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Africa
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Lusaka, Henry Kissinger
delivered a major statement on
the new U.S. policy toward
Southern Africa. Kissinger
stressed the U.S. “support of
self-determination, majority
rule, equal rights and human
dignity for all the peoples of
Southern Africa.” (African
Report, July-August 1976, p.2)
This was a complete change
from the traditional U.S.
policy toward Southern Africa.
The U.S. realized that by hav
ing a good diplomatic relation
ship with Southern Africa
after majority rule has been es
tablished, trade between the
various countries could have a
great influence in determining
whether or not in the future the
U.S. would be a number world
power.
The birth of the Carter Ad
ministration witnessed the
end of the Geneva Conference
established through Kis
singer’s “shuttle diplomacy,”
attempts came to a complete
standstill. The conference had
been established in an attempt
to get the black leaders of the
various groups in Zimbabwe
and Ian Smith to agree on a
date for majority rule to occur.
After several months of
deliberation neither side would
agree on k date for majority
rule, so the conference ended
with nothing accomplished.
Andrew Young, the new U.S.
Ambassador to the United
Nations made a statement
regarding the Kissinger plan
for majority rule in Southern
Africa upon arriving in Lon
don on February 12 following a
trip to Africa in which he met
with various African leaders.
Young stated, “In a way the
United States was rather un
fair to Britain. I think the
Secretary of State, Mr. Kis
singer, put a burden on the
back of the British and then
abandoned them. Of course, I
don’t say he did that
deliberately, I think he ac
tually thought he was going to
win the election, in which case
he probably would have been
involved.” (New York Times,
February 14, 1977) Ironically
Jimmy Carter, who heavily
criticized the Ford-Kissinger
Foreign Policy . toward
Southern Africa during his
campaign, accused the media
of taking Mr. Young’s remarks
out of context and thus he
defended Ford and Kissinger s
failure to have any great in
fluence in the Rhodesian
negotiations. Jimmy Carter,
like all American presidents,
make foreign policy decisions
not from a humanistic point of
view but a viewpoint which
best reflects the interests of the
U.S. In this world of global
competition, Jimmy Carter
and his administration will
indeed attempt to make sure
that the U.S. will maintain the
number one power position in
the world. However, if
American leaders really had
wisdom and intelligence they
would have learned from the
lessons of Angola. Black
Africans are serious about the
desire for majority rule and
thus the days of peaceful
negotiation are over. The con
tinued fighting in Zimbabwe
and Azania is evident of this
fact. A revolution is presently
occuring in the remaining
white racist regimes in
Southern Africa that will not
end until victory is won by the
black Africans. Perhaps the
wisest thing to do is to
withdraw all American
corporations from Southern
Africa for they perpetuate the
apartheid policy and to
withdraw American
mercenaries from Zimbabwe.
(Southern Africa, January-
February, 1977. p.8(
The world shortly will
witness Southern Africa com
pletely controlled by the black
majority. Just as the U.S. was
forced to change its Foreign
policy toward Southern Africa,
other countries will be forced to
change their policy also.
Africa is the richest continent
in the world and with the
present diminishing natural
resources in most parts of the
world, Africa will continue to
be the shining star of the
world. Many people presently
may not realize it, but one day
Africa will truly be a powerful
and influential force among
the world powers.
By Margaret Lee
Margaret Lee — Presently
working on a Masters in Public
and International Affairs at
the University of Pittsburg,
Pittsburg, Pa. Her major
concentration is the study of
southern Africa.
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Library Still Suffers
The firing of two staff
members, Laurore St. Juste
and Keith Kern is also believed
to be illustrative of the
N.Y.P.L.’s racist policies since
funds were available for both
positions and both men were
well qualified.
Mr. St. Juste served as the
director of the Haitian
National Archives for over 20
years and was fired without
reason in May, 1975. He filed
charges to the human rights
commission, accusing the
N.Y.P.L. trustees with dis
criminatory practices. Keith
Kern had been the Ac
quisitions Librarian (he is
white) and was fired in may,
1976 because he supported St.
Juste. Kern’s filed complaints
with the Human Rights Com
mission related instances not
only of N.Y.P.L.’s dis
crimination against the
Schomburg but against the en
tire Black community. Mr.
Kern asserted that the
N.Y.P.L.’s having a totally
white administrative staff,
giving the few blacks which it
does employ, the lowest job
levels, is indicative of its racist
stance. The N.Y.P.L. refused to
respond to those issues.
It is because of the basic
neglect and policies toward the
library’s staffing, that the
Citizens Coalition to Save the
Schomburg charged the
N.Y.P.L. administration with
being racist in its efforts of
either trying to close down the
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Schomburg Center or transfer
it out of the Harlem area.
