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…THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY I The If BkJck rnilitnry police battalion was activated in what ytDTy AUGUST 9, 1917-J o Jo published Fifty Years AOO Other P 1936-J Owe wonfourth gold medal at Berlin S\1Dll1l Olympics. Inuihatyeardid Harlem Hos­ pital esttJblish a training pro­ gram for BlDck nurses? AUGUST 10, 1989 - Gen- Colin P II was nomi­ nated chairman, Joint Chi 18 of Staff, the first African-American to hold the pes 1981 -...…

…. 'Prai e I lrnpor d dally, from rhe fres , clean, healrhy orers 0 Conodc' T Den' S writer and D reporter fer the Angel Sentinel, are linear toLogan' . S tzman her of the Bla p for over 22 y.H thLATim made an attempt to implement . milar idea by publishing a . on called the City Tim . "It's just competition but they on't last for a couple of reasons. One, they still can not do the 'BedRock' type of covera the B' y co clmrc...…

…vember of 1984 called "1 Need a Beat" followed by the first . Def Jam album, also Cool J's, His attractively cocky mug called "Radio". has been splashed on the pages of American and Ital­ ian Vogue, Details and Spin magazine. But can he flow? The layout for his new re­ lease, 14 Shots To The Dome, looks like a photo shoot for Calvin Klein underwear. But how does he flow? He was the first rap artist ' to be listed as one of Playg...…

…MichIgan Sta e Uni rsity's F stival of Michig n Fol life will be held August 7-8 d August 14-15, from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on MSU's Landon Field. Admis- ion is 15 in ad nce, 18 at the gate, with day passes at 5. Fea­ tured artists include Brother John Smith of Muskegon: Darryl Ford, Detroit gospel radio host: Sister Bertha Harris, Detroit Gospel ra­ dio announcer: Blues Di c Jockey, the Coachman of Detroit; and African crafstman B...…

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…Rev. a han Pr he.pastor, and the Tr of Life Baptist Church, Belvedere at Gratiot, have a most beautiful new church. Th y w re h t last w k to the annual s sion of the Michigan D� rict ociation. ThE' lfi-million member Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is gaining annually by Black churches joining. In 1992 Black . church rep ented I than three percent, which accounted for mor ha n one-fourth of the SBC net gain in number of churches. T...…

…BH IN BRIEF lected within 60 days, according Benton Harbor Now will hold a reception for its mem on Thursday, August 12, at the Benton Harbor Public Library, from 5-6 p.m. . . City officials were invited for the purpose of th .gettlng � quainted, allowing busin owners to learn about their � I­ bilities and informally discu ion methods of enhancing the busin environment in Benton Harbor. . The format for this informal gathering has bee...…

…Bu ine ch OR for t talon_ com from nd t frui oft labo ult in coll training, not for the youth to go to or fo multi-natinal company, but for t e young people to nd their own into multi-nationals. An e:zoollent example of hat today' Asian merchant dor on the comer will be like in the next 10 l' can be vi if you 100 at the Jewish liquor, jewelry, clothing or furniture store that has erved people in your 1iunily for years. While ...…

…H WANTED ADVERTISING Sp o. p n d bv oommunlty n. p per. plu oomm Ion. Experi.n d preferred, but wll tr n an ambl- u Mlf.. rt r. nd r •• ume 0/0 Mlohlg n n, P.O. Box 03580, Highland Park, MI 48203. ORDINANCE TO AME 0 CHAPTER 32. ARTICLE II OF THE CITY CODE OF OROI CE OF THE CITY OF BE TO HARBOR, ICHIGAN WANTED 380 44 159 178 221-223 291 HlgbllCd CgDDlmI,uI 372 218 CgallDd 316-320 353 Mldllcd 32 359 84 145 Elg...…

…T HAVE a real p from todays paren ," he explained. • people ow about tennis, but ren't exposed it. They Jmo som bing about it but may DO the tim • ·We B peopl n to spend tim ·th our children by F r id h r dream i toga building 80 he can teach youngste t game they y I rned a child. W Y tennis . bing taught no ," he ex­ plai . "I think I can teach it the way I was taught hen I a child. If! can do that the Black Community will ha...…

