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In the LOII;sUJlla case. the court . id racial guryrnQlldtrillK was
uncon tltutlonal. In 8 tate 0% black. onl: two con re spersons hL1 e been
elected in R co truction. The fi Lou' ian pl n, 65% Bl k & 3Sc(
White. w dr wn in 1992 and thrown out in December, 1993. Th cond
plan. SS� Bl k & 4St(. 'hite, w r dr wn in April. 199. d thrown out
1 t Thursday. The third plan. created b� a fed ral judicial pane.l d<:>minated
by Re gan and Bush appoin 1 t we k, created n w 4th di trict. 70%
White &. 300(. African American. The new map ffectively eliminate ong.
Cleo Field .(D-LA- th) and insure the election of a R publican. Th two
conflictin opinion insure appeal .
The J. T ruling is not nece erily a victory.
\\ hat does th 1965, oting Ri�ts Act actually sa)
and '? OT dvocate' cia�
ge man rin and politic ap-arth id," Wh tit­
SQ.YS i thatiace may b faetor-velong with income.
party ffiliation. geogr phic compactne ,etc.-Tit:
drawing di trict boundarie . so that tho who have
been excluded hi orically from an equa! opportunity
of being elected to office (b cause of a d monstratec
history by white of not voting for racial minorities)
will have a fair chance or an equal opportunity 01
being elected. Lower court rulings that do not use the
language of "equal opportunity". but instead u
language like "racial gerrymandering' to interpr t ano
affirm the voting rights of minorities may actually
jeopardize the Voting Rights Act. 'Thu a howdown
i guaranteed at til upreme ourt In the Fall.
JACKSON TOURS FLOOD REGION'
This week Rev. Jackson. Joe Beasley and
Atty. Iary Young Cummings toured the flood rava�ed
region of outh m Georgia. On Aug. S. a delegation
from th area. along with Rev. Jackson. will meet with
As . Atty. Gen. for Civil Rights, Deval Patrick, amid
all gation that wat r was diverted to poor neighbor­
hoods to avert causing h avy damage to the homes 01
th wealth, and downtown busine . Humanitarian
aid i need d. Thfl on how you can help call Joe
Bensley at 404-6 8-5679.
HEALTH CARE LEGISLATION
Over 1 SO national African American
organizations have declared Sunday, Augu t 7.
"Health Car Sunday." Mini ters in particular ar
urged to ask their m mber to call their nators
and repr ntative (tree) at 1-800-9-C E-94.
Rainbow mem ber should id ntify them lves by
name. addres and congre: ional district, and urge
th ir congr sp r on to upport h alth care that
provide univer el ov rage by a p cific date:
that require mployers to pay their fair share ot
the co t of h alth in urance (i.e .. the employer
m nd are ): and that e nsur s strong
anti di cri m i nation protection ..
nvone can write th ir Sen tors at. U.S.
Se nate , W,a hington. DC 20510� or th it
R pre ntative at. L.S. Hou of Repr entatives,
Washington. D 20515.
Any mini ters wi hing to participate in
"Health Care Sunday" are encouraged to call aya
WII s. 202-682-1300 or d Halle 202-638-226S
so that the m dia can be alerted about your event.
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of corruption, crime and cop vio­
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11u"), up professor!
They're coming!
I think they're on to us!
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They are the t criminals of
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QUESTION:
Is this why they spend so much on the Spac'e Program,
when people are starving here on Earth?
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By Jam.es E. Alsbrook
Anguish and disbeliefechoed
through th nation on June 17,
wh npictur anddetailsofO.J.
Simp n's downfall first flooded
the airwaves.
Sensitive Bl cks w r pe-
dally hurt because this popular
example of Black male su
fell from his pedestal even more
disappointingly that did oth r
re nt, accused Black icons like
Mi ke Tyson (rape), Magic
Johnson (HIV positive) and Mi­
chael Jackson ( x). All four had
enjoyed millions of dollars and
international acclaim.
n Black fern Ie prof; r,
fighting b ck tear, s id
Th y'r rying to destroy all
BI ck m n who amount to any­
thing II • h did no blam th
four men for th ir troubles, but
sh ttack d n unid ntifi d
"th m", implying that conspir­
ing, nonymous, ehind-the­
s n group of powerful men of
another ra or religion had en­
gineered th downfall of Tyson, I
Johnson, Jackson nd Simpson.
The downfall came in d­
dition to the1992 d th of 52-
year-old Regin ld L wis, the
Harv rd-trained, 52-y'ear-old
lawyer who cam the world's
first Black billionaire and phi­
lanthropist.
to his show; Sidney Poi tier, the
famous and veteran actor; and
his friend, Harry Belafonte, both
of whom for years have reflected
credit upon Black people.
In my Ohio region, young
Black men see a good role model
in Jerry Revish, veteran and
highly regarded television an­
chor and participate in commu­
nity b tterment activities. He
works for the CBS outlet in Co­
lumbus. Also in that city is Jim
Scott, anoth r talented and per­
sonable newsman. H is with the
NBC outlet. These good role
models improve th climate of
. public opinion in which Black
peopl li and work.
MOREOVER, the loss of
Thurgood Marshall and Arthur
Ashe already had thinned the
ranks of highly 'visible and
st rongly posi ive Black mal role
models.
So wha can be done to fill the
recent gaps in the ranks of
prominent, good,' Black male
role models?
W should look carefully and
thankfully at the reliable Black
menandwom nwhohringl I,
r gional, n tional and interna-
ion I 1 vision n ws and et
worthwhil v lue and priorities
for us, our families and our com­
muniti W must poin out
good role models - co picuous
and influ nt ial men like Ed
Bradley on the CBS Show "60
Minu ";,BryantGumb lonth
"Today Show" of NBC; Sneer
Christian of "Good Morning" on
ABC; Al Roper of NBC; James
Brown of CBS Sports; and B r­
n rd Shaw on CNN.
Promin nt and good Black
mal rol models includ Bill
Cosby, a family man who
brought dignity and good taste
LEVISI anchors and
r porters gen rally re good role
model b use they are experi­
enced in serving the public. They
are watched by their employ rs
and by the public, and th ir abil­
ity, character and reputation
control their credibility and pro­
f ional acceptability.
Blac media men pecially
will "fall through the cracks"
ery quickly if they lack the hab­
its and qualities that make them
good role models.
o
I
Black, local male television
person lities, like their female
counterparts, are good role mod­
els use th y repr ent what
is worthy nd comm rcially vi­
able in th " al world." They
dress appropri tely, peak
clearly with good gr mmar, and
are n t, cou ou nd ocially
correct Their low-k y approach
and their n rid m nor are
qualiti that n b w tched on
television and u d examples
of role lf-d finitio . All people
like them.
Other od Bl ck male role
models worthy of mul tion in­
clude:
N } on Ma n I, Pr id n
of ou h Africa, now on of th
world' I ding fi r . f d i­
cat his lif to th f dom of
his peopl .
J Jac on, we-time
presidential c n id te, civil
righ leader, community activ­
ist and former oc:iate of Dr.
King.
D mond 'IU u, Anglican
Bishop of outh Africa. He is
internationally kno and r
spec an ucated, dedi-
cated, 'WI unselfish
peacemaker.
