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VOL. 3 - NO. 6 ©Black Perspective LEHMAN COLLEGE, BRONX, N. Y. ~;l32 MAY 22, 1973 Lennox Hinds: SEEi(: BODY AND SOUL YoM h(IJl)el!ttperi'tnpo.~ed aii ad­ ideals and the baniers embodioo List; the SEEK Honor Holl {3.0 We 'ith.ePeople ditional "S" over the S-E-E-K o-f within the practice of freedom aver.age orbetter within the last SEEK. Originally ~landing for in relating a physical desire he year); Outstanding Contr~bution At the recent S.E.E.K. Honors and· Awards Day pro­ the Searck for Education, Ele-i;a­ had as a child to croos Third to S.ElEK Program and C-0mmun~ gram held on 'ivlo.y 16, 1973, on.~ of the gu-e::itspeakers was tion Uhtd Knowledge, it now Avenue and check out the neigh­ icy; and Special nerognitlon for Mr. Lennox Rinds, Associate Director of National Confer­ stmuls for the Search and Secur­ boring Italian di~trict, hut the ing of Education, Elevation and fear he had of doing so. He ence o.f Black Lawyers. knowledge. stated that such a fear still ex­ Mr. Hinds started by stating ar.d those who are oppressed. the present movements are not -John, Pi1att, ists on a spiritual level in our The system must change or I Direc;toi' of SEEK minds as we peruse the painted 1bencfitting Blac:k people. He fe?.ls will be no more." He said, "T.1ere that they are not organ:zed to veil, obse:-v!ng stere-otyplcally is an 'historical mjssion of 1ca·d­ .pow~r.ful and/or frightening im­ meet the needs of the masses. crship to ·fulfill. When t:hc masses agP.s oh the other side. Our a,bil­ He said, ''Present organl:z:ations erupt t:,ere are three choice8 as ity to maneuver in society will ·al'e alienated from the people." leaders in this society, only come when we have the The l'evolutionary, nationalistic, l. stand and jeer on the side­ ..and culturaJ nationalistic move­ lines. courage to lift the veil and see things as they aTe. We see ments do not fulfill the vacuum 2. become the new government must our oppressors and realize the :which is created ·by an oppr-es· af Toms and slop it, equality of our potential as a sive society. It takes more t:1·an 3. get to the front and lead i't." people to challenge and compete rhetoric and .i redefining of The brother was quite clear in Black history to give us the jus­ ~ith the former·. In knowledge tice that Is ours. :)!Jr. Hinds of what lies beyon-d the ,>:iel stn~ssed the fact that · "real comes resolution of fear· and fear pc:,w~r Js taking over- City Hall tactics; attainment of power ·and not sim;>ly the election of through po~itive interaetton with Black Mayors. "The power js se1f and those similar to self the .action of people behind him:•· (•brothers and- sisters). We must T:1e right co,urse of action is in achieve and maintain the abili­ Qur fighting for commu;iity con· ties to create, challenge and Vol and "to have an a1>proach control for !;elf; thus yielding .whir:h is s_cienUfic and not ran­ freedom. atibility botwel:.'n the two." ,second Annual SEEK Honors and of Higher l!:ducation ·to be taken by Rockerfellian delegates o.f the Aw.ards Day, which took pJaoe state. Following this explanation, May 16 in the Gillet Auditorium. BSU as Number Two; Freedom through Knowledge of Lief saluted the honor studenu;. Angel Dom.i.nguez seld' and environment her-.ame the varied acbievement.s. In addition, 'CASA. Bags Ba·sket i;ophere for the program. honors in the form of plaques By GIi, MATTHEWS, The opening cerernony con­ firs led 65·55. With three minutes were bestow<::d upon Diarie Lock• sisted renditions of the Black Hrudel' Coach lef.t -in the ga.