With Teresa Burns [
Bits &
Pieces
Teresa
Bluck History Month
February is Black History
Month for many. Some of the
struggles, dimensions of black
white attitudes, and the pain of
slavpry will be depicted through.
'fifths at the North Branch
Library at 2324 LaSalle St.
The films will begin February
4 and will continue each Monday
at 7 p.m. throughout the month of
February.
"Follow The North Star” and
"Black History: Lost, Stolen or
Strayed” are two films that will
be shown February 4. "Harriet
Tubman” will be shown Febru
ary 11 and “Slave Story” will be
shown February 18. On the last
Monday, February 25, the "Auto
biography of Miss Jane Pitt
man” will be shown in its
entirety.
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The best way to make your
dreams come true is to wake up.
-J.M. Power in "Sign
Magazine."
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Central Piedmont Community
College would like to expand.
Plans for community learning
centers were discussed last week
at a meeting on the campus. R.
H. Hagemeyer said that a com
munity survey revealed that
“...168,000 adults in Mecklenburg
wanted educational services as
—offered at CPCC."
The college would like to bring
more classes into the neighbor
hood and to give quality educat
ion without citizens having to
come uptown to the college.
Hagemeyer stressed that,
“Equal quality is a must."
Central Piedmont’s Commit
tee is now in the process of
planning for the extended com
munity learning centers. The
group of eleven members will
meet again in approximately
four weeks.
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All you have to do is sit back
and relax at Nellie Hill’s Fashion
Show, Sunday, February 17 from
5 to 8 p.m. at Mike Cotton’s
Upstairs Lounge, 630 N. Graham
St. And then after that you can
dance to your heart’s desire at
the disco.
Just to name a few of the
models: Cathey Atkins and Dale
Johnson, both from New York;
Jaylene Strong, Tony Po*ell, and
Drake Ashford will give a
dazzling performance of model
ing skills you won’t forget.
The designs are Nellie Hill
originals. Dale Johnson’s de
signs are also displayed as well
as his make-up.
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The entertainment spotlight is
on none other than Millie Jack
son’s hot new album “Live and
Uncensored”. By the way, it is
too “X-plicit and X-rated” for
any radio station to play, but the
album is selling faster than
stores can replenish it - and that
is unusual. Albums usually need
the publicity from radio to sell.
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Alex Haley is back in the news.
He is working on a new TV movie
entitled “King of the Hill.” The
film is being produced by the
well-known Norman Lear. And
since Lear has produced “San
ford and Son,” “Good Times,”
and “The Jeffersons,” (which
have been cited as negative
views of the Black family), some
are wondering about this union.
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You’ll probably be seeing
more of Tony Brown now that his
series “Tony Brown’s Journal”
will be aired on WBTV. If you
would like to see him in person
he will speak at Johnson C.
Smith University Monday,
February 11 at 8:15 p.m. in the
University Church. The Lyceum
committee is the sponsor.
“Tony Brown’s Journal” con
tains hard-hitting reports about
Black people. His is the first
series to successfully shift from
public broadcasting to com
mercial TV. It is also the longest
running, nationally syndicated
Black affairs program.
Assertiveness training for
—tt’Qmen will start Thursday, Jam
31 and last until Feb. 21. This
program concentrates on help
ing women feel and act more
assertive in their interactions
with others. The objective is to
become aware of the differences
between assertive, non-assert
ive, and aggressive behavior.
_ The leader will be Betty
Dibrell, Counselor at Randolph
Clinic. Call Gordon Folger at
373-6644 for more information.
A free workshop entitled
“What every women should
know about investing” will be
given Wednesday, Feb. 6 from 7
-9:30 p.m.
The leader will be Carol Cos
grove, Account Executive at
Merril Lynch, Pierce and Smith.
For more information contact
Gordon Folger at 373-6644.
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The easiest way to find more
time to do all the things you want
to do is to turn off the television
set. - J. Harold Smith, quoted in
“Quote Magazine."
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This might save your life. A
—special Task FnrrP that denis
with cancer awareness for Black
Americans (in conjunction with
the American Cancer Society) is
sponsoring a Prompt Action Pro
ject at Memorial Hospital Satur
day, Feb. 9 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Volunteer nurses from the Chi
Eta Phi Nurses Sorority will
perform pap smears in order to
detect cancer. Call 373-2121 for
an appointment.
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Druid Hills Garden Club’s first
meeting of the year was hosted
by Saphease Blackmon. The pro
gram chairman, Minnie Connor
introduced the guest, Vernie Pat
terson, owner of Patterson’s
Nursery.
Mrs. Patterson demonstrated
the cutting and care for three
potted plants. She also explained
the care procedure for Christ
mas Cactus, Begonia, and
Geranium.
The foliowmg members were
present: Maggie Johnson, Hattie
McCree, Queen Ellis, Della Sim
mons, Minnie Connor, Roberta
Lyles, Ann Williams, Emma
Wade, Dora McGill, Inez Ellis,
and Eva Wiley.
