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Who will be Afghanistan’s Next President?

On Saturday, Afghan citizens went to the polls to vote in what

is considered to be “the most significant presidential election”

in the country’s history. This is the third election since the demise

of the Taliban in 2001. With eleven candidates running, there

are projections of three lead-ing contenders who may bring change to the troubled country:

Abdullah Abdullah, Arshaf Ghani and Zalmai Rassoul. If the results of Saturday’s poll don’t produce an actual winner, the top two candidates will enter a runoff.

“U.S. Promises Warships to Japan to Protect from North Korea and China”On Sunday, U.S. Defense Secre-

tary Chuck Hagel announced that the US is sending two ballistic missile destroyers to Japan as

defense against threats made by North Korea that China “must re-spect its neighbors.” With Japan’s Defense Minister Itsunori Onode-ra at his side, Hagel said that this decision was based off of North Korea’s “pattern of provocative

and destabilizing actions,” more specifically the series of rocket

and ballistic missile launches that seem to be a display of protest.

The vessels will be sent to Japan’s waters by 2017.

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Last Friday brought hundreds of high school seniors, transfer students, and parents around the country to campus for the How-ard University Accepted Students Day. Tailored to those who have recently been extended an invitation to attend the Mecca, this annual program is designed to be a final decision factor for those interested in committing to our university.

During ASD, students are exposed to everyday life at Howard Univer-sity. From dining in the cafeteria to studying in the ilab, future Bison experience a small taste of what it is like to be apart of an unyielding legacy.

Starting at 9am in Cramton Audi-torium, attendees were welcomed to a day of informal sessions, student panel discussion, luncheon, tours and more.

The informal sessions were to give incoming students information

about enrollment, financial aid, and housing. Accepted student for the class of 2018 Brittany Anderson was impressed by the overall infor-mation being relied to incoming students. “I am feeling very comfortable about attending Howard after visit-ing the dorms. That was a main concern for myself and my family. After the panel presentations, all the apprehension I had was gone. It still hasn’t settled in yet that I will be attending this university for

UGSA Springfest Hosts Annual ‘Fashion Show’ in Valley

Kennedi FullerContributing Writer

Deemed as one of the best dressed colleges according to the Huffington Post, Howard students did what they do best last Thursday at the annual Springfest Fashion show: this time in a new location, outside on the valley.

This year’s theme, “Garden of Eden” gave this urban chic fashion show an enchanted twist as candles and vintage chandeliers hung from the surrounding trees in the lower quadrangle.

As the fashion show kicked off, models came flowing from every direction utilizing each pathway in the valley so that no matter where you were sitting you had a great view.

With the opening scene near completion, host Bianca Chardei, America’s Next Top Model contes-tant and Howard Alumnus Class of 2011, spoke on the black excellence that the models were exuding this year more than ever.

“It feels great to see how Howard has evolved in such a short time, I was in their heels just a few years ago,” said Chardei

“We’re Bison and we do this.”The models, who were ultimately the highlight of the show, varied from all classifications, body shapes, height and gender- to make the show more appealing than ever.

“When it comes to fashion shows, generally casting is only granted to those with long limbs and a stick-figure shape, but “we wanted to make sure everyone on campus was represented,” said Imani Tibbs, Fashion Show coordinator.

“Springfest fashion show was never heavily attended. We wanted this fashion show to be an evolution for years to come. Which is why we wanted to make it free.”

Some models have participated in prior fashion shows.

“I participated in the homecoming

Models walk across the valley during the UGSA Springfest annual Fashion Show

Photo by Kennedi Fuller

fashion show so I knew this was something I wanted to be apart of,” said Jereni Baker, transfer Chemis-try major from Southern California who’s been modeling since the age of 14.

Other models, however were new to this experience.

“This was my first time modeling in a fashion show. I really enjoyed it,

I got to meet so many new people and we kind of became a family through the long weekly practices,” said Jarrett Ferrell, senior supply chain management major from Dallas.

While the show started out with a full house, halfway through the show many students began to leave.

“It could’ve been more orga-

Howard Welcomes Class of 2018 for Accepted Student’s Day

the best four years of my life,” said Anderson.

