All bas etb II players g s 9
through 17 r in' d to a 3 on 3
tournam nt from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
t th B z I Family Cen er. Th
tourn m nt, ponsored by t
DetrOIt Recre ion D rtment
nd the a�o r Op lrrust Club
of D ron. i op n to II D troit
residents. To sign up for the tour­
nam nt or to volunt er, c II Ale
Allen 267-65 7.
Th Lincoln Branch of the
Detroit Public Library presents
Poet In Residence Workshop with
poet Mildred Hunt and special
guest All Abdula in "Poetry and
African Dance· from 3:30 to 5:30
p.m.
.., "The Resurrection Tour":
The Vision of Go Johnny Go for
Detroit Council will begin a three
day tour. From 6 to 9 p. m.,
Johnny Myles will tour neighbor­
hoods and parks. A tour of the
H rm n DaVi .c ndidat for
City Council, ill ponsor Go­
p I Ball Fundraiser t the St
Thea r. For more inform tlon,
c 11366- 8 O.
Jim Benton, author of "Deal­
ing With the Idiots in Your Life·, a
collection of Benton's cartoons,
will be signing copies of his book
at Border's Book Shop, Southfi91d
at 13 Mile. For more intormatjon,
call (313) 644-1515.
Wed. July 28
Hear the vision of Johnny
Myles Jr., candidate for City
Council at LaRant�'s Night Club
African stores will be July 21 st,
from 4 to 7 p.m. A tour of the
water front and 'old manufacturing
plants is scheduled July 22nd,
from 6 to 9 p.m. Tickets to see
Johnny Myles vision are $25.
Call 831-5456.
Wed. July 21
, The Neighborhood Re-
source Center Project will spon­
sor a free workshop 6: 15 to 8:45
p. m. in the Explorers Room of the
Detroit Main Library. For more
information or to register call the
Neighborhood Service Organiza­
tion 341 -3859.
Thurs. Jul
i) Peace Ac Ion of Michigan is
holding Its 1 3 National Con­
gress in Detroit through the 25th
at the Ornru Hot I. The focus will
. be "New Challenges for Peace:
Rebuilding Our Communities at
Home and Abroad." Highlights
include eynote address by Rev.
Joseph Lowery. director of SCLC,
a plenary panel With Rev. Ben
ChaVIS. Third World reception
With Rep. John Conyers. SO SAD
vigil and a concerts. Registration
IS open to all. one-day passes
available For further information.
please call Michigan Peace Ac­
non at 548-3920.
Fri. Jul 23
, The National Organizing
Committee has Initiated the "Oe­
tron Remembers Malcolm X Inter­
national Conference" on the 25th
anniversary of the League of
R�volutlonrtr'y Black worke-s
throu h h 25th t Wayne State
Unl lsi y. all (313) 867-4865.
from 5 to 9 p.m. Donations is $10.
You must be 21 to enter. Call
831-5456.
Fri. July 30
:J The Attic Theatre presents
liThe Half-Life of Karen Silkwood".
a play by. Larry Bogard at the Attic
Theatre, on Jhird A venue at West
·G dB d.
CAli 875-82
THE SCOOP By Janice Malone
Darkest Before the Dawn:
It's unfortunate that ctress Dawn
Lewi was dropped from the ABC hit
eries "Hanging With Mr. Cooper."
She was spotted recently at a party
not looking too happy. Super Scooper
Sour (S/S/S) ay there w ev­
eral guy who wanted to ask her for a
dance, but were cared to do o. S/S/S
further ay th thew reportedly
fired from her former hit eries "A
Different World."
. .
orne hunk Donnie Simpson from hi
national radio countdown show. With
that thought in mind, always remem­
berwhat grandma ed to say: "If you
dig one ditch. .. " Donnie is, of COUIS ,
doing more than okay at hi new gig
with a top D.C. area radio tation and
hi (BEl) "Video Soul" show i
tronger than ever.
