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…ELSCOTT the Coleman A Young center, were not cI ed while Brew ter Center, which h a hi torieal plaque in front of it, in addition to receivin Federal id for lcohol and drug abu e programs, ere cIo ed. Kay Everett .' clo the on ith Coleman A Youn on it" COU C L ID T fIey 'd,"If the recreation cente ere closed (by the mayor' dministIation) beca of the inoendiary con t, it (the contract) . igned .... Ay hould be opened, 0 . th peopl ...…

…-2 . Mali eek 10 t billion The Mali Government has sked witzerl nd to help it recover millions of . dollar alleged y hidden away in Swiss bank by Mousse Traore, the deposed Malian president, according to published reports in Geneva. If found, the sum - ap­ proaching $1 billlion ac­ cording to Mali - would be enough to cover almost the entire foreign debt of the impoverished West African country. . Traore was deposed in a co...…

…Job Sta nowto nd Some 87,000 General A sist nee nd Job St rt client will receive notice in the mail e rly next wee that the tate program to si t welf re recipients back into the work world is another victim of Gov. , John Engler' budget axe. The job-training and education program for healthy 18 to 25-year olds was launched in 1990 in six counties: Wayne, Oakland, Genesee, Ingham, Kalamazoo nd Mus- kegon. , State Rep. David H...…

…VIEWS OPINIONS p n I r • nl nor ru h Electing Blac poll lclan i only the fir t tep It' taken 1m t a generation for to realize that electing • Blac politicians i not enough. Once you elect them, you need to hold them ccountable. Beca e they too often do not demo trate concern for the community. Imagin if you can -and it's hard todo--a uburb npolitician taking his money and investing it in another community, one he does not represe...…

…HE RELAXED tha important principle once when he accepted admission through an affirmative . n program to Y e cbooL But, from his earli t Y , 43- Y old Cl ence Tho been a c ader t being pigeon­ holed ideologically or prof ion- ally b he is Black. When le 1 cbool, Tho- ccepted a position on the taff o Missouri Attorney General John Danforth with the stipulation that he would not be igned to civil righ ork.. He accepted a brief tay...…

…HIGHLAND PARK omen. 1 te t call, the 0 I m oin to t 1 bout, ppened the other mornin t 4:04 a.m. Bin o. J t li e B d e Charlie, that bl ted i trument II' ened m . "H llo!" I yelled. "Wh t nut i thi lling m t 4 o'cloc in the m rnin ? "It' me, Wrote. Wichita. Sam, Sf ter P rl nd I drew tit night to ee who would call you to d' very important m tter." "TIle only thing th t' important to me at 4 a.m. is leep," I replied. "Why n't yo...…

…ACCORDI G TO COS, Micbi n Bell a number of c - pi that will ve ome in- dividual money. According to Camp , during Detroit' I t torm, ome are were without phone service for up to eight days. The ult, he . d, w the city of Detroit and Detroit Edison be­ ca "our workers will not enter any area until the electrical hazards have , I I emp oyee p ctured I.D. and if t y come to your home to render rvice they m t how it," he d, ddin "e...…

…o r VOl i By DA NY R. COOKS ""2Ond.", Th Minority Concerns Commit­ meeting of September 12, 1 1 w Ci ty official justifying, ex­ pi ining and otherwi e m kin them elve ccountable to I mazoo' BI community. Unfortunately, Lee SI ugh r, Administrative i tant to the City Manager, noted, few in the Blac community showed up to hear Public Safety Chief Ed Ed ardson talk about the ixty-two arrests made in the Willard Street/Princeton...…

…1 - ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS The Magic Touch Lakers tar Magic Johnson i turning his magic touch to retail clothing with the opening of hi first tore in the predominantly Black community of Baldwin Hill (Lo Angeles). The clothing tore-"Magic's 32", i the first of ral he will open, offering sports paraphernalia, clothing, hoes, and accessorie . The tores will be run by Magic' wife, Cookie. oun tr c A ill d n8 in their seats when ...…

…2 This Week in Black History born. Who are these important jazz per. onalities known as "Buddy", "Farha", "Baby", and "Kin "1 SEPTEMBER 24, 18 4-E. Franklin Frazier, iologi t, born. 1988 - Jac ie Joyner­ won the gold m I in the heptathlon at th Seoul Olym­ pi ,setting a new orld recotd. 1957 - Federal Troo enforce court-ordered integration nine children integrated Central Rock High School, Little Roc !V Which single Black inst...…

