. "
A HINGTO
cording to
B high hool tu n
rtingto nrollinmo
difficul math and . enoe
eou . Th port ho
th percentage of Blacks
ta ing chemistry jumped
from 15 percent in 1982 to 40
percent in 1990.
And, th peroentage of
Black students taking alge­
bra IT from 24 percent
to 39 percent during the
sam period. Th report was
rsl by th Council of
Chief State School Officers
and the National Science
Foundation
Black
caucus leads
anti-poverty
budget fight
WASHINGTON, DC--
Members of the Congres­
sional Black Caucus (CBC)
are leading the legislative
. fight to save President Clin­
ton's anti-poverty budget in­
itiatives. In fact, they may
be fighting harder than
Clinton himself.
In a letter to the presi­
dent recently, the CBC in
effect threatened Clinton to
stand by his own anti-pov- .
erty initiatives ifD wanted
of the 3Acaucus mem-
rs for the rest of his
budget plan. The letter la­
beled several anti-poverty
proposals as "non-nego­
tiable."
The President is corning
under heavy pressure from
republicans and conserva­
tive democrats to abandon
at least some ofhis anti-pov­
erty proposals. The presi­
dent's package totals $41.5
billion and includes money
for reform of the food stamp
program, tax breaks for low­
income people and spending
for urban enterprise zones.
. When asked if the Black.
caucus was trying to hold
the p ident's budget "hos­
tage" to its demands, New
York representative Char­
les Rangel responded: "I
� don't like the word hostage.
I like the words 'political pri-
orities." .
Govemment
loses white
l •
separansts case
BOISE. IDAHo-The re­
cent· acquittal of two white
eparatist on' murder
charges has prompted alle­
gations that the federal �v­
ernment mishandled the
case. The acquitted men­
Randall Weaver and Kevin
Harris---are part of a right­
wing movement in north­
western states which uses
Old Testament scripture to
support a can for the estab­
lishment of a "whites only"
nation in America.
Movement members
have n accused of attack­
ing Blacks and other minori­
ties. But, Weaver and
Harris were charged as a re-
ult of a ,August, 1992 shoo­
tout with federal
authorities, which left one
f eral agent dead.
But, after 20 days of de­
liberation, an eight-woman,
four-man jury found them
innocent of all major
char ,including murder.
Criti a the govern­
m nt of mishandling the
cas by withholding evi­
d n , nd as a result, giving
new life to the whi pa-
ra movement.
By PATRICIA COLBERT
CItlDn
ented positive attitud and
most of their meat display ap­
peared to be fresh, the general
condition of the tore was un­
sanitary.
Community inspectors found
dirty floo , cheese sitting in a
half inch of slime, rusty racks
upporting packaged meat, live
flies ci�cling the fish display,
dead f1i lying on packages of
frozen chickens and packages of
chicken wings minus "sell-by"
dates. .
According to Malik F.M. el
Shabazz, president of The New
Marcus Garvey Movement and
S!-'>P Merchants Selling Foods in
F�lth (SMSFIF), the community
will have to become aggressive in
order to guard a�t filth. This
is "old haf" to National Food Mal'­
keto They shouldn't be back in
the news.
- IN KEEPING -with the
SMSFIF policy, Shabazz says
community groups will monitor
the store on a regular basis,
After being featured in t.he
Michigan Citiun last December
Grand River Meats, located at
8428 Gra.nd River, continues to
operate under unsanitary condi­
tions.
After' rec:eiving �ral com-
WOODBURY,N.J.(AP)-Afor_' 1987 to 1989, said he was in­
mer state police trooper alleges structed"to stop and search per­
he was directed to use racial pro- sons who fit the profile if I
. files to stop motorists on the wanted to make arrests."
New Jersey Turnpike and The profile included Blacks or
search for drugs. dark-skinned Hispanics travel-
A state police spokesman ing on the turnpike in vehicles
Monday denied the allegation, with out-of-state license plates,
which surfaced last week during Wilson said.
a hearing on a motion to dismiss Wilson left the force after
drug and weapons charges pleading guilty to official mis­
against 26 Black defendants. conduct in December 1989. He
Defense attorney contend was sentenced to five years pro­
theirclientswerestoppecionthe bat ion and fined 2,500.
turnpike bypoliceusingprofil . Dintino di missed Wilson's
''There is absolutely no truth cha as those from a vindic-
to that allegation," Col. Justin tive employee.
Dintino, superintendent of the "He is obviously a disgruntled
state police told the Gloucester guy becau of how hi case
County Times. "The troopers . ended up, - Dintino said. "Maybe
know I will not tolerate that kind some individuals ere doing (ra­
ofbehavior. cia! profiling), but there was no
profiling on an official level
affidavit filed in state never been, never will."
Superior Court here, Kenneth
Wilson, a state trooper from BUT documen upport-
plaints, community in pecto
went in and found und ter-
mined number of dead green fli
allover the tore in bunch
clusters, pil am pairs. Insid�
of pop containe on hel in-
ide rotting getable bins �d
down the walkway.
Inside of a milk and juice
cooler dead flies floated in two
and half inches of stagnate
ater. Live fli sat on top of
meat cutting boards, while oth­
ers circled the store.
