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…DETROIT \'lE\VS O� EJ)l�C:\TH)N II I ri , rica e pneumonia" eem never more tru th n tod y. Thi i 0 d pite th [: ct tty more Bl k Ameri ns ve become middl income than . .. ever in the . tory of t . country. ceordin to th Popul tion Reference Bure u of W hington, D.C., the percent­ of Bl c ho eholds eaming 25,000-$50,000 nnually in t 1990 census w 26.6 percent, the middle income m urement, nd nother 11.9 percent earned 50,000 o...…

…THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY ApprqximDtely how many BJach are Ii.sted as mgintJen it Who's Who Among Black Americam? bUshed Blac newspaper, N�'Yort� WhichAmt:rICanB/Qck baro once held�chonrpionship tit- les sinrultaneously? SEPTEMBER 29, 1988 - Fkn GrHIItb.Joyner set a world record (21.34) winning the 200-meter dash at the Seoul Olympia. Sister-in-law J JoyDeI'- too � gold in .the longjwnp, setting an Olympic record {24' 333'�....…

…ro und r ainbow As w,:, go to press, Ross "On-Off" Perot is convening hi state coordinate to mull over what appears to be an all but certain dectsion to get back into the race for president. We think J e Jackson should put Ross under the Rainbow a Ross- Jackson ticket. ' I Yes, we believe that Ro Perot is a facsist, but so. is George Bush. We now Ros Perot is an opportunist, but so is Bill Clinton. � be is an egomaniac, but so are all...…

…ITH I TO HI HER EDUC 0 Th c h III (P One) Higher education often tarts early. We often hear bout the lac of po itive African American role model today. I m not in agreement with that er­ tion. Neverthel ,it i impor­ tant that we ometirn top and reflect bout th e who have been there for us in big nd not 0 big way . The following two part ar­ ticle wa written by my friend, Dr. Anthony Ro t Assi tant Vice President for Stud...…

…iety t val famiU eocoura omen under 21 to w it o ve children. But their numbers I Contlnusd from A6 " "TEACHERS A E just scared, " ys one concerned parent, "They don't know what empower­ ment would result in. They al 0 don't like the power the principal "A lot (of empowerment) would annihilate th union. It wouldn't be good for tudents because there would be no improvement in educa­ tion. They would only give money to chools wil...…

…o Don't look now, but Ho Frat . Hoi, the dynamic rap group from Bust I t Records, is in the house and sure to make their mark in the world of Hi p- Hop. Number one, they're different-there are five of 'em: King Ho, Heavy Ho, Mighty Ho, X Ho and Lo Ho­ and they choreograph and write as well as they rap. Indeed, Ho Frat Hol is no stranger to the Big Time, having performed with Hammer in music videos and on stage since 1988. Southe...…

…Top 10 Singles Don't G ," Top R&B/Soul I. Bobby Brown "Humpin ' Around," (MCA) Last Week: No.2 2. R. Kelly Public An- nouncement "Slow 0 nee (Hey Mr. OJ)" (Jiv ) No.3 3. Hi-Fin "She's PI ying Hard To Get," (Jive) No.4 4. Rude 8qy "My Kinda Girl," (Atlantic) No. S S. Chaka Khan "You Can Make Th Story Right," (Warner) No.6 6. Arre ted Development "People Everyday," (Chry alis/ERG) No. 16 7. Tevin Campbell "Alone With You," (Qwe...…

…27· 2 HEALTH n UTI n By E th r h pro Reprinted from the Detroit Fr Press with special permls Ion from Esther Sh plro yth: The C n dian Ingle­ payer y tern i ocializ d m dicine. ct: It no t ocial ized carrie . Myth: The .... anadi n ingle­ payer y t m ratio care, cau ing d ngerou delay' in tr atrn nt. ct: Thi i imply not o. Canadian men and women routinely r m im­ te t high-tech m chine, uch Ii thotripto , which cru h id...…

