…The Montrewt/Detrolt Jazz Festival �uled k> open on Sep mber rd. It' Iqx>I1Cd Tunmy Willcim bml will P y i final coocert t y at 4:30, Jumny' p are to reWe from the Big Bam seeee ... The We tin Hotel wa aowdc:d all last week with mrm bets of the National Sap ron vention and u.: Eta Pbi Be SOIOIS oolding their � Eta Phi Beta opened with. luncbeonin the Cblwnb Room. On the program were inger" Or thiea Barnes, SHAD pItSident, Ge...…
…THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY who a atdrocer? w� mGI'I}'$ �btaJ6t to* u.s. as �lIictims? AUGtBf26.1946- Vi WID fantm chm1l group in * 19«k Km' ht!aItd by the Rev. (]/em T. Settles? AUGtST ZI, 1935 - Om- gmB � 1latre Ptqed. �.- � smqmJist, ton. 1%3 - W.EB.I>uIJms,scmIar,autlD'ml fburxIa of NAACP, died. By 1910 -BIaclcs lBlbeendiseufi� in MS, sc, LA, NC, AI., VA, OA, OK. AjJt!:r � lWft: � to . Christianity, how were their reJig...…
…I J f , , , . I I , , i , J I , • • EDITORIAL the nali t gath vention thi , number of frican aero th country r main limited. Simply adding frican erican journ li t to the ran of th n ti n m dia i of little in to the Black community if tho e journali t deny th ir heritag and ign re the truth in pur- uit of per onal advanc m nt. ft r all, r gardl 0 th job, it i very dif- ficult to buc th b . 11 of u now con ciou - l...…
…IN THE p'rocess of advanc ing "African centered" educa tion, the entire field of hJ&her education advancca. It will be interesting to ICe where the majority of African America educators (and othen) align themselves with regards to African centered education (aka; Afrocentricity). It is also my· belief tbat "African centered" education will be around for a long � mainly becaUIC it ba always been around. Today tbe circle/family ...…
…a urin up �.I"'IU."'" L they learned t t "H' panic" term the U.S. government invented to lump all Sp Dish- peaking people into one group. "We're Mejican," d the Denver yo , ho discovered that the United Sta tole the American South t from the Mexico of their ances rs. Arechule ho refers to New - Mexioo "occupied Mejico," said the camp i primarily for youths af filiated with group that actively supported El Co . o's armed occu- ...…
…ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF gae/hi p hop inspired cover of the Edwin Hawkins hit. Also fea tured on the album' the uplifting "Through These Eyes" co-written by Jay King nd his 7 year old IOn (Jay Anthony King IV) nd "Walk With Me." Valerie talks about "Walk Wi Me", "I �d not like the son n 1 first heard it, ... a I sang it, it j t started to feel good. Now it's my favorite song, onth." , company to head Mota n Records, The Boy fol ...…
…• Isu IMONDAY, AUG. 241 � INNOVATION STA1l0N - Th super-sized, people-powered nlng gam � visitors of all ages a hands-on encounter with d ftnlng and saMng probt ms In a group situation. The ftrst of Its kind anywhere, Henry Ford Museum's Innovation Station provides a creatJve experience for participants they engage In cooperative play to energize a sY$tem and keep It running. Call (313/271-1620). WEDNESDAY, AUG. 26 � SUMMER WO...…
…Th ttl rid, mor d ng rou h n you think? ny people worry bout flying, but in f t th rid to nd from the irport in a cab i more dangero , pecially ithout tbelt. Suprisingly, many of ho oUldn't thin of driving without buckling up don't think once (let alone twice) bout riding be1tle in a taxicab. Often a . p enger h no choice; n rly half of all cab nationwide have no belts in the rear eat, or else bel that are broken or inac ces...…
