VOL. XV NO.3 An Informed People Is A Free People December 6-12, 1992
ByTUR
D 0 -. The murder of
Malice Green, the beating of Rodney
King, and the evetyday ult and
persecution of African-Ameri
by the very group designed to protect
citizens has caused many to open
their eyes to the problem of police
brutality in the community.
At 1 t three gro have prong
up to comb t the aul t on the
community.
any thought the or w done
er the demi e of STRESS (the
police unit d igned to create are
tree but w instead used to 'd in
theopp� ionofAfricur�ricuw
'by infringing upon their ri�
Black publi her
charg II ad bia
citizens and cau ing many Citizens, Jeffe on ld, bauld
"mysterio "deaths). But that' j t 0 not gainst the police, but with
ot so. the police.
P tric' Jefferson. Prior to
the Green murder, Jeffe on's son,
like many othe, a victim of
police persecution.
JE ERSO 'S 0 (she
to his name withheld due to
litigation procedure) going from
vocational schoo! to hi regular
school ben policemen topped and
ed the hooded teenager for
fitting the stereotype all Black men
f ceo The undercover policemen
pointed a gun at the youth.
Jefferson' e perience with
police brutality extends beyond her
immediate family. A friend of the
family had also experienced the
rath of an uncontrolled police unit.
The young man was allegedly
shot in the mouth by police and
dragged into his mother' house.
And, contrary to the belief of his
teuoris ,he w not dead when they
pulled him into the house.
"He survived to tell us that the
police were pcnslble," Jefferson
said.
Yet Jeffalon and ber SOD being
victims 't enough. She wantccl
dO abouUL w
til comftlunity.
We' sot to aid the police in
protectiq 0 Ii abe said. ADd
following the ords of Detroit
Council President Maryann
MalllllleY, tbere should be a system
of cbccb and hal.1DS Cor the police
department.
ByJUU PI CE
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LANSING-BusiDessea owned by
women and minori.tiel have
omething to lose by the privatization
of state g�vemment, ccordlng to
critics of the plan.
Opponentl fear that white,
male-owned industries will be .
favored, in part, due to the "old boys
network."
"It is important to realize that
private bids (for government jobs)
do not even haw to go to Michigan
businelse ,. laid Pam Walter,
communication specialist for United
Auto Workers Local 6000 in
Lansing. "And minorities and
women will be underrepresented
RICK KALLET, vice pl"Cli�eDl because tbere l DOt a fair bidding
of coop advertising at Warner. said service in place.."
the company bas a policy of not dis- The Michigan Chamber of
clOSing such figures. Commerce is strongly pushing for
However, Kallet said that tbe ad: privatization. President James
Barrett said that the state currently
vertiaing budget for Ma1co� X"was contracts out about $500 million in
semcea.
By MARK R. MO Tribune, one of the largest African-
Wll!!ton-UMI Chronl_ American newspapers in the country.
- Bogle is also president of the Nation-
A disproportionate amount of ad- al Newspaper Publishers Associa
vertising dollars spent to advertise tlon, NNPA, an African-American
Spike Lee's movie, Malcolm X, went trade group.
to the white media-leaving a lot of Exactly how much money Warner
African-American publishers with Brothen, the film's distributor, spent
less than full pocke ,Black publl h- on adwrtising is confidential.
cIS charge.
Further, these pubUahers voiced
wonder if such treatment is another
example of Hollywood racism.
"It is certainly an insult that those
in the African-American press who
have supported this movie arc not
reaping some of the revenue from
dvertising it," said Robert Bogle,
president of the Philadelphia
Q�'
Doyon
-like
the i ea
ofca · 0
gambHng
troit?
BIA ,A10
JE ERSO 'S CONCE
, n't faddi h or riddled with false
r. She' backing up her oIds
with actions, organizing "Victims
and Their Family Members Against
Police BIUtality".
Obtaining David Robinson, an
attorney; Barbara Harris, a grief
counselor; and many other
courselors and psychology studen
to discuss the problem of police
brutality, Jefferson means busin
wi th in finding a solution to a
badgering police unit
The group will meet December 10
at the William Walker Recreation
Center from 5 to 8 pm. For more
information contact Patricia
JeffelSOD at 554-2844.
Jefferson is' not 'the only angry
citizen determined to do something
about injustice.
"We want you to know we are
working for justice not just for your
brother but for all our brothers,"
Malik Shabazz of the New Garvey
Movement told members of the
Green family.
Q)aH
CIaO
communlty1clVillan Police Re�iew
Bouda and tile citing of conspiracy
aDd civil rip violations that will
lead to convictions serving the
muimum sentence.
S" GREEN, A10
Mensah SaIeen, memberoftha Un
Association, for 8 moment at the
Gr n beating.
whi---
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"Michigan is way behind other
states," said Barrett, cbainnan of the
Public-Private Commission. "There
may be some conflict of roles or
confusion and the.e will be a 1 of
ome jobs of state workers. But
competitive forces are more efficient
than monopolies. "
contracts can be orded to
speci1icalfy target a favored bUliness
in tbc community.
-It's a dream if they thing
prl:vatization on't be used, - sbe
said.
WALTER SAID THAT the
award of contracts works against
unil teral hiring practices because of
political patronage. Sbe said that tbe
process encourages misuse because
S FAYOR,A10
Black cops protest police 'terrorism'
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A number of African
American Tulsa police officers are unhappy with
Police Chief Ron Palmer for a uspensipn they claim
wo�ned rac:ial relations within the department and
the community.
C C All I can say is that our relationship with the chief
is strained right now," said Det. Marvin Blades,
spokesman for the Tulsa Black Omcers Coalition,
which organized a protest Monday of Officer Rufus
Newsome' two-day suspension.
"Rufus is out there putting his reputation on the
1Ine, and I felt it was a slap in the face that be got two
days off."
The officer w suspended for making aUegatio
of pollee brutality by m tly white 0 cera apinat
Black youths after a north Tulsa shooting on Sept. 17.
More than 30 Black police officen rallied ou ide
City Hall on Monday to pro t Newsome' suspen
sion. The officera claimccl Newsome was sinJlccl out
for punishment.
. The protest, also attended by prominent area Bl ct
leaders, at one point moved inside City Han, where the
Rev. Melvin Bailey led a quiet pl'Jyer.
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