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February 1 3 ,1991""The Portland Observer-- Page 5
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Black Men Uncertain Futures
Nelson, co-anchor fo r NBC News’
“ Expose,” looks at ihese issues and
answers these questions.
The one-hour special takes a tough
look at a generation o f young black
There are more than 13 m illio n
black men in America. They are fathers
and sons, postal workers, lawyers and
students. Yet the most fa m ilia r image
o f black men today is that seen on the
nightly news, as the victim s and perpe
trators o f crime, violence and drug abuse.
Young black men battle more than
stereotypes: they face the challenges o f
poor education and high unemploy
ment, despair and frustration. W hat is
their future to be? Are there solutions to
the problems o f this generation? Black
Men: Uncertain futures, a national
production o f M aryland Public T elevi
sion premeiering on PBS Tuesday,
February 19 at 10 p.m. (Et; check local
listings), hosted and narrated by Noah
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The program begins w ith a discus
sion o f the media’ s portrayal o f black
men; i f more whites com m it crimes
than blacks why is the prevailing image
o f crim inals that o f a young black male?
C N N ’s Bernard Shaw and others de
bate the media’ s impact on the public
and on black men’ s images and sense
o f themselves.
The program also depicts the growth
ated. The special meets its own early
challenge to the media: it presents black
men who are succeeding and who are
determined to change the course o f
young men’ s futures. It focuses on e f
forts to change the course o f young
men’s futures. It focuses on efforts to
change the nature o f their education,
employment, crim inal justice, and self-
awareness.
A ll o f those interview ed fo r the
special see the future o f black men as a
p rio rity, and challenge young black
men, their communities and the coun
try to make it their p rio rity , too. Black
Men: Uncertain Futures documents the
tremendous resource that now remains
unused and u nfu lfille d . These crises
threaten not just a group but the whole-
not just a generation but a nation must
com m it to pursuing solutions i f a better
future is to come fo r a ll Americans.
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men whose chances o f landing in ja il
far outweigh their chances o f attending
college. Noah Nelson talks w ith young
men across the United States, in inner-
city neighborhoods in Baltimore, Los
Angeles, Detorit, M ia m i, Washington,
D.C., Atlanta and Minneapolis.
He also talks w ith black men who
are contributing their expertise and en
ergies to the future o f their young counter
parts. Participants include Louis S u lli
van, Secretary o f Health and Human
Services; U.S. Representatives John Co
nyers and John Lew is; Alan Page, N F L
Hall o f Fame member and President o f
the Page Education Foundation; John
Jacob, Executive D irector o f the Na
tional Urban League; Joshua Smith,
President o f M axim a Corporation, and
Robert Woodson, National Center fo r
Neighborhood Enterprise.
o f drug abuse and a drug economy.
Participants discuss tw o obvious eco
nomic options fo r these youths: m in i
mum wages for unskilled labor and the
lure o f quick drug money to purchase
the consumer goods the rest o f Am erica
buys. Even public assistance programs
now seem to contribute to the problem.
W ith all o f these harsh realities, what
can be done by individuals, com m uni
ties, and the nation? Black Men: U n
certain Futures looks at some o f the
solutions-theoretical, practical and
personal-that exist for young black men,
and that their communities have gener
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animal research studies raise questions.
Most American scientists say there’ s
no reason to panic, pointing to the b il
lions o f amalgam fillin g s already in
place as proof that there’ s no problem.
But critics think the mercury vapors in
haled every time people w ith the f i l l
ings chew may accumulate over tim e to .
cause a serious health risk. Some den
tist go so far as to advocate removal and
replacement o f amalgam fillin gs.
In the midst o f the amalgam fillin g
debate, other dental health issues are in
the news: A ID S transmission between
dentist and patient and the safety o f
dental x-rays, fluoride and teeth bleach
ing. Are patients well-inform ed when
they go to the dentist? Is dental amal
gam safe? What are the known and
possible risks o f common dental proce
dures? W hat do YO U think? Join Jack
Faust fo r this discussion on Sunday,
February 24 from 6-7 p.m. For seat res
ervations, please call Frank Mungeam,
Alison Highberger or L iza McQuade at
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Sources say
actress-singer Jasmine G uy was
not all that pleased w ith her R &B
showing, though by a ll indications
it was more than respectable. It
seems she fe lt that her self-titled
debut debut album, project should
have gotten more p la y on pop
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acting career and hit T V show, what
G uy is really after is the number
one slot on the nation's record
charts. To that end, Guy fired her
fo rm e r m anager, and fo r the
moment, current steady Dominique
Hoffman (who played her boyfriend
last year on "A D ifferent W o rld ') is
managing things on the business
end, and she's just released another
s in g le , "A n o th e r L o v e r".
