…VOL. XVI NO. 38 An Informed People is A Free People AUGUST 14 - 20, 1994 By JACQUELY R. ARll Mlchlg.n Citizen with wire .ervlce ,eport. o th on proud organiz tion in now being trangled by two "in- r ibly arrogant 1 d ,it's 1 i ue in the AACP Detroit graduates and Michigan Youth Governors (I .. r) Undsay Huddleston, II; Duane Davis; and Jamal Edwards. DPS· students establish state leadership record At a recent meeting of the Detroit...…
…Je e Jackson be bridged. "In the final analysis, w will either choo e polarization or partner hip. We'l ch multi-cultural education nd div rsity or e'll choos ethnic clea ing," h said. MORE T A 5,700 student crowded into Ro e Arena to h ar th civil rights leader p th university to set up a multi-cultural center and recruit more minority students, faculty and administrators. About 2.8 percent oft 16,349 dents t the uni rsity a BI ...…
…VOL XV r�o 17 .1'1 {,'I, II '1" ,11'",l/'/I' t· /1 I " I)"n/l/, MARCH 14-20. 1993 Citizens plan lawsuit to 'stop casino �gambling By RONSEIGE Michl n Citizen community organization called De troi te United Agains t Casino G blinginpl to sue to prevent casiro gambling in Detroit am Highland Park. reservations. Under th e circumstanc ,it i felt th Governor of Michig a:oo the Secretary Interior could allow casino gambling on this par...…
…' . . " VOL. XV NO. 1 � J\n/fl/Oflll('d I'('oplt'/:. ;1 f t c» P('('I'II' Februat y 14-20. 1993 r�. I Chan y nd the Rev. Jo ph Lowery, p id nt of th Southern Chri tian Leadership Conference, announced a three-day human righ hearing in J on ., eginning March 16, to e amine the dea . Th tivi will pent evi- de _Bath red during the hearings to Congres and will demaOO con- g ional heari on the ab well pedal pro ecutor to County S ri...…
…By TERE A KELLY CINCINN TI, 0 '0 -Supporters of the Rev. Je J c on h ve pushed the effort to get J c on on national ballot to a technological high. An electronic petition drive . now underway throughout the United States to rally upport for Rev. Jac on as the Democrat's vice-pre idential candidate, according to Cincinnati publisher Marchita Malone, who launched the drive. "Many people believe that Rev. Jesse Jackson is ready, qu...…
…NAACP, Tran Africa, ANC all rip U.S. action premature for two 0: "The violence (in the townshi ) h resulted in ituation here there is no climate for free political activity. Furthermore large numbers of persons, defined as political pri oners in term of greement reached between the ANC and the South African overnment, remain in jail," the ANC said. The South African Human Rights Commission said in a s tement it was convinced there...…
…ay BLJsh behind cover-up '. ' \ 1/1 \,' • .;. ' '. . I According to Bri n Bee er, n tion I org nizer of the Co lition to top U.S. Inter vention in the Middle E r, un cen ored video-taped age of former Attorney Gener I R m ey CI r ' vi it to Ir q during the w r, contribut d to the firing of two televi ion e - ecutive , and cau ed another t ti n to tot By hun the footage. Becker id n NBC execu- tive w terminated after greeing ...…
…Caravan to focu on dwindling peace dlvldend and moun�ing dome tic cri is budget rea that Deed federal pending dollar ac cording to other car v n' other m jor pon or in cluding: the Southern Chri - t i n Leadership Con ference, the Feder tion of Southern Cooperative, Clergy nd Laity Con cerned, the Southern 0,.- i C Major Deep South freedom (civil right ) or 'ganizations are urging outherners to "stand up and fight for th...…
…reparations or some renumera tn.e action is warraated," The .measure to Consider providing fund for descen dants of laves has been referred to the Admininstrative Law and Government Rela tions sub-committee of the House Judiciary Committee for appropriate ction, says Janis Hazel, senior legislative aide to Conyer _." .. _"" Appro per ODS turned out to an nd and er lyoffer their assistance 0 Con gressman John Conyers in his...…
…'foreca it: • I for D m n-d- Black 90' tim troit certain out tate arc in neral and the Republican Party in p rticul r. R rt LaBr nt, vice pr i- dent of polictical affairs and generalcoun. 'Iofthe ichi an .. tate Chamber f mm rcc . ' said the 1990 federal cen u finding c uld cos t ichig n two cats in Congr 5S nd shift four or five t t ats in th Michi an Le . latur. I LaBr nt id a a result of reapportionment, the st te uld ...…
…out , old pace 171 Will 'rep bel I lost? ByRo Michigan may lose two u.s. congre men, Ken M c Gregor, Director of the Public Aff irs Office for the Democratic majority, in the Michigan House of Representa tives indicated. The I will be a resuft of population I and the great drop in populati ' occured in the diwictI represented by Blacks. ' , The number of con gressmen each e reee 'is based 0 its populatio det�r- 1 mi...…
…er- e removal of lottery machines from all but one of nine BI s ores in Ri\u Rouge and Ecorse has used outrage among many Bla in e area. Last nth, �ted . ed peti- ote letters of o the mayor and city prot to River Rouge council me This seems like gross injus tice to us, since i forces Black peopl to go out of their com munity to p y the lottery with 'This problem exixts throughout the state . . . They want us to buy them...…
