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DETROIT
Ttus Week In
Black Histor y
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The 9 5 edi n v lue
efore correction for inn tion
49,500.
e from the
meric n ou ing urvey,
pon ored by t e HUD nd
conducted by the Cen u
ure UJ the t ti tic ho
th t renter had medi n
monthly hou in co t th t
repre ented 29 percent f
their income, comp red with
17 percent for 0 ners.
Median monthly hou ing
co t for homeowner include
mortg ge payments, re I e -
tate t xe , property in ur nee,
Copies of the report,
American Housing Survey for
the Detroit Metropolitan Area
in 1989, Series H170189-5, an
available for $11 each prepaid
from Cu tamer Service, Data
User Services Division, Bureau
of the Census, Washington,
D.C. 20233.
1M fir; t Black
United States
r w
theatre in t
located?
DI 0 hou -
ing co t p id by homeo ner
in the are totaled 449 in
1989, not ign ificr tly dif­
ferent from 1989 infl tion­
corrected figure of $464 for
1985.
or renters, medi n month­
ly co t tot led $433 in 1989,
not ignific ntly different from
1989 con t nt doll r figure of
o 0 in
the report includes:
- The medi n g e of
owner-occu pied ou ing unit
in Detroit city w s 48 years in
1989 comp red with 29 ye rs
for the rem inder of the
metropolit n re .
- The re h d tot 1 of
1,717,900 housing units in 1989
(of hich 1,160,900 were
Detroit w one of 11
metropolit n re urveyed
from M y through Augu t
1989. Thi w the fifth visit to
the are, hich fir t ur­
veyed in 1974. Altogether, the
ro Con n on recom-
mended Bl e to
words " African"
"Colored." 1925 - G 0
W. Collin, US Con-
gres man, (IL), born.
I
W7ao was the founder of
the Black Episcopal Church
movement?
lib rn
DBTROrr - The Northw t In-
titutional Le dership Action Coun­
cil (NILAC) ha announced the
e tablishment of a mall busin
loan und to provide rea bust es
and community-b cd organizations
with financial i tanee for Interior
nd/or exterior physical Improve­
men nd renovations. The an­
nounceme t wa ,made by Mark
Carley, executive director of
NILAC.
Loans of up to $5,000 will be
made to busin aDd organiza­
tion located within the Me­
Nichols/Wyomin 8I'C8. B I
will be limited to only one loan per
each two-year period, with a com­
petitive interest rate on the loan.
The monie being provided for
the loan fund are a result of a $32,lDl
grant that was made to NILAC by the
State of Michigan Neighborhood
Builders Alliance. '
According to Cat ey, "The ration­
ale behind thiI program to, ftrat
0, i t bus in Improving
their physical facility. Equally im­
portant, however, II that we hope to
provide a second benefit to area bUll-
by encouraging them to do
lOme of the thI which they have
nerally put off doing In the t.
bono be for In
exterior Improvemen •
AppUcatio are p ntly beIDa
ecepted, Intere ted applicants
hould contact the NILAC ot!lce to
obtain an applicadoD. A Loan Com­
mittee comprlled of len bual ad
community leaden wUI moet month­
ly to review aDd approve appUcan •
Comerica Bank wUI ICI'vicc all the
loana.
NILA.C w founded In 1985 ad
II part of a stale- de network 'of
small buaine.. .upport rvices
created to tant polIOntial, new
aDd exiltiDg • Located at
Marypovc Colle., 8425 Weat Me­
Nicboll In Detroit, NILA.C offe
such services u busine.s and
marketing COUDIe1lng, expertlle in
demographic analya .Ite lecdoD,
aDd acceaalns pubUc, ftnaDcIal and
community reaoW'CCI to SOO aM
blUllIacDeI
MARCH 6, 1940 - WII·
II StargeU, b eball player,
was born. 1969
PHILAD L HIA PLA
et minority hiring guidelin
for six skilled construction
crafts. 1931 - Carmen De­
Lavall de, dancer, was born.
Or. L wi. H. Milburn, a native of
WlndlOr, OntariO, February 24, 1892. He
wu Idu tid at P tt r on Colleglat
Inatltut In WlndlOr, McGill Unlveralty In
Montr I 8(ld gradu t d from medical
.ohool at the Unlv r ty of We.tern
Ontario.
During th 1 'h rv d a U.S.
Air Force Flight Surgeon, Deputy
Comm nd r of the 820th Medic I Group
Aerosp ce Medic I Service, Deputy
Ho pit I Command r Torr jon AF.B.,
Madrid, Spain; Travis �r Force Base,
California; Platt burgh AF.B., New York,
and a Ofr ctor of the h Medlcat
Group Moro edlcat Service.
In 1 G63, Dr. Milburn received the
humanlntarian Medical Comm ndatlon
Medal from Secretary of Stat , Dean
Ru.k, during th JFK admlnlatratlon for
his humanitarian rell f work In AfrIca. Dr.
Milburn wa President Lyndon B.
