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…r Pro cutor crltlc/� NAACP for feW rei In drowning d th By TERRY KELLY "'kid." CilIu" BSNTON HARBOR - St. . Jo eph Police Detective Denni Soucek began questioning white youths about the drowning of Eric McGinnis before any news reports of the youth' drowning .urfaced. . Opportunities in military not what they seem by DERRICK C. LEWIS SI4II Writer , y That revelation from a reli­ able ource call into question recent t teme...…

…nyou ool,lm In ho chlldr n In II mil t h v � It. fore recent "ruralization" ro pro ,tuden in Ii ere I tau ht the me curriculm a tu­ den in Fr ,hich colonized much of e t Africa in the 19th century. In tbe mi t of a dev - · t tin drou t that dried up ric field, alian tudent re d oliere. While a ras hopper .. i f tation iped 0 t other .: crop ,th t en more _. about Cyr 0 than pe t control. , "The colonial legacy i a , major prob...…

….J" ,J te, could Fred P rk , e ecutive director of the Michigan Correction Or­ ganlzation, n org nization that repre ent pri on guard throughout the tate, doe n't . think that the director hould be · appointed by the governor. Often the only thing that hap­ n in the Department of Correc­ on are negative - pri on killings, riot - Par aid. Con equently, if there i a prison , di turbance the governor has a direct line to the direct...…

…) A 0 -There m y be le oci I ti m tt ched to un ed teen- mother th n lev r befo . Bu the economic :punishment for en- e ho become pre nant out-of-wed­ Ioc or bo drop out of hi h cbool i b nber t n ever- nd e pecially for Black, accordin to a Univer ity of ichi • tudy. e tudy 0 1,223 white and 861 BI c omen ho turned age 25 durin 1967-1972, 1973- ,1979 and 1980-85 was con­ .duc ted by Gre J. Duncan, ,profe or of economic nd pro...…

…�E··thiopia snsn ise Again --�----------------� , The innie Andel, milit nt edom ghter and the i fe of el on ela, t e Ice C ir- � of the African ational COn (C), m t be een nothin Ie th n tt c on t e liber tion movement in South Afric; n tt ck calcu- la ted to undermine the c dibility of the M ndel nd t ANC. But . e mu t not be fboled by thi nd other ck pera te diver ion from the al goal of full freedom for the lac m jority i...…

…JU . . r ATTENTION ALL REGISTERED VOTERS OFTHE CITY OF HIGHLAND PARK Th folio in i for your inform tion PRECINCT CHANGES effect Iv D camber 3,1990 b l i v d it i Staff Writer h d it with BI crime." Bection Precincts 0 . . q N In ® or @ - precinct voting pllce N - TO LOCATE - ca Elson YOUR VOTING CJ PLACE: Moss -. A. Find your block C Pur!tln 0 B. Follow arrow ._, that ItIrts � ." ' .. CJ inside th...…

…J 1 ayor Marth Scott w on h nd lor. the One Stop Pay xe t (:enter ribbon cuttina cere ony Ion with One Stop Chief x­ cuttve Henry Stallln II nd hi three-ye r-old dau ht r. e - aller. (Photo by D. Culp) en Coun elor Play Role for Today's Youth ySHEAREDPETERSON tudent Writer Gerald Massey has always anted (0 counsel male youths. or as far back as he could em ember , he wanted to be a ounselor. He stated that he ould see the need t...…

…, r m mer, nd tely ut Little hould be illie born in Camden, AI an a but he grew up in north e t Detroit in what u ed to be called "The Davison area." . He wa incarc rated in the Wa hington tate pe ni ten tiary I when he died of pneumonia on • May 26 1 68. Many of "tbe Davison area' " Little Willie John FAMILY TRADITION-Kevin and Keith John, the on of the late Little Willie John, billed "The John Brothers," continue' the finnll...…

…1 SAM IS NOT an tute per­ son but he is 8 damn good penny plncher and he doe n't under- Yictory in he making By Deborah Cul.p Correspondent On June 15, 1991 The amtramck Chapter of the �NAACP will hold their annual Fight For Freedom Fund Dinner . . ' This year the event is being presented by the Youth Council and proceeds from the affair will 'benefit the youth delegates on J'lhei r pas age to the national ! .eonvention. I': ...…

…o 1 OUTHPI LO, ICH.-the city of Ponti c received S10,Ooo rant from an 0 I nd County firm to in t dru Ponti c o .. and for t e pre entation ere, l-rtr Lom liver and John J. Blrnkr nt. (Pboto by obble) • a a Na nlel Scott StlIqWriUr DBTROIT- The Detroit Area Agency on aging (DAAA) pon- ored Senior Citizen Pharmacy Fair (lid not attract the e timated 800 to 1,000 seniors DAAA had anticipated. According to France F. Taylor, p...…

