…VOL. XVI NO. ,10 An Informe-d People is A Free People AUGUST :l� . SEPTEMBER �l. 1 �.�n Lending A Helping Hand Northern High School Team Center student ,(I-r front row} Cry tal Boone, and Ebony Paul and standing April Rice and Melinda Martin were part of Highland Park' ·Paint The Town· c,rew Saturday, Augu. t 20, The youngsters are just a few of the tudent who pent part of their ummer vacation helping enior and d' abled cititzens. (phot...…
…aitien aives � HAITI HONORED - Booker Rice, vice pre id nt and field diver tty for The Prudential, pre ents a p inting to Dr. M y Angelou, poet lure te of the United State . The financial ervice company held reception honoring Dr. Angelou t the N tional A ociation for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) conf rence in Chicago, IL, where Dr. Angelou won the pr stigiou Sprig rn Medal. The painting, titled "Through Thick and Thin, "...…
…EVA L EVANS, AKA leader r joic in the burning of $3.5 million mortgage. L·R: Dr. M ry Shy Scott, pre ident (1990-94), nd Dr. Ev L. Evan ,pre ident (1994·98), and Mr . Ali on H. AI x nd r, x cutiv dir ctor. AKA program repre ntatlve I d a par de to the Ivy AKAd my, wh r th r aw rd winning community ervice projects w r on di pi Y throughout the convention. donated 50,000 to the United egro College Fund, awarded 40,000 in schola hips, sh...…
…ByRO L y HIG D P - Overrid- ing Highland Park Mayor Lin ey Porter's veto, the Highland Park City Council voted to hire an attorney to advise it on issu here it differed from the Mayor. The action was tak n duringi� Mo�y, Au�t 15 tIl ting. . Council President Dwight Down ., who previously voted against the measur , now voted in favor of it, providing the mar gin for overriding the veto. Council Pre ident Pro Tem Chri tine Fr...…
…By RON SEIG L MlchlR!!' Cltlz n o 6 By SHEILA R. HINES 5 ecls' � the Michl en Citizen U G c III ni there w re many iviti p r- formed to amuse and entertain the public, ev n D troit oli Chi f I iah McKirulOl1 ist d i 11 singing, h c rries not Pry well, p rhap he h c no h lling. M yo r Dennis Arch r was also there and gr t t h public with his u ual warm smile. etroit's very own Blue Pi . performed deliv ring a trong message to...…
…c: () J\ I, I . I' I () � mi- SOME GREAT WARRIOR YOU ARE! IF YOU SO BAD, THEN WHY ARE WE HEADED TO SOME PLACE CALLED AMERICA TO BE SLAVES? By -James E. Alsbrook Clar n Page, columnist for th Chicago Tribune, uggest that the NAACP has pr act ica lly achieved its' goal of eliminating racial discrimination and should consider voting its If into extinc tion. Some Blacks argu today that the goals and actions of the P.A CP historica...…
…INDEED,A Walter Rodney' points out in his cl ic work How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, the continent's current condition of underdevelopment is a clear consequence of the rape and pillage of Africa by Europe and Europeans. continued from page AS others. "Hall of Fame" states in clude Delaware, Massachu etts, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsyl- vania, Quth- D ; Washington State, Wi n- sin. "Hall of Shame" states in elude Arizona, the ...…
…d from A3 I Bethune Med'ical Clinic . Family Health Care Center Licensed Contractor 145 Church Highland Pk., MI48203 en pp II' n 9 nt Group . . 11tIte, . · . 1Itde, . . OPEN ON· THUR 11:00 • 3: A '. FRI· AT 11:00 • 4:00 A • U 1:00· 3:00 A 72-6652 Join the Highland Park. Chamber ot t Commerce ceu 868-6420. 1{igfi{an Par/(Ylmoco 12551 Woodward at Glendale Highland Park,MI 48203 (313)869-5130 Fax (313)869-3332 ...…
…By T\JREKA TURK Michl n Cltlz.n The genre of gan ta film evolv d from th tough ino Brown most Black peopl go u ed to ver sine "New Jack . City", which educed i audi ence with almost elegant drug cartel surroundings, ttl' iv good guys and bad guy and enough oap box monologu with cute clich to make them all memorable. And th t w Hollywood. Today is a new day and age and independent filmmaker Al lison Anders (with the help of H...…
