1
Name th popular
" tride" piano player who
became [amou after Willie
"the Lion" Smith and
lame P. John on.
APRIL 9, 1 8 - Paul
Robe 00, actor and inger,
was born. 1934 - Dr.
than H re, publi her,
educator, was born.
Did prole tant churches
ever own slave ?
APRIL 10, 1927 -
Brum Ic Br ndon, Jr.,
cartoonist, wa born. 1947
- Brooklyn DOdger third
baseman J ckle Robin on
became the fir t African
American to play Major
League Baseball.
Jackie Robin on
What is the name of the
company that Bruce
Llewellyn, Black
entrepreneur, owned in the
early 80s?
APRIL 11,1908 - Jane
Bolin, 1st Black woman
judge, US. 1816
Richard Allen became the
first bishop of the African
Methodist Episcopal
Church.
Which skilled trade had
the largest number of Lave
artisans in 1848?
APRIL 12, 1903 -,
Horace C. Crayton, jour
nalist, was born. 1966 -
Emmett Ashford became
the first Black umpire in
major leagues.
Name the Black inventor
who with Edison uper
vised street electric light
ing of New York City.
APRIL 13; 1894 -
Lucy Laney, educator, was
born. 1946 - AI Green,
minister and singer, was
born.
In which year did the
.chicago White Sox have its
first Black player?
ANSWERS TO BLACK
HISTORY QUESTIONS
7th lame Be-
ckwourth.
8th - Fat Waller.
9th - Yes, many. The
same was true with the
Catholic Church.
10th - Fedco Food ,
Inc.
. 11 th - Blacksmi th .
12th - Lewi Latimer.
13th - Cuban-bol'
Oreste "Minnie" Mino 0
in 1951.
•
in r calling s t a re official',
Forcz a k aid a petition could
,SOME MEM ERs of the not be filed b (ore early July,
John Fo rcz a k , a lawyer audience expressed disil- but signature could be col-
working with poor people, lusionment with the lected a early a April.
donated orne free time Satur- Democrats as well a the All per ons igning the
day, March 30, explaining to a Re p ubt i c e n Engler, noting petition would have to be
group of people in the coali- that' Engler' predecessor registered to vote, but it was
t i o n , Employed and Un- Democratic Governor Jame not required that they voted in
employed Workers, some Blanchard made cutbacks. the la t election. WITH A trong voter
procedures for removing a throwing young people off registration drive. even if op-
governor from office.. General A i tance into an· H NUMB R of i g na- ponent failed to recall
The coalition is attempting "inadequate" Job Start pro- tures collected would have to Engler. "it would be p o s ib le
to recall Michigan's gram. be at least 25 percent of these to knock him 01'1' in the next
Republican Governor John Marian Crammer aid that who voted in the la. t electi n, election." Fo rcz ak n ot e d .
Engler. if the recall was .ucce: t'u l . he said, adding that thi He added that areas o uts id e
Suzanne Young, a social she would like to have thc would be ea ie r to do, be cau e Wayne County were everely
s e r vic e w 0 r k e r. not ed, '� We co a II t ion n () min ate ito w n v 0 t e r turn 0 u twa sol i g h l. h u r t b Y Go v ern 0 r Eng I e r "s
are trying to educated ordi- candidate. aying, "I've had After the petition were cutback which could win
nary people about the [politi- enough of the do-nothing filed, Engler would have a support for a r call.
cal] proces. When people \ Democrat and. the do-less chance to challenge their "The eastern part of the
are ignorant about ,the Republicans." .. validity. If they were held to Upper Penin ula is in col-
process, it does not work for Maureen Taylor, head of be correct. a recall election lapse," he said.
them." ( the local Welfare Rights Or- would be held in October. Those intere ted in helping
She added that she hoped ganization in Highland Park, If Engler 10 es Lieutenant with the recall effort should
this would enable gras root said the those participating in Governor Connie Bin feld call Maureen Taylor at (313)
people to run for office, the recall movement would would hecome Acting Gover- 868-3661. .
"people who care about have to work hard. nor for 60 day until a general The next meeting of the
people." "If you put your name on election for a new governor in coalition will be 12 noon to 2
The coalition Charges that record and don't do anything. December. p.m. at the Hi g h l a nd Park
budget cuts in social services. you'll he exposed," she said, Noting that a recall e le c- Library. 122,�4 Woodward at
made by Governor Engler. "This i a family activity. the tion could be he ld and Engler Rhode ( land,
would lead to homelessness, . family of the state," might win it. Forcz a k prai ed
widespread uffering. and In discus in' law involved the coalition for, tarting a"__
i tn
r i n i d pr
parent' and do' or to do
om thin to treat problem
chi 1 d re n n re u I tin the mi -
di gno i nd mi u e of
Rit lin.
