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(A P) — Even in death, Janies
Brown can m ove a crowd.
T housands o f people danced
and sang in the streets outside the
A pollo Theater in a raucous cel­
ebration o f the music legend's lile
as his body was displayed T hurs­
day on the New York stage where
he made his 1956 debut.
Music thum ped from storefronts
and portable stereos. Brow n’s wails
and growls even blasted inside the
auditorium as fans m arched q ui­
etly, single-tile past his open gold
coffin.
Brown lay resplendent in a blue
suit, white gloves and silver shoes.
Flanking the casket were giant pho­
tographs o f the singer perform ing.
An arrangem ent o f red (lowers on a
white background spelled out his
nickname: Godfather.
It was maybe the first tim e the
hardest-working man in show busi­
ness graced a stage in stillness, but
that d id n 't stop his fans from party­
ing.
“This isacelebration o f his life,”
sa id
4 1 -y e a r-o ld
B ry a n t
Preudhom m e o f suburban New
York. “James Brown gave you heart.
He lifted you up when you were
down. He gave you hope.”
said Sharpton, a close friend o f the
G odfather o f Soul for three decades.
Sharpton credited Brown with
inspiring countless m usicians in all
genres and with refusing to be­
com e a conform ist.
“ He becam e a su p erstar on his
ow n te rm s ... he n ev e rb en t, b u ck ­
led o r b o w ed .” S harpton said.
"Jam es B row n w a sn 't ju s t No. 1,
he ch an g ed the beat o f m usic all
o v er the w o rld ."
Earlier, B ro w n 's body w as ca r­
ried to the th eater through the
streets of Harlem on a majestic white
carriage drawn by two white horses.
H undreds o f fans follow ed be­
hind the caisson singing the ch o ­
rus o f Brown’s anthem, “Say it Loud
— I'm Black and I’m Proud.”
T o many. Brown was more than
ju st an energetic perform er. As
Norman Brand o f Harlem waited for
the procession to begin, the 55-
year-old recalled hearing "Say it
Loud” for the first tim e in his native
Alabama.
“ It really changed the attitude o f
most black people. It was like a
w ake-up call. Before that, if you
were called black, it was like an
Legendary singer James Brown in an open casket during his
insult,” Brand said. “Just one song
funeral service at the Apollo Theater in New York. (AP photo)
and one word can change a w hole
Brown, who died o f heart failure ily and close friends, the Rev. Al situation.”
On Friday, a private cerem ony
C hristm as m orning at 7.3, lay in re­ Sharpton said it was difficult to
pose in the theater that helped cata­ believe that a man who w as “so was held at a church near A ugusta,
Ga. A second public viewing o f the
pult him to fam e and was the setting much alive” was dead.
"H ow could som eone with such singer’s body was held Saturday at
for a thrilling live album in 1962.
At an evening program for fam ­ energy and life really ever be gone?” the James Brown Arena in Augusta.
Jordan, Wife to Divorce
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(A P) — M ichael Jordan and his wife,
Juanita, have filed for divorce after 17
years o f m arriage. "M ichael and Juanita
Jordan mutual ly and am icably decided to
end their 17 year m arriage," the couple
said in a statem ent Friday issued through
their lawyers. "A judgm ent for dissolu­
tion o f their m arriage was entered today.
There will be no further statem ents."
Juanita Jordan previously filed for d i­
vorce in January 2002, but w ithdrew her
petition a month later when the couple
announced they w ere attem pting a rec­
onciliation.
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Firehouse Cultural Center, 5340 N. Interstate
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featuring eight em erging artists. G allery hours:
T uesday -F rid ay 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday,
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F o rt V a n c o u v e r L a n te r n T o u r s - Fort
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New Y ear C eleb ra tio n - Saturday, Jan. 13, the
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During her last divorce petition, Jo r­
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riage had failed and future ones "would
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Saturday,January 20th, 2007 • 9:00 am -5:00 pm
• The Thom City Improv, featuring mem­
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(3862 S.E. Hawthome)every Tuesday at 10
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• Celebrate Hump Day a, The Red Sea (381 S.W. 3rd Ave) after work on
Wednesdays, from 5 to 9 p.m.
• Inch toward the weekend at the Candlelight Room (2032 S.W. Fifth Ave)
with the Black Notes, performing each Thursday.
• Celebrate Friday with Mel Brown, whoplaysjazzatSalty'sontheColumhia
every Friday and Saturday, and J immy Mak's on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
• Round off your week with live Reggae on Fridays and Saturdays at
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