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…I ... ! .• # "'." . . .. ,. . ..... I'... ., .. ladeD felt like they were i pri oaed iD their hotel rooms: Grey said, ddiD& that things remained calmed UDtil police officers coefroeted stu­ dents j ciDg in streets. AD the, studen wan ed to do party, he . d. As they in eir cars playing m . police officers yeUed and ticketed them. "The national Pard stood round with M-l6s nd ith .45 on their hips," Grey said. "Bu when they ot t...…

…k! rime! Does vour grol/p need money? OW TO GET IT! IDERS TELL ByRon DETROIT - Are you in an organization with I t of posi­ ti plan but very little money? A a me ling sp ns red by the eighborhood ervice Or­ ganization and th TIP service of the Detroit Public Library, pproximately 100 members of ariou community organiza- rio ere told by experts ho to rai money fr m individuals, corporatio and foundations. Information about fu...…

…d of tho D �,; , . ," ._, /. '. " .' .�,..� .�; -; '�; I . � " •. 'i'��: r • ; ;!.�':'� • • '. ' <, �. � _. .... < -" ....; ��'�\�� : ·f· • ,_ ; .,.t.�,;" , I CIIIIltn'.. ud American racter Ita not W' t surprisingly, affected African- to e' , te r ' Americans to the detriment of . the pr� community cohesion. Anti- tioaal opportuni ' Bl ck r cist entiments and AaIericaDs will . lie to pr dices are still prevalent and . d European-A...…

…by CHARL01TE SMARTE­ FAAL franchi its former slaves. From the famous m reh on WashinglOn to the Rev. Jes Jackson· second bid for the U.S. presidency in 1988. there has been indeed s revolution takin place. Tod y that revolution i formulatin in the mind of Afric n- American and other minority vo er . Thi political warene i perbap mo t evident in the event that took place and led up to the 19 Democrat" Nation I Convention Atlan...…

…A homeless dvocacy group under the � tional Housing Law Project iD W shiagto o.c, alo. ·th 1)e UBi d Community H . Coa ·lion (UCHC) nd COTS Tem­ porary shelter of Detro· ob- o taioed a temporary restrai . order to pro . the sale of all propertCs . de d bY the u.s. Departme of Ho - ing and Urban DeYelopment (RUD). e groups h ve accused HUD of be" . direct . tioD of the Stewart B c:KiDDey Ho ele s A istaece Act: , primary cam- ...…

…Detroit ... ;­ . Bison to close .lnn er city office ... . .. . - ...I Opposed care tha haYe raised ce for pIoyed by S900 millioo. I \ is t UDCIe of __ =--u HaD of Fame . • …

…VOL. IX NO.4. Pope: "At omewith 'Blac Catho ics" NEW ORLEANS -Dmmg his visit to the United States Pope John Paul clapped in time to spirituals, delivered praise for what he termed the "providential role" of Dr. Mar­ tin Luther King Jr. and declared that the church "can never remain silent in the face of injustice." Mos of the Pope's focus on issues of concern to t American Blacks came hen he met with 1,800 African American R...…

…c ett orce? abo e ates: • o a Washington ( A) - By the year 2000, more than 80 percent of the new additions to the nation's wor force will b women, minority group members and immigrants --­ groups that have traditionally f ced barriers to employment and advancem nt in the p t, Secretary of Labor Bill Broc d elared in his annual Labor D ymessage. Job will be pi ntiful as our economiy continues to beome more service oriented...…

…obe t Bor m s be de eated That· e d of the NAACP, AFLCIO, OW ... Tum to Pa S oreign Se • acrsm a ice 0 tate De Serving the Suue's A.frican American Community Ca • o ce eating 0 C 00 i cipal yTerry Y BENTON HARBOR Twin Cities Branch AACP h joined the community in for the firing of Benton Twp. police officer Ed iede trang. Siedenstrang j accused of be ting Benton Harbor igh C 001 Principal J es tter . th night stic after...…

…Hall z Serving the State's African American Community VOL. IX NO.41 basts medea coverage • o ac 0 campaIgn P dybac PU , yJ. H.Jo n on ·t Cb rlott m rte- I CmCAGO - Leaders of Oper tion PUSH say Jesse J ac on's presidential chances are being hurt by negative media coverage. At a press conference held at PU H headquarter a­ tional E ecutive Director Rev. illie Taplin Barrow, flanked by J c on supporter, aid th t study conduc...…

