TheCongressional BlackCaucus 4thNational Banquet/September 28, 1974/Washington Hilton Hotel Washington, D.C.

The professional politician, who has seldom been held inhigh esteem by the Americanpublic, has sunk even lower over the last several years. The actions of the NixonAdministration in thwarting civilliberties, obstructing justice and committingother "high crimes and misdemeanors" against the people have led to a deteriorationinthe respect for the Office of the President inparticular and the vocation ofpolitician ingeneral.

Black people and minorities have by and large been most fortunate in their selectionofpublic officials. These men and women have been dedicated to the communitiesthey were elected to serve. However, fortune isno substitute for the careful scrutinyofpublic officials and candidates.Itis hoped that "Watergate" is a lesson well-learned. Only through responsiveness toallthe people can government function ina fair and democratic manner for the people.

Beginnings ofThe Congressional

Black CaucusDuring the heyday of their political careers, the late

Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, WilliamDawson, and theFirst Caucus Chairman, Charles C. Diggs, Jr., formed theDemocratic Select Committee, the forerunner of the CongressionalBlack Caucus. Meeting informally, they compared legislative notes,

gave each other moral support in working on behalf of theirconstituencies, and acted as sounding boards for creative problem-solving and decision-making.

Following the 1968 elections, a rush ofnew Black facesappeared onCapitol Hill.At the urging ofCongressman WilliamClay, a newcomer, itwas proposed that Black Congressionalmembers become a single instrument through which the politicaland minority communities would hear a single unified voice; onewhich reflected, articulated, and acted upon the interests of thepoor and disadvantaged. With low-key efficiency, the nine Blackmembers became the Congressional Black Caucus in1970. In1971,the Caucus clout was felt as a new vital force in the political system.This happened when the group boycotted President Nixon's 1971State of the Union address. A formal protest, it was their reactionto his refusal to meet withthem to discuss a 61-point agenda forgovernment action on crucial and foreign issues. This unprece-dented action forced Nixon to pay political recognition to the13-person delegation headed by Congressman Diggs and to reviewthe agenda.

The Caucus achieved national prominence in the fight todefeat Supreme Court nominees, Haynesworth and Carswell.Since that time, three additional persons joined the Caucus afterthe elections of 1972 swelling the ranks to 16.

Shortly after assuming office, President Gerald Fordagreed to meet withthe Caucus to review items on the nationalBlack political agenda.

Urban, Black, and Democratic, the Caucus has gained afoothold inthe political arena and is moving to help Black Americautilize its newly-retrieved political power to create constructivealternatives through legislative action.

The Work of The CaucusIn developing a comprehensive legislative program, the Congressional Black Caucus took step one in

1971, under the leadership of its first chairman, Charles C. Diggs, Jr. The group initiated an information-gatheringproject via. a series of public hearings. Here, the burning issues affecting the lives of America's minorities anddisadvantaged were brought to the surface. Chaired by individual members of the Caucus, the hearings covered suchrelevant and diverse topics as Racism in the military, Black business development, the mass media and the Blackcommunity, thedevelopmentof a national Black political agenda, the delivery of health and medical services, and education,

These hearings were far more than data-gathering vehicles. They provided a platform from whichthe tone and mood of the national Black community could be assessed. As a direct link to Black communities andother formal organized bodies' action on their behalf, the hearings gave the Caucus some idea of what Black andpoor people expected from them.

When Congressman Louis Stokes came to the helm as the Caucus' second chairman, he made anannouncement in July, 1973 in which he stated: "Ifwe are going to make a meaningful contribution to minority citizensin this country; then itmust be as legislators. This is the area in which we possess expertise— and it is within the hallsof Congress that we must make this expertise felt.. ."With the realization that a crucial ingredient for effectivelegislation is research, Stokes directed the Caucus to make use of the data collected at the hearings by drafting asynthesis of information that would be fed regularly to the body as a whole. The data would assist indecision-making,billintroduction and sponsorship and other legislative tasks.

The current chairman, Charles B.Rangel, has moved one step further by directing the Caucus and itsstaff to establish a set of legislative priorities. Understandably, there are a myriad of issues of concern to the Caucusmembers' constituents, the national Black community, and organizations across the country working in the interestsof the poor and disadvantaged. Withdata secured from all three sources, the Caucus has selected those areas ofcommonality as its legislative agenda. These issues are being incorporated into the Caucus legislative action calendar,a document that gives the Caucus, its staff, and the general public a sense of their direction.

Caucus ActionConfronting the issues head on, the Caucus started a counter-strategy to salvage OEO programs.

Through its close work with the sub-committee on OEO programs headed by member, Gus Hawkins, and its abilityto forge a coalition of related interest groups, the Caucus played a major role in salvaging several OEO programs.

The Caucus has introduced legislation extending the lifeof the Public Health Service, CommunityMental Health and the Development Disabilities Service and Facilities Construction Act—legislation that directlyaffects minorities and the poor at all levels.

Through the efforts of the Congressional Black Caucus and its alert to the national Black Community,the Mound Bayou Hospital and Delta Community Health Center, scheduled to close May 31st, were saved fromextinction. This twin facility isheadquartered in the all-Black town and serves a five-county area ofNorthwest Mississippi.

The Caucus has established its legislative priorities for the 93rd Congress which include: Repeal of theByrd Amendment to halt the importation of Rhodesian chrome; prohibition of federally-funded sterilization programs;administration of a voter registration program through the postal service; establishing a national energy informationsystem relevant to the poor; prohibition of the sale, manufacture, transportation of guns; penal reform; criminaljustice; public health improvement; a MartinLuther King,Jr. National Holiday; Social Security Act amendments to

aid the poor and aged; Tax Reform; Housing; Drugs.

Currently the Congressional Black Caucus is reviewing the newest Federal agency, the Office ofTechnology Assessment, to determine the impact of the agency's function and operation on minorities and the poor.

Further, the Caucus surveyed and evaluated the House reforms proposed by the Boiling Committee,

reforms that potentially have a long-term negative effect on Black Congressional representation.

The Congressional Black Caucus willcontinue to wage its legislative and political battles covering allfront-line moves that affect the lives of America's poor, minorities and disadvantaged. And, in the words of presentCaucus chairman, the Honorable Charles B. Rangel, "Where we can provide leadership for those colleagues whorepresent large minority constituencies, we shall. Where there are causes that can benefit by coalition politics, we shallcoalesce. And whenever or wherever we can serve impoverished and minority citizens as legislators, unquestionablywe shall."

TheWork ofThe Caucus Staff

As the research and communications adjunct of the 16-member body, the Caucus staff playsan important support role in the legislative process. The first staff director, Howard Robinson, was appointedin 1971. Since 1973, the staff has been headed by Augustus Adair.

Inaddition to its heavy research function— collecting, summarizing, and organizing data—the staff has the following other tasks inimplementing and interpreting Caucus policy:

1. Monitoring legislation on both the House and Senate sides.

2. Organizing and Mobilizing Support Outside the Caucus. The staff has helped to organizea coalition of some 40 groups including the National Urban League, the National Council of Negro Women,Operation PUSH, the AFL-CIO, the Coalition for Human Needs and Budget Priorities, and the SouthernChristian Leadership Conference, to push through Legislation on the Caucus' priority list.

3. Congressional staff briefings— conducted by Caucus staff members or outside experts

invited inby the executive director. As an example, three staff briefings were conducted relative to theElementary and Secondary Education Act, a 26.5 million package that was recently signed by the President.These briefings keep Caucus members and their aides informed and abreast of current legislative actionon Caucus priorities.

4. Public Education and Information Sessions. During the past two years the CongressionalBlack Caucus staff has met withmore than 150 church, school and community groups from across the

country. Meetings with these groups have been instruction or education sessions on "How the LegislativeProcess Works." The Caucus has been particularly interested inmeeting with youth groups because of theirpresent attitudes about politics in general and national politics inparticular.

As part or their research function, the staff gave the Caucus the legislative ammunitionto save Mound Bayou Hospital. When the facility was transferred from GSA to HEW, HEW officials claimedthat their agency did not fund hospitals. The staff uncovered twoobscure, but important programs underwhich HEW did in fact fund hospitals: the Public Health Service Act and the Indian Health Service Program.The Department of HEW has agreed to support the hospital for another 12-year period to allow it to convertfrom a grant-funded operation to a fiscal procedure more customary for hospitals.

Two important communications vehicles have been established by the staff:

1. The Legislative Alert and Fact Sheet— a summarized narrative onbills scheduled for

debate on the House floor. The Legislative Alert and Fact Sheet include such information as, the sponsor(s)'time schedule, a brief analysis and history of the legislation and the "pro and con" arguments. Often the staffwillsuggest certain actions for the caucus before and during floor debate.

2. The Caucus Newsletter— a quarterly publication that keeps organizations and the public

abreast of the work of the Caucus, its individual members, and the staff.

The staff's most immediate consuming activities have been the development and preparationof the materials presented to the President on Wednesday, August 21, 1974 at a White House meeting andplanning for the September 26th and 27th Legislative Workshops for Black elected officials andminority advisors.

Caucus Programs

Caucus AwardsAnother Caucus Tradition which

is observed at the AnnualDinner is theannual presentation of

two outstanding awards.

The Adam ClaytonPowellAward is presented to anindividual withnationalvisibility who best utilizes thelegislative process to promotethe advancement of minorities.The first recipient of the awardwas labor/civil rights leader,A.Philip Randolph. ClarenceMitchell,Congressionallobbyist for the NAACP, waslast year's recipient.

The George W. CollinsMemorial Award,createdafter the untimely death of theChicago Congressman, givesformal public recognition toan individual on the local levelwhoexemplifies the quietefficient lifeand work stylesof the late George Collins.Reverend E. Z.Jackson, ofChicago, was last year'srecipient.

The Caucus DinnerThe Congressional Black Caucus Dinner, established as a tradition in 1971, is the primary source ofraising funds to support the Caucus' fulltime staff and office facilities. The staff— the arms and legsof the 16 Caucus members— carries out the Caucus programs of legislative research and the estab-lishment and maintenance of communication between principal groups involved in the legislative process.

Actor-producer Ossie Davis' words, spoken at the first dinner in 1971, remain an inspiration andguiding force. He directed the Caucus to give Black people a plan of action— one that would not bethe providence of an individual,but a self-perpetuating and self-sustaining movement transcendingtime and the limitations of individual leadership.

