VOL. VIII NO.11 FEBRUARY 10 - 1�. 1986
Krusb Groove Stars: Rappin' on who you are
rap tyle that i popular
among young people tod y.
urtis Blow and Run D C
ee that rappin h proven
to be an effective way to re ch
America' youth.
, R p i their langu ge,"
Blow, 'and many r ppers u
it to get tronger me ge
aero to stay in chool
to ay away from dru sind
in thi instance, to find out
more about who you are d
where you come from."
ys Sylvia ynn Director
of rketing for John on Pro-
ducts Company "Rap mu ic h
c ptured the im . nation of to­
d y s youn people. John on
Products Comp ny feel it is
important that the e same young
people know about the ccom­
plishments of me of our gre t
BI ck Americans. Whit better
way than through a vehicle
young people have embr ced
- 'Rap u ic'. '
The c s tte offer i avail ble
throu h BI ck Hi tory onth It
whole e nd retail outlets th t
sell Johnson product .
YORK - 0 of the
of the motion picture
Groov h e teamed up
with major BI ck hair care
company to commemorate
BI c Hi tory onth 1986.
urtis Blow d Run D C
re the creative force behind
ppin' BI ck Hi ory, thirty
minute audi c tte.
in' BI c Hi tory i
fun, entertainin , yet educat­
ional tory that highlight his-
toric mile tone nd contri-
bution of Blac American.
It' deli ered in the fa t paced
ATLANTA - On Janu ry
14th the birthday of S L s
Founding President Dr. rtin
Luther Kin Jr. his suceccor
Dr. J 0 ph Lowery announ ed
SCLC's birthd y gift to and in
memory of Dr. King a 'victor­
ious blow g inst ap rtheid in
South Africa nd the partheid
men tslit y in the
U.S .'
Dr. wery m de the state-
ment upon his ele e from
tlanta' Southwe t Community
Ho pital where he recovered
from a brief illne that Dr.
Bernard Brid e attributed large-
ly to ntinuous exposure t
excessive cold and rain hile
picketing and demonstr ting
during the Winn Dixie boycott.
, inn Dixie Supermarket ,
florida b ed chain with 1,262
store h s announced the re­
moval of all South Afri n
product from all of their store .
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Grocery chain
to pull
products
This ct after three and one­
half months of our b y ott,
repre ents a victory f g d
over evil light ver d r nes
nd justice over injusti e. Our
goal w s n t to put ,. inn Dixie
out of bu ine but t put
justi e in busine s ' Dr. Lowery
announced.
The prim ry i sue in our
ycott . the rem val of all
uth Afri an pr du t from the
shelves of n 126 store. There
ist the
ther nd
Si ters in S uth fri a to bury
ap rtheid and re urre t justice
in their land Dr. Lo ery id.
Opra infrey heads
L C Black His ory·
onth celebration
BENTO _TWP.-Oprah Win- Ilies,
frey, of "The Color Purple" and
Channel 7 fame, ill headline
the annual Lake Michigan
College Black History celebr -
tioa, ccording to Festus Valen­
tine, advi or to Delta Phi Psi,
ponsoring sorority.
Winfrey ill peak Feb. 22 in
the LMC Community Center at
7:15 p.m. with a que tion and
er e ion to follo .
According to Valentine,
other Black Htstory events in­
clude:
-A continuing African rt
exhibit in the main library at no
charge to the public.
-A S eetheart Dance ill be
held Feb. 14 in th Student rvin
Union, startin at 9 p.m.
-/1 Car r and ColI Day
on Feb. 26 ill bring the career
opportunity to high chool nd
college student and their f rn-