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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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