…• By RO SEIGEL mGHLANJ) PARK - At a pe cial council m ing requeSted by Highland Par Mayor Linsey Porter, t city council delayed action on the Mayor' requ t to gi lope of planned hous ingatA-Mac/BenjaminManoron Manchester Avenue th right to stop paying taxes and pay a 4% rvioe charge instead. Highland Park Mayor Linsey Porter said that it for thed velopers to an ur anoe this would happen if they ere to get funding from the M...…
…By YVO NE SCOTT DETRorr - S011'e people may feel that health food and politics are worlds apart, but no former Detroit City Council member Erma Henderson. She is th owner and creator of Erma Henderson's Wholistic Health Food Store at 19444 Liver nois. "Working in the health food field is a way of helping people. I di vered that it was a way of helping me to keep going under a great deal of pure. I was able to do a better job," ...…
…• Ethel Tinsley, 85, died one day before she was honored for 50 years a member of the Warren Avenue Baptist Church. She was born in Birmingham, AL, and moved to Detroit as a youth. At Warren Avenue he erved with the NUrBEB Guild, the Ma tron' Board, the Warren Avenue Chorus and, still had time to raise three young cousins, Charlene, Dawn and Yvonne. Tinsley's survivors include her husband, Willie; cousins Lery Leroy and Fannie ...…
…pri n I ('I,ill i("" , ;(",., i - - ----_- - ----- ------ - ___j ",""'_rv_v) to P loyalty of t to pro r cial pri by __ ,Dt"P_ t B too, t th i proud ith i 0 ng history, t dition, and culture, d nequally mtingfutureto be on through cial solidar ity." In an era h Afri and African people lay p tra , ad nd ruined after centu ri of rape, pilla and de tion at the hands of Europe and Europea , it Garvey ho arrived on the to pro...…
…• H' toricall , Black nun hav alway -pped bytMpolice for no other n than being Black! tan Black, medium Black, or very rich blackberry Black (1 30) take my dad for instance they called him tM"IU - fish" ng bause he owned a hotel, . a lumber yard and his u ry own grocery store at 622 Winder � back in the glory day of"Paradi Valley" Now him 00178 rich and all didn't prev nt him from being 'stopped & fri ked' by the good '...…
…A7 r D PM c 1 Oral argument before the Army Court of Military Review is edul for t . month. In late June, this same court reversed the conviction of Ser geant Pete (who had earlier been released from prison after serv ingtwo yeats) and dismissed his case. The ruling so infuriated the Army command tin the unusual step of king the full court to revi the decision of its three-panel judge. "OUR DEMAND OR Black Community Parole...…
…III!/! Cltlan Vesta firetcameon the R&B scene six years ago with the commotion-causing single "Congratulation.", an unfold ingstory of a woman oblivious, until the last minute, of her -lover' eclding. Vesta deemed to be an R&B inger with a �le of her own. Her voice could carry long full notes with a slice of sass and charm reminiscent of Gladys· Knight and Aretha Franklin. Thea! who watched her in terviews giggled at her sense...…
…Black Filmma Hall of Fame, Inc. entri from Afri can American film/'.1deo arti s for th Sidney Poiter Fellow hips. Film/video projects suitable for consideration include: small budget; new works; trailers for larger productions: funding for completion. Applications will be made available b� calling (510) 465-3574 or writing to Blac Film makers Hall of Fame, lnc., The Sidney Poiter Fellowships, 1212 Broadway, Suite 830, Oakland, ...…
…The Chopping Block by Philomena Corrade no G DT R BUITER V2 cup (l tick) butter, n n d 1 table poon t rr on I IV cru h d V2 te . P n r t d I mon p I V. tea poon alt Da h ground bl ck p pp r In a small bowl of an lectric mixer or in the bowl of a small food proces sor fitted with a m tal wing blad , combine butt r, tarragon, I man peel, salt and black pepper. Transf r • to a sheet of pia tic wrap; ha into .a log about one inch...…
