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th t it i nece ry f r Bl c
women to le rn how to com­
munic te without judgin one
nother. Budu- W t in aid
"It' be t not to judg ."
.. The thr e e enti 1 f ctor
for Detroit Bl c omen'
He lth Project (DBWHP) i
elf-Help, Edu ti n nd Ad­
vocacy. ch f ct r i d is­
cu ed on a monthly b i in
order to deter min what c n
improve the live of b l c
women.
For instance, the elf-Help
meeting "are centered round
helping women to become
more virtuou and open bout
their well-being which hope­
fully will enable them to trust
nd become closer to other
black women. The CDBWHP)
decl res -that "Self-Help i
Self-Healing. "The Education
spect helps African-
American women to receive
vit I information concerning
health related problems. Last
ot only i t e org niz tion
pro p r u ly growing,but 1 0
m ny f the member re
t lented or welI-educ ted in
on w y or nother. Without
their bund nt mount of
knowledge, the DBWHP would
not be bl to inform bl ck
women on cruci I f ct in
which they need to know. The
organiz tion i able to deliver
f ctu 1 inform tion on AIDS,
inf nt mortality r te and
munity.
n th u h th or niza­
tion i w 11- nown r und the
c u nt r y , Budu-W t in
b li ve th t nly Bl c women
hould h v th right t be­
com member. "We c n't
help oth r find I don't
pologize for th t. .. it' bein
caring nd loving to our elve ,
id Budu- W tkins.
Byllye . Avery, founder of
the ti n I BI ck W men'
Health Project in 981 i
profound 'he lth care activi t
who is determined to h ve
strong bond between African­
Americ n women. Wor ing
along ide Avery is the diligent
Angela Y. Davis.
Davi i a scholar who con­
tinue to fight for human and
women ri hts. With these two
committed wo m e.n working
DBWHP encourage all Bl e
women to come, it and Ii ten­
it m y be worth your while.
other news relevant to African­
American women.
The Detroit Bl ck Women's
Health Project is national or-
ganization open to 11 Blac
women whether they r e a
white collar worker or on
government assi tance. The
DAPCEP-Aw rd
Wlnn ng
Stud nt
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by Carl Hu ton
Staff Writer
appear in the June/Father Day
issue , but he'll be the only
African American a well!
Per usual, the Grand Prix fes­
tivities will be three fold once
again this year. Although the
Mi Grand Prix Metro 25
Beauty pageant isn't officially
connected with the actual Grand
June 1, 1991 i the cheduled
date for the ea tide ba ed
branch of Manufacturer Bank
to hold their Open House and
community networking day.
There will be omething for
everyone, including entertain­
ment by David Myle &: The
Mylestone, balloons and
refreshments for the kid . There
will even be a "real" clown on
hand for additional entertain­
ment for the children and the
adul ts. Refreshment wiU be
served and there' no co t for
any of the festivities. The Open
House is just Manufac urer
way of saying hello to the com­
munity and to answer ny ques­
tions concerning banking. The
bank i located at: 12400 Kelly
at Whittier,. and the fun is
scheduled to begin at 2:00pm.
(end at 5:pm) For more infor­
mation call: (313) 527-8900.
Mitch Sneeyd &: friend Susan
Benson, were found "cooling
out" at The Soup Kitchen
Saloon's patio top and making
plan for the upcoming, Interna­
tional . Fireworks Celebration .
The Soup Kitchen Saloon is
. known for it's cusine and as "the
home of the blue "
Congratulation to Michigan
Department of Corrections of­
ficer, Alvin Sims. Parents
magazine per onel flew to the
Motor City to do an extensive
photo layout with Sims. Not
only will Mr. Sims be one of
only four American fathers to
Detroit Are Pre College
Engineering Program also
known a D APCEP is middle
school program which en­
courages student to pursue
engineering careers.
Recently Jackson Middle
School in East Detroit com­
peted with other talented stu­
dents from Grosse Pointe and
Birmingham to determine who
could create the most inventive
science projects.
