Dick Gregory Speaks
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THE PEOPLE’S VOICE Volume IV Number 2 November 1980 Universityof California,San Diego Dick Gregory Speaks On October22,1980, in U.C.S.D.’s tunewith his higherconscious and Mandeville Auditorium, the livesto enlighten the public with his U.C.S.D.community was graced knowledgeand super-conscious withthe presenceand charismaof ideals. Mr.Dick Gregory, the international- Mr. Gregoryopened the evening ly renownedBlack political activist witha touchof humorabout the full and humorist.He was broughthere moonand its effect on people.On a throughthe auspices of the U.C.S.D. more serious note, he made a Student Affirmative Action comparisonbetween the media’s Committeeand ACUCSD funds, l effortto "ripoff yourmind" with extend congratulations and commercialmovies and the effects of appreciationto the above for their reeferhaving the samepurpose. He superbjudgement in choosingsuch wenton to mentionthe evening news an inspiringspeaker. It wastruly a whereJimmy Carter appeared, all nightto remember. smilesand happilycontent. Said Mr. Atapproximately 6:00 p.m., as the Gregory,"That means the hostage moonbegan to showits fullness, deal has alreadybeen made".He studentsand visitorslined up in pointedout the sadnessof the the MandevilleAuditorium lobby to manipulationof the American public assurethemselves good seats. By in the Iranianordeal. But that is 6:30p.m. I couldrecognize a distinct whatwe want."We go for thestone diversityamongst the crowd in race, oke-dokeand that’s exactly what we age,ethnieity and social attitude. get.For years Black folks depended DickGregory is surelya man who on ya’ll(whites) because we thought reachesthe heartsand minds of thatya’ll was really doin" it. I mean,I peoplein a universallyappreciable reallythought my problemwas you manner. Dick Gregory,political activist, speaks at U.C.S.D.Mandeville Auditorium. (whites).And then, 1 geta piece The evening opened with an integrationgoing for me-and I find updateon the StudentAffirmative ~or thosewho are not greatly hertransition in 1953.) Today, Dick outthe same people that was messin’ ActionCommittee’s purpose and familiarwith the past or presentlife Gregoryis married,has ten children withme willkill you. I thoughtit was activitiesand an introduction ofits of DickGregory, allow me to brief andmakes his living as a spirituallyall whitefolks and I was shocked integralorganizations by SAAC you: Dick Gregory was born andpolitically motivated lecturer whenI foundout it ain’tbut five Chairperson,Arturo Herrera. Black Richard Claxton Gregory on andperformer around the country at whitefolks on thewhole planet. The StudentUnion member, Alma Key, ColumbusDay in !932. He was a variousinstitutions and clubs. Mr. restof ya’llis imposters!",says Gregory.That’s right, white ain’t got followedwith a powerfullydelivered welfarecase and grew up in a Gregoryis a verystrong advocator of nothingto do withcolor, it’s an synopsisof DickGregory’s life and householdwith no father.He has humanrights, positive, universal attitudeand if you ain’t got billions struggles,immediately followed by onebrother and mother that was and thought,health and eternallife is a continualinspiration and major throughpurifying the soul, body and his introductionon stage to a -continuedon page9- standingovation. figurein hislife. (His mother made mind.Mr. Gregory,in short,is in TENURE FOR TOLBERT A specificexample, here at authoritiesthat Dr. Tolhert was the This is a problemwhich Black throughthe mailing o! lettersfrom U.C.S.D., of another Black onlyone in theHistory Department studentsmust assert an effortto studentsto the U.C.Regents, the progessormarked for denialof" qualifiedtoreview work in thefield resolveimmediately. Everywhere, History Department, and the tenureis Dr. EmoryTolbert of the of researchwhich Dr. Tolberthad Blackprofessors are beingdenied Governor.This year, we onceagain ThirdWorld Studies Program and studied, "The Marcus Garvey tenure, removed from their mustrally by theside of Dr.Emory HistoryDepartment. The case of Movement",the departmentwas positions,and are eithernever Tolbertin his struggleto obtain Dr. Tolbertis strangeand a bit forcedto seekoutside opinions from replacedor arereplaced by someone tenure.Not onlybecause he is a mysterious.Two years ago, Dr. professionalsinthat specific field of whonowhere near fulfills the needs Blackprofessor here, but because Tolbertwas reviewed for tenure and research.The reviewsfrom these of Blackstudents in the way the heis an excellent Black professor and receiveda nearlyunanimous (6-1) professionalswere, for the most part, Blackprofessors were capable. an assetwhich we as student,Black votefrom his departmentto deny good.It can not be expectedthat one Evenwith all of thisevidence in andnon-Black