VOL XIV NO. 14 FEBRUARY 26 - MARC H 3. 1992
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NATHANI L OTT
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The concluding profi� in the'
African Conneaio« series.
DBTRolT-Okezie Iroha is a
Nigerian tudent at Wayne State
Univenity (WSU). A senior in busi­
. ness management. he plans to study
law.
lroha is from the lbo Tribe. He
said that a large percentage of,
enslaved Africans who were
transported to Jhis country came
from the Ibo Tribe. He believes, the
reason w that the Ibo were farmell
who were skilled in growing crepe.
The main reason for slavery, tbe
need for ,griculturallabor, wu con-
iltent with the Tho heritage and they
adapted to fann life more easily than
other tribrA.
lroba's "village" is Uzuakoli,
with approximately 25,000 people,
and in the town market area there is
a tree that he said was once the site
from which many Ibos were sold into
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I
oor
slavery.
Different urveys are showing .
conflicting points of view. One indi­
LANSING-Many Michiganians cated that three-quarters ofMicbigan
have conflicting feelings over what residents believe all citizens have a
. should be done to help fellow ba ic right to sustenance, whf1e
cl� during hard times, according another urvey found over b8lf of the
to •• Ie-policy analysi organiza- state believes thai people living in
.tion. . poverty don't deserve istance be-
cause of their unwi lli ngne s to work.
William Sederburg, vice presi­
dent of Pu lie Sector Consultants
Inc., aid too many people view
poverty a chara ter flaw and don't
ee that many p ople are victims of
circum tanoe, such as poor educa­
tion or dl crimination .
Many familie in Michigan are
urviving on minimum wages, or are
homel with no income at all. In
the last year 83,000 people have 10 t
h and medical as i tance due to
Gov. John Engler' 1991 cuts
general . lance.
THE TREE DOESN'T have a
name but it does have a history, he
said. No one knows how long it has
been standing, it has just been there
generation after generation. And
even being toppled during a storm
hu not keep it from flourishing, be
dded.
The tree re-rooted itself, grew at
creo eel angle, branched out and
givea bade while �ing a living tes­
timony for tbo8e wbo ufCered the
debasing ordeal of being sold like
chattel, according to lroha.
He baa been attending school in
America (Detroit and surrolplding
areas) since 1987. '
He II married to an African­
American woman and admits that
there are some cultural differences
between the two countries.
Aside from the differences in
wi h divide, conqu r
.. '
A SURVEY CONDUCfED last
June by Public Sector Consultants
howed that Michigan re idents are
starting to believe job opportunitie
will increase in Michigan. In June,
1991,51 percentofre pondents id
they expected to be in better hape
financially one year from then.
Fifty�ight percent of Detroit rest-
SPOOR, A-10
Engler win
By DAVID NEUMAN
admini tration to capitalize on disagreement and
ct hes among legislative factions, even if he i n't
actively promoting them, said William Sederburg,
vice president of Public Sector Consultants, Inc. and
a former Republican state cnator. '
"I don't think that he' certainly do n't mind it,"
. Sederburg aid.
Clptl!1 N!W! .mo.
LANSING - Some people are lauding Gov. John
Engler as a hero for conservative nadonally these
days for his budget-balancing efforts �nd "innova­
tive" welfare program solutio .
One political analyst contends, how�ver, that be
has earned that acclaim by polarizing public opinion
and pitting various political factions against one
another.
Hard economic times have allowed the Engler
SEDERBURG AID that during a rece ion,
voters become split over the is ues and the majority
See ENGLER, 8-8
S STUDENT, A·10
Q:_
What doe
Black
Hi tory
Month
mean 0
you?