…BENTON HARBOR Ip I I Tb city commi ion elcomed Elliott and ga him their upport, Elliott aid his first day on the job "great." "I'm just e cited I hen they offered me the job, " Elliott ·d. "I'm even more excited bout the potential that I've een that this city in terms of developing it elf into one of the mo t outstanding cities in the are ." He aid the follo ing day he ould be meeting with alJ of the city' general employee, int...…
…/ WESTERN MICHIGAN I • BERNICE BROW ch AUXIUARY HEAD of th � n ral Beptl State COny ntJon of Michigan' Include: Betty Bettis ( econd from left), Pr dent of MI Ion 2; Doris Hudson, Pr Ident of Nurse Guild; and Sheila Green, Pre ident of Junior MI on. AI 0 pictured (far left) I Mona Wilson from Antioch Missionary Saptl Church of Chicago, IIIlnol (Seated) Rev. Harvey Leggett. State President . • BEANICE BRowt'WIohIgan atzen RECEIVING K...…
…· • · n Other findi revealed that near- ly 50 percent received unpaid f mily hlp; the vera ge 35, and 2S percent financed their b in elusively with personal Profll In uce Bruc Llew llyn BUSINESS FINANCE I. Cr dlt Prot etlan rvlc Bruce Llewellyn found out that ri k and responsibility ma e win- Many mailboxe are being ning am. tuffed th e d y with offers that By NATHANIEL SCOTT DETROITER continued from Pig 1 Soon to graduate,...…
…I 7 I. Gin , one of the cookie t lowe t in f t, dd n un ual t to traditio I crumb crust. With rolling pin, cru h the cookie Sure-Seal zipper b g. Sure Se zipper b are trong enough to tand the pre ure of crushing coo for the chee ecake crust. U e the me b g mixing bowl for the remaining crust ingredients. The quart- ize zipper b g is just right mitt to protect hands while p ing the crust in the pie plate. Wi th only four ingred...…
…I v. o nnie Jord n o p op p soumn D - The words, songs and prayers had filled tb air and it w time for Reverend Johnnie E. Jordan, the p tor of Greater Mount Olive Bap ist Church to deliver hi tirring rmon to th 45th Annual National Quartet Convention of American (Ind.) Inc. at the Plaza Hotel in Southfield. In all probability the hotel had never heard thelile of Reverend Jor dan, especially his "So p Opera Prayer." During t...…
…Sohol .... h,p., Athl tlo Aw.rd.1 ohool S.'.ot'on' W. atoh You With Multlpl. Sou • The Larg. t, Current 0 ta Ba • o EY BACK GUARNATEE ACADEMIC SUPPORT SEARCH INTERNATIONAL (616) 324-0771 P.O. BOX 1805 PORTAGE, MI 49081 10 Discount to 'Mlchlg n Cltlz n' R d r. CASH LOANS W r. th lend r. B d or dlt, No oredlt. C I Now" 1-800-882-5254 d I-s. DESCRlPTlON OF LAND OIMIot1.., Col.I1ty of Entl,ot8& W1S'dLotS 7 HIrborlm...…
…I. � . TH NBW YO K TI B, UJ DAY, AUGU T 16. 19 2 117 117 Stock market declines by 42%. 1 1 U.S. Steel formed, the argest company relative the size of the economy U.S. history. 1 a Stock Market Crash. The resulting Great Depression wipes out many fortunes. 117 Richest 1 % have close to the smallest share of wealth they've had in U.S. history. HI to y hy: II Fair Labor Standards Act creates a minimum wage. The gray line s...…
…ro Daniels bypasses Democrats Ron Daniel , former deputy campaign manager for Je e Jackson bring the Peoples Progre sive Convention to Michigan Friday, Augu t 21 through.Sund�y, Augmt 23 on the Campus of Eastern Michigan I of a People' Progre ive Con vention, with an understanding that the convention will not en dorse Daniel' or others' can didacie. A broad range of organizations, third party forma tions and progressive le...…
…Th 0 Ice, ere quitt d of m t of th te charg on ril 29. Th cquittal touched off the wo t U.S. urban rio of thi century, entered not guilty pi to charg they violated King' civil rights during hi rre t. Officer L urence Powell, Timothy Wind d Theodore Bri eno were Co c ed of rainin c and baton blows on King after topping him on March 3, 1991, following high peed .ch e. Sgt. Stacey Koon w charged wi th allowing the beating to ta...…
