…l' 2,1 CBIG CI11ZEN o OW I I or ALL c : ildren in ichigan o ORE r or �'�:;:I::on for nJoyt m, ate Law says' all citizens have e rig ht to a free ed'u'cation thru the 12th grade. Only . can make equal education a r ality. .. don't. let ano er· generation uffer ... ac TODAY! I I Ion :- •• !t s. f. ,. • �., .t.f.� �., s. f. '-!It �.t.'.'. ,. '- !., .t. , ... �.,. . f. ,.!. ., .t. ,. ,. � ... �.,. · ,. .!.' • • • • • ....…
…FALLE STAR ·How To And A F , TUES- DAY EVE INOS at 7pm beginning 117 and contin through TUES- DAY, JUNE 5 at Carr-Fie. Plan um, located on e MCC campus. Call 117-028g, aam .... pm days. FEMALE ATHLETES • Nn,-Is a 1 ().day � � .. �� ,� Ihufftel�rd, run ng, 3 on balcetblll V()I14nfball. ned am_Jr aln..an. Aerobics and a .. uled a. full family event •. Opening ceremonle. will be held on THURSDAY, JU E 7th. Call (61S)72&- 44Q3. ...…
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…. The fol are c.- OIdIItei for the oae (1)- tenD: WINO AHUMPHREY RU1H MEROIANT The follow� didated tbe(4)-'''_''�- W ANDABOS11C EDDIECROMER ANNPJONES AlBERTAM.SEA Y ARNETA E. WATER HOUSE Each vq for maDbersoldaeBoardofEduca- . of Scbool District of die CityofHiP1aad Park, CouDtyof W .. be: (a> A citizea of the UaiIed S of America OYer ei teeD (18) )UI'I of (b)Arqp.tered.e�ofthe CityofH' Park . The election ill be c0a ct...…
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…u nes r a si lance. Erner on's bill ould keep the state in line with changes in the federal r te until April 1, 1991 when • the minimum 'wage increase from $3.80 an hour to $4.25 an bour. But unlike legislation enacted by Congress, Emerson's bill ould extend increase in the minimum wage until 1993 and prohibit employers from using a sub minimum wage for wor ers in SI G-Michigan' busi aDd labor leaders say they eire at odds...…
…2 ' .. ;;.: • or In an effort to feed their redriven to cut down forests to create more dfor crops. Meanwhile, the 1970's also a quantum leap in the num ber of environmental organiza tio . concerned ith s ying Third World for . Together the e forces influenced development organizations to emphasiZe conservation. ·We exi t to con erve . dlife, so in case that me n monitoring a given forest," s y Coleman- Adeb yo. "But have...…
…, I _ May 20-26, 1990 • . I • Ichlqan companies rank among Black Enterprise E YORK - Twenty-two Michigan firms re among the leading busine ses listed on the 1990 B.E. l00s,. BIDck Enterprise Magazines's annual ran ings of the nation's top Black-owned comp nies-the BE Industrial/Service 100 and BE Auto 100. Revenues for the 20 Micbigan firms totaled $665.350 million for 1989 and the total employees numbered 6,019. Trans Jone , ...…
…I I I E. • II hite population' of the U.S. will have doubled to more than 115 million persons. We auld issue caution, ho cv r, concerning the po - ibility of deliberate efforts of the po er forces of this ociety orchestr ting raci I nd ethnic conflicts in order to i ure that tho c in po cr stay in po er in the future. Will the United State be faced . th ituation imilar to h t ] now happening in the vie Union in regard to int...…
…Remember the students who died at Jackson State- .. By 0 Danie On May 4, the eyes of the nation were fired on Kent State University where a major obser vance w held to mark the 20th anniversary of the tragedy hich occurred on that campus in 1970. Four Kent State University students were killed when Ohio National Guard troops fired on unarmed demonstrators. The na tion was stunned. The tragedy seemed all the more shocking sinc...…
…right? e flash. They are going b ck into t,he e s me volitile neighborhoods � scared to death to the tree of, ith the e ount of energy, still in earch of ome '1lappenings". Unfortunately, the vailab e ac tivity to engage youngsters, and oldsters alike, often result in, you gue sed it; crime and violence. So I challenge the city of Detroit, M yor Young, or hoever else, to consider what th ramifications of such dull minded, qui...…
…Chry ler exec keynote H-P Cham b ar induction GHLAND - • Leadership d cooperation are subjects bout hich we all need to speed more time thinking, talk ing and sharing ide with • . d CIuy lcr Vice Presi dent aod Gc2Icral Co el Leroy C. Richie told the Highland Park C:uunber of Commerce mem bers in his keynote addrra at the annual . . on <tinDer. • Pe busines es ant to come to a oommunity arguing ith itself. Th . _ P d public ...…
