BLACK BUZZ NEWS SERVICE
The Ronald B. Saunders Project
The Archives of The National Black Political Caucus
Washington D.C.
November 8, 2010
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The Ronald B. Saunders Project is about the life, accomplishments, achievements of Ronald B. Saunders who has been involved in the Civil Rights Movement, Black Liberation Struggle and the Anti-War & GI Resistance Movement since 1954.
For the next two years Blogger Black Buzz will be working on the James S. Robinson Jr. Project, the Mrs Beatrice Lee Saunders Robinson Project along with the Ronald B. Saunders Project. James S. Robinson Jr. is the father of Ronald B. Saunders, and Mrs Beatrice Saunders Robinson is the mother of Ron Saunders.
Ronald B. Saunders received his first Youth Membership in the Pittsburgh Branch NAACP in 1954 as a gift, and investment in freedom from the late Mrs Roma Hatcher who lived at 557 Francis Street in the Hill District section of Pittsburgh. Mrs Hatch er was also the Honorary President of the Francis Street Friendly Circle Club, and Ron's mother Mrs Beatrice Saunders Robinson was the President of said club.
The below article is about Ron's' efforts along with his organization the National Black Political Caucus to locate the GM Saturn plant in the Keystone state of Pennsylvania. GM turn down the offer of Pennsylvania to built the Saturn Car in PA., and they made a decision to locate the plant in the worker friendly Volunteer state of Tennessee. GM ceased all production of the Saturn last year (2009) at its production facility in Spring Hill Tennessee.
Ron's was commended by Pennsylvania Governor Richard Thornburgh for his tireless amount of time, and effort spent in trying to attract and lure GM into said state of Pennsylvania. And Ron was awarded the Humanitarian Award for Community Service from the Nationally acclaimed Operation Dig Careers, Inc on June 13, 1987 for his exemplary effort in attempting to attract said GM to Pennsylvania.
Nate Smith, the Chairman of Operation Dig Careers stated that Ron is just like his father Jim Robinson, and that he would never compromise his core principles or integrity for personal gain and self-aggrandizement.
Ronald B.Saunders was part of the history of the state of Pennsylvania that made an effort in attracting said GM plant into the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that would have provided thousands of jobs for Pennsylvanians building the Saturn automobile.
The following article appeared in the Pittsburgh Press on January 26, 1985.
GM site wins black support
Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON-- The black political leaders have pledged their support in an effort to lure General Motors new Saturn plant to Butler County.
Ronald B. Saunders, a spokesman for the National Black Political Caucus, said his group has written letters to GM Chairman Roger B. Smith and other executives of the new corporation asking them to build the subcompact cars in Butler PA.
Saunders said, he also will ask the Rev. Jesse Jackson to lobby GM officials in favor of a site in Northern Butler County.
"Our interest is simply finding gainful employment. It's decent community."
The Community Development Corporation of Butler County wired a bouquet of balloons to Smith earlier this week along with their proposal for building the plant in Butler---- which promises 6,000 production jobs and related work for another 14,000 on a 1,000 acre site.
Martham Rettig, executive director of the development group has linked arms with Penn's Southwest Association a regional development group that has suggested several sites to GM.
She said the Butler County location will be added to a list of 10 already submitted by Penn's Southwest and that the agency will represent the County during a formal presentation next month.
Ms. Rettig said Saunders contacted her after hearing about the county's plans, "I think we're all just in this economic development effort together."
Meanwhile, members of Pennsylvania's congressional delegation will meet next week to plan their strategy for winning the GM plant. An aide to Senator John Heinz, R-Pa, said its likely that the GM officials will meet with the delegation.
Already, the aide said there's talk of offering tax incentives and providing easy access to water lines and major highways.
* Blogger BLACK BUZZ states that he, Reginald Plato President of the NBPC, and State Representative Tim Shaffer from Butler met with GM's only Black board member Dr. Leon Sullivan in his Philadelphia PA Church office on February 7, 1985 in an effort to lure said GM plant to northern Butler County. Dr. Sullivan stated that he thought our sell and presentation was excellent, but he couldn't promise that Butler County would be selected as the site for said plant.
The RONALD B. SAUNDERS PROJECT
* Other Blog Posts about Ronald B. Saunders are as follows:
1. Distinguished Guest: Ronald B. Saunders Visits Emerson College in Boston Massachusetts.
2. Terrorism Is War: By Ronald B. Saunders, Pittsburgh Press, Sunday August 18,1985.
3. Letter from Strom Thurmond, Chairman of The Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, to Reginald Plato & Ronald B. Saunders, July 17, 1986.
4. Ending Bigotry In Housing.
5. Caucus Opposes Thomas
6. Thomas Opposed For Supreme Court.
7. Black Buzz's Track Career
8. My History Is Your History
9. Saudi Arms Sales Hit
10.The Once Great Plains
11. Man Could They Play That Game
12.Barack Obama's Unjust Afghan War Revisited 1 & 2
13. Barack Obama's Unjust AFGHAN WAR
14. Ode To The Buffalo Soldiers
15. The Battle Of The Little Big Horn River
16. Massacre At Wounded Knee
17. Flight 93 Ceremony
18. Onorato's Ineptness
19. Operation Dig/Careers, Inc., 1987 Humanitarian Award Recipients:Featuring Jean Bryant, Reporter Pittsburgh Press & Ronald B.Saunders of The National Black Political Caucus.
20. Specter's Loyalties With The President ( Reagan)
21. Block Bork Coalition: September 25, 1987
You may read or review all of the above posts at
http://blackbuzz.blogspot.com/
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