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Survival repre entative aid the
introdu tion of Malcolm
phil ophi through vehicle such
as video and lecture are just what
,J • the community college tudents
n d.
"It' relevant in a cbool with this
many African tudents." Jahi aid.
"Everything Malcolm aid i
happening now. "
Though Jahi aid many people
who encounter Malcolm X don't
really understand what he was about,
he can appreciate tb ir wilJ ingn s to
et to know him.
"They're earching for what
Malcolm was about," he aid.
"Malcolm was a righteo brother.
Hi primary goal was to free African
people. He was about truth and
freedom. They (people today) can
identify with Malcolm (in that
sense). .
Lesli Sirl, a bu ine s
administration freshman, aid she
ha just begun ber studies of
Malcolm X·' philosophies and
decided to view the tape to
supplement t she's already read.
Most importantly, Sirls said
Malcol m X's teaching bave
enhanced her belief that African
Americans have fallen into, the trap
of committing crimes against
themselves.
"Since I've began studying, I ask
I;IlY elf and others, 'If you buy a gun,
what color is the man at the other
end more than likely to be?'"
MORE VIEWINGS NEED To
be ponsored by the college and the
communi ty at large, she said.
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HARRI , WHO today ru two
full-time nd two part time
employee, aid, "We try to be uni
que." He lieve in the principle of
" eek and ye hall find." Therefore
he h ,and continue to eek the
advice of barb rs and beauticians
which enable him to ay, "With th
aid of barb rs and beauticians we can
alway find an wer to the
customer' problems."
One would think, perhap a
sume, that a person with Harris' at
titude would have CII tnm,.r
especially Black customers, beating
a path to hi door.
But like many of the Black busi
ne people we interview and write
about, uch loyalty, racial together
ne s or cui rural pride, doe not exi t.
Ham addre ed the dilemma in
this manner.
The ian, he aid, pool their
re ourcc , buy quanity and arc able
to ell for a fraction le ,in addition
to being able to hold rnerchandi e
,until the opportune lime to ell.
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agenci .
Accordin to him. $3 million
would last till mid-winter.
"In orne case we might add
additional be Ii e in the outheast
quarter of tb tate. But, we are
generall y going !o depend on
existing ervice ," h aid.
The Salvation Army has n ver
provided helter in Ingham County,"
Grost said.
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HE! ON TH other hand, cannot
afford that luxury. Hi livelihood
depends on turnover and whereby
some of his products may sell for a
penny or two more than the Asians,
he understands and is able to discus
whatever hair and skin care que -
tions a Black person might have.
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and "most of them are
full," she id, dding that "mo t of
the mon y provided to The Salvation
Army will go to Detroit area. because
of the acute homelessnes problem
there."
"Hopefully, we will start
implementing the plan by Dec 4,"
aid Lt. Col. Clarence Harvey,
command rofThe Salvation Army's
Eastern MIchigan divi ion.
"This is wonderful," Sirl aid.
"'WI need to come out more to e
things like this."
Chris Woodard, Student Acti vi ty
Office advisor, said African
American Histroy is every day, so he
didn't confine the viewing to
February, the month set aside
nationally as "Black History
Month."
"After talking with some
students, we thought it would be a
good indication of what they want
and we try to accommodate,"
Woodard said. "There is going to be
all kinds of activities on a regular '
basis. It's going to be nOD- top."
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