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PUBLISHER'S STATEffiENT

WAKE UP
BLACK PEOPLE!!


During these hard times when over 30 to 40 percent of Black people are
unemployed and inflation is rampant, there are Black people who are
literally throwing away their precious money.

Black people who belong to fraternal, social, civic and professional
organizations, in particular, are socializing as if there are no financial
problems in the Black community, when in fact the majority of Black
people are struggling day to day just to survive.

Members of Black organizations throughout this country are spending
thousands of dollars annually attending social events and conferences
that are in no way helpful or beneficial to themselves, their organizations,
or to Black people in general. In fact, most of their dollars spent at these
extravaganzas are spent in establishments that don't even hire Black
people and have never shared any of their profits with the Black community
from which it came.

For example, several leading Black organizations in Southern California
have given their annual affairs in prestigious hotels. Thousands of
dollars were spent for the hotels' rental, food, and drinks. Thousands
more were spent on tuxedos, formals, flowers, and other accessories.
How much of that money went to Black businesses or back to the Black
community? Very little!

After investigating, it was found that those prestigious hotels have
over the years hired only a token number of Black people and most have
never fully initiated an affirmative action program. Most of the tuxedos,
formals, etc., were bought or rented at non-Black establishments. After
cost, several of the organizations hosting these events received the
smallest percentage of the money spent.

Black people must wake up and spend their hard earned money wisely.
Leaders of Black organizations must organize their forces and be the
forerunners in this struggle.

Frank Johnson
Publisher


Volume 12, Number 5, September-October 1980

Picture of the Month . .. ...... . .. . 6 Miss Watts 1980 .... . ....... .. .. 32
Social Events ... ........ ..... . . .. 7 Chip & Kim Fields . . .. . .. . ...... 34
People in the News ............... 8 Records & Tapes . ... .... . . ...... 36
Olympic Dream ................ 10 Record Review ................. 38
Youth ......................... 12 Hollywood .................... 41
Art ........................... 14 Leon Isaac Kennedy ............. 42
Emmy Winner ... ..... . .. .. . .... 15 Roger Mosley . . . . .... ... . . .. .. . 46
Religion ....................... 16 Business ....................... 48
Citizen A ward .. . . . .... .. . . .... . 17 Greatest Athletes ... . . .. ..... ... 50
Groundbreaking ................ 18 Sports ......................... 52
Poetry ........................ 20 Consumer Tips ................. 54
Bible Bits & Pieces . . .. . .. . ...... 22 Short Story . ...... . ..... ... . . .. 56
Conference ....... . .. . . .. ... . .. 24 Subscription Page .... . . .. ..... .. 57
Tribute -Black Women .. ........ 26 Book Review . .... . ........ .. .. . 58
Black History .... . .... . .. ... .. 29 Grapevine Model ... . . .. ...... . . 61
Education . . ..... .. . .. . . ....... 31

Public Relations Editor and Publisher Advertisina Director

Ray Johnson Frank J. Johnson Anthony Kelley

Secretary-Accountant Consullant Advertising Sales

Sharon L. Bridges Odell Johnson Cleo Johnson

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Typist

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Aorence Rogers

Published bi-monthly by Grapevine Magazine, Inc. Southern California office at
3600 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1510, Los Angeles, California 90010. © Copyright
1980 by Grapevine Magazine, Inc. Reproduction of any artwork, editorial material
or copy prepared by the publisher and appearing in this publication is
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PICTURE OF THE ffiONTH

Herve Villechaize, "Tatoo," star of the "Fantasy Island" television
series, is escorted by students around Sheenway School and Culture Center.
Mr. Villechaize recently donated several animals to the school to re-
place those destroyed by vandals. (Los Angeles)


SOCIAL EVENTS

FRIENDS OF EULA LOVE


Famed singer Stevie Wonder and
friends, and a group of 200 concerned
ministers in Southern California,
put on a concert and
raised over $45,000 for the children
of Eula Love. Mrs. Love was
slain by several Los Angeles Police
Department officers, causing an
uproar in Black communities
throughout the country. Singer
Jermaine Jackson, standing, and
Stevie Wonder sang at the concert.


Ray Charles, Jr. and the former Dwana Chenies repeated their wedding
vows at St. Bernadette's Catholic Church in Los Angeles. Noted musician
and singer, Ray Charles and his former wife, Mrs . Della B. Robin-son
smiled approvingly during the wedding of the couple's son.



PEOPLE IN
THE NEWS

Ruth L. Rushen, who was recently
appointed by Governor Jerry
Brown to head California's prison
and parole system, was guest
speaker recently at the Black
Women's Forum in Los Angeles.
An estimated 500 members in attendance
at the forum luncheon
gave Mrs. Rushen a resounding
ovation after she outlined her
goals for the state corrections
system.

Wanda L. Moore is Executive
Assistant to Los Angeles Mayor
Tom Bradley. She represents the
mayor at key civic and political
functions. Her community involvement
includes speaking at
junior and senior high schools,
community colleges, professional
women's organizations and
churches.

Mrs. Moore is also a co-host
moderator with Johnny Grant of a
public affairs program known as
"Gallery" on KTLA, Channel 5
in Los Angeles.

