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** WAKE UP BLACK AMERICA
By Deborah C. Lipscomb
You're on your way to work and you wonder, what happened
•o all of 1 ha' togetherness Blacks had once upon a time?
Black folks ain't never going to be together, you answer.
You're using a machine in your government office and
your white boss approaches you with, "You're suppose to use
■his machine 'his way and if you don't, it won’t work for you."
You've been working that machine and others for years.
You are on your way home and you hear on the news, “The crime
ra'c
in 'he inner city has increased over the past year. Officials are
reques'ing more funds to send more policemen on the streets.” You
live in 'he inner city and you rarely see a policeman when you need
him.
W AKE UP BLACK AMERICA!
The 'ogc'hcrness we had in the 60’s was the first step for progress.
The 70’s showed THE MAN that all that is needed to keep
“niggers" in
line is pacification.
Give Blacks 'his and that, nothing that has any real value like land
and jobs.
and we are satisfied.
The Man has brainwashed amajori'vof us to think that material
'nings are
all we need, and if you w ant to accomplish anything you must step
on your
Black bro 1 her to get it.
Tha 1 ‘s no 1 good!
WAKE UP BLACK AMERICA!
Don' 1 you see we are committing genocide in our own neigh
borhood?
They are destroying wha 1 strength we have by instilling
'he wrong values and ideas in us.
We are a continuous comedy show for THEM because we kill our
own. s'eal
for each o'her and disown our blood while THEY are building a
s'ronger uni'
which may eventually wipe us out.
WAKE UP BLACK AMERICA!
Our children need guidance!
Don’ 1 le 1 'hem grow up by themselves!
Teach 'hem to care and respect.
Demand better education for them!
Pu 1 an end to the brainw ashing process on television.
Teach 'he children how to DEAL WITH THE SYSTEM!
WAKE UP BLACK AMERICA BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE!
Our children must be saved!
They arc people of tomorrow.
Do you w ant the six year old alcoholic down the street
'o run the country that you must live your remaining years?
PANTHER FEBRUARY, 1178
MAILBOX
Dear Edi'or:
The In'erna'ional S'udents
Organizaion (ISO) of Clark
College has been an
organiza ion wi'h little effective
programs 'o show its
significance among O'her
organiza'ions in he school for
he pas wo years. This is due
o some serious problems
confron'ing every foreign
s uden' all over 'he Uni'ed
S a es. I’ is 'o 'his plight tha' I
am wri'ing 'o le' ou' 'he feelings
of every in'erna'ional student
here a' Clark.
On 'he o'her hand, with the
able managemen 1 and en
couragemen' of Rev. W.
Henderson 111. 'he foreign
s'uden' advisor, 'he Imer-
na'ional S'uden's Organizatiot
a 1 Clark is doing a lot to help
solve some of these serious
problems. His good work is
making 'he school authority look
in'o all international students
predicamen's.
The major problem is the
financial difficulties an average
foreign s'udent has, most
especially the problem of
ge'ting adequate money to
regis'er 'o go to school after one
year of 'heir stay here in the
U.S. Because it is illegal for any
foreign student to work while
going to school, this issue
always leads to frustrations and
discomforts.
The academic year of 1977-
78 has brought a change in the
nega'ive action of the college
administrators. The awareness
of 'he college administrators to
'he in'erna'ional students'
problems is a welcome decisioi
and very commendable. Thanks
to all those concert ed.
Furthermore, on behalf of
the officers and old members of
the ISO, I welcome all the
freshmen international students
'o Clark College. All the in-
'erna'ional students have made
the right decision by coming to
Clark College and I hope and
pray they never regret their
choosing Clark out of all the
o'her colleges and universities
all over the U.S.
For the sake of proper
record keeping, all the freshmen
international students from all
over the world here at Clark
should please stop by at the
foreign students advisor’s office
located in the Holmes Hall
basement at their earliest
convenience. There is a play
underway to have a get together
program whereby all the in
ternational students will meet
face-to-face and be able to
discuss various issues con
cerning individuals. All the
issues would be compiled and
represen 1 at ives of the
organization, together with the
foreign s'udents advisor, will
mec with the college authority
and make ’he authority aware of
he issues discussed. Hopefully
he school authority will take
avion to ’his effect. Emphasis
w ill be placed on maximum
cooperation of all international
suden’s bo'h old and new at
Clark College. A lot can be
achieved if we come together
and try 'o work out solutions to
our problems. This has been a
major problem confronting the
ISO in 'he pas'.
Las'ly. for 'he benefit of all
he new freshmen international
s’uden's. the organization's
mee'ing is usually held every
'wo weeks. The da'e of the next
mee'ing is noon. Feb. 1. All
members, i.e. all international
s uden’s. are expected to attend
his impor'ant meeting in the
Holmes Hall basement.
Ade Adesanya
Sec. General ISO
On Thursday. January 19.
