Search Results

…. . VOL. XVI NO. 37 An Informed People is A Free People AUGUST 7 - 13, 1994 INSIDE r -Pag A2 o G ye: Bornto perform BY JACQUELYN R. MARTIN MJchl an' Citizen The sounds of pounding ham­ mers and buzzing saws wafting across the Highland Park Com- . munity College campus are sounds of a solid future for stu­ dents enrolled in the Building Trade Program. Metro Detroit Youth Founda .. tion, under the direction of Den­ nis L. Gibso...…

…1 h « u :u h It red f UIi ) r ov r remarks by Khallid bdu) Muhammad, on of Loui Far­ rakhan's lieutenan . Muham­ mad had call d J ws "bloodsuckers" and made r - marks about oth r groups as well. cker BY JIll. LA RE CE M' POUT/CAL WRITER "Up until 19 2 the 0 moerats voted v rv, v ry ub tantially as I a bl k." said political analyst David Bositis, who studied the Black caucus f r a book due in Sept rnber. He aid they voted toget...…

…Openings are vailable in the new Building Trades program at Highland Park Community College. Here tudents are tearing out in preparation for re-doing two buildin on campus. For information on the free program, ee tory on Page Al. -Building a New Future. - The program combine on-site training with classroom technology. SA V ANNAB, GA. (AP) - The fa­ ther of the current occupant of Georgia's 11 th District seat in Congress is convinced th...…

…FASHIONS - Andrea R. Cr Ig shows two of th cr atlons ha cr ted nd II at ·Cr t d By Andrea," 858 W. Boston Blvd. Craig w s displaying and elling her cre ted -every d y dre nd jewlery at Highland Par's Gospel Rama Sunday, July 24. (Photo by Nathaniel Scott) SHAPERS AND MOVERS - Th Highl nd P rk Gospel R m wa th perfect pi ce for bu ine m n nd S n t candidat Jo I Fergu on, nd County Commi ion r Arthur BI ckw II, who i un-oppo ed in the prim ...…

…TUXEDO BLOCK CLUB NEWS Detroit By KA H C. H NO SO Bloc Club Pr. d nt RONALD DOBBINS r eived a Bach lor of ci n in Finan and Busin Economi at Wayne State U ni­ versity and a Master of Science in Public Administration at E tern Michigan University. Jone is marri d, with two children, and 'resides in Belleville, Michigan. continued from A3 zo st in repla d Hillary Rodham Clinton as t h keynot peaker for the op nin th mony. This...…

…m n. i nd . ;111 the p .11) t . CTIO CONNECT WITH US Voic : 2 2 72 h1 y 0 He challenged the Bla com­ munity and its alli to provide the n.ecessary financial re­ sources to enable the Associa­ tion to engage the battle for civil rights/human rights unincum­ bered by worri about money. Nothing he said, however, would halt the historic march of the NAACP towards freedom and justice for African Americans and the oppressed into...…

…Violence is enslaving th wholivemilesaw yinsubur n communities remote from th in- ner cities of Am ri . B us th reality is that children in suburban communi i ar caugh up in th f rvor of vio­ l n w 11 R 1 h r lity is that mo nd more tax 1- la ar being used to incarc r­ ate th perpe mto of viol n and to pay the astronomical health costs of many of i vic­ tims. THE REALITY I that every Ameri n is enslaved by violence in some way ...…

…( l)�lIli7.: ti It in HIGHLAND PARK, MICHIGA :J),. R . .A. ofivin�jfmt RAL 0 NTI TillY Bethune' Medical cume 13724 'Woodw rd; Suit III Highl net Park, MI 48203 Family Health Car« Center aughn CHnic (313) 868-7766 72-6652 PARK PETAL FLORlST 12�27 WCXJOWARD AVE. AT GLENDALE COMPLETE FLOWER SERVICE CAR PETTWAY BARBARA PET WAY Devco, Inc. 12541 Second Avenue I1Ighland Park, Michigan 4820] Tel. (3/3) 252-0353 fax (3/3) 252-0...…