…DETROIT NATHANIEL COTT SI!IT'" , DETROIT-Mattie and the Angel of Joy are indeed a joy to watch, ccording to their fans. By no stretch of the imagination can anyone con­ fuse what they are: a go pel group that ings "traditional gospel music." The group realizes that there are other kinds of gospel, such as "con­ temporary," but their forte is tradi­ tional. As a group, they are relatively young. The group w formed in 1986 but ind...…

…"There' complete J c of · recrui ting in the Benton H bor "Ibe fe ho ve opportuniti ve all been imported from ide the area. " Commi io r ques 12,000 f om polie d By BERNICE BROWN At the city commi ion meeting, Monday night, Commi ioner George Wy inger nd Charles Yarbrough questioned M yor Wil- · liam Wolf nd City ger Steve Manning bout the findin of the inv ligation of the Benton Harbor Police Department. . In a 15- ge rei fro...…

…I , PUBLIC SAFETY PUBLIC SAFETY Druq Free School zones -- No Support P.A.L. Program t National Crime Night Out o Support New Police Cars 1989 N Ighborhood Mini-Station Purcha e of New Fire Truck Voted NO (Feb., 1991) Bids for N w Fire Truck . Voted to T ble (July, 1991) Purchase Covert Police Car Training for Police Per onnel Cut From budget Canceled m tlng to prevent vote NO Support 1988-90 Taxi Driver's dres code ordinan...…

…EDUCATION ore . ed to money. tion d lrli . People j t couldn t I think that economi po erful than tb P Cleveland. Although people loved him, I don't think we 10 t anybody ith . P mg, beca e I think ey ant to perpetuate his or " As f keptics g , Ed Smith invi them to ee or themselv . "We invite them t me and see what we're doing. I think they will bepl antIy surprised that we are going to carry , out tb legacy of Rev. Jam Cleve­...…

…POSTAL JOBS - '11.41 to '14.9OItY. For d .pr"o.lIon Infarmtlillon 1-(800) 2 , MI169.8 . a.m.-8p.m.,7days.1QQO UTILITY COMPANY JOBS. St.rt 17.80-15. 76/hr.. your .... Men and worn needed. No tDCpeI1ec 108 n.o •••• ry. For Information, ° II 1-aoo-370-4682. ext. 4322. a a.m.·a p.m., 7 daye. $12.85f . era VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - Senior AUTOS FOR SALE AUTOMOBILE No Cr dlt Ch ok. No Down. 1-80().873-9503. 24HRS. RI k Fre Inform t...…

…BUSINESS/FINANCE q tions: --Is th re warranty? on - Wh re n I g t P rts and (V- ice? -Is th r a return policy? If 0, what ar the terms? If th aDS ers to th e questions uncI or m xist nt, the League ugg ts that consum rs might want to tum off th TV. Amo By WILLIAM REED The y tic Knights of the Sea Lodg Hall, Blac America The Kingfi h and ole Andy Brown have been ittin' around here for weeks di cus in' th "new world order." Whi...…

…, lor Jackson places blame in poultry plant fire . pected to announce oon wheth r h will eek the Democratic presidential nomination, po e to the crowd for 20 minutes in � ceremony that too on a religious fervor. h poke, a tencb eman ted from Im­ perial Food Product, where workers bad prepared chicken nuggets and marinated chick­ en breasts for restaurants and grocery stores for 11 years. Mo t of tho e in th crowd were Black, but AS...…

…- The communi m c pit Ii m. "The v ry lif the m m nt i being thre tened," Foreign Min­ iter th n h muy rir of Zimb bwe id hen h rrived in ccr, capit I of the We t Afric n nation of Ghan. All of th 103 m mber n tion except the Bah m sent foreign min­ i ters or others to the 10th ministerial meeting of the movement. Tho e nations hold nearly half the world's popul tion and occupy two-thirds of thJ: eats in the United Nations...…

…winne let. Jac on id he visited Hamlet iden to" inspire them so they can get better and not bitte !' In the evening, hundred of people jammed into the St. Stephen AM.E. Zion church to hear Jackson. He told them that Hamlet may come to symbolize workers' righ in much the same way that Birmingham, Al ., stands for civil rights. "God has a way of doing big things in mall towns," he said. Harold Miller, pastor of First Baptist Churc...…

…J VIEWS EDITORIAL Olymp c nd Will d Thom • OU C re needed for community economic cvelopmen to enerate decent jo to lleviate poverty. ' Communitie mu t be em­ powered to m ke the critical deci ion bout the type of economic options which are com­ p tible with their nee . R ourcestoinsurea21 tcentury quality educaiton in the public school m t Iso be a top priority. Community ho pital nd health care cen rsm t be re-opened. And...…

