Black Emphasis Week Announced Page 1

A tentative schedule for the events occuring during Black Emphasis Week, April 10-15, 1972, has been released by Natalie Dyer, chairman of the Black Emphasis Week committee.

Monday, April 10, a seminar will be held during the day in the Student Union Ballroom. Several presi-dents from Black Cultural Centers all over the state along with leaders from this campus will participate in the lectures and discussions. That night a Black fashion show will be given at 8 p.m. in the Ballroom.

Tuesday, April 11, art—paintings, sculpture, crafts—will be featured in the T.V. lounge. Muhammed Ali, former heavy weight boxing champion of the world and Muslim convert, will speak at Barnhill Feild House at 8 p.m. He will be honored at a reception in Reid Hall following his speech.

Wednesday, April 12, recordings and records of Black music will be availavle for listening use in the T.V. lounge. At 8 p.m. the BAD Choir will be in con-cert in the Pine Arts Auditorium.

Professor Adolf Reed, noted lecturer, scholar and Professor of Black History on the U of A campus, will be guest speaker at the Banquet , which is 7 p.m. Thursday.

Friday, April 14, will be film day. Three films, "Angela: Like It Is," "A Rap Session with Huey Newton," and "A Tribute to Malcolm X," will be shown in conjunc-tion with Arkansas Union Films in S E Auditorium.

Tentatively scheduled for the dance Saturday, April 15, is Robert Travis and the 25th Century Dimensions, a group from Little Rock. Arrangments are being made to try and get the dance booked at one of the local clubs.

Basketball intramural sports for men's and women's divisions will be held each day of Black Emphasis Week, with the finals being played Friday. All living units—Residence halls, Fraternities, Sororities, and off-campus groups—are eligible to participate in these events. There will be a $15 entrance fee, but there will be no admission cost to the games.

Two trophies will be given to each of the divi-sion winners. The intramurals are designed to bring about participation by all groups of the University in the week's activities.

Note that the day time slots for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of Black Emphasis Week are left open. This is done in order to provide time for any activities that students or others—Black or white--would like to arrange, display, or present.

One ticket for the whole week's events can be purchased for $3.25. This does not include the price of the Muhammed Ali symposium. If each ticket was purchased separately, the total price would be $4.75. Tickets will be on sale in the Student Union beginning March 27, 1972.

For further information concerning Black Emphasis Week contact Natalie Dyer, chairman or any of these committee members: Lonnie Jones

Linda Taylor Erma Williams Gertia Smith Rose Grigsby Jackie Kearney

Arkie Byrd Wanda Davis Julia Bailey Alice Clay Barbara McBeth 0. C. Duffy Joe McDaniel

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A 378.767 Ar4Jba THE BAD TIMES no. 1 THE BLACK FORUM

First Issue October, 1971

Is There A Tomorrow? by James Bingham: distinguished President of BAD and this month's spokesman for the Communications Committee

Is there such a thing as a better tomorrow or are we living in tomorrow's world today? When we were kids, the answer to that question was, "Well tomorrow, a few years from now, I'll have everything I need so that I can give my kids what my parents couldn't give me." That's it, tomorrow we'll be able to give our kids what our parents couldn't give us. But, what was it that our parents couldn't give us that was so important that we could sum their efforts as being inadequate. Was it money? Was it clothing? Was it a fine car? Was it love? Was it any of those things, or was it we who failed to realize that if we hadn't gotten enough of what we needed we wouldn't be here.

We've come to college believing that we will have the key to the door of success as soon as we graduate. But what too many of us fail to realize is that the fact that we are shaping our lives and that our future depends on a considerable amount of what we learn in college. And while we're doing this shaping, and being conditioned, things are changing. The life we started out to as-certain isn't the way it was yesterday. The music is different, the prices have gotten higher, the politician speaks swifter and the lock on the door to success has a combination.

As students, we have a remarkable load. If we're serious about educating ourselves, we must grasp the highest academic achievement possible, relate and under-stand that which influences our actions, and above all understand ourselves.

When we've fulfilled these requirements, it would be proper to say that we've been educated and can tac-kle the problem of settling in tomorrow's world.

This year Black Americans for Democracy can be of vital aid to the student who feels that he wants more out of education than an "A" in fine arts. First of all the interest is surely towards letting the stu-dent know that academic achievements are of prime concern. That is, we must be able to grasp as much knowledge from the classes as possible and then some. There's very little that can be said towards this ex-cept that we should make use of the tutors and study hints available.

As for as our understanding the factors in our environment that influence our actions, we must move to attain a cultural center for the expression of our culture. We must understand the real reason the afro is here and what it means to say "Blackness is a state of mind". The story behind our heritage and our achievements is a long, bloody, embarrasing, yet proud one. Part of this story will be shown October 23, at the S. E. Auditorium which is titled "From Montgomery to Memphis." We must understand that there is a pro-found difference in the biological and sociological development of black people and white people. (This is shown through biological and psychological studies

that come as a result of Darwin's theory of evolution. There has never been a study to show that black people descended from apes).

