…• 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...…
…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...…
…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 ...…
…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...…
…- - - - - - - - - - �- . --- . . VOL XIV NO.4 DECEMBER 15 - 21, 1991 - -- a ied reak for homeown r o B n on Harbor revival By JODI c. KLEIN C.,il.' N..,. S.,.,ic. lJ\NSING-For future homeowners, Benton Harbor may be the place to purchase a home. Since Benton Harbor is consi�red the most "distressed city in the state as well as the nation," residents in the city may receive a tax break on their property taxes, said Bob Jackson...…
…, lor Jackson places blame in poultry plant fire . pected to announce oon wheth r h will eek the Democratic presidential nomination, po e to the crowd for 20 minutes in � ceremony that too on a religious fervor. h poke, a tencb eman ted from Im perial Food Product, where workers bad prepared chicken nuggets and marinated chick en breasts for restaurants and grocery stores for 11 years. Mo t of tho e in th crowd were Black, but AS...…
…byD C C. Staff Writer DBTROIT- The fir t of a eries of he ring on the State Hou '" of Repre ent tive and Sen te redistricting proces w s held I st Frid y in the City-County Building. Only seven people repre senting variou group and agencies testified before the red is tricti ng committee, chaired by Repr.ese nt at ive Maxi'ne Berman (D-South field). ' Redistricting, which t ke place every 10 years, uses popul tion d ta from ...…
…promi e from busine leaders that problem affecting the city's fric community mined. aid a E ARK. .J.---HHS Secreta ry Louis W. Sulliv n, M.D., called for "a open, frank, comprehensive nationa I dialogue on the cri i of the Blac male." Calling the crisis of the I ck male "a crisi for Americ ." Secret ry Sullivan told the National Convention of 100 Blac en of America, "A P inful s the ubject i - much a we ri r op ning ounds...…
…In defense of Cong. Gus Savage I :, .1 II tf ' .. I _� t t II . I I \ ... "I I. II,: '" vv r n ;: I 1 • I , \ fill ' I � "1 !), I : II' l . I' . I �. I .;, ,U ud r al or Want Editor ou ted; called � rrakhan Ides, "boy " yFiod n .R Staff Repone: DETROIT � A group of ichigan St te U oiversity state News· reporter say, campus daily ne paper' when it comes to racial d sexu I harrassment. T 0 Hi P nic, one A ian, one white and s...…
