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…continued from A4 ry to protect themselves. A woman who wor with kids though id he has known many young people who were expelled after carrying a gun to school for protection, who now wandered the street with noth­ ing to do and had no opportunity for the future. In other quarte there was concern if youngsters with guns remained in the regular school system, the atmosphere of fear might increase, adding to the number of guns. I...…

…., h BYJ Readers Write There has been much dis­ cussion about the sale of the Accident Fund of Michigan. The vote was a bipartisan vote and I was among those who voted to sell the state­ owned insurance agency. The sale was an opportunity to bring at least $250 million to the state's Budget Stabili­ zation Fund and was an op­ portunity I had to consider, I have been a member of the House Appropriations (Budget) Committee for ...…

…Readers Write THE CITY 0 Detroit has n eronomically infirms for e tim Let the healing p begin Th are th that exhort against an increase in crime. 1.00 t it this y, 're gonna have crime without ino gambling. We all know that vice' an inveterate part of our society. Let us not dwell on the dark side but rather, let us the ligh think of the good it will do, not just financially but harmonio ly. Our Commander in Chief persistently propound...…

…contln A7 CONNECT WITH US • ISK CTO , lik smo - ing, can turn into a kind of dom­ ino effect, with one abu e leading to another, which can lead to AIDS high ria catego­ ries, she id. "We need to look at some of the entry kinds ofbehavio that put young people at risk," An- thony said. . But when it comes to preven­ tion, there cannot be a focus on contlnu A1 tate' ab program and in- creasing family planning, An­ thony id. "...…

…thing we got a fight goin' on and they get in the middle of it and it'd just be nigg- in there rappin', They'd ay we can't be doin' this but when I tell them more about it, they start understandin' what we was up to and it was cool," Snoop recounts. Back in those days, older people didn't mind rap so long as it kept kids off of the street and off of each other's head. . But then something ent wrong. Outside influences began to c...…

…Th nutcr cker i tradition I gift in ever I cultur . W h ve a vari y of tyl Imported from Germany that will be enjoyed for year to come. These nd other fine Imported gift are available at the Tiny Shop Monday-Friday, 11am-3pm. The Tiny Shop i located in The International Institute lobby at 111 East KJrby t John R. cro the treet from the Detroit In tltute of Art (DIA). Call 313-871-8600. Sat. December 12 Call 965-5422. BEEHIVE - The exube...…

…co TED that office tried to . tate R0- binson. Eleven minut tran- pired between Robinson's arrival at poli h dquarters and when an ambulanc was called, according to police radio transcripts. The 24-year-old' death touched off a riot in the predomi­ nantly Black Logan Community, during which more than 180,000 property dams caused, a oonvenience to burned and ral office and firefighter were injured by bricks nd debri thro n at ...…

…Th uproar Rollins c ted not only led to official inquiri into t faim of th el ion, but B mini te in an extrem ly unfl t ring light. They accused him of m.irch­ ing th reputation of the Black church, and some filed a 500 million slander sui against him. INDEED, THE Harlems cross America, Black churchgo­ e are putting their mon y to- ard credit unions, housing, new busin and other ways of reclaiming their neighbor­ hoods. The dol...…

…ging from cl ible violation ming conduct of , Benton Harbor City Imnm· ssio told t th J.JeoetJtlt)er 6, m tingtbat if they rul out of order nd ye continu to spea , di rupting th m ing, they would be moved. Th rning cam about h n Commission George ys- i I' ruled out of order by YOI' Emma Hull. When Wys- in I' oontinu to , th commi ion adjourned into cl ion to get an "opinion" from City Attorney Charles Waugh. Returning from c...…

…mo to rrill Lynch l'8OD Lehman B t mo Ie mote. The claim 0 alle that Bla employ received I training, former ulting in f opportuniti for promo- ,,, , , Dr. G or oder an, rig�, . • pertm nt Chairman a South . in 0 tro', ic igan, explains an ssigrvnent to SOuthwest "rn student La�handra White. Grad r on is one of the te c rs taking part in a unique educational program ponsored by Pepsi-Cola and South tern. The program allows tUdents to...…

…C�FER OF SPO SOR 8G4.07 The aty of Hghland Part< no dge t"'e cCorm -Benon Aa- 80 s, Oelaw Corporation, t.s 0 d, sub- Ject b I'Ie ce�t of Mortgage Loan from ht Auflortty b oonatruct Houal� Oevebpment ldentl- das fII.ga Qavoppment � oertMl property leg y de bed as fofbws: HIOHLA D PARK TOWN CENTER MANCHE TER PLACE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT Property Oeacnp"n A pert of Lots 6, 7, nd 8 of aual1ltr Section 5 in the Ten Thousand NJre Tract,...…

