Buffalo Criterion, 1982-02-24

              wny's i^sroesf & only accredited minority ne.vspaper — featuring paid legitimate circulation l|i\|m . i hit ski 21 mshi i i iw rochester niagara region us postage paid ..., ■ , ■ —-■■ aa , a ■ hkmii no oil hoi vai i mwyork the buffalo criterion voi m - s « rev derrick m byrd passes after long illness the lata ite harrlrh m tiird sr ia aho.s with i n •'.:,..,. i nt i f •'„ ! :.- i l,.(rtf t a he 1 1 i m i . . •.••".,.' hash s i i •!.. utrx lur ltshsrtne haul s 7 la.-st-r sway fri , t'-rm linb if vi't ana ll'itjiit 1 wherf tw ti !>- a n . tmftm'ti frtr *******! in.r,.t i vsi..*'l er.f>ir.»~d.n tha-r/«-wre mmi<f4*ttm at free i its - ii j '■'. c.,.1 i iff ( uitrfi ta buffalo mr panliaa byrd liiaaa _' i r;.rri.rtl *-■».- cci f.ia iwhrfc iffgr st ufi^yhrifi q»o#*j;e ia sttjitbtirj ** c nd 11 a teni he ajrrvea m praia tn tbe oth pk squad rtjrj'a irtiical corp dur iftit world war t i>rkmicß ntrii st nursing professor seeks national post if juan.uk hunter assistant . r„f.,*sor"^i»lj nursirm at th state university of new york st buffalo is etched te (!,.. amerii-ain cursing a«s - nation commission l 11 urr.it n itlgliu tie will become its lir«t new york sidle rtiornlier elections which itlll tw in-i 11.11.1 -. ihe aston tii'ti isle june convention in washington ii c . will i determine il lha ills one i uf the three pusitiuna upen tun the sti-mrmber cum i mission a hu li was es » üblitllfil in 1517(1 tv oildn .« i lie ijtinl np|h.t i'tunioi btiti human fight : rtss'i'in ill nil mir*,-s iiihl he*tth rare recipients ss it ii mninr fucus nil the i-tlttili .' people nf c iilnt *. fundraiser for hunter s held petii uory 21 st ttara m p m st the fuhrun im i lit jugtaw rull.nigti dean bl '^ thta shi mil n noising j lluiiit-r hn i the chair t ihe nt york st.it i niitsea association's tjt*«miiiiti on 11iimnii 2 tight h.i ih-i 11 utile 111 bam late li.a.a i.ilu.ll for m u,st 111 tear the t but lul tint it a lii i ti in ik nysn.v liiiitut nl dirts - mm sinew 19711 she slso ifismes on th executive r|ewtiitiiu i unit imard ol h*mcliiii nl the ttcultli system agency nf ws a i niiiititiiiitv lieiillli professor nl i ii tm the putt 11,ur it'iiis hunter entered nursing h v itililiilini gl'tiluiili in.in the i iii,iinl 1 meier memor ial hospital si liiihl til nursing nnd piatti ed fnt more hint li years she received hei but helot degree in nursing from u/b in 11171 itntt iter master's in nursing irom 11/11 in 1*174 she is currently pursuing her ilistniiil degrei in t urrii u lum planning a ninth of three mrs hunter and her husband arrhn received in april i'.wi the uthttn league's family l.ile award they reside at 127 shirley ve jiianiiak hunter rites held for mrs florida t barry ifcfvirida i>*on barry jkt buried m..n feb 22 bit i a 111 , from friend § raptist church iftj too st h.-s \ , t is pastor fn llarr »»* horn to lat joseph and lilla f*i m claiton ala f,*m en vt in i'svt b»pw«ea avi as n feb '***, p i ■■ wa married !•• i $•**.** n-tnx n jm ."-. it rf '" v "'" "' '" ijwe lesi-es ta cherish i wuories i dei-nled : t*m daughters i and etla jntii*e tftll singletary a son aer fdward heler.i bf bl of buffalo tarn deceased son tune grandchildren 12 gn il grandchildren two at*tsr h.iuie williams swl mutt res lewi 4h of ctavton ala * brot her hrec tyson of pittsburgh pa the niece of earl and flutie karri sister,-in i and mans other • - and friends the buffalo memorial chapel was in charge interment as in elm ijtwn ' euwiiim rysii\r\rr legislation proposes naming ecc aud in honor of mlk erie coiinti legislator ll.irrv t htianwm ha filed legislaiti'in urging th board nt trustees af erfe community college to n.imi the auditorium nf the college st t'hv . campu in honor ol l»r martin l.uther king jr mr robinson's jimp ill urine just day sfter the dedication 111 i.ne c'rtll iminitii college's newest ta 1,1 tai iiitr i et i that by naming tlie auditorium in honor of dr martin luther king stmleiits who ret|uent the fanbty ad i m to rapture the true meaning of ih king hwmtt in tbe hies (. of ir-rthett e*|ualtty tontpsssmn and peace robinson said hopefully this mas sage w til serve ss tha foundation be n rrs nt t.o*h»>rha«.l snd conpars i on among student and fa tilt alike he added mr robinson's resti tution was sent to the community ertr hment oannutu-e of the erie cisinty legt*latu reljto their considerslh m the relevance of black history month bvitt.mwiinthams we it iiil right journal i.,-u,\,-th.it lu.uk llisi.'is month l!w'i mti*t u i lime lot serious ictli-iiii'ii nml analysis of the intent black america ihr relevance of black llistott in the ongoing struggle tin african met ican litteration nm«l be sn i titt-il ttl h time when ihete i a renewed threat to the ti survival of till blacks minorities and w i|i|r in the unit statesjl the 1,-st-nl division ot th kongan administra tion to futther cut vital sa.