…VOL. XVI NO. 51 An Informed People is A l rCf' People NOVEMBER 13 - 19. 1 �)�.·l L By RO SEI Ich g n CltIz_n HIGHLAND P - Li ey Po , th Mayor of Highland P r i uing City Cler tti Carter and th city council memb - Council Pr ident Pro T m Chri tin Fr n in, Cou ilm mber Tit cCl ry nd Councilmember Greta J 0 on - to block their d 0- Both Porter, t Cl r Council members are bein r nted by ttorn y ou th city la department. City ttor...…
…p - Page AS Assault at West Point B1 By ESTHER WALLEN c.pIf!/ NeM S rvlce LAN ING - As Gov. John Engler' school fmance refonn plan' prepared tp take bat in th Mhrch 15 ballot, Detroit's Personal inoome tax ould decree. from 4.6 pe1'08nt to 4.4 percent. No change in the Sin Buain Tax. • Property tax A884B8S nta would be capped t � - . percent or the rate ofinfla don, whichever is 1 .A new state rea tate transfer tax of ...…
….llk buz, pr frozen rabb . Ironically, th tore i a recent re cipient of the Spirl t of Detroit Award, ard given by t City of Detroit to ou tanding iOOividual or org . - tiom for e ceptional wor don in ? Suburbs move to .seize water board By LEAH EL fp!olel to til. hlp .. Cltlztln Al on the committee are Senators Jon Ci ky (R-Saginaw), Joel Gougeon (R-Bay Qly), Jam Ber ryman (D-Adrian) and George Hart ' (D-Dearbom). While comm...…
…VOL. XV NO.4 All informed People Is I Free People December 13-19. 1992 ByRO SEIGEL lch/pn CltIz." mGBJ...AND P - County Commi ion Chair Arthur . Bl c ell i demanding Chry Ier Corp. pay reparations to Highland Part and Wayne County for its brupt and complete pullout from the city fter years 0 receiving tupayerhelpwhenitwas in trouble .. Blackwell joined Highland Parle Mayor Linsey Porter in the move for reparations. Porter announce...…
…, . •• • f • Highland Park Councilwoman: t' who voted for the Chrysler gree ment in 1987, said he upported it because he thought the company w building a tate of the art complex to compete with other industries, but would keep its world headquarters in Highland Park. "We were operating under the as- umption that we had solid under standing that Chry ler would stay in the city," Ross said. "Never in my mind was it that Chry ler...…
…... . 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...…
…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, ...…
…By R Enlow terror attack I DETROIT - Residents of the John Smith Hou ing Project and member of tbe New African People's Organization (NAPO) called for tbe �nd of police brut lity bein con- . dueled in th nam of fighting dru . Dun..g a pre conlerence 1 y, A 8, tt Smith t �ir",_�� •• ItIIw:, . tn mayoral race By DETROIT During July hen national ttention was centered on the city of Detroit s 'result of the annual AACP Convent...…
…( Di rict •• • .p o r sbtIdlOIms aad bureauaacies. A DETROIT - ID the �'. sroup of Detroit area res�ts, and '50s, it a taken for ' UDder the s of ·Citizen .. ted t ordiDary people, participatio· and "People . partial Iy • , .. , � these . • tioas .. e trapped by imper- to be aa:oua Ie. I, aDd over power. in- It started .. the 'Hobart Street Incident·,. ere co &edged - urban re I . ity residen�joiDed by min- contrary to the orig...…
…_. c o By A) J . e poorest campaign, the richest message, the broadest reach," is how Presidential can didate Jesse Jackson explained his sweep of the South on Super Tuesday, the 2O-state primary. �e, the people can win!" Jackson earned first place in four states, second in the rest and out polled ,every other can didate when all the votes from all the states were tallied, Jack son workers told the press Wed nesday. In a ...…
…4t • ou 7 Black back la·wmakers jobs. plan B I of Urban Strategy a, S B!lUlIlaes Cllpital News Service LANSING -- Black legis lator are backing a program that they say would provide jobs for urban residents while saving the state money on Medicaid �d unemployment compensa tion. . A program .which helps �onty economic development in urban communiti . first fn a series of measures pursued by e Michigan Legislative Bla Cau...…
…obe t Bor m s be de eated That· e d of the NAACP, AFLCIO, OW ... Tum to Pa S oreign Se • acrsm a ice 0 tate De Serving the Suue's A.frican American Community Ca • o ce eating 0 C 00 i cipal yTerry Y BENTON HARBOR Twin Cities Branch AACP h joined the community in for the firing of Benton Twp. police officer Ed iede trang. Siedenstrang j accused of be ting Benton Harbor igh C 001 Principal J es tter . th night stic after...…
…2 VOL. VIII NO. 33 JULY 13 - It, I a es a a and State Department regula tion ,H alleging that the regula tion 'are calculated to have a chilling effect on . . . co . ionally protected rights dom of religion, free and travel' by thre teo .0 imprison U.S. citizens who travel to and from Libya. The complaint further states that the Reagan adrnini tration eks to parate and isolate inister F arrakhan from his brethren in faith....…
…VOL. VIII NO. 20 PRIL 13 -19, 1 86 inni andel. South 11 th Street(US 31 South) in ile. Tickets are $15.00 per adult and $7.50 for children under 12. Theme of the event is "Liberty--Equality--Justice in th "80". Special Events planned in clude Citizenship/Membership Awards and Door Prizes. "Please upport our effort for a ucces ful banquet and the con tinued Fight for Freedom for all," ur d ch pter pre i�n:l.�.���e"''''DI.�''...…