…v r r By BERNICE B�OWN BENTO HARBOR - Rev. Jame Atterberry, Director of the Benton Harbor Street Mini try, expre ed the need to the Benton Harbor City Commi ion to have more police officers patrol the intersection of Broadw y and Empire Avenue. Atterb rry aid he and others have been wor ing on the comer of Broadway and Empir for the past eight months, trying to communicate with individual out on the street. Atterberry aid for t...…

…2 WESTERN MICHIGAN , Balgooye w 0 d t Ii e or ve . 0 ce in the city, rema d quiet, refu in to n er the Council om . In ef ect, the I wyer too 'Council oman Wilkin' uthority y, d idJ on �ron me 0 person'. directive-that her commit e or coun for notbin if be decided thin ould different way. YO Robert Warren t, listened, aid nothin and took no ctlon to protect hi co tltuents' right to peak t the mee . One item that w on the end ...…

…•• -e- Fer millions of Blacks wlDsay IIey in � in start- • but never did, the tcm. American eeoromic ex­ val\Bble mon aOO .����r������. �. FordDle BIacIcs who think that ItdJey bM it cmicr than us," many aed questions remain. How I11II1Y people have good credit wtm 1hey � oli of a foreign CDUdIy1 they IBI sud, wealth in wily would they rome to America'. ghettos to work 16 IDa • day! As peq>1e from a .... ms, they have learned,...…

…TA COl E n important staple in th non-Italian pantry. Spaghettmi, tortell.ni, stellini and lots ot "ther "ini" words have been embraced � j' �� English lan­ guage. And thousand of recipe are bei ng developed to mee t consumers'demands for variety. Here are a few receipes ure to please the pallet. Torteliini With Danl h Blu Chee 4 ounce D ni h Blue Cheese, crumbled, 1 U-ounce p clea Ire h meat torteUini 1/4 cup virgin oli e oil ...…

…I I RELIGION By ARGAR T A SFIELD For more than five months ev. Milton Brunson nd his Thompson Community in e h ve held the number one pot on th n tion' go pel m ic cha ith their 1 te t rele entitled "My Mind I M de U " any have called the project an ttempt for the choir to crac the youth market "Everybody b their own idea of hat th Y thi an al urn i going to be and wb tit i ," Brunson counters. "All I do is h ve youn fol come in...…

…'Comtspondentswanted ��������������������������lln Grand R plda, K I mazoo Battle _., -. i Or ek for weekly I newsp per, Mu h v Intere t In your I oommunlty, billty to --------------- report vents aocurately, Will train th right Individual, Send reaum I � TilE LAST liME, SToP lOOklN6 TtiRouMI YOUR BINOCULARS BAC,,�RbS .'! ed. Call p60k�p. LEGAL NOTICE AfftfCAN MY TERY INCEN E BUNDLES of 100 Itlekl $2 '9'n. order $12. - Bl...…

…P 1 p ce, to improve their own lot on earth? Th itu tion i chilling anta y. , But for Derric Bell, th promin nt civil rights activi t and fornier Har­ vard Law School Profes or, the danger i very real. In "Face at the Bottom: The Permanence of Raci m (B ic Boo ,September 23, 1992), Bell use allegory and historical ex- mple to rgue that raci m h al­ ways been an integral. permanent nd inde tructible component of American ociety. ...…

….' r By RON SIEGEL p.cl I to Michigan CltlHn HIGHU D - U.S. Con- gres man John Conyer said Chryslers' decision to leav High­ land Park hould entitle the city to U.S. di aster aid, imilar to the help given to Florida and Hawaii follow­ ing recent hurrican . "Economic dislocations are no le s harmful and dangerou to f milies and people than natural dis­ ters," Conyers told Th Michigan Citizen. Conyers said that it would be more ...…

…"judicial . D.C. takes 'Murder Capital' title again W H1NGl N,DC- Ac- cording to the ju t-relea ed Uniform Cri me Report, Washington, D.C., i on again the nation' "murder capital" with a per capita homicide �J ., I higher than any other city: However, citi s with high mur­ der rates c ming Immediately after Washington were, in order, New Orleans, S1. Louis, Detroit nd Richmond. MIC IGAN CITIZE Published Each Sunday8y New Da...…

