WHAT'S IN A NAME
by Sandra Hill
During the late 60’s an atmosphere of
Black awareness and pride caused a
tremendous decline in the use of the
words ‘colored’, ‘nigger’, and also
Negro.
The same atmosphere stimulated the
use of “Afro-American”, and “Black
American”. And even the white man and
elderly blacks, those most accustomed to
using the other terms, were pushed on
the band wagon and compelled to drop
the old racial adjectives.
With the rise of the new terms came
slogans of ‘Black is Beautiful’, soul
power, right on - all shouted by brothers
and sisters wearing afros, dressed in
dashikis. and giving the power sign.
Then came the 70’s. The slogans are
still here, but where is the awareness and
pride that first compelled us to stop
saying ‘colored’, ‘nigger’, or Negro?
Where is the awareness and pride that
told us that we as a people could make
our own decision as to what we were
called? What haopened to the mental
revolution that allowed us to see
ourselves with dignity and strength, and
do away with the slave mentality that
answered to Tom when our names were
Lawrence, the mentality that says “I’ll do
and be what you want me to, suh”?
Where did blackness go, I wonder as 1
hear the old phrases coming back: “This
colored lady that cleans up for me” or
“That’s the way niggers are”. Where did
blackness go, 1 wonder as whites dare
again to describe my people as colored,
and as my own people, young and old,
resort to describing each other as colored
or nigger. If he’s a nigger or colored,
what does that make you?
Perhaps what disturbs me most is that
when I was younger and the “revolution”
was taking place, there appeared to be a
real sense of unity among blacks. We had
been called colored because we were not
white, Negro because we were not
Causcasian, and nigger, just because the
white man desired to do so. The
awareness movement in the late 60’s
presented us with a chance to be called
something on the basis of what we were
rather than what we were not.
Thus, we began calling ourselves
Afro-Americans because we were African
first and American second; and this
allowed us to reclaim our heritage. We
called ourselves Black Americans thus
emphasizing the similarities of our people
unlike colored which itself suggests
numerous possibilities. Whether high
yellow or the darkest tan, we all joined
together and became Blacks. A giant step
toward unity was made as we realized
that whether we were of the lightest or
the darkest of our race, we were all alike
in the eyes of the white man.
But then I guess what really disturbs
me is those words of a Spanish
philosopher that says something about he
who forgets his past may be forced to
repeat it.
Bluntly put, that means if we let down
our guard against oppression, and
inequality, if we don’t watch constantly
for signs of these, we may lose
completely our recently gained rights.
It’s just like remembering the symptoms
of a disease, so if you see the symptoms,
you can diagnose the disease, and begin
to do something to prevent it from
spreading.
What does all this have to do with
saying colored or nigger or Negro.
What’s In a name you say? Well, It’s also
a common belief among psychologists
that the way a majority of people see a
person is the way he sees himself. So we
really can’t afford to create a whole bunch
of niggers and colored people, if we want
to progress. Those are creatures from the
past, and the last thing we want to do is
go backwards. Remember how b ad the
past was, and I’m sure you’ll agree.
jlly AwiMh Point
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220 Students Honored At Livingstone College
Week’s
Capsule
by Alned TffhiiMm
NATIONAL
On last Thursday the Senate approved a bill that
would provide loans up to $300 per month for as long as
three years as a means to protect the mortgages of
j6bless homeowners. The House had proposed a similar
bill but had limited the loans to $250 per month. It if felt
that the proposed bill could help as many as 300,000 or
more families from losing their homes.
It is speculated that President Ford will veto the bill
in its present form.
* * «
President Ford recently asked Congress to extend the
federal revenue sharing program for six years and to
transfer $40 billion to state and local governments
during that period. He also urged state legislative
leaders to express their support of the program to the
Congress.
Though Ford calls the present revenue sharing
program a success, he has suggested the following
changes in its implementation: (1) Citizens should be
given a chance to make an input into how the funds will
be spent. (2) Provide a means whereby greater amounts
can be granted to hardpressed jurisdictions. (3) Have
the Treasury secretary to cut off funds and demand
repayment of funds spent on programs found to be
discriminatory.
