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….. I DETROIT VA Ho pit I contract vailabl to Inority contractor Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) and the United States • Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) today aMOun<:ed the opening • of three "Construction Plan Rooms," where detailed construction draw- • in and pec:iOcatiolll for Detroit's • new $250 million VA Replacement • Hospital will be made available. The "Rooms" are loaued at tile offices of New Detroit, Inc...…

…Entertainment In Brief Prince N w J ck City A Sma h Despite all the controversy urrounding "New Jack City", it was thi pring' hotte t surpri e hit, gro ing over $41 million. Director Mario Van Peebles ys "New Jack" h opened door, but all the tudios want him to make are films about "five guys , moking crack" or a "New Jack", Partll. Instead he's got a studio intere ted in his next film, "Obsession", an erotic thriller he'll di...…

…• WESTERN MICHIGAN Building h r rapport with cus­ tomer didn't come overnight. Florence ketched in a b ckground which inel uded be uty chool nd three-year apprentice hip in Sagin w. "My career didn't begin until 1957 but I've alway known w t I want d to do. My first customer w a knot of corns ilk, I'd comb it out; braid and unbraid it. I've a"""v' loved people nd loved workin • h ir," De pite her ucce fu) b if and happy 20-plus...…

…2 FOOD I I I I I I I I I INAME----------------------1 I ADDRESS I I CITY STATE ZlP 1 I PHONE( GE_I I MAIL 10: eoc.cot c:IasIb' I I Sun 'n Sand St .... _ ... a&t.. I I P.O. Box 542831 I Dallas, TX 75220 __ ��.=�Dl_a,..:JIIIIIII� I ENTER ME IN THE Coca-Cot&. classici I SUN 'N SAND SWEEPSTAKES , . . "Pop usic • I _' ive A II ay op " .' .' . . ' " ar 00 DlAMO 0 O. Oiomond/C O. Johnson BCACH�D FAITHWAUCER C....…

…1 BENTON HARBOR AREA / D I 0 , ch ir- 1 y-offs," Brooks aid. per on of the Committee, ying Manning re ponded th t it he w going to "drop bomb" in w bee u e he w now the wolr I p, howed letter the "li on" betwe n the city and the committee aid it would end to I w firm t king Postelli' pi ce, the ttorney gener I king for and he wa "bringing her into writ of m nd mus, parity" with other dmini tr tive That mean the ttorney a istants. ge...…

…ie 0 r ance Allen i umb rOn la t f w year, Allen .. , ftl,J\J " ,. ,f .. .' p n of the national touring company of "MDlIJ/l Don't", a g pel m ic theatrical production that cored high mar with urban audienc aero the country. The expo ure h helped to prime Allen for th relea of th album which he y features ome gre t music. "There' ome laid-down, foot- tompin m ic on there. Then there' ome ballads that would make that Chri tia...…

…P a THO E O�TROIT EAST DETROtT WEST 1 Alcoy 91 Ashton o do n/ 0 yr •. �2,800 o down/15 yl 16,500 760 E. Out r Drlv 1062 F rdlnand o down/30 yr •. 31,00 $0 down/5 yr . $5800 14924 E. Stat. Fair 7817 Heyd n o down/30 yr •• 28,000 900 down/30 yr $26,900 1 033 Ro •• lnl 15151 Lah er o down/30 yr •• 19,000 o down/10 yr •• 15,900 43 4 om r.et 18945 Ro. lawn o down/30 yr •• 17,500 o down/15 yr . $41,000 14 14 Cor...…

…for his people. , More than 2,300 Africans and Indians have been jailed in South Africa since June 26 for such "crimes" as walking through public entrances marked" Whites Only" or for sitting on a railroad station bench reserved for "Europeans." And now we read that four African women are to be flogged. But 'despite the jails and the whips, my friend on the corner J is right. They are going to win because they mean to win. '�e mean to ...…

…, " ..', '. I / ' .� , ' ._l' _ - " } 'I • The planned reduction of military force th t w del yed by "De ert Storm ill likely reduce the number of Blac Americ n in the rmed ervice by from 100,000 to 110,000 over the next five ye r . Thi red uction, which the military plan to chieve prim rily by cutting recruit­ ment, will, in combination with rece ion in the near term, ig­ nificantly reduce opportunitie for Black curr ntly in the...…

…P 2 Hom I In D trolt According to the ce us Detroit h found only 1.300 homele per ODS in com- parison to t year ' tot which ranged from 30,000 to 60,000. The Census bureau . d the natural ob t clc to counting tran ient popul - tion made complet count of the homele virtually impo - ible. Olivia Wilcox deputy director of the Coalition on Temporary Shelters, a Detroit shelter says, "It doesn't sound like they found everyone on...…

