…. . 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...…
…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 ...…
…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...…
…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...…
…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...…
…Politicians look to Benton Harbor model BY TERESA KELLY • "'.""'(:(1 of A ocl.t«J Pre IWpott by U •• Zag.roll BBNTON HARBOR-With debate over enterpri e zones rekindled by I the Lo Angeles rio , Benton Har- Propose 'POWER ZONES' ':If ROBERT W'TROTT ASSOCIATED PRES WRrrER MAKING THE DIFFERENCE - Re Ident of a northwe t Detroit community r cently protested the an ged beating of community r .Ident Mrs. Hicks, who Is Black, by th Arab ...…
…VOL XIII NO. 33 Jul 7 - 13 1991 'Lewd' rap lyrics sp cia) i cide t By ALUSO 'JO Correspondent MUSKEGON-The ruling of ju tifiable homicide in the shooting death of Louis Green by man who had time to end hom for his gun raises more questions than it answers. Mu kegon County Lou Green Prosecutor Tony Tague ruled July 2 that Robert Collins Sr. shot Green in "self-defense". According to the Prosecutor, on the night of June 18, sho...…
…-. • • V('l \'11/ NO 20 ApII17-13 1991 - �O c c nt s • • . . r He onl Iv to a they f1uen e d y r e. Conyer dd that Bu hs pack ge involve plan for "more pri on , more puni h ment, and more pro ecutor ", which would "do little to top crime in the treet." C o-n- r man John Conyer, n Afrie n Am ric n legi I tor repre ntin the fir t di trict includin both Detroit and Hi hland P r ,and enior member of the U.S. Hou Judici ry...…
…001 -fu LA SING - Ott. 1 marked the beginning of a new fiscal year, which mean' Michigan' new tate school aid act went into effect - to the di may of many "out of Iormula" choot district in Oakland and Macomb Coun tie. Zimbab e presiden honored at U y Derri C. Le stag Reporter I G - Zim b Pre ident Robcrt ugabc r ceived n honorary Doctor of Law degr e from Michig n Stat Univer ity Frid y, Sept. 2, t fe tive ceremony att...…
…African city'« Denic c. Correspondent DETROIT - The applause from the audience, be _id, )Ie wisbed be could leave tbe ge and join tbe people in t e t nd nd "embrace one and all." . He wen t on to than tbe people of the Midwe t for wb t be called' their broad anti-ap rtheid movement. "Your olidarity b ve given trength nd courage. In the f ce of your own problem nd di fficul tie , you b ve not for t . e HI ver forget you" aid ...…
…co ama inva o OUCAGO-Rev. J SOD called the U.s. in of P morally, ecoDomically and poJiticalIy d ac- cused the media of being wifair to the American public in its coverage of the ar and oe cupation. Spe ki at an Operation PUSH meeting here December 30, J ckson said the of the ar too high. Too many lives I in pursuit of one man when diplomacy could have achieved the desired result..· Jackson said th U.s. h d aided other oppre...…
…d . ,poor coadi . in shelters and 0 were the �h_ief S;ymlJll Under the c the cures fOl' were· eel as aD"Qua Iy Of more CjIlI"'I.I.-. avallible '1IOa�5S. 8Dd :'_aat IadlIibes …
…·1 • -..or .... - po ac:tMIy. Dia e Ragsdale, Dallas (Teus) city co cil membe Jor pro-term, joined America di Mo e ent leader Ver OD Belleacourt (WaBu -Ini i) aDd Portland (Ore) PJ leader Harold Moore in . . F . the· de- pendeDt "People Claoic.e·. 1 n …
…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...…
…egon Housing It too from fonner PresideD Jimmy Carter to co - vince Mayor Colem Young that selli a six-year-long vacant, city-o douse to H bitat for Humanity for one-dollar - D 2,soo - good investment in the community. That t first in the efl'o of H bitat Story OD Pg. 3 �utting forestry paths A Bento the elite erican Serving the StI*'s African American Community Jesse J is running number 0 e in po follow- in Gary Hart' departur...…
…"SER VING THE STATE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY" L 0 ORE Atlanta, Ga. - a report relea d by the Federal Cen· ters for D Control in Atlanta rev a1 that Black., ially Bl k men, oke tt. t a iflcantly r rate than hite .. Accordin to th flaurel, 43% of an Bl ck men smoke d to 3S� of white Th flaurel for aha a much small r Th percent e of omen smokina e rette. on arb • ood at 33% compared to 3� for bite om n. o ITa 9 t: A rican...…
