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Organization: Penn State University
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 07:51:44 EDT
From: <KRB104@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: soc.culture.african.american
Subject: Re: Clinton's Disrespect For Jessee Jackson

In article <1992Jul24.055143.28061@usl.edu>, pssres12@ucs.usl.edu (Vignes Gerard
M) says:
>
>        Is this the Democratic Party of the Civil Rights movement?
>
>        I'm surprised that Clinton was able to get away with
>        publicly humiliating the Reverend Jessee Jackson.
>
>        I can understand Clinton's need to re-establish his credibility,
>        but to do so at the Reverend Jackson's expense seems callous
>        and makes a very negative statement about our society.
>
>                Is it really necessary to bash-away at
>                a respected African American politician
>                in order to gain political credibility?
>
>        Or is this a new version of the Party,
>        one far less concerned with minority issues
>        and willing to sacrifice loyal supporters to regain power?
>
>
>                                                Gerard Vignes
>
   I am tired of people saying that just because Jesse doesn't get what he
wants, then Clinton is dissing the whole Black population.  I, as a Black
person, do not blindly follow the rantings of the "great" Jesse Jackson.  I
believe more in Black politicians who actually hold office, and not shadow
offices.  I believe in people like John Lewis in Georgia (who Jesse is dissing
even though he and John go back to the 60's, Jesse has been campaigning for his
opponent), Kurt Schmoke (mayor of Baltimore), Michael Espy and others.  These
people had prominent roles in the Clinton campaign and Schmoke spoke in prime
time on the Tuesday of the convention (as did Mayor Kelly of DC).  Jesse
is not the only voice for the Black population, and we have to realize that
so the white press will stop equating Jesse Jackson="THE Black view".  How many
of you have been in a class when a "Black" topic comes up and the professor
instantly asks you for your view, solely because you are the only Black face in
the room?  Does your opinion represent the entire Black voice anymore then
Jesse representing the entire Black voice?  Of course not!  No, Clinton didn't
kiss Jesse's ass, and I, for one, am glad that he didn't.  He is showing
something that white politicians haven't shown since 1980, a spine.   He has
ample Black representation in his campaign.  In Maryland, his campaign chairman
is Larry Gibson, a Black lawyer/campaign manager.  If you aren't going to
vote for Clinton make it because you don't believe in his message (though I
don't see how any Black person could vote for George "willie horton, no-civil-
rights package unless a gun is placed against my head, what's an inner-city"
Bush) not because he choses not to bow to the "great" Jesse Jackson.
From: HF.GTD@forsythe.stanford.edu (Gabrielle Daniels)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.african.american
Subject: Re: Death of Mary Wells
Date: 27 Jul 92 23:18:41 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Stanford University, California, USA

In article <92209.065326FKR@psuvm.psu.edu>,
FKR@psuvm.psu.edu writes:
>Published in the today's news(AP), singer Mary Wells died of cancer. The
>cancer was from a condition which seemed to existed since about a year ago.
>She was treated for cancer of the larynx, but the cancer was not caught in
>time. She was 49.
.
.
I personally am tired of hearing about the deaths of ex-Motowners
like David Ruffin and now Mary Wells who have died relatively young.
Excuse me, but f--k Berry Gordy, the ripoff artist. Despite the
pittance he and Ms. Ross pitched in, it was only blood money for the
death of Flo Ballard. Her family still needs bread to pay for her
bills and probably now for her funeral.
From: johnson@offroad.chem.wisc.edu (Arthur Johnson)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.african.american
Subject: Re: Jacksons' New Biographical Movie
Date: 30 Jul 92 15:49:21 GMT
Organization: Physical Sciences Lab, UW-Madison

In article <1580rlINN3f5@agate.berkeley.edu> ph111-bx@violet.berkeley.edu  
(;;;;7202) writes:
> Discussion of distinct racial groups may have its place in sociology,  
but
> in physical anthropology it is as obsolete as the flat earth theory.
                                    ^^^^^^^^

     Amen, brother!

