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BLACK HISTORY EDITIONEbony :3 HeraldEast Carolina University, Greenville,N.C.27834Vol. Ill, No. 7/February 1977ANTOINETTE DELORES GIBBS will represent Columbus County and ECU in the MissNorth Carolina Pageant, June 13-18.Miss Columbus Countyrepresents ECU too!KENNETH CAMPBELLExecutive EditorNorth Carolina has yet to send a black Miss North Carolina to the Miss AmericaPageant.If beauty, a pleasing personality, and talent are the basis for selection, this year thejudges may find it difficult to deny the national pageant a black Miss North Carolina.Antoinette Delores Gibbs, an ECU freshman, will compete in the Miss North CarolinaPageant in June. She will be representing Columbus County, ~~and ECUTT, she quippedduring a recent chat.Miss Gibbs became the first black Miss Columbus County on December 18, 1976.~Surprised? Sure | was,TT she said, smiling as if she were reliving the moment whenshe won. ~I entered (the contest) mainly to get the stage experience.TT She hopes to be aprofessional dancer after she graduates.The charming dancer was also first runner-up in the Miss West Columbus HighSchool Contest (Chadbourn, N.C.) last year, and is currently Miss WVOE, a small soulradio station near her hometown of Fair Bluff.Asher talent for the Miss Columbia County contest, Miss Gibbs performed a modernjazz dance to the music of ~~X-RatedTT by Kool and the Gang.Dancing since she was three, Miss Gibbs said she began learning formal dances likeballet, jazz and tap dances when she was 12.Her dance in Columbus County contest was ad libbed on stage.~~| couldnTt practice my dance like | wanted to,TT she recalled. ~~| went to the danceStudios (in the Drama building) to practice the weekend before the contest,TT she said.~~But the heat and electricity were off.~So, | came back to my room and tried to practice there. It was small, but | did what |could.~~When | got on stage at the contest, | just put myself into it. | donTt remember what |did, but | did my best and | won.TTMiss Gibbs said after the contest, her younger twin sisters who are also studyingdance, asked her what she was doing on stage. She couldnTt tell them.She wore a black and green outfit while dancing, she said. It was not too spectacularbecause she wanted the judges to see her.The judges enjoyed, her dance, according to Miss Gibbs. During a critique whichfollowed the contest, they did not have any negative comments on her dance.She plans to do a different dance at the North Carolina Pageant, she said. She willprobably create it since most choreographers are busy with academics or planning theirown work now.The Miss North Carolina Pageant will be June 13-18 with the finals televised onSaturday night. More than 60 contestants from across the state will participate.continued on page 6Renaming CenterstillBy TIM JONESNews EditorA resolution by The Society of UnitedLiberal Students (SOULS) to change thename of the Afro-American CulturalCenter (AACC) to the Ledonia WrightCultural Center was not voted on by theECU Board of Trustees in their quarterlymeeting this month.SGA President Tim Sullivan said theadministration did not put the resolution onthe agenda for the meeting.Sullivan said he had sent a letter to thechairman of the board, reminding him ofthe resolution.sullivan re-introduced the resolution tothe board, at this meeting, and made amotion that either the Executive Commit-tee or the Building and Grounds Commit-tee of the board meet as soon as possibleon the name change for a final vote to betaken in the April meeting of the board.not finalDalton Nicholson, president of SOULS,feels there is a problem among theuniversity officials regarding the AACC,which has delayed a reply to SOULS on thename change.Nicholson said Dr. Jenkins has assuredhim that the board approves of theresolution and no difficulties will arise inobtaining an affirmative decision.Ledonia Wright was an advisor toSOULS and was effective in leading theOrganization in positive directions, according to the resolution.The resolution also states that Mrs.Wright was instrumental in obtaining theAACC for the students of ECU.The members of SOULS voted last fallto Support the renaming of the AACC afterMrs. Wright, who met an untimely deathin June, 1976.~| knew Mrs. Wright and worked withher,TT Sullivan commented. ~~I canTt seewhere anyone would object to renamingthe center after her.TTGovernor Hunt proclaimsBlack History WeekNational Black History Week is ob-served annually during the second week inFebruary.This year, Governor James B. Hunt, Jr.proclaimed February 6-12 Negro HistoryWeek in North Carolina.In the official proclamation, Hunt notesthat black citizens in North Carolina haverendered much to the growth anddevelopment of society.He states that many contributions anddeeds of valor by blacks have not beenrecognized in North Carolina.NC Minorities~~Paths Toward FreedomTT, a bio-graphical history of North Carolina Blacksand Indians was recently published by theCenter for Urban Affairs at N.C. StateUniversity.The 250 page book is the first of its kindin the nation and is the most completesingle source for information on theexperiences of Blacks and Indians.Very interesting, readable and inform-ative essays discuss features of Indianexperiences as follows: ~~The Pre-ColonialIndian in The New World,TT ~~SomeCultural Aspects of Native American Life,TT~Indian Religion,TT ~~Arts and Crafts ofNative Americans,TT ~~Federal and StateRelationships Since 1776,TT ~~ Migrations ofNorth Carolina Indians,T ~Indian Edu-~*By recognizing the contribution madeby our black citizens,TT Hunt states in theproclamation, ~o~we foster better under-standing between people and encourage akeener appreciation of the heritage of allAmericans.