…/� ) .' WESTERN MICHIGAN PATTY CAKE - As they line up for snacks at Abe's Frank Park on Britain, two young ladies decide to to play .patty cakes". The winne will pr ent d pl qu for their ou tanding or at th B nton H rbor Pre r - tion end of the ummer fun d y in Hall Par, Saturday and Sund y, August 8 Many events have been planned tarting Saturday, August 8, be in ning with a parade at 12:00 noon from Bro dway Par to Hall P r , ...…
…cr terprise. TIl PR F ofbusiress leaders in the Black community will how tha t if we use hard work, pi nning and our natural ex- nen we 1 am what business lin America is all a ut and direct . our own futures. . I TIle following people of color v liv d between 1 and 1825 I erui hcd not only their own lives, I b t that of th rs around them. I The earl ie t known Black Ameri an bu ine man was I Ern: nu I Bern on, an ernan- cip ted ...…
…Don't weat it! Outdoor coo don't have to be Olympic- tyle grillers to rve ucculent tasting grilled meals thi on. In fact, once people find their way around their backyard grill, til weet mell of grilling ucce will rna e grilling enthusiasts feel proud of their taste ful kills. othing ays barbeque better than tender, juicy grilled teak. But the easoning you use can make a good steak great. For this izzling entree, a b ting sauce o...…
…RELIGION x- .... "" • ., x- .... '('-"':' �. .." .. , , " �, � ... � .... ·"�""'·:-�""'''''''''�''''' ... '·a,.· .... joined by the Truthette who m r for u the developm mofTh Carav m lc they perform" ama Said Thank You" which the group recorded ne the end of their reign. Th TruttlCu them elve h ve developed group from inging hi children to bringing you th bes t in traditional go pel. On "Carry Me Ho e" nd "Lord Keep Me Day By Da...…
…• I BENTON HARBOR AREA SQiOOU hu an opening for n Adult EdlICIdIon IIWIruotor for ClEO Sol.no •• Monday-Friday, 0 a.m.-12 noon. Seoondary CertIfIoatIon required. Applloatldn ,.,... 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at 711 EMt BrttIIIn Aven.Je, Benton Harbor, 49022. EOE .... CH PIFBIIU •• SEIZED 89 MEACEDES $200 ae'IW 50 87 MERCEDES 1 00 Correepotldenta WIIf'Ited In Clrand Rapid., Kalam zoo & Battl. Cr •• k for w •• kly �. have lnter •• t I...…
…ham lui Policy of Forced R patriation Ignore Human Plight of Haitian Refugee e consi tent polic Stt s to driv« the B sh Ad i istration's ppr 4 b to Haiti: .r. J.jfi ,.de,. for ordi II,., H itia s- whether th .y are stru Img to survive at 1J0me escape by sea or luep lip hop ;71 barbed- ire refi' tt camps. / I I I I I I I I I . Tear off and mail form to: Haiti Campaign, NAACP ational Office, 4805 Mt. Hope Drive, Baltimore, MD 21...…
…INFORMATION FOR EMPOWERMENT SyRonS gel Corrgpoltd.", The Michig n Stat Legi lature approved budget reduction pro d by Governor John Engler completely eliminating General As- i lance aid for tho e who do not have children and are not "di abled." The predominantly 'Democratic State Hou e of Repre entative passed 8 bill which would provid South African family fight d port tion. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Iph and n Gu tell d 't nt t...…
…( Cr chief 'pi ad for hi p opl A Cree Indian chief from Quebec's sub-Artie , , : came to New York city last week to urge that state to . cancel hugh contracts for hydroelectricity that would be generated on his native land, flooding traditional , - hunting and fishing grounds - "eating away at the soul of my people." :. New York officials , =strongly suggested to Mat .. :thew Coon Come, the '·:grand chief of Quebec :'Crees,...…
…·1 ,1 BRIEFS Fir t AIDS wal r e $37,000 More than 1,000 con cerned citizens "stepped out" Sunday, Sept. 29 to raise $37,000 for the Well ness House of Michigan. The lO-kiiometer march in Royal Oak also served to raise consciousnes about the AIDS crrsrs in Michigan and was the first of its kind in the state. The march drew walkers of all ges, race and both sexes, dramatizing that AIDS knows no preferen ces. The Wellness ...…
