Dorothy W hington of
Kim 00 County' He d t 11 pro­
gram id" 0 comment" hen
ked to verify whether R p N'
Rhym w b in purch ed for the
pro m' 450 pre- ,choolers. How-
ever, admitted to having pur-
cha ed one of the ta for her son. . Davi to consider methods by which
Gary Cozzag'llo, Regional they could join force, thi power-
Marketing Con ultant for house-or the f t rood industIY and a
. McDon ld' , recently met with, petite ongbird, in m ing the tape
available to McDonald' young c -
tomers, perferably in Happy Meals.
Davi plans for making n�ne
�ore tape . .
TH D
of her Mom' ·h m unle h d a
whirlwind of creativity in ·D vi .
G pel nd R B not were for-
, ken for nip I yri . R P , Rhyme,
8 c tt produced by Brown
Brown R cordin of Kal mazoo,
w th r ult. '
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. MUS EGON HEIGHTS
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WESTERN MICHIGAN
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Author 0 ,th t- llin boo
Countering the con piracy to
Destroy Black Boy 'and To Be
Popular Or Smart: Ti BI ck Peer
Group, Kunjufu id teaching i
red prof ion, but te cher c in­
. not c fectively te ch child if he or
h d not love or respect the child,
�or underst nd the youn ter' cul­
ture.
Carolyn Alford, Secret rY of th
Kalamazoo School Bo rd, told tn
Michigan Citizen that he i "corn­
mitted to eeing a multi-cultural cur­
riculum in th di trict." A lot of
contributions by Blacks and others in
thi nation and particularly in
Michigan-haven't been taught in the
clas room, Afford aid.
"IT; TIM W tarted getting
all the history out," he volunteered, ,
apparently warming up to her ub­
ject, "Every month that there'
, " �'"
bateia t, e ¥lIOn.
. .',. � b· ff.ef in out
anu. ell ... .,
.. city' future.
Sc;>me of those Visions are:'
, -Better business retention and development
--:A. drug free community . ", . .
�More construction of new' Ingle family home .
-An aggressive continuation of home rehabllition and'
repair programs ,
-:-More tnnovatlve law'enforc ment strategies
-:-More procurement of .I9cal, state, and federal grants'
. for continued enhancemnt of the city.
Achievements:
-Computerization of Cltv Hall datat management
-User fee study and Implementation - 1987
-City Income tax - 1990
-:-Revlsed tax abatement polley - strongest In Muskegon
County. '. .
-Reduced the number 9f vacant, dilapidated' houses trom
110 to ·44.JJtllts
-ParK Improvements - 1,650,00 - 1984-91
-State and F derel grants totalling nearly $5,000,000'-
,1 85-90 . ,
, -Renta.1 Ret:'labilltian Program 1,400,000 - 198�-90,
-Woodcllffe Subdivision No.3 - new construction of 52
single-family homes
-Propefty vatue Increase 18"
(resldentlallcommerlclal/tndustrlal). 1985-90 '
-Robert A. W rren Proffesslonal Office BulldLng - 1988
-CWC Plant No; 1 Dernolltlon and Sanford Street
Redevelopment Project ('Sanford Village' retail
redevelopment, reop�nlng of vacated San!ord Street), ,
$2,600,000 - .1988-91
Re-Elect
OBE T
y
Oct r
th meeting 0 th Southwe t
Michi n inority B in
i tion (SMMBA) firm d up
rul , nd guid lin for i Sun­
day,O tober27th Expo.
Lol At on, Ch irpe ono
the Expo Committee, id it will
h ld in Dougl Communi ty
Center between 2:00-5:00 p.m.
Th purpo of th Expo i to
introduce Kalam zoo' BI ck
l? Ine e to the community, nd
not ju t becau e October i
Minority Busine Month, but
princip lIy be e BI ck busi-
n , minus the dverti in and
promotion budget of m ny
firm, ren't alw y f miliar to
the community which they e
to erve.
Ace in point w Garlande,
Hall' effort to loc te 8 Black
..
Nov_erS, 1991
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