“The experience was amazing- meeting my future school mates and seeing how we interact with each other was exciting.”

Then, the panel discussion invited various students to talk about their experiences at Howard and give personal advice to the class of 2018. Panelist Kyle Burton, a senior Biology major who hosts incoming

students per year, was elated to be apart of this year’s panel due to the various opportunities that the university has provided him.

“Mr. Hugh Durham, in the Office of Admissions, asked me to describe my study abroad opportunity at the University of Oxford, my under-graduate preparation for medical school, and the reasoning and reflection on my decision to enroll at Howard University among other esteemed institutions.”

Burton believes that determina-tion and preparation can help any incoming student have a successful track record.

“If students can arrange to make every other aspect of their transi-tion as seamless as possible, they have a chance to provide full atten-tion to attaining academic excel-lence.”

Tours of the university were pro-vided by the Howard University

Emmy VictorCampus Editor

New faces surround the yard during ASD 2014. Photo via HU Communications

nized. There was a lot of idle time where the should’ve been some entertainment for the audience,” says Brianna Bookhart, freshman International Business major from New Jersey.

Importantly, this event was not only meant to entertain the student body, but the Springfest committee used this opportunity to give back to the community. The audience was asked to bring clothing donations upon arrival for admission. The donated clothes would support the recently launched H&M initiative.

“I’ve been working tirelessly since December 2nd, and I’m glad that students came out to support this cause. This outdoor fashion show was my vision, and I would like to see it continue for years to come,” said Yanique Richards, senior Broadcast Journalism major from New York.

Student Ambassadors program, as well as several volunteers during the course of the day. It was there where students could individually ask questions and receive answers about courses, financial aid, hous-ing, student life, studying abroad, and more- as students passed each department or designated area.

“It’s very critical that we make a good impression on the incoming class to attract the best and bright-est students,” said senior Electrical Engineering major Caleb Davis.

Davis, who is a Student Ambassa-dor and has attended Accepted Stu-dents Day per year in various roles, believes that the event is a strategic route to promoting acceptance.

“Accepted Students Day has proved to be one successful way to attract more to become part of the Bison Family,” he added. “However I was sold to Howard prior to attending ASD.”

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Life&Style Maya Cade, L&S Editor [email protected]

Once again, the world’s on the verge of collapse. Only Captain America can save us—that is, until Spiderman shows up later this summer to save the world, and after that the X-Men. Before you know it, it’ll be time for the next Aveng-ers movie. That movie, coming out next year, may be titled “Age of Ultron,” but we are surely in the age of the superhero, where year in and year out white men in tights selflessly leap and fly to our rescue even while greedily lightening our wallets (over 2 billion dollars in the bank worldwide for their past eight films combined). This week’s money grubber is “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” the sequel to 2011’s “First Avenger,” which was enjoyable in its doe-eyed, pulpy reverence for the iconography of the World War II era that birthed our patriotic hero.

“Winter Soldier” doesn’t have its predecessor’s retro tone and feel; these days Captain America (Chris Evans) has to stay current. A shot in the opening scene shows our fish out of water, whose alter ego is Steve Rogers, jotting down notes of all the major events and pop culture figures he has missed since being

Marc RiversColumnist

The World Needs Saving, Again: “Winter Solider” Review

frozen in the Artic for seventy years. This opening, which has our run-ning around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool so fast that he keeps lapping another runner, is a nice, jocular change of pace before the narrative kicks into overdrive. That

runner is war veteran Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie), who will become his friend and high-flying ally once the bad guys show up.

The problem is, just who is a bad guy in this contemporary world

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The Dangers of Overeating John Wilson

Contributing WriterThe turn of a new year always brings about resolutions. People aim to cut down certain habits, improve aspects of their lives, set goals, and hope that because one of the many subset cycles of time has restarted, that they too can do the same. While many of these resolutions are different and unique to every person, there are some that are extremely common amongst all: eating better, getting fit, and main-taining health. And of the three, the one that holds the most importance is one’s diet and more importantly, how it can be managed.