�THunt concludes that North Carolina willbe a leader among states towards the goalof improving the political and human rightsatmosphere for its citizens through con-tinued leadership and dedication of NorthCarolinaTs black citizens and the minoritycommunity.Publish Bookcation in Post Colonial North Carolina,Tand ~~ Economic and Professional Growth ofNative Americans in North Carolina.TTEssays on Blacks discuss ~~ BlacksBefore Arriving in North Carolina,T ~~TheAntebellum Experience,TT ~~Blacks and theProfessions,TT ~*~Agriculture and Labor,T~~Inventors and Their Inventions,TT ~~SomeAspects of the Black Experience andPolitics,TT *~Protests,TT ~~Social Organi-zations and Culture,T and ~~The BlackChurch.�TIn addition to the essays the bookfeatures biographical sketches of morethan 100 outstanding personalities bothliving and dead from such fields as sports,the arts, education, business, agriculture,law, health occupations and politics.continued on page 5

EB E_/Il,. NO. 7/FEBRUARY 1977King, topic of thesisBlack history presented inprintsKENNETH CAMPBELLExecutive EditorThe second week in February is setaside for National Black History week inthe United States, not because blackhistory is different fromAmerican historybut rather to reinforce the fact that blackhistory is an important part of Americanhistory.Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is one ofthe most important figures in blackAmerican history. His life, aims, andsuccesses are interpreted in many ways bycritics worldwide.Sometimes these critics present theircriticisms as if there is no room for othercriticism. Theirs is the final word.ECU art student, David McDowell, hasfound a way to present black history andone of its personalities, without makingdefinitive statements.McDowell is a graduate student inlithography in the Printmaking Depart-ment of the School of Art. He is currentlydoing his thesis titled, ~~A PersonalInvestigation and Manifestation of Formand Content.TTLack ofunity amyth,Students have written to the editor ofEBONY HERALD and complained atSOULS meetings about blacks not stickingtogether on campus. A general opinion ofmost blacks at ECU is that we h ave a lowsense of unity, Causing a severe setback inour collegiate careers.| can recall when the black student bodywas about half the size it is now, and |remember that we were closer. Socialaffairs were usually successful. Blacksalways met in the old CU between classes.Often SOULS would sponsor events onweekdays, relieving boredom and inevit-ably bringing us closer together.ThemeaninAmericans, both black and white hadan opportunity to watch one of the best castprograms ever made for television recently- yet a large number of them did not. Somemight ask why? ITm quite sure that thereasons are very rangeful and of differentdegrees yet one of them is undoubtably thefact that some people do not wish to bereminded of the fact that their ancestorswere as hypocritical as portrayed on thescene. It is one thing to read about it andhave an intellectual knowledge of the blackmanTs past but it is completely different tosit and watch it take place. A profoundwriter said the facts given in ~~RootsTT arePrintmaking, according to McDowell, isan area of art which deals with printing aseries of a particular image. The purpose isto get certain consistency such as color.Lithography is a printing process whichis closely related to drawing. It involvesdrawing with a grease base pencil onlimestone which is porous or a non-poroussurface such as zinc or metal plates.McDowell said he prefers limestonebecause the surface allows for morecreativity.In his thesis, McDowell is using the lifeof King to illustrate the importance of formin lithography.Impetus for his series of images onKing came from photos and literature ofKing, according to McDowell. One print inthe series is taken from a statement Kingmade while praying during a mass meetingin support of the Montgomery Bus boycottin 1956.~~Lord, | hope no one will die as a resultof our struggle for freedom in Mont-gomery. Certainly, | donTt want to die --but if anyone has to die, let it be me!TTLike KingTs comment, McDowellTsprint is vulnerable to criticism. McDowellrefuses to reveal what he was attempting todepct in his images. It destroys the effecton the viewer he says.With a smaller student body, as awhole, few blacks even entertained theidea of living off-campus. Everyone lived inthe general campus area, and people wereeasier to locate. Since practically everyblack knew every other black there wasmore communication--more exchange ofideas.Now that the black population hasdoubled, black students have extended topractically all areas of the university andGreenville. We now enjoy small socialfunctions with those students who arecloser to us.Seemingly blacks are more active incampus activities, political, academic, etc.not new yet the series had an appeal thatreached home for all those that watched it.The story telling how things were (andshouldnTt have been. Some of the same illcreated acts still exist today in the forms ofprejudices and other injustices heapedupon the black man and other lessfortunate individuals.Many who watched ~~RootsTT felt thatthe movie was an over exaggeration of howthings really were. Admittedly, what tookplace in ~~RootsTT didnTt happen to everyblack family, but if it happened to just oneperson, then the tragedy protrayed in~RootsT is just as great. It was a tragedy.Contrary to beliefs shared