…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 ...…
…JUST "THINK, SUGAR-THEY HAVE CREATED LIFe ',..,THE LABOAATORY ! T �� ... � speedup for instant coffee drinkers: Keep)QU' mustache dusted 'With iMtant cof'f.ee -'just drink hotwater. (tJOr� 9Iris-�U Jilft Jar.te to drhdc rt � oIct w.y) BRIDGE (Anyone can play) 7 WELL,·I WlSHlHEY'O CREAlC SONe AAOI..M) HERE! FAMOUS HAND - PART I South dealer. North-South vulnerable, NOR'nl .532 .6 • A.K 1094 .Q953 WEST EAST • A94 ...…
…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...…
…Gloom for LA's small Black busi ness - PG ,�) � '.,. .... , .. . � high sbelvea stoc:ked bottl 0 beer s like Wild IrilhROIeaDd N Ttain. Gilbert Potter came to Detroit in 1967 100' for wort. He found it Po ,69. I'd DOW 100 for If you JO to plat today lookiDJ for a J y11 tbiDt you' ei aazy or . WNOA F. RXiLlYMHiii '.., ... oar opened cIly'l Go:tPeI Rama. lGoIpII • 92' drew choi1 and goapeI group from tpOIlIOfId by the aty d Hgh...…
…WORLD NATION He worries about landlord looking to jac up rent for b trying to re1oca1e: "I've ot to find location before I can t the 10 n money. nd they're explo ting that." He orries about h tle m y they'll work for him cheap. They Y he can bo the govemmentloan officials a full-price bill, collect the money and pocket the difference. He worries about real estate harpies looking to take advantage of him jf he has to unload his on...…
…. 'a •. • J "Cony Twenty year incumbent Con re manJohn Conyen, Jr. opposition In a tricted 14th Diatrict. Senator John Kelly of Groue Poin Woods, Martba O. Scott of Highland Park. Frederick H. Strickland and John W. OoJdon . both of Detroit are mating a bid to tConyell. Four citrel were added to Conyer'l Dlstrlctwben the new llDeI Mae drawn. Tbc newel lie Dear bomHelgb ,Harpor Woods, GroIIe Poin Woods aDd Gtoue Pointe Sbo • ...…
…, ' , CHILD TCH , . " THEY MAY EX· CHANGE sex for cash or a meal, and virtually all are at high risk of HIV infection. Es timates of the number of runaway and home you fro*, 7JO,cm .,13 mU· lion nationwide. The problems faciD& these young people seem bopeICII •.. .- Even when services are avail able, the youths are too often. hurt by the "system" and avoid ming them. On Their Own descn'bes several multWervice community-b...…
…THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY July u u JULY 28, 1917 - 1m of B marched down Fifth Aven in protest 0 racial inc q\lllity, N.Y.C. 1868 -;- l AIDI�" gnmdngS· , ',{\jl { dtbr.nsIip Ii beaune pUt� 1he 0nd1uti0n.1� - "".-..oj� Wi ,� first female bank president, fbuOOcd St Luke' Pauly SaviI9 ' Bank in Rldmnl, Va. 1928 - l.8'O)' leatsJaIOr. bom. 1965 - 'Ib1I1I'IP:Ml mmfnated Ot&m1 <fb US. Which native American religion has, historica1...…
…'7he CClSt of Iibmy' � priaof�" Dr.W.E.BOu 1lae . IIXld for Afrlam • A.rraican ty b get nne : inw wet in dealing with !mcdia IeYe : We m demand that � televl ion, newsp pers, : rnagarj.nes, rcaxd iDdusby, : etc., offer balance reporting. : Mxeover, weDCed bdc:mand : tb:y tqXXt if they caran : for each of rrameas of : 1JJman fanily! : The Kerner Commf ion ;Rqxxt on dvil � 1968 : r.d:" sIigbS mI iIdgm arc. :putoftm m:gro's dail...…
…co nu I CLA Is press secretary to W )'DC Q)unty Execu tive Ed M amara. Last A t, she ppointed to the School Board vice chair of Community Con fidence. She is also member 0 the School Board' Special Bargainin Committee. "Since I've been on the Board, I w the Board' representative to (Superintendent Dr. Debor h) McGriff' leadership team," she ide "Right 00 , I am pearheading tbe creation of a Communication arts high chool. I wou...…
