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Art of Brett Cook-Dizney
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Can black Republicans win in Georgia?
®With Georgia producing the highest
number of black Republicans running
for office anywhere in the nation —
21 —the Republican'National
Committee has declared a victory, but
some black conservatives say it too
soon to celebrate. Most ,if not all, of
the 21 candidates are destined to lose.
Ad execs told to stay
away from ethnic stations
KEW YORK
(AP) A firm that sells advertis
ing time for hundreds of radio sta
tions nationwide advised clients
last year to minimize advertising
on stations with large black and
Hispanic audiences, the Daily
News reported Tuesday.
The parent company of Amcast
did not deny the content of the
News story, but said the informa
tion had been taken out of context
and the full document was an
fi\ufion of the New York mar-
The 12-page memo, obtained by
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Carrie Bloom, a spokeswoman
Graduates fight for kente commeéncement
By Sandy Shore
ASSOCIATED PRESS Writer
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School Principal Ken Robke said he must follow
the dress code, and cannot grant permission for the
kente cloth without giving similar approval to other
adornments that might be offensive.
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By Frederick Benjamin Si. :
AUGUSTA FOCUS Staff Writer : )
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Black Republicans are as southern as cotton seed,
but as rare as poppy seeds. And while the original
electoral home of African Americans — especially in
the South — was in the Grand Old Party (Abe
Lincoln’s finest), today, blacks in the Republican
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they have “sold out” or simply lost their minds.
Not that blacks feel any urge to kneel when in the
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Amcast, said the advertising
frequently uses the terms “pros
pects” and “suspects” to describe
sales strategies in its literature.
“Any negative or misinterpreted
information sourcing proprietary,
internal documents has clearly
been taken out of context and dem
onsh;t:i I:fal intent and an obvi
ous furthering a precon
ceived agenda,” Reggie Denson,
vice president of Katz Media
Group’s marketing division said
in a prepared statement.
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befor+ and after the cerem:ny and during otter
schoo! functions.
The American Civil Liberties Union filed the law
suit in Jefferson County District Court, and was
preparing Friday to seek a preliminary injunction
that would allow the students to wear the sashes.
“Schools can have dress codes as long as they don’t
interfere with a student’s rights,” said Mark
Silverstein, ACLU legal director in Colorado.
. The cloth, once worn by noblemen and kings in
Ghana, is used for ceremonies. President Clinton
hfi least two other sche d“.&‘i’f‘ in the nation
reached compromises on ethnic heritage
issues. 'l’hagnl:ve allowed students to wear the
In Arvada, the controversy erupted when Kabu
to settie black
farmers’ lawsuit
By Curt Anderson
AP Farm Writer »
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should settle & $2.5 billion lawsuit
would be better solved through
Paul Friedman said last week.
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th have had to come to terms with the fact that
the most insidious form of inhumanity, depravity
and mental poverty was honed to perfection by white
southern Democrats.
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zations where blacks begin to demand a voice.
would say that the white flight from the Democratic
éAnsey, a native of Ghana, special-ordered a sash
%umr, Enockina Kabuki Ocansey, 18. The
3-spot-long, 4-inch wide hand-woven cloth has the
woids, “Arvada High School Class of 1098.”
“What is wrong with these kids wearing a sash to
express ourselves?” asked Ocansey, who has lived in
the United States for 25 years. “This would not
defame the graduation in any way. ~
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racial issue. This ig'a cultural diversity issue,” he
said. “We want other kids to have the freedom of
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request, saying he wanted to “preserve the unity of
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Candidate
on residency
Republican Brian Wilson
accused of “false swearing”
by primary challenger. |
By Christy Allon '
UGUSTA FOCUS Staff Writer " S
Brian Wilson Sr., Republican candidate for House
grounds to disgtelifyhim from the July 21 Republi
go, Wils as registered to vote in District 119. I
that’s the case, could not have been a resi
dent of District 118 for at least a year as the law. -
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filed for Georgia 118. He knew that he was an:
elector in Georgia House District 119,” Ms. Johnson'
seeking to have his name removed from the Repub>
lican primary ballot.
For his part, Wilson is confident that he will be
permitted to remain in the race. He said he had lived
in his present District 118 address at 3203 Darwood'
Drive for a little more than a yesr, but had failed to
gm his voter’s registration card until March ag
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2t 10:30 a.m. in the municipal building. At that time,
‘both sides will argue their case and a decision will be:
‘made on Wilson's eligibility. ,—
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