…ce -P ident, Michelle Ivory Martin, RN BS , has 10 years e rience in nu ing and spa cializ in em rgency care. She bas or ed upplemental staff ing at area ho pital and is owner and director of Magical Child Care Center hich is sch uled to open soon -Vice President, Pasha Deering, BS, has 11 years experience in education, home health care supervision, medi cal \ urgical and critical care nursing. -Reoording Secretaey, Net t...…
…e e te By Mum.ia Abu-Jamal There· Something partieu Iydishearteningabout the sen· teDcing ,of the two LAPO brutes convicted of beating African· American motorist, Rodney King recently. When U.S. District Court Judge Davi ntenoed Officers Koon and Powell to 2-1fl years in prison, he went to great pains to justify the bulk of the beating of King, citing King's oft..ciOOd fail ure to ·stand still" while enduring bat Do being sh...…
…( ) I J i 1/ i til/ \ " i c H • ,\ no j come into our , or udios. It com to OUR CHILD killing each other .. .l Th casualti of th neighborhood drug war are not j tat' ties; they are our so and daughte . They are our grandchildren. They are th children of our eo-wor , n . ghbors and friends. All oonoem po ib adul m wor together to make our neighborhoods from violent crime. We m t reach out to be positive rol mode for the children who ar...…
…A·1 ing MO T CO t Id the Journal that they had not intended to reduce their propor tions of Black orkers. . At W.R. Grace, for mpl, where Blacks lost jobs at mor than twice the rate of the overall wor k force, spokesman Fred Bona said: "This issue has no h- co continued from A1 City Commission unanimously voted to begin the process for securing additional funds for more police. Whether it's the promi es of a politician or a c...…
…sible for. the hehuva re�ix" of Snap's "Rhythm Is A Dancer". By TUREKA TURK ltllohlp.n Clt/an Catch You" every week. Despite "Gonna Catch You's" mass exposure, Gor don does not have the record . to back up its stature. CUTTING THROUGH the unnecessary of Gordon's bio ("After many delays business dilemmas, creative struggles, even a stormy per sonal life-Lonnie has tri umphed as the fierce ruling .diva she is ... "), it is ev...…
…n ration Thou anets gath red at the Uncoln emori t to e lebr th 30th Annlv r ary arch On Wa hlngton. Qu n of the liver ere n, Hall B rry (I) Joined Qu en of the civil right movement, Ro P rk (r) at th Sony Ho pit lity Tent to ah re a brief bit of hi tory. The 1993 march served to establi h a new coalition of con cl, nee for Jobs, Ju tice and Pe c • Pe c Hood Parade and Rally 10:00 a.m. art ng from Fish Freeway and Woodward to H rt Plaz...…
…The Chopping Block by Philomena Corrade no v 2 cup Ion rain whit . ric JLI2cup chick n t k or c nn d broth 1I2 t poon alt V4 cup chopp d p r I y I av 4 medium Ilion , minced Spoon oil into larg heavy saucepan; place ov r mod rate heat. Add rice and cook, tirring frequent ly, until grains are toasted gold n brown. Add broth and lt; increase h at to moderately high. Bring to boil. Cover tightly; reduc heat to low and simmer 10 m...…
…oapUpdxue HILDR : Taylor cautioned D k about mi taking h r friendlines for anything m r rious. Mimi told d j ct d Luca that while h appr ciate hi kind ness, she was till in lov ith D r k. Ted was ov rcome with emotion when he saw the room hi mother pt p erv d all thi d nightm re a._ ... """ ..... . dn pping. After finding rror made by d, t1 snoexee when Dixie revealed he was il literate. Opal was hocked to e Pal mer working a...…
…• BH Calendar of Events ou h v t upport o�p me t Th Tough.U>ve Parent Support Group will m t Tu day, Sep mber 21, at 7:30 p.m. in the Stevensville United Method ist Church, 5506 Ridge Road. t ry Pre-School toryTime will m on Wednesday, September 22, from 10-10:45 a.m. Stories, songs and a hort film are planned for young children ages 3-5. Movi for children are shown on Saturdays at 12 noon. Showing September 25 will be, Chocolat...…
…·1 ---l /'. / .. I )II'IIU" . uuun, , , ...._____ ------------�-----�-- � om e tary To find out valu of your p t car, cl it up and to. . car deal and y you want to thout ding. and you want their 0 1". The you will your c::ar: whol valu it' on to hat Bank, Savings Loon, Credi Union, Car Deal or I� Company the inte fa the term and amount of money you want to borrow. You will want to pi the lending . itution with the 1 annual percen...…
