DETROIT
· THIS WEEK IN
BLACK HISTORY
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Which Black American
woman is most noted for her
work in cancer chemothe­
raphy?
OCTOBER 26, 1911 -
M h II J ckson, go pel
Inger, was born. 1919 - Ed.
ard Droo e, former U.S.
Senator, w born.
Which famous Black ath­
lete wt.U a lawyer, an actor,
Phi Beta Kappa, musician,
and reformer?
OCTOBER 27, 1954 -
Benj min "Do" nav , Jr.
became first Black general in
U.S. Air Force; In Splendid
Error, Willi m Dr nch'
play about Frederick
Doug opened off-Broad-
way.1981-Andre You
was elected mayor of Atlanta,
08.1942 - Prentice R. HuU,
chemist, was born. 1915 -
Scott Joplin composed
"Treemonisha" a ragtime
opera.
Which nation is the poorest
of all island nations in the
Caribbean?
OCTOBER 28, 1981 -
Edward M. Mcintyre was
elected first Black mayor of
Augusta, Ga. 1935 � Bob
Veale, baseball player, was
bom.l925 - .E.D. DuBo '
a 1 ye
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DETROIT- W yne State Univer- tuden, parents, law enforcement
sity has received $572,600 as the officials and community leaders.
- first installment on a proposed three- Other program components are
year $1.7 million grant to prevent training in safety practice and crime
youth crime and create afer neigh- prevention; strategic planning for
borhoods. youth safety and crime prevention;
The university's Center for Urban urvey to monitor such things a
Studie won the grant from the victimization patterns, confidence in
Department of Education (DOE) law enforcement agencies and per­
project leader of a coalition of ception of school safety; and estab­
gove.rament, community groups, lishment of an information
busine organizations and educa- clearinghouse to assist agencies and
tional institutions in Wayne County. groups that wish to start programs for
The first-year grant was made safer neighborhoods.
under DOE's Title XI program for A key partner in the program i
urban community service, which en- the Alliance for a Safer, Greater
courages urban universities to e Detroit, a coalition of busine , law
their educational resources to com- enforcement and community groups.
• 9t�· ,�n of whom
"RJI,�nl&'d(v,t __ �iversit are members ot the alliance, include
"'� � ��Jl �\oiil�t uncter. th� Citi�en Coalit!on Against
� 1 an coifunuru.y· ervice pro- . Crime, City of Detroit Youth Ad-
gram, will contribute an additional visory Commission, County of
25 percent in matching funds, which Wayne, Detroit As ociationofBlack
total about $143,000 in the fitst year. Organizations, Detroit Public
Schools, Greater Detroit Chamber of
Commerce, New Detroi t and
Schoolcraft Community College.
Other WSU div-isions that will as­
sist Urban Studies in program im­
plementation are the College of
Education, the Center for Peace and
Conflict Studies and the department
of community medicine.
PROJECT DIRECTOR Larry
Ledebur, director of urban studies,
said the mult.ifaceted program
focuses on education as a tool for
crime prevention.
It involves training in violence
prevention, conflict resolution and
multicultural ensitivity for teachers,
"Not only will we b developing
a detailed blueprint for an effective
program," Ledebur explained, "but
we'll al 0 have a better idea as to
which of the educational techniques
work best."
The program partners anticipate
that conflict re olution techniques
taught a an integral part of the
. project will become a permanent part
of teacher and police officer training
programs as well as leadership train- .
ing essions ponsored by nei hbor-
hood groups. i "> ,...",,,, ... .., ..... ..,"'.
Johnson appointed
enior vp at WSU
Arthur L. John on has been
named senior vice president for
university relations at Wayne State
Univer ity by President David
Adamany.
. A long-time senior dministrator
at WSU and member of the
president'S executive Council,
Johnson was appointed to a three­
year term effective Oct.12. He sue-
AUTHUR L JOHNSON
ceeds Walter Strong, who recently
accepted an appointment at Meharry
Medical College.
"Few people are available who
can match the depth of experience in
higher education, human relations
and community service pos essed by
Arthur Johnson," said Adamany.
"His more than 20 years as a vice
president at WSU, coupled with a
lifetime of community service, has
brought honor to himself and to
Wayne State University."
Johnson mo t recently wa vice
Who was the foremost
leader of the jazz form, be­
bop?
OCTOBER 29, 1945 -
Melba Moore, singer and
actress, was born. 1949 -
Alonzo G. Moron became
first Black president of
Hampton Institute, Va. 1936
Clinton D. Jones,
educator, was born. 1989 -
Ronald Brown (Chairman
Dem. Nat'l Committee) first
Black to head a major political
party.