…ou Th artln Luth r King C nt r for Social Chan In Atlanta wa. Just one of th It vl.lted " by th 30 high sehee win r of Alph Kap Alph '. Dom .tlc Travel Tour during their r c nt four-city tour. (I-r) Rhonda D. Taylor, An r.on, IN; Nicol C. Per I ,Southfl Id. I; nd Voland Y. Totton, Aurora,IL; 1.0 vlalt d hl.torlcal.1t In Blrmlng m, AL., W h n on, D.C. and Chicago during th Ight-day trip. With t nta are Mrs. Norm • Whit , AKA Int rn lonal ...…
…CALENDAR OF EVENTS up 0 pm t A n be ment upport group, Seed of Hope, will be availabl to help individuals rope with gri after losing a loved 0 . The group will meet Monday eventin ,from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., beginning September 13, in the behavioral medicine dining room at Mercy Memorial Medical Cen ter, in St. J ph. For mor information, call chaplaincy at Mercy Memorial at (616) 983-8454 or Hospice at (616) 429-7100. There is no...…
…it buy 0 ? 'That' the qu tion. Thed . iontobuy hom hould not mad lightly. :y hom buy J'8 ha n mpted by boo and that prom' riches in te and promote comple m to make anyone a millionaire with " 0 Money Down". The reality' that real tate is asolld in tment that requires a personal well a financial commitment. A down payment is only the beginning. Horne owner- hip invol ongoing mortgage and tax payments and expe uch as maintenance...…
…7 LEGA G 1. m bow men oned vt I. prim ri low Incoma pel'8Onl. M yor LlnHy Port r aty of HI h nd Pali< SECURIlY GUARDS Hlghl nd Park·Detrolt rea. P Id we k Iy. I UnIform I provided. Paid lning. 531·2483. 8-5 LEGAL OTiCE BUSI ESS SERVICES ttl P. Carter, City aeli< aty of Hgh nd P Ii< SPEEDY SARAH'S TYPING SERVICE RESUMES TRANSCRIPTION (313)491-8783 hIgan ClUzen AdtI. g 12·83 HELP WANTED I atlmn, P.O. Box 03560, Highlan...…
…I By THOMAS GEORGE CHICAGo-Five blocks w t of th 94 yon the South Side at 60th and Green Streets sits a tired old building with barred doors, broken windows and shattered dreams. It is the old Englewood Hospital, built in 1905. For the last 10 years, it has sat and wilted. It represents much of the ewoocl nigh borhood, one of the roughest and toughest and poorest in this city. Few outsiders cross the line into this bleak neighb...…
…• VIC op ace- o o VOL. xv NO. 42 .. 111/nf('rmt'd Pt'crll(' Is A Frce Poopte SEPTEMBER 5 -11. 1993 Mayor Sharon Pr�tt Kelly of th Dletrlct of Columbia, the R v.· J • Jack.on, left, and com dian Dick Gregory w re mong 20 demonetretor. arr t d Thur day for blocking Ind pendence Av nu In the on-golng .truga. for etatehood for th dl8trlct erst vote 0 DC state ood By ALLISON JONES says. This will enable the federal seat of governmen...…
…_- ndicat n bl to uncov r, and f w reporters m to b filing any r port of what it i lik to liv a a Black in the tate of Florida. African-American have Ion been wary of white media be cau e of pa t overt raei t atti tude of the publishers and new dir ctor . It w . not until! 65, Am ric n r ei m, nd to prov th t th r h n oIVect- of African Am rican p ople," id form r P lm Bach County radio talk how ho t ho i actin a monitor f...…
…:.. Emile Sandelln, Bridget nd Diana Kinard from Detroit enjoy the pre-Bash of Fash Bash '93. .. ' Autopsy delayed in investigation of death that led to rioting CONCORD, N.C. (AP)- At tempts to retrieve medical re cords have stalled an official autopsy explaining what caused the death of a man in police cus tody last month, an incident that led to rioting. Dr. John Butts, the stat's chief medical examiner, said his office wan...…