…· ... _--- .. __ ._. __ ._- .. - __ __ ._--.- . EASY WORKI EXCEL LENT PAYI ASSEMBLE PRODUCTS AT HOME. CALL TOLL FREE, 1- 800-467-5566, EXT. Q634. 12 CURITY GUARD We.t Bloomfteld 4 y r old, 4 bdrm colon I, c.ntral air, library, d.ck, 2 car a oh.d garage and mor •. Mu.t •••. A.klng $2 ,tOO. utual Real Ity 3 -217. .12 or uaDart nt acqulr d pro • u .. ( ) SYNOPSIS OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF TH BENTON CHARTER TO'M'o.lSHIP...…
…r the f Mi higan B 11 i now known a Am rit h. th P rne Whi- Every home needs on improvement now and then. Whether you need cosh for o major repair, 0 minor remod8nf or sinpIy to increase the wM ond enjoyment 9f your home, M;ch' on National 80 has 0 home inptovement loon that wi fit the biI. You' e our competitive rates ond our ffexibIe repayment pions. And we offer 0 WJrietf of pernment-sponsored programs. including MSHDA * Do the wor...…
…ca e- ByTOOENSI n Citizen DWAYNE BROWN A federal law making it a crime for GIs to advocate for, or join, a labor organization has been used to imprison two Black GIs who pro ted command sanctioned racism at Ft. Hood, Texas. Congress passed the anti-un ion la in 1977 in response to fears that active duty service o e By ALISON JONES Spec�1 to Michigan Citizen American (NCOBRA), has for malized plans to establish Black Commu...…
…Ilealtil • _.011 ..... -_.-._ .. _-, .. _. urvey by Lou' Harr' reh) hows a dram tic in in con rn about th impact of gun violen on the Ii of American children. Among the poll findings: • one in five parents y they have or kno moon who a child who w wounded or killed by another child with gun." One in five paren kno a child "who was worried that or sh got a gun for If-pro- tection.· , The figure is one in th for African Americ...…
…• By RO SEIGEL mGHLANJ) PARK - At a pe cial council m ing requeSted by Highland Par Mayor Linsey Porter, t city council delayed action on the Mayor' requ t to gi lope of planned hous ingatA-Mac/BenjaminManoron Manchester Avenue th right to stop paying taxes and pay a 4% rvioe charge instead. Highland Park Mayor Linsey Porter said that it for thed velopers to an ur anoe this would happen if they ere to get funding from the M...…
…By YVO NE SCOTT DETRorr - S011'e people may feel that health food and politics are worlds apart, but no former Detroit City Council member Erma Henderson. She is th owner and creator of Erma Henderson's Wholistic Health Food Store at 19444 Liver nois. "Working in the health food field is a way of helping people. I di vered that it was a way of helping me to keep going under a great deal of pure. I was able to do a better job," ...…
…• Ethel Tinsley, 85, died one day before she was honored for 50 years a member of the Warren Avenue Baptist Church. She was born in Birmingham, AL, and moved to Detroit as a youth. At Warren Avenue he erved with the NUrBEB Guild, the Ma tron' Board, the Warren Avenue Chorus and, still had time to raise three young cousins, Charlene, Dawn and Yvonne. Tinsley's survivors include her husband, Willie; cousins Lery Leroy and Fannie ...…
…pri n I ('I,ill i("" , ;(",., i - - ----_- - ----- ------ - ___j ",""'_rv_v) to P loyalty of t to pro r cial pri by __ ,Dt"P_ t B too, t th i proud ith i 0 ng history, t dition, and culture, d nequally mtingfutureto be on through cial solidar ity." In an era h Afri and African people lay p tra , ad nd ruined after centu ri of rape, pilla and de tion at the hands of Europe and Europea , it Garvey ho arrived on the to pro...…
…• H' toricall , Black nun hav alway -pped bytMpolice for no other n than being Black! tan Black, medium Black, or very rich blackberry Black (1 30) take my dad for instance they called him tM"IU - fish" ng bause he owned a hotel, . a lumber yard and his u ry own grocery store at 622 Winder � back in the glory day of"Paradi Valley" Now him 00178 rich and all didn't prev nt him from being 'stopped & fri ked' by the good '...…
…A7 r D PM c 1 Oral argument before the Army Court of Military Review is edul for t . month. In late June, this same court reversed the conviction of Ser geant Pete (who had earlier been released from prison after serv ingtwo yeats) and dismissed his case. The ruling so infuriated the Army command tin the unusual step of king the full court to revi the decision of its three-panel judge. "OUR DEMAND OR Black Community Parole...…
