� Upcoming Events
Chapm will perform t
for one n g only. 8pm.
$22. 50 C (567.6000).
SUNDAY, AY 24 I I SATURDAY, AY 30
FREE IRIS Show from 12:30 -
4pm, t th Roy I Oak S nior
Cent ,3500 M " (nr 13 MI &
Crooks). ArTf lri gJ'l may ibit
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btwn 8:30 - 10am. (781-4280 or
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ArrJ'nnI!:WTI,:antQ (288-0828 for ·Is).
Na : 0 to construction 13MI i
dosed btwn Crooks & Woodward)
� Joann W son, Exec dir of the
o roit NAACP, will speak at a forum
at 2641 W Grand Blvd. 2pm.
Refreshments (1 :30pm) FREE
(875-5790).
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EBARKS
I THURSDAY, MAY 28
� In observance of Women's History
Month, the Detroit Historical
Museum (5401 Woodward), ill host
day-long conference on the
historical and contemporary
challenges faced by
African-American business women.
The conference is being offered in
conjunction with the exhibition
·Strlvlng to Succeed: African
American Businesses in Detroit· and
being sponsored by a grant from
the Skillman Foundatjon. To register
or for Info, call SiMa (833-9720).
FRIDAY, MAY 29
� P Ip Creech, Metropolitan Opera
tenor wi be appearing In Muskegon
peclal part of the African
American Celebr Ion. 12:30pm
Fruer4haI Center 'for the Performing
Arts, 221 S. Quarterllne Rd In
M egon, MI. FREE. To schedule
school groupe cal (798-3006 /ZT71).
� Pop and folk recording artist
� A unl Ins' : S ng In from
t un que perspecttv of noted blind
uthor J Utt An opportunity for
young people and th r parents to
meet and hear Jean Little,
ward-winning Children's author
who has been blind from birth.
2:30pm Friends Auditorium in the
Main Library, 5201 Woodward.
Free. Seating on a first-come,
first-served basis. (833-1437).
� Patti LaBelle, the flamboyant
First Lady of Rhythm & Blues, will
e edrify Fox Theatre audiences at
8pm. laB lie will perform songs off
her est album, Bumin'. TICkets
$30. Call (567-6000).
� Hammer, on his "To Legit To Quit"
tour along with Boyz II Men, Jodeci
and 3.5.7. will perform at Joe Louis
Arena 5-29. A second show has
been added for 5-30 at 7:30pm.
TICkets $27.50. (567-6000).
� Beginning Genealogy Workshop
will: Tell you how & where to begin
your family history - Offer a ·hands
on· demonstration - Acquaint you
with the many sources of Information
which Is available and Indicate
dditlonaJ recourses for reaching
African-American family histories.
2:30 to 4:30pm. FREE
Refreshments served. Lincoln
Ubrary, 1221 E 7 MI (876-0135).
� Standard Federal Bank II hold a
FREE Commlllity Home Buyer's
Program Seminar from 10em to 12
noon the M ropolltan United
Methodist Church, 8000 WoorJward
In Detroit. Th seminar is eepecI
helpful to renters who would like to
become buyers. Refreshments will
be served. To register call
(643-9600 ext. 6977).
EXHIBIT
� Exhibit comm mor 'ng the 100th
anniv rsary of th d th of W
Wh tman featuring first edition,
manuscrip s, & photograp . M n
Ubrary (Rare Book Rm) Tues.-S .,
t-spn. May 10-23, 1992. C I
(833-1476) for Inform ion.
� M eri from t Pol 0
King Roger by Karol Szymanowski,
to be pre nted by the Michigan
Opera Th atre at th Ma onlc
The ter during May. From the
collection of Benedict MarkowskI.
Main Library (Cass Concourse
C ) Tues-S . 9:30-5:3Opm &
Wed. 1-9pm. (833-4042).
� Padrewskl, composer, performer
& statesman. From th collectIon of
Benedict Markowskl Main Ubrary
rNoodward Exh bit �) Tues-S
9:30-5:30pm & Wed. 1-9pm.
(833-4042).
SUMMER FUN
� The school semester Is winding
down quickly, and summer fast
approaching. With summer com a
Ja of free time for Detroit youth. The
City of Detroit has the thing just for
you - Summer In the City. Featuring
a variety of adivities from recr on
• to cuttur programs. Many of the
adMtles are FREE. CopIes of the
book �" be available by the nd of
May. For a FREE copy call
(224-3755).
-Cr S nd your
announcem nt to:
Michigan Citizen, P.O.
Box 03560, Highland
Park MI 48203
The .America that killed. King
Dr. Mark Hyman, senior citizen
historian turned novelist, entered the
Martin Luther King assassation area .
this week. His book, "The America
That Killed King, " holds up a part of
America itself as the chief suspect,
regardless of who pulled the trigger.