She is very active in several
organizations including the Black
Women's Forum and the
Executive Women International,

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Brenda Andrews has been named
to the post of Vice President,
Professional Activities at
Almo/Irving, the publishing arm
of A & M Records. Ms. Andrews
becomes the first woman to be
named vice president of the firm.
In her new capacity, she will oversee
the activities of the
·professional department, including
the placement of music
and liasons with producers, artists,
and songwriters.


Marilyn M. Morton is Director of
Public Relations for the Los
Angeles 200 Committee, which is
coordinating all of Los Angeles
Bicentennial activities and projects
for this year-long event. Mrs.
Morton has been a resident of Los
Angeles for 10 years. She is a
graduate of Howard University,
Washington, D.C., with a B.A. in
English and has taught high
school English in Brooklyn, New
York and was Chairman of the
English Department at Garfield
High School in Seattle,
Washington. She obtained a
Public Relations degree from
UCLA Extension in 1977. She and
her husband, Louis, have three
children.


1984
OlYffiPIC
DREAffi


Eula McC/aney and Donna Cheek

More than 500 western attired
guests turned out at the McClaney
Estate in Holmby Hills recently to
help Donna Marie Cheek of San
Luis Obispo, California keep alive
her dream of competing in the
1984 Olympic Games Equestrian
events.

Donna, 16, is preparing to
become the first Black in history
to compete in the Olympic
Equestrian horse riding events, to
be held in Los Angeles in 1984.

The event that was attended by

many well known television,
movie, and sports personalities
raised $5,000 of the $70,000
needed for Donna to compete in
the Equestrian events over the
next four years. Persons desiring
to support Donna's bid for the
Olympic Games Equestrian events
should send all checks to the
"Donna Marie Cheek Fund," c/o
LaDoris McClaney, 128 S. Beverly
Glen Blvd., Holmby Hills, CA
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Youth

BLACK sw1mmER
SETS NATIONAL RECORDS

Swim Team. She holds the Central
California records in the 50 yards
butterfly, 100 yards butterfly, 50
yards freestyle, 100 yards
backstroke, 100 yards intermediate
medley. She also holds
the 13-14 age group records in the
50 yards freestyle, 100 yards butterfly,
50 meter freestyle, 100
meter butterfly, and the senior
women records for the 50 yards
freestyle and the 100 yards butterfly
.

Recently, Sybil was selected as
the AAU Swimmer of the Year,
and for the second time as Central
California Swimmer of the year,
which extends from Bakersfield to
Modesto, California and includes
high school students.

Dr. and Mrs. Noel Smith of
Fresno are the proud parents of
Sybil, a straight A student, who
also enjoys playing the piano, arts
and crafts and the theatre.

Sybil, who will be attending San

Joaquin High School in Fresno

states, "l am looking forward to

making good times in the Senior

Nationals in the next few years

and later to qualify for the 1984

Olympics."

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She is one of the youngest swimmers
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THE ART OF BERNARD WRIGHT


Bernard Wright is recognized as
one of America's major artists.
His work has a nearly universal
appeal; both traditional and abstract
tastes respond to it. Important
museums and private collectors
have acquired his work for
their permanent collection, including
Alex Haley, Quincy
Jones and Peggy Lipton.

Wright's work evolves through
long hours of quiet observation,
and a deep respect and understanding
of everyday people in particular.
His work has been sold,
resold, and exhibited from such
far distant locales as the U.S.S.R.,
Moscow, Leningrad, Alma Ata,
Baku, and various other European
capitals. And, in the United
States, his works have been
exhibited at the Phillip E. Freed
Gallery of Fine Arts in Chicago,
the New Jersey State Museum in

14 Trenton, Diplomat Hotel in

Florida, Detroit Institute of Arts
in Michigan, and Los Angeles'
California Museum of Science and
Industry among many other
places.

He is listed in "Who's Who in
American Art," "Dictionary of
International Biography" and
"Men of ~chievement-International."


Wright was born one of 11
children, the son of a laborer in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1938.
Slowly he originated and
developed a new style in art, unaffected
by academic training. In his
later years, he studied at Otis Art
Institute, Los Angeles, and the
Los Angeles Trade Technical
College.

"From 9 to 5"


\ ~rm!«! Watson

Actress Vernee Watson, of
"Carter Country" fame, captured
the coveted Emmy for Individual
Achievement by a Performer in
the Academy of Television Arts
and Sciences 32nd Annual Los
Angeles Area Emmy Awards.

Watson's portrayal of the wife
of an up-and-coming musician
who falls victim to the dangers of
Angel Dust in ABC's documentary
drama, ''Angel Dust: The

Emmv

WINNER

Wack Attack" compelled her
recognition for individual
achievement.

Already recognized for her ver


satility in "Carter Country,"
"Vegas," "Fantasy Island,"
"Welcome Back Kotter," and

numerous commercials, Ms. Watson
keeps a hot pace as she is now
cast with Barbara Streisand and
Gene Hackman in "All Night
Long." 15


SAN DIEGO'S
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH

by Robert A. Doy

Being Pastor of San Diego's
Calvary Baptist Church has been
the Rev. S.M. Lockridge's sacred
mission for the last 28 years.
Together with Mrs. Lockridge, the
former Miss Virgil Thompson,
Rev. Lockridge oversees all activities
at the 91-year-old sanctuary.
With over 3,000 members,
Calvary Baptist has San Diego's
largest Black congregation.
Nicknamed the "Pink Church"
because of its conspicuous exterior,
Rev. Lockridge explains
that the color is intentional, "So
that all God's children can see us
and identify us."

