Knowledge is the prime need of the hour. - Mary Macleod Bethune , 1955 The Onyx Informer Inside This Edition of the Onyx Informer News ...... Pg. 4 Peace still submerged within latest conflicts in the Middle East. Indina-Pakistani tensions arise from region 's 2001 conflict. Truth knows no color; it appeal to intelli gence. - James Cone , 1986 Argentina's economic downward spiral reaches new lows. Newsworthy coverage on the Economy , Technol Executive & Editorial Board ogy , the Nation , and Health Business Tips The Village ...... Pg. 6 Introducing Greg Riley Black History in Boston Did You Know ... Speak Out ...... Pg. 8 Attention People Individually and Collectively Walking on King's Highway: King Talk is Cheap Talk Imperialism at its Best Healtlt ...... Pg. 10 Eating For Life Frustrated About Reaching the Big O? Is Your Thong Rubbing You the Wrong Way? Ed.utaitunent ...... Pg. 12 A One Man Show: Glenn Lewis Hub CAps to Dub Caps Ms. ubian Hang or Bang SmdSpeecb
The Onyx Book list ...... Pg. 16
S,p<:>rts...... Pg. 19
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F bruary i a pecial month for all of u cau we tak a m m nt t 1 that e maymo eforward. Th OnyxWormerwa e tabli h din1972inatimewh nav fi r the black community here at orthea tern needed to be heard.
The founding principle the Onyx wa built from wa a newsp aper to cover a pects of Black life a it i related to the NU community topics that directly or indirectly affect the Black tudent community.
And as we look back on the 6 major purposes the Onyx developed in its founding: ~ To provide work-study jobs for black students who wished to obtain newspaper experience.
~ To allow journalism majors the chance to experiment with their creativity and to develop good journalistic style.
~ To contain a literary section that provided an outlet for black students inter ested in the arts.
~ To inform black students and community residents of the events that surround them
~ To announce events held in the community and other colleges.
~ To educate black people to their position and potential to the university world.
This month we look forward at ways to revitalize the support and reputation the Onyx once had (when it was common to see publications printed twice a month with out fail).
Today we are dedicated to pre erving and enhancing this legacy established before us while adapting to the present needs of our readers. We , at the Onyx, are committed with such intensity to improving the quality and scope of our publication with each and every issue.
It is this month in which we wish to share with you our gratefulness and appreciation to our ancestors and all who have come before us. With our sincere gratitude to all of our readers and supporter ,
The media's the mo. t powerful ntity n earth. They have the po er to make the innoc nt guilty and to make the guilty innocent , and that' power. Because they control the minds of the masse . - Malcom X , 1963
3 The Onyx Informer Histoty is a people 's memory , and without a memo1y , man is demoted to the lower animals . ~ Malcom X, 1%4
Peace still submerged within lat- dismantle the terrorist infrastructure ,' stated Although io lence co ntinu es in the est conflicts in the Middle East Israeli government spokesman Ra 'a nan disputed region, Kashmir, intervention Due to conflicts that ha e arisen be- Gi in. He adds , "As leader of the Palestin- from US foreign affairs see ms to have re tween Palestinian militias and Israeli mili ian Authority , the PLO and Fatah, Chair laxed tension between the two long tinle tary, peace seems to have taken a back seat man Arafat mu t cake immediate action adversarie . ecretary of State Powell to hostility and sub-par foreign relations against tho e responsible for these acts and tated tl1at Pakistan has made progress , in efforts. Israeli leader Ariel Sharon has stated confront the infrastructure that perpetuates cluding the arrests of extremists, the ban that peace talks cannot continue with Pales terror and violence ." ning of su pect organizations and do ing tine, adding that Palestinian leader , Ya er A5 a result, Palestinian ecurity forces of such organ izations ' offices. Also, Paki Arafat, was not using his full authority to cook into cu tody Ahmed Sa-aclat, leader of stan Pre ident, Gen. Pervez Mu hatTaf, ad prevent the hostile actions against Israeli ci the Popular Front for the Lib ration of dre sed the methods in which his country's vilian , deeming Arafat "irrelevant, " Palestine, whom Israeli official blame for intends to fight terror. As these method oon after , violence increased when the assas inacion of Israeli Touri m iinis ha e been cautious ly but optimistica lly re Israeli military missiles hit Palestinian naval ter Rechavam Ze'evi . Following the e in ceived by India, they have served to ea e vessels, destroying 58 homes and leaving 511 crease in violence , it seems as though nei the tensions in the region. Powell ' vi it Palestinians homeles . Israeli official re ther Pal stinians nor I raeli are prepared also ha: appare ntly helped lessen the threat leased a statement sayingtl1at Palestinian lead for the sought after re olution of peace . of war. ership was importing an abundant amount of arms and munitions that were allegedly brought from Iran . Argentina's economic downward Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade launched an spiralreaches new lows. attack near a Jewish ettlement , killing one Argentina, a outh American nation , Israeli oldier and wounding another, ju st has taken a plunge off the economic ladder. one clay after a top militant Raed Al-Kanni The counuy has exceeded a distressing 18% from Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat' Fatah unemployment rate at the end of 2001 and party , was killed . In relation to this , the Al repotted that its less than efficient banking Aqsa Brigades claimed responsibility, ion Ara.fat (lefl) and Sharon (right) system has received a blow in its already clay afternoon , for a drive-by hooting at a dwindling confide nce due to a los of at Jewish settlement we t of ablus. Israeli least 5 billion dollars within thelast 6 month. Army sergeant of Tiberia , Sgt. Elad Abu Indian-Pakistani tensions arise Once regarded a one of the world 's Ganui, 19, wa killed and second Lt. Yani from region 's 2001 conflict richest countries (using average income per Uzi-Dan sustained light-to-moderate gun India has charged Pakistan with back person comparison) , surpassing developOed shot wounds . Chief Palestinian negotiator , ing iuslim extremist groups that have German and French economies, Argentina Saeb Erakat , exp lained that "Israe l should staged a number of teJTorist attacks in the stead ily down ized its f iscal alue over the stop its a sassinat ion s policy in order not disputed area. Two particularly deadly at past 70 years. to provoke the Palestinians and allow the tacks have contributed to thee calation of Argentine leade rs ha e come to the Palestinian Authority to control the streets hostilities . One , in October , took place at co nclu sio n that the chronic government and maintain a cea efire." the legislature in 1inigar in Kashmir . The deficit, tax evasion, a weak entrepreneurial After an attack by a Palestinian mili otl1er occurred last montl1 at India·s parlia sector , and uncompetiti e wage. are the tant on a bat mitzvah in Hadera that left ment. ( 1SNBC.com) . cause for such demoralizing result . six I raelis dead, I raeli F-16 fighter jets A5 a result, hundreds of troops from Argentina' plans for economic reformation dropped seven missiles on the compo und both count.lies - each of which has nuclear and eventua l increased fiscal alue will be of Palestinian governor of Tulkarem , capabi lities- have been gathered at their slowed down by the lack of a cun-encyboard, Izzeddi n Al- harif. One Pale tinian was common border. India said it will not with which causes fear of devalued pesos w hile killed and 50 other were wounded . draw its troops from its border with Paki dollar deposits were left unconvett d, The I raeli government placed blame stan until the Pakistanis show greater com the situation lea es banks receiving cheap for the attacks quarely on Arafat 's shou l mitment to fighting terrori m. India has ened pe o while retaining ob ligation i n ders. "111isjust corroborates what we have handed to Pakistan a list of 20 people New expensive dollars. been aying all along: That Arafat does not Dellli identified as teITorists and wa nts ar take a ny measures whatsoever in order to rested. 4 The Onyx Informer