…Dear Hlghl nd Park r : This past w kend I spent riding my bike through the al leys and reets of Highland Park. My purpose w to up close the conditions and talk to you (the citiz ns) 0 get your feelings bout the We your City picks up your trash and garb ge. I was ati fled with the way ome of our alleys looked. A lot of alleys contained no trash and garbage at all. The on for tha is attrib- uted directly to you for the ef forts ...…
…DO-On i n of 1 1 i : Ther Ha B Chan. Th ng impli that inee t pow r of God cam into th individu I' Iife, everything changed. Th w lk. The tal Th manner of living and even th y he or he vie life. In a , th pel quartet promoting b in in De roit, changed inee th ing of Rever nd Wilmore Allen, Jr. Rev. All n w, undoubtedly the king of Detroit' gos I quartet promoters when God called him home earlier this y r. And while no one know...…
…mun m. - Sulphur dioxi , with a trong odor, tac b thing, kin, and lu It forms . d rain that de- fo kills fish and dam- buildings. - More mercury than a gar bage incin rator, becau the Highland Par facility would deal with medical w , creating even more damage to the Great Lakes. Although tate and federal en- vironmental agenci tand- ards, Sharon beli they are inadequate and adds that it is left to the companiee to do the moni...…
…lice Gr n, Rodn y Kin ... ill in th b n , th color, th , th In th t f w y th h dlin are filled with th nam ofvicti killed, imed and obliterated at th of the polic . Who th peopl we ch to protect and rve our community. A they n en my or a distant rela ti ? With the tria in Los Angel and Detroit at an end, ch community hould reflect on how to add th increasing number of people who die or are ulted by th police. You and I will ...…
…I q inva Ku sit in Au- . gust, 1990, and m rcil lyex- ploi it until ft r th 1991 Persian Gulf ar, Kuwait' no being oompe ted by Iraq. Th truggle for Black repa rations' not on W tern guilt but on Wi tern po Ibil ity. While guilt need not 'be in herited from generation to neration, rights and ponsi- biliti are. The whole concept of a constitutional order' predi cated in the premises of on gen eration' setting down the rules ...…
…DO' DIRECTIO leaves the viewer with the feeling of watching a movie instead of being involved in the film. He, in fact, oversim plifies the storyline, making the duo's adventu almost comical. There IS one scene in which Percy and Thunder are scheduled for a match in a small western town. When they arrive, everyone speaks Spanish except them. "I know there's got to be some negroes here," Banks says. Just then, a Black man cla...…
…., Tu Septem r7 ·Harlem Rena ss nce Po try· with Kaleema Han, 6:00 p.m. at Clianey Branch Library, call 935-4314. The Oakland University Community Chorus in\Ates classi cal music singers to observe their first rehearsal from 7:30 to 10 p.m. in 134 Varner Hall, Oakland University, Rochester. Tuttion is $32, for more information, call 370-3120 anytime. Wed. September 8 Free career ewning for the Oakland University Legal Assi...…
…Home Tips FLOOR MATS - Recently, my husband and I found ou Iv It I P rade without the benefit of our Ilwn chlirs. Since the idea of sinin on the damp curb didn 't appeal to me, I ugg ted using the rear floor mats from his car to sit on. They worked out great! The rubber back in kept damp-proof, and they had enough padding to soften the curb. They were easy to c rry and went back on the floor bo rd in no time. Randi P., Monroevlll...…
…BOTH 0 T E mothers aid that they didn't actually beat their children. They just " panked" th m. I told them hat I was agains any parent hit ing child. I id that spanking was the me as beating. Only th name w dif ferent. My comm nt angered the entire audience of parents, and they attacked me loudly. I told· them 'if they r ised their chil dren property there would be no need to hi them. In any case they should con sider using ...…
