1977_12 The Daily Collegian December 1977

              What shall I tell my Black child ?
Editor
Speaks
Out
hird World Coalition demon-
e Third World people against
>ls, state, federal, local and
)t join the march to help support
»ays be the last ones to lend support on any Issues. This Is
lunate because we will probably be the first ones shipped
America when the whites decide to clean house.
:s neol a  major "attitude change" or else when the doors
s  disc
■   If It 1/
e and our children's future.  There
of Black
»ho must strucgle for everybody. This Is
Stop sitting Idly by - doing
Instltlor
Being  a  parent  Is  not  easy.
I believe parents must Impress
a positive Image upon their children about his or her blackness.
Giving a child strength to come
through the adversities.
Dr. Margaret Taylor Goss
Burroughs, Executive Director
'of Chicago's DuSable Museum
says: "you must lift up their
heads in proud Blackness with
the story of their fathers and
their fathers Fathers. Take
them back Into the time of Kings*
and Queens who ruled the Nile,
covered the laws of mathematlcs-
upon whose backs have been built
the wealthoftwocontlnents--tell
his/her weapon and armor; will
make him/her strong enough to
win any battle he/she may face.
Since this story Is often obscured,
you»must make the sacrifice
to find It for your children, even
as you sacrificed to feed, clothe
So this I will do for my children
lerltage for myself and
)n-to them. In years
, I believe because. I
i  armed them with The
It Is hard to create a positive
self-assured Image for a child
raised In the world today because
they are faced with  abhorence
devils food Is black — Dracula
wears black — the clouds are
Black when the weather Is bad--
the Black night scares you —
teachers in the schools refer to
In contrast, white means everything perfect and decent.
Clouds are white when the weather is good -- milk Is white
and it Is good for you — the
good  guys  wear  white  hats   --
tun and better hair according to
T.V. commercials -- Angel Food
Is white.
It Is a struggle
ents to rata* their children u
whole human balnfa unwarpadiB
a  world of biased laws and b.
One parent told of how bar
first grade daughter called bar
fellow student fat; the teadier
Interrupted and asked the Blici
child how would she feel if &,
fat (white) child call her Black
the little girl replied — "i would"
not care because that's whatlj.
this little girl has been taugsf
to be Black and proud but not
many parents have been able to
Instill this attitude In their child.
Black parents are shedOu
tears for their little ones, aid
will continue to do so with m
the traumas the children nil
go through.
The "golden rule" does not
seem to work -- neither does
turning the other cheek. TnU
your child, to think positive and
remember the old saying "yx
can catch mdre files with honey."
- When your children come noma
next Brae with tear-stained
faces - think - "what shall I
tell my children who are Black?"
Linda Glaude drawing her way to success
Artist Gives Postive Vibes
December 12, 1977
Afrique Boutique
exotic gifts
from 9 a.m. tp S p.m. Monday
through Friday and 9 a.m. \p
1   p.m. Saturday.     Memo said
Photos by Lemuel A. Fleming
Kwanza
it»
Will it continue?
Black Studies   on sfialcy ground,surveyJmds
by Itibari M." Zulu
:t rlstmas is (supposed to be)
:ime of enjoyment.  This year
However, Christmas In Amer-
> has become so commerclal-
■<i. People have come to ex-
-' gifts and the myth of Santa
lua and a "white Christmas."
this has added to the comroer-
illara. Some Christians celeste the birth of Christ during
' Christmas season and the
is  of the wise men from the
still give gifts;
lstmas tlroecommerclal-
eerns to have gotten the
many of us.- Combating
to overcome It.
M any - people1 ot Afrlkan decant
have he en participating In Kwanza
Instead of Christmas.
Kwanza Is an Afrlkan celebration that la traditional in many
loped by   Dr. Maulana Ron JCar-
The word Kwanza Is a Swahlll
word meaning first or first fruits.
Kwanza originated when Afrlkan
people gathered together to celebrate the harvesting of the first
crops. This harvest time- Is
a time for enjoyment.
It is a time when the work
that has been put out all year
Is given meaning. After the
harvest Is over, the entire community gathera together to give
collective thanks for the collective'effort. The people then engage In singing, dancing, eating
and drinking. On the last.day
ot Kwanza there Is always a
Karamu (feast) In which everyone
in the community brings what
they have grown during the year
as a contribution.
Today many AfrJkahs (Black
People) In America celebrate
Kwanza. They come together
and give thanks, enjoy the blessing' of living, and of working
collectively in o
Black   Studies  at C.S.U.F.
educate students and Increase
f  problems facing
On October 26, 1977, the Pan
Afrlkan Union Special Committee
on Black Studies Implemented a
, questionnaire of C.S.U.F. Black '
students In reference to the Black
Studies Program/Ethnic Studies.
The questionnaire was a random sample of fifty Black students attendlngC.S.U.F. (between
October 26, 1977 and December
2, 1977) and was based on eight
questions.
ir communities.
itructured (open-ended questions
allowing respondent to give hla
own anawers to the questions).
According to Simone Kolvogui
spokesperson of the (PAD) committee the purpose of the quas-
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empirical study of
the program.
The questions were: 1>) Why
has the Black Studies Program
never gained full departmentalization within the School of Soctal
Sciences?
2.) Is there an administrative
attempt to phase-out Black Studies at C.S.U.F.?
8.) Is there misunderstanding
of what the Black Studies Program Is designed to accomplish?
■ 4.) How can students support
the Black Studies Program?
5.) Will the Ethnic Studies/
Black Studies Program survive
at C.S.U.F.?
6.) What alterations should
be made In the Ethnic Studies/
Black Studies program?
7.) Would you support an off-
campus non-profit educational
institute of Black Studies?
8.) How can the University '
Community support the Black
studies Program?
the question-
percent didn't
know why Black Studies has never
gained full departmentalization,
64 percent said Institutional
racism, lack c
c of fuvrti,
rses, tokenl
»2,
81% yes 19% didn't know #4,
81 percent said: registering, attending Black Studies courses,
Involvement of community, student organizations, more professor Involvement in the Black
community. 17 percent had no
opinion. 13, 77 percent - yes
17% - no 6% didn't know. #5, 61
percent answered YES,   22 per-
,    "   f
sora need who are tenured, full,
departmentshlp. Increase In budget, more commulnty Involvement from Black Studies professors, 32 percent had no opinion.     47,  92 percent
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