…25 VOL. VIII • By a y NNPA 'ational Correspondent ASHINGTO - Chant of Take it bac �, drifted down the block. The effect was like a ripple. The word pread and the crowd outside the ashin­ ton Po grew at an en our - i pee. A th numbers multiplied their enthusiasm fol­ lowed uit, a did stac of the premi re is of the Washing­ ton Post Magazine th t were trewn on the ep of the n spaper' he dquarter . S' n ith photograph of a t r ...…

…Co por e communi y c arges e hara me t can inues VOL. V III NO. 43 0- c regory ca or Xmas oyco RE AIDES B R L EP Washignton D - Pre i- dent Rea an c lled a bi­ partisan meetin of Congre - ional leader last wee to dis­ way to comb t illegal . But hlte Hou aide d to allo Bl ew Yor Con e sman Charles Ran el into the meeting. Rangel i chairman of the Hou lect Committe on arcotic Abu and Control. Ho ever he h been a frequent c...…

…25 VOL. VIII NO.42 SEPTEMBER 14 - 20, 1986 NEWS BRIEFS ngre sm n fr m Geor ia's 5th ivil rights veteran J hn Lewi . hite uprem y acti ns a in t ashington . ssistant Attorney General illiam Br dford Reyn ld la t ee denied charge that the J usti e Department was dopting new rules whi h would allow it to ignore ele tion bi ag inst minorities. Critic were respond­ in to a department plan to clear election law change without fir determi...…

…25 VOL.VIII 0.41SEPTE BER7-13,1986 NEWS BRIEFS CAL FOR U.S. -AFRICA SU IT Lusa a, Zambia-Prompted in part bythe Rev. Je se Jac on, leader of outhern Africa's o-called "front-line tate tt have called for an urgent ummit meeting between t emselve and President Reagan. In a joint statement released mid- ay durin Jac on' tour of outhern frica, Zambian Preside enneth aunda said U.S. pre ur on bite-ruled ou h rica a needed in order to ave...…

…BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID Benton Harbor Michigan 49022 Permit No. 50 Add'55 romr Req'd 25t - Dorothy purlock' orld Inyoly • popcorn and politic • Thl unlikely combination could only.oly froma omanofwhomltcanbe •• ld,"Ve terday'aHerolaNotEnough."Con· fused? Tum to Pag 12 for Larry Cart.r'. account of one of Kalamazoo' y ry own. (Larry C rt r photo) onu inners in Lo ery con est There are eight western Michigan residents who re...…

…BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID Benton Harbor Michigan 49022 • Permit No. 50 Add'ss Corr.R9Q'd ou, Granny!' Friend nd ell-wi hers gather-ed Saturday, Sept. 14, in Covert to honor life long civil righ fighter and leader Octavi Hawkins. The banner displayed above her head con­ vey th sentiments of tho e in attendance. (Kristin Hay photo) co • I USKEGON - City com­ mi ioner John H. Williams re thed igh of relief and picked up his li...…

…ve ELDERLY COUPlE FACE LOSS US EGO HTS. - An attempt by an elderly couple to keep their hou off the auction bl ck met resistance by the u egon Heights city council at their Sept. 9 meet­ ing. Dan Boner, attorney with Legal Aid of We tern ichigan explained to the Mu egon Height Council members that S mmy Sims who is over 70 years of ge and his wife had failed to pay property ta es on their home at 2133 Edward. SO RY In the- Se...…

…J o • n ral lecturer, racial equality. n ti publicized phot gr ph depicted Dr. eredith cr lin off a rural uthern ro dway after being shot during civil right demo tr tion i perhap how he is best nown. AP, financial and material arm to the uskegon commun­ ity, provides food, counseling, and recreational program to area people. The dinner, a fir t -time event for AP, will be held at the iddle School in uskegon Heights. It will...…

…25t children c estern n trudge bac to hool m ny may not be ge tin h t th y're prorni ed - an education. In tead e pecially if they are Bl c , inferiority might en be the 1 n of the day. cc rding to Dr. Ch rle D. ody Sr. uthor of Equity and cell nee in Edu ation for in here Are e?" public education is de . n- d to te h om udents to pire to hi h atu rol in dult life while conditioning oth to cept 10 atu roles in life. o dy's r...…

