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The Herald is written and edited by students of Xavier University. The views expressed do not necessarily represent those of the university or university policies. Unsigned editorials are the opinions of the editorial board. Member: Associated Collegiate Press and Cass Advertising. Keara Ketchum, E...
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The Herald is written and edited by students of Xavier University. The views expressed do not necessarily represent those of the university or university policies. Unsigned editorials are the opinions of the editorial board.
Member: Associated Collegiate Press and Cass Advertising.
Keara Ketchum, Editor-in-Chief; Tiffany Bennett, Managing Editor; James Williams, Entertainment Editor; Bernard McGhee, Editorial Editor; Chari Patterson, Living Editor; Tammicka Logan, Sports Editor; Kemba Bowles, Photo Editor.
Photographers: Stephanie Joseph, Janelle Perrilliat.
Columnists: Yvette Green, Lamont Yarrell.
Staff Reporters: TaKeshia Brooks, Eryn Casey, Shikira Coleman, Shana Daniels, Malcolm Davie, Ayana Gardhigh, Tagwana Holmes, Ernest Lewis III, LaToya Jenkins, Chandra Kerley, Leanna Redmond, Lauren Snow, Gregory Stringer, Kamilah Turner, Terry Wand.
Circulation Manager: Dave Doell
Faculty Advisers: Fred Bales
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xuloai_p16948coll14-5240 Xavier Herald - Page 9 73 No. 10 1998-03-19 Xavier University of Louisiana The Herald is written and edited by students of Xavier University. The views expressed do not necessarily represent those of the university or university policies. Unsigned editorials are the opinions of the editorial board. Member: Associated Collegiate Press and Cass Advertising. Keara Ketchum, Editor-in-Chief; Tiffany Bennett, Managing Editor; James Williams, Entertainment Editor; Bernard McGhee, Editorial Editor; Chari Patterson, Living Editor; Tammicka Logan, Sports Editor; Kemba Bowles, Photo Editor. Photographers: Stephanie Joseph, Janelle Perrilliat. Columnists: Yvette Green, Lamont Yarrell. Staff Reporters: TaKeshia Brooks, Eryn Casey, Shikira Coleman, Shana Daniels, Malcolm Davie, Ayana Gardhigh, Tagwana Holmes, Ernest Lewis III, LaToya Jenkins, Chandra Kerley, Leanna Redmond, Lauren Snow, Gregory Stringer, Kamilah Turner, Terry Wand. Circulation Manager: Dave Doell Faculty Advisers: Fred Bales Technical Support: Arnold Crump, Chris Campbell African American college students; African American newspapers; African American universities and colleges; College student newspapers and periodicals; Student publications; Xavier University of Louisiana Text PDF XH_1998_03_19_009 Xavier University of Louisiana English Physical rights are retained by Xavier University of Louisiana. Copyright is in accordance with U.S. copyright laws archives@xula.edu photo courtesy of Akeem Khalif Akeem Khalif makes sure the camera shot is just right. Randy Crawford XAVIER HERALD 11i/TER TAINMENT March 19, 1998 PAGE 9 New Orleans native shows `truesell" with film debute by Sherice Shields and Charles T. Anthony III (Ralo) D-O-E Contributing Writers When 25-year-old New Orleans native Akeem Khalif first envisioned becoming a filmmaker, he did not allow anything to hinder him. His dream to become a filmmaker lead him to many avenues, all which eventually directed him to make his first film. Although he is a novice to this field, he is not new to televisual media. When he attended Frederick Douglass High School, participating in the video clubs was one of his main hobbies. His career in film and video continued when he started a program called "Nubian TV," which was a show that intended to make black people more aware of topics which were important to them that they were unaware of. Eventually, the format of the pro-gram was changed to hip-hop, and Khalifdid some production and inter-views with artists such as Outkast, Ziggy Marley, and Run DMC. This "jack of all trades" did all ofthe work, such as the production and editing, and according to Khalif, "It pro-aressed from there." In late 1995, Khalifheld an internship with the film and video distribution company, NOVAC, who was "impressed with my motivation and gave me a gig," says the filmmaker. Work-ing with Jeff Hollins to do editing for films, "I had a vision for doing my own films," Khalif