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…'JOL XIV NO 23 time 0 , the Circuit I. Tbrougbout Caner Dele. ADd tbou people � supported ' effo j tice, tbeIe been no real • until DOW. TTRlALITw establishedthatonly Frank Mafri�e, an attomey ith 0 Blac jurors had been called for jury Sommers, Sc:bwar1z, Sil�r a Scbwartz of duty and both ere excused by court. d He itt signed 'd, hi�h "re .. ------------------ - - - . Want better schools? FLODEAN • RI .."wwr.r DBTROlT - Teac...…

…trong one. Publl h d each Sund yby New Day Enterprise 12541 Second Street P.O. Box 03560 Highland Park, MI 48203 (313) 869-0033 FAX (313) 869-0430 BENTON HARBOR BUREAU 175 Main Street Benton Harbor, M149022 (616) 927-1527 FAX (313) 927-2023 Publish r: Charles D. Kelly Editor: Teresa Kelly Managing Editor: Wanda F. Roquemore Office A i tant: Catherine R. Kelly Contributor : Bernice Brown Salama Gordon Mary Golliday Al...…

…Pilot program for teachers approved Detroit school board mem­ bers Tuesday night tentatively approved spending $1 million next year to carry out Supt. Deborah McGriffs pilot pro­ gram to upgrade teaching skills and overhaul the districts core curricul urn. . McGriff hopes at least 50 of the system's 248 schools will volunteer for the experiment, which she.says will produce in­ creased student achievement in reading, writing, mat...…

…r conflict council. He d he told t the Ii bou d ve one to city council fi t, and trying to correct the error in tbe second pro He dded t he po ith ad- min tration official thi ye r, under yor U y Porter. Cicci Iso exp eel co m t in tbe council 01 ution there DO deadlioe for (he administra- tion SO pond and expressed fears Local artist invited to compete for recording contract H you arc an establi bed local �rding artist with ...…

…wmch Black actor mIMIe a IMlig Ar a com«IUm b«aJlSe of socktal conditiolU at 1M time? " APRIL 30, 1843 BI lea participa in Nation­ al PoU tical Convention for tbb flnt tiDle B alo, N.Y. 1931 _' . C " U.S. · Conp •• man (MO) was born: 1961- IlUe M.,.. of the San FraDCiaco Gianta tied a major leape record lib four home I'UDI in ODe pme. How lIIQ1Jy members are there 0/ the AME CIUlrch 4/­ filiDtioll? "" MAY 1. 1867 - First four ...…

…e 0 troi t Idle i1d ld th ir monthly meetin t orth e t ctivity Center. lei Lee, rvin her econd term, pre ided pi for the conel ve to be held in y t t ou leld S ton completed ... Willi J eneral c irm n. A ci I hour folio ed t m eting. mbe ttendin ere Peter Brigg , Winola Con­ w y, Lewi 0 rqu , Ocie Ora e, W Iter Fo ter, Hildreth Fullwood, Thelma Haugabook, Lucille Har­ ri on, Edward Keye , Peter nd Mildred Kyle, M jorie McWill...…

…DETROIT . The city al 0 nticipate that big b ine will cause an incre e of about 5000 job for the wor force by by the year 1995. THE CITY'S deficit estimate range high $300 miUion while revenue continu to hrink. Much of the public dissatif ction with what Detroit residents charge is in­ competence due to "political payoffs" that have placed inap­ propriate individual in positions for which they are not qualified. The City Council ...…

…READERS WRITE EDITORAL , . W canbeall we want to be! By KEN ETH NODGAA We are beautiful, humble, gentle, great, proud, strong. intelligent, and confidentl We are African­ American men and women. ' We have endured hundreds of years of slavery, and racism, the pain of segregation, lynching, unemploy­ ment, and yet we have remained strong. Sometimes we may become angry knowing the past, but then we realize that it was nothing we ...…

…BUT AMAZI GLY enough, orne job applicants forego this elf-coaching and go out of their way to .flaunt their idiosyncrasises. Robert Half International, Inc., a San Francisco head huntery, surveyed top person­ nel executive of 100 major corporations. RHI asked for storie of unusual behavior by job applicants. �e ponse was enthusias tic and abundant. Some of the more amazing, believe it or not, are as follows: "The candidate told...…

