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The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-07-07

New York-(A n P)-"KYkUN-
KOR.r exciting and interesting
creation of Asadate Dafora's maze
ito official Broadway debut before
n well filled and appreciative audi
ence. at the Little Theatre. Forty
fourth street, west OF Broadway.
Although It played to packed
theatre at special performance Oh
Sunday night. 1t was not TIL the
following evening that critics from
several OF the metropolitan papers
were present by invitation to re-
view the dance and musical drama.
Only two or three local papers car
ried stories on the performance the
following day; other papers IN
GLIDING the New York Times. the
New York Post, the New YORK
Journal. the World-Telegram. and
tho New York Sun, were satisfied
10 hermit their earlier APPRAISERS
NJ "KyKUNKOR" 10 stand as OF
flcal reviews. ,,x,,
Among the principals OF "kYk-
uNKOR," In addition to Mr.. Defora'
bridegroom. tenor and dance SOLO
,st and Abdul Assem-, witch doc
tor. others who have received IA
yorable criticism for their parts IN
tho drama are Frences Atkins. as
Musu Essami, the bride; Mrs. MAD
lyn Jatson as Mirammu, the witch
woman; Tapa Tuguese, and the
Burah Chief; Alogobo Alala, az
Chloe. the eccentric dancer; and
Alma Sutton, as the agunda dane
er. Other characters In the opera
are the Otobone tchaperon). ma
tons. maidens and the warriors,
who altogether form the cnorus
and the background for the dancers
A large share OF the praise has
been rightfully given TO Abrodun
Salakox. Uno Emo. Sakor Jar,
Ezebro EjIho the drummers who 81
to the left OF the stage and beat out
the various rhythms which are the
basis of the entire plot.
Men OF the cast are naIiVJ AM
cans, but the women are NECESSARY
ly American who have been select
/ Ell DtCAubt VI lnOit hott'O eess.~'
10 act the parts they play In the
cast.
"KYKUNKOR" will remain OF
Broadway, at the Little Theatre, FOL
an indefinite run. A number or or
fers have been received by th'
management for tours OF the coun
TRY during the summer. Communi
cations concerning the booking o
the opera for performances hav'
been received both from Englans
and Italy. Including Its specia
matinees. the opera has played OF
an average of one performance PEI
day since May s. when II opened
at the Unity Theatre on East
Twenty-third street. The sensa
tionai rise fom an unheard o
opera, beginning It's first consecu
tive run at a small studio theatre
and after two stops--a three da,
stay at the City College auditorium
and two and q half weeks at thu
cha N n Auditorium-carried
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-07-07
Islam AS The Black
Mans Religion +: :: !:

do unto you, and lead clean life."
In speaking Of q clean life, the
Moslem Is strictly enjoined TO
keep clean-five baths a day being
necessary. Lying. stealing. gam
bling and drinking are absolutely
prohibited. So much for the gen.
tie virtues of Islam.
But the most striking aspect or
Islam which appeals to me Is the
fact that 1t is a MILITANT RELl-
GION demanding FREEDOM, JUS
TICE AND EQUALITY. And ! be-
lieve that this is Just the kind or
religion that the black man needs
here in the United States. Christ
ianity with It's ''turn-the-other-
check" policy has gotten us just
exactly nowhere. Last week three
black men were lynched. Christian
white men lynched them. The
white Christians will do nothing
about II and the Black Christians
will do nothing about 1t. A religion
which allows the one to lynch and
the other TO submit to being lynch
ed is not worth very much. We had
Just as well be plain about 1t.
Christianity Is not the black mans
religion; II was given him by the
white man. Why? Because 1t
the only dope that the white man
could give the Black man to put
his mental faculties In profound
sleep. an make him therefore sub
missive to the will OF the white
man. or all the damnable things
that the white man has done to
the black man. giving him Christ
ianity was the worst because 1t
made him willing to suffer the
hell the white man prepared for
him on this earth with the hope
and expectation that II he endured
to the end he would reap his re-
ward in heaven after death; but
that II he did not hold out until
the end, after he had been dead
for quite some time he would be
resurrected and cast into a burn
ing hell to shoulder forever--by a
Merciful Father! Now Islam is
just what we need to wake US up.
1t teaches us to fear no man. fear
nothfng-not even death. No Mos
lem fs afraid OF death. This Is
what we must get into us. Do you
think for a moment that lynching
could exist among a people who
believed that FREEDOM, JUS
TICE AND EQUALITY constitute
the sum total Of It's religion and
that II rs noble to die for his re-
ligion? Moreover. Islam destroys
the inferiority complex. It makes
a man stand upright. fearless in
the knowledge that he Is the su-
preme being In the universe. This
Is what we need to arouse US from
the deep sleep wherein we have
dreamed that the white man Is
our superior and god. Islam teach
es that the black man is the god
who made the devil and will des-
troy him. There should not be any
doubt In our minds that the white
man is the devil and that the ma
ton OF Islam which outnumbers
him IL to ] an destroy his evil
indiueuces us.
In CLOSING may I - ~ -
learn all you abb. -<sfan. nv
to the public library where you
will find n wealth of information
on the subject. Better still. en-
gage some good Moslem in con-
versation and you will find him to
be more than willing to talk freely
about Islam.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-07-07

