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…... . '. '. VOL \IV NO 1't MARCH 2q APRIL 01 1 Q'IL' . eject schools' 500,000 plan A group of paren calling them- lvea "Blac P ren for Quality 1!ducation," said they upported em­ powered school but not by the board' $500,000 definition. All but one member of the Detroit Board of Ed lion, during a March 24 board mee ng at the School Center Building, voted to implement a school empowerment plan, as defined by a hired consulting ...…

…WORLD/NATION By SahmV nt r P,...Wrlrw MICHIGAN CITIZEN Publl.hed eaeh Sunday by New Day Enterprise 12541 Second Street P.O. Box 03580 Highland Park. MI48203 (313) 8 9-0033 F�(313)88�O BENTON HARBOR BUREAU 175 Main Str B nton Harbor. 149022 (818) 927-1527 F�(313)927-2023 PubU.h r: Charles'D. Kelly Editor: Theresa Kelly Managing Editor: Wanda F. Roquemore Contrlbutora: Bernice Brown Salama Gordon Mary Golliday Alliso...…

…., By J ff Holyfi Id • D TROIT (AP) _ The high- ta e proce of redrawing Michig n' congre ion 1 di trict line ha entered i fin 1 t ge nd four Democratic incumben 100 to be the big 1 rs. A pl n unveiled 1 t wee by a pecial three-judge panel would pit U.S. Rep . Sander Levin and Dennis Hertel against each other. It al 0 would leave Bob Carr and Howard Wolpe faeing re-election bid in mainly GOP di tricts, Th plan al 0 would carve up...…

…m am partiQ dmaclCr4>ui1 . . 'ty, anythi�fromOOldingdownapart­ tiIm: job k> singi� in tll: dl\l'dl cboir, At ttl: em 0 year, partid� tude mceive CC"­ tifica for a ttt1ain 8IOO\.I1t 0 SCIXlllarSl'liP mmey - Iy S150 th: fi1St year-which will held in a 8lSh.ip fuIX1. Then � their junior am or years, these sarre nxlen� will receive help in fiOOing out � ooIl or technical sdm am appl� ror tudent aid. Each � st\I1ent wOO graduaEs f...…

…HIGHLAND PARK p ov HIGHLAND PAR - The • ghland Par City Council I te • onday unamino ly pproved contract negotiated between th city admini tration and the ci ty admini tration and th police and • fire6ghte union. Highland Park Mayor Linsey Porter aid that with the contract settled, police and firefighters "have • their min on putting out fires and fighting crime," instead of conflicts Itor ignore v lue of HP' hou ing • ., RON ...…

…This Week In Black History rc prll Can )W nan/! the Black all­ star basebollplayer who � nick­ naned "Bad Henry?" first vo in the U.s., after the 15th Am ndment ratification. 1m -African American Drama Company founded in Urbana, m. 1947 - . Johmoo, first Black pre ident of Fisk University. 1878-J (LIAr­ tb J boxing champion, born. Who � the firstB/ocJcto� aJtend the US Military Academy? APRIL 1, APRIL FOOL'S DAY. 1 - Hartfor...…

…DETROIT Your to mach ta to churn, your mouth dry, you feel Ii e Ughtheaded. You're in hoc • You can't believe it' happenirlg to you. You wor rd. Your work is good. Your I t performance p­ praisal bov vera . 0 can they lay you off'? It m t be a mis- e, but it . n't. You' been laid off! Yo� clean out your d k. You go home and cry. All sorts of que no run through your mind. "What will I tell my family and friends?· Ho do I P Y the ...…

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…VIEWS OPINIONS However, if there is on major criticism that I have about the African-American p , it is that � outstanding roles of i tar writers are often ignored or downplayed. 11IIS DO� NOT negate the overall positive nature of the African press. At the same time, . these journalists need to be. saluted every charce the African p a body OOIlVeIa. Tbese writers work for rural well es urban publications. For example, in my opin...…

…'on wen. "An all Afric n-American in­ tramural b etb 11 team w unfair­ ly terminated from the Ie gue after n al reation that w brought up by t opposing team," he id. "The 11- hite team provo d the incident by playing Califomia-b ed rap group N.W.A: ong entitled:Nig­ gaz for Life,' which w obviously disturbing to the African Am rican team." THE STUD h d planned to be there Wedn day March 25, the same day the Michigan high school ...…

…ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS I ne tour. It' tim ted th t thi will t him $800 000. Onth Hom Front Eddie Murphy nd live-in love Nicole Mitchell are prep ring for the birth of their cond child later thi year. D ughter Bria i now 2. Tho e of you who thin they've put the cart before the horse will be happy to know th t th couple i hinting at m mage in '93. Meanwhile, pal Arsenio Hall i till quiet bout who he' cozy with. He came datele ...…

…. . . ARCH 29 Th I shang i Family Dancers, th accl imed mily of dancers, mu 'ci d orytel from W Africa ma e th ir Ann Arbor debut at 1 :30pm. A cultural xperience for aU ag . Talented mu ician , the I hangi Family perform on a wide variety of in trument. Tickets 6.50 & 8.�. 603 E Uberty St in Ann Arbor. (313/668-8397). TUESDAY, ARCH 31 � Travel slide series - Colonial cities of Mexico. Historic Land of the Conquistadors. FREE. ...…

…HIS TITLE at the Red Cross, director of transformation opera­ tions, eems innocuous enough until you read the job description. Polk is overseeing the overhaul of the organization's 50 blood centers which supply more than half of the blood in the Untied States. HE AL WA YS wanted to be an airborne ranger. In 1959 he applied to West Point but was not selected, the first of a string of disappoint- HEALTH BRIAN RUBERVY ments that lat...…

…BENTON HARBOR B RNle ROW The 3rd Annual HaIl Of Fame, ponsored by Project Love, a youth televi ion promotion how, was held during Blac History Month where 12 people were induc d. Also there w salute to everal Bla k busi- , where pecial presentations were given. Another attraction dded this year to the Black Hi tory celebration w "A Bl ck Awaren of Adult Role Models," where individual w chosen that have touched the lives of some...…

…WESTERN MICHIGAN 1 JK;. answer to in recycling, id Gov. John ter, By improving t inc ntive for in recycled produc ,the t h problem will become i r to hand­ le. I "We need to e we th re' r et for recycled product," he id in n interview. "We're tryin et a mar et in the Midwe t." OST WOULD G that landfill are not particularly d irable, for thetic re 0 . And some q tion their environmental ety ell, so other ays of deal- ing fth tra...…

…om you withdraw it. Thi allow your mon y to grow a t r. Wi th few excep­ tions you will in ur a 10 percent penalty tax if you withdraw the mon y fo age 59 and h . 401 (I<) OTH THAT many people overlook when trying to hide mon y from Uncle Sam is company benefits, for ex­ ample, 401 (k) plans. Many employers now offer thi retire­ ment avin vehicle. They per­ mit you to reduce you income up to $8,500 without paying taxes on it....…

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…Thi w ripture: "Word from wi man' mouth Ii g� clou ,but fool icon umed by hi own lip ," _. Ecc /. i te 10:12. m n who id no. His name . William Frazee, and everal y rs b ck when h turned down e job requiring that h wor on Sun­ days, tate officials denied his claim for benefits. A California court re oned that because hi refusal w not based on th teachings of an estab­ lished Christian body, it was not valid, adding that chaos cou...…

…Adv. 28/ 2 on on utIon rm P C IIoerMd bt.a 1740 -1 . . Approv«t General F t.nd of to PoIIoe Ft.nd end $11.2S>.00 to FWnoved Item F. AlMVllrt7'" A-..1eeOf' from 1he,.,....., � Authorized hlrtng of Vlrg n Withrow _ Cler1c Ty II, approved aohedu for Ord MnOe t end aIthortzed h ring of Rodney J. WlIder_ HouNlafMeclhenlcellnepector . Approv«t payment of GenerIII Ft.nd IImOU1t of a3,344.07 and s.w.r Ft.nd amcu1t of $3,786 25. • A,dI...…

…A NLiblan Prince in h r Ox-chariot. (Photo courtesy of The Oriental I ntiMe of the University of Chicago) EDITOR'S NOTE: Never heard of Nubia? No, your knowledge of ancient history is not necessarily «/icielll. Even top scholars have gNOI short shrift to this important African civilization that vanished centuries ago. Now Nubia is being given its place in the sun, thanks to organizations such as Chicago's Oriental Institute. ' BY HERBERT...…

…VOL XIV NO 1 R MARCH 22 - 2R 1992 Acorn pressures banks to invest in Detroit - PAGE A3 R v r dl crimination: , 0 uch thin ' By N HrrT "Discrimination is IICrilll_�n I d' crimination." Those are the words of John Roy Castillo, director of the Department of Qvil Rights, when ed about "reverse discrimination." "There i no uch thing reve discriminati�n," he aid. "Can a white person be di criminated agaimt? The answer i yes." • Df...…

