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VOLUME 70, NUMBER 41
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“The Hare Plan" is easily understood by cither laymen
or professionals. It involves reciprocal input by parents,
By Thomas J. Hale HI
Contributing Writer
Hal Singer, 72, started playing the
When I came back, I couldn 't relate to
anything. I (someone asked me out to
scholarship. He returned toTulsa that
summer and played with locals. He
decided that Hampton was so far
away, he transferred to Lincoln Uni-
versity in Missouri.
Singer says James B. Parson, the
music director awarded him a schol-
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his music is appreciated more abroad
than in the United States
Singer has appeared on marquee's
along with such greats as Jay
McShann, Tommy Douglas, Charlie
Parker, Billie Holliday,Ray Eldndgc,
Duke Ellington, Lucky Millendcsand
Henry "Red” Allen.
“I went to north Europe in 1964 and
1 liked the great apprcc muon they had
for black music and the respect they
gave black men, so I returned to Eu-
rope in 1965"
Singer says there are many people
who are anti-amencan, “But every-
body likes black music; it’s all over
the world and it’s appreciated more
than it is here (in the U.S.).”
A Booker T. Washington graduate,
Singer switched from the violin to the
saxophone under the direction of
BALLOON BONZAI — Kids at Greeley
Elementary School. 501 E. 63rd St. N., let fly
hundreds of helium-filled red balloons
Monday in hopes of winning a prize for the
longest distance. The balloons, dubbed with a
drug free message, had the students’ names
and addresses on attached tags. Last seen, the
balloons were headed north driven by gusty
autumn winds. The event was sponsored by
the Tulsa Job Corps, Greeley's Adopt-A-
School sponsor. (Photos by Todd Knott)
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He said he returned to Tulsa that
summer and played with locaisagain.
Thai’s when he met Emie Fields and
See SINGER Page 11
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The Apollo taler
is coming to Tulsa'
See Page 12 For More Details
Ada Lois Sipuel
Fisher selected by
nat’l law society
Civil rights leader Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher will receive honorary membership
in the national law honor society Order of the Coif in a public ceremony Nov.
9 at the University of Oklahoma Memorial Union, 900 Asp Ave.
At the same time, 21 recent law school graduates and two new members of
(lie law faculty will be initiated.
The Order of the Coif recognizes outstanding scholarship by initiaung
students who graduate in the top lOpcrcentof theirdassesatthe72lawschools
that have Coif chapters.
Fisher was cited for her work from 1974 to 1986, when she was a professor
and chair in the social deparunentof Langston University.
Fisher was the plaintiff in the 1948 U.S. Supreme Court case Sipuel vs.
Oklahoma, which resulted in the admission of blacks to professional schools
in Oklahoma. Earl icr this year, she was awarded an honorary doctorate of laws
degree from OU.
The initiation ceremony which will be conducted by the president of the OU
chapter of Coif, William J. McNichols, will be held in Dining Rooms 1 and 2
ol the union It will begin al 6:45 p.m witha social hour, followed by the dinner
and initiation al 7 p.m. Reservations can be made by contacting OU chapter
secretary-treasurer Osborne M. Reynolds at (405) 325-4699.
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His Music
After graduating from B.T.W. in
1934, Singer went to Hampton Uni-
Singer says other cultures are do- versity, (Hampton, Va.) on a music
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HAL SINGER shares “Jazz Roads," his autobiography, with long-time
friends and Tulsans. Edna and Paul Fellows.
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State Question 639
Election Results
73 percent of North Tulsa says
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black religious, social and civic organization in America.’’
Drs. Julia and Nathan Hare will be at SJ Book Shoppe,
116 N. Greenwood, Sunday, Oct. 27, 1 - 4 p.m. These
much sought-after scholars arc authors, editors and co-
authors of numerous articles and books, including “The
Endangered Black Family,” “Bringing the Black Boy to
Manhood," and “Crisis in Black Sexual Politics." Their
latest hook, “The Hare Plan,” was written for those who
think black children arc “hopeless." It is Afroccnlric in
approach, and could wholly overhaul public education. It
is being well received by educators themselves.
See HARES Page 10
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Lawson faces
jury in federal
fraud charge
By Todd Knott
Staff Writer
Curtis Lawson faced ajury trial this
week in Federal District Court in re-
lation to a $34,000 loan he borrowed
from American State Bank allegedly
by providing false information on a
loan application.
FBI investigator Josh Nixon said
Tuesday the case should go to the jury
for a verdict by Wednesday (Oct. 23).
The loan was secured by a $37,000
certif icatc of deposit held by the Moton
Health Trust which was supposed to
hold the money until a foundation
See LAWSON Page 11
Slaying of
witness delays
hearing
Ibc slaying of a prosecution wit-
ness has caused a de lay i n the pre 11 mi-
nary hearing of two murder suspects.
Assistant District Attorney Mike
Ashworth said he decided to have the
preliminary hearing delayed for one
week because of the “ripple effect"
on witnesses caused by the death of violin at the age of 8 under the direc -
Joscph Thompson, 18.                lion of Charles Gnm, the great tennis
Thompson’s body was discovered playerandmusicianinTulsaforvears
in his home, 5809 N Elgin Ave., Singer is now a nationally recog-
shortly before noon on Oct. 18. Sgt. nized saxophonist, though he admits
Dennis Larsen said Thompson’s girl-
friend found his body on the couch
with one bullet wound to the head
when she returned home from work.
