…\'IE\\S &: ()PI�J():\ Readers Write ovember S, 1992 day that will ch n e the Detroit police department hi - tory once gain .. .It f ed new nd higher level of trug gle initiated by ven police . . officer th t p rticip ted directly and indirectly in the bru I beating d th of lice Green. Detroit got rude w en ing: police brutality, terror and murder. Shoe cd out of their lumber, city offici I nd politiclans, community nd religi...…
…1 in lin -bud et "You can't p " unav it ble for comment, ha t le tone defend r mong th publi he who elt hortch nged. "The problem i ith W mer Brothe -not Spi e," id M rk Kimb r, publi her of th Califomi Advocate, weekly in Fresno. "It re lly le ve a b d t te in the mouth." Kimber id most of the members of We t Coast Publishers, an oci- tion of Black publishers, re angry. Of the 25 new papers that re membe of the oci lion, a...…
…C In m rch pI nned fter Centr I City c nceled it Christ pa ether than 110 the Ku Klux Klan to p r ticipate, do en Kl nsmen paraded through the city d ed in white ro tur d y. Itw th city' chamberof commerce that decided not to hold the par de because it could not keep the Klan from taking part. But KKK Ken tucky Grand Dragon Chri Connor aid he blamed Central City Mayor Hugh Sweatt. "In my opinion, now thi i my opinion, not ...…
…Where efore part II byZA IIARY JOIL � 01 . with K t Y 80 hi in. Milwaukee Times FREEDOM TIME "While these alien kings' con trolled the land, certain Theban nobles traveled' southward to Kush and organized an under round liberation- move ment. The Hyksos were finally expelled from Thebes by an army . led by the Pharoah Sekenenre, who ended his career on the field of battle. He was followed in the kingship by 'the Theban mon ...…
…In all the controversy (that bac -up by Da BFX on it word again?) that' urrounded chorus. his career since he wrote a tune .called "Boyz N The Hood" for his homeboy Eazy-E five years ago, there's one thing that journalists ometimes forget to mention about Ice Cube: he's one of the most mesmerizing MCs in hip hop. Well, that's an issue quickly put to rest on "Wicked,·" the first ingle off his new album, The Predator. What's the so...…
…... . - .. . (Left-Rlght) - 1he Grand Architect Traxtitioner Paradise, The Grand Verbalizer Fu kin-lesson Brother J, Congressman Donald M. Payne and Baba Professor X The Overseer. . XCLA reaches the' hip hop generation Van glorious messengers, XCLAN were asked by New Jersey Congressman Donald M. Payne to participate as panelists on the congressional Black Caucus Brain Trust "Reaching ,The Hip Hop Generation," in Washington DC. ...…
…'. IIE\LTII "TIle Judiciary Committee mem bers would let people be killed first, and authorize tudy group to deter mine whether or not they ought to e , MHC ch r e , euthan i dvocate h ve tried to d troy children too young to expre de ire to die, when th American Medical iation ued to overturn feder I civil right regulation protecting infants wi th handicap from di criminatory neglect. MHC ch rge that thi "Death Lobb" repre nt...…
…B Commi ioner George Winger id Vance w forced out. "Mr. anee did not want to leave his job, He w pres wed out." oin ne city yinger 'd. e aid oon Elliott et out of lin ith the city commi ion h i going to hit the door too. Winer id Elliott h hi full trying to run the ci ty . "Finance is a job in its- If, if it w n't, we wouldn't be trying to find nether finance director." "We re putting too much burden on one person, regardles ...…
…As we learn to trust I unde tand I m t trust if I m to be t ted. I unde tand Itt my whole ouUoo chang . I understand that t t� foundation of ny healthy relatio hlp. I understand th t in learning to trust my If I will find the intimacy with others. I undentand that I g in confidence in my intuition and learn to honor my dec! io , I will d cover my own excel lence and encourage others to do the me. I understand that trusting i ...…