…25 VOL.VIII 0.41SEPTE BER7-13,1986 NEWS BRIEFS CAL FOR U.S. -AFRICA SU IT Lusa a, Zambia-Prompted in part bythe Rev. Je se Jac on, leader of outhern Africa's o-called "front-line tate tt have called for an urgent ummit meeting between t emselve and President Reagan. In a joint statement released mid- ay durin Jac on' tour of outhern frica, Zambian Preside enneth aunda said U.S. pre ur on bite-ruled ou h rica a needed in order to ave...…
…Home rehab funds available in Heights By De horn atkin HTS. - At if ond y, September ular m etin the Heigh city council e tabli h comm rcial nd in du trial redevelopment dis tric for four bu ines e : Gordon Food Servic , Kent B verage Co, Inc., and Redeco Inc. were given public hearing for commercial requ t and an indu tri I request for on Ferrou Cast Alloy Inc. E ch firm had a representative pre nt at the meeting. Requ...…
…IRMEN SUPPORTED a . Glen Bro received pedal recognition include, ere dhoc Committee to find a \ replacement for Berrien County Action (DCA) pprov d a re commendation that ould allow the CAA of South Central . chigan, Battle Cree , to serve the interim a ncy until another Community Action Agency' e tablished. n 0 • ormc CHICAGO - While he will continue his political ctivitie through the ationaI Rainbo Co ition, the Rev. Je J...…
…,... _ • .--1 1 RETUR CA JACKSO REGAl ( MOME TUM? � To th del" t of many r ers, Tum to ge 7 t VOL. VI NO.1. MA CH 7 -13, , ••• o The goal of Benton Harbor com munity development doe not trans late from the job into his private investments for Community Services Department Director William Lilly, if a fOI:'J11er tenant and the camera Y eye are to be believed. According to courthou record, Lilly is purchasing the property at ...…
…EXEcunVE TO OFFICI LS: E VOL. VI O. 1 DECE SER 7 -13. 1913 ADDRESS CORRECTtO REQUESTED BULK RATE u.s. POSTAGE PAID B nton Harbor, I 4 22 P mit 0.50 • • 25e FL T - A police policy patterned after state was ruled unconstitut- ion 1 by federal judge, ho held this city liable in the controversial 1980 police ooting death of Billy Taylor, Jr. ' Drawin on a recent landmar deci 'on of the 6th Ll.S, Circuit Court of Appeals in Cinc...…
…AC CO VOL. V 0.40 SEPTE BER 7 -13,1 BULK RATE us, POSTAGE PAID B nton H ,I 4 22 P .5 COV ADDRESS CORRECT 0 REQUESTED DEBATE n said. F or others there ill b a nominal 10 fee. BCA . in . ating the po ibility of cheap lodging and shared transporta tion to th conference, Henderson id. forced to Any person interested in ttending ould contact A at 926-7117. j The i u of or fare . on being debated increasingly. This Spring elfare...…
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…"Sammie doe not follo directio ," Hende n charged. an example, Hen de n . d th re lution directing a 30 percent t ide for minority orkers be included in th bid specific tions for teh 2.5 million ttered jate project no been fo arded by Smith to HUD uded with bid specifications. arch 19. un ·HUD." The third . of concern to the Com- . . on, Hender re ted is Smith's pro- po d trip to Omaha, eb for a con- ference. orbly Graf, South ...…
…ra VOL. III • 44 OCTO R 7 - 13, 1 1 granted dison n ce th 100 or the exer d. $9450 closing s until rown had qu oned April 28, 1981, three '�I.UA.UOI· _. oner for 0 months later, Finance De- s prior to pre- partrnent records 0 nta . n of th deed. City Attorney 661 P - On April 28, 1980 orris G Yin held the fun the city on ga in tru n, a Wbirtpool - refu to 0 The Citizen eeuti , an option to buy a copy of th for S 100 and a deadlin ...…
…VOL. III 0.5 JA UARY 7 -13, 1 ESTERN ICHIGA I Ben ton Harbor yo Joel Patterson reported to co�oner ond y night January 5 t his orst fears regarding City Ven ture have "b n laid to rest." Pa tter n ho an- nounced t the regular city commission meetin that he had tr eled to Toledo th t day, id his conve ODS ther ith 0 individual had convinced him that Ci tu d in community particip tio in planning revitaliz tion. 'They ere tota...…
…VOL. II 0.22 AY 7 -13, 1 0 TY SOUT.H nd for i bor- is ur d to t want re.' Thirty-fi percent of Benton Harbor job ould amount to 900,000. Huddl on related t St. Loui Job Corps Cent r projec "tatted lib par- this with minority contra - to left out. They pic eted d ut it down for . mon . They end d up with 40 percent: emb r of and elude: Clinton Fran T 1 ce B m Robert Jam e, Elli Hull Longpre listed me f the till to b su b...…
