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THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY
y 2-8
. Who is fir t Black form r
athlet to b com a re ular C.B. .
ipor caster?
Who was the fir t Black track
and field participant at a white
colle e?
MAY 4, 1 61 - "Freedom
Rides" prot ting gregation of
interstate bus travel in the outh
begi n; The Blac ,by Fren h play­
wright Je Genet opened at the
St. Mark' Theater in ew York
City with an all-Bla k cast. 1893
- P ul Dunh r' irst book of
poem , OAK & IVORY, w pub­
li hed. Bill Pi kelt, Black cow­
boy, originated steer wre ting.
1962 - muel . ravely, Jr.,
was th fi rst African American to
command an American warship.
What poem by Langston
Hughes deals with the raid on
Harp r. Ferry?
MAY 5, 1905.:..- 0
bott publi bed the first issu of
the Chicago defender. 1950 -
Poet wendolyn Broo was first
BI k to win a Pulitzer Prize (for
nni AU n 1954 - Suprcm
Court' deci ion declaring school
ra ial egregation to be unconsti­
tutional. 1 eoe arino
became first African American i n-
talled a R man Catholic Ar-
chibi hop in the U.S.
Who w 1M first Black to book
a room at elma' Hot. I Albert;
form rly an all-whit hotel?
MAY 7, 1969 - Bo ton
Celti , led by nt r lU II
won 7th arn over L.A. Lak rs
for NBA titl . In R ell' 13 ea-
ns, Celti 'won 11 champion-
hip. 1878 - J .. Wint
patent first ape ladder. 1923 -
Th Chip Woman's Fortune, by
Willi 'chard n becam th
fi t play by a Black playwright to
p n on Broadway (Frazee Thea­
t r). 1 5 - "The egregation
tatu (of th South) are I w
which no self r pecting p rson
hould be expected to obey." .
om ortune, Editor, Orator.
1962-Mom M bl y mad her
Carnegie Hall debut.
Where did Dr. Louis T. Wright
receive his medical training?
MAY 8, 19 8 - The Alvin
Ailey D nce eater, now a
multi-racial company, w estab­
li hed. Ernest Green became first
African Am rican to graduate
from Central High School in Littl
Ro k, Ark. 1946 - WiD m H.
H ti, first Black governor of
U.S. Virgin Island inaugurat d.
19 3 - Len Home, artist, hu­
rnanitarian, was awarded the Spin­
garn Medal for di tingui hed
career in field of entertainment.
What was the fir t movie that
tarred a Black actor with a white- ._
upporting cast?
ANSWER
2nd - Irv cro
3rd - Williams Tecumseh
and Sherman Jac on.
4th - October 16.
5th - Stevie Wonder.
6th - Martin Luther- Kin ,Jr.
7th - Harvard University.
th - The Emperor Jon
orfolk
return-
their
nior,
Junior,
1..0 ina
am M b on Detroit, Junior
Unive ity of th Di trict of Colum­
bia
Communi y change
Coritlnued from page A7
Pubh Servi or Public Facility Re­
hab.
SOS members feel there need to
be balanc betwc n community
ned. and o vernrnent need . For
thi r a on, OS members have
come up with community-b ed rec-
mrnendation or the 1 9 -94
OBG.
SO re rnmendati ru include:
ADMINISTRATION
AND crrv STAFFING
SOS of ictal charge that for the
I t veral yea , a common trend
h en t e pend more and more
COBG mon f r city taff. A ew
years a 0 th entire City Planrung
D partment wa; placed under the
COBG ca at that time th re was
n t cnou h m ney In toe General
Fund f r the department. ow it I
routinely a pted that the Planning
Departrn nt will be und d from
CBOG.
DE OLiTION,
BOARDING UP AND
PRESERVATION OF
HO ES
hensive trategy b d veloped f r
preserving and rehabilitating aban­
doned homes. SOS would like to see
th city use programs such as the
ui ance Abatement Ordinance and
the Repair to Own Program to ave
rather than demolish the city' hous­
in tock.
Al 0, as a co t aving m ure.
SOS would like to e the city collect
th co t of demolition fr m former
property owners who have walked
off and left tho e co to the city.
ECONO IC
DEVELOP E T
SOS would redu th amount
pent on the Poletown and Chryl r
projec to a maximum of 10 percent.
of the total 56.74 million grant.
HOUSING
PRESERVATION
ince the city' CHA -I ffi�
cial housin . trategy plan-h iden­
trfred a need for low/moderat
1 m housing SOS w n the rna­
jonty of COBG fund pent to meet
that need. Accordi ng to SOS, a por­
non of tru funding hould e di­
rected to group addres ing coneerns
(abandoned how in .
PUBLIC SERVICE
SO r e ommend pr ram
unded bould be tho WhICh ad-
dr
-M ntal H )th
-Hun r
- Homele n int rv ntions
and prevention
- Y uth am nior Pro rams
-AIDS Pro ms
- Art Pro ams for low I om
youth
- R reation Pro rams
- J, b Trainin
- mall Busin D velopment
IDGHlAND P -Thi y r' e etion for tb Highland
hool Board will be held Monday June 14. Th r are two
a 0 n.
