…VOL. XVI NO.6 An tnt o: mod People Is A Free People DECEMBER 26 - JANUARY 1. 1994 moja (u nit y ) urges us to care for each other and to strive for and maintain strong fami lies, .comrnunities, and na tions. One reason that Black children and fami lies in America are facing so many crisis. is that we have lost the sense of unity that brought us through slavery, war, emancipa tion, reconstruction, and segregation. We must re...…
…BY CONNIE CASS found that 66 per children attended In comparison, 77 percent of Black tudents attended pre dominantly minority school in 1968, the report's author Gary Orfield said. With the help of court-ordered busing, the per centage dropped to about 63 per cent in the early '70s and stayed at that level through most of the In ponse, Education Se tary Richard Riley id h orkin ith 0 h r a nci to find w ys to bring change ...…
…By FINKELSlEl IN JANUARY, The Detroit 'l"PVIlISl .. :lIn the qu fina cial d lin th A criminal in igation 1 tar in th r. Some of th ment in t includ : ndating u i of th cy every toy Making financial records n ibl to th public. Changing th bud proc- legislato do not vote on lump um. Enlarging th governing board 0' more people are in volved in the p Hillegonds said the audit, "re I for th world to see, "the open financial r...…
…o cal o eace Bu ine. In th Black Network (BBN) and Wanda'. Interior 1m w" be po ring·A Kwanzaa Cel br tlon· .W dn day, Dec mber 29th, t 1529 Broadway (Orand Clrcu Par area) 3 pm. Admi Ion I FREE. Featured will be entertainment, Kwanzaa gift ba kets, childr n' storyteller., African euletn , and performance of the Kwanzaa ritual. BBN ian tworking organizatlo ba ed upon the premise of fostering networking and the sharing o� knowledge ...…
…hown n from '.'1 ,*" (3'" J.' t�.. OJ " ��"_.J .�.J.' • "\ . � Ann f��.� So; nd 'Vernon itchell of San Antonio, TX and Alfred Oneyma Oruche, on of Edmond and Ro e Oruche of Nigeria exchanged vow November 23, 1993 (bride's mother' birthday). The ceremony was held at noon at th Garden Wedding Chapel in Farmington Hill . The recep tion wa held at Mountain Jacks also in Farm ington Hill . Roberta has one daughter, Angelita Kelly, 9; ...…
…I , , I , Y .. , �E E '(- OU I-'OU S we WOULD AA'JE ANEWR�CE. 'I -��cu. G �EY Dennis Rivera, Chairman Rev. Jesse Jackson, President & Founder Jesse Jackson Jr., Field Director/Editor VIOLE MERICA Part II L GL 'TOR AGAI.· T CRI�1E'? See CRIME, AS " ... more than th ee -fourt of all boarder babies tested positive for drugs ... " FOR RICAN AMERI· CANS, the two-parent house- the Federal go rnment' pov erty level, ab...…
…THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY 26th - Four. 27th - Claude McKay. 28th - Motown records. 29th - David Ruggles. 30th - Curing Salts. 31 - Gh , IL. I t - The Harlem Globertrotters. Readers Write We·Blust make own peace Dear Editor: In th November 28 - D cern ber4, 1993 issue of the Michigan Citizen there was an article en titled, "Brady Bill to have little impact here". The article was informative in its general out line of the lega...…
…BY RICH RD CARELU orzameat vote Mi88uilSippi Sup m I in y that violates the federal Vot ing Righ Act of 1965. A federal jud and th 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Ap Is up- held the el ion method. Th nin tate court jud a I from th judicial di - tricts, ch of which contains about on third of th tate' land and populat ion. the campaign trail from what they are doing on bill ." But the crowning achieve ments, Hillegonds contends, ar...…
…--��.--------------------�-------------------------- --------� pinderella Pepa By ltJREKA TURK Michigan Cltlz n Okay, you really can't front, even if you're a brother and you can't get with female rappers because you're a chauvinist - Salt-N-Pepa, were dope back when they came out in 1986. They were part of the evo lution of females in rap be cause they brought a feminine funkiness to the rap industry at a time when male rap...…
…BEEHIVE - T xu rant mu tribute to t ·glr1 group • of t will be runn ng t t Att c' Cen ter The tr through Feb. 6. Th s ra . te r-r aislnq revu features I voc lists, 32 wigs, 25 costume changes nd 15 cans of Aqua t per w . For Information call 875-8284. BLJ\CK ATIVITY - Celebrates the birth of Chrl d th spreading of the His word through th spirited tra- d ions of African American storytel ling. Black Nativity Incorpor e many lemen...…