…r: II Advertising Repre ent : T rry Broyl J rom K y •• Bob lwei -EDITORAL- U i unca i uncivi If the mar to say, the w y it tre one uncivilized place. The impact of Governor Engler' cuts on people in thi tate have yet to be fully felt. When the blow hits home it will not be pie ant. What kind of person would do this to the elderly: -Bliminate eyegl and vision care; cut tra portation medical care; deny oxygen service; b hearing ai...…
…I.R. Johnson pa en d bicycle frame. 1978 lph H. e co man. died. 1897 - Elijah uhammad (Elij h oole) religio leader, born. Who 1M form.,. us p iIlent ho d'fi nded 1M famou Ii er, Cinque, of L 'AmistDd fame? OcroBER 11, 1887 - A Mil P nt d elev tor. 1892 - H. N tbaniel Den, composer/aran�, born. In lakh Jlar wa th Blllclc StIlr LiM founded, and how mllII1 hlp did U luIy,? ' OcrOBER 12, �932 - Dic Gregory, ctivi t, comedi n, born. 1918 ...…
…DETROIT -1 1 a ch IN TOO MANY communiti this f U, I budget cu ve resulted in teacher layoffs and a sbortageof pplies nd faciliti . The'eolh' 0 too many teach- ers tlding their days in over crowded ms using old and out ted textbooks' not high it sbould be. Therefore, chil dren eDtb i for learning to be encouraged at home begin ning at an early age. One child development expert notes tbat hands-on activities are especially im...…
…�,' "IIA VE YOU B E keeping up with th new, Wrote?" "That depend on what you mean by 'keeping up,' Sam." "You know," he said. "I mean have you been reading ny article about Ann Arbor and Gro e Pointe?" "If you are referring to the one in Ann Arbor about the chool board member who called Magic Johnson 'a big dumb Black kid,' yes. I am not sure about Grosse Pointe." "Yeah!" hid. "That person who said that about Magic needs to .'...…
…HIGHLAND PARK BE ADDED, "Sometime we ve an genda and ometimes the eeting is open for th m mbership o come up with a topic for 1be men' forum an annual AFAMIL SUP 0 TG OUP !OI·!aJlzilJ'1118l11beJ"s/fJiends of persons a1fUcted with .. 41zheitner's Disease or a related disolller SHR. P SHACK * COLD FRIED HRIMP * FlSH * CHlCKEN * CATFISH DINNERS· SANDWICHES . BY rn PIEC • Y THE BUCKET FAST CARRY·OUT . 0.. MOM • THU" 11:00 • 3:00...…
…·1 1 VIEWS OPINIONS .u,DDC�l1 ever. n convinced round, and pers ell of p to neaeee dition to the t. Af r d dangero journey, the brave naviga r aod inttep d crew lmted on the . land of San Salvador on October 12, 1492. Beca e he believed that he w only miles from the ian mainland, Columb called the gentle people who met him along the hore "Indi ans." Th ,we are told, white w t an civilization finally anived to what "dis � ...…
…- 0 I JO COU , N.C., the embly helped obtain $l.5 million in federal rant for ater line extension d home r novatio . D pite uch uc e , ho - ever, Ander on h been unable to attract the f nding to achieve h· longstandin goal of or aniz in emblie in all 258 rur I VOLU TEER oontlnu d from A-8 Area D Office, 7737 Kercheval: John Avery, Charles Bonner, John Bradley, Eddie Child, Lucille Crockett, William Daniels, Stanley Deric OD,...…
…- - - -, ", - - ENTERTAINMENt;, . ! BRIEFS tl.t':.':,· . I • f: - - - - _' - � # Diamonds and Pearl relea ed 1 t of October Pai ley Park Record /Warner Bros. relea ed Diamond And Pearls, the new album from Prince and Th New Power Generation,on October 1st. It is the prolific arti t' fir t non-film related LP ince 1988. Featuring 13 tracks, the di c finds Prince blazing a musical trail once agian with a selection of ongs a i...…
…·2 I By WIWAM REED Bl c ne p pe e mo t people dverti don't believe th t BI c re d th m, or for th t matt r, d period. . Mo t people, both th m" nd " ," believe th t BI c w P pe re inferior to white gen rat circul - tion pape . M t people believe that the new p per product BI c produce are of poor quality nd con tent. If BI c new p pe don't move their readers to patronize their dver tisers, many of them y find them setv trav...…
…HEALTH Pro tate c n r will kill 32, m n thi ye r 10 , yet many m n, e pecially Bl c • re not being ex mined for h. Only 5 percent 0 Blac men h ve h d pro t te creening, comp red to 0 percent of J white men th tiona} Cancer In- titut ( CI) reports. While on in 11 men will develop the di e e, mong Bl c ,th ratio i the highe t in the world: on in nin . "Men need to get a yearly, imple rectal exam tatting at age 40 that can be done ...…
