BY JACQUELYN R. MARTIN
�/chl .n Citizen __
DETROIT - On Monday, June
27, Operation PUSH und r the
dir ction of Dr. Jabari Prem h,
Detroit Chapter Executive Di­
rector and the Council of Baptist
Pastors, under th leadership of
Rev. Jim Holley, pastor of Little
Rock Missionary Baptist
Church, kicked off' th start of
the "Operation Man the St ts"
DR. JABARI PREMPEH
campaign.
"Operation Man the St ts"
will continue every Monday at 7
p.m. until the end of October
with the exception of July 4, In­
dependence day and September
5, Labor day.
strations w encouraging, in
that many of the men were very
urprised at what they actually
saw happening in the streets
with the youth.
Prempeh added, "It is time to
put the man b ck into th heart
"Operation Man the Streets" will continue
every Monday atZp.m. until the end of Octo­
ber with the exception of July 4,Indepedence
Day and September 5, Labor Day.
Rev. Napir from Chicago,
where the ooncep of "Operation
Man the Streets" originated of­
fered up prayer before the group
went into the area located at Joy
Rd. and Southfield Rd., known
asH Gard
Th neil Ba' t P
tors and Operation PUSH De­
troit Chapter will be in proce
to mobilize thousands of men;
young and old alike throughout
he-city of Detroit to march in a
unified effort to: reclaim the
streets.
ACCORDING TO Dr. Prem­
peh, the first series of ·demon-
of the hood in order to have man­
hood of right minded men of, by,
and for the neighborhood work­
ing with all of the youth on .
again!"
Therefore, the Council ofBap-
t'st Paeto d Oi>erat' n
USH's e roit Cha ter re
. calling on N to Join them
at one of the three sites listed
every Monday at 6 p.m. sharp to
stand up in reclaiming the youth
and communities.
Coordinating sites include:
Greater St. Stephens Mis­
sionary Baptist Church, located
at 395� Dickerson Ave. Contact
Rev. Larry Robinson, pastor, at
313-822-8330 or 8119 for more
. Money move
for 20- omething
By the time young adults
have reached their 20 , they
have a checking and savings ac­
count and credit card offers ar­
rive daily in the mail. Many
have learned about debt from
first-hand exp rience, trying to
pay for college and car insurance
with a part timejob. It is easy to
understand how so many indi­
viduals are tarting off on the
wrong foot thes days. pite
the demands on a young person
just entering th work world, it
. is not impossible to get rid of
debt and actually deposit money
into a avin . account.
"What an individual do or
does no do in their 20' can
make an imp tha will benefit
them or haun th m for years to
com ," ay MIchael K By, Sen­
ior Dir or of Information for
the Michi n r dit Union
League."Th earlier we d velop
good mon y habits, the better off
we will ",
K lly ugg t i h basic
tips for 20- om thin to b gin
building a ound financial foun­
dation for h ir futur
Put your ls in writing.
D termin your m t important
short and Ion -t rm goals such
as a vacation, n w car, m rri
or a hou
cent, start with fiv percent and
increase it over time. "Many
credit unions and banks offer
convenient saving by direct de­
posit of your paycheck, with a
portion automatically deducted
and put into your savings, " says
Kelly.
• Make your first savings pri­
ority establishing an emergency
fund equal 'to three to six
months' living expenses. "This is
a must, " says Kelly, "and you
should only use this fund for
true emergencies - not a vaca­
tion or new car."
Be certain that all of your
basic insurance needs a eov­
ered. Make it a priority to get
ad quate health, disability,
auto, life, personal liability and
renters' or homeowners' insur-
returns.
• Invest in yourself by keep­
ing your job skills fresh and get­
ting as much training a
possible.
• Keep your financial files in
order so you can keep track of
your money and put your hands
on important records when you
need them. Establish a system
and keep to it.
"OMETIME THE most
basic steps are the hardest ones
to take because they are the first
steps," says Kelly. "Getting
started in your 20s with sensible
financial habits will be worth
the acrifice ev n though you
may not r liz it until your 30s
or 409."
Michael Kelly is the Senior
Director of I nfonnation for the
Michigan Credi Union League.
He also erv on the boards of
the' Michigan Consumer Cou -
cil, the Better Bu iness Bureau
and the Consumer Educators of
Michigan. Hi newspaper col­
umn, "Your Money Matters", is
carried by more over 20 n w pa­
pers across Michigan with a
combined circulation of over
500,000 He i a frequ n
pok man on consumer finan­
C} 1 ffairs
Th Michiga r r di U mon
gu I h prim ry trad
oeia ion s rving MIchigan
credit unio Founded in 1934,
it is h dqu rtered in outhfi ld
wi h an ddit ion 1 offic in
Lansing
information.
I lamic n r of Am rica, lo­
cated at 15571 Joy Rd. Contact
Imam Moh mm d Ali Elahi for
information at 31 -582-7442.
Churches or pastors inter­
ested in signing up, Dr. Prempeh
will be attending the Council of
Baptist Pastors meetings ch
Tuesday at 10:30 at Pleasant
Grove Missionary Baptist
Church located on Dequindre
south of 6 mile Rd.
For additional information
contact Dr. Ja ri Prempeh at
Operation PUSH offi . at 313-
869-PUSH.
By RO SIGEL
p«:I., to th. M/Chl(/.n Cltl
way.
lEGE to City
Council, Johnson id h re-
cinded her actions becau of
the development of "new infor­
mation that had arisen since the
passage of th agenda items."
Johnson listed th changes,
h charged:
H
withh ld information
ahou additional of a port-
1 j il 4 ,000 { 13,200 for
pite th expens ,the ad­
ministration ay the city would
have to s nd thr tim the
amount to ge city om up to
cod , if a new oomplex i no
built.
-THE DMI I TR .
TIO pent money previously
allocated for the demolition of
the former Monterey Motel and
Howard Johnson at the site of
the proposed city complex, for
other purpos . This forced the
city council to transfer money
from the general fund in order to
pay the demolition costs. Wain-
wright denied this. .
Johnson also charged that the
administration:
MADE NO effort to
downsize staff.
HmE EVE new
people, despite the fact that
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