…VOL. XVI NO. 39 An Informed People is A Free People AUGUST 21 - 27, 1994 MARCUS GARVEY that was all Porter was suing for. ANOTHER I UE involved the decision of city council to al low Johnson to rescind a motion she made at the previous meet ing authorizing the construction of a city municipal complex on the former Johnson site. The comp w pl n p by Porter. . Wainwright said it was illegal to rescind a motion once it was written...…
….. ., I I .. r" .J Agence Franc -Pr .... A Rwandan r fugee tried to load some wood earlier this month while American soldiers looked on at the Kibumba camp, north of Goma, Zaire. The refugees use the wood to build �wellings and for cooking fires. bet n t hich is domi- nated by hite 00 , th d cendan of Berbers and A ; and the Pulsar, Wolof, Soninke And Bambara, the indigenous Blac e hnic group of the south. Perha the la t popula- t...…
…State News Y "ESS J. HOLLA 0 Republican friend gi th ir ereu t o By JOHN DIAMOND ��.ocl.t.d Pr ... Writ., the interior secretary to make granta of up to million from a fed ral historic p tion fuDd to restore and p erve buildings t qualifying iDati tutions over the next four years. The House has already p a ion of the bill. Language included by Dole auld ·pl��1D and restore Cooper Hall at Sterling CoIl .• 'I1le interior cretary ...…
…- ood. 0 [---------------- . llighland Park ----- -- -- - --- - - . - ---- - ------ -- -- - - Rita Rigsby and 0 car Smith, Jr. (photo by N. Scott) " " o c Highland Park public sc 001 buildings open for n w student registration, grade K-12, on Monday, Aug. 22, Cl es gi rall Highiand Park tud n in gr d 1-12 on Tuesday, Aug. 30, at 12:3 p.m. A full day of classics will be Held for grades 1-12 on Wednesday, Aug, 3 1 , and Thursda...…
…oy 0 N'COBRA Essay Winner I feel that of any ethnic group or race that has been persecuted, enslaved, betrayed, or deceived by the United States govern mentandtheidealofan"AJneri can Dream" should receive any type of reparations for this de ception, the African American should be the first. But at the rate things are going; we may end up being the last. Why do we deserve these reparations, well the list goes on and on. The qu...…
…c () /\ I I I' I () � Ii 114 -, I�: ,,�, -. .",.. , :'_':- .. -:s, �,::\.' � L'""�.�I; . ".1" -\. :��,' �_; T -\ < ::� :,;. , . ti�--' ;_�;t��:;( ._.. � .. , -_ � , ... ' >�: � Map 1 D- th) Map 2(D:"4th Map 3( - th)' In the LOII;sUJlla case. the court . id racial guryrnQlldtrillK was uncon tltutlonal. In 8 tate 0% black. onl: two con re spersons hL1 e been elected in R co truction. The fi Lou' ian pl n, 65% Bl k & 3Sc( White. w dr...…
…No , fifteen yea later, the moth r ho uppo her family with Aid to Famili with De pendent Children (AFDC) till has no been able to overcome that tereotyping and that capegoating. Let me be very cl ar. There is something wrong with the wel fare system as we h ve rome to know it in America. Whose fami Ii hould not pend two or three generations on welfare. And contrary to some beliefs, be- • ppo o ideologically is a great achie...…
…HIGHLA 0 PARK, MICHIGAN ment roup Ch pp II' OP NON· THUR 11. ·3:00 AM FAI - AT 11:00 - 4:00 AM • UN 1:00 - 3:00 AM - . Bethune . Medical Clinic • • Family Health Care Center 72-6652 Join the Highland Park Chamber ! of i Commerce Call 868-6420. (313) 883-3033 1 (800) 246-0816 Call Bill Brown. (313) 868-7J66 J{igftlan Par/(.9Lmoco 12551 Woodward. at Glendale Highland Park,MI 48203 (313)869-5130 Fax. (313)869-3�32...…
…WILLSMllli MARllN LAWRENCE y I'm no doing comedy anymo tuff to t r. I'v always had m Ril 'Y rum n • OX IS st Two of TV's biggest Black guns have united for a film entitled, "Bad Boys". And indeed, the boys-Martin-Lawrence & "Fresh Prince" Will Smith-are bad. "Bad Boys" is the story of an odd couple of Miami cops. One, your typical playboy persona, complete with Porsche. The other is married with three kids. The action begins when...…
