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VOLUME1 NUMBER9 SEPTEMBER1972 15 CENTS BLACKEDUCATION-NO LIBERATION WITHOUT IT!! It is clear that the educational the world. Black education must systems we are faced with throughout stress the importance of land , which the world do not operate in our in­ is the basis of everything, for the terest. So what must be developed is a development of our people. Black Educational Process. An Our education must constantly educational process that will become point out the evils of capitalist a tool for our liberation. We as a economics for the masses of our people must develop educational people. At the same time it must institutions and processes in our own reinforce the need for economics image from the cradle to the grave. based on (1) central planning, (2) Black education must teach us, diversified agriculture , (3) integrated among other things, who we are-that industry and (4) collective ownership is, we are an African people; that we of the means of production. are inseparably linked by our com­ Our education rnust give us the mon heritage and our common op­ skills to become self reliant as a 'pression no matter where we are in people. We must have the skills the world. needed to provide food, clothing and Black education must clearly shelter. We must develop skills in outline certain objectives for us as a medicine, communications, political Mauminina Furaha, gives inspiring instruction to African Free School people. We must understand the (Continued on page 7) students. necessity of controlling our own destiny in order that our fullest WNJR IN HANDS OF RACISTSJI rolley, from virg1ma, has been potential as Black human beings can Last week a new management of organizations aimed at bringing brought in to beat all the bad niggers be reached. radio station WNJR, which falsely education and inspiration into the into submission. In other words white Our education must point out the claims itself to be "the black sound", black and puerto rican community folks and their colored boys have necessity of having a free and unified ordered all community programming have been cut off. grown frightened of the strong Africa to serve as a liberating force off the air! This means that all the Why? Because the new station broadcasting coming thru the com- - (land base l for our people throughout programs sponsored by community manager , a white boy named bill (Continues on Page 8) FEATURES 2nd C.A.P. ASSEMBLY HELD IN SAN DIEGO ChildrenEscape Death Page2 RotatingBoard of Ed.Meetings Page2 ••• KAZI PROVES TO BE THE BLACKEST OF ALLI . N.J.Black Assembly Election Page3 By Simba Nyamavu BlackIndependent School Page4 The 2nd lnternatiorltll Biennial the development of the Black Nation. points of the African Libel'ation CAPInternational Assembly Page5 Assembly of The Congress of African The Congress opened on Thursday, Struggle. He said that Africans living OlympicCracker~ Retaliate Page6 Peoples was held over the long Labor August 31st, with registration and in America are welcome to the FBIArrest Max Stanford Page6 Day Weekend in San Diego, staff meetings. The major press African continent "as long as they are PharoahSanders Page6 California. Over 1,000 Pan African conference, also held on Thursday, serious about African Liberation." He Listento ThePeople Page7 Nationalists from around the world featured noted Pan Africanist Author, also said that Black people are, Criteriafor BlackInstitutions Page7 attended the conference which had as C.L.R. James, along with the CAP "f undamentally different in their WNJRRacist Controlled Page8 its theme "Kazi is The Blackest of Executive Council which included attitude to the American system than RAISEEditorial by lmamuBaraka Page8 All." Kazi is Swahili for work-Work Imamu Baraka, Imamu Sukuma (of they were 15 years ago. They no is the Blackest of All. And the theme NIA, San Diego), and Heyward longer accept the position of subor­ areas, to see if they could be was carried out with delegates par­ Henry, former chairman of CAP. At dination to white people." duplicated in other places, and finally ticipating in actual work sessions this press conference, Dr. James On Friday, Dr. James was the to see if those institutions could be which would have a heavy impact on addressed himself to many specific convention's keynote speaker, calling linked up. These work councils met on Osageyfo Kwame Nkrumah one of the Saturday and Sunday with concrete re­ greatest men of the twentieth cen­ solutions to rate those areas most tury, for setting in motion the whole beneficial to the Black Nation. "IT TOOKA The Saturday speeches were international in scope, with BLACKNEWSPAPER Brother Philip Maddy representing TO MEETTHE NEEDS OF the Democratic Party of Guinea and THEBLACK COMMUNITY" Esias Zhuwarara representing FROLIZI (Front for the Liberation of African Independence movement Zimbabwe JAZZ ones are being built. (WHY????) AND BLUES RECORDS afford tositback and let our children 's on the floor. CARTRIDGES FOR CAR & HOME minds decay . As Imamu Bar aka The following morning a press The incident of a classroom ceiling PHONOGRAPHS - RADIOS • NEEDLES teaches, "The minds of the people are conference , headed by Newark Board collapsing is a very serious problem. the most important factor of any of Education president , Charles Bell If school was in session, the daily TITLE I FUNDS movement , without them you can The most urgent need in the have nothing else ." NewArk Educational System is new schools. At this point, the demand for funds is a vital necessity. But with BLACKBANK · "Bug'em" Nixon wasting billions of dollars searching for moon rocks, INNEWARK helping to enslave and murder The Progressive Bank is a black thousands of Africans in South Africa bank created to fulfill the needs of the for "white profits," while so-called Black and minority communities . The "negro" leaders can even raise demand for such a bank is essential $200,000 to re-elect him, jet funds because the present existing banks do requested for educational purposes not provide sufficient services for the in NewArk get cut. A good example Black and minority communities. is the Title I Program in NewArk. White banks take our money and Following Mayor Gibson's endorse­ invest it it white development in their ment of McGovern at the Miami communities. Our hard earned Marcus Garvey, custodian cautiously steps through fallen ceiling. Democratic Convention, Nixon quickly dollars are used ·to build houses, shopping malls, schools, for white folks. })..black bank can bring a stop to "ROTATING"BOARD of EDUCATIONMEETINGS SEEK TO DIMINISHBLACK CONTROL that. If it is controlled by the African man, & does not become a futile exercise in "Black Capitalism." A decision to have "rotating" decision to have rotating board But changing the sites to white Board of Education meetings meetings was "unjustified." "The community's will not diminish black Presently the Progressive Bank is throughout the city , rather than at the decision was voted on without the peoples desire to control the in organization and the date of its downtown Board of Education consent of the community." Also it education of their own children. opening has not been determined yet. Building during School year (1972-73) was stated that the meeting sites are Putting meetings in Imperiale It's location will be on the corner of was passed by a 6-2 vote, July 25th by indiscriminately located. 80% of Territory will mean simply that there Clinton and Hawthorne Avenues in its board members . NewArk public school enrollment is will be more conflicts and con­ the building once occupied by the Charles Bell, Board of Education Black, yet 42% of the meetings sites frontations as reactionary whites Bank of Commerce. president, proposed the idea of having are scheduled in the white com­ aided by reactionary Board of The bank will be a community rotating board meetings. "It 's pur­ munity. Education members try to turn back "'Qank. It's ownership will be by the the clock. community; with stocks to soon go on pose," as Bell. states , "seeks to Teacher Contracts: bring the meetings to the com­ Black Power means power in the sale at $5 a share. Within ninety days Although the planning of the hands of Black People to improve our after the shares go on sale, 1-1/2 munity. " However under closer teachers contracts are already in lives. On a Board of Education in million dollars of shares are to be analysis we wonder just what organization, the actual time of which Black faces dominate why are sold. people he's talking about? Charles contract negotiation begins in they moving to diminis'.. the power of The idea of establishing a black Bell, if one remembers, is November and continues until the Black Commumty? Unc.ler whose community bank began two years ago the same "brother" who did January. It is interesting to note that the weak knee under teacher's Union orders are ~·,rh negroes in backward by the Board of Directors of Medic all Board of Education meetings are mntic ' pressure during the teachers union scheduled in white neighborhoods Enterprises: Dr. Eleby Washington, strike in 1971. during this contract negotiation C. Theodore Pinckey, Halevey [jJ,.escription period. On this issue, Adhimu Chunga " DIDWE FORGET Simmons and Elvin Austin, are the comments, "I feel that it is very current Board of Directors of the H. RAPBROWN?" Bank in progress. 8ervice important that the Black comm unity have an input in the contracts. The quality of Black students future FLOYD C . 8CARTER, JR .. R.P. depends upon the Black community NATHANIEL S . CARTER. R.P. voice in it today." 481 Central Ave. 301Clinton Ave. East Orange & NewArk It seems obvious that there must 248-8989 676-0880 be collusion between the majority of The meetings are scheduled to Board of Education members, most of begin September 25th and to continue whom answer to city halls vagaries, the fourth Tuesday of each month and the teachers union , which is the throughout the year, unless officially vehicle to continuing white suburban changed by Board actions. The control over the NewArk school Secretary is directed to give official system, in having set up such a ob­ notice ten (10) days before each vious weakening of Black and Puerto scheduled meeting. Rican input into the education process The two opposing votes on the here in NewArk. Page 3 September, 1972 BLACK NEW ARK

