…Loss of traffic light threatens seniors mGHLAND PARK - Mel vin Wi)]jams, a long time com munity leader, warned High land Park Mayor Martha G. Scott that removal of a traffic light at Woodward Avenue and Ford created a danger for senior citizens trying to cross the busy intersection to get their gas bill paid Since Woodward Avenue isa state highway, it is the state, rather than the city that decides whether or not to have tra...…
…�. I HIGHLAND PARK FOCUS .. .......... . : .. ,......... st. · h :=w.�� : .. '/..:: ... !)}f�iX..;}g:t:;: .. ;· ·· ay .:::::::: .. ::: .. : � :: .. ::.. Flo ers .:.::::::.::::.: .. : . athletic Scholarship Assistance Program. Won't you please e a gift of love on thi Valen tines Day by he pmg the cause. mini- For more information regarding the HPCC Valentine D y Flo r sale, please contact: Mrs. Shirley urray by calling (313) 25...…
…Special Election in doubt By on . I HIGHLAND PARK - Doubt is being raised as to whether there can be a special election for the Highland Park treasurer to replace Lucille Jones, who died last year. A representative from the Highland Park City Clerk stated that city elections could not be combined with school elections. This means that Highland Park would have to hold a special election or wait until a state or federal election...…
…CHICAGO,- John on Product Co., Inc., one of A eric' I rge t African __ ·r1l·_ft manufactur· com- ni , made un ecedented commitment to i community by recently launching an annual program, en . Give to the Ore m", This unique p thropi c program will help African American consumers support their organizations and t e dive role in co trolling the . y of these i titutio The "Give to the Dream" program announced t the nn ,I mbly -Sta...…
…I I \ In And About Muskegon Black History onth observ.ed in ·Muskegon By Mary Golliday Andra Jamel Turner celebrated his 4th birthday recently with a party at home with family and a few friends. He had ice cream, cake and a lot of goodies. I asked him what he wan ed to be when he grew up. His sister CC said, you know I want to be a doctory. J arnel said me too. CC said, copy cat. I said, hold it You can both be doctors, Dr. ...…
…I t SELMA MARCH 1968, a testiaaOllJ to the I hlp 01 tbe AfrIca rica e urcb. A.M.E. MlDiste Jol d the --=:!..-�..:.::!::.���:::.._____!:����::..:._.:.2E�� o were detenniaed they could make a dir- du� research, collects histori cal documents, pub' es boo on Black life and history and promotes Black hi torty through community organiza tion, hurches and cbool. From 1915 until his death in 1950, he served a the association's director ...…
…r dENTON HARBOR AREA NEWS $25,000 for TF A, hich was to go to people's utility bills. ot o e TF A pplication taken. That money was spent on rent or hatever e e the management spent it on. That's a dis-al- 10 ceo You got to pay that b ! Yo canno pend money out of its category," he dded, Yelorda said, it obvious th t a lot of oney was "pumped into the office sup _ pli store, ( ain Street- Office Supplies, Benton Harbor), on the ...…
…MICBlGAN CI11ZEN BENTON HARBOR AREA NEV,:S I come tax talk , I brings pro esters omee ing I , By mice Dr signs need to be put up. You BENTON HARBOR don't even know where you are The discussion of a possible going, because there's no signs." citywide income tax brougb a "I think the city income tax is fe concerned businesspeople worth looking into," he added to the Benton Harbor City Commission Charles Commissio meeting, Monday, Ya...…
…I I Ho on ys that while rumor has it that e's agreed to do numerous film projects, e i stillj t looking over aipts, but does no intend to make her sil ver screen debut soon. . .Natalie· Cole stepping lightly while still recovering from her recent foot surgery .. �. Veteran ew Edition members were disap pointed they didn't win (for favorite duo or group), but ne member Johnny Gill id he never dreamt he ould he here this soon. A...…
