…Legalizing drugs By Com!spondent "I blame a majority of the youth problems on the drug pushers, as, they offer an equal incentive to other employment, getting good education, and wee Iy 110 ance," said renowned educator and author of "Conspir cy to Destroy . Black Boys," Jawanza Kunjufu. . ufu . the true chal- lenge' re ofsee��'���hlwDJ"_lafa provide quality employment can compe e against drugs. Kunjufu was the keynote peaker ...…
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…By BNlNIFI�R LIZABE11I FRANK c.pitol News Service LANSING--Of the 1,704· peop who died in car acci dents in Michigan in 1988, near ly SO percent d been drinking. Tl-wis fall, state lawmakers will send a message to Michi8an drivers that drunken driving and alcohol in cars will not be tolerated. Three bills currently in com mittee attack the dnmkcn driv ing problem on three �jor is ue : 1) The admis ion in court of the refu ·...…
…Andre Young. ting "This is b another ttempt to diminish the life and r of the only spiritual genius America has produced. It is time for detrac tor to cease their futile efforts to . .. this cy t God given to our time and to all time through Dr. . • We live in ociety th t un- fortun tely tionalizes sex and r . t tereotypes. It . h e th t eCODO ic vul er bility of perso like her nathy can also be used by boo publishers to enco...…
…policy October 19, 1989 • November 4,1989 MICHIGAN CITIZE 5 Opinion/Commentary/Editorials/Letters ac. 'son Doctrine should' guide One of the great ironies of American history is the fact that the United States, which was suppo edly born out of a -revolution- or struggle for self determination, has consistently been on the wrong side of social revolution in the world Indeed u.s. foreign policy either overtly or covertly has been ...…
…Opinion " egin o is knowledge of the rid, and finding out how the system works so it can work . for you. Being a p rt of an organiza tion brings bout the con fidence necessary for success, on the other h nd, it can defeat college' hole purpose. It's all bout djusting the time spent . on ork nd pi y. The more confidence you e in y r d nics and Is, e better your college life will be. Bee u e each individual's CirCUlUS nces ar...…
…, . , '00 ack when Patrida Lightfoot �ot interested in space flight, cars had fins, movies had double features and mathematically gifted Black girls had limited career prospects. But 1962 was the year Patricia Lightfoot won a scholarship to Howard University. And on the way to becoming a math teacher, she discovered a world of opportunities. , OJ n the unique environment that historically Black colleg�s' provide, Patrida Lightfoot lea...…
…(South of. cNichols Road) in Highland Par The PAL Program has been operating in Highland Park since Fall 1988 under the super vision of Public Safety Director arshall Emer on and Mayor Martha G. Scott. Highland Park Focus o The H' and Par Police Athletic League (PAL) ill os t e etro Detroi PAL 00 ball P yo on S turd y, Octo r 28, 1989 at 12:00 noon. e . vity will be held at the Highland Par Community High School thletic field...…
…001 Study to rive debt dd urpri e 700,000 co t FLOD Staff Reponer S.RIGGS DETRorr- School Board Member Gloria Cobbin said, she feels whoever committed to paying the Coopers and Lybrand Accounting Firm more than $900,000 should find a way to pay it themselves and not make the school system flip the bill for over $700,000. Of the $978,452 owed, . $250,000 has been paid by a state grant and $312,530 was to be paid by corporate...…
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…Farra han 1 they gathered during their own probe of the slaying, Farrakhan's attorney James Montgomery said Oct. 16. A grand jury in Harris Coun ty convened after a Black Mus lim imprisoned in Chicago on federal bank robbery charges told FB I investigators of Farrakhan's probe into Wattlington's death. "The anti-terrorist unit of the FBI energized the prosecutor's office in Harris County, Texas to reopen this investigation b...…