A graduate of Bishop 9ollege,
Rev. Lockridge studied theology
at the Southwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary in Fort
Worth, Texas. As a member of the
Southern Baptist Convention,
Progressive Baptist District
Association, California Baptist
State Convention, and the
National Baptist Convention of
Americans, Rev. Lockridge has
traveled extensively, especially on
the continent of Africa. On the
subject of our African brothers
and sisters, Rev. Lockridge has
this to say: "There is a great need
and demand for Christianity
among the African people. I only

16 hope that other missionaries will


Rev. S.M. Lockridge

take the time to visit Africa and
spread God's message."

Reverend Lockridge also sees a
need for "spiritual rejuvenation"
here at home. "We live in a sadly
sick society. People think that
they can find pleasure in pills,
drink and smoke. They try to push
their way to power. I know a place
where a poor man has a chance, a
sick man can get well, an ignorant
man can become wise, a bad man
can become good, a good man
better, and a dead man can be
made alive ... through Jesus
Christ."


CITIZEN AW ARD-Willie L. Morrow, left, president and chairman of
the board of The California Curl Ltd., was recently selected San Diego,
California's fourth district Citizen of the Month. Morrow, a wellknown
businessman, has traveled around the world to train U.S. Armed
Services' barbers in how to cut and style Blacks' hair. He is an author of
five books dealing with every aspect of curly hair. Above, L to R,
Morrow, Candace Trotter, managing editor of "Black Stylist"
magazine, and San Diego supervisor Jim Bates.


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Above (left to right) Cal Flynn of Imperial Savings and Loan Co., Roland
Copeland, contractor, Henry Jackson, Jr., developer, Ralph Aranita of
Chicago Title Insurance Co., Harlan Hunt of Imperial Savings and Loan
Company.

GROUNDBREAKING


Groundbreaking ceremonies
were held recently in San Diego,
California, for the Smith, Lyons
and Jackson Development Company's
new $1.5 million Eden
Rock Manor Townhouse project
which is scheduled for completion
by Roland M. Copeland Contractors
by Christmas, 1980. The
homesites are located at 47th and
Hartly Street and will sell for

18 prices ranging from $73,500 to

$79,900. Hilltop views will be
standard.

Henry Jackson, Jr., a wellknown
Southern California
businessman, also founded the
San Diego Cab Company, the
city's second largest. A Caruthersville,
Missouri native, Jackson
and his wife, the former Delores
Bell of Birmingham, have seven
children.


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IF GOD SHOULD
GOON STRIKE

How good it is that God above has never gone on strike.
Because He was not treated fair in things He didn't like.
If only once He'd given up and said, "That's it, I'm through!
"I've had enough of those on earth, so this is what I'll do.
"I'll give my orders to the sun -cut off the heat supply!
"And to the moon-give no more light, and run the oceans dry.
"Then just to make things really tough and put the pressure on,
"Turn off the vital oxygen till every breath is gone!"
You know He would be justified, if fairness was the game.
For no one has been more abused or met with more disdain
Than God, and yet He carries on, supplying you and me
With all the favors of His grace, and everything for free.
Men say they want a better deal, and so on strike they go,
But what a deal we've given God to whom all things we owe.
We don't care whom we hurt to gain the things we like;
But what a mess we'd all be in, if God should go on strike.


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BIBLE BITS&' PIECES

Bible Bits & Pieces is an on-going series of articles geared to stimulate
further reading and knowledge of the Holy Bible. Its purpose is to assist
in clarifying (via the Bible) certain myths and misunderstandings about
biblical events, people, places, etc....However, readers can and should
search through the Bible verses where these answers can be found. By
utilizing this method, you will be able to receive more complete answers
and develop your personal interpretation. Some of the Bible answers to
these test questions may surprise you and we welcome your comments
and thoughts.

According to the Bible ...

1. We should feed our fellow man food even if he doesn't want
to work and earn it? T F
2. Christian married couples will be reunited and remain married
after their resurrection into everlasting life? T F
3. It was actually King David's nephew who killed Goliath's
nephew in a battle against the Philistines? T F
4. God approves of stargazers and astrologers, therefore Christians
can utilize their services to better understand God's
universe? T F
5. It is very important for us to know our ancestrial roots and
geneologies. T F
6. Christians should not associate with those who gossip even
though they may belong to your congregation. T F
7. Old Methuselah lived to be only 100 years old and was actually
outlived by Adam and Noah.
8. The Bible book called "Song of Solomon" is about
beauty and love King Solomon had for a Black woman?
9. Money is the answer to all things and to be rich is
fromGod?
10. Weddings should be performed by a minister, priest, Retc., in order to be valid in God's eyes?
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CONFERENCE-Secretary Patricia Harris of the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (center) receives a royal greeting from L.A.
City Councilman Gilbert W. Lindsay. Harris was in L.A. addressing the
White House Conference on Families. Among those at a special reception
for her were Lindsay and Mayor Tom Bradley.


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TRIBUTE

TO THE

BLACK womAN

Women Involved in Student
Education recently honored
several Black women in Southern
California who have risen to
prominence in their professions
and who have made contributions
to the community.

Actor Adam Wade was the dinner
chairman and singer Lou
Rawls was master of ceremony of
the tribute which was held in the
Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles.

