Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-07-02
Urbon League
Membership heors
MidYear Reports


Midyeor Reports
Tho annual mid year member
ship meeting Of the Minneapolis
Urban League was held ON Thurs
day, June "a, at st Peters AME
church The near capacity aud
icnCe heard reports ON the employ
mcnt and housing situations Of
special significance to the Negro
population 81 Minneapolis,
Ashby u. 0askins. Field secrc-
tary, ia hts report on employment,
made special reference 60 the fact
that among the ciiy'H iT,ooo cur
rcntly unemployed there IL mo epl'
dencc that Negroes are diSpropor-
tlunatcly represented. uaahins
stated further that there Ia "a mo-
ticeahlc lack of training among
many applicants that Ia becoming
IN much ~ hindrance To employ
ment an Job discrimination. lie
stated that opportunities ARE Hnf'
ncicntIy numerous In most job
catc~,rieH Ia absorb qualified ap.
phcantH
unghnght of the meeting was a
panel discussion on housing dur
I IlAkaynf1
Bcnnctt discussed the question ~
whether the law safeguards min
orlty interests sufficiently His
conclusion was that Minneapolis
and the state are &C., devoid at
effective legal sanctions 90 means
by which the law can insure and
guarantee that there viii be- an
nbaenre ~ any discrimination
based on race, creed or color In
the text ~ blA remarks, Bennett
analyIed the existing state l.Ris'
Intion. notcd tho complete abasnce
~ any municipal ordinance and
cited tho only resolution 81 the
Housing Authority on the subject
as insufficient
Talbot Jones, Project BupcrViH'
or ~ III. Minneapolis Housing and
acknowledgement plan describing "
m a design 10 Improve the cha'nc'
tor Of the area as well M Ia I'm
prove the housing conditions OF
many ~ the prescn, residents lie
stated further, In response u
questions from the floor, that this
Authority has developed n rrlo
! cation plan that includes man,
safeguard Ia protect the inter
! e-ts ~ non white residents WIN
) must acquire new homes.
The third panel member wal
. shelton u Granger, Executive
Secretary 81 the League, who 10
cused on the prea"nt housing PROB
lens faced by Negroes In the city
lie atreased the responsibility %
citizens themselves 10 denhn'
tha, abuses often resulting iron
unethical real estate practices b.
ceased Ife stated further thA
families cannot be relocated h'r
mite the sincere efforts of w
?. Housing Authority " Negro an
;. white citizens living In racial
u mixed areas, through their ~"
lethArgy. will allow such practice
u 10 reinforce the trend toward NOR
highly aggregated neighborhoodi
!" lie cited Rs IN. most pfsasin
= housing need facing Negroes
u the almost complete absence q
y decent privately owned rents
u property"
y William y Cratic. co-chsirma
u the Leagues Housing Commit
tee. served M moderator for N
panel
p" Mrs. Elizabeth Rodgers, ch6ii
man ~ the Urban League Gull
i, Educational Committee. pres"nt'
" the annual scholarship award
$500 10 Mr.. Herman Diliard, WI
iHt0n Park Road, Hopkins. ~
~ Wallace Williams also received
!, surprise award 81 800 ~ ~
rInner-up for the Guild scholh
!" ship This award was made pm
albls through an anonymous doi
or
|, The entire meeting was pres''
. 81 over by Marshall J. Disbol
president 81 the League board
directors
Refreshments were served
Guild members Immediately II
Ifg1yipg the meeting