Th Ar pr
The Uppity BI
tional blu s act, hich ill b
the PONer Center at 8 p.m. part
of the 1 Oth Anniv rsary Ann Arbor
Summer Festi I. To order tick-
call 764-2538.
Tue . July 6
Silver Advantage, a nior
ervices program of Mercy Hospi­
tal invites all eniors to attend
·Christm 'n Jury·, a c lebration
which will be h Id from 1 :30 to
4:30 p.m. at 5555' Conner Ave.
Space is limited, pi ase respond
by July 6. Call 579-4222.
Wed. July 7
The Du eld Branch Library
presents the African Heritage
Club from 2 to 3:30 p. m. Call
898-2424.
Local Government Re­
search Registered Nurses Exam
at Cobo Center through July 8th.
Estimated attendance is 1,100.,
The Lutheran Black Ministry
Meeting at Cobo Center. For
more information, call Cobo Cen­
ter Event Information 224-1010.
Fri. July 9
Alice Vachss, former prose­
cutor with Queens District Attor­
ney's office .in New York will be
signing her new book IISex
Crimes" from 7-8 p.m. Alice
Vachss spoke against judicial
misconduct and mishandling of
sex crimes and was fired. Bor­
ders Book Shop is located on
Southfield Road at 13 mite. For
more information call 644-1515.
Stephanie Mills and The
0' Jays will perform July 9 & 10 at
Chene Park in Detroit. MI. Tickets
are on sale now.
Sat. July 10
The African American
Women's Network presents A
Saturday Networking Session at
� the General Lectures Building,
Warren at Anthony Wayne Drive
on WSU campus, from 10 a.m. to
6 p. m, Speaker wHI be Dr. Debra
Ann Brodie and the topic will be
"Falling in and out of love". Call
831-2523 for information. There
will be an Ujamaa kitchen, fashion
show and marketplace.
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By TUREKA TURK
Michigan Citizen
"I Love My Family" is three
notches worse than the worst Cosby
Show. The tory, set to gear children
into being part of the family by way
of a watered-down family reunion is
uppo ed t cater to African-Arneri­
cans. But aside from.an occasional
"81a k" name (Hakim, AI hon etc.),
it could very well p for the "See
Dick. ce Dick run" books older gen­
erations were for ed to wallow.
Author Wad Hudson eerns to
think that reahty i n way to teach a
child a ut family. Sans the family
ar umen that cousin who's alway
a big bully, and all-night card games,
the carefree amily reunion in "I Love
My Family" i completely unfamiliar
and yen the mall t of eight-year­
olds Will y the same.
While children hould be helt red
to an extent, hiding and ugar-coatin
reality In the f rm fa read rcould do
much mor dama than reality.
I tak 'a lot more than brown faces
fora hildrens' book to be Bla k. J t
w nyu th day of incorporating
af centric view in education were
ov r, like "I Lov My Family"
r red their u ly hea
. July 13 .
Colle
nnounc s two it to op n
for ummer courses. The site
r located at St. Thom Aqui-
n Parish C nter, 5780 E r­
green and Dominican Academy,
9740 McKinnney. The Coli ge i
an extension of Marygro 's Con­
tinuing Education and Community
ervices. It is designed for stu­
dents grades one through ight.
Enrollment is limited. Call 862-
8000, ext. 572
Wed. July 14
The 10th Annual Ron Ed­
monds Summer L ersTraining
Academy will be here through
July 17. To register for the Acad­
emy, contact Percy Bates, U-M
Programs for Educational Oppor­
tunity. Call (313) 7 3-9910.
All youth b tween the ages
of a and 15 years are invited to a
free· fun day, from 8 a.m. to 3
p. m., at Belle Isle. Enjoy games,
sack races, face painting, aero­
bics, martial arts demonstrations,
a wide spectrum of entertainment,
lunch and inspirational talks.
Also enjoy basketball, baseball,
hockey, track and field, boxing
and volleyball clinics. Any organi­
zation or business interested
sponsoring a bus, contact the
Michigan Food and Beverage As­
sociation at 313-979-6322.
The Cranbrook Peace Foun­
dation presents Desmond Tutu at
the Masonic Temple Theater.
