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…THE DOWN LOW By Tabatha Crayton ( Whitney Houston has declared war n th New York Po t and th two write who are r ponsible for the 'tory that appeared on her in the June 28th edition. In addition to filing a $60 million lawsuit against the paper, she has appeared in an exclusive interview with M1V blasting th m. The tory, which I won't bother repeating here because I don't have that kind of money, w ccording to Houston a total lie ...…

…CALENDAR OF EVENTS , S cond Corinth. n B ptist Church 10 t d t 20280 Lyndon, will hold Ordin non MC for C rl Gre n, t 7 p.m Call 531- 0648. on. Jul , Dramatist. Ladrarnaya, will perform "The BI c Exp nence-A Cry for World Pe celf t the De­ troit Baha'I Center. L j m ya creat uruque nd powerful dra­ rnatic experi nce through a col­ lage of poetry, prosed, drama and song depicting the African Ameri­ can experienc from slavery and ...…

…• The Chopping Block by Philomena Corradcno SWEET JUICY CALIFORNIA SWEET, VI E RIPE I EACH JUMBO 12 SIZE ,.' ,1" .. , . ..,. �.:�.:.-.,. . FAMILY PACK, FROM PORK BUTTS 1.11, ..... , L Limit 2 Per Cu tomer Per Day . . . -, FAMILY PACK CHOICE BEEF BLADE CUT tyle LB rU.·· � • STORE COUPON BIG CHIEF Granulated m onn is 3 tablcsp on �r' ted Parm n ell 'C e " t 3 pUOl. -It: lian \ asonin , cr-ushed l � u a po�" all - "...…

…HEALTH BRIEFS TOTAL 2.2 10% 1 21. 1&0 • 2% 22 1 0% 26 1 172 1 1.7 • .7 TOTAL 7 283 55% • 0 0"'- 21 • 1 0 0% 120 2 0 0% 20 • 0 1 2S 72 ,.% 0 TOTAL; 12 4 1%· 51' 0 PA TOTAL: 23 G R 11 .% tW F. 12 S2'% AG (lnmo h.) 0.14 0 10�1S.ooo . 15-2. 7 7.000-13.000 1. 51. 70% 282 10% 25- 5 1�.500 237 21' 30% I 2Q'IW. 37 ... 3 NA 0 3 (0%) 3 (1%) 4 &0 3 � 5 .700-e,550 ...…

…BRIEFS crvice provid in- clude, th B HI n C unty Heal th 0 partment Alco- hol/Drug Ab Program, t Ca County M ntal Health/Dru nd Al h I Pro­ gram. th Van Bur n County Health Department Sub tan Abu; rvices, th Ch nt Di- g ti nd R f rral Program, the Women nd Famili Pro­ gram, th I ndi nt R idential Treatment Pro ram, and the Coordinatin A ncy Admini- tration. The h # ri ng i pen t th public. Additi nal information on the propo....…

…Send correspondence to Dr. John Cashin, Jr., Post Office Box 975, Huntsville, AL 35814-; or call (205) 721-9 7 ; FAX # (205) 722-8588. y Dr. John Chin, Jr. wo tionaJ Black , I , 1 HA L Y received itiv po rom Lincoln Univer ity in Pcnrsylvarua, Hampton University In Virgirua, Spelman Colle in , Georgia, Rust College in Holly Spnn ., F k Univ ity in N hville T , and Stillman College in Tuscal Alabama. All of our BI k coll and univ rsit...…

…ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID CITY 0 HIG LA 0 PAR WAY E COUNTY. CHIGA CONTRACT 93-2W I STALL 27 FIR HYDRANTS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN CITY nozz hydran provided by City. 2. Remov ofw m t I. Th oontract document may b examined at the foUowlng locations: City of gh nd Pa rk Wa'er Department or Clerk's O1fIc 30 Gerald Avenue Highland Park. chlgan 48203 Michigan Citizen Mol. 7 2�93 LEGAL NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID CITY OF HIGHLAND PARK ...…

