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…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...…

…T - 2M8 W. Orand BI¥d, 887..()()81. --Q VSTO JAZZ. - 3000 E. Grand Blvd., Detrdt, 871-0234. AfRICA HAll Of MtvIIdMI-F rkIay, 5 e ";�l- 1 ,. , ' .. . I I . I • • E CLOSED: C a z • J $15· year � m ( ) $9 . sex mont . ; :::S '0 �"e rs TOOAYTO: PO BOX 03560 • L-.·r,YA�·� P 14c 03 en -- ZIP …

…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...…

…ATTE TION: EARN MONEY WATCHING TV! S32,OOO/yea� income potential. Detail •. (1)802 EXT. lV-1.e04 . ." ATTENTION: GOVER NT JOBS - YOUR AREA! 17,840 - ,415. (1) , Ext. R-1.e04 ATTENTIO�: POSTAL JOBS! START S11.41/HOUR! FOR APPLICATIO INFO CALL (1)102 , EXT. M-14e04, 6 A. -10 P.M., 7 DAYS. Wl2 JULY 2t • AUGUST 4, 1 MICHIGAN CITIZ PAGE 23 NOW HIRlNGf '11,MO -171, F ... Job&. YOAII � ngort . F or . part-time. R orded detaU.: (1 )...…

…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 ...…

…ar r atening· ,prof ay ie harpton lead - march to pro� t police murder viobltiD2 rights. . "I think civil liberties are . eroded by the presence of drugs," said Rei director of Office of Drug �cies. ·Particularly in the inner . ies peop Ie free to bo there' n- dous fear of leaving their h " But 7.01 on Ferency, profes- or of crimin I ju tice at Three thousand people mar­ ched through Teanec Jer­ sey on Saturday. April 21. le...…

…an a toni hi ng contamination, mon t e hi he t ever recorded," Dr. P ul John ton, n qu tic to icolo i t at 0 een ry Colle e in London, quoted a ayin in Greenpe t tement. JOn TO QUOTED by the Gu rdi n a ying the mercury con­ t min lion "exten ive nd erlous," and th t level ere hundred of time bove the orld Health Or nization' m ximum c­ cept ble level for. drinking ater. The aZulu homel nd in the ourhe tern part of South fr...…

…ripe or p In poli ic Citizen Lobby propo es reforms , • y Capillll News Service LANS G -- Is the public real­ ly fed up enough with some . or ' alleged misdeeds to e lawmakers clean up their own ouse? Perhaps, say the largest con­ umer-advoc cy group in Michigan aDd some legislators themselves. "It i time to clean up politics," said Richard Stod- . dard, president of the Michigan Cilium Lobby. The Michigan Cit izens Lobby ...…

…CIVIL RIGHTS p naly In tate like Florida which has e ecuted enty 0 e per- ons since 1976, the econd highest number of executions followin 33 per ODS executed in Te t there i al 0 a dis­ proportionately high percent- . ge of Hispanics on De th Row. Florida Governor Robert Mar­ tinez i reported to be incre - ing hi t ndin in political pol Iter running television ads ju ilantly ffirming th t he h i ed 90 death warrants. …

…ara ion : A crucial issue for frican Americans in the 90 y D The Soviet Union recently dmiued that i troop were respo ible for the laughter of �tA , �I FO TH( 11�! (om v 1 S.OOO Polish Citize dwing World War II. The Soviet Union officially apologized to the Poli h people and pledged to pay REP ARA TIONS for thi beino crime. That ame wee the newly formed East German Govern­ ment apoloogized to world Jewry for the participatio...…

….. that the City-Wide tudent Council· , cadid not reflect they . I …

…,pdt 29. Mu •. 19tI TIRE AND AUTO CENTER • ORE POWER THAN ANY ORIGINAL EQUIP. BATTERIES! 7 Up to 500 coId-cran If1g amps. Up to 80 minutes reserve capacit AUTO BATTERY PRICES I UOE I TAll.AT ! 43160 …

…receive 10 i on on t e i ue from tbe icbi,lo Attorney General',Ornce. ftl4n.ncr: ALSOIOOLELBCTIO · be I o RD 0 EDUC TlO Atten . on Senior Citizens T H and Park Senor C lz ns 0 pan , I� cated at 10 Pit n, been e ected a a Ich n Emer­ g ncy P rmaceutlcal Program for Sen ors EPPS) te for n Emergency Drug Voucher Program .. .It is de igned to ist eligi e per ons (YtI rage 65 to pay for a 30-day supply of t eir prescrip ion drugs. Thi...…

…AprIl 29· May e, 1990 MlCmGAN CITIZEN Pap , physici n receive too much �ei!l"'C i on for memorle of orld ar II I am a professor of history at the University of Kansas, and the boo Which I am now writ­ � ing may be of interest to some of our readers. Funded by the ional Endowment for the gmanities and scheduled for publication next year, this book deals with American children's experiences on the homefront during the Second World...…

