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L SI G The ichigan Civil
Right Commi ion h found' riou
and . nificant r cial problems" in the
Flint housing market. The findings
. are in report opted by the CRC.
The report summ rizes testimony
from the July 26 public hearing in
Flint and include the' Commi . on'
finding and recommendations. The
Commi . n received oral and written
comments from more than 24 landlords,
apartments e er, fair housing dvo
c te and governmental or political
officials.
the report ates, "The teo timony
refl c.ted rious and . niflcant racial
problem ithin the Flint housing mar-
ket. These problems were manifested
in the ope rejection of Blac applicants
for rental housing and indirect discrimi
n tory treatment of which pplicants
are generally una re. "
The Cornmi . n dopted the follow-
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Eligibility requirements for issuance
of card consists of providing proof of
hou hold income, a social curity card
and current identification.
IS. Price indicated, to qualify for,
I surplu goods the participant must have
an income t or belo the poverty-
I level. A family size of one, household
income cannot exceed $6,075, and a
family of eight or more members 20,
775.
, 0 person i automatically eligible
to receive a card, all poverty-level parti
cipants including seniors must be certt
fled." She added, "only one card will be
ed I per household, and one pic�-up
JACKSO - The regular' bi-monthly
meetin of the . dUgan State Conference
of AACP branche will be held Satur
day, February 11, at the Delray Senior
Citizen Center, 7914 est Jefferson,
Detroit, from 1 to 3:45 p.m., ccording
to Carl Breeding, president.
"In ob rvance of our 75th Birthday
Diamond Jubilee - February 12, 1984-,
some historie of AACP will be pre
nted, Breeding said.
A Saturday meeting is in order since
many Br nche have planned Jubilee
Day programs for Sunday, the pre 'dent
noted.
Governor Jame J. Blanchard has
declared February 12, 1984, as AACP
D y in i higan. Senator Jackie Vaughn
BH Do ntown Comm· t
BE 0 HARBO - The Down
to n elopment Steering Committee
will meet Friday, February lOin the
Lula Lee Commissi n Chambers, city
h 11.
The Cornmi nda li s four
items: presentati of revi ed DDA
edule; update on the ichigan �in
Street Program and t er developments'
fin nci I con ider Ions' nd "to be
arranged.
City taff had originally projected
January adoption of a Downtown
D velopment uthority.
cording to city m�n ger lli
FEBRUARY 8 - 14. 1984 THE CITIZEN P GE 3
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ing fmdings and recommendations:
-The City of Flint exhibit a pattern
of r cial segregation, with Blac s and
minoritie generally confined to the
city, proper, and white located in' the
suburb n are s.
- ithin the Flint etropolitan area
there is clear evidence of discrimination
in the artment rental indu try practiced
against protected group members, which
drastically' limits the availability of .
cceptable housing.
- Racial discrimination is widely prac
tided in the greater Flint Metropolltan
area. This discrimination is often SQ
bustly practiced that the victims of these
unlawful practice are frequently una
ware of their victimization.
. -In Flint, as in other are s. of the
ate, economic discrimination' is a
reality, impacting disproportionately on I
protected group citizens.
-Recipients of public assistance, parti-
m
y
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site assigned" to each qualifmg person.
Red cards which were issued by BCA
in the past are invalid arid should be
discarded. "
People seeking certification should
report to their ocal community action
agency with exception to senior citizens.
All seniors ar� to report to the senior
center close to them. orth and South
county BCA offices are located at 170
Wall Street in Benton Harbor and 323
. 7th Street, iles, MI.
Mrs. Price indicated the next tentative
date for surplus distribution will be
sometime in March.
III has sponsored a Legislative Resolution
in celebration of AACP s 75th Anni
versary Diamond Jubilee.
In an effort to con rve time, Branch
and Youth Council representatives are
a ed to bring written activity reports,
Bree� said.
The president also noted, "Bring the
list of your Commuittee Chairpersons.