-ne, the Raiders or ett Lee and Angel Dominguez ipo!!red it on with 8 straight National Anthem and La Borin­ C.ASA Entertainment Stlrlf (Art; B.F.A.) on the ba:;is of baskets and one foul shot to pull Tjectiono.f the black­ corded music. With no props or Raiders found themselws at the · The Entertainers player .a !ine art form paved the way for the ~cenery, through pantomime, mu­ short end ½ith four of their men •.. anda game. We, the Raiders, hope to two g-u<:'Stspeakers. Both Len­ sic and dramatic ability, the ·in trou·ble. At the end of the s_ee you again next year. nox Hinds, Associate Director Workshop rendered a spectrum third quarter the Raider found The Raiders; Reggie (28 pts.), of ser.io-comic insig:hts into the GhettoMoon themselves in the hole, 48-44. for the Natio:Aal Conference of Ray (18 pts.), Kendel, Timmy, Black Lawyers, and Humberto black experience. With aLI the Raider players in •J3uck, Alan. Cintron, Executive Producer of :A.wards were given fir.st to acomin. ' ... foul trouble, the Entertainers Entertainers: Steve Kam (17 WNET's Realidades reflected January, June and A11gust grad­ ,poured it on. With five minu.tes pts.), Larry (12 pts:l, Bar::ry, Ira, upon the Award's theme of Free­ uates. These were followed by ~~!Wl!lm left in the game, the Entertain- Joe, ·Leroy, ,and Barry. dom. Humberto summed up the awards for achieving the Dean's i)!~g~~~~ilif~ \ 'ftage 2 BLACK PERSPECTIVE Tuesday, May 22, 19731 Reader's Rap AbundantLile Ed. note: the following is a Gcd. Christianity is God. reach• This .stands true for .anwho deny the Life ... " Jesus Christ, God· 22,23. Because of our sins we stat<:'ment received from LaVerne ing down to man through Jesus his Diet.y. Hosea. 4:5; "My people and Man. He is able to .supply are condemned to die, Roma.ns. White in response to an article Christ, and we arc .made acce1it­ are ·destroyed for lack of know• al lour needs, Philippians 4:9. 6:23, James 1:15. Bu-t, because. by Edy X Gavin on Muslim re­ ahle beoou.;:e of th.e price Jesus · ledge; because thou hast rejected B,1m1«11s 1.0:8-15; Neither this God loved U6 he provided a Se p,1,er... ligion ge-L upset and turned off. w.ashing techniques. I came to peo;::,le !Israel). Th~ hook of Ho­ wo1·ld. The message of salvation lasfr,ig life. Jesu\S die Jest time. Also 2Peter2: 1-3, Ga­ my father." If Jesus had noti Cbristianity. There is a differ. because they denied his Diety. TRUTH, mentlon-ea in this verse lation.s 1;9-12. arisen from the dead we wou:Ld me!:! between the hvo. Religion Jesus Christ claimed to be God. is . the same as that recoroed in The Holy Bible teaches that not have any hope. Pr.aise God is man trying to clean up his life They did not believe him and he John 14:·6 "Jesus said unto -him the entire 'human race has sin• He i.s alive. · sc that he can be acceptable to called the:n, sons of the devil. r ~m the Way, the TRUTH and ned. Everyone. Romans 3:10, LaVeme Whit(! .BSU:--_Whe;re -Are Yo,u? Hy TER-RY 00.L-E Wetk at Lehman. T11aditionally tion of "The Family,'' a group the part of various BSU person­ leave as an entity unto itself. To say that Lehman is not in implanted at sometime in May, desiring to politicize the black nel. Ujamaa Weusi, which had func,: ncoo of a Black Student Union <)ach day - ::VIonday tht'OUgh masse.s in order to complement The event sobered many BSU tioned a.~ the education and C'ul• is to -deny the need for a unitive Thi;rsday being an e7eperience in and thus complete the job being roembe-rs, who removed them­ ture unit, followed in a search !itl'onghold wHhin the black com. black education, The week cul­ atte.111.ptedby Kut>anbanya. selves from the orga11ization, ac­ to rcestabli.sh their own identity __ minuted on Friday with · Black The Pamily bereme well-known ri1.unity of the , campus. If it is cming it of lack of foaith and Suggestions given to the BSU: Out, a free food ,an.a mu:s,ic fes• and re-spected throughout the agreed that a black student sustained interest in .its member• by outsiders w-ere refuted. Sug; tival on the :\'or.th Lawn. This black .undcx·gro-und in the space ship, The BSU was on the way union