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…Th tion I Idl 440th concl ve held t th Southfield Sher ton Hot (. . re- rned The PI ) I t wee -end w indeed t ever: Mem nd gu drove or w in from au , Ceveland, nd St Loui . Two chartered b were filled to city. After registration aIX1 rd m rings a Grand Prix cocktail party and HolUCO party went on until the wee OOWS. Saturday night formal p idenC. ball held. 1lIE wmz band played for the dinner hour and on through th night. Sund...…

…DETROIT THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY What u tilt! name of the /int lack American Idlled 0 a acejlight? Who wa the original "clown prince" of prof� ioruU bas�l? JUNE 16, 1963 - 80 JeD Jr. became the first Blac member of the tional Labor Relatio Board. 1914 - Ell (lAIcky) jazz axophonist, w born. 1970 - � G elected Mayor of ewark, NJ., first B c Mayor 0 major eastern U.S. city. 1968 - Marlin B became the first Black quarterback...…

…CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS n' 0 y Dinner planned Hender on Mem rial Church of God In Chri t i holdin it Third Annual· Men t D y Dinner on Thu day, June 25,1 2. Th dinner will h ld t the U . ni n CuI tu I Center on 26601 Ryan Ro d in War­ ren at 7:00p.m. Call (313)559-0763. Late Night Praise/Worship The Kenneth Wilson Con­ cert Chorale i presenting a television program called. "Late Night Prai e nd Wor- hip with th Kenneth Wit on ...…

…(P Two) t of you know, 1- though I m originally from t t Co t, I m currently college dmini trator ba ed in LA County. One wee fter LA erupted, I w in­ .vited to pea at a college .forum which w designed to 'reflect on th ituation. The following were orne of my thoughts and com- men. Some time ha p ed, but I offer thi two p rt column as another point of reference for an important period that college tudents re entering. Ye , th...…

…con Gre CHIEF JUSTICE TANEY sits again, reincarnate, on the Rehnquist Court of the Modem Age. Taney's Court, in Scott, left intact the power of the slaver by denying constitu­ tional rights to Africans, even if born in the U.S. Rehnquist's Court, in Mc aes key , leaves intact the power of the state to further cheapen Black life. One hundred and thirty years after Scott, and still unequal in life, as in death. YOUTH contIl'UKt f...…

…2 ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS m r Reco "e ec nd Fre h Prince ere tor/producer Benny edi contin to for e hi pre e into fil nd 1V lth "The Mic�l Concep­ cion Story", detailing the ri e to po er of th Crip. Th project i in develop­ ment . t W mer Bro. Medina met Concepcion during thema ing 0 n nti­ gang project. Concepcion, with everal othe , � nned the Crip in the I te 70' . Among th n m to ed round po ible le ds re mmer nd Ice Cube...…

…CALENDAR OF EVENTS Compl and Edi ad By KASCENE BARKS -Cc The new1y r ored G (across Woodward Av Fox) opened in July for bah curr hit performances, The All Night Strut! and Forbidden Broadway. Th G m has 112 price shows of Forbidden Broadway In June nd July. For more nformation call (313) 963-9800. -CcSUMMER IN GREENFIELD VI LLAGE - On the Vii age Green, children can experience the pleasur of childhoods past with hoop rolling, j...…

…ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT L.A. jury mindset in 1992 killed KiiJg.;n 1968 Reviewed by BRUCE LEO VICK FATH STAFFORD' EXECUTIVE & STAFFORD' DRESS SHIRTS 2/$28. Reg. 20 ea. Ox­ ford shirts. Long, short leeve, solids, stripes also available. LEV1' JEANS FOR YOUNG MEN 550· relaxed-fit S-pocket jeans. Stonewashed finish. ALL YOUNG MEN'S LEVI'S ON SALEI , TownCenW MIChIQ81l Ave. & Hubbard 593·3300 LEVI'S' DOCKERS' CRUNCHY CLOTH SHORTS Cr...…