…T THE TIME, Schadler and his wife, both white, were Christm shopping in downtown Benton Harbor. They entered a Black ig and record store where a figety, nervous African American male pulled a gun and fired ix times point blank at Sch dler. The assailant ran from the store • and fled. Two years later, based on testimony of convicted drug use , Wilbur Gillespie, Benton Harbor police had Maurice Carter arrested in his home town of Ga...…

…-- -- -_ ----- A po esm n for the • United egro College Fund nnounced that proceeds from Prince' single "Money · DoII't Mattu 2 Night" will be · donated to the UNCF. Additionally, plans for a · sequel to Prince' uperhero · comic book venture are in the • works. · Th Un n or d tory Lutber Campbell i getting · nasty in print. Hi newly- • pubU hed autobiography i • "A NAtty As They Want To · Be: � U1tCeMored Story of : Luthu Ca...…

…Compiled and Edit d By KASCE E BARKS SUNDAY, APRIL 26 :r The Salvation Army and Workbench Furniture are joining forces in an effort to collect 750 pieces of furniture over a three-week period for families in need throughout southeast Michigan ending 4-26. A ."� • J <, ," sim ultaneous effort will be underway in southwestern Michigan. including the Grand Rapids areas. Battle creek, Muskegon. Holland. and Kalamazoo. Those inter...…

…HEALTH . THE GRAVITY 0 the itua­ tion wa ummed up by Louis R. Caplan, M.D., chairmand of the department of neurology at Tufts New England Medical Center in Bo ton. As Caplan put it: "Stroke is more common in Blacks and has a higher mortality rate. It's a more important problem relatively in Blacks than white, and if you look at sudie in younger people, tho e under 65, the figures are even more impressive. Blacks have a death rate...…

…pro rty. o H - De ayne O'Neil, Cornerstone Alliance; Dick Scban2e, Peoples State Bank; Jay Van Den Berg, BENTON HIJtBO - Benton Whirlpool; Carolyn Graves, Benton Harbor City Commis ion has Harbor Atea Sc ools; Benton approved to hire the Winois- Harbor Fire Chief Dave lincoln; Par Group to conduct the search for Brian Sydncr, Benton Harbor Water a qualified 'city ger. Plant; Glenn Yarbrough. Benton At the April 20 Commi ion Harbor ...…

…re re e eerp from a Ion etter that I recently received. r Dr. Faul r: I am 44-y r-old b o a p yc trlc cial r. Your artiel 0 , el tioDlbip een BI ' atrue bome for me e I live t my boyfriend, ho a 42-y old BI c man. "We have been lovers for IS months ind be sWI cal me hite whenever he i et ith white people on job or elsewhere. It' ale wa 'you white people are no good.' I trongly believe that a person' color does not speak of ...…

…11DS BIlL � am died in � com:nittecs. In 1968.lamcs Foeman, tml head of � StOOenl Noo-Vdcrt On­ dinaq Comminee, trode � � pulpit of New Y 's River- side CllUI'ch and $500 million as replY111CI1l to � Black oommmity fir past abuIcs by to: wtitcs of America. Am in tt.: � Ray Jenkins ofDetlti.tpoimcdooti>�� that would lism, 1bIt JewSl survi'YOIS of Hilter's coo::ama1ion auqlS tea:ived rcpndoo payrram from � WestGennan� � obIcMd, "...…

…7 Th fonn r St. Au tin School, owned by th Greater Concord Mi - ionary Bapti t Church, i one- tory with no bement nd h 12 equival nt ized cl rooms, an d­ jacent playground and parkin area. A thre year Ie t 1,500 a m nth h been propo ed. In 1 0, the Bo rd clo ed 16 Detroit chool. Many of tho e chool buildings tand empty. Com­ mittee Chair Ben Washburn aid, "it' a lot le co tly" to le e the Catholic chools th n to reh b th entranc...…