…Mor and mor politician , 0 thing 0 bad? lac hy r VIEWS OPINIONS o G T, the exp '0 of colmX • lot of people feel uncomfo , today million of person are itin . am IDd candor. Pre idential candidate Cinton need to pologize for t king Souljah's rem 'out a con xL But more importantly, all the candidate for President hould Ii ten carefully to thi young woman who has given voice to the voicel and courage to the oppressed in' America...…
…• wi yCllb. IdeOIoIIISo !lit both Ime aaiI tently ltood firm on tbeir JX'OIRD& A.cI. NID, dU � lie New AI IIIncD PIny, Is in lie midIt cI. her IeCOD1lrdrpwdelll «w'" .... padded cI. the UDted s.a. � Amedca. In 1S188. Ibe bec.'ame lie fDt woman aDd the tlIIt Mrican Amabn m be QG lie ballot in III flfly In cIecdoa, Ihe recdYed a q\8D' cI. a mIlHoD 'YOICI. I.JIEe 10 many GIber peopc cI. ber generation, ber grMIIOO axnmItmemml...…
…7 me thin n Francis ere Wei in • Dr. John Henri Car (y e co ider him a "Doctor"). Dr. Y f ben- Jochan DOn, Dr. Ivan V n Sertima, Chei Anta Dlop. Chancellor Willi and count] othe ho are e : poUDdi our story rather than re- . - Ormin hi lory(or"his ry" "be· It). AND Y , while Dr. Martin Luther Kin& Jr. may have been more pal table to middle-d (African middle cl • t is) and lyle, we also found El Hajj Mali Shabazz - Malcolm X - ...…
…ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF Clinton ra with teen-agers; � By STEVEN KOMAROW ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER NBW YORK (AP) - Bill Clinton visited the ethnically diverse Lower East Side, tell ing teen-agers he understood the racial rage behind Sister Souljah's suggestion that Blacks kill whites. "She obviously believes that the system value white people's lives over Backs'," Clinton said during a talk with some two dozen neighbor hood you...…
…I' By C ROLYN ARFl LD Att.Corre �eventeen years of production tage management put Jerry Crawford in good tead for dvancement to artistic director and capturing the young t heart in "The Dancing Spider," an daptation of Maril yn 0 terman and MarH yn Kluge' version of the pider legend originating among the Ashanti people of Ghana, West Africa. Generations of oral tradition and storytelling mantain the continuity of the legend whil...…
…HEALTH ............... _--- .t. cell ad nfor will Md • dilDhwion of darificalion ad iDIi to tile· ccIl condi- Bur � WbeD I cut clown side, the body's natural mytelf I always bope I '� pt a plOCCSlCS are disrupted. Any drop 1Car. II tbere aDJ1IdDI you CD do in weight can be anrtbulCd 10 a to prevent geaiJII Ole? 1CmpOrary of Ouiell. Dew .L:". it', a cut OIl tbc skin, die beat ptew:adoD to avoid Infection. Cloaa the wouod with eqt...…
…BENTON HARBOR o The Benton Harbor City Commi ion too a bi tep to ard in 0 the ee era hen they .. . vo ed8-1 tohiIeJohn • ElliottJr., of Delray Beach, the city mana er, 1be te came their July 20, meeting. Par Group, Dlino· firm, hited by the city to do a search for city ger hen former city m nager Steve Manning filed in arch of . year. A �ommittee consi ting of Mayor Emma Hull, Commi loners Ralph ere , Jam Turner and Steve Woo...…
…WESTERN MICHIGAN " RYGOLUDAY Jennifer Sy e nd Derricio Z c ey received a Perfect Attend ce A ard for two y from Steele Junior High School. Jennifer i the daughter of Jonnie d lzal1a Sy . Demelo i th on o( Richard and Uani ta Zackey. Congratulations to the both of you. Aymon Tum celebrated birthd y recently by goin to Chucky Che e in G d pi with hi family or dinn r, He' the n of drian Turner and Jimmy Fo . rtin d Dr. Jam to t...…
…• • BUSINESS FINANCE The National BI ck Chamber of Commerce w organized in 1983 to promote the growth nd develop ment of BI ck-owned businesses n tionwide nd al 0 to support latewide BI ck chambers of com merce. NEW DIRECTOR - The Nation al Association for Sickle Cell Dis ease, Inc., (NASCD) announced the appointment of the new ex-· ecutive director, Lynda K. Ander son by Xernona Clayton, vice . president, Turner Broadcast...…