can not afford to lose. him tenure. The strange and wouldreceive either all good or all favorof Dr. Tolbertreceiving his ! urgeany of you who have ever takenany of his classesand/or mysteriouspart is thatDr. Tolbert bad critiquesof worksuch as Dr. tenure,the HistoryDepartment did receivedexcellent reviews in two of Tolbert’sunless it is deservingof notgrant it. Instead, they gave Dr. supportDr. Tolbert’s right to tenure the threeareas which tenure are such overwhelmingconcensus of Toiberta two year extensionof toplease write a letterin supportof based,those being teaching skills and poorreports on Tolbert’swork to services,atthe end of which he was to him. Send letter through communityinvolvement. The third outweigh the two excellent ratings be reviewedagain for a tenured intercampus mail (no stamp of these areas, research and h_ereceived for his teaching ability position.That two yearextension necessary)to: publication, were deemed and communityinvolvement. hasrun out, and at theend of this B.S.U. insufficientinthe opinion of those in Hereat U.C.S.D.,as is thecase Fallquarter Dr. Tolber’s tenure is B-023 thisdepartment. However, when it withmost universities across the onceagain coming up for review. U.C. San Diego was argued by various campus country,there is an alarminglylow Twoyears ago, the B.S.U.took a studentgroups and administrativenumberof tenuredBlack professors. leadingrole in support of Dr. Tolbert DarylEIIk page2 page3 EDITORIAL PresidentialSelection Beethoven: The Black Composer I[ I of all composers".Beethoven was "Whatbecame of the BlackPeople AlexanderThayer, in hisbook "Life a mixtureof whiteand Black blood; of Beethoven",says "a tflaeand proximity.)Pass the National ofSumer ", the traveller, asked the old Didyou actually think that the real next time? The same power that a mulatto,the equivalentof the exhaustivepicture of Beethoven Althoughthe presidential race is HealthAct which providesfree man,"for ancient records show that powersof our country(corporate statedthis country is stillrunning it averageBlack American today. His wouldpresent an alrhostludicrous over,I wouldlike to addmy thoughts healthcare for all people. Outlaw the the peopleof Sumerwere Black. powers)are that stupid. Republican today(money). So, whatmakes you Africanancestry is believed to come contrastto that which is entertained on our politicalsituation. This Ku KluxKlan and theNazis. Get rid Whathappened to them? .... A h,"the and Democraticcandidates don’t thinka presidentialcandidate is fromhis mother’s side. Most of the as correct..,if Beethoven’s election(which, incidentially wasmy of the Federal Bureau of old man signed."The)’ lost their representanything other than figure goingto drasticallychange our portraitsused in the books on his life contemporariescould return from first),I chose not to vote. Even if Investigationand the Central history,sothe)’ died..." heads. Some, such as Ronald economicpredicament within his or andworks effectively suggest he was thegrave they would not recognize choseto vote,it wouldnot have Reagan,are a bit eccentric,but herallotted four years. What we as IntelligenceAgency as theyexist. A Sumer Legend Caucasian,however these are madea damnbit of differencesince the common portraitsof noble nonetheless,they represent the large studentshave to do is to take part in If thoseabove requests are some of interpretivedrawings where the Carterannounced his concession featurestobe representative oftheir numberof corporationsthat put theselection process. thethings you really want, then those The historyof a peopleis the artistuses a paintingas hismodel. oldhomely friend...". Of course in long before the polls here in theminto office. Perhaps,the only means of change requestsare not unreasonable. essenceof thatpeople; it defines Hisnationality is often diguised by Californiahad closed. It showsyou the eighteenthcentury white was Alone, l do not possess the them;it is the source from which they ,abelinghim a Germancomposer howinsignificant a whole state can Not untilAmericans, Black and isthrough a major revolution; a total nobleand Blackwas homely. reconstitutionofour political system, know-how to change the drawstrength, inspiration to move whichis analogousto callingStevie bein a majorelection. Did you really white,have a crucialrole in the That Beethoven’s ethnical Firstof all, let us get rid of the $150 government,but together,we can forwardand in facttheir reason for Wonderan Americanmusician. The thinkyour vote was going to count? selectionofcandidates,will voting in background is not common turnthis country around and make it being. One’s name is a majority of both Germans and If youstop and think about it, our any electionbe worthwhile.Where billion($150,000,000,000.00) military knowledgeamong Blacks makes the budget.We have