…Malle- L Cooper, Local 41 APSCME; W ter J. Crider, • Park Ca Oub; � .. atDOWDCr, Highl.nd Park Couacil; Thomas FISher, Jr., anufacturer National Detr .; Pierre Gag nier, Ouysler Moto Corpo a tion; Luther Hold, Highland P Board of Ed cation; and Jerome Scho ta , Schost k B Co., Inc. real 05- elco ed to their Full Do rd eetlng ulton County Commi ion (Georgi ) L t er Kin, Jr. gue t of i ioner King pre ented irm n, Commi loner Ar...…
…May 20-26, 1990 Wedne day night at uhammad's Mosque #1 By Flode D s. Still Reporter DETROIT - David X took a hi te hankerchief and whiped the sweat from his forehead. " He walked back and forth telling udience members, in a sing- ong voice, if their names aren't in God's judgement book, they would go through the hot door to hell. He then laughed with roar ing chuckles from the crowd soon following. Mocking a Christian preach...…
…o SPECfRllZl ill BLRCK RR T B 'D COLLECTRBLES 20050 LIVE OIS AVE 862 .. 5030 o .65 .25 .S 2.30 cerned ith the plight of or e regardle of union ffili tion. "We've (the unions) l ay been t the forefront of minimum wage legi 1 tion " be id. "(Th current) legi lation doesn't affect our m mbership, but e do re about people." There are v ·cty or mcdi used to treat peptic ulcers ( . ons hich foon in the h and the fi gment of an …
…May 20-26, 1990 P 11 Pettus Bridge Pray-In: Selma parents under attack SELMA, ALABAMA - Since DeccmbCr 21, 1989, the date six hile chool board members ed not to rene the contract of Dr. orwood Roussell, the ystem' fir t African- American superintendent, Selma has been embroiled in demo tratioDS, court b ttles aDd CODtrcWersy. . The five African-American school board member: , who walked out oD December 21, have not returned. Wh...…
…in inner AlDeI'ICa 1..IKj; uua. successful drup. by waging a aaaQlSt poYerty and the so cial conditio which force SO many young Blacks to tum to the culture of drug use and drug selling. We cannot jail our ay out of the problem. I 1\11 -n vou nut …
…'C' t dRo lnd d's • Christopher Edley, dlrector, UNC Corporate School funding formula guarant Inf rlor chool school funding, with its heavy reliance on local property taxes, the U- M report said "School districts with higher property values, on average, have a higher range of achievement test cores and lower dropou rates," the researchers said. They argued that the state sales tax should be increased, that property taxes shoul...…
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…•• I c To co the rising costs of g e collection, the city is c:oosidcriDglevyiDg , and cbaDgcd requiremen for dumping of yearly clean-up items. At its quiar weekly meet dig, M y, May 14, the Ben to Harbor City Commi . on gave Uty Steve Man ning approval by ccosensus to dis . n designatiug dump- ing sites for the city- ide clean up and instead, have city reside take their trash/rub bish to the city' public works. UDder t...…
…schoo fromthefederalgmem mente The grant tot led $1, 78,964. Ollvl I F Ir The 3rd Annual M . Fair Plain Junior Higb p geam was held on Saturday, April 28, at F ir Plain Junior High school. The purpo e of the contest t9 tc ch the young ladle poi and confidenc . it al 0 involved other tudents in other p cis of th pageant. I Olivia ade, 13, an 8th grade tude t at Fair Plain Junior High was crowned Mi F ir Plain 1990. Her court ...…
…d 00 an 'e: gra '0 ening Open House The Ruth Garlanger Tri Co Food Bank, an 0pera tion of United Against Hunger, Inc. (UAH) serving Berrien, and Van Buren Counties, will bold an Open House Moo day, May 21, from 1-4 p.m. Alex y, p-esidcnt UAH, said the Open e i being held to celebrate the graud 0pen ing of the Food Bank's third warehouse. This warehouSe will provide an additional 2,176 square feet of storage pace and a much...…
…. , .. , c ill be more popul r than ever. QIl . II: I recently t rted a ne job t m jor U.S. com puter company. They offered me U.S. S ving Bond p yroll deduction pian. Should I join? B. Weli:� Mil u ee, Wi onsin. A So mar ? • All er: Ye ,your corpora tion may own a federal tax-free bond fund. Ho ever, there are rule that corporation must folio . The m t important is that a corporation cannot r i e money from a corporat...…
…May 20-26, 1990 MICHIGAN CITIZEN P 19 ne e g. ve account o hooing By Flod n S. R ga Sta/fRepotter DETRorr I Andre Amo , an African American male, was shot by Ferndale police officers while fleeing after alledgely robbing a janitorial supply store, at 8 Mile and Woodward. Witnesses say Amos turned and shot at police officers with one hand while elutching a bag with the other. Neighborhood residents Shirley Baldwin and Stanley ...…
