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• }{VCC will p nt a film
rie the wee of the 10th
throu h the 14th. St rting
times are 12:00 p.m. The
Promised Land, Ain't Gonna
Shuffie No More, A Nation of
L ,the Keys to the
Kingdom, and Bac to the
ovement re the featured at­
trac:tio •
• WMU Brown B g
Lucbcon �ries; Victor Green
aDd Sonja F. Woods, speakers.
12:00 p.m. in Kanley Otapel.
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Ar1I and CUltural Di play,
sponsored by DMA. 9:00
a.m.-4:00 p.m. in rooms lOS
Dd 106 of Bernhard Center,
WMU
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5th amual W.E.B. Dubois
Luncheon, sponsored by
Blac Americana Studies
(BAS)� 11:30 a.m. in WMU
Bernhard Center Red Room.
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• WMU Brown Bag Lunch­
_ ...... _Uot IIld Estell
Ate ana, peakers. 12:00
p.m. In the lower level of Kan­
ley Clapel.
• African Studi Lecture:
"U.S. Disaster Response in
Africa in the '90' ." David
Evans, speaker. 8:00 p.m. in
Olmsted Room, Mandelle
Hall-Kalamazoo College
Feb. 18
.-Heritage Night Black
History Month Program,
sponsored by DMA. 7:00
p.m. in West Ballroom of
WMU' Bernhard Center.
• Blac Progressive Image
MLK Birthday Celebration
Dance. 8:00 p.m. in Bernhard
Center's North Ballroom.
• Second Annual Salt &
Pepper Panel Discussion,
sponsored by KVCC's Office
of Special Programs. 6-10
p.m. in the KVCC Callery.
Objective: getting people
together to discuss. is ues
revelent to a multi-cultural
community.
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- The Black Arts and Cul­
tural Center's Writers In
Production will conduct
Poetry Readinp in the KVCC
Gallery Room 1510 on the
Main Camp . Starting me:
7:00p.m.
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• Pin Point Theatre presents
"1001 Black Inventions."
Sponsored by DMA ofWMU.
7:00 p.m. in Dalton Recital
Hall.
I
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• MiniFest IV: "If it Swings
and Pops." Spon ored by
DMA, Dr. Ben Wilson of
BAS, and WMU's College of
Arts and Sciences. 7:00 p.m.
In Dalton Recital Hall.
Feb. 22
• Kalamazoo COllege Din­
ner in Honor of Black History
Month. Sponsored by Black
Student Organization. "I
• houldn't say it, but. .... per­
formed by Von nd Fran
Washington. Contact Ho t or­
ganization for place and time.
- MinlFe t IV: "If it Sings
and Pops." Sponsored by
DMA, Dr. Ben Wil on of
BAS, and WMU', Colle of
Ar1a and Sciences. 12:00 p.m.
to 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. in
Dalton Recital Hall.
I
By Danny Coo
....... _ ... __ the eel rae
Luther n'
birthday on onday, January 13th
lth a displ y ofboo and 0 r
material abou Kin on the third
floor of Waldo library in
atrlum area, Westem Michigan
Unlvemity (WMU) continued on
Tuesday with the ard-winning
video, "Blac to the Future. "
Continuin lth the birthday
tivitie , Bl ck Progressive Imag
ponsored a cabaret- tyle celebra­
tion Saturday, January 18 in the East
Ballroom of the Bernhard Center.
William JohDson of rhr« Rivers'
SoundCrewprovidedanatm phere
of mello m Ic soothing to the
soul. Tbe only complaint beard w
there w 't enough m C 0 dance
to. When aiti offered an
explanation i clear there
enough dan m c but, no one
anted to pOlllbly offend
opooni t ndy Scott and his
group S by dancing to tbeir'
dynamic ounds.
A cia lcal music major at
Mi . gan State University in East
Laoslna. Scott be an � interest in
music while in foUrth grade. be bas
received offers to go pro since the
age of 13 ho ever,o his parents
·d. "I
ted to a t. I don't
choose to further up the I der."
d be cannot do more fo his
I
anted him to enjoy his tee� e
years not go through the dgolS
o being a pro t such yo a
"MO 0 TANTLY,
e anted him to complete his
education," said his ther and 0
manager J.R. seou
isting his son is no geni ,that
be bas orked hard to do w the
done, J.R. conceded that unll e
many young musicians Randy'
good at his tudics. He named
Junior of the Year for Academi by
MSUin 1990.
