…ajor Black groups: Ian fire chief b me for cnttdren death Ku Klux Klan members working for the Blakely, Ga., fire department are responsible for the deaths of two African-American children, according to a class action suit filed recently by members of the Concerned Black Citizens of Bla ely. The lawsuit identifies Fire Chief Franklin Brown as a member of the KKK and charges that a pattern of "unequal" fire protection exists fo...…
…e�·-i hl� _ orld'i 10 poorest countrie, trail Ea tern E rope and even Latin America in eery vita ltati tic fro aro tio product to e ·Id urvival. In diti Africa a lar er OODt of tiODal debt than any other contioenL G , -- -.. . . :. ·TB 0 T TBI G t t could bappen,· conclude Jo on, ·is t t people begin to vie Africa as an intractable problem, as ome tbi I opele. But buman being are never ill hopei • A dus approacbes, Leonie ...…
…�ICHIGAN CJTIZEN PAGE 3 Council gives bank, the riverfron DETROIT - Comerica Corporation received the I�abead Wednesday, July 18 to demoli b Ford Auditorium nd build it $200 million corporate beadquarters on the riverfront by a 6-3 vote of the Detroit City Council. Comerica and city officials '. lobbied council members right up to tbe vote, and council members re ce.ived hundreds of letters and phone calls from citizens against...…
…J e convention' u. . procedure to for adoptin internation I treaties is complex. After I s dyin I convention, t U.S. Sta Dep rtment nd t tional Securi ty Council ill m e recommendation to Pre ident Bu h. If tbe Pr ident favors doption, m t ign t con ention and send It to the Senate for approval. Interaction. a coali lion of priv te U.S. organization active in· intern tional bum nilari'an effort, i mobilizing public and cong...…
…The Washington media and the national press are having a virtual field day itb tbe Marion Barry· affair. Tbe demi e of a powerful BI ck elected official, particularly an African American Mayor of the nation' capital makes good copy. The trial and the media coverage boarder on a soap opra fiJIed with al1 tbe dram tic elements of po er, . x and drugs. But wbile the media and some ithin the government have been celebrati ng Marion...…
…/1 /0 b fflin en the of Clyde Detroi t a behind the time .. r ctory to n... ithout any factorie. e could have generated tho nd of job for city re idents ye rs go if e h d d the ut to fi ht or light rail tran portation y tem th t hoo ed into the People over, that hite elephant e no mu t ub idize. D OITE UST no give City Council Pre ident ary nn ahaffey nd Council dd t 0 members Keith Butler nd el Ravitz ma imum upport in the...…
…chool Board giv cr tari contract IDGHLAND P. - At • onday July 9 mee • the . Highland Par School Board eel by a • margin to 10 over the head' of the administration in an unprecedeDted y, proposiDg • head of the administration in an unprecedented ay, Df(l1DQlW:' .. • settlement of labor dispute ith the secretarYs union. In a Iy UDaliIIDOiUI wte, the board supported a rcaolution by John Holloway, urging the dministration to . d...…
…Guard to demol b bo es. He poi ted out that t rvice are free, Dd tbe city of Flint ed tbem to demoJi b their nt bo es. P tor Alonzo Vincent of Berea-St. Paul t United et odi t Cb rcb exp ed di may to e committee .. He aid be totally di ap- poi n ed in tbe committee. -If you ant to teU you your jo then you eed to di olve you elf: id Vincent. any ciuze did come to tbe meeting expecting the committee to e a pI n for e city after ...…
…JULY 2'· AUGUST 4, l' MICHIGAN CITIZEN . National Black United Front 0 cbn� ne in By Dr. C rad . Wo NBUF convention time is right around the comer. The 11th National Black United Front (NBUF) Convention and Education Summit, o'n tbe progres of implementing the ' African CuI tural Curriculum Portland Model) in the public school of America, will be held Augu t 2nd - 5th in Detroit, at Wayne State University. As the school year com...…
…CI Z IG UL :' - .'., '-�"'�A:'" - -. - . . - - .. -: � .__,.; ",-' ;.t.� . ,; , . ' -, 04" •. "_ 'il . - . . _:� - -- I bicb American Education t in- bility to peak credibly to the e i ue becau e of it eli ti 'I, E urocentrtc and b tr Cl ch racier. P r phra i ng the gre ,t 20th century m n of letter W.E.B. Duboi , Baraka expre ed th t the purpo e of Educ tion i total oci I de lopment. And th t in lhi ense, Education c nnot ...…
…ACOIJIbc:. F·�··:mww.�.n�.u 13t District candidates, Federal candidate , and citizens of Detr • to take part in Candida es . 'The event ill dra represent ti fro vario e.oviroDJDC al groups posing q . to caodidalea in aD effort to discover "II they pla� to ea'MCJlDllle c our envir'OIUDeIllL The panel opes to q all candidate iDcludio Tom Barro, Barbara �. Michael J. Hartt, Mike Patterson, Henry Edwar Stallworth fi, Alberta Ti...…
