…Detroit BY THE TIME her husband finally succumbed, say Walker, "We had served a' purpose in each other's lives. My purpose in James' life was to get him through those years - to be the rock he needed," she says. "His purpose was to get me to Florida to do research." Last November, the day she mailed the final copy of her dis sertation, her husband slipped " "Histori BI ck ndm r : A Trav 1 r's Guid "(Visible Ink P ), is a compre...…
…AFRICAN BEADS NEW LOCATION SINCE 1985 • 10°0 OFF W/COUPON No �Iore Delay!! Chapp II' OPEN MO • THUR 11:00 • 3:00 AM FRt • SAT 11:00 • 4:00 AM • SU 1:00·3:00 AM 8 HIGHLA 0 PA K, MICHIG • 90' -\���:..� --\� 368·8604 2700 E. 7 RP 1i\ on OIT I ;,\ • 12906 Wood rd A . , H ghland P rk, I 48203 '1>,. R_-.A. ofivinfjJlmt RAL D NTI.TRY (313) 883-3593 12521 Woodward Ave. Highland Park, MI 48203 Mon.-Thurs. 9A.M.-5:45p.M. Fr...…
…By JERYL BARGINEAR Mlchlll.n Citizen DE'IROIT - Over a half-cen tury ago, jazz masters recorded hi tory in mall, dim-Iitted, moke-filled rooms crowded with critics and genteel gentries, furloughed sailors with dallied dam els, all bearing witness to an unprecedented art form that would inscribe the scrolls of jazz and influence postwar musi cians for generations to come. Dizzy and Bird were at the helm, Minton's and Birdland we...…
…ent z Arts BY J CQUELY R. ARll ry fund for uch a venture. AUGUSTUS CAINE other, events, The SHerry Washing ton Gallery, 1274 Library St., will ex hibit the artists' works, M A Twentieth Century Master - Works On Paper thru August 20, 1994, This current exhibition contains graphite draw ings, wa er colors ana acrylic washes on paper (961-4500) HISTORIC TOUR - Tour five his toric churches in Windsor, Ontario with the Detroit H...…
…- Th oap 1 inging community 10 t on of it t mu- SICIan, nd m ny ith th t communi y r app 11 d b cau on of th ir own, pee cially a t na r, has homic:id vi im Anthony Dudl y, th 17 -year old ho pla drum with The Victory Five, The outhern Four, Willie Daniels nd the cred Fiv ,and many other go pel quartett, ho and ub- equently died from the ound Sunday, une 5 1994. According to Sgt hristopher Buck, D troi Poli Inform tion Offic...…
…lnd p nd n Day ill all nation i cau for I bration. hen th r, n ura e u e rcan tor .e mar the d t of C 1'0' overct in rndepen- d n 'e hat better ( 'ca'il n to gather fn nd and armly and nJll) the heart) goodne- of le I" n f xl than In OJ mco de 1a o buttet t You'Il .reate )l ur own It! ta wuh J menu Ieaturin I the dchciou 'on' eruencc of I 'on In ch e e. Oru '(I .11 <I \� IIh garden-Ire h flavor. and ver uule. lean p )r� II' 1,111...…
….. : .. : •••• 1 4\. fi ASSORTED VARIETIES ASSORTED FLAVORS BLUEBERRY OR APPLE/CINN'. hine 0 er ! un Kri py Cracker reezer 16-0Z PACKAGE 18-CT PACKAGE 17.5 TO 20-0Z PACKAGE History 0- In irhat tat, Coli s locat d? nn tt What u-c s th ir t hlp nam d in honor of a Block man? J L 1 I 17 7 - la ry was bann in or hw T r- ritory. 1 65 Tl:urgood Mar- hall becam th firs African American appoin d U.S. So licitor General...…
…rforming. un for the n rt ine Cwmingham nd the e Gen rati ns Chorale will be paid from t City' Downtown De lopm nt Authority ceount. BOR nal st rt by th n on Har bor ow organization in 1992, who has now di 1 . Si th f rival w a I v n for th city, city official thought it ould broaden busi within t downtown a by bringing oth r organizations toget r to form a committ make this s eial ven a mmunity wid ti tival In other comm...…