Smith and Helen Gary have been
engaging In a battle recently.
Ben Davis is returning once
more to his Dream girl" The
'Heart-throb Is Virginia Trotter.
Flash! And SO at last she re-
turns. / mean the sweet AM lovely
lassic Miss Esther Jones, who has
been away down fonda in Allan
Ia, attending Morris Brown Col
lege, and who has been making
such excellent Copy" for the So
ciety Slants column of the we'll
known Lucius Melancholy Jones
OF the Atlanta Daily World. She
brings us greetings from the Au-
burn Ave. folks. Incidently that Is
the home town OF that other "Fas-
cinatin' Gal" Mozelle Davis. whose
sweet southern drawl is so thrill
ing TO one OF the Editors OF the
former Detroit World.
Alfred Risker seems to have
turned TO promoting. Chat we'll
known assistant Jovial Junior Club
Organizer seems TO be quite liz
terested In putting over the Junior
y. A. A. c. +. Picnic and Frolic at
Midwest Lake on July %. Well,
Mr.. Risker. you just tell the Junior
n. A. A. c. =. members to support
the Jovial Juniors Tau Beta Ter
race Dance on July 21, and Mid
west won't be big enough TO hold
their crowd. Take this little tip
from me.
On 10 the Worlds Fair Is what
the girls (who are entered In the
U. n. /. A. Worlds Fair Contest;
say. This contest opened with
dance at Artistic Temple June 30,
and TO clear up confusion. II Is not
being conducted by Detroit World
News Services. though Its direct
ton Is by some OF the World men.
But never the less the dance was
"just right"
wonder where she was while
we were browning IL popularity
am referring to Miss
MolIie Wallace. a lovely girl whom
we met at the dance for the
Worlds Fair Contestants.
Here's a hot one-Note received
by the Roaming Reporter which
reads. IF you don't keep my name
from your column, Mrs. whites
little boy may suffer the loss OF
some good white teeth"
omit the name OF the silly lad
die. but here's Ammunition. BE
careful what you do"
We wonder how Mabel, mrs.
White to you.. is coming out with
Young Lochinvar.
The Whites are stepping out.
Conant Garden J. Us elected Cohen
White reporter. They will not lack
Tor scandal.
Miss Yolanda Bradfield little
East side MISS Is seen often IN
OFFICERS Of the Conant
5aden ]. J. Club are, VILLA Mae
Jackson. president; James Wilson.
nee president; Annie Laurie John
ION, rec. secretary; Hawthorne
treasurer; Richard Tins
ey, Chaplain; Leonard Clark,
,ergt. at arms; and Cohen White,
Reporter.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-07-07

Muskogee, Okla. amp. ].
Simmons, son OF one of the heaviest
payers OF Muskogee County, Is
candidate for State representa-
tive from the District Number One
of Muskogee County. there being
two other districts In the county.
His entrance as a candidate is be-
ing watched with great interest by
all voters--white and 'Negro-as
Muskogee and Muskogee County
have considerable and unusually
heavy Negro vote. desite the fact
that Oklahoma Is a Democratic
state.
Simmons is a product OF Tuske-
gee Institute and has lived herea-
bouts his entire lifetime, having
been born near Haskell. a small
town in Muskogee County. Follow
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-07-07
Jovial Juniors