Women Involved In Student
Education (WISE) is a non-profit
organization whose primary purpose
is to coordinate, research and
distribute scholarship information.
The organization also
provides financial assistance for
graduating high school seniors.
The 1980 Honorees are:

{Margaret Nash not pictured)


Virginia Capers

Actress

Mayme Agenew Clayton

Librarian

Antionette Alexander

Civic Worker


Dr. Faye Finch

Physician


Melody Jackson

T.V. Producer
Delores Gardner

Radio-Manager

Rosalind Cash

Actress


, ,
Be-Be Drake Massey
Actress
Gwen Moore
Janet Knox

TV Broadcast Engineer

Assemblywoman


Kellee Patterson

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Gail Saleem

Businesswoman


Dr. Matti Dobbs Maxine Thomas

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Greeting the alumni are, left to right; Dr. Charles E. Taylor, Wilberforce
University president, and wife; reception host Buddy Malone of the Pittsburgh
area Canadian Club sales staff; and Byron Jordan, president,
Pittsburgh Alumni Chapter.

OLDEST BLACK UNIVERSITY
HOLDS ALUffiNI CONFERENCE

Canadian Club, for the third friends attended the various
consecutive year, hosted the workshops, danced and dined on a
President's reception at the 30th boat ride on the historic
annual Wilberforce University Monongahela River and closed the
National Alumni Conference at conference with the traditional
the Pittsburgh Hilton Hotel. Gold and Green Banquet.
"Black Colleges: Survival for Our Established in 1856, Wilberforce
Heritage," the theme of the threeUniversity,
affiliated with the
day conference, underlined the African Methodist Episcopal
dire problems which will continue Church, is the oldest Black owned
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THE ON-THE-SCENE OFF-THE-SCREEN
LIVES OF CHIP AND Kim FIELDS

by Potrlclo J. Bornes

"We're more like sisters," pretty
young Kim asserts, "than we
are mother and daughter." "And
you know sisters," Chip Fields
adds, "don't always get along."
They laugh. The sparkling elevenyear-
old star of the popular TV hit
comedy "Facts of Life" listens as
her actress mother explains, "It's
not that we lack respect for one
another ... Kim knows that I am
boss and I'm very strict on her,
but she's so changeable ... she
keeps me totally confused.''

The three of us sat blissfully
around the dining area of their
immaculate Hollywood apartment.
"One minute she's a child.,.
like this morning when she took a
shower in her watch, and the next
minute she'll do or say something
so far removed from most
children her age."

This maturity, observed almost


Chip and Kim Fields

immediately in Kim, is understandable.
In the very early years of her coming a product of them ... getlife
she began to mold, becoming a ting a feel for the art."
direct extension of her mother. "That was fun," Kim rememChip
Fields explains, reminiscing bers, "but I didn't find out how
those turbulent years of actors hard it was until I went on my first
training in Harlem, New York. audition." It was an agonizing
"We (other actors involved) could period for Kim. It was two years
not afford babysitters so we of trying and failing before getting
brought our kids to class with us... her first break. "It wa:; a chicken
Kim was only four, five and six frank commercial," Kim recalls,
years old at the time, but over the "and I had to pretend I liked those
years she, like the other children, things."

34 began imitating their mother ... be-The move from their hometown

of Harlem to Hollywood was

made in 1976. Dynamic and

illustrious Chip tells us, "I had

just completed my run of "Hello

Dolly," starring Pearl Bailey;

which while touring brought me to

Hollywood. I liked the feel of it,

so, shortly after returning home

and Kim came home from school,

I said to her 'okay kid, we're

moving to Hollywood tonight!"

"I had very little money upon

arrival," Chip continues, "but I

managed to get an apartment." I

said to my daughter, "We'll either

struggle and make it or we'll

drown."

They made it and Kim got her
fi rst televised national exposure.
The Mrs. Butterworth commercial
opened more doors for her. There
were other commercials and then
her first pilot in the short run
series "Baby, I'm Back." She's
presently playing the role of 'Tuttie,'
that fiery, outspoken twelveyear-
old in the fascinating hit
comedy "Facts of Life." We will
see her this Fall in her first
dramatic role in which she stars
with Billy Dee Williams. In the
fil m, Kim will display her gymnastic
ability.

Chip Fields is no less incredible.
She has to her repertoire a startling
list of credits. These include
leading roles in such teleplays as
" Good Times," "Spider Man,"
" Days of Our Lives," "Blue
Collar," in which she co-starred
with Richard Pryor, and she
recently appeared with La Var
Burton in the made for television


Kim on "Facts ofLife"

movie '·'Battered." We can also
look forward to seeing her in upcoming
movies this Fall.

Aside from rearing a delightfully
charming daughter and being
genuinely beautiful herself, Chip
has yet another very special attribute.
She is a lover and believer
in children. "My ultimate ambition,"
she says, "is to own a
large theatre so kids from all
backgrounds can come, not only
to perform but to view quality on
the stage." She is presently involved
with the Children's Repertory
Company which consists of
approximately 80 children.

Thus far the stage is the only
outlet which has provided the
mother and daughter an opportunity
to perform together, but
Chip is hopeful that this will
change in the future.


