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…are charged to t location where the car' rated and it rated wh re it i garaged, 01 on d._ If car i garaged in Bloomfield Hill am h an accident anywhere in the country the 10 . recorded in Bloomfield Hill , he ide VOL. XV NO 15 An Informed Pe()ple I�, A Fro«: February 28 - March 6. 1993 Jobs plan awaits federal funding Urban projects top list . By MATT STRATTON S.tvIt:. ance in rural <10 not the city of Detroit, d c Stod­ dard, p ...…

…Norplant comes under crtticism Michigan- orplant, the five-year contrac ptive, will 'be made available in Michigan be­ ginning April 1. The tate is planning to di tribute $500,000 worth of the contr ceptive to low-income women d perate to control their family size, teenagers who would other­ w isc opt for abortions, and dru U ers giving birth to ad- dict d babic . . dema P iti n 0 ci ht white in e h po ition. Th ficc r king th...…

…, False testimony can add to term, high court says Washington-The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that defendants who take the stand in their own defense and com .. mit perjury may be adding to their pri on time for obstruc­ tion of justice. Writing for the Supreme Court, Justice Anthony Ken­ nedy said that "a defendant's right to testify-does not incl ude the right to commi t perjury. The appeals court say that the threat of ...…

…- Decentralized rvi -!nefti ienl computerization. W inwright P nted a tentative plan involving an agreement with the Municipal Development Group (fMDG). Under thi agreement TMDG would pure building in Highland Park at California nd Woodward Avenue, recently v c ted by the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employ The city would I it to con­ olidate municipal office functions, some of them now held in perate bundlngs at remote loc...…

…THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY B t!II 1870 and 1900, how many Black members of u.s. Con r were there? , What was the weight limit for ,. ship transporting slaves betwet!ll American ports? MARCH 2, 1867 - U.S. Coe- enacted charter to' tablish Howard Unive ity. 1976 Follow­ ing i original production at the AMAS Musical Theater, Bubbling Brown Sugar opened at Broad­ way' ANTA Theater. 1947 - Benjamin O. Dav Jr. was first Black Air For...…

…\Columunitv .. Calender Chicago Cartoonist exhibtts art Ti m J ck on Chica 0 car­ tooni t, will h ve his first ever 010 Chicago exhibit March 5 thru April 2 at the Carter O. Wood 011 Regional Library. Call (312) 747-6 9. Oakland University offers Wordperfect workshops Wordperfect basic will be instructed in tI ew U er Ba .. i "on Thu day . beginning March 11 nd ending April 8 at Oakland Universi Wordper­ fe t document enhanc...…

…P 0 to know ign Scope off! personalized ice comple wardrobe plan- ningincludingim g consultatio and cosm tic tips," tat Hildreth. Hildre th is e cited that her ct ic Signature" line is currently being ron- iign Scope original and requ ts a full idered by otber major retailers, This is ) ntation for their consideration, not th first tim that thee uniqu s Hildreth is also an accomplished of Design School bas caught the eye of culptress....…

…EDITORIAL \'IE\YS &: ()PI�H),\ ell-ou Black i city-whe n't enough Detroit i Sell-out city, Th mayor' campaign ch t of millions i being used to push hi own private ag nda, new r ports have r vealed. The ize to which Young' kitty h ballooned. the length of hi reign. the number of andals i nvolvi ng his aid and above all, the plight 0 th African American population under his term exceed in all r pects the political dy nasties of other...…

…READERS WRITE peop ,thmwhydo me &I�r-."".':'" P PIE seem to the I 8IX1 each other. Evay y B kill, rob, and tape each other. y wrecking their bodies with � am aIcoool. Many Black womenare WIeCldng tlmbodi aOO their bali for "fix". Many of our Black yo are killing ore amther for a coat or a pair 0 • Many m to love their m1 exploi , b ba tbemgelves.l..ove their e�mi but themselves. What a shame! ! ! What a shame! ! Many 0 our cdebrated a...…

…I­ t- econo ot , in m ny uniqu r ci I mi , c n-Americ n, Cribb n, Euro- p n, nd w il uth rn cultur s. In the 1950s and 196 , the city wa a peculiarly segregated city; yet d pite its com plicated racial . and ethnic i entity - the creoles, who w re both whi te and Blac , people of Irish, German and Ital­ ian descent, Latin Americans and Bla (who represented s6meo 40 percent of the city's population)­ and heat d desegregation bat...…

