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…ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS The fUm mt yoor typical IDImracw IoYc say. ., 1becu1t\n1 betwealan African-Amerlam woo' never been .,AfricamlanlOOianwm' De\Ubera., Dcmd be m 00 tbcrole ofDemctriusbeal be wanted ., ya JX2IOIl fir a dlIu9. FDmlrw on "MaIcoImX" rom­ pIeed mt it'll be in dam dis OI1iS11DL\. In 1be nanti� Drn- 2d says be doesn't lIM �xt projcctlincd �.Ik'll besperdng his 1iR mer.bing . soo' pee- wee team. Chav z ttl with Kr...…

…Sund y, r.15 • A dancemaker, storyteller, co­ median and droll anthropologist, Whitley S raklan return to the ge of the Performance Net- ork, in a concert of 010 work . 408 W Washington Sl in Ann Arbor. TIck s 10 $8. (313) 930-1949. • Spiegel merchandise in the .Communlty Arts Exhibit Hall of th M ch gan State Fair and ex­ position Cntr, 1120 W State Fair March 16-29. Mon-Sat 9am- 1Opm. Sun. toam-spm. Free. onday, Mar. 16 • 3 2...…

…By CAROL WENDEHACK Ctptlll N ... Swvlt» LANSING-Lila Bjaland, of Davison, started smoking at 18. Having grown up with two smok­ ing parents, the urge to smoke seems to have come quite naturally. Now, at 41, Bjaland, a substance abuse prevention worker for Christian Family Services of Lapeer, bas been smoke-free for 28 days. "The longest I'd gone before was a day and a half," she said. "I never thought I would experience non­ smok...…

…BENl ON HARBOR "I PO ITB the contractor and he indicated that this i bout a 0 k job," 'd Manning, nd "that be ill be willing to hire up to ix city residen • 1bcy will be primarily to insist in tting down the property in c e of asbe to and their CITY SIDENT Curtis BOP l' projcct ould be flnished in July in time for the 75th Anni�rsary of Jean Klock Par Pen ill begin thin the next 0 years. the commission pproved ppllcation of Sh...…

…HOME IMPROVEMENT You kno that tyli h b throom makeove improve the f hion, func­ tion and re le value of your home. But it's ea y to put off what you thin will be a costly, me y project th t will keep you tied to your hou for week a you wait for electrician , plumbe and tilin peciali t . Without pendin a fortune, tod y you can find h ndsome do-it-yourselt decor kits and cce orie that giv your bathroom a de igner' touch without eith...…

…IN tzss 11IAN 12 yeaJS Yahweh Em Yahweh took tm !eligious fbllowing fian �gative lC-peteep1icu am net worth k> a Jal am b� en¢e wi1h worth 1OO!e 1ban $200 millioo. Thading a brand c:L mil­ ervative and collective api' Yabwdl Ben Yahweh led the Nation of Yahweh to 0WJaSbip of va p!q)CIties am CIli:mrila in bid been for­ IUm inDcr-dty 8IeM in Miami, �n, New Odeam lbston am u. Al91cs. Like AmeJica' "o1ber Jews" br.e dooe mr deeds,...…

…z RELIGION EYE ON GOSPEL Ho many hour. wa J u. on th ero ? If you think you know the answer, jot it down and drop it in the mail to Eye on Gospel, P.O. Box 7274, Culver aty, CA 9Oi33-7274. Complimentary casscttcs/CDs go to e first ten correct responses. All entries must be postmarked no later than March 20, 1991. As to our last tri question (Who in the Bible is con idered the father of all musicla ), the answer is Jubal no in G...…

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…Poster Essay Winners And Other Entries • I Editor's note: In February, nts re asked to view a Blac History poster on the back of the Michigan Citizen during th month . of February. They re asked to write their answers to the qu tion; "What does this poster mean to you?" 1 tPI c Inn r HI h hool When I gazed t that poster, I w my past, my present d my future ... My past .. My mothers' mother and her mother before her were probably ...…