RECORDS & TAPES


HecoritReview

by Tony Kelley

"1980"
flQkes-1 (ffiQgic Disc Records)

This is the debut album for
Cornell "Corn Flakes" Matthews
on the L.A.-based Magic Disc
Records label, and it's a sure success.
Flakes has one of those
smash tenor voices that's unique
in today's music and he uses it to
the fullest extent, from the funky
style that is on "Sugar Frosted
Lover'' to the splendid rendition
"Hey There Lonely Girl." All
tracks on the album are very
strong and under the guiding hand
of producer and label president
Cletus Anderson. Everybody
should have corn "Flakes" on
their breakfast table.

OUR BEST TO YOU

"A Collection of Gospel Gems"

Gospel Truth/ StQx...VQrious Artists

This inspiring double record
album features some of the gospel
greats including Walter Hawkins,
Rev. Maceo Woods, the Staple
Singers, The Chambers Brothers
and The Rance Allen Group,
along with others. These are the
best of recordings made with the
newly re-activated Gospel Truth
label in the early and midseventies,
and served in many
cases as a stepping stone to the
more progressive gospel music we
hear today. With some standard
gospel tunes as well as some
original material, this album is a

38 must for gospel listeners.

SHINE ON

L.T.D. (A&' ffi)
The latest effort from this ten
member group, which incidentally
was discovered right here in Los
Angeles, is an excellent blend once
again of pretty ballads and their
own type of funk which is unique
to L.T.D. L.T.D. also takes advantage
of the wealth of talent
they have within the group. All
tunes are written and arranged by
different members of the group,
and they also serve as executive
producers of the album. "Where
Did We Go Wrong" and "Shine
On'' are the ballads that will catch
your ear. "You Gave Me Love"
and "Love Is What You Need"
will move you to the dance floor.
Surely another success for this extraordinary
group.

-'****'

SPECIAL THINGS
The Pointer Sisters (Plooet/ ElektrQ)

The Pointer Sisters have had
varied success as a group and individually,
but this is the best total
effort by these ladies since getting
back together and it is excellently
done. The Pointer Sisters have
always incorporated a nostalgic
flavor in their music including
their dress, and have done it again
with a tone that reminds one of
those early Sixties Hits. "He's So
Shy" should definitely cross over
to the pop charts and could be a
smash. A Burt Bacharach tune
"Where Did The Time Go," and
the title track really make this a
very special thing by the Pointer
Sisters.


1loUVJ'1ooif


THE WHITE SHADOW-This fall the "White Shadow" television
series will feature four new cast members. (L to R) Art Holliday will play
Eddie 'Jamal' Franklin, Wolfe Perry will play Teddy Rutherford, Larry
Flash Jenkins will play Wardell Stone, and (seated in center front)

40

Stoney Jackson will play Jesse B. Mitchell in the weekly series. 41


But is this the way it's supposed
to be? What about his ego;
shouldn't he feel threatened or less
supportive? And where's the
jealousy-what if while traveling
she met someone bigger and better
than he?

He finishes the last of his late
morning breakfast, then confides
that he has debated these issues on
many occasions. "When we were
first married, people told me I was
crazy to let her travel the way she
did. There were six months with
Dean Martin, two months with the
Bob Hope Christmas Show. They
said, ''A beautiful woman like
Jayne will meet someone more
powerful, more influential.''

He relaxes before continuing.
"I don't care who she meets;
they're not me and they won't
have the same rapport with her
that I do. She could travel all over

AN INSIDE LOOK
AT LEON ISAAC
KENNEDY

by Potrlcio Bornes

Experiencing Leon Isaac Kennedy
in any form should prove rewarding.
His infallible disposition
and his general outlook on life
makes him uniquely different.

He's a strong, impressive figure,
having many characteristics that
women often seek in a man.

One such characteristic, that of
self-security, is observed in the
relationship with his wife, the
lovely actress Jayne Kennedy. For
years Leon's achievements have
basically gone unnoticed while his
wife ascended to stardom. Unlike
many husbands of similar circumstance
who found themselves
unable to cope, Leon has
remained untarnished. He is and
will continue to be the "guiding
force" within his wife's career. "I
want her to get as big as she
possibly can; in fact, she's going

42 to be a great director some day.''

the world and won't find anyone
better than me. I could travel all
over and won't find anyone better
than Jayne." Now that's what you
call security. "And confidence,"
he adds. "It's having confidence
in yourself and the other person."
His tone changes mildly. "Now
there's a difference in having confidence
in someone and taking
someone for granted .... I've never
taken my wife for granted." He
pauses a second before continuing.
"You see, love is not
something you get and have for
the rest of your life. To me love is
like a rare bird; you have to feed
and nourish it everyday. You have
to have enough confidence in
yourself to believe that this bird
loves the love that you're giving
and will not fly away ... you can't
cage the bird because if you do it
will die." What an ingenious perception.
How fortunate Jayne is
to have such a man and her career
simultaneously.

I became lost in reverie. The
thought was ''Why had it taken so
long for the ingenuity of this man
to surface ... " Then, as if reading
my mind, he spoke; "When
you've fought as many battles as I
have and won, it doesn't matter
what people say or don't say
about you. Jayne is a beautiful
person; she's out there in the light.
If I were not married to her, people
would say Leon Isaac Kennedy
has done this and that; but
because I am they can't see
beyond that."

Leon is not modest when

speaking of these battles. He
describes himself as a fighter, a
survivor ... a pioneer of his own
time, and his record gives him the
authority.

