INSIDE Azania’s Recent Struggles Welcome to Freshwo/men Reactions to Purple Rain BSU Polled on Identity Dedicated to h!/orm. Enlighten. and Educate Pan-Afrikanism Defined LAssessment of Grenada 1~

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PRINCIPLES FOR SURVIVAL I. We MUST seek unity with our 6. Our bodies MUST be treated Creator, recognizing the reality as temples ofthe Holy, therefore of God, as we search for the we must safeguard our health by Truth which will set us free. consuming good, life-giving foods and drink and not consume 2. Brothers MUST commence harmful, death dealing drugs and being real men and stop alcoholic beverages. exploiting the weaknesses of 7. We MUST stop imitating the Black women by disrespecting degenerate actions of white, and misusing the bearers and people whose world order is nourishers of our future. diametrically opposed to the legitimate aspirations of Black 3.. Sisters MUSTdress and havea and other oppressed peoples. decorum that commands respect, 8. We MUST stop lying and then demand that Black men gossiping on each other, as well cease abusing you for present, as check our roguish activities, short-termgratification at the the for these actions stunt the growth expense of future, long-range and development of both objectives. perpetrator and victim, thus 4. We MUST strive for academic undermining the faith and trust excellence,not for the purpose of so desperately needed among us. selfish material gain, but to 9. We MUST actively engage in prepareourselves for a lifetimeof destroyingthe artificialbarriers productive service for the of political,sectional, fraternal elevation and advancement of and religious differences which our people. so foolishly divide and fragment our race. 5. We MUST by our everyday 10. We MUST, today, work as examples challenge our friends, hard to integrate and be non- relatives, and associtaes to violent with ourselvesas we were, cultivate a wholesome race pride yesterday, to integrate and be which will generate warmth, non-violentwith others. love, and a spirit of community 17w 7~’n BI.A (’K (’ommandment.~ were uritten among us as a people. b.I (iodf~’l’ Patterson. a gradtlalt" AIlldenl O/ theol.g~ at IIo~ard Univer~itl.

throughoutthe world were. As Toure While in SNCC, Toure used his Kwame Toure at UCSD beganto feelthe tide of history,he saw organizationalskills to addressthe the necessityfor organizationas an issuesrelevant to voterregistration, the Historyof His Struggle imperativetask for students to become draft,and othercivil rights problems. involvedin. Andhe becameinvolved in However,it shouldbe recognizedthat an organization,The Student Non- Touredid not makeany of hispolitical The sixties marked an era that activities.Toure was involvedin many ViolentCoordinating Committee decisionswithout first conferring with (SNCC). emphasizedpeople mobilizing for their organizations, along with other thecollective efforts and interestsof individualslike WillieRicks, Robert peopleinvolved in the organization. rights.This included the uprisings not SNCC was the first student onlyin theUnited States but in Africa, Moses,l)avid Brother, and Julian Bond The ideologicalpositions which SNCC ¯ Allof theseindividuals were concerned organizationto openlyconfront the supportedwere transformedfrom a the CarribeanIsles, and the other questionregarding the draftfor the Americas,as peoplesought justice irom withcivil rights for Africans residing in nationalistposition to an international the United States and other issues Vietnam War. SNCC was against one. Also,the originalidea that SNCC oppressiveconditions. This era also imperialistforces "im pl, ementing marked the period, as is common relevantto humanrights initially in the was to be an integratedorganization II.S.and eventually internationally. genocidalattacks upon the Vietnamese which dealt with the problemsof the historically,when students were in the via unnecessarywarfare. SNCC was U.S.-especiallycivil rights issues forefrontof exposingthe contradictions The examplewhich Toure portrayed opposed to Zionism, which is an changeddrastically after 1966. in their societywith a fervorwhich as a studentwho began to fulfillhis or imperialistpolicy’ designed to exploit shook the entireworld. An exampleof her responsibilityto the liberationof A viewof SNCCpre-1960 is essential the active role which students Africanswas not an individualtask andnegate the existence ofa Palestinian for all to interpretthe ideological exemplifiedin the Africanstruggle in which he accomplished¯ loure nation, and SNCC provided their growthexperienced by this initially particularcan be seenin theorganizing represented the voice of many unconditional support to the student-orientedorganization. This will effortsof Kwame Toure-knownin the Palestinianrevolution within what has also exemplify the role and individualswho workedcollectively to " sixtiesas StokelyCarmicheal. develop a method essential for beenillegally called Israel".SNCC characterisiticswhich students should During this era individualswere liberatingAfrican people, at firstin the wasinvolved in thesetypes of activitiesbc practingin 1984 and the yearsto inw~lvedin civilrights and anti-war U.S.,and eventuallywherever Africans twenty years ago, and these "old" come. conceptsare stillapplicable to the From the formationin Februaryof internationalproblems taking place in 1960, SNCC experienced several The People’sVoice NON-PROFIT ORG. [ 1984.In essence,the collectiveefforts of internal as well as external StudentOrganizations U.S. POSTAGE I the studentsand supportersot; SNCC transformationsin its structure, U.C ’,;anDiego PAID | were proof of the necessity for indicativeof the differentinterests, LA JOLLA. CA I organizationthat is essentialfor the values,and developingideologies of the la Jolla,California 92093 PermitNo. 268 ] successof thestruggle. students. continued on page 5 3 2 Motherland

A Luta Continua--TheStruggle Continues Thots in Prism BSSO REPORTS

Magechaha Unity of Purpose

It givesthe BlackScience Students During the past few months the Jamho everybody! and welcome Organizationgreat pleasure to welcome of ar,noredvehicles and conlronted all new membersas well as returning strife that Azania, (commonly by soldiersarmed with rifles, machine to Never-NeverI+and, Munchkin l and. themind. Granted, it is moresubtlel) members. The BSSO wishes you much referredto by imperialistforces as guns. and grenade-launchers,who l)isne,.landamong the many names imposedand reinforced,but thisdeems successhere at U.CS.D.We are justas South Afrika) has suffered and e,llorced the administration’s used to describe this somewhat it moreeffecientl.v capable of makingus excited as you are about your o,,ercomecontinues to mount.As the paranoiddemand for a house- to- fantasticalha~,en known as UCSD. indigenousBlack populations, as well itsunv~itting agents. [ oday’s"masters’. matriculation.As you may know by hot,se,room-by-room inspection. Whatc~ername you chose,understand with the help of mass media as the(’olored group (the ’official" no~ the BSSO is an organizationthat At least350 people were arrested in thatnone of thisplace is real,and that (particularlytele~,isionL and the select statusfor the raciallymixed) rebels supportsand reforms Black science Scbokengfor ’passbook" violations. yoursta~ here is a temporarygift from distributionof narcotics,turn Black againstthe seperateraces policy of students,but withoutyour involvement lhis South Afrikan law requires thegods. a respitefrom reality, and is peopleinto Dopey, Sleep’,’, innocuous apartheid,the oppressivewhite power theBSSOfis capacity to functionwill be Blacksto, at alltimes, carry a small not granted without’ some future rebels:most of us workat subsistence structureonce again uses its leaden xcrvlimited, lhc BSSO office is located book which lists their personal obligation. level occupations and remain military hand to strangle Black in theStudent (’enter building A. room statisticswhich mum bc presentedat As BlackA[rikan students here, you dependenton the whitepower-structure xictims.But the people of Azaniaare 107.Please donfit hesitate to stopby any time upon requestto an} v~hitc forobtaining our food, clothes, sheller successcalls your name. Even it things noteasily quelled. are privy to new, exciting, and and seewhat information here interests whorequests it andfor which there ix particularlyunique experiences, things and toiletpaper. Exen those of us who ,~.cmto he goingwell for you, it is still VOU. Rebellionin Azaniais nothingnew. a grave penah) if the passbookis thatmost of ourpeople will never come beliexcthemselves to be part of the tmportantto share your experiences New ufficcrsfor the 1984-85academic Sincethe time of the Chakaand the inaccu,atc,lhe two o’clockraids to know or understand.There are some American middle-class and thus ~ittlothers because without hne.., it Zulu warriors,more than a century were carried out in three other wonderful people here, and some immuneto thewiles of thesystem, do so am’tranch. \ear: President:...... DelesieMorrison ago,the peopleof Afrika’ssouthern townships:Evaton. Sharpc~illc, the Grenada: one . strangepeople, and its importantto by the masterand government’sgrace. Iake your learninghome and gixc Albert McClain coast have fought the mercinary sight a heinouspolice massacre in keep an open mind. Don’t let this So if your reachingfor thatgoal, you Vice-President:.... yearlater your familiesan idea of what you go Secretary:...... Robin Benton motivationsof British and Dutch 1978 in which 80 people were colorfulEucalyptis facade make you to can’tclimb high enuf! throughhere. Try to be understanding Donna Mills colonizers. The.folhnvingi.