…lack facing economic dep es ion Continued rrom P ge 1 $ 17,469' wi th $34,246 for whites. Michigan Blacks have been in an 'economic rece - ion ince 1980 and must begin preparing for a depres- ion, aid Rep. Floyd Clack, D-Flint Chairman of the Michigan Legislative Blac Caucus. "The Black community ha been in a recession and a depression since the latter part of th even ties," Clack said. "We have to begin insisting tbat our ...…
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…Detroit rell '1 lode .. s. Ri Con-tSPOtUUlII Darrell Burks, Detroit Public School deputy super intendent of fiscal intregrity might be the next general su perintendent, di trict sources said. If 0, tha t means a non educator would assume the top spot of a public school system. Lawrence Patrie Jr., board president, said 1;le believes 34- year-Old Burks would do a good job as superintendent. However Burks comes froin a mang...…
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…Election Reflections: 9 ervlc ory ByTHO V. TWERP LANSING--Gov.-elect John Engler won the closest guber natorial election in Michigan history, but many reporters ho covered the election say it as more a case of Blanchard 10 ing the election than Engler winning it. Everybody has . favorite rea on for the election results, including member of the capitol pres corps, who fol- . lowed the election closel y. "I come bac to two tbing...…
…flu bou re e 6S or over; have chronic cardiov cular or pulmonary problems, includ in sthm; h ve di bete , idney di Iunctlon or problem i tb . blood hemoglobin or immuno up pre ion. . Children on pirin therapy need flu shot be- ca e any mix of piring and influenz put them t ri k (or de dly eye' syndrome. Doctors, nur e and those ho or or live ith people thigh ri from flu hould be vaccin ted. Flu v ccine i 70 to 90 per cen...…
…, DECEMBER 2 • 1 HIGAN CITIZEN AGE 15 z , , Commissioners bemoan I By ernlce Bro Benton Harbor Corre potuhnl The Benton Harbor City Commission approved an Enterprize Zone spendin plan y a 7-] vot at th ir Monda y, ovember 26. Ben ton Harbor Ci ty Commission me ting, but not withou loud complaints about th lac of jobs being creat d for city re idents by the plan. According to the re olu tion only 90 percent of the taxes...…
…(616) 926-1936 o d-B non 9022 200 On Sunday, December 9, t 3 p.m. the St te The ter in do nto n K 1 mazoo • 1 fe ture joint by the nation lIy t e ter organi t J c oel mann nd the K 1 mazoo Ringers, nd the adult Com munity H ndbell Choir from K I mazoo. T 0 ilent movie shorts - L urel nd Hardy in Pie Fight nd "Tribute to America" will be accom p nied by r. oelmann t the tate's hi toric Barton pipe organ. The concert is p...…
…egolJ DECE B 2 -I, I MICHIGAN CITIZE ing. bells and honor rolls i B, ary GoWda, Seventh graders Marketra Totten and Marsbelia eely of SteUe Junior Huigb School made the bonor roll. Marketra i the daughter of Frank and Linda Totten. Marsbelia is the daughter of Rev. Leonard and Bonnie eely. . RoJ J Co r l ck- The National Political Congress of Bl c Womea i asking any woman interested in joining tile organization to please cal...…
…__ . __ . __ 2, 1 , - convictcd I of trc 0 and cd. 1 22 - Cbarlcs C. Diggs, Jr., formcr U.S. congrcs man fro icbigan, a born. 193 David J oaes, arkctiq exec tive, Eato - villc, Pl., born. WIIo are the three Blllc," who ;lItelrllted Benny Goodmlln', blind in the 193011 D C 3, 1 47 - Frcdcrick Do glass a d uti Dclancy started anti-Ilavcry papcr Nort Star. 1'44 - Rodcricc L. Ircl d, Jud e, Springficld, A, born. r- Which famous...…
…-G Y T JAZZ.. 3000 E. Grand Blvd .• Detroit. 871�. OT • 2648 W. Grand Blvd. Detroit. 867-0091 . Send nform arYlOUnCem to: KASCE E BARKS P. O. Box 03560 1�1 Second St. HintI,Itwvi P • 148203 (313) 869-0033. 2 II ho recently wed "227" co tal ing a mingly defen le ho …
…red Freddie Jackson, hose love son have touched the beart of million of fan i th romance and tender ord ha relea ed his ne album DO ME AGAIN. According to Freddie, "So much of the music that has erved a the - foundation to rhythm and blues h s been forgotten. My intention on this album was to bring back R B m gic." Freddie wa born into a inging family following in the foot teps of two genera- cholarshlp v ir ble to In rloch...…
…10: 1: of over 350 • .!: 1 : " '5: 1 : 37: 1 I 722 20,000 17: 23500 30,500 ott ngham 20076A hton . 20 yr . 18,000 $0 do 20yr . 18,5001 1 : 11 ·2 Auburn S2 .500 $0 dow 20 yrs. $17,500 25,000 21, 00 21,500 17,900 9014 Br 1 8000 Odo 30yr . 28,500 9900 Ch tham 000 2000 down/30yr . 3,000 16197 Gr nl n 15500 Odo 30yr . $34,000 131231nd ana $Odo 30 yrs. 33,500 3.900 14319 K ntfield SO dow 20...…
