…MlCIUeI T. BmDett CIIpitIIl News Service LANSING - MOlt employ able adults on elfare in Michigan are UDemp � be cause they can't afford to work, .said Michigan League for Human Senices . A Ho of Rcpreae_._ .... _ .. bill . tryiag to make it af- fordable by targeting health care, tr portati· and cbild care costs. Because mo t JDinimum jot. do n offer . ' uraece, m lfare recipients y 00' lfare rather than be- come emp eyed and...…
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…r I I· Oommunlt roup ioin suing to hlbcl the City of DetrQit's plans for constructing a trash -incinerator. . The organizations filing the stu charge that the incinerator as planned could spread t�·. substances into the air for wid areas, ma ing people mor suceptible to diseases such as cancer and weakening their ini munity. Mark Richardson, attorney for the first three organizations, charges that in its plans for the incine...…
…j ,- CIVIL RIGHTS JOUR AL_.. ................ rs r dieal in vicious campaign to d oy his image, but he nCYer b eked down, ying "I am a r dieal and I am going to stay o e until my people get free to the earth.· < Paul Robeson i unsurpassed heroi c figure in the annals of African American history. Hi granddaughter, Susan Robeson, has masterfully cap- tured the esse ce of his genius in the boo The Whole World In His Hands: .A Pic...…
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…)" ... I \ . � By Ron elgel HIGHLA, D PK. - Ben Franklin noted "Nothing-is cer tain excep death and taxes." A city official sugggests this is not I necessarily so in Highland Park. Highland Park Treasurer Lucille Jones indicates th t the city lost three-quarters of a mil lion dollars in the last few years . because some Highland Park businesse pay no personal property taxes. . Jones gave The Michigan Citizen county records...…
…) ell bond tedly sharp fall enrollment drop, which cost the district $1 mil lionin State aid. The loss forced budget cuts in November to compensate for the revenue I Stiff budget-cutting me ures helped the di trict earn an investment gr de rating from Standard and Poor's, a Ne Vor -b ed national in- • vestment r ling rviee. . - - - -- -------- • f ••••••••• � I . a nnOllncement.J booklets . • brochllnl business carth car...…
…• ur r= c t been nece.sary. J that city co cil f . to p her the money to hire a full time tax coDecter. of . 1 er ehoice. .. When e tried to hire some one in 1984, she claims Mayor Robert B. Blackwell stated the emp oyee had no righ to'WO there and even tried to get her arr ted for tre p i� for being in the treasurers o�. KaJem G nian, who then district court judge in �d Park, refused to· uc thi warrant, stating that the ch...…
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…8y Colleen Gehosld Capital News Service LANSING - The issue most certainly won't be money. The real test is going to be whether a program to train teacher and administators to .. ecognize potential abusers and victims of sexual abuse can be expanded to include middle school and high school teachers, said Doug Roberts, deputy state superintendent of public in struction. "We already have training sessions in our Coomprehensive H...…
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…daupter of the late C.H. Ma.1OD. foUllder of the CIa God .. CIarI.t. ill be the· guelt speaker the � lD C rl.t Herlt ell lp DIll on Sun., Pcb. 14 at the COlI · lJ CIa God CIarIIt, 870 Nate Wells Sr. Drive. TUDe 3:30 p.m., Byas. the third child born to the d i a lifted aDd aDOinted woman whom God has richly blessed. I She a quiet, mild 1IWlDC{. During the lifetime of Bishop Mason, she walked closely by his · de aDd 'cared for h...…
…• pi nist 1883. Feb. Carou during egregation protest in Orangeburg. S.C., 1968. Feb. 9- Lu . met with President Johnson to discuss Black voting rights, 965. Feb. 10 - Leo tyn PrIce, opera inger, born 1927. Feb. 11 - 0 w�.v,.. be- came dmini or of Housing nd Home Fi ance Agency, 1961. Feb. 12- Dr. t rted ee "1926. Feb. 13 - J L �- ... - e fir t Bl member of Yor Stoc Exchange, / .9 ) On Feb. 8 a Migrant HntU>trur meeti...…
