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Clark Atlanta University Panther
November 9, 1990
Panel Urges Better Health
By TO VIA NASH
Contributing Writer
Nutrition and behavior,
drugs and chemical depen
dency solutions, infant
mortality, teenage pregnancy
and stress management were
among the topics discussed at
the 31st District 1990 Com
munity Health Forum held last
week at the John F. Commun
ity Center.
With the theme “Striving
For A Healthy Mind, Body,
And Community,” the event
was sponsored by the district
office of State Rep. “Able”
Mable Thomas, the More
house School of Medicine and
the National Blackwomen’s
Health Project.
“We need to save money and
work on the front end. It cost
less to educate a person in
college for four years, than it
does to house them in prison,”
said Ms. Thomas. “I am glad to
see a broad range of age groups
here because this affects
everyone.”
Students from Clark Atlanta
Universtiy, Emory, the
Morehouse School of Medi
cine, Morris Brown, and
Spelman volunteered their day
to set up the event and work
several of the booths.
“I got three hours of sleep
last night. 1 can not believe I am
here doing this,” said Stephanie
Coleman of Clark Atlanta
University. “1 am glad 1 came, it
was worth it.”
“We are about to do it,” said
Ms. Thomas as she made her
way up to the podium in an
African print dress. During her
tenure, she has made it possible
for a rape victim’s history to be
kept out of court. She has also
made it so that emergency
vehicles could administer help
to accident victims, she said.
“Prior to 1986, if a fire truck
were the first to get to the scent
of an accident, they could not
touch the victim. We have
turned that around now so that
they are equipped with the
proper license,” she said.
Atlanta City Councilman
and Clark Atlanta University
instructor Dr. Jabari Simama
said, “In an age where there is
so much competition, it is
important when two African
American Representatives can
come together to represent you.
It is the importance of unity of
mind, body, and soul.”
“There are 31 million
Americans without health
insurance. This is a serious
number. What are they going
to do if they get sick? Insurance
is important. The automotive
industry spends more money
on health insurance than they
do raw materials such as steel,”
Ms.Thomas stated. “We must
get involved in politics from the
cradle to the grave because
regardless, we are affected by
politics. 1 dont want to be a
leader to an unconscious
movement, therefore 1 get
involved,” she said.
The presentation of nutrition
and behavior discussed
wholistic health care and
lifestyle changes. Nurodean
and Lumumba Faiz, of Faiz
Health Institute talked about
the importance of proper
eating habits. “We think we can
not change or we are too old to
change. That is not true,” said
Lumumba Faiz. “Studies have
shown that hypertension is a
result of lifestyle. Before
colonialization in Africa there
was no hypertension. We knew
what to eat.”
She stated that the bad
habits contributing to hyper
tension are pork, fatty meats,
overcooked foods, lack of
fruits, lack of execise and too
much smoking. “We live in
what is called the stroke belt.
More people in our area have
more problems with heart
disease than anywhere else in
the United States,” stated
Lumumba.
Nurodean Fiaz’s definition
of crazy is “when someone does
the same thing and expects
something different to happen,
but keep on doing the same
thing.” He applies this to
people’s eating habits.
“Refined sugar is a drug.
Statistics have shown that the
same cells that are attracted to
cocaine are also attracted to
sugar.” Nurodean stated that
there is a power to change.
People must start eating
nutritous foods.
"Men are dis
appearing fas
ter than the
cracks on the
sidewalk"
Nancy Smalls, founder of the
Maternal Substance Abuse
Program, at Lincoln Hospital,
Bronx, New York is a firm
-supporter of acupuncture. She
developed a six-week program
that takes away the need to get
high off cocaine. Ms. Small
said “In the South Bronx,
women have the most babies,
the less money and the worst
men. The program I developed
deals with mothers and babies
addicted to crack.’’Shestated
that the acupuncture procedure
involves the placement of four
needles in the outer ear for 45
minutes.” There is no pain and
no blood. 1 have done it
myself,” said Ms. Smalls.
She added, “In accordance
with the Freedom of Informa
tion Act, on the birth certifi
cate, when a child is born
addicted to a substance, a
check is placed under compli
cations. When information is
reguested on a drug history that
person is considered to have
abused drugs for the rest of
their life and they will not get
the job. Men are disappearing
faster than the cracks on the
sidewalk. We must get our acts
together.”
De Borah Razer of the Wood
Health Institute stated that
milk is the worst thing for the
African American to consume.
“It contains too much protein
for our bodies to digest.
Therefore it gives us prob
lems,” she said. “What you see
in the mirror is a direct
reflection of your lifestyle,” she
said. “You should become
aware of your body and how it
functions. It is time to stop
blaming others and become
responsible.”
Y)u’re smart
enough to write
about Alice Walker’s
use of African
storytelling
traditions.
And you’re
still smoking?
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
New Rap Album Focuses On Politics
BY A VICE MARSHALL
Contributing Writer
“Fm Black and I’m Proud,” is the message that “Intelligent
Hoodlum” brings from the past to progress into the future.
Intelligent Hoodlum is a rising star in the rap music industry.
Percy Chapman, his real name, was also known as “Tragedy
the Rebel” before he was incarcerated. “Rebel was a gangster,”
he said. Before his first birthday, his father died of drug-related
kidney problems at age 18. Growing up as a child in
Queensbridge, N.Y., he was in trouble with drugs and crime.
He started his career at age 13, under the name of MC Jade. At
age 14, he was imprisoned at the Spofford Detention Center for
robbery.
Imprisonment served as the crucible for the transformed
“Intelligent Hoodlum.” He said that an “Intelligent Hoodlum”
is someone who has come out of situations or avoided them.
“Intelligent relates to the present and Hoodlum relates to the
past, he said. Anyone can be an Intelligent Hoodlum.”
His debut album, “Black and Proud,” is about the politics of
our nation and his personal life. He also gives recognition to
Malcolm X, Marcus Garvey, Martin Luther King, Jr. and the
Rev. Minister Louis Farrakhan in his music. According to the
Intelligent Hoodlum, his lyrics come from the heart and refer to
everyday situations.
He reads to keep himself abreast with African American
History. “The more I read, the more my eyes are open,” he
stated. We learn that we are victims of crime on a worldwide
basis.”
In addition, he emphasized that we are stripped of our
language, heritage and culture. “Until we can address the
condition of reprogramming and constructing history, we can
not identify ourselves as a people,” he said.
Intelligent Hoodlum cited that rap is a universal type of
language and it is here to stay. He uses it as a form of
expression. His advice to young rappers is “to keep striving
and do not give up on your hopes and dreams.”
Jury Convicts Former Staff Member
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recruiting $500,000 in grants, denied knowing anything about
the falsified claims and said that she did not receive any money.
The Smith’s had some strong character witnesses including
former Atlantan and now New York Police Commissioner Lee
Brown; Atlanta Police Chief Eldrin Bell; Fulton County
District Attorney Lewis Slaton; and state Court of Appeals
Judge Clarence Cooper.
Defense attorney Paul L. Howard Jr. said the government
never proved that Ms. Smith received “one penny” illegally,
and any impropriety could have been solved through a federal
audit, not criminal charges.
On the other hand, Weinstein disagreed. He said, “When
people commit crimes, a simple accounting adjustment is not
enough.”
The grants were intended to fund research on drunken
driving, first offender intervention projects and career
development programs for police executives. State and local,
as well as, federal funds were involved.
(Some of the information for this article was taken from the
Atlanta Journal-Constitution).
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