…By AO S I L Pub h Sun by EW DAY ENTERPRISE P.D 80 035 0, Highland P r , MI 48203 (313) 86 0033 869- 30 (F #) 8 nton Harbor Sure u, 175 M in Str 8 on H rbor, MI 49022 (616) 927-1527 Publ h r: Ch rles Kelly Con ributor : J ryl 8arglne r - B rnic Brown Patrici Colb rt - Mary Gollid y - Cr ig Hill Allison Jones - Jacquelyn Martin - Ron Seigel Nath nieJ Scott - Tur k Tur Carolyn Warfi Id n 9 ng Editor: Kascene Bar s Production: Nicole...…
…UP Briefs ByRONSEJGEL por Meet y- "LEAD " May 11, 1994 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Highland Park Community College (audi orrum) Glendale @ Third With eli trician H rman Gray Jr., MD FT e: fr hmenta/ Childcare/Prizes 866-2733 The Wedding Chapel 'Who ?' • Y NATHANIEL SCOTT 1U00000D PARK - On Eri- 1. April 22, a panel di u Ion I held a . on Hie Community enter, III Oak man Blvd. The topic was "Wh t r w : African or American?" nd...…
…- � - ---- -------_..��---__.---- .... - ..... ------ ..... --------- By JERVL BARGINEAR _ghl an Citizen Mr. Tommy Summervlll ,Dlr ctor of Manhood Inc. that operat through the aus pice of volunteer staff members at various locations throughout' the city. The organization provides both cultural and athletic activi ties for the youth that includes a .u.&r"a."" ...... OO 0 Summ r D y Camp hat offi . mming, arts and crafts, coun ...…
…(: O A I � I � 1 � 1 () N 'I A .; 'Til. PROFILI�' d CONNECT WITH US I Voi e: .. 02 72 -11 0 a : 202 72 - 192 r ,'" TM y o id on ; an?," aid an- , for with ut th 0 h woul Further, Bl though rem r ioned diseou , is of n gligibl legal force, and will v not on lif; , no even that defendan ' . Bl ckmun, in his d th penal y jurisprudence, at le t, m th late Justi Marshall's man tle of the Lone Di nter; a Jere miah p ch...…
…RO UGG T perha it might be held at an o�her location oth r than for eign country, but id that it should be held in an out of the wayplaoo. " Retrea , he . d, provide a comfort level, a means of'relaza tion" which aid in the decision making process. McClary said that retreats back aeross th brid Commis ioner Charles Yar brough and other commission rs who rarely agree with Wysinger took turns supporting him in his disapproval...…
…HIGHLAND PARK, MICHIG Chapp II' nag ment Group on, H.P. Bethune Medical Clinic Family Health Care Center . 72-66"52 Join the Highland Park Chamber. of Commerce' Call 868-6420. (313) 883-3593 h-IONf;YCOMB Health Food Aloe Vera. GInseng, Heros. T • Vega �Vbm 12906 Wood rd·Av. Highland Park, I 48203 OP N MON _ THUR 11:00 _ 3:00 A FRI· SAT 11.00 _ 4:00 AM • SUN 1:00 _ 3:00 AM Highland Ptuk,'sBest Kept Secret. I ........…
…By TUREKA TURK Mlchlg.n Citizen I can remember the first thing I'd do before going to parties back in high school. My friends and I would be on the phone for a good hour be fore w 'd leave to s what the other was wearing and what we should wear. Fi nally, after, being satisfied with real "urban gear" (back in th e days it was the baggy jeans, hanging off the butt and tight shirts with big black boots) on Our bodies, we'd make...…
…CELEBRATIO - Ich 9 n h story II t fl ght during Av Ion Hi tory Day th M ch gan H storical Mu- cum in downtown Lansing (717 W. Allegan St) from 1 Oam to pm High lights will includ h IIcopter disp s, hot r balloon, mod I airp an sand a VI t by an astronaut Children and du s will enjo a walth 0 FREE activities (517)373-3559 FIGURATIO WORKS - An e hibit which runs May 7-31 Th Artel is a n tonal n twor of artists int nt on creating ex...…
