…co In SHER DEFENDED the city's e of Water and Sewerage 0 part ment funds. "There have been ituations where the department has initiated projects with department funds, but the depart ment w always reimbursed by th city." "Anytime the Water and Sewerage Department provid moneys to the general fuoo, they are reimbursed for it," Cibor added. "It's an ongoing business relationship." Cibor also said that he knew of no recent tate a...…
…This Ii t includ company. headquarters city. line of b in and 1992 reven -TI..C Co., Atluta, COD It, � d aavi io,. -Oald liDe Refiall lJd., HoD on, oil rctiDery, $91.9 millio . -Soft eea Produ lac., Chica , WI tare produetl manfac rer, $91.7 mil liota. -{:iardll'.ll Sta Cable lV, erry Hill, NJ., cable leviaiol operator, $91 m;llio . -Crou Coloura,lo. AD, ppuel nfachlrer, 9 millioa. -Barden Com mllicatio IDe., De- troit, oomm...…
…SY OPSIS 0 THE REGULAR EETING OF TH BENTON CHARTER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES HELD ON TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 1 3, AT 7:00 P.M. M mb r or Boo by, aert< k w, T Trus e Hudson, C, ott Memb Th m fo wed by I nt Invocation nd t All . n . Th mlnu s of regul r m M y 18, 1 3, re pproved presented. The �enda w am n d under Now Bu nos b dd It ma H. Cab T n. r oolutlon nd I. Fire Dept. Pa rSld. Ref rred Po co Dept. Compu r Sys m bid to the Ex cut...…
…ICKLAUS I J I J -------------- _-- -- --- --------- -- - ---- - t r to un more t m the I ld but al 0 2 • r lion am Jeade hip. "He [Mc� nzie] decided in 19 to incorpora the football camp into a foundation and beg to solicit funds tbat included tu riaJ pro grams." Blae ell aid. . Foundation held it' very first fund raj r. Since that time, the Founda tion h gro n to new heigh . "Our first tutori program w in 1 85, it was a ...…
…Modern slavery practiced in Brazil .. PAGE A� HP YMCA evicts jobless tenants j . PAGE AJ VOL. XV NO. 29 1\111,,'o"n('dP('(lp/t'/sAF,e(}Pcop/� JUNE 6.1993 - JUNE 12.1993 Detroit artist Benny White stands in front of his most recent project, a bigger-than-life mural depictir_lg great African American. The mural is WANDA F. AOOUEMOAE/Michig n C iz n painted on the side of Black-owned AAA Party Store, 13023 E. Warren in Detroit. JU...…
…d II Miami boycott ends' MIAMI. Flr-A na . nal BI ycon of the Miami t urist in d try ended thi month er boy con 1 hed an agreem n . The boycott re city S50 million years it was in Boycott leader H.T. Smith concluded, "W wanted respect and we tit." The non-binding 20-point agreement up t creat greater economi opportuni ti for Miami BI ks. The 'I on gao in 1 when city I eIS refus to hon r South African freed m fighter elso...…
…Guid off r incom boo t to Black W H1MGTO, oc--A 24- page manual, detailing W8)S in which Blacks can mcre.c income, rea:ndy bcpl diWtbu tion. The guide is the work of a non-profit B -help zation. Spoke m n James Nathan said, "From fundnds events to oorne-bmcd b,usiJ .. ea to profitable investment opportu nities, we how BI how '> bri ng more �oney into their lives." The guide is free from the Bet ter Ute Cub, P.O. Box 28422, ...…
…liighllllul Par!': � r sid nt tion. r m derate multi By RON SEIGEL 7 to th Pl.mnin ould have CLASSIFIED ADS AuditorG n- from th Ci ty Coun- cil. 1, 0 from t Election Commi ion. However Calvin Hu , aide to Detroit P ident Pro Tern Council- MIchigan NatJonal Bank can show you how affordable home ownership can be. When money for the down payment and closing costs is an obstacle, MIchigan National Bank can help. We have programs ...…
…I Corporations.' , "While Rhode Island h under gon ignificant ch ng in term of the diversity 0 th populati n from 1980 to 1990, th r continu to b a major lack of diversity on the boards of Rhode Island corporations be they for-profit or qu i-publi pan els," aid Arthur Wright Ill, pr i dent of the tate' Urban Le ue chapter. The Urban League' monitori ng committee studied th governing board of 81 corporations in the tate for th...…
…Contemporary African women leaders-An aRttFW'- ging r In March, we presented a prelimi nary list of fifteen contemporary Af rican women leaders (1 -1 ), with the intention of expanding the list to twenty five. Thi fi n I li t would be based on nomi nations. ub mitted by readers and callers. Two women h ding our mitial list were Spelman Colle e' Presi dent Johnetta Cole and W hi n on DC based psychiatri t Dr. France; Cress We...…
…THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY Jun -12 Who wrot th book entitl d; "Th Or; in of Ra and olor"? What Black [emal . ing r' big t hi in til Geor in Brown" and "Dinah"? ( ) J } in i ( J 11.\ / \ ' i c , , · .\ en e RJ 'HI TO Y I not justaproductofth activiti ofp 0- pI of European dec nt, T vatu , cul tural exp ri n and cia) pat terns of peopl 0 color-American Indians, Asian-Americars Latino and African-Amen ns- re also central in the con...…
…o 0 IF Rodney King wi his cheduled I � uit providing millio of doll rsforhimanddrain ing millions from th City of Lo An el , powerful m nd corrective a tion will have b n t en ro th nation. All city fat rs becom and cranky when struc in a v ry vulnerable pi e - th po ketb T ewhobo the bo eswillmak chan mandatory. Two very po itive factors ha e resulted from this Rodn y King epi sode. First, tho nation and the world have seen a...…
…By TUREKA TURK Mlchlp.n CltlBn You are now entering a world of time and space, of live jazz and phat rhymes. Your ho tithe might Guru, the wordster of the highly respected Gang Starr. Guru will take you on a journey, a fusion of two African-Ameri can origins of the soul, jazz and hip-hop. Both are valid expressions of Black culture and reality. You are entering Jazzmatazz. '. "J azzmatazz" is n ' tat rip through turntables spin...…
…Th P tin Aid Socl F h Annual Wal han ill mee at 9:30 a.m. Forct.voods Park on Ford �o d and Gr n eld. A picnic will follow. Wal to end Is ralei occupation, for Peace with Justice. for a free Palenstine. Registration is 10. For more in formation (313) 420-1277. Sun. June 6 The Detroit Blues Society presents ·Blues on the River· from 1 to 6 p. m. at the Alfred Ford Brush Park, located on the Detroit River at the foot of Lakewood....…
…The Chopping Block by Philomena Corradeno toc 1 ounce u eeten d chocolate, grated In I rge skillet, coo onion in oil until lightly browned. Add liquid pices, Add chicken nd ute until tender. Add broth, beer and tomato paste. Bring to a boil and season with It. Simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in chocolate until melted. Serve imme diately, over rice or beans. (P Liq- uid Spice Garlic, OUIi and Hot Red Pepper for those who like even z...…
…CHURCH BRIEFS yo By NATHANIEL SCOTT Spec I.' to the Mlchlglln Citizen ./ WILLI .. 0 IE ,who re peatedly" aid. "We old folks have had our day nd it' time for the youth." Michl an 1 on 0 17 t t that make up the anon I Quartet Con- JACaUEL4NE McDONALD vention c uld hav ter... nd there 1 DER jorned the Ouart t on -en Ion In II 63 but be au • of d a h lind In' In h r KI.A.A3�'�lA,ers. The UCC' Racial J ti wri tten a pro- ed pr...…
…J CALENDAR OF EVENTS H r J AtTh Ubrary � 1993 ummer reading program, "Make A Spl h - Re d!, i now In prog . Anytime a child read or li tens to a book thi urn mer it m y be added to the reading log, and the child add boo to hi log, prizes are awarded: activity boo , reading badg , bookba , pencil , food &. fun coupons, and more. When a child h read 20 boo hi picture 1 taken to be di played on the library wall . Pre-School StoryTime w...…
…DARR LL BA S P rt II of II ATTOR EY AT LAW p I L , Toyota Motor Sal USA i inve ting $3 million over three ye in th An I Urban Leagu Automotive Training Center, which will recruit train and help pi unemployedand underemployed workers in automo tive repair job. "Thi i mething not insignifi- cant by any tandard," aid John W. man. Hi group i ending Jame McDonald, owner of A. Berger Pa per Produc , to Japan in mid-May to culti...…
…H LPWANTEO Corre.pondent want d In Grand Rapid., Kalamazoo & EASY WORKI EXCELLENT PAY I ASS E M 8 L E PRODUCTS AT HOME. CALL TOLL FREE 1·800·467·5566 EXT. S e Ing employment? If you 55+, re Id nt of Berrien, Cass, or Van Buren County nd lYing on mi' d lnoom , Senior Em ploym nt ,------------------------- Program would I you t) phone them. W 0 r a com plete no-te e em ployment ervlce. 0:\11 (616) 983"()1 rr or 1-800·442·280...…