…III!/! Cltlan Vesta firetcameon the R&B scene six years ago with the commotion-causing single "Congratulation.", an unfold ingstory of a woman oblivious, until the last minute, of her -lover' eclding. Vesta deemed to be an R&B inger with a �le of her own. Her voice could carry long full notes with a slice of sass and charm reminiscent of Gladys· Knight and Aretha Franklin. Thea! who watched her in terviews giggled at her sense...…
…Black Filmma Hall of Fame, Inc. entri from Afri can American film/'.1deo arti s for th Sidney Poiter Fellow hips. Film/video projects suitable for consideration include: small budget; new works; trailers for larger productions: funding for completion. Applications will be made available b� calling (510) 465-3574 or writing to Blac Film makers Hall of Fame, lnc., The Sidney Poiter Fellowships, 1212 Broadway, Suite 830, Oakland, ...…
…The Chopping Block by Philomena Corrade no G DT R BUITER V2 cup (l tick) butter, n n d 1 table poon t rr on I IV cru h d V2 te . P n r t d I mon p I V. tea poon alt Da h ground bl ck p pp r In a small bowl of an lectric mixer or in the bowl of a small food proces sor fitted with a m tal wing blad , combine butt r, tarragon, I man peel, salt and black pepper. Transf r • to a sheet of pia tic wrap; ha into .a log about one inch...…
…ou Th artln Luth r King C nt r for Social Chan In Atlanta wa. Just one of th It vl.lted " by th 30 high sehee win r of Alph Kap Alph '. Dom .tlc Travel Tour during their r c nt four-city tour. (I-r) Rhonda D. Taylor, An r.on, IN; Nicol C. Per I ,Southfl Id. I; nd Voland Y. Totton, Aurora,IL; 1.0 vlalt d hl.torlcal.1t In Blrmlng m, AL., W h n on, D.C. and Chicago during th Ight-day trip. With t nta are Mrs. Norm • Whit , AKA Int rn lonal ...…
…CALENDAR OF EVENTS up 0 pm t A n be ment upport group, Seed of Hope, will be availabl to help individuals rope with gri after losing a loved 0 . The group will meet Monday eventin ,from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., beginning September 13, in the behavioral medicine dining room at Mercy Memorial Medical Cen ter, in St. J ph. For mor information, call chaplaincy at Mercy Memorial at (616) 983-8454 or Hospice at (616) 429-7100. There is no...…
…it buy 0 ? 'That' the qu tion. Thed . iontobuy hom hould not mad lightly. :y hom buy J'8 ha n mpted by boo and that prom' riches in te and promote comple m to make anyone a millionaire with " 0 Money Down". The reality' that real tate is asolld in tment that requires a personal well a financial commitment. A down payment is only the beginning. Horne owner- hip invol ongoing mortgage and tax payments and expe uch as maintenance...…
…7 LEGA G 1. m bow men oned vt I. prim ri low Incoma pel'8Onl. M yor LlnHy Port r aty of HI h nd Pali< SECURIlY GUARDS Hlghl nd Park·Detrolt rea. P Id we k Iy. I UnIform I provided. Paid lning. 531·2483. 8-5 LEGAL OTiCE BUSI ESS SERVICES ttl P. Carter, City aeli< aty of Hgh nd P Ii< SPEEDY SARAH'S TYPING SERVICE RESUMES TRANSCRIPTION (313)491-8783 hIgan ClUzen AdtI. g 12·83 HELP WANTED I atlmn, P.O. Box 03560, Highlan...…
…I By THOMAS GEORGE CHICAGo-Five blocks w t of th 94 yon the South Side at 60th and Green Streets sits a tired old building with barred doors, broken windows and shattered dreams. It is the old Englewood Hospital, built in 1905. For the last 10 years, it has sat and wilted. It represents much of the ewoocl nigh borhood, one of the roughest and toughest and poorest in this city. Few outsiders cross the line into this bleak neighb...…
…• VIC op ace- o o VOL. xv NO. 42 .. 111/nf('rmt'd Pt'crll(' Is A Frce Poopte SEPTEMBER 5 -11. 1993 Mayor Sharon Pr�tt Kelly of th Dletrlct of Columbia, the R v.· J • Jack.on, left, and com dian Dick Gregory w re mong 20 demonetretor. arr t d Thur day for blocking Ind pendence Av nu In the on-golng .truga. for etatehood for th dl8trlct erst vote 0 DC state ood By ALLISON JONES says. This will enable the federal seat of governmen...…