is in existence to act as gostio•ns by insiders more or less' }Jicnic was followed by ,a dance of a month. It ha<'!. given lec­ a unifying force enaWing .and in• to autonomy with· the election of carefully ignored. Lack of ,a po-' in the eyening. tures on education methodology, its present officers. spiring exc~nge of ideas litical platform was noted, So-· throughout a populace in an ed­ The popular saying was; "as political science and other areas 'I'his year has been plagu~ bY considered imme¢iiately useful. cialism was discussed with nci uca tionaJ setting, then it is to be long as you're black, you're a ego- tripping, jealous efforts to re.solution. · agreed that Lehman's BSU is In ap:;,roximate!y AI>ril of the restrict the talents of certain member of Kubanbanya." This It is the feeling of "Perspec:• not functioning properly. A seri­ .Spring semester , the unofficial members -- to1·dng them out of was neurotically cool, especially tive" and myself iry_ J£rticular ous enough -0ffe.n:sein itself, as to black freshmen gazing in e.we coup tool-.. place. A -demonstxia­ ,their po,5itior..sand eventually out tion by black students against of ·the organization. The compe• that 'BSU's lnablltty totunc!'tfon nationalism iS a serious and per. at the Lehman spread, t1nwilling as a viable cohesive force js one p!?tual bu.siness, but a number of to give total commitment to any the previous chairman ·of thtte between ment forged and tlamect between The BSU has seen it all be• weren't sure what your interests Med Group, Habari s~ Black were, yet)_ students, Lief, faculty ori the BSU leadership and student fol'e. lr! th~ '71-'72 terms, Ku­ rights of the students to attend population have fed off eoach Economics Majors Association, banbalfy)a, a:1 organization i:.imiJ. The trouble began when .fresh◄ the grievance conference_ other and.continue to fester and Blaok Pex-speotive. The crowd ar to what the pre:sent BSU is man-co:ne-sophomore decided to · .Obviously someone knows ex­ separate. · ' partk'Ular to Terra-Cotta and !he in theory and fact, -dis.solved in test his membership ~ights in ttie actly who called the cadre of mack Week, the Ski Weekend two cafeterias may alro be con­ the midst of an unplanned coup organization. The hierarchy of -stud-ents, but they .are.n't ·talk•· were both relative duds com­ sidered to constitute "organiz _a- by an u.n.recognizeehind closed doors. Yet, sox:oe• annual budget protest and the of rebel activists was due in Part had left to pursue other -endeav­ no follow-up by "Perspective") times by being he.Id to the Jight,.: hiring/firing polic:les by the var,i­ to Kubariba:nya'$ "Big Brother" ors. Only at the end of the year and unQSual banking procedures an organizat_ion feels @. gl.'eater. ous departments of black faculty. complex. Meetings were held off­ did a "personality conflict" Jarge -as causes for thLc:;questioning . need to mend itself. ·upon a: Ea-ch case being termed a crisis ·campu.s among selectCd cadt'€S of enough to rock the new cradle ."Personality conflict" limited frieiid of hers admitting that situation, each being able to students disgruntled with Kuban­ erupt. Accusations of personal functioning personnel on · the se-eing men cry seemed to .deny unite black students, registered banya's political methodoiogy or and financial mtures were -aim.ed various subcommittees of the the male strength; Nikki Giov· membersh,ip and otherwise. with the lack of a political meth­ at the le-adership, culminating •in RSU. Bla.ek Penpective which ann.i responded: "nylon stockings Socially, Kubanbanya instru• odology. These off-campus af­ a "witch hunt'' atmosphere, forc­ had grown out of the publicity wear better if they're washed mcntcd the concept of a Black fairs culminated with the ·forma• ing public vindication of self on unit of the BS,Y was first to •first." Tuesday, MaJ 22, ·1973 BLACK PERSPECTIVE Page 3

