Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-04-07
BATON ROUGE GREEK s
TAKE CHALLENGE

Baton Rouge, La. - The Noble
Greeks Of this Louisiana town
spoke out the other day-they told
their community what the Negro
Wants"
Using half page advertisement
IN the Sunday and Monday editions
OF the local daily press to place
before all the Citizens of this city
seven points of concern to the
minority group here.
In the order of listing, the Baton
Rouge international Council stat
ed the Negroes wants as follows:
Opportunities for his children
to learn"
Here the Council complimented
the East Baton Parish for "excel-
lent progress" in providing ele-
mentary and secondary training of
a general nature for the Negro
youth of the community. But it
urged additional attention to trade
and professional training oppor-
! tunities.
Provisions for children and
adults to play"
In this instance, the Baton Rouge
Greeks did not buy space to pat
its city on the back. To the con-
trary they merely stated that
Negro children and adults need
more publicity supported and spon-
sored recreational facilities such as
softball diamonds, tennis courts
and general Fairgrounds"
"To feel secure"
In that flaws are supposed to be
firmly enforced, interpreted and
melted out without bias and preiu-
dice, the Negro wants the oppor-
tunity to participate in the admin
istration of the laws and the Sc
curity that laws are designed to
afford" Negro policemen were re-
quested.
Public housing for low income
groups"
Not unmindful of the housing
opportunities for Negroes in the
favorable income brackets, there
exists the need for public housing
and slum clearance for those who,
because of low incomes, do not
qualify for FILA. loans"
sEfTn xUn1ly OF IL
Realizing that any socially use
full job is honorable, the Negro
wants to work at his highest skills.
He feels that it is his democratic
right to have the opportunity to
engage in any type of work for
which he is qualified"
ITO participate in the formation
and implementation of civic poll
cies."
HE desires representation on the
City Planning Commission, and
other similar agencies concerned
with formulating policies affecting
the lives of all citizens in East
Baton Rouge Parish"
Complete health protection"
I'm the interest of keeping him
self physically strong and healthy,
the Negro wants to share more in
the utilization of community health
resources He wants Negro physi-
clans admitted to practice in hos
pitfalls, more Negro health workers,
and Negro social workers"
Those are the things that the
Negro in Baton Rouge wants-so
says the Inter-F raternal Council.
| have reported this action in full
because | consider it commendable
that the fraternities and soromties
OF Baton Rouge would so wisely
press the interests of this city's
minority.
Further this is demonstration
that other Greek letter groups else
where might follow. | understand
that this effort represents an an
nual effort of cooperation between
AKA, A Phi A, Kappa, Omega,
Sigma, Sigma Gamma Rho and
Zeta.
In addition to the newspaper adj,
the Council will use the radio and
other media in this years 1900
campaign to tell Baton Rouge what
the Negro here wants. | am told
that the effort includes the send
ing of certain prepared materials
to persons in Influence"
would make but one sugges-
tion-that being that in this pro-
ject these good Greeks consider
putting aside hundred or so bucks
to be used in donating two or three
annual subscriptions to Negro
weeklies to some of the local lead
9shlp persons.
Then, these people would know
what the Negro wants, week, by
week for at least the next year.
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