…VOL. XVI NO. 20 An Informed People Is A Free People APRIL 3 - 9, 1994 t . •• etroitco By RON SEIGEL Sp!C'" to tIN Mlchlp.n CltlDn DE'IROIT - The Detroit City Planning Commission is study ing a request by two cellular phone companies - Ameritech and Cellular One - for zoning changes allowing the construc tion in city parks of 100-foot- high electrical facilities to provide energy. for cellular phones in Detroit parks. Mel White...…
…Klan "concre rr ha in ain ar vii CHICAGO, IL - Despite condemn tio from the U .. Con gress and a h t of I ding black political figu , controversial ation ofI lam leader Mini t r Loui Farrakhan is m in in- ing his group's long-held i ion that whit peopl were cre- ated with a special "evil purpose" oftorm nting Blacks. Speaking to an timated 4,000 follow rs at the group's recent Saviour's Day celebration in hicago, Farrakhan said of...…
…o t P By RACHAEL A. S RE lot of viol nd r; running ia � of coping," Epoch rid. "Up to this point, people have focuaed on th running away problem, not a ymptom." Alarmingly, th aympto re increasing. Expe y more kids are exhibiting complex and erious problems. Debr Ben nett, program director for Gate way Community Service in Lansing, which .operates two statewide crisi hotlin , id in 1983 the program w S, 100 cri sis cas . In...…
…Highland Park Briefs ct , . contin choi , • TO 0 TE the t was the tie-breaker, with Looney finishing in 11 minutes. PCHS senior Millicent McKenzie placed fourth, and enior Marchon Miller placed fifth. Junior Samantha Dale fin ished eighth. Other Parli Bears earn members sophomo Raymond McBeth and Giovan ni Thomas. The team written exam aver a was 88.25 percent, Highland Park's highe t ever. Competi tion also inel ud d ...…
…By JERYL BARGI EAR m ee -old coffe - is Bla -0 ed nd [)el roil etroit ou ing add taff; e pand into, ighland DETROIT - Detroit Neigh borhood Hou ing Services (DNHS) recently added two pro fessionals to th ir six-member staff. Arthur Anderson will fill th loan administrator position, and Richard Robinson will erve as loan originator, DNHS is a private, nonprofit corporation tablished in 1978 to increase the availability of af...…
…• , Readers Write ga Statistics that continue to de cry the plight of young BI ck males have become a cliche. Shooting, killings, robbery, rape, waron niors and on have become so common. Th yare not news anymore. Rap music? Delete the word music - the word rap is left. I definition includes criminal charge, a prison ent nc What of real consequen i he r p ping about? A strong pro 1 mo tive underlie gun manufacturing, buildi...…
…IIGive me your rich, your famous, your anti-Black, yearning for white supremacy ..... We'lIleave the light on for you. II ( ) I Jill i ( J II S / \;' i C l' '.\ _____ .. By Munlia A1?u-Jant� "Constitutions are made of paper; Bayonets are made of iron" - Haitian saying Haitian President Jean Ber trand Aristide, the first demo cratically elected head of state this century, is still in a militar ily-imposed exile, one that has ...…
…HIGHlA 0 P , MICHIe? Be hune Medical Clinic Family Health Care Center H 12906 Woodward Av Highland Park, MI . 48203_ Ch pp II' nag ment Group ( 72-6652 Join the Highla�d Park Chamber of Commerce Call 868-6420. The Affirmative Learning Experience AI Shule: Acad my For Gift d Children! Pre-K through 6th Gr d and The W.E.B. DuBoi Pr paratory School . ,Or 7·10 A violence-free Atrocentric Learning EmAronment C II...…
…Detrou-botti Playwright: One of America' By CAROLYN WARFIELD Att. Co,,..,,onwnt Long before Pearl Cleage took up her mantle of cultural activism, familial condition ing taught her pr nce of mind, faith in human perse verance and passion. Bearing a self-definition of Black feminist artist, Cleage postulates the same attitude of sisterhood that African women brought with them to the United States in the 18th and early 19th centu...…
