l From Darkness To Light
Have you avar noticed that a
light bulb glows brightsst just be
, lore it "blows?" You may also re
s cal1 that after it "blows" it may
relight if it is juggled, when the
- filament momentarily recon
k nects, causing it to glow once
. again for only an instant. This
j phenomenon reminds me of
: America today, in the unprece
> dented activities of Wall 8treet,
and in tha renewed "Black” in
; tereet in reforming the social ilia
of this nation. In regards to the
; |>ght bulb, ones it glows brightest,
its life expectancy is already past,
and only the unknowing need
wait the darkness for proof: And
what we see occurring on "the
street," which is the real heartbeat
of America, is the last glow, light
ing the ultimate plundering of the
economic body of the nation by a
certain class of the elite, in prep
; aration for their abandoning the
ship of state. rI?iey intend to leave
with everything they possibly can
take with them, in cash.
The important question for us is
why should we again attempt to
juggle America back to life with
the tired philosophy and tactics of
integration, which, even if sue
Blacks Now Face
Even Greater Issue
Dear Editor:
Our black race has made much
progress since the 1960b and
1960s. We have broken the bar- .
riers of segregated schools and
public places where blacks were
dared to set foot. Some of our great
achievers are now doctors, law
yers, educators, administrators,
politicians, etc.
During the great struggle of the
60s, blacks united as a family
and marched the streets of Selma,
Montgomery, Birmingham, At
lanta, and many other cities.
Many of our fathers, mothers, sis
ters, brothers, and relatives lost
their lives, all because they be
lieved in justice and equality.
They knew that they wouldn't
live to see another decade, but they
foresaw a better life for the next
generation, a generation that
would have freedom.
Even though we have made a
tremendous amount of progress,
we now face an even greater is
sue. This issue pits black parties
against other black parties; in
fact, "Uncle Tom" is back on the
streets. The major reason this
trauma has occurred is that some
blacks have forgotten the sweat,
the tears, and the struggles of the
last decade. We no longer em
phasise unity and how one black
man's success is another black
man's success. Instead, we now
envy and blaspheme our black
brothers when they progress, rath
er than rejoicing with them.
Furthermore, a great number of
our black men and women have
segregated themselves from the
united family and continue to
'struggle for power. Meanwhile,
they trample over others while
disregarding values, morals,
feeling, brotherhood and even Dr.
King's "Dream." This is the
same thing that was done to our
race during the past decadejtf we
don't descend from our pedestal
and realise that all blacks are
black, we will soon lose our iden
tity.
Nevertheless, we must continue
to remember Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. and what his death was
all about. Was it worth his life?
We must continue to observe Dr.
King's dream not only on one
particular day or during one
month, but we should observe
"The Dream" throughout our
lives.
8incsrely,
Mr. Jackie Thomas
By Abu Hannan
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cessful, the victory would be short
lived, and, in fact will not suc
ceed. Integration failed in the
sixties, and it will fail in the
eighties. Some of us pursue this
folly because we blindly follow
leaders whose loyalties are to the
system, not to the people, and the
American system requires ra
cism and oppression, and has
done so from the beginning. In
the final hour of darkness, these
leaders will receive nothing from
their masters, they will be left in
the lurch, and so will those who
continue to follow them.
The sensible alternative is for
us to abandon them now and pur
sue our divine destiny of a separ
ate reality. That destiny is to es
tablish our independence, territo
ry, sovereignty, and reparations.
This is the only goal that we can
achieve which will solve the prob
lem of racism, white supremacy,
once and for all.
If you are a reasonably intelli
gent person, and you must be,
since you are reading TNV, you
are asking yourself "How do we
pursue our destiny"? The answer
is to join an organization, any or
ganization, that advocates inde
pendence, territory, sovereignty,
and reparations. If you are al
ready a member of an organiza
tion, then challenge the leader
ship to adopt and advocate these
principles. If they fail to do so, re
sign, and join with those that do.
It is really that simple at this
stage. The leadership of such na
tionalist organizations will pro
vide guidance to the next stage in
achieving our highest aspira
tions, the establishment of our to
tal liberation.
So as America's light glows
brightest, before it goes out, our
light must begin to glow with a
steady illumination, and light |
the way for our children to a fu
ture blessed with the brightness of
liberty, justice, and real peace.
