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Can't Cope" was a featured dancer in the movie
?Little Theatr
Set For First
The Little Theatre of and dance. Harry WheeWinston^Salem
will hold ler, band director atTCast
auditions for its two sum- Forsyth Senior High, will
mer musicals this month be the Musical Director,
in the Hanes Community Urban Arts will co-sponcenter
on Coliseum Drive, sor the production which
Auditions for the musi- ?Pens July 19cal
DON'T BOTHER ME, Don^ Bother??VI
CAN'T COPE are sched- Can't" Cope, by Mickr
? uled for Saturday and GranTT is a dynamic mixSunday,
the 17-18. Steiv ture of rock, ballad, calypSemien,
the guest direc- so, and ballad music. -It
?tor-choreographerr will be - utilizes - a - dozen- singer-"
looking for six males and dancers through twenty
?six females_who-can sing numbers. It is a forthright
NAA.CP H
Youth Con
The North Carolina and sex. Special workState
Youth Conference of shops will deal with the
the NAACP will have it's NAACP today and an
Second Annual Youth of advisor's, training work-,
the Year Celebration Sat- shop Anda Blue and
urday, June 17, 1978 at Gold Coed ?Volleyball
Saint Augustine's College game will end the afterin
Raleigh, N.C. The days noon's activities.
activities will include The workshops will
workshops on education, have consultants from the
employment, life skills N.C. Agricultural ExtenWilmington
TOPt
Proclaims His Int
One member of the against racism and re
? in *xr:n: ? : ? ? * 1
w inningi/<jii vv liiituii pressiuii. ne inttnus vo
"Joe" Wright, was re- become a lawyer and conleased
on parole a few tinue the struggle against
days ago. He is the first of racism and repression,
the 9 Black men to be Speaking with members of
released following the re- the press, he stated, "The
duction of sentences by intolerable conditions of
the North Carolina Gcver- racism and political renor
last January. The pression which led to my
Wilmington 10 are civil unjust conviction and inrights
workers who were carceration still exist and
convicted on 1971 arson must be changed. I plan to
charges during racial dis- continue my efforts to
turbanc%? in Wilmington, bring that change about."
N.C. They have been de- The National W'ilminton
fined as 'Political Prison- 10 Defense Committee
ers' by Amnesty Internat- has commented that his
ional and thousands of release indicates a small
supporters here, and a- victory for the people,
broad who feel that all National Coodinator,
evidence shows that they Imani Kazana, states,
were criminally railroaded "These people would not
to prison as punishment be eligible for parole now
for their community pro- if the people had not
tests. pressured the Governor
into reducing their senUpon
release, Joe tences. People power is
Wright, who has served a freeing them and continutotal
of 31/2 years in pri- ed people power can
son, proclaimed his in- exonerate them."
nocence and that of his
~reliefendants.?Upon ..hia. While..citijig. a,.victory,
release, Mr. Wright went however, supporters sya
immediatelv^to the airport that their struggle is far
to return to Alabama from over pointing out
where he was a junior at that this case's principle
Talladega College prior to defendant, Rev. Ben
U i n i i am X-X /-? k Qin o urill ' U ^ 1
ilia uicaitciaiiuu. 41C, lI1~ viiavio, win nui ut!
tends to become a lawyer ble for parole for nearly
and continue the struggle two years. "We will not
"TT" ?imtt aaar.'. ' r . -" - =
version of "The Wiz." He has also appeared on Soul
Train, The Midnight Special, and in three different
productions of "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope."
e Auditions^
Black Play
black show. Finally, it is received an obie (offthe
bTack experience set UT Broadway! For best music
vibrant song and dance, .and lyrics. Alex Bradford
"... Zesty and Fun. "was honored at the same
Lively score and lyrics. . . time for his distinguished
deserves a wide audi- performance.
ence." -Clive Barnes, NY Scripts are available at
Times. 'W. The kind of the main oublic library for.
show at which you want to auditions,
blow kisses1." --Time. *V"^ -Adults should prepare a
Sends you home wanting ?on* hom* musical and
To-snap your fingers and oitherthe sheet
click your heels." - NY " USIC. ?r 811 accompanist.n
*1 N ? Appomtments are reT
y 1Q^S' w. b. n f quired and may be made
In 1972, Micki Grant ? n- *
1? ? by calling 725-4001.
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iference
tion, Bennett College, the American Federal Savings
U.S. Navy, University and Loan.
Television, the Carolina The speaker for- the
Peacemakerthe-NAACP evening program will-be
departments of commun- Ms. Althea T.L. Simmons,
ieation, field services and Associate Director for
ACT-SO: Afro-Academic, Branch and Field SerCultural,
Technical, vices. A seasoned DirecScientific
Scholarship Legislative Advocate,
Olympics, Planned Par- Special Field Kepresentaenthood
of Charlotte and tive, Field Director, Sum
?. # ?? mer Projects Director and
Director of NAACP National
Voter Registration
Project.
^ Ms- Simmons, a former
U C-x m w college teacher and news^
paper woman, was a grastop
until all of the Wil- duate of Southern Unimington
10 are free for versity (La.) in business
trying to make things education and holds an
better in this country. M.S. degree in marking
Jimmy Carter must be from the University of
forced to implement a Illinois and a J.D. degree
domestic human rights from the Howard Universpolicy,"
said Ms. Kazana, fry School of Law.
referring to current efforts The winner of the Youth
to involve the U.S. Justice of the Year contest will be
Department in the pend- selected and named the
ing appeals in federal NAACP Youth of the
courts. ?Year. The winner will
Except for Rev. Chavis, receive a trip to the 69th
the other 8 male defend- National Convention in
ants will become eligible Portland, Ore. July 1
for parole within the next through 8. The other par4
months. The only white, ticipants will receive trips
female defendant was tot- t0 tour the U.S. Naval
ally freed from parole this Academy in Annapolis,
past January. Md. August 3 through 5
and a special trip aboard a
U.S. Naval Ship in Norfolk.
Va. will be given to
C* I I 11" I I KP* t*ie y?un? man wh? raises
V^U I L U I w ? , most money. All partK
H ji icipants will be presented
* A to the Adult Conference
y /* on June 18 at the NAACP
? cf N Annual Freedom Day
J : 1 Celebration at the Raleigh
Civic Center at which time
Recognizing its responsibil- the apeaker will be the
Executiveity
of life in America, and d t
reflecting the increasing Uirector, Benjamin L.
awareness of the importance Hooks.
of the arts, one major corpor- Anyone interested in
ation, Sun Company, sup- ...
ports the production of participating please conmusic,
theater, dance, paint- tact T. Dianne Bellamying.
sculpture and other visual SmaU ?tate Youth Presiand
performing arts across , _
the country dent 273-0372.
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