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…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...…

…, J communi t countrie, id Ron ld Re n reported in The Europe n. Re an urged We tern bu ine t offer "inve t­ ment, tr ining nd techni­ cal a i t nee on m ive . c 1 to dev lop function­ ing m rket economie ." This, the former pre i­ dent said, will be of "vital importance to providing hope for the younger gen r lion who ri k find­ ing them elve un­ employed, un killed and unwanted." Reagan did not explain why he didn't have...…

…n hour-long b r­ gaming e sion between pro ecutor nd the defen e, a econd charge of conspiracy to c rry con­ cealed we pon was dropped. 'The father, Robert Col­ lins Sr., 44, h n Oct. 22 preliminary hearing in dis­ trict court on similar char­ g . I n an emotional 20- minute tatement, the r younger Collins explained to P nnucci the incidents th t led up to the June 1 death of Louis, Franchot Green, who was shot in the parkin...…

…eric. Dr. Kin ' dream till i very mu h live for m ny W hington, D.C. young ters, but for many thous nds of others i is only a fant y. Th n lion' pitat virtually remains two tie ,on rich nd privileged, t� other poor nd et by the kind of d privation th t ought be un-Ameri n in ny of the nation' I rge citi but i pe- ci lly unconscionable in the capi­ lli of the free world. • Th t is why tht: Children' Defense Fund recently organize...…

…"WEDONtT JUST deal with , L ther King," she said. s p civil rtgb ,." 40urtulls in which y pond 10 -video such a "Eyes on the .prize'· and "King: MOnlgomuy :-.10 Memph�" They interview their parents about their recollec- : lions of desegregation and also o. nterview a Black person at least a generation older than themselves. c c Speake h ve included Jeffe on County Sheri M I Bailey, who i white, nd BI c t ch r, who de cribed egr...…

…DETROIT hew the ay boo -up because acreaming. "Ladi . Let me talk. I him the long and are men and other." "If I re you." Wichita aid. "I wouldn't repeat that remark. If you do, , S' Peart, the femi­ nist movement and I might con- ider it ist, " "Lord. God. You young folks are going to be th d th of me," Sister P arl aid. lOW just got through going through that Tho­ mm-Hill thing and now you ywng people don tatted som thing e...…

…cco 'Z1- economy. UWe thought e ere oin to et thou nd point of light" he id in hi ermon t Fo' venue B pti 1 Church. "In­ te d, c'rc cttin thou and nd thou nd of. h de of d rk­ ne ." L ter in Detroit, J ckson omp red Bu h to ex-Ku lux I n le der nd Louisi na gub rnatori I c ndidate David Duke, who placed econd in rim ry election turday. , "I m more fr id of Georg u h, becau e he h more' power and i more dec ptivc," J ck on ai...…

…Publl r: Ch rl Adv rtlslng Man 9 r: ch I Ru II Adv rtlslng Repre entatives: T rry Broyl J rom Ky· Bob Zwel. .. ' new report i ued by Wayne State Univer ityestab­ Ii he a very old point: the poor, e peciaUy Blacks play the Michigan Lottery. The number re, fter 11, a 81 ck invention. Like buri I in ur nee nd the churche , policy historic lly w n in tit ution fillin in the ch ms created by raci t ociety, providing financi 1 upport to s...…

…- OV This "'.leek In Black History r7:l· 0 m r2 Wh' h nation' the poor t 01 all island nations in the Caribbean? Who was th first foremo t leader of the jazz form, be­ bop? OCTOBER 29, 1945 - Melb Moore, inger and ctre ,w born. 1936 - cn to B. Jo , educator, born. Melba Moore In which year did the /UJ­ tion 01 Ethiopia accept Chris­ tianity? OCTOBER 30, 1974 - Muhammad All won heavyweight boxing title. · 1979 - Richard Ar...…

…"WHE YOU H VE div SWAP continu d from Page 1, Legislators expect the Senate to reject the bill orthe governor to veto the bill if it passes the Senate. Hollister, who sponsored the bill, sa id the goal is to create an alternative for single, able-bodied individuals who were eliminated from general assistance when the new state budget went into effect on Oct 1. Hollister said SWAP is necessary because 65 percent of those people a...…

…ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF Hollywood bid fond f rewell howbiz legend nd friend bid a fond farewell to Redd Foxx, CBS executive were vowing to do all they could 0 eep the how going. of pres , no decision had beenm de to whether or not Foxx would be replaced or his character wri tten out of the erie. The eries, "Royal Family" (which also tarred Della Ree e his wife) at­ tracted better numbers in the Wednesday night time slot than C...…