…WORLD/NATION they It Bl He ing ge bl on ncar Mutate, an m to ozambique border. But Ziehl not t no Bl lived on the !aDd hen hi grandfather arrived. "And our aren't on be r land. It' imply bctter-developed, bener-managed," he d. coo my." W IT dubbed th Land Acquisition Bill th cc land grab ct. " But many BI argue that much of th present white f rml nd s seized by white in which II for chang dod A<XX>RDING TO Mr. petition f...…

…. . , , , ... ACCORDING TO Brinkley, the bank's own HMDA data (Home Mortgage Discloure Act Data) shows that in 1990, out of th 1,892 conventional mortgage loans made by Come rica in the Detroit metropolitan area, only 71 of those were made in the city of Detroit - less than five percent. Of tho e loans made within the City, mo t were clustered in the more affluent Northwest and Northeast area of the city. On March 10 ACO N fi...…

…I I I I' I: l: • I , . WHILE 1m dliIdIm em- 1IIud '>1IrJrrqpar� � . kqXinndlwithtim a:J_wmt,>scOOolevoc:ms.m1 helped the children with IDnewoIk. (If a �\Il8 clild . cmdlcd in day aue.1blt <XX11ima me, so their roudnc mt da­ Ubed.) I>urlIw auu's OIJtpeticD tatmcnt, * leguJarty 'l:ld 1I=r dildImat Omony HruJe. At t1z em of the 'J7 days, � dildIal wal1 bxm That mt the end � 1bdr rdado · with OmmyIb8e�. �oldcr ctikfta cmdmed...…

…HIGHLAND PARK Pharmacy & Your Health her tth Being homeless de eriora es a family's ability to be self-sufficien and that leads to things like depression and lethargy. Mother's don't feel they're in charge anymore. h aid. ".Th re i ri of men illness, beca e of the d v tion ofbein in a better, long with the cro ded condition . The I c of home deere e her bility to be good P rent. Sh can't g t her children thin like clothes, immu...…

…DETROIT e th t . .. • The All-Afric n People' Revolutionary P rty i a per­ manent, independent, revolution­ ary, P n-Africani t party b din Africa the ju t Home-land of African People all over th world. It i an intergral part of th Pan Afric nand orld oci Ii t revolution. The Pan-African Movement as umed its modem organization­ al expre ion and form in 1900. with the convening of th 1 t Pan­ African Conference spearheaded by ...…

…This Week In Black Histoi y Which BIacJc reformer at­ tempted to integrate public t1'tl(I.fpOrtI1 In the South at torIy as 1941? lWJO is thelllllhorf("MonchiJd in thePrani.JtJdLDnd? MAROf26, 1939-·ue.1IIOr RDmewIt Jaigned fJOm DAR wbta it bIRd M8IrlDaA.DC .... from � in Qatiludoo HaD. 1911 - H. LewII be- came IIDDCy gaaal tbr US. 1872 - 'lbomMJ. MartIn WE awarded pateot fbi fire extin­ gWsbt"z. 1934 - DoaaId , drummer, bom. 19...…

…EDITORAL , In South Africa y, pul tion t on the i Ii hile 13 of t citizenry ent 0 the poll to vote on th future of everyone. Thin in Detroit re not m h different. F ing �ported 100 million deficit, yor Coleman Youn formed I 31-m mber "Blue Ribbon Commission" to find Y out of the fi i 1 m Of th 31 membe t only 11 live in the city of Detroit. "There only two omen on the commiu , only eight Afri n America in predornin ntly African Am...…

…In mod I According to the Igeri n Unive Hie Commi ion, unive lty development in Nigeria, although vigoro , i till rei tively young. I ge I dal b conly to 1948, when th Unive ity College t Ibadan w e tab­ U hed n affili te of the University of London. Today, with the exception of a few State universitie , all of the universiti in Nigeri are federally owned and financed. The unive ity/govern­ ment relationship·I chan­ neled th...…

…contlnu d from A-7 THE ECONOMY IS so bad right now, Hom said that the time isn't right to correct the people's misperceptions about reverse dis- disorganized energies into a revolu­ tionary mas en rgy capable of at­ taining Pan-Africanism: th total liberation and unification of Africa under scientific ocialism. Pan­ Afeicanism i a hi torically deter­ mined necessi ty . As a product of the relentless struggle within the Pan-African...…

