…cr terprise. TIl PR F ofbusiress leaders in the Black community will how tha t if we use hard work, pi nning and our natural ex- nen we 1 am what business lin America is all a ut and direct . our own futures. . I TIle following people of color v liv d between 1 and 1825 I erui hcd not only their own lives, I b t that of th rs around them. I The earl ie t known Black Ameri an bu ine man was I Ern: nu I Bern on, an ernan- cip ted ...…
…Don't weat it! Outdoor coo don't have to be Olympic- tyle grillers to rve ucculent tasting grilled meals thi on. In fact, once people find their way around their backyard grill, til weet mell of grilling ucce will rna e grilling enthusiasts feel proud of their taste ful kills. othing ays barbeque better than tender, juicy grilled teak. But the easoning you use can make a good steak great. For this izzling entree, a b ting sauce o...…
…RELIGION x- .... "" • ., x- .... '('-"':' �. .." .. , , " �, � ... � .... ·"�""'·:-�""'''''''''�''''' ... '·a,.· .... joined by the Truthette who m r for u the developm mofTh Carav m lc they perform" ama Said Thank You" which the group recorded ne the end of their reign. Th TruttlCu them elve h ve developed group from inging hi children to bringing you th bes t in traditional go pel. On "Carry Me Ho e" nd "Lord Keep Me Day By Da...…
…• I BENTON HARBOR AREA SQiOOU hu an opening for n Adult EdlICIdIon IIWIruotor for ClEO Sol.no •• Monday-Friday, 0 a.m.-12 noon. Seoondary CertIfIoatIon required. Applloatldn ,.,... 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at 711 EMt BrttIIIn Aven.Je, Benton Harbor, 49022. EOE .... CH PIFBIIU •• SEIZED 89 MEACEDES $200 ae'IW 50 87 MERCEDES 1 00 Correepotldenta WIIf'Ited In Clrand Rapid., Kalam zoo & Battl. Cr •• k for w •• kly �. have lnter •• t I...…
…ham lui Policy of Forced R patriation Ignore Human Plight of Haitian Refugee e consi tent polic Stt s to driv« the B sh Ad i istration's ppr 4 b to Haiti: .r. J.jfi ,.de,. for ordi II,., H itia s- whether th .y are stru Img to survive at 1J0me escape by sea or luep lip hop ;71 barbed- ire refi' tt camps. / I I I I I I I I I . Tear off and mail form to: Haiti Campaign, NAACP ational Office, 4805 Mt. Hope Drive, Baltimore, MD 21...…
…By KELLY L ANDERSON A • .oc,.ted Pre • Writ DETROIT (AP) - � r Lout Farrakhan urged people to register to vote Sunday, but he stopped far hort of endorsing any presidential can didate. "The people allover the country, the Black poor, the Hispanic poor, the white poor are getting tired of abuse and neglect and the lying of politicians, the deceit of govern ment," the Nation of Islam leader told a crowd of about 6,800 in downtown...…
…"Th re ' a tew pot out there that just cooks these n , and they come out of th t," S r cant McBride said, adding that unemployment, dru and th Jack of oppor tunity contribute to the anger of th young men. Neighborhood center . in trouble Detroit - The community center run by the Carton-Me Farlane Neighborhood As sociation is in danger of clo ing because the neigh borhood group can't afford the high cost of running it, est...…
…• Black deputle speak out . against rael m Detroit - A group of ap proximately SO African American members of Wayne County Deputy Sheriff Local 502 (SEIU AFL-ClO) recently dispelled the allegations of racism that have been associated with the sheriff's election and en couraged candidates to get back to the issues. The campaign bas been marred in recent days with SberitIRobert Ficano's com parison of challenger Kevin Kelle...…
