…R-W hington 00 o • • a By JENNIFER VAN DOREN LANSING (Capital N Suvice) - The refinancing of public chools is on the forefront of every educator's mind since the elimination of property taxes for school funding in August. Then, there ere no plans as to how chools would be funded. Now there are plans circulating the Capitol that included a handful of other taxes and countless other rules, regula tions and stipulations. For ...…
…By RO SEIGEL 1'.cI.' to the ch n C n The Highland Park City Council unanimously ed a lution king the City Attor n y and the administration hat could be done to accom- plish t ide nt's requ Highl nd Par Mayor Linsey Porter tated at the public ses ion after the m ting that there hould be an ordinance giving him emergency powers to lock the building. Kenn h Schmaus, Properly Manager of 14 Moss told the Michigan Citizen, "We are ...…
…ANNOUNCEMENTS Candl Lig t Service t The Pastor's Chorus of New Christian Missionary Baptist Church is having a Candle Light Service on Sunday, December 19th at 5pm commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. All are invited to attend t"---l��servi·ce. - A1Imission is free. For information call Mrs. Freda Benton at 924-3616. "TH YPR UPPLIE upplemental health services to the pecial population of pregnant nd p...…
…P 01 PO • , Dinki n really paign of political due tion nd mobiliz tion within his core constitu Dey - union mem , African-Ameri ca nd m t ti , and low income people - to explain the reaao for th citY economic and social crisis. He never in- pired them to fight back, or ar ticulated a viable alternative for a multicultural agenda of urban empowerment. One measure of this failure is the fact that th re are one halfmillion unreg...…
…A T I 0 " T contention that an abusive society produces abu sive people and a violent society produ violent people. The long history of slavery, This Week In Black History c : () ;\ I, 1 'I' I () N December 5-11 DECEMBER 5, 1955 - Mar tin Luther King Jr. organized Birmingham bus boyrott, making the begining of the Civil Rights movement. 1972-1980-JeanB. Hutson was chief of the Schom burg Center for Research in Black Culture...…
…on." t decli tablishment I " by nam except for Di in and Rep. CharI Rangel, D-N.Y. "The Dinki administration really hurt us on the level of public ucation" by tJYing to block a Is it fil on behalf of eight children king to change history and other textboo , Cu i gbe y pO SO • C 03 P Wayne County CommisSioner George Cushingberry Jr., is spon soring a oounty-wide scholarship contest. The contest is open to all high school se...…
…T o By lUREKA lURK IIlchlqen Citizen the 1988 jam ''Me, Myself and n"While Poe explored the idea of his color, Tip said, flat out, "Black is Blac " "Now, from the lip of virtu ally every spokesman and the pages of every publication there was suddenly not only a bold new rhetoric - there was a 'New Negro' .. The NEW NE GRO, unlike the old time Ne gro 'does not fear the face of day,' proclaimed the Kansas City Call." AND ,JU...…
…. December 4 OLD FASHIONED CHRIST AS OPEN HOUSE - (H tone Mor House) S e Detroit's oldest brick house decorated for an old-fashioned Chrtstmas with fresh green �rrange ment by a garden clubs. Wreath making and Chrl tmas decorating workshops from 11 am & 1 pm on Sat urday and 1 &3pm on Sunday. Call 269-6363 for Information. Sun. December 5 THE ALIEN WHO STOLE CHRIST MAS - Hearthe rang story of how Santa wasn't able to deliver p...…
…A1 ELDER GORDO AND his church, Spiritual Israel Temple, met for many y at the Liberty Hall of the U.N.IA on th corner of Warren and St. Aubin In 1987, Elder Gordon and his church "made a generous financial eontri hution to Division 407 to help ve the building. Elder Gordon has hawn that he' a true Garveyite and "he ain't tired yet. " Next on the list i Garveyite Captain Leroy Jackson. When Commissioner Williams of Toronto, Cana...…
…• wa r rician to do r? Did I hi a Black technician to ir my w her nd or dry r? Did I hire a Black air condition nd refri ration teclmici n to do my repai ? Did I my recent laundry and dry cleaning to a Black owned clean e ? Dr. Mwalimu I. Mwadilifu isa booll. publUh6. educntor, author and columnUt for tM Norfollt. Journal and GuUh Neu.paper . • By ROBBIE CRUtJP-McCOY 5 eel.1 to t!!.e Michl .n Citizen Mrs. Bessie McLin serve...…
…" e'saperson hoh along, long history of working ith per sonnel matte and hap ns to be a friend of mine," Walker said. Wal er said as part of the se lection pro in selecting indi viduals for the police force, they began . th a entry level exami nation. Where 88 individuals had igned up, 68 of those bowed up to take the test and 38pessed. ALL 0 THE appli�t:s had BH OBITUARIES ErmaThomas Erma Thomas, 78, of Benton Har bor, d...…