…d- tr ed ids, Th ° ingle bureaucratic tep un uthorized by Con gress d troyed all ho t at temp other than bospitaliza tion to tre t ddiction a medical prob m instead of a crhne. y observer ha re ked of addiction as a "needless burden imposed upon the peop , no by the conditions inherent in the prob em of drug addiction and not in the operation of the la but by the mistaken interpretation of the law made by the Federal ar ...…
…Abuses such as overdoses and resale of supplies were very common.) The problem must now be handled in a different way in order to meet today's much more difficult conditions. The federal government, probably through the U.S. Public Health Service, should be able to open clinics in places where the problem is acute and to permit desig nated physicians to take over similar functions in smaller places. The purpose of these clinic...…
…"I 10 e the Lord . Oth r gue ts include, Alice olverton, econd Baptist Church, Dowagiac; rs. Ro rt inger, Conners Chapel A. .E., Do giac; Julia Bar nes, Peter' Roc, and Vera bit ore, Second B ptist Church, h . of Benton Har- bor; gue t oloi t, Rhond ulkn r of ichig City; and gu t choir from ichig n ity. e future they have in the p before the desegregation d ··0 . e sho d not be lulled to sleep in the arms of Morp eus" becaus...…
…'UCllC*1!!I' 29, 1989 - 0 eaiber 4, 1989 MICHIGAN �ITIZE 15 Benton Harbor Area News at ·homsIIA· ..... for an ailing' com,tiunlty . . ATTOR EY end COU ELOR AT LAW· K. ORRIS GA VI GBNZIWL PRAC77CB 01' LAW Call 818/128-7143 125-1.711 o.tv.In: . 211 E. EMPIRE 14m -epm - 011,.. -lHUR 1.7: DICKEY REALTY GROUP -E_""", We TDUdI, Tums to SOLD- "�I4.rr. __ r_·w . _ . -wET AIC£ oc.a e- � 11IAT PRe .. (111) 127-1757 �IIID""'W Re...…
…I Benton Harbor Area News y rry, . ohnny o I y 0 Dori J e n Larry, 1885 Union, Benton Harbor, an no ees the eugagement of her d ughter, Shannon Latrice, to Johnny osley, on of r s . Ruthie L. Brown of Benton Harbor is Larry is t- LarrJ tendi g e . chigan Colle e major ing in criminal justice. She is employed by United Parcel Ser vice, Benton Harbor. Her fiance is employed by Sh ller Glo , il . A 0 ember 11 dding ...…
…S. 1m And Gym Ight At Th YWCA All area single adults are in vited to a Swim and Gym ight on Saturday, ovember 4, at the YWCA, 508 Pleasant, St. - Joseph. Volleyball and basket- . ball from 7-10. Pool opens at 8 p.m. Board games and refresh ments will be provided. A $2.00 donation is sug gested. For more information call (616) 983-6625. Sponsored by the Single Adult Christian Fellowship Group. Tour of L C Tours of Lake Michig...…
…Finances/Mane • Fo example, ere arc some in vestment . struments that re quire minimum of 100,000 but they pay very high rates of inter t. Sue in tm nts are out of th r e of m but mut funds , fo e - ample, 100 persons to invest 1,000 each d earn th much higher rate of i terest. ext eek will co tinuc with thi 100 at the ney mar et. Meanwhile, if ou would li e orne free information explain ing the money market and the diffe...…
…"I t' wonderful place to rai a family. Plenty of work to k pthekid out of'mischief," "'We've h d eight children, and 36 grandchildren. They hav or ed in the orchard nd h v been rai eating appl and appl produ ." y Lee England. y wife w born in the hou liv in. Wh n th boy went away to w r, h and. her i te worked in th orchard. We all have been bl with good h alth." TIl growers ofW hington tate pple and their: fami Ii hope you'l...…
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…UP COMING EVENTS G MlClrug.an and in an in- rn of art on the theme -Moving The World From to Peace, - the Into Peace Center & , Detroit. ex- hibit runl THROUGH THU SDAY DECEMBER 28. For more Information cal (313) 985-5422 from 9 a.m, to 4 p.m. USEU 0 AFRC A ERICA HISTORY BLACK ACHIEVERS I ECE The ScIence Center exhibit Hall, 5020 John R. memaof more 100h lind oontImporary African Am d en gine.ra, NOW THROUGH NOVEMBER...…
…eting t r Bo rd o mber _,--- -- 13 L s he I d Tue., Oct. 24 at the African Methodi Ep' cop 1 Church, Benton Vlo Y H a r- b 0 r , and burial in orth Shore emory G rdens. Robbins Bro ers Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. r . Young as born February 3, 1903, in Tallulah, L . She had lived in Benton Harbor for seven years. Survivor include: two daughters - r. Eleanor Johnson of Benton Harbor and Mrs. Bertha Tolso...…
