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Falcon Forum: Non - Violence Versus Violence
Black Power Identification:
A Direct Manifestation
Of Infantile Frustration
BY BILL EDMONDS
(SPECUL TO THE "PEN”')
On the campus of St. Au^stine*s College, there are in-
slpld elements which advocate a total severence from the
Caucasian, In effect, a two society system. I would like^to
address myself to the young women here at St. Aueustme s.
Tell me, how would you like to be led by an Pseudo-Leorder
who advocates that young women go to tecaus^hey
want to get married? II! Such a statement was made In a speech
class and there were as many as twenty or more young women
who witnessed this event! Speech classes are designed to give
a student the fundamentals for making a proper ^®=h. How
ever. this voune man who said that seems to te ^ ‘
culate out of class than he does In. The reason tor this,
success lies In the fact that he takes advantage of non-ana-
lytlcal minds, yours! When In class, ‘here is sofneone to
make a judgment, namely, the Instructor. '1“^’
one does not have to be proficient In the techniques of speech
In order to determine if the speaker Is responsible and cog
nizant of what he says.
This personality, with his Afro-halrcut and beads, says
that he and his followers want to have an identification.
I say to him and his pseudo-neophyte followers, why employ
the less conspicuous marks to Identify yourselves? why not
make cuts in your faces, and on other parts of your body?
These are marks of Identification and a standout of beauty too.
Better still, learn to speak the language of the African na
tion, in which you wish to identify.
The radical elements In our country advocate total de
struction of our way of life here. Have thev anything better
to put In place of what they destroy? These people need to
realize that this country operates on three fundamental prin
ciples: economic, political and social. As long as America
employs this system, one must learn to use the techniques of
the principles In order to move from his present brae In life.
1 would like to leave you my friend with one thought; “Why
is It said the Negroes buy what they want and beg for what
they need?!*’ That statement was made by a famous Negro
sociologist of Harvard University.
P. S, Definition of Black Power identification; A Direct
manlfe^atlon of Infantile frustration.
Power And Racism The Negro
Plight Of The
Colored Black
American
BY RAYMOND L. GILMORE
I am pleased that Issues In
cluding those not Involving race,
are finally being talked and
thought about on the campus.
This shows me that we are
moving away from just exist
ing. which is beautiful to watch
and be a part of. However
brothers and sisters, now that
we are thinking and talking, let
us get togetherl And in case
you are wondering I do mean
brothers and sisters, for be
you light or dark, pretty or
ugly, good hair or bad hair
when the national guard rolls In
If you are anything other than
white you must unite and watch
yourself.
Mr. Douglas Piper In your
article you talked to me about
Vote Power. Look man. If you
take all of the white faces that
are working against colored
Black Americans and put them
together, they will Surpass 100?;
of the colored vote even If It
Is placed In one direction. What
makes It worse, some of my
brothers and sisters are justifi
ably scared to vote and some
of your people vote more than
once I!
Mr. Bill Edmonds. Brother
In your letter you say go black
all the way. The Colored can no
more go black all the way than
I can find happiness in an In
sincere white society. The
only reason why Africa Is called
"home” is because It is the
king of the colored population.
As far as adapting their langu
age you already are surround
ed bv a language that is dlf-
derent from a White American.
If you don’t believe me, talk
“down” soul to Mr. Piper, if
you are capable! The only prob
lem is that we should be able
to spread both and relate one
to the other and understand
why it Is this way.
Literature Noire
A REVIEW OF
POETIC ANGER
Black anger has given rise
to an exciting, if not nerve-
shattering, type of literature.
This lltterature noire Is excit
ing tjecause its heartt>eat Is the
fresh one of a revived people
who were being choked to death
by vicarious absorption into a
society that rejected them. It
is as nerve-shattering as a
bullet to the heart because It
points an accusing finger at
white folks, saying that none
of them have done enough to
eliminate the causes for the
anger. Lltterature noire Is the
ghetto song of the "block guy*'
who has stopped asking "Whlt-
ey” to remove the white feet
from his black throat. He Is
pulling those feet off.
Of the angry black men, LeRol
Jones Is the angriest and prob
ably the most popular. His
popularity stems from the tact
that what has been referred to
as "horror stories for the white
liberals” are written In a pre
cise, tense and very readable
fashion.