…CLOWN AROUND IOPIA. TRADITIONS OF ATIVITY � 1<; 1')n1 crary ex- • tn ? • 777-1 a ..... hlbltlon will offer visitors a compre hensive and meaningful Interpretation of Ethiopian culture as seen through the eyes of 11 contem porary Ethiopian artists. The exhibi tion hopes to offset the perception of Ethlop a as a country plagued by In cessant famine and war held by most Americans by celebrating its magnifi cent aesthetic tr...…
…D VER (AP) - Prudential Se- curities says it sees nothing wrong with a broker's decision to use astrology to pic his winners in the market. Lowell Leme any, a stock broke!' for Prudential Securities Inc. in Colorado Springs, admits he us the system to make his choices. OIly Young says she took $15,000 of her r tirement mon y to Prudential, only to be talk d into a futur -tr ding account, whe he lost $3,000. She said sh wanted on...…
…the microwave way 1 u r 6 tb poo butt r 3 tab poo P .". te pooo b 0 Yl t pooo vanilla RavoriD 1. Combin popped com, di arding unpopped ernels. nd pe nut in lar e 4 qua rt) gl mixing bowl. et a ide. 2. Combin ugar, margarine and com yrup in l-quart gl m ring cup. Microw ve tHIGH (100%) until margarine melt (about I minute). D 1 -My mother, who lives with me, ha .4.I:.heimer·s disea e. The mount of help he need dressing and ba...…
…Whel wa th Uruu r al Negro Improi In nt A ociation first or ganiz d? - W.E.B. OUL OF Where l the Matthew R nson Plaque located? AUGU T 0, 1791 - Benjamin Banneker attacked Thoma Jeffi r son for rn vi w on Blacks. 1800 - Gabri I Pro ,r I ad an inefTi cnve lav r volt 111 Richmond, Va. 1937 - J Lout won hi first. heavyw ight titl d f n 111 a unan imou l fi-r ou nd d cr ion ov r Tommy Farr at Yank tadium. 1977 - Upon r tir ment...…
…Young id nether thing that disturbed him "I think this' something the commission hould e a very good 100 at. It is a problem" he aid. - Mayor ousts Commissi oner Wys nger By BERNICE BROWN Benton Harbor Mayor Emma Hull had City Commi sioner George Wysinger corted out of the August 22, city commission meeting, after he was warned that he would be removed if he didn't quit talking. Public Safety Director David Walker went over to ...…
…7 Trust 1994, Members presented: Supervisor CITY OF HIGHLAND PARK. Boothby, Cieri< As ,Treasure Mam- MICHIGAN mina & Trust es Hudson, lac, Mo ,& The City Olerks 0 Ice i now accepting Wells bid to furnish General Maintena .... 4n,:..c ..... erl"a'hond� I M mb rs Absent: No Custodi I SeNic to the Recr .... partment located t 10 Pit' Ave. and Th me ting was called to order at 7:00 the McGregor Public Libr located at p.m. followed by a s...…
…A1 D continued from page A 1 ( • in t him" LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTlCE An \ ction \\ b h d T • November 8,' 1994 to nominate Charter Commissioner. . Nominating petitions willbe avail- ble in the ottice of the City Clerk. Petitions must be returned not later than 4:00 p.m. Thursday, September 1, 1994 to the Clerk's Office. . A minimum of Fifty-One signa tures of registered electors are required to nominated a candi date for s...…
…1 continued from page A 1 LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTtCE An \ elton' h d T • No�mber 8, 1994 to nomina e Charter Commissioner. Nominating petitions will be avail- ble in the offic� of the City Clerk. Petitions must be returned not later than 4:00 p.m. Thursday, September 1, 1994 to the Clerk's Office. A minimum of Fifty-One signa tures of registered electors are required to nominated a candi date for said office. Qualification r...…
…VOL. XVI NO. 39 An Informed People is A Free People AUGUST 21 - 27, 1994 MARCUS GARVEY that was all Porter was suing for. ANOTHER I UE involved the decision of city council to al low Johnson to rescind a motion she made at the previous meet ing authorizing the construction of a city municipal complex on the former Johnson site. The comp w pl n p by Porter. . Wainwright said it was illegal to rescind a motion once it was written...…
….. ., I I .. r" .J Agence Franc -Pr .... A Rwandan r fugee tried to load some wood earlier this month while American soldiers looked on at the Kibumba camp, north of Goma, Zaire. The refugees use the wood to build �wellings and for cooking fires. bet n t hich is domi- nated by hite 00 , th d cendan of Berbers and A ; and the Pulsar, Wolof, Soninke And Bambara, the indigenous Blac e hnic group of the south. Perha the la t popula- t...…
