opinion
"BY RALPH WILLIAMS
Our present educational system has left the black child
unable to perform in this society and stripped the child of
hisher cultural roots. As Malcolm X stated, "Just as a tree
without roots is dead, a people without a history or cultural
roots also becomes a dead people," We sacrificed the black
child in order to implement school integration we failed
to involve black children in the learning process, we failed
to address ourselves to the social, political and economic
issues which deeply affected black youth and we failed to
get the school to guide them out of poverty. . 1
Unless black parents and black teachers take a stand to
change the relationship between school and community by
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dealing with people as intelligent adults in their own right,
the black child is denied an opening to the economic
productivity and a share in the American Dream.
"Ignorance of each other is what has made unity im
possible in the past. Therefore, we need enlightenment.
We need more light about each other. Light creates under
standing, understanding creates love, love creates patience
and patience creates unity. Once we have 'more knowledge
(light) about each other, we will stop condemning each
other and a United Front will be brought about." Those
were the words of Malcolm X.
Black teachers and black parents need to lake stock in
ourselves and give meaning to the words of Marcus Garvey
who said "The time has come for those of us who have the
vision of the future to inspire our people to a closer
kinship, to a closer love of self, because il is only through
this appreciation of self will we be able to rise to that
higher life that will make us not an extinct race in the
future, but a race of men lit to survive. :
AT. MARCH 17 tP CAROLWA JltlS-7.
Durham Cablovision Roacbos To 10,000 Subscriber Lovcl
!i Durham Cablevision,
the cable company serving
the Durham Community
since August of 1977 an
nounced this week that it
has reached the 10,000
subscriber level. '
According to Rich
Weigand, manager of
Durham Cablevision, the
company reached the mark
this week. "Its great to
know we're now at the
10,000 subscriber level.
We're all excited that in
only twenty months,
Durham Cablevision is
serving in excess of one
third of . the residents in
the city, stated Weigand.
Durham Cablevision
started service in August
of 1977 providing expand
ing programming as well as
improved cable reception.
Fall of 1978 say the intro
duction of Ted Turner's
"super station WTCG out
of Atlanta. "I suppose it all
boils down to an improved
produci." Weigand stated,
going on to add that "the
addition of Home Box
Office, the movie and en
tertainment channel,
Madison Square Carden
Sports and the communi
ties reat reaction to public
access programming such as
the school board, city coun
cil and some of the city
school activities, have con
tributed to our growth. I
feel our improved product
mix his made cablevision
an important communica
tion medium here in Dur
ham." '
Durham Cablevision is a
subsidiary of Denver based
American Television and
Communications, a Time,
Inc., Company.
Hary Potior Mods Goaring Up For All Class Rounion
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY'S Tour
ing Choir begins its annual spring tour this weekend. The
choir leaves Durham Thursday and performs Thursday
night in Washington, D.C Other performances are set for
Baltimore, Md.; Brooklyn, N.Y.; Philadelphia, Pa.; Wil
mington, Del.; New Haven, Conn.; Morristown, NJ.:
and Detroit, Mich., all sponsored by NCCU alumni
chapters in those cities and areas. A final performance is
scheduled March 25 at the University of Wisconsin at
Madison. Ms. Naomi laylor, a senior from Blanch, N.G,
Alumni of Mary Potter
Highs School (1890-1970)
are preparing for the
General Reunion to be held
August 3-5 in New York
City. '
"Even though there is no
longer a Mary Potter High
School," the spirit, love
and memories linger on,"
says a letter sent out early
this year by Cornell C.
Powell, chairman, and
Pheon Gill Hicks, corres
ponding secretary.
Approximately 1 500
former students, teachers,
administrators and staff
members have been con
tacted. If you had any
connection with Mary
senior members of the pay tribute to Dr. James
Mary Potter family. They Vance Mclver, retired pas
are Dr. LS. Cozart, Presi- tor of the Union Baptist
dent Emeritus of Barber- Church, Orange, New
Scotia College, and Mrs. Jersey and Dr. Frank
Georgianna (Mom) Hester, Wilson, retired Dean of the
Potter High School, you an outstanding religious and School of Religion, Howard
are urged to contact - C. community leader in Ox- University, Washington,
rora- D.C. Dr. Wilson will also be
Miss Hattie Elston who the guest speaker for the
was matron of Weils and Farewell Breakfast and
Pittsburgh Halls for 16 Inspirational Service on
years will be honored as Sunday morning, August
the mother of the Reunion. 5.
The Reunion will also
C. Powell, 620 Lenox Av,
New York, NY 10037 or
Pheon Gill Hicks, 206
Pershing Place, Freeport,
NY, as soon as 'possible.
The 1979 Reunion will
honor two outstandina
(Ktt'COniNG SATURDAY MARCH 17
is serving as tour manager, and Warren McNair of Wagram
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NCCU LIBRARY SCIENCE STUDENTS have begur tWDURMDURWUUK wuuk
practicums in school librarianship in three Durham schools
in Shelby, N.Cj and in Florence, S.C.:
Miss Gloria L. Banks is at Burton Elementary School ii q
Durham. Miss Margaret Thompson is at Durham Higl
School. Mrs. Elizabeth J. Turner is at Lowe's Grov
Ele.mentarv Srhnnl in Durham Countv. Mrs. TrODZie Whit
McCluney is at Washington Elementary School in Shelby
Ms. Minnie Rose Gales McKinney is at Savannah Grov Q
Elementary School in Florence.