…Quarte e Uni�n mar s 42nd anniveflsary Church, Pleasant Grove Baptist ost pastor will alternate' -. (]lurch, New Mission Baptist The Rev. Leonard Rob�' 7:00 p.m. Blac History ��r�. _ Church, and Hopewell Baptist pastor of Christian Light B - All members are asked to The public 15 invited to at- Male Chorus..aH of�ton Har- list Church will pray the pra�r p cas.: attend and on time, .ac- tend .according to Mrs. Geri .' 810118 With Omai Fe11...…
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…'Dear him back' . Dear B.R., In mainta� any kind of . relationship, its1uDportant to be WII�� open and hone t with e ch other. If the ofjou decide to continue -your friendship, then you need to let him know of your feelings and hopes of him being in love with you again. Try to find out what happened to your' former relationship. What are his feelings? What happen to the woman he left you for? Is he ready for a serius commitment?...…
…YOUR FINANCES co ulinq e the tar imp ct 0 pe istent disaiminatio But . clunond cted. Yet this court, supposed bas . on of equality, tri down Richmond's effortsas though discrimination never existed" On By and then refused to accept them. Moreover, the suit al leges r cial discrimination, emotional distress, conspiracy, and antitrust violations. - Top BI C Holl ood ke p Arti t Launc es IfiIO:ft!.lrLrc: TV rna eup artist June ...…
…BEITER LIVING sOjourn r Truth Adol • · es of pasSage -. easing I ado e cents 'in 0 adulthood I I I If you think being an adult in today's orld j difficult, try being as adole cent! Many people are bringing a time honored solution into current use. This solution, the adoles cent rites of passage, is one which we would like to see all African American families and Project, Dr. Hope Hill, Acting organizations make a part of Olief...…
…,.,U . C Ad. 21 , 211 m Sf!aIOD OIl the 101- HJlbWld Park, aBe er ood landscaping. Th city paid them for- tb ervice. AU employees re residents of the area. By erving an incu,:?ator service to get small business de oloped in the neighborhood, the C bas been ble to begin to ddress the unemployment in the re. Several business pr jects are currently under consideration. Local business d residents have found it d vant geous to wor...…
…MlCHlG anz 23 , I CLASSIFIED NOTICE BY PERSO S Cl..AIMING 11TLE I UNDER TAX DEED To the Owner or Owners of any and all Interests in, or Liens 'upo the Lands herein Desttibed: TAKE OTICE: Sale was lawfully made of the following desaibed �d for unpaid taxes on that land, and that the under- signed title to the land under Micbi,an Citizen Adv. 1129189, tax deed or deeds issued for the 2/5/89, 2/12/fN, 2/19/89 land. You are entitl...…
…• I I. 1 Stete's.onty Black owned hospital face's closure I. By E DETROIT - South est Detroit Ho pitaf will soon be cI ing i � permanently if immedia e ctioe i not taken to deter thi , say the Friends of outh est Detroit Ho pital, a I group organized to save the . ��. --------------��------�---------- ore than 300 professio . be job a major Black o ed d o�r ted f cility will be turned (1'ICf to . te control- lers and essence ...…
…mocratic 'Chalt nge ��J . a briefs t urp us tocks are 0 low. Cur rentlyCongressman Mic ey Leland, (D- TX), Chairman of the Committee is considering H.R. 3956, proposal to in crease the level of allo able milk producuon thOUl 10 r ing the market price. This ould ure the vailability of mor surplu dairy products for tho t in need ... I ••• THE u.s. DEP [NT of Agriculture (U DA) ill res dish' . utio of on-fat dry mil to eed...…
…• I Conyer's aleo bill_gains By F Capital News Service LANSING - A �ichigan congressman's bill requiring warning IabeJs on alcohol bas gained support from a Kalamazoo legislator and the administrator of the state's Of fice of Substance Abuse Ser vices, U.S. Rep. John Conyers, D Detroit, has . troduced legisla tion to rotate four "strongly worded" labels on alcohol be� The Iabe � state: - "WarniDg: Drinking this product,...…
…( ) P III i 0 II.. f, f)" 111 , l' 11 tar �. I .vt t l r--. \ u: \\ � J freezes OYer, we'D be here." With tho ind ot oommn- ment d SIr h, the African American community of atchez cannot help but m you tell if Editor …
