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What is th n of the
Blac I ad r who wa
convicted of mail fraud in
1925?
Who is t thor of t
book of ermo called, God'
Trombon ?
SEPTEMBER 17, 19 1--
u r y Leon rd defe ted
Thomas Hearns for the world
welterweight title. 1 3-
V ne ill I m bee me
the first B1 ck Mi America.
1 7 - d. 14 ...... �nu.n
Name t� three colleges
which Martin Luther King, Jr.
attended
S�PTEMBER 18, 1895 -
Booker T. W hin ton
delivered the 'Atl nt
Compromise'addre . 1916
- Oliver C. utton, judge,
was born: '
What was the purpose of
the Colored Merchants'
Association formed in 1929?
SEPTEMBER 19, 1893-
.R. obin on patented
Electric Railway Trolley.
1950 - La renee L. Lum,
government employee, wa
born.
What is the name of the first
. Black to become an admiral
in the U.S. Navy?
, SEPTEMBER 20, 1881 -
B e r hlngton
opened Tuskegee Institute.
1885 - Jelly Roll Morton,
pianist, compo er, was born.
1864 Richard B.
Harrison, actor, w born.
What are the current
approximate circulation
figures for Essence Magazine
of each issue?
SEPTEMBER 21, 1897 -
F. W. Le lie patented
envelope seal. 1933 -
Clifford L. Alexander, US
Defense Dept. Secretary, was
born.
In which years was Althea
Gibson the women's singles
champion (tennis) at
Wimbleton?
Ray Leonard
ANSWERS TO BLACK"
HISTORV QUESTION
15th - Marcus Aurelius
Garvey.
16th - Jame Weldon
Johnson. .
17th - Morehouse,
Crozier Seminary, and Boston
University.
18th - To e tablish store
among Blacks and urge them
to buy cooperatively.
19th - Samuel L.
Gravely, Jr. in 1971.
20th - About 650,000
copies.
2 t -1966."nd 1967.
'One Church, One Child'
home for Afric n-Americ
DBTRO m 2)-On Septe ber 17, 1991,
On Church, One Child of Michig n, Inc. will present
the program, "Facing the inevitable - The growing
need for more fo t r nd doptive homes for African­
Amercan children." Th program will be held at
Friendship Baptist Church located at 3900 Beaubien
in Detroit from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m.
"We hope to focus attention to the pre ing need
for fo ter and adoptive hom for African-American
children and provide answers to prospective foster
aoo adoptive parents," said Yvonne Golden, the ex­
ecutive director of the program. A panel of leading
experts will present issu and practical solutions on
the ubj t. Topics will include: Who are the
children?"; "Community response"; Dispelling the
myths"; and "Ecumenical response."
Father George H. Clements, Blac Chicago-
b ed Catholic pri t and founder of the On Church,
On Child Program in Chicago, will be th keynote
peaker, Fr. Clem nts w th ubject of a recent
television movie, "Th Father Clemen Story" tar­
ring Lou Go ett, Jr. which chronicled hi efforts to
becom an doptive p rent.
One Church, One Child of Michigan, Inc. i a
minority recruitment program e tabli hed in 1986, in
collaboration with the State of Michigan, to find
fo ter and adoptive home for African-American
children throughout the tate of Michigan.
ADmi ion is FREE and open to the public. For
more information, contact One Church, One Child of
Michigan at (517) 372-0184.
Private Adoption is conference topic
Detroiter com
Chand amitte Suzette Rhode
has been competing in rhythmic
gymnastic for the past four years.
Before that,sh spent 3 years in ar­
tistic gymnastics. She has competed
in Montreal, Canada, New York, D­
linois, Indiana, Ohio, Wiscon in,
Missouri, Flordia, Colorado and
Michigan.
Chanda, age 16, will be a senior
this fall Mercy High School.
De pite 20 hours of practice per
week she has maintained a B
average. She plans to attend
Spellman College after graduation
and major in engineering.
