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BEHIND THE
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By Lisa C ollins
SINGER/ENTERTAINER LOU RAWLS (far right), host of the ninth
annual "L o u Rawls Parade o f S tars" telethon, kicked o ff th is year's
national fund-raising e ffo rt last week. Over 300 H ollyw ood celebrities
and special guests attended the gala event, held at Chasen's Restau­
rant in Beverly Hills. For the n in th straight year, Anheuser-Busch is
u nd e rw riting the telethon, w h ich is scheduled to air on Saturday,
December 17, fo r the benefit o f the United Negro College Fund.
Jo in ing Rawls at the event are (left to right) legendary entertainer
Sammy Davis, Jr.; producer/com poser Q uincy Jones; and Wayman F.
Smith III, vice president, corporate affairs, Anheuser-Busch Compa­
nies, Inc. -
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NATALIE COLE OFFERS tw o of the top h its o f the past year, "P in k
C adillac" and "Ju m p S tart," on "D ick C lark’s New Year’s R ocking’ Eve
’89", a irin g Saturday, December 31,11:30 P.M. (ET&PT) on ABC-Tv.
Clark reports "liv e " on the festivities from Tim es Square, NewYork,
w hile "C hina Beach" stars, Marg Helgenberger and Brian W immer, in
H ollyw ood, in tro du ce perform ances by Taylor Dayne, D.J. Jazzy JeH
& The Fresh Prince. Richard Marx, Reba McEntire and Frankie Valli &
The Four Seasons.
THE NINTH ANNUAL "LOU RAWLS PARADE OF STARS" TELETHON
was kicked o ff last week at a pre-Thanksgiving gala celebrity event
with over 300 H ollyw ood celebrities and special guests. This year s
"Lou Rawls Parade of Stars," w hich benefits the United Negro College
Fund, w ill be aired on Saturday, December 17, and is the only program
of its kind in support of higher education. The national and founding
sponsor of the telethon is Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. Shown
d uring the celebration are (left to right) producer/com poser and party
co-host Quincy Jones; C hristopher F. Edley, president and chief
executive o ffice r of the United Negro College Fund; actress and co ­
host Carol Channing; and Wayman F. Smith III, vice president,
corporate affairs, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
A ll’s W ell That Ends W ell: Those
of you who were just betting that
Brenda Richie’s notorious summer
assault on 22-year old Diane Alexan­
der (over an affair with her superstar
husband, Lionel Richie) would have
ended their 13-year old marriage were
wrong. While rumors flew that Richie
wanted out of the marriage, close
friends report that things couldn't be
better for the couple, who have ap­
parently grown closer since the inci­
dent.
superstar Greg Louganis, still has .
some tongues a w a g g in '... In other
couple news, word is that former Love
Boat co-star Ted Lange has split from
his wife, Sheryl, of ten years.
It’s A Baby Girl for actress Lisa :
Bonet and musician husband Lenny
Kravitz. Lisa gave birth to Zowie
Kravitz, who weighed in at 7 pounds,
2 ounces at home last Thursday at 2
a.m.intheirVenice.Californiacondo-
minium.
Marvin Gaye Estate Come To
Terms
W ith S ongw riter: The Estate
A S m okin' A ffair: The Beverly
of
Marvin
Gaye, lyricist David Ritz
Hilton Hotel glittered with stars last
and
SBK
Music
have reached an out-
week as Retinitis Pigmentosa Inter­
of-court settlement over songwriting
national, presented him with a star-
credits involving the 1982 hit song
studded musical tribute. The affair
“Sexual Healing." With this agree­
was hosted by Berry Gordy, Dick
ment,
Ritz is now recognized as co­
Clark and Motown president Jheryl
composer of the song, which reached
Busby. Among those in attendance
were Byron Allen, Family Ties' co- number one six years ago.
Like Father, Like Son Or Vice
star Tina Yothers, Angie Dickinson,
Versa?
It could be vice versa with
Monte Hall, Shaunice Wilson, Dawnn
regards
to
Jimmy Nunya, the 38-year
Lewis and Olympic medallist Valerie
old
father
of
rap star “ L.L. Cool J .” "I
Briscoe. Monies collected from the
made
the
way
for him,” said Nunya,
affair will go to RPI, a foundation that
who
is
more
than
proud of his son’s
fights against blindness ... It was
success,
even
if
the
sentiment is the
another star-studded occasion recently
properorder would have been for him .
at Chasen"s Restaurant in Beverly
Hills when Carol Channing, Dwann to make it to the top first. Nunya, who
Lewis, Quincy Jones, Sammy Davis is presently at work, putting the final
Jr., Sheryl Lee Ralph, and of course touches on his second LP, soon to be
Lou Rawls were among those on he released by MCA, has been looking
and to kick off this year’s Parade of for his big break in the music industry
Stars telethon. The event, held an­ for years, while his son L.L. was
somewhat an overnight success.
nually.
