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ERNIE HELPS DETROIT FIRE· DEPARTMENT SHOW OFF 'NEW HOUSE
Sesame Street Live! character, Ernie, along with Detroit Headstart students recently
visited the Detroit Fire Department's new fire safety house. The $33,000 house is
designed to teach kids how to respond during a fire. Youngsters watch Ernie
demonstrate fire safety tips on national television. The fire safety house is a part of
the department's ongoing Home Fire Safety Program. Detroit is one of only a few
cities in . ohigan that has a fire safety house.
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"Perfect Duet" reminds the view IS
of the turbulenc of th civil righ
mov ment in the 60' - th m rch ,
murd rs, bombing and the te hin
of Dr. M rtin Luther King, Jr., - and
parallels th even life in the
90'. Playwrights Jackie T ylor,
founder and director of the Bl ck En-
emble, and Lephat Cunningham, Jr.
ha d pict d the i m which ex-
isted in America in the 60' well
today, and have challenged the
audi nee to institute change in race
relations nationwid . tated in the
produ non, "injustice anywhere i a
threat \p jw tice everywhere."
Hudson' h longbcencommitted
to enriching our communitie . through
the art ." aid Dcnni Toffolo,
Hudson" President. "Thi moving
production both educates and challen­
ge us on our hi tory and our present
culture." The Dayton Hudson Cor­
poration, which includ The Depart­
ment Store Divi ion (Dayton' ,
Hudson's and Marshall Field' ), Tar­
get and Mervyn' , contributes five-
percent of their taxable profits to
.l�IU�-;&�Vfit organizations - no other
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Inspiring actor Darryl Reed portrays Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr.; in "Perfect Duet" and gives a brief perfonnance at the
, sped . . f� Duet" at Hudson's I.
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SUNDAY', FEB.
14
AMERICANS - View 101 portraits of
exceptional Americans Feb. 14 thru
March 21; 1993 at the DIS, 5200
Woodward. Admlsslon:$6. Advance
tickets (313) 833-2323.
ART EXHIBIT - A little bit of this
(oils, watercolors, pastels). A little bit
of that (drawings, paintings and
sculpture) created by mixed media
artist Donald. Calloway Jr. Come
view his works of art Feb. 14-March
6, 1993 at the Liberal Arts Gallery,
Inc., 3361 Gratiot In Detroit.
(313/925-9578).
MONDAY, FEB.
15
IMAGING ALTERNATIVES: WAR
OR PEACE? - A permanent
collection from Feb. 15 thru March 11,
1993 at the Swords Into Plowshares
Peace Center & Gallery, 33 E Adams.
F or Information (965-5422).
, DCPA
(Oetrdt Center a P� .Ms)
_ 2·17 ESCAPE TO FREEDOM By
Ossle Davis - Frederick Douglass'
Insisted on learning to read at a time
when It w Illegal for Negroes to read
or write. He knew reading was his
true reedom. His spirit and
determination, In spite of Incredible
obstacles, led to his career as one of
the greatest orators of the 18oos. He
spoke out for abolition, and became
an advisor to President Lincoln and
was the flrst Black U.S. Statesman.
(grade 4 to 12).
. 2-25 MARTIN LUTHER KING - I
Have A Dream (the moral leader of
the Civil Rights Movement) - His
dream and the Civil Rights Movement
are powerfully portrayed on our stage
with the songs, the speeches. and the
people who marched with him. See
Rosa Parks says NNo·. Experience
the marches and the historic events
reenacted. See MLK and his dream
come alive. F eel the Intensity of
mission and appreciate the rights
already won. (10 minut . Grades 4 t 12)
3-3 SOJOURNER TRUTH -
Powerful Woman Orator -Sojourner
Truth knew h mission was from
God. She walked from podium to
'podium across New England. the
Eastern Seaboard, the South, and
Midwest, prociaLmlng Truth about
Negro rights, women's rights and
human rights. A Sojourner for Truth,
she finally settled In Battle Creek, MI.
Her life and powerful speeches are
performed on our stage,
demcnstratlnq her strength and
wisdom. (10 mlnut • Or d s 4 to 12).
- OCPA, 8041 Harper Ave at Van
Dyke (3131884-5741 or 313/642·6383).
. The African-Americ�n
, Experience
2-15 RELUCTANT COMRADE -
The exceptional story of an
African-American engineer and how
he became trapped for more than 40
y�ars In the ferrlfylng Stalinist period
In the Soviet Union. His survival Is a'
tribute to the human spirit.
2-18 JUSTICE AND THE CITIZEN:
A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. - Achievement lV Joins
students across the country via
eleconference with Maya Angelou,
the critically-acclaimed poet, activist
and historian and Alan M.
Dershowits, Harvard Law Professor,
defense attorney ana civil libertarian,
for an Interactive celebration of Dr.
Martin Luther King. Guided by panel
members, students explore the
evolutlon of the civil rights movement
In the postwar era, Dr. King's role In
shaping nonviolent protest and the
constitutional Impact of this struggle.
2-19 SPIRITS OF DEFIANCE � In
this glimpse at a totally different
cultural tradition, we meet the
Mangbetu people of Eastern Zaire,
who have resisted "colonlallsrn' for
decades. This program explains how
the. Mangbetu have used a secret
society to combat unwelcome
attempts at conversion by extreme
American rnlsslonary sects.
- A&E a room airs w kdays,
cemm rlcal-free, from 7-8am ET and
4-5am PT. Teachers may videotape and
r 18In th programs for educational use
for up to one y from 'rdate.
Lecture/Workshop
Series
,
'An introct.dion Africa'VAfricM Ivn
History; 'v\I'hat they oo't t yoo in
schod'
2-20 "The African In American
History". Guest L�cturer. Ayodele
Bakarl
2-26 "The Resistance to-
Oppression". Guest Lecturer:
Mutope R. Alkebulan
2-27 "Solutlons for Afrlkan
LIberation". Panel Open Forum
- Jcaeph Wiker Williams
Commuruty Centor, 8431 Rosa Parks t
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Euclid (313·865-5710)
Americas
2-16 10pm ET - "Get Up, Stand
Up· examl� the ways In which the
nations of 'he Americas maintain
economic and political sovereignty In
the face of strong pressures, both
for Ign and domestic. The program,
set In Columbia, Jamaica and
Panama, explores a wide range of
threats, from narco-terrorlsm to
military intervention.
.2-23 10pm ET - "Fire In the Mind"
looks at the changing face of
revolution and revolutionaries in the
region today, with a special emphasis
on the former guerrilla fighters In EI
Salvador and the Shining Path In
Peru, and links these movements to
the revolutions In Cuba and
Nicaragua.·
3-2 10pm ET - "The Americans·
returns to the United States to profile
California's Mex.lcan-Amerlcan
populatlon, and the Latin American
and Caribbean communities of Miami
and New York City. This flnal episode
asks the question: What does It mean
to be an "Amerlcarr In a hemisphere
called the Americas?
·PBS p�ram start Is delayed on this
dato. (Check local listings)
"Perfect Duet" playwrights Jackie Taylor and Lephate Cunningham, Jr. talk about the play
at the special previevv of "�erfect Duet" at Hudson's NorthlanQ.
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Thursday "Tal Bac s"
with the Cast after the show
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