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worldwid competitive It - room, "
lac and
America's
drug problem
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in 1 Do Bl com-
munity activi ts, church and
poli 'I lcmw that tis .
imic:a that we a
tion of our youth. dired1y due � �
fedemlgovemmcnt' warond.rug!?
A report by tlx: Center on In­
stitutio am Altema' (NO)
said up 10 50 percent of urban Black
rren between � 18 arxt 35
were ei�r in prson, on parol or
prooeton, on arrest wanan Of
waiting trial on any day in
1991. "These � . are 10 a
large degree dircdly attnbutable �
tre so-called "War on �"a war
which is racially biac;od on all fronts
mllm made YOlll8 Blade men i
eremy.," said Jerome G. Miller,
pIeSidcnt ofthc a.
"The report, in my opinion.
dcsaibes a national tragedy," said
BaItiroore Maya- Kurt Schroo
an African American woo creaed a
national controversy in 1� wben
he advocated dcaiminalization of
drugs. SchImke said the report
pc>iIm � tre fublity of relying on
law cnfon:ement to em drug abuse .
The Black community has
reason question whether the
govenunent, and leading Black
voices, have Jed trern down �
primrose path by igooring wbat can
be accomplished wi th drug
decriminalization. The report stars
that "While some might attnbu1e
tbese dispuities to alleged greater
drug ise by African Americans, ra­
tional studies imicate otherwise.
The National Institute on Drug ,
Ab estimates that whi
up77pe
African Americans 15 percers and
Latinos 8 percent"
OVER 80 PERCENT of the
people arrested on drug charges are
Black. Sowxt reason also indicates
tIIlt tbe average street comer sales­
man doesn't bring these �1aIlXs
in10 tre oountry, either.
How many of \B are willing 10
let Blade "leadership voices" con­
tinue 10 let � �nt eeae
aimimls am deaths througtx>ut 50
percent of ourncxtgenerationin �
"War on �?" Only a few years
a�, our �" was aying
ml praying about � 50 pereenrot
our youth that couldn't firx1 jobs or
career training.
While these leadeIShip voices
did little 10 CIeate career oppor­
tunities for tbose youth, today many
of them have developed lreir own
, "alternative occepanors," Now Ire
voices from Ire Congress, podiums
aM pulpits do little but ay and pray
about a drug distribution process
gone berserk with death and
dcstndion over nuf claimed byim­
mature teemgets.
We can continll: 10 � our
hams and talk about the fear, tenor
and homicides associated with
wbandrugsales, orwe canseize �
opportwlity 10 teg8in oontrol of our
neighborhood through drug
regulation aOO taxation.
African-Americans woo
seeking safe streets and secwity,
ratbertlmnnetwork miaopOOnes to
pmIer for government largess, can
see that cwrent laws suppa;edly to
curb illlalth, crime, drug ebise
aM traffi� have dore oothing
but reap destruction on tb:m, tb:ir
familic:s, am oommunities. To date,
the illegal drug i.rx1u>try still swpas­
ses AT&T, DuPont ard C11rys1erin
revenues. African Americans reed
, � to initiate serious dscossors on �
economics of legalizing various
fmm of mug,.
AVAnABLE DATA sug­
ges tIIlt a national, or local, policy
ofpar1ial decriminalization of �
such as cocaine, heroin and
marijuana, if combined with a
policy of regulation am edlation,
would comtitutc a major improve­
mem in US, drugoontroland mour
re�our�
With a little examination,
reac;onable Blades,will realize that
deaiminalized � can be regu­
lated and taxed, m1 tre resulting
revenues used es � proces-
to keep our people out of jail.
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Spike Lee's shop located in the Northland Mall, offers a variety of
Malcolm X paraphanalia. ¢>he*> by N. � �
Widow turns
. entrepreneur to leave
legacy for children
DETROIT - "Don't Count Me
Out" is the self-proclaimed theme of
local window turned entrepreneur,
Mrs. Eureleen Tucker, 50.
On November 16, 1992, Mrs.
Tucker's dream of opening her own
business manifested.
Chicks Unisex Hair Salon, 7355
Gratiot (near Grand Blvd.), caters to
a multi-cultural clientele with the
help of her cosmetology-learned
EURELEEN TUCKER
family.