Though the mercury scared high
as the 4th of July holiday grew
near. so the Jovial Juniors found
relief on the Steamer Tashmoo
Moonlights.
The heat did not decrease the
amount of gossip among the j. Us
however.
Flash, This takes the medal for
the week. S. T. Holland, Chief agi-
tator in the Eastern j. ]. Club and
supposed champion boxer, clashed
In a three round bout with Charlie
Stevens over a Card" game. This
time IL wasn't In the ring. Mr..
Holland who boasts of his powess
with his fists. found II necessary
10 use a club on young Stevens
head In order to complete knock
ing out four teeth. 1t Is surprising
that club was needed since s. T.
has such a record as a pugilist.
The biggest affair OF the week
was the dance given June 2Sth at
Rainbow Gardens by the Niesner
Bros. Employees Club, with Clos
ter Currents Nightingales fur
nishing the music.
Malo Crawford claims victory
over THE Roaming Reporter. in the
matter of deciding the best dress
ed girl in the fashion show. Malo
picked Miss Jessie Cummings,
while yours truly chose Katherine
Patton. The public ated as
Judge" Malo organized group
OF four young men. and they In
concert. made as much noise that
they drowned out the applause OF
everyone else and the judges gave
the first place to Miss Cummings
and second to Miss Patton.
The crowd was Mellow" and
included Mary DeLoach, Marcella
Tandy. Margaret Thompson. Joe
Neil. Carswell Cummings and 9TH
ers.
wish herewith to apologize to
Margaret Thompson for not at
tending her graduation party last
Monday. Among those who did en-
10y the affair. were Esther Jones'
Haradate Bryant. ketherine re~
ton. Eldora Gayles, Otto Johnson
GIoster Current, Eugene Butler.
George Tatum and Harrison Hayes
Margaret Mccoy has moved back
10 Harding Ave. Maybe Len An
drews will be seen again In that
section.
Rumor has it that Manning
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THE
TIDE RETURNS

Men. don't stand there and stare,
because a white man has turned
yellow. He hasn't got any proof"
"Oh. yes have, sir" Bruce
challenged. and from beneath his
arms he produced a package that
proved to be pair OF blood-soaked.
muddy overalls. bearing Steve Car
ter's initials. Caught in the suspen-
ders was a lock OF Shirley's dark
brown hair
as that proof enough?" Bruce
said. thrusting the oyeralls before
the eager-eyed men. "Or shall ! go
further"
That's Shirley hair. all right"
Silas grumbled. Steve Carter.
what do you know about this?" he
asked.
Suddenly. the noisy approach OF
an automobile announced the arri-
val OF Sheriff Brassett. He made
his way methodically TO where the
three chief characters stood Upon
seeing him. Steve Immediately
made a dash for freedom. =.
Catch him" somebody called,
and the covering white farmland
was brought back snarling. before
. the men who openly accused him
now Even cruel. heartless Silas
Hornsby read the guilt that was
written plainly on his face.
Steve Carter. you attacked and
killed Shirley Hornsby. Do you re-
member IL? DO you?" Bruce sneer-
ed these words. as six strong arms
held the guilty prisoner fast.
no, you dirty double-crosser"
Steve denied, But you didn't get |
her-you didn't marry her and you
never will. mean you. you yellow
rat. fixed you. didn't 1? Huh. you
thought you'd marry her. but she
was mine. l loved her before you
did. and now look at her you dog"
Sheriff. there's your man" Bruce
said quietly. although few OF the
group still denied the truth in soft
curses. Old Silas Hornsby flew into
A cursing rage. as he saw a snarl-
ng poor white farm hand laugh at
lis daughters fate.
Three days later, happy reunit-
ID family Of three sat In the quiet :
II lovely evening. and thanked
iod for what he had done for
hem.
"Its too good 10 be true Gym :
hia sighed. as her strong little
rms encircled her beloved BROTH
RS neck. while old Mrs. WILDER. .
ang a hymn In religious gratitude. :,
"You know. this seldom happens :
! the South" Dave said: but =
omehow. cast my prayer In the y
ga OF hope and the tide returned. :
pening the eyes OF the opposite =
ace to the possible good traits a =
egro can possess" y
eyes. Son. the tide did return. q
nd It brought you to your Ma, =
Irs. Wilbert said, as she carressed
ave tenderly. 1T brought you y
ack. even II you were swept away c
A a storm OF untruth and misun- Il
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-07-07
BOXING NEWS
By 4 r Holland

Johnny vorce, weight 175, De.
troit, defeated Roscoe Tooles.
weight. 1856. Toledo. in the six
round semi final at Royal Oak last
Friday night.
Paul Ambers OF Detroit will meet
Jack O'Dowd In the main event at
Hazel Park this Friday. Ambers
is former golden glove champion
and participated In the national A.
A. u. meet last year.
Joe Louis, Detroit national ANA
teur light-heavyweight champion.
knocked out Joe Bauer. Ohio anna
teur title holder, In the first round
last Wednesday night at Ford Field
In Highland Park. Louis. who will
turn pro soon. has had over fifty
fights. winning thirty nine by
knockouts and losing only four. Did
you know that.-Franklin Young.
former state flyweight champion,
has never been stopped In more
than a hundred fights.
Y. s. Chocolates real name Is
Sidney Thomas? Ansell Bell fought
more than two hundred fights?
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-07-07
White Stars Admit Entry OF
Negro In Tennis Tournament
Roxborough, Bill (Planttation)