Overeating is a condition that oc-curs when you consume, over the long term, more food than you ac-tually need to maintain good health. It has the potential to lead to health problems and illnesses such as

obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and hypertension, and is something that, if not monitored properly, can com-promise one’s health past a point of return. In some instances, overeat-ing can be described as binge-eating or compulsive eating, in which a person may unable to control their appetite. If a person is eating large amounts of food in rapid succes-sion, seeking food as comfort for emotional highs and lows, or hiding and hoarding food, they may be a potential compulsive eater.

However, overeating does not always have to necessarily be this extreme. In many cases, people overeat on a daily basis. In main-taining a healthy diet, while what is being consumed is the primary definitive factor, healthy consump-tion’s second most important factor is portion control; How much of a meal you think you want versus how

of paranoia, duplicity, and global terrorism has Rogers on edge. What once seemed black and white in his day (bad guy equals Nazis) is no longer so clear-cut. He doesn’t know if he can trust head of S.H.I.E.L.D Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), and he is wary of the agency’s new top-secret project, which embodies timely matters of global surveillance and drone warfare. When both Rogers and Fury pose questions about a potential leak in the agency, the bullets start to fly and a new, dangerous threat called the “Winter Soldier” materializes, who may be linked to Rogers’ past.

It is the past that continues to irk Rogers, what (and who) he left behind, the life he never got to live, as well as the discomforting thought that there is no room for the proud patriotism of his generation in this new, more morally ambivalent millennium. When the filmmakers (the script is written by Christopher Markus and Stephen Mcfeely) focus on these aspects of the story, the film recalls the endearing days of Bryan Singer’s “X-Men” and Sam Raimi’s “Spider-man,” when the superhero film was still finding its footing and character and quirk were placed above the action.

Like the era Rogers comes out of,

those seem like much simpler times. Today, the behemoth that is Marvel Studios decrees that what audiences wants to see his Captain America pummeling waves of enemies, using his shield like the most lethal boo-merang. Some of these sequences are a little too choppily edited and framed; the camera swoops, shakes, and dives at a hyperactive rate that action junkies will feel lends appro-priate intensity to the action scenes, while the rest of us will feel like we just got hit by Captain America’s shield.

Still, many of these action se-quences have a satisfying heft, and there is a dependency on practi-cal effects that is admirable in this visual effects driven age. A talented cast is here to help us care about all the explosions and chases: Jackson as the unfailingly cool Nick Fury, who gets more do in this film than ever before, and Scarlett Johans-son as the dangerous Black Widow, who drolly banters with Rogers in between laying waste to her foes. New additions include the afore-mentioned Mackie, charismatic and charming as comic-books’ first black superhero, The Falcon, and Robert Redford as a shifty eyed

much of a meal your body needs.

According to Brian Wansink, a food psychologist at Cornell University, “portion awareness is the key to

making sure that more than 200 food choices we make each day are closer to what our thinking brain as opposed to our instinctive brain would like. We often overeat 100-or

200-calorie increments, which over time adds up to a weight gain that seems like a mystery to the eater.” To be frank, the feeling of needing to finish everything on your plate isn’t always what’s best for your body. Understanding how much food you need to function as a human being is key in maintaining health and a diet, and it will also have you questioning many restau-rants’ choices for their serving sizes.

One of the many societal norms that skews the true meaning of eating healthily is the thriving sense of accomplishment that comes with finishing a big meal. Eating two burrito bowls with extra chicken in one sitting may feel like a feat on the front end of things, but the effects of this decision can be det-rimental not only to your body, but

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bureaucrat, whose casting is a nice nod to his roles in ‘70s conspiracy films like “Three Days of the Con-dor” and “All the President’s Men.”

Ultimately, however, the talented stars, and the plot’s honorable grappling with topical issues, only distract us from the fact that these films are simply glorified trailers for the next film in the chronol-ogy. We know going in that the good guys will win, and though the stakes continue to rise, the suspense and drama is ultimately deflated from these movies. After all, an unbeatable hero makes for a rather boring hero, even when he’s sav-ing something as important as the world. When everything is at stake, somehow nothing seems at stake. It also seems rather hypocritical that a movie about the skepticism of strong arms tactics will lean on incessant, empty violence to propel its narrative, and at a time when the wring of gunfire in public places grows more common in real life, its relentless use here is more upsetting than thrilling.

