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…r q d hich ill be By HARRY • ANDERSO ,Jr. n Citizen F r the p t thre ns, th wa n't much cheering for th W U 'Worn n B ketb 11 qu d. Th Lady T rtars tumbled through thre con ecutive 10 ing . e on. La t . ea on the Lady Tarta m na ed only 10-17 overall and 3-13 Ore t Lak Intercollegiate Athletic Con­ ference (GUAC) record which w only good for an eighth pl ce fini h out of eight teams. Confidence, team moral and just plain d termi...…

…ByAI aonJo Miati,,, CilizM . p w er the murder, W yne County Prose- en r John O'Heir i it ouldbeanotherweek before c would be filed. eanwhile, tbe public qu tionlng why the Detroit Police conducted the inv tigation and not an ou ide agency; why no ub tance ab e t were admini tered to the uspected 0 cers; why the lineup w conducted the way it w ; nd, finally, why the delay in filing charg ? G " father of 0 and tepfatber of three, w ...…

…in 1970, Th demonstration w a continu lion of prot that tarted la t wee after a racial lur w crawled on trash c n in unive ity building. A GSU fra roity member fa di cipline for that inci- dent, ut bl ck tudent demand d th unive ity take ddi tion J tep to tamp out raci m. Stud n Friday aid they would give the university one week to respond. TH UNIVERSITY said tod y' protesters entered Spar Hall about 8:30 a.m. nd stationed th...…

…Coope tin nom y in the e were Willi m H. Lynch and Jame H 11 0 Milw ukee. New York-Lemrick Nel­ son, Jr., descirbed by his lawyer as"a acrificial lamb", was acquined of all charge involving the killing of a Hasidic Scholar during three nights of violence in Crown Height, Brooklyn, the um­ mer of 1991. Nelson, according a recent article in The New York Times, was arrested the night of the slaying with a bloody knife in his pocke...…

…They're j livin some -In 0 • and to pro de for children in 0 urb n trife . . Land .Rmana, i thout ny financi tance, to provide food, love and guidance to 4O-pl ki in a public ho ing complex that could be in any innercity, U.S.A. The bo in complex their bome, and when they the need for an af r-school ther­ ing pi ce for child n, they turned an UIlOCCupied ground floor partntent into a center that overflow ith warmth, hope and...…

…P opl • W kly World B z r Saturday, ovember 21 People' Weekly World will hold a world bazaar beginning t 11 a.m. at First Unit rian Univer- ali t Church, 4605 Ave. Cheer nd Ch e e Every Woman' Place Fundrai er, Cheers and Chee e , will be held this year December 4 at the Hile Building in Muskegon. The fundraiser begins at 5 p.m. and ends at 9 p.m. Advance tick­ ets are $12 and $15 at the door. Every Woman's Place is a cen­ ter...…

…KILLI G "W I saw that, I turned my back and w getti ng re dy to ay "come on man, let' go," b fore I could ay that, I heard the gun go off. "I turned around and w my brother standing in front 0 th "milk chute" and the nose of the gun stick­ ing through and then my brother turned around and lifted hi arm and said 'Chub, he hot me'. He died in my arms," Chatman aid. Dent was pronounced dead at Holy Cro Hospital at 3:08 a.m. Cheaito ...…

…THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY • • ov mb r -2 When KW the jim medical degree from !lIIAmerican co� conft:rml upon a BIacIc? OVEMBER 16, 1873 - y, 'Father of th bom.·1981- J named poor r fo the Ithaca (N.Y.) Journal becoming the flrst Bl woman to daily r. 1936 - un the first Bl to lead a major orch tra, the Los Angeles Sympoony. What is the largest number l! ItotnI! runs hit by H anJc Aaron in a sing� season? Entertainment wa pr...…

…P _____ ,ly vi ible do not or From boo i pectic to tax collec- o bo i uthori and public wo departmen --w hatever t job or ervice t government i upposed to upply-it doe n't or ver the city. T e yor Colem n Young' rema about the beating 0 Green. He ked rx1 ted though he were not the top cop. Uatene ould think Youn d nothing to do with the police. . Yet he' the one who ppoints the chie and the police commis­ IOn. �� 1 � chi.ef i in jai...…

…\ 11-.\\ � �X: ()PI\J()\ o that the d t et- tled In 0 0 the mo t botl Y poll cal b ttl in recent tory, It t Detroiters e 100 cd in a ne direction for chool refonn. I am particularly proud of th ot r : bo oun re oundln voice of di - pie ure ith the failed policle and the p t four years of hopele ne t t Patric , Hayden, Blandin , Olm te d nd company brought to the School D - trict, If the 6 remaining Hope llie don't get their a...…