…Sci.' to the Mlchlll n Citizen . Johnie on till hold aying "Th t ro h cr dle, th rul orld." nd this' th r n or her con- tinuingtoworkwith nd trying to t youn pIe. Although he i grandmother, . Be n i ju t firm with the young peopl h rve h . th h r four children, all of hom are doing ell in th ir pective fiel . Janette i nu at th Veteran' Hospital in Durham, N.C.; Willie is a city of High land Park employ ; Juanita i a teach...…
…Mom's club .. R I � itumalln ()rnUJII�)" Pl.'1 I \'W • J ,I.:. in r; 21 mg ar h) dr ,1' tt r: 1_ g pr t tfl T R with c hilled \I}(J""'I",� apple (ida will accompany th rittata with warm e. ame seed bagel and in', h trow berne RD RITT T 8 1 hredded � ntina Another way to salute Mom i to make her an official member of the "Mom of th 90" Club. It' a gras roo club, pon ored by The Potato Board, whose members can hare recipe, ide...…
…• Independently Owned And OperateiJ �� · �(!�V�, �F�F�! • ATM • G Certlfic te • 600 e of 5t mpe • Money Order • Expre 5hlppin9-U.P.5. • W.I.C. Food 5 mp M eterc rd nd VI GI dly Accepted B� Clo ed Sunday 12 Midnight, re-Open Mond y 7 m. 6.125-0Z CAN IN WATER Sol Star·Kist Tuna 2/3 6.12S-0Z CAN IN OIL OR WATER LIGHT Star· Kist Chunk Tuna 12-0Z CANS ASSORTED VARIETIES Coca Cola 12-Pack 34.S-0ZCAN MAXWELL HOUSE F.A.C. ...…
…By BER ICE BROW OTICE • SY OPSIS OF THE REGULAR EETl G 0 THE BENTON C RTER TOW SHIP BOARD. OF TRUSTEES HELD 0 TUESD Y, Y 3, 1994, 700 P.M. Mem b.r pr.s nt. Supervisor Boo by, a Ii< Askew, Tf\ ur r . m- mi Tru t 85 Hudson, lac, Mon Wells. M mb rlab nt No m tlng wei d 0 ord r p m folio d by a 51 nt mvoc bon nd th PI d of A eg nee Th mlnu 0 th regular m tlng held April 19, 1994, wer pprov d pres n d Ag nd s am nded under w Bu me...…
…chlgan CItIzen Mv. 5-1 &5-8-94 ventory and recruits donations. Fund raising and grant writing exp rienc s- ential. Send resume to: Food Bank, Personnel Committee Chair, P.O. Box 1024, Benton Harbor, MI 49023-1024. 5/94 Independent Afrikan Centered School seeks experienced Pre-Kindergarten teacher to work with small group of 2 1/2-5 year olds in an extended family environment. Must be pleasant, patient, lOving and committed to Black...…
…What was tlu olde t company E on th "Larg t Black Busine " u tin19 O? - Civil Rights id nti I v 1 57 - Th Dred co t d i ion announc d by Suprem Court. 1 - Paul Robeson w born in Philadelphia, Pa. 1927 - Cleveland Abbott t fi t Tuske . Relay Car- nival giving women th chanceto how their abiliti in track and fi ld. 19 - J ne Bolin became th fir t African-American womanjud in the U.S. 19 - Old Globe Theatre hosted A Rai in in...…
…VOL. XVI NO. 24 An Informed People Is A Free People MAY 1 - 7.1994 Min. Malik Shabazz, protested K-mart Department Store with a rna demonstration at the Plymouth/Southfield locale, on behalf of Albert Scott, presi dent/owner of NU-MRK, a Black-owned insecticide prod- uct. . As a prelude to the picketing, a rally was held at the Robinson House Community Center, lo cated at 111 Oakman Blvd, un der th di ion of William and Cheryl...…
…T or the British or th G€rmans, the ten dency to ettle on one group among many under cored, at ropean • • liS W e t exploiting hni c tensions e heart, a practical and economic ne icy: To administer their far-flung holdings, the Euro pean powers needed locals to rule in their place. But too often, said Amitav Ghosh, an Indian novelist who was trained as a sociologist, the Europeans delib erately settled on selected mi nor...…
…By ESTH R WALLEN C It., New Service , ill you v r qu ion ho much mon lobbyi contribute to p litician ? "To m th m t p u in tate government i no ho contrib- uted to hom," Welborn said. "It w pro bly on 0 th hin t put in n appropri tions bill and I voted against." r qu tion how much con ribu to c rt m LBO By RON SEIGEL Specl., to th Michigan Clt;z n HIGHLAND PARK - At its Monday, April 18 meeting, the Highland P rk City Council...…
