Kwanzaa Celebration Offers A
Welcome Reprieve From Stress
Even if you have an exam on the very last day possible, you only
have 18 days leftin this stress filled semester. Personally, weatBlack
Ink are more than slightly relieved to see this frantic semester coming
to an end. After dealing with a new racial/hate incident every week,
those offensive statues and many university officials’ apparent
apathy towards the well being of Afiican-American and other
minority students in general, we think it would be wise for us all to
go home for a little rest and recuperation.
To help ease you on your way to apeaceful and reviving semester,
Kawaida (formerly known as the Afiican American Studies Club) is
sponsoring Kwanzaa this week. Kwanzaa, as you can learn from our
cover story and this week’s activities, is a time for learning and
redefinition of African-American culture. The Nguzo Saba, or the
seven principals that Kwanzaa is based on, provide our community
with a basis from which we can not only leam about the wonderful
gifts our people have given to this society, but also renew and
strengthen our bonds with our culture and each other.
With the support of other organizations, such as the Carolina
Union Activities Board, the Black Student Movement and other
campus organizations, Kawaida has worked hard to produce a week
filled with activities designed to create an atmosphere of unity and
celebration within the African-American and the University com
munity. We are all very pressed to turn in papers, study for test and
prepare ourselves for finals. However, it will be well worth your
while to put aside a little time for Kwanzaa. Last year, XJNC's
Kwanzaa celebration was smaller and of a slightly lower key, but
nevertheless was a wonderful experience. This year promises to be
an even better, entire week long experience that the entire commu
nity can benefitfiDm.—Erika F, CampbeIi,AkinwoIeN'Gai Wright
Inside Black Ink
Monday, December 3,1990
Next week in Black Ink:
An interview with
The Veldt
December 10,1990
Black Ink
"The essence of freedom is understanding"
Edit€>rs-4n-Cbief
Erika F. Campbell, Akinwole N'Gai Wright
Assistant Editors: Debbie Baker, Tim Little
Business Manager: Andre Tippens
Staff: Chris Brown, Corey Brown, Lem Butler, Kimberly Ellington,
Natalie Godwin, Birshari Greene, Teresa Jefferson, Sheba Lowe,
Jenise Little, Roger Madison, Chandra McLean, Charles McNair, Ter
rence Garrison, Daniel Peddle, Michelle Thomas, Tonika Tillman,
Joel Winful
Coordinator: Raquel Bushnell
Contributors: Carlton Wilson
Cover Story
Kwanzaa, as many people- African-American or not- seem to believe, is not a
religious holiday or an alternative to Christmas. Rather, Kwanzaa is a cultural statement
that makes African-Americans more aware of their history, and of their worth as great
integral part of the American society. It is a project which requires the recovering of lost
models and memory, suppressed principles and practices of African culture, and putting
these in the African-American struggle to free themselves and realize their highest
aspirations.
—Kwanzaa: The African-American Celebration Pages 6-7
Feature
The North Carolina public school system ombudsman, Dudley E. Flood, was instu-
mental in the intergration of public schools during the Civil Rights Movement. Today,
he is in Raleigh, helping to voice the concerns of African-American students and the
importance of higher education.
—Dudley Flood: Focus on Public Education: Page 3
Reflections
Despite numerous attempts by Reagan and Bush to deter black achievement, blacks
did make strides during the 1980s and are continuing to make progress today. Black
people can look towards several African-American modem heroes as evidence that the
dream is still alive.
—"Keeping The Dream Alive" Pages 4-5
—People^ Arts and Entertainment
—Top Ten Soul Albums of 1990
—Point After Touchdown
-The Basie Band Pages 8-9
Commentary
Society begins with the originators of life— a man and a woman. This relationship should
be cultivated and preserved throughout life. Unfortunately, there seems to be some dis
illusionment and lack of awareness of this crucial truth among African-American males
and females on this campus.
—Sex And Love At UNC: The War Continues Page 10
Endsights
—Afrocentricity: Creating A Balance
—Search For A Past Page 11
About the Cover
KWANZAA: The African-American Celebration
Cover Illustration By Daniel Peddle
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