. ' .T • · Page 4 MICHIGA crnz . January 6-11, 1 1 .- ani ge. ot Convenierice1' , 1 Ie h d • seriou ly the mes age of the Je se Jackson challenge frag­ ment the degree 'Of partisan­ ship and loyalty Black have toward their party. . Unle white Democrats really begin to champion Blacks' intere ts, Blacks in growing numbers will"col­ laborate with Republicans at • state and national levels. Something Blacks Can Do Now' . I IftJe £IfCOURAG£D 1l:)l\4Y 'THAIt'� IIEtH INA LONO TIJfL IJII.HAHl.TOH SAIl) HIS £HCOUIlMiDfEHT DID NOT awE FIlOII THE EHUGHTHF.N T OF WHIT[ PrOPlE, IWT FRO" THt· DETf'IlH'*TIOH OF BU£I( ._ P£0Pt.� roOOFOR THfrUEL W'S. 4 Disputi.ng. the myth- of prison 'perks' . By Dnnny R. ooks ... churci;l' and communi y The Michigan Republican leaders complain.' Party c au c rs h.ip poorly GOP parnplctscondcmncd served t c'state with its dis- the Dc rnoc ra t i c coddlin-g ,)1' t o r t i o n " �lnd untruths in p nsonc rs , "rewarding" ihc m mc d i a spots and l it c r aturc ' w ith :',1 ICC food, �lothln�, and regarding prison, duringthe l o d g i n i." ��.Ylng th,ing�' gubernatorial. campaign would he d iflc r c n t wi t h a , 'hange i n I�der' hip, ' ,,- ...... __ ....;.. __ '!"'-_�- ..... ----------__ - Man y co m m 1I ni t y groups and agencics pr vidc a larger vilriely or service' (free food, 'clothing, transportation, and, sheller) to the pll91i-c than thai. reecive� hy prisoners, according to community ac­ tivisl' . Privale room, college cducation', anll '011' were ')lhe� ."perks" receivell hy prisoners c.(lunc ''lor tax-, payers und'r thc Blancharll admini'trillion, says Rcpublic-an literature. How­ ever. these "perks" arc a GOP . fant"sy and an in ult to the i ntclUgcntc of Michigan citizens, a recently-relea cd pri 'oncr, Todd McKcpnc , 'aill. 8yDr. M n M i being u ed by cynic I ysterrawnicb pe rpcturates oppres ion. on hi own racial group. pi Y a trong interest in minority electoral participa­ tion. In a half million dollar project, Benamin L. Ginsberg, the chief counsel of the Republican National Committee, is collaborating with civi rtghts organiza­ tions to help them ,with tech­ nical assi tarrce in proposing minority districts. Other Republican gr-oups are offering Mexican­ Americans and Black free computer time, l.egal assis­ tance and tactical upport. Some statewide etections ,Ia t year also indicate another kind of pragmatic . cooperation between Blacks and Republicans. In Illinois, Rep uhl ican gubernatorial candidate Jim Edgar received public endor­ sement from several Chicago Black leaders, large­ ly due to the fact that his Democratic opponent had op­ posed the late mayor Harold Wa.hington in his 19H7 rce ection campaign. About one-fifth of the Black vote went to Edgar. statewide. which provided 'the Republican with :ltn unex­ peered margin of ictory . Other than thai, you"don't gel a cell. They'll probably ; hip . Y () 1I. H1 � pol e b a rn , " Mckenney explained thai pole b a r ns are what tern-· porar.y pr isons arc made' or: where individual accornoda- t io ns aren't a va i lab lc and 'where- lip to 120 pri'soners s lee pin r (lll r <\r s' x - n1 a n cuhicle�, Accord i ng to the 0 'part­ ment or orrcctions higher educati