…By ANTHO C RTER P IGE from TM City un TMWFL? D ad/ TheUSFL? Dead/ Th Ar na Football League? In a wheelchair/ TheWLAF? Comato et So what are th chance that the new Profe ion I, Spring Football League (PSFL) will go belly up just all the other pring leagu ? "I don't want to answer that and get into controversy. I'mjustlooking to pI y," id Kevin Singleton, the very much alive linebacker fro the Albuquerque, N.M. team of the PSF...…
…4 - Bro n Program. teaches independence, self-reliance. Project Together, a joint venture ment skills. between Lake Michigan College and the Department of Social Services "REV. CHILD is uch a posl mission, was created to as ist wel- tive example and arnage of a Black fare recipients to remove barriers to male in this community," said attaining self- ufficiency. ' Audrey Hale, Program Coordinator Participants that are enrolled in fo...…
…'.' WESTERN MICHIGAN .' . Th women of Prog ive Mi - ion r.y B pti t Church will be v vin th ir Annual Women' D y . Mil. Stephanie Duncan nd on Sund y, ovember 10, tarting. Debra with their 10:45 .m. orning Wor- Mist of Ceremony will be ip S rvi : Thi$ ye r' th me will Mrs. Cerell Calhoun of. th ho t be, "Women In The ew Testament church. Othe on the program in Church; Ministering With SpIritual elude, Mrs. Ro a Jeffries, Mrs. Judy ...…
…BUSINESS FINANCE J MB" m yo 0 min ity graduat con- tinu to rive multipl job offers." Sponsors of "Destin tion MBA" , so point to d gr phic trends - predicted short ge of ill d I bor in th United St t s d other d vel- oped countrie. d economic glo- balizatioo - that e likely to in cre demand for minorit es with busine s expertise. TIO "D TI WILLIAM BROESAMLE. pre ident of GMAC. added. "Cor porations will cootinu to individua...…
…, 02ND US COLORED INFANTRY -- In memory of members of this Infantry will be honored by the Detroit Black Historic Sites (BHS) Commit tee at 11am at the Elmwood Cemetery located at 1200 Elmwood at E. Lafayette. Also Invited to par tiCipate In the memorial ceremony are m mbers of the Brewster Oldtlmers, the Detroit Chapter of the Tuskegee AI men, the Marine Corps League, V erans of all wars, & J.R.O.T.C. fr several area high schoo...…
…RELIGION u nd Kelly have one INGING, PRAYING AND TAYING TOGETHER-Kelly and Kelly family go pel in e left to right re mother Ev Tracey V.I0, EIIl 111,14, Rachel, 8 and Andria 15. Elli Jr. h his nn pread bove hi family. aci In D on no fo I EYE ON GOSPEL I The Gospel Music Industry uffers Another Loss By MARGARET MANSFIELD The gospel world is mourning the recent death of Rev. Ernest Davi. Davis won gospel fame over the last sever...…
…elf York L S E Y NIT T E S K 0 H E J 0 A I B NAY lEW L E S Y U U E N MDT SUO L N A L T ERN R S 0 S TEe P R FHA I WIN T E U A T V S E I TOR F V M T A lOY M E C S R M N o 0 UNA RAN R 0 SRI 0 U A H A T Y 0 GEL G N A E 0 K Y K R S M 0 E 0 S G H TOT C A A S N G RAE 0 B L U T 0 K C C M A A LAO G E F C E A L NEE E T N U G REA H A H A S LUI N RAE G 0 E L N SUR N E N H LEV Y B I P T T SEQ S 0 E R M J H INS A A V S E MEN T N A K o C E AVO ...…
…Itb the p tented, to-lncb tbick ome re energy. emcient e e in Tbl We ther BlIt Do Po er Company Ener You can b come a � ......... \� ath rbilt distributor under on of four basic programs. No matt r which program y u ch e, you still g t all th s advanta s a a • Weatherbilt distributor: nus MAKEs SENSE QUICK, EAsy ERECTIO 1i-ns MAKES SENSE- OPEN WALL REDUCES SUB LABOR 1 ,---......,.._--- R-30 In ulanon in ceiling for uper en r...…
…ome ay that it I . the most concentrated location for craclc cocaine le in e on County. But the resident of t Par anor, nown a 'Brie City', de cribe it a a nellbbor oocS tbat ent from being a relatively nice place to live, &0 a crime-infested baven for crack cocaine dealen nd en In j t 0 year.. . Tbe 200-u it public ho in project in the northeast drant of MUlke on ei bts il predominately Black. It I al 0 dra n a lot of attention from p...…