…'1bdr miDdI by an ethic of .ex and greed and TB 0 L lac .on violence. Quantitati ely, m , aid, begiDS ith leaders ho medl more their encourage acts of violence or minds than home, eaure and unj t treatment of people if it benefi their 0 pwposes. He VALU E. 10 'Colonial m t r Ith a bunch of Willi Horton ' o.rl I a date 0' '.ur De ocr. tic c.Ddld.te. I •• t eek, 'or-mer C.lllor I. GOyerDOr Jerry BrowD e ar ed Ark. •• GOyerDOr Bill CIi...…

…NEWS BRIEFS Pr Id n of South Afrlc drumming up upport . Just Ii e an American politically, President F.W. de KIerk is pumping out­ stretched hands, igning autograp , hugging babies and munching fast food. He i drumming up upport for a whites-only referendum on his effom to create nonra­ cial society in South Africa, and such personal and casual con ct i rare in the nation' hite politics. Court rule eviction of uspected drug...…

…• Tlg r St dlum r f r ndum: When no mean y Also appearina on the March 17 ballot II a DOD-biDdIng Detroit .tadium refereDdum. Vo will be ted to live their opinion on hether or DOt tax donm abould be used for a new Tiger stadium. A "yea" vote Qle&DS you support prohibitiD& the use of city tax money to build a stadium. A "no" vote means you support allowing the city to UK tax money to bUild stadium. The referendum is stated as follo ....…

…Fourteen y M da Kin nted to enroll r four- ye r-old d u ter in a nee nd m ic cl . She could not find one in her Bron neighbor ood nd the com­ mute to nhattan too long. The olution to th problem obvio: open a community center for the neighborhood. And th t' ex ctly hat this determined Blac oman did. "I reaJly warned tbcir wlrle mlfr*i1iFx'edwlk'qp1, " Kimcy-� a fimltz pltiic sdm acIrz. "I ., provide 1U1lIing�" She called her ...…

…HIGH�AND PARK paldeGC¥. 'tIIIJ1oYed ctiqpl � day In mdertllC2\le 1Jar n� objcdha. 'I1IougIDJl the <XM9C of b: New Hampshire campaign I qatdIy � tl Mr. 1m­ .... Mr. aumo. Mr. KaJey, Mr. HIdcin 1111 Mr. Blown tl addIaB the of sud! a titled � ftdd. They Idia:d. . For me, a basic axiom of cbJ· rLDCf it ta1lDelDlBtbece setc1nbfbr� Myobjcc- 1kDinNew�WlBttlltthe nbllrptd·vrwinmb'tlex­ chile. IU � � day ad­ missim tl the IDIjcx' dcbI...…

…• men ere adn not in their IDOOm- IF THIS N S program d anted 10 tell the real Itory, they would hive cboIen I lald-of( orker, I lin le workln parent or IOmebody bo had just been cut off lfare. Tbc medii iI not II concerned ith providi I public service much they have advertis­ ing and ludience rallnp on their mindl. We mUlt demlnd thlt the medii chlnge their valuel and begin offerinl the com­ munity more than violeoce and s...…

…This Week In Black History c 1 -17 NDIM 1M Black GIl co :po er who wro "'l'reemonisluJ. " MARCH 12, 1932 - d Yo ,mayor of Atl nta and former U.S. Am- b dor to the United lio, born. 1888 - all Jo , conductor/ar- ranger/composer, born. 1965 - 200 critics elected Ralp W. I 'a IN­ VISmLE MAN m t distin­ guished ingle literary or in past 20 years. Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth and Frederick Dougla were members 01 the s� reli...…