…_J nt t ining. o big p g to r ad nd 01 or. :.J up r ized heavy pap r. ake great gift. o L r iz allow for more than on hild to color t th m time. g. b ·0 o m ceor · chigan Citizen 125 cond ·ghIandPar 868-6420 (. ry His wife was the first colored woman to graduate from New Bedford High School, and was one of the first colored women to teach in the state's public schools. Carney's heroism at Fort Wagner earned him lasting...…

…VOL XVI NO 3 Iln tntosnwc! P"(lp/l' Is A r WI' Pcoptc DECEMBER 5 - 11. 1993 Ajrica Trip .\IIIt/nll' lint! !tlllgiller, /('"n 1/1/(/ /carl/i"g .- Page A� I Highland Par . But in 1992 Chrysl D ti id n economic do nturn made it im ibl for the corpo- ration to ha ciliti in both ::lJ!land P rk nd Auburn . and HigblaM P r. would be shut down. If Highland Par had not agreed to t Auburn Hilla b Chrys r would no facility in Auburn Hill...…

…y THE PRIZE WAS a seven­ day, all expense paid trip for the seven writers-with one guest each-to the West African nation of Senegal. . Holding the beautiful baby girl wrapped in foul' layers of elabo- TRADE AND CO R E is vel)' much part of their liv inside and outside ofth village. Clusters of people line the newly-paved highway north to Dakar. Many are selling and/or buying mangoes, oranges, ba­ nanas and coconuts, among other ...…

…R-W hington 00 o • • a By JENNIFER VAN DOREN LANSING (Capital N Suvice) - The refinancing of public chools is on the forefront of every educator's mind since the elimination of property taxes for school funding in August. Then, there ere no plans as to how chools would be funded. Now there are plans circulating the Capitol that included a handful of other taxes and countless other rules, regula­ tions and stipulations. For ...…

…By RO SEIGEL 1'.cI.' to the ch n C n The Highland Park City Council unanimously ed a lution king the City Attor­ n y and the administration hat could be done to accom- plish t ide nt's requ Highl nd Par Mayor Linsey Porter tated at the public ses­ ion after the m ting that there hould be an ordinance giving him emergency powers to lock the building. Kenn h Schmaus, Properly Manager of 14 Moss told the Michigan Citizen, "We are ...…

…ANNOUNCEMENTS Candl Lig t Service t The Pastor's Chorus of New Christian Missionary Baptist Church is having a Candle Light Service on Sunday, December 19th at 5pm commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. All are invited to attend t"---l��servi·ce. - A1Imission is free. For information call Mrs. Freda Benton at 924-3616. "TH YPR UPPLIE upplemental health services to the pecial population of pregnant nd p...…

…P 01 PO • , Dinki n really paign of political due tion nd mobiliz tion within his core constitu Dey - union mem , African-Ameri­ ca nd m t ti , and low income people - to explain the reaao for th citY economic and social crisis. He never in- pired them to fight back, or ar­ ticulated a viable alternative for a multicultural agenda of urban empowerment. One measure of this failure is the fact that th re are one halfmillion unreg...…

…A T I 0 " T contention that an abusive society produces abu­ sive people and a violent society produ violent people. The long history of slavery, This Week In Black History c : () ;\ I, 1 'I' I () N December 5-11 DECEMBER 5, 1955 - Mar­ tin Luther King Jr. organized Birmingham bus boyrott, making the begining of the Civil Rights movement. 1972-1980-JeanB. Hutson was chief of the Schom­ burg Center for Research in Black Culture...…

…on." t decli tablishment I " by nam except for Di in and Rep. CharI Rangel, D-N.Y. "The Dinki administration really hurt us on the level of public ucation" by tJYing to block a Is it fil on behalf of eight children king to change history and other textboo , Cu i gbe y pO SO • C 03 P Wayne County CommisSioner George Cushingberry Jr., is spon­ soring a oounty-wide scholarship contest. The contest is open to all high school se...…

…T o By lUREKA lURK IIlchlqen Citizen the 1988 jam ''Me, Myself and n"While Poe explored the idea of his color, Tip said, flat out, "Black is Blac " "Now, from the lip of virtu­ ally every spokesman and the pages of every publication there was suddenly not only a bold new rhetoric - there was a 'New Negro' .. The NEW NE­ GRO, unlike the old time Ne­ gro 'does not fear the face of day,' proclaimed the Kansas City Call." AND ,JU...…

