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 . MARIAN 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 :no LO RE Thr- "n \ "II('lP TJ G 'U 1 () 'S RO DA I LS vindi n fut erauo n DR. MANNING MARABLE ALONG THE COLOR LINE nons In t 'P .ntauon " bud zct. 'h nton prop )'dl to r du c the numb r 01 a uvc duty tro p� vcr IIV ' yea!". down to-t ,1 rn Jllton I r< m the 1. ) rmlhon iroop-, Bu h had pr � p<)\ ·u I" I ar to "mall. Del nxc . Sl\ vh uld b tri mrned hy at lea ... t 2C; p n, .nt nd on the rc .nue Sid , W' vhould .onsidcr D! [annuig i arobl« i\ PIO} - - WI oj f olit ical . (It'IlU Oliff II i \ un . Ill\. irvu» of 0101 ali" Bould r. "A i()l1� tIL olin I lilt" 01'/)( 11 \ In ()\"I 0 III \ P"!" 1\ on d ()\ 'r (>() I atlto