and or anization
. ting fa ilitie "h
in Michigan.
In the 1991-92 budget, Gov .
Engler eliminated general i tance
to about 82, ble-bodied dults in
th tate.
VOL XIV NO. J DECEMBER 8 ·14. 1991
Jim Hani
" 'Thank you "for
. shopping Black'
By NATHANIEL SCOTT
h" Writ.,.
HIGHLAND PARK-1bere are two things that are impre sive about
• Pappy's Beauty and Barber Supply and Mini Mall, 12511 Woodward
Avenue.
One i adve ng stogan: "The only a Afro-A.mcrican
'beauty supply in Detroit on Woodward Avenue" and the other is the
way you are thanked when you leave the tore.
"Thank you for shopping Black" is how you are thanked.
Some might say Pappy' i coming of age, that its even year
struggle is about to bear fruit. But a more complete and realistic
statement, I think, would be: Pappy' ! the business venture of Jim
Harris, who did not evolve from the barber or hair salon busine •
realizes and is making an effort to bring expertise and a "complete line"
of hair and skin products that are especially made for the African
American.
"Ninety percent of everything we sell is ethnic; Black products,"
Harri said as he mentioned such brand names as Johnson, Care Free
See PAPPY'S, A·10
pike Lee'
pert re urns to HPCC
Transplant proves
successful sickle c II cur
By Flodean S. Rigg
Miclaira" CUlt."
lDGlfi..AND PARK, Mich. - Several
students showed up last week to
preview the first movie of a series
detailing the life of Malcolm X.
It wasn't New York filmmaker
· Spike Lee's motion picture, instead
, it was a videotape provided by Paul
· Lee, historical consultant to Spike
, Lee's upcoming film about African
: American Nationalist Malcolm X.
The film 'was one of many
· scheduled to be shown regularly by
· Highland Park. Community
, College's Student A-ctivity Office,
· headed up by Christopher Woodard.
Students came donning kinte
cloths and
hats simply
marked "X",
advertising
Spike Lee's
upcoming
movie about
Malcolm X,
slated to hit
theaters in
December
1992.
DA
LAN G-Although Gov. J hn
Engler' plan to provide hel t r to
the tate' homel will com into
effect Dec 1, local agen ie and
Organizations are till in th d rk
to how th plan i suppo ed to wor .
. "I have a lot of qu tions,' aid
Beverly Wiener, executive director
of the Economic Crisi Center in
Ea t Lansing.
"None of us know what i going
to happen. It eem a whol n w
y tem is being created and we ar
waiting to ee how it i going to
work," said Margaret Gro 1, deputy
director of the Ingham County
Department of Social
Services(DSS).
On Nov. 14 The Salvation Anny
announced a partnership between
the DSS and itself to provide
emergency shel ter and reI a ted
services to the homeless. Th Army
agreed to work with the DSS to
develop a plan to distribute $3
million from the state emergency
fund to various local agencie ,
organizations and shelters.
"Tm IS a partnership the DSS
ought from us," said James Muller,
'ial servle . , t r f The
Salvation army's We tern
Michigan-Northern Indiana
division.
"We will use our discretion and
with the guidance of the DSS
provide this money to existing
agencies and organizations."
He added that, "The money was
not to displace any of the existing
funding arrangement, but is only for
additional services."
"We are not contemplating to run
the plan, but to take help of the
call Paul Lee himself, a past student
at the college
and at
Howard
University
suddenly
appeared first
in the
audience as a
viewer and
later up frorit
doing what he
does best - sharing his knowledge
of the the life of Malcolm X.
In an interview Lee explained
why he has been compelled to study
Malcolm X for more than half hi
JU T VI WING the rare
footage of legendary leader was not
enough, 0 after a short telephone
"
into providing housing for 200,000
to 250, nights to the homel
The mon y be given on per diem he could
(per p rson/p r night) basis. He said not predict the incre e in number of
$3 million would roughly translat homele due to recent welfare cuts
.. PUZZLE, A·10
uniataAkita and his on p rformed at the Renal ance High choolAfrlkan M rketp ce beld recently
at the chool .. ;pon ored by th tudent organization Rena nee Afrikan Perspective (RAP) the event
offered arts, craft, clothe, j welry, entertainment and an Afrikan dinner. (photo by H ton H �
life.
"Malcolm fell prey to many of the
trap young people are facing today, It,
Paul Lee said. "Malcolm was a drug
dealer. He was a steer (pimp). He was
abm�� .
CHARLBSTON,' s.c.-Angela
and Paul Roberts of Summerville,
. S.C. had a dilemma no parent
should have to face.
Their daughter, Tangela, suf­
fered with sickle cell anemia.
The child knew little other than
pain during her 3 In. years and,
consequently. had been hospital­
ized many times for pain control.
Her pro pects were formore of
the same-a lifetime of illnes
and a chance of debilitating
strokes and other complications
of sickle cell disease.
The couple was told a bone
marrow transplant could cure her
ickle cell disease and free her
from suffering. It could give her
a chance at a nonnallife.
However, the procedure is not
without ri k. The risk of death
could be as high as 20 percent.
THEY DECIDED TO con­
sent to the bone marrow
transplantation for their daughter.
On October 23 at the Medical
University of South Carolina
(MUSC) Children' Ho pital, Dr.
Miguel Abboud, i tant profes­
sor, and Dr. Jo eph Laver, direc-
See SICKLE CELL, B· 7
"MA� OLM' P RONAL
experience and how h dealt with
that 'experience has been a major
ource (for many' people) of
rehabilitation," he c inued."1 am
not aware of any figure in history that
has had such a powerful effect."
See XPERT, A-10