~a reprintedartich, that thinkthis is an easyplace to be.You will Budgetl)irector: ...... murdere, d:.and in Biopatong, -thegovernment is largelyinvolved in of them when they don’t comprehend Publicist:...... Charmayne Jones l)uringthe past year. however. althoughthe governmentwould not .firstappeared in theOctot,er 3 Ist,1984 find the most subtle yet vicious ,~j~.~~x~, ,~,, aidingand perpetratingtoday’s mental whatit tookyou tenweeks to learn. Acti,.itiesCoordinator: ... Rhonette protestshave becomeinflamed mer makeits arrest reports available to the is.~-t,,of the Guardian.a progressive competitionexists on thisprestigeous, slavery, that which keep us In themeantime, take it stepby step Jackson theissues of lowwages, rent increases public. imh’lwndentl)uhlicatifm. magicmountain, and more thanlikely. hope/helpless.It stands to reasonthat and enjoyas muchof thistime here in andthe continued stifling of political if you live on campus,(25 milesaway since the currentadministration is ScienceRepresentatives: fhc SouthAfrikan ruler’s pretense by Cathy Sunshine Wonderland as you can. qry to Zinnah Holmes activity.The whiterun government. towardquelling unrest and immenent from the city),you will discoverthe activelyundermining revolutionary Pre-Medical:...... ,rememberthat the sun will come up representingless than 18ci of the importanceof havingfriends. forcesin CentralAmerica, that same Engineering:...... Kenny Johnson rebellionis moreinclined to incitethe One Caribbean critic calls it every morning, whether you get populace,xoted last Nmemberin an uproarthe}’ fear. as alliancesare Afrikan-Amerieanstudents have a governmentintelligence also schemes Pre-Optometry:...... Monica Cross Washington’s"rape of sovereignty’"in throughthat physics course or have to Pre-PhysicalTherapy: .. Charmayne all-whitereferendum, to allow the steadilyforming among the man)’ specialMission here however: we havea asainstAfrikan-Amercans. Our people nationsColoured and Indiancitizens theregion. A yearago. on Oct.25. over repeatit nextquarter. School /nits/ be I ones organizationsand peopleswho abhor job thatsupercedes the obviousreasons havehistorically proven themselves to 6,000LJ.S. soldiers swooped down on a your¯ priorityhere and it shouldbe the right to vote. i hesc white the scperatistpolicy of apartheid. forour beingat UCSD.We have thejob be the most revolutionarygroup in the Scheduledevents for the 1984-85: tinyCaribbean island, and the invasion v exploitedfor all it hasto offer.Lets us lawmakers, however, denied the Many gro’upsha~e come to identify ~ of workingto buildthe futureof our UnitedStates. This is justto giveyou Sciencefair of Grenadabecame the latestin a long keepin mindthat once we completethis country’s 20 million Black people in a progressive,healthful some idea of the problemswhich [ace Filmseries themselveswith the bannedAfrican listof t/.S.conquests and occupations task.we havea greaterresponsibility to inhabitantsthe originalpeople of National Congress (ANC). the manner.We havethe dutyto buildupon Black/Afrikanpeople in this country CPR training in the regionknown disparagingly as Afrikan/Afrikan-Am. people to t he region sufferage. the strugglesof the ancestors,This and in the diaspora. Guestspeakers liberationgroup which has playeda the U.S."baekyard." continuethe struggle for freedom. means we must go beyondthe demands In lateAugust, the first elections in vitalrole in organizingthe struggles As educatedpeople, we representless of the Azanianpeople and currently In a world where political "We hereto deliver your of our requiredstudy to understandthe than5e// of thetotal world population, which Coloreds and Indians were anniversariesare chargedwith symbolic economic,social, political, and cultural alh)wedto voteonl) 18ci of the 1.5 existsas an undergroundoffensive which revealsjust how specialyour movement.The strongestorgan of meaning, the day stands as a beautiful peaceful predicamentof ourI~ople. This further socialposition, and responsibility is to millionColored population turned remindertragic for some,jubilant for requiresthat we developa universal The People’sVoice Staff out. Most boycottedthe two rounds Azania’smounting liberation strt, ggle the rest of Black/Afrikanpeople. You is known as the Azanian People’s others that the Reaganadmini- perspectiveand a workingknowledge of Vol.VIII No. 1 of pollings and participatedin countryfrom the specter must remember your mission. As Nov/Dec 1984 Organization (AZAPO). AZAPO. strationhas succeeded almost totally in internationalaffairs. MinisterFarrakhan says, "Startwith demonstrationsagainst the apartheid sellingits version of theinvasion to the Abasi Mudada .. BusinessCoordi- "n’acticesof unequalrepresentation Black consciousnessmovement, is ofmilitarism" We must consider this most self,"working on the littlethings and helpingto alertand involvegreater U.S. public. The Reaganreelection moving¯towards the largerones: in nator and justice based on race. The campaignhas madeextensive use of the precariousera one where octogena- militarypolice showed up in fullforce numbersof peopleinto the struggle rianpoliticians, who live with a 1920’s doingthis you willhelp to upliftour Angelah Knox ..... Photography againstapartheid. One of the most allegedvictory to rallysupport for the people and ultimatelythe whole of throughoutPretoria. conducting pre- Presidentand hispolicies abroad. Pers.stentreports that the Pentagon mindset, are playing with 1980’s ValerieHardie .. PublicRelations dawnraids and arrests of someof the pronouncedforces is themultiracial weapons.And their mentalitytowards humanitywith the strengthof your coalition.The United Democratic Critics of the administration, has coveredup severalaspects of the PamelaFru6e ...... Layout key boycott leaders. Peaceful invasion,including the actualnumber racialissues is justas l~u:kwacdand individualeffortS; Front (UDF) which has focusedupon meanwhile,were organizingto decry AngelaTbney ...... Typesetting :lemonstratorswere attacked by tear of U .S.casualties, continue to circulate. pernicious;thus theycr~teand supl~tt Thereare ¯ wealthof organizations, gas,police batons and rubber bullets. and embraced the fight against the invasionand memorializethe lives programs and individuals on this The BostonGlobe published an article the brutalhuman suffednpthat ~¢ur TassiliNight ...... Artist In theirprotests more than 100 people Black’sdisenfranchisement and their of Maurice Bishop and the other daily --fromAzania (South Afrika), campusto assistyou in whateveryou removal to South Afrikan Grenadianswho diedin a militarycoup last week contendingthat a 35-man MelanieBradford ... Distribution wereinjured. commandounit that landedin advance Ethiopiaand Lebanon.to El Salvador, need. The Black Student Union can ChinzeraR.M. Davis/RobertBarnes bantustans,the tin)’pmerty-striken on Oct.19 of lastyear. In responseto Guatamalaand Nicaragua. pointyou in thedirection that will most In September more than 30 ’homelands’or reservationson which the White House promotion of the of the maininvasion force suffered 22 benefityour needs. But to familiarize ...... Associate Editors protestersdied in oppositionto rent 60C,i of thepopulation is forcedto "Student Liberation Day" campus casualties,which have been kept secret, Thereare problems in thisworld that increasesimposed upon them.Again, and failedin itsmission, which was to we willhave to solve,where x is nuclear you with some importantnames, there Robyn Broughton. Editor-in-Chief live. rallies,progressive student groups are: the Black Science Students thepeople who sought self-defense in organized Student Peace Day, clear the airstripto allow airborne powerand y is racistgreed. But for right" bricksand bottles were attacked b)’ These factions are helping to troopsto invadewithout parachuting. now,in the next4 or 5 years,you must Organization,Campus Black Forum, polarizethe general population, i.e. declaringthat not all of the under-25 theAfrican Research Collective, Oasis, Norman Knight Advisor theracist regime with heavy military generationfavors a foreignpolicy of fhc Oct. 22 New York Times reported: ’ becomeabsorbed (selfishly perhaps), force. trade unions, religious bodies, "Somefamilies of deadservicemen have the ContemporaryBlack Arts Program students, sports organizations, aggression. ways to improveupon your person. also recentlytelephoned Washington and of course,The People’sVoice . As support and effortsfor the workers,and the rural segmentsof ]he administration’ssuccess in It is imperativethat you utilize this Contributors oppressedBlacks has come to the jot,rnaliststosav the,.’ believe the,.’ have opportunityto enrich your strong Azania,against the wicked forces that enlistingcollege students to peddlethe convincingevidence that their sons died TPVhopes to fillyou in on significant LateefAkili, Dave Brue, Craig Frazier. Nadir foreground,the racistgovernment pointsand to refineyour more jagged rule Afrika’ssouthern coastland. invasionis remarkablein lightof the in combat recently,rathe. than in events in history, entertainment, Haqq. Curtis Johnson, Brian Phillips. hasdoubled its threateningposture, ones:learn to communicateeffectively, Though the battle ahead emerges now-obviousphoniness of the student accidents described by the politicsand culture,and we hope to Miesha Somerville.Tracy Tibbs. Ruthie steppingup itsraids and arrests.On to examine,analyze and challengeboth from a bloody, and militarily rescuepretext. If the motivefor the Pcntagon....Someha~e withdrawntheir supplement your education with Williams October23, a 7,000man military task imbalancedpast, as the peopleof people and situations that you invasionwas to evacuateU.S. citizens remarks,saying the,. had beentold to important figures like Imhotep, forceinvaded nearly 20,000 homes in ,\zania come to recognizetheir from the island,why. then.does the encounter.If you becomeinvolved in DenmarkVessey, Angela l)avis as well the townshipof Sebokeng. ’shut up’ by the Pentagon." Thank~it) Nora A u.~l,Stanh,y James, tile new common foe, the)’ will reap Ihe U.S. stillhave an occupyingarm)’ in the revolutionarycauses of ourpeople, as to help you becomeacquianted with indicatorcollective, Phil Raphael, ProL Ed. The stunned victims to the rev, ards and freedomearned trom Grenada.one )’ear later? Why, when the GROWING HOSTILITY it is importantthat the principles and campusand communityfigures. We will Reynf)hts,l’o: t’)’onteriza.Famih" and gmernments show of force were theirhistor,, of stru~agle tl.S. has captured, bv its own Some350 U.S.personnel are stillin goals you espousebe appliedto your helpyou understandconcepts like Pan- awakenedbefore dawn by the sweep declaration,over 35,000 pounds of Genada.mainly militar)police. lhey everydaylifestyle. If you becomehealth Afrikanism, Reggae Music and the Friends.Our (’rea/or. hi’Rot, vn I-.Brottghtfm Grenadiangovernment documents, has maintaina lowprofile, while the open concious,then hehealthy,l)on’t go emergingpermanent Black underclass. ThcPeo~e’~ ~’o~¢e ns recogm.,eda~ anofficial print medium b~ Ihet~(’SD Media B(mrdand ~er~e~ Ihe local communll~ We arean indel~’ndenl ¢~rganl/allon w.Orkln~ BLACK ¯ LABOR ¯ LATIN" AMERICA ¯ ECOLOGY ¯ WOMEN it beenunable to prodt,ce a shredof occupationis left to the Caribbean aroundtrying to convicethe rest of the We are alsohere to reflectyour ideas tntonlUCtton~lth the UfS,D Black %qudenl~ [’nlon We enct urase the ~ubrnls~lonol evidencesuggesting that Grenada ever PeacekkepingForce ((’PF), consisting worldto mastersomething you havenot andconcerns by soliciting)’our articles. MARXISM-HUMANISM¯ POLITICALECONOMY ¯ MID-EAST¯ GAY vet learnedto tame. Remember:teach maternalartlcle~ Ietler~ art v, ork poetrx ~uggeMlont and (rltiCl,~m Please mall till ALBANIA ¯ NON-VIOLENCE¯ MARCUSE ¯ CHINA ¯ U.S.S.R. consideredtaking the studentshostage of Jamaicanand Barbadiansoldiers poetry,and time. or doingthem an,., harm’? and smallercontingents of policefrom b,. example. enaternalIorill P~’OPI I ’% %01(’1. Sit,dent ()r~dnl/all~n~ ( %an [h ego, 02’~R- HEALTH ’ RECORDS I,ikethe BSU,these organs function la Iolla(& q21)q~ (&l~l 4’Q 21"~2 Groundwork otherislands. The U.S. attempt to hide In order to upliftthe rest of our to serveand support .win but the,,’ can ENERGY POSTERS Equallymystifying is thepopularity Books of the notion that Jimmy Carter’s behindthe Caribbeantroops has been peoplewe muststart from the inside and onlyhelp if you reachout and letthem ART ¯ MEDIA UCSD StudentCenter COMICS onlypartly successful: there is growing thenextend our efforts to others,affirm handlingof theIran hostage crisis was a knowyou are here. Ibis place is serious MinorityBusiness with a Product MARXISM 1.5to Gilman,left at wooden BUTTONS hostilityto both theCPFin the form those truthsand valueswithin, and humiliatingfailure even thoughnone and if you don’tget helpwhen you need U.S. LEFT footbridge,right into parking lot PERIODICALS of verbalabuse and stone-throwing’*, everythingon the outsidewill come it. and in time from friends,family. of the hostagesdied or wereinjured to Move or Serviceto Sell. IRELAND 452-9625 CHICANO while the Grenada invasion was and the "Yankee"presence. easierfor you. By understandingand church, social groups or campus On Aug.21. a 13-year-oldGrenadian dealingwith )’our immediate priorities, servicesyou will be in fora diflicult ORGANIZING -----Ikm-~t 11 am-8 ~ MILITARY "masterful."At least18 U.S. troops boy.Earnest John. burst out the door of developinghuman skillsand your own stay. The Minori/r Stqvdier l)evelol,nent Council SCIENCE FOR THE PEOPLE ¯ ASIAN AMERICAN ¯ ANARCHISM diedin the Grenadaattack and 116were personaltalents, your ultimategoals NUCLEAR POWER ¯ MARXlST/LENINISM ¯ YOUNG PEOPLE wounded,in additionto 24 Cubanand willinevitably come within reach. Itseasy to alienateyourself in this is here to help you. 45 Grenadiandead and 59 Cubansand enivornment,to thinkyou are the only LEGAL HASSLES ¯ NATIVE AMERICANS ¯ LIBROS EN ESPANOL I 337 Grenadianswounded. You see, our peopleare still in a person in the whole world with Contact them at 232-4254 Ext. 1139 or 455-3404. sla,.ervofasort one which harnesses moblems, and its even caster when 4 5 continuedfrom page I THE SPLIT Eventually.Toure became the As SNCC beganto developbeyond Student Identity chairmanof SNCCat a time whenthe what was initiallya part of its civilrights movement was very ripe in ideologicalpractice, the organization the U.S. and abroad. Under his dissolved.From 1964 to 1966when the leadership,the focus of SNCCwas that organizersin SNCCdecided to develop of organizingagainst the negative a firmstance using Black nationalism. PEOPLE’S VOICE Asked: What factorsinherent in capitalistand this was met withcontentions from Do You Consider Your Racial imperialistpolicy. These systems cause externalsources. For example,the htentitv and Why? the oppressiveconditions that "Jewish"finanicial supporters of SNCC underminepeople who struggle for their terminatedtheir finanicial support once rights-nationallyandinternationally, On October25, 1984The People’s the organizationbegan to denounce Priorto Tourefispostion in the zionistEuropeans practing Judaism or Voicenewspaper staff ~tmductcd a poll leadershipof SNCCin 1964,SNCC was "jews",and insteadsupported the of themembership of the Black Student invited¯ to Guineaby thelate President Palestinianpeople. Union.The poll centeredupon one Ahmed Sekou Toure;however Kwame BeforeToure was expelledfrom Tourewas not chosento go on that SNCC he beganto organizein the question:What do you consideryour delegation.It should be notedthat any BlackPanther Party (BBP).Toure racialidentity, and why? The choices attempt to write biographical aided the BBP in its preliminary w’cre:a) Alrican,b) African-American, informationon Toure becomes a developmentand he was eventually synopsisof the CivilRights, Black asked to be the Honorary Prime c) Black,d) Mixed,e) Other.Out of Powermovements, and a reiterationof Minister.However, as SNCC was answers,the break down was as fcdlou,s: W. E. D. DuBoistisposition towards disintegratingtheorganizers began to 23~i identifiedwith Alrican,25c/ Pan-Africanism. understandthree clear objectives. I) Nationalism,2) The educationof the identifiedu, ith African-American, 47ci Priorto 1964 SNCCwas gradually On Monday, November 12, ! 984, movingin thedirection of analyzing the massesof Africansworldwide,and 3) identifiedwith Black, 5el with Africanpeopletis struggle from an Kwame Ture spoke in San The progressivedevelopment of Pan- Diego, both at SDSU and Africanismas an objectiveessential for undefined. internationalperspective. Toure as a UCSD. Following are a few main theAfrican revolution. These various ]he purposeof thepoll was to get leaderof SNCC was a catalystin emphasizingthe international struggle points which he discussed. occurrencesled to Tourereceiving an Africanstudents on campusto reflect wagedby Africans.The conceptsabout invitationfrom’Guinea to establish a upontheir identity and to discoverthe whichToure spoke grew out of the --People don’t know what capitalismand liaisonin Africato strengthenU.S. and communismis but theymake profound judgements Africanties. reasonsfor theirviews. We chose collectiveexperience of a generationof Africans;and how these extended to the aboutthem, then they kill for them. In Irelandand So,it becomes clear thai the split over severalresponses on ~hichto focus. in Palestine,the people know what they are dying ideasand actionsin a progressive youthswho studied, worked, struggled, p Firstof all on beingAfrican. one andresisted an oppressivesystem nearly .for.People are reacting to stimuli-- notthinking, mannerinside of SNCCwas a signof the true growthand revolutionary studentidentified with this concept all of theirslives for the complete -- Thereis an oldAfrikan proverb that says ’ff you liberationand unification of Africans givea mana fishyou feed him.for a day. if.you teach potentialof these organizers. because"that is where my people worldwide.However, it shouldbe a manhow to fish,he isfed