…Fill c rt (I i 11/11 (' III . \ rts . Tu Ip Cr ft.2pm. To h 1 Th In m ional In- itut I brate i 75th anni- 'Vi ry of rvi to the ethnic communiti in th roit a , th City of Southfield Commu nity Rela ions De rtment joins The Institute in p enting the Intern tional Folk nce F ti- val on Sunday, pril 17, at the Sou hfield Civic Center, from 3:30-7 p.m. n gain n ou nding intern tional gourmet r tau ran nd specialty shops will provi...…
…y 81 CRU p. cCOV D OIT - I dro by th De r A nu Bapt' t Church, 18500 De r, S turday, March 19, nd 0 m ny car were round th church that I fi t thought "wh funeral?" I m member of th church. Then I thought, this' the day for th Nu Guild ponsor- hip of the H Ith-O-Rama. This is a regular at th 75-y r-old church which closed its diamond celebration on March 13. Rev. riel G. McLain is pastor. Th church motto . : "Chris tians Under ...…
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…By B R ICEBRO on of th em o red th deal, but w to remain with th dep rt ment until someon el came board, inca ot r firefigh rs ceepted and took advantage of the rly retirement plan. ) De mber of last year, City Manager Beverly Brewer ap pointment David Walker as the City's Public Safety Director, putting him in charge over th police and fire departments. L COLN'S AL sal- ary as fire chief was $40,882.40. After leaving he wil...…
…nance Authority Annual Financial Re- EASY WORKI EXCELLENT PAY I AS port on Status of the Tax Increment SEMBLE PRODUCTS AT HOME. CALL Financing Plan, Fiscal Y, ar ended TOLL FREE, 1-800-467-5566. EXT. June 30, 1993 9534. 4-3 LEGAL NOTICE cated above to consid r the offer to pur chase the following properties. The Detroit Neighborhood Housing Services, Incorporation. James O. Brown, Executive Dir ctor 2405 West McNichols Suite 203 D...…
…UNDA rter G. Woodson, Billie Holiday 1915 - Eleanor Gagan is born in East Baltimore, Md. As Billie Holiday or -Lady Day, he will become an internation- •������������������������I���own�uandhluoo�n�r famous for such ongs. as "Strang Fruit, "Lover Man, " and "God Bless the Child. n Troubled in life by drug addiction, Holiday will die of drug and alcohol abuse in 1959. 1959 - Lorraine Hansberry became first Black playwright to wi...…
…I I • I o I By J upper. pe . Jes e Jackson lead the border. Democr . te count with - A e ndi ate needs 2,082 62A wteI to Midaael1>ubkis' . edat the Na- 612, 8CCOI'diag to • Detroit Free . conventi in Preas poD of · eel I ·super" de · the mornia& after the CcaDCdicut primary. ell 29. . I J WOI1 77 �"ea the March 26 Mic_1UI ftlriMJlrv" wilh. I'eIC)UIlCJida 1tIlewa.:Ie tory. ·th t reached fro of' the decisive immediate. "'-' _...…
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…� I I - ursing students deliver hope t I. . I I ByH Dumt Wearing' a 001 pull-over cap, fur-collared coat, hite shirt and pajama pants, a 49- year-old homeless man grins he recei treatment for a foot infection t a clinic for the homeless in the nation' capital, But his smile is not�ust one of relief. He like the attention he's receiving from a Howard . University nursing student, and believes he's contributing to her education....…
…o pill ion � (' 0 nunc n tar � � L l' It l' r � � \" i l' \ \ � School District? 2. H many tea e 'aide e ere in the BJoom,iDgdale schoo 0 are B ck? I 3. H lIWly B coa are there in Bloomingdale 001 District? . Ho m ny Blae prin ci and dmjnistrato are there in Bloomingdale District? 5. Ho many Black re there in the e School District? m ny Bl ck bus drivers r e thee in the Bloomingdale chool D· trict? 7. Ho many Black coo are t...…
…_I • I I, . � e ea c fin olBlac is anlc teachersln Bloomingda e· sc�Jool� By 0 . In pur letter eoluma, Rosa Lee Watkins stated that, "It has been my impression for many years that a severe shortage or total lack of Black role models in Bloomingdale Schools hurt morale among Black students and fueled disciplinary problems." Ms. Watkins asked the Michigan Citizen to research the racial composition of the Bloomingdale school d...…
