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…• VOL. XVI NO. 2fl An Informed People.' is A Fret" People MAY 15 ·21. 1994 Citizen Empow rment for a Clean Enviornment (CECE) chief Vallory Levi-John on peak during a community meeting. Detroit citiz By RON SEIGEL � eC?jal_!o the Michl an Citizen __ DETROIT - In the 60's there were charges that "urban re­ newal" represented "Black Re­ moval," forcing African Americans (and poor people of all races) from their homes, de­ stroying n...…

…By NNPA 0 rector of Commun c.t on o BI c t rting to v rnm n nd oci I ting that drug perm - A1"t"IAJ:lCl of u mploy- ble inner-city youth ho e li ha rome hopel ly in­ t rwo n with drug crim nd ho in turn a becoming par­ n to nother generation of dysfunctional children. Surgeon General Joycelyn Eld rs, along with Mayors Kelly nd Schmo are now claiming to ha n confronted in th "hoods" ith questions like: "How can we (Blacks) ...…

…en y, (0 C our of Inspiration RICHARD AUSTlN LANS - He was not born th son of a sharecropper, but his lif tory mimics the tale. Secretary of State Richard Austin - Michigan's first Black to b elected into that role - describes his life as a challenge he would not wish upon any young Black person today. But don't r refer to the man, who is third in line to the governor's t, as a rol model. Austin . id h just did what he had to d...…

…IT RANK WERE rich ith engineers, mathemati­ cians, scientists, and other intel- -lectuals college graduates, some with doctorates, who persevered and e lIed on the strength of courage and intellect. The Tus- ke Airmen Academy compo­ nent will inelud mentoring tu­ toring, and a i ting building staff The ommunication Arts Fo­ cu chool, inel uding the Per­ forming Arts will have i home in the current Liberty School (K- 8) building,...…

…UNISEX SPORTSWEAR & ACCESSORIES hi ik.uc lund l'lll 'I he h011 kim / Story nd pho By JERYL BARGINEAR ra. Kay O. Armstrong, 29th Pr .Ident of Oelta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., Detroit Alumna. Chap r. The Black Professional Secretari Association, headquar­ tered in Atlanta, GA, honored its newest operating chapter (Detroit BPSA) by selecting Detroit as its 1994 national confer­ ence site. "Sexual Harassment in The Work Place, " "Shoe...…

…" bing hou - T I believe that school in the Black com­ munity/village can and must playa special role in raising our childr n. All childr n are re- pIe. Schools cannot b part-time n o-coloni 1 in titution dis­ pe ing uro ntric education to our child reno School in Black communiti mu t me vital African c ntered learningllib­ erations cen ers which su tan­ tially contribu to th collective aring of our children There are several...…

…" hack, true u learning yo t ever urr Inhuman theorie of Verwoerd. " -NELSON MANDELA, Higher Than Hope, 1991 Readers Write Twenty years ago when I first began volunteering my services to children in my immediate neighborhood, it was thought that neighborhood folks like my­ self and other were ill-equipped in directing neighborhood kids on a successful path. Paid outsiders were always bussed into our neighborhoods to niini...…

…HIGHLAND PARK, MICHIGAN Bethune Medical Clinic FamUy Health Care Center Ch pp II' Man 9 ment Group metro are i to nd. 72-6652 Join the' Highland Park Chamber of Commerce Call 868-6420. (313) 883-3593 �ONbYCOMB Health Food Aloe Vera, Ginseng, Heros, Te ,Vag aI1an Me and vttamln 12906 Woodward Av . Highland Park, I 48203 N MON· THUR 11:00 • 3:00 AM . • SUN 1:00 • 3:00 AM The Affirmative Learning Experience AI Shul...…

