o I J Y, announced that during the prin , we
would commen a imilar Ii t 0 Twenty Five Influential African
Worn n (1 - P nt).
As b ore, we have attempted to p
here po ibly will not listed in th
ersJr pondents al 0 Ii t them.
We have at 0 attempt d to in lude om African cent red cholars
and activi 18, who for me" tran " reason are often left of many Ii
ear bottomline is ollow ; African centered, afe, a ceptable,
revolutionary, liberal, independent, etc., we k that readers give th
direction needed. We are confident that your nominatio will r fleet
th full rang of the African pectrum.
Please call (909) 899-0650 (24 hours - leave m ag any tim ) or
writelflLTON: HIGHER EDUCATION, 3179 ,Garey Avenu ,#101,
Pomona, CA 91967.
One final note, we strongly encourage readers to also think globally.
There have been many African lead rs on the international en from
1900 - present.
IT I aid that, "wh re
ther is no vnon th peopl p ri h."
Th comrn dationi tid r-
ship which currently reigns in Black
America i certainly guilty ofla king
the coura and vi into P ak truth
to power.
Indeed it i j n part thi a omm
dationist leadership which bears r -
Thi expectations of th mass of
�101he BeRUNWAtL?
HFADI G UR initial Ii tare, 1) Spelman CoUeg , Pr ident
Johnnetta Cole, who by example, poli y m ing and vi ibility, i
reshaping the image of higher education leadership in America.
The other person is W hington, DC b ed psychiatrist, Dr. Franc
Cres Wei ing who as far b ck 1970 introduced the Cre The ry of
Color Confrontation and Racism (White Supremacy).
Describing her r arch as a p ychogen tic theory, Cres We} ing
addr ses and explains how white upremacy is played out in the arenas
of economics, ucation, entertainment, labor, law, politics. religion,
sex and war. In 1991, she wrote the Iri Papers (Third W rid Pres ,
Chicago).
I eli :f;) Ie and Ctf���IIf»l��\l�
J. Garvey,� arv ,ite) 4), ar " Beth 5 .
(Essence cigatti e) 6)May g ou, 7f'Shir ey rusolm ioneer
politician),8) Marian Wright Edelman (children' rights ,;ldvocate),9)
Sen. Carol Mo ley Braun, 10) Dr. Lenora Fulani (POlitic) 11) Debbi
Allen (actr /director) 12) Oprah Winfrey, 13) Winnie Mandela, 14)
Fannie Lou Hamer (civil/human rights pioneer) and 15) Prof or Anita
Hill.
I told you about the Bla k Com
munity Crusade for. Ch i loren
(BCCC) and how it began. I'll be
talking about the BCCC a lot in thi
column, hoping to get you i ntere ted
and involved. While the BCCC i an
ambitious, long-range effort to OT
ganize the black community around
.tbe crise facing our children and
families, there are teps each of us
can take right now to make a po itive
difference.
I want to share with you a very
creative idea that was developed by
JimmieJones, Jr., who presented it at
the graduation ceremony for the first
25 Black college tudent graduate of
the Ella Baker Leadership Training
Institute at Shaw University. Jimmie
says he was in pircd by one of hi
mentors, Rep. Cleo Field , to create
this Alphabet of Commitment:
A-Accept the challenge.
B-Be your be t.
'c-combine yourword with a -
tion.
D-Dedicate your life t your
dream.
E-Expeet ornehard tim
F-Fight them off.
O-Get God on your id :
H-Have a made up mi nd to take
that..... ,
I-and Irsp re omebody el e.
. J-Join with others of like mind
yourself.
K-Keep on keepin' n.
L-L t y u light hi n cv ry-
where.
M-Make every day co u nt.
N-Never, never ay "I can't".
O-Overcom all ta I .
P-Put your t f ot f rward.
Q-Quit quittin'.
R-Run the ra with p' ticn .
S-S nd tr n for what you be-
lieve is true.
T -Tea h so m ftc d 'C to t k
your pi w hil you 'an.
U-Und tand wher you c m
�" alphabet of
commitment to save
Black chi .
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WRIGHT
conormc a
Part U of II
r ar ued I arcuc , with revenu oin t-
ward h alth . I",OU ht t b consid- '
from 0 that you can take ....
V- and Vi ualize wh re you
need to be. �
W - Work until your work 1
done.
- X-ray your own lif tylc.
Y -Yearn to achiev all you eek.
Z-and Zealously trive to r ach
your peak.
As we enjoy the- clev rnes and
creativity that Jimmie put Into thi
Alphabet of Commitment, let u 31
ommit to taking the i t tep to
ard giving our childr n the love,
. upport nurturin and guid nee that
they 0 urgently ne d u t provid
Call us at 1- K-BCCC (1-
o -275-2222) to find out mor
about the Black Community Crusad
for Ctuldren. We're waiting to hear
from youl
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the 1. ) rmlhon iroop-, Bu h had pr �
p<)\ ·u I" I ar to "mall.
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