by a few,EBONY HERALD STAFFBeegcinwe CCtnws oot okSpas EChors so. eons cos. ei. eeeCOORG e, c's oe aon os eeeeseeree ese eee eee eee eee eee eeJerry SimmonsWilliam DavisOne of his prints of the bus boycott istaken from a variety of pictures during theboycott. He has taken a picture of a womensitting alone on a public transportationbus, a black lady standing on a corner andanother black woman standing on the sidewalk waiting for a car to take her home.McDowell combined these pictures intoone image.He created yet another image on KingTslife from the statement, ~~King carried theBible in one hand and the constitution inanother.TT Titled ~~Mr. UniverseT, theprint contains images of the Statue ofLiberty, and King. It won second place inthe Graduate Student Art Show lastSpring.McDowell said he is trying to getaway from giving titles to his prints. Theydestroy the impact of the print, he said.He chose KingTs life as his topicbecause he could relate to it.~~When | came to graduate school atECU, | was doing several types ofimages,T� McDowell said. ~~Many of themwere not related to anything.~~In a graduate program, there shouldbe a consistency in media and subjectmatter. And | needed a subject withmeaning so that | could channel all myimages in one direction.fhe growth of black Greek organi-zation has helped a great deal in our socialseparation.Those students who complain aboutblack unity need to realize that each of usis an individual with individual interests.With a growth in. the black student body,we are naturally going to acquire apopulation of varied interests and goalsand viewpoints.To often we distinguish ourselves asjust blacks, instead of men and women whoclaim our equality and are working towardsa comfortable position in life. To reach thisposition we canTt devote enough a to~~RootsTT (the book not T.V. series) was notdesigned to cause anamosities betweenblacks and whites. ~~I like to consider thatRoots speaks of the American humandrama.TT Say it author, Alex Haley. HaleywasnTt trying to cause any ill feelings,simply trying to lift the veil of ignorancethat has existed around the cultural valuesand importants of the black man _ inAmerica. He was trying to show that thetime for brainwashing has passed. At-tempting to show that the time for blacks toStand and show all the nobility and intellectwhich is inherent of those of the humanrace, not just black, or white but the~human raceT.People embarrassed by the way whitesas a whole were portrayed in the series saythat they donTt believe whites were reallylike that. Mark Twain once said that;| once watched a some what clummsyNegro boy struck in the forehead afterdropping certain precious items as [hatsfrom France|. The boy was dead in five~One of my professors suggested that |look in my own back yard. | did and | choseKing because | felt it would provideimagery | could related to physically andemotionally.His complete thesis is not on King, hesaid. Just the part which concerns imagesand form. The purpose of images is to helpthe artist recognize how plastic elementssuch as lines, tecture, and color can beutilized to produce a coherent and unifiedresult.The Presbytery in eastern NorthCarolina recently commissioned the Schoolof Art to do some pictures. McDowellsubmitted two prints and there were ratedas the top two in the collection.He also had three prints in the recentRebel Art Show.McDowell acknowledges that the pur-pose of his thesis is not to make a personalcomment on King or his _ philosophy.Nevertheless, the nature of the subject ofthe prints are open to criticisms. ItTs part oftheir purpose - to be criticized and enjoyed.McDowellTs style of presenting blackhistory is not unique as art has always beena method of criticism. However thecriticisms are not definitive. The printsallow each person to interpret King.says editorassociating every other black brother oncampus.Instead of complaining, blacks shouldbe pleased to see the brothers and sistersinvolved in more campus activities. This iswhen we know that we are reallyadvancing.A spreadout of blacks in campusorganizations is the ~~strength innumbersT that we really need. When andif the time arrives that we need tocongregate as a mass, | have faith thatblack ECU students will realize the needand act accordingly.TIM JONESNews Editorg of ~RootsT exp/oredhours. Of course no one liked it, but no onesaid anything about it either - to think thatan owner would be deprived of suchvaluable property because of one momentof anger in some unfortunate white man.Another writer said, ~~the whites hatedblacks because it was a very useful way toproject their shortcomings onto thecreatures they owned. If they didnTt wantto seem wrong raping a black girl they_ simply called the ~nigger a lustful animalthat couldnTt control herselfT .TTRoots is not trying to start up newtroubles between the races but simply astory of the ~~obscure abduction of anAfrican warrior whose story and childrenTsstory has tried to reach out and give us all asense of belonging. It is a story of ~~sagaTTthat is trying to give us a glimpse of our~richT African heritage to which we mayadd our own far reaching Americandreams.JERRY SIMMONSFeatures Editor