The folIo ing Branche mailed in the list
las y a requested: Grand Rapids,
·Oakla d County, Lansing, Port Huron,
onroe County, Saginaw, iles and
Van Buren County.
The result of the ction of ational
Board embers by ea h Michig
will be available.
to m t
itch ell , the city a ssor has not ha
the time to draw up the legal boundary
for t e DDA area. By law, the legal
boundary mu t be prepared when the
DDA is approved by the city commission.
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BE TO HARBOR - The regular
monthly meeting of the Benton Harbor
Housing Commis 'on will be Tuesday,
February 14 at the Harbor. Tower
Library. "
The meeting begins at 7 p.m. and� ..
is open to the publi .
cularly ADC are' frequently denied the p ctices. The lint Urban Leagu
acce to housing of choice, be se should be encouraged and aided in ex-
of an illogical bias rooted in ignorance. anding thi program. ..
-Auditing of are apartment com- -Bec u of th general disregard
plexe , such as wa carried out under for housing laws the housing
the auspieie .of the Flint Urban League industry, there ould be comprehen ive
• 3, valuable tool which can be particu- efforts directed toward I inform tion
larly u ful in uncovering discrimination dissemination involving industry represen-
in its more subtle forms. tatives, fair housing adovcates, public
-Although housing complaints are official ,and the media.
consid�red a priority; there is a reluctance -Since economic discrimination is
on the 'part of some housing discrimina- reality, impacting 0 protected group
tion victim to file- formal complaints persons and not overed by existing
. becau of misperceptions regarding pro- legislation, efforts ould be considered
longed investigative time. to provide legislati e remedies.
1- _ The lac of knowledge on the part
Among the recommendations made I of those mo t likely to be the victim
by the Rights Commi ion were: of housing discrimination, should be add-
-The. u of auditing/testing as an re sed by the religious and education
investigative tool ha proven to be of community working cooperatively with
great value in identifying and docu- community organization , including the
menting housing discrimination practices public and private ctors, and the
where often the victims are unaware of media.
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A ARDS - Four Benton Harbor High School prizes in the recent reI�aI
competition held in Grand Rapids by the ich' n B' d Office Education au
Tbey are from I.-rt.: Carol iIliam, leCond place in extemporaneo cornmunica
tio d·'· n; Stephanie Smith, eighth place record mana ment; Terrence Dunn, . th
place job' tervie ; and Sara Ancienon, venth p record m ent.
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I'LES
AACpl
ILES - The ile Branch AACP
will mark a -spectal celebration of Black
History month at its monthly meeting
to be held Tuesday, February 14, t the
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CLARE CE HODGES
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BE TO HARBOR - The city's
Enterprise Zone Committee met Tues- •
day, February 7, and will meet again
Friday, February 10., at 7:30 a.m. at
Captains Table, River iew Drive.
. The group will revise an Enterpri
Zone plan to re ubrnit to the state's
recently reorganized Senate.
John W. Moore Lodge Hall, 323
7th Street, corner of 7th and Ferry.
Clarence Hodges, pioneer educator
in Berrien County will be the key note
speaker.
Hodges is a otre Dame graduate
with an M.A. degree. He h taught in
several Benton Harbor schools d serv
ed as principal at d Junior High and
the Morton hool.
He currently teache at BHHS.
He has served as Vice-President of
the AACP, as Berrien County Commi -
sioner and an elected I member of the
iles Township Park Commis on.
Hodges notes that his appointment
s principal at the former Bard junior
high school began "a mile tone of racial
progre in Berrien County. Insofar as it
wa kno 11 at that time, no other Blac
ha been selected in the history of educa
tional annals in the county."
.p n on Board to m
BE TO HARBOR - The city
clerk' office announces that the Police
and Fire Pen 'on Board will hold its
monthly meeting at 9:30 a.m., on
day, F bruary i 3, in the fire 'ighters
dormitory, 200 . all.
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