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| OMEGA’S
LEADERSHIP CALLS FOR
DIALOGUE ON RACE RELATIONS |
In the wake of recent church bombings of predominantly black churches in the South, and the rise of racial tensions throughout the country, Omega Psi Phi is calling on the leaders of the nation’s Greek letter organizations to initiate a dialogue on race relations in America.The Fraternity has also issued a resolution condemning the church bombings and calling for racial healing in the nation.Dr. Dorsey C. Miller, Omega’s Grand Basileus (national president), said the nation’s Greek letter organizations should take the leadership in developing the national dialogue on race relations. "There has been an absence of leadership from the White House on down to the court house. Racial tensions will not go away simply because we wish them to," Miller said. He said the recent attacks on affirmative action in employment and education, immigration policies and voting rights have helped fuel the rise in racial tensions. Miller said he will call on the leaders of the member organizations of the National Pan-Hellenic Council to initiate a series of discussions on race relations. "We must come together for a frank dialogue about the race problem in America and devise a plan to resolve this problem," Miller said. "Omega Psi Phi has long been in the forefront of the struggle for equality and equal rights for all Americans. The righ ts and gains earned during the Civil Rights Movement are now being threaten," said Miller. "We cannot stand idly by while our people suffer setbacks and our nation faces an internal threat of racial divisiveness and enmity. We must not let this problem fester and grow. We must come together and seek solutions for the betterment of all Americ ans," Miller said. The Fraternity also recently adopted resolutions calling for the Texaco Oil Corp. and the Avis Auto Rental Co. to develop affirmative action plans. Omega Psi Phi will ask the leadership of the organizations of the National Pan-Hellenic Council to also join its members in boycotting those companies if affirmative action plans are not developed by January 31, 1997. Texaco recently implemented a plan t hat was deemed acceptable by civil rights leaders. Omega Psi Phi Fraternity is an international civic and social fraternity with more than 130,000 members throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia, Africa and the Caribbean. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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