…ALONE " 0 born with here open, " ys her mother J n Gay . "She w looking round, v ry aware, very alert. A friend of min said This b by has a very old oul.' She w that Nona's oul had fore ... " I t's not unusual for gifted en­ tertainers to be described in such an aesthetic manner. It ms they a literally born to be performers. Nona Gaye knows sh was to be an artist. "I've al ways known. This is all I can s myself doing, " she say...…

…EXHIBIT & LECTURE A s ract non-rn mo r CI test In 8100 Community Announcements Thurs. August 11 HELP WANTED - "People Who Care A out Chrldren!' To find out more. contact LaTonya Sheph rd. Methodist Children's Home Society 531-4 O. M.O.T.H.E.R.S. M king Opportu- ities Through High r du tion by ReAching for Success! - requests he honor of your pr sence at I 's first family and Friends Day Picnic, Au­ gust 27 from 12:00 noon un...…

…co d from A1 h Ii contin d from A 1 During the m ting, Council President Pro Tern Christine Franklin said, "We shouldn't act until we hear the co t of the homes going tobe demolished. I don't want to be told we had money and found it was pent on another item. We would have mills on for the next 30 years." Councilman Frank Ro pro­ posed having such a tax, but add­ ing language dealing with the con ems Lemarand and Frank­ lin vo...…

…••• •• f .... , , , , " ' .... � �'. .. ..,: .. :.. eo •• , , : ::' .... , .: '. .. '. � � ", . .. ... �. ' .. .... ' , , . '" : ',' ,,' , • ..------ .. --------�-------- __ .__'�' __ '�'_'�nn "_' __ .. _' __ " a nation, \\ �'rc p( .... itiv I pa i nat ab iut'pasta. he av ragc meri 'an 'njo; c I 19 I ound- )J pasta in 1991 -up 4 If rom 19X9-and trend tra '''er pr xhct that p -r p r on .onvurnption will ce d 30 pounds by the ...…

…History 7- Who was th fir t major Black tar to app ar in film ? What former athl t ho � tamed unth. Dick Butkis to app err in movies and t leinston tog th r? In whichy ar tL'as Ma; aAng lou nominat d (or a Emm ? A 10, 1 17 - Fir t Black National Conv ntion wa h ld in Philad lphia. 1965 - Thurgood Marshall w named olicitor Gen ral. 19 1 - Roy Wilkins, one of the gian 9 of the movement fer riean- American pro in th 20 hen- tury,...…

…Benton Harbor Briefs Benton Harbor/West Mich. J.C. ion ut school teacher n B nton Harbor Are SctlqoI. He w Navy v te.ran. Survivors include: hi wife, Stannie; two daughters, P mela Smith nd Eugen Smith, both of B nton H rbor; nd hi f her d mother, Marlen Srnth and Almeda Smith, both of ton Harbor. Delore Carter De� B. Carter, 60, of Benton Harbor died Juty 30, at Lee Memorial Hospital, Dowagiac. The funeral was held August 4,...…

…LEGAL NOTICE NOTIC OF (R SCH DUL DR GULAR) MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HIGHLAND PARK TO ALL PE SONS INTERESTED IN THE MEETlNGS OF -,-HE CI Y COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HIGHLAND PARK PI se ta e noti e that a meetino of the City Council of th City of Hi hi nd Park. 30 Grid Avenu , Tel phone 252-0090 origin lIy (schedul d for) Augu t 1, 19 and Au ust 15, 1 4 will b held at the following dat s, time and location: LOCATION ADPRES...…

…tsendin Watch for • • ur non- nnlng wager ichigan tto Tic et for a anceto • one sixteen new cars! • Wlnners'on the Megabucks Gil'e"way TV .GameSho , Saturdays a� 1:30. I II you have 0 purchase' a inqle it igan Lot o ti et that has five ichigan Lo 0 agers for a ingle drawing no through t 20th, 1994. If none of the age on tic et wins a eg la ' ic iga 0 0 ize, the ichiqo Lo ery ill give yo 0 d chan e. lu t nd l the · cket nd...…

