…PUSH FORU rce all American children living with two paren tired from rcenrin Imt> 72�ntin1 . The I t rountod 41 millioo never married adul nearly' 21 millioo in � 1970 cers The unfo Jmt' that � median for men am women who many is rising, with the medium forwomen being 24.1 }QISin1 1,�froma>.8in1m. For men tOO medium age 263 � in 1991, compared k) 23.2 in 19iU. In addition, a recent university sndy fOUB1 only 30 percent of Bl...…
…HIGHLAND PARK CHILD· A CH messase to Democra li uld be the d lell them we a einthel fo the co cience nd the future of America. The ttl may eot be dramatic Gettysburg or Viet nam or Desert Storm. but they will America' place in the 21st century. America is at war t bome. As Communism i collapsing all und the world, the American dream is coll ing for milliom of f.amili youths arxl children all around America. We are in danger...…
…Th 0 troit Idle ilde r b from fun-fill d in Idlewild. e lured w "50 pl " eel r tion ere ted by Detroite P t r nd Mildred Kyle. All th gu ts wore whit th y til r d to P y homa e to pecial guests r- rivin t th clubho in whit limo ine. Th y were Chi 0 ns Helen Lawhorn, Fe eman B me, GI dy Chipcha , Earl Taylor, Leonard W lton nd Detroit r, Sunnie Wil on. They have v cation d in Idlewild for over 50 years ... Flowers, gold med lI...…
…2 THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY Who w th fir t Black elected as a fellow of the 1ft rican Colle e of Sur eo ? Who was th fir t Black pitcher in the major league after 19471 SEPTEMBER 15, 1963- Four Blac girls were killed in Birmingham church bomb ing. 1971 - Wa hington D.C.' Ford' Theatre h ted the world premiere of "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope," I unching the caree of Tony Aw rd-winner Blnto ttl and composer Mlckl Grant. ...…
…D mo tic p inti P ident Oeor B h ve th w ofHurrican Andre in Florid Both ida have oured th d din th eo B h, 0 ered id. ow, we mvi both candida Highl nd P Here, they will 0 nd ho ithout roo without pore , paint window , te , chimn tral h t. They will ee buildin witho b in , v t e cept for pi 0 nd ,win and the homel . They will vacant 10 ept of tructu by the win of economic hard tim , fanned by polici t t encou e the flight 0 capital ...…
…JUSTPRIORTO�tal!er � of ttl: Kirwvadict, a ooIkague d. � said ., B, "K'd1h. you Icmw, have wabd wi1b you fir lady three mI I fbIIy � you scan ., always tty ., fim a JDitive in any 'tuatkn I said t> lrz, "Vi that' true. I amvety�OOwever,bt' mt uniq\e in tIz African am nmty. Infact,�_bea1 &1\ Jmportant f .. trument that Africam IIlve mcd ., DlYigIIe 1he U.s. W8IeJs. " 1lrle IlJI lII\C\8edmlDlin- 1Iin tm axae in ., op- timiml. ...…
…co 1 p rently nne bre r tried to uy cig ret rom the. employee. S m Shu yto nd Dent' relative e differin coun of incident. On ay, t W yn County P Office decided not to bring char ai t the unnamed 32-year-Old employ . Inve tigato found in ufficient evidence of criminal in nt, istant Prosecutor Robert O'Hara ·d. The pro re taking their toll. Ed Shuayto, t store owner's brother, id b in w low. He wouldn't el borate, except to y th...…
…ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF or ho You've got your Prince of Soul, Queen of Soul, King of Rock 'n' Soul and Godfather of Soul. Well, hold on, Ladies and Gentlemen, because right now, we take great pleasure in present ing ... The Funky Divas of Soul! Fact is, unless you listen to talk .radto only and watch nothing but public-access cable TV, you al ready know the Funky Divas. They're En Vogue, the California-based female four som...…
…CI ic elections from the Evan - Tibb Collection, featuring drawing • oil paint ing and watercolor by African American arti ts of the . 19th nd 20th centuri are on exhibit t the Mu eum of African American Hi tory through Nove ber 1, 1992. M dame Evanti ( Lillian Evans Tibb �, the internation ally known African American diva of th 1920s, opened her heart and her hom to arti ts, ctivi ts and intellectual of her time. Her grandson...…