…ho orld JU TA TH r fference nd simtl ritie ong all people of v rio ulture and ethniclties, e cknowledg the career , a pirations th t tudents bring to college. Tbe program and .curriculum tbat you will encounter in colle e hould con istently attempt to reflect your cultural contribution , !pccially from a multi-cultural perspective - a per pective t at is rich, humane, multi-faceted and invaluable to t e telling of he human to...…

…Ev ry 1 econd 0 the chool d y n A ric n meric n tudent drop out of choot. ithout n educ tion e ch dropout Ie ve hi or h r future to ch nee, nd only preciou few et luc y. y friend Curti m rt enou h to now he couldn't depend on luc . For that m tter, he w marter th n lot of dull ho thought he couldn't make it. Let me tell you bout Curti . Curti i hand orne young African American man who impre ed me with hi energy and mbition. ow...…

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…HIGHLAND PARK dr mo 0 I I cy of ccompli By M rgar cG SPK'" to M'ch'fI!n Cltlz.n Th death of an ambitious 24- year-Old just getting started in hi career would u ually indicate dreams unfulfilled and a grieving family's lament that life' unfair. According to journalist Rita Grif­ fin, however, that scenario oe not apply to her late godson, Andre Lamont Dozier. "Hi death certainly was a hock to us all," Ms. Griffin said. "But his ...…

…Entertainment In Brief pe ing fbrother g i t brother ... "Eazy-E" h flied luit gain t two fellow members of N.W.A. It ms that Eazy-E (Eric Wright) d exclusive recordi contra ith Dr. Ore. (Andre Young Dd rapper "D.O.C.". Wright clai he w coerced nd defrauded into ignin documents reteaslng hi fellow bandm te from their contrac . no rescinding those release , which he ys were illeg By obtained. The rappers counter that Wright b...…

…··B-2 DETROIT .. ' .. What is th n of the Blac I ad r who wa convicted of mail fraud in 1925? Who is t thor of t book of ermo called, God' Trombon ? SEPTEMBER 17, 19 1-- u r y Leon rd defe ted Thomas Hearns for the world welterweight title. 1 3- V ne ill I m bee me the first B1 ck Mi America. 1 7 - d. 14 ...... �nu.n Name t� three colleges which Martin Luther King, Jr. attended S�PTEMBER 18, 1895 - Booker T. W hin ton del...…

…U altercation, hich thi reporter' me bein en (which he retrieved 't ut force) i t t three ACOR membe : Emily cDonald, 68, F Gi nola, 61, nd F 46, filed - ult and b ttery compl in I t the person they identified Kenneth Almas. ACORN' "11 fired up." They y "Al 'trend eems to be that once ho . no longer makin him money, he fail to fix it up and It become one of the (city' ) dangero v cant ho " Moreover, ACORN dded, "He (Kenneth Al...…

…BENTON HARBOR AREA o ld on o h We live in a town, a tate, and nation where too often the free Blac p . a I bor of love instead of a profitable bu ines. Why must Black newsp pers be given aw y despite being crammed with timely nd important news, vie ,and in­ formation, a weal th of Black gold? The nature of American society ys it must be given away because if it' Bl c it' not relevant to the real world (according to the logic of...…

…WINNERS-Kel ha Seals i the 1991 redplent of the Manufacturers Bank MIDority Scholarship t the UDlverslty of Detroit Mercy. Pictured wltb M . Seal I Michael T. MODahaD, PresldeDt of MaDufacturers N tional Bank of Detroit. Seal tecelved a ODe-year, $7,50 scholar hlp, form MaD facturers Bank 'where be recently completed aD Intern bip iD the Credit Depa'rtment. Sbe plan to graduate form tbe Unlnr ity's College of BusiDe and Admlnl tration I...…

…• � • • • I ra "ion of ov By NATHANIEL SCOTT qWriU, DETROIT-The celebration of :Iove usually falls on the 14th of :February when people celebrate Sweetest Day with flowers, candy, 'gifts and candle light dinners. But this year, on Saturday, September 14 at 6:30 p.m., there will be a "celebra­ tlon of love" honoring Mary E. 'Adams. , The event will take place at New :Starlight Baptist Church, 3710 Mar­ -tin Luther King Boul...…

