…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 ...…
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…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...…
…m var¥1alltSm 0 BI tud nt' paign ner for tudent government come under the in ti tive eye of Miami Univer ity. Sophomore Stan Smith run nin for vice-p idcq of mi nority airs t the Unive ty cind, recently, found one of his campaign fliers in a puddle of urine in front of his ldeoce hall door. A campaign bannerw also removed from a well-lit area al¥l sOOved into toilet, tall. Smith said he w a victim of racism last fall when th...…
…immunizations wait in doctors but don't get their hots . use their families can't af f9rd the co t of v ccines. Many famili , including tho e with private health insurance (which en do n' t cover v ccines) are r I ferred to overcrowded public clinics for immunization. The Children's Defense Fund has urged Congress and President Clinton to support a comprehen ive immunization program that is both cost-effective and respon- ive t...…
…arch the -A mQII'$ br 0111y UuIU'U it - 36th Di trtct Court TICKET MORATORIUM ARCH 1 t CH 31 ,1 3 Wo are chal1 0 on • DltiODIJ levol Ith tho·call for more to let ,rid of DIIlo t. Prea. William leffenOD CliDton I. king Con for lepl to have everyone ho m ov 30,000 year in income pay more. Household income 11 bro- en down follows, rdiDg to the U.S. Cens Bureau: abo e $100,000 - 4.2 million Ameli caps. From $75,000 to 99,999- ...…
…c= --------- --- -- - --- , /)('[r"il I ------------ - _ _j DU , delinqu nt may be paid by m '1 with a hler' chec or in p rson ith either h or a' bier' chec t room 154 or room 105 in the City County Building. During April, pay men m t be made in person at th City-County Building beca e an dditional 1(2 percent interest will be du . Re vised t bills must be obtained in person in room 136 in the Ci ty- y urr Do you r t Illke yl...…
…• THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY Th' � In la History arch 7·13 In hat tate w th first anti lavery petition record ? CH , 19 5 - Phylll Mae Dailey became first BI nurse in the avy urse Corp . 1977 - Henry L. Marsh m be came fir t African-Americ n elected mayor of Richmond, Va. 1908 - Alpha Kapp Alpha, first Black sorority, organized at Howard Unive ity. 1898-1952 - FI tcher Henderson, jazz mu sfcian, pioneered in wri ting ar r...…
…EDITORIAL nd every inn r city ran , federal d te fund to econo . c dev lopm nt dep rtment, m nn d by taff who . evl er run b in d who operate th u h their th onl con ern. I of th pr i in th han hip. Politi i low th mselv to be intimid ted by t P hed into votin pprov I of dubio use I th m there' dlin nd gr nt doll will be 10 tor th corporation ill i inv tm nt to orne other city or te if" e don t hurry up nd go Ith thi project." Hungry...…
…why hen HOWE WHAT felt by tuden and educators alike w bort lived for two , l)tbe humor, warmth nd openness that the twi exhibited nd 2)Compton College, afterall, w d to thi day, remai a predominantly African American colleg , ith this com a lot of old f hioncd family love nd African "values". It was the right thing and the African thing to welcome them in. Sometimes, however, I believe that we have a tendency to down play too much of...…
…FromA7 continu d from A3 able to offer." Currently, the 0 I $27.8 million to sup rt i tate p . Only 5.1 million, bout 20 percent, of tbat com from the tate' general fund. the other 80 per cent eom from the ONR's earn- 1O�, mo t of that from r fe paid by park vi itors. According to Tom Jenkins, an of ficer of the tat pa in the Lansing office, user fees h ve gone up tead ily over the p t 20 years to help pay for the upkeep of t...…
…By SHOCK ROCK Drop Th Bomb Hip-hop extraordinare Brand ubian are . ng the na tion by torm. Th ir sopho more d ut album "In God We Trust". Th album debuted on Billboards Top 200 at an amaz ing #12 pot (highest rap debut this year). The album also de buted at #4 on Billboard' R&B charts. GetoH aven Rap-A-Lot artists the Oeto Boy are coming back trong in .. 1993. Amid each m mbers solo projects in 1992 (with Wil lie D leaU'...…
…istoryof orthwe tern High Schoo Th m nt p n 0 tudent meet alumni, city and communi ty leader to di cus chall n f in them today. It will b held Tu day, March 9 at orthw t m High Sch 01. For m rc information, cal189 -1865, 1. 284. Oz comes to the Youtheatre . The Wizard of Oz will come to tb Youtheatre tage at Mu ic Hall C nter March 13 and 14 in puppet form. Tickets for adults and hildren are 6 each. For in formation r gardi...…
…Coiorectal cancer high in Blacks Hom TON - AI though col orectal cancer deaths have de clined for will tes, there has been . an increase among Blac men. But prop r nutrition and early detection can reduce colorectal cancer deaths in all people, in cluding Blac . "A first tep is diet," said.Dr. John 1. Hugh of Baylor College of Medicin in Houston. "Prepar ing high-fiber food instead of fried and oth r fatty foods may les en t...…
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…A national work camp program looking for 70 10w-hM:ome and eld. erly homeowners in Benton Harbor nd Benton Township for home re- p ir projec thi summer. An timated 400 young people and their dult adYl 011 with GROUP Magazine are expected in Benton Harbor dud the wee July 18-24 to wort on 70 hom in the area. GROUP Magazine 11 a non-de nominational publication for leadell of Chrtatian youth groupe, and aponaored national ork camps ...…
…. • • 0 ��� ��--�--��--�� roD If you your car in yourwotlc, the IRS you claim ant more per mile for b . drivi�. The new of 28 c:ctl$ per mile dcduc:tion for b � �ll t) your 1992 tax return. And the fust � writo-oft'for been iDCftascd by $100., $2,760. If you ma401-K work, you oow �moreof your iIrome from iIlcrel5ing your 401-Kromribution t> a maxi . mum 0 $8,728 per year. A word d aUioll, be cardUl this year if you have a b'...…
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…• Choir conc rt Philander Smi th Colleg a- tiona! Alumni oci tion, metro Detroit chapter, presen The Phi lander Smith College Collegiate � Choir (the 1993 Presidential In auguration Choir) from Little Rock, Arkansas in concert at the Metropolitan United Methodist Chur h, Mar h 22 at 7:30 p.m. For more information call 923- 2442. Color Cre d , Cultur topic of conference The Greater Detroit Interfai th Round Table presents" A ...…
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…., . 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 ...…
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