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all' and in all ploas. "
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president
Civil righ l�d ha called for
the firing of the principal and
susoension of the etro Police 0
o gro held para meet- involved, although po officials
on y night to pro t the arrest . office cted properly.
o tan! y Jo on, fifth-grader at "This' high prio ty or
Lunt Elementary School. Johmon Richardson d.
arrested after allegedly making a tfireat In another meeting, membe
gainst the life of another tudent ational Alliance . t cist and
Three Veg etro Police of- Political Repression were told that the
ficers came to the bby' school Jan. 4, incident bould not go unchecked.
handcuffed him in front of his "Stanley Johnson is a of child
cl mat and too him away. ab pureand imple," allianceCbair-
On Monday night, the Las Vegas man James Tate said during a forum t
branch of tb ational Association for the West Las Ve Li racy.
the Advancement of Colored People Tate.' d the arrest marks ano r
held a rally that .was closed to the news example of the police overstepping
media. their bounds. "By whatever means
necessary, they must get the message
that abusing the children carri a heavy
penalty."
McPhail Seeks Mayor's Seat.
Sharon M. McPhail, division chief, Wayne County Prosecutor's office, recentljl announced her
candidacy for mayor of Detroit. Rev. Benjamin Hooks, national president N�CP,. a.nd
Congresswoman Barbara Rose-Collins were on-hand for the announcement. McPhall,44, JOins
Attorney Dennis Archer in the race for the city's top seat.
"Power in defi of freedom is
gmIter than power in behalf oftyran­
ny and oppression. "
MIIc)C)lm X (EJ ShIbIIzz)
The time come for Arrericars
to take a cl look at the polidcs 0
election ademo trationofhowto
g t elected without the intention of
honoring your verbal commitments
to � people that elect you to do j t
that, do you y.
"W 'RE GOI TO pursue
every avenue that's available to us to
see som ort of redress to this," said
the Rev. Chester Richardson, executive
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PROTESTA7
TIlEAFRI
needs to be especially vigilant regard­
ing the rew president' agendal
Tbe.rew president, William Jef­
ferson ainton, has gore back on his
word that the Haitians would be wel­
comed on the bore of America when
h was being elected by the American
people. This is an outrage when you
see the Bush Administration allow
the Cubans to enter the United States,
and the new 'presid nt, William Jef­
ferson Clinton, has not poken out to
say that they are not welcom .
Let me remind everyone that the
Haitians are people 0 African de­
scent and the Cuban' we
visually recognized as people of
African descent as the were viewed
on national television! Why were
th y not returned to the bores of
Cuba? In fact. the Bush Admini tra­
tion has put up a ship blockade to
prevent the Haitian people, the p­
pressed people of Haiti from going
into the sea to seek freedom in the
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Todav. African art music dance and cuisine are front and center throughout America. On canvas, on
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stages and on tables, we see examples of rich, exuberant talent that is being applauded everywhere.
- . We have collected some exciting things to show you and invited local African America� artists,
musicians and chefs to be with us. Join us for a series of personal appearances, performances and
demonstratJons .. And sample African cooking in our Marketplace TI� throughout' the month.
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THE I A rious breech of
verbal commitment on the part of
President Clinton when he tated that
he supports th none of the Bush
Administration to put that ship block­
ade around the waters of Haiti!
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RICA, wake
Black History Month Events
up African-Americans, we must
sound off with our di pleasure
regarding thi action by the new
president, William Je fIe rson Clinton.
Keep in mind that the African­
American community voted from
district to district and state by state
ninety percent to ninety five percent
to elect this new president and he
hated be reminded ofThi 'and we
hould keep his feet to the fire with
our call and letters of support for the
Haitians and for reparations.
To all African-Americans! Let
a n ver f rget that the new presi­
dent tated that w uld upport a tax
cut and the infusion i Federal d llars
to jump tart the economy and to
rebuild t}le inner citi of America.
Hold him ccountable C r h' cam­
paign pr mi s. Join Op ration
PUSH in its leu rand telephone cam- .
paign to let the pres id nt kn w that he
works for th pe pie.
. . Call r write th new p idcnt at
the foil win add and teleph nc
ORTHLAND, LOWER LEVEl
Sat.. F . 6
FAIR LANE, THIRD LEVEl
Ftbrua 6·13
'An exhibit of work from local bla(k artists and
private (011 (tions. Contributors are Ron Boker,
Noni G e, Nwalimu Ge , Inez Goodman, Vir i
Grady, Joe Hall, Carlo James, BarbOra King, .
Dann lie Messenberg, Jim Robinson, Beverly
Thomas, Julion Van Dyke, Gary Wan, Susan
Wenni(k, Gerard White, Kath een Aikins Wilson,
. Jonathon Wynne and Valerie TIbbs Wynn . Th
arlists will be ma�ng �rsonal appearances
throughout the we k.
Afroc tric Galleries
at Hudson's'Northland,
Fourth Level and Lower
Lev I.
12-2 p.m. Meet artist Benni White.
Afro(entri< Shop.
2·3 p.m. Enjoy a performance by th Traditional
Dan(ers of Detroit from Marygrove Coli ge. Und r _
the dire(�on of Penny Godboldo.
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We'v'e creat two galleries o� artifacts and
collectibles t�at demonstrate the superb
talents and gifts th�t the A,frican American
culture has to offer. You'll see an exciting
(011 dion of African masks, fetishes, paintings,
clothing, SQllptures, baskets and (011 ctibles on
show and available for purchase. 58 to
53,000. The (ollection includ�s works from
Miss Martha's Collectibles Daddy long legs
Dolls, Franon International, ltd. and Gard.ners,
as well·as Detroit arts organizations and
artists, including Malik International,
Graystone Jazz Hall of Fame, International
Jazz Museum and Virgi1 Grady.
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6·8 p.m. • Meet artist Virgil Grady and Toni
Costonte, Director, Grayston Jazz Hall of Fam
Afrocentri( Snop.
• Entertainment by the Cass Ierh H' h
S(hool Jazz Band, und r th direction of Benjamin
Pruin.
Satu,da F., , 6
12.30· 2.30 p.m. Jazz enlertainment by I'legacy."
OAKLAND, MAIN LEVU
Tu.sda F.bruar 9
6·8 p.m. Entertainment by the Cass Te(h High
Sehoel Jazz Bond, under the direction of Benjamin
Pruin.
EASTLAND, MAIN LEVEl
Thunda Ftbr 11
6·8 p.m. Entertainment by th Cens Te(h Hi h
Srhool Jazz Band, und r the direction of Ben'amin
Pruin
1·2 p.m. • (ooking d monstration by Exe<utive
Chef Arthur Calla ay, Th Caucus Club
Marketpla(e .•
3·5 p.m. • et Don from Mr Dan's Gourmet
Pound Ca IS Som�ing in th artetp a(e •
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