I'm Not Going To Disappear.

In January Of 1969, After A Meeting To Discuss The Leadership Of Ucla's New Afro-american Program, [alprentice "bunchy" Carter And John Huggins, Jr.] Were Murdered On Campus By A Rival Black Nationalist Group, The United Slaves Organization. This Shook Up All The Students, Black And White, And Made Us All Realize That What We Were Doing Wasn't Just An Academic Exercise, But Had Repercussions In The Real World.

Some Stuff Can Be Fixed, Some Stuff Can’t Be. Deciding Which Is Which Is Part Of Maturing.

When I Was 17, I Worked In A Mentoring Program In Harlem Designed To Improve The Community. That's When I First Gained An Appreciation Of The Harlem Renaissance, A Time When African-americans Rose To Prominence In American Culture. For The First Time, They Were Taken Seriously As Artists, Musicians, Writers, Athletes, And As Political Thinkers.

Sports And Entertainment Are The Only Places Where Inner-city Kids See Themselves Being Able To Succeed. Their Intellectual Development Is Something They Don't Relate To.

I'm Not Comfortable Being Preachy, But More People Need To Start Spending As Much Time In The Library As They Do On The Basketball Court.