…MOS OW, RU IA -T e recent shooting of a student front Zimbabwe has Africans in Russia accusing the country of engaging in a urge of racist violence. Even the amba - ador from Zimbabwe ha ac cused the Russians of having "an anti-Black undertone." Mo t of the recent problems center in Moscow where thousands of students from Africa have gone in recent I ..... ye \ dy at P__atric.� Lurnumba Friendship Univer sity-a co ege establi ...…
…CHILD CH City lights school: A last chance beacon of hope for troubled youth They id it uldn't don They id you couldn't put t tou h t, hard t to reach problem tudents into bool and turn them in edu ted, employable young dul . Dr. Bert L'Homm . h ppy to pro them wrong. As th Execu tive Director of City Light School in W hington, D.C., Dr. L' Homme and his dedica d staff of 25 prove very d y th t the right combination 0 love, ...…
…( '()\I\1l 'II' ( . \ I I'D \ I� Hom uy r' min r Standard Federal Ban wlll hold free Com munity Home Buyer seminar Thunday, ovember 12, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at tbe Golightly Vocational Technical School. To regi ter or to obtain more information call 1-800- 643-9600, ext. 6977. Atth Ub ry This week' calendar of event at The Detroit Public Libraries include: -Monday, November 9, the Doug! Branch will hold Family Re ding ...…
…DETROIT ····�- ..... TI hich ppeared ry, 1991 edition of the n. of Secondary S<:h Principa, . d that t c be een 1910 nd 1975 felttbey "met their obligation" by "explaining the I - son "beca e it w felt they had "m t th ir obligation" by "explaining the I on," bee e it w felt that many te chers did not have the capacity to learn. Teachers, the article aid, were trained that" ptitude w unchange able, that intelligence could be me...…
…THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY ov mb r -1 cora AT graduation" Chatm n id. hile he c no led ed individu I th t h ve been tremendo hlp, Veroni y ith Ii ttle or no upport from the African Am ric n Community, the mo t impre ive group upport· com from ew Li te of Life, n or nization dedi ted to h lpin communitie with cri i . "I would lile to e more of our people upporting thi ef ort and ny other effort that concern our " well-being, af...…
…ow, if Clinton consci nee the African American community that vo What is on the African American agend ? What are the I' t of u Clinton and the Democra need to dd 'they ct ho t people IX! repay th ho put them in power? ordable, decent housing. --Economic opportunity whether in the fonn of dent job or small b in development. -Health care equal to what the cong 00 p ident ve. -Clean environment. -Bfficient, economical mass transportat...…
…r II :e 'y n ld 1, ie u o t'e [r. J. VIEWS IOPINIONS o ,the epublic n h d cb r ed th t Clinton d deliberately voided draft beca eo hi oppo ition to the r in Vietn m. But in e rly October, viclo line of t c emerged-th t Clinton un triotic, "anti-American", perh p even "crypto-Communi t". Bu h' P thetic effort ere i pired by the polemi of oth I rightwing ctionarie. epublican Congre smen Sam John on of Te , and R ndy C...…
…o contlnu nd to Blac leg! 1 tors. SHE 0 D TIlE lAW p plies only to Michigan, not to the other ta in the union. Power and position on influential committees is ed on seniority, he not ,and term limitatio ould prevent any MiChigan congres man or senator from having seniority. Under the measure approved by voters in Tuesday' election, those who arc elected to congress can only serve three terms, he said. This Watch Continued From...…
…Were it not for a "chance" 3 .m. meeting in Clevel nd park ing lot, Michael Bivins still might be looking for his first rap act. Not th t he needed one; his first two Biv Entertainment projects, Another B d Creation and Boyz II Men, were certified double and quadruple platinum, re pectively, with Boyz II Men collecting a '92 Grammy. Bivins ("Biv" of Bell Biv DeVoe and a New Edition mem ber) didn't need to stake his .1000 battin...…