…EDITORAL Presidential Politics and African Americans What does election year bold for African Americans? PoUticiaDI of both parlti plan to placate the white middle cl (leat they begin to question the need for million dollar bom ) by promlllDg to balance the budget. While male 'YO it m t be remembered, gave 75 percent of their vote to Reagan over CUter. They gave 80 percent of their vo to Rea over ODdaIe. BUlh received an equally 10 i...…

…, rTHO. H ro WE ARE EVERYWHERE. ot only re African America in Utah, but they are doin eno earch itb re to Afroc::entri m. Afrocentricity a con- cept developed by Dr. M left ICc Aland, Pro(i r of African American Studl at Temple Unive ty, PA. Two prime exampl are D • Fo t C. Crawford aDd Dally E. Oliver of Weber St te University in Ogden, Utah. I d the pie ure of at- tendin timely ion that they pre ented at a con­ ference o...…

…1 poo"------- doub about er'l concern [or being tapODlive to citfzeDl. She ltated t under the Bngler Adminiltration, the state forced cUent Olpnfzldo to pay [or the I Ie pbampblct on eDllOraencY ser­ viceI, wblle alIowiDa duent doc- and lawyell to it he. -We bow wbole EDaJer'1 beIrt Uea, - lbe d. Sbe expreuecl concern tbat tilt about streamlinlna ICrvicca aDd cut- . ling out red pe mlgbt turn out to be code words for tIkina more...…

…ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS front Byth Y AQeve rape Sim­ nxms, ("Run" of b � "Run D ICX:U!Ier "One d Y I al n in my net hborhood ith my guitar e," recall J .R., one-fourth of tbe new Columbi recordln group Joe Public, "and this kid com up to me nd me if I'm carryin turnt ble . He didn't even think that it might be n instrument. Th t Th R port d i one of our inspiratio for play- B k f G ing live music - e ant to make r Up 0 uy people...…

…Arti 's proceed to be donated to UNCF y B YO NY - Prince and tbe N.P.G. rtlea cd -M01Iey DoII't Matter 2 Night, - the ne ingle from multi-platinum Dit"nolld alld Pearls d k, Mueb3rd. "Money" i the fifth Single from the current album, and the 6rst to be rete since Prince e tabUsbed a ric Billboard record by charting a Top 10 bit on the Hot 100 for ten consecu­ tive years. All of the arti t' proceeds from sales of the Ingle ill ...…

…FOOD NUTRITION u r un w t n ch m It d 2J cup butt rmil Wa h nd p el th Idaho po­ tatoe and pi c in w ter in the Dutch oven to boil until tender (will separate when pierced with a for ). Drain water. PI ce potatoe SHORT-CUT COOKING - ---- the microwave way A th fa cination with micro­ wave cooking w pt aero the country, an entir Iy new category of r cipe wa created. Through an under tanding of what microwave o n do, we have al 0...…

…F .. ' . BENTON HARBOR I o Benton H rbor City Commi ioners said they are going to aack down on b' that get enterprise zone breaks from the city without hiring any city residents. City resident Elliott R told the commi ion that he h d some concerns about the city's enterprise zone not hiring city residents. He went on to ay that he as turned down a job by a business that is receiving enterprise zone tax breaks, because they sai...…

…HOME IMPROVEMENT R modeling guide packed-with idea rs, includ s imaginativ J1 mod ling idea that add light and auty t any hom improvement project-kitchen. b d­ room, attic, deck, room addition - no matter what tyl f h m you hav . What's mor ,th bo k utlin th necessary qu nce to succ ful proj­ ect comp tion in language h meowners can understand. Enlightened Remodeling opens your eyes to how creativ planning, design and u of window...…

…nd u.s. i endin 15, Haiti on a 10 bo t b c tarvation, persecution nd rep ion in the poore t country in W tem Hemi phere. But at m time, in t blink of a co or-bUnd eye, they end m [or airUf to the much e lthier people of 23 citi in the former Soviet repubU . The claim t America could not ho e the Haiti , nor grant them political ylum, t the same time they wrote in Engl h and R ian lettering on the food and medicin going to the o...…

