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…• VOL. XIII NO, S January 27 - February 2. 1991 50 cents OU an 0 i ters y the P ntagon 1 L 0 ttempting to hide the growin re i t nce , e .p c ial ly mon re ervi t. The Pent gon tated about 100 oldier have ought con cientiou .. Objector (CO) -Haitian born Air F r talus according to the ATWJ. vi t Rorratd B8 t-�t Military coun elors say the wa given a le: than honorable Army ha revised it rules in n di charge De .17. after he main- e...…

…, .. . " -, � i the mili t sy after 1973 have been tra ed into low- killed entry 'Level support and ervice po ition .. Defe e Dep rtment tati tic in 1985 ,report d tp,r the proportiorrofwbites j igher " kiJle r" t jot) i nearly twice that ot. PI cks.,· ;- . - BLacks .. .comprtsed" ,.ap� proximately 12l>ercent of ibe ac­ t.j.�e d� force <tWing .Hie Vietnam �a but j:ompri ed �8 Percent Qf thecomb t deaths be- , ., twee 19�-6? 'A...…

…1 I DAVI', H younge t of the. presenters, brought the. more than 100 people in attendance t the edge of their eat houtin , t e . tud ranted one week in J nuary urrounding the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.ts birthday and one week in February to pack a month's worth of events in, he added, noting the february week will not b a Black HI tory Week ut a Celebration of Ethnic Diver ity week. However, University offlcials idea,"...…

…in cclebr ted the Iir t d Y ew Ye r and dec de by bringing into the world a m n­ child n med nthony Ste art. ineteen ye r later Anthony found hi msel f � TIll ng tho c P rent compl ming of racu m nd har men in hi pi toon in the United States Manne ," . Anthony h d joined the Marine: to .esc pe, a he, aid, "the violent streets of Yonker ." Streets which had tran formed ince his birth into drug-ridden, OK corral type of environmen...…

…; , J in lIy, ome people m y need to file r turn i plio receive re nd or cl m th e med income credit. Ta brac et and rates. The tot r te , 15 and percent, remain. But the m ximum mount of ta able income t 15 percent, for e - mple, i $19,450 for a in le per on and $32,450 for joint filers, incre e of 900 nd $1500, re pectively, from la t ye r. The 33 percent "bubble" r te Ic in t 47,050 nd $78,400, re pee­ tively, for Ingle pe ...…

….. rd ··Wri Richard Wright, the uthor of "Native S • "Black Boy" and five other novel and hort story coil ction , knew t taste, smell and cool deathlike cares of mi cry. . , Hi Iir t 18 ye r were pent in constant truggle, often near starv tion, often in fear or' beat­ ing that would wipe out his bre tho Inexplicably, Wright . rose above hi harsh existence and bees me thc nation's first sue­ cc Cui African-amcrican novelist. Wh...…

…e. chool ir ry promo d 0% pay hik o· co " BARLOW' ALARY will jump from about $41,564, which is what Mary Simmons, the board' former secretary earned; to $60, 093, Cobbin said. Also voting against the reclas­ sification was board member Bell who is the former Equal Employ­ ment. o.,portunity .Commi ttee chair said he di agreed with the large increase. "I don't think their jobs reflect director status and that amount of mone...…

…p ew Li 'tor addicts at Highland Park Home Here is a bit of 'good news tal. Sacred Heart Rehabilitation 'percent OJ' 250,9 of.them want to and a ·real, al though almost Center or a similar cility. . stay at a half-way home after secret, success story in High- In addition to excellent food detoxification, but there's only land Park's New Life Home and lodging, thi half-way. room for600-700womena year (NLH), a female drug recovery house p...…

…he' hi houlder.· While J net y they r cornpeuuve. it' • friendly riv 1- ry wi th her uper t i brother. She ay he'd love to bre orne of ber big brother' record , but h know he' ot a way 'to go before he knoc him off the throne. The "Control" Ibum w more th n meg - ucce ful LP for J net Jack on, however it wa her "Rhylhm Nation" album (which be helped wri te and produce) which pushed her daring, strong-yet-playful image to a who...…

