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ere are some things
h 0 tl c n do.
Churche must pledge to
focus ttention-on the needs
of children; develop plan
wh.�r� 11 churches can offer
Quality chi d c re services,
, especially tho e it) poor
communities; offer befor -
nd after- chool progra «:
related to education nd
family support program ;
and encourage member to
stand up tor children."
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CHILD A D
YOUTH must pledge. to
trive to be everything they
can -be; challenge themsel
ves in chpol and life; tak
pride in schoolwork and
o her ccomplishment;
promote racial pride and in
terracial harmony; and most '.
importantly, respect thmsel-
v es nd .. appreciate their
value as a person.
CIVIC NO SOCI L or
ganizations must pledge: to
put childre at he top of
t he ir action agenda;' pe -
suade members t tithe a
portion of their t. e every .
week to help loc children;
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omen in White'·
EAST LANSING, Mich - An historical work on Blacks in nursing b,y ,.
Darlene Clark Hine of Mi�igan State University.h s been named an
"Out tanding Book" .by the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of
. Human Rights in the United States .
,,,i ' k,/ .: ,_ hit: Raci 1.... � f!J CqQ'Pcra-.,
ti 11l e u ng f� ion, .1950," as pu&lished an 1989 by
the Indiana UlrktGfSity. ress.
Hine holds a prestigiou J hn .A. Hannah Distingui hed Professor
ship in history at MSU., . .
The specific .purpose of t�e Gustavus Myers Center, which an- .
nounced the award, is to identify, reward and publicize outstanding
books about all kinds of intolerance in the United States. Nofnina
tions arc made by publi her each January and the winners are an- .
. nounced on Dec. 10, Human Rights Day.
THE ENTER, in Fayetteville, Ark., was founded 0 continue
resear h. inaugurated by Gustavus Myers in hi "History o! Bigotry in
the United States;". .
Hine, who joined MSU in 1987, has conducted research and written
'extensively on blacks, particularly women, in the professions.
. In her "Black Women in White," she chronicles the relentles
struggte of Black nurses and their leaders to win integration int,o the
mainstream ·of American nursing. T work is drawn from a number
0{ sources - government documents, philanthropic foundation
. manuscript collections, oral histories -and annual report .of Black
hospitals. . ' .
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JANUAR Y 13, 1990 Dougla Wilder of Virginia became: the
,country's'first lack governor ince the Reconstruction. 1966 'ltobert
Weaver was named secretary of Deaprtment of Housing and Urban
Development. 1926 - Melba Liston, trombonist/composet was born. .
All Africans south oftlae Sahara are dark-skinned people. True orfalset:
, JANUARY 14,1975 - William T. Cpleman was named secretary of
Department of Transportaien. 1940 - Julla� Bond, politician" w8;S &Orn.
"Who is the poe who wrote, "Ulhen Mplindy Sings r. . ·
J�ARY 15; - Martin Luther Kin Jr.'s birthday. 1908 - Alpha
Kapp Alpha, fust Black, orority, was founded at oward University.
. ere is the C.M.E. school.Lane University, located? '
JANUARY 16, 1978 - NASA named Black astronauts�. Frederick
D. G 01')', Maj. Guion S. Bluford and Dr. Ronald E. McNair fer space
missions. 1904 _ hie Anderson, band vocalist, was born.
How many slaves did Abraham Lincoln own during his lifetime?
JANUARY 17,1970 _ John M. Burpss became bishop of the Protes
tant Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts. 1759 _: Paul Cufl'e, wealthy
Black businessman, was born.
Jf!hich African country was the fint to become independent in modem
times?
JANUARY 18,1949 - Congressman WIlliam L. D on was elected
chairman of House Expenditures Committee. 1966 _ HUn Secretary
Robert C. Weaver became the rust Black cabinet member. 1858.- Daniel
Hale Willi m ,physician/educator, was born.
Do you know the name of the Black man who invented an anti-aircraft
gun?'
JANUARY 19, 1918 - John H. John on, publisher, editor, was born.
om didJackJohnson defeat to become heavyweight baxingchampion?
ANSWERS TO BLACK HISTORY QUIZ
13th ._ False .
. 14th - Paul Laurence Dunbar.
15th - Jackson, Tennessee.
16th _ Lincoln was too poor to own laves ..
17th - The Gold Coast (Ghana, 1959).
18th - Norbert Rillieux, with his vaccum pan invention.
19th _ Tommy Burns in Au tralia, 1908, in the 14th round. Police
topped the bout.
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