( ) 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