…10 II on them." Streeter H m uer th com- rm Ion voted to: - Appro e an t 11 non of thre treet 11 ht , two 10 ted t . __ ........ _ Hi hland ad V I Ie Vie nd n t L Vette Street nd the removal of treet light t River­ view Drive and Valley Drive nd t Britain Avenue. - Adopted a drug loitenng ordinance, where anyone that i standing around in front of ny public place or elling drug will get arrested. Some commissioners aid they i...…

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…COSMIC CC'. EXH IBfT -The portray of The Sf ck Mu iclan in Am.rioan Art lent by Califom Afro-American MUM\MT1 I be shown from J ,28-�h 9, Tuee.-9 9:3Oem. - 5:30pm, & Wed:, 1-9pm. at M n Ubrary (833-4043). r THE MICHIGAN THEATER- Presents the Lat Supptlr at Unci. Tom'� C blnl!h. Proml .d L.nd at 8pm. , TIckets 81 on now the ohio Th ter Box om at 803 E. Uberty St. In Ann Arbor or oharg ticket! (313.668·8397). For Information (313/6...…

…, ., LAN ING - Michigan .re idents may h ve to w it until 1994 to ee th full 20 perc nt property tax cut. Gov. John ngler promi ed in hi camp ign. With the new adrnini tra­ tion wrestling with a pot n­ ti 1 $500 million budget "defic tt Budget Di rector Patrici Woodworth said the property tax cuts �ay have to be slowly pba ed in over the course of the next four years. "You can't dump a full 20 percent cut po all,.y one year, "...…

…, : - William OeKJefk the son of South Afri Pre ident F.W. d� Klerk is reportedly , engag� to a 'colored' woman he met in college. .. TIle' oman, Erica Adams is of both white an Black an­ Cestry: By South African law UD(l��martheid crime. resident de Klerk says • he has just recently learned of their relationship and he . added that this "peculiar" • situation i "a private family matter." . \ u P ct char . Byron de I. Beckw...…

…s: , '. no ervice . ,A .leaftc t .cnli tl 'd "H alth Cafe in Dell oit P r p tu at Genoeid ." pub h hed h ' CPH, charge tb t d lay 10 M di adc and Medicare payment by the t te and federal government are re pon ible r th inancial problem uch h spital face. . They warn thi. i tua ti n wi II I ) / " num Mcd: ar B r er predict th t wh n th t\ h spital merge part of th Graec Ho: pita). April 1 r, there will be everc j educ tio n...…

…c o repl in Jeffer on Da is for the 4 Mi is ippi sc 1. 1 U4 -- Ro ert (J u i e W lion, VI 0 II nit. II I t, \ . b rn. xopho m s t , clarineti t. was Play" ri rtu yi tor Sejour w born. born In cw Orlean in 1817. Be- Norbert Rilli' ux , a Bt c t\ ce n 1844 IOU uno, he wrote Creole from New Orle ns, 21 pi Y which were raged at the patented a ugar refining ro e Pari Theatre. where Sejour h d in 18 which revol utionizcd the a loyal and en...…

…" d Y or Operation De err Storm (code name for the U.S. off n ive �er' uon in the Gul over 80 time wh t the Detroit federal tax doll r inve t e' ch day to be� th homele s, and three time its inve tment in 'the ,ar on drugs. The rep t loch llenged the im gc of intcrnational unity of e Gulf forces as protrayed by -the h administration, in terms of fundt g and troops committed. Tqe report says Kuwait has committed 'S3.5 billion. nd ...…