EBONY HERALD/VOL. III, NO. 6/JANUARY 1977Only Detroit Symphony was nota selloutAlexander; Artist Series has successfulyearJOYCE EVANSStaff WriterThe Student Union Artist SeriesConcerts have had a good year, accordingto Rudolph Alexander, assistant dean ofstudent affairs.Every concert on the Artists Series,except the Detroit Symphony were sellouts.The Artists Series committee is one ofthe 12 committees in the Student Unionand is headed by a president which ischosen by the Board of Directors. Thecommittee is responsible for providingentertainment, cultural events, and re-creation for the students.Eight of the members on the committeeare students and two are faculty. With abudget of approximately $30,000 a year,they choose the concerts and present them.This money comes from two sources--student fees and ticket sales. Ticket salesmake up about one third of the budget.According to Alexander, the committeebooks at least a year in advance. Artists aredifficult to get because they book so farahead of time.~~WeTve tried to book Leontyne Pricefor several years and have not been able toget her because she books so far inadvance,TT said Alexander.Although the difficulty in booking thereally super stars is beyond the realm ofECU, Alexander contends that the com-mittee tries to have a balanced series eachyear.Concerts with instrumentalists (pianosand violins), vocalists or choral groups, andmajor orchestras combine to give varietyand to try to meet the tastes of everyone,according to Alexander.But todayTs audience is so segmentedthat it is difficult to book an artist withbroad enough appeal to reach everyone.~~One group likes soul, jazz, rock, orfolk music and thereTs not enough in anyone group to make it feasible to bring in abig time star,TT said Alexander.An Elton John concert would costapproximately $100,000, according toAlexander. Tickets might cost as much as$10 a seat.~A lot of colleges have found this to betrue and have lost money too,T saidAlexander.Every full-time student at ECU is amember of the Student Union. Theirpayment of an activity fee makes themeligible. But just because they are, theycannot say what group to get. ItTs not thatsimple, according to Alexander.Among the problems encountered bythe committee are ticket sales. Once acorrectionIn the January 1977 edition of EBONYHERALD, in the article, ~~West Africanstudent discusses self and ECU,TT it wasmistakenly reported that the bridegroom inAfrica pays a dowry for his wife. However,as in American, it is no longer the custom.Also, it was mistakenly reported that in1968, the Prime Minister of Nigeriarefused to resign. It was actually aGovernor of a prominent state who refusedto resign.person purchases a ticket, he holds a seatwhether he attends the concert or not.Ticket holders donTt always attend theconcert, thus causing potential ticketpurchasers difficulty.~~We donTt oversell the house, but wedo sell at the door if there are emptyBy C.R. KNIGHTStaff WriterDuring the fifties and sixties the era of~~jazzTT was at its peak. Hearing LouisArmstrong sing ~~Hello DollyT is areminder of an age diverse enough as toalmost defy definition.Jazz is the result of the Black ManTsattempt to imbue some of the same feelingfound in his Black roots into the musicalcompositions of the time. Even though jazzis still listened to, it hardly has thepopularity it had during the fifties andsixties.seats,TT said Alexander.Another problem is inadequate facili-ties to bring in the truly big time stars,according to Alexander.Since Minges is no longer available forrock concerts because of damages fromcigarette burns, the problem is greater.Count Basie and Duke Ellington areequitable to Armstrong. Ellington, by themid-sixties, had played at the LincolnCenter and had conducted the New YorkPhilharmonic Orchestra. Basie also de-serves acclaim as a senior musician and bigband leader.The magic and style of men likeArmstrong and Ellington are now onlymemories. Basie, Ella Fitzgerald and B.B.King are among the remaining jazzdevotees, who gave the world some of itsmost unimitable music.There was a time when Blacksentertained completely White audiences atnight clubs but were refused entrance toThe Artists Series has two remainingconcerts. Waverly Consort will perform onMarch 16 in Mendenhall and AbbeySimon, a pianist, will perform on April 6.The Waverly Consort concert is the musicof the middle ages--from medieval songsand pieces through the Renaissance.Jazz survives third decadethese very same clubs. In those days theBlack man had to accept such terms if hewanted to perform. The innovative urge ofthe musicians during the fifites, in additionto the philosophical and spiritual state ofthe Black man is responsible for the vitalitythat jazz possessed.Even though Armstrong and Ellingtonhave left us we still have some of thethreads of the age to hold on to. The worldcould never forget Coltrane, Coleman orthe master of ~~cool jazz,TT Miles Davis.The nostalgia of the age is still everpresent today. Music is still the BlackmanTs ~~thingTT and jazz is music at itsbest.I'm an Air Force officer and this is mysweet chariot. When | visit home peopleare happy to see me. And proud. Theysay I'm doing my part in the communityby showing the young people and theadults that you really can make it. Youreally can get your share of A GreatWay of Life.| also feel good about my position in theAir Force community. ITm a leader there,too. ITm someone the other brothersand sisters | meet in the service canlook to. And it reassures them to knowthey have a voice in Air Force mattersthat concern them.The Air Force needs more leaders...pilots... aircrew members...mathmajors ... science and engineering ma-Force ROTC program. There are two,and non-scholarship. Why not look intoall of them and see if one fits yourplans? ItTs worth it, brother.Sophomoresshould apply now!ContactCaptain Richard RowanECU Wright Annex 206or Phone 757-6598Sweetjors. You might be one of them, and the ¢best way to find that out is in an Airand four-year programs. ScholarshipAir Force ROTCGateway to a Great Way of Lifetie eee ee Le eae eee