…l�rSI\ESS "OU co C th freeze were extended 0 yea it ould prob bly be nother 0 ye before the Legi I ture ould c le the i ue of property relief." Efforts to extend the freeze nd d-o vo r nger alre dy re underw y. Sen. Mat J. Dunaski , R-Lakc Orion, i he ding n effort to p h a feeze-extension bill through the lame-duck Legi lature. But ction office i over." '""'� QI , ,..., wor1h. It human ability k> Art· an ill tration of tb: ae...…
…*** Dr. Benton i a bo rd-certified psychiatri in private practice. �1992 by KinI F WrM Synd. We are minister. who entertain for the ole purpose of winning souls. " For the P t ten yeal'l, Comm! - ioned produced sound with the drivin rhythm, intricate production and contempor ry melodies of • today' m popul r m Ic, while boldly proclaiming the Word of God. Touring in upport of their album "Number 7", Commissioned will be joined ...…
…LAN G-To the C HCornia rai in, it may cern like our grapes. But a new dried fruit i gaining approval with Michigan hoppers, and i appearing in grocery nd pecialty marke acro the teo It is the dried tart cherry. Thi cherry, not to be confused wi th weet Bing cherrie or the bright red maraschino, i for people who . want a "fresh. unique food," accord- ing to the cherry's developer, Don Nugent. "THE T d tinct cherry fl vor," u nt "...…
…Medical experts have estab lished guideline for blood · cholesterol levels: • De irable blood cholesterol level-Ies than 200 milli grams/deciliter (mg/d}) • Borderline-high blood cho lesterollevel-200-239 mg/dl • High blood cholesterol level-240 mg/dl and above • Desirable LDL level-less than 130 mg/dl • Desirable HDL level-35 mg/dl and above Break the Fast for a Healthy Start to the Day Health, experts agree that it makes ...…
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…all' e,encis, L OY tt PAIG appeared on . hil career. th· 1949 lSO'�num( idl"Sau:heI" misspelled) . ty itself... Pai e appears e hard-to-find hi,h nwnber 240 card set ... This card il most expensive in the set, $120001' more in near-mint ... Don't despair if you ant one: there w a reprint in the 1 9 Bowman set ... Pai e wu a colorful and beloved tar . in. old egro Lea ucs, often called the t pi�her ever ... He played for the Indi ...…
…VOL XIV NO 6 DfCU,1B� R 2(' JANUAHY 4 lyQ2 in unity in r f ii, op nd 0 rbu in y our community mor c n.lnth yow c n,inord rtole utirul nd ben ficial th n I I Testimony at NAACP hearings on brutality ISY HANK LOW KAON A OCIA TED PRESS WRrrER INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - There i a political moke creen in In dianapoli that allows the city's police to terrorize its Black citizens, a wi tne told national NAACP panel investigating police c...…
…"IT' D to ay, but in country where three million p ople are without f • K ro tory i not unw ual," y S ott Faiia. CARE' dire tor in Ethiopia. "Mo t of th p ople we help have gone through imilar ordeal." , Her hu b nd had gone t the town f Butka t attempt t beg for r d whe nShcknuri de ided that the family" b than e of urvival wa to walk to a CARE fo d di tribution Nation World - - ------_ .... cl rly in tho ad- van d ta of tarvat...…
…2 p A-3 Prepu cent Innerclty art dlrectln attention to the loftier thin of life. (photo by D. Cooks) City funding ough for inner-city afterschool art cia By DANNY COOKS Corr •• poncNnt Working with the Upjohn In stitute, the City has a paid artist, Lazarus Bain, running an art class for those 'other' children, White said, "and what we're saying is fund programs for at risk kids." hopeless ituations. He said the City of Kalamazo...…
…HIGHLAND PARK ... p , .�JlI.I.' LV N N S .,:"".� -. \a •• I,,. 'O� \0" SHOE REPAIR 13546, WOODWARD 883-5948 SHltH.S . OYEIIW Mon-Th 9:30-5:30 Fri&Sat 9:30-6:30 HACK Chrl tm Ch F MILY AFF AIR- ity Council man Owl ht Oowne read a proclam tion honorin hi f ther Milton Oowne r., for hi many years of rvlce to the ity upon his retirement from th Highland "ark Hou in Commi ion. The aw rd wa pre ented on beh If of the Men' Foru...…
…"100 'TKNOW," Wichita id. "Everyore is being hush hush aboutiL" . "Lord, God. H lp "Sister pearl said 'These are troubling times. H lp us God. Give our leaders vision" "It ain't vision they need," the Right Reverend Deacon Demon c-Crease J res said: "Trey need to come down off 0 treir high bor- " "I hear you, Reverend, I hear you," Sam said. "Pontiac can't decorate its downtown for Quistmas and Detroit has the bomel ,tre unempl...…
