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…DB'J'Rorr-Aa the days of lummer rapidly give way . tbe autumn old, ACORN (Alloclation of Community Or.anizaUoDl for Reform ) tumI the beat. Saturday, August 17, ACORN held a protest rally; proteslln ,HUD', (Housing Urbin Development' ) policy of U' IDOIt of i propertie to " peculators" DOt "owner- occUpan ." The rally, which w at­ tended by approximately 200 Northwelt rcaidcn , w held at Perfectin Church, 13220 Greenfield. Ac...…

…STATE AND NATION food n ed can be met by reviving f rming on the fertile centr I pi teau, re tocking c ttle her on th outh rn plains nd dev loping fi hing alon t co t. "I, T j lice, nd we will h ve j tice, but we will not get it through viol nee," th m yor aid, training to b h rd. At everal points the m yor tried to get th crowd chant, "lncre e the pe ce," borrowin a lin from th hit film, "Th Boyz in th 'Hood." Hi au mpts met wit...…

…Mic I L. Frazier r, 38, of Benton Harbor il the only African American candidate for the position of Sheriff of Berrien County. The cur­ rent Sheriff Nick Jewell is retiring, and it is ex­ pected that whoever is appointed by FRAZIER a special commi nee to the job will have the edge in tbe next election. . The Sh riff' Dept. I the largest in Berrien County government. The county has a ,22% African American population. Ftaz...…

…VIE�VS P 0 : T rry ro EDITORIAL ulldin ,building, bulldln nd y, no mon y, no mon y Two major construction projec are ready to go for Detroit: the VA pi nd the IRS building. How much ill Blec aDd Detroiters · be involved in m lng money off of the projects? The VA job' too big, ccording to NAAAB (National Associ tion of Afri n American B i ). No Bl contractor tbe financing or bondin to ta e on that kind of job. Even the ub-contracting...…

…1 p VIEWS o . r vin yo Iv m e, te i you decide to be ore mania do . th the utm t caution. UtI methods 0 birth control, the condom. (If your p r re to wear one of co , red ligh and buzze muld· tantl y 0 0 in your head!) Then, tryq tionnDm- : ber three on him. t for an amount · of time that you feel' ppropriate: nd tell him that you m y be preg­ nant. (Since far he kno you MAYor MAY OTbe, it tecbnically isn't di hone t) Convinc...…

…p c n it b c and compl in bout ho poorly the Pre ident nd Con re are doin their job, or e can e our voice, our f ult for not ritin ,for not volin (the BI c community currently te out half 0 its votin tren th), nd for not ape kin up at ny opportunity when e're di ti fied ith our elected 0 ficl I 'effor on beh If of civil ri ht and our children. Let' regi ter to vote. Let's vote when election . e come . And let' hold our elected...…

…This Week In Black History Which famous choral 'Oup in tM 19 0. headed by t� Rev. Glenn T. Settla? AUGUST 27, 1909 - r You, ophoni t, born. 1963 - ; After laves were . convqted to ChristiMity, how were their religious ds first anentkd? r' AUGUST 28, 1963 - Martin Luther Kin Jr., led The March on W hington, the largest civil right demo tration In the nation' hi tory, 1930 - Mo R. Lee, ociation executive, w born. What was th...…

…DETRO! T an 5,000. institute pre- hool the nth The non-profit boo 1 , ruch ouod din 1 by a group of "dedi­ cated p n " formerly located on Woodward Avenue, Yakini id. The DC loca­ tion will enable the school to enroll more tuden . Ya ini main- tained that Nsoroma Institute i "a school for African children" but it i open to the public and people of all religions. II ligh ilmor a'ii I Y M liberation of Afrikan people...…

…-Africa ill aI a� be the subject of my art because Africa ts my home. - Frazier said. -Black Americans are like a lost tribe not knowing their extended roots. - unification of BI c people. col­ lagist working in mixed media, his wor . highly vi ible c orth America nd hown a distin­ qui hed definability for three decades. Many of hi pieces are pen and i¢ ome contain clustered fcrylic colors, others include traditional African ...…

