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Black Issues Forum ? African-American youth speak up What should society be doing 10 help African-American youth get on the right track to success and self-esteem? Young people them selves have very firm ideas about what their families, schools and communities should be doing. They speak out in "African American Youth: Un-leashing the Potential/ part of the Black Issues Forum series, airing Wednesday, May 6 at 8 pjn. The five panelists, ranging in age from 15 to 22, spark lively conversation on topics such as families, peers, crime, education, and the future. Panelists include: <^Walerf Bilal, age 18, a senior at Pine Forest Senior High School; Wayne Hodges, 18, a freshman at Fayetteville State University Jigponique Simpson, 22, a senior at Fayetteville State University; Nic hole Strayhom, 17, a junior at EJB. Smith Senior High School; and Jamal Waites, 15, a student at Lewis Chapel Junior High School. Moderating the panel are Lloyd V. Hackley, chancellor of Fayetteville State University, and Valeria Lee, host and moderator of the program. Family issues begin the discus sion. Panel members voice serious concern about the disintegration of the family resulting in young people without an identity. Tb instill in the young a sense of history and identi ty, Simpson advises adults to "share the struggles'* they themselves went through. When asked if parents really understand the world facing today's youth, the panelists respond with a call for more real listening between parents and children. Crime within the African-American community greatly concerns members of the panel. In the words of Bilal, crime by the young is a "a call for atten tion." __ Simpson believes the crime rate is due to the common percep tion that crime is "a means of get ting out of poverty . . . They don't see the system working for them and they don't see themselves in the system." The panel believes that family structure would help remedy this problem. ^ ? . When asked by moderator Lee what is missing in the community for African-American youths, the unanimous response, voiced by Stray horn, is role models. To alleviate -this problem, young people suggest more success ful African-Americans be visible in the community; that schools offer more African-American history; and that the media portray a better image of African- Americans. Despite the current situation, the panelists are full of hope for the future. Although the economy, voter apathy, and lack of domestic spend ing are key issues for them, they believe things will get better- and that their generation can be the instrument of change. people to the moon because it's there ... If they can launch a billion dollars into space, they can launch a billion dollars into the ghetto." North Carolina Public Televi sion is the program service of the University of North Carolina Center for Public television, which oper ates 10 stations throughout the state. iblishedin >. < Lewis said of toe blacks he interviewed almost all liked the snow. X iO s raraSwra SsSas i | 5sfc * j ? N Lawrence exhibit at Diggs thru June 1 3 Art is not always pretty or easy on the eyes. When art speaks to us of our history here in this country, the courage and struggle must also be seen with the oppression, race world for his depiction of the African-American experience from the Civil War to the civil rights movement and beyond. His paint ings are more than a chronicle of ArtsReach By REGGIE JOHNSON 4 riots and misery. One African American artist working today finds the humanity of our experiences and depicts in his works both the good and bad of our lives. His work has a healing warmth to it and evokes more "pride than pity, more cheer than bitter rage." The exhibition at the Diggs Gallery on the campus of Winston Salem State University "Jacob Lawrence: An American Master" presents 24 prints and 11 paintings created between 1977 and 1990 by internationally-recognized artist, Jacob Lawrence. The exhibit will be shown from April 21 through June 13. For nearly five decades, Jacob Lawrence has been widely regarded as one of America's most important artists. Hailed as the greatest 20th century storyteller in paint, Lawrence is known throughout the history. His eloquent images have portrayed a concern with everyday reality and the dignity of working people, affirming all human efforts toward freedom and justice. In September 1990, Lawrence was presented the National Medal of Arts by President George Bush. Recent honors include election to the American Academy and Insti tute of Arts and Letters, receipt of the 3rd annual Great Black Artist Award from the NAACP and the receipt of the College Art Associa tion's Artist award. Professional success began for Lawrence in 1941, when at age 24, he had a much praised solo exhibi tion in New York. His first show presented a 60 panel series of paint ings chronicling the black migration from the South to the North. The series was purchased by the New York Museum of Modern Art and the Phillips Gallery in Washington, D.C. Lawrence devoted most of his career to producing various histori cal series depicting the black expe rience, beginning with heroes such as Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tub man and Toussant L'Oveiture. The exhibition, "Jacob Lawrence: An American Master," concentrates on the artist from 1977 - to 1990 and features both prints and paintings. Two series dominate the exhibit: the eight-part "Hiroshima" series done in 1982 as illustrations for a special edition of John Her shey's "Hiroshima/ and Lawrence's recent series, "Eight Sermons of the Creation from the Book of Gene sis." In this series, the artist has continued his career-long practice of painting in gouache onhard board Lawrence has been extremely effective in reaching his goal to achieve "universality, clarity and strength" through his paintings. In conjunction with the exhibi tion, Dr. Richard Powell, professor of art history at Duke University will give a lecture and book signing at the Diggs Gallery, Wednesday, May 6, 1992 at 7:30 p.m. called "Climbing and Clarifying the Genius of Jacob Lawrence." This lecture is free and open to the pub lic. The Diggs Gallery hours are Tuesday-Saturday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The gallery is free and open to the public. Jlmonlquo Simpson Nichols Strayhorn Jamal Waltas Rap music case headed to court OMAHA, Neb. (AP) ? A cor poration charged with selling obscene materials to minors in an unofficial sting operation aimed at 2 Live Crew's "Sports Weekend'" recording will fight the charges, an attorney said Thursday. Paul Cardinal of Trans World Music Corp. based in Albany, N.Y., said company officials were investi gating facts of the case and they did plan to contest the charges. A Musicland store* was also charged with selling obscene mate rial to minors. A spokeswoman for Minneapolis-based Musicland Group Inc. said in a statement that the charge was without merit and she had no further comment City Councilman Steve Exon and anti-pornography group Ottiaha for Decency claim 2 Live Crew's recording is obscene and shouldn't be sold to people under age 18. Nebraska law prohibits distributing pornography to juveniles. Exon and the Omaha group conducted an unofficial sting opera tion April 11, sending four young sters, ages 13 to 17, to nine stores to buy the recording, which bears the voluntary music industry label: "Parental Advisory Explicit Lyrics." Many stores won't sell record ings with that warning to anyone r under 18, but Exon said the young sters purchased the recording from six stores. He said he encouraged the prosecution. Assistant City Prosecutor J. Michael Tesar said a May 5 arraign ment was scheduled in each case in Douglas County Court The Something for Everyone Series of the North Carolina School of the Arts Carl Gardner The Coasters May 8, 1992 8:00 pm The Stevens Center $17.00 Adults $15.00 Students/Senior Citizens Box Office: (919) 721-1945 or 721-1946 Mon. - Fri., 9-5, Visa & MC accepted live . . . in concert - one performance only r %* 9 Saturday, may 16, 8:00 pm lawrence joel veterans memorial coliseum winston-salem, nc < Stanley Jordan In 1984 he was a New York street musician. Today, the guitarist is an innovative recording star. take 6 > Their first album stunned the music world. It took home three grammys and a number of major awards. Tickets available at the box office 725-5635 ? Ticketmaster ticket centers Winston-Salem ? Greensboro , Charlotte , and Raleigh Record Exchange locations or^ the Winston-Salem Piedmont Triad Symphony box office 723-7919 Reserved seat tickets $20.00 in advance ? $25.00 at the door group discounts for 20 or more available Concert. Sponsor SYMPHONY Presenting Sponsor % ... Winston-Salem Journal
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