…CI CI ATI, Os-U.s.· District Judge Herman Weber bas ruled in favor of la uit filed by a group 0 African American voters in Cincinnati. The law ult charged th t Cincinnati' at-large ystem of electing members to the city council was d criminatory be cause it diluted BI c voting strength and made it harder for Blac to win election. Judge Weber agreed and gave the city until December 31 to ub mit a new election procedure. Carol· ....…
…III< Jill. \ \ D I) \ I� I, 1 o �----�� for the forty-eigm hour delay I t Monday w tha t the council did not get the final terms of the contract . until after the business meeting. At the time, yor Porter said the terms of the contract were rencgotil� because of concerns raised by members of the council. Councilman Ross bad said that two cres'ofthe 20 slated for tbe final project, would be given away free to tbe Highland P rk Hor...…
…Y RO SEIGEL Thi prompt d fear that the bo ret really wi hed to have the college closed, In order to provid more funds for other educational institutions. H 'OT D TH T. her d ughter in the first nursing cl at HPCC. Som tuden also poke. Gilbert Brown id that he w hom I , and involved in dru nd crime. '" "I w your wo nightmare, a homel , dope fiend criminal. " He added that because of oppor- tuniti t HPCC, ''Today I am a Phi B ta ...…
…PUSH FO U "I refuse to accqK � view that mankind' so tr. . ally bound to the midnight of r, ism and war tha the bri htdayb of�e and brotherhood can nevt:1' bee a reality .. l � that unanned truth and unconditional love will � the fuuJl MoOrd • • Dr. I' I "Acq.tire knowledge. It mab/& its to t6stinguish right from wrong; it lighteth the way to heaven; it is OUT friend in the OUT soc in solitude, our companion when frimdJess; i...…
…• Flm "Celebrating Michigan' Black Cultural Heritage" Th Michigan Hi torical M eurn in Lansing will potlight Bla k Hi tory month February 6 from 11: am pm, in a pro gram entitled "Celebrating Michigan Black Cultural Heritage". The program features two musical performan ,Qvil War presentati with pecial emphasis on th ' 102nd Col red Infantry, a quilting d m rstration, art work, and other . al attractio . The Michi an Historical...…
…. , ...... ia I, moral ycbologtcally �IJI.S,,-,-·ciif)e for u , . . , t oppre to °da familie ." LKlng . ( Dt to the polls in November aDd fOr their city. The vo e wu I tcb d Searl clo e up and move e that Chrysler aa Ilso pullioa predicted earlier, but all the 'Illy out. --�·-r d Searl the bulk of the tax IClIOOII. police ud fire protection. ........ I • d yel to ambling. But what could _DOI-dIY for African Americans i turnin...…
…new p per. . Edu lion re Ily i ongo ing and certainly not limited to cl room tu • In fact this very new paper that )'OU are reading i in our e tima tion a m mber of the premier "community college" y tem in the nation. The year 2000 lmostof- ficially upon us. In many w y , it i Ire dy here. Par ticularl y for many college and universitie in thi country, in terms of tudent compositions, it Is here. TWO 0 OUR bigge t goal in 1...…
…• 1 brilliant peaker. Li rc y and Dr. King, he commu ic ted to "the wretched of the earth" through the po n: rd. There' i no ub titute for Malcolm' record peec . The Malcolm X Story (7 Icolm peec on 3 . t $20.00) i the most exciting introduction to 1- corm vail ble. The recordin are. clear, <l Malcolm' unde ted deli ty i full of wit and humor. $4.00)' Audience p rticip tion and the an realization that we are listening to ls-. G...…
…_/ LlLO OW - Malawi President Kamuzu Band ," under p ure to introduce political reforms to his one party rule, ppointed an eight member p ne] to review detention la . o TO - The African Development Bank annoWlCCd $100 million in aid for the is land tate Sao Tome and Prin clpe ito rew rd economic reforms and transition to multi party democracy. r KTOWN - Sierra Leonc'lmi1itaryrulers, who ex ecuted 26 alleged coup plotters...…
…Continued from A2 To City. CA continued from Pag 1 that he w "the h of a very important job at B 11 Telephon Company, and th re req t from the Bell Telephone Company (to have her excused) that w hon ored" by the judge. "My i nv tigation h rev al d that thi te tirnony wa patently fal ," Mafnce aid. Brown, who till work for Michigan B 11, w at th time of the Carter mal a clerk and did not hold a managerial or upervi ry posi t...…