…o HO form r players i Billy Harri , a former defensive no e tackle with the University of Michigan from 19 -87. Harris is now a four-year veteran with the De­ troi t Drive, the local franchi e in the Arena League. Harris play both defensive tackle and offensiv center. The 6 'Ott 270 lb All Big Ten lineman is very glad to be back playing. "After graduating from U-M I was out of footbaU for two years," Harris said. "I had an empty f...…

…N() Bl�A(�K IJ()Wl�R ill music iIllIIiS/IJ .. PAGt BI I VOL. xv NO. 35 A" tntouncct Pe-ople I'; :l f II'" ("'(1/>'1' JULY 18 - 24. 1993 Jud , tell eno: , ByJOH HORN JU.ocl.r.d Pr ... build caree "on the b "of ucb defendants. The un ual cballenge by U.S. District Judge Teny Ha er, of the Central District of Californi came as Reno fielded questio primarily concernin immigration and gang violcoce at a wnba1l meeting. Under th...…

…Organization help interracial families cope with whisperers , licv THOU D 0 BLACK youths 17 or younger pend time in South African jails or prisors each year. M t are treet children, a fix­ ture in m t citi . They are barefoot and unw bed, their eyes often glazed from sniffing glue, hand out tretched to beg money frem drivers topped at traffic lights. At night, a dozen or more will leep huddled together for warmth in a vacant l...…

…. • tiz tion. Stalling aid th di trict ked th Johnson and Porter to p nt ir p ition to t party in writing at i September me ting which will h ld 12 noon S turday Sep­ t mb r 11, at 184 5 Wy ming near Curt' . Wainwright said garbage trash would be collected once a week. Highland Park Mayor Port r :,aic at a recent city council meeting that there would no longer be weekly pickup ollarge items uch dis­ carded fumi turc. W' right ...…

…P to Well ley Colle where By JULIE REV 0 OS Detroit resident named editor of The South End at WSU H � ard Davy, f Dctroi t, is th new editor-m-chie ofTh South End, Wayn State University' tudent n w paper. Th on -year appointment w made bv ·he univ rsity ' tudent New p p r Publication Board, a nin -rncrnb r Troup with repre- entation from th tud nt body, f - ulty, adrniru tration and th print media. A enior majorin in journali m...…

…Georgia, 1903 Griffin, Ga.-William Fambro a egro, w hot to death on the out- kirts of this city I t night by a mob ofwhitemen,whofi donhi ho e. Fambro' wife, who w in the ho e, caped injury. The Negro some time ago w arrested on th charge of insulting a whi woman and w tried and entenced to a term . tbe county chain gang. Hi fine afterwards was paid by hi employer. Over a thousand shots were sent into the building before the mob r...…

…, Lester's World Lynching Of Lani Guinier EDITORIAL The AA P under the le dership of their new dir ct r, Ben havi tood up nd took the first tep down the road to freedom with th announcement unday an end wm nt fund h d be n e tablished. The $2 million eed m ney used to tart the fund came from the late Reginald Lewis, millionaire Afri n Ameri n u in m n. ., the AA P will rai e an th r 7 milli n nd then us th intere t earned by the mon...…

…THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY Iy tel'S. The CB had dutifully upported Clinton' budget propo al which narrowly p cd the H e by a mar­ gin of j t vot . Th solid bloc 39 votes delivered by CBC members was t� deci iv factor. Once the budget went to the Senate ide, how­ ever, Clinton Immediately began to cave in to corporate interes and Sena rs from oil produ ing stat • T for P ured Clinton y y I n the Guinier d bach; for i� ranee, it...…

…1 mall i t advant of Shelter M ket program where cer­ tifi d minority busin can bid on et- id contracts. Or go aft r HUD (Hou ing and Urban Development) morn for comm urn ty development. But Berman from HUD' Community Plannin and D v lop­ men! offi in D troit ay that enti­ tlement grants will only go 0 far. "There are choi the city can rna e in allocating the mOD y ... they may hoe among many eligibl tiviti ; housing st revitali...…