The DEAl r p rt Ii ted
Gr nd Tr ver e C unty a the
cond county in th tate in
per c ap i t con umption of
Rit lin. That t ti tic wa
confirm d by Dr. John Young,
p y c h i ri t at Traverse
City' Child Guidance Clinic.
who id the clinic i the
large t pr cr ibe r of Ritalin
in the county. Dickin on
County i Michigan' top
pre criber of Ritalin.
"In our community we have
really clo e communication
with the chools," Young aid.
"School have become more
aware of hyperactivity and
ADD in children and a a
re ul t , they will make refer
rals to u ."
Michig n is left with the
v o t e t r e g i tration drive
together with the recall ef
forts.
"Engler's policies hit the
poor and mentally ill," he
said, "and neither the poor or
mentally ill have high voting
record ."
Engler declares April Fair Housing Month ..
. . ' d i 'd 11 and of Civil Rights Director John
"Although equal housing Fair Housing Month a ls o ,Amerlc�n. In IVI ua y Ro Castillo "it would be to-
opportunity is a right guaran- recognizes the nniversary of colle�tlvely. to make. the ta.f'y inaccur�te to say there is
d II A . s the the Na t i 'I F' H ' pro m i e of equal. ho us i n g a .
tee to a ,m e r I,C an, ' , a . Ion a a I r 0 u I n g . a n 0 pen h 0 us i n g mar k e tin
struggle against d isc n ml na- Law, Title VII of the l!.S. reality. . . Michigan. Thesedays hous-
tion in housing continues." Civil Rights Act of 1968. "I�plementatlon, of fa�r ing discrimination is so'subtle
With these words, 'Gover- State and federal civil rights ho us i n g laws .requITe.s t t that mo t people don't even
nor John Engler declared laws prohibit discrimination positive commitment. invo � know when they have been
April as Fair Housing Month. in nearly all rental and real vement and, upport of eac . t'
. .. . I I '. d everyone of our VIC 1m .
He �ald ..: :.I� a mult_1-cu t ra • state transactions. an "Housing di crimination is
s�c,lety It IS Imperative for all citizen ." still a fact of l ife , only it's
cI'�lze,n to refl .ct upon the THE MICHIGAN Civil Each' year the Michigan practiced with a hand hake
p r i nc ip le s of fa ir and equal Rights Commission joined Department of Civil Rights and a smile. It is important
G E I in observing receive mor than 5,000 new
aC�,es " overnor ng er I h f for peoplc to report any ac-
. I encoura�e. th� peopl� of April as Fair Housing Month. complaint. Le stan our tivity that seems que t io n ab l e
!hlS sta.te to }Oln. 10 reaffirm- Commi sion Chair Beverly percent. or app.ro,xim,ate�y or j u: t 'docs not feel right.
mg their obhgatl?n and c�m- Clark said, "The month of 200, a l le ae di Crimination In Let th Department of ivil
mitment.:o �,alr hou lng April ha been designated as hou ing, Rights tak'e it from there,"
opportunities... the occa ion for all According to Dep&rtment said Ca tillo.
L
if you c n help:
dju t to beh vior I d' -
o rd r ,th Y c n improve th Ir :
p e r r I tion hip nd other
b h vior I problem." Young
aid.
Young aid when Rit lin
w fir t introduced in the
1 50 • a m ny 40 percent
01 Americ n c ht l d r n w r e
taking the d r ug , While the
problem may not b wide
today, any improper prescrip
tion i of g r e'a t concern 0
p r nt .
The pro b I e m now fa c i rig
the Department of Licen in
and Regulation i how to im
plement the recommendation
of the t te report a nd de-I
with the school d i tri ct 0)1
thi en itive ubje'ct.
The re e arch on Ritalin u •
ha jut begun. The proce
will continue now through tnc
summer of 1992, when th
Controlled Sub t a nc e Ad
vi ory Commi ion will me�t
to re-examine Ri t a l in
p r c rip t ion p r act ice s a nlt
use
Rep. Harrison ·urges taking advantage of grants
tion who erve youth in fun
damental ways to change wlth
ociety and meet the need of
today's young people.
Any public agency or
private organization that i
tax-exempt under Section 501
(<:)(3) or thc Internal Rcven,u
Cod is eli ihlc t'o appl lor
project support. Int'ormati n
i avallahll: from lltl: ounda
tion hy wrltln' ,them al 400
North Avcnu , Battlc Creek.
MI 49 17-3398 or hy ailing
(616) 96 - 1 11., '
"Care ul planning by' In-
dividual and group an k ep
good, worthwhile program
up and {unning." Rep. Har
ri on aid.
tion .
Th drug' m thylph nid teo
bett r kn wn by it cornrner
ci I nam Ritalin, i mo t
commonly u ed to comb t At
tention Deficiency Di order,
(ADD). in hyperactive
children bet een the ge of
3-12. Atle tthati howiti
intended to be u ed. But
tate i n v e tigation ha
revea cd that Michigan
phy ician may be over-
pre cribing the drug to
children acros the tate.
