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 . . - ... -----------� i------ .' I 1 The AACP Mickey lei nd I 1 Memorfal Tree Planting Campal n I I I I YESI I i h to give my perso�al upport to the 1991 I I campaign. Enclo d i my contribution of: I I Regular Gontributiotr. S 5.00 I I . I I Additional Contribution: S I I TOTAL CONTRIBUTION: S I I 'I I Name I I Addre I ·1 I I I I NAACP Unit: 1 I I I Plea e make your check payable to Afrieare. All �on- I I tribution to Africare are 100 percent tax-deductible. I I Mail your check with thi completed form to: I I Africare I I (AnN: NAACP'Leland Campaign) I I Africare Hou I I 440 R Street, .W. I I . Wa hington, D.C. 20001 . I I _------------�� ---- 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