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Tony Brown’s ^Commentst* It’s Hack History Month Learning Time Its that time of year again. Free Black History Month magazines, first-come, first served — until they run out. If you watch our four-part series, "The Booker T. Washington Freedom Trail," on public television during Black History Month, you'll learn something about Booker T. Washington that you never knew (and, perhaps, get a new angle), know what a black college really is, where it came from and why some blacks and whites today are trying to get rid of them. If you don’t watch the TV series or see a t S*rt of it, you can get the same information — plus our annual Black History Month Qui* - in this special issue of "Tony Brown's Jour nal" magazine. The magazines are FREE to individuals and groups (200 per box) if you will pay the ’ cost of shipping ($20 per box). For single cop ies, send 88* in stamps. Call or write 1501 Broadway, Suite 2014, New York, New York 10036 - 212-575-0876. Here are some examples from the quiz. It is the oldest black college west of the Missis sippi. Fourteen of its 18 male basketball players made the honor roll last year. Three of the 14 made the National Dean.'s List This black college may have the smartest athletes in the country. Name it The 62nd U.S. Colored Infantry was re sponsible for the initial financing and sub sequent creation of what Missouri-based his torically black college? Alan McPherson is the only Pulitzer Prize winner from the State of Georgia. What black college graduated him in 1965? Gen. Daniel Chappie" James, America's first four-star general trained as a member of America’s Black Air JForce in WWII at his alma mater. Name it Another much larger question is: What are black colleges? Ill give you my answer now;. They take the poor, the downtrodden, the rejects of American society. They take the confused transfers from white colleges and univefeities, black students broken and frustrated by a hostile environment, their high hopes turned into doubts. The academic program at the black colleg es fills the gaps in education among the dis advantaged with unrivaled expertise devel opedout of necessity. For those who left the white campuses with shattered confidence, there is the sensitivity that restores the posi tive direction necessary to learning. For both those lacking basic skills and those with dashed hopes, there is an experience that carefhlly provides the academic and social successes that build a self-image that re stores confidence. That is the mission of to day's magnificent 114 black colleges and universities. , The magazine will also give you a lesson —on the "militant" Booker T. Washington. • "Decide within yourselves whether a race that is thus willing to die for its country should not be given the highest opportunity to live for its country," he once told a white crowd of 15,000 when describing the military record of blacks to this country. Another Black History Month gift is our first annual Library of Black History video catalog of over 200 Black-Affairs subjects. The information to order the catalog is con tained in the magazine or you can call or write. * > "Cast down your bucket where you are" and get Black History Month materials for your group, college, alumni association or school to disseminate to your community. 'Tony Brown's Journal” TV series can be seen on public television Sundays on Chan nel 42 at 5 p.m. It can also be seen on Chan nel 58, Saturday, 1:30 p.m. Please consult . listings. Atlantic Records Re-releases “We Shall Overcome” b Atlantic Kecorda has an nounced the re-release of the Ro berta Flack single, "We Shall Overcome." This version of the great anthem of the civil rights movement was released for the first time last year in connection with two national events: the first official observance of the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. and the declaration of Febru ary as Black History Month. All royalties from "We Shall Over come" will, as last year, be donat ed to the Medgar Evers College Foundation. Ms. Flack's version of "We Noted Playwright To Teach At UNC-G **„ Greensboro - Playwright Joseph Walker, whose drama, "The River Niger," won the 1974 Tony Award for best play, will teach at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro as a visiting dis tinguished artist during spring semester. "Jossph Walker fiTone of the two or three best-known black playwrights in this country," •*id Dr. Robert Hansen, director of the theatre division in UNCG's Department of Communication and Theatre. "He will teach our playwriting course during the se mester . We sre delighted that our students will be able to study with him." Hansen noted that public lecture or seminar programs featuring Walker will he scheduled during the semester. Walker was in Greensboro during the 1985-86 season of UNCO Theatre to deliv er a critique of "Mournin." the play by drama graduate student Carolyn Cole. In addition, to "The River Ni ger," Walker wrote "The Ha rangues" and was co-author of "The Believers." He has directed numerous theatre productions. ' He received a (Guggenheim Award in 1978-74 for playwriting and was a guest speaker at the 1974 Salrburg, Austria 8eminsr on American Theatre. Walker is currently a professor of theatre at Western Connecticut State University, where he teach es playwriting, acting and direct ing. Earlier, he was a drama fa culty member at Howard Univer sity. He also has taught at City College of New York and Yale University. Shall Overcome” features all star musical backing from Lu ther Van dross, James Ingram, George Duke, David Lasley, Gro ver Washington Jr. (alto sax), and RalpM McDonald (percussion). Roberta Flack orig inally recorded the song for a spe cial series of television and radio commercials running in con junction with Black History Month and sponsored by Lite Beer. 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