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…VOL. XVI NO. 13 An Informed People Is A Free People FEBRUARY 13 - 19, 1994 BLACK HISTORY TODAY Victims await justice By ADAM YEO ANS •• oc,.,.d p,.. .. Writ., TALLAHASSEE, lao <AP) - When Fannie Taylor claimed a Black man broke into her house and beat her while her husband was away, a posse quickly fonn to t do h - tacker. Before it as over, th drunken mob had wiped out the yourmo t importan lac ig r ? mostly Black hamlet of ...…

…P trick w of young from a di adv ground, but cum tance cademically ally. ri n, who came ntaged back­ above hi cir- to exc 1 and prof ion- HE G UP in a South Sid Chicago neighborhood and was rai ed by a ingl parent. Patrick' road out of poverty be­ gan with a hola hip from "A Better Chan ," program for underprivileged youth, which enabled him to attend Milton Academy, located n r Boston. After graduation from Mil-: ton, P...…

…By CRAIG HIU. VALLORY-LEVI JOHNSON The meeting was held last week at the McGregor Public li­ brary on Woodward Ave. be­ t ween Rhode 1 land & Massachusetts where residents of Highland Park and city offi­ cials were in attendance. Leaders oftha group opposing TANYA SHARON cal waste to the incinerator. McLean said they had passed this information about the incin­ erator to block club p idents o� their representatives and the city...…

…of yet. During th qu 'on period, former City Councilman John P tterson id the area on Cali­ fornia i prime land for housing and should be used for that. T PROPERTY off th tax rolls, Patte on qu u- tioned, when the city is facing massive million dollar deficits? " By RON SEIGEL h I.n Cltlnn HIGHLAND PARK - The Highland Par Board of Educa­ tion unanimously approved an operating budget for Highland Park Community College (HPCC) ...…

…BRIEFS Three Rivers I y . By VERA WHITE Anti .. violence caravan traveling up Alabama the Arts, 107 North Main Pat- THREE RIVERS - February is rick Petillo of Ann Arbor will be Black History Month and for the the featured poet. Vern White of fourth year, oommittee members Three Rivers and local poets will and local leaders have organized make a special p ntation Co­ several activiti and events in sponsored by the Baha'i Faith in t...…

…OITO o L- olony Highland P r city official re pu hing a plan for new municipal comple and re encountering oppo ition. The rgument of the opponent boil down to ome very b ics: high cost in time of deficits nd downsizing. one of the numbers presented thus far h ve convinced us that the project i ctu lly do-able. But our objection is more basic. The whole proce city taff h invoked to get the city hall don only p rp tuates the colonial...…

…p h th panic button t ry mention of • conflict of in t· in th busin rena. We hould in greement that priso re big busin . But, have we noticed lately that prison ystems re rotten to the core ith dec' ions made out of conflicting interests. We should all have great dif­ ficulty believing that, at any time or in any way, the Depart­ ment of Corrections (DOC) has a prisoner's tinter t in mind. Yet, prison officials are given the tas...…

…A1 letter and comment . Plea' nd them to: in Michigan itiz n t -, CURRE TL Y THE MICHIG Insurance Federa­ tion and AAA Michigan have filed suit against the petition. Attorn y neral spok man Chris DeWitt said whether or not the law can be subject to referendum is an issue for the . courts to decide if a legal battle ensues. FAIR spokesman Rick Stoddard says if the issue goes to court he expects the appro­ prlatio 1angua ill be...…

…By TUREKA TURK M#Chlp.n Citizen I would like to first tart out by saying that I knew these brothers had it going on when I first aw their video "That's When Ya Lost" back in the warm days of summer. In the midst of flipping channels, I was compelled to stop when I saw a group of young Black men with a funky sound bouncing around in a place that looked like a tropical paradise. "What?" I thought, "No na­ ked women? No bouncing ...…

…The Artist of the H rl m Renalssanc • a one-hour documentary by Amber Edwards premiering Wednesday. February 16 at 10 p.m. ET on PBS st tlons nationwide (check local II tlngs). tell the little-known story of a group of Afrlcan·Amerlcan visual artists fighting racial prejudice and discrimination during a vibrant period of creativity In the 1920 and '30 . Narrat d by actor Jo Morton. the documentary combine more than hundred tunnlng, or...…