…This Week In Black History APRIL 22, 1990 Michael Jord n of the Chicago Bull won hi fourth NBA coring title, averaging 33.6 points. 1882 - Benj min G. Br wley, e d uc tor, author, was born. 1922 - Charle Min u , ba - ist/compo er, was born. Name the first play by a Black woman to be per­ formed on Broadway. What is her name? APRIL 23, 1872 - Charlotte E. Ray was the first Black woman to graduate from law chool (Howard Unive...…

…EDITORIAL Youth could be, should be a national priority Young people roaming Detroit' Jeff r on Avenu on a warm Spring night have triggered a minor uproar. Merchant and itizen regi te r d loud om­ plaint with the media whic then added it voic to the howl for "control" of the kid. Mayor Coleman Young got on the b ndwago n an­ nouncing stringent rule and trong repercu ion for teen violators and their parent. In the proce of hi news c...…

…" ·oln h II I»y M rI Wri bt Edelman : Ma y communities have their share of young men who are chool dropout, tro ub l e m k e rs , or un- employed with time on their hand. Sometime their nighttime activitie tend to be destructive rather than con­ structive. But what kind of late-night activity appeal to young Black men and keep them out of trouble? B ketball. A Chicago housing development modeled it Mid­ night Basketball Lea...…

…p reduction in city Acupuncture the wave of he future byD o H U P • HIGH!." D PAR Acupun tur b th the' future? On Highl nd Par ba d phy ici n think that it c rt inly h a ch n e to be. Dr. Conrad Mai tl nd i a phy ic i n who' not only ve r aute, but al 0 optimi tic viewpoint on mo t thinking. Out ide of hi practice a a Urologi t and Physi . n (that' known for his kind and humane bedside manner ... ) that t ke care of the e l...…

…c c � AY th t thi promi e to be a "mu t- ee" event nd theatrical ex­ perience of lifetime! · The e uing of the play i 1 ie in the 1920' , and the .. "Black Bottom: i jumpin' � with fancy women, fa t num- • b e r , fine wine and fl hy • musicia ns ... And then there's � · Pro) ct : Health-O-Rama · Com to DOH · Project Health-O-Rama � will be held at Detroit Os- teopathic Ho pital (12523 • Third Avenue, Highland Park) on Wednes...…

…P Gc: 8 ( 1 id he didn't ing up d to do J . 1'4�_ "Doctor J eokio , before you read u your paper on Inter- tellar gravitational ten ions in thermo-nuclear propul ion, would you iog us a good old piritual? " was walk out on the streets . and "watch the brothers and sisters," he called it a wonder- . ful kind of chaos. He said he derived his car­ toons through actual ex­ perience and true observa­ tion. Harrington, 79, grew up ...…

…Dum s, 28, is a graduate of Michig n State University. Images and Ideas, Inc. doe , public relation, media er­ vices, and promotion I work. She said she went into this line I of work because her per­ onality dictated it, and Image . and Ideas, Inc. is a way for her to use her communicating skills for both her and her . clients. been succe sful in bringing at­ tention to the legitimacy of the . problem of funding the arts, brough...…

…o Briefly ... Small Buslne Day cheduled Small busines owners from acros Michigan will meet May 1 at the annual Michigan Small Bu ines Day con­ fe re nce , be i ng he ld from 9:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. on the campus of Michigan State University. The conference, spon­ sored by the U.S. Small Business Administra­ tion, will include an eve­ ning banquet honoring the 1991 Mi c hl g a n Private 100, a ranking of the state's fastest-gro...…

…1 P G 11 CIIURCII MUSKEGON- rna e gr ub equently, tibility t t­ from choir ucce ful if ir mu ic c n be e ily pted to everyd y church choir. Executive t Sweet R in, nic n med the choir label, ay they that they know ex ctly wh t th yre look in for in choir. "Pro Ies ionall y, ce rtai nl y, nd dyn mic . We're looking for the exception I choir. There are orne e ceptional church choir, but delivery i the key." Perh p a bigger k...…

…d vII i in the detail. wha tev r th t plan 100 Ii e, it the r al thin. not whether we houtd have it or not," Wolf added. nes . Commi ioner Steve Wooden id that om of th en ral labor job on the Riverview Drive project could have been done by ome of the local re i- Ward remap plan unconstitutional, attorney says By B R I E BROW On Monday. Ap n l 1 , the Benton Harbor Ci ty Commis ion approved a map of the proposed Ward and a pr...…

