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t he pl to out
publicly on the' uc of
AIDS, but "no AIDS c­
tivi t group i going to
orce me to do anyting I
don't want to do."
he . d he had been pres­
ured by uch organiza-
tio ince hi reluctant
disclo ure April 8 that he
AIDS. But he . d he is
till considering what role
he should play, and,
meanwhile, "high-pre sure
tactics absolutely will not
wor on me,"
The former tenni star
talked with reporters after
peaking at a cience-day .
celebration at a
W hington, D.C. high
chool. He did not mention
AIDS in his tal to the stu­
den .
Victim awarded
Mary Lampkin, 49, a Black
Chicago bw driver who
was attacked with racial
slurs and death threats by
three white "skinheads"
has been awarded $1.75
million in damages by a
jury.
B lie I Ie
propo al
A group of Detroit In­
vestors wants to build a
$30-million equestrian
center of Belle Isle. Mayor
Coleman Young likes the
idea; some council mem­
bers and the Friends of
Belle Isle y it would hurt
'the island park.
If the City Council ap­
proves, developers would
lease 32 acres on the north­
eastern tip of the city­
owned island park,
renovate the 4O-stall horse
stable, refurbish ome 285
acres of trails and build the
academy, arena, hunt club
and amphitheater.
Developers, who won
approval from city officials
last week, say the plan
would provide 350 jobs,
'create a regional tourist at­
traction, and generate
spinoff development and
about $11 million in taxes
and fees for the city.
WCCC c m-
palgn for tax
Wayne County Com­
munity College last week
kicked off a campaign for a
one-mill county-wide tax
that voters will be asked to
approve August 4.
The 10-year tax would
provide bout $15 million
annually and would
replace a quarter-mill as­
sessed by the Legislature
and a special tax grant.
The one-mill tax would
co t the owner of a
$100,000 home $50 a year,
a school official said.
The college is the only
two-year public institution
in Michigan that does not
have a voter-approved mil­
lage.
Butl r won't run
In '93
Detroit City Council­
man Keith Butler said last
week that he will rot run
for mayor next year.
. Earlier this year, Butler
said he was considering
running for mayor or other
offices.
Mayor Coleman
Young, 73, has not said if
he will run for re-election.
cienee,
THL TI DIR CTPR
Ruth Watson (Benton Harbor) and
her (from I-r), are: Deborah Dlgp, UNCF nt r
development director; Gall Boone, UNCF CI veland rea
director; Jim Wright, telethon director; Ronald E. Smiley,
corporat .".1... ntra' region man , for Anh u r-Buech
Companle., a walkathon .pon or; former Detroit Lion.
football gr ,Lem Barn Yj new. anchor Huel Perkin. of
WJBK. TV; nd Richard King, UNCF region I vic pr d nt.
In addition, PUSH will offer
counseling, monitoring, and tutoring
programs for male and female youth
at the Doty Multi-Service Center,
10225 Third Avenue (one block over
from Calvert and Hamilton) from
2:00 pm until 4:00 pm every
Saturday following the Forums.
We will also be providing
self-esteem, and
African/African-American History
classes for youth and adults upon
request.
integrating trade unions, trade
schools, and saving jobs of those
already employed.
PUSH delivered: Food, shelter
and clothing to the truly needy. '
PUSH delivered: Education.
Push has helped over 850 minority
students to attend college.
PUSH delivered: Electricity.
And natural gas. And other utility
ervices for the poor.
LAN o-If tude nt- thIe� put
their minds to it, they can rna the
higher e.
That' the opinion two Benton
Harbor St. Jo eph high hool
offici have on the ational CoI-
legi te Athletic A oci tion'
revision of cademic requiremen
for tudent-athlet at Divi ion I col ..
leg .
The NCAA-under fire in the
p t for me chool low graduation
rat of thlet ,and for llegedly
exploiting athlet for their kill and
placing too little emphasi on
academics-rai ed Propo ition 48's
TH TWO HA G ,which
will not be instituted until Aug. 1,
1995, are:
-A tudent must achieve a core
Nationally
PUSH delivered ...
PUSH delivered: Votes. And
helped elect Black mayors,
lieutenant governors, judges,
congressmen, and other political
office holders throughout the United
States.
PUSH delivered: New voters ..
Voter registration drive have
brought hundreds of thousands of
ne votees into the political process.
PUSH delivered: on peace. By
'promoting peaceful coexistence
from Southeast Asia to Latin
America.
PU H deli ered: Job. By
PU H DEUVERED: Fairness
in sports. Profe ional pons teams
are bringing Blacks into the front
office.
PUSH delivered; Black
journalists to national TV network
and local TV new programs.
PUSH delivered: Black
busine se. By promoting
covenants between the Fortune 500
and Black entrepreneurs.
