“Becoming Holyfield” by Evander Holyfield (with Lee Gruenfeld)
c.2008, Atria
$25.00 / $28.99 Canada
288 pages
A Boxer’s Stance
By Terri Schlichenmeyer
WI Contributing Writer
When it comes to your favorite athletes, what do you think makes them the winners they are?
What kind of drive made him stay the course when everyone else was winning? Why did she keep practicing when everyone told her she’d never be good enough? When the road got rough, what prodded your favorite athlete to stay the course?
In the new book “Becoming Holyfield” by Evander Holyfield (with Lee Gruenfeld), you’ll see that in this case, guidance, a national club, a few kind people with vision, and a mother’s love gave a champ a glove up.
Discovering a Lost Art
By Larry Saxton
WI Contributing Writer
James Brown Jr. is a fiber and textile artist, born and raised in Harlem, N.Y. He attended the Art Students League and the School of Visual Arts in New York City, has a BFA from the University of Florida at Tampa, and an MFA in printmaking from Howard University.
Brown is a member of several professional arts organizations including SPIN-International Silk Painters, BADC (Black Artists of D.C.) and the National Association of Photoshop Professionals. He has been a docent at the African Arts Museum Smithsonian Institute and his work has been displayed in shows throughout the country.
HOROSCOPES
NNPA
April 24 to 30
ARIES (March 21 to April 19)
You’ll have lots of contact with folks you wanted to hear from this week. Your telephone is your best tool, and you’ll enjoy talking and listening to many supportive and loving friends. A letter may arrive with an invitation.
Soul Affirmation: I smile and trust in the powers beyond myself.
Lucky Numbers: 6, 10, 14
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20)
You are too kind this week and it’s a wonderful thing. By doing things for others without thought of a reward, you’re racking up beneficial vibrations for your future! Take personal pleasure in what you do for others this week.
Soul Affirmation: Moving slowly is often the fastest way to get there.
Lucky Numbers: 7, 49, 55
Interview with Haki Madhubuti
On the Arts
By Joseph Young
WI Staff Writer
Haki Madhubuti, at 68, has published more than 20 books that cover the gambit of literary genres. For all that, however, he is best known for his poetry. He also was one of the early voices in the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s. Other well known artists involved with the Movement included Amiri Baraka, Larry Neal, Sonia Sanchez and Nikki Giovanni.
The Movement spurred political activism and arts institutions such as the Black Arts Repertory Theatre, and led to the creation of African American Studies programs in colleges and universities.
Madhubuti granted the Informer an interview on April 16, at Washington D.C.’s Georgetown University’s Lannan Literary Symposium and Festival where he served as a panelist.
D.C. Senior Residents Mix Fashion with Politics
By Karisse Carmack
WI Contributing Writer
Senior citizens and members of the community came out for an afternoon of entertainment and civic engagement last Saturday at the Senior Gala Fashion Show in Southwest.
Local residents strutted and shimmied down the aisle in the basement of the Washington Highlands Library, showing the audience they can still have fun and look good at the same time. Mistress of Ceremonies Gladys Shoatz was on hand to provide humor and praise to the models who participated.
Sandy Allen, president of the Ward 8 Democrats, began the event shortly after noon by encouraging senior citizens to become involved
