BAM Poets Inspires Spelman's Campus

Tuesday, March 28, 2006 www.spelmanspotlight.com N o Youth spend time XLIV at Spelman creole cuisine Softball season Spelmanites show young Spotlight’s Shayla Ball reviews Atlanta restaurant. students a day in their lives. swings into action Volu m e BAM Poets inspires Spelman’s campus Nicole Barden “Its a wonderful of the Black Arts Movement. women. Butt for Sale, a criti Staff Writer thing to see the next In the introduction of the cism of assimilation, and Art, a generation of panelists, Strange quoted Mari praise of art’s role in society, Spelman students Evans, who had to cancel her were read by Madhubuti. 1 Goapele wants to influenced,” said appearance due to a family “What essentially saved me President, Dr. emergency. “This [the Black was literature and music,” said ‘Change It AH’ 1 Beverly Daniel Arts Movement] is the litera Madhubuti. Reading Black Gina Lawrence interviews Goapele Hl Tatum who delivered ture of love, the legacy of love. Boy, by Richard Wright was about her new album and •G monumental, he revealed. website. the welcome. She It is energized by the love of commended the Black people.” “That started me on this long English Department The Black Arts Movement journey,” he said. for their efforts to was a time period from the Madhubuti credits his bring the poets to mid 1960s to the mid 1970s mother, who was in the sex P5 campus. characterized by the influx of trade business, as a major “Many of us forget Black art. The work embraced influence in his life. She was how widespread the Black culture, defined Black beaten to death when he was Summer livin’ Black Arts identity, and was politically 16. Movement was,” said charged. The movement is “It’s nothing more painful Summertime means summer than to see your mother servic internships. Now that you have Sharan Strange, the sometimes labeled as homo- the job, you need the housing. The coordinator of the phobic and sexist, but it is gen ing men,” he said. Brittny Ray, junior, rea Spotlight has some suggestions. event and a professor erally seen as a prolific time in Spriggs credits the Brown Black Woman”. from the English Black literature. vs. Board of Education ruling March 17, 2006, Spelman Department. Most of the The event also acknowl in 1954 with setting the stage hosted part two of the series attention is directed towards edged poets from Spelman. for the Black Arts Movement. “Conversations with Black the Northeast which Amiri Brittny Ray, a junior, English The movement gained support P3 Arts Movement Poets” featur Baraka and Sonia Sanchez rep major and creative writing due to a series of events that MWWTWIB ing Haki Madhubuti with resent. Being from the minor, read I Am A Black were not all centered on art he Jessica Care Moore. The Midwest and focusing much Woman by Mari Evans. Then added. “It was not Baraka by him CNN launches Spelman community came to of his work in that area, Ray and Charla Johnson, a Cosby Auditorium to hear the Madhubuti widens the scope. member of the class of 2005, self It was a context of what touring fitness poets. Madhubuti has published read poems from their collec had been going on in our lives initiative The event was sponsored by 26 books, and is noted for his tions. prior to that time,” said the English Department with numerous essays and poems. The featured poets were Spriggs. assistance from the Georgia He is the chairman and pub then heard from. Moore read “We don’t have this incredi Humanities Council and the lisher of Third World Press, Not Your Average Angry Black ble movement,” said Moore, National Endowment for the which he founded in 1967. Woman Poem, a petition for a “we are lost in a lot of ways Humanities. He is one of the major figures national holiday for Black see Bam Poets on Pg 2 »> ‘Herstory’ program celebrates Sisterhood Photo I Courtesy of SpelmanCollege Wisdom Center Miriam Archibong abusing or hurting one anoth- thinking evil thoughts Staff Writer er. about others, people The First Year Class Sampson asked students to spoke of love. She Council co-sponsored the be civil and courteous to one described a world Sunday worship service in another as they walk across absent of prayers and honor of Women’s Herstory campus talking on their cell wishes for material Month, at Sisters Chapel phones or sidekicks or as they things, where people Sunday, March 19. Reverend listen to their MP3 players. allow God to provide How do you Melva L. Sampson was the She encouraged everyone to for their every need. keynote speaker for the serv instead, make eye contact with “Imagine how sister