…By JANICE MALONE Th Scoop If you're a fan of Tevin's mu­ sic, take a r d and find out what the young uperstar is like as he discu intimate details about his life and career as fol­ lows: QUESTION: Now that you're 18 I guess you're feeling. and acting all grown up these days. are you going to. any clubs yet? . TEVIN: (laughs) Yeah, I guess you could say that. But I was already going to certain clubs for people my age anyway. QU...…

…--------�--���----------�--------------------------------------���T ICHIGAN WEEK - Ta e an 1m gi­ n ry. 18th c ntury vo g rom F ranee to th w World nd dis­ cov r the French roots 01 Detroit In th Cultural Center, as p rt 01 the th rd annual Michigan We k celebra­ tion. For tntormatton call th Chil­ dren's Mu um 494-1210, Sun. May 15 DETROIT HISTORICAL MUSEUM - Tour histonc Elmwood Cemetery with th Detroit Historical Society at 2pm...…

…ANNOUNCEMENTS ByROBBIE CRUMP-McCOY MO G THO GIVI G t timoni is about Harper w r Pecola Bell, who ucceeded Harper a dir or of youth. She called Harper "tirel . in her giving and called it a bl ing and a joy to work with her for many y 1'8. " Felicia Kemp, who grew up under Harper in the youth, ang, and ellie Thigpen, Hatti Mil ,Irma Wise. and allie Horton gave trib­ ute. . Pr entations were made from her family, friend and co-members...…

…PARTICIPATION LEVELS RISE more ON L • puc It reported benefit .brea fa t i vull me ( f the mo-t ne 'It: 'ted meal-, of th recipe pair chun HUNGER A REAL PROBLEM nd common problem It I h foe xi R..: carch and cuon 'enter ( l-R ) recently reported that" ') million chrldr n in men J under the age of 1_ are hungry at me pornt each month, That m an one ut ( f C\ er� eight children each d.t) c annot he J <urcd of e.tIIIlC brca la t .I...…

…History .Independentl 0 dAd Op d �t �,i1Q�V�, 4F�F�1 • W.I.C. Food 5 mpe M •• krc.rd .nd VI GI.dly AGc;epte ��� . • 800 of Stamp • Money Ord re • Exp 5hlpplne·U.P.5. FREEZERbSTORAGE BAGS, GALL N OR QUART Glad oc Zip'per Bag 15 TO 25·COUNT ASSORTED VARIETIES & FLAVORS , SQUEEZABLE "�inz etchup 28-0Z BTL aco Red 16-0Z JAR a pag. 27.5 TO 30.5-0Z JAR u auce WITH VENDOR COUPON REGULAR, WITH ONION OR HOMESTYLE BUSH'S...…

…n City w ds demolitfon .contract By BERNICE BROWN City Commission . writes to Mandela During the el ction, whil looking a the n w on TV, you could ople lined up f r you could to c t th ir vote. "The old r peopl wer coming out on crutch , almost crawling to the polls to vote. That's the arne thing we should be doing," Hill said. "We should also send a letter Senior Power Day to Mandala giving him our u grt,.:., l;l il ._".......…

…PUBLIC NOTICE marketing nd sells. Enjoy the tax credit. Sm all startup cost. Call PI a take no ce th th City Commis- (313)894-3943. 5-� <4 ion of th city of B nton Harbor h s tablished Monday. M y 23. 199 at 7:00 p. m, the dat nd tim to con- ider a Indu trial F ciliti Exemption Certificate for Comstock Michigan Fruit Br nd 1 b droom partm nt pot- Division. Curtice-Bums Foods. I s. carp edt quiet. appliances. private . . parking. Clos...…

…contin A1 continu hi in t but that they a often burn night when dark-brown and or­ nge-oolorecl can't be n, nd on the w kend when in- v tigativ agenci re clos She also pointed out the fact th t, ev nthough in in ration compani are not operatin up to the standard guidelin re­ quired of them, the Wayne County Air Pollution Control Commi ion will i u th m what i known a 'cons nor­ der,' enabling th m to continu operations for n ...…