…By TUREKA TURK Mlchlll!n Cltlun "You haveJ ames Brown, who is the Godfather of oul; you have Aretha Franklin, who is . the Queen of oul; you have Ray Chari ,who is the Genius of SouL Without them and 0 many oth­ er. -Stevie Wonder, Earth Wind & Fire, the Commo­ dores, whoever-we wouldn't be able to create the mu­ sic we create. We"re their children. " -Rapha I, Tony Toni Ton All 0 the pion rs of oul should indeed breathe a igh...…

…All bas etb II players g s 9 through 17 r in' d to a 3 on 3 tournam nt from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. t th B z I Family Cen er. Th tourn m nt, ponsored by t DetrOIt Recre ion D rtment nd the a�o r Op lrrust Club of D ron. i op n to II D troit residents. To sign up for the tour­ nam nt or to volunt er, c II Ale Allen 267-65 7. Th Lincoln Branch of the Detroit Public Library presents Poet In Residence Workshop with poet Mildred Hunt and sp...…

…The Chopping Block by Philomena Corradeno CI lO"'ln.4� IJ.."llb th It 1te�"""11 V .. cup 1 te poo cree eel b ek pepper Slice peel and pith from 0 ang ; lice crosswi into V .. -inch rounds. Cut bnon fillets into four equal portions; with It. Broil fil­ le , four to ix inch from heat, allowina 10 minute per inch of thic measured at thic t pan. Remove fiUe just before they are cooked through. Sprinkle with vineg r. Arrange 0 ng...…

…REV. RICHARD THOMPSON Journey through the Bible participant (pictured above I-r) Carol Thompson, Comer Broughton, Anni Broughton, Olla Au tin, Earlie Butler, Shawn Hunley, Laverne Hunley. AI 0, Omega Eva ,Henry Evans, Itlewise Joshua, Sarah Joshua, Rosebud Owe , Roberrt Owens Lonie Warfield and Jesse Warfield (I-r seated) B,arbara Walton, �yrtle Toliver, Clara Pitts, Bernadette Reese, Linda lac church wan ou 'of United etho i t Church ...…

…By BERNICE BROWN OBITUARIES EMMA WHITELOW Emma Whitelow, 69, of Benton Harbor died July 2, at her home aft r a long Illness. The funeral was held July 9, a the Ebenezer Baptist Church, Benton Harbor, of which she was a memb r. Burial was In Crystal Springs Cemetery. Robbins Brothers Funeral Home, Benton Harbor, was In charge of arrangements. Mrs. Whltelow was born August 4, 1923, In Brownsville, Tennessee. She was formerly empl...…

…II "If you're ed to takin va- cations h year, and your po com from amity that didn't travel much, ome ne tiating needs to take pl By talkin a ut what i impor­ tant to h of you, a cornpro­ mi e can b r hed." One may come to njo)' takin va­ catio and th other can learn to b ati fied taking few r of them. UPL P th ir goal to ea h other, , yet understand that th e goal can chan e. Each h the op­ portunity to change th ir mind the...…

…ou uc I.,. 945 1 be amara ,8497, 1 7,1780 25, , 23, 21 0150,0851,1409,9075 6821,9934,5632,9310 CORRESPONDENT wan d In Grand Rapids, K lam zoo & Battle ere k for we k� news· paper. Mu t hav I r- t In your oommun!ty, biD t) report v n aocura �. 'Mil train the right Indlvtdu I. Send reo sume and or tter of In· t rest c/o Michigan CitIzen, P.O. Box 03500, Highland Park, MI 48203. lick Willie 206 7- 5 0002 93 8 4423 ...…

…do you think e crazy people in to do? Then you try to y committed m uicid Ii total lie. That' t what hap­ pened. All 0 th people th t urvived are now aying that they blew up tan • nd I don't know what el e. And you kn w t whole tim that there i ammunition in the building taking into account that th re are chil­ drenofalla inn entcrazypeople in th building. That whole idea of a ult and peo­ ple bein religio fanati , or looking fo...…

…o Candidates discuss' Independent Black Political Agenda '0 ob ervers at Lewis College of Busi Only two mayoral candidat howed. Di c ion of the 1972 Gary, Indi- ana Blac Political Convention baped the evening's debate. T Gary convention was ed to illu tra th importance of grass­ roots input in defining any Black po­ litical agenda. After reviewing those happenings, on nationalist noted that "clearly the Nationali t, Pan-Africani...…

