VOL XIII NO 12 February 10-16.1991
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Bu h) th t this war mu t be
won, but we now this conflict­
will not la t forever nd w.e­
need to ddre he pre ing i �
ues on the home front ... "
"African American h ve 1-
w ys shared with our fellow
citizens a tot I commitment to
the protection nd defense of
this nation . . . in our illing­
ness ... even our e gerness to
take up arms whenever the
need has arisen ... "
Se., LEADERS, P.g 2
Attorn y ch rg
'Black I d r
abandcn youth
REV JESSE JACKSON, the' on w r I U',
ceremonial "Shadow" Senator By FWD S. GGS
for the District of Columbia, Michi/lill! Citiun
said President Bush ha m de _--a _
a commitment to save Kuwait, DBTROIT - Black leader­
but the United St tes chief ex- ship h ab ndoned their youth
ecutive hal not mad a commit- whon it como. to rovidin
,
a t or 0,/ iJe a
leader <> tlie N . African
People Republic urged BI ck
youth to refuse military ser­
vice.
Dur ing a community meet­
ing held in Detroit Jan. 23,
Kwame Kenyatta, New Afrikan
Peoples Republic Detroit
Coordinator said young people
who resist military service
must have the courage of their
convictions.
Se., AB�NDON, Page 7
MAAT,
in
pire
WA HI GTON, D.c.-While
mo t African-Americans join
in p ying tribute to the nation's
armed ervices personnel
fighting in the Middle Ea t,
many key Blac political and
community leader still ques­
tion President George Bu h's
actions following his recent
1991 St te of the Union d­
dres .
Member of the
predomin ntly Demo cr at ic
Congres ion I Black Caucus
politely appl uded the
Pre ident' remark on the war
as he spoke, but everal CBC
representative I ter is ued
tatement criticizing the Bush
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT JUSTICE Thurgood
Mar.hall conducts "ceremonial" .wearlnl-In of 16-member
CODlres loaal Black Caucus In WasblDltoD, D. Rep. William
L. Clay (D-St. Loul ), Is ID backgrouDd. '
Batey treads traditional path to top: .
. . , ..
Demonstreted ability
By GARY WATKINS
Business Writer
. HIGHLAND PARK-Ron Batey
bas been General Manager of the
historic 54-year-old Scars store in
, Highland Park for the past 17
months.
Batey say that his position is
very challenging, but be. loves it.
"You bave to love it."
He enjoys wearing the many
hats of a General Manager and has
always loved retailing.
Batey says the old adage is true
that you can work your way up
from stockperson to General
Manager. "If you show
demonstrated ability and make a
commitment, retailing can be an
excel nt career. Sears has been
very good to me. Demonstrated
abili ty allows for upward
mobility."
BATEY FEELS THAT Sears
is a good nucleus for tbe new
revitalization that Highland Park
is experiencing.
With the opening of the new
store as part- of the Town Center
Mall, Sears bas made a commit­
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ofth
,. by DERRICK C. LEWIS
Stall Writer
Firat of two part •.
Living in an environment that
fosters low self-esteem has
placed the Afr ican-Arne r ica n
child in crisis, according to some
Detroi t school administrators.
To address this problem over
2000 educators, businessmen,
and civic leaders attended the
Fourth Annual Conference of the
African American Child Placed
onth
admini tr tion efforts on
domestic i ue such a the
economic rece ion, hou . g,
education, health care nd
human rights in the United
St te .
Referring to BusH s veto of
the 1990 Civil Right Bill, Rep.
John Lewis (D-GA) aid "The
President w talking out of
both sides of his mouth .. His
statements
hypocritical. "
Rep. William Gray (D-P A),
the highest ranking Black
member of Congress as
Majority Whip, declared,
"America may be shooting real
"bullets at Saddam Hussein, but
he (Bush) is hooting blanks on
the home front."
were
very
Dd f I.
Jackson later spoke at aNa·
tional Rainbow Coalition
forum on the Persian Gulf War
and called for a new G.1. Bill of
Rights to provide economic
support for all soldiers who
need help to maintain their
families, homes, education and
jobs during and after the war.
NAACP Executive Director
Benjamin L. Hooks told a N a­
tional Press Club confer e
"we agree with (President
.ROD Batey
MADIB ,
So ah African Stu dent:
"DefinitrJy, people need to
know their history, becau e
they've been deprived of their
history for a long time. They
• eed to know who they really
are."
p or; Ina Dr.
Mi'C i n, Ohio, We t Vir
western Ne Yor.
De igned to encourage li teners to more bout Black hf,tori·
cal movements and contribution , the AKA produced .pots
focu on the Black church, Black college , the civil righ
movement, Greek-tetter organizations, and Black inventors. . r
The PSAs-a first for AKA-are part of the organization'l
Bl ck Famiiy program t rget, which ha as one of it oal
heiping youths build elf e teem. "We mu t help our children
understand that we have proud heritage and we are proud
people," aid Mary Shy �cott, international AKA president.
gyp ian concept
chool torum
in Crisis, at Cobo Hall last Friday
andSaturday.
The conference, hosted by the
Detrotr'Pubtic Schools, focused
on MAAT, an ancient Egyptian
concept that symbolized truth, -,
balance, accuracy, and order.
According to school ad-·
ministr ors, some Detroit stu­
dents self-concept of themselves
is contributing to po academic
performance.
) The conferenc was designed
to help in tructo learn to boost
children's self-esteem and cul-
tural awareness, according to con-
ference coordinator Kay
Lovelace. '
H�KI MADHUBUTI, direc­
tor.rlnstitute of Positive Education
and Edi tor of Third- World Press,
s id to the conference par­
ticipants "We cannot continue to
use racism as an 'excuse not to ex­
ecute our world view."
Madhubuti, a proponent of im­
plementing an African centered
curriculum said, "If we are the
, Se .. , MAAT, �.ge ,8
MARILYN HOUSTON,
Dubois Honors Program:
"Yes, because in order for
Black people togo 'into the fu­
ture, they must know where
they came from."
KEN ADGERS, Veterans
Administration: "Yes, don't
you think that Blacks need to
know of invention that
Blac had to do with; there's
a need to be aware of our con­
tributions to ociety."
PETER BANKS, Photog­
rapher: "Yes, its a w y of'
recognizing Blac contribu­
tions to America. It hould be
year-round.
tant Manager: , young
Black people need to be edu­
cated. This is one of the way
they can be educated in Black
history."