-ial programs ftotn the lesleral budge while siniu taneouslv increasing rnili 1*4*3 tprthiitures in ■ rea acs the mttential for tast domestic strife anil increased oppression we a-!iim therefore th.it african-americans in iti ular should utilize thr«>ugh the remainder if ' ivbrnsr black history l and programs to to sttategtre fur the pri sent ami future st.ng v csrii-tr woodson founder ol black history month stressed the im portaruv ef the relation ship between th ongoing struggle from freedom ami understanding history a leading black historian of our time lerone bennett st.it.ti recently black hivtory is important first of all because people need a sense of history in order to make history we ran state that there is sn urgent need far a greater use of black history a a tool of analysis we believe that an analysis of the present moment makes clear that all setters of the black community must work together more than ever to achieve unity and a pro gressive step forward to ward justice liberation and freedom specifically we call upon all national organiza tions in ihe field of civil rights m join together in a national campaign to com bat the devastating retreat of the federal government in the ixjual protection of nil citizens under the law secondly we believe that priority must be given to developing a viable tommunity-basetl eennotn iii|jdevelopment program for mat k and minority blark hi.lr.rv month major development project announced plans ready for development of oak-michigan industrial park samhlsman arthur o f.ve has an '-.• plans f«r '*" m '»..;!' " development ot an industrial park and moo 000 renovation tif s community renter in buffalo have been finalized a memorandum nl understanding ij;ned by th state and city officials cleared th wsy for thi development of tbe oak-michigan industrial corridor and for the conversion of public school 47 into tht pratt strict center whkh will ream .< *<■•,•" ***■ center aenior citir«-n program a minority contractor coalition and other community facilities assemblyman eve spearheaded the vffotl to obtain the stale portion of the project's funding t2.4 million the remaining fund will come from buffalo's federal community develop ment block grant this project will take the vacant ."■! ymmtmrmtilimmmt i...j u liar '.'^ v '.- gsa casnouc sad jaawtlqp ft into an area of ww patat&ial a itfc ww industry ar a jobs and rtftiewrd a«>pe szaxtsi ev who v deptaj speaker ft th w york suur^sslllwlbiv acctadis it i.s»i"!-i-a st a - ban a i *»'*> a*-w yob mat be rr*-.»lv a aew tadßw.r wm m tin ixidustnal park tl ska kalad thai th urbaan listufctfmia;lit cwrp,"a r*a .. .- v.'.t.i i srill etm*tm**i * job training and referral li'l'uisw i t-asue that pub created by tt oak micta*s proi are aiaiubw to mii»t*itaf the muresssnti t p.s 4 into a taammunti center h ta tuitded by up u *«*») i vi state tuitd ' ssid hue lis a mtxutie construction i n **** pratt strs*t •••■.■ a tucli srill serv the re*identa of buffalo's i ilni.li district the center is located at prat and sycamore sts just five blocks from the oak-michigan corridor under the project plan the city of buffalo will acquire 22 acres within the oak-michigan industrisl corridor urban renewal area udc will purchase 17.6 of these acres located between oak and elm st and j upper and clinton sla reimbursing the city for land acquisition relocation and demolition up to a limit of ii million working with tbe city udc will formulate a development plan and marketing strategy to sell '„ lease the parcf-l developers purchasing or leasing the first parcel will la encouraged to construct buildings suitable for high technology or service oriented tenants specific projects would be financed thro udc or ether iwasat pro rt cecsmencal buildings ar«nt to the osk-mickipui cwndor suffering trom minor deterioration udc would make available up to moo.ooo in futtst ui enable a l.xa deivistptncnt svtrpssra uat to make tow interest facade imprmeroent iswti s'th syfi'tih atfuui.livf slum peugpaa will n<ls tn the eatfr n,.i.