A
sizzling video w ill fo llo w . For
now, G uy has a h it senes to keep
her busy. Incidentally, G uy and
steady beau D o m in ic k H offm an
recently co-wrote a special episode
o f " A D ifferent W o rld " that guest
starred pal, B la ir U nderw ood....
M e a n w h ile , D iffe r e n t W o rld
co m rad e, D eb bie A lle n was
la b e le d the " fa s h io n fia s c o
o f the y e a r", as M r. B la ckw e ll
reveaied the new iist o f the worst-
dressed women. A lle n wasn't in
bad com pany th ou gh .
Others
named included J u lia Roberts,
Elizabeth Taylor and Ivana Trump.
Flash In The Pan: N e ll Carter's
"Y ou Take The K id s" has to rank
among one o f the shortest-running
shows on T V , as the already
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cancelled, sitcom is among the first
o f the m id-season casualties.
..M eanwhile, B E T s Bob Johnson
and actor-producer Tim Reid, who
recently entered into a business pact
to develop bla ck-o n en ted p ro
gramming for cable, network and
T V syndication, launched their jo in t
ven:_rc at a gala raceptior. in Lea
Angeles that drew key industry
d ecision-m akers....
Links Starlight
Cotillion
The Portland Chapter o f L in ks
Incorporated w ill host its 14th A nnual
Starlight C o tillio n on Sunday, Febru
ary 17,1991, in the Grand B allroom , at
the Portland H ilto n H otel, 921 S.W. 6th
Avenue at 7:00 p.m.. This year, fifteen
debutantes and their escorts w ill be
presented.
The chairperson o f this year’ s ball
is Jeanne Hartzog, She is planning fo r
this to be one o f the best balls L in k s has
sponsored.
The commentators fo r this year’ s
ball w ill be Dr. D arryl T ukufu o f the
Urban League and Kay Toran, Presi
dent o f the Portland Chapter. M usic
w ill be provided by One w orld Founda
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Attitudes Presents Al
Goidsby and Phil Reid
Attitudes o f Portland A rt G allery
is proud to present metal sculptures and
prints by sculptor A1 Goidsby and oils,
pen and ink and pencil drawings by
Phil Reid.
M r. G oldsby’ s many exhibits, c o l
lections, and commissions include: Sal-
ishan Lodge, U niversity o f Oregon A rt
Museum, Haseltine collection, W ash
ington Park Zoo, L lo yd Center Corp.,
Pope & Talbot, and Central Gregon
Welcome Center in Bend Oregon.
M r. R eid’ s many exhibits, co lle c
tions, and commissions include: Russell
Senate O ffice Bldg. Rotunda, in W ash
ington D.C, Howard U niversity, Inter
state Firehouse Culture Center, B road
way G allery, Lakewood Center G al
lery, Renshaw Gallery. He also pro
vides art lectures at Grant H igh School,
and Sunset High school.
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PSU Presents
Play on Black
Suicide
Colored G irls! Portland State
University Black Cultural A ffairs Board
presents Ntozake Shange’ s renowned
Broadway play “ For Colored G irls W ho
Have Considered Suicide When The
Rainbow is E nuf.’ ’
A excerpt from this play fea
turing the Lady in Red, Lonnie Nettles
and the Lady in Blue, Sandra Cochran,
can be seen on C ityscope M onday,
February 18 at 10:30 p.m . Colored G irls
is directed by Lisa M ijig a .
Also meet Portland State U n i
versity’ s dynamic new President Judith
Ramalcy. Ms. Ramaley discusses her
plans fo r the future o f Portland State m
regards to measure 5.
Each week Cityscope features
a photograph o f a missing youth last
seen in the Oregon and W ashington
area. This e ffo rt is accom plished in.
conjunction w ith O P E R A TIO N L O O K -
OUT/National Center for Missing Youth
home based in Seattle, W ashington.
Viewers who may have seen these youth
are asked to call 1-800-771-SF.FK.
KPDX-FOX 49’s 1991 program
movies include C ityscope’ s leap into
prim e-tim e movies. Check your local
listings fo r details.
Cityscope is hosted by Steve
Leader and produced b y S y lv ia
M cDaniel.
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