…Entcrttuntucnt In Brief I(CCube Th Odd Coupl Don't dism· those stories about Bobby Brown nd Whitney Houston as merely rumors. While by all accounts, these two are no where Dear getting married, nor did Hceston give him an ultimatum, or demand that he sign a prenupti 1. It i however (to my supri e)-true, at least according to his manager, that the two cto e friends are cauaUy dating. Weddln bell ring for Be rv 2S-year old ac...…

…1 / r or Howev r, it i Y to vary the m nu and offer food that do not fit tb traditional breakfast ideal. Stuff u th following alter- native: - peanut utter and jelly andwi h - yogurt and t t wi th jelly - fre h fruit and cottage che e - chee e and crac e - oup - popcorn - breakfast taco -leftovers U re an e mple. tbat children be introdu ed to variety of natural wh legrains. Di cretion i ur d wh 0 el t- ing breakf t m w ...…

…BENTON HARBOR AREA :... Many ·of the ci tize ho live in ller on the ide of Fair . Avenue and cit ze bo ll e on neral Street complained of the loud m ic, hootin ,and bottle in eepi� them aw e t t. hey al 0 complained they dn't get into their driveways (on oeral) for cars bein parked in ir drive ays and on both i of treet "The m ic w so loud t we had 10 call 911", id Rev. Leonard Robinson, of 839 Mineral. According to Jake Hall. 8...…

…I c D 0 the Nort ide Mini terial Alii nee Ince 1 76, Oily rd i loon the Board of Trus­ tees, Kalamazoo College; Board of Directo , United Way; Bo rd ' of Directo ,Salv tion Army. Thi i a parti III t of Oily rd' present commitmen . I WESTERN MICHIGAN '\ J i t Church. Dr. Gilyard conferrln In ou t Zion Lobby. � by D. P t ccompll hment include Board of Directors, American Red President of the Nort ide oci - Cro s: Board of Directo...…

…p RELIGION A revi ed er ion of THE mum, THEUE,AND11IEBIBLE JESUS'S r, not the t r. If , bo then, d d they pture r 10 r death 0 Jesu on the Fea.t of The Un­ I vened Bread (hich the other name for P ver)? Ac 12:3 ys: "And beca he w it pi d the Jew , proceeded further to Pe r also. 1ben ere days of unleavened b d." Around thla me time Ro celebra lr p Ian (i tival, to the odd of pri 1er. We have proven the P ver m t be kept ever...…

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…G JO LOUI the ecretly visualized moments of retaliation, and he had wont Good Gawd Almighty! Yes, by Jesus, it could be done! Didn't Joe do it? You see, Joe w the consciously-felt symbol. Joe wu the concentrated essence of Black triumph over white. And it comes so seldom, S<? seldom. And what could be weeter than lona nourished bate vicario Iy gratified? From the ymbol of one'. strength they took strength, and in that moment all fear,...…

…VOL XIII NO. 39 AUGUST 18 • 24. 1991 - - U Fear community out 0 $250 million VA job By TERRY KELLY Michigan Citizen Writer DE1ROlT-Watching all piece of the $250 million Veterans Ad­ ministraion construction project lipping away, members of the Na­ tional A ociation of African American B ine e (NAAAB) brought together thi wee, th major Blac contractors wi th re- ntatives from Congre m n hn Conyers office to say stop be project ...…

…This Week In Biack History Name the fir t per on contr ted to perfor 010 ill in role at the Metropolitian Opera As ociasio Which Black churchman co iled a hymn boo and wrote catechisms? AUGUST 21, 1904 .- .. �-� lIIam 'Count' Ba Ie, orebe tra leader, w born. Which wa the first Mil-Black cosmetics company , to have an interracial tr� how? AUGUST 22, 1839 - Be Ja in . Lundy, · colonizationi t and , abolitioni t, died. 1934 - ...…

