THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY
Jun -12
Who wrot th book entitl d; "Th Or; in of Ra and olor"?
What Black [emal . ing r' big t hi in til
Geor in Brown" and "Dinah"?
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en e
RJ 'HI TO Y I not
justaproductofth activiti ofp 0-
pI of European dec nt, T vatu ,
cul tural exp ri n and cia) pat­
terns of peopl 0 color-American
Indians, Asian-Americars Latino
and African-Amen ns- re also
central in the constructi n of the
compl x American identity .
African-Am rican id ntity i in
1hi context our group' hi torical
consciou n of i elf, i colle tive
uffering and xperi nces, through
lavery, egr gation and urban ghet­
toization, and its attemp at elf-
defini tion.
Second, multiculturalism by defi­
nition hould be "comparative" in its
approa h to th study of American
Iif and culture.
This means that a multicultural
perspective mus t approach each indi­
vidual cultural tradi tion-for exam­
ple, American Indian culture,
Mexican-American culture, etc.­
wi th an awareness of its integri ty and
hi torieal continuity.
But it should also eek any paral­
lel of experience, values and com­
mon traditions between various
group . It hould al 0 compare and
contrast the cultures of "nonwhite"
peoples with the perspectives and ex­
periences of the white majority.
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tural ven
raci t umptio
which pret nd t p
. hoi hip."
Finally, a multi ultural pers
live in edu ation hould ins' t up n
the empowerment of opp d P
pl and the transformation of oci ty
to aboli h discriminati n and in­
equality.
THEORI ()
am social reality whi h top hort of
addressing basi human problems
experienced in th everyday world
for people of color in Am rica are
useless. A theory i only important in
the amount of human "reality" it x­
plains or defin . Critical id ab ut
culture, hi tory, society, and human
development can truly "empower" a .
people who have experienced dis­
crimination and social injustice.
The task of e ucators here i to
nurture and foster a critical con­
ciousnes am constructive elf-
JUNE 1 rick Dou I
freedom. 1 3 - Supreme Court rulin
W hington, D.C. r
can' first BI k tr
at Olympic trial .
What coa h ign d J acki Robin on to his first major I n ue con­
tract?
JUNE 9, - Betw en th 1924 Olympi in P ri and t 1
Gam in Berlin, African-America captured 21 Gold, 5
Bronz M dal . 19 5 - L.. k rs d ted n ton
NBA title a ter ei ht previous defca k t 1
Abdul-Jabbar w MVP.
How old was W.E.B. DuBois when h di d?
JUNE 10, 185 - Willi m W II 8rown wrote t fi t publi hed
play by a Bla k. ]854 --Jam Augu tin H aly, first BI k Ameri­
can Roman Catholic Bi hop w ordained.
In what tate is Tu kege Institut I cat d?
JUNE 11,1 59 - The Wand r r w the last hip to brin a larg
number of lav to the U.S. 1920 - Piani t, in r Haz I Dorothy
cott, w: born.
In what city was Nat Turner hang d?
JUNE 12, 1963 - Medgar W. Evers, ivil righ I der, w
murdered in J ckson, Mi s. 19 - Atlanta' 7 Sta e ho ted June
Jord n' Bang, Bang Uber All .prornpting a Klu Klux Klan protest.
1971 - J Jackson founded Operation P h to t bu i to
rovide opportuniti or African-American .
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£u .... ur ...... .sity did Dr, Georg arruther. r c ive hi �h.D.?
ANSWERS on 85
BY E P IZI G th unique
cul tural h ri tag of African Ameri­
can pe ple, for exampl , PaH rson
believ that Blac might actually
"div rt an nti n from th di propor­
tionat .contributions" they have
made to America' "common cul-
tur ."
Troubled by 'what h terms/the
" eparate but truly equal ideology
that an increasing number of young,
educated African-Am rican areem­
bra ing", Patterson insi ts that the
genuin g al of th Black freedom
movement sh uld be " ocial inclu-
ion" into the mainstream.
Although Patterson i a Black lib­
eral, indirectly he provides intellec­
tual ammunition for reactionary
conservatives like BennetL
.By attacking "multiculturalism"
as divi ive, both Patterson and Ben-
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THE
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and c nomic pohcic 01 R '.1 em
and Bu. h.
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Ia.\ year v 'rOI ut 111111) '11 lor all
( ur poh .c otti ll. 'TllISJU Y 'ou!d
n t ha coon' rnor . darnauc to tl 'If
abroad If th hat!
READERS WRITE
Wake up De roit­
How long will we wait?
H w Ion will w conti nue t run away from our nei h rh d.
until w d ide to make the be t of what we have?
How Ion will we continu to ou elv as a mirr 1 of white
society? D ining ou clv by Eur entne VI w and not r ognizing
ourown gr tn and eauty?
How I ng will w xintinuc t go to war or Am ri 'a, only tome
home to egre ation and ra i m?
How long. will Hollywood continue t depict Afri an people
pim ,pro titute , hu tiers drug pushers, d pc ddi ts, and not
human being i.e. d ct rs, educato ,politi ians etc.?
H wIn 'will we wait, a day, a week, a m nth'!
H w Ion are w going to 'hop in the. uburbs while Afri an
American tore conti nu to go bankrupt?
How long will we continue to think th t the whit man' ice i
colder?
How I n will we continue to think a oro, C'hry. I r. a adillac
i bett r wh n made or brou ht in th . uburh '!,
How long will it take fore w hold ours I\' 'S ant! our .hrldrcn
a untable for the thin
K n Snodgras
Detrolt,MI
d th v lu
WID need to
learn th lessons of "nonwhite" con­
tributions to th nation' culture art,
politi and cientific fields, in ord r
to overcome the legacy of raci m am
presumpti ns of nonwhit inferior­
ity. Multi ulturaJism p rmits all
Americans to di cover our funda­
mental uni ty through our diversi ty.
Dr. Manning Marable is Profes-
or 01 Politi al Science and History,
Univer ity of Colorado, Boulder.
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