4V' Ms Bronze Pageant Jim Steele Speaks on Cuba
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4V' MS BRONZE PAGEANT .-/ Critical ^ oicr of the Black Community Vol 5 No. 3 Summer 1975 ANGELA DAVIS AT OU This new level of understanding is not peculiar to Ohio University, it did not JIM STEELE represent lip service to Ms. Davis but it has come out of seeing the attempts by monopoly to "rape SPEAKS ON CUBA the Statue of Liberty," to rape "Cuba is the real home of the the U.S. base at Guantanamo be Joan Little, to rape Vietnam, free," analyzed James Steele, a closed. Cambodia, Chile and to rape the former faculty member in the Further Steele called for young pocketbooks of the peoples of Black Studies Institutte who is U.S. citizens to prepare for the this country with the so-called presently the National Chairman 11th World Festival of Youth and fuel, sugar, and job shortages. of the Young Workers Liberation Students to be held in Havana in So when students took the League. 1978. microphone and called for unity to Steele addressed a luncheon "If socialism can work 90 miles "free Joan Little so that we could held for Angela Davis and himself from the bastion of world racism, free ourselves," the tremendous last Friday. His topic was "Cuba: it can work here," maintained receptivity of the audience came A Socialist Country Without Steele. Angela Davis makes a point; Jim Steele ponders as no surprise. Racism." "The justice system is a "In just sixteen years, the By R.J. Johnson criminal system," declared Ms. Cuban Revolution has done more BSI Faculty Turnover An exciting, heart throbbing Davis. She pointed out that the for the Cuban peoples than has climax for International Women dead jailer had his shoes and pants 200 years of capitalism in the By Vivia n L; Adams Political Prisoners Week was off when he entered the cell of provided last Friday when the Joan Little with an ice pick in his United States," commented The Black Studies Institute as Rodney Sampson on the National Co-chairperson of the hand. "What the hell is a man Steele. it stands today is undergoing faculty of history and political National Alliance Against Racist doing in a woman's cell at night "Just the mere fact that Cuba changes for the upcoming fall Science will continue as a part is a socialist country means that it quarter. Discussions and and Political Repression called for anyway?" questioned Ms. Davis. time faculty member next year. A the greatest unity possible in does not have racism," said Steele. interviews with various members dedicated faculty member, he is She issued a call for students at He mentioned his experiences of the faculty revealed that some order to defeat "racism, Ohio University to do two major known among students for his repression and sexism." while touring areas ofthe country of them are leaving. hard but fair mid-term and final. tasks. (1) As many students as and -seeing students "of all hues, Angela Y. Davis spoke in a possible to go to the May 31 Assistant Dean Mary Stewart Francine Childs, professor of of all colors," studying together rally to Free Joan Little and later March on Washington, D.C. for said that in her position, she has Education with qualifications in and "people living in harmony. addressed students and faculty Rev. Ben Chavis and Wilmington had some very broad, sometimes counseling and administration, members on the need to 10. (2) For students to found an "If there is a special group of good educational experiences. She also popular among students will concretely organize to fight for O.U. chapter of the National privledged people in Cuba, it has feels that the BSI provides a be returning next year. There is social change. Both activities were Alliance Against Racist and to be the children, the youth. This central point for blacks. It also some talk among reliable sources in Baker Center Ballroom. Political Repression. is because the future above allows the university community that Dr. Childs is applying for the Speaker after speaker in the everything else must be to learn of contributions made by Assistant Deanship. At the time of the composing guaranteed," stressed Steele. Free Joan Little rally went to the of this article nearly 60 students blacks to human progress. Mrs. Professor Robert Rhodes will "Socialism in Cuba is now a fact. podium in the jam packed, highly expressed their willingness to go Stewart feels that a main be in Athens on a full time basis It is irreversible." Steele charged Ballroom atmosphere and to the Washington, D.C. rally if weakness of the Institute is its next fall. He has taught political called for the right of women to transportation is provided. explained that in Cuban political inability to expand due to budget economy and socio-economic