This Week In
Black History
w
nd
colle e
thou ht to be the econd
Black college founded in
the United State ?
MARCH 4, 1 54 - J.
II In n med
ckwourth, w born into
'lavery. He ettled with
the Crow Indian and
ro e through the r n to
become chief. He i
credited with having di -
cov red a pa through
the Sierr Nev d Moun­
tains, appropri tely
named Beckwourth Pass.
1944 Bobby
Worn ck, entertainer,
wa born.
Where was the first
Black theatre in the
United States located?
MARCH 5, 1770 -
Crispus Attuck was the
first casualty of the
American Reveolution.
1925 - George W. Col­
lin , US congres man,
was born.
Who was the founder
of the Black Episcopal
Church movement?
R .Ii 6 4.:-..-.. ':""TT�-"
rw
Carmen--DeLavall de,
dancer, wa. born. Be­
tween 1889 and 1918, ac­
cording to an NAACP
study, over 2,500 Black
Americans were lunched
"in the United States. AI- ,
though white racists
defended the practice as a
response to cri minals and
"rapists," only 19% of the
victims were accused of
rape.
Name the Black who
was the first ever to serve
as a US senator from the
state of M_ississippi.
'MARCH 7, 1965 -
Police "hailed Selma to
Montgorne ry march.
1919 - Judge Juanita
Kldd Stout wa born.
1972 - 17-year-old
Cheryl White became
the first Black female
jockey. In the same year,
Juan Arias trained
Canonero II to victory at
the 97th Kentucky Derby,
thus becoming the first
Black to have trained a
Derby winner.
Which slave revolu­
tionary was also a
reiligious mystic?
MARCH 8, 1945
Phylll Mae Dalley be­
came first Black nurse in
the Navy Nurse Corps.
1977 - Henry L. Mar h
III elected was elected
mayor of Ri hmond. Va.
1910 - William H.
Trent, pub 1 ic i t, wa
born.
What is the name of
the pioneer Black
phy iciall who acquired
his skills from three white
masters? "
MARCH 9, 1 63 -
Carl T. Rowan wa ap­
pointed amba ador to
Finland. 1871 - 0 car
DePrle t, US con­
gressman, wa born.
What i the name of
the first Black hockey
player to sign a profes­
sional major league con-
tract? Anewere on Peg. 11
di tr icts ,
t te ide t -b c h nn, tu­
dent competency te ti nd n
e ten ion of the chool ye r by
in pilot 0 ram fi t."
The pilot progr m would be
in. tituted in ix di trict at fi t,
DeGrow id. The pilots would
determine how much the extr
fo ur wee k of choot ye r
would co t and if chool of
Citizens launch
petition drives
by
TO Y
MITH
Capitld N,w Service
LANSING-Michigan voters,
tired of the budget mess in Lans­
ing and other ills in tate govern­
ment, have started up petition
drive for recalls, pay freeze nd
term limitations for legislator.
Two separate grass-roots ef­
fort will he gearing up within
the next few months. One to
recall Ho u e Speaker Lewi
Dodak, O-Birch run, and another
to li mit the years that legislators
and the governor can serve to
-eight and freeze their pay.
Mike Pray, an interior
decorator from the Saginaw area
who ran against Dodak and lost
last year, said his group, Grass
Roots Coali tion for Better
. Government, is heading up a
petition to recall Dodak. The
stalemate over the budget is
among 10 reasons that Pray cited
for the rscalt efforts of Oodak
� eo ibly four other leal -
la or:s \ I 14', " If"" � .. ,.:#
Another group cen�ered!n the
Holland area, hopes to collect
nough signatures to have the
i sue of term limitations placed
on the ballot in 1992.
THE TAXPAYERS A socia­
tion of Michigan, headed by Hol­
land businessman Dick Jacobs,
thinks eight years in office is
�nough for any legislator or
governor.
"We wanted to do away with
the career politician concept and
the politician that is so tied to
special interest that they no
longer represent the constituents
and taxpayers that foot the bill,"
Jacob said.
The exact formulation of the
petition i sti II being worked t,
but will probably include treez- .
ing pay for politician a well a
. term limitation, Jacobs aid.
Jacob would like to see voter
decide on the pay of public of­
ficeholders.
But Common Cau c in
Michigan, a group working for
reform in government, has indi­
cated it does not support a peti­
tion for term limitations because
the pay i sue is included on it.
"We do support well-compen­
sated legislator and the proposal
that we took a look at if pa sed,
would have major implications,"
Holcomb-Merrill said. "We're
not 'ready to jump on board and
say yes, th1s is a great idea."
According to Merrill, if voters
had to issue pay raise,
poli ticians would probably nev r
get them.
• , :fA AJD.4\H P non
being worked on now ould in­
clude no'mo're than two specific
. issues so that more people could
support it without conflict. He
also said that certain polls had
indicated that 74 percent of the
public would support term limits.
"This is something that's on
the' minds of many people and
they're fed up with politicians,"
Jacobs said.
