…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...…
…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 ...…
…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...…
…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...…
…es . cal DETRorr- From march to lobbyiDg to voter registration, the homele are tretching theirpoliticalmusc A Dilllion people are ex pected to march on W • on October 7. The march . cal- . e of lobbying Con- gr civil demo tr tio and the first nation I Homele rai e oice the Homeless announced their . increasing political involvemen a press conference last month held t the Union office on Cass Avcn . W yne Pippin, Union pr t...…
…eft .• llutMe, Dn�:UUo� (Web.rtet's New World Diction IIry) c o er ly African American city's Council pr . dent t. The teme received . de media coverage and condemn - tion by community, labor, nd public offici But sever I Afr ic: n Americ n y an Afric n Ameri simply can not be r cist - by defmition. " . . �aDllS e in titutional oppr A. . -NNPA COMSpOIIdenl WASHINGTON, D.C. - Pr . dent George Bu h and the nation' governo...…
…L Gri ban Medicaid-funded bortio Capitlll News Service I .' Michigan, e.nding lO-year !.ANSI G - The batt is battle in tbe state Legislature, on to co al vo er confusion tiag WnO" vote would allow about a proposal to end appropriations to Medicaid edicaid-fuoded abor . recipients for abortions to COD- Organizers of the Committee tiDue. To combat the ooafusioo, to Ead Tax-Funded Abortio both Committee (0 End Tax- d the People' Campaign ...…
…\By A. CapitM News Setviu Lansing - Starting this month, ichp's 196 cireui judges and recorder' court judges will useae gu deliDes e sentellciog peop coo- victed of 50 seri felonies. Those felonie include as- ul burglary, aiminaI sexual conduct, drugs, fraud,' homicide, larceny, property TOUGH 0 JUDGE destruction, robbery and Committee member weapon POII�ISIOD. The De guidelines, which replace those in use . ee 1984, are the re...…
…Camp: 'Who Michigan' all' • I Michigan campaign, said he belie\a the vice presideDt wiD wiDMM:h"DiDN�mber, d that will send Iaim to the 0Yal of- fice. . . . "If Bush . MicbipD, he'D . (OYerall)," said EoaIer, R Mount Pleasaar. "There's � ay (Democratice Michael) Dukakis can in ithout Micb· . I ven't seea �y math that works for that" . Beca of the Dumber of blue-collar \4OtCd for President �. 19a> d 1984, . an· a vital tat...…
…. I FU D HUD says City Commission responsible I warranted, I ·n recommend that," City Man er Steve Man ning is said to h ve responded. Yarbrough tter get ready for court As sh uld Mayor Wil liam Wolf, C mmissioners George Wysi ger , Arnold Smith, alp Crenshaw, Michael Gova s and former 1. commissioner Do hy Die ey and Norval Weiss and former Mayor Wilce Coo . According to t1le HUD offi cial who sent the Ie er to the cit...…
…impo t d c%1iciaI to Black America. The delMied by Jesse Jacboo in a keynote addre ; by members of the CoDp' io 1 Black Caucus (CBC) at vario wor ops d other speakers cited .destructi\Ie eight wee:IeDd theme, struBle lDllbllues - A 1.00 lDto The Future,· 1U0UII� • tapestry ofl , Rights Commission rned their listeners that "r cial bat tleground still existed· in the so cial d eeoeomic environment ofAmeri They urged their lis...…
…Larry Simmon is orman Winch ster banquet speaker Pa 6 , rea DyS Capital News Service lANSING - Black leader- hip in action is what the Michigan Legislative Black Caucus wants to see at the state Capitol. During the next few weeks the Caucus will develop an urban strategy. The report is expected to be ready in mid- ovember. "Urban communities need special attention," said Ursula Littl s, staff person at the Michigan Legisla...…
…2.5 million bu ine purs Highland Park , Job development partD hlp, Chrysler Motor Corp. nd launched Devco, a develop ent corpora- VoUX No. 47 Serving the StIlII!'s African American Community z October 18-24, 1987 ee • • po Ice o o • I P ge 3 / ByTedJo T J. Chronicles Congressman George W. Crockett, Jr., (D-Mich.), a prominent critic of, the Reagan Administration's policy on South Africa and Central America, has been ...…
…u gon Ht oman named 0 a ional board LANSING -- Housing in Michigan' in a state of crisis, ccording to report issued onday, Oct. 4 by a special legislative committee. . crisis in affordable, safe ho ing for a ubstantial number of our citizens --- in both center cities and rural are 0 th ta e -' simply intolerab e, said Rep. Charlie Harrison, Jr. (pon iac), chair of th committ . ued the 121-page study. e governor and I law dir...…
…polifcs -- ocus of Frazier o VOl. IX NO. 45 Coral Watt Intern Democratic: Party Ch d . Benjamin Brown of Lacota are surround d by their eight e joy of learnln and re proud to y even have college degree and o le Mrs. Gail Patterson of Ann Arbor; Benjamin Brown Sr., Brown (moth r) or Lacota; Betty Brown Chappell or Chicago; ranc Ray, o ,TX. fro left, Carolyn R I of Detroit; Daniel Brown or Houston TX' D vid ! Yp llanti; Benj m Brown,...…
…Before Columbus? D ing October myth -Pg 11 SERVING THE Z STATE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY OCT. 26 - NOV. 1, 1986 a By Rhoda inn y 'P at' nal ews Correspondent SHI GTO ,DC - Bl c and hite Ameri an are bridg in the ap on primary i ue confr nting the nation with both group citipg unemploy !Dent, the high co . of living and th dru their thr m 0- president The m a- DIVIDED hen it on ive on a nonbindin initi tive hich ...…
