…"Tbc man to pull our elves up by our DOO(Stta bu then he ole our boo It, was the opening state ment of renowed Black his .. torian and lecturer Dr. John Hendrick Clar . Clark w invited to Wayne County Community College's orthwest C p on Sunday June 18, one of the guest speakers to ddre a few of the multiplicity of ch llenges African-Americans face today. Clar expr d his disdain. for the it upremi t bind that Bla have allow d t...…
…• Only Governor' appointment can rectify imbalance central d Black popul ti n, . uch a. Sagina , Flint or Lan in , may not h v the number to elect judge, Gre n i qu ted as yin. H y th Governor must com pen . t for this shortage through th appointment procc. s, The t te "must try to make o id alliance form By.A Y i Correspondent . A ARBOR - Over the la I two ye r Afr ic n American college tuden have become more active in...…
…\ Although the demonstra tion too pi eei the middle of a Blac city, ccording to Greenpe ce estimate, II those arrested were white and only ·a small percentage- of the demon trator wer Blanch�rd' proposal , pa ed the tate hou nd enate a a part of the governor's budget bill and . o on hi desk. Up and Ou of P rty, a co lit ion of community, church, labor, and welfare rights organizatio including WRO, . . peop to call. Blanchard...…
…paizatiou, .roup aud .,.. .. lIICI aad --QUeI proteatiDg the IDellIUI"e • the IDgenaOl' CJWIl propouJ. A ooalition c::aDed Up IDd Out of POYerty W'lC& COD cemed •• to come to the Call U aited ethodiat Churm, 3901 Cau SeIdeD 5 p.m., M�day J 5 b o for r peo to call in protest to I Governor BlaDchard' Detr . office (313) 256-1003 d Governor Blanchard collect at his LaDs· office at (517) 373-3-400. . seekiDg farthec in- fo ti...…
…, . • I ' I L �gisla tore deny local control of rent law Tenant groups sit in Governor's office iljl .tor people's voice at push ith 0 e voice in requ t that the governor veto the bill Introduced last falJ by Senator Richard Fessler (R West Bloomfield), S.B. 583 prohibit local governmen from imposing rent contro 0 landlords. Segmen of the bill. claim that rent control r . the cost of rental housing and the number of tenta...…
…and Black · v-p W ASHINGTO , D.C. - The JDO\4e to put Jesse J ckson on the ballot picked up momen tum Wednesday, J 15 en , members of the Congressional B Ca aDDOWlced at a pr here that be . the t i number Demoa . bal- eBC: - Reagan yTedJ WasbJ�on - In what might have been it re I for oext oath's Democratic tiona I Conw:atio the Co I B Ca cus held an one-day DYMALLY, ,0 presided earing I t ee on issues _ over the beariD& ass...…
…• I I. 1 Stete's.onty Black owned hospital face's closure I. By E DETROIT - South est Detroit Ho pitaf will soon be cI ing i � permanently if immedia e ctioe i not taken to deter thi , say the Friends of outh est Detroit Ho pital, a I group organized to save the . ��. --------------��------�---------- ore than 300 professio . be job a major Black o ed d o�r ted f cility will be turned (1'ICf to . te control- lers and essence ...…
…See 14 Dukakis trails Copyright 1988 Capital News Service TraceySzai LA SINGe-Six months before the presidential elec tio Michigan residents are all most evenly spill betweewn VICe President George Bush and Mas achusetts Gov. Micheal Dukakis, a Capital ews Service survey Bush claimed 44 percent of the 399 tate ide residents polled between Mat 6, to May 6, slightly toppi Dukakis 43 per cent, while 13 percent said they were ...…
…o y "Toay BrOWll' Journal" can DO 10 be seen in tern 'cbigan The public television station serving Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Battle Cree and ego WGVC of Grand Rapids --- dropped the long-running African �ri� �e�r�nted w three wee ago as it moved to cut overtime costs at the station. According to station manager uck Furman, the Journal had been aired Sun day nigh at 12:30, requiring the station to pay technicians OYa'time. To...…
