…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 ...…
…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...…
…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...…
…... 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 ...…
…I U L "There' ying t hen the n tional economy ge cold, Michigan gets pneumonia," Arthur nti del, n oci te profes or at the Wayne St te University School of Social Wor t Sunday, Anti del poke at an open forum, "Unemployment: Familie at Ri k," held t the Midwe t Labor Institute for Social Studie . Hi lecture focused on what be called "hidden cos " of jobl n an(Hhe in ction on the part of lawmakers to alleviate it. "Michigan has s...…
…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...…
…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...…
…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...…
…on WASHINGTO • D.C.- -If taxation ithout repre- entation in America rong in 1776, it is till rong in 1990," said Rev. J e Jackson calling upon PresideDl Busb to meet ith him on the i De of Slatebood for W hiJa&1on, D.C. The predominananUy African American population of the tion's capi1al DO YOIi me ben in either the U.S. Sena or the H of KeI�1eD1a1i founding d ipaled three-fim. of a person - thougbt it be cia ere to locate ...…
…ic �������dIt����lrie,�·on School districts are ap- to poorer district said Ronald propri tely concerned, aid Koehler, the editor of the ea. illi m Sederburg, R - . governor' news office. " East . airm of the Relatively prosperous out- K-12 Senate appropriations of-formula school districts al- ry 0 lim to By Capital News Service LAN I G - �tarting Decem ber 3 th odd re getting longer for lottery ph y rs. In order to increase tu...…
…k! rime! Does vour grol/p need money? OW TO GET IT! IDERS TELL ByRon DETROIT - Are you in an organization with I t of posi ti plan but very little money? A a me ling sp ns red by the eighborhood ervice Or ganization and th TIP service of the Detroit Public Library, pproximately 100 members of ariou community organiza- rio ere told by experts ho to rai money fr m individuals, corporatio and foundations. Information about fu...…
…-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...…
…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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…, Highland Par's new councilman the inner and outer Fran Ross Page3 VOL. IX NO. 23 "SER VING THE 00 pf t There is a constitutional ar aging in Michigan hich pits urban school di tric against giant cor porations. One kirmish in this ar finds the Pontiac Schools up against Chrysler Corpora- tion. ' Armed with City Council approval to leave the City of Highland Park, Chrysler Corp. no Qualifies for a 50 percent tax break fr...…
…Vote Tuesday, August 5 YORK - The ichi- gan Civil Right Commission like other state agencie charg ed with safeguarding civil rights are falling down on the job of enforcing anti-di rimination law a study by the American Jewish Congre has found. An 82-p e report stemming from the udy ays the enci have compiled at be a medio cre record of accomplishment becau they are not funded adequately, employ unqualified personnel, f' to co...…
…ULKRATE U .. Po ta PAID Benton Harbor, 14e<>22 PermIt No. SO Addr' Cor. R'qst 25 THE CITIZEN ARCH 3 - 9, 1986 :I@f%tlItl�:�ltItrlJl:Iffttl�lrtrltI1rl�tl1nl:ttIIttl1tIl1�ltiItlt:1IrfJtmrIttt�f�:11tIlf�@t:tt::II:1�::IIr@I@:tt@lf�I�:I�lf:tl1tltt\�jtI�j};:��: u, COpS old crim co fab YO - Th meri- n Ci il Liberti Union, P Ad nt D p rrrnent of Public r ty nd om 0 other or niz tion ill hold n ti nal conf r n r h 6- , in Atlan G O...…