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…8 By AUSO JONES "'ch' .n Citizen TWo now before t courts are challenging the practice of all-white juri dec; Jing the fate of Black defendants !D Michigan. In federal court in Grand Rapid , Bnimeu Jon i king to have hi conviction by an all-white jury. of c unarmed robbery overturned becaus Bl c were y tematically omi tted from Kalamazoo Cireui t Court juries for a decade. And in Berrien County, an evidentiary hearing on jury t...…
…I WffiTE govemm nt int ntionally negJ cted Black education for d des, and though it i now committed in principle to equal education for all ra ,it till pends almo t four tim more to educa a white tudent. Blac leaders, realizing they could be in power soon, are trying to temper the expecta- now provid 15 funding for the chool, enough to pay th t h $95 month. The t i rai ed from annual tud nt f of $9 O. There ar fewer than 100 teache...…
….... pli on wYor m yoral bid YO , Y-A m 'or ity 0 w Y rk rs of all eth ni and ra ial roup ay they b lieve that th ndi tions of that city are wors than they were four y a nd b liev that conditions will b come wors iT' th n xt 10 to 15 years. Blacl oontinu to upport Mayor David . Dinkins, with th mayoral election six months away, whil whit overwhelrni n ly di approve, ccording to th Itt N w York Times WCBS-lV poll. The poll...…
…1. m hrnin non pr Co Inu d from A1 continued from Page 1 P bl m f overcrowding h rself by c nv rtin an old t her' lounge into an ther year old room. In two day I MathI ay h en list d th maint nanc taff in paint in t wall and waxin the floor, t che into donating mat rial the adva e 3-year-olds bad used, and created another clas room. Malhi aid h also converted a tora e room into aootber nursery. troubl 10 tn first pl ," Mathi ...…
…RAY JENKINS Reparations Ray celebrates 68th birthday Mi African-Amen 'an culture pirit and purp� d and th . birthday bash of Reparation Ray Jenkins will be th end r .sutt, The celebration, nay red olcly w rekindli n '1 th fir lind '1 the rep ration ourxl tion, W.L\ a tn ute to the man wh began the struu I for the paym nt of uncomp ill ated labor of Afri an Americans for over four hundred years, thirty years a J • Held at the Wo o...…
…EDITORIAL come to the voters in the form of Ballot propo I A ided June 2, for their city. political n fit not al . It i tim to vot our Vote No on Proposal A on Wednesday, June 2,1993 READERS WRITE ,W Jook 100 on' o to th who came, and those who were brought. Forget not that many of those who were brought were not just cargo. Therefore, I y that 'HE' is truly indigenous of thi United States, for his body i 10 every part ...…
…- Opinion» ,'h'lt" THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY o -Ju did B.B. terrnnean. ia: former NFL qmrterb k'. I wa nicknamcd w.l efter n> tr til? W1UlJ Block novelist wrote "Let No Mon Writ M Epimph"? for won n, pon: c ed bv R( Iccfeller. l1 led ;11 Atlonta m Ill? ANSWERS JOth Eh<1leIIT B:tpti: t. .\ 1. '11 • Fe travi len , 'lJTl('ICt. vant point of t "hood," the new execut ive director of the NAACP began to articulat a new vi ion f...…
…r n t. anc [archbank. iew Brown Texa ,in 1899 Th majority of th thin , ction, r c1 th t r th uniform of n to w ar th of th t nit Ld Th ne r at color oldi r on th id walk nd bar him from th ir ,1< n r ort, and pla of amu m nt. , hv, \ h n I wt down th r , on . iund .. y I th Ight I ould g 1 wn t Point I ab lla, on th Bay, to p nd the day. So in com pan, with a young lady I w nt down to th d pot and purcha d tw tick t. (t: kin a...…
…By TUREKA TURK Mlch" n Cltlan "There i no African American renai ance in film; mo t of tho films are wack. ow they want to make musicals, but we've been ing ing and dancing t .> long. We need mething with depth to it. People have to love what they do, not just do i-, for the money," aid filmmaker John Singleton. Emerging from the dark esca pad of wack Black whodurmi , Stephen Fetchit mee the , and whitewashed Shaft come the yo...…
…·3 F P en P op , Jam '93 f uring Run-DMC, Ru Paul. Sil • Sno M.C .• and NAS-D t 6 p. m. t the Pine Knob u ic Th a reo Tickets r 7. for p \Alion and I n with pro ds going to various Stop The Violence prog ms. De roit Memorial Day Pa rade will start at Woodward A . ndth FisherFr ayat 10a.m. Slat d to participate are: high school marching bands. Michig n Black Horsemen-BuffalQ Sol diers. Army, Na�. Air Force and Marine UOIts, M...…
