“Dedicated to Educating the Leaders of Tomorrow” in the AUC To heed the voices of wisdom The following is an years of the Civil Rights interview conducted by Movement and were close Carvel Bennett, Director of friends of Dr. Martin Luther Student Activities & Student Jr. and Coretta King. The Publications, with Dr. C.T. interview was conducted in Vivian and Mrs. Octavia celebration of Black History Vivian at the Auburn Avenue Month, and to have the Research Library on African- Vivians share their American Culture and experiences and wisdom History on Friday, February with those of us who are 7, 1997. the benefactors of their Dr. and Mrs. Vivian were work. deeply involved in the early Photos by Johnnie B Bates. Jr. Mr. Bennett - Most Illinois. By 1955, Martin was young people today are operating in Montgomery, Dr. C.T. Vivian and Mrs. Octavia Vivian. familiar with the words, Alabama. Mrs. Vivian and I life and images of Dr. were publishing articles on movement in the nation,” Martin Luther King, non-violence that came because of how effective we Jr. Share with us, what across our desk, as most were and the strategies we A goodly number of our kids must it was like working publishing houses didn’t used. It was after this realize there wouldn't be an America with him. want to deal with such meeting in Nashville that Dr. Vivian: things at the time. Martin called me to his staff. worth saving - had it not been for the We also worked with Mrs. Vivian: first came in contact him on the first March on I recall an incident involvement of Black people making with Martin (Luther Washington, DC, then called when we had first moved to this or trying to make this the King, Jr.) while I was a Prayer Pilgrimage. Martin Atlanta and I had to pick up an Editor at the and Adam Clayton Powell C.T. (Dr. Vivian) from the democratic, Christian culture Sunday School Publishing were the main speakers. SCLC Headquarters. Dr. it should become. Board of the National Later in Nashville, King came out of the Baptist Convention USA, Tennessee, a week after the building and we started to Inc. - and was concerned Greensboro lunch counter talk. He then offered to, and identify himself. He never you are or why you exist and about his philosophy of non­ situation, my wife and I then went inside to tell C.T. assumed you knew who he the important work of the violence, while we were were involved in what his family was waiting. was. He was not a pompous past, without Black History involved in non-violent Martin called “the most He would always call our person, and never thought of Week which eventually direct action in Preoria, perfect non-violent house and would always himself as so important that became Black History you knew who he was. He Month. I think Black always stopped and talked to students today have to people, he wanted them to realize that there was a know that he cared, that he priority of things we wanted understood their pain. when we came out of slavery. Jordan Hall and the Mr. Bennett - As Actually, education became a students at a HBCU, why priority because we realized should Black History that without it, the rest New Art Gallery Month be celebrated? couldn’t happen. Dr. Vivian: They have to realize no by Morriss Biggers III College. David Barranti in relation to the Omni and You can’t understand who CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 and Ralph Barnette, both Georgia Dome, and their he New Art Gallery at of whom are members of many conventions, it is Jordan Hall opened on the Atlanta Artist Club, expected to attract a lot of TSeptember 21, 1996. The assisted Dr. Ransaw in outside exhibitors. The New Features the development of the Art Gallery at Jordan Hall is New Gallery is one of the ► Alumni Update ► Open Letter New Gallery. only the beginning, accord­ largest in the downtown ► Politics: Inside & Out area, in terms of square Dr. Ransaw’s mission for ing to D. Ransaw. He is also Campus News footage. The previous Art the Gallery is two fold. planning to develop a ► Campus Organizations ► Pre-Alumni Council Gallery, located on the first First, he intends for the community theater and a ► Cicero’s Corner Religious News floor of Fountain Hall, did Gallery to elevate the cafe next to the New Art ► Classifieds ► Sports stature of Morris Brown Gallery. “We want to draw not provide enough space to ► Editorials ► Student Profile house the vision of Dr. Lee College culturally in the the uptown crowd to Morris ► Entertainment ► Views of Expressions Ransaw, Dean of Arts and community. Second, due to Brown”, said Dr. Ransaw. Letters at Morris Brown its prime strategic location CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■a 2 Leaders of Tomorrow! FEBRUARY 1997 MBC Wolverine OBSERVER EDITORIALS sisters and brothers from prophetic abilities and the An Open Letter to the Morris within like some demonic Water-bearer typifies our plague, a product of spiritual nature as a people. heartless men’s idea for Now we can look at Brown Campus Community population control? However, Valentine’s Day. Isn’t it choosing February was not wonderful to think that the rich snobby-nosed such a bad idea after all, celebration of love is in our From the Editor: bureaucrats decided upon, when we analyze it correctly. month? Take our spiritual hoping it would satisfy our We may have been given the By Miquiel Banks nature, add those dealt with the power of insatiable hunger for shortest month, but can it be ingredients with love, and This February Issue Kings, but this issue recognition in this country? said that it symbolizes our what do we have left? A represents a point at the commemorates Black First of all, they gave us African heritage? Beautiful people created in crossroads of our African History Month. Now, you the shortest month and I February is a month of the image of the Divine, so it being, we must look back may ask yourself, what guess they thought that we great impact when we is on this note that I must and continue looking really is Black History should be satisfied. Should consider Groundhog Day and say to my fellow Wolverines, forward in the struggle of Month, and I think as you we celebrate, knowing that the Aquarian influence. The Be an Observer of Black our progress. The last issue do. Is it the month that some racism has mildewed my groundhog symbolizes our History Month!! one another. We are all On the wall humans with feelings that By Natasha M. Shallow need respect. If we will give wall say that, “they try to one another the respect that The wall is where most look like girls, with all that we deserve, male to female, Morris Brown students go crap in their hair. They straight to homosexual, to socialize. In the past the wear make up. They strut think how much better this wall has been known as the their stuff harder than the world would be. failure wall, but I disagree females on campus. Females with that notion. I have relate to them better cause heard many great and they have a lot in common.” enlightening conversations Amazingly, I have found that on the wall. I hope to a lot of males on campus feel NOTICE: enlighten the student body this way. with some of the discussions Because we can accept We Need I have overheard or been a the way certain people part of on the wall. The wall choose to live their lives Your Help is where you can hear the does not mean that we want Are You The Missing Link students of Morris Brown to live our lives in the same To The Wolverine Observer discuss what has been on fashion. Many males and Archives? their minds. This week On females feel that homo­ the Wall will cover a heated sexuals have the right to live Due to the mis-placement and much whispered subject, their lives as they please, as of newspaper archives, homophobia. long as they do not try to We are living in the late infringe those lifestyles on the staff of the Wolverine nineties, and many people them. I think males that Observer, would like your are still homophobic. I have problems with assistance. We are thought that during the homosexuals have had a bad difficult for them to accept don’t have a problem with college years students would experience with someone homosexuals because of them.” seeking individuals who be the ones to accept things that was gay or have been what they were taught from We have not yet come to a may have issues from the approached by gays on that are not the norm. I infancy. I was relieved to solution where we can see past ten years, to contact have found that females can numerous occasions. hear that most of the eye to eye. We must begin to accept homosexuality a lot Some people think that straight guys I have spoken realize that MBC is one big the publications office at better than their male straight guys who are to do not gay bash. One male and happy family. Like most 404/220-0308 or Mr. counterparts. The reason for overly-repulsive against gays said, “I don’t agree with families, we have our Carvel Bennett, Student this is that there are more are the ones who have not what they are doing, but differences and we will not open gays than lesbians on yet come out of the closet.