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u u t birthday
cl r nt in lude Dr. K n­
n th Brown, Elnora Trul n,
teven Hayne, Virginia Ed­
ward, Fairfield Butler, Willi
Wad , Dotty Mann, Charle
kcr, Latrelle P w r
a ,Ve ta Murphy, Erma
H enders n, Larrain Thoma,
Betty C opcr, Mar Taylor
and B rni C ker ..
The reception' t the
Mu urn 0
fri an/American History,
honoring Robert Hur t, the
fir t African-American 'of
Michigan Bell, wa well at­
tended. Con ressman John
Conyers wa there. So were
Helen Wright in bright
c lored suit and matching
turban from Ghana, State
Rcp., Alma Stallworth,
J ann Wat on NAACP direc­
tor, Eu ene Gilmer,
Mu urn' bo rd chairman.
Judge C nrad Mallett Jr.,
M . Robert Hur t, Mr. and
Mrs. William Smith, Brenda
Lawrence, bard trustee and
man others ..
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Saturday, September 12th
i the date et for a Black
Hi tory tour of Kent County
in Ontari , Canada. Of pe­
cial intere t-Raleigh
T wn hip·s Centennial
useum; Unc1e' --1'cnn ..
'a in and lunch at the
untry View Golf Course
rc taurant, The tour is sp n­
sorcd by the ho te s board of
S1. J hn' CME church ...
Funeral services were
held for Mrs. Eliza Lee, who
celebrated her 103rd
birthday recently. Many
friends and family members
attended the service at
Greater St. Matthew Baptist
church. Survivors include
daughters Kate Elam and Ar­
nette April, 26
. grandchildren, 23 great
grandchildren and 10 great­
great grandchildren ...
Marguerite Morehead and
Edith Gile have returned
after an exciting trip to New
Orleans. They attended the
week-long fe tivitie of the
55th Boule of AKA Sorority
The Nacirema Club is the
oldest mens club in the state
and perhaps in the world. Or­
ganized in 1922 it is 70 years
old. Wives and widows of the
members, The Nacirema
Wives ponsored their an­
nual bridge and whi t party at
the club house. A large num­
ber of gue t consumed a
delicious menu of chicken
salad, fresh fruit, cookies and
punch, Prizes were electrical
a . nces, glassware, pot­
tery, umbrellas, jewelry and
cosmetics .. Top prize winners
were Mildred Brown, Fannie
Bowden, Billie Anderson,
Bootsie McGlove, Contee
Spears, Dorothy Hawkins
and Cassandra Ellington.
Other players were Ophelia
Jones, Sandra Holmes, Estel­
la Davis, Olivia Houston,
Ernestine Battle, Katie
Turner, Margaret Rollins,
Cathryn Smith, Rhetta
John on, Bernice Curtis and
others. Jo Shillingford is
Nacirema Wives president.
Helen Talbert, Marge
Frazier, Mabel Abram,
Gladys Broyles, Inez Reed,
Audrey Bell, Louise Stanton,
Jean Reynolds, Juanita Ken­
ner and Clara Belle Hudson.
Junior hostesses were Jo
Shillingford's
granddaughters, Kimberly
and Nicole Jackson ...
DETROIT
By CAROLY WARFIELD
Art. Corr •• pond.nt
The Detroit Board of
Education' "Empowerment" man­
date ive Deni e Darcel Davi the
opportunity to impl ment her
le de hip lyle Admini trator of
th D troit Hi h chool for Fine
nd Performing Arts (DSA), where
1 0 pupil will l un h th new pro-
ram.
t d in the cultural enter,
Da i i xcited at the pro p ct of
working in 8 collaborativ environ­
m nt where tudents, te ch rs and
par n will benefi t from thi com­
pr h nsive and innovative concept.
Individual from th University of
Michigan, Detroit Institute of Arts,
Center for Creative Studies, Wayne
State University and Fox Theatre
have expre ed intere t in support­
ing the econdary chool's
"Equal emphasi i placed on
art and acad . for diverse nd
integrated learning," Davis con­
tinue . "Students will combin five
hours of acad mi and three hours
of arts tudy daily for four years
and can major in peech/drarna,
vo I music, instrumental music,
dance and vi ual arts."
DA VI BELIEVES her com­
munity leadership will generate in­
tegrity and respect for the Detroit
High School of Fine and Perform­
ing Arts and for Detroit Public
DENISE DARCEL DAVIS
For the last three weeks over 100
young people from Detroit and
around the country have seen they
can make a difference.
. Learning from one another, from
community leaders and through the
. hard work of painting houses, creat­
ing parks from vacant lots, organiz­
ing anti-gang .rnee ti ngs in the
southwest, painting murals and
working with kids, these youth are
part of a new generation of corn-:
munity activi ts, ready to return to
their homes and neighborhoods with
a commitment to rebuild our cities
from the ground up, says Gwen
Heard coordinator of Detroit sum­
mer '92."
