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We're live on City Line. Hello, I'm Jacqui Hall, along with my new co-host, Betty Bentley. Thank you, Jacqui. I'm looking forward to a new season on City. In a recent town meeting, Congressman Perrin Mitchell cited problems of discrimination at the Social Security Administration. Some black employees at the SSA feel that the failure to retrain blacks may cause them to lose their jobs. Others are very happy with the president work environment at SSA. We'll look into both sides of the issue. Who speaks for the residents of Murphy Homes, The Tenant Council, or the Improvement Association? I'm t monte and we'll take a closer look at a growing problem. I'm Aaron Anthony, a new host of the entertainment page. And today I'll have the latest video from the Minneapolis sound. Our discrimination practice is hurting blacks at the SSA. Labor union Representative Sharon Pinnock is with us to share her views. Also with us is Frank Hunte, local head of Blacks in Government. We'll have our discussion next on city lines. You will recall that in May of this year, I had a town meeting at which these employees at the Social Security Administration testified concerning race and sex discrimination at the headquarters of Woodlawn and in other areas. We've written that testimony up. We have a few limited copies of the total testimony and the complaints sorted out into four broad categories, the first being termination or forced resignation of those employees who complained about discrimination and also harassment of those employees who either filed EEOC complaints or made a complaint. There was eight there have been denials of promotions. That's a third category for those employees who complained. And, of course, the fourth category we found to be proud of that was false accusations of misconduct, where you almost immediately filed against any employee who filed a formal or an informal complaint charging racial or sexual discrimination.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097#t=62.57,203.71"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097/transcript/47240/annotation/2","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"As a follow up, we have sent a letter to the secretary of Health and Human Services, Margaret Heckler. In my lifetime, I'm asking that she move immediately to send a task force in, if necessary, to stop these discriminatory practices at the Social Security Administration. I don't think that's quite enough. Therefore, I've also written to Congressman Augustus Hawkins, who chairs the appropriate subcommittee of the House, and I've asked him to have a formal congressional hearing on these four areas of discrimination at the Social Security Administration. We're back on City Line, as you just saw, was a press conference held by Congressman John Mitchell on August the first of this year. And we'd like to get into our discussion on alleged discrimination at the Social Security Administration with our guest, the president of the local chapter of blacks in Government. Frank Hunt. Welcome to City Line. And Sharon Penick, who is a representative of the American Federation of Government Employees Local 1923. Thank you both for coming. Frank, let me start with you and ask you. According to the hearings that Congressman Mitchell held, some of the things that came out of those hearings seem to have indicated that there seems to be a practice of returning the situation of blacks at the SSA to what is termed a pre civil rights era. Do you agree? And what is your assessment of that? There's no question that there is a resurgence of racism at Social Security. What is happening is that in every type of personnel practice where we have been, where we can expect to have a performance appraised or some type of assessment of performance or in other impact or condition of the work place, we find it disparate treatment, that is, whites are being handled like workers are being held in one way and blacks are being held in another.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097#t=205.87,323.45"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097/transcript/47240/annotation/3","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"We find this happening in terms of performance appraisals, awards in terms of work assignments, in terms of adverse actions, demotions and so forth when these things come about. So as a as an employee of the SSA, you seem to agree with the things that came out of the at the hearing. Don't know. No question. Let me just remind our whole viewers, especially those who are workers at the SSA, the Social Security Administration. If you'd like to join in our conversation, please give us a call at 481 1313. And we'll continue with our discussion. Now, Betty, we should point out also at this time that a representative of the Social Security Administration's management was invited. Martha Mix, the commissioner for Social Security, was invited to appear on the program but declined. I guess I should ask whether or not you feel at this point that the internal mechanisms that are set up within SSA to address such problems are indeed failing to do that. That is part of the problem. The Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity, which is traditionally been responsible for monitoring the implementation of civil rights laws in Social Security, has become defunct. It is no longer an effective advocate for those for those groups that are supposed to protect minorities, people discriminated against on the basis of age, color, handicap, religion, so forth. One reason for this is because direct director of the Office no longer reports to the commissioner and a change of couple of years ago and now which you know or that office now reports to one of the operating companies the. Let me interrupt you for just a moment, Sharon. When we talked a little earlier, Sharon is a representative of the American Federation of Government Employees.