…7 LEGAL NOTICE SYNOPSIS OF THE REGULAR MEET ING OF THE BENTON CHARTER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES HELD ON TUESDAY, JUNE 21 1994, AT 7:03 P.M. Members present: Supervisor Boothby, Clerk Askew, Treasurer Mammina & Trustees Hudson, Is ac, Matt & Wells. Members absent: None. The meeting was called to order at 7:03 p.m. followed by a silent invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance. The minutes of the regular meeting held June 7, 1994, ...…
…continu d fro 1 A1 Hender 11 i Di tor of a lun ton Bu- r. au AFRICAN BEADS MICHIGAN'S LARGEST SELECTION • SPI RIT STO ES • BEADS FOR PROTECTION • BEADS FOR GOOD LUCK • KENYAN LOVE BEADS • SNAKE VERTEBRATE • FISH VERTEBRATE • COWRIE SHELLS • SEASHELLS • 300 YA. OLD BEADS • 100'5 OF ITEMS OUT OF AFRICA NEW LOCATION DABL' CALLERY BOOK TOWER BLDG. People Mover Stop '1 1257 Washington Blvd. Del., MI 48226 (313) 964-4247 M-S...…
…VOL. XVI NO. 32 An Informed People is A Free People JULY 3 - 9, 1994 By BERNICE BROW BENTON HARBOR -W it a good 1 on in civics or was it voter fraud? Berrien County Clerk Louise Stin believes the large number of ntee ballots cast by students at Benton Har bor High School raises serious ques tions ofpossible election fraud. She has asked the Berrien County Prosecutor's office to investigate. Benton Harbor Schools i- dents went to ...…
…By AFUA JUDAH o By CAROLYN WARFIELD "We are living in on of th most frightening tim in the ex periment of Am rica. down ward mobility by r la iv economic d cline, und nia 1 cultural de y nd political 1 th argy int nsify, w witn fa 1- ism and pes imi m in the trashing of public life and 0- ciating it with ra ." "To talk about r ica i to talk about pov rty, p r - noia, despair nd dis ru said. "Div rsity nd hom neity are perc...…
…BY JACQUELYN R. MARTIN �/chl .n Citizen __ DETROIT - On Monday, June 27, Operation PUSH und r the dir ction of Dr. Jabari Prem h, Detroit Chapter Executive Di rector and the Council of Baptist Pastors, under th leadership of Rev. Jim Holley, pastor of Little Rock Missionary Baptist Church, kicked off' th start of the "Operation Man the St ts" DR. JABARI PREMPEH campaign. "Operation Man the St ts" will continue every Monday at 7...…
…Stor nd photo By J RYL BARGI EAR Mr. Jim Dunn, own r ofth Highl nd Park Be uty Palace. th Barber Errol Rucker tapers th hair of a patron. j . Dear Hlghl nd ParkerNoter: Let me congratulate and thank all of our citizens that par ticipated in the school board elec tion held. June 13, 1994. If you have not heard or been made aware, the winners were' the W.E.B team/slate, Arneta Wa terhouse, Dorothy Eaddy and Eleanor Blackwell...…
…Story nd pho 08 By JERYL BARGI EAR Michl an Citizen Montreux Detroit Jazz Festival ,",� ... ...,.c-. ... , S p . . Hanis. Ed die Harri dua it out ith De troit' -own Wendell Harris in "Battle of th Teno ." The 77 -year -young Bill "Honky Ton " Doggett head lin th Blu bill labeled th "Organ Orgy," Monday, S pt. 5, m a salutation to great Ham mond organi t. As many 40 top Detroit bands will perform, along with at least 20 Hig...…
…READERS WRITE By DR. CHARLES W. FAULK ER I HAVE WORKED hard to give my childr 11 wha they need. I had already bought my son everal nice J eke nd I could not understand why he was wearing thi tolen jacke instead of the one hat I had bought him. I told him that h could not w r this stolen jacket and that he would h v to giv it back to the boy who had tolen it. He id to me, "I'm not giving nothing back to nobody. I like this jacket and I'...…
…BI ck youth i involv in imilar minor nt , h 's no t k, n home H i arr ted, t ken to poli nd book d. H h n has a poli rd. He ge nalty of fine and p ible j il time along u nt n lty of jeopardized futur employment of the police record. v r the y I h v witn ed police discourtesy to Black m n nd women and police kowtowing to white people. How n the proposed crim bill eliminate race bias of this type, gain th r of all ci iz ns nd achiev the...…