…,'" ch 8 t the Sunri e Theater in Fort Lauderd le, Florida i where Prirce ill launch first U.S. tour irce 1987. But before you get ex­ cited, he'll only be playing multiple da in ten citi . citl inclu e Olicago, ew York, Bo ton, San Fran­ ci and Lo An el . - In other tour develop­ me , the official report is that Sbabba Ranks w idetracked from ppearin on th Bobby Brown tour earlier adver­ tisedduetodocto orde after he'd collap...…

…J T xhlb on focu on th oct I problems and ius which 11 ct n urban community. uch a hom Ie n ss, Ingle p r ntlng. poverty, nd jobles n . This exhibition Is the cr tlon of photogr ph r Charz e Torr nee. Torrence is currently a student at Detroit's C nter for Cr tiv Studl s, and will grad e In April. T how runs until arch 21, 1993. I For inform lion (868-134n. ...__----- ---J I WED ESDA Y, I GING ALTERNATIV S: WAR OR PEACE? - A P r...…

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…RuntA CALEB Th. fun r I tor F\I B. (Jenklna) MoCa b, 83, of Bent>n Harbor, who d d_ Fe bNwy 21, he tel Febt\lllfY._2e, • Hope Sap Cflurch, neon Harbor, where .he w .. a member. The boO! w crema ed. Arrangem.... mad. by .... F rp In O't�, Florin Furw,.1 rv­ ioe, Bent>n Harbor. Mra. McCaleb w born Jun. 24, 1829, In Shuq�"k, M . Sh. tonner1y employed .. a ,.,,..'. de at Clair- mont Nu Hom. lind aIIo w a fo g,.n�.,.nt Survlvora oIud...…

…Senior Service Line hy rw1.ltlld.l C tur Ic� Soap Scraps by Sell Groves STRANGER THAN ncnox Jam Patrick Healy (ex "Dynas.­ ty," ex "Santa Barbara") was charged with trying to slash the throat of his sister's estranged hus­ band during a family argument. My West Coast sources say to expect some startling revelations bout the talented, but volatile, lrish-bo Australian actor, if and when thi case goes to trial. RETURN TRIPS: Joeep...…

…In ur nc ch c -up­ Auto In ur nc TIle two that roost emp eyers . HMQ) am the traditional fee-for -serviee plans like Blue Cross/Blue Shield. Prepaid pl h HM, typically charge 5 per offi visit witlrmost other medical fully cov- ered. Fee-for-servi plars like Blue OaisIBh.X! Shield, pay a cer­ tain percentage for various medical servi . Ifyourcompanyl- you yearly tween the various health plars, detennine which policy best rrees y...…

…Household Help by John Amantca With spring just around the comer, we must still keep in mind ther are some b d winter weather days yet to . come. Here are some late-winter tips to help you cope: * Keep your snow blower in peak running order, especially if you've had a busy snow season. * Make sure your snow shovel, ice­ chopper and other tools h ve a good edge. * Clear your paths and walkways immediately when slippery condi­ tio...…

…MADAME SAMARA 1905,2131,2230, 1045, 1771 404, 478, 708, 150 1304, 4321, 196�513�8909 640,109,490,960 9904,4556,3411, 1204, 1809 114, 477, 765, 134, 110� 077�500�2123,5604 OTICE 0 PUBLIC HEARl RE. TATE CAPITAL PE TI G I T CE FOR FI CAL R 93- I All intere t d citiz n are dvi d th t th Twin Citi Tr n por- t non uthonty (TC T h pre- p red r n pphc tion for ftn nc I 1 tanc r uired und r th rb n Tran portation ct of 1 4, amend d. ...…

…error, OR Grant nged . in Vic . Ryan rriv another threaten in told an incredul G nt, Spen r w behind th threats, so th t Vicky could m rry Ryan. D rryl told John, Dougl m y not h ve di d from ��m��nEai.)tur I cause . Christy ubtly I t Ii Ca he f It gr t ful for � .... +-'-t-- whatever Franki did for Dougl . Pelici and Jenna had n emotional blowup that n in a t rful recon­ ciliation. Denni nd M rley greed to end their mor tori ur...…

…DETRorr - Although th crowd that entered Wayne State Univer- ity Matthaei -Comple w mall, the cheering and houting w tb perfect ckground for the show­ down between two of the b t vol­ leyball teams in the City Of Detroit, Cas Tech and Henry Ford, at the Detroit Public School Girl Volleyball Championship held on February 18th. ' D pite the agres ive and barp play of Henry Foro, Cas Tech raI-· lied from behind to in both matches. T...…

