Page 6 April 25,2001 ------------------------ Focus in P r in f------------ ®ifjï jßortlauh fObavrUvr Temptations of a Rising Star BkJALULtLlis_lH«MAi! W arner B ooks ; 2001 D eb o rah A n n e P e te rso n is grateful for her loving fam ily, loyal friends, and the peaceful Georgia town that has sheltered her since childhood. But most o f all, she gives thanks to God for giving her a phenomenal voice. Every time D eborah sings her heart out in church, sh e’s trans ported by spiritual jo y and a se cret dream o f superstardom that glorifies God before people all over the world. Her dream seems hopeless... until handsom e rap p er and hom etow n-boy-m ade- good Triage Blue hears her sing. W ith Triage’s help, D eborah’s dem o tape lands on the desk o f Lavelle Roberts, one o f the R& B industry's biggest stars. Before she knows it, Deborah is hired as o n e o f L a v e lle ’s g la m o ro u s backup singers and is plunged into a lifestyle far beyond her sm a ll-to w n w ays. U n d e r the guidance o f sultry singer Phoebe iffN N EDY SCH oq , I** MeMenamins G arland, D eborah finds h e rse lf at the hottest p arties, w earing in c re d ib ly fan cy c lo th e s, and m aking m ore m oney than sh e ’d ev er th ought p o ssib le . In the m idst o f all the ex citem en t, she discovers th at her gratitu d e and affection for the d o w n -to-earth T riage is b lossom ing into so m e thing m ore. Y et in a w orld w here having it all is n ev er enough and m e g a -ta le n t c a n ’t sh ie ld you fro m l o n e lin e s s a n d p a in , D eborah is about to face c h a l le n g e s sh e n e v e r im a g in e d . T hrough the sheer, b a c k b re a k ing w ork o f to u rin g - and d e a l ing w ith out-o f-co n tro l egos she m ust w ork harder than ever to put aside tim e for personal prayer and w orship. T ested by the tem ptations o f the road, and o fT ria g e him self, D eborah m ust struggle to h o ld fast to her faith. Paul Robeson A Legendary Black Renaissance Man CLASS BEGINS W ITH A HEARTY BREAKFAST Monday through Saturday: 7am to 10:30am Sunday: 7am to 11:30am 5736 NE 33r<l • Portland, Oregon / (503) 249-3983 • w tvw .m cm cnam ins.com A n A rtist ’ s J ourney , 1898-1939 B y P aul R obeson , J r . J ohn W iley & S ons , I nc .; 2001 Paul Robeson was inarguablyone o f the most impressive figures o f the twentieth century. As this unprec edented biography makes clear, the essential facts o f his life are near le g e n d a ry . A c to r, sin g e r, scholar .and activist- Robeson domi nated his era. His father was an escaped slave; his mother, a de scendant o f distinguished ffeed- men. With a law degree from Colum- bia; a professional football career; title roles inE ugeneO ’N eill’splays and in Shakespeare’s “Othello”; and a concert and film career in America and Europe, Robeson redefined the black male image. But an intensely private side o f Robeson is now revealed in “The Undiscovered Paul Robeson.” At last, we can know the whole man. Here is the intimate story ofhow the preacher’s son emerged as a force o f breathtaking courage, principle, and compassion. Haunted by childhood trauma and pitted against brutal racists, he battled against his enemies with a w arrior’s heart. G uided by his father’s credo - the importance o f living up to his own potential, and the strong belief in his ability to achieve - he looked at the entire human race as a single, though di verse, family o f equals. Although his youth spanned the Harlem Re naissance and the rise o f the Ku Klux Kian, he resisted politics for years. Later, flowering as an artist in Europe, he emerged as a fierce sym bol o f anti-colonial and antifascist struggles around the world. This was the powerful Paul Robeson who returned to New York as a superstar, ready to challenge America to keep his promise.