defend themselves from the Considering that the march is two life young people at 16 years of cuts,and the lack of foresight of development for the past five inhuman barbaric beasts, pushed days before Finals Week age can hold public office and two its previous administrators. years at the BSI on a part-time on by this decaying society." commences, one can safely say years later can be elected to Antar Mberi, instructor of basis. Prof. Rhodes is coming Every speaker from Steve Barnett that a new realization of political national leadership. "Education is literature is also leaving. He will from Chicago and may' find the of the Farmworkers Support obligations has been inspired in free, in fact Cuban youth are paid return to New York to direct a transition to quiet Athens as being Committee, to Dwight Kirk ofthe many, many people. to attend college. Just think about community center in Harlem, challenging. it if youwere paid to attend New York. Mberi, formerly a Super Bees, to Albert Elam ofthe Consequently, the visit of Ms. Lindi Pettiford, a popular I college. Just think about it if you student here expresses grave iigmas, to Debra Milner of the Davis did make a significant professor of literature and were paid $100 to go to Ohio concerns about funding. Young Workers Liberation impact in that respect. comparative social systems in University " said Steele. Incidentally, a book of poetry League, to Angela Harris, campus South Africa and the United Most students who heard her edited by Mberi, Speak Easy, poetess to former O.U. Black In Cuba there are workshops States will be back. Ms. Pettiford speak and talked with her Speak Free will be published by Studies faculty member, James on all topics outside of the is the advisor of the afterwards were not frightened by International Publishers in Steele, presently the National classrooms where young people Afro-American Affairs. the Communist bogey. They were learn how to fly airplanes, buiod September. Chairman of the YWLL, to Ms. impressed with a black woman Mr. Robert Peppers, one of Davis, called for the complete computers and/or anything else Adrian Livingston, former Communist who maintains her America's leading artists, will also support of Joan Little. they want to learn, according to editor of Afro-American Affairs composure in this vile, polluted, return. Peppers has taken the The notions of "self defense" Steele. and currently on the BSI faculty manure filled country and comes campus by storm with his and of "jailing the real criminals" Steele urged that U.S. youth is leaving O.U. to return to school. out smelling like a rose. These symposiums which have presented was articulated by each speaker. It start to build a movement in She will be attending Indiana students have not been converted the best of talent that the OU signified the attainment of a new solidarity with the Cuban peoples. University, enrolled in the PhD to communism but there is a black community has to offer. level on campus in the In order to further detente, whch program in Comparative general recognition that Ms. Davis Peppers works with the arts understanding of how racism, would mean trade thus more jobs Literature. She intends to pursue accepts all people on whatever workshops and is very active in his repression and the social system in the U.S., that the "racist" literary criticism and also do some level they will struggle and does field, painting. breeds these crimes against the blockade of Cuba be ended and writing. not force herself upon them. peoples of this country. Continued on page 9 page 2 Afro-American Affairs Summer 1975 news turn me 'round" seems to read the Concerning Black Women she same in black, brown, red, yellows wrote to George Jackson "I am Perspective and white. convinced that the solution is not ANGELA DA VIS Angelas fight is now as it was to persuade the black woman to by Mbindi before imprisonment against a relax her reins on the black male system that distorts the but to translate the "be a good "...treating people in other rut mess prison fuerachy because Angela Davis is a charged of her acute awareness and that boy " syndrome into a "take the name. Whatever the perspective, countries the way black people sword in ha nd "attitude...we have are treated here (U.S.A.). It is the of her comrades for only unity wherever the origin of of action, only a massive ocean of been forced into performing the multitudinous biases, what person full significance of this historical people can put the kind of most degrading kind of labour--a does not respond with energy, perspective that Gov. Ronald pressure necessary to free her. She sex machine for the white slave however shaded or shielded; Reagan understood so thoroughly was indeed freed by the people.