THIS WEEK IN
BLACK HISTORY
Who Km' the first Block tmnis
star to partie ipate with the
Ammcan Davis Cup teon?
DECEMBER 1, 1955 - In
MQntgomery, Ala., Parks
arresed for refusing to give ber
bus seat to' a whi man. 1� -
Perry became the
first Black female may ofamajor
U.s. city (Hartford, Conn). 1s<.Xl
- F te M hie, pianisror­
chestra leader, was born, 1966-
The term "Black Power"
popularized by tokely C r­
mic 1940- Richard Pryor,
comedian, was born,
About hu,vmonyAfricanr�
crtually kidnapped andforced ina
slavery?
DECEMBER 2, 1938 -
David Jones, marketing executive,
was born. 1859 - John Brown
was convicted of treason and
� 1918-�ulRobfsonO'f
Rutgers was seleeed to 'the pres­
tigious Walter Camp AlI­
American football team. 1989-
Andre W ot the University ot
Houston became tre first Black
quarterback ever to win the Heis­
man- tunde
appeared as "Cocky" in a rewly
conceived versiQn Qf ROOf Qf the
Greasepaint, Smell of the Quwd at
the Coconut Grove PlayOOuse in
Miami. 1922-QairsC
Jr., form:r US. Congressman, was
born.
Who are the three B1acJcs who
integrated Benny Goodman's
band in the 1930s?
DECEMBER 3, 1944 --'­
Roderick L IrdaOO, judge, was
bQrn. 1847 - Frederick
I)ougIa& published fust issue of
NorthStar. 1900-Avery :Bnd<s
stared in Othello as prodoced by the
Shakespeare TIratre at the Folger
in Washington,D.C 1818-1893-
CbarIts L Rea9oo, pro�nt
edocator, became an imtnDor at
New YQm's African Free ScOOol
at age 14.
Which famous lightweight
boxer retired to becane a Ba¢ft
Minister?
DECEMBER 4, 1928 -
Jaiepb R Neavoo, dergyman,
was born. 1965 - Neglected His­
tory and 1967 - NegroAmericans
in the Ovil War were important
works by noted hisDrian Charles
H.W y.lCX1J-TheNewYorlc
Amsterdam News was fOUI�led by
Jaunes A. Anderson.
How man businesses were
0MJed by B1acJcs in 1973?
DECEMBERS, 1929-Felix
Ramon.N_a�y, was born.
1955 - MartIn I...uther KlngJr.,
Qrganized Birmingham bus
boycott, marldng the beginning Qf
the Ovil Righ1s Movement 1941
- Ricahrd Wright, novelist, was
awarded Spingam Medal for writ­
ing bestselleing oove�N�Seft.
1784 - PhiIIh Wheatley, poet,
died.
Who is believed to be the first
Black American to hold a seat eft
the New YorkStodc Exchange?
ANSWERS
Novem 29th - Dr. Susan
McKinney in 1892
- Arthur As�, 1965.
Deaneber lst - ALx;ording to
Mannix, in Black Cargoes, only
Qne Qr twO' slaves Qut Qf a hwmed
were actually kidnapped.
2nd - Teddy Wilson, Olarlie
Ouistian am JjQ�1 Hampton.
3nI - Henry "Hammering
Hank" Armstrong.
4th -187,.soo.
5th - Qarence B. JQnes, na­
tive Qf Philadelphia.
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I�E�T():\ II.\RB()I{
In the mended bud et,
revenue for t City' eneral
fund were cut from 5, 5,7 to
5,741,063. Expenditu for the
general fund ere red ced from
5,895,783 to $5,741,063.
Accordin to' the City' Finance
Director Mich el Vance, the
amended budget will cover
$54,000 deficit that w left from
the I t fi cal year.
Department cut includes: cler -
election, S12,837 to' $9,062;
YGOLUDAY
Bryan Schrader, enior at
Reeth-Puffer High School recently
conducted the Youth Symphony in
the performance of "The Proces ion
of the Nobles" by Nikalai. This was
his first appearance as a student con­
ductor.
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vices concentrated on homosexual
men versus the women who had
received the acquired immune
deficiency syndrome via intravenous
drug use and unprotected ex.
