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February 2, 1979
The Panther
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“Shake Your Head”
One Great Man Pays
By Stanley Egerson
Panther Staffwriter
It is not as popular as the
smash of the week,
Parliament’s “Motor Booty Af
fair,” but the Chapparrals’
new album is getting con
siderable Atlanta air-play and
is available in most Atlanta
area record shops.
Shake Your Head
(Maximillion Records 1978) is
a collection of ten songs, and
almost as many styles. As with
any local band in the process
of expansion, the Chapparrals
are searching for a distinctive
sound. One of the most
outstanding cuts on the album
is “Hittin’ It,” in which their
horn section sounds like
Crown Heights Affair’s brass.
The styles of New Birth and
Kool and the Gang are
noticeable in their music.
“Just Be You,” a mellow com
position, is a good choice for a
flip-side to a 45 rpm version of
“Hittin’ It.” Of the remaining
eight selections “Country
Girl” is my choice for most
sound appeal.
The Chapparrals, Sandy
Allen, Leroy Dunlap, Horace
C. Henry, Jay Nation, Larry
Powell, Robert Rawles, Cecil
Sparks, Tim Steed and An
drew Stephens, made an
appearance at Clark’s
homecoming concert in 1977.
Most people who were at the
show will admit that the
“Chapps” played a better
show than top billed Slave.
Clark College is represented
in this band. Mr. Horace
Henry, who plays horns and
does background vocals can
also be found in the ad
missions office in Haven-
Warren. Stop by and get his
autograph.
Tribute To Another
Before superstar musician STEVIE WONDER
entertained thousands through his gift of song, he
joined many leaders in the historic trek to the Georgia
State Capitol. (Photo by Jerome Gwinn)
By Beverly Ann Quarles
On Jan. 15, 1979, Stevie
Wonder, a genius, legend, and
one of the greatest artists of
our time, visited Atlanta to pay
tribute to a man that was once
in a millennia, the Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr.
In paying tribute, Stevie
Wonder gave a phenomenal
performance that rocked the
Omni International and cap
tured the minds and spirits of
almost a quarter of a million
people.
For two hours and fifteen
minutes Stevie Wonder
performed in a way that was
beyond my comprehension.
Yet he sung songs with mes
sages that were well
understood.
Stevie Wonder dedicated
this show to the King Family,
and explained to the audience
in very solemn toned sincerity
that it is up to each individual
to fulfill Dr. King’s dream.
This talk was beautiful, and he
explained that now was the
time for action to be exem
plified by all mankind, and not
only was it time for equality in
law, but equality for blacks’
economic status as well.
Stevie Wonder, dressed in a
green satin Chinese style at
tire with gold designs and
diamond frame shades, slowly
made his outward appearance,
coming from behind stage
singing “Love’s in need of love
today, don’t delay send yours
in right away.” The audience
was completely hypnotized,
impatiently waiting to not
only hear Stevie Wonder, but
to see him as well. When he
was finally seen by the
audience, they immediately
arose, giving him a standing
ovation with pure love and
respect.
Stevie Wonder went into his
second song singing “Higher
Grounds,” then told everyone
that he loved them and that we
must all strive to reach higher
ground. He gives a show that is
priceless. I haven’t yet
witnessed another such
performance, with such elec
tricity.
Stevie Wonder has the
ability to play 17 instruments,
yet he only played four that
night. Performing old and new
songs (“Golden Lady,” “I
Wish,” “Superstition,”
“Visions,” “AS,” and many
more), he revealed that his
music has yet to be
categorized. He was ac
companied by Wonderlove.
During the show he also
demanded a minute of silence
in respect for the late Donny
Hathaway, stating that we
have lost one of the greatest
composers and musicians of
our time.
The show ended with such
intensity that it left the
audience in deep joy and ad
miration in their hearts, not
only for Stevie Wonder, but for
Dr. King as well. He told
everyone to let’s not forget the
“cause,” and ended the night
with every individual holding
hands singing “We Shall
Overcome.” And I got a feeling
that we all felt as if we
overcame that night.
CALENDAR
Bar-Kays — Omni, 100 Techwoodd Drive, 8 p.m., Feb. 4. Also featuring Rose Royce and
Evelyn “Champagne” King. Tickets $7.50 - $9.50 available at All S.E.A.T.S. outlets. The|
phone number is 681-2100
Bohonnon — Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St., 7 p.m., Feb. 4. Special guest will be ADC Band
and Peaches and Herb. Tickets $7.75 and $8.75, available at All S.E.A.T.S. outlets. Phone
number is 881-1977.
