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…2 HEALTH UEL TH W I IT TI would build upon Detroit' current 'pro­ m. Th city will submit to Dr. Sullivan comprehe ive pi n to more are iv ly include children Poor children are nearly three times likely to be overweight as children of middle-cl and affluent families, ccording to an analysis of nationally repre entative ample of 6,700 youngsters aged 5 to 17. Black children, the re earch also Bnds, are more than three times Ukely...…

…BENTON HARBOR care I "The bottom line i , th t mete can id. According to M nnln of the ,500 mete in Benton Harbor, only half of them ve been d. CALENDAR t r G rd n r Training off red The Berrien County Cooperative Extension Service will offer M ter Oardener training in ten e ions beginning February 6 through April 9, at the Andrew Univer ity Agriculture Building in Berrien Springs. All es ions will be held from 1·4:30 p.m. C...…

….10 • }{VCC will p nt a film rie the wee of the 10th throu h the 14th. St rting times are 12:00 p.m. The Promised Land, Ain't Gonna Shuffie No More, A Nation of L ,the Keys to the Kingdom, and Bac to the ovement re the featured at­ trac:tio • • WMU Brown B g Lucbcon �ries; Victor Green aDd Sonja F. Woods, speakers. 12:00 p.m. in Kanley Otapel. F b.11 Ar1I and CUltural Di play, sponsored by DMA. 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. in rooms lO...…

…· • · .- . . � whi , ent 2" which mad 10 in! Lf wero the three top Bl film; 0 the year which collec- tively 137 million. M vi are exampl of money making p i tion for if we'd j t put our collective upport hioo our own. Bl k filmmakedohn Sin I l\ made "Boyz in the Hood' for whi tudi and made $56 million for the people who were in the deal. Mario Van Peebles had a imil r deal with peopl who [rom ''New Jack City" or his in- ...…

…Cia h of th . Legend Aids-related charities Will ben fit . , I I " I .� Julius Erving, Kareem Abdul Jabbar and DJ Group, presenter of the Feb. 28 "Clash of the Legends" one-on-one basketball chal­ lenge, will donate part of the proceeds from the pay­ per-view cable television event to AIDS-related charities. With each purchase of the event by a cable sub­ criber, 50 cents will be donated .. Half will go to the - Americ...…

…RELIGION EYE ON GOSPEl. . . On II tid 1101,: Addition 1 ��'9a4� � GospelHOu� w.e.H.B. 1200 AM • 7:00 a.m.· 11:00 a.m. ' Every Sunday Morning John • King Ar. nio It II Gets Seriou : Arsenio Hall i known for hi onscreen exploi , but lately he' getting lot more prai e of orne thing h ' doing behind the cene with hi Church (dubbed FAME). It all started when Arsenio found out that the neighborhood around the church was becoming inf...…

…Put Your Cia Ifted Ad In Thl Spot. VOL U N TEE R S C.II NEEDED - S nlor 869 00 Nutrition S rvlo • I. - 33 0 K Z G CAE D B T ourr.ntly aooeptlng NOW Do'g8iELETTRAOUUBLELE R AUT E G L X T I applloatlon. for $5 0 GEl R HAM NET memb r.hlp to the Using letters outside of' box, make A Y U N GEE TIC Board of Olr etere. for ftrat 20 ord of four or more lett rs, Lett G E R L A E A A N L Qllallfl.d oandldat.. word •• 10centa ,.. outsid of bo...…

…In 100 words or les's tell us what thi poster means to you: Entrie will be judged on originality, creativity and clarity. There are tw� eateqorle : grade K-6 and 7-12. 100 S ving Bond to r place wlnn In ach cat ory. The t · three essays in each category will b publi h' d in th ichigan Citizen. All entrie become �he property of the Ic;hl Citizen. Send to: Michigan Citizen, P.O. Box 03560, Highland Park, MI 48203. Entries must be po tmarked ...…