But thrilling is probably the exact word that action junkies and comic book fans will use to describe this ef-fective and competent sequel. Fans will rush to the multiplexes ready to hand over their cash, ensuring that Captain America—and every other superhero—are here to stay, whether we like it or not.

Life&Style Maya Cade, L&S Editor [email protected]

Celebrity stylist extraordinaire, June Ambrose, and Harlem’s Fashion Row Founder and CEO, Brandice Henderson-Daniel, teamed up at Howard University Friday after-noon to kick off a new branch of Harlem’s Fashion Row (HFR) entitled “Harlem’s Fashion Row University”’. Henderson-Daniel also came to announce the design competition exclusive to Historically Black College and University Stu-dents that Harlem’s Fashion Row University is putting on.

Harlem’s Fashion Row, a ‘social company’ by design, recognizes that less than 1 percent of designers are people of color and caters to that demographic by giving designers of color a voice within the industry while simultaneously giving them a platform to share their designs with fashion industry leaders. HFR was recently able to bring a multitude of black designers to prominence dur-ing Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week’s Spring 2014 show last September.

Henderson-Daniel stated that she recognizes the importance of nurturing and appreciating young fashion professionals of color, which is why she partnered with McCafe to launch “Harlem’s Fashion Row University”. When speaking to The

Hilltop, Henderson-Daniel shared that she believes that Howard University was the perfect place to launch this new division within her company.

“We wanted to bring this launch of the design competition because there’s no better place to launch it than Howard University. It’s 4 hours away from New York and has such a great and rich history. We wanted to not only launch the de-sign competition here but to launch it while having a conversation with June Ambrose,” Henderson-Daniel stated.

The conversation between Hen-derson-Daniel, Ambrose, and a hundred or so Howard University students crammed into the Black-burn Digital Auditorium included a wide array of buzzworthy topics such as: a solid definition of success, Ambrose’s future endeavors, and a critical discussion on how the fash-ion industry needs to reflect world demographics.

A highlight of the conversation was Ambrose’s advice to students who would have to encounter racism while within the fashion industry.

“People will ‘stop and frisk’ you no matter where you are... No matter how high up you are people will underestimate you. But how we recover is how we overcome. It’s the conversation. So how do you handle it? How did Oprah recover when Hermès didn’t let her wear that dress? Do your research, don’t think your voice is mute. We are a com-

munity, we understand how power-ful this community is together. Our people [in higher places] are out there listening. Educate the [wrong-doer] on the problem and say ‘big mistake’,” Ambrose exclaimed.

Ambrose, dressed in her signature ‘mouse ears’, blue and green plaid a’ la Ruuse frock, and Louboutin loafer heels stated a wide array of quotable sentiments to the Howard University students, including the crowd favorite:

“Why do you exist? If you’re not willing to take those risks, then you are not really living,” Ambrose said.

This stylist to superstars, such as Jay- Z, also shared key budget friendly tips with The Hilltop.

“I noticed as I was walking in a lot of recycled fashion. I’m a huge advocate of just that. A lot of fashion trends these days you can recycle or D-I-Y. I love the idea of creativity. It’s all about taking an accessory and reinventing a look. I think college students are in the perfect position to experiment with a look by recycling. You can recycle by not just what you do to it but how you style it...There’s so many things you can do. I say have fun with it. It’s like do we buy a pair of ripped jeans or do we just do it ourselves? I think vintage shopping is really cool and creative. Once you identify what your look is, a lot of the pressure is taken off of how you present yourself daily. You can build a really classy and workable wardrobe in just ten strong pieces

HFR and June Ambrose Bring Diversity to the Fashion Industry

Maya CadeLife & Style Editor

and rearrange and recycle those things. Buy the essential things that you need and have fun with them and accessorize,” Ambrose said.

