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…• VOL. XVI NO. 31 An Informed People is A Free People JUNE 26 - JULY 2, 1994 By JERYL BARGINEAR ItIk:hlp.n Citizen DETROIT - Who would've thought that the stock market would crash in the 80' , or that \ terrorists could attack American soil? That a world super-power could crumble, or that drugs would infest the U.S.? Th e phenomenons are what The Honorable Louis Farrakhan re- Min. Rasul Hakim Muhammad, head-mini ter of the Nation...…

…"Creating BI Wealth" foru c s begin Blacks tend to lose battles with Jews • Jaguar apologizes for "nigger in woodpile" remark DID YOU KNOw ..... that his uieek's jau rtt qu t com sfr rn ttie 11 t publish ct H t To Win In Ltf. : "Th p r on wants to b both ne d d and appr ciat d. ut it t b tt r to b n ded. For being ne d d puts you in a position oj p w r whll b lng appr ciat d sub) cts you to om one el 's goodwill­ which th y mayo...…

…THE COMMITTEE recom­ mended five elem nts of action to repair the forest recreation ystem, Nelson said. A commitment by the DNR to operate a higher quality sys­ tem. Renovate existing facilities with money from a voter-sup­ ported Forest Reer tion Bond program. Provide proper training, authority, equipment and per­ sonnel to manage the y tern. Include a wider r nge of user-paying f and establish a .................................…

…HOW-TO LIST By J nnlf r L Summ rf It C.plml New. Service Implementation of a 10- cent real tate transfer tax to go r In r ted familie are in­ vit 0 cho the boy or girl who would t fi their life­ style nd int re ts, and ho ing can be August through D cemb r, January hrough Jun or Augu t through J un . Mak difference in your community oday! Inter- t d host famili are en­ couraged 0 contact Michele Muller a 800-322-4678 ext. 54...…

…ROB C ' famou nd well known syndicated pro­ gram, "Life of th Rich and Fa­ mous" would hav vie er believe that romantic, exotic, and stimulating travel is only for th elite. Th program was cen­ tered around ... to 'put it bluntly ... people with "MONEY'! As a viewer, you could only im- ge or fan ize. Sajarhan Prod uctions despels all tho myths by bringing to th viewer (as Robin did) a high­ lighted visit. to these remote places,...…

…c () 1\ I, I 'I' I () N • WOR C F AlRN S B:ILL Th Tational Labor Reletions ct of 1935 (Wagner Act) guaranteed the right to strike to worker in the U .S. The Act created a balance of power between labor and management during labor disputes. Over the last decade, there has been a wholesale attack on this guarantee. Corporation have penalized employees who withhold their labor as part of the collective bargaining proces by permanently...…

…y o While th m n in BI c nti- port of h up- politi I p ri • '. Readers Write .: c By Bernice Powell Jackson righ - Blacks did return to Cogn­ probably had no idea it would take v nty-oney arstobeexad-when t in Texas noel Andrew ¥oung in I ,."JV1. "" • '0 J'J( ,\1) p> 1'111.11 I 'p g(l\'(·1'I11ll1·"t �:;;...::...:;;.��������.:-:_.:...;� ,,*-o;;;...o,.;u___;;d;....=;..O bi thin s with a small bud et I( you thmk your budg t ...…

…continued from AS pf /I _ HIGHLAND PARK, MICHIGA .12111 ...,. on. H.P. ignm 21 nc yr. en pp II' nag ment Group Bethune Medical Clinic FamilyHe�h Care Center 72-6652 Join the Highl,and Park Chamber of Commerce Call 868-6420. The Affirmative Learning Experience AI h .Shul : Academy For Gift d Children Pre-K through 6th Grade nd The W.E.B. DuBo Pr paratory School . Gra 7-10 A violence-free Afrocentric Learning En...…

…YORK, .. - Film­ m ker St.Clair Bourne h begun production on a new documentary, "The Black We t", that examin the Af­ rican American role in hap­ ing the American Western Frontier. Not Love b.k.a. "Deadwood Dick" "There' 0 much that's been eliminated in the his­ tory books about our history", said Bourne. "This new film giv me a chance to re-inter­ pret Hollywood's version of the Old W t." The national project began when the ...…