…I II February '-13, 1988, Mldtlpa Citizeia 17 II B e Hlsto c Sites ReviSIted, a gala fundraiser benefittiDg the detroit Historical Department Black Historic Sites Co.wt- � tee, on Sat. Feb. 1:1, from 6-9 at the Museum. Activities include guided tours of 14 re created 19th and 20th century Black historic sites, entertainment, refreshments, and more. $10, reservation required. 83�1805. Tradldo Nearo Spirituals C eerts, 3:00 p.m., M...…
…I· Sports Page coaches I o ) the orld boxing Council's ver . on of his middle igbt crown to Leonard. . Here, there are plenty 0 still believe Hagler robbed. t Leonard's dramatic come b c after more than two years retirement from boxing was pectacu1ar enough, b t lacking e final ingredient - co WlC mg defeat of their champ· OD. PAYING DUES At Grambling, Robinson'S job is made easier by his former players ho return to the ...…
….. BUSI TRAI ,. SPECIAL BULLETIN I " -_ HAVE YOU REGISTERED FO 1BE DYNAMIC 1988 WORKSHOP SERIES &tided Enhancing �1be Experience T 0 concurrent ortshop series are pia ned for this year: a technical co truction related series, and a bus �ment related series. This worklllC)p series will provide on' , . the following areas: • • • • the 8winaa • Ac:caI to F'1DIIIdal R.eIowca • F 1': Athe I • COIl CoauoIICaIb f1 • 8a� for the •...…
…. • nicea feCOI- aizes that there are ome prob in the labor qw et that discour e parent p - ticularly &om getting off taDee.· H of social mcea, . the bill takiDg a SokJAt: r 3 …
…lxedr e . But m ca CUI me bers -=J .... : - ... 1L. agreed that - ore 0 an� improved commitmeot must be made from tate govemme 0 key·' . which include minority economic de, opment, urban revitaliza tion and educatio Rep. Ethel Terrell, D-Higb IaDd Park, said the goYCrnor' adeli revealed hope for a . more produ . .. "S . from the point of the Civil· Departmen� I think th his cooperation with the department been so of a chang...…
…n frlcan hi tory firs Blac tudent enrolled t Uni ersity of Alab 1956. Feb. 4 • Ro a Par t respon ible for ontgomery, Ala., bus . boycott, born 1913. Feb. 5 - H erican home-run . born 1934. b.6· . T , educator, uthor and poet, born 1900. Bob Mar ley, reggae inger, born 1945. o imed t W APO guerrilas. South Africa cknowledged their strikes in Angola ere providing dire. sistance to t e CIA-ba ed UNIT A (Na tio Union for t...…
…• 1 Ho I IIJ Ealow DETROIT -A coalition of this city's homeless protested . their plight for the seco d time this month when they tagcd a sit-in Tuesday, Jan. 26 at the of- of Detroit Housing Com missio er Tom Le . The first demonstration brought the threat o� jail, the second, promise of a home in t public housing. Earlier, on the holiday mark -s ing the birthday of Dr. Martin \ Luther King, the National . Union for the Ho...…
…Opinion. (ununcuturv � l.cttvrx. Yil'WS ?' . e. \. . youth, aying, ey are truly our hope for tomorro and our hope fot today, too." . Campaign rkers left noth ing to chance. Under Ms. Bint 's direction they gathered . the names of every potential vo er nd canvassed door-to- . door. On Election Day they in stituted a sophisticated car pool and had baby itters and hot food available for the vo ers. Their organization paid off. ...…
…Black 'elected official are more numero than ever (6,681 in 1987), a 350 percent increase sincc 1m). BI ck members of · Congress have amassed an im-, ,Growing u.p in a Black pressive array of COIDDllttee and �-"""--------�!!!Ii subcommittee chairma�ships A little Black girl is given a (eight committee chairs and 18 white doll to play with, in Toni subcommittee chairs in. the Morrison's novel The BIuut Eye ., HouseofR�). (W shington Sq...…
…� . I ·1 . { or CAD i no" -profit or ganizatio t t instills creaive development in the hand icapped d senio citizens . • ; …
