op
y
o
o T orr-vrne Society Of
. African-American Poet
ociation of Detroi tithe
brain child of ali 0 s a
Davi. The non-profit as
ociation a founded in 1989
and simit r to many uch
roups pri n in acro s
the country, one a pect of it
foundln philo ophy i to
"provide a vehicle of expre -
sion" for minority riters.
In addi lion to providing a .J
"'vehicle of e xpre s ion,"
Davi said the association I
involved with the community
as a whole.
At A nartoon 'oS Eatery,
10310 E. Woodward Avenue,
the IIsoci tion spon on
weekly program that feature
poetry, musical entertain
ment, oratory, and special
gue ts.
The special gue ts have in
cluded politicans, educator,
community activists,
religious figures, nd those
from the bu iness community.
MOREOVER, AT A tribute
to Dr. Martin Luther King on
February 16 of thi year, the
.association pre ented 20
"Living Legacy Award ,"
Davis said. The "Living
Legacy Awards" will become
an annual presentation.
In the association's first
publication, Growth Of A
Se.rl� Black Woman, Davis,
wilo i . �I .... _r,o' , _,..
woman rlttie deepest sense of-
the word.1 I make mistake .1 I
am often fake.1 I am cold.1
Yet, I feel. I am sassy. But I
am rea!.1 And I need you."
Davis, who once aspired to
become an actress; who has
lived in Missis ippi and New
York City, doesn't think the
celebration of Black History
in the month of February is
enough.
She said, "We (the associa-
Brown V. Board
�of Education
African Methodist Bp is
copal minister Oliver Brown
was distressed that hi seven
y·e If - 0 I d d aug h·t e r had to
travel across town to go to
sc 001 rather than attend the
elementary school four blocks
away, merely because her skin
was black. .
In 1950, Brown went to
court 10 fight for his
. daughter'S right to attend the
white school. Three years
later the case reached the
Supreme Court, which unani
mously overruled Plessy.
"We conclude that in the
field of public education the
d o'c t r i n e 0 f • s epa rat e but
equal' has no place," wrote
Earl' Warren, in his first sese,
sion as Chief Justice.
Wha tome scholars call
"the ca e of the century"
brought to an end-at least
legally-the "separate but
equal" era sanctioned by Ples
sy.
The daughters of the late
Rev. Brown, now grown
women, Linda Brown Smith
and Cheryl Brown Henderson,
will chronicle the history of
their family' court battle, its
impact on ed ucation and the
civil rights movement as
gues t speakers for the Detroi t
chapter of the National Alum
ni Association of Spelman
College Lucheon April 6 at
the Detroit Western.
Cheryl and Linda, a
spoJcespctr ons for Brown V.
Board of Education, were fea
tured in the documentary
films. "BYES ON THE PRIZE-,
and again in a documen�ary on
the Supreme Court. They
have also appeared on
numerous news and talk
shows.
t nd to 10 e
ome 12 'million of HUD ;'" T TH I T of it bi-
money if improvement re . monthly Board of ou in
not m de t practic lly 11 . Commissioner me e ttn ,
Detroit' public hou ing ite. Thursd y of I ee , Stan-
mon the 41 public hou - . ley . Bu h, deputy director
in viol tion the e cre t ry . with the Detroit Hou in
cited were hi h v c ny r te; Oep rtment (DHD) told the
poor m Inten nee and) commi loner that DHD h d
m n ement th t lac ed HUD for "Ii t of
qu lity. t. prtority" viol tions to be d-
. dre sed.
He dded, " e c n't do II
of it (t e c re of the 41 viol -
, lion) and keep up ith day to
u u t or September. We I d Y bu ine ."
w nt to t rt trend where our, Bu h 1 0 aid mor le wa
hi tory i celebr ted 365 d Y low t DHD bec u e of the
e ch ye r." ' violation .
In ddition, he aid, the The bo rd ().f commis-
o c i lion i developin Io ne r meet the fir t and
ome cultur I programs that third Thur d y of the month t
will be directed toward the 2211 Orlean Stre t. Meet-
youth. - .., lngs begin t 10 .m.
, Ch rle Prima, president
of the 80 rd of Hou ing Com
mi io ne rs, w concerned
about wh t needed to be done
to be "taken off of the (poten
tial) probation Ii t."
He w al 0 concerned
I about contract changes that
re ult in additional payments.
One contr ct wa pre ented to
the board but they deferred it
t special meeting that was
...
n
oar
D VI, N D the
a sociation' philo ophy can
be ummed up in the e word.
They come from D vi t po ,
I (We) MUST RISE OH
PEOPLE WE MUST RISE.
She wrote: "I (we) must ri e ,
oh Lord. I (we) must rise
from this space to the pi ceo
Here I (we) must be to be
lion) intend to promote a
Blac Hi tory Month thi
free."
Cfl_ '
..
interv e •
Ha ood, the
Mayo executive liaison,
id, Detroit' public hou in
w imil r to the infr true-
ture of th city. -It's old.·
Ho ever, Elevelyn Brad-
h ,Chairperson of Herman
Garden Community Council,
feel there is human factor,
too.
She id, "We re oin to
h ve to deal with house eep
ing problems."
Brad haw, ho voiced dil-
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