…. " z RELIGION GOSPEL IN BRIEF held at unpo nt," III h ve enou clpUne to or in th roup, " Ocr, ho i a Theolo y and ycholo [or 1 . " I n t m to le m om en city. We feel mo comfo ble Ith t t type of pe on in th choir beca e pi n for Abundant Ufe to round or neratio . " Stevie Wond r, 01 dys Kni ht, Jennifer Hollid y, the Tempta­ tio , D vid Pete on and t of Moto nave all perro ith Hayes, ALF, and other en­ mble he founded cal...…

…z / / INTERE TED IN OF" THE CITY THE CITY OF BATTLE CREEK - BENTON HARBOR MUSKEGON.- ,KALAMAZOO For FilA terms, see the tee I d.lly paper every Monda)' for properties av II ble. Indlvldu.1 reek­ Ing r • ..-1her lnforrnatlon for sit nee hould cobt ct the broker of their choice. SI busea propiedadcs 0 casa de bent. con ter­ minos de FHA, mire end a Lune en el perlodlco. L persona que neecsiten mayor Informadon deben ponerse en con...…

…JACKSON AND EDI HISTORY CONTEXT A LACK y P ul Roc II OTHER BLACK PROGRESSIVES WERE SLANDERED·TOO What explains the Media's un­ ceasing hostility to Jackson's travels? History -Media history and Black history- give us a clue. What is happening to Jesse Jackson in the U.S. Media (including some left Periodicals) is nothing new. The white Press has always treated foreign affairs, especially the affairs of developing nations, as o...…

…THE LSON Neighborhood Project in Mu egon has been named the fir t in a four-part pilot project involving the Department of Social Services (DSS), the Dep rtment of Education, the Public Health Department and the Menta} Health 1. Bach of th pro' Will receive a portion of $500,000, aD()cateQ for Communities First in fate's 992-93 bu. to up a pilot program in their field, e !att three are set to announce the target areas for their p...…

…WORLD/NATION rly illio people i it Ii ry e ery ye . ou e voted u p nd rep r tion of it i refu ee , but tho e till itin to return re Ii ely to be b c in t eir trife­ torn ho el nd before Con re complete c­ tion on the bill. The bill, p ed 2 165 Ion p rty line , f ce en te fi lit nd pos ible Bu h dmini r - tion veto. Democr t rgued th t the bill, which would im­ po e i-month mor torium on the rep r tion progr m, w s needed ...…

…CH -10,1 2 NEWS BRIEFS Rutherford acquitted - war­ of wo.rds begins The war of words spawned by the Freedom Festival videotaped beat­ ings didn't die down after C assandr a Ruther ford was acquitted Wednesday in the second of her three trials. Rutherford, 18, wasn't identifiable In the videotape of the oanne Was beating. Larry Bennett, Was' lawyer, said Wednesday the' outcome of the Was case was part of what he , termed a...…

…o o child n . y in- rome. povmy, lalth, 00 education, d care, aM Een pregnancy - the IK:arly 0 q rof�ri' clill�n . face ��LIoIL_ ctildIm - In rural children are nne likely k> be poor (22.9 per­ cent) rmrural clildrcn (20 pcra-m). A B d in Amerlca' roore likely to be poor, am to experlm=e poverty, than a Black inner city child. Th astrooomical rural Blac child poverty rate c:xcee<S city ra 53 percent to .f7 percent - Rural pie...…

…HIGHLAND PARK COTT , , th yor aid, tant, ted aOO the t 't wail" "That i ," Comb t Boot- Wearing d, " you lilce ed pll'C8C:belS who are wagin an 'Overturn Tyson' O>nviction' cam­ gn." "Hum that , Cbild," S' r Pearl ' "1bat' blaspbem," "B phcm my foot," e . "Iain't1alking utreligion. I am talking about tlae so-called Rn 0 the cloth woo don't kmw w t ·the calling' means," Sing it, 'Girlfrieoo. Sing it" Wichita said. "Some of ...…

