…VOL. XVI NO. flO An Informed People: i!-' " � fIT Pt·qpll �O\'"E�IBER 6 - l:l, 1 �l�·t - Ti ' own r Mi Ilitch, ac- cording to th Rainbo Coali tion EI..ECnON "94 The group made a imi1ar thr t in July but ithdre it after m ting ith team offi cial . "They were supposed to have omething concrete to share with the public by September, but that didn't happen," Mungo id. Busin owned by minori- ti and women have only 3 to 4 percent o...…
…----------- ------------------- BY CHAR SJ NLEY USS OUNT WHrrnEY (OFF THE COAST OF HAITI) - N vy Petty Officer Second Cia S rene Turner. d ughter of Elmer and Pe y Turner of Detroit, i one of 37,000 m n and women who re ctively involved with Operation Uphold Democracy off the coast of Haiti. The 1986 Edwin D nby High School graduate works in the Commander, Second Fleet' taff admini tr tive office aboard the Navy's mo t technologically a...…
…- - - - :..-a-- ------ -- -- --- - State News , , Candid�tes endorsed by the Fannie Lou Hamer Political Action commni . have been. screened and have pledged to serve our commumty and work to Improve the 9uality of life of its citizens. STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL o K LLY SECRETARY OF STATE 01 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES JO U 0 � -. DISTRICT rd 4th Sh 7t h Oh WAYN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS u BERNARD PARKER . IJ ARTHU...…
…f' mon u-n 'Kul t h ��. mrgh t JH ,.} .iwav "J E t.or own r r momt oring nvironm nt prob- D mo r tic tate nator Virgil mi h charged tha Engle-r upported a law making Senior Citizen 10% discount every day Hours: M-F9am-6pm Sat. 9am - 4 pm etroit Medical rts Pharmacy 13700 Woodward Avenue Highland Park, Michigan 48203 (313)869-1800 THE BRAKE CENTER 10 W. McNichols I Detroit,MI 48203 ::D 869-7080 MeNtCHOlS N J\ FREE...…
…By APRI CALDWELL Doctors, nurses, and people with no m dical experience volunteer their time at I t once a month to provide free health care for those who need it. Righ now, HOW has a staff »rso. Detroit HOW will go on ite Nov. 1-2 for 11 peopl and ov. 5 for children only. However Austin did not want to r v i the location for f ar of too many people visiting without an appointment. For an appointment call (313) 866-2740 from 1...…
…> racial breakdown of U.S. inmate population howl that African meriean are incar r t d t rate that i more than ix tim that of whitea--1,947 p r 10. to 306 per 100,000. >Black male in the U. e inc rcer ted at more than four tim the rate of Black m I in uhf fri --3, 22 p r 100,000 vs. s 1 per 100.000. >Th cost of inc r rat: n n tionally in the U.S. i e timat d t 26.8 billion nn)l lIy. E tim l dot fin arcer tion of Afri n American males a...…
…EDITORIAL FEATURE It ome painfully obvi- ous that large egments of th African-American community, commonly referred to s "the middle class," have beoome iso lated from th images of su in thi country. You won't often ee their ac tivities chronicled in evening n wscasts or in daily newspa pers in pi te of the fact that there are nearly 7 million Afri can Americans, or 65 percent of The African-American con omy i no estimated ...…
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…" Coop·�""""" __ """ THE COOP: To furth r p ak of gr at voices, 1 under tand that you and Ar tha Franklin are reat fri nds. m thing I had 10 friends hr years A photogra our picture?_ [amou. faro. that ( figured she didn't want to be bothered with me. We bo h got big laugh from it. But now everything is gre t. W talk often but we haven't had a chance to hang out becau e the babi take up 0 much of my leisure time plus, Aretha's ...…
…CO CERT - Rac ham Symphony Choir will open Its 1 4 concert sea- on at 3pm when It presents Mus c In the Chant Tradition featuring th Du rufle Requiem. The concert will be held at Hoi Name Catholic Church, 630 Harmon, In Birmingham. Con t ct Donna Cooper at (313)496-3817. Monday, Nov. 7 Wednesday, Nov. 9 SE INAR - Th Wayne State Un v. Small Business Service Center and Huntington Bank of Michigan are sponsoring a seminar on Doing ...…
…Benton Harbor Briefs Conferenc days scheduled forBHAS Conference days are ched uled during the wee of Novem ber 7-11. Early ·dismissal. times are scheduled for .elementary students at 12:07 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, No vember9 and 10. Secondary tudents will be dismissed at 10:37 a.m. on Thursday, November 10. Elementary Parent-Teacher Conferences are planned for Wednesday and Thursday from 1:05 to 3:20 p.m. with even...…