Roxborough. Bill (Planttation)
Walker, Jap Sneed. Walter Nor
wood. Bill Mosely Mack Ivey. Joe
(Bing Crosby Hubert. Joe BROAD
way Brown. Bill (Florida' Donald
son, Sonny (Harlem Cave Wilson,
at this writing John Roxborough
and Jap Sneed are running neck
and neck in fight for supremacy
and incidently they are leading the
field with two TO one vote---
look for ballot else where on this
page and cast your vote ---
don't be backward let's get ahead.
Sunday. July lst. was Bill Walk
er's birthday. don't know
how young he was on this occasion
but we have an idea that he has
passed his teens. what do you
think.
Johnny Hudgins. the comedian
with Hot Chocolates did a bit OF
getting around when he returned
to Detroit last Friday 10 play an
engagement at the Graystone .....
first he paid the Castle Theatre a
visit then he bought some fish at a
Hastings Street Lunch Room after
that re dropped by beer garden a
partake of some of the slightly
stronger beverages. ... so you
see Mr.. and Mrs. Public that after
all just because a fellow gets on
top OF the heap II doesn't mean
that he is high-hat. you prob
ably passed right by him without
him.
How many OF Detroit's dancers.
singers. musicians. and comics do
YOU know. would you like TO
meet them. 49,. you would e. ok.
so you sail ;. . Bye. bye I'll be see
Ing you.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-07-07
African Opera on Broadway in 6 Weeks

"KYKUN KOR" TO Broadway in five
weeks.
Matinees. at popular prices, on
Wednesday and Saturday. make II
possible for those who find 1t in
convenient to attend the evening
performances. to see the opera
during the weekdays. The opera is
quite different from anything now
playing in New York. or in the
country. In introducing the opera
to the radio public. in It's broad
casting debut over station WEAF,
Sunday, June 10. William Laundell
radio announcer, said, among other
things: 81. presents "KYKUN-
KOR." the African opera, which
has taken sophisticated New York
by storm. .......
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-07-07
E xc lusive Gu b
In Denver Scene
Of Meet

Denver. Colo.-Displaying a daz-
cling brand OF play to advance to
the semi-finals OF the spring clas-
sic. Richard Cohen. the first Negro
tennis player to compete In the an
nual invitationala meet OF the exc
elusive Denver Country Club, JUS
titled his bid here last week. The
meet is conducted under the sane
lion of the u. S. Lawn Tennis AS
ISOLATION whose custom and de-
crees bars colored players. These
barriers were set aside however. by
Noryell Craig. club professional.
who interceded for Cohen after an
appeal had been made 10 Craig by
David Howell. Boys Secretary OF
the Glenarm Y. NJ. c. A. requesting
that the great colored player be
extended an invitation.
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20 - ~ ~ - ~ ~ -
j C NT r A CT :
1 BRIDGE :
by LYDIA Goggins
. :N. ;s:. ':s:. e 20 ;N' Z

" 20. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ :
| have had quite a few requests
TO explain the rule of Eleven ana
Leads As my space IS limited. /
shall not be able To give both IN
detail in one article, So | shall
simply touch on II this week ana
follow up later
Rule Of Eleven
In using the Rule OF Eleven YOU
assign number to the honor
cards that is. Jack would be
number Il: Queen, IL King. III;
and Ace. number H. Hence, any
suit. If all cards were numbered,
would be . 3 ( : 8 . 10 II
10 10 IA. The rule OF Eleven Is
used on leads OF the fourth best
card OF a suit Example: holding
X is Z, the Z. fourth best is lead
Seven from fourteen leaves seven,
the total number OF outstanding
higher cards.
Now deduct the three higher
cards that the leader holds and
there remain four outstanding
higher cards. held by the other
three players.
We have however. a shorter me-
thod. First, subtract the leaders,
three higher cards, from fourteen.
and you have the constant eleven.
So. when fourth best is opened,
you subtract that number card
from eleven and vow have the
number OF higher cards held In
the other hands.
Leads
l. What would you lead against
a spade contract (partner having
bid hearts during the contracting)
holding
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-07-07
Briggs House League
AZ Central Com. Cen

