…lxedr e . But m ca CUI me bers -=J .... : - ... 1L. agreed that - ore 0 an� improved commitmeot must be made from tate govemme 0 key·' . which include minority economic de, opment, urban revitaliza tion and educatio Rep. Ethel Terrell, D-Higb IaDd Park, said the goYCrnor' adeli revealed hope for a . more produ . .. "S . from the point of the Civil· Departmen� I think th his cooperation with the department been so of a chang...…
…n frlcan hi tory firs Blac tudent enrolled t Uni ersity of Alab 1956. Feb. 4 • Ro a Par t respon ible for ontgomery, Ala., bus . boycott, born 1913. Feb. 5 - H erican home-run . born 1934. b.6· . T , educator, uthor and poet, born 1900. Bob Mar ley, reggae inger, born 1945. o imed t W APO guerrilas. South Africa cknowledged their strikes in Angola ere providing dire. sistance to t e CIA-ba ed UNIT A (Na tio Union for t...…
…• 1 Ho I IIJ Ealow DETROIT -A coalition of this city's homeless protested . their plight for the seco d time this month when they tagcd a sit-in Tuesday, Jan. 26 at the of- of Detroit Housing Com missio er Tom Le . The first demonstration brought the threat o� jail, the second, promise of a home in t public housing. Earlier, on the holiday mark -s ing the birthday of Dr. Martin \ Luther King, the National . Union for the Ho...…
…Opinion. (ununcuturv � l.cttvrx. Yil'WS ?' . e. \. . youth, aying, ey are truly our hope for tomorro and our hope fot today, too." . Campaign rkers left noth ing to chance. Under Ms. Bint 's direction they gathered . the names of every potential vo er nd canvassed door-to- . door. On Election Day they in stituted a sophisticated car pool and had baby itters and hot food available for the vo ers. Their organization paid off. ...…
…Black 'elected official are more numero than ever (6,681 in 1987), a 350 percent increase sincc 1m). BI ck members of · Congress have amassed an im-, ,Growing u.p in a Black pressive array of COIDDllttee and �-"""--------�!!!Ii subcommittee chairma�ships A little Black girl is given a (eight committee chairs and 18 white doll to play with, in Toni subcommittee chairs in. the Morrison's novel The BIuut Eye ., HouseofR�). (W shington Sq...…
…� . I ·1 . { or CAD i no" -profit or ganizatio t t instills creaive development in the hand icapped d senio citizens . • ; …
…I \ o \' , I .' 0 gro PSI ga her to mapam o 0 I 0 I 75 By cKbmey (NNPA News Service) WASHINGTON Representatives of more than 75 groups at a strategy session on South Africa sancti ns have vowed to lobby both i congress and among grassr ts con- stitutents 0 make artheid's horrors a 1988 0 issue. The capitol hill meeting was opened by Rep. Ronald V. Del lums (D-CA), sponsor of HR 1580, a sanctions bill that he calls a "moral...…
…'nd j m hip ATLANTA - RJR N bi . th Inc.' continuing its upport of a scho] rship program for miaoriti tudying journalism . I ith grant ofS17,000 to the Na- uld ure to . t' on I e p per Publisher' financialinforma- I • '0 ( A). life. In presenting the 1987 gift, Marshall B. B RJR abisco enior vice pre ident, com mented 0 the company's inter- . e in Black journalism. Soon after . n . n voieed i inde-· pendence, Blac ne papers r...…
…J DCDC re urn to HPCC HIGHLAND PK - Dayton " contemporary Dance Company I.will bring its unique and ex': uberant tyle of jazz, ballet and modern dance to Highland Par :5 PerformiDg Arts Center , of Sat. Feb. 13, ai 8:15 p.m. Thi return engagement by I the ward-wihning 14-member troupe will feature new orks and several Highland Park premier inc1udiDg: Till The End Of Tune, which premiered in 1986,' a four movement work by DCDC...…
