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The AG Phoenix December 2002 Page 19 ThMBCNifmrkfmnim An Alternative to BET By Dr. Patricia Bailey Many viewers of BET (Biack Entertainment Television) are not aware of the fact that African Americans no ionger own BET. The record industry controis and exploits young rappers who are naive and anxious for a recording contract. Most of the music on BET demeans our women and suggest promiscuity to our youth and materialism to our famiiies. Mother are out working to heip provide income for he family while BET is the nanny and babysitter for our chiidren. Many values that are uggested are non-biblical. The illusions of a rap artist in mansions, drop Bentleys, Rolls Royce’s, pit buiis, Roiexes and the ‘bling, bling’ of platinum rings is aii just that...an iliusion portrayed to be reaiity. i say these things with confidence because I live in Los Angeies and i see the videos being made in rented mansions and the rappers riding in rented Bentley’s...sometimes the pit buiis themseives are even rentedi What type of a message are we sending to our youth? Weli, praise be to God that we now have a true Black Entertainment Network called MBC (Major Broadcasting Cable Network). The MBC founders are as follows: Willie E. Gary-chairman & chief executive officer, Cecii G. Fieider-vice chairman, Aivin D. James-senior managing partner, Marlon D. Jackson-president, Evander Holyfield-man- aging partner. The MBC network was launched.as a cable network in June 1999, form its headquarters in Atianta, GA. We have quickly captured the attention of viewers ail over the United States. MBC Network is bringing its wide array of family programming to our homes. The network provides inteiiigent, spirituaily significant, vaiues-oriented programming that involves every sector of the community: business, entertainment, sports, non-profit and government. MBC has it ail - 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Look for MBC Network to bring you the highest quaiity programming with shows like Save Our Streets, a reality-based program, America’s Biack Forum with hosts, James Brown and Juan Wiiliams, old favorites like I Spy, and exciting biack col iege sports. Caii your iocai cabie company and teil them your famiiy wants MBC Network...they are giving television back to the famiiyi Willie Gary was an academic schoiarship recipient of Shaw University. When the schoiarship was terminated, Gary was informed that he wouid have to leave Shaw University. Because of his optimism Gary knew that delay did not mean deniai; so he worked as a janitor to pay his own way through schooi. He later became the largest alumni donor to Shaw, giving 10 miilion doiiars to the university that withdrew his scholarship. Gary knew that his future was not in the hands of man, but in the hands of the Aimighty! As a resuit of his life experiences, Wiilie Gary gives back to the African American community. He credits his success to God first and his wife and family second. His wife stood by his side and graciously pushed him through and never allowed him to give up. The awesome power of a praying wife is beyond rubies! WUlie E. Garv Ohmrmaii ^ KxpFutiv* Offuci G. Fielder \'Kr Ihiurntiai Ahin I>. James f'ai MBC gives scholarships and annuaily holds an inner-city empower ment project. MBC targets major metropolitan cities to bring aid to the communities. MBC is not oniy a vehicie in the media for entertainment but aiso a voice to our community. MBC donates tens of thousands of doiiars back into the communities in an effort to empower our people. MBC has been a tremendous blessing to Master’s Touch Ministries. Our weekly broadcast is sponsored by MBC and our program can be seen every Sunday at 6:30am just before Crefio Doilar’s program. MBC is aiso producing aii of our commercials as a seed into Master’s Touch Ministries MBC is a significant donor and heip to our Sahara Desert project, which is a humanitarian missions outreach to over 250,000 refugees stranded in the 150-degree heat of the Sahara Desert. They do not have running water or electricity. This is my second outreach into this refugee camp. My iast visit was also an invite by the President of Western Sahara. This African nation was invaded 27 years ago by Morocco and Mauritania simuitaneously, yet this tiny nation vaiiantiy fought for the right, survivai and freedom of it’s people. My aid to the Sahawari people has no political agenda; it is mereiy a gift of life and love. As we celebrate this hoiiday season, I can’t think of a better time to give our Savior a gift y feeding those who are in need. The food crisis in Western Sahara is an opportunity to extend the hand of God to a nation that is 100% isiamic! Love never faiis when we demonstrate Christ and Jesus as the true reason for the season...after aii, it’s His birthday and WE get aii of the presents. If you are interested in heiping us feed the victimized refugees of Western Sahara, visit our website and browse through the pictoriai gaiiery and then cail us and iet us know if you desire to donate food or if you wouid iike to make a donation to heip us in this massive undertak ing. Ail of your monitorial donation are| tax deductibie. Our office number is (770) 521-0373 between the hours o' 10:am^5:00pm EST. Our web address is www.mtmintl.org. You can even drop us| a iine at: RO. Box 3175 Alpharetta, Georgia 30023. Watch for us on MBC weekly and also! on the LESEA Broadcasting Network on Sundays at 12:00pm EST and 9:00pm on] the West Coast. Aiso we will air ou weekiy broadcast on CATV as sponsored program of the Rhoenixl Newspaper. Call The Phoenix for oui weekly airing time and date. Remember to support MBC as thel network continues to economicaliy' empower our communities. In the; Winston, Greensboro, High Point and; Triad areas it is channel 130 on digital] ^^^'\hanks for you .SUPPORT! Marlon D. J»:^on IVi-ritflfttf Evander Hoi^field Pat'lriPT
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