…HIGHLAND PARK, MICHIG I • Bethune Medical Clinic FamilyHealth . Care Center 72-6652 Join the Highland Park . Chamber of Commerce _Call 868-6420. :;{igfdan P�rt.!4moco 12551 Woodward at Glendale . Highland Park,MI . 48203 (313)869-5130 Fax (313)869-3332 grand Lodge Jtmoco 2800 Grand River Detroit,MI 48201 (313)964 .. 3015 (313)964-0931 883-30 0 13724 WoodYi rd; Suit III Highl nd P rk, MI 48203 augbn Clinic Bri...…
…By TUREKA TURK Michigan Clt/Dn It could be id that photog rapher Chester Higgins, Jr. h the ability to capture the souls of Black people with his cam . In fact, that would be closer to de fining what his life' goal ctu ally is. "My life' goal is to pull to gether a photographic encyclo pedia of the life and tim of people of African descent," he ys. Higgins new collection of documentation is called, "Feel ing The Spirit: Se...…
….. " . r Sun.Jul 3 SUMMER WORKSHOP - West Africa. Did you know that dunng Europe's Dark Ages, there were great empires in West Africa? Hear our griot tape of Sundiata Keita, Askia Mohammed, and the Dogan of Mali! Learn about how kids live in W Afnca loday! Make your own jewelry! Sign up today and join the fun at Parkman LI brary from 10am to 12noon. FREE. Call (313)876-0132 for de tails/pre-register. Wed. July 6 SPU thr ho...…
…Second Anniversary Celebration (L-R) Candace Boyd and her moth r 'njoy the celebration. Rev. Willie Ri,ley and his Evang II t wife, Dorothy, perform. Brother Duncan, WCHB 1200 AM a istant and form r go pel promoter, Raf Ev n ,were among the everal hundred who attended Rev. Willie Riley and' Family go pel group' econd annlv r ry c lebration t CSA Headquarter. Gerald Ril y, four-year-old grand on of Rev. Riley. The Heavenly Star...…
…Navy Announcements Off r 3rd CI Ty- ro A V r, ono Ch tin Jord n of 1 235 Woodmont, 0 trolt, recently r ported for duty with Helicopt r Anti- Submann Squ dron (Ught) 40. at Air St ion Mayport. Fla T 1987 gradu e of Fran Cody High School 10 ned t avy In January 1989. Marine Sta Sgt WIlliam E Shan non. son of WIllIam Shannon of 18653 WisconSIn and Rosalie Shannon of 1450 Robert Bradby Drive, D rort, re cently received the avy Comme...…
…5 History th rd h What is Wilt Chamberlain: com pldena�? JUL 4, I P D Y.I827-Slav ryw: in N w York State. 1 79. - Jock y I aac Murphy won four r in D troi t. 1 1 - Booker T. Washington his work at Tuskeg . 1900 - Louis "Satchrno' Arm- . strong, jazz trumpeter, was born. 1910 - Joe Jac on r tam d heavyweight title, d f tmg Jam Jeffries, the Great White Hope. What Black author was one of the founders oftlu! NAACP? . JULy 5, ...…
…Ohi 0 officer g ts 30 days in Black child shooting TOLEDO,OIDO -Ajudge last week ntenced white officer to 30 day in jail for the accidental hooting of a ix-y r-old Black child. Officer Williams B I, Jr. was convicted last month of negligent a ault. Beal i a 25-year veteran of the police department of Oregon - a uburb of Toledo. Beals maintained that the child and another mall boy were throwing rocks in his backyard and that his gun acc...…
…7 NOlle OF PUBLIC HEARING I Appro d Em werm nt Zone/Commu- The City of HI hland Par will h Id a nity Enterpris Strategic Plan nd public heann on proposed mere ses In authonzed the Sup rvisor to sign. Water and Sewer ge rat s, Cut nd C p charges an Meter Replacem nt De med necessary the Terra-Pike charg s. Water District. PLACE: WHEREAS, The City of Highland Park Authorized General Fund Transfers , is required to publish a combined No...…
