THE POOR ST TE of the
health of Black America is the
result of racism, societal n gl
and poverty.
During the Reagan-Bush
years scores of inner-city hospi­
tals and community health cen­
ters were closed for lac of
ufficient funding.
PRE CL TO is
proposing something called
"managed. competition." So far
Clinton' principal concern .
seems to be protecting the inter-
THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY
October 24-30
OCTOBER 24, 1966 - Bas­
ketball star Bill R II became
the first Black coach of a major
professional team. 1940 - Dr.
Charles Drew developed tech­
niques to preserve blood. 1964-
Zambia gained independence
from Great Britain.
In what city will you find the
George Lisle Monument?
OCTOBER 25, 1951 - Lucy
Stowe becam the first African­
American woman dean of
Howard University. 1923 - The
publication OPPORUTNITY, the
voice of the Urban League, was
founded and edited by Charles S.
Johnson. 1958 - Harry Bela­
fonte, Jackie Robinson and A.
Philip Randolph joined the
Youth March for Integrated
Schools in Washington, D.C. 1992
- Toronto Blue Jays manager
Clto Gaston became the first M­
rican-American to manage a
team to World Series title. 1887
-Jockey Shelby "Pike" Barnes
rode five winners at Churchill
Down in Louisville.
In what church was Mrs. Mar­
'tin Luther King, Sr. Slain?
OCTOBER 26, 1934-1946 -
Mabel Staupers, nurse, Civil
Rights activist, was Executive
Secretary of the National Assoeia­
tion of Colored Nurses. 1911 -
Mahalia Jackson was born on
this day.
Young was elected mayor of At­
lanta, Ga.
How much money did B.B.
King pay for his first guitar?
OCTOBER 28, 1864 - The
War Department equalized pay
among Black and white recruits.
1925 - W.E.B. DuBoi formed
the Krigwa Players, a Black thea­
ter company for Harlem. 1981-
Edward M. McIntyre was
1 ed fir t Black m yor of
Augusta,
What former NFL quarterback
was nicknamed "Jefferson
Street"?
OCTOBER 29, 1989.­
Ronald Brown (Chairman
Dem. Nat'l Committee) first
Black to head a major 'political
party. 1949-AlonzoG.Moran
became first Black president of
Hampton I nstitute, Va. 1938 -
Roscoe Conkling Gil became
first African-American certified
in general surgery.
What Black novelist authored
"Let No Man. Write My Epitaph"?
OCTOBER 30, 1910 - W.E.B.
DuBoi launched the NAACP's
CRISIS Magazine and served as
its editor until 1934. 1979 -
Richard Arrington was elected
first Black mayor ofBirmingbam,
Ala. 1974 - Muhammad Ali
won h vyweight boxing title.
Name 1M deoice developed by In 1973, Tony Brown was the
Dr. George Carruthers that re- deanofthe Schoolcf Communica­
cords the various spectrums of nons at iohich. school?
light in outer space.
OCTOBER 27, 1932 -
'''Mother Hale" began caring for
dis-advantaged young children.
1915 - Scott Joplin composed
TREEMONISHA, a ragtime op­
era. 1954 - Benjamin O. Davi
Jr. ,became first Black general in
U.S. Air Force; In Splendid Error,
William Branch' play about .
Frederick Douglass, opened off­
Broadway. 1981 - Andrew
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Task Force showed the following:
65.5 percent of respondents
agreed that the legislature'S fi,rst
priority should be to d rmm
the kind of educational system
our children will need to survive
in the global eoonomy.
71.7 percent of respOnd�n�
believed that teachers or prmci­
pals should not permitted to
open up taxpayer funded charter
schools.
69.4 percent of the respon­
den believe that th I ngth of
the school year should be in­
creased.
78.6 per nt of th sur-
veyed said that local communiti
ANSWERS
24th - Savannah, Ga.
25th - Ebenezer Baptist.
26th - The Far - Ultraviolent
Camera. '
27th - Eight Dollars.
28th - Joe Gilliam,
29th - Willard Motley.
30th - Howard University.
should continue to' ha the op­
tion of determining the kind of
educational programs that a of­
fered to their tud nts as opposed
to being forced by th state to
provide certain programs.
78.2 percent of pondents
indicated that they were not in­
clined to nd th ir child to a
school somewhere 0 her th n
their neighborhood school.
• 8.8 pe nt of th ques-
tioned overwhelmingly upported
busin takings more active role
in h lping K-12 education, com­
munity colle and higher edu­
cation prepare students for the
world of work.
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ADA HEALTH care
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auld also be reduced
beca ofa on
preventi care.
Tb insurance compani and
bigbusin are fi roelyopposed
to any h th ca system that
will to the profit out of b h
care. They vie ingl payer
un-American, a threat to the free
enterprise system.
FORTUNATELY t re is a
Bill in the U.S. Congress which
would institute a single pa
health care system based on t
ROIl DaAMI. roa (U Praid t of tM
lnstitu (or Communi� 01'1JOllization
and Dewlopmmt in Youn own. Ohio.
He mayb amtncted at (216) 746-5747.
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An Oakland Press headline
on 10/3/93 read "Crime down in
Pontiac." Behind the headline,
however, were facts and figures
to be sorted out and understood,
less we become more complacent
and less concerned about the vio­
lence and crime that threaten to
consume us.
While total crimes reported to
Pontiac police dropped 13.5%
from 1991 to 1992, Pontiac still
has the highest rate of crime per
capita in Oakland County,
meaning a Pontiac resident,
anyone working here and living
els where or anyone passing
through, is far more likely to ex­
perience crime than in any other
Oakland County Community.
Crime rates are figured by the
total number of crimes divided
by th total number of cri.m
divided by the population For a
combination of reasons, Pontiac
has been in a declining stage of
population for the past ten
years. Even with fewer people,
Pontiac remains at the top of the
lis per capita in murder, rape,
robbing, assault, burglary, lar­
ceny and car theft.
Among Michigan's communi­
ties over 10,000 r idents, in
terms of violent crime, Pontiac is
among the ten mast dangerous
cities-eighth in. murders, sev­
enth in robberies and fifth in as­
saults.
bear arms" and the politicians
who bow down to the gun lobby.
The Milwaukee Journal may
have stated it well: "While the
culture of violence may have
been dramatized by the deaths
offoreign visitors in Florida, tb
problem is within-our national
soul. It is ours to face and to
solve."
No condition contributes
more heavily to the dilemma
than that of family breakdown.
A multiplicity ofreasons contrib­
ute to family breakdown - un­
employment, poverty,
substandard education and
housing. African-American
familie , however, ince the
TransAtlantic Slave Trade, have
demonstrated that love of God
and family empowered them to
overoome it all � so be it today.
HA�RIS
THOSE
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THE MESSAGE TO Pontiac
and nationwide is we must face
violence including gun nuts who
clamor dl ly for the -right to