…/ UP BRIEFS By Ron SeJgeI -9 yo • n y G dministra i istant, to th Mayor that th city, did hav t money from Chrysler, but legal procedur demanded that be for it could be spent for vendor t Bank of Michigan, she is also a member of h Am rican Bu i n Women ociation which, among other things, giv schol arship to de erving tuden . At one time Merchant ran for Highland Park' City Council and ha n involved with the Cl y' plan...…
…Story nd phot by JERYL BARGI EAR Raffle winner Michele Orr (front right) and Marqueta Johnson (left center), both new members. new, young and mature I der ship aero th board. "We must reach out and em brace all of our people," said Mrs. Blackmon in regards to th re cent rally prompted by NAACP President Ben Chavis. "IF WE'RE REALLY going to be the NAACP, we can't say that we're only catering to a cer tain segment of the popul...…
…_. c: () A I J I ' l' 1 o N R J he . TR i urging all upporter, and Affiliate to hold pr conference on 41 1 /94 in oppo ilion to the Crime Bill H.R. 4092. Ja rta Vol. II Issue 12 hould erve a th ba is of the content or the pre conference. Gra root mobilization i nece .ary to I t your member of ongr know of your oppo ilion. RIG B ginning on fay 27th the � will I d bus aravan a�ro s the South to alert p ople to th dangers or the cur...…
…Publ ad ch Sunday by NEW DAY ENTERPRISE P.O. Box 03560, Highland Park, MI 48203 (313) 869-0033 8 9-0430 (Fax #) Benton Harbor Bureau, 175 Main Street Ben on Harbor, MI 49022 (616) 927-1527 Publi h r: Charles Kelly Contributor : Bernice Brown - Patricia Colbert Mary Golliday - Craig HiII- Allison Jones Ron Seigel - Tureka Turk Carolyn Warfield M n ging Editor: Kascene Barks Production: Nicole Spivey Typ tter: Jeryl Barginear Adver...…
…contin d from A1 co n d from A6 _ ? HIGHlA 0 PARK, MICHIG c Ch pp II' anag ment Group Bethune Medical Clinic Family Health Care Center OP N MON· THUR 11:00 • 3:00 AM FRt • SAT 11:00 • 4:00 AM • SUN 1:00 . 3:00 AM 72-6652 Join the Highland Park Chamber of Commerce - Call 868-6420. , (313) 883-3593 �ONf;YCOMB Health Food 12906 Woodward Av . Highland Park, MI 48203 Senior Clizena 10% dIKou'1t everydlry , The Affir...…
…- By lUREKA TURK Mlchlg.n Citizen zanne Douglas), Drew finds it difficult to become an dult in such a mixed up world. After deciding that her family needs a break from the hassles of the city (and also a break from the arguments they have amongst them selves), Drew's mother tak the family on a trip to her family's home at the Inkwell. Well, finally. here com a film that prove that there is more to Black Ii ves than just hangi...…
…1:'111 (' rtain III en I' .. \ ,.1., Mon. May 2 BRUNCH - "Women Charting New Directions" is the theme of the Eighth Annual Women's Action for New Di- . rections Mothers' Peace Day Brunch to be held at 9am at The Communtty House in Birmingham. WAND for merty known as Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament. The honorees are Judith Doner Berne, The Honorable Jan Oelan and Lisa Blackburn. Th keynote speaker Is Mildred Jeffrey. Reserv...…
…IJ 11.\';11 essl F'; I III 11 e(1 0%0 Overt y ofRTC' exist- e , nd th billio in di posal, minority firms aver- ged only about eight percent of the busin contracts, while about 200 non-minority firms have collected the balance ofth lucrative busine opportuni- ti . In another observation from a enior official with Freddi Mac, John Gibbons said that the qual ityofproductsand rvi from women-and minority-owned firm ha improved trem...…
