The Mighty Sparrow, lead vocals
Don Sunshine Diaz, bass/Musical Director
Errol Ince, trumpet
Wayne Walcott, trombone
Dennis Wilkinson, saxophone
Wayne Kirton, keyboards
Scipio Sargeant, guitar
Anthony Niles, drums, background vocals
Glenda Ifill, background vocals
Debra Ifill, background vocals

Expressions and Documentation of the Route: Architecture and
Public Art
Moderator: Melvin Edwards
Panelists:
Max Bond, Davis-Brody-Bond Architects; Professor Emeritus, School of
Architecture and Environmental Studies City University of New York
Demas Nwoko, Nigerian painter, architect and dramatist
Juan Sanchez
William T. Williams, painter; Professor of Art, Brooklyn College, CUNY
Elizabeth Catlett, sculptor, printmaker
Alvia Wardlow
Emma Amos, visual artist

Expression and Documentations of the Route: Literature
Moderator: Clyde Taylor
Isidore Okpewho
Breyteen Breytenbach
Russell Banks, authorof several books among them, Continental Drift;
The Book of Jamaica; Rule of the Bone
Louise Meriwether
Nancy Morejon, Cuban writer and intellectual
Keorapetse Kgositsile, internationally renowned poet/activist from South
Africa who lived in exile from 1969 to 1991

For further information contact The Africana Studies Program and
The Institute for African American Affairs, New York University at
(212) 998-4222.

Sponsored by New York University's Africana Studies Program and the
Institute for African American Affairs; UNESCO, within the framework
of the Slave Routes project; the Schomburg Center for Research in
Black Culture; the Anacostia Museum and Center for African American
History and Culture, Smithsonian Institition; and the African Diaspora
Slaves Routes Organizing Committee

Master of Ceremonies, John Murphy
Olu Dara and the Natchez Mississippi Band
Olu Dara, trumpet
Alonzo Gardener, bass guitar
Quartey, drums
Leopoldo Fleming, congo
Saku Tonge, congo
Tchaka Tonge, congo

The Sugar Hill Quartet
Performing I Close My Eyes
Ghanniyya Green, vocals
Abiodun Oye Wole, poet, Original Last Poets
Patience Higgins, tenor saxophone
Bill Saxton, tenor saxophone
James Zoller, trumpet
Isaac Ben Ayala, piano
Rahn Burton, piano
Tevin Thomas, electric piano
Bob Cunningham, bass
Andy McCloud III, bass
Breg Bandy, drums
Eli Fountain, drums
Babatunde Eaton, percussion

Randy Weston and Benny Powell
Performing The Healers
Randy Weston, piano
Benny Powell, trombone

Hamiet Blue and Friends
Hamiet Blue, baritone saxophone
Craig Harris, trombone
Donald Smith, piano, vocals
Elise Wood, flute
Ed Cherry, guitar
Rashied Ali, drums

Melba Joyce and Bob Cunningham
Performing Without a Song
Melba Joyce, vocals
Bob Cunningham, bass

Charles McGee's Band
Performing In a Sentimental Mood
Charles McGee, trumpet
Jamel Monte, trumpet
Jack Jeffers, trombone
Jose Velez, French horn
Jessie Dorman, tuber
Patience Higgins, tenor saxphone
Dona Carter, piano
Bob Cunningham, bass
Greg Bandy, drums

Cathy Sason and Friends
Performing Red Hot
Cathy Sason, dancer
Patience Higgins, tenor saxophone
Elise Wood, flute
Isaac Ben Ayala, piano
Mickey Bass, bass
Tevin Thomas, electric piano
Eli Fountain, drums
Leopoldo Fleming, congo

Finale
The Creator has a Master Plan
Composed by Pharoah Sanders
Bryant Bolling, vocals

