…VOL. XVII NO. 3 An Infonned People is A Free People DECEMBER 11 - 17. 1994 GUI , By SONY A ROSS A soci t d Pres Writer n (.'. :\1:1 nv H II. 1\,,,,,1,, 1I II rihut (' t hr- Danny Whitfield II runs Auto Vision Art Studio. Whitfield's one-man company is drawing in customer from all over the country. See related story B1. L through U. • By MARK FRITZ National Writer . ' m • yt more fare hik s and more rvi trifi by rgum nt ov r ...…
…men. A report on potential solutio COMBAT. A8 WSU Nursing College honors Detroit students Five students and an in tructot from Crockett Career Technical Center in Detroit were recognized recently by Wayne State University's College of Nursing. They received certificates marking completion of an eight-week program during which they a Isted faculty members conducting various research projects. Participant (left to right) are LaKisha Sear...…
…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...…
….. 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...…
…\ ()I. \\ I 'C).·r i . I, , .. "1/'1'/" ,/,1, l » \ t ,., /',,,/,i, (hluh,," 11-1-.11)1)2 Qu on urround h �Iff' rol In youth' drowning By TERRY KELLY IIlchlpn C n BBN'ION HARBOR - When the vote in Benton Hamor broke with tradition in tho August primary, am switched to the Republicq ballot, tbey did it for ODe on: to 0 t Berrien Sheriff Stephen M ehke. "It hurt m to vo Republican, " said one nior citizen. "But that to 0." dld-d...…
….. '. (I .1(11 �JO 3tl AUGUST 11 i : 1"'11 whi pollee force, Rev. J e J c on joined I com munity unity march organized here A t 7 behind , ing rae I te io surrounding the Jeffrey Dahmer Earlier the same day, the Mil lukee Pollee sociation voted overwhelmingly to for the 0 ter of Chief Philip Arreol for s pending three patrol men who � tioned but did not arrest Dahmer. • DAHMER on P ge AUICBB -The unveilln of pollee iOOif- • ferenc...…
…\Whether it was by 1,�00 v�es or 7,000, taking he . ur an vote fo granted c r BI nchard hi governor ip, a d Sen. Dav d Holmes, 0- Dqt. De trott co ti ist Ed Smit H Dispute erupt over Black jobless 'figures Blanchard aide denl UL finding disagree on "The State of Black Michigan." Department of L bor Director Elizabeth Howe criticized a report called "The State of Black Michigan" released by CULE in July. Howe id the report...…
…By Bernice Oro Corr . ondent ._._....... ..._ " _._._-_.-_ _-- m. TO II A ItBOR M ry Defoe. pr side m of the Twin Citic Branch of NAACP. told the city commi ion Mon d y. March 5, he would like to ee the 'city of Benton Har bor come in compliance with flirmative action. DcFoc : aid sh ha a ked (or a copy of the city' affirm tive ction plan, but has not r ccivcd one yet. She also read the commis ion p rt of the affirmative c...…
…\ Although the demonstra tion too pi eei the middle of a Blac city, ccording to Greenpe ce estimate, II those arrested were white and only ·a small percentage- of the demon trator wer Blanch�rd' proposal , pa ed the tate hou nd enate a a part of the governor's budget bill and . o on hi desk. Up and Ou of P rty, a co lit ion of community, church, labor, and welfare rights organizatio including WRO, . . peop to call. Blanchard...…
…I I LA SING __, First there t e Michigan Civilian Conser �tiYe Corps, then tbe Michigan Y. uth Corps. Now, beginnng in January, the state will initiate the Michigan eighborhood rps(MNC), The experimental program w II hire 1,100 young people ei er eligible for or no OD p blic �tance to ork on the improvement and rehabilitation o certain Michigan neighbor h Participants will receive minimum wage plu medical benefits. At presen...…
…A homeless dvocacy group under the � tional Housing Law Project iD W shiagto o.c, alo. ·th 1)e UBi d Community H . Coa ·lion (UCHC) nd COTS Tem porary shelter of Detro· ob- o taioed a temporary restrai . order to pro . the sale of all propertCs . de d bY the u.s. Departme of Ho - ing and Urban DeYelopment (RUD). e groups h ve accused HUD of be" . direct . tioD of the Stewart B c:KiDDey Ho ele s A istaece Act: , primary cam- ...…
…See 14 Dukakis trails Copyright 1988 Capital News Service TraceySzai LA SINGe-Six months before the presidential elec tio Michigan residents are all most evenly spill betweewn VICe President George Bush and Mas achusetts Gov. Micheal Dukakis, a Capital ews Service survey Bush claimed 44 percent of the 399 tate ide residents polled between Mat 6, to May 6, slightly toppi Dukakis 43 per cent, while 13 percent said they were ...…
…u gon Ht oman named 0 a ional board LANSING -- Housing in Michigan' in a state of crisis, ccording to report issued onday, Oct. 4 by a special legislative committee. . crisis in affordable, safe ho ing for a ubstantial number of our citizens --- in both center cities and rural are 0 th ta e -' simply intolerab e, said Rep. Charlie Harrison, Jr. (pon iac), chair of th committ . ued the 121-page study. e governor and I law dir...…
