…- American racists active in German neo-Nazi groups - A2 D OIT - Despite community efforts, dead fli , live roa and hardened rat feces continue to pl gue some �r city store . In order to promo1e an of what being comumed in some beavi ly populaled African American com munities, the chigan atizen along with representatives from vario com munity group visited ome of the neighbortxxxl stores and found a long list of unIalthy cond...…
…Icolm X' mor op 0 Itlon pi e Lee previe ed mer Brother br his 3 h ur nd 20 minute com pleted ver ion of the widely nticip ted" 1- colm X". . VV rner Brother offi ci I were left une y by th 11m. Ho ever offi- ci 1 e reluctant to di - cu the movie or the potenti 1 problem they see the movie might ca e. art of VV rner Br t er disputes re cent red on the length of the film swell s its cost. . .c' M lcolm X' cost bout $35 mi...…
….. I l') " . YO - Return- ing to a progr m upended in 19 9, the ta of ew Yor revived old quot fter new tud y howed th t minority-owned bu i nes es till get relatively mall hare of contracts. New Yor St te official y the tudy' tati tics and te timonie of minority contractors how a pattern of sexual and ra cial discrimination. Th newly revisted program re quires contractors to reserve a c rtain propor tion of state work...…
…CHILD to the hard wor of voca like your- 1 pure' mounting for poli cal candidat to commit to real ction for children. Since I un hing the Leave auld Behind campaign I t fall, the Children' Defense Fund teamed up with variety of grou in c the country to put children and famlli near the top of every candi ndas. Our goal is to the nation nd i 1 de to commit to a Healthy Start, a Head Start, and a Fair Start for every child though...…
…to 01 with ite ith." Th y re f; mili r I. K U � I "'".., .... , ..... ,- ... &.�...,. ..,.- ••• ""'" 10' .,' (,. , 11:)1 W () vn ... III �. [. r 2 involved with BSM for four years d abe veteran Hi hland P r BSM tea eIS i t newcomers too. The teaching upport i done in mentorin and non-true tening ay. "You don't feel you re being evaluated," he y. Taylor-Hill y a typic I respo e from 8 new teach ould involve ome re i t...…
…I I , f I , , • I , I I I • I I • I I I • • I I t I Today, in this impeIfectworld, we live with fear. Afraid to be out at nightalonemi everwatdlful in �. A 3 year old boy wes sOOt to death by fighting adults. A nine year old girl was kidnapped, raped and murdered, while at teOOing a lumber party a few oo\ItCS away from �r borne. A ten year old boy called 911 be cause his mother had whipped him with a stra...…
…THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY Au . 0 - p . In which year w th fir t all-B lack law firm e tab U h d? What wa th name? Which Black football player at NYU was denied the right to play in a game against Mis ouri in 1940? SEP�MBER 1, 1822 - Hiram B. Revel, first Black U.S. Senator, was born. 1960' - Noted women authors included M y An gelou, Toni Morri on, and Alice Wiker. How many lave were tran. ported to colonial America from ...…
…EDITORAL , I VIEWS/OPINIONS There is in fact n tiona! "drug crisis. " Crack, cocaine, heroin and other drug are more prevalent in 1992 than in 1972. The n gative health impact attribut d n tionally to the drug epidemic.alone h co t thi society billions of dollars. , But b yond the deva tation on the national economy is the devastation on millions of human lives. Entire families have been wiped out du to drug addiction. Importing,...…
