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Kabaz, B Jewels,. Inc.
presents an African History
month production, 1b Umb
cal Cord (African Royalty
Revealed) - A Joumey through
the pages of History. Thurs.,
Feb. 25, Fri. 26, and Sat� 1:1 at
7:00 p.m, at Marten's Recrea­
tion Center, 3619 Mt. Eliott at
Mack, call 924-1140 .
·AW . dH Rudy
Wo ., the quilts ofM'- Essie
Robinson will be shown at
Comerica Bank, 211 W. Fort •
and Washington St. Feb. J5 -
March 4.
B Historic Sites
RevIsited, a gala fundraiser
benefitting the Detroit Histori­
cal Department Black Historic
Sites Committee, on Sat. Feb.
1:1, from 6-9 at the Museum.
Activities include guided tours
of 14 re-created 19th and 20th
century Black historic sites, •
entertainment, refreshments,
and more. S10, reservation re-
quired.833-1sbs. .
-A He;o's E�c- Frederick
Douglass, Sojourner Truth, an
African Chieftain and Elijah
McCoy speak of their times in
the exhibit gall ry of the
MA.+Ji at 10 .m., 1 and 3 p.m,
Thurs-Sat. and 2 and 4 p.m. Sun
'DETROIT:
. Dream AllYe
PeG , the SC\lentb an-
nual dinner at Mercy College,
8200 W. Outer Drive. Monday,
FEb.22 t 7 p.m. SpoDSOrCd
by Clergy United for leader­
ship and Edocatio Speakers:
• M B.AD
, s.sE. AUIlDII"Y
t; DerDaClllDe JJeIIlDIDa.
EdD. Call 863-8899 or 393-9005
The Wol erI Bar UI��
tlo will present a panel discus­
sion and book party on Feb.
23, 5:30 p.m, at Museum of
African American History, 301
Frederic Douglass.
BllICk Lawyers, Law PrGc­
lice, and Bar Associlllion, llU4 .
to 1970: A Michigan HistOty is a
recently published article writ­
ten by Edward J. Littlejohn,
Prof of Law, WSU and- Donald
L. Hobson, Judge. Recorders
Court of Detroit.
Panelists, who will discuss
Where Do We Go Now? are:
Rep. George W. Croc ett, Jr.;
Hon. Geraldine Bledsoe Ford;
Hon� Damon J. Keith; Lit­
tlejohn, and Hon. Cia «lia Mor-
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com.
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SOUl1lHA
TheBIa
ship Sod ty
'; tenth annual
.vance of Blac History Month
on Sun, Feb. 2 at 4 p.m. at the
Emmanuel C munity
Church on enburg and
Kalamazoo S eels.
The keynoi speaker will be
Dr. Michael t an Or­
thopedic Sur on in South
�Ven. He . use the theme,
"B/lICk History: Rejlectivt and
Projtctivt" to e his speech.
The Black istory leader-
ship Society s recogni-
tion for 1988 be presented
(0 the Geo Leo ani Family
of the Swing-Lo Scaffold Co.
of Covert.
• �ayor, Mrs. Mary Buchert
will make a proclamation to
Black History Month with em­
pbases on the Black History # .
Leadership Society's role in . '
community involvement for the
past ten years of promoting
programs of Blac interest and
paying recognition to Black
leaders and role models of the
Greater South Haven area.
Refreshments will. be served
after the program.
Merna G. Uoren, .
B.H.L.S., Publicity chairper-
Histo e B Doll
Wo hop, features reproduc­
tion fabric ragdoll originally
patented in 1892. To be held
Sat. Feb. 1:1, 10:30 a.m. until
1:30 p.m. All � are wel­
come, registration fee is S6
(covers all materials). Call 833-
1263 .
So etb To Keep Y
Warm, at the Detroit Histori­
cal Museum. The Detroit
showing of a nationally touring
exhibition of one of the most
significant collectio of hand­
made African American quilts.
Call 833-1805.
HIGHLAND PARK:
African Folktales told by C.
Blackwell at 6 p.m., Thurs,
Feb. 25 at McGregor Library.
. African Artt ds on display
at McGregor Libary through
March S. "Black History
Revisited" at 1 p.m. at Mc­
Gregor on Sat. Feb. 1:1.
GRAND RAPIDS:
Artwo by Jon McDonald,
assoicate professor of visual arts
at Kendall College of Art and
Design, are on view through
Feb. 19 at Ledyard Station Post
Office in Grand Rapids.
Robert 8. AbboU (187().l94O) Edltor/Publ1sher
Clara A (1833- ) Chem1stlEducator
Alvin Alley (19.'51. ) Choreographer
Crispus Attucks (1'723-17'70) Patriot.lMartyr /Rero
Benjamin Bl.nn lter (1'731-1.806) Mathemat1c1an/8c enUBt
Mary McLeod Bethune U875-l955) Educator/Civic Leader
Blanche K. Bruce (1841-1896) U.8. Senator
RlJph Johnson Bunche (l904-1971) Pol1Ucal8c nt.1st./Government Off1c1al
Joeeph Celeb (1.937·l9'72) Labor Union Leader
• Nat Co (1919-1.965) Sing 1'/P1antst
Freder ck Douglass (ca. 1817-1896) Slaw/ Author/Educator
Charles Rich&rd Drew (1904-1960) Phya1c1an/Scient.1st.
