Funky Art Funk king George Clinton did a little shopping before his concert Saturday night at the Millennum Center. The popular music star brought original works by several local, young black artists. Here, Clinton, second from left, poses with Othneil Dobson, left, who painted a portrait of Clinton that the musician loved so much that he purchased. He also bought paintings from artists Derrick Monk and Derek Stallings , far right. Each artist painted a picture of Clinton with his musical "Mothership." When put side-by-side, the two pieces create a mural. m Sport vim Gods Paul Laurence Dunbar AMtttiCAS OWfATCST RAC C f?OET AND AUTHORj A rnut TOUFE STOBVOf ACTION, THRILLS AND Hf AOT INT f Mf ST *ITH AN All STAR CAS1 Of COLORED AWflSTS REOL PRODUCTIONS CORPORATION black cintmfl um Stamps from page A2 a major studio to feature an all-black cast. Producer-director King Vidor was nominated for an. Academy Award for his attempt to portray rural African-American life, especially religious experience. In addition to Jean-Claude Baker and his brother, Jarry, the ceremony was scheduled to include Louis Jordan's widow, Martha Jordan; Paul Ellington, grandson of Duke Ellington; Newark Mayor Cory A. Booker; and Gloria Hopkins Buck, chairwoman of the film festival. Josephine Baker may be best remembered in the United States for her singing and dancing in Europe, but she also earned military honors as an undercover agent for the French resistance in World War II. Later, she was active in civil rights work and appeared with Martin Luther King Jr. at the March on Washington in 1963. Bynum emphasizes survival in sermon Popular 'prophetess' preaches at Winston-Salem church BY LAYLA FARMER THE CHRONICLE Even before famed evangelist Juanita Bynum picked up the microphone, there was hardly a dry eye in the sanctuary of the Christ Cathedral Church of Deliverance. The best selling author and "prophetess" spoke before an overflow crowd at the church last Thursday and Friday as part of its two day "Prophetic Encounter 2008" event. Bynum's sermon followed more than an hour of spirited praise and worship. The music, faith ful expressions and throngs of onlookers created a vibrant energy that even Bynum picked up on right away. "I don't know about you, but I can feel the spirit of the Lord in this place," Bynum told the audi ence, scanning the Juanita Bynum o . ? room with a smile. "...God's going to preach in this place tonight, I can feel it." It was Bynum's 1998 sermon on sexual immorality, entitled "No More Sheets," that catapulted her to the forefront of an ever-grow ing televangelism industry and garnered her a legion of loyal followers across the world. She was so well-known in 2002, that her million dollar wedding to evangelist Bishop Thomas W. Weeks III, founder of the Atlanta-based Global Destiny Ministries, was broadcast on Christian television. But the fairy tale nuptials ended abruptly a year ago, when Weeks reportedly grabbed Bynum, pushed her to the ground and kicked her in the parking lot of the Renaissance Concourse Hotel near Atlanta's Hartsfield Jackson International Airport. Weeks later pled guilty to aggravated assault and was sentenced to community serv ice and anger management counseling, a some what light sentence that his former wife sup ported. Bynum has since become a staunch advo cate of domestic violence awareness, using her own, highly publicized story as an exiunple that anyone can fall victim to such atrocities. An accomplished songstress with several hit albums under her belt, Bynum has recently begun testing the waters as an actress. She will appear in the film version of "Mama I Want to Sing!" and had a role on the ABC