Lecture tickets are $10 and After­
glow tickets $,25 available at the
Cranbrook Peace Foundation Of­
fice 545-1960.
Submissions to the 7th An­
nual "Paul Laurence Dunb ,. Po­
etry contest will be ccepted from
May 1 through August 31, 1993.
For a list of rule and cash prizes
you may write: Detroit Black Writ­
ers Guild, 5q01 West Wen. De­
troit, MI 48210 or call 897-2551.
The Gr ter ,Flint Art Coun­
cil has published two brochures to
broaden aNareness of local cul­
tural resources: IISummer Art­
and "GFAC Art Supply and Serv­
ice Guide". To request either
send a self acdressed stamped
envelope to: Greater Flint Arts
Council, 130 E. Second St., Flint,
M148502.
Sparrow grass Poetry Forum
Inc. is offering a grand prize of
$500 in its new II Awards of Poetic
Excellence" poetry contest.
Thirty-four other cash awards are
also being offered. The deadline
is July 31, 1993. Poets may enter
one poem only, 20 line orless, in
any style, on any subject. Poems
should be sent to Sparrow grass
Poetry Forum Inc., Dept, GS, 203
Diamond Street, Sistersville,
West Virginia 26175.
Fri. July 16
Borders Book Shop presents
a books signing with Kristin Clark
Taylor, former White House Di­
rector of Media Relations, C)igning
her new book "The First To
Speak: A Woman of Color Inside
the White House" from 7-9 p.m.
Borders Book Shop is located on .
Southfield Road at 13 Mile. Call
644-1515.
Public Service
Announcements
Berrn uda Sounds Showcase
hosts second annual talent
search. Winners will go to Ber­
muda for a three day extiava­
ganza, September 2 through
September 5. One winner from
each category-Rap, Reggae,
and R&B-will be be chosen for
the trip. For an entry form write to
on hly
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Shawn E. Costley, CEO 0
North Star Books and Publi her
o the AABOMC newsletter, an­
nounced the international debut
of hi monthly publication.
The publication, which lists
numerous titles by, fOT, and
about people of color, also f� ...
tures author interviews and book
review of recently publis
works.
ComplementarywpL oftbe
newsletter are available by call.
ing 1-800-743-5572.
Members 0 the AANOMC
pay an annual membership fee
which entitl them to discounts
beginning at ten percent off all
existing titles. Membership is
open to all individual , churches,
prisons and other organizations
in need of Afrocentric reading
materials.
iIy'
m
try for T
did. boo I nln t W I
N Ifn 'a f rat boo ,but h
poetry.
New York Ufe Insurance in
conjunction with Black Enterprise
Magazine will be offering Out­
standing African-American Stu­
dent Scholarships to
African-American high school
seniors nationwide. Four one­
time scholarships ranging from
$1,000 to $4,000 will be awarded
to seniors accepted to a U.S. Col­
lege or University on a full-time
basis. Students must have a 3.0
GPA or better, demonstrate lead­
ership. participate in extracurricu­
lar activities, submit a transcript
and two letters of recommenda­
tion, and write an essay of 500
words on "The Value of Education
for the African American Commu.­
nity" (essay must be dated and
signed). Students must also in­
clude address and telephone
number along with high school
name, address, and telephon
number no later than July 15 to
New York Life Scholarship Con-
.... test, 51 Madison Avenue, Room
1151, New York, NY 10010, Attn:
Maria Agliata.
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who advises President Clinton on the
issue. "Waste and race and income
can't mix."
U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., is
preparing an Environmental Justice
Act that would force the Environ-
.mental Protection Agency to find the
100 U.S. counties with the most toxic
waste, clean them up and prohibit
other polluting industry from locat­
ing there.
It also would set standards for
making claims of environmental ra­
cism, which has been only loosely
defined by activists am the courts.
The phrase was coined by' the
Rev. Benjamin Chavis, now head of
the NAACP, during a 1982 protest
against � toxic dwnp in majority­
Black Warren, N.C.
Companies say they don't target
minority neighborhoods. They gen­
erally look for the Cheapest land am
places wi th li ttle communi ty opposi­
tion.
