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…, m, indi1Jeren t, not only dm bl for its d In h country children have bitten their tongu off and bulle inste d to iterate the voi of speechl , of di - abled and disabling language, of languag adult have aban­ doned altogether a device for grappling with m ning, provid­ ing guidance or exp ing love. But she kno tongue-suicide' not only the choi of children It is common among the infantile heads of state and power mer­ chan wh...…

…- D VOL XVI NO.4 A" intot nu-d Pcopto Is A Flce Pcopte DECEMBER 12 - 18. 1993 • • ho ha moved in later, they ill igniflCaIlt, Sholly said. "Obvioualy thi is not the gross picture you in New Yor • Sholly said. "But any­ thi�g you that tak place in New York will eventually reach here in some form." Th area a trong preven- tion and education program, Sholly aid, integrated into bools, a premarital program anyone obtaining a marri...…

…\\ orltt \ III ;011 Dr. John Hope Franklin � It) with Dr. Chari of African Am rican Hi.tory. hitat'�j:ln C. Vann Wood­ _UK:IW1I to- th t u GEsturing to an om window, he id, 'Tdjump out of'th 'build­ ing if I weren t hopeful." Much of his wor emp- sized th role that Blacks played in American history: B patriots fought at Lexington nd Concord, h poin out in "From Slavery to Freedom.· They crossed the Delaware with Wi h­ ington, ...…

…, '.1 a By CRAIG HIll. Approximately 850 people marched and rallied in the rain for Th Stop the Killing Com­ mission Agai t Violence and Crime initiated by the Michigan Chapter of the Southern Chris­ tian Leadership Conference (Sc.LC) which was followed by a town hall meeting at Rosa Parks Middle School last weekend. The march begin at 10:00 a.m. that Saturday at East Seven Mile and Gratiot, and pro­ ceeded down Gratiot with a...…

…Mon y Bee pr ent Sandra Thomp on, Curriculum As.1 tant, with a ch ck for the 1993.94 Running Start progr m In th Highland Park School 01 trlct during ceremonies at R adlng I. Fund mental' (RIF) headquart r In Wa hlngton, DC. Developed by RIF and backed by $4.2 million In gr nt from the Chry ler Corpor tlon Fund, Running St rt I. de Igned to h Ip klda grow up re ding. It reward fir t grader and their cia room with book nd chall ng 8 them t...…

…continued from A4 ry to protect themselves. A woman who wor with kids though id he has known many young people who were expelled after carrying a gun to school for protection, who now wandered the street with noth­ ing to do and had no opportunity for the future. In other quarte there was concern if youngsters with guns remained in the regular school system, the atmosphere of fear might increase, adding to the number of guns. I...…

…., h BYJ Readers Write There has been much dis­ cussion about the sale of the Accident Fund of Michigan. The vote was a bipartisan vote and I was among those who voted to sell the state­ owned insurance agency. The sale was an opportunity to bring at least $250 million to the state's Budget Stabili­ zation Fund and was an op­ portunity I had to consider, I have been a member of the House Appropriations (Budget) Committee for ...…

…Readers Write THE CITY 0 Detroit has n eronomically infirms for e tim Let the healing p begin Th are th that exhort against an increase in crime. 1.00 t it this y, 're gonna have crime without ino gambling. We all know that vice' an inveterate part of our society. Let us not dwell on the dark side but rather, let us the ligh think of the good it will do, not just financially but harmonio ly. Our Commander in Chief persistently propound...…

…contln A7 CONNECT WITH US • ISK CTO , lik smo - ing, can turn into a kind of dom­ ino effect, with one abu e leading to another, which can lead to AIDS high ria catego­ ries, she id. "We need to look at some of the entry kinds ofbehavio that put young people at risk," An- thony said. . But when it comes to preven­ tion, there cannot be a focus on contlnu A1 tate' ab program and in- creasing family planning, An­ thony id. "...…

…thing we got a fight goin' on and they get in the middle of it and it'd just be nigg- in there rappin', They'd ay we can't be doin' this but when I tell them more about it, they start understandin' what we was up to and it was cool," Snoop recounts. Back in those days, older people didn't mind rap so long as it kept kids off of the street and off of each other's head. . But then something ent wrong. Outside influences began to c...…

…Th nutcr cker i tradition I gift in ever I cultur . W h ve a vari y of tyl Imported from Germany that will be enjoyed for year to come. These nd other fine Imported gift are available at the Tiny Shop Monday-Friday, 11am-3pm. The Tiny Shop i located in The International Institute lobby at 111 East KJrby t John R. cro the treet from the Detroit In tltute of Art (DIA). Call 313-871-8600. Sat. December 12 Call 965-5422. BEEHIVE - The exube...…