for the rest of his fife’. Subsequently,while in AfricaToure originatedfrom". On beingAfrican - recognizedthat many of theindividuals --Afrikans(all Black people ever.vwhere), have beganto seethat his work in the BBP who wereinvolved in thestruggle for specialresponsibility to struggle against capitalism was useless:he resigned,to minimize Americananother student responded civilrights, for Africans in particular, --UnderCapitalism ever.vthing is a commodity, internalorganizational antagonism and that "1 am an Americanof African are no longerinvolved. Of these confusion.Once he realizedthat he had individualsa majority o’f themhave thosewho labor do enjoythe.fruits of labor, they descent".We were given various are dominatedand exploited. Under a ca.pitalist principaldifferences with the goals of become non-involved,apolitical system,where only a few own the means o.f the BBPhe choseto remainin Guinea responsesfrom these students. One intellectuals. and disassociatehimself from the studentbelieves that he/she is Black 23 PeopleResponded production,everrbodv is motivatedby prqlTt organization.However, he never In a positionpaper written in January insteadof beingmotivated by serviceto humanity. beca’use"that is the color the A) Afrikan 4 of 1966,the transformationwhich Your purposehere is to advanceand serve terminatedhis activitiesfor the SNCCwas makingfrom civil rights to humanity. liberationof Africansthroughtout the Manlabeledus". Another student said B) Afrikan-American 6 world.So, while in Africa,Toure began humanrights via international policy -- Therevolts of the60 ~’had less impact than they that"being Black is a conceptwhich my C) Black 10 waspointed out. "We belive the United to developthe foundation for the All- couldhave because they were spontaneousand AfricanPeopletis Revolutionary Party parentshave always told me to identifyD) Mixed 2 Statesgovernment has beendeceptive unorganizedrebellions. In the future, spontaniety 1 in itsclaim of concernfor the freedom (AAPRP).The point which must with". Last of all, one student E) Other of Vietnamesepeople, just as the mustbe organi:ed. emphasiedis thatToure developed his respondedwith "1 wouldlike to identify governmenthas been deceptivein conceptsfor anotherorganization by myselfwith African-American, but I claimingconcern for the freedom of the hisclose contact with the co-Presidents of Guinea,Ahmed Sekou Toureand don’tknow enough about my heritage coloredpeople in othersuch countries as theDominican Republic. the Congo, Kwame Nkrumah, along with the or historyto usethis term sincerely". SouthAfrica, Rhodesia, and the United collectiveinput from his colleagues who Intrying to reacha consensuson this Statesitself-our work, particularly in wereinvolved actively in the struggle for the Africanpeople in Africaand ~roblemof identitythe last response, theSouth, has taught us thatthe United States government has never abroad. thatof beingBlack because of a lackof guaranteedthe freedomof oppressed Todayin 1984,Kwame Toure is an knowledgeand informationabout our citzens,and is notyet truly determined activeorganizer and one of thecentral to endthe rule of terrorand oppression committeemembers of the AAPRP history,seems to be a generalproblem withinits own borders". This excerpt whoseobjective is the total liberation affectingour people. Since we don’t revealedthe changingideological and unificationof Africa under controland monitorour history,we standpoint that SNCC began to scientificsocialism, l.ooking at the support. historicaldevelopments relevant to the becomeconfused about what others say Also in 1966 in a positionpaper ideologicalgrowth of organizersfrom in theirhistory books or newspapers, presentedto SNCC by the Atlanta the sixtiesto the present,African aboutour identity,thus we become Projectof theAtlanta chapter of SNCC people-particularlystudents-have exampleslike Toure that reveal the conlusedon ourrole and responsibility! discussedthe organizationbecoming all-Africanrun, organized,and studentlink or liaisonessential to the t!versince we were physically, financiallyfunded. " In an attemptto AfricanRevolution. emotionally,and mcntalh’removed finda solutionto our dilemma...We Toureis oneindividual who exemplifies lromAfrica. in a mere400 yearsour proposedthat our organization(SNCC) the role of the Africanorganizer- should be Black staffed, Black particulary the student or identityhas changed/our time.~ in controlled,and Black financed. We do revo[untionaryintelligentsia. Toure is America.After a coupleof generations notwant to fallinto a similardilemma an exampleof how studentsalong with in his text Stokeh"Speaks: From here our identitywas changedto thatother Civil Rights organizations BLACK POWER othersectors of the societymust havefallen (into). If we continueto rely BlackPower to Pan-Africanism.Toure implementhis or herresponsibilities in ’colored’from being . Thismeant that on whitefinancial support we willlind explainsthe ideological (principals of therevolution for the liberation and The Memphis to Jackson March his theorythrough action which he lhc examinationof ot,rsel~eswas ourselvesentwined in thetentacles of initiatedthe use of the term"Black unification of African people thewhite power complex that controls internalizedandpracticed) tasks that detcrrninedby the ~,alue placed on the F Power".In 1966individuals in SNCC worldwide.As Toure said in thesixties thiscountry." had powerto developan understanding reflecthis own life and its relationship andstill states in the eighties, "’We have amount,~1 Furopean blood in ourveins. thatit wasnecessary for Africansin to history,as a process.He emphasizesto organize,organize, organize!!! Thisexemplified the changing views howhis actions~ during the Civil Rights Alterchattlc slab, cry, ’Negro’ became a whichwere being nurtured within the Americato use blackpower for unity Movementwere a resultof hiscollective Forwardin the AfricanRevolution! moreacceptable term to describeour organizationas the Civil Rights andstrength ifwe wereto survivein the workwithin an organizationand not StudentsTake Your Role As The Link movementheightened. In essence,the U.S. Toure said. "When we form In TheStruggle! peopleand condition. As a resullof our basedon an individualisticapproach or objectivesof this student organization coalitions,we must say on what idealat all. by ChinzeraRMD bondage, Alricansc,mtinucd |o be werechanging in regardsto itsinternal groundswe aregoing to formthem. We "Becauserevolutionary theories are slrippedot our culture,vet we structure.However, the overall mustthink politically and get power objectiveto liberateAfricans in becuasewe arethe only people in this basedon historicalanalyses one must conlint,cd to surxi’~eu, ithinan Americaand a~bj’oadextended to the countrywho are powerless.We are the study.Onemust understandone’s The People’sVoice Staff’ oppressixcsitu:qion in America.I hese methods, the techniques, and only people who have to protect historyand one must make the correct historicalanalysis. At the correct conditionslorced Africans to existin a organizationtowards the achievementourselvesagaainst our protectors. We wouldlike to thankall of of theseobjectives. So, it wasevident havegot to get some BlackPower." momentyou makeyour historical leap milieucharacterized by descrimination, thatthe needs of thestudent began to Touresaid these words in thesixties and to carrythe struggle forward." This is ourreaders...See youin in racism,and dehumanization:one in changeto reflectthe interestof the in the eighties,as he continuesto the conceptthat he urgesas being extremelysignificant to the African 1985. Stay strong and whichwe didnot control our destiny. conscioussector of thepopulation,and organize,he emphasizesthe same positionof Africanunity and liberation. masses,wemust think collectively in a have smoothbreak. continuedon page II thusto theunconscious sector as well. unifiedand organized manner. 6 7 KUUMBA