Anita Baker's producer, Michael
Powell, bas offered individual
recording contrac to Randy aDd
Bryan Thompson, the other male
member of S , ocotding to l.R.
The other members of the group are
Tracey Par r and Delilah Reynolds.
TbeyareallMSU tuden ."Astrona
bellef in God kcepI the group dru •
,. J d.
Stra gically itualed between
Sound Cre and Su e tbe
evenin '. main attr ctionn: a
dram tic portrayal of Dr. Martin
Luther King and his wife, Coletta
Scott King, presen1ed by Dr. Von
H. Washington, WMU oeiate
professor of theatre, and bit wife,
Fran
.
"I really.feel very close to Martin
Hackley Ho pital and the West
Shore Symphony Orchestra have
team up to pre ent an evening Qf
dining and musical entertainment
that' ure to delight all five senses.
"A T te of the West Sbore" will
be held on February 22 from 5-8 p.m.
at the Hilt Building Gallery Level in
downtown Muskego�. Hosted by the
WZZM TV 13 new team, "Taste"
gues will have .the opponunity to '
mple cui In from the w t bore'.
fine t re ta ran well attend a
dellghtful performance by tbc W t
Shore Symphony Qrcbes�ra at the
historic Frauenthal Thea r.
The evening will b�gin with
many of the area' fine t re tauran
and catering services offering tbelr
specialtie , ran Ing from hon
d'oeuvre to entree to d erta.
Participating restaurants include:
Rafferty's, Heamtone, Chesapeake
Cr b House, Pine-Apple Caffee,
Arboreal Inn, Crosswind
Restaurant, On tbe Avenue,
Doodks, T Ie Catering, Hackley'.
Celebratio ,Parties By Dcsip,
Cook'. Kitchen and Caterln ,
MI 's Bre d, Oreat Lakes Coft
Ro ters, Taste of France, Kirby
Grill, Lobbyside Coffee Shoppe, and
Fricano' •.
first and only Bl ck Police Cap- :
Dr. Von H. Washington and wife Pren.
Inn
uruv r
By DaDDY Cooks which tie lived and In' which we
The West Ballroom of Western live," Felton said.
Michigan University's (WMU) "We must define human beings
Bernhard Center was unable to seat in terms of context. Our context
those interested in witnessing the isn't defined by anthropologists'
Division of Minority Affair' notion that we prang from lessor
Salute to Dr. Martin Luther King, lIfeforms. Our context I defined
Jr. . by God beca e we are God'.
The event took place Mond y, children, he said.
January 20th The walls on both Felton took ue with those who
sides of the large arena were lined would ay Dr. King was just a man.
with people of all colors. Thi , in
i elf, wa perhaps the greate t
tribute to the legacy of Rev. Kin ,
according to Dolphine P yne, ad
ministrative istant, Minority Af­
fairs DM ion.
Provost and Vice-President for
Academic Affairs Dr. Nancy S.
Barrett made the opening remarks,
followed by a p yer by Diawn
Jones and a rousing rendition of
"Lift Every Voice and Sing" by
WMU' Gospel Choir. Comments
by Kalamazoo Mayor Beverly
Moore nd State Repre entative
Mary Brown follQwed.
A caoolelighting ceremony, in
which studen lit 39 candle to
symbolize King' age when he w
ina d in 1968 a poem by
Anthony aar ,a. dramatic reading
by Tanesha Anderson, a ong by
Joe Comeli , and a 010 dance
routine by Elzie Granderson were
other highligh of the Salute, along
with other song by the Gospel
Choir .
In a keynote pre entation,
Reverend J. Louis Felton, newly
installed minister of Galilee Mis­
ionary Baptist Church on
Kalamazoo' nort ide, put King's
life In i proper context.
"In order to \lOde nd Dr. Kin
e m t understand the context in
"No person i j t a man or
woman", be declared. "People who
feel they arc j t man or oman
may not reach out and try to chan
their circumstances. If I can be
more than j t another tati tic, I
may ee the impo sible," he
taled.
"We are
challenged to
redefining the
context in which
we live,"
Beca we arc t 0 pring of
God there is omethlng eternal
bout us, Felton insisted. For th'
reaSon, Dr. King cannot be contex-
t lIy It be n 1929-1968.
"We are c 10 redefining
the context III bleb e Uve," Fel- •
ton d. .
Felton' entire presentation can
be viewed on Community Aett.