…B 0 HARBOR Par nd Recreation h planned two ev nts, 4th of July celebration, on July 3 nd the Jean Klock Par Silver Anniver­ sary on July 11, to display fireworks. We t hore Firewor Display Company, Inc., Nile will conduct the firewor di play (or the amount of 3,000, which fund will be olicited from local busine es in the community. Westshore FireworksDisplay Company must obtain a $1,000 bond and a $1 million dollar insurance cer­ ...…

…WESTERN MICHIGAN • ,. f : BENTON BARBO'S own : Mayor Emma Hull attended to • extend the welcome to the State f • P dent, John King of Detroit and oth�r delegate . Nora Jefferson, Benton Ch rter Town hip • Supervi or, also wa invi ted to Poetry conte t nnounced The National Library of Poetry has announced that S12 000 in prizes will be awarded thi year to over 250 poets In the North American Open Poetry Conte t. The deadlin...…

…P rt, , never RENT-A-WRECK began franchi ing in 197B, and cur­ rently has more than 450 loca­ tions world wide. A franchise i the right, or license. granted to market a company' goodsor services in an assigned ter-, ritory. After the initial invest­ ment, kept low by the special Rent-A- Wreck minority ownership program, the African-American franchise stands to net over S30,<XXl in first-year profits. Once in business, the comp...…

…OU Y Cut ladyfingers in halflengthwise and crosswise. Line the. ide of a 9-inch pringform pan with the cut ladyfingers, placing the rounded ends up and the cut side to the inside of the pan. Take remaining ladyfingers and line the bottom of the pan. Set aside. In a mixing bowl, whip pudding and milk until thickened. Fold in whipped cream or topping and ium. Spoon half the mixture over the ladyfingers. Carefully spread to cover. R...…

…VIEWS OPINIONS EDITORIAL , in 19 4 Malcolm w willing to ugge t that "perhap the ballot could b used by BI c people and the oppr ed to chieve a peaceful revolution. However, Malcolm never retreat d from his po ition that in the final analysi it was "freedom by any means necessary." In 1992, another pre idential election year, 28 years after Malcolm's famous "Ballots or Bullets" speech, the que lion of which path/road to liberati...…

….20, 2 r City of WHEREAS, on September 30, 1985, th Michigan Depart- m of II proved Indu Pr tment �1Im for City of Detroit d d Ign ed City of Detroit Control Authority throu out t POlW's c ar · Inclu the CIt¥ of Hlghlond pock In acoordan with � F Regul on, 40 C.F.R. Part 403 (G neral Pr tment ,. ReguIatJona) and Part 21 of th Rul (MAC R 323.2162) of W r Resource Comml on and h oOnt Inu I g ap- proval authority 0 r d program; WHEREA...…

…w n ty t st-you vot d with the Ad­ ministration on every i ue or' you were aiding and betting ew Dir tions. With no roll c 11 vot , ther was no accountability. union long our Ie d rs pit the members gain t each other. In Region 5 they us d ce-bait­ ing to un eat New Directions le der Jerry Tucker regional director. Their line w that ew Directions w too pro-Black. They ed racism to stop Don Douglas's bid for director in Region ...…

…Politicians look to Benton Harbor model BY TERESA KELLY • "'.""'(:(1 of A ocl.t«J Pre IWpott by U •• Zag.roll BBNTON HARBOR-With debate over enterpri e zones rekindled by I the Lo Angeles rio , Benton Har- Propose 'POWER ZONES' ':If ROBERT W'TROTT ASSOCIATED PRES WRrrER MAKING THE DIFFERENCE - Re Ident of a northwe t Detroit community r cently protested the an ged beating of community r .Ident Mrs. Hicks, who Is Black, by th Arab ...…