…PO T HU 0 , Mic. (AP) - m St. Clair County Democrats claim their political dversari may have been r ci lly motiv ted in developing re pportionm nt plan. But t lea t one Republican leader contends th t cc ation is fal e. "I think it' completely without· foundation," county GOP Chainnan John Deaver id Friday night. "There wa certainly no raci I motivation with ny of the plans ----- y u lie r A High School Principal Speaks �ut . ...…

…NA llON/WORLD J UA .tution. our c untry tan nit" final lap t )­ ward th realizaii n of th gllJ cnshnncd in the charter. the de laration on human rights a well � the larau in n iuth envision a frica . which hall, in all resp crs, belong to all who live in it, black and white ... ' " Afri a ad pted by this a:. ernbly tw ago thi m nth. the lea t.: r-hip f the thought that it wa important that we hould . c me ba k to e\\, 1I1" tll...…

…u J 5-11, 92 • • • , d, 7, died while River 0 H lth • Born J mes C. Booker, Jr., at : Provident Hospital, he w the onof noted Jet Mag zine journ Ii t : Simeon Booker. : An 11- tar football player and • honor tudent in W hington, D.C., : where he grew up, he attended Cor­ : nell University but quit after becom­ : ing di enchanted with the : contradiction of living the "Ivy • Leag "life and witn ing th suf­ : fering of his pe...…

…p ven n-year-old is strong young woman who cold tell Y u givin up' not part of her v bulary. y un ully vercome a . rious f obsta Ie that have u feared man. Four ears a Shantc w I vi tim of attempted fa b rreore I to her family. Two years lat r h one of thousan 0 BI k teena mothers. Soon after her son w born, he developed m ningitis and was hospitalized. Shante return d 10 chool, d pite her worri a ut her son and de pite her d...…

…"BUT WOE. Oop There I go with the wrong n me. Sorry ... big boy," Wichit aid. "You Iway h ve uch good ide and ometimes I just n ed to talk o I can ort out the facts." "So what facts do you need to ort out thi morning?" 1 asked. "Now that we have men­ tioned facts," Wichita aid. "I would like to know all the par­ ticulars surrounding the 17- year-old youth who wa killed by one,--or was it two?­ Highland Park Safety Officers and...…

…, DETROIT are re e ery d y of t ye r." m le front bu r but t HOWEVER, ome did not agree with hi "I am making tate­ ment" by leeping ou ide one night and in a "warming helter" another. One by tander rem rked, uddenly the light? HO V R, all were not plea ed with Rev. Jac on, even if he is not" romping." One of Gover­ nor Engler' aid aid if Rev. Jack- . LOVE I THE THEME- Th women nd children from e Hou Of Love trended the hom I r...…

…This Week In Black History J UA Y -11 , died. 1931- Claren� tockbroker/buslne as bom W1Uch Bl«k religitus Imder Mom bomloais Eugene Walcott? JANUARY 9. 1866 - I Unl w fouroed in Nash­ ville. Tenn. 1987 - Seven-footer David taller than naval regulations pennitted, was granted a two-year tour 0 duty, allowing him k> enter the NBA in th: 1989- 90 n.l�-Paull.Jlurence . DunbRr,poet,died.rno-Mor­ Brown, church leader. AME. bisrop. ...…

….... Ie IGA publ h d o y u rbor, I • An Iroh Andrich Ad Repr BobZw VIEWS/OPINIONS II I Th NAFT A i imply tep in the U.S. trategy to e tabli h economic hegemony over the entire hemi phere including Central America and the Caribbean. Thi may well be the only way that the U.S. can retain it' titl a the dominant uperpower in th world. The crucial que. tion for African people i where will African and the Pan-Africanworld fit i...…

…u -1 , h mb u: HI Afrlc n tory P r II I J u H ppy Afri n- nt red New Year. Very few people out ide of E t Afri a h v ever h rd of the legend of Khamb geu, We felt it would be dif­ ferent type of holiday /religio me age. We hope that you enjoy. The Sonjo people of T nz nia trace their religious and n tionallife to figure known Kham- b geu, According to thei r myths, Khambageu just ap­ peared among the people, "without par...…