Arthur Johnson
johnson@offroad.chem.wisc.edu
From: "nigel allen" <nigel.allen@canrem.com>
Newsgroups: soc.culture.african.american
Subject: harassment/housing
Date: 28 Jul 92 19:09:39 EST
Reply-To: "nigel allen" <nigel.allen@canrem.com>
Distribution: soc
Organization: Canada Remote Systems

Press release from U.S. Department of Justice

 Belleville, Ill., Apartment Owner/Manager Charged With Sexual and
Racial Harassment of Tenants
 To: National Desk
 Contact: U.S. Department of Justice, Public Affairs, 202-514-2007

   WASHINGTON, July 27 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Department of Justice
filed a civil rights lawsuit against the owner and manager of two
apartment buildings in Belleville, Ill., today, charging him with
sexual and racial discrimination in the rental of housing units.
   The lawsuit charging violations of the federal Fair Housing Act
was filed in U.S. District Court in East St. Louis, against Joe
Brawley, the owner and manager of two apartment buildings containing
20 rental units in Belleville.
   According to the suit, Brawley subjected female tenants to
extensive sexual harassment, including pervasive and persistent
verbal harassment, sexual advances and propositions, invasion of
privacy and sexual assault.  The complaint also alleged that Brawley
subjected African-American tenants to pervasive racial harassment,
including persistent verbal and written harassment.
   John R. Dunne, assistant attorney general in charge of the Civil
Rights Division, said, "No American should have to endure sexual or
racial harassment or unwanted sexual advances for any reason.  To be
subjected to sexual or racial harassment by your landlord violates
the principles of equal treatment required by the Fair Housing Act."
   According to Dunne, numerous individuals may have been aggrieved
by the defendants' alleged discriminatory housing practices.  He said
the department will seek compensatory and punitive damages on their
behalf.  The government's complaint also asks the court to assess a
civil penalty to vindicate the public interest.
   A private lawsuit also has been filed in federal court by four
former tenants of Brawley, alleging that he sexually harassed them
while they lived in his apartments.
   "Discrimination in housing on the basis of sex has been unlawful
under the Fair Housing Act for over 15 years and will not be
tolerated.  In this instance we believe we have uncovered unlawful
conduct that has affected the rights of many persons to live in an
environment free of sexual and racial harassment.  The federal
government will employ its resources aggressively to end such
discrimination and to obtain remedies for those tenants who have been
victimized," said Dunne.
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From: slzm9@cc.usu.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.african.american
Subject: Barkeley is an Asshole.
Date: 28 Jul 92 18:17:29 MDT
Organization: Utah State University

   What is Charles Barkeley's problem? Is he a huge asshole, or
just the most pathetic buffoon of all time.
   While watching the first game of the USA's basketball team in
the Olympic Games I saw Barkeley pull two of the dumbest stunts
I have seen in awhile. First in a crowd of three Angolan defenders
Barkeley went up strong, made the bucket, and got the foul. But
that wasn't enough for Charles. He walks up to one of the
defenders and pushes him in the chest. He Pushes him off the playing
floor! I couldn't believe it. Then to make things worse a few
minutes later he goes by this guy that is giving up about 50 lbs.
to Charles. Barkeley gets the dunk then turns around and starts
back up the floor when passing his defender he raises his elbow
to shoulder level and elbows this guy in the chest as he passes
by. The referee calls a technical on Barkeley with which he
argues and is benched by Coach Daly.
   Now let's see what could be Barkeley's reason. It was a heavily
contested game and the game was close, in the heat of battle
his emotions got the best of him? Nope the USA was up by at least
20. The USA ended up winning by more than 80 points.
   No Barkeley said the next day when interviewed "When somebody
hits me I hit 'em back." The NBC sports team went through the
tape frame by frame and could find no evidence that this player
ever touched Barkeley little alone hit him. So it turns out
Barkeley is a liar as well as an asshole.
   What is the outcome of Barkeley's behavior? The next day
in the game against Croatia the crowd whistled (= boos in international
competition) whenever Barkeley did anything slightly irregular. Plus
they cheered for Croatia instead of the USA when the day before
the cheers for the USA had been deafening.

   What should be done? With or without him the USA will win the
gold medal. Chuck Daly, or the US Olympic Committee should send
him home and teach the little boy Barkeley a lesson he desperately
needs if he is ever to grow up. Barkeley as an ambassador we don't
need.