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…CHEESY CRUST MINI PIZZAS Anyon who ha children know mealtime can pre ent th ultimat halleng of th day. What an. we have that' quick and ea y to prepare, economical to rv and appealing to adult and kid ? A dilemma, but not in unnountable if y u keep one important rule in mind: mo t kid like food and flavor that are familiar. What kid doe n't love pizza? In keeping with the current trend of miniature ver ion of larger food , try the e ...…
…The funeral was held December thony Funeral Home, West Memphis, 16, Mount Hermon Baptist Church, Ark., where the funeral was held De- Benton Harbor. Burlal was In Fort Cus- cember 18. Burial was In Locust Grove ter National Cemetery,' Battle Creek. Cemetery, Hughes, Ark. Robbins Arrangement wasby'Robblns Broth- Brothers Funeral Home, Benton Har- ers Funeral Home, Benton Harbor. bor was In charge of the local arrange- Mr. Hull was born Ju...…
…Where have all th Black men gone? Some have come to see young Black men in America as endangered species. While this description contains many ker- of trut� there' n to report and much that e can do to save our broth rs from this threat of d truction. A Black boy today has a one in 4,000 ch nce of getting a Ph.D. in mathematics, engineer ing, or the physical sciences; a one in 684 hance of b ming a physician; a one in 372 chance...…
…CITY OF HIG D PAR TAX REVERTED PROPERTY SAlE HOUSES FOR SALE "� IS" BLACKWELL CIVIC CE TER 15840 cond Av n gh nd Pa , chlg 4820� DATE: January 18, 1 4 TIME' 12 on 00.00 GUIDE' INES fOR PROPERTY SALE � 1. ALL TAX REVERTED PROPERTIES SOlD AS· 308-310 (2) FA ILY FLAT IS ARE FINAL AND SUBJECT TO CITY COUN· CIL'S APPROVAl. � 00.00 159 500.00 2. PURCHASER AGREES TO SIGN A NON·OC· 221 223 �) FAMILY FLAT CUPA CY AFFIDAVIT THAT PROPERTY...…
…A TI LUTH Tit_ Cne'", .1 If reu tltliv,rtCl by ob" lAU".' Dr. i" •• , CAm __ H.1l i" NnJ Yorl Ci'y. IdruGry 2J. 1 liOft ,It_ '"'nft.,io"al Cultural £v,"in, .ponsor,d b, WAYS M., .. l" •• " ,It. JlOtla bir'latlay of D . J. . B. Du Bois and launclai" HI"' .,' I r. rOO (1 61) hono"n, his lift Gntl orls. This is " •• w' ""'lor I ,cia 01 Dr. Kin, ""or, his as sina,ion. To. ICHT we ssemble here to P' y tribute to one of the rno t remarkable ...…
…ByRO SEIGEL Mlohlpn Citizen RIGBLA D P -A company named Highland Park Horizon De velopment Corporation wants laoo in Highland Park called Area 1 South between Hamilton aoo John C. Lodge, W t Davidson aoo Glen- , dale to use for ino gambli if tbe tate legalizes it At i December 21 meeting, the Highland Park City Council set two hearing dates to consider the deal, tlx>ugh no information is available on tbe group requesting the lan...…
…South African part · d linge JOllA N BURG-Bl c dome tic workers till f ce me ger w g and poor condi tions in South Africa, ccord ing to a recent rticle in The Detroit New. AUhough reforms have eliminated apart heid law, Black workers still trav from township to jobs in the whi te neighborhoods or live in ckyard hovels in the neighborhoods. appy- ew Year From The Staff of the MICIDGAN CITIZEN Holiday Schedul The Michigan ...…
…D orr-Long before there w a Barden Com municatio and Bing Steel there Ed Davi , one time owner of the n tion' first Black-owned n w car dealer- hip, and Sidney B rthwell, one time owner of the largest Blac -owned drugstore chain in the country. Detroit bo ted n bun dance of hotel , insur nee companies, grocery store , nightclub , and other Blae - owned b in es, But dis a ter came di gui ed a progress in the late 1950's. Off...…
…Hi P Community High bool Gold Card tuden in the included: Kejuana Arrington; ""'-.-' .......... Bell; . topher Bell, Keith Benjamin, AJfred Bowers; Harqui Cooper; Andrea Demps; akita Dye; . Hefertit G tling; 0 rryl Gordon; , There Green; Jamie Griffin and : Christina Ha . .: Others were: Latoya Ly ; Patric Hills; Debrah oh; DanieUe Parker: Tamshia Pettway; Tommie Pugh; Cecili Ricbardson; Wendy Robinson; Nicola R ; Joey Sand IS; Te...…
…, e old ribbon winne ere rew ded with an overnight trip to Toronto and vi itto th ience center the junior and nior <Ii . '0 1992 etropolitan Detroit Fair. tuden won t the fair. They were reception for paren , tu h IS. ·d· mGIIIAND P - Studen from middle-incom famili in the High land Park area who are in ted in attending Antioch College in Yellow Sprinp, Ohio y be eligible for an inteIeSt-fiee, forgivable loan of up $7,000 p...…