If whites can understand the
totality ofhlsanger,theremlght
l)e hope left.
Dutchman and The.^lavef Wil
liam Morrow and Company, N.
Y. 1960) are two plays which
clearly Indict white society.
Their tone Is so similar that
this quote from the Dutchman
can serve as a sampling for
both. The protagonist says In
an anger drenched with ^veari-
A Matter Of
Opinion
BY RALPH MORGAN
Well, fellow black students
of Saint Augustine’s College, as
we c^ see St. Aug. Is still in
one piece despite the many bomb
threats we received from our
colorless oppressors We have
learned a lot about these
cowardly white racists from
these threats, and also from
their overall attitude before and
after the tense period following
the death of Dr. King. We have
learned that our white enemies,
not only down here behind the
"Cotton Curtin.” but through
out the United States are
scared to death of the Black
Revolution that Is hitting them
dead In the face. Whenever vio
lence erupts, they retreat
sancuary Just like mice, crawl
in holes when the cats come a-
round. The only difference
between these white mice and
the small furry, gray ones Is
that they have their own train
ed exterminators, namely the
national guard, the army, and
the police force otherwise known
as the (Wnite Citizens Council
and Uncle Tom Union for the
betterment of White America).
These trained killers prowl the
streets like hungry rats shoot
ing supposedly looters and
snipers. They feed on the in
nocent brothers and sisters and
run from the actual revo
lutionaries who are destroying
white America.
These savages are our
enemies and they must be dealt
with accordingly. It necessary,
they must be completely ex
terminated for the betterment
of not only the black people,
but also all other colored races.
This Is not only a war between
the blacks and whites, but also
a war between the colored and
the colorless. For every
murdered brother, sister, there
must be a least tea dead whites.
The era of talking and compro
mising is over We are now
engaged in full scale black rev
olution, and revolution means
bloodshed. A lot of brothers
and sisters will die, but a lot
more whites will be in that
name bag. We must just get
rid of the traitors in our own
ranks who call themselves Ne
groes or non-violent revolu
tionaries. They must either get
themselves together or suffer
the fate of any traitor.
Fellow Black Revolutionaries
the time has come for us to show
our enemies just where they
stand and we all know that is
nowhere. We must show them
that the days of the Great White
Father is over and*\ve must
show them now.
ness:
, .Let them alone. Let them
sing curses at you in code and
see your filth as simple lack of
style. Don’t make the mistake
through some Irresponsible
surge of Christian charity, of
talking too much about the ad
vantages of Western rational
ism, or maybe they’ll begin to
listen. And then, maybe one
day, as sure as shit, when you
really believe you can "accept”
them Into your fold, as half-
white trusties late of the sub
ject peoples. With no more
blues, except the very old ones,
and not a watermelon In sight,
the great missionary heart will
have triumphed, and all of those
ex-coons will l>e stand-up West
ern men, with eyes for clean
and useful lives, sober, pious
and sane and they’ll murder
you. They’ll murder you, and
have very rational explanations.
BY STOKELY CARMICHAEL
(FROM N. Y. REVIEW OF
BOOKS)
‘‘One of the tragedies of the
struggle against racism is that
up to now there has been no na
tional organization which could
speak to the growing militancy
of young black people in the
urban ghetto. There has beer,
only a civil rights movement,
whose tone of voice was adapt
ed to an audience of liberal
whites. It served as a sort of
buffer zone between them and
angry young blacks. None of its
so-called leaders could go Into
a rioting community and be lis
tened to. In a sense, 1 blame
ourselves -- together with the
mass media — for what has
happened in Watts, Harlem,
Chicago, Cleveland, Omaha.
Each time the people in those
cities saw Martin Luther King
get slapped, they became angry;
when they saw four little black
girls bombed to death, they
were angrier; and when nothing
happened, they were steaming.
We had nothing to offer that
they could see except to go out
and be beaten again. We helped
to build their frustration.
A CLARIFICATION
‘‘Black power can be clearly
defined for those who do not
attach the fears of white Ameri
ca to their questions about it.
We should begin with the basic
fact that black Americans have
two problems: they are poor
and they are black. All other
problems arise from this two-
sided reality; lack of education,
the so-called apathy of black
men. Any program to end ra
cism must address itself to that
double reality.
