he'
hi houlder.·
While J net y they r
cornpeuuve. it' • friendly riv 1-
ry wi th her uper t i brother.
She ay he'd love to bre
orne of ber big brother'
record , but h know he' ot
a way 'to go before he knoc
him off the throne.
The "Control" Ibum w
more th n meg - ucce ful LP
for J net Jack on, however it
wa her "Rhylhm Nation" album
(which be helped wri te and
produce) which pushed her
daring, strong-yet-playful image
to a whole new level. And no
ong brought Janet's growth into
cro
world n' t wooped on
Michael yet but the 1990' are
just tartmg nd Janet Jack on al­
ready ha the world in the palm
of her hand.
From the pp T (Pe opl«,
By LI • Collin
charts.
To that end, Guy fired her
forjner manages, and for thc me­
ment, current steady Dominique
Hoffman (who played her
boyfriend last year on "A Dif­
[eren! World") is managing
things on the business end, and
she's just released another
single. "Another Lover". A siz­
zling video will follow.
For now, Guy has a hit series
.. to keep her busy. Incidentally,
Guy and steady beau Dominick
Triple Threat
tour lives up
to its name
By Kascene Barks'
Btuertuinment Editor
.DETROIT _; The long awaited
Triple Threat Tour has come and
gone, The Jan. 18 concert featur­
ing Bell Biv DeVoe (BBD).
Keith Sweat. and Johnny Gill
as definitely worth the wait.
Bell s.v DeVoe, always
� looked upon simply as the three
• background members, struck
: mulu-platinum with their hip-
hop influenced "Poison" LP with
- hit singles "Poison", "Do Me"
and "When Will I See You Smile
Again". BBD's "Poison" crossed
over to achieve totally unpre­
dieted uccess. BBD's first
Detroit a earance as a group
definitely won't-be their last.
The newest member of NE,
Johnny Gill. has .also achieved
enormous success as a 010 artist
with his self-titled LP "Johnny
Gill".
Gill jumped on the pop charts
with "Rub You The Right Way"
and "My My My", both from his
multi-platinum LP. Both artists
achieved #1 status on the R & B
charts.
The third artist was Keith
Sweat. Keith has had enormou
success with his romantic ballads
"1'11 Give All My Love To You"
and "Merry Go Round", which
found its way into the hearts of
everyone in the audience. Keith
not only produced the multi­
platinum "I'll Give All My Love
To You" LP but al 0 wrote or co­
wrote every song.
The Triple Threat concert was
exactly that.
Fla h'·ln. Th. pili,." NeJl
Carter' ':�u rlJk.e..Th4 Kids" R • -,
to rank among one of the
shortest-running shows on TV, as
the already canceiled sitcom is
among the fi r t of the mid-season
casualties. �
Meanwhile, BET' . Bob
John on .and actor-producer Tim
Reid, who recently entered into a
business pact to develop Black­
oriented programming for cable,
network and TV syndication,
launched their joint venture at a
gala reception in Los Angeles
that drew key industry decision­
makers.
In other TV new, Dionne
Warwick has joined the cast of
regulars for "Extra Large", a
detective series that is now being
shot in Miami. The production is
the'third in a series of90-minuute
TV movies that also star Philljp
Michael Thomas, who an but
dropped out of the Hollywood
scene with the conclusion of
"Miami Vice".
nationwide tint earch and
competition for ne v comedian.
oopcr y th Y want to give
undi covred t lent chance at
the bi time. I you want to enter
the Afro-American Humor
Award national talent competi­
tion, put your funnie t routine
together on tape and end the tape
to The Afro-American Humor
Award T lent Conte t, 620
Gr mercy, Suite 416. Lo n-
ele C liforru
t up,
n ction
m n th
Woman."
VVe, at RadioS ope, h ve
tak n tand again t th book,
because we thin it' a XI t and
potentially dangerou .book built
on broad generalization and
mi interpretation of hi tory and
culture.
Our Thank gi in atire wa a
ar a tic book at wh t m�ght be if
Blac tried to live by the
chauvinistic guideline in M ..
Ali's boo .... Got a que tion or a
chitdrerr's wing � a well a a
master uit which had '-1' own
living room and office. AI'o in­
cl uded is a two-bedroom pool
house and yet another structure
that had been ni knamed Davi '
own "gourmet kitchen", which
f eat u re s a d i n i n g rom.
M anwhile, Prine re ently
filed Iawsui t agar nst one of the
bigge t accounting firm in Hol­
lywood, for mi informing him a
to his income and failing to
verify it. Boy. you'd think he'd
know, but l ues when you have
comment on any RadioScope
tory, ju t c 11 the Feedb c Li e
t (213) 257-235 .
the kind of money Prince has,
sometimes you lose track. (Boy,
don't I wish!)