…RELIGION .. ,. TAKING IT IN - Shirl Y H nton enjoy d go p lit New Bethel a.ptlat Church. (photo by N. Scott) r::: Hollyw:o:ashion. W.C.H.B. 1200 AM - 7:00 a.m. - 11 :00 a.m. Every Sunday Morning JUST GO in and hi it t the level be' t We cut the Ibum very t I wrote it in the tudio. I wro it t home. I wro it in th hotel. I rote one tune in the e vato, on the b k of legal pad." -Llwe 1 Re/llity, - the title ingle and video, immedia...…

…Ty • fly.r... r •• um •• , bu.ln •••• tatlon ry. ohol rahlp.1 Athletlo Award.1 Sohool .S.I otlonl W. Matoh You With Multlpl Sour Th Larg t, Curr nt Data B •. MONEY BACK GUARNATEE ACADEMIC SUPPORT SEARCH INTERNATIONAL (818) 324·0771 P.O. BOX 1805 PORTAGE, MI 49081 $10 Dlaoount to 'Mlohlgan C,ltlz n'R. der. II your cia i Id d in od y! 869-0033 Mchlgan CItIzen Mv. 4/5, 4/12, 4/19 & 4/28/92 I' I For FHA terms, see ...…

…• - . join to more t r po er o m ic i it' l t tra fo i t from F ith. Born in th nd de p ir of live lived behind the maximum ecurity b of t DC e S te Penitentiary in h- ville, the m ic of e F ith i nothin le than joyo procl m lion 0 pirt 1 liberation. The ro d to t rete e long nd indin nd th man who led the way i the ptly n med M Dill rd. Hi tory i i If a f th t beg n when, n in 19-ye r-old m ici n, he given hi first pro...…

…NAACR responds : A panel of local rep ntadves trom civil rigb organizatio met last Sunday at the general m mber­ , hip meed 0 the Detroit B ncb NAACP in re po e to recent petroit serf, "Who Spea r Blae America?" : A10n ith local leaders, the orum included videotaped respon- • e from national he d of the " AAC , the Urban Leagu , the Southern Chri ti n Leadership Con­ ference (SCLC) and the Congre n Racial Equality (CORE), : "It ...…

…"Too y, we are witne ing wh t] believe to be another landm r ign­ ing of an argument between th IFESH and AID, an agreement that will upport three major program to help improve the quality of life in Africa," Rev. Sullivan said. "Last year, we announced Ph e I of our Debt for Development Pro­ gram in Africa for $2 million that w initiated in Nigeria, Guinea and Niger. Today, we announce Phase Il of Debt for Development, an exci t- ...…

…"That hould not interfere in ny relation hip betwe n t t te of ew Columbia and the federal Rep. 'd ue to don forthe ote. vote. He b d aid in th t would ure before the full ureb h d the we to create tb tate of e Columbia pa ed the Democratic-contrelled Ho Di - trict of Columbi Committee on 7-4 party-line vote. The floor vote, expected in fe mon , ould be the first for the tatted mailing letters to the parents of 134,000 tude...…

…HIGHLAND PAF� h Fighting child uff ring community by community oomrnun . Tbe effurt· called � QliJd Warn V" . n program. B m 11IE Child m1 Family . ChlUIDlb; 001- ttl: QulCil of Negro WOl'DCl\ of JWlior � American Association of Retimd Fe (AARP), �·w 'auD 1IICmatiI� am ttl: . Raza. Utit)Qf I � about � pilot poject in W' D.C. Now similar e1Ia1s, � by local mcmbeIs of six group are 1.DJcrwayin 3drornmunities ttl: rountry. L...…

…Highland Park Communi ty llege (RPCC), the econd olde t community College in Michigan is commemorating the beginning of its 75th year of ervice with a Diamond . Jubilee Celebration on Friday, May 1, 1992 at 7:00 p.m, Thi Gala event ponsored by the Foundation of Highland Park Community College will be held in the Atrium of the col­ te e, In Highland Park. The HlgblaDd Par Com­ munity College Foundation I. lnal ng 11 alumni, their...…