…Say Cheese Shawn Dorisca (bottom left) and Yatrica Tade se (bottom right) fr?m st. Cloud Hig� School near Orlando FI. are all smiles after winning' the Burger King Black Americans of Achievement Board Game National Tournament Finals held at Walt Oi ney World Resort. Mickey Mouse joined Bruce Taylor (top left) and Cynthia. O. Pinckney (top right) from the Burger King Corporation in pres nting $1,000 scholarship to each tudent. Sat. June 2...…

…Religion I OBITUARIES Maxine Kelly, 52, of Benton Harbor died June 2; at Mercy M morial Medical Center, St. Joseph. The funeral was held June 10, at I sraelite Missionary Baptist Church. Burial was in Crystal Springs Cemetery. The Fairplain Chapel, Florin Funeral service, Benton Harbor, was in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Kelly was born November 30, 1941, in Mantachie, Miss. Survivors include: eight daugh­ ters, JoAntha Smith, ...…

…I A1 continued from page A 1 See CITY, 85 continued from page A 1 \11\(', "f'/nllgtO()l-g(lIHZ (Ill (] rI iWI' corn nil t t f' . I 0/1 [) FT 1I1f"1I;'! iJ 11(1 ua nt (I quah t ' con t ru ct Fo) {Ill t h r 1I1(Ol'lIlU flu" j '/' r " ((/il:::1 1 / ' '/'}1".'/O lti, I I continu d from p 9 A1 T I TERE T G Detroit, and what I love u this great city, is that w 'r too Black, too trong, Our opponen , th who are averse to our cause, ha...…

…History Jun 26 - July 2 Who wa.t tb« jazz pianut Jenown cu the 17UUter ofth "Strick Piano" JU 'n, 1m -'Ib Harl m 010 trotte organiz. 19M - A. Phillip Randolph w nanaed 'd ntoffl Black labor union. 1991 - Sup m Court J . Thurgood Marshall announced his retirement. What quarterback led the NFC in ]XU ing in 1976' JU 28, 1770 - Philad lphia Quakers opened school for Blacks. 1864 - Fugitive lav laws w repealed by Con 1 - Frederic...…

…I Benton Harbor Briefs • Turn r was a nt from the m ting, but turn d in hi evaluation form, tating to terminat B r, ood n id. Walker aid it wasn't the point of him waring too many h ts, Wysinger tated, but when someon i di mi sed, there h to be someon to re­ place them temporary until they find a suitabl replacement. Walker said h was surprised at the firing, but had been hear­ ing rumors and was approached later that day abou...…

…7 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLACE: City of Highl nd Park City H II 30 G raid Av nu Highland Park. MI 48203 TIME: 6:00 PM July 5.1994 Mich n Cibz n Adv 6/26 7/3 4 LEGAL NOTICE CITY OF BENTON HARBOR PORT OF OPPORTUNITY An Ordinance Amending Division 2. Sections 2-44 through 2-52 (Department of Public Safety) in the City of Benton Harbor and est bhshing an effective date. The above mentioned Ordinance was adopted by...…

…lU$tsen�in Watch for • • your non-Winning S wager Michigan Lotto.Ticket for. a chance to win one of sixteen new cars! • Winners on the Megabucks Giveaway TV . Game Show, Saturdays at 7:30. All you have to do is purchase a single Michigan Lotto tic et that has five Michigan Lo 0 wagers for a single drawing now through A gust 20th, 1994. If none of the wagers on the ticket wins a regular Michigan Lotto prize, the Michigan Lott...…

…VOL. XVI NO. 30 An Informed People is A Free People JUNE 19 - 25, 1994 Marty Katz for The New Yen 11m" A conference of prominent Blacks that was sponsored by the NAACP ended with vows of unity. Organizer, the Rev. Benjamin F. Chavis, center, aid anoth r meting Is planned, Min. Louis F rrakhan of the Nation of Islam, left, and Rev. AI Sharpton. By ALLISON JONES With AP wire report! BALTIMO Black leaders met Monday to begin devising an ...…

