erica could come up with w
that in the city of Detroit, loan
applications by whit
jected almo often those
by Blacks. M ybe Comeric
wants us to call it redlining rather
than discrimination?
THU ! WE MA Y be witn
in a rising and a falling of two
political figure bee us in ome
circl the position is: Rev end
Jes J ckson is not effective,
and nor does he have the people
po er he once commanded with
hi "rainbow coalition," and Rev
erend Sharpton and other Blacks
vying foe power. ".../
There are "dark clouds" over
Black America. the Reveren
he made reference to David
Duke, who was the Louisiana
Republican primary winner, even
though h was once a high ranking
official in th KKK, and he bl ted
Governor John Engl r for remov
ing orne 90,000 plus citizens off
WEll THAT'S a big com
fort isn't it? If you live in the
city of Detroit, no matter what
your race, you probably cannot
get a loan.
Of course Comeric chose
to leave out their figures for
lending in the suburbs. That's
where the disaimination sho
up clearly. What can be their
defense when 31 % of upper
income minorities were rejected
compared to 21.3% of low- and
moderate- income whites? We
know all aboqt credit background
and all that, but at some level
money is money isn't it?
And besides, on this issue of
"creditworthiness," who's to say
I won't pay back a debt just
because I don't have major a
. credit card or own a home? I
may pay my rent on time every
month. Pay my utility bills on
time every month. It's time to
redefine credit worthiness.
More importantly, it is time
to redefine the role of banks in
ourc�unity, and it's going to
take all eX us working with a
unified agenda. T· the
banking in IS no gane,
but then, we' not playing. To
get in call ACORN at 963-
1840
DETROIT
rolls.
oo.'s audiEnce
small, pproxim rely 150, ith fe ,
if any, of th considered to be
movers and ers of Detroit.
But that did not top him from
talking bout drug ; about ho "no
junkie brought drugs into Detroit,"
and that we ar all in recovery but
some of us "don't think we have
anything to recover from. "
"I'd rather be with people who
know th y have a problem than with
sanctimonious people, " Reverend
Sharpton said. "All of our (the Black
community i in recovery."
our American hi
forgotten where e came from."
"This is d d Y hen every-
thing Dr. (Martin Luther) King
fought and died for i being taken
aw y,"
Reverend Sharpton thundered.
"Where are th voices in the wil
derness?"
THE BLACK community i
without a power base because
Blacks don't own anything, he said.
"Every (other) community is
controlled by its people," he aid.
"(But when you) come to our com
munity, everybody have something
but us."
Reverend Sharpton aid he is
not preaching separatism; he is
preaching tog themess and, "It ain't
no use in talking about the prom ..
ised land in the Bible and not
wanting one here."
HISTORICALLY, Reverend
Sharpton said, we started out as kings
and queens; some of us still believe
Columbus discovered America;
"celebrate that," and we live in
dangerous time because "we have
the most educated Black people (in
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THE MICHIGAN CITIZEN
has learned from the Pre-Trial Diver
sion Program that to qualify for a
diversion program, among other
specifications, the defendant must
request the program, "admit some
involvement" of the charges, has
High school students consider- made restitution, be charged with a
non-violent crime and be a first-time
ing college after graduatioo will have felony offender.
an opportunity to gain firsthand And, if all the specifications are
-- knowledge about University of De- complied with and the prosecutor
.. troit Mercy at "Facts & Figures does not object, and the defendant is
• Fair" 00 the McNichols Canpus This placed in the diversion program, "the
· open house event will be held on case is suppressed" for the length of
Sunday, November 10 (2-4p.m.), and time, one or two years, the judge
· Monday, November 11 (6-8 p.m.), hands down. Also, if the defendant
in the University Center Ballroom. complies wi th the guidelines of the
In a relaxed, infamal atmosphere, program, the individual's record will
• eeoseective students and their par- be cleared after the diversion period
r ...... ,,_... expires.
• ents can talk with admissions repre- The documentation show that
· sentatives, financial aid advisors, Franklin wrote two checks to the city
• faculty members and current stu- treasurer on May 29, 1991. The
dents. The openhouse also provides checks were for $886.10 and
- an opportunity to tour the campus $1,016.70, the exact amount the
• and facilities. harges alleged Franklin requested,
University of Detroit e ' received, endorsed and cashed.
• I_gest independent university in Franklin's case is in Recorders
• Michigan, offers more than 60 pro- Court and the only information the
ft'1U'n.. of study. TIle McNichols court will give is: "The case i up-
er _._ pressed."