Berta Indeed Productions

The Exhilerations
Arlene Smith and The Chantels
Mistress of Ceremonies: Beverly Lindsay
Reading of the Proclamation from the Office of Manhattan Borough President
C. Virginia Fields, read by Luther Smith
Reading of the Proclamation from the Office of New York State Assemblyman
Keith Wright, read by Luther Smith
The Jewels
Tribute to Lavern Baker by Beverly Lindsay
Swing dance performance: Jim Dandy to the Rescue
Performed by: Maxine Grant, Sparkie Green, Adrienne Poteat, Lee Ware
The Five Discs
Baby Washington
The Solitaires
Voices of Doo-Wop
A Tribute to Dean Barlow and the Crickets, featuring Bill Lindsay
Finale

Virgil Jones, trumpet; Charles Davis, tenor/baritone saxophone
Richard Wyands, piano; Larry Ridley, bass; Jimmy Wormworth, drums
Special Guests: Frank Foster, tenor saxophone
Clifford Brown Youth Ensemble

Tulivu Donna Cumberbatch
Tulivu Donna Cumberbatch, vocals
Donald Smith, piano; Rod Williams, piano; Rachiim Ausar-Sahu,
bass; Mark Johnson, drums; Neil Clark, percussion; Atiba,
rapper; Ayana Henry, dancer

Spelman College Jazz Ensemble
Dr. Joseph Jennings, Director/Composer/ Arranger & alto/soprano
saxophone
Zachary Pride, Assistant Director, bass
Janinah Burnett, vocals; Ramona Estell, vocals ; Lisa C. Lee,
vocals; JaKita N. Owensby, vocals ; Michelle Wonsley, vocals;
Sherron Thomas, alto saxophone; Heike Currie, tenor saxophone;
Kristian C. Hardaway, tenor saxophone; Paakodwo Dowell, bass;
Nicole Williams, percussion

Dawn Norfleet
Dawn Norfleet, flute and vocals;Kevin Sholar, piano; Lonnie
Plaxico, bass; Marcus Baylor, drums; Dan Faulk, saxophone
Tracy Mothershed & Shelly Jefferson, special guest vocalists

Lenora Zenzalai Helm & The Zenzalai Project
Lenora Zenzalai Helm, vocals; Orrin Evans, piano; Miriam Sullivan,
bass; Eric McPherson, drums; Kahili Kwame Bell, percussion

The Program:
A Son, Come Home
Director: Shauneille Perry
Stage Manager: Jacqueline Jeffries
Featuring Alvin Alexis, Peggy Alston, Ka'ramuu Kush and
Kim Weston-Moran

The Electronic Negro (a tragi-comedy)
Director: Larry Leon Hamlin
Stage Manager: Bukanla
Featuring Alvin Alexis, Jewel Brimage, Carol Brothers, Etya Dudko,
Carol Greski, Jasper McGruder, Paul Sparks and Kim Sullivan

Clara's Ole Man (a play of lost innocence)
Director: Herman Levern Jones
Stage Manager: Bukanla
Featuring Sarallen, Kalimi Baxter; Morris Beasly, Jr; Mylika Davis;
Roz Fox; Eric McLendon; Jasper McGruder, Ramon Moses and Brian Spivey

Production Designers:
Set Designer: Christophe Pierre
Lighting Designer: Antoinette Tynes
Costume Designer: Anita D. Ellis
Sound Designer: Daychia Sledge

SCREENINGS ON SELECTED WORKS CELEBRATING THE
LIVES OF THE NEW YORK BLACK 100
Saturday, 30 January 1999

ARTURO ALFONSO SCHOMBURG The Legacy of Arturo Alphonso Schomburg Angela Fontanez-Flemming/1986/28 min The Legacy of Arturo Alphonso Schomburg Angela Fontanez-Flemming/1986/28 min Through photographs, narration and dramatic interpretation this film documents the life and work of Arturo Alphonso Schomburg, from his roots in Puerto Rico, through his historic research contribution during the Harlem Renaissance, to the founding of what has become the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

ELLA FITZGERALD Ella on Ella Angela Thame/1986/23 minutes Susan Taylor interviews Ella Fitzgerald about her work with Chick Webb, Duke Ellington and other jazz greats. Includes archival footage of television and concert appearances and soundies as well as comments from Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones and Leonard Feather.

