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Broad treet at Collingwood, Monday,
12/26/ 4 thru Sund y, 1/01/95 t
7p m Each night of Kwanz a will fo­
cus on thos principle th Ip to
strengthen and nrlch our commu­
n y. There will be mus c, dance, po­
etry, African story telling, creative
dramatrc presentat ons, as w II san
African MarKet Place. There will also
be many spec aJ guest p rformers.
So come and Join us In thl unlqu
and Joyous community celebration.
For further Information, call (313)-
491 -0777 or 875-9700.
KWANZAA - The African American
Women's Network presents our 2nd
annual Kwanzaa celebration. Jo n us
in observance of Umoja � Unity, Mon-
day, Dec. 26th from t-ep.m. th
Belcrest Community Am., (5440
Cass, the talle bldg. btwn Kirby and
Ferry). Donation $5, members·free.
Tuesday, Dec. 27
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS - Looking
f0f something to do with your children
while they are home from school dur­
Ing the holiday season? Bring them to
the Detroit Historical Museum for an
YOU CAN HELP - This holiday a­
son Focus: HOPE is once again
m ch ng people who want to glv
with p ople In n d. The goal Is to
help hundreds of families and home­
bound senior citizens have a happy
holiday. Family to Fam Iy has been a
holiday program of Focus: HOPE for
more than twenty years. Share with Saturday, Dec. 31
a Senior was launched 13 years ago.
The tradition continues this year thru CELEBRATION - New Year's Eve
February 1. To offer your time and/or at the Aep has become a rich Detroit
resources to deliver holiday cheer, tradition: Now In it's eighteenth year,
call the Focus: HOPE Volunteer people from all over the country make
Dept. at (313)-494-5500 for Info. it a polnt to spend New Year's Eve
with us. The cost for unlimited cham-
Thursday, Dec. 29 pagne, hors d'oeurves, performance,
CARPOOL - A World Premiere, Is a buffet supper, and celebration Is just
$45.00 per person. Th evening be­
penetrating assessment of the plight gins at 8p.m. New Year's Eve reser-
of middle echelon management In to- vatlons will be limited to 100 people,
day's volatile workplace. Carpool will Tickets must be purchased In ad­
run every Thursday thru Sunday until vance .. Charge your tlckets by calling
Dec. 31, 1994. General admission is ,
THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTQRY
December 25-31
"" ........... £.1& ......... ·25, CHRIST- In what California city did
Bobby Seale run for mayor?
Who is knot It as "Mr. Octo-
bill .
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MB R 26, 1 93 -
Dr ani) H 1 Williams per­
[om) th fir t ucces ful open
h art ur ry ,
1 --.J n T mer, uthor
of C n ,W' born.
1 9 - J M. Certain patent
bicycJ pa 1 carrier.
, 1 06 - Jack John on be­
cam first N gro h avyw ight
ch mpion ..
'}9�2 - Ralph Elljson' IN­
VISIBLE MA won National
Book Award.
What was the title of the first
successful satire umtten by a
Black Amencan l
Who I�U<) tli original Bess in
"Porgy and B s"?
DECEMBER 29, 1746 -
Lucy T rry, Black, poet, WT t
her first poem. �
1894 - W.E.B. DuBolS Vi
the first Black to receive Ph.D,
from Harvard.
1923 - Cheikh Anta Diop,
Egyptologist, anthropologist,
was born in Diou rbel, Senegal.
1�85 - Nearly half of the
largest Black-owned businesses
�were automobile dealerships.
What company capitalized on
Jan Matzelieger's Shoe Lasting
Machine?
DECEMBER 30, 1800 -
Blacks represented 20 percent
of U.S. population.
1852 - Harriet Beacher
Stowe's Book UNCLE TOM'S
CABIN, old 300,000 copi s.
Who played the original, "Cat
Wom.an" in the T.V. show "Bat­
man"!
DE E BER 31, NEW
YEAR'SEVE�
1930 - Odetta, blu and
folk singer, was born.
19 - P id n Truman's
Executiv oro r called for n
nd to segregation in th Armed
For
1952 - Ended first full year
in 71 years without a lynching,
1964 - Carl T. Rowan be­
came Director of United States
I nformation A ney.
Who held the bantamioetgh.t
boxing title from 1929 to 1935?
Answers
25th - Reggie Jackson.
26th - Black No More.
27th - Anne Brown.
28th - Oakland, CA.
29th - The United States
Machinery Company.
30th - Eartha Kitt.
31 t - Panama Al Brown.
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