…t now n d to i hy h uld e put our trust in yet another M yor- - mbled p I of eli ? Wh t pro f do e e th t thi time, th elfare of th City' people will not e b c t to the hi h-incom d v I pe that t M yor i franti lly e in ? Hom ram i th Itt e - mple in ri of City- pon- ored high-income developm n th t won't pull i own weight in n alre dy flound ring city. Th $19.2 million development won't earn b ck it ub idie provided by th Ci...…

…lWIida Amtricm �m. .. his be free a _',r,_.,.,. � the t!t1rliest raionaIe fa' 1avmtent ofBIa:kAfricans? ANSWER TO BlACK HISTORY QUE TIONS MidaKmthefirst evtrtopim Jim Crow laNs in plblic trtnsportt; tba? - � muIatD �idan. �. - Gtant Fuhr. 2 - in 1841. 22Dd - "Raisin in tb: Sun" by l.onaine beity . 23rd - �John Street Me Cl1wd1 in York aty. -GeorgeW� - They were 00 . red Iadr.n aOO noeded i> convened to -..a .. __ 'ty. a. � ...…

…EDITORAL hi n ever lnce World W r n on ever be rind union rn n enjoyed unpreceden th care, perity, " LEr ME rAKE 7'#/.5 OPPD�TU""� 7lJ MAKG-,#f RHY�t. FoR. UAI/ TY - As KJfH roOHK,fH SHolAJ.S TOI'f �6 be"",,:> r .s�E J r.s T/"'� ro HE"IL _ S 0n.::z::- /,vV I 'TI:: »u: R£PO�T�R.s /AI 7?Y£ �"O� o ;tIT'Jl:AlJ) 1'1 Y PAil/VCR. BII.£"'K�q- "r;;t,DAI/ -ItEV. U3 AAItH VIEWS OPINIONS • • • AI whi - inned "domin ted th However, th...…

…We al 0 know that there are nearly 30 African new papers in thi country­ from coast to co t. PRACTIC LLY VERY major U.S. city ha t least one African- American new paper. Some have two or three. Aloin each of these major citie , there i a ub­ stantial number of tudent of African de cent attending colleges. ' Many of the e tudents at­ tend or attended the mo t prestigious body of private college in the nation - the Ivy League C...…

…- Organize morning and afternoon school safety patrol - Organize senior ci tizen -escon SCIVicc - Petition the city to tum closed recreation centers over to the communi _ Organize after- chool and _ Saturday programs '_ Organize community youth training and employment program _ Organize drug removal program - Turn vacant lots into community gardens or play grounds for the children • ---: Organize block by block safety and ecu...…

…II "Ie -T Ch ng : Ge r Ag in It' gettin rder to fig- . we out here Ice- T' career i going next. From hard­ core gang ter rapper, Ice made a trong move into · film. Now, he' bl ting heavy metal music ith hi new group, Body Count. Ice' ctually no tranger to metal. In fact, a lot of the musical inspiration behind · hi rap come from rockers like Blac Sabbath, Slayer, · and Van Halen. Ice-T and Body Count are · currently on a n ti...…

…I I ANNOUNCEMENTS MONDAY, APRIL 20 . -----...£.--___;"..-..;.._--,. � A booklet containing a � Travel Slide Program: comprehensive listing of Detroit Sundagger1 Photographer Historical Society (DHS) and Margaret Kaminski captures Detroit Historical Department flowering cacti, waterfalls, desert (DHD) programs for 1992 is now hiking trans, and petroglyphs of . avail. thru the DHS. The booklet Chaco Canyon, Bandelier, contains more than ...…

…th for lh :J ut itan ling s )n i . , I wing troit 'I" ' I" ) • tntl honor td I ./ 'ommunit . e e e Di re rdin fety, Police r Em t Wils n, Jr. ued child from peri hing in ho fire. rcoti 'on, undercover urveill nee to h r pre ent ignm nt on t Mini S tion Uni t. In one Ion -term operation. 0 eer G tar et a convicted murderer ho d tried kill mther undercover officer. The opera on culminated in 12 , includi u q�ntly ntene...…

