The Register, 1986-01-28

              he sacrifced his life for black's to vote to use public bathrooms and other facilities to sit anywhere on buses and he sacrifced his life to end segregation in america generations what can you as an in dividual do to enhance america dr king didn't fight for us to only sit back and mourn we shall over come but he fought for our rights so that we would take q stand and be something and somebody in a still pred judiced america today king had dreams for us and today through his dreams we see realities but now that he's gone what dreams do you have that could better our future to receive the a&t register send 9.50 for one year or 17 for two years to the a&t register box e-25 north carolina agricultural and technical state university greensboro nc 27411 to cover mailing and handling costs published weekly during the school year by students at north carolina agricultural and technical state univer sity chief photographer circulation manager adviser editor in chief managing editor news editor business/ad manager sports editor production manager co-production manager head typist that too many people today are satisfied with the way things are they can not see that the old problems are still here by windy norggins if dr martin luther king were able to speak from his grave what do you think he would say about a&t's week-long celebration in his honor he might mention that as a black in stitution we should care about equali ty and the struggle to keep his dream a part of reality . frances ward windy norggins ... esther woods marie wheelous anthony jeffries jay hall carl crews vernon clement sheba hall ,. pamela monroe benjamin forbes do you think he would mention that out of about 5,000 students and facul ty only about 500 attended the memorial convocation in his honor staff members linda bumpass barbara carter sharon richardson anita tapp christine vincent faye monroe wade nash mardell griffin tyra clymer 1633 w central street communication advertising services for represented for national advertising by students cass evanst0n il 60201 or would he have mentioned that on ly a handful of students marched in the streets of greensboro to save his holi day dr king spent the majority of his life marching to end discrimmination what do you think he would say dr king might mention if he could he might mention also that too many of us are selfish and just care about our own happiness brothers and sisters have we forgotten that famous hour when four fellow aggies choose to risk everything in the quest for equal rights what would you have done that day will continue the fight page 4 the a&t register tuesday january 28 1986 o one answer cbs aired a shockingly true story crisis in america the vanishing black family late sunday night bill moyers a white broadcast journalist took to the streets of newark n.j.'s inner city — a polite term for black ghetto — to explore the vanishing black family moyers interviewed several unwed teenage mothers the young men who fathered their children other street kids and their families a tribute to dr king keep the dream alive the teenage mothers not finding love at home looked for it in the eyes of the smooth-talking fellows and the fellows with no father figure no one to look up to looked for love in the streets or wherever they could find it and as much as they could find what moyers failed to see however is that many of the street kids were without love the very thing needed in order to have hope he learned what most black folk already know is true many black american households are headed by women many black men possibly out of fustration from being unemployed are wasting their lives on street corners black teenage pregnancy has reached epidemic proportions and many teenage fathers do not support their children because they know that government will — through welfare what would king say moyers did not present any immediate solutions to the pro blem of the disappearing black family he did however talk to several black people that have decided to do something about the situation by dedicating their lives to helping these teenagers out of this vicious cycle a black detective who grew up in the neighborhood that served as the setting for moyers report and now acts as a big brother to many of those in trouble and a black couple who have taken it upon themselves to serve as foster parents to many of youth there is no one answer to the problem of saving the once strong black family but all the answers must be implemented simultaneously if the black family is to survive some who watched the show suggested that black enter tainers athletes elected officials and others who have made it to the top should reach back and pull their brothers and sisters up by the bootstraps and still others say it is the responsibility of those in the situation to pull themselves up unfortunately some people don't have bootstraps although he was ridiculed king never gave up the fight and the struggle for freedom he was jailed several times and even stabbed but he never ceased to stop the fight for the freedom we black americans have by esther woods on jan 20 greensboro with the help of a few a&t students celebrated the birthday of america's greatest black prophet teacher civil rights leader and nobel peace prize winner's — the rev dr martin luther king jr the works and toilings of this one great man changed the walks of nearly every black american and had it not been for his great freedom marches and speeches exhibited during the 60's segregation may still exist in america today the lead column on the opinion page is written by the editor in chief of the a&t register it does not carry a byline none of the columns on this page necessarily reflect the opinion of the entire staff yes we black americans have over come in many ways and we no longer face the same complexities or frustra tions as we did throughout the 60's but there's still work yet to be done dr king dreamed big and achieved big and as one writer said if you can dream it you too can acheive it what then will you sacrifice what will you do that will make a difference or cause a change in america for blacks