…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...…
…urged 0 pa et decent tb ir righ . Thi w the m ge of pe e hop po ored by th Detroit ety Council t th in Library I t wee ten di tributed by th commi ion noted that federal ho in legisl tion required 18 nd local govemm n receiving federal fun to dopt Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) a pi nde cribing the housing needs of people, th condition of ho es the money, materi 1 and people vail ble to provide decent and afforda...…
…on Production: 0 ayn Buch n. - K Adv rli Ing Rep� entative: rry royl VIEWS he fal/acy 0 Bl c con rveti m: re ponsive government re both nee ary to liberate the m of BI c people from hunger, poverty, di ease, and chronic unemployment and underemployment I am certainly vigorous proponent of elf-help development as a major priority for African Americans. THERE IS NO qu tion about the urgent need for African Americans to adopt a e...…
…o Wichit con- tinued. "I went to th • S Y Kind Words' lent how at Highland P r Community College. . "I w not imp d by' the talent and almo t got ticked off when th event t rted 32 minute late. But I'll ay OK to any thin that fill children' time with con- tructive endeavors. "Maybe if the event i to be come n annual event, nowhow nd profiting from mi take i the w y to go." After th t Wichi ta chit-chatted for the next 20 minut b...…
…"COOL MOVE - Teen . Together," is part of PBS outreach effort to get everyone involved with improving their communities. The video ha excerpt from a national documentary aired everal months ago, highlighting some of the wonderful work young people are doing for their communities. For example: - In Dorche ter, Mas achu ett , the community established The All Dorchester Sports League to put youngsters of all r ces and background...…
…• D1A APOLI - Alumni 0 Bl c colle nd unive iti re neglecnn their 1m m tt rs, offi c ofth chool id I t Wedn - d y. J me C. Bell, former board of re en member at Te uth rn Unive ity in Houston, nd Howard University law prof r K nn h S. Tollett m de th comm nt a mem bers of p n I at a ational Bar ociation eminar. The a ocia- lion rep nts Black lawyers. "Black college uffer from a lack of elf e teem ... and internal tri e," Tollet...…
…" Un mploym nt Un nt R t Ail Whit Afrlc n Am ric n o According to th Departm nl of bor, w n African American compri ed 11 of the orkforce, they m de up 23� of the unemplo d population nd 27� of the long-term mployed. Thi hoi tru amon all ctOIS. Chronic unemploym nt m that one out of three African Ameri famili liv belo th poverty lin , compared to only one out of ten families in the general popul tion. Incom Despite years of a...…
…·7, Entertainment In Brief r pr o u hi of ory Bu hwic Bill, from the Geto Boy ,i very up t with the recent report about hi girlfriend hooting out hi right eye. We id eventeen-ye r old Tamika Nicole R ndel ton bla ted him in the f ce with a 22-caliber Dillinger fter he in i ted th t he wanted to die. But Bushwick ay we got the tory wrong. I wick nd tired of being ick and tired, and my elf I tried three time . My girl d...…
…DETROIT This Week In Black History SEPTEMBER 3, 1910 - Dorothy born. 1 What types of hymns were WIg frequently in the Black church, and e.ven until today in many cases? SEPTEMBER 4, 1848 - Le H. timer, inventor and engineer, w born. 1962 e Orle n C thollc chool sy tern integrated. What is the largest Black-owned corporation in the US which makes hair dressings and other cosmetics ? SEPTEMBER 5, 1911 - Frank Yerby, novelist...…
…on In fact, . Colon, at 106, remar ed, not long go, bout her j ter' need of awl er, "You mean b ' 91 and needs a wal er?" The 'j te were born in AdaJe, Georgi . . Co on in 1885 and .. Gillispie in 1900. .. ' Mrs. Colon, pry 106, do ,mo t of the talking for the two, her • niece, . Gillispie' -d ughter! Erma Wimberly said. The' day of the interview w not on of her talka tive days. DETROIT ·11 • craves . either of the isters we...…
…BENTON HARBOR AREA The Ben n Harbor City Com mi ion ppro d Enterpri Zone Spendin PI or the Fi I Y r 1 -92 by 6- vote, t their A t2 meetin. By t City of Benton Harbor in d ig ted n Enterpri Zone, it' required to file nnually th the S te Enterpri Zone Board a Spendin PI n which reflec ho that reven increment, created a ult 0 Enterpri e Zone d ignation ill be pent. The Enterp . e Zone· to provid the opportunity for tax credi for ...…
…- WESTERN MICHIGAN 10m D nzy, Y.O.U. p rtlclp nt nd uture BI ck Bu in person of the Year. (pboto by D. Coo Radio in We 't Michigan - A bit of background By DANNY R. OKS Corn pond •• In the fan of '72 three young profe ionals from Kalamazoo' Black community formed WHW Enterpri e for the purpose of owning and operating a radio sta tion in southwe tern Michigan with a Black format. Walter Hall, a psychologist with Battle Creek' VA...…
…HI; land Par GAL NOTICE �OTIC f IlLOl.l(' m \ r sc Cl v of Hl hland Par' Clty Council Cha.bera 30 G raId Avenue Hi hl n Park, MiChl n � �OJ 17,1 1 Pursuant to Real Estat GUl Iln for d OSln ot Land. n6tice 1. her by Ilven th th C� Y Council will hold a PubliC Hearln at th plac . d lndlcat d abov to con ld r the oft ra to pureh v th corr spondln n ea and structur by op n \AC. T LOTS 1 -lO Y lon 11/21 1 -20 Av Ion 11/21 o C ndler ...…