"Almost from its beginning,
SNCC sought to address itself
to both conditions with a pro
gram aimed at winning political
power for impoverished south
ern blacks. We had to begin
with politics because black A-
mericans are a propertyless
people in a country where prop
erty is valued above all. We
had to work for power, be
cause this country does not
function by morality, love, and
nonviolence, but by power. Thus
we determined to win political
power, with the Idea of moving
on from there into activity that
would have economic effects.
\V ith power, the masses could
MAKE OR PARTICIPATE IN
MAKING the decisions which
govern their destinies, and thus
create basic change in their
day-to-day lives..,.
"Politically, black power
means what it has always meant
to SNCC! the comlng-togeth-
er of black people to elect
representatives and TO FORCE
THOSE REPRESENTATIVES
TO SPEAK TO THEIR NEEDS.
It does not mean merely putting
black faces into office. A man
or woman who is black and
from the slums cannot be auto
matically expected to speak to
the needs of black people. Most
of the black politicians we see
around the country today are
not what SNCC means by black
power. The power must be that
of a community, and emanate
from there.”
SOLUTION
(Continued from Pa^e 1)
compromise on their lofty prin
ciples.
Dr. S. P. Puri, chairman of
the Department of Business,
presented plaques to Reginald
Stevens, president of Phi Beta
Lambda, Janice Booker, and
Sandra Early for their outstand
ing contributions in the busi
ness department.
James P. Williams, vice-
president of the club, present
ed plaques to faculty members;
Dr. Joseph Jones, Jr., aca
demic dean; Dr, Frissell Jones^
chairman. Division of Educa
tion. and Wiley M. Davis, dean
of students, for their guidance
and support of the department.
Officers of Lambda Pi: Chap
ter of Phi Beta Lambda are
Reginald Stevens, president;
James P. Williams, vice presi
dent; Vinez Singletary, secre
tary; Juanita M. Walker, assis
tant secretary; Hermenia L.
McLaurine. treasurer; Donald
McCr>y, business manager; and
Bettye J. Mitchell, reporter.
FIRE BOMB
{Continued from Page 1)
“^nly as "Cliuck,” asked for a
ride back to the campus
Allen said "Chuck was given
a ride and that it was not known
that "Chuck” had placed the
firebombs in the automobile
until the others in the car smell
ed gasoline.
The other five students didn’t
see the firebombs in the car
until "Chuck” was let out of the
car a short while later, Allen
said.
DIFFERENT STORY
Gardner inhistestimcnydur-
ing the afternoon said the five
students had been to Shaw Uni
versity.
Gardner said there had been
six youths in the car, the sixth
being called "Papa," Gardner
said that while the students were
riding around, they stopped and
four of them got out. leaving
Gardner and Venning In the car.
When the four returned to the
car, Gardner said, they brought
the firebombs with them. The
warrants also charged the stu
dents had a numt>er of rocks
In their possession when they
were arrested.
College And The
Black Students
BY RAY SPAIN
The purpose of this article
Is to stimulate thought among
the students concerning the
present education process in the
Negro college. Today as in the
past, the main function of the
Negro college was to complete
the intricate process of brain
washing that had lieen taking
place since the Negroes early
days of elementary and high
school. In the Negro schools the
brainwashing process, Inasys-
tematlcally. structured form
would look like this.
1, The systematically elim
ination of courses in African
civilization and Afro-American
history (cultural courses). All
the courses we took In school
pertaining to history or culture ,
weren’t related to us (black
people). Most of us know more
about white history, culture than
we know about the history and
culture of black people. Indeed
some of us know more about
the white’s man history than
he does. If a people are of their
past (to each the knowledge of
what you were) It wouldn’t be
too much of a problem to keep
ing them in a opress status. The
man is actually afraid of you,
he doesn’t want you to lind out
what he did to us (and what he
is doing today) and our mamas
because if we did a great many
Negroes wouldn’t listen to the
peace, love and folklies of the
white man.
2, A displacement of values:
example, let’s take beauty. The
problem really started when we
got a beating for calling our
brother or sister black; have
you ever received a beating for
calling somebody white? Our
women mutilate their scalps
in a vain. Insane attempt to
imitate the white women (who
isn’t really beautiful). Be your
self, Keep that black skin;
white people use sun - tan lo
tion - dig that. Everytlme
you put the hot combs into your
hair you show how much you
hate yourself. It isn’t entirely
your fault, this is a throw-
over from slavery, but It would
do some good to devote some
thought to your concept of beau
ty.