…Native Americans grapple with ARDS Thi i th voice of a BI k B i­ n man in the nation's capital th city where Lincoln i ., ed the Eman­ cipation Proclamation wh re Martin Luth r King Jr. marched to th Lin! coin Memorial to proclaim hi dream, and wh re a piece of that dream came tru with th p ag of groundbreak­ ing civil rights law ,in the 1 I1IRTY Y later. Wash- ington and its 6OO,<XXl residents are till divided by racial and econo...…

…Ne c , d the Democratic cau the Ho e of ep ent tiv . BUD TI o R by only vot. Emboldened by numbers, th roup become much more inde- pendent and ertive, challenging not only th House leadership but their long await d Democratic presi- dent well. "It not an dversarial role by d ign," ay caucus chairman Kweisi Mfume of Maryland. Rather, h explains, from a Black law­ mer's perspective Clinton' first Community Trailblazers mat r. ...…

…ICHA L P. AL Detroit Rookie Jerome Bettis talks with Los Angle Ram Rookie Ron Woolfork. H City council to appoin new member By RON SEIGEL J) I' RK. �1l uring rhcrr July' 2 mccun Y, he Highla�d uncil vr t d -1 t con- Councrl Pre id ent Dwight Down ,Council Pr Tern Chri. tine Franklin and Councilm "n Frank Ro voted in favor 0 th me, ure, Coun- cilwoman Greta J hn on opp d it. Under the City Charter, three of the council membe m t ...…

…This Week in Black History July 11·17 nee, In what "cereal town" did joum Truth .? Who was the only Black In n- ber ottlre "Edison Pio "? -Th the first BI 'k appointOO u.s. Solid r neral. 1987 -' R. Jr. became Olainnan am CEO of Teeeoes Insurance and Annuity 'ati n and Colle Retire­ ment Equiti Fund, the first Afri­ can-American bead a F rtune 500 Company. 1 1 - The fi t BI kwinnerof tbe Hei manTro­ phy w Ernie Da What wru ...…

….. .' And d pite all t African f in the Ointor: Admini. tration, there i no m ingful African poli y. The hOJ11 000 probl ms of Africa are b ically bein ignored. ion to get the protection." Clinton a "new Dem rat" capitalized on thi conservative eli­ m e h rourted"R gan Demo­ era "during the campaign. Welfare bashing and blaming t poor fo r th fail ures of a flaw d econ­ omy becam a favorite ta tic of can­ didat Clinton. And civi...…

…T�C��rfurD� �n�l recently r port d that African­ American mal are h t to d th AAJA convention _et for Augu t AAJA tand for' the Asian Ameri an' J urnali ts As ciati n. Thi important journalism ocia­ tion will having its ixth annual nati nal nvention Au t I -21 10 Lo An I , Asian Latino and Native American owned med i a as wel I -as repre­ entatives who work for the alterna­ tive media To have discus ions about unity in the field...…

…city" incentiv P D TO a qu - tion of potential figure head tatus­ quo, government Bl kwell noted that economic opportuniti and em­ powerment are mo t crucial. "You don't need 00 politician to bring you a solution," aid Black­ well. Paul Hubbard, who he ded up the corporate-funded w Detroit for 20 years, noted that he sub cribed to a , national is t ideology . " And always have." Hubbard talked about the need to check a candidate...…

…By TUREKA TURK When his raspy voice hit t� cene in 1987, R&B groupies starved for a change embraced . skinny man with should r- ngth dreadlocks and apparent I-wanna­ look-li -Prince-in-Jamiaca look about him. His single "I/You Let Me Stay" was groovy in a sense that, after all the talk of the royal badness that James Brown possessed, here was somebody who could show you exactly wh t it was in 1987. Here was Terence Trent O'Arby. ...…