Peace, but not without justice
zip


Newsgroups: soc.culture.african.american
From: frankli@seq.uncwil.edu (william carter franklin)
Subject: Re: Good Quote
Organization: Univ. of North Carolina @ Wilmington
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 19:51:15 GMT

china@cqs.washington.edu (Peter Westhagen) writes:

>Here's the origional post:

>|But I know what your sayin' also, what your were saying was it's pathetic
>|to hear whites talk about being the *victims* of racism, as if they
>|knew and understood.  Right?  Be like hearing a rich person ramble on with
>|so much feigned compassion on the sad state of the inner cities;  rambling
>|on through a cellular phone, driving in a mercedes with the windows rolled
>|up, AC on, listening to Debussey on their Blaupunkt quad stereo system.

>Read *carefully*...


It is implied, but that is only in MY opinion. That is my response
to your gracious repost. There seems to be an esoteric shift from
white to both white AND rich, both being mutually inclusive.


Read it and notice the shift from white to mercedes. It seems
to imply the association, but I must be fair and admit that you DID NOT
actually verbally say that it was a white man driving the mercedes.

Newsgroups: soc.culture.african.american
From: HF.GTD@forsythe.stanford.edu (Gabrielle Daniels)
Subject: Re: New generation of Conservatism-Welfare Myths
Organization: Stanford University, California, USA
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 22:46:32 GMT

In article <1992Jul27.115505.19632@usl.edu>,
pssres12@ucs.usl.edu (Vignes Gerard M) writes:
>In article <clg1.712206677@Ra.MsState.Edu> clg1@Ra.MsState.Edu (Chris "deephouse" Gray) writes:
>>Hmm..ok..then let's have random drug testings of Bankers, Nuclear Physicists,
>>Presidents, cabinet members, Congress, Secret Services, etc.
>>
>>Neil Bush, etc.
>
>        Here!  Here!
>
>        No one should be exempt from drug testing.
>
.
.
If you guys ever check out Spy Magazine, they have an interesting
issue on the 1000 reasons NOT to vote for George Bush.  Among them,
Bush takes a medication which has been known to cause
hallucinations.  I think it's the medication that made a woman hear
little people's voices that told her to kill her mother...and I
think the jury got her off, too.
.
It's the July/August issue, if anyone is interested in a real, good,
truthful laugh...
Newsgroups: soc.culture.african.american
From: seove@mars.lerc.nasa.gov (ERIC OVERTON)
Subject: 15 LAWS OF SUCCESS
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center
Distribution: usa
Date: 28 Jul 1992 08:07 EDT  

THE 15 LAWS OF SUCCESS


 1. Definite chief aim

 2. Self-confidence

 3. Habit of saving

 4. Initiative and Leadership

 5. Imagination

 6. Enthusiasm

 7. Self-control

 8. The habit of doing more than paid for

 9. Pleasing personality

10. Accurate thinking

11. Concentration

12. Co-operation

13. Profiting [from] failure

14. Tolerance

15. Practicing the Golden Rule
From: ray.normandeau@factory.com (Ray Normandeau) 
Newsgroups: soc.culture.african.american
Subject: NATIONAL BLACK RIFLEMEN
Date: 22 Jul 92 02:10:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Invention Factory's BBS - New York City, NY - 212-274-1243v.32bis
Reply-To: ray.normandeau@factory.com (Ray Normandeau) 


I had seen here in soc.culture.african.american mention of
The National Black Riflemen's Association.
Does anyone have a contact address or telephone number for them?

In NYC where I am located I could fine neither:
The National Black Riflemen's Association.
nor
The National Riflemen's Association

The Queensbridge Tenant Council in NYC would be very appreciate if
anyone could EMail contact information to:
E-Mail Internet: ray.normandeau@factory.com

Thanks
Ray
                                             
Newsgroups: soc.culture.african.american
From: kevinc@sequent.com (Kevin Closson)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.african.american,sci.lang
Subject: Re: Black bilingualism (was: Re: Magic Johnson and Arthur Ashe)
Date: 23 Jul 92 23:02:08 GMT
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems, Inc.

