DETROIT
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Polc R port
On body found... t:
cro th b ,
fIIJ una on body or n d.
No pn of forc d entry.
No pon or tootpn n on
the ground.
Th v, m, mayb , t t
am body n.
Knew th m s n phbor or
friend.
• At any rate, - w found th
victim d d:
dre ea for the night,'
spr. wled cross the bed.
. Coroners First Report
The lab did not find an over
dose,
the tomecn failed to yield
what we feared the most.
There were no wounds or
needle mark ,.
the unblemished specimen
left us In the dark.
Coroner's Final Report
The weapon, Idle gossip,
wielded by a so-cslled friend,'
each word a poisoned arrow,
took Its toll as It went In.
And so barbs from a friend,
took part,
entered the ears and pIerced
the lady's heart.
Case closed
4 IT I believed, except Cab
Callow y, are dece d.
Mi ter Cl r aid, in b loess
Ii e manne r, "I don't collect
nything but 7 -"th pre 45 ,33
and COS.
At thi point in Mi r Cl r '
tory. on might think, n SO-year­
old nior citizen' life would be
complete. But that" not th case
with Mi ter Clar . He lso writes.
and reads, poetry.
rt W. CI rk
two or three
poetry. "Idle
h d work. (photo
, "WROTE," he aid.
"Wichita doe n't under tand
the i ues."
"I ues," I aid. What
i ue? I h ven't heard
nything about any i ues. The
only thing I know nything
about re lawn igns. They're
all over the city."
'''That' what I am talking
about," Sam aid. "She doesn't
understand what the i ues are
because no one is talking
about i sue . But you know
what they are: I know you do.
I can ee it in your eye ."
"Now hold orr Sam, You and
lire friend but don't tart
telling me what I know, or
don't know. about politic .
You do remember the saying
about a man's religion, his
politics and his wife, don't
·you?"
"The heck with that," Sam
said. "If there are no issues, I
want to know why. And if
there are is ue and nQ one i
talking about them, I want to
know about that too. Why?
Why Wrote. Why doesn't
Highland Park have any
i sues?"
into manhood
ing boy:
DonBo
co
ea
- And. the life expectancy for
Black men i 65.2 years and for
whit m n it i 72.2.
ilional upport" for the 18-22 year
old Bl ck m n who have been in­
volved with the "(I ter care ystem,"
Don Bo co cites the tatistics of
the "endangerment" of Black mal .
- Fifty four percent (54%) of
Black male drop out of Detroit
public chool before completion;
- Homicide is the leading cause
of death among Black m n, ag 20-
24;
- Forty percent (40%) of the
Americans murdered each year are
Black;
- Twenty three percent (23%) of
Black men, 20-29, are in pri on, on
parole or probation;
, - Only 19.6 percent of Black
men, 18-24, are in COllege;
- The national unemployment
rate for Black teens is 38.4 percent;
- Only 39 percent of Black
families with children under 18 are
in two parent home ;
-In the last four years nearly 200
of Detroit's Black youth. less than
16-years-old were killed;
itional upport project for young
Black men, ages 18-22 ... who have
had contact with the foster care sys­
tem," according to information
provided by Don Bosco Hall.
Furthermore, the information
claims, "A series of intensive per­
sonal awarene experience and
'hands on' activitie centered on the
responsibilities of manhood" will be
avaiJable for the free project.
In addition to the project's "rite
of p ssage" focu , "job place­
ment ... (and) referrals to employment
and job preparation opportunities"
will be provided to all "who are will­
ing to make a one year commitment
to receive individualized and group
uppon," Don Hall aid. ..
In their endeavor to provide "tran-
By NATHANIEL SCOTT
SIIlJf WriUr
DETROIT-Don Bosco Hall, Inc.,
1001 Petoskey Street, and Michigan
Department of Social Services'
Family Services for Children and
Family are co- ponsoring the Higher
Heights Opportunity Project.
Th project is "an intensive tran-
DO N BO CO al 0 fumi hed two
excerpts pertinent to the "endanger­
ment" of Black males. ..
An excerpt from the Report of th�
National Commi ion of Children,
June of 1991 states: "Poverty, paren­
tal indifference and governmental
in ptitude keep may of the nation'
children from reaching a fulfilling,
productive adulthood." .
The second excerpt comes from
Howard University's Mental Health I
Research Center. It states: "It's not
just the family. It's the church. it's'
the fraternity. it's the Masons--all of
them are 'to ing large numbers 0
very bright young men."
Referral -including self-refer­
rals runs through August at Don
Bosco Hall.
for additional information please
call (313) 834-8677,ext. 24. The fax
number is (313)834-3223.
Room of the Detroit Public Library.
Off street parking will be available
in the library's parking lot on Put­
nam.
CHAS is a new federal require­
ment for municipalities who want
dollars for federal housing, a'prereq­
uisite for city participation in other
federal programs.
The City Planning Commi sion
of the Detroit City Council states that
attending the workshop will enlarge
the input of low and moderate in­
come people, make their needs
known and recognized by public of­
ficials in CHAS, ensure com-
munitie have up-to-date·
information and can et up action
strategies for involvement.
