…Lessons from Black History: Benton Harbor Mayor Emma Hull (center)' with city employee Steve Archibald (lett). wei com s community activist Sandra Dudley to a historic buslne. gathering ho ted by th So�hwe tern Michigan city last week. Story i on page 86. (Bernice Brown photo) VOL. XVI NO.1 '- An tntot mcd People Is A F,c£' People FEBRUARY 20 - 26. 1994 State, County set to okay Citizens charge environmental racism 8y RON SEIGEL . IA/c...…
…convoy ofU.S. fi on hun ou 'd from Watson. said h to 100 forward to reading The Ram bler. "Paolini is a talented guy, and his paper filled a bizarre niche, letting prison emplo ' sound off," Watson id. "But he went over the line. • "The Rambler was a lively piece, but the racism had to be curbed," he said. . P OL Ie terof pology to Correction Commis ioner Ro rt J. Watson for my alleged racial insensitiv- ity," but he deni...…
…By RACHAEL A. SWEE Y c. "ITS Hl'I*tING the ho over homes.· holds again, • Montallm id. "If • 1 revol ? • HOWEVER, HE SAID no matter what happens ith health care reform, nior citi zens will not be left out in t cold. "Seniors are some of our most vocal, active citizens and no on wants to hurt them,· Carr id." (Lawmak ) will be working to the beet of our ability to make ure niora are not going to be falling through the crac...…
…JOH 0 SAID council members were "sick" of having the Mayor hold pecial meetings to get his plans through. Johnson aid, "There' some thing about this land that some body wants it 0 bad." Johnson charged that the city d not hold clear title to the Monterey Motel and Howard Johnson sites. She gave the' Michigan Citizen a copy 0 a document from the Blue Water Title Company indicating the ti tle was vested in five companies other ...…
…Detroit WAAAAI II , . -r / / WAAAA! "r- Various social " " that even if BRIEFS books for Black children written by Blacks in the Detroit Public School system, The Guild spon sors a Book Give-A- Way Pro gram every year to elementary schools, Willie Williams, a poet and photographer, represented Hilda and Don Vest's Broadside Press, Williams' table was full of books by poets Gwendolyn Brooks, Murray Jackson, Leslie Ree...…
…ouch pollu - rnm nt rticul 1Il chlorid . r t tins done by th com not by n ou id uthority- 1 ving th company with wide opportuniti to police i elf. The d ft 0 that if th county notifi the company of "foul or noxious odors", the applicant has 30 days before it mu t ubmit an abatement pro gram. Paragraph 10 of the draft in dica the company does not have to report conditions which ult in pollution emission vio lations that ta...…
…THE PARTY'S Ten point program, concise statement of what minorities need and want provided services for the under: privileged like Free Breakfast for Children and sickle-cell ane mia testing, both of which the federal government adopted; Free Health Care; Food Distri bution; and Housing for the Homel . They were also responsible for the election of Oakland's first Black mayor, installed Blacks on all levels of the city.s govern...…
…• cont nu d from 9 A1 T VOLU 0 came m the ongoing civil rights mo men which the e id s rted ay b fore the day of Dr. M rtin Luther King Jr. and loolm X. "A lot of people think that rtin Luth r Kingj jumped up one day and had a dream," I ver id. "But we have been involved in an ongoing process of development." Party members w re no allowed to grab a gun and go; they had to be indoctrinated to the platform rul and be well verse...…
…yTUREKA TUR Ru n DMC. the mo t re pected group of p ( ackn of th t I ), "Old School' not a time. Old School . type of rhyme that' true. There re new rap pe who w nt to be Old School, but they can't get it." For a little while th ,th rap ind try med to be full of MC trying to be Old School but nding up lacking flavor and ex traordinary ability to 'p nt themsel through rhyme. No longer was the rap industry looking towards the ...…
…INSIDE OF ME - The poems and illustrations of poe Robert B. Jack son and artist Ronald Scarbough are featured In this-exhibition. The exhibi tion .contlnues at the MAAH, 301 Frederick throug February 28, 1994. Inside of Me Is of universal scope. Jackson draws upon his . many years as a Detroit Public School teacher to create prose that provides a po gnant, glimpse Into the dreams and aspirations of children. Youngsters of virtual...…
…• STUART, FL - Willie E. Gary, the on of a Black sharecropper, learned early on the value of hard work. At age 9, Gary joined spot on the football team substi tuting for an injured player and eventually a scholarship. Graduating with a busin degree in 1971, Gary went on to North Carolina Central Univer sity to earn a law degree in 1974 and opened the first Black law firm in Martin Cou nty, Florida. Gary has built a formida...…