…c , 1 WORD MAKERS U') tJ.ltll.lll'l'l Slott I know the ritual Of the Sun, Whose daily death Has flattered every century's man. I / / u I know the ritual Of man,' Who lives in the Nostrils of his grandsons And has a view Of earth's nocturnal plan. I know the ritual Of earth, Unwearied in its course, A fallow wintry desert That cycles into birth. I know the ritual Of man and Sun, Whose natural light Upheaves the darkness...…
…This Week In Black History t hat tim and wh r did th Zimbabw culture flour' h in Africa? When did Blacks fir t receive didnifred roles - not in ing and dancing in films ? DECEMBER 31t NEW YEAR'S EVE. 19 0 Od tt Holme, blu nd fol in er, w born. What major differences are between the CMEs, AMEs, and AMEZs? JANUARY I, NEW YEAR'S DAY. 1916- First i ue of Journ I of Ne ro H tory pubJi hed. 1923 - Milton (Da ) Jac on, vibraphoni ...…
…WESTERN MICHIGAN S Safety & Health Quick energy th threat of fruit, ,ire Escape " If a firc had erupted in the last tel y u tayed at, would y u have own h w to et out? The ational Safety Coun i I recommend taking time t look at the fire e cape route ted in y ur hotel room. Kn \ here the ncare t exit i and how to get there quickl y - even if you arc blinded by m ke. Count the num b r of doors from your room to the nearest exit...…
…VIEWS 'OPINIONS Ie i ht Y a . arrul had "Moon" xperience i thi : B 0 plantations in th De p outh were brutally "broken" and edu tionally h rt-chang d b landholder who with poli col- I usi n, Ii Ic-or-death power, men. William. owell and Thom are paid to on rat white and blame Blae f r this condition. d EDITORIAL frica need a chance Two hundred eventy billion! Thi tronomical figure repre- nts the amount which ub-Saharan or Bl...…
…RELIGION 2 By NATHANIEL SCOTT St." Wrlt.r D TROIT-In April th Heavenly Sta go p I roup will elebrat their 20th anniver ary and the group' co- ound r, mana r, busi ne manager and lead inger, Ann Scott. aid the nine members of the group are member of three dif ferent churche . Three of the group' memb rs are members of Holy Tab rnacle Bapti t Church, 3184 E. Canfield, three are members of First Union Bapti t Church. 10 St. Aubi...…
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…Hollywood Swinging �'�Morgancelebrated�r birthday as well � release of�r yet to be titled �ming album (dueFeb.14),witha mallga�ring offricnds a� Rox-bury's on � SUIr t Strip. Roxbury' is pan-owned by Debbi Allen and �r husbaOO nn Nixon, who were on hand along with actor Wesley Snipes, actress V�Bell Qlllowayand a bost of othets. Meanwhile, Allen 18 once again beennamcd cOOrcographetof musical seqierees for the � �64thAnnwl�my...…
…VOL XIV NO.5 DECEMBER 22 - 28. 1991 I on n By THA IEL SCOTT shin ril., 3O-pl years, ente the world of the litUe people. He makes magic, builds fan i and walks the field of dreams and imagination where prejudice and the baping of individuals come face to face with the clean late of childhood. LOD .RIGG Iohlqn Cltlz n There are not enough African American male role model in Detroit Public School, id Board Vice Pre ident Frank Ha...…
…Nation World 1 y end to national overeignty, . - "Continued looting" of "developing" countries by the "inter national financial community, - the "final de truction" of "any hope for industrial development" in poorer countries. SI predicts that the conference would end national sovereignty by tating that a country could no longer freely use its national resourc ,but that forests, rivers, mineral , and other resources would be l...…
…IEL COTT fter the wearing in ceremony i complete, the mayor, after re ting nd at tending to whatever dutie need to be attended to, will motor to the 1940 Chop Hou e, 1940 E. Jeffer on Avenu in Detroit, for a "$100 per person Inaugural Cocktail Party" from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tho e attending will munch on hors d'oeuvres, sip cocktail and chit' chat" to live entertainment. IF YOU PURCHASE your cocktail party ticket by December 23...…
