AN OPEN LETTER TO THE
BLACK COMMUNITY****%**

Many people are wond-
ering what will be

the direction in which
the Black students
will go this year.
Last year blacks stud-
ents had a great deal
to do with the turmonl
on the campuses. The
Press portrayed them
as violent, mean, wooly
headed beasts, that
were always demand-
ing--never asking.

In most cases, the
people, the people

of our community

fell prey that what
the mass media had

to say, and along

with the rest of the
nation, were quite
negative in their
trhoughts of Black
students.

In the past, the---
black college stud-
ent are respected
and revered in his
community. The --
people thought high-
ly of him because
through his hard
work he attended a
college or Univer-
sity. ‘However,

the student looked
upon the community
as a place "he'd
been and never
wanted to return."
In fact, this theory
was carried out in
practice, as parents
of students found
that their students
ideals and way of
expressing their
objectives changed
parent/student
communication was —
almost impossible.

In all, the attitude
of the Black student
was one of being a
snob. This was due
to all of this praise
we recieved from our
community, this "went
to his head", and
gave him the idea
that he was different
or even better than
the very people that
we have come from.

Black student's have
begun to really anal-
ize this society, and
in doing so, we have
also looked at our-
selves. What we came
up with, in the real-
ization that our com-
mittments were wrong.
What we were doing was
worying about chang-
ing ourselves in order
to fit in this society
while trying to elimi-
mate our past and all
that was associated
with it. We came to
understand that our
goal at these big col
colleges and univer-
sities wasn't to get
our education and then
enter the competition
of the business world,

but to bring our know-
ledge back to our own
communities, and use
it to better ourselves.
This means anything f
from teaching in the
Black community, to
using your skills.

Perhaps the leap was
too much and too fast.
Maybe as students, we
were trying too hard.
The press didn't tell
this, most of the de-
mands that Blacks pre-
sented to their admin-

strations last year,

in some way related
to the Black comm-
unity.

Since the realization
has been made, that

as black students our
committment, alligence
and basic interests
are focused on the
black community, our
efforts to involve

our commuhities will
be intensified. One
thing that the campus
administrators, mayors,
and governor realize
is that unless the
community supports

the Black students,
then the black stud-
ents, then the biack
students can be con-
sidered iust out there
disrupting campuses /
Campus disruption
comes when the stud-
ents try to implement
new programs that
will effect and better
the black community.
Examples of these are
Black Studies programs
and increased minority
enrollment. The com-
munity must realize
that what the students
are fighting for is the
fulfilling of the needs
of the cummunity,

and also feel that
they have a stake in
the continued disrup-
tion until the cond-
itions betters. The
people must know that
for every class room
closed down, it could
mean the admittance
of one more Black c
child that might not
have had the oppor-
tunity to further

his education.

This year beware of
what is really hap-
pening on the school
campuses. Read and
watehihav.. but) dont
just depend on the
mass media for your
sources of informa~
tion-actually get

our and talk to some
students. Give us

a chance to tell why
we do some of the
things that George
Putnam terms "flag-
rant disregard for

law and order",

don't just accept

his analysis of the
situation, search

out and find your

own. Members of the

Black Student Union
are always ready to
serve the people

and talk with them.
There are many things
to be done to change
this present society,
and only when all
people are engaged
in-students, workers,
rich and poor alike,
will those changes
come about.

STATEMENT
OF INTENT

Black power to
Black people,
Harembee (mean-
ing "lets pull
together") is an
organ to express
the views of the
Black Community.
Anyone wishing

to have articles
published can
submitt them to
the Black Student
Union Office Room
13 Union. Bldgs,
articles “from jr.
high and high
Schools cane eCspec=
ially welcomed.

We understand
quite clearly that
the methods used
by the fascist
U.S. Government
are essentially
the same as those
used by Hitler.