…25e ',. CITY TRACK RECORD: LESS THAN 1% TO MI , , The 2.2 million was to be loaned to the hotel developers. As the developers paid back the . money . to the city,. the city would in turn hand it over to a minority group called the Mus­ kegon Urgan Development Ad­ visory Group (MUDAG). According to the uit, MUDAG was to use the fund "for various needed and price­ le local community projects with emphasi on the elimina­ tion of e...…

…A GTO ronal B pti USA, Inc. d a un 1 tion during it n tion convention h re callin on the U.S. to cea diplom tic re- 1 tion with the South frican o rnrnent nd ri ians throughout the world to join in condemning the practice of parth ide embers of the re lution committe , the Re . Timothy P. itchell and Jo ph y, both of ew York, and the Rev. B njarnin I L. Hook, n tional director of the AACP, . d BC le der should meet with th c ...…

…o Caucu's' 14th annual session AS and The anhattans will be held Frid y, September 28, to - benefit th establishment of the Congre . onal Blac Caucus Found tion' endowment fund, , and the Congr . onal Black Caucu spou will host two f: won show to support the CBCF Fellow Program. The CBCF distinguished lec­ ture rie will open with Charles V. Hamilton, Sayre Profe or of Government at Columbia Uni­ versity and over 150 exhibit wi...…

…ST TE POUCE POST CHIEF e or BE TO HARBOR Glady Peeples Bur h filed nomin ting petitio for the office of Lake . bigan College bo d of trustee with the County Register of Deeds. . Bur . a gr duate of the Benton Harbor Junior Col- amed to head State Mayors for eagan-Bush· c ege, ichigan CoI- le . a mem of the fir graduating in 1948, hen e earned an ociate of Art degree. She vice- pr ident of the omen' cia at the time of her...…

…BULK RATE us, POSTAGE PAID on Hlrbor, I 4 022 P it 0.50 T LC CY ADDRESS CORRECTIO REQUESTED TO PAGE 3 .3 2S( o EFFO T' / f BE 0 HARBOR to n, anic id. She noted that U many funding urces had dried up" that any do n own redevelopment will r uire more committrnent from private SDejct:' alist in Com- individuals than before. She explained that the city no had « ructured in-hou ta forces and the per nnel' to begin on-going pl...…

…here e o ogical and environment­ be requir ," id Fred- n, D., de ty medical 25C , HARBOR - Luella cCoy e and race discrimination chalze the South e em . hi­ gan Health Care Aanciation, the ency that run emorial Hospital, St. Jo p . Mrs. cCoy, ho or ed t em­ orial in house eeping for 12 year , •• A.roubles began hen mar ed her 67th birthday, ay 11 of this year. "Tbey came do n on me he d and foot:' the mother of 13 said. "They ...…

…The problem of getting around Berrien County is about to be ddressed - . perhap. County Commissioner ro ed a contr t t 0 ... ·-���e�er:=� ago 'th ranspor- tation Management Inc, to provide tr portation to the county in pilot pro­ ject. According to county planner Aaron Anthony, th te will reimb the county 100 percent for the planned 4OOJ)OO per year project over the ne t 0 year . Anthony b currently by Gate y R Center and ...…

…AC CO VOL. V 0.40 SEPTE BER 7 -13,1 BULK RATE us, POSTAGE PAID B nton H ,I 4 22 P .5 COV ADDRESS CORRECT 0 REQUESTED DEBATE n said. F or others there ill b a nominal 10 fee. BCA . in . ating the po ibility of cheap lodging and shared transporta­ tion to th conference, Henderson id. forced to Any person interested in ttending ould contact A at 926-7117. j The i u of or fare . on being debated increasingly. This Spring elfare...…

…V�L IV O. -OCT. 5,1 2 Director h d out city ilce Coo e ton An informed UICe at city haD . d th re . a commi . on tra el policy d ting b c to 1979 which prohibit tr vel ithout prior commi 'on ppro- 1 Ip memo to Commissioner Arnold olin, Finance Director Jame arlin rote " . . . my under tanding of the proce . that travel dvan for a Comrni . n r need 0 y be pproved by th reque in Cornmi loner. Commissioner orval e told The Citiz...…

