…VOL. XVI NO. 32 An Informed People is A Free People JULY 3 - 9, 1994 By BERNICE BROW BENTON HARBOR -W it a good 1 on in civics or was it voter fraud? Berrien County Clerk Louise Stin believes the large number of ntee ballots cast by students at Benton Har bor High School raises serious ques tions ofpossible election fraud. She has asked the Berrien County Prosecutor's office to investigate. Benton Harbor Schools i- dents went to ...…
…By AFUA JUDAH o By CAROLYN WARFIELD "We are living in on of th most frightening tim in the ex periment of Am rica. down ward mobility by r la iv economic d cline, und nia 1 cultural de y nd political 1 th argy int nsify, w witn fa 1- ism and pes imi m in the trashing of public life and 0- ciating it with ra ." "To talk about r ica i to talk about pov rty, p r - noia, despair nd dis ru said. "Div rsity nd hom neity are perc...…
…BY JACQUELYN R. MARTIN �/chl .n Citizen __ DETROIT - On Monday, June 27, Operation PUSH und r the dir ction of Dr. Jabari Prem h, Detroit Chapter Executive Di rector and the Council of Baptist Pastors, under th leadership of Rev. Jim Holley, pastor of Little Rock Missionary Baptist Church, kicked off' th start of the "Operation Man the St ts" DR. JABARI PREMPEH campaign. "Operation Man the St ts" will continue every Monday at 7...…
…Stor nd photo By J RYL BARGI EAR Mr. Jim Dunn, own r ofth Highl nd Park Be uty Palace. th Barber Errol Rucker tapers th hair of a patron. j . Dear Hlghl nd ParkerNoter: Let me congratulate and thank all of our citizens that par ticipated in the school board elec tion held. June 13, 1994. If you have not heard or been made aware, the winners were' the W.E.B team/slate, Arneta Wa terhouse, Dorothy Eaddy and Eleanor Blackwell...…
…Story nd pho 08 By JERYL BARGI EAR Michl an Citizen Montreux Detroit Jazz Festival ,",� ... ...,.c-. ... , S p . . Hanis. Ed die Harri dua it out ith De troit' -own Wendell Harris in "Battle of th Teno ." The 77 -year -young Bill "Honky Ton " Doggett head lin th Blu bill labeled th "Organ Orgy," Monday, S pt. 5, m a salutation to great Ham mond organi t. As many 40 top Detroit bands will perform, along with at least 20 Hig...…
…READERS WRITE By DR. CHARLES W. FAULK ER I HAVE WORKED hard to give my childr 11 wha they need. I had already bought my son everal nice J eke nd I could not understand why he was wearing thi tolen jacke instead of the one hat I had bought him. I told him that h could not w r this stolen jacket and that he would h v to giv it back to the boy who had tolen it. He id to me, "I'm not giving nothing back to nobody. I like this jacket and I'...…
…BI ck youth i involv in imilar minor nt , h 's no t k, n home H i arr ted, t ken to poli nd book d. H h n has a poli rd. He ge nalty of fine and p ible j il time along u nt n lty of jeopardized futur employment of the police record. v r the y I h v witn ed police discourtesy to Black m n nd women and police kowtowing to white people. How n the proposed crim bill eliminate race bias of this type, gain th r of all ci iz ns nd achiev the...…
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…By TUREKA TURK Michigan Clt/Dn It could be id that photog rapher Chester Higgins, Jr. h the ability to capture the souls of Black people with his cam . In fact, that would be closer to de fining what his life' goal ctu ally is. "My life' goal is to pull to gether a photographic encyclo pedia of the life and tim of people of African descent," he ys. Higgins new collection of documentation is called, "Feel ing The Spirit: Se...…
….. " . r Sun.Jul 3 SUMMER WORKSHOP - West Africa. Did you know that dunng Europe's Dark Ages, there were great empires in West Africa? Hear our griot tape of Sundiata Keita, Askia Mohammed, and the Dogan of Mali! Learn about how kids live in W Afnca loday! Make your own jewelry! Sign up today and join the fun at Parkman LI brary from 10am to 12noon. FREE. Call (313)876-0132 for de tails/pre-register. Wed. July 6 SPU thr ho...…