…/ i a cial aid. .. ' By Gar),'·Watkln . Business Writer � ee . . eder tion of St te, County,' Local 41.' contr ct \V ter- M u . p i, c-. i minated by the city Dec. 2 tb�. Employee ( me day the union ot � do n Pre ident J me 01 new 1 -93 contr ct propo ed que t to the coun il not to di cu by the city. the contr ct i ue, hich further The union' current contr ct enr ed uni m mbe pre ent, provide 40-hour pay for 36- aying the union neg...…

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…n- m GI u om I a OCI ted with ui ldup f flUI� prc ur in th eye. It c n occur in the earl y 20' and omctime ha virtually no ymptom. Side vi Ion rna y. be gradually 10 t, and, in thc ad­ vanccd tage, the.area of c nifal vi ion may decr a e. i ght de troyed by laucorna cannot be . rc tor d. ' " ITH RL detection, blindne from glaucoma is ". How to avoid cold's " and flu: Wash your hands The cold and flu e son Is hard upon us and...…

…ye r of urpn e . dmitted th y dldn"t in Ingle note on their multi- pl tinum lbum, V nill Ice got c ught red-h nded In p li bout hi b c round J n t J c 'on be am cnuin . : upcr t r, with h r If h thm a- tion " Ibum becoming thc Iir: t LP in hi t ry to gener te i top- five hit . , .' M.C. Hammer xplodcd.li c,.. n A-bomb, but ot burned .by orne of th fallout. Crit c c .. cu ed hi of elling out R B to court pop f n nd Rolling Sto c...…

…1 n t melt th " . , ." " WINTER'S IGHT SUP,PER hop d t 'Al NUT AND CELERY A..-PE flZER PIE t . �'Y Ik " 1 Read - .rust Provoton chee "I Re dy- r.u t r h m , r ck r pie cru t • , 3 e .' Combine' egg. oup, flour • . mu J r� and hor eradi h. Stir in pinach. Spina h ha h on bottom • of pie cru t. Spread mixture over ha h. Bake at 350 degree f01,45 minutes. Thr e minute before ,done. spinkle cheese .on top �d pi cru t 'ream...…

…You oa 't bo ow y ur way out of debW Avo d "" I n eempenl . If you h.v. Ity' In your home, you can get • h9m .Q41ty 10 n from. virtually .ny bank If you h.v either hom. nor good credit, th Rt6tlmond, Vlrg I.-b •• d Better Llf Club of FINANCIAL SERVICES Amerl will lend $1,000 to $5,000 •• GET DEBT HELP - To 40K 90% long a. the appllc.nt ha. , •• t ady pproval. Stop creditor h ra •• ment. lob: P.O. Box 12044, Richmond, V •. Reduo •. yo...…

…MAAH'open on King' bi thd Y' , D'TRaIT - In, honor of the '. birth of Martin Luther King Jr., the Museum of Afri an American Hi tory .. ill be open to the-publ ic on' Monday. J nuary 21. 1991 from 9-6p.m. . "Walk to, Freedom: Detroit Share the Dream," a photographic c. hibition which focus cs on the 1963 civil right m rch led by Dr. King in' Detroit and the Birmingham bu boycott. will be on d i play thr ugh , February, 19 1. P...…

…... . Stall Writ r .. , .. Though King' birthday i now observed on the third M n- . day of J n ry, hi date 'of birth i Jan. 15 and ome Detroiters h ve expres ed outrage that U. S. Pre ident George Bush and the United Nation hav_ coo en thi daV ,'he deadline for Ir qi Pre ident Saddam Hus ein to pull bis troop 0 t of Kuwait. See, KING' DAY. Pal , . :./ '8(?'m uni V_ map pia. PeaG.e March on. W .. . 0- JOI n ing on More tha...…

…• # individu I P ople",' ." ould priority b pi ced on .. of drugs, homelessness -Iunctional schools in the U.s., or OD upperting the construe- 01 wells, healthclinics and roads Africa?" Can we ddress both lIB_as' . . ,.J • represented at the meet­ uded: Alph Kappa Alpha Gamma Rho sororities, esearch and Educ tion FoI_Ili'ioln, the National Alliance of Federal Employ�, Jack Jill of America, the African lMetllibdi·. £p' co Chure...…