While appearing to be quite
scared during the competion,
he DAPCEP students over­
came their fear once they were
ranked highest in the Metro
Fair at Cobo Hall. All ten stu­
dents' who participated from
Jackson Middle school
received the highest honors­
beating out Grosse Pointe and
Birmingham.
Jacqueline V. Moore, a
science teacher at Jackson ha
high aspirations for her stu­
dents and will continue to
'make them push for excel­
lence.
Btues honor 50-year
group customers
DETROIT-Bt ue Cro sand
Blue Shield of Michigan
. (BCBSM). at it nnual meeting
April 24, honored Highland
Park Board of Education [or 50
consecutive ye r of health care
coverage with BCBSM.
Highland Park Board of
Education was one of 130
groups statewide which enrolled
with BCBSM in 1940 and has
remained a customer for 50 con­
tinuous years.
"These past 50 years have
seen dramatic changes in health
care in the United States and
changes in BCBSM," said
Richard E. Whitmer, the
company's president and chief
. executive officer.
He noted that BCBSM has
grown from a company of
250,000 members in 1940-i ts
second year in operation-to 4.3
million members today. It paid
out $670,000 in claims in '40
compared to $4.6 billion la t
year.
patrons will have the oppor­
tuni ty to meet the race car
driver and have an evening f
fun for a worthy cau e. Proceed
from thi affair will b nfit the
a The i I
run from June 14 through June
16,1991. For additional inf r­
marion about any of the Grand
Prix activitie call (313) 25 .
5400.
Willie Mae Cole is sertously
on the move these days tn
prepa ra tion for the June 15,
1991 Hamtramck NAACP
Freedom Fund Dinner. The
theme of thi year dinner i : "In
Continuing Our Struggle. "
Proceed will benefit the
NAACP's Youth and Young
Adult Council by helping wUh
their travel expenses to the na­
tional convention in Houston,
Texas. For additional informa­
tion concerning donations con­
tact Mr. James Sephers at:
(313)867-7177 or M . Cole at:
(313)869-2260.
Have a safe and fun filled
holiday and 'remember to stay
focused on your dreams t I
"H ALTH ARE coverage
benefit and program h ve ex­
panded trernendou ly to match
the advance in medical technol­
ogy and through Medicare­
Which will be 25 years old this
year----the need of an aging
population.
"One thing i unchanged­
our de ire' to provide out cus­
tomers the most cost-effective
care and the be t possible ser­
vice," Whitmer said.
"The fact that 130 groups
have remained with BCBSM
over the pa t half century brings
a great deal of sati faction to the
7,900 employees on the BCBSM
team. But it also inspire us to
continue to improve our
products and out ervice ," Whi�­
mer added.
ALTHOUGH THEY ARE
still young, most of the stu­
dents already know what their
future goals are. For instance,
Shondrell Green wants to at­
tend Campbell University and
study engineering. Other stu­
dents such as JuJuan Banks,
Precious Walter and Donn
Richardson also want to be­
come engineers.
At the present. time, DAP­
CEP is still trying to advance
its program to other middle
and high schools in and out of
Michigan.
Mltcb Sneeyd and friend,
Susan Benson« boto by D. Culp)
Prix race, it's scheduled to take
place at Clubland on June 5 and
13. The gala Grand Prix Ball
will be held at the Westin Hotel
on June 13th, and at that time
Conyers offers scholarships
from the institution to which
they have applied. Also stu­
dents must have a 3.0 overall
grade point average (OPA).
Four S1000 non-renewable
scholarships will be awarded.
"The need to find alternative
means of financial support for
minority students continues to
. grow due to the high volume of
federal' and stale cutbacks in
ed ucatlonal spendi ng," said
Congressman Conyers. "No-stu­
dent should.be de ied a quality
education because of lack of
means. These tudents are our
future leaders - teacher,
lawyers, bu ines owner and
doctor and we mu t nurture
their amb i ti o n in order to
progress," he �ent on to say.
For the fourth con ecutive
year, U.S. Representative John
Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) in conjunc­
tion with the Congres ional
Black Caucus Spouses' Scholar­
ship Fund, is sponsoring a
scholarship program for local
minority students.
