…BUSINESS, FINANCE ] it .... . - 1 the economy i bought in The Do i th nickn me for the Do Jone Industrial verage 0[30 m [or toc . Th toe th t m e up the verage include comp nie like IBM, General Motors, and McDonald' . Th Dow i the mo t widely quoted economic me ure ment, It i believed to be not only a ymbol of the ri nd f II of toe price , but th Dow offers n in- rock " Buying and eUing toe i a way to own part of Americ ...…
…Heal th and Hnm Servic secretary Dr. Louis W. Sulliv recently annC) ced tw e partDerI betweeD 0DIil Cancer lDItitute and pti ganizatio 10 enco V1DI mammo grapb y among African- American and panic omen. The anno ment e during a pre conference whic klctec:l off sixth aonual National . rity CDc:c A are Week (�rl112-18). The 0 new padDe hi highlighted -for playing ignificut roles in developing Black and Hilpanic cancer ed cation �...…
…1 I 1 . L Styli See These Special Prices!! P cu Reg. 25 Now $14.95 PER RELAXER Reg. 40- 60 Now 29.95 CUT Reg. $15 . CURL PER Reg. $60 NOY/ LE UAE CUR Reg. 75 Now FRENCH TW T R . $30 NoW 19.95 RAP Reg. $3O Now 19.95 HAIR CO� •• Now H orr..... Free ConditIo 1 1 1 1 I. : 1 1 1 I� 1 I ADOOmant:J d I nl I I owned busine "THE I TBI G i to upply role model, mento , let them ee different ide of Ufe," d the Rev. Roderi...…
…r. P rrln T. manuel, Y.P. HP Oe co, Inc. 12 1 ond Ave Highland P r , Ichlgan 41203 CLASSIFIEDS LEGAL OllCE Afrlo oonpert DlbU bring hi born Ice 8CUld of modem AfI10wI mu 10 oomblned th magn tloally rhythm magn tlo Iy b t of Afrloan drum. and oaptlv tlng oulture denoea 8tthe Roy Oak 1_-----_ 2, 8:00pm. For Information o II Roy I Oak box offtce. � p o. PIetropo LIfe. trs. • To r�er (or a full year n a copy d)'OUr resume wi...…
….- , .. <6 'Written by Stokely Carmicheal (now Kuame Toure) and Charles V. Hamilton in 1965. 111 t� immediDte aftermath of the Selma-to-Montgomery march, several SNCC worlcos-including future chairman Stokely Carmicheal; who hod alreDdy � his organizing spurs in the Mississippi Delta in 1963 cmd 1964, focused their efforts on Lowndes County, Alabama, the hard-core segregationist stronghold lying between Selma and Montgomery and thro...…
…-No Job., no Ju ee, no peace- chant d th d monatratora pick Ing the con ruction alt. of th n Veteran Ad· mlnatration Ho.p I at Canfl.1d and Bru h In Detroit. Above David Burnley, of arlin Build ra walka the picket lin Thuraday, ay 14. ( photo) ------- --- - ; .;.... � .. ''\'''\4 .. e :: 'j ,'. I I ; .. :h..... . ' By TERRY KELLY DETROIT-Architects, I borers, engineers, draftsmen, builders, carpenters and the unemployed -125 stron...…
…WORLD NATION o o along t ri n wh r lav w h ld in p p ration for their trip to merica nd wh re I v were h Id in preparation for their trip to Am ri nd th Carib- bean. Th Cape Co t and Elmin lave ca tle are loc ted in the Central Region of Ghana. After touring the two large t remaining lave castle in th world, they wer both d eply moved they were bing interviewed by a local Ghanaian film crew. Ms. Warwic and Mr. Hayes both agree...…
…r Art tide, in e ile in e his o ter in a coup I t Septem ber. Hi backers left th talks late 1 t week. The pact call for a new prime minister and a cons en government but gave no timetable or details of its compostion. -Ohio college catering to women's learning habits PEPPBRPIKE, OHIo-Ur suline College is using a revamped curriculum and retrained faculty to test the theory that women learn bet ter when they work together...…
