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his scene was not so fa-
miliar. It was more
than dialogue between
Jews and Christians,
Jews and blacks, Jews and
Arabs, Jews and Chaldeans.
"This was very positive,"
said Robert Brown, South-
field resident and co-chair of
the Southfield-Lathrup Mul-
ticultural Coalition, which
hosted its first public forum
last week.
About 300 Southfield and
Lathrup Village residents for
nearly three hours shared
praise, complaints and sug-
gestions on improving their
community. Represented
were Chaldeans, Jews,
blacks, Asians, white Chris-
tians. And on Sept. 22, the
group will return for a second
meeting to develop strategies
to enhance positive aspects
of community.
"I thought it was a very
good reflection of the diverse
population of Southfield,"
says Mr. Brown, a Southfield
resident and a board member
of the Jewish Community
Council, which spearheaded
the coalition made up of 20
area churches, synagogues,
human rights organizations,
synagogues, government,
school and concerned parent
groups.
After a short gathering in
the cafeteria of Southfield-
Lathrup High School, partic-
ipants broke into small
discussion groups, each in-
cluding about 10 residents.
In the group sessions, com-
munity members talked
about racism, hate crimes
and ethnic tension in the
country and in their neigh-
borhoods.
Groups outlined positive
and negative aspects of
Southfield. One group said
the Orthodox community is a
positive factor. Another group
said Southfield needs a down-
town.
Shirley Bryant, who is
white and single, likes her di-
verse Southfield neighbor-
hood. She has lived there for
20 years; her children are
now grown, and she is tired
of friends telling her to move
out. Ms. Bryant spoke
about whites being convinced

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that they shouldn't be the last
in the neighborhood. Larry
Holliday, who is black, moved
to Southfield in 1984. He
wondered why people "say
things will deteriorate be-
cause a neighborhood goes
from white to black."
Most agreed they are wor-
ried about realtors, who they
believe have been reclining
— steering whites to the
northwest suburbs and
blacks to Southfield.
The practice of redlining is
illegal, and city officials will
look into the situation.
"More and more people are
caring," said City Council
member Suzanne Goldstein,
who has lived in Southfield

"More and more
people are caring."

Suzanne Goldstein

for 30 years and served on
the council for 12. "People
from all- backgrounds are
starting to realize they are
looking for similar traits in a
community. When you are
looking for the same things,
that is important." Booker
Moten, who is black, moved
to Southfield in 1989. He has
one son, and he is interest-
ed in the school system.
Marge Synk, who is white,
has lived in Southfield for 26
years. Her family has been
active in St. Bede's Catholic
parish. She is now of retire-
ment age, and her children
went to parochial school.
Still, she is concerned with
the schools and other services
provided by the city.
Yvonne Walker, Bingham
Farms Elementary School
principal in the Birmingham
Public Schools, was the sec-
ond black to buy a house in
her Southfield neighborhood
20 years ago. Now only two
white families are left, she
noted.
John Bailey, an attorney
with the SMART bus system,
moved his family to South-
field 10 years ago. His story
is similar to Dr. Walker's.
They wonder about white
flight. They don't want to
fight it anymore.
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