Dick Gregory spoke 'o a near
capaci y crowd of “concerned
s'udcn s". facul'y. suppor'ers
and friends. Mr. Gregory spoke
in he Vivian Wilson Henderson
gymnasium on 'he Clark
College campus.
Gregory. 'he world-
renowned comedian. social
ac ivis'. au'hor, and lecturer
spoke on a number of subjects
ranging from social issues to the
assassina'ions of John F.
Kennedy and Dt. Mar'in Lu'her
King. Jr.
Gregory spoke for nearly
'hrcc hours and kept the at-
'cn'ion of his 'audience and
raised qucs’ions 'hat daily effect
our lives on such issues as the
CIA. vegc'arianism. South
Africa, 'elephone wiretappings,
and s'uden's participation in the
movemcn' towards freedom and
human development.
On 'he C.l.A. and other
governmen 1 agencies, Gregory
said “1 know 'hey have been
wa'ching me; I'm not afraid
cause if 'hey had going for them
wha 1 1 have on my side they
wouldn't have to w atch me."
Gregory said that he and
his wife had been arrested in
1974 for marching on the South
African embassy and that no
o'her Black had ever been
arres'ed for such a march.
“I can’t understand with all
the Blacks in Washington D.C.
why 'hey haven't organized a
protest around the embassy,”
Gregory said.
He revealed that eating
pork and other meats were not
good for the body, 'hat drinking
water and all of the chemicals
that are in the water were
causing cancer. On the issue of
cancer Gregory said
lae'rile the drug made from
apricot seeds, cures cancer but
the government has banned its
use and development of the
drug. Joking, he said, “That’s
Photo by Jerome Gwinn
why Scna'or Hubert Humphrey
died of cancer because the
governmen 1 knew about" but
wouldn't 'ell him."
“I can' 1 unders'and how as
Black s'uden's you have to lock
up your dornii'orics on an all
Black campus because you are
afraid of your 'hings being
solen by your fellow students,"
he said.
Also in a"endance was the
Rev. C.T. Vivian (one of the
original organizers of the Selma,
Ala. vo'ing rights marches of
‘b5) and Dr. Elias Blake,
Presidcn 1 of Clark College.
Gregory also spoke about
•fra'crni'ics and Sororities on
lie college campus. He said
■hey all spend so much time
•caching people how to dance
S’range dances and beating
people wi'h paddles, but he
couldn't unders'and how this
w as show ing bro'hcrhood or had
any meaning.
As Gregory was concluding
his message he asked the
audience how many would fast
wi’h him each Friday night from
b:00 p.nt. un'il 'he following
Sa'urday nigh' at 6:00 p.nt.
Despi'c some disagreements
over fraternities and sororities
by a small group of students
af'er Mr. Gregory spoke, I feel
'ha' 'he evening was a complete
success.
On Sunday, February 12,
'he Student Government
Association will sponsor as part
of the celebration of Black
his'orv month, a night of poetic
genius, featuring the noted
“Princess of Black Poetry",
Miss Nikki Giovanni. The affair
will be held in the Vivian Wilson
Henderson Building on the
Clark College campus.
There w ill be an admission
fee of .25 (all proceeds will go to
the United Negro College
Fund). The program will begin
at 8:00 p.m. and Miss Giovanni
will receive the Clark College
S'udent Government
Associa'ion’s “PUSH FOR
EXCELLENCE” award along
wi'h honors from the ladies of
Del’a Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.
and 'he men of Phi Beta Sigma
Fra'crnity Inc.
**********
Many students have
expressed concern about the
condi'ions that exist at the Clark
College Courts. The Student
Government has been involved
in 'he attempts of the student
leaders of C.C.C. to get some of
'hese problems dealt with. The
S'udent Government has
received many complaints about
he food in Clark's cafeteria. Is
'here a possibility of a serious
lunch room s'rikc brewing???
1 can’t unders'and for the
life of me why there are so many
dormitory rooms on this campus
have no heat during these
win'cry months. Somebody
explain to me why when a
s'udent owes money to Clark he
must practically pay on the. spot
(except for the deferred
paymen 1 plan), but when Clark
owes 'he s'udent money, the
s'uden' has to wait for ever to
receive his money back (Hello).
Founder's Day
By Gail McClary
Clark College will celebrate
it’s 109th Founders Day on
February 20, with the dedication
of the Vivian Wilson Henderson
Center as the main event.
The program includes an
academic procession and
recession requiring academic
insignia for the faculty and
graduating seniors. The keynote
speaker will be Ray Marshall,
U.S. Secretary of Labor.
Joining in this annual event
will be major donors of the
VWH building, high officials of
the United Methodist Church as
well as state and local officials.
Classes for this day will be
dismissed at 3:00 p.m. and the
entire student body is expected
to attend.
S.G.A Presidents Message
By Maddix D. Moore III