…BENTON H4RBOR AREA Communi Y y mice n The dinner/meeting po ored by the eighborhood Inform tion Sharing E change (NlSE) nd th Benton Harbor Area School to ve individuals voice th ir opinion to hy the chari Gray Recreation Center hould be re-opened w well ttended. Over 200 people attended the meeting at the Center, loc ted behind Benton Harbor High School, to voice their ideas to find ways to re-open the Center for the youths of ...…
…WESTERN MICHIGAN MUSKEGON K I' rnazoo' cornmun ty n 'w p p r et to 9 ar up again ,in March by'DANNY R. COOKS CO" •• potul.1Il Inadequate minority coverage by the Kalamazoo Gazette compelled two enterpri ing young professionals to embar upon a pUblishing venture in March, 1990. , While it folded in October of that year, one of the COMMUNITY FOCUS' publi her recently . predicted a March '92 return to 'covering the alae community i...…
…I 27-7 lead. Hampton' me in Golf trorn he biogtry of Georgia 0 Palmer ark By NA�NIEL SCOTT 8ftIlw,..,_ DBTROIT- This is Shelly Wellons' story. He is 71 and he is a volunteer golf instructor at the Pal mer Park Golf Course .. He will be teaching Detroit area high school students the art of golf that he began learning at ten, when be lived in strictly segregated Cor dele, Georgia. At that time, in the "Roaring Twenties," Geor...…
…CHURCH CALENDAR Ob dl nt Splrltu I rl c I br t The Obedient Spirit laries eelebrat th ir h anniversary in g pel musical concert Sunday, Oc tober 6 t CSA Headquarters, 3003 Elmwood. The program, ponsored by the Pure He rt Travelers, begins at 3:30 p.m. The fea tured artist will be the Silver Harps, the Scott Singers, the Go pel Interns, Reverend Wil more Allen and the Victory Five, Marion and the Galatian Singers and other...…
…for nform tionaI Wilburn Brown, Executlv Dlr otor MY.1cw..1 & 1011M1 The City of HIghland Perk OrdaJna: Chapt 894, SecUon 894.07 of the Highland P.-i< tAlnloIpeI Code Ie hereby amended to reed -follows: I 8�.07 RICHARD ALLEN COURT: (A) OFFER OF SPONSOR. 894.01 Th City of Highland Park cknowtedgee that the RIohard I All n Courts Limited Dividends Housing A. eel tlon/Llmlted Partn rehlp, a Michigan Umlted Partne hlp to be formed, h...…
…·10 Wit tbe p tented, to·incb thic ide w II , We tberBilt Do e are energy emcient e en in icbi n winter • You can b come a �........,. \Veatherbilt distributor under one of four basic programs. No matter which program you choose, you still get all these advantages as a • Weatherbilt distributor: • a patented structural truss c mpon nt building system, featuring econ my arid energy efficiency (R .. 30); , • clearspan designs, idea...…
…r Pro cutor crltlc/� NAACP for feW rei In drowning d th By TERRY KELLY "'kid." CilIu" BSNTON HARBOR - St. . Jo eph Police Detective Denni Soucek began questioning white youths about the drowning of Eric McGinnis before any news reports of the youth' drowning .urfaced. . Opportunities in military not what they seem by DERRICK C. LEWIS SI4II Writer , y That revelation from a reli able ource call into question recent t teme...…
…nyou ool,lm In ho chlldr n In II mil t h v � It. fore recent "ruralization" ro pro ,tuden in Ii ere I tau ht the me curriculm a tu den in Fr ,hich colonized much of e t Africa in the 19th century. In tbe mi t of a dev - · t tin drou t that dried up ric field, alian tudent re d oliere. While a ras hopper .. i f tation iped 0 t other .: crop ,th t en more _. about Cyr 0 than pe t control. , "The colonial legacy i a , major prob...…
….J" ,J te, could Fred P rk , e ecutive director of the Michigan Correction Or ganlzation, n org nization that repre ent pri on guard throughout the tate, doe n't . think that the director hould be · appointed by the governor. Often the only thing that hap n in the Department of Correc on are negative - pri on killings, riot - Par aid. Con equently, if there i a prison , di turbance the governor has a direct line to the direct...…