…CHILD WATCH Court- ppoin d volunteers pro ct children HIGHLAND PARK Low Black turnout poses threat By RON SEIGEL John K lIy she lost the race for mayor to Linsey Porter by a two-to-on margin. Scott said, "I'm going to win, so we won't have to worry about John Kelly or John Conyers." "I have the support of the people. A lot of people know what I have done over the years and what I will continue to do." SOME SOURC WARN that a...…
…HIGHLAND PARK I oller to you tM tir- ring words about tM Fourth 0/ July by the Ho -Frederick Douglas on July 5, 1852: (part III) But I fancy I hear some one of my audience y, "It j t in thi circumstance that you and your brother aboUtioni ts fail to rna e favorable im pression on the public mind. Would you argue more, and denounce 1 ; would you per suade more, and rebuke le ; your cause would be much more likely to succeed." ...…
…"Just for today bt:r tit« h day' a new begin- ning with a chance to try . all memor-ia to erase that to tl in us pain. Each day is a new beginning can a � to rt out our p� and know what we must do. Eachday is a new beginning in which to do our best. If we tlk the first ep forward God will help us with the rest" ... Tonti Jackson' retirem nt party held at Athena Hall a party to remem rfor a long time. Th were pretty balloons ce...…
…Once gain thi ye r, the &&Yluau Ri Co on, the Worn n' Commi num- ber of community organizatio will celebrate the in 0 the 19th Amendment which g ve women the right to vote, by ting Women' Equality D y. B J. Wilson, Porterfield na Ferndale Hond , will be the keynote peaker for the Ann Luncheon. The commemor tion high lighting the chlevemen of women in this country will take pi ce Au t 26, t the Cobo Con vention and Exhibition ...…
…EDITORIAL Mu t 'America Fir, t'mean children last? Each day, 40,000 children around the world die from malnutrition aoo preventable disease, The House of Representatives pessed a $13.8 bib ibn year 1993 foreign aid appropriations bill in late June. The bill was $1.3 billion below the President's request for foreign assistance am $300 million below the actual appropriation for 1992. As generous as the bill may seem, the amount it prov...…
…• VIEWS,IOPINIONS ITH HILTO "The medi ve been talkin bout 'friendly fire' that 'lled Bri ti h oldiers I t year in Desert Storm," he sid. In my c e, another Bl c pilot killed and 1 barely caped with my life. The 'friendly fire' that killed the British wa an accident I t ing. The malfunctions that killed my friend and ne rly illed me ere deliberate botage - intentional and planned things." "1 don't know whether they were Ku Kl u...…
…o contlnu DD D that other o lth her but are un- Ulng do 0 openly. "1bere are others who could be bere, - I d, "but they are afraid for their jo ." Po ell Cozart, director of the MESC Bureeu of Field Operations . d t th compl ints of wor ers ere oot the result of bittern . "We realize that, sometime, reorganiza tion i fi cally necessary, " he d. "But there as no n ed to reorganize our gency to save money, beca we're almo t total...…
…ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF ho or . breezy,j tyl re oin be surp by hi 1 t t e ort, an lbum called "Heaven and Earth". It' . m t R B-oriented project to d and ith it, he hope to recapture hi core udienc.e. "I really felt the d to reintroduce m elf to my core udienc:e ... my core ho are R&B love who enjoy little jazz too," Jarre u ys of his latest project. It n't easy for AI J rreau to decide how to reintroduce himself to his core ...…