…·1 violenc refl t thi t n ion. The e incidents begin with name­ calling and e cal te from there," Wausau School Superintendent Penny Kleinhans aid. Kleinhans, Mayor John He and Police Chief William Bran­ dimore said their recent news conference on th ubject of ra­ cial tension w planned before WSA W -TV videotaped la t week's incident involving the baseball bat. • The white teen-ager ran away from the Asian boy and no in­ jurie...…

…JOHANNESBURG-Angered by wh tit view foot-dragging by th whit minority Govern­ ment, the African tional Con­ g r olved to paralyze outh Africa wi th tri e .boycot and demonstrations to force wifter progre toward majority rule. Th congre recently ac- cused th Government of Presi­ dent F.W. de Klerk of trying to loe it "into a permanent 'power- haring' rrangement in which the y tern of white minoritiy domination will be largely in­ ...…

…campaign. • OG d mandorgran- diosecampaign promises led to tre enactmento Medicaid. Instead, it resulied from tbe lief that, f r million of impoveri hed Americars, a b i bealth care Safety net vi tal. Wben I w growing up in til! South. pita! births f r man Bla k women w re t ibl . In 1 ,tre year icaid enacted, nearly one in 20 bla k babi died for lack of tre most i eguards-a clean pita! bed, a bealth care prof ionaJ in anerdar...…

…Education . an impor- tant ele tint tr ggl for human ri ht. It' the means to help our children and our p opl redi cove; their ide, ity and thereby in­ crease their elf-respect. Education is our p port to the future, for tomorrow belongs only to the people wbd prepare for it today. " colmX (EI-H D II EI-:ihlllbaZZl Tod y in Detroit and he re t of the nation, we (American and African­ American) do not take education eriously. T...…

…program aIXl Gary ra1-dminnan. In th: enth were Ed n, dittcir 0 Flectio ; Senator Ja le Vaughn; elis sau�tS. Legislative is1ant to Commi ioner Jackie Currie; Sadie L Palmer, StWy Cub foW¥ier & president; Elizabeth . GaIXly, Juanita Reaves, Daryl Miller, R mary Th>mas, Ollie Panetson, Cbarity Hall, Edna Hol­ comb, Everlee Watson, Sadie Ramsey, Pearline Petty, Mary Bray, Errr.stirx: Thurston, Beryl Riley, president of th: Rosa Gr...…

…DETROIT THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY un 7 Blacks and Media Messages CO!!!!POI! Detroit i le der in dv ncln urb n communic tio with BI c o d televi ion tio , dio tio ,ne p pe nd c ble franchi e. Civil in urrections in urb n cine durin th 1960' prompted th erner Commi ion to report th t media did not how Afri n America in tural context to oclety but crtmln I and tereotypes, Dr. Alice A T it ys that neg - tive medl image of Afric...…

…VIEWS OPINIONS - _,-:::__� ,.,'fI __ ., •. .. - _ - ---_ ""'- . _- � " - .. --�.� ,'#.='\ . - �,� EDITORIAL , • nt Ie ' zon rig , There is a lot of talk about Enterprise Zones. The idea i a Republican one, taken from Great Britain, and advocated by Ronald Reagan when he was president. Nothing much happened to the idea, · but now that the folk in Los Angele have reminded the rulers that all is not well in th country, talk of ...…

…(P rt On ) mo t of you n , 1- though I m origin lly from th E t Co t, lam currently college dmini trator b d in LA County. On week after lA erupted, I w in­ vit to pea t college orum which w de lgn d to reflect on th ituation. The followin were ome of my thoughts and com- ment. Some time ha passed, but I offer thi two part column another point of reference for an important period that COllege tudents re entering. What I have ...…

…. . . . .- . . . co A Kenneth Coleman Jr. Detroit NAACP suit Continued from P ge A·1 David Doyle, chairman of the Michigan Republican Party, was stunned. "My understanding is the attor­ ney general is supposed to defend the Supreme Court. They take no posi­ tion in regard to the plan approved by . the Supreme Court, and then pull this. This is absolutely outrageous," he said. Doyle said the two longtime - Democratic officehol...…