…21-27, 1 Zydeco mu ic i non of Loui inC jun fol mu ic, roc ,rhythm nd blu , bl country nd ltz. Ac or- dion i m in fe ture of Zyde o. The n me Zydeco evolved rom th Fren h word h ricot (a- - o h), which mean n p- n. Loui inn tive attribute the Zydeco name to a deriv tion of the popular C jun fol ong called"Le H ricot ." Zydeco i tyle th t w popul rized by Clifton Ch nier and hi protege Stanley Dural Jr., Buckwheat Zydeco. Cheni...…

…we were me ant to he a gr( up." JR r Il c c t s . "You now how thing JU'1 s e c m to come together? really think we were ent a sign from g o d . "W B JLI V in making ev rything we do po itive - that' what in pire u ." ay JR. "Some people look at mu ical career in the hort term: they're ju t in it for the fame and the money. We'r looking at it for the long run; we want to be taken eriou ly a mu i c i a ns a n d w r i Ie r . Again...…

…. ." p o reorultlng for fu ure po Itlon In the lohlg n m r et during 1881. C ndldat mu t h ve 2-3 y r. of uoo ful I e p rlenc. he 0 n fully d.v.lop and oultlv te. territory of aeecunt th.t Inolude hotel •• r .ur t.. ho pltal.. ohool. nd other In.tltutlon.. Our territory m n g r. oombln prov n I nd pro peotlng .klll •• with mee 10 apl Itud .nd .bllity to In.tall .nd r.p Ir .qulpm.nt. Your eutet ndlng ollent pr •• nt tlon .klil. an...…

…ct of U.S. impo eo care ory. h r th n or ny other Wom n continued from Plge 1 up within the political true­ ture , Women are now bout 37 percent of all BEQ' holding po ition on school board, which r e traditionally "entry-level" political po i­ tion. It is likely. therefore. that many of these women will move up to higher level of office over time. BLACK WOMEN also re developing tronger, more in­ fluential ba e s on which to ...…

…, ., LAN ING - Michigan .re idents may h ve to w it until 1994 to ee th full 20 perc nt property tax cut. Gov. John ngler promi ed in hi camp ign. With the new adrnini tra­ tion wrestling with a pot n­ ti 1 $500 million budget "defic tt Budget Di rector Patrici Woodworth said the property tax cuts �ay have to be slowly pba ed in over the course of the next four years. "You can't dump a full 20 percent cut po all,.y one year, "...…

…, : - William OeKJefk the son of South Afri Pre ident F.W. d� Klerk is reportedly , engag� to a 'colored' woman he met in college. .. TIle' oman, Erica Adams is of both white an Black an­ Cestry: By South African law UD(l��martheid crime. resident de Klerk says • he has just recently learned of their relationship and he . added that this "peculiar" • situation i "a private family matter." . \ u P ct char . Byron de I. Beckw...…

…s: , '. no ervice . ,A .leaftc t .cnli tl 'd "H alth Cafe in Dell oit P r p tu at Genoeid ." pub h hed h ' CPH, charge tb t d lay 10 M di adc and Medicare payment by the t te and federal government are re pon ible r th inancial problem uch h spital face. . They warn thi. i tua ti n wi II I ) / " num Mcd: ar B r er predict th t wh n th t\ h spital merge part of th Graec Ho: pita). April 1 r, there will be everc j educ tio n...…

…c o repl in Jeffer on Da is for the 4 Mi is ippi sc 1. 1 U4 -- Ro ert (J u i e W lion, VI 0 II nit. II I t, \ . b rn. xopho m s t , clarineti t. was Play" ri rtu yi tor Sejour w born. born In cw Orlean in 1817. Be- Norbert Rilli' ux , a Bt c t\ ce n 1844 IOU uno, he wrote Creole from New Orle ns, 21 pi Y which were raged at the patented a ugar refining ro e Pari Theatre. where Sejour h d in 18 which revol utionizcd the a loyal and en...…

…" d Y or Operation De err Storm (code name for the U.S. off n ive �er' uon in the Gul over 80 time wh t the Detroit federal tax doll r inve t e' ch day to be� th homele s, and three time its inve tment in 'the ,ar on drugs. The rep t loch llenged the im gc of intcrnational unity of e Gulf forces as protrayed by -the h administration, in terms of fundt g and troops committed. Tqe report says Kuwait has committed 'S3.5 billion. nd ...…