"Ifnot the Man,But the Plan; Not the Rap, But the Map."

Scenes from the 1973 Dinner

Press ConferencePreplanning activities around the Congressional Black

Caucus Fund-raising Dinner affair included pressconferences held in three cities:

Washington, Atlanta, and New York.

Congressman Andrew Young,AFriend, Morris Levy,Pres. Roulette Records,Congressman Walter Fauntroy,Congressman Ronald Dellums,Congresswoman Cardiss Collins

Mayor Maynard Jackson,Curtis Mayfield,Congressman Walter Fauntroy,Congressman Charles Rangel

MarvinSchlacter, Pres.Chess/Janus Records,Ms.Betty Shabazz,Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm,Fred Fioto, Pres. De-Lite Records

Pre-dinnerEntertainment

Jimmy WitherspoonBigblues man inthe Jimmy Rushing traditionprovides the entertainment during cocktails.

Dinner HostGeorgie WoodsPopular disc jockey on radio station WDASinPhiladelphia is the Dinner Host.

The DinnerProgramPresidingAretha Franklin, Theodore Kheel,Morris Levy, Rev. Leon Sullivan

"LiftEvery Voice"Led byAretha Franklin

Invocation

Introduction of Caucus MembersDr.Gloria Toote

WelcomeCong. Walter Fauntroy

On Behalf of the Caucus

PresentationsAdam Clayton Powell AwardGeorge W. Collins Memorial Award

HonoreesMrs. Medgar Evers,Mrs.MartinLuther King,Jr.,Mrs.Malcolm X,andMrs.Whitney M.Young, Jr.

Guest SpeakerTheHonorable Maynard JacksonMayor, Atlanta, Ga.

EntertainmentHost: Georgie WoodsGladys Knight &The Pips

A Tribute toBlack

WomanhoodJust recently a sculptural tribute to Mary McCleod Bethune was erected

in the nation's capitol. This historic monument established two precedents: the firstmemorial in the nation's capitol to a Black person and the first to a woman.

The latter precedent typifies the reluctance ofour society to publiclyacknowledge the social, cultural, and political gifts women or Blacks have given America.Although individual isolated acknowledgement is certainly welcome and long overdue,the payment of general homage to all Black women seems a longer time coming.

On the occasion of its 4th annual dinner, the Congressional Black Caucuswishes to pay a special public tribute to allBlack women.

The Caucus has selected four outstanding women as symbolic of allBlack women to be recipients of this honor on behalf of their sisters. They are:Ms.Medgar Evers, Ms. MartinLuther King,Ms. Malcolm X,and Ms. Whitney M.Young, Jr.

Individually and collectively they are examples of Black womanhood atits finest. Each was supportive ofher husband and his work. Each is a model ofmotherhood.Yet, each is a strong individual person inher own right, committing energies and resourcesto the development of projects upon which she places priorities. These projects are inthe vanguard for social, economic, and political change. The recipients share in commonhaving paid the supreme sacrifice to the cause of civiland human rights: theirbeloved husbands.

The HonoreesMs. MydieB.Evers

Ms.MyrlieB. Evers, a native of Vicksburg, Mississippi, attended public schools inVicksburg and studied at Alcorn College for two years in the early fifties. Then later, after herhusband's death, she completed her studies, earning a baccalaureate at Pomona College in 1968.

The Executive Secretary of the Mississippi State NAACP from 1954-1957,Ms. Evers' later professional career centered around college, program administration for disad-vantaged students for the six-school complex of Claremont College.

The author ofFor Us the Living, a well-documented account of her husband'slife and the high-pitched political and emotional climate inMississippi in the 50's and 60's, sheis also a contributing editor ofLadies Home Journal As a writer-commentator, Ms. Eversserved as a consultant to ctTen Years After,7

"a documentary of Mississippi's decade of progress on

The Reasoner Report, and created six editorials written and produced for WNBC-TV,New YorkCity.

She remains a staunch political activist as evidenced by her candidacy for Claremont,California's 24th Congressional District in 1969-70. Though defeated, she pulled 37% of the vote,the highest for any Democrat in the district for 16 years. She has also served as Women's Chairman,California State Central Committee and National Co-Chairman of the Muskie for President Campaign.

Embarking on a new career inthe business sector this September, Ms. Evers joinedthe organization ofSeligman &Latz Company as a Vice President.

Seligman &Latz Co. operates over 900 beauty salons in leading department stores.Inher new role she willbe devising marketing programs to attract the black consumer to the salons.

The mother of three, Ms.Evers is president and co-founder of the Medgar EversFund, New York City.She also serves on several national and local institutional boards including:The National Women's Political Caucus, Tougaloo College, Friends of the Earth, Watts MediaCenter, Californians for Juvenile Justice, and Campfire Girls of America.

Ms. Coretta Scott KingMs. Coretta Scott King is president of the MartinLuther King, Jr. Center for Social

Change, Atlanta. Born inMarion, Alabama, Ms.King earned bachelor's and master's degrees atAntioch College and the New England Conservatory of Music inBoston, respectively.

As a speaker and a vocal concert artist, Ms.King is very much indemand inbothcapacities before civic, college, religious, and fraternal groups here and abroad.

One of her significant contributions to the civilrights movement is the developmentof the Freedom Concert, a form in which the story of the CivilRights Movement is narrated inprose and poetry with music.

An established author with the completion ofMyLife WithMartinLutherKing, Jr.,she has since published in Good Housekeeping, New Lady, The National Catholic Reporter, McCalVsand Theology Today.

An extensive traveler throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, Africa, SouthAmerica and the Caribbean, Ms. King has been the recipient of 18 awards and 15 honorarydoctorates.

Among her "firsts" are: first woman to deliver a Class Day Address at HarvardUniversity and the first woman to deliver a sermon at a Statutory Service, St. Paul's Cathedral,London.

The mother of four, Ms.King is active on several local and national boardsincluding: The Southern Rural Action Project; The Southern Christian Leadership Conference;Boston University, National Organizing Committee, Local 1199; National Council of Negro Women;National Health Insurance Committee; and Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.She remains a tireless servant for peace.

Ms.B.Betty ShabazzMs.B. Betty Shabazz is a trained registered nurse who went on to pursue her M.A.,

and is currently at work on her doctorate inpublic health education administration at theUniversity of Massachusetts.

She is the author ofMalcolm X, the Man and His Times, part of an anthology and"The Legacy of MyHusband" for The Search: The Scholastic Black Literature Series. At presentshe is completing a book on the history and progress of public school education inHaiti.

Widely traveled on her own and with her late husband, Ms. Shabazz is well-knownon the college circuit as a lecturer on 3rd world people and the civil rights movement.

From January, 1973— October, 1973, she was director of Y-Med, part of CommunityAction Group, Inc., an educational program that provided young women and their families witheducational, health, and psychological services.

Long active in the child day care movement inWestchester County, her immediateconsuming interest is her involvement with the Day Care Council of Westchester, Inc. Here, she isPresident of the Board of Directors and chairperson of Westchester Community CoordinatedChild Care Program, an organization comprising 150 agencies working to provide quality child careand related supportive services.

The mother of 6, Ms. Shabazz is an active member of numerous federal, nationaland local boards as a member or Trustee. They include: The Advisory Committee on FamilyPlanning for HEW, The National Housewife League, Detroit, Michigan, The N.Y. Amsterdam NewsEditorial Board, Kenwood Foods Corporation, Westchester Women Service League, The Afro-American Cultural Foundation, New York State Public Health Association, and Delta SigmaTheta Public Service Sorority.

Ms. Margaret YoungMs. Margaret Young, educator and author, is a graduate ofKentucky State College

and the University of Minnesota. She taught English at Kentucky State and education andpsychology at Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia and the University of Atlanta.

A prolific writer of children's books including: First Book ofAmerican Negroes,The Picture Life ofRalph Bunche, The Picture Life of Thurgood Marshall, and Black AmericanLeaders— Ms. Young is active in several organizations involved ineducation and social work.She became a member of the Board of Directors of PhillipMorris, Inc. in1972.

Chairman of the Whitney M. Young, Jr. Memorial Foundation, Inc., Ms. Young'sother board memberships include: Xavier University, the Girl Scouts of America, BlythedaleHospital for Children, Valhalla, N.Y., The Public Policy Committee of the Advertising Council,the Rockefeller University Council and the United Nations International School DevelopmentCommittee.

The mother of two, Margaret Young was appointed byPresident Nixon to the 28thGeneral Assembly of the United Nations as Alternate Representative of the United States in1973.Ms. Young recently served as the U.S. Representative to the United Nations Seminar on HumanRights inOhrio, Yugoslavia.

The Dinner Speaker

MaynardHolbrook Jackson,

Mayor ofAtlantaWith a strong conviction

that the key to the creationof a better society was via thepolitical arena, Maynard Jacksonleft his post as attorney with Atlanta'sEmory Community Legal ServicesCenter to put his hat in the ring forU.S. Senator in1968. Although theincumbent Herman Talmadge wonthe election, Jackson carried Atlantawitha margin of 6,000 votes.Encouraged by this local victory, hisconviction, and the get-up-and-golegacy inherited from both sides ofhis family, he entered the hard andvigorous campaign for Vice Mayor ofAtlanta in 1969 outpolling every othercandidate in the city-wide election.In 1973, after serving four years asVice Mayor, he announced hiscandidacy for Mayor and won with59.2% of the total vote cast againstincumbent Mayor Sam Massell.

His leadership destinyseemed almost predetermined whenhe was accepted as a Ford FoundationEarly Admissions Scholar at More-house College at 14, where he receivedhis B.A.After earning his law degreewithhonors from the CarolinaCentral University Law School, heformed the law firmJackson,Patterson, Parks and Franklin,Georgia's firstBlack law firm.

The youngest Mayor in thehistory of Atlanta, 36-year-old Jack-son is married to the former BunnieHayes and is the father of three chil-dren :daughters Elizabeth andBrooke ,and son Maynard, III(Buzzy).

Dinner TalentGladys Knightand The Pips

Gladys Knight and the Pipsat the summit of an outstanding showbusiness career, accepted twoGrammyAwards for the Best R&B and BestPop Vocal Performance by a group in1973. In the same year they had fourgold records, one for the album,

"Imagination" and three for singles,"Neither One OfUs," "Midnight TrainTo Georgia," and "I've Got ToUse MyImagination." They recently per-formed the music for the motion,picture "Claudine."