…VOL XV NO 37 . -""bl'f' ��'"!��� . An Informed People Is A Free People _ _ � ��_�����!!!\"t':�(��L:M CAROL MOSELEY-BRAUN \ By RRILL HARTSON A .. ocl.t.d Pr ... Writ., "_��Ll,GTO - In on day, Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun tared down a colleague over a 19th century Supreme Court decision sanctioning slavery and vanquished another in a floor fight over th Confederate flag. Elected in November, sworn in and seated Jan. 3, the Sen­ te's ...…

…WORLD NEWS c J for d viol ta concl d . Th m ch- nticip report could ba political impli tio Dinki runs for I ion this y rong Re- publican challenger in hat' vi next mlycl ra While the report cl th mayor of th ted char that h intentionally held back poll in th first days of the violence in the neighborhood of Crown Heigh in e Yor Brooklyn borough, it criticized his failure to P up a I der during that time. J . sh leaders ...…

…. " A HINGTO cording to B high hool tu n rtingto nrollinmo difficul math and . enoe eou . Th port ho th percentage of Blacks ta ing chemistry jumped from 15 percent in 1982 to 40 percent in 1990. And, th peroentage of Black students taking alge­ bra IT from 24 percent to 39 percent during the sam period. Th report was rsl by th Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Science Foundation Black caucus leads a...…

…('. n THE EBCPT grown-in its first year, 25 students from across the country were trained in community ervice and advocacy and placed in ix-w k internships wi h community­ based child rvice or nizatio throughout North Carolina. This y r, th r ar om 12 rticip n from the East Coast and-29 from th W 0 who will work a Summer Freedom choo throu hou th un ry. Th y11 be upervising and tea hin t th Fr om hools in ew York, California, Washing...…

…IN MEMORY OF are 10 and all pro­ towards the memorial Ow, five years later that vow is nearing the fruition ta . Ruth Merchant rched her mind; looking for what would be a fitting tribute to one who not only loved sports and reading, but also people, she id. And when the id of a memo­ rial library came to her, being "a Chri ti n," he turned to her church. New Prosperity Baptist Church's Memorial Library will be dedicated' this ...…

…ow fort. chool fu • I ._ a The move by the state legislature to wipe out property taxes as a base for school finance might not be a bad idea. The removal of property tax could be the beginning of a real revolution in education -if the legislature con­ tinu down the path it has started. Lawmakers have said for example, there would be one tatewide hool board to dispense the funds. The idea has merit, but some critical items need to ...…

….. THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY -7 In what tate UJa$ the Ii anti- lav€ry petition Benjamin Banneker'. almanac was written after the end of the reoolutinary �ar. True or false? AUGUST 4, 1963 - J B dwin wrote The Fire Next Time. 1810 -Abolltioni Robert Purvi was born. What Black comedian tarred in the movie "The Tay"? . �UGUST 5, 1962 - 1�63-1939 - Pro(! Kelly Miller Ins�ted that .Howard U ruversity become a center of study for African...…

…contlnu 1 -I ould . through the he Dracula," id h indignant the her eoll gu tradition-bound Senate. A fi t tt mpt to table th Helms proposal fi iled, 52-48. During that YO , only four mem­ be of Lincoln' Republican Party voted ith Mo eley­ Braun. But on a su u nt vote after her h felt ppeal, the original four Republicans and 17 other GOP member joined Moseley-Braun and 53 other Democrats in tabling th Helms amendment, 75-25....…

…By TUREKA TURK IIlchlll.n Citizen Behind every news report that shows a young Black t nager entangled in the trappings of crime, violence and the system, there is a story. There are sons why young Black kids sell guns, drugs and hustle. HBO's "Strapped" is proof of that. Gracing the 'airwaves on Au­ gust 21, theHBOShowcasep - • entation chronicl the life of young Black man as gets trapped by the tangled web of the system. Actor ...…

