…VOL. XVI NO. 49 An Infonned People is A Free People OCTOBER 30 - NOVEMBER 5, 1994 "One of the easiest things in the world to do is kick kids out of school, rather than keep them in, "·Eugene Cain superintendent of HP scnoa«: By APRIL CALDWELL Cap tal �ew. Serv ce n it? Some 10 1 officials cont nd h it probably will not, with on u tion ing th constitutionality of th law. Gov. John Engler proposed th bill in Octo r 19 3, becau...…
…" VOL. XVI NO. 48 An Informed People is A Free People OCTOBER 23 - 29. 1994 By UREEN M. FERFOLIA C.pl,.J N. S.rvlc. LAN I G -A prop to limit criminal ap is fa big chall n com I ction day, id a vice p ident of th Michigan hamb r of Com merce. Many vot are unaware of or do not unders ind Propo 1 B, Richard Studley said, -Wh n people don't understand th yare cautious," Studley id. om organiza ions such a the American ivil Lib J1i ...…
…VOL. XVI NO. 47 An Informed People is A Free People OCTOBER 16 - 22, 1994 By RO SEIGEt- Air Pollution Control Divi ion and th Michigan Dep rtm nt of atural Re ourc s <DNR) tentatively approved medical waste inci rator propo by a company called Highl nd Co Gen 13900 kl nd A nu. A public hearing by th s county and stat genci will be held 3 p.m. Mo day, Octo r By MAUREEN M. FERFOLIA £. /,., !!..e�s S_erv�� LANSING - Democrats must ...…
…- VOL. XVI NO. 46 An Infonned People is A Free People OCTOBER 9 - 15. 1994 By ALISON J ES chlg n Citizen Th Unit d S who invad countri and to w r in the name of protecting hum n righ will now h to confront human righ ab of its own within i boundari cism i th issue; a United inv ti tion i t forum. Thirty yea ago El Haij Malik EI lcolm called for n in- v tigation by th United ation Commi ion on Human Righ into th probl ms of Afric...…
…/ .' VOL. XVI NO. 45 An Infonned People is A Free People OCTOBER 2 - 8, 1994 By APRIL CALDWELL plIel.' to Mlchlp.n Citizen LA I G ( pit I • rv- le ) - Although the population behind bars at the 70-ye r-old State Pri n of Southern Michi gan in Jackson i 67 perc nt Black, no African American con tracto have been hired on the $116 million renovation project underway. The renovation project, which will take ix ye rs to com- I oro ...…
…amal -p A2 o on VOL XV NO. 50 An Informed People Is A Free People OCTOBER 31 - NOVEMBER 6. 1993 By U AN HEDFIELD C.pIt!IN ... SMvIc • .I...oI'tJ["IDilnG - Q. How do you handle the AIDS epi demic behind bars? A In Michigan prisons, no differ ntly than any wheree It' a qu tion riddling th Michigan prisonoommu nity, but the ,for now, . imply this� be careful, "There are two ides to the state prisons' policy on .AIDS; says Wa...…
…o 00 boo 0/---- - ? • o 1 Minority Busine s onth By Amy Finkel eln ho ant to tart busi , id Fo t Carter, professor of marketing and transporta tion administration �t Michigan State University. Although the problems are more subtle, Carter said minori ties do have a more difficult time than normal obtaining funds from banks. Discrimination should nbt oc cur since laws against it exist, said Gary Woodbury, president of...…
…VOL XV NO ·ltJ .. :'.. . . OCTOBER 17 - 23. 1993 Dr.l. c Rlctmond, CORR N tlOnalOlr ctor, Memphl ,TN; urgetheboycoHofSaturncar.OctoberethatGener.,Motor Maxine Thorna., Helen Long, John 80 n nd Joe Gr n (I-r) Headquarter. In 0 trott. (photo by Efu. Korant.m.) , s , By CRAIG HILL distribution of handbills on Friday in the . downtown Detroit area. - ==��==�------------------- DETRorr - The Commission on Relig- On Saturday, A demostration...…
…IAN G-AIDS· 00 d I ding ca among young Blac men in Michigan, according 0 the re cently released 1993 State of Black Michigan report. Black men aged 25-44 were dying from AIDS at a rate of 48.3 per 100,00 in 1990, making the disease th second 1 . ng cause of d th next to homicide. �e figure as up from 20.7 h r 100,000 in 1988, henAIDS Bla om n accounted for Michl n' population in 1990 rate of AIDS among ran ed the fi fth leading ...…
…Phc:m � Bua Korantema Iche Gibb r twna to 0 roit from xlco ith an exhl- b Ion of pa nting nd cu ptw at th Arts Extend d G I I ry, Inc., 1553 Woodward, Suit 212 In the 0 vld Whitney Bu clng. ·Som til ng Torn and N w· contlnu • thr�ugh Friday, October 2. ta oc fLES LAWSUIT OVER 'AFRICAN' IN PRODUCT NAME By ALLISON JONES Michigan Citiz n Africans in America ere robbed of their name, religion, m��,fum�Mdoo ,m� challenges from bite-o...…
…\ ('1. \ \ I '\(,. �., \11 l ntorm ct! """1,1,'/' \ /'11 t' /'('II/,it' Octuhcr 2::;-.�1. 1')'),2 DE11l0rr - A list compiled by concerned citizens bearin the name of stores su peered of operatin under un anitary conditions was bmded 0 er to the Michigan Dep rtment of Agricu1twe for iDspediOD. Guided by the Ii t, tate iDIlt)eC1lOll have UDCO red an may of pro lema and uecl a of citla on to Detroit grocery to . ollowing up on a compl...…