…/ ES DET OIT -After year of using racial politics to rally city voters to hi ide, it ha come to light that Mayor Coleman Young doesn't wal the talk when it come to putting hi money where hi mouth i . � ced wi th ch llengers in the up­ coming mayoral paign, and uf­ fering the 10 of former financial backers, M yorYoung turned again saying that Young wa angered thi wee to the uncri tical Michigan over remar 1 t week by NBD Chronicle...…

…o RD members have u ted that tate offi­ ci ,und r the dministration of Michigan Governor John Engler, wl h to d' redit th colle and wish it to die. Board m mbers y the attac on the college i . t prejOOice ' against a college which i predominately ac and prejudice against the poor. State official , HP Bo rd members say, d ire to th deficit by cutting money for a college which provid equal education­ alopportunity. "I l!_ate to p...…

…) "�,u.nGTO -The Pen­ tagon ys it a� in the fi 1 1992 year, $129 billion worth of military contra , an 8 percent d line. Californi received 21.2 percent of the $112 billion a arded in the United Sta a Defense Department report ·d. Another $17 billion w awarded to contractor in American territories like Guam and Puerto Rico. Georgia nearly doubled the value of i contra over 1991, with a 1992 total of $3.8 billion, while the val...…

…CALENDAR ed The Alzh imer' ocia- . tion-Detroit Area Chapter i e king volunteers to i twilh an Adult Day Care Program for perso with a memory imp ir- o ment. The next training i on three con cutive Saturday (Fi b. 27 through rch 1) from 9 .m. to p.m. Call 7- 2n. Tax assistance program offered The and th tional ociation of Bl ck A ountants are offering a free tax i tan program at th D tr it Public Library to prepare ta forms f...…

…111(;IIL.\�J) P.\I{K "You may WI'iu me down in his· tory with your b . , twistedlia, you may trod me in the le)' dirt, but still, ��/'UrUe." -Dr. It' row time for African History Month, popularly koown Black tory Month. We m t endeavor to p our history upfront and in mental f� all year long. We m t keep in mind that the African·American male' till an endangered sped and they are in need of more upport and help as we rrove toward...…

…tor» QI1lI'lOSOn 0 through cduca . oountry. He equallye piouing the ri 0 the righ 0 all Ameri with an emp . onduewmwercthebard­ est hit by inequality and inj My frieIXl mI former Greenbe Dean of Col Ie, Thurgood ball' tant t the NAACP Le Defeme Fund from 1949 to 1961. When Thurgood went to the S�reme O:>urt, � chose .Jack to ucceed him bead of the Legal Defe F\u¥t. J for many of when he remem rs thc giant of man woo led and ...…

…THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY 21·27 12, Who wrote tlu! poem to Harlem"? With whas recording label did the Four Top ing in 1964? FEBRUARY 23, 1924 == 01 d H ye , Inger, awarded Spingam Medal for hi international reputation in the music world. 1907 - Al In Locke, first Black to in highly coveted Rhodes Scholarship. 1868 - W.E.B. DuDo , scholar-activist and author of The Souls of Black Folk, wa born. 1979 - Frank E. Pete en Jr. b...…

…EDITORIAL -� • da ge Th right wing nu in the tate legi laulre are propo ing what they call crime fighting reforms. What i ing proposed will only get police offi ers killed while al '0 uther eroding civil rights in the name of drug wars. Th Republican-legi lat rs n w have the numb rs they feel to push throught th legi lature th ir conservative, anti-liberty agenda. Th y want to give cops the right to push own doors and invade hom wit...…

…reelection, id both c ndidate o e ere they are in life to him. "He got hi job judge through my recommendation," Young aid of r, a former tate Supreme Court j tice, who also served as Young's campaign manager in the p t. "He ked me and I pproached the governor and got him that p­ pointment," Young id."Hi wife got her appointment through me. So every one of them got where he or he is (in part) with me opening the door for them." T...…

…by Roy Wilkins The following essay wu introduced in the original with the italicized para- aph. and ,it needs no dditional introduction. ' ThU article wa.r written from Associated Press news dispatches. Since that time liJter repons have reached The Crisis thai William and Cora Waln were not occupying the caretaker's cottage at a cemetery, but were living in their own home at the edge 0/ the cemetery. It if re­ ported tha: efJorts have ...…