…ler prote tin 0 c:u. n, currently publi h d by the Le ue 1 t month, the group w rned that if General As i - ue f r t nee were co mp le tet y eliminated, recipient could no Ion er et' oney for sh�lter or h t nd ould be forced to turn (the human 7,000 c e limin tetl, not only Involve f rni lies, 0 the number 0 Individual ff ted .. succe . mind but he ives' me a Thou h much of the - up- feren W8 o! looking at port availed to 4- P...…

…. _ , . er tion rate nd i Or 10 ye 1 rc our mUil ry build-up . Am ric n h ve w tched ilenny hil th pith the homele nd pilled over with cr caine. Cor ra e merica ent the country' Job over e too many unemployed, 'unedu ted youth turned to the ineorn around, drug. med ith imported Uzi' nd·- K41' to protect their "bu ine inve trn nt '. th lau htered e en other with uch efficiency th t de th-b violence' now the numb r one killer of youn...…

…, ) ere are some things h 0 tl c n do. Churche must pledge to focus ttention-on the needs of children; develop plan wh.�r� 11 churches can offer Quality chi d c re services, , especially tho e it) poor communities; offer befor - nd after- chool progra «: related to education nd family support program ; and encourage member to stand up tor children." , . . CHILD A D YOUTH must pledge. to trive to be everything they can -be;...…

….. . . .. . . cor: .: .� . -." '. 4 • e fu I, , Fro a humble] egi ning in I ., Alabama ,to an enterpri ing busine man in Detroit, 0 0'- -Ne I Lewi , Sr. reached out nd" touched many people during hi mo .t significant life. John O� e I Lewis, r. born June 3, 1909, in .Newbern, . Alabama, the' on of Ivey F. Lewi and Agnes C. Lewi . J oh erved hl Country for three and one hart years during the World War II conflict. Even­ t...…

…King' observances 4. Detroit income -tax forms available . ... a ian ry -, � ( : Mayor Coleman A. Young Monday accepted a $150,000 check for the Mayor's Emergency Relief Fund from the Vhrysler Corpora-' tion Fund n immediately dis­ bur ed checks totalling $110,000 to, 18 Detroit soup kitchens. ' , THE MAYO'S Emergency The cheawas presented to !6e 'Relief Fund was established by M:ayor by Chrysler Execut�ve Mayor Frank Murphy du...…

…• Thi .. goes to Washington D.C.' enior citizen activist Si ter Cora Brimfield. In a marvelous display of'1gnorance is BI' ", Sister Brimfield has set her mind on "Takin' back" the formerly Black-owned Mega Food Store. Wi.th Ie rea­ sons, or creditability, th h has with his war with Iraq, Ms. -Brimfield' • The Accounting Aid Society and following three libraries on Satur- has made a personal war with the the National Association of B...…

…c • . . On Th' Home Front: eryl Lee R lph u th not with her french friend ovc r th oJid y in in t n, J maica .... Ei cwh re- on the 1 no b t, Motown heJd their e nd nnu 1 "Soul By Th ea If. Th to-day ong-Ie t fe ._ lured p rformance by Johnny Gill, M.C. Trouble, He vy D., � Zi gy M rley, The Boy, the Tempt lion Stevi Wonder,' and Ger ld Al ton. The event i held '0 howca e the tal nt of today 's Moto n, and wa tap d for broad­ ...…

…By ernl e ·B� n . . . . B TO HARBOR -Si ty are polic of ie w rmed down on Art' Skating G IJery, at the corner 0 Hi hl nd Avenue nd V lIcy' Drive, Sunday mornin , Janu ry 6, at :1 a.m., in raid for the illcgal Ie 0 I hoi, c­ cordin to the Benton H rbor police. Amon the 214 p opl ar­ re ted vere a number of rrun r and 24 juv niles, according to Benton Harbor Dstecti Lt. Mil­ ton Ag y. AU bu t m nc wer re le a ed aner bcin ticke...…

