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Volume XLIV No.
Tuesday, February 14, 2005
PELMAN
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l‘OT LIGHT
Wedding bells
ring in the AUC
More and more couples are
jumping the broom early.
Jazzman’s
serves it up
New cafe unites students
through good eats and live
entertainment
WELLNESS
Veggies
Anyone?
Students eat their way to a
healthy lifestyle.
Students gather to celebrate life
ISSUE: of Coretta Scott King
NEWS
Introducing
STAC!
New campus organization bridges
gap between MIT and student body
to help with tech issues.
P2
ENTERTAINMENT
“Flavor of Love”
lacks appeal
Spotlight Arts and Entertainment
Co-Editor explores the lack of
flavor in new VH1 reality series.
P5
WELLNESS
Speiman diabetes
program going
strong
Students learn how to live a
healthy life through exercise and
improved eating habits,
decreasing the risk of diabetes.
P8
What are you doing for
Valentine’s Day?
“I’ll be at a dinner celebrating the
love of God with family and friends
in the Manley Atrium.”
Acasia Barret, sophomore,
English major/pre-med
P3
Nicole Barden
News Writer
Feb. 1, 2006, Atlanta
University Center students
honored the life and legacy of
Coretta Scott King with a can
dlelight vigil at the Martin
Luther King Jr. International
Chapel of Morehouse College.
Terricha Bradley
News Editor
Inside the dimly lit
Baldwin-Burroughs Theatre at
Speiman College, the audi
ence belonged to Cosby
Endowed Chair, Pearl Cleage,
C'71. “An Evening With
Pearl Cleage” kicked off the
"Sisterspeak and More" series
which will last from Feb. 4,
2006, until Feb. 18, 2006.
The intimate, but simple
setting consisted of a table
draped in red cloth and a
chair. “Imagine that you are
gathered around a campfire to
tell stories, that define us,
while there is still time to pass
them on,” said Cleage, who
expressed the importance of
oral traditions.
Six different experiences
were presented by Cleage,
focusing on sisterhood, vio
lence against women, the mys
teries of manhood, and recog-
King died in her sleep from
heart failure in Baja
California, Mexico on Jan. 31,
2006, at the age of 78. When
she arrived in Mexico, she was
suffering from ovarian cancer.
King had been in a weakened
state since August as a result of
a stroke and heart attack that
nition of foremothers that
paved the way for women to
make a difference.
Cleage made a connection |
with female audience mem- ■§
C
bers during her selection, “In «
the Time Before Men Came.” -2
Instances where fearless ‘s
Amazon women built cities, |
were warriors and generals, Q
and had the ability to fly, rep- s
resented the strong communi- £
ty that black women created.
Males, in particular, were
addressed in a selection from
“Mad at Miles.” Here, Cleage
spoke about jazz legend Miles
Davis and his physical vio
lence toward women.
“How can they hit us and
still be our heroes, lovers,
geniuses, and friends?” asked
Cleage as she read an excerpt
from Davis’ autobiography.
As Cleage continued with
her personal storytelling, she
left her partial
ly paralyzed.
The ceremo
ny included the
participation of
various campus
organizations
from Speiman
College,
Morehouse
College, and
„ Clark Atlanta
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z University,
g Members of
* Alpha Phi
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2 Fraternity Inc.,
Alpha Kappa
£ Alpha Sorority
and Morehouse
Sociological Association were
present among others.
Ronald Holmes, press and
publicity director for the
Morehouse Chapter of the
NAACP and event coordina
tor, explained that it was truly
a united effort.
questioned why there were
more good sisters than good
brothers.
“Most men have no idea
what women think makes a
good brother.. .we are looking
for a brother who never hits a
woman, who always listens
and who is not intimidated by
the power and magic of
women,” said Cleage.
Upon the conclusion,
Cleage wanted female atten-
“We knew something need
ed to be done on campus,” he
said, “she was a civil rights
activist in her own right.”
In little over a day, the
Student Government
Associations from each of the
three schools worked together
to plan the service.
“The media came out to see
something positive. We com
mend the media for that,” said
Holmes.
Juan Quick, second vice
president of the Morehouse
Chapter of the NAACP, high
lighted King’s goals.
“She wanted to raise funds
for the King Center, make her
husband’s birthday a national
holiday, and speak out against
injustice, especially racial
injustice,” he said.
In 1968, the Martin Luther
King Jr. Center for Nonviolent
Social Change opened with
Coretta Scott King as its
see Vigil on Pg 7 >»
dees to experience sisterhood
and togetherness. She stressed
the importance of support
from black men in the midst
of oppression.
“Violence toward black
women needs to stop, and it
begins with their support.
Whenever there is animosity
toward black men, we always
run to their defense. As
women, we already expect
their defense when there’s
violence toward us.”
Inc.,
Pearl Cleage kicks off ‘Sisterspeak’
Speiman Spotlight staffers Terricha Bradley and YetundeTyehimba pose with
Cleage during her interview.