…"You Canadi ure P y lot of e ," I told the proprietor. She miled eetly nd replied, "Y , we do, but think of our benef " I I CO D H tre t- ment with the problems fa�d by many of the people who call my of fice for advice. A retiree received notice that his health insurance premium has been increased, and he's worried about the train on his pension. I o n About 1/3 of 11 Americ ns believe that are allergic to at least one food....…
…�---------- ---- Lula Fay Carter of Zion Baptist Church. Queen Ester Baptist Church (front row left to right) Mayor Earl Lucas, Mound Bayou, MS, Michelle Kourouma, Mayor Lottie Williams, Velda City, MO, Mayor Thomas Barnes, Gary, IN, Mayor Jennifer Gary, Lincoln Heights, OH, Mayor Anthony Butler, Lisaran, AL,Mayor Henry Espy, Clarksdale, MS. (Second Row) Mayor Joe Montgomery, Atlantic Beach, SC, Mayor Emma Gresham, Keysville, GA, Mayor an...…
…f Mayor Warren, Mayor Espy (Clarksdale, MS) and community volunteers. Master of Ceremonies Debra Cole. . , , , Mayor Henry Espy, Clarksdale, MS and William X: Walker. Front row seated (left to right); Mayor Julius Patrick, Boyce LA, Mayor Thomas Barnes, Gary IN, Mayor Hazel Parson Starks, Ridgeville, SC, Mayor Emma Goesha, Keyville GA, Mayor Jennifer Gray, Uncoln Heights, OH, Mayor Robert Warren, Muskegon Heights, MI, Mayor Loltic W...…
…C Would 00 well k> . H for ani 00ing for Corporatio and iOOivid frool aD walks oflifc in H tondug int> ttCr k> provide fuJm 10 that tl1: Republicam' con ven1ion would be a HU��m1cNk��m� 1D pera:nt Black city had pledged $43 I11i1OOn 10 pay for expe su:h � � layout of � 00fMl1ti0n. TIl: peopl from � city hit Black Eru!rprise calls "Ore of America ' Best Oties for Blacks," 1m exhibiled tre foresight that �uiItdi In 1�, tl1: Asn...…
…7 o from t 0 rchitectur I firm, Willi m Brazley & oci te from M t- te on, Illinoi nd M nyam nd Shull from Detroit p nted to the city commi ion preliminary ketche of plans for th proposed community center. William Brazley of William Brazley & Associate, howed the commi ion three conceptual ketche which will feature a roller ting rink, computer room, an all purpose room for boxing, wre tling, arts &; crafts, and a weight room. A...…
…ltali n min trone, oup di h to complement nyone' table year-round. S up today truly reflect the in- enui ty of the everyday cook, using a wealth of vegetable available year-round. Also, soups can be mad in large quantities and frozen for later e. And they are an economi cal way to feed a large group or today' working person who till wants to avor a home-cooked meal. Making good soup i notdifficult. The trick is determining which ...…
…. lohlgan Citizen Adv 8/13 & 8/20/92 LEGAL NOTICE CITY OF HIGHlJ\ND PARK ANNOUNCES A PUBUC HEARING - ON MASSACHUSETTS ASSOCIATlON PROJECT GRANT AND ASHANTI VILLAGE PROJECT GRANT PRESENTATlON OF PROJECT RESULTS DATE: SEPTEMBER 21, 1992 PlJ\CE: CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS T1ME: 6:30 P,M. 18 ,1 9,190,1 1 TAX DEED HOLDER: W Ington 815 .on Benton Harbor, MI 49022 lAST GRANTEE: OrvthHobdy 3180 Snyder Ad. Benton Harbor, MI 49022 d ...…
…P IA Suppo e someon anted to teal b p t chievcmen ,rein in 'pre nt ains nd cut off future expectation among Afric n-Americ ns bout . participation in the judicial p That person ould have found it dif- , ficult to devi better plan th DOminatin Clarence TOOm to th Supreme Court hile decreasing t · number of African-Arnerlcanjud e . on the Federal bench. The confirm lion of Clarence , Thom forced the nation to p y at tention to man...…
…... . Stall Writ r .. , .. Though King' birthday i now observed on the third M n- . day of J n ry, hi date 'of birth i Jan. 15 and ome Detroiters h ve expres ed outrage that U. S. Pre ident George Bush and the United Nation hav_ coo en thi daV ,'he deadline for Ir qi Pre ident Saddam Hus ein to pull bis troop 0 t of Kuwait. See, KING' DAY. Pal , . :./ '8(?'m uni V_ map pia. PeaG.e March on. W .. . 0- JOI n ing on More tha...…
…• # individu I P ople",' ." ould priority b pi ced on .. of drugs, homelessness -Iunctional schools in the U.s., or OD upperting the construe- 01 wells, healthclinics and roads Africa?" Can we ddress both lIB_as' . . ,.J • represented at the meet uded: Alph Kappa Alpha Gamma Rho sororities, esearch and Educ tion FoI_Ili'ioln, the National Alliance of Federal Employ�, Jack Jill of America, the African lMetllibdi·. £p' co Chure...…
