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VOL. XVI NO. 10 tlll III'O"lIr(/ Il, IIp/,, I·; A rref> Pf>Op/f' JANUARY 22 - 29.1994
King of Kings m mber Include (I-r): Pa tor K n n Meredith, Roderick Jenkl
White, Shawn Willi m a� Tyran Mer dith. (photo by Craig Hili)
, Rozelle
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in "out of the rough," unto th "peaceful pastures
of hri i ,nity.'
Rozelle Whit', ge , entrepr neur,
graduate of Detroit Colleg of Bu ines , ex­
plains: "Young brothers are constantly told of
the wonder of God .. But when you're used to
m king $3,000 a week in drug sells, then b come
a Chri tian and have to work at McDonald's for
$4.25 an hour, omehow it doe n't seem very
wondrous. Where we may not provide a job
monetarily comparable to what he was used to
making in the street, we do provide him with the
opportunity to make an earnest living with
ample wage ."
" ot all brothers are into crime, some of us
do stand for something, represent God, we want
people to know we'r� here," White said.
See KING, A4
All too 0 ea we hear stereotypical comment
of what it means to be youn , Blac and male in
America. It' usually a negative depiction of
dr , crime, nd incarcer tion. Very r rely do
we hear of the po itive and con tructive en­
deavor of the young Black. men in our com­
munities.
Well, it's time we begin to paint a truer image.
King of Kings, a Christian organization com­
prised of five young, Black, men of Detroit, has
aspired to provide an alternative for the newly
converted Christians. Coming from Dunamis
Outreach Mini tries, their main objectives are to
supply employment, and furnish housing for
their long-lost bret��n - those who have come
ing with th id .
"Our position will be to sit
bac and .how tha wor ,"
h said.
Engler pia to federal
waiver to allow the state to
Plake monthly payments to
working welfare clients under
th Earned Income Tax Credit
program, Trusoott id. They
now the money once a year
at tax time.
LAN8 0, lebo (AP) - Gov.
John Engler i propo ing to
make it easier for Michigan wel­
fa recipients to wor by letting
them get monthly payments un­
der th federal Earned Income
Tax Credit program.
Eng! considering about
80 chan in Michigan' wel-
fare system h prepared to
deliver the State of the State
address on Tuesday, The Detroit
News reported last wee
Th proposals don't include
the elimination of additional
benefits for single mothers who
have more children, gubernato­
rial spokesman John Truscott
said. New Jersey is experiment-
THE PROGRAM entitl a
working welfare client with one
child to a tax refund of 1,511 of
the fi t 7,750 earned in 1993.
"A lot of th people can't
wait that long to get that
o
y
By DONNA BRYSON
� .. ocI".d Pr ••• Wrlt.r
world - lavish wealth and
abject poverty characterize our
society," the African National
Congress said in it,.. 61-page
Reconstruction and
Development Program, which
was rel as d at a new .
conferen .
President F. W. de Klerk's
government has warned that an
ANC victory will I ad to
economic stagnation and flight
of foreign investors, and it
ANC also said it would consider
nationalizing some indu tries.
While the plan does not
explicitly say white-owned land
or businesses would b bought or
expropriated, its clearly tated
goal is to gi blacks a greater
hare of wealth now controlled
m ly by South Africa's long­
dominant white minority.
"Our income distribution is
racially distorted and ranks as
one of the most unequal in th
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa
(AP) - The African National
Congress, pledging to correct a
"racially distorted" economy,
unveiled a plan Friday to give
nearly a third of th country's
farmland to dispossessed blacks.
Expected to triumph when
South Africa holds its first
multiracial election April 27, the
o
mon y," he said. "It' littl
more paperwork but no unman­
ageable."
Other details of the gover­
nor' welfare change proposa
weren't revealed.
In September 1992, Michigan
began requiring new w lfare cli­
ents to work, enroll in an educa­
tion or job-training program or
perform oommunity service for
20 hou a week. Those who
work may keep 200 of th ir
monthly earnings plus 20 per­
cent of the wages above that.
Under the old system, all earn­
ings were deducted from a 1-
fare client' monthly istance
chec
State Social Services Director
Gerald Miller said results 80 far
how "there's something to be
said for incentives to make work
pay."
pointed to another ANC draft
document released W�esday
that called for an end to private
control of mineral wealth.
later this month. It was drafted
with the help of aid, labor and
research grou ps and an
important pillar in its election
platform.
Even as the plan was being
made public, ANC leader Nelson
Mandela said his party had
moved a way from
nationalization and sought only
to reorganize the eoonomy to
satisfy th needs of th long-
See ANC, AS
SeE GLER,A8
compl
generate
controve y
By RON SEIGEL
Sp!c.' to tIN Mlchlp.n Cltlan
HI HLA D PAR - Are the
plan for a new city h 11 Ire dy
worked out and are mayoral
aide imply going through the
motions to make it look as
though every thing is proper?
At Ie st one city council per­
son and lot of facts would lead
a reason ble person to believe
the charge.
cotty W inwright, Ad­
ministrative Assi tant to the
Mayor of Highland Park, tated
th t two bid were handed in for
developing a Highland P rk
municipal c mplex of city office
in the former union head­
qu rter at Woodward and
Californi . The bid were
cheduled to be evaluated by the
Building Authority Wedne d y,
January 19.
However, Councilwoman
r 1 John n aid that a early
a J nuary 14, he aw work in
proce 1 the propo ed ity hall
it . A cording t John n, the
w rkmen were from nAnn
Arb r b d mpany, Michig n
unicipal Development Cor-
y r ti n (MM ).
S CO PLEX,AS
"THIS IS CLEAR proof that
the ANC is still clinging to
outdated ocialist policies," the
white-dominated National
Party said on Thursday.
The ANC's economic policy
document is expected to be
ratified by the party leade hip
As mayor,
wha i
Denni
Archer'
bigge t
challenge?
- V I ri Gr ve
"Tackling cnme should be a
priority. Abolish abandoned
buildings, more Black
businesses and playgrounds
for kids."
"Eradicating guns from the
street will be a major challenge
for the new mayor. II
"Econom IC development is the
key. If people had jobs, other
problems will begin to
subside."
- V I t. oor
- G rry Abejuro
"Of course drugs are a major
problem. But we must capture
the kingp ns, not the pawns."
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