…J I Mrican World estival '94 A Celebr tion of Un ty, prom ses to be filled with th taste, sights, sounds and the am blence of Mother Africa. Detroit's Hart Plaza will be transformed into a massive (150 vendor) market place where thousands will gather to explore and celebrate the rich and diverse heritage of African Americans, Aug. 19, 20 and 21, Education and unity Is the under lying theme of all the events as the Museum of Af...…
…honoring them a o till o t , DETROIT - We the members of Martin Evans Mi ionary Baptist Church (11025 Gra tiot) are proud to announce that the full mem bership of our church agree and approve tha Sam and Annie Marshall are winners of the Martin Evans Award for Members of the Year ..... _,nOr'"'Y 994. cause of hrist, th irmotto i "miracl happen ev ryday". . S m nd Annie Marshall own M & B Auto motive (Used ar Lo located t 213...…
…-- ANNOUNCEMENTS - o r upport group d s. ar Polio continued from A 1 mv -AIDS prevention chief, and o h r tate official id condom u . ju ta inglep rtof multi faceted approach to AID pre vention. Sin voluntary ting in tate prisons' in 19 5, than 7,000 inma have n ted, with 135 howing posi tive for the AIDS viru , HIV. There are 63 HIV-positiv inma tes in the system right now. Nine have died of AIDS-related ill ince 198...…
…I History· J in Vir- Who was considered by mo t to be the fi t Black p rson to write poetry in America? . UGU 22, 1 - Henry Highland Garnett called general lav trike. 1 32 - Ed Tolan won gold medals in 100 and 200 meter dash in LA Olyrnpi . John Brown's graue is located in what state? UGU T23,17 -AM.E. Church was incorporated. 1864 - John Lawson re ceived the U.S. Naval Medal of Honor for heroism in the Battle of Mobile Bay....…
…ANNOUNCEMENTS . ion Michigan pro proj , t inin for A- Id OBITUARIES laiah obinson Isaiah Robinson, 92, of Benton Har bor died July 17, at Mercy Memorial Medical Center. St. Joseph. The funeral was held July 22 at the Fellorship Baptist Church, Benton Har bor, of which he was a member. Burial was in North Shore Memory Gardens. Robbins Brothers Funeral Home, Ben ton Harbor, was in charge of arrange ments. Mr. Robinson wa...…
…LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARl City of Hi hI nd Park City Council Cham rs 30 Gerald Av nu Highland P rk, HI 48203 DATE: TIME: PlACE: ust 29, 1994 6:30 p.m. CXXJNCIL OW1BERS Pur uant to R 1 Est t Guideline for d posing of land, notice is h reby i that the City Council will hold Public Hearing at th pi ce dat and time i�icated a� to consider th offers to purchas th lot' by th correspondlng names: George M. Rashleigh Thomas ...…
…in mili- of t n ional root I der in mo than 100 new mem hips at Monday' n conf ren . ha vis hould ited for giving th m voi , th activists aid, nd for uniting p vio ly divided factions in th Black community. 10Th re i lways n ttempt to try to overloo the importance of the BI ck nationalist commu nity and the' Pan-Afrieanist com munity, but it cannot be done," id K w me Kenyatta, a Detroit ch I board member. T T news confe...…
…VOL XVI NO 1 ;.lll I,,:. , . ,I"�, t/"'·'··�'1II'·t·P"()I"t· NOVEMBER21-27,1993 By RON SEIGEL DETRorr - The Metropoli tan Detroit board of th Ameri can Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) voted to challenge por tions of Executive Order 22, is sued by Detroit Mayor Coleman A Young requiring that 50% of all construction jobs funded by the City of Detroit hould go to Detroit idents. Acoording to n article in the ACLU fall, 1998, newsle...…
….. - . _. -----�------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------� r----------------------, o G, re t fi loca- tio around K i to ceive hundred of ould-be vote . E ch required to pro duce identification and touch th ir fingers to i:nk pads. On Election Day, indelib ink: will be to ensure that no one votes twi The "voter" wer then handed paper ballots embla zo...…
…SEIGEL SAID UNDER the quality of life ethic, doctors al lowed patients to die who could not possibly consent, such as in fants and children, and that Kevorkian himself refused to limit assisted suicide to those �""'---'ere term' 11 ill [doom . ], igs __ ....... ;_sisted su ... ·;r: ......... t m . Is --- ..... � W1t out safeguar could be those with handicaps as "scape- used to cover up medical abuse," goats fot: the failure of ou...…
