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nd figure -wer monumental.
Th y were people carred, but till
upright: u h ulptures one feel ,
would not How nyone to push
tb m over. In th outh African
conte t, th Y made a powerful
tatement Tow rei th end, he
became more and more frail, hi
culp ture became even more
monumental. Sadly, hi major
wor remain in clay and may be
I t. He could not afford to cast them
into tbe magnificent bronzes they
�ould have been. You had to step
bac from the WOI a from a man of
p , he
on an exit
d ughte .
never 0 home gain.
Dumile in London for 11
y from 1969, many of the
e good. He bad multitude 0
friends and gallery (the G enor)
behind him. . But by no he
di betic ell tbmatic, and the
British clim te pI yed havoc with his
health. An offer from the African
Hum nitie In titute t UCLA
(University of California in Los
Angeles) took him to the United
Slat and be later settled in
•
comcn
Complied and Edit d
By KASCENE BARKS
NOVEMBER 17th
AFRICAN AMERICAN QUILTS -
An exhibition of more than twenty
quilts featuring the richness and
diversity of African American
quihmaking traditions in Michigan
will open at MAAH, 301 Frederick
Douglass. Thru Jan. 5. (833-9800)
NEGRO SPIRITUAL EXHIBIT -
An exhibition which features one of
the best loved American Negro
Spirituals will open at MAAH Nov.
17th thru Dec. 1991. "Were You
There When They Crucified My
Lord?: A Negro Spiritual in
illustration, • is a dramatic series of
23 wood-cut drawings created by
artist Allan Rohan Crite. ·Were You
There When They Crucified My
Lord?: A Negro Spiritual in
tttustretion: completes a trilogy of
Crite's work which includes
·Nobody Knows The Trouble I See, •
and ·Swing Low Sweet Chariot.·
MAAH, 301 Frederick Douglass
(833-9800) .
1900' LOCOMOTIVE - Concert
series is a celebration of jazz Into
the year 2000. Featuring pianists
Ellis Marsalis, Hank Jones, &
vocallst'Jon Hendricks with Detroit's
own Jazz Hand Orchestra directed
by Ted Harris, Jr. reception before
show: 1 p.m. show time: 2-5p.m. at
the Riverview Ballroom Cobo
Center-Downtown Det. Tickets:
$25-Senior Citizen
Discount: $22. 50. For tickets, call
. Claudia Willis 822-0496.
THE SPEED OF DARKNESS -
, Steve Tesich's powerful
Tony-nominated drama will be
presented by U of D Mercy's
Theatre Company Nov. 17�24, 1991
in the Earl D.A. Smith Theatre on the
�cNichols campus. McNichols &
OYernois. Curtain time at 8p.m. Call
for ticket info and schedule
(993-1130) .
NOVEMBER 18th
CHILDREN'S DANCE CONCERT
_:. ·On Stage}· Nov. '18-23 In the
WSU Community Arts Auditorium at
qass & Kirby. Tues.-Fri., scheduled
. pecially for metro Detroit area
chool groups, 9:45 and 11 a.m. and
r.equlre reservations. Sat. Is open to
- the public at 3 and 3:30p.m. Call
(577-427�) for reservatiOns or info.
SEXUAL HARASSMENT ON THE
JOB - Strategies for Coping, &
. Fighting Back. 5:30 to 9p.m. at the
UAW Dave Miller Bldg., 8731 E.
efferson. ($5 all participants)
Register by Nov. 15 (961-3345).
NOVEMBER 20th
o SOLUTION IN THE
PoLLUTION - How can African
peoples solve their problems?
Guest speaker ... Kwame Atta 7p.m.
"
Send your
favorite
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P.O. Box 03560
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Malcolm X Community Cntr For
Black Survival, 13206 Malcolm X
Blvd. (Dexter) (883-3312)
Refreshments served and child care
provided.
NOVEMBER 21st
BAKER'S KEYBOARD - .The
world's oldest Jazz club. 20520
livernois, pr nts Johnny O'Ne
(featuring Ralph Armstrong • B
and Pistol Allen - Drums) Nov. 21
thru Nov. 24. (864-1200/1201)
COME BACK HOME - The award
winning musical comes to the
Masonic Temple, 500 Temple for
two' big days only! Nov. 21 & 22,
1991. (proceed will go toward the
homeless) C II for tii (313)
645-6666 or 968-6000.