…8yJ S UHA AD ELDER GREGORY DAVIS im . o rvan The Saviours' Day convention w o fici lly opened and cl by P i d nt Jerry John Ra lin ,who called th ga h ring a "prayer m ting" and a "piIgrimm ge." He also noted the m ,. h y Min. Far world . de via • I Speakers for the historical event will include Detroit Mayor th Full gospel organization. He f Is other conv mtion have not ponded to the needs of p� tors. "We're about deve...…
…BLACK COLLEGE FOOTBALL (Results. Standings and Weekly Honors) PRAIRI VIEW HOPES TO AVOID HISTORY Y OT EXTE DI G LOSI G STA WHArs GOING ON IN AND AROUND BLACK COUEGE SPORTS .A OOEST PR.OPOSAL: In light of inthi exciting,dyn mic, ndr cord tting ye r in bl c colle e foot b II -- d velopm nt which h ve m d II of u reco nize th true b uty, grace, h rit ge and awe of the product -- the OLL C PORT PAC w uld like to put forw rd th fol ...…
…it ,--. -- - - DETROIT HS SPORTS - By Robe r t Davr-, TH 22 ECO . maining, King pu hed th b up the cour with no h it tion, howing th ir experience, they t up th offe not ring bout the tim remaining. This game was war between t,.,.e best two teams in the PSL. Surpri ingly, the ball w giv n to Danielle Jone in the Corn r. Ju t for the luck of King Danielle hit the hot, pu ing King up by one with nin econd maining, Renais- an hank and t...…
…7 $500 per week. Tax Season Is around the corner. We need peo ple now. No expert ence necessary. We will train. you are serious about work Ing, there will be a meeting Tuesday, . Nov. 1 5 at 7:30pm at 18040 James Couzens. Llmlted ��in confirm your·-k����;;;'����"'.2..SitalJl1a!18. atten ance by calling (810)746-9286.11-13. Excellent family busi ness opportunity. Distributorships avail able throughout the Detroit area. ...…
…t gory, Jones ional Afric n-Ameri n a h I , cording arti , acto , busines leader, and politi cians, mo t whom re rsonally a are of hi b i ventur , for suppor organizing n ion wide boycott of Conver 'prod ucts by th African-American community. cial even . Realizing the poten tial for hi products, Jone beg n pursing licensing and joint-venture deal with major manuf ctu . Jo in the middl of busin n � iations wi h popular rap ...…
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…o o TIGER ELECTROHIC BRAIN BA H Follow the VOice . commands for any of the 5 bUilt-In games! . Ages Soup. Ba\tenes sold separately • 1999 HINTEHDO GAME BOY ZELDA ET· Includes Zelda game cartndge. Batteries included. 49" � HIHTEHDO ___ GIJIi. &IJ(. .., GAME OY .. , . \ BAnERY P CK . Give Game Boy a charge J and keep on plaYing! 29" TYCOIPlA YTI J . GUITAR AND ICROPHON Electronic microphone plugs Into quitar, bunt In...…
…DYN OUND GA E OY CARRY ALL Room for Game So and your favonte carts' EGA GA E GEAR COAE YST Amazing color and sharp qraptucs Batten sold rarel Talking robot makes learning fun I With 1 tape Ages 3-up extra I � r 1f''Y 99 VT en TAL ING UNA' ART START 16 acnvmes, 200 words 3 challenge levels Wowl A es Soup <,()1.1 r I v 99 GA PICO T e computer that thinks Its a toy' Revolutionary hardware and software system puts learnin...…
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…frKiCkmg 1eg,c:'ectrOniC roar' 249" Battenes Included. Ages 3-up I( 169' AnACI( IZ DI U B. Each with a realistic feel and collector card. A es 4-up. Each JURA Ie PARK IQURES ..........•. Each 5.99 olC TAL I CRYPT EEPER Listen to ·Tales from the Crypt's· ghoul say 3 chillingly funny phrases Battenes Included Ages 4-up. ERTL C NY 'OU R 1/18th scale die cast model In Surefire Yellow or Jamaica Bluel Great detail' Ages to-up I(E ...…
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…-p ,\!elf Ilihle: II ill (111(/ Hoi)' ed? Paqe 83 VOL XVI tJO 16 �4f1lllfl'''IlI'(f F't'Op/t' I�; �4 r'l I' p, c p i«: MARCH 6 - 12.1994 • ea By STHER WALLEN C._,N ... s.tvlc. • o , , Ang la Davi launch By TUREKA TURK Speaking to a room jam packed with students at New York University F bruary 17, activist Angela Davis p nted her crusade against th penal yatem of th United States. "Ttl prison is offered a rem edy,· h i...…
…By DO BRYSON from my fa: BY 111 A •• oclat d Pr Even before apartheid formalJ;y intro- duced after the National Party too po four decad ago, the South African government had begun pushing Blacks off land to tate the • make property vailable fOl" bites and provide cheap Black labor for hite farms and tnine&, Land Act of 1913 re8trictA:d Black Iand owners to ten percent of the oountlY' Black letu1em, convinced the act would adopted...…