E T. MALONE, JR., visiting lecturer in English a
NCCU, spoke in February to the Little River Historic!
Society in Zebulon on "The Dromgoole Legend in Nort
Carolina Literature." '
Shirloy d. Dean
Attorney at Law
312 West Trinity Avenue
Durham, NX. 27701
682-3298
Practice coven: adoptions, divorces, separation agreements,
criminal law, mortgage closings, bankruptcies, contracts,
leases and other matters.
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APPLICATIONS for Mary Morrow Scholarships, offered
by the North Carolina Association of Classroom Teachers
are available from the Office of Student Teaching at NCCU
The scholarships will be given to students who will b
seniors in 1979-80 and who plan to teach for at least tw
years in North Carolina. :
NCCU HAS 73 STUDENT TEACHERS doing the
internships in public schools this semester, according t
reports from the NCCU Office of Student Teaching. Th
number includes four special students: Frederick McEi
chern, Ada Fields, DeSbra Harris, and Jerri Riche. '
Other students teachers are as follows:
Kent Ahmad, Health Education, Ligon Junior Higl
Raleigh; Karel Beranek, GermanSocial Studies, Sanderso
School, Raleigh; Wanda Knight Bridges, Art, Lowe's Grove
Holt Elementary, Durham; Barbara Brown, Geography
Roeers Herr. Durham: Loretta Brvant. Home Economic;
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Northern, Durham; Janet Campbell, history, Chewnins
Durham; Alvin Cauthom, Physical Education, Lowe i
Grove Junior High, Durham; Gwendolyn Clifton, English
Hillside, Durham; Vertina Cooper, Home Economic;
Orange High, Hillsborough; Wanda preen, History, Lowe'
Grove Junior High, Durham; Stephanie Hardin, Horn
Economics, Durham High, Durham; Veronica, Hollpwaj ,
Art, Goldsbpro High-East, Goldsboro; Linda Johnsor,
Business Education, Orange High, Hillsborough: Theres
Khubile, Garner Senior High, Garner;
Charlene Powell Lipscomb, Art, Jordan, Durham
Oveta Mcintosh, Biology, Hillside, Durham; Velm;
(Ellerbe) Malachi, Physical Education, Rogers Herr
Durham, Loretta Manago, Englsih, Durham High, Dur
ham; Wanda Marsh, Art, Shepard, Durham; Ethel Matthews
Home Economics, Hillside, Durham; Jocelyn Mitchell, Art
Durham High, Durham; Judieth Mitchell, Music, Jordan.
Durham; Allen Overton, Physical Education, Holton.
Durham, Peggy Patterson, Home Economics, Orange High
Hillsborough; Joyce Peguese, Math, Durham High, Durham
Joyce (Jordan) Poole, Art, Culbreth Junior High, Chape,
Hill; Beverly Saddler, Art, Brogden, Durham; Miltor
Satterwhite, Art, Sanderson, Raleigh; Amelia Saunders.
Home Economics, Guy B Phillips, Chapel Hill; Alisa
Sessoms, Home Economics, Souther, Durham; Charles
Smith, Physical Education, Garner Senior High, Gamer;
Evonne Stewart, Art PearsontownParkwood, Durham;
Patricia Taylor, English, Hillside, Durham: Alexander
Williams; Music, HoltonShepard, Durham; Cicero Williams,
Physical Education, Wake Forest-Rolesville, Wake Forests
The following students are all elementary education
majors: Audrey Barner, Ephesus, Chapel Hill; Brenda
Benson, Estes Hills, Chapel Hill; Denise Boyd, Merrick
' Moore, Durham; Patricia Brodie, East End, Durham;
Yulean Cannady, Lynn Road, Raleigh; Jeanette Dickens,
East End, Durham; Danielle DuBose, Burton, Durham;
Sandra Edwards, Estes Hills, Chapel Hill:
Deborah Farmer, Ephesus, Chapel Hill; Mable Fulton,
Lakewood, Durham; Karen Hunter, Lynn Road, Raleigh;
Joanne Jones, Burton, Durham; Anita McLaughlin,
Merrick Moore, Durham; Karen McDowell, Burton,
Durham; Catherine McWilliams, Bethesda, Durham:
Theotis Sellers, Hope Valley, Durham; Kimberley Sloan,
Fayetteville Street, Durham; Kathy Springfield,. Ephesus,
Chapel Hill; Theresa Strickland, Estes Hills, Chapel Hill:
Sheree Tilford, Mangunf, Durham, Brenda Tyson,
Lakewood, Durham; Margo Garrett, Hope Valley, Dur
ham; Dorine Allen, Credle, Oxford; Janice Barnes,
Fayetteville Street, Durham; Hazel Blount, Spaulding,
Durham; Debra Boddye, Parkwood, Durham: Arvis
Bridges, Lowe's Grove Junior High, Durham, Doris
Cordell, Merrick-Moore, Durham; Lora Davis, Carrboro,
Carrboro; Deborah James, Spaulding, Durham;
Alicia Obee, Bethesda, Durham; Karen Ricks, Ephesus,
Chapel Hill; Valerie Gilmore, Carrboro, Carrboro; Anas
tasia White, Little River, Bahama.
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