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097#t=324.11,434.96"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097/transcript/47240/annotation/4","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"You said that this issue is Frank's issue and that you didn't quite agree with some of the charges that you felt would come out in today's discussion. Why is it that you feel that way? And how do you respond to what Frank has already said? No, what I said, and I guess you probably misunderstood some of what I said. What I said was that the issue that we have seen a lot of focus on recently has been disparate treatment of of upper level or mid-level managers who many of whom are black and find themselves stuck in that position and unable to move forward into higher level management positions, which there are a lot of underrepresented components at SSA. Okay. Let me cut you off for just a moment. We're going to give you a chance to respond specifically to some of the charges that came out in the hearings and to what Franklin has already said. And we'll come back with you right after this break. Hi. We're back live on the city line talking with Sharon Pennock from the American Federation of Local Government Employees, Local 1923, and Frank Hunt, local representative of blacks in government. Sharon, before we went away to the break, you were explaining exactly how the union is involved in the charges that were brought out in the Mitchell press conference. Could you continue with that, please? Sure. We're in complete agreement, actually, with Frank's assessment and Parren Mitchell's findings. Unfortunately, as the exclusive representative for bargaining unit employees at the Social Security Administration, the union's jurisdiction really does not get into the area of management positions and that type of disparate treatment. What we've seen through the number of complaints that that we file and we represent employees in is a great deal of disparate treatment in the area of disciplinary actions, adverse actions, awards, downgrades, the very things that that Frank and Perrin specifically spoke about in the hearings.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097#t=435.77,651.99"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097/transcript/47240/annotation/5","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And it's a big problem. Without a doubt. We're very concerned. Briefly, give us a sense of the the treatment of blacks as opposed to whites in reference to promotions or appraisals. Well, appraisal as briefly as you can, appraisals, is a very, very vital issue because it means, of course, whether or not you're going to get promoted and has everything to do with your upward mobility at the agency. They have new appraisal system that was instituted two years ago was it was designed to lower appraisals because there was a tendency, it was felt on the part of management that appraisers were being given too high. What has happened is that the lowering of the appraisals has been primarily for black employees rather than for employees as a whole. Now, this is a perception. We're still trying to get figures, but this is widespread perception and management has not done nothing to counter that perception. Okay. We have a caller from home that we'd like to bring in right now. Good afternoon. Your live on City Line. Do you have a question or comment? Yes, good afternoon. I would say that it's very true what you're saying. There's so much prejudice. It's Social Security. And believe me, it is not only between the white and the black, it's between the blacks and the blacks, because some blacks are I don't know whether they are trained to do this or not. They hold down and hold back other blacks who are trying to get somewhere the there. And I don't think it's fair at all. I'm retired there and I'm constantly working for my daughter who works there now. I'm fighting for her now for the rights that she should have had years ago. All right. I think it's unfair that other blacks will do this to their own color.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097#t=653.01,756.12"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097/transcript/47240/annotation/6","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Okay. Thank you, caller. We'll let our guests respond. Sharon. Well, that's the caller raises an interesting point. Discrimination in terms of how it's defined under Title seven also includes not just race, but but color. And as a representative that handles a lot of EEO discrimination complaints. The union surprised a lot of times that you do have other blacks coming forward and alleging discrimination based on color as opposed to race. And it's a curious phenomenon. Okay. We have someone from the studio audience with the question. Would you like to address our guests? Yes, I would. I just want to address Mr. Hart on behalf of the local 1923. This is for Hector as well as SSA. Mr. Hutton. I met with Mr. Gage approximately three weeks ago and these issues were addressed, and I just merely want to assure you that we are taking all necessary