. THEATRICAL WORLD
One of the scenes featured in "That's The Way of The World,"
Sig Shore's upcoming film about the Inside of the record business,
was shot In a roUerdome disconteque. ; .. - ,t
Ciceh Tyson W cast ojf The Bluebird now shooting in
Leningrad with Elizabeth Taylor as the star. Also in the cast are
Avi Gardner, Will Geer and Jane Fonda.
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Critfcs were salty on "Freebie and the Bean" and The Trial of
BiUy Jack," but "Freebie" is No. 4 on the week's 50
Top-Grossing Films and "Billy jack" is No. 21. Only black films
on list this week are "Black Dragon" (No.ll), "Abby" (No. 15),
and "Boss Nigger" (No. 32.)
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Children's Television Workshop, which has successfully
produced "Sesame Street" and The Electric Company," decided
its new adult hour TV health series "Feeling Good" wasn't feeling
good., in the ratings. Thus, they've decided to cut it down to a
half-hour program and will end the hour-long series after its
January 29 episode. The show will return in its new
format-drama, documentaries, song and animation on April 2 on
250 non-commerical stations of PBS. The situation comedy
setting will be dropped. Bill Cosby will continue as a regular on
the series.
Motown's Berry Gordy has stepped in as director of
"Mahogany" which he is producing with Diana Ross starred as a
black secretary who becomes an international model and
designer. After early shooting in Chicago, film is now shooting in
Rome. First director was relieved of duties because he "didn't
quite capture the feeling of blackness--the black point of view."
Harvey Keitel, who was seen in "Mean Streets" and will be
seen as. a wife-beating brute in "Alice Doesn't Live Here
Anymore," plays an idealistic creative chief of a record company
in the upcoming "That's The Way of The World" Sig Shore's
latest film, due for release around Eastertime.
Pearl Bailey has another book, "Duey's Tale" to be published
on February 3 by Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, Inc. Through the
tale, runs Pearl Bailey's own philosophy of joy in the world and
the discovery of one's place in the world. Duey is the seed of a
tree which has many adventures before settling down in one spot
and producing a tall tree like his mother tree.
Singer Wilson Pickett has been indicted by a Delaware County
(MY.) grand jury for alledegly firing a pistol into a motel room
occupied by the Isley Brothers singing group.
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Warner Bros, which had record-breaking foreign film rentals in
excess of $100,000,000 (that's right) for for 1974 claims it was
due to the extraordinarily successful business done by such films
as "The Exorcist," Enter the Dragon" and "Blazing Saddles."
Singer James Brown is to make his film acting debut in "Come
To The Table," a musical satire. The "God-Father of Soul,: will
portray a superstud-hustler.
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RARE APPEARANCE -Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles irake a
rare television appearance together on 'The Midnight Special"
spectacular celecbrating the show's second anniversary on NBC,
Friday, Jan. 31. Also performing together on the show, which
follows Johnny Carson, are Gladys Knight with B.B. King.
Hostess is Helen Reddy and other guests include David Bowie,
Bachman-TurnerOverdrive, Joan Baez, the Doobie Brothers,
Bobby Darin and the Byrds.
Over the past two years, The Sperry and Hutchinson Company
(S & H Stamps) has run an advertising program in leading black
newspapers throughout the country. The most recent ad,
appearing last month in 40 papers, features Nodu Cambrevilie, an
accounting clerk who joined the company after studying at the
Opportunities Industiral Center (OIC) School in Brooklyn.
Five of the Atlanta University Center Institutions were
awarded grants from Sears, Roebuck Foundation Totaling
$11,835. Allocations went to Atlanta University, Clark College,
Morehouse College, Morris Brown College and Spelman College.
The other member of the AU Center, the Interdenominational
Theological Center was not included because of the Foundation's
policy prohibiting grants to seminaries-
James Alston, a native of New York . , is moving upward and
outward with the American Express Company. Serving in New
York City since 1969 as an attorney in the company's General
Counsel's Office, he was relocated where he is now the new Vice
President Administration and Counsel, Money Order Division.
He's also responsible for operations and maintenance of Division
headquarters facilities located in Denver.
President Ford's new image as his own leader and his new bold
plan for a tax rebate comes not so much from the advice of his
usual executive establishment as from a black economist. It was
Andrew Brimmer, now a Harvard professor, whom Lyndon
Johnson appointed to the Federal Reserve Board who first cam
up with the tax rebate idea.
In Baltimore a black executive assistant to the president of the
John Hopkins University was named the University's first black
dean. Joseph S. Hall, 40, was named the university's new dean of
students, effective February 1. About 100 of the 3,000 full-time
Hopkins students are black.
The National Urban League Research Department has
published a study, "Inflation and The Black Consumer." The
publication was made possible through funds provided by the
Sperry and Hutchinson Company. Copies may be obtained by
writing the National Urban League Research Department, 733
Fifteenth St., N.N.W., Suite 1020, Washington, D.C. 20005.
Ebony publisher, John Johnson honored authors Lerone
Bennett, Jr., and Charles White at a Luncheon in his Chicago
offices celebrating the publication of their "The Shaping of Black
America."