…Second Anniversary Celebration (L-R) Candace Boyd and her moth r 'njoy the celebration. Rev. Willie Ri,ley and his Evang II t wife, Dorothy, perform. Brother Duncan, WCHB 1200 AM a istant and form r go pel promoter, Raf Ev n ,were among the everal hundred who attended Rev. Willie Riley and' Family go pel group' econd annlv r ry c lebration t CSA Headquarter. Gerald Ril y, four-year-old grand on of Rev. Riley. The Heavenly Star...…
…Navy Announcements Off r 3rd CI Ty- ro A V r, ono Ch tin Jord n of 1 235 Woodmont, 0 trolt, recently r ported for duty with Helicopt r Anti- Submann Squ dron (Ught) 40. at Air St ion Mayport. Fla T 1987 gradu e of Fran Cody High School 10 ned t avy In January 1989. Marine Sta Sgt WIlliam E Shan non. son of WIllIam Shannon of 18653 WisconSIn and Rosalie Shannon of 1450 Robert Bradby Drive, D rort, re cently received the avy Comme...…
…5 History th rd h What is Wilt Chamberlain: com pldena�? JUL 4, I P D Y.I827-Slav ryw: in N w York State. 1 79. - Jock y I aac Murphy won four r in D troi t. 1 1 - Booker T. Washington his work at Tuskeg . 1900 - Louis "Satchrno' Arm- . strong, jazz trumpeter, was born. 1910 - Joe Jac on r tam d heavyweight title, d f tmg Jam Jeffries, the Great White Hope. What Black author was one of the founders oftlu! NAACP? . JULy 5, ...…
…Ohi 0 officer g ts 30 days in Black child shooting TOLEDO,OIDO -Ajudge last week ntenced white officer to 30 day in jail for the accidental hooting of a ix-y r-old Black child. Officer Williams B I, Jr. was convicted last month of negligent a ault. Beal i a 25-year veteran of the police department of Oregon - a uburb of Toledo. Beals maintained that the child and another mall boy were throwing rocks in his backyard and that his gun acc...…
…7 NOlle OF PUBLIC HEARING I Appro d Em werm nt Zone/Commu- The City of HI hland Par will h Id a nity Enterpris Strategic Plan nd public heann on proposed mere ses In authonzed the Sup rvisor to sign. Water and Sewer ge rat s, Cut nd C p charges an Meter Replacem nt De med necessary the Terra-Pike charg s. Water District. PLACE: WHEREAS, The City of Highland Park Authorized General Fund Transfers , is required to publish a combined No...…
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…-I Tenant group meet aides II Blanchard . , ed queSbOlI:aS i.ag the la and apply .• S said the teDaD gro explained Fair . ReD pr- dinaDces worked ill other major . . She the Gcwerdor's cWisors Iisteacd attteativeJy to of the reviews of their doalme ted proof and DO ODe challenged �U:. temeats. Aides, ho ever, told the tenants they re able only to dvise the Governo , not make his mind up for him. Presently the bill, which b...…
…Democrats get moderate ·praise from AACP Fred R .Iheed AACP director of eOOllOaUc de\dop ment aid state committee By� Cheryl Lynn Gamer, 27, was Anti-Ca I rio born d raised in Gary, In<liana and has lived i Kalamazoo for group - to rally three years, She is single and has . brothers, Derric and Dar- ry (grown) both curre at- te ding couege. Her paren Whit Gareer Jr. and Mario Elizabeth, both died ill 1983. Instead of mourning ...…
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…SHELTON TAPPES of Detr . hoDored . labor unioas and a SCDior citizen dvocate. Tappes has been an oflicial of local 600 of the UDited Auto Workers in Detroit, haviDg served as Recording Secretary aDd Education I D· ector. As he entered re . ement fr .a career, he OOIltinueci to 1 . be coolin to this day. Valley Area AtPq OIl Aging T ppes travels c;nensiYely on and president of the HassIebring �baIf of seaD citize oftea . Seaio Cit...…
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