1993_03 The Daily Collegian March 1993

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March 8,1993
Uhuru Na Umoja
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Shabazz
Student Speaks Malikah Shabazz
By T. "Hotep"      i
Who shot Maicolm X?
Hotep Kings and Queens. You
know the question is "wnfcn will
the truth be told? This is what
"   all Black Africans in America    '
are talking about. I
First to come to the town cff
Fresno on Feb. 24 was Betty
Shabazz; she gave us no   v
answers. Then Malikah Shabazz
came'Feb". 27, a daughter of
Malcolm X , born seven months
after the assassination of
Malcolm X.
She was a strong and very
intelligent sister who came to
speak about education, racism,
and our youth. Youth was'the
key of her speech. Malikah
really gdve a well written
speech and I believe everyone
enjoyed it but written speech
doesn't always answer all ofthe
questions. Education is what we
must change for the indepen¬
dence for our.oeoole.
Starting with our youth, not
kids; cause a kid is a baby goat.
Each parent must be responsible
to educate onr youth them¬
selves. True African History
civilization didn't start when the
Europeans arrived. But there
just "Johnny come Lately'" so
lets start re-education our youth
at home as well as ii schools.
Parents must get involved in
school to change this;
miseducation
of our youth. It's riot all about )
racism; racism is white su¬
premacy all over the world
* against people of color, espe¬
cially African people. Please
doesn't say that it don't exist
because you know as well as I
do it that it does exist. "You*just--j
love master so you don't want
to think of living without him.".
"Master" has told you lies and
then you came to find out that
the truth was not in him so when
you question him he tells you,
"Your brother, the one you grew
up with, ate with, slept with, and
(eent'd page8)
The Unknown
Symbol of Malcolm
Thanks Dr. Rigsby
Student Says Thank'You
By Tiffany Walton
Why are people wearing
"X's" on their hats and
clothes? What does it mean?
These were common
questions I heard during the
past year.You might say that
this story is a little late since
the movie, hat, books, and
other paraphernalia have
been out for a while now,
but many people-are still
unclear about what all this
"stuff actually means.
I am talking about
Malcolm X.Why is Malcolm
X important to African -
Americans? Why is hc|©
popular? For many of us,
Malcolm X represents
different feelings, and we
each like and respect him for
different reasons. As for me,
Malcolm X brings out a
strong sense of pride in my
rich African heritage and
culture, one that 1 feel is
neglected and misrepre-
septed in this society.
Reading the speeches    ■
Malcolm X wrote, listening
to his voice and even
watching him, on television- .
makes me feel proud to be
black because he stressed
that we should never be
ashamed of who we are,
what we are and where came
from, despite the negative
stereotypes of black people
trying to make us believe
otherwise.
But how, you may be
asking, can 1 identify with
this man and actually feel a
sense of pride when he was a
racist? False! Malcolm X
was never a racist, a popular
misconception. He was a
separatist.
Throughout Malcolm's
life he went trough numer¬
ous phases, frqm hoodlum,��thief, dope peddler, Muslim/
Black nationalist to a
Muslim/human rights leader
for all people. This so called
"racist" side, or shall we say
separatist side, of Malcolm is
so often shown, taught,
believed and shown over again,
many people simply want to
believe that this wasiall there
was to Malcolm.  We have to
understand he did change and
we Americans of all people
should know that the word
change-definitely equals good!
Once andlor all,    straight to
the point, stands for the
unknown. In Algebra, X is one
of the most commonly used
variables in
problems to determine the
unknown number. Similarly in
Malcolm X, the X stands for
the unknown African name that
he would never discover and
also for the vast majority of
blacks who will never now.
1 heard oneperson say that
the only reason Malcolm is so
v popular is because of the L. A.
riots. The riots may have some
effect in glamorizing the time
in his life when he was angry,
but the riots alone could not
have sparked such a huge
popularity in the man.    ■ '
Another misconception is
that Malcolm was a violent
matf unlike Martin Luther
King Jr., who was nonviolent,
Malcolm expressed that he did
not advocate'violence, but the
only people being told to be
nonviolent were blacks. People
have a basic right to achieve
equal justice, Malcolm
stressed, and to defend them¬
selves "by any rneans neces¬
sary."
Some people find that
statement upsetting and
possibly misleading, but it
parallels the statement of
Patrick Henry, a distinguished
orator during the Revolutionary
War who said "give me liberty
or give me death," urging the
Virginia militia to be armed to
defend the
colony from England. That
(cont'd page 7)
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By Luis Cervantes
I am writing to thank you for
the wonderful experience you
have provided me through your
class last semester.
You were a good friend for
me during my studies at college,
you supported me through the
good and bad times. For
example, when I was telling you
that English was my second
language,.and you told me that
anything is possible. I noticed
during your course that friends
come in all shapes, sizes, colors,
arid ages. Your class on inter¬
personal communication was so
valuable in my life because I
visualized my life in a different"
awy. J
The first impression I had of
you when I met you was that you
were a flexible professor. This-
made me feel that you were a
professor that didn't make
differentiation between students^
I noticed that you perceivedjisin
a different manner. You have a
unique ability to help students
when they need^t. You encour¬
aged me to be secure of myself,
no matter what the problem was.
When i had any problems or
when 1 felt very depressed about
my selfVesteem, you encouraged
me to go on.
During my last semester, you
made me grow up as a person.
You cared about my efforts and
the time I spent during you class.
My communication skills were
improved so much.. For\ex-
ample: when you asked me me
some portion of the lecture, and 1
didn't answer in the right way,
you corrected my errors in a wise
jnanner. You never corrected me
in an insensitive manner in front
of the class. Those gestures on
your pan helped me a lot
because they let me grow more
easily in my skills, and my self-
esteem was in good balance.
You always understoodme. You
never made a differentiation of
me in front ofthe class because
my second language was
Spanish. I remember how
often you would let me partici¬
pate in class when you were
giving'a lecture.
Let me tell something to
you: teachers like you permit
us to grow as humans in a
human level.      O
You never liked to cause   .    ,.
tension between you and    "   "^
students. You visualized life as
a precious gift each human
being has. Your particular way
of helping was unique. You
always listened to me and my
problems and you were sensi¬
tive to my emotions." Your
involvment with me showed me
that you were interested in
other's beliefs and ideas. You
gave me a better solution to my
problems that I may encounter
in the future, you have a unique.
identityand a high self-esteem,
you as a professor related to us
not as students but as friends.
Also I really appreciated the
many times I went and visited
(cont'd page 7)
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