( ) I J ; II ; ( "1.\ " . ; ( '\ , . \
mann r.
Fromt
Bl c truly
crim in our t , opportuni-
i for our' and pl in
qu t r gulations that cea
di rupting our ci y, it' time
to t rt di ions on whether
1 galization is a solution to our
problems. Baltimore Mayor
urt Schomke ha u ted
rim- that w start talks on the ub
j . And many other Blacks say
"g:> furth r" nd discuss how th
African Ameri n community
can ben fit from the commercial,
nd regulat , sale 0 certain
drugs.
It i h r folly for us to con
tinue to go along with people
who ar not suffering from the '
effects of the war on drugs as we
are. Black America must con
ider legalizing drugs in regu
lated amounts so the killing
fields of urban America can be
come a distant memory.
y
TO remem
ber that during t 1920, Pro
hibition wned th same type
of violent uph val are wit-
n ing no . There on dis-
tinct difference ho r - t n
it wa bite-on-white crime.
What did America do? They re
placed prohibition, not because
drinking was uch a moral situ
ation, but because the specter of
whites killing whites wholesale
became unacceptable to society.
In the 1990, ha Bla
killing other Blacks, in volume,
Bu in
ch ng
READERS WRITE
,
What Blac com dian
tarred in tM mooie 'TM Toy"?
n.
What former pro basketball
Which Cabinet S retary player was knoum. as "ButUT'-
igned after making profane bean"?
and candalous remarks about
Blacks to a reporter?
JANUARY 14, 1975-Wil-
11 T. Col m was named
U.S. Secretary of Transporta
tion. 1960' - P u1i urray,
a lawyer and NAACP m mber,
played a pivotal role in the
women' movement.
JA UARY 10, 1864 -
Geo gton r
w born. 1961 - har yne
Hunter-G ult and il
ton Holm integra ted the
University of Georgia. 1944-
The United egro College
Fund was chartered to provide
financial support to African
American colle . 1981 -
There were 5,038 Black elected
officials in the U.S. 1990 - In
fielder, Joe 0 , a star
with th Houston Astro, Cin
cinnati Reds and San Francisco
Giants, was elected to the Base
bell Hall of Fame.
In what state was the first
anti-slavery petition recorded?
JANUARY 11, 1936 -
Charle W. Anderson bEr
came the first Black to rve in
Kentucky Legislature. 1896-
In Pie v. Ferguson, the
Supreme Court enunciated the
"separate but equal" doctrine.
1958 - Althea Gib be
came the first Black named Fe
male Athlete of the Year by the
Associated Press.
For which encyclopedia did
Sterling Brown write an. article
on the American negro 1
JANUARY 15, artin
Luther King Jr: Birthday.
1908 - Alpha Kappa Alpha,
first Black sorority, was
founded at Howard University.
1991- Bailiwick Repertory
hosted world premiere of
Mademoiselle Julie. 1953 -
Fi k Uni became the
first Black institution to get a
Phi Beta Kappa Chapter.
What army officer was forced
to retire in 1917 so that he
would not have command over
white officers in a regimenti
Answers
9th - Secretary of Agricul
ture Earl Butz.
IOth-1787.
I •
Martin Luther King once
said, "It is only during the dark- I
est night that we can the
stars." The Black community of
southwe Pontiac has been ex
periencing dark days of high un
employment, poverty, crime,
drugs and violen . Although
our community offen very few
opportunities, one Black male
has created som light.
Quincy Stewart, socially
conscious Black jazz musician,
has been paying. his musical
du th past ten y rs, espe
cially last year.' This outhwe
Pontiac resident has n on a
music 1 mission that has re
sulted in his first 10 album
. lease.
Quincy·i a very tal ntedjazz
trumpeter who range is some
w here between the legendary .
Lee Morgan and Freddy Hub
bard. Quincy' band, Ujimm
Jazz Ensemble, played at the
world known Montr ux Jazz
Festival in Switzerl nd during
the 1980's. The new album enti
tled 'Pathological' is a freshing
blend ofj zz, rap, and rhythm &
blues.
"Q's" new release, which is
second to none, offe .list ners a
diverse palate of musical flavors.
I ,
,
. ,
o.
southwest Pontiac
im for more
m inspired to cul
ntiti like stars
pl out of dark-
iney, for a
Kenny Anderson
Po�tl8c Black Activist League
Benjamin Banneker's alma
nac was written after the e1'td rJ(
the Reooluniary War. Trw or
false?
JANUARY 12, 1948 - U.S.
Supreme Court gave Blacks
the right to study law at state
institutions. 1952 - Univer-
11 'lJ'ue.
12th - Richard Pryor,
13th - Sob Love.
14th - Encyclopedia Bri
tannica.
15th - Colonel Charles
Young.
C () A I j I · 11 I () N
Dennis Rivera, Chairman
Rev. Jesse Jackson, President & Founder
Jesse Jack$on Jr., Field Director/ JaxFax Editor
His vocals are smooth, soothing,
and enrapturing; the young rap
per from Pontiac appearing on
this album definitely has a fu
ture in hip-hip. In the language
of hip-hop, this album is Phatt!
fidenc , a charac eristic hat
many Blacks lack. As Marcus
Garvey stated: "If you ha no
confidence in If, you wi
defeated in th ra of life With
confidence you have won even
befor you have started. "
Self-confiden , or If- ffi-
caey, m ns tha p pI li
they can bring about d i re-
sults in life. Th opposite of s 1 f
efficacy is hop 1
passivity and/or p im ism
when relating to on ' lit;
ally resulting from low
t m and lack of motivation.
THERE IS MUCH more to
Quincy's vision than the release
of his album, the album being
prod uced by his recording com
pany, Q-Pon. As an entrepre
n ur, Quincy wants to provide
promising Black artists in Pon
tiac and 0 her communities an
oppo unity to be su ful in
th music busin ss.
What's important to me is
that the r lease of Quincy's al
bum should show Blacks in our
community. hat "well done" is
better than "well said." I think
the ti Ie of the album, "P tho
logical," is appropriate. It re
flects to me the collective sick
Black mentality of making ex
cus , the if-i-woulda'-coulda'-
houlda' syndrome. This
attitude prevents us from being
self-determined and achieving
necessary socio-economic goals.
From knowing Quiney, his al
bum was finished and released
primarily because ofhis self-con-
L r-
mine whether or not BI