…'II VI (AP)-A man topped by Drug Enfore - ment offici I t hvill' airport beca c of bul e in hi po et ay th in ident wa racially related. "0 que tion about it," aid Samu I Carter. HI can thin of b olutcly nothing I did which w out of the ordinarily r materially different from hundred of other p rengers traveling at th arne time," Carter aid. But Vincent Morgano, head of a hville ' DEA 0(­ fice, aid Carter wa topp d [or que Honi...…

….. HIGHLAND PARK .' opt '11 I DR. JABARI V. PRE P H PUSH FORU The Malcolm X Academy and Racism in 1992 �1lch el BI ey I ti time inAmcrica that we face the reality that . rn i alive am well! But first, I t Ire Y to tre d ferxkrs aOO legist of racism and racist, I did t crea , per- petua ; am ortuna Iy will rot d troy racism in this IDWn, tate, country and/or tre w rid. Tbere­ fore, I take 00 credit tor anyone' actions, atti...…

…IN 1990, 2,674 American children younger than 1 were arrested for murder-a 55 percent jump from 1980. How do we address the crisis that's destroying our children and our communities? Violence is intertwined with poverty, unemployment, racism and injustice, but the response has focused on punishment rather that prevention. Yet more- prisons, tougher sentencing laws, and more pressure to treat juvenile offenders as adults have fa...…

…ISOLA RAHA WILBOR PITS A 0 PI CES We're wi hing th hap­ pie t of S ptem er birthd y celebration to E th r Proth , Edna Holcomb, Vallerie Turner. Roy Taliaferro Michael Thomp on, Toni Lewi . Lu ius Welt • Fannye Thomp on, Taylor Cooper, Father Jam Franci in Ber­ muda, Jonnie Gibb , Erne - tine P yn , Claire Ramb au, and Chri tine Morgan ... Good Health Senior L - ture Serie is a free ed uca­ tional program d igned for perso...…

…THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY p mb r 20-2 In h ich wruA/thea Gib- son the Ko()f1 •• ' co -:itz champion (tmnis) a Wimbleton? SEPTEMBER 22, 1001 - K fa�rof'Pan- m 1950- received I . Peace Prize. 1 declared iOOepeOOerx=e. 1� -l..egemary vaudevillian " an" ims starred in The All-TIme Good­ Time Knickerbocker Follies produced by the NYS TIn r In- stitute (Albany). 1925 - • �r, was bom. 1895 - T. WasIli·lJl2lIJIl delivered famors At...…

…u h· for hi utiliti .Ircc parkin and r e fr m the d e ut the twi ted Detroit teachers and board are looking· the wrong way The Detroit teac rs strike drags on as we write this. Both ide appear to have a hidden agen . For the teachers the focus might be more on their retirement than the enefit of th kids. We ay that because over 40 percent of them are now eligible for retirement within the next five years. And, in their retirement b...…

…. . " , VIEWS/OPINIONS oing to Vi tnam. invi ted to pe convention, official re raci m". T convention' pea ers, with few exceptions, were a parade of bigotry. California Attorney General Dan Lungr n gave "law-and-order" app al to covert raci m, which David Du e e ily could have delivered. Pat Robertson thunder d that the 1992 presidential campaign w a moral crusade again t immoral enemie. Former Education Secretary William Be...…

…contlnu d from AS The ide of mini police t tions, fi ed or mobile, I 0 dre upport. Athtetes ContInued from A 1 leadership rol ," laid Tim Smith, Junior football player, acting as stu­ dent pok person. "Athletes f el they have chance to make it, as the white man defln s making it in this society. You have a chance, togo and make millions " of dollars and you don't want to jeopardize that by , speaking out about i...…

