I.R. Johnson pa en d bicycle frame. 1978
lph H. e co man. died. 1897 - Elijah uhammad
(Elij h oole) religio leader, born.
Who 1M form.,. us p iIlent ho d'fi nded 1M famou
Ii er, Cinque, of L 'AmistDd fame?
OcroBER 11, 1887 - A Mil P nt d elev tor. 1892 - H.
N tbaniel Den, composer/aran�, born.
In lakh Jlar wa th Blllclc StIlr LiM founded, and how mllII1
hlp did U luIy,? '
OcrOBER 12, �932 - Dic Gregory, ctivi t, comedi n,
born. 1918 - B.J. Winburn, p lic official, born. 1925 - Xavier
'University founded in ew Orle .La. 1974 - William "Jac "
Mars 11 elected to Bo lin Jlall of F me in Illinoi ,th fl t
, African-American to be So bonored.
Who Geor ,(Mull) Sunlls and (Cool Papa) B,II?
ANSWERS TO SLACK HISTORY QUESTIO S
Octob r 6·12
6th - Liberians of Black American ancestry.
7th _:. Native Son.
8th - The Congregational Church (now called the United Church
ofChri t),
9th North Carolina Mutual. ,
10th - A Unitarian, John Quincy Adams, who wa palsied and
nearly bUnd at the time in 1841. . .
11th Launched on June 26, 1919 by Marcus Garvey. It owned at
· : one time three v els, all of dubio worth and leaky: the Yarmouth,
: Kanwanab and the Shadyside ..
• 12th - Suttle w a po erful free- winging hitter of the Negro
: League in the 3Os. F ns used to urge him on by hollering, "Kick,
: Mule!" "Bell, playing t the same time, is believed to have been the
: f; test man to ever don a b ebaU uniform. Myths abound about him:
: be could tum off Ii ht witch and be in bed before the lights went ou .
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A .DA Y IN THE PARK
"It' my f vorite bar becau e I
enjoy the atmo phere and enter-
t inment." ,
Two d ughter , Jocelyn and
Kimberly, took over the bu ine
March 1990 after their parent'
retirement.
"Keeping the busine going
a Dad did is-a challenge," s id
Kimberly Starr.
Manager Kenneth Tyler nd
the; two bartenders, C rmen Luiz
and 'Diane Ester - who have
been there ince the opening 20
year go - help Kimberly and
Jocelyn Starr.
Kimberly enjoys working t
the Black and Tan.
"It give me a feeling of inde
pendence nd makes me feel th t
I'm doing omething for the com
�unity as far as giving them a
place to go.': .
Although th n me tarr'
Black nd Tan reflect the
founder's de ire to fm a pJ ce
where people of color can go; the
club doe have a mixed crowd all
the time, he aid.
Thougb the tmospherc ha
changed bit with the new
management, Jocelyn Starr said
there have been nothing but
good comments. ,
Kimberly Starr said she feels
appreciation to her patents.
"It's hard to stay in busine s for
20 years:' Kimberly id.
"Everything they did in term of
the business they did well."
OCTOBER 9th
..
Upcoming
Museum .. Is about the movement & y amlng d per pef'80n (t deductible). For r'8MNYlIUOI'UI
th e people. as the gallery becomes parable (894-2200).
of humanity. (Oct. 10-'20) in the Earl O.A. Smith PUBLIC MEETING - -An Eyewltn -
Theatr on the Unlv. of Detroit Mercy' . Report on the F" eaom Struggle- galnet
McNichols campus McNichols & Uv moi . . Af*1 id South Africa· will be the highlight of
SPIRIT OF SURVIVAL EXHIBITION'- Call(993-1130)forscheduledtlm &tlck Info ... �o. World Palty public meeting, beglnnng
Kindred Soule, of Detroit based ethnic women' . 6p.m. 1945 Grand Riv . Chlldcare provided.
artorganlzatfonopened ·SpfrltofSurvlvaJ,- a fine OCTOBER 11 th Don Ion $3. Olnn will be rved after th
art & craft exhibition at MAAH, 301 Frederick CELEBRITY FASHJON SHOW/CABARET ·meetlng. (962-4979).
Dougl . Tt:1 exhlb�lon runs thru Oct. 20. _ The committee to elect Linsey Porter, Mayor .OCTOBER 15th
(833-F09R8OO)UM' ., A Natural hair & braids: 'I sponsoring this event from 8p.m. to 1 :30 a.m.
II CIvI C t Hall 15840 Second PUBLIC HEARINGS on the
presentation '& video with- natural hair at the Blackwe c n r. 3Op' Comprehensive Hou Ing A1fordablllty Strategy
lCulpt"" .. AUen Blgge . M coIm, X Community Midland. F hlon show at 9p.m. to 10: .m.
""", Child 'l1ck ts $10 adv - $15 door. Music by Foody. (CHAS) - P rson may att nd any public
Cntr, 13206 Dext (8�12) 7pm. care, EXHIBIT _ The publlck Is Invited to m th artng. regardle of which SectC?r they r sid
provided- Refr hments erved. artl t at th opening of a new Intematlonal, In. 10/15 South Sector, Recr atlon Cntr,
HALLOWEEN SHOW � Ford comThmunlty. multi-media exhibit of art Imaging peac In the 4535 F rvlew.7-9p.m.
