Celebrating the History of King and Malcolm Racial Discrimination Suit
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Volume 36, Number 36 Bill of Rights: Sent out for approval withoutregardtorace, ethnicity, gen By Amy Kraase der, religion, sexual orientation, po A draft version of the proposed litical views, age, disability and fam Student Bill of Rights will be sent to ily status campuses throughout the University -Respectfor individual differences of Wisconsin System this week for -Mutual respect and preservation comment and approval. of individual dignity and privacy TheproposedStudentBill of Rights In additionto thesebasic rights, the is a "compilation of what [rights] the bill includes more specific rights. students have, should have, and what One of the measures proposed in the universities should be working the bill would give students the right toward," said Jason Bretzmann, Uni to participate in the development of versity ofWisconsin-MilwaukeeStu- teacher evaluations and would give dent AssociationExternal Affairs Di students access to the aggregate re rector. sults of the evalutions, according to "It's not a radical document. It the document. doesn't change the whole system, but "Some teachers will question that there is room for improvement," on the grounds of privacy, but it's not Bretzmann said. really a privacy issue," Bretzmann The bill would ensure students the said. right to: He explainedthatbecause students -Post photo Spectators filed through the I -Free inquiry and expression are paying for the education they re^ o get a clos< mborghinl Countach and rru -Listen and to learn nobiles. The Please see Bill page 3 of the Milwaukee Aut -Nondiscriminatory treatment, i f Celebrating the history of King and Malcolm By Paul Krueger King preached non-violence as and Garveyism. As with any black police and firemen came and stood had, but the birth occuredtwo weeks a means of acquiring equal rights man who went against popular cul around watching, as the house later. Editor's note: This is the first of for blacks. Malcolm was known as ture, Little sawhis family constantly burned to the ground." King was bom into the black a two part series honoring two Afri a militant, black nationalist. Thus being attacked by the KuKluxKlan. In Malcolm's early youth, there middle c\a33. Lov« -flowed, -freely can Americans who made a differ they were portrayed in different The Littles moved to Milwaukee were many family fights which led among the King family and among ence for many who followed them. lights by the media. for a short period, but Malcolm to personal insecurity. Earl Little the elder King's congregation. Ev Quotations were drawn from the It might seem as though being eventually grew up in Lansing, beat his wife, the family was con erybody preached against things book, "To Kill A Black Man," by black ministers, leaders, and being Mich. stantly harassed and Mrs. Little such as adultery and stealing, but Louis E. Lomax. The final part of asassinated were the only things In his autobiography, Malcolm whipped Malcolm. In 1931, Earl the true sin was ignorance. This this series will appear in Thursday's these men had in common. But, if described his earliest vivid memory Little was found dead. stable environment was the back issue. their lives had not been cut short, this way: The crime was never solved, but drop for King's upbringing. their drastically different ideas may "My father shouted and shot at the major consensus among the Malcolm was schooled in inte At first thought, any kind of com- have eventually fused together as the two white men who had started black community was thatthe Klan grated institutions. When he was parisonbetweenMartinLutherKing one. the fire and wererunning away. Our had beatLittle unconscious and then 13, Malcolm was sent to reform Jr. and Malcolm X [bom Malcolm Malcolm was bom on May 19, home was burning down around us. placed him on a streetcar track where school after putting a tack on the Little] might seem useless. On the 1925 in Omaha, Neb. His father, I remember we were outside in the his body was all but cut in half. teacher's chair [which he eventu surface, they seem to be complete Earl Little, was a reverend who night in our underwear, crying and By 1937, the Little children were ally sat on]. Malcolm endeared him opposites. preached a mixture of Christianity yelling our heads off. The white scattered across Lansing after be self to the white "keepers" of the ing placed in "Christian homes" to reform school and they arranged for give them a proper upbringing. him to attend the local junior high Malcolm believed that "if ever a school, a privilege that no other state social agency destroyed af am reform school student had enjoyed. Racial discrimination suit ity, jt