…. December 4 OLD FASHIONED CHRIST AS OPEN HOUSE - (H tone Mor House) S e Detroit's oldest brick house decorated for an old-fashioned Chrtstmas with fresh green �rrange­ ment by a garden clubs. Wreath making and Chrl tmas decorating workshops from 11 am & 1 pm on Sat­ urday and 1 &3pm on Sunday. Call 269-6363 for Information. Sun. December 5 THE ALIEN WHO STOLE CHRIST­ MAS - Hearthe rang story of how Santa wasn't able to deliver p...…

…A1 ELDER GORDO AND his church, Spiritual Israel Temple, met for many y at the Liberty Hall of the U.N.IA on th corner of Warren and St. Aubin In 1987, Elder Gordon and his church "made a generous financial eontri­ hution to Division 407 to help ve the building. Elder Gordon has hawn that he' a true Garveyite and "he ain't tired yet. " Next on the list i Garveyite Captain Leroy Jackson. When Commissioner Williams of Toronto, Cana...…

…• wa r rician to do r? Did I hi a Black technician to ir my w her nd or dry r? Did I hire a Black air condition nd refri ration teclmici n to do my repai ? Did I my recent laundry and dry cleaning to a Black owned clean­ e ? Dr. Mwalimu I. Mwadilifu isa booll. publUh6. educntor, author and columnUt for tM Norfollt. Journal and GuUh Neu.paper . • By ROBBIE CRUtJP-McCOY 5 eel.1 to t!!.e Michl .n Citizen Mrs. Bessie McLin serve...…

…" e'saperson hoh along, long history of working ith per­ sonnel matte and hap ns to be a friend of mine," Walker said. Wal er said as part of the se­ lection pro in selecting indi­ viduals for the police force, they began . th a entry level exami­ nation. Where 88 individuals had igned up, 68 of those bowed up to take the test and 38pessed. ALL 0 THE appli�t:s had BH OBITUARIES ErmaThomas Erma Thomas, 78, of Benton Har­ bor, d...…

…. /1m/Iii 1 for our I most riou dom tic problem we have faced inee th founding of th public. W are d priving millions of children of th ir compe n nd moral chara r," ys Bronfenbrenn r. Renown for hi or in human d velopment and a founder of th n tional H d Start program for di dvantaged youngste d their famili .Bronf nbrenner w honored for his contributions to d lopmen I ien and i applications in policy and practice t th day ym ium pon...…

…e appreciate your letter. and comments. Please end them to: Michigan Citizen 125 '1 Second Highland ra,« !tIl 482n3 ------' Excellent family busl- KIDS' WORLD AMOUNT PAID $230.24 x for 1987 $242.60 x for 1988 Amoootneoe ry t> redeem, $472.84 plu the es of the Sh riff. S91ed Micha I D. L 8106 St. Paul De�It, Mch.·48214 To Robert A. Brodeur, 3990 three M Dr., Detroit, MI 48224, I t grantee in the regular chaln tJ1le of uch nd...…

…a phi or mo- m nt. It' not. It i in reality, a te- oortance in Ameriea today. All of city rcity, B ; and the neral opin­ they will dominate to th perso ho . This im heavy ponsibility which ahoilril!lll:l t th ry h ofB thinking about i particular future . thin the United States. TIl peopl who dominate the inner citi nu­ merically canno ibly wor out a plan or have any programme by which they can improve their own situation which do...…

…ByRO SEIGEL Mlohlpn Citizen RIGBLA D P -A company named Highland Park Horizon De­ velopment Corporation wants laoo in Highland Park called Area 1 South between Hamilton aoo John C. Lodge, W t Davidson aoo Glen- , dale to use for ino gambli if tbe tate legalizes it At i December 21 meeting, the Highland Park City Council set two hearing dates to consider the deal, tlx>ugh no information is available on tbe group requesting the lan...…

…South African part · d linge JOllA N BURG-Bl c dome tic workers till f ce me ger w g and poor condi­ tions in South Africa, ccord­ ing to a recent rticle in The Detroit New. AUhough reforms have eliminated apart­ heid law, Black workers still trav from township to jobs in the whi te neighborhoods or live in ckyard hovels in the neighborhoods. appy- ew Year From The Staff of the MICIDGAN CITIZEN Holiday Schedul The Michigan ...…

…D orr-Long before there w a Barden Com­ municatio and Bing Steel there Ed Davi , one time owner of the n tion' first Black-owned n w car dealer- hip, and Sidney B rthwell, one time owner of the largest Blac -owned drugstore chain in the country. Detroit bo ted n bun­ dance of hotel , insur nee companies, grocery store , nightclub , and other Blae - owned b in es, But dis­ a ter came di gui ed a progress in the late 1950's. Off...…