…LEGAL NOTICE ND E TO OROl CE NO. 16.000 UNI ORM TRAFFIC CODE TH CHARTER TO SHIP OF BENTON ORDAINS AS OLtX>WS: BENTON CHARTER TOWNSHIP HAS PREVIOUSLY STABLISHED AN ORDINANCE KNOW AS THE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CODE WHICH IN PART ESTABLISHES PENALTIES FOR PARKING VIOLATIONS WHICH OCCUR WITHIN BENTON CHAR TER TOWNSHIP. WHEREAS, THE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF BEN TON HAS DETEnMINED THAT IT IS IN THE BEST IN...…
…won top prize with Curried Turkey Twi in tbe "National Turkey blended with curry, ow READING, WRITING� REALITY THE bad news is that 50% of 6 pregnant teens drop out of school.In fact, an average of1 mil �lion' American students drop out .. each year. The good news. is Burger King Academy. In partnership with Cities in Schools, lnc., we're, committed to keeping "at risk" students in school. Kids in trouble with the law Abused ch...…
…Pioneer jazz saxophonist Lamonte Hamilton dies Paqe 2 • polic uit fil 70 victim u over 40 ncldent in o ay Sp!ciallo th Michigan Citiun LOS ANGELES. CA, -Blac and Latino re ident of Lyn- ood, California, and other filed I w uit in federal court September 25 alleging more th n 40 incident of police brut lily and mi COR duct by L.A. County deputy ne r i rr a signed to Lyn ood. rri All but one of these inci dent took place...…
…it t e tone J Z1. Mu 'cum Orche tra under the dircctor hip of axophoni. t, Dr. Thom "Bean "Bo Ie:. H milton" funer I arran- ement re bing h ndled by the Stin on Funcr I Homc. Family hour ill be on Thur d y. September 27, 1990 at 7:00 p.m. ith the fun r I ervice to follow t 7:30 p.m. The ervice ill be t Stin on' orth e t Ch I at 16540 eyer Rd .• nc r Puritan. There i a planned jazz tribute nd memorial ervice for amilton. be i...…
…(EPTEMBER dumping Communi' y protes s During the Wednesday, September 19 Highland Park City Council meetin , en raged cuizen expressed con cern about illegal dumping in a fenced-in lot on the corner of Hamilton nd laBelle. A LaBelle re ide nt, who would only identify herself as Betty, formed a street com m�ttee to top the dumping. The residents identified D T Building Maintenance lnc., right acro the street, to be re ponsib...…
…or e e children, tinued di crimination h rm not only omen but Iso their families. Becau omen re be. d of 0 e old in nearly half of the African erican familie in thi country, and one-fifth of all Hi panic f milie , omen of color nd their f milie re particul rly vul ner ble to the d va t ting im p ct of employment di crimin non. The e re real human ing ho ill benefit from p ge of the Civil Right Act of 1 . Con ider Brend P u...…
…e Da In the 60' and 70' Black Po er, BI ck Nation Iism and Black Consciou ness emerged a key concept to advance the tr ggle for plack liberation. . "BI ckne" u ed . a b i for mobilizing African Am ric ns to gain acce to corridor of po er hich pre viou Iy were off limit. A re ult Black f ce g n to ppe r everywh re from faculty. staff nd ad mini tr rive positions within colleges and univer itle to memb r of the board of comm...…
…mal ? • placed in fo te r ere, long before e "bonded" ith the hite couple. App rently thcr are diC erent 5t ndard for A rican American rei uve '-even tho e ho re gainfully mployed-preventing them from gettin cu tody of their children. Ho the St. CI ir County judge could . nJ p rmanent custody to th hile couple. allo ing them '0 dopt the o • i beyond cornprchcn- . Ion. p rticularly hen he m de no 110 ance for a con unucd r...…
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…·0 0 ',. O'IH 'OR council pproved 00 hid propo I b th c tech Comp ny to furni h 1 HI hi nd P r 1 40 t x f rm . The ouncil vc th Com- munity 0 velopment Dep rt- ment (COD uthoriz lion to m n pplic u o n for fi n I I t nee to up- port the Senior Ci u z c n Divi I n Pro r m; uthorrz - tion to co nvc title to the properl' lated or the Gene. I. To nhou e E tates Dev lopment upon curing dequ te fin nc i ng ; . nd authoriz tion to...…
…SEPTEMBER Comm ntary By Rev. Ty Cli r Sp!cillllD t MkIUE" CiIiu" Amid the explosive head line portraying Operation PUSH's reque t to meet with IKE nd the the sub equent boycott as omething an logou to "blackmail" and the cries for "extortion." "coercion, and "nti capi tali m," .onc can easi Iy 10 e the true meaning of what we at PUSH hope to ac compli h in meeting ith IKE. Our objective i to estab Ii h a fair. reciprocal ...…
…e enzie Seattle D. iller ('35), e er- Chic 0 _ZlP---- retired BPBS educator - Dale A. obi on, or I izatio pecial· t for the a tional Ed cation A - ociation in W &ahinlton, D.C. - Bill Will· ('59), vice president for dvertising nd public elation, Hil Ier ich and Bradsby Co. (Loui ville Slugger bat manpf cturer), Louisville . - Eleanor Bumgardner right ('19), retired uthor, journaliat, and longtime ecretary to former Detro...…
…SEPTEMBER • OCTOBER " 1 Lambda ,Rho Zeta I • ho African art show The Lambda Rbo Zeta Cbapter of Zeta Pbi Beta Sorority, Inc. po ored it first African-American Art Exhibit at UA W Local 6S3 in Pontiac on September 8, 1990. The e xhi bi t provided an opportunity to showca e aC fordable art orks and prints by' African-American artist. Exhibitor included the Up tairs Gallery and Studio, Ponti c pool get grant State Representati...…
