…No· equity with school proposals LANSING - Although the two school funding proposals on the Nov. 7 ball promise more money for public educa tion, they will not solve the problem of equity, says a mem ber of the House Education Committee. Rep. Joseph F. Young Jr., D Detroi said neither the half cent sales tax increase UDder _ ropo I A or the 2-cent in crease under Proposal B will eliminate the disparities in per- pupil p J...…
…, By AllIs DETR Public Sch I students return ing for second semester January 23, will find themselves in larger classes. Faced with a $160 million deficit and the threat of a state take-over, Detroit school ad ministrators are moving to trim costs. Larger class sizes and early retirement for ad- \ ministrators are the first steps. • ...... In memo dated Nov. 21, 1988, Supt Arthur Jefferson in structed Regioaal Superinten d...…
…I 'S DELEGAT IC P OC S A J C G By Jo· DETROIT - "Jesse', been hung out to dry." That is how one Jesse Jackson supporter analyzed the results of the May 7 Democr tic caucuses in which the Party made its choi ces for delegates to the tional C9n vention. From another viewpoiilt, the people come the rcallose . 'We ha\le squandered the op portunity for an iodepe den political oveme " 15 politi: lacalOll coordiDator Sam Riddle. ...…
…LANSING--Minority-owned businesse are receiving less than their fair share under the state's certification program for minority- and women-owned businessesd, State Representa tive Alma G. Stallworth (D Detroit), Chair of the Michigan Legislative Black Caucus tes tified Nov. 2. "Certification is supposed to . direct a fair proportion of state purchasing to fum that are woned by women and minorities, but the process is not adeq...…
…"SER VING THE VOL. IX NO.16 ·z STATE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY" • B T PHE GREGORY In an extraordinary display of support to rid the University of racism, 61 members of the Univer ity community, including Pre ident Harold Shapiro, told a commit of state legislator about their experi e ith ra i m and offered suggestion on ho to com tit About 800 peopl crammed in the Michigan Union' s Grand Ballroom to listen tudent , former ...…
…'The 19 7 'State of the State" me e given by Gover nor Blanchard den t re flect the "State of BI c 5' in ichigan. Although we an cite i lated improvement for the Blac community durin the Blanchard year for the mo £ part high unempl yment and Continu d on Page 16 STATE'S AFRiCAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY" , Harry Benjamin Brown turns love of harp into business around for a partner. He found Dougla ills, a former South Haven shop teach...…
…ro e n B TO HARBOR-Local people got a chance to find out hat the ichigan State Uni er ity/Benton Harbor Proje t i all about. Their chance cam Saturday, June 7 at Lake Michigan College hen the SU/BH project held an ov rvie e ion. Dr. John h eitzer, cting Dire tor, Center for Urban ff ir, MS , and coor dinator of the SU/BH Pro ddr ed th 0 peopl Lany Carter t year Bill oleman's five year old daughter wa given an inje ti n fo...…
…25t VOL. VII NO.33 JULY 15 - 21,1985 Black performers -TU TOP GE 12 Funenals become targets of South African -police SSl'(JI8CIS community r Samuel Lan ,hold up the coffm of a flVe-month- o died from inh 'ng t ps to by South African police. Eight people ere killed h. Since then, the numbers offune h ve mere d dnmatically over e been ki any of th deat .-e no related to funeral in p . Anglican . th ee ,a cro d had filled a movie theater...…
…Better than the Circa Short, a and Curly I • • ty o HARBOR - By a slim 54 margin, th nton Harbor City Com . ion voted pril 15, ainst king Ii deral fund for the constru tion of 40 attered- ite, ingl -family ho commi ion , that. "There' need for it - I recognize that - but how f r d the need go. Suppo Benton H rbor become a whole sub idized city - I thin it should not' aid Yarbrough. "The county h a respon- ibility - St...…
…MUSJ<EGON: Early Blue Lake-Dalton history: The Chicago Trib d john Upchurch PAGE7 o J o in votin ctor out to poll in ovem r. The publi ti n, authored by P ul C rton, political con ult nt nd r e rch r wi t h th t n firm of rttil and Kil y, n or d by th J int Cent r for P liti I tudi . C rt n' b , w hi h i b d n a ca tudy of the Detroit ichi n city inc me ta referen dum in J un 19 I, out line peci fic technique for getting out...…
…BULK RATE us, T • LAU YO 11 , POSTAGE PAID . Y .4 B nton Harbor, I 49022, 0 VOT P m 0.50 01) V! • o' LA CALL ADD ssco cno -P 7 REQUESTED • . oJ ill the flow of federal Housi and Urban velopment (HUD) dollar into the city of St. Joseph bre down racial barrier there? The city has been tentatively approved to receive S500,OOO in small cities block grant fund from the Department of Commerce. The funds will be l...…
…BULK RATE u.s. POSTAGE PAID B ton Harbor, 49022 Permit· 0.50 , Kappas form found at ion -for co mmun ity 5 rvic D Itas plan Wom Forum ADDRESS CORRECTIO REQUESTED . Tum to P 6 VOL. V 0.28 JUNE 15 - 21 f 1983 25 cents - HOO L If hairper n ar aret Bush il n i to believed, the n tion civil rights organization i in ri u financial diffi ult . il nat. Loui d t orney tripp d of her po er June 11 by the AACP national bo rd ...…
…UL RATE u.s. POSTAGE PAID B to Hlrbor, 49022 m .50 VOL.V DECE SER 15 - 21, 1 82 , Benton Harbor city commi n id ye to an English manuf cturer and To ip m propo an during th ond y nigh city commi . n m tinge By a UllUlimooS d to pr r urban rene al propertie . ond y night I, in f ct, the first the mmi ion he rd of the propo d onocon deal. the first year d, if pl s materialize, Schre , up to 30 people in fou ye ODZO Calhou...…
…endment defeatea, but other S - flY p - to reduce .. elfue benefit 5 percent to the e of surround- p the on ayor county did e Stacey to ao<:aJot!:tle before the city assi:stance; the r p ent is 30.5 not "tee contend ; er- e of the ADC family been deere' for 15 y 10M!, d ite n- ary pre res, has not grown . ce October, 1979; and the that , paper . comment re not meant to be rae' • To ve money, the te re- ed n medicaid ...…
…EC CO EXPL JUDG '5 ULI G VOL.III NO.19 APRIL lS - 21,1981 SERVI G TRI-COUNTY $OUT ESTER ICHIGA 25 CE TS Th tate Emergency Loan 8 ard unanimou y approved a 480 ()()() loan Tue day for the city of Benton Harbor giving it 90 day breathing ell in their on going ca crisis. Greg Vaughn acting city manag r id the loan can only be u d for the d y-to-day operati n of the ci ty 0 er the ne t 90 d ys and fe emergency item greed on i...…
…VI G TRI-COUNTY $OUT STE ICHIGA A: October 1, e are not funding thre countie. The ency . only geared up for Ber rien County. e e pulled out fund f V uren dC . board compo ition mu t be changed. Th current facili ty is too large, too costly. In t of community identification, in outlying ar name of the doe not carry a good connotation, a nam . In rms of boaId compo ·tio , the reeompo- ition of b rd and chan in the by- s ...…
