PAG • Congratu/�tiolJ I en my. We re up again t a very old blooded, cynical, ophi ti­ ated, hi hly intclh ent enemy nd the cent r of the enemy's he dquart e r 1 In the White Hou e. "One of the d v mage of eing in high place i that you really get an under tanding of what we're up a ain t. I've been there. Bush i far more clever than Ronald Re gan. He invited the Black Caucus to come in, take orne photograph and talk for an hour. Ho sat across the t ble from me. Quayle sat next to me. Sununu Chen y t ere . • th m II in one room to irnpre u. I've been there. I ve een the every educ ted p op le , hi hly intelli ent people, very ophi uc ted people, ver ul- tured people. But t he rt - they re v e. Thi 1 the n he t n tion in the orld" Con IT' wi thout too mu h trou the Bu h drnmi trauon i the center of roup of people d ter­ mined to iphon off the riche of Americ nd give th m e lve more and more and more. And they don't care about the people on the bottom ... They've tot lJy 10 t. sight of what human beings are up po ed to be alJ bout. They have no real blood in th ir veins, they have no compa sion. There 's no heart there. To win the next election they will do any thin . Anything." Why i a four t rm con­ gressman, the chairman of the fe m n world. " The war. at home By Rev. AI iharpton We are now being told that the American military involve­ ment in the Persian Gulf is com­ pleted, that Saddam Hussein, despite his boa is , has sur­ rendered, that the POW' and the MIA's are being returned and' that the United States has s co ren a military victory in record time over a "third world" nation. Therefore, without getting into the meri ts or demeri ts of the war (any frequent reader of the Peoples' Preacher knows.my po ition again t American im­ pe r iali m, America' control of the Arab world and protection of its oil interests-the real reason for this latest battle). Let's deal with the fact that now America should turn its atten­ tion toward the problems at home and declare war there. Any time a nation which . the biggest debtor nation in the world can come up witha bil .. " '! . . lion dollars a day for war, one must question why that nation cannot come up with the money to improve education and health facilities. to fight homeless­ ness, AIDS. racial violence and any number of critical social is­ sues here that arc being cut by state budgets while the military budget has Skyrocketed into never-never land. To me it is not the time for those who had begun building the anti-war movement to drop their placards, shave t' e i r beards, cut their hair and go back to school. It is time for them to 'turn their igns around and write new slogans. THE MICftlGAN CIT·IZEN -, - Western Michigan Bureau: 175 W. Main St P.O. Box 216, B nton Harbor, MI 49022 (616) 927-1527 Publisher: Charle. D. Kelly Editor: T re a Kelly Office Manager: Bernice Brown Correspondents: B rnlc Brown· Mary Golliday· DeuJck l wi. - C Ivln 19wry • Flodean S. Rigg. leah Samu I.· Nathaniel Scott - Vera White Production Manager: Dewayn Production Staff: Ka cene Bark Buchana • Idelle Carter Advertising Representatives: T rry Broyle ···�tP.Iio . . �a.A�(J �� ... .. hen. I fir t c me to Ne e had one B1 c COD­ re man - Adam Po ell - nd one a emblyman," r. o e continued. " e now h ve four congre men and in­ numerable a emblymen and tate en tors. nd yet M ry I Mitchell can be hot down in her .' own apartment .. .I nt unity. I want to re ch out [to you] be­ cau e it i only ith unity that we can get ccountabili ty [from · our elected offici I]. We have the con re men, we have tbe emblymen, we have state ena tors , but none of tbem are ccountable [to tbe people wbo elected them] .•. We b ve to cre­ ate a force in tbe city and tbe Th By Ueojamln F. Ch v Jr. The global community, our nation, nd in particular the Afric n American community. are ble sed by the unswerving and undaunting cour ge nd leader hip of Mr . Co etta Scott King a she continues to up ho l d in action the prin­ ciples of the dream and minis­ try of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther Kina. Jr. Recently, in ide of the his­ toric Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, New York, amidst an emergency gather­ ing of African American leader in opposition to the continuation of the war in the Gulf, Coretta Scott King home. Rather than trying to find e xcuse sv.we should be trying to find each other, and trying to find ways of relating to each other to continue the war at home. We should be pia g for the '92 elections and ho we call have the maximum impact on a country that has given us a minimal amount of social, political and economic gain. We must not alienate the coalition by saying you must all look one way, you must all dress one way. you must all think one way. No, we must all have one goal, and that is the total libera­ tion of and justice for all women and men, and anyone-despite their appearance, despite their dress. despite their custom, despite their personal lives­ anyone who wants to fight along with s should get on board. I am not in the business of fashion or choreogra phy. I could care less what you wear. I care less how you' wea it. What I do care about is that when we form the lines for jus­ tice, when we raise our voice for the ultimate level of respect and empowerment for the op­ pressed masses, that you be somewhere in line, and that you be somewhere llstening for your name. ·Was the War real? h gu to be afraid! ay , 'You can