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1 For 25 Years, The Choice for African American News and Information January 6, 2 0 0 0 C 5 The Chronicle Vlusic highlight of King celebration T. KEVIN WALKER E CHRONICLE Guilford College will use “voice of Africa” to cele- ite Martin Luther King Jr. ty later this month, as it iges a concert featuring ne of the state’s most daimed African American isicians. The Jan. 15 concert is part Carolina Roots, a series of acerts that celebrate the rich dition of music in North rolina. jThe MLK concert will fea- e a mixed-bag of niusical ares, all of which spawned im the African continent d were seasoned and per- ted by generations of rican Americans. The Badgett Sisters, an a apella gospel duo from nceyville; Joe Thompson, a dler from Mebane; and irham blues man John Dee )leman will headline the aw. Celester Stellars and Con- ! Steadman, The Badgett ters, learned their trade- irk style of harmonizing m their father, Cortelyou dgett: That was more than half a tury ago. Today they are own for their infectious )ilee-style spirituals and nns. The sisters are regulars on N.C. Arts Council’s Black Ik Heritage Tour, taking lir sound to cities and towns oughout the state. jHoleman has fused togeth- traditional blues with urban [es, jazz and R&B. He has n singing the blues since he 14. I’d sit around the barn, ping the fire to cure the acco,” Holeman recalled, r my entertainment, with guitar, you know, I’d bang it. I kept doing that (and) ked up a few chords.” Holeman is also an expert dancer, a talent that may be showcased. Holeman s Durham home. The city given rise to several well wn blues men, like Blind Fuller, Thomas Burt and hur Lyons. There is demand for Hole 's music outside of North olina. He has toured over- :s and has performed at the tional Folk Festival and Carnegie Hall. Among his many awards is a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. Thompson is known as an “old-time fiddler.” He is said to be one of the few African American fiddlers still active in the South today. Thompson’s love for music started early. In his house music was valued. His father, Walter Thompson, played the Photo by Roger Manley Celester Stellars and Connie Steadman, better known as the Badgett Sisters, will be one of the head lining acts at a Martin Luther King Jr, concert at Guilford College. fiddle and banjo and was greatly sought after to play at social events. Joe Thompson found his voice in the early 1970s, when interest in black folk music was revived in the country. Recently, he has played at the National Folk Festival and Carnegie Hall. Thompson’s “dynamic” vocals and playing style have brought him acclaim at every venue he has visited. Artists’ bios were provided by The North Carolina Arts Council be The MLK concert will held at Dana Auditorium on the campus of Guilford College in Greensboro. Tickets for the event are $10 for the general public and $8 for students and senior citizens. For ticket infor mation call 336-316-2400 or email sterrill@guilford.edu. ‘Sunday’ delves into agony of adolescence SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE “My legs felt like they were melting down into my sneakers. Ben took off his watch. ... He ‘s going to kill me, I thought. He ‘s going to kill me and he doesn’t want to hurt his precious watch. “Put your dukes up, Louis.” Mom lit a cigarette and left it hanging from one side of her mouth. She raised a glass above her head and clinked a spoon against it hard and fast and for so long, I was sure it would shatter and rain down onto her face. “Round one!” she shouted. At 14, Louis Bowman’s life revolves around the hopes, schemes and standards of his mother, Jeanette Stamps. He is fiercely protective of her, awed by her dreams of a house of their own away from the projects -and eager to escape her daunting expectations, bitterness and fury. Bil Wright chronicles the emo tional battles of a searching, hopeful and sometimes bruised young protagonist in his fiction debut, “Sunday You Learn How to Box” (Scribner Paperback Fic tion/A Simon & Schuster Trade Paperback Original, February 2000, $12; ISBN: 0-684-85795-2). Wright captures the anguish of adolescence and the complex bond between mothers and sons. This coming-of-age story is at once universal and an intimate exploration of the frustrations Of poverty and the ideals of mas culinity in the black community. Set in the downtrodden and dangerous housing projects of urban Connecticut, “Sunday You Learn How to Box” is told in the candid voice of Louis Bowman, a boy on the brink of manhood and in an ongoing fight, as he says, “just to get to the end of the round.” Sharing the heart of this novel is Jeanette Stamps, at turns bru tal, tender, and heroic. She is relentlessly upwardly mobile, con stantly reminding her son of “our plan” for a better life. “Nobody ever wanted to know what Mom would do next more than I did,” Louis confides. “But with Mom, I could never even begin to guess.” When Louis is 3, Jeanette moves them from Harlem to Connecticut for a job on the sales floor of Saks Fifth Avenue in downtown Stratfield. When Louis is 9, Jeanette bets their future on a shipping clerk, marries “Daddy Ben,” and ousts her son from the apartment’s only bedroom to the couch. Cheered by scotch and Salems, she shares fond memories of her days with. See ‘Sunday' on page C4 Superwoman or chickenhead? BY CHERIS HODGES THE CHRONICLE Joan Morgan is the author of a new book that is sure to cause a lot of people to start talking. The book, “When Chicken- Heads Come Home to Roost,” is a hip-hop feminist view on femi nism. In the past, feminist writers like Angela Davis and Alice Walker talked about the plight of the female from a historic per spective. Morgan tackles the here and now of black women. She does not take the victim/oppressor approach to writing this book. “‘Chickenheads’ is written for a generation of women for whom the issues of gender, sex, race, love and relationships rarely play themselves out in simple black and white,” said Morgan. She takes a stand on issues dealing with sexism in hip-hop, the myth of the “endangered black male” and the “strong black woman.” Morgan also looks at the phe nomenon of ’’chickenheads” - a term rappers used to describe their groupies. Chickenhead is a woman who is pretty, young and seemingly empty-headed. She is busy clucking, strutting and sleeping her way to money and power. But there are similarities between chickenheads and “supersistas” (the hardworking, independent and educated black women who despise chicken heads). Morgan said most women See Superwoman on C7 What a swizzle stick refers to as “hitting the big time.’ Rich. Rare, Refined. Your friends at Jack Daniel’s remind you to drink responsibly. aicoHoi 4o% By volume. Distilled And Bottled By Jack Daniel Distillery, Lem Motlow, Proprietor, Lynchburg (Pop. 361), Tennessee 37352. Visit us at www.jackdaniels.com
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