…AD Th hln F m Iy The death of Kh lil Roundtree blow to a great many in the record in­ d try, ho vie ed the former ro d m n ger to ew Edition and Boyz II Men (more li e family). Boyz II Men have tem­ porarily dropped out of Hammer' "Too Legit" world tour, following the murder of their road manger, Khalil Roundtree, in a Chicago hotel. As i tant road manager Quadree El-Amin w hot but li ted in fair con­ dition. Boyz n Men wi...…

…Looking straight ahead ... _' By CAROLYN WARFIELD AIU Corr..ponc»nt Detroit's rich tradition ofproduc­ ing the world' fine t jazz musicians endure through five women provoking mainstream jazz like none other. An egre of essence and per­ petualness pervades when these vivacious veterans generate dex­ '" terous playing styles and satisfying music. Improvished music fuses lyrical harmonies with instrumental tones to make bebop, La...…

…ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT H A UEL do wh t enjoys. "I love thi, nd I'm willing to eep trying. I wouldn't d y 'I n't do th t.' I've m d om mi ta and h d om thing to happen to m . (Tho e things have) made me my elf if I really want to be in thi bu ine . Th n omething in ide 'me would y, 'Don't you dare give up!'" David aJ 0 has dvice for tho e who wi h to go into how busine , becau e he ometime ees beginning actors make m.i take . "Stay ...…

…BENTON HARF30R omrnunlty • one on • die • di o YOU tated that when id ome of the commissioners were her een r met when they ere campaignin but r HONORED - In z Waddell, Princlp I at the Boynton Mont on at Boynton Montee orl gat"er. around portraltofWadd Ilatth Ubr ry Dedic on CeremOny. Pictured (I-r) ar : Staci Hlc Rav n Bobo, LaV la McA ,Ell McClendon and Antoln tte Morgan. (photo by Hf!Rh Bel) By HARDIE BELL Members ...…

…WESTERN MICHIGAN d If- m CI Provided t the Benton Harbor office nd community it . Call for information and reservation at 927-5622. -ChUdren' pedalHeaJth Care Service (Crippled Children' Program): Call Benton Harbor office for information at 927-5620. Y RY GOLLIDAY Roosevelt "Teddy" Hunter has ecepted his calling of the Lord and ill preach his first ermon Sunday, June 7, at 7 p.m. at Beulah Baptist Church. Rev. WillieN. Paul Jr., ...…

…I eeooomic city power. The decline of industry in America's inner citi coincided with the flight of middle-c families, both Black and whi to more affl\Clt surburbm areas that are 'OCNI 00me to most of our cwntty's prodoctionactivity. Cor­ � America's limited outreach Blades teSUlEd in affirmative action hiringprograrm which con­ tnbUlcd to wIDksale desertion of wban <m1CrS by Blacks, in concert with �ir white counterparts, to s...…

…IN THI LARG • C LE study of the relationship between obesi ty and vario di e e proce - ses, researchers found ob i ty to be associated with a doubling of the prevalence of high blood pre ure, a 1.5-fold increase in' high blood cholesterol and four time the prevalence of diabetes. While obesity alone is a ri k fac­ tor, it is frequently compounded by high blood cholesterol that tends to accompany it. Ob ity contributes to an increa...…

…CHURCH CALENDAR tlon I B ptl t Con'gre The ational Bapti t Church School and Bapti t · Tr ining Union Con re , · which anticipate attend nce of 25,000 to 0, Bapti from aero the country, will b uplift d through on by a 5 -voice rna choir. Thi · go pel musical, which will • be h ld at the opening e ion : of the Congre on June 16, • will feature the talent of Al­ bertina Walker, the "Queen of 'Gospel Mu ic," and Lashun Pace-Rho...…