…cr nc ' 1 anuhar '" uh the dinner II lcrnm.r he \0\ <it " iu fc d a hun zr .�( n-th' I( 1.1I1111) .t h.il.mccd .• ttl I� II\� meal '" uhout a I( t >1' fusv? he an wcr ll\.t� t c do ct than )OU thm . In tact, It' .l' '1) c a' your free/cr. Bu-, Iarruhc have long rehe 1(. n the con erucncc ( t fr len f( tl\ t help gct a meal on the tahl In nunutc . Th ' \.\- ide anct l I' entree . vide divh co,. appcuzcr and de, zrt avail, hle 411, ) mak "...…
…Independently Owned Ana Operated SHlL 1 S�, Ei C� V�, �F�F��! Limiua to Manuf eturere . Coupone luea up to • ATM • Gift Certl c te • Sook of 5t mp • Money Order • Expreee 5hlpping-U.P.5. • W.I.C. Food 5tamp' M terc rd nd Vi a GI dly Accepted Closed Sunday 12 Midnight, re-Open Monday 7 m. Pr'ces and items effective onday, April 25 thru Sunday. Copyrig t 1994 Food and. We reserve t e right to limit Udn�, es We are not respons' e...…
…Il (' III (I II II tl r h (I", l \' e.\' I . \ lie" i � lIlI gi n. Jud for the exhibit . K n Fos , i tructor in art at M gon Community eoll An Opening reception will be held Wed y, May from 12 noon to 1 p.m. In ddition to the art exhibit, uden from Car min D ndrea' C ti Writ ing cl will d some of their or that same day at 2:30 p.m. in the Art Gallery. Library hours are �onday thru T ursday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 4...…
…LEGAL NOTICE mission resolution apprdving request from First of Am rica Bank-Michigan, N.A. to transfer ownership of 1993 12 Months Resort CI ss C licensed si n ,tc. from Sonny's Place. Inc., 10- c ted t 995 E. M in Street. Appro d Wal-Mart reque t to hold cir cus May 15, 1994, on their property. Adopted Joint Empowerment Zqne/En terprise Community proclamation. Authorized Bldg. Dept. to seek demoli tion bids for 805 N. Shore D...…
…This Week in Black History A1 A1 n fort tw yon id. publi ns . in the Legisla- t currently hold 55-52 ma- jority. "I'h y ha the vot right now to pass it through ... we be liev th re is nothing in . bill tha is cost-eonta inment," said Kim Brennen-Root, pok r- E R b en able 0 t abov that," 1 mented Seo t, "and it's planned that way." K-mart pok person Teresa Fearon, r butted Scott's story. "Th NU-MRK product was �ot remov...…
…8 By AUSO JONES "'ch' .n Citizen TWo now before t courts are challenging the practice of all-white juri dec; Jing the fate of Black defendants !D Michigan. In federal court in Grand Rapid , Bnimeu Jon i king to have hi conviction by an all-white jury. of c unarmed robbery overturned becaus Bl c were y tematically omi tted from Kalamazoo Cireui t Court juries for a decade. And in Berrien County, an evidentiary hearing on jury t...…
…I WffiTE govemm nt int ntionally negJ cted Black education for d des, and though it i now committed in principle to equal education for all ra ,it till pends almo t four tim more to educa a white tudent. Blac leaders, realizing they could be in power soon, are trying to temper the expecta- now provid 15 funding for the chool, enough to pay th t h $95 month. The t i rai ed from annual tud nt f of $9 O. There ar fewer than 100 teache...…
….... pli on wYor m yoral bid YO , Y-A m 'or ity 0 w Y rk rs of all eth ni and ra ial roup ay they b lieve that th ndi tions of that city are wors than they were four y a nd b liev that conditions will b come wors iT' th n xt 10 to 15 years. Blacl oontinu to upport Mayor David . Dinkins, with th mayoral election six months away, whil whit overwhelrni n ly di approve, ccording to th Itt N w York Times WCBS-lV poll. The poll...…