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…l •• I -------- Highland Park Focus ighland Pa Vat I . l a prov school mila HIGHLAND PK - Voter $1.000 of e ed property pprovcdtherenc ofaS.9tax· valuation -- will be used for mjOagc in a peciaI e ection held chool operati'oos: textbooks, Wedaeaday, Jan. 28, announced classroom supplies, salaries, ut- Highland Park Schools Iities, insurance, and other pobsperson Greg Byadriao. operating expenses, Byndrian The tax --- $S.90 for e...…
…I· .. IF' . not only inOue ted by her vie on equality, bu also by Christian · moral nd philosophical point." fter her brother' de th, he trusted God to get me through" d found the great- . ne s nd magnitude of such t ings peace, hope, giving and haring," Fakir tri s to help pregnant o en by orking on the local board of \he Detroit Crisis Preg nancy Center, ich provides t ' counseling d terial· assistaace. Whil it' opposed t...…
…, . I' '---._ , I.. I' I : . . . African-America 1·1 H: uTime for . , t BENTON HARBOR � It', time for Gov. James Blanchard to recognize the African . American comm� in south- ern Micbigan That is the message PUSH chapter p esident Rev. Walter Brown hopes to send the Gover- ' nor. At stake is' a judg . Feb 10 Chief Probate-Juvenile Judge Donald J. Dick will retire and the Governor will name an appointment. . The' 0 Africa...…
…Benton I Iarhor area news • , ar1 aptl t C rc, -1901 Eastl.nd A\'Cnue"rn po r a series of services d the public . invi ed to tend ch service. D Ca pbell' Building Fund Chairperson d the Rev. C. C . the host pas- I .. Baptist urch: e. Allc oth- cl for e Building Fund Commit- . tee of d I • y • 41entine's Day f�fr�vaCJanZ(l . \/ � Ow,'to £.bJ ITM «�qD�«�]�n��ll� Sa t. Feb.6 I • L Fru it) 'G Cl d :8clllroom il ton In n ...…
…Attorn y nnoun annu I eSiUlY conte t e Berrien County Bar As sociation' once again sponsor ing an essay contest for students of the seventh, eighth and ninth grades to promote e local ob servance of Law Day, May 1, 1988. . The Berrien County Bar As sociation will ward prizes of $75.00, $50.00, and $24.00 to the authors of the top three essays in each grade level, ccording to St. Joseph Attorney Robert J. Ehrenberg, Es ay Co...…
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…I I l' Dear Erik, . I just told a week ago that . a very good friend has been diag- - nosed with AIDS . .I g this in formation from my friend. I was the only person he felt that he could talk with. I am also good friends W\tJt other members of his family and I see them quite often. Here is my problem. I have run into other friends who care bout him and have casual- ly ed about him and what he up to. People have been com plai...…
…·' o rong Bourne, Bruce Foxworth, Eric Riley, Phil Wi 0 n, Jerome JOD Bryan Shelton and Brian . Flo er 0 Shelton 'jlS ranked' o. 1 in the men'§ a ateur �1IAM�bythe UOI ed States Ten- . Association year 0 Maybe McEnroe won t have long to it, "I would like to see (more Black playing tennis)," Mc Enroe ott. "Then I think you'D see a to a1 change in American fo • , …
…fCILA\�§lllfIIIEI[)� HELP WANTED I VITATION FOR IN SURANCE BIDS The Benton Charter Township Housing Commission ill receive bids for Com prehensiVe General liabilitY In surance until one o'clock, 'p.m. (1:00 p.m., EST), February 17, 1988. The policy is to be effective March 4, 1988 thru March 4, 1989. OF AlL'TYPES • INSPECTIONS & SPEC' �1IUII;;;n ROOFI G. A AVAILABLE '-IIrII_· .... -RESTORATtQN • PlU BI & HEATING LAnON • ELEC...…