…By RON SEIGEL be cold, but no tluit oold. " School Board Pre ident Mami Cooper stated that no one went before th board with this problem or called her at home about it. IG DPARK-T che , school employ and th princi pal him If noted at the ovem ber 9 Highland Park School Bo rd meeting that Highland Park Community High School is without h at on Mond ys. Dr. Gerald Golden, High School Principal, stated "Usu ally on Monday, it is...…
…opinions. Q. What was the original purpo of the church � . A. "Many years ago, preach ers, preached from memory and African Americans could hot d English. It was then, that th church was used to enslave , Anarchism and Black evolution "Anarchism and The Black Revolution" will be the subject of a talk by Lorenzo Komboa Ervin, Sunday, November 21 at 6:80 p.m. at the Trumbull Thea tre, 4210 Trumbull at Willis. Ervin is a former ...…
…- mmn' ! On Tu P ru' co proved t draft of n co ti tution th t i cluded a cl 1 . zing t d th penalty for -terra . t" OfielDSE!8 The amendmen , one long sought by t U.S.-backed Fuji morl regim ,. P On in the plan to eliminate Shining Path chief, Dr. Abimael Guzman, even if they ha to apply it ret roactively, to events that oe curred before t constitutional am ndment. " 0 id is more basic to t rule of 18 than e post facto ...…
…THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY ovember 21 .. 27 NOVEMBER 21, 1893 Granville T. Wood p ten d electric railway conduit. 1822- Liberia wa founded by the American Colonization Society. 1950 - Baritone, William Warfield made his inging d - but in New York. With what t€am was Willie Stargell playing when he ruled his car erl NOVEMBER 22, 1914 - William Monroe Trotter, author, editor, argued with President Wilson over hi accep tance of ...…
…1 c . HH OnrrUAIUES I Schiller a' d Engler's pro posal ould give the te more control 0 local districts with higher tanda the trade off. McCauley . d just the oppo site should happen. "If they relazed the regula tions, then e could try some things that would make the school better,· McCauley said. ·WeVe got some people here who want a four-day w k with 10- hour days, but we can't even con- sider it . co lnu d from pa A1 ...…
…TUREKATURK fllchlgan C n An even more mature Babyface sound emerges from his solo history of "Ten der Lover", which spawned obvious jams li e ''Whip Ap peal" and undercover jams such as ''Where Will You Go. " Perhaps the last joint ef fort on the part of Face and, former partner, L.A. Reid, "For The Cool In You" ia a sad farewell to the guys who brought us "Two Occasions" and "Shoot 'Em Up Movies". Yet, "Cool In You" is an ...…
…," Lakunle, the village teacher (play d by Jiba And r on) prop e to a reluctant Sidi, a village maiden (played by Tony Warren) in the UM Th atre Department pre entation of.wole Soyinka' ribald comedy The Uon and the Jewel at the Lydia Mendel. ohn Theatre in Ann Arbor, MI, November 18-21. Ticket are fourteen and t en dollars. For information, or to charge your tick t ,please call �313) 764-0450. (photo by David Smith) Sun. November 21 BE...…
…Home Tips GLASS CLEANER - I have been using mixture of vinegar, water and green food coloring to clean glass. Prepare the mixture and pour into a spray bottle, Spray onto windows, glass, or mirrors. Wipe down with newspapers. Wh t a . shine! E.H. Edwards, Riceboro, Ga. EDITOR'S OTE: The green food coloring is merely for cosmetic . purposes and does nothing to clean the glass. A better substitute would be a bit of rubbing alcohol t...…
…I politician th potential , om caution 1 1 unr I' tic to expect mini t to d liv r their flocks lik w rd or v n to unite hind one candidate. "You can't compare the clout of min' ters in Prince George' to he min' t in th District or B ltimore," said Democratic county executive candidate Bea- ri P. Tignor, who spends most unday in church across the coun y. "1' up me to persuade the p pl. 1 hop the ministers are favor ble, but I c...…
