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CAROL MOSELEY-BRAUN
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By RRILL HARTSON
A .. ocl.t.d Pr ... Writ.,
"_��Ll,GTO - In on day,
Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun
tared down a colleague over a
19th century Supreme Court
decision sanctioning slavery
and vanquished another in a
floor fight over th Confederate
flag.
Elected in November, sworn
in and seated Jan. 3, the Sen­
te's first African American f -
male member arrived, for real,
Thursday. And cor of col­
leagu in a Senate-in-transi­
tion h reI her ake-up call.
"I w deliberate and calm in
talking about the legal b is (of
the flag issue), why it wasn't
n ry to be done, hoping to
bring my colleagues' attention
in a quiet way that this might be
offensive," Moseley-Braun said
on CBS.
"And then, hen quiet didn't
work, I had to take to the old
floor, " she . d.
A the confirmation h ring
for Supreme Court nomin
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, ley­
Braun, an Illinoi Democrat,
told Republic n S n. Orrin
Hatch she found his statemen
: likening the 1857 Dr Soott de­
cision on lavery 0 th 1973 Roe
vs. Wade decision legalizing
abortion "personally offensive. "
HATe sh misoon-
rued his remar . Th U h
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By TUREKA TURK
Michl an Citizen
go
• Hip-hop started out as a voice
growing inside the Black com­
munity's heart as a means of
dealing with society's ills. It has
now grown into an industry, of
whicli its creato have cry lit­
t! .y.
What started out as a work­
shop at the "Detroit Remembers
Malcolm" Conference, held July
23 through July 25 and spon­
sored by the League of Revolu­
tionary Black Workers, entitled
"Why does Hip-Hop Culture and Erroll Henderson and
Rap �ce the danger of censor- Richard on
Activi t James 8099
JAM ES-B OGGS
ship?" turned into a discussion of
the origin of hip-hop and
whether or not hip- hop is a Black
or white thing.
Panelists included Mar
Lloyd, a local d.j.; Tameka Lee, a
hip-hop I¥m; � Erroll Hen­
Om
Daughte (SOSAD).
"Censorship, " said Lloyd, It· a
direct attack on the people (of
hip-hop), to keep their voice or
their views stiftled. Once they
see it's expanded beyond street
music and a means of making
money, they try to stop it. "
See HIP-HOP, A2
die
at 73
Had 'mission
of advancing
humanity'
By RON SEIGEL
y
nator said his point
both landmar d . io e
dra n "from thin air" rather
than constitutional principle.
But M ley-Braun as hav­
in n n of that.
"I find it very difficul to it
h t only d ndant of a
sl ve," she replied.
Whil immer ed in the
Ginsburg confirmation h ring,
eley-Braun got oreI that
notber Republican, North
C rolina' J Helms, w
making a move on t Se
floor he op
Helms p bing to ha
th Senate rene an official gov­
ernment patent for the United
Daughte of the Confederacy
insigni containing the symbol
of the Confederate flag.
,
DETROIT - James Boggs,
whose writing and life's work
infl ueneed the labor movement
and the Black struggle, died at
73 Thursday, July 22.
Boggs' funeral will be.a pri­
vate one at the Unitarian
Church at Cass and Forest, 12
noon Saturday July 31.
"We're going to celebrate
Jimmy's life," his wife Grace
aid, in talking about th fu­
neral.
Boggs first came to troi t
from Bessemer, Al bama,
looking for work in 1937, but
See BOGGS, AS
After all, Helms oned,
th Senate had don uch t
tim previo ly with hardly
See WIN, AS
a
day
WYes, I am afraid to be stopped
by the police because I believe
what happ,ened to Rodney King
could happen to me."
By RON SEIGEL
Michl an Citizen
WGHLAND PK� Wednesday
July 21 Jimmy E. Dumas w
chosen by the Highland Park
City Council to succeed Charli
P. Davis, who died this pring.
One day later h resigned
cau of th "split and division
among citiz "
"I want citizens ofmycommu­
nity to work together, no
against ch 0 her," Dum id.
Council Pr id nt Dwight
Down told Th Michigan Citi­
zen tha h would b m ting
\ with I wye h r cted to
free advi on th proper p
dure the city hould follow next.
council member.
Scotty Wainwright, aide to
th Mayor, said this was only
cause it med that thecoun-
ci1 was at an. impasse. Wain­
wright said the city council
agr to hold a meeting this
we k on the subject and the
Mayor abandoned the idea, -
when h knew the council
still working on it. .
Isa I Thompson, tary to
th City Council, said she had
ived no notice of any m ing
be�ng called.
Downes id he wanted the
council to k an opinion from
th Michigan Attorney General.
Th Highland ..park City
Charter said the council has 30
days to ppoint a new' member
after a vacancy tak place.
o I TE that now
h 'city will have to hold a spe-
cial ele ion. S me sour indi-
t tha use Dumas took
offi fo h r igned, th city
council will hav another 30
days 0 fill his vacancy.
Sour stated that Highland
P rk Mayor Linsey Porter in­
ten 0 k Michigan Gover­
nor John Engler to give him
permi ion to ppoint a new
TER W with
Michigan Citizen, Dumas
,
See DUMAS, A2
-
Do you
think he
police are
out f
control?
·Yes, I think the profile that is
used in the hiring justice needs
to be reviewed and changed.
Until then it will always be that
way."
" 0 I don't. The shooting that
I've hard about .nave not
warranted that ype of
responds, but po ice officers
h ve to do something to protect
them el s." -Hazetta Smith
"No, police officers are putting
their lives on the line. I believe
police officers should,
however, be trained to
shoot to-wound instead of
snoot-to-kit. II - Anni T ylor
- ich I Rimmer
- W ndell Simp on