…J pent four months writing bout her experien ce , then veral months later he was announced the conte t' winner for her age category. It meant her book would be published and she would receive a college scholarship. Although the prize money is important for Anika's education, the idea that people around the country were going to read about her plight was much more impor tant. A D THE other neighborhood children wit ness th...…
…, _, I TIlE AMERICAN estab lishment gave billions of dol lar to the ci tie and governments of Germany and Japan to rebuild nd help their citize after the dev tation of World Warn. The U.s.govemmentandits leadership has been and till is giving reparations to the state of Isreal and the Jewish people, now to the tune of over $4 bil lion a year. The government of the U.S. is now giving over $500 million to the Communist govern...…
…BITS DPIEC Big band I der/trornboni t Jimmy Wilkins will tak hi quint t into B ker' Keyboard Lounge th weekend of May 22-23. Featured with the group i vocalist Joan Craw ford and axophoni t Miller Bri ker. Jimmy will be c lebratin his 71 t birthday that we kend prior to leaving for Copenhagen. Denmark to visit hi brother, Ernie, who is al 0 a musician. Jimmy will also take part in the Interna tional Duke Ellington Society' a...…
…DETROIT I THIS V'JEEK IN BLACK HISTORY 7 lWDn didJoe LouJ.s dt:fttd to become heavyweight boxing chanpim?� .)mr? named am r to Luxem bowg.1928-Bb:Abirdmf1928, featuring tap dancer " " opcIEdat � Uberty 1laIcr in New Yolk. 1989 - The Asili Rcpcnory 1latre opcIEd with i prodlx:tioo eX N.R. Jr.' El HtfJ MaJi/c: 7heLife twl'I'flna tfMal- . coIm X. 1939 - be came the flrst Black womanjudge in the US. . � how mDIrj slavs � SI1...…
…EDITORAL - - - The VA riot There's a riot going on in Americ . It started on the ban s of the Potomac in Washington, D.C. and it has spread aero the land leaving devastation in its wake. Ronald Reag n began it 11 when he pulled the air tr ffic controller from their tower. ongress watched as the triking controller, th n the Ea. tern Airlines pilots, then meal cutler fell under the feet of the scab replace ment. ru hin in through th •...…
…, I!! o o .- S· � Rodney King verdict involved iOOivid rep- ti 0 the it far . implica . . The poli officers of the woo empowered to � in s\,l;l:)CCtI� of crirres, They are em oowerocl with the right to inflict the minimum amount of violence recessarvjo bring a to trial. 1lx: Semi Valley jwy declared that "minimum" mears within an inch o an African American' life. rdid posed a direct threat k> �ry African American male. � CL...…
…the - Jeffe on D vi . 1 t - J m J. Braddoc in 1937. the cont ct hich re d that Braddoc would be p id pecified urn from future Loui pu es in the event of defe t. - bout 200,000, n t including tho e who went to the w Indie and South America. - Eliz beth T ylor Greenfield, who referred to "the BI ck Sw n". 21 - F ther Divine. 22 - A EUropean contract nece ary to conduct b in trading for Iv. 2 rd-Tex . ve to ub ribe ow that many BI ...…
…7- ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS cunten In Concert Detroit funk legend George Clinton will be ap pearing in concert for one night only on Friday, May 22, 1992, t 8pm at The State Theater (2115 Woodward Ave) next to The Fox (961- 5451). What' on Everyone' Mind? t,o Angeles eems to be on everyone's mind. For a while. things were pretty tense. A friend of mine (Lisa Collins), had gotten into a long line to get gas, when a white man fr...…
…• arty fYlay 22-25, 199� 11 am to � 1 pm (closes at 9pm Monday) e " ******************** ******************************** ****** APPEALING MUSICAL APPETIZERS FRIDAY, MAY 22 . Chisel brothers w/Thornetta Davls 4:30pm CJ Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band 8:30pm SATURDAY, MAY 23 Steve King & The Dlttllles Noon TeenAngels 3:30pm· Vudu Hlpples 7pm Goober & The Peae., 8:30pm SUNDAY, MAY 24 TBA Noon Gospel Show : 2pm Alexande...…