…2 By TUREKA TURK Mlchlg.n Cltlun HOLLYWOOn-Alw y con- trov rsial yet n ver ignored, Spike Lee has added yet another conten tious knot in his belt of word wars with the media. With the premiere of "Malcolm X" , Lee has set a chal lenge to all newspapers, magazines, and television stations round the country to cater to his preference of interviews by Black journalists. The request has, of course, etoffan explosion according to a ...…
…HEAL TA Boning up on buying fish recent rtlcle bout the y of e ting fi h in Consumer Report , the public w w rned bout poilage d to poor handling in the marketplace, and con taminants due to polluted w ters. � ult, the article criticized by the fi hing industry and everal govemm nt officials primarily be cause it' conclusions were based on only 113 ample from a few fi h markets. However, the rticle by Con sumer Reports didn...…
…c AtTh Ibrary Th Library will b do cd on Veterans Day, Wednesd y, overn ber 11. Pre-School StoryTim will not b held thi wee . Children' Book Week "Special Friday", a pe ial event tory hour for 3-6 year old will take pia e on Friday, ovember 13, from 10-11 .m. Parents must ign their children up by overnber 10. Movie are hown on Saturday at 12 noon. Showing on ovember 14, will be "Danny And The Dino aur" and "Whatever Happ nED ...…
…BENTON HARBOR FoeofHUD grants going to center rather than streets V R Ie 0 TO 0 - Benton Harbor City Commi 10 e y th Y ve d enou 0 Commi ioner George Wy jn er' outbur t , in rruptions nd fal e ccus tio of oth r commi on nd e ci ty. Some commi ioner id Wy in er is ml informing the people, havln them believe th t the 2.S million the city i ettin for the new community center could go toward new ho in the city or treet rep ir. "...…
…o right of .. .., ,. ..... a�ru. k> , The pli) Ron Dellwns, 00 io rcpre- 'vc for the 40 percent B ,... _I_I - - _. BeJkrley, Qilifcma district wb:le the ren:.e �kl, nx:d to be rmre on t with national polling data on In acklitioo to their oommon ttxmcs of aimc, drug9 m1 alleviatingB poverty, Dcllurm d the pub' IS tlIlt, "Black Americam wo d be �r off \DIcr a Bill Clinrm Administra tion. HE SAID THAT wxk:r Oin k>n. Afiican Am...…
…Eye On Gospel 8y MARGARE T MANSF IELD of h ve come out and hav not b en afraid to move toward change. And I think that' p itive." While thi may plea e Winans, what ure ly doe n't plea e him is the trend toward ecular companie buying into gospel. "Here are the people that eem ingly scorned the Winans ... said we were too ecular and were selling out the gospel. Now because th y're able to make mon y, and maybe orne have the purp...…
…gredien ; h t to boilin. R du e heat and immer, uncovered, 10 minute. Server over rice or cornbread. Mk e ch). rvln ( bout 1 cup Spray bottom of large saucepan with cooking spray and heat until hot; saute 1(2 cup onion and garlic until tender. Add water and chicken broth; heat to boiling'. Gradually stir cornmeal into boiling broth mixture; reduce heat and simmer, stirring fre quently, until very thick, about 10 minutes. Pour ...…
…KING CROSSWORD ACROSS 1. Actor Tom 4. Wet 8. Mine entrance 12.. Mauaham's "Ca� and _ .. 13. On the briny 14. Mother of Apollo 15. Broadway musical 17. Trim 11. Ballpoint 19. French salad dressin 21. Ubsome canned tomatoes 24. Soldier's bed 25. Before 26. Continued loud noise 21. Anesthetic 32. Word with wire 60. Grape 34. Peak f; 36. Painful 61. Sunbather·s 37. Abounds 10.1 39. Cavity DOWN 41. Employ 1. Seance 4...…
…A PrIMM,.t J I land m mmoth tch t ight, dul w . t th pu hi w • As I look closer I can clearly Its inn r structure of re-bar, a thick, iron-mesh that how through the cracks, crevices, and chasms that make its face. I wonder as to whether or not the e openings have been caused by the impa t of bullets mashing against the inner id r imply by the ravages of time and weath r. There is no graffiti marking the fa of this wall. Not of ...…
