II igh III lid Park
Y T PHANIE .
Afri n Ameri n m t find Y to build 1 teem in their
children. More th n ny other group in America, Afric n Am rican
children need po itive elf teem to urvive nd hieve in an incr
Ingly dif icult and competitive celery.
Every day, children 100 to to nurture th ir po itive If-ima e.
We must realize that WE re th mo t powerful fore in th ir liv . ot
peer group. rap ta or tel vi ion to . We have th p w r to build
up trength in our children.
Let's get tarted I
Fi t, adul m t learn not to unfairly criticiz
realize that children take their negativ commen t hart. F r x mpl ,
adul often comment on the phy leal pp ran 0 children. "You h ve
a big head ... Don't tay in the un ... You'Il tum t d r ... Don't let you
mouth hang open; it m your lip look big."
Over and over adul harass children with a t m 0 n tive
comments. T ugly r mar are burned into th ir ubconscio
mind long before they can talk or defend th rns Iv . And, th ir
elf m i dam ged.
Secondly, children must b taught how to do thing. Let your hildren
tackle dif ICUlt and give th m the opportunity to u ed- or fail.
Children ar n't born hating work. They are t ught to I th t way. Help
your children to become strivers. And, watch their elf-e teem grow
with the ati fa tion ofjob well done.
Third, adul must r inforce the po itive qualiti in their hildren.
Prai e imple things like the way a child hits a ball, ing, m k to t
or cleans the kitchen. Affirm your children by trengthenin their
self-confidence in their natural talen .
Fourth teach your children about your family herita . Let them
know about the truggles of th ir an to and y ur tru I , to .
Even if you hated history when you were in chool, en ourag yourself
to read African American history to your children. You will be amaz d
at the pride they will learn from stories of the past.
Fifth, give your children a faith that com from the inside. As ure
them that they can do anything they et th ir mind to do. Teach them
that no obs tacle i too big for them to overcome.
Finally, make ure that your children know that they are important
human beings. Make ure that they know that you believe in them, and
that they-and no one else-are "Appl of your eyes!"
Councilwoman Gret Joh on
propo ed 10 percent p cut for
ADD .. D THAT th mayor
bould how the union in negotia
tions bow thi could be done aoo if
any union had ever done thi .
stic aid that privitization
would not allow the city to maintain
the city or make th priva firms go
b k, if they had don a poor Public
Safety employ at younger ages,
they would reti re earlier aOO younger
officers could be hired at tarting
Mc D,
pre ident of th Highland Park local
f th P Ii and Fire As ociation
aid that there wer 26-28 job elirni
nat d, leaving only 64 people than-
dl poli e and fire ervic in th
Highland Park Public Saf ty D part
m nt.
McCelland dded that in lh pro
po ed Hi hland Park budget 25-30
p rcent of the fund would go to th
Public Safety Department, while
other uburb wi th far I crim and
fi p nt 50-60 percent of their
money on police and fire ervices.
Marni Coop r, pr ident of L0-
cal 41 of th American Federation of
State, County, and Municipal Em
ployee (AFSM), aid that under th
propo d budget 35 employee in
her union w uld be laid off. Sh aid
the r ul t 0 the plan would be:
Elimination of the Department
of Parks and Boulevard , which cuts
tre , nd gras .
• Elimination of all labor in th
;W r �l)8Illmcmt,...
.n1y ur garba e wor ers left.
11 P ople left to clean up
tree ,cut gras and shovel n w.
4 mmunications cler left to
handle em rgency ,"911 'I calls.
HRCC gets
$1 ,000 grant
Ms. Myers is a former assistant ecretary for the u.s. Department
of Health and Human Services. She; currently a writer and consultant
in Washington, D.C.
By RON �EIGEl
Spec/.' to the Mlchlg.n Citizen
WAHOA F. AOOUEMOAE/Mi' Cldzen
Long-time Highland Park resident Roberta Thomas celebrated
her 78th birthday May 6.
IIIGHLAND PARK-The Single
Parent Program for Highlam Park
Community College received a
$1,000 grant from Zonta DetroitIl.
The Highland Park School Board,
ctin t for QOlle. ec-
cepted ihe money at t err pn th'
meeting.
Measures taken to repair HPCC
By RON SEIGEl'
Sp«iailO the MicJaisan CiliUn
IIIGJllAND PARK - At its Tues
day, April 27 meeting, the Highland
Park chool Board approved action
to repair Highland Park Community
College (HPCC) and to prevent
crime in the parking lots.
The Board approved bids for:
- A project by Asbesto Abate-
An anonymous urces aid that
one of the reasons for these cuts i
that Mayor Porter plans to move into
privatization, ontracting out eIV
ic to private compani .
- A project by Total EI . tronics
to install three CClV ecurit . m
eras in the college parking lot at a.
co to $1 ,210.
SUMMER 199J
iGItLA d A
·COMMUNi y CoLL· G
erne ter 93
ummer
Final Registration·
First Home?
. ,
First Home Mortgage?
First Federal
June 3 10:00 a.m.- 7:00p.m.
June 4 9:00a.m. - 2:00p.m.
June 5 9:00a.m. - 12:00 noon
Add/Drop
June, 9 9:00a.m.- 2:00p.m
June 10 9:00a.m.- 2:00p.m.
June 11.. 9:00a.m. - 12:00 noon
[:!I Loan tart Pr -Qualifie You or ort ag inan ing
Before ou Buy Hom.
,
Highand Park Community College
Summer 1993
The tifllt rep toward bu�in� that horne i when you step into anv
FIr t Federal office and . ppl� for a free ra l.oanxt rt "Prc-Quahf .anon Ccruficarc."
Once \011 have it. It tell' the cllcr vou'rc J criou huvcr, ThJt\ .1 hlg edge.
\nd the ra Rate Protection Plan "lock -in" vour mortgJge intcrcvt
at J vcrv cornpcuuvc we. Th.H' pea c () mind. See the fncndly I cople
at lrr t I cdcral or details. Thcv nuke tirun ing vour hr' home
the 1.1 t thing you h· vc to worrv about.
Classes Resume
July 5,1993
Final
Registration
June 3-5, 1993
Final
Examinations
July 27-31, 1993
Classes Begin
June 7, 1993
i higan,
INDEPENDENCE DAY
RECESS
( 0 - J L Y 2, 199
End of Semester
July 31,19 3
Add/Drop
June 9-11 1 3
For more lntorrnatlon catl:
. 252-0475, EXT. 238
: t t W dward v nu ,I troit, .1i hi an 4 22 Ph n :(3) 'S·t4()O
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