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…•• I . U e of dog , search hetlccpter SU oUce overr anger tudents FLODEAN s. RIGGS Stll/f Repotter S urday Nov. 4 a recently opened Lansing-area record store jointly owned by four MS U student ponsored a promo-party at one of the citys v z ac popular night spots. Conrad Parrish, 29-y ar-old publisher of Lansing's African Amer ic n newsp per, the Metrop attended the party taking pictures of the ocial functiOn. During th...…

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…Ncwember 12-18, 1989 MICIDGAN CITIZEN Page 3 La ma ers mull weapo s choice in crime • J"OO.·,_, ..... G - Lawmakers are choosing their strategy and equipping their arsenals to in­ tensify Michigan's war on crime and drugs. It is still unclear, however, egislation weapons will be cr fted and hen they'll be deliYered to the front. Judiciary committees in both ho are orking with Gov. James Blanchard on legislation to fight Michigan...…

…e OPINION I aturalization Services. We gree ith many im- migr ti rigb organizatio tha all borers in· . on o d be treated with dignity and respect. We ca�tion the S D to ttack the outreach of the city of Los es to members o· community 0 simply to' and have decent living conditi . We agree ith the Coalitio. for Humane Immigr tioa Rights based in Los es they ve aged the hypocrisy r of u.s. im- migratioD procedures. M . Lind Mi...…

…," Opinion/Commentary I Editorials/ Letters Statehood would end D. C. On October 27, George Bu h vetoed the budget of Washington.D.C. because of his ' objection to monies within the budget for economically disad­ vantage4 women seeking to yo'd unwanted pregnancies The President thus was able to keep his pledge to anti-abor­ tion forces. eanwhile the District of Columbia has been thrown into a fiscal crisis because the Presi­ d...…

…I . • Ing Opinion • rl roo .. J eep 10 Democr re ching implicati for the entire labor movement. To date, nearly 3000 miners have been arrested. central . to a 40 year coaUDiitme:at to ma e contributio to a fund COYCria& pcDSioDers and their ido s. hose . 76. Where arc the den 0 the De oaatic party to fight for the ri of bor? Earlier thi year. Exxon dumped milIi of gaIlo of oil over tho of mil of beautiful Alas an horel...…

…Bloc club gets ,b utlflcatlon grant A.�I" Highland Part - At a Mas- chusetts Avenue Improve­ AssociatiOn meeting held overber 2, the block club receive 10,000. The money the latest draw from a grant arded by the Michigan Builders' Alliance in I.ansing. A total of $28,000 is to be divided equally among elevea tree borderd by Woodward, Oakland, Davi on and Ten­ nyson streets, which will use the funds for neighborhood beautific ...…

…a si e Detroit residents figh DBTROrr - "What people wanted way of dealing ith the crime problem," T . Smith said. East side Detroit residents got together . th police support and formed all organization called Cops and eighbors. Since then it has received state and local grants. Smith is now the Community Education Coordin tor nd one of its . founders, Janice Johnson, is director. Cops and eighbors has a pecial phone number,...…

…no true. I think tho e accusatio are unfounded," Saunders id. The Republican h ve not d mons rated willingness to develop any new programs to help African Americans in cities . e Detroit and Benton Harbor. er id he d not ee I rge influx of BI c jumping to the Republic n Party in the upcoming guber­ torial election because there are 10 of und . ded vo ers that both p rtie need to chie victory. u ·th." Sunder id that Bl c Af...…

…I· hop et nome: A rid COU ELO AT LAw· ORRISGAVI GENERAL PRAC77CE 01' LAW Call 818/926-7143 ..... Ifor an . ailing' com,nunlty DICKEY REALTY GROUP 2819 Detroit Rd •• 616-683-6913 -£wtydtilt, We Tocu:II, Tauns 10 SOLD- L I *FHA-VA Our �GI Sill/! Is F..xp«tin, Yow CGJl (61'10.�71 Be on HaIbot W, 4e022 s I November 12-18, 1989 MIbnGAN CITIZEN Page 15 . Only charter keeps city office out of ayor's brother's building By...…

…Benton Harbor Area Ne�IJs a If you re ocate, please call: 98 7 Ext.· 479 8:30 - 5:00 - on. - Fri. y …

…a ....... � ... County G aft1ta.-. P r Group The ovember meeting of the Berrien County Gifted and Talented Parents will take place the Berrien County ISO of- � fices, 711 St. Joseph Ave., Ber­ rien Springs, Thur day, ovember 16, t 7 p.m. Featured pe ker will be Karlin Falkenstein. Her presen­ tatio is entitled, Different Stro es for Different Folks - Learning Styi .- Call 471-7125 to register. H.E.A.L of ie ana H Lecture The ...…

