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, e th p 01 wUI make the future.
ot, "1 tit it b gin as in "happen to us."
We the people must be the subjects
not the objects oj our future."
Tho who 1 t P opl do thing to them are
d or colontz d, or ju t plain fooll h. They
not in control and m u t suffer th cons­
. Wh r colontz d mind abound, uffer­
t . Th tgn of a coloniz d mind: P ople
wh accept oth r p ople' ag nda, make policy
and do thin b cau om on els tells them
th y r ally don't hay much choice.
D trotter mu t organiz . Block clubs, civic
group and associations have to develop a D trott
ag nda for the mayor and city council to follow.
This is all th mor n cessary in I1gh t of Archer's
tran ttton t am which i compos d of corporate
chiefs who live outside of the city. We are told we
n ed their xp rtis . W say, corporate chiefs have
corporat ag ndas. And we challenge community
organizations .to pull tog ther neighborhood
group to begin a regular flow of information from
th gras roots to th top.
It is tim for D trott to mak its own future.
This Week In Black History
I
ovember 14-20
NOVEMBER 14, 1925 - For
the first time Black doctors were
allowed to practice in Harlem
Hospital. 1915 - Booker T.
Washington, educator and
writer, died.
NOVEMBER 15, 1965 -
Douglas Turner Ward' one­
act companion comedi , Day Of
Absence and Happy Ending pre­
miered off-Broadway and ran
for 504 performances. 1900 -
There were 1,734 African­
American doctors. 1964 -
Charle Sifford, first Black
PGA golfer, won Gardena Valley
Open. 1881- P. Johnson pat­
ent swinging chairs.
What university did football
player George Rogers attend?
NOVEMBER 16, 1936 -
William Still was the first
Black to lead a major orchestra,
the Los Angeles Symphony.
1981 - Pam Johnson was
named publisher of the Ithaca
(N. Y.) Journal, becoming the
first Black woman to head a
daily newspaper. 1940 - Phy­
lon, A Journal of Race and Cul­
ture, first appeared.
Who wrote "The Walls of
Jericho"?
NOVEMBER 17, 1960's -
Prominent African-American
women authors included Maya
Angelou, Toni Morrison .and
Alice Walker. 1932 - Enter­
tainer, Lena Horne began her
singing career at Cotton Club.
1972 - Andrew Young, Bar­
bara Jordan and Edward
Brooke were among 16 Blacks
elected to Congr s. 1980 -
WlffiM, the first African­
American-operated public radio
station, went on the air at
Howard University.
What group released the hit
,"Wedding Be� Bluesn?
NOVEMBER 18, 1950
Last of the Scot boro Boys
was freed, nineteen years after'
the case began. 1787 - Aboli­
tionist and women's rightaactiv
. t Sojourner Truth, was born.
Who founded Bethel Charity
School For Negroes in Balti­
more?
NOVEMBER 19, 1962 -
Diahann Carron gained the
first romantic lead in an all­
white Broadway musical, No
Strings. 1949 -Jackie Robin­
son was selected the MVP of the
national League. 1951, 1953 and
1955 - Roy Campanella was
named Most Valuable Player in
National League for the second
time.
Where is Rush Medical Col­
lege located?
NOVEMBER 20, 1865 -
Howard Seminary (later
Howard University) was
founded in Washington, D.C.
1923 - Garrett A. Morgan
patent traffic light. 1981 - A
Soldier's Play opened off-"
Broadway. 1877 - The first
Black baseball team, the Union
Giant , was organized in Chi­
cago. 1991 - Orlando Patter-
on won National Book Award
for non-fiction for Freedom in the
Making of We stem Culture.
Who was the first Black actor
to win an Emmy?
Answers
14th - Donna Summer.
15th - University of South
Carolina.
16th - Rudolph Fisher.
17th - The Fifth Dimension.
18th - Daniel Cokes.
19th - Chicago, IL.
20th - Bill Cosby.
T DG j ta
littl . I don't condon or believe
viol nee (even in th form of de-
clared ) under any circum-
n ccep I. Th Te •
olutely no justification for
th kind of violent acts taking
pi c throughout th orld.
They are prehensible nd I
. h our conflicting and compet-
ntly that on of
By Mumia Abu-Jamal
FOR OVER 30 YEARS, the
U.S. embargo against Cuba was
designed to strangle the newly
independent nation, using the
stigma of "communism" to jus­
tify crimes against them.