SCOOP Trivia: Remember
the 80's hot-hit making group Con­
funkshun? Their former drummer Le­
wi McCall i now reportedly
working a ales clerk in a Los An-
geles area . . Ci Electronics
tore. By a
greatest hits album w rel
day ago. And, where is actress
Jackee of "227" fame? S/S/S rumors
report that her egotistical attitude
bounced her from NBC and CBS.
Does that mean he's gone back to
being called "Jackie" or all the way
back to when he was called "Jac-
Detroit UNCF Wa kathon a huge success- Detroit' annual
walkathon to benefit the United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
was once again a huge success, as community, corporate
and civic leaders marched through the New Center Area in
downtown Detroit to rai e money for UNCF's 41 private,
historically Black colleges and Universities. Walkathon
participants were thanked for their support with goody
bags full of treats and trinket .
Denby's Class of 1983 will
present its 10th Annual Reunion
Saturday, August 7 at 7 p. m. at U
of D. Mercy College, 8200 W.
Outer Drive. Tickets are $45 per
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more information, caU Cynthia
Porter at (313) 331-0103.
p nnlng to b n 0
their educ tion and
r uden int re d in
kn ing more bout Univ rsity of
De roit Mercy r invited to t
·Fa Facts" Open House t t
Out r Driv Campu from 1 to 4
p.m. For more inform tion, call
993-6030.
Bermuda Sounds Showcase
hosts second annual talent
search. Winners will go to Ber­
muda for three day extrava­
ganza, September 2 through
September 5. One winner from
each category-Aap, Reggae,
and R&B ill be be chosen for
the trip. For an entry form write to
Bermuda Sounds Showc ,175
West 93rd Street, Suite #800,
New York, NY 10025 or call 1-
800-926-SHOW.
The Michigan Community
Theatre Troupe Presents a sum­
mer theatre and drama workshop
for youth. In two four-week ses­
sion the children (ages 5-16) will
learn singing, dancing, acting,
and setf-discipline. Workshops
will be heJd every Saturday
through July and August at the
Mayflower Loft Theater in Detroit.
Call 836-0780. Detroit Public
School students are eligible for
discount rate.
Submissions to the 7th An­
nual ·Paul Laurence Dunbar· Po­
etry contest will be accepted
through August 31, 1993. For a
list of rules and cash prizes you
may write: Detroit Black Writers
Guild, 5601 West Warren, Detroit,
MI 48210 or call 897-2551.
Sparrowgrass Poetry Forum
I nco is offering a grand prize of
$500 in its new Awards of Po .
Excellence" poetry contest.
Thirty-four other cash awards are
also being offered. The deadline
is July 31, 1993. Poets may enter
one poem only, 20 line or less, in
any style, on any subject. Poems
should be sent to Sparrowgrass
Poetry Forum tnc., Dept, GS, 203
Diamond Street, Sistersville,
West Virginia 26175.
Annual Birding
Symposium
The Third Annual Midwest Bird­
ing Sympo ium will be held at the
Mendel Center at Lake Michigan Cor­
lege on September 17. 18 and 1 h.
B Angie-Babyl : Rap star B
Angie B is expecting the tork any day
no . The . 1 t sure who the
fa one thing is cer-
tain-it' de inltely not Mike Ty on!
Heard He' No Nerd: Eve­
ryone' favorit n rd, "St v Erkel",
a.k.a. Jalecl White, was al 0 ecn at a
party e corting not one, but two
babes! Both were aid to be about 14
or 15 and were m re than happy to be
with him. S/S/S report that "Erkel" i
a regular on the ki 'lop of Aspen,
Colorado, and enj y urfing in Maui.
qu line?"