ha n lirninat d und r Bush . 0 v I- lin s for training night r ws with facing op rs ar no long r r quir d tor stor or thr aLs.TI1 r ha I n om unc nainry reat an a r of wetlands for ery acr surrounding th transition of mor than ECONOMY fill d. mploy s, th administration h >pes Job Seekers lowering their sights. to c )mpl t the tran ition to a workforc , nly ,'cl f job. earcher. got qual or t Social Security. The ial curity fully und r fi d ral supervi. ion, of approxi eer pay at their ne job in Q4 say dmini tratio n will pay 5 million to mat ly 430 comm rcial airports by year nd, outpla ment firm hallenger Gray & ettle a uit, by 2,2000 black male worker , ay 1v1ienta. hri tma . That' the I w t ince hal to avoid ourt proceeding , after years of lenger began collecting data in 1986. Th negotiation . In 1995 , men working in Boeing Hit with Gender Suits rece ion and po t-attack un ertainty have Woodlawn, 1D ued the A for Women working in California, Kan- j b applicants accepting le money. (IB D) di criminatin, clain1ing that they had been as, and Mis ouri ued the aero pace com d nied promotion and pay based on race pany claiming they were denied promo Japan' ign d a bilateral free-trade and sex. (AP) tion or pay rai e due to gender. The law pact with ingapore,Japan 's first bilateral firm aid the uits are on behalf of everal free-trade pact with any country . 111i Airline passengers subjected to new current and former employees in each state. agreement will eliminate tariff on goods baggage screening law; no reports ofnn A lawyer representing the women aid in a which encompase nearly 99% of the two usual delays statement that the uits allege Boeing ha nation trade. ingapore Prime lini ter ince the bombing of Pan Am Flight ''deep- eared gender bias within its organi Goh Chok said the the trade agreement also 103 and the crash of TWA Flight 800, pre i zation" and hasn 't done enough to change includes pro i ion for cooperation in ar dential panel have recommended that air its policie . The law uits ask di crin1ina ea of cience & technology, financial er lines make ure passengers travel with their tory actions to stop, for back pay , compen vice , touri m and training. bag , but airlines have resisted. On Febru satory damages and other punitive damages ary 1 . the industry will hand over respon- for the worker . These uits come after an TECHNOLOGY ibility for airline ecurityto the newTrans other erie of imilar suit filed again t Tech Consulting Spending Rises . portation ecurity Adn1ini tration. Boeing in 1999where Boeing agreed to pay . companies are budgeting more money at least 4.5 million to female and minority for tech con , ulting, outsourcing and other The congre ionally impo ed law re worker to ettle in1ilarclaims. ervice . They're expecting to pend 178 quiring airlines to check baggage for explo billion on tho e item in 2002, up from , ive wa impo ed Friday, January 18. All HEALTH 110 in 1999. pending on computer and bag must be inspected by machine, bornl:r 80% of children with cancer world peripheral gear. meanwhile, is falling. (Giga niffmg dog , by hand, or by matched each wide die of the illnessbecause lifesavingtreat Information Group) checked bag to a pa enger on board. ments aren 't available in poor nations, can ource indicate no major problem oc cer experts ay. (Inve tor' Business Daily) IN THE NATION curred. Transportation Secretary orman The Anny Corp of Engineer will let lienta has assured official that the 2 other A single genetic mutation allow developer eek "nationwide permits" that aviation ecurity law deadline would be people to tolerate n1ilk after infancy, U. , would allow peedy government approval met: 1) developing a new training program and Finnish researcher aid. The changes if their impact on tream or mar hes i for ecurity creener , including 40 hour i virtually the ame in people of African , minimal. Enviromental restrictions e tab of classroom training and 60 hour of train Asian, and European descent. lished during the Clinton admini tration ing on the job; and 2) developing guide-
BusINEss TIPS: THE MosT IMPORTANT JoB SEARCH STRATEY ince eptember 11, the way we all look at and consider The MosthnportantJob Search Strategy our roles in life and work have changed. People are now mor Looking for a job? If o don 't forget to take care of YO confu ed on que tion of meaning and value both per onally during the process, and ye , that means taking the time to " me and professionally . Employees want to feel as if their job. have the ro e ." You mu t have omething to look forward toe ery value, and that they are contributing to society in me pur day, because job searching is hard w rk. JX)Sefu]way. Give yourself pep talks, stay active, and work hard to re In challenging time , the corporate vision , mi ion, and po. itive. Keeping yourself optimistic will increase your self-confi values keep a companhy strong. Engaging employee in the dence and help you overcome even daunting bstacles. And,d n' mis. ion has n er been more importnt and communication neglect your spiritual lifi . amongst all level of the corporate structure L th key . Em Lifeconstantly has its ob tacle but o ercoming them ~ th ployees can help by sugg sting idea! to improve the orporat bigge t rep, to do so, remain confident and spiritually fit. environment and goal . -AjaJa k on 5 The Onyx Informer Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your soul or help you sleep at night - Marian Wright ifhe Village fdebnan , 19()2
The Villages recognizes people , businesses and organizations from our communities (the North eastern University and the Greater Boston area community) who we believe have exhibited actions philosophies , or personal/professional accomplishment that deserves recognition. If you know or' someone that you feel should be recognized in the Village , please contact us. Onyxinformer @yahoo.com.
Whether an urban or suburban cializing and experiencing life in tact with a home feel where every oorough , every community deserves clude his professional career as a one helps each other and is com members that help shape the envi table tenni s player . Holding a ten fortable with one another. Riley ronment in which its leaders develop. year reign at the professional level, included , the students, faculty and The Northeastern Univer ity com he won championships in the jun community at the AAl are always munity has many of those people in ior and enior level throughout the helpful. There is a positive feeling cluded in its faculty, taff and tudent Caribbean , South and Central and no one is concerned about oody. America, and Europe. people working against their own The Onyx Informer introduce Riley feel continuou im personal struggle to succeed at the you to Gregory W. Riley, Coordina provement in life is always pos University. tor of Events and Operations at the sib le. Through his feats in table Riley mentioned his goal to John D. O'Bryant African-American tenni , traveling and encountering create opportunities back home in Institute . new people he has learned to al the islands- traveling and learning way help omeoody out whenever through sports. Offering the good Born on the Caribbean island po sible. Making life better for an upport that was given to him. of Barbados, one of the mo t densely other per on can be good for all, Developing programs for sponsor populated countries next to Asia, that one person could make a dif ships and scholarships to facilitate Riley believes his family and culture ference. During his time at orth success for others would please him had great influence on his upbring eastern, Riley hopes to increase in u pplement to his goal for con ing. He feels his background gave awareness of the cultura l self on a tinuing his education in attaining a him a well-rounded outlook on life, global plane . With a elf-con PhD in Finance. to be open-minded and to explore science and social awareness back Di cu sing the situation of by asking questions. It is with this drop , he hopes to have more tu hardship in the West Indies, Riley sentiment that he acknowledges how dents leaving knowing more than comme nted , "Poverty is not only a important it is for the Black students they came in with . financial state. It i al o a mental at Northea tern University to "take Experiencing different fights tate-education i key. Learning advantage " of all the resource avail and struggles for different cau e about people and learning about able to them. Making use of all and beliefs are important in build your hi tory is important. Clean up means and mode of education in ing character. Riley holds great em your own backyard. Gain and grasp cluding both the classroom and so pathy for the Black student struggle knowledge, then branch out and cial aspect. "What you experience in on campus. He explain that the develop . Stop finding symp toms , college is only a microcosm of what fight to retain the African-Ameri find a source. " you may experience in society. Do can In titute [AAI]as a free- tand a much as you can, make mi take ing edifice as "some feel[ing]a need here [at NU], ocialize and network. " for more African-American pre - Riley' own adventures for so- ence' because there i limited con- 6 The Onyx Inform er
BlackHistory in Boston: 1849: harles ~urnner and black anorn ·y, Rob to a rally on Bosto n ommon to protest th · leaving Behind a Legacy. ert Jonis, um,uccessfully challenge segregation evils of schoo l segregation in Hoston Dr King in the B ton schcx>ls in the Samh Roberts Ca.'ie. poke at the ~tale I Iow,e and in Jun e th legisla tur pa s d the Ra ial Imbalance Act requiring [An abbr viat d er nology) 1865: John S. Rock, a not d Bosw n lawye r, ·hool desegregation. b ame the fir t Af ri an-American to practi e 1638: Eight ear after the origina l s rtlement b fore the . ·. 'upreme ourt and the fir, t our e: Bo ton lobe of Bo ton, a hip named De ire arri ed in Bo - Bia k p r on to peak before the . '. Hou of ton with the fir t African lave .