…-10 IC I A CITIZ I ro 1 "I wrong as "T 0 WHO roam our streets and n ighborhood selling drug, beating, hooting and illing innocent bystanders have no respect for human rights. Tho e young people who prey on the young and elderly are a di grace to the memory of th e brave young men and women who attempted to march from Selma to Montgomery of 'Bloody Sunday' for the right to vote," the congressman aid. BATTLE PANTHERS Continu...…

…u ·1 ,1 2 -- ENTERTAINMENT I I BRIEFS I or r y Cool A Ice­ A Total Flop It' onl y been three month since Vanilla Ice's box office flop "Cool As Ice" hit theaters. But Universal relea ed the film on home video on Decernb r 19th. The average time for a movie to hit home video is between 6-9 months. "Cool As Ice" opened in October to 400 theaters nationwide. After one week in theaters, the film hadn't even made $1 million....…

…JANUARY 12th HOLY REDEE ER AUDITORIU - "The Bridge·, a n w pi y by Tony Cassone. 2:30pm. 5761 W. Vernor Ave (at ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT WSU LK LUNCHEON -AFRICA A ERICAN HIS­ TORY, 301 Fred ric Doug D troit. (8J3.9800). RAYSTO E JAZZ., 3000 E. Gr d Blvd. (871-0234). - OTOWN, 2648 W. Gr nd Blvd, Detroit. (867-0091). -YOUTH HERITAGE HOUSE, 110 E. F rry, Detro . (871-1667). SEND ALL ANNOUNCEMENTS TO MICHIGAN CITIZEN,P.O. BOX 03560, HI...…

…This dealer Is selling something you don't want. You'll pay more than just cash money. You'lI.trade In your hopes, your dreams .... even your self-respect. Now, do you really want to buy? r PARTN R.HIP FOR A DRUQ-FRI AMIRICA . I • , ... I •• • 1 ., I ., I I t I I ·1 ., .. .... I i I. I …

…CI Z or." "I M 0 honored and grat ful that you, tn citizens, hav ch en m to be your mayor for th City of nd vi i n th it b ut nd we are d f tnt BENTON HARBOR w rd c mmi ione unt ble for th ir iden to brin t ir once to th m. yor Hull received dozen of red ro e from h r i t r-in-l w, M . Ollie Hull, who i I 0 wor for th Berrien County Prob te Court. Ollie Hull told th yor th t each of the ro ymbolized th 12 mont of the year. ...…

…I Some of K lamazoo' movers and hakers in th Black community lowed down over the holiday to �hare their individual mandat for the coming year. BEVERLY MOORE, Mayor: "Actually there are two of them; first, Jhat we, a a commis ion, will C!evelop a working trategic plan to prep re us for dealing with the ever­ decreasing limited re ources avail- ble to us while, at the same time, here's incre ing demand for ser­ vice. Second, that we...…

…BUSINESS/FINANCE to lead a Christm on as­ sault on Sony on the consumer front and has asked his organization' Black-owned member rations not to play Sony-generated records on the air, and for the Black com­ munity not to upport Sony's products thi Christmas. For Winston to be success­ ful in this consum r war, mil­ lions of Black Americans will have to join in his campaign of withdrawal from this segment of the marketplace. Son...…

…I r I I • Here, from leading health e - pens, are ix oth r early-warning igns to watch for: - Brt f I P in i ht or pe h. Thi ymptom could ignal transient i chemic ttack (fIA), a brief period when blood fail to reach a pecific area of the brain. Some neurologi ts estimate that up to one­ third of people who experience a I TlA later uffer a troke. Be ides lapse in ight or peech, ymptom include dizzine ,tingling and nurnbne s. l...…

