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can be used effectively to end discrimination by the networks.

Attached is the text of Mr. Hooks's statement as well as the list of members on the newly-created NAACP National Fair Share Council.

Statement by Benjamin L Hooks, NAACP Executive Director, at the Los Angeles Press Club on August 3, 1982, announcing a major expansion in the NAACP's Fair Share Program to include television networks, as well as, the movie studios.

Since December, the NAACP has been conduction a study of racial practices among the major Hollywood studios. Our concern has been based on the fact that though blacks represent 30% of the movie-going audience, their presence is hardly visible before or behind the cameras. As a result we have many black actors and other persons whose livelihoods depend on the industry and have not worked for extended periods.

The result has been and continues to be, a gross distortion of equal employment and economic opportunities throughout the industry, as well as a very biased and injurious portrayal of Blacks as people and as upstanding American citizens by both the movie industry and television networks.

I need only to call your attention to an article  that appeared in The Los Angeles Times last Friday. The article documented a fact that has been evident for some time. It is that network television does have and overriding influence on the casting and contents of movies.

In this case, we learn that CBS is scheduled to use 55 so-called "made for TV movies" next season worth $155 million. CBS is using more of such movies than the other two networks. Let us assume the others are using a total of 45. That represents 100 movies worth at least $250 million that are made specifically for television.

That is a lot of money and movies. With that kind of influence that accompanies such programming, you can understand the NAACP's great concern about the networks influence on the movie industry.

Such influence can also lend itself to gross abuse; or such economic clout can and should be helpful.

We are therefore calling on all Americans of good-will to support our efforts to make the move and television industry more responsive to the realities of society.


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GOVERNMENT

31. The New Federalism proposals, which would shift various federal programs to the states, must be halted. The federal government cannot abdicate its responsibility for national needs, and the states' historical response to the plight of the disadvantaged has been uneven at best. This record is insufficient to justify the states' assumption of these programs.

32. The Congress, the appropriate federal agencies, and the U.S. General Accounting Office should monitor the implementation of the block grants enacted in 1981, regularly and objectively. This is essential in order to guard against the possibility of misuse and abuse of federally appropriated funds, and to assure that the civil rights of blacks and other minorities are protected.

33. Efforts to streamline the regulatory process are commendable, but must be undertaken in a thoughtful manner that considers all potential repercussions in particular, extensive citizen participation should be guaranteed, and rule making must not become so cumbersome as to thwart efforts to improve programmatic implementation and changes.

34. Universal on-site registration for federal elections should be instituted, to allow individuals with the proper identification to vote on election day. This system would bring into the electoral process many individuals now excluded because of cumbersome registration procedures.

35. Election day registration should also be encouraged for state and local elections.

SMALL BUSINESS

36. It is imperative that the federal minority business programs be perceived as economic programs and not as social welfare. To this end the following recommendations are made:

• The federal government must improve its delivery of services to the minority business community. Both technical and financial assistance must be provided to ensure its survival.

• The 8(a) program should continue to provide minority enterprises the opportunity to participate in government procurement activities, without the constraints of an unreasonable time limit on eligibility.

• Majority owned and operated enterprises should be encouraged to assist and use the services of minority businesses.

ENTERPRISE ZONES

37. Enterprise zones, a concept whereby certain inner-city areas are relieved of compliance with various regulations and provided tax incentives to lure businesses into a revitalization partnership, should be considered as a potentially important component of a comprehensive urban policy. Among the requirements needed to assure the success of this initiative are the following:

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The provision of job training for zone residents is essential to prepare them for employment with the entering businesses.

• Residents of the zones must not be displaces as businesses begin to enter the area.

• Local input and guaranteed citizen participation are essential to the successful implementation of zone activities.

• Strong monitoring and accountability mechanism must be built into the legislation.

LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

38. The federal government shold adopt a national policy banning the importation, manufacture, sale and possession of handguns, except for legitimate and authorized purposes such as for use by law enforcement officials, the armed forces, authorized guards and firearms clubs that have been licensed and their guns appropriately registered.

39. The appointment of qualified blacks and women to the federal judicial system should be given high priority. Vigorous employment efforts should also be pursued by criminal justice policymakers and practitioners to assure the fair representation of both groups at all levels on the criminal justice system.

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