…Rapid R pb rry PI 1 qu rt -qu uty v nlUa Ice ere , lightly SOl'lteD4� 1 pint good-q Uty pbelT)' herbert, I tly ftened 1/4 cup ra.pberry liqueur (frambo ) or eel, diluted raspberry-Juice concentrate or tb wed, undiluted cranberry- pbelT)' Jute concentrate One 6-ounce chocola1e Ready· Crust (save the plastic lid) For decoration: 1 cup fresh or frozen dry-pack raspberries and mint leave or chocolate curls In a large bowl, preferabl...…
…------ - -� After tteodi Community Con e Yo in vario en rtainment ir ldusmcs He wo ed ·th many artis performers udl Luther V odr , Cheryl Lynn, , JacJyn Smith, Peabo Bryson, Diana Ro s, Deniece Williams, I aac H ye Barry White, d many others.. HJS J Y LINE, Reine Po ou, with its African motifs, is named for the queen of the ancient Ashanti Baoule Kingdom. and is sold in Lord & Taylor, Fifth e in Yo and Abidjan, Ivory Coast, ...…
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…I ww From FfHdom'. Rf8t G n .rat/on. Blllek Hampton, Vir ginia, 1N1-1Sgo by Robert Francl 'En Published 1171, by .. Unlveretty of Penn.ylve Pre., 133 W nut treet, PhlI8d p ,PA 1t1Ot Reprinted below are xtraeta from Chapt SIx,·The Freed man'. Bur au nd Johnaonlan Reco tructlon 1865-1866· Bureau si tant ub-commls loner for the Ninth District of Virginia in June 1865. H understood the new agency in the terms conveyed by i shor...…
…'JOL XIV NO 23 time 0 , the Circuit I. Tbrougbout Caner Dele. ADd tbou people � supported ' effo j tice, tbeIe been no real • until DOW. TTRlALITw establishedthatonly Frank Mafri�e, an attomey ith 0 Blac jurors had been called for jury Sommers, Sc:bwar1z, Sil�r a Scbwartz of duty and both ere excused by court. d He itt signed 'd, hi�h "re .. ------------------ - - - . Want better schools? FLODEAN • RI .."wwr.r DBTROlT - Teac...…
…trong one. Publl h d each Sund yby New Day Enterprise 12541 Second Street P.O. Box 03560 Highland Park, MI 48203 (313) 869-0033 FAX (313) 869-0430 BENTON HARBOR BUREAU 175 Main Street Benton Harbor, M149022 (616) 927-1527 FAX (313) 927-2023 Publish r: Charles D. Kelly Editor: Teresa Kelly Managing Editor: Wanda F. Roquemore Office A i tant: Catherine R. Kelly Contributor : Bernice Brown Salama Gordon Mary Golliday Al...…
…Pilot program for teachers approved Detroit school board mem bers Tuesday night tentatively approved spending $1 million next year to carry out Supt. Deborah McGriffs pilot pro gram to upgrade teaching skills and overhaul the districts core curricul urn. . McGriff hopes at least 50 of the system's 248 schools will volunteer for the experiment, which she.says will produce in creased student achievement in reading, writing, mat...…
…r conflict council. He d he told t the Ii bou d ve one to city council fi t, and trying to correct the error in tbe second pro He dded t he po ith ad- min tration official thi ye r, under yor U y Porter. Cicci Iso exp eel co m t in tbe council 01 ution there DO deadlioe for (he administra- tion SO pond and expressed fears Local artist invited to compete for recording contract H you arc an establi bed local �rding artist with ...…
…wmch Black actor mIMIe a IMlig Ar a com«IUm b«aJlSe of socktal conditiolU at 1M time? " APRIL 30, 1843 BI lea participa in Nation al PoU tical Convention for tbb flnt tiDle B alo, N.Y. 1931 _' . C " U.S. · Conp •• man (MO) was born: 1961- IlUe M.,.. of the San FraDCiaco Gianta tied a major leape record lib four home I'UDI in ODe pme. How lIIQ1Jy members are there 0/ the AME CIUlrch 4/ filiDtioll? "" MAY 1. 1867 - First four ...…