…Business duo charge Asl a with racism . By NATHANIEL SCOTT S cl., to tIN Michl .n Citizen mGlD.AND PARK, MI - Con­ troversy is nothing new to High­ land Park. And now, either adding to the city's growth or de­ mise is a situation that crosses racial lines .. The principle characters in the controversy are Yong Lee, an Asian and the co-owner of a storefront at 14467 Woodward Avenue and African-Americans, Vernita Humphrey, a High...…

…PORT-AU-PRINCE MEDFORD SIDON JOHANNESBURG hites at ac , ill Blacks t.lVJ�"J.".I:�B G, OUTH AFRI ) - White attackers kill wo Blacks, hours befo thousand of mourne wear- in whi ribbons pro ted a i th m ere of 11 whi in a pe Town church. Police offered a 100,000·rand ( 30,000) re ard for information leading to two white men in p truck involved in the drive-by shooting that killed a Bla woman and th later stabbing death of a Black man. ...…

…Molt LI�."'.'I" Unio (ACLU) i al tot be on top t I ion. r id if nothing i don. about luch probl th city. B r nd oth r 0 rvers cha that in th 1992 p i· d ntial election: LJ People were not correctly informed of their polling places and wh n they went to the wrong polling place, they were unable to vote. Election Commis ion phones were jammed all day and people we unable to get infor­ mation. "There's no excuse for people bein...…

…By RON SEIGEL MlchlJl.n Citizen o , to L z , m 1 n become w a bolishing the property , tein id, the State Legislature unintentionally de- troy this system. Sh not that in bolishing property , th legislature wanted to "challengeth tateto find n y to finance choo "and we not thinking bou th problems this might cause for downtown d velop­ m nt. OPE TE offi- cials will find D ways to fund city development, though she ad...…

…OVER, T THE �. --, Council P ident Pro Tem Christine Franklin charged that the vote for Patterson as i If oontrary to th procedures council members up, because the Iutionsspecifiedthatth applican for th city council seat hould be voted on in the order they handed in their appli­ catio . Dum , she said, had handed his application in before Patter­ son and he hould be voted on first. Patterson said the decision to set aside the v...…

…to ard a ind opened their m of tri er re oin the th illin. utlaw guns. g e • Hilton: Higher Education continu to be an international column written prim rily for college and world readers regard­ less of academic (cl � m participa ion. In fact, a I r num r of our readers say they read the column for cultu I w 11 as academic purposes, Like a solid li ral a program, we continue to consistently cover eight cat gori We beli ve th if...…

…This Week in Black History ociation of Black Accountan Where i the National Iu!adqIJDJUred1 Who recorded the song, "Centipeck"V Who wrote the poem, "Emmet nU"? In t initi the politi I SouthAm coll . In t th country had politically moti day. t April, Chri H ni, th I d ofth South African Com­ mupi t P rty nd popul r po on for th Mri tion I Congr (A C), murd by hi . t ou - ide hi Johann burg home, i his militant repu tion fo...…

…co nu HE NOTED TIlAT THE city had a great deal of trouble in ending its contracts with cable TV companies and some indi­ cated the new companies that CIS continued from p 1 deposit had been accepted, there was an iJ\jUry about the type of business they intended to open and when they said ·African art", the attitude changed. HUMPHREY SAID LEE told her in a telephone conversa­ tion, "We don't want no African books there so you ca...…

…By TUREKA TURK IIlchlq n CltlDn I t was her first single, "Get Here", that had music lovers dashing to record stores ask­ ing, "Who is that who sings that song?". It was that sin­ gle that brought tears to the eyes of those who had unoffi­ cially proclaimed the single as the anthem for those in the Persian Gulf. Oleta Adams' power­ packed voice belted out a soulful operatic vibe through the summer, cruising radio Smith and Rola...…

