I Dream A World
The Museum of African
American History will be the
first top of the econd tour of
"I Dream A World: Portraits
of Blac Women Who
Changed America," which will
reach twenty-five cultural
in titution in communities
ro tbe United State by
arch 1995. Scheduled to
open July 7, the exhibition i a
collection of photographs
t ken by Pulitzer Prize winning
photographer Bri n Lanker ..
The Mu eum will host the
exhibition throu h August 18.
Compri ed of eventy-five
I rge- cale black and white
portraits, with per on I
t tement by the women
photographed, the exhibition
highlights black omen from
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tbree Micbigan omen;
activist Rosa Parks, ho
sparked the civil rights
movement by refusing to give
up her seat on an Alabama bus;
Dr. Alexa Canady, ho at age
t enty-six became the first
black omen neuro urgeon in
the United State; nd Ev
Je ye, bo wa the first bl ck
woman to win international
di tinction a the director of a
professional choral group, the
Eva Je sye Singers. .
BRIA
LANKER'S
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r. Black·
ichlgan
Pageant t
Romell Travics, Executive
Director of the Mr. Black
Micbigan Pageant announce
t t the third annual p geant
will be held on Saturday, July,
7, at the Latin Ouarter, 3067 E.
Grand Blvd. Detroit.
Ticket are on Ie at the
Latin Quarter box office for
$13.
Thi year's pageant will be
ho ted by H rry Hai r ton,
WKBD TV50/ ew Detroit
along with Shaul Turner of
WL S TV6/Lansing.
A howcase of the
contemporary Black Male. the
idea i to how BI ck men as
positive role models, aid
Travics. The pageant is not
geared 'on build or body. Its
objective i to bring to the
attention of the public Black
men who are doing po itive
and constructive thing in their
lives and community.
There willbe a winner and
. four runner -up elected
hari ng S20.000 inca h.
prize • modeling contr ct, and
trip for two to the B ham .
Mr. Photogenic will win a
trip to Ne York City. Thi
years pageant i sponsored by
Salem Cigarette .
There are 125 contestants
repre enting all of the major
citie in the tate of Michigan.
They will be judged on their
ability to communic teo t ge
pre entation. nd a tuxedo
competition: They will also
p rticip te in a
question-and-anw wer e ion
In hich the judges will 100
or. pontaneit. The e
ques uo n u uall rei te to
urrent or popular ev nt .
For addition I Inform lion
plea e contact Romell Tra ic , .
executive director at (313)
546-7760
photographic essay are seen
mo t often in LIFE and
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
magazine , wbere he i a
contract medaJi ts received
numerous a ard did his
The Courts are
Attacking. Rappers For
Alleged Obscene Lyricg.
Who Is At Fault?
The first amendment
has been attacked once
again. This i jour
opportunity to voice your
opinion on how you think
the situation should be
handled. Things have
gotten out of hand from
the arre of artists,
record ltOre ,,",fUlgers to
banishment. I beUeve�·
that musicains are not
re ponsible for
censorship. It's the
re po« ·bilily of. the
parents, not the courts.
If you think th right to
free peech . has been
violaJed- we want to hear
from you. If you think
the whole i ue i (or is
not) raciall motivated
write u before July 30,
1990 - we'll print the
result .
generous grant from the
Profes ional Photography
Division of Ea tman Kodak
Company. The original
exhibition was organized by
th Concoran Gallery of Art
and m de pos ible in part by a
major grant from US WEST
Foundation. The exhibition
pbotographs were printed by
Gary Schneider of
SchneiderlErdman e York
ew Yor .
The Museum exhibition i
made pos ible in part by a gift
from Judith and Howard Sim .
he origina and second
r are circu ated by The
erican Fede tion of Arts
te in part y
Suppo
Our
Advert. ers
all sectio of the, country �
omen prominent in busine s,
education, the rts and
entertainment, potitic , and
tho e hose unsung
contribution are equally
important and inspiring.
Some of the women Lanter
h photographed and
intervie ed include activist
Angela Davis; writers Maya
Angelou, Gwendolyn Brooks;'
Toni Morrison, Sonia Sanchez,
and Alice Walker; political
leaders Barbara Jordan and
Shirl�y Chisholm; inger
Len Horne and Leontyne
Pric ; media per onal i ties
Charlayne Hunter-Gault and
Oprah Winfrey; and actresses
Ruby Dee and Ciccly Tyson.
The exhibition also features
Upcoming
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