"WHAT SHE D was:
'The judging w n't fair.' In
her way h expl ined that her
"" mother doled out plenty
Yo nkee currency, solicited and
old advertising space for the
program's book, and that she
sold ticke for two events, the
preliminarie and the finals,
which ultimately were factors,
if not the factor, which
determined who were
crowned king and queen. The
poise, talent and
understanding and
remembering the anti-drug
messages they were given
over a seven week period, she
said, were not the criteria or, at
least, not the only one used to
determined the winne .
"S cried, Wrote. And
when one MC said "all" the
children, by entering the
pageant, were winners, I felt
like crying, too. But when that
ROTC drill team paraded in
front of those seven, eight,
nine, ten, 11 and 12-year-old
children sayin : 'My rifle is
my only friend (and) my rifle
kills," I felt li kicking some
butt.
·Wro ! I am not going into
any i does, hear-says or
what- v. -you, although 1
heard ty, such as the lady
who wrote the Chronicle, the
News and the Free Press
Newspapers a two page letter
(I have a copy) crying foul;
saying her overall cost was
'$750,' not the reported '$75,'
Last wee's article on state
House and Senate redistricting in­
correctly stated the city of Detroit
tood to lose five state senators and
15 House seats as a result of a new
redistricting plan. The correct fig­
ure is five House eats and one or
two Senate seats, being that Detroit
only has 17 House seats and five
Senate seats
DETROIT
uit br u ht by the
, the Am ric n
The en ual, contemporary,
a tract sculpture of Richard Hunt
will grace the outside grounds of the
Museum of African American Hi -
tory from June 23 through Sept. 30,
1991. A reception honoring the na­
tionally renowned sculptor will be
held at the museum Sunday, June 23
from 6-8 p.m. The exhibition is
being made possible by the
killman Foundation.
Nearly 30 of Hunt's massive bur­
nished steel sculptures, climbing to
dimensions of 20 x 30 x 8 feet, may
be seen throughout Chicago-­
Hunt's hometown, from Lakeshore
Wayne County Neighborhood Legal sponsors
free Educational seminars for the community
Wayne County Neighborhood
Legal Services (WCNLS), Com­
munity Outreach Division is spon­
soring a series of educational
Seminars called" The People's Law
Education Forums." The first forum
of the serie enti Ued:
"Landlord/fenant Righ and You,"
will be held on Monday, June 24,
1991 from 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. The
forum will be held at St. Peters
Church, 1950 Trumbull at Michigan
Ave. The intent of the forum is to
teach "Plain English"
Landlord/Tenant Law, discuss
Landlord/fenant Court pitfalls, evic­
tions, security deposits, repairs and
the use of mediation to resolve con­
flicts between landlords and tenants.
Wayne County Neighborhood
Legal Services is the largest provider
of free legal services to low-income
residents or-Michigan. The goal of
The People's Law Education Forum
is to aid the community in avoiding
many legal problems by creating
awarene through education.
Ms. Michaeline Pepera, Coor­
dinator of WCNLS' Housing Di -
pute Mediation Service will be the
forum leader. There will be plenty of
informational handouts and an op­
portunity for the community to di -
cuss problems and issues related
housing. For more information call:
962-0466 ext. 250 between the hours
of 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
cu ion.
e Ivert i the mother of a
on f the red by ayor
Colem n Youn in much
publicized c see
Drive luxuary partment buildings
to corporate headquarters and office
towers, libr rie , community
center and universitie. Ap­
proximately ix piece will be
pi ced on the grounds of the MAAR
for the exhibition.
The famou culptor' orks
were exhibited t the GR N'namdi
Gallery, Detroit in 1985. N' namdi,
who egallery is no locatedinBir­
mingham, Michigan, call
Hunt, ... "Oneo thi country' living
artistic legends. Richard Hunt is a
master sculptor. Metropolitan
Detroiters have a tremendous op­
portunity to see his work at another
great stage of his career."
The exhibition will open to the
public on June 26.
Adoption policy
now obsolete,
CSS says
Continued from Page 1 - -
QUINN SAID EW copies
of the original brochure got
out, and that they are "not a
policy, procedure or action the
agency will support."
He said a new brochure for
the adoption office was
authorized but has not yet been
printed.