…• RELIGION J EYE ON GOSPEL who e " kyr k ted to rd charts. Well, on an all- 0 p 1 r. Thi week' cripture: " ow et up and tund on your fi et. I hav app ar d to you to appoint you as a ' rvant and a a witne s of what you have e n ofm and l hat I will show you, "-Acts 26:16. Sandra & Andrae Crouch team with M. .Jackson By MARGARET MANSFIELD Eye On Go pel of th delay in recording album , to the dire ti n in her mu ic? Well, It ha ...…

…CLASSIFIEDS C,1I1313 R69-0033 '> , tor ..:l) '.,(irch l Or I'd dc!llit 011,11 .J(lf(l Referred to oommltt the PlXChaae of demonatr1Itor Jet VtJDtor Truck and a request to o lXanoe en. Adfouned the meetng 8:37 p.m. The next regular Board m tlng will be held J l*Y 7, 1992, t 7:30 p.m. Jerry Crockett, Clerk B nton Ch rter Township PERSONAL TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR MINISTERS. For oolorful h nd·mad. oopy, 0 II 1-900-988-0019 ext. 018....…

…- the microwave way poon poon yrup 2 hi poon to almond (optional) .orn .'_ rup dd p rk- 402 35 13 g m 3 g 544m [] BUILD ON SUCCESSES Praising good performance can inspire further improvement. Building Confidence PARENTAL ADVICE [] FIND SOMETHING TO PRAISE Early self-esteem is crucial in inspiring peak performance. n ENCOURAGE CONCENTRATION Sharpen your child's ability to focus on the task at hand. Licking the Salt Hab...…

…Actlvl t Angel Davl preached the revolution of If-help during her Detroit visit promotln the Black Women's Black' Women work on health by DERRICK C. LEWIS Staff Writer .The Detroit Black Women's Health Project hosted activists Angela Davis and Byllye Avery to speak on issues af- . fecting Black womens health, last Friday at Wayne County Community College Downtown Campus. The night's topic was "The Politics of Black Women's Heal...…

…Briefly ince H pton i priv te i titu- tion the tudent prote ter could be e pelled without much tt ntion. When, ked why he op­ d the Bush peech, Kyl D niels, enior t Hampton, aid, "I feel Pres. Bush repre­ nt wh t we h ve been strug­ gling ainst for the I t 400 ye " , George Bu b Anoth r LAPD abu Actor Wesley Snipes, c0- star of the hit movie "New Jack City," said he was stopped on April 7 by Lo Angeles police. T police fo...…

…1 Tlu s VJpck In BlilCk History S,l OS - 0 rt ot publi h'ed the f t i ue 0 the Chi D fender. 1 SO - oly tbe first Bl c tizer Prize (for nnie lien). 1 0 - Cli 0 overnment 0 i­ born. ate Quaku, Wil­ lia Penn, ever a lave o ner? Y 6, 1931 - 1111 Y ,b eb 11 player, born. 1812 - arti 'D 1 y, major/l was born. Who wa the partner 0/ Bert Williams in their famous comedy team? MAY 7,1969 - Bo ton Celtics, led by center III u ...…

…PA 4 Afrikan Affair ill determine how the Holo u t will fit in th ir chool improvement pi n . Proponents of tlu I gi , in i t th t thin Holoc uti the only w y to omb t r ci m and the fterm th of Nazi Germany during World War II. Furthermore. it j ex­ pected tb t by thing about one of the rno t d va tating sault on humanity thi will have an impact upon it not happening gain. It i extremely 10 i at that the concentr tion camp u...…

…-- , p h, , By Ron Danle At the height of the m liciou -congre ional campaign to ",-dethrone him and ride him out of 'Congre s, miling Adam Clayton Powell would alway exhort his upporter to "keep , the faith baby". • A familiar gospel rendition 'often reverberate through J Black church sanctuaries on Sunday: "We have come thi far by faith, leaning on the Lord". J And Imani, Faith i the eventh .sprtnctpte of the Black Value ,S...…