Following the June 1986 death of
husband Robert Lewis Tucker, Mrs.
Tucker realized that he eventually
would need to provide a means of
support for herself as well as a
legacy for her family.
Pooling insurance money, a I n,
and her late husband' childhood
nickname ("Chick"), Chicks Unisex
Hair Salon came into being along
with her desire to give quality ser-
vice to the community.
"Robert Tucker would be proud
of my spirit," states Mrs. Tucker,
who has lived in Detroit since 1946.
(Both she and her husband were
former Ford employees.) "I have no
plans to just roll over and die, or to
be placed on welfare. Life is to be
lived, and I plan to live it. This is
my second chance."
WHILE MRS. TUCKER and
co-manager Rev. Charles Young
will handle business matters, her in­
dustry respected and experienced
children - Pamela Jones, 34, Karen
Jordan, 3-2, Thaddeus Tucker, 2S­
and brother - Otis Evans, 47 -
will create the smile-winning
hairstyles.
As a collective unit, they will
offer clients a positive attitude and
respect in a professional environ­
ment where "the customer is always
right."
Mrs. Tucker comments, "Chicks
Salon will be something positive I
can leave my children once I've
gone. Robert would have wanted it
that way."
On-going discount rate are
available to senior cltlzens and stu­
dents. Salon service are to include
braids, curls, color treatments,
finger-waving, 'press & curl, per­
manent relaxer, and style cuts.
Salon nail service will include hot
oil treatments, manicures, tips, art
de ign and nail replacements, all at
an affordable price.
To contact Chicks Unisex Hair
Salon, call (313) 923-0500 or (313)
923-0501,
ADVERTISE
869-0033.
own r of H S R m 0 Inc. of St.
CI ir Shore . Hi comp ny m k
repl cement p rt for factory
robo nd doe 60 p rent 0 i
Ie than 10 million in nnu I
b in with GM.
Under Lopez, OM i ending
te m of exper to in pect
uppliers' plants and m ke recom­
mendation for improved produc­
tivity.
Hayden aid minority uppliers
now can expect uch vi i .
"Thi means I'll be getting a
lot of attention from GM," Hard­
en aid. "I'm ure they'll want
ome co t aving ."
The N tional oci lion of
Black Automotive Suppliers
declined immediate comment on
the policy but will meet before
Chri tm to disc it, Harden
aid.
nd
I i ned a Fair
Sh re greement ith the AACP
in 9 9, caUin for the automa er
to incre e pure in from
minority-owned suppliers by n
unspecified mount.
The affect of the new polici
on implementation of that gree­
ment w uncle r.
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ALPE A. MICH. (AP) - White in­
mate chanting "We are the Ku
. ,. Klux Klan" donned sheet and
harassed Black inmates at the coun­
ty jail, the Black ay in a federal
law uit.
The incident occurred on Hal­
loween night 1991, according to the
suit, filed Sept. 3 in U.S. District
Court in Detroit. It says a correc­
tions officer encouraged the white
inmates, accuses officials of
negligence and requests unspecified
compensation.
Named as defendants are the Al­
'pena County Sherifrs Department"
correction Officer Lori Bouchard
and inmates Mike Pace and Tim
Shupert.
Jackson, all of Wayne County.
According to the lawsuit, two
white inmates dressed themselves in
toilet paper and white sheets and
chanted, "We are the Ku Klux
Klan, niggers go home. "
The whites burned some type of
cross outside the jail cell and
threatened the Black inmates with
physical abuse, the uit says.
Bouchard allowed and en­
couraged the whites to harass the
Blacks, it ays. The suit says
Bouchard knew or should have
known the actions would violate fed
eral and state laws and would cause
the blacks mental distress.
Sheriff Tom Male refused to
comment on the incident or the suit.
"I don't comment at all on law-
. suits, that's r the cou�1 to
cide" h "It hasn', ¥en
answered by our ttorneys yet.' ,
County board Chairman Dale
Hugler also declined to comment.
John Gretzinger, a Orand Rapids at­
torney hired by the county to handle
the suit, aid Friday it had been
turned over to the county's in­
surance carrier.
Additional information on in­
mate was unavailable Friday.
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