January 29,1991
Yolanda King Speaks
by Barbara Beebe
On January 14, Yolanda
King, the eldest daughter of the
late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
spoke at Seabrook Auditorium to
kick off the week-long
celebration' of her father’s
birthday. ,
Her speech, entitled "The
Dream is Still a Dream: What
Happens to a Dream Deferred?",
was a plea for committed
activism by people, especially
students, in the community.
"Despite scientific and
technological achievements,
spiritually and morally we are
on the verge of bankruptcy.
These times call not just for
merriment, but for movement;
Not for cheerful contentment,
but for constant commitment."
Although many students
in attendance were not alive or
too young to remember the life
of Dr. King, Ms. King urged
them to "never forget the
sacrifices made to achieve the
gains that resulted (from the
Civil Rights Movement)."
Ms. King assured young
people in the audience that "the
Civil Rights Movement was not
a mirage; it was not a
documentary, it was not even a
television special; it was live
and in living color."
"Many college students
today have become laid-back,
forgetful...of the tremendous
sacrifices that were made that
enabled them to even be so laid-
back."
Ms. King acknowledged
that Afro-Americans and Whites
have come a long way since
1954, the beginning of the Civil
Rights Movement. "But, at the
same time we acknowledge these
achievements, we also have to
look at and realize that we’re
still faced with a system that is
spending billions of dollars a
day on the defense of this
country."
Ms. King cited statistics and
described the monetary
breakdown of the tax dollar,
saying over half of every dollar
goes to the* military, while
pennies are given to health care,
education, and housing.
"I am not saying that we
need no defense. But any
Yolanda King speaks at the press
(Photo: John B. Henderson)
country that spends 10 times as
much finding ways to kill and to
destroy life as it does to educate
its citizens, that country is
toying with destruction."
Perpetuating the words of her
father, Ms. King reminded the
audience "either we will learn to
live together as brothers and
sisters, or we will all perish
together as fools.
Ms. King’s visit on the 14th
was on the eve of the January
15th deadline set by the United
conference after her lecture
Nation’s Security Council for
Iraq’s President Saddam Hussein
to leave Kuwait.
In a press conference for
local media held after the
lecture, Ms. King admitted she
did not believe the closeness of
her father’s birthday and the
United Nation’s Security Council
deadline was a coincidence.
During her pleas for more
activism, Ms. King also
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Riddle Donates 95 Acres to FSU
by Bayyinnah McGregor
J.P. Riddle, a local
businessman, donated almost 95
acres of land valued at $790,000
to FSU. The land is located on
Murchison Road about a mile
from the university. Chancellor
Hackley said, "Mr. Riddle called
me in late December and said
he had a gift for Fayetteville
State University. He said the
university over the last three
years has made tremendous
strides in improving it’s
institution and involving it in
the community and improving
it’s image. You’ve done that
almost by yourselves. You
haven’t had much support and
I’d like to give you this land to
commend you for doing that."
"The land was more than
we expected," stated Dr.
Hackley. Definite plans for the
land have not been established.
"The land was just passed
to us a week ago. No one has
had the opportunity to think
whether to sell it, build on it, or
trade it for land closer to the
university," continued Dr.
Hackley.
"If we build an education
building, it is not easily
accessible to students. For
example, if it were directly
across the street, students would
have direct access. You can’t
ask students to walk all the way
down Murchison Road to attend
class and you can’t assume that
every student who would have a
class there would have a car.
We would have to first figure
out how to provide
transportation."
To aid in the decision
making process, the Chancellor
is assisted by major
administrators, such as vice-
chancellors and deans. "There
are also other buildings you can
build such as a stadium or
things like a performing arts
center. But, that would all
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