…• By KYLA KI G By AARON M. FONTANA c. Iml News Service LANSING - Officials are not posjtive if it is a fluke that the once soaring costs of prisons are slowing down - But they are keeping their fingers crossed. Gov. John Engler's fiscal year 1994-95 budget recommenda- tion for the ' nt of Cor- r ns pent growth fro y 994, . much below the 16.6 percent av- erage of the 1980s. ' "And 1994 will have a bigger increase than there wi...…
…DR. ARTI-IUR L JOHNSON WALTON A. LEWIS DR. VIOLET LEWIS treat people I Ii e to be treated. I don't kno where I would be without people ho have been 80 kind to m . I never get tired of thanking people for what they ha done for me." ESTHER G. EDWARDS fought to provide an opportunity for African Ameri<»'1l8 to P tice medicine with privilegee equal to those of white physi cians. He joined th taff of Providence Hospital where h was...…
…II ighlurul l'urk ------------------ SOME 0 THE' u ad dr.eecl by the program are per- f ty, un mploym nt, substance , drop-out , pregn ncy, crime, nd viol , ck- d li through- out diff nt ofth city rvi d li ry m e1. Initially, 2,500 e di tributed round t commu nity, 555 vor bl r pon e received, a 22% po rate. HPCF olicited oup kitch e , choo ,civic groups, block clu , church organizations and engaged in on on-one dialogue ...…
…c () ;\ I, I 'I' I () N The proposed legislation to put 100,000 more oops on the streets and to spend billions to build more prisons will be a trag edy for the Black people of America. The prisons will be filled mostly by people of color who never had a chance. I am an employee of the U.S. Government, a mailman, which is as practical a profession as any job. The idea of diverting money from housing and education to prisons is b...…
…governor of six more. When will it top?" Davi asked. DAVI AL 0 ALLUDED to the fact that 12% of Blacks do drugs and 12% percent ofwhite& are also active in the drug scene. But 36% of those arrested are Black. "Crime," Davis id, It· ideo- logically represented as the pri mary social problem." Davis id that, in todaya so ciety, there are a number offae tors that contribute to this fact. "It's getting very difficult to . figure...…
…• INeE WE HAVE a wait ing Ii t for people to get an edu cation, how could we require them to get a GED or high school diploma belo they can a job," h id.·Th are not enough lots Cor those who al- dy want n education. • Th tate needs to provide more education resources Cor the . inma , Light . d. Poin . d the legislation . not an attack on the prison in dustri program, nor hould it be compared to the recent "three stri , you're...…
…By ANTOl ETTE DYKES m'" to the IIlchlen Citizen - While Lcs ring from e and the Timothy Christian Riley D 'wayne Wiggins round in th buff in balmy Or lando, Florida. � , nude... in butt nakedl I caught up with th th Tonyie - brothe Raphael and D'wayne Wiggin and Raphael Wiggins 00 in Timothy Riley - they filmed their ne video,"!Dy Your H«Jd On My Pillow, " tb third ingle from th ir chart topping platinum Sons of Soul CD. ...…
…ACT WORKSHOP .:_ Registration Is open at Oakland Untv. for the work· shop t prepares for the ACT· dOt· lege entry exam, beglnnlh'g Fe. '1�. The next ACT exam Apr 91 A three-session ACT workshop Is set for Saturdays, March 1 2. 19 and 26, the first session meeting from 9am to 4pm. For Information/registration call (313)370-3120, anytime. ALMOST SPRING - The regular meeting of the Michigan State con ference of NAACP will be held In ...…
…God." - . e elleville • In d amatize e o EVER ONE 'YOr- ably di posed to cC ry' ef fort. According to The iociated P , 0 B pti t preacher in Hou ton called Blac Bible Chronicle , "an abomination.· God "wan us to do His or nd He an us to do it His ay,· Carl Hodges, t di gruntled preacher, was quoted aying. Locally, however, Poole pointed out that vernacular in terpretatio are an tablished part of the tradition of Bible ...…
…n over 11 balan ed diet rich in e nti I for growin children, nutritioni t lore mmend two -oun e rving of le n m t, poultry or fi h e ch day. M ny children do not get enough iron or zin • 0 import nt far h Ithy circu lat ry y tern. On of th tour e of th nutri nt i f. Rounding out th rvin of bre d or cere I. erving of low-f t milk for trong ne nd teeth. Th BBQ Beef-Wich i ea y to emble for a quick n k or main di h. Children will ga...…
