The Pen, March 1997 page 3
Dixon's optimism
carries him forward
(Continued from page 1)
Wake Medical Center-
Physical Rehabilitation), “but
it is good to get up and move
again after lying in the
hospital so long.”
Dixon’s day begins at 6
a.m. and ends as late as
midnight. Most of his day is
spent in physical and occupa
tional therapy, he says,
sounding every bit the
consummate professional.
“The object of therapy is to
maximize movement and help
me adjust to different ways of
performing routine tasks. “I
was right-handed, now my
right hand cannot move. So,
I’m in the process of learning
how to use my left hand.”
Dixon credits optimism
and faith for his survival. “It
is really putting your life back
together after something
awful has happened. This
period of my life is a time of
patience because I have to
wait for the nerves in my
spinal cord to regenerate. A
lot of people are not as
optimistic as I am believing
this will happen. Well,
basically the doctors say what
they see. I’m paralyzed. We’ll
have to wait and see.
“But, older people and my
family keep telling me ‘Boy,
you are blessed and God has
something for you to do.’ I
know this is true and so it’s
all on me to be positive. I
really can’t see myself like
this for the rest of my life. It’s
just not me."
Dixon’s fate seems
insufferable, but his response
testifies to the will of the
human spirit. “I don’t think
people are in rehabilitation
the rest of their lives. They
move on. The disability is not
the focus of my life anymore.”
Dixon who aspires to be a
lawyer is uncertain whether
he will return to St.
Augustine’s College because
of the inadequate handi
capped facilities.
But one thing he knows,
the healing process will have
to be one step at a time.
MARTIN DIXON says optimism and faith are the key to his
survival. He is determined to succeed.
Mighty Mo spreads his wings
ALL SMILES- Mighty Mo, the Footloose Falcon, took
a break from his dancing routine at the CIAA to spread
his wings around President Bernard Franklin and
Franklin’s oldest daughter, Jacari.
Maruzio Vance
Students say
Black
history
reaction
By Malika Reynolds
What is the first thing
that comes to mind when you
think of black history?
Marunzio Vance, soph.
Charlotte
The first thing that comes to
my mind when someone
mentions Black history is“us,”
because we are Black History.
From the beginning until
now. Then I think of race with
a historical past but with an
uncertain future.
Alvin Midgrtte, freshman
Goldsboro
The first thing to come to
mind is Martin Luther King,
because he opened the door
for blacks.
Nikki Dublin, senior
Raleigh
Black history for me is
Alvin Midgrette
Nikki Dublin
Ylonda Yvette Jones
365 days of the year. How
ever, during the month of
February, other races are
exposed to our culture more
so than at any other time.
Hopefully other cultures and
races will become more
enlightened and more
educated about the fathers of
the black culture.
Ylonda Yvette Jones, soph.
Ann Arbor, Mich.
For me Black History stands
for Martin Luther King,
Malcolm X, the “I Have a
Dream” speech, the march on
Washington in the '60s, the
movie “The Eye is on the
Prize.” The media reflects
mostly upon the struggle as
our history— all the thou-
■
Dawn X. Henderson
sands of blacks who were
beaten. All the protests
blacks had to make in order to
gain and protect their rights.
All the pain and distress
blacks endured for their
freedom from slavery. Yes,
those things are important in
understanding that we also
came from blacks who moved
this race forward positively.
Dawn X. Henderson, junior,
Camden, N.J.
The first thing that comes
to my mind when I think of
Black History is the whole
ness of our every existence—
from the beginning to the end,
our accomplishments,
struggles and the strength we
have displayed through time.
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