He decided as early as high
school that he wanted to become a
movie star. Constructing a plan to
boost his popularity, Leon at
seventeen became one of
Cleveland's most popular disc
jockeys. Through radio airways,
"Leon the Lover" charmed
thousands of Cleveland listeners
daily with his sexy and melodic
tones.

"It was really here that I
became a sex symbol." His "Leon
the Lover'' strategy awarded him
not only a commendable salary
but oftentime he earned a considerable
amount of extra money
hosting sock-hop and other fun
outlets. "The money was good,
especially for a kid, but I never let
it go to my head, nor was I


_... 43

Jayne Kennedy


satisfied ... it was just part of my
strive upward."

His disc jockey career took him
to several cities including
Houston, Detroit and Washington,
D.C., before returning to
Cleveland to commence phase two
of his plan ... to become a television
personality. He was the originator,
the writer, producer and
co-host of the popular syndicated
show "Outta Sight. " Later he was
the writer and producer of "Teena
Rama,'' a successful teenage
show.

Just barely 21, Leon admits that
taking the vows were not part of
his plan, but upon meeting Jayne
and discovering love, the two wed.
"That was nine years ago," he
boasts proudly, "and we're still
impressing each other."

Feeling that their professional
careers had reached limitations in
Cleveland, Leon decided that it
was time to try Hollywood.

They were both complete
strangers to the new city; but, says
Leon, "I had tenacity, I was
determined and I was not afraid to
talk to people."

After obtaining employment
with the NBC television network
(at 23 he was the youngest writerproducer
on the staft) he began
singling out people that could
launch his wife's career. Through
his divine efforts Jayne was soon
seen on Hollywood's "Laughln,''
''The Dean Martin Show,''
"The Bob Hope Christmas
Tours," and several made-for


44 television movies. Also with the

assistance of her manager


husband and Jayne's incredible

ability, she had become one of

America's top female television

sportscasters.

Jayne has made a major career
move in which she is co-hosting
"Speak Up America," a major
NBC talk show airing on Friday
nights at 9:00 p.m. She is the only
Black woman in all TV to acquire
such an honor or position.

Although Jayne is no longer the
NFL broadcaster, she is still involved
in sports. She is the reporter
on her own show called "Jayne
Kennedy's NFL" in which she
gives an up-date on the season's
pro football games. This is a syndicated
show which will take place
this fall.

"I'm just beginning the third
phase of my plan," insists Kennedy.
"I've wanted to act since

high school, it was just a matter of
sketching a plan and following it
accordingly.''

Kennedy has recently landed
roles in such teleplays as "Chips"
and "Off the Minnesota Strip."
He is presently co-starring in the
movie "Death Force," now
showing at local theatres, and we
can look forward to his feature in
"The All American Girl Robbery,"
a teleplay scheduled for
release later this year.

But Kennedy's big break did not
come until the Jamaa Fanaka
production of "Penitentiary."
Kennedy stars as that dynamic
"Too Sweet Gordone" character
that everyone marvels over. Guys
appreciate his tough fighting
charisma and dolls flip over his
muscles and good looks. Kennedy
is flattered by his most recent
popularity; more so, he says,
because it is a natural reaction by
the people. "I have no P.R. firm
backing me, nor is there anyone
with large sums of money ... people

come to see me, then they tell
others and they come." He uses
the term "people power" to
describe this type of reaction.

Now that Kennedy has reached
his long anticipated stardom, fans
wonder if they will continue to
view their idol on the big silver
screen. With all certainty Kennedy
assures us that the best is yet to
come. He has a multi-million
dollar contract as producer and
writer for the Cannon Film Co.
He has written and produced such
films as "Body & Soul" starring

Jayne and himself, co-produced
by Jamaa Fanaka, and "The
Dorothy Dandridge Story"
starring Jayne Kennedy.

Kennedy admits that he's flattered
by the sex image, it's
something he has flaunted since
his famed disc jockey days. But,
confirms the serious actor, "I'm
about much more than that...l'm
about change ... there is a serious
problem within both the television
and film industries ... Blacks are
not counted in the ratings or
anything ... there are over 30
million Black Americans here in
the United States ... we have the

right to see our own images on the
screen ... to have our own heros
and heroines. I believe a Black
woman would rather pay to see me
on the screen than Paul Newman;
I believe a Black man would rather
see one of our female stars than
Bo Derek. I love acting, but it is
not my claim to fame ... my claim
to fame is my creative entity ...
writing, producing, the business

end. We should have our own vehicles,
our own counterparts to
everything ... our own writers, producers
... why should a white person
write the Paul Robeson story?
He hasn't lived the Black experience,
he doesn't know the Black
struggle ... we have the talent, we
have the ability and with 30 million
Americans we have the power.
Creating change, using my efforts
to promote equality both in
front of and behind the camera ...

change, that's what I'm really all
about." 45


ROGER E. ffiOSLEY-Flying High

by Beverly J. Allen

Millions of people fantasize

about living the glamorous life of
a movie star. Roger E. Mosley is
not one of those people. Born and
reared in the Watts area of Los
Angeles, Roger was never affected
by the bright lights and the movie
cameras of Hollywood. His interests
were working with
youngsters in the community,
athletics, and embarking upon a
career in radio and broadcasting.

Via the encouragement of a
friend, Mosley attended an acting
class, thus adding a new dimension
to his career plans.

