No , fifteen yea later, the
moth r ho uppo her family
with Aid to Famili with De­
pendent Children (AFDC) till
has no been able to overcome
that tereotyping and that
capegoating.
Let me be very cl ar. There is
something wrong with the wel­
fare system as we h ve rome to
know it in America. Whose fami­
Ii hould not pend two or
three generations on welfare.
And contrary to some beliefs, be-
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ideologically is a great achieve­
ment. Dr. Chavis and oth����
live ders -can -/:
achieve th goal of unity i h
are able to proceed without in­
tetnal and external interference.
THE FUTURE OF the
NAACP will be determined by
the role of the old guard. If they
continue to travel along the road
of self-destruction th NAA P
will die a slow and non-produc­
tive death. The new and young
progressive forces insid th
NAACP must decide whether
they will be lead by th non-pro­
ductive forces ofth old guard or
move forward into the 21st cen­
tury with a program for elf-de­
termination
We come today to join h
NAACP to how upport for th
leadership of Chairman ibson,
Dr. Chavi , Rev. Anthony and
Joann Watson in their efforts to
build the new NAACP for self­
determination
Finally, we encourage the old
guard to ceas their n gativity
and join the mov ment for s If­
determination or at 1 t move
out the way.
Statement pr nted by:
Kwame Kenyatta, NAP<>
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poll howed that 74 percent of
Americans agr that we should
guaran
publicjo .
The attacks on the progr
sive leadershi of Dr. Benjamin
C vis natio' Ii nd v:
endell Anthony locally i an
attempt by the old guard and
their outside supporte . to re­
gain control of the NAACP. The
NAACP for the last twenty years
has played an insufficient role in
the day to day struggles of Afri­
kan people in this country.
The old guard has survived on
the generous donations of white
corporate America and their
Jewish benefactors. The old
NAACP leadership did not and
has not put forth a program for
the political and economic em­
powerment of the Afrikan com­
munity.
Dr. Chavis has brought new
blood and fresh I dership to the
association and obviously has
sparked the revitalization of the
old negro elite. The vision of a
new NAACP marching into the
21st century on time,on task and
on a mission is beginning to fade
with the resurrection of the same
old tired agenda.
Dr. Chavis' effort to reach out
to all segments of the Afrikan
community should b com­
mended not condemned. The es­
tablishment of operational unity
among organizations that differ
vi ions. r
I t includes increased child
support enforcement efforts
which require parents to heJp
support their children.
It includes the Earned In-
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