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A Closer Look
African History is Black History: Part IV
Remember what happened in the Garden
o put it simply the Gar
denof Eden hadtobein
Africa. Prominent an
‘thropologists have pointed to
the Rift Valley in Kenya as
having deposits of anthropoid
remains and other primate fos
sils dated to 12 to 14 million
years ago. If it all began in
Africa can we say that all hu
mans owe their birth to Af
rica? I proudly recognize Af
rica as the birthplace of my
ancestors. Africa is truly the
Motherland!
If Africa is the Motherland,
how do we recognize her and
LETTERS
City’s fiscal woes need attention
Our television screens are
filled with commercials encour
agingustorefinanceandlower
our interest rates. Our 30-
year municipal parking deck
bonds could berefinanced and
SIOO,OOO saved. Our Civic
Center, University Hospital,
Joint Law Enforcement Cen
ter, water and seweragebonds,
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lift her up? How do we re
member her? So much has
been done to rape her and
destroy her rich history. Her
people have been oppressed
and robbed of their culture
and their land. How do we
call on our mother? How do
we heal her wounds, wipe
and public libraries could all
be refinanced. On the other
hand, administrator (George)
Kolb should also be able to fill
the vacant department head
position~ within the city.
. Studyafter study hasshown
numerous ways tocut thecosts
of government. The adminis
trator and his two deputies
Learning to live healthier lives
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Saturday, March 9
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This class is for girls ages 9-12, along
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Girls will discuss ways to successfully
“survive” these natural changes.
Growing Into Adolescence!
Saturday, March 30
10:00am-1:00pm
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along with their fathers or a male rel
ative, where they will receive infor
mation on puberty and adolescence.
Boys will learn how to “survive” the
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Tuesday, March 5
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Tuesday, April 2
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away hertearsandgiveherthe
respect shedeserves? Iwant to
suggest that we start by taking
alook at her past, present and
future. As we close this series
lam encouragingevery person
who knows that Black history
is African history, to turn their
eyestoward Africa. Read about
her past, study her present and
actively work to develop her
future.
I encourage each of us to
start our journey back home
by logging on the web site
www.transafricaforum.org.
You could also go pick up the
should not be held hostage by
thelocal micro-managersa.k.a.
the Commissioners.
lencourage everyonetocon
tact his or her commissioner
and suggest refinancing our
taxburden rather than raising
our taxes.
Davida L. Johnson
Augusta
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New African Magazine or pur
chase Chancellor Williams’
book The Destruction of Black
Civilization or Cheik Anta
Diop’s book The African Ori
gin of Civilization: Myth or
Reality. We canrespect Africa
by learning of her and telling
her story, because her story is
our story. Do you havea story
to tell about Africa?
Dr. Watkins is a sociology
professor at Augusta State
University and can be reached
at (706) 737-1735 or e-mail:
rwatkins@aug.edu.
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rize a Younger Americans Act
that would bring all segments
ofacommunity together toplan
thebest activitiesand supports
for local children and youths.
Nowmorethan ever our coun
try needs to show our children
and teens that they are part of
communities that value them
and areready to nurture them.
We can do this by providing
safe spaces beyond schools
where children and young
peoplecanbepositively engaged,
Bob Jones must change
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Jackson, who grew up in
Greenville, says the school’s
views of God resulted in “a
policy of excluding people
based upon their race.”
Consideration of blacks as
“inferior and admissable was
afault of their moral thought
and their theological outlook.
It’s not enough to change
admission policiesunless they
change their theology,” he
said.
Two years ago, the school
was thrust into the national
spotlight when George W.
Bush made a campaign stop
at the school after the New
Hampshire primary. Critics
later said Bush missed an
opportunity to question the
school’s ban on interracial
FEBRUARY 21, 2002
protected, and supported.
Positivecommunity programs
available for all children is a
key step towards this goal.
(To learn more about the
MovementandtheActtoLeave
No Child Behind and what
you can do, call 1-800-CDF
-1200 or visit
www.childrensdefense.org.)
Marian Wright Edelman is
president of the Children’s
Defense Fund (CDF), which
coordinates the Black Com
munity Crusade for Children
(BCCC). CDF’s mission is to
Leave No Child Behind.
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The school has since
dropped theinterracial dat
ing ban. ¢
“If they’ve changed ad
mission policies arid not
changed their theological
outlook, then they will try
to admit blacks to condi
tionthem, not admit blacks
to expand their view of the
humanrace,” Jackson said.
Jackson recalls that Bob
Jones students came into
black neighborhoods dur
ing his youth “to save us
religiously, but would not
save us from the humilia
tion of lack of access to
public accommodations, a
lack of the right to vote....
Theissuesof substance that
mattered, they were on the
other side of,” he said.
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