DETROIT
THIS WEEK IN
BLACK HISTORY
Oco
11- 7
Who Kaf George (M�) Sut
tles twl (Cool Papa) Bell?
ocroasa 13, 1831 - Jo
�Jpedpa�nt
haJvrster reaper.l96S
ted
PbiladrJpma' premiere prodoc
'onofAmiriBtnka's Dutchmtin.
1� -Harlem'sNew�
Theater opened with Roo
Mbr' Who's Got His Own.
1926-J l.eroyBrown,fust
Black American naval oftia:r k>
die in cxmbat, was born. 1956-
R. HanDa, electrical en
gineer, was bom. 1920 - �
National Negro Baseball League
organized.
Accra is..!he capitol city of
which BlaclAfrican nation?
OCTOBER 14, 1921 -
Alonzo Yerby,
physician/educator, was "born.
1964 - At age 35,
Luther KIna Jr., was VOUI�'
•
em )Wnamethecomposel'q
the saI& "I'm Just Wild About·
Harry?"
OCTOBER 15, 1968 -
Wyomia 'l'yIBoITenncssee S1a�
captured the gold medal in the 100-
��r dash at � Mexia> aty
Olympia, her second straight
Olympic gold 1915 - N
Lutber, entertainer, was born.
1933 - "Jobs-{or-�" began
in Detroit am Uged the boycott as
a major tactic. 1715 - Gabriel
ProrBer, slave imwrectionist, was
born, 1991- Clarence 'I1IomM
WM coofinncd an MSOdatt jm
tiee of the U.s. S�reme Court, �
secomAfrican-American mscrve
on the court,
Which Black churchman
balght his late mostt:r's library so
thed«emedmiglthavea�
abk fimeral?
OCTOBER 16, 1984 -
B hop Desmond Tutu won
Nobel Peace Prize. 1913 - Mar
cd West, mayor, wss born.
1876 - Meharry Medical Col
.. opened. 1849 - George
W Iqton WlUlams, first
Blade historian, W89 born.
How mary Bl«h had incom
es q$25,(X)() in 1977?
-
OCTOBER 17, 1�-
too R. Wharton became first
Black president of a major,
predominantly white university
(Micligan S1a� Univcrsity).l�
- Afrilcan Poetry TIatIe, 1rK:.
� a tribute to li�nuy pot
Mara_ret Walker featuring
AmlrI Baraka, SonIa Sancbez,
CamIlle Yarbrouab am AmkIa
1909 - Cozy Cole,
dn.unmer, was born. 1888- Filst
Blade bank, 0lpi1al Savi¥ Bank
of Washington, D.C., opened.
1m - New York Yanl= Reg
ate J hit tbIee m� rum in
a Wood Series � agaimt Los
Angeles. 1817 - ue1
RInggold W8(d, tef�r, was
born. 1834 - Henry Blair
teedwd pe�nt for com planring
macbine.
Who is the Civil War
sailor who fled to the Union
side with a Confederate ves-
sel?
S ANSWERS, 82
Con umer
hold he key
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Why do
consumers
continue
to shop in
filthy markets?
In re pon e, the ichigan
Department of Agriculture i ued
citatio for vario violatio .
After Ie ruing of the til thy
condi tion that en t in ome
inner-City to , Jerry Boyd, 51,
ident of Detroit and meat cutter
for a major food chain in the city for
28 years, offered dvice on what to
look for when there are no
alternatives vailable to hoppers.
the meat from the cooler and hold it
under regular lighting. Thi will
how the true condition of meat, "
Boyd said
"Pork, if spoiled, will have a
grayish appearance, while chicken
will have a thin visible layer of slime
that is easily felt through the clear
plastic wrapper." He said.
Realizing, that it will take an
If you enter a food mar t that
unsanitary conditio and ant, to
report it to the Michigan Department
of Agriculture, call the complaint
line at (313) 365-3943. If you want
a reporter to ccompany your group
inspection of neighborhood tores
call the Michigan Citizen t (313).
869-0033.
"OFfEN, merchants will offer
peci on meat that have passed the
expiration date. It is perfectly safe to
eat, provided it is coo ed or frozen
on the date it is purchased. Meat that
JERRY BOYD
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