…VOL. XVI NO. 24 An Informed People Is A Free People MAY 1 - 7.1994 Min. Malik Shabazz, protested K-mart Department Store with a rna demonstration at the Plymouth/Southfield locale, on behalf of Albert Scott, presi dent/owner of NU-MRK, a Black-owned insecticide prod- uct. . As a prelude to the picketing, a rally was held at the Robinson House Community Center, lo cated at 111 Oakman Blvd, un der th di ion of William and Cheryl...…
…T or the British or th G€rmans, the ten dency to ettle on one group among many under cored, at ropean • • liS W e t exploiting hni c tensions e heart, a practical and economic ne icy: To administer their far-flung holdings, the Euro pean powers needed locals to rule in their place. But too often, said Amitav Ghosh, an Indian novelist who was trained as a sociologist, the Europeans delib erately settled on selected mi nor...…
…By ESTH R WALLEN C It., New Service , ill you v r qu ion ho much mon lobbyi contribute to p litician ? "To m th m t p u in tate government i no ho contrib- uted to hom," Welborn said. "It w pro bly on 0 th hin t put in n appropri tions bill and I voted against." r qu tion how much con ribu to c rt m LBO By RON SEIGEL Specl., to th Michigan Clt;z n HIGHLAND PARK - At its Monday, April 18 meeting, the Highland P rk City Council...…
…/ UP BRIEFS By Ron SeJgeI -9 yo • n y G dministra i istant, to th Mayor that th city, did hav t money from Chrysler, but legal procedur demanded that be for it could be spent for vendor t Bank of Michigan, she is also a member of h Am rican Bu i n Women ociation which, among other things, giv schol arship to de erving tuden . At one time Merchant ran for Highland Park' City Council and ha n involved with the Cl y' plan...…
…Story nd phot by JERYL BARGI EAR Raffle winner Michele Orr (front right) and Marqueta Johnson (left center), both new members. new, young and mature I der ship aero th board. "We must reach out and em brace all of our people," said Mrs. Blackmon in regards to th re cent rally prompted by NAACP President Ben Chavis. "IF WE'RE REALLY going to be the NAACP, we can't say that we're only catering to a cer tain segment of the popul...…
…_. c: () A I J I ' l' 1 o N R J he . TR i urging all upporter, and Affiliate to hold pr conference on 41 1 /94 in oppo ilion to the Crime Bill H.R. 4092. Ja rta Vol. II Issue 12 hould erve a th ba is of the content or the pre conference. Gra root mobilization i nece .ary to I t your member of ongr know of your oppo ilion. RIG B ginning on fay 27th the � will I d bus aravan a�ro s the South to alert p ople to th dangers or the cur...…
…Publ ad ch Sunday by NEW DAY ENTERPRISE P.O. Box 03560, Highland Park, MI 48203 (313) 869-0033 8 9-0430 (Fax #) Benton Harbor Bureau, 175 Main Street Ben on Harbor, MI 49022 (616) 927-1527 Publi h r: Charles Kelly Contributor : Bernice Brown - Patricia Colbert Mary Golliday - Craig HiII- Allison Jones Ron Seigel - Tureka Turk Carolyn Warfield M n ging Editor: Kascene Barks Production: Nicole Spivey Typ tter: Jeryl Barginear Adver...…
…contin d from A1 co n d from A6 _ ? HIGHlA 0 PARK, MICHIG c Ch pp II' anag ment Group Bethune Medical Clinic Family Health Care Center OP N MON· THUR 11:00 • 3:00 AM FRt • SAT 11:00 • 4:00 AM • SUN 1:00 . 3:00 AM 72-6652 Join the Highland Park Chamber of Commerce - Call 868-6420. , (313) 883-3593 �ONf;YCOMB Health Food 12906 Woodward Av . Highland Park, MI 48203 Senior Clizena 10% dIKou'1t everydlry , The Affir...…
…- By lUREKA TURK Mlchlg.n Citizen zanne Douglas), Drew finds it difficult to become an dult in such a mixed up world. After deciding that her family needs a break from the hassles of the city (and also a break from the arguments they have amongst them selves), Drew's mother tak the family on a trip to her family's home at the Inkwell. Well, finally. here com a film that prove that there is more to Black Ii ves than just hangi...…
…1:'111 (' rtain III en I' .. \ ,.1., Mon. May 2 BRUNCH - "Women Charting New Directions" is the theme of the Eighth Annual Women's Action for New Di- . rections Mothers' Peace Day Brunch to be held at 9am at The Communtty House in Birmingham. WAND for merty known as Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament. The honorees are Judith Doner Berne, The Honorable Jan Oelan and Lisa Blackburn. Th keynote speaker Is Mildred Jeffrey. Reserv...…
…IJ 11.\';11 essl F'; I III 11 e(1 0%0 Overt y ofRTC' exist- e , nd th billio in di posal, minority firms aver- ged only about eight percent of the busin contracts, while about 200 non-minority firms have collected the balance ofth lucrative busine opportuni- ti . In another observation from a enior official with Freddi Mac, John Gibbons said that the qual ityofproductsand rvi from women-and minority-owned firm ha improved trem...…
