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…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...…

…HIGHLAND PARK, MICHIG I • Bethune Medical Clinic FamilyHealth . Care Center 72-6652 Join the Highland Park . Chamber of Commerce _Call 868-6420. :;{igfdan P�rt.!4moco 12551 Woodward at Glendale . Highland Park,MI . 48203 (313)869-5130 Fax (313)869-3332 grand Lodge Jtmoco 2800 Grand River Detroit,MI 48201 (313)964 .. 3015 (313)964-0931 883-30 0 13724 WoodYi rd; Suit III Highl nd P rk, MI 48203 augbn Clinic Bri...…

…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...…

…. .. ... .. .. . •. .r.. .?-.- - ...--- ----- ---- ____ lust send in e e your non-Winning IS wager Michigan lotto Ticket for a chance to en one Watch for e Winners on the Megabuclcs Gi"eaway TV Game ho I . Saturdays .at 1:30. - of sixteen new cars! Al� you have to do is purchase a single '-. , Michigan Lotto ic et that has five . Michigan Lotto wagers' foro single dra ·ng now through ug 20th, 1994. If none of . the wagers ...…

…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 ...…

…yo (;i(ll1l./ 101 ('ro,',' BUll ( for U K uh br ad m tchtn ) PI tur . mel I f R TLARLO F ° ) ord r • aking e ecta I a .ter r ads is easi r than ever. Wh ther you mpl y quicker c nventi nal m th ds or u c y( ur br cad machine, you'l1 have s rumptious r sults with recip fr m th Fleis hmann 's Y ast tevt kitchens. onventional bak r: pr ss I for tim 'an u-, RapidRi e Y a, t f r H t ." Run' to '-,"q th first c rising. r make L m n p...…

…Independently Owned And Operated �T� �5�, �C�V�, �f�FlJ��! • ATM • Gift Certi c tee • 600 of Stamps • Money Orders • Expre 6 Shlpping-U.P'S. • W.I.C. Food Stamps Mastercard and Visa Gladly Accepted " Closed e unday 12 Midnight, re-Open Monday 7 am. Prices and items effective onday, arc 28 thru Sunday, April 3, 1994. Copyright 94 Foodland. We reserve he I. t to limit quantities. We are not responsible for typograghic. or pictoria...…

…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...…

…Phc:m � Bua Korantema Iche Gibb r twna to 0 roit from xlco ith an exhl- b Ion of pa nting nd cu ptw at th Arts Extend d G I­ I ry, Inc., 1553 Woodward, Suit 212 In the 0 vld Whitney Bu clng. ·Som til ng Torn and N w· contlnu • thr�ugh Friday, October 2. ta oc fLES LAWSUIT OVER 'AFRICAN' IN PRODUCT NAME By ALLISON JONES Michigan Citiz n Africans in America ere robbed of their name, religion, m��,fum�Mdoo ,m� challenges from bite-o...…

…• : \\ or/til\: "lI/iOI/ , • " ton y Kir­ nd nd C Bill Lucy, i th orm n Hill of th A. Philip Randolph I titu, id it to k p j from' p- ring nd ren th "Call for Full Employm nt.· Ben Cha . , th extremely part' n n x­ ecutive director of th NAACP, id it w to organiz to fight the ttle against foreign and dom tic en mi of his libera­ tion theological interp tion of what as politically correct. .. Rut it all togeth r, it was cl r...…

…"That ounds crazy, but in an actual case, the eourta warded judgment against the tate even though the dri drunk," he said. Because of this growth in litigation, the attorney general' office, which represents state governenment in Court, bas to devote financial resources toward defending the tate, rather than more lucrative activiti . Kelley alao . d he wins 98 percent of cases filed against th state. The By PATRICIA COLBERT S «:1....…

…I it 0 r. H th id h go th IRS to forgiv lat t gai t the coll rd m 11 th IRS to ra picio that H th w not doing what h upposed to do, and got th greement can led. H th char thi caused some ta officia to (i 1 they did not "want to ge involved" in "the Highland Park m " He id the tate was Iso reacting to the rd members' mi management fter he left. Heath agreed with them that Michigan Governor John Engler and orne out state legis...…

…IJ("roil ByRO SEIGEL By CRAIG HILL 'Mlchlgan Citizen Circle Seating, a rvecl t­ ing area in the theater on the October 12th perfonnance at $50.00 per person. Those people that purchase the pecial ticke will be a gu t at an Afterglow Reception, with cast memba , at Pegasus Restaurant in the Fisher Buildiiig, immediately following the play. Call 252-0475, EXT. 238 or 259 for additional information. On October 12 & 13, there will...…

….�. r .. . READERS WRITE Why w an important tory untold? . tori on the min' ter, he will only make us all aware what is really going on around the world concerning all people but mostly Black people. This was my first year sub­ scribing to the Michigan Citizen ne paper. I must y that I am more informed reading your newspaper than I am reading the Michigan Chronicle which I have been a subscriber for the last ven years. P. S....…

…Motherless Child By Judge Leslie Isaiah ames Dear Judge Gaines: Please help us break the black­ out on this tory so we can get our b by back. My three-year-old daughter was taken from me by police, when I was held in contemp of court, for refusing to testify against my fiance on a dom tic dispute char that I did no even file. My fiance is the founder of an underground radio tation that used th airwa to defend a local night club tha ha...…