…Hi P Community High bool Gold Card tuden in the included: Kejuana Arrington; ""'-.-' .......... Bell; . topher Bell, Keith Benjamin, AJfred Bowers; Harqui Cooper; Andrea Demps; akita Dye; . Hefertit G tling; 0 rryl Gordon; , There Green; Jamie Griffin and : Christina Ha . .: Others were: Latoya Ly ; Patric Hills; Debrah oh; DanieUe Parker: Tamshia Pettway; Tommie Pugh; Cecili Ricbardson; Wendy Robinson; Nicola R ; Joey Sand IS; Te...…

…, e old ribbon winne ere rew ded with an overnight trip to Toronto and vi itto th ience center the junior and nior <Ii . '0 1992 etropolitan Detroit Fair. tuden won t the fair. They were reception for paren , tu­ h IS. ·d· mGIIIAND P - Studen from middle-incom famili in the High­ land Park area who are in ted in attending Antioch College in Yellow Sprinp, Ohio y be eligible for an inteIeSt-fiee, forgivable loan of up $7,000 p...…

…a - •• � r. I me nnot capltall m. - . th rudlm nt of nt. • a well "aft ted from -We know that th ro d to f(l dom h always b n talked by d the - - ... human being cannot b wllied and mold d Into non- iJClstence.- They bring wi th them their contempt nd indifference to our humanity and our community which make it easy djustiflable for them to e:xploit BI cks. Their interest is in draining the Black community of its economic reso...…

…"I think th govemm nt' gone overboard," he'd. "H people on't . want to use fety device , they houldn't be forced to do those thin�. It' just none of government' b i- " Making eat-belt violatio tick- etable peeding i at the head of the department'S wi h list, be 'd. Supporters y such a law will ve lives by increasing seat belt usage and will make it easier for police to enforce seat belt laws. Critics contend it could open the door...…

…--co ued I I a little curiou to e tent the color d people too th b tion I que ------------ .... on I ed a ood many of them ho th y tood on th que tion of reducin the t riff on Cuban ug T. In pite of the. f ct that iich­ i an i producing much be t u r, I found that mo t of th color d p 0- ple in thi town hip \ ere in f vor of helpin Cub ,and they wer not low to gi ve thei r rea­ sons. L ter I found out from the rural free de­...…

…"Most people say they play and sing. We play, sing, write and produce. The four of us together can do everything from A-Z. We're one big unit There are no big I's and little u's." As four, they are AZr 1 They are Martin Kember, Jeff Gill (no relation to Johnny), Shawn "Shon-Shon" Harris, and Andre "L.A. Ore" Bolton. AZ-l is an impressive debut filled with soothing ballads, mid tempo grooves and funky up tempo dance tracks. Magnum...…

…- -Calendar of Events ' ___________ - - - - __ __ _ __ _ - J perform the progr m. In Ubrary In the Frl nds Auditorium, 5201 Woodw d. FREE. C I C Kypros at (313) 1490. HURSDAY, DEC. 31 � CELEBRATE THE HOUDAYS­ A 9 c Ohrlstrna tr decor ed Ith toy nd aw et wei com s m um vi tors to xplore Am rica' pa t In festive tmo phere. S n I music Is punctuated by th cllc ty-cl of toy train through a glng rbread village. Kids can enjoy op r t...…

…b Ho do un(! lin eli, try to way. Th religi people tell that we hould be h ppy bee our loved is with God now. I hope , but what about th in of our 1 ? Tom h been an incredibly impor­ tant person in rr.y life. He i-he - I h ve a h rd time switchin to the past tense - Tom w a nur­ turer of people and talent. He d a remarkable ability to encourage ar­ ti and writers to expr themsel­ ves, and discover their own creativity. Tom's ...…

…I�F�T()'\ II \J{B()I{ This Week In Black History DECEMBER 28, 1905 - &&aa.-, pianist, was born. 1918 - G 0 H. White, Congr m n, die4. 1940 - American egro Theater was founded. Who was the first Black pitcher in the American Baseball League? DECEMBER 29, 1924 - A.S. 'Doc' Yo n J author, portswriter, was born. 1907- Robert C. Weaver, U.S. Secretary, HUD, Washington, D.C. was bom.I894-W.E.B. DuDo was the first Black to receive P...…