…The Chopping Block by Philomena Corradeno Limit d To nuf ctur r' Coupon V lu d Up To S Stor For 0 il Pnces and Items effectlv Mon. May 24 thru Mon. May 31. 1 3 Copynght 1993 Food I nd W r serve the nght to limit quannn s W r not r spon ible fOI 'yp r pruc lor picton I error V-3 ,�rt: MEAT GRADE '''A'' TYSON/HOLLY FARMS CHICKE� og 1-LB PKG Coupon Corner by Diana Queenan CHOICE BEEF FAt0ILY PACK I-Bone Steak POUND 32-0Z CAN L...…
…CHURCH BRIEFS v. Whi nam dint rim dir ctor andela blames whites for violence J II Bt'hi, ANC lead r 1 .!i on Mandela aid a township cl h that - illed 13 peopl � an at tempt by white urity forces to di rupt ne otiations on end ing parth id, To prot t th bloodsh d, ANC called a Blac con- urn r ycott in Alberton a cons rvative whit city south Johann burg wher C marchers were headed when violence broke out. Ea h party a used...…
…MUSKEGON RY GOLLIDAY to' th th of Beulah Bapti t Church honors moth rs Beulah Bapti t Church Sunday School on Mothers Day honored Mrs. Gertrude Ri ers, th old t motber, Karen Hunter, the young t mother, and Mrs. Ophila Latin, th mother with the mo t children. Al o th moth rand d u hter who looked mo t alik were hon ored. They were Idella Brown, mother and Erma Baker, daughter. Mrs. Hedesine Field was hon ored as the Mo t Biol...…
…Ill'.'; II ('." ,I Fi IllI11 ("('.' BI c re." "I'm not young m tori ," aid Floyd, who 11 reI t roll • Floyd aid h co idered tbe decision, not a victory, but "justice under the law." Floyd id h hoped th ruling would end m to people - 'not to di criminate agai t �'_'r,.�TOD'" IGNand June 21. The I don't m e up pent hen I track i to erve high chool track athlet , Roxbury Community Col lege tud nts, faculty and taff and the loca...…
…SY 0 SIS 0 THE R GULAR MEETlNG OF THE BENTON C AR ER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF RUS HELD 0 TUESDAY. AY 18. 1 93, AT7'OS P.M. M mb r 0 by. w. T Hud n, I f\ C. ott b Willie C Askew. Sr .• Clerk Ben n Charter Townshi GIRLS WANTED from MI. b tween 7-19. to compete In this year's 7th Annual 1993 Detroit Pageants. Over $20,000.00 In prizes and I scholarships. Cell tlday 1-800-PAGEANT Ext. 3923 (1-800-724-3268). I ������� . _ NO EXPERIENCE...…
…Je e Ferguson, right, trying to protect himself from Riddick Bow ' right Saturday night. u ch eynold can eep running, for now !Iv NESHA STA C!V1C b.oc,.,.d Pre •• Writ.r TIJTIGART, GERMANY (AP Butch Reynold can keep runnin , for now. There will be no runnin f r Katrin Krabbe and John Ngugi for a long time, if the IAAF gets its way. The International Amateur Ath letic Federation on Monday ruled Krabbe, world champion over 100 and...…
…LO Y prey on the hi torical game of choice for Af rican America : t Daily Three am the Daily our. T gam were invented in the BI community which 'pi yed the illegal treet numbers, or policy gam long b ore Michigan i tl tuted it own Lottery in 1973. The treet 'gam are still widely pl yed in the Blac community. According to figures released by th Lottery Commi ion, African Americans pi the D 'Iy Three M Four ga ar more etten than ...…
…"W n d en anc to prevent th e too n from all i ng through the cracks, " id chool board m mb r Rodean Murphy. "W need to find a way to ke p up with them. We ar 10 ing too many tudents." Blacks, Hispanics just ahead of Russians in quality of life poll Wa In to� DC-American Blacks ard Hispanics rankj t ahead of Rus ians in the lat t United Nations quality of life poll. ranked much further be hind the No. 1 American whites. T...…
…r m t Vega La V • Nv-An org n izational m ting of the Las Veg bran h of th Bl k Panthe w caJl d to di us changing the i mag of th 1960s organization. Organizer Uly es Palrose reminded the 25 attendan of the purpose of the organiza tion, founded in 1966 by Huey ewton. The Panthers, Pal ro e aid, w a group that re jected government abuse of Blacks and started inde pendent so . al program . Palro e also aid the media painte...…