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…lie and I dependently 0 ned And Operated SHU T� �i � Q� V�, �F�F('��1 • W.I.C. Food St mpe M eterc reA nd Vie GI dly Accepted E------ • ATM • Gift Certiflc tee 800 e of5t mp • Money Orders Exp Shlppln -U.P.S. ASSORTED VARIETIES Smucker�s Simply Fruit NATURAL, REGULAR, CINNAMON OR CHUNKY ."., "J� 'Mott's .____, Apple · auce 09 UNCLE BEN'S ASSORTED VARIETIES PASTA SAUCE OR country Inn Rice & Sauce ALASKAN Deming's Red a...…
…By BERNIC BRO "YOU PROVIDE opportuni ti for our people. You provide the jobs, the goods and all of the sources that our people need in the oommunity; well as th urrounding communit ie , It MayorHull id, ·We must be very nsiti and cognizant to the fact that you are to serve t peopl in this community and e have Bcnton l lurbor \\ ('" .\iichigtlll I yor, commis- ioners, , b in and the community to m a great city, and that' hat nt...…
…nd re um to: , ABE M th - Tuesday & Thursday 8:00 p.m. - 9:45 p.m. All GED pUcants must be secondary oertift&1. All ABE applcant must be m n ry certl d. I r eetad eenclda hould bward Ie r of Interest nd oreden aa soon as poealble to: Benton Harbor Area School , Personnel Offlce PO Box 1107, Benton Harbor, MI 49023 or de ve; It'\:): 711 E. Britain Av riue, Benton Harbo;, MI. EOE � LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The aty of HI...…
…1811- Daniel A Payne, edu cator, was born. 1922 - The home of Frederick Douglass was made a national shrine. 1968 - Shirley Chisholm be came the first Black congress woman. 1982 - Quincy Jones wins five Grammys for The Dude, in cludingproducer of the year. Who ignited the Olympic flame in the 1984 Olympics? . For what role did Hattie cDani 1 an 0 r7 �: .' .' �� " -. l"t!p���la:::J;�ll I:.': 19 - Col. Frederick Gre- g...…
…tor of Union the program e . Rebecca Co' op 1 ells '11 rve on a 15- member bo rd hich is respon ible for all property 0 ned by th Church of God in Chri . The denomination, b d in emphis, Tenn,,' the larg t Bl ck penteco I church in the United State with more than 3,7 million memb r orldwide. e 're ponsibilitie include supervision of the 34 million All Saint University proj ct, which i being dev loped in downto n ernphis; 0 rs...…
…YOR - '-capital pun ishment does not ter crime. The death penalty is uncivilized in principle and unfair and inequitable in pr ctiee." So y Hugo Adam Bed u, Pro fessor of Philosophy t Tufts University in a chu Us in study ne ly rele d by the American Civil Uberties Union. otwithstanding recent Le de y . in Hay SOUTH HAVE - The Black Le dership Society of South Haven honored three women ho ha made outstanding contributions to...…
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…_ t •• ; Beca conditio in ichigan all February meetin ha h d to be re-sch d uled, ccording Richard Dombo , PIC director. Sched uled dat : - LEOB meeting • Tues- day, February 19 at 9: 30 .m. • Dowagiac Area Cen ter. -PIC General ·on- e nesday, February 27 at 7:30 a.m. at Lake ichigan College Community Center. A&I&lUiIU.OO cial rvice is the licen . ng tee board appointed en nning as head ftball FEBRUA V 2 5 TH CITIZE PA...…
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…rnihistr political e , e difference in methods of politi affected citizens t mp on of the Bl ck community, or a pro-BI c stance doesn mean anti- hite. R th r, J c id poor peo- p of all type th common cau ould unite to deal ith the political situation of today. of id , i limited in cce 6 n tional to tlu meaningful participation in e d "0 maJdngp T 0 city council membe ere present, P t Jone and Char es Ja son. A group of Hei...…
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…the Wrinkling of your bro , the inten need of no , and future, fl eting, gone, ther at once, and all alone. Feb� celebratioris, just to list a few: ScoutioA of America 7 Sth AMi :we ry, lilac ory oath, Valentin Day or the nth of Lo and last but not Ut, . dents onth. Pr ·dents and comparing them in history te and event. Let's take time to com- pare fe trange similaritie be een Pre idents Abraham lincoln and John Abraham Lincol...…
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…he Ie FEBRUARY 20 - 26, 1 5 THE CITIZEN PAGE ELEVE of mability of the sexual parts to function properly. Inability to ttain erection, failure to reach climax nd 10 of sexual desire are but a few of th symptom of tlii dysfunction. Although the symptoms may be caused by a physi cal pro blem, they are usually p y chologica1 in origin. Chec ith your phy' cian to determin th cause. In any case, your fear that you. canno tify your...…