…/ i a cial aid. .. ' By Gar),'·Watkln . Business Writer � ee . . eder tion of St te, County,' Local 41.' contr ct \V ter- M u . p i, c-. i minated by the city Dec. 2 tb�. Employee ( me day the union ot � do n Pre ident J me 01 new 1 -93 contr ct propo ed que t to the coun il not to di cu by the city. the contr ct i ue, hich further The union' current contr ct enr ed uni m mbe pre ent, provide 40-hour pay for 36- aying the union neg...…

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…n- m GI u om I a OCI ted with ui ldup f flUI� prc ur in th eye. It c n occur in the earl y 20' and omctime ha virtually no ymptom. Side vi Ion rna y. be gradually 10 t, and, in thc ad­ vanccd tage, the.area of c nifal vi ion may decr a e. i ght de troyed by laucorna cannot be . rc tor d. ' " ITH RL detection, blindne from glaucoma is ". How to avoid cold's " and flu: Wash your hands The cold and flu e son Is hard upon us and...…

…ye r of urpn e . dmitted th y dldn"t in Ingle note on their multi- pl tinum lbum, V nill Ice got c ught red-h nded In p li bout hi b c round J n t J c 'on be am cnuin . : upcr t r, with h r If h thm a- tion " Ibum becoming thc Iir: t LP in hi t ry to gener te i top- five hit . , .' M.C. Hammer xplodcd.li c,.. n A-bomb, but ot burned .by orne of th fallout. Crit c c .. cu ed hi of elling out R B to court pop f n nd Rolling Sto c...…

…1 n t melt th " . , ." " WINTER'S IGHT SUP,PER hop d t 'Al NUT AND CELERY A..-PE flZER PIE t . �'Y Ik " 1 Read - .rust Provoton chee "I Re dy- r.u t r h m , r ck r pie cru t • , 3 e .' Combine' egg. oup, flour • . mu J r� and hor eradi h. Stir in pinach. Spina h ha h on bottom • of pie cru t. Spread mixture over ha h. Bake at 350 degree f01,45 minutes. Thr e minute before ,done. spinkle cheese .on top �d pi cru t 'ream...…

…You oa 't bo ow y ur way out of debW Avo d "" I n eempenl . If you h.v. Ity' In your home, you can get • h9m .Q41ty 10 n from. virtually .ny bank If you h.v either hom. nor good credit, th Rt6tlmond, Vlrg I.-b •• d Better Llf Club of FINANCIAL SERVICES Amerl will lend $1,000 to $5,000 •• GET DEBT HELP - To 40K 90% long a. the appllc.nt ha. , •• t ady pproval. Stop creditor h ra •• ment. lob: P.O. Box 12044, Richmond, V •. Reduo •. yo...…

…MAAH'open on King' bi thd Y' , D'TRaIT - In, honor of the '. birth of Martin Luther King Jr., the Museum of Afri an American Hi tory .. ill be open to the-publ ic on' Monday. J nuary 21. 1991 from 9-6p.m. . "Walk to, Freedom: Detroit Share the Dream," a photographic c. hibition which focus cs on the 1963 civil right m rch led by Dr. King in' Detroit and the Birmingham bu boycott. will be on d i play thr ugh , February, 19 1. P...…

…, LANSING .- There are $:\00.000 worth of floures­ c nt Ii hts iuing in the hase­ ment or it cell block in the State Prison of Southern Mi higan at Jac son. . That" becau e th prison -can 't afford to have union electrician in. tall them. The late Department of Correction could afford to have the light put up by By Trab n Sborte Capi/tll New Service LANSI a-As Michigan's gubernatorial race ne rs it end. Gov. Blanchard' urb h ...…

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…Co By Ted Jon Special to'Midipn Cilit.en WASHINGTON, D.C. chances are great that the retirement of three members of the Congres ional Black Caucus (CBC) will lead to the election in ovembee of three Black women to the United State House of Rep­ resentatives. The retiring Congressmen, all Democrats, are Augustu "Gus" Hawkin of California, the de n of the CSC and the quiet chairman of the power­ ful House Education and Labor Co...…

…- binauon ot acccs-, tn medical it uhrn r c l a tc d uc a rhs or tre tment nd a or c en- ch i l d houd c anc c r or dl - proportionatcl hi h infant mortality a i orated .ingtc is ue . The tim ha come for' more comprc hcn ivc ap­ pro ch to . nalyzrng the tate of he lth in our communities. The cumulative effcct of multiple e posurcs to toxic tcs, polluted nd contaminated' If . well a the dctibcr te deere 'c in thc ays In delivery o...…

