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CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITYI eMIhri An independent student newspaper serving the CAU community bringing the * * News to you. Volume III Number XIII Atlanta, Georgia February 6, 1992 BLACK HISTORY MONTH ISSUE Stamp of Approval By LaKesha Gage News Editor “When I informed friends and colleagues that the U.S. Postal Ser vice was issuing a W.E.B. Du Bois Commemorative stamp, after ex pressing surprise and delight, in variably the remark came: ‘Well, it’s about time!’ and indeed, it is about time!” remarked David Graham DuBois, stepson of DuBois. DuBois was honored Friday, at the Virginia Lacey Jones Exhibition Hall in the Robert Woodruff Library with the unveiling, dedication, and issuance of a 29-cent U.S. Postal Service commemorative stamp. The DuBois commemorative stamp is the 15th in the Postal Service’s Black Heritage Series. The series first honored abolitionist Harriet Tubman in 1978 and has continued honoring the achieve ments and contributions of Afri can-Americans for 14 years. On the eve of Black History Month, when African-Americans are honored for their contributions to America, DuBois, former Atlanta University educator, was saluted by more than 800 guests that in cluded: stamp collectors, visitors, and Atlanta University Center stu dents, faculty, and staff. Many of the honored guests included: Higgins Bond, stamp de signer: Dr. DuBois Wil liams, grand daughter of DuBois; and Earl T. Shinhoster, Southeast Re gional Director of the NAACP. “At last grandpa is fi nally getting the recognition that he de serves. The young people are learn ing about him and that’s what it’s all about...the young people,” said DuBois Williams. Also debuting at the ceremony was the Postal Service’s 68-page hardback book, I Have a Dream: A Collection of Black Americans on Postage Stamps, which features an in troduction by Roots author, Alex Haley. Two hundred copies of the $17.95 book were sold within the first hour of the ceremony. Stamp de signing is an art form that requires skill in portraying a subject within very small di- mensions. The design co ordinators of the Citizens Stamp Advi sory Committee selects artists to execute the designs for the Postal Service. Higgins Bond, the only African- American woman known-to- date to design a Black Heritage Series stamp, is from Teaneck, New Jer sey. The first series stamp she Amandla: Mandela Speaks to Students Winnie Mandela gives an enthusiastic speech at MBC. By Shauna Moore Contributing Writer Shouting “Amandla” while raising her right fist in the air, Winnie Mandela told an estimated 3,000 persons on Jan. 18 at Morris Brown College that South Africa needs to be free so that African- Americans can come home. Using the same gesture, many in the audience responded with “Amandla,” not realizing ex actly what it meant. According to Cornelius Monama, a South Afri can graduate student in the School of Education at Clark Atlanta Uni versity, the word means power. He said the correct response is “Awethu,” which means the power will eventually belong to us, ALL AFRICANS. These words ‘reaffirm our commitment to overthrow apart heid’, Monama added. Before Mandela began her speech she said, ‘The honor you give me, I don’t deserve alone. It belongs to the people of South Africa.” According to Mandela, it is important for students at the col lege level to obtain as much knowl edge as possible so that they may be able to help their sisters and broth ers in Africa who unfortunately do not have the same opportunities. “Liberating South Africa is liberat ing your roots,” she said. Mandela also said that the White people in her country speak of a period of 10 to 15 years before Black South Africans will see a democratic change. “Obviously they do not understand that we cannot wait that long." continued on page 2 designed pays tribute to Jan E. Matzeliger, inventor of the shoe last ing machine. “It’s an honor to be the designer of the W.E.B. DuBois Commerative stamp. With the Matzeliger stamp, nobody even knew who he was, but with DuBois more people are famil iar with the name and the stamp will make them ask more ques tions,” said Higgins Bond. As an activist for the elimination of discrimination and inequality against African-Americans, many of DuBois achievements remain prevalent today. He founded theNiagra Movement, today known as the National Asso ciation for the Advancement of Col ored people (NAACP), and wrote many works including: The Phila delphia Negro: A Social Study, At lanta University Studies, and The Souls of Black Folk. Lincoln Ramsay, a CAU sopho more explained, “I really enjoyed the ceremony. I liked the fact that white people were standing up and talking about the accomplishments of a black man. It really showed unity and the coming together of the races.” ■■■■■ ■ • f&f I ipli ■■ : NEWS ..............................NMNIUlHIHIkMMNMIlMtf " " Workshops Page 2 Page 2 PERSPECTIVES Page 4 Attitudes Page 5 ENTERTAINMENT King Page 6 Calendar Page 7 SPORTS Track Preview Page 8 Lady Panthers Page 8