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Africa ational Con called
today for an end to white domination
of th outh . can p d urged
"equitabl di tribution" of m di
control. ..
Th country' m in BI group,
trong candidat to form th first
non-apartheid government, outlined
pI ns for th media in di cus ion
document that d nounced previo
pre censorship.
POinting to pre control im-
po ed by th white minority tate in
the p t, the C aid it wa fully
commi tted to pre freedom.
, 'It would be erroneous to dvo­
cate the etting up of bodie which
determine what ociety hould and
"Affirm tiv ction would be
n ddt in th ho, because
of raci 1, gender and other di -
crimin tion, h d been di d­
v nt ged,' th docum nt dded.
outh African televi ion i run by th
gOY rnment.
D ily new p per, including
tho imed t Bla re ders, are
nearly all owned by large white­
owned corporations.
The ANC document attacked
rno t 0 th m di for backing the
white-minority governm nt. "The
dominant element of the print
media will continu to di tort th
o w 0 information." It aid.
Th d urn nt complained about
"the demo ratic movement' la of
acces to the print media" and aid
The Skillman Foundation of Detroit h awarded full cholarshlp to eight Detroit area students who
attend Interlochen Arts Academy, They are: (from left, top) David 'Burnette IiI', on of Gloria and
David Burnette Jr. of Detroit, 11th grade, saxophone; Nicole Spivey, daughter of Diane Spivey of
Highland Park, 12th grade, vi ual arts; Holly He ter, daughter of Lyllette and Gregory H ter of
Detroit, 12th grade, saxophone; Slw 'tu Spike, on of Gail Anderson-Kilgore of Detroit, 12th grade,
v ual arts; (bottom) Alalna Brown, daughter of Connie and Roo evelt Brown of Oak Park, 12th rade,
voice; Ro alee BIllingslea, daughter of Yvette and Donald Banks of Detroit, 12th grade, flute; not shown,
Alfred Martin, on Irene and Alfred Martin Jr. of Detroit, 11th grade, dance; Michelle Nicole Brown,
daughter of Brown and Nancy Brown of Detroit, po t-graduate, visual arts ..
bould et up i own d ily
r.
Stev Mulh 11 nd, man ing
dir ctor 0 Tim di Ltd., one of
th ountr' main n w pap r
roup weI m d th 'om-
mitrnent to pre freedom.
But he voiced on ern over
wh ther the C call for openin
control of th m dia c uld I ad to
rnpul ry me ure that would
VIOlate pre Ir edom and prop rty
ri h .
Whi te dominat South African
journali m. lthough mo t m di
comp ni are m in rts to in­
ere hirin nd training of Black
editors and reporters,
Th government, the ANC and
oth r group are bolding talon en­
din apartheid and giving the Black
majority political rights. An interim
government i exp cted to b formed
thi year.
Th ANC 1 h d out at the state­
run South African Broadcasting
Corp. as biased. It called for inde­
pendent control of the broadcasting
corporation and equal access to air
time for all political partie .
"Political partie hould be
given equal and adequate air time on
a regular ba i under their own
editorial control," it said.
Alderman vows
guerrilla war if he
loses re-election
MILWAUKEE (AP) _ An alderman
who has threatened to turn to
violence if living condition for
Milwaukee's Blac population don't
improve by 1995 i promi ing guer­
rilla warfare if defeated in the April
7 election.
Alderman Michael McGee,
whose inner city district has been
changed significantly by redi trict­
ing, says he' ready to start violent
attacks such as sniper fire at
freeways if voted out of office.
"I've got people who've al­
ready committed violence _ they've
just been doing it against the wrong
people," McGee told an interviewer.
"I'm going to redirect their ho -
tility. "
McGee comments, repeated in
a new conference Wednesday at
which he brandi ed a hotgun, drew
condemnation from Mayor John O.
Norqui t and McGee' election chal­
lengers.
H HW WRDDthe
Mast r of Science in H lth Service
Admini tration from th University
of D troit-Mercy in the chool'
May commencement exerci
A 19 3 gr duate of Highl nd
Park Community High School nd
1987 duate of AU n ,Georgi '
Morehouse College, he i member
of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Ho pice Care, Inc. (HCI) i 1&
larg tho pice provider in the world,
caring for mo than 2,200 p tients
each d y. HCI provid the highe t
quality human ervice nd c e •
man gement to individu I f cing a
life-limiting illne and upport to
their famllie .
Women's political forum
Brenda M. Scott, member of
the Wayne State Univer ity
Board of Governors, will take
part in a forum, "Women in
Politics - Part 1," to be held
noon Friday, Jan 24, at the Inter­
national In titute.
Two Detroi I area legi lators
Rep. Teola Hunter (D-Detroit)
and Rep. Sharon Gire (D.-Mt.
Clemens), will share the platform
in a discussion of the barriers to
effective poJitical action that
women face and the trategie
necessary to overcome th bar­
.riers.
ALL THRE WOMEN will
share their experience in achiev­
ing their current po itions.
The luncheon meeting is pon­
sored by the Detroit Women's
Forum. Tickets are $7 for mem­
bers; $9 for guests.
t
Brenda M. Scott
ible for making the deci ions to con­
tinue with plans for thi year's Mardi
Gras," Edwards said from Baton
Rouge.