…OCTOBER 21-27, 1'" . • . t.;(t�:·· �'. . " �� build the skills and the con- bo es - mostly ingle­ fide nee to actively par- parent bo bolds - provid­ ticipate in her children's ina material and guidance studie . on bo to work with their HIPPY (Home In truction pre e I children. Parent Program for Preschool learn tbrough role-play, then Youngsters) i a"p renting" orlt directly with their program. but doe more than _ children. Tbey als...…

…i Flrr Ib- olutely correct en e ays that t e Focu : HOPE II merely ymbolic. Symboli m a American pple pie. be­ cue it 110 : the unin­ volved to do omething u ually incon equential every once in hilc to lvc their counscicnce nd a - su ge their ruins. Iter II. .ymboti rn i . imp I y "theories nd prac- tice of a roup: nd the. the o r ie nd practice of White Americ have , y . uc mpt to portray Afric n mcrican a' inferior. un- �u...…

…,Rep urge group to pply for homele fund • State Representative Char­ lie J. Harrison, Jr. (D-Pon­ ti ) today urged area community groups and non­ profit organizations to apply for funding under a new Michig n State Housing Authority (MSHDA) pro­ gram to provide emergency services for the homeless. "I am very happy to see implementation of 'The We­ Care Program' which stand for 'Weather Emergencies: Coordinated Action Re: p...…

…z " '�"'.'. . ... -.!Jr ;..... . ' _ ... n- �.. . I co ell, A req e t fro the Tre urer', Dep rtm8Dt to u e Fir of America Bank of Hi Ad Par for a Drug orfeiture Aceo nt ap-. pro ed by t e co neil, Pre Atly, the mouat of the f d not been d· - elo ed. A req e t from the W ter Dep rtment to extend the co tr et for L.e.!. Limited for hydrofluoro ilicic cid pproved by the coun­ cil. A com unication fro the ichigan Department ...…

…MICHIGA CITIZ .. : you have to coo Jor YOUIi family gets I� and l . But, You can count on one' thing to stay the same-Krajts - excellent -quality. We've made it our 'business to keep pace these changing times by offering conSistently tasting /ooel products. And conve ient new ways to prepare hem. nd -we've been doing it for 75 - -: C I h . ; aring 0 have come to ct nutritious, I high uality" " foods from Kraft And thats "the o...…

…ill feature acri ist In­ d in campal ms to im- ors 0 De roit t mmcru. The BI',,· Book Fan is pun. urcd by bar' . Boo . - of S t. Lo u i . , is­ • IOUrl In njun tion ith the Detroit b ed Shrine of the Blac . donna. The Book Fair ill he eld on Saturday, October �7, 10 a.m. to <) p.m. ·tt the cretan': Buildin ,ad- mrs: Ion I� free to th public, For more Inform rion. all (3 t3 () 1-0777, prove the recruitment of BI c tudent and f...…

…D roi man r-od ntTIl T To yin',· School DETROIT, MI - When Toney Bro n of Detroi t received the Jetter informing' him he s grand prize win­ ner of the S 1 0,000 Kool­ Aid/Amalg mated PubJi hers, Inc., scholar hip s eepstakes, the first thing . he thought a, "I hope it's not a mistake!" Later, hen Bro n received hi invitation '0 be pre ent at the aw rd ceremony, held earlier thi year at the Chicago Hilton in tribute to BI c...…

…n 11 3 3 u in their childr n s a i d the t as reduce County Executive Ed c m r id th ill act immediately force recommen­ d tion • but . id everyone i needcd to chan rc the area'� ethic of violence. c mmunlty . . ntcd to e t i npu t from the community' bout hi. actin r, and �aid the hi ' rest rcspon e in hI. career has been ftom BI- ck people. C the' tcr have played private c rc c n i nus of the mov ic to 'U • audience resp...…

…. OCTOBER 21.17, 1 p • C tlDu I' mo t help prisoner lead a normal life in society are being m rried and having a job." "W can't help them fall in love, but we c n help them to learn how to hold a job," he said. "The e people have been put behind bars for a reason," said Sam Bono, field inspec­ tor for the Michigan State Building Trades Council. "When we give them job that compete with the private .sc cto r they're taking awa...…

…o 0 ere tin pro ra t t effec­ tively ddre thi proble ." o OV"LLO, Bateman, and Bell ere mo 25 aut oritie on child e Ith a d elrare ho d­ dre ed t e conference. A tron con en u emerged th tt ivcn the multiplicity of problem faced hy c ildren in poverty, there i a eed for pro ram that ddre t e full r n e 0 tbe e problems and not j t one or t o. Dr. Robert H gerty , pre ident of th William T. Or nt Foundation. a e York organiz t...…