Popa C.W. Brown entertains and educates
By KAREN HANNON
Special to the Chronide
Theater goers were treated to
an entertaining and educational
performance by Larry Leon Ham
lin over the weekend. Produced by
Hamlin and the N.C. Black Reper
tory Company, the one-man show
entitled, Popa C.W. Brown Stars
In: It's Time, Time to Make
Change, combined historical and
current events of racial issues that
not only opened the minds of the
audience, but also inspired and
uplifted them.
The play focused on Popa C.W. j
Brown, an old, worldly storyteller *
who shares his experiences through
humorous, yet thought-provoking
storytelling. He attempts to offer
hope to those who consider them
selves disadvantaged, and chal
lenges them to make decisions that
will bring about change in their
communities. According to Brown,
today's youth feel hopeless because
they do not know their historical
beginnings as leaders and trendset
ters in ancient Africa. And he
equates his role as a storyteller to
the "keeper of the stories" in ancient
Africa.
In fact, his tales begin with the
Africans' contributions of architec
ture, and arts and sciences to the
? world
"Blacks have given kings and
queens, doctors, philosophers, and
artists. We need to find out what
we've done, so we can pass it on to
our youth. Then we have something
to be proud about," said Brown.
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Photos by Mike Cunningham
Three faces of Larry Leon Hamlin as he portrays th^ character of Popa C.W. Brown.
Hamlin's character also combined
racial issues in the U.S. with local
events. "Things have been separate,
but they sho' ain't been equal," he
said.
He also referred to the 1910
"First Segregation Law of Neigh
borhoods" passed by the Supreme
Court, which made it illegal for one
race of people to live in the same
community with another race.
"Baltimore, Maryland was the
first city to adopt this law," Brown
- said. "And guess who was the sec- -
ond? Winston-Salem." Brown also
informed the audience that there
were 60 black-owned businesses in
Winston-Salem in the year 1890.
"There were restaurants, a cigar
maker, an undertaker, two doctors, a
colored hotel ownecl by Ms. Nannie
Bell on East Seventh St., nurses,
school teachers, and an engineer,"
he recalled.
Brown then told how the black
community is slowly losing its
future. "We're losing our young
black males to drugs, guns and bul
lets, and jail. And we're losing our
females to drugs. There are too
many babies having babies," he
said.
To solve the problem, Hamlin's
character suggested that blacks need
to implement new programs, ideas,
and approaches to save the commu
nity.
"We need to make sure our
race has a future. Young people are
our future," he continued.
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Brother and sister duo, BeBe and CeCe Wlnans, received standing ovations at Friday's concert.
Winans perform for an audience
of nearly 3,000 at LJVM Coliseum
By KAREN HANNON
Special to the Chronicle
The Lawrence Joel Veterans
Memorial Coliseum was filled with
soulful gospel music last Friday as
BeBe and CeCe Winans, W.C.T.S.,
and the Spirit of Life Community
Choir performed for an audience of
nearly 3000 fans.
Performing from their latest
album entitled, Different Lifestyles ,
BeBe and CeCe Winans, the Gram
my-award- winning brother and sis
ter duo, spread their message of
spiritual love through their hit songs
&such as Heaven , Lost Without You ,
|and Celebrate New Life. Perhaps
the most inspiring selection was III
Take You There , in which the crowd
sang along with the duo, sendirfg a
melodious sound of unity and love
throughout the halls of the colise
um.
"We invite young and old peo
ple of all ages to experience a
Christian lifestyle, one that saves
souls," said CeCe Winans, during
an interview before the concert.
"Our main message to our listeners
is love, God's love. If everyone
knew about His love, this world
would be a better place."
Although the duo's back
ground has a firm foundation in
Christian music, BeBe and CeCe,
who began recording together in
1987, have been able to reach
Rhythm & Blues and Top 40 audi
ences with their most recent
albums.
Their performance in Winston
Salem was one of their first since
kicking off their U.S. tour earlier
this month.
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