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"Richard Wright: Grcteal Of A Native Son" h A «Must* Book
By Jesse H. Walker
Special Τ· The Post
A "must" book is "Richard
Wright: Ordeal of a Native Son,"
by Addison Gayle (Anchor Press
Doubleday, $14.95). This is about
this important American black
novelist, a literary godfather to
such as Ralph Ellison and James
Baldwin, and is a case study in the
government harrassment of a man
who had every right to be obsessed
with American racism.
Woodie King, Jr.'s National
Black Touring Circuit is struggling
and suffering growing pains. It
was forced to close Ntozake
Shange's "boogie woogie land
scapes" in Washington's Kennedy
Center due to low attendance. King
says the production, starring Cal
vin Lockbart and Marjorie Barnes,
will undergo rewrites and will be
reintroduced next season. Mean
while, the Circuit opens in Phila
delphia with Ron Milner's "Sea
son's Reasons", featuring Victor
Willis, Vonetta McGee, Glynn Tur
man and Ted Ross.
Black-owned WBLS-FM ία New
York continues as the top station in
the nation's No. 1 radio market -
the metropolitan area, according
to the latest Arbitron survey,
covering from February 28
through May 21. It's "Disco and
More" format enabled WBLS-FM
to climb to an 8.1 share from 7.5 in
the January-February book.
WKTU-FM remains second with
6.7 and all-news WCBS-AM re
mains third with a S.S share.
Incidentally, WBLS's Frankie
Crocker was ranked second as
New York's favorite radio person
ality, just behind WOR's John
Gambling, according to a survey of
3,500 New Yorkers. WNBC's Don
Imus is number three.
Richard Taylor, former deputy
director of the Westchester County
Urban League takes over as the
new executive director of the
Harlem Branch YMCA on July 14,
just in time to officiate over the
Harlem YMCA-Kentucky Fried
Chicken AU Stars Contest, July
19-20. With this the final week for
entries, some 1,000 contestants are
expected to compete for the $2,200
in prizes as they participate in a
basketball "shoot-out", push-ups,
broad jump, obstacle course run
and one-mile run in neighborhood
parks and Downing Stadium Ran
dall's Island.
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ι ne newly-owned sesame Place
playground is located on 15-a ere
site adjacent to the Oxford Valley
Mall, near Longhorne, Pa., in
Lower Bucks County, about 30
minutes by car from downtown
Philadelphia and about one and
one-half hours from New York
City. General admission is $3.95
plus tax for this new amusement
park, an important breakthrough
in family entertainment. The park
will be open daily year round.
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"Artiets-in-Residence: 1980" at
the Studio Museum in Harlem will
feature the works of Louis Del
sarte, Candace Hill-Montgomery
un jacqui nonnes, irom juiy
13-September 21. The museum is
located at 2033 Fifth Avenue, near
125th Street and is open Tuesdays
through Sundays.
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The Rucker Memorial-ITT Sum
mer Basketball League plays boet
to a five-team South Jersey contin
gent, from the Camden-Philadel
phia area, at the City College
Holman Gym on Sunday, July 20.
The Camden Athletic Association
of Camden, N.J. sponsors the
visitors. Games will feature Pre
teen, Midget, Junior, Senior and
Unlimited teams. Proceeds will
benefit the Holcombe Rucker
Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Tickets and info are available at
regular Saturday and Sunday lo
catioos of the Rucker-ΓΓΤ Sum
mer League: Colonel Young Park,
144th St. and Lenox Ave.; Mt.
Morris Park, 121st St. and Madison
Ave. ; and Rett Playground, 204th
St and Nagle Ave; or call (212)
368-2857.
SINGERS: Hard Scott and her
Trio are in the King Cole Room of
the St. Regis Sheraton through
September 13. Sandi Russell, billed
as "A Singer Whose Time Has
Come," is at Greene Street (ιοί
Greene Street), July 15, 16 and at
the West Bank Cafe, (407 W. 42nd
Street), July 23. Sara Vaughan is
at the Grand Finale, July 29-Au
gust 10.
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