OU8TO (AP) - Complaints
of law officer publicly strip
rching Blacks have led to a
closed door m ing between the
mayor, police chief and more
than 60 minority leaders.
"Something definitely needs­
to happen and happen in a
hurry," aid the Rev. Jame
Dixon of the North t Commu­
nity Baptist Church. "Our efforts
are tremendously impeded when
we are dealing with a police force
ay
hen they met.
in troit.
In 0 er to ak the indus-
trializ oounfri of W rn
Euro and the U ni ed State
pay rep rations to Afrika and
to the ew Afrikan Nation (all
Black peopl ) in 'th United
State , a tronger nation I
reparations organization and a
due pro la uit will ha to
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Lawsuit, economic
top Detroit agenda
By PATRICIA COLBERT
DETROIT - Reparatio for
Africans around the world and
economic development were
the focus of the National Coali­
tion of Blacks for Reparations
(N COBRA) Board of Directors
The Cri pus Attuck Beautillion of the Fred rick Douglass SOCiety, Inc. elected th 1994 Beautillion Beaus, African American
male debutants, (left-right) back raw: Jonathan Tate, of Romulu' ; John G. Lumpkin, Ca Tech High; Stephen Moultry, Evangel
Chri tian Academy; Michael Harri , Univer Ity of D troit High; front row, all from Ca T ch: Bruce E. Hopkin, Dariu D.
Hoiling,D nlel A. Smith, Eugene Manley, CI yton A. Bond nd not pictured, Br ndon Charle of Southfield. Th program
brings bu Ine profe ional and community activl t together with the Bea and their familie for eminar, outing ,
cia e and proj ct which empha ize re po ibillty, ccording to Anthony Spearman-Leach, co-chair.
we cannot trus .•
The three-hour meeting Mon­
day, September 13 began with
tension, . according to th who
attended. But it concluded with
a jointly prepared tatement,
d by Mayor Bob Lanier, vow-
ing more pectful law enforce-
ment.
Lanier and Police Chief Sam
Nuchia repeated a prohibition
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P ula N. ome.
'State of Black Michigan: 1993'
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children born in Michigan can
expect inequality at every stage
in lif , from childhood through
old age, sta a n report re­
lea ed S pt. 15 at Michigan
State University.
According to "The State of
Black Michigan: 1993," ne po­
litical strategi will have to be
found and implemented if'Michi­
gan's persistent racial inequality
is to be reve
African-American voters
nd Blac political repr
ntation; n'The tate's youngAf­
ri n-Am rican population and
Black-white dispariti in the
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By BERNICE BROWN
Mlchlp.n Citizen
BENTON HARBOR -Seven­
teen ministers r ponded to a
call by Dr. Sherwin Allen, Super­
intendent of the Benton Harbor
Area Schools, to be directly in­
volved in the education of Benton
Harbor Area Schools children.
At a luncheon hosted for the
local ministers, September 13,
Dr. Allen p ented two plans for
their involvem nt.
Plan I, is that the ministers
will spend one nd one-half
hours per week in the school
building of their choice. Th pur­
pose of the monthly visits will be·
What would
you do to
cut the $1.1
billion annual
prison budget
in Michigan?
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to demonstrate the church's
value of education and the min­
. ter' committment to the suc-
of the students, Dr. Allen
id.
The ministers will choose
which activities they would like
to be involved in in the buildings
or they may choo to imply
visit.
Plan II, is the tablishment
of "learning cent ra" at local
church . The school m will
provide the necessary equipment
and suppli and support per­
sonnel to operate the centers at
the churches.
See SCHOOL, A8
Q
on:
The fi t deca e of .AIDS in
Michigan;
Black- bite health diaper-
ity;
By RON SEIGEL
mGBLAND PARK - Highland Park
Community Developm nt Di orDenni
Evans stated that a propos Highland
Park Recycling Center has b n appro
by the Michigan Department of Natural
Resources and a wai study by th W yn
County Environmental Protection A ney
Critics charge that th plant p n
an incinerator for medical w which
can threaten the health of th pl
Eva said the city is waiting to
what th oounty says, before it tudi
possibl environmental effi
Mary Hollins of th BI Environ-
o
were
use of
rtment of Natural He­
ch for romment
·Seeing the conditions of the
pnsons, I don't know where the
money IS going. They should be
spending it on bettering prison
conditions and security:
-Samu I Cook
"Look at early paroles f r
minimum security prisoner
and early release for lesser
crimes, to take the load off the
probation departm.ent."
- Myr Wall Rollin
"I ncr a e ed ucauon budget
n r duce the pnson bud t,
e t abush more educational
programs In [ails.'
·While incarcerated. people
should take up a trade or be
forced to go to school and help
society:
- Fr d rick S 8ng8
- T lIandra Hili