…o The B nton H rbor City Commi ion pprov d amen ed appropriations bud fo th F' cal � rof1993/9 t th ir F bru ry 7, m ting. ' Th 1993/94 pro bud had n imated nu of 6,111,700 nd th m nd d . bud t will have timated re nu of 6,858,200. The City mu t am nd t ir budget henev planned an­ ticip ted reveIlU and expendi­ tures have changed from hat originally anticipated at the beginning oft F' cal � . The General Fund' figu were revis...…

…• ave 1r1 a � 1 ppil J 111\ Inllt t \ \' (Pictured) 1 cup chopped tomat 2/3 cup peanut butter 2 tea poon It 12 hot chili ,cru hed 1 medium plant. cubed 1 yam, cubed 2 cup fr h or frozen okr ,thawed 6 cup ater 1 pound dried bl c -eyed . rin d 1 cup cubed t pork, rinsed liar gr n bell pepper, ch pped 1 tar e red bell pepper, chopped . S talk celery, liced 1/2-inch thick 1 (2-1/2 to 3) pound chicken, cut up Fr h ginger...…

…Independently Owned And Operated � 1 S�, � (!� �----." ... �F�F��! Mile and Livernois Prices and I ems e ctlVe onda, Feb. 7 thru Sunday, Feb. 13, 1994. Cop rig 1994 Foodland. We rese the right to limit quantities. e are not responsi e tfPOQrag'c or p'ctorial errors. See Store For Det if • ATM • Gift C rtific te • 500 6 of Stamp • Money Order • Expre 6 Shlpplng-U.P.5. • W.I.C. Food 5t mpe M 5urcard nd Vie Gladly Accepted i VI � ...…

…Pr vious I b c fired b us th y minimally enforced, . d Diane Yupe, a S hOD Bannock an­ thropologist. Yupe id hertri I have disappeared its culture. "TIlE E too many luxuri , too many ocietal influ­ ences affecting Indian ," she said. "We can never exist in the old ays. In that case, it' impor­ tant to maintain and p erve our culture within ourselves to know who we are." It could mean the return of millions of American Indian a...…

…HELP WANTED Mlchlg ... Clttzen Aft.!. 2/13194 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING . The City of H ghl nd Park City Council will conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, February 22, 1994 at 6:00 P.M. t> discuss the Ie and transfer of nd for the development of the fonner HoUday Inn property 10· cated at 42 Gerald Avenue In Highland Park, Michigan Legal Description: (42 Gerald) Lot 69 Birth P1aoe Mass Production Sub on au rter Sec 4, ...…

…EBRUARY 13, 17 6 - .- .... ; ...... 0 Jo , fi t BI ck Prote tant minister, was born. 1920 - t 0 1 b 11 w tabli hed in Kan City. 1970 - Jo ph l'IIIOAD�IIAa becam fi t Black member of ew York Stock Exchange. 1951 - The Uni­ ve ity of orth Carolina ad­ mitted its first African-American tudent. How many novels did W.E.B. DuBois publish after his 89th birthday? FEBRUARY 15, 1915 - Biologist Ern t E. J re­ ceived Spingarn Medal for...…

…ID EY PaRlE JOE LOUIS 1Mt5UI.l TO AGE2 o t under the best of circum- tance t 'adde ocial psycholo- gi t Jam cGhee, Ph.D., re arch director for th Urb n Le ue, D.C. ingly bi a cial, economic, and health condition, Blac mal "Becoming cies when they are working; be incarcerated and executed; kill or be killed in homicide ; and end up in mental institutions for p ycho sand neuro s that are fatal twice as often as they are fo...…

…m r ency in the city until furt er notice. He reque ted th t there b no pring on any city tree - primary or condary - during t no , old people ho ill no lly nd die ith dignity but ill e pir un and in p in, ho I you h 1 dy respond d, o th concern nd 0 th money, o terrible dis r con outing 35,000,000 fricans, h you. But the need continues. Your gift 0 I rna e difference. Ip. -----------------------------------------�-------.---...…

…l.l;n PAGE THREE . n' S • FEBRUARY 13 - 19, 1985 THE CITIZEN / B nton Twp. t� hay • rr h nth du t s tl 10 y own township residents to get their o n police and dispatching in working order, and concluded that the county board ought to approve a separate 911 dispatching for. Benton Town- hip. Commi ioner AI· Ro ebush of iles pointed- out that at night, while the county herrif h five to eight car on patrol the tat police t...…

