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IGose-Up the book's chapter on "The Buppic Lo6$." "I've always enjoyed myself. It's an attitude -- an attitude that eliminates the crab system and lets you do your own thing." Not everyone, however, shares QtonW ' 'L" wHi^>va ?imiiui?aiu auuui inc I distinctions, if you will, that I characterize Staples' Buppies. I Along with attention from the media, Buppies have garnered criticism from some segments ol the black population. I June auditions setjb The. Piedmont Chamber Singers, of Winston-Salem will hold auditions in June for singers interested in joining the choir. I The Chamber Singers, a small I vocal ensemble numbering bet A J ween ia 10 jjo voices, specializes irt the performance of chambei choral music from the Renaissance to the 20th century. The group's repertoire includes madrigals, motets, cantatas anc other works by master composer! of the past and of the curreni generation. The choir was founded in 1971 and is an independent organiza WNCNW to hold 13tl The local chapter of the National Council of Negro Womer will hold its 13th Anniversary Occasion Honors Banquet at 6:3C p.m. on Saturday, June 14, in th< Kennedy Dining Hall at WinstonSalem State University. Mistress or ceremonies will be Larn Dillard The guest speakei will be Bonnie H. Daniels, a counselor with the WinstonSalem/Forsyth County School System. k Members of the communit) 'Abstract Objectives The Southeastern Center foi Contemporary Art will open foui new exhibitions with a receptior ft for members from 7 to 9 p.m. 01 Lfiiday, June 6. The exhibition; , finlll be open to the public fron 5 June 7 through July 27. The Main Gallery exhibition MAKcfror?* ill ujiiavk vi/jvviiTva, mil yji t sent five southeastern artists whc work in the abstract mode of ex pression. The artists are Paul M Krainak, William Mize, Am} Landesburg, Vernon G. Prat mmimmmmw?H?nimtwwiHnnnmmtmn Marable Mandela and every politica prisoner. These steps might not end th< alliance between the Reaganite and the apartheid regime. Presi dent Reagan bears the respon sibility for these recen murderous assaults agains African people, because he ha continued to defend the crimes o A apartheid more than any othei politician outside of Sout) Africa. But if we succeed in th< next steps, we'll go a long wa] toward fostering a climate o J BCOb Froi m i adequate enforcement provi sions. For several years Congress ha considered amendments to th< Act that would put some enforce ment teeth in it. And each year ii has failed to pass those amend ments. Now it is again consider ing a bill that would strengther and extend the fair housing law. Unless that bill is passed, fail housing will never be a reality The victims of discriminatior must have access to fair hearings and the initiators of discrimina SUBS i Winston-Si I 722' ) From Page A6 Critics say Buppies are "snobs," who have, traded a respect and awareness of their history for designer wardrobes i and high-priced automobiles. Staples places their criticism ini to a historical perspective. "Historically, in the black community, when you had a good job and you went to college, you were being 'uppity,* " I Staples says. "In 1986 we say, 'That stinks.' You've got a right to everything you work for. rChamber S'Ftgers ? uon which is a funded member of ! the Arts Council Inc. of WinstonSalem. The 1986-87 season of the I choir will include three subscription concerts in October, * February and May, plus addi' tional performances. - People who wish to audition are asked to bring one solo piece * which they are prepared to sing. I An accompanist will be provided. 5 Auditions are being scheduled t by appointment for the week of June 23. Singers interested in 7 more information or an appoint ment may call 722-4022. l Honors Banquet and local Students will be 1 honored at the program. The chapter will also present its NCNW Award. Other participants will 'be Thelma Pigford, Joan Cardwell, wuiard Tanner, Aidine uriggs* the Rev. Wendell A. Johnson, i Martha Jones, Mabel E. Johnson, Maybelle Hedgley, I Roxanna Pitts, Manderline Scales and the Rev. B.F. Daniels. r Admission is a $10 donation. {' scheduled at SECCA r and Mildred Taylor. r Also opening at this time will i be a solo exhibition of recent 1 mixed media drawings by 5 Virginia Derrytafio^t , j ^ l Yuriko Yam ag\i$te|*_ will be represented in a solo show of his , painted wooden sculptures in the - Open Air Gallery. > There will also be an exhibition - of mixed media birdhouses by Randy Sewell. i The exhibits are open to the t public at no charge. From Page A4 I strong external pressure. This will culminate in meaningful negotia? tions, at long last, between the l ANC and the white minority. - And perhaps in the long run, this - may represent a major transition t toward the destruction of the t apartheid system. s f Dr. Manning Marable will r become a political science i and sociology professor at e Purdue University in West i Lafayette, Ind., beginning this f July. m Page A5 - tion must get stiff penalties for their illegal acts. 5 ? ? The key t^rfair housing is - strong and certain enforcement, t We do not have fair housing in America today because we have - weak and uncertain enforcement, i and the remedy for that is passage of amendments to the r Fair Housing Act that make it effective. 1 s John Jacob is director of the - National Urban League. )tKli5E ikm Chronicle 8624 "It's all right to feel good about yourself. 4t doesn't mean you're not concerned about the sick, the hungry and the homeless. Why apologize for being successful?" Although his book discusses such light topics as "The Buppie Vacation/* "The Buppie Diet" and "The > Baaad Buppie," Staples says his motivation for writing the book is deeply rooted. "With the (Bill) Moyers (CBS) documentary and the MOVE incident in Philadelphia, there has black families," says Staples. "Black people need something positive to read about. There has been a phenomenon where we've, been known as *cool breeze,' urban guerillas' and 4Shaft.' We've always been depicted as some sort rtf fellt\?rk?innp " Ua cAiis swpviwiug3| . IIV sajrit nuw ( white people are saying, 'You are urban professionals, you don't have to be super people. You don't all have to be Muhammad Ali.' "All of us are not illiterate, and all of us don't live in the projects. All my book is saying is that black people are moving into more and more of the urban occupations." While black urban professionals are just beginning to The Winston-Salei . presents *4 I \%y> S?w,d -rh\S /I contribut...% Publishers journalism Tickets In Advance: Orchf At th? Door: Orct Tickets available at c^~Wwatpn-Salem Chroni W?w&W' r F^': JAZZ I I \I1(M< I Hanes Group wmtegon corporal Piedmont Publis A Rej For more Natlc p . r i make their presence known in large numbers, Staples foresees a time when membership in that category will practically be a necessity. "I don't think this is a fad. In order for us to survive, we may all have to be Buppies," Staples says. "I'm not saying we'll all have to own everything that I menuon in my dook, out l think for sheer economic reasons, more and more black people will beome urban professionals, and that covers many occupations. It vvfll be ncccrrcrry sq thnt we don't self-destruct. We are going to have*oJ>e Buppies. We'll have to catdion^} ... ...... -, , Having offered Buppies a humorous look at themselves and at their lifestyles, Staples' last thought to his readers is a word of caution. "We all owe a debt to someone. Let us not let education, money, position, possessions and the lifestyle that results from these things ? allow us to forget 'from whence we came.' " The Staples* book, which has sold more than 10,000 copies and is now in its second printing, is available in bookstores. Staples has also created a line of Buppie paraphernalia available through his company, Pyramid Designs, in Pittsburgh. m Chronicle klPlL'r * ' .'* ' lay, June 5 ns Center /si 7 p.m. & 10 i V v f ^ 1 J I aMJULALUBBV will be -? Nf concei? j to the Nation*. .. Association's mine scholarship progr? ijf .VJ-? istra $15, Balcony $13 lestra $16, Balcony $14 the Stevens Center Box Office, cle. 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