I Some of K lamazoo' movers
and hakers in th Black community
lowed down over the holiday to
�hare their individual mandat for
the coming year.
BEVERLY MOORE, Mayor:
"Actually there are two of them; first,
Jhat we, a a commis ion, will
C!evelop a working trategic plan to
prep re us for dealing with the ever­
decreasing limited re ources avail-
ble to us while, at the same time,
here's incre ing demand for ser­
vice. Second, that we, as city
:government, will continue to pro­
ide opportunities for citizens to be
involved in decision-making."
ALEXANDER LIPSEY, City
Commissioner: "One re olution I
-have tend to go toward' politics.
Fve resolved to elect Repre-
ntatives in Washington who are
'more ympathetic to the needs of
cities, and particularly minorities.
I'm very disappointed with some of
the folks there."
CAROLYN ALFORD, School
Board Secretary: "To continue to
. strive for excellence in education in
our schools, and to maintain and fur­
'tber promote a quality chool cur­
riculum are my resolutions for the
coming year. We need to get our
• kids ready for the future. They are
the future, We need to help prepare
them to be successful contributors to
our community and country. Our
education system, is dependent on
our economy. I'm hoping for a heal­
thier economy across the board next
year. Education is the gift that lasts.
MALCOLM EARHART,
Metropolitan Kalamazoo Branch
NAACP President: "I've resolved to
trying to create a greater atmosphere
.of unity in the African-American
o
community by working with other
African-American organizations,
we ccent the po itive, working
together in those areas we commonly
support and agree on."
RTHUR W SHINGTON,
Community Activist: "In the coming
year I'm resolving to tepping up my
involvement in the northside com­
munity, particularly as it relate to
youth a d young adults." A former
Kalamazoo City Commissioner who
recently retired as As istant to the
Director of Kalamazoo's DSS,
Washington now sits on the board of
Pride Place, Douglass Community
Center, the Black Arts And Cultural
Center, New Family Institute,
Safehouse, and Northside Associa­
tion for Community Development.
He is al 0 founding director of the
Kalamazoo Bombardiers, a march­
ing band begun over thirty years ago.
Let' hope he doesn't step up his
involvement too much, after all,
there's only twenty hours in a day.
AHMAD A. MUHAMMAD,
Imam, Kalamazoo's Community of
Islam: "As always, my intention is to
strive harder to bring about unity in
African American people. If we can
learn how to bring unity to African
American men and women we can
begin to solve our problems. As
Prophet Isaiah said: 'Men and
brethren let us come together and
reason one with another over these
matters.'·My New Year's resolution,
therefore, is to work harder to bring
unity among all people."
CHARLE PARKER, Urban
Youth Director-YMCA: "To work
for ocial harmony--assisting all
northside organizations in working
together to share ideas, working
toward a common cause--working to
develop a better quality of life in the
community." Spending time with
his kids this summer and finishing up
his book are other resolutions.
Western Michigan
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VIOLA MCMIL 0 , Com­
munity Activi t: "Re olution: the
power of holding firm to a purpo e.
Constant, ongoing dedication to a
goal. I'm re olved to continuing th
progres ive agendas of th Rainbow
Coalition, which i political em­
powerment, and the Michigan Em­
powerment Coalition, an alliance for
communitie to heal thernselve ,
where community re ident can real­
ize that they can shape their own
destinies."
C. HERMAN HAWKIN ,
President, Southwest Michigan
Minority Business Association: Per­
sonal; "Do a better job of taking care
of myself-phy ically, piritually,
and mentally." Profes ional; "Create
more products and programs to help
people obtain the optimum results
from their talents and abilities. In­
volve my elf more in communi ty ac­
tivitie through networking in order
to have a po itive impact on what
goes on in th community."
BUDDY HANNAH, Acting
Director, Black Arts and Cultural
Center: "One of my New Year's
resolutions is to try and bring about
more unity between Black leaders.
We need to set our egos aside and
work together for th betterment of
all Black people, whether northside,
eastside, or other sides. I hope in
some small way I can' assist in this
endeavor."
CHE' PARKER Co munity
Activist: I'm' resolved to creating
jobs for high ri k kid leaving chool
wi thout direction through two
manufacturing concepts I'm present­
ly working on."
So now we know. With this type
of commitment from Kalamazoo's
Black leader hip, the new year
promises to be one overflowing with
unity and brotherhood.
Business association elects new board
Elections were held at Southwest
: Michigan Minority Business As-
• sociation (SMMBA). '
The conference room of the
lamazoo Chamber of Commerce
I as the polling place. The occasion
: was the December 10th monthly
: meeting.