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The Red, the Black and the Green bx S. E. Anderson by Diane Di Prima RobynBroughion The Red forthe deathto lifeleaps of theMiddle passage. notwestern ci~,ili/ation, butci~ili/ation itself e- for the freedomllames of our fathersGabriel I.et’sget past offensive and Nat lot the (’ontraband:Harriet l"ubman is thedisease which is eatingus and the nccd to disapprove bra~c. notthe last five thousand )cars, but the last twenty’ for theBluesgh.e binding our batteredsouls let’srephice these disguises thousand forBilly and Strangefruit hanging withan understandinggroo~,c. hangingfrom hate for Nina and the children are the cancer leaning,leaning for lmc. notmodern cities, but the city, not let’sdisarm and educate, for the red of our Passionand Revenge. capitalism,but ism, art, religion, oncc they are upliftand energize the rest of sis The Black separateenough to be seen and named,named art I+ct’sall acknowledgethat Wc Arc for the Brothersrcsturcctcd from the Nod named for theSisters reborn lrom the tick eacha smallpiece of some(treater purpose. forthe rebellion: dress rehearsal lor the religion,once they arc not funeralsol ofavs. simplythe daily acts o1 life\~hich bring the rain, for theAfro cro\~,nedfoxes Buslin forth bringthe bread, F x Cl~,~here lorthe continuanceol chittlinsand (loud) heal.bring deathto pig! theherds closc enough it| httnt, birth the children tor the ,lenmcI.ou and Junebugfor simplythe acts of song,the at’is ol po,.\cl,I1(i%% lost surxi+ ing to US thesemany .,,ears. not killing a Ic\\ \+ hire forour nlagicitlns viith their .ltl .lu and Mo.jogrc>v,’ing x+arriors in thesoil of oursouls willbring Iorthe ltlack of ourbodies poised ill the backpower, not killing all the v, hilcl./cn, bill unihof I.iberation. killing The Green thewhite man in eachol us.killing thc desire im- our hindcalled America. Africa for brocade,for gold. lt+r champagne b,+andy, car i bboa n. Iorour Earth- good- afterthe White which sends Plague- likebefore. peopleout of thesun and out oltheir li,,es to create for our Nommowatersflowing in the love COMMOI)I-fYfor our pleasure,what claim dancecreating our futuresfor our laughterof colorsagainst our oppression do we have, can we make. on another’s,time, for our parentsbirthing us intowar another’s for humanity lifeblood, show me for coltranism,leonopolis and Pharoah fordeepeningour spiritual unity. a city whichdoes not consumethe air and water for Garvey,Campos, and Che and for milesaround it, mohenjo-darowas a blot Dessalineswho touch us and guide us through on thevillage culture of India,the cities of Egypt the ancestoralchants of Rhythmand sucked Blues thelife of millions,show me for the Black Kingdomand the Power and The Eye of Ra the gloryof BlackPeople an artifactof citywhich has the power So Importantly Important forall Praises are due to the as fleshhas power,as spiritof man Blackman has power By Angela L. Knox forPeace forever. Concerning All aspectsof life.Intoday’s world,society and communities. Looking thru my pockets ! found some We need to strivefor the ultimate, tears and thumbtacks Tears that i used when i was afraid to we need each other. We need to write stuff like this help one another. Thumbtacks to crucify "your hands on my That’swhat’s so importantly feelings" displayed prose on the wall. important.Once you make it my When first of all ! need to know Am I really unlike you when exposed to brothersand sisters"Reach Break" all? A lri-ka and help and support those who But there is responsibilitywith pride (’OlllCto me: are tryingto attaintheir "goal" of Together we are strong (;i~cme life, excellence.That’s what’s so Revolution by persuasion because we Giveme Iox, e; importantlyimportant "Unity" don’t listen for an individual voice to (liveme l)estinv. through our "Hearts"and answer our prayers. Minds. At a time when all of our thoughts and actions are the heart pulse of the Afrikan So nation. Afri-ka Importantly by Lateef Akili Stretch Gill \our arms for me: ! mportant. (Ralph E. Woods) (;ixeIne spirit, (;i~e me strength: My sister Afrika your body fluid like the water Give mc essence¯ all the world stands to be enlightened upon your smile And now the waves... Afri-ka ...splashingon the shores of r,,y heart. Make love to me: displacing the sand betraying motives Giveme offsprings, hidden behind unspoken passion and posterity:immortali!y. loves unexpressed will. Oceans spray waken me unto a new day by Lateef Akili A fri-k k a a a (Ralph E. Woods) I loveyotl. t OjariMthuthuzeli April1984 8 9 AcademicAdvising THE MYTH OF CanHelpto Solve TRANSCULTURAL IZATION Problems AcademicAdvisin.g is a processof providingacademic and curricular 8r A basi Mudada throughoutthe world,and excludingthe contributionsthat Africanshave made information,recommending course InstJtul;eof al:mcanmysucnsm to humanity. selection,and discussing all aspects of academicproblems and progress. In conclusion,we as Africansinside of Academicadvisors also can help with Americahave never lost our cultural problemsconcerning career choices The impositionof aliendomination resistence.These acts of resistencewere roots.Our rootshave madeit possible anddecisions. uponthe African has manifested itself in not derivedfrom a slavepersonality. forus to struggleout of chattleslavery What Can AcademicAdvising Do For ’THE POWER OF the absence of ideologicalclarity Through the persistenceof African and to move forwardinto developinga You? CONCIOUSNESS’ concerninghis identity,dignity, and culturalvalues, which encompassed the destinyof ourown. In 1984,the problem Thefunctions of theadivising destinyas a humanbeing. Consequently, idealsand aspirationsof a dignified that we face is even more intense, officeson campusare many: the Africaninside of Americafaces a people,inbondage, freedom,dignity and becausethe chainsof slaveryhave been I. Provideaccurate and current seriouschallenge in theinterpretaion of justicewere sought.Individuals such as shackledon our brains,instead of our courseand programinformation. our history,and understandingour Denmark Vessey, Harriet Tubman, bodies;our oppressionhas graduated 2. Coordinatethe new student q~operrole in thecreation of history. FrederickDouglass, Paul Cuffeeand fromphysical to mentalslavery. registrationand orientation program. many others underwentunbelievable 3. Assistwith advising for Withoutthe use and understandingof Consequently,our directionas a oddsin orderto exemplifythe dignity of continuingstudents. ideologyand how it relates to the peoplehas often been misguided,and 4. Provideinformation and particularpersonality of an oppressed the masses. Other subtle means of clarityof ouridentity is stillconfused, culturaJresistence manifested through thatis, for the majorityof our people. assistancewith respect to completing people,cultural domination can be used the GeneralEducation and Graduation as a weaponagainst a peoplestruggling the spiritualsongs, folktales, and the This is due to our continued preservationof oral history.Through internalizationand integrationof the Requirements. to be free.Therefore, an analysisof the 5. Assiststudents who have not yet the church,Africans adapted their own idealsand valuesof theoppressor, and 2ND ANNUAL CONVENTION culturalcontinuity of the African declareda major. culturalvalues and modeof thoughtto his dehumanizingand degradingsystem y underslavery, and the myth 6. Provideacademic counseling with thatAfricans have been transformedor produce the spiritualand material of exploitation. energy to rebel, struggle,and wage regardto programchanges, career acculturatedto the non-African status of The time has begun when we must consistentbattle against the slave shifts,new academic opportunities, a Negrois essential. takepolitical power into our own hands system.In essence,African culture gave and specialprograms. to interpretand discover our true history Ahmed Sekou Toure,the late leader theAfrican inside of Americaa visionof 7. Provideassistance for students withinthe confines of ourown ideology, withgeneral problems, including of the theory and practice of Pan life,a mechanismfor resistence,and a an ideologythat connects the struggle of referralto otheroffices when Africanism,defines culture as concepts purposeof strugglefor freedom. which"Characterize all of thematerial allAfrican people to theirrelationship appropriate. and immaterialworks of artand science, androle to theAfrican cotinent. In this 8. Providea directcommunication plus knowledge,manners, education, a way, African history will play an linkwith departmental offices, mode of thought,behavior and attitude importantrole. Admissions/Registrar/Evaluations, andother administrative offices accumulatedby the peopleboth through Kwame Nkrumah, the late prime and by virtueof their strugglefor regardingacademic problems and ministerof Ghana,said it bestwhen he policies. freedom and from the hold and " In the new African dominationof nature." 9. Provideassistance to: Renaissance,we placegreat emphasis on --studentswho plan to The importanceof this analysis of thepresentation of history.Our history discontinuetheir education for a culturecreates the foundation for one to needsto be writtenas thehistory of our shortperiod of time; determinethe extentto whichchattle society,not the story of European --academicallydisqualified and slaveryusurped the cultural identity of adventures.African history can then probationarystudents; THE INSTITUTE OF AFRICAN workshop leaders will include the convention activitiesfor serious Africans.Cultural domination tries to becomea pointerat the ideologywhich --studentswho wishto transfer MYSTICISM will be holding its Honorable Dr. Maulana Karenga, investigatorsand studentswho wishto instilla deeppsychological barrier upon should guide and direct African to anothercollege or UC Second Annual ConventionNovember Directorof theInstitute for Pan African studythe Olmec culture. a subjectedpeople by infusingthem with Reconstruction." campus. 