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 The Sudanese government and the main opposition group,
the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A), signed three key
protocols. The agreement brings them one step closer to a peace
agreement and ending the world's
longest civil war.
For more information on the background of the war including an
inclusive interview with exiled Sudanese Brigadier General John Leuth,
see our cover story, Sunday, You Must
Work in the February 2004 -
April 2004 print issue.The deals, which cover power-sharing arrangements and the administration of three contested areas during a six-year interim period, ends direct negotiations between Sudanese First Vice President Ali Uthman Muhammad Taha and SPLM/A Chairperson John Garang. Technical committees are expected to resume talks to work out methods of implementing the six protocols signed to date and agree on a formula for a permanent cease fire by mid-July. The agreement does not cover civil war the Darfur region of western Sudan, where government-backed militias have displaced more than one million people. Similarly, in the Shilluk Kingdom of Upper Nile, militias have displaced between 50,000 and 150,000 people since February in clashes over territory and resources. Iowa State University graduate Garang will be the first vice president of the government of national unity and president of the government of southern Sudan. Leuth is also an Iowa State University graduate and he explains this connection in Sunday, You Must Work.
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By Wayne Young
 There have been so many plays
and movies that have lampooned the stereotyping of Blacks.
However, unless I missed it, there has never been a play like A Monday
Night with Bess and Tess that
so creatively acknowledges typecasting while solidly defying the
stereotypes. Bess and Tess, now playing at the H Street Theatre in Washington, D.C., is funny, entertaining, and wonderfully exposes the talents of two Black actresses, Bess Jackson Webster and Tess Tillman Davis. In two seemingly short hours, they present four short stories that warmed my soul and clearly demonstrated what Black actress can do, if only given the chance. Washington, D.C. playwright Caleen Sinnette Jennings wrote the play that Jewell Robinson and Beverly Cosham brings to life. Robinson won a Helen Hayes Award for the role of Tillie in the Arena Stage production of Blue. The African Continuum Theatre Company presents the light-hearted comedy through June 27. Tickets range from $20 to $28. Photo: Jewell Robinson and Beverly Cosham in Bess and Tess. Back to top |
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By Joshua Banks
 Mahalia, the
musical performance at Metro Stage,
continues through Sunday, July
11. The play musically tells how Mahalia Jackson was a key
figure at changing many people's minds about gospel music - - from
being a despised form of music to an important element of American
culture. Although the acting is not the best, the portrayal of gospel music is excellent
and the sounds will make you want to get on your feet. Furthermore, while enjoying the play, I learned a lot about gospel in the context of historical events including the fact that music lovers in other countries came to love Jackson and her music. She died shortly after performing in Europe and visiting the Holy Land. I strongly recommend this play. Photo: Bernardine Mitchell.as Mahalia Jackson. Back to top |
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By
Janice Ferebee, MSW
1. Billions of dollars a month being spent on the war in Iraq; millions being spent to build jails and juvenile detention centers; 3.8 million spent on Ryan and Trista's wedding; an America that is outraged at who gets kicked off American Idol, a marketing machine that pays millions in marketing wannabe stars; and other "reality shows" spending millions on shallow sh . . .t - - But, we can't find adequate funding to educate our children and keep them safe. 2. Beyonce, Lil Kim, and Britney Spears booty and boobs everywhere - - yet we lift them up as role models for our young impressionable females. Editor's Note: Ferebee is a 2003 Essence Award's "Street Warrior" winner, Port Of Harlem contributor (Raising Our Girls to Become Confident, Competent Young Women, Nov 2003 - Jan 2004 issue) and author and founder/director of Got It Goin' On, an empowerment organization for girls. Back to top |
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Brown / Melanie Campbell On From The Desk of Lil
Kwame Brown, President & CEO of the Maryland/District of Columbia Minority Supplier Development Council, and Melanie Campbell, President and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, joins Lillian Cooper-Wiggins and POH Publisher Wayne Young on upcoming episodes of the news analysis talk show, From the Desk of Lil, starting Sunday, June 20. Comcast 5 and Starpower 10 broadcast the show on District Cablevison, Sundays at 2p and Wednesdays at 10p.  Get
Campbell's complete story in the current print issue of Port Of Harlem
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