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themselves so that they can be aware of what's going on. For the most part, a lot of people just don’t know. They're not going to he able to teach you what they

don't know."

Neal believes students should get involved in the various aspects of politics since the current leaders can't stay leaders forever. If students are misinformed or lack information, knowledge is a simple trip to the library away. He is also looking at ways in which the NAACP Youth Council can help students learn more about foreign policy and how it affects them. "There has been an interest among the members to put out a forum that's on foreign policy and not only in light of what just happened, but also to open the eyes of a lot of people to the whole broad picture on U.S. foreign policy as it relates to Kashmir or Sierra Leone or to Pakistan or to Zimbabwe or Nigeria," Neal said. "We're really planning to pull in academics from elsewhere to bring them in and let them expound on

what they know."

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(;'ollege in Huntsville. Ala. While there, she not only fell in love with the music, she had an opportunity to meet one of the industry's most respected singers,

Leontyne Price.

i Price won critical praise in the l>R50s for her performance \uAida, ilip classic Giuseppe Verdi piece about an Ethiopian princess who becomes enslaved and finds herself caught in a love triangle and political turmoil. iv, "To watch her was amazing, she has been such a tremendous influepceion ipe Vocally." said Brown vflho is sure to follow suit. './.One of the high points in this performance for Brown is a chance to work with dear friend and world

renowned tenor Gregg Baker who

plays Aida's father Amonasro. "Our chemistry is perfect.” said

Baker. "She is coming into her own and I'm glad to work with her

on her first lead project." Co-winner of the Altamura/

Enrico Caruso International Voice Competition, the statuesque beauty is looking forward to singing in a November Aula in the Czech Republic. a Requiem with the Long Island Philharmonic next May and

several other engagements. “I've been extremely blessed,"

said Brown. "But, if it's one thing I would want our people to know... it would be that classical music is for us too, we don't have to limit

ourselves or our experiences.”

Ryan Neal agrees. Neal, a Muior at Park Tudor and interim nCsident of NAACP Youth i*uuncil. is one of those students Stfco is interested in foreign jltdicy. He studied foreign policy Sftst summer under the Junior jShMesmen program at [Georgetown University. ; “They get the bare minimum [tin high school)." Neal said. ; He also believes when foreign Ipolicy is taught, it tends to be

[prejudiced.

*jJ-‘Teachers tend to cast a biased ht upon foreign policy. What Sbv end up teaching you is the Iisgressions that America has De against other countries ftslead of teaching you how it fits into the span of things.' he

said.

r.j'Neal said. "They kind of get antagonistic upon what America

has done instead of teaching you

not only the negatives, but why and how it relates to policy as it is now: what are the cause and effect types of things and they kind of really neglect that. .;’'‘They'll touch upon the

iHitskirts of information. Because

of the recent happenings some lerichers have had to catch up

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