…\ . Briefs Thr p rty Chic 0 There i ne p rty in Chicago. the Harold Wa hington Party. The party i named after the city' fir t Black mayor. The party selected former lIlinoi appeals Judge Eugene Pincham a their candidate for the April 2 mayor I election. Pincham will run against the Democratic p rty' pick, Rich rd Daley. al Only! The Detroit School Board approved the launching of an all-male academy next rail for K-8th gra...…
…This Week In Black History · 1 - d nee. She ay he tudents ometime wind up doing the "Hammer" when they are · B trying to learn imil r Prl ng rea n or African step. When thi h p- pens, B nqour y , "No, no by DERRIC c. LEWIS Pritchett, nd Adriann Mc- M.C. Hammer." Call. Bab car Lo, of Seneg 1, Pritchett, a sophomore, i had his que tions about the For a lot of college stu- a swimmer with the univer- lack of discipline in students den...…
…I y THE MICHIGAN CITT.ZEN Published each Sunday by , NEW DAY PUBLISHING ENTERPRISE 12541 S cond St , P.O. Box 03580 Highland Park, MI 48203 r: Phon.: (313) 888-0033/ Fax II: (313) 888·0430 Western Michigan Bureau: 175 W. Main St P.O. Box 218, B nton Harbor, MI 49022 (818)927-1527 ' Publisher: Charle. D. Kelly Editor: Tere.a Kelly Office Manager: Bernice Brown correeponaents: a.rnlce Brown· Mary Golliday· D rrlck Lewl. Calvin...…
…1 yor rtha Scott came under fire from citizen con-' cemed a out fire afety, at la t ond y's council meetln . C tl n Or ta John on que - tto ed th fe ibtl ty of pur ch In a $ 10,000 fire true , h n the fire ectlon i under manned nd money for the true ml ht not be vail ble. Scott aid the fir t year p y ment on the true ould be dif fered, nd the city ould have ten year to pay the balance. cott ac no led ed public afety I under...…
…I 01- it h the d ded clo ing the college bec u e the building w in such b d h pe , "I think th t' the number one thing on my mind. Would the college h ve existed tod y without th t effort nd $2 million gr nt from t te r e pr e sen live Hood." He th said t the time, the college only received SIS,OOO from the st te for construction. IRONICALLY SAID HEATH, an enrollment decline prompted the then board of trustees not to ren...…
…OVi r h ir enever pos- Monroe. Mr. Epp .ill pe lunch on. t the P 7 - 11 be the e t By OTT be uty. She re che out. She touche . And ometime he i rew rded with, "How do you do that (read 0 cle rly nd di -' tinctly?) tt nd tt you do beauti ful job." ... And this morning our prayer go out to the Wa hington /thc Clark /thc Jones/Brother and Si ter Mack and family and the hut in at Grace Memorial Ho pital nd ... Tunc I n, De...…
…J ti they are conductin re arch and training in nutrition that they hope will become food for thought for ratioos of African Americ This historically bla institutio which turred out more than 40 percent of America' s black physi cians aDd dentists.' OIl the leading edge ODe of only a baodful of medical chool incorporating course OIl food aDd nutrition into. the ftRUiIed curriculum for training doct and . And the Center for utri...…
…1 Radioscope. . . The Column . eat's -I Give To Yo.,- Ibum came o t, people aid it ounded Ii e I tone, tbe triple pi tinum - alee It 1:- t Forever". pp rently th t didn't iter to eitb' n beeau e hi Ibum one platinum nd pa ned three top ellin ingle. And if you cratch neath the mu icel urface eith ay you'll find a . beartfel t me age underne tb. Ri ht no eitb Sweat i cri - ere in tbe country on bi -n-iple Threat" tour ith Bell, ...…
…BIRTHD Y CELEBRATION - Dupree Neal, ofUenton Har bor celehr ted hi Otb birthday February 28. Dupree Is cut ting hi' hirthd y c ke to hare with. hi little friends', Ie ha h w, (left) nd Tonik Hodge. n ' Ber-nice Rr()\ II The Benton Ha r b o r wntown Development I uthoruy (DqA) and the Tax In crement i n a ncc Authority (TIFA) Board held their regular monthly meeting Tue day. Fcbruarv 1<>. In the Cit' Busi n 'S� (j 0\ Il' c n t c...…
