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ANNOUNCEMENTS By RobblcCrump-McCoy
Friendship Women
plan Annual Day
the evangelist in the revival
November 7-9 at 7 p.m. at the
Third Ne Hope Bapti t
Mra dennifer L, Suddeth of Church, 12850, Plymouth.
Lemon Grove, CA, will be the Rev. E. L. Branch is the pas­
guest speaker for annual tor.
Women's Day Sunday, No- On ovember 12-13 Third
vember 21 at the Friendship New Hope Bap i t Church
Baptist Church, 3900 Beau- will ponsor a leadership
bien. Suddeth is the minister training ministry retreat at
of Christian Education at Mt. the Westin Hotel, downtown,
Sinai Baptist Church, 2124 Detroit. Sunday, November
Broadway in San Diego, CA. 2!,#th.e Rev. Branch will be the
Suddeth al 0 chairs the Com- gu t minister at New Com­
mission on Christian Ethics, munity Baptist Church, 6136
Baptist Against Racism of the Hazlet. Rev. Michael
Baptist World Alliance. , Shakespear is the pastor.
Rev. Louis Johnson is pas-
tor at Friendship Baptist Men's Day
Church. scheduled
Listen to WEXL
radio each Sunday
Rev. Claude Goodwin, pas­
tor and Providence Baptist
Church in Pontiac, MI wili
broadcast each Sunday on
WEXL radio. Goodwin is a
resident of Detroit. He and
his wife, a school teacher, are
devoted citizens. They are
parents of two sons.
People's Church
marks 62 years
Ruth McDowell, public re­
lations director for People's
Baptist Church, 3000 McDou­
gal, announces the 62nd anni­
versary of the church will be
observed Sunday, November
28. Rev. Frank Hockenhull,
pastor of First Trinity in Flint,
MI, preaches at 10:45 a.m.
and Rev. Willie Downey, in­
terim pastor at Northwest
Baptist Church, preaches at 4
p.m. The Celestial Christian
Chorale will appear in concert
at 6 p. m. with free admission.
Rev. T.L. Allen Sr., is pastor.
Revival scheduled
Rev. E. F. Ledbetter, pastor
of Greater Mt. Hebron Baptist
Church in Chicago, IL, will be
Dr. O'Neil D. Swanson will
be the Men's Day speaker
Sunday, November 14 at.
10:45 a.m. at the Dexter Ave­
nue Baptist, Church, 13500
Dexter in Detroit, MI. Speak­
ing at 3:30 p.m. will be R v.
Welton Smith, pastor of U n­
ion Second Baptist Church in
River Rouge, MI. Rev. Asriel
G. McLain is pastor at Dexter
Avenue Baptist Church.
'Founder's Day
celebration set. .
Dr. Adlise Porter will be
the guest speaker for the
Founder's Day celebration
Sunday, November 14 at 3
p.m. at St. Paul AME Zion
Church, 11359 Dexter in De­
troit,:MI. Daphne Roby is co­
ordinator and Rev. William
M. White is pastor.
Thanksgiving
Dinner planned
Tabernacle Baptist, 6125
Beechwood, Detroit, MI, is
again preparing to give
Thanksgiving dinner to hun­
dreds of people. Linda Bucha­
nan and Freda Sampson are
chairpersons and Rev.
Frederick G. Sampson is pas­
tor.
room,
M ny children find th ir
neighborhood tree turn d
into ar zon by gang ttl ,
drug feuds and flying bull
From lementary to high chool,
tuden are often greeted at t
front door of the chool building
by metal detectors and body­
earche for nives, razors,
handguns and ult po.
Te chers are burdened with
o rcrowded cl rooms, inad
quate teaching uppli , and a
growing reluctance to di cipli
studen for fear of violent re­
taliation
Students face exual ha
ment from t chars and peers
well as the constant threat of
violence in classrooms, hall­
ways, and schoolyards.
We're 'ng a new kind of
racial and economic segregation
as increasing numbers of Whites
and middle-class Black shun
public schools fo private institu­
tions, making the public schools
predominantly Black, Latino
and poor.
m
This i n' th w y that i '
uppoeed to be. Our Children
a sup to wand nur-
tured at hool, th ir tim th
dedicated to acquiring owl­
edge and sharpening kills that
willIe d to brighter future.
In th Black community, edu-
cation has rep nted th key
to worlds of opportunity, "th
one thing they can ne-ver take
a ayfromyou, nomatterwh t."
Just a gen ration ago, students
risked their li for th right to
a better education, and aca­
demic excellence as held in
high esteem. Now hear from
our children that students who
do well are ostmcized by their
peers for "trying to be White."
We took a wrong turn some­
where, and it's time to get off of
this dead-end street and back on
tmck. We must begin by making
our schools safer?
WE'VE GOT TO make sure
that all eligible children have a
chance to attend a quality Head
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By ROBBIE CRUMP-McCOY
Sp!c'" to the Mlchlg.n Cltlnn
CLINTON, M - According to
Baptist Press, Donetta McCul­
lum was crowned Mississippi
College's first African-American
homecoming qu n October 30.
McCullum, a 21-yearold biol­
ogy pre-med senior, won a stu­
dent vote at the Baptist-related
college in a contest with 12 other
candidates.
McCullum, a native of lau­
rel, MS, told the Jackson-Clar­
ion Ledger newspaper she
attributed her victory to votes
from both white and Black
. friends and she will become in­
volved in more social activities.
She is a staff member of the
student newspaper, vice presi-
hurch ClIlJtOun.ceme:ntl an printed
of char . Plea: ttuul no later than three
prior to theeoen: to: Michigan Citizen
Church Ne» / eo &x03560 I Highlnnd
. Park / MI48203.
