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Historic Leaders Agree On Strong Sense Of Self-Esteem
Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Lu
ther King stood upon the podium
of this nation In the 1960's like
two modern-day Moseses and
bid America to "Let my people
gol" Though differing sharply In
theology, politics, and rhetoric,
these historic leaders were In to
tal agreement on two points.
The first was that Black people
would never be totally and com
pletely free untU we regained a
sense of collective self-esteem—
until we felt that we are some
body. Thus King declared,
"Psychological freedom, a firm
sense of self-esteem. Is the most
powerful weapon against a long
night of physiced slavery," Mal
colm X echoed the same thought
when he said, "What makes oth
er people get around barriers
and obstacles Is that they have a
self-ldentlty."
The second point Malcolm X
and Dr. King agreed upon was
that our history holds the key to
helping us develop a sense of
worth and self-esteem. "History
books In America have denied
the contribution of Negros and
Intensified the Negro's sense of
worthlessness," wrote King.
Malcolm X agreed, "Just as the
WFGN-AM
Promotes
Bridges
By MILUCBNT LINK
Alliance Staff Writer
Eddie Bridges, a native of Shel
by, was recently promoted as
general manager for gospel ra
dio station, WFGN-AM in Gaff
ney, S.C.
WFGN Is the first full-time gos
pel radio station In upstate
South Carolina,
Prior to his promotion. Bridg
es was program musical director
for the station.
Bridges says, "It was by acci
dent that I am In the radio In
dustry today. I got my first taste
of radio In the navy, while on
board a large aircraft carrier
with a radio and television sta
tion."
After service, he enrolled In
the Carolina School of Broad
casting in Charlotte.
"Working for a gospel radio
station has been very different,
but exciting. The listening audi
ence seems to be more apprecia
ble of the content of music," says
the new general manager.
Bridges has been In the radio
Industry for nearly 17 years.
Prior to coming to WFGN, he
was a disc Jockey for WOHS and
WXIK In Shelby.
Bridges says he wants to pro
vide his listeners with the best
In gospel. 'The public's re
sponse to the gospel program
has been great. 1 have receive
calls from teenagers to age 85,"
he says.
Bridges works with a very
small staff. "Everyone has been
very cooperative. We work as a
team. Everybody pitches In to
help," was Bridges comment.
He Is a member of the Cleve
land County Professional Busi
ness Association (C.C.B.P.A.),
and the National Association of
Broadcasters.
Bridges and his wife Gloria re
side in Shelby.
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tree within roots Is dead, a peo
ple without history are also
dead."
Within that historic context.
Black History Month becomes a
time for us to remember who we
were, so we can become who we
ought to be. It is time to remem
ber where we came from, so we
can know where we need to go.
Walter Ifates, former dean of
Hood Seminary In Salisbury,
put It very simply, 'We can no
more talk about what we don't
know, than come back from
where we ain't been."
Unfortunately, Black history
Is still not taught In our schools
and Black scholars attempting
to teach our history are often
ridicule, and at best not taken
seriously. The erasing or re
making of Black History is as
old as the earliest American his
tory book and as recent as the
newest one. Even we sometimes
find It difficult to believe that
Blacks have made and are mak
ing significant contributions to
America and the world.
The fact Is that our history
does not begin the degradation
of slavery In America, but It be
gins with dignity In Africa,
Perspectives
r\
From
The Pulpit
By Rev. Bernard Sullivan
Pastor, St. Stephens AME Zion
\ J i
We should recognize we are
somebody, because we would not
have ample blood supplies with
out the pioneering work Into
blood plasma of another black
genius. Dr. Charles Drew.
We should tell our children to
hold their heads high because
Cleopatra of the Nile was Black
and so was Beethoven, the
world-famous composer, and
Hannibal one of the world's
greatest army generals.
Finally, we should make it a
point to learn as much as we can
about the history and teach It to
our children, not Just this
month, but every month of the
year, realizing that what we
learn Is not only for the knowl
edge, but also for our self-esteem
as a people.
where all things began. Our
homeland Is the cradle of civili
zation. That's a historical fact
we should be proud of. Africa Is
the land where the first alphabet
was created. That's another his
torical fact that should make us
hold our heads high. Africa Is
where agriculture began, the
first library was built and where
architecture became an artform.
And yes, Africa Is the home of
Rameses The Great. These are
all historical facts that should
make us feel good about our
selves and our heritage.
Dr. King and Malcolm X real
ized that any people develop a
healthy self-esteem when they
feel they are somebody because
of their history. This month
when we set aside time to recog
nize our historical contribu
tions, we should also take time
to bask in the pride that we
should feel because of our con
tributions.
We should recognize we are
somebody because a Black man,
Benjamin Banneker, invented
the traffic light and made
morning rush hour less hectic
and chaotic for all Americans,
black and white.
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