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March 21, 1985
Page B4
Ask Yolonda
W elfare cheat
By YOLONDA GAYLES
Syndicated Columnist
Dear Yolonda: A friend and neighbor is receiving
government supplement for her apartment
(Section hut in*?lioihl#* W*? livp in th#?
same building. My rent is $380 a month; she's only
paying $40. When she first moved in the building,
she was eligible because she was on public aid, but
now she's working every day. In fact, she seems to
have a nice job. 1 see her leaving the house every
day very neatly dressed.
Although I'm not a squealer, I feel a little
uneasy about her and our friendship. You might
say that I'm jealous. I resent the fact that I have to
struggle to make ends meet to have a place to stay,
but she's able to live so cheaply. I'm sure that
she's spending her money on those new clothes.
Isn't she breaking the law?
K.F., in LaPorte
Broadway Is My Beat
Pryor: In too dec
Observations in^covering the James Earl
Night Beat: role of a nast
Reports leaking "from Atlanta Chi
W% 1 _ 1 1 ? r Hi
Kicnara rryor s jo jo because he hop
Dancer: Your Life Is Calling" children avo
set say he's acting as if he's gruesome fate,
gotten in over his head on the
autobiographical-style pro- any vieN*
duction in which he not only ? vactcr,
stars, but which he co-wrote participate in i
and in which he makes his because t',t s ,ns
debut as a producer and direc- portant, says
act0r
tor. The story of a failed comedian
who fights his way back The five-hou
from failed marriages, drugs based on the b
and a near-fatal accident is on- of 28 black
ly a few weeks into shooting. Georgia capita
So there's still plenty of time cliimued by tl
for things to get better ? or tion music
worse.... free-la\ice \
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The DeBarge family, all 10 of them, started s
Up Close
DeBarge: A fam
DeBarge burst on to the musical scene
last year and struck gold with their second w
Motown album, "All This Love." With lii
two smash singles, "I Like It" and the title m
tune from the LP, DeBarge ? El, Randy, st
Mark, James and Bunny ~ established lc
themselves as hitmakers. The third LP, bi
aptly titled "In A Special Way," displays a oi
new dimension for the popular quintet and ai
just might be the charm for the family act tc
from Grand Rapids, Mich., who grew up o
singing and dancing before they could talk. ai
The album was completely written by the
group and was produced by 22-year-old El cl
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er may go to jail
Dear K.K.: Yes, she is breaking the law. In fact,
if she's caught, she'll have to repay every cent of
the benefits she received anH ivrkartc cKa'll c#JII k<?
? ? I pvi uupj Jliw II 31111 VA.
subjected to prosecution. I'm sure she's aware of
this.
What should you do? You might remind your
friend that you and others have noticed her leaving
home every day, evidently going to work. Someone
is bound to call this information in.
A word to the wise should be sufficient.
The Origin of Pierced Ears
Dear Yolonda: A few words about a trend that
was started by black Africans and now seems to be
part of the American custom. The trend I'm referring
to is men wearing earrings. The current style
is to wear one earring, but a man wearing an earring
in both ears is acceptable and doesn't delete
from one's masculinity.
A little history: In 1975, when I visited TanPlease
see page B9
;p in 'Jo Jo Dancer'
Jones took the Wayne Williams for two of the
y cop in "The slayings.
Pd-Murders"- * there's a sense of
es to Relp other emergency in retelling
id a similar cr?rr?<?thir?o that hoc cn
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much confusion," Jones ex.
... plains. "The story should be
rers won t like r , , ... . ...
. , told while it still creates
?ut I wanted to . . , _
. . curiosity and concern. Every
this mini-series ... .. ...
, . city has its reality, and this
ipiring and lm- J ... . ...