…Poultry-Pl nt F.lr VIc­ tim Awarded $16 Mil­ lion Seftl m nt - CHA LOTI, -Victims of a poultry-plant fire in 1991, h v finally been warded a et­ tlement totaling $16 million after months of re i tance by three insurance companie . Th plant, owned by Imperial Food Products, Inc., was ruled hazard­ ous by the insurers citing illegal­ ly blocked or locked doors that were a prime factor in th 25 deaths and 56 injurie . Imperial Food...…

…10 in both Som li nd biqu; Pre ident BlS h houJd encour e the immedi te eployment of 3,500 U. wily fo inSom i ; se $80 million of di contlnu d from A 10 t urant opened in J n. "Th t' why we need legi la­ tion .. .if e're pro cted, then lot of thin can't happen to ," aid Jef­ frey Montgomery, pre ident of Detroit' Tri ngle Found tion. "(Le . lation that doe n't pecifical­ ly prohibit di crimination gal t homosexuals) create an...…

…efore o byZACIIAR\' .rou: SON. wit Kathy Roe in. Milwaukee Times "Ancient Egypt was stolen from A/rica by Nineteenth century Egyp- . tologists whose doctorine wa.� norished by the African slave trade. the sligar empire and the COIlOIl kinedom. Many cientists during this period were loathe to associate Black folks with tke human race, milch less witla civilizdtion. Hence it wa,t early determined that 1101 only Black: people he ex...…

…With trunklo d of brutal bea and rocking rhyme in tow, poet-playboy Po itive K tepped up to a bold-bl ck canvas et up in his Harlem tudio, Creative Control (located in the arne 125th Str et loft wher guerilla speakicians The Last Poets formed during the '60 ). He proceeded to paint the arresting sonic portraits of inner-city street games and urban exual politics that comprise The Skills Dat Pay Da Bills, his Island/PLG debut albu...…

…/ th FI h r r of th pllgh of Am rica's leg ndary rtoon orph , Annl, nd h r mongrel, S ndy, Run thru Nov. 22. For mor Inform Ion call (313/872-1000). "'" FE eES - A I of Afrtcan Am rlcan I� In th 50' raJ Black family ruggl to epic proportions. Augu t WII on' Pulltlzer Prize winning dram wHl be pr nt d Th Attic Th tre' N w Center St ,run thru 0 . 13. (Attic, 7339 Th rd 875-8285). "'" ONLY THE TRONG - A Gospel m Ical th atr p ace ...…

…HEALTH BO!7lng upon fi h Part 2 of a 4 part series Also, make ure to tay informed bout any w m­ in yourlocaJ healthdep rt­ ment may have about recently imported or locally caught fish for Ie ( phone call will do). There' little information on how poll utants in fi h might ffect n unborn child or young children. Tbere­ fore. until we know more bout thi i ue, prudence would ugge t that pregnant omen and young children hould pr...…

…"I ILL OT tolerate thi conduct at any other meetings and I pledge th t the e meetings be maintained for profes ional business t all times," M yor Hull . d. Commissioner Yarbrough apologized for his conduct at the meeting, tating he w provoked by "W I P aking, no on should cut m off," Mayor Hull said. "It's not giving re pect to the chair. W en you pe no one cuts in on you. From this d y forward, I will not tolerate it." ' Wy inge...…

…African-Americans give Clinton 'overwhelming mandate' The long Presidential el c­ tion camp ign i over and Governor Bill Clinton of Arkans i winner, In the African American community, Gov. Clinton' victory is being interpreted in a very positive manner, de pite om grumbling that the presi­ dent-elect 'took African­ American for granted and went after th white Reagan Democratic uburban vote". Bill Clinton, unlike George Bush, ...…

…,11 UI ' "cab tor- ign provid American uycrs a world I automo ile wi th more interi r pare and easy entry and exit The design am en­ g} OCt! rin in nui ty tbe I..J-I cars ret] t a red finiti n of tbe four- rsedan. TIl! inoovative the u{ scri hould make Chrysler the company to beat in the industry. 11l.! Chrysler Conoordc i "a tech- nologically phisticated, fully- equipped nd lu u iou ly ap inted four-door sedan," rotcd hrysler P...…

…• C ILD I'm 't lkin it over' with m rried couple. Th wife i t 1ling h r hus­ band th t their own kids ar tre tin her with di r t, nd he' n putting up with it anymore. She y to him, "The kids 11 m to hut up, and they c 11 m n m . I told them, 'just c u your f th r d that to me, d n't mean th t you can. Stop if." The h band nsw rs, "I told you to hut up bec I w just getting to the cruci I point in my discussion with the kids about...…

