The Nation - News from June 23, 1985
The National Assn. for the Advancement of Colored People’s National Convention convenes in Dallas today, and the 4,000 delegates are expected to make a statement for economic parity. “We will tell corporate America we are tired of being just consumers. We want to be partners in business. We want whites to spend money in our community just like we spend in theirs,” said Ted Watkins, president of the Dallas branch.
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