…·2 ZOO WINTER HOURS BEGIN - The Detroit Zoo will close two days a week during the winter schedule beginning Nov. 1 thru April 3D, 1992. The main Zoo, located at 1-696 (10 Mi Rd) & Woodward Ave. is open Wed. thru Sun., from 10a.m. - 4p.m. The Belle Isle Zoo will close on Nov 1 and reopen May 1, 1992. NOVEMBER 2nd BOB HOPKINS ORCHESTRA - Will perform at Club Penta in the Fisher Bldg. Concourse 5:30 p.m. - 9p.m. (972-3760) EXHIBIT...…

…R 27· 0 ATLANTA - PGA PLAYERS OF THE FUTURE?- South C roUn tate Coli e olfte m membe certainly thin they clinched the ch mplo hlp title of the In u ural BI ck Coli Invitation I olf toum ent, recently held at Atlanta' Brown MID Golf Cou e. The toum ment fe tured t m from 12 h torically BI ck college ac the country. Adrienne Gree, (b ck center), mana , Community Relation , . Coca-Cola USA, touring ponsor I ted by C Ivln Peete, PGA profi Ion...…

…Central Community Out- re ch ervice nd U . Y ro . ionofPromi Community Servi ,1 ted t 1 9 Pipe - ton Street, Benton H rbor, i not only providing food nd h lter or th homele • but i no providin rvie for di bled vete ns. Gwen Swift, E cutive Direc- tor for the Center id the Ve ra dmini tion provide ervice for di abled veterans through th Cen er. The Center h ve n provid- in rvice to the community inee Au t 1 . d Swill. Service r...…

…27- OV B R ,1 1 n, • Dr. Gerald Elli , head of the l)epartment of Chemi try and dean f the School of Science and Tech­ logy t Grambling State Univer- lty in Loui iana, di covered atam zoo recently a p rt of estern Michigan Univer ity' (WMU) V lung Scholars and Ar­ . tilt Program. How to ttr ct minoriti to the field of eience w r. Ellis' mi ion. At 7:30 p.m. Thursd y, October Oth Dr. Elli , a proponent of the -on method of teach...…

…- GROWING UMBERS OF Nonh American and European firms are entering deal wi th Black governments here and dip­ ping into the Caribbean's large reserve of young, highly skilled and well-educated brown and Black workers .• From Puerto Rico to Bar­ bados, from Jamaica to Dominica nd the balmy Bahamas, satellite dishes that end and receive data of companie allover the world rivaling the tourist industry nd carnival galas potent sym­ ...…

…1 c I Me D OTI: Prete • takeover to Scott 1 de hip. Tremon Mc Dermott believ that I ta eover of the city by th tat, becau e of f ilure to p y debt "would be the be t thing for our . ci tizens until we had a new ad­ ministra on with connectio to get I fe�eral and tate aid. He claims uch an admini tration : would not be run by the pre nt : Mayor Martha G. Scott. H b lieve I that Council Pre ident Linsey Porter i "sm rter," able to...…

…CHURCH CALENDAR . Holiday Wee end (Getaw y) Retreat Th w St. P ul T ber- n I Chur hoG (COGlC) in Ie irn try ill ho t it fir t nnual Holid y Weekend Get way durin D ernb r 0-21 t the CI rion Suit Hot I in Far­ min ton Hill. Ml. This vent d igned t promote fellow- hip mong Chri tian Single of II d nomination • throu hout th metropolitan Detroit rca. ' The Holiday Weekend Getaway will f ature Blac Tie Dinner on Friday: Decem­ ...…

…CH o FOURTH How To n ff c Iv .Di pi Y Ad th I rg r dby you dd o II II be Id CH API F I/U •• IZ 0 MERGEDES ... t2OQ VW 50 87 MERCEDES... 100 e5 MUSTANG .... � Chooee from thcM.undI ng $25. FR 24 Hour Aeoordlng ReveeIa Detan. 801 -370-2020 Copyright NMI18�JC 11110 -Indlc xperlenoe with low budget video productions. - M t have/utilize own equlpm nt. - Submit I f1v (5) rough script outlln . - Th th m h I be, The Cue d...…

