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. By VERA WHITE
Anti .. violence caravan
traveling up Alabama
the Arts, 107 North Main Pat-
THREE RIVERS - February is rick Petillo of Ann Arbor will be
Black History Month and for the the featured poet. Vern White of
fourth year, oommittee members Three Rivers and local poets will
and local leaders have organized make a special p ntation Co­
several activiti and events in sponsored by the Baha'i Faith in
the celebration. This year's St. Joseph County and the
theme is, "UNITY 94". Carnegie Center for the Arts ..
A schedule of activities and Feb. 20, 5:30-7:30 p.m.:
events have been planned "Christian Skating Party," at
throughout the month in Three the Maple Park Center, 1506
Rivers. Following is a list of orth Main. Sponsored by the
events from Feb. 19-27: Ambassadors for Christ Church
Feb. 19, 1-4 p.m.: "Career of Three Rivers. Apostle Joseph
Day for African Americans," L. Stanford, Pastor. '
held at the Bethel Baptist Rec- Feb. 26, 6 p.m.- Until???:
reational Center, River Road. Black Hi tory Program and
Rev. Bobby Joe Tolbert, Pastor. B nquet, held at the Carver
• Feb. 19, 4-5 p.m.: "Life of Center. Theme: "Unity '94".
Richard Allen" and "Originof'Af- Guest s��ers will be Doris
r can- Met . t Bpi cope.l/' 1 t r
uYch," dir b .' (nd' ,
organ of Grant Chapel A. .' .' tinid rban . r of
Church Carver Center 436 Jef- Indianapolis and Lake County
ferson St. Rev. Re� Mithell Illinois.
is the Pastor. Donation is $7.00 .
• Feb.19,5:30-6:30p.m.:Pot- Feb. 27,3-5:30 p.m.: Dra-
luck Dinner at the Carver Cen- matic Presentation Entitled,
ter, 436 Jefferson Street. Bring "Who Am I?" will be held at the·
a dish to share. Carver Center. Students in the
Feb. 19, 6:30-7:30 p.�.: area will participate in a dra­
"When the Multi-Cultural Soci- matically presented • quiz " about
. ety Comes Home: Raising Multi- important peopl� in past and
Racial Children.· Group present Bl.a� lIi.st?ry. MC for
discussion including youth who the presentation will be Kathy
have directly experienood "both Thorton and Darlene Moore.
ides" of society. Location: Exhibits and exhibitors for
Carver Center. February include, Carnegie
• Feb. 20, 3-5 p.m.: The 4th Center for the Arts, George
Annual Black Poetry Event, Washington Carver Community
held at the Carnegie Center for Center and Three Rivers Public
OBILE,AJa.(AP) -A member
of an anti -violence caravan trav­
eling from Mobile to Huntsville
said ending Black-on-Black vio­
lence has become more impor­
tant to the Black community
than civil rights. "We're not talk­
ing aboutthe rights of individu­
als. We are talking about th
lives of individuals," said Lamar
P. Higgins, president of Twenty
Distinguished Young M n of
Huntsville, a group formed to
provide po itive role models for
. youth.
Higgins and members of his
group, along with Dr. Taylor
Byrd of th Tenn see Valley
Authority, made Mobile th first
of four stops on the statewi e
"Stop the Violen "caravan. Th
caravan also plans to stop in
Montgomery, Birmingham and
HUl) ville. The campaign, 'spon­
sored by the TVA, i part of th
, annual observ nee of F bruary ,
as Black History Month.
"We've heard excus long
enough," Higgins old a n
conference Monday at Bishop
State Community College. He
aid Republicans, Democrats,
liberals, conservatives, police
and elected officials all have
been blamed for violence. "La­
dies and gentlemen, the buck
ops here, with the man in the
mirror," he' aid.
Police Chief Harold Johnson
aid last year Mobil had 30
Black-on-Black homicides, and
he said "this has go to stop. Just
becau e you're poor does not
mean you do not have to have
morals, "
State Rep. Yvonne Kennedy,
p ident of Bishop State, said .
the Legisla ive Black u en-
dorsed the Stop the Violenc
campaign. h id v ral ills
aimed a crime prevention and
control will co id in th
current sion of th Legisl-
ture. "It's a very erious tim
wh n children and young people
start pl nning th ir own funer­
als," Keno y aid.
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P.O. Box 321232, Detroit, 148232 (313)927-3158
Library,
Blac History Committee
members include: Kathy Thorn­
ton, Chairperson, Arthur Mil ,
Co-Chairpe on, Vera White,
Publicity Chairperson, Mildred
Pac er, Darlene Moore, Pat
Shafer, Fatb r Richard Cl.ar
Clara Ja per, Fran Webb,
Maeten Lewis, Lillie Mae Wa
and Rev. Euge Harris.
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