Nonetheless, a protective father,
Ill-m annered Eddie: It seems
superstar Eddie Murphy was without Nunya has provided solid guidance
etiquette when he stopped in on LA’s for his son, who recently nabbed some
headlines while performing in West
Paradise 54, and ran into Solar rec­
ord chief Dick Griffey, who was host­ Africa. It appears all hell broke loose
ing a group of notable Africans from at a recent concert “ L.L.” was head­
Angola. While Eddie did well as an lining in the Ivory Coast, when during
African prince in the movie “Coming the midst of his performance, fights
To America." he showed plain bad broke out, people fainted and the
manners when he refused to greet audience stormed the stage. Accord­
properly Griffey's prestigous guests. ing to the concert coordinator L.L.
About Town: Blair Underwood of was asked to leave the stage not only
LA Law with Falcon Crest’s Mariska for his safety, but that of young girls
Hargitay, daughter of the late Jayne who were hyperventilating. Next
Mansfield... And for some reason the Week: We ll hear from Heartbreak s
appearance of “It's A Different World" Lynn W hitfield - one o f the h o tte st
actress Dawnn Lewis with swimming young Black actresses around.
Smithsonian Resident Associate Program
Presents Two Lectures On Afro-American
Achievements In January
Three Afro-American artists and
the recent discoveries at an 18th-
century Black settlement near St.
Augustine, Fla., will be the focus on
two talks sponsored by the Smith­
sonian Resident Associate Program
in January 1989.
D.J. JAZZY JEFF & THE FRESH PRINCE sing their rap-anthem,
"Parents Just Don't Understand," on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin'
Eve ’89," airing Saturday, December 3 1 ,1 1 :30 P.M. (ET&PT) on ABC-
TV. Clark counts down the seconds to midnight from Times Square in
New York, while "China Beach" stars, Marg Helgenberger and Brian
Wimmer, welcome musical guests, Natalie Cole, Taylor Dayne, Richard
Marx, Reba McEntire and Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons from
Hollywood.
"K eepers of the Flame”
Jeff R. Donaldson, associate dean
of the College of Fine Arts at Howard
University, himself a noted artist, will
describe the achievements of three
well-known artists - Richmond Barthe,
Charles White and Romare Bearden
- in an illustrated lecture, titled “Keep­
ers of the Flame: Three Afro-Ameri­
can Master Artist,” on Monday, Jan.
9, at 7:30 p.m. in the Hirshhorn Mu­
seum’s auditorium (Independence
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« JR A P H E D R E C E N TLY A TA CELEBRATION OF PAUL ROBE­
SON, w hich benefited the Schom burg Center for Research in Black
Culture, were (from left to right): A rthur M itchell, artistic d ire c to r of the
Dance Theatre of Harlem; Ed Bradley, CBS News C orrespondent and
co-anchor of "60 M inutes"; Mrs. Edgar Bronfman, Jr., general co -chair
of the celebration; G ranville L. Stevens, Senior Counsel, Revlon, Inc.;
Cicely Tyson, actress; and David Dinkins, Manhattan Borough Presi­
dent. A Celebration of Paul Robeson, on the occasion of the late actor,
singer and a c tiv is t’s 90th birthday, included a special award to
Frederick O’Neal, co-founder o f the American Negro Theatre. Revlon,
Inc. was one o f the corporate patrons of A Celebration o f Paul
Robeson. The Schom burg Center for Research in Black C ulture of the
New York Public Library is one of the m ost widely-used research
fa cilitie s in the w orld devoted to the preservation of m aterials on Black
life. The Schom burg Center is located in Harlem, at 515 Malcolm X
Boulevard.
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“ Black Oasis: Fort M ose”
“ Black Oasis: Fort Mose” is be­
lieved to be the first settlement of free
Black men and women in America.
The fort was a buffer between English
and Spanish settlements in northern
Florida, and is now the center of
intensive exploration. Project histo­
rian Jan L. Landers, who is a visiting
associate professor at the University
of Florida, will present a slide-illus­
trated lecture of recent discoveries at
this 18th-century site on Wednesday,
Jan. 11, at 6 p.m. in Carmichael
Auditorium at the National Museum
of American History (14th Street and
Constitution Avenue N.W.) Tickets
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