…1. m hrnin non pr Co Inu d from A1 continued from Page 1 P bl m f overcrowding h rself by c nv rtin an old t her' lounge into an ther year old room. In two day I MathI ay h en list d th maint nanc taff in paint in t wall and waxin the floor, t che into donating mat rial the adva e 3-year-olds bad used, and created another clas room. Malhi aid h also converted a tora e room into aootber nursery. troubl 10 tn first pl ," Mathi ...…
…RAY JENKINS Reparations Ray celebrates 68th birthday Mi African-Amen 'an culture pirit and purp� d and th . birthday bash of Reparation Ray Jenkins will be th end r .sutt, The celebration, nay red olcly w rekindli n '1 th fir lind '1 the rep ration ourxl tion, W.L\ a tn ute to the man wh began the struu I for the paym nt of uncomp ill ated labor of Afri an Americans for over four hundred years, thirty years a J • Held at the Wo o...…
…EDITORIAL come to the voters in the form of Ballot propo I A ided June 2, for their city. political n fit not al . It i tim to vot our Vote No on Proposal A on Wednesday, June 2,1993 READERS WRITE ,W Jook 100 on' o to th who came, and those who were brought. Forget not that many of those who were brought were not just cargo. Therefore, I y that 'HE' is truly indigenous of thi United States, for his body i 10 every part ...…
…- Opinion» ,'h'lt" THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY o -Ju did B.B. terrnnean. ia: former NFL qmrterb k'. I wa nicknamcd w.l efter n> tr til? W1UlJ Block novelist wrote "Let No Mon Writ M Epimph"? for won n, pon: c ed bv R( Iccfeller. l1 led ;11 Atlonta m Ill? ANSWERS JOth Eh<1leIIT B:tpti: t. .\ 1. '11 • Fe travi len , 'lJTl('ICt. vant point of t "hood," the new execut ive director of the NAACP began to articulat a new vi ion f...…
…r n t. anc [archbank. iew Brown Texa ,in 1899 Th majority of th thin , ction, r c1 th t r th uniform of n to w ar th of th t nit Ld Th ne r at color oldi r on th id walk nd bar him from th ir ,1< n r ort, and pla of amu m nt. , hv, \ h n I wt down th r , on . iund .. y I th Ight I ould g 1 wn t Point I ab lla, on th Bay, to p nd the day. So in com pan, with a young lady I w nt down to th d pot and purcha d tw tick t. (t: kin a...…
…By TUREKA TURK Mlch" n Cltlan "There i no African American renai ance in film; mo t of tho films are wack. ow they want to make musicals, but we've been ing ing and dancing t .> long. We need mething with depth to it. People have to love what they do, not just do i-, for the money," aid filmmaker John Singleton. Emerging from the dark esca pad of wack Black whodurmi , Stephen Fetchit mee the , and whitewashed Shaft come the yo...…
…·3 F P en P op , Jam '93 f uring Run-DMC, Ru Paul. Sil • Sno M.C .• and NAS-D t 6 p. m. t the Pine Knob u ic Th a reo Tickets r 7. for p \Alion and I n with pro ds going to various Stop The Violence prog ms. De roit Memorial Day Pa rade will start at Woodward A . ndth FisherFr ayat 10a.m. Slat d to participate are: high school marching bands. Michig n Black Horsemen-BuffalQ Sol diers. Army, Na�. Air Force and Marine UOIts, M...…
…The Chopping Block by Philomena Corradeno Limit d To nuf ctur r' Coupon V lu d Up To S Stor For 0 il Pnces and Items effectlv Mon. May 24 thru Mon. May 31. 1 3 Copynght 1993 Food I nd W r serve the nght to limit quannn s W r not r spon ible fOI 'yp r pruc lor picton I error V-3 ,�rt: MEAT GRADE '''A'' TYSON/HOLLY FARMS CHICKE� og 1-LB PKG Coupon Corner by Diana Queenan CHOICE BEEF FAt0ILY PACK I-Bone Steak POUND 32-0Z CAN L...…
…CHURCH BRIEFS v. Whi nam dint rim dir ctor andela blames whites for violence J II Bt'hi, ANC lead r 1 .!i on Mandela aid a township cl h that - illed 13 peopl � an at tempt by white urity forces to di rupt ne otiations on end ing parth id, To prot t th bloodsh d, ANC called a Blac con- urn r ycott in Alberton a cons rvative whit city south Johann burg wher C marchers were headed when violence broke out. Ea h party a used...…