The drive to get enough Signa­
tures for Jacobs' peti tion will
take place between May and Oc­
tober and Jacobs said about
350,000 Signatures will be
needed to place the issue on the
ballot in 1992.
Urban League salutes
Distinguished Warriors
Five of Detroit's mosrex­
emplary leaders in the cause of
civil and human rights will be
honored at the Detroit Urban
League's 12th Annual Salute to
Distingui hed Warriors Dinner to
be held Thursday, March 14, in
the River iew Ballroom of Cobo
Center in Detroit.
"We all need heroes," says din­
ner chairman David Harrison,
president and CEO of First of
America Bank in Southeast
Michigan, "and it is the Detroit
Urban League that honors
Detroit'S heroes while working
throughout the yearto make sure
that today young people grow
up to beheroe to thei r children."
This year' Salute to Distin­
ui hed Warriors honor :
George W. Crockett, Jr., a
lifetime fighter for civil rights
who ha e rved a a la wyer,
judge, and U.S. Congre sman.
Edw'8rd L. Cu hman, an
educator, UAW advisor, auto ex­
ecutive and administrator for
Wayfte State Univer ity whose
commitment to education is un­
paralleled.
GLADY
INGRAM
Woodard, a noted community
leader who e ervice execu­
tive director of the Delray United
Action Council demon trate the
. potential of neighborhood em­
powerm�nt.
Harold E. Bledsoe (deceased),
the first black to become ap­
pointed to a Michigan governor's
staff, a pioneer in the integration
of black people into the potiucat
process.
Dr. Dewitt T. Burton
(deceased), a distinguished medi­
cal doctor who founded Detroit'S
first Black hospi tal in the 1920 ,
and the fi rs t black elected to
Wayne State University's Board
of Governors.
"We're proud of the contribu­
tions of these distinguished
citizens." says Detroit Urban
League President N. Charles
Anderson. "By showcasing their
valiant efforts, we not only how
our gratitude, hut we prove that
their i not a forgotten genera­
tion."
Detroi t Urban League honor
m st be at least' 65 year of age,
having made a mea urable con­
tribution a a vigorous civil
rights advocate. Blacks and non­
Blacks are among each year'
recipient. :ro date, 60 Detroit­
area citiien have been honored
for their civi 1 rights activitie .
Tickets for this year's dinner
are $75 and may be paid by .
Mastercard or Visa. Corporate
spon or hip for table of ten re
also' available. For details, c 11
the Detroit Urban League, 832-
4600 .
.'
i not g od a
it ounds, id Larry Chunovich,
pre id nt of the ichi n Edu a-
tion oci tion.
"The t tewide t b e h r­
in i a Band-Aid ppro ch,"
Chunovich ld. "It t ke only
from the we lthy di trict nd
create pool of money for pe-
i I project vh n nou h of th
e xi tin progr m
trait now."
Choice in rchoo l 1 being
u ed a politic I football,
Chunovich aid, and he aid he
believe the public will re i t it.
"Engler didn't upport it until
after the election," he id.
The taic ' newe t exi ting
education r form pi n i not yet
full y operational. Public Act 25
wa signed 1 year and call for
local school di tri t to prepare
an annual education 1 report for
each chool, adopt and imple­
me n t a th rec-to- fi ve -year im­
provement plan and e tabli h a
core c urr i ulurn. It al 0 k
each school to b come ac­
credited.
"WE'RE OT even ure yet
if we can fund Public Act 25 from
last year," Chunovich aid.
"Right now we have inter-district
choice that i left to the district
and that is the appropriate level
for tho e kind of d i ion, not at
the tate level."
thin
tion .
H ' .. PR
to
Minn ora." De-Grow aid. "Our
population i more div r ,how­
ever, and in our ca e I think most
Detroit tudent would go ome­
where el e," he said. "Minn ora
doe n 't really have any citie
which compare to Flint or
Octroi t."
Chunovich denounce the
Minne ota plan a fraud. He
aid he doubt any hie plan
like Minne ora' would" or a
ever
intent."
ichi
trict c oic pro
no ,Chunovlch
ome inter-di -
operatin
I OU
dent B ch' model di trier
him nd th y ere 11 Inter-et -
trict choice pro ram Ii e the
one runnin in Michi n r ht
no , Chunovlch ald.
m Her of f ct, I thin
more in ichigan."
A choice pro ram Ie ve room
for di crimin tory practice nd
the recruitin of high chool ath­
lete ,Chunovich aid.
A poke per on for the
Michigan High School Athletic
A ociation id the oclation
h reviewed the education
propo 1 nd decided current
regulation arc enough to handle
if the problem of recruiting
hould ari e.
"Any improvement will be
very, very difficult to do without
addi tion 1 revenue," Chunovich
id.
"Personally, I think it is hid­
den agenda of the current right­
wing government leading toward
vouchers, tuition tax credits and
private parochial chools funded
wi th public money," he aid.
"We need to concentrate on
financing what we h ve now and
not pi ying Robin Hood and all
these other politic 1 game ."
