Hello, this is Black Horizons, and I'm Chris Moore.

The Reverend Bernice King is coming to Baptist Temple in the Homewood section of the city.

I've heard her preach before, and believe me, she can bring the word just like her famous father could.

Who is her dad?

The reverend doctor Martin Luther King Jr.

You'll learn more about her visit here later.

Also today will celebrate the first anniversary of the DANA Movement Ensemble with its founder, dancer and choreographer Nick Daniels.

But before we do any of that, let's find out how the Boys and Girls Clubs are reaching out to our community.

Here are Pat Williams of Blue Cross of Western Pennsylvania and Latasha Thomas James Turner and Chakka Harris, all students who are involve with the Boys and Girls Clubs.

Welcome to Black Horizons We're glad to have you all here.

Thank you Chris, we're happy to be here.

Okay, Pat tell me a little bit about this.

How does Blue Cross, first of all, play a part in all of this with the Boys and Girls Club?

Well, actually, Chris, Blue Cross was approached by junior achievement, and we're very active in junior achievement also.

To initiate or empower a special program called the Economics of Staying in school.

And I have the good fortune of piloting that program.

And they just said, here's another job and you got to do it.

No, it really was good.

Yeah, I think it was an excellent opportunity because it provided a vehicle where we could actually get involved with the girls and Boys Club, and it's a collaboratio between the girls and boys Club, Junior Achievement, Blue Cross in the city, JPTA.

So this sounds like a in additio to that kind of collaboration, a chance for Blue Cros to reach back into the community and give some youngster some real experiences on the job Yeah, exactly.

It started off with it's a five week program and it has an academic component.

They come into the Boys and Girls Club every day for five days.

The first three hours is academic with reading, math, computer literacy, and the afternoon they go to their various work sites.

And one of the work sites is Blue Cross of western Pennsylvania.

Okay let's talk to the young folks.

Latasha how are you doing?

Fine.

Okay.

What is it that you like about, your association with the Boys and Girls clubs and Blu Cross of western Pennsylvania?

I like it because it's a good experience, and it teaches us things.

So when we go on our job, we know that a lot and have a lot of experience.

Okay.

What do you do at Blue Cross?

I work on the computers and run errands and run it.

So you actually working there?

You're getting paid?

Yes.

Okay What do you do with your money?

Other than school class.

So it's a help you?

In a lot of ways.

You get some income, you can buy some of your school clothes, and you get a sample of what it's like to really work in the real world, right?

James, what about you?

This year.

And help a person of my, my skills for school and also help me for wor experience and stuff like that.

So I understand yo like the academic, component of.

Have your grades gone up since you started this one?

Have you like tha part of.

It Specialize my skills I'm, like a little rusty doing it sometimes when I come back to school.

Okay.

I understand you like computers too.

Yes.

And you getting a chance to work on computers at Blue Cross.

What do you do.

I like.

I, work with computers.

Also I work in errands and for just like an office doing regular office work.

Okay.

What about you Chakka?

Are you in the same boat with these two?

Yeah.

Yeah, I know what you like about.

The money.

Right?

Yeah There's nothing wrong with that.

You get a chance to learn and to earn.

That's.

That's the whole idea about it, right?

Yes.

What do you do with your money?

Well, school clothes, tennis shoes and all that stuff and stuff that all young folks are wearing right now.

What do you like about the job experience, though, or do you like it at all?

I like it's a learning experience.

And what do you do, clerical?

I work on a computer.

Yeah, running.

Is that the kind of thing you want to do all your life?

Well, does it show you that there are other things when you're in that environment that the other people walking around, you know, in suits and makin big money and driving big cars.

And like all the folks at Blue Cross do, I know Pat makes the big bucks, exactly.

But what about that?

Does it give you something to shoot for a goal?

Yeah, but that's not what I want to do.

It, just, you know, help me fit in the future.

Well I think that that's a good idea.

Well, actually, Chris, we are hoping, next year we will have some students that will be graduating and we hope to provide some type of scholarship assistance to these students with the assistance of the kneat program.

So we want to expand upon it.

And even right now, we are planning to expand, taking more students for next year.

