Martin Luther King Jr Celebration
IBy Karen L. Pettier
Capital Times Staff
When fish are transferred from their
fishbowl to a larger container they
continue swimming in the same small
circle until one fish realizes the existence
of new territory and breaks away from
the group to explore. One at a time the
others eventually follow suit.
The Rev: Dr. Elizabeth L. Warren,
speaker at the Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr. Birthday Celebration held recently in.
the Gallery Lounge, observed the fish
phenomenon as a small child, Then, it
was fascinating to her; today, it is
symbolic of the progress Afro-
Americans have made in society.
With the exception of the American
Indian every American can trace his
ancestry back to another homeland and
can boast of a culture, Warren said.
Enslavement stripped the Afro-American
of his identity, she said. •
"I'm grinning--I'm not upset." "We
took it, and we made it," she said,
eliciting victorious shouts of approval
and nods of agreement.
"We are there," Warren proclaimed.
Opportunities abound, and we must
break away from the fishbowl circle and
explore new waters, she said.
Warren believes success is within
reach for people of all races, but we
academically claiming if she, a
grandmother of seven and great
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grandmother of five, could graduate with
a bachelor's degree in social science from
Penn State Harrisburg so could anyone
else.
As we begin the new decade Warren
believes Afro-Americans have finally
come full circle.
Douglas Wilder is a prime example
of what it means to come full circle. He
is the grandson of a slave, but he is also
the governor of the state of Virginia--the
landing place of the first slaves and the
capital of the Confederacy.
Warren's dream for the 1990's is
twofold: that our nation will rise up and
uphold the true meaning of its creed--
":..that all men are created equal...," and
that her children will not be judged by
the color of their skin.
Punctuated with her dry, quick-witted
sense of humor Warren's talk was
uplifting as well as amusing. About her
childhood fascination with fish she said,
"I was always curious--they call me nosy
now."
Junior Jesse Lonon's reading of
King's "Pilgrimage to Nonviolence,"
Warren said. King, she stated
emphatically, can attribute his success to
she close relationship he had with God.
At no given time, Warren insisted,
L:id King ddress blacks only--he called
cOf the L nity of all people of all racev.
iakes black on white to -Hake
whits' legible," Warren said.
Warren encouraged the students
present to excel personally and
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must be willing to work for it, take
risks, and meet challenges head-on.
With the tone of preacher Warren said it
will not suffice to sit back and lament
over, hardships--nothing will be
accomplished through self-pity.
"Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. went to
the mountain top," she said, "but we're
still at the bottom."
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is a
wonderful role model because he broke
away from the fishbowl circle and
spearheaded the civil rights movement,
senior Shanell Woods' interpretation in
sign language of segments of the
program, and junior Christine M.
Simmons' songbird voice in "It is Well
with My Soul" together with the
resounding gospel choirs of Goodwin
Memorial Baptist Church made the
Birthday Celebration one of the most
meaningful and memorable programs
hosted by Penn State Harrisburg.
Tarnhelm co-editors
Judy Farina and Karen
Mowery are looking •
for entrants in the
Tarnhelm "90 contest.
Cash awards wil be
presented to winners in
each of three categories:
prose,
poetry,
Photography/graphic
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arts/drawing.
Tarnhelm, the campus
arts and literary
magazine, accepts poetry,
short stories, brief
creative essays, black and
white photographs, and
black and white
photography.
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for notification of
acceptance and/or return
of material.
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Enclose
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and current term status.
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