JULY 22 - 28, 1985 THE CITIZEN
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'Your famill 's mental health
By rion Dunn D.O.
aking n e out of thi
w rId i a diffi ult t k. Try-
in t make amily en e i
even m re difficult when trying
t pre erve the f mily unit.
ith the many fad hanging
m ral ttitude 1 ng with the
• me n ., generation one can
only w nder ho orne families
keep it together.
A FEELING OF SUPPORT
Remem er the old saying
'if you an t tum to your
f mily ho n you turn to?
any studies point out the
differin of ho i con-
idered Family i n-
idered you deem it to
be. To a mot rcyclist. the
motor ycl club may be the
f mil. To a roc inger, the
b nd may be the family.
clo r look reveal some of the
ab ve f rnilies to be omewhat
of a econd family leaving the
origin 1 bl d line family to
till be foremo t in one's heart.
The lengths that one may
go through to pre erve the
family' are amazing. This
pints ot a general feelin that
to pre erve the family is to
preserve one elf.
EXTENDED FAMILY
Increa ed access to trans
portation along with our up
ward mobility ciety have long
done away with the general
trend of three generations un
der one roof. The hectic pace
of everyday life as well a an
increase in the number of work
ing women have also left their
dent between generation.
Senior citizens them lves are
howing increased independence
and a fierce loyalty to living
their lives alone. This increased
independence among the elderly
reflects an increased rate in the
"poor" elderly population.
Living alone with "pe ce of
mind" takes higher priority with
todays elderly than a higher
standard of living with children
and other relatives.
I personally ay "Hat off
to our senior citizen f r thi
way of thinkin hen appr -
priate). Ho ever this d e
not totally relieve child ern and
other relatives from offers of
emotional and financial support.
This i the least we can do for
a generation who has prepared
fOT us.
FAMILIES NEED SUPPORT
Many if not most families
may wonder sometimes 'Are
we the only family experien ing
this problem'. It is often
helpful to no that other
are or have e perienced the
problem you are having and that
they were able to wor ith
it effectively or maybe even
olve it.
In the c ming wee we
el m question, comments
and testimonie from our readers
regarding their own per nal
e perien e in family life. While
many may write to ask y
keep trying? others m y write
about the time' they overcame
the impo ible. e simply
ask that you re truthful with
your account of the situation
and brief, but through. Please
enclo e a self addre ed envelope
for return of your letter.
rite to: Dr. arion Dunn
. P.O. Bo Buske on, ichi
an
you nt to become
a re of the ultur I differences
b teen Bl ck nd hite in
the .s. kno the factors
that have contributed to tho
difference, under tand the
the retical view on Black cul
ture find out the ocio-political
and other motivations behind
the rei ection until recently
of the idea of Black cultural
. di tinctivene nd know ho
nd why Bla k re bi- ultural
Black Culture: Theorv and
Practice i the boo for you.
This i m 11. but no-
that di into
the conceptual, 0 io-politic 1,
p chologi al and a comoda
tioni t fa tors that ontributed
to the reje tion of the concept
of Black cultural distin tiveness
for many years. It discu ses
the vari us model of Black
culture; maintain that Blacks
do have a distinctive culture;
points out the cultural dif
ference between Blacks and
hites in the U.S.: and probes
perceptively into the pre ent
status, implications, and the
future of Black bi-culturality.
It was intentionally written
to help the reader lay the
foundation for an organized,
sy tematic approach to the
study and di cussion of and
accumulation of knowledge in
the area of Black culture.
There are four chapters in the
book:
- 'The Reality of Black Cul
ture discus es the cultural dif
ferences between Blacks and
whites in the U.S. and the
factor that contributed/contri
bute to those differences.
- "Theories of Black Cul
ture presents the various theo-
Half Breed
y ul hears the distant beat
of African drums,
t the ame time it hears the
thunderest ounds of buffalo
h of a ro prairies.
y u1 h tood proudly
on the orthern plains.
It has ran freely through the
jungle of Africa
Its hunted the wild deer and
rode bare back on a Zebra.
y eyes have hed te rs for
th lavery of my nee tor .
y he rt h been bro en over
the theft of my people s
Land.
I've felt the h tred the envy
arne you.
D n't deny me my right to
stand beside you fight with
you for I will benefit from
your victory.
y oul has sailed down the
myjestic nile.
y eyes has gazed upon -the
stars from the ontana
ountain tops.
Through no fault of my own,
but that of my parents.
Two different blood line
run through my veins.
I will not be denied my rights
to be heard nor made to feel
ashamed. For I am a proud
very proud Half-breed.
Carol . Wood '
Benton Harbor
retical model of Black culture
with critical comment. The
model are divided into two
main categ rie : affirmative
and negative.
-'"Factors in the Deni of
Black Cultural Distinctivene '
e plore the conceptual io
political and psychological
fa tors involved in the reje t
ion until recently of the
idea that Bla k culture is dif
ferent.
- 'Bl ck Bi-culturality" de
cribe how and why Blacks
relate to both Black and white
cultures the pre sure on
Blacks to adopt white culture,
the process and mechanisms
of bi-culturation, and the pro
blem and the future of Black
bi-culturality.
Dr. Arnuzie Chimezie re
ceived his PhD. degree from
PSB names new PR chief
Richard L. S hanze president
of Peoples State Bank of
Joseph, announced that LeAnn
B ker has joined the bank as
rketing Director.
Prior to joining PSB, Baker
held numerous positions in teller
training, branch administration
and Marketing with the Bank of
Lansing in lansing, Michigan.
At PSB Baker will be re
sponsible for the development
and implementation of the
bank s advertising, public re
lations and sale promotion
programs.
Baker attended Lansing
Community College. She has
been active with the Lansing
Regional Chamber of Com-
Indiana Univer ity. His areas
of intere t include culture edu
cation, psychol gy and lan
uage. Hi articles have ppeared
in the Journal of Black Ps -
chology, Journal of Afro
American Issues Journal of
Black Studies, Western Journal
of Black Studies, Child Wel
fare, and Social Work. He
as Acting He d of the De
p rtment of fro-American
Studie , University of Cincinnati
in 1 75 1976, and 1984. For
many years he h been in-
volved in Blac Studies in
general and in the curricular
development of the Afro
American Studie Department
at the Univer ity of Cincinnati
where he is currently teaching
as an Associate Professor.
merce American Institute of
Banking (AlB and Women in
Communications.
LeAnn will be relocating to
the Twin Cities area.
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Legal
Notice is hereby given that
the City of Niles and its
ag nt Transportation Man
ICJ ment Inc. hay pr pared
its Minority Business Enter
prise nd Women Business
Enterprise goals for the
current fiscal ye�r. The
goals are established at
10 for MBE and 5 for
WBE and r expressed in
detail in a plan entitled
Disadvantaged Business En
terprise Program dated
. F bruary 20, 1985. Copi s
of this report are available
for inspection at th Dial-
A-Ride offices at 623 N.
Second Str et and City Hall,
508 E. Main Street. The
City will accept comments
on th goals for 45 days
from the dat of this pub
lic.tion. Such comments
should be directed to Dial
A-Ride at the above
d scribed address and the
U TA r ional office, 300
S. Wacker Drive, Chicago,
Illinois 60606 In writing.
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ments are for Information
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The Citizen Adv. 7/22/85
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