Black males develops faster motorically during infancy. We must learn and be able to relate to the folk tales such as the ones written by Julius Lester. We must strive to understand which way to go from here. Should we foreever be so easily fooled into following instead of knowing what's going on? We must be ready

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That Black jazz saxophonist King Curtis was stabbed to death recently in New York City.

That two Black men ran for mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, George L. Russell, Jr., and State Sen. Clarence M. Mitchell I I I , totally polling 101,592 votes in a city of 930,000, 40% Black; and one Black man, Thomas I Atkins, ran for mayor of Boston, Mass.

That Attica (N.Y.) prison inmate population is 85% Black and Puerto Rican and the guards and the administrative and correctional staffs are 100% white (true democracy).

That Black Panther Party Minister of Defense, Huey P. Newton, who was awaiting trial for murder in New York after being freed on bond, has fled to Hong Kong across the border to Red China. (Right on Huey, now you're liberated?!)

That 33,000 people (mostly Black), have been cut from the welfare rolls in Alabama, a percentage of welfare was cut from 30,000 (mostly Black) in Missouri, Ronald Reagan, (pretty boy), in California has managed to push through a tough reform b i l l that will enor-mously reduced the eligibi l ity of poor people to get on welfare, while an 18 year old son of a college professor recieved emergency relief after being busted

for a charge of possession of LSD. As Black Rep. Ronald Dellums (Demo. Calif.) said, "Does Nixon (and Reagan) mean that welfare recipients should turn to drug pushing and prostitution as preferable job a l -ternatives?"...another example of American Justice taking bread from hungry Black children's mouths and placing the money for i t in the pocket of the Amerikkkan elites.

That the highest medal given in the military service in the U.S. (the Congressional Medal of Honor), is given for killing people. (The good old Amerikkkan way).

That Donald Byrd, performer, educator, writer, lecturer, historian, consultant, doctoral candidate, and law student at Howard U., has almost completely established a Black Jazz lnstitute, including an MA degree in Black Jazz, at Howard U, the school that wanted to be labeled the Black Harvard. Black people are finally beginning to realize the beauty, value and importance of their own music and are doing something

about i t . RIGHT ON BYRD! That BAD is doing and could do much in the way

of getting material wants and developing a sense of pride and solidarity for Black people on this campus if only we had more participation.

Tomorrow Cont. from page 1 to decide whether we want to progress and leave our brothers and sisters in the ghetto and say " I wil l help you when I'm on top", or whether we a l l progress to-gether by ridding ourselves of so much attachment to the European culture of individual capitalism.

I feel that we've got to understand ourselves and know why we can't love and relate to each other the way we know we should. Step and ask yourself i f what you're trying to be is good enough to help save the growing choldren in Fayetteville, Helena, Pine Bluff, Star City, Little Rock, etc., or is it just good enough for you... and the white oppressor.

There is time (valuable time) for us to get our-selves together on a level of communications. We must come together an create love, understanding and trust, we must come together and create "A better tomorrow" for our children and our children's children and their children.

Black Music by William Walker Jr., Black music is gradually being re-accepted by

Blacks and whites as something of worthwhile value. People are finally beginning to realize the value and importance of Jazz and blues, the original and only true Black music. Even the rythms in the so-called soul music of today has orgins from Africa, it roots are in the Congo.

In the 30's, 40's and 50's, Blacks were bopping to the fast sounds of Lionel Hampton, Count Basie, and Duke Ellington, in their zoot suits, long dresses, and everybody excepted Black music for what is really was i is, even with the processed hair and city slick threads. Even though they were trying to imitate "that man", they s t i l l honored their own music.

The blues of Howlin Wolf and Arthur Prysock and Leadbelly would set their minds in a trance, while the swing of Charlie Parker would make them want to get up and prance, and Bi l l ie Holiday would sooth their minds as they slow danced, with that sweet soul peace and feeling of well being that she puton everyone's mind.

Somehow, during the 50's, that Elvis Presley bop-de-bop rocken-roll grip, grabbed Black music and chocked a l l the popularity out of i t . One thing for that gray boy to do was to take Sally Jane to the malt shop while they sipped sodas and swung to shoo-bop-se-bop, and Tom and Johnnie Mae (us) followed right behind in some unrealistic world. That gray boy influence gave Black Jazz and blues a thump in the ass. After trying assimilation, we tried imitation. That "I Feel Good", "Nowhere to Run" bag hit us, and it was guitars, slick suits, greasy, wavy hair and another long trip.

After that music had dried up and was going to the dog, l i t t le white teenagers started to thinking and realized what they were missing by pushing aside B.B King, Nina Simone, and Coleman Hawkins, for they really had some out of sight sounds, and they had their shit together. Music fans began to hear the psychedelic (intensified electric blues) Janice Joplin and Jimi Hendrix making the scenes and Chicago (electrified Jazz), and Blood, Sweat, and Tears while Knee-grows were sti l l singing "Baby I Love You" (which is fine also), but some folks (and I ain't te l l in ' who) are s t i l l ashamed of what they have of their own. (Black!?), (wearing natural hair styles and processed brains)-(Chile, I sho' does hate dem jazz and blues, dey sho is low down, dey needs to be played in de ghettos).