…e people n convinc ingly challen e the f ct tb t the African American pre i peerle when it come to covering local or community events. We lso believe that the Aftican American P d an bove ver ge job of coverin national d inter- nation 1 even from an African perspective. By in 1 rge, the African American p' fill n in valuable void with regard to new coverage, however, too many of the rticles are pre rele e - econd nd some t...…
…Marian Wright Edelman i president of the Children's Defense Fund, a national voice for children. GU continued from A2 Many upper and middle-class Somali have fled the country and their white-washed villas, replaced by urging numbers of desperate poor who have moved to the city and erected crude shelters' in every available pa . The treets are controlled largely by wa ng clansmen and bandits, many of them teenagers shouldering au...…
…ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF d ould h P J m b t y- Bl c man? Wh t do you thin th ubj ctofBI irUn d rwood first hort ilm, "The econd Coming". Sportin dreadloc rd, Und rwood "Je u in the 30-minut hort h lso direc ed and inanced for his ilm com pany,-Qui t Fury Produc- tion. Ca t member includ d -R lind Ca h Mary. Jam Earl Jon rate. In Und rwood' pr nt day version, Chri t is nt to a mental institution iter claiming to be the M ...…
…�NDAY, AUG. 301 COLLECTION GALLERY - o Igns that have b en cherished for g n rations re on dl play In the Am rl en Life Collect on Gall ry, a howc se for furniture and d cor tlv Items r produced from the mus um' collection. A d I r r sourc center provides g lIery visitor with special-order Information and a list of av liable sizes, co ors nd flnl h s plus th names of retailer who ell Am rlcan Ufe COllection products ne their home...…
…0- r .0. HEALTH It' not on th le The bathr m cale mea ur tot I b dy weight-m I, b n c Overwei ht? - t' not on t c rt An Gues What' new at North Detroit General Hospital? - Free blood pre sure test ing. - 30 minute walk-In/Walk-out physical exam for' work/school/sports. - Free call-In physician con sultations & medical second opinion. - Same day call-In appoint ment to see a physician. - Same day call-In non-nar cot...…
….- BENTON HARBOR The project go I i to timul te bomeo hip on lb part of 10 d moderate income familie and individuals through u tanti I re bilitation of e . tin tructures. The Benton Harbor on-Profit Property Management Corporation -an arm of the qua i-government 1, private, Whirlpool- c d Cornerstone Alliance- involved with the grant to provide clear title and expedite the resale of tax reverted c o properti ithin ci ty limi , o...…
…WESTERN MICHIGAN C OOLDI • rien County p clp nti School Food Service pro folio : Benton Harbor Are ::iCbOOlS, men County ISO, Ber rien Sprin Public chool, Brid Public Schoo , Bue nan Community , Colo Com munity Schoo , Bau Caire Public School , Galien To hip SchoolJ, La bore Public School, ew Buf faloAreaSchool, 11 Community School , River V ney School Di - tnct, St. Jo ph Public School and Watervliet Public School . Others ...…
…. "1lIEY' B doing a job .. � . of� Prtsiden am Vice President. CA. Srott has ttl: distimion � a highly regarded Republican talwart through many admi.nisttation His , �]a SCan Soott, a ASSISI8l1l k> Rmud Nixoo, � highest � BIaX in recent Rqmlican prtsidmtial a1- minstrators. wren th: Democras ld tl1:ir nventi n in York Qty in mid July, trey had a B women, AI . Herman, th: oonvention lMI�Roo �rm1l"'e.n �,i......,>n for r.a_ .......…
…Other vegetabl grown in p Michigan include: Michig n red potato , qu h, cabb g , bell P p rs and trawberrie . Try on or all of the recip below using fre h grown Michigan fruits and vegetables. Fruit Kebab Yield' 4 to 6 serving 1/2 c ntaloupe 1 cup pine pple chun ( re h or canned pineapple m y be u d) 1 cup m U, red, edl rape 1 kiwi fruit, peeled nd Hced 1/4 cup pineapple juice 1/2 te poon v nllla - Remove seeds from In. melon ...…