…EED ELPFI oNGA JO " The Community rvlo. Employm.nt Program provld •• employability .klll. ng to prepare you , for employment. Partlol ant. reoelve • for121Nk • progrlm. Contact a.b • Wlnan., % Flr.t • Pr yt rlan Churoh, • Benton Harbor, .125-7075, Mon-Fri 10 • .. m.-2 p.m. tlt5 Ar;y��--;-di--I�-t-d worker beoau e: Company 010 ed? Lay-off? Propeota of re-employment In your fI Id Imoat non xi ? Forced 0 olo.e your own buaI...…

…QUESTION · · higan' 1? blic hool g t n arly half billion dollar a year from th p opl ho choo e to play the game . In the pa t 5 years, th Michigan Lottery ha furnished 2.2 billion to help op rate our chool , kindergarten through the 12th grade. . . This money was really provided by the adults who enjoy playing . die Lottery games.: Each year, it takes about $8 billion 0 operate the tate's K-12 public education program. In fiscal ...…

…ByD NY 00 C 1ft ICAl...AMAZOO-Mo than 330 p . one cram amazoo Coun- ty Jail e open the door. Sheriff Thoma Edmond m t reduce the jail' population to 293 or le to prevent ntence reductio from being ordered under the te' 0 ercrowding emergency law. Th commissione, and the chief judge of the,county, while seekm to apply the overcrowd­ ing· emergency law, are blatantly viol ing many other righ of t e confined, according to in­ mat...…

…WORLD AND NA TION "wholly ungovern ble." It c 11 for a two-cham­ ber legislature, a collective pre idency and guarantee for the rights of white and other minori tie . Tbe government has id the intere of white, who own the lion' hare of the country s industry and farmland, must be ecure if power- haring i to wor . Eight killed In Soweto . rampage JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - At least eight people were shot and hack­ ed t...…

…Helm had no comment. Brooklyn driver to testify NEW YORK -A report Sept. 5 aid the driver of the c r that illed an African American child in Crown Heights, setting off days of rebellion, will tell a grand jury he hit the gas pedal in­ stead of th bra e as hi car went out of control. The New Yor Daily News said the Hasidic driver, YosefLifsh, 22, was e pected to tell hi version of events to the Grand Jury Sept. 5. The panel is...…

…VIEWS yo I? M t h 1 di tri Mond y and nd r h w m ny p ren hav child' teach r nd cl ro m? ny Am ri watching Expo e or th Today Show thi pa t wee w th film taken with hidden vid 0 cam ra by a Milwaukee high chool nior 1 t ay. Vi wers were hocked to e teach rs itting at their de ding whil th fe idle tuden rem ining in cl laugh d, jo ed, pi yed dice even to while away the hour. Th dropout rat at thi chool match that of many in Michig n'...…

…1 er, t hi orient tion convoc tion, he met Dr. Benjamin y, one of the gre te t educ tor of thi century. M ny year 1 ter when I gr du ted from high chool, I w nted to go to college. I al 0 had no idea what I wanted to m jor in. I ju t wanted to go to college. I didn't even know what the initial : A.A., B.A., M.A., etc. meant until I took my New Student Orientation cour e. P RENTS HOULDN'T worry too much at thi point if your on...…

…HIGHLAND PARK IN THE Black community, • we can tart by strengthening our families .. The movie character, "Tre," has parent, although eparated, who do all they can to keep him traight. Not every family has such a trong male or parental influence, but caring neighbor and extended family and communi ty upport form group like the concerned Black men can put more of our children on the right track. owi ng up in the segregated South...…

…HIGHLAND PARK Pd for by Com mitt •• to EI.ct Charll. P. Oavl. RESTORE CONFIDENCE IN CITY GOVERNMENT VOTE SEPT .10 CHARLIE p. f)AVIS Former Councllm n -1980-84- GO TO THE POLLS AND VOTE EPTEMBER 10, 1991 Paid for by FrieDdl of Mayor Martha O. Scott, Mary E. Thomas, Treas. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Primary. Election will be held in the City of Highland Park, Michigan on . TUESDAY, THE 10th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1991 for the fol...…

…• • 1 '! cont tinwhi htoe amin th i u , w '11 continu to mired in rh toric and the economic eonsequen on to th n xt generation. 2) Employee p rti ip tion program ill in- ere competition b tween wor ers. Management- i well ware of th unemployment tati tics. The pre ure to compet for wor will increa e. Employee p rticipation pro ram which are p ading to service nd retail industri ,incre - ingly will le d to wor ers policing th qu li...…

…·1 1 Entertainment In Brief V ndro tour com to 0 trolt Luther V ndro - The Power 0/ Love Tour com to the Joe Loui Arena for one ho_w Wednesd y, October 9, 1991 at 8 p.m. Accompaning Luther will be Sinbad, Sounds ofBlackne nd Usa Fi cher. All ticke $25.50 and can be purchased at Joe Loui and Cobo Arena and all TlcketMa ter office (cash only) to charge call (645-6666). Thi i am t ee concert. NO CAMERAS!! Freddy' Back After ye...…

