Howard University - Bison Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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 Careers Exploration Day Consisting of over one hundred twenty companies and sponsored by the Office of Career Planning and Placement, Careers Exploration Day offered students the opportunity to make inquiries directly to company representatives and also make those crucial contacts into the professional arena. 23

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Farrakhan There are a lol of good people in ihe world, but they are good for nothing. These words of Minister Louis Farrakhan, former spokesman for the Nation of Islam, spun through the minds of a capacity crowd of students and interested outsiders. He spoke of coming to Howard at a difficult time in history — a time of apathy, self-centeredness, lack of black leaders, and weak organi ations. He informed his audience that the time was in for saving the black woman and killing her man, for anytime the dominant role of a race can be destroyed, there is no independent future for those who remain. In order to pull ourselves up and become self-sufficient, we must become masters of African history and all branches of science. In closing, his wish was to see an integrated black man, for the whole equals the sums of its parts. Belong to one another. Above: With a calm yet powerful voire. Minuter Farrakhan totally captivated hit audience with hit grace and elegance, but mott of all, with hit knowledge Top left: In a moment of humor, Minitler Farrakhan aroutet Ihe crowd with hit interpretation nl man wnman relalionthipt. Bottom Left: Minister Farrakhan expressing hit view of the knowledge that society hat given to the black race. The tragedy liet in the lack of capacity to ute it. In other words, we have become functional illiterates. 22

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What It All Means Do not look at the cover as just a piece of art, an interesting facsimile of time or even just some mild form of a collage. Rather, look at it as the essence of the Black race. This is our heritage staring at us, in some cases, haunting us. Allow our thoughts to drift through time — so far until we reach the very beginning of civilization. That civilization began with our heritage continent, once called dark because no one endeavored to explore its then silent richness. This beautiful piece of earth, so full of life and knowledge, is where our ancestors are from. Notice the earth and the moon and remember the mysterious effect that the two have on each other. The heauty of our world and of our lives, coupled with unmittigated passion, is represented by none other than the rose. The open hook represents our studiousness, the availability and acquisition of knowledge, and an open education which should be our main purpose for even being here. The knowledge that we gain is given in love with one another as we build a family and transmit our gains. The beauty of the coupling lies in the strength and pride of the man. Our men should he able to hold their heads up just as high. One often speaks of the sturdiness of Howard. Nothing symbolizes this more than Founders Library — but that is not the gist of the argument. The importance of the symbol is in the time, which is to be neither discarded nor wasted. Observe the students proclaiming freedom for the just, but they arc constantly haunted with the remembrance of being in captivity. We can only be truly free when we are able to loose the chains not only of the body, but of the mind as well. Underneath the arrows the mind shifts to the problems of the day. The materialistic society in which we live in stresses the acquisition of wealth. That donkey and elephant which are head to head, none other than the Democratic v s Republican political parties, are fighting for the trust and control of the Black race. They want and need our vote to stay alive. While our religious beliefs are constantly being challenged as shown by the image of the Cross, women are still trying to prove themselves as human beings. Through their suffrage, they have endured and are beginning to be recognized as intelligent beings. However, their ability to love and be loved is still present as Cupid is forever on the loose. Finally, we should learn to respect our elders for we will soon become old and no one likes to be forgotten. And those EYES — those haunting eyes. The ones which can be either terrifying or soothing, wicked or helpful, sad or happy but always mysterious in their own way. These are the eyes that see and feel all. What does it all mean? That we as Black students should be aware and wise enough to neglect all negative traits and use that inner vision that could help to make us great. It means that we should not only see the joy and suffering but we should allow our eyes to journey into the deepest thoughts of human consciousness. It means that we should live a life of constant awareness. We should not allow ourselves as students to be caught looking without really seeing what is actually happening, for it is only through intense consciousness that one commits himself to constant reassertion.