S1JLL,. THREE of every five
minorities live near a toxic waste fa­
cility, according to a 1987 United
Church of Christ survey of Census
'data And EPA figures show that
white neighborhoods get faster and
better cleanup and stiffer penalties
against polluters than minority
neighborhoods, according to a study
the National Law Journal published
last fall.
"Industries that want to site dirty
enterpri es do so in areas that are
rural, poor and generally politically
powerless," said David Ludder, an
attorney wi th the Legal Environ­
mental Assistance Foundation,
which is representing opponents to
the incinerator in Georgetown, on the
Georgia-Alabama state line about 50
miles south of Columbus, Ga.
That doesn't always mean just
minority neighborhoods, he con­
ceded. Quitman County, fur exam-
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fomer Art Director, Clarion !ooka)
Thur8days froll 2:30 - 4 30 p.lI.
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July 1
The Lutheran Black Ministry ,�I_T_h_u_r_s_._J_u_I_Y_1_5_�
Convention at Cobo Center. For
more information, call 224-1010.
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Lincoln Branch Ubrary
1221 E. Sev if
876-0135
Daavma supplies v1ll be funWbed nEE. 'lhoee v:Ub1.u& to vorlt in
pa.1Dt.a or other ..u.. mat hriDa the.1r own enppl1e ••
Pl..eue c:al.l or CCIIIe in to pre-re.g1ater for the seriee.
ple, is 50 percent Black, and while
the Georgetown incinerator site's
immediate neighbors are Black,
many opponents are white.
But without a legal definition of
environmental raci In, it's difficult,
if oot impossible, to prove a case..
SO PEOPLE usually go to court
on other issues, Ludder said.
'That's the case in Georgetown,
where, ifthesta grants theincinem­
tor permit, opponents are poised to
challenge it. They also threaten to
ue commi loners for allowing the
i�inerator and for allegedly meeting
in secret to block oppo ition,
"They saw us coming aoo locked
the door of the courthouse," aid
Frances Has ty, whose home is one of
dozens sporting' green ribbons signi­
fying opposition to the incinerator.
"They didn't think we'd fight,"
said Calvin Clements, a white re­
tiree. "We didn't move here to worry
about pollution in the water and the
air." .
Commission Chairman Ralph
Balkam would not comment
But state environmental chief
Harold Reheis told opponents that he
can't withhold a permit because of
community fears of pollution or en­
vironmental � ism.
And Watson, vice president 0
Environmental Waste Reductions
Inc., says tho e fears are groundless.
ms eIN TOR would in-
corporate emissions technology
adapted from manufacturing, water
quality and other industries so it
would burn Cleanly, Wa on ex­
plained.
"This, is probably a tbousard
tim cleaner than the very b t (in­
cinerator) in th United States," h
aid.
It also will bring 3 new job ,
starting at $8 an hour, to a town with
only a few gas tations and hops, he
said.
Commi loners ed Wa n to
put hi incinerator here, equidi tant
to potential c tomers in Georgia,
Alabama and north Florida. Watson
pic cd the plot near Lee's church
because it w on the only well-
paved road that wasn'tdenselypopu­
Jared and met EPA standards, he
said.
, "There wasn't any racial issue in­
volved," he said. "There's just a little
hard-core group of radicals who
wouldn't believe the sun go up in
the morning, even after the fact."
Bur-BUllARD, Clinton's ad­
visor, says environmental injustices
occur even wi thout racial intent
"The effects are the same," he '
said. "I'm not saying all new facili­
ties need to be in white communities.
There needs to be a balance.
"All Georgians produce waste.
Then all communi ties should some­
how bear responsibility."
Guyana
illing to
send police
to Haiti
BOOK REVIEW
GEORGETOW , GUYANA
(AP)- The Guyana government
says it is willing to participate in
a Caribbean police peacekeep­
ing force in Haiti if and when it
is formed,
The announcement wa
made by President Cheddi lagan
during a recently in a converse­
tion with newsmen.
H w ponding to ug-
g tiers being considered by the
region to send a joint team com­
prising ranks from the 13-mem-
ber of Caricom.
lagan ys Guyana is willing
to continu i well known par­
ticipation in regional etIOt1S and
h also called for tougher m
to tore 0 President
I3ertraOO . ti