…o Candidates discuss' Independent Black Political Agenda '0 ob ervers at Lewis College of Busi Only two mayoral candidat howed. Di c ion of the 1972 Gary, Indi- ana Blac Political Convention baped the evening's debate. T Gary convention was ed to illu tra th importance of grass roots input in defining any Black po litical agenda. After reviewing those happenings, on nationalist noted that "clearly the Nationali t, Pan-Africani...…
…Native Americans grapple with ARDS Thi i th voice of a BI k B i n man in the nation's capital th city where Lincoln i ., ed the Eman cipation Proclamation wh re Martin Luth r King Jr. marched to th Lin! coin Memorial to proclaim hi dream, and wh re a piece of that dream came tru with th p ag of groundbreak ing civil rights law ,in the 1 I1IRTY Y later. Wash- ington and its 6OO,<XXl residents are till divided by racial and econo...…
…Ne c , d the Democratic cau the Ho e of ep ent tiv . BUD TI o R by only vot. Emboldened by numbers, th roup become much more inde- pendent and ertive, challenging not only th House leadership but their long await d Democratic presi- dent well. "It not an dversarial role by d ign," ay caucus chairman Kweisi Mfume of Maryland. Rather, h explains, from a Black law mer's perspective Clinton' first Community Trailblazers mat r. ...…
…ICHA L P. AL Detroit Rookie Jerome Bettis talks with Los Angle Ram Rookie Ron Woolfork. H City council to appoin new member By RON SEIGEL J) I' RK. �1l uring rhcrr July' 2 mccun Y, he Highla�d uncil vr t d -1 t con- Councrl Pre id ent Dwight Down ,Council Pr Tern Chri. tine Franklin and Councilm "n Frank Ro voted in favor 0 th me, ure, Coun- cilwoman Greta J hn on opp d it. Under the City Charter, three of the council membe m t ...…
…This Week in Black History July 11·17 nee, In what "cereal town" did joum Truth .? Who was the only Black In n- ber ottlre "Edison Pio "? -Th the first BI 'k appointOO u.s. Solid r neral. 1987 -' R. Jr. became Olainnan am CEO of Teeeoes Insurance and Annuity 'ati n and Colle Retire ment Equiti Fund, the first Afri can-American bead a F rtune 500 Company. 1 1 - The fi t BI kwinnerof tbe Hei manTro phy w Ernie Da What wru ...…
….. .' And d pite all t African f in the Ointor: Admini. tration, there i no m ingful African poli y. The hOJ11 000 probl ms of Africa are b ically bein ignored. ion to get the protection." Clinton a "new Dem rat" capitalized on thi conservative eli m e h rourted"R gan Demo era "during the campaign. Welfare bashing and blaming t poor fo r th fail ures of a flaw d econ omy becam a favorite ta tic of can didat Clinton. And civi...…
…T�C��rfurD� �n�l recently r port d that African American mal are h t to d th AAJA convention _et for Augu t AAJA tand for' the Asian Ameri an' J urnali ts As ciati n. Thi important journalism ocia tion will having its ixth annual nati nal nvention Au t I -21 10 Lo An I , Asian Latino and Native American owned med i a as wel I -as repre entatives who work for the alterna tive media To have discus ions about unity in the field...…
…city" incentiv P D TO a qu - tion of potential figure head tatus quo, government Bl kwell noted that economic opportuniti and em powerment are mo t crucial. "You don't need 00 politician to bring you a solution," aid Black well. Paul Hubbard, who he ded up the corporate-funded w Detroit for 20 years, noted that he sub cribed to a , national is t ideology . " And always have." Hubbard talked about the need to check a candidate...…
…By TUREKA TURK When his raspy voice hit t� cene in 1987, R&B groupies starved for a change embraced . skinny man with should r- ngth dreadlocks and apparent I-wanna look-li -Prince-in-Jamiaca look about him. His single "I/You Let Me Stay" was groovy in a sense that, after all the talk of the royal badness that James Brown possessed, here was somebody who could show you exactly wh t it was in 1987. Here was Terence Trent O'Arby. ...…
…rforrne .a 4 to 17, don- mn from four differ .nt troup ,col laborat � on' thi c cnin to pay tnhut to Ide ,an t ,deiti and tradu: nal 'n 'an culture, "I just want p to e wh t it w lik , . .I've nit mo tly on Chann I 56," aid Minni Applewhi te am i lyaw iting the curtain call. Rafael Hogg. 14, was h for two w from Alabama to vi it family, Hi aunt encoura ed him to go, "(Af ri ) i hot and desolated, -with very dar - kinned people,...…
…Home Tips V ACUU BOTIL - To wash a vacuum bottle, I fill it with hot water and dd a teaspoon or more of bakin soda, depending on the ize . of the bottle. I let it nd a minute or so and wish the water around. All the brown coffee r idue com clean. Barbie L., Mariposa, Calif. BATHMAT -Forye rs,lh ve cleaned rubber b th m ts in the washing machine, along with the bath towels, using hot, soapy water and bleach. I also w h the shower...…
…trort nd h t 1 in DR. ROOSEVELT AUSTIN, SR. a I t with- cd P idcnt for th EYE ON GOSPEL By MARGARET MANSFIELD. - Bri fl. : A rc . .nt urv y 0 13 prcdom n.m I} Ju - hn nan oun- BEST CHANC Match JULY 3, 1993 Lotto Tick t OBITUARIES Bapu ten v n Ion. whi h meet Conn hian Bapu . \... chair of 1110 C ClV one t( th dele at . Edgar L. Vann Jr. W' dir ctor tor he m IL<!I n Monda ) Arena. Rev. James Aye laid to rest I Georgia, 1918...…
…By B rnlc Brown w rk and Mitch II i By BERNICE BROWN Mlchlg.n Citizen By MARY GOLLIDAY ew Mt. Zion Bapt: t hun.h Mi 10 will h t their Annual Day program unday, July 11. t 3 p.m. Mi IOns 0 the CI ar invit ·d. Rc . Jam . WIt h r I the P'c t r. Shrlo Bapti t hur ih Youn Women Auxiliar will lu t th rr An nual Day pr ram unday, July l lat p.m. R v. G or va I, the pte t r. finali Benton l larborl lrest .\;fichigall J L V � two of...…
