JULY 26 -AUGUST 1, 1917 THE MICHIGAN CITIZEN
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Michigan's Second Annual
Black Music Awards were
held on Detroit's beautiful
riverfront at the Ford
Auditorium.
With over 2,500 persons in
attendance, the enthusiasm cJf
the audience as undeniable.
Success of the evening was
due to the countless hours of
or in preparation. Led by
the Board of Directors:
Donald Davis, First Indepen­
dence ational Bank; Leon
Atchison, Michigan Con-
solidated Gas; Gregory
J.Reed Esq., Gregory J. Reed
& Associates, P.C.; Keith B.
Stallworth, Michigan State Lot­
tery; Hayes Jones, Stroh
Bre ry; with the help of the
organizing committee: Virgil
anderson, Joyce Davis Adams,
Liz Baker, Eric Bass, Johnie
Burns, Jerome Omningbam,
Cora Curry, Smith R. Haynes,
Wilbur Houston, Ernest Kelly,
Sam Logan, Lisa Orlando,
Fred Sanders, John Tatum,
Darvin Wasson, Gary White,
Patricia Williams, Tim Wilson
and Alan Young.
The evening honored the
contemporary and historical
contributions of African­
Americans in music and enter­
tainment. Proceeds went to
the Blac . Music Awards
Scholarship Fund
During the evening, great
performances were given by
Ron J ackson, LJ. Reynolds,
Living Proof Rhonda Clark,
Blues Confidential Band, Ron
Banks, Caprice and the Spin­
ners.
r. Ch rl Wright, chair of MuseUJ
Hi tory, d P ttl in
ards.
d n tion lIy clai med in
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s fe e
s throng
. chigan Consolidated Gas, friend and Donald
successful evening possible.
Atty. Coral W: tt, Dr. D vid MilbUl"D, Alivia att, and Johnnie Riquimore enjo d Ii tiviti
VIP receptio in support of Black Music Scholarship Fund,
Detroit students gain health training experience
The nineteenth annual Sum­
mer Exploratory Experience
Program (project S.E.E.) has
been funded for the summer
of 1987.
Project S.E.E., a program
designed to place tenth,
eleventh and twelfth grade stu­
dents in hospitals, nursing
homes and physician's office,
is a six-week inter ship for
High School edical Careers
Club members.
A tipend of 250 will be
paid t participants who com­
plete the internship experience.
Project S .. E. as con eived
by the late Evelyn Palmer who
was the Detroit Public Schools
Medical Careers Coordinator for
many ears. Palmer was instru­
mental in securing the coopera­
tion of local physicians, hos­
pital and other rnedi al
facilities as well as the initial
funding for the program to
operate.
The program which is no
known as the Evelyn Palmer
Project S.E. Program, has re­
ceived funds thi year from
the James and Lynelle Holden
Fund and Blue ro /Blue Shield
of ichigan. pproximately
125 students ill be a signed
to various medical sites for
5 hour per day for 6 wee s.
Project S. .E. ill operate_
under the leadership of Dr.
Joyce . Tibbs Bobby hite­
head and Laura Livingston of
the system and arilyn Webb
of Blue Cross/Blue Shield of
Michigan.
BORROWED TIME -
Paul 0 borne's comedy-drama
at Henry ord C UBi
Coli Performin Arts
Department July 30 31 and
Aug. 1 at 8 p.m. Aug. � at 2