…tud nt' propo al earn him re earch grant " " ::City'to borrow $1.4 million for payroll Highl nd P rk Community College student T rence Q'Ne 1, Duboi Honor tu­ dent, -r e ce ive d Younger cholars aw rd from the a- tional Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). He com­ peted with students from col­ lege and universities across .the country for the grant to :: upport n independent r e­ : search project this summer. , He will be advis...…

…'HIGHLAND PARK ACTIVITY CALENDAR HP MCOR GOR PU LlC LI RARY . C P1lO - 5 to sa p.m. F\Rt .... for McGregor Ubrary poneored by Highland Park HI.torlo Ol.trlot A •• oolatlon. Entertainment. refre.hment •• tour of Ubrary and �. LUNCHEON -Chamber Legl.latlve Lunoheon. 12 Noon at Detroit o.apethio�. 12523Th1rd. RSVP 118-&420. AN EVE I Q AT THE RAC - 3 r d ArnJeI Chamber Fundral ·An E n/ng at the R.,..·. 8 p.m. He P tW Raceway. $25....…

…1 , () , 1 hann I 4 anchor Mort rim and arm n Harlan. 1 r Damar and Brenda Wltson- on. Judge Conrad Mallett and Wayne County Executive Ed Me amara Richard u rtin and freewheeling Highland who attend ju t about everything .. ational sociatton for the Advancement of olored People Detroit hapter Pre ident Arthur Johnson and Virginia Gover­ nor Dougla Wilder. d I Michi an n tor J cki Vau hn and fri nd. , . nch Hubb …

…of fro n n d hi or r inin, c r rl Harlo Print in Comp ny h been net bli hed firm in Highland P r for ever I years now, nd currently plans are being executed to assi t the student of the Highland P rk Community High School. Becau e Harlo Printing Co. is going "high tech" in their operations, they are donating a massive amount of equipment to the school to exp nd the gr phic rt progr m. Willie Johnson, the schools graphic arts...…

…. . nd I'm re my T nner, n n rti t from 10 11 re ei e m jor e hibi­ t the Detroit Even th ugh Tanner w born to free p rents. the f mily e - • perienc d much r ci 01 while rowing up in Philadelphia. Due to the overbeanng mount of di - crimin tion in the United State, Tanner de ided he did not want to "fight prej udrce and paint at the same tim" 0 in 1891 he p eked his ba and travelled to Pari . While in P ri , Tanner di - co...…

…1 R dio cope ... The Column MARIAN ANDERSON - During her 40-year career, Marian Anderson' extraordinary contralto voice and personal character transformed her from concert singer to symbol to national treasure. Marian Anderson, a one-hour documentary premiering Wedne day, May 8 at 9 p.m. (ET; check local listings) on PBS, offers an inspiring portrait of one of the great contralto voices of our century. ' The program features interviews...…

…Dear Editor: A!mo t one year ago we had he p ed w y. wa only two or three room to put our mother in one of our Thi letter i to II of you who down the h II, but for omeone local nur ing home. Recently h ve already or will h ve to put in her condition it h d to eern your loved one in a home. _ like a 1,0 0 mile. Law The tre tment in ome home On March 12, he wa in the nd I repe t, ome home leave ho pit I, her che t w very con- enforcement ...…

…1 , . , , . ,,' _, , , .. . . " . .. lion I . on you. - Thur d y, M y 16: Lunch t Covert School. 10:30 a.m. No lunch erved t Center. - Wedne day, M y 22: Legal A i t nee. You mu t h ve an pointment. Lawyer in office from 9-12 noon. Monday. M y 27: Memorial Day, Center Clo ed. 197 Thur d y and Frid y, May 30 and 1: Special Video Pre ent tion. Program at Covert School - Friday, May 31: Birthday Party-Iunchon. Call fo...…

…ri t e drive hare of the medium- i ed m II minority b ine e. John F. obi on, the Pre i­ dent and Chief xecutive 0 icer of the ational inority Bu i- ne id tb t the private ector, pecific Uy the major corpor tio whicb were being elected by Kuw iti government 0 ici 1 to rebuild tbeir n tion' infr tructure hould e tabli h "bu ine -to- bu ine" ub-co ntr cting p rtner hip itb minority- o ned firm . "It make good busine en e for th...…