steps to resolve this issue, not just for mid-level employees, but for all employees, both within SSA and HIQA. We are taking a congressional approach. Okay. So it's not being ignored. So let me ask you, you are representing the administration at Social Security. I'm with the Health Care Financing Administration, but I am a local 1923 shop steward. Okay. But I guess our understanding was that the union is only allowed to represent those individuals up to a certain point, that they are not able to actually work for the mid-level and higher level management people. Are you saying that you're also getting into that? But no, we're covering all phases, the middle level. Any employee, any employee. We plan to resolve those issues. So is this a sign that something is positive and something is happening with the system to make some changes? It's it's a sign that the union is taking is is attempting to meet the challenge.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097#t=756.78,878.88"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097/transcript/47240/annotation/7","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"This. This is the health care Finance Administration and problem that she's speaking of has to do with contracting out of jobs, which affects a lot of employers who are handling labor intensive type of jobs. Okay. I would just like once again to remind our audience here and at home that Martha Stein, commissioner for Social Security, was invited to appear on the program, but declined that invitation. I guess sort of from that point of view, I'm inclined to ask whether or not your what we're seeing here is basically one side of the issue. How does the union and how does big address those blacks who are indeed do poor appraisals or indeed who do violate certain regulations or rules of of their employment if. If I just briefly, if we see that the system is working, then we can have some assurance that people will get a fair hearing on these issues. What we are saying is that there's every indication that these self-help systems, that these mechanisms are not working. The Office of Civil Rights Opportunity, the appraisal performance appraisal system. And when when appeals are filed, Well, the Union High Insurance could speak to that because that's a whole different process. Sharon, did you want to respond to. Well, what I'd like to say is that since January, the union has logged in over 483 complaints. I dare say that that that's a large number of complaints to have filed in an agency the size of SSA. And obviously, if people were real pleased with what was going on, we wouldn't be as busy as we are. We're extremely busy. All right. Let's take another call from home. Hi, your live on City Line. All right. I'm a former employee of Social Security. Um, I was in operations and I was a programmer.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097#t=880.15,990.07"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097/transcript/47240/annotation/8","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And in October of 82, I was the GFC moment and applied for two years. Well, um, there were five that I know of that I've worked year 12 who I would have received there. 12. Right. Our emotions were both, um, I was the only black, I'd say at least 25. Oh. And what was, uh, seemed to be a trend in promoting black over black. Your call is breaking up. And I'm not quite sure of the the real question there. Did either of you by chance get it at all? We're having some difficulties with our phone. If you could try again and maybe we can get you through. Your call is breaking up and it's it's difficult to understand you. Let's go to the audience now and maybe get a question from the audience. My question is addressed to Ms.. Peanut. You made the statement that the union stand was mostly in reference to the Met's mid-level management and how they are being discriminated against and stuck in their jobs. And my question is to you for the eve from the union, what is happening to the lower grade employees who are stuck in this same position? And there are far more low grade employees and say that I've been in better in this situation than middle level management. You're absolutely right. That's the point I was trying to make. What I was trying to say was that the union doesn't have jurisdiction when it comes to management positions that in fact, our focus is with the lower level mid-grade employees, the average grade between four and seven, I guess. And we've got a lot of those people that are stuck in those positions. And what the union is doing is going back to the negotiating table and bargaining with management for four contractual rights, which give people the opportunity to have a more upwardly mobile chance.