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Mtm~t•i~m:~~n~~n~r,~Ntim~u~t~~~~m~J~i~mrn~~i~~~:;rn~~Jmm~ :l-ree Jlt efaJf ~mmmrJfii~;:~~~Jn.t'"!~rr~ ~;·~;t:1,tt.~fil~m·~~m~~~1ff¥lmm.:1i~::~'::r~M~:f~?t fage 4 BLACK PERSPECTIVE Tuesday, May 22, 19-13 The Rise Of ·The Greedy Graffiti :Ry HADHARl/COLE ing crowd. This type is most pop• lar about "Kool" and ..Cool" ular, however, among the female (Kool Witt, Super Kool, Cool A magic marker. That there's graffitti writer.· Cliff, King Kool, Kool K ing), -so the start, man. You may pro­ duce only toys, but you can make Ty;pe /4, is most popular a:nong are the Pu('rto rucan brothers white vvriters. There is a not­ particular about "Snake". They a name for yourself as a toy­ often insist upon ,acknowledging WTiter. Hit a couple of wall~ ... able preference fo-r establishment themselves as Puerto Rican; couple of busei;. People'll start of grouP,/ corporate i1lthough he- has es the black and Puerto Rican case where Iron Mike or another been ·in retirement since last child to peI'C€ive himsdf through Union member makes ,a hit Summer. white perspectives. The self con­ ( writes his name) he vv:ill add Styles? Broadway J!lcgant or cept enforced •bY parents and sig­ the words "The Union" close by. l\'la.nhattan, consisting of domi­ nificant others (e:g. teachers), is nant colors and reinforcefthese writer•~ organizations; Tile Un­ puticular, the game of the dox­ being "the Smoker" used by Stay ion, WAR (Writers Already Re­ en.s is an old example. A newer High 149 a;nd the "Top Hat and spected), Ex Vandals, Ex: Kool example is graffitti. .Cane." used by Dead J ,eg 167. The artistic attempts of the Inc., Ex Tlme1·s (Ex - expres8), ~ :~ . graffiticsts ,appi.ar in a variety Wri~er'e Ltd., and United GMllt· Gra.Nlitti Glossary: of types, all of which are derived fittl Al'tsists, the latter being the Masterpiece/Gnnd ~sign: from one of the following: most "legal" of the groups. Spray paint artistry on the out· 1) Stit-Oh I - assumed name United Graffitti Artists was orgfiniz-ed in 0ct0iber of 1972 by sid-e of a u-ain. anaxesand that they don't ColdSavage Yokes evolved, along wHh Daddy seli! where the money i.s going. , the '70-'71 era. Graffiti writers Yokes. It wasn't too _long before have decided that since the flair Let the cops catch meif they Gompers became New York's can, its about time they do some­ has died it is time to clean up. 169 Regular Saturday work groups second Museum of Modern Art. thing since they oan't seem fo · School officials did not take to catch the muggers or dope ped­ go throughout the, subway sys­ C.B. tM paintings though, so the tem cleaning up trains and su!>­ dlers. One young man. told me Yok~s family went into retire­ way we.Us. The fla,r of graffiti ment. that his designs are always Gome writing has died, only illiterates 1029 In that same su.mmer of '71 in esquisite taste, but that no- continue, but it will b0 badr, ., United Graffiti Artists By LVJ)IA ANN Mell\"l'OSH ties, who grev1 up on the West T he art form was originated Graffiti in the past: ancient :Side, explains that during raip by Puerto Ricans in W:as:hin.gton drawings or VvTiting.s scr-atched­ sessions they discuss problems, Heights. 99.9 per. cent of the graf­ on a wall or other surface, in history relating to their culture fiti writers are B1~k or Puerto place.