…, • --�---_,,-�_...-----����---�-_...-�-�-- -�--� -- - - - - � - co t t h Hill." Her headston THAT th hi President names Black general to military academy President Bill Clinton has appointed General Benjamin O. Davi a a member of the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Military Academy. The Board of Visitors provides recommendations to the Pr ident on the Academy's morale and discipline, curricu­ lum, in truction, physical equipment, ...…

…Mayor 0 nnl. Archer (cent r) recently hid br ak ground for Wayn Stat Unlver.Ity'. n w 28 million graduat .tudent ap rtment complex that will built tw n Ca • and Woodward, Ju t .outh of Fore.t. H Iplng the mayor with hi. ceremonial dutle. are (from left) rend cott, L on Atchllon and Oenl. L wi., members of th WSU Bo rd of Qovernore; Lynn ch fer, W U vice pre.ldent for admlnlstratlv •• rvlc .: and W U Pr .Ident David Ad many. By RON SEIGEL...…

…- UP Briefs IhW''''"'t((,11 lin ' City co During i Monday Jun 6 m ting, th Highland P r City Council ov rturned Mayor Li Porter' veto of money for th Council Contingency Fund. Th City Council uthorized 3,4 6 for th fund. Port r toed th appropri tion, but Council P iden Dwight Down joined Council Pro Tem Christin Franklin, ouncilwoman Greta Johnson, nd Councilm n Titu McClary in vo ing to ov rride th v 0, making th vote unanimous. ...…

…NAACP '94 Essay / Contest Winners ABOVE: Middle School Art winners were (I-r): Jame Elliott, Bunla Lee Parker and Art i e S mit h. MIDDLE: Elementary Art winner were (l-r): Jocelyn Laboy and Kyle Bailey (not pictured Is Ell hah Gar cia). BELOW: ( I - r ) Elementary Es ay winner , Shanise Burt, Marquita Glenn . and Juana Simp on. (photos by Je I Barganier) NAACP Art/Essay contest winners honored recently . Students in Detroit,...…

…• 7 million hom I . th than 200.00 in monthly in­ com ; • 37 million people, 14.5% of the U.S. population, living below I&l' write them off nonpar· 80 It must com from t poor, a llion of t apirit that f· firms th ir intrinsic hum n worth upon ho they , opposed to what they poIlUS. 'OUR ENEMIES'ARE PLAtiNG GUNS IN OUR COMnuNlrt OUR ENEM1ES ME PUMPING DRUGS I NTO OUR COMMUNITY By Willi COMPANY OFFICIALS AT Flagstar Companies ...…

….' , . ,. T 1 0 • mar nationali n imen Africa in Ameri . Against t b re t oontroversv Minister Loui F rrakhan oft N tion of I lam, the urvey found that 62 percent of B Americans belie that Farrak­ han rep en a "positi vie­ point ithin the BI ck community," 68 percent con­ tended that Blacks should con­ trol th government in Black communiti ,74 percent favored Black control over the economy in Black communiti , 55 per­ cen...…

…co in d fr p HIGH 1ItIIDf . � . . o PARK, MICHIG Ch pp II' n mentGroup Be hune Medical Clinic Family Health Care Center 72 6652 Join the Highland Par Chamber of Commerce Call ----6420 .. The Affirmative Learning Experience AI Shul: Academy For Gift d Chtldr n Pre-K through 6th Gra nd The W.E.B. DuBois' Pr story School Grades 7·10 A vi�ence-free Atrocentric Learning Em.1ronment C II 345-6050 for more �nfonna...…

…By JANICE ALONE The Scoop "When I first h rd the al­ bum, it brought tears to my eyes. It just goes to show you that no matter how bad things might get, there's alway room for something good to happen," says the legendary Curtis Mayfield. The album All Men Are Broth­ ers: A Tribute To Curtis May­ field, is a project that celebrates not only Mr. Mayfield's music but also a testament to just how enduring his music really is. The a...…