…I ·F hion for '93·, a c I b( lute to f riion iring on GPR Ch nn I 2, 7:30 p.m. fast-paced half-hour progr m ta e vi ers hind th can of Prince's wardrob and into factory of hip .. hop' Cro s Col­ o r /Threads for Life. Lighthou e of Oa land County. nonprofit emer ency hum n Mce ncy, w II ho t the B con of Hope III fundraiser 6 p.m. The evening will includ a strolling supper hich ill in­ clude food provided by Opus One, Golden Mu...…

…The Chopping Block by Philomena Corrade no 3cup P Cru * 1 quart V Dill iter m, lightly t d finn, ut ive hours. In a medium­ size d ep mixing b wi u ing an electric mixer, beat heavy cream, conf cti ners ugar and vanilla until oft peak form; cover .nd refri er I until ready to use. Remove ice crc c ke rom freezer; w rkin quickly. run a knife ar und th edge of th pan. Remove ou i f pan; plac cak on a serv­ ing platter. Fr t sid a...…

…in ho r y r nd decreases U R T P OVI 10 of the policy, Principals will view applications nd d tennine eligibility. If a parent is dissati fled wi h h ruling of the official, he or h may make a requ t either orally or in wri ing to the Superintendent for a hearing to appe 1 the de . ion. The policy contains an outlin of the hearing procedure. In oper tion of child f ding progr ms, no child will b discirminated against b u e of race, ex...…

…• Couzens, p - � nn Thomas, By NATHANIEL SCOTT pee I to tM Mlchlfl!n Cltl� n DE1ROIT-Sixty venye rs old ce Mae Robinson and the other members of the Robinson Singers, daughter, Lucille Ni­ mox, grand on La and his wife Diane Robinson and Pearl Mat­ thews celebrated the group's IDA DUBOSE LACE MAE ROBINSON .. 82nd anniversary at New Pro­ priety Baptist Church, Sunday, August 1. The pastor of New Properity is Reverend P.J. Ruc...…

…------ U "' ill ('" li 11(111('(,' "'W'1.U"'��, national dir or of economic develop­ ment for th AACP, id Flag- tar is on i w toward m ting initial agreement goals. "With the istance of t CP nd hat they've done so far, I think they can do it," Rash . d. But it's going to Dr. Ca Hudson (left), pastor of the Agape Baptist ChurC?h in Detroit, accepts a $1,000 check from Eugene A. Miller (right), chairman and chief executive officer of...…

…CONTRACT 93-5W-1 1. Aehabll a on of chlorin rooms at Att r Bu ding. lneled ,but not I ml.d ." In tion of 2 new chlorina.,rs, new chlorine piping, 2 new doors, new exhau t fan and Iouv r, new chlorine de etor, and other mlsoellaneou J.ms. The wor1< also Includ remov of e­ bestoe containing floor t s, reo moval of existing masonry w s, removal of windows, remov of HVAC equipment, and other work as shown or peclfted. CONTRACT 93-5W-...…

…l- ac ff11' ft oft, th }(a(!l'fllA,tion De- partm nt . ping th in t of I in tb young min of it' community youth. "This' t fi tion nt impl ment d the program," aid Recreation Director D rryl Ed­ dings. "The Schaffer Oldtimers, a group of veteran Blac base­ ball league pi yers, were doing it the pest few , but we th re wasn't the participation as has been this y r. Walt Wilk and Ro rt Smith, both mem­ bers of the Oldtime h lped...…

…ByAI aonJo Miati,,, CilizM . p w er the murder, W yne County Prose- en r John O'Heir i it ouldbeanotherweek before c would be filed. eanwhile, tbe public qu tionlng why the Detroit Police conducted the inv tigation and not an ou ide agency; why no ub tance ab e t were admini tered to the uspected 0 cers; why the lineup w conducted the way it w ; nd, finally, why the delay in filing charg ? G " father of 0 and tepfatber of three, w ...…