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…2.9 million projec 70% 81 • In ck ci o TROIT" - Ro dwor being performed on Wood- �.��:l��I,;s:�w��ard between Si and Eight i e Roads, by companie contracted by the tate rai e the que lion of opportuniti for Blac -0 ned con. truction companie . According to Department of Tr n port tion Project Management SpeciaJi t Ar thur Davi, four D' a vantaged Bu in . Enterprise (DBE) loc ted ou tside of troi tare p r ucipating in the...…
…,. :;,;.�, '. - .. , ' .'�-f.I.l !"r: ' t. ' .�.-� ..... . ...�. . tem. The C ccused t government of encourag- ing the violence. but authoritie e denied i . Reactio ry hite in th -South African police orce h ve een cc ed of tirring up Blac riv lries nd arming vario f clio to ndennin reform initiative. Pre ident F. . de Kler urged A C'le der elson ndel and Buthelezi to tal i th e ch other to end the fi hting. . andela ref es t...…
…. I!PTI! EA 2-8, 1990 MICHIGAN CmZEN PAGE 3 D .troit man has ne upport for oti p d ro Pel • S y DO to ike! Use our COD- umer power," Crider arged, "F'md some other y to run. Find e ather .y to jwnp. rlDd ome other way to slam Find e other .y to core. It i ' t the shoes; it's your God-given talent" Crider ain returned to the images of the civil rights protests dr wiug parallels between the ontgomery bus boycott and the Nike boyc...…
…• t CIVIL TS Jeff iller of Eugene com mended the young people "for le ding tbe community in the fight i t raci m." A a re ult of the effective ne of lhi project, Clergy nd Lai I Y Concerned h produced a ixteen-minute video entitled. e All Belool·- For tho e interested in more informarioD concerning thi project. CALC can be contacted at 458 Blair Boulevard. Eu ene Oregon 97402/(503) 5- 17-55. . E LUTE TillS roup of childre...…
…o aig The deteriorating condition of t m s es of African Americans, other oppre ed nationalities, poor and orting people screams out for the crea tion of a legitimate, progressive, independent tbird force or new political party in American politics. A a proponent and prac titioncr of independent and progre sive politics for more than two decades, I have decided to spend tbe next 12 months vigorously exploring the .desirabili...…
…•• "<t - '1111 .,. I· ... , \-,." �4J. �.J. ._ ;; ''; i - , · 4.11 , , ..... -of. _t � .�� ... !t ' ,l.- ..' • George orn c Eye don °t mix bee u th mo t politic I pI ce in America i t c urcb. H 0 ICULTY.tb t PUSH it b ve i th tbe I KE boycott i th elfi h al titude of many African Americ n young people. Self gr tific tion i more impor t nt to m ny of them than orifice and commitment to ch n ve given our children that e ...…
…ome Carefully i Dd graded omework bas a greater influence on cbildren' academic succe tban any olber factor, iDclud inl family inco e, socioeconomic status or educational background, reports the September Re er's Digest. Yet tbe National commis- io on Excellence in Educa tion cited I ck ofbome or one of the major rea 'ons American tudents have fallen behind tho e of other countries. Two-third of U.S. high school s tudents s...…
…��Hame (1 ay la H.P.? Park. "I ould like to ee t benefi it (the city) got from th t." aid. "They om down Detroit treet railr d , but . the land i till vacant," oznia add that de pile i re id 0 Benton Harbor, "After 25 years. it is !Jill in the . box." "Government got to monitor toney and see that it i pent i ly," he ide ID W07.in k favors minority et i . H adds that the tate should do more to i ure such firms t benefit re...…
…SEPTE SER 2·8, 1990 ICHtGAN CITIZEN PAGE 9 AACP state . , convention gathers in Grand Rapids The Annual Convention of the Michigan State Conference of AACP. the 54th, will be held in the Grand Rapids Mar riott, during the weekend of Sep tember 7-9. announced State President Carl Breeding. The Kent County/Greater Grand Rapids NAACP ill be the host Branch. The opening Public Mass Meeting ill begin at 6:45 p.m. exactly on Frid...…
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…SEPTE SEA 2·1, 1890 MICHIGAN CITIZ�N PAGE 11 .oad or by a contract selection com mittee. � The committee deter mines which firms to select by vailability, ability to do work, - area-Joe ed, and the cl sification of the ork. The State Transportation Commi sion has adopted an .Co tl ed fro P 1 . criteria is met, according to Davis. This criteria is determined 8300 GRATIOT 20050 UVERNOIS AVE 571·6690 "rf;...:. � 862-5030 ��, .....…
…ventI. "To thi date I have not given full d t iI to anyone bout my orde I becau e it too horri . ing an too un- pi t to di u . Ju t the thought of it unnerve me." "But I m no 18 and a opbomore at Howard Univer ity majoring in Early Childbood Education. My maturity and expo ure to ociety have given me greater in igbt into the COD eq ence of h t hap�ned to me and ho it b en bandied. ECAU It: Y F MILY and friend' rc being di - ...…
…Cast mo marked the 2S DDiversuy of the Watts ebellioD. A people reminisce on the events of tbe " rebellion. tbe question rise bet r it i:a ppen in. Some of tne me condi tion e ve ri e to the rebellion in 1965 are alive today. d even orse itb the courge of drugs and gang violence. Tbe rebellion was born out 'of a e e of bopele ness and fueled by r ci m, 'police brutali ty, and a general ab sence of opportunity. T e Black unde...…
