…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...…
…• C ILD I'm 't lkin it over' with m rried couple. Th wife i t 1ling h r hus band th t their own kids ar tre tin her with di r t, nd he' n putting up with it anymore. She y to him, "The kids 11 m to hut up, and they c 11 m n m . I told them, 'just c u your f th r d that to me, d n't mean th t you can. Stop if." The h band nsw rs, "I told you to hut up bec I w just getting to the cruci I point in my discussion with the kids about...…
…m r I .. · 1.1 2 By KRISTI E KIDD With Th n givingju t r und th comer it' tim t pull out your favorit turk y re ipe. But i th honor 0 TO tin th big bird i n w to y u, or if you'v b n looking f r different r ci p , am thin traightf rw: rd but not rdin ry, d Ii iou but not daunt in ,th nyu might want to give thi version a try. It ha a w nd r ful, old- ashion d appeal. And who kn w ? Mayb this will th r ipc you re: 'h fa next year...…
…Sponsored by the NAACP, the Detroit Urban League, New Detroit, Inc., ACT-BE, D.A.B.O., the Summit on Race Relations and S.O.S.A.D. I I \ Citizens from the Metro Detroit area recently marched down WoodwBtd A Dr . Rafael Cortada, president of Wayne County Community College, addressed the crowd. The marctVraily �aded young and old alike. Barbara Weens, and JoAnn Jenkins came out in support of the rally/march. Photos By Wanda F. Roquemore ...…
…� people are farther � from. the sWt. than tall people, and. il1ue{ore should. 8l1ow themsd\oa s1i9nt� 10nger to tan. C"'V'::> R.F.D. by MIKE MARLAND POSTIVE K _-----.;..._ _ continued from 81 Carson paired Positive with producers Daddy-O and Grand Puba. The trio collaborated on the track "Quarter-Gram Pam," which got Po itive signed to First Priority Records. THIS ASSOCIATION scored Positive two more under ground hit singles...…
…I SUPER CROSSWORD DI.trlbutor.hlp. p LEGAL CR(,)SS Indl ns 1 Army ux. 47 B 5 Th h riot "Gold n of Jericho Girls" co-star 10 Chocol t 48 Bank ccts. sub titut 49 Sounds like 15 F rm hoofbe t m 50 Uk many 11 T kiteh n floors 20 Fr r nt . 51 Columnist oIeor n Barr tt 21 capt lof 52 S s riv r Gu m 53 Bedouins 22 - be r 54 Aeg n 23 Enough, to I land concern • poet 55 Anica 88 Cool. dry and 24 Edna Ferb r townships bracing nov I ...…
…D troit Middle chool ba ketball program revived: any chool di tric in the Met ropoli Detroit Area ve com petitive gi b etball q on the le 1. T t' beca e many ids p Y high hoo1 girl b etball on the junior . gh and lor mid dle chool Ievet. With tbe e oeption of a few D - 'troit PSL gi teams, most aren't competitive on the ta level. But now that' whole lot mote. Since it' implementation I t on, middle bool girls b ket ball in ...…
…Blacks watch In frustration as whites debate South Africa' future 'One ,:IY GREG MYRE JlSSoaAfBDl'DSSWRlDR I SOWETO, South Africa (AP) _ . In Johannesburg, the lightposts are covered with voting posters. In Soweto, the all are spray-painted With angry graffiti. While white South Africa debates �hether it will end partheid in a �arch 17 referendum, many Blacks watch with �tration and warn they . on't tolerate any b cktrKking on po...…
…MICHIGAN CITIZEN BENTON HARBOR BUREAU 175 Main Str B nton Harbor, MI 49022 (616) 927-1527 F�(313)927-2023 WORLD/NATION CO YER' ME DM T to grant temporary political ylum to Haitians at Guantan mo or in thi country w defeated by a vote of 304-96. Without conferring temporary protected tat ,Conye d t bill hollo moe ery of I tated go 1 to protect H iti ." If it ever becom la "it ill pply ultim tely to p ctically no one," id Con...…
…r t r r c o build compl D orr - Gre ter Gr ce Temple of the A tolic F . th h been w rded 5.3-milion federal gr nt from the Dep rtmcnt of Hou. in nd Urban 0 vclopment (HUD) to build n 9-unit . enior citizen complex t hi w ee nd 7 Mile, ccording to Rev. Charles Ellis Ill, istant p tor of the church. Con truction on the three- tory structure will begin by late fall nd resi dents are xpected to move in starting November 1993. ...…
…WHEN D first joined ClD, the first program be igned up for Youth Self-Disco ry BOO Ou'eer Exploration, required of all new participants before they go on k> CID's otrer programs, In weekly, seminars for 13 wee the)'OWlg people meet regularly with an old r seminar leader k> do just what � title sug- : become aware of tlI:ir iner StR:�and� am learn to fit these esses aOO liabiliti with possible future careers. Each week the minar ...…
…HIGHLAND PARK • I "I THINK empowerment as e defined it will go long • way for providing oppor- tunitie for ignificant im ; provemen ," he aid. • In the report four � priniciple were highlighted including students and parents being each chool ' top priori ty, staff having the freedom to create diversity in educational programs, parents having the choice to select the .. best educational programs for each student'S needs, and ...…
….' on t tuden learn tnt ey re highly motivated t nearly ge, ben they believe th y can succeed nd when they are committed to cademic e eel- lenc:e attainable goal. Regrettably, there oc • 0 hen me of our tu den resort to unacceptable behavior to resolve personal conflicts, resulting in their temporary pension or per manent expulsion from par ticip tion in Detroit Public School Di trict learning programs. r I OUR CURRENT...…