…. .. . - .. ". ,. '" , . . . Finances.Mone -Roy 1 id IUSUICSSICS h to do ettiag out th t m e. • inority b in need to e t eir eeds DOwn to in- sure th t they get those ser­ vices," U psh w- Royal s . d, "We (minority busin es) have not pressed our right to receive the support the st te provides." …

…Cook's Corner exican food, good or bad for you? ..... "III1III�1 Good Ii or Cesar M., San Diego, Cillif. Dear Cesar: In general � familiar (i foods of Mexico - taco, taquita, burrito, chimichanga, tostada - get high marks &om nUtritionists, b only if prepared 'th little uaimal fat, uch lard Sdc=ntil' U now have i�tified a mild allergy, .gustatory rhinitis: a nerve reflex that explains why some chili lovers have runny ut research...…

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…I ORIlY FlUES - nority FamU' In the 9Os-. one of four in family workshop t SU Con­ terence THURSDAY NOV. 30. Iogg • East Lan ng. . are $«). ich al.o covers lunch. and REGISTRATION OEADU E I FRIDAY NCN. 10. Hou ng I avaIllabie d redly through the Center. Sing rooms are $51 and doubles ar $56 plu.taX. h Tropic G ER ASSOCIATI OF AEnAED PEASO S AMP meets SECOND FRIDAY MONTHLY at St. t­ the • E.pl.copal Church. Holbrook and W...…

…opi ion ganization will present internal­ ly-produced proj . Control of B Art ould be held by Am Americans. Join U !, tell us t you to see in movies d on TeL ( 1 � 1.70-4'� Note: AI the present time, we DIe not in II position to � completed scripts. The CIIIalog lists tidu only. an 4J Public nou 7. Sunrx ase r<J I lin,::, 8. r -nch friend . . nty 10. S f� 11. Source t -'.' - …

…NO'VeIIlbec 12-18, 1989 MICHIGAN CITIZEN Page 23 CLASSIFIED START - ,000 LOAN No employment, end , or I needed. 1-517·714-1540. 24-hour .... . ART AND CRAFT EXHIBITOR SPACES AVAILABLE for the Ka-.mAZ1OO and Grand Owt�_ Expo, Dec. 2nd & ltd and Dec. 8th & 101h. to: A.C.E., P.O. Box 305, 0\at10tt8, 48813. 1 /12 & 11/1V AUTOS FOR SALE True ... JMpa for S44 through Gcwemment? c.n for f I 1· 312·742·1142 EIrt. 1375. Open Sun· day. ...…

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…Stud nt rg U. m n ment; curriculum and A a er D d KallII�.U In reponse to continous stream of re tionary beb vior by the Howard U. administr - tion, university udents halted the school' annual Charter Day convocation. University presi- Fa . S. Capital News Service LA. SI G - Gov. James Blanchard said the Legi lature's Blac Caucus' criticism ofhi St te of the State addres simply was the lawmakers' yof etting 1m at­ tention. ...…

…e e D 500,000 children members die in the war: 0 d Dr 0 B After the di en Presi- den PoW 0 bo of South Africa visi ed four Black African countries - I� Coast, Zaire, alawi and Mozambique - outh Afro b 0 essmen are 'expanding their markets o 8 Afro B a<JYanoes are in the IvQl)' Co a bas- o South Africans and Ivoriaas to each others countries All under crutfny d Africa Analysis reports that Pr iden y 0 useveai of Ugand 0 last mont...…

…I I PASU honors By C.A. MW1mza Contributing Writer On February 21, Ig�5, EI­ Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, also known as Malcolm X, was gunned down by assassin's bul­ lets in New York City. However, despite his untimely death, millions of African­ Americans and people interna­ tionally are still influenced by his ideas. Wednesday, February 22, a seminar organized by the WSU Pan-African Students Union (P ASU) examined Malcolm X's co...…

….d' o s s • , from this . e rd of cau- partirularly n efforts are derway to divide African American men from African "American omen. American today' much more per­ d . . tionaIized and m t have 0 anten- up to be able to perceive the ca me factors are to the ocial condition of op­ pressed comm .. in this na- tion. There has been an overall at­ t c on African Americans during the Re gan years. Whether this tta will con­ tin...…

…I . 5 OPINION Vor ByRo D What happening with the Rainbow Coalition around the country? One place you might want to look is Ne York State where state Representative Ar­ thur O. Eave has worked to build one of the most for­ midable state chapters of the Rainbow Coalition in America. State Chairman Eave, who is Deputy Speaker of the Ne York 'State Assembly has managed to pull together a broad range of constituencies under the u...…