…Grace Hosp' al invites par­ ents and kids to 'Home Alone' orkshop 2:30. TIl 011< hop II discus que t on uch as: How can paren s tell when their child has outgrown the n ed for a baby- itting?: or Wh can par- nts do to prot ct children wh n they're home alone? The work­ shop is for paren s and children ages 9 and older. Cost is 15 per family. For information call 966- 3192. . The last day of the 2nd an­ nual Motor City Praisefest ...…

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…ARRANGERS - O'Neil D. Swanson (front) cl tered with t officer of the Bapti t i ionary nd Educ tional Convention of Michigan (BM&E) follOWing th ir nnu I luncheon at We tin Hotel. Th confad will be held Aug. 2 throu 6 at the w Pro peet Bapti t Church, 6330 Pernbrok . Officer are Madd yn Lyon (left, front) Pauline Med ey, Shirley Gilmore, ROBBIE McCOY Even the river house built to house entrance facilities to the Casino Queen, and one o...…

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…TO OUG LA-Bill Cinton' at­ on th installatio of Ge ral Aidid in Mogadishu, Somalia, two weeks have been branded "racist" by p officeas of the Provisional Government of the Republic of New Afrika (pG-RNA). Th office have demanded that the Clinton administration give a public account­ ing of the civilian and military personnel killed in U.s. air attacks and ground weeps and account for all homes destroyed. President Kwame Moh of the �...…

…Agreement reached to return Aristide to Haiti' GO LA n y- An int mationally backed agree­ ment w hed in e« York recently, which ould offi 'ally return 0 ted Haitian Presid nt Jean-Bertrand Aristid power onOcto r30. The a rd W' ted by Ansnd and Lt. Gen. Raoul Ce­ d -th rnmander of the military leade who verthrew Aristid in 1 1. The Hai tian mili tary had n und r maj riot mationa! pres­ ure to all w Aristid to return nd t re d ...…

…Supreme Court vote threatens Black voting power The court rulint; .arne in a rth Carolina n.-distri tin c. e which had resulted in Blacks In 1 cl ,t to ong� from that tate lor thc first tim since R instructi n. Achievement guide offered h .. Uldhng. Meharry head likely choice for CDC ' By RON SEIGEL III 'HLA D AR - In a three to one vote July 19, th Highland Park City Council went to a private com­ pany to pick up garbage. ...…

…. Dr. Eugene Cain nam d up rin enden for H chool HlGHU p ·-Or. Eugene L. to B1 Cain, a Michigan Departm nt 0 Ed tion administrator and a form r High­ land Park curriculum director h been appointed Superintendent of Schools for the Highland Park Sch 1 D' trict. Dr. Cain became the 15th uperin­ tendentofthe5,600- tudentdistrict i Board of Education approved a three­ year contract on July 6. T1le election climaxed a formal earch proc...…

…Baron Littleton, on of Baron Littlet n Sr. and Robin Colston of Wyoming Street, is a tudent at Murray Wright High Schoo) where he is active in track, football, basketball, NJROTC, Compact, RadiotrV Club and tudent council. He studied video production. Boonm Y onof r Tou and Mai Houa Yang Yang pf Strasburg Street, is a tudent at Osborn High Schoo) where he is active in tenni and volleyball. He tudicd hwater ecology. Meng Yan son ...…

…READERS WRITE w As I sat at th police desk thinking about how our young people are wast­ ing their lives, a young lady walked up to the police desk inquiring about her boyfriend th father of her baby. The young lady was 15 years old and claimed h r baby was months old. The inmate that he inquired about was 17 years old, of March 1993. He (the inmate) was being held for murder. He hot a man in a drug deal gOr¥! bad. . It w around ...…

…THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY I cralo u.s . • Mom tit of Richard Wright's last l? lWratBIodc actor starred in the movie, "/he Wor� Thl!F/esh, and T'ht! Devil"? JULY 30, 1822 - J V: became first B' OOpofAf- MdhXll'iSt Episcopal Zion amrch. 1 -"I Am A Man", the ign Percy often w re during the confrontational civil righ campaigns in the South. 197<B - M icals lit, by and " tarring African Americans were box office on Broad­ way. 1...…

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