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The Augusta News-Review May 12,1984
Mallory K. Millender • • • Edit ? r - PuP !! s J er
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Rev. R.E. Donaldson • • Religion Editor
Mrs. Geneva Y. Gibson Church Coordinator
Charles Beale Jenkins County Correspondent
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Roosevelt Green..Co umms
. Columnist
Philip Waring’.Columnist
Marva Stewart
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by Larry Still
Whenever Blacks step out of the
crucible in which whites have
placed them, or when they act con
trary to the white’s mythical views
of them, many White folks become
so frustrated that they look for
straws to support their distorted
opinions.
All Blacks who have failed to be
eternally relegated to the out
moded, antiquated, inequitable
path laid out for them, have been
victims of assults, innuendos and
trumped-up charges. W.E.B.
Dußois, Adam Powell, Martin
Luther King, Malcolm X and the
NAACP are just a few of those
who have fallen into that vicious
category.
So naturally, it’s Jesse Jackson’s
time now. Especially is this true
since Jesse is saying something dif
ferent from any political person on
the scene today. He is shocking
people’s consciences to the unjust
treatment of people in this coun
try, and awakening in them the ab
surdity of our insane foreign
military policy.
Jesse is making the overlooked
left-outs aware that this land is
their land, too. He is arousing
them to utilize their voting power.
Rev. Jackson is spreading a
message that peace cannot be at
tained by killing a majority of the
people, hoping that the remaining
few will be scared into submission.
He offers a plan of dealing justly
with all nations, through realizing
their rights, economic aid and
negotiations. Naturally a policy
that makes this kind of sense is
greatly accepted, because everyone
realizes that America’s present
nuclear build-up, with its reliance
on military solutions, seems to be
leading to world human destruc
tion.
All of this talk about Rev.
Jackson’s calling Jews “Hymies”,
which he has explained to the
Jewish people, together with Rev.
Farakhan’s statement, are in
reality a “stop Jesse tactic.”
All reporters usually rush to be
the first to report an important
story. Why did Milton Coleman
Going Places
Ed departs in style and grace
by Phillip Waring
Mayor Ed Mclntyre resigned
May 3. A federal jury returned
guilty verdicts
last Saturday
on three
counts in
volving the sale
of Savannah
River land.
Mclntyre said
that he
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thoroughly disagreed with the ver
dict. We understand there will be an
appeal. Let it be remembered that
Mclntyre went out just as he had
come in in January of 1982—with
style and grace.
We are interested in seeing that
history remains honest about
several situations, particularly his
success in moving the city forward.
Recently the top officers of four
local banks coupled with the head
of the Chamber of Commerce all
publicly praised the successful
leadership given by Mclntyre in
U.S. again courting ‘separate but equal'
wait two weeks before reporting
the “Hymie” story? In the
Washington Post April 8,
Coleman reported that he only
made known the story to a
colleagu after it was reported that
Black politicians, including
Jackson, had a problem getting
financial sutmort from Jews.
Did Coleman consider, after
learning that Blacks were not get
ting money from Jews, releasing
the story because he considered it a
obstacle to Jewish financial sup
port? So he made the story known
just before the New England
primary. Was the timing to report
late news, to affect Jackson’s
financial support or to influence
voters?.
The Reagan Administration and
media cry for Rev. Jackson to
disassociate himself from Rev.
Farrakhan has been blown all out
of proportion. Rev. Farrakhan has
Farrakhan says that his statement
was distorted. He made the
statement in Chicago in February.
Why did it surface just before the
New York primary? This was thir
ty days later.
Was the Post providing protec
tion for Coleman during those
days? All of the allegations seem to
be rhetorical—no crime has been
committed.
While no one can endorse
violence, it would be wise for the
media to find out the good that
Rev. Farrakhan has done. Just one
example would be to visit the
Temple of Islam at 116th Street
and Lenox Avenue in New York.
The Muslims, who previously have
not tken part in political affairs,
paved the street themselves around
the Temple—which houses a
school, temple, market and one of
the cleanest and best looking
restaurants in the city.
Muslims have their own fac
tories, farms, wholesale
businesses. They have taken Black
youths off the street—some were
addicts, some who have been
helping the downtown area move
upward, in rehabilitation of
buildings on Broad Street, and the
splendid program of redevelop
ment and upgrading of housing in
neighborhoods.
The very successful civic center
(where 8,000 people may gather),
just like the recently opened
Savannah River marina were
suggested by Mclntyre.
New business firms have moved
into the city. He used his keen
knowledge of governance and con
tact with governmental officials
aroun the nation, to help bring
millions of outside funds into our
city. New public cultural
programs, many involving the
bringing together of people down
town, have been developed and are
moving quite well.
