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Guest Speaker Rev. Anthony Shelton Armour Bearer / Corinthian Missionary Baptist Church Indianapolis, Indiana

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The Mississippi Mass Choir

First gospel choir premier on web|

The Mississippi Mass Choir’s the CD bodes to become the Mis- McKay,

long-awaited. new CD, sissippi Mass’ fourth No. 1 Bill- The fruits of those labors imw Emmanuel, will be the first gos- board-charted gospel hit album, be heard on the upcoming August) pel album in America to premier Joining the 150-member choir as evening on the Internet “* 4 on the World Wide Web. soloists are two of the famed Wil- www.lightsource.com. Lig On Aug. 5, gospel fans across liams Brothers, Melvin and Doug; source is a dedicated spiritual ch the globe heard the new disc for the the choir’s renowned spiritual ad- nel on the www.broadcast.CQm first time at a “listening party” in visor, the Rev. Benjamin Cone Jr.; Web hub. On the Web site’s le$> concert from on the Internet. and Lillian Lilly, who emerged hand menu, click on the “Liye: Powered by the choir’s explo- from the choir in 1997asaMalaco Events” button to locate the Mis-,

sive, trademark style with such solo artist. Guest composer is the sissippi Mass event.

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McClurkin joins Verity’s All-Star lineup

By MARGARET MANSFIELD

Effective January 27, Zomba/ Verity Records’ ever-expanding roster of top gospel talent boasts the addition of gospel dynamo, Donnie McClurkin. That the label landed McClurkin, who recorded with Warner Alliance until that company was abruptly shut down in December of 1998, comes as little surprise. In the five year’s since its inception. Verity has attracted some of gospel’s biggest names including Fred Hammond, John P. Kee, Hezekiah Walker, Richard Smallwood and the Canton Spirituals, whose latest release

half in Los Angeles at West Angeles Church of God In Christ this fall. We expect to release in the first/second quarter of 2000.” Feeling the Spirit: Lamar Campbell and his India-napolis-based choir, Spirit of Praise enjoy the distinction of being the first act signed to the growing roster of EMI Gospel. With the July 27 release of his sophomore album, “I Need Your Spirit,” label executives are hoping to not only gain a surer foothold in gospel but perhaps even secure their first real

hit.

' “The first record was key to establishing a foundation for this

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out for the Friday night gala which offered a musical tribute to the man who founded the organization in 1933 with Sallie Martin and Willa Mae Ford. States Moales, “we’re embracing the new day of gospel, which is exploding into the new millennium and we want to preserveourrole in it....In the meantime, the Gospel Music Workshop of America’s annual meet in New'

r > .^r. Orleans (August 7-13) was the sitjs entitled “The Live Experience artist, who is an incredible singer/ official launch of Church 1999” is due September 14. songwriter,” states Shawn Tate, “ “ *

director of Marketing at EMI Gospel. “This record, ‘I Need Your Spirit,’ builds on that foundation. It’s comprised of eleven songs that are right in the pocket of contemporary gospel music is today.”

McClurkin’s self-titled debut album garnered two Grammy nominations, as well as a Dove nomination, while earning him two Stellar Awards (Best Male Vocalist and Contemporary Vocalist of the Year awards) in 1998. Since its release in 1997, it has sold nearly 400,000

units.

According to McClurkin’s manager, Roger Holmes, details of the deal are still being finalized. “But we are starting his new record,” reports Holmes. “Half will be recorded in London at Fairfield Hal 1 on September 22 and the other

Old landmarks, new

images:

The National Convention of Choirs & Choruses celebrated the centennial birthday anniversary of its founder, the late Thomas A. Dorsey during its 66th annual meeting (July 31-August 7) in Orlando, Florida More than 3,000 turned

House Music from Neily Dickerson, a top marketing and promotions consultant whose L. A. based firm, the ND Company, counts among its clients, Karen Clark-Sheard, BeBe Winans, CeCJe Winans, Donald Lawrence anjd

Bishop T.D. Jakes.

“I believe that as an industry, We can do more to effectively infiltrate the church by dealing with ttte tough issues in a fresh and innovative way,” Dickerson maintain^

This week’s scripture: “Fo Lord knoweth the way of the teous: but the way of the ungi shall perish " Psalm 1:6. \,

Civil rights lawsuit against 1

Nation of Islam thrown out

By JEAN McMILLAN CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - A lawsuit accusing the Nation of Islam of discrimination for barring women from a public speech by leader Louis Farrakhan was dismissed on Monday. Judge Regina Quinlan in Middlesex Superior Court-rujed that the First Amendment guarantee of freedom of religion took priority over anti-discrimination laws. “Freedom of religion and freedom of religious expression, which traditionally will exempt a religion from certain discrimination laws, is applicable here,” said Quinlan from the bench. But Marceline Donaldson, the Cambridge woman who filed the suit, claiming her civil rights were violated, said she was not ready to give up. . “If s unfortunate that you take a case to the court and the court errs. It’s got my adrenaline going a little bit and we’ll be back,” she said. John Rosenberg, lawyer for Donaldson, said they hadn’t made a final decision, but were leaning toward appealing the ruling. Donaldson, who ran an antiques store at the time, closed early to attend the event At Boston’s city-

owned Strand Theater on March 10,1994, only to be turned away at

the door.

Minister Don Muhammad, head of the Nation of Islam mosque in Boston and one of the defendants in the case, said he was pleased with the decision. And he said the men-only speech on Black-on-Black violence had produced positive results. “I feel vindicated,” Muhammad said. “The purpose for the meeting is felt in the streets. I don’t know how many times that mothers come to some of our young men, saying ‘Thank you for what you’ve done. Thank you for what you’ve been able to do.’” Rosenberg said the case was never about the content of the message being preached, only that the event was in a public building and should have been open to women, not just any and all men. It wasn’t even religious, he said. “It was not a Nation of Islam service; the defendants admitted

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enter the 1,400-seat theater Nation of Islam security guard Donaldson she could not. J Donaldson, who is Black said she was a former civil ri w

activist, testified last week tfjat “being turned away at the door|>y a Black man was overwhelming. When he moved me aside, iny blood pressure started to go up!”

She sought unspecified daLi-

ages from Farrakhan, the Natjbn

of Islam, and Muhammad. Defense lawyer Wilbur jP.

Edwards Jr. filed a motion to dismiss the suit after the plaintiffs rested their case. He claimed ■ he defendants had the right to hoi 1 a

religious meeting.

Quinlan agreed, ending theti ial before the defense presented d eii

case to the jury.

During die trial, the 14-perion jury saw a tape of parts|of Farrakhan’s speech that nijjjit Farrakhan told the crowd thallK merely wanted to talk toa grouf ol Black men, but women Outside Ihc

that you didn’t have to be a mem- theater “were very, very disturbec her of the nation of Islam to get in. because they wanted to see tUeii

The event was organized by various community groups that admittedly were not religious in nature,”

Rosenberg said.

Donaldson’s husband, Robert Bennett, said he was told he could

brothers.”

“All of a sudden, Tm off< some law,” he said, his ing as the crowd roared, law am I offending?”