…the post-l990 census-redi tricting and the 1982 amendments to the 1 5 Voting Rights Act The new, majori ty-Black congre ional di trict are: Alabama-Seventh-Birmingham; Florida-Seventeenth-Mi mi and Third-Jac on, Orlando; Georgia-Eleventh-Atlanta, and Second-Macon, Albany; Loui iana-Fourth-Shreveport, Monroe, Baton Rouge; Maryland-Prince George's County; North Carolina-Fir t-Fayetteville, Wilmington; Twelfth-Charlotte, Durham, G...…
…. , TIlEY HAD AlSO berer remember that you can o=ver take anything for graned in America ROOmy King's beating aIX1 verdict mad dear. Assign yowselt: Our nsddy used to ask my sib� m1 � w�tl1:r � teacher gave us any borrework, Ifwe said 00, be'd say "well assign yowself." "Don't wait 8I'Oum for�y to diIect�u \0 dowbat youare ., out do a Utical b r, grumbler, or cynic. vote. Demoaacy is not a spectak>rsport. If you see a reed, d...…
…• I O� to )'0" the nlr- ru., wortb Gbo", tJw FDfU1Ja of JIlly by 1M HDII .. Fr«Iericlc Do",11U 011 J,,'y 5, 1852: (part VI 0/ VI) ellow-cltize , I will DOt enlarge further on your na· tional inconailtenciea. The exiatencc of .lavery In thiI country branda your republlcanllm a .bam, your humanity a bue prete , and your Chri •• tlanity u alie. It de.troya your moral po or abroad: it corrupta your politicians at home. It .ap the...…
…BIT A D PI C S On the I t Sunday in July St. Cyprian Bpi copal church pre ented Educ tion Sun d y ... General Superintendent of Detroit Public School , Dr. Deborah McGrif w gu t pea er The PAw rd C. Syl v ter Memori I chol hip wa pre ented to There a Thorne, orthwestern High School grad ... Honor stu den from Sampson Elemen tary, Webber Middle and Northwestern also received awards. In the fall The will enter Lincoln Unive...…
…THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY In which yetJT was � first Blae A�rican lawyer ad- mitted to kgal bQ1'? What . his ? AUGUST 17,1849- e Ibald Henry Grim e, 1 yer and Joumallst, born. 1845 - olin. , a John Brown cohort, born. 1875 - J m H y w the first BI Catholic Bishop named in the U.S. In which YMT did a BIDcIc American woman first win solo gold �t/Qls in international olympics competition? AUGUST 18, 1901 - Harold J ekman, educ...…
…VIEWS/OPINIONS Unfortunat ly, President George B h 0 from pte rience how to incre e hi tanding in public opinion polls. In the face of the Clinton-Gore c ndid cy for Pre ident nd Vice-Pre ldent, Bush' ting is at an all time low. But we remember how the popul rity of the Bu h Administration oared to a record high er the decision w made to m e war on S ddam H ein and Iraq. Al though it ha n w been expo ed that the Reagan and B h ...…
…One of the colum ttl (1 ) Dr. Bill Cosby. It titled "Dr. Bill Cosby: The Educator's Educator." Let me no that before and ifem their$20 million gift to Spelman Col le . The purpose of this two part column . to in display lOme of my 1988 commen (vel'b tim for the most part) aDd to put 0 the table the �tion that this man, his family, and the greater higher education community m y be tined to wed (i.e., Cosby College): A new g...…
…HIGHLA D PARK COMMUNITY cou G EGISTRATIO AUGUST1.8-24 romA2 " ou C C ofpover- ty, unde chlevementin choo and limited job opportuniti continu d," he aid. Community improvement m ve been underta en for 30 years, hid, nd no "the p pear nee of mo t Bura u com muniti is not much different" from outside are ,but occup tional and educational chievement re 10 er, because of discriminatory practice tba t till exi t. "Jap n' economic u...…
