…and Fri I VOL. XVI NO :\:\ An Informed Pcoph- is A Frv«: People .JlILY 10 - 16. 19q4 , P rception about race nd crime - particularly involving Afric n American male - trongly color th national crim d teo Though only five percent of a11st t crime now falls under f ral jurisdiction, Democrats nd Republican have r di covered th political potency of the crime' ue; and both politi cal parti are determined to "Get tough" on crime in ...…
…\ no bou th m n." H rri id "To m it' no I BI ck-whit . u. I . abou c ting th t educa- on nvironment possible for our tud n to u , nd do you think what h happened this I t wo w kg is the t thing? "I don't think RRI D THE real problem t Shelby tat w that "It r lly ppears that only one pe on (Cox) mak deci ions." Cox said the class cancella tions didn' come about becau e of a fi n nci I crisis. He id he d ided th 250,255 in tea...…
…1'01. nd up itting And ri nn Ro inson n wh n down. Em ns Envi ion h bigpi - Cultural .xcbanqe ho t prayer brea � -t ByJACQU LY BY JACQUELYN R. MARTIN "'/chloen Citlz n DETROIT - On Saturday, June 18, Concerned Americans for Cultural Exchange (CACE) hosted a prayer breakfast at the beautiful Anthenum located downtown in Greektown to raise funds for the organization. id and enrichment. It is expected to be a tim of .revital...…
…u - ni cl im in prov n fal CECE official Jimmy McCl n s ted, "They (incinera to ) won' h lp u to 11 hom . They won't h lp om of u �ho fI I we can still make babi . Th y won't help m n. They won't h lp women. Why wait until th y br k ground, and they y w won't be able to do anything (be fore we protest)?" he a ked. VALERIE LEVI- JOHN 0 ,another ECE offi ci 1, told city council m mbers, "We 1 edyou to look outfor us. We lect...…
…? • au • larg .8. tudy, publi hed in Tb« American Journal 0/ Public Healtb, found no overall tati tically ignificant link b tw n ondhand mok and lung cancer. Why did he not includ thi tudy? " f. TODAY, REAl) ANOT ER DE 0 T E STORY ABOUT SECONDHAND SMOKE.' Ever since the PA issued it r port about th "dangers" of secondhand �moke in 1993, serious questions have been rai ed about the report' validity. Her are om of tho questions:· • If...…
…by J cob Sullum "a .e I with evidence tho t "" , weak. Inlt n- ivtent and am iguou . th EP fine- ed <nme Important pomt and gave the data a \ I rorou mawagc to arnve at th concluvron that I .. cause lung C:1oC r 0 begin wrth. the �:P" u cd an unc mvcnuonal de miuon 01 tun Il eal igrufi .ancc In prev H U' rt 10-.. c rncnt-, th 'p had alwa , u ed the tradrnonal <t.m dard. But In th ca e f E: . the a ien .)' b ndoned the u ual defrmuo...…
…, 7 , that could uttc ·t lung em' r rat . Yet (0\ eragc 111 7 he \\(/\/11111:1011 PO\(. th t'u' YorJ. 7,111£'\ and 1.0\ 411I:l'Il'\ TIIII£,\ upport d the author .... conc lu Ion that the higher inciden 'C 01 lunu cancer .... hould he blamed on hi rh 'r lev 1..'1 01 tobacco rnokc in re taurunt The concern b nn C( nfounding vanabl I pccially Important when n k ratio are mall :pldcll110logl t gener lIy cc nvid ir an oc ruuun "\\ cuk "...…
…-- - •• -:;i.--- c () ;\ I � I ' I' I C) N Ht u \ ide pi Righ Movement no longer ex i t. We face an unprecedented crisis of poverty, violence, job I and social despair, and th old approach are no 10D�r sufficient or viable. We must struggle to tra form our situation, to extend the principl of political democracy to economic and social relations, to create the foundations of genuine opportunity for our peo ple. We need a bol...…
