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The Augusta News Review February 16,1985 Mandela From Page 1 peaceful change for 48 years, and from those leaders, and I must warn the government that there is no hope for peace in this land until they talk to those leaders,” Tutu added. The rally was unusual, reflecting a relaxation of political restrictions by a government that is trying to lessen tensions and open new lines of communication with the Black community. A continued com mitment to white-minority political control, however, preven ts most Black leaders from accep ting the newly stated positions as genuine. It was the first time permission was given for an outdoor rally by the United Democratic Front, an ** ** ‘S 4*' PSBfeii L iijwMfe.. 5533W' 1 ’ * J! W' •/’ EESI " Time to review your day over a cup of your favorite coffee. The same wonderful coffee you start your day with. The same brand, the only brand, you drink off and on throughout the day. Maxwell q» House 8 coffee. 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Longtime observers noted that it was the first time they could recall an antiapartheid rally being held without any visible police presen ce. Yet there was a reminder of the mounting racial tension in the fact that the rally took place a day after a gun battle between police and a group of ANC insurgents in another Black ghetto of Johan nesburg. One insurgent was killed. Mandela, 66, who says his organization turned to violence only because it was suppressed af ter campaigning fruitlessly for of Botha’s offer: “Let him renounce violence. Let him say that he will dismantle apartheid.” Mandela set what appeared to be his own conditions for accepting an offer of freedom when he again called on the government to lift its ban on the congress. He also said the rulers should free all political opponents who had been im prisoned, banished or exiled and guarantee fre political activity “so 'that the people may decide who will govern them.” The rally was an ANC occasion in all but name. Leaders of the Democratic Front openly iden tified themselves with the outlawed organization, and the big crowd chanted the names of Mandela and Tambo and sang congress freedom ■■■■ songs througout the day. Zinzi Mandela, who was born after her father’s arrest and did not see him unti she was allowed avisit at age 16, was hoisted on the shoulders of the dancing, singing crowd for 10 minutes. Winnie Mandela, whose restric tion order was partially relaxed to enable her to obtain Mandela’s reply, listened unnoticed from behind the crpwd that she was not allowed to jbin. After conveying her father’s greetings to Tutu, whom he said he “saluted” for winning the Nobel Prize, Zinzi Mandela read: “My father speaks not only for himself and for his comrades at Pollsmoor Prison, but he hopes he also speaks for all those in jail for their opposition to apartheid, for all those who are banished, for all those who are in exile, for all those who suffer under apartheid, for all those who are opponents of apar theid and for all those who are op pressed and exploited.” Parents can help their Underachievers When a child is an un derachiever, getting poor grades in school whe he or she has the in tellligence to get high ones, what can the parents do to help? Here are some of the general guidelines suggested by psychologists and educators: 1. Use rewards rather than bribes; don’t promise anything, but if a child’s grades improve, celebrate by taking him or her out. 2. En courage the child to become in volved in activities that boost self esteem —music, art, sports, com puters, whatever. 3. Do everything you can to keep the child from the traumatic experience of being left back. Leah Blumberg Lapidus, clinical psychologist at Columbia University Teachers College, suggests parents press the school to allow the child to retake an exam or retake a course. Summer school and outside tutoring are other possible solutions. 4. Don’t become too in volved with underachiever’s homework; it’s counterproductive. The child has to rise to the challenge of doing his or her home work if a feeling of responsibility is to be fostered. And 5. Don’t ex pect too much too soon. Chronic underachievers improve slowly. But with patience, and by being supportive, and possibly buy trying different solutions until something finally works, parents can help their children achieve the academic status thier IQ’s show they should be reaching. ' * ip ■ Sheryl Lee Ralph Sheryl Lee Ralph — positive energy I Positive energy! That’s what Sheryl Lee Ralph exudes in such rich abundance that it appears to affect everyone in her surroun dings—from the standing room only crowds at the Imperial Theatre where she recently con cluded her stint as one of the original Dreamgirls to the late lun chers in the New York restaurant where we are meeting. Sheryl Lee Ralph, for anyone who doesn’t already know, starred and Deena Jones in the long-running Broad way smash, Dreamgirls, and although she certainly possesses ample star quality, which is ap parent even before she flashes her 1,000 kilowatt smile, she also projects a natural, down-to-earth quality that immediately puts you Growing In Grace A spiritual tribute to Rise Collins By Cynthia Butler Omololu A tribute to Rise Collins. A vision of the Augusta Mini Theatre. In order to be truly great, l Um JMI to earn that star of ex cellence, one must have a vision that ! transends one’s ego. Tyrone Butler has exhibited that in his selection of Rise Collins. Rise Collins is a Black woman. Rise Collins is thirty-two-years old. She won an OBIE for her ex cellent portrayals of characters in the Theatre. Tyrone Butler met Rise Collins in Atlanta. He saw her place in the vision of the Augusta Mini Theatre. He invited her to Augusta. She came. Her role is to enhance the