…_- ndicat n bl to uncov r, and f w reporters m to b filing any r port of what it i lik to liv a a Black in the tate of Florida. African-American have Ion been wary of white media be cau e of pa t overt raei t atti tude of the publishers and new dir ctor . It w . not until! 65, Am ric n r ei m, nd to prov th t th r h n oIVect- of African Am rican p ople," id form r P lm Bach County radio talk how ho t ho i actin a monitor f...…
…:.. Emile Sandelln, Bridget nd Diana Kinard from Detroit enjoy the pre-Bash of Fash Bash '93. .. ' Autopsy delayed in investigation of death that led to rioting CONCORD, N.C. (AP)- At tempts to retrieve medical re cords have stalled an official autopsy explaining what caused the death of a man in police cus tody last month, an incident that led to rioting. Dr. John Butts, the stat's chief medical examiner, said his office wan...…
…Dear Hlghl nd Park r : This past w kend I spent riding my bike through the al leys and reets of Highland Park. My purpose w to up close the conditions and talk to you (the citiz ns) 0 get your feelings bout the We your City picks up your trash and garb ge. I was ati fled with the way ome of our alleys looked. A lot of alleys contained no trash and garbage at all. The on for tha is attrib- uted directly to you for the ef forts ...…
…DO-On i n of 1 1 i : Ther Ha B Chan. Th ng impli that inee t pow r of God cam into th individu I' Iife, everything changed. Th w lk. The tal Th manner of living and even th y he or he vie life. In a , th pel quartet promoting b in in De roit, changed inee th ing of Rever nd Wilmore Allen, Jr. Rev. All n w, undoubtedly the king of Detroit' gos I quartet promoters when God called him home earlier this y r. And while no one know...…
…mun m. - Sulphur dioxi , with a trong odor, tac b thing, kin, and lu It forms . d rain that de- fo kills fish and dam- buildings. - More mercury than a gar bage incin rator, becau the Highland Par facility would deal with medical w , creating even more damage to the Great Lakes. Although tate and federal en- vironmental agenci tand- ards, Sharon beli they are inadequate and adds that it is left to the companiee to do the moni...…
…lice Gr n, Rodn y Kin ... ill in th b n , th color, th , th In th t f w y th h dlin are filled with th nam ofvicti killed, imed and obliterated at th of the polic . Who th peopl we ch to protect and rve our community. A they n en my or a distant rela ti ? With the tria in Los Angel and Detroit at an end, ch community hould reflect on how to add th increasing number of people who die or are ulted by th police. You and I will ...…
…I q inva Ku sit in Au- . gust, 1990, and m rcil lyex- ploi it until ft r th 1991 Persian Gulf ar, Kuwait' no being oompe ted by Iraq. Th truggle for Black repa rations' not on W tern guilt but on Wi tern po Ibil ity. While guilt need not 'be in herited from generation to neration, rights and ponsi- biliti are. The whole concept of a constitutional order' predi cated in the premises of on gen eration' setting down the rules ...…
…DO' DIRECTIO leaves the viewer with the feeling of watching a movie instead of being involved in the film. He, in fact, oversim plifies the storyline, making the duo's adventu almost comical. There IS one scene in which Percy and Thunder are scheduled for a match in a small western town. When they arrive, everyone speaks Spanish except them. "I know there's got to be some negroes here," Banks says. Just then, a Black man cla...…
…., Tu Septem r7 ·Harlem Rena ss nce Po try· with Kaleema Han, 6:00 p.m. at Clianey Branch Library, call 935-4314. The Oakland University Community Chorus in\Ates classi cal music singers to observe their first rehearsal from 7:30 to 10 p.m. in 134 Varner Hall, Oakland University, Rochester. Tuttion is $32, for more information, call 370-3120 anytime. Wed. September 8 Free career ewning for the Oakland University Legal Assi...…
…Home Tips FLOOR MATS - Recently, my husband and I found ou Iv It I P rade without the benefit of our Ilwn chlirs. Since the idea of sinin on the damp curb didn 't appeal to me, I ugg ted using the rear floor mats from his car to sit on. They worked out great! The rubber back in kept damp-proof, and they had enough padding to soften the curb. They were easy to c rry and went back on the floor bo rd in no time. Randi P., Monroevlll...…