The five recommendation
contained in the 'stat report
call for e tabli hing minimum
tandard for the pre cription
of Ritalin and minimum
standards for the role of
school in identifying ADD
student and referring them to
phy icians.
use.
Thi
Her h
d n t f
Medical So .ie ty,
ganizau on i ta in
limit the numh r 0
pre ·cription. he dmitted
that may not b enough to
keep parent from demandin
th drug for hyperactive
chi ld r n.
"Some f the 'C parent re
d p e r at e ; they want it b -
cau e they hear (hat other kid
are on it and then they dem nd
it," Adelman said.
State offi ial took the bat
tle to regul te Ritalin into
their own hand la t umm r.
That' when the Michigan
Controlled Sub tan e Ad
visory Commis ion held a
series of hearing in Ea t
" It'
and the par nt," aid T men.
"Be ide. it' not big prob
lem here."
� ne Tho mp: on. nur
t Traver c it y Puhlic
Scho I . arcs thai the large
numher of Ritalin p r e s c r i p
ii o ns in Mi .m gan .hould not
be rca on tor alarm.
Engler win
cutback
by RON SEIGEL
Correspondent
A curcuit court threw our a
suit to stop Michigan Govor
nor John Engler from mak iug
17 percent cut in t a+e
departments, . including
gen ral a i lance. :
Crf tic ay that,,�.�t )n 500-
cial services grant wouJd
make it impossible to pay the
rent and could lead )0
widespread evictions and i-n
creas i ng homelessness.
"YOU C approach it
from the negati ve ide and ay
th t phy i ian r over-
Engler's office said the
governor wa not responsible
for maki ng aero the board
cut • c lai mi ng the s ta te voted
before he took office that if an
agreement could not be
worked out on reducing the
deficit 'by January, such
acro s the board cuts would
be made, '
Hi office adds the bill to
do � thi wa igned by
Democra tic Governor Jarne
Blanchard hortly before
leaving office.
Opponent note that En er
was he ado f the M i chi sa n
StUe Senate at the time.
T II F .. Y II A R G lOa, t
Engler" "extreme" budset
proposal, backed by (he
Republican controlled sena-te,
such a the total eliminatton
of all childles peis�n
without handicaps from t te
aid, made it impo ible for
the Democratic hou e cam-
promi e on the budget. -
Although the legi I tOre
agreed on a4'"o -the-board
cut of approxi matel y 9 Jier
cent. Engler·s office tate -he
had to cut the grant twice: s
mUCh, becau e half the fi 1=al
year went hy: Monthly c�t
are n w 17 percCWlt in o<!i 1
ervi e grant.
Kathleen Greminer of the
Michigan Legal Service,
which handled the uit, • y
lawyer are di cu ing wlth
client whether to file n p_
peal. :
LA T UMMER a Drug
Enforcement Agency (DEA)
Coalition working
o 'recall
ngl
by RON 41GEL
death of p or people.
Correspondent
State Representative Char
lie J. Harrison, Jr. (D-Por'l
ti ac) loda y urged gro up. and
individual to learn more
about private and governmen
tal funding source ince state
budget cut have expanded
the need for alternative sup
port for project and housing
a istance.
"Many private foundations
and orne governmental agen.
cie will consider propo al
aimed to better our co -
munitie' or help people in
need," Rep. Harri on aid.
"In light of state bUdget cut ,
and further cut� that Governor
Engler i proposing for the fu
ture, I feel it i important that
people egin gathering infot
mation on where they can turn
for help when they have
project that need funding."
Rep. Harri on said the
Michigan State Housing
Development Authority
(MSHDA) offer a low- 0 t
mortgage loan program to
help low- and moderate- in- '
come humebuyers. The pro
gram i' financed by the tate
through the ale of bonds to
private investors.
Homehuyers with
hou ehold income -up
S36,500 may qualify for a 30-
year. fixed rate 10'an to buy
new or exi ting house. For
more information, call
MSHDA at 1-800-327-915 .
involving homeles familie.
Project eligible f'O� con-
ideration include purchas
ing. rehabilitation and rrew
con truction of helters.
operating and upportive er
vice. cost. e'tabli hment and
operation or cmpl, ymcnt as
si tan�e prograr:ns and
daycare fa ililie'.
The application deadline i
May 311. 1991. For more in
forma'tion, contact Gregory
Seveli • HUD Community
Planning and Development
Divi 'on, at (31 ) 226-2490.
The W.K Kellogg Founda
tion of Michigan al 0 offer
several grant each year for
community projects involving
the needs of youth. It i the
Found tion' goal to help
tho e people and organiza-
TH U.. Department of
Hou ing and Urban Develop
ment (HUD) i offering $100
million in grant for project