…MUSKEGON RY GOLLIDAY to' th th of Beulah Bapti t Church honors moth rs Beulah Bapti t Church Sunday School on Mothers Day honored Mrs. Gertrude Ri ers, th old t motber, Karen Hunter, the young t mother, and Mrs. Ophila Latin, th mother with the mo t children. Al o th moth rand d u hter who looked mo t alik were hon ored. They were Idella Brown, mother and Erma Baker, daughter. Mrs. Hedesine Field was hon ored as the Mo t Biol...…
…Ill'.'; II ('." ,I Fi IllI11 ("('.' BI c re." "I'm not young m tori ," aid Floyd, who 11 reI t roll • Floyd aid h co idered tbe decision, not a victory, but "justice under the law." Floyd id h hoped th ruling would end m to people - 'not to di criminate agai t �'_'r,.�TOD'" IGNand June 21. The I don't m e up pent hen I track i to erve high chool track athlet , Roxbury Community Col lege tud nts, faculty and taff and the loca...…
…SY 0 SIS 0 THE R GULAR MEETlNG OF THE BENTON C AR ER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF RUS HELD 0 TUESDAY. AY 18. 1 93, AT7'OS P.M. M mb r 0 by. w. T Hud n, I f\ C. ott b Willie C Askew. Sr .• Clerk Ben n Charter Townshi GIRLS WANTED from MI. b tween 7-19. to compete In this year's 7th Annual 1993 Detroit Pageants. Over $20,000.00 In prizes and I scholarships. Cell tlday 1-800-PAGEANT Ext. 3923 (1-800-724-3268). I ������� . _ NO EXPERIENCE...…
…Je e Ferguson, right, trying to protect himself from Riddick Bow ' right Saturday night. u ch eynold can eep running, for now !Iv NESHA STA C!V1C b.oc,.,.d Pre •• Writ.r TIJTIGART, GERMANY (AP Butch Reynold can keep runnin , for now. There will be no runnin f r Katrin Krabbe and John Ngugi for a long time, if the IAAF gets its way. The International Amateur Ath letic Federation on Monday ruled Krabbe, world champion over 100 and...…
…LO Y prey on the hi torical game of choice for Af rican America : t Daily Three am the Daily our. T gam were invented in the BI community which 'pi yed the illegal treet numbers, or policy gam long b ore Michigan i tl tuted it own Lottery in 1973. The treet 'gam are still widely pl yed in the Blac community. According to figures released by th Lottery Commi ion, African Americans pi the D 'Iy Three M Four ga ar more etten than ...…
…"W n d en anc to prevent th e too n from all i ng through the cracks, " id chool board m mb r Rodean Murphy. "W need to find a way to ke p up with them. We ar 10 ing too many tudents." Blacks, Hispanics just ahead of Russians in quality of life poll Wa In to� DC-American Blacks ard Hispanics rankj t ahead of Rus ians in the lat t United Nations quality of life poll. ranked much further be hind the No. 1 American whites. T...…
…r m t Vega La V • Nv-An org n izational m ting of the Las Veg bran h of th Bl k Panthe w caJl d to di us changing the i mag of th 1960s organization. Organizer Uly es Palrose reminded the 25 attendan of the purpose of the organiza tion, founded in 1966 by Huey ewton. The Panthers, Pal ro e aid, w a group that re jected government abuse of Blacks and started inde pendent so . al program . Palro e also aid the media painte...…
…II igh III II d I'll rk ------------------------------------� M L .. L D,Presid nt of the High landPark 10 al of th Police and Fire As ociation, aid th t thi would re ally leave only 1 of IC rs to perform poli e and fir rviccs, In thr e of thos count d repr nted the de partrn nt director and two of hi deputies. "Idon'tknowhoww 'lid itwith 61," h aid. ''It (the propo cd budget will put th of cers in harm' DD T, if n tall, f t...…