…, THE PREJUDICE of American society saturate our daily lives. Young Black kids are given entertainers and sport figures as role models. Their ience labs, libraries and cia srooms are remarkably inadequate. Their gyms, sports equipment and drama programs are a little better funded. But their chools are so poorly run and in such a chaotic state even the goal of the entertainment world or sports world is overshadowed by the inner ci...…
…; L �a!endar of Eve_fJ_ts_ ". __ � _I • DAVID PAnON presents the Gospel Musical TH U Ie AL Opens This Tuesday . J nu ry 1 h hrou ,J ry 24t ,1 3 pr id nt of Bi hop Coli ge in Dall ,will di cu "The Legacy of Martin Lutper King Jr." th keynote epeakers at WSU' nnu I MLK memorial lucheon program at noon in the Community Art Gallery. Open to the public. Lunch ticket are $20 each. For inform tion ca� community relation at (313) 577...…
…Ask Dr. Lamb by Dr Lawrence E Lamb i Iy cau a rt ? DEA EADER: HPV means "hum n p pillom vir ," nd it ca arts. Althou h there re many different ty of th virus, only. fe ty h ve ctually been linked to causin cervical cancer. And not all enital warts are t e type th t m y becom cervical c ncer ither. T know for ure, a complex and expe ive procedur to type the rt virus i needed. TIle virus i usu Ily transmitted sexually, but it can...…
…o WALLAC Wall M. mith, 65, of Ben ber died Decem 16, crcy M�lDOlilal cdi Cen r,S J The body WB!!u:n2JUl· ere by Rabbi Beetoe H bor. Mr. Smith Earle, He Benton Harbor Area �� Swvivors include: eight Caudc. Victor, Ridcy and James, all ofJ<alamamo. . Wall Steven. both of Bena Har- bor ,l.awrcnoc of Ad an Oa., ADd Mic:had of Oar on. Calif.; �_It!IOIls. fly and Willie Beauford, both "-bor, and Wallace Fly of 'ng; four ughtcrs. Be...…
…THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY aty. Do you know the � of the BIDcJc man who invmted an anti aircraft gun? JANUARY 19, 1918 - John H. J publisher, editor, was born. 1922 - At Lincoln Memorial dedication service B audie� was segregated. Whom didJackJohnson defeat to become �ght boxing champion? JANUARY 20, 1928 - W, ohio, author was fum. 1981 - Evelyn hford t American Women's Record in 60 yard dash (6.65 seconds) at Albu querque...…
…• • us. .. M tlythroughtl¥:� Am:ri�1 mcUW-cllIC cunent � �2, d'mcial aOO ethni . eIlX here during year am fear . 0 a movement urx1er a unified couony. Over tb: years African Arrericars also been aware that the Ger man mark, and i val has been on the rise am provided the foundation for this country' domiraree in the in mati nalecooomy. t Blac in the ti might not be aware f are tbe � that people here all across the civic pec...…
…7 w y (P) - Onc a ain, gie Jackson i alone in th p t light. Jackson, who e clut h hitting, chari ma and contr v rsy el vat d him to level all hi own, w the only player elected to the Hall Fame on T� day night. J ckson w named on 93.6 p r cent of the ballots cast by members of the Baseball Writers Association of America, the 10th- . ghest total in history. He became the 29th player to make it to Cooperstown in his first year of ...…
…o U G REl�OltANC h d pa d a ay recently, I didn't know what to do with his solid- old eddin band. I didn't ant to leave it in a box j to I at or ear it on a chain. Then I thou ht r d hav earrin made out of it. I a je eler if it could be done, and . d Y . He cut the weddina bud in half and attached a d to one end of each half. This m de a beautiful pair of eanin that I now wear with pride and lov . I think thi i a wonderful way to...…
…A. My fu,st gu is that the star- peel control is extremely loose in its position to regular the opening and closing. Another cause may be that a screw that adjusts the louver i either m�ing or on the verge of fallinl off. Yau can troubleshoot this problem I by removing that secure ;.411_ ...... the vent to II a d .. checking its operation .. 1f an that is needed is a little tightening, proceed with that and replace the vent. An ap...…
…DAY PRI Q D Q T. The Neighborly ew.lener, f._ture. article. on African -Amerl can hl.tory, BI_ck h Ith, re.ource , penpal., puzz , and mor . nd for FREE copy: PO Box 128-BN Munith , MI 492S9. LEGAL ones S OPSIS OF THE REGULAR MEETl G OF THE BENTON CHARTER TOW SHIP BOARD OF .------------------ TRUSTEES HELD 0 TUESDAY. JANUARY 5, , 893, AT 7:00 P. lhe m Ing w ed to order at 7:00 p.m. by a ent lrwee on and Pledge of IAOl'V\OI!...…