…Highland Par ta ent on display u egon push for be er schools advances B h tori on P Serving the State's African American Community e By Lany S II NNPA News Service WASH GTO (NNPA) African American leaders from around the nation rallied to the support of moderate" Rev. Leon H. Sullivan after he ed of racial violence in South Africa and the United Sta es he called for the ithdra of all rican b� from ra partheid country. D...…
…er- e removal of lottery machines from all but one of nine BI s ores in Ri\u Rouge and Ecorse has used outrage among many Bla in e area. Last nth, �ted . ed peti- ote letters of o the mayor and city prot to River Rouge council me This seems like gross injus tice to us, since i forces Black peopl to go out of their com munity to p y the lottery with 'This problem exixts throughout the state . . . They want us to buy them...…
…egon Housing It too from fonner PresideD Jimmy Carter to co - vince Mayor Colem Young that selli a six-year-long vacant, city-o douse to H bitat for Humanity for one-dollar - D 2,soo - good investment in the community. That t first in the efl'o of H bitat Story OD Pg. 3 �utting forestry paths A Bento the elite erican Serving the StI*'s African American Community Jesse J is running number 0 e in po follow- in Gary Hart' departur...…
…Tragedy inspires BH woman to launch children's programs P .7 Howard U breaks open the future Pag.3 The Michigan . . : _ ·l� .. _ ___..A:i 2 and Recreation in ichigan to relate to the Kalamazoo group ho Flint's o n Bl ck Arts Fe tivaI ha fared in ucce sive 'There is still lot of wor to be done, but the cIo r we get to it, and the more things begin to fall into pl ce the more excitina it all' becomes" ys Willard Bowe group co ...…
…Co VOL. VIII KILLER ST LKS �LAC PROSTITUTES LOS GELES C - Blac community leaders in Los An ele y they are outraged by the failure of police to catch the o-called South Side Slayer. The killer, believed to be a Bl c man is thought to be re onsible for murders of 17 women since 19 3. All the victims were pro itutes and IS of them were BI c. argaret Pre od of the Blac Coalition . Fighting Bac Serial urder h lashed out ain t the police t...…
…ro e n B TO HARBOR-Local people got a chance to find out hat the ichigan State Uni er ity/Benton Harbor Proje t i all about. Their chance cam Saturday, June 7 at Lake Michigan College hen the SU/BH project held an ov rvie e ion. Dr. John h eitzer, cting Dire tor, Center for Urban ff ir, MS , and coor dinator of the SU/BH Pro ddr ed th 0 peopl Lany Carter t year Bill oleman's five year old daughter wa given an inje ti n fo...…
…ea- a r specialis 00 i land route .... job Turn to Pag 11 The Michigan . 1 � . '� 2 VOL. VIII NO. 28 JU E 8 - 14,19 NEWS BRIEFS o IN TIO S APPEAR JACKSO CO DE S REAGA 0 "HANDS ACROSS AMERICA" SEPARATIST FACES COURT CHARGES GIRL GETS ACTI GCO TRACT UlK RATE U.S. Po .0 PAID 148022 Perm t 0.50 Addr' Cor. R'qat ,.HE MAN WHO SAYS IT BEST King, the man who be t ex pr e the plight of Black, main tains hi 38-ye r I gendary c...…
…2 VOL. VIII NO.27 JUNE 1 -7, 1986 NEWS BRIEFS POLITICS G RACIAL LINES ORE LIKELY TO BE Chapel, Hill, C - A ju t r 1 Turn to Pag 11 Turn to P g 8 MOREHOUSE HONORS CIVIL RIGHTS AND BUSI ESS LEADERS - Atlanta' orehous College (Alma ater of Martin Luther King, Jr.) honor the R v, Jos ph Lowery (left) Pre ident of King-found d Southern Christian L adership Conference, and Earl Gray s, Publisher of Black Enterpri e Magazin ,who congrat...…