…I \ o \' , I .' 0 gro PSI ga her to mapam o 0 I 0 I 75 By cKbmey (NNPA News Service) WASHINGTON Representatives of more than 75 groups at a strategy session on South Africa sancti ns have vowed to lobby both i congress and among grassr ts con- stitutents 0 make artheid's horrors a 1988 0 issue. The capitol hill meeting was opened by Rep. Ronald V. Del lums (D-CA), sponsor of HR 1580, a sanctions bill that he calls a "moral...…
…'nd j m hip ATLANTA - RJR N bi . th Inc.' continuing its upport of a scho] rship program for miaoriti tudying journalism . I ith grant ofS17,000 to the Na- uld ure to . t' on I e p per Publisher' financialinforma- I • '0 ( A). life. In presenting the 1987 gift, Marshall B. B RJR abisco enior vice pre ident, com mented 0 the company's inter- . e in Black journalism. Soon after . n . n voieed i inde-· pendence, Blac ne papers r...…
…J DCDC re urn to HPCC HIGHLAND PK - Dayton " contemporary Dance Company I.will bring its unique and ex': uberant tyle of jazz, ballet and modern dance to Highland Par :5 PerformiDg Arts Center , of Sat. Feb. 13, ai 8:15 p.m. Thi return engagement by I the ward-wihning 14-member troupe will feature new orks and several Highland Park premier inc1udiDg: Till The End Of Tune, which premiered in 1986,' a four movement work by DCDC...…
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…l •• I -------- Highland Park Focus ighland Pa Vat I . l a prov school mila HIGHLAND PK - Voter $1.000 of e ed property pprovcdtherenc ofaS.9tax· valuation -- will be used for mjOagc in a peciaI e ection held chool operati'oos: textbooks, Wedaeaday, Jan. 28, announced classroom supplies, salaries, ut- Highland Park Schools Iities, insurance, and other pobsperson Greg Byadriao. operating expenses, Byndrian The tax --- $S.90 for e...…
…I· .. IF' . not only inOue ted by her vie on equality, bu also by Christian · moral nd philosophical point." fter her brother' de th, he trusted God to get me through" d found the great- . ne s nd magnitude of such t ings peace, hope, giving and haring," Fakir tri s to help pregnant o en by orking on the local board of \he Detroit Crisis Preg nancy Center, ich provides t ' counseling d terial· assistaace. Whil it' opposed t...…
…, . I' '---._ , I.. I' I : . . . African-America 1·1 H: uTime for . , t BENTON HARBOR � It', time for Gov. James Blanchard to recognize the African . American comm� in south- ern Micbigan That is the message PUSH chapter p esident Rev. Walter Brown hopes to send the Gover- ' nor. At stake is' a judg . Feb 10 Chief Probate-Juvenile Judge Donald J. Dick will retire and the Governor will name an appointment. . The' 0 Africa...…
…Benton I Iarhor area news • , ar1 aptl t C rc, -1901 Eastl.nd A\'Cnue"rn po r a series of services d the public . invi ed to tend ch service. D Ca pbell' Building Fund Chairperson d the Rev. C. C . the host pas- I .. Baptist urch: e. Allc oth- cl for e Building Fund Commit- . tee of d I • y • 41entine's Day f�fr�vaCJanZ(l . \/ � Ow,'to £.bJ ITM «�qD�«�]�n��ll� Sa t. Feb.6 I • L Fru it) 'G Cl d :8clllroom il ton In n ...…
…Attorn y nnoun annu I eSiUlY conte t e Berrien County Bar As sociation' once again sponsor ing an essay contest for students of the seventh, eighth and ninth grades to promote e local ob servance of Law Day, May 1, 1988. . The Berrien County Bar As sociation will ward prizes of $75.00, $50.00, and $24.00 to the authors of the top three essays in each grade level, ccording to St. Joseph Attorney Robert J. Ehrenberg, Es ay Co...…
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…I I l' Dear Erik, . I just told a week ago that . a very good friend has been diag- - nosed with AIDS . .I g this in formation from my friend. I was the only person he felt that he could talk with. I am also good friends W\tJt other members of his family and I see them quite often. Here is my problem. I have run into other friends who care bout him and have casual- ly ed about him and what he up to. People have been com plai...…