…Up I clothing to u h Bergdorf Goodman nd Broo Brothers h ve been f ling th pinch. Manufacture uch as Gruppo GFT, the Italian m nufacturers of" tatus" de igner labl uch Valentino, Ungaro and Arrnanl, recently reported th firs t los in ix decad . Con ulting pecialists uch a Coopers & Lybrand forecast a tag nant market for high-co t niche p paret with no chance of comeback soon. I TH 1 men built up their bodie to proportions that ...…
…title of thi year' nnu I youth conference will be, "Tod y' Youth Chal lenged by Troubl om Times." The conference will begin June 18, t 3 p.m. t the Holiday Inn and then commence at the Benton Har bor High School at 7 p.m. and returning to Holiday Inn t 9:30 p.m. w re the youth will be tay in . On Friday, Jun 19, at 9:30 a.m. the youth will m et at the high chool for devouori/ peaker. At 10 a.m. tb youth will prepare for the r...…
…WESTERN MICHIGAN y27, oc- in Elementary, and Y 28 am May 29, United M thodist Cllurch. For an appointment call Mr. �y t tm-8407. u : June 17, Lybrook Elementary School. For an appointment call Mrs. Kukla at 461- Te ting will b done by the department' three certified am vision technic Amy Halper ml Shirley Smith, from tb: Benton o� and Mi 11,oftb: office. 'Ih: V' ion m1 Hearing are n:quired by the Public Health Code. cou y Hea...…
…percent minority rep ntation in a city where over a quarter of its pie are BI k. Blacks, and n ws for and about them through corporate media, suffer greatly. We have no proportionate num rial repre sentation in newsrooms, nor have the few of us who've been there been active, or collective, agents for change toward us. For example, Randall Pinkston i a po itive Black image for u on national television, but a man who realis tica...…
…• m FOOD NUTRITION m gical m About rln d Oil co urf helpin e I in tural juice to prevent the meat rom dryin out duri grilli . The oil component can be a fl vor-carrier, too. Oil· not lu Iy nt I in m rin de. Witn the oil-free marinad recipe that abound today that uaUy e a fat-free broth additional liquid in the marinade. If you're conbOlling fat in your diet, light hand in makin your marinade. Flavor componen can inchJd ide ...…
…RELIGION DETROIT MI - 0 k Grove A.M.E. Church will ho t Orth ia Barne in an inspirational concert to benefit the UFrWom n' R urce Center and to introduce her long awaited in pi rational and go pel album, "/ Believe, /I to the church community. The concert will take place on Sunday, May 31 and Monday, June 1 at 7 p.m at Oak Grove A.M.E. Church, 19801 Cherrylawn at Pembroke in 0 troit. "I Believe" i Barnes' first in spirational ...…
…Afrlc n conc rt Dibil brlng8 hi born tics eound of modem Afrloan mu 10 oombln d with m gnatlc lIy rhythm m gn tlcaly beat of Afrlo n drum nd captivating oultur theAoy Musloal The r May 2, 9:00pm. For Inform Ion oall Royal Oak box offtoe. S/10 .. "\Jam M. Boothby, Cieri( Benton Chart r Town lp Ichlgan Citizen Aff.!. 5117192 --. THE CONCRETE JUNGLE-- ... OlON'"l 'IOU HEAR ME MISS AAC1Sl? .• MtSS RAGISl ? .... MiSS.··· CLA...…
…ByTAHA JO ,E I am an African American man who enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps when I was 17. Last year I filed for a Conscientious Objector discharge from the military. I want to draw the clearest possible picture of the reasons why I took that action and what it has been like for me. I especially want to reach young ·African Americans who might be thinking about joining the military. Last winter, I spoke at high schools, church...…
