…Molt LI�."'.'I" Unio (ACLU) i al tot be on top t I ion. r id if nothing i don. about luch probl th city. B r nd oth r 0 rvers cha that in th 1992 p i· d ntial election: LJ People were not correctly informed of their polling places and wh n they went to the wrong polling place, they were unable to vote. Election Commis ion phones were jammed all day and people we unable to get infor mation. "There's no excuse for people bein...…
…By RON SEIGEL MlchlJl.n Citizen o , to L z , m 1 n become w a bolishing the property , tein id, the State Legislature unintentionally de- troy this system. Sh not that in bolishing property , th legislature wanted to "challengeth tateto find n y to finance choo "and we not thinking bou th problems this might cause for downtown d velop m nt. OPE TE offi- cials will find D ways to fund city development, though she ad...…
…OVER, T THE �. --, Council P ident Pro Tem Christine Franklin charged that the vote for Patterson as i If oontrary to th procedures council members up, because the Iutionsspecifiedthatth applican for th city council seat hould be voted on in the order they handed in their appli catio . Dum , she said, had handed his application in before Patter son and he hould be voted on first. Patterson said the decision to set aside the v...…
…to ard a ind opened their m of tri er re oin the th illin. utlaw guns. g e • Hilton: Higher Education continu to be an international column written prim rily for college and world readers regard less of academic (cl � m participa ion. In fact, a I r num r of our readers say they read the column for cultu I w 11 as academic purposes, Like a solid li ral a program, we continue to consistently cover eight cat gori We beli ve th if...…
…This Week in Black History ociation of Black Accountan Where i the National Iu!adqIJDJUred1 Who recorded the song, "Centipeck"V Who wrote the poem, "Emmet nU"? In t initi the politi I SouthAm coll . In t th country had politically moti day. t April, Chri H ni, th I d ofth South African Com mupi t P rty nd popul r po on for th Mri tion I Congr (A C), murd by hi . t ou - ide hi Johann burg home, i his militant repu tion fo...…
…co nu HE NOTED TIlAT THE city had a great deal of trouble in ending its contracts with cable TV companies and some indi cated the new companies that CIS continued from p 1 deposit had been accepted, there was an iJ\jUry about the type of business they intended to open and when they said ·African art", the attitude changed. HUMPHREY SAID LEE told her in a telephone conversa tion, "We don't want no African books there so you ca...…
…By TUREKA TURK IIlchlq n CltlDn I t was her first single, "Get Here", that had music lovers dashing to record stores ask ing, "Who is that who sings that song?". It was that sin gle that brought tears to the eyes of those who had unoffi cially proclaimed the single as the anthem for those in the Persian Gulf. Oleta Adams' power packed voice belted out a soulful operatic vibe through the summer, cruising radio Smith and Rola...…
…I ·F hion for '93·, a c I b( lute to f riion iring on GPR Ch nn I 2, 7:30 p.m. fast-paced half-hour progr m ta e vi ers hind th can of Prince's wardrob and into factory of hip .. hop' Cro s Col o r /Threads for Life. Lighthou e of Oa land County. nonprofit emer ency hum n Mce ncy, w II ho t the B con of Hope III fundraiser 6 p.m. The evening will includ a strolling supper hich ill in clude food provided by Opus One, Golden Mu...…
…The Chopping Block by Philomena Corrade no 3cup P Cru * 1 quart V Dill iter m, lightly t d finn, ut ive hours. In a medium size d ep mixing b wi u ing an electric mixer, beat heavy cream, conf cti ners ugar and vanilla until oft peak form; cover .nd refri er I until ready to use. Remove ice crc c ke rom freezer; w rkin quickly. run a knife ar und th edge of th pan. Remove ou i f pan; plac cak on a serv ing platter. Fr t sid a...…
…in ho r y r nd decreases U R T P OVI 10 of the policy, Principals will view applications nd d tennine eligibility. If a parent is dissati fled wi h h ruling of the official, he or h may make a requ t either orally or in wri ing to the Superintendent for a hearing to appe 1 the de . ion. The policy contains an outlin of the hearing procedure. In oper tion of child f ding progr ms, no child will b discirminated against b u e of race, ex...…