I SIASI:. POLITICS-INTHE NATION I I I I I . N.J. REPRESENTATIVES TONATIONAL BLACK ASSEMBLY by Sultani Elimu · ~ County representatives from National Black Political Convention all over New Jersey met in New­ preparations for the National Bla~k a rk August 5th to select 13 Assembly input into the Democratic members to the on-going National National Convention and the issuance Assembly Structure from the Gary of the National Black Agenda as an Black Political Convention held in official document on May 19, 1972 March 1972. Each county was entitled (The birthday of Malcolm X ). The to select a proportionate number of need for state-wide voter registration repr esent a tiv es bas ed upon the in Black communities was also em­ amount of Black population in their phasized and an effort to coordinate repr esent a tiv e county groupings. this activity is in progress . Informa tion about the election was The elections to the Black mailed to a thousand representativ es Assembly cam e next and proved to be and delegat es from the New Jerse y quite interesting . Much was said Black Political Convention, Gary about the absence of Black elected National Black Political Convention, officials and their general low level of Ea stern Regional Congress of African participation in community activities . P eopl e, community organizations , Emphasis was placed on electing activists , and all Black Elected Of­ representative people who will func­ ficials in New J erse y. Also two ads tion. Following below are the election were placed in a state - wide daily results to the National Black newspaper prior to the meeting . Assembly in New Jersey. • Note that The meeting covered agenda items CG #1 had to hold elections later than regarding activities since the Gary New Jersey's newly elected members of the National Black Assembly. August 21st in their own county caucas because of lack of IEDUCATION I RAMONEMETERIO BETANCES PRE-SCHOOL Touch&Sew The Newark public schools' failure from the horrible chains of slavery, to sewing machine to educate Puerto Rican children give his people their identity . caused members of OYE, Inc. (a In stating the school's objective plus cabinet Pu erto , Rican community Robles adds , " Our pre -school is going reg. 349.95NOW$ 297 .00 organization ) lo establish the Ramon lo follow Betances teaching as a vital Emeterio Betances Pre -School. principle . Taking his heroic existence Located at 54 Spruce Street , the as our model of action . We are going purpose of the school is to provide a to fight a great battle to restore in our true Puerto Rican experience to children , oppressed by the unjust Puerto Rican children growing up in system which prevails in NewArk, the American society . Many their self image as valuable human Everything the experienced sewer could Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere problems emerge in Puerto Ricans beings with dignity and honor." wa nt. Singe r' exclusive fro nt drop- in during the early years of their The Puerto Rican community push-button bobbin, slant needle, hori­ The true success of Ujamaa (co­ zontal spool. sofl touch fabric-feed childhood due to the influence of the weapon is education with its roots system. Even free instruction. The Pace­ oper at ive economics ) in daily American society . The loss of one's being profoundity and determination sell er cabinet is made of fine hardwoods Wllh ric h, walnu t venee rs pract ice as the lifestyle of the people cultural identity is usually the results, in their great culture , their history , and finished on all sides - An llab l• &I Sin ge, Se wing Cent.,, n can be seen to ever more growing andp1rt.lcl11allng1pp,ovaddule 11 w, unless one's identity is restored their values, and their philosophy of l'lavt a Cred1I Pl1n

INTERNATIONALNEWS. BE AN AFRICAN AGAINI OLYMPICCRACKERS RETALIATE ..II LOOKAFRICAN , , • THINKAFRICAN! By Kicking Vince Matthews and commanaos. Matthews and Collet world, and not as "Ame~_ican SHOPAT Wayne Collett out of the Olympics, for didn't respect the white boys flag. Negroes" happy massa let 'umJig~le "unforgivable conduct," is standing But Matthew had to climb over locked and giggle under under the red white casually on the winners stand during fences to even practice . Not even the and blue. Later , for the red white NYll1BAYAUJAMAA the American National Anthem, the humanity of a gym was ever ex­ and blue. What has it ever meant for ( House of Cooperative Economics) racist International Olympic com­ tended by our colorless friends us except pain , slavery , at its best, mitte demonstrated that it'll be a long toward Bro. Matthews , while he hypocrisy and liberal bs?? S? time before white folks forgive Pan trained to be a winner! The white boy somebody didn't pop to attentI~n 55 SPRINGFIELD AVE. African Unity and World Africans for doesn't yet understand that bloods when that backward piece of music NEWARK, N.J. kicking racist Rhodesia out of the the star scrambled banner, played! when they move in these so "Jewelry - Incenses - Records - Olympics. The committee talked called "American" competitive Why should anyone pop to attention worse about Matthew and Collet than circles are moving to be men and but fools and klansmen? These Dashikis" they talked about the palestinian women under the sun, for all the brothers were neither. Books by Sekou Toure' , Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, Ima mu Baraka, "The purpose of education is to Edward Blyden, Marcus Garvey and other BLACKMUSIC FBI ARREST. Pan Africanist Writers prepare young people to live in an~ MAX STANFORD to serve the society, 11nd to tr11nsm,t the knowledge, skills, imd v11lues Brother Max Stanford is a pose of capitalism, so in revolutionary nationalist who has long been in­ 1111dattitudes of the society." Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere Africa our revolutionary African volved in the struggle. From the early Press must present and carry for­ 60's as a SNCC (Student Nonviolent ward our revolutionary purpose. This Coordinating Committee) member to THE AFRICAN PRESS the late 60's as a ,RAM (Revolutionary "The truly African revolutionary is to establish a progressive political and economic system upon our Action Movement) member, Brother Press does not exist merely for the continent that will free men from Stanford was always committed to purpose of enriching its prop~ietors _or want and every form of injustice, and revolutionary change for Black entertaining its readers. It 1s an in­ enable them to work out their social people. But because he was a highly tegral part of our society, with which conscious brother, a prolific writer of its purposes are in consonance. Just and cultural destinies in peace and at guerilla warfare tactics and a com­ as in the capitalist countries the Press ease." munity organizer, his influence was represents and carries out the pur- . . Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah beginn'ing to reach the minds of too AFRICAN WEDDING many blacks. Some of his recent By Muminina Akiba · nation. The house has to have a strong writings have appeared in Black foundation . "For it is by love that we PHAROAHSANDERS Scholar Magazine. The FBI began African weddings here in the West begin to build our house, by faith that chasing Brother Stanford during 1968 are joyous occasions not only because Pharoah Sanders of Little Rock, it is sustained, by work that it is when he was associated with RAM. they show that the nation is growing, Arkansas. became famous for strenghtened and reinforced, and by One of the ~harges the white media but that our political consciousness is releasing his unique vibrations of growing as well. Marriage represents endurance that it brings us real and contemporary jazz-African harmonic have labeled on him is that he allegedly plotted to kill Roy Wilkins, a committment to building the nation lasting happiness." ( from the sounding music about 10 years ago in because two people united and two Kawaida wedding ceremony). New York. He is a fantastic musician. Whitney Young, and various other "moderate Negro leaders". We families are joined together. The At the Committee for Unified Initially known for playing the tenor African always saw marriage as saxophone, he now plays a variety of wonder why Roy Wilkins was not NewArk, we have a Kawaida another step in life because additional ( tradition and reason) housing other instruments-soprano responsibilities had to be taken. Our saxophone, bells and percussion, alto MAI STANFORD ceremony (wedding) that is per­ consciousness of ourselves as an formed by our priest, Imamu Amiri flute, koto, brass bell, bailophone, African people is another step cow horn, fifes, etc. The height of his Baraka. This sacred ceremony is an MUSTBE . FREE! towards our eventual liberation. important event in our family and music is a point of wild agony or joy, The house (a man and his wife) is mad moans , screams, yells of life, in nation. It should mean that two arrested when he justified the killings the basis of all community life. As constant change . Pharoah's music is Africans of revolutionary con­ of brothers in South Africa by United Imamu Baraka points out, "The an extension and blend of the great sciousness are coming together. In States corporations? This was a house is the smallest example of how master musician-John Coltrane. His the African tradition, the housing of a the nation works ." Whatever many years of playing with Coltrane threat to the entire Afrikan race-in brother and sister is a time of joy and relationships are formed in the influenced him to generate the fact, it was past being threatening ... seriousness, it is a time of respon­ house/home are the same relation­ vibrations he plays today. Music is a it was murder. sibility and development, it is a time spiritual thing to him. He tries to feel Anyway, on Saturday evening, ships that take place in the nation. It of singing, dancing and happiness. All the East, as an oriental/ Afrikan man. September 2nd, the FBI busted is important that the house is formed of the community can collectively His music is heavy. It will take you Brother Stanford on the outside of San with serious intentions to build