The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-01-13

ago. Negro child was given two
dolls in Ky. white and an Afri.
can doll And few days later she
was seen playing with these dolls.
and had the African doll in the kit
chen getting dinner for the white
doll Let us get up OF OF ourselves
and help the race 10 make more
progress
III Service is the only way by
which a race can build accomplish
menis. l. A geographical vision Of
whore We are is necessary. We are
In America, with its cotton fields. its
farm products. its commerce. its
gold mines, limepits. fine building
stone rs fine horses and other
stock, lis fisheries. It's great cities.
its vast stretches OF highways and
nationwide stretches OF railroads,
and its telegraphs ard telephones,
It's daily news papers. and radios, It's
airporis and military schools and
armies and navy yards. It's courts
ard patrol systems.
We should know ourselves.
Such annual affairs as the celebra-
ton OF our Emancipation each Jan.
Tho keeping OF National Negro His
tory week each. February. National
Negro Health week each April. Ma
rional Negro farm week, National
Conventions. conferences and Edu-
cational meets will help us know
ourselves. Also reading all Negro
papers, magazines and books and re
ligiOus periodicals. Developing
great Negro writer's OF ability. who
with oneness of purpose will put
before the world our worth and
efficiency in such way as to
educate ourselves AID the white
man 10 understand each other, and
appreciate ourselves as business
people and professional adapts. We
should get with all Negro business
and make II worthy OF our selves
and the attention OF all other peo-
Piles our fraternal life should he
rcorganized and put on a basis Of
building up our social status. Race
pride is born OF a knowledge OF The
honorable deeds of a race: so If we
are ignorant OF our history, we can
not be imbued with love and ap-
probation Of ourselves
iii. God the giyer is able. will
ing and has made the promise to
give II to us. Our text says, Il will
give 1t unto you" DO not depend
on white people TO develop you,
Think, think. think Abram had to
fight for his and his people, and
deliver Lot out OF the hands of the
kings OF the plains. Abrsm was ar
organizer, he harnessed Mamre,
Amer and Eshcol and the servants
OF his household into an army OF
3iS trained soldiers and pursued
after Lot.
l. The Altar OF God should he re-
vived in our homes and the church
worship should he made prominent
by our race, unifying ourselves and
with our race pride we will be re-
spected ard given fair considera-
ton among those In the land where
We live.
"2. The Negro press has done
great things but must arise aud put
the Negro into a character building
atmosphere Of community life side
by side with the church.
20. Negro leadership must be lift
ed, and there must be polIteness,
and ethical living In race relations,
as we'll as educational common
sense viewpoints about ourselves
ard our country. and TO know that
God wants Us 10 have all that We
have sense enough 10 rightly use.
] close with an appeal 10 you TO
follow our spiritual leadership,
build character. cooperate with
each other In every thing that is for
our uplift and work and pray your
way through I"