…• a By John iIliam Jr. hington, D.C. - Foreign affair took the spotlight at the Congressional Black Caucu ' 16th Annual Legi lative Wor shop held here from October 1 t - 3rd. While the majority of the 47 Legi lative Workshop con- ow York, NY - Accord· ing to the latest available information, the enrollment of the ion's cone and unive .. I pe . ed in 1976 and been d cliDing ever since. uch of the inform ion on BI coD ge moDme...…
…25 VOL. VIII ME BLACK DIPW T ashington D,C, - In a fairly obviously bid to pre vent Congre from over ridding hi veto of sanction apJn white-ruled South Africa, Pre ' ent Re an la eek named career diplomat Ed ard Perkins to become fll t Bl amba or to South Africa. Perkin . currently the amba dor to th we African nation of liberia. Ho ever, critics have labeled his nomination "cynical public relat 'on ploy" by the president....…
…VOL. VIII NO. 4S OCTOBER S - 11 1986 L S G - Governor James J. Blanchard ha proclaimed October as ichigan inority Busine Month, to be highlight ed by min rity trade fair and busine s development minars and ork op to be held in 12 citie including u egon Heights, Benton Harbor, Kala mazoo, B ttle Cree Grand apid and Lansing. " inority bu ine se are an important part of the economic development of our tate," Governor Blanchard . ...…
…BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID Benton Harbor Michigan 49022 Permit No. SO Adcfss Corr.Req'd cau of his anti- partheid activiti he au st d and later died folio ing a severe bating hile in custody in 1977. SASO II (South African Solidarity Organization) found d a means of enlight- ning the campu public, to combat South Africa' 0 n pro pagand by rai ing the level of conscio ne of Kalamazoo' citizenry. CO EnC REFOR S u 0 t reforms...…
…BULK RATE US. POSTAGE PAID Benton Harbor Michigan 49022 Permit 0.50 Add'ss Corr.Req'd 11111\ .....•..• .1i:�tt�tttIttttIttttrffrrttrtrt������ttrtrtftItttfr�:::: .. Kalam azoo' s orthsi de Soccer Clin ic By Deshorn Watkins MUSKEGO HTS. - At it Wednesday, October 9, Board of Education meeting, tal c n tered around residency requir ments for non-union personnel of the u kegon Hight Public School. During ork e sion, Superin J...…
…BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID Benton Harbor Michigan 49022 Permit No. 50 Corr.Req'd tress not a fac or in alcoholism - Tum to Page 8 II WA HINGTO - The numb r of Blac -0 ned bu ine e in ere ed by more than 10J,OOO-- 47 percent=be een 1977 and 1982, according to the Com merce Department' Censu Bureau. The fir t report from the 19 2 Sun y of onority- o ned Bu ine Enterpri e ho a total of 339 239 Black- owned busine , up fro...…
…Home rehab funds available in Heights By De horn atkin HTS. - At if ond y, September ular m etin the Heigh city council e tabli h comm rcial nd in du trial redevelopment dis tric for four bu ines e : Gordon Food Servic , Kent B verage Co, Inc., and Redeco Inc. were given public hearing for commercial requ t and an indu tri I request for on Ferrou Cast Alloy Inc. E ch firm had a representative pre nt at the meeting. Requ...…
…U GO -Acrod of 600 penon left the annual MCP Dinner rallied by spe - to the theme of "Vote to e Our Goals Reality _,' A highlight of the evening the announcement by busi oman and civil right der . e Ann Reynold t t ,purc . a $1,000 membership for herself d a 500 life membe for her niece, Cberyl E. Dixon in Chicago. �ntice Sydnor, �CP om of th Life em- ber . p committee receiv d the membership from rs. Rey nold th cro d resp...…
…nqu .pe Ralph Crenshaw, Juanita Echol Randall Jurgen n Charle Yar- . brough orval ei and ayor Wilce 0 e. b t ining wer C mrnis ioner Ch rl Hender- n and icha 1 Govato . Com- mis ioner mold Bolin as b nt. Rev. Fie said 'It i our re ommendati n th t th bard be rein t ted to ull power for the foll in re n. here i a 1 g 1 binding contract bet th city, Benton Harb r oin to hav o ner hip th board need full uthority and for gre t r ...…
…T A. Goodin From idtigan OJronicaJ The finding of the last comprehensive report on the .. "St te of Blac Michigan; 1984," compiled by the . chi gan Council of Urban League E ecutive and the Center for Urban Affain at ichigan I State Unive ity, re grim. It tat: "The social and economic gap between Blac nd White in ichigan i id spre d and per istent and, gi en to v: conservative eli m te, i likely to tay that v: ccording to th...…
…• 10 NO.45 OCTOBER 10 -16,1984 income Blades eswel les poor SHI GTO , D.C. - In the ey me ure of economic tatus - income, poverty atus and unemploym nt 1 vels - Blac are or off today than in 1980, ccording to a ne udy issued October 4, by the Center on Budget and Policy Prioritie . The tudy, 'Falling Behind: a Report on How Blac Have Fared Under the Reagan Polic ie ," al 0 find th t the econo mic gap between Blacks and whit...…
…The City Commissioners approved the Bentoti Harbor Hou' ng Commission plan to cquire and reh bilitate 50 hou s in the city, t the pre-meeting ork- op, Commissioner Charle Yar brough opposed the propo d Sub idized housing unit, ' 0 more subsidized housing - that's my attitude," aid Yarbroll:gh.· "I ould like to e more home owner ," he dded. Votin in f or of t idized units re Commis- loners Arnold Bolin, Charle Hender on, orval...…