~ likes Pompeii and n.omc. and other issues. Martinez went Rican. In the United Graffiti Graffiti at present: crude dra.w­ on to say that the Puerto Rican Artists, fourteen out of twenty ings or inscriptions on a wall has n<> relevant history in the come from broken homes. Two fe.tJ,Ce,subw.aycars, (;!tc. United States. Most young Puer­ are married. All are Black or Btlt graffiti is more than ~ust to Ricans cannot identify t-hem· Puerto Rican except for two. a crude drawing or inscription. selves '-vith the history because Since the or~attl:ziation has been Graffiti i~ a form of art ;i;nd com· they never grew up in P11e:rto formed tbey have accomplished munication. Many people dislike Rico. quite a bit. So far ::VIartinez and t'hc graffiti on subw.ay cars and When you become a graffiti · his group ·na~ worked on a other pt~blic propel'ty. Th~ aver-­ artist, you are enlightened by mural at City College, painted a ,age person doesn't understand issues other than those of the series of twenty-four can-vases why .gra:ffit artists ,.,,-rite and community. Y.ou meet peorple and for the Joffery Ballet, and paint• paint on public .property. One 0Lhe1· graffiti artists who 1:ave cd Martinez's bathroom, graffiti would think it's mexe delinquen• something in common, such as style. Tha,t's right, painted his cy. On the economic point of avoiding cops and other authori­ !bathroom! Also. O1eir works is view it costs New York ten mil· ties, and trying to make it big in to go on exhibition i:1 June at A lovely way to spend the day lion dollars for prevention and the graftfiti world. the New York Cultural Center. clean up jobs every year. It costs Getting back to the United Martinez, who lives with his si:i-: thousand tokens to clean a Graffiti Artists, whose organiza­ wire Robin and the[r six month single su:bway car. No wonder tion i.!i highly organized, th!c!m~m­ old son, nick.named t:ric 89, has Mcl'ntosh ,Mayor Lindsay calls it a "dirty ibers have three main command­ :a lot to o!fer his group and the shame.'' ments they mU8t obey: no V1'Tit­ Black and Puerto Rican com­ 165 Hugo :Martinez, who attends ing on public .property, no steal­ munity. A.n:dthe group has a Jot City College, has taken a new ing and no writing over some-0ne to offer !1-Iartinez, their- creativ e Ex kind of interest in gr:aifiti or else's name. The penalty is dis· ,produc:iv:ity. Who ·c/lll ask for that portion of the .art raferrcd missal from the group, and no anything ·more? My las t words to as the "mast,er,pie<:e". Late s~cond diJance! To select new . . . WRJ'I'E O"' ! Perspective last year, Hugo Martinez formed members, the group votes on a -an organization of subway spray­ name has good style and a quan­ ers (or subway artists as I like tity of "hits". to call them), called ~nited Gra,f­ Martinez and his group wauld fiti Artists. like to extend graffiti, they don't United Graffiti Artists cons-ists want it to b~come just a fad. of twenty members at present. ·Martinez went on to say gratif.iti .Some of the well known mem­ created a "new kind of culture." bers a1-e Stitch, Phase 2 and GraHiti is an expression of the Stay High 149. The group meets 'Black and Pue-Mo Rican culture. on Tuesday s to paint at Marli­ Its an alternative to gang:i, do-pc nez's studio. The m~mbets of the and the ghetto. :Vlost ot the graf­ group .are referred to as ''mas­ fiti writers are struggling fo1• ter~". To become a master, you identity, fame, recognition, a new

must have pre►ficiency,f>tyle, col­ life style. There's a borcdnm of or, etc. On 'l'hursdays there are poverty, the educational sys~em, rap sessions in which relevant authority and restriction. Graf­ issues are discussed. Martinez, a fiti may ibe an outlet for frustra: iPuerto Rican in his e-arly twen- tion. An Expressive View Page b BLACK PER.SPECTJ.VE Tuesday, May 22, I 973

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1 CAN'T HELP IT, 1 PLEAD TO A JUNKIE be it tha,t you're in that moment" of nod . lea.wir me TP,(l,lizing I can't' 'talk to yoi~ ' what's tne use, yow won't Zisten to me a·nd when you stop nodding yoilll just run o1f and st-ill won't listen· to me trymg topick up more -0f that sh'it I'll try and pray, but what's the· use I don't e-ven kl!.ow' who the hell I'm praying to ·, I'll be cm my knees talking to the air in the result of nothing l might as well keep talking to you HUHT HUll? IIEY WAKE up · don't do that no more yoo almost /!Cared the llhit out of me I guesa if youdon't care · I need not · · 1 won't let youi· arms with all t1£eheli holes bother me no more loo~ at you, 1iursing that vein as if it vxts a ba:by or something I don't care NOD HEY wAKE UP WAKE UP coine on,don't do tltat' shit :no more youSoares me l{ke that ; Teddy 1ltiro