…-- Readers Write -- SO E WOULD ARG E that African American were The absent father has become somewhat of an enigma today. He is the scapegoat for the tragic decay of the family. We despise the ab ent father, we blame him, we condemn him. Its pretty tragi how we speak of teen mothers in such an innocuous tone and teen fathers in such a critical one. Everyone has an opinion. Dr. Snead, Superintendent of De troit Public Schools, n...…
…By CHARLES ass Where to Inve t a 403(b) Th 'our and ,u k H dir ,t Ctiarles ltt»:« t "1I.,t of �ht' flll tumullv '-;)"(/II'Hfl I "CU(,II hull', ") our l'er-unul F,IIUfll'f',' (Inc! aut h nr uf Your ('III/11I/()f1<;,·",e Guul» til 1).,,- 'una! Fuuuu-iul Plun "1II� n r r h rity con- By YURI KAGEYA A Te ecommunications 'OppO ety 0 ns fo 1 ,women The FCC has made available several benefits for minorities, women and small busin...…
…Detroit BY THE TIME her husband finally succumbed, say Walker, "We had served a' purpose in each other's lives. My purpose in James' life was to get him through those years - to be the rock he needed," she says. "His purpose was to get me to Florida to do research." Last November, the day she mailed the final copy of her dis sertation, her husband slipped " "Histori BI ck ndm r : A Trav 1 r's Guid "(Visible Ink P ), is a compre...…
…AFRICAN BEADS NEW LOCATION SINCE 1985 • 10°0 OFF W/COUPON No �Iore Delay!! Chapp II' OPEN MO • THUR 11:00 • 3:00 AM FRt • SAT 11:00 • 4:00 AM • SU 1:00·3:00 AM 8 HIGHLA 0 PA K, MICHIG • 90' -\���:..� --\� 368·8604 2700 E. 7 RP 1i\ on OIT I ;,\ • 12906 Wood rd A . , H ghland P rk, I 48203 '1>,. R_-.A. ofivinfjJlmt RAL D NTI.TRY (313) 883-3593 12521 Woodward Ave. Highland Park, MI 48203 Mon.-Thurs. 9A.M.-5:45p.M. Fr...…
…By JERYL BARGINEAR Mlchlll.n Citizen DE'IROIT - Over a half-cen tury ago, jazz masters recorded hi tory in mall, dim-Iitted, moke-filled rooms crowded with critics and genteel gentries, furloughed sailors with dallied dam els, all bearing witness to an unprecedented art form that would inscribe the scrolls of jazz and influence postwar musi cians for generations to come. Dizzy and Bird were at the helm, Minton's and Birdland we...…
…ent z Arts BY J CQUELY R. ARll ry fund for uch a venture. AUGUSTUS CAINE other, events, The SHerry Washing ton Gallery, 1274 Library St., will ex hibit the artists' works, M A Twentieth Century Master - Works On Paper thru August 20, 1994, This current exhibition contains graphite draw ings, wa er colors ana acrylic washes on paper (961-4500) HISTORIC TOUR - Tour five his toric churches in Windsor, Ontario with the Detroit H...…
…- Th oap 1 inging community 10 t on of it t mu- SICIan, nd m ny ith th t communi y r app 11 d b cau on of th ir own, pee cially a t na r, has homic:id vi im Anthony Dudl y, th 17 -year old ho pla drum with The Victory Five, The outhern Four, Willie Daniels nd the cred Fiv ,and many other go pel quartett, ho and ub- equently died from the ound Sunday, une 5 1994. According to Sgt hristopher Buck, D troi Poli Inform tion Offic...…
…lnd p nd n Day ill all nation i cau for I bration. hen th r, n ura e u e rcan tor .e mar the d t of C 1'0' overct in rndepen- d n 'e hat better ( 'ca'il n to gather fn nd and armly and nJll) the heart) goodne- of le I" n f xl than In OJ mco de 1a o buttet t You'Il .reate )l ur own It! ta wuh J menu Ieaturin I the dchciou 'on' eruencc of I 'on In ch e e. Oru '(I .11 <I \� IIh garden-Ire h flavor. and ver uule. lean p )r� II' 1,111...…
….. : .. : •••• 1 4\. fi ASSORTED VARIETIES ASSORTED FLAVORS BLUEBERRY OR APPLE/CINN'. hine 0 er ! un Kri py Cracker reezer 16-0Z PACKAGE 18-CT PACKAGE 17.5 TO 20-0Z PACKAGE History 0- In irhat tat, Coli s locat d? nn tt What u-c s th ir t hlp nam d in honor of a Block man? J L 1 I 17 7 - la ry was bann in or hw T r- ritory. 1 65 Tl:urgood Mar- hall becam th firs African American appoin d U.S. So licitor General...…