Mrs. Connor will host the
February meeting.
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Last month The Charlotte
Graduate Pan Hellenic Council
presented Esther Hargrave,
director of First United Presby
terian Church’s tutorial enrich
ment program, a check in the
amount of $100. The money was
presented to be used for a
Christmas party for the 48 chil
dren enrolled in the tutorial
program.
The Christmas program in
cluded “One Solitary Life” re
cited by Thomas Johnson.
Christmas symbols were ex
plained by Kim Eric and Nicole
Johnson, “The Drummer Boy”
by Dwayne Houston and “Twas
the Night Before Christmas” by
Marion Phillis.
If your
club or
organization
is having
an event,
feel free
to contact
me.
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Fire Education
Mayor Kicks Off
Awareness Week
This week Charlotte
Mayor Eddie Knox and
Fire Chief John E. Lee
officially kicked off Fire
Education Awareness
Week, February 11-17, by
issuing a proclamation and
unveiling a large billboard
near the intersection of
Seventh and North
McDowell Streets.
The local observance is
in response to Governor
James B. Hunt's statewide
proclamation calling for in
creased public awareness
and concern for fire safety
and prevention. In Char
lotte a number of activities
are planned including six
—‘PuLyflur Heart in Fire
Safety” billboards using a
Valentine's Day theme.
During the week the
Charlotte Fire Department
will present slide programs
prepared by the Fire Pre
vention Bureau and Train
ing Division at Eastland,
SouthPark and Freedom
Drive Malls. Citizens will
Crowder Begins
Internship At
GCCOC
Ms. Janet Vanessa
Crowder, a senior Com
munication Arts major at
Johnson C. Smith Univers
ity has begun an internship
at the Greater Charlotte
Chamber of Commerce.
The internship will run
from January 2^ through
April 23, 1980, which
emphasis on learning skills
in printing, the news
media, research and audio •
visual.
A native of Monroe,
North Carolina, Janet is
the daughter of Mrs. Mar
garet H. Crowder, and is
the middle of three girls.
Her major emphases are
Television Production and
Public Relations
On campus, she is an
active member of Student
Government and Inter
mural Sports. She is also
head counselor in the
Junior-Senior Dormitory,
and an active member of
Alpha Kappa Alpha Soror
ity, Incorporated.
On April 23, Janet will
complete the internship
program for credit toward
her Bachelor of Arts De
gree. She has two major
goals in life. The first is to
manage a public relations
firm, and the second is to
co-anchor the nightly news
for a major network.
Janet's other interests
include jogging, imitating
Carol Burnett, singing,
meeting new people, and
writing.
Check Ihe ads in the Char
lotte Post each week for the
best bargains in town.
Lecture Programs
To Feature Black Artists
Two lecture programs
featuring black artists
have been scheduled at the
University of North Caro
lina at Charlotte this
month
Imamu Amiri Baraka,
formerly Leroi Jones, will
be at UNCC Wednesday,
Feb. 13, at 8 pm in
McKnight Lecture Hall to
speak on "History of Black
Liberation.”
Catti James, a black
American artist and inter
preter of African art and
culture, will present a lec
ture-slldc pi escalation on
“Experiences in Black
Art" at 8 p.m. Wednesday,
Feb. 20, in McKnight
Lecture Hall
Admission for the
Baraka lecture is $1 and
cost for Ms. James' pro
gram is 50 cents. Sponsored
by the University Program
Board's Minority-Fine
Arts-Lecture Committee,
both programs are open to
me puDiic.
Baraka was educated at
Rutgers and Howard Uni
versities and did graduate
work at the New School for
Social Research and Co
lumbia University. He
taught poetry at the New
School of Social Research,
drama at Columbia Uni
versity. literature at the
University of Buffalo and
was visiting profesWr at
San Francisco State Uni
versity.
He was recently elected
secretary general of the
National Black Assembly,
tne pei nuneiit—structure
mandated by the National
Black Political Convention
to carry out the resolnttom
of the National Black Poli
tical Agenda. He was also
instrumental in bringing
together a diverse group of
black people who succeed
ed in electing Kenneth Gib
son of Newark, N.J., as the
first black mayor of a
major northern city.
be able to sign up for free,
home fire safety inspect
ions and request speakers
for civic clubs and neigh
borhood groups.
A highlight of Fire
Education Awareness
Week will be open house at
all 23 Charlotte fire sta
tions. The public is invited
to tour their neighborhood
fire station, see the equip
ment and meet Fire De
partment personnel.
These activities are
planned.to call attention to
thre need for public support
of fire safety and prevent
ion efforts in Charlotte.
Last year seven people and
$5.2 million in property
were lost due to fires. An
additional $3 million in pro
perty damage was caused
by arson.
For fire safety tips or
additional information on
Fire Education Awareness
Week persons should con
tact the Charlotte Fire De
partment, Fire Prevention
Bureau, telephone,
374-2101."
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