and participate and witness with us the away, leaving you breathless saying Diego High School while the CAP develop the nation because without establishing of a house-the building of . "Come Back Pharoah"! New York City and institutions . words of Mao Tse Tung, "Knowledge Brother Jitu Weusi, director of The begins with practice , and theoretical East & The Uhuru Sasa School in knowledge is acquired through Brooklyn . Bill'S PRESS-RITE practice and then must return to The five-day assembly resulted in CLOTHING CENTER practice ." If a person is to be trained as a teacher then a necessary part of a conclusion of resolutions. The 634 High St. education resolutions are criteria for NewArk , N.J. his training must be involvement in a implementing and checking Black 623·0851 real teaching situation. If a person is The finest in knit & leather to be trained as a printer he must be institutions. The concluding education slacks, shirts, etc. resolutions are listed below and are given the theory and then made to "EDUCATION AS A realistic and practical for the deal with the practical application of SOCIAL TOOL" development of Black institutions: BLACK EDUCATION that theory . We must avoid (Continued from page 1) developing pseudo-revolutionary Education for Black people must 1. That the Congress of African organization and defense. intellectuals. The people we develop be viewed as a means of acquiring Peoples' Education Work Council Our education must develop from cannot close themselves in ivory skills, and the ability to create for establish a coordinating center for our struggle to be free. It must towers seeking pure solutions to ourselv es the world we need! collecting · and disseminating all necessarily reflect the objectives and volatile problems. They must be able However, we must also turn in the relevant educational information. direction of education to provide us skills needed for revolution. Our to involve themselves in the everyday with a Value System that will guide A. That this elected council of twelve education out of necessity must situations of our people. By stressing and teach us the ways of a self­ ( 12) members develop a· Cen­ prepare us to deal in a concrete practice as a key element in learning determining and self-respectful tralized system for collecting and manner with our oppressors. we will move towards the develop­ people; that is our schools must be disseminating information about Our educational process must ment of people capable of developing more than just academic buildings , sources of funding and methods of develop people whose standards and a new African world. -Owusu Sadaukai they must be homes that have a social obtaining funds for independent and moral responsibility to our Black institutions; research and LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE I I children. This is one major reason provide information about state and federal laws and programs­ QUESTION: What do you see as the Michael Braddick, 1964 Weequahic High why we must consider the need for a problem with the Newark Educational Graduate: "There is no - 12 month school year. these so that independent Black System? order in the classrooms If we look at and study closely educational instit utions can learn and teachers have no what happens to our children in the to use all funding sourc es to Curtis Jackson, Vice-President of Scudder interest in the students ... summer months that schools are out develop self reliance . Homes Tenants 11"1"" · - , learning; such as the of session, we will find out that this is Association: "T he \ case at WeequahicHigh when our children are most likely to teachers are not today, unlike in '64 when fall into bad social habits because of QUICK dedicated teachers and I was there." burglar alarm are not sensitive to the our political , economic, and social student's needs." Obdulia Jimenez of Elizabeth Avenue: conditions , as an oppressed people we INSTALLATION "We can't relate to the are not provided with the time, white teachers . Black money, nor the opportunity to work & REPAIRS and Puerto Rican with our children the way we desire teachers should be put Barbara Jones, 1972 and really need to. Therefore we Home or Commercial Use in the schools to teach for info call 623-0851 or 622-0894 Graduate: " Th e either send our children to the south, teachers are just our people." or they take to the streets where they B. That this council set guidelines for looking . for their pay find more drugs than guidance and parent educat ion programs in the checks and nothing more sexual play than they are community. else." William Brown, Asst Superintendent of prepared to take the responsibility Elementary School in for. C. Further, that the Council develop a NewArk: "The problem We must create alternative standard curriculum emphasizing is teacher-performance. situations for ourselves using all relevant science courses that will Most teac hers are Barry Gray, 1967 Westsi de means available to us and schools are concentrate on skills development certified, but are not and the incorporation of field work Graduate: "The whole qualified to teach certainly institutions