NNPA Announces Its Annual
John Russwurm Award Winners
CHICAGO - U. S. Air
Force Brigadier-General and a
bright young television pro
ducer were among the ten
individuals named this week
to receive the annual Russ
wurm Awards of the National
Newspaper Publishers Associa
tion.
The Awards, the highest
honor bestowed by the NNPA,
are given annually in memory
of John B. Russwurm, founder
of the nation's first black news
naper. Freedom's Journal in
1827.
The Awards will be pre
sented during the NNPA's 30th
annual convention in Chicago
on June 18. Serving as chair
man of the awards committee
is Howard B. Woods, publisher
of the St. Louis Sentinel.
Named as recipients were:
Brigadier-General Daniel
(Chappie) James, Jr., now
Deputy Assistant Secretary of
Defense (Public Affairs) for the
Department of Defense whose
exploits in the Air Force are
legendary.
The producer of "Black
Journal,'' William Greaves, one
of the young film makers of
our time, has been the execu
tive producer on Black Journal
since its inception.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, di
rector of SCLC's "Operation
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Breadbasket" was named for
his dynamic leadership in guid
ing this program to new levels
of influence and respect.
Dr. Benjamin Mays, distin
guished educator and scholar,
was selected for his long stand
ing contribution to the uplift
of America's greatest minority.
The former president of More
house College in Atlanta, is al
so a regular contributor to the
black press.
Assistant Secretary of Labor
Arthur Fletcher was cited for
courage and perception of the
plight of minority workers in
the United States and for creat
ing The Philadelphia Plan by
which black workers nav share
in the fruits of labor.
Wayne County auditor,
Richard Austin was selected
for his asture political leader
ship in his city of Detroit that
served to unify black and white
voters in the interest of good
government.
The Vice-Mayor of Atlanta,
Ga., Maynard Jackson was
named for having achieved
political status in a Southern
City and thereby giving hope
and inspiration to millions of
disfranchised people of the
area.
Dr. Angie Brooks, president
of the United Nation was
cited for her leadership in the
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3 to Receive Honorary Degrees at Livingstone
SALISBURY - Three out
standing Americans are sche
duled to receive honorary de
grees at the 88th Commence
ment of Livingstone College
scheduled for Tuesday, June 2,
at 2:30 p.m. in Varick Audi
torium. The announcement
international political field and
the posture she has given black
women in the world.
The young and talented ac
tor A 1 Freeman, Jr. who has
had starring roles in the
theatre, on the screen and in
television was another of the
recipients of the coveted
awards.
Miss Burke
was made this week by Dr.
George F. Shipman, president
of the college.
Two of them are ministers
and will receive Doctor of
Divinity Degrees. The other is
a sculptress who will receive
t'ie Doctor of Humane Letters
Degree.
The ministers are the Rev.
J. Oliver Hart, pastor of Hood
Temple AME Zion Church of
Richmond, Va., and the Rev.
B. VV. Moncur, Presiding Elder
of the Lancaster District of the
Pee Dee Conference of the
AME Zion Church, Salisbury.
The Sculptress is the re
nowned Miss Selma Burke, a
native of Mooresville, who now
resides in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Rev. Mr. Hart is a native of
West Columbia, S. C. He re
ceived a baccalaureate degree
from Allen University in j
Columbia, S. C. and did furthei
study at the Howard Universitj
School of Religion and the
Richmond (Va.) Thelogical
Center, receiving the Bacheloi
of Divinity Degree from the
letter institution.
Rev. Mr. Moncur is a native
of Key West, Fla. He received
NCCU Music
Workshops to
Begin June 15
Three music workshops, in
cluding a daily artist seminar
conducted by Soprano Matti
walda Dobbs, will begin June
15 at North Carolina Central
University.
A workshop in advanced in
strumental techniques and
literature for percussion and
brass will be conducted by Dr
William P. Foster, chairman of
the music department at Flori
da A & M University; Lucius
R. Wyatt, director of bands at
Tuskegee Institute; and Shay
lor L. James, director of per
cussion, Florida A & M Univer
sity.
A voice and choral work
shop will be conducted by Mrs.
Evelyn D. White, choral con
ductor and director of theory,
Howard University. Dr. Michael
Cordovana, director of chorus,
Catholic University of America;
and Dr. Vivian Mcßrier, direc
tor of choral groups, District
of Columbia Teachers College.
Miss Dobbs, one of the most
distinguished American-born
coloratura sopranoes, will con
duct her artists seminar for
two hours daily. The seminar
will be open both to perform
ers, required to submit tapes
for selection as participants,
and to auditors.
Graduate credit is available
for each of the programs begin
ning June 15. The brass work
shop and the voice workshop
will continue for two weeks.
Miss Dobbs' seminar will run
through July 17.
Undergraduate credit is also
available for the seminar.
On July 20, the NCCU
music department will open a
two week Fine Arts Workshop
in art and music for classroom
teachers. Staff members in
clude Miss Lucille Mitchell,
supervisor of elementary music,
Arlington, Va.; Mrs. Mary W.
Tobinson, vocal teacher, Ar
lington, Va.; William Stars, in
structor of art, Duke Univer
sity; and Michael Sherker, as
sistant professor of art, Brook
lyn College.
Further information for in
terested applicants is available
from Dr. Gene Strassler, chair
man of the music department
of NCCU.
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Rev. Moncur
a baccalaureate degree from
Livingstone College and the
Bachelor of Divinity Degree
from the college's Hood Theo
logical Seminary. He did fur
ther study in the field of
journalism at the University of
Tennessee.
Miss Burke, the distin
guished sculptress and authori
ty in the field of fine arts, is
professionally trained and
highly recognized as a sculptor.
She has devoted many years to
teaching art. Her work, termed
"basically classic in concept,"
runs from realistic portraits
to expressionism and her ap
proach has been competent
and scholarly.
The artist's background in
cludes study at Winston-Salem
State University, Cooper Union
of New York City, Sarah Law
rence College of Bronxville,
N. Y., and St. Augustine's
College of Raleigh.
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