…ClollrUlUaU,on 0 on ton Celti ve Ion n co idered tbe A' • re t hite ope'. Another boo "�Selling of tMOreen", by Harvy Ala n Filip Bondy, de the m faced by Bl Cel c playe , and Celtics ght to remain white in n lng- Iy BI port. In you didn't already kno , 72� of the NBA's players are Black? Ho ever, t tistic only el part of the story. The league didn't get that way overnight. Nelon George, m Ic critic, columnist, and uthorof s...…

…o I OSD) will ature dout d giveaways from varlou agencie org nlzatlon providing valuable MC resources for people I,n the Metro-Detroit area 2pm panel presentation. Northland Shopping Center Auditorium from 1-3pm. (255-6274). Sund y, r.29 • The Ishangi Family Dancers, the acclaimed family of dancers, musicians and storytellers from West Africa make their Ann Arbor debut at 1 :30pm. A cultural experience for all ages. Talented ...…

…FOOD/NUTRITION Cut gre n onion diagonally Into 2-lnch p . Cut bell peppe Into 1/8-lnch strip . Cut bamboo hoo legt Into thin p H work unt I v ry hot. Add vegetabl 0 I; tilt ok to co d. Add pork, gar1lc nd g ng rroot; r-fry 2 minutes or until pork no longer pink. Add bell peppers and bamboo snc)OlS; r-fry 1 minute. St r In g n on 0 and chili paste. 4S rvlng . oat ,dr ned d, (ro d ut) nd r mov , d, nd r mov c rroot c pepper hg...…

….' . People intere ted in providin licen ed family day care in their . hom can 18 dvant g of free ion called "B in Your Land: the Ch llenge of Child Care, tt on Thursday, April 16, from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at Child Care Resource Referral, 508 Plea ant si., St. 10 ph. Call (616) 982-1844 or 1- 800-343-3470 for more information nd to register. Ichlana t Th HEAL of MichJana will meet Su�d�y, �arch 22, at 2 p.m. (MIchigan time) at Andre...…

…J • I I Sponsored by QUixote Center Quest for Peace. Box 5206. Hyattsville MD 20782 - (301 )699-0042 .1 …

…"IT IS 'I1ME that we 100 at � oUlSelves to see what it is that we me eot doing that we sOOuld be doing time 10 look at one aootber to see bJw, wo� toF�r, we bcatbelpcadl� time �do �rwe canto makcS\l'e that the �mtion coming behind \B em buildonw t we've adieved mtbcrthanl grouOO, "said a guy . woo si in oorporate boardrooms but still seeks i) reach bade and help the growth in Black com­ mlllitics. But many in our community will ...…

…SPORTS IN BRIEF ra e court reveal juro whoexp their ety dwing n, 25, w nvicted by a jury Feb. 10 of pe and aiminal devia conduct in con­ nection 'th an ult t urn- mer on iree Washington, 19-year-old beauty pageant con- tant. He' �uled to be n1enced Idt 26. t week, attorneys for the boxer ked 'on Superior Court Jud Patrt GiJford to re the names 0 jurors who were said to have expressed safety concems. Gifford . in an order F...…

…RELIGION CALENDAR RELIGION EYE ON GOSPEL One Family World Tour E ter Celebration starring the Winans 2 show 3:30pm and 8pm Fox Theatre - 2211 Woodward 567-6000 The ceremony, hich will be taped for broadcast over1NN (The hvil e or), are part of the eeklong festivities marking the annual meetin of the Go pel M lc As ociation. Marilyn cQ)o t to cobost along with Glenn Campbell. The Dove A ard are among the mo t coveted awards i...…

…Ch r Hud on m tlng motion to their meeting at 8:00 p.m. The MKt reg�. eo.d ng be held MIIr'dl17. 1992, 7:30 p.m. • ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Benton Charter Township 1725 Territorial Road Benton Harbor, MI 49022 Separate sealed BIDS for the con­ struction of (briefly describe nature, scope, and major elements of the work) street paving and sanitary sewer construction in Margarete Avenue from Chicago Avenue to Territorial Road. To...…

…"MY JOB i to link the • knowledge and experti e t the • University to the real needs of people in communi tie throughout the State," Profes or Anderson said. The goal of th project is to iden- • tify individual and community­ based organizations with whom MSU might form partnerships to provide programs in the future. Individuals attending' the · workshop were asked to list informa­ tion, education, skills, or experiences people in...…