…m r I .. · 1.1 2 By KRISTI E KIDD With Th n givingju t r und th comer it' tim t pull out your favorit turk y re ipe. But i th honor 0 TO tin th big bird i n w to y u, or if you'v b n looking f r different r ci p , am thin traightf rw: rd but not rdin ry, d Ii iou but not daunt­ in ,th nyu might want to give thi version a try. It ha a w nd r­ ful, old- ashion d appeal. And who kn w ? Mayb this will th r ipc you re: 'h fa next year...…

…Sponsored by the NAACP, the Detroit Urban League, New Detroit, Inc., ACT-BE, D.A.B.O., the Summit on Race Relations and S.O.S.A.D. I I \ Citizens from the Metro Detroit area recently marched down WoodwBtd A Dr . Rafael Cortada, president of Wayne County Community College, addressed the crowd. The marctVraily �aded young and old alike. Barbara Weens, and JoAnn Jenkins came out in support of the rally/march. Photos By Wanda F. Roquemore ...…

…� people are farther � from. the sWt. than tall people, and. il1ue{ore should. 8l1ow themsd\oa s1i9nt� 10nger to tan. C"'V'::> R.F.D. by MIKE MARLAND POSTIVE K _-----.;..._ _ continued from 81 Carson paired Positive with producers Daddy-O and Grand Puba. The trio collaborated on the track "Quarter-Gram Pam," which got Po itive signed to First Priority Records. THIS ASSOCIATION scored Positive two more under­ ground hit singles...…

…I SUPER CROSSWORD DI.trlbutor.hlp. p LEGAL CR(,)SS Indl ns 1 Army ux. 47 B 5 Th h riot "Gold n of Jericho Girls" co-star 10 Chocol t 48 Bank ccts. sub titut 49 Sounds like 15 F rm hoofbe t m 50 Uk many 11 T kiteh n floors 20 Fr r nt . 51 Columnist oIeor n Barr tt 21 capt lof 52 S s riv r Gu m 53 Bedouins 22 - be r 54 Aeg n 23 Enough, to I land concern • poet 55 Anica 88 Cool. dry and 24 Edna Ferb r townships bracing nov I ...…

…D troit Middle chool ba ketball program revived: any chool di tric in the Met­ ropoli Detroit Area ve com­ petitive gi b etball q on the le 1. T t' beca e many ids p Y high hoo1 girl b etball on the junior . gh and lor mid­ dle chool Ievet. With tbe e oeption of a few D - 'troit PSL gi teams, most aren't competitive on the ta level. But now that' whole lot mote. Since it' implementation I t on, middle bool girls b ket­ ball in ...…

…unsu pecting African-American student. into an uncon cion bly o ' coupled with infl ted, unverified grade and graduation rates have · b II caught the attention of the Michigan rim I Department of Educalion. serious crime" and decry the liberal Constitutional tools to fight." I ••• 'tt I Democratic tranglehoJd preventing The 1988 package contained _ _ p age. about 60 crime bills. The 1992 legislation is aimed at . closing legal looph...…

…FRAN ORT, KY. (AP) - A group of Kentucky civil right leaders wants to know why Ku Klux Klan members were allowed to wear hoods during a rally I t week at the Capitol. One of the leaders, the Rev. Loui Coleman Shelbyville, ked At­ torney G neral Chri Gorman to find out whether Frankfort's anti-mask ordinance hould .have been en­ forced. An attorney general' opinion would be advisory only, not legally -=����������� binding. About ...…

…MOS OW, RU IA -T e recent shooting of a student front Zimbabwe has Africans in Russia accusing the country of engaging in a urge of racist violence. Even the amba - ador from Zimbabwe ha ac­ cused the Russians of having "an anti-Black undertone." Mo t of the recent problems center in Moscow where thousands of students from Africa have gone in recent I ..... ye \ dy at P__atric.� Lurnumba Friendship Univer­ sity-a co ege establi ...…

…CHILD CH City lights school: A last chance beacon of hope for troubled youth They id it uldn't don They id you couldn't put t tou h t, hard t to reach problem tudents into bool and turn them in edu ted, employable young dul . Dr. Bert L'Homm . h ppy to pro them wrong. As th Execu­ tive Director of City Light School in W hington, D.C., Dr. L'­ Homme and his dedica d staff of 25 prove very d y th t the right combination 0 love, ...…