…• Couzens, p - � nn Thomas, By NATHANIEL SCOTT pee I to tM Mlchlfl!n Cltl� n DE1ROIT-Sixty venye rs old ce Mae Robinson and the other members of the Robinson Singers, daughter, Lucille Ni mox, grand on La and his wife Diane Robinson and Pearl Mat thews celebrated the group's IDA DUBOSE LACE MAE ROBINSON .. 82nd anniversary at New Pro priety Baptist Church, Sunday, August 1. The pastor of New Properity is Reverend P.J. Ruc...…
…------ U "' ill ('" li 11(111('(,' "'W'1.U"'��, national dir or of economic develop ment for th AACP, id Flag- tar is on i w toward m ting initial agreement goals. "With the istance of t CP nd hat they've done so far, I think they can do it," Rash . d. But it's going to Dr. Ca Hudson (left), pastor of the Agape Baptist ChurC?h in Detroit, accepts a $1,000 check from Eugene A. Miller (right), chairman and chief executive officer of...…
…CONTRACT 93-5W-1 1. Aehabll a on of chlorin rooms at Att r Bu ding. lneled ,but not I ml.d ." In tion of 2 new chlorina.,rs, new chlorine piping, 2 new doors, new exhau t fan and Iouv r, new chlorine de etor, and other mlsoellaneou J.ms. The wor1< also Includ remov of e bestoe containing floor t s, reo moval of existing masonry w s, removal of windows, remov of HVAC equipment, and other work as shown or peclfted. CONTRACT 93-5W-...…
…l- ac ff11' ft oft, th }(a(!l'fllA,tion De- partm nt . ping th in t of I in tb young min of it' community youth. "This' t fi tion nt impl ment d the program," aid Recreation Director D rryl Ed dings. "The Schaffer Oldtimers, a group of veteran Blac base ball league pi yers, were doing it the pest few , but we th re wasn't the participation as has been this y r. Walt Wilk and Ro rt Smith, both mem bers of the Oldtime h lped...…
…VOL. XV NO. 38 ;;llllflfOflllt'd Pl'OP/(' Is A FIC'c Pcoptc AUGUST 8 1-l 1993 By Patricia Colbert Mlch n Citizen ex. - African Americans and people of color 1 sat in silence hile membe of an all white School Board spent millio if taxpayers dolla . Angry r idents attending the meeting said it was like stepping back in time but it was actually a meeting of the Hamtramck Board, June 15th at Hamtramck High. Although the Board de- •...…
…\ rorld "-� Xation LONG BEACH OXFORD ST. LOUIS I Jesse sees rainbow after flood ST. LOUIS (AP) - There will be a rainbow after the flood, the Rev. J e Jackson preached t a small Baptist church. During a rousing sermon, Ja on called on city, state and federal officials to capitalize on the disaster by putting people to or rebuilding homes and businesses, repairing streets and bridges and levees. it will stop raining. It's time forth...…
…I KWAME KENYATTA CINDY OWENS CHAEL P. NEAL DETROIT-Many D troi r' d icated a recent w kend to th legacy of EI Ha.ij Malik El Shabazz with a th -d y con � r nce at Wayne S at University. Scholars, activists, tuden , B1ac and white, and orted leaders in the African-American freedom struggle attended the League of Revolutionary Black Workers' (LRBW) homage to the lain Black leader. "As long as Malcolm' views are being rejuvenate...…
…? • Councilwom n Greta Johnson id h voted for him, becau he "filled another posi tion and I felt he did a fine job, nd he definitely parlia- m n ry procedu . " She ch rged th other council membe "have no regard for Ro rt' Rul of rder." he add d h I 0 cho e McClary becaus he wanted a uncil m m r, "who d no against the motion to tabl . Councilman Frank Ross was not pre nt t th m ting. By RO SEIGEL LV N' SHOE R PA1 . 13546 W...…
…----- /)('/1'0;1 City-Con c vi ·t the gra By MICHAEL P. NEAL City Council candidates often pushed to the back by the high profile mayoral race - got a hearing recentlybefore approxi mately 20 people at the New Garvey Movement's tJ niversal Contact Center on Grand River in Detroit. Theo Broughton, familiar to WCHB, talk radio, p ionately admonished audience members to be aware of their rights. "Are you familiar with the stat...…
…\J\J\ L V - P. S� \E;\\-\EM� W� 0 W·\L EV.R G\v" UP,. �E M� W\\O �\LL �E.\JE DE.PE D \)PO O\�\ERS TO DO W�f\T KE OUG�rr 1bDOFOR �..._ .. H\MSELFi "11-\E M� WHO W'LL NO, �L"�E. GOD / WI 0 W\LL NOT BL"""E. Nt\TURE., W�\O W\LL NOT BLf\t-I\E FA-rE FOR \S CO D\T\ON. 1/ - M"�ClJS GAft..VEY • ger nrns f m om lia have been seared into our memo ri in t months. The first is that of starving Somalians, as they held out their hands...…
…THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY I The If BkJck rnilitnry police battalion was activated in what ytDTy AUGUST 9, 1917-J o Jo published Fifty Years AOO Other P 1936-J Owe wonfourth gold medal at Berlin S\1Dll1l Olympics. Inuihatyeardid Harlem Hos pital esttJblish a training pro gram for BlDck nurses? AUGUST 10, 1989 - Gen- Colin P II was nomi nated chairman, Joint Chi 18 of Staff, the first African-American to hold the pes 1981 -...…
