Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-05-16
Time To Stop Crying"
Ebony Magazine Says


GdItOsIaI In June SONY MssorISs)
For years nov the Negro in America upon
poor object Of pity and taxpayers burden
forever Although he has admittedly come far accomplished much
the world has remained unchanged
Much concept of the
Negro lies himself Negroes today sen crying
singing loudly they did generation or two
ago they convinced that dark skin " akin to deS.
tuition and that only white Ia right
Negro in America today Is not
quite and doWntrodden folk songs noe"S and some
socoogss still than his share Of
has steadily elumbIng to higher
economic IsVe. to a nsw'fOund social reSpeetabiHy
Poor coIorsd folks In New Light
The Negro not quite nch and by the same token he
reveal that he represents
5bion dollar market merchandising bonanza larger by 10
Dominion Canada and greater than the entire
export barriers Of language tariff For
merchants walked around the Negro market stepped cautiously
consciously off pennies and peanuts
Now and then curious surveyor would wander over into the area
Of black blight and return with fantastic stories OF Negro spending
but few believed
But In recent years discovery pot gold right
mrrchandlsers and advertisers
prick their They the cOOrod folk In new
shining hight They note with compromising interest That
fASeashinE emancipation has bern taking
place inside black belts.
They should have suspected when
Bucks began Eoomng past them on Highway 90 Had
stopped laughing enough Negro society they would have
the pretty coIored lass
with tho Dale Carnegie at last nights and the $4,000
Harlem the nesreel last week
not paid for by posr tips shooters income tax returns
into
block they might realized that he had to
plenty their kind of folding to cash for priced
home like the owned by Los Angeles Negro woman
Esr,Iy Euranss Up IS2 Per Cent
during Century Negroes status has
the popular spiritual moved little higher
In Tn" period between 1870 and 1884, however AEyrOckesd
Negro family earnings Increased ZOE cent
compared with lee per cent for whites
Negro urban home ownership nearly 100 cent College
enrolment $500 per cent
NeEros pubicEed ustke folks habits
M nsr ~ srsSsnSrS who want no paTt Of this "SlacS
dn
peculiar needs of people recently freed Of their leg irons
Studies that does does buy
firmly convinced that eolored hair
grows slowly shadow And the
Negro np his allotment Of tooth teeth not
withdrawing
The Negros loyalty foods
products higher WHITES
nalstcnce tho brat II didn't
how much 10 cost" price dst"rrent to quality.
few cigarette advertised
money Negro press and the colossal
flop serepectlnR Negro smoking an
admittedly cheap cigarette Recognising the Negro better than
average luxury wisely Negro
media slightly higher-priced
1.-THE ordinary
The program IL paying of,
highest Level OF living SsoadordS
Thanks to Negro journalism the story of the lesshungry
soharpressed coored being brought before the public
Black monAro phIanhrOPSS high lords estate
legitimate enterprises minority
population they increasing
Even heads of Negro uphft whose
the phshes Of hotels and dine the available
In 1884, the Negro does Tor crumbs from the white
table he the Lord
white robe them golden Tie
% the time In nndinE-a Job that he his
bread tie stT~RGth that
alone.
With Increased opportunity producing greater income the Negro
today enjoying the highest level Of living standards history
Fifteen billion dollars than hEhPowcrcd
provides wholesome clothing
sends children school and enables them college
billion dollars policies
buys homes Home ownership promotes civic and community
makes better citiErns
Woh No longer A. The Door
Competition for the NcEro hercotor, unsolicited