…BENEFIT CO CERT - "The Qu en of Soul: At tha Franklin, will perform ben cone rt for the Congres- FAMILY REUNIO EXPLOSION - on I BI c Caucus Spo sscnot- Come and enjoy Christ centered, r Ip Fund Program at 8:30pm. Th family focused activities. Helping to con rt will be held t the John F. restore church, family and commu- Kenne(1y Center for the Performing ntty. All are welcome. FREE. S ren- Art In W hington, D.C. The con­ Ity Center, 16...…

…id. uch danger­ id ..... To hurt p opl c u you di gr with th m i totally unaccept­ abl in civiliz society." J t before Farrakhan began 1:j1.)t:::u.AJ' ng, J Ja on, th fa­ ther of Michael and Jan Jack- son, too front-ro t. Th appearance capped a visit marred by oontrove y. Farrak­ han w in Las Ve to"cl n up" the city, id Minister Ahvay Muhammad of Lo Angele, W tern regional representative for the Nation of Islam. Muhammad, on o...…

…HERBED VEAL KABOBS (Not Pictured) Total preparation and cooking time: 25 minutes 1 pound veal leg cutl ts, cut 1 /4 inch thick 4 gr n onions, slic d diagonally into 1-1/2-inch pi s Salt (optional) HERB SEASONING: 2 tabl spoons oliv oil. (r I rved from marinated dri tomatoes) 1-1/2 teaspoons fresh �ym or 1'/2 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed liar clov garlic, crushed 1/4 teaspoon pepper Sao eight l Ounch bamboo skewers 10 minutes in ...…

…• Barbecued Meats-(cooked indirectly)-bru h ith b rbecue uce durin the I t hour of cookin . • mo ed Meats-bru h 'with bar­ ue uce durin the la t 30 to 45 minute of coo in . • Grilled Chicken-bru h with bar­ cue uce during the la t 10 minute of grillin , turning once. • Fish-bru h with b rbecue uce . durin the ItS to 10 minute of grilling. • Hot Dogs and Sausage-bru h with b rbecue uce during the la t 5 to 6 minute of grilling. •...…

…118,000 for ou in pl'Olect& 48,000 of thi amount going for Cod Enforce­ m t, Stabilization nd Demoli­ tion. Th Code Enforcer ill id ntify u tandard d llings nd i ue violation notice against th owne following the p outlined in city rod . In thO same category, an­ other 70,000 nt for rehabili­ tation and emergency repai . The Christian Out ch Reha­ bilitation and Development (CORD), a non-profit housing 12,000 fo to ist with ctiv...…

…VOL. XVI NO. �9 An Informed People is A Free People JUNE 12 - 18. 1994 By NATHANIEL SCOTT Mlch' .'! Cltlz._n __ , _ __ _ jed, ref rs to as: "eli dvantaged" eon­ tractors. According to Tatem, disadvan- taged contractor can be Bla His­ panic, Native American or someone who is not properly educated. A percentage of the project is also suppose to got to women contractors, Tatem maintained. HIGHLAND PARK - The long a waited repair and ...…

…, c I di tric in Am ri aldeman diary shows ixon's racist thoughts W HI ,D .. - "Th whole probl m is the Blacks. The k y i to devi a' y t m which recognizes this while not ppearing to." That i n 11 ged quote from recently buried fonner Presi­ d nt Richard M. Nixon excerpted from the just published "Hald man Diari ." H.R. Haldeman was Nixon's chief'of'staff before the Wat rgate andal forced him to resign. It is unclear from the "Diar...…

…By KYLA KING m nt I Clinton has id there will not be full range of mental health rvi until sometime within the next decade because the funds are not available. ........... ce will no � .. �- ... �t d to . WASIUNG'OON - Rep. John Conye ,Jr., (D-:MI), Dean of the Congressional Black Caucus and senior member of the House Ju­ diciary Committee, today an­ nounced that Phillip Chance -would not be extradited to stand trial in the sta...…

