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African. not 11. but enough.
Some will ay ye when
ked, orne will y no. The
· cultur I richne of
numerou L tin Americ n
. nation consi tenlly reflect
· African, European and A i n
root. The e root re in
we tern term. Black. white,
red and brown.
With thi noted, we have.
vi HILTON: HIGHER
EDUCATION. tated on
everal occasion that one of
the be t inhou e deci ion
.. that Black people in hi
country made in recent years
was to agree on the term
African American.
Not all Africans in
America have embraced the
term yet, ju t a many
Latinos are al 0 reflecting
on Hispanic, Spanish,
Chicano. Latino • etc. In
both cases. it is a revol u
tionary process.
. Living in New York
Town for several years and
working as a university ad
ministrator, I recall many
brown skinned Latinos and
Latinas telling me that they
wcre not Black. Some would
say this, not all.
Implied was the idea that
Black went along with
American and that one could
be denying their Latin
Americ n root baying
many L uno did
and do ay with pride i that.
they cherish their multi-cul
tural heritage, which some
times includes Africa.
These African roots are as
deep as those of Continental
Africans, African Americans
or those Africans from the
English and French speaking
nations of the Caribbean.
For this and other
reasons. it is very practical
for a genuine bond to occur
and/or remain between
Spa nish, Englis h, Fre nch
and Portuguese speaking
Black and Brown people.
What we are writing here
is certainly not the defini
tive statement on what we
again call an evolutionary
process. However, what is
stated here may be used as a
reference point for people
interested in building
bridges and finding common
ground.
This is not abou denying
one's cult ure , but rather
about assessing one's points
of strength. And what we
write here is applicable to
people livl ng across thi na
tion .:
For that reason, we wel
come comments and feed
back from people of 11
ethnicities regarding this
special two part column.
�""Ll'S hear from Atlanta,
Bakersfield. Los Angele •
San Bernardino. Boston,
Buffalo, Birmingham,
Chicagoland, ' Denver,
Tampa, Las Vegas, Lo�g
Beach, Highland Park. Mil-
waukee, San Francisco. .
New York Town, PIt-
tsburgh, Raleigh, Rich�ond,
Roanoke, Salem San Diego,
Seattle, WaShington DC,
Philadelphia. Miami,
Johnson City, Normal, Fer
rum, Compton, Pomona,
Claremont, Fontana.By the
way, how many people will
agree that there i only one
race, the human race? Plea e
end. comment to: HILTON:
HIGHER EDUCATION,
3139 N. Garey Avenue,
Suite 101. Pomona, CA
91767.
Clare e To.
George h' selection of Judge
Clarence Thoma to replace
soei J tiee Thurgood hall
on the Supreme Court rep n
clever ult gai t the entire civil
righ movement. By choo ing
Thomas, an African-American, B h
believ that he make it difficult for
,progressive to oppo e his
candidate' record.
Superficially, Thoma' life
seems to be a p riches tory. Bom
in Savannah, Georgia, in deep pover
ty, Thom was educated by the
charity of bite Catholic DUDS. He
crificed and struggled to obtain a
Yale law degree. But hi rise from
poverty to power really occurred
the aide of Republican Senator John
Danforth of Missouri. It wunder
Danforth's influence that the am-
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curred in 1 ben be criticized
the famo 1954 Brown v. Board 0/
Education decision, which outl ed
raciall y greg ted ubJi cbool.
In preme rroga ce, Thom
declared that tbeBrowndeci ion w
on "dubio social ience," If
Thomas had been in ontgomery,
Alabam b in 1955, be prob bly
would h ve at quietly in the
egreg ted ection of that city'
b , instead of pro ting along
with P and Martin Luth r
King,Jr.
Souter, Thom i 0 Intel
o t of hi meager publish
ed rticle are polemi g i t
"racial quo "and ffirmative ac-
tiona He written almost n thin
on other important constitutional . -
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Thomas' ilence on th u
permit him to follow Souter'
footstep th o-called "Stealth
nominee" to the Supreme Court.
THOMAS IS ALSO deeply op
posed to omen' rights issue ,par
ticularly the 'freedom of choice on
abortion. Several year go, Thomas
commented favorably about an ar-
THE BA rc legal trategy
. employed by Bush is imply an ex
tension of th reactionary agenda of
Ronald Reagan. During Bush's first
two years as pre ident, he appointed
70 federal judges, nearly �l of whom
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and Black femal
by Norman J. Clement, DDS.
An AIDS prevention program
designed specifically for the efficacy
of Black women may help control
the rapidly growing incidence of
AIDS among Black women.
Helen L. Gasch, Health Educator,
from the HlV Center Community
Core of Columbia University School
of Public Health explained, "Self-ef
ficacy refers to an individual' con
fidence in hi or her abiHty to
perform specific behaviors in
pecific ituation."
A tudy. reteesed earlier this year
by the Center for Disease Control
bowed overall female deaths from
HIV were some 12,000, in the year
1990 "and nearly half" or 6,000 were
African American females.
Oasch stated that historically aDd
today, Blac omen have been the
HILTON: HIGHER
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dialogue with c otlege and
world readers.
... overall female deaths
from HIV were some'
12,000, in the year 1990,
Hand nearly half' or 6000
were African American
females.
THE RESULT OF thi sex ratio
imbalance is that Black women no
longer have leverage to insist on afe
sex and any ins' tence may jeopard
ize a valued relationship.