Stork's N.est opens for teen rna her
Stork's Nest Advi or oror Dorl Wood .--nd the Honorable
Mayor Wallace II. Holl nd of Pontiac at ribbon cutting ceremony
for the opening of . tork's Ne .t,
The Lambda Rho Zeta Chapter
of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
ce lcb r atc d the o pc nlng of it
Stork's Ne. t on January 2 ,at the
Triumph the Church 'and
Kingdom of God in Christ in Pon-
ti a "
The d i tingui he gue t for
the evening \ (j� the Honorable
Mayor Wa l l acc H. Holland of
Po riu ac. In hi r marks the
Mayor touched on the need for
thi type. ot ervice In the com­
munity, and stated "A lot of
people out there need the kind of
upport the orority is providing.
Thi kind of service makes us a
urong community. The tronger
our youth are, [he better tomor­
row. r you start at the cradle to
help omeone and continue to
help throughout their life, they
will be a much better per on."
According to Soror Dori
Wood, Stork' Ne t Advisor for
the Lambda Rho Chapter, "The
Zeta Stork's Nest, is onc of the
National project of Zeta Phi
Malcolm X-··-------
" .
Continued from Page 2
I was in Cleveland, I was
there. Now you know if a white
man in the garb, in the outfit,
the costume. or whatever you
want to call it, of a priest .. "
(Inaudible) if they run over him
with a bulldozer, what will they
do to a Black man? They run
over someone who looks like
them who i demonstrating for
rcedom, v hat chance doe a
Bl k man have?
Thi wa n 't in Missi ippi ,
thi was in Cleveland in the
North. Thi is the type of ex
p e n e n e the Black man .... in
Amerka IS faced withevery day
" . (I ,udib/e)
1. An account of Malcolm
X' trip to Ghana can e found
in The Autobiography of Mal­
colm X ( New York: Ballantine,
1973), pp. 352-60.
2. Angola was then a colony
·of· Portugal; it won it inde­
pendence in 1975.
. The most well-known vic­
tim of this practice was the
Singer Paul Robeson. Another
important case was that of
Black journalist William Wor­
thy, who had to fight a two-year
legal battle to overturn a 1962
conviction for visiting Cuba
after he had been denied a
pa . port.
4. In May' 1964 New York'
daily new papers ran lurid
stories alleging the existence of
a gang of young Blacks, calling
them elve "Blood Brother,"
that had uppo edly been or­
ganized' by di ident Black
Mu lims to attack whites. For
the talk on this subject given by
Malcolm X on his return to the
United States, see Malcolm X
Speaks, pp.64-71.
5. On April 7, 1964 Rev.
Bruce Klunder was cru hed to
death by a bulldozer during a
civil right demonstration at a
chool con truction ite in
Cleveland.
I
A copy of Malcolm X Talk
to Young People can b, pur­
chased from Pathfinder Press,
5019 Woodward, Detroit,
Michigan 48202. Or phone:
31 3 -83 7 -1 J 77.
Beta Sorority, Inc.
THROUGH THIS
wt!'\f.'�O
and pregnant women.
There are Stork' Nest Jo­
ca ted throughout the country, in­
cluding three "Stork's Nests" in
Detroit ponsored by the Bet
Omicron Chapter of Detroit."
"This i an especially proud
day for the Pontiac Zeta because
we will have an opportunity to
provide grea ter service to the
Pontiac area with the opening of
a "Nest" in Pontiac." We want to
help our youth to become orne­
body, and teach our young ladies
and men, if you make a mi take
it's not the end of the world, pi.ck
yourself up and continue on your
way to becoming somebody."
The "Pontiac Nest" will dis­
tribute layette items to teen
mother in need. At this time the
Stork's Nest is only able to ser­
vice referrals from Pontiac
General Hospital or Pontiac Os-
_. teopathtc Hospital. Person must
be low income and a resident of
. Pontiac. The hours of the Stork's
Nest are from 11:30am to 1:30pm
on Tuesdays."
The Stork's Nest" i upported
from chapter funds, community
donations, and monie from the
March of Dimes.
OTHER PARTICIPANTS in
the Grand Opening Ceremony in­
cluded the St te Director of Zeta
Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.", Soror Jef­
frey William; Soror Daisy
Davis, Beta Omicron Chapter of
Detroit; Soror Brenda Street
President of Lambda Rho Zet�
Chapter; Betty Yancey, Oakland
County Counci I of Black Nurse .
the Reverend Sammuel Treets:
Pastor of riumph the Church
and Kingdom of God in Chrf t;
Soror Emma Ford and Soror
Dorothy Brown of Lambda Rho
Zeta chapter. Soror Gwendolyn
Allen was tne Mistre s of
CeremoQie .
The evening closed with a tour
of the "Ne t" which is housed at
the Triumph the Church and
Kingdom of God in Christ,
thanks to the generosi ty of Pastor "
Threet and hi congregation.
If you are interested in more
information please write to:
Soror Doris Wood f Zeta Phi
Beta Sorority, Inc. P.O. Box
214106. Auburn Hills, M148321.