3. A failure to teach black
youths that there is a positive
role in society, instead of con
stantly reminding them of the
inherit trait of Inferiority. We
are always reminded in school
of what we are, why we are,
and what we are doom to be.
We are told we are Negroes
which implied Inferiority in
this society being black auto
matically puts you into a un
equal class (hence status). We
don’t need to be reminded of our
handicaps by the white man or
the so-called Negro; what we
should be told of is that we.
as black students (people) can
and do have a role, a positive
role In the social, cultural, poli
tical, economic, and Intellectual
spheres of our society (black
society). This attitude should
be displayed anjong the teachers
so that the youths under them
will have some type of model
to go by other than that of a
happy middle class white man.
The white man can no longer
be used by us as a model,
we need black models, black
leaders, black people who really
understand the Intricate prob
lems face today by the black
man.
4. A failure to teach our
youths, us, that we are black
and being black designate a
common bond upon which the
foundation for unification can be
built. Negroes are so foolish,
they waste their time worry
ing about integration and segre
gation but fail to realize they
are in a constant state of dis-
unltication. What do you have
in this country other than the
color of your skin? The only
reason they beat, lynch, Insult
and bull you every day is be
cause of your skin color! The
only reason they past the Civil
Rights Act (1960-64) was be
cause a situatien existed where
in you had a poople oppress
mainly because of the color of
their skin, and their skin color
certainly wasn’t white.
Black students are going to
liave to make a choice between
the white man materialism and
the black man’s survival. Are
you going to continue to allow
yourself and your rising broth
ers and sisters to be subjec
tive to this system of brain
washing? What are you going
to do? What do you want to
do? It you don’t do anything
point blank but re-read and take
an objective look at problems
facing you then this article
served its purpose.
MATH
(Continued from Page 1)
Martin and Mrs. G'eene at
tended the Teacher s confer
ence where recommendations
by CUPM for courses and teach
er preparation in small col
leges were discussed. The fin
al general session ended with
ideas on how to improve the
course outline in graduate and
undergraduate curriculum. It
was also pointed out that there
are very high degreed mathe
maticians, and we were en
couraged to strive for higher
goals, Mr. Hejfman Meyer
Why Burn?
BY DOUGLAS U HUNT JR.
We the Black people of America have been oppressed for
over 300 years. For over 300 years we have been exploited,
insulted, assaulted, degraded and disfranchised to further
white racist aims. Now in the 1960’s when we can bear the
chains of slavery and oppression no longer, the cry goes out
for Black Power. Just what is "Black Power?”
"Black Power,” as the term was originally used, called
for unification of the Black people socially, politically, and
economically for the betterment of the Black community. The
original goal of the "Black Power” movement was to instigate
a cnange in the social, political, and economic structures of
America to give Black Americans a fair share of represen
tation in each. However, since June 1966, the term "Black
Power” has been grossly distorted. It lias become a rally
cry for persons who seek to destroy, who seek a violent over
throw of American government, who seek "racism in reverse.”
These are the destructive Black militants who play on the
emotions of the oppressed, who ask us to succumb to the fever
of racism, intolerance, and injustice which has so long af
flicted those who seek to keep us down, I ask those advocates
of violence who seek to lead our people down the paths of
destruction; "Why burn? Why destroy?"
The militant destructive elements advocate destruction but
have yet to explain what we as a race will gain from it or how
it will solve our problems. What are we to do when we are
standing knee deep in the ashes and rubble of the only homes
we knew - gaze proudly into the crisp winter night? These
advocates of destruction say we didn’t have anything before
but they don’t offer us anything after either. Yet we as Black
people realize that we must have a change and we must have
one now? But must we destroy?
The onlv rational answer to this question is no! We must
be militant but constructively militant. It is irrational to
pick up a torch to burn and destroy when constructive change
is more beneficial to the race and the nation. Therefore the
only torch, we need to pick up is the torch of knowledge then
by combining Brain Power with unified constructive efforts
we will achieve our Black Power.
