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Beverly Johnson in Israel Filming "Ashanti"
By Jesse H. Walker
Special to the Post
New York model Beverly
Johnson now in Israel filming
"Ashnati," an epic on modern
day slavery trade with Wil
liam Holden, Michael Caine,
Peter Ustinov and Rex Harri
son may be seen on the screen
before that film is released.
She's also in Philip Fenty's
completed "Baron Wolfgang
Von Tripps," starring Calvin
Lockhart and featuring such
recognizable black names as
Raymond St. Jacques and
Charles McGregor, with
chreography by George Fai
son and the music of Gil Scott —
Heron.
muiee asking for more federal
money for neighborhood athle
tic facilities in the inner cities,
such as the highly successful
Rukcer--ITT Summer and
Winter Leagues in NYC, sup
ported by a $50,000 yearly ITT
grant. Similar interest is the
new Sport'n Skill League in
NYC sponsored by the Joint
Schools Committee that re
quires youngsters to attend a
class the day before a game.
The Rucker League also con
ducts a tutoring service for the
over 2,000 youngsters enrolled
in its year-round program.
Richard Pryor
...Has new role
Reports have it that jazz
great Charlie Parker's life
will be made into a movie with
Richard Pryor contracted for
the role of Parker. Richard
Wesley is writing the screen
play Other films upcoming
ard Pryor in the film version
of Neil Simon's "California
Suite" and "Firepower," with
O.J. Simpson, Sophia Loren
and James Coburn, the latter
shot recently in NYC and
New Jersey. Also, James
Earl Jones will play an Ameri
can shipwrecked sailor in
"The Bushido Blade," now
filminBir^apar^^^^_^^_
Doug Williams. Gramb
ling's all-time quarterback
who was the 1978 first round
draft pick of the Tampa Bay
Bucaneers (a first! i, was in
town last week at Yankee
— Stadium to help lannrh the
1978 Whitney M. Young. Jr. ♦
Memorial Football Classic be
tween Grambling and Morgan
State on Sept 23 in the Stadi
um The game is co-sponsored
by The New York Yankees
and The New York Urban
League and this year's game
will start at 8 ρ m on a
Saturday night at the Stadi
um.
Former baseball star Willie
Mays and Wes Unseld of the
champion Washingtdn Bullets
appeared before the Senate
parks and recreation subcom
SUPER
S< >UNDS
USE TA BE MY GlkL
O'Jays
CLOSE THE DOOR
Teddy Pendergrass
BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE
Taste of Honey
SHAME
Evelyn "Champagne" King
STUFF LIKE THAT
Quincy Jones
YOU AND I
Rick James
THE GROOVELINE
Heatwave
DUKEY STICK
George Duke
RUNAWAY LOVE
Linda Clifford
DANCE ACROSS THE
FLOOR
Jimmy "Bo" Horn
THREE TIMES A LADY
commodores
LAST DANCE
Donna Summer
FEEL SO GOOD
Chuck Mangione
TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE,
TOO LATE
Johnny Mathis & Deniece
Williams
TAKE ME TO THE NEXT
PHASE
Isley Brothers
DAYLIGHT AND DARK —
NESS
Smokey Robinson
ANNIE MAE
Natalie Cole
I AM YOUR WOMAN, SHE IS
YOUR WIFE
Barbara Mason
LET'S GO ALL THE WAY
Whispers
AIN'T NO SMOKE WITHOUT
FIRE
Eddie Kendricks
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