BenefitConcertTalent

Inan effort to bring more personsinto participatory action with theCongressional Black Caucus, theFirst Black Caucus Benefit Concertwas held on Thursday evening,September 26th, 1974 at CapitalCentre, Landover, Maryland.

Guest artists,

in alphabetical Order were:

The First Choice,

The Independents,

Kooland the Gang,

Curtis Mayfield,

and War

The First Choice

The First Choice, three dynamiteyoung ladies fromPhiladelphia,catapulted to instant fame with

their single smash "Armed andExtremely Dangerous" and havegone on to perpetuate this"magic" with"Smarty Pants,"

and "Love and Happiness."

The Independents

The Independents, with two

gold singles "Missing You" and"LeavingMe," and the beautiful"Just AsLong As YouNeed Me,"are one of the country's toprecording groups. They aredeveloping a rhythmic stylewhile continuing to please fanswho relate to their present style.Their new single is "Let ThisBe ALesson To You."

Kool and the Gang

Kooland the Gang, great head-liners, withsuch hits as "Kooland the Gang," "Kool's BackAgain," "FunkyMan," "FunkyStuff," and "Jungle Boogie" havehad a great influence on today'supcoming instrumental groups.The gold album "WildandPeaceful" produced the smashhit,"HollywoodSwinging."

Curtis Mayfield

Curtis Mayfield,a brilliantgeniuswho composes, arranges, pro-duces and performs. "Superfly,"yielded a gold and platinumalbum and the music he composedfor the sound track of the movie"Claudine," performed byGladys Knight and the Pips, is astone winner.

War

War, seven men with a togetherlatin-soul-jazz-rock-blues soundwhich had made them one of thehottest groups on the scenetoday and acclaimed on two

continents. Theiralbum "AllDay Music" was certified goldand platinum and yielded thegold single "Slippin."From thealbum "The World is a Ghetto,"

came the gold single "The CiscoKid." Two other War smashsingles are "Gypsy Man" and"Me and Baby Brother."

Dinner CommitteeChair Persons

Aretha FranklinWithsixteen (16) gold records for singles,seven for albums, eight Grammy Awardsincluding the 1974 Best Rhythm andBlues Grammy, Superstar ArethaFranklin has more than earned herundisputed titleof "Queen of Soul." Thedeep emotive renditions and interpreta-tions ofher songs— many of which shehas written— are making an indelibleimpression on the history of today'scontemporary music scene. Ms. Franklinoften takes time fromher active, hecticschedule for causes such as the Congres-sional Black Caucus dinner and theYWCA(for whom she did a number ofradio commercials). She isloved bymillions the world over.

Rev. Leon Sullivan

A longestablished Philadelphia com-munity activist, Rev. Leon Sullivanachieved national prominence when hefounded the Opportunities Industrial-ization Center (OIC),a manpowertraining program operating inmore than100 U.S. cities as wellas Ghana, Ethiopia,and Kenya. Reverend Sullivan is also theco-founder of the ZionInvestmentAssociates, which, among other projects,builtthe $1.7 million dollar Progress PlazainPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, the largestshopping center built,owned, andoperated by American Blacks. ProgressAerospace Enterprise, Inc., a largeindustrial development involvingBlackAmericans in the Aerospace industry,was also founded byRev. Sullivan. Hemade another major breakthrough whenhe became the firstBlack elected to theboard of the General Motors Corporation

Theodore KheelNoted labor mediator/arbitrator,Theodore W. Kheel, who is acknowledgedas the top-ranking professional inhisfield,is also a banker. Apartner in thelaw firmof Battle, Fowler, Lidston, Jaffin,Pierce and Kheel since 1949, AttorneyKheel is, moreover, a celebrated authorof numerous books and articles on Laborlaw, mediation and arbitration. Currently,he serves as a director on several com-panies and organizations including,Chairman of the Republic National BankofNew York, and President of theAmerican Foundation on Automationand Employment, Inc.Mr.Kheel wasPresident of the National Urban Leaguefrom 1958-1960.

MorrisLevy

Mr.Levy is the progressive President ofRoulette Records, one of the leadinglabels in the industry. His creative inno-vations in the record industry and hisunselfish support and contributions tonumerous civic and charitable organi-zations earned him the "Man of the Year'Award from the Music Industry Divisionof the United Jewish Appeal in1973. Inaddition to his position withRoulette,he further heads BigSeven PublishingCompanies and Adam VIII,Ltd.Pro-duction Company, recorded packagesmarketed via television. It was throughhis efforts that Birdland was establishedas a landmark. And, through his sponsorship of Birdland Jazz Tours, jazz traveledto millions inall corners of the world.

PLANNINGCOMMITTEE

Mr.Harold Sims, Dir. Corp. Affairs, Johnson & Johnson Chairman

CO-CHAIRPERSONS

Mr.Clarence AvantPres. Sussex Records, Inc.

Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, jr.Dir. Afro-American Institute, NYU

Mr.Ofield DukesOfield Dukes & Associates

Mr. Stan HoffmanExec. Vice-Pres. Chess/Janus Records

Ms. Yvonne PriceLeadership Conf. on CivilRights

Mr.Harvey RussellVice-Pres. Community Affairs, Pepsico

Ms. Nancy Wilson

ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEEMr. Nathan McCalla, President, Shakat Records Chairman

CO-CHAIRMEN

Mr. Fred FiotoPres., De-Lite Records

Mr. Steve GoldV.P., Far Out Productions

Mr. lerry GoldsteinPres., Far Out Productions

Mr. Bob SchwaidThruppence, Ltd.

Mr. Sidney A. SeidenbergPres., S. A. S., Inc.

Mr. Mary StuartV.P., Curtom Records

Mr. Stan WatsonPres., Philly Groove Records, Inc

RECEPTION UNDERWRITERS

Brown &Williamson Tobacco Corp.Southern Railway

Chess/)anus Records

Curtom Records

GRC —A. Michael Thevis Enterprise

Roulette Records

Schiefflein &Co.

Black Elected Officials ReceptionWashington, D.C.

New YorkCity Press Reception

Atlanta, Georgia Press Reception

V.I.P. ReceptionCapital Centre, Maryland

Washington, D.C. Press Reception

Dinner Cocktail ReceptionWashington, D.C.

Mr.I.W. Abel,PresidentUnited Steel Workers of America

Rev. Ralph D Abernathy, PresidentSouthern Christian Leadership Conference

Ms. Connie Kiselyk AcostaHouston Business Growth Corp.

Mr. MichaelB AdamsMr. Mansur Aftab

Aftab FurnitureMr. Nesser Aftab

Aftab CarpetMs. Elva Soper AguilarMr.Alexander Aikens

Nuclear ScientistMs. Ruth Aikens

National Urban LeagueMr.Clifford Alexander, Jr.

Arnold &PorterThe Hon. William H. Alexander

State Representative. GeorgiaMr.Ron Alexenburg, Vice-Pres.

Epic Records

Mr.Henry Allen,Sr. Vice-Pres.R. &B. Product &Promotion. Atlantic Records

Rev. James AllenBlack Presbyterians United

Mr.Donald E. Anderson, Dir. P. R.National Cable TVAssociation

Mr.Harvey Anderson, Jr.Mr.M. J. Anderson, President

Federation of Masons of the WorldMrs. WilliamR. Anderson, Vice-Pres.

New York Urban LeagueMs. Nancy L. Arnez, Assoc Dean

School ofEducation. Howard UniversityThe Hon. Henry Arrington

Mayor. Seat Pleasant, Maryland

1974 DINNER COMMITTEE

Ms. Ruth Artist,DecoratorMr.J. Paul Austin, Chairman

The Coca-Cola Co.Mr.Frank C. Bacon, Jr., Dir. Community Affairs

Chicago Group. Sears Roebuck & Co.Dr. James Banks

Assoc. Prof, ofEd., University of WashingtonMr.Richard E. Barber, President

New World National BankMr.ArthurH.Barnes, Vice-Pres.

Institute for Mediation & Conflict ResolutionMsgr. Geno Baroni

National Center for Urban Ethnic AffairsDr. James G. Barringer, Mgr. Spec. Projs.

Paramount PicturesMr.MarshallB. Bass, Corp. Mgr.

R. J. Reynolds Industries, Inc.Dr. HaronBattle, Asst. Supt. of SchoolsGary, IndianaMr.Edwin H.Baumer, Director

Oxford Mgmt &Research Center, Uniroyal, IncThe Hon.BirchBayh

U.S. SenateThe Hon. Abraham Beame

Mayor, New YorkCity, N.Y.Mr.Jack Beidler

United Auto WorkersMr.Henri A. Belfon

New York City Board of EducationMrs. Haley Bell,President

Bell Broadcasting Corp.Mr.Leo G. Bell,Mgr. MinorityAffairs

Brown &Williamson Tobacco Corp.Dr. Lloyd H.Bell,Asst. Vice Chancellor

Public Affairs, University ofPittsburghMr.Paul Bell

Inter-American Foundation

Mr.Robert E. BellAlliance Food Corp.

The Hon. Virginia L. BellNew York County Democratic Leader

Ms. Zelma Mclntosh BellMs. LillianBenbow, NationalPresident

Delta Sigma Theta, Inc.Mr. Lerone Bennett, Jr.

Author/HistorianRev. MarionD. Bennett

State Assemblyman, NevadaDr. Clarence E. BeverlyMr.John Bingham, President

National Association of MinorityContractorsMs.Janet S. Birch

Tennessee Voters Council

Mr. Ed Bivins, Dir Urban AffairsHallmarkCards, Inc.

Mr. Fred Black, Mgr. Equal OpportunityGeneral Electric Co.

The Hon. Robert B.BlackwellMayor, Highland Park, Michigan

Mr.AllenBloomSuper Attractions, Inc.

Mr.NeilBogart, PresidentCasablanca Records

The Hon. Julian BondState Representative, Georgia

Mr.Hyman BookbinderAmerican Jewish Committee

Mr.Bernard Boorstein, PresidentDouble B. Record &Tape Corp.

The Hon. William H. BoothJudge, New YorkCity Criminal Court

Ms. RuthBowen, PresidentQueen Booking Agency, Inc.

Dr.E. A. Boykins, PresidentMississippi ValleyState University

The Hon. Thomas BradleyMayor, Los Angeles, California

Mr. B. Lawrence BranchMerck & Co., Inc.

Mr.H.Floyd Britton, PresidentMark V Associates, Inc.