Mosley stands 6' 2" tall and has
a muscular and powerful frame.
His rugged good looks are complemented
by his warm and friendly
smile. He is recognized by
television viewers for his most


recent guest starring roles in the
ABC Movie of the Week "AtActor
Roger Mosley
tica," the CBS Movie of the Week
"The Other Side of Hell," and "Sweet Jesus, Preacher Man" in
numerous other television shows which he played the title role,
and movies including Maya "The Greatest" with Muhammad
Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Ali, "River Niger," "McQ,"
Bird Sings," "The Jericho Mile," "The Mack" and "Semi-Tough."
"Roots II: The Next Generation," Mosley has recently landed the
"Kojak," "Baretta," "Starskey role of T.C., a helicopter pilot, in
and Hutch," "Sanford and Son," the new CBS-TV series
and "The Rockford Files." "Magnum, P.I." The series is
Movie goers recognize Mosley starring Tom Selleck in the title
for his starring roles in such role. When asked how he felt
46 movies as "Leadbelly" and about getting his first continuing

role in a television series, his first
reply was "I don't like to be away
from home that long." It happens
that the "Magnum, P.I." series is
fil ming in Hawaii and will take
from three to five months to complete.
Mosley says, with some
disappointment in his voice, ''I
would rather work in films, but it
seems that the industry will no
longer expend the finances needed
to produce movies with Black

themes or leads. Therefore, there
is little serious work in movies."

Let us not think that Mosley has
grown away from the things that
held his interest before he became
a star of stage, screen, and
television. "Because Blacks today
have to struggle harder to broaden
horizons and to reach their goals,
I work hard to help youngsters."
This statement, made by Mosley,
is not totally correct. It does not
tell of how hard he works to help
the entire community. He works
with the Interracial Council for
Business Opportunity and he does

volunteer public service work for
Studio Watts. For the past fifteen
years Roger has coached the
Roosevelt Recreation Center Little
League Football Team. He sponsors
the center's Girl's Basketball
Team and recently showed not
only his financial support by
sponsoring their trip, but his
moral support by accompanying
them to the AAU National Junior
Olympics Championship Games

in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The Watts Swim Club and the
Watts Repertory Company are

also sponsored by Mosley. He
coaches the swim team and directs
the Repertory Workshop. He
produces and directs WRC plays,
then moves them to Hollywood
stages. Roger says that he is
determined to help Black people in
any way that he can and it is
evident by his actions that this is
exactly what he is doing.

An independent thinker,
Mosley does whatever he feels he
should. He believes in and likes to
be involved with "good" projects
whether they be motion pictures,
television, stage productions, or
community projects. Says Roger,
"My actions are dictated by what
I can live with. Other people might
not agree with some of the things I
do or say but I can get up every
day and know that I feel good
about being Roger E. Mosley."

Mosley in "The Jericho Mile" 4 7



Owner Frank Denkins, far right, with employees (left to right) Shirley
Adams, Ollie Richie, and Elizabeth Jackson.

FRANK DENKINS: ENTREPRENEUR

by Flo Jenkins


Ours is supposed to be a
civilized society, yet unfortunately,
we "civilized" folk often
get things so mixed up, screwed
up, turned around .... and completely
wrong. For instance, it's
probably an accepted philosophy
that a successful man most always
is harried, hurried, tense and
anxious .... and on top of that,

perhaps a chain smoker! Thus,
one who moves through life at a
slower pace with a smiling face,
and an outward appearance of
calm is often thought to be nonproductive,
even slothful, but certainly
not successful.

If all of those "civilized" perceptions
are true, then what about
Frank Denkins? He turns those

"civilized" thoughts topsy-turvy,
making them plainly misconceptions.
Frank Denkins is the owner
of Holiday Village Cleaners, a
successful businessman who turned
one small laundry into a chain
of three (locations at 2553 W.
Manchester Blvd., Inglewood,
Calif.; 8950 S. Vermont Ave., and
11411 S. Vermont, Los Angeles,
Calif.), and now his businesses
purportedly are the highest
volume cleaners in the Black
community; "probably the biggest
dry cleaning business in tlie com


munity," confirms Denkins.

Denkins, a very friendly man

with a calm demeanor, seems

completely unhassled despite

taking care of all the necessary

things one must to maintain a
growing and successful business.
A native of Los Angeles and a
graduate of Jefferson High School
in the city, Frank Denkins formulated
what he considers a formula
for success many years ago:
" Love, honesty, respect, communication,
and a sense of pride
and fearlessness are the things I
was surrounded by when I was
growing up. And those are the
things that seem to work best in
my life," he states.

Denkins, who has been in the
laundry business for eleven years,
believes in what he terms, ''paying
dues,'' in other words, working
hard and making the needed
sacrifices for what you want out
of life. His was not an overnight
success, nor a streak of luck. His
business, like many others, experienced
rough financial periods.
But he didn't give in to the tough
times. "It took six to seven years
before I could really get my head
above water. But I never gave any
thought to throwing in the towel.
Sometimes when you go through
the hard times, it gives you an opportunity
to tighten up your act.
So the bumps and bruises a person
experiences can be a learning experience.
It's up to the individual
not to allow failures to be the end!
So there's really no such thing as
luck .... bad or good. It's your
decisions and your efforts that
make for the so-called "luck"
most of the time. You just have to
believe strongly in yourself and in
what you're doing .... and then go

for it. ... without fear."