…25 / U.L State of Black -.------. m rica EW YORK - The pr ent economic recovery has failed to reach Black America where the income level now is 10 er than it as at the start of the 1980 rece ion leaVing it in the grip of the mo t severely depre ed economic condition of the po t war period.john E.Jacob, Presi dent of the National Urban League, declared here Thurs day, January 13, 1986, as he released the NUL'I annual report ...…
…BULK RAT U.S. POSTAL PAID nHa 2 It •• 22 0.10 VOL. VII NO. 27 JUNE 3, 1985 . Co • • mrs on ngles with cle k again B. Ron Leuty BE TO HARBOR - For the third time in the p st four meeting, ity Cl r argaret Bowman w involv d in a struggle with th City Com mi . on - the test bout taking pl ce t the y 28 Commission meting. Bowman wa charged with leaving her job, without proper uthorization, when she attend ed the Internatio...…
…The City Commissioners approved the Bentoti Harbor Hou' ng Commission plan to cquire and reh bilitate 50 hou s in the city, t the pre-meeting ork- op, Commissioner Charle Yar brough opposed the propo d Sub idized housing unit, ' 0 more subsidized housing - that's my attitude," aid Yarbroll:gh.· "I ould like to e more home owner ," he dded. Votin in f or of t idized units re Commis- loners Arnold Bolin, Charle Hender on, orval...…
…L CK o D TO ADD ESS CP CO VE TIO by • I C BE 0 HARBOR - City Treasurer . cardo Johnson confirm d onday, ugu 1, th t the city' investi ting the disappearance of city fund . According to Johnson, the sum is , ery small," - 300 - and declined to comment further. ceording to Johnson, Public Safety Director Sam tson i conducting the inve . tion. The funds are m' , g from the cemetery ccount, John n confirm ed. John n declined to...…
…Y F SHIO FAI 1982 BULK RATE u.s. POST AG E PAID Benton Harbor, I 49022 P .. mit 0.50 11JRNTOPAGE 12 VOL. IV 0.41 OVE BER 3 - ., 2 25 cents HUD FU DS SUS I th St. Jo h city ou Commi on pro- b idized housing for th ealthy? Such a ch City illi Sin- cl . "d h u- tho ho y it, of jumping to conclusi n :' Department of Housi and Urban Devel opment (HUD) h pen ized the St. Jo ph Com- mi . on by ithdrawi 60 000 in bsidi ce ...…
…- 2 D FI ou o TO PAGE 3 Infonnation .. ts of the flowiderlng COIIl1� S 1.68 milliOn. A "F' . Report" by certified public ICCOUD ts . I illion • Ie y • • 101 …
…• • struction iii job aea1ed by Multner built." It Ad If Council that be the for JDOI:litor ch actmty. Propo O(JJlnent 1pUrted, IUppOrten by the En . Zone � of . portance of that III· .901111& .,tI ..... � referred to Urban game on an equ footing," B busir leSSItIWl vide for a " e zone. 1 so of credit; - Only SO percent 0 e on SIS0,000 of gro d to be id; - Fifty percent of for that if a com part 0 a dard build- ...…
…25 CE TS ACTIO The Berrien County p d of COInm:l1SSIODe:ts $150000 of a $1 turn deno d grwp get organized helped the group attend other ch Header onday, June his actions �, "Th CAPs' at the rally stand to the· funding. It' a . tion of f …
…R TOP G 3 VOL. II O. 52 DECE BER 3 - 9, 1980 SERVING TRI-COU TV SOUTH ESTER ICHIGAN commi on r agreed to 11 th former 01 build- ing at 522, C bus to the yor' sister arcel- Andr s of California. P tter n h d de yed the m ting' start in 0 der to clo himself with Com o ioners Juanita Echo and ichey Y rbrough, Y rbrough told the Citi- zen that th ayor had discu d the 522 Colurn- bu with them. In other busine the commission held...…
…SERVI G TRI..cOUNTY $OUT ESTER ICHIGA Pr 2 c PUTS QUESTIO E BALLOT ci y loaned J ck n 8,250 in arch of 1979. …
…/- VOL 1 NO. 43 OCTOBER 3· 10,1979 SERVI G TRI-COU TV SOUT ESTER ICHIGA , . 20 CE TS REV. JESSE L. JACKSON c E art of TUR ro PAGE 3 ACIS o PAGE n, yow candidate nee Cooke d First ard Commission candidate Arnold Smith served what incumbant, Commissioner . ey Yarbrough coo ed. Candidate Don Fin) Y pro ided ch uffer nice. The . or citizens ere no I pi than the Citizen reporter ho fo d the eg, pancake d e fautl . "Itt ...…
…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 ...…
