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…W inatOD, DC-{CNS)-A the U.S. Senate ebated bi-partisan, comprom e civil righ bill follow­ ing the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thoma , Black Democra and Republicans here began d· c ing campaigns for the 1992 elections from the city council to the White House. With both major partie now foc ing on increased' Black vo er interest, the po ibility of African­ Americans eeklng the pre idential nominations in both maj...…

…round, rful and moralized . ' THE VIOLENCE has been aniong the worst since diCtator Jean­ Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier WIS forced into exile by a popular upris­ �g in February 1986. In one slum district, soldiers went door to door killing people, d for several days after the coup roamed the streets in ca, firi:ng into the air and at pedes­ trianS, according to witnesses and h�an-rights voups. . Two weeks after the coup, any Aiisti...…

…, campus, incre , percent ov I ment. A thr -ye -old program · called Michigan M t en- oowues � EnrO and hiring. On in five no a minority. Th univ ity h 2,510 BI dents enrolled, com­ pared to th previous record of 2,456. ian-Americ 0 num­ ber at 2,697, or 8.2 percentof th campus popul tion. . : Oakland County · pushes for more · minority cops PONTIAC. Mich. (AP) - The Oakland County Sheriffs De­ partment is going high-tech it...…

…Justice Marshall gran on of a slave n Thoroughgood. Th future Supreme Court jusice w the on of a w iter and a choolteacher. Hi mother hoped he'd be a den-, . 1. but instead h turned to law. He enrolled in Howard University's law program after the University of Maryland rejected . him because he w Black. : He worked as a lawyer for the �AACP, then became legal direc- or for the NAACP Legal Defense �nd Educational Fund, Inc. JUSIC...…

…HIGHLAND PARK Commltt d to B tt r ov rnm nt· OV mb r, 1 Endo p yor Fir A oc. Local ride to vote? C II 867· 308 -v« i VI on TH BOTTO LI E DBTROIT-"I am going to mov way on the out kirts of town," wailed Ray Charle 1 tared, wide eyed wake t my telephone. And just like day fol- · low night, that dad bl ted in­ , truder rang at 4:01 a.m. I knew, but 1 didn't want to know, who was on the other end of the line. Something told m...…

…By ATHANIEL SCo.TT tim ted 400 go pel con rt who gath red t King Solomon Auditorium were ho k d Sunday, Octob r 27 when the ann uncem nt, the featured roup, th Jac on Southern ire fr m Jon, Mi i ippi would not perform. Co-promot rs, Mini ter Kir Mc- Reynolds and Reverend tthew Swyer nded the tage and mad the nnoun ement after the Souther­ naire had old T- hirt , album, tap ,CDs, vide and autographed picture for cIo e to two hour...…

…CORN AND THE FDC a1so believe that the financial sysum i nUll be 0VErbauled. I There needs to be a fundamen­ • tal change in the relationship � between the financial mar , place, government institutions and citizens. Demanding <X'diMy tax- payers pay for the b "lout is I_e f<reing the victims rl toxic contamination to pay for clean- ing up after reck! pollu That b ic injustice h been compounded by govern­ ment's irresponsible bo...…

…/ K.am ult Publl her: Ch rl D. K lIy - Editor: T r i Andrich Advertising Manager: Mlch I Ru ell Advertising Representatives: T rry Broyl •• Jerom Ky. Bob Zwalak h hand of David Du k a he chool Center uilding The decision by th Detrolt Board of Education to go to court and fight the ban against male academies i regretable. . First, there is the cost of pursuing the right to e tablish segregated academies. The precious nd few doll...…

…VIEWS OPINIONS ..--:- What do Leroy Carr, Mer- line Johnson ("the Yas Yas Girl") and Tampa Red have in com­ mon? In w ich state of the US is it believed there is only one AME church? NOVEMijER 6, 1946 - JeweU K. n, educator, was born. 19 - Coleman y 0WlI was elected mayor of Detroit. What was the important in­ vention of Lewis Temple? - NOVEMBER 7, 1746 - bsalomJo , founder, BI ck Episcopal Church, w born. 1837 - Elijah P. ...…

