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…IS AP OSED TO' � PROPOSAL A - WHY CHANGE THE.MICHIGAN CONSTITUTION ONLY TO AID THE RICH? A , , IT'S NOT GOOD FOR SENIOR CITIZENS IT'S NOT GOOD FOR URBAN '. . - SCHOOLS . - AND TIRED! WE'RE SICK AND TI � , . PAlD FOR BY THE FANNIE LOU HAMER POUT/CAL ACTION COMMITfEE . . BEVERLY CHATMAN TREASURER, P.O.BO. 351249 DETROIT, MI,48235 ' . _' --- -- - �--. , …
…-p ,\!elf Ilihle: II ill (111(/ Hoi)' ed? Paqe 83 VOL XVI tJO 16 �4f1lllfl'''IlI'(f F't'Op/t' I�; �4 r'l I' p, c p i«: MARCH 6 - 12.1994 • ea By STHER WALLEN C._,N ... s.tvlc. • o , , Ang la Davi launch By TUREKA TURK Speaking to a room jam packed with students at New York University F bruary 17, activist Angela Davis p nted her crusade against th penal yatem of th United States. "Ttl prison is offered a rem edy,· h i...…
…By DO BRYSON from my fa: BY 111 A •• oclat d Pr Even before apartheid formalJ;y intro- duced after the National Party too po four decad ago, the South African government had begun pushing Blacks off land to tate the • make property vailable fOl" bites and provide cheap Black labor for hite farms and tnine&, Land Act of 1913 re8trictA:d Black Iand owners to ten percent of the oountlY' Black letu1em, convinced the act would adopted...…
…• By KYLA KI G By AARON M. FONTANA c. Iml News Service LANSING - Officials are not posjtive if it is a fluke that the once soaring costs of prisons are slowing down - But they are keeping their fingers crossed. Gov. John Engler's fiscal year 1994-95 budget recommenda- tion for the ' nt of Cor- r ns pent growth fro y 994, . much below the 16.6 percent av- erage of the 1980s. ' "And 1994 will have a bigger increase than there wi...…
…DR. ARTI-IUR L JOHNSON WALTON A. LEWIS DR. VIOLET LEWIS treat people I Ii e to be treated. I don't kno where I would be without people ho have been 80 kind to m . I never get tired of thanking people for what they ha done for me." ESTHER G. EDWARDS fought to provide an opportunity for African Ameri<»'1l8 to P tice medicine with privilegee equal to those of white physi cians. He joined th taff of Providence Hospital where h was...…
…II ighlurul l'urk ------------------ SOME 0 THE' u ad dr.eecl by the program are per- f ty, un mploym nt, substance , drop-out , pregn ncy, crime, nd viol , ck- d li through- out diff nt ofth city rvi d li ry m e1. Initially, 2,500 e di tributed round t commu nity, 555 vor bl r pon e received, a 22% po rate. HPCF olicited oup kitch e , choo ,civic groups, block clu , church organizations and engaged in on on-one dialogue ...…
…c () ;\ I, I 'I' I () N The proposed legislation to put 100,000 more oops on the streets and to spend billions to build more prisons will be a trag edy for the Black people of America. The prisons will be filled mostly by people of color who never had a chance. I am an employee of the U.S. Government, a mailman, which is as practical a profession as any job. The idea of diverting money from housing and education to prisons is b...…
…governor of six more. When will it top?" Davi asked. DAVI AL 0 ALLUDED to the fact that 12% of Blacks do drugs and 12% percent ofwhite& are also active in the drug scene. But 36% of those arrested are Black. "Crime," Davis id, It· ideo- logically represented as the pri mary social problem." Davis id that, in todaya so ciety, there are a number offae tors that contribute to this fact. "It's getting very difficult to . figure...…
…• INeE WE HAVE a wait ing Ii t for people to get an edu cation, how could we require them to get a GED or high school diploma belo they can a job," h id.·Th are not enough lots Cor those who al- dy want n education. • Th tate needs to provide more education resources Cor the . inma , Light . d. Poin . d the legislation . not an attack on the prison in dustri program, nor hould it be compared to the recent "three stri , you're...…