stay fit? ice. each other and acknowledge hood could be "I'm in the Diabetes program Rev. Sampson, WISDOM one another as they walk to strengthened, instead at Spelman, where I excer- The Reverend Melva Sampson, the Project center project manager, and from classes to show a of being frustrated, Manager of Sisters Chapel, who spoke at the sise by walking, doing yoga, kinship bond. upset and anxious... Herstory program. and African dance." encouraged Spelman women At the close of Rev. we should recognize Tersheria Mitchell, to remember that God has a Rev. Sampson built on her Sampson’s sermon, she asked the gift that God has already freshman, biology major plan for everyone, and reliance theme of sisterhood, by asking on Him sustain them and pre the audience to imagine a equipped us with. We need P6 vent them from misusing, world wherein instead of one another.” see Herstory on Pg 2 »> Tuesday, March 28, 2006 2 www.spelmanspotlight.com News 2005-2006 Bam Poets addressed ways to continue the “Spelman has always been word artists. We just want to EDITORIAL BOARD learn the craft,” said Ray when »> continued from Pg 1 legacy. close to my heart. Recognize Madhubuti credits that being here is a privilege she spoke about the surge in looking for leaders that don’t Gwendolyn Brooks and and use your time here wise spoken word interest. “As a Jessica Young exist.” This lack of united Malcolm X among others as ly,” said Madhubuti. young Black poet, I want to Editor In Chief activism is a cause for some of people who he reveres. “Your finishing this institu carry on the legacy you provid tion is critical. Why? This is a ed,” she said. Shayla Ball the disarray among the “I will never, never, as long Co-Editor In Chief younger generation she as I’m on this Earth, do any credential society and you The older members of the added. thing that is shameful to these have to deal with that,” he panel took up the idea of pass Alexa Harris Moore rose to fame due to people,” he said, “they helped said, “we have to put ourselves ing the baton to subsequent Kristilyn Whigham her record setting five straight make me into the man I am in positions of empowerment. generations as well. Managing Editors wins on the Amateur Night today.” We have fools running stuff “We have to have these con Competition on It’s Showtime “Sometimes the best thing only because they have scious rappers say something. Terricha Bradley at the Apollo. She has also you can do as a younger poet is Ph.D.’s.” That’s the new Black cultural News Editor been featured on Russell shut up and listen,” said “You have an opportunity movement,” said Madhubuti. at this point in your life. The problem arises because Monique Hathorn Simmons Presents: Def Poetry Moore. too many rappers do not read a Feature Editor Jam and NBC’s Today Show. “I’m definitely a baby of Don’t get caught up in sorori In 1997, she founded Moore Haki. I’m always reading ties and things that don’t mat diverse body of literature. This Deanna Jenkins Black Press. She has written poems by my elders,” she said. ter. Challenge your institu prevents the baton from pass Gina Lawrence two plays The Revolution’s in Reading is an integral part of tion. I know there are a lot of ing smoothly to the following Arts & Entertainment Editors the Ladies Room and T here Moore’s life, but each speaker issues even at Black colleges. generation, he said. Are No Asylums for the Real related reading to their person Raise as much good hell as “They think the world Juanice Sills Crazy Women. al lives and political careers. possible,” said Moore. began with them and it doesn’t Sports & Wellness Editor To combat the poor leader “The struggle is for the Ray appears to be making work like that,” said ship, Madhubuti stressed the mind of our people,” said the most of her time at Madhubuti. Katrina Moore importance of family. Moore. “I read books and Spelman by publishing her Spriggs challenged the audi Ad Manager “The key point always is that’s something people in our own work. She challenged the ence to work not only for that you find a family, who generation don’t do. You don’t validity of some popular Black themselves, but also for the Jaaonne Jackson writers as credible literature. people who will follow in their Tjazha Mazhani you can talk with anytime.” have to have a degree to go to footsteps. Courtney Petty We need an extended family the library.” “People read that and think Copy Editor on a local and national level, Madhubuti and Moore its Black literature and its “Everything you do should he said.

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