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Carpenter elected president United WASHINGTON, D C . 'Zeta 70.000 members Negro Fund located in 6(X College surpasses Phi \U M J goal Beta Sorority Inc. has elected MCCOI.LI M UNCF as its chapters throughout the Unilee Special to the NNPA trum The Philudel president and CHO Gray said this is even more 21st international president States, William H. III Dr. Barbara West Africa, Germany, Italy phu Tribune Gray said the attractive at a time when the Carpenter, who Korea and the increase in is due to the is is a and Caribbean. "Dur¬ funding nation debating the validity professor director for the / public's realization that tradi¬ Center for Service ing my administration,' Carpentei I The United Negro College of Affirmative Action. At an Learning and said, "we will focus on « Fund has tionally black are cost Division of Education program surpassed its colleges historically black college, there Continuing initiatives in education and train¬ tundraising goals tor America's efficient, produce graduates and are no debates about the role of at Southern University in Baton centers of excellence Rouge, La. ing. especially among our young historically black colleges by and are race in a student s admission. people, child and health care almost a million dollars this therefore worth maintaining Students are and Carpenter was "It supported unanimously tutorial and mentoring, political year. reflects the growing nurtured by a staff that resem¬ elected at Zeta Phi Beta's 76th and concern of National economic empowerment The UNCF raised $101.7 all people that if we bles them Conference, attended by values and million lor its are to be a we With more than 2,200 Family unity through annual campaign strong society, this support, gradu¬ in Dallas. This are Dr. Barbara West and have got to an educa¬ ates was the spiritual bonding other priori¬ Carpenter, Campaign 2000. The goal provide from historically black col¬ largest national confer¬ ties to our members grand ha si Zt'/« /'/// for fiscal tion for our so ence in the help face the lens, year'1996 was $62.6 young people leges move on to schools like sorority's history. challenge of a Sorority Inc. million. The fund surpassed that they can be contributors to Harvard In her years of service to rapidly changing this University. Zeta world." that figure by $839,661 society," Gray said. "We try to take diamonds Phi Beta, Carpenter, a life mem¬ student by "Our At Southern University, Car¬ uating performance. earning almost $63.5 million. - record-breaking num¬ and make them more beautiful. ber, has served as national first The new bers reflect the vice penter oversees a program to inte¬ president is married The Fund kicked off Capi¬ realization the We know how to make charcoal president, national director to Dr. Dana a black has of grate service learning into the Carpenter, profes¬ tal 2000 with a $50 million community seen an into diamonds," Gray said. education, national director of academic sor and director of education as the boot Zeta curricula of all students counseling challenge grant from Walter H. strap to Gray noted that half of Leadership Academy and enrolled at the which and advisement at Southern Uni¬ The UNCF to lift them up." national director of university, Annenberg. had African-American CFOs and Illiteracy includes coordinating community versity. They are the parents of raise $4 for each one supplied Gray said the average doctors went to traditionally Eradication; Carpenter said the service and two children. Erin and Patrick. the yearly tuition at a UNCF school will agencies university by former ambassador. Black colleges or universities. Sorority continue to address department initiatives for register¬ She was born and still lives in Capital supplies funds for is $5,000. The average tuition To date, 300,000 issues vital to the interests Baton at a nearly of its ing, placing, monitoring and eval- Rouge. La. facilities, endowment, scholar¬ mainstream private college men and women have gradu¬ ships, program development, or university is $12,000 and ated UNCF colleges and uni¬ faculty development and $18,000 at an Ivy League versities. Farrakhan African-American administration at UNCF col¬ school. including Nobel Peace says journalists leges. Although black colleges Prize winner Martin Luther Of each dollar raised, 12.92 attract 16 percent of African- Jr., American King. Hnergy Secretary neglect their of fair cents are used for funding costs students, they gradu¬ Hazel O'Leary, opera singer responsibilities reportins ate almost 34 »v and 2.72 cents are used to cover percent of the Price, and MAURICE CROCKER nation's Leontyne actor Community News Reporlei from Iran. Iraq, or Libya." Min¬ administrative costs. The African-American stu¬ Samuel L. Jackson. ister Farrakhan said. "I have tundraising methods include dents. UNCF supports 40 histori¬ These attract NASHVILLE, Tenn. Min¬ applied for a license to allow dinners, banquets; celebrity figures stu^ cally black colleges with fac¬ ister Louis Farrakhan, leader me to go and receive the events like Bryant Gumbel's dents who are looking for a ulty development, abroad " study for the Nation of Islam, blasted award golf tournament, and the annual school where the odds are they programs, scholarships and and criticized African-Ameri¬ Lou Rawls Parade of Stars. will succeed. summer enrichment. can journalists for neglecting their responsibilities of fair reporting of the African-Ameri¬ can community. Over 2,000 African-Ameri- can journalists who attended ihe National Association of s>^ I Slack Journalists annual con- I'vention listened attentively as Farrakhan spoke about the Minister lAtuis Farrakhan, inaccurate portrayal of African leader ofthe Motion of Islam Americans in the mainstream Jnedia. your jobs anyway," he said. "A of brothers had to start ! 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