that can begin to system is messed up. be used in their proper perspective in as a standard part of the anybody's children." curriculum . When I got to college; saving and developing the lives of our everybody was ahead of children. There is no reason why we 2. That there be a 5-7 day Education me due to my inferior Congress sponsored by: can 't develope a winter and summer educational "NEO COLONIALISMis when Black curriculum that will be able to deal A. CAP Education Council, b. background." Council of Independent Black In­ faces "take over" but white power with our academic as well as remains" recreational needs. Why not a heavy stitutions, c. Pan African Federation. emphasis placed on study in the To be spring of 1973. winter and a light curric ulum based 3. That all independent Black You're In Good Hands All The Way Make on travel, practical applicatio n, and education institutions seek com­ recreation in the summer? munity programming time on local ACAPULCO Reservations I If we begin to see our schools as radio stations to advertise their NASSAU institutions with a responsibility to school. Also use of printed our needs as a community and begin propaganda, films , slides . BERMUDA to deal with schools from that un­ 4. That the Council establish a criteria JAMAICA .derstanding , we will have ta ken one for eval uating independent black step in becoming self-determining . education institutions and that MONTEGOBAY NEAL11c. As Imamu Amiri Baraka points these areas be cc;msidered: & Anywherein the World out, "Education is the root of a. Purpose Phone NOW development, it is also defense ." b. Goverance 923-2208 c. Staff Mamie L. Neal President New Jersey's l. Read Raise Race Rays Raze by d. Students 410 Chancellor Ave. Most Experienced Imarnu Amiri Baraka, 'E assay on e. Finances NewArk, N.J. 07102 Agency Black Woman.' f. Idelogical Consistency (Are September, 1972 Page 8 BLACK NEW ARK records and commercials must be RAISE I I aired. Our community has broader In America, there is about to WNJR-RACIST CONTROLLED! (Continued from page 1) interests than 40 rock records and begin, in earnest , a period of distinct munity programs, especially as rolley (who it turns out is singer Melba beer commercials. repression and reaction. It has been admitted, the Committee for Unified Moore's backward brother) and We are also requesting that all fizzling along for some time, but with Newark's Black New Ark which came board member frank hubert a negro advertisers who have the best interest the apparent election of Richard the on every monday evening. But the from Jivingston as his smoke-screens . of the black and puerto rican com­ First, and the apparent crushing programs put on by new well, a drug In several meetings among com- munity at heart withdraw their ad­ defeat of the once radlib now shyly program, latin time, sponsored by munity organizations strategy has vertising from wnjr until such time as conservative McG, this will be the OYE, a puerto rican cultural been worked out to resist this attempt they restore community program­ white folks' mandate to veer as far to organization, Afro-American- African at restoring colonialism, in newark ming and begin to change the the right , as they can. I can see slick Free School, ONE, Polico, Green radio. Not only must community program format. We must throw back dick saying, "Right On", and Power, Action Now, UCC, have all -radio be restored , but a new format the first wave of new colonialism. meaning it from his heart! been cut off. Rolley has gone so far as for wnjr, in which other kinds of Rolley must go back to virginia! This trend is already visible if you to even cut off the Mayor's Report and programming besides those 40 rock Community radio must be restored! noticed. Two years ago, the Elks, and the programs of Councilman James imw'~M". Moose business of discriminating and Westbrooks. Anything bringing against colored peepas would have actual information into the com­ been shuttled under the floor to keep it munity is threatening to the reign of from leaking , now dick & co., white authored ignorance. say ,"hey, what the hell , its all right , But the community will not just sit it's America and everythtng .. . The back and let this new ku kluxer get elks , the moose they don't mean away with this . Even tho he uses nuthin bad , you gotta be white negroes like ass. white man charles christian and all that , what about it? " green his charlie mccarthy wind up Also, dick on the buses. A while ago toy, a princeton shaped negro this wd've been coold. Rad lib style , •.,. ,;.,,.,~, "moderator" to make community Community representatives holds a press conference in protest for community the y wd keep the essential input more moderate, Elliot Moore separateness , but wd front off like programs being taken off WNJR. From L to R is Robert Nixon of The NewArk School, Bernie Moore of The Mayor speaks, Imamu Baraka of Black NewArk, things were changing. But any real RAISE •.