Students Speak Out
On Violence
Black Power
It’s Responsibilities For Progress
BY LARRY BROWN
All of us here are aware
of the fact that violence is a
constant threat to our com
munity. This is a survey of
students interviewed on the
spot. The question asked was
generally what is your attitude
toward violence. Do you pre-
fere violence or non-violence?
These questions were pre
pared to better acquaint the
students on how some among
us feel about this challenging
subject.
1, Quintard Taylor - "I
believe in the non-violent move
ment. We as Negroes should
exhaust all methods to keep
non-violence as our tool for
equality. I don’t believe that the
use of violence is practical
in this stage or time,’"
2. John Hatkins - "I believe
in non-violence. What are you
going to accomplish from vio
lence.”
3 Jacqueline Edwards-
"I’m tor non-violence. Man is
responsible and rational in
dividual and he should be pre
pared to meet the problems
he faces in a mature way.”
4*. Colquintt Lawrence -
‘‘Non-violence is for me.
I don’t see where violence has
accomplished anything.”
5. Curtis March - "I’m for
non-violence. Tlirough violence
more and more Negroes are
being killed. These acts de
crease our population. This
puts our race in the minority
group. It order to unite our-
selvee we need a larger pop
ulation, not a lower one.”
6. Carolyn Ames - "I’m in
favor of the non-violent move
ment. If it takes a little vio
lence after you have tried non
violent means then I say go
to it, by all means. Some peo
ple you have to walk on for
them to realize that you are
there.”
8. Carol Shelby - "Non
violence is for me. 1 believe
that you can do a lot of things
without violence but there
comes a time for violence. I
would use violence in the times
that I’m really up against a wall,
9. Garnett Martin - "Vio
lence is the only way to be
heard- everything else has
been tried.”
10. Mattie Barnes - "Non
violence is for me because
nothing good can ever come
from anything that destroys,”
11. Otto Floyd - "I’m for
non-violence. I’d rather build
than kill.”
12, Larry Currie - "I don’t
think we can accomplish any
thing with violence.”
13. Ronald Jones - "In order
to get an>-thing accomplished
you have to have non-violent
means.”
14. Robert Winslow - "I
believe in both measures, to a
spoke at this session.
After the last session the
day ended with our touring the
campus and finding a few in
sights on the dormitory life of
the University. In the dormi
tory life for the girls the stu
dy hours are specified as be
ing between 7-10 p, m., at which
time no one Is permitted to
leave the building.
The students that attended
are as follows:
Peter Adams. G/oria Bau-
cum, John Chelule, MaryCran-
dell, Lionel Cuffee, Bill Ed
wards, Jewel Francis. Shirley
Frazier, Lydia Goffigan, Doug
las Hunt, John Jackson, Mar
garet Jordan, Gwen Lesene,
Joyce Perry, Peggy Pledger,
Yvonne Rogers, Vernon Roy
ster, James Teague, Nellie Um-
stead, Dell Williams,
degree, exemplifying my
thoughts on the necessitv of
diverse moves coupled with
more conventional methods In
the pursuit of complete social
equality.”
15. James Burt - "I feel
that in order to achieve, you
must have common tactiness in
solving problems. Let’s try
brain power!!”
16. Sandra Small - "Non
violence got recognized through
violence and I don’t agree with
violence,”
17. Conrad Lake - "Ig
norance, useless energy and a
can of Colt 45 has done nothing
for the black people. I don’t
tlilnk that our ablest leader
get recognized through vio
lence. ”
18. Cynthia Goza - "You
should explore non-violent
means first. If this doesn’t
help, try violence as your next
step. Why destroy because we
have so very little.”
19. John Edmund - "Non
violence to certain point. When
non-violence doesn’t work. I’m
in favor of total violence.
20. James Martin - "Peace
ful methods have been exaust-
ed and there are no results
from them.”
21. Inez Williams - ‘‘Non
violence is good but sometimes.
It becomes necessary to parti
cipate in. violent fnoveihehts.
However, keep violence to a
limit.”
22. Sandra Robinson - "I’m
for non-violence, violence only
makes the white man think of
us as being primitive and not
being able to settle our
problems in mature adult
ways.”
23. Eddie Eubanks - "Non
violence please. Constructive
acts are more helpful in the
long run.”
