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Mystery involves Dylan, university professor and legacy of blackface CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Did Bob Dylan get the title of his most recent album from a University of Virginia professor's study of blackface minstrel shows? The answer is blowing in the wind, because the reclusive Dylan's not talking. Dylan's recently released "Love and Theft" CD has the same title as U.Va. American studies specialist trie Lull's 1993 book about ^ the complicated racial dynamics sur- I rounding the black I.ice minstrel shows I in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Lott, who considers "Love and I Theft" to be one of Dylan's best I recordings, said he is flattered by the I singer's apparent admiration for the R title. Lott said there was more to the I minstrel shows than racism. "1 think there's a facial lampoon Dylan nig unpiicu inert', nut mere s aiso a difficult-to-account-for sense of envy of black people, of interest and fascination with black people, with a desire to see what it feels like to be black," Lott said. David Yaffe, a professor of literature at Sarah Lawrence College who has written an article on the shared "Love and Theft" title, sees a connection between Lott's study of cul tural appropriation and Dylan's early career. Yaffe said the young Dylan had to reinvent himself as something other than "a nice Jewish kid from Minnesota." Dylan, who was born Robert Zimmerman, claimed far hum bler roots and caught heat when his stories turned out to be exaggerated. "When it came out that he had lied about his name and his origin, it was kind of a scandal ... in effect, a kind of minstrelsy," Yaffe said. "This. I think, is the connection to Eric's book." And then there's the music of "Love and Theft," which Rolling Stone magazine praised as "a full-blown tour of American song in all its burlesque splendor." Dylan blends such genres as country, ragtime, vaudeville and the blues, and at one point even croons like a singer in a cocktail lounge. By taking the title "Love and Theft," Yaffe said, Dylan seems to recognize that he fits into a long American tradi tion of borrowing, a tradition that includes imitating styles of music and circulating unauthorized copies of Dylan's own work. Reported hate crimes rise WASHINGTON - Crimes reported to the FBI as trig gered by prejudice against the victim's color, religion, dis ability, national origin or sexual orientation rose 2 percent in 2000, the bureau announced last week. In its annual tally of hate crimes, the FBI said local law enforcers reported 8.063 incidents in 2000. The data were supplied by 11,690 local law enforcement agencies in 48 states and the District of Columbia, whose jurisdictions include 84 percent of the population. The 2000 total was 187 higher than the 7,876 hate crimes reported in 1999. even though the information came from 432 fewer police agencies. Intimidation was the most frequent of hate crimes, at 35 percent of the total. Vandalism and destruction of property accounted for 29 percent of reported offenses, simple assault for 17 percent and aggravated assault for 13 percent, the FBI said. Those breakdowns were similar to the data in previous years. As in previous years, most of the 9,430 hate crimes vic tims - 55 percent in 2000 - were targeted because of their race. Blacks were by far the most frequent victims of hate crimes, totaling 36 percent of all victims. - From the AP Wire The Chronicle (USPS 067-910) was established by Ernest H. Pitt and Ndubisi Egemonye in 1974 and is published every Thursday by Winston-Salem Chronicle Publishing Co., Inc., 617 N. Liberty Street, Winston Salem, NC 27101. Periodicals postage paid at Win ston-Salem, N.C. Annual subscription price is $30.72. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: The Chronicle, P.O. Box 1636 Winston-Salem, NC 27102-1636 INDEX OPINION A6 SPORTS B1 RELIGION B5 CLASSIFIEDS B8 HEALTH C3 ENTERTAINMENT C7 CALENDAR C9 African Film Festival The North Carolina School of the Arts School of Filmmaking presents the African Film Festival in the Main Theater of the ACE Exhibition Complex on the NCSA campus. Short: A Girl for Souleymane (Senegal/France. 2000) Feature: Yellow Card (Zimbabwe. 2000) Saturday, Dmmber 1.9;3Q p.m. Short: A Close Up on Bintou (Burkina Faso. 2000) Feature: Temporary Registration (Guinea, 2001) Sunday, Pecemter 2,7:00 p.m. Short: Smoke in the Eyes (Cameron/Belgium, 1998) Feature: In the Name of Christ (Ivory Coast, 1993) Sunday. December 2. 