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May 24, 1992 - Image 18

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Michigan Citizen, 1992-05-24

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See These Special Prices!!
P cu Reg. 25 Now $14.95
PER RELAXER Reg. 40- 60 Now 29.95
CUT Reg. $15 .
CURL PER Reg. $60 NOY/
LE UAE CUR Reg. 75 Now
FRENCH TW T R . $30 NoW 19.95
RAP Reg. $3O Now 19.95
HAIR CO� •• Now H orr..... Free ConditIo
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upply role model, mento , let
them ee different ide of Ufe,"
d the Rev. Roderic Zak of Carter I
Tabernacle' Broth rto Brother pro-
-gram. The gro often put Blae
role model into the liv of tho e
itbout father figure.
"My ounselor, he' the type of
person that you can tal to about
anything," 'd Waymond Cham­
, a member of the Boys Brig
at Livin ton Street Church of God
in Orlando.
Benton, P tor
"BLACK MEN are like
maoate . We're an endangered
pedes," Charles Kin , presi-
d nt 0 men's group at Mount
P t" ry Bapti t Church
in Orlando. "The difference no
onewill ave but ... We're
o organize our young people. We're
goln.8 to organize tbe young men.
We're going to reach out."
In the ki tchen of the Macedeooia
Mi sionary Baptist Church one
recent .Saturday, 15 youths listened
to a Blac istant manager of an
Orlando McDonald' re tBurant.
One way to succeed, he ugg ted,
was to start by flipping burgers-c-but
aim to be a fast-food franchise owner
or manager.
"It's up to you how far you want
to go," Chris Pew said.
Many BI ck churches are decid­
ing to dedicate more time to the boys
in their communities, says RQbert
Brown, n istant project di SOr
with the Congres of National Black
Church in Washington D.C.
I' A lot of preachers are p
fog funerals of too Y y'OWlIa DlIICk
n who are in& tiDed by
Blae men," d Bro ." A lot of
preachers are seeing too many young
Black men imprisoned. A lot of
preachers arc aware of the truggle
of the single Black mother, trying to
rai e her on without any real male
support. The church has tried to step
forward, along with other organiza­
tions, in filling the void."
. The Christian Methodi t Epis­
copal Church named the uplifting of
Black mal its top priority at its
last national convention .. At Carter
Tabernacle CME Church in Orlan­
do, a ut 40 boys have been matcbcd
ith imilar number of men
introc1 108 t m to Blatt-
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