…ajor Black groups: Ian fire chief b me for cnttdren death Ku Klux Klan members working for the Blakely, Ga., fire department are responsible for the deaths of two African-American children, according to a class action suit filed recently by members of the Concerned Black Citizens of Bla ely. The lawsuit identifies Fire Chief Franklin Brown as a member of the KKK and charges that a pattern of "unequal" fire protection exists fo...…
…e�·-i hl� _ orld'i 10 poorest countrie, trail Ea tern E rope and even Latin America in eery vita ltati tic fro aro tio product to e ·Id urvival. In diti Africa a lar er OODt of tiODal debt than any other contioenL G , -- -.. . . :. ·TB 0 T TBI G t t could bappen,· conclude Jo on, ·is t t people begin to vie Africa as an intractable problem, as ome tbi I opele. But buman being are never ill hopei • A dus approacbes, Leonie ...…
…�ICHIGAN CJTIZEN PAGE 3 Council gives bank, the riverfron DETROIT - Comerica Corporation received the I�abead Wednesday, July 18 to demoli b Ford Auditorium nd build it $200 million corporate beadquarters on the riverfront by a 6-3 vote of the Detroit City Council. Comerica and city officials '. lobbied council members right up to tbe vote, and council members re ce.ived hundreds of letters and phone calls from citizens against...…
…J e convention' u. . procedure to for adoptin internation I treaties is complex. After I s dyin I convention, t U.S. Sta Dep rtment nd t tional Securi ty Council ill m e recommendation to Pre ident Bu h. If tbe Pr ident favors doption, m t ign t con ention and send It to the Senate for approval. Interaction. a coali lion of priv te U.S. organization active in· intern tional bum nilari'an effort, i mobilizing public and cong...…
…The Washington media and the national press are having a virtual field day itb tbe Marion Barry· affair. Tbe demi e of a powerful BI ck elected official, particularly an African American Mayor of the nation' capital makes good copy. The trial and the media coverage boarder on a soap opra fiJIed with al1 tbe dram tic elements of po er, . x and drugs. But wbile the media and some ithin the government have been celebrati ng Marion...…
…/1 /0 b fflin en the of Clyde Detroi t a behind the time .. r ctory to n... ithout any factorie. e could have generated tho nd of job for city re idents ye rs go if e h d d the ut to fi ht or light rail tran portation y tem th t hoo ed into the People over, that hite elephant e no mu t ub idize. D OITE UST no give City Council Pre ident ary nn ahaffey nd Council dd t 0 members Keith Butler nd el Ravitz ma imum upport in the...…
…chool Board giv cr tari contract IDGHLAND P. - At • onday July 9 mee • the . Highland Par School Board eel by a • margin to 10 over the head' of the administration in an unprecedeDted y, proposiDg • head of the administration in an unprecedented ay, Df(l1DQlW:' .. • settlement of labor dispute ith the secretarYs union. In a Iy UDaliIIDOiUI wte, the board supported a rcaolution by John Holloway, urging the dministration to . d...…
…Guard to demol b bo es. He poi ted out that t rvice are free, Dd tbe city of Flint ed tbem to demoJi b their nt bo es. P tor Alonzo Vincent of Berea-St. Paul t United et odi t Cb rcb exp ed di may to e committee .. He aid be totally di ap- poi n ed in tbe committee. -If you ant to teU you your jo then you eed to di olve you elf: id Vincent. any ciuze did come to tbe meeting expecting the committee to e a pI n for e city after ...…
…JULY 2'· AUGUST 4, l' MICHIGAN CITIZEN . National Black United Front 0 cbn� ne in By Dr. C rad . Wo NBUF convention time is right around the comer. The 11th National Black United Front (NBUF) Convention and Education Summit, o'n tbe progres of implementing the ' African CuI tural Curriculum Portland Model) in the public school of America, will be held Augu t 2nd - 5th in Detroit, at Wayne State University. As the school year com...…