PUSH' delivered: Famine relief
to tarving nations around the world.
PUSH delivered: Sanctuary to
political and human rights refuge
from oppressive Latin American
nations.
PUSH elivered: Divestment of
DETROIT UNCF WALKA THON - Enthu.1 tic .upport r. of
th United Negro Colleg Fund (UNCF) In o.trolt e all ami
following the completion of the organization'. annu I
walkathon, h Id thl. Y ar at N Center Ar a of the GM
Building. The fund-ral.lng v nt help •• upport th 41 prlvat "
hi orlcally BI ck coli g sand unlversltle. repr ent d byth
College Fund. Among the .upporte,. and partlclpanta ehown
it will hinder lot 0
tud nt thlet , "id ing Sex-
ton Athletic Director Melanie
Miller.
Miller id h fears tuden will
be di couraged to take dif icult c1 -
e and will have e ier"w tered
down" chedules.
Miller did ay the plan could be
beneficial if it is communicated well
to 11 partie in the upcoming years.
Chari Wilson, an i tant th-
letic director at Michigan State
Unive ity, said while many tudents
re going to have a difficult time, the
CAA given until 1995 to in-
titute the change 0 that prepara-
tions alre dy underway at many high
school can be m de to minimize the
number of Proposition 48 casualti ..
Wil on id the me ge must be
ent to uperintendents, principals,
counselors, and parents well as
tude nt-athlete more in line with
other tudents," he said. Th 2.5
GPA criteria only as ure the athlete
is eligible to compete if he or he is
admitted to an institution.
"WERE THEY (the new stand­
ard ) in place now it would clearly
di qualify orne tudents," Curry
aid. '
Under Proposition 48, an athlete
may be admitted to a school without
the necessary OPA and tcst scores.
However, that thle 1 one year
of eligibility and i penalized by not
being allowed to play or practice
with the team.
Even if a student-athlete doe not
meet requirements at a Division I
chool, he or she till has other op­
tions such as competing at a junior
college or in Division II.
POLICIES ARE REVIEWED
at the annual January NCAA con­
vention. but Angeles aid it is unlike­
I Y the power of the pre idential
committee will be overridden.
In a little more than three years,
the NCAA will learn 'whether their
plan better prepare athIet for the
academic world, or merely hu out
more athle unable to mU the
�.
"It remaiDI to be n if 't will
lea concluaed.
Today in our history we are at the African-American males being
crossroads, and must determine disproportionately represented.
which way we should go. Myadvice In Michigan,
is that we all should "Tum Right and African-American males in 1990
Go Straight." represented 57.5 percent of the
The Detroit Metropolitan chapter prison population, 55 percent of
of Operation PUSH (people United tho e on parole; 71 percent of
to Serve/Save Humanity) is being , juvenile detainees _ figures that are
reborn in Detroit. highly disproportionate to their
With our young African numbers in the general population.
American males an endangered - African-American males in
specie .I.e., Wayne COunty between the ages of
"7"" African-American males are 15-24 have a greater chance of being
about nine times as likely than whites murdered than in a world war zone.
to be incarcerated. - Homicides have become the
_ More African-American leading cause of death for
male are incarcerated and under African-American children over the
control of the Criminal Justice age of 9 in Detroit.
S Y tem than there are To combat the above cycle of
African-American men of all ages in decline in the quality of life in the
college. African-American community, we
-AmoDgtheAfrican-American have in tituted our Saturday
males in America today we find that Community Forums (every
one in every 4 between the of Saturday) t the Big Star Theater,
20 to 29 i behind , on parole, or 1540 Woodward Avenue,
on probation. (Downtown Detroit) from 9:00 AM
'_ In fact, the union of South until 11:30 Am. Operation PUSH
Africa (USA) and the United States making donations to youth groups,
(US ) ha th Id' i.e., schools, classe , 'choirs, boy &
of America A ve e wor girl cout troops, youth school of
largest incarceration rates. The USA church cl ,etc., that attend the
(America) the highest ra1e" tb
DR.
JABARI V.
PREMPEH
PUSH
FORUM
investments in South African by
major corporations.
PUSH delivered: Black
educato to dministrati e i
in chools ac America.
PUSH has delivered. Help us
deliver more rights, more food, more
education, more job ... more of
everything that so many will need for
a decent life.
Join PUSH today. Start your
membership and support our effort
to bring these and other pro to
the Detroit Metropolitan area.
Dr. Jabaria Prempeh i the
president and Executive Director of
The Operation PUSH Metropolitan
Detroit Chapter:
P.O. Box 21088
Detroit, MI 48221-0088
(313) 368-8701
FAU{(313)342-6299
"I t take an entire village to
educate a child" African Proverb