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VOLUME 17 No. 856 T V ,;“ b 4 £ gW i N ( G The Art of Brett Cook-Dizney 01. 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 e b avertiing o Carrie Bloom, a spokeswoman Graduates fight for kente commeéncement By Sandy Shore ASSOCIATED PRESS Writer ; . DENVER Two high school seniors'have asked a judge for helpipylnmpermiuiontodnpothdrgradm tion gowns with colorful sashes symbolizing their African heritage. ms:::“o?in“ clumx; 3“"’ at suburban fl:;mg; High ha their f b vichte by refusing to allow them to display the sashes at the 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. 94 @ : v : B ~ n’ | A ugusta's Eb@nq Leqacq ¢ o ARt UL S AR RS o T St N ; o oS R e ARG e e LI B O R e 2y %“a f‘_-f-- oTk el e 5-,‘ g B e IR R R RAT e e e R A R T ol Perh AT R RAR R L) teay o i v wud *}_;a-_ %4} { e N| W e, A} e ‘”"’_g‘«' PR FhERET R, ÜBN B NN ‘i‘ififw'*:il ‘_g_{g, giy 'l‘]& ws’ ei#»&w . ’ajfigfl oo * sCR A B o Ca Sy S AR R SST R %-"-‘w e e WS A O SRR S e vu%‘““ I S 0 M SRR o S e .uf*v‘!wffi&&}% ?}w; Mw #«23 RLovgere LTS ol bl e B ARETARE Ske S R G s AR R ARSI e sITR RRI TR «%fi RS e i Lhe R e% LR R atio /i " RLo g A R AT - R SAR RN ARS eseskvebvanaseabe SRER V.QWMWW% A Sty XTR R Al BR R fiL% ?}, e fit%&} e %“f ¢ ;{i,,.:x,’:’w‘{-‘"‘ i | R { Ne Fo RO RTA b b Benab bh Rty % I L A B TAy o T .. s m@«%%&‘gwfi x;iiz#;fi::? P ?gf R RO e B TR e R TSR T © o B e B aag T Rkel iR e e s U B e odvaddataea huuviobi R R L G Lordan £ 3 T T T b T g R R SO Ceriten eSt SO BTG el T B X » sf‘ )1‘ _ ‘:'-j':”l.. SR o, :.'!‘_.r,‘,‘., i S 5 bgEe e 3BRSR e R S ¢ Aok B R BeR e Pad SIR S : Nediche: Hypertension still menace for blacks Page 10 mmmmg Augos,Souh Corling i thoCotl Sevamn Rivr v By Frederick Benjamin Si. : AUGUSTA FOCUS Staff Writer : ) ‘ : AUGUSTA 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 Partymattempfingtoeopqwithmbflohmu\thu they have “sold out” or simply lost their minds. Not that blacks feel any urge to kneel when in the forKatzf:Si:hGroup, whichoaz 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. Adrienne. Rhodes, tfiu woman at the News, said the pa- See ADVERTISERS, page 15A 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 » The Clinton adlm should settle & $2.5 billion lawsuit would be better solved through Paul Friedman said last week. “Ultimately, we have to try this case or settle,” he sa: ’&Nfi n —&r Jgg’??""‘mg w““"’fi"% ‘ ;mfia m&%mfiikfi e 80, itore W seMo By & ‘%‘%‘fii&mfl*wfi% y ;“’i"“i}'fl’l*-:.‘ - \ \, »{w“wt’; E‘m*hfx;{mflg@%fiw&%@?é% 2,600 whosuffered disciniinstion ]o A nv.»wéw B sLo vsv»;,g esmf: MAY 21 - 27, 1998 JoB 1 . If“ i | | B 8 o 8 iPR SRR R—— ok - f'vvvr ;i“?:‘,ti»&', E e b s the school’s gymnasium after officer Siephenson. Pictured is Stephenson’s widow, Sonja, with their sons Jerel, 8, and Michael, 4. Phow by Charles Jones. ; M LR W able Player award with Bill Russell of the Beston Ceftls ot @ cersmony in Merthbrook, ill., Monday, May 18, 1998. Jordan previcusly won the eward In 1998, 1991, 1992, ond 1998, winner, (\PPoleyCaield) | 0 gxoneaof'whiteDemouau. In fact, Blacks in the 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. The irony about party in the South is that whites haveahownttmytofln&ompomam 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. ~ " “This is not just an ‘African-American issue or a racial issue. This ig'a cultural diversity issue,” he said. “We want other kids to have the freedom of 3 ;nauayumumwmm request, saying he wanted to “preserve the unity of SRR TRO B S N A el RoA LT eSR N Cgy Y A % 5 VAL ¥TPO W I \ 3 3 W LIRSy St 5 e Wateh for Augusiafocus.com Geatl e b Y RN R TR TS B 48 - AT O NRCOASRR G LAI f'fi?}i sBR e T sR SR ITekRTI YS - Party had less to do with the hallowed policies of em:m;m‘:‘yummmammg Given that tendency amongwhites to keep blacks atmm’uhnah.ithm&u(}?@nnb that suggest that they would welcome an influx of See BLACK REPUBLICANS, page 34 S——————————————————ieee e 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. - ng-,&khmd:fi = € '_;iflM{hwd swearing when Her - 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 ‘lphnhwh,”'xr.mhonmud.“lh;ww B’G‘M needed to back up everything I've P E A“M; scheduied onJ 998, | aring is sch in AugustaonJune4, 1998, 2t 10:30 a.m. in the municipal building. 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