…CI Z IG UL :' - .'., '-�"'�A:'" - -. - . . - - .. -: � .__,.; ",-' ;.t.� . ,; , . ' -, 04" •. "_ 'il . - . . _:� - -- I bicb American Education t in- bility to peak credibly to the e i ue becau e of it eli ti 'I, E urocentrtc and b tr Cl ch racier. P r phra i ng the gre ,t 20th century m n of letter W.E.B. Duboi , Baraka expre ed th t the purpo e of Educ tion i total oci I de lopment. And th t in lhi ense, Education c nnot ...…
…ACOIJIbc:. F·�··:mww.�.n�.u 13t District candidates, Federal candidate , and citizens of Detr • to take part in Candida es . 'The event ill dra represent ti fro vario e.oviroDJDC al groups posing q . to caodidalea in aD effort to discover "II they pla� to ea'MCJlDllle c our envir'OIUDeIllL The panel opes to q all candidate iDcludio Tom Barro, Barbara �. Michael J. Hartt, Mike Patterson, Henry Edwar Stallworth fi, Alberta Ti...…
…UL G e ric n tioDof aDd literary ill delight pr ·dent of community. Garvey C tbolic but e b d a tron ffinity for the religion of I I m. Thi d on hi nd ritin of Ed ard Hmot Blyden. He frequently quoted Blyden' Christianity, Islam And The egro Race (1887).- o /. lam re Garvey Garvey. Moorish scienti t believed that Ali the la t prophet and G rvey John the B pti t: "John lh B pti t w s the forerunner of Je u in tbo day, to ...…
…Antl-Zioni t Front .formed Co tl p from election �turns, almost balf tbe people in Israel op pose tbe zionist leadership of the Israeli government, but they have not been able to prevent zionist leadership ro dominating tbe govern- eat and its policies througbout four long and bloody deca ." The Foreign Affairs Ministry of tbe Provisional Government is a member of tbe Anti-Zionist Front. The NFAA bosted tbe Cairo meeting of ...…
…� � v . • _ 7 ' . . : � . . g re t of ill oiled t ir ro ors, but most ne er f ns are elf-Iubricati g and need only to b ve tbe blades cleaned. • Don't forget t your pets can get ove ted ell. Both do a cais do not s eat, ther fore, make sure they bave plenty of cool ater to drin . If t yare ou ide, rna e ure y ve a h d r to r t in, a d for indoor pe , limit (heir outdoor time on extremely ot nd humid day . Don't I ve tbem...…
…JULY 29 • AUGUST 4, 1990 I �AGE 15 I MICHIGAN CITIZEN ,. ..... -_.. ..� . ._... . - - - - - - , _., . .- .. - .., , : . - :'., y. ing�r want By Bernice Bro CO�spond�1Il Benton Harbor City Com mi ioner George Wysinger i nee again demanding that ubli Safety Director Sam Wat on be fired. At the Monday, July 23. City Commi ion meeting Wy inger put a motion on the floor demanding that Wat on resign or be fired a Benton Harbor'...…
…':-, ; . • c e n ar na ional onor of Benton rredi TV's OBITUARIES or Ben n ie Bento 7. len EL . G EE It is tructured to incre e individu I' ill and in ighl into re out ide their cho en di cipline 0 they can de 1 more creatively nd effectively ith ociety' compte problem. TJ …
…Union A.M.E. plan,s homecoming "The Union Memorial A.M.E. Church has taken on n ambiliou t k of trying to payoff its church mortgage. To as i t in 'thi venture, a Homecoming Celebration has been planned for the first weekend in August. The African Methodi t Episcopal Church i the olde t and largest Christian Church Readiness 'Center offers college The women who participate in the Readiness Center Program thi: fall will have ...…
…u.s. me. Avon corporation is exploring tbe fea ibility of orti ng i tb several Barbado manufactures to supply tbe I rge . U.S. Co me tic comp ny itb a variety of products. A che.mical facility in Trinidad Tob go to manufacture and di tribute industrial cbemical producr: for export to the Caricom, U.S. and European markets. Tbe ational inority Bu ine Council hich held a imilar exchange in Jamaica I t year and plan third for Tr...…