In Germany, Hitler
assigned a man
named Goebbles

to be in charge

of propaganda.
Geobbles was an
expert in trick-
NOLOGY: His pro-
paganda was such
that he wouldn't
allow any joyful
songs to be played
over the radios,
so that the people
would constantly
be in a state of
mind that was
monotonous and
supportive of the
Hitler Regime.
Here in the UzS.
we can equate -
Goeggles to Vice-
president Agnew,

who has strict
CONEGO! Of the
major American
news media; and,
Hitler £0 Nixon,
who masterminds
and manipulates
the U.S. Govern-
ment in almost
idential Nazi-
like manner.

in Atrwrca, the
Zulu warrors

each upon reach-
ing manhood would
GO Ole Anko the
Jungle to kill

A lion. He fhen
would take the
lion's mane and
wear it as a head

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piece, to exem-
plify him manhood.
In any part of
the country, bhey
would go, they
would wear this
headpiece to show
that they were
brave and cour-
ageous warriors,
and they wern't
to be £--ed with.
This form Of Dror
paganda was valid'
and authentic.

One the contrary,
during tame of
the Roman Empire
the Romans would
pay men to go into
all parts of the
continent to lie
about the power-
fulness of the
Roman Empire,
about how they
had conquered

this country or
that country ,.-and
how beautifully

the people lived.

Before long they
set an image that
was omnipotent,
and when countries
heard of Romans
coming, they were
frightened just
from the thought
of such an army
that they would
surrender before
the battle started,
This from of pro-
paganda was de-
ceiving, untrue
and ‘invalid; “Such
is the propaganda
Of Ehe U.S, and
just as the Roman
Empire fell, the
U.S. Empire will
fall-at the hands
of the people.

The brothers and
sisters in the
many communities
across the country
must stop jiving
and start looking
into things instead
of talking them

at face value.

All the nickle

and dime games
that you, play on
other oppressed
people must stop.
All the red devils,
trues, and drugs
must Stap. Adal
those El Dorados
will have to turn
into tanks, and
those bad rigs,
into guns and ammo.
You must understand
that you're the
ones that're go-
ing to be on the
front lines, whet-
her you like it

or not. Every

Black man is a
dangerous suspect
in the eyesight

of the oppressor.
You know that as
well as I. So
right on, BROTHERS
AND SISTERS.

 

NEW

CLASS
AT

K.U.

Political Science
164, taught by
Brother Leonard
Harrison is the
most "dynamite"
course offered

at this “citade]
of racism" this
semester. Brother
Leonard "Shubydo"
really comes from
a Black perspective
100% and Black
Revolutionary
Thought is expound-
ed upon in a very
articulant manner.
The Bibliography
for the courses

is one of the
finest listings of
Black Revolutionary
literature avail-
able.

"Shubydo"” being

a veteran of the
Black liberation
struggle can
expound upon Pro-
fessor Cleaver,
Professor Car-
michael, cultural
nationalism,
revolutionary
nationalism, etc.
It was a vigorous
screening process
the Brother went
through to teach
at this citadel of
racism. Which was
very similar to
the ordeal Eldridge
Cleaver went
through at Berkely.
Lawrence, Kansas
being the pseudo
home of John Brown
probably had some
bearing on the
decision.” In so
much as the spirit
of John Brown
prevailed over the
R.R. (Racist Re-
gents} on this par-
ticular issue.

So Right On
Shubydo, continue
to expound upon
Black revolu-
tionary thought
in a manner that
only you can deal
with!

"negro"is # dir
t
THINK "BEACK"

 

INDICES

Historically

INDICES TARGET

POPULATION GOALS

SELF-CONCEPT
CONCEPT OF POWER

CONCEPT OF EDU-
CATION

SETTING FORM

REWARDS
READINGS IN BLACK

H. Rap Brown, Die
Nigger Die, (Dial)
$3.95

This is a political
autobiography of Rap
Brown, chronicling
his experiences in
the movement and his
growth into a full-
time revolutionary.
The book is written
with the style and
tone that gave Rap
his nickname and
therefore may be
offensive to some
people. Don't be
misled by white re-
viewers and bourgie
(boozie) Negro re-
viewers who really
ripped the book a-
part. It's avail-
able at Oread Book-
store and the Hub
in Kansas City.

