…VOL. XVI NO. 27 An Informed People is A Free People MAY 29 - JUNE 4. 1994 JAMAL, FO R pok man for th Bl By CRAIG HILL Sp.cl.' to the Mlchl".n CltlDn By obeying the 55 miles an hour peed limit on the exp t N 10 CoaUtlo of SJaCks ror tio in Amer- t OOB III bring th country' transportation to a halt on Jun nth (June 19). According to a letter written by Kalonji Olusegun, national co-chairperson for N'COBRA, the demonstration will b...…
…r "w nee," Thorn on D xamina ion state attorn y Bill Goodm n asked Thorn on if Missi ippi should Bow every Mississip pian the arne opportunities. Thomp on r pond : "Mi - issippi wouldn't be here in court today if that were the case. I have a 13-ye r-old daughter in this courtroom. I want to give her the t ucation po ible." U.S. Distri Jud ea1 Big- gers is h aring te timony in the cas that ks mo mon y nd E·gh P c of chool chi...…
…State News mayor pro Th City Council lloca 11,327,000 in order to fund It11, tion, edu tiona I and other public rvi , well public cility and housing re habili tion proj , ccording to Council id nt Maryann Mahaffey, The City Council lao pro vided full fUndin for citizen di - trict counci , lected by urban ARC HED TO cut off funding completely for two mining di trict council - Med C nter nd Woodbrid . The City Council dded 93...…
…Aparth id Fun ral A sy mbollc burl I of Aparth Id was held at Fellowship Chapel Church, Saturday, May 14, 19555 W. McNichol Rd., marking the end of n all-whlte-rule South African government that has exploited the land and repress d th people of Black liberation for generations. ABO V E: Nasacare Drill T am performed during Aparth Id F unera) under the dlr ctlon of Marvel Cheeks - Commander (right). BELOW: Rev. Wendell Anthony ...…
…COLLICE LOGAN IUGID...AND PARK - Highland Park Community High School's parliamentary procedure team won its seventh national cham pionship, after having won its 13th state title, all under Nola Pursiful, who is stepping down after 16 years of coaching the activity she launched. . Topping a field of 26 qualify mg teams representing 16 states, the Parli Bears captured th echool' fourth na . 1 in five years in eompeti io May 7 -9...…
…To y Lev ly (' 'fa ou pe with nthusiasm and splendor The confidenc of an African Qu n Rev alin your his toric purpo and responsibility o your own spirit of African love A cr tiveness engulfs your personality you h your lov of art and humanity A beautiful relationship of human spirit So needed in our struggle for FREEDOM Yes indeed, you are a sparkling angel A wonderful experience I have witnessed Giving proof of the royal greatness ...…
…Views / Opinions Readers Write Editor: The following statement was read before the annual stockholders meeting of Detroit Edi on held April 25. I am a stockhold r in etroit Edi on for more than 25 y rs. Year in and year out, I come to thes nnual stockholders meetings and t my b Hot primarily for whit 9Id men and � en. I've n ver gi n th g r uni · v (or m ny l�-� rica 'to . 6n� - mem mpany . .. n" e ne t d the op ibn to ot a ionally h...…
…Bethune Medical Ctinic Family Health - Care Center 72-6652 Join the Highland Park Chamber· of Commerce Call 868-6420. HIGHLAND PARK, MICHIGA onW 6 a.m. -10 a.m. 2 The Affirmative Learning Experience Aiah Shule: Ac d my For Gift d Childr n Pr -K through 6th Grade nd The W.E.B. DuBoi Pr paratory School Gr. 7-10 A violence-free Atrocentric Learning . En'w1ronment . Call 345-6050 for morEHnfonnation. . ( 13) GOLDE...…
…Recently, over 650 women attended a sprtngjashlon pre entation hosted by Hudson's and the Renaissance Chapter Links, Incorporated. at the Detroit Institute of Arts. The benefit afternoon raised $10,000 that was pre ented by Hudson's President Dennl Toffoio and Renaissance Chapt r Links, lnc., Pr sident Bettye Arrington-Martin to Maurice Parish, deputy director for the DIA. The donation will upport the DIA's Detroit Public Sctioo! Art ...…
…• Entertainment / Arts YOUTH DINNER DA CE - Spon sor d by Ro�nson Hou (111 Oa - man Blvd) from 4-9pm t the Robinson House Community Center, In Highland Park, MI. The keyn e top c will be ·Success Against All Odd .• Donation:, 5 adults and FREE for children. Fri. June 3 EXHIBIT _ Urban Park Gallery pre sents Alternative Artists Group exhl b tlon by: Ilham B. Mahfouz, Zuh r g. Shaaounl and Talal Samona. Recep tion to mee the a...…
…Religion R v. Dr. E. V. Hili (center) wa gue t of the Second Ebenezer Baptl t Church or Vann Invited ome ecumenic I p tor in to lunch with the honoree. Among th m were Rev. Dr. Holland Lewis, Rev. Dr. David L Kelley, Dennies Amerman, Rev. Dr. Edgar L Vann Jr., ho t; Chuck McCleod and Rev. Ned Adam. officer of the Council of Baptist Pastors. Religious Briefs Huron Valley Christian Academy accepting students YPSILANTI - The Huron Vall y...…