…. J L 2 - AUGU 4, I ICHIG G It dicaid plan Co tl ed fro P. 1 to Congre ional and Whi te Hou e negotiator. at tbe President's recent budget ummit last month. "Wbat BUdget Director (Ricbard) Daman is proposing is a sbort-sighted program to spend Ie . on medical care for the poor hen they first get ick, ith little regard to what ill bappen wben tbey get sicker," declared Penn ylvania State R . David P. Richardson, Jr., NBCSL p...…
…T - 2M8 W. Orand BI¥d, 887..()()81. --Q VSTO JAZZ. - 3000 E. Grand Blvd., Detrdt, 871-0234. AfRICA HAll Of MtvIIdMI-F rkIay, 5 e ";�l- 1 ,. , ' .. . I I . I • • E CLOSED: C a z • J $15· year � m ( ) $9 . sex mont . ; :::S '0 �"e rs TOOAYTO: PO BOX 03560 • L-.·r,YA�·� P 14c 03 en -- ZIP …
…J LV 2 iAUGUST'''' 1 , PAGE%l ·Sen Vereen recall� years of drug. abuse s r S y Daughter' . . Death In 1987 Pushed Him Over the Edge ME YO - Stage and film tar Ben Vereen, bo bad previously aclmo ledged that be turned to drug for solace ben bi daughter, aja, as killed in an auto ccident in 1987, bas revealed that be was no tranger to drugs at tbe time. Vereen, ho now lectures youngsters around tbe country against drug abuse, s...…
…Voted to deem nece ary treet lighting for Elvem Dr. Held blic arin nd dopted re olutio pproving pplic lion for Comprehen i v e eighborbood ehabilitation Competi tio and ou ing Grant Program. pproved p yment of Gener I Fu d Bill in the mount of $71, 0.33 nd Se r fund bill in t mo Dl of 72.2 O. 9. ccepted letter of re i n lion rom the Civil Service Commi ion from Rich rd Jo ph. pproved promotion of D nny Gat hell to Fire Chief...…
…ATTE TION: EARN MONEY WATCHING TV! S32,OOO/yea� income potential. Detail •. (1)802 EXT. lV-1.e04 . ." ATTENTION: GOVER NT JOBS - YOUR AREA! 17,840 - ,415. (1) , Ext. R-1.e04 ATTENTIO�: POSTAL JOBS! START S11.41/HOUR! FOR APPLICATIO INFO CALL (1)102 , EXT. M-14e04, 6 A. -10 P.M., 7 DAYS. Wl2 JULY 2t • AUGUST 4, 1 MICHIGAN CITIZ PAGE 23 NOW HIRlNGf '11,MO -171, F ... Job&. YOAII � ngort . F or . part-time. R orded detaU.: (1 )...…
…cio ing i ervention in the i ue . eu I G T TED . B bcock doe not ddre the i sue, tb t letter of compliance by the CSS to correct p t deeds hould ot clo e t miter. . Oli e 0 ho or C cAfee Iicen ed R dio Operator by the F.C.C. Sh j I 0 otary Public for Berrien County and nit nt P yrncnt or r for th St te of rchi n. t t. Olive i very ctive on the Tru tee Board, Sunday School Te ch r Director of th Choir, Pre ident 0 the Pulpit ...…
…, ·A Me age for BI ct Leaders," • resolution autbored by Dr. Carlton Goodlet, a board member of the . r Publis rs (NNPA), and t body the to no lonler co aDd promote the re ults or BI ck leaders net in their ffectiag Btac c a or groups to include the Black press in their ini tiaJ pI and negotiation in matters affecting Blac . The re 01 ution e poused the tradi tional role of the BI ck pres being tbe voice of the people, nd...…
…la! y orld outh ]910, Iter t e to-Boer ar, Brit in de erred i BI c llie d joined it t e ner to form t e of Sout e BI c ip nd i a enocidel 10 ill Ii ty, eret political murders and de t bilization of eighboring Blac -ruled tate. Ap rtheid I 0 divides it victim and e t e g in tech ot ere erea ie di uni ty bet ee organization and organiz tion: le der gainst leader, nd ethnic group gai t et nic group, ca ing Blac di un...…
…Detroit Bu ines earn pecial a Fo of .Com replan C Izen act on By 0 se DETRorr - Detroiters opposed to Comerica plan, b eked by Detroit Mayor Co eman Young. to level Ford Auditorium and build new offices on the site, are planning political ction, Former State Repre ent tive Edw rd Vaughn, now leading an organization called Detroiters United to Save Ford Auditorium,· p . I. around Woman ard Patricia A. . Col, pr sident of C...…