…I m tel'S." He said: "My view of the world expanded, I realized people didn't all live like th y did in Ponti ." At Cranbrook, Ott' dream 0 coming an engineer received ub­ ta e. -"I had alway loved drawing, howing how thing come together." He was given a mentor whom he It hadowed," accompanied throughout a workday and beyond. The extent of his cultural ignorance watt's greate t realization. He recalled beingconfronted with an ar­...…

…-- -- - - - ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF Hangln'�ou In Tin Ion Everyone w wear paj , however m t who did ho up t he tar .. tudded premiere of "House Party 2" wore everyday cloth . M ny of the t members includ Kid N'Play and Martin Lawerence, and Kamron (lead member of the Young Black Teenagers) did how in their jammi . Other tars joining in the fun t the premiere and after party included Georg Stanford Brown, Ralph Tresvant, mem­...…

…·2 o ·DETROIT STORIES - Opens the Deerolt Repertory Th atre Renova­ ttbn Se on on Nov. 7th and runs every Thurs. thru Sun. until Dec. 29, . 1991. Tlcke.t $12 all performances. For Info caH (868-1347). DETROIT STORI ES Is a collection of sketches • written for, of, and by Metro­ o roft rs on a variety of ubJect relevant to Ilf In our city. BLANCS .:' U of M's Unlv. ptay will pre nt LES SLANCS, (Lay-Blahnk) Lorr Ine Hansberry' gri...…

…ro Kal mazoo' north Hoop ters beg n tournament commit ewe pur­ p w to give 1 mazoo top On Saturday morning, October flight competition. Since 1973 the 19th group of BI k' ha e and Hoo te 0 ed excl ively move ' in the upper echelon of a ritable, non-profit org niza- Kal mazoo's busines community lion who e purpose is to give support met in Scott Restaurant for a to recreational program for lea urely breakfa t of egg nd northside youn ...…

…COMMIS 10 R Ch rle Y rbro gh id t city couldn't - ford to p y that mount of money for :police chief. "I don't care how good i . He' too good for at that lary." . He id if the city w willing to Pay that mount for the poli� chief, nat would it co t for a publtc afety director, who would be overseeing both the police d p rtm nt d the fire department. I "Every week we hear you talk about crimes in the treet and drugs in the streets, ...…

…SHE S D the BACC demand time: You're hurting the organiza- I m ZOO' , AACP m tlng -b com forum for I cted . Black offlciai . By DANNY COOKS Cotre.pondMrt At the concl uslon of the Metropolitan Kalamazoo Branch' NAACP's regular third Sunday meeting on October 20th, in the Dougl Community Center at 3:30 p.m., a panel discussion of i ue germaine to the Black community YI coordinated by NAACP Politi­ A:al Action Chair Lee Steward,...…

…long tim. Th ir lat ill trat th C ng .. _�.."id ration of th "of and for peopl " con pt and giv • ty of c for Am ricans to i r term limitations for th itol Hill Gang: • • TIle managers and framers of � nation' budg t and fiduciary tern pending millions of 1beir own rronies in the way tbeyv been pending bill ions of ours for years, on accounts that have insuf­ ficient balances. Program u h Term Limitati should be con- sidered by ...…

…idereda vet ID CL rea lly tra rmed it. "If they can do this on on tre t, we can do in every (Highl n Par) street," he aid. She will I 0 work to encourag residen to actively prevent people from littering in th community. "Once you ta e pride in you elf, I think it becom contagio ," h aid. "T ke pride in your h m , whether you rent it our own it." Another problem, he ay ,i in­ adequate equipment in th Public S fety Department Lam...…

…CHURCH CALENDAR A light m 1 work hop begin t 6:00 p.m .. Followin the wor ho ,there will be evening fellow hip at 7: 0 p.m. with following church : Bethe d , Church of Our Father, Liberty Tempi, nd _ Straight Street Baptist Chur­ cbe . On S turday, overnber 16 . • there will be a Jubilee Banquet at 6 p.m. ant the pecial gu t vocalist �ll be Orth ia Bar- • nes, Tickets for the banquet event re $25. The anniver­ ry week ctivitie...…