…ir Clay rna a o LI 0 I bou ht "Gior 10' .. after h y it too b i ay from B hanan Pie. BI ir w allo ed to tay in th Buc n n ion un il divorce t- tied. Seethin ith ra e, tried to cho her bile nny, the id, 100 on. Tina e perien ed n rie feelin after a t n e ph n call. Tina nd Cain d n id n ho to nan Blair ithout hurting Max. Blair. meanwhile, brou ht Max proof that cl down erenity Sprin . Marty w up et bout Andrew's edding. ait To...…
…OW, I 0 TO W R TIl qu tion, "Where do we go from here?" which i our theme, we m t fi hon y recognize where we are no . When the Con- titution written, ran formula to determine t es and represen tion decl red that the egro w i ty percent of a penon. Today nother curio formul m to clare that he i fifty percent of a person. • � Of the good things in lite, the Negro has approximately one halt those of whi . Of the bad thing of life, he h ...…
…-No Job., no Ju ee, no peace- chant d th d monatratora pick Ing the con ruction alt. of th n Veteran Ad· mlnatration Ho.p I at Canfl.1d and Bru h In Detroit. Above David Burnley, of arlin Build ra walka the picket lin Thuraday, ay 14. ( photo) ------- --- - ; .;.... � .. ''\'''\4 .. e :: 'j ,'. I I ; .. :h..... . ' By TERRY KELLY DETROIT-Architects, I borers, engineers, draftsmen, builders, carpenters and the unemployed -125 stron...…
…WORLD NATION o o along t ri n wh r lav w h ld in p p ration for their trip to merica nd wh re I v were h Id in preparation for their trip to Am ri nd th Carib- bean. Th Cape Co t and Elmin lave ca tle are loc ted in the Central Region of Ghana. After touring the two large t remaining lave castle in th world, they wer both d eply moved they were bing interviewed by a local Ghanaian film crew. Ms. Warwic and Mr. Hayes both agree...…
…r Art tide, in e ile in e his o ter in a coup I t Septem ber. Hi backers left th talks late 1 t week. The pact call for a new prime minister and a cons en government but gave no timetable or details of its compostion. -Ohio college catering to women's learning habits PEPPBRPIKE, OHIo-Ur suline College is using a revamped curriculum and retrained faculty to test the theory that women learn bet ter when they work together...…
…J pent four months writing bout her experien ce , then veral months later he was announced the conte t' winner for her age category. It meant her book would be published and she would receive a college scholarship. Although the prize money is important for Anika's education, the idea that people around the country were going to read about her plight was much more impor tant. A D THE other neighborhood children wit ness th...…
…, _, I TIlE AMERICAN estab lishment gave billions of dol lar to the ci tie and governments of Germany and Japan to rebuild nd help their citize after the dev tation of World Warn. The U.s.govemmentandits leadership has been and till is giving reparations to the state of Isreal and the Jewish people, now to the tune of over $4 bil lion a year. The government of the U.S. is now giving over $500 million to the Communist govern...…
…BITS DPIEC Big band I der/trornboni t Jimmy Wilkins will tak hi quint t into B ker' Keyboard Lounge th weekend of May 22-23. Featured with the group i vocalist Joan Craw ford and axophoni t Miller Bri ker. Jimmy will be c lebratin his 71 t birthday that we kend prior to leaving for Copenhagen. Denmark to visit hi brother, Ernie, who is al 0 a musician. Jimmy will also take part in the Interna tional Duke Ellington Society' a...…
…DETROIT I THIS V'JEEK IN BLACK HISTORY 7 lWDn didJoe LouJ.s dt:fttd to become heavyweight boxing chanpim?� .)mr? named am r to Luxem bowg.1928-Bb:Abirdmf1928, featuring tap dancer " " opcIEdat � Uberty 1laIcr in New Yolk. 1989 - The Asili Rcpcnory 1latre opcIEd with i prodlx:tioo eX N.R. Jr.' El HtfJ MaJi/c: 7heLife twl'I'flna tfMal- . coIm X. 1939 - be came the flrst Black womanjudge in the US. . � how mDIrj slavs � SI1...…
…EDITORAL - - - The VA riot There's a riot going on in Americ . It started on the ban s of the Potomac in Washington, D.C. and it has spread aero the land leaving devastation in its wake. Ronald Reag n began it 11 when he pulled the air tr ffic controller from their tower. ongress watched as the triking controller, th n the Ea. tern Airlines pilots, then meal cutler fell under the feet of the scab replace ment. ru hin in through th •...…
