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MICHIGAN CITIZ
January 6.12, 1991
LES D. MOODY SR., vice provost for minority
t the University of Michigan, was recently honored
by the ational As oel tion f Black School Educator
(�ABSE) at, the 0 nlzatlon' 20th annlver ar .
4100 celebration In Dallas. ooty, keyhote spea er at the event,
U- founded NABSE,ln 1970 when he g thered 15 Black school
- upertntendenr In Chicago to hare idea and concern.s, .
pool re ources, d ultimately form an or aolutlon of
�Iack eheol superlnten _ e'nt . Moody' - effort re lilted In
ABSE' rowt to a member hlp of -more than 3,00
educators-in 40 tate w.ell a In Canada, Great Dr. taln,
Germany and the Caribbean. .
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Oral ebert Unlver Ity, a C rlstlan u
Detro ' Reverend Jim Hollel to t e office , Ora.
Robert U nlver ity Re eat. Holley pictured with Richard
Robert , Oral Robert Unlyer Ity Executive Vice,
Pre ident and William Owen ha erved Detroit' Little
Rock B ptl t- Church for eventeen year, Reverend
Holley ha dmini tratlve and educational experience. He
hold! Pb.D. in duc tlon and ha been on faculty at
everal colle e and unlver it e. He organized Children
In Progre (CHIP) in 198.7, a program dedicated to
bring ng chldren from the 6tll grade up into an efightened
tudy and enrich eat etting after ctiool. . �
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Student from D troit' c 001
Ii ber up before tbeir recent performance a part of the
U Iver ity of Michigan' D nce D y. Dance 0 y I 0 e of
number of c lIaboraUve progr m between' the D trolt
public chool nd tbe U·M Department of Da e. Ot er
high chool repre ented In tbe program re Ca Tech,
Mumford, 0 born and Nortbwe tern. More than 150
tudent nd tbeir p rent were in Ann rbor for the
da ·Ion pro ram, which included a cI. t ugbt by U·M
d nce faculty, pre ent tion by tbe Office of
Under r duate Adml ion and a c mpu tour. It
c pped by a perform nce of wor c eo r pbed for e h
. hlah cboolaroup. (Pboto by BIU De YOUft )
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youll be happy to lmo that 66-year old &bert Brock, is ot to I t that happen.
'ntua far, h '. abl to collect 285,000 aipaturea on ndreu petitions that he
pl�s to present to the aovemment to insure th t th· . neither folptt.n or.
buried under red tape. 'nle Calitornia·buecl foun r of th SeIf·D rmination
Commit ,haa been campaigning for reparation. for African·Ame· • who
helped build the nation, for th ereater part of hi. adult 1if4 � Among black. now
puahini'to malt .ure the bill intnduced l .. t y (by u.s. Rep. J Cony n) i.­
lupported are Loui. Fartakhan, al w 11 a. orcaniaation. like th National
C '1, ion of Elc1cl.. - foa- '&:p.Jt.�on'� bawd in De�l"Uit. OppOn�nta argue that e'
government could not afford to make maslive reparation. for black.. 'ro ,
lOme �pportera have argued, that reparation. could be made in 'the 'to of
educational benefits to descendants. Ironically, a national .poke.man for the
NAACP, y. that the orpniution h .. not taken a poIition on the iuu .
N CP orb To Put Bt.c - III uaie Video � I,t's no-seeret th t the
music video explo ion h .. generated not only a huge pool of v nues with· the
record industry, but qUite a windfall for the oftimes small, independent finns that
produce them. 80 r, it • a proceu that minoriti w re being excluded from.
That'i according to the NAACP, hich ha. begun working with record labels nd
production compani s to .change the lituation. "We received complaints froID·
African�American video production firm. about ptting acce 8 to til market,"
say Mich el Fletche ho al appointed .. head of a � feree tq rectify the is ue.
That ta force hal now set a goal of at least 40� r pre entation of African­
American per onnel orking on videos, Presently, blacks sometimes compri e as
little as 5,*, of the ere s. However, after meeting with .ome of th r pective labels,
things are looking up, and many:have gone on record to com mitt themselves to
hiring minority produce" and directors. Already, Me hal determined that six
projects per year will go to m�ority.owned Itart·Up compal)iel. What'. more, the
NAACP i now working to provide labels with' a directory of more than.200 blae
video prof4tuional. -al .. nlOuree guide. And while the NAACP, haa 'come to the id
ofblack video companies, the Co 0"" B __ Caucua ia JDOYiDa to that
both wo D aDd miDoritie. have the opportuDity to compete equally in the TV
arena. In lett" to FCC Chai",,:!� Al"rM S; '! Co grer.lmen Ron Dellums and
Edolphus Town. urged that the financial interest and Iyndication 'rules be
retained "bee use they have increa ed the participation of women and minqrities
in the television indultry" Wh�t'.· more, the Caucul be1ieve� it i . perativ that
there be no erolion in the environment th t haa enabled women and minoritie to
'maintain their hardwon opportunitiel· to comp�te m - the TV progr�inming market.
Ju.t Briefly: Quincy Jone. hat eamed the title of "Entrepr neur of the Yeat" from
USA Today. The 'paper lauded Jones for hi entrepreneurial prowne I, noting that
in under seven month, he's launched an entertainment conglomerate .... Quincy
Jone Entertainment .• with' $25 million 'in front money 'fi m hi 50-50 partner,
. TilDe Waner Inc., produced' a- hit rv rie --"'l'lie Frelh Prince of Bel Air", a
-,well al The Jelse Jack�n Show; pur hased ita tint TV station, and ha three
- moviel in 'I\e ork. That'l of course, .side from hil recordings. What a guy!
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A $1,000 reward is being
offere 0 anyon providing
informati leading to the
conviction of the person(s)
respon ible for the hooting,
death ,of former Highland
�ark Comlllunity High
School A (stant Principal
. Pentecost Benn , Jr. The
rew rd is offered by frie ds­
of the family,
Citizens wi hing to sub·
mit donatio to help
finance the reward may end
them to tbe Dr, Pentecost
Benn Reward Fund, P.O.
Box 20655, Ferndale, MI
48220.
The fat I shooting oc- .
cured t Purit n nd Tuller
in northwest Detroit Oct. 1.
Anyone with iQformation is
a ked to c 11 Lt, Al ton at
th 0 troil 'Olice Hom'dde
Divi ion, 596-2260 .
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