Dr. Ike Washington, who served
the city for nine years, will tell you
that Mclntyre worked a 12-hour
day, attending all kinds of
meetings, and making it possible
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jailed, schooled them, given them
jobs and turned them into
profitable citizens.
This is the first time the Muslims
have been known to take part in
the voting process. Should the en
tire nation stop them from exer
cising their civic duty because of
one mistake? Will Rev. Jackson,
or anyone else, turn away fifteen
thousan or more voters?
Jackson is right in denouncing
Rev. Farrakhan’s statement of
violence. He is also right in
negotiating peace between
Coleman and Farrakhan, instead
of maing it a white media event.
Why did the Education Depar
tment state that it is requiring
PUSH Excel to return $700,000
just before the Pennsylvania
primary? The Department admist
there is nothing illegal about the
money, but just that it is sloppy
bookkeeping.
Vice President Bush, speaking in
Pennsylvania on the primary eve,
said very vehemently, “the
Jackson supporter has threatened
all Jews.” This distortion of facts
coming from a man who strongly
advocates prayer in schools
arouses questions about his
religious veiws. Will his school
prayers ask God for forgiveness,
more understanding of people and
more love to spread to all mankind
—or will they ask for condem
nation and raining down fire and
brimstone?
While not condemning
Coleman, but we do not know that
whites will try to manipulate
Blacks. Carl Rowan said that, af
ter writing his article in the Post
denouncing Rev. Farrakhan’s ac
tions, several talk shows had asked
him to appear on them. Rowan
said no talk show host asked him
about appearing over the many
times he criticized placing the
marines in Lebanon. He stated
that he considered such actions as
racist.
for people to be interviewed in his
office.
Today, as he resigned, he
thanked city employees, city coun
cil members, the media, as well as
thousands of others who had
worked hard together to make his
administration a success. He used
his masterful skill in public
relations to conduct this last press!
conference. It must also be pointed
out very clearly that the operation
of city affairs since his indictment
and trial has not been in disaray,
and under the city clerk and
others, has been smooth indeed.
We say all of this to help history
keep its records clear. Overall city
economic advancement, with the
marriage of business and city
government, has worked very well.
As I look at the 1980 U.S. Cen
sus, it shows that 53 percent of our
city’s population is Black. Another
look at the most recent official
survey by the former City-county
Human Relations Commission
Jesse Jackson said it all when he
stated that he did not agree with
Rev. Farrakhan’s statements; that
he had tried to get the matter set
tled between Coleman and
Farrakhan without making it a
Pandas and the poor
by Dr. Charles E. Cobb
Most of us would have denied
any relationship between Chinese
pandas and America’s poor; until
recently, that is, when certain
events proved us wrong. The
common thread which runs
through these events is their con
nection to the problem of hunger.
In the first instance a New York
Times article revealed the dilemma
of the Jarrad family of Maryland.
The family had been photographed
with the Rev. Jesse Jackson when
he stayed in the Jarrad home to
stress again the plight of the poor.
The problem is, Mr. Jarrad was
also in the picture. You see, Mrs.
Jarrad is on welfare so the
authorities are now threatening to
cut the family off welfare. The
welfare rules stipulate that the
father cannot live in the home if
the family is to qualify for welfare.
The director of the Maryland
Department of Social Services for
Baltimore County, Maryland, her
self stated: “Mrs. Jarrad and her
family are recipients of public
assistance based on the fact that
the father is not living there.”
By penalizing this particular
family, Baltimore County can take
credit for a triple whammy: First,
they threaten a Jesse Jackson sup
porter. They thereby serve warning
to other poor families who might
be inclined, like the Jarrads, to
open their doors to the Rev. Jesse
Jackson. Second, they enforce the
separation of yet another Black
family. Third, they succeed in cut
ting one more family from welfare
rods which have alredy been
viciously purged under he Reagan
(1979) shows the extremely low
status of Blacks in city em
ployment.
There were almost no key ad
ministrators or department heads.
Because of this situation, you’ll
recall we lost a multi -million dollar
federal grant. Then entered Mcln
tyre in January of 1982. Several
positive things happened. First
was the establishment of long, long
overdue communication between
Blacks and whites. For the first
time, in the opinion of this writer,
the problems and life styles of the
majority of the population was
made known.
More Blacks were named to city
boards and commissions—long
overdue. There was a much better
interracial attitude, also long over
due. At long last two very capable
Blacks were named department
heads. Attorney Carl Brown, a
Mercer University-trained lawyer
was named part-time traffic court
judge. And there was a virtual fire-
media event. Morally, he said
“God forgives us when we sin. He
separates the sin from the sinner,
and He continues to love us, and
stays with us.