…, I!! o o .- S· � Rodney King verdict involved iOOivid rep- ti 0 the it far . implica . . The poli officers of the woo empowered to � in s\,l;l:)CCtI� of crirres, They are em oowerocl with the right to inflict the minimum amount of violence recessarvjo bring a to trial. 1lx: Semi Valley jwy declared that "minimum" mears within an inch o an African American' life. rdid posed a direct threat k> �ry African American male. � CL...…
…the - Jeffe on D vi . 1 t - J m J. Braddoc in 1937. the cont ct hich re d that Braddoc would be p id pecified urn from future Loui pu es in the event of defe t. - bout 200,000, n t including tho e who went to the w Indie and South America. - Eliz beth T ylor Greenfield, who referred to "the BI ck Sw n". 21 - F ther Divine. 22 - A EUropean contract nece ary to conduct b in trading for Iv. 2 rd-Tex . ve to ub ribe ow that many BI ...…
…7- ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS cunten In Concert Detroit funk legend George Clinton will be ap pearing in concert for one night only on Friday, May 22, 1992, t 8pm at The State Theater (2115 Woodward Ave) next to The Fox (961- 5451). What' on Everyone' Mind? t,o Angeles eems to be on everyone's mind. For a while. things were pretty tense. A friend of mine (Lisa Collins), had gotten into a long line to get gas, when a white man fr...…
…• arty fYlay 22-25, 199� 11 am to � 1 pm (closes at 9pm Monday) e " ******************** ******************************** ****** APPEALING MUSICAL APPETIZERS FRIDAY, MAY 22 . Chisel brothers w/Thornetta Davls 4:30pm CJ Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band 8:30pm SATURDAY, MAY 23 Steve King & The Dlttllles Noon TeenAngels 3:30pm· Vudu Hlpples 7pm Goober & The Peae., 8:30pm SUNDAY, MAY 24 TBA Noon Gospel Show : 2pm Alexande...…
…Up I clothing to u h Bergdorf Goodman nd Broo Brothers h ve been f ling th pinch. Manufacture uch as Gruppo GFT, the Italian m nufacturers of" tatus" de igner labl uch Valentino, Ungaro and Arrnanl, recently reported th firs t los in ix decad . Con ulting pecialists uch a Coopers & Lybrand forecast a tag nant market for high-co t niche p paret with no chance of comeback soon. I TH 1 men built up their bodie to proportions that ...…
…title of thi year' nnu I youth conference will be, "Tod y' Youth Chal lenged by Troubl om Times." The conference will begin June 18, t 3 p.m. t the Holiday Inn and then commence at the Benton Har bor High School at 7 p.m. and returning to Holiday Inn t 9:30 p.m. w re the youth will be tay in . On Friday, Jun 19, at 9:30 a.m. the youth will m et at the high chool for devouori/ peaker. At 10 a.m. tb youth will prepare for the r...…
…WESTERN MICHIGAN y27, oc- in Elementary, and Y 28 am May 29, United M thodist Cllurch. For an appointment call Mr. �y t tm-8407. u : June 17, Lybrook Elementary School. For an appointment call Mrs. Kukla at 461- Te ting will b done by the department' three certified am vision technic Amy Halper ml Shirley Smith, from tb: Benton o� and Mi 11,oftb: office. 'Ih: V' ion m1 Hearing are n:quired by the Public Health Code. cou y Hea...…
…percent minority rep ntation in a city where over a quarter of its pie are BI k. Blacks, and n ws for and about them through corporate media, suffer greatly. We have no proportionate num rial repre sentation in newsrooms, nor have the few of us who've been there been active, or collective, agents for change toward us. For example, Randall Pinkston i a po itive Black image for u on national television, but a man who realis tica...…
…• m FOOD NUTRITION m gical m About rln d Oil co urf helpin e I in tural juice to prevent the meat rom dryin out duri grilli . The oil component can be a fl vor-carrier, too. Oil· not lu Iy nt I in m rin de. Witn the oil-free marinad recipe that abound today that uaUy e a fat-free broth additional liquid in the marinade. If you're conbOlling fat in your diet, light hand in makin your marinade. Flavor componen can inchJd ide ...…
…RELIGION DETROIT MI - 0 k Grove A.M.E. Church will ho t Orth ia Barne in an inspirational concert to benefit the UFrWom n' R urce Center and to introduce her long awaited in pi rational and go pel album, "/ Believe, /I to the church community. The concert will take place on Sunday, May 31 and Monday, June 1 at 7 p.m at Oak Grove A.M.E. Church, 19801 Cherrylawn at Pembroke in 0 troit. "I Believe" i Barnes' first in spirational ...…