…rforrne .a 4 to 17, don- mn from four differ .nt troup ,col­ laborat � on' thi c cnin to pay tnhut to Ide ,an t ,deiti and tradu: nal 'n 'an culture, "I just want p to e wh t it w lik , . .I've nit mo tly on Chann I 56," aid Minni Applewhi te am­ i lyaw iting the curtain call. Rafael Hogg. 14, was h for two w from Alabama to vi it family, Hi aunt encoura ed him to go, "(Af­ ri ) i hot and desolated, -with very dar - kinned people,...…

…Home Tips V ACUU BOTIL - To wash a vacuum bottle, I fill it with hot water and dd a teaspoon or more of bakin soda, depending on the ize . of the bottle. I let it nd a minute or so and wish the water around. All the brown coffee r idue com clean. Barbie L., Mariposa, Calif. BATHMAT -Forye rs,lh ve cleaned rubber b th m ts in the washing machine, along with the bath towels, using hot, soapy water and bleach. I also w h the shower...…

…trort nd h t 1 in DR. ROOSEVELT AUSTIN, SR. a I t with- cd P idcnt for th EYE ON GOSPEL By MARGARET MANSFIELD. - Bri fl. : A rc . .nt urv y 0 13 prcdom n.m I} Ju - hn nan oun- BEST CHANC Match JULY 3, 1993 Lotto Tick t OBITUARIES Bapu ten v n Ion. whi h meet Conn hian Bapu . \... chair of 1110 C ClV one t( th dele at . Edgar L. Vann Jr. W' dir ctor tor he m IL<!I n Monda ) Arena. Rev. James Aye laid to rest I Georgia, 1918...…

…By B rnlc Brown w rk and Mitch II i By BERNICE BROWN Mlchlg.n Citizen By MARY GOLLIDAY ew Mt. Zion Bapt: t hun.h Mi 10 will h t their Annual Day program unday, July 11. t 3 p.m. Mi IOns 0 the CI ar invit ·d. Rc . Jam . WIt h r I the P'c t r. Shrlo Bapti t hur ih Youn Women Auxiliar will lu t th rr An­ nual Day pr ram unday, July l lat p.m. R v. G or va I, the pte t r. finali Benton l larborl lrest .\;fichigall J L V � two of...…

…It TH affect many victims. But, without a phone call th abuse and misery will contin . Some police d partments will remove the abuser from the Mme. This can only happen if the victim is willing to � P criminal charg . Urder Michigan law me ults are misdemeano .rn t are felonies. . In addition criminal char � can be raised uch as; criminal tr breaking and entering, and destruction of persoral prop­ erty. If you are threatened wit...…

…J it bl d �qalll. It will be It . r a Ilj'1ime. Triples are coming .... 777,000,222,111,555 ELPWANTEO Mon-Sat 9am to 9pm our uck umbe 5 Days/4 nights, Underbookedl Must Sell! I amara Theater -472, 919, 517, 188, 805 Wedding Cake - 63, 101 -Slippers -642, 673, 643, 351 Soap -633, 354, 338 Okra -271,·110 Brother -134, 692, 412 Tavern -740, 100, 269,352,102 Limited tickets. 4 7- 27 p r coupl 1-781 ext 7286 Hot Pick 085'...…

…v ed ea • e o e elf co elf-co ce become overly important to u ceando r clothe intervi ed for n hours' ortun ly it w . The interviewer ked ut thi I ian national woo lived in the S for m time and had been put in pri nth re for orne­ thing that never happe� her role in my edly. She has n in pri n ince 1982. Can you ima ine omebody doing 33 years hind for upposedly rentin car? Wow I Her hali porters are trying to get her t...…

…_. L D orr 1- Two days r the deadline had p ed, and the petitions were filed, seven 0 the 2S candi for city' top job were invited to fieldqucstio from ome of Detroit' harpest veteran Blac journal' ts. ide from fielding tough qucstio , the mayoral mpef jabbed, hooked and 'ted one another in their race to ueceed Coleman A Young and be­ come Detroit' 62nd mayor. "Face the P ", held Thursday, June 24 at Wayne State University's Comm...…

