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Sweet Daddy's
World
by Danette Parrett
Fader= Editor
Watch out Oprah. Move over
Donahue. Get out of the way
Sally.
Why are these talk show hosts
running for their jobs? Sweet
Daddy's World is making a move
in their direction.
Sweet Daddy's World is
Behrend's first and only talk
show. It was developed and is
now directed by Jamele Adams, a
fourth semester student and
president of Association of Black
Collegians.
Adams decided to begin the
show because he was "tired of
"The most
beneficial show
thus far was on
interracial
relationships
because I feel
some students
really opened
their mouths and
educated one
another and that's
all I ask f0r..."
faculty and staff always doing the
programming at Behrend."
Adams feels that Sweet Daddy's
world was long awaited. The
show is an opportunity for
students' voices to be heard,
especially the black students of
Behrend.
The show covers a various array
of topics. So far, Adams has had
shows on sex, women, an'd
interracial relationships. In the
future there will be programs on
racism, gay and lesbian issues,
affirmative action, the faculty at
Behrend, Police and Safety, and
many other issues that Adams
feels remain "in the closet."
By adding a touch of comedy,
Adams tries not to focus entirely
on the serious side of the issues.
An example of Sweet Daddy's
with a twist of comedy will be
its upcoming talent display and
comedy night.
Curtis Charles, a fifth semester
marketing/international business
major, said about Sweet Daddy's
World, "I firmly believe that
Sweet Daddy's world is not only
comical, but very educational as
well. In addition, it not only
helps the white students to learn
more about the African
A talk show with a twist
Americans, but it helps [African-
Americans] to learn as well. [We] "I don't want university support Adams finds that the audience is
learn about each other and our because once the universtiy starts getting more involved as the
Speak out: Jamele Adams with a few members of his panel at Sweet
Daddy's World.
views towards Behrend's
campus."
Adams reports that student
response to his program has been
"FATT." He feels the support
will continue to rise.
Adams finds the Association of
Black Collegians (ABC) a
backbone for support. Adams
wishes that more white students
would attend the show because he
feels the issues that are discussed
are issues that all students need to
learn about, as well as voice their
opinions on. Adams describes
his topics as ones that we all
"bitch or converse about at one
time or another."
Adams notes that the university
is supposed to discuss his show,
but he would rather not have the
university taking full
Features
responsibility for the show
becoming involved then I have a
whole new set of rules to
follow."
Adams likes the way that Sweet
Daddy's is currentlt executed.
"The students run the show. I'll
accept credit when it's due, but I'd
rather hear it from 'my peoples;
the guests."
Adams doesn't have a great deal
of plans for extending Sweet
Daddy's World outside of
Behrend's campus.
"I would like for [Sweet
Daddy's] to be broadcast on
WPSE, but then I would have
university rules that would
govern how the show would be
run. I don't plan on traveling to
other campuses because I'd like to
see Behrend on the map. So, I'll
invite other colleges to visit
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relationships. She said her
reason for being on the show was
"to let people know that as long
as I'm in love and happy in my
relationship, it really doesn't
bother me what other people
think. I gladly discussed any
objections anyone had with my
relationship."
Bruguera felt the show she
participated in was a success.
"I think a lot of people walked
out of the program more aware of
the fact that if two people are
together and happy, no one else
has the right to judge them just
because of their skin color."
The Student Government
Association sponsored the second
show that Adams conducted. In
the future Adams hopes other
organizations on campus will
"The students run
the show. I will
accept credit
when it's due, but
I'd rather hear it
from 'my
peoples,' the
guests."
show their support.
After graduation Adams doesn't
have any plans to extend Sweet
Daddy's World. He plans on
going "to Dusquesne University
for Law and becoming a
successful black lawyer, marry
my honey, Amicia, and help out
my posse from my
neighborhood, as well as build
[it] up."