Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 October 1989 — Page 3

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1989

THE INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER

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At the Circle City Classic:adventures abounded!

Just as I suspected. The Circle City Classic was a huge success and the crowd this year did surpass the crowds of the years past. The football game was excellent, the bands superb. If you were one of those who missed it this year then I really feel sorry for you because you really missed a treat. The Battle of the Bands was so fierce that the crowd did not want to leave after two hours of competition. To tell you the truth I have to say both bands won. The Bethune Cookman band displayed excellent music ablity as did their Jackson rival and both showed respect for the other. Looking forward to seeing both of these bands in action next year if at all

possible.

the crowd on the edge of their seats own reverend Charles Wilfor the whole time he was perform- , s ^ Miss Circle City Classic ing, and righdy so because he is truly a ^ ong w ' 1 ^ Miss Black America two a Master. very lovely young ladies with a lot of

Just thumbing through the crowd I t0 ^ oot -

saw members of The Lockefield Civil . One young lady was so enthralled Organization having a good time: ^ophonist Najee that she ran Anna Parks and Louise Ryar; also . " a ^ con y to be on stage with Josephine Brown a former member. f’ ,m ' °f em barrassing to the star, I saw John Buckner from CaUfor- how '® v er, but that’s fans for you. nia, who is visiting for a few days, he ^ C 80 ? n 11,6 show was 8in «er Eric is a former Naptown resident. There Oable who was one of the top hits of was also someone visiting from Co- j ( j on .^° Ut ' ^ ou * cnow ^ leson ^’ SOIT y lumbus, Ohio; Frances Tolaer who xu- , . of h«r friends. With the crowd it was wem by the West End to what was

almost impossible to see and name ^

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Okay, I had a great time the night before the big game. At the Beautiful Walker Ballroojn songstylist Everette Green (who in my eyes has one of the best voices in the country today, but he is just not getting the breaks the he truly deserves) had the overflow of

every one in attendance.

I must, however, tell Brenda Walls, who is the program coordinator for the Madame Urban Center, she really outdid herself when she brought Everette Green in for the Classic weekend. A show stopper he was.

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I later went downstairs to the Walker Theatre to watch the Live Taping of the BET Soul Video with host Donnie Simpson. He introduced

not much.

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Saturday night after the game at the West End, was the President’s Ball, and it was just that. While stirring around, I spotted RobertGrider, my friend who worked with me when we ran The Indiana Herald for then publisherOpal Tandy many years back. Glad to see him. Also sitting at the table with me

Polarization: reducing African-American pride

By VIRGINIA KERSEY Religion Editor Polarized race relations have reduced African-American pride—and the time is now for a new dialogue between American ethnic groups. That was the part of the message nationally syndicated columnist William Raspberry related to a sizable group of local civic and religious leaders attending the Second Annual Assembly of the Indiana Interrligious Commission of Human Equality (IICHE). “There has been a reduction of pride among the blacks today. The polarization between racial groups has expanded and is withdrawing each into their own circle,” said Raspberry. The cost of the polarization is “lessening social intermingling and effective dialoguing” he said. Raspberry, a civil rights advocate, was in Indianapolis last Wednesday to address the assembly. He approached the conference

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theme of “Human Equality in the Market Place" contending that the ‘marketplace’ will always sufferracial imbalance until African-Americans come together to build an effective approach to the nation’s racial problems. This can be accomplished, he advises, by devising and prioritizing problems and not allow public policies to remain as a major entity for their needs. By embracing this ideology, Raspberry maintains, AfricanAmericans will get new respect and sensitivity from their white counterparts. “Absence of candor does not gain ground,” he says. “There is a grave lack of cultural awareness. People have forgotten how to talk to each other. There was a time when blacks cared about grouping with other races and breaking down barriers in order to demonstrate justice. But now Blacks take pride in their barriers. ‘This has happened because ‘to-

