Amcric n nd other minority bu i-
nc ow ncr and profe ion I
from aero the country who felt vices.
that the corpor tion h d been Th RTC mu t ell commercial
ountr '.
them."
Spe . rs will include L. Wil­
li m crdrn n, chairm n of the
RT nd Rev. J k on of the Rain-
bo .oahuon who III op n the
confer nee: 0 vid Coo e, e ecu­
tive director of the RTC and other
RTC peciali t will highlight the
opportuniues av Hable.
Di cu ion will include the er­
vices required, how minority and
women-owned busine e c n be­
come registered contractor with
ome ba ed bu ine find It
niche wi h frican-American. video
There are over 1,000 video tit­
le focu ed on the Black culture,
from opera to cowboy . John W.
Cole, " small bu ine .
entreprenuer of video film.
recently completed a urvey of>
local d istr rbtor: and video store'.
Some real III ight w s ob-
. taincd a a re ult of thi urvey,
he said. For example, if you
trade with a major video outlet or
the one on thO corner and ask for
uch titles' as. "Sojouner Truth
Speak " or the" History of Great
Black Baseball Players," they
will think you arc off your rocker.
Thi experience says that there is
n extreme void In the
marketplace for Blacks to vis al­
ly enjoy and e plorc "heir rich
culture. Cole said.
African-Americans have once
again hecn limited to their
heritage, and great contribution
in the development of America.
Yes, we enjoy. eeing our elves
j u t H. much a other ethnic
group. Warner Home Video
release or the "Color Purple" was
a hig hit In Video stores across the
nation. Titles 'or this nature arc
common; but, the indcpth cul-
tural and far reaching film
which demon' irate the full back­
ground of the Blacks participa­
tion on the silvcrscreen remain as
a ghost to the contemporary
African-American population.
Cole said. We have a embled
what we think i the pick of the
letter of these video tapes.
For a copy of a catalog end a
self addressed . tamped envelope
and S3 to Elco Sales Company,
P.O. Box 24(i384, Sacramento.
CA 95824 or call Nationwide 1-
800-356-3829 or in California
(91 -7577.
Ways to {Get Ahead in Tough Times
The way \0 gel ahead in lough
time' is knowing wh l your bo
really want and cting on it, say
the founder of a national medi­
cal-supply company.
Barry Eigen, former president
and CEO of HealthCal1 Corp.,
compared note with other sue­
ce sful people who run their own
,.,
companies. Thi excerpt from
his book. "How to Think Like a
Bos and Get Ahead," appears in
the February 1991 Reader's
Digest.
_:_I"'ix It before it bre ks.
Start looking for problems to fix.
Problems are opportunities to
showcase your talents and to
make valuable contributions to
your c�mpany' growth.
Many promotions are actually
created by smart employees who
work beyond the defined' limits
of their job descriptions. Noth­
ing turns on bo scs more than
employees who tackle problems.
Eigen says.
-Remember, nobody's per­
feet. Too many people think that
if their bo ses see a few imper­
fections their chances for uccess
1
evaporate. They guard their
poe , ., in. \)\e' act. row" ;.
meeting and ra y a incon­
spicunus as possible for fear that
someone will see they're not per­
fect. They "void making mis­
takes hy never doing anything
new. But employees who play it
ate go nowhere, Eigcn ays.
-Avoid the entitlement
trap. Many employees believe
that by ju t doing their job ade­
quately and hcing around long
enough. they arc entitled to a
raise or a promotion, but bosses
expect everyone to work hard and
do a good job. That's what you
get paid for. The important thing
is for you to perform beyond ex­
pectation, Eigcn ays.,
-Sell yourself. Bosses have
a lot io'think about. That's why
it's your responsihility to show­
case your accomplishments,
talents, skills and potentia] to the
boss's attention. You have to sell
yourself.
A young employee once told
Eigen: "I'll come straight to the
point. I have the talent and the
capacity for more work and
responsibility. And I'm ready.
"His.., ere' bo ' nsam
By using this approach conlis-- ,
tenuy, the employee worked his
way up to vice president in
Ec1gen's firm. and later he even
started his own company.
-Give yourself a chance.
Opportunity knocks all the time.
