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An indepth study of the H
Nation of Islam will be shown
October 1 at 10 p.m. on the I
Public Broadcasting Stations I
(channels 4 and 26). It is a 1
one-hour portrait of the Nation
of Islam. Ill
The Black Muslims have ?
been called everything from ji|
hatemongers on the one hand, B
to the most aggressive force in
the black community on the B
other.
It is a portrait of the B
organization through the eyes I
of followers of Islam. This is pf
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nib in time; an uuisiuc group
has been given permission to I
film a story on the Nation. I
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everybody," sayd the produ- fl
cer, Marieta Rivero of WGBH I
in Boston, Mass. "We
covered everybody from Bit
man-in-the-street interviews |p
to an interview with the fU
leader, the Honorable Wallace flfi
D. Muhammed." ipi
It approaches the values of
the Nation of Islam through
very personal and individual ?
viewpoints and is therefore a jt
portrait of this Nation rather N
than a straight documentary. 1<
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A food cooperative (co-op)
has been set up by .the Black
Business League (BBL) to aid
black families and unify the
black community, according to
X. Williamson.
A co-op seeks to buy items
in volume which saves the
individual members a considerable
amount of money.
"We hope to save families
anywhere from 20 to 40
percent on the items they buy
through the co-op," Williamson
said.
The co-op will be formed
initially with small groups and
distribution points will be set
up to make sure families get
the items they order.
"The purpose really is to
teach black mothers how to
buy food at a reduced rate by
buying together. We want to
teach them home economics
which is saving money."
The program is a non-profit
making venture of the BBL.
"We're not in it to make
money," Williamson said.
"We're trying to help our
community." In addition, he
said "this really is a self-help
program. We believe in
self-help."
Williamson said the co-op is
just one way his group is
trying to unify both local black
businesses and the black
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community.
Williamson also said the
federal government has made
a cuiuiiuuiiciii 10 give some
money to the program "once
they see the program as a help
to the community.
"We talked to a representative
of the Agriculture
Department and they gave us
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a definite committment for
some fiinds. Depending, of
course, on our help to the
community."
Initial registration for membership
in the co-op is $10.
"This is basically for settino
the program up," Williamson
.said. "Then the members will
be able to buy whatever
foodstuffs they want at
savings from 20 to 40 per
cent."
Williamson said his group
hopes to include everyone in
the community but because it
is new they will work with
small groups and grow to
include everyone. "Right now
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town last week-end and
entertained at the Northside
Shopping Center.
Curly Neal has played with
the trotters for 13 years. He is
also the star on the Saturday
morning Globetrotters Show.
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we are working with some
families^ in the Cleveland
Avenue project," he said.
"We're hoping too that some
of the recipients will be able to
handle the whole outlet
themselves."
Co-ops have worked successfully
in many parts of the
country. It works on the
premise that volume buying
cuts out the middle-man
(retailer) and allows the co-op
to deal directly with the
wholesaler. Eliminating the
retailer's profit usually means
a substantial savings to
members of the co-op.
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ad bone of tiny tote.
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"I love kids," Curly said in
a recent interview. "I like to
see them laughing and having
fun."
The (ilnhetrntfprc ctart tkoir
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grueling season next month
playing more than 200 games
during a six-month period.
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