21 through25, 1984 in MexicoCity. Studiesin Los Angelesand Dr. Paul an inferiority complex which is 10.Develop, organize, and The Instituteof AfricanMystic|sin, Thisyear’s convention will be heldat a Goss,noted lridologist from Compton. as a resultof last year’ssuccessful institutionalizedwithin their everyday implementspecial programs which are They are tentativelyscheduled to be lifestyles.This confusion towards one’s peacefulHotel, Resort and Spa, known convention,has plannedan exciting designedto meet the needsof UCSD joined by other notables such as culturalidentity clearly manifested itself students. for its relaxingand revitalizinghot and informativeagenda for thisyear’s MuhammedAhmed, Egyptian Minister in the 430 years of bondagethat the The mythof transculturation,or the springs and mineral waters. The program.Over one hundredfifty people surroundingswill suit the Convention of Antiquities;Dr. Alfred Ligon, fromacross the globe attended the first Africanin Americahas struggled within. acculturationof the Africaninto an FoundingDirector of the Los Angeles AmericanNegro, ls betterunderstood in well,as itstheme this year is "’ThePower conventionand alreadyregistrations Broughtto this countryto provide BOOK REVIEW: AquarianBookstore and learnedin the the context of the master/slave of Conciousness". haveflocked into the I.A.M. office. forcedlabor for the vicioussystem of field of Gnostic studies, and Dr. For further information contact: relationship.Theobjective of a masteris Goalsof the 1984 Conventionare to chattle slavery, the African was Frances Cress-Welsing, noted M’Lafi Thompson, subjectedto the most intenseform of to tryto makeit appearthat the slavetis bring together people from three Enemies: The Clashof Races geneticist. PublicRelations Director at (619)282- physicaland psychologicaloppress!on. interestsand his mastertisinterest are continentswho practicethe art and of closelyassociated. In doing this,the scienceof metaphysicaland mystical Specialhonors will be givento Ivan 2225or (619)262-4008 (message) or On a physicallevel, the African toiled dominationwould seem to reflectonly Do it)llhave a lihrarl"-- nolat rour extendedfamily in buildinginstitutions Van Sertima,Professor of Historyand can write the Instituteof African his bones from sun-up to sun-down,. realms:to spreadthe word to Black the imposed nature of life, which parenti~. or hereat school,-- butin and recognizing and defining the communities, both nationally and the author of They Came before Mysticismat 2736 KandaceWay, San pickingcotton, chopping tobacco, and accordingto the dominator,ismantis your/tome,apartment or dorm? Black enemiesof Blackpeople, a crucialfactor internationally, about Black Co/umhusand DanielRuso, authorof Diego,California 92105. grindingsugar on a plantationwhose orginalsin and subordinationto evil. student.~.~houhl endeavor It) collect and in ourliberation. His opinions are "Not spiritualmetaphysical contributions 7i’potlzan- The Magical (’it i’. majorethical code was: death to theone How this conceptaffects a peoplein share material~’on the A/’rikanand theranting of wild-eyedmilitancy, but Priorto theconvention there will be who did not work. ]he cultural throughoutthe world and to bridgethe bondageis to make them believethat Afrikan-,4merican e.werience. Books the calm and unmistakableverdict of activitesstrictly provided for those who dominatorproceeded to transformthis gap that often existsbetween Black theirexistence is a reflectionupon "God are a prima(r source o/ knowledge severalthousand years of documented wish to explorea numberof pyramid humanentity into a slave.With absolute history.". nationalistsand Blackmetaphysicians. Will." hecau.~ethe (~?h.’mationthey relay sites,archaelogical zones, and spiritual ~iolence,he violatedthe African women Scheduled kevnote speakers and conleA to u3 without the invading centers. There will also be post- withconstant rape, torture, and terror Transculturat.ionwould mean the |he authorstruggles with the many permanent domination of one human personalitr, image or hias that problemsaffecting Black male and tactics,allowing his harsh animal characteri.Te3other aspectsof mass instinctsto dominatethe queen of life. being over another, and the femalerelations. Admittingthat hc does media. Readingqffordv us a greater not know all the solutions,hisdeep THE PEOPLE’S VOICE is interestedin Infatuatedwith thisillusion of power transformationof an oppressedor less controlover the t.rpe Of materialthat ~’e committmentpropels him to examine andsuperiority, this dominator injected powerfulpeople into a thingdefined and YOUR researchpapers We need articles digest. thecomplexities of this subject. his poisonousfangs into the cultureof enslavedby the master.However the fact on the Afrikan/Afrikan-Am.experience existsthat change is constantand even if It is imperativethat Black people theAfrican, trying to dismantleand tear Madhubuti also discusses the read hooks writtenAt" and about us. away every aspect of historical a people are under bondage for 430 importance of power, the need to Our next [)cadlincDate: DI-X’t!MBER14.1984 Thereare c(~untless .~uhjects t)n which continuityof therelationship Africans in years,their existence can be determined control ones own life. the Black we shouldbe itl/’ornted,and we must /A.~av,~,Fditorials or Term Pal,er.~ Americahad with our African continent. by theirwill to be free. The African leadershipcrisis, the effects of white insideof Americahas shownthoughout maintainan awarenesso/ particularassociationat every level and the (o/tilt/e/liar.r,(’Ore/Till/lit.l" Ev(’nl or l".tll~’r/aitl/Ht’nl On the psychologicallevel, the history that resistenceto foreign in/htencesand probh.msthat relate to redistributionof our values and Review ~ersecutor went on to develop domination is embedded to their our.wee(fit. circumstances, because if priorities.This work is the resultof systematicrules and laws whichsought consciousness.A consciousness that is anrom,is going"to a[/ect them.., it will intensediscipline and commitment.It May be broughtto our officeat the UCSI)Campus to justifyhis postion as a master.The law constantly expanding towards he Its. urges the reader to open his eyes, StudentCenter Btlilding A. SecondFloor of theland was to stiflethe philsophical controllingtheir historical homeland, howeverpainful, to the seriousnessof ( MediaCenter) reasoningof theAfrican by not allowingAfrica,and to re-emergea nersonality our precariousfuture. HakiMadhubuti in one of hislastest or mailto him/herto participatein a growing thatwill enhance humanit, technologicalsociety. The slavemaster ooks,"Enemies,TheClash of Races." Obstaclesare indespensible tools for TIlE PEOPLE’S VOICE The processthat the Africanin the demonstrates his courage in study,says the author, particularly for knewthat if theAfrican functioned as a I.I(’SI)STtII)ENT ORGANIZATION humanbeing, this system of exploitationWesternHemisphere has been through undertakinga searchof the intricate those concerned with finding and would be finished.The processof not reflectsthe stages involved as themaster problemsaffecting Blacks in America. enactingsolutions to the problems B 023 fully intergratinginto the European labelsour identity, history, and destiny In thiscollection of essays,Madhubuti Blackpeople face. Madhubuti suggests IA ,IOI.1./LCA 92093 systemof thoughtallowed the massesof accordingto the standardsand values of offersbold, honest opinions, permeated furtherreading for onesown analysis Africanpeople to understandthat the his foreignculture. Thus, the African withsincere love and an understandingand growth. Information on the ArticlesMILS1 be t3ped(double spaced) system exploitedall of us and was cameto be knownas a color,i.e black, or of hispeople. "obstacles"should be in thelibraries of and ma~ up to 5 pages in length. culturallyforeign to us. a mindlessbeing without reason, such as At 35, Madhubutiproves himself a all whoare seriousabout combating the a Negro,but not as an African.[his forcesthat stifle the freedom and Africanswere not passified by theevils trueteacher, leader and lover of Black elementin the slavesystem serves to development of the Black/Afrikan of theexploitative systems as is reflected people.He focuseson suchtopics as the perpetuatethe concept of Africansbeing Nation. throughthe variousforms of organized redevelopment of the"Black Dead disassociatedfrom our culturalroots Mind",theimportance of the Black by Robyn Broughton 10 11