…rforming. un for the n rt ine Cwmingham nd the e Gen rati ns Chorale will be paid from t City' Downtown De lopm nt Authority ceount. BOR nal st rt by th n on Har bor ow organization in 1992, who has now di 1 . Si th f rival w a I v n for th city, city official thought it ould broaden busi within t downtown a by bringing oth r organizations toget r to form a committ make this s eial ven a mmunity wid ti tival In other comm...…
…7 LEGAL NOTICE SYNOPSIS OF THE REGULAR MEET ING OF THE BENTON CHARTER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES HELD ON TUESDAY, JUNE 21 1994, AT 7:03 P.M. Members present: Supervisor Boothby, Clerk Askew, Treasurer Mammina & Trustees Hudson, Is ac, Matt & Wells. Members absent: None. The meeting was called to order at 7:03 p.m. followed by a silent invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance. The minutes of the regular meeting held June 7, 1994, ...…
…continu d fro 1 A1 Hender 11 i Di tor of a lun ton Bu- r. au AFRICAN BEADS MICHIGAN'S LARGEST SELECTION • SPI RIT STO ES • BEADS FOR PROTECTION • BEADS FOR GOOD LUCK • KENYAN LOVE BEADS • SNAKE VERTEBRATE • FISH VERTEBRATE • COWRIE SHELLS • SEASHELLS • 300 YA. OLD BEADS • 100'5 OF ITEMS OUT OF AFRICA NEW LOCATION DABL' CALLERY BOOK TOWER BLDG. People Mover Stop '1 1257 Washington Blvd. Del., MI 48226 (313) 964-4247 M-S...…
…- - - - ------- ------------------------------------------- ..... -----__. ___ Mental health treatment often hard to come by P.'�(' i\:\ VOL. XVI NO. 21 An Informed People Is A Flee People APRIL 10 - 16. 1994 • conolDlc , l outh r By DONNA BRYSON A •• ocl.ted Pre •• Writer South Africa, white hands will still count the mon y. The euphoria gr eting the first all-race election April 26-28 cannot mask the sobering eco nomic le...…
…h ti The Earned Income Credit (EIC) i government benefit for orking families with children. Both married and single parents can get th EIC. - . To get the EIC. you must be able to an wer"y "to both of folio· CJ I (or my husband or wife) wo eel part or full time at some point in 1993. o My family's income was less than S23,OSO in 1993. You must also be able to answer "yes" to at least OM of two statements: CJ A child who is my son. dau...…
…IS "Ther' b olut ly not enough tim for tre tm nt, nd it's not fair to th pl ho ar imp ir d," Ochberg id. "The brain i nor njust tb kidney." The impact of limited 00 - age is that Jan or John Doe tops t tment of fi- nancial clinical on . "This tory' quite common," Del.oach id, "and hen cover age is up-it' up." Employ decide hat men- tal health rvices are offered to emplo by insurance oompa m wh n they choo an insur ance pa...…
…Y rdt Auto ound. Gu will rv 7 1 r hour 1 Y to elos Conye : Crim bill offers "We w nt to (a < ll1! t P b- lems)ra h rth n r ( ," h id Council funds security service The Highland Park City Council approved a contract with Pride Protective Security Inc. for security services at McGregor Library, the Black well Civic C nter nd th City Highland Park Mayor Linsey Porter speaks during a recent High land Park Chamber of Commerce mon...…
…By RO SEIG L e in uildi d afet» co ditio ByRO SEGEL OR The e Yor � ch r's Union, t United F ration of Teacher (OFT) ued city and tate officials charging that the chools violate building cod . The uit ould mandate inspe ions and compel th chool board to re ir hat the union claims a long n glected hazardous and unsafe ditions. Union Pr ident Sandra Feldman '<1, "If landlord kep an partm nt building in this condition, he'd be calle...…
