Virginia Union University - Panther Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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Dr Henderson and Dr Holloman chairman of our Board of Trustees chat wuth Sidney Portler who is now a Board of Trustees member fx -an 4.4 1 rsee l s 6 r 'Ei

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It is not talthough some profess to make it sol violent. It does not advocate black supremacy. lt is only intended to preserve the black man's heritage. Blacks have risen to heights never before attained by their people. We intend to be recognized for what we are and not for what we are sup- posed to be. We have suddenly developed an intense thirst for the music, arts, dress and customs of our ancestors. We no long- er believe that the home of our ancestors is a snake-ridden jungle with man-eating animals, and no streets, highways, sky- scrapers of any evidence of modernization. We realize that the elements of mass media have for so many years pulled the wool over our eyes and we now intend to do something about it. The above reasons are only a few of the motives behind this dazzling, completely unexpected impact of black on America to- day. lt's what's happening it's what's com- monly called the in thing, it's good. ln conclusion, l would like to say that even though this Black Revolution is a current occurrence, it has been recognized long before now by some of the more prominent Black celebrities. Langston Hughes wrote a poem in which he seemed to proudly announce his blackness. Here is a portion of that poem. Rest at pale evening A tall slim tree Night coming tenderly Black like me. Damon and Pythias White Hall-Dedicated in 1953, it was built under the auspices of the Women s Missionary Union of the Southern Baptist Union. And then Came Bronson

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