…. .. ... .. .. . •. .r.. .?-.- - ...--- ----- ---- ____ lust send in e e your non-Winning IS wager Michigan lotto Ticket for a chance to en one Watch for e Winners on the Megabuclcs Gi"eaway TV Game ho I . Saturdays .at 1:30. - of sixteen new cars! Al� you have to do is purchase a single '-. , Michigan Lotto ic et that has five . Michigan Lotto wagers' foro single dra ·ng now through ug 20th, 1994. If none of . the wagers ...…
…• VOL. XVI NO. 31 An Informed People is A Free People JUNE 26 - JULY 2, 1994 By JERYL BARGINEAR ItIk:hlp.n Citizen DETROIT - Who would've thought that the stock market would crash in the 80' , or that \ terrorists could attack American soil? That a world super-power could crumble, or that drugs would infest the U.S.? Th e phenomenons are what The Honorable Louis Farrakhan re- Min. Rasul Hakim Muhammad, head-mini ter of the Nation...…
…"Creating BI Wealth" foru c s begin Blacks tend to lose battles with Jews • Jaguar apologizes for "nigger in woodpile" remark DID YOU KNOw ..... that his uieek's jau rtt qu t com sfr rn ttie 11 t publish ct H t To Win In Ltf. : "Th p r on wants to b both ne d d and appr ciat d. ut it t b tt r to b n ded. For being ne d d puts you in a position oj p w r whll b lng appr ciat d sub) cts you to om one el 's goodwill which th y mayo...…
…THE COMMITTEE recom mended five elem nts of action to repair the forest recreation ystem, Nelson said. A commitment by the DNR to operate a higher quality sys tem. Renovate existing facilities with money from a voter-sup ported Forest Reer tion Bond program. Provide proper training, authority, equipment and per sonnel to manage the y tern. Include a wider r nge of user-paying f and establish a .................................…
…HOW-TO LIST By J nnlf r L Summ rf It C.plml New. Service Implementation of a 10- cent real tate transfer tax to go r In r ted familie are in vit 0 cho the boy or girl who would t fi their life style nd int re ts, and ho ing can be August through D cemb r, January hrough Jun or Augu t through J un . Mak difference in your community oday! Inter- t d host famili are en couraged 0 contact Michele Muller a 800-322-4678 ext. 54...…
…ROB C ' famou nd well known syndicated pro gram, "Life of th Rich and Fa mous" would hav vie er believe that romantic, exotic, and stimulating travel is only for th elite. Th program was cen tered around ... to 'put it bluntly ... people with "MONEY'! As a viewer, you could only im- ge or fan ize. Sajarhan Prod uctions despels all tho myths by bringing to th viewer (as Robin did) a high lighted visit. to these remote places,...…
…c () 1\ I, I 'I' I () N • WOR C F AlRN S B:ILL Th Tational Labor Reletions ct of 1935 (Wagner Act) guaranteed the right to strike to worker in the U .S. The Act created a balance of power between labor and management during labor disputes. Over the last decade, there has been a wholesale attack on this guarantee. Corporation have penalized employees who withhold their labor as part of the collective bargaining proces by permanently...…
…y o While th m n in BI c nti- port of h up- politi I p ri • '. Readers Write .: c By Bernice Powell Jackson righ - Blacks did return to Cogn probably had no idea it would take v nty-oney arstobeexad-when t in Texas noel Andrew ¥oung in I ,."JV1. "" • '0 J'J( ,\1) p> 1'111.11 I 'p g(l\'(·1'I11ll1·"t �:;;...::...:;;.��������.:-:_.:...;� ,,*-o;;;...o,.;u___;;d;....=;..O bi thin s with a small bud et I( you thmk your budg t ...…