…. , THE CURRENT Tiger Stadium proposal will allow the Tigers to build a new stadium financed by a luxury tax. This luxury tax will appl y to' every restaurant from Fl ming Embers to White Castle to Joe's Smokin Bar-B-Que Ribs. We will be t xed for the next twenty years and till, we will con­ tinue to see police laid off in our neighborhoods, poor gar­ bage pick up, chools that ur­ gently need financial support and people who s...…

…, DETROIT Ttus Week In Black Histor y rch ·10 • The 9 5 edi n v lue efore correction for inn tion 49,500. e from the meric n ou ing urvey, pon ored by t e HUD nd conducted by the Cen u ure UJ the t ti tic ho th t renter had medi n monthly hou in co t th t repre ented 29 percent f their income, comp red with 17 percent for 0 ners. Median monthly hou ing co t for homeowner include mortg ge payments, re I e - tate t xe , pro...…

…• VIEWS OPINIONS Publl h r:Ch rle D. Kelty dltor: Ter K I an glng dltor: Wanda F. Roquemore Contributor.: B mic Bro n - Danny Cooks - Mary Golliday - Allison Jon - Fled n S. Riggs - Leah Samuel - Nathaniel Scott - Ron Se gel - Carolyn Warfield - Vera White Production nag r: Kascene Barks Production: Kai Andrich- Anita Iroha AccountEx cut/� .: Earlene Tolliver - Bob Zwalak " URG Loo in your chlldren' . tory boo and bat d po tively...…

…( VIEWS OPINIONS \8I!1IdJl5l 00 es- lism1 0 1m1ing academic rea>Jds. In 1m NoI1bem� youhave ldl schools Boston University (MA), Williams (MA), MIT (MA), Swarthroore (P A), NYU (NY), Q)igatc (NY) arrJ Carnegie Melloo (P A). In � d-Atlantic arrJ South, you tBve tlp peIfOlllbS \dl Johm Hopldm (MD), Howard (DC). Hampk>nCY A), Duke(NC), Spelman (GA), Fmxy (GA) aoo VaOOcrbilt (IN). In 1m Mid\w;st aoo Southwest, programs at Chicago ...…

…TH CHIE executive of GM, she said "h d n opulence that is ob cene." She aid he took cut in salary from $1.2 million to $1.1 million, while workers were losing their total livelihood. She added that GM was not 10 ing money, but wa firing HIS, H emph ized, w s before the d y of civil right 1 ws and equal rights law and other I which protect employee ." He also advocated improve­ ment in education, tating th t his pl n to provide vo...…

…( rJ I L n T A IN r J1 E N T BRIEFS E zy E, Not To B Outdon . Sc:am Eazy-E (1bumb' of the <XJdrOYaSial lIP gIOq) N.W A) debmiDcdmtbbe�by frit.nd..tumed.rl b � ami baa thrown his bat onto the ftl�scmc. �'s pacnI1y JO\DIina up fimIns ftr a film � wrote am pia m starin. He � 61m, a bloody JeYC¥ talc act in Sodh Qaml u. AnF WIll make �N' 1he Hood' look like an aBeaacmd spedaL Of ooUne, fellow N.WA �Dr.DIe, YdJamlRm wouIdbe fadur...…

…ur d y, r. 5 * Icha H. Crosby workshop "F hionlng the Future Church: Matthew's Gosp I for a Dysfunctional Church" 9-3:30pm In Alumni Hall of the Madam Cad lIac Bldg (M rygrove Coi­ I ge), 8425 W McNichols at Wyoming. (A g Itratlon f 30) (862-8000, ext. 235). Frld y, .r.6 * "Black Boys Becoming Men Who Will Lead Families and Help Build Communities" Is the theme of the 3rd annual benefit, Michigan A ocl tlon For Leadership Develo...…