…ri Turn r and com­ tt nded, long with rvi P ored again hI nd Park chool D' trict. 1 will vail ble to persons up to 18 y rs of , o over 18 who are determined by th State or local tion I ncy to be m ntally or physically. handi- will be provided without regard to race, color, national origin, ,ex or h ndi p, at the ite() li ted below, all in Highl nd P rk, Michi n 4 203, on Monday through Friday durin the tim ri hown. B rber Elementary...…

…Navy Announcements " dn , "I vol- unt red as r creation worker to h lp in the closing days of World War II with the relocation of tho of Japan e an stry who had be n interned for four y ars. My assignment was to help rea ure t evacuees that 'outsiders' cared and ._.�nft:o which they had b en eparated ... "I started a teen canteen. Regularly, the teenagers talked abou their fears of racism they would 'meet on the outside, but t...…

…( , () 1\ I, I 'I' I () N y . n Fo nd r F x Ed or . youn r ri ns om h ad hip. nt, thi cultural n rational, ym­ dical differe political e nd 1 I outlook between tho e African-Americans born befo 1964 nd th ho w born er th t legislative victori of the Civil Righ Movement which outl wed eg­ regation. In gen ral, on might defin thi divi ion being betw n th "We Shall Overcom " gen­ eration and the "Hip Hop" n­ eration. The ...…

…By MU IA ABU-JAMAL i in his M rch lIed d h nd dis - ter when a Boston police SWAT quad ruck; kicking in his door, and when the ntl clergyman fled in t rror to hi bedroom, kicking in that door a well, w tling th old man to th ground, cuffin hi han into immobility. R v. Wiman , writhing in terror on the floor of hi Dorch - ter home, died of a he rt attack. Th Boston police SWAT at­ tacked and raided the William home when a confi...…

…HIGHLA 0 PARK, MICHIGA Chapp II' M n 9 ment Group OP N MON· THUR 11:00 • 3:00 A FRI· SAT 11'00 • 4'00 AM • SUN 1 :00 • 3:00 AM Bethun. Medical Clinic Family Health Care Center (313) 883-3593 Higltltuul ParIc'sBest Kept Secret. ...· ... ·-1 ... 1- SHOWCASE SUPPER CLUB 12111 Hamilton (a Monterey Highland Park, MI 48203 VA11ONS: .... : 27HS3e1 -.02 1. o.en .. L .. ................. Mon: CIoMd -rue: 11 am •• pm Thur: 11 am .• p...…

…By CAROLYN WARFIELD Alts Corrflspondflnt BELEDOUGOU - Unlik the mud cloth bogol nfini produced in the urrounding a s of San, Mopti, Dogon country (Bandi­ gara to Douentza) and Djenne, th fin t d ign work i done in Beledougou in central Mali, a center for rna terful bogolanfini produc . Mud cloth is thought to have originat d in Beledougou, spreading throughout w t-een­ tral and north a tern Mali. The entire dye and design p is ...…

…Stacy Stoltz (left) of Garden City, Falah Salam Shabazz (right) of Detroit and Kelly Boczek of Huntington Woods re featured in This. is Not A Pipe Dream, a play for young audiences about art and dreams and filled with magic and comedy, at the Hilberry Th atr from June 27 to July 15. Tickets are $3 per person, $2 for groups of ten or more. Call 577 2972 for information. Sat. June 11 BEST GAME IN TOWN - Beginning June ,Cranbrook Ins rtute ...…

…Religion By NATHANIEL SCOTT THE SI TERS are active church members but not at the church that Rev. Washington pastors. Rev. Washington believes that two possible solutions to the way things are, "more prayers bands and workshops." She said "workshops will help people to understand one an­ other (and prayer never fails). " Parents of all races and in­ come recognize the growing threat of crime and violence in their community. An ...…