…ler prote tin 0 c:u. n, currently publi h d by the Le ue 1 t month, the group w rned that if General As i - ue f r t nee were co mp le tet y eliminated, recipient could no Ion er et' oney for sh�lter or h t nd ould be forced to turn (the human 7,000 c e limin tetl, not only Involve f rni lies, 0 the number 0 Individual ff ted .. succe . mind but he ives' me a Thou h much of the - up- feren W8 o! looking at port availed to 4- P...…
…. _ , . er tion rate nd i Or 10 ye 1 rc our mUil ry build-up . Am ric n h ve w tched ilenny hil th pith the homele nd pilled over with cr caine. Cor ra e merica ent the country' Job over e too many unemployed, 'unedu ted youth turned to the ineorn around, drug. med ith imported Uzi' nd·- K41' to protect their "bu ine inve trn nt '. th lau htered e en other with uch efficiency th t de th-b violence' now the numb r one killer of youn...…
…, ) ere are some things h 0 tl c n do. Churche must pledge to focus ttention-on the needs of children; develop plan wh.�r� 11 churches can offer Quality chi d c re services, , especially tho e it) poor communities; offer befor - nd after- chool progra «: related to education nd family support program ; and encourage member to stand up tor children." , . . CHILD A D YOUTH must pledge. to trive to be everything they can -be;...…
….. . . .. . . cor: .: .� . -." '. 4 • e fu I, , Fro a humble] egi ning in I ., Alabama ,to an enterpri ing busine man in Detroit, 0 0'- -Ne I Lewi , Sr. reached out nd" touched many people during hi mo .t significant life. John O� e I Lewis, r. born June 3, 1909, in .Newbern, . Alabama, the' on of Ivey F. Lewi and Agnes C. Lewi . J oh erved hl Country for three and one hart years during the World War II conflict. Even t...…
…King' observances 4. Detroit income -tax forms available . ... a ian ry -, � ( : Mayor Coleman A. Young Monday accepted a $150,000 check for the Mayor's Emergency Relief Fund from the Vhrysler Corpora-' tion Fund n immediately dis bur ed checks totalling $110,000 to, 18 Detroit soup kitchens. ' , THE MAYO'S Emergency The cheawas presented to !6e 'Relief Fund was established by M:ayor by Chrysler Execut�ve Mayor Frank Murphy du...…
…• Thi .. goes to Washington D.C.' enior citizen activist Si ter Cora Brimfield. In a marvelous display of'1gnorance is BI' ", Sister Brimfield has set her mind on "Takin' back" the formerly Black-owned Mega Food Store. Wi.th Ie rea sons, or creditability, th h has with his war with Iraq, Ms. -Brimfield' • The Accounting Aid Society and following three libraries on Satur- has made a personal war with the the National Association of B...…
…c • . . On Th' Home Front: eryl Lee R lph u th not with her french friend ovc r th oJid y in in t n, J maica .... Ei cwh re- on the 1 no b t, Motown heJd their e nd nnu 1 "Soul By Th ea If. Th to-day ong-Ie t fe ._ lured p rformance by Johnny Gill, M.C. Trouble, He vy D., � Zi gy M rley, The Boy, the Tempt lion Stevi Wonder,' and Ger ld Al ton. The event i held '0 howca e the tal nt of today 's Moto n, and wa tap d for broad ...…
…By ernl e ·B� n . . . . B TO HARBOR -Si ty are polic of ie w rmed down on Art' Skating G IJery, at the corner 0 Hi hl nd Avenue nd V lIcy' Drive, Sunday mornin , Janu ry 6, at :1 a.m., in raid for the illcgal Ie 0 I hoi, c cordin to the Benton H rbor police. Amon the 214 p opl ar re ted vere a number of rrun r and 24 juv niles, according to Benton Harbor Dstecti Lt. Mil ton Ag y. AU bu t m nc wer re le a ed aner bcin ticke...…
…I .. A T CA D FIV DAY ERVIC AVAIL . • our.d, FDIC gu.r.nt •• d poor or.dlt 0 . 1· 00·778·2233 14.85 to I co t. GET 2000 or moi. c •• h loan or gr.nt, or m.'or dlt 0 rd. Poor cr.dlt OK. 2� our ·m ••• g.: 1·800·283·1278.2/1 181 •••••••• � •••••••••• 4 •••••••••••••••••••••• :: ••• .& ............. . Are you II ng on • IImlt.d I"oom.? If you ar. 55 d 0 rand. r dent of r , C ,'or V n Bur.n ccvntl t nlor mploym.nt progr of .glon IV...…
…• , .. . . .: - : : .. , � , " I' I I I I I I I I I I ' - I I I I I I I I I I II " i� I "V. . (313) 892·0 33 1 00 . 0 ter Qrlv. Corner of 0 qU1r:'dr .• one Corned .. I nd Ic on your chotce of Rye Bread or Onion .. ' . ' . -. WORKSHOP-{_ rn th B ic Tecbn to th rt' of African movement. A ult CI sea: Mon· Thurs from 7 -9pm/Children • CI s: Sat" om 2-5pm. Joseph Walker William Comm Center. 8431 Rosa Park...…