getherness’ has lost its power base and “differentness” has become magnified. People now use their differences to capitalize on it,” he said. “Whites need to get to know blacks and blacks need to get to know whites.” According to Raspberry’s assessmentof institutional laxity,thechurch among other institutions has lost visibility in the quest of social reform. Hecontends thattheChurch has failed to adopt issues regarding the reconstruction of race relations. Also, he perceives the church congregations as suffering from an “age gap””syndrome. “Youth once had options between the church and other support sources, but now the age of options are increasingly opting out,” said Raspberry. He suggested that the church’s answer to social apathy among these institutions is engendering hope and inspiration.

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my victory and the ones who really got out and helped most of them being my family. But so much for that. • • • In the mean time here is a thought for you: It’s what in your heart that makes you thankful, not in your pockets. Think: were long time acquaintances, Ralph and Anita Huges along with Mike ahd Eileen Baker. I also spotted former football standout Ron Barlow and his friend Jonnie Keyes. Amos Brown of W.T.L.C. along with Donna Rippy, a real hunk who is empolyed at M.C.I. Inc. Also saw State Rep. William Crawford, Bumetta Sloss Tanner, Dennis Hayes, candidate for Black Expo President Indianapolis District and his formidable oppoinent, councilman Glenn Howard and a host of the overflow crowd who were really having a Circle City Classic kind of party. How could I forget the funny lady “Agnes” who delighted the crowd with her Comedy Sitting and had them laughing to the funny bone. Fine job Aggie. A good job was done by the I.D. Band. ** * Just have to mention that the Lockefield Civic Organization has justhired the Kenny Dodson Review for dancing and listening pleasure. Come Nov. 11, to the West End Entertainment center for their annual fall dance. Be there.

After a lengthy talk with attorney Ted Wilson and his maybe bid for mayor, he had this to say: “In the the past, the Central Democrat Committee refused (o help me in my bid for any office that I had sought. I feel it was an embarassing situation to me and my family, whom I totally had to depend on, with the exception of a few of my personal friends who really stood by me. I will not seek any elective office for the Democratic Party unless I have complete backing from (he Democrat Central Committee and all of its staff. “It has been a long struggle to get up that hill only to be pushed back by a Tew who don’t believe it is time for a black to move up. So race for me next year unless

something from the top comes to me,” Wilson said. • • » Some years ago, as a younger man, I sought the office of state representative on my own. After defeating the Democrat machine, I still had to run on my own in the November election. Wilhdfn Schrieber was the county chairman at that time and gave me no support. It really didn’t make any difference because I was in a safe district and there was no Republican in sight that could have won then so the help from the Central Committee was not needed. However it had been needed I would have been up the creek without a paddle, but it all turned for the best

African- American mayor assured Voters in Cleveland assured themselves of having an African-American mayor after the two top candidates grabbed the top spots in this week’s mayoral primary. City Council President George Forbes will face his one-time aide, State Sen. Mike White. ‘ ’This is a racist town and he (White) manages to get white people and black people together to vote for him. Forbes will have a tough race,” said Sidney Kraus, professor at Cleveland State University. Black female astronaut heads to space Training started this week at ihc Marshall Space Center in Huntsville, AL.fora 1991 flight on Shuttle Discovery with Mae Jemison, the nation’s first African-American female astronaut. The 32-year-old doctor was picked for the program while she was a general practioncr in Los Angeles. Jemison graduated from Stanford and Cornell universities, with degrees in chemical engineering and medicine, and headed the Peace Corps medical program in West Africa from 1983-1985. Don King to help Trump Millionaire businessman Don King has joined other celebrities in promoting the Trump Shuttle, a shuttle real estate tycoon Donald Trump bought which flies hourly between New York and Boston and New York and Washington D.C. King is joined in TV and newspaper ads with Alexander Haig, Tip O’Neill, Dr. Ruth, author Norman Mailer and model Carol Alt.

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