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MILK III: Mobilize around love ethic in ’9B BAugustans gather to hear the son of Martin Luther King Jr. deliver message of unity and awareness. By Mark Oliphart AUGUSTA FOCUS Staff Writer AUGUSTA “If we are to seek solutions to our everyday problems within the African American community, we must first adopt a love ethic,” Martin Luther King 111 told a crowd of some 200 people who had assembled at the African-Ameri can Summit '9B held January 3 at Tabernacle Baptist Church. “Thisis the same philosophy my father carried in his work. Noth ing can be resolved in our com munity without it.” This was King’s second visit to the CSRA and in both visits he carried this crusade through the church pulpit, which he believes needs to be uplifted as the foun dation for the modern struggle. “Our struggle has always be gun in the church and must re main rooted within the church,” King said. But of necessity, the struggle must be carried beyond the walls of the church or temple, he added. King stressed the need to engage in dialogue on perti nent issues such as injustice, housing and economic empower ment.” Kingamused the crowd by sug gesting he was somewhat of an oddity in his family because he was not a member of the clergy. “Though my great-grandfather was aminister as were my grand father, father, uncle, cousins (in cluding Rev. Vernon King , fermer-pastor -of Spirit Creek- Baptist Church in_Hephzibah) and of course my sister, in the £ T //II.I'/I/ //(’(II'.S' (I(/(). R I RINY (‘(IIN(’ ' /(_/ < ///(‘IN/)/11..5‘ II'I.//I /11..5' lll(’.\‘.fi‘(l(/(' (// /)(’(l}‘}’; IINI./I/. (1/1(/[/Il(/(’l‘.fl'/(l)ll/l.lll/. ‘ %s year, refrace A[s sfe,b.s' n rememérancé, re//ecz’[on, ana/ recommitment. On April 3 -5, 1998, individuals of goodwill from all walks of life and all parts of the world will reconvene in Memphis to remember the man, to reflect on the message, and to recommit to the ideals which remain pivotal in our ongoing fight for individual rights. Three Ways. Three Days. April 3,4, 5, 1998 - Memphis, Tennessee To register or for more information, call The Commemorative Commission Connecting Community at 901-527-7277, or write to the CCCC at PO. Box 3050, Memphis, TN 38173-3050. info@pilgrimagememphis.org & B & X . Y . e A ¢ gy @, \ . Oy W u * B o — ). 7 t ' A | Martin Luther King Il at the African-American summit. Photo by Jimmy Carter message I bring to you, I will give an illegitimate sermon!” King urged the local African- American community to reach back to three principles of com munity traditionally embraced by our ancestors. “Our ancestors who arrived from African nations such as Senegal, Cameroon, the Ivory Coast and Ghana maintained principles of reverence for God, sharing wisdom and knowledge, and adopting a universal holistic approach to life,” says King. “If I represent anything, I stand on the shoulders of our ancestors and even my elders who had a hand in raising me.” Another urgent need for the survival of the African American community;-King says “te-what he called “saving the-child.” He believes the need for more disci Take your place among today’ leaders for speeches, symposiums, films, and ATI MEMPHIS (ity/County Beat pline of children at home is a sure way of protecting African American youth from the mod ern bondage of the criminal jus tice system. The former Fulton County (At lanta) commissioner calls the pe nal system “one of the biggest businesses existing in America” where more African American children, mostly males, end up through their adult life than in higher educational institution. “Prison warehouses our young people rather than rehabilitates them,” says King. “Last year, the state of Texas spend more than two billion dollars in build ing prisons. In Atlanta, prisons continue tobe overcrowded. Our community that was once cen tered around academic scholar ship is neweentered around peni tentiary scholarship.” music honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. While through participation and respect — and the promise to do more as individuals and as a society — we aim to achieve the ultimate dream. Equality. Parents must do their part to stem this tide, King said. “Many of our young parents aren’t parenting. Our children are raised by a culture, mainly ‘ganstarap.’ Though this doesn’t apply to all rap artists, we en zourage all of our artists in the music industry to use more posi tive lyric in their material.” King spoke affectionately of the “1960 s internet” where news traveled in the community so fast that a child who misbehaved rarely escaped detection and punishment. The values he learned as a child have enabled him to achieve what measure of success he has had. The tragedy that surrounded his famous par ents and grandparents was a source of strength for his family. “In 1968, I was only 10 years old,” says King. “I lost the most important man in my life. He didn’t live to see my age of 40, but he achieved more in his short life than most could in four life times! When I was 16, I lost my grandmother to an assassin’s bullet one Sunday morning at Ebenezer Baptist Church while playing and organ. In the midst of these tragedies, my grandfa ther Daddy King once said he refused to let anyone reduce him to hatred no matter what they did and that he loved everyone,” he said. “My grandfather later visited my grandmother’s assassin in prison. He asked the man why he killed his wife. The man re sponded saying he would kill him too once he got out of prison! My grandfather told him ‘I will be BSCLC chapter for Augusta area: Martin Luther King 111 promises to work for the establishment of a local chapter in Augusta. See page 48. - tate & U""% < < Q § o & 4,} , c‘;' Juin g B 0 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Who are You and Where are You Going? Resume Writing Made Easy How to Ace a Job Interview Downsized! Letting Go and Moving On Dealing with Layoff Survivors Syndrome for Management A Workshop for Layoff Survivors Strategic Fundraising Workshop The Healing Touch ICD-9-CM Coding Business Writing and Grammar Introduction to Media Sales FREE WORKSHOP! Too Good to Be True? 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Jones Winter 1998 | Non-credit Courses COLLEGE BOUND GRE Review SAT Review DRIVERS’ EDUCATION MUSIC Music During the American Civil War Simplifying the Symphony “Piano Magic” Play by Ear Workshop CREATIVITY Porcelain Doll Creations Making Antique Lace Pillows Stained Glass Lamps from “Found” Objects LITERARY ART & HISTORY Mother-Daughter Book Discussion Civil War Reconstruction Symposium ~ Creative Writing Journey of the Mind The Art of Plainspeak ENRICHMENT Calligraphy i Creative Scrapbooks CULINARY ART Make Hors d’Oeuvres With Heinz Chardonnay and Merlot, A Study of Wine Styles German Desserts ART LOVERS Art Lovers Trip to the Splendors of Versailles Exhibit in Jackson, MS SPORTS Golf] Recreational Boxing . Bicycle Maintenance ; Race Walking Aquacise AUGUSTA FOCUS JANUARY 8, 1998 praying for you.’ So from these experiences, I had to learn how to love because we’re all God’s children,” King said. Blacks must be more attentive to economic issues, King urged. African Americans spend ap proximately SSOO billion annu ally, but it is major corporations such as Coca Cola and Nike that profit most. Georgia House Bill 99, affir mative action legislation, the education voucher system, the need for more dialogu= on repa retions, and cultural diversity were among other issues ad dressed by King during the sum mit. Most of these are expected to be among the items on the agenda during his inaugural term as president of the SCLC. Brian Wilson Sr., president of the CSRA African American As sociation, stressed the impor tance of King’s visit. “We believe that bringing young leaders such as Martin Luther King 111 or dJesse Jackson Jr. would give our endeavors the push they need,” Wilson said. “We wanted ayoung leader of national prominence who could gear toward the 18 to 40 years of age who are trendsettersin our community.” King assumes office as presi dent of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference on Wednesday, January 15, his father’s birthday. 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