…r, i the Revival . ister for the RevivaI begin- ning reb 1 ough arch 5, nightly at 7 p.m, The Lente hedul Mt.Zion bring Black History slive 00 AGI C t. Zion pre ent a two-part Black His tory program," minisce from the Rocking Chair" and the , ever-Enough Family." The program will be Sunday, Feb. 24 at the Church, 100 Miller Street. The Blac Hi tory even t will begin: ith an Open Hou t 1 .m. until 2:30 p.m, where . Black art ...…
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…Tum to 5 VOL. II O. 11 FEBRUARY 20 - 26, 1980 ESTER ICHIGAN 20 CE TS be C"r'han� you, Crispus Attuc�s, fOT falling in the cause • 1-, of liberty. .. Than� you, HaTriet Tubman and Nat TUTner, too, fOT so stTongly bac�ing up the belief that all men are bom free. Than� ·you, Blac� composers, �noum and un�nown, for lifting the spirit above' the daT�ness of slavery thTough soul, • stirring song th�t lighted the flame of faith, enabling ...…
…EYCO G Some community a ncie di tributing aid for h ting bill 0 ichigan's poor and elderly are running 10 on cash - but the tate Department of Labor y help 0 on the way. While some 45 000 people in 19 000 hou hold have b n rved by the federal Energy Cri 0 si lance program, 7.8 million of ichigan' 9.7 million share h been pent, the depart m nt id. But oth r $9.3 million will arrive shortly. The program supplie from 240 to 400 in 0 sta...…
…FIS T TO • BI c American must opt an attitude of "con- tru ti e radicalism' if they hope to gain a fair share of th country' re rce in thi time of orId tur moil. T t the m given by alter J. Leonard, pre 'dent of shville' Fi Univer ity, in recent d dre to the omen of Al pha appa Alph th old Gree letter sorority of omen in the U.s. c o Leonard, former i - tant to pre 'dent of Harvard University and a member of the U.S....…
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…the ife of the hools curity chi f tev itchell ha rved cr tary for Ed ood under the Adult Education department. Finley, ho wa d an unsuc ce ful campaign for city commis ioner on the Ren aissance Slate, had b n a bailiff for Judge Blac but d re igned to ccept la enforcement position in California. Yarbrough left the Community Develop m nt Department with the city to ccept this po . J ES PEEPLES, Director of Berrien County ction, ubmi...…
…o c z C I 1 y ar: 6.00 I 6 month: $3.50 I 3months: 2.00 II r ular ub cription rat alf off. For a ar Ii it d tim you hay th Citiz n mail d to you a th ar a in rat • . Clip this form and mail it to . THE CITIZE - P.O. Box 216, Benton H rbor ich· n 49022 •.......... . . • I . •• : I YIr. II' S1' : ....................................................................... : . � …
…o CIA OTIC 0 SALE 15,000 CITY OF BE TO HARBOR COU TY OF BERRIE , STATE 0 ICHIGA LI ITED OBLIGA 10 OTES (TA A nCIPATIO ) SEAL 0 BIDS or th p rchase of he bo e ill receiv d by th undersigned at , Office loea ed t 200 Wall Street. rbor, ichigan 9022. on onday e 25 h day of Febru rye 1980. until 1:00 p.m., Estern S ndard Tim ,at hich time nd pi ce id bids ill b publicly opened nd r d. ill b dated ovember his issue HI not b subject...…
…NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Purswlnt to P.A. 255 of ichlgan Sta notice is eby a public ring will Id t 7:30 p.m. on Monday. F u«y 25. 1980. in Lula Comm on Chambers. City Hall. 200 East Wall St .... t. Benton Harbor. ich ipn for th purpose of consi ring request of 0 r Properties. Ltd. a ichi n Umited Par shiP. to d signat th property loated at 990.996 Ri . Driv as a Com mercial Devetopment Dis trict. containing 6.48 cr s re-o...…
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…j I all raci m iff's force. I Of 102 employ , 12 Bt : th h ad coo ; three c riul staff; t ·0"81 c omen guards; one BI c .rn e guard; d fi BI c patrolmen, U I t rna es m . c ,It Henderson ide He stated th t of the recent el t hires, the eriff d 51 to choose from, fiv of those bein Blac m les. Hend rson call d on Otto Grau (R-Ste ensville) who i ch irman of th administra tion committee to 100 int th matter.· � ( • Volum ...…
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…By WARREN P" to Afri , th m ry I h v som roo , very de . I ould r to tell ... A little I ts n ... Old-t mers I can't for t. R I n m ,I don't no , �I but th y made Benton Harbor really t - long time ago. Th re a Old John, th chimney s ep; nd Gaskin ry, too. Old John ould � nd sing a ay your blu . And im's ' taxi cab. All you d-timers n , he carr; d the mai and freight hrou summer, ice and SIlO • 00 you remember th De Drop...…
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