…o BEEHIVE THE 60'S MUSICAL, created by Larry GaHagher ccnln�d from P ge A 1 . b agrees that cer­ tain """","1'1- such as the prison laundJy, could ibly be done cheaper by a private company but t could arise from uch move. "You knock 1,000 prisoners out of a job, W he said. wThis gi them more time to get into mis­ chief and then the prison guards feel the blunt of it" i;AIL T, PO PERSON t 'chi partment of Corrections, said b d...…

…By TUREKA TURK Jllohlp." Cltlan "Everyone is crying out for peace No one is crying out for jus­ tice There will be no peace until every man gets equal rights and justice" -PeterToah "Stepping Razor-Red X" chronicles the life of the leg­ endary rastafarian reggae singer Peter T08h, who, like many leaders seeking the truth in a co piring arid, 41 m '0U8ly I 1987. tapes as well as concert foot­ age, testimonies and reveal­ ing ...…

…Thor ten Kaye and Roxanne Wellington as the Scottish King and hi Lady In William Sh k pe r' pow rful tr g ely of ambition and betray I, "Macbeth," at th Hilberry. Th atr ,October 15 through Janu ry 28. For tick ts, can the Box Office t (313)5n-2972. Top 10 Albums 1. 'Th.e World Is Yours' ..................................................................... ScarfaCe (R�A-Lo� 2. 'Rufftown· Behavior' ........................................…

…The Chopping Block by Philomena Corradeno or cy. Stir before serving. Makes four servings. VEGETABLE OODL BEEF 1� cup hot water � cup milk 1 tab�IMtI)OO"':IIIl .... rll&lriDe or butter 112 cup juiienne-cut carrots 1 (S-ounce) p CD e Noodle Roni RomanoII' 114 pound deli lieed roa t bed, cut in trip . 6 ounce Ire h or frozen pea pod ,halved In three-quart saucepan, combine hot water, milk, margarine and car­ rots. Add pasta a...…

…� ... oC1LIU D form W yn bachelor d gree and form Michigan State BY ROBBIE MCCOY S c,., to tM Michl an Cltlan HO STO Several church in he Houston a ncour . ng their youths to par ici in a �True Love Wait" mp ign, which pro- mot xu I purity. According to Ken Camp, re­ porter for Bap ist Press, more than 300 youths took part in the workshop involving the Black churches. The youths pledge to abstain .1 , wa o . BY ROBBIE CCOY...…

…m Take cl on polio and procedure of the ale, ap­ p ch to financing rehabilita­ tion; techniqu for construction and re pon ibilitie of home owne hip. BH IN BRIEF a bo to g ce • o ceo By BERNICE BROWN Michigan Citizen BE TO HARBOR - The Ben.on Harbor Police Department is in the process of accepting applications for testing for the position of police officers, announced Deputy Police Chief Ron Singleton. . Singleton said appli...…

…ow for Dlschoteque e 2 merchants ho will popul "the mall are a gallery of upp Black busin p0- tential. R idents of Lawaai- m p, ome have built mall busin empires in a commu­ nity that w in constant danger of being bull-doaed ' to the ground. Mr. B e, for example, tarted in 1984 with a rough- hewn speakeasy called he- been. Two later he ted for opening Ii tiny unli- oe house, but he bided his time and aved the profit Th -Infor...…

…Y OPSIS OF THE REGULAR EETl G OF THE BENTO CHARTER TO SHIP BO RD OF TRUSTEE HELD ON TUE DAY, SEPTEMBER WD C. Askew, Sr., CIeri< Benton Charter Township Mic gan Citizen MY. 10fJ193 Muskegon Heights Housing Commission AUCTION Job Openings Sa1urday, October 9, at 10:00 e.m. Located 1 • Maintenance Laborer LEGAL NOTICE Your Lucky Numbers Madame Samara Sale person - 229 Laundress -'695,519' Melon -511, 144, . 012, 617 Slick Willie...…

…mGHLANDP - The Rev- erend Kenn h L. Whyte, ys his Be int Paul's United M hodist Church, proudly di - plays ign that th area on Joeelyn' a ·drugfree zone", but he stated during th public - ion of Monday, September 20 meeting of tb Highland Par City Council that this' far from a reality. Rever nd Whyte spoke of crime in th neighborhood and drug I goingon, even close to his church. "I'm even more concerned for the school around he...…

…... VOL XI.' tJO " .i.. . 'I i n c! I ",,'.'\ I", .'" I , 1,'.rJlJI\HY \ q lC)(n \ A. 1 c man i still not legally cons ered a man, ccording to the language o U.S. Constitution. It is this reality that m ke Alvin J. Baronet que tion the ponsiblity of descendcn of laves to p y tax 'on payroll. If anything, Barnett re oned, African-Americans deserve to be compe atCd for 400 years of unpaid labor .. "We ere DOt, and till have not, been ...…

…�- -�------------------,----�----------�----�--------�----------------------------------------------------------------------�-- .. . . . RAnd 11 Robinson, execu­ tive director of the lobby group Tra rica, say the United States has a responsibility to lead Africa toward recovery, because Cold W r contribu­ tions helped ruin their nations. The United Sta ,for ex­ ample, financially supported Somalian dictator $iad Barre with more t...…