Mr.David A. Brody, DirectorAnti-Defamation League of Bnai B'rith

The Hon. Edward W. BrookeU. S. Senate

Mr.George M.BrookerWebb, Brooks & Brooker

Ms. Modeen BroughtonDr. Charles S. Brown

Dayton Urban LeagueMr. Larry A. Brown, Exec. Dir.

Inter-Racial Council for Bus. Opp./Gr. St. Louis

Mr. R.Bry, Vice-Pres.Otis Elevator Co.

Mr.James L.Buckner, PresidentChicago Urban League

Dr. Archie L.Buffkins, ChancellorUniversity of Maryland, Eastern Shore

Mr.Kenyon C. Burke, Dir.Community AffairsPlanned Parenthood

Mr. MichaelBurkeMadison Square Garden Corp.

Mr.Walter J. Burke, Sec'y/Treas.United Steelworkers of America

Dr. Calvin Burnett, PresidentCoppin State College

Tbe Hon. Neil A. ButlerMayor, Gainsville, Florida

Mr.Jerry ButlerMr. Ulysses Byas, Superintendent

NationalAlliance of Black School EducatorsMr.Wendell J. Campbell, President

Campbell and Mascai Architects. Inc.Mr. Lawrence M.Carino, Vice-Pres. /Gen 7 Mgr.

WJBK-TV, Southfield, Mich.Mr.Chester Carter

Capitol City Liquor Co., Inc.Hon. Matthew G. Carter, Mgr. Comm'ty Affairs

Hoffman-Laßoche, Inc.The Hon. W. Beverly Carter, Jr.

U. S. Department of StateDr.W. Sterling Cary, President

National Council of ChurchesDr. Vernal G. Cave, President

National Medical AssociationDr. James E.Cheek, President

Howard University

Dr. King Cheek, Jr., PresidentMorgan State College

Dr. Charles E. Cobb, tlxec. Dir.Commission for Racial Justice

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Mr.Roy R. CobbRoy R. Cobb Associates

Mr.Robert T. Coles, Deputy Vice-Pres. MinorityAft.American Institute of Architects

Dr. James P. ComerYale Child Study Center

Mr. James W. Compton, Exec. Dir.Chicago Urban League

Mr.Samuel M.Convissor, StaffJ/ice-Pres.Education & Community Relations, R.C.A. Corp.

Dr. Gwendolyn CookBaltimore Public Schools

Mr.Harold J. Cook, Nat'lExec. SecyOmega Psi Phi Fraternity

The Hon. Aidrage B. Cooper, Jr.Mayor, New Brunswick, N.J.

The Hon. A. J. Cooper, Jr.Mayor,Prichard, Alabama

Dr. Frank B. CoxOklahoma City Urban League

Ms. Nyra CrenshawMr.Ronnie CrenshawMs. EvelynCunningham

Office of the Governor, New York StateMr. BillCure ton, Dir.of R&B Music

Famous Music Publishing Co.Mr.Jack Curran, Legis. Dir.

Laborer's International Unionof N.A.Mr.Charles E. Curry, Mgr. Community Affairs

Quaker Oats Co.Ms. DeDe Dabney, R&BEditor

Record World MagazineMr.WillieDaniels

Daniels &Bell Inc.Mr.WilliamB. Darden, Chiefof Police

West Palm Beach, FloridaDean Ronald Davenport

Duquesne University Law SchoolMr.BillyDavis

McCann EricsonMr. Charles Davis

National Insurance AssociationMs. Evelyn P. Davis

Children's TV WorkshopMr. MauriceL. Davis, President

Urban League of Mountainside, N. J.Mr.Ossie Davis, Playwright/Director/ActorMs. Sammy Davis, Sr.Mr.Sammy Davis, Jr.

Mr. LarryDean, News DirectorMutualBlack Network

The Hon. John DentU.S. House of Representatives

The Hon. David N.Dinkins, Vice-Pres.One Hundred Black Men Inc.

Mr.Charles F. Donnelly,Sr. Exec. Vice-Pres.The Bendix Corp.

Mr.Lawrence P. Doss, PresidentNew Detroit Inc.

Dr. Ernest A.DowNational Association of Black Adult Educators, Inc

Commissioner Kenneth DrewNew YorkVoice

Don Drossell, R&BEditorCash Box

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Mrs. Ernest DußoseMs. Evelyn Dubrow

International Ladies Garment Workers UnionMr.William DuChessi, Gen'/ Sec'y/Treas.

Textile Workers Union of America

Mr.John T. DudleyUniversity of California at Los Angeles

Mr.John W. EdghillAmerican Tobacco Co.

Mr.Christopher EdleyUnited Negro College Fund Inc.

Mr.Herbert Eiseman, President20th Century MusicCorp.

Mr.Jean Roland Esquerre, Corporate Dir.Grumman Aerospace Corp.

Mr.George. H.Esser, Jr., DirectorSouthern Regional Council

Dr. ArthurJ. EvansVirginia State College

Mr.Dan H.Fenn, Jr. DirectorJohn F. Kennedy Library, Waltham, Mass.

Mr.Syd FinleyArgonne National Laboratory

Mr.Clarence E. FitchDyke College

Mr.Harold C.Fleming, PresidentPotomac Institute

The Hon.Robert B. Fleming, Jr.U.S. House of Representatives

Mrs. Robert B. Fleming, Jr.Mr.Arthur Fletcher

ArthurA. Fletcher &AssociatesLt.DavidJ. Floyd, President

Int'lAssoc. of Black Professional Fire Fighters Inc.Mr.Leonard Fonville, President

P/RA Research Inc.The Hon. Johnny Ford

Mayor, Tuskegee, AlabamaRev. Cecil L.FranklinThe Hon. Donald M.Fraser

U. S. House ofRepresentativesThe Hon. Joseph L.Galiber

State Senator, New YorkMr.Lewis Garlick

Ivy HillLithographersMr.Lenward Gatison

Gatison & AssociatesMr.Thomas A. Gee

Financial ConsultantMr.Bern L.Gentry, President

Together, Inc.Mr.Richard C. Gerstenberg, Chairman

General Motors Corporation

Father Louis GiganteMr.Zachary Glickman

Kwanza RecordsMr.Edward P. Glore, Jr., Dir.MarketDev.

Anheuser-BuschDr. Hugh M.Gloster, President

Morehouse CollegeMs. Cheryl GogginsMs. Eleanor GogginsMs. Keila GogginsDr. Carl ton B. Goodlett, President

National Newspaper Publishers AssociationMr.Joseph A.Gore, President

Mary Holmes CollegeMr.Patrick E.Gorman, Sec'y/Treas.

Amlgmtd Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of N.A.Mr.Daniel T. Grant, President

Daniel Payne CollegeMs. Karin Grasso

Roulette Records, Inc.Mr. Earl Graves

Earl Graves Publishing Co

Ms. Florence Greenberg, PresidentScepter Records

Ms. Cleo C.GreeneMr.Robert Greene

Afro-American NewspaperMr.Dick Gregory

Social ActivistMr. Robert J. Grey

A H Robins CoMr. A. F. Grospiron, President

International Union of Oil,Chemical & Atomic Wkrs

Ms. Alveretta S. GuinnDr. Ellis Hall

Macon Co. (Ala.)Board of EducationMr.Richard A. Hall

Justice of the Peace. LittleRock. Ark.

Mr.Samuel C. HamiltonAetna Life & Casualty

Dr. Nathan Hare, PublisherThe Black Scholar

Ms, Diane Harms, DecoratorMarisur Aftab Furniture

Ms. LaDonna HarrisAmericans for Indian Opportunity

Ms;Margaret HarrisPianist/Composer

Mr. William HarrisNational Archives

Dr. Thomas A. Hart, Asst. to Vice-Pres.Gov t Programs. Westinghouse Electric Corp.

Mr.James H. HarveyAmerican Friends Service Comm

Ms. RuthL.HarveyAttorney-at-Law

Mr. Henry HayHyman & Associates

Mr.Charles L.Hayes, PresidentAlbany State College. Georgia

Ms. Selbra HayesSelbra s MidwayLounge

Mr. Ronald D. Heath, Dir.Task Force on YouthThe John D. Rockefeller 111 Fund

Ms.Dorothy Height, PresidentNational Council ofNegro Women

Mr.David HepburnWNEW-TV. New York City

Ms. Aileen C. HernandezBlack Women Organized forAction

Dr. ArthurHertzberg, PresidentAmerican Jewish Congress

Mr.James HicksAmsterdam News

Dr. Matthew Holden, Jr.Dept. of Political Science. Univ.of Wisconsin

Mr.P. A. Hollingsworth, Be(. of Dir.City Council. LittleRock. Ark.

Dr. John L. S. HollQman, Jr., PresidentNew York Health & Hospital Corp.

Mr.M.Carl Holman, PresidentNational Urban Coalition

Mr.Donald H. Holt,Asst. to PresidentEast Ohio Gas Company

Mr.Robert Hooks, ActorMr.James T. Housewright, President

Retail Clerks International AssociationMs. Saudah Howell,Designer

PillowParadise. IncDr. MelvynE. HucabyMr.WilliamR. Hudgins, President

Pan African Corp..Ms. RuthInnis

Chess/Janus RecordsMr.WilliamFred Jackson, Publisher

The Weekly Bulletin

Ms.Louella JacksonMr.Lorenzo Je lks

Collegiate Broadcasting Group Inc.Ms.Elaine B. Jenkins, President

One America Inc.Dr. MartinD.Jenkins

Dr. Jerry D.JewellState Senator. Arkansas

The Hon.Ben E.JohnsonAlderman. Milwaukee. Wise.

Mr.G. Richard Johnson, Dir. Affirm. ActionCPC International

Mr.George Johnson, ChairmanJohnson Products Co. Inc.

Mr.John H. Johnson, PresidentJohnson Publishing Co. Inc.

Dr. Lonnie Johnson, PresidentShorter College

Mr. Lonnie Johnson, Nat'lDir.National Post Office Mail Handlers Union

The Hon.L. R.JohnsonState Senator, Georgia

Mr. Ralph JohnsonLance Investigation Service Inc.

Mr.WillisE. JohnsonD.C. Armory Board

Mr.Clarence Jones, Editor/PublisherThe Amsterdam News

Mr.George JonesMr.John Jones, President

American Consultant Services Inc.Mr.Robert Jones

Jones & Darby. Inc.Mr.Vernon E. Jordan, Exec. Dir.

