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man topped by Drug Enfore -
ment offici I t hvill'
airport beca c of bul e in
hi po et ay th in ident
wa racially related. "0
que tion about it," aid
Samu I Carter.
HI can thin of b olutcly
nothing I did which w out of
the ordinarily r materially
different from hundred of
other p rengers traveling at
th arne time," Carter aid.
But Vincent Morgano,
head of a hville ' DEA 0(­
fice, aid Carter wa topp d
[or que Honing on Mar h 7,
1991 because officers were on
heightened alert during the
Persian Gulf War. He aid the
bulge made them suspicious.
"Anyone with � bulge in
hi pockets during the Gulf
War alert would have been
topped if they had been
noticed." Morgano aid.
"Their race would have had
nothing to do with it."
Carter's ca e, which w
filed in u.s. Di trict Court
Friday, ha rai ed que tions
about whether minoritie are
unfairly targeted by DEA
agents po ted at the nation's
, airoorts.
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drug war IS war
against Blacks
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, Balthmre,MD-A report
released last week in Baltimore
sharply condemned the federal
government' so-called war
against drug uggesting that
thc government's anti-drug
campaign "i racially biased on
all fronts and h made young
Black men its enemy."
According to the tudy by
the Alexandria, Virginia-based
National Center on Insti tutions
and Alternatives. 6 percent of
Black men in Baltimore be­
tween the ages o( 18 and 35
were in prison, on parole or
probation, being ought on ar­
rest warrants or awaiting trial on
any average day in 1991.
The center i ued a imilar
reporton Washington, D.C. last
April showing that th com­
parable, figure in the nation's
capital was 42 percent. Center
president, Jerome G. Miller.
said-the primary reason so many
young Blacks are, in trouble
with the law is the drug war
which has unfairly targeted
Blacks.
Meanwhile, Baltimore
Mayor Kurt Schmoke labeled
the government's war against
drugs Ita national tragedy." In
1988, Schmokc created a tir
when he became the fir t
prominent Black elected offi­
cial to call for a national debate
on decriminalizing drugs.
He also called for the treat­
ment of drug users as persons
with medical problems and not
as criminals.
BI c man.
liev irport
interrogation
was racial
White
supremacist
surrenders,
pleads not guilty
NAPL ID - Federal fugi-
tive Randy Weaver urrendered
last week after an 11-day tand­
off involving over l federal,
, tate and local law enforcement
official, The tandoff and
hoot-out left on federal agent
dead. Weaver' wife and his 14
year-old n were also killed.
But in court following hi ur­
render, Weaver pleaded "not
guilty" to the charges that he
killed the federal agent wh was
reeking to arrc: t him on
weapons har ·S.
Story nd Photo by
anda F. Roqu mor
Chaplin Barbara J. Gladney, Albion Branch NAACP.
Inez J. Lane, Life Mem bership Chair, - River Rouge/Ecorse, Dorothy McMullen,
Treasurer - River Rouge/Ecorse and Gradie Griffin, 2nd Vice President - River
Rouge/Ecorse.
Joanne Watson and Malvin R.
Goode, the first Black American
newscaster and the only Black net­
work news reporter covering the
funeral of the late Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. Al 0, on' hand to addre s
convention' delegate were
Mi�lgA e Ctitttt 'Justice
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residents in distressed areas across
the State.
Legielat.lve reapportionment
Despite the slight increase in the
Black population in the city of
Detroit in 1990, the recent reappor­
tionment plan, approved by the State
Supreme Court in April 1992,
dilutes Black voting strength. The
plan decreases the number of Black
districts inDetroit from 12 in January
1983 to 7 in January 1993.
The conference will strongly
urge e federal court to adopt the
legisla ive reapportionment plans
supported by the NAACP and
preserve minority representation as
required by the federal Voting Rights
Act.
Eric McGinnis
Eric McGinni ,a Black 16 year
old Benton Harbor youth, was found
drowned in the S1. Joseph River in
May 1991.
To date, no explanation of
McGinnis' disappearance or drown­
ing has been offered by officials.
The Benton Harbor City Com­
mission adopted a resoiution on
August 3, requesting Michigan At-
Conrad L.Mal1et Jr. and Governor
John Engler.
Other highlights included: The
annual awards luncheon, The Fight
For Freedom Banquet, a Soul Food
Dinner and a mass public meeting at
Christ Temple Apo tolic Church in
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torney General Frank Kelly, and the
United States Justice Department as­
sist in the investigation surrounding
the death of McGinnis.
The Convention supported the
resolution adopted by the Benton
Harbor City Commission. The
NAACP State Legal Redress Com­
mittee will monitor the progress of
the investigations.
Space Exploration
Of NASA' 92 astronauts, five
are African Am srican: four men and
one woman.
To increase African American
participation in the Space program,
the national office of the NAACP has
been requested to join in a campaign
to urge Congress to increase the op­
portunities for African Americans in
the NASA programs.
African American par nts and
the Public Schools
To increase parents participation
in their children's educatlon,
NAACP branches will develop
trategics and training to encourage
parents/guardians to be persistent in
addressing their child's educational
goals and interest.
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Time Warner
. cashe in With
Vibe magazine
By Allison Jon s
Miohlfl!n Citizen
Vibes. You get good ones and you
get bad ones. When it comes to a new
magazine by the same name the
feelings are all on the down side.
A publication about the hip hop
culture, Vibe is the creation of Japa­
nc:se megacorporation Time Warner,
who has enlisted the aid of Quincy
Jones on the project.
"All of a sudden, you look up and
you see a whole new culture that has
become the culture," Jones told the
New York Tim on Monday, Sep­
tember 14, the day preview i ues 0
the magazine hit the new stand and
record stores in major metropolitan
areas.
