European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 25, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 b the stars and stripes tuesday february 25, 1992you hold own key to Success Blacks told by Ron Jensen Niernberg Bureau Furth Germany a Success for a Black american in or out of government service is in the hands of the individual speakers stressed during a panel discussion monday morning. Speakers emphasized the importance of education networking Ana self dedication to an audience filling Only about 25 seats in the Kalb housing area movie theater. The discussion was presented by the Black employment program committee of the equal employment Opportunity office and the equal Opportunity office As part of Black history month. A believe in yourself. Your destiny is in your own hands a said Bruce Mcleod director of education for army continuing education services at the . Army Europe. He said Blacks must free themselves from Quot psychological shackles that cause them to blame any misfortune on racism. A make yourself marketable a Mcleod said. A a you be got to make sure you have something someone  Laura Gilmore a personnel supervisor for usar euros civilian personnel office advised Blacks to network that is to meet people who might help them get ahead. Quot get out and Start making Contact with people a she said. Go to meetings social functions and any place where people who can be a Benefit might gather she advised. Networking is foreign to Many people in government service where so much is done for a person she said. In the private sector she continued a person must make his own Breaks. Done to be turned off if you consider networking to be using people she said. It. Col. Ron Adkins commander of the 16th engr in said Blacks should learn from those who have succeeded by making sacrifices. Michael Lamberg president of the european Branch of the National association for the advancement of coloured people said Blacks today Benefit from the Rev. Martin Luther King or. And others who preceded them. A we have to be history makers so that those who follow us will have a better life a Lamberg  confirmed problems a act official says by Ron Jensen Niernberg Bureau Furth Germany a the report from a team that examined the army a equal Opportunity program last year was accurate because it pointed out that problems exist said the president of the a acpt a european Branch. But Michael Lamberg said he has seen Only a newspaper account of the report that was presented to army Secretary Michael . Stone. A i done to think anybody a going to see the report a he said monday during a visit in Firth to take part in a panel discussion on Black employment and Opportunity. The report from the six investigators emphasized that red tape and bureaucracy were More of a problem than racial or sexual discrimination according to a statement from the department of army. But Lamberg said the army statement admitted that the consultants met sol Diers and civilians who believed discrimination existed in the . Army Europe and affected promotions discipline and employment. Quot i done to think they the consultants could go Back to Washington and Tell the department of defense there Are no pro mems a Lamberg said. A every commander knows there Are problems in the  Lamberg was elected president of the european Branch of the National association for the advancement of coloured people last fall succeeding Arthur Diggs. Diggs an air Force technical sergeant became a controversial Leader following a visit by Arthur Fletcher in which the chairman of the . Commission on civil rights pointed to equal Opportunity problems in the military overseas. Diggs highlighted Fletcher a remarks with a March for civil rights in Frankfurt Germany and a personal hunger strike. Fletcher a August visit to Europe was followed in october by that of the consultants. The six who included educators business people and retired military members were handpicked by Stone and asked to investigate the equal Opportunity and equal employment Opportunity programs. Equal Opportunity is a program run by each of the military services. Equal employment Opportunity is a civilian program run by the Federal government. Lamberg said the goals of the a act and the army in Europe Are the same Equality for All people in the military and in Federal employment. Lamberg Lamberg said the current Equality programs for service members and civilians work. A i think that training and awareness need to be worked on More. And i think Usa eur is aware of that a he said. Complaints Are Best handled at the lowest level of command where the problems exist Lamberg said. If satisfaction is not achieved then someone with a complaint should Start moving up. And Lamberg said the a act is willing to help. A if that Soldier needs a support Agency then yes come to us a he said. If there is wrongdoing the a act will go As far it must to rectify the problem he added. He said the chapter is now helping with cases of racial and sexual discrimination that he said Are  he did not  Blacks believe civil rights groups missing real problems Detroit apr Many Black americans believe pioneering civil rights organizations have lost touch with problems Blacks face a Survey found. A nationwide Survey of 1,211 Black adults by the Detroit news and Gannett news service found that Many want Black organizations to move beyond civil rights work and Deal with problems such As crime unemployment and inadequate education. More than 94 percent of respondents said groups such As the National association for the advancement of coloured people and the Southern Christian leadership conference a which played vital roles in the civil rights Battles of the 1950s and 1960s a had become removed from everyday problems. Quot in a out Here on the front lines in the schools really trying to Deal with the drug epidemic a said Rosa beavers a drug Counselor in East St. Louis 111. A i see the pain. I see the need i just done to see the a act a Black churches and other local organizations were doing the Best Job addressing grass roots problems according to the poll. Although most said they believe the civil rights groups Are still useful 64 percent rated the groups crime fighting efforts As poor or said they had muted feelings about the effectiveness of their efforts. The poll conducted by the Gordon a Black corp., had a margin of error of plus or minus 2.8 percentage Points. Participants responded to a questionnaire by James s. Jackson director of the University of Michigan s program for research on Black americans. There Are about 30 million Black americans 20 million of whom Are at least 18 years old. Benjamin l. Hooks executive director of the a act urged critics to Stop talking and join the organization. A How dare somebody Tell me what we ought to do when they done to give me a dime Quot he said. Roy Innis National chairman of the Congress of racial Equality agreed that traditional Black leadership is out of step with the average Black person and said his group represents the a silent majority of Blacks a an appealing float citizens of the French Riviera town of Menton love to horse around during their annual International Lemon festival. During the festival Parade a girl from Menton poses in traditional dress with a horse and Sleigh made of real Lemons and oranges. The town s 59th annual event was held Over the weekend