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i i ON THE AVANT GARDE BY TANG NIVRI KumpshiifaBr^ i don't suppose there's anything wronj wtthjjhaking onaVrump, ' I lixil behind, derrieixvbooty, or whatever you call that part of the body we spendjnost of our time sitting on. God made our behinds like He made everything else. When I was growing up, I used to shake what little "behind" I had, too. You just couldn't dance very well if you didn't shake your behind in someway or other ? besides if you didn't team to shake your rump right, you ran the risk of being compared to white folks, a fate worse than death. . '? . , Thus, 1 learned to do the jerk, twist and the "mashed potatoes," too. I even learned to do th* "bump," a dance wfeosemain feature was to bump up against the booty of your partner. You can imagine the sheer spectacle of seeing some of the smaller "behinds" bumping up against the somewhat larger "behinds" as folks ? adults included ? did their best to hold their own. This newest generation, however, seems to be especially capti vated not only with "rumpshaking" but making sure that they have an audience. It is simply not enough to shake one's tail feathers at a pri vate party or discotheque, nowadays, die real thriH is to shake your rump while millions gaze on. Everywhere you turn, people are either shaking their rumps or they're grabbing for their crotch. the other day, I caught Prince on MTV promenading around in one of his many sequined outfits, sporting his little "behind" for us to see ? and it really is something to see. In high-heeled shoes, twist ing, turning, and snapping in front of the camera. Prince reminded me of that same little boy who lived in my neighbothood that would point to his butt, stick his tongue ouj, and then tun like hell to hide behind his mother's skirt. ? ? As torPrincTs "behind," it looked like one of those small coun try hams I used to see. hanging up in the Chinese corner grocery store. The little "butt" was covered with brown~and yellow spots, creases, badly in need of being washed. Yet, he was strutting around, showing us his "country ham" as if it Was his prized dog! "AU I want to do is zoom, zoom, zoom." .? The latest fascination with the shaking of behinds is being pro pelled by a rap group called "Wreck N Effect" whose hit single "All 1 Want to Do Is Zoom, Zoom, Zoom" has elevated "rumpshaking" to a new low. The accompanying video presents a whole host of young, sup posedly educated, black men and women, who strangely enough, are on the beach dancing and partying, having a good time. (I suppose we are to believe that they are there getting an additional tan.) As the camera zooms in on one of the women up close and up tight, they gyrate back and forth. The rapper, whose English I don't really understand, keeps saying something over and over about "All I want to do is zoom, zoom, zoom." Meanwhile, the women keep shaking their behinds back and forth in. approval as if to" say "that all we want to do is "zoom, zoom, zoom," too. This is the whole mes sage of the video. There is a world of difference between those of us who used to Wh?aVre gSHKrough doing the jerk, twist or mashed potatoes, we had the goo^sense to take our rumps home where qfe zoom, zoom, zoomed in our books. We knew the value erf "mindshaking," too. We were not confused about who we were, where we came from, and where we needed to go in this world. We knew what it would take to be successful in a white man's world, and zoom, zoom, zooming wouldn't get it We knew and understood the value of hard work, sacrifice and pain. Those who didn't leave the rumpshaking on the dance floor soon found themselves either doing poorly in school or having flunked all together. ; v Somehow we knew when to stop. We knew better than to take shape our character. Unfortunately, too many of our young people are "rumpshaking" instead of "mindshaking," and in the process their ability to compete in a global arena is "zoom, zoom, zooming" right out of the window. Chamber Embrasses Gala from page A1 The C I AA headquarter w+14-be the Stouffers, the Marque and the Brnokstown Inn fust l imelrf cfnu m be r of years, peo ple didn't know what properties existed. We wanted to help them Harjes said about 60 hotels in Winston-Salem, High Point, Greensboro, Kernersville and flcmmonv will be used to the approximately 25.000 people the event is estimated to attract. "W'e did it to response to a need," HaTjes said. "Because it's coming to Winston-Salem for the make a decision on where to stay. We make every effort to put them in their choice hotel. People are in a hotel. Some look for location, some look for rates, some look for the ammenities like pools and health clubs. It just depends. "The response since we've back has been phenomenol. Most of (the callers) are saying that they should have Richmond Center and made a reser vation." The Lawrence Joel Cojjsgmnu ^wTieTe the games will be played, holds 14,200 people and has 6,000 parking spaces. The event will be held the last week in February. Speas Loses reached for comment. In December, Campbell replaced Jim Weakland, who resigned last summer because of health reasons. In September, the department's supervisor, the Rev. Horace Walser, was demoted and transferred to Lexington. Walser said he was demoted because he was accused of falsifying records and paying a secretary' to help him do it. The appointment was made by Danek. Judge James Harrill, chief district court judge for the 21st dis trict, which includes Forsyth County, and Jim Drennan. director of Administration of Courts. According to state statutes, Danek. as state administrator, makes the appointment to fill the position, but his decision is subject to the approval of Harrill and Drennan. 