…. /1m/Iii 1 for our I most riou dom tic problem we have faced inee th founding of th public. W are d priving millions of children of th ir compe n nd moral chara r," ys Bronfenbrenn r. Renown for hi or in human d velopment and a founder of th n tional H d Start program for di dvantaged youngste d their famili .Bronf nbrenner w honored for his contributions to d lopmen I ien and i applications in policy and practice t th day ym ium pon...…
…e appreciate your letter. and comments. Please end them to: Michigan Citizen 125 '1 Second Highland ra,« !tIl 482n3 ------' Excellent family busl- KIDS' WORLD AMOUNT PAID $230.24 x for 1987 $242.60 x for 1988 Amoootneoe ry t> redeem, $472.84 plu the es of the Sh riff. S91ed Micha I D. L 8106 St. Paul De�It, Mch.·48214 To Robert A. Brodeur, 3990 three M Dr., Detroit, MI 48224, I t grantee in the regular chaln tJ1le of uch nd...…
…a phi or mo- m nt. It' not. It i in reality, a te- oortance in Ameriea today. All of city rcity, B ; and the neral opin they will dominate to th perso ho . This im heavy ponsibility which ahoilril!lll:l t th ry h ofB thinking about i particular future . thin the United States. TIl peopl who dominate the inner citi nu merically canno ibly wor out a plan or have any programme by which they can improve their own situation which do...…
…" " Chrysler reneges on promi e , By RON SEIGEL S cI., to the Michl en Citizen IDGHLAND PARK - Chrys ler's move out of Highland Park will not be an easy one. Contro versy is mounting over the de tails of the settlement offer, the qualifications of those negotiat ing on behalf of tb city taxpay- and t racial implications of a major corporation reneging on pro it ma to win 00 aions out <) Bla oommunity. One Highland Park wom...…
…CHARUE HARRISON State Reps. David Hollister, D-Lansing, and Charlie Harri son, D-Pontiac, will be moving on to new jo in January, leav- oc continu d from Page A1 ately . got a petition together to try and stop McNamara's deci- ion. T YE WHE our community reorganized we joined forces with the Wayne County Narcotics Unit within a hort period of time three drug houses were put out of business, " Kennedy said. "This community h r...…
…I \ lie II ig { III go N. Rep. rold vie it, Michi n m nd up to the U.S. Envi ronm nt 1 Prot ion A ney (EPA) now. U nd r th 1990 federal Clean Air Act, the tate n to tab l' h tough ting program for utomobile tailpipe mi ions in Ot wa, Kent nd M egon counti . How d Voorh pond to that? Two words: No way. "To pic out three counti on the w t ide of Michigan when the majority of pollution com from other areas and to soak us wit...…
…Council e mpt taxes Highland Park ity Coun il un nimou Iy d n ordin nc ex mpting Manch t r Place Residen tial Deve lopment/Mc or- mack Barron iat, th dev loper of the new Man ch ter PIa Housing Dev 1- opm nt pI nned for construction a Mench ter and econd, from all prop erty tax tting them to pay in tead a rvioe charge of 4� of he rents coIl ted, not unting the t of utili ti HPwater quality Y i I P Coun il unanimou ly...…
…IN GENERAL KORB agreed, . and said he does not op pose legislation Jike the Brady bill, but he didn't think it wouldn't solve any of the state's or nation's real crime problems. U.S. Rep. Peter Hoekstra, R Holland, who represents Mason and Oceana Counties, voted for the legislation "As fat as crime in the area - if people are going to commit a crime, they are going to get guns -i tsimple," Ko b id, "It would have no impact on h...…
…[-__ .. (J!,illillll' \ I, II" _ . I �---------------------------------------- , Th y ov rlook d on very critical factor. Ge al Aidid . THE SO CALLED 'de humani t ri n mi .io� incre ingly turn d to military pacification operation aimed at demonizing nd eliminating the troubl ome Aidid from the politics of reconciliation and • By Mumia Abu-Jamal confinement, Haney testified. Indeed, the conditions are 80 horrendous that a forme...…
…time." h said. "That' what th y're using. It could tak 2, 3, or 4 y down the ro d. 1 he ' u tion the city will urvi tha long." Port r said, "We hav to m t p yroll, vendo , financial obli gations on a certain level ." He admitted though that the ettlement would no begin to deal with the dama to the city caused by Chry ler's move . Some Ii e Coun ilwoman Greta Johnson feel the city would get a better d 1 if they hired an attorney...…
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…on every in . There w re even (7) ta bI which consisted of, Ta bI 1, Mis ion; Table 2, Mother Board; Table 3, Junior Vh Music You h bI 7, Dan W t, report r with WSJM/WRIX Radio station w th Mist bf Ceremony for the pecial event. - port oth r ckups in the a at the time. • Be ponsibIe for inquiring about wh ther th person making the claim has home owner insur an and whether the insurance will cover the claim. If the owner...…
…EXHI rr·-·A Ctild 7i for Two·, an xh on of children' Ique tea rvIce • to nd miniature furniture are on xhlblt In the Kr ge Gallery of the Detroit HI ortcal Museum until M ch 1994. Th exhlb on features n eclectic mix of teatime Items, In cluding Stafford hire dishes, circa 1890. CaJl 833-1805. TRANS FOR NG VISIONS '93 -Is a curT nt exhlb at the Swords Into Plow hares Peace Center and Gal� lery E Ad rns) In Detroit. It Is the Juri ...…