…1 , L AL OTIC PROPOSALS WANTED Th City of Hlghl d P r I reque tlng propo I for: ARSO AWARENESS vtOEO. -I ndle t experl nee with low budg video production . - Mu t have/utilize own equlpm nt. - Subml\ at Ie five (5) rough script outlln . - Th th me hall be, The Cau nd Eft ct of Ar on, Its Impact and Con quences on the Community. -- Scene and persons should be of Highland Park. Budget shall not exceed $4,300.00: Michigan C ...…

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…ey d NNPA N� Service WASHJ GTON, D.C. African-American Ie der , call­ ing for cea e-Iire in the Per ian Gulf War, have adopted a n tion- I trategy which includes up­ port for con cientiou Objector nd war re ister nd rete e of n "open letter" urging Pre ident Bu h to begin negoti lion iHl Iraqi President S dd m Hu ein, Participants at a recent day- long me ting convened under the aus ice of the National o by are hi her amon whi...…

…p Briefs m e orp' Ire t an Ie h r holder nd ive it a portion of the $l.S bil­ lion in c pit I it need r i e. The prince, ho quiet­ ly bou ht 4.9 percent of Citicorp' common to t the clo c of 1990, could eventu lIy own mu h 14.9 percent of the comp ny if he convert th ne preferred uoc to c mmon toe , ccordi ng to the Yor Time .. The Time al o. reported that W Iced h promiscu not to try to J control ot the company. b n r cl t...…

…This Week In Black History w nd colle e thou ht to be the econd Black college founded in the United State ? MARCH 4, 1 54 - J. II In n med ckwourth, w born into 'lavery. He ettled with the Crow Indian and ro e through the r n to become chief. He i credited with having di - cov red a pa through the Sierr Nev d Moun­ tains, appropri tely named Beckwourth Pass. 1944 Bobby Worn ck, entertainer, wa born. Where was the first ...…

…EDITORIAL PA , , th pre idential camp i n, Je e Ja on '0 ten ed udi ce "Ho m nyof 0 h e VCR' in our livin room?" A e peered, m ny hand ould hoot up in the ir. "Ho many of you h ve crui mi ile in your livin room?" J c on ould , evo in lau hter. Hi point w ,tha' thi n tien y cb nneHn It r ource into mttu ry pendin I In behind the J P ne e nd Ger- m ns, nd it co tin (he country In j he Ith c re - the qu lity of Ii e. Sincc the e rly ...…

…ALMA GEORGE, MD I Co­ ebalr of t e Samarlta Health Center E erald Ball. The Emerald B II i the first major fund-raising event for Samarit n and will be from 6:30- 11 :30 p.m. Saturday, March 16, at the Westin Hotel in the Renais­ lance Center. Monies rai cd by the dinner/dance will go to help reduce Detroit infant mortality rate by funding a prenatal nutri­ tion program for at-risk expec- tant t em women in our rmed forces are. ...…

…Heath faces 13 charges voted ag in t. Mami Cooper the meeting. He th' u pen ion ill be with pay pending the outcome of tbe he ring scheduled for M rch 28. The bo rd ppointed Dean of In truction Vivi n Ro a titular COllege pre ident until her retire­ ment in June. HEATH W . char ed wi th misconduct, failure to perform duties, and breach of contr ct. The misconduct cb rge in­ cluded inappropriately using college funds for the ...…

…"In th e rly 195 e ere inte r ted, but we ere till "Soldier, thi i norder-Get eparated," • portion of tbe text b c up there. Now!," he said. from Court y t nley's upcom­ in boo re d • ·"Th re N! three of us from the 9th regi en: e alld two white boys-. We wem down into no-man'. land to hdp out a patrol fro the 23rd that had gotten ambushed. "Shuck, all, I don': kllow what motivated me to votunteer. Just waSIl'1 leltillg enougt: ac...…