…BOTH 0 T E mothers aid that they didn't actually beat their children. They just " panked" th m. I told them hat I was agains any parent hit ing child. I id that spanking was the me as beating. Only th name w dif ferent. My comm nt angered the entire audience of parents, and they attacked me loudly. I told· them 'if they r ised their chil dren property there would be no need to hi them. In any case they should con sider using ...…
…e Soul C,hlldren of Chicago Choir Concert will be held Sunday, September 12, at 6 p.m. In Lak Michigan College M nd I C nter. Adml Ion i $5 P r ticket (adults and children). Tick t may be purcha ed t Banner Book Store on Nile Avenue in St. Jo eph; Fir t Congr gatlonal Church on Pipestone and Jeffer on; nd In Benton Harbor or phone (616) 429-5541. For tick t Infor:matlon and r rvatlon information, contact Bernadette Nichols-Varrie. (616) 92...…
…BUSINESS BRIEFS a tac G y � n e clinic of uling n cataract ur ry, th clinic charged in a 6 million lawsuit filed in federal court. Th n wor defended its report in a tatement i ued after the la uit filed. The la uit, filed Wedn y, nam NBC and "Dateline NBC" reporter Brian as defendants. The plaintiffs are Central Carolina Surgical Eye Associates and Dr. C. Richard E of Southeastern Eye Center. w · deo CD ready for mar et TOKYO (AP}- ...…
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…i (Job e d. ept.30) • • - Must be ighland Park or- amtramck esident -Ages 18-21 u Time & 6-18 Pa t Time Eligible app icants must meet income guidelines. - ....... 0 0 And e 2-4600 .24. Sponsored by The Wayne County Job Connection . Building a World-Class Workforce . . The'Wayne County Job Connection is an equal opportunity em player/program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to . individuaJs with disabi...…
…WANDA F. ROQUEMORE/Michigan Citizen ACORN seizes house to protest city's 'illegal' stoppage By WANDA F. ROQUE OR n Cltlz.n Q OIT - Angered nd f�trated with the city's low P ce in proce Ing homestead ing applications under the Nui ance Abate ment Ordinance (NAO), ACORN and residents of an tside neighborhood recently opened, cleaned and claimed for the com munity a vacant house the city refuse to proce under th NAO. "City officia...…
…Only light Improvem nt for Black In key te t PRINC TON NJ-African American students last year continued to how slight im provement on what is generally considered the nation's most important tandardized test. 1be combined verbal and math scores of Black students on the Scholastic Aptitude Test rose by one point last year to 737. But, the slight rise continued a is-year increase in Black scores. Nevertheless., the average combi...…
…RD incumben hinder GOP for Ho control. "I don't think th co ttai are going to be there," B llenger aid in reference to President Geor Bush' low pproval ratin , which he id won't help Republican elections efforts. "I think for that re on the Democra have a much better chance," Ballenger continue. "In fact, the odd re th t (Democratic presidential candidate) Bill Clinton is going to carry Michigan. If he doe , that' going to help th...…
…PU o red " �. petpIe to tell their time if day. It is a caPlrxm they tofrndtht!tmelves onthe'"'fJtfIalmaJ g«Jg1tfJhy. h tells them Mht:retheyt7t; atd� theyQ1f!." - Dr. John H rl Clark. �'expedBlUsfirdi1d born in l.9OO • follows: Black 70.3 .whi 76 Families laded by women: B 56.2 pereen; .. whia 17.3 percent. Educatioo am�: for every$l,(D)whi earn,g of equal ochratioo earn: - H.S. Dropout - men $797 and women $974; - H.S. E...…
…CHILD CH '. line Pleventlon run by Department rl ttl m1 It aC\l1iculwn deYe10ped by Dr. Debotah ProttJow..stith, a physidanam deano � .. _ ....... v Sdro ciPublic Health. 1m project cxn:entm� in � city's two poorest nciglOO' mods, (ft predomina1ely Blade, am <R pmdonlimlely white. A 10«ssi0n OOUISC fOr high scmol students focugeson the . ofviolen:em11Dmicideaniintro dua:s altcmltiYe ways ., J.t:SOlve cooftids. St\XbJIs lear...…
…DETROIT \'lE\VS O� EJ)l�C:\TH)N II I ri , rica e pneumonia" eem never more tru th n tod y. Thi i 0 d pite th [: ct tty more Bl k Ameri ns ve become middl income than . .. ever in the . tory of t . country. ceordin to th Popul tion Reference Bure u of W hington, D.C., the percent of Bl c ho eholds eaming 25,000-$50,000 nnually in t 1990 census w 26.6 percent, the middle income m urement, nd nother 11.9 percent earned 50,000 o...…