…- 0 With the p' tented, to·inc 80 e re ene y e cleat e e You can b m a ................ \Vc ath rbilt distributor under rams. advanta as a • Wc ath rbilt distributor: a patent d tructural truss c m n nt buildin y t rn, featuring economy and energy efficiency (R�30); • dears an design ,ideal for comm rcial buildin s which n d wide or n spaces; • durabl building that stand up t time and wearh r: • c mplete en in ering and d si n e...…

…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...…

…-2 o Th plan is not C p licy, but \ a rc d pied b th r up' mittce on tfirrnauv u n, ording t the Sunday Time, th ountry' large t circulation new paper. Howev r, anoth r Cof- ficial d ni d the report, th propo at wa rai h d not b en adopted. "Th governm nt hould intervene (to redi tribute wealth), but ther are various device and they must be fair," the unidentified official told the independent South African Pre ciation. The...…

…l , I , " • - . i , • • • • • • . , J Jean Do en f.i h h By RON SEIGEL Correspondent On October 1 t, Michigan Governor John Engler succeeded in his long-announced plan to abolish the GentnI AssistJwlce (GA) program, cutting off all state aid for jobless people who are not disabled. However, many people are struggling to get back state help. J ckie Shrader, who heads the Committee to Recall Governor Engler, said...…

…hildrcn arc the ast t zrowin p pulau n inf 't-o with AID. What is tartlJng i th di pr portionat numb r of Bl c childr n affli t d with th di a e. They ccount for 2 p rcent reported pediatric AIDS a Although the effect of HIV are hard t pr diet, D ni II receive good quality medical treatment, tank to a uniqu cli nic. TH P immunology Family Clinic at Children' of Philadelphia (CHOP treat HIV-infect d childr nand add re th whole...…

…R ,1 1 .' LEGAL OTIC PROPOSALS WANTED Th City of Hlghl d P rk I r qu tlng propo I for: ARSO . AWARENESS VIDEO . Prcipo8aJ du to Highland P rk City Clerk,' 30 Grid Av nu , Hlghl nd P rk, MI 48203, no I r than 5:30 p.m. October 17, 1991. SPECIFiCATIONS: -lndlcM perlenc w h loW budg 'vldeo production . - Mu have/utilize oWn equlpm nt. -. Submit I � (5) rough crl� outJlne. . - The th m hall be, The Cau e and Effect of Arson, I...…

…This Week In Black History Octob r 0-2 o 21, J n zy) trumpeter/compo er, m. Which popular dan tun a called nth N ro National Anthem" among Blae youths of the 1940 ? OCTOBER 22, 1917 - ra lin Willi , US diplomat, w born. 1963 - 225.000 boycotted Chi 0 00 to prote t egregation. Which church group is recognized as th founder of Morehouse College (now University)? OCTOBER 23, 1931 - Ch rle Hinton, educator, , . wa born. 1937 ...…

…1 - " UNDS U you don't IeX1&IlIy hIrIs.I. lV�e.ll�at�atyou aayins?" "No. It'l not. I don't know if w uaUy h or not. But I do know that BI America hu more than xually har­ lVe hay been raped by the foul mou� of tomeOne who is IUDIDC*� to be ucated." "You ate bid u Wichita, MiICer lV�e. All she h been aayin is: '\\'hen he manied that white woman Anita. it got to you. huh?' She allO asked: 'Where are all 10 called Black leaders?...…

…VIEWS OPINIONS J(am Suit Publish r: Ch rl Production: 0 w yne Buch n - K cen Bark Anita Iroha • Id II C rt r - K i Andrich Advertising Manager: Mich el Ru II Images and. reality: the Thoma hearings We live in an age of images and perceptions, when what one ees or thinks they see i often more important that what really i . When the nation s t glued to their televi ion ets watching the "he aid, he aid" circus of the Clarence Thoma ...…

…VETO THE CIVIL R\6�TS B\Ll.� � 1t 'tsrlt ca\\ed. l\e wtUte �US;e fd�hln'6 * l OO'lT� lJ\t) -mERE'S BEE� 9XH A tUSS OVER <X.R SALARIES. £JJ.\Y. �RED 10 fPME -rnIN(:.6, 001< SALARIES ARE QUITE 9AAlL! \ VIEWS hip omen een people 0 color nd ith domi nt upper cl eli whi h control American th Supre firm tive ction, onomi nd ocial conditions of Bl c Latin have d t riorat d harply. Therefore to imply th t mmoritie h ve the in tit...…

