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Scholarships provided for camp , at Greensboro Music Academy SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE The Music Academy of > North Carolina recently received grants of $5,000 from Cemala Foundation, $5d)00 from the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro, and $2,500 from Target Stores to provide scholarships for 50 under served children of Guilford County to attend summer music camps. The scholarships allow students to attend weeklong music camps at The Music Academy during the summer months. Campers are intro duced to new ideas and activ ities through a diverse cur riculum. Daily lessons on a variety of instruments enable stu dents to understand founda tional principles of music, and group activities offer stu dents the opportunity to col laborate with their peers and establish new relationships through music. The scholarships provide underserved children in Guil ford County an effective means by which they can dis cover and develop potential, learn to express themselves, understand their world, and see their value and signifi cance. Participation in The Music Academy of North Carolina Summer Music Camps offers the means and opportunity for these children to unlock individual creativi ty and build their spirits, and strengthen the bonds within their families. For more information, log onto www.musicacademync.org. Scoff Boh*, toam loader at Target Store 1180 on Lawn dale Drive in Greensboro, presents a check for $2,500 to Laura Holley, director of program development at The Music Academy. Bivouac crowns 2003 'Golden Stars' SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE With the encouragement, and financial support of her former Eastern Star chapter, the Grand Chapter of New Jer sey, her family and friends in Winston-Salem, Sister Joyce Redfern, past matron of Fideli ty Chapter 16, OES, PHA of Paterson, N.J. was crowned 2003 '"Golden Star" of Sisters of Bivouac Chapter 530 on July 12 at the Masonic Temple, 1025 E. 14th Street. As members of her family and friends watched, Redfern was escorted to her place of honor by Ijer grandson, Darius Wilson. P.M. Redfern. a 30-year veteran of the U.S. Postal Ser vice in Hackensack, N.J., is a devoted member of Emmanuel Baptist Church, under the leadership of Rev. Dr. John Mendez. She demitted to Bivouac after moving to the city and is a faithful and sup portive sister just as she was in her New Jersey chapter for 30 years. Other participants in this year's pageant were Sister Katie Payne, first runner-up, escorted by Rodrick Jones; Sister Janie Murray, second runner-up, escorted by Bro. Joe Clinton; Sister Dorothy Britt. escorted by her son, John Neal; and Sister Ruby Nor wood. Music for the event was provided by Bivouac soloists, Sister Thelma i nompson, associate con ductress and Sister Barbara Wardlow, chap lain, accompa nied by Benny Plowden on the piano. After the pageant, the contestants, past matrons, past patrons, and sick and shut-in members of Bivouac and guests were treated to a deli cious buffet pre pared and served by dedi cated sisters of Bivouac. Elected offi cers of Bivouac for 2003-2004 are worthy matron, Jean Nunn St. Preux; worthv Datron. Robert D. Jones; associate matron, Eva McWillis; secretary, Hattie B. Fulton; treasurer, Ciesta Fun derburk: conductress, Linda D. Butler; associate conductress, Thelma Thompson; trustees, Devenia McCloud (chairper son), Ida Duncan and Kather ine Williams. Bivouac'* 2003 "Golden Star," P.M. Joyce Redfern, poses with grandson Dariu* Wil son after being crowned. Sister Katie Payne, first runner-up, clutches her bouquet as her escort Rodrick Jones, leads the recessional after the pageant. Sisters Shaunne Hall and Ciesta Funderburk stand by to serve Sister Janie Murray, second runner-up, and her escort, Joe Clinton, Sister Dorothy Britt and ton John Noal onjoy tho delicto us buffet after the "Golden Stars" pageant. Banner from page C7 master's degree at the University of Maryland. Yet the idea of a gangsta rap per with a college education - and from Mississippi, a state better known for blues than rap - does surprise people. "I tell people, I went from the streets to school, and then back to the streets. It's not no big thing," Banner said in a telephone inter view. "I'm proud of being intelli gent. I'm proud of the fact that I came from the streets. I'm proud of the fact that I can go from any level. I can go from breaking in your car to debating with the vice president of the United States. All of these things are only tools that God has blessed us with." He's also blessed Banner with a hit album. Banner's CD hit No. I on the Billboard R&B-Hip-Hop album chart, selling approximate ly 239,000 copies since its release in May behind the single "Like a Pimp." Banner has given the folks in his home state something to be proud of. He's happy to wave the banner for Mississippi, which he said has long been