curryin
dvice , ncour ement nd
mil , i their mom/mentor/coun-
elor/t chert riend Je ic
Ho ell.
Howell i he pro r m coor­
din tor of the ew Ch nee
Project, n 18-month, full-time
int n ive progr m. One of only
17 progr m Ii e it in the
country, New Chance provide
the urviv I nd coping kill
nece ry to bre the cycle
which often leave the children
of young p rent di adv ntaged.
"Our prim ry go I i to pro­
vide kill and opportunitie in
life m nagement," explain
Howell, who e involvement with
New Chance began fter she
worked in teen pregn ncy
prevention with the Girl Scout
of America.
"I was looking for a new chal-
80 LV
i t nee emph ton of po i-
rive reinforcement with d h 0
motherly wi dom. She y that
both in redient re e enti I to
helpin young women to chieve
in plte of circum t nee which
often end their live in
downw rd pir 1. Howell point
out th t giving young female
en e of elf-worth nd inde­
pendence i vital.
"Teen pregnancy i p rt or
neg tive cycle, but it' not neces­
s rily cycle b ed on their
moms, aunts or iter having
been teen parent. I don't think
th t' given. It' more matter
of self-e teem, nd that' where
the negative cycle i . The e girl
need to know th 1 they h ve to
worry about di appointing them-
elve ."
Judge I d 08, D. Archer named to Olivet College board
OLIVET - Denni Archer and
William Bledsoe were among six
new members of the Olivet Col­
lege Board of Trustees elected to
membership on January 7.
The two member were
elected to terms which will
plre in September, 1994.
Archer is employed by Dickin­
son, Wright, Moon, Van Dusen &
Freeman of Detroit and was for­
mally the Michigan Supreme
. Court Associate Justice (1986-
90). He holds a Juri Doctorate
from Detroi t College of Law
(1970) and a b chelor of clence
degree from Western Michigan
University (1965). Prior to his
position wi th the MiChigan
Supreme Court, he was a member'
of Charfoos, Christensen cl Ar-
ceher, P.C., Attorneys at Law
(1973-85). He wa loan ad­
junct 'profes or at Wayne State
Univer ity Law School (1984-
85) and associate professor at
Detroit College of Law (1972-
78).
. Archer' family include wife,
Trudy DunCombe Archer, 36th
District Court Judge, and two
children. They reside in Detroit.
William F. Bledsoe is the 30th
Di trlct Court Judge, a 1952
gradua . f Olivet College nd a
1955 graduate of Wayne State
University Law School. He was
al 0 served as City Attorney for
Highland Park; Michigan Assis­
tant Attorney General oversee­
ing the Civil Rights-Civi\1
Liberties l Division and was }he
As i tant Prosecuting Attorney
for Wayne County,
Bledsoe hold profes ional
membership with the Michigan
District Judges Association,
Wayne County District Judge
Associa rio n, Association of
Black Judges of Michigan,
Michigan State Bar Association,
National Bar Association, ol­
verine Bar Association and
American Civil Liberties Union.
He was also electedas the Wayne
County Charter Commissioner­
and to the State Bar Repre­
sentative Assembly,
Bledsoe, along with wife,
Wilma Ray-Bledsoe, and two
• sons reside in Highland ark.
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ne spaper act. Not when they're 27 feet wide. Not wh n �.h ."re'
vibrant explosionsof color and shape.The gr und-br aking
creations of one of mericas pioneer Ab tract Expr si ni t mu t
be seen to be appreciated. In fact, th ymu t b n to b b tiered.
Thats why AT&T and the Detroit In titut f Art ar pr nting
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As one of the founders of Ab tract Expre i ni ru-th fir t
internati nal school of American painting-P u tt -Dart w rks to
mak vi ible the e sence of what cann t b n: th e ne al d
, power of th emotions, dream and 111 111 ri of daily 4 peri ne
At AT&T, innovation in expre ion i m thing w ne urag -and
m thing we have br jght y u thr ugh ut ur -O-y ar a' iati n
with th art. .
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The Detroit Urb n Le ue is
the recipient of two Skillm n
r nt for 1991 progr mming.
The Urb n Le gue, which
provide wide r n e of ocial
ervice to the community, h
been w rded fundin for the
Detroit/W yne County Homele
Str tegy Co Iition nd the M le
Re pon ibility Progr m.
Gr nt received from the
Skillm n Found tion included_
$65,000 to upport the wor of.
the Detroit/W yne County
Homele Str tegy Coal' . n.
Skillm n h provided upport
for the Urban League' homele
project ince 1988.
Funding si tance for 1991
,De roit
roap
will en ble the
Le ue to continu
vice.
A r nt in the mount of
$85,000 wa de ignated for the
M le Re pon ibility Program
nd will enable the Urb n Le gue
to exp nd it m le hotline c­
tlvitie .
Male Line i cri i line for
young Afric n Americ n male .
It ha been operating five d y a
week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. By
means of the Skillm n grant.
Male Line hour will be in-
. �,
ere ed nd cou elor will be
vail ble from 9 .m. to midnight
even day week. .