1641: Ma achu etts Bay and Plym uth ere 1870: John]. mith, wh e barber hop was an the fir t colonie to authorize Javery throug h abolitionist r ndezvou prior to the ivil War, legi lation as part of the 1641 Body of Liberties. was elected to the rate Hou e ofRepre enta The Onyx Informer is looking tive in 186 and 1 69, and then re-elected in 1780: A D laration of Rights was add d to the for writers, reporters, and 18 2. He was al o the first Black to erve on the rate con tituti n aboli hing lavery in Mas a those interested in the be Bo ton Common Council in 1878. chu etts. 1n th 1 81 court case Commonwea lth hind-the-scenes aspects of the v.Jennison , lavery in the tare was de lared un- 1895: W.E.B. Ou Bois (photo, right) , born in on titutional. Massachusetts , wa the first African-American publication to join our orga to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard . 1796: A group of Bo ton Black founded the nization. African ociety for lutual Aid and Charity . 1900: The ational egro Busine League was The ociety provided ocial-welfare ervice , fi founded in Bo ton by Booker T. Wa hington General Body Meetings for nancial relief , and job placement to it mem "to bring the colored people who are engaged in ber and their familie . busine s together for con ultation , and to se the remainder of the Winter cu re information and in piration from each 1826: A group of Bia k Bostonians founded quarter are scheduled as fol other. " More than 400 business people from 34 the 1assachu etts General Colored As ociation states attended the convention. lows: to fight for an end to lavery , they became Bo ton ' primary abo lition organization . 1912: W.E.B. Du Boi e tabli hed the Boston Branch of the AACP, the fir t official and Monday, Feb 4@ 5:30 pm 1831: William Lloyd Ganison prints fir t issue now the a ide t branch. The purpo e was "to f his anti- lavery newSJYdper, 7be Liberator. Black Monday, Feb 11 @ 5:30 pm uplift the colored men and women of thjs coun entrepreneur and abolitioni t Robert Forren try by ecuring to them full enjoyment of their Monday, Feb 25@ 5:30 pm becomes chief financial upporter of the publi rights as citizens, ju rice in all courts, and equal ation . Monday, Mar 11 @ 5:30 pm ity of opporturuty everywhere. " Monday, Mar 25@ 5:30 pm 1848: Benjamin Robert tries to enr II hi 1964: The Mu eum of Afro-American J-lj tory daughter, arah, in each of the five public schools was established by Dean Howard and ue Bailey that stood between their home and the mjth Thurman "to advance know ledge through his For more information: school in Bo ton. Sarah was derued entrance to toric exam ination " about the African-Ameri all of them , o Roberts ued the city under an on xinformer ahoo.com can presence in Boston and 1 ew England . 1845 tatute providing recovery of damage for any child unlawfully derued public schoo l in- 196 5: Or. Martin Luther King, Jr., a graduate 430 Curry Student Center truction. of Boston Uruversity led a march from Roxbury 617-373-2250
Did You Know ... Sojourner Truth (1820-1883) was born into slavery in upstate New York as Isabella Baumfree. She escaped just before the state abolished slavery, and moved to New York City . She bagan working with organizations to assist women. But, not long after, became a traveling preacher and prophet, adopting the name "Sojourner Truth". She developed a reputation as a powerful speaker and became know for her quick wit and powerful presence. Standing nearly 6", she was not one to be intimidated; and was often accused of being a man until she exposed her breasts to the accusing audience in Silver Lake, Indiana . As one of the first to link the oppression of black s laves with the oppression of women, Truth she spoke before Congress and two presidents urging that land in the West and money be to allocated blacks. Althoug Truth was an extrodinary woman, she may be best know for a speech she gave the 1851 Women't Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio: "Dat man ober dar say dat womin needs to be helped over carriages, and lifted ober dicthes and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody eber helps me into carriages, or ober muddpuddles, or bigs me any best place. And ain't I a woman? Look at me Looka at me arm. I have ploughes and planted and gathered into barns, and no mand could head me! And ain't I a woman."
7 The Onyx Informer If women want any tights more than they 's got, why don 't they just take them, and not be talking about it. ~ So Speak journerTrutb, 1850
Attention People Individually and Collectively, I am se nding this letter out , a the taneou subcon ciou infraction . We all, It ha been viewed that we bar our appointed liai on of my elf, but more o as at one tim or anothe r, we re and still are , selve from communal establishments and a de cendant of the people who died and accomp lices to histotic criminals; criminal organizations; that were created for the bet survived the bloodshed, tears and fears as a that harnessed a plague- HA1E- that mani ter of us as a people , because of a few others hild of the live that gave birth to me and fested itself from a virus OT CARI G, that congregat within that habitat that we my peer , and the minds that grew up with contaminating a once bea utiful, loving and just can't stand . We reside at tho e same me and my years. I type these black words considerate people . We now spread the vi tructure and a socia tion and aid in its on paper , to the ones who joked with me , ru amongst each other and in e ence destruction by creating the drama that keep were broke with me , and to the one that hould all be deemed suspect. othe r from wa nting to enter and link with joke about how broke we are , but hope A5 victim of our own crime we by the unity that i sup po ed to occur. We fully are no longer going to be, physically, pass other we don 't know because it's ju t cloak opportu nitie and ex perien ce that financially , mentally and pititually bank too much to acknow ledge a stranger with a have helped us in our lives, from others in rupt. To the one who were at the parties , head nod , a wave , a was up or hello . We need of those ble sings, just to be ab le to in the classes , or at the rallies, the In titute, continue that ery ame act with people we hold onto someth ing valuable that we no and tudent Centers, rM T ALK1 G TO broke bread with, a unrise before , with longer have u e for. Where 's Da Love?1? YOU! the sun.c;etthat has just passed seemingly wip Our eyes need to meet one another, I speak today on a mailer cale, than ing ou r minds clear of ever knowing the and shift the imbalance we face looking at from the other elevated plateaus I hope to next man existed less than 24 ours ago. We the ground or the sky. Our greetings and plant my feet on . tanding on the grou nds either wa lk with our fore heads to the alutation s need to occur beyond and act of this campus , thi letter is to the majority grou nd as if ou r hoes are the mo t impor of just doing. Our memories need exer of the minorities at orthea tern niver tant things in the world , or with our no e cise. Our support needs a foundation. Our sity that know me , know of me , have een high in the sky , as if everyone below that everyday way of interacting needs to focus or have never een me. I assume that pretty level i beneath u , creating o much of a on the fact that we are interdependent of much cove rs everyo ne. [But an @ doe gap between our@ e and nasal passages, each other, OT independent. Truth needs take up the fir t three letter of the word, that by the time the cent hits our noses , to be restored int sincerity. Pas ion needs and right now , that's not what I am trying we actually believe that our hit doesn 't to be restored into purpo e. Love needs to to be , but probably wo uld be con idered tink . We hate on the next man , abou t a be restored in the home , the heart . And to at the end of this reading.] status someo ne el e gave him . We hate on all my people whether I know ya'll or not, I sit back and view the daily interac each other 's beauty, because of man made we live in a ever o deplorable (####ed up) tions between us on campus . Unknowingly mirror that only reflect what we perceive system, but it is po ible ... to mo t, a heinou s crime i being commit as beautiless images. ted through a regular occurrence of simul- ~ Dr. C.A. Light Have something on your mind? Do you want to be heard? Voice your opinions through the Onyx Wormer. Speak Out! Send writin~ to [email protected] (Please limit to 60owords max.)