…Thi -ummer muk u e of tart cherrl \ in Power Bars. nd easy . nack mi .. Enjo) fr vh vw t cherrles out nf hand. one b) nne .. l\RT CHERRIES SWEET CHERRIES 'I hi tail'). colorful truu ha .... been cnj }' d for .cntur it' .... h) Roman 'onquerorv. hint' ... c noblemen. earl rncrican euler .... and t( da .... to Il vcr , You know tart heme ... he t a .... the key in zrcdi III in char pit: an 1 a .... a topping t lr cherry ch c ccakc. but ta...…

…History 2- What leader called upon fr Blacks to "roll around the tandard of the ale" m 1812? JUN Dunn, lay wa in . 11 QQv rnor of Loui iana. 1944 - Th uprem Court in Smith v Allwright, barr whi pn­ mari . 1 60 - ntral African R public gained ind nd nc from Fran . 1 7 - Thurgood Ma hall was appoint d to th U. . Supr m Court by Pr id nt Lyndon Johnson. What airline hired the first Black airliri sf ward s? JUNE 14, LA .1790- Th...…

…Benton Harbor / West Mich. By BERNICE BROWN leasingthecity's atercoll ion Gw n Swift, spo person for out to Michigan Gas, to name a an organization called the Con- few abuses of power. . m Focus T kForce, appeared "It's pitiful that we are not in before the Benton Harbor City the plan," Swift said. "We should Commi sion at their June 6, focus our attention on creating m ting to pent them with jobs, bringing in affordable hous- 410 igna...…

…CITY OF BENTON HARBOR, a State Enterprise Zone City, h s the follOWing positions available: Dir ctor of PI nning nd Community D v lopm nt Salary Range: $32,240 - 45.011 Applicant must have kn wledge in urban planning, Enterprise Zones, zoning, wet­ lands, housing/community reh band CDBG guidelines; Must have some mu­ nicipal budgeting; and ability to analyze, evaluate facts and h oral and good writing skills. Any combination of ed...…

…A1 "cont nu from page A 1 approve its d ign as being in conformity with state af ty standards. W I WRIGHT DDED THAT the w an emergency exit in city hall which the port­ abl jail would be attached to) and there was a prink I r ys­ tern in the jail i If. Wainwright main ins that the city jail has so m ny h lth violations that the city would be liable for uit, if prisoners re­ main there. One-woman pointed out that in urgfrlg cit...…

…VOL. XVI NO. 28 An Informed People is A Free People JUNE 5 - 11, 1994 Khalid Abdul Muhammad, the Nation of I lam figure shot on Sunday in Riverside, Calif., addre ing a Los Angele crowd the day before. M lim hit a trial s·1l y ? _,._,-. protection while h pitalized. OTHER VICTIM IN the at ck were security guards, Vernado Puckett, 34, with gunshot wou nds to both 1 gs and the chest but listed in good condition, Caliph Sadig, 33...…

…" CI- ton gets low marks for stand on Haiti Hopin to qu II dom tic complaints about his Haitian pol­ , Pr id nt ill linton named form r Con man Wil­ m H. r y, III to h' adrniru r tion' point man in finding a olution th and announced chan in U.S. policy for the h ndling of Haitian refu . But a recent Washington Post­ AB N w Poll id that two-thirds of interview said the U.S. d not h v 8 clear policy on Haiti. Fifty r nt of int rview di...…

…State News Ofl15 Black fre hmen of both exe, 31 graduated, ix male. nio an- f ult. Denver no tochar By RON SEIGEL S eclal to the Michl an Citizen HIGI;ILAND PARK - Patrick R. McClelland, President of Highland Park's public safety union, representing tho e in po­ lice and fire services, ys that on his visit to Washington, D.C. for a conference of the National Association of Police Organiza­ tions he met with Senate Judi· ciar...…

…By ATHA tEL SCOTT o PO TE' ion al 0 includ political ventu well. H pl ns to run for re­ I ion in 1995 and for the U.S. Congr ibly in th y r 2000, do In th m ntime, he id, he will working to improve the quality of lif in Highland Park. . n oth r it m that' med ppropria ; no bec u e it poke to womanhood, but be­ cau e it is sorely needed was a banner hanging in the gymna­ sium of the YWCA which reads: "Empowering Women - Elimi­ ...…