…roM! 12 IS. 1 5 O( 0 Behind the State Department report on . , . Late last month an United Nations sponsored conference on the South African backed war against Mozambique was held in the country's capital, Maputo. The �nt, which took place on April 26-Zl, was the first international donors con fereece to be CODft ed in the African Dation requesting assis tance, rather than in Europe and North America. Just prior to the confe...…
…1 • , •. •.•. Highland Park Focus d to ore ki der- garten through 12th grade clas like library, ph ical educa m . c d computer scien- e en out in t d to create Adult Educ tion Center ith II progr ms nd ervice under one roof.She supported the aG<J'I)(1'( )Il of De dress code d belie ungsters s ould " top 100 ing t designer . and "start hlking at ho or 100· g ahe d for educational gains." When she first got on the 001 board, ...…
…. JUNEU-l' 1 7 Highland Park Foc�s CITYCOU CI I REFUSES TO PAY FOR I AYOB'S HOTEL BILL By offi�s pocket Scott fe there a threat to Porter and Dwight Downes HIGHLAND PARK - In a Mayor- Sc:ou contended that her life sufficient to require . voted against payments. Coun- three to two vote at it's June 6 since � limit was set in the. takiDg a body guard, she ould cil members Heath and Ross regular . n, the Highland Spring, it sb d not ap...…
…PIC progr m helps youth TOE thl.e mark' Employers and young (TOE) program, a result of or rs in the Benton Harbor close working relationship be area benefit from the highly sue- tween the Benton Harbor Area cessful Try-Out Employment' Schoo area employers and the ! Berrien-Cass- Van Buren_ Private In� Council "Benton Harbor' TOE program is typical of the high quality of youth progams in our tri-county area," according to PIC Exec...…
…fort to relief to South . ,mi.4ed by Apartheid. Frank Cooley, of Frank Cooley E er pr ises, Inc., promoter of "The Wo d Con- cert said, • congregate as one to ddr aI and basic human rig' i ue--the in- h ... South Africa.· t SAVE SID SAVE SIS 181 Tool torag unit B 5 3 Craftsman. A. 10 dra er tool chest. B. 6 drawerroll-a ay. • 10 …
…I I JUNE 12-18, 1� MIOfIGAN CTIZEN 11 Jac n: Econom c opportunities needed to . ·combat "rug However, Jac on agreed with many of the young men present that the drug problem plaguing many 10 income Black communities starts out- side those co unities. He also suggested that simp Iyarresting and jailing more and the solu- An aide sujnmar ize d Jackson' feelings by saying 0 thering at the the w income ar "There are ens housing n...…
…Benton Harbor area news Bene.tta L Woodley and Jenord W' l ndCOU …
…C chief be e oes and 91-0 • speaking terms with h� Not ly the House one of� predecessors counsels Committee, the Iect Commit wiJh him. Indeed, several have tee On Aging 0 the House of testified against . on the Hill.' Representatives he was mortal ly wounded wbe he was called "a liar" during a earing before the Aging co ittee) and the Government A unting Office have taken t· Thomas' own study ilia ints out some C A. ,Sr. NNPA N...…
…-I JaGd a tJa4t I ultba, ,. abk to partiei· poa,but it " '1t1aGt com· pliaJt«l. TMy cUd" , 1M for a Ua"u. • …
…I I ea Dear Erik, xx P.L., Br yn, ewY Dear P.L, I think you should let her • • know he wa 9ay ..... 11 'rands shows that you are thoughtless and have no regards for her feelings. Stop playing games with the lady and try being honest with her about your feelings. I am sure after she real ly gets to know you she will lose all interest Sincerely, Erik Washington know how you feel about her be- . me up the walls. I a sl - h...…
…artinez, Board Treasurer. Receiving wards for five years of ervice ere: K therine Dr gon, B ngor; DOM Lig gett, Do . c; LeRoy Martin, Benton Harbo ally on tez, Holland. A rds for 15 of service nt to Delores i, Dowagiac; Har- r t om Bangor and Zully estr te, Eau Claire. Gertrude usel nd received special ra ion for recognition for 17 years of ser vice .. Presentor t the organization's hops were: Don Gast, Administrator - Sou...…
