By WANDA F. ROQUEMORE
IChlfl.n Cltlz.n
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Chavi
hopes to
heal rift with
Jackson
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ATL NTA, • - Iter
w eks of controversy and th '
d i ion by J sse ]' . 'on to
withdraw his name from c n-
ide ration, th new ly 'elected
h d of the AACP last w ck
moved to h al rifts within th
civil right organization and to
ren w ti with Jackson.
The Rev. Benjamin Chavi
told a new conferen .c." ow
i the time for healing and
unity." He al 0 call d upon
Jackson to help him make th
NAACP tronger.
Jackson withdrew his nam
after indication. that Chavi.
wa likely to g t the job.
Chavi had lobbied hard for
the position. The 45-y ar-old
Chavis who ha a Ion hi tory
in the civil righ movement
replaces outgoing xc utive
director Benjamin Hooks.
The nation" oldest and
large t civil right' organiza­
tion i looking to Chavi. to
both increa e the or aniza­
tion' membership and tun­
drai ing.
Dori's Perrman cuts ribbon to house she applied for
eight month ago.
HOW that th re
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WA H1NGTON, DC-Arch­
bi hop George Stalling., Jr. -
last week fficially launched
hi national campaign to con­
vince African Americans to
replace the depiction of Je us
Chri t a white man with
what he says i. the more his­
tori ally a urate image f a
BI kJ .u .
B fore a cr wd at Wash­
in ton Freedom Plan. Stall­
i ngs burned a picture of a
whit Jesus and de lared,
"The Bla k J us' is coming
b k a ain." tallin main-
. tains that uropcans t mp red
with the image of Jc U·.
Several Bible scholars sup­
port hi view. But. mo. t do
not.
The controversial Stallings
wa excommuni ated from
the Cath lie Church in 19 9
for leadi ng a teak-away
movcrn .nt of Afri an Arneri-
an atholics.
Over 100 ACORN and community members rallied Saturday, April 18th on the city's
Northwest side.
WANDA F. AOOUEMOREMlchlgan Cltlz
Maud Hurd, president, national ACORN was on hand
t'1 show support for Detroit ACORN.
r
r
Congressman
acquitted of
bank fraud
a ingl
He
they don't w nt any po­
i ion t pursue dep nd
on the eriou n of the crime, the
ommunity - wh ther treets arc
rowded - and the lik lih d f a
rash.
lndividual communitie lik Mt.
Ierne have tailored their purs ui 1
pol! ie to add liabiJity. Only
one Michi an community
ha an ab lut no-ch e policy.
cpartrn n arc relu tant to reveal
the 'p ci ICS f lheirpolici , fearing
drag at 12 mil P r hour, lh car
hi a pede trian.
fA SIN;- A drunk driver pull
ut of a bar and a c p follow In
PUIS,!-liL Barr lin d � n th m In
KRISTINA MARLOW
Caplt I News Service
Police Pursuits:
Worth The i k?
\1E:\1PIII' TN-C nurc -
man Harold Ford wa f und
like rnmc ... mdi 'ale that
they'd like ill t
aid.
In iurance rat
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