…t . historical occasion. t e, Latino j t African America and tho nds of other America , mu t be ab e to y tb t we re the in and t e frustr tion el on Mandel fel political prisoner for 2 rs in South Africa jails. That we b red tbier tears for the African (men, women and children) illed during the m cr in Sbarpevirle nd So etoetc. It i important that we be ble to commit ourselves to upporting their visit and their continuou trug...…
…JULYD-a. � ..... L.!!iIt-_..... � � -- .. &.Jip � •• � .9: : r - P� �� PA 5 . . . . . America's double standard of violence ., It i amazing tbat the United States constantly seeks to im pose non-violence as a stra-tegy on liberation movement triv in 0 acbieve freedom and self determination for their people. Pre ident Bush recently red away at elson an dela repeatedly during the South African freedom fighter' visit to the U...…
…t, leaders i demolition udi orium nd o th I nd/money he nunci tion 0 hi e orts. Tho i th me Ed V ughn who fired by the yor for d ring to run for City Council in 19 9. nd for t irin ld never BI c min nit .. t r ( t I ..... .. $500.000 to keep Ford Auditorium open. Ther obviou Iy i hidden m . pr for t power bro ers want to put an end to the ethnic f tiv Is ell, becau they draw too many of "us" downtown, ma ing them ...…
…Ed ard to Pcommunity . A ,I t eri for Hi - II .rlrk . com lelders to meet Ind ear fro Revere d Eddie Ed- Irds of Tile IveDdlle Project will be Id. on- . Edd day, July 23, at 7:00 p.m. t the Detroit Osteopathic Hospital 8th Floor Auditorium, nnounced Council member Fran Ro . U nd r the guidance of Rev. Eddie Edwards, a former AT&T Account Ex ecutive, el f- bel p, com munity or ranization call Joy of Jesu , Inc. w cr �al d...…
…CALIS UE D PARK STRATEGIC 1. Impro e job, bu ine ,housing and shopping opportunitie in High' nd P rk and create ' opportunities for tutu de e/opment. 2. In order to accompli h this mission, the Committee ill plan nd imple_ment an aggres i e and reali tic program of economic gro h, indu trial development, and job creation, commercial nd ret il revitalization' and p nsion, nd cure and suitable range of hou ing. 3: The commiH ill 9 rn...…
…JULY� 1 of the city's finana::s, and hi , departure been vie ed as an emergency in the city govern ment. No ODe been named as hi replacement. ' Council members expressed their concern and stated in an extreme situation the city might have to file for bankruptcy if a meeting i not held to get a handle on the issue. In otber items, the council decided to form a committee chaired by Councilwoman Chris Franklin to investigate citi...…
…• -����' <". -. To "' I . . . Ow '. . . J ... " Army cu Co tin ed rro I Though cutting the milit ry i de it ble, it i crucial that the Congre co ider the fate of the young African American oldie being ceded out of the forces, Dom "d. "Tho j BI c fill int be armed services, are not val ued in the civilian economy either," be "d. Retraining i neces sary. be aid, other i e BI ill return to an even tighter civilian JOb mar et th...…
…Conversing ·ith a Blae ussian over barbecue ribs B,TedJ As' agreed, I met Yelena Khanga that sultry evening the United States Infor- ion Agency in soutb we t Wasbington. Sbe bad gone t ere to get bel p for her employer, the Moscow News, one of tbe Soviet Union's more progressive _ newspaper. A fire Jast Febru ry destroyed the .newspaper's office building, and tbe 28- year old blac Soviet jour nalist was in town 100 ing for ...…
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…roject , t e people' at it doe ot coc ro c rveys i ., d tbe epublic, er nd medical ntbropologi t K t leen r e of tbe Univer ity of Florid found t at people do " re lize tbe potential be Ith tbre t from coc ro c e d tbe ller ie t ey c u c. Alt ou b people 0 bo to reduce coc ro ch um r -by eeping food off countertops and storing tr outside the e-t ey do 't I ay o. 0 B rne nd Gordon infe t tio i m Iter of nymore. d treat...…
