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Jones celebrate our collective restore our people to their WWW^WWW history, identity, and traditional greatness. *IMANI (Faith) - to struggle. *KUUMBA (Creativity) - The Seven Principles of to do always as much as we believe with all our the Nguzo Saba are: can, in the way we can, in * UMOJA (Unity) - to order to leave our heart in our people, strive for and maintain unity community more beautiful our parents, our in the family, community, than we inherited it. nature, and race, *IMANI (Faith) - to teachers, our leaders, * KUJICHAGULLA (Self- believe with all our heart in and the righteousness determination) - to define our people, our parents, our and victory of our ourselves, name ourselves, teachers, our leaders, and create for ourselves, and the righteousness and struggle. speak for ourselves, instead victory of our struggle. of being defined, named, In the words of Booker T. created for, and spoken for Washington: “Patiently, by others. quietly...by honesty and guzo Saba. The * UJIMA (Collective work industry, we must reinforce and responsibility) - to build argument with results. One N and maintain our com­ farm bought, one house Black Value munity together and make built, one home sweetly and System that was our sisters and brothers intelligently kept...one school created by Dr. Maulana problems our problems and or church maintained...one Karenga, September 7, 1965. to solve them together. life clearly lived - these will A value system is a set of * UJAMMA (Cooperative tell more in our favor than principles that guides a economics) to build and all the abstract eloquence person in his or her day-to- maintain our own stores, that can be summoned to day life experiences. The shops, and other businesses plead our cause.” Afrocentric value system is and profit from them Kwanzaa is celebrated based on the Nguzo Saba together. from December 26th to because it helps people of *NLA (Purpose) - to make January 1. African-American descent our collective vocation the Have a wonderful, work together, respect each building and developing of blessed, and safe holiday other and promote and our community in order to season! less than fifty years ago had to lean on one another for support. How much is money really The System worth? The only value that Members of the Society of MAAT money has been dictated by by Dakeer Farrar those who have it in its Society of MAAT majority. The destruction of have simply forgotten the ON PAGE 4 value of life itself, and in the Black race is not in our n this day and age, the turn the value of our own lack of money but in our lack attitudes of the Black lives. We no longer live life of unity. “United we stand battle in the original man’s under the welfare system, race have drastically based on principle; we have divided we fall.” mind to recognize that the I would have to move out of changed. Under this traded our morality for The kidney is an organism system in which we are bom my home in order for my country’s system, one money. I should not have that lives in the body, The into is designed to eliminate family to receive substantial founded on greed and to fear my own people. It is kidney was created for a its undesirables despite benefits. How can sound deception, Black people becoming more difficult to sole purpose; it and it alone what we are lead to believe. principle be instilled into have chosen to ignore or network with a race that performs that purpose. The welfare system is out children if only one ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■a Although the kidney is designed to catch American parent is forced to bare the an individualized organ it citizens before they fall burden of raising the entire Features operates for the survival of below the poverty line. One household? The point being, the entire organism, as a of the particulars pertaining the welfare system attracts ► Open Letter ► Alumni Update result the body can function. to recipients is a living and supports the broken ► Campus News ► Politics: Inside & Out If Black people could be single status. The average family, which is one of the ► Campus Organizations ► Pre-Alumni Council taught to embrace this con­ recipient is a single mother most detrimental factors to raising from one to any the Black family structure. ► Cicero’s Corner Religious News cept and apply it to everyday life, to work towards better­ number of children. So if I It is this structure that is Sports ► Classifieds ing ones self in order to were a husband or a father the foundation of our race. A ► Editorials ► Student Profile benefit the whole, imagine or both and despite my house can not stand on a ► Entertainment Views of Expressions our cooperative progression! family’s financial status weak foundation. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ This is the revolution. The qualifying us to receive aid CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 2 Leaders of Tomorrow! DECEMBER 1996 MBC Wolverine OBSERVER Dear EDITOR, Dear Editor: EDITORIALS Thank you Richard Jones I. I am an alumnus, 1977. for the rebirth of the II. You cover a plethora of Wolverine Observer. It was issues now. Maybe in long over due. some issues you would An Open Letter to the Morris For so long, Morris Brown take a side. Brown Campus Community College was without a III. The Wolverine Observer newspaper. Students had no is entertaining & avenue to voice their opinion informative. few months, Mike Tyson lost and daughters; family, as a or ideas of the school, IV. What I would like to see to Evander Holyfield, strong stand of solidarity on community, the state, etc. on campus? Students: Atlanta hosted the Para­ this campus. I hold myself Although there is the AUC not using profanity lympics and Centennial and others accountable to Digest, it however does not especially toward each Olympics to mixed results, our campus community for relate solely to Morris other; not practicing, Clinton won a second term participating in feeding Brown student’s issues. It laughing at, esteeming, as President, The Bold and the homeless and hungry does not have the “Brownite condoning, allowing for, Beautiful celebrated 10 through the special efforts touch,” that personalizes our violence; believing in the years on the air, Tupac of New Birth Missionary view point. possibilities & potentials Shukur was murdered, Baptist Church and It takes a brave and of each other & self; Michael Jackson and Lisa Hosea Williams. dedicated individual to re­ loving & living life to the Marie divorced, as did In 1997, the students of establish a school’s news­ fullest; striving for royal couple. Morris Brown College will paper. And wow!, what a excellence & expecting it Dr. Dre left Death Row have immediate access to newspaper. The paper’s of each other, by not Records, and TWA dropped the 21st century with the layout is very professional settling for mediocrity; out of the sky, the one year opening of the Cyberlab and well organized; the loving the Lord our God anniversary of the Million located in Hickman Student photographs are large and with all your heart, soul, Man March was celebrated. Center. This resource will clear; the headings are mind, strength. Closer to home Markisha produce immediate and interesting and appropriate. V. Personal data is all Richard Jones, Jones was crowned Miss competitive results. It is my I really enjoyed the Herndon above. Graduated 1977. MBC Wolverine OBSERVER Editor Morris Brown, Darius prayer to see the Wolverine Stadium edition. The article KEEP UP THE GOOD Thomas was installed as Observer address difficult by “Skip” Mason discussing WORK!!!!!!! the Student Government issues that concern us all. the history of Herndon Grace & Power; t has been said one Association President, Utilize the Wolverine Stadium was very informa­ Rev. Leslie R. White person can make a Dick Gregory spoke at our Observer as an influential tive and exciting to read. I Los Angeles, CA I huge difference. This first Men’s Week program platform to endorse the also enjoyed the Home- special issue of the Wolve­ and Morris Brown College necessity of alleviating the coming issue. I particularly rine Observer marks the end christened Herndon needs of the community. The liked your article, “Brother Dear Wolverine Observer: of 1996 and the events that Stadium. Wolverine Observer ought to to Brother,” I hope to see This letter comes partly shaped the lives of Morris more articles written by you as an aid to my dear, yet Brown College students, in the future. frustrated brother, Richard, faculty, staff, administration, Thanks again Richard, who I might add does an and our distinguished My brothers and sisters, can and all other staff members, excellent job with the alumni. As we move into you imagine a world built by such as Carves Bennett, who Wolverine Observer. I also 1997, this issue will pay is responsible for putting the share in his frustration over tribute to the power, black hands no longer Wolverine Observer, back in the lack of involvement in strength, and resilience of business. I know it may be YOUR student publication. I the extended Morris Brown inhabited by black skin? tough and challenging at am a graduate of Morris College family. It is also with times, but don’t give up. Brown College, Class of much regret, a heavy heart, The students of Morris 1996, and I still have much and a much heavier hand Whew! What a year! impart the sensitivity of Brown College need you and love for my school.