…• 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 ...…
…- - - - - - - - - - �- . --- . . 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...…
…p WA HINOTON, D.C. cNS)-Rev. Leon Sullivan, the founder and leader of the OIC movement in thi country, has been presented the nation's high t civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. President and Mrs. George Bush presented the prestigious award to Rev. Sullivan at a White House ceremony on November 18. Rev. Sullivan w one of 10, in the Pre ident's words, "extraordi nary individual (who) were pioneers in their own righ...…
…Primary Ign up tim Voters who want to vote in the �arch 17 Michigan pre idential primary must decl re a party affiliation by February 18. Waiting until primary day will leave a voter out, according to new state law pas ed after Jesse Jackson won the last Michigan Democratic presiden tial primary. Party identification card are vail able at city, township and county clerk offices or secreta y of state branch offices. Tough...…
…Child 'aidi THIS WEEK I want to on a list of simple things you can do every day to relp prevent lead . ning. - Get your child tested for lead at least once a year. - Keep your child away from toose, chipping, or peeling paint - Clledc all the places wbere your child sperds time for cracked or peeling paint, including the homes of relatives, b . IS and child C8Ie centers. - Tell your landlord or boes i�auatnity rlght away wren p...…
…"YFAH!" SAM said. "I even tard some people are having a problem with tinted hair too." "WOOmever it is, if I was that person," Wichita said. "I would not change anything because dress codes and hair tint doesn't have anything to do with ability. And the budget is something they should be thinld� about, if they haven't already been told to work onlt," "All right Wrotc,"Sam said. "What about that honeymoon thing?" "I. don't unders...…
…roo organization. Thi means th t ACOR m mbers arc out everyday in th r communiti , talkin to th p opl that live in (and d al with) th ity. ACORN members al 0 orne to ther to work city-wide i u . We all kno that there i trength in numbers. MAAH begins . membership campaign It' time to mingle, munch, enjoy culturally-rich exhibitiors and live entertainment at the Museum of African American History's membership party Satur day...…
…p This Week In Black History c m r 1 21 What is the name of the compo ition which mack cott Joplin famo as a rag time compo er? DECEMBER 17, 1920 - Hob rt ylor, Jr., govern ment official, w born. 1802 - Henry d m , te cher nd mini er, w born. Where is Big Bethel Bap tist Church? DECEMBER is, 1971- Rev. Je e J e on founded People United to Save Humanity (PUSH). 1930 - Benjamin Holman, writer, wa born. How many Black troo...…
…r, EDITORIAL h r p r Ion Thr "Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective numbers, (which shall be determined by adding to the whole number of free per sons, including those bound to service for a term of years), and excluding Indians not taxed, (three fifths of all other persons) ... " -Preambl to the Co tUutlon of the United...…
…1 -21, 1 ------ Ion for 'I'M following timely tM) part artick is by Mr. KetaMth S of Detroit 111 p ili with 0 r pledge to peri odically run pertinent guest . oriau this yetII', we WO&lld abo like yo to iv« us Jud back 011 this one and future articlu. 111 Dddition, we encourage you to end us your OWJI ar ticlu (450-500 worth) to HIL TON: HIGHER EDUCA nON, 3139 N . .Garey Avenue 11101, Pomona; CA 91767. As we move to the...…
…con ro P 1 I i t id nti fy a thre hold 0 a f ty net below hich, the four directo feel, tate ervi hould n ver fall," he added. FOR THE first tim a concerted ffort i b in mad to coordinate the fforts of all human ervi dep n m nts, aid John Peterson, program dev lopment director of th Office of ervi to th Aging. "Their work i not going to produce a 20- cond ound bite, but a lot more can b do in delivering rvices to the poor by ...…
…ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS Party 2" pi up whete " Party" left off. However, �re wen: sorre big chanp in re for au1ieo:es both in front of carrera BOO behiOO it Kid N' Play, Martin Lawrence, Tisha Campbell, and fUll Force me all for HaISt!Party 2 -1heJam- mieJan. . from tiJ! prod\r;tionme tiJ! original "HaISe Party" dirock>r Reginald Hudlin and producer W� HlXDin In tiJ!ir place an: George Jadcsonaoo Doug M: Hemy, woo aHti.rocted wel...…