John on'. .'ectlon a. Chief Right
Surg on for th NASA Sp oe Program.
Ou to hi parenta' IIIn ,h. declln d
nd r m d to the Windsor-Detroit are .
Or. Milburn, Diplomate Amerlc n
Board of Paychlatry nd Neurology,
memb r of the Royal Ontario Coli ge of
Physician. and Surg ens, was licensed
In Michigan, New York, California,
Connecticut and Vermont. He serv d on
the .taff of Harper Grace and Detroit
Alvervl w Hospital., th executive Board
of Detroit Medical SocIety and waa a
delega of Wayne County Medical
Society.
During his dlstingul h d car er, Dr.
Milburn received resolutions from Detroit
City Council, Stat. of Michigan and the
U.S. Senate. Cited from oommunlty
.. rvlce, he received Man of the Year
Award from the Underground Railroad
Famill.. Historical Foundation and
o trolt Urban Center; North American
Black Historic I Museum Community
Service Award, and was named
Renal188nCe Detroit Mentor
Foundation's Mentor of the Y ar.
Dr. Milburn Is remembered with love
by hi' wlf., Ada Milburn; sons Dr. 0 vld
Milburn and Br nt Milburn; grandson,
Alexander Lewis Milburn; sibling Glynn
Barn .. , Dorothy White and .Donald
Milburn and a very large extended family.
Fun raJ rvlces for Dr. Milburn wer
h Id Saturday, February 29, 1992 at All
Saints Eplscop I Church, 3831 W. 1 Mile
Road, Detroit, MI. at 9:00 a.m. SwanlOns
Funeral Home handled all the
arrangements.
In morlam, contribution. can be
mad in hl� name to the United Negro
College Fund, 411 Penobscot Building,
Detroit, MJ.
Name the Black who was
the first ever to serve as a US
Senator from the State of Mis­
sissippi.
UCR THINGS AS tting in­
volved In their immedIa commer­
cial di trict, and identifying and
ing avallable manaprial rcaour­
CCI. There are at lelat 300 b i­
In tbII community that would
qualify for tbIIloan, and would
like to reach many we can. "
The terms and conditio of the
loaDS include that the applicant be a
member or client of a Small Bus
Development Center (i.e. NnAq, a
member of the Marygrove Improve­
ment AssocIation and that the money
MARCH 7, 1965
Police halted Selma to
Montgomery march. 1974 -
Cool P P 11, star of old
Negro Leagues, named to
Baseball Hall of Fame. 1919
- Ju nita Idd Stout,
judge, w born.
Which slave revolutionary
was also a religious mystic?
Me
12857 Woodward Avenue
MARCH 8, 1977 -
Henry L. Mar III was
elected mayor of Richmond,
VA. 1945 - ylll M e
lIey became the rust Black
nurse in the Navy Nurse
Corps. 1908 - Alp a
Kappa Alpha, was the first
Black sorority, organized at
Howard University. 1910 -
WIlUam H. Trent, publicist,
was born.
Presents
W7aat is the name of the
pioneer Black physician who
acquired his skills from three
white masters?
MARCH 9, 1963 - Carl
T. To an was appointed am­
bassador to Finland 1943 -
W.E.B. DuBois, was the rust
Black member to the Nation­
al Institute of Arts and Let­
ters. 1871 Oscaar
DePriest, US Congressman
(IL), was born.
What is the name of the
first Black hockey player to
sign a prbfessional major
league contract?
By RON SEIGEL
Corr.pondent
MARCH 10, 1913 -
Harriet Tubman, Under­
ground Railroad, 'conduc-'
tor' died. 1972 - First
National Black Political Con­
vention opened in Gary, In­
diana. 1923 - John D.
Abney, pianist, was born.
What 'were the three main
crops cultivated by slaves in
colonia times?
HIGHLAND PARK -
Highland Park Mayor Linsey
Porter said that Michigan of­
ficials are not willing to for­
give part of the loan that it
gave to Highland Park
several years ago and is not
willing to accept delays in
payment.
"They want their money,"
Mayor Porter stated. '
Highland Park officials,
o that both sides could get to
know each other and know
, where they stood on par­
ticular issues, including the
loan.
ANSWERS TO BLACK
HISTORY QUESTIONS
4th - In New York City,
in what would now be called
Greenwich Village. The
African Grove Theatre
founded in 1821.
5th - Absalon Jones. He
broke with Richard Allen,
who founded the AME
Church.
6th - Hiram R Revels.
7th - N Turner.
8th - James Derham,
born a slave in 1762. He
bought his freedom in 1783
and had a thriving practice
am0n.i Bla and whites.
9t1i - Arthur Darrington
signed with the Ad tic City
Seagulls in 1950.
lOt - Indigo, rice, and
cotton.
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A .Fun. Filled .Day For All To Celebrat
A' portion of the proceeds will be donated to:
Highland Park Te n Health Cent r
Let' Spend St. Patrick's 'Day Together at Highland Park McDonald'