Th fOur candida vying for are: Wand Lindsey Bostic,
Dem tnus L. ad Titus W. MeQary and Leon rd W. Robin ..
n.
Detroiter nam d
to Liquor Board
Betty E. Pulliam, Detroit, h en
appointed to the Liquor Control
Commis ion by Governor John
Drug
Prevention
hearing et
The forum is open to parents,
schools community groups to high­
light th b t drug prevention pro­
grams in Michigan 0 that model can
be developed in other chools.
budge
PUBLIC FACILITY REHAB
, SOS recommends that istance
be provided to groups who are reha­
bilitating their faciliti . SOS says
th faCiliti provide valuable serv­
ice to people in the neighborhoods.
SOS will present their recommen­
dations for the proposed 1993-94
CDBG Budget to City Council early
thi week.
Pe ons wi bing to obtain a copy
of SOS Proposed Recommendations
can call the United Housing Coali­
tion at 3-3298.
PHI I Y the may r'
1993- 4COBGbudgetcall for28.1
percent of the funds -{)r 15.9 mil­
lion for city administration and city
taffing.
Another 19.1 p rcent -{)r, 10.
million - is allocated for demolition
and boarding up abandoned hom .
On Item, Mayor Young has tar­
g ted to commuruty group' di may
is pendin .5 million of the $19
million allocated for Ea>J10rruC De­
velopment to pay 0 f a court ttle­
ment 10 favor of the Sisters of Mercy
who 10 t their St. Jo ph Ho pital to
make way for th Gen ral Moto
Polet wn plant.
Commuruty grou y the m· -
ni allo ted to Economic Develop­
ment amoun to one-Hurd of the
COBG nt and' a violation of
HUD rul governing of COBG
mon y. Mayor Youn h defend d
the expenditure yin the Pol t wn
proj ct brou ht Job to City resid n .
SOS qu nons the city R od-
in another 5.1 p rcent for city run
progra and only 14.1 percent r
other community projec .
T all cations do not r fleet
the pnontie of th neighb rho d
roup the SOS m mbers a eed.
For example the no money
SOS y, In the mayor d
bud et for Ho 109 Pr
Engler, it was announced last week.
Pulliam, a Democrat, will rve
on the bi-parti an b ard until Jun ,
1
A1 0 appointed at the am time
was Jacquelyn A. Stewart, a Farm­
ington Hill Republican.
Pulliam i 6eing reappointed to a
cond term on th bard. Sh was
the President am Managing Partner
of th Payne-Pulliam School of
Trade and Commerce for 16 years.
She also served a Busine Man-
rIC .. �. .. �:a� ��\-
ate . Pulliam h also erved
President and Chair of th Board for
Book rT. W hinton Busines Asso­
ciation, and as a Board member of the
Greater D troit Chamber of Com­
m ree.
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Nine-year-old Alvin Finley was one of many who participated in :
Highland Park Community College's recent ·Cake Walk·. :
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WANDA F. ROOUEMOREMlchlgan CItizen ,
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ens aOO relations with the ponce Iq.v
no ign 0 major improvemeJi Fsti-
rna are that I than 20% 0 the ciJY
has been repaired inoe I t pring's .
which caused $1 billion in damage
left 53 dead.
LOS -Despi the col-
lcctive igh of relief that descerded upon
the city following 1 tweek nd' verdict
in the Rodney King civil righ
local activis char that social condi­
tions remain the arne for African­
Americans and may have even
worsened.
South central 1..0 Angeles w JA K 0 , Ms-Liberal Bla
pared another potentially devastating democrat Bemie Thompson dcfeated:a
riot when two 0 the four white 0 leers conservative whi republican 1 t
c in the id beating the in a runo election to fill the congrc$-
Blackmotoristwere undguiltyo vio- I ioral vacated by Mike Epsy,
lating � civil rights. w appointed by Ointon head tHe
But activis am and at least o Agriculture Department. Thompson
major tudysugg tthat like other major captured the seat with 55% of the vote
U.S. cities Los An les continu to over Hayes Dent, Jr. earty6O%ofthe
I job; to distant suburbs, crime wors- adults in the district are Black.
Al1 r
Thomp on
win over white
S conservatlv
. AT&T and the Booker T. Washington
Verdict in, but
condition the
same in L.A"
Business As ociation are proud to present:
"The AT&T Detroit African-American History Essay Contest"
First Prize $1,500
Second Prize $1 000 Third Prize $500
Prizes are awards to be used for attendance at any U.S. accredited college or university
o Any Detroit Public High School senior may compete
o Essay subject must pertain to the African-American history ofDetroit
o Essay length must not exceed 500 words
o Essays must be typewritten and double-spaced
o Submission deadline is ay 3, 993
Winners will be announced June 1 st on WJLB
Entries should be sent to:
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Detroit,
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ATAT 1993
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AT&T Public Relations 1-800-854-5288
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