Hyman, who just earned one of
the world's first doctorates in'
African-American Studies, places
the FBI in center poistion as the
suspect A significant part of the
story is told through the eyes of the
fictional Edward J. Hooper, Bureau
Director, whose hatred for Dr. King
was a nationally known fact.
. "The America That Killed King"
is not about Martin Luther King
directly, but by those who would
profit by his being out of the way.
I Another detractor of the Black
preacher's stride toward freedom
was big business. It was represented
by a powerful, frisky little man
named Orville Conglo, who con
stantly harassed the Bureau and the
White House. He urged them to send
federal troops against King.
THE BUREAU DIRECTOR
executed a plan to drive a wedge
between King and the Kennedys by
manufacturing a Communist infiltra
tion story.
"The American That Killed King"
has drama and some humor in the
midst of violence and treachery.
The author attended Howard
University in Washington in the
early forties. He ent into the army
from Howard's campus. He
returned to college nearly a&lf cen-
•
tury later to earn his B.A and M.A.
from New York University and his
Doctorate in African-American
Studies from Temple University ir.
Philadelphia.
PRIOR TO returning to college
after 35 years, the author had inde
pendently researched the Black past
during tours of Egypt in Africa, the
Middle East, the Caribbean, Mexico
. and Canada.
Mark Hyman's previous publica
tions include "Blacks Before
America, " a three booklet series for
school children, "Blacks Who Died
. for Jesus: A History Book" (Winston
Derek. Nashville) and "Black
Shogun ofJapan" (Africa Free Press,
Trenton).
All of his books detail the world
achievements of Blacks during pre
history, through antiquity, among
the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans,
to the discovery of' America. "The
America That Killed/King" is the first
book of modem writings to be pub
lished by the author.
The book is being published by .
The Way Publishing Company, a
new publishing house in Philadel
phia.
BornJ n ry7,1934inChi go,
Calvin B. Jone first gan exhibit
in hi rtistic talent at the ge 0 12
while a tudent at Frank L. Gill spie
elementary chool. Throughout
gramm r chool and high chool,
was the recipient of numerou
ward , one of which was a full
cholarship to Th Art Institute of
Chicago, where in 1957, he earn d a
Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in
Drawi.ng/Painting and Illustration.
Following college, Jon pent 17
years as an adverti ing artist in vary
ingcapacitie at Hallmark Cards, the
U.S. People to People Program,
CNA Insurance and Vince Cullers
Advertising, as well as with hi own
company, Sal Graphics Adverti -
ing.
IIi time, Jone responded to the
overwhelming urge to focus hi ar
tistic skills exclusively on painting.
Ending his highly successful adver
tising career, he became a co-direc
tor of the avant garde AFAM Gallery
Studio and Cultural Center in
Chicago.
Jone began his ttempts to
portray on canvas a true picture of
the African-American experience
from his unique perspective. His
visual documentation of this ethnic
lifestyle within American culture is
now represented in a large body of
artwork in different mediums includ
ing painting, illustration and public
art (mural ).
Arti t Calvin B. Jone , framed by ·Celebrating th Quilting
Legacy,· one In a erie of p Intlng h W 8 comml oned to
creat for th Beefeater Gin • Art of Good Taste- program.
special exhibits in celebration of
momentous periods in their histories.
A former artist-in-re idence at the
University of Illinois at Cam
paign/Urbana, Jones has received
many awards and honors, including
the Atlanta Urban De ign Commis
sion Award of Excellence for Pu lic
Art and the National Conference of
Artists. Aaron Douglas Murali t
Award in both 1979 and 1983. He is
listed in Who' Who in American
Art, Who's Who Among Black in
America and The Directory of Di -
tinguished Americans, among other
publications.
acknowledged with grants from The
National Endowment for the Arts;
the Pollack-Krassner Foundation;
the Chicago Council of Fine Arts and
The National Endowment for the Ex
pansion Arts.
Over the years, Jones has shared
his knowledge and experience as an
instructor, lecturer and workshop
leader.
In 1991, Jones was commis
sioned by The Beefeater Collection
to create a series of even paintings
, to serve as the basis for the premiere
"Art of Good Taste" program, which
will travel across the U.S.
throughout 1992.
, JONES' PAINTING have
been exhibited widely at a variety of
venues from Chicago to Nigeria,
He has created nine murals, seven
in the urban comm uni ties of
Chicago, Detroit anp Atlanta.
His illustrations have been pub
lished in newspapers and magazines
including the Chicago Sun-Times
(Tuesday Magazine); The Chicago
Tribune; Black Books Bulletin and
Chicago magazine. His work also
appears in books published by Scott
Foresman and Third World Press.
In addition to these accomplish
ments, Jones has been commissioned
by a variety of corporations to create
JON
, WORK has also been
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