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Black Pearl opens in
AU community
By Bernadette Weston
Black brothers
cut down by
The doors to the old Yates and
Milton hangout at Chestnut and
Fair streets opened once more on
March 12. There was, however, a
new name over the door. And
one look inside confirmed the
fact that there had been some
changes made.
The new name read “Black
Pearl,” and hordes of students
turned out to see what the place
had to offer. They were met with
friendly hand- shakes from the
owners, Bobby J. Hill, attorney
and state representative from
Savannah and Jack E. Millines,
who is also the manager.
The blue and green decor of
the Black Pearl made the first
impression on those who
attended the opening. The walls
are wood paneled and there is
comfortable carpeting underfoot.
The menu is varied, ranging
from peanut butter and jelly
sandwiches at $.25 to Delmonico
Steak at $1.50. There is a juke
box and a cigarette machine.
Picture windows provide a view
of activity at Morehouse’s famed
corner. At present the hours are 7
a.m. to 11 p.m., but plans call for
later closing hours on weekends.
Apparently the students liked
what they saw at the opening.
Both the juke box and the cash
register have been operating
steadily until closing everyday.
The volume of business that
owners had projected have been
repeatedly surpassed.
Millines and Hill met while
students at Savannah State in the
early sixties. Hill went on to
Howard University Law School
Black Pearl opens at former site
of Yates & Milton’s.
and Millines came to Atlanta
University. They met again in
Washington, D.C. when Millines
was in the army.
In January, 1969 Millines
began inquiries into business
opportunities in the building
vacated by Yates. When he began
to formulate plans he realized
that the venture would require a
partner. His old friend Bobby was
glad to oblige.
A year and three months after
he began work on the project,
Millines was happy to say that
the Black Pearl is totally black
owned, built, and operated.
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“Establishment”
BY GUEN SOLOMON
Black people should not let themselves be frightened into running
from their supposedly troublemaking brothers, Dr. Vincent Harding
recently advised Atlanta University Center students.
Hundreds of students sacrificed their lunch hour and went to
Sisters Chapel to attend a memorial service for Ralph Featherstone
and William “Che” Payne. Featherstone and Payne had been killed in
a bomb explosion near Bel Air, Md. where H. Rap Brown was to
stand trial for inciting a riot.
As the students started to leave the chapel, Harding, a Spelman
history professor, stood up and indicated that he had something to
say. In an emotional speech that lasted longer than those of some of
the scheduled speakers, Harding said:
‘.There is no question but that this incident took place to make us
afraid- to speak, to act and to be seen with the people who work for
equal rights for black people.”
“Let us not be frightened away from our brothers who are in the
heart of the struggle,” Harding continued.
He said black people need to be surrounded by people like
Featherstone, because these so-called troublemakers put Negroes
where they are today.
Harding lambasted what he called an “American system that lives
by the assassination of black people.” This system is supported by
military oppression all over the world, he said. Apparently referring
to the Vietnamese conflict, Harding charged that young black men
are mercenaries of the system, because ‘.they are afraid to say no.”
Meanwhile a statement which was being issued by associates of
Featherstone and Payne, came as an instant response to Hardings
comments and echoed some of his very words:
“The intent behind the murder of Ralph and “Che” was larger than
eliminating two individuals,” according to the statement,” “The real
intent was to encourage fear, to paralyze black people and make us
afraid to take actions in our own interests. This method has been
used throughout Africa, the West Indies, as well as in America. It has
not worked...IT CANNOT WORK. IT WILL NOT WORK BECAUSE
WE WILL NOT LET IT WORK.”
The statement revealed Payne’s identity, which nobody knew
previously. Throughout the service, he had been referred to as
“another brother.”
The statement also called for blacks to resist “white people’s
willingness to kill us.” It advocated organized “calculated revolt” as
the only way to resist white violence.
It maintained that someone killed Featherstone and Payne in an
attempt to murder Brown.
According to the authors of the statement, which was approved by
Featherstone’s wife, Payne and Featherstone were in the process of
helping Brown get into Bel Air safely and the murders knew that.
Theaauthors also contend that the “local, state, and national
authorities were most certainly aware and fearful of the thre t which
Rap, Ralph, and Che presented to the continued control of our lives
by white people.”
All of the speakers at the service, including Harding, expressed
disbelief of the news media account of the incident.
Newscasts and newspapers have consistently reported that
authorities say the two men were transporting the bomb and that
they were headed toward Bel Air with it. The implication being that
Payne and Featherstone were planning to blow up the courthouse, in
order to postpone Brown’s trial.
“That is a lie,” civil right worker Stanley Wise said of the police
report. Wise said Featherstone and Payne were 25 miles from Bel Air
going in the opposite direction. He said there had been some sort of
foul play before the bombing took place and that someone had
planted the bomb in the car.
The REv. Andrew Young, an SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership
Conference) member, told the audience that Featherstone had great
intelligence and analytical ability and that he didn’t do foolish things
like riding around with bombs in the car.
“Those of us who are fortunate enough to give our lives while
serving our people ought to consider that an honorable death,”
Young continued.
“In this day and age our chances of dying are pretty good,” Young
reminded the audience. “You ought to decide what you are willing to
live for and what you are willing to die for.”
Representative Julian Bond, a former Snick member, and associate
of Featherstone, also refused to believe that there was anything
suicidal in deaths of the two men.
“Ralph Featherstone used his education, his training, and his very
find mind to help people who would never go to college,” said Bond.
Spelman’s Bernice Reagan wrote a song for the occasion and
dedicated it to people whom she said put too much trust in the news
media.
SSGA president, Yvonne Bryant, expressed her disappointment in
the students who remained unmoved by the news of Featherstone’s
death. She felt the students would have shown more concern if
Featherstone had been a better known black civil rights worker.
“It’s time we realized, it’s not just famous black people,” she
pleaded, “It’s all black people.”
Miss Bryant’s words took very little time in being verified. Brother
Rap BRown was the other person in the car and he too is dead. The
establishment is out to get them all - famous and non-famous alike,
just as long as they are black.
Students
organize
tutorial
institute
By Bernadette Weston
The Student Government
Association of Morehouse College
recently dedicated their
Frederick Douglass Tutorial
Institute. The Institute was
founded by Carthur Drake and
Vincent Eagan to tutor
elementary school children from
the nearby community.
100 children from M. Agnes
Jones and Walker Street
elementary schools attended the
first session on Saturday March
14. The schedule includes time
for students to receive tutoring,
to learn Black history, and to
participate in recreational
activities utilizing the gym. The
children are served hot lunches in
the Mays Hall dining room.
The founders conceive of the
Institute as a “vehicle for
change.” As such the purpose of
the program is to “alleviate
educational deficiencies ..., give
Morehouse College and other
Atlanta University students a
chance to manifest their loyalty
to the surrounding community...,
and to open channels for a better
and closer relationship between
the College community and the
surrounding community.”
Mathematics, history, English,
and physical education are the
subjects being taught. The tutors,
who are volunteers, will be
teaching as much as possible in
their major fields. They “will
maintain a close relationship with
each student and his teacher.”
Tutees were selected on the
basis of recommendations
submitted by the principals of
the schools. The recommen
dations endorsed students who
seemed to be having difficulty in
various subjects.
Funds for the program are to
be provided by grants and gifts
from private sources. Individuals
wishing to contribute are
encouraged to contact Carthur
Drake or Vincent Eagan at
Mo rehouse.
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