| Norma Adams-Wade: Stars coming out to boost UNCF event 01/03/2001 By / The Dallas Morning News Dozens of noted entertainers will perform Saturday during the United Negro College Fund's "An Evening of Stars," the annual telethon that supports historically black colleges and universities.
Faithful telethon host Lou Rawls will mingle with other celebrities during the telethon, which begins at 7 p.m. and continues past 11 on KTXA-TV (Channel 21). The show will be simulcast on KHVN-AM (970), known as Heaven 97.
Mr. Rawls' co-hosts will be entertainers Debbie Allen, Robert Townsend and Vivica A. Fox. Performers will include Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight, Yolanda Adams and Chaka Khan.
Last year, the telethon raised a record $13.5 million. In its 56-year history, the UNCF has raised more than $1.6 billion to support its 39 member institutions.
In Dallas and Fort Worth, the public is invited to view the show on big-screen televisions at a "Superviewing Party" at the Caravan of Dreams club, 312 Houston St. in Fort Worth.
Party admission is $10. To inquire, call 972-234-1007, metro 972-263-4114 or visit the Web site www.uncf.org.
About town
A discussion will follow the showing of the documentary film The Eyes of the Rainbo – Assata Shakur and Oya. Oya is a Yoruba goddess.
The film explores former Black Panther leader Assata Shakur's life in Cuba and the United States' efforts to extradite her from her political asylum in that country.
Ms. Shakur was convicted in 1977 and sentenced to life in prison in the killing of a New Jersey state trooper in 1973. She escaped from a New Jersey prison in 1979 and fled to Cuba in 1984.
The film will be shown at 7 p.m. Saturday at Pan African Connection Bookstore and Resource Center, 612 E. Jefferson Blvd. A member of Ms. Shakur's national support group will participate in the discussion.
Media interviews with Ms. Shakur, who was born Joanne Chesimard, were broadcast nationally in recent years. She says she is a fugitive from political persecution.
The film, made by African-Cuban independent filmmaker Gloria Rolando, portrays women as effective warriors in battle. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children younger than 12. To inquire, call 214-421-9828.
• Members of the nonprofit Nova Dance Company are seeking donations to help finance the company's trip to the 14th International Association of Blacks in Dance conference Jan. 18-21 in San Diego. Send contributions to Arga Nova Dance Conference Fund at Bank of Texas, P.O. Box 29775, Dallas, TX 75229-9775 or to Nova Dance Company, P.O. Box 132865, Dallas, TX 75313. To inquire, call 214-559-3993.
• Fair Park in South Dallas has resumed a once-popular feature that was designed to attract families to the Dallas Museum of Natural History. The museum again will host birthday parties for children ages 4-12.
The children can tour natural history treasures while enjoying parties with different themes.
The museum will provide party decorations and supplies. The museum is near the park entrance at Grand Avenue and Robert B. Cullum Boulevard. To inquire, call 214-421-3466, ext. 206 or visit the Web site at www.dallasdino.org.
Norma Adams-Wade can be reached at ; P.O. Box 655237, Dallas, TX 75265 or by fax at 214-977-8319.
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