https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/54066/archive/files/910d979206633a1dc26fc059f92fcd04.pdf?Expires=1779321600&Signature=SNbxXPJyk89QzUieoFCfgiRqqdvAf2THdwjJVq9TwVmNvnt1wnNUFVtjiE-zCtbSg5SO9t%7E0n4ZPGxf1aJqI2sdK6pihshIFq8mGhFekILUC6jxmIFGzVyDgKAcnE-wKoBIVRzYkhPf2G4AlFcSIz7II9MtfGrrFQYCyqI02CcgIRD5E4OSvr5UyQEzcJfdNqDhsYpRE-RvR0sNy6iy-FhZNrPJZXjGA7sG5G%7ETC%7EXMDR7scYDGt3f8Rrf9VZnZ%7EKMd4g2RgDlVtCHYAtCSrYvbMmt%7EUbRrVn-JAdiAEZDQaso5pW-%7En-7pc7t7V%7EJ373XIsx1EMCHSvHCkNXedh0Q__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 8ba9e66d5f36236b47a904ca42cb2ac1 PDF Text Text THE BLACK FLASH ISSUE NO. I OCTOBER 1995 WELCOME TO THE BLACK FLASH! This newsletter is a joint effort of the Black Cultural Center and the Black Student Organization. It is our hope to bring you knowledge of your heritage and to stimulate your thoughts about various topics. We also hope to keep you informed of activities that might be of special interest to you. Look for The Black Flash monthly in your campus box. Enjoy! Tonia Duncan-Rivers Dir., Minority Affairs BLACK HISTORY BRIEF First March on Washington By WILLIAM PAGE In I 941 racial policies were still conducted on the basis of "separate but equal." This held true from local shops to the federal government. One issue that arose during this time as a result of racial inequality was the discrimination of Blacks in the federal government and defense industry. Perceiving that unless someone acted upon this issue Blacks would continue to be shut out of and denied opportunities that white Americans clearly had, A. Philip Randolph came forward. As a union organizer he had just the expertise needed to enact a plan that he conceived. Randolph spread news of a march on Washington within the Black communities for 50,000 to I 00,000 participants. This march was a protest against the discrimination and racial policies the federal government and defense plants practiced. Fearing that this march would prompt social unrest and would ruin the United States' image of "champion of democracy," President Franklin D. Roosevelt was pushed into negotiations, which resulted in the birth of Order 8802. The number of Blacks involved in unions rose 1.23 million, an increase of I 00 percent. Defense plants hired about two million Black employees and the federal government hired 200,000 Black workers. These are all facts that came about by The First March on Washington. COMMENTARY A Tree Without Its Roots By PARRISH MONK A Man without knowledge of self is like a tree without its roots, neither will sufficiently live. Marcus Garvy A tree is an appropriate analogy for the African American. Trees, being analogous to humans, must also be rooted in a substrate that is nutritious and conducive to its growth. As the soil provides nutrients for the tree, so does history (not His-story) provide a basis by which one can be grounded. Generally speaking the history perpetuated in America's education system is not conducive to positive growth of African Americans. In fact, the history curriculum is like a herbicide sprayed equally onto all of the plants in a particular garden; the herbicide enhances the plants' growth while simultaneously killing the weeds. Wake up! We are the weeds in this �5. Girlfriend to Girlfriend: garden we call America. BEST-SELLERS Knowing your history is to know thyself. This is not directly relevant toward securing a good financial future. Knowing thyself, as it was written on the walls of the pyramids is not relevant to your physical survival. It (knowledge of yourself and knowledge of your history) has nothing to do with nothing, as most complacent people believe. Its releva...nce is strictly personal. It is important to your mental health. Its relevance dictates your mentality as much as your environment forges your thought processing. Knowlege of self won't put food on the plate but it will put food in your mind. AFRICAN PROVERBS Hardcover Fiction 1. The Wedding by Dorothy West (Doubleday, $20) 2. Brothers and Sisters by Bebe Moore Campbell (G.P. Putnam's Sons, $22.95) 3. The Good Negress by A.J. Verdelle (Algonquin of Chapel Hill, $19.95) 4. Crossing Over Jordan by Linda Beatrice Brown (One World/Ballantine, $22) 5. In Search of Satisfaction by J. California Cooper (Doubleday, $21. 