…ARTS ENTERTAINMENT nto our Chri m c ro ,cr ,& coc 2pm. (898-2414). KWANZAA CELEBRATIO 12/'Z7 Kwanz - UmoJa (unity) 12-2 pm. 12118 Kwanz - Ujima (collectiv work nd r pon bility) 12-2pm. 12/1 Kw - UJamm (eo- op r liv economics) 3-5pm. 12/3IJ Kwanz - Ni (purpose) 12- 2pm. 12131 Kw nz - Kuumba (cr ivtty) 12-2pm. 1/1 Kwanzaa - Imanl (faith) 12- 2pm. Mus um of African Americ HI tory, 301 Frederick Dougl (833- z our bor!! CA ELL...…
…1 Blind Student Tak Top . Writing Honor Perseverance is th key to ucce for University of Oklahoma graduate tudent Kebbi Barr, a blind woman who placed in the top 100 in a hort tory cont t sponsored .by Wri ter' Dig t. "Blindnc bas made me a better person," y Barr, who lost her sight at age 25. "I would have gone day to day without ever taking a chance. I wanted more for myself than I did as a ighted person. I'll always want mo...…
…COMMI 10 R Charle Yarbrough ace ed Mayor William Wolf of" ing Wyinger to do hi dirty wor ." He 1 0 expre ed hi belief that commi ioners that 10 t their e were trying to degrade the newly-elected commi ion . "This whole ordeal i nothing but our grapes, ore 10 ers." "If in four years you want to run again, you run again, but please quit trying to disrupt this community," Yarbrough told Mayor Wolf. Yarbrough aid he was upset for a $...…
…WESTERN MICHIGAN DA VIS SAID: "Now that we have a scheduled time, 8:30 p.m. every Saturday night, to ir our ideas, events, and opinions on cable access, it is important that we remain true to our narpe and reflect the mood of the inner-city. Challenging our religious leaders to remain true to the Lord's Word is one of those moods.' BACC move into new quart r BY DANNY COOKS Corr •• pondent . : ' The Black Arts & Cultural Cen ter (...…
…p AS TIlE ASIAN am Arabs have captured tre majori ty of urban bisiresses, the prevailing oonten tion of most people in the civil rights field, who an: still molding Black thinking on' ues, has been trot the cradicati n of racism' the precon dition to Black advancement. We'\<e beencordinoned to lieve that we can't do anything Without the removal of racism in America. If the old saying is tne, that "If you keep ooin' what you've b...…
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…H group' motto: "Stickin together nd ervin th Lord" pea to i longevity. Throughout the years the Victory Five h been popular group, well traveled group th t "don't 100 down on nobody," Reverend Allen aid. "The only one who h ve left (the group) the Lord took either through death or ickne ." Th group h been in con certs in ew York, Illinoi , Alabam • Tenne e. South Carolina and in Canada. Har ris said. They have not only ung...…
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…, 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...…
…- The communi m c pit Ii m. "The v ry lif the m m nt i being thre tened," Foreign Min iter th n h muy rir of Zimb bwe id hen h rrived in ccr, capit I of the We t Afric n nation of Ghan. All of th 103 m mber n tion except the Bah m sent foreign min i ters or others to the 10th ministerial meeting of the movement. Tho e nations hold nearly half the world's popul tion and occupy two-thirds of thJ: eats in the United Nations...…
…winne let. Jac on id he visited Hamlet iden to" inspire them so they can get better and not bitte !' In the evening, hundred of people jammed into the St. Stephen AM.E. Zion church to hear Jackson. He told them that Hamlet may come to symbolize workers' righ in much the same way that Birmingham, Al ., stands for civil rights. "God has a way of doing big things in mall towns," he said. Harold Miller, pastor of First Baptist Churc...…
…J VIEWS EDITORIAL Olymp c nd Will d Thom • OU C re needed for community economic cvelopmen to enerate decent jo to lleviate poverty. ' Communitie mu t be em powered to m ke the critical deci ion bout the type of economic options which are com p tible with their nee . R ourcestoinsurea21 tcentury quality educaiton in the public school m t Iso be a top priority. Community ho pital nd health care cen rsm t be re-opened. And...…