The relationships they have
created across lines of race, class,
gender and age have changed how
all of them think about the future,"
Heard said. "Already, their energy
and enthusiasm is sparking other ac­
tivity."
Dorothy Garner of REACH
reports calls from local groups as­
king how to get volunteers in their
neighborhoods and churches along
Mack Avenue who have been in-
. spired to do a clean-up project.
CARL MCGOWAN, an African
American man raised in a single
parent family, found the streets of his
native Detroit to be more educational
than his "ivy-league" education.
While working with 4-H urban gar­
dens, he was able to talk about the
problems of the city with "rag-clad
professors who hold all day office
hours."
Neal \ Vasquez, a Native
American from Arkansas, drove 9(J()
miles asking himself, "Why did he
think it was important to be part of
Detroit Summer?" Today, after
working with neighborhood kids to
build a ball field near Victory
Lutheran Church, says, "I've come
to realize ... the answers will always
be a bit vague and that's OK. For
now, I came to work in the com­
munity, with the community, help­
ing create an ongoing reclamation of
the city. What am I doing here? .
Temp rin� idealism with rea ism.
WANDA F. �aUEMOREMchigan Citizen
Festival XVI
De Quaina Eason, Tennine Smith and Tani�ha Toaster.members of the Festival oftheper@r�inj;J
-1I''''A\1s'D�Wc'�W6�shcrpj: H�'ce'''ntly'paticipated in FeStival XVI on Belle fsle:ihe-l="'estlvalis'in lis 1 �th
year.
Detroit Summer celebrates
new youth activists
WAr.lJA F. �auEMOREJMichigan Citizen
RECLAIMING THE NEIGHBORHOOD - Detroit Summer "92" Youth
recently participated in an anti-crack-house march on Detroit's
westside. The march was organized by WE PROS �e The People
Reclaim Our Streets}. .
making a positive ditference."
Tracy Hollins an African
American Detroiter says, "I have
participated in the experience of a
life time .... As volunteers working to
rebuild the city, we also learn and
grow not only inside but closer
together. The feeling of love is over­
whelming."
Tina Callahan, a European
American from' California says,
"After working in the cornmun' ty for
a week we decided that it is impor­
tant to leave something more than
freshly painted houses ... Our goals'
now are rooted in establishing a
sense of unity among the people.
Part of establishing unity is recog­
nizing the important value and con­
tribution of all members of the
community."
Admi ion t DSA i by ap­
plic ti n, audition and interview
and i op n to 9th grade tudents
with a r. average. Applicant
hould apply through th ir pre ent
chool principal or guidance coun-
Me age may b left for Davis
at 494-1802, c/o Martin Luther
King High School.
Janitor Supplies and
Household Goods
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
77 Victor/corner of John R.
MICHIGAN BLIND SALES & INDS.
WDIV news .editor
denies charges station
ignored Engler recall drive
By RON SEIGEL
Correspondent
into the issue of the financial state
of Michigan and "what the governor
is trying to do to balance the budget."
Engler claimed that General As­
sistance was eliminated in order to
cut state expenses and balance the
budget. Democratic legislators
sought other measures, which they
said would cause less suffering, in­
cluding use of the rainy day fund and
setting up programs to train people
for work.
Rueppell added that they also fea­
tured information on charitable ser­
vices to ease the suffering of the
homeless.
DETROIT - WDIV New Direc­
tor Carol Rueppell denied charges
by demonstrators picketing the sta­
tion that WDIV ignored the petition
drive thi year to recall Michigan
Governor John Engler from office.
'Wltile admitting the station failed
to cover it, she said that the station
was not aware it was going on this
year.
She said she did not know if a
press release was sent by the recall
supporters, but knew that there were
no follow up calls.
. When· asked about -statements
\bat .wDI\&.di4·-ft(,)t�ten4·tho 1>
conference.Rueppell said the station
did not have the stA(f to go to press
conferences. She said sh did not
know whether the station received
an invitation to come to the press
conference, as the picketers claimed.
"THESE IS UES ARE very im­
tportant," Rueppeitsatd;"! foel Chars­
,nel � has add�C(��e4 them in the past
year in a very extensive area."
She said that as news director, she
did not have the power to deal with
some of the protesters' demands,
such as having. public an­
nouncements on the petition drive or
featuring this as a topic on the Chan­
nel4 "Free for All Show."
However, when asked whether
she was interested in covering infor­
mation about the petition on Channel
4 news, that she knew about it, she
said, "Yes, of course."
RUEPPELL ALSO denied
charges that the station did not wish
to cover attempts of those hurt by the
Engler cutbacks to fight back.
She said that in the month after
the Engler Administration elminated
the General Assistance program,
which removed 93,000 people from
state aid, the station did news spots
about the suffering of the homeless,
issues concerning them and political
efforts by the homeless and their Of­
ganizations to challenge the cuts.
She added the station also went
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