• Continues change brothers and sisters came Joe White, UCC, Rev. Ralph Grant, Action Now; Speck Hicks, of The New Well and Jim Nance, of Afro-American Policemen Association. from us as we change Shanker's Chancres, to maintain psychologically , in response to white control of Black children's education. RAISE • •. Continues , power , but moreso , in response to our Stokeley Carmichael in his book, classic "integration" fakery ! would be repression be merely a "Stokeley Speaks" maintains that But our address to this whitelash further inspiration for our in­ local black control of institutions in must be to get our operations tighter, ternational movement to liberate our community political, educational, to unify, on as many levels as we ourselves. Whether it is against the economic, institutions ... is one basic practically can. Basically ,' to con­ portugeuese or WNJR. Against nod­ step · in building that practical black solidate(From the year of movement ding niggers or neo-colonialized knee­ power which is the distinguishing we move to the Year of Consolidation, grows. Against any enemy of African characteristic of revolutionary Mwaka ya Uanguisha.) To bring development & progress. Pamoja nationalism , and its inter-national together and tighten. And let the tutashinda. application , PanAfricanism. Without control of the institutions which shape our children's lives it is futile for us to talk about Africa, because our SPECIALSCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM children will be talking about Europe! Come out of vietnam??? When lmamu Baraka Nixon wins he might send them poor for the NEWARK COMMUNITY own potential and history , then we chumps to invade somewhere else. offeredby force change in the world . The sixties, And if American corporations don't was a time of rising black con­ stop supporting the illegal white sciousness , and so real change was minority _governments and settler TheBLACK STUDIES CENTER made. But now, the white boy has colonies oppressing black people sensed what he thinks is a static point in Africa, American soldiers one of of Black movement , so he is trying to day soon might wind up there. SetonHall University ease back to his original bad breath, & And then the revolution, any­ co.But we must not allow ourselves to where and everywhere Africans GUS HENNINGBURG director of the Greater NewArk Urban Coalition and recognized become static , unchanging, in our live, is supposed to · get on in political .activ ist, will teach the course Politics and Public Policy which deals with the effect earnest! That revolution being World that political machines and politicians have had on the Black Community with particula, approach to the struggle because emphasis on NewArk. when we do, repression will set in for African Liberation. real. GIL NOBLE host commentator of Like It Is and newcaster for WABC-TV will teach Mass In NewArk this repression can be Sales & Service Communication. From the Black perspective the history of newspapers, radio, and television will be presented and their influence on Black and white people. seen manifesting very obviously. 1st, in the attempts by lowlife crackers at CURTISTV/RECORDS AMEKA MWABUOKU a Nigerian scholar in music and culture of Africa will teach the course WNJR to rip off community Black Music . This course gives a complete understanding of African music and culture of televisions - color I b & w Africa compares the music and culture of Africa with that of the Western world . . programming . They are apalled at records - tapes - radios the Blackness of the NewArk com­ DR: ELWOOD. DUNN is a Liberian scholar who is an expert in the history of International munity, and feel the communications 283-1/2 Clinton Ave., NewArk pol1t1csof Africa. He will teach History of Modern Africa which 1s basic and necessary to are too heavy. So they are moving understand all that 1s happening in Africa today. against the sources. Black NewArk, The busing issue is a sign of JEANETIE CASCONE, teacher and researcher of Black History, will teach Survey of Black of course, is what they aimed at, but backlash, Dick coming out saying Studies which gives a broad view of the Black experience in the U.S. It's an excellent course as we say, when the frankenstein naw we dont want to bring no niggers for teachers and people involved in community work. over here with our Iii white Hitlers come, all bloods die unless they For more information call: BLACK STUDIES CENTER OFFICE 732-9000 fight! So all the community and Lucretia Bor~ias. AND programs got ripped off! WHILE, FINALLY, WE DO NOT Reg1strat1onwill be 1nthe Black Studies Center Office BELIEVE Black education is helped In addition, the so called SEPTEMBER 5 through 15 "rotation" of board of education by busing, only by Black control of the SETON HALL UNIVERSITY meetings into white communities, educational process, the curriculum SOUTH ORANGE AVE. especially during the period of board and finance of the schools in black SOUTH ORANGE, N. J. of education-teacher union contract communities, we believe that only a This 1s a special otter .. negotiations. Which means folks in sense of a steep rightward move wd take advantage of it . high places intend for the newark allow trickin nixon to make an open come and apply . teachers union, which we call statement so far removed from