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097#t=991.18,1109.95"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097/transcript/47240/annotation/9","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"A good example of that is the component freeze that SSA had for the past couple of years, and it took the union a long time to force management to sit down and lift that freeze. We felt that was encouraging the type of disparate treatment that Frank spoke of. You know, in terms of the upgraded employees, but particularly with lower grade of people who were stuck in their jobs, forced to stay in their component, not able to compete for positions and other components where the grade levels were higher. Okay. Thank you. We'll be right back in just a minute to continue our discussion with Ryan Kent and share your live on Cityline. Now, here's this week's community calendar. Good afternoon. My name is Michael Randolph and I'm director of Project Involvement Project Empowerment. It's a nonprofit organization which provided it to the community at a low cost. We will present our Summer Entertainment spectacular on August 31st at the St Peter's favorite church hall on K Street from 4 to 9:00. This show will include breakdancing, rapping, reciting poems, mining, dance and much, much more, including a michael Jackson dance, a light and a farce himself. For more information, please contact the St Gregory Church Hall at 5230061. If your group organization would like to announce an event, please write us in care of City Line TV. Television. Hill. Baltimore, Maryland. Two one, two, one, one. Or call us for further information at 4660013. Between the hours of nine and five. We're continuing our discussion on the alleged discrimination at the Social Security Administration. And we have a caller from home who would like to join in. Hi. CALLER you're involved now in City Line. Hello. Yes, go ahead, please. Well, I would just like to confirm the fact that there is discrimination.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097#t=1111.3,1398.53"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097/transcript/47240/annotation/10","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I'm a manager with the Social Security Administration and I have assistant managers under my supervision who supervise the clerical help. And there were two clerical, one black and one white that I had gone over their records with these assistant managers, and we decided that the both of them deserved awards. Well, the awards were written and they were sent in to the branch manager who immediately sent the right person to walk through. But then he calls us into question us concerning the black person. And they both had identical ratings outstanding. And I wanted to know, well, why you want to question us? He said, Well, you don't have any. I say, Well, I didn't have to against all of the right one, so why do I have to have tickets for the black one? And we really had to fight before I could get him to send it through. Okay. There is discrimination, believe me. I see it every day. Thank you. Let our guest respond. But thank you for the call. We really appreciate that, Frank. Sharon, that is exactly the thing that caused the union to make a Freedom of Information Act request for the numbers. We found a lot of our stewards coming and saying they've got complaints about two employees in similar situations, one black, one white, but the black, for example, in a disciplinary action, the discipline imposed being much more severe than that of a white employee. And that may cut you off only because we're we're hearing the same thing over and over from the hearings, from the clip that we just had with Congressman Mitchell. What will be done about it? I think that's really the issue, isn't it, that you've now kind of highlighted the fact that there are problems.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097#t=1399.49,1507.28"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097/transcript/47240/annotation/11","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"What about the recourse? What can an employee who feels that he or she has been discriminated against do about it to get redress? Okay. I that's a very important question. There are several things the individual can do. He can file a complaint. Now we know that the complaint system is not working to the extent that it should, but at the same time, it is very true that many employees do not file complaints, intimidated. They're fearful of the consequences, the fearful of reprisals. And we know that reprisals do happen. So they don't file complaints. And I would urge them to, if they feel they've been discriminated against to file, can file a complaint with the There are two ways they can do it, either with the Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity to work with the union. The other thing is that institutionally, we must deal with this through the media as we're doing here, through the Congress, which has passed laws that are supposed to be enforced and implemented by the agency. And to that extent, Congressman Mitchell has indicated that he has called for congressional investigation. And we're looking forward to that, having a great deal of effect. Okay, One more time, we'd like to remind both our audience and those at home that representatives from the Social Security Administration management, the commission, were invited to appear on the show but declined that invitation. I think we want to take a another call, Jackie. Okay, let's try it again. Hi, You're live on City Line. Yes. I would just like to make a comment. I'd like to reaffirm what the earlier caller said, that there is discrimination out in Social Security and that most of the time they will hire a black female over a black male because they can be easily insulated to perform the duties that upper management.