Counselor Rochelle McCloud, Qf
Detroit's Hope, Unity & Growth or­
ganization, aid the support services
nQW available tor women have uf­
fered from lack of funds.
THE HUGS organizatlon
provides room, board, OED courses,
nutrition classes, group therapy, and
education sessions regarding sub­
stance abuse.
McCloud said the prp� being
oredarec tlyatris use
yare pc d
BH re 'iden
By BERNie BROWN
Former city man ger Steve Man­
ning, appeared before the Benton
Harbor City Commis ion as
pokesperson for the re idents on
Robbins Avenue, Hannah Court and
Salem Avenue, of the Mayfax Ter­
race subdivision, pleading to' the
commi slon to' repair the badly
needed streets in the neighborhood.
Manning, who is also a resident in
the neighborhood said the residents
are reque ting that as part of the
City'S Budget Amendment, they al­
locate funds to repair their streets.
He said Robbins Avenue is the
major route gQing in and out of the
Mayfax Terrace subdivisiQn, which
is in great need of repairs. He said
school buses travel the treet on a
daily bases and the Benton Harbor
High School, Band do practice on that
street also.
"I believe that if yQU give it a
priority, there are funds available for
the repairs," Manning .
In a letter to MayQr Emma Hull
,
revenue .
City Commi loner George
yinger voted g in t the
m nded budget b t the
City' Downtown Development
Authority nd T In rement
Fin nee Authority' budget w
not included. "I don't think it fair
to' not includ DDNTIFA when
the m n e r' 'budget i in­
cre ed," he id.
demand .treet repair
from the residents of Mayfax Terrace
Subdivi Ion residents tated that they
needed th following ervices:
- Repair and resurf ce Robbins
Avenue from Colfax to' approximate­
ly 200 feet we t of Salem Avenue.
- Fine grade and pave the
outhern portion of the alley off RQb­
bins Avenue near Colfax.
- Repair three cotlapstng
sanitary sewer manhole . TwO' on
Hannah Court and one on Salem
Avenue.
- Remove ten tree stumps on the
tree lawns - five on Robbins Avenue,
three on Salem Avenue, and two on
Hannah Court.
Manning aid the cost for these
ervices would be less than $20,000
or 4/10 of one percent of the City's
$5 million operating budget.
City Manager John Elliott told the
commission that he had received a
letter from one of the residents in the
area and had checked the street QUt.
"The treet is in bad· nape," Elliott
said, a19ng with Qther majQr streets in
the city. He said Robbin i on the list
with 'the other to' be repaired ome­
time early Spring.
Commisslon Steve WQoden, who
i the First Ward Commi loner for
the Mayfax Terrace area aid if resi­
dent would set up a block meeting he
would meet with them. He aid he
had talked with another construction
company and prepared figures and
th ir figures are less that what Man­
ning is proposing.
Wooden said it distrubs him that
Manning would come to' the city rep­
resenting the residents when he left
the city with a $1 million deficit.
Commissioner George Wy inger
defended Manning by saying,
"People over there on Robblns are
not any better Qff than anybody else,
because their streets are in need of
repair also." I
"I think we should forget about
who put who in debt, because this
commission is as much as fault about
being in de Manning,"
Wysinger said.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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Nutcracker
featured at LMC
The Empire State Ballet, aCCQm­
panied by the SQuthwest Michigan
SymphQny Orchestra under the
directiQn Qf Maestro RQbert VQd­
nQy, will be perfQrming the HQliday
Classic, The Nutcracker at 8 p.m.
Saturday', December 12 and 3 p.m.
SundBY, December 13, Qn the Lake
Michigan College Mendel Center
Mainstage. The Nutcracker marks
the, first jQint effQrt between Lake
Michigan College and the SQuthwest
MiChigan SymphQny Orchestra.
Tickets are $15, $13 and $10 fQr
adults and $15, $10 and $7 fQr stu­
dents and seniQr citizens. All seats
are reserved and are still Qn sale at
the Box Office by calling (616) f.l27-
1221. BO'X Office hO'urs are 10 a.m.
to' 6 p.m. MQnday through Friday,
and the BQX Office will be Qpen at 6
p.m. Saturday, December 12 and 1
p.m. Sunday, December,13.
VISA and MasterCard are ac­
cepted (required fQr phQne Qrders).