Walking on King's Highway: King Talk is Cheap Talk On the occa ion of Dr. King· birth ful co-existence i more urgent today than upon a slain hero is an unnecessary burden day in 2002, the greate t need of the hour e _er in our history. Yet the means of achiev and waste of time. I n 't it time for cha nge? is no longer em pty prai e to a man that i ing uch nob le goals are more remote to Upon arriva l in the USA o er a de dead and gone . We need concrete tep to day than ever because while the number of cade ago , I joined the truggle in the battle keep his Dream alive. Yes , It's fitting that peo ple jumping on the Prai e Bandwagon again t racial di criminatio n, which King on Dr. King's Birthda y Day , tho e willing ha increase d , few are willing to put their should ha e won decad e earlier. The im to go the xtra mile in kee ping his dream m ney into ocial change initiative . King migration quota for admitting refuge into alive prai e his co ntribution to hum anity lay down more than money, he lay down the U was not allocated based on the grav in ord r to remind the youth of the way hi life. Re ponding to his acrifice, there ity of refugee pr blems in region of con thing s ere and the way thing oug ht to i a need for etting up a special King's Social flict but rather on racial and political con be . After eptember 11, King's message of Change and Peace Fund , which will ke p sideratio ns in Wa hington . Refugees , non-violence, tolerance , justice and peace- his dream alive. The weight of empty praises hether they were Afticans or European 8 The Onyx Inform er suff r qually, fleeing d ath, tOJ1Lir. rape , religtow,persecution. thnic:dean-.ing, o hn · · fll at its Best nomic clepravalion and g ncJ •r cl1soimina Comm launc ~ tion . I lO\\.e, ·er. upon arri, ·al in merica, European r fug s \\ re treat d c.li!lerentl, The January 21, 2002 dition of l l ~- can f<>rgt th dip in our Ii ,art.'>and aghast from refug · of olor. For example, accord ws and World R po11's a11i· I , " ,iving in our allitud wh n tJ1 World s wondrou'> ing to d1e , .· tate I "'f)'drtment,I t\v n 1980 Afghan ,iris a chanc ", d ·soil <;th r ·ent priz finan ial '>tructur, wa<,annihilat d by and th year 2 , 6 ,000 r fr.1ge"S from th chang sin the Aighan ducational '>yst m th hand of an a<;sassin loving into 2002 entire contin nt of Africa \V r ad mitt d in amid th war on terrorism . With th at with th war on T rrorism , a I ig on ern th U Africa·. population is nearly 00 tack on th World Trade C nter and th with our offi ials and go rnm nt is ·ar million p ople, with 3.3 million r fug es U. · bold attempt to nd thi evil that de \Ve pinning our h Is in th right direc according to the nited , ation. ·I ligh m . tr yed th world 's greate . t archite ture , tion?' Are w addr ing th tru au e of mi sioner for refug . , , R ompare ·ome deem , and finan ial tructure, the t rrori. m or , be oming watchdogs for th th total for the African Continent to Eu Taliban is coming to quick demi e? Or are entir world? Imp riali m i<;not a nov I rope . Between 1990 and _()()(),over 3 ,000 they? Who i. the Taliban? What i. their concept to thi · land of liberty For entu refugees were admitted from the European purpo e? I do not intend to give a hi tori rie , Americans have perpetuat d a superior nation of Bosnia to the A . Bo nia ha . a cal oven ·iew of thi · ocial group, howe er attitude in behavior norm. , and u. toms . population of 3.9 million p ople of which a few word . on their aim and objective Any deviation from the Am rican p litical 61'-!.000w re refugee . All refugee cannot will upport my comments on the article, right w~ deemed hazardous to the entire ome to America . Thar i not the olurion . "Gi, ,ing Afghan Girl a Chance ... world . It called for direct intervention on Howe, ·er, in keeping with King doctrine, In the 1998 arti le, "The Afghan our part to fix the problem. laybe accul th refugee admi ion proce mu t be fair Taliban : Like it or 0Jot, It Occupie , Two turating our foreign citizen to the Ameri and national irre pecti, ·e of ra e, religion Third of the Afghanistan and how 1 o can way of life would re ol e world con origin. To that standard , we have fallen far ign of Weakening", ~lu a 1. laroofi, de f1ict. Let the milk and honey that f1owed hort of King· expectation . lineate the Taliban within a hi torical and o easily in our land of liberty, clean e the Of all refugees of color facing discrimi cultural context. Defined ~ a religious pro guilty rain of our neighbor . But ome nation in America, the plight of Liberian leta riat credited with running the chool may argue with that point when you con refugees c an excellent case,which dernon- y tern and ocial a peers of life, they are ider the Middle Pa sage , The Berlin Con trate how deep the race i. ue, L still alive di tinguished men of Allah , who are will ference, and Vietnam .. . in Am rican. The i\larch 3, 1819 Act of the ing to fight the cause ofl lam by any means In the article, "Giving Afghan Girl a U, Congre s, entitled, The Act in Addi nece ary. The article further di cu e the Chance ", we are informed about the bur tion To Acts Prohibiting The Slave Trade Taliban's reign in Afghanistan and all that geoning educational proce for children lay the ground work and provided the fir t are afraid of this big bad wolf By control with the change in power of the Taliban . one hundred thou and dollar that made ling over two -thirds of the Afghan popu According to Kevin Whitelaw, · ·during the the Liberian settlement a reality. While their lation and concentration in the power of Taliban 's five year rule in Kabal, girl were ance tors built the United tares and fought religiou and cultural norms The Taliban, forbidden to go to chool." Now that they in every battle including the American Revo according to laroffi brings about the be t are returning to the ABC , many are deter lution, African American . were forced by of both world . nder their regime , na mined to make it and overcome anarchy . civil rights denial because of racism to seek tive. can thrive under political oppre ion One girl, Feri hta haghrasi, wants to be a liberty abroad on the West African Coast or accept the pre tige of mujahideen (holy doctor, however at age 15, she is only in in 1822. About 50 of the first 88 American waniors). After o many years of destruc the second grade , egro emigrant! who went to Afri a died tion and warfare, the caste has changed; the according to the of malaria and other tropical di. eases . t elite that may have challenged the tactic of Afghanschool s,,s the ame time, Europeans were coming to the Taliban have vani bed. One may ay tem. J\lany pre America, the Land of the free. which could the Taliban exi t'>as a militia attempting to on even in the not even guarantee freedom to it<;own na overthrow the reigns of traditional govern mi~ t of warfare tive, if they were. ative American , of Af ment and replace it with divine law. hat and ruin. The en rican de . cent or "Free i\len of Color". The ever the ca. e may be, the demise of this tren hment of . . troops in October 2001 American , egro emigrants founded Liberia group, beg the que . tion, why i. America ha brought about a plethora of change and named its capitol city J\ lonro ia in concerned with the Taliban? I the war on worldwide. These change are beyond the honor of S pre ident,James lonroe . The Terrori . m about the di mantling of thi. , cope of chi commentary, but a few are Dollar i legal tender in Liberia. The group grounded on guerilla warfare, or is notable . A decline in ga prices, which ex Liberia flag i a replica of the , flag. Afri America sticking its no e where it doe. n 't hilarated . . driver , more new and edu can Americans were granted automatic iti l long. cation on foreign policy and the de truc zensh i pin Liberia for over a century. 