This Week In
Black History
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Can )W nan/! the Black all
star basebollplayer who � nick
naned "Bad Henry?"
first
vo in the U.s., after the
15th Am ndment ratification.
1m -African American Drama
Company founded in Urbana,
m. 1947 - . Johmoo,
first Black pre ident of Fisk
University. 1878-J (LIAr
tb J boxing champion,
born.
Who � the firstB/ocJcto�
aJtend the US Military Academy?
APRIL 1, APRIL FOOL'S
DAY. 1 - Hartford
"",u." ... y opened with "Otrello,"
featuring Clayton Corbin in the
title to . 1 - Pain r
Ow Ta ner won S lver
Medal at Paris Exposition, 1938
- Booker Little, trompe r, was
m. 1 rta Hunter,
Inger, w born 1935 - U.S.
Supreme Court reversed Scot
, sboro decision.
What is the name <f the Black
Konan who published a book <f
poems in colonial times?
APRIL 2, 1991 - "Betsey
Brown, " by Ntozake S am
Emily Mann premiered at the
McCarter Tbeatre Center for the
Performing Arts, Princeton, NJ.;
Manhattan Tbeatre Qubproduced
Leslie Lee' "B/ackEag!es," a play
about the Tuskegee Airmen, the
coWlty'sfustBlackpiJotunit 1921
- wan Record Compeny was
first Black organized aIX1 owned
record company. 1984 - John
TIonpson became the first Black
coach to win the NCAA baskctall
championship as Georgetown
efeated University of Hot5k>n.
1848-JeranJah "ere) Harra1-
son, US Congressman (AL), was
bom.1918-CbarIes White, art
ist, was bom. 1939 - Man1n
Gaye, singer, was bom.
When was the Colored
Methodist Episcopal Church or
got#zed?
APRIL 3, Between 1870 am
1901 two Black Senators aoo
twenty Representatives seIVed in
Congress. 1927 - W
Brown, 1st Black graduate,
USNA, was bom. 1889 - �
True Reformers Bank of Rich
rrooo opered.
Which nw kinds of busiMses
were probably the first owned and
operated by Blocks in the U.S. ?
APRIL 4, 1898- Bob Cole's
A Trip to Coontown" the tiBt full
length mt5ical comedy writlen,
directed, perfonned am produced
by African-A.rraicam, opened at
the Third Avenue TIuter in New
York City. 1968 - Martin
Lutber Jr. was inaIed
in Memphis, Temasee. 1910-
McKinley (Muddy waters)
Morgaufteld, bha singer, was
born. 1822 - HIram Re �
fust Blade US. SenaDr, was born.
1928 - Maya ba, autOOr,
was born.
How many Black familiu
owned slaves in 1860, ac
cording to census data?
S answers on A 10
DETROIT
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REV. CHARLES ADA S
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Honorary Ho t Committ include
th Honorary Geraldin Bledsoe,
Rev. ichola Hood, III, George
Shriley, William McGill, Wilbur
Ava Fobb, Jo ephine Harrell
Love, Mary A. McKelton, G ie
of the
Dickey, Wend II Phillip, Claire
eal, and Jimmy Abbington.
Mr. M Kelton will b joined on 11 ,
tage by bariton Dr. Ted Jon s,
fluti t 0 vid Brown (New York ''''!
City), and Darryl Houston, pianist. ,,�
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the impress: II that It'S rela
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drugs, to try it "just this once."
Sad! er.ery addiction
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product' episodes
of p tranoia,
as 1LI(!/1 as long
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moeed in sm,III
"hash" pipes or
bongs. S Id in
small black, broum
or green cakes or balls. It has a sueet, stICky smell
when sm ked. May also b taken orally. Its effects
are similar to those of marijuana, but they may be
more intensified because of its higher potency.
every com-
.,.� munity in
the country.
oJ' i: '-togetaholdof
dru s, they don', have "0 go � far to get them.
It's usually common knowledge which students in
school carry them. And whether they know it or
not, there may be drugs at parties they attend.
Drugs can often be purchased openly, in public
Cocaine: Coke. Nose candy, blow,
flake. A uhit« powder,
usually kept in
small amounts
in vials or
corners of
plastic bags. Often
accompanied by small mirrors
and razor blades to chop it up into "lines,"
to be. inhaled through the nose by small
stmws or rolled dollar bills. It can also be
injected directly into the bloodstream. Cocaine
increases the heart rau and blood pressure, as well
as the risk of heart attack and strokes.
Cnuk Cocaine: Cnuk, rock, {rtebase, Whiu or
tan pellets or "rocks" kept i" small Ilia Is.
Crack is often smoked with s,.,wll glass
tubes or jars, A pou'er(ul and addictive
"high" of " short,
;"lmse duration.
parks or on neighborhood stree: comers. But it will
probably be someone your child already kna.vs
who will "turn them on" to
� drugs:an acquaintance,a
schoolmate, a friend.
, Your child may
"/'ven know which pill
�i" your mediciM cabinet
will get them high. If not, the
are kids that will be glad to ull them
exactly what to look.
often kids
don't have to do
a thing, the drugs
will come straight
to them. It's iust another
I that drugs kill
indiscriminately.
.J And it could happen
., to them. They have to be
told about the hazardous
'7 effects of drug abuse: memory
� loss, impairment of coordination,
concentration and dama& to the
heart and lungs. They need to know
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about other dangers, like addiction.
Who should ull them? You. No teacher or
TV commercial can haw the impact of a
parent. No one dse has that same emotional bo"d.
So tell them
dearly. And tell
them often.
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tnul", , suitcases full of mone,' for drugs.
Theys eitar�)undthem.I"p rerllel h·
I)()rhoods. kids know that dru scan mem1
(I qm k way Itt of poverty, They see.
hi fronl II'£'"
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where)K>u stand on drug .
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