…17 . grade The best elementary school spellers in Benton Harbor Area Schools met at Stump El men tary School recently to deter mine who was the top s lIer in each grade at the 1988 Ben on Harbor Schools Elementary Spelling Contest (Grades 2 through 6). A total of 59 students too part in the contest testants were determined through ·spelldowns" held in each grade. Th winner Who received first place trophies, were: Second Grad...…
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…LEGAL NOnce To the 0WDeI'S of any d aU interests in or liens upon the lands herem de cribed Take . notice. Sale lawfully made of the fo dcsaibed land for unpaid lues on that land, and that the UDdersigned title to I e land UDde.r tax deed i ued or the Iud. You are titled to • reconveyance of this land withm . (6) months after return of � of this Il� upon pay at to the under signed or to the Treasurer of Berrien County, of all s...…
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…in, ea ing dea grand jury call By Larry 'Doc' Blue JACKSON - The controver sy over the beating death of Jacks n Prison inmate 0 car Ro is J r a the hands of 12 prison guards continues, fol lowing the official ruling the death was "accidental" The AACP marched July 8 and 9 in front of the Jackson County Prosecutor's office ad ding to the demands for a grand jury investigation, a demand issued by some mem bers of the state le...…
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…JULY 12-18,1987 THE ICHIGAN CITIZEN 3 • urge tANS G - A letter writing campaign in SUPPOTt of divest ment from South Africa . being urged by Brett J. cRae, aide to Rep. Perry Bullard, and supported by the NAACP. The � tment bills passed the House, 92-8 and 94-7, and no go to the Senate Judiciary Committee for hearings in the fall, cR e reported in memo to the fA,ACP. A· list of targeted Sen tors Ie er ca ho need to hear fro...…
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…JULY 12 -18,19.87 THE MICHIGAN CITIZEN 5 ree The eighborhood Informa tion and Sharing Exchange ( ISE) has received a S 7 ,000 grant from the Berrien Com munity Foundation to cover publishing and di tribution cost for ISE' ne etter and to fund le dership/communica- tion workshop currently being held in Benton Harbor, accord in to L. Stankavich,cont ct per n for ISE. The Berrien Community Found tion phil nthronic organiz tio...…
…JULY 12 - 18, 1987 THE ICHIGAN CITIZEN 7 ight to save Highland Par camp r ache for community suppo HIGHI..AND PK - The fight to eep a northern Michigan camp for the use of the High land Par community is broadening. According to Earl O. Wheeler, Jr., chairperson of the Highland' Par Men's Forum, a community meeting will be held Thursday, July 16, t 6 p.m, at McGregor I.Jbrary. Joining the en' Forum in the fight to ve the camp a...…
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…JULY 12 -18.1987 THE ICHIGAN CITIZEN • • • in on . , By ary Golliday MUSKEGO - The contest ants of the rust Annual "Beautiful Hearts" scholarship pageant are taking a break from their tedious studies to enjoy breakfast at "Mr. Bee's" restaurant, here. These young ladies will be featured in the pageant to be These Muskegon tores have he ichlgan Citizen on sale: Brewster's Boutique 254 Amity Ave. Cee " Dee Cafe 471 W. W ...…
…C G CITIZ JULY -1 7 ch irper n. therin B dy i ill urch program chairper n. Gerri Pring} will be the .C. The rvice in the afternoon ill b held t 3: 0 p.m. The publi i invited to end the day ith the Ebenezer Family. e P OG SSIVE .8. Church, 245 Pipe tone ill begin their Summer Revival Service in Sund y, July 12 through Friday, July 17, at 7:()() p.m. nightly. The Evan eli ill be the Rev. Richard mith of the e t. P uJ . nary B p...…
…JULY 12 - 18,1987 THE ICHIGAN CITIZEN 11 Dear Erik Dear E . For month no I have be n running r und ith an older man. H care for me very much and he h improved my tan d rd of living. In dditi n to payin my rent, ] al h ve new car. What my problem. I m unhappy with the way I am living. I feel amed of my If h n er he i To m e matters even wor , 1 am emb rr d to be with him e are out. H h r am everyb y i quiet. He i I y', ...…
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