…, THE FUNDAME T fact is that- the military and s ttler occupation of'th We Bank and Gaza is the primary impediment to a principled and permanent peace in the region Putting the PLO and the Pal- tinians on probation through a peace accord that only extends limited autonomy over a small section of Palestine is not the solution. Nor will have m ures lik rounding up a few re ction- ry s ttlers suffi . u h an accord and half me ur w...…
…(�() A L I'l'l () N 16 14 88 6 600 6 CONNECT WITH US ational Rainbow aliti n Offi e of th i ld Di tor 1700 K treet, N.W. II 00 'Wa hington, DC 20006 ... Voi ; 202 72 -11 0 R. : 202 n -1192 y A recent example of conserva tism involved the Confederate ... and that's my opinion of the situation. Would anyone else like to add their imput? HoW White Folks Communicate BIa kj • Th irradi tion of th testi- cl of hund s of U ....…
…HIGHLAND PARK, MICHIGA Bethune Medical Clinic Family H eaJth Care Center 72 6652 Join the Highland Park Chamber of Com'merce �Call 868 6420. . 111e Affirmative learning Expe,rience Al Shul: Academy For Gift d Chlldr n . Pre-K through 6th Grade and The W.E.B. DuBois Pr paratOlY School Gr. 7-10 .. A violence-free Atrocentric Learning En'w1ronment C II 345-6050 for more information. (313) 883-3593 �ONf;YCOMB Health...…
…By CATHERINE KELLY Mk:hlg.n CltlHn All the movies with young Black men offer exactly the same sex and violence, and ''Above the Rim" is not any different, maybe even worse. The storyline and dialogue were painfully slow and just plain horrible. The plot portrays Kyle-Lee Watson (Duane Martin) as a hi gh school basketball star trying to play well enough to be drafted by Georgetown col lege. He lives with his single mother (Tan...…
…DA CI Inc nd cen p tells th ory 0 5 unm rrled slst rs, on with a young on, e Ing out their lives In a small vII Inlrel ndin193 Brl nFrll's Ton w rd winning play will be play Ing Ap 13- 17 t th Str nd Th tr (12 orth S gnaw, downtown Pon tiac). Call 335-8100 DOG SHOW - e ch gan St e F rgrounds will host the Sagln Valley Kennel Club's Spring Dog Show, from am-7pm t the Coll- um and Dairy Bldg, and is open to the public. Admission ...…
…OTHER PROGRAM P ARTI ricluded soloist; Yolanda McClure, Theodoric Ward, Rev. William Ferrell III, James Cook and Robert McFarlin. The culinary committee was highly praised for the menu's preparation. Among them were B ie Phillips, Louise Higgins, Evelyn Harper, Rose Posley, Freeman Pickett, Rosa Shepherd and Bessie Williams. Johnny Cook: , . 'I'm better' By NATHANIEL SCOTT Spec�1 to th Michigan Citizen A LIVING T,ESTIMONY - Johnny...…
…thi wint r." n t dir tor of th FI B t w gr pe ruit may ary in 01 r-r d. pink r white the� re all e ually weer and deli iou . Alway Ie t grapefruit that feel finn and r heavy for their size: trn is an indi an n f th grapefruit "jui in � . .• Grapefruit d n t ripen further after picking. When grapefruit am e t the upermarket, they are . alway, ripe and ready t eat. Mar on the peel are normal for jui y, FI rida-gr wn fruit. - • Ke p...…
…, depe den 0' 0 ned And Opera d �1 �,�(!�V�, �f�F���! See Store For Details • ATM. Gift Ce em • 600 of 5tampe • Money Ordere • Exp Shipp -U.P.5. • W.I.C. Food 5t mp M ten; rd nd Vi GI dly Accepted r-::::;;;;;:::-::;;� Closed Su d y 12 Midnight, re-Open Monday 7: m. , DETERGENT Double Power liq�I�TTLE u \WIN PACK \ co __ �lga Ron owel \ ASSORTED VARIETIES Min e 'Maid a ural 46-0ZBOTILE o ad BUT THE C avoids the ...…
