Muncie Times, Muncie, Delaware County, 5 June 1997 — Page 5

The Muncie Times, June 5,1997, Page 5

ZIMBABWE from page 1 Scott, a Muncie businessman and bail bondsman. “I look forward to seeing London and I am very much looking forward to seeing Johannesburg, Soweto, meeting President Nelson Mandela and getting to

participants will leave July 18 from various cities, including Indianapolis, Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Memphis, Miami, Minneapolis, Phoenix, Seattle, New Orleans and San Diego to fly to London.

President Nelson Mandela, host of this year’s conference

Zimbabwe. “I am interested in the crafts in Zimbabwe and in doing som eof the tours there, such as those of Victoria Falls. I also would like to see Hwange National Park.” Scott was among the many African Americans, including Sullivan, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, the Rev. A1 Sharpton, late U.S. Commerce Secretary Ron Brown and Dr. Ben Chavis, who attended the 1995 AfricanAfrican American Summit in Senegal, West Africa. This year’s U.S.

Muncie businessman, Odell Scott

Retired city worker, Jessie Nelson

From there they will fly to Johannesburg, the bustling commercial capital of South Africa. On July 20, President Mandela will host a pre-summit reception. The next day, delegates will tour Soweto, on the outskirts of Johannesburg. Soweto used to be known as South Africa’s largest black ghetto. Since Mandela, a former political prisoner, was elected South Africa’s first democratic president in 1994, residential segregation has been abolished. However, Soweto remains as a

symbol of the struggle against apartheid and for equal rights. From Johannesburg, the summit delegates will fly north on July 21 to Harare, the capital of neighboring Zimbabwe and the site for the 1997 conference whose theme is Economic Development, Investment and Education. Summit workshops, a luncheon and a summit reception dominate the July 22 events in Harare. July 23 activities include a session on women’s rights in Africa, a meeting of African and African American religious leaders, youth, business and economic development workshops. The day’s activities will be capped with a reception and summit gala. The following day, there will be a general plenary session and a dinner hosted by Zimbabwe President Mugabe. The summit

ends July 25. There is a chance for delegates to visit some of Zimbabwe’s tourist landmarks, such as the world-renowned Victoria Falls on the ZimbabweZambia border, before the summit. The falls are considered one of the natural wonders of the world. After the summit ends, delegates have a chance to go to Hwange Game Reserve, a 45,000 acre which boasts 33 species of antelope, plus rhino, elephants, giraffe and cheetah, plus Victoria Falls. The total package, including the summit costs $3,700 to '$4,000. Our tours include Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe’s Eastern Highlands and golf at a cost of $4,200 to $4,500. Conference organizers said more than 20 African presidents, along with thousands of delegates and

observers from Africa, the United States and the Caribbean are expected to attend the Harare summit, the first one to be held in Southern Africa. “This summit will be the largest and is expected to be one of the most productive gatherings for the advancement of sub-Saharan Africa every held,” said convener Sullivan. In his letter to potential participants, Sullivan wrote, “I hope you will accept this invitation. I am looking forward to seeing you at the summit, if at all possible. We are building a bridge to help the people and, especially, the children of subSaharan Africa and we want you with us at the summit to be a part of building this bridge.” Delegates to the summit will return to the United States on July 26.

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Jackson investigates Chicago school hate incident

CHICAGO, IL—The Rev. Jessie Jackson is investigating an incident at a Chicago high school in which students staged a walkout after 35 white students allegedly hoisted a Confederate flag and shouted ‘white power,” “kill the n s.” According to published

reports, white students at Thornton Fractional South School had allegedly had several fights with African Americans after which some of them were suspended and were facing criminal charges. The white students charged reverse discrimination, complaining that most of the African American

students had gone unpunished. On Friday, they walked out in protest, and drove to a nearby woods were they smoked cigarettes and marijuana and denounced Principal Gwen Edgeworth, an African American for being too lenient on African Americans.