THE LSON Neighborhood
Project in Mu egon has been
named the fir t in a four-part pilot
project involving the Department
of Social Services (DSS), the
Dep rtment of Education, the
Public Health Department and the
Menta} Health 1.
Bach of th pro' Will receive
a portion of $500,000, aD()cateQ for
Communities First in fate's
992-93 bu. to up a pilot
program in their field, e !att
three are set to announce the target
areas for their pilot programs
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Eric and Jam,. McK .Ic di cu. b In . (photo
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It' th kind of Ii ee you co Jazz to out of e
many paintings and' t line
the wal . (It really com out of e
tereo, but you get the ide .)
Figurines, recollective of time
long gone, stare t you from their
pi ee on the counter.
James McKissic, 55, is pimarily in
the busines of art framing. The
retired Chrysler wor er and
pbotographer feels that DO ieee of
art is compete withou frame to
complement it
Hi on, Eric, 27, i a Howard
University graduate with degree in
busine admini tr tion. He is
involved ith art framing beca e
he ees growing market for and -rel p-odu.
Together they have establi hed Creati e Ar1J eN Frame near
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By BEN S�H ITT
LANSINo-Gov. Jo E I
as ed a force t will
attempt to renovate ome of the
oUlin comple e in Detroit and
lower the v caney rate there.
The Michigan Action Team
be$an this year in January and is
trymg to re-establish affordable
u ing Africa
ationali
By SAEED
U�OATA
Not since the 1960s has Black
nationalism, the philosophy, that
calls for Black self-love and self
development, been so accepted by
mainstream African Americans.
The ideology holds that Black
people i� America are a nation of
people of African descent
controlled economically and
politically by a larger, white
nation.
Black nation�lists pose the
solution of an independent political
and economic structure to African
Americans. Today mo t people
who embrace Black Nationalism
use the term "Afro-Centrism," a
term coined by Dr. Molefi Asante,
which means essentially the same
thing.
Evidence for the growing
popularity of Black Nationalist
Does the
AACP
peak for
yOU?
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al:
- ection
African heritage? There are several
factors.
thing
view.
"When you e a Detroit hous­
ing authority with over a SO-per­
cent vacancy rate, th t's a
tragedy."
Rep. Nelson Saunders, D­
Detroit, said that he is looking
forward to working with the A
tion Team.
"I had tried to put together
programs, in the past. Unfor­
tunately (former) Gov. Jim
Blanchard didn't recognize any of
them, " be said.
"Hopefully, Engler is recogniz­
ing the problem and looking
toward solutions."
urba
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I
au
m
o work
concepts abound in the
African-American community.
T-shirts spout nationalist and
pro-Black statements, such as
"Respect and Protect the Black
Woman," "By Any Means
Necessary" and "American by
Force, African by Nature."
Many entertainers, emboldened
by rap groups such as Public.
Enemy, no longer fear identifying
themselves as being for and about
Black people.
Kwanzaa celebrations have
been added to the list of holidays
celebrated by a significant number
of African families.
African-inspired fashion is worn
proudly. The life of Malcolm X
will fmally be made into a major
motion picture.
. What has s parked this
turnaround in attitude among
people who only a few years ago
refused to admit that they were of
DISINTEGRA nON
OF INTEGRAnON
There is the total rejection of
integration as an ideal by
middle-class white America. The
concept of' racial integration is
strongly identified with the
teachings of Rev. Martin Luther
King, Jr. Integrationists envisioned
the day when race would no longer
be a factor in the decision-making
of Americans. African Americans
could live, work and play among
whites.
The most �ntrovClSial element
in this philosoPlY was the idea that
Black people would cease thinking
of themselves a distinct people
and begin to see themselves as
SAUNDERS, WHO is the
chairperson of the Housing and
Urban Affairs Committee in the
House, aid he blames the high
vacancy rate in Detroit on the
local housing departments that
couldn't find ways to use money
that was given to them efficiently.
He specifically pointed out an in­
stance when the city had to give
money to the government because
it was using fund inefficiently.
"I can't imagine why the city'
couldn't find a way to spend their
. money," Saunder aid. "I think
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MOTHY HARPER: "At
this moment they don't. There is
to much corruption (in the
NAACP).·
th t with the new Actio Team a
lot of qu tio be aD wered
progr ca.u p
together t use funds e lclently."
Bob Berg, press ecretary to
Detroit Mayor Coleman Young,
aid million of dollar are
needed to ronov te and update
housing units. H added that
some of the buildings will have to
be torn down and rebuilt. .
"Some of these units lack
modern appliances, uch air
conditioning," he I, id. "Some
need to have asbesto removed.
To make these buildings liveable,
A BARA TUNSTALL:
Theydospeak(the�itionofthe
organization) for Black people
but not for DlC."
CALVIN SIMPSO: "In
someinstancestheydobutl don't
agree ·th everything they do."
they must be made more modern."
B r . d th t tearin down
com exe an rebu ding Ie
units that are larger and more
luxurious would be a top in the
right direction. Th ojournor
Truth Homes in nort west
Detroit were tor down and
rebuilt.
B G CALLED this a succe
"The mayor believes that
everyone has a right to decent
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Gove nor and hi c
discuss Willow Run
, By RON SEIGEL
Corr_potldent
HIGHLAND PARK - In a High­
land Park pres conference,
Michigan Governor John Engler
said he was dubious about the
idea of providing pecial state 'aid
to employees laid off by General
Motors in the proce of closing
the Willow Run plant.
Last year, the governor
eliminated all state aid for child­
less couples, unless they were en­
titled to benefits for particular
handicaps.
Engler aid that worker in
Willow Run had "a strong afety
net, with benefits running from 1-
3 years. .
"Hopefully there will be an im­
provement in the Michigan
economy before then," Engler
said, "They can't make a career
out of it (public assistance)."
n SPITE THE governor's
prediction that thiDgs would im­
prove, he noted that the 10 of
74,000 job in the Willo Run
p t ould be a servere blow to
the tate economy. He pointed
out that this etb ck, unlike put
ones, did not involve a failure to
get jo th t the state was expect­
ing, but an actual 10 in jobs.
He dded that the 10 of the
GM plant would hurt and possibly
destroy businesses which were
dependent on the plant or the
people who worked for the plant
who served a customers.
, Maureen Taylor, head of the
Highland Park are Welfare
Rights Organization (WRO)
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