…- 2 , 1 J � prot t 81 ck prof' YORK- Remark m e by UNY Profe or Leon rd J cffric. . t . t te . pon ored African A ric n Fe tiv I I st month re promptin out­ cries from the Jewish com­ m tty for the profe or to be fired. n the con trover ial peech, Jeffries said that "rich Jews were behind the lave trade." He went on to trace the origins of the negative image of Blacks protrayed by Hollywood. "Russian Jewry had a par­ ticula...…

…EDITORiAL ri i d P r , Benton Town hip, nd Detroit. The crime c pit of to fi ure rele ed thi ee. out it? W it for Bu d Congre to w e up nd do the ri ht thing? W it until they re rr nge n tion I pri ritie to include job , he lth, educ tion, child care, th qu lily of life in Americ ? W it until the n tion 1m di t II the hole tory of wh t' goin on? W it until the t r tv reporter begin to the right qu tion nd hold Bu h nd Congre ccoun...…

…1 VIEWS ALREADY STRAPPED by , tight budgets and tiff I competition, the colleges don't expect to have enough financial aid to go around for the remaining group of "good" students, those who didn't :quite make it into the elect . -top 10 percent or 0 but still · have a t de I to offer. ,Even wi h 17 percent minority I students in the freshman class I at my univer ity, DePauw, I ; till turn away some very good : students because ...…

…HIGHLAND PARK ·We tr th ye r hould be h ppy nd po Hive time, free of nxiety nd fe r that exu I encounters "A frl nd' upport I v ry Important with girl' d cl Ion ." inevitably ere te," ay Elayne Bennett, Be t Friend program director, who, together with Phylli Magrab, M.D., the Georgetown Center's director: de igned the progr m. Initi lIy the developers thought about putting Be t Friend in the high chool , ay progr m coordinato...…

…ription medicines most Iten used in th treat­ the oral contraceptives (birth control pills) diwuol. medicines have proven n fits in baltin th cilnditi� reducing pain, d shrinking endometrial . ue. In 1990, two promisin new medicin , M/arelin aceuue and leuprolide acetate, were approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of endometri '. Accordingto reportinPharmacyTimes,th twomedi- .. e are referred to GnRH (gonad...…

…DETROIT o Polc R port On body found... t: cro th b , fIIJ una on body or n d. No pn of forc d entry. No pon or tootpn n on the ground. Th v, m, mayb , t t am body n. Knew th m s n phbor or friend. • At any rate, - w found th victim d d: dre ea for the night,' spr. wled cross the bed. . Coroners First Report The lab did not find an over dose, the tomecn failed to yield what we feared the most. There were no wounds or need...…

…DETROIT I , SCHOlARSHIP DINNER - Stand In (J-r): Mrs. Zanietr and Soror Delores KUgore, "Pearl And Ivy" �Inner Dance Cbalnnan. Seated (I-r): Soror Ella Gilford, Alfred McQuarter, and Dorothy Hunter, B lieu of Lambda PI Omega Chapter. GROUP 117 - (l-r) Mr. And Mrs. Alfred Harvey, oror Louise Wright, Mrs. Ollvl Houston nd Mr. Lee Rich rdson. $9910* Jeen WranS:!ler. Jeep Wrangler has the ability to take you just about anywhere you'd ever ...…

…o Entertainment In Brief V nlll Ic urphy n b rd I The NAACP rolled out the c rp t recently in Lo Angele to honor Eddie urphy with it "Lifetime .. AChievent Award. : Murphy' mom w on h nd. But it wa hi 20-month old daughte, Bria, who got the bi gest round of applau e Iter na_tching the microphone out of i holder while her f mou D�ct wa picking up the coveted honor. By Eddie' side wa Bria' mom, Nicole Mitchell. What a Tribute...…

