…ar on plan to r thousands awaited entrance to Cobo Center for the special events of the eveni the 74th Annual NAACP Springarn Medal, which was received by the Rev. Jessie Lou' Jac on, J c As the fmal even for the AACP c me to a close ·8 Co o ion in e t Sr. The awards ceremony Vi pre . ded over by Dr. Benjamin L. Hoo , CEO/Executive Director AACP. Hoo chal lenged NAACP presidents from a th nation to t e the m e back to...…
…OITCOU ell II. OKAYS LI ITED REPARATIO S p�. By Alii onJ Correspondent DETROIT - By a unan i- gress approved payments of mous vote, the Detroit City $20,000 to each. Council April 19 approved a . Cleveland said he didn't resolution urging the U.s. Con- want to put cash in the hands of gress to pay limited reparations young Blacks. He told this to the descendants of slaves. paper he tbought tbe money . The resolution calls upon the ...…
…\By A. CapitM News Setviu Lansing - Starting this month, ichp's 196 cireui judges and recorder' court judges will useae gu deliDes e sentellciog peop coo- victed of 50 seri felonies. Those felonie include as- ul burglary, aiminaI sexual conduct, drugs, fraud,' homicide, larceny, property TOUGH 0 JUDGE destruction, robbery and Committee member weapon POII�ISIOD. The De guidelines, which replace those in use . ee 1984, are the re...…
…Serving the Stille's African Americtlll Community o o HIGHLAND PK - Holland Consulting Co. proposed to the City Council the develop m nt of a community-owned, and developed shopping cen ter. According to Ellio Holland, pr . consulting company, the shopping center uld be cb'e ped along the lines of Vrrginia Park Com munity Plaza in Detroit, for HII�LB,d ummer tudyin b i Job Enrichment Training Scholarship program. Pictured ar...…
…VE DEATH- OW TES ARE BLAC W shington, OC - Accord in to a government report r lea d last wee more thaB 40% of the people waiting execution on the nation' de th-row are Bl c . Th t's even though B s only . ICcount for 12% of the total U.S. population. The Bureau of Justice Stati tic reported th t of the end of last year 32 state held 1,591 pri ners on death-to . Of th t number 903 were white and 672 ere B . Seven- een death-to...…
…BULK RAT u. PAID Ben on H.rbor, 148022 PIIrm t 0.50 Addr' Cor. R'qat 25¢ I . If you want to find the true spirit of Christmas, j 0 d ep inside yourself. It lives there, waiting for a chance to blossom. Our wish for you during this beautiful season is _ that the spirit of Christmas will shine in your heart oday and all year long. From-all of us to you and your dear- ones - th happies of Christmases and a bountiful I and fu...…
…BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID Benton Harbor Michigan 49022 • Permit No. 50 Add'ss Corr.R9Q'd ou, Granny!' Friend nd ell-wi hers gather-ed Saturday, Sept. 14, in Covert to honor life long civil righ fighter and leader Octavi Hawkins. The banner displayed above her head con vey th sentiments of tho e in attendance. (Kristin Hay photo) co • I USKEGON - City com mi ioner John H. Williams re thed igh of relief and picked up his li...…
…ac fo o • • ore VOL. VII ou BATTLE CREE A "Founders Day" ob rvance, celebrating the 75th anniversary y r of the ational Urban Leagu movement, will be held by the Battle Cree Are Urban League, Inc., on Sunday, January 27, 1985 t 4:00 p.m., at Second Baptist Church on orth ashington Avenue. ith the showing of "Honor in Ye erday, Challenging Tomorro ", a film depicting the . ory of e ational Urban League, and having it's fe...…
…. .. f 30TH A 25( id • c • I . BENTO HARBOR - u the city lDspecuon department lpful to th o tenanta at 821 Pawnn hen they d er er tin up in a bathtub? Apparently not. ea·' to 821 P onne by dty lnapectors, there wrt1� report. Abo, tbete atill WitJ�� by The 22, Olnontha t of a flood Reed r c ca " said Ballard (a Ie ge d po company) had been out an� pumped out the buement. It was just a complaint." Reed . d there . no r...…
…ADDRESS CORRECTIO I REQUESTED . HOME COO ED , AS GTON - Democratic pre '- dential nomination candidate, the Rev. Je L. J chon is formulating a stategy for chaDening the Hunt Commi 'on, hich in 1981 developed the delegate selection rut in the Demoerati party . J ckson id that the rules govern- ing next year's Democrati pre' dential nominating pr are "throwback" to an e r . er era and thre ten to "loc . out" the poor and minoritie...…
…I . BULK RATE us, POSTAGE AID B nton Harbor, I 49022 P mi 0.50 int Tri-County Southw By Terry eDy The heralded Enterpri Zone bill' chances of passi into 1 have dimmed the ichigan Hou nd Senate grapple this wee with legislation called the Economic Gro th Area bill. Sponsored by Detroit Sen tor J ac Kelley, the bill - S.B.46 and comp ion bills S.B. 47 and 48 - expre the same goals the proposed Enterprise Zone bill, but spring fro...…
…I SID o. 12 FEBRUARY 23 - ARCH 1. 1 3 tially affect city 'on t t none of OYALTY e. Commissioners unanimou y proved an arrange- Co· on 2 …
…CITY MI o $1.6 MILLIO An Indian contractor from Berri n Spring ha the 1 rge b-contra on the 1.6 million ttered site public housi project. C.C .S. Co will do the con ruction management and carpentry $285,232 ccording to record to the Benton Harbor Hou . or for b mit ted Commi • OJ C n, Benton Harbor firm ill do 105, ()()() orth of or on the 46 home to b built. Of th t $31 000 will go to city minoritie . "The problem . findi ...…
…5 pr�. The been virtual-. lY red-lined for 20 y "If I . area and and court." ... y Golze, Koehriilg Co. om· , told p'OUP of "horrendous t t!ins" problem experienced by factory, located . thear • Golze made ere city commun direeto , tha to put :JDI)IWU' on rehabilita buildin ou&h not peT e . not suited for industrial S1tlDY .. DM ASsurrABLE The original dy fo industrial d �t, Go1ze noted. The y pre pared by ...…
…TO AGE 12 Bento r city could rate up to $375, 00 in 0 e year d up 680,000 every ye tbelrealter if it pu t its tel dep nt in order, y Arthur Andeno d Company. The con- ltan hired by th city of estim tea. Consultants giv many re ns for the ck of meters being r d: - dam ed, bro en meters wi no on train ed to do th repairs; ed to do the repairs ( for example, Berrien Hom s every meter unreadable); -landlord or tenants door ...…
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…SEE "BLAC RME r'p G 2 . 0.20 APRIL 23·29, 19 . SERVING TRI-COUNTY SOUTH ESTER ICHIGA YOUTH PILG A national youth pil grimage day, for "jobs, pe ce and justice" h been can d for by Rev. Je J n, hi d o( Operation PUSH (people United to ve Hwnanity). J ck set May 17 - th 26th anniversary of the Brown . Tope Board of Education deci . n - i a correlation direct police b ru tali ty in crea d crime and an in ere in jail pop tio...…
…VOL. II NO. 7 JANUARY 23 • 29, 19 0 ILLIO • • Benton Harbor city i ted to receive about S230 000 of a ne S40 million tate aid p c fo 33 "distr d com- munitie in ichigan. . The bulk or 76.7 percent - about 30.7 million - . to to Detroit. The plan unveiled by Gov. iliken in hi annual budget me ge to the legisla tur on day. T program i de- signed to upp men t ex' - ting tate aid for local go ernment But the ne money would be...…