Heinz Recalls Baby Cereals-
Will Refund Purchase Price
PITTSBURGH, PA.-Heinz u!s.A., division of the H.J. Heinz
Company, has announced that as a precaution it is voluntarily
recalling all boxes of its instant dry baby cereal.
The company said it is taking this action because a thorough
investigation indicated that small metal fragments found last
week in two boxes of the cereal could have been introduced
during the manufacturing process.
Products involved are Instant Rice Cereal, Instant Barley
Cereal, Instant Oatmeal Cereal, Instant Mixed Cereal, and Instant
High Protein Cereal. All are dray cereal products produced only
at the company's Pittsburgh factory. No other Heinz baby food
products are affected.
In announcing the recall, Raymond F. Good, president of
Heinz U.S.A., said, "We are taking this action because we cannot
ensure the quality of every box of our dry cereal now on the
market. Although no injuries have been reported and the
possibility of any injury occurring is slight, we believe consumer
safety must be our paramount concern."
Immediate removal of all dry cereal from wholesale and retail
distribution is underway. Consumers are asked to discard the
contents of any boxes in their possession and mail the box tops,
along with their return address, to: Heinz, P.O. Box 28,
Pittsburgh, Pa. 15230 for full refund of the purchase price and
the cost of postage.
Unrelated to the most recent occurrences was an earlier
incident in which metal filings were found by two consumers in
Charlotte, This involved Instant Rice Cereal and was later traced
to metal filings dropped into an empty pre-fUUng tank by a
workman during a routine repair job. The filings apparently fell
under the baffle at the tank discharge and were later swept out
with the initial flow of cereal when the tank was filled.
Every day something good can
happen to those beautiful ears of
yours. It's called Black news. And
the way you get next to it is by
tuning in a National Black Net-.
workstation.
Every hour on the hour 18 times a
day, (slightly abbreviated schedule
on Sunday) you can hear about
what's happening in your world.
That's because it's news reported
and editedty Bfack people.
Listen to the good news. Black
news on the National Black
Network. ' .
Tho National Black Network
Division of Unity Broadcasting Network, Inc.
1 330 Avenu of tht AmericM
New York, New York 10019
iSLY. Center To
Dcnefit From
Mar. Jamboree
The Schomburg Center For
Research in Black Culture,
celebrating its fiftieth
anniversary will present its first
Jubilee Jamboree benefit on
Monday, March 3 at Radio
City Music Hall at 7:30 p.m.
The benefit is forthe
Schomburg Center and the
evening will pay tribute to the
world reknowned singer Marian
Anderson. The announcement
was made by Frederick O'Neal,
president of the Schomburg
Board of Directors and
Chairman of the Jubilee
Jamboree.
Miss Anderson, a
Philadelphia native, has
performed world-wide,
receiving critical acclaim not
only for her artistry but as an
international ambassador of
good will as well.
The Schomburg Center is
located in Harlem at 103 West
135th Street. Part of the New
York Public Library's Research
Division, it is the country's
largest and most
comprehensive repository of
records documenting the
history, literature, and art of
people of African descent
wherever they are, be it the
United States, Latin America,
Surinam, Africa, Europe, Asia
or the Caribbean. The
Schomburg contains over
65,00 volumes, 250,000
manuscripts, 2,000 prints,
15,000 photographs and 5,000
reels of film. Thousands of
visitors annually view the
collection of priceless art
works, listen to African
recordings or the words of
W.E.B. DuBois, or use the
books and manuscripts on file.
Arthur A. Schomburg, a
Pureto Rican of African
descent came to the Uited
States in 1891 and began
collecting from book marts of
Europe, Latin American and
the United States, establishign
three conclusions: (1) That the
Negro had been an active
collaborator, and often a
pioneer, in the struggle for his
own freedom and
advancement, (2) That Negroes
of attainment and genius have
been unfairly disassociated
from the group, and the group
has, lost credit accordingly, (3)
The remote racial origins of the
Negro offer a record of
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Hio And Tina Turner Arc Guests On
"Soul Train" This Week-End
The inimitable Ike and Tina
Truner will "Turn on" Soul
Train fans this weekend when
host-producer Don Cronelius
presents his nationally televised
nusical-dance show. Sharing
billing will be female vocalist,
Lonetta MKee.
From the first to last note
of "Oh My My," "Sexy Ida,"
"Nutbush City Limits" and
"River Deep," the Ike anrf Tina
Revue provides a panorama of
music and movement,
swift-paced and soul stirring.
The raw, primitive beat is
supplied by guitar-strumming
Ike and The Family Vibes,
while the energetic Tina sings
and dances with a fervor
seldom seen or heard, backed
up the The Ikettes.
Lonette McKee who
recorded her first hit in Detroit
at age 14, only seven years ago,
will sing "Save It." A "natural
musician, the gift of an old
piano when 10 started her on a
singing-composing career which
includes writing the musical
score for the movie,
"Quadroon," and penning four
tunes on her latest album. She
has also been a regular on the
Wacky Worl World of Jonathan
Winters show.