EBONY HERALD/ VOL. III, NO 7/FEBRUARY 1977ECU integrates withoutviolenceKENNETH CAMPBELLExecutive EditorEast Carolina University was one of thefew major North Carolina universities tointegrate without a court order. It was due,largely, to the careful planning of Dr.EyewitnessAndrew A. Best and ECU Chancellor LeoW. Jenkins.Best, remembering when no _ blackundergraduates attended ECU, said he andDr. Jenkins faced the problems integrationmight present and then planned to preventthem.reporterdiscusses media jobBy JOYCE EVANSStaff WriterClick. ..Click...Click...Click!Sounds of typewriters clicking andtelephones ringing are typical of any .newsroom when a news broadcast timeapproaches, and Channel 7 in Washington,N.C. is no different.ItTs 10:00 p.m. and Gene Motley busilyprepares his script for the evening news.His sense of humor is extraordinary somuch so that itTs difficult to tell whetherheTs serious or joking. The ability to makeHis sense of humor is extraordinary somuch-so that itTs difficult to tell whetherheTs serious or joking. The ability to takethe worse side of a situation and addsunshine seems to be a gift of MotleyTs.EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER GENE MOTLEY, reports, announces, editsnewsfilm, and recently substituted for the weather person.Eyewitness News reporter, Motley, hasworked at WITN TV for three years andheTs more than just a sportscaster aS manyof his viewers know him as. Motley is areporter, announcer, newsfilm editor,photographer, and recently he substitutedfor the weather person.~~! used to get violently angry whenpeople called me the weatherman because| had never done the weather in my life,�Tsaid Motley.But on New YearT s Day, he reported theweather for the first time.~~ And itTs been bitter cold ever since,TTfrowned Motley.~~Now comes the best part of thenight--when you throw out what you donTtwant,TT said Motley after completing hisnews copy.Getting rid of unwanted news copy isnot really the highlight of the evening,especially not for the viewers. MotleyTsdelivery of the latest sports news is whatthe sports fans want. & communicateseffectively and fluently in an interestingfashion. Motley writes his own stories sothat makes the copy suitable for his uniquedelivery. He adds witty phrases to makethings more interesting.Working at a local TV station is anadvantage, according to Motley.oStarting at a small outfit, you learneverything. There is so much to takeadvantage of, but the pay is horrifying,�Tlaughted Motley.In the immediate area, Motley is theonly black reporter for local TV. Moreblacks are on ~~the tubeT in eastern NorthCarolina because no blacks are applying forpositions such as his Motley said. But ac-cording to Motley a small number of blackreporters sometimes is an advantage.Working for a TV station isnTt asglamorous as many of the viewers believe.Motley works long, irregular hours, and hisweekends are tied up too. But he loves hisiob just the same.o| love it because itTs what ITve alwayswanted to do,TT exclaimed Motley. ~~No twodays are ever the dame"itTs (television)constantly growing, changing.~You go through an entire life cycle inone story. You are carried, you crawl, youwalk stumblingly. Then you walk slowlyand you run,TT he said in summary.The situation Motley will be in, for thatparticular day depends on the type of storyand the nature of the story.On an out-of-town assignment, Motleysaid many times news assignments are setup often without prior knowledge of thestory.~~Because we're such a small outfit,that is, we have no assignment editor, weoften cover out-of-town assignments withno prior knowledge of the story.TTAccording to Motley, advancementdepends on a lot of things.continued onpage 6~~In discussions with Dr. Jenkins, werecognized four potential problems inallowing black students to come to ECU,�Tsaid Best who was representing theGreenville Human Relations Council dur-ing his attempts to get ECU integrated.~~The first problem we felt would beStudent body acceptance of a black oncampus and in classes,TT Best continued.~*Then there was the problem of housing.~~The third problem was finding a blackstudent with the academic ability and thecourage to meet the challenge. And finally,we were concerned about faculty reaction.We felt that only housing and finding theright student were major problems.�TBoth major problems were solved whenBest convinced one of his former students,Laura Leary, to apply to ECU.A native of Pitt County, Miss Learycommuted to school which solves thehousing problem. She was a_ businessadministration major.Miss Leary enrolled in the Fall of 1963and attended ECU a full academic year asthe only black undergraduate enrollee.However, she was joined the following yearby approximately 10 more blacks. Finish-ing in four years, Miss Leary proved to bethe perfect student for the situation.Best attributes the nonviolent inte-gration of ECU to planning. He said MissLeary ~~knew that it if she got into anysituation which smacked of discrimi-nation,TT she could call on him for support.The black students who followed Learybegan staying in the dormitories withoutany violent incidents.One of the black students who enrolledsoon after Miss Leary broke the colorbarrier was Tommy Harris. Harris was aPsychology major from Greenville.oThere was a maximum of 50 blacksenrolled here when | came in 1966,TT saidHarris. We were closely knitted together.Harris is currently attending ECU tofulfill requirement for entering medicalSchool. He received his bachelorTs degreefrom ECU in 1972. He also holds a masterTsdegree in special education from NorthCarolina Central University.oThe so-called Revplutionary Era af-fected ECU as it did other campuses,TTHarris continued. ~~SOULS (Society ofUnited Liberal Students) started duringthis period (the late sixties).Awe~*oSome students were disenchantedwith it because they felt it did not have apurpose. They were trying to make the bestof being at ECU.