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…e ech and h rob rvatio on I4v ry- 0 reprinud on this pa -are from her autobio mph" A tao BI broth�r , Bl k i r, i nt you to know that i 10 you and i hope that omewhere in your h arts you h love for m . My name i A ata Shakur (sla name joanne ch imard), nd i am a revolution rye A Bl k revolutionary. By th tim n that i have declared war on all force that h raped our women, castrated our m n, and kept our babies empty-bellied. I have dec...…

…VOL XIV NO. 28 MAY 31 - JUNE 6. 1992 Coalition of 1 00 Black Women honors 10 - - PAGE B7 BH ignores residents in land giveaway Prison officials veto condoms PO T LAUDERDAJ...E, (AP) - Y eh Ben Yahweh, the African American religious leader accused of ordering hi followers to kill, maim and bum non-members, w convicted last Wednesday of con­ spiracy. Juroll returned only a partial ver­ dict in the five-month federal trial. Some ...…

…Neighbor collect In drug ca e SAN FRANCISCo-A judge ruled that an apartment build­ ing owner in a poverty-strick­ en section of town infested with drug dealers must pay as much as $5,000 to each of 75 neighbors. The neighbors brought the suit charging the 36-unit apartment building had be­ come a public nui ance. The entrance locks and no­ trespassing signs installed by the landlord were not enough, the judge 'ruled. The landlo...…

…Detroit-Police ill elze vehlcl ed for illegal dump­ ing in the city, Police Chief Stanley Knox aid. nox aid the ction i ba ed partly on comment made last week at a police­ community meetin . A city ordin nee al 0 provid maximum penal tie of 90 days in jail nd a S500 fine. Anyone with informa­ tion on dumping m y call 596- 1010 from 10 .m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday. AIDS and murder fa t growing cau of pr matur death A1L...…

…., "I'm etting don't 0 to trust think you're doin ood you do ," . d LilJy non, ingle p nt hi liv bout a bl from where the neighborhood fire tarted. The true t are likely the mo diverse g­ men of the popul tion - poor, d.i dv ntaged Blac and racist hi ,d cendan of Confederate oldie and of former ve owners. The town rumor mill had it that the Confederate build­ ing w burned by bl in retaliation for the verdict in the Rodney Ki...…

…Dr. J eMi Prempeh is the pruiMnt and Exe�utive Director 0/ The Operation PUSH Metropolitan Detroit CluJpter:· P.O. Box 21088, Detroit, MI 48221-0088. (313) 368-8701 FAX (313) 342-6299. onHu Dr. Butt • 1992 i pre idential votin year. Be ure to regl r and vote for the can­ didate of your choice, Democrat, Republican, Inde­ pendent, or other. The big- t "crime" one can commit is one of faUin to impact the yatem by failing to vot...…

…The fello t acirema ub rre b y gettin re dy .. r "Nacirema Week" in early : August. Sadie Hawkins Day (ladle bring the men), a race track party, a bridge &. whi t party and a Belle I le picnic , are included. Ernest Broyle - js club pre ident. ... The Virginia Park Com­ munity Investment As ocia­ tion is offering cholarship to college to students with a • grade point average of 2.5. • Applicants must live in the Virginia Park ar...…

…THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY What percent 01 prole - ional worker; e BUu:1c in 1950? Who was the firs: Blaclc . player to perform as qut1l'1er­ back in the NFL after 1923? JUNE 2, 19S0 - u .. upreme Court outl ed segregation of dining cars in interstate transportation. 1971 - S muel L. Gravely Jr. be­ came the first Black admiral in the U.S. N vy. 1868 - Jobn Hope, educator, w born. 1914 - 0 car Mlcb eux produced two films with ...…

…The city of Highl P vo ed to give i first DCC to buy 2S city-owned properti parcels that have rever1ed to the city for non-payment of toe . Thi program of Highl nd Par fi the phil ophy pre ched everywhere by M yor Li ey Poner: "We ve to build our own community. It up to • Keep the money at bome. Let' e care of ." By con t, the s in Micbi ' most dis community, Benton Harbor, tbcpredominant­ Iy African American city leadership voted at ...…

