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To Honor a Hero!
You’ve Got The Right One, Baby!”
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The one and only Ray Charles, second from right, accepts congratulations following his receipt of the NAFEO
Leadership Award in Sight and Sound during the recent 16th National conference on Blacks in Higher Education
at the Washington, D.C. Hilton Towers. With him are, from left, Sam Hall, Manager, Community Programs,
Pepsi-Cola Co., Dr. Samuel L. Myers, President of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher
Education (NAFEO), an organization representing the nation’s 117 black colleges and universities, and Dr.
Frederick S. Humphries, Chairman, NAFEO and President of Florida A & M University. Accepting the award,
Charles said: “My mother inspired us to learn all that we could possible learn. She said that the knowledge you
have in your head cannot be taken away from you." Charles ended with a line from his award-winning Diet Pepsi
commercial: “ You've got the right one, baby!."
Lt. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., U.S.A.F. (Ret.), National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters (NABOB)
Lifetime Achievement Awardee, second from left, joins supporters during the awards dinner reception at the
Sheraton Washington Hotel. With him are, from left, George Knox III, Vice President, Public Affairs, Philip Morris
Companies Inc., who made the presentation, Clarence Smith, President, Essence Communications, Augustus F.
Hawkins, recently retired U.S. representative from Los Angeles and Hon. Percy Sutton, former Chairman, Inner
City Broadcasting. Davis commanded the heroic 332nd Fighter Group-the Tuskegee Airman-during World War II
and later became the first Black to become a General in the U.S. Air Force. An association of 200 Black-owned
radio and television stations, NABOB is also honored: Sutton, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA); retired U.S.
Rep. Augustus R. Hawkins: Ms. Suzanne de Passe; Tom Draper and A.G. Gaston.
ard University School of Com m unica­
tions and host/producer of Tony Browns
Journal, she decided to go for it. She
had her reasons.
‘ ‘He told me to just go work for the
best and learn all that I could from that
company. See what makes them a suc­
cess and then come back to a black
company and make them successful” ,
she said. “ Today, we need to come
back to black companies and start some
new ones o f our own. ’ ’ As a youngster,
Stokes-Oliver knew that she would be
an editor o f a magazine. Many people
who were associated with her during
those days are not surprised by the
great success sh e’s had over the years.
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Essence, which targets Black
women, addresses issues on family sta­
bility, money, health/health care, self­
esteem , relationships, and much more,
including feature stories and other in­
formation relevant to Black people. As
far as relationships were concerned,
Stokes-O liver questioned whether the
journalists at the conference were as
serious about their relationships as they
w ere about their jobs.
“ In these recessionary and stress­
ful times, there is no room for jive-tim e
relationships,” she said. “ We need strong
parents and tw o working parents. We
som etim es have to swallow our pride
and try to be nurturing or nurture our re­
lationships for everyone’s sake. We need
that support system. It’s not about look­
ing for a man to fulfill your life or
looking for a woman to be your mother.
Y ou have to be equal partners today.”
Stokes-Oliver could not emphasize
enough the importance of Black people
feeling good about their accom plish­
m ents as professionals and as a race.
“ You should rem em ber that you’re not
even suppose to be free, m uch less
successful. Everytim e you show up at
work, you’re thum bing your nose up
(to oppression and making your ances­
tors frown). You ’ ve learned to read and
w rite just like them. W e have degrees
ju st like they have degrees. W e may
not be running the world, but at least
w e’re up o ff our knees” , she said.
Stokes-O liver encourages Black
people to look for substance instead o f
style. She contends that B lack people
miss the point,som etim es. “ N o one
asked what type o f car Ralph Bunch
drove or the type o f designer suit Dr.
Martin Luther King wore. G et your in­
sides in order and your direction clear,”
she urged.
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Sissy Spacek is excellent.
Whoopi Goldberg plays her part with
strength and quiet dignity. A fine film !”
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Stephanie O liver-Stokes has vi­
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Continued from front page
"W hen I told my parents that I
wanted to be a magazine editor, they
told me that they didn’t know any of
them ” , she said. “ Meaning that they
d id n ’t know anyone within their circle
o f doctors, lawyers, etc...but there were
heroes for me like Ida B. W ells, Fre­
drick Douglass, John EL Johnson, James
Russworm, and Marcus G arvey.”
Today, she can add her name to the list.
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“POWERFUL AND COMPELLING.
Stephanie Stokes-Oliver: A Down Sister
lot o f stam ina to decide not to assim i­
late or crossover. Now days, you don't
have to be black...you can ju st decide
not to deal with the brothers and sis­
ters,” said Stokes-O liver during her
luncheon speech (Sat.) at the Oregon
Convention Center, where she was the
keynote speaker.
Stokes-Oliver, who joined Essence
in 1978 as the editor o f the Contem po­
rary Living departm ent, is responsible
for the day-to-day editorial m anage­
ment of the magazine. W orking closely
with the editor-in-chief, she also sets
editorial policy, procedures and makes
long rang plans for the publication. In
1984, she relocated to her hometown of
Seattle, W A, assumed the title o f W est
C oast editor, and became editor of the
Mothering section. She transferred back
to the New York City office in 1986.
Formerly the fashion and beauty
editor with G lam our m agazine, Stokes-
Oliver once had strong reservations about
working in white m edia, but after con­
sulting with longtime mentor/friend
Tony Brown, the founder of the H ow ­
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