By The ,Way: If you're.
wondering whatever happened to
Bobby Mcf'errin, whose "Don 't
Worry. Be Happy" became the
rage in 19 8, well he recently
relea e d another album titled
Medicine Music". Unfortunately,
thi one looks like a s eeper.
MTV's Downtown Julie
Brown i all et- to host a new
hour-long ee 1 vari ly TV
series. To be taped at the P 1-
ladium in New York, it will be a
howca e for major mu Ic tars.
And a Danny Glover'S late,
movie, "Flight Of The Intruder"
hi t the nation' the ter ,
Glover' off to Acapulco, but
he 's not ippin Margarita or
anything like that. In fact he'
working on hi next film, com­
edy-Pure Luck" I f�r Universal.
in which he plays a detective
. who team up with funny m n
Martin Short to find mi ing
heire .
- is Week In Black History
JANUA'RY 27, 1972
Mahalia Jackson. go pel Inger,
died. 1869 - WJI) Marion Cook.
composer. was born.
1977 - Al though Charle
Whi te won t h 1977 Hei rna n
Trophy, he. nover fully realized
his promise in the NFL. 19 4 -
On the home front: Whether. He rushed for only 64 yard.
or not Sammy Davis Jr. died as 1987 - White put hi emotional
the tabloids ay, leaving his Wife problems behind him and rushed
deep in financial turmoil, is sti 11 for 1,300 yard WI th the Lo An­
unclear. geles Ram, winning the NFL's
However, what i.s clear is that rushing title.
their Beverly Hills e tate. now in' For what i. J.D. eph Cinque
probate, ha been placed on the noted?
market. wiih a pricctag of S4.25
million. The Davi ' had bought JANUARY 2 , 1973
the property. which sits on 1.25- ,Joseph L. H v r.c w a narne d
acres and was built in 1938, early' "auxi liar y hi hop of Mi sissippi.
in the. 70's. The nearly 11,000 1901 Raymond Barthe,
square foot two-story home, Iea- sculptor, wa born. 1986 -
tured seven bedrooms, a "media" Ronald E. Mc Na ir, the. Black
room. pool room. guest and astronaut, died on the space sbut-
tie Challenger with hi fellow
crew member .
What do Muddy Water, Bill .
Broonzy and John Lee Hooker
share in common?
Jasmine Guy
Hol·yfield ign
eal Deal'
JANUARY 29, 1 66 - Char­
les H. Mahoney, first U.S. Black
delegate to United Nations, died.
1926 - Violette- Neatly Ander-
on was the fir t Black female
law yer to pracucc before U.S.
Supreme Court.. 1927 - Donald
Shirley, p iarn t/cornpo er, wa
born. 1862 Alonzo F.
Herndon, born a 'lave, founded
the Atlanta Life In urance Com­
pany, the nation's large t Black­
owned stock company. 1 96 -
Herdon opened a barber hop at
66 Peachtree Street. Hi fancy
new bu ine • whi h be arne
famous, had 23 chair, mahogany
door bath facilltle. white
marble wall ,and bronze electric
chandeliers.
What is th nam of the town
where Johnson C. mith Univ r­
sity is localed?
J UARY 0 19 1 - Linda
Page of Philadelphia' Murrell
Do bin High School cored 10
points to brea WIlt
-Chamberlain'. cIty ring
record. 1 7 --: Fran lIn A.
Thoma n med pre Iddent of
JANUARY 31, 1962 - Lt.
- Comdr. Samuel L. Gravely, was
fj t Black to command a U.S.
warship. 1988 - Doug Williams,
tbe first Black Super Bowl
quart rack, sat a game record
with 340 yards passing and four
tou hdowns as Washington routs
Denver. 1919 - Jackie Robin-
on, ba eball player, was born.
1925 __..:. Singer Josephine Baker
first appeared in Paris with the
how, .!'l:-e Revue Negre . It But
he did not appear at Harlem's
Apollo Theatre until 1951. At age
45, she came with a wardrobe
that filled three dressing rooms,
and during he� one-hour show the. Ten Free Trees from
flamboyant smger changed cos- . .
turnes after every number. . Arbor. ay Foundation: .
In slave-trading talk, what Ten Free trees will be give� to
was meant by, "a pa laver ?" ea rson who joins The National
Arbor Day Foundation' during
January 1991.
The free trees are part of the DOn­
profit Foundation' Trees for
America campaign.
The ten trees . re the Sugar
Maple, White Flowering Dogwood,
Pin oe, White Pine, Red Maple
Birch, American Redbud, Silve;
Maple, Red Oak, and Colorado
Blue Spruce.