College Performing Arts 0 pt. pr nts r de I ������--
GrotlMco In .,.". Rlche.t DtMd Man Alive (Oct. world from 5 to 8 p.m., th Swor nto LOOK/LISTEN/LEARN
9-11 & 16-19 at Spm - Oct. 1'3 & 20 at 7p. m.) 5101 Plow h res Peace Cntr & Gallery, Droit. (33 E
Ev rgr en Rd. All at 12. Reservation Adams Av 965-5422) Oct. 11 thru Dec.
(845-6478).
OPEN FORUM - Th Young Adult
Commltt .. of the Detroit Branch of the NAACP
pr ent Judge Damon Keith. 5:30-8:30p.rtl.
MAAH,301 Frederick Dougl (833-9800).
LAnN A ERICAN ONTH - DIA will
pr ent. ap ci I exhibition,' Ofrend.: An'
OfferIng to DIego River. (Oct. 9-Nov. 3). w I
art demOnstration, chlldr n's workshops.
latin Amertc.l d n & music. 5200 WoodW rd
Av . (833-7975). . �
. OCTOBER 10th�
EFIT 01 ER - The",.: B/. UnIt«J
Fund Communlt)l Enrlchm nt Thruough
s.tf-H Ip and Education. P uring Deborah
McGriff t th We tin Hotel. Pre-Dinner
reception 6p.m. - Din r 7p.m. Contribution $75
The e youn ter enjoyed a warm autumn day In the- par
Jth lot of free food and ood r n. Their parent ere al 0
bu y t more Important tas : re I terln to vote. The picnic
held In enton Harbor' H II P rk wa fr e to anyone ltb
oter regl trat,on card. If you didn't han 0 e, t e re I tr
ere on b nd to sl n yo up. Clo to 3
. i ned up. (B. Brown photo)
LA lNG, it. (AP) - It too
the St rr family. the entire um
mer of 1971 to tr n form n old
rehou e into tarr's BI c and
T n, L n in' olde t bl ck
owned b r.
De pite the difficult- time ,
the nightclub ha been together
nd in the f mily for t 0
decades.
CCI think everyone i proud of
the fact th t we have urvived the
p t 20 ye rs," s id Jocelyn
Starr, co-owner.
. The founder of the nightclub,
Roland St . rr, wa former City
Hall accountant nd night uper
vi or t Boys Training School.
He wanted to provide a place
where BL ck would feel com
fortable and welcome.
When a liquor license became
available, he bought a site for the
nightclub. .
St rr recalled one of hi mo t
memorable moments came at the
t rt of .hi enterpri e.
"When the landlord decided
he wa going to sell me the build
ing with nothing down, I felt very
h ppy," Starr said. .
After he found the place, the
whole family, including wife
JoAnn and five daughters, got in
volved ..
There have been some dif
ficult times, hut one of Rot nd
Starr's ecreu to the nightclub's
uecc . has b on har-d work.
. "In the beginning, it was very
hard to keep going becau e there
wa a lot of debt and I didn't have
any money behind me," he said,
"But I was always open when my
cu tomers needed me. I worked
holidays and let may staff o fl.. "
There were other prot7fems.
Roland Starr was wounded in a
hooting at the bar in 1979.
There has been' occasional
violence in the neighborhood
around the bar.
But Starr said the family just
kepl on working. When Starr
Complied and Edited
By KASCENE BARKS
.Clvil 'rl
arg
brochur
univ r itie
, .
tension on many of our college cam- :
pus . As a re ult, the Commi ion
ought Input on tid i ue nd
developed j fl 1 report guide
tor achieving a plurali tic cademic
environment, free of ha ment, in
timid tion, tension and violence."
The brochure cite everal ex
ample of urit wful dl criminatory
behavior and encourage tuden
who believe they are victim of di -
crimination or h ment to contact
the ne re t Civil Rights office for
i lance. The brochure explains
the complaint proces and preven
tive ervices available through the
Department of Civil Rights.
The Michigan Dep rtment of
Civil Rights h prepared new
brochure to inform studen at
univcrsftfe ' and college ot their
rights under 18 law.
The brochure, ".Dealfn With Un
lawful Di crimlnanon On. Camp ,"
i one of 44 recommendations in a
Michigan Civil Rights Commi ion
final report on Qvj1 Rights in Higher
Education. The 73-page report
ba ed on te timony from four
regional public hearin at COlleges
and universitie around the $tate.
John Roy Castillo, evil Rights
director, aid, "In pa t years"" there
have been reports of incre e<!"'r8cial
v
nt
MUSEUMS .
, FRICAN AMERICAN HI TORY, 301
Fred rick Dougl • Detroit. (833-9800).
-GRAYSTONE JAZZ, 3000 E. Grand Blvd.'
(871-0234). . . .
OTOWN, 2648 W. Gr nd Blvd, 0 trott.
(867-0091) .
-INTERNATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN
PORTS HALL OF FAME - Open
Monday-Friday. 9-5 on the 4th Floor. Wt!IIne
County Bldg, 600 Randolph', 0 rolt.
HERRY WASHINGTON GALL RY,
Mill ndar C nt r, Detroit. (555-BRUSH) ..
-YOUTH HERITAO HOU ,110 E.
F rry. Detroft. (871-1 867). .
REUNION
FINNEY CLAS REUNION - 20 Ye r
combined (1970, 1971 & 1972 - Saturd ,
October 26, 1991 at the Warren Ch u Hallin •
. Warren, Mlchlg n. 7pm (Cocktail Hr) 8pm
(Dlnn Hr) (746-9643).
nd I announcement. to
PO Box 03560, Highland P k.
e-0033. '
ch Citizen,
4S203orcall