…UPCOMING EVENTS "Bebe's Kids," is n nimated m ical comedy b ed on characters created by the late comedian Robin Harri . The first animated theatrical film with exclusively African-American characters as principals, "Bebe's Kid "feature the voices of Faizon Lov, ell Cart r, Myra J., Vaness Bell Calloway, Tone Loc, Wayne Collins, Jonell Green, and Marques Houston in the presentation of the Motion Picture Group of Paramount Pictures...…
…HEALTH Hidden truth ho pi al . bill remaining itemized charges against the medical records for your stay. OR U OWN 0, the pro tate often enlarges as men age. This condition, known as benign pro tatic hypertrophy (BPH), affects more than half of all men over age 50. BPH and other conditions, abou Every year, hospital patients across the nation are overcharged for services. Excesses that pop up most often include ghost services, d...…
…BENTON HARBOR ___ .,._.,,"U n�""'A - The local CP kin for chi m y Gene Frank Kelley to conduct an inv tigation into the missing $12, of drug money from th enton Harbor Police Department During the July 27 meeting of th� Benton Harbor City Commission, Mary DeFoe, president of the local Twin Citi AACP, presented a letter to the Commission king for their uppon in reopening the on the ing $U,OOO. In the letter to the Commi ion, it ...…
…MUSKEGON HEIGHTS y n me i J mila Bound. I m ourteen y IS old. I am an excellent r pp r. I've r pped t festival, lent ho nd t frie cis parti • I've OD loop but mainly I do it fo I P bout alot 0 n but e peel Uy about "life-. Some of the raps I recendy m de were c lled "No Competition", "Lifo," "Do or Die, " It Ain't No Thang toMe", ''YaPlayedYa�lr and "HIV AIDS". Everywhere I go people want competition and each time I win. Wi...…
…BUSINESS FINANCE may credit p rt of the rental p y- men to the pure e price. In ddition to fi t time home buye ing this rrangement, m y buye movin from other citi re le in borne for a while until they can get the equity out of . their other home. Some tip before entering a le -purchase: Try to et the le price in dvance nd ma e ure you kno bat percentage of the rental paymen i going to ards the downpayment. Also get a real e - ta...…
…7 / R ther than indul ing in c m b ed chowder or fat-l den French onion version, treat you elf to refre hing oup m de with b e of low-fat mil , vegetable juice or broth. For rob t fl vor without ex ce f t, chole terol and calorie , add ... - Vegetables-fre h, frozen or canned - Beans or lentil - Grains like brown rice, bulgur or barley - Cholesterol-free egg noodle - Lemonjuice, herb andspice Also, for a Change or pace from ...…
…• CHURCH CALENDAR Joy Explosion in R edale From A t the 8th - 10th, Rosedale Park Baptist Orurch will mld i annual "Joy Explosion" Conemporary Gospel am Jazz O>oo:rt. This yeats them: � "Thm1cing, Sharing am Reaching Out in Song." This annual event is an out reach the community and City of Detroit Cbme join us on the lawn, Bring your family, frie blankets and chairs. - ugust 8th at 6�m at Rosedal Park Baptist Cllurch, lo c...…
…oommW\lty nfttaPllDeI' pll.8 oomm Expertenced preferred, ad n., bfttoua •• If·.tart.r. S.nd ..-m. to: Ad 0/0 . Mlohlgan Cltlz n, PO BClOC O35eO, HIgNWld Pk. 48203. 00 YOU KNOW THIS MAN-lwoUd • In looatlng JAME SWANIGAN, a d.ar friend of ml ,or eny d hIa .HehMa s ,MARY LOONEY Md a brecher. EDWARD SWANIGAN. Th I t add I had 1008 BUSS. BENTON HARBOR. the houIIng pre] ot. I would ppr elate any Information. PLEASE CALl. ME c...…
…ByRON EIGEL Co"...pond«Jt HIGHLAND PARK - David Points, candidate in the Tuesday August 4th Democratic primary for the State House of Repre sentativ eat of the 6th District, combining Highland Park, Hamtramck and portions of Detroit, pledges "to benefit all residents" in his area, dealing with such problems as jobs, education, insurance and crime. He pledges to keep city offi cia in his area informed of state programs that mig...…