Want to follow in Ambrose’s foot-steps? She told The Hilltop the best thing you can do is be prepared for what’s to come.“I think that’s important that you understand what you’re getting into because it is a commitment, it will consume your life and you should be prepared for that. You don’t sleep, you trust yourself, and you don’t give up. Your worst day may be your best day, when they say no it could open new doors. You may have to compromise but you’ll still feel accomplished because you put your best foot forward. Be prepared for adversity because you will be faced with it. It’s just simply that, it’s not a detour just find another way around it. Have a nest of something. Figure out how you’ll be able to live your dreams and still be able to survive. I always say you have a time and a place for your passion projects and you have a time and a place for your reality. You organize and design your life in a way so that you can have both. We can have both. Design your professional life in a way where you can have it all.”

For more information on Harlem’s Fashion Row University, visit har-lemsfashionrow.com/HFRU/. For more information on June Ambrose, visit her website at the juniverse.com

Photo by Bria Taylor

June Ambrose Photo by Bria Taylor

June Ambrose and HFR founder Brandice Henderson-Daniel.

more importantly to your mental state in relation to how much food your mind thinks your body needs to be its best. Try cutting down the number of big meals that you eat a day, and instead eating a slightly greater number smaller meals, more frequently throughout the day. This will work your metabolism more frequently and will be less likely to result in feeling sluggish and tired after eating.

What you decide to eat is also what you are deciding to give your body to work and breakdown internally, and if those choices are made in excess, your body will have to work harder to breakdown. Maintaining health starts with the self, and like many other concepts, what you put into your body is what you get out of it.

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Greene Stadium was his stomping grounds. He became a legend at The Mecca, and grew into a star in the NFL.

Pep Hamilton, a 1997 graduate from Howard University with a de-gree in Business Management, and the starting quarterback from 1993-96, returned to Greene Stadium for a Football Coaches Clinic, hosted by Bison football.

“I was educated and uplifted

through a strong education system and powerful reinforcement of my history,” said Hamilton on Saturday. After four seasons as a quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator at Howard, Hamilton interned with the Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Redskins and Baltimore Ravens be-fore ultimately becoming the New York Jets quarterback coach.

He then served as the San Francisco 49ers quarterbacks coach for one year before helping quarterback Jay Cutler set single-season franchise

And then there were two.

This year’s NCAA tournament has been unpredictable, so it’s fitting that a No. 7 seed and No. 8 seed will play each other in the national championship game for the first time in history.

The eighth-seeded Kentucky Wildcats and the seventh-seeded Connecticut Huskies have taken precarious routes to the NCAA championship game.

Kentucky has become the first team to win four consecutive games by five points or fewer en route to the championship.

The Wildcats advanced after defeat-ing Wisconsin, 74-73, on Saturday night. Guard Aaron Harrison led Kentucky to victory by converting a deep three-pointer with 5.7 seconds remaining to give them a one-point lead.

Connecticut upset the top-seeded Florida Gators in a 63-53 win. The Huskies disruptive perim-eter defense, along with DeAndre Daniels’ 20 points and 10 rebounds propelled them to victory.

The upcoming championship matchup will feature two dynamic backcourts.

Connecticut is led by veteran guards Shabazz Napier and Ryan Boatright. Both players put pressure on the opposition by being scoring threats and gritty defenders. Napier and Boatright are the leading scor-ers for the Huskies, and defensively

they have contained the nation’s best guards throughout the tourna-ment.

In Saturday’s win, the Connecti-cut backcourt held Florida guard Scottie Wilbekin to four points and forced him to commit three turnovers.

Wilbekin had averaged nearly 17 points per game in the tournament prior to Saturday’s matchup while only turning the ball over twice.

For Kentucky, the Wildcats are led by freshmen guards Aaron and Andrew Harrison. The twins have made their imprint on the tourna-ment by using their size to aid them in scoring. At 6-foot-6, they’re able to finish amongst forwards in the paint and shoot over guards on the perimeter.

Aaron Harrison has shown the ability to be clutch in late game situations, having made the ultimate game-winner in three consecutive games.

The effectiveness of the Harrison twins against Connecticut’s disrup-tive backcourt will be a deciding factor in tonight’s game.

The frontcourt will also play a major role as Kentucky has out-rebounded its opposition by nine rebounds per game in the tourna-ment.

Even with the absence of seven-footer Willie Cauley-Stein in the last two games due to an ankle injury, the Kentucky frontline continues to impose their will on opponents by attacking the rim relentlessly.

