._ St te repr s ntative Jo
Young. Jr. nnounced the In I
comp tlnon for the 6th Annu I
Jam T urn Found on for
Arts Schol rhsips A rds will be
pr ented t the De roit Publ c u
br ry 11 .m. Aw rd ill be
pres nted to eig ht gr duating
high school stude s who demon-
rate xc lIenc in music, dance
nd visual arts. Recipients will
receive scholarships ranging from
500 to 1,000. For more infor
mation. call (313) 255-9015 or
(313) 458-7625.
The Voter Registration/Edu
cation Subcommittee of the De-
. troit Branch NAACP's Young
Adult Committee is sponsoring a
Registrar Deputization CI s at
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church at
noon. Call Yvette Shannon
Jones 331 -3762.
Sun. June 13
Four-time Grammy award
winner Lou Rawls will be perform
ing at the Pine Knob Music Thea
tre at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are
$22.50 pavillion and $12.50 on
the lawn. For more information,
call (313) 377-0100.
Stud nt from the Ai h
Shu : School for Gift d Children
nd th W.E. B. DuBoi Pr p
School will pr ent ·Sing A Song
of Afrika '93·, am ical des gned
to te ch children nd du s abo
h contribution of African peo
ple to American music through a
glorious celebration in song and
dance. The musical will be held
at the Highland Park Community
College Auditorium at 7 p. m. Call
Hasina Murphy at 345-6050 be
tween 9 am. and 4 p.m.
Thurs. June 17
The National Thursday
Luncheon Group will have Cas
sandra Smith Gray, executive di
rector of Neighborhood Services
Department as keynote speaker.
Ms. Gray is a council candidate.
Mexicantown Fiesta '93 at
Bagley 21 st Streets. in the heart
of Mexicantown. The cost is free.
The Fiest ru through Sunday.
June 20. rcl Raver at 832:
2210 for more information.
Michigan Co lition for Hu
m Rights '11 9 h r tog h r
for the CHR' 1993 Annual 0 n
nero The them thl year I ·In
Defense of Our Youth: Building
Communiti of Hope", Guest
spea er will be Fred Williams. a
speaker from South Centr Lo
Angeles. For more information,
call 831-0258.
Univ ity of 0 roo Mercy
will give you an opportunity to
take time to examine your career
goals and how to achieve them by
attending a Career Evaluation
from 3 to 9 p. m. in U of 0 Mercy'
Ward Conference Center at Outer
Drive and Southfield Freeway.
The program is free. Call (313)
569-2420 to register.
Sat. June 26
A Black Male-Female Rela
tionships workshop will be held
from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the
Northwest Activities Center. The
workshop is designed to provide
Black m ales and females with the
opportunity to interact and help
them understand how to build and
maintain strong, healthy relation
ships. The workshop includes
lectures, work groups, videos,
handouts, music and refresh
ments. The cost is $12 per per
son and $20 per couple. For
more information and to register
call 342-0167.
J The NAACP presents "Walk
Down Woodward", in celebration
of the 30th anni rsary of the
1963 march led by Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. r more infor
mation, call 871-2087.
The Rosa L. Gragg Educa
tional and Civ;c Club will host the
. 49th convention of The Michigan
State Association of Colored
Women's Clubs through June
29th. The location will be the St.
Regis Hotel. For more informa
tion, call 865-6759.
Announcements
BOOK REVIEW
By TUREKA TURK
MiChigan Citizen
Barbara Brandon' "Whue I'm
Coming From" L like hanging out
withyour" istcrs", 'ThcGirl ',Bran
don call th m, arc long I t friends
ttiat get next to any Black woman'
heart. And in w rid that I usually
ab ent of a BI k woman' point of
vi Wt all nine of Brandon' 'Girl' are
quitc welcome.
Brandon' ncw release, "Where
I'm Coming From", com from th
comic trip with the same name and i
a compilin f orne favorite anec
dot told in a f hion that only a
ister" could accompli h.·
Who el would d cribe the feel
ing of n interra ial woman growing
up in thc "mcltin pot" of the United
Stilt ? Brandon draw a woman with
light Ion hair, app rcnt light kin and
an angry look, ince her .iccrutty i
alway qu tioned. Let' call her
"Ain't Life a Trip", in e that' what
h of the trip with her begin with.
. "Trip" grip about p ople con-
stantly .qu norung h r appearance
ayin "You must • mixed." "Y "
s rcpli ,"try Afn . n American."
AN nIl 111'" ur en of alle-
gati a amst Anita Hil! n er you,
"Lek ia'' Will make you feel right at
home. Kn wn as the mo t ocially
conscio of th group (although, all
of th 'I. ters are quite opinionated.
