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Th ' i 00 ed n up be e 0 th
con mporary go pel rtist. Amy Grant, B'ebe Cece
i 00 V Bell tron all been in
fore ront t movem nt to dri e con mponuy
pel m ic into t mai tream. On er la t Jive
R 0 rei , omething On Tbe Ins' V
B 11 Armstrong, delivers h r mo t exciting combina-
tion (�f pel lyri and oul yet.
Armed with t Y drum t d h vy b
Va due with John P. Kee - wh e ingle "We
Wal By Faith" hit num r one on Billboard's Go pel
chart I t Y r - on "Something On TIu! Inside" th
album titl trac . Thi urb n- tyle jam finds th two
vocally trading lightning for thunder Van
emot that thi 'something'" ... affects e ry Ingle
thing you do; the ay you walk, the way you tal , the
way you ing, it bow the b e 0 th m g you
bring."
Onanot rlevel, e cutexp Vanessa' beli f
. that po log the love of God bould not be just an
inside experience. "Whatever you have on the imide
hould portray what you live" he y.
While the current trend i for artis to compo
their own ngs, Vanessa explains why he chose not
to do so tbi time around. "It's y to portray ,what
you write, but it' more a challenge when you can feel
what another writer is trying to get aero ." She ac­
compli hes this on 18-year-old producer Vincent Her­
bert's funky "Everlasting Love" and hi mooth
"Don't You Give Up." The latter was written in mem­
ory df hi late mother who was also a go pel inger.
"I-brought that around to my interpretation because,
while I have no� lost a loved one, I have g�ne thrO��
period in my hfe that were very eh.a1lengm . nut IS
to encourage and tell others not to give up, no matter
what happens," says yancssa.
CARVIN WINANS handled production on
"Ounce ofYour Love; "which Vanes a believes, " ... has
taken me to another realm; sort of a bluesy sound." It
features some of her mo t tender vocalizing and a
laid-bee hom solo. While some gospel purists may
balk at the various rhythms showcased on the album,
Vanessasay , " ... all these tyles - blues, R&B, rock
- the mother and father of them all is God."
Half of the album's eight songs were produced by
the late Thomas Whitfield, the acclaimed gospel com­
poser who pas ed away suddenly last summer of a
heart attack mid-way through the album' completion.
While the album is certain to touch Vanessa' old
fans and attract new ones, i ' d ap ound effect on
her as well. "I've been listening to this album myself,"
she remarks, "and it's given me the strength to want to
be an extension f what Tommy has fathered with
these song. He i till alive in thi music."
In a manner, Va a' musi career w born
before he. She began inging in church when he w
about 5-years-old and a teenager, Van a remem­
bers ... , "My moth r had b en telling me for the longest
that I was born and groomed to ing t go p 1. I w
at that re llious tage and the more they kept telling
me, the more I kept aying,'I ain't ure that' what I
want to ing." Her attitude changed, however, when
, he ang at a chool embly after the ination
of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968. "I sang 'Pre­
cious Lord' and it did omething. ot only to th kids
in the auditorium, it really did something to me. I heard
the Lord say to me, 'now thi is what I want you to
ing' and I think that' when I started giving my heart
arxl soul to the Lord."
DETROIT ATIVE Van trong holler
of a voice was first introduced to millions when sh
sang the theme song for the NBC itcom '}\men" in
t� mid-·80s. Later, h was a mash on Br adway in
the gospel musical "Don't Get God Started," which
toured nationally Varessa's debut Jive ingle "You
Bring Out the Best InMe" rested on Billboard's "Hot
R&B Singles" chart for over two months in 1987.
The key, however, to Vanessa's succes has been
what she learned as a 13-year-Old from Dr. Mattie
Mo Clark., who w her vocal coach time.
"She Always taught m that in everything you do, do
it wholeheartedly. When you ing, sing like it's your
, last time ... give it all you have." Van a has vocally
and emotionally given all she has on thi album which
reflects her "Something On The Inside."
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GILMER TO D the tuden ,
"You are the p rsons who are going
to IIlU ure HPCC i not going to
clo . You are going to put pressure
on the people with power over the
college's future.
State Representative Points stated
that when the tuden nt to the
State Board' monthly meeting in
Lansing th week before, state board
members said their presentation "w .
the be t that had been received at the
time."
"You have upplied every motiva­
tion that has given us the strength to
represent you in the best way we
now how," Points aid.