National Urban LeagueMr.WilliamL. Jordan, Jr.

Jordan Wrecking Co.Mr.James A. Joseph

Cummins Engine Co.Ms.Brenda Joyce

Gulf OilCorp.

Mr.Phil Kahl, Wce-Pres.Big Seven Corp.

Mr.Nathan KatzPocketbook Workers Local -1

Mr.Richard C. Kennard, Jr., PresidentCapital Formation Inc

Ms. Sharon KennonMs. Vee KennonMr.Brady Keys, Jr., President

All-ProEnterprises. Inc.Mr.DonKing, Vice-Pres.

Video Techniques Inc.Mr.Nick KingRev. Charles H.KirkDr.James E. Lassiter, Jr.

The Hon.Ivan A. LebamoffMayor, Ft. Wayne, Ind.

Mr.Theodore S. Ledbetter, Jr.

Mr.Roy LeGronneCBS

Ms. Naomi LevineAmerican Jewish Congress

Mr.John LevyJohn Levy Enterprises

Mr.Byron Lewis, PresidentThe UniWorld Group

Mr. Edward Lewis, PublisherEssence Magazine

Dr. B. Robert LewisState Senator. Minnesota

Ms. Martha S. Lewis, Vice-Pres.100 BlackWomen

Mr.J. Bruce Llewellyn,PresidentFedco Foods Corp.

Mr.Keith E. LockhartNational Black Network

The Hon. Robert O. LoweryMr.Lacey LytleMs. Grace LytleDr. Lonnie MacDonaldMr.Bernie McCain, Prog. Dir.

Radio KDIA. Oakland. Calif.Rev. H.Carl McCall, President

Radio WLIB. New York CityMr.William J. McCann, Museum Dir.

California Museum of Science Inc.Dr. Adam T. McDaniel, President

City Council. Rahway. N. J.Mr.Cornelius McDougald, Afforney-af-Z_awMr. Pete McDougal

McDougal Equipment Co.

Mr.AlexMcDugleMs. Fannie McDugleMr.Stanley J. McFarland

National Education AssociationMr.William M.McGhee, Jr.

Fighton, Inc.Mr.Maurice Mclntosh

Wilson-Mclntosh Buick, Inc.Dr. Leon R. McKinney, Medical Dir.

Harlem Interfaith Counseling ServiceMr.Rufus W. McKinney, Asst. Vice-Pres.

Southern California Gas Co

Mr.Elridge McMillan,Assoc. Dir.Southern Education Foundation

Mr.Steve MalcolmMs. Blondeen MalcolmMr.Joseph Mann

New York Health & Hospital Corp.Ms. Laßue Manns

Queen Booking Corp.Ms. Mary Mason

Radio WHAT, Philadelphia, Pa.Mr.Larry Maxwell,Record & Management ConsultantMr.John Mayhew-Hinds

Chrysier Motors, DetroitMr.Charles Mays

Black Athletes Hallof FameMr.Anthony Mazzocchi

Oil.Chemical and Atomic Workprs

Mr.S. M.MeyerEdwin Gould Foundation forChildren

Dr. Bernice Miller,Assoc. Dir.Center for Urban Studies. Harvard University

Mr.Frederick E. Miller,PresidentProgress Aerospace Enterprises Inc.

Ms. Sonja MillinerWRC-TV, Washington, D.C.

Dr. Oscar L.MimsMr.John C. Mitchell

Rochester Products Div. of GMCMs. Susie M. Moore

National Council of Negro WomenMs. Rose MorganMs. Eunice J. Moss

The Johnson FoundationMrs. Frances Murphy

Board, Afro-American NewspapersMr.Andrew C. Muse, Dir.Labor & Compliance Law

American Can Co.Ms.Conchita Nakatani

National Council of Negro WomenMs. Margaret NashMr.Aryeh Neier, Exec. Dir.

American CivilLiberties UnionMr.Albert Nellum

A. L. Nellum &Associates Inc.Mr.Joseph B. Nelson, Jr., Manager

Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co.Ms.Mary B. NicholasMr.Freddie North, Vice-Pres.

Nashboro RecordsMr.Eddie O'Jay, Assf. Comm.

New York City Dept. ofSanitationMr.Frederick O'Neal, President

Associated Actors & Artists of AmericaMs. Dorothy Orr, Assf. Comm.

New York State Division of Human RightsMr. Fred Panzer, Vice-Pres.

Tobacco InstituteMr. Bernard Parks, Attorney-at-Law

Patterson, Parks & FranklinMr.Basil A. Paterson, President

Institute for Mediation and Conflict ResolutionMr.Melvin Patrick

MELPAT AssociatesMr.William T. Patrick, Dir.Community Relations

American Telephone & TelegraphMr.W. Frederick Peniston

Borden, Inc.Mr.Charles A. Perlik, President

The Newspaper GuildMr.Sam Persley

Sam Persley Construction Co.Mr. Raymond Petrie

Raymond Petrie Advertising Inc.Ms. Elvera PielaMs.Ersa H.Poston, Comm/ss/oner

New York State CivilService CommissionMr.Grady Poulard

The Independent FoundationMr.Charles A. Powell, Urban Relations Consultant

Bell Telephone of PennsylvaniaMs. Ernesta Procope, PresidentE. G. Bowman Co., Inc.Mr.John L. Procope, Exec. Vice-Pres.

The Amsterdam NewsDr. Samuel D. Proctor

Graduate School of Education, Rutgers University

Ms.SylviaQuarkerPeggy's Travel Service

Dr.E. E.Rankin, PresidentMississippi Industrial College

Mr.Joseph L.Rauh, Jr., Gen 7 CounselLeadership Conference On Civil Rights

Mr.Charles Redd, Exec. Dir.Fort Wayne Urban League, Inc.

Mr.LeGrand ReedThe Hon. Henry S. Reuss

U. S. House of RepresentativesMr.Hobson R. Reynolds, Grand Exalted Ruler

IBPOEWMr.Jules Rifkind,President

Spring RecordsMr.Cleveland Robinson, President

Distributive Workers ofAmericaMr.WilliamL.Rowe, Chairman

Human Rights Commission, New Rochelle, N.Y.

Mr. Herman J. RussellH.J. Russell &Co.

Mr. Nathaniel S. RussellBuilders Urban Development Co

Dr.Wendell RussellFederal City College

Mr.Baynard RustinA. PhillipRandolph Institute

Mr.Philip Rutledge, PresidentAm. Soc. for Public Administration

Mr.Elbert SampsonWKBS-TV, Philadelphia, Pa.

Mr.Charles Sanders, Exec. Dir.Urban League ofEssex County

Mr.Terry Sanford, PresidentDuke University

Mr.Robert Schiffman, Gen'l Mgr.ApolloTheatre

Mr.MarvinSchlacterChess/Janus Records

Mr.David Selden, PresidentAmerican Federation of Teachers

Mr.Richard B. Sellars, ChairmanJohnson &Johnson

Mr.Harry A.Shuford, ChairmanFirst National Bank inDallas

Mr.Leon Shull, Nat IDir.Americans for Democratic Action

Mr.WilliamR. SimmsNational Urban League

Mr.Tom L.Sims, Vice-Pres.Interpublic Group of Companies

Mr.Louis SimonAmalgamated Service & Allied Industries, Jt. Bd.

Mr.David E. SloanBaltimore Contractors, Inc.

Mr.John F. SmallJohn F. Small,Inc.

Mr.Walter Smart, Exec. Dir.National Fed. ofSettlements &Neighborhood Ctrs.

Dr. Clarke L.SmithMs. Connye Smith

National Association ofBlack ManufacturersMr. Eddie G. Smith, Jr., Chairman

National Dental AssociationMr.Joe Smith, President

Warner Brothers Records

Mr.John SmithMrs. John SmithMr. Nate Smith, Chairman

Black Solidarity CommitteeMr.Norman Smith

Commonwealth Dental Supply Co.

Mr.Stephen E. SmithThe Hon. F. Pete Stark

U. S. House of RepresentativesMr.Herbert Stephenson

Friendly Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc.Mr.Michael Stewart, President

United Artist Record

Mr.Donald StullStun Associates. Inc.

Mr.Humphrey Sullivan, Dir. P. RLever Brothers Company

Mr.Warren G. Sullivan, Vice-Pres. Admin. & PersonnelAvco Corp.

The Hon. Percy SuttonPresident. Borough of Manhattan

Mr. Harry N.SykesMr. Edward Sylvester, Jr., President

The Cooperative Assistance Fund

The Hon. Penfield W. Tate IIMayor. Boulder. Colorado

Mr.BillyTaylorBilly Taylor Productions

Mr.Richard C. Thomas, Exec. Dir.NATRA

Mrs. Tommie ThomasMr.William H.Toles, Dir.Urban Affairs

ITT. Continental BakingCo.Dr. Gloria Toote, Asst. Secy

HUDMr.Dempsey J. Travis, President

United Mortgage Bankers of America

Dr. Samuel Tucker, PresidentEdward Waters College

Mr.William Tull,PresidentViet Vets Maintenance Corp.

Mr.CyrilD.Tyson, Vice-Pres.Optimum Computer Systems, Inc.

Mr.Abraham S. Venable, Dir. Urban AffairsGeneral Motors Corp.

Mr.John T. Venable, Asst. Vice-Pres.BellTelephone Co. of Pennsylvania

Mr.George R. Vila,ChairmanUniroyal,Inc.

Ms. EtelleG. WachsPepsico Inc.

Mr.James V.WalkerWarner-Lambert Co.

Mr.MartinWard, PresidentUnited Association of Journeymen &Apprentices

of the Plumbing & Pipe FittingIndustryMr.Walter Washington, Qen'l President

Alpha Phi Alpha FraternityDr. Benjamin Watkins

Mayorof HarlemMr.Bruce R. Watkins, President

Freedom Inc.Dr. Bernard C.Watson

Prof. &Chmn, Dept. of Urban Ed. Temple Univ.Mr.William H. Watson, NatIDir.Urban Affairs

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.Mr.Glenn E. Watts, President

Communication Workers ofAmericaMr. Frederick Weaver, Chairman

Public Relations Enterprises Inc.Dr. Harvey Webb, Jr.

National Dental AssociationThe Hon. Wellington Webb, Jr.

State Representative. ColoradoMr.IrwinWeinsteinMr.H.Ray Welch, Jr.

Summit Laboratories Inc.Mr.Ralph A.Weller, President

Otis Elevator Co.