…(photo by Karen Kelly) beli h' ar. ?" -Slater SouiJah In a ap ch Oct. 28 at Central MlchlQan University. , "I dam we won't be voting for (George) Bush, but I dan ore won't vote for Clinton!" Souljah said Her voice j not an isolated call for Black America to reject the tra ditional choice of the Democratic candidate. A no AL Allim;e Party can didate Lenora FuIani, in an appear ance on McNeil Lemer Report on Public Broadcas...…
…Olympic ang inAtian A11ANTA-Residents of . the TechwoodlClark Howell Homes are angered that their leadership old out ., the wishes oftbe Atlanta CommIt tee for the Olympic Games 4 (ACOG), according to an ar ticle in The Atlanta Voice. the tenants contend that Margie Smith, president of the tenants' association, and other .. leaders are in office illegally, one year after their terms have t expired. _, What is at stake is whet...…
…r N W YO -A recent study revealed that most school boards operate so inef ciently that they hinder their own effort to improve schools. The tudy, "Governing Public Sdlools: New Times, New Requirement ", ex arni�d 15,350 of the nation' local chool boards. Problems cited included unfocused management; turn over of chool board mem bers; and a lack of tate legislation defining their role. Michael W. Kirst, a school reform ex...…
…('()\I\1l '\1'1 \ ( . \ I .1, '\ I) \ I{ u. Boo Sal Time At The 0 rolt Public Ubrary More than 16,000 boo and magazin will be offered for e at the Detroit Public Library, 5201 Woodward, Friday and Satwday, ovem ber 20-21. The e i held on the fourth Ooor of the library from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Prices range from twenty five cen to three dollars. For more infonnation contact the Friends' office at 833-4048, during busine hours...…
….7, 2 " mmum • I un pUr---------------------------------------------- uthonze nd then orcin t council to p y for it f r the f ct, in order to prevent I ui. t ye r, hen ighl nd P r yor U ey Porter City Coun- cil President, he joined with Franklin in charging the p t dminf tration wi th uch practi . F rri , however, denied that thi w happening now. He id that th City Council d pproved the money for demolition in the p 1, but out...…
…HIGHLAND PARK , ake your souls, : minds, and bodies , , : to the polls and vote : ovember 3111 "1 refuse to accep the vi : tha: mankind is the tra ically : OUM to the starless midni ht of cism and tJ1' that the bright y break of peace and brother ood can never become a : ,. ality. .. I believe that unarmed : truth and unconditional 10 e will the filial word" R v. Dr. rt n King, Jr. , "Acquire knowledge. It ableth it po s or t...…
…THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY o m r 1-7 . NOVEMBER 4, 1879 - To paterm refrigerating ep parah& 1955 - TrwbIe In Mmd, a drama by AlIce �lIdr� qmed at � Omenwich Mews 'IlarzlnNew YorlcCty.l9ll- E FowIrr, jWge, wm born. um - Cayem GraMs wm awarded O>qpessional Medal of Horor for bravery in battle apimt�� m.c. da Uroy Carr, Merline Jolroon (the Yas Yas Girl) and TD17pJRedhave in common? OOVEMBERS,19()8....:..SbI ley of Brooklyn, N....…
…• Bill Clinton . olf in beep' clothing. He appears to be 0 muc better th the le der hip America h h d for th 1 t 12 year , might overloo ho much he i really like the fo1 now in charge. Clinton, candid te for the highe t office in the land, i running a da erous tv commerci in the metro Detroit are • . The d t rt by s ying th t we h ve ne er of the Democr tic P rty. Thi i party, the d goe on to y, that support elfare reform and the ...…
…2 .) ITH I TO HI H C TlO Tri-cultural heritage of Hispanic Americans (part thre ) third partof� we presemcd aJ'Ourxl � Sk>p U ra>unting Us Africam: The African (Afro Latioo) O>rnmunity Also Con- . DOrow." The following are excerp from an y by Dr. Angela Jorge o � Modem Languages Pr0- gram, S13 UniveISity of New YolkJO>lle at Old Wcstbwy. (Dr. Jorge' Y is ore of twenty four that are mOOed in my upcoming book titled "Multi...…