…a - •• � r. I me nnot capltall m. - . th rudlm nt of nt. • a well "aft ted from -We know that th ro d to f(l dom h always b n talked by d the - - ... human being cannot b wllied and mold d Into non- iJClstence.- They bring wi th them their contempt nd indifference to our humanity and our community which make it easy djustiflable for them to e:xploit BI cks. Their interest is in draining the Black community of its economic reso...…
…"I think th govemm nt' gone overboard," he'd. "H people on't . want to use fety device , they houldn't be forced to do those thin�. It' just none of government' b i- " Making eat-belt violatio tick- etable peeding i at the head of the department'S wi h list, be 'd. Supporters y such a law will ve lives by increasing seat belt usage and will make it easier for police to enforce seat belt laws. Critics contend it could open the door...…
…--co ued I I a little curiou to e tent the color d people too th b tion I que ------------ .... on I ed a ood many of them ho th y tood on th que tion of reducin the t riff on Cuban ug T. In pite of the. f ct that iich i an i producing much be t u r, I found that mo t of th color d p 0- ple in thi town hip \ ere in f vor of helpin Cub ,and they wer not low to gi ve thei r rea sons. L ter I found out from the rural free de...…
…"Most people say they play and sing. We play, sing, write and produce. The four of us together can do everything from A-Z. We're one big unit There are no big I's and little u's." As four, they are AZr 1 They are Martin Kember, Jeff Gill (no relation to Johnny), Shawn "Shon-Shon" Harris, and Andre "L.A. Ore" Bolton. AZ-l is an impressive debut filled with soothing ballads, mid tempo grooves and funky up tempo dance tracks. Magnum...…
…- -Calendar of Events ' ___________ - - - - __ __ _ __ _ - J perform the progr m. In Ubrary In the Frl nds Auditorium, 5201 Woodw d. FREE. C I C Kypros at (313) 1490. HURSDAY, DEC. 31 � CELEBRATE THE HOUDAYS A 9 c Ohrlstrna tr decor ed Ith toy nd aw et wei com s m um vi tors to xplore Am rica' pa t In festive tmo phere. S n I music Is punctuated by th cllc ty-cl of toy train through a glng rbread village. Kids can enjoy op r t...…
…b Ho do un(! lin eli, try to way. Th religi people tell that we hould be h ppy bee our loved is with God now. I hope , but what about th in of our 1 ? Tom h been an incredibly impor tant person in rr.y life. He i-he - I h ve a h rd time switchin to the past tense - Tom w a nur turer of people and talent. He d a remarkable ability to encourage ar ti and writers to expr themsel ves, and discover their own creativity. Tom's ...…
…I�F�T()'\ II \J{B()I{ This Week In Black History DECEMBER 28, 1905 - &&aa.-, pianist, was born. 1918 - G 0 H. White, Congr m n, die4. 1940 - American egro Theater was founded. Who was the first Black pitcher in the American Baseball League? DECEMBER 29, 1924 - A.S. 'Doc' Yo n J author, portswriter, was born. 1907- Robert C. Weaver, U.S. Secretary, HUD, Washington, D.C. was bom.I894-W.E.B. DuDo was the first Black to receive P...…
…Horne TIps INVENTIVE SOLUTION - I recently w bed a load of clothes in my m chine. When I checked to be sure I had removed all the clothes, I saw a shiny pin in the tub of the �hine. Not being as flexible as I . used to be, I couldn·t bend to reach it. As they say, nece it>: .• � mocher of invention, so I taped a refrigerator magnet' to the end of ,a yardstick and was able to easily reach the pin. Amelia H., Garrison, N.Y. Coupon ...…
…PUB IC OTlCE Th City of H h nnou publ by H h d P City Coun- cil. PI c : Cham D : Janu ry ,1 3 Tlm : 6:00 pm u Subject: The city of H Bid n be obtained at land Park pro tr P nn I Offtce, 30 Gerald, of property on Hami on Highland Park, Michigan tween Glendale on South; 48203. Davison expre way on Completed bids must be north; and, Thomp on on returned by 4:00 pm, January west. The purpo e the . 25, 1993. tran fer of land for th ...…
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…the e days ... CA S COLLECT LADY 0. .w. N ... 1IuIr, A..L. This card of LAR Y BERRA. better known u "Y Oli," i. from his rookie year of 1947. and wu put of a set issued by Tip- Top Bread that year ... YOli 's card is one of the more valuable ones in this set. about a S400 item ... That year he hit the flnt pinch-hit home nm in World Serle history ... Althouah listed as an outfielder here, Berra became a areat catcher for the Yan...…
