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…. 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...…

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…p.m. All w lcome, Rev. Beulah Bapti t Church Moth rs Board ill hav their 1 t Fellow hip Cel branon Sunday, March 21, t : 0 p.m. Th ir th m i ,"Uvin In Unity of t Spirit." Ep ians 4' . o for this event includ : Spring Str et Fri 'ndship, and Corin- thian Bapti t Church Holy Trinity Church of God in Chri t and . Church of the Living God. Rev. Willi . P ul Jr. . the p tor. Th Greater Harv t Bapti t Church Male Chorus will hold their 6th ...…

…) OBITUARIES City Commissioner attacked eti on, 47, h4, t 'ned in an nton To T ody � rred to Hol- y So Funeral Hom, Colum- bi , S.C. Burial w in ationa Cemetecy, Columbia. Lo I arra men were by Robbi Brothers Fu- 28 neral Home, Benton Harbor. , [or Ande n w born Octo­ b r ,1945, in Columbia, S.C. He w commandin officer for the Jun­ ior R rve Office ' Training Corps, Benton H rbor High School. He w Vietnam War veteran. Surv...…

…yo The first lab r • Joint nd . Separate Account A ouple ould v id a lot of probl m by d idin to k ep 1- n n mpl t ly parat r rnarri . But joint m ney mana - m nt with open communication 0 - f r a way t tr ngth n the partnership. Th re are way to combin inde­ pendence and togethem and till minimize money mana ment dif­ f ren . K ep a joint account for S vlng on Utll You can tu By v money or get re uoo from your utility corn­ ...…

…Home Tips SQUEA D TIC - To Hence a squ Icy hinge, give if tiny spritz of nonstick cooking spray. You can Iso use it on key th t fils to slip in and out of th loe ily. Ruth B., Lake Placid, Fla. MULTI-USE ISHWASHER - Did you know you can put your baseball caps and golf visors in the top of the dishwash r to clean them? They don 't get out of sh pe, nd they come out nice and clean. If they are extra-soiled, clean with a brush first....…

…�� _______ J ( Th ' i 00 ed n up be e 0 th con mporary go pel rtist. Amy Grant, B'ebe Cece i 00 V Bell tron all been in fore ront t movem nt to dri e con mponuy pel m ic into t mai tream. On er la t Jive R 0 rei , omething On Tbe Ins' V B 11 Armstrong, delivers h r mo t exciting combina- tion (�f pel lyri and oul yet. Armed with t Y drum t d h vy b Va due with John P. Kee - wh e ingle "We Wal By Faith" hit num r one on Billboard's...…

…Correepond nt w ntld In Grand Rapid., Kalam zoo & Battle Cr k for weekly newspaper. Must ha Int r t In your oommunlty, ability to Alport fN accurately, Will tr I the right In cIv Ich. I. nd aume and/or r of In AI t to: Mlohlgan Citizen, P.O. Box 03560, Hghland Pk, MI48203. or m SOCIAL WORKER - MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCATE for Innovative oommunlty m ental he Ith Int r·dlsolpllnary 'team a ng Inclvkh.. wt1h mental IIInell and s...…

…t PREPSTARS OF THE WEEK By H rry And r on, Jr. o N cBRCO McMich al: ored 11 poin nd had even a sit in th Wildca 23-16 victory over P l h a m 1 t S turd y in a PSL middle chool McMicheal fini h th 7-1. - ERIC JOHNSON Pelham Op n: Had even point three t Is nd three a i t for th Panth r la t Saturday against McMicheal. JAMES KEY, Pelh m Open: Haul d down four rebounds.scored four porn and -had thre teals in the ...…

…VOL XV r�o 17 .1'1 {,'I, II '1" ,11'",l/'/I' t· /1 I " I)"n/l/, MARCH 14-20. 1993 Citizens plan lawsuit to 'stop casino �gambling By RONSEIGE Michl n Citizen community organization called De­ troi te United Agains t Casino G blinginpl to sue to prevent casiro gambling in Detroit am Highland Park. reservations. Under th e circumstanc ,it i felt th Governor of Michig a:oo the Secretary Interior could allow casino gambling on this par...…

