Show cVh: (1a u sirvrrrrvt:- ? & rrife - A DM i "rT III 9) v - i tr I UU! © “We ought to have zero-basunemployment We can put another 10 million people to work in this country and pay them adequate wages But that means the government has to provide leadership and be an employer of the ed Asked to safest eae step to beprove chrfl What we’ve got to do in Congress is have a national search for programs that work then replicate them” ribts try rsmgktg jfrMi the year 2000 partfdpaats pttefeed kJ3 trimming welfare to creating Jobs Here is a sampling — Rep Donald Payne “We need a realistic education Kids get taught that they’re expected to go to college and come out MBAs They don’t think there’s anything else I see a need for people willing to work few a standard of living that doesn’t mean ” you get two cars and a big house — Joseph Lowery president Southern Christian Leadership Conference biac 67 “I would hope we could bring to bear the incredible resources we have to forcefully eradicate these problems If you mobilized to the same degree as in the Gulf — people say ‘Oh you tram- — Gary White president Co black 58 Jones Transfer ple on rights but nobody’s rights were trampled on when the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) transformed parks or the WPA (Works Progress Administration) improved public works I would argue for as ac- “All we really need to do is enforce the laws that are already on the books You’ll be old and gone before the sheriffs department in Jackson Miss gives you your rights” — Dean Chavers Native American Scholarship Fund American Indian 50 tive and sustained an effort as Roosevelt mustered during the Depression” — Kan Bums filmmaker white 37 “I’d like to see the elimination of tobacco ads in black publications regulation of alcohol and tobacco advertising — Stephen Thomas researcher Minority Health Research Laboratory University of Maryland black 38 “Corporations don’t have a tic to the American worker anymore they go overseas and hire workers A lot of American --owned companies are selling imported products That doesn’t do our workers a bit of good Wouldn’t it be great to start sending US-maHondas to Japan?” “The welfare system should be replaced by setting a time limit of 12-- U 36 months (L “The great and only hope is economic empowerment In our inner cities I would eliminate the capital gains tax and cut all other taxes — income real estate No capital is being formed there so we wouldn’t lose revenue Inner cities face the highest tax rates in the nation and we are driving prosperity out” — Russell Redenbaugh US Civil Rights Commission white 45 “We need a civil rights act Not one with a lot of rigid quotas in it but one that helps women and minorities Af- firmative action and equality work from the top down” — William Hudnut Indianapolis mayor Republican white 58 24 USA WEEKEND Jam 28-3-0 1991 cm awards and benefits and by realistic completion of training to aid recipients in becoming — Shahrazad Alf author black 42 “We’ve only just scratched the surface but we’ve begun to see programs where white schools invite reservation Indian schools to exchange students for a couple of days There have been some exchanges of teachers too There are movements under way to get American Indian education to be part of South Dakota’s required curriculum in programs” teacher-educati- de — Reader Dan Wayment social worker Concord NH white 47 black 56 “Any time we want to devote money to health care all we need to do is bring over a number of Scandinavian economists and let them outline the programs They’re the most progressive" — Henry Steele Cosnmager US historian white 88 last resort The rebuilding of cities needs to be done the infrastructures need to be built up We need to have the same intensity that we committed ourselves to in the Persian Gulf We spent $2 billion a day in the Gulf but we’re not willing to spend $2 billion a year for employment and housing” on billboards in black communities and control of alcohol distribution” D-f- “If minorities voted they would outnumber white voters!” all — David Byrne musician white 38 “We have to understand that when Michael Jackson makes a billion-doll- ar deal that’s a young black man and the choice is up to the individual We have to take advantage of die opportunities we have Robert Townsend’s making movies about black singing groups on and that’s great We need more positive images so young black men will feel — George Mickelson governor South Dakota Republican white 50 black 37 “If each individual became less prejudiced if each of the 250 million people of the United States gave at least better about diemselves” — Marsha Warfield actress “Xerox has put in $20 million for a special project Prudential has just put $400000 into an educational prenatal-car- e program There are a lot of programs in inner cities among educational leaders in dilapidated schools one person a chance that’s 250 million chances That in and of itself would affect more people than any legislation” — Bonny Warner former Olympic athlete airline pilot white 28 Photograph by Erica Freudenstcin |