>In article <656@tdat.teradata.COM>, swf@teradata.com (Stanley Friesen) writes:
>> In article <1992Jul14.173154.12426@cci632.cci.com> dxj@cci632.cci.com (Dennis Joyce) writes:

>Ah, but there is a fly in the ointment.  Anyone who's ever been to Bavaria
>by outsiders (by which I mean not only foreigners like me, but in parti-
>cular "boese Preissen", as the Bavarians are wont to call any North Germans).
>Schwyzerduetsch (Swiss German) is even more divergent than Bayrisch.  I

  Schweizerische Deutsch                                 Bayerisch

  Spelling isn't influenced by the "Hochdeutsch" phenomenon.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.african
From: gds@casper.cs.uct.ac.za (Riel Smit)
Subject: Re: Olympics
Reply-To: gds@cs.uct.ac.za
Organization: Computer Science Department, University of Cape Town
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 16:08:07 GMT

hllhar01@uctvax.uct.ac.za writes:

>I know that initially there was talk of Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban
>bidding for the next Olympic games.

   not he next... but one after the turn of the century

>Unfortunately, before any city can host the games, it has to meet a large
>number of preconditions (involving security arrangements, transport
>infrastructure, etc.). African cities in general are a long way from being in
>the position to meet these conditions

So how come Jhb, CT and Durban are (thinking of) bidding?  Are they not 
African cities?
-- 
Riel Smit,  Computer Science                              gds@cs.uct.ac.za
University of Cape Town                   gds%cs.uct.ac.za@m2xenix.psg.com
Newsgroups: soc.culture.african
From: gpope@iat.holonet.net (george pope)
Subject: introduction african news, books
Organization: HoloNet (BBS: 510-704-1058)
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 04:52:35 GMT
From: wsargeant@igc.apc.org (Winslow L. Sargeant)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.african
Subject: IPS:Mozambique, officials uncover plans
Date: 25 Jul 92 17:13:10 GMT

/* Written 12:10 am  Jul 25, 1992 by newsdesk in cdp:ips.englibrary */
/* ---------- "MOZAMBIQUE: OFFICIALS UNCOVER PLANS" ---------- */
Copyright Inter Press Service 1992, all rights reserved.  Permission to re-
print within 7 days of original date only with permission from 'newsdesk'.

Reference: Science & Industry
Title: MOZAMBIQUE: OFFICIALS UNCOVER PLANS TO DESTROY REEFS FOR TOURISM


johannesburg, jul 22 (ips/eddie koch) -- mozambican wildlife
officials have foiled alleged plans by a consortium of south
african business people to bulldoze fragile sand dunes and
reefs on the indian ocean island of benguerua to make way for a
tourist resort.

benguerua forms part of the bazaruto archipelago, the only
national marine reserve off mozambique's coast.

paul dutton, senior ecologist for the bazaruto nature
reserve, recently uncovered the scheme by a company called coral
island lodge to send front-end loaders, trucks and tractors to
the island in order to carry out earthworks for the proposed
complex.

officials in mozambique's wildlife department have obtained
documentary evidence that wessels pienaar, one of the
shareholders in the consortium, is a member of the neo-fascist
afrikaner weerstands beweging (awb) -- afrikaner resistance
movement.

''the wetland next to the proposed complex is to be bulldozed
for a one-km airstrip to accommodate dakota aircraft which will
bring in supplies and guests to the lodge'', says an official
report compiled for mozambique's department of forestry and
wildlife.

''the reef in front of the proposed complex will also be
flattened to permit water sports such as para-sailing,
water-skiing and board sailing'', adds the report which was made
available to ips here.

the report, based on information supplied to the wildlife
department by a former manager of the coral island lodge, notes
the project was planned without an environmental impact
assessment being carried out.

last week, ernst henning, the director of the controversial
company, adamantly denied any plan to bulldoze any part of the
island's ecology.

he said the wildlife department's report was based on false
information supplied to dutton by the lodge's manager. ''this
employee made false allegations. he has since been dismissed'',
henning told ips.

''nobody in their right mind would do that. we are in the
wildlife business ourselves and we will do everything to abide
by the nature reserve regulations at benguerua''.

henning insists the scheme to expand the lodge will go ahead,
but regulations governing development in the nature reserve will
be strictly observed. (more/ips)

(story received incomplete)
n202
From: llk@kepler.unh.edu (Llolsten L Kaonga)
Subject: Re: IPS: South Africa, U.N. Security Council
Organization: University of New Hampshire  -  Durham, NH
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 01:41:56 GMT