In late 1992, in one of ex­
President Bush's last acts, the
Torricelli Bill was signed into
"law," designed to challenge any
nation that trades with Cuba
with a withdrawal of U.S. aid,
thus making hard times in Cuba
harder.
Despite the acts of terrorist
and economic aggression
against Cuba, it has the lowest
infant mortality rate in Latin
America, the highest literacy
rate (96%), and universal free
education. Her doctors serve pa­
tients all around the world, more
than the WHO (World Health
Organization).
Cuba has consistently been a
haven for freedom fighters from
around the world, especially
Black America and Puerto Rico.
Prof. Robert Wtlllams, former
Panthers Eldridge Cleaver, Dr.
Huey Newton, and BLA soldier
Assata Shakur, and Nehanda
Abiodun (NAWO activist) found
refuge from imperialist repres-
ion on Cuban shores. Puertori-
Bob P rrott
A Brokaw Viewer
ps: 1 request that those gen­
eral managers listed below stop
using the phrase "Black on Black
violence" to describe events oc­
curring in South Africa, Africa
and America. .
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article
Dear Sirs:
Thanks very much for
the support you gave me
and Riverside Press by the
way of a generous write up
in your issue of Sept. 22-28
for the reception and sign­
ing of my book, "The Chil­
dren - What Shall We Tell
Them About God." I have
received numerous com-.
ments about it.
To you, love, peace and
joy always.
Prl.cllla W. White
Cuba, from the Indian name ofthe public railways.
Cubanacan, has been a home for That began to change when
African rebellion since 1533, the American-backed Batista
when a significant Black slave government fell on New Year's
revolt shook the Caribbean isle. Day, 1959.
In 18�, a great Afro-Cuban Cuba was known as t-he
poet, Placido, took part in a slave whorehouse of the Caribbean,
revolt there, and was later exe- and the vacation spot of choice
cuted. for U.S. gangsters.
By royal decree, at least, slav- The Revolution changed all
ery was abolished in Cuba, in that.
1880, and. a patronato sys�em, Under an independent gov't
under which slaves remained for the first time in centuries
under the "pro ion" of. �heir Cuba began addressing sociai
f�rmer �te� for a period of . needs of its own people, literacy,
time, was instituted. education, health and agricul-
That seminal urge for libera- ture.
tion has pulsed and throbbed in When Cuba nationalized for­
Cuban veins for centuries-free- eign industries the U.S. gov't re­
dom from slavery; �o� �m taliated by launching the
serfdom; freedom from gnnding ill-fated. Bay of Pigs invasion
po�rty,. illiterao/ and forei� (trained and armed by the CIA),
domination by nch norteamen- numerous assassination at­
canoe. tempts at killing Castro and a
It was from this fundamental trade embargo �t left ih na­
urge that a young law student, tion on the brink of penury.
Fidel Castro-Ruz, organized Note well that in addition to
�ed resistance to the Batista being acts of ws;, each of these
regune, . a� began the Cuban impositio constitute clear vio­
Revolution 10 t late 1950s. lations of the OAS (Organization
of American States) treaty, to
BE ORE 1959 American which the U.S. is a signatory,
companies controlled 80 to 100% which reads, in part: "Notate or
of Cuban utilities, mines, cattle group of states has the right to
ranch and oil refineries, 40% intervene, or external affairs of
of the sugar industry, and 60% any oth r state.·
From
Death
Row
queno Independentista
Guillermo Morales also found
safe haven there. .
CUBA SENT OVER 20,000
of her sons and daughters to
fight for African Liberation in
Angola, Southern Africa, fight­
ing the Boer racists with guns,
tanks and planes. .
It was in Angola, at Cuito
Carnivale, that Cuban military
might stopped South African ag­
gression, opening the door to
freedom for Dr. Nelson Mandela,
and making a Black government
there possible.
It is our duty to do all we can
to support. the courageous people
of Cuba and their Revolution be­
fore this government has its way
and turns it ba to th whore­
house of the Caribbean.
For more info: contact; Rev.
Lucius Walker, Friendshipment,
402W.145thSt.,NewYork,N.Y
10032, or call (212) 926-5757 or
Venceremos Brigade, P.O. Box
673, New York, N.¥. 10035, or
call (212) 228-6000 ext. 503.