…continued from AS pf /I _ HIGHLAND PARK, MICHIGA .12111 ...,. on. H.P. ignm 21 nc yr. en pp II' nag ment Group Bethune Medical Clinic FamilyHe�h Care Center 72-6652 Join the Highl,and Park Chamber of Commerce Call 868-6420. The Affirmative Learning Experience AI h .Shul : Academy For Gift d Children Pre-K through 6th Grade nd The W.E.B. DuBo Pr paratory School . Gra 7-10 A violence-free Afrocentric Learning En...…
…YORK, .. - Film m ker St.Clair Bourne h begun production on a new documentary, "The Black We t", that examin the Af rican American role in hap ing the American Western Frontier. Not Love b.k.a. "Deadwood Dick" "There' 0 much that's been eliminated in the his tory books about our history", said Bourne. "This new film giv me a chance to re-inter pret Hollywood's version of the Old W t." The national project began when the ...…
…Say Cheese Shawn Dorisca (bottom left) and Yatrica Tade se (bottom right) fr?m st. Cloud Hig� School near Orlando FI. are all smiles after winning' the Burger King Black Americans of Achievement Board Game National Tournament Finals held at Walt Oi ney World Resort. Mickey Mouse joined Bruce Taylor (top left) and Cynthia. O. Pinckney (top right) from the Burger King Corporation in pres nting $1,000 scholarship to each tudent. Sat. June 2...…
…Religion I OBITUARIES Maxine Kelly, 52, of Benton Harbor died June 2; at Mercy M morial Medical Center, St. Joseph. The funeral was held June 10, at I sraelite Missionary Baptist Church. Burial was in Crystal Springs Cemetery. The Fairplain Chapel, Florin Funeral service, Benton Harbor, was in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Kelly was born November 30, 1941, in Mantachie, Miss. Survivors include: eight daugh ters, JoAntha Smith, ...…
…I A1 continued from page A 1 See CITY, 85 continued from page A 1 \11\(', "f'/nllgtO()l-g(lIHZ (Ill (] rI iWI' corn nil t t f' . I 0/1 [) FT 1I1f"1I;'! iJ 11(1 ua nt (I quah t ' con t ru ct Fo) {Ill t h r 1I1(Ol'lIlU flu" j '/' r " ((/il:::1 1 / ' '/'}1".'/O lti, I I continu d from p 9 A1 T I TERE T G Detroit, and what I love u this great city, is that w 'r too Black, too trong, Our opponen , th who are averse to our cause, ha...…
…History Jun 26 - July 2 Who wa.t tb« jazz pianut Jenown cu the 17UUter ofth "Strick Piano" JU 'n, 1m -'Ib Harl m 010 trotte organiz. 19M - A. Phillip Randolph w nanaed 'd ntoffl Black labor union. 1991 - Sup m Court J . Thurgood Marshall announced his retirement. What quarterback led the NFC in ]XU ing in 1976' JU 28, 1770 - Philad lphia Quakers opened school for Blacks. 1864 - Fugitive lav laws w repealed by Con 1 - Frederic...…
…I Benton Harbor Briefs • Turn r was a nt from the m ting, but turn d in hi evaluation form, tating to terminat B r, ood n id. Walker aid it wasn't the point of him waring too many h ts, Wysinger tated, but when someon i di mi sed, there h to be someon to re place them temporary until they find a suitabl replacement. Walker said h was surprised at the firing, but had been hear ing rumors and was approached later that day abou...…
…7 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLACE: City of Highl nd Park City H II 30 G raid Av nu Highland Park. MI 48203 TIME: 6:00 PM July 5.1994 Mich n Cibz n Adv 6/26 7/3 4 LEGAL NOTICE CITY OF BENTON HARBOR PORT OF OPPORTUNITY An Ordinance Amending Division 2. Sections 2-44 through 2-52 (Department of Public Safety) in the City of Benton Harbor and est bhshing an effective date. The above mentioned Ordinance was adopted by...…
…lU$tsen�in Watch for • • your non-Winning S wager Michigan Lotto.Ticket for. a chance to win one of sixteen new cars! • Winners on the Megabucks Giveaway TV . Game Show, Saturdays at 7:30. All you have to do is purchase a single Michigan Lotto tic et that has five Michigan Lo 0 wagers for a single drawing now through A gust 20th, 1994. If none of the wagers on the ticket wins a regular Michigan Lotto prize, the Michigan Lott...…
