the
- Jeffe on D vi .
1 t - J m J. Braddoc in 1937. the cont ct
hich re d that Braddoc would be p id pecified urn from future
Loui pu es in the event of defe t.
- bout 200,000, n t including tho e who went to the w
Indie and South America.
- Eliz beth T ylor Greenfield, who
referred to "the BI ck Sw n".
21 - F ther Divine.
22 - A EUropean contract nece ary to conduct b in
trading for Iv.
2 rd-Tex .
ve to ub ribe
ow that many
BI m I jomm gan , elling
drug, nd de ert their f milie .
hether they are merely
irrespo ible or victims of raci m
and poverty, the end result' the
ame-BI c communities are
suffering. And Black mal ve an
image problem.
And thi i preci ely wb t
concerns Dr. Earl Ofari Hutchinson.
In hi n w boo BI k Fatherhood:
The Guid To M le Parenting,
Hutchinson is out to set the record
traight on Blac male.
He contends that the media has
deliberately pre ented a false image
of BI ck male. By centering their
attention on the most derelict and
negligent men, the public believes
that all BI c men are that way. ot
true, says, Hutchinson.
"WE MUST LOOK at what
Black men are doing right, not what
Unlike Ali, who states that
women should take on' the full
responsibility of caring for their
families, the men interviewed in
BI ck Fatherhood fully believe they
should participate in raising their
children.
Through A series of
cro -generational interviews with
six Black fathers (including his
own), he reveals their tri�phs a�d
tragedies. What emerges IS a senes
of how-to's, in which the men tell
how they tackle the problems of
drugs, gan ,alcoholism, schools,
ex and health education, interracial
maniage, and the always expl�ive
issue of Black male-female relations.
ilion
ultan .
'd th re
evidence 0 upplier"p
" nd "minority front II
d on the V ho pital job.
'"�� upplied V ith
"half-inch document outlining a
ce ful ove ight progr m th t
or din Chiea ," Mca in 'd.
The document plan providing
for joint effort between th prim
con ctor d th minori ty com-
munity to guarantee that the African
American and Detroiters got their
fair h , cCain . d.
The plan or d on federal con- .... .... ---------------- __ ,?,
truction projec in Chicago and
would h ve put group uch
AAAB in an oversight po ition to
pull the cover off of fronts and eep
the work in the community.
Te as-based J.W. Bateson In .
formed a partnership with Southfield
contractor R.E. Dailey Co. to be­
come prime contractor on the ho pi­
tal construction. The ite is between
Canfield and Fore t, Brush and John
R.
P 1
Memorial Day Parade
needs assistance
THE DETROIT Yello Pages
lists only 139 restauran of all kinds
in Detroit, nd one McDonald' in
Highland Par .
The Department of Social Ser­
vices state that at the time of the
clo ing of General Assistance, there
were 48,905 people on it in Wayne
County, the majority in Detroit.
According to uch records, in
order to accommodate Generalassis­
lance recipients, in Detroit, every
re taurant, whether fast food or not,
would have to hire' more than 174
ne� employees�
Ii nle odd t t 0 -
fourth of the defe e t mould
ubject to n audit in i-month
period," i ·d.
"If ( audi) coincidental,
fine," th judge id. "If they ren't,
that i really inister."
According to an IRS po e man,
only bout! percentoftaxp yers re
audited each year.
K thy Hamilton nd R yfield
McGhee, nomey for other defen­
dants in the Y hweh case, ere also
audited. Hamilton w udited in
December of 1991 and Rayfield'
tax returns were udited the follow­
ing month.
"It seems 0 incredible (to have)
happened by chance," said Bus­
caglia.
The defense rested its case in late
April and jury deliberations in the
Yahweh case are et to begin oon.
JUSTICE
DISTRICT
. The City of Inkster 1992 Memorial Day Parade
Planning Committee is now soliciting
Metro-area bands, churches, social groups,
civic organizations, clown troupes, equestrian
units and more to participate in the 23rd Annual
Inkster Memorial Day Parade
to be held May 25, 1992.
Individuals and groups interested in
participating in the parade via .
marching/performing or vehicte unit, float
submission or the like are encourage to contact
the Inkster Parks and Recreation Complex at
728-7530 for more information. -
continued from A9
mted by manyooservers that inunigran
fux10ut that k> be AImican is inlr"imically
Some of their views will almost tied k> being anti-B
surely be disputed, especially when Koreans like all other im­
they talk of the desirability (and in migrants want to be American.
one case, necessity) of relations with Therefore the anti-Black attitudes
non-Black women. Others may find derive from their desire to prove
that they, and the author, come off as themselve worthy of grabbing �old
too pious or self-righteous. At times, I of th� American drea�. Afncan
I got the impression that the men Amencans targeted their property
think that there is only one "correct" for destructio� partly bec�use they
standard for Black family behavior. had grown tired of being step­
pingstones.
Columnist Les Payne stated it
best when he wrote that silence
would have been worse than riot­
ing. It would have Signaled that we
were ready to accept the return of
the Klan only this time they would
be wearing badges.
Saeed ul gata
.contlnued from P ge 1
"We've been fighting for repre­
sentation for five months. For not
to pursue the seat, even (to serve) for
just two months, will give Engler
exactly what he wants. He doe n't
expect anybody to run for it.
"Even if the district does cease to
exist, the people deserve a rep while
it does exist. Over 60 pieces of legis­
lation have been voted on since
January when Teola left." .
Up ey added that the voters in the
district are upset.
"Teola worked very hard for these
people and now they have no advo­
cate, and the e people care. There is
a sense in thi district that we are
being ignored."
Also, I thought it would have
helped to hear a comment or two
from the men's wives and/or
si'gnificant others (incl uding
Hutchinson's) on what their men are"
tclliDg • Still, Black Fatberbood 11
good tonic for those who believe that
Black men are getting a bad rap.
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