She had last seen him alive at 1:30
a.m., according to her statement to
police.
Assistant District Attorney
Ashworth said Thompson was to les-
see WITNESS Page 11
Teen shooting
victim “refuses
to cooperate”
Police arc waiting for a 15-ycar-
old shooung victim to recover from
surgery to question him further. The
wounded teen has been identified as
DeMarco Hall. Sgt. Dennis Larsen
said Emergency Medical Services
Authority received a call at about
noon on Oct. 21 of a shooting at
Fiesta Apartments, 3616 E. Second
St. Larsen said EMSA notified police
of the incident.
Larsen said when the EMSA crew
arrived, they found the victim in the
See SHOOTING Page II
Wilson’s Bar-B-Q
robbed again
Three bandits got away with an
undisclosed amount of cash during an
armed robbery at Wilson’s Bar-B-Q,
1522 East Apache, on Oct. 17. Ac-
cording to the police report, the rob-
bery happened at about 8 p.m.
Sgt. Dennis Larsen said one sus-
pect fired a shot into the air before he
and the other suspects entered the
back door of the business. The sus-
pects forced the cook to lie on the
floor and took money from the cash
drawer, according to Larsen.
I arsen said they exited through the
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Drs. Hare to sign books in lulsa
U ’ ’rl n rf Drs. ^u*’a Nathan Hare have been an invaluable
HonilCI t SUSpCC resource to the national black community for over 30
surrenders to police years. They arc the authors of the new book, “The Hare
Tulsa Police Lt. Ray Nelson re- Plan,” which is the most profound program for the uplift-
ported!y accompanied his nephew, ing and education of blacks in many years.
Christopher Lamar Ford, when he “The Hare Plan" is easily understood by either laymen
surrendered to police on Oct. 15,
Ford,21, issuspcctcd of slaying his students, schools and communities. It charges blacks with
uncle with a meat cleaver on Oct. 14. the general responsibility of educating our race. Among
The dead man, Larry Joe Nelson, 32, many glowing reviews, The Western Journal of Black
was the brother of Lt. Nelson.         Studies. Washington State University, says “The Hare
See SUSPECT Page 11        Plan” should be “a ready reference and guide for every
Save Our Babies program under way
North Tulsa babies arc dy-
ing at a rate of 30 per 1,000
births compared to an aver-
age of 8.7 deaths per I,(XX)
births for all of Tulsa County,
according to Outreach Coor-
dinator Mavis Felix-Walton.
Last year, the Tulsa Urban
League and the Tulsa Coali-
tion on Perinatal Care (which
works under the Community
Service Council), pulled to-
gether to do something about
the problem. Through the
merger, 25 health education
and human services organi-
zations, including the City-
County Health Department
and the United Way, formed
the Save Our Babies program.
The program received a thrce-ycar
$688,350 grant to finance an outreach
program. The money will pay salaries
"We make America better u hen u e aid out people.
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Houston Elementary
Monroe Elementary
Chamberlain Rec Center
Vo-Tech Nonn Campus*_____
Lindsey Elementary
St. Andrews Baptist Church ®
Anderson Elementary School |
TJC Northeast Campus o
Lincoln Park Rec Center f
Franklin Rec. Center 5
Celia Clinton Elementary 2
Jackson Elementary K
Rudisill N. Regional Library |
Ben Hill Rec. Center <2
Hutcherson YMCA
Springdale Rec. Center
Shaklee Ind. Distributor       s
Memorial Christian Church c
Belview Baptist Church       1
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NAACP sets course :
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Okla. Ci tv. OK. 73105
Internationally known musician has Tulsa roots
William JeL                        ing now what proved to be successful
During this period, the Great Race forblacks from the beginning,“slick-
Riot of 1921 broke out in Tulsa and ing together."
his family was separated for a time. “I sec the Koreans and the South-
"Whcn the race riot broke out, mom east Asians do just what blacks used
and the kids were placed on a train todoandthat’sstickingtogether,"he
headed for Kansas. My lather and said. They niay be poor, butlhcy team
uncles stayed behind to help fight," upandlivetogetherandscndbackfor
Singer recalled.                      other family members. They operate
The Singer family survived the riot, as though everything else is the en-
but most of north Tulsa’s history was emy."
never restored or passed on to later He said black people arc taught to
generations, he said.                   hate themselves. “I like being black; I
“I left here in 1965 (for Europe), like hanging around blacks, we’re
different," he said.
One of Singer’s most admired
dinner, where could they take me?” people was the seldom spoken-ot Paul
he asks.                              Robeson.
“Where are the the hotels? Where “He was a heavy guy. You don’t
are the cafes? The white folk still hear blacks speak of him cause the
have memories of old times, like whites labeled him un-American. He
Rcnbcrg’s and other things that were spoke out on hardships of the blacks,
here when I was a kid. Our children, and they killed him,” Singer said.
25 years old, don’t know the black Robeson was a movie star, opera
history in their parents’ old neighbor- singer and all-American sports star.
hoods because they (the neighbor-
hoods) don’t exist," he says, shaking
his head in disbelief.
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MEMBERS OF the Save Our Babies program are (l-r) Mavis Felix-Walton,
outreach coordinator; Jewru Bandeh, program director, and Carol Thompkins.
for a program manager, health cduca- 66th Street North. The workers will
tor and six outreach workers who will seek pregnant women who need help
make door-to-door visits in a targeted but are not getting it, but will also
area north of 11 th Street and south of         See BA Bl ES Page 11
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