One-On-One
Egypt: Our Neglected Friend
What is the oldest country in the
world?
Where did the U.S. win its
greatest "turn around" diplomat
ic victory over the Soviet Union?
What country, after Israel, gets
the most U.S. foreign aid?
What is the forgotten country of
U.S. foreign policy in the 1980s?
What country is the subject of
the Great Decisions lecture and
Cable TV programs next week?
Egypt. An organized state for
5,000 years.
A strong ally of the Soviet Un
ion in the 1960s and early 1970s, it
accepted Russian arms and ad
visors. It led the movement of
Arab countries that opposed UJ3.
interests all over the Middle East.
Then it threw the Russians out.
Now Egypt is regarded as a close
friend of the U.S. We give it about
$2.6 billion in aid each year.
But with all our concern focused
on Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon,
Libya, and other hot spots we
might be gradually losing the op
portunity to build a solid, suppor
tive relationship with Egypt.
Egypt s tilt to the U.S. and peace
with Israel has not been accepted
by everybody then. With a change
in government, Egypt could
again become the leader of the
radical Arab countries—and
throw out the Americans just as it
did the 8ovieta 10 years ago.
What holds the UJ3. and Egypt
together?
Economics.
The hope that U.S.-sponaored
economic support and growth will
bring a better life for the Egyptian
people is the glue.
But it may not be working. .
The $2.6 billion annual aid
package has not brought econom
ic growth or real economic
progress. There is no real eco
nomic reform. Unless something
changes there will be an econom
ic crisis.
Failure of Egypt's economy
could break the back of the pro
American government and give
power to an Iranian type of radi
cal group or push Egypt back into
the arms of the Soviet Union.
The loss of our Egyptian part
Walton Still Has Support Of District II
Dear Editor,
Am a registered rotor in District
21 feel that Bob Walton has sorred
the community well. If God has
forgiven Bob Walton who are we
to judge? I do not believe in put*
ting a question mark where God .
has put a period.
Bob Walton paid the price for his
mistake and I feel that this has
made him a stronger person; af
ter all by law he has the right to re
main in office. We all make
mistakes, "Ye without sin cast the
first stone.”
The two ministers who said that
District 2 would ignore Boh Wal
ton did not ask my opinion on this
matter. I feel it is now thna for all
of District 2 to stand together. If
election would be held tomorrow,
Bob Walton would certainly get
our vote. 8ee you at the polls.
Thank you,
Eddie * Cora Bradley
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nership would hurt.' Just as it
hurts when Russian defectors de
cide to go back to Moscow after two
or three years in the U.S.
But the loss of Egypt would hurt
more. It would mean the loss of
•the Suez Canal and no possibility
of Middle East peace.
Maintaining Egypt as a partner
and building its strength is a
tough challenge. It won't happen
unless this country makes it a
high priority again.
Egypt is a topic of next week's
Great Decision lecture program
sponsored by UNCC at the Jewish
Community Center. Call 704-547
2407 for details. Egypt will be the
topic of my "One on One" Cable
TV show next week. Senator Ter
ry Sanford is scheduled to be a
guest. You can watch on Vision
cable Channel 13, Mondays at 8
p.m. and Wednesdays at 5:30
p.m. Cablevision Channel 3, and
Lakeside Cable Fridays at 7 p.m.
I’ll be writing my column on
other Great Decisions topics dur
ing the next few weeks.
Let’g Move Forward
Dear Editor:
, It’s been too much about Wal
ton'e case; he served his time - he
confessed. He asks the communi
ty for mercy and forgiveness.
What more do you want this man
to do? No matter what, he's still a
child of God.
Melvin, what is your purpose in
wanting Bob to step down? Quit
your job! If no one cares to be in
meetings with Bob they should
quit their job. It appears that you
havs a problem. Why should Bob
quit his job because you and a few
others want him to quit?
You (Melvin) need to quit talk
ing so much. If you want the posi
tion - wait until his term's up,
and then your friends will vote
for you. But no one will vote for a
troublemaker.
If you're not able to make peace,
why break peace?
Let's put that in the back and
move forward. All of this lip ser
vice is only pulling the commu
nity down.
Put something in the communi
ty. Let's keep it "KISS" (keep it
simple A sweet).
Bonnie Hudson
2621 Old 8tcele Greek Rd.
Charlotte, NC 28206
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