In which year did the na­
tion of Ethiopia accept Chris­
tianity?
OCTOBER. 30 .. 1974 -
Muhammad All won
heavyweight boxing title.
1979 - Richard AJTIneton
was elected first Black mayor
of Birmingham, Ala. 1923 -
Gloria Oden, poet, was born.
1900 - There were 1734
Black doctors, up from 909 in
1890.
Which bank is thought to be
the largest Black-owned bank
in the U.S. in.1984?
OCTOBER 31, HAL­
LOWEEN. 1896 - Ethel
Waters, actress, singer, was
born. 1915 - Richard K.
Barksdale, educator, was
born. 1934 - W.E.B. DuBoi
launched the NAACP's
CRISIS Magazine in 1910 and
served as its editor until 1934.
How many Blacks were in
the U.S. Congress in 1982?
ANSWERS TO BLACK .
HISTORY QUESTIONS
25th - Dr. Jane Wright
Cooke.
26th - Paul Robeson, a
Black Titan.
27th - Haiti.
28th:,_ Saxophonist Char­
lie Parker, and with others like
Dizzy Gtllespte, Charlie
Christian, et a1.
29th - About 300 AD (as
Axurn).
30th - Seaway National
Bank of Chicago.
31 t - Elcven (11), plus
one non-voting delegate from
W· nington, D.C.
president for community relations, a
po ition he accepted in 1979. His
first appointment at WSU was in
1965 as a member of the part-time
faculty in sociology and anthropol­
ogy, a role he continued for five
years.
HEDRIEFLYTAUGHTpoliti­
cal science at the University of
Detroit in 1971, then was appointed
vice president for university rela­
tions at WSU.
Johnson is well-known as a com­
munity activlst in g�troit .. He has
donated service to numerous civic.
cultural and charitable groups.
Currently, he is president of the
Detroit branch of the National As­
sociation for the Advancement of
Colored People (NAACP).
"We must also work doubly hard
to save our city, for its survival with
the cooperation of Blacks and
white, business and labor, ha be­
come a test of our own and the larger
community's morality, social con­
sciousness, and our will to live
together as free men and women,"
Johnson said.
He is currently vice chairman of
New Detroit, Inc., serves on the ex­
ecutive committee of the board of
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
and is on the board of Detroit public
televi ion tation, wrvS.
Among his numerous awards are
the Detroit branch NAACP Out­
standing Service Award, the-Detroit
Bar Association Uberty Bell Award
and, mo t recently, the "Winning
).Nays Award" presented by Wayne
County Executive Edward Ma­
Namara.
He i the father of three children.
o E GO L of the project i to
establi h model programs that could
be used by communities throughout
the country that ar eeking ways to
combat youth violence and (0 ter
neighborhood afety.
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lin Crown Produ tio t (31 )
539-3255.
"It i my way of m ng my
contribution to th City of Detroit,
d of giving omething b c to th
community. w ill be
giv nin th of my f ther, Th
ev. C.L. Fr n lin, my iter,
Carolyn Ann Franklin, my brother,
ev. Cecil Franklin, nd my elf. the
hoI hip will becoine a livin
memori I to their ideal and
perpetuate their live in p toral
mini try, ere tive mu ic nd
b in cumen," aid Aretha.
ev. ranklin died on July 27,
1984, from injuri tained in a
1979 rob ry t mpl t . Detroit
home.
roly r I
gradu te of Detroit'
College. She compo er,
on riter nd an RCA recording
arti t. Two of her more 0
compo itio , Got To ide An
Angel," and "Ain't 0 y," ere
recorded by her iter, Aretha, to
critical eclaim. Carolyn died 0
cancer in April, 1988.
The ev. C.L nkl1n, former
p tor of Detroit' ew Bethel
Baptist Church for over thirty years,
was a civil rights ctivi t well
go pel recording arti t on Ches
Records.
He w the area' leader for the
June, 1963, Detroit "Freedom
March, " which preceded the "March
On Washington," nd which i
where the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. first gave hi famous,"I
Have A Dream," peech,
e . Cecil r nldln wa
former cum laude graduate of
Morehou e College in AU nt ,
Georgi , and a former as i tant
p tor t ew Bethel Bapti t Churdl.
He then ent on to manage hi ister,
A.r!tha', inging careei and w
responsible for negoti tin eve�
multi-million doll r recording
contracts. At the time of his death of
lung cancer in December, 1989, be
bad been managing Aretha' career
for over 20 years.
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