not e yo i bt t e tare ein com­ t our people on re ot re dy to cannon fodder for tate of Americ He tbey estroy u in tbe troy on the street , ith AIDS." re m n jor 0 en i n't tb only one to be cared. Ten of illio 0 orkin cl merican re terrified. African American motber and f the m t live itb tbe fe r t at their on c n be sbot down at ny moment by cop on a ramp ge, or run do n by lynch mob. Blac elected officials re nervo Iy tryin to tr ddle the politic I fence bet een the nti­ w r sentiments of tbeir con- tituents and the pro- r po ition oftbe Democratic Party. And tbe Democratic Part)' it- elf i scared - 0 scared that it h n't dared to come up with a candid te for the 1992 Pre iden­ ti I campaign. By tbi time in '87 they had all ind of rich white men - nine declared CAn­ didates - running around Iowa. This year tbey CAn't even et foot in the state because the only way toed-no speak the truth con­ cerning the immorality of the war. Now we are witnessing the massive euphoria and ex­ clamations of triumph and victory in the wake of the United States 'and allied milita y conquest of Iraq and subsequent "liberation" of Kuwait. ; is. n y not popu ar thing to do. For many ex­ pressin opposition to this war during its height or during its aftermath, appears not to be the politically ex­ pedient thi ng to do. Yet, the voice of Mrs. King, more than any other American at this time, is a voice that needs to be listened to because she speaks Sincerely and honestly from t ae depths of her own personal struggle to survive both the tragedy of Dr. King's assassmation as well 'as some of the "sticks and stones" that have continued to be thrown at the King family during the last twenty years. WE ALL WERE inspired last year to see Nelson and, Winnie Mandela as they toured the United States. The great outpouring of public support was truly historic. In the Bible it states that a prophe t is not wi thout honor except at home. It was in the tradition of Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Martin Luther Ktng., Jr., and Nelson Mandela that Coretta Scott King stood tall while some of our leaders compromised with utter s ile nce , I am, therefore, sending this message to our con- tituencies in this nation and throughout the wo to first thank coreua Scot King for her strength and fortitude. But just as important we need to thank Mrs. King for her timely courage and leader­ ship concerning her public stance in opposition to the death and destruction of the they c n run a candidate ho ouk! h ve ny kind of chance again t Bush i if she or he IS n nti-w r candid te nd they can't do th t becau e tbey're a pro-w r p rty. , Welcome to tbe anti- ar movement, Mr. Owens. We're glad to have yo i h us. PubU hed ch Sunday by NEW DAY PUBLISHING ENTERPRISE 12541 Second St P.O. Box 03560 'Highland Park, MI 48203 Phone: (313) 869-0033/ Fax #: (313) 869-0430 George, on racism! Declare war. George, on lack of employ­ ment! Declare war, George on drugs! Declare war. George, on po I icc brutali ty! It will be cheaper and the vic­ tory will be more certain. more appreciated and more long last- .. ing than your Oil-sponsored military escapade in Iraq against an enemy that you built, against an, army that you nourished, against �veap�>ns that you provided. Even as we embark upon this war at home, those who pose as friends arc really our enemies: those who come as sheep but are really wolves on the inside are absol utel y traumatized by the WHAT ABOUT declaring possibility of this war at home. war at home, what about putting It is clear that Black America the same emergency funding and white America are leaning into things here a,t home that toward new leadership, leader­ you were able to generate to ship that will �front the evil drop bombs on the people of of this time and not just Iraq? Declare war, George, on ...... reminisce about those .who con­ homeles ness! Declare war, fronted it in other. times. Leadership that;will be a 'Chal- lenge for now and not just recall others who were a challenge for their time. Leadership that is active, not leadership that is great but a memory. Rather than turning on each other, we should be turning to each other to fight the war at . Courage and Leader of Cor a co King . Dr. Lenora Fulani is the chairperson 0/ the New Alliance Party and a practicing social therapist in Harlem. She can be contacted at the New Alliance Party, 2032 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10035 and at (212) 996-4700. hip B"enjamin Chavi Persian Gulf War and all other wars. DURING AFRICAN American history month 1991 there was no better example of how to celebrate this uni­ que hi s to ry tha n by making "more history" in 'doing the right thing at the right time for the right reasons. Under Mrs. King's leader­ ship the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center r r Nonv-iolent So­ cial Change in AtlantarGeor­ g i a , has become, internationally recognized as', a creative force for progres-, sive change. . Mrs. King is a native of Marion, Alabama and the mother of four children all or' whom in their own right ire now making contributions to' further the struggle for freedom. Sometimes we wait' until our heroes and hero! nes­ are gone before we pause to pay tribute to them. Coretta Scott King is not' just some" ymbol" of the past' glory of the civil rights move-. ment. Mrs. King, in fact, is a vibrant freedom fighter. She is more "substance" than "symbol" and her leadership