12 The track on the orld Trade Cen tion f o-called religiou force that de pre. idents of Liberia were native . of the ter i forever imbedded in our minds, pri ed innocent child ren of the ba ic fun- "King: Cont'd on page 19 thought<,, actio ns, and wor ld. one of us " Afghan " Cont 'd on pag e 19 9 The Onyx Informer ealth
inve tigation into the "broiler " chicken Fishcan alsoaccumulate extremely high Eating For .life industry revealed birds suffering from de levels of toxin that can cau ea election of hydration , respiratory diseases , bacterial in health problems from kidney damage to im byTyeese LGaines fection , crippled legs, heart attacks , and paired mental development, according to other serious ailments . the PETA. 4.8 million, or 2.5% of, Americans con sume a vegetarian diet, according to the 2000 Health issues Vegetarianism-the healthywt91 national Zogby poll sponsored by the Veg Trea ure , 21, a Boston stude nt, has Vegetarian diets - lacto ovo, ovo, lacto, etarian Resource Group. Thi is up from been a lacto-ovo vegetaria n his entire life, or vegan - differ greatly in the dinner table 1% in the 1994 and 1997 polls . While the thanks to hi parents . "My father was al dos and don 'ts. Vegans do not eat any ani number of total vegetarians has increased , ways into good health, not only with eat mals or animal products. This includes, but the percentage of vegetarians that have cho ing , but spiritually and physical fitne s as is not limited to, meat, fish, poultry, eggs, sen not to eat any animal products - vegans well." After having a "bad experience" with dairy and honey. The remaining type of - has remained the same . Vegetarians are meat , hi father refrained from meat ever vegetaria ns al o abstain from eating meat , making this lifestyle change for everal rea since. fi h, or poultry , but differ in the choice of sons. The two most common are to im According to the American Dietetic eating dairy and egg products . Lacto in prove their health and to decrea e anima l Associat ion , a diet low in anima l products fers the consumption of dai1y products . cruelty. The PETA-People for EthicalTreat i lower in total fat, saturated fat, and cho Ovo infers the cons umption of egg . Lacto ment of Animal - seem to have coined it le terol, thus reducing the risk of heart dis ovo means both are pre sent in the diet. be t in their slogan to promote vegetarian ease and cancer. Removing certain foodstuffs from the diets , "Eating for Life: Your and Their ". The flesh of animals - including fish - diet require exami nation of the person ' has exce sive amounts of protein , fat and new overall diet to ensure that all of the Animal Cruelty cholesterol. Too much protein alone, par vitamin , minerals and nutrients are till The idea of mi treating animal for ticularly that of animal ource , can result being provided. According to teve , "as a human consumption of its meat eggs, and in heart disea e, troke o teoporosis - by traditional Hi panic family, meat was con by-products caused Alex 25, a San Jose resi blocking calcium ab orption- and kidney sidered a source of streng th and vitality. dent , to stage his own per onal protest. stones, according to Monique Gilbert, B.Sc, My parents believed I would become ane "Animal are treated inhumanely , and in or author of "Virtues of Soy: A Practical Health mic if I stopped eating animals". Concern der to not be a part of that , I decided to Guide and Cookbook ". The American about vitamin and mineral supplementation [prove] animal flesh is not required for hu Heart A sociation deems 50-60 gram of can be simply avoided with a varied diet. man sustenance ", ays Alex. teve, 19, a Ft. protein ufficient for mo t adults which i Protein deficiency is a major worry Lauderdale stude nt, hared a similar view. about 100/o of total daily calorie . for many people , particularlyathletes . Whole "I realized ... it was tea ling something that A Food and Drug Administration grain wheats, grain products , nuts and other isn't ours to eat or use ". (FDA) report names poultry as the #l source plants and vegetables can provide uffident Vegetarians, who change their habits of food borne illnesses, causing an estimated protein. for moral reasons, are often bombarded with 1,680 deaths per year as well as stomach upset Vitamin B12 - a vitamin important in information such as that put forth by the and food poi oning . the formation of red blood cell - i prima PETA regarding the cruel conditions of ani rily found in meat, dairy and eggs. How mals that are processed for humans to eat. ever certain breakfast cereals veggie burger Unnatura l condition like mixes, and yeast extracts are for using bovine growth hormone tified with B12. to increa e cow milk produc Without dairy , calci um tion , machines to facilitate the can be obtained from calcium egg laying process from tart to , Pouttr, , A ti. fortified oymilk, orange juice finish including sunlight expo Dr\ Beans, Eggs, and green leafy vegetables - col uts Group sure, and keeping the animal in 2• l . ER\'1 lard greens, kale, spinach. crowded unsanitary cages are ex Iron and vitamin E also can am pie of the e cruel circum be obtained from collards, kale, stance . In addition , milking broccoli and other dark greens machines can cause uts on the along with dried fruits , whole ows that lead to mastitis-a pain grains, nuts, seeds,beans, and le fu I bacterial infection . gumes. PETA's 1994 undercover Good sources for zinc are 10 The Onyx Info rmer pumpkin, ans and I ntil , wholegrain ce - Explor n \V fcxKb at th<:groc ry store FrustratedAbout real. , and daily. Pick out a diff r nt m at-fr produ t Other vitamins can I e found in ita from d1 fr z r section each " eek. Fcxxl Reaching the Big O? min fortifi d produ ~ , lik c r als. manufactur rs off< r familiar, pr --<.'