…BULK RAT U.S. POST AG E PAID B ton Harbor. I 49022 Permit 0.50· VOL. IV BER 22 - 28, 1982 25 cents e th t H dy th r port ece Civil omm on ill return to the city to hold • publi meetin . on their report. T team found that refu yor il e Coo e 800 from th cornmi ion h do it? er th ptember revi of all chec pproved by th commi over the prior four ch ch ed to their EGISTER TO VOT …

…endment defeatea, but other S - flY p - to reduce .. elfue benefit 5 percent to the e of surround- p the on ayor county did e Stacey to ao<:aJot!:tle before the city assi:stance; the r p ent is 30.5 not "tee contend ; er- e of the ADC family been deere' for 15 y 10M!, d ite n- ary pre res, has not grown . ce October, 1979; and the that , paper . comment re not meant to be rae' • To ve money, the te re- ed n medicaid ...…

…0.40 SEPTE BER *1- 14. 1 2 CHI J k n, le r "irrelevant,' ee y S turday SH raDy here. they ha refu to meet, they ha in effect rejected this body of'distingu· ed Americans," he . USH and Bu h mu meet in the m etplace." On Friday, Bu h officials announced $5 million fund to help finance minor- ity-o ned beer distributorships. The pr am not in respo to the threatened boycott, a Busch spo esman - id, Ja son . B c m e up 15 per­ ce...…

…c BULK RATE U.S. POST AG E PAID Benton Harbor, M I 49022 P rmit 0.50 00 5 for Servi Tri-County Southwest rn M ich· n VOL. IV NO.3 SEPTE BER 1 -7. 1982 ction and frus­ ere th two main me given to th Civil Right Commi ion f t- findin committ on its trip to nton Harb r Thur ay, ugu 26. m 40 people gath r­ ed at GI d Tidin B ptist Church d voi ed th t me e to the CR team he ed by Commi i ner B erly Clar . Jar told the udi n...…

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…TO AGE 12 Bento r city could rate up to $375, 00 in 0 e year d up 680,000 every ye tbelrealter if it pu t its tel dep nt in order, y Arthur Andeno d Company. The con- ltan hired by th city of estim tea. Consultants giv many re ns for the ck of meters being r d: - dam ed, bro en meters wi no on train­ ed to do th repairs; ed to do the repairs ( for example, Berrien Hom s every meter unreadable); -landlord or tenants door ...…

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…25 CE TS CITY ATTOR EY GAVI TO SEEK ATTOR EY GE ERAL'S OPI 10 0 CITY CHARTER PROVISIONS CO FLICT WITH "LOANED EXECUTIVE" PLA Inc., city a &4 . e" throu of Commerce ual salary of 45,000- the city $25,000 d $20,000 comi fr community n a p re , 4.1 …

…•• TOP G 7 SERVI G TRI-COUNTV SOUT ESTER VOL. II O. 42 SEPTE BER 24 - 30, 1980 ICHIGA CENTS. I, claiming to rebuild d terio­ ra d ctions of cities. Chamber official are pro- moting ity Venture fo I Benton arbor. IL-_--- City Ve ture demands th cal government d to pu up fund in fr nt condi . n of its involvement. Commissioner approved requ from Bethlehem Ternpl Bu t meetin . tly t 7:30 from Sept. 23 to ov. 4 t th comer of ...…

…Benton Harbor City m "on within 30 day on Commi " ners onday progre . night ordered City an r In other busi e , th P ul cCaul y to 'pursu comm on ted to e and d elop grant applica- a are of the 1980 club tions for an ailable pro- and dance n fee 0 gram de' ed to create th 8 chelor 14 Club. Th employment. ' move cle the y for Th resoluti - pprov- th ichigan Liquor Con- ed unanimou y - pre- trol Comrni on to ppro dented by ayor Joel tr...…

…raval before city attempted to t the job of city engineer and public or director combined into ODe. The over mon brough argued, "it' be a Q) cutting m re to eep it tha t Yarbrough's defeated. In r matte c- Ca ytdco ooen be had arranged fc. a meet­ in ith C itol d � ate developer of the Riftr- Terrace H . g clege1op- ment behind art. a lot of eon­ community d the p'cket- , _"_ .. '-- "I' eel for a mee With the City Attor...…

…SERVI G TRI..cOUNTY $OUT ESTER ICHIGA Pr 2 c PUTS QUESTIO E BALLOT ci y loaned J ck­ n 8,250 in arch of 1979. …