…cr nc ' 1 anuhar '" uh the dinner II lcrnm.r he \0\ <it " iu fc d a hun zr .�( n-th' I( 1.1I1111) .t h.il.mccd .• ttl I� II\� meal '" uhout a I( t >1' fusv? he an wcr ll\.t� t c do ct than )OU thm . In tact, It' .l' '1) c a' your free/cr. Bu-, Iarruhc have long rehe 1(. n the con erucncc ( t fr len f( tl\ t help gct a meal on the tahl In nunutc . Th ' \.\- ide anct l I' entree . vide divh co,. appcuzcr and de, zrt avail, hle 411, ) mak "...…
…Independently Owned Ana Operated SHlL 1 S�, Ei C� V�, �F�F��! Limiua to Manuf eturere . Coupone luea up to • ATM • Gift Certl c te • Sook of 5t mp • Money Order • Expreee 5hlpping-U.P.5. • W.I.C. Food 5tamp' M terc rd nd Vi a GI dly Accepted Closed Sunday 12 Midnight, re-Open Monday 7 m. Pr'ces and items effective onday, April 25 thru Sunday. Copyrig t 1994 Food and. We reserve t e right to limit Udn�, es We are not respons' e...…
…Il (' III (I II II tl r h (I", l \' e.\' I . \ lie" i � lIlI gi n. Jud for the exhibit . K n Fos , i tructor in art at M gon Community eoll An Opening reception will be held Wed y, May from 12 noon to 1 p.m. In ddition to the art exhibit, uden from Car min D ndrea' C ti Writ ing cl will d some of their or that same day at 2:30 p.m. in the Art Gallery. Library hours are �onday thru T ursday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 4...…
…LEGAL NOTICE mission resolution apprdving request from First of Am rica Bank-Michigan, N.A. to transfer ownership of 1993 12 Months Resort CI ss C licensed si n ,tc. from Sonny's Place. Inc., 10- c ted t 995 E. M in Street. Appro d Wal-Mart reque t to hold cir cus May 15, 1994, on their property. Adopted Joint Empowerment Zqne/En terprise Community proclamation. Authorized Bldg. Dept. to seek demoli tion bids for 805 N. Shore D...…
…This Week in Black History A1 A1 n fort tw yon id. publi ns . in the Legisla- t currently hold 55-52 ma- jority. "I'h y ha the vot right now to pass it through ... we be liev th re is nothing in . bill tha is cost-eonta inment," said Kim Brennen-Root, pok r- E R b en able 0 t abov that," 1 mented Seo t, "and it's planned that way." K-mart pok person Teresa Fearon, r butted Scott's story. "Th NU-MRK product was �ot remov...…
…�AJI LANSING - Michigan's Blae population is dying of many dise e at dramatically IUgher rates than whites, accord UJg to a draft report by the tate Department of Public Health' Task For on Minority Health. The drart report . data gathered so far "stroagly s - gest that the overall health status of Blacks . deterioratiDg_ .. According to rticle puti ished by the AJsociated Press last week, the T Force '11 present its final repq...…
…neem AIII .. J KALAMAZOO - OIl Western Mic . an Uni\lersity Camp is so preva1ent, DU feel that there is little can be done That a the message delivered to the Michigan Department of Civil Ripts d ring a public inquiry cld April 18 part of a ewidc, fi\le- · on series plaDDed by the Civil RiFts Commission to "e ure plur· • in the e's coUeges� "If you !me a complaint, you are beled a troublemaker and you fear retar 00 • said U...…
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…II ,17 1 \ )pillioll. ('OIllIlll'lltan. l.cttvr-, \ il''''' " uden victorious -----. h Civil I cties By F. CIaa ,Jr. . is our Selma,' . d the hearing-impaired tudents of Gallaudet University in Washignton, D.C. In early March the 2,100-member stu dent body too over this foremos college for the deaf in the world. They were protesting the appointment of a president who - unlike t e entire student body - was not hearing impaired...…
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…Ponla derelo counte in fa e's . urban centers . w.o. Beach Corpor tion, land developer of Pontiac, Micbigan, bas selected Donaldson and Donald, a Octroi 00 • firm, the �ctio of 30 new -family ho being built in Ponti c on Bad Boulevard South. . Walter D. Beach III and George C. Walker, of the respective .companie, ere present ·th city . dUl'iDa constructio of the d of 30 hom to be built. Situ ted on South in a reside zoocd ...…
…, Since the d¥ � Bill Pickett first bul� a steer to the dust. the Black cONbt;1j has been � a symbol of "nality and daring. Today, that bold "t is emb0- died in Slac rodeos nd their dynam' coYJbOy5. The Adolph oars ICompany, bre\Ner of C<;>ers, Coors Ugh and Coors Extra Gold, * is proud to \ I bring the Bi Pickett Rodeo to audience across the nation, From to another.. 5 --�""",,,,,:-,,,,,.- eep our u' ition riding . h. \ . �I ...…
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…I . , ' N1LES - Lake Michipn � lege South Campus will offer a Women in Transition seminar on Friday, May 6, 111 Spruce Street, Niles. The seminar· designed to help alleviate apprehe iODS men may have bou begin ning or retumiog to college. There is charge for the 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. semi�r.· Lunch and child care will also be provided t no char . Reserva ti are requested aDd may be made by calliDg the South Cam pus office 68...…