…cheduled to 0 n in May, kend, ao na r Beverly Brewer. LT OUG 0 1 10 ER re pleased over th planned repairs to HULL TRE ED that hen eompa- of hiring hen o CROPW lk Recrui ters' Meet ting for P W lk will h ld Thu day, pril 14, at 7 p.m., t th Fi t nit Me h i Church 4003 Leco ourt, St. Jo ph. R cruite , designated by all chur h or ser: ice or nizations t king p rt In th Mav 15, Walk, will r ive materials and inform tion to d...…
…7 LEGAL NOTICE An el eti?n will b held Tu sday, April 12, 1994 to fill (2) two vacant position on th Civil Service Board. One (1) position to be filled term expmnq 12-31-97 One (1) position to b led term e piring 12-31-98 Nominating petitions will be available in the office of the City Clerk starting, Tu s day, March 22, 1994. Petitions must be returned by 4:00 p. m. Tuesday, April 5, 1994 to the Clerk's office. A minimum of twe...…
…1 33 - I ra AId ridge ac claimed in London for his pro trayal of Othello. 19 3 - Arthur Ashe is born in Richmond, Va. One of the first What coach signed Jackie Ro African, American male tennis binson to his first major league tars, he will be the first African contracrl American to win 8. spot on the American Davis Cup tennis m, th first to win the U.S. - Open and the men's singl title at Wimbledon, in 1975. IRA ALDRIDGE EEP ou...…
…IAN G-AIDS· 00 d I ding ca among young Blac men in Michigan, according 0 the re cently released 1993 State of Black Michigan report. Black men aged 25-44 were dying from AIDS at a rate of 48.3 per 100,00 in 1990, making the disease th second 1 . ng cause of d th next to homicide. �e figure as up from 20.7 h r 100,000 in 1988, henAIDS Bla om n accounted for Michl n' population in 1990 rate of AIDS among ran ed the fi fth leading ...…
…, By TIM BOVEE A .. o.,.d p,. .. Writ., WABHI GTON (AP) - The Census Bureau predicts radical shifts in the nation' racial and ethnic balance that will chan the face of America from the classroom to Congress. A udy j ued Tuesday by tion' tistical a ney rojects: Hispani in !O 1 0 will place Blacks as the nation's larg est minority group. • Non-Hi panic whit will barely cling to th ir majority tatus. • Asian Americans will trip...…
…Y ATTHEW RUDY th n." ? • dy At8f FINKELSTEIN --:'pn.1 New. Service DEMO RATIC contenders essentially will be running for 15 p rcent of th lectora, id Bill Ballenger, editor of the In- ide Michigan Politics newslet ter. About 40 p rcent of voters support Engler nd 33 percent re willing to upport anybody ut Engler, he aid. LaLond pr dic southeast ern Michigan D mocrats will be mehow repr n d on th fi- I ick, , in th li u- . ...…
…c==--� - - -- - - - -- ----- THE EPTEMB also exp roncern citY: failure to provide h flow pro' ion report by the month of August, 1993. However, McNally told th Michigan Citizen on Oc to r 5th that his office had 1"8- ived the report. A letter from McNally dated July 26 exp concern about contradictions in documents the city council did give to the tate. Wainwright id the reason for this was that as time went on, it was able to ...…
…own r of ir, a uty Ion on Joy Road and b n in th in for 18 "I earn into t type of busi- n with d ire to kind of branch cut, to t way from the d It, and put some en rgy and force into doingsomething for my- elf," Carter aid. She once worked at a h pital in accounts ivable. Ted Sims, th ownerofJunae's Nail Works Plus located on Joy Road, has n in busin for foury "I went into th busin to back up my wife, June, who is licensed t...…
…a By Keith O. ilton I pent portions of this past June and JUly in England and Boo land and came away with enough material for HIL TO : InGHER EDUCATION to last several years. While there and since returning, I have thought about some of life's bitter w t ironies. Isn't it ironic that one of the greatest Pan African voices to date, the Honorable Marcus OUR Garvey, never set foot in Africa? hav I been et up in institu- Isn't it i...…
