Once gain thi ye r, the
&&Yluau Ri Co on, the
Worn n' Commi num-
ber of community organizatio
will celebrate the in 0 the
19th Amendment which g ve
women the right to vote, by ting
Women' Equality D y.
B J. Wilson,
Porterfield na Ferndale
Hond , will be the keynote peaker
for the Ann Luncheon.
The commemor tion high­
lighting the chlevemen of
women in this country will take
pi ce Au t 26, t the Cobo Con­
vention and Exhibition Center.
"Truly, this is the Year of the
Woman," aid Joann Watson,
Chair, Women' Committee of the
Human Rights Commi ion. "We
extend an invitation to women
everywhere to celebrate Women's
Equality Day with a renewed ense
of power, vision and advocacy."
"Celebrating Women: Per­
everance, Power and Politics" is
7
Underground
Railroad tour
brings
southemers North
DETROIT
THIS WEEK IN
BLACK HISTORY
u u 2
Who compiled 1M first �i­
five work on bltJck inv or.?
Who has been 1M only Black
coach of the New york Knicker­
bockers?
AUGUST 4, 1S10-Robert
Purvis, Blac bolitioni t, w
born. 1921 - Luke ,
baseball player, w born. 1963
-J m Baldwin wrote,'7'1u:
Fire Next Time. "
What is the locaJion of Prairie
V� A andM University?
AUGUST5,1962-Ne�
Mandel&, South African
freedom fighter, was im­
prisoned. 1938 - James H.
Cone, educator aOO theologian,
was born. 1984 - At the Los
Angeles Olympic , Edwin
Moses won his l05th eorsecu­
tive 400-meter hurdles race for a
gold aoo Evelyn Ashford cap­
tured women's 100-meter gold
medal. 1900 - Arthur C. Wll­
Iiams, oral surgeon, was born.
1951 - Mabel K. Staupe ,
nurse, awarded Splngam
Medal for her contribution to
betterment of Blacks in musing
profession.
AUGUST 6, 1962 -
Jamaica gained indeperderce
from Great Britain. 1766 -
James Forten, Black
aboli tionist and businessman,
was born. 1873 - John W.
Work, composer, was bom.
According to Lerone Bennet,
when and where was 1M first
Black Baptist Church or­
ganized?
AUGUST 7, 1867 - Ira
Aldridge died in Lodz, Polml, .
where he was buried. 1989 -
Congressman "MIckey"
· Leland died in a plane crash in
Ethiopia. 1948 - AlIce Coach­
man set new Olympic record for
the high jump. 1904 - Ralph
Bunche, U.S. diplomat, was
born.
What was the 'aVerage in­
come of the Black family in
1961?
AUGUST 8, 1865 - Mat­
thew A. Henson, a discover of
the North Pole, was born. 1926
-H8ITYJackson won the first
United Golfers Association
event. Before the PGA Tour was
integrated, the UGA was the tour
for Black golfers. 1849 - Ar­
chibald Grlmke, U.S.
Diplomat, was born .. 1863 -
West Virginia, first Southern
State to provide for Black educa­
tion.
Why will 1M name, Nathan
Bedford Forrest, remain one of
infamy among Blacks?
ANSWERS TO BLACK
HISTORY QUESTIONS
2nd - Henry E. Baker, an
Assistant Patent Examiner, mI
former W�t point cadet
3rd - Willis Reed, former
player for the same team.
4th - Prairie View, TX.
Sth - Jupiter Hammon.
6th - Silver Bluff, SC in
1773.
7th - about $4,100.
8th - Forrest permitted
troops under his command to
bury alive Black prisoners of
war, and commit other at­
trocities. He was also a founder
of the Ku Klux Klan.
ACIVILRIGBTSpanel will in­
clude the catalyst of the Civil Rights
movement, Mrs. Rosa L. Parks;
political activist and TV commen­
tator Julian Bond; activist Jamil AI­
Amin (H. Rap Brown); and Dr.
Bryan E. Walls, founder of the John
Freeman Walls Historical Farm and
Museum in Puce, Ontario.
This year's tour will culminate
with an African Farewell Feast and
Celebrity Fashion Show on Monday,
August 10, 7 p.m. at the Main Branch
of the Detroit Public Library, 5201
Woodward. Mrs. John Conyers, Or­
theia Barnes and print, television and
radio personalities, will be featured
as celebrity models. Tickets are
available for $25 per person from the
Institute.
There will be a minimum
registration fee for youth and adults
attending workshops, field trips, and
tbe finale. Local residents are also
invited to participate in the Canadian
week-end tour for $100 per person,
please call the Institute for further
details. Fees may be mailed to the
Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute at
6S Cadillac Square, Suite 3200,
Detroit, MI 48226. Final registration
will be Aug. 3 at the Welcome Rally.
Next year.will mark Mrs. Rosa L.
Parks's 80th birthday and the In­
stitutes ixth year. The National
Volunteer Coordinating Committee
plans to develop to a cross-country
route for the tour. The general public
and organization, are invited to help
in planning the scheduled events.
Send Your Letters And
Comments To
MICHIGAN QTIZEN
12541 Second
P.o. Box 03560
Highland Park, MI 41203
During the conference, a num­
ber of organization and busi­
nesses will exhibit displays.
Registration fee is $40.00,
which includes all of the events.
For more information contact the
Coordinator, MaryAnn Lee at
224-4965.
ETA PHI BETA OBSERVES 50TH ANNIVERSARy__:eta Phi B a Sorority, Inc.
National pr Ident, Mildred Harpol , Esq., ed e nt r, with 50th nnl r ry cony nt on
chairman Dr. Dorl Hodg (left) and Alpha Ch pt r pr Id nt, Sylvia J. Pugh, th y plan for th
week-long ob ervanc ,Augu 8-14, at th W n Hot looking on r co-ch Innen: rjorl
Walker and Jean L Parker.
DETROIT-The Ro a and
Raymond Parks Institute for Self
Development will host its third an­
nual Reverse Freedom Tour from
July 30 to Aug. 10. The tour will
bring 45 youth, ages 14-18, by bus,
with chaperones, tracing the path of
the Underground Railroad.
Students from Alabama, Georgia
and Mississippi will tour lincoln
University in Pennsylvania, as well
as sites in Michigan and the Province
Which Black American pub- of Ontario, Canada, according to
lishedabroads�calkd"SalvtJ- • Christopher Turner at thC1 Par� In-
don By Christ Kwrt;un-peijiie�rr- ... titute.
Cries?" There will be a Welcome Rally on
Aug. 3, at 6 p.m. at the headquarters,
Trinity Faith United Methodist
Church at 19750 W. McNichols,
Rev. Sam White, pastor. Community
officials and leaders will greet the
students and the press is invited.
Leadership training workshops
will be held daily from 10 a.m. to
. 12:30 p.m. beginning Tuesday, Aug.
4, with guests such as motivational
speaker us Brown and health advo­
cat-e and social activist Dick
Gregory.
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neighborhoods.
For information and
treatment referrals call: .
1·800·626·1
"
ot in our state"
"Not at my party."
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