…I-1J2Ib. ground One 28-0z. can tomatoes, UD- drained 1 cup chopped om 1 cup chopped celery 1 6-0z. can tomato paste 1fl cup Pear ed B� 1-11/2 teupooDl 1-1/2 teaspoo oregaae, lea cushed 1 clove prlic 1/4 teaspoon pepper Brown meat in large skiDet; . drain. Add remaining in lI'edieots; mix U. Qwer; sim mer about SO to 60 miD es or until ley is tender, tirring 00- °onally. 8 servings. • ote: to .rubstitute 2/3 cup Quiclc Pear...…
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…Benton l lurbor area news I BENTO HARBOR - A beam· :12 will be held OIl a pending plan for the ae y released, formerly &w.eo Co - munit Development Bloc Or (COBO) Funds, accord . to a memo from Communtity Deve pment Director Steve MaDDil· Ia to the city •• AI of press time, DO e for the beariDg bad been an- .. DOUDCed. Three years of funds e frozea in October, 1987 by the Detroi office of Housing and U rbaa Develop ent (HUD)...…
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…0.21 AY 1,1979 SERViNG TRI-COUNTY SOUTHWESTER ICHIGAN N st nd Price 20 cents U EFITS LOSS - ILL SET IPPLES TH OUGHOUT STATE" .: I I � . , I I case in olving a Ben ton Harbor city mploy currently pending before the merican Arbitration. Bo d ill have impact on the entir state ccording to the judg hearing the rbritration Judge Donald Krueger stated the case ill "set ripples throughout ichigan. tJ "This is a precedent tti...…
…e ter, -in br athed a hi great i of relief, th Bis- hop s secur in his bili- tv to manipulate, the BI c night felt tisfac- I tion in his bility to serve, Court Jester smiled fool ishly, the v lient Prince . i d to prepare for b ttl, nd com mon m n return d to a life of de p ir nd futility 0 II is ell in th· ing- dom. Th nn , BH the entire City as d ction are some- or smo e I before fi I you it' fini Is it that BI c p...…
…• I elfare rec ipients should receive money only if they re productive and "sunset ta s" should be required for every state program, according to virtu ally every one of the more than 3,000 residents in the 44th House District ho recently returned their Citizen's Surveys to State Representati e L d Stacey (R.-Berrien Springs). Benton Harbor nd Benton Township are in the 44th District. The surv vs, mailed out by 'Stacey in I...…
…, a acey or run -Cornet Trio re on A Hou resolution sa ing en hi y 0 s . Th t resolution, offered by S te Repr ntative Charles lieU r (R-Linden), encou . Con ress to pro � metric plan to lncrea peed limi on int rstate hi out four mil d reduce m imum • peed on tta n tion's second ry road nearly i miles per ho . rgy Departrn nt ta- tistics indic th t the pi n ould 123 million pllons of fu d reduce traffic W��� ••• ���...…
…otify us in of e nts church SO notice to: The Citiz n P.O. Box 216 B nton Harbor,MI 9022 or call 927-1527 one The Sounds Unlimited Gospel Entemb present their Seventh Annual Sprinl Concert to a full house at the First Presbyta'Wl Church of Benton Harbor. (From left to riaht) (;eo ia , Pearl Herndon, Betty Matthe , Judy Williams, Audrey Rodpn, Ivan Ro , Irvan R , David Brock, Lynette Clay, Alfreda Rando , Suzanne Gordon, Jan· Hai...…
…• rin it up nd pi in th r cart. it i surf - Compan the me tore nd t it to be th the di - re e - ha purch d c n off coupon refund on· them so. In t is rticle, I h e tt mpted to tell you some of th poin on refund ing. Th (1 i more th t I ill tell you in the n xt lcle, but if you becom refund ,you ill learn out it you becom more familiar i it. If you uld like listing of 0 r 100 curren refunds, sent 85 c nts co r posta e...…
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…AY " ,.7 TH CITIZE itA • ••• I Patroniz our adv rti r Bravo! and Bnvo! in, for Harlem Hevday, A fine· e position of old Broad ay and Vaudeville. If I h d my y. I ould ma e certain that e ryo of the citizens of Benton Harbor es 6 to 66 experienced this chip of BI ck showmanship from e early years of the past. I ap�uded the company of performers and the K ppas 0 If' ciously sponsored Harlem Heyday. During intermission I sa some fa...…
…in non indicating estill °11 not b to return until r quir d proof of immunization i pr nt d to th hool. Th h J th d p rt- nt encourag p en o h received e clu eon notice to ta e their child ren to their prj te phy i ci ns or attend 0 of the regul r fr Iy clinics held t th Health 0 part m nt office: Thursday, 9 - 11: 0 a.m. at South County office .. E. ain, it; d 9 - 11: b orth ton, acility can th I purpo Building"...…
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