In Saturday’s game, the Wildcats outscored Wisconsin, 46-24, in the paint. Kentucky’s superb offensive rebounding often leads to put-backs and contributed to 23 second chance points in its last game.

Wildcats forward Julius Randle averages 15 points and 10 rebounds for the season, and punishes players on the interior. Although Con-necticut’s center Amida Brimah provides a shot blocking presence, the slender 7-footer may not have the strength to slow down Randle

throughout the course of a game.

Connecticut, on the other hand, features a versatile forward in De-Andre Daniels, who can score both on the perimeter and in the paint. Daniels has provided an exceptional third scoring option for the Huskies, having scored double figures in all five tournament games.

This matchup features two coaches on opposite ends of the spectrum. John Calipari boasts an 18-2 NCAA

tournament record as head coach of Kentucky and is in search of his second championship with the Wildcats.

In contrast, Kevin Ollie is coaching in his first NCAA Tournament and is looking to prolong the winning legacy of his predecessor, Jim Calhoun.

Now that the stage is set, it will be interesting to see how the game unfolds tonight in North Texas.

NCAA Championship: Kentucky vs. Connecticut

Howard Alumnus Thrives on Professional Levelrecords for completions (336) and passing attempts (555) as the Chi-cago Bears quarterback coach.

Hamilton, who’s worked for seven NFL teams in some capacity, was named the Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator in 2013, re-connecting with quarterback Andrew Luck, who he oversaw during his three years at Stanford, serving as an offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for two of the three seasons.

With his work ethic and intelligence for the game, many believe his

position will be elevated in only a matter of time. ESPN analyst and former NFL coach Herm Edwards commented on Hamilton’s capability to be a head coach of an NFL franchise in the near future. “Don’t be surprised if he has a head coaching job in a couple of years,” Edwards said in an ESPN blog. Greg Gabriel of the National Foot-ball Post listed Hamilton as one of the League’s star assistant coaches and upcoming head coaches.

“Hamilton is one of the bright young coaches in the league,” Ga-briel said. “I’m sure we will see him as the ‘hot’ head coaching candi-date after the 2014 season.” Hamilton’s success on the profes-sional level at the age of 38 speaks volumes of the student-athletes Howard produces, and his mark has been left in its football program.

Photo via flicr.com, superninja12rAaron Harrison has hit the game-deciding shot in three consecutive games.

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HOWARD UNIVERSITY DIVISION OF STUDENT AFFAIRSOFFICE OF RESIDENCE LIFE

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2014-2015

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Qualifications: Must be a full-time validated graduate student. Provide documentation ofSatifactory Academic Progress through submission of an official academic transcript(s). Providethree letters of reference that are relevant to the qualifications of the position. Additionally, musthave one year of relevant residential living experience in a college/university setting. Must havesupervised and administered programs directly to students. Must have a 3.0 GPA as a new graduatestudent and a cumulative 3.2 GPA as a continuing graduate student at the time of appointment.

Criteria: Successful candidates must show evidence of leadership and management experience.Effectiveness in oral and written communication. The ability to function effectively within, andcontribute positively to, a diverse multi-ethnic, multi-cultural student population within theDepartment of Residence Life. Must have the ability to provide personalized outreach to students ina way that fosters development of core academic competencies. Monitor and manage a dynamiclearning community.

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This article is meant to inspire, motivate and encourage people of African ancestry and those that are affected by the inequality inher-ent to the structure of American society. Like millions of Americans, and many Howard students I had a chance to view the movie 300 Rise of an Empire recently. While the movie itself was alright, one part of the film caught my attention. In a pivotal scene Artemisia the villain while attempting seduce the hero Themistocles to betray his people and join her, says, “I can offer you freedom with no responsibility or consequence “. This interaction instantly made me think of how freedom is viewed in the black com-munity. Many of us shirk our duty in one way or another, by ignoring it or accepting the status quo. Don’t mistake me, there are many hard-working people, and organizations striving to advance our struggle to become fully equal citizens. We should be impatient with our lack of purpose, born out of disunity in our community. It is true that we all enjoy infinitely greater civil and cultural freedom than our grandparents or even our parents. However, the generation that fol-lows us are even now experiencing the hidden malevolent, institutional and cultural discrimination that still exists today. They also still endure the sting of direct hatred, igno-rance and the discriminatory tactics expressed by people and institutions throughout the country. In other words our job is far from over, in fact it has just begun. We must all join in the labor to try to complete it within our lifetime.