PRINCE’S PURPLE REIGN Althoughthe documentsare touted Conglt,eu hasallocated $57 ~llion over behindBlaize. Even moreimportant is continuedfrom page 3 the nexttwo years, a fractionof what by the Reagan administrationas a a U.S.-occupiedpolice station in the perception in Grenada that devastatingindictment of the NJM, ~nada was receivingfrom a mix of Washingtonfavors Blaize and will Grenville,with two fatal gunshot they primarilyreveal the intense so~alistbloc, European,’Arab and tbereforebe generouswith aid if Blaize’s IN ROCK woundsin his chest.The nextday, the Canadiandonors duringthe revolution. pressuresthe party functionedunder New NationalParty is elected. U.S. Embassyin Grenadastated that a Since Grenada is now regarded and the leadership’s increasing U.S. army sergeanthad accidentally internationallyas at leasta satelliteif This is one factorworking against preoccupationwith externalattacks. dischargedhis revolverwhile cleaning nota de factpossession of theU,S., aid EricGairy, the formerprime minister Theminutes of thecentral committee of it.There was no explanationof howthe fromthese sources has ceased. deposedby the March1979 revolution. the NJM show that between1980 and sergeantaccidentally fired twice. Although Gairy’s party is well 1983,the leadership spent less and less Most of the U.S. aid packagehas orpnized--ithas already named its In additionto angerarising from this timeon domesticaffairs and moretime goneto completethe new internationalcandidatesfor the 15 parliamentary incidentand others involvingthe liningup alliesand identifying enemies airport, which the U.S. suddenly seats at stake the U.S. is openly occupation forces, there is withinGrenada and abroad. deemednecessary when it took control discouraginga Gairywin. The Reagan disillusionmentstemming from the The documents also reveal Princeis themusical genius of thisgeneration, he’s of the island.Built with the sweatof administrationfears a resurgenceof dismal conditionof the Grenadian overcentralilationin the running of the an all aroundsuperb performer. Prince’s music Cubanand Grenadian labor, the airport revolutionarysentiment if the hated economy.Unemployment is officially country.The highestgoverning body of reflectsthe flavor of thetimes in itsrigidity and he’s may be called the "Ronald Reagan formerdictator is reinstalled. added some soul to rock music.RK estimatedat 33cf,and the real figure is InternationalAirport." the country,the politicalbureau, took probablyhigher. Theinheritors of the Bishopmantle, up matterssuch as thedisposition of a I don’td~ink the moviewas meantto be takenon On thefirst day of theinvasion, U.S. callingthemselves the MauriceBishop playingfield or the bookingof hotel the samestandard as otherfilms It was easyand The Grenada Foundation,based in planesbombed the St. George’smental Patriotic Movement (MBPM), have rooms for visitingdignitaries, in surreal,yet in itsdream-like simplicity. Prince was New York and directed by former hospital,demolishing the facilityand Morrisl)a~ and JeromeBen.ton hada difficultrow to hoe.The party’s additionto largerpolicy questions. able to communicatesomething heavy. FK Grenadian ambassador I)essima killingat least20 people.Last month a manifestoclosely follows the program But what the documents don’t The Waitresshad the most dramaticpart in the Williams.argues that the prolonged CBS 60 Minutescrew filminga report of the disbandedNew Jewel Movement portrayis at leastas importantas what moviewhich isn’t saying much for the writers, but I occupationhas led to majoreconomic on Grenadafound the buildingstill (NJM),and it is the only partythat and socialdislocation on the island. the,,’do show.The Grenadianpeople, enjoyedthe music. Pan-Africanismhas emerged Irom lyingas rubble.Several days after the 60 opposesthe U.S. presence on theisland. Their charges are documentedin a Minutes visit,the U.S. Agency for theirperceptions of therevolution and lhe themeof the tragicmulatto seemed extremely ,,mpeople’s struggle in orderto resolve But manyof its supportersconsist of report entitled Grenada: One Year InternationalDevelopment (USAID) the benefits they realized, are e~identin bothPrince and Appolonia’scharacter. thecs,,cntial contradiction thal has been youth,who tend not to registeror ~ote. After,which the foundation released in sent down a shipmentof new bedding conspicuouslyabsent from the U.S. BP plaguingthe wretchedexistence of Moreover,the factionalismwhich New York Oct. 24. and equipment for the hospital. StateDepartment’s selection, it is now Africanseverywhere tor man,,,many destroyed the NJM has not been clear that the , Grenadianprocess Morrisl)ay was hihu ious, he’s a nut;for me he stole Washingtonis continuingits efforts Explaining that Washington is centuries.]hat contradiction is this: entirelyeradicted. This problemhas embodiedmany contradictions¯at the the show awa~ from Prince.JH" to make Grenada a free-market examiningproposals for a newfacility, Africais, by far¯the wealthiest land base been heightenedby the controversialpopularlevel, at" the level of leadership Its goodthe dialoguewas a minorfeature of the "model,"but the administationhas USAID Deputy Administrator Jay on the face of the earth¯yet African decisionof ex-minister’GeorgeLouison and betweenthe two.But to understand film.I reallyfelt sorry for Appolonia, her role was recentlyavoided the subject, since there Morristold the WashingtonPost that people are the poorest and least to testifyat thepretrial inquiry into the the revolutionand why it ended,we the worst.I,T is nothingpositive to report.Despite the conditionsat the hospitalwere "no developedpeople on the face of the murdercharges against Bernard Coard need to study not only what was I wasglad to seePrince in a rolewhere he wasa little earth. ]here is only one permanent administration’s boosterism of worseand maybe better than before the bombing." and 18 others. happeningat the top, but what was more masculineall that the kids are emulating solution to this dilemma and Pan- Greneada in corporate circles, Some 800 pages of Grenadian goingon at the grassrootslevel where MichaelJackson and Boy Georgeand peoplewho Africanismis it. highlightingthe island’s$4.50-a-day Ironically,while U.S. aid has been governmentdocuments released by the socialchange is made. In theAugust of this~ear super-rock star Prince are intothis androgynous trend, and thatsOK but work force,almost no investmenthas meager,it is playinga majorrole in the Pan-Africanismis properlydefined U.S. governmentraise some doubts ¯ ...... releasedhis latestalbum, entitled Purple Rain: at leastthe movie gives him some sort of definition. materialized.Tourism, moreover, has election of a new government for ...... ,...... as thetotal liberation and unification of about the long-standingassumption Princeand theRevolution. In conjuctionwith the OverallI was reallyproud of the brother.A/H’ beendestroyed as a sourceof income,at Grenada.The pollis scheduledfor Dec. Africaunder scientific socialism. Only thatthe split between Coard and Bishop record,the artist produced a film by thesame name, leasttemporarily, Few touristswant to 3, but it is expectedthat it will be With the growing terror that is It was interestingto see somethingabout Prince’s whenthis objective is achievedwill the was an ideologicalone. The documents, resemblingan extensivevideo that features all of frolicunder the gunsof an occupation delayedat leas’~until February. homelife-he’snot~er_v visible to thepublic and this the genuineaspiration of the massesof which appear genuine, show that happening in South Africa, and the cuts on the album yet encompassinglight army,and 200of the500 hotelrooms on gaven,e a clueas to whyhe singsabout the things he Africanseverywhere for dignity,self- Thereis no secretas to whomthe I_T. S. Bishophad a clearconcept of the romance,conflict and Prince’slife-story in the theisland have been taken over to house Grenada,and the politicalfrustration does. DR determinationand human development wants to win. Washingtonhas finally ion as heading toward socialism shadows,lhe mo,,iefeatured other musicians: U.S. troopsand diplomats. occurringwith Africans in America,the be fulfilled.Why? succeededin engineeringa coalition althoughhe lucidlyoutlines the reason MorrisI)ay trom lhe Time and AppohmiaKotcra Princesuprised me. I didn’texpect it (themovie) be profoundat all.But he wasableto relaynot only Thereason lor this is becauseAfrica Anotherfactor contributing to the betweenthree center-fight parties under why it would take some time to get realizationof Africanunity, identity fromthe femalegroup ,41v~olonia Six. So farthe sourmood is thefact that aid fromthe theleadership of HerbertBlaize, and it moviehas provento be a box officehit. theconflict of themusic business but also¯ that of is so wealthyin peopleand resources. there. and action,will becomeimperative. As hisfamily with real intrigue. BI. And when this weahh is properly U.S. has not met expectations. is widelybelieved that U.S. moneyis Beloware some student’s reaction to Purph,Rain MalcolmX says,"’Our history and our I didn’tthink he couldhandle that motorcycle, but organizedto servethe interests of Africa continuedfrom page 4 When the term ’Afro-American’ he did alright.GE and the Africanmasses, the suffcreing continuedfrom page 10 cuhurewere completely destroyed when I Io~,edit. Even thought they say Prince is shy,he whichour people endure daily will end. in the60’s we beganreacting against came into being, it representeda we were/brcih(r brought to Americain ]he music of PurpleRain crossedover more than Under socialism, everyone is a knowshow to makepeople feel boldand sexy.DB Thiscan onlycome about wtlen Africa, the labelsand terms the systemput the white,Black boundary. It expressedsomething workerand the wealththat the workers growinginterest in theculture of Africa chains.A ndnowit is important/orus to I had many complaintsabout the movie,Morris ouronh" home.