�THarris said black students twiceconfronted Dr. Jenkins at his house withdemands.In the first confrontation, in 1968, thestudents asked that the flag be flownhalf-mast in memorial to Dr. Martin LutherKing, Jr., who has just been assasinated.Dr. Jenkins told the group he did nothave the authority to allow such an action.He told them he would have to call thegovernor and get permission. Later in theday, the request was honored.During the second conirontation, thestudents presented Dr. Jenkins with a listof demands. One of the demands whichwas met was that some black facultymembers be hired.There was also a small incident in thelate sixties over the playing of ~*DixieTT atathletic events, according to Best.A black student, Phyllis Simpson, ranfor Homecoming queen in 1970.Black fraternity life began at ECU in1971. Dr. Best said he presented theargument to Dr. Jenkins that the universitywas meeting academic but not social needsof the black students. The social needscould be fulfilled through fraternities, heargued.The problem in establishing a fraternitywas a university rule which says that nostudent receiving financial assistance couldbe in a fraternity. Most black studentswere getting aid.Best said the problem was solved whenZeta Eta Lambda, a local graduate chapterof Eta Un, Inc., set out to provide monetaryassistance for the students wanting to joina fraternity.Consequently, the ETA Nu chapter ofAlpha Phi Alpha, Inc. was established atECU in May 1971.The void left after the academic andsocial needs of the black students werassured fulfillment not being satisfiedthrough black participation in campuspublications, the Student GovernmentAssociation, the Student Union, theMarching Band and other extracurricularactivities.|F(Cy aaya|re ae, \if ra Ly

EBONY HERALD/ VOL. III, NO. 7/FEBRUARY 1977ETSWriter traces black heritageAlex Haley was born in Ithaca, N.Y.,and reared in rural Henning, Tenn.HaleyTs date of birth was August 11, 1921.At the age of 17 he enlisted into theU.S. Coast Guards. In the U.S. CoastGuards Haley moved from a cook to ajournalist. He got his first assignmentsfromEbony and Jet magazines. When hereached the age of 37 he became afreelance writer.One of his most famous works is TheAutobiography of Malcolm X. This workwas published in 1965.~ In that same year Haley began work ontracing his family heritage back to Africa.This tracing was the basis for Roots. Rootshas been published in hardback byDoubleday Publishing Company.HaleyTs concern about his ancestorsdated back as far as age five. Heremembers the conversations of hisGrandmother and her sisters in Henning,Tenn. Haley got the beginning of his storyfrom Aunt Plus, Aunt Liz, Aunt Till, AuntViney, and Cousin Georgia. CousinGeorgia, the last of the relatives who toldthe story on the front porch to die,encouraged Haley greatly to achieve hisgoal.Haley was awarded $300.00 in the formof a monthly check from ReaderTs Digestalong with reasonable necessary travelexpenses. With this and determination,Haley went to Africa. In ~~The Mother-landTT Haley took part in various rituals andceremonies with his long lost cousins.Haley, after various small incidents,finally got the honor of talking to one ofthe ~~griotsT of the Kinte Clan. Whiletalking with the o~griotTT, Haley discoveredthe same story had been mostly covered onthe front porch, by his grandmother andrelatives.The novel, Roots, tells in detail theheartwarming story of HaleyTs reunionwith his ancestors.Throughout the journey Haley hadmany emotions. He often found himselfcrying at the thoughts of his ancestorsTlives; however, there are beautiful parts tothe journey. Haley tells of the beauty of thepurity found in the rich blackness of hisAfrican relatives.Black history isDONA HURST Freshman V.P.NC minoritiescontinued from page 7beautiful. . .The novel has been televised on ABC ina series of eight movies.The beginning of the production, likemost of our heritages, begins in the~~MotherlandTT. The story shows the evilswhich stole the children of the ~~Mother-landTT and forced them into the hells ofslavery.From the slave ships, Alex Haley takesus into the lives of his ancestors. He tells ofhow his great, great grandmothers wereraped by the so called ~~masters.TT Justlisten to the listening to the story is a typeof torture.From the years of total slavery we aretaken to the years of the so called o~freeslavesT. During this period few blacksgained their freedom. Roots tells thatfreedom was not given; it was earnedunjustly. The masters gave nothing thatthey did not charge three times the pricefor. Africans were set free in a NativeLand. Not knowing of anything but workingfor the white man, they were still inbondage. The few who were able to readwere punished if their knowledge wasdiscovered.musical 5The last part concerns the Civil War.Blacks were said to be free. Alex Haleyshows how his ancestors were stilltortured. The development of the Klu Klux.Klan and other blood-thirsty groups keptblacks in constant agony.The series, Roots, and the novel havebrought about various interesting opinionsiOne brother commented, ~~It made me madto see how my people were treated.TTWhen another brother was asked thesame question he replied, ~~Ilt makes