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The Chronicle, Thursday, November 29, 1984-P Musical Notes Mr. T releases mildpol * mm T IUCU Columbia recording artist Mr. T has released his first music video, "Mr. T's Commandment," from the album of the same name. Mr. T raps his way through ail of the situations that have made him so popular: attacking "bad guys," befrien- . ding children and flashing that alarming smile. "Mr. T's Commandment," directed by Peter lsraelson and producted by Nils Siegel, captures all of the power of the electrifying track. With Mr. T acting out the song, its message becomes clear -anti-drug, anti-crime and the importance of getting an education. "Mr. T's Commandment" is a nonstop action piece that spotlights the artist's endearing quality of displaying a ferocity toward criminals but a loving gentleness toward children. Mr. T, who gained worldwide popularity for his role in "Rocky III" and "The A-Team," got involved in the project with the hope that he could reach more children with his inspirational message via a musical, dance-oriented medium. The popular rhythm and blues group, Lakeside, will be among the stars appearing on the 1984 41 Lou Rawls Parade of Stars" television special which benefits the United Negro College Fund. Thp nrnoram aire Qahir^ov - ^ "o- wtid uuiuiuu;, i/vt ai uuuil. It will be a 12-hour national airing, the first telethon to benefit a black cause and the first national telethon to benefit education. AnheuserBusch, the national sponsor, will also provide promotional support through its Budweiser beer. Other stars on the program include Sammy Davis Jr., Donna Summers, Bill Cosby, Patti LaBelle, AI Jarreau, Andrea Crouch and Kool and the Gang. Lou's co-hosts are Marilyn McCoo and Ed McMahon, For the second straight year, Gladys Knight will host the Black Achievement Awards Television Show that was scheduled to be taped in Los Angeles on Nov. 18 for a nationwide showing. Cohosting with Knight will be Smokey Robinson. The Pips, will also appear on the show. Knight and The Pips will also be the guests and New York anchor for the "Happy New Year " America" CBS TV special" emittating from the Plaza Hotel in New York on DecTlt?M^ But Gladys Knight and The Pips won't be the * only ones helping to ring in the New Year. Blues great B.B. King will be the special guest on the . Willie Nelson HBO New Years Eve Special, broadcast live from Houston. The two have admired each other over the years ? Please see page B11 K ; k - . * f w?Z^1i Bp.jw v *y ^ ---*?-^ -^ ?^^ME^-^r^-^xr*^^-' - ?- ^Na^^HMnSHM^Bdofln Avery Brooks, second from left, stars In the ti "Solomon Northup's Odyssey." The product kidnapped Into slavery, also stars, left to ri$ League. Ask Yolonda Helping her si* By YOLONDA GAYLES Syndicated Columnist Dear Yolonda: Several weeks ago a woman who wrote in to say that the only way blacks are going to solve our employment problem is when we learn to aid one another in our job search. I once believed in that theory, but now I sure don't. When I tried to help someone, I got burned. Mv; former hnvfriend was a comDuter Drocram 1'I ^ I V/I l?avi W ^ - - - ? r ,? - w mer. My sister had a girlfriend who was jobhunting, and every job that interested her called for some computer experience, so my sister asked me if I would ask "Ron" to help her. To make a long story short, last month Ron was m age B7 Wee The Arts, Leisur t~-' ' ijfcn - jmH '^1 " ^Pv<c , ;fej* ^Hk*v^F . ^ y f>'iflHf^H V?; | |p* ' ' w *? ! : < ? - ^1 W: , JgjB ?v <*'<\ ~ *? '' V^j^ Cosby on TV wife Phylicia Ayers-AI :> tie role of the American Playhouse production of ion, based on the true story of a free black man jht, Christopher Mariso, Rhetta Green and Jane iter's friend turni ^Yolonda Gayles in one of his confession moods, and he told me that during the time that the two of them were together, they were doing much more than work# ** * . . # t I kend e, Music, Columns u.4tfx: I ~ . . -V La^. v "\ .' ' WL P d W > W /s m /' -Jj I *a9K|^H ' C^ #, , ? H ?*. <r ?l'V'p > <M? ?.?t tliUv ;, r #i .... sSfijtj len: We get along just fine. fT^S airs Solo, ^n 1841, a free black in Saratoga, N napped and sold into slavery in the S years, this young man experienced th subjugation of enslavement on variou in Louisiana. No one. not his wife, his friends, c knew of his whereabouts. And alth< his story to anyone who would listen -- his fellow slaves, his 4'owners,** etc one listend or no one cared. It wasn't until he was able to smug* up North that anyone learned aboui Solomon Northup, the free black wh< ing, physically and emotionally, unde slavery. "Solomon Northup's Odyssey," historical drama recounting this true s f. u?.prrfYirn^d j casting Service (PBS). The film, shot in Savannah, Ga., is directed by Go the award-winning former photograp Magazine, who has earned the title man" for his varied achievements as poet and novelist, as well as direc feature fims as "The Learning Tre< A A ed out to be i ing on the company's computers. H she practically threw herself at him, me this, I've refused to see him. I fe< never trust him again. So you see, you can't help p Everyone's looking out for themseh Oh, the young lady did get a job in she looked out for