…CHURCH CALENDAR ter. Th Re urce Cen r i h dul d to open Septem ber 1992. The mi ion is to co 1 nd provid up port to bused, b ttered and n glected women. Th regi tration fee for th on erence i $ O. Dead lin or regi tration i Sept m r 1I. For more information on the conference call (31 ) 341- 77. St. St phen' Banqu t et The 5th Anniversary Banquet for St. Stephen's Community Church in Lansing will be held on Friday, . Sep...…
…paym SJMKt on of the l.nd. DESCAIPTlON OF LAND Sta Of MJohIgM County of Ben1en Ent Lot9& W 18'of Lot 8 bit 7 a.,ton Harbor Improvement Aaaoo 1 add to CIty of Benton Harbor AMOUNT PAID 1,299.80 TAXES FOA YEARS 1888,1988,1880,1881 TAX DEED HOLDER: EI W'a.hIlIV'IIirV'l 815 Madleon Benton Harbor, MI 49022 LAST GRANTEE: OMI Hobdy 3180 Snyd« Rd. Benton Harbor'. MI 49022 HELP WANTED PROBATION OFFICER - Supervise probation �ent ...…
…, , during the Gr at 0 pr s.lon of the 1930's th African Am rlcane began the mov from th R publican 'p rty to the ra ... of th 0 moerat . Among tho leading t mov m nt r the -Negroes· in Pr sid nt Franklin O. ROOMY • -BI ck Cabin t.· All re highly compet nt peciar ts In various fi Id •. In 1138 th roup includ d (front raw, I It to right) Dr. Ambr Cliver, Oepartm nt of the Int rior; Dr. Roecoe C. Brawn, Public Health S rv c ; Dr Ro rt ...…
…The camp � at the site of the former fortress set up by the group BI Consqo de la Tierra Amarilla. The camp was a joint effort of BI Consejo, the Tierra Amarilla Youth Brigade from Denver and the New Afrikan People's Organization, a Black nationalist group. GOAL OF the New Afri kan Peo 's Organization i to - tablish the Republic of New Afrika "by any means necessary." , REVOLUTION, P A·10 BYRONHARR T ASSOCIAlED PRESS WRI7JR HOU...…
…LV D -Offici I of both the ruling p rty and re Is of the National Union for the Total Ind pendence of Angola (UNIT A), considered way to deal with what p- p rs to be a politically ex plosive ituation ince it come les than six weeks before Angola' first mul tipar ty elections. Fierce fighting has bro en out between Governme for ces and Angolan rebels. Skirmish in the northern province of Malange were d to be the mo t violent ...…
…- ------- ---- DI Go-Urban League deleg t from cro the country, ho g thered tod y t the organization' 1992 nnual conference, were among the first to hear about the only national utom ted data bank that provides comprehensive information on college funding nd job opportuniti . The newly created National UIban League Information Center (NUUC) maintains a data base of current information about cholarships, grants, tudent loans, jo...…
…DR. JA ARI V. PR P Human,O·vil Righ Organiza- . 111: �loyment 0p- portunity Omtrrms· (EEOC) a - BWl RepOOlican AlJIIttniS1lra- . eX 0 appadl" COOing tbe· «the vidiJm eX eznploynat dBaimination.. D1itioo, it' Equal �oymeD Opportmity Cb .. t . . in tbe new (1991) Qvil Righ Ad -1lQC: eJ'rBbliJra women m1 membcs 0 miIDity gt'OOIB ., win darnap for inm tiom! <maiminatioo -apply ooly ., axxIuc:t that � � statue igred t NoYanber. ...…
…, ' om 0 HIGHLAND PARK - our 0 " City ttomey Bric Daniel d t n ththevoeitmf the fble for re erendum on to be Id, beca 0 Wayne County Bloetion Com- ion re to put' viIory refe ndums" on tho lot. The referendum could be advisory" in that it would let legis lators know about a demand for casino gambling in Highland Park According to Daniel the ques tion would be an "advisory referendum," because the voters and official of H...…
