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lecturer
says fill
void of
cultural
wisdom
Temple professor
Moleji Kete Asante
is considered one of
the forefathers of
Afrocentricity
BY COURTNEY GAILLARD
THE CHRONICLE .
The man Who has been hailed
as the father of Afrocentricity told
a group of students that to under
stand African culture they must
not only be aware of the present
and the future but of the past, a
past, he said, that contains many
of the answers they seek.
"We need to begin at the
beginning
and nave
s o me
under
standing
of how we
(African
A me r i -
cans) got
here," said
M o 1 e f i
K e t e
Asante A s a n t e,
a n
African-Aitierican studies profes
sor at Temple University who has
penned a number of books on the
topic of Afrocentricity. a way of
thinking that revolves around
African culture and beliefs.
The Winston-Salem State
University Department of English
and Foreign Languages presented
a lecture by Asante Tuesday on
the university's campus. He
spoke to students from several
different classes. He greeted the
students with "hotep," which he
said means "peace." According to
Asante, "hotep" was the first
African greeting ever known to be
spoken. He said he makes a point
of greeting audiences in that man
ner whenever he gets an opportu
nity.
Asante made the students
realize how little they know about
African culture. He called on
them to name five African ethnic
groups that were brought to the
United States to be enslaved. He
named several for the students
and told them there were hun
dreds i? all that were "uprooted,
detached and dislocated from
their culture."
Asante said most blacks edu
cated in America are uninformed
about the true origins of Africans
before slavery.
Asante said that Africans who
lived during slavery and African
See Asante on A9
. Photos by Kevin Walker
"February One" is a monument dedicated to the Greensboro Four. It
sits in front of the Dudley Building on the A AT campus.
Statuesque
Monument
shows heroes
standing tall
BYT. KEVIN WALKER
THE CHRONICLE
GREENSBORO- This
city often doesn't come up
when talking about the
hotbeds of the fight for civil
rights in the 1950s and '60s.
Such conversations are domi
nated by places such as Birm
ingham. Selma and Mont
gomery.
Not waiting around for
acknowledgments from histo
nans or the rest of the nation,
Greenshoro is taking steps to
ensure that all who live in and
visit the Gate City will know
that history was made here -
42 years ago on four stools in
a downtown five and dime
store.
N.C. AST State Universi
ty unveiled Friday its much
anticipated Greensboro Four
monument, which features 10
foot-lall bronze replicas of the
four A&T freshmen who on
Feb. 1, 1960, sat at a Wool
worth's lunch counter and
ordered burgers and soft
drinks.
The sit-in occurred at the
Jibreel Khaxan signs an
Sec Monument on A10 autograph at the unveiling.
Photos by Kevin Walker
Frances Mackey plays with her youngest great-great-grandchild, Jamia.
Cause for Celebration
Frances Nash Mackey was barn
V 00 years ago in South Carolina.
Mackey celebrates
100th birthday
with family, friends
BY T. KEVIN WALKER
THE CHRONICLE
Frances Nash Mackey
held court like the queen of
England Saturday as a
throng of well-wishers
formed a line to kiss and
hug her at a head table she
occupied by herself.
Mackey doesn't wear a
crown or rule a nation but
she is the head monarch of
her vast family. She was
given the royal treatment at
her 100th birthday bash, a
heartfelt affair that brought
several generations of the
family together under the
same roof, which in this
case was the Winston
Salem Urban League's
banquet hall.
"She is a good-hearted
person," said Allene Nash,
Mackey's daughter-in-law.
"She always did not mind
giving a helping hand. The
good deeds she put out
probably is why she has
been allowed to live this
long."
Mackey was diagnosed
with Alzheimer's disease
several years ago. The dis
ease has robbed her of
many memories, her fami
ly says, but it has been
unable to claim her spirit
and feisty personality.
Mackey displayed a bit
See Mackey on A9
Student weaves
dream into a
writing award
Photo by Cfourtney Giuliani
Erica Crawford
holds the plaque
won recently for a
short story she
wrote about her
dream to be a bal
lerina. Crawford is
a student at Diggs
Elementary School.
m
BY COURTNEY GAILLARD
THE CHRONICLE
Erica Crawford dreams of
being a ballerina when she
grows up. After seeing "The
Nutcracker" over the Christ
mas holiday she was inspired
by the dancing Sugar Plum
Fairies.
"I wish that when I grow
up to be a ballet dancer." said
Crawford, who also wanted to
know why there weren't a lot
of black ballet dancers per
forming.
Bui Ericka isn'l discour
aged by that fact. She still has
her sights set on wearing a
tutu and dancing slippers.
Ericka recently put her dream
of dancing onto paper. This
thifd-grader from J.D. Diggs
Elementary School caught the,
attention of the N.C. Associa- *
tion of Educators (NCAE).
Ericka and seven other
students from across the state
were winners for this year's
Minority Arts Contest. Erica
brought home the award for
See Student on A10 |
Flack, Hash top
list of honorees
Committee chooses St. Peter's pastor, head of
WSSU's health science division and many
others to receive upcoming Chronicle awards
FROM STAFF REPORTS
A long list of community ser
vants will be honored at the 19th
annual
Chronicle
Commu
n i I y
Awards
n e x l
month. A
committee
made up
of former
Chronicle
award
honorees
Hash
and local
business leaders met last week to
consider this year's honorees.
By the end of the meeting,
more than a dozen names had
been selected, many of which
came from nominations received
from Chronicle readers.
The Rev. J.C. Hash and Dr.
Sylvia Flack were chosen as man
and woman of the year. The man
and woman of the year awards are
given to individuals who have
worked tirelessly over the last
year to make great strides in their
respective professions or for the
community as a whole.
Hash, the pastor of St. Peter's
World Outreach Center, was cited
for his leadership. Under his
direction, St. Peter's membership
has grown to more than 3,500,
and members are of many differ
ent cultures and races. Hash also
has taken the church's mission to
the streets. St. Peter's has a num
ber of highly successful ministries
and outreach programs, including
one thai works to build a bridge
between Hispanics and non-His
panics.
St. Peter's recently added a
20,000-Square-foot Family Life
Enrichment Center building to its
burgeoning campus and a Family
Worship Center that seats thou
sands. The Family Life Enrich
ment building is used for many
different
purposes
such as
computer
i nstruc
tion and
basketball
tourna
ments. A
seniors
residential
fac i1i ty
will soon Flack
open on
the campus of St. Peter's.
The committee cited Flack's
dedicaflon to the health sciences
department at Winston-Salem
State University. Flack heads the
department, and committee mem
bers agreed that under her leader
ship, the department has seen
See Awards on A5
The Rev. Sheldon McCarter, pastor of Greater Cleveland
Avenue Christian Church, hugs Kerry Dunlap, the
church's Youth of the Year. For the story, see The Chron
I icle's newly revamped religion page on B4.
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