1977-1978

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An Afternoon At Goldsmith High School clip clopping clogs forging cafeteria crowds seeking one 's own clique ten minutes till boredom bullshit bullshit two minutes more bullshit time Time Europa Marlboro for the big spenders ninety minutes of fidgeting and spreading asses flies frolicking on the desk while a Middle Eastern affairs "expert" drones on nationalism spirituality freedom Zionism identity democracy persecution equality blah blah blah dafka it's betah cdai to end now light up an adult pacifier and split Debbie Shalowitz 20
BLACK IS HERE! Yes, gather round one and all. Come see the exotic, provocative, and extraordinary Black women...strolling down King George, checking mail at Poste Restante, bargaining in the old city, but wonder of wonders... look Folks, these women even speak Hebrew. It’s -fabulous, strange, a monumental discovery. If we could bottle and market it, we'd make a fortune! This is the exact reaction that Desiree Davis, Cynthia McClendon, and I (Sheila T.T. Lynch) received on our arrival in Eretz Israel. Peoole were shocked, amazed, dumbfounded--and I do mean DUMB!! Oh no, not iust your typical Israeli, but yes, those sonhisticated, cultured neoples o^ the western hemisphere also (U.S.A., Canada, etc.). There are two approaches used to find out the same general information : #l-subtle western style: 'tfhere do you all come from and why are vou all here? Assuming naturally that we al1 come from the same place and are here for the same reason. WRONG! Then there's another approach: #2-blunt Israeli style: Bonnie M. ! Idi Amin? "Drome Africa", DIMON\... DIMONA and most recently, Kunta Kinte!!! Needless to say...Hey, maybe I do need to say it, we do not all come from the same place or are here for the same reason or are on the same program--and, SURPRISE'.! We're not even all studying the same thing!! Dealing with questions like these all year has, to sav the least, become a bit of a bore, but one comes to accept oeople's curiositv calmlv, along with accepting and anticipating their repetitive, asinine questions * Please, friends, don't get me wrong. There are certain advantages to being Black in an all White countrv. You have to look awfullv hard to find them, but they are there. Example: #1 It is monumentally easier to sneak into concerts at Binyanei HaUma. Who else could go to the stage door and claim to be with the band, thereby commandeering free entrance? #2 Meeting people is much easier as we tend to stand out in a crowd. #3 We have no trouble keeping our individual identities secret as we all look alike to them anywav. #4 In Israel we are never stuck in one particular role. Depending on the situation and our moods, we can be elegant Ethiopians, Israeli Yemenites, pensive Indians, or immigrating Moroccans, We are rarely identified as traveling Black Americans. As we have kept our identities secret from most Israelis and Americans for the entire year (proven bv the fact that people stil 1 mistake us after ALL THIS TI’IE) , we do not intend to break the tradition now. I'm sure that when we depart, people will still be confused and wondering...Sheila was the lighter one?...Syndi sang?...and Desiree wore glasses?...Right??? For those who think the above information is true, look again! You have one last chance to redeem yourselves. Black was here for just a year But with all this crud and all this flak Who knows if Black will ever be BACK! Desiree Davis--Sheila T.T. Lynch--Cynthia McClendon D e c e m b e r 30, H V f r S W ’5 3 Shitty f I rv>^il 3L uXiUCS, X WavL 3 "fcrrvbU. W » m t . -fbr 3 OfcLfcS o r S * , 3*hdL -tfncvx P o H e n c r a M i n ® I C o o l d L c a r n c b a . c - K .
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