…NO! guards res/ore order Bl - I'(I�(' \2 -Pa AS Chris Webber, star rookie forward forth Golden State Warriors, is not only exemplary in his performance on tb court, but has taken the lead where contract negotiations are concerned by hiring Bill Strickland, a Black attorney, to procure a I5-year, 75 million deal on his behalf. The socially-conscious rookie was damant about ethnic repre­ entation, according to a re rt in the Chicago ...…

…"These guys are more in­ volved with th community than any other curity people who wor ed 0 r here,· says Derrick Turpin, 26, a lifelong Flag i­ dent. "Sometimes, they have tb ir newspapers out there nd the bean pi . You can see some of the young kids around here look up to them; they even want to put on bow ties." men . NOr su in Baltimore is adding to a national reputation first earned in 1988 when it drove drug dealers from t...…

…Go rnor John Engi r' educa­ tion pI n recommen doubling te upport for p hool pro- grams that ter to children t ri for failu in chool. I t lso ys that Michi n i blishing better coordination with federally-fund d He d Start programs, which are pre­ hool programs for low-income children. Other id are men- tioned as well. But Benne t id he thin that in ing tat programs won't do any good unl they are better publicized. Child n," w c...…

…Sharon Johnson Lew' - Interim As i t nt Superin- ndent of th Department of Empowerment, Diver ity, and Choice - id her staff is looking into the langua of the charter to make ure there were no violations of the union contract. She id, "We up­ port his (Ellie t's) right to en- ure the charters do not violate union contracts. We want to make ure this d not happen." Elliott exp sed concern about provisions in some char­ ter giving...…

…J 1, By RO SEIGEL By PATRICIA COLBERT Sp!cIM to the Michigan Citizen DETROIT - While state poli­ ticians debate th qu tion offu­ ture chool financing, H len Moor , a nativ of T nn and founder of Black P r nts for Quality Education, a mov ment of paren dedicated to finding solutions to probl ms within the schools, has been working to change the negative impact of the Detroit Public schools on Af­ rican American children. Moore,...…

…( ) I J ; II ; ( "1.\ " . ; ( '\ , . \ mann r. Fromt Bl c truly crim in our t , opportuni- i for our' and pl in qu t r gulations that cea di rupting our ci y, it' time to t rt di ions on whether 1 galization is a solution to our problems. Baltimore Mayor urt Schomke ha u ted rim- that w start talks on the ub­ j . And many other Blacks say "g:> furth r" nd discuss how th African Ameri n community can ben fit from the commercial,...…

…bit there, vin m thing for our rinnin with ch th r the re pect of nd then, reddie 00 e 945- 994 The re ident of. uthwest Michigan 10 t a leader with the pa ing of Freddie Moore, a man who w con umed with the truggle t make life better for his mmunity. Decorated war hero, Freddie Moore did not leave hi cour ge and 1 der hip on the battlefield. He erved his c mmunity well at great per onal cost. On th, Benton Harbor Board of Educat...…

…co in d from p A 1 0, THE time of th assassinat.ion, Memphi poli Ii fted a total fl 0 prin from th boarding ho (Ray' room and th throom) nd sent them to the FBI lab in W hington for identification. 10Th FBI found that none of th prin longed to Ray," says Robinson. . "There is no balli tical proof that he bull t that killed Dr. King was fir from th rifle fi und at th crime scene,· says Robinson. "I'he f: I bull t w ora .30-0 of ...…

…By TUREKA TURK Mlchlp.n Citizen The mad scientists who call themselves "Digital Un­ derground" have wrapped up a bad gift of meaningless, contradicting, sexually vul­ gar lyrics ina box of okay beats just for their audience and it comes in the form of the group's newest release "The Body-Hat Syndrome". . While some of those in the rap industry label some rap as a reflection of society, Digi­ tal Underground completely falls sho...…