Julius Lester, Look
Out Whitey: Black
Power's Gon' Get
Your Mama, (Grove)
$.95 or (Dial) 33,95
Brother Lester des-
cribes the develop-
ment of Black Power
from the perspective
of a SNCC organizer.
He also chronicles
the historical con-
flict between white
liberals and inde-
pendent Black men.
This book is very
pleasurable reading;
Lester is one of the
only Black writers
who can put soul in-
to his writings.
Available at almost
any bookstore.

THE NEGRO COLLEGE

; SiEny
unchained slaves chained slaves
house niggers field niggers
became Tom's to "played" Tom's to

survive survive
appealed to white appealed to Black
conscience

substitued oppres-
sor's values for
own

viewed Lincoln as
savior

THE NEGRO COLLEGE
BLACK BOURGEOISIE
integration
intra-nationalism
one world
effective U.S.
minority
bestowed freedom

white-bestowed
superior to Blacks:
inferior to whites
"whites on tha
mind"

Compete with whites cooperate with Blacks

inter-disciplinary
tool tos“make it”

use to manipulate
others

college campus

bureaucratic and
formal college
degree
rationalizing
white oppression

Harold Cruse, The
Crisis of the Negro

Intellectual, (Apollo)
$3.50

Brother Cruse has
written one of the
most {important books
ever published for
Black people. It is
the first complete
analysis of the
Black Struggle from
Booker T. Washington
to Black Power.
Cruse, formerly a
member of the CPUSA,
has some very impor-
tant things to say
about Marxism. The
Black Panthers might
learn from Cruse's
analysis.

John Henrik Clarke,
ed., Malcolm X: the
Man and his Times,
(Collier) $1.95

The Brothers have at
last awakened and be-
gun to recreate the
lives of their own
heroes. The legend
of Malcolm X has been
snatched from George
Breitman and the
white left. Essays
contain insights into
Malcolm's impact on

the movement, Malcolm's

personality, Malcotm's
dialogue with others,
Malcolm's problems
with the establishment
and its Negro lackeys,
and Malcoln's own
speeches. Available
in almost any book-
store in town.

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THE BLACK UNIVER-

rejected oppres-
viewed Lincoln as

THE BLACK UNIVER-

SITY BLACK MASSES
Black contro
Black nationalism
Third World
effective world

self-earned liber-

Black-achieved
equal to occasion

consciousness

sor's oppression

honky

 

majority

ation

"Blacks on the mind"

intra-disciplinary

tool to liberate
and survive

use to liberate
others

Black community

natural and informal
undying love of
Black people
alleviating the
Black condition

LeRoi Jones and Larry
Neal, ed., Black Fire,
(Apollo) $3.50

This book is the most
important book ever
published in Black

Literature. It con-
tains essays, poems,
short stories, and
plays from some of
the baddest mutha-
fuckas on the scene.
This is the first
comprehensive devel-
opment of the Black
aesthetic. Available
in Oread.

Masotti and Corsi,
Shoot Out in Cleveland.
(Bantam) $.95

Brother Ahmed Evans
masterminded one of
the first nationally
publicized departures
from self-destructive
uncoordinated urban
rebellions. This book
throws some doubts on
the official (pig)
view of what took
place. Available in
Oread.

Robert Oppenheimer,
The Urban Guerilla,
(Quadrangle) $5.50
Although the writer
is very defeatist
about the prospects
of a violent revolu-
tion in amerikkKa,
this book is good for
getting some kind of
grounding in revolu-
tionary thought.
Available in Oread
Bookstore.

 

QUOTATION:
HUEY P. NEWTON