…The Montrewt/Detrolt Jazz Festival �uled k> open on Sep mber rd. It' Iqx>I1Cd Tunmy Willcim bml will P y i final coocert t y at 4:30, Jumny' p are to reWe from the Big Bam seeee ... The We tin Hotel wa aowdc:d all last week with mrm bets of the National Sap ron vention and u.: Eta Pbi Be SOIOIS oolding their � Eta Phi Beta opened with. luncbeonin the Cblwnb Room. On the program were inger" Or thiea Barnes, SHAD pItSident, Ge...…
…THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY who a atdrocer? w� mGI'I}'$ �btaJ6t to* u.s. as �lIictims? AUGtBf26.1946- Vi WID fantm chm1l group in * 19«k Km' ht!aItd by the Rev. (]/em T. Settles? AUGtST ZI, 1935 - Om- gmB � 1latre Ptqed. �.- � smqmJist, ton. 1%3 - W.EB.I>uIJms,scmIar,autlD'ml fburxIa of NAACP, died. By 1910 -BIaclcs lBlbeendiseufi� in MS, sc, LA, NC, AI., VA, OA, OK. AjJt!:r � lWft: � to . Christianity, how were their reJig...…
…I J f , , , . I I , , i , J I , • • EDITORIAL the nali t gath vention thi , number of frican aero th country r main limited. Simply adding frican erican journ li t to the ran of th n ti n m dia i of little in to the Black community if tho e journali t deny th ir heritag and ign re the truth in pur- uit of per onal advanc m nt. ft r all, r gardl 0 th job, it i very dif- ficult to buc th b . 11 of u now con ciou - l...…
…IN THE p'rocess of advanc ing "African centered" educa tion, the entire field of hJ&her education advancca. It will be interesting to ICe where the majority of African America educators (and othen) align themselves with regards to African centered education (aka; Afrocentricity). It is also my· belief tbat "African centered" education will be around for a long � mainly becaUIC it ba always been around. Today tbe circle/family ...…
…a urin up �.I"'IU."'" L they learned t t "H' panic" term the U.S. government invented to lump all Sp Dish- peaking people into one group. "We're Mejican," d the Denver yo , ho discovered that the United Sta tole the American South t from the Mexico of their ances rs. Arechule ho refers to New - Mexioo "occupied Mejico," said the camp i primarily for youths af filiated with group that actively supported El Co . o's armed occu- ...…
…ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF gae/hi p hop inspired cover of the Edwin Hawkins hit. Also fea tured on the album' the uplifting "Through These Eyes" co-written by Jay King nd his 7 year old IOn (Jay Anthony King IV) nd "Walk With Me." Valerie talks about "Walk Wi Me", "I �d not like the son n 1 first heard it, ... a I sang it, it j t started to feel good. Now it's my favorite song, onth." , company to head Mota n Records, The Boy fol ...…
…• Isu IMONDAY, AUG. 241 � INNOVATION STA1l0N - Th super-sized, people-powered nlng gam � visitors of all ages a hands-on encounter with d ftnlng and saMng probt ms In a group situation. The ftrst of Its kind anywhere, Henry Ford Museum's Innovation Station provides a creatJve experience for participants they engage In cooperative play to energize a sY$tem and keep It running. Call (313/271-1620). WEDNESDAY, AUG. 26 � SUMMER WO...…
…Th ttl rid, mor d ng rou h n you think? ny people worry bout flying, but in f t th rid to nd from the irport in a cab i more dangero , pecially ithout tbelt. Suprisingly, many of ho oUldn't thin of driving without buckling up don't think once (let alone twice) bout riding be1tle in a taxicab. Often a . p enger h no choice; n rly half of all cab nationwide have no belts in the rear eat, or else bel that are broken or inac ces...…
