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Black Ink Campus News Page 3 UNC Commemorates Sixth Annual MLK Birthday The Black Student Movement, along with other campus organizations and university departments, has planned several events tor the sixth annual celebra tion ot the Martin Luther King, Jr. birth day celebration. This year's celebration, which will be held January 15-20. will feature a variety ol'speakers, films, and activities to commemorale the birthday of the slain civil rights leader. The BSM began the celebration on Thursday January 15. by hosting a 12 noon rally in the pit that featured King's fann)us speech. "I Have a Dream ". Then on Thursday afternoon al 3 p.m. the film "Martin Luther King, Jr.: From Mont gomery to Memphis” was shown in the Union Auditorium. Following the film, the Campus Y pre.sented Ms. Czerni Brasuell, director of the Durham YWCA and one of the 19 people invited by the South African YWCA for a study of their country. On Friday, January 16 al 7 p.m., the second annual Martin Luther King, Jr. banquet will be held in the Carolina Room of the Carolina Inn the keynote speaker for this year's banquet will be Charles E. Daye, a professor in the UNC School of Law. Student tickets are available in the BSM t)ffice. On Saturday, January 17 al 8 p.m. in Memorial Hall, "The Heart of the Blues", a musical revue, which offers portryals of such immortal blues artists as Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey and Billie Holi day, will be performed by the Kuumba Theater of Chicago, This show will be presented by the Carolina Union Perfor ming Arts Committee. The Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity will present a guest speaker al 5 p.m. on Sunday, January 18 in the Great Hall of the student union. This will be followed by performances by the BSM Gospel Choir, the Opeyo Dancers, and other BSM sub-groups. This year's presentation of the Mar tin Luther King, Jr. scholarship will be held on Monday, January 19 at 8 p.m. in Memorial Hall. Rev. Floyd McKissick, former director of the Congress on Racial Equality (CORE) and one of the first black students to ever attend the Univer sity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will be the guest speaker. Following the presentation, a reception for Rev. McKissick will be hosted by the Black Student Movement. Anyone interested in attending the reception should contact Camille Roddy, president of the BSM. On Tuesday, January 20, the Carolina Union Film committee will pre sent another film, "King: A Fihned Record... Montgomery To Memphi.s ” al 7 p.m. in the Union Auditorium. This film is one to the most important and moving historical documentaries of this or any age that traces Martin Luther King, Jr.'s leadership from the beginnings of the Civil Rights Movement in 1955 to his tragic assassination in 1968. Other events scheduled during the Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration in clude a fashion show al 4 p.m. on Sun day. January 11 in the Hargraves Recrea tion Center sponsored by the Rainbow Coalition of Conscience. All proceeds will go to the UNC Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Fund. There will also be a rally sponsored by the UNC Anti- Apartheid Support Group and the Rain bow Coalition of Con.science. This rally will be followed by a march to the First Baptist Church where a commemorative service will be held at 3 p.m. Abraham Segres, Staff Writer Kuumba to Perform at UNC One of Chicago’s oldest and highest acclaimed black theater troupes will per form a drama concerning 40 years of blues history through music and song, Saturday. January 17. as part of the university's sixth annual Martin Luther King Birthday Celebration. Kuumba will perform "Heart of the Bhu's, " a long-running hit which has taken on critically acclaimed lours throughout the U.S.. Canada, and Japan. The troupe, which has produced, trained and employed hundreds of artists and actors, was featured on the November issue at Ebony as a part of its story, "Black Theater Stages a Comeback." "Heart of the Blues" tells the story of blues through the lives of seven blues greats from the 1920's and '30's including Billie Holiday, Alberta Hunter, Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith. An energy-filled production labeled a rt)using. low-down and dirty experience by reviewers, the show carries the pas sion, beauty, ,sass and melody that affected great blues artists. Formed in 1968 by show executive director Val Ward. Kuumba Theather features three men and seven women singers backed by five musicians. Narration between songs in the two- act show focuses on the singers' difficult lives including their problems with pre judice, promoters, men, money, and drink. Interspersed humor dispells anguish during the production, while the performers' blend of nostalgia and talents puts the audience in a difterent era. "The Heart of the Blues" has made a highly acclaimed tour of Canada and Japan. During a recent presentation at Kentucky Center for the Arts, the show received a standing ovation. Admission to the black musical is $3 lor students and senior citizens and $5 for the public. Tickets are available at the Frank Porter Graham Student Union box oil ice weekdays noon - 6 p.m. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (919) 962-1449, Visa, Choice and Mastercard are accepted. RESEARCH PAPERS 16^78 to Choose from —all subjects Order Catalog Today with Visa/MC or COD 800-351-0222 in Calif. (213) 477-8226 Or. rush $2.00 to: Research Assistance 11322 IdatK) Ave #206-SN, Los Angeles, CA 90025 Custom research also available—all levels A New Start The new year's festive beginning is a time of reflection, promise, renewal,and commitment. We review our ac complishments, learn hH)in our mistakes,and endeavor to make the year the best thus far. Some people set goals like dieting or becoming physically fit. For others, it is arriving on time to class or improving study habits, Ant)ther popular resolution is to st(.)p pro crastinating. But as we know, within a tew weeks, we are back to repeating old habits. However, when it comes to advan cing the cause of freeing the human spirit, developing the mind, and achieving, all without the threat of limitation, there is no point of return — tor to renege would be to declare null and void the courageous efforts of our ancestors. Accordingly, during this celebration that marks the start of another year, we also commemorate the life and the legacy of Dr, Martin Luther King, Jr,, who dur ing his lime of retleetion, saw the need to make a change in the American socie ty, Surely, we all cannot aspire to be or even eventually become another Marlin Luther King, Jr., but we, both individual ly and (more importantly) collectively, can contribute to further the principles for which he lived and died, I submit to you two questions: (I) What is your dream? (2) On what level of commitment will you place your marker? In one of his final speeches, "I See the Promi.sed Land" King said, "We will suffer and die if we have to,...nothing will be done until people put their bodies and souls into this. " Happy New Year! Richard J. White, III Associate Editor .C4RQLN^ IICUUMBA 5 THEATRE ‘The Heart of the Blues’ SATURDAY, JANUARY 17 8:00 pm MEMORIAL HALL "A cross between a glittering Broadway musical and a rousing, gutsy, low-down-and-dirty blues experience,.,” FOR TICKETS CALL THE UNION BOX OFFICE 962-1449 12-6 pm Students S3 General $5 Performing Arts presentation in conjunction with Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration.
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