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Thursday, October 11, 1990 Winston-Salem Chronicle Page ti3 I IIUIOVJW^, I I I r » fhe Black Women's Health Book, survival in a white male world Upon first encountering The Women's Health Book. I jught that this would be a book out how to monitor one’s diet, get oper exercise, set regular physical aminations and other righteous for being a healthy Ameri- •It is not! Upon reading the first jay I realized that this book is flul surviving as a black woman alwhite male world. It is about etiology of the black woman hose physical health is dependent I lijr psychological and emotional alth. Byllye Avery, the founder of eNational Black Women’s Health in Atlanta explains that one woman said, “My home life is not working. My old man is an alco holic. My kids got babies. Things are noi well with me. And the one thing I know I can do when I come home is cook me a pot of food and sit down in front of the TV and eat it. And you can’t take that away from me until you are ready to give me something in its place.” And that’s what the book is about — helping black women to add life and spirit to their lives. Tra ditionally, these women have been asked to give a lot of themselves, to employers, to husbands, to children, to church. These women are saying they are sick and tired of being sick and tired; they are tired of being strong. They are “empty wells that Wright Edelman and other accom plished black women. The four sec never got replenished.” They endure relationships that reinforce their dilemma. The Black Women’s Health Book is a collection of poems and essays written by Alice Walker. Angela Davis, Audre Lord, Lucille Clifton, Faye Wattleton, Marian tions whose titles, “There is a Balm in Gilead,” “Tell the World About This,” “Climbing Higher Moun tains,” and “Rocka My Soul” give a clear picture of their content. The first section gives a sense of the his tory of black women’s health. It touches on historical issues, i.e. atti tudes, stress, root doctors, cancer, pioneer physicians and “healing from the inside out.” Section two covers sexual abuse, incest, domestic violence, teen pregnancy, abortion, and the black family. Section three covers basic diseases common to black Americans, hypertension, sickle cell anemia, lupus, diabetes, and AIDS. The final section deals with solu tions. Alcohol, crack, smoking, are addressed. Chefyl Killion writes about her experience as a registered nurse. She strongly advocates, as do other writers, the importance of family support and prayer to pro mote self healing. Also, taking charge of one’s own health care rather than giving away ultimate decisions for healing to medical professionals. The final essays are on holistic healing, or healing from inside out, even as it relates to weight loss. Georgiana Arnold promotes relax ation techniques, visualization, aer obics, high carbohydrate diets, salt reduction and self-rewards. The Black Women’s Health Book is a powerful resource for black women. It is the kind of book that is good for discussion groups, research and for adding to one’s personal collection. I/Vhen heavenly objects collide, you get recent hits and near misses ' Normally this article is about tars and planets that are so far away [lattliere is little possibility of any of IS being influenced directly in our Ijily lives by them. But lately, there have been affected. This is about just such a colli sion. It is from the Source Book of Astronomy by Harlow Shapley, 1960. It may seem, technical, but 1 hope las been some news on television of jbjecis in space coming very near the sarth. A few months ago it was tporied that a large meteor came Lithin 100,000 miles of earth before nyone had observed its approach. Bad a meteor of that size collided Jith’the earth, our lives would surely those that have an interest in these things and students can find it helpful. On June 30, 1908, in fair weath er, a large fireball was observed fly ing from south to north through the cloudless sky over the Yenissei River basin in Central Siberia; the time was Jabberwock contestants attend WSSU Univ. Day Members of WS Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta gather with Jabberwock contestants. ■ ^he Jabberwock contestants of the Winston-Salem Alumnae Chap ter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. attended the annual University Day sponsored by Winston-Salem State University Saturday, Oct. 6. The contestants had an infor mative fun-filled day, hosted by the jdministralion, faculty, and students at the university. A vast amount of information was given through a t ries of lectures and workshops on liege prep courses, requirements for college entrance, financial aid. Guest artist to perform [ -The Twin City Chapter of the fiorth Carolina A&T State Univer- fily Alumni Association is pleased to announce that Kelvin C. Whar ton, renowned dancer, will perform 81 the 1990 “Blue and Gold Boutil- jon” Sunday, Oct. 