Though Denkins is an easygoing
man, he's precise and forthright,
a man who believes love and
respect work on the job as well as
in the home. He concedes to
having 50 respectful, hard
working employees; employees
who sense a genuine caring from
him as their boss. "I was taught to
respect and protect my lady and
my children-all those I'm responsible
for. I also believe that
works in employer/employee relationships.
We advocate love and
respect at home and on the job.
And there's lots of communication
in both places. If I
have a difficult situation-at
home or at work-I'll resolve it as
quickly as possible. I'm not going
to let it get the best of me by putting
on pressures and anxiety. I
think people are just too
dishonest, and that causes
problems. But I'm an honest man.
It's so much easier to be
honest. .. ''

Denkins is one who believes it's
essential that more Blacks become
entrepreneurs, thereby having
more control of their futures.
"It's odd," says Denkins, "that
so many Blacks produce so well
when working for other companies,
but they don't often use
their experience to start their own
businesses. That's a tragedy that
has to be remedied. It's so vital
that Blacks become producers in
this country, not merely consumers.''


49


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Jim Brown

GREATEST ATHLETES OF ALL TlffiE

One hundred thirty sports writers and broadcasters recently voted to determine
the greatest athletes of all time. The poll was opinionated at best,
but it is interesting how they rated Black athletes with each other.

I. Muhammad Ali-boxing
2. Jim Brown-football
3. O.J. Simpson-football
4. Wilt Chamberlain-basketball
5. Jessie Owens-track (tie)
Joe Louis-boxing (tie)
7. Bill Russell-basketball
8. Henry Aaron-baseball
9. Willie Mays-baseball
10. Pele-soccer
11. Kareem A. Jabbar-basketball
12. Sugar Ray Robinson-boxing
13. Oscar Robertson-basketball
50 14. Wilma Rudolph-track
15. Julius Erving-basketball (tie)
Jackie Robinson-baseball (tie)
17. Rafer Johnson-track
18. Gale Sayers-football
19. Elgin Baylor-basketball
20. Bob Beamon-track
21. Henry Armstrong-boxing
22. Earl Campbell-football
23. Lou Brock-baseball (tie)
Satchel Paige-baseball (tie)
25. Roberto Clemente-baseball (tie)
Althea Gibson-tennis (tie)
27. Willie Stargell-baseball (tie)
Frank Robinson-baseball (tie)
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David "Deacon" Jones, former
defensive end for the Los Angeles
Rams and the Washington Redskins
football teams, was inducted
into the Pro Football Hall of
Fame in Canton, Ohio recently.
Jones, who is recognized as one of
the great defensive ends of all time
in professional football, recalled
during his acceptance speech how
he fought racial bias and
prejudices during his youth and
was denied the privilege to play

football in several youth leagues.

~

Bryant Gumbel, NBC Sports
multi-talented sportscaster, signed
a new long-term contract. His
primary assignment will continue
to be host for NBC Sports pregame
programming during
coverage of the National Football
League, Major League Baseball
and the National Collegiate
Basketball Championship. Gumbel
has experienced a meteoric rise
since starting as a weekend sportscaster
on KNBC television in
Los Angeles at $21,500 and

reportedly earns nearly 10 times as
much today.

~

s.T. Gordon, 188 ½ , Inglewood,
won the vacant North American
cruiser-weight title by scoring a
second-round knockout over Ivy
Brown, 188, Kansas City, Kansas,
recently at the Santa Monica Civic
Auditorium. Gordon dropped
Brown midway in the first round
an 8-count and finally finished him
off at 1:31 of the second round
with a left hook to the chin.
Referee Marty Denkin counted
Brown out.
Maury Wills, ex-Dodger superstar,
has been appointed manager
of the Seattle Mariners baseball
team. Wills became the third
Black manager in major league
history preceded &y Frank Robinson
at Cleveland and Larry Doby
with the Chicago White Sox.
Wills', 47, contract with Seattle
runs through the end of the 1982
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INSPIRATION FOR THE UNHAPPY

Once upon a time there was a little sparrow who hated to fly south for
the winter. He dreaded the thought of leaving his home so much that he
decided he would delay the journey until the last possible moment.

After bidding farewell to all his sparrow friends, he went back to his
nest for an additional two weeks. Finally the weather turned so bitterly
cold that he could delay no longer. As the little sparrow took off, it started
to rain. In a short time, ice began to form on his little wings. Almost
dead from the cold and exhaustion, he fell to the earth in a barnyard. As
he was breathing what he thought was his last breath, a horse walked out
of the barn and proceeded to cover the little bird with fertilizer. At first
the little sparrow could think of nothing except that this was a terrible
way to die. But as the fertilizer started to sink into his feathers, it warmed
him and life returned to his body. He also found that he had enough
room to breathe. Suddenly the little sparrow was so happy he started to
sing.

At that moment, a large cat came into the barnyard and, hearing the
chirping of the little bird, began digging into the pile of fertilizer to
find out where the sound was coming from. The cat finally uncovered the
bird and ate him.


THIS STORY HAS THREE MORALS

*Not everyone who craps on you is your enemy.
*Not everyone who takes crap off you is your friend.
*When you are warm and comfortable, even if it is in a pile of crap, it is
sometimes best to KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT.
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