…re re e eerp from a Ion etter that I recently received. r Dr. Faul r: I am 44-y r-old b o a p yc trlc cial r. Your artiel 0 , el tioDlbip een BI ' atrue bome for me e I live t my boyfriend, ho a 42-y old BI c man. "We have been lovers for IS months ind be sWI cal me hite whenever he i et ith white people on job or elsewhere. It' ale wa 'you white people are no good.' I trongly believe that a person' color does not speak of ...…
…11DS BIlL � am died in � com:nittecs. In 1968.lamcs Foeman, tml head of � StOOenl Noo-Vdcrt On dinaq Comminee, trode � � pulpit of New Y 's River- side CllUI'ch and $500 million as replY111CI1l to � Black oommmity fir past abuIcs by to: wtitcs of America. Am in tt.: � Ray Jenkins ofDetlti.tpoimcdooti>�� that would lism, 1bIt JewSl survi'YOIS of Hilter's coo::ama1ion auqlS tea:ived rcpndoo payrram from � WestGennan� � obIcMd, "...…
…7 Th fonn r St. Au tin School, owned by th Greater Concord Mi - ionary Bapti t Church, i one- tory with no bement nd h 12 equival nt ized cl rooms, an d jacent playground and parkin area. A thre year Ie t 1,500 a m nth h been propo ed. In 1 0, the Bo rd clo ed 16 Detroit chool. Many of tho e chool buildings tand empty. Com mittee Chair Ben Washburn aid, "it' a lot le co tly" to le e the Catholic chools th n to reh b th entranc...…
…RELIGION .. ,. TAKING IT IN - Shirl Y H nton enjoy d go p lit New Bethel a.ptlat Church. (photo by N. Scott) r::: Hollyw:o:ashion. W.C.H.B. 1200 AM - 7:00 a.m. - 11 :00 a.m. Every Sunday Morning JUST GO in and hi it t the level be' t We cut the Ibum very t I wrote it in the tudio. I wro it t home. I wro it in th hotel. I rote one tune in the e vato, on the b k of legal pad." -Llwe 1 Re/llity, - the title ingle and video, immedia...…
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…• - . join to more t r po er o m ic i it' l t tra fo i t from F ith. Born in th nd de p ir of live lived behind the maximum ecurity b of t DC e S te Penitentiary in h- ville, the m ic of e F ith i nothin le than joyo procl m lion 0 pirt 1 liberation. The ro d to t rete e long nd indin nd th man who led the way i the ptly n med M Dill rd. Hi tory i i If a f th t beg n when, n in 19-ye r-old m ici n, he given hi first pro...…
…VOL XIV NO. 14 FEBRUARY 26 - MARC H 3. 1992 I lh Food Store See HOMELESS, A-10 ud I i .. udes higan' udent givt!s of hom land NATHANI L OTT ... "WtIt!! The concluding profi� in the' African Conneaio« series. DBTRolT-Okezie Iroha is a Nigerian tudent at Wayne State Univenity (WSU). A senior in busi . ness management. he plans to study law. lroha is from the lbo Tribe. He said that a large percentage of, enslaved Africans who...…
…p .. NEWS BRIEFS 7 killed In attack - S ven people died and everal were wounded in B1 ck town hip violence in South Africa, police id Saturday. In one incident, poli e aid worn n wa killed and even other peopl were wounded when an unidentified attacker to ed a : grenad into a funeral crowd. Official apologizes A federal mental health of ficial apologized Saturday for racially insensitive remarks. Dr. Frederick Goodwin, head...…
…C 3, 2 NEWS BRIEFS CITY COPS TO TRADE IN REVOLVERS CKOF I ORITIE JUDICIAL PICK &..IIII"'IIo.L'II'-l'.IU'IIG - Out of th 19 jud Gov. John Engler p- pointed to tate courts all have been white and only 0 judi i I ve gone to women. The State Bar e lima 16 percent of Michgan' 28, la ye are women d 5 per cent are minorities. Criti contend the governor n't tried.bard enough to find minority I wye for the bench. "I find it very ...…
…, . p MO OF TIlE children woo �emp r in- are living in wotting famili with income be n a ut $10,(0) and $25,<m. Black children have been especially bud hit Between 1m m11�, � _ proportion of Black children with employer insuraIX:e fell by more than 1:7 percent Children are left out of employer insurcure coverage for vera! reasors. 1beir parems' employers offer no coverage (which happens rmre am more frequently days). � oyelS ...…
…"You earn Si ter Pe rl," Comb t Boot Wearing ·d. "You can't buy it You can't get it by being ordained and heaven kmws you can't be eleclcd into it, ei�r." "Hold 0 girlfrieoo," WIChita Id, "What you me ying' fine but can it I have Highlaoo Park Community College (HPCC) on my miOO." "So what' �?" Sam ed. "Every where I go peopl are talking about HPCC. They are scratching their heads and wondering out loud about what many say need...…
…p u DETROIT'S AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURS "Me and Joe Louis were partners ... associates until his , death. There was no handshake; no money invested. But (because of) my/oya/tytohim, whateverl . had h,e bed a part of, " Wilson said. " .. aut "You (Bla ) asked for ome thing that you really didn't want integration, and now that you have it, yqu don't know what to do with it." I H added in a tone of voice that P.o e volume, "You didn...…
…This Week In Black History F bru ry 2 - rch 3 � the Black Church 'ounded by lay or "Free Blacks?" In what year was the slave track outlawed by the US government? FEBRUARY 28, 1984 - Michael Jackson won eight Grammy Awards. 1889 - Ch rle Youn became the third Black to graduate from U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Which African nation has a constitution modelled on that of the US? MARCH 1, 1864 - Rebecca Lee was the fir...…