…( '()\I\1l 'II' ( . \ I I'D \ I� Hom uy r' min r Standard Federal Ban wlll hold free Com­ munity Home Buyer seminar Thunday, ovember 12, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at tbe Golightly Vocational Technical School. To regi ter or to obtain more information call 1-800- 643-9600, ext. 6977. Atth Ub ry This week' calendar of event at The Detroit Public Libraries include: -Monday, November 9, the Doug! Branch will hold Family Re ding ...…

…DETROIT ····�- ..... TI hich ppeared ry, 1991 edition of the n. of Secondary S<:h Principa, . d that t c be een 1910 nd 1975 felttbey "met their obligation" by "explaining the I - son "beca e it w felt they had "m t th ir obligation" by "explaining the I on," bee e it w felt that many te chers did not have the capacity to learn. Teachers, the article aid, were trained that" ptitude w unchange­ able, that intelligence could be me...…

…THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY ov mb r -1 cora AT graduation" Chatm n id. hile he c no led ed individu I th t h ve been tremendo hlp, Veroni y ith Ii ttle or no upport from the African Am ric n Community, the mo t impre ive group upport· com from ew Li te of Life, n or nization dedi ted to h lpin communitie with cri i . "I would lile to e more of our people upporting thi ef ort and ny other effort that concern our " well-being, af...…

…ow, if Clinton consci nee the African American community that vo What is on the African American agend ? What are the I' t of u Clinton and the Democra need to dd 'they ct ho t people IX! repay th ho put them in power? ordable, decent housing. --Economic opportunity whether in the fonn of dent job or small b in development. -Health care equal to what the cong 00 p ident ve. -Clean environment. -Bfficient, economical mass transportat...…

…r II :e 'y n ld 1, ie u o t'e [r. J. VIEWS IOPINIONS o ,the epublic n h d cb r ed th t Clinton d deliberately voided draft beca eo hi oppo ition to the r in Vietn m. But in e rly October, viclo line of t c emerged-th t Clinton un triotic, "anti-American", perh p even "crypto-Communi t". Bu h' P thetic effort ere i pired by the polemi of oth I rightwing ctionarie. epublican Congre smen Sam John on of Te , and R ndy C...…

…o contlnu nd to Blac leg! 1 tors. SHE 0 D TIlE lAW p­ plies only to Michigan, not to the other ta in the union. Power and position on influential committees is ed on seniority, he not ,and term limitatio ould prevent any MiChigan congres man or senator from having seniority. Under the measure approved by voters in Tuesday' election, those who arc elected to congress can only serve three terms, he said. This Watch Continued From...…

…Were it not for a "chance" 3 .m. meeting in Clevel nd park­ ing lot, Michael Bivins still might be looking for his first rap act. Not th t he needed one; his first two Biv Entertainment projects, Another B d Creation and Boyz II Men, were certified double and quadruple platinum, re pectively, with Boyz II Men collecting a '92 Grammy. Bivins ("Biv" of Bell Biv DeVoe and a New Edition mem­ ber) didn't need to stake his .1000 battin...…

…2 By TUREKA TURK Mlchlg.n Cltlun HOLLYWOOn-Alw y con- trov rsial yet n ver ignored, Spike Lee has added yet another conten­ tious knot in his belt of word wars with the media. With the premiere of "Malcolm X" , Lee has set a chal­ lenge to all newspapers, magazines, and television stations round the country to cater to his preference of interviews by Black journalists. The request has, of course, etoffan explosion according to a ...…

…HEAL TA Boning up on buying fish recent rtlcle bout the y of e ting fi h in Consumer Report , the public w w rned bout poilage d to poor handling in the marketplace, and con­ taminants due to polluted w ters. � ult, the article criticized by the fi hing industry and everal govemm nt officials primarily be­ cause it' conclusions were based on only 113 ample from a few fi h markets. However, the rticle by Con­ sumer Reports didn...…

…c AtTh Ibrary Th Library will b do cd on Veterans Day, Wednesd y, overn­ ber 11. Pre-School StoryTim will not b held thi wee . Children' Book Week "Special Friday", a pe ial event tory hour for 3-6 year old will take pia e on Friday, ovember 13, from 10-11 .m. Parents must ign their children up by overnber 10. Movie are hown on Saturday at 12 noon. Showing on ovember 14, will be "Danny And The Dino aur" and "Whatever Happ nED ...…

…BENTON HARBOR FoeofHUD grants going to center rather than streets V R Ie 0 TO 0 - Benton Harbor City Commi 10 e y th Y ve d enou 0 Commi ioner George Wy jn er' outbur t , in rruptions nd fal e ccus tio of oth r commi on nd e ci ty. Some commi ioner id Wy in er is ml informing the people, havln them believe th t the 2.S million the city i ettin for the new community center could go toward new ho in the city or treet rep ir. "...…