…By ABAYO I AZlKIW of their land TH RE E T fi t non-raei I elections ever held in th country, the fo that have championed th national liberation of the opp Africans were given n overwh lming mandate to proceed in government to implement the de- cializ tion of South African political culture and the reconstruction of th society based upon indi nous concep and principl of governing. The political culture of South Africa has been transform...…
…History y2 Who wrot the no i, Black No MoreV The Committee on Urban Condi tion among Negroes is currently known. as what organization? Y 31, 1888 - Robert PUM helped blish the Underground Railway" in Philadelphia. 1870 - Congress passed the first Enforcement Act, providing tiff penaltie for th who deprive oth ers of civil rights. 1955 - Supreme Court ordered hool integration "with all deliber ate peed." The Newark Riots of ...…
…-. . .. Benton Harbor Briefs t congregational Unit d Church r aehes goal The Capital Funds Campaign of the First Congregational United Church of Christ of Benton Harbor has received pledges or donations of 264,205, 15 percent above the basic goal of 230,000 by the 165 member church. The campaign entitled "Window to the Future" was d igned to refurbish and tore the church' historic buildings. The campaign is one of the major reinv tme...…
…LEGAL NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT AND INVITATION FOR BIDS Th Highland Park Housin Com mis- ion requests sealed bid propos Is for the FY1993 ClAP Mod rniz tion Pro gram for M128-1 05-001, -002, -003 and -004: HUD project numbers M128- P10598993 and MI28-P10590193: which consists of the replac ment of shingled roofs, replacement of furnaces and HVAC units, and some sewer and plumbing repair work for up to 211 public housing units. The Hi...…
…co B romp T ADV G THAT the people of South Africa pos- is·the high level of political and tr de union organization ex isting mong the progre ive democratic fo in the country. Such a constitu ncy, that would backed by a committed and clearly focu ed government could create th conditions for a broad based mobilization of re sources to combat the systematic pov rty and underdevelopment so wid pread in South Africa. Implic tions...…
…ichi an ace n I ichigan. Arthur Johnson, president of the Detroit NAACP branch. W 0 desa d race relations in Michigan as "fair to poor t" said he was not surprised by the survey's findings. D to racial oppression and segregation, race relations have not im p oved to the level they should hav ,he id, . "The degree of racial isola tion is worse now than it was years ago," he said Johnson said unti -Blacks receive equal oppor...…
…1 d d, did not illingnes to pending to id to th poor. Other 1 the meeting in- d:John E.J cob, president of the ali n I Urban League; rion right Edelman, ·C ildren's Defense Fund; Dorothy He' t ation I Cop Ier ence of egro Women; Ed' . Willia Joint Center for Poli 'cal Studie ; Dr. James Cheek, president Ho ard U' ity. …
…l ir aDtl5ft1e 1l1i1Sb1ID 1986, 115,619 children re a ratio of 7;a, people per bed, St. Joseph County a I- ter with 12 beck d in 1986 helped 37,531 omen and children, a ratio of 3,128 people to a bed, ccor' to do . Violence S . tics. In 1985, 2,313 �DS the state were deoicd er be- e . DO room for the ccor to data.. Domestic viole ce is the cause of one third of all homicides in America and <WeI: three million men are beetea ...…
…( ) pill i 0 11" ( ., nunc 11 tar �. lv tt l r �" \ i l" \\ , e. o chil ren es, friends and I U parents to arian Wri t Edelman is Pre ident of the Children's Defense Fund, a 1UlIi000001lOice for childmt. …
…I " j Ada Word: REVENGE Mr. Ray . (Recall Leader) has had electri contracts with the Detroit d of Education amounting to million, but bad to be take to court by the Board and a took the Board to court beca be did DOt want to hire Blacks. . angered Me. Litt and might be � word and moti tion. senteei m ea . iUecl seems word for him. Adi W .. : EQUALOPPO The Detroit ard of Educa tion gave Slack law farms their first opportun...…
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…I I . I ,29 -J 7 Highland Park Focus I IsC· , By I HIGHLANDPARK-Atthe request of Mayor Martha G. Scott, the Highland Park City Council v.oted S4 000 to hold a City Government Management . Retreat in Ana Arbor on Friday May 1:1 and Saturday May 28. The session may be .in viola tion of the slate Open McetiDgs Ad. The gathering. which will in clude the mayors staff, the city council, department heads and their, taff, the c...…