…1 n't ny ttention." T. JO PH Detective Soucek, who h d not returned phone call by pre time, 1- ledgedly que tioned witne se who w the youth ch lng Mc­ Ginnl . The questioning w s done before McGinni 's body pulled from the river nd under the gui e of the Crime Stoppers progr m which Soucek runs. Many Benton Harbor resi­ dent have expressed fear of a cover up. "They don't wanr St. Joseph to have any blemi hes," aid the mother ...…

…Three young men in comml sian race o o enton Harbor' t ca didates running for ton Hal' or City ovemment Id a p conference ay 29, in front of Benton Harbor High chaol on Colfa . Antoin Bchols, 18, enior at Benton Harbor Hi h School i OD of three youn men, in the a bracket of 18-26, running vsUCO's June activity plan COVB T-The V n Buren . United Community Org niza­ tion announced it chedule of activities for June: - E ch Mond...…

…E ample one? e Ins er I ree, E ampte t 0 I I hor- t d de cription of piano- Ilc ey pi 52 hite. I ther e inple cill for caaemtc ill. Both dem nd e Ibility to think, to stretch the mind beyond the obviou. nd thin In n Irea here merican children need help - t of help, report the June 1,991 Reader's Dire t. .-" fillstuden full of dat ," say Rich rd P ul, director of the Center for Critical Thin In and Moral Critique at Sonom State ...…

…, Briefly .... lac BA. hold conference The National Blac A ociation ill bo t Its 13th annu 1 conference and expo .' ion i New York City this September. The conference theme will be "Empowerment Through Unity, Education and Bquity," nd will fea­ ture a one-da y tuden t orkshop which will ad­ dre uch topic s t king the right step to receive the ma ter's in busines admini tration degree, developing profe sional skills, and olv...…

…ADVERTISE ENT FOR BID OWNER' NAME: B.nton Harbor Ar.a ohool PROJECT NAME: 0 molltlon/R.moval of Upper Portion of Boll r Staok, B nton Harbor I . High Sohool ALA KA-' HI G. UP TO J Th. Own r will rec.lv. • led bid. for the WEEKLY OR OR. D.molltlon of the Upp4tr Portion of BolI.r U M MER / YEA R to, Benton H rbQl High Sohool Protect ROUND. FISHI G, until 2:00 p.m., Loo I TIm., on the 20th d Y CAN N E R I E S, of Jun , 1881, at the off...…

…That time. That find. That quality found only in Ben on & Hedges enthol OO's. " f. SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: Cigarette Smoke Contains Carbon Monoxide. , …

….1 : ·111 tJO?H .J un. � - H 1)<) 1 )() l' I't .. ... , AIlBO - Q tio nd rumo la re a official main lIent a ut f c uno clin the death of Eric cGlnni, a 16- ear old Benton Harbor High S 001 op more. cGinnil' body a pulled from t. JOIcph River ed- day, May 22. The youth alIa t seen iday. May 17, ben hi fat er Excell cOiDnll Sr. dropped him off at a teen center in do nto n St. Joseph" . The police are offering no explanatio of bat b ...…

…Conyers questions EPA assessment of KUwait oil fire impact on troops " • WASHINGTON, D.c.-Rep. · . John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), Chair­ man of the Hou e Committee on Government Operation, has in­ itiated a General Accounting Of­ fice (GAO) inve tigation into · the adequacy of an April 3 En­ vironmental Protection Agency (EPA) assessment of air quality and sub equent health ri ks to .: , U.S. troops due to the Kuwaiti .. oil well fire...…

…C e ter Carter • . - CoordlDator �''''lind events are a followl: : ..:. ro Gabriel Ric ard Hllb 'n' e ool-Brla Marsb, ,,·,Dra atlcI; fro CloDlara - Hllh School-AdrlaD PlttmaD, DrawlDI; fro GreeD ml HII Sc ool-ADdre M),erl, MUllc Co po ItIOD; Robin M. Meriweather, MUllc ID- �,,- • rume tal/Clal leal; MODlka " A. Colema , OrlllDal E a)'; ·.t MODlka A. Colemaa, Poetr)'; THIRD PLACE WINNERS were: Fro Yp lIaati Hllh Se ool-SA" Keea...…

…Lay.low, negro, lay low ole orld h seen the video t pe revealing the Los police . Rodney' The video' a pon the police now fear mo e than the gun for it unveiled tem 11 bo d 10 familiar to BI c : police brutality. Prom the days of very through the era of lynching down to the "ethnic intimidation" incident weeping the country in the Re -Bush reign. keeping "negroe " in check h been part and parcel of the American way. Report thi week th...…

…1 · - • A. Y ·Happy Blrthd y. to M Icolm, • I h h .• /re ".." vlndlclltd by hl.tory, :: bec.u no dJective ,I It hedtohlm : : - redu d hI. atature. : I -:: He as described v riou Iy • tbroughout the mainstream • • tnedia as a bate teacher as : Blac militant. And the implic. - Uan as tbat be got what be , .. , erved. Yet something of tbe : m.ystique of hi� intrigued me eyen at that young age, and THE HISTORICAL Mal­ colm i i...…

