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"When a word must
be spoken to further
a good cause, and
those whom it
behooves to speak
remain silent,
anybody ought to
raise his voice, and
break a silence which
may be fraught with
evil."
Inside
This
Edition
Senate Approves
SGA Budget
Page 3
The Million Man
March
Page 8
The Message
Behind the O.J.
Verdict
Page 12
The Outkast
Interview
Page 17
Sideline
Conversations
Page 18
Steve Cokely Exposes the New World Order
Raymond T. Jackson
Staff Writer
On Wednesday, September 27,
over a thousand students from all
the A.U.C. schools listened, in
hushed amazement, to four hours of
insight by America's foremost
conspiracy theorist about the
current and future status of African
Americans. Many returned for a
second lecture given by Cokely the
following afternoon.
Cokely, a native of Chicago,
works for the Nation of Islam,
specializing in research on topics
such as the "New World Order" and
secret societies. He travels across
the country researching and
lecturing on these topics, and will
be actively involved in the Million
Man March scheduled for October
16.
The main focus of many of his
lectures is the International Order of
Free and Accepted Masonry, a secret
society which Cokely believes has
unlimited political, economic, and
perhaps even spiritual power. The
richest men in the world are all
believed to be masons, and
economically chivalrous families
such as the Rockerfellers and the
Rothschilds are said to have
influence on this powerful secret
society. Many past and present
political leaders, including some
American presidents, are said to be
Masons. Major world political
events, such as wars, elections,
coups d'etat, even assassinations,
possibly occur because of masonic
influence, according to Cokely.
In his most recent lecture, Cokely
commented that "This is a world
dominated by secret societies, and
this country is being controlled by
an invisible government." He
pointed out numerous masonic
symbols visible on major buildings
and at familiar landmarks. He also
commented on black involvement in
secret societies, using documented
articles, pictures and lists with some
familiar names in them.
In his lecture, Cokely observed
that "the world is in a state of mass
economic and political
consolidation. There are political,
military, and economic alliances
being formed, powerhouses
positioning themselves." He cited
examples such as NAFTA, NATO,
the European Union, and corporate
conglomerates such as Time Warner
and Walt Disney. He stated that, "It
seems as if the white man is
preparing for a huge war, if not
against himself then against non
whites." He also pointed out that
whites are in a semi-state of
confusion, bickering with each other.
An interesting example he used
was Bill Gates, billionaire and head
of Microsoft Corp. Microsoft's
profits, partly because of anti-trust
regulations, have not greatly
increased with the arrival of the
much talked about Windows '95
software. Cokely suggests that it is
masonic influence that is "keeping
Gates in check." Cokely feels that
with all the cock-fighting going on,
now would be the ideal time for
blacks to consolidate and assert their
power. One goal of the Million Man
March is a boycott of all non-black
owned businesses for that day.
Cokely believes that blacks should
impose "economic sanctions" such
as boycotts regularly.
Another interesting and
humorous point brought up by
Cokely dealt with some whites'
dependence on blacks to save them
from other whites. He used
examples from movies such as The
Net, Crimson Tide, and Die Hard, in
which Cokely noticed that a white
person is always bailed out by a
black person. He considers the
present Colin Powell craze to be
nothing more than whites looking to
a black man to save them, and he
also characterized President Massey
as a Rockerfeller puppet whose
mission is to train Morehouse Men
to be saviors of the White Man.
Students at the lecture took notes,
sat with their hands on their chins,
and nodded their heads in
agreement at the information dished
out. Most had never been to a Steve
Cokely lecture before, and many had
never heard of the theories being
given.
Jeff Wallace, a Sophomore Biology
Major, commented, "He [Cokely]
opened a lot of eyes. The fact that
we as young black students don't
know about most of the things that
he talked about shows our ignorance
as a race."
Danan Ray, Sophomore Business
major, commented, "We're being
trained here to function in this
system, when a larger system exists
that dominates our lives. I respect
Mr. Cokely's bravery for bringing
out such controversial issues." In
discussions with students
afterwards, some seemed to wonder
about our roles as students in a
society which may be controlled by
powers behind the scenes.
Stephen Epps X, one of the
speakers and organizers of the
lecture, commented that "Through
the media and false education, we
are often blinded. We as students
have a lot of 'potential' power. We
need to take control, so that
potentiality becomes actuality."
Greg Ponder/Staff
Steve Cokley speaks to nearly a full house at King Chapel
Opal takes Morehouse by Surprise
By Obinna Lewis
Editor-In-Chief
With 70 mph winds and over
seven inches of rain, Hurricane Opal
left parts of Morehouse and the
surrounding area in the dark for over
two full days.
"It seemed like someone took a
chain saw and went berserk,"
explained Shaka Scott, a Senior
Political Science major. Several trees
on the quad were uprooted. The
fence along Fair Street was heavily
damaged by a falling tree. And Mays
and Sale Halls experienced problems
with flooding.
The storm left over 300,000 metro
Atlantans without power and
telephone service for varying lengths
of time. Most schools in the Atlanta
University Center lost power
sometime around 6:00 a.m. Thursday
morning. However, Kilgore Hall,
Forbes Hall, Graves Hall and the
quad lost power as early as 2:30 a.m.
Thursday morning.
Power was not completely
restored to the Atlanta University
Center until late Friday evening. After
being in the dark for so long,
Morehouse Junior Finance
major, Paul Johnson, suggests
that "Morehouse should have
invested in a back-up
generator instead of those two
new monuments." Similarly,
Ellice Hawkins, Coordinator
of Programs, believes that the
College could have been more
prepared for the situation.
"We have never even been
prepped on emergency
procedures," she exclaims.
Both Georgia Power and
local politicians were flooded
with calls in the days after the
storm. A spokesperson for
Georgia Power explains that
the company received at least
50,000 calls a day from people
without power.
The telephone lines at
City Hall were also busy, and
the City of Atlanta came
under sharp criticism for its
response to Opal's
destruction. Sophomore Philosophy
and History major, David Bullock,
summarizes the situation best. "The
City of Atlanta needs to do something
differently next time."
Greg Ponder /Staff
One of several uprooted trees that Opal left behind