…o o i atio Acknowledging that major employers are vital to the h lth and prosperity of our commu nity, Cornerstone Alliance is seeking nomin tions for a pe cial award targe ing the a a' large busin es. Osby-Brown towed Vanessa A. Osby and Ray Brown of Benton Har bor, are planning to wed May 7,1994. Miss by is a gradu t of Benton Harbor High School and Henry Ford School of Nursing. h i a registered nurse a M rey Memorial...…
…In uranc y no-fault the collection p but grou err USED TO that you had to ha 2,000-$8,000 cover- in your own medical policy, but if you ran offtb 1'0 d and hit a tree, that $3,000 all you had," said Bucld , whose or ganization rep nts 55 state insurers of various sizes. "(No fault) doesn't m n you aren't going to have disputes. It just frees up money that used to go into the legal ystem." Buckles said a state that re lies o...…
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…By I..NGSl'OO HlGES Beautiful, also, i the. tun. Beautiful, also, are the oul of my people. The night i beautiful The tar. ar beautiful nd thefa e 01 my people. o the eye of my people. I I …
…t., , VOL. XV NO. 18 ... 1 If /"'or ""'ei Pcoptc Is A Ft c«: Pcoptc MA H C H :) 1 -27. 1993 I J n. 18, 1 But the all-whit jury deliber- t d or about fi e hou Thursday b fore convicting Fiedler of care- l , rec or n Ii nt dis- ch e of ir nn using death. The charge' am' d meanor punishable by up to two years in prison. Fiedl T could ha faced a 15 y r entence on th man- ficial aid the money was withheld because of the college' failu...…
…Ch ritie 100 out on Bingo g mblin Memphi marche on with Dr. King � M rtin Luther . Kmg Jr. tepped out on a balcony at the Lonaine �l April 4, 1968 in Memphis and fatally rut Twenty-five la, the city of M mphis i cdebrating Dr. King' life and Work with a weekeod of activiti commemornting the an ni vetSal)' . Tre event is called March On and i ing rdinatexl the . ml Ovil Righ ,. Activities inchx1 a confieraaulft the future 0 t...…
…NEWS BRIEFS Panel weeds out test bias A group of ed IS is calling for an independent paoel e ure nati nal student tests are free of xual rcDal, and cultural bias. Responding to the ix mtional I eduation goals educa IS are d velopin nati nwid tandards and tests to enforce proficiency for every student in mati\'e and English. But a growing mass of h enforces the id that tudent per- formancecan d p of un- in rded bi in tbc wordin...…
…PU H FORU Tell . them how you feel· Cart levin D-Oetro 4S9R Senat. 0fftcI Washington. DC 20510 (313) 226-6020 (202) 224-Q21 Donald RI D- nt 105 Qirben' teomc.But • WuNngton. DC 20510 (313) 22tJ.3111 (202) 22....a22 Jam.a A. Barcia 0-8ay City 1719 Longwot1tl . Hou Offlce But ng. , Washington. DC 20515 (616) 667-0003 (202) 225-8171 Davtd Bonlor 0- Clemena --- 2207 R ybum Houee Office BufJdlr-a. Washington. DC 20515 - (313...…
…• NEW KID ON THE·BLOCK Kemey's Restaurant, located at 13928 Woodward recently celebrated their grand opening March 1. Owners Eld. Cleveland and Ella Mae Kerney hope to attract customers with their "Down Home Cooking". The restaurant is open Sunday through Thursday 7 a. m. - 10 p. m., Friday and Saturday 7 a.m.- 3 a:m. Pictured is Mrs. Ella Kerney. 001 I March 2S - H.S. classes morning only; H.S. par ent conference in p.m. March 26 -...…
…----- ---- --- ---- --- ---- ---------, I)('�� J & ettlem nt in outh Afric M t 0 tbe world leade are savori the n that uth Af- rial' most potent political fo have agreed to hare PO\! r in a transitional g vemmentof national unity. The U.S.-based T Africa group and its director Randall Ro binson, have made no official tate- ment n the ment A pokesperson for th A C, Cryil Ramaph countered the idea that his group is accornmo da...…
…-7 THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY rch 21 27 Who recorded the ong, Centipe�"? What record was heldby Em len Tunnell? MARCH 23, 1935 - ational Council 0 ro Wnw established in New York City, 1873 - very bo ed in Puereto Rico. 1982 - Mu i -Th tre Group (N.Y.) hosted U.S. premiere of The Long Journey of Poppie Nongena; a South African anti aparth id production. Who wrote the poem, ''Em mett Till"? MARCH 24, 1837 - Can ada gave ...…
