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I PANTHER page 4 September 25, 19911 VOICES 4; THE PANTHER Staff Members Sheryl Kennedy, Editor Tonya Latimer, News Editor William Blackburn Editorial Editor Veronica Fields Entertainment Editor Kesha Moorefield Copy Editor Keenan Thomas Graphic Designer Ann Wead Kimbrough Advisor a GENERAL INFORMATION The Panther is an official student publication of Clark I Atlanta University. No items published in the Panther! may be reproduced or used in any form without the| written permission of the Editor and Advisor. The ideas expressed on the editorial page are thel opinions of the individual authors and do not reflect the| ideas of the university or Panther staff. The Panther’s mailing address is Panther Newspaper, I Clark Atlanta University, James P. Brawley Drive at Fair! Street, S.W. , P.O. Box 329, Atlanta, Georgia 30314 or call! 880-8309 for inquiries. The Panther office is located ini the Mass Media Arts Building. Meetings are held everyl Tuesday at noon in room 120 in the Mass Media Arts I Building. All students are welcomed and encouraged toj attend. CIRCULATION The Panther is distributed free of charge bi-weekly on Wednesdays. Copies of the Panther can be found at the ‘ entrance of each campus building. ADVERTISING The deadline for reserving advertising space and I submitting advertising copy is Friday at 3 p.m. prior to the publication date. Advertisements or requests for a rate chart should be mailed to The Panther Newspaper, I Clark Atlanta University, James P. Brawley Drive at Fairj Street, S.W., P. O. Box 329, Atlanta, Georgia, 30314. The Panther reserves the right to accept or reject anyl advertisements. The acceptance of an advertisement! does not imply endorsement of the advertiser, product or f service. By policy, The Panther does not accept anyl advertisements soliciting the use of alcohol or tobacco | products. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters to the editor are encouraged. Letters should be I 200 words are less, typed and doubled spaced. All I submitted letters must include the author's full name,! signature and affiliation with the university in order tol appear in the Panther. The deadline for all letters is I Friday of each week by 5 p.m. Letters will run according to the date received and amount of available space. The Panther reserves the right to edit for clarity, length, grammar and libelous material. All submissions, I once received, become the property of The Panther. Mail letters to The Panther Newspaper, Clark Atlanta I University, James P. Brawley Drive at Fair Street, S.W., f P.O. Box 329, Atlanta, Georgia 30314. i ANNOUNCEMENTS As a service to chartered Clark Atlanta University I campus organizations, the Panther will run [ I announcements for upcoming organizational events. The deadline for all announcements is the Friday before publication by 5 p.m. Announcements will appear in the Panther in the order they were received. Organizations not listed on the official list of| chartered university organizations can still use the Panther to announce events, but will have to purchase I advertisement space and meet the advertisement] | deadline. The Panther reserves the right to edit for clarity, [ I length, grammar and reject announcements that wel deem inappropriate. THINK ABOUT IT. . . "Only Black men can teach Black boys how to be Black men.' Dr. Spencer Holland Professor, Morgan State © 1991 Creators Syndicate. Inc. AWWHmcaVWWl YoUDIDN T APFOlNm MOST QUMMP PERSON,,. YOU ONLY (aMCURENCE Turn Tvw m BECAUSE UVS BLAEVG, AND ANSWER TiWj, VifiEN ARE YOU GONNA SIGN THE CIVILRKttTS Bill'? X MARKS THE SPOT I By William Blackburn Editorial Editor Walking through the campus I see it. | When I sit in class I see it. When I'm downtown I see it. When I'm in Cobb County I see it. Wherever I go I can't escape it. It seems like their is no getting away from all the Malcolm X paraphernalia that has hit the scene. Hats, shirts, pants, socks - you name and he is on it. And I’m just sick of it. I am a favorite of Malcolm X for his actions and words inspire me to think about and observe things that I would I normally overlook. He gives me another perspective. Another objective. His words will always be a part of American history | whether whites and some Blacks like it or not. But I don't want to spend this time | talking about Malcolm X because you as Black students should already know about him. What bothers me is that since Spike Lee said he was going to make a movie on Malcolm X and emerged on the scene with a hat with a X on it, Malcolm X items have been selling like hot cakes. Malcolm X was [around long before Spike decided to do a (movie on him and though his items were J available before they weren't in demand I like they are now. His items have become a (fashion statement. Malcolm would surely (cringe at the thought of Black students (using his name just to be cool. I bet if you stopped half of the people who wear [ Malcolm X items and asked them about his legacy - they wouldn’t know what to say. A good example of this Black inaptness is Michael Jordan (I'm sure I'll step on some toes talking about Lord Michael). During the NBA Finals he would show up at practice with a Malcolm X hat on. When asked by the media as to why he Was wearing the hat Michael's reply was that he was supporting Spike Lee. What? Give me a Break. He said that he wasn't tiying to make a political statement or anything. First of all, Spike Lee doesn't need Michael's support in the form of wearing a hat. Plus, if you're supporting Spike then wear a hat with Spike Lee on it. Secondly, I think Lord Michael sometimes forgets that he is Black first and a basketball player second. So when put on the spot like the media always likes to put people in don't deny what you stand for. Be like Mike? I don't know. I'm not implying that Lord Michael is a bad human being but the Malcolm X items have lost their true meaning. Blacks with blond hair and blue eyes now wear Malcolm X shirts and hats. Vendors out for a fast buck capitalize on this phase. They could care less who Malcolm X is as long as his items are selling fast. People are wearing these items because they think that it makes them more Black. It makes them aware of their heritage. But it takes more than a shirt or a hat to know your heritage. By the time Spike's movie comes out there will be so much Malcolm X paraphernalia out that even whites will be wearing it because it's the 'in thing' or the cool thing to wear. Yet, two years after the movie Malcolm X will again be no more than a mere memoiy. No shirts, no hats, no pants and shorts, and no socks. The fashion scene would have picked a new target by then. It's a shame that we would sell-out our own 'By Any Means Necessary".