14 at the Saw- wth Building at Winston Square. Wharton hails from locksville, NC and is a member of ■slilee Missioriary Baptist Church, fcbas been dancing since 1975, ittril'ing at North Carolina School f the Arts and New York. He has wformed in “The Wiz,” “An vening In The Neighborhoods,” To Build a Dream,” and “Don’t pother and daughter of distinction , .Cheli Elizabeth English, a grand- #torof Mrs, Sallie Shell and the late ^n Douglas Shell and daughter of Ir. and Mrs. Herbert A. English, “h'cd a Doctor of Law Degree horn "klmbia Univ. School of Law in NYC I May 16_ ]99Q accepted a ®*tion as Associate Counsel at the Sgious Wall Street firm of Shearman ^icrling, effective Sept,, 1990. She ^ a Bachelor of Science Degree B Yale University. Mrs. Shell's daughter, Elizabeth ^English was a recipient of a of Color-Educator" award pre- by the N.Y, Club of The National ^iation of Business and Professional s Clubs, Inc. at its Annual garner Truth Awards Luncheon in b She was also selected to be listed in 'atl Edition of Who's Who Among tii." 0 hrs. 17 min. 11 sec, GMT (7:17;11 p.m., June 29, EDT). After the fall of the mass, a column of fire was observed in Kirensk, also in the USSR, at a distance of 250 miles. The sound was recorded over 600 miles away. The blast caused the radial fall of trees (crowns outward) to a distance of several dozen miles from the point of the fall. The air waves were so powerful that they set in motion microbarographs in North America, as well as in Western Europe; they circled the world and were recorded a second time at Potsdam, Germany. The epicenter was in the vicinity of the Podkamennaya Tunguska River — more exact, 60 degrees 16 minutes latitude north, 103 degrees 6 minutes longitude east. The large masses of fine parti cles of matter sprayed in the atmo sphere during the flight of the mete orite and by the explosion when it struck the earth’s crust at cosmic speed, created a thick dust layer in the upper strata of the atmosphere, formed “silvery clouds” at an altitude of 55 miles. At 250 miles fences were tom up and grain loaders were thrown from their feet. In Kansk, at a dis tance of 435 miles, horses could not stand up. On the outer fringe of the wind fall area (about 12 miles from the center) everything on the surface of the earth was charred, moreover, as a rule the branches of the trees which remained standing as well as those that were felled, were broken. Eye wimesses related that individual uees were felled on the hills in the vicinity of Vanovara. The area where every single tree has been felled begins at a distance of two miles. In conclusion, a huge iron mete orite fell near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River. It is supposed that this body broke up first in the air, and then further when it strack the earth’s emst, which it penetrated as discrete fragments and was broken into still smaller fragments by the action of tlie incandescent gases produced at the time. At a depth of slightly less than 80 feet, emshed masses of nickelifer- ous iron, some pieces weighing one or two hundred tons, should be encountered. Scientist believe that the entire mass of the original iron mete orite before it invaded the earth’s atmosphere weighed several thou sand metric tons. and student programs and facilities designed to enhance student life while on campus. Rounding the day off with a variety of entertainment, the stu dents presented a talent show, a greek step show, a tailgate party, and provided tickets for the contes tants to the WSSU football game. The 1990-91 Jabberwock con testants will continue their ventures this month with a beauty and charm session given by Soror Andrais Brandon on Oct. 20. Bother Me, I Can’t Cope,” as well as the “Nutcracker.” Wharton is a member of “Othe- sha Dance and Music Ensemble, Nell Lite Production, Dance Centtal Station and Fredrick T. Peters and the Pure Imagination Tour Co.” He is currently a member of NCBRC and on the faculty of Dorminy Dance Studios Inc. In addition, he is guest artist with Davie Dance Academy. The “Blue and Gold Boutil- lion” is sponsored by the Twin City Alumni Chapter to promote schol arship and advance the positive Black male image. America's Teachers, to be published this month. Cheli Elizabeth English Every morning millions of children go to school on an empty stomach. They're more than just hungry. They're missing out on their chance to learn, to make their dreams come true. Numerous studies have documented the vital link between good nutrition and a child's ability to learn. That's why Kraft General Foods supports organizations across the country that help meet the need. We're working to expand school breakfast and lunch programs, and to organize summer feeding programs to provide year-round nutrition. We know the success of our children tomorrow depends on the dreams we feed today. f w: KRAFT GENERAL RDODS
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