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LN by Allison A. Grant child there. She told the woman that ics, rebuild their lives, and establish a the current budget that they are working As a student in AFS 464: The Mother Hale could take care of the child healthy, stable environment in which their with is approximately $600,000 a year. Black Media and America Part Two, we until she pulled herself together. Later on children can grow. Hale House doesn't receive any funding were required to do a film project, based that night, the woman showed up at Mother Hale House strives to help to from the city, state, etc. A lot of the on a major societal problem. Faced with funding that Hale House receives is from so many things to choose from in such a spr~·"~"s~-~-1LB~sL~L~dsP~sl~~D~re/~·ql( d~B~II-~·L~BeQ~s~611P~~ · a celebrity support. For example, Spike problematic society, my group decided to Lee donated $50,000 so that a completely do our project on babies with AIDS. For padded outdoor play area could be built. our project we paid a visit to Hale House The padding is needed so that the chil- in Harlem, and conducted an interview Hale dren, especially House the HIV-infected ones, with some of the staff members. would not hurt themselves and add to Upon entering the three-story their already deteriorating state. Some brownstone, all that could be seen on other celebrity contributors are: Whitney every wall were pictures of some of the Houston, Jasmine Guy, Al B. Sure, and most precious faces I've ever seen. The many more. sounds that echoed from upstairs were The majority of the children that giggles of the children, one or two could make up Hale House are African Ameri- be heard crying, and a lot of shuffling tiny can, but there are also a substantial amount feet. We were then greeted by a stream of of White and Hispanic children present. kids being helped down the stairs by the They range in age from newborn to three workers. They all looked at us with the years of age. Extensions on the age limit most puzzled looks on their faces. We are sometimes made, when the parents of then heard a chorus of "What's your these children are not quite ready to re- name?" They were so adorable, I just felt trieve the children. Often in cases when like pinching their cheeks. Before I get the parents don't want the children, or carried away, let me tell you the history of aren't fit to raise them, they are reunited Hale House, and how it seeks to help these with other members of their family, or children and their families. placed in foster care. Hale House was established by One of the employees of Hale "Mother" Clara Hale, and her daughter House envisioned it as being around for- Dr. Lorraine E. Hale in March of 1972. It ever to help any parents and children that was a warm, pleasant day in Harlem, but are in need for a place to live, or someone this day would be like no other. It was the who cares. day that Mother Hale received the first During our brief visit at Hale drug-addicted child that she would care House, the other group members and I for and raise. We were told that Lorraine playedpatty cake with the children. Some Hale had been driving down 146th Street of you might be surprised that we actually in Harlem, when she noticed a woman touched them, but if you saw these little sitting on a crate, who was dozing off angels you wouldn't be able to resist them while holding a small bundle in her arms Hale's House. anybody who needs help, but their main either. They just looked like normal little that looked like a baby. Lorraine Hale Hale House's main purpose is to focus is the children; after all they are our kids in a day care, who didn't have a care then approached the woman to see if she reunite families. Since most of the moth- future. The parents of the children don't in the world. Ithink that everybody should was okay. She could tell that the woman ers of the babies are drug addicts, Hale have to pay Hale House for any of the do whatever possible to keep Hale House was on drugs, which she thought was House takes in their drug-addicted ba- services rendered. So, right about now going, and to help these children, even if probably heroin (the drug of choice in bies; sometimes these babies are also HIV you should be wondering where do they all you can contribute are a couple of Harlem for the previous four years). She positive. Housing the babies gives the get their funding from. Hale House is dollars, it will help. In addition, Hale then offered the woman her mother's ad- mothers time to enter rehabilitation clin- maintained through private donations, and House is always looking for volunteers. dress, and urged the woman to take the *i. l J'M-$» t~..1;^^"Ik ^; i| ^s1^J.I^,â ; BE r*'Ê-£&s IJIû nesse JU'^'^'(^'^'^.© ,U'K s 1 I: ^: yf^ B^f.Jl i€ 3.'.:^^.JE, ! ^ by Shawanna Quick very prominentpositions within the work- world is to buy, own and sell products and charge of industrial relations at Anglo As an African-American in the ing world. For example, Cheryl Boone services of our own. American Corp. is working from a con- large world of work and business what do Isaacs of Los Angeles holds the title of According to this years March sortium of Black business people to buy a we have to look forward to? Have the Senior Vice-President at Worldwide Pub- issue of Business Weekly "The Color of fifty million dollar stake in African Life, many struggles and hard work of those licity at Paramount Pictures. She was the Money is Starting to Change" Black en- which is aninsurance company that mainly before us paved a road of hope for us? first African-American woman to be trepreneurship and business ownership serves the Black community. Many While the odds are looking more favor- elected to the board of governors of the seems to be taking a turn for the better. At churches with a large population of Black able (thanks to those before us), it is Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sci- this point in time, the most common route members are playing a very large role in obvious that we still have a long road ences. Her responsibilities include devel- to Black ownership has been joint-ven- helping Neubes mobilize the Black sav- ahead of us. oping the publicity campaign for all Para- ture deals with corporations. For ex- ings pool, which will make this deal a The March issue of Essence mount Pictures. ample, Nike Inc. is contracting with a reality. magazine has pointed out that African- While this information is very Soweto based business group to produce Businesses ownership is one of Americans have made a small, but en- encouraging and enlightening the fact still footwear through 400 outlets in South the strongest ways to increase the eco- couraging amount of progress in white- remains that at this it is not very likely for Africa. A deal worth six million dollars nomic power of African-Americans in collar jobs, gaining a number of manage- too many African-American to receive which will create as many as 450 jobs. our society today. The circulation-of our rial, professional and technical positions. this type of advancement without work- There are also other types of own money in our own community is the There are a small percentage of African- ing twice or even three times as hard as Black businesses ventures taking place, first step to a revitalizing and successful American women who have also been everyone else. The real key to African- which are considered to be more straight future. able to beat the odds by managing to hold American success within the business forward deals. Donald Neubes who is in BLAK CittS 0NE'NA0ION U by Ngosi certain mind state {buy state) of consum- fulfill these codes we miss the codes that be seen in the halls of academia. People ers and never ceases the fattening of large determine our lives; codes that we'll never postulating and talking about where A s summertime nears and Great company owners pockets. While credit get to see because our headsare buried in they've studied and how many degrees Adventuresprepares for its an cards give many a chance to have the look the pages of a catalog. SOLD. they have. AND? What can you do with nual reporting and copsprepare of opulence, there is really a deficiency in How long are we going to live on all that you know? What do you know? for the upscale attack on our communi- all areas of human life. Women are walk- this illusion of having? Is that all that Oh! You can quote dead people? That ties, many of still sing the song of dead ing around with pants too tight for them to we're afforded by a college education: a should lift us out of out of our misery. heroes, the songs of six pence and the fit into; but loose enougthfor a man who phat job and some slamming clothes? And you've studied where the people who songs of mo' money.

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