THE POETIC SPIRIT8 of East/St. Louis and
Chicago commingled recently when members
of the board of directors of the Eugene R. Red
mond Writers Club participated in a Windy
City birthday celebration and book party in
honor of Pulitzer Prize laureate Gwendolyn
Brooke and poet-publisher Haki R. Madhubu
ti- loft to rifht: Darlene Roy, Butene B. Red
mond, Brooks, Madhubuti, Shirley LeFlore and
Sherman Fowler.
"Black Issues Forum" Examines
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Youth Economic Development
\ Youth and economic develop-,
ment within the black community
i will be the topics explored by the
public television series "Black la
•suee Forum" during the month of
; August. ' " Af
’ The first "Black Issues Forum,"
;titled "Black Youth, A Resource for
; North Carolina," win encore at 2
•p-m. Sunday, Aug. 23. It will re
*peat at noon an Monday, Aug. 24.
'Hie second, "Black Economic De
velopment," premieres Wednes
day. Aug. 26 at 9 p.m. and repeats
•at 2 P-m. on Sunday, Aug. 30. The
programs will be broadcast over
'the 10 channels of Hie North Car
jolina Center for Public Television.
| The "Black Issues Forum" origi
< noted in 1986 when senior stafT at
the Center resolved to address
• matters concerning the black com
munity. Paul Vandsrgrift, director
'of the Center's department of edu
cative services, was asked to
create the series which premiered
!in February. Vandergrift sees the
, show as a "community event" and
'views it as an opportunity to sug
gest answers to problems con
fronting blacks.
Hm participants in each of the
forums are a moderator, a spokes
man to provide both an introduc
tion and a summary, and several
panelists chosen from civic organ!
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: WDAV (895 PM) Station Man
1 agar John Clark announced that
Richard Ruotolo has been hired as
; music director at the classical mu
sic station. "Richard bringi a keen
interest and background in clasei
! cal music and WDAV listeners
should be pleased with his future
contributions," said Clark.
In addition to his on-air hosting
! duties from 8-6 p.m., weekdays,
Ruotolo will be in charge of the
daily music programmig, direct
‘ the activities of the music library
and supervise the station's ambi
tious computer catalogue project
for the library. He will also host
this fall's broadcast concerts of the
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra on
Thursday evenings.
With a Masters degree from
Oberlin College Conservatory of
Music, Ruotolo comes from Chap
el Hill North Carolina, where he
worked as a classical music an
nouncer and programmer for pub
lic radio WUNC. Ruotolo also
served as Director of the Music
Department at Chapel Hill High
- School and as a substitute trom
; bonist with the North Carolina
Symphony.
WDAV, 89.9 FM, is a Hstener
• supported public radio station,
! broadcasting classical music and
cultural arts programming 19
hours a day as a service of David
son College. For membership in
• formation, write WDAV Radio,
P.O. Boa 1640, Davidson College,
I Davidson, N.C. 28086.
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xations and communities through
out the state. The emphasis is on
getting representatives from dif
ferent areas who can provide both
a national and state-oriented per
spective. Each of the discussions
takes place in front of an audience
who has the opportunity to con
tribute opinions and questions.
"Black Youth" examinee the stat
us of the state's young blacks, ask
ing who is making it, who's not,
and why. The panelists examine
who serves as role models for
black youth and how the teen
agers see their own roles in their
families, schools, and churches.
/ Participants consider the unique
circumstances that being a minori
ty imposes.
"Black Economic Development”
focuses on throe related issues: the
economic potential of the black
consumer, the strategies currently
used to access spending, and the
methods that could be used to en
courage the revenue to stay within
the black community. Vandergrift
points out the alarming fact that
the money generated by the com
munity returns to black business
less than one time. Panelists sug
gest methods that individuals can
use to make this figure and pros
perity grow.
Because issues confronting the
black community are numerous,
the series is ongoing. Three pro
grams are scheduled for 1988.
The forum will continue to pro
vide comprehensive, often rivet
ing, examinations of relevant top
ics that concern devotees and ini
tiates alike.
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Rivera Goes Face To Face With The New Mafia
Geraldo Rivera exposes the
ruthless world of the mob in
SONS OP 8CARFACE1 THE
NEW MAFIA s two-hour special,
which will air 8unday, August 23,
at 1:00 p.m. on WPCQ-TV, Chan
nel 36.
SONS OF SCARFACE: THE
NEW MAFIA will focus on the
history of organised crime from
the gangster days of the 1020‘s to
the present-day dynasties led by -
varied ethnic groups, including the
Asian, Israeli and Hispanic organi
sations who are currently strug
gling for power. It Will present
viewers with a picture of how the
underworld, no longer associated
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useful piece of mafia reporting,"
asdd Rivera. "Our goal is to demon
strate to our viewers an unavoida
ble harsh reality. Contrary to the
roey expectations that recent high
ly publicised trials have crippled
tha mafia, tha legacy of tha Blob ia
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