"These tree ere selected to
provide benefi every season of the
year: lovely spring flowers, cool sum­
mer shade, pect cular au mn
colors, and winter berri aDd nest­
ing sites for ongbird," John
Rosenow, the Foundation execu­
tive director, . d,
The tree ill be shippe
postpaid at the right time for' plant­
� between February 1 and May 31
Wl�h e�� ed planting instructions.
The SlX to twelve inch tre are
guaranteed to grow or they will be
replaced free of charge. .
Ford Foundation. 1911 - Roy
(Little Jazz) Eldridge, trumpter,
was born. 1934 - Opera great
Madame Evanti performed for
Frnaklin and Eleanor Roosevelt
at the White Hous. Fluent in
five language ; she w the first
Black American ever to sing at
Milan's La Scala Opera House.
1967 - Madame Evanti, died.
Whal kind of soft drink is by
far the favorite 01 all Black
American?
F BRUARY 1, 1960 - Four
North Carolina student staged
the fir t it-in at a F.W. Wool­
worth tore in Green boro, N.C.
- 1810 - Char le Remond,
reformer, wa born. 1988 - John
Hope Franklin, Professor
Emeritu of History at Duke
University, received the Black
Hi tory Maker Award from the
A ociated Black Charitie at
CamegJ Hall. He is the author of
the landmark stUdy, From
Slavuy to Freedom: A History of
N gro Americans, which ince its
appeara nce 40 years ago ba gone
throu h ix printing .
Which poineer Black
ph ' i ian wa educated at the
Uni\1u ity of Glasgow?
F BUY �, 1915
Bi logi t Erne t E. Ju t received
plngarm Medal for pioneer re-
Hoffman recently co-wrote a pe­
cial epi ode of "A Different
Sources ay actre s- inger World" that guest starred pal,
Jasmine Guy was not all that Blair Underwood.
pleased with her R&B showing, Meanwhile, Different World
though by all indication it was comrade, Debbie Allen was
more than respectable. It seems Iabelcu the "fashion fiasco of the
she felt that her self-title debut year", a Mr. Blackwell revealed
album, project should have got- the new Ii t of the worst- dres ed
, ten more play on pop radio, and women. lien wa n't in bad
despite her illustrious acting company thou h. Others named
career and hit TV show. what i nc tude d Julia Robe rts ,
Guy is really after is the number .. Elizabeth Taylor and Ivana
one slot on the nation's record Trump.
,
ATLANTA - "The Real Thing"
has entered the ring. with "The
Real Deal."
Th'e Coca-Col Company
today announced that Evander
Hoi yfield - "The Real Deal" -
and boxing's world heavyweight
champion, has signed a six-year
agreement with the company.
The announcement was made
fromThe World of-Coca-Cola by
M. Douglas Ivester, senior vice
president, The Coca-Cola com­
pany and pre.sident, Coca-Cola
USA.
The new cob tract calts for Mr.
Holyfield to appear in advertis­
ing [or company prqducts, as
well a make personal appearan­
ces on behalf of the company. In
addition, Mr. Holyfield will be­
come actively involved in the
company.'s on-going.
philanthropi� effort to support
educational initiative nd
9C olar hip programs. Specific�
of these activitie will be an-
nounced later.
IT I AL'O expect d that
Mr. I{olyfield a 1984 Olympic,
medalist, will work closely with
the company on its. 01 ympic
Games activities.
"Evander Holyfield is not only
a championship athlete, but an
outstanding individual as well,"
said Mr. Ivester. "His personal
commitment to youth makes him
an excellent role 'model and an
admirable amba sador for Coca-
Cola." .
" The Real Deal' and 'The
Real Thing' are an unbeatable
combination:" he added.
During the ceremonies, Me
Holyfield presented Mr. I\le ter
with glove worn during one of
his championShip defen es. The
gloves will be on di play at the.
World of Coca-Cola for a limited
time beginning Jan. 14.
_.
search on fertilizatio·n and cell
. division. 1924 Edward
(Sonny) Stitt, saxophonist, was
born.
Who was the first Black
boxing champion of record?
ANSWERS
Janu ry 27th - He wa the
famed mutineer aboard the ship
L' Amistad, 1839, in Long Island
sound.
28tb - All blue
the state of Missi
29tb - Charlotte, .
30tb - Grape soda, be ieve it
or not. •
31 t - A palaver was hag- ..
gling'about the price of slaves. A
discussion.
Febru_fY 1 t - Jame Mc­
Cune Smith, ometime before
1855.
2nd - Peter Jack on wa t e
BJa'Ck Au tralian heavyweight
champion. John L. Sullivan
refused to box him. Jackson had
one 61 round draw with Jim Cor­
bett in 1891.
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