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After tteodi
Community Con
e Yo
in vario
en rtainment ir ldusmcs
He wo ed ·th many artis
performers udl
Luther V odr , Cheryl Lynn, ,
JacJyn Smith, Peabo Bryson, Diana
Ro s, Deniece Williams, I aac
H ye Barry White, d many
others..
HJS J Y LINE, Reine
Po ou, with its African motifs, is
named for the queen of the ancient
Ashanti Baoule Kingdom. and is
sold in Lord & Taylor, Fifth
e in Yo
and Abidjan, Ivory Coast,
Africa.
. Boud lea to rejoice in .
memory, . mother, Cauic Board of
Detroit; , father and ,
Fo ter and Catherine Board of
Aubrey, Ark ; three sisters,
(Noble DI) W·· aDd
MarsbaJette Board of Detroit;
t (Kelyn) Smith of All
Georgia; . nep Desmond aDd
Damo S , Ala MclIIDD.
IV, Bryan, tin W1lIiaJm;
nieces, Akin deVon Smith aDd
MicbclJe WJ.lliams; aDd leD
twelve aunts, and a host of COIlSIDS.
RELIGION
A-bomb drop
commemorated
RGARET IIANSF1El.D
-".4" Whitfield' recent death
t t everyone in U:le
odustty quite by shock.. Per­
tuml'ftWl� so shocked . firwna;
Gwendolyn Morton, who in the
hospital for some COm:cti1lC SUIJPY
at the time be uffen:d the faIaI heart
nact.. They were to bavc bcco wed
October 3.
Wbitfidd, known -the
producer 0 gospel- or mole affec:..
tionatcly -the maeStro: was just 38.
-We'D mi him deady. We bad a
great tmmecoming for him today. A
great giant in the m . c iDd try.
People from all O1ICT the oountry
came to pay' their I t respects,"
Among those paying their tributes at
the recent memorial service were
Jennifer Holliday, Debe Winans,
Daryl Coley, Mattie Moss aut,
winkie aark Terrell, and Vanessa
Bell Armstrong.
By
"He'd just finished four numbers
on the newest album for Vanessa
Bell Armstrong. which will be oom­
iog out in the next oouple of monllB.­
As recording artist, his signature
song w� ·HalldIIjtJIa Anyhow, -
- "TIIAT WAS lite Tbilmas'
whole life. Regardl of the ac­
colades as well his many disap­
pointments and struggles, it was still
-hallelujah anyhow,' because well
being an artist, Thomas really
lived and believed in what he sang
about. ...
His current album, ironically.
enough tilled "Alive&Salisf�tI'was
released in February, ·On it, he did
number called ·We remember.­
which is severcd numbers from all of
the albums he has done.
A little memory lane tunc. Now,
we know that it was hi finale." So
how do friends reconcile his death,
when by (III accounts it appeared
1'J92 would have been Whitlield'
biggcst year'! Close friend and as-
ociate Tim Smith maintains, "the
Lord h' an appointed time for each
and everyone.
From a piritu(li standpoint, thi
was Thoma.�· ti me. It may be omc­
one else's ti me to pick up the baton
where Thomw left on·. Thorn '
death may spur another maestro to
come a,·ter him and continue the
work." Adds finance Gwen M�rton,
"we jlL�t· k for ttl< .• in the music
world ... UlC gospel world to just prdy
for us here, It's going to prelly
hard."
})bmcy isrcceivilll: retl"e.\1s
from chui rs amund the country for
the nu sic tu "Sister Act." in which
tunes slI·h as "My Guy!' become
"My ;ud." Said 011' chuir director:
" 11lllch d( e�1l °t have to be boring.
ant it to be exciting."
also �ived bundrCds of
_..=.& ... _00
Goldberg lounge singer woo -
capes from the mob by . ding 0 in
a c:omem. bcrc be OYer
choir mistress.
The movie grossed � mO-
lion in 611C weeks. In re ted DCWS,
Chicago archbishop, Cardinal
Joseph Bemardin,' calliDg for an
illYCStigative boeJd to loot inlD the
growing 'number of sena) abme al­
lcgati� in the Catholic ChurdL
Since 1982. Ihc cbUJdl reper-
tedly shelled out S400 million to
cover legal and medical fees, in the
Briefly: Edwio Haw .
been si8!Jed 0 and mlIIlIB
choir ents in the upcomio
Puamount film, ·tIed -Lt:ap Of
FaitA.· The film S1eYe Martin
a tIPding CYaDF .
This week's scripture:
-Jesus soid to litem: -watch
out that 110 one deceives you.
nuuay will come in my' 1UDIIe,
claiming, C} QIJI hell, and. will
deceive 1fUIIIY, -
-Mark 13:5-6.
. Baptist Convention to
bring 1.0,000·to Detroit
The Progressive National Bap�t
CoIIYCDlioo, Inc. will tate over Cobo
Han AuguSt 3-8, bringing over
10,(0) members and delegates from
all OYer the United Slates and abroad.
This means revenues of between S8
and $10 million dollars for Detroit
for the week long stay of this 31 year
old denomination, led by its National
Prc:siden� I;>r. OIarles G. Adams,
who is Iso pastor of Detroit's
Hartford Memorial Baptist Olmcb.