…II igh III II d I'll rk ------------------------------------� M L .. L D,Presid nt of the High landPark 10 al of th Police and Fire As ociation, aid th t thi would re ally leave only 1 of IC rs to perform poli e and fir rviccs, In thr e of thos count d repr nted the de partrn nt director and two of hi deputies. "Idon'tknowhoww 'lid itwith 61," h aid. ''It (the propo cd budget will put th of cers in harm' DD T, if n tall, f t...…
…ion . High! d P Community gh chool, continuo Jy c c dited ince 1 18 h i credit tion xtended a in through 1 2-93 by th orth C ntral i ion of CoI- I and chools CA). letter from orth Central to Princip Dr. Gerald Golden revealed that "no lol tions of ndard wer noted". tX1 t t "your chool i to be com mended for i e forts in pro viding for i tudents a q lity program of education". E h CAschool i judged on th b ' of on- it evalu...…
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…o c y Man u think th t on you r ti rc, you ign a Will, and UI . Old myths arc hard to d - tr y. A WIll i a legal do urn nt that can prepared y n at torney or yours If. It i n t wi e t prepare a WiJI your- I , unJ Y u krov th . rep required to form a valid Will. A WILL TEL TIlE world, what and to whom, you want to leave your po ions. There are many way to give property; tap u c, child, grandchildren, organi zati n or charit...…
…million tayh MI HA L MA L Y. Bob Marley. Thurg od Marshall Frank Matthew • Oscar Michaux Li tervelt Middleton. Warren Moon Ro rt Mugabe. Elijah Muhamrnmad, Herb McKin ey, Samuel Mye , Kwarne Nkrumah, Julius ycr r • P J. Patte n, Sidney P rtier. A C. Powell. Colin Powell. A Barry Rand. A. Phillip Randolph. Paul Ron. Eddie Ro ms n, Jackie Ro mson. Anwar Sad t, 'Haile alassie John S n ta kc. AJ h rpton, George Stalling. Carl St n . Loui ...…
…community. "Th NAA P' upport of Th Brady Bill i a r flection of a bro der understand! ng of civi J rights advo cacy in the 1 � s," aid Wade Hen derson. director of the NAACP' W hington Bureau. "One In every 28 Black males born In 1987 is likely to be murdered. For white males the ratio is one in 205." "WEURGECONG� to act quickly and to en t the Brady Bill as epa rate legi lation. We want to avoid th problem encountered last ...…
….I .' Part I o nn 1\, G ., Jan. 12, 18 S -8 p.m. n, One: WILLIAM J. CAMPB LL, a ed 51 years. born in S v nnah, lave until 1849 and then liberat d by will of hi mi , Mrs. May Maxwell. For ten years tor of the I t Baptist Church of Savannah, numb ri n ut 1,800 m meers. Average congregation 1. The chu�h property belonging to the con regation. Trustees white. Worth SI8,000. Two: JOHN COX aged fifty-eight years, born in Savannah; I v...…
…H v you en looking for a group that will give you refresh ing 1 nt on the youthful sound of Blac Am rica? Peep no further th n P.O.V. ver fore h a young R&B act personified the funkine and hip ferocity that this quartet lay on the table. Th t's probably because none have ernbodi d the true musician- hip, soul nd grit that i P.O.V. The name means point-of- "You Got What I Want" and "Good Lovin:" to quiet tormer like "Sitting Here...…
…Baker's Keyboard Lounge presents Port-Of-C II 9 p.m. Baker's is located on Livernoi at 8 Mile. For more information call 864-1200. ,The Detroit Film Theatre, lo cated at the· DIA, presents "The Story Of Qui Ju", a film about the tal of a Chinese woman going through Chinese Communist bu reacratic tape after her husband is publicly wronged. Times are 1 p. m., 4 and 7 p. m. Tickets are $5, 4 for seniors and students. Call 833-2323...…
…Healthcare Corporation announces promotions DETROIT-Th mana cment firm of United American HcaJthcare Corporation (UAH ) ha. announc d the prom tion 01 Denice F. Davi to S .nior Vice Presid nt, Planning and Development. Davis will continue to be pon- ible for orporate planning and g v emmental program initiative .In her new capacity, Davi will a 0 direct internal auditin .Ic j lativ and pol icy analy , • new bu inc and prod u...…
…CALENDAR OF EVENTS d S ,FOCUSBS i y' ry ze . The commi ion talk d out th ir differen and me to an ment that their main foe i the mi - ion for the City of Benton Harbor. By BeRNICE OWN #Chip." ClttDn IZATlO Departmentw hiredby over the City' 0 Department )¥)ny fired I t year. In other busines e city cornmi ion entered into a ix month reement with Calvin Wier for grant writing and grant coordin lion rvices. Wheeler h received ...…
