THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY
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tel'S.
The CB had dutifully upported
Clinton' budget propo al which
narrowly p cd the H e by a mar­
gin of j t vot . Th solid bloc
39 votes delivered by CBC members
was t� deci iv factor. Once the
budget went to the Senate ide, how­
ever, Clinton Immediately began to
cave in to corporate interes and
Sena rs from oil produ ing stat •
T for P ured Clinton
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I n the Guinier d bach; for i�
ranee, it w not enough to complain
a ut Clinton' refusal to give her a
fair hearing. The ub tance 0 Clin­
ton's objections to Ms. Guinier bad
to do with b r view on civil righ
am affinn tive ction.
Young.Black Men
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h�h
II Yo' Bro ... It's a Whit Th an g ... You wouldn't Unders a
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By James E. Alsbrook
THE POLlCEo( fl
Who is known ru- the Kin of Chicago B ?
Who were the orting running backs for the New Yorlc) wnen they MOn
uper Bowl III in 1969?
ew Orleans Tribune
I ted fi t Pint
or- •
9-Slave
What Black author war once the city editor of the Atlantic Daily World?
JU Y22, 19 -Jane . Bolin w appointed first BI kfemalejudge
in U.s. 1943 - The ew York District Att mey announced that he would
P u ho and rts that used "restricted" or "selected clientele" in
their OOvernsem n . 1884, 1 , & 1 1 - J key Murph w a
three time winner of Kentu y Derby. 1879 - M.W.· patent treet
prinkler.
In what city is Clark Colleg located?
J Y 2 177 - More than 7 Bl ks participated in Battle 0
Monmouth J.}.1843.:.._ . umerTruth ganh rcareer ananti- lav­
ery lecture. 1927 -1 Harlem Globetrotters wer organized.
Did Mi ouri enter the Union as a lave tate or a fre tate?
JULY � 1807 - Shakespearean actor Ira ri
York 'ty.l the 'Freed man' Ba
In what year did Dr. David.I. Peck graduate from Rush Medical Colleg :
1823,1847 or I 6?
A SWERS
1 h -Com MIV ter.
20th - Erne n Booz r and Matt Snell.
21 -lcr n Benn tt, Jr.
23rd- lave.
1� - Muddy Waters.
22nd - Atlanta
24th -1 7.
Ron Daniels serves as President
0/ the Institute for Community O�­
. ganization and Development III
Youngstown, Ohio. He may be con­
tacted at (2�6) 746-5747. .
he
oor
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... By Darrell J. 8anks
hips loaded WIth people of color are b hed within a few miles of
United Stat' tal wat . Lights and heli opt rs carch the South- West
border hunung people d perat for political and c nomic reedom.
Should you care about thi ? H w d Immigrati n la affect you?
merica ha� alway a ptcd at plc, P pI h ve arrived on hips
ince the fl t Afncan, Asian and European xplorcrs ran around on the
h 0 orth and South menca. .
Th current pr blem I that the immigrants are people f col rand
many' k ec nomic opportuniti . B they Chm e, Haitia ,or Cu ans
the imrm ration law hay chan ed bas cd n wheth r or not America w
booming or 10 a r Ion.
African-Americans we m t understand that th e laws that exclude
imnu rant peopl f color and law tho t pre ented us from enterin a
r urant, train or h t I are v ry irmlar.
Many people feel that irnrni ran take rncrican job and come here
to rcC" rve public I tan' . 1111 I n t tru . Mo t "imrmgran "amv in
the country Ie ally vi Ito .. tud n . mv to r to work. me d Ide
to. ay I ally or illc ally.
D rr ".I� Bank. ,
and. outhfi Id - Bi in' .
(3�3) 6�-1619.
t Law. Offic in Detroit
17 1, D troit; MJ 244,
ro t
of emerge y ami ting
the m 0 Bl k peopl demands
more than t mporary exp ions of
irritation with tbose bo fail to re-
pond ppropri lyon th .
that affect Bl co titu ncies and .
oth r 0PP ed group .
Only a ustained oppo ition to
Clinton's inadequa agenda and a
pe istent articulation of a vi ionary
program for far ranging change will
ultim ly g vanize Black peo 1 ,
peopl of color am poor and working
people to fight for a government that
can and wi 11 meet their needs.
Clinton indeed, the government
i elf i not likely to respond to "wolf
tic cIS" no mat r how angrily or elo­
quentlyexp . With the cap city
and willingness to exercise real
Black Power, Clinton and the powers
that be will imply continu to ay,
"not by the hair on my chinny chin
chin. "
READERS
WRITE
,.
Th "no Bla llowed" virus in
Oakland County did not begin with
the highly publi ized Peter Poprak­
ky' po tin 0 th For Sale ign on
hi Watcrf rd Township r iden
that aid "no Bla need apply".
Attitud of raci I excl ive
h v long prevailed in th County.
These recent occurre merely mir­
ror the irrational power ra i m holds
ov r us . n ingredient of our culture
which cannot be fully understood
apart rom Oakland County' tu tory
of ra relano '" nd tained by th
r t of th iety. What i. n cded
clearly I po Hive action and t j t
words.
Oakland ounty government,
again, i a in point ntinuing
to blow opportunitie to lead and
mak the tru rncanin of irmative
See RACISM, A8
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