…d o pi , bloc -p 2 o d d CLU -p 9 FREE' SpcCIJI r.1ctro Detr ot Edition Novernbcr 29 . December 5,1993 Abu Jamal writ frOm hi. pri on c II about a m tlng with Bob ar ley in th 1970' . -Page7 ' A new book explore th valu of th cure and potions u ed by th old folk. -Page8 -p g 4 -p H -P g 12 • • CO ENTARY slavery, but change is in the air. rent from Benjamin Manor. The recent groundb . ng in High- The middle-income h...…
…ITIZE P e 2 MICHl A oc c , cidal cuts in gov ernment aid to the cities. Detroit now gets less back in federal monies that it pays out in taxes. It was the suburbanites who elected those monsters Reagan and Engler. Black people voted 90% against Reagan. My point is that it is not on Detroit to build bridges to the suburbs, as Archer put out. The suburbs owe us an apology. We are the victims of their racist vot ing. They...…
…ov. 28 - Dec. 4 1993 MICHIGAN CITIZEN P e3 Sun. November 28 BEEHIVE - The exuberant mu- Ical tribute to the 'glri groups' of the 60's, will be running the Attic's New Center Theatre through Nov. 28. This rafter-rais Ing revue features sbc vocalists, 32 wigs, 25 costume changes and 15 cans of Aqua Net per w�k. For Information call 875-8284. BUS STOP - WIlliam Inge's classic romantic comedy, will be running at the Attic's Strand T...…
…Pa e 4 MICHIGA ITlZEN Nov. 28 - Dec. 4 1993 . Readers Write , e Every people mUst have a nation' and every nation must have land. This was the idea behind the Honor able Marcus Garvey's re demption of the Motherland, Africa. Many misunder stand the idea of "Back to Africa· and because of the propaganda campaign run by the Western Powers (Na tions), we don't want to iden tify with Africa. Africa is the birthplace of the ...…
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…Page 6 MICHIGAN CITIZEN Nov. 28 - Dec. 4, 1993 By JaDl�S E. Alsbrook The spoken and written babblings of paid and unpaid .Black so-called conserva tives who cater to white su premacists remind me of two significant experiences: Several weeks ago I stood on the rear deck at the home of a white pro r, pointed downhill over a mile of wilderness toward the river and asked, "Who lives down there?" He looked at me painfully and re...…
…Nov. 28 - Dec. 4 1993 MICHIGAN CITIZEN P 7 By Mumia Abu-damal come here for joke! When I leave I wanna people dem dreadlock, say I'm Rasta, and get the whole thing rebelliou , dat, we kyan live, ya know, we �aan continue going thru dis same t'ing over, over and over again, when the prob lem is, our people must be united. And then all problem solve, and then every prob lem solve. 'Cause if the Black mon check it - him don't li...…
…, , o a e 00 offers an insider's 100 at cul ral practices many of us have experienced only in fiction. other cultures. Her new book, "Walkin' Over Medicine," re veals the secrets of many of those remedies - and also takes to-task today's health care pro fessionals who don't often take this centuries-old form of medi cine seriously. "There are two different sys tems existing at the same time, " Snow said. "This creates a...…
…., Nov. 28 - Dec. 4, 1993 MICHIGAN CITIZE e9 • o ByRO SEIGEL Special to Mlchl.gan CItizen DETROIT - The Metro politan Detroit board of the American Civil Liberties U n ion (ACLU) voted to chal lenge portions of Executive Order 22,· ued by Detroit Mayor Coleman A Youngre quiring that 50% of all Con struction jobs funded by the City of Detroit should go to Detroit residents. According to an article in the ACLU fall, 1993,...…
…Page 10 MICHIGAN CITIZEN Nov. 28 - Dec. 4, 1993 ave 2 Save on our collection of authentic African crafts, including masks, ood carved other hand-crafted accents. Each with its own rich history, these beautiful pieces make stunning accents for your home. Sale excludes clearance items. Selection varies by store. HUD o 25% off E. � pston collection of carvings originates in th .J(j it district of Kenya. Th r . th ton Is mined ...…
…OV. 28 - Dec. 4 1993 MICHIGAN ITIZEN P e 11 This Week In Black History ovember 28 - December 4 NOVEMBER 28, 1959- 1966 -Bill R 11 led the Boston Celtics to 8 traight championships. 1914 - W.C. Handy published St. L<>Ws Woman. 1961 - Ernie D w, running back fo-r Syracuse University, became the first Black to win the Heis man Trophy. "Roots" has been reprinted in how many languages? . NOVEMBER 29, 1894 - Lincoln University won a...…
…, Page 12 MICHIGA CITIZ¥N ov.28 - Dec. 4, 1993 TJ;te Highland Par Chamber Of Commerce Proudly Salutes the By ayor Uneey Po r Our article this wee will be dedicated to a period of revival in Highland Park; a rebirth, if you will, and - Freedom of The P To the later ubject, say: Thanks to t Michigan Citizen for the opportunity to spea to the citizens through this media. Freedo of the p one of the cherished building blocks of ou...…
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