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BUSINESS FINANCE
The National BI ck Chamber of
Commerce w organized in 1983
to promote the growth nd develop­
ment of BI ck-owned businesses
n tionwide nd al 0 to support
latewide BI ck chambers of com­
merce.
NEW DIRECTOR - The Nation­
al Association for Sickle Cell Dis­
ease, Inc., (NASCD) announced
the appointment of the new ex-·
ecutive director, Lynda K. Ander­
son by Xernona Clayton, vice
. president, Turner Broadcasting
System and Chair of the NASCD
Board. ·We have chosen the
right person at the right time. Our
new director has the stamina and
management skills that will take
us 'into the 21S.D. century,· said
Ms. Clayton. NASCD is a Los
Angeles based organization with
nationwide community sickle cell
programs which ,recently
celebrated 20 years of providing
education, research and patient
services centering on the sickle .
cell condition �hich primarily af­
fects African-Americans.
Bank office to
host community
hou e
Residents of the Plymouth
and Winston neighborhoods
will have an opportunity to get
to know their banker when
Manufacturers . Bank's
Plymouth-Winston branch of­
fice hosts "Our House is Your
House," a community open
bouse, Saturday, August 1,
from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Reside nt wi 11 have a
chance to meet the branch staff
and their neighbors in a casual,
festival atmosphere. The
branch's parking lot will be
tran formed into a mini-sum­
mer fair, with hot dogs, pop­
corn, potato chip and other
refreshments served under a
giant tent. Musical entertain­
ment will be provided by
.David Myles and ·the· Myles­
tones while Bingo the Clown
entertaim the kids. Plus there
will be coloring books,
crayom, and balloo for kids '
and a prize drawing.
The Plymouth-Win ton
branch office i located at
24525 Plymouth Road, west
of Telegraph, in Redford •
. 1bere· no charge for the open
house and reservations are not
required .
PROMOTING BLACK BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT -Oscar J. Coffey, r1g Pre dent and CEO
of the National Black Chamber of Commerce, thank participants recentty In th Chamber' 5th
National Conference in Fort Worth_ Texas. With Coffey are, from left: Devoyd Jenn ng ,Chairman,
Fort Worth M opoIitan Black Chamber of Commerce; Norma Ruby, President. CI c Conoes-
Ions, Inc. and President, Fort Worth Metropol an Black Chamber of Commerce: Allene Robert ,
Manager, Public Program , Philip Morris Compan tnc, and Benjamin Ruffin, Vice Pr ident,
Corporate Affairs, R.J. Reyno Tobacco Company.
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to your home in' Detroit,
Pontiac, or Highland Park, we
can help.
Our loans are fast and
affordable. And we'll work with
you to come up with a p�yment that fits
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For mo��I'iriformation, stop by
anyone of our convenient locatio s
or call us at (313) 339-5626 and
we'll take your application over the ,
phone. . ' ....
You'll find that doing a little .
housework has never been easier.
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HEI.PING M,NOR,TY BUSINESS BUILD BUSINESS
Are you missing out on business
opportunities because you always
seem to find out about a contract bid
after the fact?
Wayne County's Electronic Pro­
curernent ASSistance Center (EPAC)
can help you close the information
gap. With a personal computer, soft­
ware and a modem, you can access
bid opportunities from Wayne County
as soon as they go out for bid. Twenty­
four hours a day. Seven days a week.
Even if you don't own a PC, you can
still access business opportunities
through EPAC. EPAC is .on-line at .
selected oetron Publlc . Library
branches.
For more information, call the EPAC
hotline at (313) 2�4-0418.
OU
ew Initiative For· he 190s
Edward H. McNamara, Wayne County Executive
Were Bill Clinton, Shelby
S-=:e ml Dan � comet in
�ir "imtitutionaUy-accq> "
restJOIElCS k) trrl
Is n putting
prop first, or j � k)
poweIbrokcr for . own
Although the majority of
America· obsessed with political
. am demuOOng Sooljah.
the real truth for African­
�is thatourcommunitics
are in crss am our poop are in
real and �ingpnn. Will � klp
dogs of poli� sbow that tlEy are
�"co�"inmd&re��
ship; am <icsirom of remaining
imemitive k) tlJ: . Souljah
rased, ml that we still expericn:e?
BlACKS' CHOI� ARE
e� in the 00shing of Sis�r
Souljah, or k) see if relevant .
of 16 am our cities' developmmt
comes � for B\.6h's, Clinton's or
Perot's pJatfutIm.
If k poUtiCll parties. am tmr
carx1idar.s, oon't tal<c action rY:NI
am � all c:l. � mtioo's
people k) reD:W bope and reb1ild
� cities, � rounlIy m1 our
r.coromy will <XXltimI: k) �.
If the . tmt SoUjah raised are
rot � in .m caweotiom,
we will surely be able k) .
as signs We are 10 be regulated to
receive �same "colorblind" treat­
ment that we've been � from
1l¥:Sysk:m.
While tre country's political
�IS have thc desire aoo will
raise the � k) give Sael a $10
billion loan guaramee ml10 send
billions roore in aid 10 � forrrer
Sovi t Union, what cmires will
they make to make life a.IX1living
in our cities bener?
The�rootatMadison
Square GaRbt in New York aty.
Mayor David Dinlcins is lq>ing
that July co� will give thc
city, which 1m a 20 pettent BIaclc
presence, an ccooomic boost k) get
it out of the same type of budget
rress tIIlt otrer wban cmm are
experie�
To get thc'� k> con­
vere then; New York pledged
$2O.8million-oomle wbatoirer
cities were ofIe� - irx:lWin8
$6.6 million for police proE:c1ion,
4.7 million k) relll the Garden, $4.4
million to prepare am � it
am $2 million k) buy i�
New York '92 is rming amthcr
S65 million in � m1 services
from � city's pnvae secor,
DINKINS EXP.EX:fS that
Dem>aalc;' �� will produce
$Ul) million in direct ecommic
be�fits to �city an1$175 million
in spinoff economic benefits.
$4O,cm Repul>Iicam will rreet.in
the nation's fourth-largest city in
August Houston, a city of
petrodollar skyline, endless
freeways, sprawling sOOdivmom,
and a 2Open:ent Black population,
expects the Republican National
Convention to spem an estimated
sro million in tbe local economy.
Tbe city pledged $12 million to
lure ire Repli>licam to �r city.
R Perot am Company are oot
an organized polincal JXU1.Y and
have no guidelirr.s to oold a con­
vention. But, tbere is talk that trey
will meet in AImica'� 00art1and
and work out thcirplatform inKan-
Oty, Perot 1m ro 1alked much
about any of k iss m1 few
kmw hi views ftr rebwding tlK:
�tu and inna-atics.
Few of us will be in the
,
ecooomic stJeam gaaa� by the
conventions. So, what can Blades
expect from tre <XXl\ICnU� am
beyom? Will ��m1p
us k> gainsmblllion ,>rcbWd the
ci . Or, will � jlBt aOOpt a
"colorbliOO" attituJe aOO cortinJc
., -up on Sim- Souljah fur h:r
oommenlc;?
