Upcoming Events
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-Bl c Heritage Ce' brat/on In
Dance and Music, - 1 pm,
P rforming Art Center C mpu ,
. Macomb Community College,
44575 Garfield Rd, t. Clemens.
Free.
Join Arthur Blackwell, II & the
board of commissioners 2-7pm,
600 Randolph in Atrium.
Speakers, mu ic, food, vendors
nd the young people of Wayne
County.
Thur day, F b. 27
"Blsck History Lecture Series, "
7pm. Guest lecturer, EMU
professor/ author Nora White
rtin. Martin will address the
and accomplishments of the
ack Woman. Inkster
creation Complex, 2025
ddlebelt Rd. Free. Call
!5�-2822 for infonnation.
FJlday, Feb. 28
• -When Will It Stop? - a play
uploring the com plex
ionship between parents and
teens, presented by the
YW- Teens of the YWCA of Metro
Detroit, 6pm, Museum of African
American History, 301 Frederick
Douglass, Detroit. Free.
Black History rv onth Comedy
event featuring Mark Curry and
the Laff One Out Comics, 8pm,
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Music Hall, Detroit. Admission 862-6300 or Anthony Brogdon at
18.50. Tickets are available t 423-1260.
the Mu ic Hall box office or d d 4
Tic etm er outJets. ny, r.
Th U of M's Women of Color Ser s of car er and job arch
Task Force career conference. workshops, March 4, 11, 18, and
There are 40 workshops on such 25, 1992 6-8pm. No reservations
topics as skill and management required. Detroit Main Library,
development, careers and 5201 Woodward (Career &
networking, time management Employment Information Center
and family responsibility, and CEIC).833-4251.
personal development. Thur day, are 5
Registration for workshops and
keynote sp ches will be avail. at Michael H. Crosby workshop
the door, FreeforU-Memployees ·Fashlonlng the Future
and 25 for non-U-M affiliates Church: Matthew's Gospel for a
(313)763 0235 Dysfunctional Church- 9-3:30pm
- . in Alumni Hall of the Madame'
Saturday, Feb. 29 Cadillac Bldg (Marygrove
'Pteeaom Train,· musical College), 8425 W McNichols at
based on the life of Harriet Wyoming. (Regl tratlon f 30)
Tubman, recommended for (862-8000, ext. 235).
children 9 and older, performed .
by the Detroit Youtheatre. 11am Friday, ar.6
and 2pm, Detroit I nstitute of Arts -Biack Boys Becoming Men
Auditorium. Admission: 6. Who Will Lead Families and Help
833-2323. Build Communities" is the theme
African American Film Festival, of the 3rd annual benefit,
showing classic films for all ages, Michigan Association For
1 :30-3:30pm, Detroit Historical Leadership Development, Inc.
Museum. 5401 Woodward. Free. (MALO). 6pm, Banquet Facility,
Annual forum on "The History Main Event, Pontiac Silverdome,
of Blsck Business In Detroit" will Pontiac" MI. The dinner is open
take start at 10am to 12:30pm, at to the public. Donation $25 per
Lewis College of Business person. Reservations
Auditorium, 17370 Meyers. (338-7880).
FREE. Call Dr. Robert Bland at Abolishing Apartheid/Ending
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By LEAH SAMUEL
. sr." Writ.,.
"Compared to doing surgery, this
is a relative vacation," said a smiling
Dr. Ben Carson as he signed copies
of his latest book, Think Big.
Parents, teachers, admiring
c1ildren and other fans gathered last
dnesday at Detroit's Museum of
African American history to see and
hear this renowned pediatric
neurosurgeon.
• Dr. Carson shared ideas on educa-
on.
•. "The key thing is that the teachers
and parents need to work on the self­
esteem. The education system has a
lot of problems, and the kids reflect
that, but one immediate solution is to
make the students responsible for
their own education and help them
realize that they're the ones who'll
be shortchanged if they don't."
. DOES HE AGREE with
Afrocentric education for Black
youth?
"I think Afrocentric education is
good in terms of giving the
youngsters self-esteem, but I think
that there is enough room for
everybody. We don't want to limit
ourselves. We have to keep a world
perspective in order to become world
players, and to do that we need to
learn about everything and
everybody.