…hasn't been one day since we've been together that I haven't heard the word 'groove.' It all starts there, it has to be there. We all want something that is universal, and great music has to have a groove." ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF y Y third· charm. For Soul II Soul, th t' de init ly t e . Their third P, "Just Right", the third voulm of ric n jauJfu rib- be n/Briti h fu ion th t producer Jazzi B. mad . nd. ith th introduction o...…
…UPCOMING EVENTS .161 'Cl FORGOTTEN LIVES - n xhlblt o de crlptlve photograph chronicling th hungry nd the homeles In 0 trolt, appearing at the Sword Into Plowshare Pe ce C nt r & G II ry, 33 E Ad Av . Exhibit run Aug 16 thru Aug 25. Th photogr pher, J ph Orachlola, I an award-winning photo-journalist who began documenting hunger and hom Ie ness two years ago. For Info and to arrange group visit , call (952-5422). 'Cl JAZZ. AT IL...…
…II 0 d rt until you t your ve et ble ." What anxio parent or grandparent n't rted to ueh co - i ? At one meal children m y re to e t anything, while t nether devour every thin . Sometim they live for day on dfuls of cereal or on' bread and jelly. And, yet, ex cept in ituatio where there' literally not enough food, most ki thrive. Ho come? Sixty ye r go Clara Davi , a pioneering researcher in the field of childhood nutri tion...…
…Y ER Ie RO Carrying pi card bearing m of the 12 unresolved murder victims illed over 10 year pan, marcbe brav d downpour Wedne d y, Au ust 12 to demonst te th ir out rag t th indi erence h wn Bl c crim victims by the white judicial ystem of thi outh e tern Michigan community. Organized by the Twin Cities Branch of the ational ociation for th Adv ncement of Colored People, clo e to 100 demonstra ers joined the p aceful noon tim m...…
…WESTERN MICHIGAN th DeIlIlrtn.u1 t v ton and H thia dm • .• Any qu tiona about tb Pre School or Kind r nen oUDdup uk1 be dlrec1ed to Ith Ser- vi Department at 927-0670. reo ahould Imo about the - recorda t y m t have for tbelr children when enrolling them for flntdme. Itla StateLa tbataUchildren In any public or private &Chool in Mlchlpn mUlt be protected gainst MCI.alel, Mumps, Pollo, Dlphtheri , Wbooplq Cough aDd Tetanus and...…
…"Brazil i the mo t uc ce ful racist system in the world" w nsre 1beaune Brazilian tmr Gemal ASSI.� . ted in United am mh relati with African..Anmcanpoliticalml dalleade On her first top, in VI �n, O.C., tm Bl con gresswoman, am current can dida� for mayor of tm ooun.tIy' IIXE popular city, Rio de Janeiro, said that tI:r "t D ltv: Us., ". promp1ed by a desire from me arxI tOOusarxIs of my oountryrl'rn to build bridges betwe...…
…o 0 Adam dEve nd med John pman ve in common? They're both p of th tory of th Ameri n pple. Apple in America date b ck to coloni t time when pilgrims di covered crabapple t upon landing here. Unfortunat ly, the fruit of th e beautiful flowering t le than d lrable, but soon, e and cutttn from En h apple tre (alon with bee fro pollin;ation) ar- rived nd the American pple born. Then, during the 1 , man named Johhny Appleseed (born John Ch...…
…Cornm nting on the purpo 0 the conference, th Reverend Thorn W. Ogletree, Dean of Y I Divinity School, explained " Chur ches, yn gogues, nd divinity chool can bring good news to the 'ruinedcitie ' ofourdayifth y learn to join hands with inhabitants of tho e cities to build up, repair, and renew. A conference on 'theological education and the city' is an occasion for fresh thinking about how the practice of rebuilding might itself...…