SPIKE LEE Making Do the Right Thing St. Clair Bourne/1989/61 min Documentary captures people, locations and events (often humorous) behind-the-scenes during the making of Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing during the ten weeks of filming in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant community.

MADAME C.J. WALKER Two Dollars and A Dream: Madame C.J. Walker Stanley Nelson/1987/50 min A tribute to and review of the life of Madame C.J. Walker, the first self-made millionaire in United States (and perhaps world) history --a fortune amassed in large part via her various methods of straightening the hair of Black women.

MALCOLM X & GIL NOBLE Like It Is. El-hajj Malik el-Shabazz Gil Noble/1975/58 min The life of Malcolm X is presented in this award-winning documentary by WABC-TV's Like It Is host/producer, Gil Noble.

MAYA ANGELOU Maya Angelou: Sharing The Dream Prod: Thomasena Morris; Dir: Vince Spoelker/1979/59 min Maya Angelou reads her poetry and the works of others while relating stories about her life and human conditions. Ms. Angelou speaks of the glory in literature, the universality of the spiritual, reads poems about love and urges college students to learn all they can while in school.

MILES DAVIS The Sound of Miles Davis Robert Herridge/1957/27 minutes Miles Davis' orchestra performs his own composition, So What (featuring John Coltrane) and the compositions of others (The Duke by Dave Brubeck, Blues for Pablo by Gil Evans and New Rhumba by Ahmad Jamal).

DUKE ELLINGTON Symphony in Black Fred Waller/1935/10 minutes An elaborate composition by Duke Ellington, and an all-star cast including Ellington, Billie Holiday (in her first film appearance) and Earl "Snakehips" Tucker, in which The Duke gives his interpretation of four aspects of Black life.

KATHERINE DUNHAM Carnival of Rhythm Stanley Martin/1940/18 min Set in Brazil, this short film features Katherine Dunham, Archie Savage, Talley Beatty and others in African/Caribbean dance.

DIZZY GILLESPIE Dizzy Michael Vidor/1965/20 minutes One of the key developers of jazz' bebop style, Dizzy Gillespie explains his beginnings and his musical theories, interspersing talk with music along with James Moody (sax & flute); Kenny Barron (piano); Chris White (bass); and Rudy Collins (drums).

LORRAINE HANSBERRY Lorraine Hansberry: The Black Experience in the Creation of Drama Ralph J. Tangney/1975/35 min The life, works and inspiration of playwright, Lorraine Hansberry, are revealed, largely through her own words, as she speaks on her life from early childhood to Broadway success. Excerpts from A Raisin in the Sun and other selected works are included.

BILL COSBY I Spy. Night Train to Madrid producers and writers, Morton Fine, David Friedkin; writer, Stephen Kandel; director, David Friedkin/1965/50 min Bill Cosby, Robert Culp, Don Rickles, Marianna Hill, Michael Strong, Barbara McNair, Diahn Williams star in this episode of I Spy, the award-winning action-adventure television series starring Robert Culp as Kelly Robinson and Bill Cosby as Alexander Scott. Culp and Cosby portray a top tennis star and his trainer who are actually international espionage agents sent on highly dangerous international missions, shot on actual locations throughout the world. Night Train to Madrid features agents Robinson and Scott escorting a self-centered comedian (Don Rickles) in an attempt to avoid a dangerous international incident he unwittingly creates.

Presentation of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Living
the Dream Awards:
Brenda Braxton, Actress, Smokey Joe's Cafe; Founder,
Leading Ladies for Teens
Eugene McCabe, Founder/President, North General Hospital
(Award given posthumously)
Carmen Serrano Siconolfi, President, Latino Civic Association
H.E. Dr. Lamuel A. Stanislaus, Ambassador and Permanent
Representative of Grenada to the United Nations
Dennis D. Swanson, President & General Manager, WNBC, New York
Howard Teich, President, The New York Region of American Jewish
Congress

Performance featuring friends from Broadway's Smokey Joe's Cafe
Acknowledgments: Michelle Cheney Donaldson, Assistant to the Governor
Benediction: Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts, III