Dr. Aaron WellsMr.Logan Westbrooks, Dir.Spec. Mkts.

Columbia RecordsMs. Geri WestbrooksMr.John H. Wheeler

Mechanics and Farmers BankDr. Katie E. Whickam

National Beauty Culturists League, Inc.

Rev. Dr. Leßoy WhiteMt. Zion Baptist Church

Mr.Robert L. White, NaflPresidentNational Alliance of Postal & Federal Employees

Mr.Charles WhiteheadAshland Oil,Inc.

Ms. LuWillardLußick Ventures

Mr.Rick Willard, East. Regional Mktg.Dire.Warner/Elektra/Atlantic Distributing Corp.

Ms.Geraldine WilliamsMs.Diane R. Williams, Public Info. Officer

D.C. Model Cities ProgramMr.Eddie N.Williams, President

Joint Center for Political StudiesMs. Fay H. Williams, Trustee

Citizens Conference on State Legislation, Ind.Mr.Otis P. WilliamsDr.W. Clyde Williams, President

Miles CollegeMr.John Wilson, Assoc. Dir.

National Sharecropper FundMs. Margaret B. Wilson, Attorney -at-LawMr.Livingston Wingate, Exec. Dir.

New York Urban LeagueMr.Roger Winston, Dir.Human Relations

San Mateo Union High SchoolMs. Fran Womack

National Association of Minority ContractorsMr.Jimmy Wood, Assoc. Dir.of Sales

Tuesday Publications Inc.

Ms. Fannie WoodsMr.Thomas A. Wood, President

TAW International Leasing Co.

Mr.Leonard Woodcock, PresidentInternational Union, UAW

Mr.Herbert H. Wright, Dir.Urban AffairsPhilip Morris Inc.

Mr.Hugh WyattNew York Daily News

Mr.Paul H. Wyche, Jr., Bureau ChiefNational Black News

The Hon. Coleman A.YoungMayor, Detroit, Michigan

Mrs. Bruce ZenkelMr.Dwight R. Zook

Rockwell International Co.

Looking AheadThe re-enfranchisement of our Southern Black brothers and sisters and the swelling of Black ranks

inmajor Northern cities forged the way to our present Second Golden Era of Black Politics.

Blacks now hold more than 2,500 elected positions— eight times more than in 1965. Alabamaalone has more Black elected officials than any other state except Michigan or New York.Blackpopulations have reached the over 40% mark inBaltimore, Birmingham, Detroit, Jackson, New Orleans,Savannah, Richmond and Washington, D.C.

Itis predicted that the Congressional Black Caucus willgrow to30 by 1980

The long-deferred dream of Black political power is coming. Inherent in these facts and predictionsis the realized political potential to determine elections, ifonly by bloc, from Dog Catcher to President.

Past Caucus Chairman Louis Stokes indicated inaNew York Times article that "most controversiallegislation is passed or defeated by a margin of 10 votes or less". Thus a Caucus bloc potentially holdsthe balance of power on key issues. A specific example of how this power is used was the 1971 vote onlegislation authorizing construction of the supersonic air transport (SST). Eleven of the then 13 Caucusmembers formed a bloc that defeated the legislation by one vote.

Caucus clout is given added weight by 75 to 100 White Representatives whose votes often followthe Caucus, because they were elected from districts with large Black constituencies.

The leadership role of the Congressional Black Caucus emerges at a time when poverty andhopelessness, the henchmen of long standing discrimination, are hard at work. The Caucus flexes itsmuscles in the aftermath of a controversial war, the stench of Watergate, and impeachment proceedingsthat stymied congressional action. The Caucus is Black, urban and Democratic. Although these threegroups currently share mutual aims and interests, former Caucus Chairman Louis Stokes cautions, "ithas no permanent enemies, no permanent friends— only permanent interests".

In a sense, the survival of the cities is the survival of America. Increasingly, America's cities arebeing inherited, whether by choice or by chance, by Blacks, Latins and other poor and disadvantagedpeoples of European and Asian descent. Itis a phenomena that the Caucus members represent majorurban areas. The legislative bloc that the Caucus forms, with the support of other urban representatives,has the potential to shape decisively the future of all urban life. So itis of no wonder that the Caucus'interests to support legislation related to the survival of urban cities— i.e., housing, mass transportation,taxation, environmental improvement— is of top priority.

Today, Black people inAmerica may be without jobs. Today Black people may be withoutdecent living environments. Today Black people may find themselves without adequate health care, andwithlimited educational opportunities— tangibles that make or break the chance for a Good Life in20thCentury America. But Black Americans can findhope in their newly-retrieved political power, a potentialthat the Congressional Black Caucus willutilize and exhaust until every family inAmerica can live witheconomic security, dignity, and peace.

CaucusMembers

The Congressional Black Caucus, composed of 16 mem-bers, represents constituents in10 states and the District ofColumbia. The states include California with three representatives;Illinois,Michigan, and New York with two each; and Georgia,Maryland, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Ohio, and Texas with onerepresentative each.

A body of twelve men and four women, its individualmembers have accepted the dual responsibility ofrepresentingtheir own constituencies as well as charting national legislativepriorities forBlacks, the urban poor and other disadvantagedAmericans. The newest Caucus members— Jordan, Young,Burke, and Collins— are from districts that are only about fiftyper cent Black. Older Caucus members representing heavily Blackareas see the election of these new members as a sign that Blacksand women are being accepted as leaders by the public at large.

As diverse and stylized as the constituencies they represent,members of the Congressional Black Caucus come together tofocus their legislative energies and individual talents on resolvingcommon problems shared by all their communities: education,housing, health services, drug addiction, military justice,unemployment, and other critical issues.

Placing its initialemphasis on public hearings throughwhich these problems were aired, the Caucus now utilizes thelegislative process arena where they use their expertise to attackthese economic, social, and political ills.

YvonneBraithwaite

BurkeCalifornia, 37th District

A veteran inestablishing "firsts", Yvonne Braithwaite Burke is the firstBlack woman ever elected to the House of Representatives from California; the firstCongresswoman ever to give birth while holding office. Incidentally, she became the firstCongresswoman granted a maternity leave by House Speaker Carl Albert.

This attractive, talented woman was elected to the House ofRepresenta-tives from the 37th Congressional District inLos Angeles in 1972.

She earned her credentials as a California state legislator where shesupported and co-sponsored bills providing for child care for needy children; relocationassistance to tenants and owners ofhomes taken by government action; prevention ofautomatic discharge for employees whose wages were garnisheed; a requirement thatmajor medical insurance policies grant immediate coverage to newborn infants; andinsured certification and licensing of board and care homes for children.

A scholar as well as a political activist, Ms. Burke was selected in1972 byHarvard University as a Fellow in their Institute ofPolitics and the John F. KennedySchool of Government by Yale University as a Chubb Fellow.

A practicing attorney since 1956, Ms. Burke also served as a DeputyCorporation Commissioner, a Hearing Officer for the Police Commission and as anattorney on the staff of the McCone Commission which investigated the Watts Riots.

She came to national prominence when she served as vice-chairman ofthe 1972 Democratic National Convention inMiami.

During the first session of the 93rd Congress, Rep. Burke introduced billson flexible hours for Federal employment, urban mass transit for the West Coast, jetnoise reduction, treatment of autistic children, replacement housing inconnection withhighway programs, better outpatient care in medically underserved areas, and equalopportunity inconstruction of the Alaskan pipeline.

She was named as one of the nation's top 200 leaders under 45 years of age byTime Magazine. Currently, she serves on the following committees and subcommittees:Interior and Insular Affairs, Environment and Insular Affairs,Indian Affairs, Water andPower Resources. She is also a member of the Public Works Subcommittee of EconomicDevelopment, Transportation, Energy, and Public Buildings and Grounds.

ShirleyChisholm

New York,12th DistrictFighting Shirley Chisholm, has more than earned her name. One of the

most independent-minded members of the United States Congress and the CongressionalBlack Caucus, she means it when she says "unbought and unbossed".

Elected to the 91st Congress, Ms. Chisholm represents New York's 12thCongressional District which comprises Bedford-Stuyvesant, perhaps the nation's largestBlack ghetto.

She is the first Black Congresswoman in the history of the United Statesand the first woman and the firstBlack to seek the nomination for the presidency of theUnited States on a major political party.

Born and bred in the district she represents, the former teacher/day caredirector entered politics in1964 when she successfully ran for the New York State Assemblyon the Democratic ticket. An articulate, straight-forward person who in her own wordsderives her power "from the people" as opposed to the regular party organization, sheout-distanced two candidates in the Democratic primaries of 1968 and gained an upsetvictory over the Republican Liberal candidate by nearly a three-to-one margin.

Upon reaching Capitol Hillher reputation for speaking her mind and hermaverick spirit came to the fore when she challenged her assignment to the HouseAgricultural Subcommittee on Forestry and Rural Villages.

Amember of the powerful House Education and Labor Committee, sheplayed a major role in the passage of the Minimum Wage Billin the House. She serves onthe Select Education, General Education, and Agricultural Labor Subcommittees.

Ms. Chisholm, a recipient of more than 11 honorary degrees, was alsoselected to be the first recipient of Clairol's "Woman of the Year" Award for outstandingachievements inpublic affairs. For the last three years she has remained on the Gallup-Poll's list of the ten most admired women in the world.

A few of her numerous affiliations are: League of Women Voters, Board ofDirectors of the Brooklyn Home for the Aged, Brooklyn Branch of the NAACP, theAdvisory Council, National Organization for Women, the United Negro College Fund,and Americans for Democratic Action.

WilliamClay

Missouri, 1st DistrictRepresentative of the New Breed that shaped the organization and direction

of the Congressional Black Caucus, William Clay, a natural politician, paid double duesas a ward politician and a civilrights leader.

A twenty-year political veteran on the local level before his election toCongress in1968, he sponsored St. Louis' Fair Employment Billwhich he used to open newdoors for employment of St. Louis Blacks inbakeries, breweries, the constructionindustry, public utilities, the aircraft industry, and banks.

Plunging into politics when he was drafted into the Army in 1953, hefought to desegregate Army swimming pools, non-commissioned officers clubs, and barber-shops. Following an honorable discharge, he organized hundreds of St. Louis jobseekersfor sit-ins and demonstrations for CORE and the NAACP.

