Sanderson High School - Lakonikos Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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PIA QTIPB R Whites are finally Gd T 0 beginning to undef- stand Black Culture. in Bk Z Now if they will only pvac c stop doing the C 7 ,! I don't know about r Q interracial relations, I 've skipped for the 4 li1it ' y last three years. L 1-sf I Mark vveus The purpose of Black Awareness Week is to assist in enlighten- ing the faculty and student body of the culture and heritage of Blaek people, past and present. Clifton Hall A positive action toward racial detente. Alice Richards 21

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PRIDE CDR PREJUDICE Every year at Sanderson, we , see the attempt of a few con- I think are finally a part of the Amerzban Culture-an cerned people to commemorate a national event known as Black Awareness Week. The events of the week are directed at pro- moting a greater understanding and familiarity of Black equal part of the Culture. In our current his- tory courses there is little detailed history of Black con- tributions and certainly no complete course is offered on the subject. Black Awareness Week offers a great oppor- tunity for the interested student to explore the back- grounds of Black Culture and discover the contributions Amerlban Culture. VVhite-Black rela- tions should be de- emphasized. Letls start working in other prob- lems that need our and achievements of Blacks attention. in our society. An often aired complaint of Alan McHugh 20 l 5 F? H? ft? R41 42 e. l 'l

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I Un ortunately, many people have a very negative reaction to Black Awareness Week. These people feel that the week is just a Tad or a way of getting back at white people. But it is these people that shoukl be listening more, instead of condemning. Geof Bland