…n I Parri h Smith nd Eric S nnon collectively known EPMD, hav announced that' they are parting way du to personal differen Th hard core r p duo' late t LP, Business Never Personal, bas been certified gold, as has their three prior albums Strictly Business, Unfinished Business and Business As Usual. Rush Communication' chairman Russell Simmons hopes the group will get "back to busi­ rt s." Switch a roo The recording industry ...…

…CALENDAR OF E'iENTS ,_.", ONDAY, FEB. 22 GI G ALTER mES: WAR OR PEACE? - A perm ne t -col Ion from Feb. 22thru March 11, 1993 at t Sword I Plows P Cent &G ,33EAdam . For nformatlon (965-5422). HE VIO�NT UNIVERSE - A 'forty-fly minute program fNery Tu . end Thur . Feb. 22 thru March 25, ;1993, at 7pm. Th program Is arrated by veteran etor Vincent ;Price. This sky show takes planetarium visitors on a tour of • th n that go bump ...…

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…• -Feb.22-25,froml .rn.to-sb.m. a pecial d' play 0 n to th public at the CaIV r Cen r. - Feb. 27, at 2 p.m. Video "Ey on the Prize", a m vie on the civil righ movement from 1954 to 1 will be presented folio ed by a b ketball game. Even will talc pl ce at the Bethel Recreation Cent r. - Feb. 27 at 6 p.m., "BI k Hi tory Program and Banquet." Gue t s akers will be Rev. Rebecca Mitchell, pastor of Grant Chap I African Methodi t Episc...…

…annou BI c HI ory .An.�Cl ha gu t a�al\cr F b. 28 Michael C. Hyter, Vice­ Pre ident of Public Affairs nd Communication for the dep rtment tore divi ion, Dayton Hudson Corporation, will be gue t peaker at Ebenezer AME Church Blac Hi tory erie Sunday, February 28 at 7:30 and 11:45 a.m. ervice . All male conference slated An all male-conference will be presented Saturday, February 27, rom 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Second Baptis...…

…I: ",' 0' ... p' , , • I harles Ross is the host 01 tlu, nationally syndicated radio program "Your Personal Finance" a:nJ author 01 the The B�SI 01 Your P�r$onaJ Finance_. I .. Uvlng well on I Ea� well docsl't mean you , haVe k> speOO a tDrtlR. With � ave family � anywhtle from sro " $100 00 food each fiJJting " Iowa' )'OlI' food bill can IIIve an irqJIct 00 your b\x!get Hele8le ��: - Buy i term in the large ecoromy s...…

…( P)- In money- orld forever ch nting " ore," ic i Robin and Joe Doming z tnd imple pI ure in yin "Enough." ch liv on yearly budget of bout $6, t ell below the federal poverty level. And while that' not unu u I the e d y t Robin nd Dominguez t nd out for three OIlS: -They live th y do by choice. -They wrote a boo urging everyone to do the m. -People dually are buying it. Th authors have me gurus of the New Frug lily, offering a...…

….... ro .' I BUNCH lorl Ora Dollars & Sense by Bryon Elson in . Vi itted. The IRS conduc mor th SO t i audi in S offi and r 2S percent in th field. Tax­ payers not, however, required to have audit cond cted in their home . You have the ri ht to ul a m in with th IRS t a convenient time and 1 tion with enou dvance nOO for you to prepare adeq tely. Small i own also have the right to schedule an udit t time and location that...…

…• ORGANIZER NEEDED. Strong oommttm nt to the labor movement a m rm action employer. Call T.am.t re for Demooratlo Union at 313-842-2600. 2-21 BRAIDERS experience to work at new braid eeIon opering eoon on the eat de. PSeue 0.11 ctvte at � Place HaIr Salon 52e­ eo38 .• Excellent family buel­ ,.... oppor1unlty. Ole­ trtbutorehlp avllliable throughout the Detroit .... Exoellent groud floor oppor1unlty. nf­ mwn Inveetment. M ...…

…Jam.. IIIlam., c I: Willi m , guard, fired in 12 poin in tbe - Wildca 45-37 victory over the Earhart Aviato on eb. 6th in a PSL middle bool tball matchup. Jacob Graha ,Wlllon: Grahambital yup ithjusttwo econd rem ining to lift tbe Wilson Wildca to 32-31 victory over Burton Internation I on Feb. 6th. Wilson is 2-2 on the cason. r, urton In­ t matlonal: -��_, Archer, a guard moved from the for­ ward position, had eight ...…