…........... �J ..... " ............. TO majo recom­ mendation of President Reagan' AIDS Commission, the Commis ion found that the federal ponse in the three years lnce then has em- 'AID and Black females by No aD J. C ment, DDS. An AIDS prevention program designed specifically for tile efficacy of Black women may help control the rapidly growing incidence of AIDS among BI ck women. Helen L. Oasch, Health Educator, from the my Ce...…

…p 1 - BENTON HARBOR AREA d I Benton H rbor High School will follow th me regi tration hedule I t year ccording to Benton H rbor High School Acting . Principal, Kenneth Overley. Overley announced that 11 Ben­ ton H rbor High School tudents in Citl ev. Dr. The Twin Citie and urrounding rea will pay tribut to th Rev. Dr. Ell' HulJ Sr., a man who i t d erving of the honor on Fri y, Aug t 23, at 7:00 p.m. at th Union Memori I A....…

…1 WES TF.RN MICHIGAN aneigb­ borhood c feteri t the ge of 11, Ray learned the value of contributing to bome and ociety. During bigh chool he had two our ourselve for thin Ray d. "That s of the world I d arreD Park being buDt by a bevy of volunteers at Frank and Roste Streets, nder dlrec:t1on of Nort Ide �.; AIIoclatio .' for Community Development. Exec:utlv DI�r 0 NAC� Matt Jordan, " up drID� to . tr.ty ere of workers. (photo .. ,...…

…r ion of H D 'H BIBL RELIGION In keeping with Dr. Jones' philo ophy of "Self-Reliance," the Bethany Hour proceed from a definitive theological basis and is ponsored under the total auspices of the Bethany Church family: THIS MINISTRY is under­ girded by three fundamental prin­ ciples: - The "good news" in its presen­ tation should befaitbful to the moral, spiritual and ethical content of the biblical revelation. - There are fal...…

…1 f • • • • • ALMlortzed Twp. Atty. to prep« amendment to f*ldng tick orclnance for rate Increase. WIthdrew request for Are Chief to tt nd oonf.-.noe In Toronto, Canada. � the Police Dept. to obtain bids for pwchMe of a Fax machine and 10 new portabte ,..,.. Adopted Truth In Taxation reeolutlon setting Augl.-t 20, 1991, at 7:30 p.m. Public HearIng o.te. Adopted reeolutlon consenting to the tran er of .npbfment of AppIlca1k>n Engin...…

…continued from P 1 person had a car, h mo t Ii el would n t on DSS. Cobb aid c. plainin the impracticality of the 0 dire tive. There i a limit on et a P on can own and till· receive i tan ,he aid. Mo t p or people do not have tran p rtati n, Cobb arc. They hav little re on to go to Secretary of State' office. Regi tering them to vote when they find a ride to th DSS office i an opportun time. There are 4,000 farnilie on aid in Be...…

….. '. (I .1(11 �JO 3tl AUGUST 11 i : 1"'11 whi pollee force, Rev. J e J c on joined I com­ munity unity march organized here A t 7 behind , ing rae I te io surrounding the Jeffrey Dahmer Earlier the same day, the Mil lukee Pollee sociation voted overwhelmingly to for the 0 ter of Chief Philip Arreol for s pending three patrol­ men who � tioned but did not arrest Dahmer. • DAHMER on P ge AUICBB -The unveilln of pollee iOOif- • ferenc...…

…This Week In Black History Ho did "The Creole Show", produced in 1 85, I differ in pattern from the typical min tr I how? · AUGUST 1 ,1 0- C ntnl frl epubll gained independence from Fr nee. 1911 - J Benton Pa , judge, w When. was the African Church (Episcopal) dedicated in Pniladelphia? AUGUST 14, 1883 - Erne t E. Ju • biologi r, wa born. 1959 - Earvln "M Ie" John n, basketball player. wa . horn. Does New York City or Los A...…