The PNBC' an international
denomination with· over 2 million
members repre enting churches
from across America, Africa, Europe
and the Caribbean, It wa the
spiritual home of the late Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr., who purned
, by the National Bapti t Convention
U.S.A., Inc. for his outspoken avil
Rights leadership. Most of tIx: chur­
ches tbat left the National Baptist
Convention to form the Progressive
National Baptist Convention shared
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11M just rd1IrDCd frum Los Angeles
where be, along wilb miDis1elS from
other dcoominatio bave formed
an Urban Stra1lCgy Q)lnmission that
promises 10 play an lldive role in the
rebuilding of Lo Ang.eles. Dr,
Adams chairs this commission and
wiD report ID the PNBC body R:gard­
iog what the PNBC can do further
this vital and urgent wort.
While in session, the PNBC ex­
pects to be addressed by one or more
of the Presidential candidates, each
having beeR invited, and to take a
stand concerning the national elec ..
tions. Lat year, the Convention led
the unsuccessful fight in opposing
the nomination of Judge Clarence
Tbo� to the US, SupJeme Court,
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M:ICOI:diI' aR to an immipa�. Ql. ,
I ..... �.willll'..d by " , -. 1"'�. __ "_:"'EWe 1eIi"_
• I re � of . .,
jectio • n't n:fmed�gran objec-
. to political asylmn • tor But the Immipalion
appoimiog and sboctin&" a lawyer Naturalization Service denied
JL yiDg PJ SalVlldor'. policy
The 9Ib U.s. ClJcuit Court of Ap- lied to evcryoQC equally aDd
peaIa bad pteviouIIy ruled DO peDCCUIioa.
threat of imprisolUllCnt or other The bro1bm1l ppcal fol-
DUDiSbIIllCIItfonausiDlmllitarylCl'- lowed closely by human ripts
vice out of --genuine political, � Amnesty aDd
Jdigio or molal COIIYic:tioDs" the .United Haliom High �-
an Kt of religious peDCCUlion. Tbat 'ooer for Re KIlt wntIICD ar-
• ion relied on a U.N. refugee ,gumc to the court in support of
Iw� ylum for oo..aeotio objc:ctoa.
But the court told 10 reeen- In Friday' 3-0 ruling. the appeals
sider i aBC by the Supreme Court -coert said the new Supreme Court
February a month after the bigh standard was fatal to a claim of
court bad' � a ruling narrowing religious persecution based solely on
tile pounds for political ylum. a c:ouotry's denial of conscientious
"Irs quite disappointing and sbock- objeCtor status.
in&" Kareo MusaIo, lawyer for two Under the new standard, Jose
1ICeD-ap ho fled E Salvador ID Canas-Segovia Umust show some
avoid military service, siid MoDday. evielena: of . persccmo... intent,
Friday's ruling actually clicl DOt burt whicb be is Wl8ble 10 do, U said Judge
Musalo's clien : One obtaiDcd Eugene Wright, who was also the
lepl U.s. residence, and tile otbrz aulbor of the previous ruling in the
was found eligible for .aylum 00 case.
poUtkaI grounds.
But Musalo lamented the
downfall of abc nation'. filst court
ruliD&JPOl8Dizing coDlCieDlious ob­
jecIion to war a . for ylum.
1bc F.YCfDIDCDI, on tbc olber band,
may appeal another part of the ruling
to the Supreme (burt. It allows a
fleeing draft refuser ID claim ylum
on the grounds that his government'
would have considered him a rebel
sympathizer and persecuted him.
Justice Department pokeswoman
Melissa Bums said Monday the case
w under review,
--PEOPLE AVOID conKrip­
tion for a wide variety of reasom.
many of them non-poHlic:al and DOD­
leliglo • Fear of combat and fear of
reprisal from opposing forces are but
two of many possible reasoos."
Without evidence that the govs:m-
ca.s-sepia
eli Cor .aylum ro a ICPI"
n:amo: He pn:II:IIICd eWIcacc
the govanmall view dmft
rdl8al • an lid of support
rebe aadnbject . tolJllllill' lac.
Cor poIitDl re.oaL
The appea)l court pu:vioaIIy
aUowaI lefu&ea 10 wiD ..,.um be­
ca.-= of� baed on politi­
cal . dlat tbeir peaec:ulDd
were likely 10 attri Ie � tbem.
Federal government Iawyas line
ctispuacd abat . J*1icuIady
in light of the recent Supreme Court
ruling. ,
MIIIaIo. an law pro(a-
sor and direaor of a refupe aDd
human rigb clinic at tile UnivelSity
of San Fraocisco. said the effect of
the ruling is IMt some COIIIcienIio ..
objectors will be granlrAl ylum.
"1bere is till grounds for relief
wbere human rigbls condltioaa in a
COUDtry are such that thole who
refuse to serve will be prcaumed to
be d' �oyal to the govemment," sbc
said.
UBut if (they) wac to
they would go to jail for 1S JQD for
being a 00 'eDlious objector, wilh.
no political overtones, they would
have DO relief."
THE BROTHERS, Oscar and
Jose Canas-Segovia, both Jehovah'
Witnesses, fled EI Salvador in 1985
at ages 16 and 11. They 'd they had
been told tbeir religion's objections
to ' military ervice would not be
recognized. Since the initial ruling,
Oscar has married a US. citizen and
gai� conditional status a legal
U.S. resident
Thomas Temp)e'ofGod and Christ
14500 Grand River Detroit, MI
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