…Afrlc n conc rt Dibil brlng8 hi born tics eound of modem Afrloan mu 10 oombln d with m gnatlc lIy rhythm m gn tlcaly beat of Afrlo n drum nd captivating oultur theAoy Musloal The r May 2, 9:00pm. For Inform Ion oall Royal Oak box offtoe. S/10 .. "\Jam M. Boothby, Cieri( Benton Chart r Town lp Ichlgan Citizen Aff.!. 5117192 --. THE CONCRETE JUNGLE-- ... OlON'"l 'IOU HEAR ME MISS AAC1Sl? .• MtSS RAGISl ? .... MiSS.··· CLA...…
…ByTAHA JO ,E I am an African American man who enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps when I was 17. Last year I filed for a Conscientious Objector discharge from the military. I want to draw the clearest possible picture of the reasons why I took that action and what it has been like for me. I especially want to reach young ·African Americans who might be thinking about joining the military. Last winter, I spoke at high schools, church...…
…VOL XIII tJ() t,' rJ( I'., r,1f � 1,1,.. "., LANSING-Rep. Jo eph F. Young. Jr., D-Detroit, beUeye that Detroit should get a greater portion of lottery profits, since the state's largest city pends the most money on the game. , Young either wants Detroit to have a bigger piece of the action in the present game or to have its own I ottery, � , "If we have our own lottery, we :would have our own winners," :Young said. Young has requ...…
…lIy Edwards. lightly. The r ce leaves Roemer b ckers in . quandary. Do they support Duke. a m verick Re publican with a hi tory as a Klan . le der' and neo-Nazi sympa thizer? Or do they go with Edwards a liberal Democrat woo;, left th tate n Iy billi n in d bi after thr t rm gover nor and remains tainted despite acquittal on rackete ring charges? Both candidate tried to downplay their pasts in the de bate. "The thing that...…
…You 0 e it to your elf not to elf-de truct," Rev. J e e J c on pre ched to tudent t Northern High chooll t week. "To not tudy i living t ri ," he id. "If you cho e to w tch five hour of TV every night nd cho e entert in ment over ed c tion," mean II the truggle of the civil right movement is wa ted, he id. At the conclu ion of his peech he directed those students who were 18 year -old nd not registered to vote, to line up t...…
….. -4 e e' • 'I� -====":::'__;::= .' I · , • I • I · , · . • e • · ' e' · ' , , , ,. - II ,I I' ., " " I, '. · I " ,I " . ' , . " • ) , CCORDI G TO TH Inter nal Revenu Service: -If you earn $1 1 to $224 a . week, you get the maximum bonus of $22 each week. - If you earn Ie than $131 a week, you get a maller amount, depending on your wages. But the credit will almo t certainly make up for amount t...…
…I let it rin for three minu and then picked it up nd lled: "00 bite it. It :12 in e mom- I. tin nd 0 do you nt1" "What I ptin ," Wlc ttle or someo ppin you your d Ith omethin e vy. Why re you leepin, Wrote? Haven't you h rei bout gic Johnson?" "Well, I be do gone," I aid. "Another one of t e 11 of sudden people who has jumped on the 'let' do omething bout AIDS' ndw gon.''' "You m ke me lc Wrote. You make me ic "Wichita aid. ...…
…I TAKE IT that mo y. not . people, more important to you. You're a piece of art ode. You' so busy trying to ve taxpar fifty hue that people on t in this cold !her. Shame on you. Do you sleep ell at night? Tonight when you go to bed I really hope you can't find leep. You have en a ay wh little lifestyle th poor people had. No you leave them nothing. If everything were taken away frorp you. just ho would you feer. You can't begin ...…
…This Week In Black History o mb r 17-23 nnn born. What· the name ofthl! ear- lies: leno Black painter in tbe US? NOVEMBER 19, 1921 - Roy C p nell , baseb 11 pi yer, wa born. 1878 - Ch rl . Gilpin, ctor, W born. 1949-J 0 I . n w elected the MVP of the N tional Leagu . What particular religious group denied Blacks t� right to become priests in the church UIItil1978? NOVEMBER 20, 1923 - G rrett A. Mo an patented traffic ligh...…
…• In 5t I 022 • Burdlc I 9008 Publl r:Ch D. K lIy - Editor: T r K lIy Advertising Man ger: lch I Ru II Advertising Representatives: T rry Broyle J rom K y - Bob Zwalak Cuttiing the Color Ta while building the 'hood African Americans in Michigan pay a Color Tax. In polite and � legal circles its called an auto insurance premium. In reality it's a color tax. The Detroit Chapter of the National Association of Colored People (NAAC...…