¯ is organized,liberated, that is able to touch more than the young produceis returnedback to themin the uponus, and rose to thelevel of calling andhow it is relatedto ourstruggle here know that our historydid not begin Daywas not actingand therewas a lot of sexism, andunified nnder a scientificsocialist generation,or the rock crowd.RB formof freeeducation, free health care, ourselves’black’. Black for us became but themusic was great. I,’H system in America. The independence of with slaverv:~scars. We came from andin general,a constantlyincreasing beautii’ui,rather than characterizing ScientificSocialism standardof living.Furthermore, unlike Africanstates on the continent,re- A[rica.a greatcontinent and a proud capitalism,under socialism production evil,as wasusual in thissociety. Black, opens the idea of Pan-Africanism,and variedpeople, a landwhich is the Socialismis the onlybasis on ~hich isused to satisfythe needs of societyas a WHAT IS PAN-- however,did not signifya givenland meaning the total Liberation and IT’S THAT TIME OF equalitycan be achieved.It is a scientific wholerather than the profit-needs of a New Worm and was the cradle O[ systembecause social life, just like particularclass. Consequently, there is ba~ distinctfrom the oppressor,but Unitificationof Africa under Scientific civilization.Our cuhure and our history AFRICANISM physicallife, is subjectto itsown laws of not, nor could there every be any ordya processof challengingthe laws Socialism.It alsodestroyed the myth are as oM as man himse([and yet we development;and socialism is the THE QUARTER AGAIN! unemploymentin a socialistsociety and practicesof the United States applicationof thesescientific laws of becausethe people’s needs are constant that Africansare unableto constructknow almost nothingo[ it. We must by The AfricanResearch Collective soci developmentthat can eliminate and forevergrowing. Constitution.We struggledfor Civil and consolidatetheir own land base, recaptureour heritage and our identity human suffering.Consequently, good Rightsrather than Human Rights;we intentionsare not enoughtoendhuman Socialismcan only be builton a given andcreate a destinyof theirown. i/ we areever to liberateourseh,es from landbase, and the onlyland base that How do you handle misery. We must come to know and wentto thesame system which put us in Now with more informationabout the bonds of /white supremacy.We lTw great Pan-,4/)’icanist.W.E.B. we have any just claim to is our own strugglewith these laws of development bondageto ask for equality.We were Africaavailble in books,films, and must launcha culturalrevolution to l)uhoi.~+aid: H"hen once the hlack.+ o/ in orderto bringsocialism to theworld MotherAfrica. This is the meaningof the pressuresof finishing givenintegration instead. thel+nited Stales. the WestIndies, and fasterso qs to eliminatecapitalist Pan-Africanism. literature,the African inside of Americaunbrainwashan entirepeople. Armed thoseprojects and A/ricawork and think together,the exploitationas soonas possible. is reclaiming his/her roots. The withthe knowledgeq[ the past.we can, ./iaureo/the black man in the mo~h’rn challengethat lies ahead is forus to withconfidence, charter a coursefor worMis sale. Socialism is an economic system characterizedby common or public makethe connectionof beingA[ricans" preparingfor finals? Recognizingthe existenceof both our luture.Cuhure is an indispensible ownershipof the meansof production. similartiesand dissimilarites among the insideof America,which will motivate weaponin the fi’eedomstruggle. We It is diametricallyopposed to the 900 millionAfricans world-wide, Pan- capitalisteconomic system wherein the our consciousnessof responsibilitymusttake hoM ¢~/it and h~rge the luture Africanismemphasizesthat similarites means of production are owned towardsAfrica totally. We at the FOOD CO--OP urge you to arc farmore important to the political withthe past. " privately,by a smallgroup of profit heritage of Africans than the seekingcapitalists. differences. Undera socialistmode of production take care of yourbody non’, Pan-Africanism recognizes Brothers-Sisters-Brothers-Sister all of the essentialinstruments of differencesin geographiclocation. production,including the landand its languages,religion, etc. However, the so your mind can best deal with variousresources, belong only to the THE PEOPLE’S VOICE factthat Africans have been victimized, massesof thepeople. More specifically, brutalized, dehumanized, and thismeans that the factories, machines, exploited;the fact thatAfricans have needs your skills and talentsin the equipmentand all naturalresources commonenemies in racism,capitalism. [e.g. gold, diamonds¯oil, bauxite, the thinking. imperialism, colonialism, neo- followingareas water,etc) and anyother instruments of colonialismand Zionism,form the basis productionthat contributeto the of those thingswe have in common. Reporting Photography Typing productionof wealthin societymust Food Co-op Nutritiousfoods To achieve Pan-Africanism, andw’ill belong to themasses of people ProductionIllustrations Sales organizationsand institutions of a new who work these instruments of type are required. The task and $PAID POSITIONS AVAILABLE at low prices production.It is only exploitative responsiblityof the current generation systemssuch as capiltalism,slavery and Greatwork experiencefor the future of Africans,especially African students, feudalismwhich allow for individuals, open M-F 8:45--4 and Sat. 11 2 is to provideleadership in the formof such as Rockefellerand other members Come to StudentCenter A-Upstairs, Media sparkingthe Africanrevolution and of his class, to gain access and (Specialhours finals week) implementingthe preliminarywork of ownership of such vital economic Room buildingthe necessaryorganizations FCSOU rees. and inst~utions. continuedon pageI i Wednesdaysat 5:00 p.m. for more info. COMMUNITY CALENDAR 12

NOVEMBER WHICHfIRE YOU? Areyou an active member, the kind that would be missed, Orare you just contented that your name is on the list? Doyou attend the meetings, andmingle with the flock, 26th...UCSD JAZZ ENSEMBLE Ordo you stay at home and criticize andknock? 8:00p.m. MandevilleAud. Gen. Adm. $3, Stu. $1 Doyou take an active part to help the work along, 27th...GOSPEL CHOIR CONCERT Orare you satisfied tobe the kind that "just belong?" 8:00 p.m. MandevilleAud. Gen. Adm. $3, Stu. $1 Doyou ever go to visit a memberwho is sick? Orleave the work to just a fewand talk about the clique? 30th...CAMPUS BLACK FORUM--END OF THE There’squite a program scheduled that I’m sure you’ve heard about, QUARTER BASH-- FACULTY/STAFF AND Andwe’ll appreciate ifyou, too, will come and help us out. STUDENT GET-TOGETHER Socome to the meetings often and help with hand and heart, Don’tbe just a member,but take an active part. 4:00-9:00p.m. Third College Mountain View Lounge¯ Potluck, music, Thinkthis over, member. You know right from wrong. tablegamcs, go~d people and talkwill highlight this quarters Campus Areyou an active member or do you just behmg? BlackForum social. Bring a friend,a tapeof yourfavorite music and a dishfor 10 or morepeople (not mandatory). For moreinfo: contact Dr. Philat 452-3035.

November 30th--December2nd -- CAL STATE UNIV. LONG BEACH BSU Presents Its 5TH Annual Black ConsciousnessCon/’erence lopicsInclude: Gang Warfare, Institutional Racism in Education,An Analysisof Ebonics,and more.Special events include: Lecture on Apartheidand Famine, and a play entitled "A Love Supreme". CSULB’s Small Auditorium

DECEMBER lst... THE AFRICAN ARTS COMMITTEE ofthe San DiegoMuseum of Art presentsKanaga a Mask A/.fair BalboaPark CopleyAuditorium. For info: 262-2671 2nd... GOLF TOURNAMENT AdmiralBaker Navy GolfCourse (Adm. Baker& Friars Rd.) This fund raiserwill raise monies to supportthe UnitedNegro College Fund; Sponsoredby Cal(/orniaCurl & The NationalMedical Association ComprehensiveHeahh Center: For more info contact:Jessie Myers 697-4543,(ireg i~ove 263-2373, Dennis Gray 479-9149 2nd...AN EVENING OF ELEGANT FASHIONS AND JAZZ 7:30 p.m., Presentedby the Sickh,(’ell Anemia Foundationof (’ali/i~rniaat CafeDel Roy Moro,1549 El Pradoin BalboaPark. Semi- formaldress. Jazz by l~a/]Band, Fashions by Signaturesand Ra.wini Of La Jolla,For more info:262-4554 4h...S.D. CITY COLLEGE BLOOD DRIVE Sign-Upat Rm. S-3 "! MarcusGarvey. 13 & 14th -- THE JAZZ NUTCRACKER FANTASIE \ Drawingby EltonC. Fax 8:00 p.m. Jazz Unlimited Dance Company performing at UCSD August17, 1887-June 10, 1940 MandevilleAud. Tickets:UCSD Box Officeand TicketronAgencies. "What do 1 care about death in the Gen.Adm. $13, Fac/Sta. $1 !, Stu/SeniorCitizens $9. For moreinfo: causeof theredemption of Africa?...1 The Honorable 452-4559UCSD Box Office could die anywherein the cause of liberty:A realman diesbut once;a Marcus Mosiah 26th-January 1st KWANZAA cowarddies a thousandtimes before Kwanzaa,meaning "First Fruits",is a 7-dayAfrikan-American holiday his real death.So we want you to Garvey realizethat life not worthits salt celebratcdin lieu ot or in conjunctionwith Xmas. Created by Dr. except you can live it for some MaulanaKarenga, Kwanzaa reinforces positive values (the Ngu:o purpose.And the noblestpurpose for whichto liveis theemancipation of a Sahaor SevenPrinciph, s), reflectsour historyof struggletowards race and the emancipation of liberation,and enriches the spiritof joyand lovingcelebration among Afrikan/Blackpeople during the holidayseason. Several Kwanzaa celebrationswill be heldin San Diego.There will also be the annual Karamu-Feastheld in Los Angelesby the Afro-AmericanCultural Center.For localinfo: contact the Prophet International Restaurant or the BaobabInternational Gift Shop.

December26th UMOJA (UNITY) December27th KUJICHAGULIA (SELF--DETERMINATION) December28th UJIMA (COLLECTIVE WORK AND RESPONSIBILITY) December29th UJAM/-cA (COOPERATIVE ECONOMICS) December30th N1A (PURPOSE) December31 st KUUMBA (CREATIVITY) Januaryist IMANi (FAITH)