acting skills of the children who participate in the Augusta Mini Theatre and help develop the Theatre’s programs. The Augusta Mini Theatre is on the path of excellence. Rise Collins is on her way to accomplishing spiritual goals which began in 1976. The Augusta Mini Theatre, the beautiful Black and white children are the winners. Rise began to win in 1976. The children in the Augusta Mini Theatre have been touched by Rise Collins. She is a life line. In 1976, like many young people with a dream, she was struggling to make hers a reality. She had auditioned for the off broadway production which later became the long running broadway play, For Colored Girls Who’ve Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf. She made it. She became a star. But do you know who her best friend was the,doorman. She opened herself to him. As a result, he opened himself to her and introduced alife line that she has been pulling on and been led by ever sicne. They spoke of spiritual things. He served her need and gave her a book called Tigers Fang by Paul Twitchell. She read it and she con tinued her discussions with this man. “My dreams began to change,” she said. “They became vivid. They spoke to me and gave me t at ease. Only in her twenties, i Sheryl Lee has a list of very im > pressive show business credits. Besides having starred in a i Broadway blockbuster for several ! years, she has appeared on national television as a regular on the soap opera, Search for Tomorrow; acted in the Sidney Poitier film, A Piece of the Action; appeared opposite Howard Rollins in a movie-of-the-week TV production, The Neighborhood; guest starred on several popular TV series’; and has appeared on almost every major talk show. In addition she has a promising nightclub career going for her and has recorded the single, In the Evening, which is rapidly rising on the charts. guidance. They translated them selves into poetry. They sparked creative writing. I was ready for the experience. I knew that 1 needed spiritual guidance,” she ut tered with a sense of realism. “The doorman...yes, I love him, I am greatful to him. I send spiritual love to him. But there was no need for us to continue our association. We gave what we needed to give to each other. We both won for that.” “One month after he gave me the book, my dearest sister brought a book home that she had found on a public bus stop. It was titled, The Flute of God by Paul Twitchell.” “I learned my first spiritual law, when the student is ready, the master appears.” “Ironically”, she continued, “a few days later, I visited a friend. From her mantle piece a set of Paul Twitchell’s books loomed out at me with a force. I buy them all. After studying as many Eckanakar books as I could find, I studied the Eckankar discources for two years and then, I became an initiate of Eckankar. “Eckankar is a spiritual path to God. Eckankar is a universial teaching which encompasses the light and the sound current. One of the distinctions of Eckankar is that it has a living master, the Mahan ta, the living (Eck) Master who teaches inwardly as well as out wardly via the spiritual exercises of ECK, the dream state, personal discourses, books, seminars as well as taped lectures. The aim and purpose of Eckankar is to elad souls by its own path back to its divine source. If your readers would like more information on Eckankar, they may write to Eckankar, P.O. Box 3100, Menlo Park, CA 94026. The law of Karma, retribution, cause and effect, whatever you choose to call it helped me make little steps on the spiritual path. I learned that life is a circular chain of events. It begins and ends with me. Therefore, within my reality, all things are possible. Every dream can become a reality. I believe in the law of increase. The spirity (ECK) is rich. “If I think positively, positive things will come to me, I will get what I deserve. If I think negatively, negative things will come to me. “Life is constantly giving of it self so that there may be greater life. We don’t get what we need by needing it or asking for it. We get what we need by GIVIVG. “I sometimes feel that those people who are in emotional and physical poverty are perhaps trying to take too much from life and therefore they get into debt to themselves. The results is em ptiness every time. By giving more than you take, life makes an effort to repay you. “The spiritual principles,” she continued, “Have given me a greater understanding of spiritual laws, spiritual techinques and spiritual measuring rods to help me in this life, this world and other worlds.” I was mesmerized. I wanted to say, “Preach girl,” but I did not. Good for me. I was deeply im pressed because many of the spiritual laws she discussed were the same ones that I had found. Only I din’t find them with Eckankar but Christianity. I thought, “All the roads we trod, all of the chastening rods. Fancy Rise Collins and I meeting on this road.” “I do believe,” she continued, “that in the short run, pruning can be painful, but I have found that over the long run, they are our teachers. They are getting us ready to get in tune with Self. So often pruning seems like a stumbling block. But as I get in touch with the spiritual laws that underlie the physical world, I know that every pruning, every chastening is a stepping stone.” 1 wanted to say, “Praise the Lord, girl.” But I kept quiet. It was more apropriate. “I learned that all one needs is oneself and God. I needed to discover my relationship to myself as soul and soul’s relationship to God. Once I discovered that relationship, I had what I needed to carve a place for myself.” Yes, we win by giving. Tyrone Butler gave the Augusta Mini Theatre and Augusta Rise Collins. The greatest gift is to give and not care who gets the credit. Life will give you your reward. We get what we deserve.