Workshops on
getting new
affordable housing
By RON SEIGEL
C'O"espondenl
DETROIT - Grassroots people
can learn how to participate in
programs getting more affordable
housing during this time of increas­
ing homelessness.
Two free workshop involving
the Comperhensive Housing Affor­
dability Strategy (eHAS) will be
held Wednes<fay, August 216:30 - 9
p.m, or Saturday, August 24, 9:30
p.m. - 12 noon at the Explorer's
"WELL," WICHITA cut
in, "people are alway talking
about city services, or the lack
of. Drugs. Unemployment. A
high tax base. Empty
buildings. High crime rate and
a lot of things. But I gue that
doesn't count because they are
only tax payers." .
"You ,are right," Sam said.
"What ever the ci tizens are
saying doesn't mean a hill of
beans because they are talking
about problems; hot solutions.
And when you address issues,
you must talk solutions."
",Maybe they don't know
what the issue are," Wichita
said. "I bet you a fish
sandwich that if they knew
what th,e issues were, they
would talk solution."
"What 'they' are you
talking about?" Sam asked.
"All of these people with
their names on lawn signs,"
Wichita aid. "That's who. The
one' who want to become
Mayor or a council person.
The one' whose sworn duty
will be the protection and well '
being of thi city. That's the
who and that's why I need
help. I don't know what
anybody stands for and I need
that kind of information so I
can make the most of my right
to vote. Sister Pearl, a mother
at my church, said she didn't
always have the right to vote.
She al 0 aid I hould vote my
head, not my heart."
"Wrote." Sam yelled. "I\re
you there? Are you listening?
Are you aware that time. at
least in the political arena, is
lipping away? And whether
you believe it or not, that's the
bottom line."
RITES OF PASSAGE-Don Bosco Hall' Higher Heights Opportunity Project targeted for Black male
between 18 and 22 who bave bad, "contact with the foster care sy tem." Facing the eamera re two of the
Hall' employees: Osel Akota, Inator .(1) and resource peelaUst Roy Wilds. (photo by J. Borce>
Upcoming Events
Compll d and Edited
By KASCENE BARKS
AUGUST 23rd
HART PLAZA
SUMMER CONCERTS - Come to'
the Plaza-bring your lunch-relax &
enjoy the fresh air & FREE, live music
Mon.-Thurs." 11 :30am.-1pm. 8-19
Chuck Robinett: 8·20 Alma Smith &
Friends: 8-21 New Orleans Jazz
Band: 8-22 Eino Haapala: (224-1184).
**** . ,
HAL GALPHER - Perform Aug. 23-
25 at Baker's Keyboard, the world's
oldest jazz club. 20510 Livernois at 8
MI Rd. (864-1200).
AUGUST 18th
CLARENCE LAUGHLIN: Vlalonary
Photograph r - This exhibition
provides a fresh perspective on
Laughlin'S work by presenting his
most famous images alonside less
familiar ones, including many early
vintage prints. (Aug. 18 - Sept. 22)
Detroit I nstltute of Arts, 5200 Wood­
ward (833-7963).
AUGUST 24th
GREAT LAKES INDIAN MUSEUM -
Features exhibits tracing the history of
the Great Lakes/Woodland Indians
from before tne arrival of European
settlers to the present, is the subject
of an Aug. 24 tour. Tour begins at
noon & departs form the Detroit His­
torical Museum, 5401 Woodward at
Kirby. To register (833-1419). .
MALCOM X EXHIBITION - Due to
continuing popular response, -Mal­
cotm X: Man On A Tightrop, - an ex­
clusive film and photographic
exhibition" has been extended until
Sept. 1, at The Black Cinema Gallery,
1144 Pingree. (Aug. 24, 25, 31, & 9/1)
Spend an evening at the Plaza-relax
& enjoy the fresh air and FREE, live
music Mon.-Wed., 7:30-9pm. & *5:30-
7pm. 8-19 Howard "Pistot" Allen:
*George Benson: 8-20 George
Bashara-SAX BAND: 8-21 Ed Nuccil­
II-PLURAL CIRCLE: 8·22 *Jim
Joseph TAILGATE RAMBLERS. (224-
1184).
LOOK/LISTEN/LEARN
MUSEUMS,
-AFRICAN MERICAN HISTORY,
301 'Frederick Douglass. (833-9800).
- GRAYSTONE JAZZ, 3000 E.
Grand Blvd. (871-0234).
-MOTOWN, 2648 W. Grand Blvd,
(876-0091) .
- YOUTH HERITAGE HOUSE, 110
E. Ferry (871-1667).
AUGUST 20th
PUPPET SHOW- Children'S Library,
5201 Woodward Ave. (833-1490).
2:30p.m.
RIVERFRONT FESTIVALS
STORYTELLING - JAMBOREE wI
Marian Weingert. Redford Library,
21200 Grand River. 6:45p.m. (935-
5344).
HART PLAZA - African World Fes­
tival (Aug 16-18) � Yogoslav Festival
(Aug 23-25). (224-1�84).
S nd II nnounc m nt. to Michigan Citizen,
PO Box 03560, Highland P rk, MI 048203.
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