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Tony Brown ......Famed TV producer Brown Wins WJ^B. • Debois Award LOS ANGELES - Vet~ eran television producer, host and syndicated colum nist Tony Brown was named winner of the W.E.B. Dubois Community Leadership award spon sored by the W.E.B. Dubois Academic Institute, a pri vate school in Southern California. Brown, host of the popular “Tony Brown’s Journal,” a Public Broad casting Corporation feature sponsored by Pepsi Cola, has become one of the most visible Black communicators in the nation with his informative telecasts and his incisive columns appearing in Black newspapers through out the United States. “We are extremely pleased to honor a man of integrity, high morals and immense talent as a role model for the many children in America who constantly strive to know who they are,” said Elaine Parker Gills, president and founder of the Black alter -11 • nate school.- —..m ..,.. The award ceremony, set for the Airport Marriott Hotel on Friday, June 22, is the prelude to a national journalism and photo graphy contest to be conducted for minority youth during the Games of the XXIIlrd Olympiad scheduled for Los Angeles c from Jutott hvjlujgupt MU 1984. A Gills is director of the contest being conducted by Paper Clips, a Black oriented press clipping service. Workshop Continued From Page 1A in political campaigns, though seldom in leader ship roles; the number of female candidates and ^ elected officials trails that of males-both black and white; there are only 581 female elected officials na tionally.” However, figures show that there is relatively high registration among black women which, according to WVP, demonstrates strong potential for major ad vances. “Health and welfare cut backs," added WVP, “along with social pro grams, budget reduction and tax policies have had significant impact on black women and make in creased participation in the electoral process more vi tal.” This assertion is particu larly true in Mortfc Caro lina, which often has a higher registration among black women than black men. According to WVP, this will be a big plus in the coming elections if black women exercise their right V to vote. WVP will stress all of these issues as part of the non-partisan conference. Co-chairwomen for the con ference are Carolyn Cole man, North Carolina NAACP Field Director, and Josephine D. Clement, former chairman of the Durham County Board of Education, and newly elected Durham County Commissioner. The registration fee for the conference will be flO which includes workshops and Idhch. . For more information, contact John Edwards, Director of the North Caro lina Voter Education Pro ject, Inc., at 919-0U-3233. r-1 l! j Black Auto Dealers Make Impressive • Comeback” NEW-YORK - Spurred on by the recovery amyng domestic automakers. Black auto dealers made an impressive comeback in 1963, outpacing the other, leading Black-owned com panies, reports Black En terprise Magazine in its annual June “Top 100" issue. _ Thirty-four Black-owned automobile dealerships recorded aggregate rev enues of $548.4 million, accounting for the highest percentage of sales in creases and the largest Black-owned companies. Black Enterprise Mag azine Editor-Publisher Earl G. Graves, in releasing this year's “BE TOO,” commented: -“As a~ result of the strong come back by domestic auto mobile manufacturers, our car dealers regained some of their vigor, both in terms of number and revenues,” Heading the list of growth leaders on this year's “BE 100” is a car dealer, Porterfield Wilson Pontiac-GMC Truck, whose revenues increased 223.& percent -to HO.O million. Eight other car dealers are also among the list of top growth leaders. They are: McLaughlin Oldsmobile Inc. (Capitol Heights, MD) with sales of $14.5 million; Peyton Olds - Cadillac - GMC, Inc. (Alton, IL), $11.1 million; Peninsula Pontiac (Torrance, CA), $10.5--miitionT Gordon Buick (Philadelphia, PA), $13.3 million; Baranco .Pontiac (Decatur, Ga), $20.5 million; A1 Bennett Ford (Flint), $17.3 million, and Mel Farr Ford (Oak Park), $14.5 million. Categories of business having the greatest repre sentation on the 1984 "BE 100" are: automobile deal erships (34) with total sales of-$348:4~ million; pet roleum sales (10,), $348.9 million; construction (12), $331.4 million; food ser vice-retail food markets (16) $332.4 million, and hair care and cosmetics firms (8) $200.2 million. SEND THE BEST Get a gift subscrip tion for those away in college, nursing homes, etc. (Records & Tapes I "Your Uptown Record Store" Top Chart LP 12" Disco, Rock. 45" ountry Imports 4 Gospel! 332-7077 T21 t. Trade St. I _ „_- We reserve the ri§bt ■ Lb. (^CHOICE) ■ Lb. USDA Choice Family Pack USDA Choice Beef Chuck Bone-In | USDA Choice Beef Chuck | 1WN 60 ** Duffle Bags!v See oar store display of quality nylon travel bags offered te yoa at lev, lo* prices. In a variety of foar different eizet, each ba| It excellent for eport or > Pk§. of b - 12 Or Coot Budweiser Beer
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