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Thursday, June 3, 2004
Collectibles connect to African American history
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“We have to know where we
come from to know where
we’ve been,” she said.
The Eastland Mall store is
one of four shops owned by
Elvord and Eresterine
Guidry.
Elvord Guidry said while
the stores do not offer many
black collectible pieces, he
and his wife have a collection
of hundreds. They began col
lecting about three years
ago.
“I collect them because it’s
part of history and it’s an
investment,” he said, noting
that the value of such mem
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By Amanda Ward
THE CHARLOTTE POST
With school almost out for the summer, thousands of teens
wiU be looking for jobs. In and around Charlotte, there are jobs
that will keep them busy.
The Pubhc Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg Covmty’s
Library Initiative for Youth in Business is hosting the Mayor’s
Youth Employment Program for people between the ages of
16-21.
The sessions will help teens learn how to apply for a job, pre
pare a resume’, develop good interviewing techniques and
search for a job. They will also touch bases on where jobs are
available and show teens how the library can be a job-search
resource.
“It’s hard for teens to find jobs so I think it’s good that some
body is finally stepping up to the plate to show the teens here
in Charlotte that yes we do care about you, and we care about
you so much that we are going to assist you in finding a job for
the summer,” said Travis Hentz, 22, of Charlotte.
Counselors from Charlotte’s Neighborhood Development
department will provide job referrals and assist teens in find
ing a job.
'The sessions start June 7 and continue through Aug. 6 at
Freedom Regional, West Boulevard, Sugar Creek, Beales
Ford Road and Independence Regional/Plaza Midwood and
the Main Library.
Registration is required, lb register, call William Mitchell at
(704) 336-4445. For a fisting of these and other teen programs,
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orabilia increases over time.
In his controversial 1999
book, “Blackface,” photogra
pher David Levinthal’s
enlarged Polaroid shots of
stereotypical images provide
a close look at black memo
rabilia.
“Bamboozled,” director
Spike Lee’s satire on the
media’s past and present
portrayal of blacks, featured
many of Levinthal’s pho
tographs. The film also fea
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of which are Lee’s own, as
explained in the director’s
commentary.
Guidry said he acquired
many of the pieces in his col
lection through travel, find
ing the majority in the
Pacific Northwest including
Oregon and Washington
state.
“That’s where the factories
were,” he said, adding that
many of the pieces were also
made in Japan and Europe.
Guidry said the couple
might eventually open an
antiques store, where they
will sell black memorabilia.
“As time goes on, people
will begin to learn that it’s
part of history,” he said. “If
you learn your history, you’ll
be prone to not let it happen
again.”
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students make the transition
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out their college careers.
SAFE provides freshmen,
particularly students of color,
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major factor students take
into consideration when
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Stroud said students weigh
the differences between in
state and out-of-state tuition,
which usually drives up the
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Mecklenburg Schools also
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