Ms. Nubian Hang or Bang: By Killa B Da Dear Ms. Nubian, Bandit How do I keep my skin moisturized during the w inter ? My skin is always dry and sometimes starts to peel or hurt. -Dried Out Top 5 Albums to Bang Dear Dtied Out, int r eather can be har. hon your skin. to Purchase!) dd t that th chy air in our horn due to horn heat, our kin just (Albums You Need an 't r tain a mu h moi cure a. it normally do in the pring , summ r r fall. H we er, there ar a few thing you can do. Fir t, 1. Big Boi & Dre Pre ent. . . UTKA T u ing lotion only once a day i not nearly enough . You should '7heGreateithits,plusthrremore... 7he WholeWoridca.nt moi cutize with a lotion, uch as Vaseline Intensive are Advanced denyit " Healing at least two time per day. Get into a routine, for example 2. Wu-Tang Clan-Iron Flag lotion hen you get dre ed in the morning and when you get "Lookwhos backfroni the36 Chambers. .. /" undressed at night. Second, after bathing and while your skin is still 3. How High-The oundtrack moi t, u e Baby oil gel (or regular baby oil) n your body before '73etterthanthemovie" 1 tioning. The baby oil will help lock in moisture and can keep your 4.) Gil cott Heron-The Revolution Will ot Be Televi ed kin nice and soft for up to two days when used prior to lotioning. ''Oa§icsSfX?£/kjorthemselw;" Finally, skin can dry out from heating methods u ed during winter 5.) Reks-Along Came the Cho en month that take moi cure out of the air. o, u ing a humidifier can "St,cphitting;oursnoozebuttononthisalbum,gosupjXJrt help to pre erve the moi cure in the air. If you do not ha e a 13a5tonartist " humidifier, place a large pot of water on the stove, and tum the eye on to a ery low setting to help the water evaporate into the air. Be VeryCafr!fitlnot to /etthejXJtrunoutof u;ateranddo not /.eawtheoien on Top 10 Albums to Hang uhenJ,Ouarenaathome. (Albums that should stay on the shelO I tried to limit to 5, but there were just too many ... run, save your money. Dear Ms. Nubian, rm a dude, what can I do about my dry hair? -Afro Man 1. Ruff Ryder Vol. 3-In the R We Trust Fellas, just 'cause you 're a dude , don 't mean you should take ''2isgood, 3sacrowd " care of your hair. And ladi , thi is for you too! If your hair i hard, 2. Master P--Gameface brittle, and/or dried out. .. take my advice, and invest in some black '~n?JOUserious? O:xxxJh Wmm? " hair care products . Your scalp is very important in the hea lth and 3. Bell Biv Devoe-BED look of your hair. U ea light grease , such as TCB Naturals Hair & "Please referto 'HeSaid-She Said' question #4 [pg. 15) " Scalp Conditioner to greaseyour scalp aoout once a week To grease 4. Dungeon Family-Even in Darkne your scalp, part hair, and apply a small amount directly on the scalp "NotlJPia7l, but thisrealrydisaptoi,nted me " with fingers. Repeat until most of th scalp has been ov red. Then, 5. ate Dogg-Music & Me ma age calp to imulate the roots for at lea t 30 seconds to a "On thisalbum Nate Doggfargotthemusi.c part " minute. 6. Petey Pab lo-Diary of a inner: 1 t Entry Also, buy a moisturizing spray to use every 2-3 tim a week. "lets just hope that this is hisfirst and last (ca.n we say 1 hit The pray hould be used paringly; just nough to moi t n the uxmderf) " hair ... but it hould not dtip down your face. Remember, washing 7. Bubba parxx -40 Days & 40 ights black hair everyday can make hair dry and brittle. UnJ invol eel in ":tt@O/oA&$*(@#) _ #(*#&A$*ugly$&&/\@ %@%//\&#&f\# &* strenuous activity that cau e your head to weat, don 't wash hair (I'm just mad heeien ca.me out/)" more than once weekly. . Post r Boy-Dj Clue Free tyle '~notherexampleofgcxxi /xlltle rappersgonelxld '' Keeping Black People Beautiful, Healthy , & Iriformerd! 9. Mystikal-Tarantula "He must becompetinguAthMaster P foruorst album of the ;mr' ' If you would like to ask Ms. Nubian a question, 10. Cypre Hill-Stoned Raider "Ibet;oud1dnleienknowtheycamebackouthuh? " orwouldlike her to report on a topic/issue, write to:On ahoo.com Include Ms. Nubian in the subject line. 13 The Onyx Informer Helped are those who create anything at all, for they shal relive the thrill of their own conception and realize a partnership in the creation of the Soul Speech Universe that keeps them responsible and cheetful. - Alice Walker, Templeof
15 minutes of pleasure , 21 THINGS Equals 9 months of pain, Or one simple operation, BLACK PEOPLE SHOULD DO The choice is not only mine though By Tavis miley (Host on BET and the Tom Joyner Morning Show) She is the sole carrier of collective fate lfonly in a protected state 1. Register to vote , or shutup! We could still feel innocent 2. Take ail that money out of tho e tocking caps , tin cans, mattresses, Giving in to the collection plate and floorboards and invest money in something . For starte rs, invest How drastic to rob from fate in the food you eat and clothes you wear. Nine months of pain, in vain? 3. Learn another language, ebonic do not count. Such a predicament from hedonistic tendencies 4. Stop using the "N" word in the year 2001, e peciaily since Merriam Wi IIshackled my urges Webster has announced it isn't changing the definition . But lost power after I tasted the forbidden 5. Buy something each week from a black vendor. Seeing what I thought was a body of heaven 6. Stop blaming white folk for 98% of your problem , while giving Leaving me now to question the pleasures of that them 100% of your money . mirage 7. Subscribe to Ebony ,]ET, Black Enterprise , Essence. Then subscribe Two souls locked in passion to one of the three weeklies: Time , ewsweek , or US ews and Equal one innocent spirit World Report. After we read about what 's going on in our world , Any thoughts of mistakes are gone how about knowing what 's going on in theirs? It is, after all, your His eyes represent all that I am, world . And hopefully all that I am not 8. Stop walking past each other and not speaking . His mass insignificanttothe universe 9. Be on time for something ... anything! But enveloping my entire existence 10. Get an annual check up ; herbs do not cure everything! With visions of persistence 11. In ail thy way s acknowledge Him (GOD) and he sha ll direct thy path. I can guide th is sun to day Iight And prioritize this as #l . Nature and Nurture 12. top being! jealous of one another , learn to look past the material On the delicate wa lk of life thing and ee the person for who they are . This sun rises in my shadow 13. Get involved in at least one charitable or voluntary community Takes Flight service. And sets after my night 14. Say a prayer for omeone besides yourself . The moon illuminates the sky 15. Hug your child/ pou e/ parent today. Like the thought of his existence in my world 16. LOVE O E ANOTHER. ... In our world ... 17. Learn to Let Go and Let God . Pain is what we choose 18. Stop talking about it, and be about it. And for eternity 19. Let GOD order your teps instead of the world . He sh alI be the Iight from our darkness 20. P.U.S.H.!! Pray Until omething Happens! 21. In all that you do , get understanding, (tum off the TV, and open a -A nonomous book) . Don 't just read this, DO IT and encourage others.
My pace was heavy and quick and without exp laining to you the DISGUST When I caught my breath I intuity of me . But I wanted EMBARASSMENT smiled at the beauty I saw . you with all your troubles. DEPRESSION.. .finally The un 's rays didn 't allow REMNISCENT memories of LOVE. me to clearly examine the Understand , I'm only human dark entiments I had Understand , I'm only human . towards your past. I was It was my uncertainty that held me. too bu sy laughing , enjoying you. It told me what I cou ld not ee or We still remain friends. hear or understand at the time . After it all I am still laughing My SUPER ego got the best of you ... I FELT through my emotions: enjoying you. I show ed you my insecurities ANGER Expressed by: Damn Lie 14 The Onyx Informer
HeSaid .. SheSaid...