…Blacks watch In frustration as whites debate South Africa' future 'One ,:IY GREG MYRE JlSSoaAfBDl'DSSWRlDR I SOWETO, South Africa (AP) _ . In Johannesburg, the lightposts are covered with voting posters. In Soweto, the all are spray-painted With angry graffiti. While white South Africa debates �hether it will end partheid in a �arch 17 referendum, many Blacks watch with �tration and warn they . on't tolerate any b cktrKking on po...…

…MICHIGAN CITIZEN BENTON HARBOR BUREAU 175 Main Str B nton Harbor, MI 49022 (616) 927-1527 F�(313)927-2023 WORLD/NATION CO YER' ME DM T to grant temporary political ylum to Haitians at Guantan mo or in thi country w defeated by a vote of 304-96. Without conferring temporary protected tat ,Conye d t bill hollo moe ery of I tated go 1 to protect H iti ." If it ever becom la "it ill pply ultim tely to p ctically no one," id Con...…

…r t r r c o build compl D orr - Gre ter Gr ce Temple of the A tolic F . th h been w rded 5.3-milion federal gr nt from the Dep rtmcnt of Hou. in nd Urban 0 vclopment (HUD) to build n 9-unit . enior citizen complex t hi w ee nd 7 Mile, ccording to Rev. Charles Ellis Ill, istant p tor of the church. Con truction on the three- tory structure will begin by late fall nd resi­ dents are xpected to move in starting November 1993. ...…

…WHEN D first joined ClD, the first program be igned up for Youth Self-Disco ry BOO Ou'eer Exploration, required of all new participants before they go on k> CID's otrer programs, In weekly, seminars for 13 wee the)'OWlg people meet regularly with an old r seminar leader k> do just what � title sug- : become aware of tlI:ir iner­ StR:�and� am learn to fit these esses aOO liabiliti with possible future careers. Each week the minar ...…

…HIGHLAND PARK • I "I THINK empowerment as e defined it will go long • way for providing oppor- tunitie for ignificant im­ ; provemen ," he aid. • In the report four � priniciple were highlighted including students and parents being each chool ' top priori ty, staff having the freedom to create diversity in educational programs, parents having the choice to select the .. best educational programs for each student'S needs, and ...…

….' on t tuden learn tnt ey re highly motivated t nearly ge, ben they believe th y can succeed nd when they are committed to cademic e eel- lenc:e attainable goal. Regrettably, there oc­ • 0 hen me of our tu­ den resort to unacceptable behavior to resolve personal conflicts, resulting in their temporary pension or per­ manent expulsion from par­ ticip tion in Detroit Public School Di trict learning programs. r I OUR CURRENT...…

…DETROIT This Week In Black History , born. M the Wee protl!Sta1rl church groups which first QC­ cq1tedBlocks in large 1tIlmben. MARCH 20, 1883 -- J Ma'tzelliaer paten me- t­ ing machine. 1914 - J lawyer, born. 1910 -- CRI official organ of NAACP, first ap­ peared. Were freed sitms given 40 ocres and a muk at the close of the Civil War? MARCH 21, 1965 -- M tin Luther King Jr. lead thousands of marchers from Selma to Montgom...…

…EDITORAL " • • • • • • , READERS WRITE IN THE NORTHERN districts o.fNew York. a group of politicized prisoners are beginning to frame a unique response to this plague of *ack encagement. ' , In late November 1991, some 64 Wisoners at New York's Comstock Prison put their signatures to a docu­ ment formally renouncing their citizenship in a nation bent on spit­ dng on their alleged "freedoms." the document expresses historic...…

…VIEWS/OPINIONS ITH O. HILTO udy roup o for boo 0 m nymo But roup ever 0 Y for boo worms? I can tify thatin more c e t n not, t yin to th ror even pa llel tudying h been benefici I to m . Readers, p rticul rly p ren , ple e h r thi column with high choolers, college tuden nd guidance co elo. If you are a tudent read­ ing thi .ple e h re this wi th others and take leading role by tarting a tudy group at your chool. Contrary...…

…n th t he a" hootin B OW W joined at the ceremony by a former Democratic rival, U.S. Sen. Bob Kerrey of eb , who agreed to attend the event hen be w a presidential candidate and kept hi word even fter dropping out of the ce t week. Kerrey brought along his 0 children, Ben and lindsey. "Both children were free this weekend and I wanted to come down here a family," be said. "This not only a peoonal and political mo­ ment, but a fa...…