…r � .. �� "'" � q� .... �� .. � , . .,. ._. ..... .' �- ", ; .. " .. -�. .,., � , . "'-" '..,. , -8378 feel • 0 ife de cribed her m rriage a empty. She bl med er h band for fail ing to comfort er ufficiently hen their daughter died years before. "There are time �en I ju t ant lim to hold me clo e," be told Lauer. "Have you ever told him that?" Lauer as ed.." o. He bould re lize it ithout my ing," the oman replied. Later, Lau ...…
…During the Beat HaIbor City Co mission meeting on y, August 26, a Public -tllwu' _ d OIl the 1990 Commuaity DevclopDCDt Block . program to allow ati opportunity to commcot OIl the proposed activities. The commission approved a re5(IIIUb' OIl specifies ho an auOcaDC)Il of 5469,000 from the U.s. Department of &using and Urban Development for the CDBG pogram would be pent The government says the f ,d povidc benefit to low - modera...…
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…• SEPTE SER 2-8, 1m ICHIGAN CITIZEN PAGE 17 clinic ercy Memorial Medical Ceater, St, Joseph announces Cl ses/Clinics offered in SqJtember. Oasses/clinics will be held the Mercy Memorial Cal cmter you may call 927-5297 to �register 0 for more information, unle s otherwise noted. - Ex.rel •• , R.laxatlon and BrelIthi�: ,Septem 5 MOf..-1tI &"*mb ... 17 and YWCA. AAU Hold Annu I Boo Sale The Benton Harbor-St. Jo eph Branch of ...…
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…a e By' i Hip. Hlp. Hooray to orne BI ck omen executives who have object d to and are refus jng to promote the rnu ic and lyric of. orne of the more profane rap acts, which espouse the h tred of omen nd le d act committed (in cluding gang rape) upon them. However. the question on these women', minds j wbere are the parents and do tbey know hal their children arc Ii teni ng to. nd even upport ing ith orne of their own h a r...…
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…YC UP F CKe EAT·O ryJ Hayn LANSING - The Michigan Legislative Black Caucus turned up the heat on State Lot tery Commissioner Michael Carr during a hearing here, June 22. Caucus Chair Rep. elson Saunders pushed Caucus demands for more African Americans in executive posi tions and more lottery advertis ing dollars for the Blac media. "Commis ioner Mich el Carr, if you cannot present a' proposal to us hen we meet fo nder ...…
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…dome I byLo Co-chair; Women of Coior TaskForce Michigan Coalition Again.rt Domestic Violence She may have blood stream ing from open wounds on various parts of her body and/or have visible bruises from the top of her head to the bottom of her foo . She may even have broken bones and her entire body aches. She may even feel as if she's just survived a major b t tie in a raging war. Yet, shewill 100 t you straigh in the, eye ...…
…the United State began or ganJ71ng. ained ecumenical r po to the p ea for interna tional upport whi came from South African church leaders. Church leaders in the United State believe that Christians ve pectal responsibility to dvocate for people ose op pr ion i due t le in part to the policie of our 0 n government. The ational Council 0 Chur es alo with other church lead also or gamuci tional ecumenical c mpaign St nd for Tr...…
…._- Opinion InstItUtions for. Black empowerm nt: I)uriaa the Of ..... , .. � a nomber of AfricaD-Americfu COJIUDum beee eel hom the . eDCe.of local ICDDIW and tional educatioDal in- titutes and tr iniag centers e . (i of hip and skill development trainiug proYidcct FrcqUCDdy tIaesc centers or in I"U ........ in tit utes were organized by cadres of political acti • part of their programmatic thrust. Ideo ogicalIy these center ...…
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…Commun Tal n III add to July Fourth c lebrat on I. HIGHlAND PK. - High- land Park's Independence Day fire orb display will be dif ferent from fire r celebra tion in many other communities. Mayor Martha G. Scott has scheduled entertainment by young people in the community to ow the different tal and community ties ithin the city. Sco t arted this practice last year and intends for it to be come a Highland Park tradi tion. ...…
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…Grea Expectations: .'Opportunity Curriculum for 100% By 102 Highland Park stu ts received special recognition from the tate for 100% scores meeting all test objectives in reading and mathe . cs tests given by th the Michigan Educatio Assessment Program (MEAr). Greg Byndrian, . c Infor- matio Officer for the Highland Par Public Schoo ed, -All of us in � schools are proud of th 'youngsters aDd com mend their parents for the sup...…
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