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The Wolverine Observer
April 20, 1982
Dick Gregory Lashes Out At America
by Camilla Clay
The Student Government
Association of Clark College
presented comedian and civil
rights activist Dick Gregory in
concert. A standing room only
crowd packed into Davage
Auditorium on Friday, March 19
at 7:00 p.m. to observe the man
who has been called “a propher
of his people.”
Gregory’s commentary ran the
gamut of topics — everything
from weather to Reagan.' Even
though the audience was often
consumed in hysterical laughter,
many minds were opened by
some of the shocking and
enlightening statements made
by the comedian.
Gregory said that the biggest
problem he was having in
America was America. He claims
black folks act like we have
always had everything we ever
wanted, and now Reagan is
going to take it all away. But he
maintains we ain’t never had
nothing!
The day all of America goes to
the polls and votes for the lesser
of two evils — we deserve to
have that evil appear. One thing
Gregory observeds is that black
folks have been doing so much
complaining, that thewhite folks
can’t see what he’s going to do
with them.
On the subject of the media,
Gregory stated that the press
manipulates us from sun up to
sun down. Hollywood and
television are used as weapons of
an oppressive system to
manipulate our minds. Gregory
stresses that we need to stop
letting them tell us what we are
seeing and hearing. He urges us
to use our God - given in
telligence and think things out
for ourselves. A prime example
of the way the press slants issues
is: When the USA likes you and
you are trying to liberate
yourselves — the press calls you
"freedom fighters.” But if the
USA doesn't like you, and you
are trying to liberate yourself,
the press calls you “guerillas.”
Black fraternities and
sororities were another topic
Gregory discussed. He stated
that anytime someone wanted to
humiliate someone else, they
were ungodly. Anyone who
takes that humiliation is crazy.
You can not build nations by
humiliating each other,
therefore the criteria for pledg
ing should be changed. Gregory
would recommend an extensive
knowledge of black history as a
major criteria for pledging a
Greek letter society. Iniation,
says Gregory, should build pride
— not tear down the soul.
In regards to blacks marching
and lobbying to get Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr.’s birthday made
into a national holiday, Gregory
asks a bitter question. "Why go
to the people who killed and
buried Martin to make his birth
day a holiday? We should
declare it a holiday ourselves —
and take a week instead of a
day!"
One of the most shocking
theories Gregory expounded
was that the Atlanta Center for
Disease Control might have
been responsible for the Atlanta
child murders. His reasoning is
thus: black males have an
overabundance of white blood
cells, and these cells are needed
to make Interferon (a,supposed
cure for cancer) —which sells for
$23 billion a pint.
The parents of WayneWilliams
were present and were greeted
with a standing ovation. Gregory
exhorted them to stay strong
because decent folks all over the
world are watching them.
Gregory vowsthatfrom March
20, the first day of spring, until
the day the Atlanta child
murders are solved and Wayne
Williams is proven innocent —
he will not eat a solid bite of
food.
A. Reginald Eaves was present.
A collection, was taken for the
UNCF. Everyone who came
definitely left with some food for
thought.
Founder’s Day
cont. from pg. 5
community, let us not forget the
significance of this past Centen
nial year and the dreams of our
founding fathers and mothers.
•V
PRE FESTIVAL ENTHUSIASM was much in evidence on a recent Saturday morning at Greenbriar
Shopping Center as members of the Rich’s Advisory Board entertained Dogwood Festival
committee people. Left to right is Carolyn Banks, City Council Woman and member of Rich’s staff;
Pola Cooper of Morris Brown and co-director for the Festival, Sue Missbach, Delta Air Lines and
director for the Festival and Phil Griffin Manager of Rich’s at Greenbriar.
AKM Sponsors Honors' Day Program
Just recently the Morris Brown
family saluted over 200 students
in celebration of the semi
annual honor’s day.
The participants marched into
Cunningham Auditorium and
were received by a modest
crowd, composed mostly of
parents and their friends.
The speaker for the occasion
was Attorney Donald Hollowell.
He is the regional ATtorney for
the district office Equal Employ
ment Opportunity Commission.
Hollowell stressed the impor
tance of Morris Brown students
buckling down and taking their
studies seriously.
"Be the best that you can be
and you can accomplish so many
wonderful things,” said
Hollowell.
The dynamic speaker en
couraged the students of not
only Morris Brown, but of the
entire Atlanta University Center
to be ready for the times ahead.
There will be some stumbling
blocks in the pathway, but you
will have to overcome them the
best way you can. One of these
ways is through an education.
Another highlight of the
program was a performance of
the Morris Brown Choir. They
performed "Ride on King Jesus.”
This was an excellent arrange
ment of the old Negro spiritual
that brought a thunderous ova
tion from those in attendance.
The honorees were presented
with certificates that stated their
grade point average and bared
the official college stamp.
With warmer weather ap
proaching, the consumption of
thirst - quenching beverages in
recyclable aluminum cans will
increase. Those additional cans
mean extra cash for recyclers.
During April and May, your
alumnimum can be redeemed at
3465 Hamilton Blvd. S.E. every
Tuesday thru Saturday (except
April 10 because of the holiday)
from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm.
The first semester honor
students then proceeded out
and attended a gala reception in
their honor.
In this area? Reynolds pays 22
cents per pound for all
aluminum cans and foil items, 10
cents per pound for mis
cellaneous aluminum items and
10 cents per pound for cast items.
Besides all - aluminum
beverages cans and other clean
household aluminum products
such as pie plates, foil, frozen
food and dinner trays and dip,
pudding and meat containers,
Reynolds purchases other mis-
Alpha Kappa Mu sponsored
the honors day program and was
instrumental in making the en
tire day a success.
cellaneous aluminum items such
as siding, gutters, storm door and
window frames and lawn fur
niture tubing.These items should
be free of any non - aluminum
materials, cut to lengths not
exceeding three feet, bundled,
and not mixed with cans.
Aluminum castings including
pots and pans, power lawn
mower housings and barbecue
grills also are purchased and
recycled by Reynolds.
Recycling For Money