…LEGAL OTICE HIrbcr. M <48Cm-11 (17. be�." d 2:00 pm. 1 Mcntay, hltpA 24. 1992. n. 8cMI d Er:l.aIIcn .. rtsttt)�« .rtf « pqx..- aI:mII8d. t) q r· «t) Ia)IJ:t q � a rTMtf HELP WANTED Corr .. pcudenta ed .,flebelt d�t)cbeo. ------ In Grand Rapids, ADD RES S E R S Kal mazoo & Battl. B.nton Harbor Area Sohool. WANTED 1m m edlately I Creek for weekly Wayne R. H.mlngway No .xperl.no. r=:rr' � = Puroha.lng Agent Melaalry. ProceeaFHA oommunl...…
…ham lui Policy 01 Fore. d ' , R patrl nen Ignore Hu'man Plight 01 H Itia�.R lu Nt York Times. Ju e 1-1, 1992 , About 90 Haitians were' reported to have died. at sea on Sunday when- their small boat capsized and sank about 20 miles to the north of the capital [Port-Au-Prince, Haiti]. .... " New York Times, July 22, 1992 - "in the period immediately following the coup, massacre and widespread killings were the order of the day. Since ...…
…·yo lectlon d bat uncover prevrou Iy hidden fact �ho Kno By B rnlc Brown. T rry Kelly Mlchlpn Cltlan B r r I n Sheriff Stephen Mar8chke ran thi r cl t ad In hi failed bid for re- lectlon In the August 4 primary. B TO HARBO - Thanks to the qu tion of a concerned citizen during a candldates forum, new inform tion surrounding even that occured the night a Black youth di appeared in racially hostile St. Joseph have come to l...…
…PRETORIA-Nelson Mandela led more than 100,000 people in a rally, August 5 to demand President F.W. deKlerk -make way for majority rule. Mandela allied for a future with "no victors and no losers." He added if the ANC won a majority election the eongre would seek to include rival par ties in key government posts. DeI?erkspent the �y hidden '11. , I am saw t)lin& of the events , below. When talking to reporters he said "He (Mr. M...…
…ctlon JACKSON - Black can didated made gain in Mis issippi's court-ordered legi lative conte ts, At least 11 incumbents were ousted as the whole Legislature was on the ballot for the second year in a row. The 174-member Legislature had 25 Blacks, but red is tricting supervised by the Ju tice Department has created more than 50 districts where Blacks are a majority. Central African prote t death of right advocate BANGUI-Thous...…
…1 , I often ·flouri h in innercitie to reli ble transp rt - lion 0 e up ptiv m rket to greedy merchan . For ex mple, in Detroit Free Press tudy conducted in th f; 11 0 1991, 18 percent of the 247 grocery to in Detroit were cited for un- nitary conditions. By compari on, 6 percent of the 431 uburban grocers were cited for the me. Detroit Chapter AACP Execu tive Director Joann Watson aid the civil righ group i ddressing the prob...…
…HIGHLAND PARK DR. JABARI V. PRE PEH Freedom of America Part IV 'What, am I to argue that it is wron men rob mof irli tty, towo tll:m witlnut w , to P m ig- rant of their re '0 to their fellow men, to t �m with ti to flay �ir fl h with � I 11, to I d their lim with iro , tohunt�mwithdo�to ll�m at auction, to sunder �ir famili , to koock out �ir teeth, to bum their flesh, to tarve �m into ooedieree aod submission to their mas ...…
…ISOLA RAHA WILBOR u u t birthday cl r nt in lude Dr. K n n th Brown, Elnora Trul n, teven Hayne, Virginia Ed ward, Fairfield Butler, Willi Wad , Dotty Mann, Charle kcr, Latrelle P w r a ,Ve ta Murphy, Erma H enders n, Larrain Thoma, Betty C opcr, Mar Taylor and B rni C ker .. The reception' t the Mu urn 0 fri an/American History, honoring Robert Hur t, the fir t African-American 'of Michigan Bell, wa well at tended. Con ...…
…7 THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY Au U .. 1 Who developed the first practical system for re[rigerQ/J tion of freight cars and trucks? AUGUST 10, 1989 - General Colin Powell w nominated Ch irman, Joint Chiefs of Staff. 1932 - J m C. H I� educator nd author, w born. 1918 - tt Co b, ophoni t, w born. 1817 - First BI c National Convention wa held in Philadelphia. Who WOII two gold medals in 1932 at Los Angeles (100 and 200 meter das...…
