AACP suit
'overdue'
In regard to the AACP civil uit
gain t the City of u egon and th
commi 'on r I thin it i long overdu .
Th City of u egon h . 0 n th
B1 c community that they do not have
ny re pect for politically (prob bly
because of our poor voting record) but
they ha e sho n also d' re rd for our
human elfare.
The employment of pros in jobs
i certainly important but nation and
r c of peopl do not become e ablish­
ed through employm nt by other races
and n tio only.
Th ealth and re urce of a city,
ate or nation rnus be made availabl
to Bl citizen as they were made
vailable to all 'oth r nationalitie that
immigrated to thi land.
At the present time this is not the
case for Black American. In fact, the
city of uskegon i going in the oppo­
ite direction.
A good example is the hotel pro-
ject pre ntly being pushed by ew
egon, the county and th city.
en the hotel project wa first
d veloped eral years go, there wa
an agreement bet een all concerned that
Concerned a
Editor:
I commend you for your involvement
ith The Citizen the Editor of the
u e on Page. This pu lication fills a
gap which has e . ted in local reporting,
and has the potential to become an im­
portant tool in the struggle for recogni­
tion hich i being w ged by area Bl cks,
I am a bit concerned about something
hich, if repeated often enough, will tend
to threaten the credibility of your publi­
cation. recent' ue fe tured a reprint
of a ction of the CA etter.
I'm re you kno , this euer is
d prim rily a a mean (ho ever futile
and misdirected) of revenge, focusing
primarily upon members, p and pre-
nt, of the IA board and staff. Th
f: ct that the bject of this reprint, tax
ab tement, wa completely misrepre-
nted by the authors, is not hat con­
cerns me. I expect much from this par­
t cular group, but I'm disappointed that
you cho to print such a distortion in
your public tion.
gain, the' e is not t abatement.
Le rned men and omen disagree on the
bject, nd that cau me no concern.
But, knowing, you must, of the per-
nal motivation of the prinicipals of the
CA, I rprised and disappointed th t
you printed the article ithout a
thorough examination of the ctual=af-
fee of the batement.
Wishing you ucce in your nture, I
am
Sincerely yours,
William H. Mills
ill Construction, Inc.
Herb E.
Editor: It is unfortunae t r:
ills felt intimldllt«l by a new*uer
submilttxl to th« Citizen'I Forum Il1td
reprlnt«l lit tlte Jruw 13 iuue.
I 1Nd 1tOthinl tlult not factrMll
ill tM 1II1icIe.
It wal very d
11 idd
10" com11lllnit'
111 rclllfl to II refemtee tlull th«
th UDAG monie ould be paid b c to
a non-profit minority controlled commi -
. on. The money would then b made
ilabl to person (minority) who were
attempting to go into bu . nes .
In addition to the money pay b
the Hotel site wa going to be beneficial
to the BI c people ho owned property
in the are.
All of thi has b n wiped out. Th
money on't come bac to help Black
busine and the ite where it will be
built do not help the inner city neigh­
borhood at all. (If there is orne help
the new ite gives to UT inner city
neighborhood, I would li e to be advi-
d.)
The white power tructure can
change any rule to benefit themselves,
. while they m e you live up to every
regulation in the rule.
So I gree with the AACP. Maybe
we will wake up and realize that nothing
is going to change for us long a
white people have the last y- 0 over
what we Blacks need and or wh t we
don't need.
t
c
city has favored builders. You will
have to admit that it 'WOuld certain­
ly appear that way to lay people.
You, Mr. Mills, luzve been an a t
to the Nelson Neighborhood. You do
deliver good ervtce for value received.
In a situation of doing business as usual,
you would alway be in a good position'
of getting blaine opportunuies abov
others of le r performance.
T1W does not era however, the
fact that 110 Bleck or other minority
citizen 1uu been granted the aid tNit
your organization 1uu. Tltis does not
make you guilty of anytlti1l8. You are
as a good busint!3S11Uln. You tI1'f! ppose
to take txlvantage of every opportunity
to improve your volume of bwineu and
prO/it. You luzve been able to take txlvan­
tage of the city of Mu egon's ingfained
bigotry.