U.S.D.A. COMMODITIES DAY­
Federal government surpfus foods
for the month of Nov. will be
distributed to registered Detroit .
families and individuals at Sam. at
NeighbOrhood services Dept (NSD)
Cntrs in the city. This Is one week
earlier than usual due to the
Thanksgiving Day holiday.
NOVEMBER 23rd
AFRICAN·AMERICAN ART
AUCTION - Held at the spacious
SIGMA PlAZA, 1721 E McNichols
at 1-75 Detroit, MI. Viewing time
6:30-7:30 p. m. Auction starts at 7:30
p. m. Ticket donation is $15.
(334-5239 or 893-8321) hosted by
the Michigan State Organization of
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
NOVEMBER 24th
ETHNIC FASHION EXPLOSION-'
The pulsating drumbeat of African
rhythrps unveils the extraordinary
and contemporary fashions of the
land we call Africa. Black Pearl
Productions, a Detroit-based
African-American production co.,
brings to the heart of the Motor City
an ethnic fashion xtravaganza­
rOunur« Couture: A Holiday
Explosion. • Following a cocktail
reception with cash bar, the'
production tak the stage with a
boom at 6p. m. In the Westin Hotel -
Mackinac Ballroom at Detroit's
Renaissance Cntr. (646·6666
tickets) event Info (933-3826) .
NOVEMBER 28th
FREE CHRISTMAS CARNIVAL -
The City of Detroit's annual gtft to
children, the Christmas Carnival,
will again have no admission charge
in 1991, The Immensely popular
Christmas Carnival will begin more
than a week earlier this yea'r,
opening in Cobo Cntr on
Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, and
continue thru Dec. 17. Christm
Carnival show hours are 12 Noon to
8 p.m. Sat. and Sun, and 10a.m to
3p.m. weekdays. Donations will be
accepted at entrance.
ANNOU�CEMENTS
GRANT AWARDS - At it's Annual
Meeting the Trustees of the Jack &
Jill of America Foundation awarded
grants tot Ing $49,186 to fund 18
projects that will benefit
African-Am rlcan youth during the
1991·92 school year. In all cases
the grar4 recipients are fl�proflt
organlz tlons who Intend to
Implement program that address
variou problem that face minority
youth such low SAT·and PSAT
HIGI1 SCHOOL JOURNALISTS
to cover your
. school sports teams.
·Send a letter
sta�ing why you should
have the job.
t scores, poor
health habit ,
pr gnancy, to n me few.­
Organlz tlon Interested In
obtaining grant ppllcatlons nd
information should write: Mrs. Violet
Greer, Exec'-'tv Seer tary, Jack &
Jill of America Found ion, Inc. P.O.
Drawer 3689, Chattanooga, TN
37404.
JUDSONCEHTER-N warm,
. caring adult to consider opening
their hom fort 13-17. tfyou
are Inter ed In becoming a er
parent, pie e call 549-4399 for
more Information.
LOOK/LISTEN/LEARN
USEU S
-AFRICAN AMERICAN
HISTORY, 301 Frederick Douglas,
Detroit. (833-9800). .
-GRAYSTONE JAZZ. , 3000 E.
Grand Blvd. (871-0234).
-MOTOWN, 2648 W. Grand Blvd
, Detroit. (867-0091).
-YOUTH HERITAGE HOUSE,
110 E. Ferry, D trait. (871-1667).
Send all announcements to
Michigan Cltlzen,P.O. Box 03560,
Highland Park, MI 48203.
or
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Each time
or d titu ,
b ttJing, or n, urvivlng, we
ere relieved and pleased, for 0
ell his. He urvived on
the edge fo 52 years.
Mhloba Zwelldumik MgmjiFelli
(Dumile], artist, boTII Worcuter,
Cape Province, 21 May 1939. 8
was married in 1968 to FazilQ
Morris, with whom he Iuld two
dimghlers. He died in New Yot'k City
14 October 1991.
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ichigan Citizen
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Highland Park, MI
48203