Makin' a Way Outa No Way

AUTHORS' NOTE: This article is based on our panel presentation at the Second World Congress on Communication and Development in Africa and the African Diaspora, Bridgetown, Barbados, July 24-28, 1983. We are indebted to the Centerfor Black Studies, Wayne State University, Detroit, for its continuing support of this collaborative effort over the past several years. Particular thanks are in order to Ms. Nubia Salaam, Black Studies Research Assistant and Ms. Adrienne Gregg, Office Supervisor at the Center. We gratefully acknowledge the support of our families and the Black communities that gave us birth and continue to sustain and believe in us. Most of all, this work pays tribute to all of those souls who have kept the proverb tradition alive.