…... . '. '. VOL \IV NO 1't MARCH 2q APRIL 01 1 Q'IL' . eject schools' 500,000 plan A group of paren calling them- lvea "Blac P ren for Quality 1!ducation," said they upported em powered school but not by the board' $500,000 definition. All but one member of the Detroit Board of Ed lion, during a March 24 board mee ng at the School Center Building, voted to implement a school empowerment plan, as defined by a hired consulting ...…
…WORLD/NATION By SahmV nt r P,...Wrlrw MICHIGAN CITIZEN Publl.hed eaeh Sunday by New Day Enterprise 12541 Second Street P.O. Box 03580 Highland Park. MI48203 (313) 8 9-0033 F�(313)88�O BENTON HARBOR BUREAU 175 Main Str B nton Harbor. 149022 (818) 927-1527 F�(313)927-2023 PubU.h r: Charles'D. Kelly Editor: Theresa Kelly Managing Editor: Wanda F. Roquemore Contrlbutora: Bernice Brown Salama Gordon Mary Golliday Alliso...…
…., By J ff Holyfi Id • D TROIT (AP) _ The high- ta e proce of redrawing Michig n' congre ion 1 di trict line ha entered i fin 1 t ge nd four Democratic incumben 100 to be the big 1 rs. A pl n unveiled 1 t wee by a pecial three-judge panel would pit U.S. Rep . Sander Levin and Dennis Hertel against each other. It al 0 would leave Bob Carr and Howard Wolpe faeing re-election bid in mainly GOP di tricts, Th plan al 0 would carve up...…
…m am partiQ dmaclCr4>ui1 . . 'ty, anythi�fromOOldingdownapart tiIm: job k> singi� in tll: dl\l'dl cboir, At ttl: em 0 year, partid� tude mceive CC" tifica for a ttt1ain 8IOO\.I1t 0 SCIXlllarSl'liP mmey - Iy S150 th: fi1St year-which will held in a 8lSh.ip fuIX1. Then � their junior am or years, these sarre nxlen� will receive help in fiOOing out � ooIl or technical sdm am appl� ror tudent aid. Each � st\I1ent wOO graduaEs f...…
…HIGHLAND PARK p ov HIGHLAND PAR - The • ghland Par City Council I te • onday unamino ly pproved contract negotiated between th city admini tration and the ci ty admini tration and th police and • fire6ghte union. Highland Park Mayor Linsey Porter aid that with the contract settled, police and firefighters "have • their min on putting out fires and fighting crime," instead of conflicts Itor ignore v lue of HP' hou ing • ., RON ...…
…This Week In Black History rc prll Can )W nan/! the Black all star basebollplayer who � nick naned "Bad Henry?" first vo in the U.s., after the 15th Am ndment ratification. 1m -African American Drama Company founded in Urbana, m. 1947 - . Johmoo, first Black pre ident of Fisk University. 1878-J (LIAr tb J boxing champion, born. Who � the firstB/ocJcto� aJtend the US Military Academy? APRIL 1, APRIL FOOL'S DAY. 1 - Hartfor...…
…DETROIT Your to mach ta to churn, your mouth dry, you feel Ii e Ughtheaded. You're in hoc • You can't believe it' happenirlg to you. You wor rd. Your work is good. Your I t performance p praisal bov vera . 0 can they lay you off'? It m t be a mis- e, but it . n't. You' been laid off! Yo� clean out your d k. You go home and cry. All sorts of que no run through your mind. "What will I tell my family and friends?· Ho do I P Y the ...…
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…VIEWS OPINIONS However, if there is on major criticism that I have about the African-American p , it is that � outstanding roles of i tar writers are often ignored or downplayed. 11IIS DO� NOT negate the overall positive nature of the African press. At the same time, . these journalists need to be. saluted every charce the African p a body OOIlVeIa. Tbese writers work for rural well es urban publications. For example, in my opin...…
…'on wen. "An all Afric n-American in tramural b etb 11 team w unfair ly terminated from the Ie gue after n al reation that w brought up by t opposing team," he id. "The 11- hite team provo d the incident by playing Califomia-b ed rap group N.W.A: ong entitled:Nig gaz for Life,' which w obviously disturbing to the African Am rican team." THE STUD h d planned to be there Wedn day March 25, the same day the Michigan high school ...…
…ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS I ne tour. It' tim ted th t thi will t him $800 000. Onth Hom Front Eddie Murphy nd live-in love Nicole Mitchell are prep ring for the birth of their cond child later thi year. D ughter Bria i now 2. Tho e of you who thin they've put the cart before the horse will be happy to know th t th couple i hinting at m mage in '93. Meanwhile, pal Arsenio Hall i till quiet bout who he' cozy with. He came datele ...…
…. . . ARCH 29 Th I shang i Family Dancers, th accl imed mily of dancers, mu 'ci d orytel from W Africa ma e th ir Ann Arbor debut at 1 :30pm. A cultural xperience for aU ag . Talented mu ician , the I hangi Family perform on a wide variety of in trument. Tickets 6.50 & 8.�. 603 E Uberty St in Ann Arbor. (313/668-8397). TUESDAY, ARCH 31 � Travel slide series - Colonial cities of Mexico. Historic Land of the Conquistadors. FREE. ...…
…HIS TITLE at the Red Cross, director of transformation opera tions, eems innocuous enough until you read the job description. Polk is overseeing the overhaul of the organization's 50 blood centers which supply more than half of the blood in the Untied States. HE AL WA YS wanted to be an airborne ranger. In 1959 he applied to West Point but was not selected, the first of a string of disappoint- HEALTH BRIAN RUBERVY ments that lat...…
…BENTON HARBOR B RNle ROW The 3rd Annual HaIl Of Fame, ponsored by Project Love, a youth televi ion promotion how, was held during Blac History Month where 12 people were induc d. Also there w salute to everal Bla k busi- , where pecial presentations were given. Another attraction dded this year to the Black Hi tory celebration w "A Bl ck Awaren of Adult Role Models," where individual w chosen that have touched the lives of some...…
…WESTERN MICHIGAN 1 JK;. answer to in recycling, id Gov. John ter, By improving t inc ntive for in recycled produc ,the t h problem will become i r to hand le. I "We need to e we th re' r et for recycled product," he id in n interview. "We're tryin et a mar et in the Midwe t." OST WOULD G that landfill are not particularly d irable, for thetic re 0 . And some q tion their environmental ety ell, so other ays of deal- ing fth tra...…
…om you withdraw it. Thi allow your mon y to grow a t r. Wi th few excep tions you will in ur a 10 percent penalty tax if you withdraw the mon y fo age 59 and h . 401 (I<) OTH THAT many people overlook when trying to hide mon y from Uncle Sam is company benefits, for ex ample, 401 (k) plans. Many employers now offer thi retire ment avin vehicle. They per mit you to reduce you income up to $8,500 without paying taxes on it....…
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…Thi w ripture: "Word from wi man' mouth Ii g� clou ,but fool icon umed by hi own lip ," _. Ecc /. i te 10:12. m n who id no. His name . William Frazee, and everal y rs b ck when h turned down e job requiring that h wor on Sun days, tate officials denied his claim for benefits. A California court re oned that because hi refusal w not based on th teachings of an estab lished Christian body, it was not valid, adding that chaos cou...…
…Adv. 28/ 2 on on utIon rm P C IIoerMd bt.a 1740 -1 . . Approv«t General F t.nd of to PoIIoe Ft.nd end $11.2S>.00 to FWnoved Item F. AlMVllrt7'" A-..1eeOf' from 1he,.,....., � Authorized hlrtng of Vlrg n Withrow _ Cler1c Ty II, approved aohedu for Ord MnOe t end aIthortzed h ring of Rodney J. WlIder_ HouNlafMeclhenlcellnepector . Approv«t payment of GenerIII Ft.nd IImOU1t of a3,344.07 and s.w.r Ft.nd amcu1t of $3,786 25. • A,dI...…
…A NLiblan Prince in h r Ox-chariot. (Photo courtesy of The Oriental I ntiMe of the University of Chicago) EDITOR'S NOTE: Never heard of Nubia? No, your knowledge of ancient history is not necessarily «/icielll. Even top scholars have gNOI short shrift to this important African civilization that vanished centuries ago. Now Nubia is being given its place in the sun, thanks to organizations such as Chicago's Oriental Institute. ' BY HERBERT...…
