Haiti will
have to
depend on
the
kindness
,of
strangers.
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READERS WRITE
By
AWKIN
ik 'I'�, P.·
Blad< Vllc', 1'10111 h,ld rill 1\1)
I" YOtlllg .t'11 ('OIl'tl:! �,'()If
1\'llg III It ,<I('C'I 11l1I1H:! "gI'l -
'Ic' 'I' f he' 1', . Idf'Jlf c, f h .
I Jill' c 'd Sf a I , S hI' : I I II . I i I I
Bind III I It 'r IWI -r loop of 1� 1-
(·lIJfu,·'. 111(1' \llIah:lIll L'Jwo11l
nr1..1IllZ('(1 I h 'd('p:sl1n 'I I at·,.
t h ' t'l\,11 war
'I') ('11 \ IH II Btli Clmt on a -
p )1 III (' I I h« COnI!" Ill: I (r III
IS ·js sipp], it, E<.,r y, to • h •
tOI .I( h III Agrielilf urr- It Wit
l ,(�lll ' ('nlOl -Iord.u al d I 01)
Bro '1) w -rr- in I hr- dr-crsron-
11 : klllg 1'00n WII I I h \ man who
COllI rollr I I lu- h,v(' ' c,f powr-r
I Jl I I I II til n 'f' \ h. I 'IN ' U' I
to call "t hr- whur- POW)!'. t ruc­
h. k 'I) to It.' O\llHI.I-
t·, ' J I('pa �f 10 blow u
r IOIIC"" Blac'k mt r us u.n on
wlut« pow' tr- it ory BI;t('k f'X'-
1111(· .. 1 c·lolll ('0 ,J I,c, 11111:
1IIIIl,tlI, BI:wksfh'nl ,·1·
tin \ ( r
iscrrm ma-
11)(> IP] L
R a dan-
lcul tion to
th R v rend .Je e
J ck on d s, that you n take
th W shington, DC mayoralty
I t ion T s u lt again the
ckdrop of th un thical, im-
m r 1 .h vior of Barry nd
on lud that he D mocratic
Party h th wrongstrategy for
winning el ions. Barry 1 an
x ptron ra h r than ,. he rule".
Th Am ri n double t ndard
i ali and w 11
Th American body politic is
chi zophren ic Talkin on way
nd acting ano her. 'The cul­
tural plurali m concept allows
each ethnic group to b as strong
It n be and then cooperate
with the other ethnic group in
a d mocr ic proces . In the
of BI cks thi "stren h"
h ro b found in faith in God
nd maintenance of mora]
. t nd rdt h t r fl the Black
ommu nity's hri tian heri-
ta
Blac must strive to "be the
tt hat they can be", especi 11'- -
wh n th y a ume lead 1 hip
rol in goy mm nt, busine
or any other prof ion.
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"
ov r n m .nt.,
t h milit r
I'm d auxili ri
plac Fri t ion will
in vitabl a Malval'
• binet att mpt to
funct.ion normally
---------------- alon ide th forces
that overthrew Ari -
tid and more r ntly ex cured the Ju tic Min' r.
Pr id nt Aristide do not h v. much tim to im lern n
political reform. He has .carcely a y r left b for � (1 tions ar
du in December 1995. Hi peopl '. needs ar also PI' _ ing.
They fall into four cat gorie -- humanitarian aid, I' on true­
tion of infrastructure, mod rnizat ion of, th tate. nd r build­
ing institut.ions.
The fir t two will be easy. After a thr i-year embargo, H iti
has immediate nutritional needs. Also 1'0 cis and brid need
t.o b r built and the public utiliti .. r tor d. But th gr at t
problem will be modernizing the He it ian tate, which has b en
traditionally predatory and authoritarian. The army needs to
be cut. down to a fifth of its size. The public servic h to b
reformed and many of it 45,000 employed fired
In an August meeting in Paris la t month the International
Monetary Fund (I.MF.), the World Bank and the Inter-Ameri­
ClIwiDeveloplhent 'Btl lk I.D,B. timated tWcl 50 million
were needed to habilitate Hai L Much of this will b p nt in
the first few months in order to have the devastation creat.ed
by the international embargo and civil strife. Howe�er, for
ome time to com Haiti will have to dep nd on th kindn
of strangers.
Much will depend on the developm nt plan' that in imp�e­
mented in Haiti and the country' ability to absorb the asS1S­
tance from international organizat.ions. However, its the faith
of the Haitian people in the future which will matter most.