…• ATM • Gift Cert c te • 500 of5t mp • Money Ordere • Exp 5hipp ng-U.P.5. Mile and Limited to Manufacturer Coupone lued up to See Store For Detail • W.I.C. Food 5t mp M tercard nd Vi GI dly Accepted EJ Clo ed Sunday 12 Midnight, re-Open Mond y7 am. Prices and items effective onday, February 28 thru Sunday, arch 6, 1994. Copyright 94 Food and. We reserve the right to limit quan ities. We are not respensb e or typograg IC or pi...…
…By R Ie BROW AT THE FEBRUARY 21, m ing, Commi ioner Charl Yarbrough asked, "how did the \ salary get to 30,000 when the po ition was adve.rti ed a $20,500 to 25,000?" He also said the original job description required the applicant to have a college degree in recreation, but the job description he had before him, the applicant only had to have a college degree with major work in public administration and experience in the admini...…
…NOTICE to TAXPAYER 'DIE MARCH 1994 BOARD OF Ial Hi and Par Bo rd of R vi following days t City Hall: ichigan 48203: 11 in ion on t 30 Gerald Av •• Highland Park, ch 15, 1994 ch 16, 1994 ch 17, 1994 3:00PM - 9:00PM 3:00PM - 9:00PM 9:00AM - 3:00PM at ich t and place th afor d troll 11 be subject to revie and corrections, and all person 0 y con ider themselves ggrieved by any valuation of property s new t forth in s id ssessment r...…
…uch, - to -.nQI� 1 1 - Virginia State U ni ity in Pete burg, Va., i \ found . 1 7 - Ghana gained inde pend en from Great Bri in. 1 - Phil d lphia Plan minority hiring guide for ix What poem by Landon Hua d«JJ.s with 1M raid on H�"'Ferry' 1 10-& LV nn pub- lis fi t edition of "Th Pit - burgh Cou . r.· What Black vocalist popular ized tM hit "My Cherie Amour'" Dr d Scott 8 -Canada. 7th - Irv Cross. 8th - William Tecumseh ...…
…VOL. XVI NO. 12 An Informed People Is A Free People FEBRUARY 6 - 12. 1394 - t t By CRAIG HILL Michl n CltlDn from Philadelphia, music by Ibn Pori'z Band Unit #10, Grout, Ur ban Voodoo Juice, and Mikey Brown along with poetry by Os valdo J. Comalapa, and Willie Williams. Doors will open at 6 p.m. to 2 p.m. For more informa tion call (813) 275-8979. The movement to free Abu fol lowed his conviction in 1982 of murder for the k...…
…women German get jail in race motivated attack stJHI.. GERMANY - Two Ger man skinheads aged 21 and 16 were tenced to prison in January for a racially motivated attack on two Americans. The incident occurred last October when the two led a group which harassed Black American ath lete Robert Pipki at a disco. Pipkins was aided by teammate Duncan Kennedy, who is white. Both of them were then beaten up by the group of 15 skinhea...…
…-� L___\I{I!:_�\_(_'_"_' _j "I EEL THEY hould put a limit on 80 pirin rather than coverage," he'd. Aexx>rding to th Michigan In uranceFederation(MIF), nin urance lobbying group, 259 people ha ceeded 1 million in claims over the p t 15 y However, Cooper ys it tim for the ape of strophic injury to build up ince often it i a life-long condition. Philip Co tello, member of the firm Braunlich, R nd Braunlich PC in Monroe, . d tha...…
…By RO SEIG L ItIlchlg n Cit zen for io U.S. Committee for UNICEF pre ident Dr. Gwendolyn Calvert Baker (center) ccepts the National As ociation of Negro Busine and Profe ional Women' Club contribution for UNICEF programs in Somalia from NANBPWC executive director Ellen Gr yes (left) and Helen Scott (r), chairper on of UNICEF project . o o f ee • a Riden of the M tropolitan Detroit area will have the oppor tunity to discu the fut...…
…o W part of a movement of grass roo peopl This Week in Black History ebruary 6- 2 FEBRUARY 9, 1964-Ar- thur he Jr. became the Who was the first Black first African-American on ,pitcher in the major leagues? U.S. Davis Cup team. 1965- Martin Luther King Jr. met with President Lyndon Johnson at the White Hou to discuss Black voting rights. 1962 - Diahann Carroll gained first romantic lead in an all-white Broadway musi cal, No Str...…
…01 0 , • clin in African-American vo participation within the political proc 0 r the past twenty ye . In 1992, barely 45 pe nt of th Amam-American regis t red vote ballo for the p idency. In e York City, th re are hund of thousands of unreg istered Black vote , and nearly one-h If million regi tered BI c vot ho failed to up port David Dinkins last Novem ber. Million of African-Americans f I that the el ctoral system has n...…
