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Greensboro mayor
will talk about careers
?SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
The Honorable Yvonne J.
Johnson, the mayor of
Greensboro, will be the
keynote speaker at N.C. A&T
State University's Office of
Career Services 34th Annual
Career Awareness Banquet on
Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 6:45 p.m.
at the Sheraton Four Seasons.
Under this year's theme,
"Creating ? Tomorrow's
Success Today," Johnson will
address an anticipated crowd
of more than 500 company
representatives, students, fac
ulty, staff and alumni. .
Johnson, a Greensboro
native and Aggie alumna,
began her political career as a
city council member in 1993.
She served in that office
Mayor Johnson
until 1999, when she was re
elected and rose to the ranks
of mayor pro tempore (1999
2005). She was elected as
mayor in 2007, making her
the first African-American to
serve at the city's top helm.
Johnson earned her under
graduate degree in psycholo
gy from Bennett College and
a master's degree in guidance
and counseling from North
Carolina A&T State
University. She is married to
Walter T. Johnson Jr. They
have two sons, two daughters
and six grandchildren
This banquet is by invita
tion only, but the school's
annual career awareness fair
is open to the public. It is on
Sept. 10 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
in Corbett Sports Center on
the school's campus.
CD
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first of three that will be
made to benefit the Negro
League's Baseball Museum,
each of them in the urban
music genre.
Stadium Entertainment,
the company releasing the
CDs, was formed two years
ago with the idea of producing
music and giving a portion of
the proceeds to charitable
causes.
C a m i 1 1 e
BarDone, a rouna
ing member of
Stadium
Entertainment, said
the company's first
project not only
will provide a big
monetary boost for
the museum, but
also will give the
artists on the CD a
chance to "give
something back."
"It's important
in that the individ
uais we re asKiug
to work on the projects, they
need to see that there's a rea
son for it that goes beyond
ego, goes beyond making
money, goes beyond spending
for marketing. Everything
needs to be multifaceted
now," Barbone said.
Along with helping pay
operating costs at the muse
um, much of the money from
the CD will go toward the $15 '
million Buck O'Neil
Education Center, Kendrick
said.
Until his death in 2006,
O'Neil was the museum's
chief fundraiser and most
popular voice. The former
Negro League player was the
first black coach in the major
leagues and had a knack for
charming audiences while
remaining an authoritative
voice for the museum.
"Buck was a renaissance
man," Kendrick said. "When
you started talking about
Buck O'Neil, here was a man
who knew Charlie Parker and
LL Cool J. He was excited
about this project. For a man
well into his 90s, he never lost
touch. He was comfortable in
any environment and had an
appreciation for all art forms.
Hip-hop, rock and roll ... in
his estimation it was all jazz.
All jazz."
Buck O'Neil
"True to the Game" is
heavily geared toward young
people who might iu>t realize
the significant role Negro
Leagues baseball had on
changing a segregated society
and, ultimately, their lives,
Barbone said.
"The struggle for rap and
urban music to be accepted in
the music industry was similar
to black players being
acknowledged as players and
not black people," she said.
"There's a big gap between
young people today under
standing this and
understanding how
their struggles paral
leled."
As for the artists,
the CD is an oppor
tunity for them to be
recognized for doing
something to help
others, not the nega
tive things people
often hear about the
industry, Barbone
said.
"We want them
to make news based
upon good things as opposed
to a shootout at a club," she
said. "These people are doing
good things."
And she notes that there
are no explicit lyrics on "True
to the Game."
"It's 100 percent bona fide
G rated/' Barbone said.
Kendrick said the artists -
some of them relatively
unknown but working with
big-name musicians on the
CD - will have their own
place in the museum because
of their participation.
"One of the things we
talked about was approaching
young people about the proj
ect," Kendrick said. "How
many times in your life do
you truly" have a chance to
make history?"
Neither Kendrick nor
Barbone would estimate how
much money the museum
would receive through the
CDs. saying that depends on
how many copies are sold.
Musicians on the CD
include T-Pain. Rick Ross and
Tay Dizm; GLC featuring
Kanye West; Chingy featuring
2iggy Nina; Raiyn featuring
Talib Kweli; Young Cash fea
turing Akon; Sam Christ fea
turing Big Boi of Outkast;
Tone BlacQ. featuring Snoop
Dog; and Yung Joe.
Bookmarks
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Arts Movement of the
1960s, won an American Book
Award for "Homegirls and
Handgrenades ."
Charlotte resident Tyree is
the author of bestselling novels
like "Flyy Girl," "A Do Right
Man" and his latest. "The Last
Street Novel." Tyree has
attended a past Bookmarks
Festival.
"They appreciate the fact
that we're celebrating the writ^
ten word." Harllee said of the
authors' willingness to partici
pate. "They appreciate the fact
that we take good care of them
and treat them well."
Some of the other well
known authors slated to attend
include Marisa de los Santos,
whoseO'Love Walks In," will
soon be a Paramount Pictures
film; and "Golden Girls"
actress Rue McClanahan, who
will tout her autobiography,
"My First Five Husbands."
D.G. Martin, host of UNC
TV's "North Carolina
Bookwatch," is the event's
honorary chair. In that role, he
will introduce authors, talk
with attendees, and provide
insight on author invitations.
Bookmarks began in 2004,
as part of the Junior League's
"Read to Me" program and
became an independent
501(c)(3) nonprofit in 2006.
The festival has gained
momentum in recent years,
drawing more than 7,500 peo
ple to the Twin City for the
2007 event.
"It's been humbling to see
this happen," remarked
Harllee, who conceptualized
the festival more than seven
years ago. "It's been very
rewarding to me to see that this
idea actually worked."
The festival has earned the
respect of many in the literary
community as well, Harllee
says.
"Our reputation, our pres
ence is getting more and more
ingrained with "the publishing
companies and they're contact
ing us about sending authors."
she revealed.
As is the Bookmarks tradi
File Photo
Elizabeth Edwards chats with a fan during last year's festival.
tion, the ^oriyth County Public
Library will launch its On the
Same Page community read at
the festival, which this year
focuses on Ray Bradbury's
"Fahrenheit 451."
Several chefs will also be
on hand, demonstrating recipes
from their cookbooks for festi
val goers to sample.
The cooking tent is always a
crowd pleaser, Harllee says.
The free workshops, which
were extended from their tradi
tional time of 45 minutes to a
full hour and a half this year,
are also a favorite among atten
dees, she added.
"We're making them longer
and more in depth because
we've found that they were so
popular," she explained.
Caron Armstrong is coordi
nating the Young Readers
Corral, which includes the
young adults' "All That and
Then Some" tent, for the sec
ond year in a row. A former
educator, Armstrong says the
genre has always been near and
dear to her.
"Young adult literature has
always appealed to me because
it brings out big topics for little
people," she said.
Armstrong enlists the help
of her three children to make
the young adult and children's
sections relevant and enjoyable
to youth.
"They really get excited
about it," she reported. "They
ask their friends about (which
authors) they want to see at the
festival ."
An author hailing from a
new genje is slated to appear at
the Children's Corral this year.
Novelist Ben Towle, a
Greensboro resident whose
book "Midnight Sun" features
graphics, will be among the
young adult authors on hand
for the event.
The 2008 Bookmarks
promises to be a memorable
experience for those who
attend, Harllee says.
"Until you've been, you
can't really understand how
engrossing it is when you . get
here and how much you can
immerse yourself," she com
mented. "I think if people
come and sample it, they'll just
be hooked."
To learn more about the
festival and for a listing of all
authors who will attend, go to
www.hookmarksbookfestival .o
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