MARCH 1 -7,1987 THE MICHIGAN CITIZEN
Hig er ra e of
bir hing dea h
among Black omen
Luncheon S
5
In and About Muskegon
, ,
The Con e ned Blac
omen Roundtable
(CB R) Inc., us egon
Chapter, i ponsoring a lun
cheon Thur day, arch 5,
1987 at the 1. Zion Church
of God In Chri t Muskegon.
This luncheon will feature a
pre entation by Loui e Do -
artin, 0 ial or Con ul-
tant from Chi go. Do -
artin ill be haring the
di turbing re ult of the
re earch h competed on
childbirth fataliti s for Black
omen.
ccording to Do - artin,
ho ha collaborated with
Kri tine Si fert, profe or of
ocial or at the University
of ichigan, Blac women in
America are three-times as
li ely to di in childbirth as
hite women. Generally, th
cau e of the high death rate
are poor living condition and
inadequate acce to pre-natal
care.
In publi h d reports, the
re earcher noted that many of
the death are preventable,
is ers in co
cer
and that if Blac omen en
joyed the same care and living
onditions that hite omen
do the rate of Black maternal
mortality would decline.
The uskegon Chapter of
B R i compo ed of repre
. entatives of local Blac
women' organization and in
dividuals. The luncheon and
Do -Martin" pre entation,
held in conjunction ith
omen' History Week, is a
fundraising event for the local
group as they plan to host the
fourth annual CBWR Con
ference at Muskegon Com
munity College September 19,
1987.
The luncheon is $5.50 and is
cheduled for 12:00 p.m. at
the church located at 188 est
Mu egon venue. Persons
interested in attending are en
couraged to call Maggie Jones
at 777-0211 or Janie Broo s at
777-0328. Thi event is being
co- pon - ored by the u e
gon Community College Com
munity rvice Department.
Science Cha lenge aps ready
U EGO - Application
Me no vailabl for b mitt ing
ience project in the annual
e t ichigan Science .challenge
• '87 to be held April 30 - ay 2
at u egon Community Col-
lege.
The ience fair i open to all
7th through 12th gr de udents
in u egon Ocean Ott wa,
and ewaygo Countie. Each
element hool in. the four
counties may enter three 6th
grade ience project in a
parate 6th gr de competition.
Other division include 7- th,
9-IOth, and. II-12th gr des.
Five c tegorie are open to
ubmit entries: Physi J
S ience, ath/Computer ,
General Biology, Hum n
Biology, and Engineering.
La year 200 student from
36 school competed. Over
16,000 in holarships, saving
bonds, and cash grant for
the purcha of science equip
ment wer awarded. Fifty
judges from indu ry and edu
cation volunteered their rvices
to evaluate the project .
tudents ho wish to enter
Science Challenge '87 ould
contact their ience te cher or
call the ath/Sci nc Dep t
ment of u egon Community
College t 777-02 O.
re .
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Su it. 98, Washtntton, DC 20005.
THE HOLUS SISTERS, from l-rt:
(Robin d Lucille Ho .
On Friday, February 27, the
Holli Si ters of u egon pre
nted a special tribute to ar
tin Luther King J r. and Black
Hi tory Month at Hope ollege
I Holland.
The Holli Sisters of Mu e
gon have ng together since
they were tall enough to peer
over the keyboard of an old
upright piano that their mother
loved to play in the family's
living room.
I 0 er the year, the Lord
ble d their voices to blend
into harmonic unas and He
ble d ir hand to play in-
rument th t h ve en bled
them to mu ically spread the
Go el o Je Chri t.
The ill Sister recently
pre nted their fir t concert in
Octo r 19 6 to a sell-out
crowd in the 700 seat auditor-
A
Coun Ion and Tutors
are needed on a
Volunteer Ba i
Six to Eight Hours a Week
CO TACT: Harold Wright
739-5422
u egonHeight City Hall
ium at u egon Heights High
School. They headed to Hope
College to spread the Gospel
a part of their outreach
mini try.
Beside the pe ial tribute,
the concert fe tured tr ditional
and contemporary go p 1 music.
A reception was held after
the con rt. Th event a
spon red by Hope ollege.
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