…- 0 "MURALS I Iy big t . TIl triptych th t appears of Cathedral ex ted by Bml , Rig ud Benoit and Philome Obin. . ,along with many oth- like Hector Hyppolite, R S1. Brice, Murat Brierre apd Georg Li utaud, no in museums throughout the arid." artists, men of the people, descendmts of slav ,the African people who fought and de­ fe ted N lean and became the orld' first black republic." Rodman's late t publication "Whe� Joy Is Ar...…

…Onl y Latoy know for urc, whether or not her no inf mou dad, Joe Jackson, exually mol ted her a an dol cent. It i on mong m ny qu tion ble claims th t have urfaced with the publishing of her book, "Latoya.Iackson: Growing Up In The Jackson Family", In c e, you haven't read the book, don't bother. There; no more insight in it that ha n't already been played up in the media blitz on the di integration of the Jackson family that h...…

…-2 "" HP BLOCK CLUB -ALERT All Highland Park Block Club Presidents & Citizens. The Highland Park Neighborhood U EU J FRICAN A ERICA HISTORY. 301 Frederick Dougl ,Detro (833-9800). RAYSTONE JAZZ. 3000 E. Grand Blvd. (871-0234). OTOWN, 2648 W. Grand Blvd , Droit. (867-0091). -YOUTH HERITAGE HOUSE, 110 E. Ferry, Detroit. (871-1667). Send all announc m nt. to Michigan Citizen, PO Box 03560, Highland Par, I 48203. Respect month a...…

…oc people" Staff Writ" Attrating people is the reason that SOUTIfFIELO- The Alabama the Alabama versus Grambling State Hornet and Grambling State game will kickoff at 7 p.m. Wash Tigers will playa Southwestern Ath- said the 7 p.m. kickoff allows fans letic Conference (SWAC) game in the time to do weekend chores and the Pontiac Silverdome Saturday, till attend the game. Novermber 9, said AI Wash of In addition to the conference A.L.W. ...…

…BENTON HARBOR AREA unley, member or Progressive M ionary B p t Church miogl . ith' other gue L (photo by B. Brown r CITY convt Y the. property to the Kelly , they would h ve to commence con truction within thirty (30) d Y nd complete the project no 1 ter th . nJun 3,1993. If they fail to meet the agreements, the 'properties will revert back to the: city. "We tore down hi building and h ued us and he won" commi - ioner Charle Ya...…

…Dorothy W hington of Kim 00 County' He d t 11 pro­ gram id" 0 comment" hen ked to verify whether R p N' Rhym w b in purch ed for the pro m' 450 pre- ,choolers. How- ever, admitted to having pur- cha ed one of the ta for her son. . Davi to consider methods by which Gary Cozzag'llo, Regional they could join force, thi power- Marketing Con ultant for house-or the f t rood industIY and a . McDon ld' , recently met with, petite ongbird, i...…

…BUSINESS FINANCE crnzs , . EACH DAY Detroit. Yo. Phil lphia, Los Ang 1 • and of poin in be face d eriotation d f ring decay. Financially, ph icallyand . ally many our I and no Bl -run citi can no lOll r fill th b ic functions that orginally g v them re on for being. Our citi hav fallen. and they can't g t up. Detroit is no long r the auto­ motive mecca of th world. e York is.suffering from aumbling streets and m iv 1 of resi­ ...…

…lVin -income children nd their "Sod rvi m t put more emp o promotion/prevention (before there' a problem) rather than on intervention (a r a problem h urf ced)," id ewbille- h. Guided by this phil phy, be table bed vera! unique programs t cad Start hic gained tional ttention beca of their successes Chief ng them were the Parent Policy Council, hich enli t parent in the co-management of variou Head St rt etivities, and the manageme...…

…CHURCH CALENDAR Oth AnnJv r_y t Union H dqu rt r venue. Spe i I u ts will the B n Si t from Fli nt, th He venly Ho t from Ponti , t Spiritual Wond from Toledo, Ohio, th Go pel H rmonize Bright Clou Go pel Sounds S red Five, Sin Fighters ew Hope Male Cho nd the Inspiration of Wond r. Th pro ram i pons red by the City Qu rt t Union Grou nd the Ton of Faith. Advance donation i $7 and 8 at th door. For dditional information p...…