…Y \ all 0 to any Am rican pr t ction of our civil­ righ I ." Clinton wrote in the letter to McD rm tt dated Tue day. HI am committed to removing thi exemption. ' , McDermott and, former Sen. written in p rt to ov rturn that B� Adam, D- W h., led a imi- t gher burd n f proof. But it e - lar fort I t year to ov rtum t ' emp Ward Cove, which m nt exemption, but the bi. er made it the pi intiff ' complaint against th to r vote. '. compa...…

…• Indian ViII 9 emp to barricad Detroit crime Avenu , to fight crim , red traffic, and p erve their his­ toric neighborhood. Joining the attempted ion i the R e­ dale Park community. Th barrie d idea i contro­ ve ial, cau ung urrounding communiti t cry racism. Th area north 0 Ma k "i per­ c ntBlack", while the neighbor- hood rep nted by the W t Vill c ociation the Indian Villa Association, and th 1- land View Association, "i ...…

…provi galion. "Tbi w not part of the re­ earch we 100 ed t," he aid. It not wh t Congres man Conyers ked us to do." Cheryl Greenhouse a public in­ formation officer of the ational A demy of Sciences, confirmed one of th key qu nons the acad my listed for future research on page 380 of its tudy, which w "do male or BI ck persons have a high r pot 0- tial for violence than others and, if so, why?" She added that there w a ection ...…

…Each Rbeedl n Center offers ervices geared to the needs of the community it rv ,but th phi- l ophy behind all of them i to foc n the individual child, "Young people are alway filled with p ion and potential, and adults , hould help them express . these in po itive way," y Ge ff Canada. th dynamic p id nt 0 RhecdJen Dedicated taff members make hundreds f hom visits every m nth, knocking on d rs to find children be ore theirprob­ ...…

…ti n Dep rtm nt, along with th 0 troit Employ­ ment Trainin Departrn nt, i currently ptin pplicatiors for i Summer Youth Arts Em­ ployment Program fOT pirin rtis betw n the of 14 and 21 who live in Detroit. Th program provid th -job training in th tin ,dance, v cal and instru­ mental music, video, visual , creativ writing tume mak­ ing, and tag craft. The pro­ gram b girs June 28 with a tud nt production on August 5- 6. pplicat...…

…THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY rch 1 20 ByL H A UEL do." D 01 - D troit youth were invited to offer their opinio t tu­ den and School Board m 1 t month at a public hearing pon­ soled by t Detroit Ci ty Council Youth Advisory Cornmi ion. The day-long, youth-only hearing w held at Murray-Wright High School. Detroit tu n po e on ca and solutions to violen in the chool and th community. "Teens f 1 tb need to find a way to urvive," sai...…

…EDITORIAL Ri()t prevention: top raei mt Durtng th last several weeks there have been numerous specula­ tions about whether or not the spring and umm r of 1993 will witness a repeat 0 urban riots in the United States imilar to the Lo Angel "up­ rising of 1992." Lest we forget thi year marks the 2 th anniversary of the Kerner Com­ rni ion Report on Civil Di orders. Alth u h th Kerner Commi ion oncludcd in 1968 that "Our nation is t...…

…o Dr. K. Hilton T, Ml HT be wonderin who I am referring to when I use th t rm African, rather than Black or African Ameri an. I us the term African to d note on of the tronge t bond that bind any people together anti that bond i culture and laoo Africa i our place of original origin. Wh ther you were born or ive in the U.S., Jamaica, Brazil, or Zaire, you are African or rson 0 African descent. As part of realizing that r lationship t...…

…, co Yp AACP helps ACT-SO volunteers " It's an all new game with bigger jackpots and a bonu ball that gives you more chances to win than ever before! Bonus Lotto tarts with a guaranteed million jackpot - and rolls over by every time. Players win the Grand Prize by matching 6 of '47 numbers drawn. B T, if you don'tmatch all six, there are till more chance to win. B cau e a 7th ball i then drawn - called the Bonus Ball. The Bonus...…