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By Amy Finkel eln
ho ant to tart busi ,
id Fo t Carter, professor
of marketing and transporta­
tion administration �t Michigan
State University.
Although the problems are
more subtle, Carter said minori­
ties do have a more difficult time
than normal obtaining funds
from banks.
Discrimination should nbt oc­
cur since laws against it exist,
said Gary Woodbury, president
of the Small B . cia-
tion of Michigan.
"I don't kno that (minori-'
ti ) encounter more problems
than anyone else starting a
busin , Woodbury said, " To
the best of my knowledge, they
have equal opportunity, as do
women,"
MINORI LACK
adequate capital or a specific
enough busines plan, but if
G-Many People in
b in believe that minority­
owned bus' face no more
problems than any other small
companies, Yet many leaders
agree it still is more difficult for
Michigan's 4,000 minority en­
trepreneurs to start and main­
tain busir le6$jes
Capital acquisition is the pri­
mary problem facing minorities
Groundbreaking took place October 12 for Benjamin Manor, an Sl-unit, $6 million townhouse
complex to be built at Manchester and Seco�, in Highland Park. Officiating were (I-rt) Councilman
Frank Ro , HP School Supl Eugene Cain; Mayor Lin ey Porter; CEO of A-Mac Sal & Builders,
the general contractor, Andrew G. Mclemore, Sr; City Trea urer Ben Roland; Wayne County
Commi ion Chair Art Blackw II; Stat Rep. David POints; and HP Chamber of Commerce
Pre ident Charle Kelly. A-Mac. the builder, I Black-owned business.
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N'COBRA'shows Clinton:
improves, citizenship and
grades improve."
Parents noted the Highland
"Historically, the African' merican
community has not galvanized· agendli
and emotions toward economic
development with the same fervor as
have against education and civil rights
obstacles in the past decade, "
-Forr C
Cfunding
Park Community College
(HPCC) for the fiscal year of
1992-93 and the first part of
. fiscal year 93-94.
Pointe's said, however, that
Engl r will withhold funding
again, if the college d not
oomplete the '93 audit.
See HPCC, AS
they ar rejected for a loan,
Woolbury aid, "then I think
they feel they've been discrimi­
nated against, when it' really a
lack of capital. "
Because there is not as much
capital available in some minor­
ity communities from family
members or in tment clubs,
minorities in business need to
develop relationships with pur-
S ODDS, AS
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By RON SEIGEL
S ,., to the Michl an Citizen
IDGHLAND PARK - A High­
land Par Parent Teacher's Or­
ganization . {PTO) will be
'meeting at Highland Park Com­
munity High School every fourth
Monday to deal with problems in
education.
At a special introductory
meeting held at the Highland
Park introductory meeting,
Thursday, October 14, mothers
and administrators stressed
that ifkids were to learn, parent
participation in the schools is
ne my. This is particularly
evers
sentencinq?
true in the midst of technological
changes, where knowledge is
more necessary than ever for
eoonomic survival, the parents
said.
PTO President Dorothy Eady
stressed that it was not enough
for parents to attend such meet­
ings themselves, but urged those
present to bring another parent
to the next meeting.
William Russell, Superinten­
dent of Special Education and
Community Service for the
school district, said, "When par­
ents get involved, we have input
that can change and direct. �
,
HE ADDED. "WHEN par­
ent's get involved, attendance
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Engler re tore
By RON SEIGEL
mGHLAND P - At a
meeting of the Highland Park
City Council, State Repr -
sentative David Pointes
stated that Michigan Gov r­
nor John Engler h restored
state funding to Highl nd
ALLI ONJON
p«:.' to M1chlll!n Cltlan
WASHINGTON, DC - A na­
tional organization working to
win reparations 'for Black people
-payment from the United
States for slavery and post-slav­
ery discrimination -has called
on President Clinton to support a
plan to begin the payment of the'
billions of dollars owed Black.
The plan calls for a voluntary
"check-off' on inoome tax forms,
similar to the check-offwhich pro­
vides millions of dollars for U. S,
presidential elections. The plan
which suggests a minimum $10
voluntary surtax could n t $300
-P arl Gr nt
million a )'88J'.
Ms. Johnita Scott nd Mr.
Kalonji OIusegun, co-chair-per­
sons of N'COBRA (the National
Coalition of Blacks for Repara­
tions in America) sent the pro­
posal to Clinton and selected
members of Congress, September
28· as directed by N'COBRA
Board of Directors, when they
met in Detroit in September.
One member of the Banking
Committee oftha U. S. House of
Representatives, briefed in ad­
vance, espreesed interest in the.
proposal.
THE N'COBRA letter also
asks the president and Congress
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Park School District had been
spared the problems of other ar­
eas, such as gang violence that
troubled Detroit.
"We don't have it in Highland
Park, because we have good
teachers and good parents," she
said .. "1'11 keep supporting
Dorothy (Eady in her efforts to
build the PTO organization)."
"Ninety nine per cent of the
kids are good students," said
Highlan:d Park Community
High School Principal Dr. Ger­
ald Golden. "They are good stu­
dents and will respect you. They
See PTO,AS
- Leon rd Sumler
"Yes. They should've gotten
more time. The sentences
were based on politics and
racism" �
"Yes. They broke the law and
they should have been
punished."
"No. I think their intentions
were to apprehend and arrest,
not to murder."
- Fr nk William
m to auJ)PQIrt
No. 40, filed l>y Co·""DeIl
John Conyers of Detroit, to
a federal Commiaaion toatudytlw
impact of lavety and �
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Origi al
people ac
e tinctio
otswan
OlD,'"
-I'm apprehensive about that,
their behavior wasn't
appropriate. A lot of politics
played a part In Judge .
Crockett's decision."
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