…oue n do for ehlldr n h win our la invol yo children the num r 0 durin ming I . n year. H re are me thi u can do: 1. lrsi t that camida for - talk concretely ut ttY! plan to addre the n d of hildren wren candida want visit your church r igh t f r y lIT • n, tell u want to talk - WBlt t they will take to make ure all ung hildren are immunized, - WBlt they will take to make ure that all pregnant women have a chance to blain ...…
…R 22· 28,1 m m rln ho you r . 't it mr1h. t for ri� wicked lilce�ty "0 "I '. "WOO? Arxlwby?" "Hey Wro I It' " Sam "Me, Wichi S' �r Pearl, � Right R�tm1 Deacon Dennl C Jones and Com t Boot Wearing . . We're calling k> Y Meny Cluistmas." "A14am. Sam? Cbuldn'tyou have waiEd until lOorl1?" I �. "Noway, lgboy," iesaid. "No way. am� ooly annes orce ajear," "AIL RIGIIT, big boy. It looks like you ml old lover girl �re have so...…
…BENTON HARBOR A Labor Of Love coo nd G rland Hall re proud of there pi ce, wh re "you can buy your we k' gro ry." Th re re Black party tore nd and candy tore and convenienc tore but, in Garl nde' word , " grocery tore i a pi c where you can purcha e an entire me l." What eperate Hall nd Hall Produce from mo t other Black store i "if you take away the beer, wine, and hard liquor from the e store, they would be forced to close, t...…
…This Week In Black History ANSWERS TO BLACK HISTORY QUESllONS �hi�h tate ruled fir t, by legiskuive fiat, that Bla k in dentured ervant should rem 'n lay for life? What is the name of the Black woman who performed the title role in "Carmen" at Spoleto (Italy), 1962? DECEMBER 24, CHRISTMAS EVE, 1907- C bell (C b) lIow y, xophoni t/orche tra le der, w born. 1951- U. . voted iby n independ nt t teo What does gospel music owe t...…
…CI IZ EDITORIAL OurBu in Community ; in Our Hand Wh nth ie ar blu , it do n't tak much to proclaim and stand by principle. The for a t or the economy, however, is tormy and grey. And prin iple like "Shop in th Black community" and" upport Black bu ines " b - come econdary to concerns of getting th b t price. Ironi cally, during the time of cri oj it i more important than ever to 10 k arm and patronize your c mmunity. Prices, rvice...…
…igho Edurotion tion for If- utonomy: P rt Two Th folio in it p two '0 timely rtlcle writt n by r. enn th Snodgra 0 etroit. In eeping with our pledge to periodic lly run · pertinent gue t edi torial thi year, we would al 0 like you to iv feedb c on thi on nd future article . In ddition, we encourage you to nd your own r ticle (450-500 words) to Hil ton: High r Edu arion, 1 9 . Grey Av nu , #101, Pomona, CA 917 7. Education ...…
…RELIGION n,Id DuB , n, Donqu P tte on, rank ic By NATHANIEL SCOTT St." Writ., DETROIT -Ei ht of the nine m mbers of the g p 1 group kn n Ida and th Conc le rs are f mily memb rs, and the fund r Ida DuBo e i a happy a he can Th group w formed 17 years ago and ix of the original members re with the r up t day, Ida aid. "Four of my ons, two grandsons and a granddaughter in with the group." In addition to havin even fami- ly mem...…
…Call 313 869-0033 ,-, tor c'U ':/orch t Or I'd d(j(jltl()ll,tI ' .. ()nl Pharmacy & Your Health DAVID N. ZIM ERMAN PO, FACA Pre.lde"t rin for i h ver in hildren onnal body t mper ture varie and i n t t number, uch 98.6 degree F, many pe n beli ve. In children. th normal temper ture en rectally may range from 97 to lOOd gree . Th highe t temperature reading in children t nd to cur in th I t fternoon and early evening bou . A low-gr...…
…I o c 2-2 , 1 1 ms highly ttin uld �ir SPalt1Clll'Ul bumrel not imply m i covers who rang 0 tyl from pop hip-bop or that they're talen team of yo I i woo can reany si and Consi r that Motown wa the recording borre for me 0 tb: grea t femaJ grou in pop m i hi ry (try The Sup , Martha the Yandell and The Marvele for tanersl) aM you'll wxlerstarxl why Pretty In Pink, new, h and exciting, and M town Records belong together. Pret...…