…part of "Communiti Fi 1," med t meeting the needs 0 t e bo need it mo t defined by each p rticip ting community. The program i d 1811 d to imple ent local community and human rvice id under tb upervision of certain te agenci . The only provi ions imposed by Gov. John S U ITV,B4 . COQUllLARD c plr.1 N.w. S.rvlc. to Action," w held t the University of Detroit Mercy Conference Center in Detroit It w the second in sene of conferences ...…
…\ ()I. \\ I 'C).·r i . I, , .. "1/'1'/" ,/,1, l » \ t ,., /',,,/,i, (hluh,," 11-1-.11)1)2 Qu on urround h �Iff' rol In youth' drowning By TERRY KELLY IIlchlpn C n BBN'ION HARBOR - When the vote in Benton Hamor broke with tradition in tho August primary, am switched to the Republicq ballot, tbey did it for ODe on: to 0 t Berrien Sheriff Stephen M ehke. "It hurt m to vo Republican, " said one nior citizen. "But that to 0." dld-d...…
…I Derrick Bell: 'Racism is here to stay' 4 • P�HJ(' B-1 0 Vol. XVI No. 46 An tntounoa Poopt«: I�; .i F ,,', I ','OP'f' October 4 -10. 1992 , , 'W , By All on Jon MicJU,� Citiz." The Rus ian plan' of interest to Afriean Americans who have yet to ee the Am riean version of a jump tart to put too e held in lavery on their way to capitalism: 40 cres and a mule. Many hi torians and ocial cientist place blame for the economic depri...…
…L _ Mbanna Kantako and the Micro-Radio Movement ICHAEL TOWNSEND ion ir THECA EFOR ICRO-RADIO . • Mb nna Kantako i Black, blind, broke, and on the verge of creating media revolution in America. Kantako, who live ju t up the treet from Abe Lincoln' home in Springfield, D linoi ,i it 31-year-old un employed public housing resident who operates the nation's mo t notorious unlicensed radio ta tion. Known Black Liberation Rad...…
…By USHA ANCHA 0 CgtiGIN • LANSI O-Double bunking, elimin tion of everal recreational programs for prisoners and hort tamng can prove to be dangero combination for the tate. This i the contention of Fred Parks, executive director of the Michi n Corrections Organization, a pri on guard union. "One of the e day omething i going to happen. Somebody i going to get killed," he aid. Parks thin the proposed budget allocation for tie Dep...…
…op n By NATHANI L COTT SI!D'� r DBTRorr-Tue day, October 1 w the day tbat the Big Star 1beater, believed to be the state' only Black-owned movie theatre, opened at 1540 Woodward Avenue. 'The r, which expe to nge features every 10 to 14 o ned with "Boyz N The Hood" Big Star w nted to open with the recently-released "Ricochet; H but the Warner Brothers wanted S5,OOO down and the theater's funds were getting low. Conse quently,...…
…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...…
…'pr rm r ' chool I ppm tion te m t. ult downtown coece . She . d � una are of the orth Central findings. The orth Central Report . ued after evaluation team of 23 educato spent three days at the school in April, 1991. "RenaiS-WlCC is not given special co ideration by area or central dministration a school with a pedal purpose and pedal needs," the report sta . "In many respec , the school does no live up to its claims 0 reputatio "...…
…The olution of t BllC mal according to Dr Simpson, Pisto of Tlber- e e Baptist Ch reh. Durin the " ICt lie At �isk· confere ce, hosted y Hi hllnd ar Com- 'y College ( CC), Oct. J -1 , Samp on iid to the stu ents in t e mixed audience of bout 400 peo le, ·You are tb elution, don t look for solutions, you are ,he solution. St rt with .di covering your elf, tart with di cipline." H pointed out di cipline is hunning the everyday ...…
…, LANSING .- There are $:\00.000 worth of floures c nt Ii hts iuing in the hase ment or it cell block in the State Prison of Southern Mi higan at Jac son. . That" becau e th prison -can 't afford to have union electrician in. tall them. The late Department of Correction could afford to have the light put up by By Trab n Sborte Capi/tll New Service LANSI a-As Michigan's gubernatorial race ne rs it end. Gov. Blanchard' urb h ...…
…Caravan to focu on dwindling peace dlvldend and moun�ing dome tic cri is budget rea that Deed federal pending dollar ac cording to other car v n' other m jor pon or in cluding: the Southern Chri - t i n Leadership Con ference, the Feder tion of Southern Cooperative, Clergy nd Laity Con cerned, the Southern 0,.- i C Major Deep South freedom (civil right ) or 'ganizations are urging outherners to "stand up and fight for th...…
…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...…