…Gloom for LA's small Black busi ness - PG ,�) � '.,. .... , .. . � high sbelvea stoc:ked bottl 0 beer s like Wild IrilhROIeaDd N Ttain. Gilbert Potter came to Detroit in 1967 100' for wort. He found it Po ,69. I'd DOW 100 for If you JO to plat today lookiDJ for a J y11 tbiDt you' ei aazy or . WNOA F. RXiLlYMHiii '.., ... oar opened cIly'l Go:tPeI Rama. lGoIpII • 92' drew choi1 and goapeI group from tpOIlIOfId by the aty d Hgh...…
…WORLD NATION He worries about landlord looking to jac up rent for b trying to re1oca1e: "I've ot to find location before I can t the 10 n money. nd they're explo ting that." He orries about h tle m y they'll work for him cheap. They Y he can bo the govemmentloan officials a full-price bill, collect the money and pocket the difference. He worries about real estate harpies looking to take advantage of him jf he has to unload his on...…
…. 'a •. • J "Cony Twenty year incumbent Con re manJohn Conyen, Jr. opposition In a tricted 14th Diatrict. Senator John Kelly of Groue Poin Woods, Martba O. Scott of Highland Park. Frederick H. Strickland and John W. OoJdon . both of Detroit are mating a bid to tConyell. Four citrel were added to Conyer'l Dlstrlctwben the new llDeI Mae drawn. Tbc newel lie Dear bomHelgb ,Harpor Woods, GroIIe Poin Woods aDd Gtoue Pointe Sbo • ...…
…, ' , CHILD TCH , . " THEY MAY EX· CHANGE sex for cash or a meal, and virtually all are at high risk of HIV infection. Es timates of the number of runaway and home you fro*, 7JO,cm .,13 mU· lion nationwide. The problems faciD& these young people seem bopeICII •.. .- Even when services are avail able, the youths are too often. hurt by the "system" and avoid ming them. On Their Own descn'bes several multWervice community-b...…
…THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY July u u JULY 28, 1917 - 1m of B marched down Fifth Aven in protest 0 racial inc q\lllity, N.Y.C. 1868 -;- l AIDI�" gnmdngS· , ',{\jl { dtbr.nsIip Ii beaune pUt� 1he 0nd1uti0n.1� - "".-..oj� Wi ,� first female bank president, fbuOOcd St Luke' Pauly SaviI9 ' Bank in Rldmnl, Va. 1928 - l.8'O)' leatsJaIOr. bom. 1965 - 'Ib1I1I'IP:Ml mmfnated Ot&m1 <fb US. Which native American religion has, historica1...…
…'7he CClSt of Iibmy' � priaof�" Dr.W.E.BOu 1lae . IIXld for Afrlam • A.rraican ty b get nne : inw wet in dealing with !mcdia IeYe : We m demand that � televl ion, newsp pers, : rnagarj.nes, rcaxd iDdusby, : etc., offer balance reporting. : Mxeover, weDCed bdc:mand : tb:y tqXXt if they caran : for each of rrameas of : 1JJman fanily! : The Kerner Commf ion ;Rqxxt on dvil � 1968 : r.d:" sIigbS mI iIdgm arc. :putoftm m:gro's dail...…
…co nu I CLA Is press secretary to W )'DC Q)unty Execu tive Ed M amara. Last A t, she ppointed to the School Board vice chair of Community Con fidence. She is also member 0 the School Board' Special Bargainin Committee. "Since I've been on the Board, I w the Board' representative to (Superintendent Dr. Debor h) McGriff' leadership team," she ide "Right 00 , I am pearheading tbe creation of a Communication arts high chool. I wou...…
…Mor and mor politician , 0 thing 0 bad? lac hy r VIEWS OPINIONS o G T, the exp '0 of colmX • lot of people feel uncomfo , today million of person are itin . am IDd candor. Pre idential candidate Cinton need to pologize for t king Souljah's rem 'out a con xL But more importantly, all the candidate for President hould Ii ten carefully to thi young woman who has given voice to the voicel and courage to the oppressed in' America...…
