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2 Leaders of Tomorrow! APRIL/MAY 1998 MBC Wolverine OBSERVER
EDITORIALS
An Open Letter to the Morris
Brown Campus Community
Miquiel Banks, Editor-in-Chief
The Costs
of Being a
Wolverine
F reaknic, what does it
mean to me? It is when
we get together and
have a good time or is it when
we go out and pick us a freak?
You know, kinda like a freaky
picnic? Especially when we
consider that whites use to
gather together and buy
slaves, or as they put it, pick
a nigger, which probably be
came pic-a-nic, or picnic as we
call it today. It’s no accident
that it’s called Freaknic, my
friends. Believe me, there’s
always a reason for names
and what is the cost to us -
our dignity, pride, and
respect.
Look at the following exam
ples - Los Angeles, doesn’t it
look like a rearranged spell
ing of Lost Angels? New
York, what was the old York?
Atlanta, can you see a rear
ranged spelling of Atlantis,
I wonder why? Therefore
Wolverines, we see now, the
importance of names, but we
obviously don’t understand
this concept. Only a few
years ago, our ancestors
fought against being labeled
as a nigger and now we ad
dress one another as niggers
and what’s the cost to us - our
identities.
We complain about how
high tuition is, but do we
complain when someone
snatches a water fountain out
of the wall in the Borders.
The cost to us is $15,000.
There was a fight - things
got out of hand. It cost us a
gifted student’s life, Hartwill
Cornelius. We have a few
problems and we run to the
off campus media for help.
We got by this time because
it only costs us our name.
We’re given rooms at the
Howard Johnson - we encoun
ter a few minor problems -
once again, we run to the off
campus media. This time, it
costs us our reputation and
without that, what do we
really have?
On the other hand, our
newspaper wins first place,
but did we notify the media?
The public and the surround
ing community found out be
cause of the W.O. distribu
tion? Our Cheerleading
squad won first place, but did
we tell anyone? Our UN
Model Team won first place
and was written about in Jet
magazine, but did we tell
anyone outside of our own
campus media? Those mo
ments are history in the
making. Therefore, the cost
to us is simple - when we for
get our history, we cease
to exist.
As Dr. Frank M. Reid III
said on two different occa
sions. First, know who you
are and whose you are. You
are yourself, but you are a
part of the Morris Brown
family. Never forget that.
Next, we can’t go on blaming
each other - because we’ve all
been hurt at some point and
we must move forward, not
backward.
The Alma Mater says it all -
Dear Ole Morris Brown. That
name means a lot to us for we
are the descendants and in
heritors of a triple and power
ful legacy - our African ances
tors, our MBC founders, and
our various families abroad
throughout the world. They
love and loved us enough to
sacrifice for us, now my
friends, are we going to let
them down? We must become
powerful lights so that we can
shine throughout the uni
verse because he who has a
light doesn’t hide it, no, he
places it where it can shine.
Therefore, this light of mine,
I’m gonna let it shine. How
about you, my fellow
Wolverines?
Well
wishes
from
ALPHA
LAMBDA
CHI
A s we prepare for the
summer, the men of
ALPHA LAMBDA
CHI FRATERNITY INC.;
would like to wish each and
every member of the Morris
Brown College Family a pro
ductive and safe summer in
your many endeavors. To
the class of 1998 we wish you
luck in your future plans and
hope that as alumni you will
give back to this great school.
Remember everywhere you
go; you represent not only
yourself but our beloved
institution.
The men of ALPHA
LAMDA CHI would like to
wish a special congratulations
to our S.A.P.P.H.I.R.E.S.
sisters who are graduation:
Kesha Gay
Adama Hudson
Nakia McGuire
Annika Young
Holliday
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Grammy award winner Ms.
Jennifer Holliday. The cam
pus was asked to be empathe-
tic by ‘Choosing a Disability
for a Day’. The purpose was
to promote awareness and
sensitivity on campus to the
plight of disabled students.
Morris Brown alumna and
paralympian, Curtis Lovejoy
also participated in the
week’s activities.