…• ou con­ hoi. you r nd the he Ith of other In jeop rdy. A ood pi ce to begin your e rch for trc tment i with your family phy lcian. He or he ill b ble to put you in touch with profe - ion 1 or roup in your com­ munity th t can put you on the ro d to recovery. The joint chemic I depend­ ency program of E twood Clinic ( Ie der in providing chemic I dependency tre tment) and Detroit 0 teop thic Ho pit I offer comprehen ive trea...…

…I • h h d I� n 0 II- a dumpin re 01 uti on studen . develop uidelin 0 he City of Detroit nd par- more. he aid there a tic p tin lender remind 0 troit implement an ll-m te c demy, homeowner th t loan for home U D H D IC program and that although t e re olution nd repairs ar uideline. ppll ant cam is for m te , it doe not me nth ith intere t rate recei ve the loans for vario s board hO'N le concern for t ntially below home im...…

…10 c olar availabl hip Over 100,000 Collegi te Ath­ letic Scholar hip are vail ble each yea to m Ie nd fern le hi h ho I and junior college tudent thlet . Contr ry to popular belief. tudent don't h ve to be All State to qualify. Much of thi money goe un­ u ed. A ncw public tion ith forms, mple letter nd t ble of factu I infor ation i vail­ a Ic for ruue nt thlete. It l ke th m t p b tep thru the Imp rtant proccs' of g tting an...…

…1 COM UTER I FO�nON SYSTEMS IN TRUCTOR T.aohlng b.glnnlng hough .tv In CIS � I C·.�IBM em-38.&.oheIor·. � �pMr �"'nce requtred; '. degr .. endIex t aching � preferred. a of Int. ,reeum. and nn.cr1l:* 0 Hunan Reeouroee, Lake Ichlgan CoIleg., 2755 EMt N pi., AverMI, Benton Hwbor, M 48022·1888. ..... '0 begIna Immedl � and wilL � \.ntl the � .. tilled. LMC en EOIM educational InetltutJon and employer bIJ choice. . __ _ _ _ _ _ .. ...…

…thi year. In other mu i , Prince, ho re.cently rll d uit a in t on of th bi e t ccounting firm In Hollywood, (for mi in­ forman him a to hi income), i now be in ued by forme r m nager who cl im th.t he In the inu. ic Industry with all and ny information concerning of it gtiuer, f me and fortune: copyright Office, m ke the re­ none of the c wonderful urac- que t for hat you need then. tions would be po ible without I you hav any que ...…

…VUL XIII NO 11 f [HHUAHY 3 C), 1991 50 Ce nt s Y DCC. L WI . Stalf Writer More tban 75,000 Blac died wh t experts c 11 "exce deaths" in 1987. The term refers to the number of deaths mong African American which would not occur if Bl ck lived under the ame health conditions as white. ate ee . .lnput on' wa te policy By BEAT ER L. H S CapiltJi News Serv·u I LAMS! G -If �ou are cerned about hazardous , Se WASTE, Page 7 , Homic...…

…P 2 ar 0 nnihll whi e racl 01, a By Derrick C. Lewl • Stalf Writ�r • Comprising only 10 percent of the world population. whites have a fear of genetic annihila­ tion which explains their racist beha vior, according to psychiatrist Dr. Francis Welsing. During a symposium at the University of Michigan last Mon­ day. Welsin.8 spoke on "Resisting Assimilation: The Psychology of Self Identity. She said this fear has created a glo...…

…H , th picture the L gue n accurate one, mo t ill' be ffe t d in orne way y the budget cut, but the poor will be hit the hard­ t. A D YET, tudie how they r the one who are the un law ha Ie impact-on By DE I MAN FI ·LD Capital New Service LANSING -It i bu me as usual in one of the Midwe t' largest porting good tore, despite new gun legi lation be­ coming effective in March, aid' Brad Bernard, a ales clerk at Jay's Sporting ...…