We must refute the concept that Artemisia offered to Themistocles. Each and every one of us must ex-ercise our freedom by taking up our responsibilities to our community and our culture. We must do this in order to ensure positive expressions of our freedom and to counter the inevitable negative results of our current cultural structure. Because either way our children will either rejoice in, or suffer, the consequenc-es of our action or inaction.The role models of our children must work on our behalf as well. At age 22 I have been a fan of rap mu-sic for a while now and I always will be. As I look back at why this genre captured my attention, it was for the same reason the smooth jams of Bob Marley did. The music talked about real life issues, detailing the exertions of the black youth work-

ing to overcome or exist, within the obstacle course built into the fabric of American life. I was drawn to rap for its empowering and infor-mative message but the genre has been hijacked by commercialism and individual extravagance. It is the responsibility of black artists, painters, poets and musicians, to contribute in positive ways to the black community. Since they have the ability to capture the attention of American and international audiences, they must treat that privilege with respect, and work to educate inform, and inspire through their personal gift.

In addition to these entertainers, professional and college athletes are the obvious role models for our little brothers and sisters and certainly the most well-known by the American public. It essential that we put pressure upon these individuals to take a stand for their race and culture in their actions that play out on the public stage. I want to see powerful black men and women like Richard Sherman, Ga-brielle Douglas, Jay-Z and Serena Williams hold up a black power fist and simply declare “I am proud to be black because black is power-ful. I am proud to be black because Black is more than capable” when they accept their next accolades. Black athletes and entertainers must verbalize their pride and a trans-formative vision for black people in addition to projecting a positive and powerful image in order to combat the attack of negative portrayals by our media and entertainment outlets.

As students at the most prestigious center of black education in the world, we have the unique oppor-tunity to be one of the sparks that light and sustain a flame of greater unity among ourselves. This unity must be coupled with positive ac-tions within our communities. The easy way out is there, get a degree, buy a house in the suburbs, and raise your family the way you al-ways wanted to. This is the Ameri-can dream, there’s nothing wrong with that right? Whether you get to the point of realizing that dream by struggling from poverty, by the hard work of your parents or by borrow-ing against your future. It is your duty by virtue of your lineage and culture, to use the tools at your dis-posal whether it is your physical re-sources, intellect, treasure, or time, to contribute to the betterment of your fellow black brother or sister. It is your daily duty to strive for unity in our community through

your words, actions and thoughts. We must surpass the contributions of those who have come before us because we have far greater access to and opportunity to raise both our standards and our status as a whole. Unification is crucial to helping our impoverished, imprisoned and neglected people

We must become the constituent force that demands and requires leaders of the caliber of Dr. King and the Mr. Malcolm X. We can no longer simply rely on the old guard of civil rights leaders, we must continue to create and support a new guard that will advocate the basic and unifying problems of black Americans such as poverty, mis-education and a poor educa-

tion system. We must reject and denounce policies which enable mass incarceration and other issues that are a subversion to our success While black business, and political leaders, artists and scientists are essential to the true fulfillment of Dr. King’s dream of an integrated and unified America it is the innate and inherited responsibility of these successful individuals to contribute to the positive cultural and political progress of black people and foster a unity amongst their own people. We must actively and forcefully, advance not only programs and in-stitutions that further the advance-ment of black Americans but we must also individually commit to reaching back as we push forward, to ensure a brighter future for our

children. We have made progress there is no doubt, but there is a rea-son our greatest leaders have been murdered .We are not unopposed, while overt racism and hatred has put on camouflage to blend into the American environment, it is still there. It just has become harder to see. Thus we must ensure that we become active in fulfilling our duty to increase and guide the momentum of our past successes toward greater achievement. Our enduring mission is to foster unity and develop the resolutions to the many problems that our race faces. I invite you to spread the message and a word of encouragement to someone you know, or a stranger, because the whole point, is that we’re in this together.

The Consequences of FreedomEli White

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