…LEGAL OTICE NOTICE OF LAST DAY OF REGISTRATION OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF HIGHLAND PARK, COUNTY OF WAYNE, MICHIGAN FOR THE AN­ NUAL ELECTION TO BE HELD MON­ DAY, JUNE 10, 1991 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF NOMINATING PETITION DEADLINE Pi •••• b. advl.ed that the d.adlln. for filing nominating p tltlon for the Augult ,1991 Primary EI.otlon I. May 14, 1991 t 4:00 p.m. Nominating p.tltlon. will b •• oo.pt.d ...…

…• J , 'U , Teaching Youth to "Be the Be t You Can Be thi ne boo et i ty r. r ord Church pr n Afric n Ar provided by the noted Hartford Jubilee Choru under the dlrec­ tion of n tionally- nown W. J me Abbin ton, ma ter or­ g ni t nd H rtford usic Director. The meetin will e held in the S nctu ry. Recep­ tion in the Ch rle O. Ad m Fellow hip Hall. On Saturday, m y 4, 19 I, o rum , ddre ing the m jor topic will be ddre ed e...…

…/ CP: Politic fe r; n Dear EditOf: ThaD you for "Free Micliiaan's Mandela" (July 7- 12). We apee in principle t tbe e African People I Organization (NAPO) is doing to help Ahmad Radman ccure his freedom; however, Mr. Rahman i not the only political pri oner in Michigan. Most African American in Michigan prisons are political prisoners. Recently Governor BI nchard r n an ad showing an African A boot camp. Thi NAACP wa ffe...…

…go on to p the GED high chool equiv lency exam. They may come for a b ndout, but they often leave itb a ne tart in life. VOC' youth min! although establi hed to b youngsters improve tbeir gra p of cadernic ubjects, places trong empba is on spir! tual and moral development swell. The youth who move through the tage of this program e ntually become part of a college in tern group. Voice of Calv ry call its pecial cru ade "a qui...…

…astside' Westside gap By Derrick c. 'Slilff IUpon�r A report distributed by the Detroit City Council Youth Advisory Commission revealed there i a significant difference in utilization of so­ cial ervices between the East and We t sides of Detroit. During a two-wee study period in 19 9. conducted by Dr. Marilyn Flynn of the Unive r ity of Michigan School of Social Work, it was revealed 213,604 youth in Detroit and Out- Wayne Cou...…

…ni This frican Americ n then demoted becau e the o n r of the comp ny tared th t n African Americ n hould not h ve a upervi ory po ilion t the company. B fore the Supreme Court' decision I t ye r th t e ened the 1866 Civil "Right I , federal d i trier court in AJ b ma found th o n r of the comp ny guilty of di criminarion nd rded the employee more th n 150000 in d mage. But 0 n a the Supreme Court chan ed its t nc r on r cial...…

…UG s.: 1, ., . � �,:�i .� - _�-�-� �r .-_ "'"'!3;.... w ..... : .', . �� � .�. - . - - .. .. - _�..M-: __; ..... -.., ....... � ... q. The ,Wilder By Governor Doug Wilder of Virginia ha been much in the • news lately, particularly be­ au e of hi higbly publicized visits to tbe state of 10 a. . � . A' the presidential poli tics of 1992 begins to arm up, Wilder's towa vi it have fueled speculation that he either has his eyes on a...…

…Eye ending pulling for the defeat of Cow- cilperson Barbara Ro Col- . ins in the 13th Congre ion 1 Di trict Democratic Primary on Tue day, Augu t 7, 1990? ---�-------------------------------�--------- -------�------------------------�-------------- ------------------------------ o YOU G loyali t tared, "The oman i lready in ufferable, and she ill only get one if he gets elected." In all f irne to . Collins, 1J of the elected offi...…