…. . . . . . .; .- . . 4 . , the orld to the ed e r, every ction by the Bu h ait .dmini tration w de i n d to the ma e conflict ith Iraq nation- of . I ob e ion. By re ortin to nd oc er room bo ts, vo in to -kic S dd m' .. , Bu h need­ le Iy person Ii ed t e conflict, ,undctcuttin the po ibility of ne oti tion . By incr ing the numb r of me ric n Amcric n troop without Con­ re ional uthority, he tr n - formed h t w initi Ily I...…

…ICHI A C.TIZ nd e - community living demands a common language, there were no elf-rigbteou guardian of tand rd Engli h abandoning the st ff of The Beverly Hillbillies and Green Acres. Like In Living Color, these ,comedie were endeavoring to e pre s les tandard reali ties with an appropriate dialect, not tr sh taDdard Engli h. THE RICH, POW RFUL,· and suburban member of society don't posse a monopoly on wis­ dom, insight and tr...…

…. . ... one fi c 1 ye r mo t 11 ely lso bc pr c nt the following ye r nd often 1 d to I rger llocation., tbe report ide This f ct that exp nditure keep grow­ i g even tbough revenue ina . decline due to the conomy or their temporary t t� lead to a greater and gre ter difference be- NATIV e _ tween the two. For ex mple, in pcricncc high t tes of inj ury, 1988 total t te expendi ture suicide. and homicide. ·Uninten- were S 16,519 870...…

…ICHI " ubura o y irpl n to und y Jan. 13. T ou h hi trip cheduJed b ore the J n. 15 United N tion deadline et to a110 S dd m . H ein to pull h hoop 0 t of u ait ith ul repercu io , he not called a a U. S. oldier, Inste d he IS one of everal 11m American dele ated to vi it Clpitl. city Riy dh for nine days to upport their Mu lim Arabian counterpar , Muburlk lid. . "(The Mu lim America ) benefi led Ind appreciated hlvin been i...…

…p tune . "The e freedom ong popular ne p per of the d y," ollin y, "bec e in m ny p rt of the country, coverage of ovement ctlvi tie limited." HO lZO S· ob erv nee of Blac Hi tory Month conclude with "Song Tell the Story: 1965- ture 1990, " a fe ture on the diversity ong bout World W r II, St lin, of the Afric n-Americ n e - nd the droppm of the tomic perience over the pa t 25 ye rs, . bomb, orded by popul r including r ce riot, t...…

…re kf: tI. n ck 8 r. 1/2 cup P k d brown su ar 1/3 cup light co syrup or honey 1/4 cup margarin or butter. softened 2/J cup peanut butter 1/2 teaspoon round cinnamon 4 cup .. Total cereal 2/3 cup raisins Butter "quare pan. 9x9x2 or HxHx2 in hes. Heat brown su �r. corn syrup and margarine in J-quart saucepan over medium heat. stirring frequ ntly. until sugar is melted and mixture is smooth. Heat just to boiling. stirring frequentl...…

…o me HA 0 onor r d in Gulf BE TON HA 80 - The Ben­ ton Harbor Are School Bo rd of Educati n nd Superintendent would like for II parent or loved one. having Benton Har­ bor Hi h School Gradu te erv­ ing in the armed force tationed Avenue. 'CI Y in ltu curity ch ck' Uy Berni' Bro n C orr pondent 13 TON HARBOR-Detective Bill Elliott of the Benton H rbor Police Department wa posted at the Monday, January 28, Benton Harbor Ci ty...…

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…12 LACKCI E OJ CT- Pre .nts H.I, Piece: A Flim tor NappyIHMd«J P.opIe & Coo"Y High t the LInry. 5201 WooctwardAve.1n the Unlv. Cuhur Cent r In Frt nd Auc;fttorium. Wedneedey ngs from 8:30 • &pm. (�. FREE 'A IL Y ACRO THE EA - ExpIor_ the rem • oonnections (common ) the au p.opl of coa tal South Carolina .. G.orgla. & Oklahoma (the Black 5en:tlnOt .. ). " people of SMwra Leone '" W Afrtca. A on.how dooumerUry on PBS "'1 pm. ere ...…