…A I.t nt .It l.b T.ohnlol.n -Full-tim. . po.'t'on. A •• '.t LaI_I .. ory T hnlol In performing t •• t/.tudl.. to v.rlfy qu.llty of mi.. C t meoh Ic Itt • lind prep • t m for te.tlng. M It • xp.rlm.nt.1 .nd .m.1I lot t •• t • CI furn d p rform hou •• k •• plng dutl... R.qulr.d: High ohool d.gr.. or .qu'v.'.nt oourM work In cheml.try nd phy.lo.. Exo.lI.nt po.'tlon for eml.ty or .ngln •• rlng .tud.nt .bI. to 0 rry • full d.ytlm. work...…
…:1 L ICHIG CI IZ CH 1 2 ,. This dealer Is seiling something you don't want. You'll pay more than Just cash money . . You'll trade In your hopes, your dreams .... even your self-re peet. Now, do you really want to buy? •• I A …
…VOL XIII NO 12 February 10-16.1991 I c I d r qu on m h m , Bu h) th t this war mu t be won, but we now this conflict will not la t forever nd w.e need to ddre he pre ing i � ues on the home front ... " "African American h ve 1- w ys shared with our fellow citizens a tot I commitment to the protection nd defense of this nation . . . in our illing ness ... even our e gerness to take up arms whenever the need has arisen .....…
….. war now' t d r n 'r ply from ulf rvic p r onn I We re concerned about the action that the government i ta ing in the Per ian Gulf. We believe th t the ervice person nel in the Gulf should have the right to decide their own de; - tinie . We think that family. member of the ervtce person .. net hould write letters to them in the Gulf and a·k them whether they want to fight or come home. Their re pOD e are cri tical. When ...…
…u r YP I A TI· One of Dr. M rtin Luther King Jr.' most important me es, u u lly left out of wh t' ritten nd id bout him, w hi upport f r dr m tic re tructurin of the U.S. economic y tern, ccording to economi t Juli nne M Iveaux who po e J n. 21 t Ea tern Michigan Uni ersity. Delivering the keynote ad dr at EMU' annual Pre ident 0 Luncheon honoring King, M Iveaux told orne 600 gue t that King' economic philo ophie h ve been ig...…
…tion. me n 0 tri in their 0 n reedom. Once in the of fric n Americ n iruu lly hunned. Only fter numerou union defe t t the h nd of the Confeder te Army nd fter nu-dr ft riot in ew Yor nd other northern citie did br h m Lincoln ree to recruit Afric n Americ n to help turn the tide 0 the r. More th n 75,000 Afric n Americ n fought in the Civil W r in hite led e re are d unit where they received- le p y th n their white counter ...…
…- NEARLY HALF of the 48 thousand motor vehicle death . nd 40� of the drowning deaths are alcohol-related. - More than a million U.S. ci tizens are infected with tbe HIV viru and more tban lSS tbou and of tbem have AIDS with the number climbing daily.· - From one to three million Americans are regular users of cocaine. This has created a climate of fear in our cities. Drug abuse by women contributes sig- \nificantly to our nation...…
…DO r The Detroit Heart Institute (001:1), located on the campu of Detroit o teop true Ho pit I (12523 Third Avenue, Highland P k) will join other cardi c pro rams in the area, in cele brating Cardiac Rehabilit tion Wee February 10-16, 1991. Thi tate-wide 0 rvance i being pon ored by the Michig n Society of Cardiov cular nd Pulmonary I chu ett Improvement ociation. - pproved reque t rom the Public or Dep rtment to de ign te th...…
…curryin dvice , ncour ement nd mil , i their mom/mentor/coun- elor/t chert riend Je ic Ho ell. Howell i he pro r m coor din tor of the ew Ch nee Project, n 18-month, full-time int n ive progr m. One of only 17 progr m Ii e it in the country, New Chance provide the urviv I nd coping kill nece ry to bre the cycle which often leave the children of young p rent di adv ntaged. "Our prim ry go I i to pro vide kill and opportunitie ...…
…Afric n Baz r pi nn d t u um DETROIT- Hard-to-find, uthentic Afric n m ks, culp ture , and clothing; nd the diver e form of African American mu ic nd d nee re mong the activitie and high lights that will be featured during the Detroit Historical Museum's annual African- American Fami ly Day, to be held Saturday, February 16 from 1-4 p.m. An Afri ca n-s ty Ie baz aa r featuring items impo from African countries will be held ...…