Mr. Milh, I hope you continue to
invovle your expert' in reluJb. However,
I would hope you could become a re­
source for some employment and training
of some of our young Block men and
women.
The bigotry of white America,
coupled witt: the: depressed economic
condition of Block America, ha given
you this opportunity to create wealth
for you and your son -
So it is not unreasonable to ask of
you a ensitivity to this very, very des­
perate problem of Block economics.
Blacb aTe already victims of this
bigoted and indifferent attitude of our
city. I would bope you will not allow
younelf to become a victim by becom­
ing Il1I IlntlllOnUt to II people who tII'e
II1'U88ling to auvive tI1Id wlto constantly
do better tlum tmy one else just to
tet a e III their fllir of tltu
NlIio,,'I weetlt.
JULY 4 -10. 1984 THE CITIZEN PAGE NI E
Focus on Sand
Dunes' ecology
MUSKEGO � A Seasonal ture
Awarene 4-H Workshop i hedul d
for Friday, July 13, 8.45 a.m. - 3:00
p.m., t Silver Lake State Park, Mear ,
dune aeee . This workshop will feature
Lake Michigan Sand Dune ecology.
Th workshop i geared to youth
I aders, teachers and other. interested
dults. 'Our objective is to offer en­
vironmental education and nature aware­
ne activities that can b taught to
youth gro PSt" aid Jan Wade. 4-H
program a i tanto
This workshop i being offered by
the Michigan State Univer ity C per­
ative Exten ion Service 4-H Youth
Program. Thi i the second of three
area county workshop that include
egon, Oceana, and eway c un-
tie.
The wor hop will begin with
Folklore of the Dunes, continue with a
hike to an interdunal p nd, and then on
to Lake ichigan and bac to a clima
fore t. Emphasis is on "hand -on' and
nsory awaren s activitie to bud
with various age group. Soil, plant
wildlife, tree t and basic dune ecol y
ill be covered.
ature crafts will wrap up the wor -
shop for the d y. The co til and
bring a ack lunch. Re i tration d adline
is July 9 .:
Brochures it h m re d tail and
registration form are availabl at the
Cooperati e Exten 'on Service, 635
Ott wa Street, U ke n MI '49442,
or by calling 724-6361.
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Muskegon
church
directory
PHILLIP CHAPEL AFRICAN
ETHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
2145 Dyson Str t Hackley A e.
Muskegon Heights, Michigan
Rt. Rev. Hubert N. Robinson, Bish.
, Fourth Episcopal District
Rev. Dr. M.L. Simmons,
presiding Elder
North Detroit District
Rev. John H. Lindsay. Minister
Phone: 733-1819 or 722-2859
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Worship 10:45 a.m.
Wed. S rvice 7:00 p.m.
EW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH
560 Yuba Street
Muskegon. Michigan 49442
Pastor, Rev. Willie F. Wilson
Church Phone: 722-7192
Pastors Pho : 722-2819
ORDER OF DIVI E WORSHIP
Sunday School 9: 30 a.m.
Devotion 10:45 a.m.
Morning Worship 11 :00 a.m.
TABERNACLE CHURCH OF GOD
614 E. River Rd.
Pastor, Elder Jerry L. Oakes
744-4582
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship 12:00 noon
Evening Worship 7:00 p.m.
Wed. Prayer S rvice & Bible School
................. 7:00 p.m.
Fri. Holy Ghost Night Special
Service 7:00 p.m.
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QUEEN ESTHER
BAPTIST CHURCH
2220 Sup rior - us egon Heights
Pastor, R�v. Roland L. Howard
Ass. Ministers - Rev. L. Wilson
R . C. Quinn
SUnd y School ••••.•. 9: 15 I.m.
mi orshlp ••... 10: 51.m.
Ev int Wo ip ••••.• 7:00 p.m.
TUESDAY - issiGn ••• 6:00 p.m.
Bible Study ••.•••..• 7:0 p.m.
ED. - PrlY rice •• 6:30 p.m.
Office Hrs. •••••.••• 10-5 ·F
Food 1& Clot Plntry.. -F 10-3
s Pap. office • • • •. -F 10-4
Church Phone: 739-8825
Office Phone: .•..... 739·7270