However, Senator Virgil Smith
criticized the students's idea for a
mediation committee, aying, "Stop
looking fora super committee to save
you. Save yourselves."
"Don't ay you cannot understand
the finances and dollars (of HPcq.
Get the facts. Find out what is going
on in the institution. I know you have
the ability," he said noting the Black
struggles of the 60s were lead by
students.
Smith said that the state was hold­
ing back funds, because of the col­
lege's failure to live up to state
requirements.
Burch.
"We're quite disappointed in the
outcome. We believe it was in self­
defense," he said, adding that he may
appeal.
The Rev. Walter Brown, a com­
munity leader and a neighbor of
Fiedler'S, aid the outcome of the trial
was redictable.
"(fIlE VERDICT) was only to
pacify because they were afraid of
violence," Brown said of the jurors.
As istant Attorney General John
Walter refused to comment as he left
the courtroom.
Walter, in hi opening statements
Wednesday, acknowledged the
shooting was a tragic mistake. But he­
said Fiedler must be held account­
able.
A fellow officer testified' that
Fiedler was badly haken and clo e to
tears after discovering Maben was
not the suspect he sought.
"He was very incoherent," said
Bill Elliott, a retired detective with
the Benton Har or Police Depart­
ment. "I asked him what had hap­
pened. ... He aid he had hot the
wrong guy."
Ironically, Fiedler had arrested
Mabens only eight months prior to the
hooting and testified at trial against
Maben who was acquitted of the
charge.
The jury trial. was heard before
visiting Van Buten County Circuit
Judge Meyer Warshawsky .
aid, "It' in poor minority ornmu­
nitie ." She added that for that rea-
on, her or anization ee the
potential for coercive, punitive or ra­
cially di criminatory use of the drug.
"The 're doing it to teen because
they re the group least likely to pro­
test or resi t," McRae aid.
"Teen pregnancy is a big problem,
and people are looking for answers,"
_Watkins aid. "But Norplant only
rai e more qu tions. To me, though,
the bi est que tion i , would these
arne people wh recommend using
tm on bla k t en mothers put it in
their own daughters?"
"THEY (HP School Board mem­
b rs) must realize t� one
thing that can't be replaced is the
tuden ." Hargett aid. "It' a busi-
n first and we are the customers."
"We (the tuden ) have been too
p ive and compl nt. We never
learned problems of the faculty, ad­
mini tration and statf. We must keep
it (HP op n," h aid, 'by any
means nece ary."
Earl Wheeler, head of the citi-
zens group u porting the college,
expressed dis greement with criti­
cisms of HP school officials, aying,
"Believe me, the state is playing
game ," but adding, "the hi tory of
• thi COllege peaks to student advo­
c cy."
Carolyn Watson, an HPCC alum­
nus, who graduated in the 70s said,
"Don't become divided and blame
each oth r. Highland Park Commu­
nity College i a very good school
and Dr. Uoyd i a very good presi­
dent."
Thompson aid after the meeting
that while the official position of stu­
dent government was rieutrality, the
tudents might support' one ide or
the other in specific instances, as the
ituation warranted.
•• I I
'·1 saw no effective national lead­
ership speaking on behalf of urban
America,' , Upchurch said. •• I was
dismayed and surprised that the tra­
ditional peace and justice community
were absent and were lacking credi­
bility with the people on the treet."
Kansas City was chosen for the
national meeting because it is cen­
trally located and because Jones wel­
comed the idea, Upchurch said.
Private donations wi 11 cover the
co ts.
Participants are to arrive April 29
and register at hotels. They are to
hear a peech by Mayor Emanuel
Cleaver the next morning, then tour
the city and visit chool andcommu-
GUILTY
do a better job."
Merchants operating under un­
sanitary conditions will get one
warning from SMSFIF, to clean up
their act. If they do not comply, ev­
eral community. organizations will be
asked to join forces and use any
means nece sary to shut them down,"
he said.
continued from Page 1
floor of a house, Maben jumped
through a window to the roof of a
porch below and then to the ground,
according to testimony.
Fiedler yelled "Halt," then saw
Maben pull omething from his
pocket or wai tband and tum toward
Fiedler, .accordlng to court docu­
ments. Fiedler fired three hots, one
of which hit Maben in the chest and
killed him almost instantly, a cording
to testimony.
A set of key but no weapon was
found with the body.
Fiedler h aid he made plit-
second d i ion thinking Maben was
a murder pect and that his own life
was in danger.