…0033 49022 ----------------, , .• I Upinion » /('H" i 7 , , policy initiati of "rsdi re8l8OllS for t i of poverty, viol nee, dru and mploym t. What' urgently n t 'onal Bla formation of t entire peopl , from the un m- ployed nd hom 1 to blue col- lar and service or , to tb in t aftluent sub of the Black middle . Such an or- ganization m be dedicated to the practical ocial problems hich confront people. It m be founded upo...…
…A1 d rett ta es Mid estern st te comp rat A1 plnby S n P il rthurhu . R-Yhllteh . th MlCh n cigarett uld mcrea to 75 per pa Attorney Gener 1 Fran Kelley with som of this li of thought. "Obvio ly long senten re not the wer," Kelley said. "Will I upport ntenee reform along mor reasonable lin ? � , but only it it involv people who are non-violent." . Kelley exp his concern for continuing to spend the pub lic's money on the. ...…
…By TUAEKA �AK IIlchlq.n Cltlzen I can't even fake the funk. When "Me, Myself, and I" came out, I was addicted to the native tongue flavor. Three brothers who ere on the opposite spectrum of ur ban Black culture sound from, say, Rob Base and OJ Eazy Roc had my attention going. I was even bugging off of the video (which took me weeks to figure out) staring, in my eyes, three Black wise men who were so anti-gold chain, anti-kang...…
…Tues. October 12 AUDrTlO S - Plowshares Theatre Company will hold auditions for i s upcoming 1.993-94 season. The Plowshares' season Includes t e gospel musical Black Nativity, as w II as th Detroit premiere of two hit Black dramas: Famous Orph us and Shakln'the s Outta I ery Audi t on will be held on th campu of Marygrove College In the theatre C II for the sch dule (313)353-5591.- Wed. October 13 Sat. October 16 AWARENESS DAY ...…
…The Chopping Block by Philomena Corradcno erve a mu hroom ,drain d 1 V2 tea poem poultry e onin 4 cup day-old br ad cu (6 to 8 lice) 6e 1 V2 cup kim or low-fat milk In m dium ucep n, tir to th r pepper, onion nd water. Cover nd coo over medium h , ti g oc ca ionally, until oft ned, six to seven minutes. Add a. Cover and cook, stirring occa ionally to break peas apart, until mixture is heated throughout. Stir in chicken, mush ...…
…a 1 n y Child W tch Corin hi n d i ffilia riet, S Con ti chair of t u nir boo for th tiona} B p . t Con- gr h n which brought 45,000 B pti to Detroit in Jun. His wif , Bobbi , a nati of Hamtramck,· an officer of th Lucy Campbell Gospel Mu ic Wor hop of the National Bap- . Con and has a winning personality, which grab the at tentionofperso wishingtojoin the church. She's also one ofth church' musicians. Rev. Jordan, a na...…
…Ut'1l/011 //tlrhor \\'('\/ l/icltiglill BH In Brief ngler announc pecial job training gr nt Governor John Engler ntly announced the award of two pecial �ob training � to Southw tern Michigan Coli �nsortlUm. The oonsort�um of educational nci have joined WIth 18 l�l employers In upgrading the kil of their current workforce In order to remain competitive in the market place. Over 390 current employees and 25 new hi will benefit frotn th...…
…ming ill produ d millio for t million- - r. The Black-oontroll Port Authority of Ka City,' uri' 0 ning 6 million ri t cility that' expected to n rate 700 00 truction jobs, n rly 1,000 direct jo and an dditional 2,000 indirect jobs. Th " City Qu n" project . timated to have some 130 million in economic impact for the city and has turned to special" t-aside" provisionforminori ti Washington, D.C.'s Black mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly' ...…