Haiti's majority may be illiterate and untrained b�t h�y hay .
a reputation for thrift and for inclu. trrou n . It I ultll�lfltelj'
this human capital that mu t b glV n a ch nc to r build th
country on the ruins of a failed economic nd politi 1 sys m.
J. Michael Da h, Profe or of Francophone Literature
The University of the W t Indies - Mona, Jamaica
READERS WRITE
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By ERIC KEARNEY
I do not use th "n' word.
P rhap. , p hay license to
u it, Other th n that w
should outlaw the "n" word.
W should e n outlaw th
social
or h "just us folk s " x pion.
That is, when h r only Af-
rican Am around, it is
ace ptabl h . "n" word.
Howev T, If the . i .. om on
white round th.n It <h uld n
b ll� d And A whltp �r�on
should n v r�. 1 or dlT J t It at
an Afncan Ameri n.
A whll pro��. r at lorida
A&M (J nJ\'C'J. ity 1'.( 'n Iy vi -
la d t his final ruin r t s �ms
thatth univ .11Yilndlh·stu­
d nl odYHf'h It:tllt lore' ri­
mand prop ·rly an I (�ff' iv Iy
t h(.� pr()� �ssor Whc'n u. N.I by
whit �S, t h .. n" word dparly has
th 'onnotHtlon o( r[lewl sup'­
rionty Ifs US(' III I h,· c-!il. <.;roOJl1,
'h W.· Im'k of re·. r)('d for fll(>
·t.ud 'nt.� all I h ' hi I()ry of I h '
U nt V 'J'S I I Y
As for ,t., Immnu /\mlrl
Baraka, formf'r1 known < �
L(� Oi.]Ol1(·<;,U.c'()It Inhls[,)( >m,
"Evil Niggr·r w� Ite;, for I ,Igbl in''''
.Jon 's'c:, 1)( 'm<.; u'-iu:dly s ,kc' (If
t he· African-Am 'rlC';1I1 (Oxp 'n-
.J1('(·and thl·dlfficult. whIch Af­
I"J (' a n 1\ ow rIc;: I lie.., h H V (. I n
c're'allng :-tIH.l c()lwlJlI IIlg III a
mul1 l(,lIlt ural O('II',Y Ik..,ld(, ..
pm' 111<";, • hI' it J. () w ro, (, pin y"',
U Jlchn1an, The' '('(111(,1 :Ind ,(,h,·
Shl '
AN )'J'11E1t AFHICAN-
,
at
TifE cO MEN of (; I
re� unforgivabl J I j , hould 1)(·
fire:.. for t h US(' of such < word
in an ace d 'mJ . s '1tlllg, p:1I11 '\I
larJy al • hlstorl<'all,' Blac'k ('(II·
I
P(·rh;tp, I ho' c' who havc'
cloudy or <lnfll. c I valli >S will
ar'u thaI C; '(' IS I hI' VI(11111 of ';1
doubl(> �t a )lela I'd That IS, fw I'"
)lol allow(·d 10 1(' fh(' "n" word,
bul Wf':lI' incic'I'(IIH'Ic..;avlI'llIll
of: dOli), 1(· �I :lIlcln .. d II (' sh( II lid
knowtl" qllltC·.II11pl.',(·\C·',v­
OJ) II';IIII.I'S I h:ll I hc'I'(' till' ('('I"
tall) wont.., Ihal. vou \1.'('11 frollf
of you I' pn n 'II f s,· t hn t you Will lid
noi ISC' In I"J'{)nt"o{ '0111' ('''''tllI'Il,
tJ af YOII would nol ll. (' ill \i 1111.
or Ih:1I YOIl wO\lld nol \1.(' III
ChllfC·h It I 1I01;J ddllC'ltil III III
(')pl(, to ;�r:1 'I> 01' ;1(101" (;I't',
(11)(' IlI'fI' III hi' 1111('lIc'('1 II'"
1(· ·1·lopIlH'IlI, dul !lol 1";1.111 I III
1('; .... (111 'l'h,' ,1111111111' 1,.:11 11111 "I
"'lond.1 A(',M hClllld ('.I"lld II.