· The Skillm n Found tion wa
founded in December of 1960 by
Ro e P. Skillman, widow of
Robert H. Skillman, vice-pre i­
dent nd director of Minne ot
Mining and M nuf cturing Com­
pany. The Foundation i
priv te, grant-m king foundation
with et of $270 million. It
geographic rea i Southea tern
Michigan and it i headqu rtered
in Detroit. The Found tion make
grants in' the re s of Children,
Youth and Young Persons, B lc
Hum n Need, Community- Wide
Collaborative Effort , Culture
an� Arts and Education.
upport group concerned
over mail d livery
by Derrick C. ewl
Sla!!Wrilu
Getting mail through to their
loved one, that rare phone call,
yellow ribbons, all were topics of
conversation for about 30 people
who have loved one participating
in Operation Desert Storm
The Detroit Family Support
Group: Operation Desert Storm,
t d �IM!!�ld�;r;� .....
urc i Gfl
-""�g , mostly
of concerned mothers and other
female family members expressed
their hopes for peace and getting
their loved 'Ones home as oon as
possible.
There was no talk of wheth r
the war was right or wrong,
politics wa not the topic that eve­
ning.
A Christmas tree still lit in late
January, with a pledge to keep the
lights on until her son, Army
specialist David Brown, came
home was more In tune with the
nights sentiments. Jeanne Brown
expressed that sentiment, and she
said she has yellow ribbons tied on
her tree in support of her son.
Yellow ribbons, the choice to
tie one up or not, what types to
use, where to put them' up, You
can either get the plastic type or
the cloth type.
The plastic ribbon are better
for use outside on trees. Annie
Nelson was told by ber son,
Marine Charles Wilson, not to put
up any ye low ribbon , because of
his concer bout terrorists.
The support group formed a
committee to decide whether to
put ribbons up as a group, in light
of what Ms. Nelsen-said.
THE BOTTE T TOPIC of
the evening was whether mail was
getting through to the troops.
Members said there is a big delay
in getting mail to Saudi Arabia,
saying it's backed up for about a
month.
The members were told to keep
writing because eventually the
mail would be delivered.
Sailor Bert McAlister was at
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"We know that there are
some people who object to
fighting," he said. "But people
are not talking about it. When
the draft is reinstated ... it's
too late then. This is a time
when people should speak out.
"This is a time when people
. need d'i rection and need
leadership," he continued.
"This is not a time to desert
them."
-
CITING NATIONAL or­
ganizations such as The
Shrines of the Blac a onna,
the Black United Front, the
THE AFRIKAN PEOPLES National Association for the
Republic's argument is that Advancement of Colored
Blacks do not have the full People ana tlieNational Urban
rights as American citizens so League as entities who haven't
why should they fight for some- made statements condemning
one else's, he sai d. or supporting those who chose
Chokwe Lumu , a civil not 'to fight, Kenyatta said the
rights lawyer, told the all Black conscientious objectors feel
audience to remember their ·like troublemakers.
roots and show patriotism to But one thing all conscien­
their homeland even in a time tiolls objectors need to ke�p in
of a crisis such as the Persian mind, Kenyatta said, is to make
Gulf War. sure their convictions are
Though scores of Black men serious enough to be willing to
have both openly and privately serve some time in jail until an
• aid they do not wish to go to underground or legal move­
war with another country when_ment is established to protect
there is an internal American them.
war going on, dl ny national The University of Michgan'
Black organization have not student newspaper, the
spo�en out, Kenyatt' said. . "Michi.gan Daily" in an
the meeting t� answer what ques­
tions he could on military proce­
dures. He said when the mail
finally does get through, it would
be tragic if someone had stopped
writing, and other members of the
unit received over 20 item of
mail. McAlister said receiving
mail is a big morale booster.
He said be was at the meeting
because be lost two friends in the
Persian Gulf lastyear, and he felt
he had to do something to prepare
the.famiUes for what might come.
THE MEMBERS ALSO ex- .
changed tips on bow to get in
touch with mtlitary authorities to
obtain information more easily.
The last activity of the evening
wa to send greeting cards to their
loved ones, Signed by every mem­
ber of the support group.
ABANDON
A man or woman who wants
to claim the status of conscien­
tious objector has to prepare
themselve for a prison sen­
tence, to leave the country go
underground or go into the
military hoping to be assigned
in a non-combat position, said
•
Kwame Kenyatta. -.
, "All of this is better than
dyin� for the government of a
country who has never served
us," he said. "All of this is bet­
ter than dying for the govern­
ment of a country who has
never offered, us a decent job."
e dit orral endorsed the
reinstatement of. a military
dr ft. �
Media reports indicate the
public favors a policy of no ex­
emptions . if the draft is
reinstated. However Kenyatta
. said the rich will �till not erve
on the front line of a war, if
theX are enlisted tall. '
More Blacks will be picked
. up i the draft he aid, reiter t­
ing that Blacks can question
whether they are true citizens
of America.
"IF YOU WERE a citizen
with guaranteed civil rights
why (until 20 year ago)
couldn't Black vote or go to
any restaurant they wanted?"
he asked.The 13th Admend­
ment freed slave in 1865 and
in 1866 .citizenship was im­
posed on them without their
input, Kenyatta 'said, adding'
that repar tion promises of 40
acre and mule never
materialized for the bulk of
freed slave either.
"As not being a full-fledged
citizen of thi country, how can
you make u fight?" he asked.
"The New Afrik n People's
Republic i re dy to take thi
argument to court."