…L strada bor) , Michael Thomas (Ann Arbor), and Robert L. Bailey (Dexter), the canvas Is a VDT screen. This Janu­ ary, WMl"rtenaw Community College will snowcase these talented artists In a unique Invitational exhibition featur­ Ing computer-generated art. Artists Invitational - The Computer Influ­ ence will open In the Exhibit Hall of the WCC Job Skills/Cam pus Events Bldg Jan. 10 and close FeD. 3. Call (313) 677 -5033. EXHIBIT -...…

…By BERNICE BROW MlchlR!n eltlnn Th B nton :y CLUD: Inter-City Bank, 828 Ri TVi Dri , 5,000 to be d ig­ nated for pport of th Public Wor C pital Impro m nt Proj . Indian Michigan Po r Company, own r of property lo­ cated at 300 West Main Street, 30,000. 10,000 is 0 be d ignated for Main St t Improvement Project, 15,000 for Twin Citi Roes Field Airport, and 5,000 to Public Safety/Po­ lice Department. Bibco, Incorporated, 326 East Mai...…

…,,11,1/(,/ 1 II (J ,/(,1 Ii I'- r: ,. ,. II. C 011\'(',,; '111 and mnovativ 'CJ\ \ If/II\ an' pasta. h;�h qualit lu � I \('aj( (I I mel jn'," I monv ill b IIIr lu I and cold dishrv. Of le iant entertaining tJI quu � [anul» dtnnet s Tn IIr m 0111 and. hOK' CJ\y ( (J(}�lng In Ih ' ).\ (an b ! • • • • en'l! · · • · • 3 • tri • · 3 cut in half • • 3 • I · • · • · • • • • · • • • · • • reating a meal that u...…

…Your Health by Lester L Coleman, M 0 ue. Dr. J ph L. Kirschvin Prof - SOl' of Geo-biolo y t the Califomi In titute of Technology, lead roup of r rch who have i lated ma n tite in th hum n brain ti ue. They h d cui ted ut th ible existenc of magn tic nse of direction in hum ns. Their rgu­ ment were I rgely b ed on th n vigational ability of Au trali n aborigines, Americ n Indi ns, Polyn ians and other pre-industri I people. They ...…

…WH VELBu- u director Tom Altemus d- mitted there quite a few bu to be orked out in th )'Stem - it' on tha is b ing new ground in th touri industry na ionwide. -We hope to be putting Michi­ gan in a leade hip role as far as other tates are going," Altemus said, dding that Illinois, Okla­ homa and Ohio have also consid­ ered imilar plans. "All of us are facing the same things, how can e get the information to the consumer tb st wa...…

…7 HELPWA TED October 3, 10, 17,24 31 v mb 7, 14,21 2 Decemb r 5,12,19 & ee tranlorlptl to: Lak. Mlohlgan Co ege, Hu· man IOU I, 27 5 E. apl.r Ave., Benton rbor, MI 4 22·18 . Equal Opportunlty/Af. nna ve Ac on THE CITY OF BE TON HARBOR, an \In employer h e fo w gpo RECREATION COORDINATOR ry Range: 20,500 25,000 Th c tlon Coordi t>r, un r P nnlnn nd Community v prov I adorsh p, rna ment, and d ction to e uty' rocr on progr m. ...…

…'. By Paul obeson "Her' My tory," Fr edom, -Iune 1953-Reprinted in Fighting Talk, April 1955 I "discov r d" Africa in London. That discovery-back in the Tw nties-profoundly influenced my lif . Lik m t of Africa's chil­ dren in America, J had known little about the land of our father . But in England, where my care r a an act rand inger took me, I came to know m ny Africans. orne of their nam ar now known to the wor ld-c-Axikiw ,t and ...…