…SPECIRLIZl {] l BLRCK RRr R TJ COLLECTRBLES r Eugene B rneu, 46, of Detroit, died Sunday, April 8. The funeral ervices ere held S turd s.' pril 4, t t e C. . Morri Ch pel. Buri I in estl an Cemetery. r. Barnett a born in Detroir, ich. A member . 0 St. P ul A.M.E. Church , e n employee of the St te of ichig n for many yea . Survi vor i ncl ude, hi p rent, Harvey 01 dy Barnell; one on, Charles Ed rd 8 rnett: five unt; r u cle...…

…I C ildren helping Child I�n I . by n Ed n Over the 1 t dec de, e have become aware of the American crisi of children viDg children. But with the . of the Nineties, we are ety: children helping dren. We frequently read about children collecting money and food for the homeless d about young entrepreneurs doing well at creative ventures to benefit the less fortunate. A new organization, America Sings! Inc., has as its sole age...…

…n t orry. J 0 THO ae top The dne, 3 minute document ury con­ ceived in 1987 by Producer J erome Thorn , foeu e on youth crime in Detroit's inner city d h be n ho n widely thro ghout the Detroit re ince it premier owi ng t the CalAr Bijou The tre in • ee VI cr eo and gun play in Detroit. The oit Free Press wrote, "Detroit uburb hope docum ntary will help halt kill­ in of children in Detroit." Thomas' a 1982 gr duate of AI ...…

…Saund r DWliSIODCI'. . wI uld require uniform rating territories: Saunders ide "We ould require the mium be based upon the ac­ tual costs in any given territory ofthc e.W Under the current system in­ surance companies assign low rates to areas with little popula­ tion and charge higher rates for heavily populated urban areas, Saunder said. "The way that rating is done is subjective. It's not based on objective data," Sunders s...…

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…Ci Y borra o Dudg t ' yet, de plte ch rter qulrment �·""'e Bro Shon of cash, without an ac­ counting of what been pent this past year and QO budget for the upcoming year, the city of Benton Harbor has reverted to past financial practices of bor­ rowing while missing financial deadlines. At the' Mond y, April 23, s from water fund to keep going Benton Harbor City Commis­ sion meeting the commission gave City ManaFr Steve Man­ ...…

…red (l-r) Ed ar Ge e, TI W II old it ker, Prl c:ip I at Calvi I O'fll R AT'f R the B rd pproved to p y th fol­ lowing item th t required Bo rd ction: . n mount of � .188 to Wolf Developm m, SJ. Jo eph, or comm ric I rpet or lh Benton H rbor ' Busine Oro th C nter. ayor iIIiam Wolf i a mambcr of the DDA. He tai d on th vot . - Doubleday Bro. ' Co .• Benton Harbor. an amount of 3,000 for 16 wi 1 ti It arml chairs and 4 ide ch irs...…

…LE L once SYNOPSIS OF THE R�GULAR MEET.NG OF THE BENTON CHARTER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES HELD ON TUESDAY. APRIL 17, 1990, AT 7:30 P.M. Member Present: Super­ visor Niel en, Treasurer Mc­ Cau land. 4 Trustee Jeffer on, Mammina, Hud- on & Martin. Member Ab ent: Clerk Scott. The meeting wa called to order at 7;30 p.m. and a ilent invocation wa given. The minute' of the previous regular meeting & special I meeting were accept...…

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…y ta cl .,up e or f , db' beD bllgnrascs up cqatI on their· saying dIC deanup can be dooe another ay. Their only optioas is to go to cowt," Miller said. , Hillegoossaidthatupt050'to 70 percent is OIl atk)I"QC":y fees, consulti eoginecrs, and , arguing aver who i responsible for cleaning up site. " As a result, e have oo1y six sites fully cleaned up aDd more money being speal OIl 1 sui then on the cleanup itself,· be said ...…

…OR KSHOP Learn cTechn ueto of Af�r;an movement. Adult a Mon- 1": ur from 7-9pmJChild� n a : Sat. from 2.spm. ph W ker· William Comm Cen r, 8431 Rosa P Blvd. & Euclid. Call 491-5210. VOLUNTEERS My Si r's PI ee need YO un rs to work with ba ed wom n and their childr n. The next voluntHr tr nlng beg n SATURDAY, MAY 19. call 921-3902. P for promotion pack.t •• make phon. call. to proapectiv. donor., or organize a group of voIu for ...…

…o bid may be ithdra n for t le t rurty (30) d ys. The Contractor m t in­ ure th t t e employees nd pplicant re not dis- criminated ain t because of their r ce, color, religion, e ,n tion I origin, or ge. The 0 ncr reserve the ht jo ccept or re] ct any propo I, nd to ac­ cept those propo sal that, in their judgment, erve their best intere t. r . Danethel Whitfield, Executive Director Benton H rbor Housing Commi ion 925 Bu Aven...…

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