'She was the best candidate for Out On Job from page A 1 the job, given all the circumstances there." Danek said from his Raleigh office. Danek makes the appoint ments for all of the state's 37 judi cial districts. "She appeared to me to be well qualified." Harrill said. "She has demonstrated leadership skills and she was a supervisor in High Point." Harrill said his role in the process was to approve Danek's choice. When asked if he thought Speas was more qualified for the spot. Harrill said, "I don't know if it's appropriate for me to get into that." Walser, who said he has adjusted well to working in Lexing ton, said he expected that Campbell would get the position. . "From what I hear, she's been dojng an excellent job." Walser said. Danek said that Campbell will initiate the process of filling the supervisor's position - a job that Speas is eligible to fill. The job has a salary range of $27,000 to S43.000. St s-sc :i M David Speas HRC Probes Racial Complaint Newman hired a lawyer. The reason we filed a com plaint with human relations is because Mr. SewmaTTwas ri oF give n an\ explanation as to why he was denied the property, said Bruce H. Robinson Jr. of Wallace, Newman's attorney. "They didn't provide him any explanaiion whatsoever. And since we subsequently found out it was sold to a white person, and that was after Mr. Newman placed his bid, I thought they would like to know ." The Human Relations Commis sion does not have to prove that there was any intentional discrimi nation. But it gives a-complainant the right to sue based on conduct that has the effect of discrimination if a settlement is not reached. Representatives at Household Finance and Blue Ribbon Realty, however, tell a different story. Paul Millerx.,direclor of collec tions for Household Realty in Chesapeake, Va., said Newman was told that the house had been sold to Freddie Williams of Jacksonville before Newman placed a down pay ment on the property. "We had already accepted Mr. Williams' bid, and Mr. Newman was told that if he wanted to submit a backup offer in case something happened where the initial bid fell through, then he could," Wilson said. "In fact, he wenf to the records Chronicle Awards Banquet March 6 The Winston-S'alem Chronicle will honor its 1992 Man and Woman of the Year at itslOth Annual Awards Banquet at 6 p.m. Saturday in the Forsyth Ballroom -of the Stouffer Hotel. Awards wilt also be presented in categories of community service, public safety, curator of African-American art and student journalists. Ben Piggott, director of the William C. Sims Center in the Happy Hill Gardens community is Man of the Year. Renowned poet and Wake Forest university profes sor Maya Angelou is Woman of the Year. chased at the Chronicle, 617 N. Liberty St. For information, call 722 8624. office and said he wanted to bu\ the property and uas told that the prop erty had been sold. Household Finance does busi ness in North Carolina as Household Realty. We re here in Chesapeake, Va., and we have no idea if a person is black, white, Hispanic or what ever, and really don't care." Wilson said. If a person has money to buy a property and has approved credits we think that s the best person to sell to." Marilyn Tomei. of the North Carolina Real Estate Commission in Raleigh, said a seller can continue to solicit offers on a property, but has an obligation to tell subsequent offerors that there is a contract pending. "But the seller and buyer could make it contingent on the failure of Robinson said that was not the CaNe. The\ didn t tell Mr Newman that there v>ere pending offers, he said. I ha\ent seen an\ of the sup porting documentation that would back up their claim that it vsas done on the up and up. If thes got a legiti mate explanation, we d be the first to drop it. We just feel like some thing s going on that shouldn't have. This type of abuse in rural areas have been practiced a long * time but has gone unnoticed,' he said. Eldridge Paige of Blue Ribbon Realty said he first drew up a con tract with Williams on- Oct. 23, and while waiting to ytfe"" whether Williams qualified. Paige also drew up a contract for Newman. You can take as many offers as you can on a property wfyile you're waiting to see if someone's credit is approved." Paige said. Once a~conTract ts accepted and from page A1 you have two signatures on it, then we do not consider another bid. Newmans signature is the only one on the purchase contract he signed with Blue Ribbon Realty on Oct. 28, which is the same day Williams closed the deal on the property. OnctT Blue" Ritrbon got the credit report back on Williams, Paige s$iid. ' He more than exceeded the requirements needed to purchase that home. ' Ralph Scales, a social economic consultant in Clinton, said he got involved after Ammons contacted him. After investigating, Scales sug gested that Ammons place a lis pendens on the property, making the realtor aware that a complaint had been noted and that a suit would fol low. The lis pendens, filed on Nov. 16, acts as a lien and forbids title insurance from being placed on the home. f^oqe s. U > rrrjf ?//** COUPON* si no Off , jJSRSr^""! f S2.00OT MfSSiort* il S.?S?S?'?''*"' ?M of J'-*** 4v N*** j?,j /&. 50/Vf^55 *?s???d?prtc/jops L0'N CHOPS LB $2 99 ? ?M*U , rooo stamps! ? ? 5??2^? '0%' ? 5-/6. flag XVOGEf? Long Grain Rice "topss* 1f*> Pkg 2/Sfoo 10.75-oz. Kroger Tomatn soup JSC SHffTc ?**"?? OP Sfjp" ' ^ V 4M a?f ~"S?&sw Shampoo 15-OI. "7&1 24-Of /$( I WC-lHAet ?
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