…thin veneer Reprinted from the Washington I Post On the suface, the 80th con vention of the NAACP held in Detroit recently marked a new step in the restoration of peace ful relatio between the civil rights community and a Republican administration in Washington. Benjamin Hooks, executive director of the AACP, praised the -civility" of the Bush administration and the "ter mination of inflammatory rhetoric" char ctenstic of t...…
…eft the divided city togetbCr. At a tim� he 0 many po ·0· • d social commen- tor are offering little or no vision for the future, it was refre hin to he r Dinkins peak enth . tically bout the ibiliti d necessities for con tructi e change. But change does not ppen by os mosi . P itive change for ew York City U for the rest o the n tion will only be c complished hen the right Ie dership em rge and when the m jority of people w...…
…MICHIGAN CI11ZEN ° OPINION Ilin e • • in tile foo steps of lchard Allen , The tension between the gle waged by the faithful inside In 1787 Richard Allen, an Deeds and requirements of in- of the Catholic Church for African-American pr cher in stitutions within the majority respect for tbeir particular eth- the pre-dominantly white Euro-centric white society in nicorDationalcultureandiden- ethodist Church, moved to or- America and th...…
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…"There was a common' bond, says U. Governor- Lawrence Douglas Wilder of V/ rginia, speaking of his college experi ence. "We all knew who e ere and 'where we needed to go, and what we needed to do to get there." Wilder, the nation's highest-ran - ing Black elected state official, attributes that world-beating attitude to the inspiring role . models he found at Virginia Union Uni ersity, of Am nc 's 81 " colleges. " In an atmosphe...…
…MlCWGAKCJ11ZEN HIGHLAND PARK FOCUS ------=- Ho pital employe enjoy fa-:nily atmosphere· SLq)port g�oup meet The Highland Par family support group .of the Alzheimer's association will meet at Detroit Osteopathic Hospital at 2:00 p.m. on Wed nesday August 16, 1989. This support group, which is for caregivers, family members and friends of persons afflicted by Alzheimer's disease or a re lated sdisorder, meets on the third Wede...…
…y probe I defu e the controversy by returning the S18, 000 he was p . d. But no city investment officer ys financial doc ients ret· to Bard 1's de . th the Far East ational Bank h ve been altered. Currently there are ix inves tigations going on to determine hether B rdley d undo in- fluence to get city ncie to depo it CJV r million in the ban. …
…MICHIGAN crnzs Cit·zen group sa es homes from demoli ion DETROIT - The Brush Park Citize District Council, rep reaentjng residents on the near east side of Detroit between Wood ar4 and' Beaubien, around Mac d tb FISher Free y on a few rounds with the city. The -Cemmunity and Economic Development Department (C D) agreed to citizen efforts to allow five o er occupied buildings "of e tablished architectural and\or historical sign...…
…ncrs, ome pr laimed: "U nto the leas of t my brethren. "Put ki e …
…seated but the photographer _ . was asked to leave. In her column, Brown said he ewspaper would neve run a Piston story without a photograph. The Pistons Public Relations Director' , Matt Dobe , exclusion of the Chronicle'S credentials insulted her a journalist, who pre- viously covered teams uch as the Indiana Pacer and the Mil- waukee Buc . The offical Pistons' public reaIations respo w tha the Chronicle fell short of the cri...…
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…a·t nom GENERAL PRAC77CS 01' LAW II 1 I .7143 1 DICKEY 'REALTY GROUP a n again . .' ee B ,·1 the police officers "turn their • heads" when they see certain The city resumed activity things happen. "I think it's time again to complete its 10-year for us to clean up", he said. old effod to clear way for the Wysinger also complained North of Main Industrial Park about Public Works no getting project. the ground sewers unclogged. "I ...…
…To all those who curse the light a. candle rather than darkness, . I we salute you. PHIUP …
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…CLASSIFIED COUNTY UBLIC Eddy of commonca ." The Afro-American editorialized in t . n r: "Th silent p r de of protest that the colored people held in Nc York I t Saturd y an innov tion. It w no vain glorio n unting of regalia or fine marching. but something that could not fail to rivet the at tention of th t big city that boasts of being "melting pot" for humanity upon the fact that ten millio of inhabitant are being oppresse...…