…By ANTOl ETTE DYKES m'" to the IIlchlen Citizen - While Lcs ring from e and the Timothy Christian Riley D 'wayne Wiggins round in th buff in balmy Or lando, Florida. � , nude... in butt nakedl I caught up with th th Tonyie - brothe Raphael and D'wayne Wiggin and Raphael Wiggins 00 in Timothy Riley - they filmed their ne video,"!Dy Your H«Jd On My Pillow, " tb third ingle from th ir chart topping platinum Sons of Soul CD. ...…
…ACT WORKSHOP .:_ Registration Is open at Oakland Untv. for the work· shop t prepares for the ACT· dOt· lege entry exam, beglnnlh'g Fe. '1�. The next ACT exam Apr 91 A three-session ACT workshop Is set for Saturdays, March 1 2. 19 and 26, the first session meeting from 9am to 4pm. For Information/registration call (313)370-3120, anytime. ALMOST SPRING - The regular meeting of the Michigan State con ference of NAACP will be held In ...…
…God." - . e elleville • In d amatize e o EVER ONE 'YOr- ably di posed to cC ry' ef fort. According to The iociated P , 0 B pti t preacher in Hou ton called Blac Bible Chronicle , "an abomination.· God "wan us to do His or nd He an us to do it His ay,· Carl Hodges, t di gruntled preacher, was quoted aying. Locally, however, Poole pointed out that vernacular in terpretatio are an tablished part of the tradition of Bible ...…
…n over 11 balan ed diet rich in e nti I for growin children, nutritioni t lore mmend two -oun e rving of le n m t, poultry or fi h e ch day. M ny children do not get enough iron or zin • 0 import nt far h Ithy circu lat ry y tern. On of th tour e of th nutri nt i f. Rounding out th rvin of bre d or cere I. erving of low-f t milk for trong ne nd teeth. Th BBQ Beef-Wich i ea y to emble for a quick n k or main di h. Children will ga...…
…• ATM • Gift Cert c te • 500 of5t mp • Money Ordere • Exp 5hipp ng-U.P.5. Mile and Limited to Manufacturer Coupone lued up to See Store For Detail • W.I.C. Food 5t mp M tercard nd Vi GI dly Accepted EJ Clo ed Sunday 12 Midnight, re-Open Mond y7 am. Prices and items effective onday, February 28 thru Sunday, arch 6, 1994. Copyright 94 Food and. We reserve the right to limit quan ities. We are not respensb e or typograg IC or pi...…
…By R Ie BROW AT THE FEBRUARY 21, m ing, Commi ioner Charl Yarbrough asked, "how did the \ salary get to 30,000 when the po ition was adve.rti ed a $20,500 to 25,000?" He also said the original job description required the applicant to have a college degree in recreation, but the job description he had before him, the applicant only had to have a college degree with major work in public administration and experience in the admini...…
…NOTICE to TAXPAYER 'DIE MARCH 1994 BOARD OF Ial Hi and Par Bo rd of R vi following days t City Hall: ichigan 48203: 11 in ion on t 30 Gerald Av •• Highland Park, ch 15, 1994 ch 16, 1994 ch 17, 1994 3:00PM - 9:00PM 3:00PM - 9:00PM 9:00AM - 3:00PM at ich t and place th afor d troll 11 be subject to revie and corrections, and all person 0 y con ider themselves ggrieved by any valuation of property s new t forth in s id ssessment r...…
…uch, - to -.nQI� 1 1 - Virginia State U ni ity in Pete burg, Va., i \ found . 1 7 - Ghana gained inde pend en from Great Bri in. 1 - Phil d lphia Plan minority hiring guide for ix What poem by Landon Hua d«JJ.s with 1M raid on H�"'Ferry' 1 10-& LV nn pub- lis fi t edition of "Th Pit - burgh Cou . r.· What Black vocalist popular ized tM hit "My Cherie Amour'" Dr d Scott 8 -Canada. 7th - Irv Cross. 8th - William Tecumseh ...…
…. An Informed People Is A Free People M .' INSIDE eh 01 By KRISTINA MARLOW c.pltll' N.w. s.rvtc. LANSING-Gov. John Engler propo ed a major overhaul in school financing Friday when he unveiled his spending plans for 1993-94. • Engler's "children' education guarantee" would dramatically c�an�e how education money is distributed by promising a base of $4,211 per student for districts that levy the state average of 34.6 mills. "W...…
…\\"o,./d (.� Xation iog m torist 'y the scuffie emp when a w man ed an officer making an arrest R� Brunk, 21, received seven titche> in the f rehead police through hat tbe ground when he tried t prevent an arrest The pro test IS w re f r di rderly cordoct, Guns offer deadly 'silence most 4,200 15 19� kill \ , by 1: tJ1)1C.U1M.C:\IQ" fore, ys tbc ovemmeat 10C National for H thStatis tiQ, 'd that one in every four deaths amo...…