…BENTON HARBOR Ip I I Tb city commi ion elcomed Elliott and ga him their upport, Elliott aid his first day on the job "great." "I'm just e cited I hen they offered me the job, " Elliott ·d. "I'm even more excited bout the potential that I've een that this city in terms of developing it elf into one of the mo t outstanding cities in the are ." He aid the follo ing day he ould be meeting with alJ of the city' general employee, int...…
…/ WESTERN MICHIGAN I • BERNICE BROW ch AUXIUARY HEAD of th � n ral Beptl State COny ntJon of Michigan' Include: Betty Bettis ( econd from left), Pr dent of MI Ion 2; Doris Hudson, Pr Ident of Nurse Guild; and Sheila Green, Pre ident of Junior MI on. AI 0 pictured (far left) I Mona Wilson from Antioch Missionary Saptl Church of Chicago, IIIlnol (Seated) Rev. Harvey Leggett. State President . • BEANICE BRowt'WIohIgan atzen RECEIVING K...…
…· • · n Other findi revealed that near- ly 50 percent received unpaid f mily hlp; the vera ge 35, and 2S percent financed their b in elusively with personal Profll In uce Bruc Llew llyn BUSINESS FINANCE I. Cr dlt Prot etlan rvlc Bruce Llewellyn found out that ri k and responsibility ma e win- Many mailboxe are being ning am. tuffed th e d y with offers that By NATHANIEL SCOTT DETROITER continued from Pig 1 Soon to graduate,...…
…I 7 I. Gin , one of the cookie t lowe t in f t, dd n un ual t to traditio I crumb crust. With rolling pin, cru h the cookie Sure-Seal zipper b g. Sure Se zipper b are trong enough to tand the pre ure of crushing coo for the chee ecake crust. U e the me b g mixing bowl for the remaining crust ingredients. The quart- ize zipper b g is just right mitt to protect hands while p ing the crust in the pie plate. Wi th only four ingred...…
…I v. o nnie Jord n o p op p soumn D - The words, songs and prayers had filled tb air and it w time for Reverend Johnnie E. Jordan, the p tor of Greater Mount Olive Bap ist Church to deliver hi tirring rmon to th 45th Annual National Quartet Convention of American (Ind.) Inc. at the Plaza Hotel in Southfield. In all probability the hotel had never heard thelile of Reverend Jor dan, especially his "So p Opera Prayer." During t...…
…Sohol .... h,p., Athl tlo Aw.rd.1 ohool S.'.ot'on' W. atoh You With Multlpl. Sou • The Larg. t, Current 0 ta Ba • o EY BACK GUARNATEE ACADEMIC SUPPORT SEARCH INTERNATIONAL (616) 324-0771 P.O. BOX 1805 PORTAGE, MI 49081 10 Discount to 'Mlchlg n Cltlz n' R d r. CASH LOANS W r. th lend r. B d or dlt, No oredlt. C I Now" 1-800-882-5254 d I-s. DESCRlPTlON OF LAND OIMIot1.., Col.I1ty of Entl,ot8& W1S'dLotS 7 HIrborlm...…
…I. � . TH NBW YO K TI B, UJ DAY, AUGU T 16. 19 2 117 117 Stock market declines by 42%. 1 1 U.S. Steel formed, the argest company relative the size of the economy U.S. history. 1 a Stock Market Crash. The resulting Great Depression wipes out many fortunes. 117 Richest 1 % have close to the smallest share of wealth they've had in U.S. history. HI to y hy: II Fair Labor Standards Act creates a minimum wage. The gray line s...…
…ro Daniels bypasses Democrats Ron Daniel , former deputy campaign manager for Je e Jackson bring the Peoples Progre sive Convention to Michigan Friday, Augu t 21 through.Sund�y, Augmt 23 on the Campus of Eastern Michigan I of a People' Progre ive Con vention, with an understanding that the convention will not en dorse Daniel' or others' can didacie. A broad range of organizations, third party forma tions and progressive le...…
…Th 0 Ice, ere quitt d of m t of th te charg on ril 29. Th cquittal touched off the wo t U.S. urban rio of thi century, entered not guilty pi to charg they violated King' civil rights during hi rre t. Officer L urence Powell, Timothy Wind d Theodore Bri eno were Co c ed of rainin c and baton blows on King after topping him on March 3, 1991, following high peed .ch e. Sgt. Stacey Koon w charged wi th allowing the beating to ta...…
