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10 The CoiigASS Wednesday, Man^ 24,1993 A Time To Remember... Aunt Rose survived with dignity, pride By Wondru Wimberly There have been various stories told about my old relatives and most of them had a sp^fic meaning. One story cleariy stands out from the rest, and I will never forget it. TT>e story was about a relative of mine whomeveryonecalled "AuntRose." The story narrates that Aunt Rose's mother told her that there would be a lot of hard times in her life, but whatever happened shemustkeepherdignityand pride. The story then stated how she was harassed whenever she entered a placed for whites only, but whatever the whites did to her shewouldn'tletitbotherher. She showed courage by taking everything the whited said and did, and she showed pride by not letting tlwm degrade her or get her down. According to the story Aunt Rose was eating in a cafe full of whites, and she was the only black person there. She knew that something was bound to happen, but she was ready to face the problems head on. They called her names, threw things at her, and even spat at her, but through all of that she just quietly ate her meal. When she was finish^ she paid for itandleftwithoutsayingaword. She had to put up with these things all day every day, but die continued to show courage. The story claimed thatnotoneday would go by without some white person calling her a nigger. The story meant a lot to me because it showed the struggles of what one of my relatives had to go through, and through out the story she showed nothing but pride and dignity. She wasn't down or felt bad about herself once throughout the story. She was proud of who she was and she wasn't afraid to show it. That made me realize that I should never for get where I came from and be proud of who 1 am. Aunt Rose displayed the courage that every man and woman must have to survive the cruelties of this world. She showed pride in herself and her race. The inner strength that she had sets a good example of what young black people to day must have in order to succeed. Aunt Rose plays a major part in my life today. Wheneverlamcritidzedandtalkedabout 1 refuse to let it bother me. I believe that if shecould take all that punishment 1 can take thesmall things thatpeoplesayabout me. Whenever I feel down and my pride ishurtljustthinkaboutthatstrong, black woman who refused to go down in de feat, my Aunt Rose. Mother's hard work instills gratitude By Katina Baker Back in the 40's, my mother didn't re ceive as much education as we do today. Sheoften had to stay outof school to work out in the field. Working in the field helped her mother to pay the bills, and provide for the family. My mother had the opportunity to attend s^oolbutthere was no way that she could have finished with so much work on her hands. At that particular time, there were no scholar ships and loans to further her education, so there wasn't a chance for her to go to college. Even though my mother worked hard out in the field, she couldn't afford to wear the fir«st of clothes, so she had to accept and be thankful for what she had. In addition, food was scarce. There were no restaurants where she lived and of course if there was a restaurant nearby, her family couldn't afford it. She didn't complain or argue about the fact that they didn't have restaurants, but her mother would always scrape up things to make the best meals anyone could have. My mother really enjoyed those meals b^ cause she didn't r^ize what her mother could do with such little things until they were done. Since I've grown up, I think back to those hard times that my mother had and than my mother did when she was my age, I still remember where I've come from. As far as education is concemed. I've finidiedschoolatKl I'mcuTrently enrolled in college. It makes me feel good know ing that I can carry on where my mother stopped.Eventhoughlhavecollegework study, I continue to go to class and learn. Today, God has blessed me withclothes that my mother had dreamed to wear. I may not keep up with the stylish clothes, but I have clean changing clothes for each day, and I've learned to be thankful for whatever I have. Furthermore, there are restaurants ev erywhere. I can afford to eat out or just buy food to cook at home, rather than just spatding money because I can. In conclusion, God has really blessed me. I've come a long way and I'm truly thankful. I say to you, be thankful for what you have, take advantage of educa tion aitd make the best of whatever you have instead of complainir^. Even if you have rmre than others, don't think that you re better than'than, but remember where you came ftx)m and hdp those who are less fort\inate than you. Celebratingi Freshman Nikita Sutton challenged ECSU students to build their lives on self-resf* and love for family during her speech during the Black History Month AssemW Moore Hall. A criminal justice major, Sutton plans to be a lawyer lo server By Steve Cooke Today s African-American men and women must work to reclaim and values," declared freshman Nikita Sutton during the Black History Mon Assen*ly on Feb. 9 in Moore Hall. f Sutton, featured speaker for the event, told the ECSU family that reclajj. values and renewed vision "should activate the innermost thoughts m iTunds. "Thwe questions dare to challence us," Sutton continued. "We as blacky ust learn to have total respect for ourselves. True respect starts at home * H an rwpect family, you can respect all people." ^ ^ strwsed the importance of prayer and racial solidarity- niir ^ j”'? when families prayed together. No more. We canno voiinJki ® killing each other. We cannot live ^ and cfcf ^ drugs from white men and sell them to your black mako ^ ^^®ck people must stand as a rock. We as a black peop !i make sure that we keep our race alive." ^ des^Hn^^contribuHons of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to raaal prof' love dp«rff fk® unbelievable courage and strength who taug |L "He persecution we faced from a white man’s world. n ^ could dream, so we could aspire to be what we tl
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