….1 . HIGHLAND PARK - e Highland P k City cit will 0 d a public hearing duriDg ° onday dl 20 meeting up- dating its five year plan to dd improve reerea- f cili ° in the �o The P blic caring on recreation ° the fir tep in city efforts to get tate funding for recreation facHitie from the Michigan tura Re ources Trust Fund/Land and W ter Conservation Fund in cooperation ith the U.S. Department the Inter­ ior and tlie ichigan D...…

…I HIGHLAND PARK - Stat­ ing that she" ha received numerous questioas in the past fewweeb about ysheJw not publicly expressed her leeliags bout hether a county jail • should be built in bet city, High­ land Park Mayor Martha G. Scott se the coUDCil a letter stati her position. -Scott stated that IDOl'C infor­ mali . required before the community can make ·0 in­ formed decisioa·. She noted she had estab- lished a Jail Facility T ...…

…n . . neglectful response to s ud nt ne ds comes in the face of D.C. displacing 0 troit as the murd r capital of the country. The homocide pid mic in D.C., gain paralling Detroit, is fueled by a ive influx and use of era These become immediate student and school concerns be­ cause the university is located in the heart of the lower-class Bla community. tudents who are forced to live off-campus are p gued not only by crime but by...…

…I I MICHIGAN crnzEN 9 I ' eune To -Blae' eritage land Par II • I A te to B ck heritage of Highland Part, conce t p-eseDtation event, the high point 0 Black History Month for the city resident&. Held at e t. Moriah Baptist Ch ch, pastor j. Kirby, located at 13100 Woodward Ave. at E. Buena VISta. The program fea- tured music, so and dance. Program participants are featured on this page in a photo presentation by Fred Feris. . ...…

…Benton Harbor Area News ats, Yarbrough said. And at o e poi t the city didn't make any payments for five year . D aid the Public nt denied the QNdlal.'cl 15 …

…) ENTERTAINMENT Raap ry' : In case you hadn't heard, this year top grammy winners were Bobby McFerrin and folk supersensation, Tracy Chap­ man, who both walked away with three statues each. Anita Baker nabbed top honors for best R&B vocal performance, female for her -Giving . You The Best That I Got," and best R&B song -Giving The Best That I Got: shile Tarence Trent . D' Arby was aowned with best R&B vocal perfor­ mance-male. In ot...…

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…eric ns r: ce critical decisions in the next r; y ars. Will c tinue to ote th Ii har or feeler I income t dollars to th arms race? Or will w shin fede al resourc s to meet gro ing problems' to? The politics of the federal budg t wilJ spell the answe • A e federa ·0 ities ·b dget "Redirecting national priorities is the key to reclaiming the future for our children, our elders, for workers, farmers, and families. The ational Prioriti...…

…CHURCH nday, arch 12, t3:OO p.m. the usic Mr . Ruth Chester is the president, . Loretta Barnes, Minister of usic and Mrs. Loretta cGee, program direc­ tor. The public i invited to t­ tend The Women's Department of Twin-C"· Quartette Clap­ ter Local 20-2 ill meet on T , arch 14 in the home of r. Fr aces Willis, 882 Pearl St., t 7:00 p.m. All member re ed to attend and on time . . Bernice Mitchell is vice pervisor. Willie B. S...…

…l171 /" 'o' r�1 �l ... � GENERAL PRACTICE OFLAW Call 616/926-7143 DICKEY REALTY GROUP T FA/DDApay s mebil s· BJ� , The Downtown Devflop- Mayor William Wolf said the ", ment Authority (DDA) and the State had approYed a SS5,OOO '�:'''::, ,Tax Increment Pinance grant for the Water Street . Authority (TIFA) boards met Project. But it was only a verbal , Wednesday, March 8 for their approval at the time. '. regular monthly meeting. W...…

…p ceo er a private p , t 0 . • expense to The Economic Club, to e . chedu1ed ppear�ce. Co-Curat d by attle Cree Bayard Galle rt Center ... : ..•.. :.: .. :.: .. : ... : ... ·'·';'i��:.:·:·· .. ·.· . :i:ii-".:·.:·.:·.":·.:·� •. \. v- ••• •• HII''''�·II�11 r w 4I1I&i[IU, ;��:·;Yi�·::.:: .:::� �:�.::.::.�::.�: . d 10 t ·7 …

…Our II the month of lot attz .. Center for Benton Har· bor/B.nton Town.hlp, oomer of A and In Benton liar· conlin to hoI1,... ... pIOpfty tax .... Md � r.bat. applicatln. for MMoe '* •••• Y foe ad· vance appolntm.nt. by 827·2 gr. Ae-certIflcatIo fO( the .urplu. food I •• u.d pcogmm be made for ar.a •• nlor cltlz.n. month from 8:30 Lm .... :OO p.m. The pubic to Join nlor. In the film pre matlon of odern CPR to be t Cente...…

