FEBRUARY 17 - 23,1986 THE CITIZEN
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Con nued from p 1 23 million people being dep-
ins of partheid, despite the rived of m thing take for
fact that it is urrounded by granted."
barren ghetto . Accordin to the Washing-
Je e Jack on, Lo Angele ton Office on Africa Educa-
ayor Tom Br dley and rs. tional Fund, every two and
Coretta Scott King are among one-half minutes a Black South
the political and community African is arrested for an action
lead r ho h ve enthu ias- that is legal for hites.
tically endor d the "Sun City" Eighty percent of Black South
project and urge Black Arne- Africans live at or belo the star-
ricans to buy the record and help vation level. Half of the chil-
rai funds to eliminate ap rt- dren die before the ag of five.
heid. All royalties from the Blacks cannot vote or choose
"Sun City" project are being here to live or ork.
donated to the Africa Fund,
hich i di tributin the money
to South African political pri-
oner , exiled outh Africans,
and anti-apartheid group. An
initial check for 50,000 has
alre dy be n pre ented to the
fund.
"Apartheid i omethin we
call all h ve an influence over if
e choo e," ys Gil Scott­
Heron. "We ar ta in about
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By Linda Dixon
USKEGO - On January
19 19 6 at 7:00 p.m. the Queen
Esther B pti t Church and
friend g thered together for a
celebr tion, commemoration of
the 1 te and great Reverend
Dr. in Luther King Jr. The
program w - ponsored by the
Junior De con rd of the
church under the direction of
P tor R. L. Howard.
The people of the com­
munity wer brought together
to reflect upon the life and
time of a man deemed one of
the piritually, intellectually,
and civically great men in
American Hi tory.
much th t he i the
very fir t Black individu in
the history of the United States
to be cknowled ed through a
\ legal n tiona! holiday. rn
January 15, 1929, in Atlanta
and inated on April
196 in emphi. Reverend
Dr. rtin Luther ing Jr'
leadership in non-violence was
instrument 1 in the plight and
chievement of the Civil Right
ovement of the 50s and 60s.
Yet till, venteen year after
his death there is much that is
unresolved. Dr. King confided
in us ry pecial dream.
The Ma ter of Ceremony
w Charli Maffett, president
of the Junior Deacons.
Anthony Banister was in charge
of the heart lifting devotion,
Kevin . Cummings, vice presi­
dent, Junior Deacons welcomed
everyone.
The Reverend C. Sain and
wife ng "Lord I Know You ve
Been So Good." A tribute to
the 1 te Dr. rtin Luther
King w given by Phillip A.
Cummings, ttomey t la ,
Jack n State Univer ity.
Dan Ogel by, City Com rnis-
loner, Director of O.1.C. w: s
the pecial guest pe er for
the evening. Ogelsby stated
that, e tired of being
tired 0, Jim Crow
is till vee He reminded the
church th t the power will I t
forever and it come from God.
ay
of
Coretta Scott King.
The 51-minute video fe­
tures the words of Mandela and
Nobel Peace Prize inner
Bishop De mond Tutu, and an
exclu ive intervi ith Man­
de la' wife Winnie.
In addition to purchasin the
record, book or video, you can
combat ap rtheid by urgin
your local radio station to play
"Sun City". School and com­
munity group can utilize the
book and video to develop
educational program about
apartheid
"Artists, entertainer and
p ople of good will everywher
are ri in up in olidarity against
the brutal outra e of part-
heid," ay r . Kin . "We ar
on the move no , and e cannot
be turned away. We hall
overcome,"
To end a tax-deductibl
contribution and/or receiv
more information about the
anti-apartheid movement, rit
The Afric Fund, 19 Bro d ay,
e York, NY 1003 '
BLACK AMERICA IN NUMBERS
"South Africa makes me ill,
ick," says Mile Davi. "I jum­
ped at the chance to do this
record." .
The "Sun City" book, b ed
on the record, chroncile this
amazing project and examines
the history of apartheid. It
include interview ith the
artists as well as the last sp ech
of African National Congress
leader el on Mandela before
his imprisonment in 1962. "It is
one of the mo t informative
books about apartheid," ays
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