…: LOS ANGELES (AP) - The rival . load and Crip gan y they have [oined fo , but for t e ct purpo e they won't y. A flier ddre ed to g ng members i ciJculating on the tree with the ge "Open season on LAPD." • The Police Department, while, . d it i inve tigating s repo th t gang members a leading role in I t week' o . In an unusual gathering of the au:henemy treet g on Tuesday, lp and Blood leaders aid the riots • w t inner-city BI ...…
…Ty on I 01 t d INDIANAPOUS- . e Ty on been pI ced in ingle cell in a di ciplinary unit for alleged ly threatening ta member t the pri on where h ' serving i -year sentence for r pe, authori ties said I t wee . It w th econd time Ty on, 25, ha bumped up g in t pri on discipline. When he first entered jail he w told to top giving his autograph to fello inmates. ,- Gain to pi bargain DettoiI-The mo t eriou charge against Terry ...…
…billbo rds "Leg lized drug p h- ing." The org niz tion founded in 1 by urb n environ mentali t Alberta Tinsley- Wil liam , who id h w ppalled by the amount of malt liquor nd cigarette ad in 0 troit. Her coalition ttac outdoor d vern mg agencie nd h p hed for a law th t ke p billbo rd t lea t 00 feet away from chools, church and playground. Wil laim aid h i not ati fied with thi achievement. "Our b lief i that the e produc ho...…
…remem yo 'nbo the Tommy lived in a . parent mme where mother often unemployed. He grew up in a drug- and crime ridden environment but never 1 t . . ion for future. Despi te peer p ure and tne negative influ nc from his urrounding , Tommy managed to tay pe rvere and tay focused. He credi hi optimistic, determined grandmother for in- tilling him with ttength and hope. His grandmother' fre quent bou with hyperte ion and di b...…
…, ' a . ' I' I' "'l1DS Y be � year of the b8llotor� bullet .. .orwill itbe ... the firerat�?" I implore you to � ballot to overttlow any aoo all 001} representative govemmen or elededo . Rcveme � tretxl of poverty. Open a b aoo the fol- �: -In tm United Sta uoemp oyment fcx' B maks 19 perteri, oompared i> 7-8 peroent fbr white mal . Black teenage males IBd an W'l:mploy rrentra of48pen:entveIS 25.9 for white teenage mal ....…
…With the renovated Fox Theater, the re tored Gem Theater c t treet, and • the State Th tre bringing in ho nd th Elwood Bar nearby, Downtown Detroit i howing po itive ide of revival. Wi th th opening of Th Vault, a transformed old National Bank building t Clifford Bagley, theatre- -goers can dance to their heart' content and sip their favorite beverage, including draft beer ... My thanks to thoughtful friends for their lovely Ea...…
…THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY MAY 16, 19 5 - art! Lutber In lead the fi t Selma to Montgomery March. 1840 - Ja e . Turner, How many year elapsed be- pollticl n, w born. 1979 - . tween the last known Black Pblllp ndolpb, labor le der player in the major leagues and . and civil righ pioneer, died. the hiring of Jackie Robinson? 1917 - H rry T. Burlelgb, compo er, piani t, Inger, w waraded Spingarn Medal for excellence .in mu ic. 1990 - ...…
…"Why Peter can' do i While Lo Angele wa still smoldering, the Mayor appointed Peter Uberoth to come in and "save the inner city." The appointment is insulting. It is short sighted. It is racist. Why do the powers that be always believe non-residents can "save" African American communities. First of all, African Americans do not need avlng, other than what . we do for ourselves. What is needed most of all is for all the exploiters, the ...…