…. 'Prai e I lrnpor d dally, from rhe fres , clean, healrhy orers 0 Conodc' T Den' S writer and D reporter fer the Angel Sentinel, are linear toLogan' . S tzman her of the Bla p for over 22 y.H thLATim made an attempt to implement . milar idea by publishing a . on called the City Tim . "It's just competition but they on't last for a couple of reasons. One, they still can not do the 'BedRock' type of covera the B' y co clmrc...…
…vember of 1984 called "1 Need a Beat" followed by the first . Def Jam album, also Cool J's, His attractively cocky mug called "Radio". has been splashed on the pages of American and Ital ian Vogue, Details and Spin magazine. But can he flow? The layout for his new re lease, 14 Shots To The Dome, looks like a photo shoot for Calvin Klein underwear. But how does he flow? He was the first rap artist ' to be listed as one of Playg...…
…MichIgan Sta e Uni rsity's F stival of Michig n Fol life will be held August 7-8 d August 14-15, from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on MSU's Landon Field. Admis- ion is 15 in ad nce, 18 at the gate, with day passes at 5. Fea tured artists include Brother John Smith of Muskegon: Darryl Ford, Detroit gospel radio host: Sister Bertha Harris, Detroit Gospel ra dio announcer: Blues Di c Jockey, the Coachman of Detroit; and African crafstman B...…
…The Chopping Block I by Philomena Corradcno I y t Coupon Corner by Diana Queenan Here re this week's offers: HANDI�WIPES/HEAVY WIPES 81.29 REFU D, P.O. Box 92311, Libertyville, 111. 60092 (receive $1.29). Send in the UPC symbol from Handi- Wipes five count or Heavy Wipes three-count. Store form required. Expires 9/1/93. No refunds will be sent to P.O. Boxes. WEIGHT WATCBE S REFUN!> OFFER, P.O. Box 8322, Clinton, Iowa 52736-...…
…Rev. a han Pr he.pastor, and the Tr of Life Baptist Church, Belvedere at Gratiot, have a most beautiful new church. Th y w re h t last w k to the annual s sion of the Michigan D� rict ociation. ThE' lfi-million member Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is gaining annually by Black churches joining. In 1992 Black . church rep ented I than three percent, which accounted for mor ha n one-fourth of the SBC net gain in number of churches. T...…
…BH IN BRIEF lected within 60 days, according Benton Harbor Now will hold a reception for its mem on Thursday, August 12, at the Benton Harbor Public Library, from 5-6 p.m. . . City officials were invited for the purpose of th .gettlng � quainted, allowing busin owners to learn about their � I bilities and informally discu ion methods of enhancing the busin environment in Benton Harbor. . The format for this informal gathering has bee...…
…Bu ine ch OR for t talon_ com from nd t frui oft labo ult in coll training, not for the youth to go to or fo multi-natinal company, but for t e young people to nd their own into multi-nationals. An e:zoollent example of hat today' Asian merchant dor on the comer will be like in the next 10 l' can be vi if you 100 at the Jewish liquor, jewelry, clothing or furniture store that has erved people in your 1iunily for years. While ...…
…H WANTED ADVERTISING Sp o. p n d bv oommunlty n. p per. plu oomm Ion. Experi.n d preferred, but wll tr n an ambl- u Mlf.. rt r. nd r •• ume 0/0 Mlohlg n n, P.O. Box 03580, Highland Park, MI 48203. ORDINANCE TO AME 0 CHAPTER 32. ARTICLE II OF THE CITY CODE OF OROI CE OF THE CITY OF BE TO HARBOR, ICHIGAN WANTED 380 44 159 178 221-223 291 HlgbllCd CgDDlmI,uI 372 218 CgallDd 316-320 353 Mldllcd 32 359 84 145 Elg...…
…T HAVE a real p from todays paren ," he explained. • people ow about tennis, but ren't exposed it. They Jmo som bing about it but may DO the tim • ·We B peopl n to spend tim ·th our children by F r id h r dream i toga building 80 he can teach youngste t game they y I rned a child. W Y tennis . bing taught no ," he ex plai . "I think I can teach it the way I was taught hen I a child. If! can do that the Black Community will ha...…
…VOL XV NO 37 . -""bl'f' ��'"!��� . An Informed People Is A Free People _ _ � ��_�����!!!\"t':�(��L:M CAROL MOSELEY-BRAUN \ By RRILL HARTSON A .. ocl.t.d Pr ... Writ., "_��Ll,GTO - In on day, Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun tared down a colleague over a 19th century Supreme Court decision sanctioning slavery and vanquished another in a floor fight over th Confederate flag. Elected in November, sworn in and seated Jan. 3, the Sen te's ...…