They Like Ike: Ike Turner for­
mer hubby 10 rock/pop queen Tina
Turner is on omewhat of a come­
b ck. Since the release of the hot new
movie "What' Love Got To Do With
It", based on Tina's autobiography
Fire One, Fire Two: S/S/S ay
that Jay William was uppo edly
fired from the Sheridan Broadcasting
Network for reportedly firing hand-
Ike' become a hot item among th
media. In a recent interview with
"TIm SCOOP", Ike reveal plans for
hi own autobiogr phy, which h
says, "my version will set th record
straight on many things ... "
He' also got a new nin -piece
band, with whom he's recording an
album. And, he had thi to ay regard­
ing Tina and her Ikettes: "I don't
dance, but every step people saw Tina
and (the) Ikettes do, came from me. I
trained Tina on how to dance .. .1 was
the first person to do the robot dance,
and when I knew anything, the whole
world was doing it! I'm now traini
• orne- ew· v rsion of th �� f'
-th 'r (rom l� q ... " By � .�y"
Ike i 61 years-old,
. I It a Black Thang?: Twins
Albert and Alan Hughes, directors of
the mash hit movie "Mena e II So­
ciety", made thi comment to "THE
SCOOP" during a lengthy interview;
"We don't like being compared to
other Black filmmakers," ay Alan.
"We're offended. Other Black film­
makers hould also be offended, too,
becaus e th media tries to categorize
all of us, as if to ay,' All you Black
filmmakers go over into that comer.'
ill no real power for
Blacks in mu ic indu try'
,
By To d Burroughs
dance have in the control and di tri­
bution of their genius.
Two fellow from Michigan were among the 23
academlcatty talented college tudents elected for Alpha
Kappa Alph (AKA) 1993 leadership cia held recently in
Atlanta. Preparing them elves for leader hip role (bottom
to top) were Wayne State University's Antlonette S. Palg
nd Steph nie Pullen of Oak Park and Detroi respectively.
AI 0 pictured are Northwestern Universit 's Tyra M.
Lindsey and Miami University'S Terrilynn Milli n Dr. Mary
Shy Scott, international pre ident and Mr . Norma S.
White, intern tional program chairman.
" Twelve percent to 14 percent is
ajoke," aid hip-hop artist M.C.
Lyte, referring to the amount
the artist make from the record
label. "We need to begin our
own independent labels so we
can give our own job ," he
aid.
W IHNGT N, -It ounded
like something out of a "Homey The
Clown" kit on th Fox network
televi ion how "In Living Color".
Sean (puffy) Comb, at 22 years of
age, i the youngest person in the
music industry to be in charge of
A&R (Arti t & Repertoire), told a
group of Black people that there is a
changi n room wher he has to
witch into Conn J cloth in order
to meet "The M n."
Comb " vice
p ident of A&R
at Uptown R ord
in New Y rk City
i making thou-
and and t hou-
and f dollar
with hip-hop inOu­
enced R Bact
like Mary 1. Blige
and Jodeci. Is he a
field lave?
"I'm j t Kunta
Kinte," he said, re­
ferring to the Afri­
an m n enslaved
in Ameri In th
ok and television
"TW LV PER NT to 14
percent i a joke" aid hip-hop artist
M.C. Lyte, referring to the amount
th artist mak from the record la­
bel. "We need to begin our ow n
independent label 0 we can give
our own j b ," he aid.
Paneli t Keith Sh ckJee, one of
th pr duccrs f r hip-h p group
Publi Enemy, aid Blac get uck­
ercd when they don't know every­
thi ng they need to about the
ind try. .
"White boy know h w to
y ur publi hin (ri h)," he aid.
"(And, it) you make a million
dollars, 00, will g to the
g vemment" ai<1 ShockJee. "They
(th companies) don't talk (to the
arti ts) about tax shelters."
Comb said of all the subjects in
the industry, the subject of distribu­
tion is a no-no. "It's the one thing
that 'The Man' would fight' (you)
for to the death."
Shakim Compere, who manages
hip-hop group Naughty By Nature,
aid that priorities for Blacks should
expand from enter­
tainment into en­
trepreneurship.
I
nessmen before we
make arti ,II he aid
of the arti ts under the
company he work
for, F1avor Unit Re­
cords.
Combs challenged
the panel and mem­
be in the audience to
form a uni t d front.
He id he w willing
to put hi money on
the lin .
Let's h pe 0 e­
ne answered hi hallenge fter the
nvention w over. han e
could be made that would have
nothing to do with cl th .
Troy D mond mith; a public
'peaker, coil ge lecturer, and aspir­
ing hip-hop artist, in Lynn, Mas a­
chusetts, ontrlbut d to this column.