…e Soul C,hlldren of Chicago Choir Concert will be held Sunday, September 12, at 6 p.m. In Lak Michigan College M nd I C nter. Adml Ion i $5 P r ticket (adults and children). Tick t may be purcha ed t Banner Book Store on Nile Avenue in St. Jo eph; Fir t Congr gatlonal Church on Pipestone and Jeffer on; nd In Benton Harbor or phone (616) 429-5541. For tick t Infor:matlon and r rvatlon information, contact Bernadette Nichols-Varrie. (616) 92...…
…BUSINESS BRIEFS a tac G y � n e clinic of uling n cataract ur ry, th clinic charged in a 6 million lawsuit filed in federal court. Th n wor defended its report in a tatement i ued after the la uit filed. The la uit, filed Wedn y, nam NBC and "Dateline NBC" reporter Brian as defendants. The plaintiffs are Central Carolina Surgical Eye Associates and Dr. C. Richard E of Southeastern Eye Center. w · deo CD ready for mar et TOKYO (AP}- ...…
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…i (Job e d. ept.30) • • - Must be ighland Park or- amtramck esident -Ages 18-21 u Time & 6-18 Pa t Time Eligible app icants must meet income guidelines. - ....... 0 0 And e 2-4600 .24. Sponsored by The Wayne County Job Connection . Building a World-Class Workforce . . The'Wayne County Job Connection is an equal opportunity em player/program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to . individuaJs with disabi...…
…, . , VOL XV NO 0.11 AlI/lI/l1ffl1t'cI Pt'l)p/('/s A F,N' People AUGUST 29 - SEPTEMBER 4. 1993 'Former officer L rry Nevers and Walter Budzyn react to being found guilty of econd degr murder In the in the beating-death of Malice Green. Nevers, left, says he "couldn't b lieve" the jury's finding . borhood Pickett, who lives in the nearby 47000 block of Warren, is one of about 30 seniors scattered in front of a TV set in Kronk's See ...…
…KAMPALA NEW YORK HAVANA - Ca tro lift foreign currency ban m. "The m IS to wor f t," he id, "Reality obli -us o do what we would nev r have done before." C ro id t government· did not ha a "miraculous cure" to the crisis caused by the U.S. economic embargo, th collapse of Soci . t block and th country's particularly adve climatic conditio . • a PubUs ad eac Sunday by ·New Day Enterprise 1 2541 Second .Street POBox 03560 Hi...…
…DAVID L LA GFO D M.oc I I GIIAM. AL (AP) - In t nquil �lly Ingram P rk, th t� of a young boy and girl behind bars tand as a memorial to n army of child n that d - fied police do nd fire h to write th pivotal chapter in the history of the civil rights move- , . ment 30 y rs ago. "Place of Revolution and Rec onciliation," reads the inscrip tion at the entrance to the park, aCl'088 the street from the new 8 million Birmingham Civ...…
…{ STUDENTS SPRUCE UP CITY - Sixty Detroit Comp ct tud nt got th Ir h nd dirty this aumm r p tchlng oil, trimming tr e , pi ntlng hrub nd flower round th I .rnlng th rt of horticulture. The b autification progr m i a joint ffort IchCon Foundation, the Detroit Recre tion Department and Project PRIDE. Th provided funding for th student 'w ge nd uppli!. continu d from Page 1 auditorium trying to half-pl y card, ch ck r and domino while a ...…
…Detroit IT lOY 3 w ks until we begin a new ntury. What will matt r most to the ecurity and stability of our nation in the year 2000 and in years to come, is whether we took teps to pre pare our children and protect our families. The Children's Initiative is half in and half out and time is getting hort! The Hou ays yes, the Senate ys no, and you need to tell both YES! The Childhood Immunization Initiative provide free vaccin t...…
…ow-to hire an attorney By Darrell -Ierome Banks Michigan has over 29,888 attorneys within its borders. How do you hire .« & y,'.h nyou n a will or for any 0 her legal matter? An old joke goes reflects the public's view of . lawyers. How do you choose a lawyer? Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and choose the law yer who doesn't smell like 1'08d kill. P 0 II Attorney At Law ID CAL TWIN of co had the i nti I n tic compo...…