(·dlll':lIIIIII:l1 III lid IIIIl III (;t·,·
'1'('; ... 11 hllll Ihl!, 1('<,<,011 .• Ild Illt'li
tl'l t II)) gt,
Thl,It" :1 1:111"1' II' .1111 III
If '; , n 1 f I () III I h ' (; C 'I' lilt' I d I 'II I II
om phas i 011 A r r an us t t P u ingth "n" word.
cult u n 1 P ri d , t hi
tim , ny f r
EDITORIAL
Anybody can be a
,
fo,' w, nigger con.' .rvat iv ,
him w < n 1 r-d to b d I ff( 1'(' n t
h n d "
1 h!J .': a larg·r p�jn,� wh n
h ." p ·ts tiS I h. I word.
Th y' I at t 'mpt II1g to C'onmlU­
m(:r t(' idc·a. alJOut our. OCI 'fy
I lowc'v<'I', t h 'whIt profc�<..;s()r at
florida i\ M (J HI V ·rc.,ity I n Tal-'
lahac:,s ',Florida som .} ow, al­
though h . IS Ilot a po t, t hI nks I
IS:l1I rtl'ht 10 JS th > "n" wor I in
a In'. sing hiS predommaf.<,ly
1\(1'1 'an-Anwrll'an ']as' .Jour­
n:111 111. prof(' sor C('mld C('(, :11
t('mplf'd to ('rH'�)\lrag(' hI.'
sl HI('llt I). . :tymg I hal I hc'y
1II,(,dl,<I to "hc d t hplr "Ilwgc.·r
m('nlallly"
'vVh('1l I hc'n' wa..., HI uproar,
h(, ('lalnlC·d t hal he' ha� I h . !'Ighl
10 11<"(> t hc' "n" word UI <I('r I he'
.. lIwl}>l .. of iu'nel('mll' fn,('(lolll
I t IS ;t <.,t 1'(,I .. h I () (mel :,'IlY rc'I("
v<ln, (·(IIII)(·('t lOll Ix·f W('('1l (;('("
u<.;c' of IIH' "II" word dllll"I' : II,\(I
. I ( .
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throul'h ,'xillnplc" w:, :d'c'lllpl·
1I1i�lo"'h',whl . tlldl'JlI how 1101
to In'a, J(·opl(· wllh 1I'1(d, or
I )t ,I If'" h () W I () II S 1I I I t h(, II I) I Vt ' r­
' .. dy :11'\(1' I I' (:lvtI HIJ��d , Mow,
lllt'llt .,
Flld � 1'1' I hI' f('ac1 iOIl of I he'
,
By HENRY KELLER
M;chig n Citizen
J do u: t h wo rd" J)J g)�\'r", and. s 1 am' pc It
I'�v >)l if 1 w; �n't a 1 )('t, I would lISC' I h") \VOl 1
III 'r" b C .. HIS(' () I h(' ('11lot lOll I hnt I h word
'.:1fTl<. ,Po Is 1I�(' \ ord� 10 ( 'pl 'S.' \Vh. t th.
f( I Also,:t Il 'OIW en Il h( ("lnl' :l I I Ev('ry)n'
h;l� t.·lw nghl 10 .... 1:ltc· wh;tt h(' or silt' t, >Is, no
llwt Ic'" what '(lln .. ' S(l hcm t':111 .\'ou ��V(' r< 'IS:l
11(,,{lr .(' to \l (. t h' word "Illgl, '1'," hut 1101 t h' {,'n,
'ril] populalllHl wh 'n '''.('1, 'OIH' I. il p( 'I III I h 'II'
own right"
. S( ('ondlv I (':11)'1 tllld"l'stilll<l 'how ,'otlll'on'
could 1)(,. '(; 1'1) \'01 \'( dIn t h(, hal t 1(, In hall I 11 ' W( J I
"nJl��I'r," :tnd 1101 . ('(� I hc' "holl' \ ',11' 011 H�H·l.'Jll
Th( noiton I h;1I IIIH:. ('I hn It' group I� lip 'I'll I' I�
p,,:wllt 11,\ 11:11(11';11111 t'lIplt· Of:lll\' nlll\Il'I' It
Ju!-.I wlllf<"
hl'lI I ('Ill in i\lgh "dlool. I IH':lrd :l lot of
whltl' kids \I (. Ill· \vOl t "lllggl'I," d1l\'d<'(1 to­
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II. 1I11� I Ill' word "lllgPl'r" 1 '1"':1\1, I' t(.) llH, Ill' I�
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III I ht' ,l\'l1l}:' "SI 1\'1 ,Illd. Ion " m.I." bl ':1" my
hOIH. bill Will'!. will 111'\ '1' hurt Il\("'"
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