…co TED that office tried to . tate R0- binson. Eleven minut tran- pired between Robinson's arrival at poli h dquarters and when an ambulanc was called, according to police radio transcripts. The 24-year-old' death touched off a riot in the predomi­ nantly Black Logan Community, during which more than 180,000 property dams caused, a oonvenience to burned and ral office and firefighter were injured by bricks nd debri thro n at ...…

…Th uproar Rollins c ted not only led to official inquiri into t faim of th el ion, but B mini te in an extrem ly unfl t ring light. They accused him of m.irch­ ing th reputation of the Black church, and some filed a 500 million slander sui against him. INDEED, THE Harlems cross America, Black churchgo­ e are putting their mon y to- ard credit unions, housing, new busin and other ways of reclaiming their neighbor­ hoods. The dol...…

…ging from cl ible violation ming conduct of , Benton Harbor City Imnm· ssio told t th J.JeoetJtlt)er 6, m tingtbat if they rul out of order nd ye continu to spea , di rupting th m ing, they would be moved. Th rning cam about h n Commission George ys- i I' ruled out of order by YOI' Emma Hull. When Wys- in I' oontinu to , th commi ion adjourned into cl ion to get an "opinion" from City Attorney Charles Waugh. Returning from c...…

…mo to rrill Lynch l'8OD Lehman B t mo Ie mote. The claim 0 alle that Bla employ received I training, former ulting in f opportuniti for promo- ,,, , , Dr. G or oder an, rig�, . • pertm nt Chairman a South . in 0 tro', ic igan, explains an ssigrvnent to SOuthwest "rn student La�handra White. Grad r on is one of the te c rs taking part in a unique educational program ponsored by Pepsi-Cola and South tern. The program allows tUdents to...…

…C�FER OF SPO SOR 8G4.07 The aty of Hghland Part< no dge t"'e cCorm -Benon Aa- 80 s, Oelaw Corporation, t.s 0 d, sub- Ject b I'Ie ce�t of Mortgage Loan from ht Auflortty b oonatruct Houal� Oevebpment ldentl- das fII.ga Qavoppment � oertMl property leg y de bed as fofbws: HIOHLA D PARK TOWN CENTER MANCHE TER PLACE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT Property Oeacnp"n A pert of Lots 6, 7, nd 8 of aual1ltr Section 5 in the Ten Thousand NJre Tract,...…

…_J nt t ining. o big p g to r ad nd 01 or. :.J up r ized heavy pap r. ake great gift. o L r iz allow for more than on hild to color t th m time. g. b ·0 o m ceor · chigan Citizen 125 cond ·ghIandPar 868-6420 (. ry His wife was the first colored woman to graduate from New Bedford High School, and was one of the first colored women to teach in the state's public schools. Carney's heroism at Fort Wagner earned him lasting...…

…VOL XVI NO 3 Iln tntosnwc! P"(lp/l' Is A r WI' Pcoptc DECEMBER 5 - 11. 1993 Ajrica Trip .\IIIt/nll' lint! !tlllgiller, /('"n 1/1/(/ /carl/i"g .- Page A� I Highland Par . But in 1992 Chrysl D ti id n economic do nturn made it im ibl for the corpo- ration to ha ciliti in both ::lJ!land P rk nd Auburn . and HigblaM P r. would be shut down. If Highland Par had not agreed to t Auburn Hilla b Chrys r would no facility in Auburn Hill...…

…y THE PRIZE WAS a seven­ day, all expense paid trip for the seven writers-with one guest each-to the West African nation of Senegal. . Holding the beautiful baby girl wrapped in foul' layers of elabo- TRADE AND CO R E is vel)' much part of their liv inside and outside ofth village. Clusters of people line the newly-paved highway north to Dakar. Many are selling and/or buying mangoes, oranges, ba­ nanas and coconuts, among other ...…

…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...…

…raa eng by • , nee. Octob 29, 1 .... _------_.-------- FREEl POCKET EW TESTAMENT WITH HARMONY OF GOS­ PELS. Bt ok, Whit , Burgundy. S nd 2.t50 Sh pplng/Handlrlg To: J.L. WI m Co. 17336 rper Av ., '607-1 Detroit, MI48224 SPEEDY SARAH'S TVPI G SERVICE RESUMES MA USCRIPTS FLYERS - LABELS TRA SCRIPTlO ·AFFORDABLE RATES* (313) 1 783 9AM-3PM CHURCHES! 0- PROFIT ORGA IZA­ TIO SI ED ONEY? TIRED OF SELLING CANDY? Unlq & Pr...…

…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...…