VOL XV r�o 17 .1'1 {,'I, II '1" ,11'",l/'/I' t· /1 I " I)"n/l/, MARCH 14-20. 1993
Citizens plan lawsuit to 'stop casino �gambling
By RONSEIGE
Michl n Citizen
community organization called De­
troi te United Agains t Casino G
blinginpl to sue to prevent casiro
gambling in Detroit am Highland
Park. reservations.
Under th e circumstanc ,it i
felt th Governor of Michig a:oo
the Secretary Interior could allow
casino gambling on this particular
land, ince law governing Indian
1 d may m
persede ta 1 .
Michigan John Engler expres ed
oppo ition to legalizing ino gam-
bling, but me upporters, like
Highland P Councilman .Cbartie
P. Davis, ope that Engler might be
persuaded to change his mind, or a
new governor might be elected in the
1994 tbat might be orable to ca-
ino gambling.
Grace Boggs, an officer of De-
S , GA LI G, Peg A-10
DETROIT - Michigan State
S nator John Kelly i joining with a
I �
AII-whi e jury
ed in cop
illing ca e-
)
Mock Trial Tournament
Students from Detroit's Southwestern High School competed Satur­
day, March 6 in the 1993 Michigan High School Mock Trial Tourna­
ment. Pictured are (front, left to right): Nageesha Lonberger, Rashida
�Iabed, Angela Cassar and La Quisha Wniams .. Back Row: Kenneth
Martin, Marcharia Davis, Keyon Cha\1s, Mecca 'Jones, Mrs. Eileen
Marshall, coach, and Joe Cassar. The Mock Trial Tournament, held
at Detrol's City C9Unty Building, was co-sponsored by The Michigan
Center for Law-Related Education, State Bar of Michigan-Law-Related
Education Committee, Grand Rapids Bar Association (Young Lawyers .
Sectior:-) , Lansing Black Lawyers Association and the Universly of
Detroit Mercy School of Law.
� B-It' sbad of Simi
Vall y. An all-white jury seated to
p judgemeru on a white officer
ace ed ofldlling fleeing, unarmed
Blae man.
But th scene' not california,
it's southwestern Michigan where
racial and economic divisions sepa­
rate 93% Black am economically
distressed Benton Harbor from afflu­
ent 98% white St. Jo ph.
And on triaJ well, i the county
criminal justice sy tern, which em­
ploys an almo t lily-white work
force to keep in line equally a
Black inmate population.
The focus or'this round in the
continuing fight for justice and
against oppression i former Benton
Harbor police Lt. Marvin Fiedler on
trial for fatally hooting orrt Ma­
bers on Jan. 18,1990.
s .. TRIAL, P ge A-10
t
ew info urface 0 confirm' govern
conduc ing race ba d viol nc ,Y
i
p � 01)
have
high r
potential for
violence? "
By RON SEIGEL
Mlcbl an CJtJu
violence but a continual probe by
Congres men John Conyers may reo­
sul t in the uncovering of evidence
that contradicts QAO's denial.
Last year, during the Bush reign,
U.S. Congressman John Conyers, as
head of the Govemment Operations
Commit ,requ ted a review of
material on the Federal Violence In­
itiative. Remar by th Department
of Health and Human Service
(InIS) Administrator Dr. Frederick
Goodwin, uggesting uch research
was UI¥1eIWay prompted Conyers'
request.
gory J. McDonald, director of
Human Services Policy and Man- cioeconomic cl that might pre-
agement ucs, r ponded to Cony- dispo e a member of that group
ers in January, aying there was DO commitviolence or aggres ive
race-b ed study. "Our revie am cDonald wrote to Conyers.
interviews have revealed no indica- He added that enior HHS 0 fi-
tion that HHS is conducting research dais wed GAO that the Public
that,aitemp to Identifvbiolozical or . Health Service w not upporti
genetic facto of a pecific race or S VIO E CE, Page A-4
-National Academy of
Sci nee.
mGBlAND P - Is the gov-
ernment studying the Black man's
violent tendencies?
The government's General Ac,.
-counting Office (GAO) has denied
conducting a_mce-based study of
How do you
feel about
white prle t
. teaching
lac youth?
BOBBIE FISHER; ·Wlen e
wanted to teach our own k'
in the aI-male academy ey
aid it wasn't a good idea.
Now, they want to teach our
kids. 'Mly?
ROY BROYIN: -The kids need
an education hether i
BI c ,wh' e orwhatewr. It r
a doesn't ma e a differ
as long as the kids g
education".