meprouder to be black, and when | see it | feelsorta mad. And | feel sorry for those whocan still be Uncle Toms after seeing whatthey did to our blood.TTThanks to Alex Haley many know astory that needed very much to be told.From the determination and hard work ofAlex Haley, many have been taught. Therecan never be enough gratitude given to ourbrother Alex Haley for telling the story.Information concerning Roots has beenpublished in Ebony, Essence, Jet andRight On magazines.TONI HARRISStaff WriterThe book will be useful to the generalpublic including church, civic, communitybusiness and professional groups. GradeSchool, college and university students andteachers will find this volume useful as areference and as a basis for themes,debates and discussions. Reading this bookshould create more pride among the Blacksand Indians in the contributions they havemade in the development of this state andinspire them to higher achievements. Onthe other hand, all citizens of this state cangain a greater appreciation for theimportant role played by these two groupsin this stateTs past and present.The beautiful illustrations by Jamesand Earnestine Huff, a husband and wifeteam of artists, appropriately complementthe work of the writers.The editors for this volume were Dr.Earlie E. Thorpe, Professor of History,North Carolina Central University, Dr.Thomas Parramore, Professor of History,Meredith College and Dr. Doris Lucas,Professor of English, North Carolina StateUniversity.The book was funded by the NorthCarolina Bicentennial Commission.Copies of the book can be obtained foronly $3.50 by writing to Frank Emory,Managing Editor, Center for UrbanAffairs, Box 5125, N. C. State University,Raleigh, N.C. 27607.BROTHERS JOHNSON being cool.cultural.. .TIS THE SEASON...afloDONTT BOTHER ME...�

EBONY HERALD/ VOL. IMI, NO. 7/FEBRUARY 1977Jazz-funk band formed at ECUGERALD WAYNE BARNESStaff WriterBecause student life on campus can bevery hectic due to academic demands, it isnearly impossible for students to partici-pate in a time-consuming extracurricularactivity if they have full schedules.Delightfully, the members of theFunkadixons Band deny this and are aliveand well here at ECU.Formerly called Program | the bandTsname has changed to FunkadixonTs due tothe influence of sophomore keyboardist,Barry Dixon. Dixon::is not only thebackbone of the group but originally gotthe show together. Sharing equal im-portance as coordinator is Harvey Stokes,also a sophomore who not only arrangesthe groupTs songs but contributes hismusical talents at the tenor and altosaxophones. Other band members includesophomores, Gerald Little on drums,Delcis Harper, flute, and Curk Holstin onbass.The group itself has been together forover a year with and has basically the samemembers with the exception of Holstin.Unfortunately, the band had problemsgetting together last year and during thefall quarter because of academic responsi-bilities. Winter quarter has been almostprolific for the group and they have madean appearance at a basketball game. Theyalso participated in the Delta Sigma Thetatalent show.~~Although we do play different types ofmusic we are primarily interested injazz-funk,TT explained member HarveyStokes. ~~We feel we are best at this andare definitely improving as we learn how toplay with each other.TTTheir style is very enjoyable and for ayoung band they play very well. They werewell-received at the basketball game andaccording to Little, ~~all students enjoyedour music. We received a lot of complaintsfrom both black and white players whichwas especially pleasing to us.�TBut Which WayTomorrowT s child touched downlooking for the sunrise.TodayTs child arrivedlooking towards the sunset,and the dawn of a new day.The two pathsperchance may crosscause they keep after each other.The sunset must run fasterto catch the sunrise.HeTs been down but not downHeTs been high upThen he looked for the hottom, he sawVoice From AnEbony Man PastGive this message to a black manNot one who plays the role,But give this message to a Black Man,One ot body, mind and soul.Tell him of our nations,TTell him of our Pride....Tell him of our warriors,Tell him how their mothers cried-When tney in turn saw,On that most mournful day -Their all graceful sons,From their embraces stolen away.Remind him of the voyages,Of all it did demand.Remind him of the failures,Who were blessed not to withstand.Tell him of Dixie -Tell him its power did cease.Tell him of your fatherTs father,Tell him how they won their peace.Remind him of the saga, -For he must remember well -Remind him so earnestly -So that his children he shall tell.Remind of the Men of old,And all that they tried to teach.Remind him of all our pain,In search of our freedom to reach.Give this message to a Black Man!One by body, mind and soul,Give this message to a black man -Not one who plays the role.JERRY SIMMONSSo he took another pathtowards the sunrise.Sail on silver birdsayeth heLeave all the yesterdayTs behindConflict arriveslike a harsh cold wind.TomorrowTs child cannot seeWhat todayTs child shows.The sunrise was their goalbut which way.Kehinde TokutaTelllt ToltTake off the visorPlace me on the plainWhere runneth the stream of truth.Casts and owls see in the darkThe rattler feels what it cannot seeThat colt cannot seeoCause heTs looking the other way.