…Norplant i "torced sterilization II Black farmers get less U.S. aid Al1ANTA, A-Ananalysi of government records conducted by the Associated Press rowed that the Fanners Home Admin' nation is lending.ignificantly I money to the Black tarmc 'than t white 000;. ThC FHA, 'ClV� as a pls where farmers can tum wl'v.!n they can't get loans from conventional soW'CCS, The AP anal)'S' found that from 1 ) to 1W2, a dispropor tiorlate numb...…
…U ori I oro r mod I for By TUREKA TURK EEXCEL in luw rca, d otcd him or EEXCEL for Chil- ,'E ,'E OF nrnrnuruty . h uld b f istcrcd \ ithin th apartment hou c to mak 'l!OU auon a roup pro IU:1. alvc�()n. ay . Whll' euucatOT\ l!ntorc' thL I 1 'a. I nde are ho\ule. al\'e�()n \�} .... ,40 I 'n lei. tumed. him lown when he p , 'nte<.l th' . L It.! "I to th m. 1o�t \\ 'r' �Imply not Inter teulnap<lrtment ulldln, In ulhan area� wh...…
…II ig II III lit! 1)(1 rk 'on u tat fund , I OU T • "'''�I'_''·��'''··. of edeq te ndln ,Uoyd 'd the col m y not b ble to wvive. Membe of th HP Sch 01 Board and cHi ze wbo upport th colle e, charge th t the t te u in thi n e cuse beca e th Governor wants to d troy the college and take the money away from education for Blacks and poor people. Wanda Bo tic, a precinct delegate, and committe chairperson on the Survival Com mittee...…
…CHILD WATCH nd help oum tion mpcte on global hid to pr p re more than 12 milli n h 01 hildren for in I m ntary • J OF inadequate federal funding, two-thirds of the eligible for Head Start are denied i rviccs, Whil our new Pre ident' commitment to Head Start i terrific Congre has to har that commitment if more eli ible children ar to be erved. The 1 pent new chall nge for Head Start. With more Head Start mothers working or goi n to ch...…
…Detroit THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY Chrysler to offers, grants or reading· improvemen Mon-S 10AM to 6PM (313)567-3711 c: y R gn A,DuBos teeMn o In what pro on was Cleaver serving tV ...men h ",,"ote" 1 on Ice"? T-Shirt Anniver ary ale Order 50 F mily Reunion Shirt - You G t 50 FREE Balloon Ph,is NO SCREEN CHARGE ( on 12 elect d tyles) Only 5.50 B t Qu lity Shirt MARCH • lB'iU - 15th AmaxllJnelllt rati ed by n gav B the rig...…
…\ ch ny- A chool Ie son ka drev the att nu n ( f the n tion I doo rather th n � nfic the quality Re llion on' r fir t mulu- ultural (in- e out pro r m , or lity and nii I dour paron I�to licvm up, th elected to du at the .hildr n. .khonc to Jo that. Quality. nothmu Ie!'!". For mor ill/ormation conta t: R I'll R it!, L.A. Offic: 62 3 Hollywood Blvd. Suit 910, Lo An tle: CA 9002 . T�/: (213) 962- o 4, Fa : (2 J ) 962-4437. Les...…
…L_ READERS WRITE , . Detroit artists Karen and Tyree Guyton paid tribute to the seven children who were killed in a house fire February 17. ·Suffer the little children and forbid them not to come unto me. For theirs Is the Kingdom of Heaven. " WHATHA. ' thi di pc nty in our urban community? The de-industrialization of D t it whi h h' been occurring for the last 40 yea or so i continuing today. As Mr. Lyons so eloquently state stated ...…
…ar gr n ym olic tatement of political ture by the tate of Michig t t prob Iy will not have any real economic effect," said Staple , m n ger of the Grand id office of Rooney and Co. A spo esman for GM aid the company old i South African plant in 1986. "It' no called Delta Motors, and it buys parts from our opera tion in Germany," Jo�n Pekare aid. D 1 ta entially builds Opel , GM' European ub idiary, under its own nameplate. S...…
…\ THE NOISE Arl e ing Arf Rap legend' Run DMC ar back at it again with th r cent rele of their new ingle "Down With The King" (featur ing Pete Rock & CL Smooth). The group takes no shorts on new jacks trying to take their throne. The album "Down With the King" has an ortment of pro ducers including the Bomb Squad, A Tribe Called Quest, and Naughty By ature. The kings of rap will arrive in record stores May 4, 1�3. Run ...…