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…ound lion, In • i registering girl or conte t rul nd a ppli tion s nd a stamped elf- ddres d buslne ize envelope to: Young World T lent. ound tion, Incorporated, P.O. Box 19234/ Chicago, Illinoi 60619. The BI ck T Coat t 'n the n� tion I reb for Mi Blac T U.S.A. (United tate iev ), to be held in Chicago, lIIinoi . From left to right An I J c on nd DeniDe T ylor preparing for th ewing contest. I Gallery Leroy opens By R Enlo Cotresponde...…
…E •• DETROIT EAST DETROIT WEST 919 A coy 00 .-30 rs. 1 Cor m 00 .-30 s 9,500 S2 QOO 12257 Ab n910n o On.-10 yr . 12&40 bury P r SO On.-30 yr . 9999 bury Par SO On.-30 yr . 15145 Ev •• rgr SO On.-10 yr . 20269 Gla tonbury sr.ooo On -30 yr . 20 5- 7 H z I ood o On.-10 yr . 3280 orth est rn CASH 22,000 13,500 S25,OOO 19,900 21,500 20 Gr on 00 ·30 r . 1 03 P Y SO On -30 yr .. S11,900 $14,000 13,900 S10,OOO $26,90...…
…EMERGENCY ORDINANCEII70 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPrER 210 OF THE AD INIS TRA TIVE CODE, SECI10 210.01 ENTlTLED"MEETING". nfEClTYOfHIGHlAND PARKORDAlNS: SedioD 1. 0IaJ*:r 210 of the Administrative Code, Section 210.01 entitled "Meetings" IS REBY AMENDEDtoreadas follo : ' . "210.01 MEETINGS. Council shall meet in regular session in the established Coun- cil Chamber in the City Hall on the first and third Monday eve ning of ea...…
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…Homele s jailed for a ing emp y UD house 8yR En Correspondent The Wayne County Union of the Homele -(WHU) ized yet other home located at 14436 Prevost on the CitY west ide, re five WHU members e arrested on Monday May 7. Removed from the home and arr ed were Kim Knighton AlIe� Anthony AIleD, Richard d James Jo The Aliens, home aDd determined to se up house in t revest residence, said upon their release they will be b ck, ...…
…I. , id Terry White, I ebul ni n editor. The m line i b ed in Detroit nd h c i led for bout 0 year. .itin n Ben a I • I ce cbedulcd to begin. � couple of people compared notes from th night before when Hilliard po c about "Freeing Your ind." After all the eminar w et up in 'one of the college 's clas room and th majori ty of the crowd brought tape re corders, pens nd notebooks. OBVIOUSLY, the e people ranging in degr...…
…Page 3 Legislator proposes tax wri� otttor lottery losses By K tberi e Weaver Capital �w Service LANSING - MiChigan Lot tery players - if they - could write off flo es on their state income taxes if proposed legis I tion by Rep. John Strand, R pp r, "comes to the top of the pit ." Since legislation pa se a fe y� rs ago that allowed lot tery winnings to be taxed, Strand said no provision has been made for losses when winnin...…
…, , $ -tWtf��' 1't1.We- �s, :Jw� to .�. �� al h Cali In om re of pove rty. Ser- ould promote preven- nd ell ne . Heal thy m n ed care ould ible econd ne . ppro ch, Progr m, i provide monthly public he lth • in! nt of 10 eight birth cri • , • infant 0 e parents are teenagers • infants ho e parent may have bused drugs re alcohol during preg nancy • inf nts ho e mother may not have received appropriate prenatal ...…
…Crisis i Violence By Ron D ni A few weeks ago Michael McGhee, a Black Councilman in Milwaukee, Wiscon in sent shock waves through the city when vowed to use violence unless there was a more erious commitment to im prove the plight of the inner city residents in his ward. Predictably Council Mc Ghee, who is a former member of th Black Panther Party, was roundly condemmed by the whit establishment and some of the more moderat...…
…in oppo ition �o d fuel on the fire. e 18 e note t t t Wis- consi n Conference of Churches h i ued n urgent pie for pe cc concerning the con trover y over live American treaty nd fi hing righ . We upport lhi pie for peace. o produce again the student ac tivi ts of the 1960's who declared: Families as usual on't do; education usual n't do; politics u do; economics as usual do, and business usual do". T re olutionaries ( tu- ...…
…Vacant omes�- Topic heats up council session . . 1 I By Derrle C. Le and t ey expre sed thei r COn'eS10 elll frustration ith the city's HIOHLAND PK. - During a' v cant housing. heated city council meeting Downca t in the face of Monday, May 7, Highland ' what they see as mounting in Park citizens expre ed their efficency by the city, block frustration over the city- in- club members expressed fear ability to handle the vacant of be...…