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097#t=1508.39,1607.78"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097/transcript/47240/annotation/12","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"What you're saying that women, black women can be manipulated faster and easier than black men? Well, they have an easier time to manipulate a black female more than a black male, and that then they will have more conflict in dealing with a man to man or a man to male basis rather than having a female. They can be more easily manipulated. All righty. Thank you for that call, Farai. There's one fact we should have brought up that I think is indicated by that question. One of the problems of Social Security is the low representation of black males. Tell us those figures, period. How many total employees are there, How many are white, how many are black, how many are female and so forth. Okay. I have a total workforce of 80,000 or 35,000 or 43% are white females. 17,000 or 21% are black females, 19,000 or 23% are white males. And 3000 or about 3.6 or 7% black are black males. How do you how do you explain that such a low number of black male representation? I believe that the Social Security Administration has. Used to affirmatively deal with institutional biases against the recruitment hiring of black males. That is that the the have there not attempted to recruit black males. I think also that what the caller just indicated in terms of the kind of bias that you get in terms of the supervisors and selecting officer plays a definite part. Okay. I think we want to take one more question from the audience. So you have a question? Yes. I would like to ask Frank whether the organization, blacks in government is recognized by the Social Security Administration as an employee organization. And if not, and since the Office of Civil Rights is an ineffective organization who speaks for the 3000 black men and 18 17,000 black women at Social Security, what type of impact, what type of receptivity does Social Security give to your organization? Okay.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097#t=1608.26,1734.59"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097/transcript/47240/annotation/13","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"We have not been acknowledged recognition. We did apply when we first organized five years ago, and we have not received recognition as such. We the reason given is that we are an outside organization. We represent employees at the federal, state and local level rather than it being internal employee organization. There is another group that has been recognized ever called the Black Affairs Advisory Council, and we work closely with them in meeting with management and in attempting to speak through the Black Affairs Advisory Council that has been recognized and is supposed to be acknowledged by the Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity. We worked closely with them. What has come of those dialogs has nothing. Nothing. We have met with management through back to the Black Affairs Council. They have been very nice about talking with us, but absolutely nothing has come out of it that that is dealing with the problems that Parren Mitchell has. Frank, we're going to try to get in one last call before we conclude our discussion. Hi. CALLER. You're on city line at last caller. Yes, go ahead, please. Okay. Good afternoon. I would like to know that these labor practices have been unfair practices for a long time. I mean, it's not something that has been recent. It hasn't you know, it's been going on for like a 20 year period. No one is to speak is calling it. So what I wanted to ask is not that the discrimination, but the agencies who are dealt are delegated to carry out those type of things, you know, to resolve those type of instances. And they don't. Okay. You're going to have to make it very, very brief caller. It takes a Congress, Mitchell, to come in and say, well, all right, to these different people.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097#t=1734.82,1835.14"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097/transcript/47240/annotation/14","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I just wonder why the agencies do not carry out their job that they designed to carry out. Thank you for calling. I'll briefly. Yeah, just briefly. I think that what we are saying here is that even though these problems have existed, there's always been mechanisms for change that were available and that were perceived as working. Today, these mechanisms, particularly the Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity, are perceived as not working for black folks. All right. We thank you, Frank, for coming from blacks in government and Sharon Penick of the American Federation of Government Employees for joining in our discussion today. Thank you. We will take a break and come back with two months here and newscast. Three. Hello, Deb, how are you? Is this little hand white working? Good afternoon. Topping today's news cab. Baltimore sports fans may be a little closer to filling their professional football void with the possibility of gaining Philly's USFL team. That's encouraging news to some here at home. But in Philadelphia, it's an idea that hasn't gone over too big. Philadelphia Mayor Wilson Goode says it's one of the worst things that could happen to his city of to Baltimore. Tremendous loss to our city. I am saddened by their announcement. And I shall meet tomorrow with Myles Tannenbaum to try and turn the whole thing around. I met with him earlier this week. He did indicate to me that if in fact the team owners voted to move to a fall schedule, he would move. But he also said to me, which encourages me, that he wanted to stay here in the city. Therefore, I will take him up on a meeting tomorrow that he said he would have with me to try and persuade him to put the Eagles and the Phillies and the stars in the room to see what we can work out or alternatively, to look at the John F Kennedy Stadium.