…di pi ced thou am.eliminated at on Lamount, the council' ex ecutive director, d the city hould create civil 0 projec in poor ole neiglj)orboods, much like the De- P Ion-era Cvilian Conservation contlnu from A3 . Corps. "I look t Bl employment "The Deputy Sheriffs As ociation going far beyond rebuilding bumt- gone to great pains to make it out ia," Lamount aid. HI think plea ant n operation as phone we can come up with ways beau- ...…
…Since her tell r ' 88 debut album, Tracy Chapman ha become the heart nd voice of her generation. Her eloquent folk ongs aren't only con clou ne rai ing nthem; they're true to life tales nd dreams expre ed plainly and boldly. Ac companied by co tic guitar, Tracy mel the gap between the personal and the ocial. Her tone is both pain fully honest and a true call to arms, bespeaking both vulnerability and strength. The qualitie spark...…
…"W declare our right on this Earth to b a man, to be a human being, to be respected as a human bing, to be given the rights 0/ human being, in this society, on this Earth, in this day, which we intend to bring into existence by any means neces ary. n -Malcolm X From the moment M lcolm X urst into the public's conscious ness, articulating his radical perspec tive on race relations and the status of African-Americans in society, th...…
…� .... ···t c nc r I no numb r m" You've he rd it before, "On in nine omen will get breast cancer." In ct, orne ve even cl imed t one in nine omen ready t caneer. All of thi hype' imply not true. In an ttempt to convenience more omen to h ve regul r mamo , the American Cancer Society (ACS) and others h ve vily publicized the "on in nine" myth. The numbers have ter rified many om n nd made them feel doomed. The fact , nobody do...…
…WESTERN MICHIGAN our lives, you DO loDger find fault with patdallar situation. lJeaUog is when you are free of JudFments. . Itealing' ben you no longer blame yowsdf or otbc The ruin of a nation begins in the homes of its people. The courage and trength that it takes to heal yourself is not easy. Give yo\USelf time to heal. Through patience and understanding you wiD heal. Darlene McCoy is presidenl 0/ FashiollS Unlimited Consu...…
…ERICKA STEVENS, 9, shCM'S off her $20 cash prize for winning a dance contest at the Youth Festival in Hall Park. With Ericka is her mother Annie Osby. � t:¥ B. BroY.n) Do not call the forest that shelter you ajungle. BENTON HARBOR By BERNICE BROWN Benton Harbor City Commi ion accepted motion placed on the floor by Commi ioner Jame Tum r to give Com rstone Allian nd Whirlpool a vote of confidence and upport for their help nd finan...…
…u for What was not shown on television was th amount of money that was spent by tl¥: bill's opponents, such as Hollywood producers a.OO companies in the cable irdistry woo fimnelcd more than $12 million in oontnbutions to members of Congress dwing the past 18 montts. . , DIE CABlE industry, which argued vociferously against the bill to re-regulate its bisiress, was an aggressive oontnbutor. Americans woo have yet to subscnbe to...…
…lma p e d n of Israel, descendan of the biblical J cob. Their rvance of Sab th i on Saturday nd they regard P - sever their main reB 0 ti tiv I, but they are indeed Cui ti . They believe that Jes w a BI ck man nd they havo their heads in orrow for the opp I of Blacks. Tho floc gatho each yo r during r near the prophet' home, by the label ng mountain. The year 1919 mar cd the first time they located there permanently, crea a tidy...…
…, The era of the four b ic food group . over. As new re e rch on nutrition show , the rule have changed. ow, nutrition and health experts agree that Americans hould eat "Five-A-Day" for better health that' five ervings of fruits and/or vege ble e ch day. "Eating t le t five fruits and vegetables day is a great habit for both adult nd Children," ays Jenifer Lang, author of Jenifer Lang Coo for Kids. "Children love the weet te of ...…