…hip dri e The Urban League of Greater Mu egon kicked-off it annual Membership Campaign on June 15. With the theme "Challeng ing Tomorrow", the membership drive will last through July 31, according to Stephen Pressley Jr, Executive Director. ttomey Theodore . Wil- liams, Jr., President of the bo rd of directors has appointed Thomas Ralya, personnel director, Comrneric Bank- Hackley, as membership com mittee chairman. Serving o...…
…BULK RATE U.S. POSTAL PAID tOil Harttor II 4.022 No. 50 cI VOL. VII NO. 29- JUNE 17, 1985 TROUS ct ASHl GTO , D.C. - Call ing the Anti- partheid Act of 19 5 ignificant first step to rd the ultimate destruction of apartheid" Congre sman i key land (D-T), a co on or of the legisl tion which p ed June 5 by the U.S. H u of Represi ntative ex plained that it ends warning to th uth frican govern ment. Leland, chairman of the ...…
…KAlAMAZOO AACP FE1E VOL. VII iling deadline nears for B.H. city seats ation Urb n Lea national dri e to e d teen pre cy' aimed t young • Several ideast nations' p� dges told CHICAGO - A 5 million loan from Libyan leader Col. oammar Khadafy f just th fir t trickle of flood of Arab money intended to aid Bl ck economic development in thi country, ation of Islam mIS ter Louis Farrakhan announced Sunday, June 2. F arrakhan said...…
…BULK RAT U.S. POSTAL PAID nHa 2 It •• 22 0.10 VOL. VII NO. 27 JUNE 3, 1985 . Co • • mrs on ngles with cle k again B. Ron Leuty BE TO HARBOR - For the third time in the p st four meeting, ity Cl r argaret Bowman w involv d in a struggle with th City Com mi . on - the test bout taking pl ce t the y 28 Commission meting. Bowman wa charged with leaving her job, without proper uthorization, when she attend ed the Internatio...…
…a - Street people living on the eam grat and ode of the n tion's capital ha on right to ote, mo that could trigger similar d WODS 0 the country, city offi- ci predicted recently. nanimou te by the c' y Board of Elections and Ethic overturns an e Iier dec' 'on by Joe rer, the city regi rar, that homele peop e to live in elters to 'VOte. "Only recently e received five regi - tr tion application, from peop e ho I li d either on grat...…
…IPP o CT 81 d r c or TURN TO PAGE 7 n declared, support bo Coatit· dram at . camp to change Ameri· politics by calling all of � 400 e cted de tea to another "Rambo Con ntion" in Cruea 0, June 29-30, o ek before the Democratic a· 'onal in San Fran . co. And he confirm- ed p to definitely go to Cuba and ibly Latin America to further in U.S. foreign policy before mocr tic nominee is lected. ddition to calling for a "Jac n, ,...…
…FARRAKHAN SPEAK. BE TO HARBOR - Po m ter illiam P. Truehart Jr. has announced that Cl r ICarrier Examin tions ill be open during the period of June 25, 1984 thru June 29, 1984 and urged all tho interested apply to take the te that can le d to Postal Service Employ ment. , e have not opened our register since 1978 and an examin tion of it ha I d us to believe it is out of date, and that m y of the on th regi ter are peopl ho have ...…
…·MUSKEGON GRADUATES SPECIAL PULLOUT SECTIO HARBO -Any jobless resi dents of this, chigan's mo distres d city, ho have been holding their breath for the long-heralded Enterprise Zone bill d better hurry up and breat - the pro la ignores them. The Enterprise Zon Bill (S.8.73) that recently passed e Michigan Senate nd i no in 80 committees does not require busin to hire any r . dent of th zone, Ben 0 or Enterpri Zone .. Committee ch...…
…BULK RATE u.s. POST G PAID B Harbor, 4 22 .5 E D o E JO ADDRESS CORRECTIO REQUESTED - The cut from 50 million pound per month to 25 to 3S million pound per month. Bloc exp ined that th distributi n of chee and butt r as felt to b cuttin United State Dep rtment of riculture I surplu food distribution pr ram is bein cut b ck and the effects ill felt locally b innin thi month, ccordin to Ber rien County ction direct or...…