…A jazz master class for ad vance intermediate to advanced dancers will be offered at Wayne State University's Matthaei build ing at 11 a. m. Ron Dejesus, prin- cipal dancer for the Hubbard I· Sat. Apri I 10 Street Dance Chicago will lead ._. ----- .... ----- the class. Only 15 dancers will be allowed to participate, Reserva tions are being taken now. Call 577-4273. rch 28 nza, local artist who in themes which cap ure spirit,...…
…Y A IT STRATTON C.p t., Ne • S IV ce H'&U'.L1'AU D parti ipate inan educational y tcm that trc vigilance by the phy i ian and th family to b awar ofth po. ibiliti of abuse, direct treatm nt and en courage corrective tion when needed, Payn said. Spouse a bu se and elder abuse have become highly recogn ized. Payne said the sy tern utilizes th acronym" ARTIC" which stands for, awareness, recognition, treatment, guideline involv...…
…By RY GOLLIDAY 8.1111 t Rl'\ ( n. OBITUARIES Clifton Davis l t Alberta Jackson Mrs Ja on w, born 0 .ccm er 27. 1 <) >. to .irdtv..' I 1..,. urviv or includ a d U zhter, Helen Jack: on 01 Benton three' ndchildrcn and on Bennie J<I . :"on ot orne, wa: pre;' ',d 'd In dca h d l'C\V, In I <)�.- Sallie Brown • � ()(J� dille B. Br w n, 1 du . died Mor h _1. a 1 rc mortal Ur.-.I ru; ire Joseph, Jerry.and Eddie Burks Costella G...…
…I I ('.;\l_J�NI)I��R ()I�� 1�:\'I�:N�rS • too! rvations ar required by Wedn ay, pnl 14. a lJ OT - 464 fOT furth r information. Coping With Dlvorc min r H Id A emin r, "Coping With Divor " ponso d by the Full Circl Community. a non-pro it community rvi OT anization will . Id at the Second R ormed Church, 2323 Stadium Drive. lam zoo. Th minar begins Thu day, pril8 nd TU throu h June . Ea h Ion i rom 7-9:30 p.m. ercy Memorial Offer ...…
…Dollars & Sense by Bryon Elson , I BEST CHANCE: Match March 20, 1993 Lotto Ticket , } o chairm n r Small indepenaen . busine 'se demand Insurance reform. "There are two victims in this excl ive arrange- ment aid St ve Alwood tate director of FlB/Michigan. "One' the mall, independent busi n that loses business due to exclusive contrac with major chains. The nd i the consumer, who 00 longer has the freedom of choice." As the ...…
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…it LEGAL NOncE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID Wayrs Hemingway, Purchasing Agent Bent>n Harbor Area Schools 711 E. BrI1aln Benton Harbor, Michigan 49022 Michigan Catz n Mi. 3/14 & 3f2tW3 LEGAL N011CE OUR·LUC Y NUMBERS ada e Thur,day-3-11-1 3 3 dlgtt-7 9 0 4 dlgl -t 0 9 8 K.n� 6812131820 22 2325 32,33 35 4849 5 60 82 71 73 74 78 a a a Frtday-3-19-19t3 3 dlgtt-3 8 2 4 d glt-4 5 7 3 K.no-2 3 7 8 18 " 23 24 30 33 354243 5051 e1 1215 7375...…
…PREPSTARS OFTHE WEEK n. KEVIN OORE. P l Op n: red 10 pul 10 " ERIC JOHNSO P 1 h a o n: JA ES SETILES Goli htly u canonal: Pulled down 11 und, TYREECE REEVES. Earhart Middle: Pulled SAM SPRAGGINS. Win By HARRY S .cl Ito th�. =.::..:.:Jl n Cltlz.n "I'M VERY PROUD of her," Arcuragi said." ever mind the six oals sh never quit or gave up." The enthusiastic crowed wit n ed a thrilling display of skating and pas ...…
…t., , VOL. XV NO. 18 ... 1 If /"'or ""'ei Pcoptc Is A Ft c«: Pcoptc MA H C H :) 1 -27. 1993 I J n. 18, 1 But the all-whit jury deliber- t d or about fi e hou Thursday b fore convicting Fiedler of care- l , rec or n Ii nt dis- ch e of ir nn using death. The charge' am' d meanor punishable by up to two years in prison. Fiedl T could ha faced a 15 y r entence on th man- ficial aid the money was withheld because of the college' failu...…
…Ch ritie 100 out on Bingo g mblin Memphi marche on with Dr. King � M rtin Luther . Kmg Jr. tepped out on a balcony at the Lonaine �l April 4, 1968 in Memphis and fatally rut Twenty-five la, the city of M mphis i cdebrating Dr. King' life and Work with a weekeod of activiti commemornting the an ni vetSal)' . Tre event is called March On and i ing rdinatexl the . ml Ovil Righ ,. Activities inchx1 a confieraaulft the future 0 t...…