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Continuing the attempt to unify the black populace of Blackarts Review Our Failure :the .college in ,an educational!socialogical/political frame­ By CORDIA BQGUES work, the black faculty of the Education Department hopes When J. li:. Franklin of the ~ revo1utim:iar.ies uncovered in Io the mo•nth of Januai-y we to initiate a black educative/unitive spectrum of activities T..:'nitiveEducation Program (Eu· :the Vietnam War. Bo.th 0:f the honored the )ate :vialcDlm X Sha· within the n.ext scllocl year. Should all go well, September: :reka) told me of the desires of tprevious incidents fiiw.·e in the b.a7.z. We remembE-rcd his dedica· .wll become initial heir to a Black Academic Year. • the newly formed Black sc>holars play. His.wry be.i.ng composed of tion and belief in the power of !fhe concept arises out of the need for unity amongst - •;, and Artists grou,p to present a the events important to a cer­ tb.e BJat•k race; his dete1·min.a· the black community <>fthe college and the desir.e to illus­ · montage of American History ;tain set of values, Eureka judged tion to farther our c:aw;e and the trate and illuminate the problems, progr.ess and projections v,rithin·a ten minute span, I mu.st these contemporaneous situatior.s supreme sacrifice that was paid of black Americans. In conjunction with these needs, the admit that I was tlou.'otful. So, of ,Prime importance to tl;lc play's for his willingness to serve. ,black education faculty has proposed a tentative Bla~ when I wa;; requested to put in prophetical ending; The Black I •111oultlsay that most persons Academic Calendar, subject to r.hange; hopefully with addi­ ,an appearanee at the Nalicmal iR~olutwn. tions suggested by black students and faculty. The faculty Black Theatre on 125th Street, who were 14 y,ears and over in 'Jibe play ls pa.rable;]:ike in its is also attempting to construct a series of educational Su:1,day May 13, to view the the 1960's would have some recol­ fin:i&hed p,roduct, I saunde,red liheologi'cal and my.thQlogical im· . :leotion of Malcolm X (even those projects directly involving tho black community; and on :plications. There is .a aomcwhat the esta:blishment of a Black Re.source Learning Center. aown in: order to build up my ~V'h0weren't admirers). We, w.ho haunting scene remeneocent of hold him in great esteem, often The Education faculty has made attempts to contact and awareness · for whatever was enlist other black faculty members from the .various de.­ ~bout to come: the Frenkenstein laboratory, in remember the truth that he pos­ which the whtte man's god, sessed; we honor him as a re­ partments in an attempt to achieve a "unitive spectrum .· : Yiy -awareness, · which· hao Science, ·creates t."ie -basi.c; fur a sponse to his love. of bleaJmess." In addition, the black faculty desire and taken all day to prepare, was "race of supermen'' (where have need the aid of the student population if this is to be '­ immedia~ly torn down by the V\,"e heard hliat one before?). On January 197'3, a prngram successful venture. Program's introduction, whic hin­ ,Which culimate.s .with the gi'Viing was held in a Black Junior High The tentative .calendar for the Black Academic Year; cluded (on a theatre in the round of live to the new race type, School to honor Malcolm X. When September, Open House; October, investigation of early ey.pe .stageing) community an· ibom complete with the lblue, r.eo. the