We're talking about that because the program was so successful and not only provided a very important vehicle, in terms of the kids learning the work experience, but it also it was very important for Blue Cross because the people, the supervisor and the managers and directors, they got a lot out of it, too.

What did they get?

Well, they found that at firs when you mentioned if you bring in students, these are kids that are ages 14 to 18 and we usually don't have kids that, you know we usually have summer interns, they're from college or what have you.

They wanted to know, well, what possibly could they do?

And what they found out is that they could provide a very necessary service.

And actually, when the kids left after five weeks, they missed them.

We got very positive feedback because, well, that's good.

Now you don't sit around and wait on the adults to tell you all kinds of things.

That means you see things tha need to be done and you do them, and you probably can make i a two way street by telling them better ways to do othe things could be done, perhaps.

You try to have that kind of input too.

Yeah.

Okay.

Well, that's good to know.

What are the other components of the program is als that we go in on Friday mornings and we provide guest speakers with the economics of staying in school, the benefits of staying in school, the cost of dropping out, facing the issues.

We do you all go.

Right?

No, no, they like that, right?

They like.

That's a fun session.

Well, what do you remember most about the speakers?

Let me see.

What do you remember most about the speakers who come in and give you these kinds of lectures?

One guy came in an he dressed up and acted goofy.

This shows, how people or else, who who isn't working.

He showed them how to how they act.

So that had some sort of impact on you.

And you don't want to end up like that, I guess.

So, it gives you something else to shoot for, right?

It sounds like boys and girls clubs have really changed from what I remember.

They still play games and d crafts and that kind of stuff.

I imagine you still do that.

Still.

Some things are changing.

Well, that's.

They had to change because o what's happening in our society.

We have a 50%.

We'r looking at a 50% dropout rate, and we can't afford to have our students or kids dropping out like that.

We had Blue Cross feel that this is an investment in the future.

And also it's an appropriate business decision, you know, because, you know, with the economics the way they are, we need to have all of our citizens working and contributing.

You know, to the good, the common good.

Okay I know you all are very young, but let's start with Chakka.

Have you have you got any career goals?

Do you know what you want to be?

You said you didn't want to end up being a clerk, but.

But it's good to work, is the question.

When I was young I worked, unloading bags, cars, and I knew I didn't want to do that.

So I know what you're sayin when you say that kind of thing.

Do you have any career goals set yet?

As young as you are, do you have any idea what you want to be?

I want to be a pediatrician, pediatrician going, okay, right.

And Mr.

Turner I would like to finish high school and plan to go to college and major in computer science, computer science.

So you're in a good place because you're working on computers, right?

Latasha?

I want to be a criminal lawyer, a criminal lawyer.

Oh, well.

Well, I like them.

You got some good ones here, and they set some high goals.

And it looks like they can get there.

Oh, yeah.

We're very proud of them They've done an excellent job.

Okay, if people are interested, how can they contact, boys and girls clubs?

And, they can simply do that by calling 683-3031.

Okay.

Would you repeat that number?

That number is 683-3031 okay.

We want to thank you all for being here with us.

We appreciate it.

I'm sure you all have a great future.

And when you all become criminal lawyers and computer scientists and doctors and everything else, we're going to pla this tape back for you one year and remind you what happened ten years ago.

And you go just like that.

Okay.

Thanks for being here.

We appreciate it.

Thank you very much, Chris.

Nick Daniels is the founde of the DANA Movement Ensemble.

They are an exciting dance troupe that blends rhythmic motifs with the true style and grace of athletes.

This month, the DANA Movement Ensemble celebrates its first anniversar with a performance at Metropole.

Here is Nick Daniels to give you a sample of what you will see should you decide to attend this piece is called The Kingdom of the blind.

In the Kingdom of the blind, the one eyed our kings.

We tape that segment earlier with Nick Daniels, who joins us now on the set.

Nick welcome back to Black Horizons.

How you doing?

All right I'm fine.

Great.

So tell me about this first anniversary program.

I guess dance companies come and go, but you've made at least one year, right?

Yeah.

It's been a busy year for us.

We remained, fairly local.

We di the Three Rivers Arts Festival.

We also did a peep show at the Birmingham Lofts, and, we just been really, really busy.