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097#t=1836.1,2034.47"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097/transcript/47240/annotation/15","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Our frank and feel I intend to explore any and all options to keep the stars here they are bonafide championship team and we want all the champions here in Philadelphia. The owner of the Philly Stars has agreed to give Mayor Wilson Goode one month to try and keep the Philadelphia football team in Philadelphia. The financially troubled Shake and Bake Family Fun Center is due to get some much needed aid in the form of expertise. Two advisory committees have been established to help the center get on its feet. The committee's primary responsibilities will be to attract monetary support from major corporations and to encourage greater community participation. Glenn Danley will be here next week on City Line to discuss the problem in detail. If you have an interest in computer operations, are a high school graduate, a displaced worker and a resident of Baltimore City and Arundel Carroll or Howard counties, then the Baltimore Urban League could be looking for you. The league has openings at its information processing training center. There is no fee to take the training program and computer operations, but there is a deadline. For more information, call the center at 7276680 between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 12 noon. The Murphy Homes in West Baltimore has over 780 apartment units, four high rise units and 150 low rise units and well over 3000 residents. Who best represents the interest of these residents and who has consistently worked to make the area a safer place to live. This morning, I spoke with Carol Jordan, head of the Murphy Homes Improvement Association, to get an answer to that question. I believe the Murphy Homes Improvement Association, because of the experience we have working with tenants taking care of problems in Murphy Homes, everyone has that has been hearing about Murphy home knows that the whole image of Murphy home has changed over the last few years, and it's mainly because of tenants involvement.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097#t=2035.61,2158.79"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097/transcript/47240/annotation/16","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"You know, it's one thing to live out in Rolling Park or somewhere and come in to Murphy home and and say what is best for the tenants there. But when you live there and your children are there, you know what's best. And I have no problem dealing with the new tenant council because that is the only way that I'm hearing that money can come from HUD to do the renovation. That needs to be done within the apartments, and I want to see that done. But a newly formed tenant council whose number one not incorporated, who number two has No. 503 status and who's not been doing you know, these are people we're talking about who have been in the community for more years and Major has been formed. Give us some background information on the Improvement Association and how it was first started and why Oak was first started in 79 because of the eight murders that happened there, you know, in a two weeks period. One of the things we did was went around and we handed out leaflets saying, We know who you are, we don't want you in our homes, we don't want you dealing drugs here. And this was given these leaflets were given out to the pushers at that time. Where were where was the Murphy Homes Tenant Council? Well, there were officers, but there were no regular meetings or any kind of functions going on. That's why we felt we had to step in, especially since our children were the ones playing on the playground when the shooting happened. And we felt that if anything was going to happen, that the parents had to get involved. We call in police department narcotics Captain New. He's now Captain Newman came in.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097#t=2160.32,2252.75"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097/transcript/47240/annotation/17","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"They put police put undercover man around a lot and we saw a lot better. Police represent. We got into security and made them do their job better and whole. We went to the news media because a lot of things they were printing weren't true. And you took all of this initiative on yourself. You you, we a group of Murphy Holmes residents form themselves, incorporated themselves, call themselves the Murphy Holmes Improvement Association. Now we have a situation where the city wants to only recognize one organization, which is the Murphy Holmes Tenant Council. That's right. And what do they propose to do with your organization? Well, what I was told by Deputy Commissioner Smith was he want to do away with it altogether. He want to use the money that we have in our accounts now because we do PGD still to do with a small stipend and we do have staff, so we have a bank account for that. And we also have a. Hopefully our day care starting. We did everything but towel on the floor. What would be the advantageous point of using the tenant council versus your organization? The Tenant Association? How would it be advantageous for the city? Do you or the renovation of the apartment? Because I hard to say that that's the only way that you can get money through HUD. So I can see that I'm understanding working together. But what I'm not understanding is doing away with one organization that has expertise, that has experience, and that has a lot of knowledge. And most of our community leaders are in this organization. Mrs. Jordan says she has requested a meeting with the newly formed Murphy Homes Tenant Council. That meeting is scheduled for this Wednesday, a radical method that could eventually bring about a major revolution in I care and eliminate the need for eyeglasses has just been patented by a 48 year old black eye surgeon from New Jersey, Dr.