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Davis Caps Off Senior Year In Flying Colors By Sidney Moore Jr. Post Staff Writer Gregory Davis is capping off his senior year at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) in flying colors. He received a notice Satur Richard Pryor Makes It Two In A Row Richard Pryor has been a warded a Grammy for Best Comedy Album of 1975. Pry or's win was a repeat perfor mance of last year when he won the same award for his “That Nigger's Crazy” al bum. This year's winner was “Is it Something I Said?” Both “Is It Something I Said?” and “That Nigger's Crazy" had previously attain ed gold record status and are available on Reprise records. Pryor is currently working on mateial for a new Reprise rlbum which he hopes to have released this summer. In addition to his recording and concert activities, Pryor will be seen in a number of major films in the near future. First up is “Bingo Long and the Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings” which will be released by Universal this spring to coincide with the start of the baseball season. The actor-comic is also soon to be seen in a cameo role in Universal’s “Car Wash,” and with Gene Wilder in 20th Cen tury Fox’s “Silver Streak,” directed by Arthur Heller. Pryor will star in "Which Way Is Up?”, a Steve Krantz pro duction for Universal, and will have the title role in an all black version of “Cyrano de Bergerac,” a Brut Production for 20th Century Fox which will be shot on location in Haiti. day, April 17, that he will be listed in the 1976 edition of Outstanding Young Men of America, A publication spon sored by the U. S. Jaycees in cooperation with a number of other men's civic and service organizations. Monday, April 19, Davis was again honored. He received the Theo Mitchel award as an Outstanding Senior at UNCC. The young student came to Charlotte in 1962 to live with his grandmother, Mrs. Janie Davis of 6401 Plank Road, after the untimely death of his mother. He had previously lived in New York City. Davis attended the North Carolina School for the Blind in Raleigh. He finished high school at Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) where he began his college studies. - While at CPCC, Davis was elected President of the stu dent body in the 1974-75 school year. He remained active in student affair when he trans fered to UNCC. He has served in student government in addi tion to holding membership in a number of other student organizations. Davis is a religion major at UNCC. He plans to become a minister after he completes seminary at Duke University. He will enter Duke next year. Presently, Davis exercises his religious beliefs at Salem Baptist Church. His pastor is the Rev. Mayhew Bostic. Davis was nominated to the Outstanding Young Men ot America Awards Program, by Dr. Henry Young, profes sor of theology at Atlanta Uni versity. The young student met the professor at a Thanks giving Day program sponsor ed by the Black Students of UNCC. Davis helped organize the program and Young was the guest speaker. / I SETTING NEW RECORDS | * HIS LAST GAME OF DEATH PLUS 2nd FEATURE T.N.T. JACKSON MG SHOWS $1.00 X STARTS T-(>-D-A-Y Double Feature | Dilworth Theatre | RED FOXX OF “SANFORD & SON” ~~With guest for April 30 -i Wilcox Schedules Organ Recital David Wilcox, a senior mu sic major at Queens College, will present an organ recital in Dana Auditorium on April 26 at 8:15 PM. The program is open to the public at no charge. Wilcox, who lives in Denver, N. C., will play a total Bach program including “Fantasy in G Major”, “Choral” and "Choral in A Minor." A reception honoring the performer will be held in the foyer of the E. H. LitUe Fine Arts Center following the reci tal. T r PLUS 2nd FEATURE COME BACK CHARLESTON BLUE 2 MG SHOWS STARTS SW\2;30 . T-O-D-A-Y Double Feature / Yamaha has long been known for its engineer ing, reliability and performance. Now two of our most popular machines are on sale. Right now you can buy the incredible 1975 DT 175 Enduro for just $698 And the 1975 street version of the legendary RD 350 is only $898-that’s over $300 off its original price. There have never been prices like this before and they may never be like this again. See these great bikes at Roy Wilkins Honored For Leadership WASHINGTON, D. C. -Roy Wilkins was honored for near ly a half-century of civil rights leadership with the presenta tion of a $300,000 gift to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peo ple at a testimonial dinner here Friday night. The $300,000 check was pre sented to Mr.Wilkins by Gene ral Motors Chairman, Thomas A. Murphy, on behalf of the Roy Wilkins Tribute Commit tee, a group of business and labor leaders from across the country which was organized and chaired by Mr. Murphy. _ The NAACP said it was the largest such gift in its 67-year history. Mr. Wilkins, who will be 75 in September, is retiring from the NAACP at the end of this year. He has been an NAACP staff member since 1931 and executive director since 1955. “Mr. Wilkins, our respect and admiration for you ex tends to the organization you represent and which you have led so outstandingly f0r many years, “Mr. Murphy said. “The drain on the NAACP in recent years has been formid able, not only in terms of human diligence and effort, but most importantly in terms of finances. It is our hope that this check will help Aeviate those financial problems.” Please accept it with our most profound wishes for con tinued success in your efforts to better the lives of our Amer I ican people, he said. “If I spoke until 3 a.m. tomorrow, all I could say is "thank you, thank you, thank you,” Mr. Wilkins repeated. The $300,000 check represented net pro ceeds from the tribute dinner. “As chairman of the Tribute Committee, Mr. Murphy has brought together members of the corporate community, la unprecedented evening,” Mr. Wilkins said. “The NAACP is indebted to each of the cor porations and labor organiza tions represented here.” i Read the Charlotte Post each week. It’s your best source for 1 news about the people you know. Remember! If you don’t read the Charlotte Post each week, you don't know what’s happening in the black community. _ 1 T. P. PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS 1 RUFUS Featuring CHAKA KHAN "Sweet Thing” “Dance With Me” PLUS RON BANKS DRAMATICS “Who’s Fooling Who” “Me and Mrs. Jones" & | BLUE MAGIC SPECIAL BUYS BEDROOM _ SUITS 229.* i and up 5 Piece $79 « Dinettes and up HOT POINT APPLIANCES Washers, dryers, Refrigerators, Freezers & Ranges. Remount Appliances & Furniture 1900 Remount Kd. 334-8630 — FRIDAY NIGHT, APRIL 23 CHARLOTTE COLISEUM Show-Time: 8:30 PM. Advance Admission - /Vw5 Door- 00 •yj‘i -j ^ ,.») Tickets on Sale At: Box Office, * .. ■, Hi«i .. .,1 ■Miotm ittitj (ill 10*1 National Hat Shop, Record City, Record, Bar-Eastland Mall, Soul Shack ■ p ■ I Jf' ■ —>-• —1: ■* I * I Yes, send some of those ' I I stickers toi | f | Name*__ | - ■ Addresst ■ 1 i : ! \ i s 5 1 • : ■ j '
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