…Remember when rap nd i evolution ry doppelganger hip hop were univers lly reviled m ical berrations and labelled " ovelty Fad" by the prof - ion I biters of pop? Well, th t w they ay, yesterd y. We now know the pre nee of rap to be not only nation I but worldwide in cope; its influence re ulting in vital recordings emanating from such non-tradi­ tional hi p hop zones as France, J pan and Brazil. derpinning, herald d th d wn of t...…

…nd d nc portr ylng urban much- ccl 1m d rol Doro hy. pr nt Ion 'From Th Youth Hom I young t rsonth run. Attc r, (313/832-2232). ToY e' th W y County Youth PT ( 3/8 8285) Hom, 1333 E For ,0 rott, MI • 7339 Th rd Ave 31 75- . I 48207. 5pm to 7pm. Cont Shirl I' S PT II WED DAY, J ck on (961-4500). ""__LE-C-TU-R-E---C-h-r1-B-urw-e-lI_"'to MO DAY, . · SEPT. 23 I THUR DAY, lecture 'With An Abstract Vision' at . 21 _ A. th Detro Institute of A...…

…Food II rgl nothln to r bout If you have ny 0 the igns and ymptoms m ntion d h n e tin p rticul r food you m y be wonderin if you h ve food al­ lergy. To really d t rmin if you do, tart with your f mily doctor. S/he will m ure your re - tion w not ca ed by omething other than n allergy. A ter evaluating your diet your doctor will probably tart by eliminating om of th peeted foods. If thi relieves the ymptom, you'll be allowed ...…

….. . . . .. .. WESTERN MICHIGAN on i r t ion will f e t u re Colurnb Day torie ,crafts and ong , and will. take pi ce on Friday, Octo er . Pre-regi tration i required for thi program and may be made at the Junior 0 partment de k, t rt­ ing on Friday, September 25. The e e ion are ge red toward young children, ages 3-6, nd are held from 10-11 p.m. Movie for children re held on Saturd y at 12 noon. Showing September 26, will be "...…

…CALENDAR • The meeting of tbe P tors and Brotherhoods of the Union Mi ion ry Baptist District will be held at the Progressive Mi ion ry Bapti t Church, 245 Pipestone Street, Benton Harbor, where the Reverend Jame O. Childs is the p tor. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, September 19. Breakfast will be served at 8 a.m. The Moderator will be Reverend Jam W. Smith, of Community Missionary Bap­ tist Church, Union Pier, M...…

…were the first Haitia ent b c to Port-Au-Prin e toce U.S. Supreme Court' deci ion allowing Pre ident B h' directive that Haiti eking to re h the U.S. be turned ck even without a hear­ ing to d tennine if they f political pe ution or retalia- tion upon their return. The Black Republican couldn't get the an ntion of the Bush/Quayle '92 Campaign in Houston. African-Americans were not on the Republicans' agenda; trey didn't get ador...…

…7 Chick n-Rlc C ccl tor 4 hicken bre t h lve I bon d nd kinned 1(2 cup chopped onion 1 tabl poon vegetable oil 1 tar (16 ounce) meatle paghetti auce 1-1/4 cup water 1 greer, �epp r, cu .. into hon, thin trip 1/2 tea poon dried oregano, crush d 1(2 teaspoon dried basil, crushed 1-1(2 cup Instant Rice Cut chicken into 1-inch pieces. Saute chicken and onions in oil in skillet until lightly browned. Add remaining ingredients exce...…

…CALENDAR B uty con e t I ted Second Gospel Church 0 Detroit will hold a M t Beauti­ ful D ught r Contest, Sept m­ her 19, 1992. It will be held at The Wes id Arena at 85 W t Vern r, 1:00 p.m. for all girl from 1-15 years-old. There will be four ag groups: (1-4), (5-8), (9-12), and (13-15). Categories include: personality, swim suit, and evening gown. Registration fee is $15.00. For information call 883-2515 or -2116. RELIGION ...…