…/ n. Having recorded for Blue ate nd trata, be's no novice ...... touring h 1 ken him to 40 of the United tate. Cox h performed with lich j 'U. gr t Bobby Hutcher son, Roy Hayne Donald Byrd, J. ckic cLean to m me a few. An added to ny father! on relati n hip i th "when don tether' d with the bo . In the Cox family, that' music, too. on Philip t age 17 h· profe- 15- si naJ experience on drum and 000 h ving tarted a career t e ...…
…CLASSIFIED CRlGAN cmzEN OWNER.: �USKEGO COUNTY BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS ENGINEER : .M�tcalf It Eddy of Mi as W. Algo quin Road, Suite 500 Arlington Heights, IL 6(D)5 SCOPE OF WORK: The work consists of con- - structioo of construction of ap proximately 392 LF of 11' x 4 ' concrete box culvert; 1719 LF of 84" concrete pipe; 6913 LF of 68" x 1()6" elliptic I concrete pipe; outlet disch r structure at the Muskegon River; and ap ...…
…Classified , o PLE·OF DETROIT EAST DETROIT WEST 18.500 11,500 ,500 , 10, 17, 7,500 12, ,500 7, 17, 20,500 23, 17, 1,500 L ESTATE BRO EB I. G A VA HO E ... LIST OF AVAILABLE HO ES FF IRS …
…CLASSIFIED of ration OTICE IS HEREBY GIVE that any person resid ing in the City of Highland Park, !dicil!gan, not alre dy registered, possesses the qualifications of an elector or who will on the day of the next <�u.!H;lal unlclpal EI on on ::i81D1em r 12, 1989 Po su qualificatio, make application for registr ion to the City Cler t her office, No. 30 �e d Ave ue Highland Par Michigan, in accordance With the -lCI:teaIWC' listed b...…
…A eriou progr m of re bilitation and demolition will be nti in· proving the overall quality of liCe in t city. With th rosion of city tax base result 0 done ment in the re idential and com mercial are of t e city, it . inevitable th t the vel of city nd educational at ill continue to …
…EfPOUJj BEAt" RESER o for This year's mayoral 'contest in Detroit is proving to be the mo t . nterest ing since 1973, when Coleman Young w elected to the po t by narrow margin over former Police Chief John Nichols. W ASHI GrON - A priest wa fired from hi job as a school principal in Virgini by his Roman Catholic bishop Wednesday Aug. 2, after an nouncing he would join the Rev. George Stallings in setting up eparate African...…
…YERS, HE DERSO oung or C tiD 1 preference. am not bitter or angry con- ' cerning the rumor spread by e of my opponents tha I going to withdraw from this race; but I am incensed and in sulted a their basic dishonesty in persisting with the rumor, I fiad i C\'en more baffling that edia cannot separate fact from fiction, and under and that these rumors are generated . and pread for several reaso " the city council president sa...…
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…A a National African American Community need to e respoasibility for . - the rearing of our youth. Par too many African- rlean yo appear to be on t eir own to . themsel- . hi the process, . c val like respect for adults or the elders, and a lISe of . nt to self, (;. com- munity have eroded. T e prOOle is that iD poorer • - borhOOds pare in many . - 5taJllCeS· • � of IlDillies.are often devastated by the r strugIe to �. In mor...…
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…HIGHLAND PARK FOCUS . Ar i rator ru I s offic r claim that the city did "not engage in "random" drug test- mGHLAND PK. -An ar- iog, but had te ted officers, bitrator ha ruled that two ere there were three situa- public safety officer should tions creating grounds o'f have fonowed order to take a . cion ---lack of attendance, drug test, but their dismissal for failure to perform on the job, in- not taking the test was too lormation pro...…
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…6 -ll, 1989 MlCHlG CITIZEN e 'People' ,- DETROIT - Community e tivi meeting on Saturday July 2S to draft the People's Plat form bad particular concerns about education. Their main problems em phasized in the edu tion sec tion a lack of resources and e of resources which the. 001 had. Beyond this, there a belief that problems could be solved by finding more crea tive ays of operating t e school ystem. Working on the origin...…