…HSERVING THE VOL. IX NO.7 held in topic a of Bl ck z RIZO BID TO DROP I G HOLID Y riz na - Th re ently elected c n TVa tive ovemor of Arizona ha angered mo t Black and many white in ate with hi announced intention t dr p the state holiday honorin ain civil right leader Dr. artin Luther van STATE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY" j polluted' he added. The forum wa held at Dunbar High hool which nee h d the best record in the ...…
…-' • A Mother's Day Heroine Tum to Pltg 14 VOL. VIII NO. 24 A Y 11 - 1 7. 1986 NEWS BRIEFS LK III FOR GEORGIA SENATE Atlanta, Ga. - artin Luther Kin III ha announced hi intention to run for th Geor i t te enate. The 2 -y r-old on of 1 in civil ri h leader Martin Luther King, Jr. will be comp tin ainst a field of three other candidate in the D mocratic primary. All candidate ill be vying for the eat bing vac t d by Julian Bond. Bon...…
…8ULKRATE u. PAID Ben n H.rt»or, 148022 ,.., 0.50 Add 2 nd th army on the Black in titution of a la that pro- hibi e and marri betwe n Black nd hite. rioter ." S) - d Th P Iso c mpaign d motionally for the re-_ r ci m amon African hit ver here predicting that th rutin tional P rty of Pr i d nt P. . Botha may ct even more har hly to put an end to the n arly 1 � mont of Blac unre t. Alr dy, th ov mm nt i id to b cousid ...…
…entia) candidate J couldn't a Fourth of July bar ue at just that. V· . f� in his South Caro home, J n enticed n n with the ' tbouabt of running t sepp. Sen tor Strom Thurmond. conceded that the Sen- only "an 0 " but n to re· the , ho i a re ent of oniy to " . 'I· LADE for announce his intention to re . de in South Carolina, blch he already don , and collect 10,000 IIII'latlllrel before A 1. The latter could be done easily o...…
…• -PAG 2 ip Conference in Washin ton D.C., these Bento Harbor 4-8 Silj der. They ha e been in olved in a three-year Citize hip ood year, state go ernment. . year' focus on national po red by th 4-8 membe . Pictured from left are: Rodn y . gton, D.C.; Joyce Butler, 4-8 Leader; Antionette Williams; Smitty Cr . tanto Den Sim; Pat Bati t; aren Yen . Gerri Sim 4-H Leader; An tt By •• The Berrien County Commis on is now pl nning n inrn te ...…
…BULK RATE US. POSTAGE PAID . Benton Harbor, I 49022. It 0.50 r t I .' G CALLS FO A aTHE DAY OF REST"· tinue through the 16th, i being on red by the ar tin Luther King Jr. enter for onviolent' Social - Change. birth- ith the ena trnent of the rtin Luther ing hich Jr. holiday bill King ee 8 and con-' '84 promise to be the mo exciting celebration we have 20th Anniversary rch On ever held," explained. Center ashington and, t t...…
…U I p B ESIDE TTLE C T CAL S FO EE SPEECH Y 11 - 17, 1983 JOBS P OGR STO YO P G S BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID B nton Harbor, I 49022 P rmit 0.50 e • T B reci ents .a day. That's level but till 10 er h e uffered elfar pendin B Terry elly BE TO H RBOR - The ity pr posed redra in of ard boundaries is un c eptable nd the pro e s of dra - in th nard lines should be opened up to the publi . That me s ommuni ted to cit ...…
…AUGUST 11 -17, 19 2 Serv Tri-County South ote City oter al approved the mil- e requ to fund the etro arcot- ic -.U d by 343 to 230 count. Only the orton School are turn ed do n the narcotics proposal T 1 ,010 voters in the city were ro � 15 percent of tho registered the city cler ' office reports. There ere 641 votes ca in the r ceo Jame B anc i:ie DemCCT t' con e 'chard Headlee in the ovem b r conte . In Benton Harbor, voter ...…
…VOL. III O. 'lOP GE3 • • FBI ele ir t phas of 9 month, 15 ma� inv stigation; only • I coun ts, 2 ,QOO r lat to $6.2 million that spark d pro b G vin and four 1977. _, .......... out t probe turn of 23 in . . cal b . - from the United Commun ity Deve opment Corpor tion (UCDC), non-p fit ocal dev pment com- pany, de . ted by the city to HUD funds for orth busin de lopment. Ford' loan plica 'on to UCDC to iIi- tat the buil...…
…If it ARCH 11 - 17 t 19 1 , 25 CE TS SERVI G TRI.cOUNTY SOUTH ESTER ICHIGA tt 'U t but no hat e do? e beat the poor man over th head in a way we didn't be t th other man clue s hi tongue and y gav th m a ehane and 1 hat they did - th y can t do it. Benton H rbor annu College til b - en Gi t poo ch hbn ing of th cuts which ur the end of vera} vi 1 to cit" s in itu ti n don t kno ho ri ht'o" …
…VOL. III O. 10 F.EBRUARY 11 - 17. 1 ESTER ICHIGA 25 CE TS Geor ddell 46 Bri in, e pre d his and me of his neighbor con cern 0 er the po . ility of Palmer's Grocery lling pd' or at his Fair and Britain store. dd II ted,' yen though ther are busine alr dy in th neighbor hod, thi type of establish men u Ily h a cro d n the premise similar to P lmers on Broad ay and Ro . '8 Party Store on Terri torial. This can and pro b b...…
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