.. Campus· located at 400 1 W. Franklin was charged with two
McNichols (at Livernois) in Detroit. felony counts of larceny by conver
For more information, call the sion on July 26, 1991 and the maxi-
e Admissions Office at 993-1245. mum sentence on each count was
I .
police and fire protection, orfaulty
fire equipment, or poor training, and
generally on vital matters of public
concern."
McClelland began verbalizing
his concerns, publicly, in November
of 1988 and after numerous
departmental reprimands he .was
THE $886.10 CHECK was for a "dismissed from the department, ef-
National League of Cities Con- fective July 31,1990," is his conten-
ference in Atlanta, Georgia, held tions.
November 24 through November 30,
1989, which the charges alleged she HOWEVER, he said, he was
did not attend. reinstated, through arbitration on
The second charge alleged that Apn117, 1991 and returned to duty
Franklin requested, received and May 1, 1991.
cashed a $1,016.70 check for attend- McOelland was cleared of "all
ing a National League of Cities Con- charge�, and. a w�rd(ed) ... all
ference in Houston, Texas, /benefits, the bnef claims.
November 30 through December 6, As of October 30 f thi year,
McQelland aid, "No back pay has
been paid." '"
Further more, McOelland said,
"The city had until October 25 to pay
the charges with penalties."
During the ten months he was
without employment, wrongfully
McClelland a serts, he had to
withdraw his pension funds, with
penalties, to keep from loosing hi
home and in order to survive.
He also claims that he had to pay
both state and federal taxes on the
funds he wi thdrew and that he had to '
borrow in order to pay the state taxe
but still owes the federal taxes.
City Attorney Darnelle Dicker
on said at thi time he h no com-
. five .years imprisonment.
The charges arose out of allega
tions that she requested, received and
cashed two checks totaling
S1,902.8O for attending conferences
she did not attend.
1990, which she did not attend.
According to the investigation
report, City Councilman Dwight
Downes and Councilman Linsey
Porter said they did not see Franklin
at either conference.
Moreover, the Standard of Con
duct for Public Officers and
Employees, under 168.327, Section
327 states: "The Governor .shal!
remove all city officers chosen by the
. electors of a ci ty ... that has been guil
ty of official misconduct."
In the other case, McClelland al
legeS that in the performance of hi
duties as union pre ident, he exer
cised his "First Amendment" right of
free speech by speaking out publicly
about "inadequacy of combining
ment.
OSE
Cont nl*t from Page A-1
th f M.JS Music in M Y 0
1990. But not being on to 1 t
gro und his f , he continued th
proc of man gement d open
the econd store in January of 1991.
"Goals" e the secret to Shep
herd's succes .
"I t two go at ge 13. (On ,)
to buy my mother a house and (two),
to become successful by th time I
w 25," h said. "I've don both."
hepherd w reluctant to talk
about the economic conditions h
came from; he has friends in his old
neighborhood, but anyone who h
not been on the planet Mars for the
last dec de, kno , wherever that
neighborhood is, most likely drug
are there too.
And so he says to the youth, "It's
very important to set goals and make
(those) goalssomethingyou'regoing
to stand for. The goal is you," he
dded. "You h ve to follow your
dream."
Shepherd said his mentors are
Mel Farr and the late Porterfield
Wilson.
He believes in learning through
observation, watching, and listening
when people talk. And while he doesn't
have an advisor per se, he does take
advice from his mother and father.
O·AURIS.
JACKSON
MEMORIAL
Detroit Schools Superintendent
Deborah McGriff (second from
right) was among several
community leaders who attended
Wayne State UniversitY's sixth
Dauris G. Jackson Seminar
recently. The award is named in
memory of Dauris Jackson, the
late educator and political activist
who was the first
African-American woman elected
to the WSU Board of Governors in
1976. Pictured ·with McGritT are
(left to right) Daurls Jackson's
daughter, Uendaj husba d, WSU
Governor MUlT8Y J ckson; and'
WSU board· Chairman Leon
Atchison.
He aid he h been uppling L
th corpor ion Mobil Oil Company
station in Detroit with on or more of
his products.
In additioo, Shepherd said, "I have
the only music retail stores in Pon
tiac. I eliminated all competition by
giving good ervice and excellent
prices." .
Shepherd's day begins at 8 . m
but he rolls out of bed around ix and
pends much of hi 14 to 16 hour da�
on the telephone. He employs even
and will hire five morc wh n the ne�
store opens.
And what? you might k, doe
his mother, Katie M. Shepherd hav
to say about her son.
"I am so proud of my son," he
said. "I thank God every day for him
because you don't find many young
men who want to get abe d in lif
and also care about their family." .
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