9 5) Hardcover Nonfiction 1. The Best Kind of Loving by Gwendolyn Goldsby Grant (Harper Collins, $22) 2. Success Runs in Our There is no medicine to cure hatred. The ruin of a nation begins in the homes of its people. When you follow the path of your father, you learn to walk like him. An intelligent enemy is better than a stupid friend. Race by George Fraser (William Morrow, $25) 3. Value in th~ Valley: A Black Woman's Guide Through Life's Dilemmas by Iyanla Vanzant (Simon & Shuster, $22) 4. Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun? How Reginald Lewis Created a Billion-dollar Business Empire by Reginald F. Lewis and Blair S. Walker (John Wiley and Sons, Inc., $22. 95) Everyday Wisdom and Affirmations From the Sister Circle by Julia A. Boyd (Dutton, $15.95) Paperback Fiction I . Sisters and Lovers by Connie Briscoe (Harper Collins, $5.95) 2. Ugly Ways by Tma McElroy Ansa (Harvest Books, $9.95) 3. Coffee Will Make You Black by AprH Sh1dair (Avon, $10) 4. Invisible Life by E. Lynn Harris (Anchor Books, $9.95) 5. Black Gold by Anita Bunkley (Dutton, $21) Paperback Nonfiction 1. Acts of Faith: Daily Meditations for People of Color by Iyanla Vanzant(Fireside/Simon Shuster, $9) 2. Makes Me Wanna Holler: A Young Black Man in America by Nathan McCall (Random House, $12) 3. Body and Soul: the Black Women's Guide to Physical Health and Emotional Well-Being edited by Linda Villarosa (Harper-Perennial, $20) 4. Panther: A Pictorial History of the Black Panthers and the Story Behind the Film by Mario Van Peebles, Ula Y �Taylor and J. Tarika Lewis (New Market Press, $ I 6. 9 5) 5. Black Pearls: Daily Meditations, Affirmations and Inspirations for African-Americans by Eric Copage (Quill/William Morrow, $10) SOURCE: AFRICAN-AMERICAN BESTSELLERS, INC. ESSENCE MAGAZINE, OCTOBER 1995 WHA rs HAPPENING? 10-21 TIUv. Morehead(Away) 12:30 p.m. 10-23 Scavenger Hunt BCC Board Mtg. 5 p.m., BCC BCC Choir Rehearsal 9:30 p.m., BCC 10-24 Banner Contest 10-25 Plywood Art Contest NSBE (RCM Mtg.) 7:30 p.m., BCC 10-26 Skit Night Last Day to Drop with a 'W'Grade 10-27 Spirit Contest Alumni Reception 6-8 p.m. 10-28 Homecoming Parade TIU v. Murray 2 p.m. SOS Reception 10-30 thru 11-3 Advisement for 1996 Spring Sem. 11-1 NSBE Mtg. 7:30 p.m., BCC 11-2 NSBE Regional Cont. Nashville, TN 11-4 TIU v. TSU (Away) 1:30 p.m. 11-5 Portia Bradby's Violin Recital, Bryan Fine Arts Building (Time posted later) 11-6 thru 11-10 Course Selection for 1996 Spring Semester DIRECTOR'S DESK By TONIA DUNCAN-RIVERS Congratulations to Jovonda "Jo-V" Farve for being selected for the 1995 Homecoming Court. Jo-V was sponsored by the Black Student Organization. We are proud of you, Jo-V! Congratulations to all other court members as well. The BCC has started its Tutoring Program. If you need help in a class, please stop by the Black Cultural Center to select a tutor to help you. Names and numbers are posted on the window in the BCC. Also the BCC is cosponsoring workshops with the Computer Center on Wordperfect 6.0 and the Internet on November 6 and 8 respectively. There are still a few seats available. Contact me at 3392 if you are interested. JET TOP 5 SINGLES 1. You Are Not Alone Michael Jackson 2. Fantasy Mariah Carey 3. I Hate U Prince 4. Gangsta's Paradise Coolio Featuring LV 5. 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