16 Retriever, March 12, 1979 a"lack women divided by racism and sexism By Jeff Jones their own heroines and standard must build autonomous institu bearers. In Russell's version of tions; 2) "Defense of the Black The black woman is caught in a history, Margaret Mead would be family is key to our survival and double bind suffering the conse far less important than Ida B. growth"; and 3) B'lack women quences of racism and sexism. Wells, who, along with Rosa must infuse their perspective into Michele Russell, black feminist Parks, Fannie Lou Hamer, Ella women's studies programs. activist and writer impressed Baker, and Gloria Richardson Black women face genocide on some 80 individuals at UMBC should be central figures for a~ every front, so "you have to have March 2 of the real need for a understanding of the modern a multi-level strategy," she said, strong consciousness not divided women's movement. and Black women have to by the issues of race and sex but Russell, when asked which was transfer anger into power pro strengthened by them. worse, racism or sexism, said "I grammatically as well as in She began by noting the think they're both shitty." dividually. "What we don't have qualitative difference between She sees three main things that the luxury to do is define people the experiences of white women need to be done. 1) Black women out of the struggle." and of Black women in their rela tionships to production and reproduction in our society. Much House committee cuts budget of this is due, she believes, to the "colonial division in the heart of By Mary K. TilRhman ance of $300 for each 1977' the capitalist setting." As a result The House Appropriations Pontiac model would bring the of forced material underdevelop Committee has made the first in price for each car down to ment, Black women have histori what could be a long list of $6.700 each. cally had a relatively higher deletions to the UMBC budget. "There is no need for a degree of class consciousness Three "relatively minor" special police car package on than white women. Quick to point cuts were made last Friday in campus cars inasmuch as this out that Black women are not the . Annapolis. including the dele consists of a four-barrel carbur so-called. "vanguard" of the tion of the salary for an etor. heavy duty shock absorb women's movement, Russell additional mail carrier; a cut in ers and larger tires. Intermed does contend that politically con the funds for police cars and iate sedans will perform scious Black women have been delivery trucks. and a reduction adequately," they said. ahead of white women on in the merit pay raises for "Intermediate sedans" political questions involving classified staff. cost ' $4,600 with a trade-in of radical change for some time Delegates serving on the $500. now. committee suggested the uni Also cut from the budget People who write history date versity use students to heln were two three-quarter ton and structure it according to deliv~r campus mail. . trucks costing $4,550 each. their own perspectives, she says, The costs and trade-in allow General administration funds and part of the struggle of Black ances for police cars also were cut $17,819. women is for them to write concerned delegates. The bud The budget must also be history according to their own get included requests for two passed by the full House of Michele Russell - Black feminist and author struggles and needs. Black cars, costing $7,000 each and Delegates Senate Appropria women must begin to insist on would include the "police tions Committee and the Sen package." The trade-in allow- ate.
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