…- - - - - - - - - - �- . --- . . VOL XIV NO.4 DECEMBER 15 - 21, 1991 - -- a ied reak for homeown r o B n on Harbor revival By JODI c. KLEIN C.,il.' N..,. S.,.,ic. lJ\NSING-For future homeowners, Benton Harbor may be the place to purchase a home. Since Benton Harbor is consi�red the most "distressed city in the state as well as the nation," residents in the city may receive a tax break on their property taxes, said Bob Jackson...…
…p WA HINOTON, D.C. cNS)-Rev. Leon Sullivan, the founder and leader of the OIC movement in thi country, has been presented the nation's high t civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. President and Mrs. George Bush presented the prestigious award to Rev. Sullivan at a White House ceremony on November 18. Rev. Sullivan w one of 10, in the Pre ident's words, "extraordi nary individual (who) were pioneers in their own righ...…
…Primary Ign up tim Voters who want to vote in the �arch 17 Michigan pre idential primary must decl re a party affiliation by February 18. Waiting until primary day will leave a voter out, according to new state law pas ed after Jesse Jackson won the last Michigan Democratic presiden tial primary. Party identification card are vail able at city, township and county clerk offices or secreta y of state branch offices. Tough...…
…Child 'aidi THIS WEEK I want to on a list of simple things you can do every day to relp prevent lead . ning. - Get your child tested for lead at least once a year. - Keep your child away from toose, chipping, or peeling paint - Clledc all the places wbere your child sperds time for cracked or peeling paint, including the homes of relatives, b . IS and child C8Ie centers. - Tell your landlord or boes i�auatnity rlght away wren p...…
…"YFAH!" SAM said. "I even tard some people are having a problem with tinted hair too." "WOOmever it is, if I was that person," Wichita said. "I would not change anything because dress codes and hair tint doesn't have anything to do with ability. And the budget is something they should be thinld� about, if they haven't already been told to work onlt," "All right Wrotc,"Sam said. "What about that honeymoon thing?" "I. don't unders...…
…roo organization. Thi means th t ACOR m mbers arc out everyday in th r communiti , talkin to th p opl that live in (and d al with) th ity. ACORN members al 0 orne to ther to work city-wide i u . We all kno that there i trength in numbers. MAAH begins . membership campaign It' time to mingle, munch, enjoy culturally-rich exhibitiors and live entertainment at the Museum of African American History's membership party Satur day...…
…p This Week In Black History c m r 1 21 What is the name of the compo ition which mack cott Joplin famo as a rag time compo er? DECEMBER 17, 1920 - Hob rt ylor, Jr., govern ment official, w born. 1802 - Henry d m , te cher nd mini er, w born. Where is Big Bethel Bap tist Church? DECEMBER is, 1971- Rev. Je e J e on founded People United to Save Humanity (PUSH). 1930 - Benjamin Holman, writer, wa born. How many Black troo...…
…r, EDITORIAL h r p r Ion Thr "Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective numbers, (which shall be determined by adding to the whole number of free per sons, including those bound to service for a term of years), and excluding Indians not taxed, (three fifths of all other persons) ... " -Preambl to the Co tUutlon of the United...…
…1 -21, 1 ------ Ion for 'I'M following timely tM) part artick is by Mr. KetaMth S of Detroit 111 p ili with 0 r pledge to peri odically run pertinent guest . oriau this yetII', we WO&lld abo like yo to iv« us Jud back 011 this one and future articlu. 111 Dddition, we encourage you to end us your OWJI ar ticlu (450-500 worth) to HIL TON: HIGHER EDUCA nON, 3139 N . .Garey Avenue 11101, Pomona; CA 91767. As we move to the...…
…con ro P 1 I i t id nti fy a thre hold 0 a f ty net below hich, the four directo feel, tate ervi hould n ver fall," he added. FOR THE first tim a concerted ffort i b in mad to coordinate the fforts of all human ervi dep n m nts, aid John Peterson, program dev lopment director of th Office of ervi to th Aging. "Their work i not going to produce a 20- cond ound bite, but a lot more can b do in delivering rvices to the poor by ...…