This episode i the latest in
a number of troubles the agen­
cy has been faced with. CSS
was cited recently for taking a
Black infant from a white
couple and giving it to a Black
family, where the infant suf­
fered irreversible brain
damage from alledgedly being
shaken.
The agency was' found to be
in noncompliance with state
child-placement rule three
times in 1987, 1989 and 1990.
There is speculation ess
could lose its license over this
current controversy.
Queen Anita Harris and
� lig Eddery Butts.
e;, that a 'welfare recipient
r{ad been asked to withdraw
her child because of image.
And to thi nk this lady I know
wonders why there are not any
Black, kinky headed,
big-lipped Black women
anchoring 1V news programs,
"There was grumbling in
the audience too, Wrote. And
if that little boy had not said
'Oh s---,'when he forgot his
lines, who knows.
"Finally, Wrote., that
defense comment about this
being the 'first'and 'it' will get
better doesn't hold water with
me because there isn't much
that I profe to love but I want
everybody to know: children
are at the top of my love list.
"Congratulations Queen
Anita Harris and King Eddrey
Butts, eight and
nine-years-old, respectively.
May the spirit, of,
understanding, not
exploitation, guide you.
"Later, Wrote. You know
how it i : me, blues and that
bottom line."
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Continued from Page 1 ,
Smith called on all churches to
open their doors on the day of the
parade to for forgiven for the
killings and destroying the liv of
an estimated 170,000 children who
will die a result of the war, by not
being p ovided dequate food or
medical care.
WSU professor Gloria House
aid it is important to reflect on the
real meaning of the war. She said
the" ew World Order' is about a
retriwnp of Euro-American power
in the world, to block independence
and overeignty in third-world na­
tions. She said the mes age to
powerful third-world nations i that
they will be devastated if they stand
up for their sovereignty .
Dew aid the "New World
Order" reflects a new militari m,
which is a result of deteriorating
economic conditio in the u.s. He
said the.U.S. is responding to inter­
nal crisis by using a military olu­
tion.
Dew say to expect more
military adventurism po sibly in
Cuba, Syria, or Iran.
COALITION organizer Wil­
liam Roundtree gave a statement
which summed up what the activists
were expressing, he tated, "The
idea of a Detroit parade to com­
memorate the racist genocidal U.S.
massacre of the Iraqi people is out­
rageous. What a slap in the face to
the 200,000 Arab people, especially
Iraqis, who live here in the Detroit
area. What a flagrant insult to the
thousands of homeless, un­
employed and poor people of this
city who are victimized daily by the
cutbacks in human services done to
finance the Pentagon's wars."
He continued, "People in
Michigan ... They need jobs, hous­
ing, education and an end to racism
llitary parade
here at home. Where are the jObs
for the 'Desert Storm' veterans,
especially the African American
vets?
They're coming b c from the
Middle East to face rising racism
and r cist violence encouraged by
the Bush dministration, like the
veteran who w murdered by white
supremacists in Flcrdia, That' s
why we're p-otestitlg the Detroit
war parade on June 29." ,
The demonstration will call for
the withdrawal of U.S. troops frGm
the Middfe East, an end to the Sa8<r
tions against Iraq, and dem' d
money for jobs, schools, housiag,
healthcare and AIDS research. .'
vs. Slim, "
w B het
DBTROIT-"Sllm versus su "a
gospel program that will be held
Sunday, June 30 at New Bethel Bap­
tist Church, 8450 C.L. Franklin
Boulevard, features SUm and-the
Supreme Angels of Goldsboro� N.
Carolina and Slim and the MOrning
Echoes of Detroit I.J
The program will also feature
Troy Ramey and the Soul SeardlcD
of Atlanta, Oeorp, Leonard Wil­
liams and, the Chosen OeneratieDi
from Smithdale,. Mississippi, e
Racey Brothers from Dumas, Arkpn­
SIS and the Gospel Miracles fJDm
Ashland, Mi issippi. . �
Included in Detroit' gospel
groups will be Reverend Wilmpre
Allen and the Victory Five nd
Bvelyn and the Gospel \Varriors.
Advanced tickets are $10 and $12
at the door. Children Wlder 12, $6.
nc�ets can be purchased at #le
usual outlets. For additional irdbr­
mation call Hollywood Fashion
Cotbes, (313)894-8774, �77
or 896-8333.
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