>i ensuring participation by minority a*****m*a*mm*m and job mm ihiiksnirft i*w ive urban design and architectural d*»*ign guideline will lie l.iriiiiil.le in a*n*ure that at development are con»isti»nt with the quality ot design i th jisj^tsbinmitled l pmniniinir throughout the tate ol new york women's bureau director addresses role status of black women washington - while blatt women have made nc**ble shifts to better obs dr lenora cole alexander director of the i labor department's wo men's bureau says many difficulties face black wo men in their dual roles in the home and workplace she suggests that to help overcome some of these problems women have two area of need - training or retraining and family support systems speakine at a bureau of the census program ob serving black hiatory month cole-alexander said that black women have always had a strong attachment to the labor force and most work because of economic need the presidential appoin tee cited statistic that serve as a barometer to determine the general economic statu of the black family - 5-1 percent of all black women are work in or i,a,king fr,r work in t*j th .. , 55 ..■■■■■■■■■■■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■■ . ■ ■■ - -■ , . m i . * a « r.mmm - * - • — . i percent unemployment rate lor black women was double the rate for all workers but it also repre sented en employment gam of 43,000 from a year earlier — 42 percent ol the 6.3 million black families are maintained by women — black women are more than twice a likely as white women to be jobless in low paying job to maintain a family alone they also account for a larger proportion of the poor — black women earn mi cent for every dollar earned by men both white and black and les than the 60 cent that all women earn the proportion of black women in white-collar jobs rose significantly during the past decade while the proportion in service occu pations droppa-d sharply cole alexander said she credited thi trend to finding better iobs to the rains in education ■... .'-■■; ■■:■:■:■■.:.,, >■..::. made by blark women workers their median educational attainment has risen to 12,4 rears nearly the level of 12.6 years tor while women the una-mploymer.t rate for black teenage femsle she said ia more than double that or all teen ager calling this one of the most seriom employ ment problem the na tion faces he added that this admir.i»tr*ticm is analyzing the problem ss t restructure program nd formulates new potme m the area of training and employ ma^it in the ares of training snd retraining need vile metar.da-t id tt wa tmportant to identify jshoe market hortag r,d - or coil t i.f.nora cole alexander jacob comments on president's budget message appearing belss is s statement front john i jacob president "( the national i tlinn league un ihe limit lluttgel prnpoti.l aubmltti >! i.i i'm ill nt reagan l.i ihe < ongtt •>« the mtmil budget pro posed tiy the adllliritslra tion is an x rated horrnr story for awit people virtually every program that helps |.-.,, i and jobles american survive in i deep recession is shame le*»ly cut from the already low level thai reflect lirevious cuts tho budget cannot i pass the simpless tests of fairnesa or economic soundness congress should get off this rollercosster to disaster crap thi budget and frame a new one re*ponsive to the needs of the 1 • snd its poor city of buffalo awards block grant contract housing opportunities msdef/jual inc home announce the swsrding of s community develop ment block grant contract from the city of buffalo for 1&2.2&1.o0 fnr i*b to provide eounaeting ado oft torn ami reaearch to c»t reaident regarding be.i ing discrimination founder's luncheon slated . alpha kappa alpha women will come togethet in remembrance and rede ill ml to alpha kappa alpha sorority inc whith wa founded as ihe firat black creek letter wrvies organization for college women btid grailuate at howard university in washington d c in i<*m the founder from both gamma phi omega and fiamma lota chapters will tie especially honored ms dorothy hackney is chairperson of the foun der's luncheon assisted by committee member belly benson geneva davi yvonne b evans elizabeth flood gilda gilbert mary mcclaney and there e pope mr nellie b king is president of iamma phi omega chapter and ms lynn perry is president of gamma lota chapter h.o.m.e appoints public education specialist home llou*ing opportunities made equal ha appointed la vone currie to the pnta c*i«i of public education specialist .'.*■< robinson lawii tue director i proud to announce that mr i'ume i a native rußataisn who graduated with honors trom vl'm t majonttg tn ssi.tlsrf fiu tie jieakij|risil i ..■-.. - fhientli an ll vmi the added capacity lo serve the hispanic community by mm a second spanish ppoaking member to the slat mi turtle has been i'mrrmeti aitue in local imiiiiittiiitv affair*over the iiais nntt hting to it (> me hi*eipfrti*e in anlutiß community prob vsvone curry liiiseiis'sis continued on page 3 scepsges 1923 1982 critfmion press antl still th no i wny centra cita-t ft largest rfss thii ••**-* h ha-e ij every week i every te ml m eaatent rtv«»j ir i smart youve sat jut a ii lot « wry ol th pu«*ki 20 i i-"-i new york's ii!.-si v„i utwril ■• ■. .-\ itj .. 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