…Vision Teaser MagicMaze I V 0 L J YHT E C I V T C P A L H T D I T B Y V E I VO A I R I S UDO P E A D Z WU P E C T A 00 U E P EATVNNE L J I DIG F D R C A I I Y H X E ETACILPUDEEWE RUCCOERVTSWRRR King Crossword AC OSS 1. Bath. et II. S. Disease of sheep 8. Destiny 12. emak heroine 13."- of Me" 14. Wife of Chuchullinn IS. Evanaelist Roberts 16. Legendary , heroes 18."- and Arcite...…

…• L , al , , , • • • hi nd Park Re alter ...... ssoclatlon Meeting eptem ber 23, 1992 SAM Hi-Liter Restaurant 70 Manchester Free Coffee or Tea You may purchase breakfast from menu Highland �ark Chamber of . Commerce 12541 Second Ave Htghlantt Par ,Michigan, 48203 � _ __,( .. 3. 1 3) �-�20 contlnu d from P 1 to" that . ted before th R n • philo ophy. He aid the Act, which w reported out of hi Government Operations Commit...…

…, . •• • f • Highland Park Councilwoman: t' who voted for the Chrysler gree­ ment in 1987, said he upported it because he thought the company w building a tate of the art complex to compete with other industries, but would keep its world headquarters in Highland Park. "We were operating under the as- umption that we had solid under­ standing that Chry ler would stay in the city," Ross said. "Never in my mind was it that Chry ler...…

…"un fficial." Th Dominic n governm nt h refused to recognize the Bazin regime in Haiti. Balaguer has repeatedly of­ fered to mediate between Bazin and depo ed president Jean­ Bertrand Ali tid , toppled in . Sept. 30, 1991. . Talks between Aristide rep­ resentativ and members of the Bazin government are currently und rway in Washington, pon­ sored by the Organization of American States. Haitian government offi­ cials had refused...…

…Ollv t Promot . Dlv r Ity Coli g Cultur I o et Mk - Dr. Ken Durga , Olivet College' new multi-cultural service dep rtment director, wor to e e tensions created by a racial brawl that involved 70 tudents I t April. Durgan' po i tion i to upport and coun el minority studen , sponsor racially diverse speakers and films on campus, and create a erne ter exchange programs with blac col­ lege. The college ha taken th other steps t...…

…PUSH FORU rce all American children living with two paren tired from rcenrin Imt> 72�ntin1 . The I t rountod 41 millioo never married adul nearly' 21 millioo in � 1970 cers The unfo Jmt' that � median for men am women who many is rising, with the medium forwomen being 24.1 }QISin1 1,�froma>.8in1m. For men tOO medium age 263 � in 1991, compared k) 23.2 in 19iU. In addition, a recent university sndy fOUB1 only 30 percent of Bl...…

…HIGHLAND PARK CHILD· A CH messase to Democra li uld be the d lell them we a einthel fo the co cience nd the future of America. The ttl may eot be dramatic Gettysburg or Viet­ nam or Desert Storm. but they will America' place in the 21st century. America is at war t bome. As Communism i collapsing all und the world, the American dream is coll ing for milliom of f.amili youths arxl children all around America. We are in danger...…

…Th 0 troit Idle ilde r b from fun-fill d in Idlewild. e lured w "50 pl " eel r tion ere ted by Detroite P t r nd Mildred Kyle. All th gu ts wore whit th y til r d to P y homa e to pecial guests r- rivin t th clubho in whit limo ine. Th y were Chi 0 ns Helen Lawhorn, Fe eman B me, GI dy Chipcha , Earl Taylor, Leonard W lton nd Detroit r, Sunnie Wil on. They have v cation d in Idlewild for over 50 years ... Flowers, gold med lI...…

…2 THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY Who w th fir t Black elected as a fellow of the 1ft rican Colle e of Sur­ eo ? Who was th fir t Black pitcher in the major league after 19471 SEPTEMBER 15, 1963- Four Blac girls were killed in Birmingham church bomb­ ing. 1971 - Wa hington D.C.' Ford' Theatre h ted the world premiere of "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope," I unching the caree of Tony Aw rd-winner Blnto ttl and composer Mlckl Grant. ...…