"It came in with fashion, vernac­
cular, graphic arts and dance, which
are as much part of the hip-hop cul­
ture as graffiti-writing i and as
break-dancing i ." Jones aid. "Its
subjects vary from frivolous love af­
fairs to heavy politial ocial mes-
ages."
Hip hop, Jones explai "i es-
sentially rhythm-driven dance music.
where the beat and the drum are es­
sential."
The 144-page preview i. rue of
Vibe is a new extension of white
control over the Bla k music expe­
rience that has gone on from Elvls to
Vanilla Ice.
FOR OM 4 that xplains the
re ignation of Ru ell Simmons.
Inkster Mayor Edward Bivens, Jr. welcomes the
56th Annual NAACP Convention to Inkster. The
Convention drew hundreds from across the State
and the Nation.
I � T .R - A call to chi ve
ti nal p ri ty for Bl ck children
wa i u d by the Michigan State
C nf r n the AACP during
their 5 th nnu 1 Convention.
Carl L. Br eding, pre ident of th
Michig n tate Confer nee tre ed
th n ed to educate our children, and
educ te them well.
"It' formidable ta k," Breeding
aid. "But one in which we all have
much at take. In an increasingly
competitive global econom , th
quality and kill of our workers in
th 21 t century are compelling con­
cerns to each of us a a whole," he
aid.
Al 0 according to Breeding, it i
the goal of the NAACP to help
prom te educational excellence and
achievem nt in the cience and
humanitie ,and to increa e the num­
ber of Black youngster in the
pipeline (or advanced degrees.
"TH A TH B Tand
the worst 0 time for our people,"
Breeding aid. "Days are dark for
orne as they are bright for others.
Drug abuse; teenage pregnancy, in­
adequate education and high un­
employment and underemployment
are rocking the foundation and
threatening their tability of the
family.
"Still we can't feel in no way
tired. Though we may ache or feel
beaten by adversity and futility, we
must march on WI victory i won",
Br ding- tated.
This year's Convention, hosted
by the Ink tcr Branch-NAACP,
drew an e timated 300 to 49(> people
from aero the tate and' nation.
Keynote peakers for this year's
conference included: NAACP Na­
tional Direotor, Benjamin Hoo
NAACP-Dctrtlit Brarrell"Execu' e
The Convention provided educa­
tion, training, inf rmation and fel- v­
lowship for attendees.
The NAACP, founded in 1909 in
New York City, is the oldest and
large t Civil Rights Organization in
Aunerlca. '
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Resolutions adopted, by 56th NAACP Convention
INKSTER - The 56th Annual
Convention of Michigan State
NAACP pre ented and adopted the
following re olutions:
or demotion affected Black execu­
tives.
The Michigan State Conference
oppose the reorganization plans of
tate departments that negatively im­
pact Black, women and the hand­
icapped.
Economic Development
With the economic decline in
Michigan severely affecting African
American and other minorities, the
NAACP will explore po sibilities
foreconomic development joint ven­
tures wi th an emphasis on projects
being developed in the 'more dis­
tressed communities across the State.
African American Teachers In
the Public.Schools
It wa re olved that the Michigan
branche of the NAACP take
whatever action necessary to
eliminate deficiencie in the public.
schools by:
- Addre ing local educational
,i ue to be adopted by local school
boards.
- Being part of the recruitment
effort in hiring African Americans.
- Encouraging youth to pursue
careers in the teaching/administra­
tion fields.
Enterprl e Zones
All NAACP Branches whose
communities are to be recipients of
Enterprise Zone Funding will insist
that companie commit to hiring 50
percent or more of their employees
from the communities. Also, if
necessary, provide apprenticeship
and lor on the job training to assure
that th Enterprise Zone initiative
serve the original purpose: to
stimulate the local e�nomy and pro­
vide jot. and career opportunities to
State Reorganization Plan
Carl Breeding called on
Michigan' Attorney General to un­
dertake an immediate investigation
of the Engler Administration's
departmental reorganization plan.
or the State's 405 classified ex­
ecutive service employees, 21.5 per­
cent are Black. However, by the
Spring of 1992,34 percent of layoffs
Quincy Jone ,big n me with small stake In Vlbe
Benton Harbor and Aba-North,
Nigeria
The State Conference supports
the Social Action Project of Benton
Harbor to send a Community
Development Team to Aba-North,:
Nigeria in January 1993.
The Team will work with repre­
sentatives in the area of education.
New Housing Developm nt
A new housing development has
been propo ed for the Northside area
of Kalamazoo. The development
will enhance the community and
provide employment opportunities.
The Conference is in upport of this
project.
Death P nalty
Senate Joint Resolution N call
for amending' the State Constitution
to permit the death penalty.
Studie have hown that the mur­
der rate in state that carry the death
penalty differ little from state with
similar population density without
the penalty.
The Michigan State Conference
opposed Senate Joint Resoultion N.
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Ip
op
chair of Rush Communications ard
founder of Def Jam comedy pro­
gram, who originally was to be a
partner in the Vi be project.
Simmons pulled out in April. At
the time he is ued a tatement aying
his vision had been a magazine for
the hip hop generation but that Vibe
had "developed more into a publia­
tion for a g neration that has been
influenced by hip hop."
Simmon 'publici t refu ed to
comment further, saying only "it w
pet t hi tory and Rus. ell i onto other
projects.
Though a major entertainment
figure, Jone h only a minority role
in Vibc. Th magazi nc i a joint ef­
fort of Timc Pu Ii. hing Ventures,
which i devloping the new maga­
lin for Time Warner, and the
Quincy Jon Entcrtai.irncnt Com-
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