says. So he read Spike Lee's "The Making of Malcolm X," which gave him inspiration to do what he had always dreamed of doing: make films. Khalif s angle for making movies is from research and reading, and he views films as the "best way to com-municate to people." Marcus Garvey's philosophy is an example of the philosophy behind his movie. "Reading these books made me ask [myselfl, 'Why can't this stuff be on film?" Khalif wants to make • a contribution through film. "I think we all can make a contribution to this race. We can all help ourselves, family, race, and humanity." "TRUESELF" focuses on color issues that African Americans face in their every day lives in compliance with intra-ethnic cultural values, Khalif specifically made the film in black and white to stress the inner struggle of the main character (Gloria) to find her own identity. As an African American woman, Gloria was coaxed into believing that her own people were inferior to her. There-fore, permitting herself to take on an image of "whiteness." Other elements in the film, which cannot be expressed due to artistic reasons and the desire for the viewers to .make their own interpretations, are also a part of the change that Gloria must over-come. According to Khalif, Gloria undergoes a 360 degree turn in time and space when the film transforms from it's original black and white format to color, showing that she herself has shed her "whiteness" and has come to accept her true identity. One of Xavier's own, Jaeda Wadley, assisted Akeem with the videography of the film. "Akeem is.a good director and a pretty cool dude. He pretty much knows what he wants and he has good ideas. I'm glad he asked me [to help]. Everyone should see the movie TRUESELF' by Akeem Khalif," said Wadley. Khalif would especially like to thank all of the actors and actresses for being so dedicated to work on the film even though they have not been paid as of yet. "If I can make one film, I can do anything. I think any brotha on the street can makea film. We are talented people," Khalif said. "I think anybody can do this if they put their mind to it. I'm reading this quote that [says] 'Great minds have purposes', and I have a purpose. That's what I'm living by— I'm trying to make a purpose." Crawford's mix of soul and jazz sets the right mood CD REVIEW by LaToya Jenkins Staff Reporter Have you ever wanted to sit back, relax and think about life and nature? Like Erykah Badu, Randy Crawford expresses lyrics about nature and life experiences. Randy Crawford was born in Macon, Ga., but raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she first started singing in her church choir. At the age 20, Crawford released her first single, "If You Say The Word." Randy says she "always wanted to associate herself with any piece of music that feels good and sounds good." The name of her album is "Every Kind of Mood" which is produced by Jens Krause and Mousse T. Her album is exactly how the title is, versatile, yet sophisticated. You have to be versatile and in a relaxing mood. This is the kind of music that grows on you. This music has a jazzy and soulfu I vibe. It is soothing, uplifting, and inspirational. Her words are strong because it allows you to appreciate nature and the good things about life. Her words are very poetic and unique. In one of her songs she sings, "I greet the sun as the ocean greets the sand Your smile is as big as a quarter moon." Because I'm very versatile, the second time I listened to the compact disc, I liked six songs. The first track, "Breaking Down" sounds like a song that should be played on B-97. Her songs are not like songs played on Q-93. The second track called "Bye Bye" is a pretty song that seemed really sad. "Unwounded" has a nice drum beat with violins playing in the back-ground. Most of the other songs sound like songs that should be played on FM- 98. The two remade songs were "Changes" which has a nice reggae beat —one of the best songs on the C.D. Rose Royce's "Wishing On A Star" is another remade song on the C.D. Randy Crawford has a voice like Chaka Khan that is soft and whiny. The music is not the type of music_ that an average 20-year-old would listen to, but some of the songs were actually good once it grew on me. http://cdm16948.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16948coll14/id/5240 |