…D mo tic p inti P ident Oeor B h ve th w ofHurrican Andre in Florid Both ida have oured th d din th eo B h, 0 ered id. ow, we mvi both candida Highl nd P Here, they will 0 nd ho ithout roo without pore , paint window , te , chimn tral h t. They will ee buildin witho b in , v t e cept for pi 0 nd ,win and the homel . They will vacant 10 ept of tructu by the win of economic hard tim , fanned by polici t t encou e the flight 0 capital ...…

…JUSTPRIORTO�tal!er­ � of ttl: Kirwvadict, a ooIkague d. � said ., B, "K'd1h. you Icmw, have wabd wi1b you fir lady three mI I fbIIy � you scan ., always tty ., fim a JDitive in any 'tuatkn I said t> lrz, "Vi that' true. I amvety�OOwever,bt' mt uniq\e in tIz African am­ nmty. Infact,�_bea1 &1\ Jmportant f .. trument that Africam IIlve mcd ., DlYigIIe 1he U.s. W8IeJs. " 1lrle IlJI lII\C\8edmlDlin- 1Iin tm axae in ., op- timiml. ...…

…co 1 p rently nne bre r tried to uy cig ret rom the. employee. S m Shu yto nd Dent' relative e differin coun of incident. On ay, t W yn County P Office decided not to bring char ai t the unnamed 32-year-Old employ . Inve tigato found in ufficient evidence of criminal in nt, istant Prosecutor Robert O'Hara ·d. The pro re taking their toll. Ed Shuayto, t store owner's brother, id b in w low. He wouldn't el borate, except to y th...…

…ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF or ho You've got your Prince of Soul, Queen of Soul, King of Rock 'n' Soul and Godfather of Soul. Well, hold on, Ladies and Gentlemen, because right now, we take great pleasure in present­ ing ... The Funky Divas of Soul! Fact is, unless you listen to talk .radto only and watch nothing but public-access cable TV, you al­ ready know the Funky Divas. They're En Vogue, the California-based female four­ som...…

…CI ic elections from the Evan - Tibb Collection, featuring drawing • oil paint­ ing and watercolor by African American arti ts of the . 19th nd 20th centuri are on exhibit t the Mu eum of African American Hi tory through Nove ber 1, 1992. M dame Evanti ( Lillian Evans Tibb �, the internation­ ally known African American diva of th 1920s, opened her heart and her hom to arti ts, ctivi ts and intellectual of her time. Her grandson...…

…"You Canadi ure P y lot of e ," I told the proprietor. She miled eetly nd replied, "Y , we do, but think of our benef " I I CO D H tre t- ment with the problems fa�d by many of the people who call my of­ fice for advice. A retiree received notice that his health insurance premium has been increased, and he's worried about the train on his pension. I o n About 1/3 of 11 Americ ns believe that are allergic to at least one food....…

…�---------- ---- Lula Fay Carter of Zion Baptist Church. Queen Ester Baptist Church (front row left to right) Mayor Earl Lucas, Mound Bayou, MS, Michelle Kourouma, Mayor Lottie Williams, Velda City, MO, Mayor Thomas Barnes, Gary, IN, Mayor Jennifer Gary, Lincoln Heights, OH, Mayor Anthony Butler, Lisaran, AL,Mayor Henry Espy, Clarksdale, MS. (Second Row) Mayor Joe Montgomery, Atlantic Beach, SC, Mayor Emma Gresham, Keysville, GA, Mayor an...…

…f Mayor Warren, Mayor Espy (Clarksdale, MS) and community volunteers. Master of Ceremonies Debra Cole. .­ , , , Mayor Henry Espy, Clarksdale, MS and William X: Walker. Front row seated (left to right); Mayor Julius Patrick, Boyce LA, Mayor Thomas Barnes, Gary IN, Mayor Hazel Parson Starks, Ridgeville, SC, Mayor Emma Goesha, Keyville GA, Mayor Jennifer Gray, Uncoln Heights, OH, Mayor Robert Warren, Muskegon Heights, MI, Mayor Loltic W...…