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When You Spend Your Dollars
For All Kinds of Goods And
Services...
1. Do you buy in priority ways from those companies
that do the most to provide jobs and other economic
benefits to Black Americans?
2. Are you aware if those companies make returns to
the Black community in some reasonable pfo&onion
to which they benefitfrom our communities. Making
returns to the community would include (but is not
limited to) the following:
a) employing equitably our people and otherwise
equitably contributing to Black economic
development;
b) doing an equitable share of business with Biack
suppliers that are accountable to the Black
community;
c) advertising equitably in Black newspapers,
magazines and other media that are serving the
Black community;
d) contributing equitably to scholarship and other
community-service programs or project needs of
Black organizations.
3. Do you encourage the members of your
organization, constituency, entity, etc. to enrge in
priority support of those companies significantly
supporting our communities in ways described
above and otherwise?
4. Does your organization or entity work in a
coordinated way with other organizations, etc. to
encourage companies, where we significantly spend
our dollars but which are not doing as much as they
surely possibly could, to investin our com- munities,
to be more supportive of us as, described in #2, as
examples.**
5. To achieve the kind of community development
impact our buying habits could have on our
communities, will you:
a) be more conscious of the precodm'l
b) take steps individually and collectivelv to be more
supportive of those companies which support us?
c) take steps individually and collectively to
encourage non-or-little-supportive com&anies, with
whom you do business, to deal equitably with our
communities?
d) share what you are doing with the National
BLACK MONITOR, so we can both publicize your
efforts which impact on Black communit&
development and enable others in local AOI
Divisions to replicate these vital activities.
By working together, we help build the Black
community.
**For initial guidance and some further information
in this regard, please contact AOIP's economic
dovologmomleadonhipomanimon' s, i.e. yourlocal
IBPO Elks, SCLC, or contact this publication for
addresses and telephone numbers of the national
headquarters of these organizations.
EDITORIAL NOTES
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ses of hope' forthe good of all in America.
We encourage you to remember and
be particularly supportive (in your buying
habits) of the advertisers you see not only
in the National BLACK MONITOR, but
alsoinyourlocal AOIP-cooperating news
papers whenever you are shopping for
goods and services.
All of our Black community-building
organizations and institutions are impor
tant to our culture and economic growth.
We are particularly mindful of tithing to
our Black churches, as well as supporting
regularly the NAACP, NCNW, SCLC, Op
eration PUSH, our local Urban Leagues,
the United Black Fund of Americaand Dr.
Leon Sullivan's International Foundation
for Education and Self-Help (IFESH).
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Carolm‘s
CINEMA
NOTES
Some say the surge in nostalgia for
entertainment of yesteryear and col
lectibles of old toys, lunch boxes,
action fi?ures, etc. Is a sense among
adults of wanting to recapture some
of the best moments of childhood
experiences, and this writer is no dif
ferent. Over many years | have tried
to find two videos--Disney classics--
in particular that | so enjoyed as a
youngster. One of them had been in
distribution about ten years ago, and
| could have kicked mxself for not
obtaining a copy right then, particu
larly after discovering Disney's bril
liant strategg of allowing limited and
select distribution of its film library,
and then only reissuing, after a sig
nificant moratorium. A great market
ing and promotion ploy that other
studios (like 20th Century Fox with its
STAR WARS trilogy) are beginning to
adopt.
Two Favorites
Moon Pilot (1962): While it may be
considered by some as passe among
the high tech crowd, this comedy of
errors ofthe secrecy surrounding put
ting the first American in space is a
delight to watch and can be appreci
ated for the actors' deftly-handled
performances, and a return, though,
however, brief--to a forgotten time of
innocence.
TomTryon (The Cardinal, 1963; and
later best-selling author of The Other)
is the reluctant astronaut, Captain
Richard Talbot, who is pursued by a
mysterious stranger portrayed by
Dany Saval (Boeing Boeing, 1965)
who mar or may not be a spy. With
these close encounters, the para
noia sets in where both the late Brian
Keith (With Six You Get Eggroll, 1968;
The Wind and the Lion, 1875 andTV's
"Family Affair*), as the space mission
controldirector, and Edmond O'Brien
(D.0.A., 1949; The Barefoot Contessa,
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Fantastic Voyage, 1966), as the spe
cial FBI agent in charge of the case
take us on a wild romp with fellow FBI
agents, tryin%to protect their astro
naut, and to thwart the efforts of “the
enemy" to sabotage the space
launch.