Art doc immitate Ii ,no?),
"Lek ia" ponders everything from
v mment pending, multicultural
curri ulurn to Mik Ty ·on.
h 0 the oj, tcrs brin a uruque
rom"
FOREWORD BY RUBY DEE AND OSSIE DAVIS
view to life m � children, and men.
Like pieces 0 a personality, they
all fit togetherquitc ni ly to make up
th part of the Bl k woman that
makes h r exa tly like her othcr 1 -
ters.
And, 00 they don't alway gree.
After aJl, do anybody ever agr
with th m Ive totally? No, 0
• dunn that fatefull time when
11 of y ur irl re y, and you feel
kiuda lonely, grab Brand n' "Wh�re
I'm Coming From" and pend an af
t m n with 'The Girl '. You'll feel
right at home with thi comic trip,
finally.
B rmuda Sound Showc e
hosts second annual tal nt
rch. 10 ill 0 to B r-
muda for a hr d xtr
ganza, September 2 through
September 5. One inner from
each category ap, R gg ,
and R&8-wall be be chosen for
the trip. For an entry form rite to
Bermuda Sounds Show e, 175
West 93rd Street. Suite #800,
New York, NY 10025 or cau 1-
800-926-SHOW.
Applications are to« avail
able for Round 1 or the Fi cal
1994 Mini Grant Program. Th se
grants, of up to $2,000, are avail
able to any non-profit organiza
tion within Wayne County, with an
arts oriented project. The dead
line for submission of the applica
tions is June 11. 1993 and the
corresponding funding (project)
period is Ocotber 1, 1993 through
January 31, 1994. For further in
formation, contact Detroit Council
of Arts, Grants Office, 18100 Mey
ers Rd., Ste. 216, Detroit, MI
48235. Call (313) 935-3318.
OJ Clark K n1' Sup rmen,
begun ork on' 1 3
B ttl for Wor1d Supr macy, to be
h Id July 22 nd 23 in York,
part of th music eminar.
Those OJ's interest d in p rtici
pating, hould call (212) 473-
4343, ext. 290. Deadline for
applications and demo audio or
video ta is July 1.
m
Tr appers Alley will return the highly acclaimed Alley
Jam free outdoor summer concert for a third season. The
Jam is held on the 4th floor at the City Terrace Bar from
7-11 p.m.
Tour the Detroit Historical
Museum with the Detroit Histori-
Friends of Maplegro will' cal Society at a ·Pubs and Clubs-
ponsor -Funtasia·, an alcohol event at 6:30 p.m. Tourgoers will
d drug free day of family fun enjoy a gourmet feast served in
from 1 ° a. m. to 3 p. m. at the Red the famous -Streets of Old De
Oaks Gold Dome & Sports Vil- trolt" exhibition and a private tour
lage. Tickets are $8 for adults of the new -Quilts around the
and 5 for children in advance, House", Tickets are $30 for De
and 10 and $5 at the gate. Call troit Historical Society members
(313) 661-6142. and 33 for non-members. Call
833-7934.
Mon. June 14 I
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A kickoff reception for the
Uncofn Branch Library for being
selected to participate in the
Broadside Press Adopt-a-Library
Project. will be held, beginning at
3:30 p.m. Musics' entertainment
will be by Harold McKinney and
Carol Ferrero. Call 876-0135 for
more information.
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Tues. June 15. The Reggie McKenzie Foun-
dation in Highland Park. will pre
sent their 20th annual All-Pro
Football Clinic for young people
ages 8-18, at Pitkin Field. This
year's clinic will feature players
from the NFL, New York Giants
and the Detroit Lions. For more
information call 869-8081/8082.
The Coalition, Inc. is a non
profit organization to monitor un
desirable practices against
minorities. The organization is
looking for volunteer staff in all
ethnic backgrounds and skills.
Call (313) 837-5880.
The schedule acts are as follows:
Jun 18 - Skeleton Crew
Jun 19 - Gwen and Charles Scales
July 2 - Steve Nardella
July 9 - Harmonica Shaw
16-JoNab
July 23 - Red C
July 30 - Vonne' & Company
Aug. 6 - Johnny' Powers featuring Artie Wolff
Aug� 13 - Harvey Thompson's Vocal Summit
Aug. 20 - The King David Band
Aug. 27 - Millie Scott and The Dream Band
Sept. 3 - Michele' Ramo
Sept. 10 - Hope Orchestra
S 17 - O.C. Roberts &
j Denby's Class of 1983 will
present its 1 Oth Annual Reunion
Saturday, August 7 at 7 p.m. at U
of D. Mercy College, 8200 W.
Outer Drive. Tickets are $45 per
person and $80 per couple. For
more information, call Cynthia
Porter at (313) 331-0103.
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