24. Beverly Roberts - ‘‘I’m
for non-violence.” I feel that
peaceful means should be tried
first. If after several tries of
non-vioience laus men go to
violence,”
25. Hilton Smith - "I’m an
advocate of non-violence. It’s
the mteliectual way of getting
things done.”
26. Thomas Tyler - "I’m
for using any means necessary
to achieve equality. If violence
is needed. I’m for it,”
27. Leonard Muse - "If it
can te done non - violent with
rapidtapicity good. If not quickly
I’m for violence.”
28. Ray Spain - "Any move
ment should be tangible, No
one way is the correct way.
There ’s a time and place for
everjihing.”
29. Donnell Morris - ‘‘Unity
among the Negro which will give
him a sense of identity is black
power. To obtain these com
mon goals for first class 1-
dentity, I stress the importance
of non-violence.
30, Frank McBryde - "Istress
the non-violent movement be
cause I love life and you can’t
have it dead.”
These interviews were made
not to change the opinion of
any student but to express the
viewpoint of those interviewed,
HONOR
(Continued from Page 1)
Sigma Rho Sigma: Gloria V.
Johnson; and Quintard Taylor,
Brownsville. Tenn. Dr. Nor
man H. Dawes, adviser.
Phi Kappa Alpha: Edna Ca
nady,' Kinston; Ruby Demesme,
Patricia Foster, Greer, S. C.;
Velinda Hardy, Tillery; Fay
Harris, Jacksonville, Fla.;
Bertha A. Herndon, Haleigh,
Mary Machen, Elizabethtown,
Tenn.; Danny Scarborough, and
Dorothy Y'ates, Garner. Advis
ers are Dr. Marguerite M. A-
BY DOUGLAS WAYNE PIE-
PER
A few Civil Rights organi
zations have emphasized
‘‘Black Power.” This is not
a magic charm or a promise
land; it is a strategy for
social change and a mode or
organization. Both the strategy
and the mode become clear if
the United States is under
stood to be an essentially ra
cist culture. Y'et, at the same
time, Negroes have been taught
a horrendously exploited ca.CTe,
and for many years have been
taught to seek their salvation
in integration; that is, in an
accomodation to the dominant
social values, under white
leadership.
We all know that not all these
Civil Rights organization’s cri
tics resemble George Wallace;
that is precisely why I lay
bare the liberal assumptions
that lead to attacks on them.
I am also struck by the fact
that among critics are liberals
vociferous in their praise of
an America in which minorltes
organize themselves and pre
serve their cultural Integrity.
They are now denouncing
•■Black consciousness” as "ra
cism In reverse.” I doubt
these critics would find them
selves so upset if these organi
zations sought to accept the ma
jor premises of American life;
it is precisely about a funda
mental rearrangement ofpower
in America — that they shrink
in horror!!
Racism and economic exploi
tation confront Negroes as a
group, together. So, of course,
Negroes, especially in the
Southern black belt and the
Northern ghettoes, must act
as a group to challenge their
condition. This Is through
VOTE POWER! This is not
"racism in reverse” anymore
than American revolutionists
were "colonists in reverse.”
It Is a recognition of the fact
of common identity and the
beginnings, through non-vio-
lence and educated leadership,
of a strategy for change. I
personally, must not simply tol
erate this "black conscious
ness.” but must encourage ft.
Measured against the neces
sary social, political, econo
mic. educational and cultural
changes, integration is very
literally Irrelevant, since In
tegration assumes the integrity
of that culture. "Black con
sciousness,” on the other hand,
understands very deeolv the
exploitativeness of that cul
ture and seeks to maTce a begin
ning in reconstructing it - not
destroying it! I agree, then,
with these various Civil Rights
groups in asking why Negroes
cannot seek to live and rebuild
where they wish, with their own
schools and own economic base ‘
and with the ideal that they can
live, school and work where they
wish. Thus, nothing should or
could be termed "racist.”
Some liberal and radical
critics argue tliat this stra
tegy will be frustrated by the
sheer fact that Negroes are a
minority, even in large Dortinne
of the deep South. To this, I
say, that the responsibility for
that frustration would lie with
those whites who fail to build
white movements, that can,
at some point, ally with the
black movement for common
goals. Whites in the Civil
Rights movement have already
been auxiliaries, but they should
and must continue to be auxili
aries for Civil Rights for all
Americans, And this is a per
fect time for all men to join
hands together and work, side
by side, cooperatively to gain
these rights. Negroes must
recognize the right and the
need to organize places of pow
er in Negro communities.