9:30 p.m. Short: Watt (Democratic Republic of Congo, 1999) Feature: Dollar (Gabon, 1999) Admission is $5 for each Film; students with ID admitted free. For more information, call 336.721.1945. The African Film Festival Traveling Series has been organized by the African Film Festival, Inc., in association with the Film Society of Lincoln Center. This series has been made possible by the generous support of the National Endowments for the Arts, Rocke feller Foundation and the Ford Foundation. Robert Clark and Joycelyn Johnson watch returni at the Board of Elections on Election Day. Both won easily and will be sworn in Monday night at City Hall. Clark will represent the West Ward; Johnson represents the East Ward. Vivian Burke stands with Azzat Amer in front of Carver High School on Election Day. Burke will have more seniority than any other alderman after the swearing-in Monday. Pee Wee squad to hold fund-raisers I ROM STAJ F REPORTS The Winslon-Salem Fal cons Pee Wee Football team needs some help getting to the Pop Warner Football National Tournament in Orlando, Fla.. next week. The team is sched uled to depart on Monday, Dec. 3, and some of the play ers still need of money to cover traveling and lodging expenses. Some fund-raising efforts are scheduled to take place this Sauirday at a various locations around town: ? The team will hold car washes from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Burger King in the Pavilion Shopping Center on Hanes Mall Boulevard and Burger King on Peter's Creek Park way near The Marketplace Mall. ? Place your order for a dozen Krispy Kreme Dough nuts by Friday and the team will gladly deliver them to you on Saturday. ? Buy a $ I raffle ticket for a chance to win a brand new color television. ? Drop by a fish fry at the Frank Myers intersection-at Germanton Road and Patter son Avenue for a plate of fish between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. If you are interested in sponsoring the Winston-Salem Falcons Pee Wee football team, you may contact the head coach. Wayne Rousseau, at 788-3671. To place a doughnut order or purchase a raffle ticket for the Falcons Football Team Fund, call Alicia Massey at 785-2793. Leaders to be sworn in FROM STAFI RJ FORTS There will a changing of the guard at city Mail Monday at 7:30 p.m. as two new aldermen and a L n e w H mayor H join six p returning board I Besse members tor a swearing-in cer emony. Democrat Dan Besse will officially become the new rep resentative for the city's South west Ward, while Republican Robert Clark will become the new alderman for the West Ward. Democrat Allen Joines will get his first opportunity to lead a board meeting after he is sworn in as the city's new mayor. Among the incumbents to be sworn in is Alderwoman Vivian Burke, who, after Mon day's ceremony, will become one of the longest serving board members in the city's history. Stockholder from page A / ity of the money had been spent, leaving only $67.(XX). About $35<),(XX) was raised by David Capital through stock share purchases and a grant from the federal government. After the CDC declined to refund his money, he contacted the local Better Business Bureau. Grace's letter of response to the BBB. dated Aug. 31, 2<X)1, states, "The Board of Directors of the East Winston CDC used dis cretionary money they held to purchase the stock of several indi viduals. However, the decision was made not to purchase more stock because we may he per ceived as trying to take control of the project from the community." Baskin also consulted a local attorney, who was not interested in taking the case. Baskin also made several calls to the Lawyers Referral Ser vice. but could not get through the phone system to reach any one. James Grace did not return a phone call from the Chronicle. According to a CDC report on the October stockholder meet ing. the following new board members were elected then: Irma Jackson, Beatrice Hardee. Charles Flippin and John Raye. The Chronicle's new e-mail address for news items is news@wschronicle.com ft. 2-for-l Holiday Special Yes! Please enter my subscription for one ^ year at $30.72, plus send a one year gift ^ subscription to a friend?FREE!* The Chronicle I Name o| ? : <> ?-'-:o ? | ! Address Plume j City . . ? - - Slate Zip ! ? VISA ? Mastercard ? American Express -I Check enclosed ! Arctium Number Expiration Date Signature ! Send to: The Chronicle, P.O. Box 1636, Winston-Salem, NC 27102 7 i 1 5? i 4y The gift subscription goes to: N ame: Address: jp City/State/Zip: Telephone #: ?Present subscribers may renew early with this offer. 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