…Horne TIps INVENTIVE SOLUTION - I recently w bed a load of clothes in my m chine. When I checked to be sure I had removed all the clothes, I saw a shiny pin in the tub of the �hine. Not being as flexible as I . used to be, I couldn·t bend to reach it. As they say, nece it>: .• � mocher of invention, so I taped a refrigerator magnet' to the end of ,a yardstick and was able to easily reach the pin. Amelia H., Garrison, N.Y. Coupon ...…

…PUB IC OTlCE Th City of H h nnou publ by H h d P City Coun- cil. PI c : Cham D : Janu ry ,1 3 Tlm : 6:00 pm u Subject: The city of H Bid n be obtained at land Park pro tr P nn I Offtce, 30 Gerald, of property on Hami on Highland Park, Michigan tween Glendale on South; 48203. Davison expre way on Completed bids must be north; and, Thomp on on returned by 4:00 pm, January west. The purpo e the . 25, 1993. tran fer of land for th ...…

…JUST "THINK, SUGAR-THEY HAVE CREATED LIFe ',..,THE LABOAATORY ! T �� ... � speedup for instant­ coffee drinkers: Keep)QU' mustache dusted 'With iMtant cof'f.ee -'just drink hotwater. (tJOr� 9Iris-�U Jilft Jar.te to drhdc rt � oIct w.y) BRIDGE (Anyone can play) 7 WELL,·I WlSHlHEY'O CREAlC SONe AAOI..M) HERE! FAMOUS HAND - PART I South dealer. North-South vulnerable, NOR'nl .532 .6 • A.K 1094 .Q953 WEST EAST • A94 ...…

…the e days ... CA S COLLECT LADY 0. .w. N ... 1IuIr, A..L. This card of LAR Y BERRA. better known u "Y Oli," i. from his rookie year of 1947. and wu put of a set issued by Tip- Top Bread that year ... YOli 's card is one of the more valuable ones in this set. about a S400 item ... That year he hit the flnt pinch-hit home nm in World Serle history ... Althouah listed as an outfielder here, Berra became a areat catcher for the Yan...…

…ARA: Candleholder tor awen nell_. reprMen ng .... eon and aoclal ctu. Vol. XV No 5 .l\n tnt.n mc«! People Is A Free People December 20-26. 1992 hundred percent in support of the �e( . 'Police are . upposed tobe public serve and if the public co 1aiDs repeatedly about certain police officers' behavior, then tho e OffiCCIS hould find other work," aid ·���������r�������:::w. iI "'-"·�-'·"-ve , ra r. e ar with second-degree mwder in t...…

…I o ALIA pitc t rnp d mi m no more than po er-hun ry arlo four m jor cl n le de Som Ii may play a more dive role in th country's future than the current U.S. lnv ion force. With the U.S. expec d to complete i humananitarian mi ion ithin three moo , the clan leade ppear to be ng van of the pi from nearly 0 years of fight­ ing to plan or plot the future of the f mine- tricken e t African tion. Of the four principle com­ batan...…

…" . " A HVILL, T hi te police offic ere pi eed on administrative leave ith pay for llegedly beating fello Blac undercover of­ fleer from the me precinct during tr ffic top. Officer Reggie Miller w relea ed from the ho pital fler being treated for cu and brui es that resulted from being pulled out of his truck, gouged in the ey , and kicked in the groin. Miller was pulled over after leaving a main sting area be­ cau e ...…

…o 0 o p truggle , but to e ure pro for todayaoo IOmorrow: EvelY day I am ired and fortified by the f ct t t my paren and all of the ul in gre ted world 0 Benne . South Carolina wbere I gre �, to d and bowed and ted th t we young people could change the world through our ac­ tio • We faced dversity and cballenges with t1)c certainty they could be overcome. We built a civil righ movement on an ua- hakable faith in the bllity of ...…

…We are nowembarldng upon the holiday n that will mean many thl to eli erent people. We at Operation PUSH would like to y, may 1 men know the love and good t come with peace and brotherhood. A wish for this n and al- ways ... peace. Each and everyone of have great deal to be thankful for, and all P . due to the almighty creator. IN 1HE � course of human events, we must remain vigilant and protective in our Quest for absolute free...…

…, , , ... - · COMMUNITY CALENDAR a urday ornm Live The Michigan Hi toric 1 Museum in Lansing pre n "Saturday Mornings Live!", educational ctiviti that are fun and free. The programs bring hi tory to �ife every Saturday morning through arch 1:7. CI s are aimed at children in grade four through ix, with ccompany­ ing adult participants. To register for "Saturday Morn­ ings Live" or for more informa­ tion telephone (517) 373-3...…