborn High School joined the Navy in September, 1993. Navy Seaman Nikita C. Young, son of Betty M. Young of 20506 Binder, Detroit, and whose wife, Dionne, is the dauqhter of Eunice Appling of 16220 Muirland of De­ troit, departed for a six-month Mediterranean deployment aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, homeported jn Nor­ folk, Va., the lead ship in its Joint Task Group. The 1989 graduate of Pershing High School joined the Navy in June, 1992. Navy Seaman Apprentice Toni L. Moses, daughter of Pearl L. Moses of 8959 Lauder, Detroit, re­ cently reported for duty aboard the submarine tender USS Frank Ca­ ble, homeported In Charleston, S.C. She joined the Navy in January, 1993. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Paul L. Cox, a 1989 graduate of Notre Dame High School of Harper Woods, is midway through a six­ month .deployment in the Mediter­ ranean and Black Seas aboard the destroyer USS Arthur W. Radford, homeported in Norfolk, Va., as part of the USS Saratoga Battle Group. He joined the Navy in January, 1990. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Clarence A. Hollis, son of Cynthia T. French Harris of 13300 Jeffer­ son, Detroit, departed today for a six-month Mediterranean deploy­ ment aboard the guided missile cnnser USS Thomas S Gates, homeported in Nonolk. Va., as part of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington Joint Task Group. The 1985 graduate of Denby High School joined the Navy in Au­ gust, 1987. DR. KHALID MANSOUR Essentially that means na­ tional distribution in th com­ munity nd at 1 r pro rly industrialize to xport and im­ port, Mansour ays. "One thing is certain, Blacks cannot uild and ustain a national mark t­ ing structure based upon a na­ tional white-own d, racist distribution system." Mansour's facts progress through a spectrum of leader­ ship relationship strategi in Africa and America charac­ terized by traditional and non­ traditional methods. The purpose of his book is to quantify the problem of leader­ ship into primary components, . guided by reliable logic and rea­ son. Chapters cover Black leader­ ship and dvancement in the eiv- ilized world prior to slavery; re­ sistance to the slavery system; slavemaster appointed I ders; "crossover" leaders within/out­ side the plantation, free col­ oreds, activist freedom fighters. In a broad r context, Betrayal examin perceptions of collec­ tive and individual racial identi­ fication through erience and circumstan . SURVIV L 0 THE in will depend upon realis­ tic development programs. Afri­ can-Americans have been divested of their cultural heri­ tage and given in its stead a sys­ tem of values hich relegate them to an inferior status. The African-American accepts the judgment of an alien culture and adopts its standards as their . own, Mansour argues. · In laying out a possible strat­ egy for future empowerment, he notes the analogy of Blacks and Hispanics positioning their com­ m unities to benefit from their numbers. Since the two popula­ tions will constitute more than 50 percent olthe U.S. population by 2054, such an alignment can only beoome "an actuality from co ruct.i eoo omic and spiri­ tual rehabilitation." OTA LE Mansour's disoourse on David W lker, Ed­ mond Blyden, Marcus Garvey, the NAACP, E. Franklin Fra­ zier, and Ralph Ellison. There are insightful discussions on the "Role of Whit Media in Appoint­ ing B.lack Leaders," "Black Poli­ ticians: The New Anchor for Traditional L ip" and "Affirmati-ve Action Revisited." I , I Our adjustable rate mortgages have the usual low first-year payments. Except that our first year lasts 60 months. %* , • INTEREST RATE A. P.R. If you'r in the mark ,t for a new hom' or to r finan ' y ur m rtgage, y u'r pr bably I king at b th fix d and adju table r t mortga loans. Fir. t of Am -ri a Bank ha . sorn thing that c mbin s the best (iboth-our Adju:tabl ' Rate Mortgage '. 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