…the post-l990 census-redi tricting and the 1982 amendments to the 1 5 Voting Rights Act The new, majori ty-Black congre ional di trict are: Alabama-Seventh-Birmingham; Florida-Seventeenth-Mi mi and Third-Jac on, Orlando; Georgia-Eleventh-Atlanta, and Second-Macon, Albany; Loui iana-Fourth-Shreveport, Monroe, Baton Rouge; Maryland-Prince George's County; North Carolina-Fir t-Fayetteville, Wilmington; Twelfth-Charlotte, Durham, G...…
…. , TIlEY HAD AlSO berer remember that you can o=ver take anything for graned in America ROOmy King's beating aIX1 verdict mad dear. Assign yowselt: Our nsddy used to ask my sib� m1 � w�tl1:r � teacher gave us any borrework, Ifwe said 00, be'd say "well assign yowself." "Don't wait 8I'Oum for�y to diIect�u \0 dowbat youare ., out do a Utical b r, grumbler, or cynic. vote. Demoaacy is not a spectak>rsport. If you see a reed, d...…
…• I O� to )'0" the nlr- ru., wortb Gbo", tJw FDfU1Ja of JIlly by 1M HDII .. Fr«Iericlc Do",11U 011 J,,'y 5, 1852: (part VI 0/ VI) ellow-cltize , I will DOt enlarge further on your na· tional inconailtenciea. The exiatencc of .lavery In thiI country branda your republlcanllm a .bam, your humanity a bue prete , and your Chri •• tlanity u alie. It de.troya your moral po or abroad: it corrupta your politicians at home. It .ap the...…
…BIT A D PI C S On the I t Sunday in July St. Cyprian Bpi copal church pre ented Educ tion Sun d y ... General Superintendent of Detroit Public School , Dr. Deborah McGrif w gu t pea er The PAw rd C. Syl v ter Memori I chol hip wa pre ented to There a Thorne, orthwestern High School grad ... Honor stu den from Sampson Elemen tary, Webber Middle and Northwestern also received awards. In the fall The will enter Lincoln Unive...…
…THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY In which yetJT was � first Blae A�rican lawyer ad- mitted to kgal bQ1'? What . his ? AUGUST 17,1849- e Ibald Henry Grim e, 1 yer and Joumallst, born. 1845 - olin. , a John Brown cohort, born. 1875 - J m H y w the first BI Catholic Bishop named in the U.S. In which YMT did a BIDcIc American woman first win solo gold �t/Qls in international olympics competition? AUGUST 18, 1901 - Harold J ekman, educ...…
…VIEWS/OPINIONS Unfortunat ly, President George B h 0 from pte rience how to incre e hi tanding in public opinion polls. In the face of the Clinton-Gore c ndid cy for Pre ident nd Vice-Pre ldent, Bush' ting is at an all time low. But we remember how the popul rity of the Bu h Administration oared to a record high er the decision w made to m e war on S ddam H ein and Iraq. Al though it ha n w been expo ed that the Reagan and B h ...…
…One of the colum ttl (1 ) Dr. Bill Cosby. It titled "Dr. Bill Cosby: The Educator's Educator." Let me no that before and ifem their$20 million gift to Spelman Col le . The purpose of this two part column . to in display lOme of my 1988 commen (vel'b tim for the most part) aDd to put 0 the table the �tion that this man, his family, and the greater higher education community m y be tined to wed (i.e., Cosby College): A new g...…
…HIGHLA D PARK COMMUNITY cou G EGISTRATIO AUGUST1.8-24 romA2 " ou C C ofpover- ty, unde chlevementin choo and limited job opportuniti continu d," he aid. Community improvement m ve been underta en for 30 years, hid, nd no "the p pear nee of mo t Bura u com muniti is not much different" from outside are ,but occup tional and educational chievement re 10 er, because of discriminatory practice tba t till exi t. "Jap n' economic u...…
