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1 h movie ppeals to and is
on a colonized mindset.
id, and took' ue with
th ne in Crying Game where
F rgu cuts h r hair. "H acts on
h _r body without asking," hooks
not
no YGUARD MADE an
PO E to a ques- can think critically at 12," he
tion about violence by young said.
people,hookssaidwecan'tbegin Hooks talk d about how
to h I the violence that runs white supremacy feels threat-
rampant until we heal the over- ened when racism is identified.
whelming nse of powerless- She aid th re was a strategy of
n in our society. silence on he prevalence of
If we want to change the via- growing racism in America, and
lence, we have got to find ways that mak "us f I crazy."
for self-determination and em- White mal who have not di-
powerment. Thinking critically v ted of colonialism feel threat-
about your life is a transforms- ened if they are not at the center,
tional power, hooks id. "Men- she said.
tal h lth has to be the terrain In cl ing, hooks urged her
ofIDack h Tatton. isten rs to "know who you are
he .MI.�_"-'."'n th . .
outlet for rage. "If people can your soul. ".
have sex nd do drugs at 12 they
..... .. ... � .. _.,... '.;
uo.
rayed, hooks said
During th qu tion period
following h h, hooks com-
m nted on variety of issues.
H r m sage for welfare
rno her was that "unemploy-
ment d not have to be a tragic
, tim." Sh minded her listen-
e th t Malcolm X "became in
telli nt in prison."
.. lasaisrn makes people on
w lfar think they're on the bot
tom," sh said. "Through no
• f ul of their own they are poor."
R ding and writing are a
form of pow r and help to edu
cat . rson for critical con
iou sn s, she aid.
n h ubj of feminism,
hooks aid that being a feminist
is not ing a woman. "Bour-
i whi f minism is refor
mis vo us a feminism that
tr n form tion," he
hoing a th m found in
ks: th struggle against
xi- '1l ha . to be a struggle
inst racism and cl ism, or
tha form of feminism only
p rp t ua t raci m and clas-
. m Ith ugh r forming the lot
ofprivile white women.
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By TUREKA TURK
Mlchlglln Citizen
owa
HAR LD HOGAN presented an excel
lent rmonon finding religion. His wit and
charm s peel through the monologue and
was njoyable to listen to.
"I ch ked mys If and found that I had a
leakage," he said, in reference to his accep
tance of Jesus.
Norina David, hei la laughter, and
T rence Archie gav the production the gift
of th ir voic , which w r almost angelic
and mad th servic mor like th comfort-
bl nitch of the Black church.
Whil most of th production looked as if
it wer till in rehearsal stages, dance Mi
ha 1 Al xand r w most explosive as his
onfid n _ and tal nt sc ped the direction
of And ron .
. And if your ki r th typ to fidget in
hur h, th n "Black Nativity" will be that
�u,ch I to enjoy. The autiful singing
1 n t I _ to c rry th I ck of a plot a climax
and n nding. P rhap "Black 'Nativity!,
hould hr.
ol a
v u
d
3
th children
. purch
A v lu
and perf
and 10 y old have been brought up as hou
bo h of whom h ve n t ugh and ac u tom
16 year old ench has one eye.
li ely yellow girl about 17 or 18 y ar old, h to 11 kind of
h and garden work. he i sold for no fault.
Ho servants! The own r of a f mily d ribed herein, would 11 them for
good price only they re offer ult wh tever, but becau they can done
without, and money is n . He h been offered $1250. They consist of a man
30 to 33 years old, who has been rai in a genteel Virginia family as house servant,
Carriage driver etc., in all which he xcel .' His wife a likely went of 25 to .
orne Blacks think th Y hould b paid for alleged crimes during
slavery. They want the U .. Gov rnment to pay them
BIlilO of dollars. What do YOU think? Do Blacks deserve
to be paid for what happened to them?
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