oonvention."
" BUT WHY?" Wichi
ked. "Why would thescOOol dis-
1rict 00 three �mbcrs k) �
� of Qti annual eonven-
tion?" .
"Honey child. You mean you
haven't heard?" Bessie ked.
"Ibey call it 'perlcs'"
"'Perks?'"Wichita asked.
"What in the so ani so are you
talking about7"
"I am talking about these
people who, in addition to getting
fat salaries, use taxpayer IOOncy to
OOboob in far away places."
"ButJike, I don't urxJers1aIld, "
Wichita said. "What reason do
they give for �ing?"
"Rea on?" Bessie asked.
''They y �y aueoo worlcsOOps
BOO lec:tuJes so �y will be beter
able 10 SCM � city, but who
cares? We are talking dotlars and
cents in a city that can't afford to
kcqrits aty Hall open five days a
week."
"NOW YOU are cooking,
girlfrieoo," Wichita said. "What's
with this four day work week
anyway? AIx1 00w much did it
cost the taxpayers k) sml three
scbool district members to that
sl1lk� rattle am roll town?"
"Oh! That little getaway cost
about $3,<XX> BOO tho only thing I
can figure out abo the aty Hall
closing i "Bessie said, "the
people in Hi� Parle hibernate
from Friday \ad MlIX1ay."
"Yeah, girlfriend," Wichita
. d. "All Uilt p)(1 stuff, � �
city l�ing lawsui 0 � tunc of
$22 million ain't uppa;ed to hap­
pen on Fridays. That's MoI¥1ay,
Tuesda on W ednesda y and
Thursday kim of stuff."
"Any way, sugar pus," Bessie
continuod. "Lest night the Right '
Reverend Deacon Demon C
Oease Jones and I were talking
aOO�saidwemaybein �wrong
place." -
"Now don't go cifIzy on me,
girlfriem," Wichita said. "Ei�r
talk straight so I can uOOetstaOO
what you are ying, or shut UP:"
"WELU If you are so slow
you can't urxieJstand, �t me put it
this way," Bessie said. "What C
Qcase Jones meant was: imtead
Q(ook1iIWa let' make D.C. a state
revival we probably nocd k> be
IDldinga return k>sanity teVival in
HighlaOO Park."
"I can dig it, girlfrieoo. I can dig
it," Wichita said. "It's my urxSer­
� that one of � courx:il
. members also wants aty Hall to
be open five days a week."
"Oh! By � way, sugarpl6,"
Bessie 'd. "Word also has it that
� atk>�y High1aOO Parle used to
fi� that $22 million �cauc;e,
has run up a fee that' ei�r ap­
proaching, or is already at,
$100,(0)."
"Hey, Wrote! All this talk
aboutIm�ydidn'tkoock you out,
did it?" WIChita aUcd.
"No!" I teplicd "I am so awake
I may never sleep again. "
"Well, wdl, Big boy. WhIt's
the problem?" le ed.
" 'tyoueqoying boyswiU
be bo tlingT'
"WHAT'S TO enjoy?" I
lBkcd. "Tbe situation is bleak, sad
aM imam bc:cal.6e wben it's all
'd aM done, � taxspayers­
� Par1c' taxpe�15--WiIl
pick � � am that �
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day to It maximum of two years,
McNeil explained.
In addition to the program's re­
quirement that all m t be " lcohol
and ub ranee free," each man is
given an assessment to determine his
needs.
When the e sment is com-
BLACK HISTORY
EVENTS
. BLACK EXPO USA
On Friday, Jan. 31, 1992, at the
We tin Hotel in the Mackinac
Ballroom, located t E Jeffer­
son!Downtown - Inside the Ren Cen
(Det., MI), a kickoff reception i
being held from 5:30pm to 8:30pm.
This reception is open to all busi­
nes owners who are interested in
exhibiting at Black Expo USA on
May 2-3,1992. (1-800-945-EXPO).
THE UNDERGROUND
RAILROAD
Living History-Mother Africa, .
Jo eph Cinque and a host of historic
characters will bring to life the per­
manent exhibiton, "An Epic of
Heroism: The Underground Rail­
road in Michigan, 1837-1870," Feb.
1. 12 noon-3pm. Repeated Feb. 8,
22 and 29. Repeated Feb. 6. Reser­
vations required for the lOam and
2pm performance. MAAH, 301
Frederick Douglas . (833-9800).
FAMILY NIGHT
"SlaveNarrative" -Atwo char­
acter live performance about an
enslaved African who escapes to
Detroit via the underground railroad.
Feb. 5 at 6:30pm. Repeated Feb. 12.
MAAR, 301 Frederick Douglass.
(833-9800)
A TASTE OF WEST
AFRICAN CUISINE
A lecture and discussion 0 n West
African cuisine in as ociation with
. the book "Safari of African Cook­
ing," by J3ill Odarty. Feb. 9 from
4-6pm. MAAH, 301 Frederick
Douglass. (833-9800).
MUSICAL CONCERT
Annual E. Azalia Hackley con­
cert of music by African American
composers, featuring soparano A.
Louise Toppin. Feb. 5 from 7-9pm.
Detroit Main Library, 5201 Wood­
ward in the Cultural Center. FREE
(833-1460).
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The North Side branch has ap­
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TO H LP defray th 0 t of r­
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All donations to the YMCA are
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make a tax deductible contribution.
we are the place."
High Schoolers produce video
Forty students involved in the two-year-old Highland Park Commu
nity High School/Warren Fitzgerald High School partn rship held
a weekend retreat Jan. 10-12 at Camp Wathana, near Holly, to write
and produ e a video. •
Twenty tudents from each school collaborated on a video iocusing
on understanding and respecting diversity in a multicultural society.
The finished product i to be used in elementary chools in Highland
Park and in the Fitzgerald School District, in outhwest Warren.
Production costs are funded by a $1,000 grant from the Community
Foundation for Southeastern Michigan. Students paid $10 fee, while
the two school districts shared transportation costs.
District coordinators for this partnership are Highland Park coun­
elor Agrippa Jones and Fitzgerald tudent advocate Kathy
Sa inowski.
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