HBCUs see more
funds and legal
support to continue
R Y TILL
HBCU ADVOCATES ac­
krowledged that the ultima im­
pact of the Fordice decision will rot
be krown until it is interpreted in the
lower cours and implemented by
the state. However, HBCU would
supporters appla\Xled � high court
decision for �holding the 14th
amendment and reaffirming �
government's resporsibility to en­
sure equal opportwlity in hi�r
edocation
Howard Professor of L1w J.
Cay Smith urged every HBCU
president to isslX: or reissue a mis­
sion statement on opportunities af­
forded Black tudents at their
institutio� through curriculwn,
teaclleIS and scbolarship ani some
evidence that student; anerding the
HBCU would' rot 'be given an op­
portuni ty to attend otter institutions
of highel edocation Tbe sta ment
sboud provide information about
the �port of the mission by stu­
dents, faculty ani alumni Smith
emphasized.
OtherparelistsontheMississip­
pi case included Atty. Robert
Pressman, the Center for L1w am,
Edocation; Dr. Joyce N. Payre, Of­
fice for the advancement of Public
Black Colleges; Dr. Elias Blake,
Howard University, and Alan
Bowser, United Negro College
Fund. Representatives of some 25
HBCU atterded the symposium
including vera! presiden .
Dr. Franklin .Jennifer, president
of Howard University, ernphasiz8d
the growing corcern about the fu­
ture of HBCU the institution "Our
tuden are scared.
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ATHANIEL SCOTT
nu ing
rea.
The challeng wa i u d fter 11
of Bro dstreet' employees decided
to adopt one or more p tients for th
month of December, the facHitie d­
mini trator, Diane Haugh aid.
Bro d ide employee will treat
the patients with outings to beauty
alons, clothing, dinner, theatre or the
like, while k eping in mind each
patient' ability to tr vel, the coor­
dinator, Marrine Hoke aid.
Hokes, a Direct Care Technical
and 15 year employee at Broad tret
aid, "We have to show the families
and vi itors that we care about the
patients instead of just picking up
paychecks every two weeks."
HAUGH MAINTAINED that
more than half of the nursing
facilities 92 patients do not have rela­
tives and. many of those who do
receive few visitors. '
Hokes said the idea to "adopt a
patient for the month of December"
came to her when her father'S test for
receive."
B 0 ew P perity
Church nd Humphrey nd The
Spirituaire Go pel group, Ho e i
no tranger to humanitarian efforts.
Last year she helped coordinat
the Gospel Marathon For The Home­
les at Joy Road Baptist Church. The
econd annual marathon will be held
on March 21, 1 3.
In addition, Hokes i involved
with different outreach program
through her church and on Sund y,
December 6, he and The Spirituaires
will appear with many other go pel
group on" A Go pel Explo ion
Reunion" program.
The 6'p.m. program will be held at
Faithful Mt. Tri umph Baptist
Church, 2520 Buchan n Street.
Tickets are on ale and for dditional
information call Reverend A.J.
Rodgers at (313) 537-1847 or (313)
894-4850.
LENDING A HELPING HAND-The coordinator of Broadstreet ursing Center's -Adopt A Patient
For The Month Of December, - Marrine Hokes, left, and Leonard alker, assistant activities director,
Fanny Vicks, direct care technician and Timothy teach, soclalworker, encourage other area nursing
center employees to -Adopt A Patient For The Month of December.- (Photo by N thanlet Soott)
on'.
may not know that the store carries an
extensive line of Afro-Centric item.
Larry R. Williams, the store
manager, explained the store's posi­
tion this way. It is important that
Hudson's, he said, not only reflect the
community it serves in the makeup of
its employees, but it should also
reflect its customer base in the items
it se s.
Therefore, he aid, in addition to a
Spike Lee Shop, which has "a com­
plete line of Lee's merchandise," the
thnic turn
store has other African-American Door that sells for S3,OOO."
creations and in many instances, what In addition to the African-Centric
you will find at Hudson's in Gallery on the lower level there is an
Northland Mall you cannot find at African-Centric Shop on the fourth
any other Hudson's stores. ' floor which has a considerable num-
, ber of African art pieces. FO R INSTANCE, he said, in ad
TO E ERthe to 'iiil the'Main I dl�l of the art pieces are either lm- mUon to-speaking to and workingl�Wti
entrance-I to-<l8Ille'-apo,,'artimpres- ...... � d ff?m Africa or are- by local with students at many Detroit �
sive array of African-American art. African';American ..ar.ti.s..ts, illiams - scllooli,-HudsQn' is currently work- . �
e entrance area is called the said. ing with some of the schools in
African-Centric Gallery and among The store has purchased art work 'Southfield and is bringing in children
the pieces of art are paintings by from a number of local artists includ- with learning disabilities. .