…Homele s jailed for a ing emp y UD house 8yR En Correspondent The Wayne County Union of the Homele -(WHU) ized yet other home located at 14436 Prevost on the CitY west ide, re five WHU members e arrested on Monday May 7. Removed from the home and arr ed were Kim Knighton AlIe� Anthony AIleD, Richard d James Jo The Aliens, home aDd determined to se up house in t revest residence, said upon their release they will be b ck, ...…
…I. , id Terry White, I ebul ni n editor. The m line i b ed in Detroit nd h c i led for bout 0 year. .itin n Ben a I • I ce cbedulcd to begin. � couple of people compared notes from th night before when Hilliard po c about "Freeing Your ind." After all the eminar w et up in 'one of the college 's clas room and th majori ty of the crowd brought tape re corders, pens nd notebooks. OBVIOUSLY, the e people ranging in degr...…
…Page 3 Legislator proposes tax wri� otttor lottery losses By K tberi e Weaver Capital �w Service LANSING - MiChigan Lot tery players - if they - could write off flo es on their state income taxes if proposed legis I tion by Rep. John Strand, R pp r, "comes to the top of the pit ." Since legislation pa se a fe y� rs ago that allowed lot tery winnings to be taxed, Strand said no provision has been made for losses when winnin...…
…, , $ -tWtf��' 1't1.We- �s, :Jw� to .�. �� al h Cali In om re of pove rty. Ser- ould promote preven- nd ell ne . Heal thy m n ed care ould ible econd ne . ppro ch, Progr m, i provide monthly public he lth • in! nt of 10 eight birth cri • , • infant 0 e parents are teenagers • infants ho e parent may have bused drugs re alcohol during preg nancy • inf nts ho e mother may not have received appropriate prenatal ...…
…Crisis i Violence By Ron D ni A few weeks ago Michael McGhee, a Black Councilman in Milwaukee, Wiscon in sent shock waves through the city when vowed to use violence unless there was a more erious commitment to im prove the plight of the inner city residents in his ward. Predictably Council Mc Ghee, who is a former member of th Black Panther Party, was roundly condemmed by the whit establishment and some of the more moderat...…
…in oppo ition �o d fuel on the fire. e 18 e note t t t Wis- consi n Conference of Churches h i ued n urgent pie for pe cc concerning the con trover y over live American treaty nd fi hing righ . We upport lhi pie for peace. o produce again the student ac tivi ts of the 1960's who declared: Families as usual on't do; education usual n't do; politics u do; economics as usual do, and business usual do". T re olutionaries ( tu- ...…
…Vacant omes�- Topic heats up council session . . 1 I By Derrle C. Le and t ey expre sed thei r COn'eS10 elll frustration ith the city's HIOHLAND PK. - During a' v cant housing. heated city council meeting Downca t in the face of Monday, May 7, Highland ' what they see as mounting in Park citizens expre ed their efficency by the city, block frustration over the city- in- club members expressed fear ability to handle the vacant of be...…
…in Detroit or . -D troit 0 t�opath;c Haith ar Center. This cen ter I. de 1 'nell to n fer employer he: Ith arc progn rru u h a. cornprch n i e pre employm nt em. drug in- nt y reenin • independent medi c I opinio • pre entative con ultations a rehabilitation and Ire tment center for all work rei ted inj urie . - Horizon Gold Program. An exclusiv program for p r- o 55 nd older. Th pro- gram provide per on I er- vice uch ...…
…May 13·19, 1 MICHIGA CITIZE P � • • Jeep Wrangler 59393 MSRP - $500 CASH BACK* $8893** Named the "Best Buy" in the small sport utility category by 4- Whet:! & Off- Road magazine. Plus, Wrangler has a higher resale value than anything in its dasst So go ahead. Discover how, at $8893, Wrangler is a TrereS�l,l,OreJeep ... lot of Jeep for '-' 1�] a little money. Advantage: Chrysler …
…• • 5PECIDLIZl u 1 BLRCK DR T R V COLLECTDBLES 8300 G A 10 571-66 0 20050 L VER 0 SAVE 862 .. 5030 1 ne id rnanuf tur r re ving to retool and retrain. hut th t j bs ar till P el Ro Enlow contributed to thi: r port. 865-2320 CA P TS HAVE had to retool to ma e truck be c e of the "harsh" competi tion in the ubcompact car market. Drake id. He said Jeep • four- heel-drive and mini-vans are al 0 alternatives to the ubcompac...…
