Chicago State University - Emblem Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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BLACK Black History month has evolved into a major observance at Chicago State University. It is a period dedicated to special reflections on the history and the future of Black people from the particular vantage point of the present. Yet, even the monthlong celebration of the achievement, the dignity and pride, and the terrible suffering of American Blacks is merely an exponent to a much deeper and larger activity of self assessment and evaluation which goes on within members of the Black community throughout the en- tire year. The special purpose of Black History Month is to make some of these self assessments and evaluations public and to share with others of different races and cultures some of the understanding, the knowledge and the beauty that has been gained by members of the Black community at CSU and around the world. Under the sponsorship of the Office of the Dean for Student Development and the Student Government Associ- ation, the Chicago State University 1981-82 Black History Month observance proved to be one of the most interesting and well attended of the academic year. Among the noted individuals who were attracted to campus for the CSU Black Pradf Show featuring a variety of Chicago artists and crafts A ' as a highlight of Black History Month celebration. Former Ms CSU, Phalese Gil perform modern dance routine nd partner, Dennis Gunr L ptive audience. ,.Jm -% Voices of Inspiration, CSU Gospel Choir, performs at special Black History Month Gospel E.xtravaganza 1 KMii Marketing Association Soul Food Festival gets

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HISTORY History Month celebration was Camille Yarbrough, noted author of Cornrows. a book which relates the present day Black hairstyle to ancient African customs and traditions. Ms. Yarbrough, a special guest of the CSU Library Media Guild, charmed her CSU audience with a lecture and with a slide presentation. Also appearing on campus was Dick Gregory, social activist and author. Gregory addressed an overflow CSU audience on the subject of the Atlanta murders. Other activities of great interest included a Bla ck Hair Care Seminar, a lecture on Black music by a well known Chicago disc jockey, a disco dance, the circulation of a peti- tion to make Martin Luther King ' s birthday a national holidav, a food fest sponsored by the American Marketing Association, a dance exhibit by JANTUAH, a trade exhibit of jewelry, perfumes, spices and assorted herbs, a poetry reading by CSU students, and a concert by the CSU gospel choir, the Voices of Inspiration. As an exponent of the richness and the depth of the Black cultural experience, the CSU Black History Month celebration was an unqualified success. Jantuah Dancers were among the many groups who helped make Black History Month a success. Di.ck Gregory, noted social activist, spoke to CSU audience du ine Black History Month observance.