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violence in the neighborhood of
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his failure to P up a I der
during that time.
J . sh leaders have accused
Dinki the city's first Black
mayor, of favoring the needs of
Bla over those of their rom­
munity.
Th9 report found a "collective
failure" by top- rankingpoli of­
ficials, including then-Commis­
sioner Lee Brown now the
federal drug czar and the cur­
rent commissioner, Raymond
Kelly, to take timely action to
stem the violence.
The trouble began Aug. 19,
1991, when a 7-year-old Black
boy, Gavin Cato, was killed in a
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uit, caused by alleged irregu-,
larities the council made i
selection process.
Dumas emphasized that as a
private person submitting his
name to the council like every­
one else, he was not responsible
for the errors the council made
in the process that ultimately
picked him.
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He added that because of his
ignation, council bad a
chance t "do it . ght" and t
heth w done tnrouzn
election or appointment, he
would be interested in trying
again
All citizens wishing to take
the vacated council seat sent re­
quests to the council that they be
chosen. The council members
passed a resolution agreeing to
continue voting on the issue un­
til one of the candidates got a
majority or a unanimous vote.
One of the unsuccessful can­
didates, Wanda Linsey Bostic,
charged the process was illegal
at the start because of'provisions
in the Highland Park City Char-
'ter sayingthe council must act
30 days after the vacancy.
BOSTIC SAID the 30 day
time limit began on the day of
Davis death on June 16th.
Downes said council mem­
bers assumed the time limit be­
gan with the meeting after his
death on June 21. Bostic said the
city bas no choice but to hold a
special election, which she called
the only democratic way to han­
dle the vacancy. _
In the last general election,
Bostic came in seventh in the
race for five seats, just behind
Councilman Comer Heath, and
believes sh can win such a race
now. ,
Some council. members con­
tend that because of budget dif­
ficulties, the city can not afford
to pay for a special election.
The appointment would have
lasted until a state primary elec­
tion scheduled for August, 1994,
which h tate would finance.
CHARGE that
main re son for city budget
problems is the failureto layoff
unn ces ary administrators,
and allowing a new election
would give the people a chance
to co this situation
Both ouncilwoman Gr ta
Johnson, who agrees with Bos­
tic'< vie on budget issues, and
uncilwom n Christine
Franklin (who does not) claim
tha us of state monitoring
over th budget, Michigan Gov­
ernorJohn Engler ould have to
gi rmi ion before any city
special 1 ction was held.
Rodney W tts, anoth r un­
succe ful con ender, threat­
ened to ue-, claiming he got
thr vo before Dumas did,
but Down later changed his
vote.
RAPPERS TTE DI G
th or hop tended to agree
that censorship is a double
standard for them because they
are Black. "PEOPLE WEREN'T SAY-
"They're gonna let me call my ING 'Baby Love' by the Supre­
brother a 'nigger' but as soon as, mes was causing -teenage
for example, Ice Cube, starts pregnancy, " Henderson
talking about his Jewish lawyer, laughed.
they get upset. It's all right for One specific type of rap came
us to talk about each other," said under the gun of rontroversy at
Ken Jones, rapper and student the worksbop=-Gengster rap. A
at Wayne State University, rontroversial form of expression,
where the conference was held. so-called "gangster rap" chron-
Erroll Henderson, longtime icles tl$ lives of street hustlers.
activist, felt that the critiques of Its critics believe that it glam­
rap should come from the Black ourizes violence and causes an
community instead of white poli- increase of crime among teenag-
ticians. - ers.
"The oppressor," Henderson A consensus of rappers at the
said, "can never be our moral workshop agreed .that there- re­
ally isn't a such thing as "ganster
rap".
"You rap from what's in your
heart," said Tameka Lee.
"If you were a gangster, you
wouldn't even be rapping. Ice-T
announced the withdrawl of'Cop
Killer' off of his album not from
South Central, but from North
Hollywood. In a prime example
of the slave-master relationship,
he seemed to be saying, 'Take
Off duty police
officer hoof
Black boy
TOLEDO,O 0 (AP)- The
cas County p cutor says he
will as grandjury to charge
25-year veteran of the police
fo in suburban bregon who is
white with as....ault in connection
with the shooting of a Black
child.
The grand jury will hear evi­
dence today in the case of Wil­
liam Beal Jr. Prosecutor
Anthony Pizza said Tuesday he
will k that the charges be
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However, during the vote,
Downes said, "I am votingyes for
conside rati on. "
Downes said this did not
count, because he specifically
said the words "for oonsidera­
tion" demonstrating this was not
intended to put Watts in office,
but merely to consider him for
this position.
WATTS AID the proce­
dures that the. council adopted,
which he claims had the force of
law, did not provide for a vot on
consideration.