…Holloway campaigning a people' .door John Holloway decided in 1977 that he wanted to contribute' to the communi ty in which he grew-up, nd 12 years later he' till contributing a member of the Highland P rk Bo rd of Education. Twelve year sounds like a long time to serve on a board where you are subject to the abuse of concerned citizens and receive very little monetary com­ pen arion, but Holloway says the reason for his preserv...…

…Y, HUMPH Y, W terhou e, nd bo rd member e the pl ce of Dr. John Hollow y were erved leg 1 o lm 9 B1 at lei ott C.,.,pOlUknt There is a story; behind the man and a man behind the tory. The man behind the story is Thomas B. Ballard nd the tory b bi nd the man i Ballard's Welding and Bnglneertng and Ballard's Roto-Wa h Coopera- . lion. Both bu inc es are lo­ cated at 258 Manche ter Avenue in Highland Park. " Ballard' welding pec...…

…"For the Muslims, " he confided to n associate, "I'm too worldly; for other group's, I'm too religious; for the militants, I'm too moderate; and for the moderates, I'm too militant. I feel like I'm on a tighrope. " a, alcolm nonetbele fell torn b - teen this and the entrenched perceptio of bimself and his real motives - perceptlo hicb, he admi tted, he had r e l i iou and politi I movement of hi 0 n, and b d pent...…

…Ch n P r Tbe montb of June proml el to be a very excitln one for Detroit happenin s. to ay the lealt. Bia names in entertain­ ment have not been Itrangers to Chene Park, nd this year is no different. Several note worthy artiltl will perform at the theatre thi summer. Startin June 7. 1991 an on­ ina par de of "top" talent'is .tbeduled for your summer time eaure. Among them will be: Ilel Davis. Keith Sweat, An­ la BofiU, The Rude ...…

…" The e dedlc ted people h ve just been certlfled a nur e - Id during ceremony t the Fr nklln C re Center ur In Home, p rticlp nt in the ceremony Included Detroit City Councllm n Gil Hill (far left) nd Detroit PI ton Public Rei lion Director Rod­ ney Herd (ri ht). (Photo by D. Lewis) '" . Asa Hilliard to speak Dr. Asa G. Hilliard III, pe ker of Afro-Centric Currlculumand Africa History will be the guest peaker Sunday, June 9, 1...…

…mem er alon ttorney John City' Fin nee Director Mi e V: nee, ruled th t once P uer on ithdre hi name from the b 1- lot, he I 0 ithdre hi peti­ , tion . county H r I a e Ith Depar ment cl rile ch dul . The Berrien County Health Department nnounced their chedule of clinic for the month of June. . Michael Mortimore, Health Educ lion Director for the dep rtment, aid that all of the ervlces Ii ted are offered each month on a regu...…

…, on't fe no U BOp ren end their children off to chool witb variou novelty fruit food , on the mi taken belief that they are frui t. But uc r t roll u lIy re little mor t a fruit fl vored candy, eve If tbey have t ord -fruit- I t Ir name. You're m cb b uer 0 putti n ctual fruit in your· cbild's lunc . When you e amin the e ca e , I thin it i cle r tb t t smart shopper carefully re dl the nutrition p net of produc , rather t...…

…1 hen uperproducers Jimmy Jam and Terry Le Is et bout t e bu ne of bulldin their o n label, they 100 ed for roup ho e mu tc I ere tlvlty reflected the e ence of h t they tood for. They didn't h ve to 100 f r. e 0 d of Ie, the very fir t Ibum se be rele ed on Per pective . ecord ,i a 40-member voc I nd in trument I en embte th t a been the to st f inn apoll ' thriving recordln scene for b c ground se sion and their el borately- ...…

…Briefly ... OY r 1 million bough rom minority .uppU.r. : General otor pur­ �ha ed 1.1 billion in materiall, part and er- . ices from minority­ o ned and operated Juppliers in the United States durin 1990, ac­ 'cording to OM's vice pre ident in char e of the Mate rials Mana ement Staff. The OM Minority Sup­ plier Development Pro­ ram, initiated in 1968, i the largest and mo t active of its kind in tbe U.S. .' Cumulative purch...…

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…omen ho ouldn't or if they could find a job," m ny llev there are not available jobs for the e people. Mo t seniors Intervie ed 'y that En Ier is ron' to ju t, "cut m 0 of GA it out any-thin to fall con." any al 0 feel t t if Engler i 110 ed to get a ay ith thi stunt, then h t' to keep him from cuuin other b le programs for the needy nd do ntrodden. nued from Pa 1 that only 14 percent of Blac thought they were dllcrimated imt i...…