…Ho ton, D ill Dunjee (1926) "Wonderful Ethiopian of the Ancient OBhiac Empire." Jac on, John (197) - "Man, God, and Civilization." James, George G.M. (1954) - "Stolen Legacy." King, Kenneth (1971) - "Pan-Africanism and Ed tion: A Study of R ce Philanthropy and Education in the Southern Sta of America and East Africa." Lane-Poole, Stanley (1886) - "The Story of the Moors in Spain." Lewi , David Levering (1987) - "The Race to ...…
…contln 1 only blame , because we don't even get together to tal to each other. Tb t to change." BIGHLA D P Mayor Lin ey Porter focused on the problems of Highland Par ying that the city needs busine es and consumers to be more loyal. He also said that he will be holding businesses responsible for "giving back to the community that upports them." "First of America (Bank) has decided to leave Highland Par for reasons I'm till not...…
…ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS I Tone Loc I c in Bi W Y After the popul rity of "Funlcy cold Medina" and "Wild Thang", mo t fol thought Tone-Loc h d dropped off the planet. But now with a new lbum, nd I three acting projects, fans will get to ee alot more of Tone Loc. In one of hi most recent ventures, Ton Loc i trying hi hand at voice-overs, lend- · ing hi gritty baritone to th laid-back iguana in 20th Cen tury Fox' anim ted featur...…
…Compiled nd Edited By KASCENE BARKS SUNDAY, MAY 10 -0- Master of the quiet storm. The jazzy, passionate & swinging Norman Connors revisits the metro-Detroit with his famed group - the Starship Orchestra w/Michael Henderson & Spencer Harrison. Baker's Keyboard Lounge, 20510 Livernois at 8 MI (864-1201). Reserved seats 15 per show. -0- Comedy Central, the only all-comedy network, comes to Detroit's Oakland Mall as part of its 15-c...…
…HEALTH An1JA OCKI Children re e peci By cep- tible to thi trend in obe ity, du to a breakdown in the family unit, Kai er aid. I HIG , MAJOR dairy and meat-eating tate according to Petersmarck, ha the fourth highe t percentage of overweight residents "IT' TH PROBL M of th Black health professionals to meet in St. Louis The Blac Congress on Health, Law and Economic (BCHLE) today announced it will hold its fourth Quadrennial Confer...…
…, I , I BENTON HARBOR Votin to re cind th con were M yor Emma Hull, Commi sioner Ch rle Yarbrough, James Turner, Steve o on the chec relea ed Ii ting, a c ck of 6,199.06 to Robert Whi te, the ttorney th t e care of all the city's leg affairs. There have been m ny complain from tb commission of th amount of money that' being paid out in attorney If the ci ty i broke, here is all the money coming from to p y these bills? Each ...…
…IN L than two years Couture! bas moved from its west- ide loca tion to downtown. And what started with high-! hion acce orie like earrings and carv , has blo omed into wear that sizzle. Wild leg ging; equinned, beaded, and studded bustiers; fun hats, and hand pain d, two-piece lei ure wear are rnong the things he tocks. Tillman refers to her merchandise as "affordable extrava$ance" and believes that she' created the po - sibili...…
…BUSINESS FINANCE Con urn rTip RAnIER 1lIAN JUMP n their Con people for their pranks on � Hill, wban B will ly relish equal fact that tJ-eir guys woe 'J t like rest tre�" At ontre' the Ch� am i Bank, gave B aIXl cq\Ill �ty to iImlvtn.)'. � � dr:ck in vestigation hit the Congressional B k Onx:us hard. Twenty-two of the 26 in Congress were founj k> overdIawn ttm ac- 00UI11s during the 39-IlDIlth perod fmmJuly 1 to Oceoer 1�. FI...…
…, RELIGION 7 c d Handel' o c . " y. ro erb 2 :23. Just one day before rioting bro out in Lo Angele , Quincy Jone directed n all- tar hallelujah chorus of R&B and go pel arti in the rewor ed ve ion of "Handel's Messiah. " WIlli 8 n OodF hor We want you -- Send the history of your church along with photo (If possible). - Send all church announcements and information about activities. - Send inform ation about accomplish...…