…. BULK RATE us. POSTAGE PAID B to H rbor, I 4 22 mit No. 50 0.29 JU E 22 - 28, 1983 • oc 25 cents ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED PHI D LPHI Bud- n center. and ummer con cert re the t r et of the fr m boycott. The telegr m tat d th t m re than one milli n BI - f izati n Bla Continued on P e y Terry y colblOOlra S rri Scott B TO H RBO - Th fir t attempt to II the uthem mo t trip of Je n Kloc P ric wa delayed for t l...…
…BULK RATE u.s. POSTAGE PAID B ton Harbor, 49022 Permit· 0.50 , Kappas form found at ion -for co mmun ity 5 rvic D Itas plan Wom Forum ADDRESS CORRECTIO REQUESTED . Tum to P 6 VOL. V 0.28 JUNE 15 - 21 f 1983 25 cents - HOO L If hairper n ar aret Bush il n i to believed, the n tion civil rights organization i in ri u financial diffi ult . il nat. Loui d t orney tripp d of her po er June 11 by the AACP national bo rd ...…
…HIP Th It It r in und th CHILD USE G OWl G BULK RATE U.5. POST AGE PAID B to Harbor, 49022 mit .50 Tum to P 16 ADDRESS CORRECTIO REQUESTED o t th Benton utt, dire tor the office m remain open until 7 p.m. nightly until Frid y, June 10 the de dlin for applyin for the jobs. The job ill pay 3.35 n h ur, ith 4O-h ur or eek . Th j b ill I t from 8 to 12 wee s and will b provided by various branche of t te government includi...…
…o IC FOCUS 0 JO 5 un th DEVELOP PEOP LE '5 PLATFO M P G TU TOP G 7 BULK RATE u.s. POSTAGE PAID B ton Harbor, 49022 Permit 0.50 P G 3 ADDRESS CORRECTIO REQUESTED VOL. V 0.26 JUNE 1 - 7, 1983 la a' cour 'on • • Irln t te p me ourt 001 t 0 d a t nin to hold up' ppropri tion ... P 3 d C p - begi oy e prog ams the tion of r up. th fund. In t h t 'it …
…,. VOL. IV p. JU -JULY .1 7: cifJCa1ly at the m �or' y B popu- tion. He obtained CETA fund and put re' ents to or and initi ted nutrition program for th elderly and h ndi pped. ore than $3 millon in federal and other fund ere channeled into Tchula under Carthan' I dership. But too y, the city overnrnent i ain almo all hite nd there are no feder 1 program. For th la few ye Cart y he h been on the proverbial ramo d tr - railro ded...…
…CITY MI o $1.6 MILLIO An Indian contractor from Berri n Spring ha the 1 rge b-contra on the 1.6 million ttered site public housi project. C.C .S. Co will do the con ruction management and carpentry $285,232 ccording to record to the Benton Harbor Hou . or for b mit ted Commi • OJ C n, Benton Harbor firm ill do 105, ()()() orth of or on the 46 home to b built. Of th t $31 000 will go to city minoritie . "The problem . findi ...…
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…E 17 - 23, 1 1 re will be no reer - contest, pet 0, . D programs for . this kit flying, b e ft- nun . th Benton ball, and filed h bOT par or nis le d ccording to Recr - tio Directo Carl ells there . no m y to run but only to main- Char Gr y Cen- ce er of 5:00 p.m. v. June 18, 1981. ter. e no ed that IRJD funds had been p coming from t that IRJD nd "0 bri d mo - tar," not for programming. MUD funds to the city have froze fo...…
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…YO II SERVI G :rRI-COU 2 C TS. LE TO CLEME IS I VEST E d etch ts anti a 312 Loan from the federal go t for a building it 145 aiD Street. �n In t Re ty Co. 811 Ship 8t. St. Joseph, mitted t for an $87,000 BUD 312 to 145 . Housing and Urban Devel opment (HUD) m e 10 - inte loans a for th renovation of buildings in distre b SAY PEA SO B E OT GIV� . rity Contrac ASII()CI8' tion CAl ill begin p' e the Benton HarbOr :Job...…