Enthusiasm Is running high al
the plant. on the playground and
In the street over the hot games
being PLAYED between the eight
teams of the Briggs plants of Mack
avenue, and Highland Park.
The employees are playing the
game over in their minds. while
working al their various jobs in
The plants. As one fellow said
My job don't seem near as hard
now since we started playing ball
in the House League
The games attract not only the
employees ef the plants but many
friends and relatives Of the play
crs. who come out 10 see the boys
play.
All week around the streets all
YOU can hear is about the House
League at Briggs There Is more
interest in this league than in the
city League. because OF the real
interest shown by the players IL
you don't believe II just come up
some Wednesday and see them
sometime.
The representative got to-
gcther at the Center last Wednes-
day after the games and proceeded
20 create a permanent organiza-
ton.
The following officers were
elected president. Walter Cross;
,ice president Young Ellington:
secretary. Caldwell Wilson; coih-
missioner. Leon c. Wheeler.
The organization hopes to have
other recreational activities such
as picnics. parties. ket-ball,
swimming. etc In the future.
Before closing. resolution was
made TO thank Mr.. Landes and the
plant officers for the help and en-
couragement that has been given
to the employees through their re-
creation program.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-07-07
BY Attorney J. b. Morris
705 r. Forest Avenue

A few weeks ago the Detroit
papers issued extras telling about
the fight between the Moslems and
police officers at the police head
quarters After reading the ac-
count of the struggle. two fats
stood out boldly: one, that a small
group OF black men and women
stod solidly together and Fought
white men; and second. that al
thugh the police were severely
beaten in the ensounter, they did
not fire a single shot at the Mos
lens This was the first time that
| had ever heard of my people
sticking together the way the Mos
lens did on that day nor had
ever heard OF the Detroit police
battling with blacks and not shoot
ing them
On the contrary II Is well known
that the police in the rity of De-
troit cannot tolerate q black man
TO dispute their word without
drawing their guns. The trouble,
az you remember had its inception
in the attempt OF the polire To
break up the University of Islam.
A few days after the affair the
Detroit Sunday Times said But the
checking up of the University
which followed the riot, brought
to light material which might, un-
der some conditions bring hectic
days to this country II its 10000. 900
Negro population should take 1t up
seriously" (Of course we know
that the hectic" days just men
toned would be for the whites be-
cause the blacks have had moth
Ing but hectic days in this coun-
try).
| then recalled the advice of my
grandfather who spent a third OF
his life in slavery. that whatever
the white man tries to keep away
from you IL the very thing that
you need" ! summed the situa-
ton up thus Islam Is something
that will make our people stick
in the face Of in
slant death and secondly that the
white man fears and does not want
us to have Islam In this country.
Without more I came to the con-
clusion that Islam must be OF
great benefit to US and / then and
there resolved to investigate and
get all available informatiin about
Islam.
I learned that the religion was in
troduced to the people OF Detroit
in 1880 by Prophet w. d. Fard.
who hailed rom the Holy City
Mecca in Arabia. the cradle OF Is
lam; that he taught Islam here
for three years and persuaded a
number to embrace
He taught the
black man who he was-that he
was the supreme being of the
Planet Earth; and also who tiis
white man is that he Is the devil
living In the hell part of the world.
The eyes of the Moslems are OPP
cned wide Il world affairs asd they
know that the Moslems all over
the world are interested I'm awak-
ened wide to wirld affairs and they
they consider us their fellow AS
iatics lost here In the wilderness
of North America. The Moslem's
creed may be briefly summed up
in the Injunction do unto no
man what you would not hayAhim
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Three Constitutional Amendments
To Be Submitted AT State Election

Lansing. Mich--Three constitu-
tional amendments. at least. will
be submitted to Michigan voters at
the general election, November g.
A total b 1887 signatures Is
needed to qualify for place on
the ballot containing the proposed
amendments. The final date for
fling Is July 6.
First on the ballot will be the
proposal 10 elect all Michigan
judges on separate nsn-partisan
ballots. II the amendment Is APP
proved by all voters. all judicial
elections ranging from the SUI
preme Court TO municipal courts.
will be removed from partisan bali
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-07-07
PROGRESSIVE 90 SOCIAL CLUB

The Progressive Twenty Social
club held their regular meeting at
the home OF Miss Murlean Raiford,
1926 Orleans street. The club has
postponed their hay ride ito Eliza
beth Park on July 4th. A very de-
lightful repast was served. The
club will hold their next meeting at
home of the president. Mrs. Francis
Phillips. 213O Jay street.