Benny White and "a hand made Hut ing White and Virgil Grady. The intent of that program is to
create self-worth, he added.
During the December holidays,
Hudson's in Northland has a program
called "Sharing The Holidays," he
said.
December 6 will be the celebra­
tiori of Hanukkah; the Christmas
theme will be marked on the 12th and
Kwanza will be celebrated on the
19th. ,
The store also has an animated
holiday display of Pinocchio which
will be open throughout the month of
December.
The free displays shows how a
piece of wood becomes a real boy.
The display is on jhe lower level
Exhibition Hall and there is con­
venient parking 'in Lot E off Green­
field, Williams said. They anticipate
the display will draw 500,000 or
more people.
WATCHING THE SHOP-store manager, Larry R. Williams, is standing in the African-Centric Gallery
which is located at the main entrance to Hudson's in the Northland Mall. (Photo by Nathaniel 800ct)
ART AUCTIO
BE EFIT
THERE IS ALSO a line of cloth­
ing by Tracy Reece.
Reece, Williams said, is a native
Detroiter who graduated from Cass
Tech High School. ,
Married and the father of two
daughters, Williams worked with
Sears in different managerial posi­
tions for 23 years before coming to
Hudson's one year ago.
Whereas he would like to take
credit for much of what the store
does; espectally the direction it is
taking in African-Centric items, he
maintains that all decisions are ar­
rived at by a collective process.
According to Williams, Hudson's
is committed to the people it serves.
Within the past year Hudson's has
made a contribution to the Art In­
cubator Program, ho ted the Harlem
Textile Artist Exhibition - "designs
created by children," at the Northland
store and, in one form or another,
works constantly with the com­
munity, Williams said.
.'
THE W crisis is highlig1Ucd
by ire Mssissippi State Board of
Education's rea>lIlrrendations to
close or merge several
predominately Black institutions to
implement tre high court's la t
decision I t June '}h.
Atty. Alvin Oambli coursel
f. r the Black colle said be told
!he OJ trict Court "you must decide
wbetber to educa our Blacks or
nd them back to the cotton
fi Ids ... : US. D' trict Jedg Neal
Bigger is expected to rule on the
state board s controversial plan to By NATHANIEL seOn
implement th Supreme Court Corre.pond."t
d . ion. -------....._-.....,;...;.....;.....-------
Tbe JWl! decision on US. v, ournFIEL� The na me
ordice (fonnel y Ayers)dedared Hudson's, for many who live in
Miss' 'ppi's state college system Detroit and surrounding areas, is a
UIm1rA·_n_c. .. fhlt«llr.- f iliar one. And for many-the ini-
tinlued.�."'_""'_"-"'�·�IJ. L., which once preceded
. theresultofararly20-yearlegal Hudson's, was also familiar. Yet. A
banlewagedbysorreresioerrs am considerable number may not know
-v.lrightslawyerstowinedditional that the Hudson's in the Northland
f � for the "equalization" of the Malt is where the cooperative offices
wit ' predomina ly Black public are located.
colleges. Likewise, the� are many who
lbe Supreme Court, for the first
time, extended the application of the
1950s Brown vs. Kansas City ,
I Board of Edocation to Mississippi
higher education and further
rejected the "race neutral policy"
declaration of the state as sufficient
SO disprove present discrimination
based on pest acts, according �
Olambliss.
In it; 8-1 dedsion, high court
said- tate higher education officials
have "an affinnative duty" t> eradi­
cate past college segregation The
court said this may require closing
some colleges, shifting some
programs am broadening some ad­
mission standards, according to
CBC legal interpretations.
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December �, 1992
Detroit �Iumnae Chapter
Headquarter
18340 We t Seven MI Rd
For the Arts and Letters Scholarship Fund
PREVIEW RECEPTION: 2pm-3pm AUCTION: 3pm-5pm.
DONATION:.$10
'Fo; ticket information: 341-5792
Sponsored by: The Arts and Letter Com mlttee/Detrott Alumna Chapter
Datta Sigma Theta Sorortty, Inc. and Michigan Chapter, The National Confer of Artl