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KCCU ALMS
NAMED JUDGE
IN CHOGO
Garland W. Watt, a 1952
graduate (magna cum laude) of
North Carolina Central
University has been named by
the Illinois Supreme Court as a
judge of the Cook County
Circuit Court.
Watt is a native of Elizabeth
City. In addition to his AB.
degree from NCCU he holds a
J.D. degree with honors from
DePaul University. He also
attended Harvard Law School
for two years. He was admitted
to the Illinois Bar in 1961.
At the time of his
appointment, Watt was a
partner in the Chicago Law
firm of Watt and Holland-
RIVADAVIA
1780-1845
Tryouts For
'Princess Ida"
Slated Jan.26
Tryouts for all principal and
chorus parts in the Durham
Savoyards' offering of
"Princess Ida" by Gilbert and
Sullivan will be held Sunday
Jan. 26 and Feb. 2 at the
Allied Arts Center, 810 West
Proctor St. Durham, from 1:30
p.m. to 5 p.m.
'Performances are set for
April 25 and 26 in Page
Auditorium, Duke University.
All parts are open.
Newcomers are invited to
audition. "Princess Ida" calls
for a large principal cast
(males: 2 tenors, 2 baritones, 3
comic bases, females: 1
coloratura soprano, 2 sopranos,
1 alto) and a chorus of 30 men
and women.
The Conductor, Paul Bryan,
and Director, George Williams
ask all who audition to prepare
a vocal selection which does
not have to be from "Princess
Ida." They also suggest
auditioning on Jan. 26 in order
to avoid the crowd.
The Choreographer is Bobbi
Wilson and the Producer, Paul
Clifford.
"Princess Ida' is Gilbert's
satirical comment on the value
of women's education as it
conflicted with Victorian
attitudes towards woman's role
in life. It's anotherbf Gilbert's
famous battle of the sexes
spoofing English society, this
time in the unlikely setting of a
medieval castle in Hungary.
The music is Sullivan's most
beautiful work to that date. It
has an intentional similarity to
Handel'a "Messiah." -.
Anyone interested in
working on the other aspects
of the production, such as
costuming, make-up, publicity,
stage crew, set construction are
invited to sign up at the
tryouts on Jan. 26 and Feb 2,
or to phone Allied Arts during
the auditions, 682-5519.
"A Working Woman's Guide
to Her Job Rights" is published
by the Women's Bureau of the
U.S Department of Labor.
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By JOHN HUGGIfyS
For a long time I have been trying to spell out the problem
between the historical nature of Black religion, and our present
state of apathy and indifference toward one another. I have some
new thoughts on the question. Let me run this one by you. The
Black church now.
One of our regular mistakes is not to distinguish between
Black religion and Black churches. Both represent institutions,
but they have different histories. The Black church goes back to
Richard Allen, Black religion goes back to Africa and beyond. If
we pause and look seriously at what a church is, it is clear that it
may or may not embody Black religion. A church is little more
than an institution. The church tends to have a specific program,
maintaining itslef. To do this the church provides regular
activities whereby its claim is reinforced and its budget is
maintained. If we understand the various reasons folks to to
church many of therq have little to do with religion. Ministers
likewise can choose whether to maintain the church, or maintain
religion. Too often ministers or preachers are tied to the church,
maintaining its budget and providing a performance at its
activities.
Black religion on the other hnad involves a relationship with
creation, and a given understanding of human nature. Black
religion has always sought to give meaning to Black existence. It
first explains how we got here and our business here. It then
involves a particular life experience. Black religion foremost
imposed a notion of God or Allah, or just a creative force. It also
specified a nature of man in the image of that force with certain
attributes and responsibilities. It is Black religion that has
maintained that Black folk are subject to no one but God and
ought therefore be free of domination, exploitation of oppression
from any other source. The work of this has been called
liberation.
' Today it is clear that the Black church is not bound to this
notion of reality. It is to the advantage of certain churches to
maintain that they are synonomous with Black religion; This
becomes a big drawing card, to explain church activities and
justify budget maintenance. What this also does is to cloud the
perspective of its victims.
Black folk begin making their responsibilities to God and
manking, the same as their agreeements with a particular church.
Thus one serves God or Allah, or whatever, by supporting the
church. Nothing could be farther from reality. Black religion, is
not regular Sunday morning charades, Black religion is not fancy
buildings, ro fancy clothes, or eloquent speeches, or superb
music. It is when we confuse the two that mankind suffers. For if
Black religion were these, then it would be no different from
white religion, the chamber of commerce or a bridge club.
What Black religion speaks to is the constant drive of activity
through faith as evidenced by Nat, Turner, Frederick Douglass,
Malcom X, and Martin King. Except we recognize the central
thrust of Black religion, and commit ourselves to it, then it shall
have no relevance for Blacks in Durham or in America.
We can fulfill our obligations to the church with a Sunday
morning visit, and a check. This is not Black liberation, for if it
were, we would be free. Something more is required, others gave
it, shall we? Black Religion is not just the Black Church, check it
out. !(
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