…BENTON HARB()H "To de I ith thi current fin ncial problem e're current proj ectin rt fall in general fund of bout $347,000," Vance id, To try dIve the problem city official were givin th employ choice to t e 3 percent reduction in p Y or go to a four-day p y eek. P conference �ld April 14, in the LuI Lee Commi ion Chambers, Vance said all employees had voluntarily greed to take a 3 percent reduction in p Y for the period beginni...…

…WESTERN MICHIGAN Rena Pool, Estee Lauder, Beauty Consultant from Hudson's Northland, perfonn beauty touch-up on g at Hudson'S/Llnks Benefit. Dennis Toffolo, Pre ident of Hudson' . Spring fashions, introduced by gue t emcee Amyre Makup on of WKBD TV50, were highlighted. Gue were also treated to a champagne reception, a performance by the Ca. s Technical High School String Quartet, beauty looks from Estee Lauder, a full lunch, gi ft...…

…" HILDR OF THE Dream' aloo atmanyoftberren and women who'v achi ved itions powerand inf1u:� in � 1 American wot1q>lace. Tbe k provides great in- ights it illustra just what it takes to a ful Bl k living in white America With good exampl through tbevoi of men and women woo refused to letAmericalivei "col rblind"li , "Qilldren of the Dream" is an im­ portant book for all in America to read. The 50 fu1 BI profil in the publication...…

….. While high blood P a major he th threat for I U.S. eth­ nic grou , BI contract th di­ orderfarmoreoften,d velopitmu h earlier in life, nd uffer de th or ility from high blood pres ure­ ret ted disc e in far grea r propor­ tion tban white Americans. AS A G OUP, African- 'Ameri ve tro d th rat nearly twice high white. Th y are up to five time likely to die of chronic heart f ilure beca e of high blood pre UTe. And high blood pu...…

…RELIGION Jus! Briefly: I AM Records i readying for rete a project from the Minne poli Go p 1 Sounds 1 ter this month. The n­ n poli -b ed group m ke up th rhythm ection from the Sounds of BI ckn What Bible character w a city coming down out of This week's scripture: Heaven? If you think you know d h d the wer,jot it down and drop it "An w atever you 0, in the mail to Eye On Gospel, P.O. whether in word or deed, do Box 7274, Culver...…

…" o For FHA terms, see the local daily paper every Monday for properties available .. Individuals seeking further information for assistance should contact the broker of their choice. Si busca propiedades 0 casas de benta con terminos de FHA, mire cada Lunes en el periodico. Las personas que necesiten mayor informacion deben ponerse en contacto con el Agente de ventas de Casas de su perferencia. EDUCATION Soholar hips' Athletlo ...…

…ABOUT CITY FI A C S Why can't the City pay it bill ? This is th problem: The City is not collecting enough mo y to pay for all its expenses. Th current deficit is basically a venue deficit - in ome th City relied on to th pay its bills, we simply did not get. The recession has affected alm t all of our revenu sources. For instance, income tax, the City's biggest general fund revenu source, will produce $17.5 million less than was bu...…

…Ron Danie ,S0, i twenty-year veteran of indepen nt, progressive politi . Today, he i a pre idential candidate who wan to offer Bl c , omen nd progre ive group more than imply 1 repre ntative in the Whi Ho . He said that he wants to offer them a new y tern of JOvemment b cd on human rights and social Justice. "What came out of the his to ric Gary eonvenuon in 1972 w the chaneDF to create a new politics in thi society, a third force...…

…- MICIDGAN CITIZEN PubUahed each Sunday by : New Day Enterprl e : 12541 econd Street P.O. Box 03&80 , High nd P rlt, MI48203 , (313) 9-0033 , F�(313)88� BENTON HARBOR BUREAU 175 Main Street , Benton Harbor. MI 49022 (616) 927-1527 F�(313)927-2023 Publlaher: Charles D. Kelly Editor: Teresa Kelly Managing Editor: Wanda F. Roquemore . Contributor.: Bernice Brown Salama Gordon Mary Golliday Allison Jones Flodean Riggs ...…