Communltle First
hold community
wide mee�lng
Communities First is hQsting a
community wide meeting O'n MQn­
day, NQvember 30, at, 5:30 p.m. in
the BentQn Harbor High SchQQl Stu­
dent Commons.
This is an excellent opportunity
for cOmmunity residents to' ask ques­
tiQns and' to' VQice their concerns.
This meeting will be a prQgress
repQrt Qn the status Qf funding fQr the
program and will prQvide an· Qpen
fQrum fQr residents to' participate in
the program's directiQn fQr t�e Ben­
tQn HarbQr/BentQn TQwnship area.
Refreshments will be served. FQr
additiQnal questiQns, please contact
the NISE Qffice at 925-3948 between
9 to' 5 p.m. Qr Marian ShannQn­
Oliver at 926-6053 between 7 and 9
p.m.
BH NOWmE!ets
The -next general meeting fQr
BentQn HarbQr NOW will be held
Thursday, December 3, at Jackie's
Captain's Table, beginning {it 4:30
p.m. unti16p.m., and will feature Mr.
Ed BarlQw, fQunder and president Qf
Creating The Future, as the guest
speaker.
Fine Arts
night at LMC
. "Catch A Rising Star!" is the
theme fQr Lake Mic�gan College's
annual Fine Arts Night, scheduled
tQr 7:30 p.m. Friday, December 4, in
the Mainstage Theatre Qf the LMC
Mendel Center. Tickets are now Qn
sale, at $6 each.
The concert will feature the LMC
ShQW ChQir and ·CO'ncert ChQir
directed by David S. YQung, and the
Jazz Band and SymphQnic Wind En­
semble directed by Christopher Gar-'
rett.
FQr tickets, call Qr visit the Men­
del Center BQX Office, (616) f.l27-
1221, 2755 E. Napier Avenue,
BentQn HarbQr. VISA and Master­
Card are accepted.
CouncU for
Children
Committee meets
The Berrien County Council fQr
Children, a nQn-prQfit QrganizatiQn
to' prQmQte a safe envirQnment fQr
the physical, mental, and emQtiQnal
well-being Qf children, will hQld a
reQrganizatiQnal meeting Qn
Thursday, December 3, from 11:30
a.m. to' 1:30 p.m. at 1745 Fairplain
Avenue, BentQn HarbQr. NQmina­
tiQns and electiQn Qf bQard members
will take place. All are welcome to
attend.
$600
FOR INFORMATION LEADING
TO THE ARREST AND
CONVICTION IN THE
DROWNING DEATH OF
ERIC McGINNIS
Call the NAACP at (616) 925-4824
with information or to donate to reward fund.
D rren h d for more than 100
y rd in e ch of Tenn State'
three viet ri .
He led the te m with 647 yard on
146 rri nd 1 0' led th team in
corin with ix touchdow .
"0 rren h done everything we
e pected Qf him and more," aid
Tenne ee Running Back Coach
Jam Ree e.
Congratul tions 0 rren.
There will be even Inductee into
the Muskegon 1993 Area Hall of
Fame.
Among th m i Phil Baldwin. Hi
ri e in boxing began in 1958. He WQn
the Michigan Novice 135 Title that
carried him to' the quarterfinal round
of the Summer 01 ympics in Rome in
1960.
Hi amateur record was 46-3. He
turned pro in 1962 and later retired.
congratulations Phil.
The Idell Brown family have
five generations. Idella; her daughter
alcohol and drugs, said Karen
Schrock of the state's public health
department.
AS COORDINATOR for the
Department's Center for Substance
Abuse, Schrock said more than
16,000 drug- and alcohol-exposed
infants annually are born in
Michigan.
She said implementing the Drug­
Exposed Infant Task Force report
will mean new outreach strategies
targeting at-risk pregnant women
and more SUPPQrt services for, these
women.
The he I th ind try
dency think al
Qther Qrms Qf sub tance use as male
prQblems, she saId, With SUPPQrt
group fQr men Qut numbering those
available fQr WQmen.
Schrock said the' situatiQn could
be cQmpared to' the onslaught Qf the
AIDS epidemic, when health ser-
WQmen whO' dQn't have support
services available will continue their
substance abuse while letting other
people care for their children, she
said.
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