…o u reepond by 30, 1 2 EDUCATION Sohol rshlp 1 Athletlo Aw rd.1 Sohool S leotlonl We Match You With Multlpl Souro The Larg •• t, Curr nt 0 t B , MONEY BACK GUARNATEE ACADEMIC SUPPORT SEARCH INTERNATIONAL (616) 324-0771 P,O, BOX 1805 PORTAGE, MI 49081 10 01 oount to 'Mlohlgan Citizen' R aders Not all signs of discrimination are this obvious. What you may hear is: "I rented that apartment right after you called." ...…
…(b) The of 0.10% or men by (2) ofa ge or In 00 01 a or y penn .GpI ..... 4Kf upon a or at 10 or yaoo"ibIe m or • Inc ., ... ed ng of motor 0, by a per on who I. under the Influenoe of • ng oracon ed ,ora oombln tlon of Intoxlo tlng liquor and a oa ItroIIed , or who a blood alcohol of 0.10%, or more by tof aJoohd. (3) A pereon, or not. I not oper a v upon a hi pIIIoe open to the general pubIIo or QeI'1I8Rt1ItY aoo ... 1bIe to m...…
…b "11 rea mi a of 0 m tryin to organize a leepin peopl wa the peopl up fir. t to their huma i eritage. enyou'llget action." • Ir About 250 people turned out for th anti-violence rally. H len Moore and Councilwoman Greta Johnson. David FI nagan came out with his fath r to show hi. support for the an it-violence rally. . Kwame Kenyatta • I Followera of Y hweh B n Yahweh lao attended the rally. Due to the Rodney KIng Incident, the tr...…
…I U L "There' ying t hen the n tional economy ge cold, Michigan gets pneumonia," Arthur nti del, n oci te profes or at the Wayne St te University School of Social Wor t Sunday, Anti del poke at an open forum, "Unemployment: Familie at Ri k," held t the Midwe t Labor Institute for Social Studie . Hi lecture focused on what be called "hidden cos " of jobl n an(Hhe in ction on the part of lawmakers to alleviate it. "Michigan has s...…
…Short g of Black Ph.D.' Many f ctors h ve been blamed for the teep declin in th number of Blac men who get doc torat ,but now ome educators ay that another major ca e i that univer- ities m e it ier for for eign rs to get financial aid than th nation' B1 c . Archbishop tricken Archbi bop Jame Lyke, the country' only Black Catholi archbishop, has been diagnosed with in operable lung cancer, the Archdiocese of Atlanta said...…
…/ ,- . , I • t •• 'j • I ... , !o!rl i ( " '1" � .. ,I � �. , Arthur t he pl to out publicly on the' uc of AIDS, but "no AIDS c tivi t group i going to orce me to do anyting I don't want to do." he . d he had been pres ured by uch organiza- tio ince hi reluctant disclo ure April 8 that he AIDS. But he . d he is till considering what role he should play, and, meanwhile, "high-pre sure tactics absolutely will not ...…
….. .. '7HE P RAM wide open, " cxplaim Mr. Hefner. "The ooly rcqlirerTx:nt we have � that the tudcn have an ineresr in the �." loog thcytmve sornetIing k> wril: \t or want first-hand experience in jour IIllisrn. New Yo Comcctions provides 1bem an oudet. The b' IOOtivatq fia>r for the . the frecdoo1lO wril: t dEy wanL A rccmt is ue featured columns on prejudice, cultural pride, teligion aOO othec . impoJ1aDt D their ownliYes. ...…
…This Week In Black History y - Were there ever all-Black professional baseball teams in corporated in leagues with all white teams? MAY ,1Bm- ton E go mment official, was born, 1 5 - rt. Abbott publisbed � first i ue of � Chicago Defender. 1950 - Poet G ndolyn Broo w first Black to win a Pulitzer Prize (for "Annie Allen"). 1972 - Frank W a 26-year-old Black security guard, alerted police to � Waterga break-in. Was the Quake...…