…I .. A T CA D FIV DAY ERVIC AVAIL . • our.d, FDIC gu.r.nt •• d poor or.dlt 0 . 1· 00·778·2233 14.85 to I co t. GET 2000 or moi. c •• h loan or gr.nt, or m.'or dlt 0 rd. Poor cr.dlt OK. 2� our ·m ••• g.: 1·800·283·1278.2/1 181 •••••••• � •••••••••• 4 •••••••••••••••••••••• :: ••• .& ............. . Are you II ng on • IImlt.d I"oom.? If you ar. 55 d 0 rand. r dent of r , C ,'or V n Bur.n ccvntl t nlor mploym.nt progr of .glon IV...…

…• , .. . . .: - : : .. , � , " I' I I I I I I I I I I ' - I I I I I I I I I I II " i� I "V. . (313) 892·0 33 1 00 . 0 ter Qrlv. Corner of 0 qU1r:'dr .• one Corned .. I nd Ic on your chotce of Rye Bread or Onion .. ' . ' . -. WORKSHOP-{_ rn th B ic Tecbn to th rt' of African movement. A ult CI sea: Mon· Thurs from 7 -9pm/Children • CI s: Sat" om 2-5pm. Joseph Walker William Comm Center. 8431 Rosa Park...…

…( rar or by', ch out tie was q�i�tly with Bush 17.4 percent of the enlisted when the troops were first per onel in' the Marine. ar deployed blocking action Black. gainst fur e r- �gre sio'n, The A ACP s t te.d the from Iraq. but then he aid, overrepr entation of Black "Here-we are tearing off the in the ar ed force dcmand , day of the calend r and we that the Black community be _ .The Ad Hoc Afr ican an't even get the prin .) vigilan...…

…wec9.9w�Inuni y' ilent. . We ee nothing at stake in the Per ian �If which merits the death of a single American of any" race or color. . . We re taught t at the United States Constitution is a covenant be twe e n the people and th�s government: We have marched, prayed and died in seeking to enforce, this Covc ant. "IITU1:10N expres Iy and clearly states that Congress - not the President - hall have the power to qcctare ar. � ...…

…u- plan, \ ' ANN ARBOR - A Lakota (Sioux) Indian ceremony .will open The University of Mi hi an' annual com­ memora Ion of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday in, January. Kevi n Locke, a lecturer and consultant on American Indian values and social , t r u c t u r es , w i.II beg i nth e , symposium with a ceremony .:»: de cribing the Plains Indian vic w of "the races of humankind" at 9 a.qt. Jan. i1 in Rackham Auditorium. Ade...…

…- By Dr. M DlD Marab La t month's controversy over the Bu h dministr tion' temporary deci ion to deny Feder fund to college awarding scholarships to rnlJjority tu­ dents on the basi of r ce had an intere ting . ec ndary dimen ion. The bureaucrat announcing this new raci t policy was an African­ American, Michael L. Wil­ liams, the assi tant ecretary for civil rights in the Depart­ ment of Education. Williams justified the el ...…

…r Opinion, Commentary, Editorials ,January 6-12, 19 1 ' MICHIGAN CITIZ lncl By ROD Daniels It came like a bombshell on the hills of the Bush veto of the Civil Rights BiJ1 of 1990. In d December Michael Williams, the "Civil Rights" chief for the u.. . Department of Educauon, is-" sued a policy decree that race ... based minority scholar­ ships violated civil right laws. ' According to this ruling, it is illegat for 'any college...…

…. ' .T • · Page 4 MICHIGA crnz . January 6-11, 1 1 .- ani ge. ot Convenierice1' , 1 Ie h d • seriou ly the mes age of the Je se Jackson challenge frag­ ment the degree 'Of partisan­ ship and loyalty Black have toward their party. . Unle white Democrats really begin to champion Blacks' intere ts, Blacks in growing numbers will"col­ laborate with Republicans at • state and national levels. Something Blacks Can Do Now' . ...…