…HELP WANTED Are you living on a limit d In· come? If you are 55 and over and a re.ident of Berrien. C .... or Van Buren counties the Senior Employ· ment Prog m of Region IV Area Agencyon Aging off.,. a compl.te no f .. employment "Mce. For more in· formation call 983·0177 or 1·800· 442·2803 E.O.E. 3�/91 -�, Il, Friends· . 259, 545, 654, 646 o,sllier·434, 987, 643, 346 Bts (Trol(,') • 316, 219 o,b . 271, 564, 411, 114, 844 Ar. y...…
….1, A 12 OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY EV NT -"From Afrlc. ... To AfrlCM-Am« n ... ThJI Journey Contlnue� ... • t M rcy Co , 8200 W Out Dr. SouthfIeld from 9:30am. to 4pm. Call Bob Cumnghem (577-2191 or 592-eooo). PYRA 10 PERFORM I G THEATER - Students of Alsha Shul perform traditio African Dan ,song and stor . Unooln Ubrary. E Seven MI t 2:30pm. (876-0135 hi. nowIby ng ....IMPlredby l"ItV'Ir\Nrll'l of MOVE adelphia. W1dem ..... -eee...…
…color of ju ice o her as ail double I andard in son' dea' h Blac la makers plit o chool und,ing , y CgpiIIIl Nnn Svvice By D rrick . Le Correspondent A gun hot in dead-end lIey on M morial Day weekend, end d the life of eventeen y ar-old Regin Id Elli . Th su . P ct. John M. 46, a white m n from SI. Clair Shore, i till at-large Iter a w rrant a i ued for his ar- LANSING - With the ever gro iDg Dumber of school finance pr...…
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…Budg·et backs politicians agaims Con ider Dipping Into 'r iny day fund' By st phen Dravis Capital News Sevic« LANS G .. State officials will have to make. some tough political choices in this election year to eep state government out of the red, a Lansing con sulting firm says. No Lansing official are speculating that higher taxes could be one of those choices. The practical options in clude making massive budget cuts and d...…
…z -EDITORIAL- • 00 y ar ince h r Columbu Ily 1 .,. _ The tr gte for hum n ri ht nd fr edom i toric 1- Iy h been to brei myth th t h ve been con idered popuJ rly to be true. One uc myth i th t Chri tophcr Columbu "dl covered they have 10 t .igtu of thc truth - the p in of 0 many people who live on the con tinent." v' nee rna ring the SOOth , nru vcr ary of Chri toph r Columbus fin I nding in the c tcrn hcmi pre. e rc c II ...…
…Racism blinds many whites to the real enemy By ROD D. The ·ruling elite of America has used racism and ethnic chauvinism to divide varius raci I, ethnic and religious groups in the in terest of preserving the privileges and power of tbe rich and the super rich. The American political economy thrives on greed profiteering nd the exploitation of the many by tbe few. African Americans have often been the most visible and convenient sc...…
…e:rae: • for I larted round r ed by a r ci t ociety. We have much to do in order to trans form thi nation into one that i truly olerant nd j 1. Pub licatio Ii e " inds Stayed on Freedom" do help bo - ever. They remind 11 of u - Blac nd hite-ju t how painful t truggle for raci I freedom nd equality b been. By eeping us a re of the hi tori cal evil per petuated by r cism pe ODai torie prevent us from ta ing 'for granted t...…
…JUNE 1 1 1 CBIGAN CITIZEN _I. .... ;,; - • ,_ .�.__ <�'i r - yeing pre id ntial bid RiCH . 0 D, V A.- La t year L Dou I Wil_der bee me the fint Black elected governor in botb Virgini and U.S. hi - tory. No ,the que tion being here mo t cuts ill take pi ce. Military benefit have al lowed hundred of tbousands of Blacks to a ttend college and purcha e homes. Tho e benefits will be lost. so and there is growing speculation ihat ...…
…ITE S, the council 0 errode even of the m yor' 1 vetoed b d et item . yor Scott Ive lhre re on hy he etoed t e entire budget resubmitted , to er office. She id the council did not comply ith m nd tory provi ion in the city ch r cter, the re oluuon n t comprehen ible for the dmini tr lion 10, under t nd, nd th t the council r the 8 hour veto on 44 E. Buena bled for further ant to de elop into the Dr. ar- din pro r m for yout...…