…corn­ . to t e •. ommunte m ternity rd" la of '85" fol th de tiny m pped out by ry grim i . c of dro ut, elf unemployment d po erty. arion right Edelman is pr . ent of th Children 'f IN­ fi Fu d, a national voi e for children. • Ion hieh u d th 1960 nd 1970 erod- i 1 in . " artie! ; J d impre - …

…c BE 0 lWP. Lake . chigan College ill offer 46 crt-course pring m ster J ranging in content from elding to ocial dancing and photo­ graphy to automotive main­ tenance. Early re stration for the ort-cou will b held in the Evenin School office (Rm. C- '103) on the apier venu carnpu from 1 :30 to p.m., eekday except Frid y Feb.4 through 14. Regular registration for ort- cou will ta e pi ce from to 9 p.m. Fe . 18 through 21, and ...…

…• muntce • Ian ho Ii rty or n d ffected by hi d ci 'on . tten- It i d n erou to develop publi poli y in i olation from the people tho policie ill ffe t. e nnot ignor our probl ms by ignorin our dif- feren Th ro d to recon- ciliati require re peet, and th t perh pith pre ident and fl de ling ith d- ri ea er or noon Ha tie McDaniel n r of-Hi or}' e tern entue y Univer ity lin Green entue ey 2101 any to iv pr [e t enton ...…

…FEBRUARY 13 - 19, 1985 THE CITIZEN PAGE SEVEN ze P.O. Box 4551 2220 Sup rior Muskegon H �hts, MI 49444 739-1219 Community meeting with yor and City Council mem­ bers. • • Ie I te in the past By Ed Letter MUSKEGO - The Muske- gon City Commission gave pre­ liminary approval for a $3500 grant to establish a victim restitution program for crime committed by juveniles. The program will be funded by the Julia Hackley Fund with c...…

…rvice n ded. In thi Bl c Hi tory onth it . good to remember th t, d to recall that our com- munity institutions rve focal point for Bl c progre and chievement. Poll rd u e­ Stodd rd, on Her­ tie - from e …

…ti e' Day of co SWEETHE TSOF 1985 The Usher Board o. 2 of Q een Esther . ionary B P: ti t Church, 2220 Superior, uskegon Height held its an­ nual Valentine Social Time, Sun­ d y, Feb. 10. . and r. illiam Pollard ere cro ned, the 1985 S eet­ hearts. U r Board o. 2 mem- b r include:Georgia P kel, pr ident; Theo Jone , vice-pre i; dent; Cele tine John n, Jean D vis, nnie Tucker, Rosie Bu ary Bell, Ella Cope- land, Vivian cCoy, Do...…

…ory progra ill deli r a dram ti- tion of 'I Have Dream.' The Society ill honor thr re om n for community I de hip. To be honored re: Rozin Tolliver, Rev. Jo phine org and Ruth Hodgen. at in e registration drive in thi coun­ try' hi tory. H i th founder d director of Oper ti n P.U.slI. (P p United to ve Humanity nd h i th first Bl c per on in our hi tory to run for the pre' dency of th United St te of Am rica. And 1 ra of ...…

…COPI G Part II FE-BRUARY 13 - 19, 1985 THE CITIZEN PAGE ELEVE eterosexual itv /Homosexual ity y u to Ii e our live in happine nd contentment. Thi column continu our que t to under- tand the ociety in which e Jive. e in our la t column that e rly childhood experience in hich the child i protected d not alio ed to participate in normal thre tening probl m- o ving experience might cau e the child to b come p ive, dependent and im...…

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…F De ELG, It m that rs. 1 tter drew a very interestin re pon from oth r re ders the country. Re don. Sincerely Erik ashington OBERT BELL C TRACTOR Fo A Detll That Can t Be Beat S Bob - On Searles Street P INTI G & DECORATING ROOFING * TILE * ARBLE RE ODELING ST TE LICE SED 310 S sSt 926 6859 Benton "'rbor, MI 49022 De r Erik, I hav always enjoyed read­ ing your column and I was quite ocked at the tter from a oman ho clai...…

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…T or non·profit rvic ey. Accountant min­ Iccounts,p�lr bud· fJ s Ind finlncill reports for Board of Dlrecton Ind nm nt i s, Ind Ilun subcontractor fis­ c polici s Ind procedur . The position demlnds tech· nlell prof i ncy in ICcount· i , Ind Ibility to work I ith plOpl. 81ch lor's d r in lCCOunting, or its equivil nt, Is required. Pr ence will be glv n to p rlOns with xp rience in fund ecounting. EOE" ForwlF'd III Resum 5 to: ...…