…Ameri ." Salley' ranking ar ure-fire fod- d r or hot nvcrsations among Bla k at dinner parti ,variou nd in u 1 conversa- n ri . - Richard I n and Ab alom Jon , "founders th first Blac . upport organization" and early ehurch leaders (A.M.E.fouooers); - PriIU Hall, "children' advo cate," anti-slavery protest leader, and fraternal order organizer among Bla litionist; - atTum r, lav r olt I r and h ro; - J Fort n merchant who d...…
…th Pan T P confront the African community in the than they were for our parents or grand- parents, so th r ponsibili IS now upon our houlde d we cannot afford to p th buck once more. The thousands of African tudents who it in their clas rooms aoo in their dorms must awakened aoo invigorated with the knowledge of If and community. African tuden must understand the riousnes of the problems confron ing us, people and by eking knowledge t...…
…The E tlans For th E yptians, east is the direction 0 life. The sun and stars ri in the east, and Egyptians build their homes on the east bank of the River Nile. West, the direc tion of the setting sun, represents death and the royal burial grounds Livi gby J alous 0 hi succ wa o iris vii br th r th, who t about to bring d wn 0 iri , cl im I is hi qu en and com the new rul r of Egypt. th v ntu ally killed hi broth rand ruJ d ...…
…on tive reaction to anti- remarts ( ng to con .. don violence agai t gay ) made by reggae r p rti t Shabb ve p ently nowb led. ot only did they playa y role in getting him kicked 0 f the Bobby Brown tour, but Jay Leno dropped Ranks from his Tonight Show lineup, ying h too, w offended. Leoo w . d to be influer¥:ed by pressure from the Oay & Les bianAllianceAgai t Defama tion. Ranks subsequently issued an apology, noting hi d...…
…turd y rch 20,1 3 - The Detroit Historical Soci pre ents a quilting work hop aturdays, from 10:30 a.m.- 2:30 p. m. The workshop is for ages 12 up. Registration fee is 20 and m erial fee is 5. For more infor mation, call (313) 833-1263. - The Ice Capades' "Made In America· show will be at The Pal ace Saturday, March 20 at 12 noon, 4 p.m., and 8 p.m., and Sunday, March 21 at 1 and 5 pm. For more information,' call (313) 377-01...…
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…p.m. All w lcome, Rev. Beulah Bapti t Church Moth rs Board ill hav their 1 t Fellow hip Cel branon Sunday, March 21, t : 0 p.m. Th ir th m i ,"Uvin In Unity of t Spirit." Ep ians 4' . o for this event includ : Spring Str et Fri 'ndship, and Corin- thian Bapti t Church Holy Trinity Church of God in Chri t and . Church of the Living God. Rev. Willi . P ul Jr. . the p tor. Th Greater Harv t Bapti t Church Male Chorus will hold their 6th ...…
…) OBITUARIES City Commissioner attacked eti on, 47, h4, t 'ned in an nton To T ody � rred to Hol- y So Funeral Hom, Colum- bi , S.C. Burial w in ationa Cemetecy, Columbia. Lo I arra men were by Robbi Brothers Fu- 28 neral Home, Benton Harbor. , [or Ande n w born Octo b r ,1945, in Columbia, S.C. He w commandin officer for the Jun ior R rve Office ' Training Corps, Benton H rbor High School. He w Vietnam War veteran. Surv...…
…yo The first lab r • Joint nd . Separate Account A ouple ould v id a lot of probl m by d idin to k ep 1- n n mpl t ly parat r rnarri . But joint m ney mana - m nt with open communication 0 - f r a way t tr ngth n the partnership. Th re are way to combin inde pendence and togethem and till minimize money mana ment dif f ren . K ep a joint account for S vlng on Utll You can tu By v money or get re uoo from your utility corn ...…
…Home Tips SQUEA D TIC - To Hence a squ Icy hinge, give if tiny spritz of nonstick cooking spray. You can Iso use it on key th t fils to slip in and out of th loe ily. Ruth B., Lake Placid, Fla. MULTI-USE ISHWASHER - Did you know you can put your baseball caps and golf visors in the top of the dishwash r to clean them? They don 't get out of sh pe, nd they come out nice and clean. If they are extra-soiled, clean with a brush first....…
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