herself and is d< I'm the only one who lost. Dear Gail: Had your boyfriend ani friend met under different circur same thing could have occurred, sc - * ... i m * ? a Iroadway Is My Cosby: S By JOEY SASSO Syndicated Columnist Observations in Covering the Night Beat. BUI Cosby says he'd know his new NBC show was a success even if he didn't look at the ratings ? from the rumors that are starting to circulate. One that annoys him particularly ? and which he insists is not true -- has him and his video wife, Phylicia AyersAllen, so at odds they're not speaking to one another. Bill also says he's beginning to see the building of - resentment toward the series from the industry on the West Coast, because "The Bill Cosby Show" is shot in the East , "and is for real." He says the Hollywoodites "say we can't keep up the quality of our series, that we're wearing writers out. Well, the fact is we're smiling here, have tons of ideas ? and will never run out of ideas as long as people keep watching our show." Robert Guillaume, the star, of ABC's Benson, has a reputation for speaking his mind. He's also a guardian against. offensive racial content on the show. "Robert has a short fuse,""said Inga Swenson, Benson's friendly nemesis on the comedy about a butlerturned-government official. "But I think it's because he feels such a responsibility to the show and to the black community. He's a perfectionist and it pays off."... Will wonders never.cea$5ft? Not-so-little-anymore Stevie Wonder says , he's asked another red-hot entertainer, Eddie Murphy, to make a movie with him. They would play brothers in a flick written by the Wonder Man. "It's a mon Northu l.Y.,was kid- and "Leadbel outh. For 12 Avery Broc e cruelty and role of "Soloi s plantations red are Mas* Tolan, Janet >r his family, Greene. >ugh he told - The script, down South Potter, is bas? :. ? either no tual account, which he wrc jle a message was so popuU t the fate of in its first pri d was suffer- tool for the at r the yoke of " slavery even a In 1841, S( a two-hour man in Sarat tory, will be devoted, husb ->n Monday, pomplished fi( ?entEoproneur on location Washington, ?rdon Parks, big paying jot )her for Life However, it "renaissance trepreneur" d< a composer, white slaver i tor of such dent, Solomoi "Shaft" i big mist: le claims that your helpfuli , Since telling your sister's si that I could Now, to y< Ron, refusin eople today. harsh. After 'es. Let's hope tl the field - so too. >ing all right. Inside Kno Gail Dear Yolo d your sister's from Macon nstances, the the drugs he > don't blame \ Beat how's a hit lot of fun. I told him the basic concept of the story and he's interested in us doing it," said Stevie, who's been pals with Murphy since the comic did an impression of him on "Satur aay Nignt Live.'' Meanwhile, Wonder, who's on top of the charts with his "I Just Called to Say I Love You," is hedging his bet. He's also talked to John Travolta about doing a video together.... James Earl Jones will come off a great deal like boxing czar Don King in NBC's. "Las Vegas Strip Wars." Producer Geroge Englund isn't worried that the resemblance will lead to trpuble. He protected himself by getting a release from King before he started shooting the Nov. 25 TV movie. "In this case, it wasn't possible to: disguise the character under any 'thin veil.' It would have been actionable. King's the only black fight promoter," says Englund, of the colorful figure most recently in the news because of his involvement with the Jacksons' "Victory Tour." Jones' character isn't the only thing about "Strip Wars" that comes close to real life. ? Englund also drew from his own background as an executive with Caesars World (which oversees Caesars Palace operations in Las Vegas and Atlantic City) to write the Rock Hudsonstarrer. "v^Las Vegas Strip Wars" has Hudson.pAaymg a Las Vegas . casino honcho, accused of having ties with organized crime figures, who's oustedj_ from his position and takes over another hotel. It constituted "doing a sialom Please see page B12 p's plight ly." >ks makes his film debut in the title non Northup's Odyssey." Also staron Adams, John Saxon, Michael League, Petronia Paley and Rhetta by Samm-Art Williams and Lou l n _ i k ? ea on ^oiomon iNorinup s own tacentitled "Twelve Years A Slave," >te following his rescue. The book it - it sold more than 25,000 copies inting ? that it became a powerful >olitionists in their campaign against t the cost of a Civil War. alomon Northup was a free black oga, N.Y. He was a carpenter, a and, a loving father and an acjdler. Then one day an enterprising oonvinc^d Soloraaft--.Ux.Ira^Tr-la D.C., where he had arranged for a 5 as a musician. istead of giving him a job, the "enelivered Solomon into the hands/of a ' trader. Although fiercely-uxrepeni, shackled and physically beaten inPlease see page B11 ake ness. I think you were right to help friend (even if she didn't deserve it). 3ur own problem -- if you really like g to see him again may be a little all, he did tell you what happened, hat he learned from the experience, iwtedge mda: My letter concerns the writer whose son was "brainwashed" by used. 3lease see page B11 ? . *
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