…State News Y "ESS J. HOLLA 0 Republican friend gi th ir ereu t o By JOHN DIAMOND ��.ocl.t.d Pr ... Writ., the interior secretary to make granta of up to million from a fed ral historic p tion fuDd to restore and p erve buildings t qualifying iDati tutions over the next four years. The House has already p a ion of the bill. Language included by Dole auld ·pl��1D and restore Cooper Hall at Sterling CoIl .• 'I1le interior cretary ...…
…- ood. 0 [---------------- . llighland Park ----- -- -- - --- - - . - ---- - ------ -- -- - - Rita Rigsby and 0 car Smith, Jr. (photo by N. Scott) " " o c Highland Park public sc 001 buildings open for n w student registration, grade K-12, on Monday, Aug. 22, Cl es gi rall Highiand Park tud n in gr d 1-12 on Tuesday, Aug. 30, at 12:3 p.m. A full day of classics will be Held for grades 1-12 on Wednesday, Aug, 3 1 , and Thursda...…
…oy 0 N'COBRA Essay Winner I feel that of any ethnic group or race that has been persecuted, enslaved, betrayed, or deceived by the United States govern mentandtheidealofan"AJneri can Dream" should receive any type of reparations for this de ception, the African American should be the first. But at the rate things are going; we may end up being the last. Why do we deserve these reparations, well the list goes on and on. The qu...…
…c () /\ I I I' I () � Ii 114 -, I�: ,,�, -. .",.. , :'_':- .. -:s, �,::\.' � L'""�.�I; . ".1" -\. :��,' �_; T -\ < ::� :,;. , . ti�--' ;_�;t��:;( ._.. � .. , -_ � , ... ' >�: � Map 1 D- th) Map 2(D:"4th Map 3( - th)' In the LOII;sUJlla case. the court . id racial guryrnQlldtrillK was uncon tltutlonal. In 8 tate 0% black. onl: two con re spersons hL1 e been elected in R co truction. The fi Lou' ian pl n, 65% Bl k & 3Sc( White. w dr...…
…No , fifteen yea later, the moth r ho uppo her family with Aid to Famili with De pendent Children (AFDC) till has no been able to overcome that tereotyping and that capegoating. Let me be very cl ar. There is something wrong with the wel fare system as we h ve rome to know it in America. Whose fami Ii hould not pend two or three generations on welfare. And contrary to some beliefs, be- • ppo o ideologically is a great achie...…
…HIGHLA 0 PARK, MICHIGAN ment roup Ch pp II' OP NON· THUR 11. ·3:00 AM FAI - AT 11:00 - 4:00 AM • UN 1:00 - 3:00 AM - . Bethune . Medical Clinic • • Family Health Care Center 72-6652 Join the Highland Park Chamber ! of i Commerce Call 868-6420. (313) 883-3033 1 (800) 246-0816 Call Bill Brown. (313) 868-7J66 J{igftlan Par/(.9Lmoco 12551 Woodward. at Glendale Highland Park,MI 48203 (313)869-5130 Fax. (313)869-3�32...…
…WILLSMllli MARllN LAWRENCE y I'm no doing comedy anymo tuff to t r. I'v always had m Ril 'Y rum n • OX IS st Two of TV's biggest Black guns have united for a film entitled, "Bad Boys". And indeed, the boys-Martin-Lawrence & "Fresh Prince" Will Smith-are bad. "Bad Boys" is the story of an odd couple of Miami cops. One, your typical playboy persona, complete with Porsche. The other is married with three kids. The action begins when...…
…J I Mrican World estival '94 A Celebr tion of Un ty, prom ses to be filled with th taste, sights, sounds and the am blence of Mother Africa. Detroit's Hart Plaza will be transformed into a massive (150 vendor) market place where thousands will gather to explore and celebrate the rich and diverse heritage of African Americans, Aug. 19, 20 and 21, Education and unity Is the under lying theme of all the events as the Museum of Af...…
…honoring them a o till o t , DETROIT - We the members of Martin Evans Mi ionary Baptist Church (11025 Gra tiot) are proud to announce that the full mem bership of our church agree and approve tha Sam and Annie Marshall are winners of the Martin Evans Award for Members of the Year ..... _,nOr'"'Y 994. cause of hrist, th irmotto i "miracl happen ev ryday". . S m nd Annie Marshall own M & B Auto motive (Used ar Lo located t 213...…