…·' o rong Bourne, Bruce Foxworth, Eric Riley, Phil Wi 0 n, Jerome JOD Bryan Shelton and Brian . Flo er 0 Shelton 'jlS ranked' o. 1 in the men'§ a ateur �1IAM�bythe UOI ed States Ten- . Association year 0 Maybe McEnroe won t have long to it, "I would like to see (more Black playing tennis)," Mc Enroe ott. "Then I think you'D see a to a1 change in American fo • , …
…fCILA\�§lllfIIIEI[)� HELP WANTED I VITATION FOR IN SURANCE BIDS The Benton Charter Township Housing Commission ill receive bids for Com prehensiVe General liabilitY In surance until one o'clock, 'p.m. (1:00 p.m., EST), February 17, 1988. The policy is to be effective March 4, 1988 thru March 4, 1989. OF AlL'TYPES • INSPECTIONS & SPEC' �1IUII;;;n ROOFI G. A AVAILABLE '-IIrII_· .... -RESTORATtQN • PlU BI & HEATING LAnON • ELEC...…
…I , • 10 ide Gloye.� or's j" comml 1 ...... 1 n . to pe .. on a u.s .. Court of Ap pe I decision, overturning i ig nt, set- ide la for minority and 0 en-o ned b ° . B , StaB rth, D-Deb'oit, . Goy. James J. B d d other e a<mrnment offi cials m mme fastcr on . ur ing vital Ic· lion isting . .. and womcn. " .. • 101 ,. Vera Riven ConvpotuImI Larry Laaaford'. life dream to beocme • reality ill CusopoIis, beca WLU-AN 9...…
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…• I I 8yR EnI DETROIT - On Monday, J anuary 1� in honor of Dr . Mar tin L. King's birthday, Peaceful demonstration was organiz.Cd by the National Union For The Homeless at the Brewster/Douglass p ojects. The Union and moved several families from an eastside shelter into a vacant unit in the Projects. The unit was. one of 1100 uni s at Brewser slated for de olition .. Upon entering the opened, unboarded unit, the homele \. f...…
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…I . I' ( Opinion Page help for Tabitha I .• I Dear Editor, When I first heard about Tabitha For ter on the evening I ne my heart went out to her and I prayed for ber survival. . Tabitha Foster is the three- Regardless of the reasons, year�old Black girl wb der- Ta itha and her parents deserve ent an historic five orgaa . our concern and support. Only transplant last October. She bas SS2,OOO have been raised so far proven to be a...…
…oci I ecurity offices re open ond y through . Fri y, fro 8:30 .m� to 4:30 p.m. 0 three to four for proce sing the Sod 1 . ecurity fo . en pplyin in �rson for ocial ecurity number, the completed SS-5 form' required U evi de ee of ch de- pendent' : 1. 0 te of Birth 2. U. . citizenship or e 1 alien t tus :, 3. I ntity A public, h pita! or reli . birth record will ge erally be c ce ed proof of birth and citize hip. A school reco...…
…r Highland Pk voters .to decide rntllaqe HIGHLAND PK - Highland Park �:k decide on a renewal o 5.9 of p operty tax for school operations Wednesday, Jan.Z7. The 5.9 mills -- $5.90 of property tax for each Sl,(XX) of assessed property valuation - are for school operations: textbooks, classroom supplies, salaries, utilities, insurance, and other operating expense ac cording to Greg Byndrian, spokesperson for the schools. At sta...…
…\ . J Highland Park Focus City of ernortal p- • brought to our attention that there are ome departments ithout supervisor ." Porter then ed Sco t for a list of each department head or contact per on -We are indeed concerned about service delivery to the citizens, as well as the city," Porter said in the letter. WANT EETI GWITII MAYO The second letter of Jan. 13 requested a meeting with Scott, the Finance Director, Personnel...…
…, . . Bellaed.lct' . . t \ ' .. L Y - "s r Gr ater St. a�h, OE REPAIR proc te ne c OrthoPf!dlc Work By The HiP"nd Park Ca Club present its 7th aDDual ·Chittlin Strut- and Super t Party on Sunday January 31, 1988 commencing t 2pm. Caucus Cub members the celebr tion to be the'S· - g st and the Be t of All the R • o tum out in your finery to . the appening at the dinery. e Highland Park Caucus. Club is located t 12011 Hamil- ...…