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…Rem mt» ling our strength By Marian wright Edelman --------- .. Come r ten to Maggie's stQI'Y, and you will remember' something very important. It . something we Blacks should '__ ---' DeVer let . society make us forget. Her ory reminds about Black cour e, Blae family Itrength, B survival, Bck he DID YOU OW ... that Iby middle age 61 % of Black women are overweight com­ pared to 31 % of white women. riecl 10 -re r eledridty?...…

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…acing_;_Qa t, the odd e boo· feature ajor Taylor �Gregory y Contributing Editor, Bicycle USA Magazine A READ TO 1878, blazed a trail as the first African American athlete to be­ come a world champion. Taylor dominated sprint cycling for a dozen years in Europe and the United States. He is still remembered in France for his triuphant tour of ,1901, which made him 'an instant superstar, yet he remains virtually un­ known in his...…

…. Classified . rAve. Voted lary increa e retroactive to January 1, 1989, fo : Supervisor - $24,�; Treasurer - S17,8OO; Clerk - $23,soo p 3% & crease for the 1990, 1991 1992 ted yma�es three fa d 5 &. S50 per mce • Adjourned the IDCC • t 8:13 p.m. The next regular Board meeting will be he d ell 21, 1989, t 7:30 p.m. CHURCH ip CHURCH UC LEHEAD BY BARRY OBlE· BY RRY OBlE …

…CLASSIFIED once w Recording Company now ning AIcording Artist' in I Field.. tionaJ Distribution-Promo- . on-Production in I categ . . Also ing lOng • for the Publi h- ing [)vi on. Ifi ,nd Demo Tape and $15.00 and return postage for evalua'on and your tape . be r turned: The Demo tap '11 be r' by t two Prof . onaI producer's and o",y Commercial Mat rial '11 be accepted. All other '11 be returned,if"urn postage i in­ Cluded; other...…

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…gency food stamps and clothing. Peters said, the organization representatives tried to help. �CK-�ne ly -We're poor, but we are formed Hamtramc Welfare human beings," she said. "We Rights Or anization (WRO) have rights too." reportedly got the Hamtramck Pete�s charged that: social service office to respond -. - Clients were told to co� to client problems' after � t 7 a.m. and �t had to Sit threatening to stay the entire 10 the <?ffice...…

…,,_ .. -- JoIlas_ Project Bait -based United ations High Commission (U CR) estimates that ,<XX> Somalis n refuge i Ethiopi ince Y 27, en intense ti 0 out between the Somali government and rebel Somali ational ovement (SNM) after the ized co tro of ver key cities in Somalia's em regi. y left mali with little more than the thes on their b as. By orld Heal Organizati on tandards used in times of fami e, 21% of the Somali children are i...…

…Be The Best You Can!1 By E. d PROJECI' BArr MANHOOD a nonprofit or­ ganization with a new concept, new vision, a new paradign. This is theirl uniqueness; their concern and objective is "Help­ ing Boys Become Men." Mr. Tommie Summerville is Executive Director of "MAN­ HOOD" now in its fourth year. This organization was designed to bring together African . American boys in the Detroit area and adult males who have the skill, des...…

…ctualIy are. �)�'NION COMMENTARY LEITERS, EDITORIALS keeping us and er poor peop e poor i what keeps the rich in business. keeping us quiet ith drugs and guns, if nece sary - is ho they managge to get Y with it And the myth of our racial in- eriority is what they use for an excuse. That' why we can't me up with a "cure" for racism e e deal ith the I eco omic exploitation that it up. Dr. Lenora Fullllli is the na­ tional chairpe...…

…MICHIGAN CITIZEN s OPINION � .The Mi .educatton . . of tn« Ne·gro By on Da�e� . Carter G. Woodson, one of In the senes and seventies our most distinquished his- 0 the phrase was "oreo". It meant· torians, and the founder of the Black �D !he outside, but white Association for the Study of on the IDSlde.. Negro Life and History, was In an era of mtense, even convinced that the dilemna of militant Black consciousness racial conscious...…

…HIGHLAND PARK FOCUS He expressed concern about hat ind of agreement the council could negotiate and whether the council could determine the f cil.itY physical ppearance nd ensure it ould not harbor serious of­ fenders. Porter stated that council embers were consulting block chi and ould be olding an open forum for all people in Highland Par "Everything right no is in exp tory tages.· Porter said The Highland Par Police d rue A...…