Clay sits on the House Education and Labor Committee, and the PostOffice and CivilService Committee. One of his most significant legislative contributionswas the introduction of a bill to insure adequate representation of postal employees—particularly Black employees via the collective bargaining system.

In 1971 the 42-year old Caucus member told the press: "If we're going tobe successful, it willbe because we've completely revised our political philosophy. It'sgoing to be selfish and pragmatic, based on the premise that we have no permanentfriends, no permanent enemies— just permanent interests . . .We're going to turn aroundthe idea that 'what's good for the Nation is good for the minorities and make it 'what'sgood for the minorities is good for the Nation'".

As active in his local district as he is in the halls of Congress, Clay isDistrict Chairman, Friends of Scouts, a member of the Democratic Study Group, CORE,and the Junior Chamber of Commerce. And he serves on the board of directors ofNarcotics Anonymous.

CardissCollins

Illinois,7thDistrictA veteran politician and key strategist inher late husband's political

career, Cardiss Collins filledhis shoes when an untimely fatal accident ended hisunexpired term.

As a committeewoman inChicago's 24th Ward Regular DemocraticOrganization, she developed the political savvy that helped her husband in his bids fornomination and strengthened her own political position.

Ms. Collins is a committee member on Government Operations and theSub-committee on Legal and Monetary Affairs and Government Activities. She was aformer auditor for the IllinoisDepartment of Revenue, the vice president of the LawndaleYouth Commission, and a member of the NAACP.

The freshman member of the Congressional Black Caucus, Ms. Collinsintroduced the first billinCongress to regulate condominiums. The bill,H.R. 15071, theNational Condominium Act, is designed to protect residents ofmulti-family structuresbeing converted into condominiums. Further, itseeks to protect prospective purchasers ofcondominiums through minimum standards to be administered by the Department ofHousing and Urban Development.

Actively interested in women's issues, Ms. Collins also co-sponsored a billto ban federally-funded sterilization programs. Moreover, she is pushing a bill that willallow postmasectomy patients to buy prosthesis under Medicaid. She is convinced thata prosthesis is not only a cosmetic addition, but a device which serves vital psychologicaland safety functions.

She has been the recipient of several awards by major local and national-organizations including: "Woman of the Year" from the IllinoisCitizen's Foundation in1973; Dr.Mary McLeod Bethune Award for Outstanding Accomplishment by the NationalCouncil of Negro Women; and the Quality of LifeAward from the National WelfareRights Organization.

JohnConyers

Michigan, 1st DistrictAptly described as suave, smooth, shrewd, John Conyers is a fifthterm represen-

tative of Michigan's first district. He first came to the national spotlight when he unsuc-cessfully challenged former MajorityLeader Carl Albert for the Speaker of the House post.

A former legislative assistant to Michigan's Congressman John Dingell,Conyers is noted for his strong legislative initiative. Conyers has sponsored, co-sponsoredand authored a host ofbills and amendments. Some of his most recent are the FullOpportunity Act which provides $30 billion annually for a one-year period to aid lowincome families; the MartinLuther King Holiday Billwhich would make January 15,King's birthday, a national holiday; and the Adequate Income Act, an income maintenanceproposal to give $6,500 per year to a family of four.

Among the bills passed into law that were sponsored or co-sponsored byConyers are: Medicare, Immigration Reform, Cold War GIBill,Truth-In-Packaging,18-year-old Vote, Election of D.C. School Board, and the Law Enforcement Assistance Act.

Amember of the House Judiciary Committee involved in impeachmenthearings, Conyers took a leading role as early as 1972 to impeach the President based onNixon's decision to bomb Haiphong Harbor. Along withhis committee colleagues andCaucus colleagues, Rangel and Jordan, he was instrumental in translating the hearingsand their significance to the national Black community.

Alawyer and veteran of the Korean War, Conyers is an aggressivecampaigner for progressive candidates throughout the country. He is also a prolificauthor of articles and a contributor to books on general politics and Black politics.

He is a member, board member or chairman of more than 50 organizationsincluding the Detroit Chapter of the NAACP and vice-chairman of the National AdvisoryCouncil of the American CivilLiberties Union.

Ronald V.Dellums

California, 7thDistrictDellums, whose presence inCongress coalesces the Black— Student —

Chicano— Peace Movements, represents Berkeley's 7th District.

Named inTimeMagazine's survey of the nation's 200 leaders, he hasintroduced more than 200 pieces of legislation on behalf of his constituents and thenational Black community in the 93rd Congress alone.

Among the key bills he has introduced or co-sponsored are: presidentialimpeachment for high crimes and misdemeanors, establishing a Voter Registrationvehicle within the Bureau of the Census that would allow people to register through thePostal Service, national registration of all firearms, the establishment ofminimum paroleand prison standards, a ban on the armed forces data collection on a person's civilianpolitical activities, reduction of age 21 to age 18 for serving on federal juries, and legis-lation to assure a more adequate retirement income for employees in the nation'swork force.

A former social worker and manpower development consultant, Dellums'tenure on the Berkeley City Council helped pave the way forhis election to Congressin1970.

The handsome representative, often described as flamboyant and out-spoken, has frequently been fingered for criticism after taking firmleftist stands on suchcontroversial issues as the Vietnam War. When he ran for Congress, Spiro Agnew calledhim a "radical extremist" forhis stand on the War. Dellums responded with: "Ifbeing anadvocate ofpeace, justice, and humanity toward all human beings is radical, then Iama radical."

A veteran of the Marine Corps, Dellums serves on the Armed Servicesand House District ofColumbia Committees.

Active inhis membership in the American CivilLiberties Union, he viewshis position as both a political gadfly and a warrior, and hopes that these roles willplaysome part in the liberation of oppressed peoples.

Charles C.Diggs, Jr.

Michigan, 13th DistrictAcknowledged to be the most influential Black person inCongress, Charles C.

Diggs is the only Black who heads a Congressional committee, the House District ofColumbia Committee.

A veteran lawmaker now serving his tenth term from Michigan's 13th District,Congressman Diggs' leadership in organizing the Congressional Black Caucus earned himthe group's first chairmanship.

He came to Capitol Hillin1954 after serving for three years as the youngestmember of the Michigan State Senate— a body to which he was elected while still a studentat Detroit College of Law.

The Dean of the Michigan Democratic Delegation, he is Chairman of the HouseForeign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa. Exploiting this position,, he has probablytraveled more extensively to African nations than any other member of Congress andis thus regarded as the best African affairs man on Capitol Hill.

Diggs, who also co-chairs the National Black Political Assembly, has served asa fulldelegate at the 26th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. In thiscapacity, he gained the nation's attention when he walked out on the U.S. Delegation tothe U.N. when he was instructed to vote negatively on several key issues withreferenceto South Africa's system of apartheid.

A licensed mortician, Diggs is president of House of Diggs, Inc., a Detroitmortuary corporation founded by his late father who was Michigaa's first Black Democraticstate senator.

Walter E.Fauntroy

District of ColumbiaIn a city where local and national political leaders dominate the scene,

Congressman Fauntroy has emerged as one withextraordinary planning and organizingskills.

Apolitical activist close to the late MartinLuther King, Jr., Fauntroy 's specialgifts came to the fore when King appointed him director of the Washington Bureau ofthe Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Inthis capacity, Fauntroy made a lastingimpression on the 60's civilrights movement. He was coordinator of the 1963 March onWashington, the Selma to Montgomery March in1965, and the national coordinatorfor the Poor People's Campaign in1969.

Still in the avant garde of political leadership for the "70's," Fauntroy waschairman of the platform committee of the National Black Political Convention in1972and was chief architect of the national Black Agenda drafted at the Gary Convention.

The only Congressman without a vote because he represents the District ofColumbia, he nevertheless played a leadership role in the fight to achieve Home Rulelegislation for Washington, D.C.

Apracticing minister of the New Bethel Baptist Church, he is secretary of theCongressional Black Caucus, chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee of the HouseDistrict Committee, and a member of the House Banking and Currency Committee.

The recipient of honorary doctorates from both VirginiaUnion and YaleUniversities, he is chairman of the board of directors for the MartinLuther King, Jr.Center for Social Change, on the board of directors of the Southern Christian LeadershipConference; and a member of the board of trustees, Virginia Union University.

Augustus F.HawkinsCalifornia, 21st District

Plodding. Productive. Low-key. Gus Hawkins, a lawmaker of many accomplish-ments sums up his style and approach to public service when he says: "The leadershipbelongs not to the loudest, not to those who beat on the drums or blow the trumpet, but tothose who day inand day out, in all seasons, work for the practical realization of a betterworld—those who have the stamina to persist and to remain honest and dedicated ..."

Before coming to Capitol Hillin1962, Congressman Hawkins had served in theCalifornia State Legislature for 28 years rising to the powerful position of chairmanofRules Committee and the Joint Committee on Legislative Organization, the highestranking committee in the California legislature. There, he authored more than 100 laws,including California's low-cost housing program, workmen's compensation for domestics,apprenticeship training, the California Fair Employment Act of 1959, and the 1961Metropolitan Transit Authority Act. Through his efforts, California received its firstBlack judge, highway patrol personnel, members of state commissions, a United StatesAttorney and postmaster ofa major office.

In Congress, Mr.Hawkins sits on the House Education and Labor Committee,one which reflects his interests in a wide range of social welfare measures. He also serveson the House Administration Committee and is the chairman of the Sub-Committeeon Equal Opportunity.

Congressman Hawkins is the co-sponsor of the Economic Opportunity Act,Vocational Education Act, Older Americans Act, and the Equal Employment Amendmentof the 1965 CivilRights Act.

BarbaraJordan

Texas, 18th DistrictCongresswoman Barbara Jordan brought many "firsts" to Congress and

therefore to the Caucus: the first Black person and the first Black woman to serve in theTexas State Senate, the first Black woman in the country to preside over a legislativebody when she was elected president pro-ter%of the Senate; and the first Black womansent to Congress from the South. However, itwas her role as a member of the HouseJudiciary Committee considering recommending the impeachment of President Nixonto the House of Representatives that launched her to national prominence. Her profound,sensitive, and well-documented statements via television on impeachment and the U.S.Constitution heightened her already eminent image in the eyes of her colleagues, peoplefrom both sides of the impeachment issue, and certainly from all segments of the Blackcommunity. The following quote from the speech from the New York Times isexemplary:

"Myfaith in the Constitution is whole, itis complete, it is total, and I'm notgoing to sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminution, the subversion, thedestruction of the Constitution."