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097#t=2253.35,2366.23"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097/transcript/47240/annotation/18","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Neville, a baron co-director of ophthalmology for the Riverside General Hospital in Secaucus, New Jersey, has developed a method of recovering the cornea of the eye. Baron says this process could possibly restore normal vision to millions of persons or afflicted with nearsightedness or astigmatism. Attention all artists. A national competition is now underway for the selection of an artist to create a bust or statue of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. For placement in the United States Capitol. The winning artist will be selected from among professional sculptors throughout the U.S.. The artist who makes the sculpture will receive a $50,000 commission for application forms or more information. Contact the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington or call Area code 2026825718. If you are into thoroughbred racing, you may have heard of Isaac Murphy or Jimmy Winkfield or Monk Overton and other greats of early thoroughbred racing. But the name of Edward Ed Brown is lost on the average fan of the sport. However, racing officials have not forgotten the man who many say may have been the greatest black horse trainer of all time. Ed Brown was inducted in the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame at saratoga last week. And that is today's news cap. I'm t monti. Harold anthony is up next with the entertainment page. You have a good day. I. Hi, I'm Harold Anthony, and I'd like to tell you about a 26 year old singer and songwriter who's threatening to steal the spotlight from Michael Jackson and the celebrated Victory tour. This enigmatic figure who surrounds himself in mystery and has not granted an interview since 1981. To see him on stage is to submit yourself to an hour and a half of steamy, sultry and sophisticated rhythms that'll shatter your senses and leave you speechless.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097#t=2366.53,2619.5"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097/transcript/47240/annotation/19","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Being backed by a group appropriately named Revolution, who are both black and white, male and female and from all musical backgrounds, he has been known to perform wearing only a pair of boots and bikini underpants. He'll sing a song that reflects a deep and abiding faith in God and then follow up with a song that has an outrageous sexual theme. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on June 7th, 1958, he was named Prince Rogers Nelson, and we know him simply as Prince. He's the latest messiah of the music world. From all accounts, Prince was an untamed loner, a wild child who practically raised himself from age seven when his father left home. He developed an interest in music by plunking out TV tunes such as The Man from Uncle and Batman on an old piano that his father left behind. By the age of 17, he was an accomplished musician and a skillful lyricist. His talent was recognized by Warner Brothers Records, who signed him to a $1 million contract and gave him total creative freedom on his albums, a move unprecedented for a virtually unknown artist. Today, Prince is credited with having the number one selling album in the country, and a single When Doves Cry rocketed to the number one slot faster than any other single in the last decade. There just doesn't seem to be any boundaries to Prince's nerve or what talent? A talent that's already spilled over into the movie industry. His debut film, titled Purple Rain, did so unexpectedly well that it's being called the summer surprise hit. In my opinion, the red carpets laid out for Prince to create the kind of cultural explosion that traditionally heralds the arrival of a superstar. From his hit album Purple Rain. Here's Prince singing Let's Go Crazy.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097#t=2620.7,2715.44"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097/transcript/47240/annotation/20","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"We have gathered here today to get this thing called. Come on, ladies. No. I. No. First. They. What? Maybe you go. But a third of the. Now. Let's go back. That was Prince from his latest album, Purple Rain. Even though Prince undoubtedly is the best known artist to arrive from the Minneapolis music scene, he is by no means the only one in the area. Other pop artists include Sheila Escovedo, better known as Sheila Vanity Six, and of course, the Thai. Although all three are produced by Prince, it is Morris Day, the lead singer of the time that makes this group tick. Also appearing in Purple Rain, Maurice uses his comedic talent time and time again to come to our rescue when Prince threatens to take us to a new low with his tearful