| saw that colt come outfrom a mare, leader of the packIt was born free.A quiet fire was litWhen it was blessedIt takes its time.Beyond the valleyin the land of starry skiesThey waited, preparedSetting it up, setting them up.Perchance that colt, will fintits way, no one thought.To sniff the windWill take it time.The colt sniffed the windThe quiet fire lit.Like the still water that runneth deepThe quiet fire will burn slow but sureHe must take it to the plainAnd tell it to it.Kehinde TokutaIn lieu of this, it is unbelievable thatthey have been asked not to play at anymore games by the administration due tocomplaints from the alumni and coaches.Understandably all band members feltdisappointed at this and are suspicious ofthe reasons given to them. Since they wereplaying for all students in order to raiseschool spirit, it is hard to understand anytype of complaints. Ironically their concertswere free which is almost unheard oftoday.The FunkadixonTs enjoy playing musicand they definitely enjoy playing together.This was very apparent at the recent DJTtalent show although all band membersconsidered that a bad concert. Notsurprisingly everyone enjoyed their showand are awaiting eagerly for their nextconcert.When asked when their next show willbe no response can be gotten since theband members are also good at beingevasive. In accordance with their musicand their style they want their nextperformance to be a surprise.In a personal interview with CurkHolstin, Holstin had quite a lot to Say.o| feel that this group is very closemusic-wise. We seem to have the same orsimilar ideas in the type sound we want toproduce which is mainly jazz-funk. | amquite interested in this style of music andhopefully we will be able to do someoriginal songs. As for the memberspersonally, | hadnTt met any of them priorto my transferring here, but it seems as ifITve been playing with them all my life.There is one thing that | canTt understand,and that is the fact that with all the talenton campus | was surprised to find out thatthere are so few groups on campus. | knowacademics and money are good reasons forthis, but | still feel that with talent here oncampus there should be more activitiesarranged so that these people can get outand do their thing. | myself enjoy playingand |Tm sure the rest of the members do.As for future concerts, weT re all for them.TMiss Columbus County represents ECU toocontinued from page 7Miss Gibbs said her wardrobe for the week will be provided free. She also won a $500Scholarship as winner of the Columbus County contest.But honors aside, Miss Gibbs said she hopes to get some support from ECU studentsas she competes in the state contest in Winston-Salem this summer.ooPIl represent Columbus and ECU, too,TT she said with a smile. ~~ITm going to theMiss North Carolina Pageant and do my best. It would be good for me to know | haveSomeone in the audience supporting me besides just my family.�TDuring a weekend in March, she will attend a seminar in Winston-Salem to learn whatwill happen during the contest. People interested in attending the pageant, shouldcontact her before the seminar so that she can buy tickets.~It will be almost impossible to get tickets after March,TT Miss Gibbs said. ~~I want tothank my friends for their support, and | want to see some of them in Winston-Salem.TBut, if you canTt make it to Winston-Salem because of summer school or otherprevious commitments, be sure to see Miss Gibbs on June 18 when the finals will betelevised. And donTt be surprised.Eyewitness reporter discusses media jobcontinued from page 4~ooThereTsno 22totelevision. Youmake it on desire, ability, and luck.TTMotivation is especially essential andMotley believes that this is the key. HeTsnot there yet, but he knows what it takes toget ahead and that will be the primaryfactor in achieving his long term goals.~You just have to believe in yourselfPirates postdismal recordAsthe ECU basketball campaign windsdown, the Pirates find themselves with adismal 8-13 record and out of contention fortop. honots in the Southern ConferenceTourney. Coach PattonTs troops have losttheir last four games. Their last victory wasover Davidson.Although the team has faced numerousdefeats this season, hope still exists thatthe team will come around beforetournament time.In the PiratesT recent victories, the toalpoint spread has been low.The scrappy Pirates gave the Mount-aineers all they could handle, Saturdaynight, losing 63-60.The Pirates are really giving an all outeffort to better themselves, and it seemsthey are closer to the vital aspect of a totalteam concept.Things like Lou Crosby become moreoffensive minded, Larry HuntTs leadership,Herb GrayTs improved consistency, andBig Ty EdwardsT improved playing are allstepping stones toward this goal which theteam hopes will be reached.and do it,TT concluded Motley.Motley attended school at Univ. of N.C.Chapel Hill, majoring in Drama. He wasone of the founders of ~~Black Ink,TT theSchoolT s newspaper.Recently, Motley performed as a~Stand-upT comedian for the ECU Coffee-house.FreemansecondDebbie Freeman, one of the finestfemale basketball players in the state, isone of the few bright spots for the LadyPirates.Freeman, a junior from Jacksonville, issecond in the state in rebounding andscoring.The Lady Pirates have been faced withnumerous frustrations this season, andtheir greatest loss being All-state forwardRosie Thompson. Thompson has a fract-ured ankle and is out for the season.With Thompson out of the line-up,Opponents have been able to concentratemore on stopping Debbie. But themagician from Jacksonville continues tofreak in her own special way.Freeman and Thompson complementedeach other's game real well, each beingvital assets for the other, and with reservesnot being able to react to the tranactionvery well, which has hampered the teamand Freeman.Chances are the Lady Pirates will makethe playoffs.