…NEWS BRIEFS Panel weeds out test bias A group of ed IS is calling for an independent paoel e ure nati nal student tests are free of xual rcDal, and cultural bias. Responding to the ix mtional I eduation goals educa IS are d velopin nati nwid tandards and tests to enforce proficiency for every student in mati\'e and English. But a growing mass of h enforces the id that tudent per- formancecan d p of un- in rded bi in tbc wordin...…
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…• NEW KID ON THE·BLOCK Kemey's Restaurant, located at 13928 Woodward recently celebrated their grand opening March 1. Owners Eld. Cleveland and Ella Mae Kerney hope to attract customers with their "Down Home Cooking". The restaurant is open Sunday through Thursday 7 a. m. - 10 p. m., Friday and Saturday 7 a.m.- 3 a:m. Pictured is Mrs. Ella Kerney. 001 I March 2S - H.S. classes morning only; H.S. par ent conference in p.m. March 26 -...…
…----- ---- --- ---- --- ---- ---------, I)('�� J & ettlem nt in outh Afric M t 0 tbe world leade are savori the n that uth Af- rial' most potent political fo have agreed to hare PO\! r in a transitional g vemmentof national unity. The U.S.-based T Africa group and its director Randall Ro binson, have made no official tate- ment n the ment A pokesperson for th A C, Cryil Ramaph countered the idea that his group is accornmo da...…
…-7 THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY rch 21 27 Who recorded the ong, Centipe�"? What record was heldby Em len Tunnell? MARCH 23, 1935 - ational Council 0 ro Wnw established in New York City, 1873 - very bo ed in Puereto Rico. 1982 - Mu i -Th tre Group (N.Y.) hosted U.S. premiere of The Long Journey of Poppie Nongena; a South African anti aparth id production. Who wrote the poem, ''Em mett Till"? MARCH 24, 1837 - Can ada gave ...…
…Ameri ." Salley' ranking ar ure-fire fod- d r or hot nvcrsations among Bla k at dinner parti ,variou nd in u 1 conversa- n ri . - Richard I n and Ab alom Jon , "founders th first Blac . upport organization" and early ehurch leaders (A.M.E.fouooers); - PriIU Hall, "children' advo cate," anti-slavery protest leader, and fraternal order organizer among Bla litionist; - atTum r, lav r olt I r and h ro; - J Fort n merchant who d...…
…th Pan T P confront the African community in the than they were for our parents or grand- parents, so th r ponsibili IS now upon our houlde d we cannot afford to p th buck once more. The thousands of African tudents who it in their clas rooms aoo in their dorms must awakened aoo invigorated with the knowledge of If and community. African tuden must understand the riousnes of the problems confron ing us, people and by eking knowledge t...…
…The E tlans For th E yptians, east is the direction 0 life. The sun and stars ri in the east, and Egyptians build their homes on the east bank of the River Nile. West, the direc tion of the setting sun, represents death and the royal burial grounds Livi gby J alous 0 hi succ wa o iris vii br th r th, who t about to bring d wn 0 iri , cl im I is hi qu en and com the new rul r of Egypt. th v ntu ally killed hi broth rand ruJ d ...…
…on tive reaction to anti- remarts ( ng to con .. don violence agai t gay ) made by reggae r p rti t Shabb ve p ently nowb led. ot only did they playa y role in getting him kicked 0 f the Bobby Brown tour, but Jay Leno dropped Ranks from his Tonight Show lineup, ying h too, w offended. Leoo w . d to be influer¥:ed by pressure from the Oay & Les bianAllianceAgai t Defama tion. Ranks subsequently issued an apology, noting hi d...…
…turd y rch 20,1 3 - The Detroit Historical Soci pre ents a quilting work hop aturdays, from 10:30 a.m.- 2:30 p. m. The workshop is for ages 12 up. Registration fee is 20 and m erial fee is 5. For more infor mation, call (313) 833-1263. - The Ice Capades' "Made In America· show will be at The Pal ace Saturday, March 20 at 12 noon, 4 p.m., and 8 p.m., and Sunday, March 21 at 1 and 5 pm. For more information,' call (313) 377-01...…
