Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 October 2002 — Page 22

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am sure that many are likely to be swayed by the professors’ impressive credentials. The book would actually be comical were it not for the fact that its ludicrous allegations will undoubtedly be cited as if factual. Messrs. Sniderman and Piazza also stipulate that, “The evidence from our surveys points to the conclusion that the level of anti-Semitism is significantly higher among Black Americans than among white Americans.” That’s a fairly serious and divisive allegation to level, especially after speaking to only 756 Black people. I wonder how they know African Americans are more antiSemitic than whites, if they never polled any whites on the same issues? Also, think about it. What type of person even has the time to answer a telemarketer’s survey of over 100 questions over the phone? And what type of mood is that person likely to be in after the first 10 questions?

If the interviewers couldn’t see their subjects, how did they know when anyone was lying or simply sarcastic. Remember, it’s easy to be wilfully misleading to an annoying pest who’s ruining your dinner. So, I doubt if the respondents had much incentive to answer the inquiries honestly. And even if they did, one could easily question the methodology employed to collect the data. For instance when they asked “Blacks” incendiary leading questions about bloodsucking “Jews” having too much power in the banking and entertainment industries, they did so without even stopping to define the terms Black or Jew. Who’s Black and who’s a Jew can be debated from here to doomsday without a definitive answer. And some people claim to be both. In sum, the construction of the race-baiting quiz said far more about the prejudices of these off-the-wall authors than about Black pride. Said it loud.

BROWN Continued from Cl victim to the violent atmosphere. Brown chose education and majored in political science at UCLA. He later became intrigued with the prospects of being an attorney after a friend recommended law as a solid, concrete way to help solve many of the social issues Brown became concerned with during the late ‘60s. After moving to Memphis in 1973, Brown became an attorney with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Five years later he became the first African-American prosecutor in Memphis. In 1990 he was elected Judge of Division 9 of the State Criminal Courts for Shelby County. Brown had become nationally known in 1985 when he represented 15-year-old Ronald Ward, who was the youngest person in America on death row. Brown’s team was able to get a stay of execution 17 minutes before Ward was scheduled to die. He was later assigned to reopen the high profile case of the late James Earl Ray, convicted assassin of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who died in 1998 before his selfproclaimed innocence could be proven.

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choice for show business. I took a few acting classes in local school in New York City and I fell in love with it” Chosen by BET.Com as one of the hottest BOYZ of 2001, Tyrone recently made his acting debut in the Jean Silvera upcoming film “Sophia’s Closet.” The film was directed by Jamaicanborn Cess Silvera and is a joint effort between Silvera and fellow Haitian-bom entertainer/producer/songwriter Wyclef Jean. Prior to that, he got a taste of the small screen when he appeared in the music video for the song ‘Two Wrongs Don’t Make It Right” recorded by Wyclef and Claudette from the chart topping group City High. Tyrone has appeared in magazines such as Vibe, Madison, Gear, Seventeen and South African Vogue among others. T am just happy to be the first Haitian kid to break into the male modeling arena and I hope it shows kids that they can be whatever they set their minds to, if they want it badly enough,” said Tyrone. Budding R&B singer JC, a 16 year old who is based in New

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Last September, Tyrone published a glossy color 2002 Calendar that contained never before seen photographs. Proceeds from the sale of the calendar were earmarked for One Heart, but with the tragic events of Sept. 11,2001, the funds were rerouted to benefit the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. In September 2002 he released his second calendar in collaboration with Teresa Weatherspoon of the New York Liberty #11. On the eve of signing a lucrative distribution deal with a major record label, J.E.T. Records has decided to change its business name to one that is more symbolic of the role the label intends to play in the music industry. The recently established label, is now known as Bourgeoisie Records. Its focus will be to concentrate on the diverse origins of pop music, as well as to derive a more distinguished marketing name as it forges an elite status in the recording world. After signing child prodigy, “Casely” under the J.E.T. Records name, the label had just structured a deal with another Rorida-based pop artist. Quest Logic, when the executive office redirected the organization’s cbmmercial name to that of a marketable statement of expression, “Bourgeoisie!” Bourgeoisie Records was founded under the principle of “Freedom of Expression.” CEO supermodel Edmond believes that the “revolutionary” name change will help build the label’s character and support its mission to redefine the sound of the music ruling today’s airwaves. In fact. Bourgeoisie Records’ president, Patrick Frett, viewed the change as a challenge that gives the company an identity to live by and a motto to follow. Though operating under a new name, the staff, and the artists that the organization represents are still considered to be the embodiment of “the world’s most anticipated record label.”

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