…) A 0 -There m y be le oci I ti m tt ched to un ed teen- mother th n lev r befo . Bu the economic :punishment for en- e ho become pre nant out-of-wed Ioc or bo drop out of hi h cbool i b nber t n ever- nd e pecially for Black, accordin to a Univer ity of ichi • tudy. e tudy 0 1,223 white and 861 BI c omen ho turned age 25 durin 1967-1972, 1973- ,1979 and 1980-85 was con .duc ted by Gre J. Duncan, ,profe or of economic nd pro...…
…�E··thiopia snsn ise Again --�----------------� , The innie Andel, milit nt edom ghter and the i fe of el on ela, t e Ice C ir- � of the African ational COn (C), m t be een nothin Ie th n tt c on t e liber tion movement in South Afric; n tt ck calcu- la ted to undermine the c dibility of the M ndel nd t ANC. But . e mu t not be fboled by thi nd other ck pera te diver ion from the al goal of full freedom for the lac m jority i...…
…JU . . r ATTENTION ALL REGISTERED VOTERS OFTHE CITY OF HIGHLAND PARK Th folio in i for your inform tion PRECINCT CHANGES effect Iv D camber 3,1990 b l i v d it i Staff Writer h d it with BI crime." Bection Precincts 0 . . q N In ® or @ - precinct voting pllce N - TO LOCATE - ca Elson YOUR VOTING CJ PLACE: Moss -. A. Find your block C Pur!tln 0 B. Follow arrow ._, that ItIrts � ." ' .. CJ inside th...…
…J 1 ayor Marth Scott w on h nd lor. the One Stop Pay xe t (:enter ribbon cuttina cere ony Ion with One Stop Chief x cuttve Henry Stallln II nd hi three-ye r-old dau ht r. e - aller. (Photo by D. Culp) en Coun elor Play Role for Today's Youth ySHEAREDPETERSON tudent Writer Gerald Massey has always anted (0 counsel male youths. or as far back as he could em ember , he wanted to be a ounselor. He stated that he ould see the need t...…
…, r m mer, nd tely ut Little hould be illie born in Camden, AI an a but he grew up in north e t Detroit in what u ed to be called "The Davison area." . He wa incarc rated in the Wa hington tate pe ni ten tiary I when he died of pneumonia on • May 26 1 68. Many of "tbe Davison area' " Little Willie John FAMILY TRADITION-Kevin and Keith John, the on of the late Little Willie John, billed "The John Brothers," continue' the finnll...…
…1 SAM IS NOT an tute per son but he is 8 damn good penny plncher and he doe n't under- Yictory in he making By Deborah Cul.p Correspondent On June 15, 1991 The amtramck Chapter of the �NAACP will hold their annual Fight For Freedom Fund Dinner . . ' This year the event is being presented by the Youth Council and proceeds from the affair will 'benefit the youth delegates on J'lhei r pas age to the national ! .eonvention. I': ...…
…o 1 OUTHPI LO, ICH.-the city of Ponti c received S10,Ooo rant from an 0 I nd County firm to in t dru Ponti c o .. and for t e pre entation ere, l-rtr Lom liver and John J. Blrnkr nt. (Pboto by obble) • a a Na nlel Scott StlIqWriUr DBTROIT- The Detroit Area Agency on aging (DAAA) pon- ored Senior Citizen Pharmacy Fair (lid not attract the e timated 800 to 1,000 seniors DAAA had anticipated. According to France F. Taylor, p...…
…1 n't ny ttention." T. JO PH Detective Soucek, who h d not returned phone call by pre time, 1- ledgedly que tioned witne se who w the youth ch lng Mc Ginnl . The questioning w s done before McGinni 's body pulled from the river nd under the gui e of the Crime Stoppers progr m which Soucek runs. Many Benton Harbor resi dent have expressed fear of a cover up. "They don't wanr St. Joseph to have any blemi hes," aid the mother ...…
…Three young men in comml sian race o o enton Harbor' t ca didates running for ton Hal' or City ovemment Id a p conference ay 29, in front of Benton Harbor High chaol on Colfa . Antoin Bchols, 18, enior at Benton Harbor Hi h School i OD of three youn men, in the a bracket of 18-26, running vsUCO's June activity plan COVB T-The V n Buren . United Community Org niza tion announced it chedule of activities for June: - E ch Mond...…
…E ample one? e Ins er I ree, E ampte t 0 I I hor- t d de cription of piano- Ilc ey pi 52 hite. I ther e inple cill for caaemtc ill. Both dem nd e Ibility to think, to stretch the mind beyond the obviou. nd thin In n Irea here merican children need help - t of help, report the June 1,991 Reader's Dire t. .-" fillstuden full of dat ," say Rich rd P ul, director of the Center for Critical Thin In and Moral Critique at Sonom State ...…