…' . . " VOL. XV NO. 1 � J\n/fl/Oflll('d I'('oplt'/:. ;1 f t c» P('('I'II' Februat y 14-20. 1993 r�. I Chan y nd the Rev. Jo ph Lowery, p id nt of th Southern Chri tian Leadership Conference, announced a three-day human righ hearing in J on ., eginning March 16, to e amine the dea . Th tivi will pent evi- de _Bath red during the hearings to Congres and will demaOO con- g ional heari on the ab well pedal pro ecutor to County S ri...…

…- Powell to leave o ce earty WASlU GTON-Gen. Colin well has expressed his wish to leave office prior to his Sep­ tember 30th term expiration. His dire, ·a y, . reinforced with Clinton' deci ion to lift the ban on hom xuals in the military and budget cuts. But, according to a recen article in the Detroit F� Press, Powell will stay long President Bill Clintolf and Defense Secretary Les Aspin need him. Powell told former Defense...…

…) co Inu Commin ing I uch p vent pta form from coming convention vote. imilar rules . t in the R ubU P rty. Mildred Stallin , chair of the Democratic 14th d' trict, ys that be- ce 0 IUles, the Ie "igoo COlX:Cms" of Detroi One te party employees <lefe the practice, noting that the Resolutio Committee corsi f:ed of represen of the party, lnee it had people elected by all the distri by all the distri • Meadows �d that the make� ...…

…"I do not believe that of n forever 'fixed' PhiJJJdeJphi4 C n-to the contrary, govt!I7IntDfl they . dtc� from tht! I"tq,lirin, �al� a civil : MoW and sociDl tTtlIISfor- • maion to attain the of con- • stitutional government, and its : respect for � freedoms : and human ri � hold at fun- : dommtal today. " • : .J • : We are in the heart of African • • history rmmh and it' important to • keep in mioo that in order for a people ...…

…( , ry Continued form A2 formed I DS fund­ ti founda- "It 'Yl thanks to him that I could career in tennis," . d B Flenchman Yannic oah. "It him who, when I was youn g ve me the dream. " AIDS been, by the ational Re- search Council, written off a disease of tl\e ocially invi ible-people of color, gay men and lesbian women, ncedle-sharers, the poor. The Council continued to ay that "the AIDS epidemic will have little impact on ...…

….. Film And L etur Th Pan-African Studen U) ho Afri n- . tory month Ii . th fi1rm and ectures. A colm X (El H n . FJ S ). be held Friday, February 19 t 7. p.m. t yflower Bap . t Church. The program ill feature a film and a lecture by P ASU 0 cial al r Stewart. F bruary 23 will mar th Maloolm X Symposium t WSU at 6:00 p.m. in the Student Center Building. The program will in­ clude Malcolm's legacy and the struggle for Pan-Afri...…

…THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY F bru ry 1 20 Who was the 1984 NBA Slam Dunk Competition Champion? FEBRUARY 15, P I· D T DAY, 1817 rederlc Douala , bolitioni t leader, was born. 1915 ._ Bioi I t Em t , Ju t received Spingarm Medal for pioneer research on egg fertilization and cell division. TIu! quote, "What happens to dream tUferretf', is taken from what poem? FEBRUARY 16, 1870's­ Edmonia Lewi (1845-1890) was a pioneer African-...…

…,. :e mile • column titled " ith The Shiny t th t time I id th t it t policy of fDLTO : HIGHER EDUCATIO t t o tru ve criticl m i he 1- , thy for tbe Afri n orld, in which the e n4 other impor­ t nt in titution nd people re mo t ppreci ted. Cri ti i m nd di gree- men re nonn I nd n be unifyin . For ex mple, three of the bri ht t voice that the orld d durin the e rly twentieth century were Booker T. W hington, W.E.B. DuBoi nd...…

…EDITORIAL ing in an intervi with his c n new pape , De it yor Coleman Young began an apparent, though unan- no� cam ign r . n. U Iy, Y tired.wom-o t th th t I to here. Invoking th peeter of . m: the police 0 lee h ld over from days 0 unit for police brutality. Young aid in the interview that though som Bla officers are involved with brutality, it i m t often whi officers. . Then Ma�ar p�ed .the police aviation scandal, where police ...…

…tigious ived th Award nas .. .., ... __ .......... 0 P G in Africa j alm t non-e ist nt," ay Ms. ull-Carvalho. "Up to percent of th educational texts a d upplcmentary materials availabl in Africa are imported from ove eas. As a r ult, African children today ow more about G 'dilocks than they do about African tories and f lktales. Tradi­ tionally, th elders have passed on wonderful myths and legen to the younger, generation. Today,...…