Administration. The fact that a
cut-off of funds would leave the
Jarrad family hungry and destitute
seems to be of little concern to the
authorities.
The plight of another welfare
family—the Taylors of Bir
mingham, Alabama —was the
focus of a second New York Times
article. That article reported on the
hearings which the Democratic
Platform Committee is holding on
the problem of hunger in America.
Mrs. Taylor stated that the
welfare system “forces women in
to situations of fraud and im
morality to survive.” For many
families on welfare, survival and
hunger are very real concerns.
Then there is the article on the
$9,000 which Mrs. Reagan recently
raised to feed the hungry. The only
problem is that the money was for
the hungry pandas of China. Now,
it is commendable that Mrs.
Reagan feels sympathetic to the
plight of the pandas. But her ac
tions were strongly questioned by
Bruce Glover, a Washington, D.C.
government administrator.
He heads the department in the
District government which handles
the problems of the homeless. He
is quoted as saying that he wished
Mrs. Reagan would show as much
concern for her homeless and
hungry neighbors in Washington,
D.C., as she did for the pandas of
China.
Mr. Glover’s point is well taken.
Perhaps Mrs. Reagan, like her
husbnd, could relate better to the
plight of hungry families if all they
wanted was bamboo.
storm despite the fact that Macon,
Savannah, Columbus and Atlanta
have long had Black judges.
When an opening came about,
Gary Bussey, a well-trained and
talented young man, was
promoted from assistant director
to director of the Mayor’s Office
of Economic Development.
I was shocked and greatly
disheartened when rumors sur
faced that both of these highly
qualified men, whose records and
achievements in city government,
may soon be replaced! We should
look closely at how Judge Brown
has reorganized, brought efficien
cy and thousands of new dollars in
revenue to his court. The accom
plishments of the Mayor’s Office
of Economic Development under
Bussey stands high indeed. A future
column will detail some of Ed
Mclntyre’s community con
tributions.
Walking With Dignity
Racism in Europe
by Al Irby
On Brick Lane in London’s East
End, turbaned Black and not so
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British skinheads roam the streets
at night, he explains. These white
English thugs often engage in their
favorite pastime, ‘bashing Black
and East Indian heads.’ On
Weidengasse in downtown
Cologne, kerchiefed women and
children make their way from
Turkussa Groceries. Unlike most
German stores, this market is
chained at night.” Neo-Nazis have
been breaking windows of Turkish
stores. One Black American
soldier who frequently buys from
this Turkish store, said that it
looks like 1938 all over again.
At La Courneuve’s Cite of
4,000, north of Paris, curly-haired
North African teens head for the
local case. “What are you doing
here?” They asked another one of
their countrymen, “Don’t you
know what has happened?”. A lit
tle while ago, a white resident
angered by the noise Arab children
were making took out a pistol and
shot dead ten-year-old Algerian,
Toufik Quannes.
Twelve million workers from the
third world poured into Europe in
the booming 1950 s and 60s to run
the Continent’s factories and
sweep its streets. But in the
recession-ridden 1980 s, these
workers are no longer welcome.
Extremists violence in the ghet
tos of London’s East End; Ger
many’s Cologne’s Weidengasse
and Paris’s La Courneuve are the
most visible signs of this rejection.
But the growing anti-immigrant
feeling reaches far beyond these
physical explosions, often to the
center of the Continent’s
economic, social apd political in
stitutions. The immigrants take
our jobs, many charge. They
bankrupt welfare budgets. They
cause crime, and their children
ruin our schools.
“Urgent action is needed if
‘racial disadvantage’ is not to
become an endemic ineradicable
disease threating the very survival
of our society,” commented Lord
Scarman, in his report on the 1981
riots in the Brixton section of Lon
don that left more than 300 people
injured.
Thirty-six percent of Brixton’s
residents are Black, and the area
has both high unemployment and
substandard housing.
A September report of tne
Council of Europe drew the same
ominous conclusion for the entire
continent, warning, “Large con
centrations of migrant workers
have created an explosive
situation.” Instead of urgent ac
tion, though, confusion reigns
over what to do with the
foreigners. Should they be sent
home? (Os course the West Indians
are British subjects) Governments
in France and West Germany are
now paying foreigners to leave.
At first glance, it is surprising
that the immigrants should pose
such a problem. Mass migration,
after all, is nothing new in
European history. Religious,
economic, and political crises have
uprooted people, especially in
Western Europe, for centuries;
Huguenots to Germany, Poles to
France, and most recently,
millions of Spaniards, Portugese,
and Italians to factories in the nor
th, and to the United States.
At least, the present-day im
migrants do not threaten European
society with the vision of the
American ethnic kaleidoscope.
(Meaning at least most of them are
white.)
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