The pro ecutor' office ruled the
shooting was justified. The cs e pro­
voked a demand for justice by Benton
Harbor r idents, interpreted as a
"heightening of ra ial tensions" by
the media.
ROY EBB R, IDE T of
Detroit for more than 50 years, says
time brings about a change. "I can't
ever. remember the stores being as
bad as they are today and what's
worse is the attitudes of orne mer­
chants. I am doubtful that this new
organization will make a difference
but I guess we'll just have to wait and
see."
To report a filthy tore, consumers
are urged to contact Malik F.M, el
Shabazz at (313) 861-4211.
Al 0, individual and community
groups who are interested in making
a difference in the city, should con­
tact the Universal Contact Center lo­
cated at 7525 Grand River.
The Center needs volunteers, do­
nations of food, clothing,' furniture
and anything that can be of help' to
omeone else. To volunte r or do­
nate, please call (313) 8951170 or
·vi it the center. Meetings are held
each Monday from 7-10:30 p.m.
orplant i a h rmonal implant
c. i tfng of ix matchstick-like cap- Other po ible problem include
sui ntairung, hormon . They ar . decreased cffectivcn in women
insert d in th upper arm throu h a who wei hover 15 pound"" di fl-
in th
011 e
quoted P ident Bill Clinton
yin th country could not tum
the economy around, u il it pro­
duced higher grade profi ional
person.
Demetri H de, repre-
n tiv 0 HPCC Student Govern­
ment told tuden ," 0 matter who
i at fault in the war between the tate
and HPCC, e hould not be caught
in t cro -fire and we to be.
T college i 10 t in a political
. power conflict beyond our control."
" being waged is dis-
ruptiv to t colle ," H de aid.
"It is impo ible for a tudent to con­
entrate on hi or her tudles, if he or
h i concerned about whether the
college will be op n next day, next
week or next year."
He stated if the school board and
dministration were involved in im­
proprieti , this w a matter for the
Attorney General. If the state was
waging an "unfair investigation, this
is a matter for voters in the n xt elec­
tion."
"Our concern i education aoo a
calm atmo phere here," he aid.
Heade called on Black business
leaders and Black political leaders of
both parties to mediate the issue and
"to intercede in our behalf.
Another student, Juanita Davis,
president of the HPCC Phi Betta
Kappa committee representing honor
tudents, said she was a single parent
and had been a welfare recipient.
".CONTRARY
migbthave
m
ent 0 acc4lla:.,,�
port."
She said the college gave her the
opportunity to realize I am capable of
achieving any goal I may strive for."
Because of its convenient location
and pecial programs for single par-
nity centers.
B ides holding a daylong discus- .
'I�'O h � �et �,'pmt1et­
pants also will tablish task forces
on business and job opportunities,
j police brutality and political partici­
.pation,
The mayor' office reported it still
receives everal calls a day from resi­
dents who fear the summit will bring
trouble.
Upchurch said he was.' 'shocked
by the irony" of fears of the confer­
ence, which he said were aimed at
finding a better way for people to
relate to each other.
., As long as we continue to run up
and down the street, shooting at each
other, and all we see on the news-is
someone ramming in our doors and
taking away a crack pipe, then it's
OK," he aid. "It's almo t laugh­
able."
KIDS
continued from Page 1
"One of the downsides of our un­
reviewed welfare s ys tern is that it
has encouraged single-parent
homes - the whole cycle of de­
pendency," Horton aid. "We ha­
ven't done a good enough job to
encourage responsibility. Now on
the state and national level, we're
reviewing the process to encourage
greater accountabili ty."
COMMU ITY TIVI
picketed the prosecutor' office after
the ruling, complaining the case was
an example of th criminal justice
ystem bias against Blacks,
Th attorney general office then
took over the investigation, and the
trial start d Tue day in - Berrien
���������������������������County ���tCou�Th�jillyr�
OOL surgical procedure, and. an prevent turned a verdict about 9:15 p.m.