1) With th success of Nas· lat "St album , isJay -Z going to I) After tlm: kids, don 't we all wish we' ll kx>k as g
2) And . inc Jay-Zand R. K Uyar v orking on a proj t 2) n I on that not if Mariah ar y got thick from goin' crazy, tog"ther , ouldn 't it I hot if as and Lauryn Hill th nth r 's a bunch off, mal s that n ed to start flippin' cm h i all competition with a callabo? out!!
3) Don 't you miss Lauryn I Iill? 3) Ladi s, if you 'r roe kin' th lat st kn koff gucci, do it with class, gap and gu ss really ar n't d ign r!!!( #7 He aid) Why did Bell Biv D voe om ba k out? 4) Who missed Brandy?? 5) Why doe ' lat night en t rtainment venu only host Hip-Hop on ea week? 5) For all you groupi s out th r ... mon y isn't veryth.ing, th y have t be rich and look good!! DUH 6) Is it because it bring in enough people to make up fi r the r t f the week when n body hows up? 6) peaking of looks , don 't you feel stupid after you pro- claimed gay, sorry Jay-z to be your babies daddy when h '. ) Ladie , do those F's on your bag tand for Fake ? being compared to JJEvans , a camel , and even Scooby D How High did you ha e to be to watch How High? d ?? "Money ain 't a thang " (o u h!)
9) Do you r member the last banging party you went to? 7) If you 're o patriotic, why didn 't you have an American flag up before 9/ 11?? 10) With ortheastem being an educational environment, i n't it weird how many of the administrators are really 8) Yeah I'm feel.in' the who ! thug love thang , but Prodigy you uneducated? are not sexy, please keep your hirt on .
11) Who are you more afraid of, uge Knight or Bin Laden? 9) Can you ee this tatted on Fabolous ' frame 'D E N TI S T"(it' funny when you spell it out ok , o 12) The next time you 're at a party, houldn 't the dj ay, humor me) "If you got a Co-op job throw your hands up "? 10) Aren 't you ti.red of grown as men doin ' the Harlem shake , 12.5) Aren't these questions better than ... ? I'm sayin???
11) When is the cornrow evolution going to end??? Free He Said/She Said yourself. 25QuestionsFromBothPerspectives 12) Is the 20 omething year old from lMX still named batman??
By Flaciro de Oro & bis stank ass sister 24.S) Obvio usly I'm biased, but i n't the IBLT fam doin ' it for U?? LATER H ,\T[R
Sports In February Boxing? Maybe . Tyson v . Lewis? ah, they were at the club or a Welle ley party , What I want to talk about. .. that ' not 'til April 6th but eve n when that wh re the females were scarce (ironic), and date arrives, us boxing fiends (ya'll ay "box the jump off, A TE UP! just bla ted out Dear By-As.Sports, ing fanatic ") might be D ol d , 5 day , after fr m the sound system, beca use heads were What do you feel i the mo st watch d the original day of ''. ike!" and "You are so amped and wilin out!!!Makes sense doe n't sporting eve nt in February , out of Base damn gullib le (stupid)! " believing that th it? All I know is that many peopl e don 't ball, Boxing , Basketball or Footba ll? fight is going to take place . The evada want Ty on to live ; because he ays line Sincerely, Ummmm Me commi ion i fr nting on licensing Tyson like "! wa nt to at y ur kids ". I'm saying , for the heavyweight champion hip fight eating kids and praying to Allah don 't go Dear UmmmMe, again t Lewi . Authoritie n the matt r say together. He was not serious maaaaannnn . I believe the an wer to that question lies it is because of the ruckus that occurred at o , COME ON , WILL YA! My prediction , in .... the chedu led n w onfi renc on January Tyson win by decision , but Lewi might 22nd. Tyson threw an uncharacteristic left not be able to hear it. Yeah I know that was Baseball? ah that season d n't ev n start hook (he miss d horribly) at a Lewi body dirty of me . The last thing I want to say until somet ime in sprin g right? Negotia gua rd . Lewis retaliated , and all that I can abo ut this is that there are other fights hap tions and trades are happe ning but do ya'll say that happ e ned from then on afte r, i pening in February , but I'm only focused wa nt to know about tho e? just an assumpti on that , everyo ne thought "Sports" Cont'd on page 18 15 The Onyx Informer I'm not comfortable being preachy , but more people need to start sp nding a much time in the library as they do on the basketball court . If they took the idea that they could escape poverty through education, I think it would make a more bas ic and long-lasting change in the way things happen. What we need are positive , realistic goals and the wilJingne s to work. Hard work and practical goals . - KareemAbdul-Jabbar (Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor,Jr.) , 1990
The Onyx Book List. A very special selection compiled especially for Black History Month. This selections goes beyond the nonnaloneortwo book review to highlight boo~ or authors that are definitely contributing to the education ofBlack/ African history and cultureevrywhere.
Destruction of Black Civilization: The African Origin of Civili7ation tion , there is available no consiste nt theory Greatlssueso f aRacefrom 4500bc Cheikh Anta Diop of race relation . The need for such a so to2000ad "The African Origin of Civilization ' cio logica l explanation is so great that re Chancellor Williams was edited and translated by Mercer Cook. cently , when on author ucceeded , with This book took Chancellor Williams It is a one-volume translation of the major ome degree of superficial logic, in explain sixteen years of research and field study ection of two of Diop ' books ," ations ing the phenomena in term of caste rela to compile. It was to serve as a reinterpre negres et culture " and "Anteriorite des civi tions , the college textbooks and ocia l-sci tation of the history of the African race , lizations negres ." Diop ' w1itings have had ence journals , almost unanimous ly and un and was intended to be "a general rebel a profound influenc on how Africa i per q u e tioningly , hurriedly adopted hi lion against the subtle message from even ceived around the world . theory. the most ' liberal' white authors (and their Negro disciples): 'You belong to a race of The Isis Papers: The Keys to the They Came beforeCohunbus nobodies . You have no worthwhile history Colors "This controver ial book by Ivan Van to point to with pride. ' " Frances Cress Welsing ertirna , the Guyane e historian , lingui t, The book is premised on the ques Excerpt - The Cress Theory of and anthropologist , claims that Africans had tion: "If the Blacks were among the very Color-Confrontation and Racism been to the New World centurie before first builders of civilization and their land (White Supremacy) : A Psychogenetic Columbu arrived there in 1492. Citing the birthplace of civilization , what has hap Theory and World Outlook (1970) among other thing -the huge egroid pened to them that has left them since then, nJike religion , the bod y of knowl looking Olmec heads of Central Mexico and at the bottom of world society, precisely edge known as science take the position the similarities between the Aztec and Egyp what happened? The Caucasian answer is that all ob ervable phenomena can be ex tian calendars and pyramid structures , Van simple and well-known: The Blacks have plained , or , at least , is grist for the mill of Sertirna pieces together a hidden hi tory of always been at the bottom." Williams ar investigation, analysis and understanding by pre-Columbian contaa between Africans and gues that many elements have aided in the the human mind . Native Americans. He al o puts forth the destruction of the black civilization, em In today 's very mall world at lea t possibility that Columbus may have already phasizing nature, imperialism , and stolen three-quarters of the people are "non-white ," known about a route to the Americas from legacies. and the numbers of chi "non-white " ma hi years in Africa as a trader in Guinea . The Destruction of