…B nton T p. to att mpt UDAG revival - Pa e 18 B.H. Area unites for King Holiday - .Page 18 " -Ina tormy ion, on onday, January 6, 1986, that may t th tone for the n administration, . yor Wilce Cooke told incom dty commisaionetl that they ould spend their fir t months on the job liatening � lear- nina· . In routine busine , Acting finance Director Harold A. Andellon read the report of the accounts payable and checks released ...…
…Theme of thi ye r' b n q t i 'E onomi D elopmen ommitment to Human Dignity" hich highlight the o 1 the branch h t for the fA Call To Religious liberty SCLC is organizing a mass protest to "guarant e paration of Church and State. 5,000 Black robed ministers ar expected to participat _ Turn to Page 10. ; ye r. To achie e the goal, th branch i wor On to dev lop F ir h r voter regi tr ion m mbership nd du ati n. Tic et for the Jun...…
…Committee of Urban Le e and the Ur- b n Le gue Juniors ill ponsor 'Eye On Opportunity" Youth Car r Conference, Satur d y, rch 16th t the Christian Community enter, Hac ey at t J rman from : 30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Th motto ed or attendtng hool inter ted high school stu dent who ek care r infor mation and direction as well opportunitie . , e keynote spe er, n- .A .. employed. otor Company, arborn, ichigan and is cti Iy invol ...…
…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...…
…FARRAKHAN SPEAK. BE TO HARBOR - Po m ter illiam P. Truehart Jr. has announced that Cl r ICarrier Examin tions ill be open during the period of June 25, 1984 thru June 29, 1984 and urged all tho interested apply to take the te that can le d to Postal Service Employ ment. , e have not opened our register since 1978 and an examin tion of it ha I d us to believe it is out of date, and that m y of the on th regi ter are peopl ho have ...…
…. - ADDRESS CORRECTIO REQUESTED VOL. V 25 ts r. ould be impo - id iI n vi i in ho pita] 40 y th t same e n d left the hospital half h ur before the The ooting occured bout 8:40 p.m •• Ger id il n be arne bell er nt topped for and t it thr to offi ial out oL o p o y - I 8 TO H R80R - S' trona d by predomin ntly nton H rbor cu tom r re ... milli n y r in lottery le and th ould return me of that mon y for e onomi d...…
…Sf points job � The 0 CET hopes to meet 'elude: 42.5% of tho hired ould be female; 55.2% B 2.8% handicapped; 13% Hi°lSPaJ]lic d .03% Inidan or A' t Jefferson explained. outh ccepted ill be tested d all 0 ore at 10th gr de or bove will be d directly to job 'teo Tho ho te belo that dard Will spend the fir four of the program in math and r ding tutoring unde the dir tion of four B S t ch- er id a utili- pplication are being t en...…
…• BULK RATE us. PO l' GE PAID to Hlrbor, 49022 m .50 R 13 -11,1 2 imp ct on current civil rights to meet and di u and re ment be een th company and Bl ck community. J n had previously en ed 'co enants" ith compani I ch Coc -Cola, Se en-Up d Heu- blein's. Anheu r-Bu h, be known the m er of Bud ei r Beer - th re n for "Bud is Dud' ogan in th PUSH campaign - h h d a long- tanding rei tionship ith the B ck community. It ha been...…
…• • , n for airplain De lopment Company, his firm cont cted th state in September hen CET announced it ould no long er be using tb Kay building due to ph out of th 70001 program, e fmalized the de metime in mid- 0 ember," said Senecal. "You ha e to understand th t e pay all costs out of the 6 per foot," Senecal 'd. e pay janitor, utili . s, taxe , Our co ts are 3.50 per square foot, You could y e'r renting it to the state for $...…
…financially. " Conti CA p ercy e ced recently. group of ministe e organized to cificaI1y ad- the· of health erey. Bl and Benton H bor a ey, reached by city resid nt. Currently, this paper Tue y, id on the 27 mem r board that consolid tion ch there' only 0 the ob tric department dent and 0 e ill be an "on going pro- The ministers - ce to keep (rom dupli- ed to he . vo d in any eating rvices, " dee' . on or planning for art of the...…
…TU TOPG7 er to the commi . n, not the city man r. P ttersoa noted that time, unpaid c� . nen do not h ve time to pervise employee . Carl Bro , 661 P anne, told "you haft m e 0 bad tion. Yau fail to the Ie· tift function (of the c . 'OIl) to t policy. Your rernUkJ indicate you feel you don't competant staff. But t pri- oritie, let no g let DO evaluative procedure by hich to (judge your taff. A strong ayor could run it into ...…
…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....…
…VOlU 1 U BER 14 \ A meetin ith County Commissioner Charles Hender- Front Ro (I.,.): Co ch I Gillesp· , R�y Jones, Jimmy Hin s, Mark Adkins, Ronald Page, , on and Sheriff Forrest" ic ,� .je ell took plac� Friday Febru Chris Ho rd, Shedrice Ban . B ck Ro : Uri Jones, Eric Rushing, Tyrone Hampton, Com II E II, ickey Johnson, Rod Hollic:by, I Dortch, Johnny Youn . r 23 as' a follow-up to Henderson's criticism of the Sheriff's hiring pr...…
…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 ...…