program got under way the childhood education; November, symposium of the Black nouncements right off of LIB .and yellow costume of thoe.oomic children booed it; tl1ey didn't Athlete in America; December, the second Bladt Educa­ and culimawd with on opening mag · fi:gure. Not1cea:bly, it will know w:ho Malcolm X was and tional Conference - focusing.on career outlooks; January, meditation by the Black T:icatre take a lot of advance propagan• didn't ca-re. They created a great investigation of the failure of the present reading instruc" players, entitled; "Gotta Get da, to build this superman up to lleaI of disturbance so much so tion in use within black and Puerto Ra.can communities, :J;brough". 'As the meditation was ;heroic standards. that the progr,am was discontin· concepts for new programs; February, panel: Community heavy enough to require ,a good used. The chj]dren seemed un· .Control in Education; March, undeciq.ed; April, professional Lastly, the piay is parable-3ike deal Cl'f audience partici:pat:-on, it a~are of his work and couldn't ~onversation: Black and White Faculty on Racism in :was also heavy cnoug.ht he.ighten in its usage of Biblical termino­ ,:,j,ghtf!Illy judge him as being Campus Texts; May, variety of activities revolving around )Qgy. This i;;; cs,pe-cially .prcvelant my awareness to ·tbe point of .either villlan or hero, but rather Black Films. The aforementioned skeleton will be enhanced ftenzy. Na am6ii.nt of prepara• in scenic changes, which often the p::-ogram was ,perceived as by speakers, films, et:c., and with new programs formulated tion, however, could have .bolstei:-­ :span years at a time. just another boring assembly to iby students and faculty. sit through. red me·for what·r abserved·next; 'J.'he Krypronite.s 11,ndtho Schb:­ It is to be remembered that bein_g black does not \1llo Kryptonite& and the · Sob.ii: mitcs deser-ves more than can be Malcolm X's wot·k -and life lend itself to apathy - but rather to reaction as contrasted mite,;: A ·Black Parable of '.C\VO wl'iHcn, it deserves to be seen, which is so very important to with action. As we are all teachers we must take ari in-­ Na.tiolli, directed by J. E. Frank· It was gh,en its dress rehers.a1 ,t,he B!fi.ck experience ~ today is terest in education. As we are black, we must of needs lin, Joe · Ireland,' assi.<;ta:nt dircc• before anassembJy of six:th· not being taught to our young investigate the spectrum of our existence, and thereby tor and ·stage manager, e:x.panded g-r,a:dersof the Tu•in PaI:ks scho1JL ~hildr.en. His thoughts which broaden ou1· exjstence to levels as yet unexplored. As the ~nd enhanced by the schohars The students and .black fa(!l.l}ty we1;e so pcJltent and influential in means of communication across campus is poor in recogni,. and artists of E-uretta. · a:bsorlled it in fasci.na tion, and the 1960'.s are not being present· tion of particulars, "Perspectiv:e" and the faculty involved ed. Malcolm X as a weai;:er shook in -:the Black Academic Year request that if you are an . It to9J;:; langl?r than ten mi~ barraged Vhe players with que.s· tions afterward, provir..g the pl~ the world when he taught Black interested student or interested faculty member who re.­ nutes. ,\bout hajf <[tn hour wou•ld pride and called for a united mains uncontacted, but wishes invo,lvement, please fill out :be more precise. But. it was an educational vehicle, The white instructo·rs were understanda'bly · Black p'Cople. He was influential the form at the end of this article. The form can be ~erican hfatocy from pre-.CO· in encouraging us to dev~~!;:{!T Jorge: drummer. The revoLution is alive as long the bread of life of al.Z black men. ,as foe .people are constantly edu­ W,l,~®!l>.mlfil.~!M!