Power means the ability to act
autonomously; it is a truism
that tlie power of black com -
munities is limited to the ex
tent that it depends on tlie white
help.
I, personally, call upon the
white critics to their true
tasks, not to impugne their mo
tives. If we really want to
help; we will be organizing pri
marily among the powerless,
the disenfranchised, the poor
working class, and middle class
toward their power in communi
ties, unions, and professions so
that an alliance can be made
together, both black and white
for a united coalition lor a non
racist power. There can Ix; no
coalition for radical change un
less their exists people in
many spheres, whereever they
are, committed to and organiz
ed for the reconstruction of
American life.
Black Power; Destructive Or Indestructive
BY PAMELA JONES
promote unity between black
people. As a result of this
Personally, Black Power to unity, black people will even-
me represents a deep spirit tually get full employment op-
of black awareness. This black portunities, more capital and
awareness Is one which will representation in all political
jobs.
On the other hand, blackpow-
'er Is destructive to not only
the white man but to the black
man when it recommends re
jecting Jesus Christ and usbig
brute force, contrary to what
Mr. Ron Karenga said at the
recent CUBS conference at
Shaw, the Ku Klux Klan does
not represent christlany. The
Ku Klux Klan is a hate organi
zation designed not only to inti
midate minorities but also to
hypocritically blasphemy t h e
person of Christ Jesus while
pretending to be for Him.
Therefore, it is wrong for black
to look at white hypocrites for
a Christian example, but rather
they should judge, Christ’s dis
ciples by his teachings, found
in the scripture, because blacks
are outnumbered by whites. It
is senseless to try to get our
rights through guerilla war
fare. The white bigot wants
to see the black fight because
he knows he can anniliilate us.
What we shojld have is a con
sistent, intense, Militant Non-
Violent program.
Is Black power destructive
or indestructive? If the anti-
Christ and violent elements are
removed, it is very indestruc-
tlve.
dams and Dr. Minnie T. Forte.
Scholarship trophies for out
standing leadership and per
formance in various areas went
to the following: Danny Scar
borough, editor of the Pen; An
nie Margaret McRae. Laurin-
burg. Biology; JameS Paul Wil
liams. Philadelphia, business
administration; V e r nelle Al
ston, Frankllnton, education;
Danny Scarborough, English,
Quintard Taylor. Brownsville,
Tenn.. history; Lorraine Green,
mathematics; Linda Ruffin,
Coats, modern language;Gwen
dolyn Cut chins, Frankllnton,
music; June Powell, Raleigh,
physical education; and the
President’s leadership award to
Eugene Thomas, president of
the Student Council, from Wash
ington, D. C.
Members of “Who’s Who; and
Dean’s list were also present
ed Patricia Y. Marshall, pres
ident, Alpha Alpha Chapter, Al
pha Kappa Mu honor society
presided over the program.
Donors of the trophies were,
Buchanan’s Nursery, Fisher’s
Bakery and Sandwich Company,
Johnson - Lambe Company,
Mac’s Typewriter Service, The
Montgomery Green Company,
and John W. Winters and Com
pany.
EXTENTION OF CURFEW FOR UPPER
CLASSMEN
We the Sophomores, Juniors, and Senior
girls hereby submit our extension of cur
fews in accordance to the invitation of the
freshmen girls.
CLASSIFICATION WEEK DAYS WEEKENDS
FRESHMEN H;00 p.m. 12:00 a.m.
SOPHOMORES 12:00 a.m. 1:00 a.m.
JUNIORS 12:30 a.m. 1:30 a.m.
SENIORS 1:00 a.m. 2:00 a.m.
In accordance with all the curfews for all
girls, we would like a three (3) day week
end, and nine (9) late leaves or graces,
which should consist of a one (1) hour ex
tension, per semester. Taking into con
sideration the dorm matrons, we propose
that the student proctors of each dormatory
be responsible for each girl signing in, be
cause that is what they are being paid for.
This should take most of the stress off of
the dorm matrons.
The members of the Inter-Dormatory Coun
cil.
Eugene C. Thomas president of the Student
Body.