…VOL. XVI NO. 30 An Informed People is A Free People JUNE 19 - 25, 1994 Marty Katz for The New Yen 11m" A conference of prominent Blacks that was sponsored by the NAACP ended with vows of unity. Organizer, the Rev. Benjamin F. Chavis, center, aid anoth r meting Is planned, Min. Louis F rrakhan of the Nation of Islam, left, and Rev. AI Sharpton. By ALLISON JONES With AP wire report! BALTIMO Black leaders met Monday to begin devising an ...…
…, • --�---_,,-�_...-----����---�-_...-�-�-- -�--� -- - - - - � - co t t h Hill." Her headston THAT th hi President names Black general to military academy President Bill Clinton has appointed General Benjamin O. Davi a a member of the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Military Academy. The Board of Visitors provides recommendations to the Pr ident on the Academy's morale and discipline, curricu lum, in truction, physical equipment, ...…
…Mayor 0 nnl. Archer (cent r) recently hid br ak ground for Wayn Stat Unlver.Ity'. n w 28 million graduat .tudent ap rtment complex that will built tw n Ca • and Woodward, Ju t .outh of Fore.t. H Iplng the mayor with hi. ceremonial dutle. are (from left) rend cott, L on Atchllon and Oenl. L wi., members of th WSU Bo rd of Qovernore; Lynn ch fer, W U vice pre.ldent for admlnlstratlv •• rvlc .: and W U Pr .Ident David Ad many. By RON SEIGEL...…
…- UP Briefs IhW''''"'t((,11 lin ' City co During i Monday Jun 6 m ting, th Highland P r City Council ov rturned Mayor Li Porter' veto of money for th Council Contingency Fund. Th City Council uthorized 3,4 6 for th fund. Port r toed th appropri tion, but Council P iden Dwight Down joined Council Pro Tem Christin Franklin, ouncilwoman Greta Johnson, nd Councilm n Titu McClary in vo ing to ov rride th v 0, making th vote unanimous. ...…
…NAACP '94 Essay / Contest Winners ABOVE: Middle School Art winners were (I-r): Jame Elliott, Bunla Lee Parker and Art i e S mit h. MIDDLE: Elementary Art winner were (l-r): Jocelyn Laboy and Kyle Bailey (not pictured Is Ell hah Gar cia). BELOW: ( I - r ) Elementary Es ay winner , Shanise Burt, Marquita Glenn . and Juana Simp on. (photos by Je I Barganier) NAACP Art/Essay contest winners honored recently . Students in Detroit,...…
…• 7 million hom I . th than 200.00 in monthly in com ; • 37 million people, 14.5% of the U.S. population, living below I&l' write them off nonpar· 80 It must com from t poor, a llion of t apirit that f· firms th ir intrinsic hum n worth upon ho they , opposed to what they poIlUS. 'OUR ENEMIES'ARE PLAtiNG GUNS IN OUR COMnuNlrt OUR ENEM1ES ME PUMPING DRUGS I NTO OUR COMMUNITY By Willi COMPANY OFFICIALS AT Flagstar Companies ...…
….' , . ,. T 1 0 • mar nationali n imen Africa in Ameri . Against t b re t oontroversv Minister Loui F rrakhan oft N tion of I lam, the urvey found that 62 percent of B Americans belie that Farrak han rep en a "positi vie point ithin the BI ck community," 68 percent con tended that Blacks should con trol th government in Black communiti ,74 percent favored Black control over the economy in Black communiti , 55 per cen...…
…co in d fr p HIGH 1ItIIDf . � . . o PARK, MICHIG Ch pp II' n mentGroup Be hune Medical Clinic Family Health Care Center 72 6652 Join the Highland Par Chamber of Commerce Call ----6420 .. The Affirmative Learning Experience AI Shul: Academy For Gift d Chtldr n Pre-K through 6th Gra nd The W.E.B. DuBois' Pr story School Grades 7·10 A vi�ence-free Atrocentric Learning Em.1ronment C II 345-6050 for more �nfonna...…