. pregnan y for up to five years. Thursday,
School official are que tioning Fiedler 10 till' jo with the Benton
Norplant' e ectiven and its po - Harbor Police Dcp rtment because of
sible ide effec , the hootin . He was dL traught over
"I've found that orne lrl who th verdi t, aid hi attorney, Andrew
getth orplamh vemeru·t�ldi - ��������������������������_
ficultie ," aid M Rae, wh added culty In removal duc to kel id scar­
that he wasn't made awar of that ring and in rea! ed vanan cy .
po ibility b fore. Watkins tr cd the need for fol-
"Some of the irl hav 1 0 lowup Jar and monitorin or or-:
gained quite a bit of weight," added plant ll! rs, 0 th t p tcnt.ial probl m
Dr. Vir lOia Lloyd dir tor 0 th can be i olated and mor infonnation
Contmuing Education Center which p vlqed. '
houses a program for teen mothers, "W�n d a tm king. y tern for
Loyd has orne orplant users in the th e oung worn , ccausc youjust
C program. "And I hear from doc- don't know thc rami lcations," sh
to that th e thin move around., id.
and in five y ars you mi ht n t e Watkins a) 0 pointed out that the
able to locat them," di pcnsing of N rpl nt to steens h
oth r impli tion. ."
"Gcnerally, wh n th e klnd of
experimen take pia e" Watkins
LA T Y , the state Depart-
ment of Social Services spent $1.2
billion in Aid to Families with De­
pendent Children (AFDC) benefits.
An average of more than 22
families each month needed the wel­
fare.-
Horton said much of the credit for
his biJ I belongs to the effort 0 the
Kent County office of th DSS and
Butterworth Ho pi tal in Grand Rap­
ids. There, a voluntary pat rni ty ac­
knowledgment pro ram has been in
p lace [or the las t two years, and it has
become a model for others to emu­
late nationwide.
Butterworth' has gotten 4 per­
cent f unwed fathers to ign pater­
nity affidavits under the program.
The parents are advised befor sign­
ing the agreement ofth po itiveand
negative aspects of tablishing Ie..
gal paternity.
For instance, fathers re in­
formed of t1 eir vi itation rights, but
are also told of their responsibili ty
for child support and repaying edi­
caid, if it picked up the t of deliv·
ering the baby.
"That does scare a lot of guy
off," said ancy Sterk, di tric.t man­
ager of the DSS Offie ot Child Sup­
port, who wor out of Kent County.
"But I don't want to have the ho pi-
continued from Page 1
R e, sistant principal at Cather­
F rguson Academy, a public
1 for pre ant and parenti n tu­
dents.
• "I thi nk that it needs more tudy.
T young women h uld be giv ri
much mformati n po ible (bout
i ef cc ," he add d.
That . me n rn w expr d
y Akua Budu- Wat 1m director oJ
the Bla k Womens Health Project in
Detr it.
• "Th re hould ull di I urc 0
information In a way that young irl
Can understand," WatKins aid.
·DEATH
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continued from A7
Negro Improvement Association and
rose up the ranks becoming member­
ship chairman, ergeant at arms, trus­
tee, community liaison;, chief fund
raiser and eventually 2nd Vice-presi­
dent of the Detroit Division of the
Universal Negro Improvement Asso­
ciation. (U.N.I.A.) #407.
In April of 1991, Shabazz, with
the help of oth rs, formed the New
Garvey Movement, For Hue-Man
Education Against th Lies of the
World.
Today he is the President-General
of the New Garvey Movement and is
also on the board of directors of the
Voter's Educational Institute, the
Reparations Coalition of Michigan,
th Board of the Coalition of African
Liberators (C.O.A.L.).
Shabazz said hi investi ation of
some inner-city tores yielded rotting
produce, past dated, decompo ed,
discolored meats, multi-species .of
dead and live flies and roaches rat
f on food helves, dirty floors
aI1q (dry goods) dated as far back as
1987.
"Saying, The Michigan Depart­
menl of Agriculture has failed in it's
e orts to clean up some inner-city
stores Kenyatta aid "SMSF1F, will
tal in any way tricking people into
signing this. I want the dads up front
10 Know what the implications are."
A MUCH the bil I packag
is expected to increase the amount �f
legal fathers accountable, it does
nothing to help track down deadbeat
fathers who've abandoned the
mother and child.
If the bill pas es, ho pi tals will
handle the easy cas for the DSS
-<>nes in which the dads are there,
want to be a part of the bi rth process,
and willingly sign the parentage af­
fidavit, In the case of Butterworth
Hospital, for example it's the other
54 percent of c:ases that give Sterk
headaches.
J nth e cases Sterk said her taff
must track down fathers and fight
them in court before they can go
after child upport. But he said the
leg' lation would still significantly
free up her taff" resources -if
-ho pital take care of pate ity affl­
daviis 0 willing fathers. =-and will
speed up the time it takes to acquire
orde for child upport. .
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