…-- ANNOUNCEMENTS - o r upport group d s. ar Polio continued from A 1 mv -AIDS prevention chief, and o h r tate official id condom u . ju ta inglep rtof multi faceted approach to AID pre vention. Sin voluntary ting in tate prisons' in 19 5, than 7,000 inma have n ted, with 135 howing posi tive for the AIDS viru , HIV. There are 63 HIV-positiv inma tes in the system right now. Nine have died of AIDS-related ill ince 198...…
…I History· J in Vir- Who was considered by mo t to be the fi t Black p rson to write poetry in America? . UGU 22, 1 - Henry Highland Garnett called general lav trike. 1 32 - Ed Tolan won gold medals in 100 and 200 meter dash in LA Olyrnpi . John Brown's graue is located in what state? UGU T23,17 -AM.E. Church was incorporated. 1864 - John Lawson re ceived the U.S. Naval Medal of Honor for heroism in the Battle of Mobile Bay....…
…ANNOUNCEMENTS . ion Michigan pro proj , t inin for A- Id OBITUARIES laiah obinson Isaiah Robinson, 92, of Benton Har bor died July 17, at Mercy Memorial Medical Center. St. Joseph. The funeral was held July 22 at the Fellorship Baptist Church, Benton Har bor, of which he was a member. Burial was in North Shore Memory Gardens. Robbins Brothers Funeral Home, Ben ton Harbor, was in charge of arrange ments. Mr. Robinson wa...…
…LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARl City of Hi hI nd Park City Council Cham rs 30 Gerald Av nu Highland P rk, HI 48203 DATE: TIME: PlACE: ust 29, 1994 6:30 p.m. CXXJNCIL OW1BERS Pur uant to R 1 Est t Guideline for d posing of land, notice is h reby i that the City Council will hold Public Hearing at th pi ce dat and time i�icated a� to consider th offers to purchas th lot' by th correspondlng names: George M. Rashleigh Thomas ...…
…in mili- of t n ional root I der in mo than 100 new mem hips at Monday' n conf ren . ha vis hould ited for giving th m voi , th activists aid, nd for uniting p vio ly divided factions in th Black community. 10Th re i lways n ttempt to try to overloo the importance of the BI ck nationalist commu nity and the' Pan-Afrieanist com munity, but it cannot be done," id K w me Kenyatta, a Detroit ch I board member. T T news confe...…
…VOL. XVI NO. 38 An Informed People is A Free People AUGUST 14 - 20, 1994 By JACQUELY R. ARll Mlchlg.n Citizen with wire .ervlce ,eport. o th on proud organiz tion in now being trangled by two "in- r ibly arrogant 1 d ,it's 1 i ue in the AACP Detroit graduates and Michigan Youth Governors (I .. r) Undsay Huddleston, II; Duane Davis; and Jamal Edwards. DPS· students establish state leadership record At a recent meeting of the Detroit...…
…World/Nation By B LKACZOR for U.S. t R rvoir. v r of death. " Brown' body was spotted, stripped of clothing but still in ' th cockpit, thre days later. It w too dangerous to try a reeov ery so pilo dropped napalm, cremating the wreckage and his body. The decommissioning will be Ms. Thome's first visit to Pensa (,,'01 since her hu band was sta tioned here in 1948. "Th re was quite a bit of dis crimination and prejudice," sh...…
…State News • By RO S I L In attempting to do this, Highland Park could set a precedent, she said. Franklin is the daughter of former Deputy Mayor Godfrey Franklin and the current Council President Pro Tem Christine Frank lin. Detroit Pi ton Joe Dumar (center), Mike Jone (right), 'corporate affairs central region man ger for Anheuser-Busch Companie , and Bill Jones (left), ales director, Anhe er Busch Inc-Detroit, welcome busine...…
…C--� ueg _______ 1_ .. By NATHANIEL SCOTT '!_Ich .n Cltlzen_ HIGHLA D P R --While many of the customers of World wide (Adult) Magazine Inc., 16140 Woodward Av nue p. peased their erotic appeti twee n 7 and 7:30 p.m., Thursd y, JUly 21, n t· tempt d robb ry turned sour nd n uniden ifi bookstor mploy shot. Th mploy di from gun hot wounds at H nry Ford Hos pitallater that e rung. According 0 Lt. Detectiv J m Dob on wi h High...…
…By RON 5 IG t a July 28 m t in of the U niver- first full out h t d to r p - Wayne County Commissioner Bernard Parker is shown with Ke!th Hines a stud nt summer intern in his office whom he honored with a reso'lution honoring the youth's academic excellence. Keith ju t completed his junior year at Southeastern High School�ith a 3.714 GPA and was a member of the co-op program, an editor of the school newspaper and a graduate of the e...…