…Mandela to end marrlag SOUTH ARFICA - African National Congre Leader Nelson Mandela is ending his 33-year marriage to Winnie Mandela, according to a pub­ lished newspaper report. Mrs. Mandela, 57, will resign from the group headed by her husband and "retire" from politics, according to African National Congmsa of­ ficials. Nelson and Winnie first met in 1957. They married June 14, 1958. D OIT- The city L Department recommende...…

…This V'/eek In Black History Was Black religious KoYJr. hip ever banned from plantation lifi ? educator, reformer, w born. 1 lice Wiker won Pulitzer Prize for fiction f r"Th Calor Purple." 1 91 - American Conservator Theater (San Fran­ cisco) hosted t world premiere of "Dark un;" by South African playwright Lisette Lecat Ross. 1890 - Johnny t. Cyr, ban­ joist/guitari 1, was born. 1951- A Washington, D.C. Municipal Court of App...…

…HIGHLAND PARK a . point in trying. Millio 0 Amerlcan diJdJen lBve made � . ion, mt dqt � � 1lIVC' but be- �y . they weren't boo1 smart CJWgh k> learn. 11IE each ci . bon with a fua:d 1Im\.lt f1 intclligelre that 't nux:h <1tIq 0\1' Iife�. � otIw . inzWgeJte· <m- tnbuled k) � in W1 a way half of hiM below aver3F�. Whm \W pot two . �, Ibvard, 1Iq add � k>�ootioothatoolyafewchikhen "very smart," somewhat rmre children are "sor...…

…DETROIT , More than 220 Top Ladi of Diatinction, Inc. (TLOD) Lords (huab nda) and Top T na of , Am rica Inc. (ITA'a) gathered r centty at Area FlY '8 20th A nlv raery Conf renc . N Iy Inducted m mbera are, from left, (a ated) Ruth D. Ric ,Joe phin Best r, Anna Marl Bolden, : Helen V. Coh n, Pathy Davia, Edith Gholston, Temora Barn a Harrla, Ella Cab II Coleman, • (atanding) Alicia Martin Warren, Yvonn C. Porter and Georgette M. Bellmay. ...…

…SAVE 25% SPRING COATS 89.98. Reg. $99. Trench coats by Worthington . Misses', juniors' sizes. NOW 19.90 ALL DOCKERS ON SALE! Misses' pique polo shirt. Assorted colors. • " OFF ALL OTHER DOCKE FOR M t PETITES & WOMEN SAVE . 30%, . ALL UNDERSCORE BRAS, BRIEFS I 10.50. Reg. $15. Comfort' Hours" nylon lace support bra. a,c cups. SALE 24.90 WOMEN'S DRESS SHOES Reg. $34. A-line slings. Leather uppers. Sal 35.90. Reg. $48. 9-2...…

…EDITORAL The Detroit empo erin I du . In 60' empo erment w lled Community Control t fight to bring th concept to re ity w imple m tter of economi , lop- ided battl. hool bure rcra were getting id while tiflin nd thrawtin th effo community persons volunt rin tim t 1 ht or tt r chool . o reemerging "empowerment", th m vern nt to in local control over n igh rh d h I i oddly min not from the bottom up, but from th top down. Th t m e us ...…

…ClIO �claim Mngavital grrem, Forthis n, we oontinuc to be in1er­ CRd inofficially�tworkingwilb readelS ml educak>rs will­ ing to be HILTON: HIGHER EDUCAIDRS,an informal, but t­ growing rews uree team. Th far, a major trength 0 our column continJ to be our willingness to seek iq>ut, feed­ bee ml articles from readers, scmlars arx1 practitio�rs. Two years ago, we too a key 1ep when we began actively seeking iOOividuals am organiza...…

…poor, or women, or minoriti who re the burden. It' the rich nd uper-rich." TH GO L for government and politi have been expressed by Dr. Lenora Fulani, a Harlem, N.Y. p ychologi t who is running for pre ident with the New Alliance Party. Daniel feel that Fulani's campaign i deceiving the eleetora . . JOBS------ low down, nasty, dirty rotten tricks." "This has got to stop. It' really going to affect a whole lot of things that's go...…