…e 0 troi t Idle i1d ld th ir monthly meetin t orth e t ctivity Center. lei Lee, rvin her econd term, pre ided pi for the conel ve to be held in y t t ou leld S ton completed ... Willi J eneral c irm n. A ci I hour folio ed t m eting. mbe ttendin ere Peter Brigg , Winola Con w y, Lewi 0 rqu , Ocie Ora e, W Iter Fo ter, Hildreth Fullwood, Thelma Haugabook, Lucille Har ri on, Edward Keye , Peter nd Mildred Kyle, M jorie McWill...…
…DETROIT . The city al 0 nticipate that big b ine will cause an incre e of about 5000 job for the wor force by by the year 1995. THE CITY'S deficit estimate range high $300 miUion while revenue continu to hrink. Much of the public dissatif ction with what Detroit residents charge is in competence due to "political payoffs" that have placed inap propriate individual in positions for which they are not qualified. The City Council ...…
…READERS WRITE EDITORAL , . W canbeall we want to be! By KEN ETH NODGAA We are beautiful, humble, gentle, great, proud, strong. intelligent, and confidentl We are African American men and women. ' We have endured hundreds of years of slavery, and racism, the pain of segregation, lynching, unemploy ment, and yet we have remained strong. Sometimes we may become angry knowing the past, but then we realize that it was nothing we ...…
…BUT AMAZI GLY enough, orne job applicants forego this elf-coaching and go out of their way to .flaunt their idiosyncrasises. Robert Half International, Inc., a San Francisco head huntery, surveyed top person nel executive of 100 major corporations. RHI asked for storie of unusual behavior by job applicants. �e ponse was enthusias tic and abundant. Some of the more amazing, believe it or not, are as follows: "The candidate told...…
…T THE TIME, Schadler and his wife, both white, were Christm shopping in downtown Benton Harbor. They entered a Black ig and record store where a figety, nervous African American male pulled a gun and fired ix times point blank at Sch dler. The assailant ran from the store • and fled. Two years later, based on testimony of convicted drug use , Wilbur Gillespie, Benton Harbor police had Maurice Carter arrested in his home town of Ga...…
…-- -- -_ ----- A po esm n for the • United egro College Fund nnounced that proceeds from Prince' single "Money · DoII't Mattu 2 Night" will be · donated to the UNCF. Additionally, plans for a · sequel to Prince' uperhero · comic book venture are in the • works. · Th Un n or d tory Lutber Campbell i getting · nasty in print. Hi newly- • pubU hed autobiography i • "A NAtty As They Want To · Be: � U1tCeMored Story of : Luthu Ca...…
…Compiled and Edit d By KASCE E BARKS SUNDAY, APRIL 26 :r The Salvation Army and Workbench Furniture are joining forces in an effort to collect 750 pieces of furniture over a three-week period for families in need throughout southeast Michigan ending 4-26. A ."� • J <, ," sim ultaneous effort will be underway in southwestern Michigan. including the Grand Rapids areas. Battle creek, Muskegon. Holland. and Kalamazoo. Those inter...…
…HEALTH . THE GRAVITY 0 the itua tion wa ummed up by Louis R. Caplan, M.D., chairmand of the department of neurology at Tufts New England Medical Center in Bo ton. As Caplan put it: "Stroke is more common in Blacks and has a higher mortality rate. It's a more important problem relatively in Blacks than white, and if you look at sudie in younger people, tho e under 65, the figures are even more impressive. Blacks have a death rate...…
…pro rty. o H - De ayne O'Neil, Cornerstone Alliance; Dick Scban2e, Peoples State Bank; Jay Van Den Berg, BENTON HIJtBO - Benton Whirlpool; Carolyn Graves, Benton Harbor City Commis ion has Harbor Atea Sc ools; Benton approved to hire the Winois- Harbor Fire Chief Dave lincoln; Par Group to conduct the search for Brian Sydncr, Benton Harbor Water a qualified 'city ger. Plant; Glenn Yarbrough. Benton At the April 20 Commi ion Harbor ...…