…, Briefly .... lac BA. hold conference The National Blac A ociation ill bo t Its 13th annu 1 conference and expo .' ion i New York City this September. The conference theme will be "Empowerment Through Unity, Education and Bquity," nd will fea ture a one-da y tuden t orkshop which will ad dre uch topic s t king the right step to receive the ma ter's in busines admini tration degree, developing profe sional skills, and olv...…
…ADVERTISE ENT FOR BID OWNER' NAME: B.nton Harbor Ar.a ohool PROJECT NAME: 0 molltlon/R.moval of Upper Portion of Boll r Staok, B nton Harbor I . High Sohool ALA KA-' HI G. UP TO J Th. Own r will rec.lv. • led bid. for the WEEKLY OR OR. D.molltlon of the Upp4tr Portion of BolI.r U M MER / YEA R to, Benton H rbQl High Sohool Protect ROUND. FISHI G, until 2:00 p.m., Loo I TIm., on the 20th d Y CAN N E R I E S, of Jun , 1881, at the off...…
…That time. That find. That quality found only in Ben on & Hedges enthol OO's. " f. SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: Cigarette Smoke Contains Carbon Monoxide. , …
…z INI OH,�.'l4 TIUN IS P()�·.'ER lac lIked out of a Black Aware ness Month Planning Com mittee meeting last Thursday, threatening a boycott of February's BAM events if change were not made. Monica White, Associa tion of Black Students (ABS) u By Derric C. Lewi SlIIll Reporter Diua ti fied wi th pur ported hite control of Black A areness Month (BAM), more tb n a dozen Black o and Universi ty tudents delegate to the commit...…
…different educa tbo e in, for ex pic, America. ATE 0 MlCllJllan or Canadian bo o cd cation or I ck thereof;' or piritual, in terms of bat religion or deity as force fed the la e , al� b d an ef fect. Gimbu expl ined that "The common tare d th t e all h red, no m tter here e ere, our exploi t - tion nd oppre ion. Ho - ever; all of. bat e e perience d a n't bad. rumab' ideology to ta e the be t of all of our ex perience a...…
…ByMIc CorrtspoNk Lee Smith, a member of the Black Student Union (BSU) t W yne State Univer ity (WSU), aid he c lied for a meeting of all the Blac student organizations "so that we could get to know each other and up port each other. I'm tired of pas ing Blac tude nt on c�.mpus and not receiving positive re crion . We should com munic te with each other. How much doe it cost to say. hello?" . According to WSU' fall 1990 "Stud...…
…B nj.min Ch vi CIVIL RIGHTS • • ? • ever, pp e a r: Admini tr uon ' fo u now I n t on drug , the ronIr q. IT I' I TERE …
…Opinion, Commentary, Editorials a a BJ 0 D. Je Well it's that time of year again. It' X-Ma time. Un fortunately the X bas come to symbolize all that has come to be rong ith Christma and the boliday eason bicb . surrounds it, Obviou I� there is ab- olutely nothing rong with celebrating Christmas as a Christian hOliday which com memorate the birth of Christ. Ho ever, mu h of what occurs during this eason i far removed, in d...…
…chool re re- fair Ind eLY, H Mil- ee choic program . . r ci e trade. Thi ? • clared u co titutionll by I tatc pe I court c e of t e ay it a pa cd into II . The program wa ttached to a bud et bill in Wi con in. The norm I procedure, which i to hive exten . ive debatc on a separate bill. did not occur ith this very controver ial program. Hopefully, the matter of "choice" will come before the Wi con in St t As emblyas epa...…
…( e tlon I vld 0 cont r nc at Hlghlan By Berrie c. Le i Stag R,porter Mounting social problems facing African-Americans are prompting Black Greek letter organizations to take a concerted role in filling a Black leadership void. During a vldeoconference beld at Highland Park Com munity College. last Wednes day, called "Blac Fraternites & Sororities: A Glorious Past, The Road Ahead," mem bers of tbe organizations t Iked of ...…
…are accepted t different ervlce are reo ed by senior tu de t , i cl di a Itandard nicure at . Full metology service ill be avanable to tbe public fter Feb. 4. For a manicure appoint ment or information about 01 er ervice and fee , aoy othcr inform tion bout the Co metology program, inter e ted per on may phone 252-0491 ext. 209. …