…EDITORIAL ,0 . A cbool board that truly I' te to t community prior to m ln d ions ould never have faced the u y 1¥1 violent ction demonstrated by th white ren in War rendale pro tin the A emy in their neighborhood. Designating me boo empowered while ignori other oommunity' con- ce i contradictory d hypocri . Aside from the raci m evident in tm meeting held this wee in W ndale, there ere other factors behind the outburs . Frus trated...…
…, ITH HILTO VIEWS/OPINIONS Both m j or parties have m nipul ted the "Communist Men ce" to defect critici m or crutiny from their by records at home. Thi i e peel 11 y true for co IV tiv like Quayle dB h. So instead of talkin bout real i ues, the Republicans re no forced to ttack ne pOlitical "villain" to repl ce the Communi ts. Th t' hy the Republi are ttacking "political correctne ", "multicultural education", "af rmative ac...…
…te.- Ro rt Solow, n economi t at M ch ens Institute of Technol- ogy who won a Nobel Prize for hi theory of economic growth ays that preventing people from ing their mind nd t lent cripple the economy. HPJAIL tromP 1 MCIC Y THAT the deten tioncenter, which it estimates will be comple din 1993, will provide the city with enough of a profit to con- truct a new Municipal Justice Cen ter, co isting of a new city hall, district cou...…
…• ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF I After fiv long yea , Lion I Riehl i b c with an lbum that' rt new nd m tly retr pectiv. 'Back To Front" is a hi h not in wh t h been Ion and difficult hi tu. Ther w the very public br ak-up of Richi ' marriag • hi ather pa ed away, and h 's had throat surgery. But now with his ingle, "Do It To Me" at th top of th cha , it looks like Richie has put his life back together. "I t was necessary for me ...…
…II ByCAROLY Alliance made Ron Mil�r preeminent figure in BI theatre. For more than 20 years his literary talent nd the trica1 direction commanded wide popul r appeal with "Crack Steppin," "Wine Sellers," "Who's Got His Own," among others. On September 2, "Jazz Set" ope at the Paul Roberson Theatre, in con junction with the Montreux-Detroit Jazz Festival and runs through Scp tembcr20. Milner pay homage to Jazz music in this le...…
…y t It' not th t lmple, however, to pic out nutrien that re the mo t important for h althy kin, hair and nail . A good balance of protein, fa , and carbohydrate , with adequate amoun of vitamins and mineral, i e ntial for kin health. Myth 1 Eight glasses of water a day prevents dry kin While it is important to drink plenty of liquids each day, drinking eight glas es of water won't olve It's everywhere. Window sills, counters, t...…
…BENTON HARBOR c e 'd him If r pond be d ed in civilian clot preparing to meet frien b r, lled th t. Jo from the bar. chke went on to y that the St. Jo ph police could not locate either the teenager or the car owner. 00 TO • dds qu tio zUng e. According to the ton report, Wannbein "had been drinki 00 appeared on th edge of intoxica tion." Do intoxi ted persons ch e kids half their for three to four FOR INFORMATION LEADING ...…
…/� ) .' WESTERN MICHIGAN PATTY CAKE - As they line up for snacks at Abe's Frank Park on Britain, two young ladies decide to to play .patty cakes". The winne will pr ent d pl qu for their ou tanding or at th B nton H rbor Pre r - tion end of the ummer fun d y in Hall Par, Saturday and Sund y, August 8 Many events have been planned tarting Saturday, August 8, be in ning with a parade at 12:00 noon from Bro dway Par to Hall P r , ...…