"We've also got, to counter­
balance the negative so that we can
make it popular to be smart," Carson
said of his mission. "So many Black
boys are encouraged to seek their
fortunes in the sports arena or enter­
tainment fields, not realizing that
only one in seven million actually
becomes famous. And by the time
they find this out, they have wasted
extraodinary amounts of time and
energy reaching for a goal that's
chancy at best. .
"We have to teach the young men
to develop themselves intellectuall y,
and that you can make a living doing
it. Knowledge is the most sure-fire
way of attaining anything you want
in life, and itcan neverbe taken away
from you."
DR. CARSON HAS become
well-known for his accomplish­
ments in the field of medicine, but he
is perhaps better known among
children as the hero who came from
a poor, single-parent family In
Detroit, made a name for himself,
and then came back to how them the
way. And, while serious about his
purpose, he show them the way in a.
way they can understand. , .
"In high school," he told a packed
audience, "you had the nerds-the
guys who wore glasses, studied all
the time, always did their homework
and always had the right answer."
"Ugh," a youthful voice muttered.
"Then' you had the cool guys,"
Carson continued. "They were on the
teams, they went to all the parties,
and had three girls on each arm. The
girls didn't want to be bothered with
the nerds, so they hung out with the
cool guys while the nerds kept on
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studying.
"Graduation comes along and the'
cool guys have jobs at McDonald's.
The nerd, however, has gotten a
scholarship to the university."
The audience is silent. You could
hear a pin drop.
"Four years later, the cool guys
are still at McDonald's. But the nerd
is just graduating from college, with
an, offer to work for a big company
as an executive. The first place this
nerd goes after graduating is to the
optometrist..."
Uproarious laughter.
"HE TRADES IN those thick
glasses for some contact lenses.
Then, he goes and buys himself some
tailored suits. Suddenly, it seemsthat
for this nerd, there are women
everywhere who want to be with
him, and with his executive job, he
can take them all out if.he wants to."
Shouts of agreement, 'laughter,
applause.
During the interview, Carson
said, "I love telling that story. When.
I visited Southwestern High School,
. my high school, I asked how many
Racism: The Struggle for Justic
In Southern Africa and the U. S.
conference, to be held at WSU
the weekend of March 6-8, 1992.
Registration is 45 (include
dinner) Dinner tickets re 25 for
those not registered for
conference. 833-4407 or
831-0258.
Sunday, Mar. 8
Talent Hunt Contest
Designed to showcase the
talents of African-American HS
students (grades 9-12) who
reside in Jackson, Washtenaw
and Western Wayne countries.
Willow Run High School
Auditorium, 235 Spencer Lane,
Ypsuanti, MI. Interested persons
obtain an application/information
call (313)485-7515 or write to
Sigma Rho Chapter, Omega Psi
Phi Fraternity, c/o 117 Pearl
Street, YpSilanti, MI 48197.
. Dr. Ben Carson
nerds were in the auditorium. About
twelve guys raised their hands."
He added, "I think I'm making
progress."
Copies of "Think Big: Discover­
ing Your Gift of Excellence." are
availab le for $,14.99 in bookstores or
from Zondervan Publishing (ISBN:
0-310-57418-8), 1415 Lake Drive
SE: Grand Rapids, Michigan 49506 .
'SUPPORT BLACK ART!!
SAMBURA WARRIOR
By Jam Spearman .
RHODES & COMPANY
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making beauty cr ams. Dr. Austin Curtis, a stud nt of
Wa.hington Carver, e tabli had Curtis Labor.torl s, .
manuf cturer of beauty products from 1947·8. Curti.
Laboratori • I. featur d in ·Striving to Succeed: African
American Bu.ine e In Detroit-, Detroit HI toric I Mu um,
5401 Woodward, thru Feb. 29. (833-1805)
Theater Auditions Worshop - To provide
tips and hints to particlpants on how to audition for
a role in a Civic Theatre or other productions.
Worshops in dance, singing, acting and technical
aspects of· theater will be conducted, one each
month, during February, March, April and May.
Frauenthal Center for the Performing arts in
downtown Muskegon. Interested persons call
722-3852.
The "capstone" event for Muskegon Civic
Theatre's participation in the 1992 African
American Celebration is the actual production of
"Bubbling Brown Sugar - musical tells the story of
Harlem in its golden years.
·Bubbling Brown Sugar· scheduled May 7,8 and
9 at 8pm. Sunday matinee at 4pm at Fraueflthal
Theatre for the Performing Arts. Admission Adults
$12 and seniors and students $10. 722-3852.
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