…1· 7, 1 Black glv . Judge final chanc to h It lectlon JAC�N, Mi • (AP)- An attorney for nine Blac who filed ui t in June over redi tricting said Tu d y that if a three-judge federal p nel in Jack on doe n't top sch wed elecuors, the U.S. Supre Court will be peti­ tioned to lnterven . U H don't win here, we will win in the Supreme Court," said Carroll Rhodes of HazJebwst, an attorney for Blac in the uit. t week, the panel or­...…

…�� , I ,�O ��c � TO AFR\CA " " . with hlny gun and t bblng knltt of t I; In trum nt of tortur. , cruel with word. J nd hug whit t th nd d rk ned oul ,plung d d P In black n d a; th men that kill; In crt p whl' hlrt and h ndsom ul with hoe th t tomp nd cru h; with b' od- taln d ha nd . h art. of ston ; who 'gacy of hurt and pain; pr. adlng death and human h me to tho e of weaker tatuli, who IItt h tt yet to matter to th men th...…

…DU IIO Degree Mills vs. Accredi ed Colleges (P rt r 0) : Accredi t tion i v lid tion, t t m nt by g oup of per on ho re imp rti I in higher educ tion, that given choot, or dep rtment within choot, h been thoroughly inve tigated and found worthy of pprov I. ccording to B r ' Guide to Earning Non-tr ditional College Degree ,on of th m in re on th t uch plac continue to exi '\ i th t it is difficult to define I gaily exactly w...…

…Hom i here th he rt i they ay. Un ort n tely for too ny m rican , e peci Uy children, 10 in a home i a con t nt fear or re I occurrence. The fi ure re di mal. n e tim ted 10, Americ n children re hornete e ch d y - about equ I to th tot I number of children in tl nt , Bo ton, i mi or Ne ar . Every y r 2 million children live the pain of hcmele ne for d y , wee or month . How can thi nation toler te thi horrendou ituation? How ...…

…AT THAT POI terrupted Sam and asked m, "Why arc you 0 ho tile? e Lion and the Pi ton are ne and it soun 1 e nt thi to be a y 'In a way I was playing vii's advocate becau e when i all said and done, I could re less. Sam said "Wrote. Dad blast i . I am angry because the city, t e county and the Tiger want t e tax paying public to foot t is bill but to my knowledge, d if I &fl wrong, please rrect me, they have not ked what our si...…

…ard Avenue. m DAHMER 1 . ation, at a p renee, announced that a urvey 1,339 unionized officers found 92 percent rated Arreola' job "fOr!lDIJ�as poor or wtacceptable percent bad no confidence in f. survey found that 98 percent officers believe the three of­ Ii en should not have been ....... ...IC. ACADEMY Contlnu from P g. 1 A bearina on tbe auit cbcduled OJ' Thursday before U.S. District Judp George Woods. The ex­ pertmen1a11...…

….0 C ROL . DETROIT - "Tharik you Detroit for your kin . I am grateful and happy by the concern you how me. ith God' help I will continue devotion and love for Liberia' children - they are my lifeblood," Mrs. Thbman remar d. On July 27, Belle Isle' Detroit Boat Club celebrated Antionette Padmore Tubman, former Firs t Lady, for dedication to the poor, handicapped and orphaned of Liberia. The honoree' family in­ cluded Ascene and O...…

…Library op n young t r ' y By N THANI L OTT Sl4gWriter DETROIT-During the ummer month , Duffield branch Ii r ry ha been inviting ommunity people to come to the library and peak to, nd with, children. On Tue day of la t week a group of youngster from the Northwe t Recreational Center c me to the library to talk about writi ng, creative and journalistically. nd to explore idea about literature. When the introduction of the gues...…