…/' THIS WEEK IN-BLACK HISTORY What was Adrian Dantley'. j of Notre Dam 1 From what country did Frederick Douglas fl e to avoid n-enslavement1 AUGUST 31, 1836 - enry BI r patent cotton planter. 1947 - �ohn Ho r n published "From Slavery To Ere dom. 1966 - Whitn y oun, Jr., Exec. Dir., National . Urban League id, "The .s,re no mocien:' in the Civil Righ Mo�ment: .. we are all �lhtants when It com to demanding our righ . 1965 - Willie ...…
…community. ROBERT ARCAND, Direc tor of The Greater Detroit Inter faith Round Table of The National Conference of Chris tians and Je , an organization involved with increasing racial and religious harmony would - Require police to be re trained periodically. :- Set up town meetings with community residents to their OS �D ........ ___ continued from Pag 1 the time of sentencing, the judge announces the minimum and maximum ter...…
…By TUREKA TURK Michigan Citizen Lyte's grown up. She's a big girl now. No I nger is she the subway bopping teen ager, clad in a warm-up suit and mushroom hairstyle, belting a sucker dissing rap called "Paper Thin ". Now gone full circle into "Ruffneck", her mad new re lease from "Ain't No Other" , Lyte has greatly matured but continues to throw hard-hit ting, straight-to-the-point, no short rhymes. Lyte is one female that ...…
…I d nt ar eligibl for di count Submi ion to the 7th An nu I ·Paul L urenc Dunba'" Pa- try cont twill b cc pt d through Aut 31, 1993. For list of rul and cash prize you m y rit: 0 roo Black Writer Guild, 5601 West W rren, Detro' , I 48210 or call 897-2551. Fr n lin-Wnght Settle ments, Inc. will host a one day "Youth Anti-VIol nc Confer- nce, from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p. m. at Martin Luther King Sr. Senior High scnoot 3200 E. La ...…
…The Chopping Block by Philomena Corradcno UlJlOOllS mi d rr n r 1 I clov rli, min d, option I 1/8 to V. tea. poon r d pper n e alt, to t . te 1 (1 pound) Ha aiian p paya, peel d, d d and cut into V.-in h cube 1 cup halved ch rry om t 1 cup peeled, . ded cucumber � cup roa ted and It d peanut V. to 1/3 cup fre h b . il le ve , cut into 1/8 inch wide trip 4 Bo. ton lettuce I ave lime wed e ,ror rni. h To make dressing, in m...…
…Maggie Thomas of Greater Concord B pti t Church' has returned from Ri hrnond, V , to COY 1 Hill How- Mary Hagl r nd family in E t Lou' and B lleville, IL, for a f mily reunion Robbie Crump-McCoy nd family m prep rin to 1 v for nv r for t ily union. Th Bo rd ofDi 0 of'Lif h 1 H lth Plan honored Dr. William in a nquet at th Plum Hollow p id nt-elect of th Am ri n Association. Robin M Barel y is istant tary; Claud Young, D directo...…
…CALENDAR OF EVENTS tth id Advocacy Pro ry, 11 76 . 8378. Tu day. 1 th - Shoppin Trip to Shi Gi nt FI rk Bu Ie v t 9:30 .m. C buy or bring your own lunch. Tu y.21 t-Fi tD yofAutumn. Wedn y. 22nd - Legal istanee, from 9 .m. to 12 noon, Appointment h ry. call 764·8378. Also a 1 wyer will be th Center for th in n of . tan . Thurs., & Fri., 23rd & 24th-movie Matin at lunchtime. Showing "Froz n " Friday, 24th - Birthday Party for h bor...…
…I • Core City eighborhood th W yn County Altern tiv Work For r curr ntly work ing to th r administ ring th ir 5th annual Proj ct Paint up/Fix-up, which will continu through late eptember, 1993. Since 1989, Proj t partici pants hav applied fre h co t 'of paint to the exterior of hom selected by Core City Neighbor hoods. Hom elected for th i pro- ject are chosen from early entry application ubmitted by homeowne who are financ...…
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