…in 1970, Th demonstration w a continu lion of prot that tarted la t wee after a racial lur w crawled on trash c n in unive ity building. A GSU fra roity member fa di cipline for that inci- dent, ut bl ck tudent demand d th unive ity take ddi tion J tep to tamp out raci m. Stud n Friday aid they would give the university one week to respond. TH UNIVERSITY said tod y' protesters entered Spar Hall about 8:30 a.m. nd stationed th...…

…Coope tin nom y in the e were Willi m H. Lynch and Jame H 11 0 Milw ukee. New York-Lemrick Nel­ son, Jr., descirbed by his lawyer as"a acrificial lamb", was acquined of all charge involving the killing of a Hasidic Scholar during three nights of violence in Crown Height, Brooklyn, the um­ mer of 1991. Nelson, according a recent article in The New York Times, was arrested the night of the slaying with a bloody knife in his pocke...…

…They're j livin some -In 0 • and to pro de for children in 0 urb n trife . . Land .Rmana, i thout ny financi tance, to provide food, love and guidance to 4O-pl ki in a public ho ing complex that could be in any innercity, U.S.A. The bo in complex their bome, and when they the need for an af r-school ther­ ing pi ce for child n, they turned an UIlOCCupied ground floor partntent into a center that overflow ith warmth, hope and...…

…P opl • W kly World B z r Saturday, ovember 21 People' Weekly World will hold a world bazaar beginning t 11 a.m. at First Unit rian Univer- ali t Church, 4605 Ave. Cheer nd Ch e e Every Woman' Place Fundrai er, Cheers and Chee e , will be held this year December 4 at the Hile Building in Muskegon. The fundraiser begins at 5 p.m. and ends at 9 p.m. Advance tick­ ets are $12 and $15 at the door. Every Woman's Place is a cen­ ter...…

…KILLI G "W I saw that, I turned my back and w getti ng re dy to ay "come on man, let' go," b fore I could ay that, I heard the gun go off. "I turned around and w my brother standing in front 0 th "milk chute" and the nose of the gun stick­ ing through and then my brother turned around and lifted hi arm and said 'Chub, he hot me'. He died in my arms," Chatman aid. Dent was pronounced dead at Holy Cro Hospital at 3:08 a.m. Cheaito ...…

…THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY • • ov mb r -2 When KW the jim medical degree from !lIIAmerican co� conft:rml upon a BIacIc? OVEMBER 16, 1873 - y, 'Father of th bom.·1981- J named poor r fo the Ithaca (N.Y.) Journal becoming the flrst Bl woman to daily r. 1936 - un the first Bl to lead a major orch tra, the Los Angeles Sympoony. What is the largest number l! ItotnI! runs hit by H anJc Aaron in a sing� season? Entertainment wa pr...…

…P _____ ,ly vi ible do not or From boo i pectic to tax collec- o bo i uthori and public wo departmen --w hatever t job or ervice t government i upposed to upply-it doe n't or ver the city. T e yor Colem n Young' rema about the beating 0 Green. He ked rx1 ted though he were not the top cop. Uatene ould think Youn d nothing to do with the police. . Yet he' the one who ppoints the chie and the police commis­ IOn. �� 1 � chi.ef i in jai...…

…\ 11-.\\ � �X: ()PI\J()\ o that the d t et- tled In 0 0 the mo t botl Y poll cal b ttl in recent tory, It t Detroiters e 100 cd in a ne direction for chool refonn. I am particularly proud of th ot r : bo oun re oundln voice of di - pie ure ith the failed policle and the p t four years of hopele ne t t Patric , Hayden, Blandin , Olm te d nd company brought to the School D - trict, If the 6 remaining Hope llie don't get their a...…

…Poultry-Pl nt F.lr VIc­ tim Awarded $16 Mil­ lion Seftl m nt - CHA LOTI, -Victims of a poultry-plant fire in 1991, h v finally been warded a et­ tlement totaling $16 million after months of re i tance by three insurance companie . Th plant, owned by Imperial Food Products, Inc., was ruled hazard­ ous by the insurers citing illegal­ ly blocked or locked doors that were a prime factor in th 25 deaths and 56 injurie . Imperial Food...…