…S P G VOL. II o. 10 ESIDE D d pertaining to civil rights h d rna d to pro ect b ° c rigb ts b t that dO rirnin tion till festered and gre ° The reversal civil right gain many rigins Bond but 0 of th origins of t e ction an era Rich d ixon president in 1968. 'The majority of the American popula­ tion quickly then began a movement, halting d di rganized t flrst but pe e," in lid 1 driving b hope- de by minority id Bond....…

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…In honor history month, The Chicago Tn une ran a of intervie ·th notable Chi- ea 0 Blacks ho could recall n . . . The following . from an intervie ith r. Lovelyn Evans, 85, ho recounted her experi nee a journalist for The ip, a Bla De spaper. Sh recalled the election of Os r De rie t to the u.s. Ho of Representatives. H the flr B from Illinoi to rve in the of. Chairman, Department ofTr ry unicipal Finance Comm. 4th Floor, Steve T....…

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…protector ed id. The Carter 1 76 I of the pn po ,Tful, Bond A federal court has a rded arine Corp teran S50000 in b pay and intere t beca hi mployer f:' d to reinstate him in a po ttion h ould ha had if he had n t ft his emp Y: ment to in the mili­ tary, us. Di triet court in IlIinoi h ordered tn Grand Trunk am d Don d 30000 in 20,000' . by not be' fireman tume from Ho ard of Supreme court dec" on in the e ,wh...…

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…me gro o hri H dri . istr Ii I FIL r 5, 00 5 FEBRUARY 13 - 19. 1980 THE CITIZE PAGE 7 sc e I d th the Y in St. Jo ph at ill e pia nday and Tuesday Feb. 18 and 19, from 9 .m. til 7 p.m. t th ail regi tration will be accepted. Cia will begin arch 3 and continu for 12 through ay 24. omen' RI ource Cen­ ter will continue Career Coun . and Job Read i­ ne or ops aimed at helping peopl enter or re-enter th job mar et. T...…

…----- .... SCLC is on the move nationally, let's lockstep and bring Southwestern Michigan into the effort. Won't you join the national effort against unemploy ment, poverty and injustice? .-.---.-.---------------.-.---------------------�----.-- r------------------- . 1, o You 1 0 o 100 o Add (City) ilto: SeLe 172 E. Ma.in, Benton Harbor i 49022 L • � - __ -------------------------- …

…CI YOF BE TO HARBOR BERRIEN COU TY, ICHIGAN OTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS 1. . FOR SOLID ASTE COLLECTIO A D DIS­ POSAL; 2. PURCHAS OF CITY REFUSE COL­ LECTIO D VEHICLE PURCHAS ' CH DISE FO SALE 12 y son opm nt b. 13, 1980 E G " THE CITY OF BE TO HARBOR BY: John . lottrid City CI r CITIZE F b. 13, 1980 A TED: FREE LA CE PHOTOG· RAP ER - UST BE AVAILABLE FOR EVE I GAD EEKE D ASSIG E TS. CO PE SATIO OPE AND EGOTIABLE ...…

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…Vol. 1 No. 10 Man gement of a CET A-funded program by Ben­ ton Harbor city h aprked a controversy and brought in the FBI. A CET A administrativ error might pro e to be the cause of the furor. At is ue is 'the Residen­ tial Beautification project th t was pproved by CET A to begin last arch 24. Originally the projec was to have ended­ September 28, 1978 but t 0 extensions of the project were later appro d by CET A. T entv-six ...…

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…Fr n lin A. Thoma, 44, ccepting th pr sidency of Ford Found tion h s merg d s on of th nation' I ding BI c s. H will, s head of the orld' larg t and y c tting foundation, over the di tribu-' ti n 0 hundred of million of doll rs a, ye r to v riou soci I, ducation I, economic nd cultur e pro; ct . He bring a unique ground hich pro i a I vel of soci I concern for Ford Found tion. The appointment is ea -throu in th t the job is b...…

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…"- Unlimited ha tra led the tat of Z lma "[av" "is, Deputy Director of CETA, hudlined the nin day of BI ck 'History eek at e ichipn College on oncby, F bfuary 12 Sho here �dd sing the IMge ero d � mbl d in th Student Union, Ms. orris urged her young Ii teners to overcome th veri of today as th ir ncestors h d th lavery of Id. Sh pointed to th slavery of a poor th �very of elfare and �very uth long rid ." • HOPE Ell BAPTIST 756 High...…