…l\1 ell II tries (�r Illislli 1I11 III III sb illllr/ey - I'.I�'· \h VOL. xv NO. 51 All Informed Pcoptc Is A Frev Pc.. .. optc NOVEMBER 7 - 13, 1993 By RO SeiGEL IUGHLANDPARK-Highland Par M yor Lin ey Porter authorized city council to hold a special meeting planning the Future of the city outside the borders of the United States. The two day meeting was held Friday, October 29 and Sat­ urday October 30 in the Grand Marais hotel...…

…Smd corrupondence to Dr. Cl&o.rla W. Faullenu, Poet Offic« Box 20086. 8«JttU, WA 98102. . If you're Black, ingle and in the market for a meaningful re­ lationship, there' at least one university professor who thinks it's about time that you topped leaving romance to chance and started employing a deliberate, calculated approach. Larry E. Davis, Ph.D., associ­ ate professor of social work and psychology at Washington U ni­ versity...…

…Over the Halloween week-end, masked H.P. Pre-schoolers prowl HPCC campu , looking for 'goodies'. By BART ORBAN Sp!C'" to Michigan Cltlz n $1.1 billion this year, up 14 per­ cent from last year. It costs an average of $22,000 a year to house a prisoner. The number of prisoners has increased 63 percent from 1987 LANSING (Capital New S rvice) - Some relief for Michigan's costly and crowded prisons may These campaign workers made thei...…

…lam? What i the differenc be­ he n Muslim in America and Muslim in the EaBt? . "M lim in the East follow Prophet Muhammad who was nt to their people over 1400 y a go." We are followers of the Honorable Elijah Muham­ mad the m enger of God, who was nt to the Black man and women of America. It differs be­ cause Islam is pecific and tailor made for Black men and women of America. The messenger has to be rai from his own envi­ ronm...…

…OT time to m of th ,It h . d, dding this ual with ny physical examination ny- OD nt through. "I expect to get information specifically any time. " id. Johnson nd Councilm n Ti- tus Clary, who both voted agai Robinson also criticized th Mayor for ppointing a di .. rector who w outside th de­ partment. Porter, who hen running against Highland Par Mayor Martha G. Scott, criticized her for doing the me thing, said, he changed his ...…

…Q: What' your hope, Brother, for the future of Black people in America,. and BUJcJc p«>pk in the world' Working from a po I ion 0 treng h D nni Archer h a major t k ah ad of him, he m t decolonize the city; bringing i re ourc under control of it people. Only that proce will bring any measur of pr perity to the majority of city re idents. But to do that, Archer ha to first decolonize his mind. An example: during hi election night acc...…

…( ) pill ion» ,·it· H" 7 on . Color Lin ... _ . u group nd cia! p dudi , m tru ure th po er relation between people of color nd up r-to-middle in­ come hi Thi m an th8t e must pu ue a" eolor-conscio "trat­ egy to cr te the condition w her color is one day irrele­ vant to d tennining the posi­ tions of power, educational a , health care and to other opportunities of daily life. In the 1970 and 1980 , the ideal of color bli...…

…contln A1 n cronym for Pri­ vatize, Eliminate, Reduce, Main­ tain -i a reference to the choices available to the Depart­ ment of Management and Budget as it evaluates state pur­ chasing in r ponse to Engler's executive order mandating re­ duction of tate government. Rep. Kilpatrick ponded in a written statement. "I believe my vote on the sale of the Accident Fund was in the best interest of the citizens of Michigan;" the statem...…

…PA'ITER 0 VO CE is bursting with the influence of church, the one institution that has turned out more in­ tense vocalists than any other. "I like Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin," Patterson says matter-of-factly. "I like Jodeci an all of them but they all got it from the same place." Although Jackson lounges on some of the tracks, Patter­ son still carries the flavor of Here And Now on even the most mellow tracks. The duo e...…

…Raven Symone meets Addy Walker during Black Family Runion - (l-r) author, Connie Porter, -All Bright Court, H NY Time be t eller, pre ent h r latest book -Meet Addy- and Addy Walker doll to Raven Symone, child actress, back tag at the National Council of Negro Women's Black F mily Reunion recently held in Washington, D.C. Raven wa on hand to perform a hit from her latest album "Here's to New Dream . - Addy Walker doll i th late t doll in ...…