…"I H V OT been able to UCO Ii v Th Senior Lifeline of the Van Buren United Civic Organization announce their calendar chedule for the month of Sep­ tember. The events areas follows: - Each Monday: Exercise for fun and do it with Richard Sim­ mons. New at Center. - Each Wednesday: Bingo before lunch. MEPPS Emergency Medication Program. All day, call 764-8378 for information. - Tuesday, September 17: Blood Pre ure Clinic, 11 a.m...…

…This Week In Black History 1- born. Wa Paul Laurence � Dunbar noted more for his . poetry or his pro e? SEPTEMBER 10, 1976- , Mord c I John on, t fi t Black pre ident of Howard Univer ity, died. 1 47 - John R. Lynch, US Con re m n, w born. What is the total estimated . number of African Methodist Episcopal Zion churches in the US? SEPTEMBER 11, 1929 - Willi m B. Dr nch, . playwright and director, was born. 1919 - John (peck...…

…4'D Tit nd th ught: which ne, I prepared my elf to lamb blast Sam or Wi hita regardle . Wh n Si ter Pearl spoke I w omewh t relieved because contrary to what orne people may think, I try not to hurt people' feeling. I not only uffer because of; I bleed for mankind. Si ter Pearl b gao. "Mr. Wrote. I trust you are feeling w II thi morning?" I grunted. "Mr. Wrot ," h continu d before I topped her. I had to tell her it wa n'i n e ar...…

…·1 1 ,�l1\A:u.» .,upport for­ eign car m ers in drov , but it i questionabl to wbctber e profit in any way from tb e perience. Although must auto otiv espe will tell us that we get a good ride when we buy Japanese-produced car the basic consumer fact that Blae have 10 address among our­ elv is, "are we just being taken , for ride?" How much reciprocity do Af­ # rican-Americans get when we buy foreign-made products? Do we get job...…

…"Amen." The member of the Mighty Galati n Singers re: lead ingers Myron nd Curlee Shorter, not re­ lated, Greg Rogers, Robert Ander­ son, Charlie Du , Milton Re d and what i p rhap the only non-family go pel group in 0 troit that has a wom n member, Mae Alexander. TH J R UP. greed that Alexander "Put tbe pice in it (and) change (their) dimension." According to Alexander, who i the booking manger and promoter of the group, "The Mi...…

…·1 PR9M\. Wlnan., Pr byterl Benton 707�, a.m,2p.m.W1 The City of Ordains. Ch pter 8904. the Hlghl nd P r unlclp I Cod Is hereby m nd d to r ad follows: 8 4.07 RICHARD ALLE COURT' (A) OFFER OR SPONSOR 904.07 Th City of Hlghl nd P r ao no ledges that the Richard Allen Courts LImited Dividend Hou.lng A. oolaUon/L1mlted P rtn rshlp. a lohlg n Limit d P rtnershlp to be form d, h off red, ubleot to th r elpt of ortgage Loan from...…

…:-MAP--C\)c;. c ptiv t d by ing. In 19 .Le d lly w ntenced to 10 y in a Loui i na pri on for t mpted murd r. Library of Con­ fol lori t John Lorna nd hi n AI n di vered Leadbelly there durin tour 0 Southern pri ns to g ther Blac folk ongs. Lorn x helped rr nge for Le dbelly' rele e and hired him chauffeur for th rest of hi Southern tour. They came north, Le - belly continued to chauffeur for Lomax between performance . Le dbell...…

…VOL XIII NO, 41 m rican Wor African by ry Hell "Our history in merica is full of examples of outright deceit, abuse, violence, discrimination and exploitation. This p nomenon is in­ grained. We have come to accept, without question, the premise that African mericans and other people of color are assigned to the most dirty, hot, hazardous, tressful, and low-paying job ." - Willie Jackson, Executive Director White Lung A soc iation 'S...…

…A III 0.0. The h irper on of th Unit d t t i il i ht Commi io id Iter tour of meri n milit ry b e in Germ ny, he found evidence of perv ive r - ci I di crimin tion. h irper on rthur . Fletcher told enior Pent gon offici I I t wee di crimin tion ocuring in the hiring nd promotion of both en­ li led per onnel nd civili n d fen e employe . He I. 0 id r ci 1 di crirnin ti n w en­ demic in the chools for employee' children. Th...…