When the votes were counted
. only one familiar face remained on
. the Executive Board: Donald Mag­
get, Vice President.
The rest either didn't seek re­
election or were ousted.
In fact, Magget, Head of Magic
Security Agency, was forced into
sharing his Vice-Presidency, joined
by three additional Vice Presidents:
Second Vice-President Mary Reed,
Cheveaux Beauty Salon; Third Vice­
President Lisa C. Minott, D & M
Wrecking Co. Inc.; .Fourth Vice­
President Buddy Hannah, Della Pub­
lications.
Additionally, Cathy Gant and
Lola Clark-Atkinson became the
new secretary and treasurer, respec­
tively. Heading the slate of new of­
ficers is a new President, C. Herman
Hawki of Apex Resources & As­
sociates.
With only one year with
SMMBA, Hawkins sees his
Presidency as an opportunity to build
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an organization and bri ng the
minority bu ine s community
closer. "I 100 orward to us doing a
better job promoting minority busi­
nesses, those who are members and
also those who aren't," he aid day
after his election. There is room for
SMMBA to be more refined in it
manner of conducting business,
Hawkins indicated. "There' room
for improvement in terms of how the
SMMBA can be run."
As presideru, Hawkin sec hi
job as one whcr he must build n
what's already available to make the
organization a stronger one.
"There's a lot of exciting and inter­
e ting ideas in the mix. I've talked
with myfel low newly-etected
Boardmernbers and they represent
new perspectives on how to make the
organization stronger II
I ironed other
ople' clothe nd
p inted ho ,i ide
nd out, while I w
pre n nt I wouldn't
h ve to 0 b c
home," Mo ley
remembered. "When
our child w born
I during my ixteenth
I y r I tayed in cbool.
. My husb nd worked t
OM but oon lost hi
job due to dru . I
came to work t
Michigan Bell in ·71. I
had daughter in ·74
nd another on in '75.
I left my husb nd in
'76, de pite making
only fifty-four dollars
a week."
S eking dv nee­
ment, Mo ley returned
to chool, her Mom
and aunt baby itting.
Her econd effort at
marriage al 0 failed
Vickie Mo ley conferrfn with co-worker Vivi n Greer due to a drug-abusing
mate. "I gues I
wanted to save orne­
body," sh ays, explaining her rea ors for the mate
he's cho en. "Of course, at the tim 1 entered the
relationship I didn't uspect either were involved in
drug use,"
Mo ley believe the three elements of her uccess
are a relationship with God, a foundation of di -
cipline, that' taught in the home, and respect for self
and others.
"When I was making $54 a week with three kids
to upport I went down to DSS and was told the only
way I could be assisted by DSS was to quit my job.
Angry, I told that caseworker that I would never be
one to sit at home and wait for a check as long as I
have my health and strength." Mo ley recalJs storm­
lng out of the building, never looking back. She
discovered that if you want help, help yourself and
the world will beat a path to your door to sist you.
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Atthe con lu ion of the Decem­
ber 15th monthly meeting of the
K lamazoo Mctrop litan Branch
NAACP Malcolm Earhart, Pre i­
dent, turned over the p di urn to Anna
Whitten, Chairperson of the Com­
munication /Community C ordina­
tion Committee.
Whitten had gathered together
representative of the various local
media for a panel discus ion of the
'new media's function and com­
munity responsibilitie. Cable Ac­
ce s Region III, Kalamazoo
Gazette, Mich iga n Citizen,
television tation WWMT, and the
North ide Communicator were
among tho e participating.
"The e profe ional n w people
were invited to tell u about what it
i they do," Whitten aid. Seeing
how the NAACP and the entire
Black community can communicate
information with each other-com-
, muni ty leaders and new managers­
-was a major purpo e of the event.
"Understanding more clearly what
new reporting i all about 0 that the
lay community can more effectively
judge what i go d reporting and
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panel di cus ion," Whitten aid.
The Black rerre cntativ of the
Kalamazoo . Gazette and WWMT ...
TV used their time before the
NAACP audience t insi t that the
Black community rattle the cages of
those in charge of their white media
so that Blacks too can get their news
and .views aired. However, the
Michigan Ci tizen spokesperson
asked, "How many in tho audience
are unaware of the state's Black
weekly newspaper? Please raise
your hand." Four of the thirty or
more people re ponded. Com­
plimentary copie of the tate'
Black weekly newspaper were
quickly dispatched to them. This
Kalamazoo corre pondent then
asked the audience to support the
Black press because "nobody can
spe k for us better than we can."
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