The Citizens Coalition to
Save the Schomburg as des
cribed by Brian Becker of
Worker’s World is a “Broad-
based community-labor group
which includes members of the
Schomburg staff and well-
known Black trade unionists,
clergy and educators..” The
organization, formed in June,
1976, sponsored various
rallies, picket lines, held
meetings, gave broadcasts,
passed out leaflets and secured
signatures in an effort of
retaliation against the
N.Y.P.L.’s hostile actions.
Their demands include a new
building in Harlem (consisting
of a cultural center, circulation
branch and archives en
compassing a need of 22-
million dollars), prompt
repairs of the present Schom
burg Center, the reinstating of
members of the staff who were
fired (with their full back pay),
expansion of the present staff,
equal treatment and funding
with Lincoln Center Library,
and that the present Board of
Trustees he expanded to in
clude persons representative of
N.Y.C.’s Black and Hispanic
communities.
From the efforts of the
Coalition and the community,
the Schomburg has presently
received only a minimum of
their demands. The Public
Works Department of
Washington D.C. has given
3.7-million dollars towards the
construction of a new building.
However that small sum (as
compared to the 22-million
needed) will only provide for a
small complex (the construc
tion of the structure is rumored
to begin around the latter part
of April).
The remaining funds needed
are being requested from the
N.Y.P.L.’s Trustees. So far
their (N.Y.P.L.’s) only action
of cooperation has been to send
plasterers and painters to the
Center to do “patch-up” jobs.
They are also presently mov
ing the contents of the
archives downtown to the
Annex 'connected with the
42nri street branch). This move
violates the expressed legal
will of Authur Schomburg,
- that the Collection remain in
the Harlem community.
In this month of celebrating
our Black roots and reviewing
our strides in this ‘land of the
free,’ remember that on
Harlem's West Side, a
landmark to our Black
heritage is screaming for its
e: ; stence. Awareness of the
disease is the first step in cur
ing and caring. Further in
formation is obtainable by
writing The Citizens Coalition
To Save The Schomburg
Center, c/o C.U.L.A. 2nd floor.
166 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C., 10010,
or by calling (212) 741-0633.
The information for this
article was provided by Mr.
Paul Williams.
Counseling Center
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not be separated from
counseling. “Counseling
should develop independence
and help the inner-being move
to a state of human being.”
Presently Joyce Lewis works
in the areas of career
development, social and some
academic counseling. Even
tually she would like to move
into personal counseling.
The specific area of health
career counseling is Ms. Ollie
Manley’s interest. A Spelman
graduate in the field of
Biology, Ms. Manley realized
the need for a counseling
service for the specific area of
pre-med. She says that the
point is to get students to
follow through with their ap
plications to medical school as
well as dentistry and
pharmacy.
For the past four years Ollie
Manley has operated the
Health Careers Office. She
works in the effort of making
students aware of the more
than 250 careers in the health
field, but admits that few
students are willing to explore
them. Her philosophy behind
her work: “I am one person, 1
can not do all things, but I can
do some things. Those things I
can do, I will do.”
In the Office of Career Plan
ning and Placement, Ms.
Bernice McDaniels is the direc
tor. Through her office
students receive valuable in
formation on the job market.
Interviews for internships and
jobs for graduating seniors are
also arranged. The Planning
and Placement Office is also
available for arranging
summer jobs for students as
well as part-time employment.
The offices of the counseling
center work in conjunction to
bring to the students of the
college worthwhile, helpful
programs. Seminars are held
periodically for students in
various majors. The purpose of
which being to emphasize job
opportunities in the fields so
that students may have some
direction in course study and
interest. Test-study sessions
are also given by the Counsel
ing Center so that students
may prepare for standarized
tests such as the GRE, MCAT >
etc.
The upcoming program to be
held by the combined Career
Planning, Counseling and
Health Careers Offices in a
Career Day is on March 10.
The overall theme for the
program is “Careers in the
1980’s - A Panoramic View of
What There Is to Be.” The day
begins at an 11:00 o’clock con
vocation with speaker Emma
Darnell. From 6-8 p.m.
seminars will be held in the
dorms with a reception follow
ing in the college center. The
divisional seminars will be
held in the following locations:
Fine Arts, McAlpin Lounge
Social Sciences, Morehouse -
James Game Room
Natural Sciences, Howard -
Harreld Game Room
Humanities, Abby Hall Game
Room
Education, Conference Room
of College Center.
(mark your calender so you can
be sure to attend!)
Take advantage of the
programs sponsored by the
Counseling Center because
they are for YOU.