STATE
A few weeks ago, North Carolina Insurance
Commissioner John Ingram ordered credit insurance
companies to reduce their rates from $1 per $100 to 54
cents per $100. The credit insurance is paid by the
consumer to ensure repayment of the loan should the
borrower dies. According to Ingram, very little of this
premium money is used to settle claims and banks are
usually the ones collecting the profits.
The reduction in credit insurance rates will now be
delayed past the June 2 starting date. The credit
insurance industry appealed Ingram’s decision and
Wake Superior Court Judge James H. Pou Bailey
ordered to halt to the rate reduction.
* * *
Trooper Charles H. Johnson of Winston-Salem was
fired from the State Highway Patrol last year because
he refused to shave off his mustache. A ruling by the
4th federal Circuit Court of Appeals over-ruled a
decision made by a three man patrol committee which
has now resulted in the reinstatement of Johnson.
Col. E.W. Jones, patrol commander, stated that he
was informed by the attorney general's office that if
Trooper Johnson were not reinstated each of them
would be personally accountable for their actions.
* * *
North Carolina Republican party chairman Tom
Bennett called for a break between the state and
national organization at a fund raising dinner in Forest
City on Saturday. It was stated that President Ford was
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SALISBURY - Two hun
dred and twenty students
were honored recently at an
Honors Day Convocation at
Livingstone College.
The student receiving the
highest honors was a
senior. Miss Emma louise
Lilly, a distinguished S.E.
Duncan scholar and busi
ness administration major.
Miss Lilly has a cumulative
average of 3.24 on the 4.00
scale. A native of
Albemarle, she is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Haywood Lilly of Route 2.
Receiving highest honors
from Salisbury were Miss
Margaret Ellis Caple,
junior, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Marshall Caple of 414
Wilson Road; and Miss
Jylla Dean Moore, junior,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J.O. Moore of 1416 West
Horah Street.
Others were juniors
Gerald Lee Burton, Balti
more, Md.; William Corne
lius Scales, Winston-
Salem; and Calemex Carl
Walker, Syracuse, N.Y.
Sophomores were Miss
Joyce Ann Ingram, Pough
keepsie, N.Y.; and Kelfala
M. Kallon, Kenema, Sierra
Leone.
Seniors receiving high
honors were Miss Dejiise
Martella Blackwell, Chica
go, 111.; Benny Joe
Patterson, Lenoir; and Miss
Mary Lou Williams, Pine
Level.
Juniors were Miss Genie
Arvesta McDonald, Fay
etteville; Arthur Henry
Sass, Charleston, S.C.; and
Miss Lela Thompson,
Asheville.
Sophomores were Miss
Karin Alexander, Grove-
port, Ohio; Stan Bain,
Fayetteville; Clifford Bar
nette, Rockville, Md.; Leon
Hence, Tappahannock,
Va.; Larry Logan, High
Point; James Edward
McJtinkin, Cleveland, O-
hio; James E. Walls,
Arlington, Va.; and Sheryl
White, Jamaica, N.Y.
Salisbury seniors receiv
ing honors were Louis
Chambers and Miss Linda
Cheryl McEachern.
Twenty-five students re
ceived scholastic awards,
11 received drama awards,
and 8 athletes were
recognized. Twenty-one-
students received certifi
cates for having been
named to “Who's Who in
American Colleges and
Universities.”
Mrs. Emily H. Harper,
registrar and director of
admissions, introduced the
honorees. Dr. Betty J.
Verbal, acting acadernic
dean, presented the a-
wards.
The convocation speaker
was Mr. Samuel E. (Ida)
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SALISBURY - HONORS DAY
CONVOCATION was held recently a(
Livingstone College, Salisbury, N.C.
