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May 15, 1994 • Page Image 1

…• 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...…

August 15, 1993 • Page Image 1

…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...…

November 15, 1992 • Page Image 1

…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 ...…

March 15, 1992 • Page Image 1

…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...…

December 15, 1991 • Page Image 1

…- - - - - - - - - - �- . --- . . 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...…

September 15, 1991 • Page Image 1

…, 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...…

June 15, 1991 • Page Image 1

…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 ...…

July 15, 1990 • Page Image 1

…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...…

April 15, 1990 • Page Image 1

…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...…

October 15, 1989 • Page Image 1

…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...…

January 15, 1989 • Page Image 1

…, 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...…

May 15, 1988 • Page Image 1

…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. ...…

November 15, 1987 • Page Image 1

…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...…

March 15, 1987 • Page Image 1

…"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 ...…

February 15, 1987 • Page Image 1

…'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...…

June 15, 1986 • Page Image 1

…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...…

July 15, 1985 • Page Image 1

…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...…

April 15, 1985 • Page Image 1

…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...…

August 15, 1984 • Page Image 1

…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...…

February 15, 1984 • Page Image 1

…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...…

June 15, 1983 • Page Image 1

…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 ...…

December 15, 1982 • Page Image 1

…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...…

September 15, 1982 • Page Image 1

…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 ...…

April 15, 1981 • Page Image 1

…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...…

August 15, 1980 • Page Image 1

…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 ...…

August 15, 1979 • Page Image 1

…VOL. 1 NO. 36 AUGUST 15 - 21, 1979 TUR TOPAGE14 ). SERVING TRI-COUNTY SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN Price 20 cents TURN TO PAGE 3 WHE E DID TH� MO EY GO? I Littl League offi ials confronted the B nton Harbor Recreation Board on the hand­ ling of Little League funds. Trying ot figure out wh t h ppened are: O. to rt. standin Ted Hur ,L Director' Robert Hampton LL Tre ur r: John r LL retary; Jame John n LL an ger; Juanita hoI Board member' Rob...…

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