…�� lassifip�! L!pl NOtIce o.cription of Land-Lot No. 12 Thru 22 N. Puritan - CAP 383 'Nor ....... m Putttan Sub. L46-P31 Oty Of. DMrott w.rd 16 � • ,. -tmproyed . � a piIR)eI of land contlalnS a ling for occu� CIl. ".. '. 1Gi15. 1atzt. 1at11. UTOS FOR SALE It Tr .... � for $44 through Government? Call for facta! 1- 312-742-1142 Ext. 1375. Open Sun d v- LEGAL OnCE LAKE MICHIGAN COL LEGE will ccept bids for snow removal servi...…
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…By CIIpitIIJ News Soviu LANSI G - As the body couat in the drug war rises maay are . if it' time to caD a ybe, ys a group urging � ideration of alternat� •• : __ 1 ,1; ... ft I •. . wuUwuaegJ lV'UOD. . DefiDetIy not, ys Michigan Czar· DooaId Rei . . The present policy is a .• . KenniDgton Wall, 01' of P . iaformation � the J>rug Policy Foundation. The foundation is a w ..... OIl. D.C. - based or .-IIZIIIJiQIl dewted to explor...…
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…1. c y or • I DETRorr- People in Detroit's Forest Par area who prote ed city plans' to put a Pepsi plant on land set aside for 10 and middle income hous ing, have accepted a com promise solution uring that De land to the east would be pro . ded for homes. Originally protesters from the For Park Development Corporation opposed putting the Pepsi plant OD the 38 acre site, be een Dcquindre and Russell, Ganfield _d M Forest ...…
…and other from the African American middle cl can util- 51, h iZe their at to help all of th ho are caught in the in creasing r of the under class. The reali y of cl differen- ces in the African American community ould no be used to justify class co tradictions. In other ords, e all hould or to eliminate all forms of social and economic di crimination and disempowerment. Many African American communities ell other ra ci I nd...…
…Opi n ion/Commenta ry/ Ed itoria I SI Letters Hypocri y hau ts U.S. pol.lcy IDtcnatioD f� reached a freaDcd . chreceat1ywhcn the . of p.n.m. GeDeral An- t . Noriega, aiudcd a pos sible coup by disgrundled officer ·thin the panamanian Dcfcose Forces. Aav! Se ors, member of Coagrcss, policy analysts and comment ·thin the mcd· denounced the Bush Ad ministration for not directly in tervening to topple and capture the drug dealiDg...…
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…I Highland Park Focus :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::-;::::=�:::::::::::::::::::::::::::'::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: tM . Thursday ovember 2, 11:30 a.m. in Commo area. - Flint Jordan B etball C . c Friday/S turday 0.3- 41989 from 6:00 and 8:00 p.m. e ch day. Highland Park Com munity College' the defending pio . Support your Col T For more in...…
…o rd 'privatization' 'cpponent demand DBTIlOO' - Privatization, a deadly d to UDion cars but a CODCCpt proposed by the S1 mil • study commis- ioned by Detroit Public Schools Board Dii&bt be easiDg throuP the d doors. Boardmember Gloria Cob- biD staunchly opposed . contracting out of services DOW performed by board employees - , demanded the Oct. 10 board IDOctlDa: aD in ion into the of -unauthorized- ken the Scbool Center Bui...…
…e r np lie fe y re un- no incr in aff, resulting in e fee gr t emotional pr ures, Freeman ed th t there t high migh be layoff, and the 0 percent p y hike proposed by ement far belo the r te of inflation. Repre ent tive from the governor office d the Dept. of Corrections could not be re ched by press' e. BLE PRIC HOUR …
…CrnzEN 8& TCO .... ACHI·EVE A • W • A • R • 0" 5 1 ..... - - - 1989 Civic Recipient Ronald C. Clark \Nashirigbn, DC 1989 Communications Recipient Christ>phe( H. Bennett Seqttle, WA .... The KaDl ,Achiever ANards are designed to recognize adults whose personal or professional efforts are creating a better way eX life in inner city communities. Each d the five recipients will recejve a $.10,000 contribution from BfO\tIn & W...…
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…ASHI OTO , D.C.-Al ·tboQlb the House ofRepreICIl- paaedan to thc 1989 Omnib Budlct Rcconciliation Act 'which repealed all medicare benefits added by the Mcdic re catlltr,OI)bic· Qwerage, Act of . Ca &ad Center 0 Black AICd, Inc.(NCBA), seeks to as much of the Ia possible in the u.s. Scoatc. Samuel S. Simmo ' CBA president, has asked, repre seotaiYes of allorganjzations d vocatiag support of elderly o av b n fit for 10 B...…
