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The Panther
November 3, 1978
Page 6
Charitable
Dollars
Benefit
Atlantans
By Denise L. Green
PANTHER Feature Editor
What do health, criminal justice, United Negro College Fund
and welfare reform all have in common?
These are just a few of the areas National Black United Fund
assists.
The Black United Fund is an active organization formed to
help black institutions stay alive and prosper.
To many, the word institution is a synonym for the word
college, but the BUF takes it much further than that.
Some examples of what black Atlantans have struggled to
keep alive through contributions are: the Butler Street YMCA,
the United Negro College Fund, the Phyllis Wheatley YWCA and
various projects of the Black Ministers Alliance
The Atlanta branch of BUF was formed in 1975 and developed
from a community that had a long history of contributing
Although BUF is a fairly new establishment, with its first
branch opening in 1968 in Los Angeles, it has raised well over
$4.5 million dollars for support of programs and projects in the
black community.
Here in Atlanta, Ms. Beni Ivey is responsible for numerous ac
tivities throughout the community.
Ivey is the present Executive Director of the ABUF, and she
along with a reputable staff has zeroed in on critical areas of
concern. These include:
Health
Education
Employment
Welfare Reform
Cultural, Economic, and Youth Development
Not only does the Fund allocate money to communities but
they also provide proper guidance to assist in budgeting these
donations.
Now many people wonder how they as individuals can get in
volved and exactly where their contributions go.
Well, the BUF is a non-profit, federally tax-exempt public foun
dation, and therefore has permits to solicit funds from the State
of Georgia and the City of Atlanta.
The use of all donations are audited yearly by accountants,
and made public in an annual report that is accessible to all con
tributors.
Then contributions are allocated by the Board of Directors
through grants to organizations which were developed solelv for
the purpose of combating problems in Atlanta’s community.
Money raised by the Fund is used to help:
Soul Patrol
Sickle Cell Foundation
Dawson Five Team Defense
Southern Collective of Afro-American Writers
Recently, BUF sponsored a four day, second annual
conference at Colony Square Hotel here in Atlanta.
The conference featured such noted blacks as: Lerone Bennett
Jr., senior editor of Ebony, Minsister Louis Farrakhan, Donald
Byrd, Quineey Jones, Julian Bond, and countless others.
This conference was organized for the purpose of raising
money, overviewing past accomplishments, and discussion of
future project.
“Wf are always searching for people who want to work with us,
but, they must be willing to do just that — work. They must be
dedicated and hard working, and I am sure there are plenty of
students that are. We need more student involvement, for vou
can make small donations that can amount to so much to
someone in need,” said Ivey.
If you would like to volunteer your services, write:
Atlanta Black United Fund, Inc.
52 Fairlie Street, N.W.
Suite 370
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Queen Thanks Students
By Catherine
I worked very hard last
summer planning and
organizing my coronation the
way I felt would best represent
you and give a little change of
pace. All things planned, un
fortunately, were not possible
because of financial inade
quacy, but we worked hard
with what we had.
Edwards
I wish to thank all of the
people involved in helping to
make the coronation a success
and give my special thanks to
Monty Ross and Ms. Lorrie
Garland. Thank you for mak
ing my dream a reality. Your
concern and help was greatly
appreciated.
Blake and Administration Anchorperson
Criticized
SpeakstoStudents
By Angela Esannason
PANTHER Reporter
President Elias Blake has
been attacked by the president
of the International Students
Organization on Clark’s cam
pus for being “insensitive” to
the ISO’s problems.
In a press conference held by
the president of the ISO, Ade
Ademanya, President Blake
and his administration had
been verbally attacked for
avoiding the International
students on the campus.
During the brief conference,
Ademanya stated that the
main purpose for the
conference was to make the
college administration aware
of the average international
student’s problem on the cam
pus and the goals of the ISO.
According to Ademanya, ap
proximately 210 international
students are attending Clark.
He later added that “Clark
College is one of the
institutions in the United
States to which the Nigerian
government sends students
from the Nigerian ManPower
program. Clark is being
recognized nationally.”
Ademanya emphasized that
“our black sisters and brothers
have been misinformed
concerning Africa.” To
alleviate the misinformation,
Ademanya stated that an
international student day be
proclaimed in the school calen
dar. This day according to
Ademanya would be set asied
to educate faculty, staff and
students on the culture of the
international students.
Another goal that the ISO is
trying to achieve is getting the
administration to allocate
fixed money for the function of
the organization.
Ademanya also stated that
the ISO would like to have at
least one representative in the
Clark College Student
Government Association and
at least one member on the
Board of Trustees.
Disturbed of how powerless
the ISO is, Ademanya said,
“We want to be involved in the
decision making process here
at Clark.” One of the other
goals outlined by Ademanya
was creating an exchange
program between Clark
College and the countries of
the international students.
Other goals specified were
the involvement of the ISO in
the orientation of freshmen
international students, in
volvement in job allocation,
and involvement in seminars.
According to Ademanya, the
ISO made a donation to the
Vivian Henderson scholarship
fund of $400.
Ademanya concluded his
remarks by supporting
President Blake’s ad
ministration and wished the
president good years ahead.
He also welcomed Dr. Gloria
Scott, vice-president, and also
wished her successful years
ahead.
The ISO is a non-profit
organization with 150
members.
NOBUCS will
meet in Atlanta
The National Organization
of Black University and
College Students (NOBUCS)
will holds its annual meeting
in the Atlanta University
Center on Nov. 16-19, with
representatives from cam
puses across the nation.
According to Luther Brown,
NOBUCS’s chairman, the
former president of Howard
University’s Student
Government Association, the
conference will involve the
campus queens as well. One of
the goals of the conference is to
inform the queens of their duty
in the struggle for the
preservation of black
institutions.
The conference will seek
solutions to problems for low
scores made by high schoolers
on proficiency tests. Also,
NOBUCS will discuss its op
position to desegregation of
black institutions, and
specifically the opposition of
Savannah State becoming a
two year community college.
By Beverly A Quarles
PANTHER Reporter
Monica Kaufman, an
chorwoman for WSB-TV 2,
spoke at Clark College recen
tly. Kaufman, an Emmy
Award winner in reporting,
said she “has always had a
goal to become a reporter.”
When asked how she viewed
the job market for mass com
munications majors from four-
year undergraduate schools,
five years from now, she said,
“I would advise you to have
a double major, so that you
could specialize in a certain
area of writing.”
When asked how she felt
about black colleges, she
replied, “I have nothing
against black schools, but the
problems won’t only be how to
deal with blacks, but whites as
well.” She views Clark College
as having a very fine Mass
Communication department,
but expressed the need to be
aware of the special programs
offered for students at local
television stations.
Kaufman says she will
“keep going with such flexible
and long hours,” because she
has conditioned her mind and
body, and that it is something
that she didn’t develop over
night. She also jumps rope and
is very much into yogi, and
also takes a vacation every
four months.
Kaufman was also given an
award by her sisters of Alpha
Kappa Alpha sorority. She
said that they want her to
become an active member
again,
Kaufman received her
Master’s degree at Columbia
University in New York City.
Members of the Division of Student Affairs and the
Freshmen Guides of Clark College recently held their an
nual evaluation dinner at Paschal’s Motor Hotel on Tues
day, Oct. 17, 1978 at 7:30 p.m. The group discussed the
strengths and weaknesses of the Freshmen Orientation
Program, and made plans for the improvement of future
programs and the selection of guides. (Photo by
Tyraun Patterson)