…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 ...…
…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...…
…Ty • fly.r... r •• um •• , bu.ln •••• tatlon ry. ohol rahlp.1 Athletlo Award.1 Sohool .S.I otlonl W. Matoh You With Multlpl Sour Th Larg t, Curr nt Data B •. MONEY BACK GUARNATEE ACADEMIC SUPPORT SEARCH INTERNATIONAL (818) 324·0771 P.O. BOX 1805 PORTAGE, MI 49081 $10 Dlaoount to 'Mlohlgan C,ltlz n'R. der. II your cia i Id d in od y! 869-0033 Mchlgan CItIzen Mv. 4/5, 4/12, 4/19 & 4/28/92 I' I For FHA terms, see ...…
…• - . 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 ...…
…2S.Mul'. 25.Toth rl&'ht! •. l'raCrUt woocl ..Potato (dIaL) a2. Cry, u a cat .RuoUllded • Wltbdrew .Imm .o.TrM 'L Apex , • Tellurium (.ym.) ". Que ftxed11 'T. Noctumal Mo ... �if6i't�+--+--tl�",",,""r+--t--l uqulate 48.DUI.pr DO. Ukwonn.I GLGenu1D. 2. DWtrlbute DOWN L Helclill n.traIDt 2. Prlnten' meuuI'M Michigan C zen An. 2/2e1D? LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO TAXPAYER THE MARCH 1992 BOARD OF REVIEW HlgtHnd Paa1c Board ...…
…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...…
…',/Ut "', tJ( ", •• I t. IlIII' 1 1·,' I) t " , , " ' " - P3gC 2 Liberian Tragedy Continues • byD D ClJpillll New Senice LANSING-The budget cut th t could hurt the rt com munity in Michlg n will hurt all of the community, but it ill hit minority rti t e pecially hard. Orant given to the art have been su pended at this ti me nd Gov. John Engler plan to elimin te those grant . The executive director of the Michigan Advocate f...…
…P 0 2 or It Some experts guessed , that close to 100,000 children in Monrovia alone will need some form of emergency diet in order to stave off th ravages of . brain damage brought on by malnutrition. MONROVIA-It h been 1- mo t year- nd- -h If ince civil r fi t erupted in Liberia. . Of the principa l omb t Iit , only two rem in-Prince Johnson and Ch rle T ylor, President Samuel K. Doe h ving been killed in e rly September. Th...…
…n er, Lo G bor . III Cro of Cour Whic Black co edian coined th .pr« 10, "It' o d' race to be colored, it' just 0 inconvenient." AY 28, 194 Glady I t, in er, born. 189 - A dy Ir orche tra le der, born. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., pastored which [amou Baptist Church, as did hi father before him? MAY 29, 1942 - obert L. lie, uthor, w born. 1910 - Ip Mete If, olympi n/US congre m n, w born. Which invention likely resulted in ...…
…4 aturday, onald Yate Tribun t rticl re d , " ... in J p a, ere chool children re hielded about their country' role durin orld r II, the irin of a ovie bout J p ne e ar atrocitie h b d tunnin e ect ... For ye rs, the duc tion ini try b been under fire from J p ne e hi tori n , the Cbine e , South ore n nd Tai ne e government 11 demanding th t the mini try ce oring bi tory te tboo by deleting m terial on the war th t it deemed ...…
…I. "D DDYCOO . ' SNciGl to Michigan Ciliun ·:�The concerted effort 0 Ichigan communitie to pool ource and talent in order to e cue the Blac male child are �eting re i tance. F cing par ��lar challenge i the idea that crqdeavor to help Black male �Qung ter must involve the child's total environment, his entire BI ck family, ince his situation doesn't occur in a vacuum. What is the nature of thi opposition? Is it justified? Can...…
…p ... �- ---�-- -----,---- � -.- �-.- Saturday, J e15 1 OK walk through Highland Park! Palmer Park neighborhoods Registration begins at 9:00 a.m., Unity Temple. Walk begins at 10:00 a.m . . World Peace Begins at Home Let's Start Now, Right Here In Detroit Everyone can help make this walkathon a success. Here is what you cen do: Sponsor - We need cash donations in advance to get the walkathon off the ground. No amount is too big or...…
…included cut in or er overtime, tr vel e - pen e , elimin tion of funding for the ichig n We P r de nd the Annu 1 Cle nup, nd cut in funding for tr ining public fety officer . Pending a po ible veto by Scott, Council Pre ident Lin: ey Porter id the council c n ju tify 11 cut in the budget. o HI, the m bul nee controver y continues, with the attorney' office s- nd tired of thi . mbul nce h n ni n ," id Porter. The council t bl...…
…1 ite or u Budu- t in fe I th t it i nece ry f r Bl c women to le rn how to com munic te without judgin one nother. Budu- W t in aid "It' be t not to judg ." .. The thr e e enti 1 f ctor for Detroit Bl c omen' He lth Project (DBWHP) i elf-Help, Edu ti n nd Ad vocacy. ch f ct r i d is cu ed on a monthly b i in order to deter min what c n improve the live of b l c women. For instance, the elf-Help meeting "are centered roun...…
…HI GTO has pre- viou Iy been Driver of the Month nd ha al 0 been given : n ttendance ward. "I re l1y enjoy my job and it' all about getting long ith people," he ide "My goal i to continue doing my be t." Wa hington and hi wife Tw n h ve two chi ldre n, Takine, 11, nd Charles III who is ix-year -old. "My wife i truly my in pir - tion," W shington said. Elmore i al 0 family man. He i a divorcee with cu tody of his three children,...…