The new law goes into effect in
1993 and would give the city
authority, beginning in 19 4, to
wi thhold parade permit from
krewes who have not eliminated
such membership barriers gender,
race or sexual preference.
The 12O-year-old Knights of
Momu krewe announced Ia t
we kend it will not parade thi year.
The Mi tick Krew f mu,
formed in 1857 and th city'. old t
parading Carnival organization, an­
nounced Wedne day fternoon that
it too, wa can ling i parade.
The krewc ar private club
and mo t of the olde 1. like omus
and M rnus, are difficult and cxpen­
ive to join, and pride them. clve on
their exclusivity.
rnival officially begins Jan. 6
with gala formal ball. The parade
begin in earn, t about two -wee '
before Ash Wednesday and con-
Oldest group quits Mardi Gras in protest
elude with the bigge t celebration on
Mardi Gras, th day before Lent
begin. This year, Mardi Gra fall
on March 3.
Another of the old-lin krew ,
Rex and about 20 other Carnival
organizations aid in a joint tate­
ment late Wedne day that they will
parade thi year.
The ordinance wac; dcf nded by
Councilwoman Dorotby Mae
Taylor, a Black woman who spon­
sored the measure.
"Well, it's unfortunate that they
refuse to obey the law," h aid.
"The law was adopted unanimo Iy,
not ju t by Dorothy Taylor."
Despite the unanimous council up­
port, one member aid it had divided
the community.
HYe ,it has polarized people and
there was no need to do it," 'aid
Councilwoman Jackie Clar on." If
there was di crimination to be dealt
with in Mardi Gras, there w a bet­
ter way to do it."
w ORLEANS (AP)- The city'
oldest Carnival group on Wedne day
joined the econd-olde t in refusing _
to parade thi year, dcspi te of a plea
by Gov. Edwin Edward that they
reconsider objections to a n w anti­
bia ordinance.
"I w uld i�plorc tho e re pon-
Leader of militant Black group that
prote t d Irnon tour arre ed
BY BARRY RENFREW nationalist groups say should remain
A.SSOCIATED PRESS WRITER until tbere is a Black government.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa _ Mcerwa was arrested early
The leader of a group that protested January 13 "for ques tioning in con­
nection with terrori m," police
American singer Paul Simon's con- Capt. Eugene Opperman aid. He
cert tour has been arrested on
aid the investigation concerned th
suspicion of terrorism, police said grenade explosions last week.
tod;r�on's opening concerts in no�r:��n��:;''!u�; ���:�
Johannesburg drew small crowds '
this weekend after Black nationalist which were attended mostly by
white, on the threats of violent
groups threatened to use violence to
stop the tour, and grenades were protests. About 16,000 people at-
thrown at a building housing the tour tended Simon's Sunday concert,
leaving most of the 70,OOO-seat Ellis
promoters.
The Azanian Youth Organiza- Park stadium empty. Huge banks of
lion, whose president Thami Mcer- seats in the Johannesburg stadium
wa was arrested, at first threatened to were deserted.
use all means including violence to Hundreds of police guarded the
stop the tour. stadium Sunday, but there were no
But later it said it would protest protests. A small group, led by
peacefully. Mscerwa, protested peacefully at the
Radicals affiliated with the Black first concert Saturday, also at Ellis
nationalist groups claimed respon- Par. ,
sibUity for the grenade attack, which Organizers, had expected big
crowd because Simon is the first
caused no injurle .
Simon i ,the first international international star to perform since
tar to perform in South Africa since the lifting of the cultural boycott.
the lifting of the cuJ tura1 boycott Leadi.ng Bl,ack group� back� the
gainst apartheid, which the I t UI, including the African ational
ngrc��. In addition, hi be t- ell­
ing "Graceland" albumof1986fea­
tured a number of South African
arti LS.
But concert promoter Attie van
Wyk aid people stayed away from
Sunday' concert for fear of
violence. He said the rest of the
South African tour in three other
ci ti would go ahead.
About 45,000 people attended the
Saturday concert. Promoters had
predicted 120,000 people would at­
tend the two weekend concerts.
Mo tofthe people at the weekend
concert were white. Critics say the
tickets were too expensive for many
Blae . Tickets co t up to $ 0 in a
country where mo t Black workers
earn les than $300 a month.
Groups of homel Black street
children, orne shoeless and in ra�
were given free concert tickets Sun­
day by chariti . Several . d they
did not know who Simon was, but
were happy to attend the concert.
Organizers admitted Simon
eems to hold little appeal for South
African Bl cks.
"Paul Simon hasn't really old a
lot of record in the Black market,"
aid van Wyk. South African Blacks
tend to favor Blac ani ts, both local
and foreign.
American rap tars uch as Ham­
mer are extremely popular. The cul­
tural boycott prevented foreign
musician from to uri n South
Africa but their record ,tape and
compact di c have alway been
widel y available.
Dr.Jerom Relde beam d hi
econd doctorate degree, in
Political clenc - rb n tudl at
Michigan t te Unlve ity. He
e rv . a the director of
development for the A P
peclal ontj-Ibutton
Mldwe t Re Ion. He h