…o right of .. .., ,. ..... a�ru. k> , The pli) Ron Dellwns, 00 io rcpre- 'vc for the 40 percent B ,... _I_I - - _. BeJkrley, Qilifcma district wb:le the ren:.e �kl, nx:d to be rmre on t with national polling data on In acklitioo to their oommon ttxmcs of aimc, drug9 m1 alleviatingB poverty, Dcllurm d the pub' IS tlIlt, "Black Americam wo d be �r off \DIcr a Bill Clinrm Administra­ tion. HE SAID THAT wxk:r Oin­ k>n. Afiican Am...…

…Eye On Gospel 8y MARGARE T MANSF IELD of h ve come out and hav not b en afraid to move toward change. And I think that' p itive." While thi may plea e Winans, what ure­ ly doe n't plea e him is the trend toward ecular companie buying into gospel. "Here are the people that eem­ ingly scorned the Winans ... said we were too ecular and were selling out the gospel. Now because th y're able to make mon y, and maybe orne have the purp...…

…gredien ; h t to boilin. R du e heat and immer, uncovered, 10 minute. Server over rice or cornbread. Mk e ch). rvln ( bout 1 cup Spray bottom of large saucepan with cooking spray and heat until hot; saute 1(2 cup onion and garlic until tender. Add water and chicken broth; heat to boiling'. Gradually stir cornmeal into boiling broth mixture; reduce heat and simmer, stirring fre­ quently, until very thick, about 10 minutes. Pour ...…

…KING CROSSWORD ACROSS 1. Actor Tom 4. Wet 8. Mine entrance 12.. Mauaham's "Ca� and _ .. 13. On the briny 14. Mother of Apollo 15. Broadway musical 17. Trim 11. Ballpoint 19. French salad dressin 21. Ubsome canned tomatoes 24. Soldier's bed 25. Before 26. Continued loud noise 21. Anesthetic 32. Word with wire 60. Grape 34. Peak f; 36. Painful 61. Sunbather·s 37. Abounds 10.1 39. Cavity DOWN 41. Employ 1. Seance 4...…

…A PrIMM,.t J I land m mmoth tch t ight, dul w . t th pu hi w • As I look closer I can clearly Its inn r structure of re-bar, a thick, iron-mesh that how through the cracks, crevices, and chasms that make its face. I wonder as to whether or not the e openings have been caused by the impa t of bullets mashing against the inner id r imply by the ravages of time and weath r. There is no graffiti marking the fa of this wall. Not of ...…

…(photo by Karen Kelly) beli h' ar. ?" -Slater SouiJah In a ap ch Oct. 28 at Central MlchlQan University. , "I dam we won't be voting for (George) Bush, but I dan ore won't vote for Clinton!" Souljah said Her voice j not an isolated call for Black America to reject the tra­ ditional choice of the Democratic candidate. A no AL Allim;e Party can­ didate Lenora FuIani, in an appear­ ance on McNeil Lemer Report on Public Broadcas...…

…Olympic ang inAtian A11ANTA-Residents of . the TechwoodlClark Howell Homes are angered that their leadership old out ., the wishes oftbe Atlanta CommIt­ tee for the Olympic Games 4 (ACOG), according to an ar­ ticle in The Atlanta Voice. the tenants contend that Margie Smith, president of the tenants' association, and other .. leaders are in office illegally, one year after their terms have t expired. _, What is at stake is whet...…

…r N W YO -A recent study revealed that most school boards operate so inef­ ciently that they hinder their own effort to improve schools. The tudy, "Governing Public Sdlools: New Times, New Requirement ", ex­ arni�d 15,350 of the nation' local chool boards. Problems cited included unfocused management; turn­ over of chool board mem­ bers; and a lack of tate legislation defining their role. Michael W. Kirst, a school­ reform ex...…

…('()\I\1l '\1'1 \ ( . \ I .1, '\ I) \ I{ u. Boo Sal Time At The 0 rolt Public Ubrary More than 16,000 boo and magazin will be offered for e at the Detroit Public Library, 5201 Woodward, Friday and Satwday, ovem­ ber 20-21. The e i held on the fourth Ooor of the library from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Prices range from twenty five cen to three dollars. For more infonnation contact the Friends' office at 833-4048, during busine hours...…

….7, 2 " mmum • I un pUr---------------------------------------------- uthonze nd then orcin t council to p y for it f r the f ct, in order to prevent I ui. t ye r, hen ighl nd P r yor U ey Porter City Coun- cil President, he joined with Franklin in charging the p t dminf tration wi th uch practi . F rri , however, denied that thi w happening now. He id that th City Council d pproved the money for demolition in the p 1, but out...…