Named in the Time Magazine survey as one of the nation's top leadersunder 45 years of age, Ms. Jordan got her start inpolitics working in the 1960 Kennedy/Johnson Campaign.

The late President Johnson appointed her to the Committee on IncomeMaintenance Programs. She was appointed by Governor Preston of Texas as Chairman ofthe Public Service Careers Program, and appointed by Lieutenant Governor Ben Barnesto the Environmental Health Committee of the Council of State Governors, SouthernRegion. She is a graduate of Boston University School of Law.

Congresswoman Jordan has been honored by Harpers Bazaar andUnited Press International and holds an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from BostonUniversity. She is also on the Board of Directors of the National Urban League.

RalphH.MetcalfeIllinois,1st District

Former Olympic track star, Ralph H.Metcalfe was elected to the United StatesHouse of Representatives in 1970 following an active political career inChicago.

Speed has always been the Metcalfe style and as a runner who broke or tied therecord for every race between the 40 and 220 yards dash, the Congressman's rise tonational government was executed inlike fashion.

After a tour in the army, Metcalfe became a director of CivilRights for theCommission on Human Rights in Chicago. From there, he became the first Black on theIllinoisState Athletic Commission and»was subsequently elected a Ward DemocraticCommitteeman and later an Alderman. In1969, he was elected president pro-temporeof the Chicago City Council.

He is a member of the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee and theMerchant Marine and Fisheries Committee as well as the Transportation and Aero-nautics, Panama Canal, Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and OceanographySubcommittee.

In1968, Congressman Metcalfe was named as a member of the Austin Committeeto investigate Chicago disorders after the death of MartinLuther King.

His most recent legislative contribution was the introduction of a billwhichwould establish a federally-funded low interest loan program to assist low and moderateincome families.

Astrong advocate of community control he is frequently asked to speak tocommunity groups on the subject, particularly withreference to community controlof policing.

A community activist long before he entered formal politics, Metcalfe hasestablished the Ralph H.Metcalfe Youth Foundation, a non-profit organization thatsponsors health, athletic and educational programs for Chicago youth and makes contri-butions to community families inneed.

Nationally, he serves with the Members of Congress for Peace Through Law andis a member of the Board of Directors of the United States Olympic Committee.

Locally, he is a member of several organizations including Amvets, the ChicagoUrban League, NAACP, and the Helms Athletic Foundation.

ParrenMitchell

Maryland, 7thDistrictLong active in the struggle for civil and human rights, Parren Mitchell

established a track record back in the "50's" to open up the University of Marylandfor Blacks.

A former sociology professor as well as a political activist, he brings to hisconstituents a keen sensitivity to human problems.

Prior to his election to Congress, he worked as executive director of theCommunity Action Agency inBaltimore and as the executive secretary of the MarylandCommission on Inter-racial Problems and Relations.

He serves on the House Banking and Currency Committee and the Sub-committees on Consumer Affairs, International Trade, and Small Business. Mitchellhas recently been selected to the new and influential House Budget Committee. In thesecapacities as a member of the Sub committees, he has played a major role inpersuadingthe SBA chief administrator to drop a proposed change to the SBA Act that wouldincrease the administrative and legal services required by small and minority firms. Onhis home front, Congressman Mitchell supported Baltimore longshoremen in their refusalto unload shipments ofRhodesian chrome ore and nickel cathodes.

A recipient of several awards, he has received honorary degrees from theUniversity of Maryland, Coppin State College, and Morgan State College. He is also aboard member of the National Association of Community Development, the MarylandCommittee for Day Care, the Pan-African Business Information Center, the EducationalPolicy Center, Inc., and the Koinonia Foundation.

RobertN.C. Nix

Pennsylvania, 2nd DistrictIn a special election on May 20, 1958, a Philadelphia Democratic Ward

leader was elected to filla vacancy caused by a resignation from Congress. Since then,Representative Robert N. C. Nix, a practicing attorney since 1925, has been re-electedto serve for seven more terms.

As a senior member of the Congressional Black Caucus, Congressman Nixisa member of the Post Office and CivilService Committee and the Foreign AffairsCommittee as well as the Postal Service, the Postal Facilities, Mailand Labor Managementand the Asian and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee .

In these capacities, Congressman Nixhas introduced or co-sponsored severalimportant pieces of legislation including a bill to eliminate the collective bargainingconstraints placed on postal workers and a successful bill that resulted in the Post Office'sagreement to issue a commemorative stamp honoring the late Dr. MartinLuther King, Jr.Early in 1974, Congressman Nix,as Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommitteeon Asian and Pacific Affairs, held hearings to end the bombing of Cambodia and Laos.These hearings were a key element in the subsequent formal decision to halt the bombing.

A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, CongressmanNix was formerly a special state deputy attorney general, working in the department ofrevenue and later, a special assistant deputy attorney general for the Commonwealth.He remains a member of the legal firmNixand Nix.

Active inlocal politics, Congressman Nix was initiallyelected 44th Wardexecutive committeeman in1932. He has been re-elected to that post for 26 years to date.

Displaying an interest incommunity affairs, the Congressman is a memberof the NAACP, the YMCA,American Woodman and the Philadelphia Citizens CommitteeAgainst Juvenile Delinquency and its Causes.

Charles B.Rangel

New York,19th DistrictRangel, Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, succeeded Adam Clayton

Powell, Jr. inNew York's 19th Congressional District. He came to Capitol Hillin1970after serving two (2) terms in the New York State Assembly.

A high school drop-out, Rangel used the G.I. Billto complete a brillianteducational career from high school through law school when he returned from theKorean War as a decorated veteran. In 1961, he was appointed Assistant U.S. Attorney forNew York's Southern District. In1966, the late President Johnson approved his nominationto serve as general counsel to the National Advisory Commission on Selective Service.

Named by Time Magazine as one of the nation's top 200 leaders under45 years of age, Rangel serves on the House's District ofColumbia and JudiciaryCommittees. As a member of the latter committee, he had long been an outspokenadvocate of the President's impeachment. He also serves on the House District Committee'sSubcommittee on Business, Commerce and Taxation, Labor, Social Services and theJudiciary. On the Judiciary Committpe, he serves on the Subcommittee on CivilandConstitutional Rights and Crime.

On behalf of his New York constituents and the national Black community,Rangel has been a tireless warrior in the battle against narcotics traffic. He is in the fore-front ina fast-growing movement to halt economic and military assistance to Turkey.Ina response to Turkish Premier Ecevit's statement that renewed poppy cultivation willtake place under strict state control, Rangel said: "Itis inconceivable to me that Turkeycan control the smuggling of illicitopium from seven provinces when itfailed to control itin four provinces before the ban was imposed."

Rangel, who was born and lives in the Harlem community, is also Treasurerof the New York State Congressional Delegation.

His local political and community affiliations include: The MartinLutherKing, Jr. Democratic Club, 369th Veterans Association, John Jay Law Club, Harlem Teamsfor Self Help, United Block Association, CORE, and the Fordham University Council.

LouisStokes

Ohio, 21st DistrictInhis first attempt to run for public office, Louis Stokes was elected to

the House of Representatives in1968. He is the first Black member of Congress from theState of Ohio.

The second chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, CongressmanStokes served as a member of the Education and Labor Committee and the House InternalSecurity Committee during his first term inoffice. Inhis second term, he became the firstBlack appointed to the House Appropriations Committee. Presently, he is the Vice-Chairman of the District of Columbia Subcommittee on Appropriations.

Prior to his election to Congress, he practiced law for 14 years and waschief trial counselor for the law firm,Stokes, Character, Perry, Whitehead, Young andDavidson.

During his practice he participated inseveral cases before the U.S. SupremeCourt. In1968, he personally argued the landmark "stop and frisk" case of Terry vs. Ohioin that court.

Last year, Congressman Stokes introduced legislation that would reform themilitary system by eliminating categories for military discharges. He was alsoinstrumental inreleasing funds for Neighborhood Youth Corps previously impounded bythe Nixon Administration. In addition, Stokes submitted a billto the House of Repre-sentatives to outlaw psychosurgery— brain surgery to modify or control behavior.

A recipient of numerous civic awards and honorary degrees, Stokes is listedinWho's Who in America, Who's Who in American Politics, and Who's Who in theMidwest. He is a member of several local and national organizations including: ClevelandState University Board of Trustees, Cleveland Bar Association, the Cleveland UrbanLeague, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, The American CivilLiberties Union, and KaramuHouse.

AndrewYobung

Georgia, 5thDistrictThe first Black congressman from Georgia since Reconstruction. Andrew

Young came to Capitol Hillat the beginning of the 93rd Congress. Apracticing minister inGeorgia and Alabama before going to work for the National Council of Churches inNewYork City in1957, he became an aide-de-camp of the late MartinLuther King, Jr.

As a staff member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, hebecame a prominent member of the civil rights movement as he helped to organizevoter registration drives throughout the South, participated inmajor campaigns, andplanned some of the strategies that led to historic victories in the movement. Young wasalso instrumental indrafting the CivilRights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965

Congressman Young serves on the House Banking and Currency Committee,and is a member of its Subcommittee on Urban Mass Transportation, Consumer Affairs,International Trade and International Finance.

During the 93rd Congress, Congressman Young introduced or co-sponsoredlegislation to make Martin Luther King's birthday a national holiday, to establish aNational Homestead Program through which families can buy HUDbuildings at a nominalcost for rehabilitation, and to initiate impeachment proceedings.

Citations and awards received by Congressman Young include honorary degreesfrom Yale University, Clark College, Wilberforce University, the United TheologicalSeminary of the Twin Cities, and Wesley an University.

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The executive director comes to theCaucus from an academic backgroundwithan excellent knowledge ofpractical politics. Since 1963, Gus hasbeen professor of political science atMorgan State College inBaltimore,Md.Inaddition to his teaching duties,he has been an active adviser tocandidates and elected officials inMaryland and throughout the countrysince 1966.

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Ms. Broughton, the promoter andcoordinator of the 1973 and 1974Congressional Black Caucus Dinnershas had a very impressive businesscareer. She has had her ownPublicRelations Firm, withclients likeAretha Franklin, Ray Charles, TheDells, The Reflections, and ThePersuaders, founded her ownmusicpublishing firm,has acted as personalmanager for several groups, as wellasthe late KingCurtis. Armed withtremendous energy, beauty, and poise,she is a testimonial to the fact thatwomen can make good administrators.