…,,� .. , . .,. o E WILL RGUE, what' in name?' This is just for fun, an outlet, others may chime in. Why do ome people have to be 0 erious or political? "Even the air that we breathe i political," the inger and activist Miriam Makeba was once quoted as aying. I often refer to her com ment whenever I hear of young (and old) people seek-: ing excuses for not taking po itions on important issues. That is not to imply that I don't...…
…VIEWS OPINIONS EDITORAL The report in this weekend' JOA publication, the jolnt Detroit pape�, that State �eprese�tative Alma Stallworth w making Insurance law while owrung an insurance company was first reported in thi paper two months ago. The tory only points up for us what is a major, major problem for the African community: too many African Am rican politicians repre ent their own elf-intere t or the economic interests of the commu...…
…I, help nei o continu from P 1 curriculum, p rent c demy, preventative co lin rit of P - ag for gir ell boys, tu- dent economic development progr m, lary increa e for teachers, student center, re-educa tion 2000 and a new v u ystem. Pulling out copy of 'progress report' ued by e Detroit In ., Kenyatta . d, clearly he can do a better job. In the report, the district received a D plus in tudent chi eve ment but an A in fiscal i...…
…ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS urphy: w Ibum nd movie Con r tul tlon r In ord r Will Smith recently an nounced hi engagement to longtime girlfriend, Cherise. The wedding is set for May 9. Wh t' . Up with . Lion I Rlchl ? - Eddie Murphy's work ing on a new album for release this ummer. Eddie 0 gra ciously ppeared in Michael's video (a fine job, too), Michael' consented to ome backup vocals Eddie begins hooting . next rum, "Dis ti...…
…Upcoming Events W dn d y, F b.2 -Bl c Heritage Ce' brat/on In Dance and Music, - 1 pm, P rforming Art Center C mpu , . Macomb Community College, 44575 Garfield Rd, t. Clemens. Free. Join Arthur Blackwell, II & the board of commissioners 2-7pm, 600 Randolph in Atrium. Speakers, mu ic, food, vendors nd the young people of Wayne County. Thur day, F b. 27 "Blsck History Lecture Series, " 7pm. Guest lecturer, EMU professor/ author ...…
…FOOD NUTRITION Contributors range from singers Dionne Warwick and Patti LaBelle and Olympic gold-medalist Wilma Rudolph to Congresswoman Maxi ne Waters and Johnny Rivers, executive chef of Walt Disney World . Resorts. SHE TERMED the book "a powerful statement about a simple ritual that binds us together on 0 many level ." In her introduction, Dr. Height ay, "ome of my fonde t memorie of family and relation- hip revolve round t...…
…BENTON HARBOR D RO W cbainnan of the NAACP Edu tion Committee from 1960 to 1970, member and I DIVlDU I P y "Gettin Up E Iy In The omin Ye terday" were, Dorothy Allen, ry Starling J nice S rlin Mary Ann Wa hi ngton, Wilm Jean Wood rd, S nd J. Henry, Pearl Brown Kim W rs, Antane ha or m n, Jem lorman, Jorclem M. W ters, Robert Wit n, Jermaine Brown, Cornell Brown, Am Clark nd Rev. Elli Hull Sr. Dr. Rev. Ell' L. Hull' the host p ...…
…WESTERN MICHIGAN .' ire /EAU CI ir For information, call the community education council (CEC) Executivt!O/fic , at 927-6799 or 927- 6802. lack Hi ory On Saturday, February 29, 1992, Benton Harbor, Coloma, & EAU Claire School Di tricts (all employees, tudents, parents, business, and prof ional, com munity members) are cordially invited to attend the finaJ day of Black/J\frican American history month celebration. It will be h...…
…p ti n' ? Don't rreo who in 1 mong the iIX1 tty worke '<k>ff'! According to the aJ rmin eomrreras of African-American e ive �y COl man, Ex ecutive Director of Urban and Municipal Affairs r General ot ,"Another 150, to would at risk if pending legislati n by nator Richard Bryan is " in � . Sena r Bryan' bill mama 4Opercent�incorpora avera �I economy (CAFE) 1aOOards for crus built aOO ld in u.s. CAFE � a ightlXl of each aut...…
…COTT y The Darnell E. Sanders may t be ho bold name or orne, but for others, Sanders i nown for her out t nding � compl n a tennis player durin time wh n there ere very few Blac women players. Sanders will be recoglzed for her accompli hm nts by being inducted into the Afro-American Sports Hall of Fame, Monday, March 2, 6:30 p.m., at th Riverside Ballroom in Cobo Center, Detroit. , Her accomplishment include N tional Tennis As ...…
…Y R Iph Luker, begun by oci I ,g pel prophe e rly in the cen tury formed the institution I b i 'for the later Civil Righ move :ment and King came th mo t effe rive po e man for their ide in race rei tions at mid century. Luker explore the ocial .go pel movement' ctivitie in ANNOUNCEMENTS -SPRING REVIVAl. March 2-6, 7pm, Nightly Monday-Friday. Guest choirs and soloists ministr jng every night. -FREE MEALS. Mon day-Friday ...…
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…WORD MAKERS Edited Nathaniel Scott p -10 n And there was one-King Anthracite we named him- fetish face beneath French parasols of brass and orange velvet, impudent mouth whose cups were carven skulls of enemies: . , knife' wounding flash, Onqucz, that urly brute who calls himselt a prince, directing, urging on the ghastly woit. He hacked the poor mulatto down, and then he turned on me. The decks were slippery when daylight final...…
