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Table of Contents | 6/1980

Frenchie Casimir, Photo by Don Ramsey - JUNE 1980

Enjoy this June 1980 edition of ROUTES, A Guide to Black Entertainment.

  • 7 Lipps Inc.: Looking for Funkytown written by Marc D. Hawthorne
  • 10 Isley Brothers: 20 Years and Growing written by Ronald Tyson
  • 13 Music Review written by Laconia Smedley, Mark Bego, Amadeo Richardson, Chris Albertson, Darryl Hawes, Isabelle Ortiz, Mac Hawthorne
  • 17 Black Broadway: Old Meets written by New Sharon Y. Lopez
  • 18 Theatre Review written by Raymond Patterson, Curt Davis
  • 19 Dance Scenes written by Walter Raines
  • 20 Shirley Hemphill: More than a Million written by Nelson George
  • 22 Media: Book Beat written by  Amada Anderson/Christopher Vaughn
  • 23 Media: Film written by Dwight Brown
  • 24 Buli Masters: Africa Rediscovered written by Lowery Sims
  • 26 Artifacts written by Lowery Sims
  • 28 Central Park: Take a Close Look written by Darryle A. Hawes
  • 31 Soccer: Soccin’ it to the USA written by Michael George
  • 35 Jamaica: Reggae Sunsplash written by Christopher Vaughn
  • 37 Strange Fruit written by Barbara Silverstone
  • 41 Frenchie: Making Good Look Better written by Gerrie E. Summers
  • 42 Looking Your Best written by Elna Seabrooks
  • 43 Apple ROUTES written by Audrey J. Bernard
  • 45 ROUTES’ Roots: Ira Eldridge written by Sharon Y. Lopez
  • Cover Photograph by Don Ramsey

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