Cameo appearances by former
Mouseketeer, Tomm! Kirk (Old
Ye11er,1957; The Swiss Family Robin
son, 1960) and veteran actor Kent
Smith (Cat People, 1942; The Spiral
Staircase, 1946) add to this comic
fantasy for the whole family.
ATiger Walks (1964): On achange
of pace level, this dramatic adven
ture centers aroundthe escape of an
abused Benaal tiger from one of his
circus caretakers and beginstowreak
havoc in small town America. Enter
responsible, level-headed sheriff
Brian Keith, his save-the-tiger advo
cate daughter, Pamela Franklin (The
Innocents, 1961; The Prime of Miss
Jean Brodie, 1969; The Legend of
Hell House, 1973), the understand
iné; wife and mother, Vera Miles (The
FBI Story, 1959; Psycho, 1960; Back
Street, 1961), along with opportunis
tic politicians headed by governor
Edward Andrews (Tea and Sympa
thgé‘: 956, Kisses for My President,
1964, The Glass Bottom Boat, 1966),
reporters, soldiers and others, and
you have a combination that will stir
up afrenzy of galvanizing excitement.
Una Merkel (Abraham Lincoln,
1930; Destry Rides Again, 1939; The
Parent Trap, 1961), Peter Brown
(Merrill's Marauders, 1962; TV's "Law
man") and Sabu (The Thiefof Ba%dad.
1940; The Jungle Book, 1942; Black
Narcissus, 1947), in his final film,
complement thistruly wonderful, sat
isfying and happy ending (heavy sigh
of relief on this writer's part) feature
film.
Two Other Highly
Recommended Non-
Animated Disney Titles
The Parent Trap (1961): Based
upon a 1954 British film, Twice Upon
A Time, this film stars Halr:y Mills as
twin sisters separated as infants after
their parents' divorce. Through a
chance meeting at summer camp the
two, after hostile beginnings, con
spire to bring their parents, who now
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live on opposite coasts, together.
Again, Disney veteran, Brian Keith,
and Maureen O'Hara (The Hunchback
of Notre Dame, 1939; Miracle on 34th
Street, 1947; McLintock!, 1963), star
as the unsuspecting parents.
Aside from the first rate special ef
fects, where one believes Haley Mills
really does have a twin, a first rate
cast of character actors, Charte
Ruggles (Bringing Up Baby, 1938,
Sonof Flubber, 1963; The U AyDachs—
hund, 1965),Le0G. Carroll? ebecca,
1940; North by Northwest, 1959; TV's
'Tcr)fger' and 'The Man From
U.N.C.L.E."), Nancy Kulp (TV's
*Beverly Hillbillies*), Cathleen Nesbitt
(Desiree, 1954; An Affair to Remem
ber, 1957, TV's "“The Farmer's Daugh
ter'), Joannna Barnes (Spartacus,
1960; The War Wagon, 1967) and Una
Merkel, lend magic to this charming
Disney classic.
The Three Lives of Thomasinra
(1964): Endearing Disney fairy tale in
late 19th century Scotland, where a
veterinarian orders his daughter's
much loved cat destroyed because
of illness, and the good witch who
brings her back to life. Thomasina
then enchants all who come in con
tact with her and reunites the father
and daughter.
This film is not only s,aecial be
cause of the beautifully fiilmed Paul
Galico story, but also because of the
early work of seasoned actors, Patrick
Mcéoohan (Ice Station Zebra, 1968;
Escape from Alcatraz, 1979;
Braveheart, 1996; A Time to Kill, 1996
andTV's"SecretAgent" and“The Pris
oner') as the harsh veterinarian fa
ther, Susan Hampshire (The Fi%hting
Prince of Donegal, 1966; David
Copperfield, 1970; Living Free, 1972)
as the mysterious healer, and Karen
Dotrice (The Gnome-Mobile, 1967;
The Thirty-Nine Steps, 1979) as the
devoted owner of Thomasina.
Along with the Disney films noted
here, you might want to check out
several of the other fiims of these
Disney stars, which could make wel
comed and wonderful family ?et
togethers for young and old alike.
Enjoy! =
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