Providing the community with outstanding works of dance and performance art.

A lot of people talk about, Pittsburgh in term of the cultural horizons, saying what's here and what's not, but I think that there are a lot of people here locally who are providing cultur through dance, art, visual art, performing art, all kinds of things that make this pretty good scene to perform it.

And the fact that you working, says that that's true.

You think so?

Yeah.

It's just really wonderful.

I mean, I'm working with one of my friends from Montana who has come to Pittsburgh, and so many people come in from, like, other cities, big towns like California or whatever, and they use it.

How?

Well, California's a state towns, you know, and I'm being silly, but, they come in and I don't know why they are attracted to Pittsburgh, but they have, like, really enriched the dance and arts community, I think.

Anyway, what's the very quickly what's the first, anniversary program at Metropol?

What's it going to be like?

What will people see?

Well, they will see, very, very innovative work.

Not only dance but performance art, including videos and, just multimedia bombardment of material.

Okay, well, we thank you for being here.

You know, you always welcome to come back.

Okay.

Thank you.

The DANA Movement Ensemble will hold its first anniversary concert on October 17th at Metropole.

For more information, simply call 661-7860.

Well, it's time now for our Tanner calendar.

It's our weekly listing of arts events that you will not want to miss.

We begin the Tanner calenda with something new and exciting.

On October 8th, Ballet Folklorico de México will be at the Benedum Center stage under Amelia Hernandez.

Direction and choreography.

The company of 65 musicians and dancers will celebrate 500 years of dance in the Americas.

The performance starts at 8 p.m.

Don't miss this chanc to see ballet Flora Folklorico while they are on their 30 city tour.

For more information, call 456-6666.

Sometime you just can't find much to do, but here is an event you might consider.

Now through October 1st, all through the 11th, a new exhibition is happening at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Rethinking Columbus, exhibited by the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh is showing in the main gallery.

Well, I hope they are rethinking Columbus and all of that.

That happened after the Native Americans dragged him off the beach.

For more information, call 361-0873.

If you have a hobby o collecting dolls or antiques or just like shopping, here's a place to be on Saturday October 17th, from 11 to 7 p.m., the Homewood Art Museum presents the Soulful Doll Black Doll Show and Sale, which will be held at Soldiers and Sailors Hall, and it also features African American doll artists and collectors.

If you have children, bring them along.

There will be clowns and no on that will be there named Eric.

Door prizes, raffles and a living doll presentation.

For more information call Emma Slaughter at 371-1194.

Well, that's the Tanner calendar for this week.

Remember, if you have a nice event that you would lik to have announced on the Tanner calendar, send us some information.

Simply mail it to WQED 13.

The Tanner Calendar, 4802 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.

It's probably unfai to make comparisons, so I won't, but Doctor Martin Luther King Junior is probably the foremost minister of our time.

His daughter has chosen to follow in his footsteps and become a preacher.

She'll be preaching tomorrow at Baptist Temple Church, where another king family member pastors.

He is the reverend Toussain King Hill, and he joins me now to tell us more.

Welcome to our program.

How are you doing Thank you.

Okay.

So you're bringing your cousin in, is that right?

Yes we are.

Well, this is you keeping this all in the family.

This, this this must be just a fine family affair to have so many ministers in the King family.

And I guess the tradition continues.

Well, God is in charge of that.

Each of us have had to, you know, receive the call ourselves.

And we have to be accountable for that on our own.

And, it's just a very unique occasion that we have asked and everybody's keen to com and share with us on tomorrow.

Now, when Reverend King gets here, are you going to trea it like your little girl cousin, or has she grown and gotten the respect that, adults deserve?

That ministers of the word deserve.

She has gotten her great degree of, respect.

First of all, she's unique in her background.

And that not only has she received her graduate degree in Theology, but she's also has earned a law degree in addition to that.

And she sounds like she's really following in her father's footsteps.

Now, I can recall, going to Washingto when, marches were held to have, Martin Luther King's birthday set aside as a holiday.

I recall her older brother speaking and saying, well, they didn't inherit their father's gift.

But when I heard her and I heard on the radio, make an address, I said, boy she has got her father's gift.

And she's, very good For speaking.