…• wi yCllb. IdeOIoIIISo !lit both Ime aaiI tently ltood firm on tbeir JX'OIRD& A.cI. NID, dU � lie New AI IIIncD PIny, Is in lie midIt cI. her IeCOD1lrdrpwdelll «w'" .... padded cI. the UDted s.a. � Amedca. In 1S188. Ibe bec.'ame lie fDt woman aDd the tlIIt Mrican Amabn m be QG lie ballot in III flfly In cIecdoa, Ihe recdYed a q\8D' cI. a mIlHoD 'YOICI. I.JIEe 10 many GIber peopc cI. ber generation, ber grMIIOO axnmItmemml...…
…7 me thin n Francis ere Wei in • Dr. John Henri Car (y e co ider him a "Doctor"). Dr. Y f ben- Jochan DOn, Dr. Ivan V n Sertima, Chei Anta Dlop. Chancellor Willi and count] othe ho are e : poUDdi our story rather than re- . - Ormin hi lory(or"his ry" "be· It). AND Y , while Dr. Martin Luther Kin& Jr. may have been more pal table to middle-d (African middle cl • t is) and lyle, we also found El Hajj Mali Shabazz - Malcolm X - ...…
…ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF Clinton ra with teen-agers; � By STEVEN KOMAROW ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER NBW YORK (AP) - Bill Clinton visited the ethnically diverse Lower East Side, tell ing teen-agers he understood the racial rage behind Sister Souljah's suggestion that Blacks kill whites. "She obviously believes that the system value white people's lives over Backs'," Clinton said during a talk with some two dozen neighbor hood you...…
…I' By C ROLYN ARFl LD Att.Corre �eventeen years of production tage management put Jerry Crawford in good tead for dvancement to artistic director and capturing the young t heart in "The Dancing Spider," an daptation of Maril yn 0 terman and MarH yn Kluge' version of the pider legend originating among the Ashanti people of Ghana, West Africa. Generations of oral tradition and storytelling mantain the continuity of the legend whil...…
…HEALTH ............... _--- .t. cell ad nfor will Md • dilDhwion of darificalion ad iDIi to tile· ccIl condi- Bur � WbeD I cut clown side, the body's natural mytelf I always bope I '� pt a plOCCSlCS are disrupted. Any drop 1Car. II tbere aDJ1IdDI you CD do in weight can be anrtbulCd 10 a to prevent geaiJII Ole? 1CmpOrary of Ouiell. Dew .L:". it', a cut OIl tbc skin, die beat ptew:adoD to avoid Infection. Cloaa the wouod with eqt...…
…BENTON HARBOR o The Benton Harbor City Commi ion too a bi tep to ard in 0 the ee era hen they .. . vo ed8-1 tohiIeJohn • ElliottJr., of Delray Beach, the city mana er, 1be te came their July 20, meeting. Par Group, Dlino· firm, hited by the city to do a search for city ger hen former city m nager Steve Manning filed in arch of . year. A �ommittee consi ting of Mayor Emma Hull, Commi loners Ralph ere , Jam Turner and Steve Woo...…
…WESTERN MICHIGAN " RYGOLUDAY Jennifer Sy e nd Derricio Z c ey received a Perfect Attend ce A ard for two y from Steele Junior High School. Jennifer i the daughter of Jonnie d lzal1a Sy . Demelo i th on o( Richard and Uani ta Zackey. Congratulations to the both of you. Aymon Tum celebrated birthd y recently by goin to Chucky Che e in G d pi with hi family or dinn r, He' the n of drian Turner and Jimmy Fo . rtin d Dr. Jam to t...…
…• • BUSINESS FINANCE The National BI ck Chamber of Commerce w organized in 1983 to promote the growth nd develop ment of BI ck-owned businesses n tionwide nd al 0 to support latewide BI ck chambers of com merce. NEW DIRECTOR - The Nation al Association for Sickle Cell Dis ease, Inc., (NASCD) announced the appointment of the new ex-· ecutive director, Lynda K. Ander son by Xernona Clayton, vice . president, Turner Broadcast...…
