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I .♦ vigorous face for NUL, and said the 21 sc century heralds a •new era and a new image. “Economic power is the next civil rights frontier ” Price told the capacity crowd. “To cross that frontier, we must complete our drive into the economic mainstream, into the ' vast American middle class. That is Job One for America in the 21st century. That is Job One for Black folk.” • * Price spoke at length about bold new initiatives of the organization. Under the umbrella theme “Our Children Equal Our Destiny,” he said the organization would aggressively promote educational achievement for Black youth with its NULITES program, and several with corporations and historically Black organizations, like the Congress of National Black Churches. “I don’t care what their buddies '$ay, if we allow our youngsters to grow up believing that academic achievement is above them, beneath them or ‘beside the point, then we’ve failed them as parents and as a village,” Price said. yy He also proposed an Opportunity Corps run by military alumni for young adults who need to get their lives back on : thick, and railed against inequities in the criminal justice ‘ System and the mass incarceration of nonviolent offenders. ' He blasted the death penalty as “the ugliest example of Jim Crow at work” and called death row inmates “children of God.” r ' Price called for full voter participation in the upcoming elections. “I’m not a clairvoyant,” Price said as he began to 'wrap up. “The best I can do is dream.” “ During the third day of the convention, first lady Hilary ■ Rodham Clinton addressed a crowd representing over80,000 members nationwide. Other convention speakers included U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater; Rev. Dr.

ContiniMd from A1 Gardner C. Taylor of Brooklyn’s Concord Baptist Church; former New York City Chancellor Dr. Rudy Crew; and Dr. Jane E. Smith, president and CEO, National Council of Negro Women, among many others. Clinton, who is waging a comprehensive campaign for the office of U.S. Senate from New York, warned voters against the “soothing sounds” of the Republicans’ compassionate conservatism and strongly urged NUL conveners to choose those who “walk the walk” in the November election. The night before Clinton’s speech and after a surprise visit from New York’s Mayor Giuliani, Price advised members to use the “Opportunity Commandments” to judge if candidates seeking political office measure up to their demands. In her speech, Clinton spoke about how Democrats have actively supported NUL’s 10 Opportunity Commandments and outlined important differences between the political parties. “I’m also very proud of the work that we’ve been able to accomplish together as a nation these past seven years,” said the first lady. “In many ways, the circle of opportunity in this country is wider than ever. We have 22 million new jobs and African-American unemployment has reached record lows. The African-American middle class is growing. And more and more African Americans are taking their rightful places in Wall Street boardrooms, in academia, in the U.S. Cabinet and everywhere decisions are made that will affect our lives,” Clinton said. “How will we use this prosperity?’ she continued. “How will we take advantage of the blessings we have to continue to overcome the challenges that remain? We all know we’re in an election season and we’re hearing a lot of people

talking the talk of equal opportunity and justice. Right now, about lOOmilesfirom where we are, some of those folks are putting on a big show of reaching out to the underprivileged Americans of all colors and walks of life. We need to ask: What will you do when the cameras go away? And what did you do before the cameras arrived?’ The audience interrupted Clinton’s speech with thunderous applause. “It's just not enough to criticize — we have to demonstrate what we’re for. Will we say we’ve done ours and that’s all we need? Will we just look into the minor and say, T’m doing pretty good, and I can’t be worried that we still have 20 percent of our children living in poverty. And we still have a lot of schools that are falling down around the students and teachers who inhabit them. And we still have seniors who can’t afford prescription drugs’ — we believe we should meet these big challenges of the 21st century.” Clinton reminded the crowd of GOP nominee George W. Bush’s visit to Bob Jones University and his running mate’s vote against the release of Nelson Mandela. She warned, “It’s important that every citizen understand what's at stake in this election — there are big differences between the parties, between the presidential candidates, between me and my opponent. And the only people who want you to know about those differences are the Democrats.” Clinton said, “When it comes to whether or not we will be one America, there are very big differences. Despite deceiving rhetoric, we know that they’ve stood against all people, including on the basis of sexual orientation, disability and gender. We know that they stood against the enforcement and the funding of the civil rights laws that really have marked our country as a different place since 1964and 1965.”

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(Marion County), South Bend and programs that could also benefit.

College Comer. More information

about Success for All can be found InchflllB AffHCflll* at www.successforall.net. AlHOHCOIl O’Bannon to use genealogy group $4.6 million federal meeting

grant to help troubled youth

Learn how you can get started in African-American genealogy and learn tips to help you trace your

Hundreds of young Hoosiers ancestors back to Africa. The meetwho’ve been in trouble with the ing will be held on Aug. 19 at the law are being given a helping hand College Avenue Library, 42nd and '' father than a cold shoulder through College, from 2 to 4 p.m. The event ' a partnership among the state and is free and open to the public. For ' local communities. Gov. Frank additional information call Dona

''O’Bannon said.

■'' O’Bannon said the state will use its $4.6 million federal Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant to support local initiatives that reduce juvenile delinquency, improve the juvenile justice system and hold juvenile of;fenders accountable for their ac-

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Stokes-Lucas (317) 257-5448. The Marous Garvey

Day Festival

Celebrate the life and legacy of the man who sparked pride and understanding in the red, black and green. The event is geared toward the entire inner city of Indianapolis

Fifty-two local programs cur- and will be held at Watkins Park on ‘rently receive funding, and the comer of Martin L. King and *0’Bannon said he would encour- Fall Creek on Aug. 12 from noon-

Jage communities to develop new 6 p.m.

-• Sponsored by the Neighborhood

Youth Brigade, the event will be a celebration of growth and development, as well as glorifying the concept of family. For more information call (317) 926-3526. FairTVain 2000 The Indiana Transportation Museum again provides round-trip rail service from Fishers to the Indiana State Fair. Fishers Station is on 116th Street, about a half-mile west of the Interstate 69 Exit. Free parking is available. Travelers should arrive about 30 minutes before their intended departure. Fairgrounds boarding is located at 39th Street and Millersville Road, across Fall Creek Blvd. from Fairgrounds Gate 6. Tickets for the Indiana State Fair will be on sale during the ride, however they are not included in the train fare. You may also ride the train without going to the Fair. Sorry, no one way fares. No reservations are taken. Tickets will be sold at Fishers Station ticket office during the event. Tickets are good for any day and any time. For more info, log onto www.itm.org.

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