Roscoe Dung (l.883·1965) Journ&l1Bt
Jean-Bap tePotntDuS&ble(? -l&18)P1on r/Ent.rep neur
edgar Evers (l.926-1963) Civil Rights Lead rl Lawyer
J Redmon Fa (�1961) Author/EdUcaWr
Jam Forten (1766-l.842) Abol1Uon1st/Bus1n man
M Vaux &rr1ck Fu.ller (18'77·l967) 8culptor/IDustr&tol"
ErroU Louts G (1921·l9'77) Jazz P1an1st/Compoeel'
armoth Thomas G1bbs (1892- ) Historian
El1zabet.h �lor G nf 1d (1809-1876) Sm,er
Lorraine Hansberry (l.93C).l966) P1qwr1ght
JererrUah Haralaon (1846-1916) Congressman
Dwight Ol1wr nd 11 Holmes (1.883-l966) Educator
Harold Jackman (1901-1961) Ph11&nthrop
Blmd Lemon J fferaon (l.89'7-l.929?) Blu Musician
Barbara Jordan (1916- ) State Leg1alalor/U.8.l\ep. nt&t1
J Alstork (1901-l97O) Phya1e1&n/Educator
M&rUn Luther Kin« dr. (1929-1968) Clergyman/Civil �ta Leader
Eartha Kitt (1928- ) Stngerl Actreea
Lewis H. LaUmeJl' (1.848-l928) In ntor/8dent1at
Uly88es Lee (1913-l968) HiMoI'ian
Nat Love al80 known Deadwood Die (1.lJM-1921) Cowboy
Thurgood Uanh&1l (l908- ) LaW)'Wl'/ Jud&e
Benjl.."'1l.1n ElU&h y.,_ (1.89&-1984) EducalOl'l Author
Garrett A. Mo� (1875-1963) In ntor
dO&n"�(HMl-) lAd
AUce Ruth Dunbar- Won (l8?&-193&) Author/Sodal Worker
Eleano Holmes orton (1937- ) LaW)'Wl'
Pl'edr1ck O' eal (1.908- ) Actor /D1reck>r
Anthony Oterton (186&-l94e) B&nUr/Publ1aher
Leroy Ro (8a&dw1) � (19;04-1982) Pro Bueball � ,
RoM Parka (1913-) ICln! RiChY ActtN&
W1W&m <1ocStN1 � (l9al-lge8) �
Adam Clqton Jr. (1908-1972) U .S. �t&t1 ICJergyman
WiWam Paul Quinn (1788-18?'3) CJergyman
PhWp A. Randolph (l889-19'19}Labor l.Adc/8odali8t .
Carl T. ROwan (l888- ) J�GoNrnment 0tncIal
Zc11thSpuriock 8ampeon (19Ol-W79) L&wJV/ Ju
8m1Ul (l88t-l83'7)
C. (l888-lWI'O) Pam
Howard 'nlurman (19OO-lMl) �I Author
Char Jf.mJ7TUrMr (l887-lam) �
W H.tmr7 � � (1888-l9m.) CDnPo-r/Bandleeder
Madame C. J. (1887-1818) BumMM EDcuUw
Andre (194& ) Plans.
Char wm.rl Cl9l&rW79) Pain_/Graphic Aru.t
GranYmi T. WoodI oae&l9lO) Inwntor
1fh1Ule1 Moore b1nC Jr. (1981-l97l) ClY1l RiChta l.Adc
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It idn't start with Cris ' us Attucks -
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It didn't end witH Martin LutherKingJr.
son and Rev. Jes Ie Ste¥
Pastor of Emmanuel Com­
munity Church.
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1 Paintings, prints, drawings,
collages and ceramics by 11
African American Michigan
artists are on display through
I Feb. 28 in the University of
Michigan Museum. Titled
l -Dream Keepers: A Celebra­
tlo of AfrIcan-AIDe can Art�,
the exhibit is being augmented
wi'th musical performances,
ecitations of African ories
d folk tables, and a panel dis­
cussion on visual art by
African American artists. Ar­
tists: Reginald Gammon
(KalamaU)O), Eugenia Marve
(Grand Rapids), Jon Onye
Lockard, Sharon S ton,
Alfred F. Hinton, Earl Jackson
(Ann Arbor), Dwight Smith,
Lester Johnson, ShlrleyWood­
son, Charles F'mger and Gilda
Snowdon (Detroit).
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MUSKEGON:
TheNad
ror en Revol do
presenlsA Day With Malcolm
x starring Fred Waller at Mt.
Zion C.O.G.I.C., 183 . Mus-
kego ave, on Feb. at 2 p.m,
I Alth ugh th y liv d alm t tw hundr d ear apart, Cri pu Arruck
and Martin Luther King Jr. hared an un ommon I ve t r fr m. Fre m for
th m Iv and 6 r their people.
Chry ler Corporation hon r the me.morv of th rw ingular men and
rh legi ns of ther who hay helped hape our i tv, Bla k have contributed
t v ry pert f American life in the pa t and \ ill continue t do so in the
future. And, while many the nam you see here may n t be easy to recognize,
their contributions have been ignificanr enough to merit r pect from their peers
and admiration from the entire world.
Blackl-listory.Irs America's history too.
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