…, 1 rY-.?ww�� .. - - J' ..... � 2 � 1. BENTO HARBOR PUBUC UBRARY 2. N.I.S.E. OFFICE 3. CllY OF BENTO HARBOR CLERK'S OFFICE 4. CITY OF BENTON HARBOR CO U IlY DEVELOPMENT'S OFFICE If you v any questions of oone n regardng the conlen of the C.H.A.S. con H InA. Ley, Community D velopm nt Director 927-&420. �lftIfira® / 5� � �·'·G·t> � ON>. r ov�T UJAt.JT€i) To 1WWK '(aU R)fl BeING A G�€'A'1' �THaz· CIIzen hN. 10(16481 --- WAN...…

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…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,...…

…·2 y h o BY ROBERT GLAS OCIATEDPRE OC 0 R1 WORLD AND NATION NEWS ANALYSIS In hi zeal to reform the corrupt rmy, cou nd bureauc y, Presi- dent J n-Bertrand Aristide alarmed many Hai ti by ignoring parli - ment and ppe ring to endorse lynch-mob vengeance by orne of hi upporters. Feeling e pecially thre tened were the nation' tradi­ tional power brokers. To millions of lum dwellers and ub i tence farmer, the 38-year-old Roman ...…

…1 -22,1 y In f "There are lot of people to chec out, tal to, inter­ view!' "There' a time for clo ure, • nd that time i p t due," Wayne County Pro cutor John O'Hair aid. "Th re just eems no re on to pursue it any farther." Four Detroit women have pie d d no cont t to charge temming from the beating of Joanne Was of Farmington Hills during the annual Freedom Fe tival fireworks downtown on June 28. Both Was, who i white, nd th...…

…TIIRE Y ago- Alan Page fully involved himself in the future of Minne ota children. He and orne friends founded the Page Education Foundation to make a difference in the Iiv of inner-city youth. The Foundation provide financial as istance to teenagers 0 they can attend college. The fortunate ones who receive . help make an important commi tment besides doing well in chool: they must return to the inner city and work with younger k...…

…mmed. Th r m pro mmed, t d through my b phon n and when 1 100 cd 4:02a.m. "Ye h! Lay it on me," 1 ·d."1 e w tever." "Wrote, t i Wichi . I m d you re w e beca I ant to play thi phon 11 I recorded." I didn't ay it but I thought ut inv ion of priv cy he , tatted the m chine. "HELLO. HELLO. thi the office where you regi ter compl in about let' tudy Detroit one more time? .. Wh t do you mean, what am 1 talking_ about? I m lking ab...…

…DETROIT Y i - nt princip I nd guid coun- lor t St. ary' of Redford High School in Detroit, w n m d . I t director of t rn Michi n :Uni ity' Project Upward Bound :by the EMU Board of Regents t its :regul r m eting too y (Sept.25). F ter, 35, currently i working toward her d ctorate in education at :W yn State University, where he !received her m ters degree in 1 . :Sbe also hold a bachelor of cience :degree from Central Michigan ...…

…The CRAS plan also i a prerequl ite for federal p­ prova! of uch programs McKinney Home I As i - tance, Supportive Ho ing for the Elderly (Section 202), nd new federal programs uch HOME, HOPE, Shelter PI Care, and Hou iog Oppor­ tunitie for Per ODS wi th AIDS. CITY COUNCIL eo­ courages adze to come to the meeting. Representatives of the City Planning Department which i preparing CRAS will be at the meeting to help explain the ...…

…VIEWS OPINIONS d - emembering the A tica rl Ma sacre twenty year later vic­ of Euro-centric challenging bite supremacy. II loyl I European dornin ti,on h tern . c exploi . on und- developnent of Africa and the Third World to th benefit and enrichment of Europe and th U.S. Malcolm X once aid that of all the crimes committed by Europeans against Africans, the grea t crime ."� Ron Daniels serves as President \ of the Institu...…

…1 -�, 1 Debor o T info tion bout pplying, contact City Planning Commi ion t oom 202 of the City County Building (313) 224-7887. ormation on propertie can found t th or' 0 ce, Room 804 on the 8th floor of th City County Building (313) 21&-3010. To check city property taxe ,call Detroit' Property 'I Divi ion, oom 136 on the first floor of tb City County Building (313) 224-3560 and to look into county ta e , contact the Internatio...…

…- 0 P rticul tructur 1 con Inu d from P g 1 o th courag d honor of ho uffered," noted Cribb , former bro de t joum Ii t nd ordained minister. Crib ' entimen bared by . others in the religious community. An intense debate erupted over th role of Chri tanity a partner in the xploitation. On the political front, th Bush Administration i planning a serie of multimillion dollar ctivitie to ob erve the quincentenary. Congre h tablis...…