Former Councilm n John
Patterson re i thr vot
for office too, but Council woman
Christine Franklin protested
the" arrangement. She said be­
cause Patterson' gave his appli­
cation after Dumas', the vote
was illegal and Dumas should
vo on first.
The council agreed to vote on
Dum firs and vote on Pa ter­
on again only if Dumas failed to
wi n the ne ary vot .
Dumas got thre vote -­
Franklin, Downes, and Council­
m n Frank Ross. Councilwom n
Gr ta Johnson opposed him:
Dumas admitted that he him­
self submi ted his application
aFter the deadline established
by city council, placing him in
technical violation of anoth r
rule, but he emphasized he w
not ware of he de dline a the
tim.
Downes said that the council
h d never fa . he itua ion of
r pl cing council m mber who
di din offi , although he aid
th council had dealt wi h re­
pl cing one council member
Fred Du Bohl, who r ign .
,48, hot
-old Christop Bell in
t k:n au id Beals' hom
Saturday. off duty at
t tim.
Beal told .police that he
heard no' ,grabbed his gun
and found Bell and another boy
throwing rocks into his wim­
ming pool. Beals said the gun
acridentally discharged.
Bell . d Beals approached
him and his friend Lerone Ben­
nett Jr., 6, as they played near
Beals' home. He said Beals
shouted an obscenity and fired.
Bell said they weren't on Beals'
property and threw nothing into
the pool.
Beals has taken administra-
.tive leave from his job. -
, Bell was released Monday
�om St. Charles Hospital in
Oregon.
Pizza said .he hasn't deter­
mined motive but doesn't be­
lieve the shooting was
aocidenta . - • ._ .
Beals and Bell live on the ra-
teacher."
Henderson, who spoke pas­
sionately about the Black rom­
munity's responsibility in taking
charge of the hip-hop industry,
believed that the- charges
agai rap were blown out of
proportion.
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hooting and uthoriti are in­
tigating a third police kill­
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To some, the ring of police­
rel ted deat . an unfortunate
coincidence that doe not
change their generally good
view of Detroit police. But oth­
ers y the deaths are a sign of
continued problems in a depart­
ment that Mayor Coleman
Young has worked to turn
around.
"There's r entment that's
grown up in the community
about the friction with police,"
said Osvaldo Rivera, president
of Latino Family Services.
The Rev. Jim Holley said he
thinks most' residents still trust
police, but recent 'events are
hurting.
"One or t 0 more incidents
like this really could damage it
in a permanent way," the rom­
munity activist said.
Trial began in June for three
officers charged in the Nov. 5
beating of motorist Malice
Green. Two face murder
me, not Warner Brothers (his la­
be1)'," said Henderson.
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YET, ONE OF T IE·things
that seemed to bother rappers
the most was the situation sur­
rounding while rappers.
-. "I know a lot of white rappers�
who can flow, you know? They
can rhyme. But don't rome up to
me talking about waking up to
crackheads on the corner and
you live in Grosse Pointe or pack­
ing a Nine (millimeter gun)
when you don't even know hovy
to load a clip," Jones said. '
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A few workshop members had
a problem with the underlying
feeling that rap is a Black thing.
"I know a girl," said one atten­
dent, "who lives underneath me
in my apartment building. She's
white but she dances, raps, and
talks hip-hop."
"That's all fine' and good,"
J ones replied. "But believe me,
w hen it becomes inconvenient
for her to be that way, she's going
to untwist her hair, change her
clothes and go out into the world.
Meanwhile, you're still going to
be Black"
ANOTHER WORKSHOP
attendent felt that hip- hop be­
longed to all young people all
over the world.
"1 have traveled allover and
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The store, ca.lled New Power
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Prince also announced at
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Visitors to the store will be
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those kids are listening to what
you're listening to because they
can relate. Hip-hop crosses color
lines and has the potential to
change the world, through you
young people," he said.
. �rrol1 Henderson tended to
disagree. "Hi�hop began in the
Soutl\ W 0 wtih Grandmaster
Flash. It began in the inner city.
People seem to think that there's
something wrong with hip-hop
being Black. There's nothing
wrong with that. We do have a
culture," he said.
Another point of frustration
for rappers was the lack of ron­
trol over their own distribution.
Panelists agreed that rap is dis­
tributed based on how much
money the track brings in.
"Luke (of the group 2 Live
Crew) only makes songs like that
because it's selling. He took a
heavy Miami bass and added
those kind of lyrics," Henderson
said. _,
Henderson also believed tha .
the Black' community has the
power to take Control of the in­
dustry.
"Mary M� Bethune stood
in front of an empty parking lot,
with a $1.50 in her pocket, and
started a school. So don't tell me
it can't be done," Henderson
said.
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