/, story should awaken a realistic
the 53-year-old , ... . . . .
concern about children in a big
city.
ir mini-series is "1 hope it did. Children are
affling murders so vulnerable and so
youths" m the l"r'precfOUt?..V 1 '
1. The dr^oiaJs. Actor Adolfrh Caesar. c?n,rt 1
le 1982 convic- quite understand the cornpromoter
and plaints of his "Soldier's
photographer Please see page B9
Lm & XH
A mA m l\l
inging together as soon as they could talk and ha1
ilv HpstinpH for musir;
"It was a lot harder than I thought it But this
ould be," says El, who occasionally got a fans and <
ttle help from brother Bobby, who is not a ching the r
lember of DeBarge. "I had to learn to be is in their
rict and stern. The family had to learn to your last
>ok at me as El the producer, not El the Rapids, y<
rother. If I made a decision, it was made music."
n the basis of what was best for the album Ten kid!
nd my brothers and sister had to learn not was never
> take it personal. But if I had to do it all soon as th<
ver again, I would. We all pulled together instrumeni
nd it was a labor of love." making ui
And pull together they did. El literally outdo wh<
lallenged his family to write the best constant n
msic possible, and they each rose to the ed into a
ccasion. F
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Morris Day has
the 1985 recipi
^prestigious Clai
Award by the
makers Hall of
award, created
HmK the contribution
black artists to i
cinema, was pre?
Wr musician and st*
W motion picture "1
at the 12th A
Micheaux Cere
recently in Oal
Past recipients c
have included su
as Debbie A1
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Holliday and Shi
K Harper.
H Morris Day re
t a multi-picture aj
20th Century-Fo:
en't stopped yet. of his enormouj
movie debut. T1
tor/musician w
with movie off
d reaching that agr
currently makir
recording arran
will result in a fli
won't come as a surprise to the ty, details of whi
critics alike who have been wat- nounced in the n
ise of this talented family. Music The Clarence
blood. As Bunny onj^sa^fr^If is named after th
name was DeBarge in Grand career spanned i
3u had to be into some type of years and who a]
second talking
> under one roof means the house filmed at a "talk
nniat Ullt tan lr i rip rinninn nr ^linnft t K A latP 1 1
uui ivii Kiua singing tu uuiiiig iiiv low i
ey could talk, playing the nearest of Dixie." His la
t that was put in their hands and appearance was
p little songs to see who could Ford Coppola
3m, can mean only one thing -- "The Black Stal
oise. But the noise was channel- Muse was alsc
creative vein by loving parents lawyer and song
Mease see page B8 is best remembei
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The arts, television,
reviews and columns.
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Notes
to Day gets award
;n d^>
rurpiv i\uiri utuui
; been named he gave to aspiring young
ent of the entertainers. Muse took
rence Muse special pride in helping to
Black Film- found and served as a charter
Fame. The member of the Screen Actors
to recognize Guild and was also a respected
s of yoimg member of ASCAP for over a
the w0?)a of quarter of a century....
iented to the
r ... After 15 years of production
ir of the nit c , _ .
Purple Rain" ?oul Trai" Khas "ew ^
nnual Oscar d.ca ors Tnbune Entertain,
ment. And changes are m store
;mony held e . . . 7
1 d Calf black-orientated
'J1" ' 1 1 American Bandstand. A new
>f the award c - ,
. . format change, more video
ch luminaries , 7
? clips and increasing the
lien, Kevin , . , 6
, T .c number of pop and crossover
ods, Jennifer r . c e .
. n . c A artists are just a few of the
iri Belafonte- ,
changes.
cently signed The show will also be movp-eement
with ing to a new channel and new
x in the wake time slots. ...
?1%r ciif/'occful
SIJT 3UVVW3IUI n-IIL. I . ,,
fte young ac- .. B" *?ard magazine calls
as showered him P^haps the preeminent
singer in black music today."
ers prior to . 7
. In the Los Angeles Times,
eement and is D 4 .... . 6 '
ig film and *?tbert H,',b"rn Pra,ses hl*
gements that elegan,t' br,?ht md sensual
f . . music.
iirry of activich
will be an- The he they are referring to
tear future. is Luther Vandross, a multiMuse
Award platinum, singer-songwritere
actor whose producer whose fourth Epic
more than 50 album "The Night I Fell In
ppeared in the Love," was scheduled to be
feature to be released on March 14.
inception album is preceded
920s, "Hearts a sjngle ^ M Ba
st feature film ^ .. ?? A jj j
. _ Comes Home. An added
m ' Cj rancls highlight to the song, written
production by Vandross and Marcus
Miller, is an organ solo by Bil5
a prominent ly Preston.
writer, but he
ed for the en- This summer Vandross will
id friendship embark on a national tour.
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