…L m t To nuf c ur r' Coupon V lu Up To The Chopping Block by Philomena Corradeno y d apple juice, pimiento, it Simmec covere for one hour. Add pples and simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes or until meat i fork-tender. Meanwhile, bring three quarts .81 wat r to rapid boil. Gradually add noodl so that water continues to boil. Cook uncover d, tirring oc- casionally, until tend r. Drain in I colander. Toss noodles with remain- ing bu...…

…T E P TOR this vision p th w y for a I greater outreach to erve a larger community as they look forward to expand and build educational and recreational facilities that will adequately " ur " ... Following Matthew and Mark By ROBBIE CRUMP-McCOY Special to the Michigan CJtl� n Rev. Dr r William Henry Mur­ phy Sr. organized the Greater Ebenezer Baptist Church 22 y ars ago with 54 members. Today that congregation has grown to 2...…

…Bcnton ll arhor \r('.\I.\/ichigllll o 0 Th Benton H rbor City Commi - ion t th ir 0 mb r 1, city commisi on m ting pproved list of city-owned prop rti v. '1 bl for 1 in th fi ph e of Benton Harbor' Prop- rty Dis ition Program. Of th 50 prop rti brought to the city commi ion t i September 20, m ting, where the commi ion dopted poli­ cie and proced ur for the ale of city property, only 18 ar on the first list. According to Evan L...…

…by gro ry m ofth ntion lly G ill round t t t. A ic off � turing Engi r occurred on Oct. 6 t th BI Child d amily I ti­ tut in La in H on h nd to announ tb "Michi­ gan Harv t Gat ring Chal­ In.· Three corporate gian - Ameritech, Con umer Po r Co. and Do Ch mical Co. - have agreed to donate 25,000 ach if Schu tt can rei 150,000 from 10 other Michigan oompani . He is off to a good tart. Three Grand Rapids area bu i­ ne already ...…

…EASY WORKI exCEL­ LENT PAYI ASSEMBlE PRODUCTS AT HOME. CALL TOLL FREE, 1- 800-467-5566, EXT. 34.11-7 pe rtlclp Ion for • rtJc p tlon In chtrade Indep nd nt Afrlkan Cen red School ex need Pre-Klndor- gam n h r t> wot1< wi m I group 012112- 5 Y r clds In n ex­ tend d fam lIy nvlronment. Mu t be pi nt, patient, loving Md comml d t> B ck people. Call Nsorom Institute at (313)868- 3150. 11·28 POSTAL JOBS- rt $10. 79mr. For p­...…

…Soldier of the Tuentu-tourth-Lntantrp. In 1917, while a debate over the philosophy and administalton of milt­ tary criminal law was being heatedly debated at th War Department. 13 African American soldiers were hanged at Fort Sam Houston for mu­ tiny. This case. and the dishonorable discharge and imprisonment of a ·group of soldiers at Fort Bliss in San Antonio have been referred to as the . "Texas Mutiny Cases" which played Signi...…

…It J' II II VOL. XV NO H; I' I (' I' , "1 I'," 'I, t ,I ","'" II i , i'I"'t'.'I' March 7-13.1993 Blae ,Hi tary onth Program By RON SEIGEL f Root said. "We're trying to help the �::.:....==��_____ institution (HPCC) improve man­ agement and get bac on track." . "lope there is some under­ standing of what we are trying to do," h said. The s tate Department of Educa­ Hom action to withhold appropriated s tate aid to the college led...…

…�--------------�- _._. � _l}!_it_1 I_I � Library (i turn t k n tWound dKn ....... m "This ay everyone will win, "said We 'NOuld get the originals, the Indians 'NOuld get, employment and the museum will get duplicates. " t ." quires museum r c iving federal funds to return human r main well fun ral, acr d and cultural Objects to ei ther the famili 0 the Indians or th tribe. "The theft of these items from the dead and wounde...…