…'We want service!' J DETROIT - ore and bet- ter city services. That demand part of the tform drafted by community ctivis during a city 'de convention July 15. Commu ity groups p r ticipating in the draftin of platform ant didates for city elections to re pond its provisions. The se ion' which drafted the "Public Services" section of the PEOPLE'S Platform was chaired by two people Clive in community issues --- Fraa A Attorn y...…
…ar on plan to r thousands awaited entrance to Cobo Center for the special events of the eveni the 74th Annual NAACP Springarn Medal, which was received by the Rev. Jessie Lou' Jac on, J c As the fmal even for the AACP c me to a close ·8 Co o ion in e t Sr. The awards ceremony Vi pre . ded over by Dr. Benjamin L. Hoo , CEO/Executive Director AACP. Hoo chal lenged NAACP presidents from a th nation to t e the m e back to...…
…Gny-o hou af 08 In Benton Harbor 13 BI c Male," the p el fe tured the internationally known acad mics, writers and lec turer ,Dr. athan and Julia Hare of an Fr ncisco, Califor rna. ERIC he Endangered Dr. r address d the problem of ID achi vement rates Afri • r1 males within the public educa- � . . that many Afric A er' .males of school age lac not only discipline nd motivation but more importan Iy, purpose. Hare spoke to...…
…T L TI·O W 0 D.C. - SeYeJ'al major civil rights Ie der laSt week, for fir time, openly que ioaed Pre ident George Bush's commitment to Civil R· . Their COllUDCllts came at the end of a White H ceremony observing e 25th anniversery of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. During the ceremony Bu h pledged the ·viligant d g Il' . enforcement of all civil rights la • However, his pledge met by skepticism. Former pre idential candidate Jess...…
…YC UP F CKe EAT·O ryJ Hayn LANSING - The Michigan Legislative Black Caucus turned up the heat on State Lot tery Commissioner Michael Carr during a hearing here, June 22. Caucus Chair Rep. elson Saunders pushed Caucus demands for more African Americans in executive posi tions and more lottery advertis ing dollars for the Blac media. "Commis ioner Mich el Carr, if you cannot present a' proposal to us hen we meet fo nder ...…
