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AUGUST 31, 1992
CAMPUS
Getting B.A.C. to Basics
The Black Awareness Council Joins the Fight for a Free- Standing BCC
By Rente Jacqueline Alexander
Ink Staff Writer
'Vhile most of us were resting
and regrouping over the summer, a
new organization, the Black
w veness Council, was laying its
: oundation and building its support.
B.A.C. was founded during the
first summer session of this year by
black student-athletes John Bradley,
Jimmy
Hitchcock,
vi a 1 c 0 1 m
Marshall, and
i mothy Smith.
As staled in the
organization’s
proposal, it seeks
u “ i n c r e a s e
awareness
among African
Americans about
issues on campus
a: in the
conmunity that
nave a direct
eiiiict on them
and their people.”
‘We felt that
t h e r
anizations
wi' e not
ressing the
es at hand,”
^ Tim Smith,
fore you make anyone else
re of black people, you must
ice black people aware of
JK nselves.”
Because the group believes in
set -awareness first, its membership
is imited to African Americans.
■ though we are focusing our
ciforts on blacks, we don’t intend to
alienate other groups that have been
oppressed, but we can’t interpret
any other groups struggle for them.
We can only interpret our own.”
said John Bradley.
B.A.C. will use three different
methods to help promote an
Africentric consciousness- reading
and discussion of books by
Africentric Authors, listening to
Africentric speakers and drawing
fromracially-motivated
experiences. In addition, the group
will sponsor various activities to
further their cause. These activities
include, forums (Knowledge
Sessions), public speaking,
publication of their newsletter, The
B.A.C. founders focus in on their mission.
Nubian Voice, protests, and rallies.
In sticking to their motto of
“putting active B.A.C into activity
and help{ing] the movement move,”
the group assisted the Sonja Haynes
Stone Task Force in their
sponsorship of two Speak Out
sessions during the 1992 second
summer session. These sessions
were designed to promote
enthusiasm and rally support for a
Free-standing BCC. “ The race is
power when in comes together and
unites.” said Malcolm Marshall.
In addition to aiding in the
struggle for a free-standing Black
Cultural Center, the Black
Awareness Council’s Platform also
includes fighting for an African-
American Studies Department
staffed with African and African-
American instructors; immediate
improvement of the housekeepers’
pay, working conditions and
benefits, and an advisory board of
minorities formed by the Chancellor
to help guide his decisions effecting
minorities.
B.A.C.
has
pledged
to aid in
the re
education
of African
Amencans
and
acoompiish
its goals
“By Any
Means
Necessary”.
“Some
people
might
view our
oi^nEQlion
a s
militant,
aggressive
and
demanding” said Tim Smith, “but
those are all qualities of athletes.
“We wanted to break the
stereotype that has been projected
on us. We want to bring the black
athletes to the black students and
the black students to the black
athletes” he continued.
At the end of the second summer
session, the Black Awareness
Council boasted a perspective
membership of approximately one
hundred students.
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Professor: Jim Sidanius Psychology Professor at UCLA
Title: 'The Social Dominance Theory of Racism, Confidence in Police, and the Rodney
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Where: Black Cultural Center
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