…UL G e ric n tioDof aDd literary ill delight pr ·dent of community. Garvey C tbolic but e b d a tron ffinity for the religion of I I m. Thi d on hi nd ritin of Ed ard Hmot Blyden. He frequently quoted Blyden' Christianity, Islam And The egro Race (1887).- o /. lam re Garvey Garvey. Moorish scienti t believed that Ali the la t prophet and G rvey John the B pti t: "John lh B pti t w s the forerunner of Je u in tbo day, to ...…
…Antl-Zioni t Front .formed Co tl p from election �turns, almost balf tbe people in Israel op pose tbe zionist leadership of the Israeli government, but they have not been able to prevent zionist leadership ro dominating tbe govern- eat and its policies througbout four long and bloody deca ." The Foreign Affairs Ministry of tbe Provisional Government is a member of tbe Anti-Zionist Front. The NFAA bosted tbe Cairo meeting of ...…
…� � v . • _ 7 ' . . : � . . g re t of ill oiled t ir ro ors, but most ne er f ns are elf-Iubricati g and need only to b ve tbe blades cleaned. • Don't forget t your pets can get ove ted ell. Both do a cais do not s eat, ther fore, make sure they bave plenty of cool ater to drin . If t yare ou ide, rna e ure y ve a h d r to r t in, a d for indoor pe , limit (heir outdoor time on extremely ot nd humid day . Don't I ve tbem...…
…JULY 29 • AUGUST 4, 1990 I �AGE 15 I MICHIGAN CITIZEN ,. ..... -_.. ..� . ._... . - - - - - - , _., . .- .. - .., , : . - :'., y. ing�r want By Bernice Bro CO�spond�1Il Benton Harbor City Com mi ioner George Wysinger i nee again demanding that ubli Safety Director Sam Wat on be fired. At the Monday, July 23. City Commi ion meeting Wy inger put a motion on the floor demanding that Wat on resign or be fired a Benton Harbor'...…
…':-, ; . • c e n ar na ional onor of Benton rredi TV's OBITUARIES or Ben n ie Bento 7. len EL . G EE It is tructured to incre e individu I' ill and in ighl into re out ide their cho en di cipline 0 they can de 1 more creatively nd effectively ith ociety' compte problem. TJ …
…Union A.M.E. plan,s homecoming "The Union Memorial A.M.E. Church has taken on n ambiliou t k of trying to payoff its church mortgage. To as i t in 'thi venture, a Homecoming Celebration has been planned for the first weekend in August. The African Methodi t Episcopal Church i the olde t and largest Christian Church Readiness 'Center offers college The women who participate in the Readiness Center Program thi: fall will have ...…
…u.s. me. Avon corporation is exploring tbe fea ibility of orti ng i tb several Barbado manufactures to supply tbe I rge . U.S. Co me tic comp ny itb a variety of products. A che.mical facility in Trinidad Tob go to manufacture and di tribute industrial cbemical producr: for export to the Caricom, U.S. and European markets. Tbe ational inority Bu ine Council hich held a imilar exchange in Jamaica I t year and plan third for Tr...…
…. J L 2 - AUGU 4, I ICHIG G It dicaid plan Co tl ed fro P. 1 to Congre ional and Whi te Hou e negotiator. at tbe President's recent budget ummit last month. "Wbat BUdget Director (Ricbard) Daman is proposing is a sbort-sighted program to spend Ie . on medical care for the poor hen they first get ick, ith little regard to what ill bappen wben tbey get sicker," declared Penn ylvania State R . David P. Richardson, Jr., NBCSL p...…
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…J LV 2 iAUGUST'''' 1 , PAGE%l ·Sen Vereen recall� years of drug. abuse s r S y Daughter' . . Death In 1987 Pushed Him Over the Edge ME YO - Stage and film tar Ben Vereen, bo bad previously aclmo ledged that be turned to drug for solace ben bi daughter, aja, as killed in an auto ccident in 1987, bas revealed that be was no tranger to drugs at tbe time. Vereen, ho now lectures youngsters around tbe country against drug abuse, s...…
…Voted to deem nece ary treet lighting for Elvem Dr. Held blic arin nd dopted re olutio pproving pplic lion for Comprehen i v e eighborbood ehabilitation Competi tio and ou ing Grant Program. pproved p yment of Gener I Fu d Bill in the mount of $71, 0.33 nd Se r fund bill in t mo Dl of 72.2 O. 9. ccepted letter of re i n lion rom the Civil Service Commi ion from Rich rd Jo ph. pproved promotion of D nny Gat hell to Fire Chief...…
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…cio ing i ervention in the i ue . eu I G T TED . B bcock doe not ddre the i sue, tb t letter of compliance by the CSS to correct p t deeds hould ot clo e t miter. . Oli e 0 ho or C cAfee Iicen ed R dio Operator by the F.C.C. Sh j I 0 otary Public for Berrien County and nit nt P yrncnt or r for th St te of rchi n. t t. Olive i very ctive on the Tru tee Board, Sunday School Te ch r Director of th Choir, Pre ident 0 the Pulpit ...…
