…" VOL. XVI NO. 48 An Informed People is A Free People OCTOBER 23 - 29. 1994 By UREEN M. FERFOLIA C.pl,.J N. S.rvlc. LAN I G -A prop to limit criminal ap is fa big chall n com I ction day, id a vice p ident of th Michigan hamb r of Com merce. Many vot are unaware of or do not unders ind Propo 1 B, Richard Studley said, -Wh n people don't understand th yare cautious," Studley id. om organiza ions such a the American ivil Lib J1i ...…
…LO Y prey on the hi torical game of choice for Af rican America : t Daily Three am the Daily our. T gam were invented in the BI community which 'pi yed the illegal treet numbers, or policy gam long b ore Michigan i tl tuted it own Lottery in 1973. The treet 'gam are still widely pl yed in the Blac community. According to figures released by th Lottery Commi ion, African Americans pi the D 'Iy Three M Four ga ar more etten than ...…
…The camp � at the site of the former fortress set up by the group BI Consqo de la Tierra Amarilla. The camp was a joint effort of BI Consejo, the Tierra Amarilla Youth Brigade from Denver and the New Afrikan People's Organization, a Black nationalist group. GOAL OF the New Afri kan Peo 's Organization i to - tablish the Republic of New Afrika "by any means necessary." , REVOLUTION, P A·10 BYRONHARR T ASSOCIAlED PRESS WRI7JR HOU...…
…o 0 to beat 0 di e nt dru downtown Detroit, A news conference was given at W yne S te Unive ity (WSU) I t Wedn day by a group of BI ck ae tivi ts also expressing their opposi tion to the "Detroit Salutes Its Heroes" parade. A panel consisting of Ab yome Aizikwe, of the Pan AfricanStudent Union, WSU; Edgar Dew, president of the Michigan Chapter of the Na tional Conference of Black L wyers; Carl Dix, nation I spokesperson of t...…
…" Highland Park Community College does a "first" - page 3. arra a • • , '1 MO •• )lllery Oaicgo Citizen CHICAGO - tion of I lam leader, Minister Loui Farrakhan aid the reason that any sc ools re filing to educate stu dents, is becau e the religous root has been removed. D rinl a recent Saturday evenin Iuadraiser, the con trover i I le der addre ed over SSO ullim , Catholic. Hebre Is r elite and other Ie der of indep...…
…By II SOD Jo e CorrespotUlenl HlCAGO-- In a wide rang ing speech that addressed a v riety of topic - the Ni e boycott. Iraq. tate hood for Wa hington, D.C. - Rev. Je e Jack on 'ti r re t c crowd at th weekly Opera tion PUSH meeting. Septem ber 8. in a vi it to the ocial jus rice organization he founded. Prison im for chang - conterenc« examines high cost, no results By Der rtc . Le Stal! Reporter Hartford ernorial Bapti...…
…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...…
…Incorpo alion dilional cil e s funding The pi nn d incorpora tion of the Benton. Harbor Citizen's dvisory B rd could m n incre d federal funding for the City through the ed ral eighborhood Progr m. Th funding i . available to incorporated Citizen's P rtici p tion .group for economic d lopment, crime prevention, nd r habilitation projects. Application for econo mic de elopment and reh bilita tion monies require the approval...…