…Rapid R pb rry PI 1 qu rt -qu uty v nlUa Ice ere , lightly SOl'lteD4� 1 pint good-q Uty pbelT)' herbert, I tly ftened 1/4 cup ra.pberry liqueur (frambo ) or eel, diluted raspberry-Juice concentrate or tb wed, undiluted cranberry- pbelT)' Jute concentrate One 6-ounce chocola1e Ready· Crust (save the plastic lid) For decoration: 1 cup fresh or frozen dry-pack raspberries and mint leave or chocolate curls In a large bowl, preferabl...…
…------ - -� After tteodi Community Con e Yo in vario en rtainment ir ldusmcs He wo ed ·th many artis performers udl Luther V odr , Cheryl Lynn, , JacJyn Smith, Peabo Bryson, Diana Ro s, Deniece Williams, I aac H ye Barry White, d many others.. HJS J Y LINE, Reine Po ou, with its African motifs, is named for the queen of the ancient Ashanti Baoule Kingdom. and is sold in Lord & Taylor, Fifth e in Yo and Abidjan, Ivory Coast, ...…
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…I ww From FfHdom'. Rf8t G n .rat/on. Blllek Hampton, Vir ginia, 1N1-1Sgo by Robert Francl 'En Published 1171, by .. Unlveretty of Penn.ylve Pre., 133 W nut treet, PhlI8d p ,PA 1t1Ot Reprinted below are xtraeta from Chapt SIx,·The Freed man'. Bur au nd Johnaonlan Reco tructlon 1865-1866· Bureau si tant ub-commls loner for the Ninth District of Virginia in June 1865. H understood the new agency in the terms conveyed by i shor...…
…,. ric n Am c n ,-- , t and ill t the lead." Acoording to Cobb, part of the problem 'th Conyer's 'lure t • VAJO, • P A.e D orr�umm be bot political �tuu. Detroit'. con commu nity, it'. a mId winter of d1IIppoo intmenL Foot-draggiDg politi e failed to tote the 8rc r co tuenb on ODe of choJcest , �cnt bui� ptojcc re- ce memory, tbc con say. Rising in the middlc of the Medi cal Center is S240 mlUion 11< am Admi ba on (VA) ...…
…WORLD NATION Drug pproved for h patltl B AS GTO - The Food and Drug Administration recent ly approved the e of interferon alfa as the first treatment for hepatitis B, an infectious liver di that can be fatal. "This treatment will help save lives and reduce the ufferin, that accomp�es this disease,. Heal th and Hum n Services Secretary Louis W. Sullivan said in a statement Interferon alfa u approved in 1991 for treatina another...…
…Black dig t Y Cllnton-Gore trong with BI ck NEW YO (AP) - Blac in the Arkansas delegation say that Bill Cinton and AI Gore have proven they are ensitive to Black Americans and will ttract minority votes. "1 think African-Americans understand they can't let the Republicans commit economic genocide anymore," said Sen. Bill Lewellen, D-Marianna, a member of the Arkans delega tion committed to Clinton. Clinton delegate Nancy Blou...…
…ANY OTHER wealthy W�tem deImcracy which saw om-tDurthofits prescooolers living in poverty would reeogrsze that tlx: q\lllity of itS futUIe � slipping away am likely woold act decSvely to lcr:ep wages am iI¥::orncliJoot J ,t ing. But in the Unied Stars, rnmg child poverty' an �n " at! . tack poorparens ratber than figure out 00w D �lp tllml. Despite what some politiciam would � us believe, ourmtion's poor, especially the nine milli...…
…P II I * to )W the mast stiritw Mmif dxJut � FaII'Ih q July by theHat-Fredt!ricJcDougonJlIIy 5, 1852: (pQftO) BwSldt· ootb cib aae.I yitwitha ofb �ty between \8. I am II) In cluded within � pale of gkDuami\asary! Yow in �mlCC only teYeU b im measurable � between \B. '1mb . inwhichyou, tlisday, rqoice.aremt�incxmnm- 1m rlchintai1arreot]\B1ice,libtz ty, pro6pCrity am �a:bc, bequeathed by your fatllm, sIJued by)'OU. mt by 1m ...…