Nina Simone — Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St., 8 p.m., Feb. 5 Tickets $6.50 - $10.50.
Available at All S.E.A.T.S. Phone number is 881-1977.
|Johnny Mathis — Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St., 8 p.m., Feb. 7 Tickets $12.50, avail able at
.AJ-S. Phone number is 881
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Black History Quiz
Compiled by Michael
Bailey
Panther Staffwriter
For the first time, the Pan
ther is proud to announce its
first black history quiz contest.
There are twelve questions
pertaining to achievements of
our black Americans. It is up to
each student to review the
questions and try to answer as
many as possible.
Because of the necessity for
black college students to know
about our history, the Pan
ther is issuing a challenge for
every student to get involved
and submit their answers not
later than Feb. 5, 1979. All en
tries should be directed to
Dean Wesley McClure’s office,
Haven-Warren.
Winners will be presented
cash awards from Dean
McClure, and their picture (s)
will appear in the next issue.
Also, the correct answers will
he published in the same issue.
Black History Quiz
1. There have been three
black Nobel Peace Prize
winners: one African and two
Americans. Who are they?
2. Who was the first Negro to
serve on the National Security
Council? (Hint: He was direc
tor of the United States In
formation Agency (USIA) in
1964 and 1965).
3. This black American was
an early spokesman against
slavery and an important
figure in the American Negro
“back-to-Africa” movement.
He expressed his views chiefly
through Freedom’s Journal
which was the first newspaper
in the U.S. to be owned and
operated by blacks.
a) Who was this man?
b) What was the name of the
man who helped him start
Freedom’s Journal?
4. What was the name of the
black slave from Morroco who
became one of the first
explorers of the Wouthwestern
United States? (Hint: His tales
of the fabled Seven Cities of
Cibola led to the famous
expedition of Francisco and
Coronado in 1540.)
5. What black American
pioneer built the first house
and opened the first trading
post in what is now Chicago?
6. What black man was the
only American to accompany
Robert E. Peary when the
explorer reached the North
Pole in 1909? (Hint: He wrote
the book A Negro Explorer
at the North Pole.)
7. This black American
engineer revolutionized the
sugar industry by making the
first practical multiple-effect
vaccum. Soap, gelatin, some
glues, and condensed milk are
now manufactured through a
process based on his inven
tion. What was his name?
8. What was the name of the
black American who became a
union hero during the Civil
War, served in the South
Carolina legislature from 1868
to 1875 and in the U.S. House
of Representatives from 1875
to 1879 and from 1882 to 1887?
9. The first black member of
the 23-man board of directors
of the General Motors is a Bap
tist minister who led 400 black
ministers and their
congregations starting what
turned out to be a three-year
boycott which began in 1959,
of about 30 Philadelphia com
panies. These firms had
refused to hire blacks, but
opened many jobs to them as a
result of the boycott. What is
this Baptist minister’s name?
10. Which of the following
became one of the first Black
men to win election as mayor
of a major U.S. city and easily
won re-election to a second
four-year term?
a) Maynard Jackson
b) Richard Hatcher
c) Ernest Morial
11. Which of the following
black American women
founded the National As
sociation of Colored Women,
and through most of her career
advised government leaders
on racial problems?
a) Mary McLeod Bethune
b) Harriet Tubman
c) Mary Church Terrell
12. Daniel Hale Williams
and Charles Richard Drew
were both famous black
American surgeons. Which
one pioneered in surgery of the
human heart by becoming the
first surgeon to repair a tear in
the pericardium (sac around
the heart)?
Bronze Jubilee
Honors Atlantans
Lou Gosset, Jr., Emmy
Award winner for his
portrayal of Fiddler in
“Roots”, and Berlinda Tolbert
of “The Jeffersons” will host
the 1979 Bronze Jubilee
Awards on Sunday, Feb. 4 at 8
p.m. on WETV - Channel 30.
The presentation will be
telecast from the Martin
Luther King, Jr. Auditorium
on the Morehouse College cam- #
pus. Admission to the awards
ceremony is free of charge.
The Bronze Jubilee Awards
will honor persons who have
contributed significantly to
black culture in Atlanta in
1978 in the categories of Music,
Dance, Drama, Visual Arts,
Literature and Arts
Education.
The Bronze Jubilee Awards,
produced by Sheryl Riley and
directed by Danny Royal, will
kick off a week long
celebration of Black History
on WETV, Channel 30. For
further information concern
ing the events, call 873-4471.