…PEACH YOGURT PIE with AL ND ELBA AUCE PEACH YOGURT PI WITH """"''''''" D ELBA SAUCE o D ELBA UCE: 2 cupa fr h or froz n .... pb rr 1/3 cup confection ra' ug r 2 TbI lmond flavored Ilqu ur or 1/2 tap. lmond xtract '1 Tbl mon JU optlo OPTIONAL GARNISHE Ught whip toppln Sliced pe ch Aupberrl In a blender or food prccesscr, place peaches, ugar and liqueUr or extracL (If using fresh peaches, del 1 �poon lemon juice.) w Eating...…

…BENTON HARBOR AREA I I are hired through the ity' r tiona! program during th by Glenn Y rbrough, th it' Par nd ecreauon Dire tor, ") h ve nothing but prai for them for what they do. Tb y open the gym up and h ve to run th program for the youth." Harvey, i al 0 coach for th B n­ ton Harbor High School Girl Varsi ty B ketball team and ists with the Benton Harbor High School Varsity Boys Bas etball team. Harvey aid be and Mc utt ar...…

…t8, t 7 a.m. the Senior Women Auxiliary of the General Bapti t State Convention 'II have their 9th Annual Quiet , Brea t at Beulah Bapti t ChW'Ch, 2601 Manz. Their theme will be, "People Count - Ev n Me." John Sydnor, will be the peaker. Donation $7.00. Make reservation early. No IIing at the door. Rev. Willie N. Paul Jr. i the host p tor. Zion Baptist Church is celebrat­ ing their Pastor and Wife, Rev. Clif­ ford and Mrs. Michell...…

…temporary, - Hines tares. "Some 0 our ge will be go pel-based, T. ke fro tb pub eel ork 0 SHAD OCK by Ghan , are not our true colors. This i part of th deception, and indeed a horrible mistake th t is Iso contributing to our spiritual and economic decline. Being � piritu By receptive people, we must at all times be aware of the thin we do. e are GOD's chosen people those of men. Thi i our major problem. Now let's 100 at the child...…

…1 Need Immedlat HELPI with Repo., For clo.ures, Bankruptcle. Ind Judg m nts. We ean help you. M ttle P. Carter CIII MFC, Inc. City Clerk 259-3300. L.,.... '--Mlch_.,,_CIII_an_�_. 111_'18_'_, ... � CIben 161.111"" F.W. Dodge, Dlvl.lon of MoGraw Hili, Ino. Dodge Soan plus th following offices: :on. PwtdIIne Sou d, Suite 328E o..bom, MI 48126 2820 F Averue, N.E. � AIapidI, MI S05 ,3830�Ccut Toledo, OH GS23 The ConwMone au ngs ...…

…p with olid musicians nd vocali \S, including keyboardist George Duke, ba i t Victor Bailey, and two veteran from Howard' touring band, guitari t Kevin Chokan and perc ioni t Munyungo J ckson. All th tun etil.ove and Under- tandin w re written or co-written by Howard - with th exception of "Baby Come To Me. " cho en out of Howard' deep respect for the talent and personality of inger Regina Belle, and the lame Harri III (Jimmy Jam...…

…110 t re I r Ily to remove Mu kegon County ProseculOr Tony Tague from office. Though 'the rally w attended by over I hundred people, another 150- 200 bowed up to sign an approved recaU petition. Also on hand at the rally I VJ) r re . trar to register unregistered vote who wanted to si n the petition. Am 8 the pe kersattending (hi rally were Mini ter WiJliam X Wilker, repre ntatlve of ' the Na­ tion of Islam; Robert Green, the fat...…

…2 STA TE AND NATION This Week In Black History location 01 and AUGUST 5, 1962 el on dele, South Afrie n freedom fi hrer, imprisoned. 1 - At the Lo Angele Olym Ic , Ed I won his l05th con ecutive 400-meter hurdle race for a gold nd Evelyn hford captured women' lOa-meter gold medal. 1938 - Je H. Cone, educator and theologian, w born. 1909- rtbur C. Willie oral urgeon, w born. Which Black American published a broadsiM called...…