What we've got to realize is that Black music (J&R&B) is not the music that we should be ashamed of any more and play behind closed doors. If we're going to wear a Natural and a Dashiki and say, "Yea', I'm Black and proud", let 's be proud of what we are, where we came from, and what we have. We are a dynamite people and we should show i t . For those of us that may even be showing our middle class tendencies (with your $350 component stereo systems), let !s throw in a l i t t l e Miles Davis, Nina Simone, B. B. King, or Don-ald Byrd, and hear a few Black sounds for a change. It might do us a l l some good.

1971-72 Schedule for all BAD meetings November 3, 1971 November 17, 1971 December 1, 1971 December 8, 1971 January 19, 1972 February 16, 1972 March 1, 1972 March 15, 1972 April 12, 1972 April 26, 1972

7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

The place for meetings will be announced through the mail or posted on the first floor bulleting board of the student union

Did You Know? by William Walker Jr.

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The Miss Bad Pageant

The contestants were: Ethel Speeks, Dumas; Betty Thompson, Auvergne; Jo Ann Kearney, Gould; Pat Shelton, Little Rock; Janis Kearney, Gould; Linda Henton, Little Rock; LaDoris Speights, Blytheville (from left in picture); and Joy Woolfolk, Sherrill; Alice Clay, Little Rock; (not shown).

And the winner is Linda Henton, freshman, Little Rock.

First runner-up was Doris Bates, Alice Clay was named Miss Congeniality. Jackie

Carr served as chairman.

The Theme Was Afrique Mystique UNIVERSITY SHAFT

The University is ripping all students of their minds. What does she give to compensate for it. We, as Black stu-dents, are lacking in the Black authorities. We have only two Black professors and too few Jobs. We don't have the proper financial aid. This thing about receiving enough financial aid to meet our needs is really a farce. We should each receive approximately $3,000 dollars. This is not the fault of our financial aid directors. I'll show you where the fault is. The University of Arkansas is building a new communications building which will cost approximately million dollars and a new union building which will cost $6.5 million dollars. The fact is, these people care more

about the way the campus looks and what exceptional facilities it has than they do about the stability and well being of its students. Check out the infirmary. Not a Black doc-tor in sight. We should have Black doctors and nurses all over that place. Not only there, but the U of A lacks the representation of models for Blacks in all areas.

If you'll notice very closely, this centennial com-mittee is bringing down Black entreprenuers and Black law-yers that have not succeeded as Black men but as competitors for whiteness using blackness. Very little attention was given to the choice of Black men that Black students wanted to have. Why? Because they felt our choices of who we could relate to as successful in the Black struggle are in-ferior to their choices of White men with Black masks. We are not, in their eyes, even worth consulting on the matter.

You are well aware of the lack of social outlets and the chains that hold us in from enjoying ourselves. If we'd jumped and burned Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday night, we would've had to deal with the National Guards, the Fayetteville police, and numerous rednecks who would have come out of the hills. We need a place that can en-compass our art (the expression of our bondage), our acheivements, our music, our writings (poetry, prose), and our love. This should be held in a cultural center.

We don't have a Black Studies program that can be called a Black Studies program without thinking twice and wondering. We should have:

More Black professors More Black students More financial aid Black doctors and nurses in the infirmary A cultural center Black representation on security force Black representation on all decision making bodies of the University of Arkansas

It is insulting to think that where ever Black students go we must ask for these things. What do we have all of these so-called administrative advisors for? They should be offering these things to us.

Revolution is the ultimate cry of humanity that humanizes those who before were dehumanizes

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From Montgomery To Memphis

Statement of policy....

This is the first issue of a publication in an effort to make the campus of the Uni-versity of Arkansas revelent to Blacks. The publication will be prepared by members of the Communications Committee, a BAD committee.

Some of you may remember a similar effort nearly a year ago. That effort failed. Now, some of the same people are working on this one and we are determined not to let it fail this time.

Our main purpose is to set up that vital interplay of communications among Blacks that is absent on this campus.

In this paper, we will print whatever you the Black student body, write. The subject is your choice. Therefore, we urge that you plan to write for this paper. All we ask is that whatever you write reflect your true feelings and actions.

Also, we are in great need of personell. If you would like to help make this a success, please give a few hours of your time. We will need people to type each month. This will be a monthly publication

All Power to the People Melvin Brown, Managing editor

Staff Melvin B r o w n . . M a n a g e r Edward Richard... ..Associate, Writer William Walker Writer, Columnist Julia Bailey Writer Jackie Carr .Writer Jennifer Hopkins Typist Gloria Carr Typist Alice Clay Typist, Writer

James Bingham Contributor

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