…May 13·19, 1 MICHIGAN CITIZE P 11 Church asks EPA to study pollution impact on poor, Black CLEVELAND - The church office that conducted landmark research on toxic waste in ra .. cial/ethnic communities ha called on the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out its own study on the subject. Meeting in Cleveland last weekend, the commissioners of the Unit d Church of Christ's Commi ion for Racial Justice oted "full upport" for a ...…
…o D Y rlbu n a colm Ii ed by the Shnnes of the B donna of the P African Orthodox Chris- Church, The GRAND MALCOLM X ESSA Y CONTEST is open to high 001 students and peop 18-25 years old T e ess y title is, "The Relevance of the Philosophy of aIcolm X to Today's Black Reality." the contest deadline is June 10, 1990. The content of the ymust include the following ections: 1) St tement of the Phil ophy of Malcolm X, 2) D crip...…
…y MICHIGAN CITIZEN·P 13 29th Annual Brotherhood Banquet Held mi tted 29 con ecutiv years to a shared belief of b therhood and your NAACP Chapter has. and I congratulate you. Mayor Mike Fleckenstein presented greetings. The audience ung the egro a tional Anthem, the Battle Hymn of the Republic and Gwen Jordan, a student of Three Rivers High School providing musical entertain ment, inging two songs. Member of the Nile NAACP ...…
…nt nd l more likely 10 ve 10 birth eight babie bo are ai greater ri of dying soon after birth. These effec are directly related to tbe num\)er of cigarettes mo eel daily, 0 the fe er the better (changing to 10 -tar cigarett ill not cor rect moking-related problems in pregnancy). Ho ever, i a oman qui smo' ng by the fourtb month, her ri t of delivering a 10 birth eight b by i similar to tbat of DOD smo er (7). CES (1)·F e On ...…
…The Benton Harbor City Commission approved a I resolution Monday, May 7, tbat would reduce tbe rental registration fees for landlords. Every unit dwelling, multi ple unit dwelling, boarding house and lodging house -will have to be registered annually with the' Department of Public Safety, Division of Building Inspections for the City of Benton Harbor. The revised rental registra tion ordinance requires any in dividual who acq...…
…_ � .' � .� .. � .. :.,.: ".. �: : - • .... • ... I' 1'. (..o�''' ... ' ..... � .. �. :� a .. • S35. 3. That' an intcre t r te of only 6 !" The program m ny homeo n rs n unu Iy flexible opp rtunity to m ke rep ir and home improve m n during thi construction Fund raiser planned for ounded yOuth A committee of community m mber and chool employee is planning Sha n Greer Love Day". teleth n fund-raiser. on S tur d y, Jun 2. from ...…
…Lydia' i lonary oclety plan program The Lydia Mis ionary Society of Union Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Church, 911 S. Crystal will hold their Annual Mi ionary D y on Sunday, May 20. Their erne will be, "Women of aith In A Struggle." The peaker for the 10:45 . m. Worship Service will be Mrs. Dorothy Long, a member of Plea nt Green Mis ionary Baptist Church, Chicago, 11- linoi . She now live in Benton Harbor. Particip ...…
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…u.s. to ek r trial of Congre man M IS, TENN. - Shortly after a jury reported I t eek that it hope le sly de d· lac ed, the Assistant U.S. At· torney 'indicated that the govern nt oul eek a retrial of African Americ n Tenne ee Congre man Harold Ford on charge of bank nd mail fraud. How ever, Ford id he viewed the mistrial" a victory." The state' first Black rnern . ber if Congre also renewed his charge that the indictment ga...…
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…roi movie exa strictly volunteer, Bailey said. Their compensation right now is dedication, he added. "We're tired of whites making films about us," Bailey said. CITI G �:W YORK- based filmmaker Spike Lee, Bailey id there is a need for more African American writers, producers and produc tion teams. "It's our turn," he said, ex plaining that he chose an all African American crew pur posely. "Something all Black doesn't have...…