"Women ee their options hrink
ing and tend to tolerate more objec
tionable behavior for men. In
contrast, men ee their options
limitle , resulting in less p ure to
develop commitmen and greater
power within relationships." .
"For women whO feel powerful,
the negotiation of safer ex grow
from a repertoire of uccessful ex
perience ., For women who feel
defeated, taking on the hard task of
king for condom e is just too
much.
To teach fe x to women with
little' elf-efficacy, the sen e of
powerl must be addressed,"
binding force which ha held
families and social networks intact
However, the rapid deterioration of
neighborhoods, the collapse of the
economic base and the high rate of
unemployment and incarceration of
Black men create an atmosphere of
d peratlon ... One of the things that
happens to relationships' that a
power imbalance develops between
Black men and women, mainly be
ca oftbe decreased availability of
marriageable men.
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percent
ly of'
been ho tile to environment I
protection I civil libe , the
righ of criminal defendan , and
. on righ. . rep
rv ti to
Y tem to de troy
tic movemeu
for reform, and return African
Americans Hi pam ,women and
oth rs to seoond-cl
Bush w 0 determined to purs
the e conserv tive goal th t be
deliberately ignored "moderate"
Republican judges from considera
tion. One e ample would be judge
Amalya Kear e, an African
Aiheric n Republic n currently
erving on the federal appeals court
in New Yor. Kearse' moderate
political view, however, made her
unacceptable to dogmatic
ideologue within the Bush ad
ministration.
Even the Wall Street Journal, no
friend· of civil rights and women's
equality, candidly inteq,reted the
meaning of Thurgood Marshall's
resignation frOm the Supreme Court.
The Journal predicted that Bush
would "nominate a conservative
committed to continuing the court'
re triction of abortion rights, i
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th tile lcction 0 a .
Thom ,B h contin to advance
form of radic I conserv ti . , .
repudi ling the legal leg y of1bVr
good hall. If confiImed by �
Senate, Thomas would become part
of monolithic conservati m in the
nation' highest court, threateniDg
the entire struggle for equal justice in
our country.
Dr. Mtmning Marable is Pro/u
sor 0/ Political Science and History,
University 0/ Colorado, Boulder.
"Along TM Color Line" appeors:in
over 200 publications intD1Ultiorl4l
ly, and a radio commentary versiOn
0/ t� column is broatlc4st 011 �
tions throughout the United Stat�.
POSitive Images For
African-Americans N
Editor:
The Problem: African-
Americans' repeated usage of the
word "nigger." You will find this is
the ame word the lavemaster used
to control the slaves. You wiU also
fi ngo rdia
I de tl:nd' offensive. ow we
find when one African-An1erlcan I
calls another a "nigger," the word
creates, perpetua and trengthens
a negative self-image. .
We need to make it very clear we
feel this is a dehumanizing act with
terrible psychological consequen
ces. Sadly, thi word takes away our
self-respect and pride, then leaving
African-Americans in an inferior
state of mind. As a people this is not
the way we need to interact. It is
very important this kind of negative
indoctrination is exposed and
stopped.
It is al 0 very important people
ee themselves in a po itive way.
We hope you can see this is a prob
lem that needs to be solved. Let us
understand the greatest injustice of
all are the one we now inflict upon
ourselves. Now is the time to expose
and stop this negative reinforcement.
... calling each other " niggers. "
Our history reveal thi word con
tinu to be passed from generation
to generation. For far too long this
Key Word has controlled the
African-American community.
Now, thank to the World Truth
Seekers (we are seekers of truth and
justite) there is finally a solution for
tbis devastating carryover from
slavery. African-Americans, it is
time to liberate our minds.
THE SOLUTION: African
Americans must come together and
expose thi ord "nigger" as what it
really is ... The Key Brainwashing
Word in America. As concerned
people we have to stand up and say,
you African-Americans that call
You're
.wlthln
th
Norm
Gasch said.
"In order for a woman to ex
perience increased comfort wi th the
proce of exual negotiation he
m t be made aw re of her abili ty to
ert herself and gain equal footing
with her partner in exual inter
course.
For now you're within the
norms.
each other the word "nigger"
wrong. Your repeated ge ot�
word has damaging psycoologiCllI
effects and your ctions must be e -
posed and stopped. You are doin a
great d' ervice to yourself and your
peopll • �
Let 11 communica-
tion now. e can no Jive
thi negative way, now we can free
our minds of this Key Word. It is �
responsibility to set a good examRle
of elf-worth for our future geocN
tion. We can et a good example by
eradicating this Key Brainw �g
Word ("nigger") from our
vocabularie , never to use it ga(n.
Then we can develop positive illl-
I
age and self-image. t
Please alway remember we ha\'e
a great culture and a history. The
World Truth Seekers think it i tune
African-American feel good about
themselves. We want positive im
ages for African-Americns no !
Concerned people, by workin,
together, we can soow self-resP<d
and feel pride. This will enable us'to
come together and grow a people.
Keep in mind we were the ori�
people ruling the earth. We Are
Somebody. :
Please help us, join the movement
by exposing and stopping the KCy
Brainwashing Word. Thank you .:
We want to know your opinion:
Write us: The World Truth
Stears, P.O. Box 61631, Phoenix,
Arizona 85082-1631.
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