…10 in both Som li nd biqu; Pre ident BlS h houJd encour e the immedi te eployment of 3,500 U. wily fo inSom i ; se $80 million of di contlnu d from A 10 t urant opened in J n. "Th t' why we need legi la­ tion .. .if e're pro cted, then lot of thin can't happen to ," aid Jef­ frey Montgomery, pre ident of Detroit' Tri ngle Found tion. "(Le . lation that doe n't pecifical­ ly prohibit di crimination gal t homosexuals) create an...…

…efore o byZACIIAR\' .rou: SON. wit Kathy Roe in. Milwaukee Times "Ancient Egypt was stolen from A/rica by Nineteenth century Egyp- . tologists whose doctorine wa.� norished by the African slave trade. the sligar empire and the COIlOIl kinedom. Many cientists during this period were loathe to associate Black folks with tke human race, milch less witla civilizdtion. Hence it wa,t early determined that 1101 only Black: people he ex...…

…With trunklo d of brutal bea and rocking rhyme in tow, poet-playboy Po itive K tepped up to a bold-bl ck canvas et up in his Harlem tudio, Creative Control (located in the arne 125th Str et loft wher guerilla speakicians The Last Poets formed during the '60 ). He proceeded to paint the arresting sonic portraits of inner-city street games and urban exual politics that comprise The Skills Dat Pay Da Bills, his Island/PLG debut albu...…

…/ th FI h r r of th pllgh of Am rica's leg ndary rtoon orph , Annl, nd h r mongrel, S ndy, Run thru Nov. 22. For mor Inform Ion call (313/872-1000). "'" FE eES - A I of Afrtcan Am rlcan I� In th 50' raJ Black family ruggl to epic proportions. Augu t WII on' Pulltlzer Prize winning dram wHl be pr nt d Th Attic Th tre' N w Center St ,run thru 0 . 13. (Attic, 7339 Th rd 875-8285). "'" ONLY THE TRONG - A Gospel m Ical th atr p ace ...…

…HEALTH BO!7lng upon fi h Part 2 of a 4 part series Also, make ure to tay informed bout any w m­ in yourlocaJ healthdep rt­ ment may have about recently imported or locally caught fish for Ie ( phone call will do). There' little information on how poll utants in fi h might ffect n unborn child or young children. Tbere­ fore. until we know more bout thi i ue, prudence would ugge t that pregnant omen and young children hould pr...…

…"I ILL OT tolerate thi conduct at any other meetings and I pledge th t the e meetings be maintained for profes ional business t all times," M yor Hull . d. Commissioner Yarbrough apologized for his conduct at the meeting, tating he w provoked by "W I P aking, no on should cut m off," Mayor Hull said. "It's not giving re pect to the chair. W en you pe no one cuts in on you. From this d y forward, I will not tolerate it." ' Wy inge...…

…African-Americans give Clinton 'overwhelming mandate' The long Presidential el c­ tion camp ign i over and Governor Bill Clinton of Arkans i winner, In the African American community, Gov. Clinton' victory is being interpreted in a very positive manner, de pite om grumbling that the presi­ dent-elect 'took African­ American for granted and went after th white Reagan Democratic uburban vote". Bill Clinton, unlike George Bush, ...…

…,11 UI ' "cab tor- ign provid American uycrs a world I automo ile wi th more interi r pare and easy entry and exit The design am en­ g} OCt! rin in nui ty tbe I..J-I cars ret] t a red finiti n of tbe four- rsedan. TIl! inoovative the u{ scri hould make Chrysler the company to beat in the industry. 11l.! Chrysler Conoordc i "a tech- nologically phisticated, fully- equipped nd lu u iou ly ap inted four-door sedan," rotcd hrysler P...…