VOL XIII NO. 33 Jul 7 - 13 1991
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By ALUSO 'JO
Correspondent
MUSKEGON-The ruling of
ju tifiable homicide in the
shooting death of Louis Green
by man who had time to end
hom for his gun raises more
questions than it answers.
Mu kegon County
Lou Green
Prosecutor Tony Tague ruled
July 2 that Robert Collins Sr.
shot Green in "self-defense".
According to the Prosecutor,
on the night of June 18, shortly
before midnight, Louis
Franchot Green, 20, and four of
his friends entered Daniels Res­
taurant, 847 Apple Avenue.
When these five Black males
entered, there were a total of 19
other people in the restaurant, all
of them white: a group of 10
young people who bad entered
shortly before Green and his
friends; two restaurant
employes; and a group of
seven "older patrons" who bad
met for breakfast
Robert Collins, Sr., and
Robert Collins, Jr. were
among the third group.
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vices MCHT provided to her busi­
ness was a reimbursement for the
installation of a sink.
Peake stated MCHT has not
provided to African American in­
cubator clients the services men­
tioned in its brochures and news
releases, such as, low cost office,
taboratory and light manufacturing
space; secretarial services; loans
and other financial support; assis­
tance in applying for grants; assis­
tance in the commercialization of
specific products; and matching
clients with. established businesses
for funding, contracts, contacts, or
counseling. .
"Incubation doesn't apply to
minority firms," said Peake.
MCHT only provided me a sink,"
she said.
Jamilah Humphrey, former
president of the now defunct Carto
Graph, a retailing and customized
m�p making service, was a tenant in
the incubator program.
She said MCHT's program was
not what it was purported to be in
By THANI L SCOTT
StaffWriUr
DETROIT-The As ociation of Communi ty Organiz -
tions for Reform Now (ACORN), ushered in the ummer
with two demonstrations 1 t week.
On Wedne day oflast week ACORN demonstrated in
front of the McNamara
Feder I Building, 477
Michigan Avenue, but failed
to carry out their announced
vow to mak a "citizen arrest"
on Harry I. Sharron, manager
of the U.S .. Department of
Housing and Urban Develop­
ment(HUD).
According to Donald
Hockenhull, spokesperson for
the group, the reason why the
"citizen arre t" didn't take pI ce i half of their people
were denied entrance to the federal building and one of
tho e had the "arrest card" on his or her person.
. The demonstrator's po ition on Wednesday was:
"A..Jair HUD housing program."
Hockenhull read and presented to Sharrott eight
demands. They were:
- Earnest money (down payment) should not exceed
one perc nt or $100. ACORN claims some citizens put
up $500 to $2,000;
- There hould not be a $150 extension charge on
closing;
- Purch rs hould be llowed to en ueng HUD'
its advertising, saying in actuality
MCHT only leased space. She said
tenants would be sent to businesses
which would provide services' such
as clerical and accounting work,
provided the tenant paid for it.
SHE SAID MCHT'S like a wel­
fare program which has become so
large, that in order to stay alive, it
keeps you coming back as a client.
. Judy Wild, a former tenant and
'president of First Impression, a
temporary personnel service. for
the food industry, said she was kind
of forced out of the program.
. Wild was a part of the Wayne
State Small Business Development
Center 'program, which leased
space from MCHT for it's Client.
When MCHT discontinued leasing
space to this program, which wa
composed mo tly of minorities,
Wild expressed interest in leasing
the space on her own,
She said she advanced two
months rent to MCHT only. to find
out MCHT had leased her space to .
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pprai al ;
- Comple refund if contract doe not become
binding;
- HUD hould provide municipal inspection aDd
m ke public their findin ;
- HUD hould P Y off bac tax nd liens-and
provid buyers with a clear title;
- HUD hould be
re pon ible for property;
until contract i closed; and
- HUD hould bring all
ho ing up to codes.
Sharrott, fter explaini
th t hi office implements
but doe not et policy,
promi ed to study the
demands and· get back with
ACORN within two to three
wee .
Hockenhull said ACORN would wait for Sharrott's
repl y and for the present no further demo tratiODl were
planned.
On Thursday, ACORN took two automobile tires to
the office of Conley Abrams, director of the department
of public works.
Theyal 0 demonstrated in front of the City/County
Building.
Thursday's demonstration, protesting" Abrams dis­
regard for cleanup of hazardo tire dump" at 22117
Lawndale, was omewhat of a repeat of Wednesdty'.
demonstration with one exception: the director of the
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CRITICS: BLACK BUSNESSES
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SUFFER A_T CITY INCUBATOR
by DERRICK C. LEWIS
Staff Writer
Practices within the
Metropolitan Center for High
Technology's (MCHT) business in­
cubator program are not providing
eq ual services to tenants, some
claim.
Vanessa Peake, president of
Consolidated Industries, Inc.,
which specializes in cleaning
products, says MCHT is giving
preferred ervice to "majority"
firms, and neglecting minority firms
within the program. .
The MCHT business incubator
program is supposed to foster the
growth of high-tech companies in
the Detroit area by providing cheap
office space and shated services.
such as clerical help and manage­
ment assistance.
It is located within the former
S.S. Kresge Corporation head­
quarters on Second Ave. near the
Masonic Temple. .
PEAKE SAYS THE only ser-
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another company.
MCHT offered Wild other
space, but Wild says the space of­
fered did not meet her needs and
was too costly to rent. She said she
had no choice but to leave the
building.
ONE CLIENT, WHO preferred
anonymity, says MCHT is sup­
posed to have open facilities for
every client, but some are only open
to "majority" firms. The source says
MCHT's excuse for this, was that
the facilities were not open. to .
anyone.
It was also indicated that when
deliveries arrive, "majority' firm
receive equipment for unloading,
but when a minority firm needs the
equipment, it is not available for
use.
Sharlan Douglas, vice president
of Marketing and Development for
MCHT, says the organization
provides 'Services to the needs of
clients without regards to race.
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Opposftion
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organizes
against
court pick
By ALLISON JONES
Co"espondent
No ooner had President
George Bush 'announced his
choice to replace Justice Thur­
good Marshall on' the U.S.
Supreme Court than opposi­
tion to the nomination began
to urface.
Bush made his an­
nouncement Monday, July 1,
that Appellate Judge Clarence
Thomas was his pick for the
high court. .
Thomas, the former chief
of the Equal Employment Op­
portunity Commission
(EEOC), was opposed a year
ago for his appointment to the
Appellate Court by 15 nation­
al civil rights leaders. They
accused Thomas of bringing
the EEOC to a virtual
tandi till, saying Thoma
""demonstrated overall dis­
dain for the rule of la "when
it came to affirmative action.
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