In article <BrpttE.G2q@news.cso.uiuc.edu> vamg6792@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Vincent A Mazzarella) writes:
>
>
>>Reference: United Nations
>>Title: SOUTH AFRICA: U.N. Security Council adopts resolution
>
>
>>new york, jul 16 (ips) -- after a marathon session in which more
>>than 50 speakers participated, the u.n. security council adopted a
>>resolution unanimously thursday asking the secretary-general to
>>send a special representative to south africa as soon as possible.
>
>
>>much the same position was taken by the other south african
>>leaders whom botha brought along with him to the security council.
>>they included inkatha freedom party leader, chief mangosuthu
>>buthelezi, and bantu leaders brig gqozo of ciskei and lucas
>>mangope from boputhatwasna.
>
>>all of them took great pains to assert that they were
>>independent leaders in their own right and were not ''creations''
>>or ''stooges'' of the south african government or apartheid.
>
>>buthelezi argued that there were several massacres before
>>boipatong where his zulu people were the victims of the anc. he
>>alleged there was no international outcry for them, because ''we
>>lack the resources and propaganda of the anc''.
>
>>the ifp leader was not too enthusiastic about a ''fact-
>>finding'' mission to south africa and was against what he called a
>>''peacekeeping force intervention'' in south africa.
>
>>the two bantu leaders attacked the anc for trying to
>>destabilise governments in the south african created
>>''independent'' homelands. ''the anc does not represent the black
>>population of south africa,'' brig. gqozo said.
>
>>while not taking issue on this point, nathan shamuyarira, the
>>zimbabwean foreign minister said at the end of the day: ''one
>>wonders to what extent these leaders represent the wishes of their
>>own people.'' it is well known that democracy is not a strong
>>point in any of the apartheid-created homelands in south africa.
>
>As if Zimbabwe or other nearby African countries (cf. other articles in
>this group on Malawi, e.g.) are particularly democratic !!  Ha Ha Ha

Maybe the guy who wrote about the state of your faculties a while
back was right... At the time I thought he was a wee bit too harsh
but after reading the above paragraph, I'm not too certain...

>
>-- 
>Vincent Mazzarella
>University of Illinois College of Medicine, Urbana
>e-mail:  mazz@vmd.cso.uiuc.edu  (Internet)

lk(with the man in the yellow hat)
From: wsargeant@IGC.APC.ORG (Winslow L. Sargeant)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.african
Subject: IPS:ECOWAS, bank committee urges harmon'
Date: 30 Jul 92 17:32:15 GMT

/* Written 12:04 am  Jul 30, 1992 by newsdesk in cdp:ips.englibrary */
/* ---------- "ECOWAS: BANK COMMITTEE URGES HARMON" ---------- */
Copyright Inter Press Service 1992, all rights reserved.  Permission to re-
print within 7 days of original date only with permission from 'newsdesk'.

Area: Trade & Finance
Reference: Africa, west
Title: ECOWAS: BANK COMMITTEE URGES HARMONISATION OF MONEY POLICIES


dakar, jul 27 (ips) -- the committee of governors of the
economic community of west african states (ecowas) has called
for the harmonisation of money and credit policies to maintain
price stability in the sub-region.

the call is contained in the committee's memorandum on the
role of central banks in the economic integration process in
west africa, submitted to the ecowas council of ministers
meeting which ended here sunday.

ecowas was established may 1975 by the treaty of lagos
(nigeria) to promote trade, cooperation and self-reliance in
west africa.

under the treaty, the 16 member countries committed
themselves to eliminate tariffs and other obstructions among
members and create a single monetary union in the region by
1994.

in the memorandum, the committee stresses the need to
coordinate such policies to ensure the timely implementation of
the economic and monetary cooperation programme whose objective
is to achieve a single monetary zone by the year 2000.

the committee proposed the adoption of a market-determined
exchange regime as a first step toward exchange rate convergence
and the gradual removal of existing restrictions on current and
capital transactions within the sub-region.

the committee also wants the integration of money capital
market through the establishment, in the future, of a regional
stock exchange and the removal of all restrictions on investment
by citizens of the community.

''for this purpose, the stock exchanges in lagos and abidjan
(cote d'ivoire) should be internationalised and special
facilities or financial instruments provided to promote
cross-border investments in projects that will foster economic
integration in the sub-region,'' the governors said.

the committee also called for the harmonisation of the design
and implementation of adjustment programmes to ensure their
compatibility with the objectives of sub-regional integration.

to ensure the effective implementation of the policy measures
suggested in their memorandum, the governors agreed to hold
three regular sessions in one year as opposed to the present one
session, to create more room to consider urgent matters,
including monetary cooperation and integration issues of the
sub-region. (end/ips/to/apc/92)