…EDICAL ARTS PHAR ACY 13700 OODWARD 869·1800 Largest Consumers or edicine in U.S. Seven oqt of 10 older prnons take II tone p-escription medi cine every day. Recent urveys indicate Ihat thee derly .as a group, are the Iarg consumers of medi ci . the United Sta&eS. There are veral reasons why. For one thin. elderly experience more ill - most 80 percent ve one or more chronic IaIth condi tion .. As an e group, the elderly .-e...…
…'�' -,. �6 \ - .:. -." =- . ,,'. .'. - .� _ • .._ J'-.,.i .... - - . r • I ople in dignified im- re a o e ys, smiling. Today, Johnso is working on De line of full-color collector' plates with scene t en from her p . ntings. he continu to dra and paint for pIe ure, grateful for the op portunity to do 0 d happy can e oth r happy 'th it. "If I couldn't do my art I I ould be very, very frustrated," Johnson ay quietly. "My gr...…
…e 8y R. Nat I Taylor DID YOU KNOW ... that Black males may be geneti cally predispo ed to high blood pre sure. A University of North Carolina tudy found that the hearts of Black male , during exerci e , beat 8 times a minute more frequently than .white ma�es. A a general rule, the more heartbeats per minute mean the heart is having to work �arder lO pump blood through the body. DID YOU KNOW ... thal . California' Stanford Univ...…
…tice," Mrs. Cox declared. The Continued fro P 1 petition charged that • since 1984, the U.s. Govenunent, in collusioo with the WasbiDgtoo I Po t (ne spaper) and other media, has ontinually slandered, brutalized and ter rorized the Mayor aad his fami Iy, well the citizens ... " Mrs. Cox, who is also columnist for the Capital Spot- light new , points out I the federal government' efforts cause sen harm to Barry's political future...…
…omen' He Ith By Dr. Ezra David Jr. …
…Ci Y official 8y 8 Ice 8ro CO" ,OMeltt Benton Harbor City Manager Steve Manning a,nd Mayor William Wolf were in Detroit Monday. June 4. to meet with officials from the U.S. Department of Hou ing and Urban Development to di cu s the City's Community Development Bloc Orant program (CDBO). The City wa given until the first of June by HUD to pre ent a plan to them for the operation of the CDBO pro gram. "WHEN YOU LOOK at the pa...…
…- ;.. , .;,_. - - .. . '. . -;:;_ 2 The Senior U her 80 rd of i Ion ry B pti t 1 E. Bri t in nu , B nton H rbor ill elebr tin their Annu 1 on Sund Jun 17, p.m. Speci I th Union .E. Churc • J hn on c y f r Joh on ill e t e pea er. at er U her of the cl ty h e een invited to ttend. Bobbie Hop in, Presi- dent. Rev. alter L. Bro n, P lor. The Chri tian Li ht Bapti t Church, 2059 E tl nd Avenue. Benton H rbor, ill 1 rl t...…
…r, as CDted the 1unior Rare Broaze McdaI by • Chapter, D ughter of the Americaa Rev OIl. The presen- tation a made at the Junior ROTC ards May 10 Ben- too Harbor Iigh Scbool. An moaetary scholar- hip w arded to the Bentoo Harbor more Vail . Both ards were pesented by Lucy Mayer, Algonquin chapter I't8 Miss Smith his been ed to attend the DAR' ann Flag Day luncheon in June to lead the Pledge of Allegiance. TbeBronzeMedal...…
…,. r. . " ., . , . ill the ? • nswer: The olatility in the Japan ·�c . lO(.;· market could ha c major rcpcrcus sions in the U .. The Japan arc major invest rs in U.S. Trea sury onds. hclping to . finan c ur budge: deficit. If J pancsc invest rs did not buy our bond e might have to raise interest rat on our bonds am! thi could cau e a zcncral rise in U.S. interest rates. Thi could hinder ale of ca • homes, and oth r "big tic...…
…, for a wbile 0 one aid any tbing. Everybody j t tood still and atcbed tbem ina. Finally e tarted movin' a ay. lent bome. I couldn't e t no supper. I till a them bodie singing. So-called major net ort televi ion and print media ould be quic to rationalize that the e events took place nearly 80 to 60 years ago in different type of America. Yet, if we are to believe a recent Americ n Medical As- oci lion report of M y 2, 1990 t...…
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