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een the p ople 0
ople 0 Yor
SAM SAID he really didn't
know where to begin; that so
much wa happening that it
taxing his patience to
remain civil.
I waited wondering why
Sam, of all people, who e
mouth run like" a clatter
bone of a goo e's behind." was
finding i difficult to put hi
thoughts into word .
Just a I decided to
verbalize my thoughts. Sam
poke.
"Wrote!" he said. "I had this
, God awful nightmare last
night. I dreamt the turbulence
of the 1960 resurrected itself
and instead of pacific
resistance, the treet were
filled with people who e
respect for individual rights
were absolutely zilch.
"When I awoke I was in a
cold sweat. My body shook
like that Saint Vidas Dance
and secreted in the depths of
my mind were the rumbling of
disgu t because of all that I
thought, felt, knew and
visualized to be true. I realized
the pedestal, the elevat
po ition the white man has
placed the white woman in,
wu a catastrophe well neigh
ready to explode."
"The ense of justice that
I've acquired somewhere along
the way, Wrote, demands that I
decry both acts of violence
that came out of the Freedom
Festival's' Hart Plaza incident.
"I betieve suppression; the
very fact that Black women in
America are stereotyped, in
the final analysis, will prove to
be the reason the violence we
witnessed through the whi te
media sensationalizing the
event, happened.
I deplore both. The act of
violence and the .
sensationalism. Each was as
appalling as the other. But I
wa not surprised because ever
. ince the Reagan
dministration gained access
the White House, violence
InCl erosion of civil and human
'rights have been the order of
the day.
"Police brutality didn't
begin with the Rodney King
incident; it has been around
since day one. But before I
forget my train of thought,
let's get back to the business at
hand;that pedestal.
"I WAS THINKING about
something I read the other day;
cmetning the kids might say,
'Blew my hair back.' But as I
thought.about it, I began to
understand the true meaning of
wbat is meant by "by product."
"Wrote! what I read was:
during the entire history of
thi country, there has not been
one white man executed for
raping a Black woman. But
during th t arne time frame,
almost 600 Black men have
been executed for raping white
omen-"
"ADd that Wro , iJ the bottom
line."
and at one time.
in Octroi t and
TER HE GRADUATED
from high chool in Ghan ,h at
tended the State University of New
York and did his masters wor in
dif- accounting at St. Johns University.
(313) 965-
Humanitarian
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of ttu 'Year
Sharon C rson of Southfield, received the n t Heart .rlDe
, Hum nitarian of, the Year Award jointly from Brlstol-Myen Sq Ibb
Comp ny-her employer- and the Detroit Medical Society, e po
the Heartwarmers Mentor Progr m. Heartwarmers Is a unlque
program which provide 25 BI ck high-school junlon d Dion with
head tart for careers In medlclae, by paring them with local BI
phy lela mento. The students meet with t elr menton after Ie
and on weeken 0 nlng them on hospital rounds, In rael"7 or
treating patlen In cUnleal practice. Five tudents ch year neelv
l, olarsbl. "H . .. . ,I ... r·t ........
a wonderttll opportunity for . 'le) I (, tblD k 0
community that has given so much to me," M . Canon said.
Upcoming Events
Complied nd Edited
By KASCENE BARKS
NATURE
CENTER
- "Nature
Activities r; �
for the·\ 1, \(
Young Is \�,'
Spirit" - .
Belle Isle
Nature
Center
Staff. Admission is FREE. All
programs begin at 1 :30 p.m.
(267-7157).
RECALL ENGLER 'BENEFrr
- Wine & Cheese for the
recall Gov. Engler campaign.
6-9pm. at Maggie Tyson's
2796 Eastways. $10 per per
son. Petitioners Needed. (542-
7190 or 851-7408)
JULY 24th
MALCOLM X CENTER COM·
MUNITY FORUM - presents
"Let The Black Nation Rise"
guest speaker (Chokwe
Lumumba, chairman, New
Arikan People's Organization).
7p.m. 13206 Malcolm X Blvd.
(Dexter) (883-3312).
SUMMER SAFARI
("Monkey Busi
ness & Horse
Play· for
children 7-9)
from 10-12
noon. Call 541-
5717 for info to
register.
JULY 27th
FIRE FIGHTERS RALLY-at
the Detroit Zoo. Thrill Show,
Clowns, Awards Ceremony, &
Team Competition.
ICE CREAM DAY-FREE for
every visitor to the Detroit &
Belle I sle Zoos.
JULY 28th
HP OLD TIMERS - A FREE
picnic at Belle Isle by the Giant
Slide. Shed #11. Starts at
8am.-until. Food (hot dogs &
drinks) is FREE from 1-4p.m.
for children. (865-1397)
HART PLAZA
SUMMER
CONCERTS --D
Come to the
Plaza-Bring
you lunch
Relax & Enjoy
the fresh air &
FREE, live
music Mon.
T h u r s . ,
11 :30am.-1 pm. 7-22 Frank
Lozano-PANCHITO: 7-23
George Bashara-sxx BAND: 7-
24 Ernie RodgerS-RAPPA
HOUSE. (224-1184).
RIVERFRONT
FESTIVALS
".�_ HART PLAZA - latin
,.��." American Fe tival (July 19-
21) - Fie ta Mexicana '91
(Aug 2-4) - Poll h F atlval
(Aug 9-11) - African World
Festival (Aug 16-18) -
,Yogo lav F atlval (Aug 23-
25). (224-1184).
FAMILY REUNION
TAYLOR FAMILY
Celebrate there 8th Annual
Lett-Wesley Family Reunion.
July 26..thru 28 at the Ramada
Inn, 789 Ferguson Dr., Benton
Harbor, MI 49022.
Send all announcement and
information to: P.O. Box
03560, Highland Park, MI
48203 or call (313/869-0033).
Elder John E';- Scott
pastor Qf Lizzies 'Chapel,
a Primitive Baptist Church
reads the
Michigan
Citizen
Why
aren't
you?
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JULY 25th
USDA DIS-
TRIBUTION DAY - fhe
Detroit Neighborhood Ser
vices Dept (NSD) will distribute
(federal surplus foods) to
registered fam ilies & in
dividuals startlnq at 8am. at
NSD Services Centers in the
city. (267-6640)
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