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…• ..• (I)t' tim now for you and me to b come more politically mature and realize what th ballot I for; wh t w 're uppo d to get when we.ca t a ballot; and . th t If w don't ca t ballot, It' going to nd up In a situation where we're going to hay to eta bullet. It' 'either a ballot or a bullet. a.colm, ·111e a8110 or the aull t·e v lanc.. ohio· April 3, IBM . Ten Reasons Blacks Should Choose the Ballot Over the Bullet by Spencer A. Overto...…
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…" "We aren't going back to Africa, whites eren't going back to Europe. Our home is in America. We have to make this work. " "M ybe e really will over come," aid Helen Broussard, who w among the joyous Blacks gathered outside the Antioch Baptist Church. "I feel better about this country than I have in a long time. " "ITHINK THA T what hap pened is that the coalition all carne together - Black and white, Republicans and D...…
…1..0 Franchot Gre n Collins, who is white, handed his father the gun th t Robert Collins Sr., 44, used June 18 to kill a black man who w threat ening white patrons of an all night Muskegon diner. The younger Collins wept while he was sentenced. His fa ther f ces a similar weapons charge. Louis Franchot Green, 20, and four black companions re peatedly threatened to rape and shoot white patrons at the restau rant, police said...…
…" K. • Bur c 1 9008 · I, . · . · Publisher: Ch rl D. K lIy - Editor: T r lIy .. AdvertisIng Manager: ich I Ru II AdvertisIng Representatives: T rry Broyl J rom K y - Bob Zwala Ie Aeon In Chic go, Attorn y Thorn . T dd i elect d offi ial to conduct an inv tigation to Black community re officially an tioned by th It i a mae Michigan-th tate that for t m n e rs h led th nati n in th murder rate of y ung Bla k m lc: - n ed...…
…VIELVS OPINIONS pill II or 0 tennin te nancy medically. BUT AN African-American or Latin yopng woman from a ing-cl family, or perh the vic- tim 0 . in Appalachia, will no ha¥ luxury of th alternative. Once more, we will wi the ible tragedy of medical butch of women return- ing to the alley and ide tree , taking advantage of their newfound opportunities ith Roe' revers . The call for right-to-life is dis- 2) Column: NASPA. Trey ...…
…it would. e m th t uld m to n 00- good en.ergy V e good policy -An irfant born in � nation' capi- tal is likely to urvive until his or rer fust birtlx1ay tmn a y born in C\.ba or Jamaica. --Only 43 rcent 0 all District two- year rue fully immunized against preventable childOOod . a rate 00 berer than Third W rld countri och Haiti. -Each night, 1.300 borrel . children I p in reuers tOC city while grown men. me 0 trern Cattle sl...…
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…Relativ ly mall amoun of lead in th body can Iowa child's learning. Greater amoun cause hyperactivity nd in rious c can even re ult in brain damage or death. H L TH OFFI IA) 'consid r one out of every two children in the inner city to (all in what scienti ts are calling the "risky zone." Public chool are not re quired to te t children for lead poisoning. HUD ha not removed lead from the paint in public housing unit. Landlords...…
…- 0 THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY ov m r2 0 Appro imat ly ho Afr' were t a n into laver b Europeans out iilt! Africa? Which Bla k American painter was known lor his primitive tyl« and his John Henry eries? NOVEMBER 26, 1919 - Y U ott, legi I tor, w born. 1970 - h rl Gordon received Pulit zer Prize for No PI ce To Be Some body. Name the Black who became a circuit rider (and preached) with bishop Fracis Asbury? NOVEMBER 27, 1904-...…
…wcre no i m- Prince settle his · lawsuit with ex-managers PMn e has ettled a law uit with hi former managers. The management firm of Cavallo, Ruffalo and Fargnoli wanted royalty payments from projects they had worked on with Prince. Prince and hi' managers' went their .eperate ways in 1 <JR<J. Prince objected to their re- qu t . rti hould not pay royaltie on publi hing income to managers. According to Prince, an arti. t's son...…
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