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James Brown Is Focus Os Anti- Crime Tour The Rev. Al Sharpton president of the National Youth Movement, said in Augusta last week that his organization is using singer James Brown in an anti crime tour aimed at encouraging young people to stop criminal activity, especially Black-on-Black crime. “We are using Brown because of his overwhelming popularity with youth and because he was a juvenile delinquent himself,” Sharpton said. "He will be urging constructive programs to keep their minds occupied.” Brown, will be giving concerts in some cities to finance the tour. In other cities he will speak, i ■ '■ j ‘YffigW |MK{ ■* Er' shi / jr| TIBET jhHL * .7 jr * >» •• \ w / /1' 1 MAGNUM FUNK - Funk rock artist Rick Janies (center) accepts congratulations on a sell-out performance at the recent Southern Heritage Festival in Birmingham, Ala. from Jim Thompson, (left) special marketing events manager for the Miller Brewing Co. and promoter John Ray of Turning Point Productions. The concert, attracted over 40,000 people. Broadway Is M y Beat By Joey Sasso Was she ever anyone other than Pearl Bailey? Onstage, or off? “I am myself,” she said decisively. “I am not a studied performer,” she added, as she looked oyer her shoulder and up toward the ceiling at a point imagined. Her outstretched hands tumbled over one another and the right hand came to momentarily point out something in space. “There are a lot of performers who have studied and made up their mind that they are going to point to the moon,” she said "See, I never know anything before hand. It just flows through me.” Bailey, dressed in a shimmering purple caftan, wearing glasses with fist sized lenses, is in a new movie, “The Fox and the Hound.” It’s her voice that’s featured: she speaks and sings the part of Big Mama, the wise owl, in the animated film from the wait Disney studios. But Bailey thinks Big Mama rather fancies her and it’s hard to argue after seeing the movie. Bailey suggests that the animators were watching her as he came to the studio to record her voice parts. Now, that's modesty - as if animators and everyone e.se in the so-called civilized world NEW HOMES Lovely 3 and 4 Bedroom brick, 2 full baths, den, fireplace, large kitchen with built-in appliances. Many other outstanding features. 9 attractive -neighborhoods. We arrange all financing with best of terms. Come see and compare our homes and prices. You’ll like what you see. We accept trades. Charles Smith, 793-1344 Floyd Hodge, 592-2175 South Augusta Realty Co. 3038 Meadowbrook Drive 790-0877 jfe, ■ * dgplljl - I llb Rev. Al Sharpton Sharpton added. The name of the Crusade is “Let’s Stop Killing Each Other.” Sharpton said the kickoff was held in May when Brown and former heavy weight champion Muhammad Ali went on haven’t seen at least a glimpse of Bailey and memorized that image. DENTAL Insurance Offered This Month Call CICERO LUKE, JR. 592-4857 592-2201 Rated X \ ADULTS ONLY I & NBC’s ‘‘Tomorrow’’ program to promote the tour. He said his organization believes that economic development is just as important as political progress. And media ownership is essential to both. “If we don’t own the facilities to communicate with each other we are doomed,” he said. Noting the impact of the anti-crime tour, Sharpton said that Black broadcasters convention recently presented James Brown with a special award for fighting crime. ‘ * Brown' ’ Sharpton concluded, “has inspired other Blacks in Augusta and 74 ■' j WALLACE REAL ESTATfe tl32Larwy*WaW Boulevard 722-8838 . Know What’s Happening In Your Community SUBSCRIBE TODAY! Please Send Me The News-Review For: lYearlnthe 6 Months In the Country *9.00 County ’5.00 lYr. outtne 6Monthiout County *IO.OO the County *O.OO Check or Money Please hill me Order Name Address —— City State Zip Mail to: The Augusta News-Review P.O. Box 953 Augusta, Ga. 30903 VOICE O|OUR[ >raHWwaimfti, reap i Read The Sty* Atqjuata Neun-Btutew Each Week throughout the third world. And he has built a clean and strong image that should not be tarnished because of business mistakes. Sharpton said he and Al Garner, former station manager at radio station WRDW in Augusta when Brown owned it, met with Paul Summit, head of the Crime Division of the Senate Judiciary Committee following a private meeting with Sen Strom Thurmon, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. According to Sharpton, Thurmond said he is a “great fan of James Brown and has a picture of Brown hanging in his Washington Office. ! 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