…in Detroit or . -D troit 0 t�opath;c Haith ar Center. This cen ter I. de 1 'nell to n fer employer he: Ith arc progn rru u h a. cornprch n i e pre employm nt em. drug in- nt y reenin • independent medi c I opinio • pre entative con ultations a rehabilitation and Ire tment center for all work rei ted inj urie . - Horizon Gold Program. An exclusiv program for p r- o 55 nd older. Th pro- gram provide per on I er- vice uch ...…
…May 13·19, 1 MICHIGA CITIZE P � • • Jeep Wrangler 59393 MSRP - $500 CASH BACK* $8893** Named the "Best Buy" in the small sport utility category by 4- Whet:! & Off- Road magazine. Plus, Wrangler has a higher resale value than anything in its dasst So go ahead. Discover how, at $8893, Wrangler is a TrereS�l,l,OreJeep ... lot of Jeep for '-' 1�] a little money. Advantage: Chrysler …
…• • 5PECIDLIZl u 1 BLRCK DR T R V COLLECTDBLES 8300 G A 10 571-66 0 20050 L VER 0 SAVE 862 .. 5030 1 ne id rnanuf tur r re ving to retool and retrain. hut th t j bs ar till P el Ro Enlow contributed to thi: r port. 865-2320 CA P TS HAVE had to retool to ma e truck be c e of the "harsh" competi tion in the ubcompact car market. Drake id. He said Jeep • four- heel-drive and mini-vans are al 0 alternatives to the ubcompac...…
…May 13·19, 1 MICHIGAN CITIZE P 11 Church asks EPA to study pollution impact on poor, Black CLEVELAND - The church office that conducted landmark research on toxic waste in ra .. cial/ethnic communities ha called on the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out its own study on the subject. Meeting in Cleveland last weekend, the commissioners of the Unit d Church of Christ's Commi ion for Racial Justice oted "full upport" for a ...…
…o D Y rlbu n a colm Ii ed by the Shnnes of the B donna of the P African Orthodox Chris- Church, The GRAND MALCOLM X ESSA Y CONTEST is open to high 001 students and peop 18-25 years old T e ess y title is, "The Relevance of the Philosophy of aIcolm X to Today's Black Reality." the contest deadline is June 10, 1990. The content of the ymust include the following ections: 1) St tement of the Phil ophy of Malcolm X, 2) D crip...…
…y MICHIGAN CITIZEN·P 13 29th Annual Brotherhood Banquet Held mi tted 29 con ecutiv years to a shared belief of b therhood and your NAACP Chapter has. and I congratulate you. Mayor Mike Fleckenstein presented greetings. The audience ung the egro a tional Anthem, the Battle Hymn of the Republic and Gwen Jordan, a student of Three Rivers High School providing musical entertain ment, inging two songs. Member of the Nile NAACP ...…
…nt nd l more likely 10 ve 10 birth eight babie bo are ai greater ri of dying soon after birth. These effec are directly related to tbe num\)er of cigarettes mo eel daily, 0 the fe er the better (changing to 10 -tar cigarett ill not cor rect moking-related problems in pregnancy). Ho ever, i a oman qui smo' ng by the fourtb month, her ri t of delivering a 10 birth eight b by i similar to tbat of DOD smo er (7). CES (1)·F e On ...…
…The Benton Harbor City Commission approved a I resolution Monday, May 7, tbat would reduce tbe rental registration fees for landlords. Every unit dwelling, multi ple unit dwelling, boarding house and lodging house -will have to be registered annually with the' Department of Public Safety, Division of Building Inspections for the City of Benton Harbor. The revised rental registra tion ordinance requires any in dividual who acq...…
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…Lydia' i lonary oclety plan program The Lydia Mis ionary Society of Union Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Church, 911 S. Crystal will hold their Annual Mi ionary D y on Sunday, May 20. Their erne will be, "Women of aith In A Struggle." The peaker for the 10:45 . m. Worship Service will be Mrs. Dorothy Long, a member of Plea nt Green Mis ionary Baptist Church, Chicago, 11- linoi . She now live in Benton Harbor. Particip ...…
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…u.s. to ek r trial of Congre man M IS, TENN. - Shortly after a jury reported I t eek that it hope le sly de d· lac ed, the Assistant U.S. At· torney 'indicated that the govern nt oul eek a retrial of African Americ n Tenne ee Congre man Harold Ford on charge of bank nd mail fraud. How ever, Ford id he viewed the mistrial" a victory." The state' first Black rnern . ber if Congre also renewed his charge that the indictment ga...…
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