…RABLE YO , Y- Well­ n holar of . ry and poli ti frol wnnist/author ning Marable joined the Colum­ bia Univer ity faculty a profi .r o his ry 8IX1 political science July 1. Dr. Marable, 43 written ext rsively on Black history, current Bl k politics and on the Caribbean and Africa. He i author of eight boo and' rom­ pleting a political biography of Black nationali t leader Mal­ colm X and contributes fre­ quently to cholarly and ...…

…Iv d nounce klan rally violence A A , -"At no oth r time we in more need 0 the wisdom, courag and d t rmina­ tion 0 our foremothers," exclaims Darl ne Clar Hine, John A. Hannah Prof or of Am rican Hi tory t Michigan State University. Michigan women in conjunction with the Hi torical Society which ulted in publication in 1 CO J Memorie Th ixth binbday tur­ day will likely be tarnished by the violent mel that pitted whi agai t ...…

…ut th d liv reoo WIlmore Reverend Allen uccumbed to ive heart whil performin with t Vi t ry ive Oospel Quartet on Sunday, May 16 and w laid to t in Can n, Al ama on y 2 . Revezend Allen w an da1e minis r t Starlight slnoe the 1 owner of Hol- lywood F hion Co on Lin- wood Avenue for 0 y , and the ecord old t memb rofth Victory Five but m t f hi popularity temmed from th Hollywood Gospel Hour broad- t he ho ted h Sunday morning...…

…a>m-<>n- o th It c rrzi Foun - tion Picnic Luncheon I t W Y Riverview Medi- Cen . i th th undant . pro- vided by Riverview Medical Center, Highland Park and . i m Detroit, righ n arxt, many y citi mingled with NFL play from all p o the country. Th ew Yor Oian and the Detroit Lio were pocially w II rep nted among th pro' who w v 1- unteering th ir time co hing young athl t at th Reggi McKenzi Football ainic. this picnic lunch...…

…BQ:Mad in I rnov ,callo ,cold, in pol hi tio to impact popularity poll presen murder to further nize Op n Up th mayoral pia forms Someone, omewhere already nowed the field of 25 candi- da for mayor down to a elect few. . As candidate forums are scheduled and reported, the coverage' limited to what the major media h decided are the frontrunners: Dennis Archer Sharon McPhail, Paul Hubbard, John Conyers, Arthur Blackwell and Charles ...…

…fir, t BIac/c-chDrtered, BIodc-11I1I CXJtrIIrtt!1'Ci bank locaItd where? How many Blocks were wiIh John Brown duing his atIlJCJc at Harper's Ferry? JULY 6, 1957 - (;I). defeated Darlene Hard in Wimbledon . the �Amaican1owin most prestigious tournament, 1968 - became the first African-AmeriC3'l q - 1ICrback in �or league pro roo - ball. 1929 - NatiomI Utban Leag.e braoclYs wee lBhc:d in aI major ati On which spoce missions did ...…

…What to the lave' the ourth of July? Frederick Douglass was invited by the Rochester (New York) Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society to give an oration in Corinthian Hall on the Fourth of July, 1852. He agreed, but not on that date; on the day after Independence Day, staunchly antislavery Rochester crowded into the hall to hear what came to be known as Frederick Douglass's, Fifth of July speech- "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" D...…

…By TUREKA TURK Mlchlg.n Cltlan Imagine walking to friend' house on day. Some w, not paying att ntion, you make wrong tum and wind up taking a two hour and forty-five minu trip down a street that has every situ­ ation the media stereotypes as Black. There are famUi that have struggling recovering drug addicts. There are sons (and some daugh­ ters) who sell drugs, not to survive, but for no "real" reason. There are daughters who ar...…

…Th Ar pr The Uppity BI tional blu s act, hich ill b the PONer Center at 8 p.m. part of the 1 Oth Anniv rsary Ann Arbor Summer Festi I. To order tick- call 764-2538. Tue . July 6 Silver Advantage, a nior ervices program of Mercy Hospi­ tal invites all eniors to attend ·Christm 'n Jury·, a c lebration which will be h Id from 1 :30 to 4:30 p.m. at 5555' Conner Ave. Space is limited, pi ase respond by July 6. Call 579-4222. Wed. Ju...…