tantrums. Subsequently, many viewers had trouble identifying the real start the movie with his latest video. Here is Mother's Day and the time. We have it for you. You know. It's. My name. I. It's she. One of issues, he says. Is. That. We have chance to. That's just an. Yes. We. You know. Last. But. We. And. Yes. We. Cascades. So that was the time with ice cream castles. All you miss America fans who just can't seem to see enough of this New Jersey beauty will be happy to know that Suzette Charles was recently signed to appear on ABC's daytime soap opera Cold Loving. Of course, the filming will have to revolve around her busy schedule, which will include television and nightclub appearances with such notables as Lou Rawls, Stevie Wonder, Bill Cosby, and Peabo Bryson. Meanwhile, you Jackson's fans will be delighted to know that your prayers have been answered. Officials at Washington's RFK Stadium have received a signed contract from the promoters of the Phenomenal Jacksons Victory Tour.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097#t=2726.86,3237.1"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097/transcript/47240/annotation/21","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael and his famous brothers are scheduled to appear at RFK on September 21st and 22nd, according to the managers at the facility. It's also been reconfirmed that the tickets will be available in the Baltimore area in the very near future. I'll be filling you in on the when's wears and houses. The details become available. Well, that just about does it for this edition of the entertainment page. I'm Howard Anthony and I'll be right back to give away some free tickets to the Pool Jazz Festival. Right after this commercial message. All right. We're back live on the set of City Line with our studio audience. As I promised just before the commercial break, I'll be giving away eight tickets to the Cool Jazz Festival, which opens Friday, August 31st at the Pier six Concert Pavilion down at the Inner Harbor. The opening acts will be Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers and Stanley Tarantino and his quartet. It's co-sponsored by Channel 13. Incidentally, the Cool Jazz Festival is dedicated to the memory of a great jazz musician, Eubie Blake. What I'm going to do is I'm going to give the first four tickets away to the 13th caller to call me on 481 13, 13. That number again is 481 13, 13. And while the people at home are making their way to the telephones, I'm going to look for volunteers here in the studio audience so we can select the number from a bowl that our intern is holding here. How about you, young lady? Stand up. You want to stand up? Well, how about you? What's your name? Bobby. Bobby Anderson. Good. Well, members of our studio audience received numbers when they entered the studio, and a duplicate of each one of the numbers was placed in the bowl.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097#t=3237.82,3407.8"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097/transcript/47240/annotation/22","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bobby, I want you to reach in and pick a number out for me. Okay. The number is 21. Someone here holding 21, Nancy, is come up. I have two tickets for you right here. You are enjoying the show? I'm sure you will. The kids here from Project involvement. And that just about does it for me. Back to you, Jackie and Betty. Okay. That was great. Congratulation to our winners and we'd like to find out a little bit later on who the winner is from home next week on City Line. As t mentioned in her newscast, we will have Glenn Doughty of the very troubled Shake and Bake Family Fund Center will be here to give us an update on what's going on there. I'll also have a brief interview that I did quite recently with Miss Jane Kennedy. Wow. It will be interesting to see. What do you have happening on the Internet? Excuse me, newscast, newscast. We have some very interesting pieces planned for the fall. We were very busy this summer. We took our cameras down to the Eastern shore and got a glimpse of life for some residents there. It's not too a pretty story to tell. We also went behind the scenes and did a little more investigating on terms of minority contractors and their biggest problem, which is one of their biggest problems, the deal to deal with minority funds. And you may remember a long time activist, Angela Davis. I had a chance to talk to her, too. So we've got some great stuff planned for you. Harold, what about on the entertainment page? Well, next Sunday's Ladies Day on the entertainment page, because I have Tina Turner's first number one hit, which is? Which is What's Love Got to Do with it, and will be featuring the infamous Sheila E with her, her new video, The Glamorous Life.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097#t=3408.07,3506.6"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/85894/file/174097/transcript/47240/annotation/23","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Oh, incidentally, the 13th caller was Miss Helen Bridie of Baltimore City Day. Congratulations. Take me along, by the way, Helen, when you do go, let me make one quick announcement. The blacks in government and the American Federation of Government Employees will hold a rally September 25th and 26th at SSA headquarters. That's a rally and demonstration. I guess that's about it. I really enjoyed myself. Thank you very much. And your name? My name. I'm. I'm Jackie Hall. 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