We wish to thank all those
who supported our activities
and continue to support our
cause. If you wish to show
more support, please contact
Rev. Deborah Grant at the
Challenge Center for the
Disabled, room 209, Hickman
Student Center or call 404-
220-3744.
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The
Incredible
Power Within
You
by Chad Nathaniel
W ithin you, there
resides an incred
ible inexhaustible Power that
you can tap into so that you
may be able to attract the
kind of career or job oppor
tunity that you want most in
your professional life.
Although you may have
never made this discovery,
there lies within you hidden
powers, unlimited in nature,
ready to do as you command.
This Intelligence, or incred
ible Power, has been around
and available every since the
creation of the universe. It
is a Creative Force that is
operative in each and every
one of our fives. Yes, you
have access to the greatest
power in the universe and
guess what, it fives within
you. Now that you are aware
Blackmon
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up to work with Cecil B.
Fredd Jr. as an assistant
equipment manager. He
washed uniforms to help pay
for his tuition as well as his
room and board. And in 1994
walked onto the team pro
viding the Wolverines with
some of the most spectacular
highlights.
As a cornerback, he has
matured into one of the top
defensive backs and most
dangerous punt returners in
the country. During his years
at Morris Brown, Blackmon
has been blessed with many
honors, among them: Morris
Brown’s Male Athlete of the
Year (1996) and - in his last
year of play - the prestigious
Golden Helmet Award which
is given by Coca-Cola Corpo
ration to the student-athlete
who exemplifies outstanding
sportsmanship and ability
both on and off the field.
Like many star athletes,
Blackmon rises to the occa
sion whenever needed. “I
first remember hearing about
Roosevelt in 1994 while
coaching at Savannah. I
heard he was a good player
who was the ball boy the year
before. The first day we met
he asked about my philoso
phy so much I asked him was
he the AD (athletic director),”
states Coach Joe Crosby who
has coached Blackmon for the
past two seasons. He goes on
to say, “...the one thing 1
promised him was that he
would leave Morris Brown
College a winner.”
Under Crosby’s tutelage he
has become a winner who has
had the opportunity to per
form at the ALL-SIAC team
as well as the Senior Bowl.
of having an incredible Power
within you and it is at your
disposal for attracting the
right career or occupation
towards you, you may be ask
ing yourself, where is this
great Power and how do I get
in tough with it in order to
get the kind of career or job
I am after?
First, you are a spiritual
being. Being that you are a
spiritual being living in a
universe governed by spiri
tual and mental laws, you
have what is called an Inner
Self. Your Inner Self is that
dimension of your personality
that has unlimited creative
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Each of these opportunities
has brought him face to face
with the who’s who of college
and pro-football. Not one to
miss the opportunity to show
his skills, Blackmon has
made the best of his time
catching the eye of many.
Now that he is headed for
the big leagues his name is
popping up on the fist of the
sports media. He has already
graced the pages of ESPN
Magazine, Sports News and
The Atlanta Journal/Consti
tution to name a few; he’s
been heard over the air waves
on V-103 and talked the talk
with WQXI’s The Zone. Tele
vision has not missed the beat
either with WSB Channel 2,
WAGA Channel 5, AUC
Sports and ESPN already
knocking down the door for
interviews.
So how does this rising star
keep his head on straight and
his eye on the prize? “I keep
my faith in God,” Blackmon
states. “He’s the one who’s
helped me get here and will
help me get farther. I keep
my family and friends who
have been with me all along
close to me and I turn to
those I trust like my mother,
Coach Crosby, my agent, etc.”
His good sense of humor
and wit along with his strong
beliefs will help him go far.
He has joined a fist of stu
dent-athletes who helped
bring Morris Brown College
to national attention. He’s
not afraid to say where he
came from and where he is
going. He won’t take no for
an answer when he knows
“yes” let’s him show his best.
He is a dreamer that has
turned a dream into a reality
and shown the world that
with a little gumption and
belief in yourself anything is
possible.