…I ing to get things t a reasonable price. Later we tour the former capitals of Grand Bassam and Bingerville, living relics of the French colonial pas . Especial ly noteworthy is tfte Ecole D'Art de Bingerville, a school training young Ivorians iJ;l wood carving and scuiptering. The Africa that many didn't think existed. Wlth its skyline of com mercial buildings and high-rise apartment developments, Abidjan symbolizes modern we...…
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…rbor official: bloc Blacks beae DICKEY REALTY GROUp: E..",.· W, Toud&. TIUfII 10 SOLD- if the park would be self-sup porting; and were the low-in come people considered when deciding the fee hike. Manning said the fees would depend a lot on the time of year that a person attended the park. If they went to ee a concert or were just going out to the beach. "I vision something like $50 for season pass �or residents, $100 for ...…
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…Benton Harbor Area News Fr.. tranlportatlon I offered - lor of from 8:30 Lm.-3:00 p.m. AppoInt- m n for this Mce should be 24 houri In advance. EmNQIInCl4 .. Clan be hand advance appointments b enlng rude. AppaIn vice, mec:fiCare Also on Friday, August 25, 8i day p fly for those born in. Augu . Call for lunch ... 1MII1On. 22 , 31 ffom M:30 ..m. Free blood pr ure clinical offered to t public oa August 9,16,23 31 & 9:30-11:30 ...…
…Better Living er plea I· Do yo hllw II questio t 1SOI'UIl • IN well- . 1 Send to IMlio e, c/o The Dilll Corporation, Greyhound Tower, M.S. 1616, PIaoen� Ariz. 85077. An.rwen to mlllfY quutions lIS pos sibk willllppellT in the colwnn. …
…I MICHIGAN CITIZEN 19 Finances/Money h eret ByJ Recently I on a panel en young man raised the following question: "Once you e away the rh oric, w does it really take to become a uccessful person? Most of the panel members gave the stand rd list of t tributes such as • ng hard, believing in yourself and never giving up on your dream. But when it was my turn, I said I wasn't really sure because he standard answer all appeare...…
…-0 Joy Unillmllld Joy Unlimited I a non profit organization with a 1C*2U1e of Y n'ng ned. Admi n i SS, Inci 10ft drin t coff and tight snacks; Ro viii M son e T mple on Gratiot. Dances: saturday ust 19 and 2e from Sp.m. to 1 a.m. Call 521-9115. AACP On Augu 12 from 1-3:30' P. . at the Ramada; 32Q5 Boardwal, Ann Arbor. The NAACP ill diacu th ee tlcn of a nomina ng commit t • th Augu 26 rch on W inglon, A Radiothon. and S ...…
…Dr. Faut ner may be con t ct d 01 P. O. B,px 50016, Jtj hin 01. D.C. ----- -, ... , -------------- .... -'. I • I • I ri • • I . Mrs. L.P., Philadelphia Penn. e·d and y so. It's wrong for him to put the blame and lies on you and it hould b topped at once. If he doc n't nt to face , hi family ith th truth, then you h uld let them now that you are willing to help in any ay lh' t you Sincerely, Erik Washington M.B., Dal...…
…CLASSIFIED O11CE BY PERSONS CLAIMING nTLE UNDER. TAX DEED To the 0wDer or" 0 any aDd an in, or LiCDS upoa tlte Land herein Dcscribcd: TAKE NOTICE: Sale lawfully made of ttiC following described laDd for unpaid taxes on aDd UDder signed hu title to the laDd UDder � deed 01' deeds i ued for the Iud. You are entitled to a reconveyance of this land . thin 6 after retul'Dtof service 01 this notice, pon pay- me to . or to the tr ...…
…o • 'Redireain. national prio .. IS t� key to reclaiming the fi UTe for our children, OUT elders, for or, rs, farmers, and falnili . tio ·0 • i . iv organizers t trat i arid step. they ed to achieve a true fe raJ ovemm 'III of the people, by the people, and for the people. th • I (t_ 14.' 51 tt: 19.95 I c I 1 1 I . ·1 …
…. , I -I RI Co tu H..,· WlUID Changing milit ry hi lory . not an y k. But throu the dedicated eff rt: fa num r of Blac veter 0 ably David " Carr I of A�g lc th im- r possible m y become reality. I At the' start of the Korean : War the mili ary ill oper ted I with r cially grcgated uni _ 'One of th units, th all-Blae 24th Infantry Regi ... _ ..... " .... str ental in turning b c orth Korean communists at YC1ehon - a village ab...…
…• I • mUSIC, Th African World Festival was a double gala at Hart Plaza. Friday August 9, was the first day of th African World Fes tival The vendors at the Plaza provided authentic. A&ican/Wcst Indian entertain ment and cuisine as well as genuine jewelry, garb and other artifacts from all Parts. of the African continent I From Ham to llpm the par fi tured local well nation al entertainers who traveled far to be pre ent as ...…
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