Channel 31 on Saturday, Feburary
8&11 at 8' p.m., coune y of Inner­
City • n Citizen­
IDOlnIOlreG Vi
people than being the t co
i th minori ti th t ra recrui :
. "We only get one chaDce. to ,
make a first imp ion. "
King," profes or
cbl Citiz
geDCration.
fected my. life.
powerful role. People
it live is different fro
able to approxima
lement to theatre."
o BERP , ranlov the
theatre and wants to gi e as J.ealistlc
a performance u p ible. Her
bac ground Inchld pro ional
cting in Detroit.
"I like doing this Jfiece because I
want people to know Coretta was a
powerful part of Dr. King's life," be
d.
M iya Rick , president of
WMU's NAACP Chap r, eeemed
to be in touch with the aentimen of
most members of the eaee,
they related to the W hingtODJ'
tleatment of Dr. and • Kin I •
"The W • performaDce .
superb! I' e seen other people
do that (perform MLK) but it 't
81 exbilarating." Ric admitted 10
being "crybaby," but dry e
ere in the place as everybody
focused on the drama UDfoldiDa Oll
the stage. "There W8I no reaUty ou .
side the stage," Ric .biJpaecL
"1bere was Dot a sound, not mow­
ment,"
Following the te experience,
participant are Invlt d to tbe
Frauentbal bc� the W t
Shore Symphony Orcheltra III
present Copland's Fanfare For tbe
Common Man, Uncoln Portrait, and
Dvorak' New World Symphony.
ncke for "A T te of the West
Shore" are $35 per person (m.t be
purchased by February 14) and
Include a coupon for a $2 discount on
the Symphony's performance.
Tickets can be purcha ed a the
Hackley Hospital Development
Office or We t Shore Symphony
omee,
Call 728-4851 for more
Information or reservations.
MUSKEGON
Greater Harvest Baptist; Cheryl
Paul, Betllah Baptist; Dod Greer,
Queen Esther Baptist; and JoAnn
Williams, Church Of The Uving
God.
Youth in tructor include:
Vane Allen and Shirley Wilson.
both of Queen Esther Baptist.
Rev. St nley Levy, Pastor of
Greater Harve t Baptist-Church will
do the summary. Lunch will be
served.
On Sunday, February 9, at 3:30
p.m. guest . peaker will be Mary
Well of Holy Trinity C.O.G.I.C., of
Muskegon ..
SI . Debra Phillips is the
President Rev. Stanley Levy, host
pastor.
Johnson (Alberta); 1982 - Dea. and
Sis. Malcom Smith (Alice); 1983-
Bro. and Si •. Wendell Hood' "A TASTE OFTHE
(Florence); 1 84 - Bro. and is. WEST SHORE"
Mitchell Mack (Alice); 1985 - Bro.
and Sis. William Pollard (Myrtia);
1986 - Dea. and Si . William
Robinson (Minnie): 1987 - Dea.
aoo Si . John Norman (Lula); 1988
- Rev. and Sis. Jimmy Wilson
(Shirley); 1989 - Dea. and Sis.
Jame R 11 (Wilhelmenia); 1990
- Rev. and Si . Craig Russell
(Barbara); and 1991- Bro. and Sis.
oiephus Glover (Nellie).
The celebration will take place at
the Queen Esther Baptist Oturch at
3:30 p.m. on Sunday. February 9.
Rev. Sam 1 Greer the host
The U her Board Ifl of the Queen
Esther Baptist Church have selected
Mr. and Mrs. T J. Thomas the
1992 Sweetheans,
Mr. and Mrs. T.J. Thorn have
been married for 27 years. They have
two daughters and fou
grandchildren.
Mr. Thom is the Sunday School
Superintendent and Mrs. Thomas
erve on the Nurses Guild.
Past Valentine Sweetbear1s were:
1979 - Bro. nd S . Erne t Moore;
1980 .:._ Bro. and Si . Ulyse Seal
(Erma); 1981 - Bro. and S' . Pete
We accept all
signed letters.
Send to:
Michigan Citizen
P.O. Box 03560
Highland Park.
MI48203
tor.
WORK HOP SLATED
The Young Women's. Auxiliary
of the Greater Harvest Sapti.t
Churcb, 2435 Riordan Street,
M ke on Hts.. ill P nt their 4th
Wor hop nd 12th Annual 0 y
Wor hip Service Saturday and
Sunday, February 8 and 9, at the
church.
The Annual Workshop ill be&in
turday, ,m 1 a.m.-2
p.m. Theme will ,"8 I Be ye
Doer of The Word, A d Not
Hearers Only. (J 1 :22) Motto:
"We u>ve You And God Loves You.
Instructors include: Jean Levy,