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Still Fails to Attract Black Students
She said it is important for black
students to get involved because
many committees directly impact
black people on campus or in the
surrounding area
Hatcher-Wilson said the Cam
pus Y is responsible for the lack of
participation as well.
“Just as important as black stu
dents need to be a part of the Y, the
Y needs to be a part of them as
well,” she said.
Recruitment efforts have esca
lated from previous years, Hatcher-
Wilson continued. Co-chairs are not
making cameo appearances at pre-
dominandy black events as done in
the past, she said.
The Campus Y, a department of
the Division of Student Affairs at
theUniversity, started in 1860 as an
affiliate of the Young Men’s Chris
tian Association. It was composed
of all white males attempting to
carry out manly deeds in the com
munity.
The YMCA merged with the
Young Women’s Christian Asso
ciation and changed its leadership
structure to include females by
having co-presidents—one male
and one female.
Through the years, the Campus
Y has been a proponent of race re
lations and has provided support to
various campus organizations such
as the BSM, The Daily Tar Heel,
and the Study Abroad Program.
In 1971, the first edition of the
Ink was printed on the second level
of the Campus Y.
Ink Staff Writer Michael Bow
den contributed to this report.
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Many African-Americans not involved with the Y might actually want to participate.
Former Ink Editor, Pioneer Appointed to Board
By Ren^e J. Alexander
Ink Stc^ Writer
UNC graduate and formcTBlack
Ink editor Angela Bryant was one
of three persons elected to be elected
to the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill’s Board of Trustees
this past summer.
Bryant’s election on July 14,
made her the first African-Ameri
can female ever elected to the board.
“I feel good that I’m a black
person from North Carolina that is
getting this opportunity,” Bryant
said in an interview with The Chapel
Hill Herald.
Her course of action within the
boundaries of her position is quite
clear.
“My challenge is to figure out
how to make a difference and be
effective,” she said. “My concern is
that there is no road m^ to what I
am doing”
Setting new standards and
amending antiquated policies is not
new to 39 year old Angela Bryant
She was one of the first black stu
dents admitted to her junior high
school and the only African-Ameri
can female. Again, while in private
law practice in Graham, N.C., she
redefined the status quo by becom
ing the first African-American
woman to hold a visible position in
the judicial system of that
area.
“People would come to
court just to see what I
looked like,” Bryant said.
Bryant’s experiences of
hollowing out new avenues
for African-American
women have taught her a
great deal about the art of
pioneering.
“Part of my learning in
being a pioneer is under
standing and anticipating
that not only is it hard for
me as a pioneer,” she said,
“But it is also hard for whites
and males to take in a pio
neer.
Bryant’s strength and vision
have permeated every endeavor that
she has undertaken. It was this
dynamic presence that left a me-
merable impression on Vice Chan-
BryanL “I think that this is the way
that the board will view her—as a
strong, influential person.”
Angela Bryant’s latest position
reflects her innovative spirit. She is
the Community Develop
ment Director and Coun
sel for Visions, Inc. in
Rocky Mount, N.C.— a
non-profit organization
that she helped found. The
organization trains and
consults individuals and in
stitutions on the topic of
multiculturalism.
“Our primary goal",
Bryant said" is to create an
environment where people
can flourish without the
undo burden of ‘ isms ’ - ra-
cism, sexism, adultism,
agism, antisemitism, mili
tarism, and discrimination
on the basis of physical in-
the boS"^howTom^^ Former Black Ink Editor Angela Bryant
firmities of sexual prefer-
and her BOT colleagues met October 25 ”
fortable would the whites
and men be with a black
woman and how well would
I be excepted.
“It [gaining acceptance] is a
process, and I stress the word
process. It doesn’t happen by
magic.”
cellor Edith Wiggins upon their first
contact in 1972.
“I remember this diminutive
pCTSon with a powerful viewpoint
and intensity,” Wiggins said of
ence.
Having previously worked
as a lawyer, Bryant said
that," [At that time] My master was
the government; it was my first pri
ority. Now, I work with my best
friend, Valerie Batts, in fulfilling
my life-long dream of justice. Jus
tice is now my primary job.
Every facet of Bryant’s life
seems somehow connected to her
calling as a pioneer. The glue that
binds these traits together also seems
to be experiences that carried over
from her days at UNC, as revealed
by examining the background of
the Visions, Inc. founders.
Three of the organizations four
founders were not only UNC gradu
ates, but all were Black Ink editors
during the newspaper’s infancy
(Valerie Batts, class of ’74—Edi-
tor-in-Chief; Ida Dew , class of
’74—LayoulEditor, Angela Bryant,
class of 73—News Editor).
"TheBlackInk is very special to
us,” Bryant said.
UNC will undoubtedly be im
pacted by Bryant’s vision of mul
ticultural enhancement and justice.
Wiggins has complete confidence
that the university will benefit from
Bryant’s insights.
“She is very compassionate and
humanistic,” Wiggins said. “I know
that she will be very sensi
tive about issues of justice.
“She will be about building bridges
and coalitions. Therefore, I believe
thattheentireUNC community will
be well served by her.”