~~~~!!!it able Z6ap cated ,and re-educated to the to tali bui'ldi1igs at a single boutid; Ghetto Moon facts• •pertaining to ,past anrl and who IUBguiscd and imb.eded Them stratnge thmgs happen, when the moon fa out present -0ccurrences. A new 1if.e in, wMte society, jigkts a never 1 remember that Zas't style can\t be won ·by si'm.ply hav<-· 1noon ending battZe to s,ive her black · That dude Hawkins got snuffed ing one ·or •two generations who are aware of the workings of the man from r,eLf de13tr-uctioo with, Then .ElUot got beat with a hag of system: Infor-ma.tion that is not truth - just-ice - and in t1.te coke by Popeye the PoUoeman who got passed down -to each new gen­ .american W6 l am beau.tiful ~~!l!ill!i!~ :MaJcolm X's image as a str~ng. On the ir.si,de, nothing ha:P'pensto me :proud, man tQ our young ~!ri!rul El,l'cls: Which shows 0t1, the 01,1,tsid,e. Miro Teddy ,because we have failed to ma,ke· 1 am m/W~ffiffilil.lW.mmjgilfi'l!ij~~Mtll sur.e that his name is kept kn=-n What you think I mn. Ha,ve, A Soulful iJJ.our. commun-lties: We are help· I am soul ln;g to. remove a positive figure FN'ln the deep i~e, fQl' our childi:en to identify with Al.i the •way to the outside. Summer With the i and then we cry, "there .is no one I am for cihildren to model them· our What you th-i1ik 1 a.m long a,va.ited selv.es attcr ." Our f\ajlutc is not The 1 am pain, hate, Zove, soi'rOW Complmients of i,n ;n~t ,l}avrng an el.a.borate · tur-J,c· .Jl'rom my inside, tioning to mark his death but in To my out&ide. ans-w·er to last n,ot perpetuating his !:lame to qur Black P er-spec.tive· future. It is our . .ncm-attempts· to 1 am koe.p Black figures knawn, not What you t}l,in'k I am. So ther0fore ~'lfflllll issue's p~z~. · just MaJ."-°m X but all those beautiful Blacks that devoted 1 WIii ••• ~!i!U.ilffiffl themselves to. the farthering of Lydia, An,n Mcln"toeh 5-11-73 . ~~ the cause. u~~!ffif$:lmlfil-&~ Page 8 B LACK PERSPECTIVE · Tuesday, May 22, 1973' .... BLACI( PARENTS NIGHT '73 We cirp, the fru·its of your la,bors, ti,ve clichC': ''United we stand, cerned. Therefore, "guerill.,!I" Muslim'sComer .'and. ivhu.t you see divrided we f.all.' awm'0~eand desires of the funotion. cation and Academic Skills/SE-EK ulty ;gentled bll.ck in their sea-er;,.x a 3.5 averaga in Black Studies. 1;,otl-.c1$tr.diSle1S.'' . These went to Sandra Warner (a M'.IJ)CU(X J.anuary graduate with almoot perlfect honors, refused Bls. award by college for no-t ·having TERRY COLE taken course in Bis. honors). Editor-in-Chief T:u:esa Murphy Higgs (transfur CORDIA BOGUES. CELESTEHANSON student-refused Bls. award by Managing Edifor Business Manager ,college for not having ta.ken 70 HELENA FULLER ABEKE credits in Lehman). Special Re­ News Editor Fea_furesEditor cogn.:tion iri Black Studies achiev· DOUGLAS SMITH ed by Ife Smith and Wendy Han­ Ari Editor ley. WENDY HANLEY and BOLA:NLEROBiNSON The evening ended Vvith a re­ . . Associate Editors ception. The only other awards ~ lU~W®OOMr that could have been giv:en were NEW'IOOKC!IY DONALDWHITE to the Parent's Night Commit­ Photographer ~ AAt"lr'Hf .,_,,,,.,_...s tel?, w~ich consisted of Juanita I VV-V~ . Ml8(&tiQnU'lll_ltl11'Ce1~ lvfo1,gan, Eva Gilmore, Julia ,.,.-,1..,SOUTliEANAFRJ;A. ASSEMILt9-11 AM STAFF:Kola' Hadhari, Vince Simmons, Habiba, Jeanette X MARCH=~~,~.,.:..=, &.1!'1W11ti..lNAMUN.-mt; & WA'l"I Christopher, Kola Hadhari, Steve Kirkpatrick, James Burton, Dupo Diop, Gloria Carter, •• ~~0-,~~ RALLY 2 PM peop19;,tt11SCOUl!lt'/8IIO Jimmy Barnes, Craig Phillips, Eugene Jonas, Lydia Mc;. Fowle, Arthur J. Cox, Pete1; and d'n:a,dlcrJ~tt'IOIWt'ICl ~.tcti_..,Y,Y!'lfl'ffll° W5!1t&.t.ool(AV'f ,.,-~~ NIIC'Alt\,191D1,\TKIHCW, lntosh, Gil Matthews. the. sisters who helped SOl'VC'the MARCH! CMrll ... 1,.,.o,:,,n..,t-...... __. 1(.... 'IIOOal CONTRIBUTORS:Joseph Kirnon, Super Kool 223, Teddy Miro, dillJlers. """'"'··~,...­... · · Pernell Spigner, Julia Christopher, Tico.

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