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January 21, 1991 - Image 9

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Michigan Citizen, 1991-01-21

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ye r of urpn e .
dmitted th y dldn"t
in Ingle note on their multi-
pl tinum lbum, V nill Ice got
c ught red-h nded In p
li bout hi b c round
J n t J c 'on be am cnuin
. :
upcr t r, with h r If h thm a-
tion " Ibum becoming thc Iir: t
LP in hi t ry to gener te i top-
five hit . ,
.' M.C. Hammer xplodcd.li c,..
n A-bomb, but ot burned .by
orne of th fallout. Crit c c ..
cu ed hi of elling out R B to
court pop f n nd Rolling Sto c
id h w tyr nt who ran hi
or rtization wi tb n iron fi t,
till M. . ammer TO e to the top
nd hel ped r p wi n mai ns tream
recognition.
. . p the mo t surprising
ucce tory wa the unexpected
explo ion of Bell Biv Dc Voe,
hich was also met with con­
trover v- As Bcll Bi v De vee,
Ricky, Michael and Ronnie aban­
doned thc clean-cut.. "boy next
door" image they developed with
New Edition in.Iavor of a rough­
edged, se� uall y-chargcd per-
sona'. ' '
1990 wa al 0 a year of recon­
ciliation, in the midst 'of which
whcelchafr-bound �x­
gangbangerpulled together some
of the bnghtc: t stars in hip hop
for the most socially- ignificant
song of 1990-{hc most powc
anti-violence jam, If We're All III
The Same Ga ng! i,
1990 was a big year for Blacks
i,n' film. Denzel Washington won
best supporting actor for his role
in" "Glory", making him the third
African-American to win an
Academy Award, The Hudlin
Brothers' "House Party" won
rave reviews and was a hit with,
a t' �c�s nat�?n�ide" The mo t
e e tIbg V story was � . U eo'
cess of Keenen Ivory Wayans'
A FOlld Farewell: Ev ry ye r
i m rked ith the ping of
some 'whove entert ined u .
Those like Sammy Davi Jr.,
Sarah Vaughan, Dexter Gordon
and Pearl Bailey are legends.
Others H e Robin Harri m de
, us laugh fot a 'hort time, while
omc like Heavy D alld the
Boyz's dancer Troy Dixon and'
Wrecks n ' Effect ' Brand.on
Mitchell shared their gift foronly
a brief moment. But no matter
the length 0 their time. in the
spotlight they all bared ome­
thing special nd wc can't help
but say the world wa a little bit
nicer because they were here.
The 1990 Radio cope Enter­
tainm nt A ward: Instead of run­
ning down the us ua l 11 1 of
honors, we vc picked out orne of
your favorit for recogrriuon: in
some rather unique categories.
Some of them arc eriou ,and the .
rest depend upon your ense of
humor. r,
The "Diana Ross Award for
best performance by a hair weave
or wig" goes to J ner' Ja k ·"H\ .. , •
while the "I've Got Big Breasts,
. .
, .
HIS ·GRA DFATHER W S
. A PORTER 0 - THE
�.WASHI GTO ,4D.C .. L{ E.
I'
HE PLA SOBEl G A SE . ATOR. 0
I WASH I GTO 0" nc
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Equal opportuuttv. Tha.l': \\ h.u it'� h('(,11 about Thal'� \\ hat'it'� :ill at�HUt/7
• . The freedom for all pcople to pursue ami arhie\(' t heir dreams.
\nd \\c, at the \1i1lcr BI'('\\ in:! COlllpan�, hdi('\(' that education i� t(' "
, . I'oacl to equal oppoI1unit�:
That'� \\ h� \\(' sponsor th(' Thurgood \lar�hall S('holal'�hip Fund, 'I'll
fund PI'()\ ide� .'('holal'�hip� to (k�'1'\ ing �tudel1t� attending Blac" puhlic
college.', \\ it h that "iml of .'uPPo11, \\('11 h(l\(' a lot 1ll0l'(' \frican·
\11U'ri .• ",� \\ ho .11'(' fl'e(' to achl('\(' Ica<l(,I'�hip in t h(, St'nah', in husil1c��,
the �'i('nc('�, and all al' 'a� of hunwil ('11(1 'men:"
EADRE
ER.
For '01 'G
ROTH THtRG 0 \1 \R H.\LL, H l\R HIP Ft\D.
Copyri ht 1991 Mill r Brewing Company. Mi ukee. Wl8COna4n,
,
BUR�J G Up· ..
THE ',cHART
Q()nOCIIclng ",. . .
1991 'Martln Luther Klng.�'Jr. 'Sv.mpo J�m � .: .
'''King. Making His Dream Our�. allty: ; .
a commemoratlv •• ympoeium and related even", ltJnyary 15-30, 1991, "
at th. University of Michigan .
Tuesday. January J5. 1991
7:00pm, William Monroe Troff r House, 1443 Washtenaw Av ••
ANNUAL CANDLELIGHT MEMORIAL SERVICE ,
'Spor;sor: Comm 'moroHon of a Dfeom CommIH�
,
Monday. jc;mugrv 21. 1991
....
,
Dr. Martin'Luther King, Jr. SymPosium
OPENING PROGRAM:
9:00am, Rockham Auditortum', 915 E. Washington
NAnVE AMERICAN CEREMONY:' .
-Th Interdepend nc of th Rac of Humanklnd-., I*farmed bY �.vtn Lock •• LaIc!*!
folk artist, 19� recipient of t�. Nationat Endowment of. � � � Hernaqe �,�"'ID '.,
Award . • ' "
.,
...
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Ms. Adfllo/de Sanford
Regent, Stat. Unlv rsHy of .w York ., " ' ,
.. ·,.,a very moving and Informatlv. peQk." M • Sanford hal been
th" Congr onal Black Caucus for'h outstanding ac v II
�I!V N' w York publiC, chool •
10:30an:-
CONCURRENT �NEL: DISCUSSIO S
Michigan Leagu and of" r campus locations
, \ 1. Race and IntematlOnai Affair :
Int rgrQup R latlon .
. 2. Envlronm tal Raci m: I
3'. elisHng Assimilation: Th PsyC:hOJ�"
sychologist Dr. FranCis Ct s W ng .
4. h Futur of Pov rty in Am Ica: Local and Ncitional P specftv...
Noon
NUAL UNITY MARCH - begin com r C?' Washt� and South U.w.nny -
DEPARTMENT, UNIT AND ORGANIZAnON EVENTS - Speak ,.Include JownaIIIt .
Tony Brown, of Tony Brown', Journgl. See progrcm brochur., CJY�abtle
:January 17th for d tail. -
, CLOSING PRO(';RAM: Rockham A Holtum,
Musical � rformoncr. Untv rsity of MIe�n GoIpeI Chorale
closing address: Dr. Mol fl K t Alant.,' author, Afrocentricity •• - founder 01
th Afrocentric philosophical movement, Dr. Asant. the crec:for of the
doctoral program in African American Stud In 1M Un t H.
curr ntly Prof ssor and Chairperson of t Department of Air an AmerIcan·
Studi sat T mpl Unlv rsHy, Phllod Iphla, PA.
1 :OO-6:00pm
7:30pm
'.
9:00pm'
FILM: NTo SI p With Ang r"
starring Danny Glov r, directed by Chari Burnett
Span or: Film and Video S di
Michigan Th at r
Admls ion is fr
SponlOffJd by: The omce of Minority Affairs
The Un ver tv of Mich n
call 16HUSO for more Information.
• All vent. are fr •• and open to the pu ic and held In w hair ace

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