She live with her mother, Sharon'
and father, Thomas, who is a g neral
contractor; an older brother, Chad,
who attend Morehouse College; and
a 10 year old brother, Kareern, who
attends Faith Christian Academy.
By NATHANIEL SCOTT
StaQWriU,
DETROIT-Parents for Private
Adoption and the Family Tree
presents" a conference for adoptive
and prospective adoptive families, "
Saturday, September 28 in
Rochester, Michigan, executive
director Janis J. Seikaly said. She and
her husband, William R., founded
the support group which has a mem-
bership of 100. .
Seikaly said presently "Private
or independent adoption is not law­
ful in Micbigan." However, she
added, "It is legal in most other
states." .
The focus of the conference will
be "how a Michigan resident may
legally adopt through private adop­
tion."
According to Seikaly, State Rep­
resentative David Gubow, chair of
the House Adoption Subcommittee,
"will speak about Michigan adoption
i ues today and in the future."
IN ADDITION, a panel of attor­
neys will speak, including Attorneys
Stanley B. Michelman, co-author of
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In Michigan, Seikaly said, it's
"almost impossible" fora "white per­
son" to adopt an infant through agen­
cies licensed by the state and
interracial adoption is seldom, at
best.
She added, "All the agencies in
ichigan are licensed by the tate."
When an individual adopts
privately, it is not the same as when
one adopts through a state licensed
agency, Seikaly said.
In private adoption, the in­
dividual interacts with the "birth
mother" or someone, an anorn y or
a doctor, who represents·her .
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However, she added, "It is not
legal for money to change hands in
any state for the purpose of en­
couraging her (the birth mother) to
relinquish her child to you."
ON THE OTHER hand, he
aid, "In most states you can offe
financial support for medical and
living expenses but in Michigan you
can't offer either."
Seikaly a
motherhood "
tion.
"Parents for Private Adoption is
committed to lobbying for lawful -
private adoption in the state of
Michigan," Seikaly said, adding, the
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enable the non-profit facility to rna e
improvemen which include "refur­
bishing residents' rooms nd oth r
f ciliti well in ividual care
for the till uffering alcoholi who
have no one, and no place to go."
Sobriety House is a 45 bed male
Elentlne V. Bonner expre her delight at bela greeted b)' Tb
WellD P n's"W II)' Wellapple" he tarts to to r the
center at 10101 Fenkell, Detroit. Sbe Is aided by Roosevelt Jo
Wei In Plan recentl), purch d tbe Ii dUty nd dedicated It "The
Elentine V. Bonner Health Center" In honor of the wife of Ell J.
Bonner, Pre Ident nd Chief Executive Omcer of The Wellne Plan.
Mrs. Bonner a Ion time, very effective volunteer worker In The
Welln Plan' PI za Center Ob-Gyn departmen! prior to betna
Incapacitated with A.LS. In 1989.
Expo open to job seekers
On September 26, at the Univer­
sity of Detroit Mercy College Con­
ference Center job seekers will have
the opportunity to meet potential
employers at the Detroit Urban
League's Annual Career Bxpc -
"People, Jobs, and Prosperity." ,
Representative from awide
range or' corporations and institu­
tions will be present to interview
quatltted applicants for jobs in a
diversity of fields.
More that 30 representatives from
business, the medical profession,
manufacturing, telecommunication,
bamking, data proce ing, market­
ing; and human services will be ac­
cepting applications and sharing
information about their companies ..
Individuals planning to attend
should bring an updated resume, be
dressed in aprofessional manner, and
be prepared for an interview.
The Career Expo will begin at 10
a.m. and clos p. U of D
Mercy Col ege Conference Center is
located at 8lPO West Outber Drive,
west of the Southfield Freeway. For
further information call Detroit
Urban League Employment Service
at 895-2500.
conference will be held at Oakland
University and discount hotel rooms
are available.
For additional information or
registration material, the address is
27821 Santa Barbara, Lathrup Vil­
lage, Michigan, 48076. The phone
ber is (313) 557-3501. _
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