…c armed, d if any calls were received in the me time in . ting greater daager to life or property. Halzemy noted officers had to t e the IDOIt serio calls first. He noted the importance of reducing the evel of fear in the community and also increasing communication bet een the eighborhood, the police d city hall. Halzemy also promised to ork personally with block c1 in ttemptiag to imprcwe condition affecting the neighborhoo...…
…1 basic instruction that they really" have to have ... so we as a state CaD prepare our youna people to be competitors in the orld ' market" ' Ha ks said &Dottier needed . improvement is in foreign lan guages. Students not only need to mo the languages of foreign _ countries, but also the cultures, e said. " "Culture is very UDportant," . Hawks . d. "As you're dealing with people in the orld markets you have to understand what...…
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….. . I Vi Thc • ft. Sbelll .... 'd. associate minister of the h church will beiDa the mesaaae Wor hop on Procr What to Do" ST. JOSEPH - Child nd Family services of uth ern Michigan, Inc. announces l 81 ck ehurehe to Id· n high blood pr Or ere nn nd ducatlon High blood pre sure is a major ca of heart tt ck, kid- ney failure, and troke and is . particularly prevalent among Blac . That's why Black chur ches around the coun...…
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…AprIl 3-9, 1 Advocate for the elderly is repayi 9 deb By KrIstin Hay SOlTIll HAYEN - "I owe my life to the elderly, says 84-year old Josephine Morgan of Covert. "They &aYe me ck my 1!� " we. For the 15 years, Morgan has been repaying that debt. She's an dvocate for the e der ly," aid Jame Thompson, director of Title V d Senior Emp oyment t the Area Agen cy on Aging. She m es an im p ct herever he goe ., he dded Morgan is ...…
…Martin Co., P.C., Certified Public Accountants. He' a cur ren member and p t chairman of the Oa land County Economic Development Cor poration and president of the Oakland County Develop- ment T Force .: Olivarez-Mason is the execu tive director of the Michigan State Commission on Spanish Speaking Affirs. &he is on the board of directors of the Nation al Association for Human Rights Wor ers. I Wor ing in coordin tion with t...…
…'BUSI Overca ATLANTA -- From his f hionable ·ffice ov rlooking the tangle of traffic :avelin, Atlanta' fr e ay Marshall reOects on a journey of a dif eren sort -- t e mile tone that he nd 0 r Black Americans ve lOved p t durin, the I t 60 years. A yopn ter, Ba dreamed of eing doctor. When a draft notice rter interrupted his plans, he t hi : h on becomin an Army general, ut that never happened, either. In cead, he helped manage ...…
…�o both lea.snaes. �Ju1y17, 1947, theSt. Louis Bro - tod y' gener tion kn the Bro the Bal- timore Orioles - brought up H n Thom POD, ho was released after the cason and . ed fame after e joined the e Yor Giants here he, onte Irvin d Willie Ma be- e the fir tall-Black outfiel in [or league . ory. . T 0 d ys after Thompson joined th team, illard Brown dded to the Bro • roster. He relea ed along with Thompson but, unli e Thomp o...…
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…Volume 1 umber 17, . Servi 9 the Tri-County area of Southw t rn ichig n $14,500 '11 dmini trati a f cility th th nton Federal Credit Union. c Coyemph 'zed that the fun(k '11 be used only in Benton HNbor. pr I t its replar bi- kly meetJng, UCOC tipub.ted that th fund must be u d "exclusi by firm in city of B ton Harbor". T group's proposal further tes that th funds if gnnted by OSP - must be used in 'reuining d ere ting jobs ...…
…i • a c • ? o a e en • In th senior divi ion, Ste en Ferren, 18, of Eau Claire high school on first pi ce ith four ins d � dra in five games pi yed. Russ Belmd, F irplain pupil at Lake ichipn Catholic high school, too ond pi ce h�ving on thr m tch and � dra in five games. G ry Dolsen, S, of St. Joseph high school won third place. …
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