…It TH affect many victims. But, without a phone call th abuse and misery will contin . Some police d partments will remove the abuser from the Mme. This can only happen if the victim is willing to � P criminal charg . Urder Michigan law me ults are misdemeano .rn t are felonies. . In addition criminal char � can be raised uch as; criminal tr breaking and entering, and destruction of persoral prop erty. If you are threatened wit...…
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…v ed ea • e o e elf co elf-co ce become overly important to u ceando r clothe intervi ed for n hours' ortun ly it w . The interviewer ked ut thi I ian national woo lived in the S for m time and had been put in pri nth re for orne thing that never happe� her role in my edly. She has n in pri n ince 1982. Can you ima ine omebody doing 33 years hind for upposedly rentin car? Wow I Her hali porters are trying to get her t...…
….. VOL XV NO 21 An lntormea People Is A Free People APRIL 11- APRIL 17, 1993 In 1978, Walter Fauntroy spo e proudly of the cong ional inquiry he helped over ee into tbe as ination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., with its dozens of hear ing , scores of witn es and 487 trips by investigator to trac leads in five countries. The far-ranging effort by the House Select Committee on A as ination w well worth it, Fauntroy aid then...…
…------, c mont tion. R ¥ denie he fired the hot. He pleaded guilty, h cont nd , onI y bee u e of the dure of eight month of olitary confinem nt, much of the time under 24-hour lights ("a midnight sunstro ," he lled it). Hi bigg t mistake, Ray h aid, was firing the Han e i lawyer and retaining the late Percy Foreman, who negotiated hi plea and -year ent nee. The younger Han said hand hi father were preparing to go to trial, an...…
…pro . 0 I, -Th pro- b tion given an 1 y r-old whit youth involved in th drive-by hooting of a BI k man prompted angry prot throughout the Dalla -Ft. Worth areas recently. Skinhead William Bro ky, while not th trigger man, w convicted in th killing of 32- year-Old Donald Thorn . De spite th guilty verdi t, th judge gave Bro ky 10 years probation and no prison en tente. Ttl trigg r man had earlier been entenced to 30 years in ...…
…C IlD WATCH . Community .: cr ad or :'child : r r Highland Park t h a urn � d nt. for p lin or h partm nt uni n to b afcty O([J- P rt r emph ized that in hi cf- ATION E S See THREAT, AS E T IG about the condition of your community? Attend another meeting discussing potential beautification, rehabilitation and further community I development for the City of Highland Park. 36th District Court TICKET MORATORIUM FREE 500 B...…
…Located in the annex of the CA, .th I titut, n indep ndent hool, run ley on tuition and p rent-te her participation. Since i inception, the I titute gone from n enrollment 0 12 tuden in 19 9 to a curr nt enrollment of 0 tuden . Bo ting a curriculum that i en tirely African ntered th Institute i open to tudent in pre-kindergar den through eighth grade. "Everything we teach i from an African perspective" aid Malik Y kini, soroma ...…
…meat, In me eq brutality in 1 the in ntion om is intimida the Bl male. 1lleoffi wants to provo an innocent BI k male into ying something to the harassing police officer that could grounds for arresting the BI k mal . The resul t . that an i nt victim denly a li record, which virtual ruins his life. This is thee eel, if not the objectiv f poli harassment Here are orne important point! - Police bru1ality ani harass ment of Black...…
…This Week In Black History Apr 111-17 What two nator w r mainl r ;po ibl for drafting II til R constru tion Era civil rights II t: ? What year did William Daw, on become the fir t Black to h ad a Con gressional committe ? 1949, 1972 or 1974? APRIL 13 wi ,culpt had uc ing at Contennial p - Hi torian rter 7. W odson, author of The M iscducation of th Negro, di d.l 68 - The first Bl k medical chool pen d at Howard University . ...…
…empowerment b am a ceptan c for a new Bla k elit . Th m [BI poor and worki ng people were left t Ian ish in qualor in the gh�ttos of this na- m nt. If BI Pow r is to b meaning- ful for t Blac m , th n it' time for a m ag and movement from the gras roots. The BI m will hav to top tar gazing and tum to them- elv to lead the truggle for th lib ration of poor and working peo ple. " bI Mable" Thorn ,th State Legislator fro Georgia ...…
…Lester's World I I HOLD IT!!! And just where do ya' think your'e going? BI! D . Am rican Studi programs reflect th rican American commuruty? I tronglyencourag readers to get a copy 0 the Summer 1992, Volum 22, 0.1 i u ofT Blac Scholar Journal to if they do. The phon number for Bl k Scholar i (415) 547-6633 . . This parti��lar � ue.i entitled" Afro-African Studi in th Twenty First Century . It highlights vera! major papers delivered ...…
…This in rView with ala hakur, a member o/IM BliJck Lib eration: Army and victim in the 196()' of an armed police attack, is now iivin in exile' Cuba. This interview w condu eel by Kenneth nodgras and transcribed by Cheryl LaBash. Both Detroi r visited Cuba in May, 1992 as pari of the Vencenmra Bri ad The Bri ga was founded in 1959 to fo r friendship and understanding b - twe Cubans and Americans and organizes regular trips to th...…
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