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February 28, 1993
EDITORIAL
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STAFF
Rotating Editor-in-Chief
Tara Gunter
Managing Editor
Danni Conner
News Editor
Jayme L. Bradford
Editorial Editor
Tara Gunter
Lifestyles/Entertainment
Editor
Chandra R. Thomas
Personals Editor
Tiana Harrison
Sports Editor
Angela L. Fry
News Assistant
Jenel Williams
Lifestyles/Entertainment
Assistant
K.A. White
Copy Editor
Bridget Gray
Advertising Manager
Alex Waldron
Advisers
Ann Wead Kimbrough
Tom Hallman
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Achievers and dreamers
Take the challenge
By Tara C. Gunter
Rotating Editor-in-Chief
Black history month is over. For 28 days blacks became three dimen
sional, instead of one or two. We become lawyers and doctors, scientists
and even CEOs.
Black Americans used the highlighted opportunity to express, culturally
and historically, past, present and future experiences.
The first twenty-seven days blew into a cycle of 30 second spot commer
cials and specials on black achievers and dreamers.
Then February twenty-eighth arrived. The last day. The shortest month.
Black history didn’t begin in February and it definitely didn't end in
twenty-eight days. As great and diverse as black history is, it deserves to
be recognized every day of the year.
That is why, The Panther has decided to take this celebrated month of
black history, a step further. Last semester, The Panther began publishing
"African American and Rising," a column that pays tribute to young black
entrepreneurs who are making tomorrow's dreams, today's reality: and this
semester, The Panther has added a new section, "Black History Moment,”
that features prominent black historical figures and events.
It is through such avenues that The Panther hopes to shed light on the
positive contributions that many blacks (past and present) are giving to
their community and the world. Too often we find that the only images we
see of ourselves are mostly negative and do not reflect the attitudes, values,
and customs of the the entire black race. It is time for a change.
We can no longer sit back and let others outside the black race be the only
ones to decide how we should act and react. We must become more self-
sufficent and self-reliant. This is the only way we will be able to create black
businesses and generate more money, hence more power back into the
black community.
The Center for Entrepreneurialism(the first of its kind at any black
college) at Clark Atlanta is a start. Students are beginning to not only
realize, but most importantly see, why owning and operating their own
business is imperative.
This is a new year with new beginnings. This is not the time to throw away
old dreams, but to hold on tight to those dreams and aspirations, to make
those dreams realities. Then, the challenge is no longer a challenge, but
a quest. A quest for self, a quest for success, a quest for solidarity, a quest
for positvity and a quest for knowledge. The quest is, simply, a way of life.