And and she had her theology down and and the sermon I heard her do was just excellent.

I was very pleased with what she did.

Yeah, she's a very excellent, excellent speaker.

We are very proud of her, her contributions.

And more than that, her potential.

I really believe that as w look at the problems of ladies in the ministry, specifically in the black church, that, Bernice King has the opportunity to be a a very large trailblaze in knocking down some doors that have stood in the way of women in the ministry.

Well, she's got a lot of doors to knock down.

Obviously, if you're going to let her occupy your pulpit, you don't have many of those barriers.

Oh, no.

Your way.

No.

Not, how do you church members at Baptist Temple feel about what they've been very excited about that.

About the occasion coming, they're looking with tremendou anticipation for a glorious day and having a great spiri filled message delivered to us.

And she be the vehicle for that.

You know that I've heard many, itinerant pastors, cite scriptur that says women should be taking care of these things in the home and not delivering the word.

How do you feel about that, particularly when they cite scripture?

I'm totally against that.

First of all, we serve a God.

And this God is omnipotent and with all power.

Who are we to say that God cannot call any or whoever he wants to deliver his word?

The Old Testament is that by saying that we are putting limits on God and we should never put limits on the God that we serve.

Yeah.

Now, this program has said she would be preaching at two services at 7:30 am.

Go ahead.

And 10:45 a.m.. There and at main sanctuary at 7241 race.

Okay.

Now you don't imagine that they'll be calling her.

She would deliver such a sermon.

They'll be calling her put their blood pastor.

I never know is could be a possibility.

No, I did I can work with you, man.

Well, I don't think well is the only one here, so I don't know.

You can take my job there.

And that would be the end of me.

But, at any rate, it looks like it's going to be a great program.

You have no idea of what she's going to speak about.

No, I don't.

Our theme for this particular event is hope preservin the Vision of Christian Women.

And that could really be a universal theme if you just take out women and say hope Excuse me Preserving the vision.

We are in need of great hope in our society, where hope is really on a downward spiral and something must be preserved in our society.

And what more do we have to hold on to?

But hope.

Now I is picking up on tha theme I your church, my church which is in Homewood and many other churches in that area, need to reach out into the community to extend that hope to, to all people, no matter what their faith, what their background, is your church doing, that kind of thing?

More and more.

Do you see the need to do that in your ministry?

It's followed by this message that, we found in that movie.

We're trying to open our doors, that they expand further than just the four consecrated walls on Sunday.

And we're trying to create more programs.

One, a literacy council.

We're trying to create a tutoring area.

And more importantly, one of the ones I think is very strong is ministry to those who are struggling with addictions.

Whether it be drugs or alcohol or it could even be sex or whatever.

That is a strong problem in our society right now.

And those are the areas that you aware.

Those are the areas that I'm trying to focus the ministry of our church towards in the next coming months.

It's really tough that you think that sometimes people put too much on the church, too much of that burden.

After all, our church is, is led by, your uncle, Doctor King.

Was really in the forefront o all of our movement, spiritual, and our secular movements to in order to gain our rights in this country.

Do you think that we now put too much of a burden on the church to do those kinds of things?

Not at all, Chris.

As you know, the church is the only institution that, African-Americans own.

In the community.

I mean, totally lock, stock and barrel.

And because of that, it's, it behooves us to take on this great challenge.

The government will not do it.

The state governments cannot do it, nor the city governments cannot do it.

And there's nothing else but the church.

Okay.

Well, we wish you the, greatest of Providence in taking on the battle.

We know that, other churches are of good will, and, will not only follow your lead but stand shoulder to shoulder, just like they did with Docto King in the marches and go out into the vineyards.

Who will do the harvest?

We are in need of reapers, right?

Super says, here I am.

All right.

Okay.

Thank you for being here.

Thank you very much.

Baptist temple Church presents Reverend Bernice King tomorrow, October 4th, at both the 7:30 a.m.

and 10:45 a.m.

services.

If you want more information, call 241-1624.

Hey, we're flat out of time again, but always remember that you can also hear me on WCHA 15:50 on your AM now weekdays from 7 a.m.

to 10 a.m.. I'll eithe see you here or hear you there.

Next week.

Bye.