…Ori in and H tory of MricaD Uberatio Day In the U.S. The month of May is very important in the world ide African liberation movement. Durin, this month, celebrate African Liberation Day. The . of African Libention Day h its 0 .. in the 1001 history of African Ie 10 free ourselYes from the yoke of Euro domination and white IUpre y. This' • cia, e emp ize our ODen u a people with a common pat; common set of problems, and a common fut...…
…, \ : , : : : · : · . : � · · · · · · · · · · · · · · u �- ...... ..__-- 911 ir Annual Scho d -A cis lunch eo 0 Saturday, JUDe 4 t 1:00 p.m, The peaker . be Penny E. Pollard, a former LOVE recepent, I Joseph A. Shurn i the direc tor. Dr. Delono Bowman is the Of. to . Montessori HOUSE OF CHILDREN o E OLtl G , ry School ram …
…r29 -J • 1 . 11 Benton Harbor area news C launche 11ae city of Benton Harbor pecboo Divis· began con da . door to door i pectioas OIl y, 23. The· pectio tarted in ards TWo aad Three and . - spectors will remain in these areas for months of y , J dJuiy. War ODe and Four will be targteted j the months of August, Sep ember and Oc tober, according to city pokcsperso Homeo ners nd rental properties are up to rode will not re...…
…o P titi ertific te S yer to . I I Gregory rier. De S· a Inc. ($1,650) to Jane AIUlIISY Ro'" C G . Lowe,by Al . Fr __ '_J ($800) to areu C1ar and Cbar e Butler by Smtt. . A Kappa AI Sorority Inc. Hazel May Memor"l Sch<lWSllaap·. ,($1,(0) to Cyn . . Cooper � Betty . Union Memoraal AME Church Scholar ip ($1,000) presented by J . Bowman to Olivia OIl Hermaa Pol- . lard. . Second Bapti t C urch cho ip ($4)0) preseDted by ...…
…t J · National Conupotadelll-NNPA The Department of Justice recently reported, that of 586,609 priso rs in U.s. jaik, 246,833 - or 40% - are Black me� and men.. I "One of the things that f . ghtens me about Black America right no , is that I don't see that zeal to win or to survive as bard II use to see . that scares . I see people be- co mmg ddictive to materialism. y tend to forget that there is something that has made us su...…
…e It no n e. Blae Af· pt 1 the go d medals in the 800 meter , 1,500 meter, 5,000 meter, 10,000 meters d mara on 1 t year' orld Trae nd Field Championship, hich re, ironically, eld t Rome, the site of B· . 's run to glory. And they too eight of the top 10 pi ce in the World Cross Country Champion hips in Auckl d, e Zealand, earlier this year. At Rome 1 st year, Said Aouit of orocco won the 5,000 meter , his 38th traight victo...…
…I tt True You Can Buy p for $44- throughth U.S.govemm nt?Getth. faeta today! Call 1-312-742-1142 &to 1375 I The Housing 'and Com- j munity Development Act of 1974, as amended, entitles the City of �nton Harbor, as an Deemed necessary the CoI- -urban community; to plan d lins Ave. Water Line and carry out a Communi y Parkway Street Lighting. Development Progra Approved a request by the I throughoutthecity.The� B.H.A.S. for the use o...…
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…VOL. 1 NO. 25 Benton H rbor City Commissioners Friday tao ction that should lead to th be innin of 200 to 300 ne hou ing units in th old IC Flats" Mea. The commission voted 6 to 2 nting Capitol nd Associates of Chicago a 90 d y extension on an option to purch 22 cres of City o ed urban ren aI land. Au orizing ichipn Stat Housing Development uth-ority to proceed ·th Capitol's mortga applica tion, th resolution came, ccording ...…
…I -A EDITO L- d ci ion that ill stand for up in mur y r, ill be ard to Th Choi of Pil- rim R t Bapti Church ill e: ram. Hull, Ford, of Ben- d Church ird State Baltimore, Cochairmen of , ron Circle o. 2 e Ollie Hull d Louise al ere II ull 7/ topic Re . .E. Elli is Pa- B in- nd Re . Ellis L. Hull azoo. nin . ,. isA i ant Pastor. ri 0 T , Era ns in a salute to our Vietn m eterans in reeo nition of ...…
…Larry ielsen, candi- date for the Benton Harbor Area School Board, has been appointed aide to U.S. Senator Carl Levin. ielsen ill or out of the Senator's Grand R pids office but will reside in Benton Harbor district. The $12,500- -vear job bins July 1 for ielsen hen his present job as e tension coordinator for ayne State Univer ity at B nton Harbor Area Schools runs out. ielsen's position Levin ill invoJve wor ing with wester...…
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…Second Baptist Church, 600 Lynch Street, Benton Harbor, celebrated its 104th nniv r ry on Sunday, ay 20. A large congregatlorsof members, friends nd 11- ishers gathered for the ceremonies to, hear Rev. Donald Ad ins, Pastor deliv er the sermon on the day's theme, • One Forward Step.' S cond Baptis as the . oldest BI k Baptist Church __ c�x�o Benton Harbor has much commemorate with long and illustrious history. 1n 1875, the ch...…
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