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Eltery )'OUD8 Black girl has
the right to dteam. Every Black
woman can invent herself
-,,� resilient, and proud We
can be and we are: Brigadier
Generals and metropolitan
opera singers, artists and civil
rights leader t poets and
po1iticiaDs, college pi'es'idents
and judges.
That is the important mes-
ge of ·1 Dream World:
Portraits of B ck Women Who
<lwIged America, - a powerful
new exhib· of photographs by
. Brian Lanker DOW touring the
country. The portraits - of 7S
notable Black women - are a
visual alfirmati of our past,
and an invitation to young Black
women to help create the future.
These are men of great
chicvement, Dot in many
great fame or lth. In the'
portraits, a young Black women
can find her own dreams
refelcted, her hopes mirrored:
- In the fonbrigbt gaze of
Barbara Jordan, ated. in a
wheelchair, her hand clasped
before her. A three - term
former membet of congress,
Jordan now ho the LyPdo B.
Johnso Centennial Chair in
�ational Policy at the UoNer-
tty of Texas in I\ustin.
- In the searching stare of
prima ballerina Janet Colins,
swathed in a black cape. -I was
the dancer who opened the'
door: she says of being the first
Black artist to perform at ew
York's Metropolitan Opera
House.. ,
- In the wrinkled b�t
powerful hands of the late Sep­
tima Poinsette Clark, who
fought for civil rights by estab­
lishing citizenship schools
throughout the South.
- In the charm and grace of
Althea Gibson, the first Black
oman to step onto a tennis
court at Wimbledon.
- In the quiet strength and
Foa Fa
Tes yourself with this Quick
Dial Quiz on the subject of
athlete' foot True or false?
A. This fungus infection is
highly contagious.
,B. Mostly the affliction
strikes athletes in locker rooms.
C. The best treatment is
prevention.
D. During hot weather or
eneve you tend to perspire
.it's a good idea to go bare foot
or wear sandals.
, E. A dusting of cornstarch or
baking po der will help guard
against infection.
ADs rs: A. False. Athlete's
foot i only slightly contagious,
although some are mort us­
ceptible than others, on­
prescription salves, powder
and liquids u ually work
onders. B. False. The fungus
can lurk iI\ almost any warm:
moist, poorly ventilated area. C.
True. And the best routine i to
keep your feet clean and dry.
Daily bing with tibacterial
liquid soap and ter IS recom­
mended, but take care to dry
thoroughly, «;specially between
the toes. Change socks daily,
too. D. Truer E. True. these
commomplaee kit powders
are inexpensive, effective aids to
eepi feet dry.
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thi later itch?- Mario G.,
Los Angeles, Calif.
. Dear Mario: Dermatologists
say, yes, that's their term for the
door air warmed by a heater not
. equipped with a humidifier.
You can moisturize and shield
your skin a variety of ways: daily ,
application of a petroleum jelly;
Use of a moisturizing bath soap;
and frequent use of skin cream
of lotion. Good portable air
humidifiers cost between S90
andS15O.
elect yourl
m.ote ith
eadiness of' Dorothy Height,
who" for 30 years bas ked for
social justice PreUdent of the
National 'Council of Negro
Womeo. (She remaiDds us that
"Black women are the backbone
of C\U)' institution· and she has
really lived that statement e�ry
.day.
- In the calm self- urance
of SC\Ual Black men at the
top of the� professions - such
as sister presidents J ohnDetta
Cole, of Spellman, Niara
Sudarkasa of Lincoln, nd
By Dr. Chari W. Faulkner
Dear Di : I t re a
b t available 0 the subject
of 0 der e r Rebecca T.,
Peoria; Ariz.
Dear Rebecca: Brand ew,
and free, is the 76-page Health
Resources for Older Women. It
discusses osteoporosis,
menopause, fitness, hormone Dear Mr .. W.:
replacement, financial plan- I have prmte� �t of your
Ding. and much more. Write to letter because It gIVeS a very
National Institute of Aging In- good explanation of a difficult
formationCenter/Women,2209 "probJem.lt.alsosh� uswbyso
Distribution Circle, Silver many marnages fail
Spring, MD 20910 or call 301- ru-st, the thing t. is most
495-3455.' important is emotional stability
in one's mate. The second most
important factor is .emotional
stability in 0 self. If either
per gre up in a home in
which the parents abused the
children (emotionally or physi­
cally), they are likely to take out
their frustrati and anger 0
Do you have a qrustion about
penona; hygiene or luallh ? Send
. to DiaJ� The DUll Corpora­
tion, III W. Clarendon, M.S.
1616, Phoenix, Ariz., 85077. For
- a peno1Ull reply, send a s�lf-od­
drused, SUlntped envetope:
Gloria Dean Randall of Bennett
College. Their pictures say to
our daughters: you can ha�
success and keep a strong eea-
ter., ' .
- In the fighting spirit of
Ber� Knox Gilkey, a tenant
orgamzer in St Louis, Missouri
and W"lDSOn and DovicHudson,
the first school desegregation
��� in Leake County, Mis­
S sppi,
- In the wlnerable glance of
Toni Morrison, 0 is no just a
great Black writer or a great
woman writer but a great writer,
period. She desaibes herself
"fighting shy of labels," She has
won that fight
- In the bubbly cheer of Lea
Chase, a master chef at a ew
Orleans restaurant. "You ha�
to put all your 10Ye in that pot,"
she says.' "If you're in a hurry,
just eat your sandwich and go.
Don't even start cooking. be-
a
cause you can't do an)'thing well
inah�.·
- In the proud stance of
Rosa Par 0 uld no giYe
up her seat on the bus because
it was supposed to be for whites
only. � ked the policeman,
y do you push around'?
remembers this silver-haired
lady with the will of steel
There are many more
portrai in this gallery - and
our next generation is adding to
them every day. To make ure
yo� daughter, granddaughter
or meee gets a chance to see this "
show, call your city' art
museum and request it. The
show will be touring the country
this spring. A boo version of
the show can be ordered for
$23.95 from Corcoran Shop,
Corcoran Gallery of Art, 17th . : �
St and New Yor AYe., NW,
Washiqgton, DC 20006.
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the people whom one comes hot coals.
into contact mo t often. The How do you discover that
wife, husband, friend aad co- kind of behavior if the person
orker are just a few examples tries to hind it? Here are some
of e people who will be tor- ti
tured emotionally. - Observe how that person
How does a person handle relates to other peop ueb
stress? If someone disagrees family, friends, co-workers and
with him/her, does he criticize, strangers.
argue, become incommunicable - What does th t person
and try to force you to gree? have to say about other people,
Or, does he calmly discuss the especially those who disagree
merits of both views and try to with himlher?
decide which is correct? Some ' - Play the Devil's advocate
logical, mature people will oc- and disagree with your friend
casionally lose their temper. How does hel he handl it?
That is normal behavior. But the - Do you really like that r-
person who does it regularly, as son? /
a pattern of behavior, is going to If your answers to the above
make your life miserable where - questio seem negative, �u
you date, marry or simply work had best rethink your plans of
with that person. If you notice future involvement with that
that kind of personal insecurity, person. Especially if they
dump tJ:lat person like a sack of volve marriage.
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