…HEALTH Because no cure or v ccin yet exi , public edu tion i th only ay th AIDS epid mlc can be con­ troll d. This que tion- 00- nswer guid - fi t publi hed in 1 7- been produced nd upd ted with help from the World He lth Or­ g nizalion. -Wh t I te tage of n infection ca ed by HIV, or hum n immunodeficency virus. Th virus slowly d troy th body' immune y tern, leaving the per on incre ingly defen ele g inst oth r infectio nd orne...…

…BENTON HARBOR , Mayor mmaJ. inaugural c "I ull A two-day inaugural celebration mooring Benton Harbor Mayor Emma J. Hull is planned for Friday m1 Satur­ . day, March 6 and 7. Friday's activities begin with an open boise at city hall from 8:30 a.m.- 11,:30 a.m. and 2:45-5 p.m. Mayor Hull and Benton HaIborCommissioners will be on haOO to welcome guests. Tows will be cOnducted of the administrative offices, police and fire departmen...…

…BLACK INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS c - 0, p he folio ing is a list of c ual inv ntions and paten numbers recorded in the United States Patent Office in Washington, D.C. by African-Americans. D L. U ul B. Downln J.L. La e K. head J. Ri , W.B. Purtu C.D. BaJll1i MA Cheny T. Grant W.H. Rich son H. u.lkner Edm d Berger Show John W.O. 0 vi L.C.DaUy , Benjamin Bannekar Lawrence P. Ray T.J. Marshall T.Elk1n J.W. SmJth Walter B....…

…TH 0 BI G I TH breast of very breath r is the yearning to be rich. However, most people pend the majority of their walking time and energy working for someone el in order to earn j t enough money to get by. M t woo aspire to wealth rarely spend time plan­ ning bow to accumulate ubstan­ tiat amoun of money. Most of us, based on our Qui tian ethic, are either waiting for J to come ore we are waiting to hit the state lottery. To ge...…

…"Our go nee the n y ruce, the din 1988 a- tionai Football draft, a signed with t e Lo Angele RaId a a Plan B free nt, the team annoUDCed yesterday. After career t Auburn, Bruce played for the Atlanta Falcon for four ea on. He u d at Hne c r until begin converted to tight end la t ea on. The Raiders plan to play him at linebacker. A a linebacker with Ati nta, Bruce credited with 176 tackle , 16 cks, eight forced fumbles and thr...…

…Hi toric econd Sapti t Church to celebrate 156th anniversary DET OIT - The historic Second Baptist Church of Detroit, located at 441 Monroe, will celebrate i 156 year of continuous ervice to the community. The celebration will begin with a pre-anniversary orship service Sunday, March 8 at 10:30 a.m. The guest speaker ill be Reverend Jnhn H. P yne, P tor of Mount Vemon Baptist Church, On Sunday, March 15, the guest peaker for the ...…

…�'11:�, fly.r., r •• um •• , ______ bu.ln •••• tatlonary. SALES �� Tired of the earne old & Typ. at 882·4580 grtnd? TIred c:A � betMen, n 5. MIchIg«I CI1Iz., MY. 3/4/82 long hour. with little r---------------�------------------------ ... . . .. ' LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO TAXPAYER THE MARCH 1992 BOARD OF REVIEW Highland Pari< Board of RevIew will be In Ion on the following days at City Hall: 30 Gerald Ave., Highland Pari<, Michigan 48...…

…I 1 o - READERS WRITE - ly. I do not mo , drlnt, or tate dope. I've d clean record until I came to Berreln Spri • 0 they try to find , ythiog on me, p c on my car, trail me,just and �'ftV ridl to t called in and mil of pr on r unit The name of our group Is SURFF - Support and Unity for Relatives and Frien of Felons. Our purpose and goal to � aDd help each other deal with the trauma of losing a loved 0 to the prison system. ...…