…• , th media 100 t m rica through the . m nd whit cul- /domi n . are predictable: n tions and distor- h complexi i of th rience; th perpetu ation of tereotypes; eli versions from th eri in the Black com m unity; nd outright attempts to contain BI ck aspirations nd o cal old do • • old e o ti ma zin only a to reporte Henc lack • [rican Proverb orld IOFFl � Le ter "Gee ... sometimes it's really hard to distingu...…
…Views / Opinions c () '\ I, I . l' I () � FI�LD R � PONDS ,� 1« Congre sman Cleo ields id th thr Jud�e pan I 1 ignored the clear me ning 01 the Voting Rights Act and twi ted th Equal Pr t lion clau around. using it as a sword again t voting rights rather than a shield." L.UL.LX-........, ........ � ..... : Rep. Gary: Franks of lralerbury (R·J· T). w nt to Georgia to testify AOALlVST feUow CBC member, Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D·II-G.4)...…
…I d b unchin n mentGroup Bethune Medical Clinic Family Health Care Center HIGHLAND PARK, MICHIG • Ch pp II' 72-6652 Join the Highland Park Chamber of Commerce Call 868 6420� Mr &Mrs Brent A Brown Propnetors 1{igfi{an Par{}tmoco 12551 Woodward at Glendale Highland Park,MI 48203 (313)869-5130 Fax (313)869-3332 grand Lodge .9Lmoco 2800 Grand River Detroit,MI 48201 (313)964-3015 'ax (313)964-0931 'J),.. 1<. _A. ...…
…y_ Go d rec y 0 jail (do not pass go) inger Rick Jam wi h it we only a gam of high s k Monopoly, but th harsh r lity i h w ord red to stat pri on to begin rving a five year-foul' month en fter Superior Court jud fused his twelfth-hour ap rmain in a sta eorr ions r ha ilitation .nter. Jame 46 was convicted of two violent and xual a ault again t women. In an arran ment with the DA's offi ,Jam was allowed a short ent n and opportunity t...…
…SU ER FIL SERIES - Th D - trolt Recreation Dep rtment 'and Gryot Product on announc d a urn mer film ri s t Hart Plaza's Pyra mid Theatre, Thursday even ngs thru September 1. The film classics are designed to expose Detroit area youth and adults to th International cultures; ethnics, customs, chal lenges and triumphs of African de scent people. Program arts at 8pm: films start at sunset. For Information about the film series an...…
…By BER Ie T of, continued from A 1 continu d from A 1 operate even on a volunt r 00- is. She added taff members had to leave. MEMBER OF THE com munity are encouraged to up port Nsoroma institute by donating time, material and money Nsoroma Institute is seen as more than' an idea, it's an im portant part of an ongoing move ment to define a reality which ret1ect African-Americans rich cultures and history Malik em phasizes...…
…By BERNICE BROWN Th Twin City Cab Lin B nton H rbor will incr e their ra eff ive Augu t 16, ccordin 0 P t Larzele , dvi or for Twin Ci . C b Lin. The B nton Harbor City Commi ion pproved an mendment to th Taxi-Cab Or- dinal to i r th r t The ion w tak nat th re- qu t of Michael BOll, opera tor of h Twin City C b Lin ,at approv th Augu t ,citv eommi ion Commi m ting A public h held Au- gu t 1, to iv cornmen and concer from ci...…
…-2 What child n's rna azin w founded and edit d b W.E.B. DuBois? Wh,ck. I tnl Right's act defined penalties for "those who go in dis guts upon the public htghuxi . "? U T 17, 1849 - Lawy r activi Archibald Henry Gnrnk " who challeng d h gr ganoru polici of Pr ident Woodrow Wil son, was born 1 52 - ojourner Truth dehv ered her famous Ain't I A Woman? peech. 1875 - Jame Augu tine Healy was the firs Black Catholic Bishop name...…
…Benton Harbor/West Mich. OW .. that -ou can "guie't yoursclffiue extra hours a U' h 01' 31 .tra day a y or if you ju t get lip an hOLLr ariz r tit work w h. ANNOUNCEMENTS Brown-Osby Wed nd Rav Brown w r m nIP M y 7, t hur h. �Benton H r r Th H v Donald nt on Hal' r wn= th coupl r id . In B nton Marlow-Swanigan Wed wanigan nd M . wanigan, h ron I om and Raven Whi w re flow r girl and Zac- w junior Young, Arthur wani- hool h l...…
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