The purpose of the program is
to provide tuition payment as i -
lance to minority student who
are pur uing full-time under­
graduate tudies at an historical­
ly Black college or four-year
Michigan college or univer ity.
Eligible tudent must reside
in the First Congres ional Dis­
trict and qualify for financial aid
Film flips
racial norms
by SHEARED PETERSON
Student Writer
THE CONGRESSIONAL
Black Caucus Spouses are the
wive of the male member of
the Congressional Black Caucus
Legi lative Weekend held every
la11 in Wa hington, D.C. Funds
raised from those 'events are
used for the Scholarship Fund.
To obtain an applicatipn
packe r, i nte tes ted s tude nts
hould call Randye Bullock ,at
961-5670. All documents must
be submitted no later than
Friday, June 28, 1991.
Oreos With Attitude, written
and directed by Larry Carty, is
a movie about a "Bl ack New
York City couple who try to, in
their words, "promote racial
harmony" and blend in with
society, by adopting a white
child.
This adoption leads Janet
and Richard Grayson through
New York City's upper middle­
class life private schools and
social clubs u ually dominated
by whites.
It is thought to be a shock­
ing and provoking comedy that
turns the racial stereotype up­
side down.
After doing well in New
York- and Los Angeles, the
movie will be shown in the
Detroit area June 15th, at 7:00
and 9:00 pm, at the American
Black Artist Museum, New
Center-West Grand Blvd.
After each movie, there will be
a thirty-minute discu sion
about the movie by Dr. Gloria
House.
Tbe Hlgbland Park Board of Education wa mong 130 cu tomer
honored by Blue Cro and Blue Shield of Michigan (BCB M) for
SO years of contlnuou member hlp with the in urer, hown
receiving a commemorative plaque fter B 8 M' annual
meetln recently are (I�ft to right) Robert H. Reveley, B BSM
senior vice president of Michigan ervlces, Robert P trtes,
accounting upervi or for tbe board, and Donald M.D. Thurber,
.. Cba rman of tbe BCBSM Bo rd of Director.
Black Historic offered with Tanner Exhibit
cial equality which concerned
him. Hi mo t well-known
paintings are a memorial
portrait of Booker T.
WaShington and "The Banjo
Le on."
The DHD will u e the Detroit
Black Hi toric Site tour to ex­
amine family life a well a cul­
tural heritage and the history of
the Afric n American com­
munity in Detroit during the
period of Tanner' lifetime
(1859-1937). In tbe year T nner
wa born, Frederick Dougla
and John Brown met in Detroit
with member of the African
American community to di cu
DBTROIT, MICH.-A tour of
Detroit Black Historic Site
which were ignificant duri ng
Henry O. Tanner' lifetime i
being of ered on June 1, 1991 by
the Detroit Historical Depart­
ment (DHD) in conjunction with
the Detroit In titute of Art
(DIA) Henry 0 awa Tanner ex­
hibition.
The DlA i ho ling a nation­
ally travelling retro pective of
African American arti t
Tanner' work. The on of a
former lave, Tanner achieved
international prominence for hi
painting which often paralleled
biblical ubjects to I sues of so-
method for aboll hing lavery
in America. Tanner' middle
name, 0 awa, is from 0 -
awatomie, Kan a, where
Brown wa hanged the year Tan­
ner w born.
The co t of the tour i $10 per
person, which includes a copy of
the DHD publication Black His­
toric Sites in Detroit. Tour par­
ricipant will meet in the
parking lot of the Detroit His­
torical Mu e um, 5401 WOOd­
ward, at lOam. The tour will
la t 2 1/2 ho u r .
Gospel Hours
W.e.H.B. 1200 AM • 7:00 a.m.· 11:00 a.m ..
Every Sunday Morning
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Rev. Wilmore Allen
Rev. AJ. Rogers
Joe Ella Ukely
catherine Robinson
Gloria Parteer
Lorraine Walker
Bro. Dunkin
894-8774
298-6333
298-6334
298-6335
Henry Ruff Rd.
Inkster, Mich.
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