…Co • I At the Monday, July 16, Benton Harbor Ci ty Commi - ion meeting the commi sion 4-3 with one ab tention, pprove a salary moratorium to crac down on pay raises, taking away all control of raises fromCity Manager Steve Man ning. With the moratorium, the commi sion will have to be in formed and vote on any salary increases. Though City officials have aid repeatedly th city is broke and doesn't have money for minor repa...…
…5. , Zio ette I - ill ponsor cal Programs over th o July 21 and 22. On S turday, July 21 the pro gram ill be held t the Betb Ie em Bapti t Church, 7 F erson Road ile al8 p.m. any gu of tbe area have been invited to uend. On Sund y 14 p.m. a i- cal Services ill be held t the Pilgrim Re t Bapti t Church, 1105 E. in St., Benton Har bor, bere the ev. E ry Var- rie i the t pa tor. ny gue ts of t area have been invited. Th publ...…
…Volunteers needed o ay! The Soutb e tern Michigan Volunteer Center is eekiD volunteers. To find abo t the e or other eer opportunitie t a call 983-0912 in the St. JOICpb-BeDton Harbor area or 683-S464 in the Niles area. - If you eDjoy orking ith tbe public and would like to help upport. ODe of your local i , call the Center for more information. Thi is an ideal opportunity" for teen, aged 16 or older who some extra time this ...…
…, . , . . I'..J..- I .... "l_. , in' our pitch hcreever we can. In our 'L. I to dr good, -crc ovcr- 100 in too m ny oppor- tuni tic. to m: sic ... I ourc t I in to people, you ou 'ht to : 'II ahem. It', o er of Color th" first of to prov you j I it. e be d 0 tbe or nization h to b th prim ry ller of dverti in . In oing b c to th d Y of Alex nder the Gre t nd polcon, here ho v r in or cmp ror had to d th rmy. You nnot...…
…Hamburger with Almond Cheese Topping Is a Special Dinner USA (NU) - Ham on the grill are at a fawrite. To giYe them I a special touch, j mix UPA.&bi utty Bl Cheese , gather the fruit or salad ingredien at hand and pu mer a dinner eYeeyone willlOYe. Almonds not only add cri P tex- the J:J bl cheese uUy BI C 1/2 cup chopped almonds 1/4 cup butter, softened I teaspoon \\U'cestershire sauc 112 cup (2 oz.) crumbled blue cheese 1/4 ...…
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…. I JULY2Z-2I, ac America's Love/ hoo i Goldberg By Everyone i ulking about . the wonderful job Whoopi oldberg did in "Ghost", a suspense-filled sci-Ii thriller and love story. Ironically, director Jerry Zucker was at first reluctant to cast Goldberg. "Every Black actress in Hollywood wanted this role and we saw them all. When Whoopi's name first came up, I was concerned because I imagined Wboopi with tbe dreadlocks and tbe ...…
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…• order to receive ddenduDlS, updates, etc., the dOGument must be obtained from Abonmarche Environmental, Inc., and listed a plan holder. The deposit ill be refunded for each set of documents returned in good condition ithin five (5) days after the bidding date. A Bid Bond or cerufied check in the amount of five percent (5.,) of the ,ccompanying bid must be included itb e ch bid. A Lake Michigan College Performance and Labor and...…
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…promi e from busine leaders that problem affecting the city's fric community mined. aid a E ARK. .J.---HHS Secreta ry Louis W. Sulliv n, M.D., called for "a open, frank, comprehensive nationa I dialogue on the cri i of the Blac male." Calling the crisis of the I ck male "a crisi for Americ ." Secret ry Sullivan told the National Convention of 100 Blac en of America, "A P inful s the ubject i - much a we ri r op ning ounds...…
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