Shabazz says it saddens him
that someone could completely
ignore the law and operate under
inhumane conditions.
"GRA D RIVER Meats
have been targeted three times
for operating under unsanitary
conditions. A few months ago it
was a roach infestation, now it's
a fly infestation what will it be
next," said Shabazz. "Pregnant
mothers am small children con­
suine products from these mar­
kets. How can we express the
importance of merChants follow­
ing the sanitation laws?"
. July 13th, NAACP secret
shoppers and SMSFIF commu­
nity inspectors conducted a
neighborhood inspection at City
Food Center, located at 5685 W.
tate cop get order· to
Blackrnotorl t
IGood things'
come from
. community struggle
By PATRICIA COLBERT
5 ec'.' to the Michl an Citizen
When store owners began to
comply with the rules and regu­
lations set by the Michigan De­
partment of Agriculture, positive
things began to happen.
Eddie Aboona, owner of
Americana Foods, located at
15041 Plymouth, was presented
with the SMSFIF a ward for op­
erating under sanitary condi­
tions. However, that hasn't
always' been the case.
Earlier this year Americana
was cited several times by
NAACP secret shoppers and
SMSFIF for operating under un­
sanitary conditions.
Aboona got-busy and in a shot
period of time, he was able to
turn the store around 100 per­
cent.
. "TIllS IS ONE award I am
proud to present," Shabazz said.
"When I came here a fe weeks
ago I didn't have much faith that
the owner would cooperate with
us. But he has done a fine job
cleaning up the store. The meats
and produce look fresh and the'
floors are clean. On behalf of the
NAACP Secret Shoppers,
SMSFIF, area residents and
other oommunity groups we hope
that Americana will serve as a .
model for inner-city merchants ...
Aboona says he .appreciates
all that the organizations have
done for him and his business
and that he will continue to work
for the good of the community.
"Whenever store owners com­
ply fully with the law t by the
Michigan Department of Agri­
culture and community stand­
ards we encourage pat ona ,"
Shabazz said.
To report-a filthy �to please
call SMSFIF at 898-7325 r 885-
5188.
/
�andidate for the Detroit Charter Commis ion and Detroit City Council recently participated
an a forum held Saturday, July 24 at Hartford Memorial 8apti t Church. Pictured are: Ted
Phillip , Le ter Lewis, Alex F. Perryman Jr., Andre Sabbath, Theodore AI-Ameen and Mary
Ann Mahaffey. (photo by Wanda F. Roquemore) •
D rr a ult of th
Michigan Citizen, NAACP' Se­
cret Shoppe and Stop Mer­
chan Selling Food in Filth,
. (SMSFlF) the battle to clean up
city grocery sto has moved
into court.
Th 36th District Court will
decide the fate ofBallys Market,
formally known a Farmers
QuaIityMarket, 6011 Livernois.
After following up on oommu­
nity complaints, State Impectors
went to Ballys Market am is-
ued store owners Bill and Ed
Ballr a ix count wat;ant for op­
erating under unsamtary condi­
tions.
According to Harold Zorlen,
regional director of the Depart­
ment of Agriculture, the ar­
rangement was held on June
24th and the pre-trial was set for
July 23rd.
MEANWHILE the struggle
to clean up groceri continu .
In the month of July, stores
found operating under unsani­
tary condition were National
Foods Supermarket, loca at
7033 W. Fort.
Although store owners pre-
top
ing the dismissal motion, a sur­
vey by a defens expert said
Blacks only account for about 13
percent of turnpike motorists.
But tw n 1988 nd 1991
w hen the 26 defend nts were ar­
rested, 73 P r nt of the motor­
ists charged by state police on
the turnpike w Black, the
urvey found.
"The magnitude of the dis­
paritie lends overwhelming
support to th assertion of dis­
criminatory policy," said John
Lam rth, chairman of h psy­
chology d partment at Temple
Unive ity in Philadelphia, who
conducted he survey.
Sup rior Court Judge Paul
Porreca ruled Friday that th
s te has until Aug. 20 to re-
nd to he motion king to
dismi the charges. A ruling is
expected next month.
Financial
security plan
for Blacks
WASHINGTON, DC
"Three Years to Financial
Security" is the name of a
recently developed financial
self-help program designed
to generate greater wealth
among African Americans.
The program and finan­
cial kit is the work of the
Better Life Club--a national,
non- profit Black If-help
organization. Club director
James Nathan says the pro­
gram and financial kit "are
d igned to incr a e th
with and finan . I secu­
rity of anyone who adopts
i ."
The program and kit
is available from th Better
Life Club, P. O. Box 28422,
Washington, D.C. 20038. In­
terested persons are ked
o include 2.00 to rover
postage and handling.
Check
•
I·OU
By PATRICIA COLBERT
.9peo!I b the M/cffl!n gtIyn
Whether packa � t-
tled or canned, consumers
should check all food items
before consuming them.
As previously reported, on
a �or news station, a bottle
. of Kraft "Hou Italian
Dre ing" contained more
thanjust d ing.
When the pu cha r
poured it over a d, an
unborn rat f till en
inside the birth sac cam out.
A spo n for Kraft
ld as-of July 14th th inci­
dent was till und in ti­
gation.