…DETROIT This Week In Black History , born. M the Wee protl!Sta1rl church groups which first QC cq1tedBlocks in large 1tIlmben. MARCH 20, 1883 -- J Ma'tzelliaer paten me- t ing machine. 1914 - J lawyer, born. 1910 -- CRI official organ of NAACP, first ap peared. Were freed sitms given 40 ocres and a muk at the close of the Civil War? MARCH 21, 1965 -- M tin Luther King Jr. lead thousands of marchers from Selma to Montgom...…
…EDITORAL " • • • • • • , READERS WRITE IN THE NORTHERN districts o.fNew York. a group of politicized prisoners are beginning to frame a unique response to this plague of *ack encagement. ' , In late November 1991, some 64 Wisoners at New York's Comstock Prison put their signatures to a docu ment formally renouncing their citizenship in a nation bent on spit dng on their alleged "freedoms." the document expresses historic...…
…VIEWS/OPINIONS ITH O. HILTO udy roup o for boo 0 m nymo But roup ever 0 Y for boo worms? I can tify thatin more c e t n not, t yin to th ror even pa llel tudying h been benefici I to m . Readers, p rticul rly p ren , ple e h r thi column with high choolers, college tuden nd guidance co elo. If you are a tudent read ing thi .ple e h re this wi th others and take leading role by tarting a tudy group at your chool. Contrary...…
…n th t he a" hootin B OW W joined at the ceremony by a former Democratic rival, U.S. Sen. Bob Kerrey of eb , who agreed to attend the event hen be w a presidential candidate and kept hi word even fter dropping out of the ce t week. Kerrey brought along his 0 children, Ben and lindsey. "Both children were free this weekend and I wanted to come down here a family," be said. "This not only a peoonal and political mo ment, but a fa...…
…ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS The fUm mt yoor typical IDImracw IoYc say. ., 1becu1t\n1 betwealan African-Amerlam woo' never been .,AfricamlanlOOianwm' De\Ubera., Dcmd be m 00 tbcrole ofDemctriusbeal be wanted ., ya JX2IOIl fir a dlIu9. FDmlrw on "MaIcoImX" rom pIeed mt it'll be in dam dis OI1iS11DL\. In 1be nanti� Drn- 2d says be doesn't lIM �xt projcctlincd �.Ik'll besperdng his 1iR mer.bing . soo' pee- wee team. Chav z ttl with Kr...…
…Sund y, r.15 • A dancemaker, storyteller, co median and droll anthropologist, Whitley S raklan return to the ge of the Performance Net- ork, in a concert of 010 work . 408 W Washington Sl in Ann Arbor. TIck s 10 $8. (313) 930-1949. • Spiegel merchandise in the .Communlty Arts Exhibit Hall of th M ch gan State Fair and ex position Cntr, 1120 W State Fair March 16-29. Mon-Sat 9am- 1Opm. Sun. toam-spm. Free. onday, Mar. 16 • 3 2...…
…By CAROL WENDEHACK Ctptlll N ... Swvlt» LANSING-Lila Bjaland, of Davison, started smoking at 18. Having grown up with two smok ing parents, the urge to smoke seems to have come quite naturally. Now, at 41, Bjaland, a substance abuse prevention worker for Christian Family Services of Lapeer, bas been smoke-free for 28 days. "The longest I'd gone before was a day and a half," she said. "I never thought I would experience non smok...…
…BENl ON HARBOR "I PO ITB the contractor and he indicated that this i bout a 0 k job," 'd Manning, nd "that be ill be willing to hire up to ix city residen • 1bcy will be primarily to insist in tting down the property in c e of asbe to and their CITY SIDENT Curtis BOP l' projcct ould be flnished in July in time for the 75th Anni�rsary of Jean Klock Par Pen ill begin thin the next 0 years. the commission pproved ppllcation of Sh...…
…HOME IMPROVEMENT You kno that tyli h b throom makeove improve the f hion, func tion and re le value of your home. But it's ea y to put off what you thin will be a costly, me y project th t will keep you tied to your hou for week a you wait for electrician , plumbe and tilin peciali t . Without pendin a fortune, tod y you can find h ndsome do-it-yourselt decor kits and cce orie that giv your bathroom a de igner' touch without eith...…
…IN tzss 11IAN 12 yeaJS Yahweh Em Yahweh took tm !eligious fbllowing fian �gative lC-peteep1icu am net worth k> a Jal am b� en¢e wi1h worth 1OO!e 1ban $200 millioo. Thading a brand c:L mil ervative and collective api' Yabwdl Ben Yahweh led the Nation of Yahweh to 0WJaSbip of va p!q)CIties am CIli:mrila in bid been for IUm inDcr-dty 8IeM in Miami, �n, New Odeam lbston am u. Al91cs. Like AmeJica' "o1ber Jews" br.e dooe mr deeds,...…
…z RELIGION EYE ON GOSPEL Ho many hour. wa J u. on th ero ? If you think you know the answer, jot it down and drop it in the mail to Eye on Gospel, P.O. Box 7274, Culver aty, CA 9Oi33-7274. Complimentary casscttcs/CDs go to e first ten correct responses. All entries must be postmarked no later than March 20, 1991. As to our last tri question (Who in the Bible is con idered the father of all musicla ), the answer is Jubal no in G...…
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…Poster Essay Winners And Other Entries • I Editor's note: In February, nts re asked to view a Blac History poster on the back of the Michigan Citizen during th month . of February. They re asked to write their answers to the qu tion; "What does this poster mean to you?" 1 tPI c Inn r HI h hool When I gazed t that poster, I w my past, my present d my future ... My past .. My mothers' mother and her mother before her were probably ...…