…o our IVAlr .. ry . MillDUlrJ hap �I& .... aDllOUlDCII:I • DiDth aDIIlual AIulivtnary Celebra tion for P or Juli Hope family. The ADnual B J)9Il- sored by the Pastor', Aid Board, will be eld <WCJDber 18, 1989 Hotel St. R . on West Grand Boulevard the' . 6p.m. Other churches particip - in ip cdebr '00 are: Little Rock B . P or, J ames Holley; H rtford � or, Dr.Chad G. A ; Prospect, P tor, Dr.Leon Whitney; Corin thian B p...…
…�. me: .... for an ailing· com,tlunlty J DICKEY REALTY GROUP I CEDC" S C to hlre grant writer for city BENTON HARBOR-The Communi Economic Develop ment Corporation (CEDC), Cityof Benton Harbor and the South western Michigan Commission (SW�C) have entered into a cooperative venture to provide assistance to the city in obtaining state and federal funds. According to Benton Harbor Mayor William Wolf, "At one time the 'city had...…
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…u 1 people injured and 32 ar- ed, accordiDg to uthoritics. Boise estimated damages t $1.3 .. Democratic Goy. Rudy Per pich, a de cendant of B t European stock, reportedly . d that strife stemmed from Boise Cascade's reneging on a promise to hire a St. Louis, Mis- ouri union contractor who ould employ out-of-wor Min.qesota unionists� On strength of this promise, the state handed Boise Cascade a $16 million tax write-off, the ...…
…i 01 ing, to discu po ible jo� ventures in agricultural produc- ovem r tion and processi fisheries, pharm ceutical , medical equipment, h nd too , automo tiv parts d components, and ood products. Th del g ti 0' busine ppointment re ein ar- r n d eith r t th Expo or t . indi idu I ·omp nie by th Detr it Ec n mi Growth Cor- , por tion nd the tate of ichig n. For further information bout the Tr de E po or to ar r nge n p intme...…
…BUI'IL" The dustry for offici and researchers are trying to find alternative methods to make dispoW more efficient. One a year. The U.S. Environmental' Protection Agency have that nearly one third of the 6,500 pre ent I ndfill will close . thin the next five years as solid e continues to fill up. The rate of De landfills is declining due to local" opposi tion and alternative methods of solid- te disposal, POET . In Michi...…
…Rights Conference, cont ct: AmisUUl Res arch Center, TIlton Hall, Tulane Uni ity, w Or- l , LA 701 J • 5()4., 5- 535. For the activities ill New Hav n, coni ct: the' mistad Committee, 311 Tempt St., N Ha , Cf06511 or, Con necticut Historical Society, 1 Civil FIFTH FRIC QUILT F RIC T EXHIBITIO Elizabeth St., Hartford, CT 06105 (203-236-5621). For a packet of print and videotaped study materials detailing the Amistad revolt, c...…
…PARE T AWARE NESS WORKSHOP 00 you a handicapped child or know someone who doe? yes. th Gray Blanch Ubrary in th Butt Family Center. 7737 Kerch val. Detroit i apoMOring a FREE ·Parent Wor1c ope on WE ESoAY OCT. 25 from 10a11:30 a.m. For REGISTRA TION and more nformation 267-6559. F ILY UFE SERIES Con nee on The F&f!Iily: and School Tog r, WED ESDAY OCT. 25 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at St. n Qui' Methodi Ep - copaI ChurCh ...…
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…E MUD/FHA· CASAS FULL E . ACCOUNTANT for non- ..me. agency in St. Joieph. Miohig.tan arM. Accountant maI'\U .. ccounta • .prepare. budgets and finaw'lCilll repotta for IIoatd of Oirec tori and govern • and evaluate •• ubcontractor fl.cal :DOIctes and procedu . The poll ton demandl of fund lie> counting and familiarity with com 'I degrM In lie> counting or eq II required .. m � m- pottant. EOE tend I t to: Fut Time Accountan...…
…No· equity with school proposals LANSING - Although the two school funding proposals on the Nov. 7 ball promise more money for public educa tion, they will not solve the problem of equity, says a mem ber of the House Education Committee. Rep. Joseph F. Young Jr., D Detroi said neither the half cent sales tax increase UDder _ ropo I A or the 2-cent in crease under Proposal B will eliminate the disparities in per- pupil p J...…
…• Daniel 'aroien is a South African exiled lOt' his belief in democracy; a teacher and writer. …
