…III I Citv l/lIlIlIgcr (JIll {�/ic,. I ('.\'.\' 1/1 {III ,\ i. v tn ( ) III/IS I '. 'I' II , Highland Park youngsters recently participated in the Community Study Group Round Up and Bookfair at Barber School. Youngsters were treated to African storytelling by Shanta. Shanta deligJlted the audience with tales of Africa, cultures. ribbean and African American y r '0 'I Vio • I r By RON SEIGEL judge it for themselves, Conyer, wh...…
…Book combines anthem and struggle of women James Weldon John on's composition, "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing", now know the African-American ational An them, has been combined to commemorate the struggles and 'I the liv of African-American women in the era. 'lizabeth Catlett, in the , created a series of liIH:u1s >Auu 'n. in a book �-IIIa..c_ t.bt them. "Lift 'S gn(W . 15)i the title of the book and some proceeds will go to Hal...…
…., . AnnapO' MD--Malyland Governor William Donald Schafer last week shocked much of the nation by t ing a welfare reform policy which would require tho of Black women on welfare to be implanted with five-year birth control device and that Black men receive vasectomles which would remer them in capable of fathering children According to Schaefer, "If they are on welfare am have a certain num r of illegitimate children," women ...…
…"Who is tne man? MulIan- mad replied, H� is the best man . Ion lif� is oaions-are gocd. is M!Ont man? H� lifi . Ion and actions ByRO EIGEL IIJ(aIL.\�J) I) \RI\. .\ Board otes to eliminate some HPPCC positions Come ee u arebod:" -Mltlanmad Ibn Abet Ish (Th Prophet-PBUH) "I have cberisbed the id of a d rrocranc aoo free . ety in which 1 perso live ther in hannony with equal opportunities. It' an ideal which I 00pe to live for...…
…ce that Drum nd "Our first goal is to make people aware that there is an organization that is concerned with the needs of the handicapped. " r . , • BI c HI tory onth: Th L g cyCon Inu • "1 know its oin t hard beca w are in need of financial donations nd volunt rs that can help our-hand- icap members with vario kill th Y m Y po and by tb ir i - tance to th handicapped in coping with day to day living. On 0 our goal i to own...…
…- III • fore th fi t ho I of dirt turned on th Vetcra H pi 1 now under co truction in Detroit, African American contr ctors h d inve ted long hours in meetin , p nnin and tra gy ions get piece of th 229 million project. F cing a Ve rans dministration (VA) run under Republican " ood 01 boys" n , the African American contractors feared it would be more than a truggle to get in on the job. They were right. Th g neral contractor awarded ...…
…HE AID IT WA not the inten tion of the ca ino owner or developers to take money from those , co continued from P g 1 IN EPT B R 0 1992 former P id nt Geo e Bush igned legi lation th t rai ed Japane e Americans compensations for inter ned or "relocation" during World W r II. More than 25,000 Japene e between 1 Aware D y and the 1994 d dlin have been planned. Project B.A.I.T. will pre ent ex, � r t Spot, e g to th Gras R()() C...…
…, pioneered Bl c politic 1 inde pend with Bl Community. "he lac profe sional and busine class dep nded for their v ry survival upon the Black working class. ookf ture lack teo n Ju t U Books, n African Am rican owned company th t pub Ii h boo for children that focus on the African-American experience, h released NEATE (fM) To The Re cu , a book written by D bbie Ch elate. Th n titl launche erie called EA TE (TM) , which...…
…) ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF W odin. II -Ia u 9 n City pol c Last month, it wa reported that member of BBD and Whodini were pulled over and allegedly 'eat by ew York City police officers on a Har lem treet. Turns out non of BBD wa involved. Whodini had ju t fini hed filming video with Run DMC when they were topped by police. Whodini'8 John "Eest y" Fletcher id a white officer kicked him in the head making hi f ce hit the paveme...…
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…MlCIUeI T. BmDett CIIpitIIl News Service LANSING - MOlt employ able adults on elfare in Michigan are UDemp � be cause they can't afford to work, .said Michigan League for Human Senices . A Ho of Rcpreae_._ .... _ .. bill . tryiag to make it af- fordable by targeting health care, tr portati· and cbild care costs. Because mo t JDinimum jot. do n offer . ' uraece, m lfare recipients y 00' lfare rather than be- come emp eyed and...…
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…r I I· Oommunlt roup ioin suing to hlbcl the City of DetrQit's plans for constructing a trash -incinerator. . The organizations filing the stu charge that the incinerator as planned could spread t�·. substances into the air for wid areas, ma ing people mor suceptible to diseases such as cancer and weakening their ini munity. Mark Richardson, attorney for the first three organizations, charges that in its plans for the incine...…
…j ,- CIVIL RIGHTS JOUR AL_.. ................ rs r dieal in vicious campaign to d oy his image, but he nCYer b eked down, ying "I am a r dieal and I am going to stay o e until my people get free to the earth.· < Paul Robeson i unsurpassed heroi c figure in the annals of African American history. Hi granddaughter, Susan Robeson, has masterfully cap- tured the esse ce of his genius in the boo The Whole World In His Hands: .A Pic...…
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…)" ... I \ . � By Ron elgel HIGHLA, D PK. - Ben Franklin noted "Nothing-is cer tain excep death and taxes." A city official sugggests this is not I necessarily so in Highland Park. Highland Park Treasurer Lucille Jones indicates th t the city lost three-quarters of a mil lion dollars in the last few years . because some Highland Park businesse pay no personal property taxes. . Jones gave The Michigan Citizen county records...…
…) ell bond tedly sharp fall enrollment drop, which cost the district $1 mil lionin State aid. The loss forced budget cuts in November to compensate for the revenue I Stiff budget-cutting me ures helped the di trict earn an investment gr de rating from Standard and Poor's, a Ne Vor -b ed national in- • vestment r ling rviee. . - - - -- -------- • f ••••••••• � I . a nnOllncement.J booklets . • brochllnl business carth car...…
…• ur r= c t been nece.sary. J that city co cil f . to p her the money to hire a full time tax coDecter. of . 1 er ehoice. .. When e tried to hire some one in 1984, she claims Mayor Robert B. Blackwell stated the emp oyee had no righ to'WO there and even tried to get her arr ted for tre p i� for being in the treasurers o�. KaJem G nian, who then district court judge in �d Park, refused to· uc thi warrant, stating that the ch...…
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…I II February '-13, 1988, Mldtlpa Citizeia 17 II B e Hlsto c Sites ReviSIted, a gala fundraiser benefittiDg the detroit Historical Department Black Historic Sites Co.wt- � tee, on Sat. Feb. 1:1, from 6-9 at the Museum. Activities include guided tours of 14 re created 19th and 20th century Black historic sites, entertainment, refreshments, and more. $10, reservation required. 83�1805. Tradldo Nearo Spirituals C eerts, 3:00 p.m., M...…
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