MAY 17 - 23,1987 THE MICHIGAN CITIZEN
Chairman, Highland
Parle Men's Forum
The Highland Par Men'
Forum i dedicated to improv­
ing the quality of life for at
. ri youth in Highland Park.
We believe there is divine
reciprocity. The more you give
to life, the more life gives to
you.
The youth of today are the
inheritors of tomorrow. What
will their tomorrow bring?
Today, the young Black
ma1e dies from homicide.
From 12 years to 25 years,
more Black youth die from
homocide than any other
cause.
Today, there are more
young Black males 16 to 35
Plan fund raiser
for Blae ell
HIGHlAND PK-A
fundraiser in honor of High­
land Par Mayor Robert B.
Bl 11 will be held
Thursday, May 19, at 5:30
p.m. at the Hotel
Pontchartrain in Detroit
The event is sponsored by
tho Blackwell for Mayor Com­
mittee .
Donation ] $100 per per-
son.
HPHS eam
en 2nd
place in
national
competition
HIGHlAND PK-High1and
Par Community High School
ced second in the nation in
the Office Education Associa-
·on (OEA) national par-
liamentary procedure finals at
the Des oin 10 Mar-
ri Hotel, y 7-10.
The eight-member team,
under faculty advisor ola
Pursifu1, was runnerup to
another Michgian chool,
Stephenson High of the upper
peninsula.
Highland Par had earlier
11 its eighth straight
regional and sixth conserutive
tate title.
Stephenson qualified for
the nationals by finishing as
tate runnerup,
III the past six years, High­
land Par has been national
OBA champion three times
d natioDal I'UllDCl'Up three
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years of age unemployed than
any other ethnic group in this
.. country.
Today, the largest ethnic
group in the prisons and jails
of this country are young
Black males, 18 to 26 years .
Some 90 countries in the
world have signed a treaty to
save animals determined to be
endangered species. Yet Black
children as young as 10 to 12
years old are being put in
prisons and many die in South
Africa. Over 2,000 are jailed
without trial, while in parts of
east and southeast and west
Africa, millions starve and die
from disease.
If you are young. gifted and
Black in today's world, sur-
We wit endeavor to serve
the at-risk-youth as positive
male role mode providing
counseling, recreational,
educational and cultural ac­
tivities; and see avenues for
their economic improvement
through existing agencies.
Our objectives for at-risk­
youth are:
-Provide adult male role
models.
-Foster good speech.
- Foster good citizenship.
- Foster values clarification.
-Foster positive r ethics
to build character and sense
of responsibility.
-Foster acceptable ways of
relating to members of the op­
posite sex.
vival skills are a must
It is incumbent upon those
of us who have learned sur-
viva!, to pass that knowledge
on to youth.
Our goals are service
oriented.
-Foster acceptable ways of
relating to peers.
- Foster tenants of
wholesome community as ex­
hibited by a stable family.
-Foster appreciation for the
value of a structured educa­
tional process.
This is our mission and in
the immortal words of Mal­
colm X, "We declare our right
on this earth to be men and
women, to be human beings,
to be represented as human
beings, to be given the right of
human beings in this society,
on this earth, in this day,
which e intend to bring into
existence by any means neces­
sary."
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Uptown, downtown, it's the best way around
town. SEMTA Park and Ride is convenient,
comfortable and a great way to beat the rush­
hour blues. So don't let getting around get you
down, take advantage of SEMTA Park and Ride.
And toke a food off your mind. SEMTA Park
and Ride. Were everywhere you wont to be.
For routes, schedules and further information,
call 962-5515.
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