…" • Opinion, Commentary, Edito�ials I I ) , / .. By Ron Daniel II came like a bombshell on the hills of the Bu h veto of the Civil Rights Bill of 1990. In mid December �chael Williams, the "Civil Rights" chief for the U.S. Department of Education, is­ sued a policy decree tbat . race-based minority scholar­ s nips viofated civil right laws.. . According to tbis ruling, it is illegal for any college or unive ity to use thei...…

…'a e ICBIGA CITIZ N Ja y .12, 1 91 Opinion, Commentary, Editorials - B orm 0 ill , , Over the pa t year, the New York Daily News �nd ns parent organization, The -Tribune Company, have been cheming to rid tbemselve <;>f all the newspaper's union emplo , Management's � strategy ha been to provoke ./ a trike and then hire scabs a permanent replacements. In contract ne gctlation , the new paper' bargainer made giv back demand 0 ...…

…January 6.11, 1 91 . . " ' ..... Taylor Jones, of Battle Creek, wa recently elected a the President of th Battle Creek Branch of the AACf>. Jones, a ubscribing Life Member of the NAACP re tkre d from the City 'of Springfield on disability. He ha been Pa t President AFSCME #331 for 3 years; Vice' Chair of the Battle Creek Housing Board of Ap­ peals (4 .ye ars 1 year as chairman); he is currently a member of the Battle Creek · ...…

….- I . . Pa e MICHIGAN CITIZ January 6.12, 1991 LES D. MOODY SR., vice provost for minority t the University of Michigan, was recently honored by the ational As oel tion f Black School Educator (�ABSE) at, the 0 nlzatlon' 20th annlver ar . 4100 celebration In Dallas. ooty, keyhote spea er at the event, U- founded NABSE,ln 1970 when he g thered 15 Black school - upertntendenr In Chicago to hare idea and concern.s, . pool re ources,...…

…DURING TH LATE 19705 and early 80s he, taught at several schools, including · Denison University in Gran­ ville, Ohio; Stanford Univer i and Whittier College in Califor nia; andthe 0 niversity of Hous­ ton. With thr novels under his belt � 1973, he received a Gug­ genheim, Fellowship and con­ tinued to write. S·· 1 81, be has been a writer- esidence .and professor of Englisb at the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayet...…

…p Ie 1 MICHIGA CITIZE E .. ntertainment anu ry 6·12, 1991 , , Sh uld the gold-certified success of the debut Tony! .Toni l Tone! album have left any doubts that a major new p,op/R&B fo ce has 'arrived on the scene just in time for the new decade, The Revival, the second album from the Oakland, CA funkmaster has cleared them. Dwayne Wiggin, Raphael Wiggins and Tim Christian­ t he core of Tofiy! Toni! Tone !-have emerged as a s...…

…"-� .--.=--- 'By C rolyn arfleld Art. C o"esponilenl i �. , Curious about replace­ ment co ts for window � tripped from her h me, 'Zakiya Talibah Abimdola dicovered she could handle the task herself. I n her, earch for economi­ cal home repair the world of gla opened to her. I . Gl a probab ly predate 'Egyptian civilization, al­ though hi torians aren't sure of it origin. Glas blowing, fu ing, tainglas and stump- ing 're type...…

….' • I , � .... 'f t, , . , \. t I ., t ,I, f. . . ( . • • ICHIG CITIZE Jan -rs, 1 1 , ry Highland Park .' rd .patche r nce. HP 0 up di· f By Derrick C. Lewis StalfWriUr HIGHLAND PAR - In the spirit of t hqliday, the Highland Park Commu 'ty College Board of Tru tees patched up differences and held a special meeting Dec. 20 witb everyone pr ent. . Pa t boldouts Winona .. Humphrey and Arneta Water­ house wou...…