…WORLD NEWS c J for d viol ta concl d . Th m ch- nticip report could ba political impli tio Dinki runs for I ion this y rong Re- publican challenger in hat' vi next mlycl ra While the report cl th mayor of th ted char that h intentionally held back poll in th first days of the violence in the neighborhood of Crown Heigh in e Yor Brooklyn borough, it criticized his failure to P up a I der during that time. J . sh leaders ...…
…. " A HINGTO cording to B high hool tu n rtingto nrollinmo difficul math and . enoe eou . Th port ho th percentage of Blacks ta ing chemistry jumped from 15 percent in 1982 to 40 percent in 1990. And, th peroentage of Black students taking alge bra IT from 24 percent to 39 percent during the sam period. Th report was rsl by th Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Science Foundation Black caucus leads a...…
…('. n THE EBCPT grown-in its first year, 25 students from across the country were trained in community ervice and advocacy and placed in ix-w k internships wi h community based child rvice or nizatio throughout North Carolina. This y r, th r ar om 12 rticip n from the East Coast and-29 from th W 0 who will work a Summer Freedom choo throu hou th un ry. Th y11 be upervising and tea hin t th Fr om hools in ew York, California, Washing...…
…IN MEMORY OF are 10 and all pro towards the memorial Ow, five years later that vow is nearing the fruition ta . Ruth Merchant rched her mind; looking for what would be a fitting tribute to one who not only loved sports and reading, but also people, she id. And when the id of a memo rial library came to her, being "a Chri ti n," he turned to her church. New Prosperity Baptist Church's Memorial Library will be dedicated' this ...…
…ow fort. chool fu • I ._ a The move by the state legislature to wipe out property taxes as a base for school finance might not be a bad idea. The removal of property tax could be the beginning of a real revolution in education -if the legislature con tinu down the path it has started. Lawmakers have said for example, there would be one tatewide hool board to dispense the funds. The idea has merit, but some critical items need to ...…
….. THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY -7 In what tate UJa$ the Ii anti- lav€ry petition Benjamin Banneker'. almanac was written after the end of the reoolutinary �ar. True or false? AUGUST 4, 1963 - J B dwin wrote The Fire Next Time. 1810 -Abolltioni Robert Purvi was born. What Black comedian tarred in the movie "The Tay"? . �UGUST 5, 1962 - 1�63-1939 - Pro(! Kelly Miller Ins�ted that .Howard U ruversity become a center of study for African...…
…contlnu 1 -I ould . through the he Dracula," id h indignant the her eoll gu tradition-bound Senate. A fi t tt mpt to table th Helms proposal fi iled, 52-48. During that YO , only four mem be of Lincoln' Republican Party voted ith Mo eley Braun. But on a su u nt vote after her h felt ppeal, the original four Republicans and 17 other GOP member joined Moseley-Braun and 53 other Democrats in tabling th Helms amendment, 75-25....…
…By TUREKA TURK IIlchlll.n Citizen Behind every news report that shows a young Black t nager entangled in the trappings of crime, violence and the system, there is a story. There are sons why young Black kids sell guns, drugs and hustle. HBO's "Strapped" is proof of that. Gracing the 'airwaves on Au gust 21, theHBOShowcasep - • entation chronicl the life of young Black man as gets trapped by the tangled web of the system. Actor ...…
…Grace Hosp' al invites par ents and kids to 'Home Alone' orkshop 2:30. TIl 011< hop II discus que t on uch as: How can paren s tell when their child has outgrown the n ed for a baby- itting?: or Wh can par- nts do to prot ct children wh n they're home alone? The work shop is for paren s and children ages 9 and older. Cost is 15 per family. For information call 966- 3192. . The last day of the 2nd an nual Motor City Praisefest ...…
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…ARRANGERS - O'Neil D. Swanson (front) cl tered with t officer of the Bapti t i ionary nd Educ tional Convention of Michigan (BM&E) follOWing th ir nnu I luncheon at We tin Hotel. Th confad will be held Aug. 2 throu 6 at the w Pro peet Bapti t Church, 6330 Pernbrok . Officer are Madd yn Lyon (left, front) Pauline Med ey, Shirley Gilmore, ROBBIE McCOY Even the river house built to house entrance facilities to the Casino Queen, and one o...…
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