…CAN YOU name ten Pan­ �fSD8De1S? I kmw t . nb'many SW� gmd\B d. Ivy League roDe in partiallar, be- many d. you have infixmcd me that you read African­ �ricanncwspapcrs. The L.A. Ob erver, L.A. �'CIIV'·..,..,� ... 1t � San Bcnm- dim Plmm-Rcpor1cr, � San Raraa> Sun-Rcpom, 0lica!J> IOOepcrxlcnt Bullentin, Qlicago a1i2al, New Yodc AImtcrdam New Yodc Big Red News, New York Carib New, WmngtmAfm American. R> tmse of you woo arc mw f...…

…T jury beg n deliber ting S turd y, then repeatedly told the tri j ge t they were d dlocked on murder conspiracy and on charges gainst Yahweh and 15 c:o-defendan . But Chief U.S. Di trict Judge orman Roettger told th j urors to keep tryin . He told attorney on y it ould e more than four PIO Sponsored By N'COBRA The National Coalition of Blacks For, Reparations In A�erican NATIONAL CO-CHAIRPERSONS: Adjoa Aiyetoro & Vincent Godwin...…

…Com room On h Hom Front Danny Glover will finally get k) ICC the fruit of his hard wo be will repoJ1Cdly JOOY'C next month into a be' pent o year moodeling. 1be Pranciaoo bome,-a 6,(0) uare fOOt Victorian, built near the t\m ofthc cenmry. He bought it )UJI ago for $1 million. CA Want J. Gill ckl After Motown filed suit lpimt MCA for S70 million, accusing the label of destroying evidence, dumping Motown product and witboldin...…

…FUNKY DIVAS - En Vogu 'a follow-up to th ir 1990 platinum d but. Th new.r I a ,-Funky Diva • has air dy • garn r d critical cclalm and catapulted quickly to th top of both Billbo d'a R&B and Hot 100 chart • Shown at th Atco . EaatW at record r I e party ar ,(I-r): En Vogue'. Dawn Robin on nd T rry Ellis; Toni McElroy Granberry, CEO 2 Tuff-E-Nuff , Production; En Vogu 's Condy H rron and Maxin Jon . . ,. Upcoming Events Compiled and E ed ...…

…FOOD/NUTRITION Smok d Simon with Ginger-Butter ume n (ely: -M rin te food only in the refrigerator. I you intend to your marinade 1 ter for b tin or dip, rve a portion of it for th e purpose before raw m t i pI ced in it. Foods hould be marinated in a non-me llic container. -Remove vi ible Cat from meat to avoid fl re-up and ch rrin . -When parti lly cookin meat or poultry before grilling, put the food on the grill immediately f...…

….. , ( ! .. 't· • " Some of the candid as for BH School Board of Trust who appeared recent forum. Remember to vote in th School Elections June 8th. <Ph* by ..... Bel) .r, II ,.. .. , . '. " , .... "By MARY GOWDAY Fifty seven seniors were -Excel­ lence in Education" award winners. AmOng them from Muskegon Hts High School ere Latika Jones, De - tiny Lenoir, Paula Puschal, and Roc:bclle Pipkins. From Muskegon High School were ...…

…", ,. ichiga :;1 I DREAM A WORLD: rl)ftfOlts "f n!'Ie'k WOIJH'n Who Ulc.tlgl'd AnH'rlcrJ I ,.' t ,. r :" :'" , , I. • '.1 , , £t I' ,J, Portrait photo phs of 7S remarkable women who make their marie on the life of America are featured in I D A ORLD: Portrait of Black Women Who Ch.ng�dAMnicll. A two-year project by Pulitzer Prize­ winni:Jhotographer Brian Lan er, thf exhibition of large- e, black-and-white photographs i...…