Mrs. Samuel E. [Ida] Duncan [right]
featured speaker at the occasion is
pictured presenting trophy to Miss
Margaret Ellis Caple, who was cited as
one of two Salisbury juniors having the
highest cumulative average. Center is
Emily H. Harper, registrar and director
of admissions at the AME Zion Church
supported institution. |L.C. Photo by
Kelsey]
Scholarships Awarded To WSSU Students
WINSTON-SALEM -
William McCarty Ardrey, a
senior and David Lee
Gaston, Jr., a junior at
Winston-Salem State Uni
versity have been awarded
a Board of Governor’s
Medical Scholarship for the
academic year 1976-76. The
scholarship program repre
sents an effort by the Board
of Governors of the
University of North Caro
lina to expand medical
educational opportunities
in North Carolina. The
scholarships are subject to
review and renewal
throughout the recipients’
four years of undergra
duate medical study. There
are only fifteen initial
scholarships awarded an
nually.
Both Ardrey and Gaston
are enrolled in Project
Strengthen at WSSU.
Ardrey, an R.J. Reynolds
Scholar, has been a
summer research student
with the Atomic Energy
Commission at Oakridge,
Tennessee and is currently
Plans Announced At WSSU
For May 11 Commencement
'HMiss Setrina Hunter, 16, daughter of Robert and
Mrs. Gennellia Hunter, of 1311 Cedrow Avenue, High
Point, has been selected to be inducted into the
Ragsdale Chapter of the National Beta Club.
To win this honor, one has to attain and maintain at
least a 3.2 grade average for three semesters in high
school as well as evidence of high moral standards.
While maintaining an average of 3.3, Setrina also
finds time for the school band, drama, and an
after-school job at the Center Theatre. In her church.
First Emmanual Baptist Church, she is a teen-age
active member who is the secretary of the Junior Usher
Board and assistant Secretary of the Sunday School.
When asked about her college intentions, she
answered, “Marketing and Buying”, with an interest
in drama.
Setrina is the grand daughter of Rev. and Mrs. D.D.
Mason, of High Point.
WINSTON-SALEM
Winston-Salem State Uni
versity will hold its 83rd
Annual Commencement E-
xercises on Sunday, May 11
at 3:00 P.M. in the Benton
Convention Center. To date
there are approximately
350 degree candidates.
, The commencement ad
dress will be delivered by
Dr. Frank T. Bannister,
Director of Personnel,
Paterson Public School
System, Paterson, New
Jersey. Bannister is also
Sports Director for the
National Black Network.
Frank T. Bannister, a
graduate of Tuskegee
Institute, Tuskegee, Ala
bama, received his M.A.
degree in Administration
and Supervision from the
William Paterson College,
Wayne, New Jersey and his
Ph.D. degree from the
University of Massachu
setts, Amherst, Massa
chusetts. His dissertation
was “Student Teaching in
Urban Schools’’.
Bannister’s achieve
ments encompass both the
area of academics and the
athletic arena. He has
served as a lecturer in the
Louisville, Kentucky Public
School System and as a
staff member with the
Urban Education Center at
the University of Massa
chusetts. He now served as
the Director of Personnel
for the Paterson, New
Jersey Public School Sy
stem. A former player with
the New York Mets,
Bannister, is the first black
sportscaster with a sports
show that is broadcast
coast-to-coast and that is
carried by the American
Overseas Armed Forces.
Bannister in addition to his
administrative position, is
the Sports Director for the
National Black Network.
Robberies In
Schools Jump
117 Percent
WASHINGTON-Cltlng
“alarming” data on the
Increase of school vlolenctf and
disruption, the president of the
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listed in Who's Who in
American Colleges and
Universities. He has been
awarded a scholarship for
doctoral study in microbio
logy at Ohio Stale Univer
sity and has been admitted
to Meharry Medical School.
He plans to enter UNC-
Chapel Hill in the Fall.
Ardrey, a native of
Charlotte, North Carolina,
graduated with honors from
Olympic High School. He is
the son of Mrs. Louise
Ardrey of 3100 Ross avenue
in Charlotte.
Gaston, an academicaly
talented biology major, has
attended the Biomedical
Summer Research Project
at Meharry Medical Col-
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