…VOL. IX NO.3 a TL - The ringing of the hi ori nd symbolic Liberty Bell and the Inde pendence Bell in Phil delphi on January 19th will signal bell ringin aero the land andin other part of the world a unique n n tribute to Dr. art in Luther in Jr. on the c nd n ti nal holiday h nor in hi birth. in ee' 7 ill be ob- rved J nuary 14th through January 19th ith pe ial pro- nd celebrati n in t- Philadelphia a hingt n nd in th 50 ta...…
…25 VOL. VIII NO.42 SEPTEMBER 14 - 20, 1986 NEWS BRIEFS ngre sm n fr m Geor ia's 5th ivil rights veteran J hn Lewi . hite uprem y acti ns a in t ashington . ssistant Attorney General illiam Br dford Reyn ld la t ee denied charge that the J usti e Department was dopting new rules whi h would allow it to ignore ele tion bi ag inst minorities. Critic were respond in to a department plan to clear election law change without fir determi...…
…BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID Benton Harbor Michigan 49022 Permit No. 50 Corr.Req'd tress not a fac or in alcoholism - Tum to Page 8 II WA HINGTO - The numb r of Blac -0 ned bu ine e in ere ed by more than 10J,OOO-- 47 percent=be een 1977 and 1982, according to the Com merce Department' Censu Bureau. The fir t report from the 19 2 Sun y of onority- o ned Bu ine Enterpri e ho a total of 339 239 Black- owned busine , up fro...…
…u kegon Minority Contractor. re nt public dis cu i n of recre tion in the city h do the Benton Harbor ec Pro r m compar with tho in the city of St. 10 ph St. 10 ph Twp., and Berri n Spring. To an wer th t qu ion, The Citizen undertoo tudy 100 ing t the number full n f r the and pa -tim employ ,the r creation program num r of individual re idents a ed that il budgeted erved nd th number of .11:. pp ximately 17,000 for it peopl re...…
….. / . 1 MICHIGAN·DEMOCRA TS TAKE THEIR PICK SA TURDA Y Story and Caucu loe tion on Page 3 25e ORTH OF MA DUSTRIAL PA.�K PLA MILLER ST. Benton Harbor officials -like the proverbial city slicker who m de his living lling the Brooklyn Bridge to touri t - will be mar keting property they don't own, have no intere t in or right to, and can't afford to buy. OVer 50· property own ers and residents of the propo d orth of ain a...…
…• • _' c SEE PAGE 3 BULK RATE U.s • POSTAGE PAID . n H r, I 4 22, .5 'ADDRESS CORRECTIO REQUESTED Jac son la reed the mo important en- ment of his S-week old run for the Democratic nomination for President. Dr. TJ. Jemison, Sr., the president' of the large church group in the Blac . community, the ational Bap' Con- 'Yention, , that he w behind J n' historic candidacy "One hundred percnet • . • not just with rhetoric, but '...…
…The problem of getting around Berrien County is about to be ddressed - . perhap. County Commissioner ro ed a contr t t 0 ... ·-���e�er:=� ago 'th ranspor- tation Management Inc, to provide tr portation to the county in pilot pro ject. According to county planner Aaron Anthony, th te will reimb the county 100 percent for the planned 4OOJ)OO per year project over the ne t 0 year . Anthony b currently by Gate y R Center and ...…
…- BULK RATE U .:5. POSTAGE PAID _VOL. IV O. JULY 14 - 20, 1 2 ich n ill go to y Community Deeartment Director, be returned fund, area. Some 30,000 foreement in th Be . area. Build . in ctio ill be conducted. There will be 100,000 vailabl in and grant for pri te housi re b in th BeUvie area so. Plans call for n penditure of 7 000 per home. Co' 0 3 due HUD from th …
…BENTO HARBO FOR DESIG Ano For up-to-date G VE L C • • • • Carter fee it . t put him behind bars for life. �L�ulced in 1976 for the t form Benton Harbor police officer Thom Schadler in December, 1973, Carter is an inmate t J At . trial there no , no I mo , no fmgerpriots or 0 r eri- deuce to tie Carter to the crime. Only ph "cal descrip· were introduced �ence. And no two ere 1 …
…, ole founder declares ,Black . must map new proqrem Turn to P 3 Tum to P 9 Turn to P Q 9 Turn to Pa 5 TECH 0 OGY OFFE S TO DILE A? Tur to P 9 AllO EY GE E L LE YES LEGALI Y QUESTIO OP Turn to P 9 . '5 VEE C 'ST U G G F LTE 5 T m oP 8 …
…Response to entertainer Stevie onder s call for a na tiona! march in a shin g ton D. . on Jan. 15 to pport congre .. nal legis- lation m ing Dr. artin Luther King Jr's birthday. a national holiday h been e rck For enthu . and ide- of all Ameri . spr d. onder said h i tre- om m ndw· y plea d with th respon of people of good ill to join him in ashing ton to help hieve a goal 'in the best in terests The marchers will a m- VOL. ...…
…Choices m de by the Berrien County Board of Commissi to fin five ala on a tly created Co ty Economic op- ment Committee.have …
…SEESTO on aU treet. Tuetday, 0 m Director, Hazel Cochr, eel phone conference of many Board Directors a could . Cochran ' that e had no been bl to con ct r. Di ey. el1y ed that th Boan! postpone any deci until offe had been made in 'ling and no ice ent to all possib land- 10 A Call put' to Di ey and a tour of the Gray build' g e . thin 0 houn. d will meet offices of YS, 145 E. aiD, t 1 :45 . to vote on finding a tempor...…