overlooked and derided by hip-hop culture, despite the Dirty South's growing influence on the rap scene. "They have the power to shape and mold the minds of the world," he said of Northerners who control the industry, "and due to the fact that Southerners don't have a lot of control or say so in that area, so it's kind of hard to paint a positive picture, or not just a positive picture, but an exact picture, a truthful picture about the places that we're from." The picture that Banner paints is certainly not a pretty one. Bleak and violent imagery provide the framework for his album, but the way he sees it, he's reflecting not only his culture, but America itself. That's why he gets so angry when politicians and other moral ity crusaders try to rap rap artists. "I just look at America in gen eral - look at all stuff that they've done to acquire power? From the raping of cultures to the killing of people, how dare anyone in America judge what I do?" he asked. "Black people and people oQulture have found a way to express theyself and make money at the same time, and America doesn't truly want to deal with us, with this underbelly." With the menacing look that's quickly becoming his trademark. Banner may seem like a perpetu ally angry soul. Yet he's a spiritu al man who can also come across as charming and gentle - again, much like the alter ego he's named after. That fact isn't lost on Banner, who noted that the original Ban ner only became the Hulk when people picked on him. And the Hulk, he said, is modeled on the black man - "dark skin, big nose ... bristled hair, which looks just like a black man to me." Banner got his name, he said, . from a friend because of his atti tude. "I'm probably the nicest guy that you would want to meet, until I'm pushed, and when I'm pushed, it's not over until its done," he said. And just what happens when David Banner, the rapper, gets really angry? "I'll just put it this way," he said with a chuckle. "I hope that no one ever has to find out again." Film festival from page C7 year's Film Life Movie Awards," said Jeff Friday, presi dent and CEO of Film Life Inc. and ABFF festival director. "The show provides a unique.opportu nity to celebrate the world of independent filmmaking, as well =_ as the work of established Holly wood icons. Congratulations to this year's Film Life Movie Awards show winners. We look forward to televising the show next year so that this salute to black cinema can be shared with the largest audience possible." Following are the various awards and their winners: ? The AOL Time Warner Innovator Award to Russell Sim mons. ? The AOL Time Warner Ris ing Star Award to Gabrielle Union. ? The HBO Short Film Award to "Swallow," written and directed by Frank E. Flow ers, who receives $20,000 from HBO. ? The Lincoln Filmmaker Trophy award to "Skin Deep," which was directed by Sacha Parisot. Parisot receives a two year lease of a Lincoln Naviga tor. ? The Blockbuster Audience Award for Best Feature Film to "All About You," which was written and directed by Christine Swanson, a 1998 winner of the HBO Short Film Awird. The winner receives a $15,000 prize from Blockbuster and DEJ Pro ductions. ? Best Performance by an Actress award presented to Jan ice Richardson for "Anne B. Real." Essence and Movado sponsor this award and provide prizes to the winner. ? Best Performance by an Actor to Steve White for his per formance in "Skin Deep." Phat Farm sponsors this award and provides prizes to the winner. This year's Film Life Movie Awards show also featured a stirring performance from Arista recording artists Kenny Latti more and Chante Moore and a special presentation from Suheir Hammad from the Tony Award winning "Def Poetry Jam." Pre vious Film Life Movie Award show participants and honorees have included Mekhi Phifer, Samuel L. Jackson, Keenan Ivory Wayans, Chris Tucker, Denzel Washington. Halle Berry, Morgan Freeman, Pam Grier, Debbie Allen, Suzanne De -' Passe, John Singleton and Robert Townsend. AOL Time Warner is the pre senting sponsor of the ABFF, and HBO is the founding spon sor. The festival's platinum sponsor is Lincoln. Essence, Heineken and Upscale are gold sponsors. Black _ Enterprise; Blockbuster and Miramax Home Entertainment are silver spon sors. Official sponsors include: ABC Inc., American Airlines, AXA Financial. BET, CBS, Daily Blossom, DV Republic, ENYCE, Florida Lottery, Fox Broadcasting, the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau, Kodak, Martell Cognac, Maver ick Entertainment, the Mayor's Office of Film and Entertain ment, Miami-Dade County, LuxeConcierge, Motorola. NBC, Nielsen Media Research, Phat Farm and UrbanWorks Entertainment. Formerly known as the Aca pulco Black Film Festival, the international film market attracts more than 2,500 attendees annu ally. This year marks the festi val's second year in South Beach. ^^5333E59BBSiEI3^E3CjS3?2r Ljnafwc^M
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