was ours." Malcolm turned into a kind of duct any longer," Patterson said. King grew up in an atmosphere campus pet even though he was By Carolyn Czosnyka manager and employees of the IHOP claimed that the restaurant In the past, IHOP has stayed that was almost totally the opposite. often referred to as a "nigger" or Fifteen black students and was closed, therestaurant appeared open 24 hours. But now the res King was born on Jan. 8, 1929, in "coon." He was a member of the Atlanta. The family had hoped he young adults have accused the In to be open. taurant closes its doors at mid Please see Malcolm page 3 ternational House of Pancakes White customers were allowed night. Art Matters, regional man would be bom the same day Christ Restaurant at 3101 N. Oakland to enter the restaurant and were ager of IHOP restaurants, said that Ave., of refusing to admit and seen seated inside. However, at "we are anon-discriminating com serve them because of their race, each of the various times during pany. [The manager at the time] according to a class action suit the two hour period in which the was a temporary manager. He filed Feb. 7. group tried to enter, they found the was there only a couple of weeks. POST INSIDE The suit, filed in Milwaukee doors to be locked. He has since been relocated" [to County Circuit Court by the law The group alleges they saw em Chicago, where he was originally firm of Hall, First & Patterson, ployees locking the doors as the from]. NEWS alleges that 15 black college, high group approached. When asked what he thought of Plain clothes officers assist in two school students and young adults "We were shocked to find the lawsuit, Matters said that since arrests on campus. [Page 3] were denied entry to the restau people being subjected to this kind he had not yet seen a copy of the rant and that MOP has engaged in of blatant racial discrimination in lawsuit [although the company's a continuous pattern of excluding Milwaukee in the 1990's," Patrick lawyers have] and it would be ENTERTAIN MENT "inappropriate for me to comment blacks because of their race. Patterson, a lawyer for the firm Wayne's World' is here! [Page 4] The plaintiffs allege that on representing the plaintiffs said. at this time." Dec. 28, when they tried to enter Patterson is urging others who be The complaint alleges that Mil the CHOP between 12 and 2 a.m., lieve they might have been dis waukee police officers were called employees of IHOP locked the criminated against by the restau to the IHOP at about 2 a.m. They SpORTS doors and said the restaurant was rant to contact a lawyer. left after determining that no crimi UWM's Men's Swim Team is having closed. According to the suit, the "Our clients hope this lawsuit nal activity had taken place. The its best season ever. [Page 8] group had just come from a holi sends the message that the Afri restaurant manager told the police day party and were well-dressed can American community in Mil and well-behaved. Although the waukee will not tolerate this con Please see IHOP page 3 Page 2 The UWM Post Monday, February 17, 1992 Week in Brief Five University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee instructors Gregory Hines to Minority Career awarded Milwaukee County Artists Fellowships speak Feb. 26 Day this week Five artists associated with the "Winterships" was filmed in the Mil will be featured March 3. Caulker- Multi-media superstar, Gregory i University ofWisconsin-Milwaukee, waukee Harbor over several years. Bronson will present a documentary Hines, will speak at Marquette Uni More than 150 employers from were awarded the 1991 Milwaukee Sheila Roberts, professor of En video and discuss the work of the Ko- versity on February 26, at 7:30 p.m. business, industry, government County Artists Fellowships. All five glish and Comparative Literature, re Thi Dance Company at 7:30 pjn. at in the Varsity Theatre, 1320 W. and social services at this year's have works currently being show cently read from her work, "Running UWM's Vogel Hall. Wisconsin Avenue. Minority Career Day 1992. cased on campus. Naked and Other Stories." Another 1991 recipient, Mama The presentation, including a Students are invited to explore Rob Yeo, technical director and Recipient Feme Yangyeitie Goldstein Brauner, associate profes dance demonstration, will culmi their career options in the Univer instructor for UWM's Department of Caulker-Bronson, associate profes sor of art, is displaying her fiber art at nate a series of events celebrating sity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Film, will screen his film sor of theater and dance at UWM and the UWM Art Museum, 3253 N. Black History Month. Union Wisconsin Room on "Winterships" Feb. 18, at 8 pxn. in choreographer and artistic/executive Downer Ave.