…ca e- ByTOOENSI n Citizen DWAYNE BROWN A federal law making it a crime for GIs to advocate for, or join, a labor organization has been used to imprison two Black GIs who pro ted command sanctioned racism at Ft. Hood, Texas. Congress passed the anti-un ion la in 1977 in response to fears that active duty service o e By ALISON JONES Spec�1 to Michigan Citizen American (NCOBRA), has for malized plans to establish Black Commu...…
…Ilealtil • _.011 ..... -_.-._ .. _-, .. _. urvey by Lou' Harr' reh) hows a dram tic in in con rn about th impact of gun violen on the Ii of American children. Among the poll findings: • one in five parents y they have or kno moon who a child who w wounded or killed by another child with gun." One in five paren kno a child "who was worried that or sh got a gun for If-pro- tection.· , The figure is one in th for African Americ...…
…• By RO SEIGEL mGHLANJ) PARK - At a pe cial council m ing requeSted by Highland Par Mayor Linsey Porter, t city council delayed action on the Mayor' requ t to gi lope of planned hous ingatA-Mac/BenjaminManoron Manchester Avenue th right to stop paying taxes and pay a 4% rvioe charge instead. Highland Park Mayor Linsey Porter said that it for thed velopers to an ur anoe this would happen if they ere to get funding from the M...…
…By YVO NE SCOTT DETRorr - S011'e people may feel that health food and politics are worlds apart, but no former Detroit City Council member Erma Henderson. She is th owner and creator of Erma Henderson's Wholistic Health Food Store at 19444 Liver nois. "Working in the health food field is a way of helping people. I di vered that it was a way of helping me to keep going under a great deal of pure. I was able to do a better job," ...…
…• Ethel Tinsley, 85, died one day before she was honored for 50 years a member of the Warren Avenue Baptist Church. She was born in Birmingham, AL, and moved to Detroit as a youth. At Warren Avenue he erved with the NUrBEB Guild, the Ma tron' Board, the Warren Avenue Chorus and, still had time to raise three young cousins, Charlene, Dawn and Yvonne. Tinsley's survivors include her husband, Willie; cousins Lery Leroy and Fannie ...…
…pri n I ('I,ill i("" , ;(",., i - - ----_- - ----- ------ - ___j ",""'_rv_v) to P loyalty of t to pro r cial pri by __ ,Dt"P_ t B too, t th i proud ith i 0 ng history, t dition, and culture, d nequally mtingfutureto be on through cial solidar ity." In an era h Afri and African people lay p tra , ad nd ruined after centu ri of rape, pilla and de tion at the hands of Europe and Europea , it Garvey ho arrived on the to pro...…
…• H' toricall , Black nun hav alway -pped bytMpolice for no other n than being Black! tan Black, medium Black, or very rich blackberry Black (1 30) take my dad for instance they called him tM"IU - fish" ng bause he owned a hotel, . a lumber yard and his u ry own grocery store at 622 Winder � back in the glory day of"Paradi Valley" Now him 00178 rich and all didn't prev nt him from being 'stopped & fri ked' by the good '...…
…A7 r D PM c 1 Oral argument before the Army Court of Military Review is edul for t . month. In late June, this same court reversed the conviction of Ser geant Pete (who had earlier been released from prison after serv ingtwo yeats) and dismissed his case. The ruling so infuriated the Army command tin the unusual step of king the full court to revi the decision of its three-panel judge. "OUR DEMAND OR Black Community Parole...…
…III!/! Cltlan Vesta firetcameon the R&B scene six years ago with the commotion-causing single "Congratulation.", an unfold ingstory of a woman oblivious, until the last minute, of her -lover' eclding. Vesta deemed to be an R&B inger with a �le of her own. Her voice could carry long full notes with a slice of sass and charm reminiscent of Gladys· Knight and Aretha Franklin. Thea! who watched her in terviews giggled at her sense...…
…Black Filmma Hall of Fame, Inc. entri from Afri can American film/'.1deo arti s for th Sidney Poiter Fellow hips. Film/video projects suitable for consideration include: small budget; new works; trailers for larger productions: funding for completion. Applications will be made available b� calling (510) 465-3574 or writing to Blac Film makers Hall of Fame, lnc., The Sidney Poiter Fellowships, 1212 Broadway, Suite 830, Oakland, ...…
…The Chopping Block by Philomena Corrade no G DT R BUITER V2 cup (l tick) butter, n n d 1 table poon t rr on I IV cru h d V2 te . P n r t d I mon p I V. tea poon alt Da h ground bl ck p pp r In a small bowl of an lectric mixer or in the bowl of a small food proces sor fitted with a m tal wing blad , combine butt r, tarragon, I man peel, salt and black pepper. Transf r • to a sheet of pia tic wrap; ha into .a log about one inch...…
…ou Th artln Luth r King C nt r for Social Chan In Atlanta wa. Just one of th It vl.lted " by th 30 high sehee win r of Alph Kap Alph '. Dom .tlc Travel Tour during their r c nt four-city tour. (I-r) Rhonda D. Taylor, An r.on, IN; Nicol C. Per I ,Southfl Id. I; nd Voland Y. Totton, Aurora,IL; 1.0 vlalt d hl.torlcal.1t In Blrmlng m, AL., W h n on, D.C. and Chicago during th Ight-day trip. With t nta are Mrs. Norm • Whit , AKA Int rn lonal ...…
…CALENDAR OF EVENTS up 0 pm t A n be ment upport group, Seed of Hope, will be availabl to help individuals rope with gri after losing a loved 0 . The group will meet Monday eventin ,from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., beginning September 13, in the behavioral medicine dining room at Mercy Memorial Medical Cen ter, in St. J ph. For mor information, call chaplaincy at Mercy Memorial at (616) 983-8454 or Hospice at (616) 429-7100. There is no...…
…it buy 0 ? 'That' the qu tion. Thed . iontobuy hom hould not mad lightly. :y hom buy J'8 ha n mpted by boo and that prom' riches in te and promote comple m to make anyone a millionaire with " 0 Money Down". The reality' that real tate is asolld in tment that requires a personal well a financial commitment. A down payment is only the beginning. Horne owner- hip invol ongoing mortgage and tax payments and expe uch as maintenance...…
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…I By THOMAS GEORGE CHICAGo-Five blocks w t of th 94 yon the South Side at 60th and Green Streets sits a tired old building with barred doors, broken windows and shattered dreams. It is the old Englewood Hospital, built in 1905. For the last 10 years, it has sat and wilted. It represents much of the ewoocl nigh borhood, one of the roughest and toughest and poorest in this city. Few outsiders cross the line into this bleak neighb...…