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dent of the Black Student Asso­
ciation Plus and a member of the
college's gospel choir.
TOO MANY CHILDREN
are still coming to school hungry;
with parents who are poor or
drug-addicted, chool is often
the only place some students can
count on for a nutritious meal.
By ROBBIE CRUNF-McCOY
S ecl., to the Michl .n CitIzen
Rev. Ozzie Clark was laid to
rest Saturday at Detroit Memo­
rial Park The funeral services
were held at the Northwest
Unity Baptist Church, where he
was the pastor for 37 years.
Clark, a native of Okolona, MS,
moved to East St. Louis, IL 50 .
years ago and joined the Mt. Si­
riai Baptist Church 'and served
there until he moved to Detroit,
MI and joined the True Love
Baptist Church.
At the time of his death, Rev.
Clark was a member of the
Twelfth Street Baptist Church.
He joined in 1953 and was li­
censed to preach by the late Rev.
Ernest W. Mathis.
Rev. Clark, 78, was educated
in the Lee County (MS) Schools.
He attended Miller High School
and the Detroit Bible College in
Detroit, MI. .
In 1956, Rev. Clark began a
mission which become the
Northwest Church, organizing
the church with only seven peo­
ple.
Rev. Clark's affiliations p
and present included committee
officer of the Council of Baptist
Pastors of Detroit and modera­
tor of the Metropolitan District
American Education Week
mGHLAND PARK - An
American Education Week
tribute to senior citizens
will be presented by the
Highland Park School Dis­
trict.
The special celebration
honoring the wisdom of
Highland Park's senior
residen ts wi 11 be held
Wednesday, ov. 17, 6-8
p.m. at Highland Park
Community High School,
15900 Woodward. The
public is invited.
The, event will include
special learning sessions
guided by senior citizens.
. American Education Week
in Highland Park, Nov. 14-
20, h as a local theme,
"Family/Community Rela­
tions: Bridging the Gen­
eration Gap", with special
focus on celebrating High­
land Park forklore.
During American Edu­
cation Week, Highland
Park public schools invite
the community to visit and
enjoy special tours and
oth r ttractions.
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pai
Th public choo, pecially
th in poor nd urban a ,
crumbling under the ight
of these nd other problems.
But they're our chools and our
po ibility. Our tax dollars
upport th m, nd h her our
children tt nd them or no , the
uality of til environment and
ucation th y offer affects th
uality oflife for us all.
The Children's Defe Fund
nd the Black Community Cru-
d for Child n coordinated
Summer Fre dom school for
children in 17 citi this year.
We offered academic, cultural
nd recreational enrichment for
two thousand young people, and
we w the'difference a united
community effort can make.
Most of these Freedom
Schools' ere designed and run
by Black and Latino college stu­
dents who received training at
the Ella Baker Child Policy
Training Institute. Armed with
a nse of history and purpose,
they turned many young lives
around and learned a great deal
in the pro . In addition to
nurturing young bodies and
minds, they emphasized the
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Child
W tch
valu of learning and the posi­
tive peets of achievement that
our young people m to ha
lost along the way. And they
kept children off the treats.
The Freedom Schools repre-
nt our first teps toward solv­
ing our education crisis. While
they're not a one-stop solution to
the many problems in our com­
muniti , they demonstmte the
difference a few committed pe0-
ple can make.
There are many other exam­
pl of parents, teachers, admin­
istrators and communities
turning their schools around,
which I'll hare in this column in
the future.
Now we must take heed. The
alarms are sounding and we1l
all be graded on the steps we
take today. We're being given a
pass-fail exam and our chil­
dren's lives and futures are at
stake. There will be no make-up
days. .
Call us at 1-800-ASK-BCCC
to find out how you can get in­
volved.
Ozz·
Association.
WHILE PRESIDENT of the
council he led a group of minis­
ters on a fact-finding visit to
President Jimmy Carter in the
oval 'office. He also led a tour of
the Federal Trade Commission
(FTC).
Rev. Clark was the foreign
mission chair for the N ational
Baptist Convention USA, Inc.
and the Wolverine State Con­
vention; treasurer of the Metro­
politan District Association; a
member of the Detroit Clergy
United, Clergy Support of GOIC;
member of the board of directors
for the Friendship Manor N urs­
ing Home, the George Washing­
ton Carver Colony and Camp
Foundation and the BAPCO.
. In 1976, Rev. Clark was the
recipient of a "Citation Award"
for his involvement in Civic Af­
fairs. He participated in the
Consultation of Southern Africa
in New York City and he led a
group of 150 persons to attend a
conference on redlining.
His survivors include his
wife, Louise; one daughter,
Mandy Smith; two stepsons, An­
drew Battle of Warm Springs,
GA and Richard Battle of De­
troit, MI; two sisters, Juanita
Moore and Flauzella Harper
both of St. Louis, MO; fi-ve grand-
children, Lynn Pittman, Athens, Tyrone Smith, all of Detroit, MI;
GA, Patrice Pittman, Miami, FL, five great-grandchildren and a
Shelia Thompson, Cleadis and host of relatives and friends.
W thl man' and h ml Ion defamed to
accommodate th goa of a
elf-Inter ted Black elite?
What might be the quality of life today
for the Black masses if Booker T. Wash­
Inlton and the Tuske, Mov ment
had prevailed {)ver the ambitions of a
clique of "intellectuals?"
Had. we continued to build on the
foundation laid by our ear1y leaders,
would we have achieved their goal for the race; that is, economic
independence from whites? And would an economically stable
community have averted moral decay and family breakdown?
For an exploration of these and other polItICally incorrect
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