Black Civilization jority population are subjected to domina The ideas in this book have been debated offers a new approach to the research , tion throughout their lives , either directly and di cussed since its first publicat ion in teaching , and study of African history. It or indirectly , by a tiny minority of the 1976; even tho e who choose not to believe refocuses the history of Arabs and Euro world ' people who classify thernselve a Van ertirna 's theories should take his ar peans in Africa to the Africans; providing "white ," Racism (white supremacy) then , i gument eriously. " (Eugene Ho lley, Jr., "a history of blacks that is a history of revealed a one of, if not the most impor Amazon .com Review) blacks . Because only from history can we tant observable phenomenon in the world After readi ng this book, it i impos learn what our strengths were and, espe today for which social , behavioral and all sible not to ee the unmi takab ly Black Af cially, in what particular aspect we are weak other scientists should be seeking an exp la rican influence in Pre-Columbia n America, and vulnerab le. Our history can then be natiqn. on the ative American civilizatio ns there . come at once the foundation and guiding Heretofore, racism has bee n defined light for united efforts in serious pla nning and described various ly .... Yet in my view , Race First: The Ideological and what we shou ld be abou t now ." It was part the comment made by O li er C. Cox in Organizational Struggles of of the evo lution of the black revo lution hi 1959 award winning text , "Ca te, Class Marcus Garvey & the Universal that took place in the 1970s, as the foc us and Race" (Monthly Review Press), still pre Negro Improvement Association shifted from po litics to matters of the mind ." vails: To ny Martin It is not ordi narily rea lized tha t, "Race Fir t" is arguab le the most chor- al! the great mass of writi ng n race rela- oug hly resea rched tudy of Marcus Garvey 16 The Onyx Informer and the Garvey Jovem nt. Dr. la11in 's but two cl cades ago mor than forty bla ·k aylor's haract rs ar creat d with a r , ea r h goes in-
18 The OnJX Informer ' King' Cont d from pa e 9 'Afghan" Cont'd from page 9 refugee'>com to :--1~ sac.hu'>ettsyearly l \\O d "· bo rn and educ.at cl in th , bill-, ha\ b en introduced m th, l nil 'cl dame:ntab . re-ddmg.\\ riting, am! 1m ·LJ<., and :'-Jew eo rgia, v 1rginia and ,\l arylancl , Lal s ongress to reso lH' th, humanitar let ..,not forget fr ~dom ar place '>i n Lil 1ia nam d by Am rica n ian prob! m of I ga l limbo for leg 1umaL, Th '> childr n ar mnoc. ~nt in the ttl r . till after horrifi viol n in th ir r fug e. from Lil ria r siding IP r fort h wo rld's qu st to crush th dialx>hcalfore '> h m land that killed 25 , civilians, 1 , ecad : (The Lib · fu,g,eelmmi- of terrorism and it's ag nL'> Of ou r , no Liberian r fugee fled to th nit d tale & HR J 806.) sane per n can criti ize th du ation of ..,._ ....au.,-.. of their Am rican ti . 111 y ar t ntir on~ ional d I gation of 1a.'>- hildrenwho have been deprived for >long to b granted refugee tatu mor than a ch tt' did co- ponsor th Li rian r fu- E n patri ti Am ricans h r cw r th de ad aft r arri al. During th ame p - g bill . till, on id ring th horu of admitt ance of Auch rin Lucy, Ruby riod , o er 300,000 Eur pean refugee ad peopl inging praises to Dr. King the depth Briclg , and Jam Mer dith th great uni- mitted in th A from Bo nia have ac of their po ke and the dwindling num r iti of the Bibi belt. How er I find quired the Green Card and citizen hip . ber who actually put in a dinle to further it very int r ting that prior to 9/ 11, Ameri for the Liberian they ar ubjected to ial change and pea eful o-existence in can troops were not concerned with the "op- an annual ritual of the threat of forced re our world we 've got a mighty long way to pre i e force :• of th Taliban . The mi - patriation back to Africa. ·'The m re thing go in ensuring that concrete tep are taken education or lack of education for Afghan change , the more they tay the same!" to keep King' Dream alive. children becanie an ancillary issue fused in The Llberians reside here legally have The urgency of Dr. King' message after with the War on Terrori m. A propo ed American born children in American eptember 11 demands that we peed up logan is ' Let's eradicate the evil that muti schools, work, pay taxes but are banned from the journey towards keeping King' dream lated th towers, and yes perhap change the benefits of taxpayer such a Ma health ali e . And it i in this light that I urge the way of the Afghan people ." medical insurance , public hou ing, finan City of Bo ton , the Common ealth of The change in cultural , religious, and cial aid and student loans because they have 1assachusetts The nited tate Congress political norm i a direct correlation to a not been given refugee tatu . 1any ho the White House church , businesses and dismantling of the Taliban, which we all owe fled here over a decade ago till remain in foundations on King ' birthday to make a to the war on terrorism . However , it is in definitely separated from their children and birthday gift not of ords but of deeds as correct to credit the war on terrorism as the pou e in refugee camp . Many it here follo end of the Taliban . According to aroofi hope! ly and helplessly watching their chil 1. Ending the decade old misery of Llberian the Taliban lacks nee ary deft to handle dren die in refugee camp of treatable dis refugees in the nited tat by passing political social and economic and cultural ease uch as dy entery , dehydration and theliberianRefugee lmmigralionFair affairs----one reason why they are under malaria. They have the closest ties to America ness Act o much crutiny from the entire world . than Bo nians but like their ancestors , their 2. Putting money into a pecial King' o lhat was in 1998; four years later the Taliban Black kins hinder their progr . They can cial Change and Peace Fund to keep his is no longer slowly slipping through the fm neither freely travel abroad nor freely live dream alive. ger f America hand. Kudo ! To our in America like other refugees imilarly itu Th e two concrete step would put JX)liticiansand citizens who aided in the war ated . A quick resolution of thi problem i our community and our world in the fa t n terrorism However the recent change in a greater honor to Dr. King than an elo lane on the King · Highway . Even Je u power in Afghanistan hould not be com quent King ' Day peech from the White Christ would agree.Jesus said. "Where your pared to the abolishment of terrorism, more House or the Rep Hou e! treasw-es~ theirwillyourbeartbealso .' a hift in who ' really calling the h ts. I Ye with a lot of acrifices, progr salute the 15-year-old girl who yearns to ex was made o er the past decade . The quota By Torli H . Krua , Executi e Director of plore the world of medicine but question for Africa was increased from 3500 to 22, the niver al Human Rights International the f◄ rces that oppressed her until now. The The ..Lo t Boy Of udan " finally come to a coalition of refugee communitie serving Emancipation Proclamation was not about America after over a decade in the de errs. immigrants and refugee from African na freeing the laves in the same way changes in early 2500 Liberian refuge were able to tion . For comments and que tion , c n Afghan culture are not about the war on unite with their familie in the year 2000 . tact Torli Krua 1146 Harri on Ave. terrorism. Hopefully, we too hallovercom The number of African refuge coming to Roxbury , MA 02119 617-784-5980 kt rli one day and work to attack the r t causes Massachusetts has risen from 3% in 199 to @hotrnail.com of di unity in the world-before it take 290/4 in the year 2000. An average of 2500 an ther catastrophe .
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