Unless you know you are not up
to it. be willing to accept more
work and responslblllty, and trust
that you'll grow into it, Eigen
says. Don't wait for things to be
perfect. When the b . asks if
you can handle a new job, say yes
without hesitation. .
-Make the right friend .
Don't limit association to
employees on your own level.
Cultivate friendship with people
on higher levels who can help
you understand the management
perspective. And develop
relationships with positive
people -those who think well of
the company, other employees
and themselves. �void com­
plainers. They'll just diminish
your o�n optimism, Eigen says.
Sawyer
Continued from Page 1
Sawyer recently produced a
show on television station
WDIV Channel 4, "John Sally
and Friends," featuring the likes
of Director Spike Lee, jazz per­
former Bradford Marsetlis , and
Hollywood agent Terry Wil­
liams. More than 50 children
were on the program to ask the
celebrities questions about their
careers.'
Sawyer ay the focus of tbe
program was not on becoming
stars, but on reaching attainable
posjtions. He said it takes
skilled people behind the scenes
to make stars Iike Eddie Murphy
shine.
Sawyer worked his way up in
the entertainment industry by
being versatile and paying at­
tention to detail, eventually be
was noticed by key people,
which placed him in constant
demand.
He has done work for
television station WXON Chan­
nel 20, and had won an award
for his work in producing
"We believe net ing will
s-trengthen tbe industry and
hopefully tear down any color
boundaries that may exist, be­
cause creativity has no c010r
bound ries," s'aid Sawyer.
The BPFV will host an In­
augural,Membership Reception
Sunday, Feb. 17 from 3-6 p.m,
at the Riverfront Apartment s
club house at 300 RIverfront
Park.
J 0
o reque t gi lion orm,
you m y call 1-800-662-4008 or
end your 60 regi tration fee in a
chec or money order oon
po ible to: TC; P.O. Box
539003; Gr nd Pr rie, TX.;
75053. e chec p yable to
the Re olution Trust Corporation.
WILL include the pro­
gram, continent I bre kf t, cof­
fee bre and program materials.
To cancel, end a letter before the
program d te to the P.O. Box fora
fuJI refund, Seat are limited.
OPTIMIST CLUB'S SALUTE TO DR. KING - Marvl Davl, (center) vice-president 01 tbe
Optimist Foundation of Central Detroit, display a limited-edition commemorative award duriBI
a breakf st tribute In honor of the Martin Luther Klnl Jr., national bollday. The award and
br •• t celebr tlOD r.wrltten by euser-Bu ed .... ben of e 0 I
r their efforts ce Dr. KI Ideals. the prolram p.rtlcl.,.IIt.I�_1IF'
___ Iht), are: MJ an te Sena Jackie V a 01. a In L er
Klnl Holiday Comml slon; mistress of ceremonle ,Mano Williams; Ron Smiley; Davis; Mary Ann
Mabaffey, president oftbe Detroit City Council; Lorenzer Frazier, president oftbe Optimist Club
Fou daUon; and Walter Starlblll, vice pre Ident, Optimist Club Foundation.
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tion WTV� Channel 56.. Cur- video professionals.
rcnrly, he is working.on another .Sawyer, who is president, .
project for WTVS. says Blacks and nonblacks have
Sawy noticed that while he shown interest in the organiza­
was doing all of this work, taere tion, saying it's in whites inter­
was a definite lack of Blacks in est that Blacks network as well,
key deciding posi tions. This is for the betterment of the Detroi t
when he decided to form Black market.
Professionals in Film and Video
(BPFV). ttl couldn't accept that
Blacks weren't in key positions.
I COUldn't accept that an or­
ganization was not established
for Blacks in film and video."
Sawyer says racism tries to
keep you 'back in the entertain­
ment industry, but that it's
transparent. "We dont have
control over our own images.
We do this to ourselves also,
there are a few Black in key
postions but we're not going out
to let people know they exist ... "
BPFV goals are to promote
the film and video indu try, pro­
vide cholar bip for Black stu- .
dents interested in careers in the
film and video industry (Sawyer
ay about 10 percent of the or­
ganizations revenue will go
toward scholarships), and cre­
ate a cultural and econommic
environment which fosters the
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