…BUSINESS 'FINANCE , a national cure h pe nalty consider. "what is it that I've d ne to con tribu to the probl rn?" Of course there is m thing that Bush aM his Administration can do to clean up the sore. His reactionary Federal Disas r dec laration already caused Hous ing and Urban Development Secretary Jack Kemp to move with $700 million to ti tch up the current sore in south-central L.A., a 7-by-15 mile area that is larger ...…
…• LIFESTYLES nemi ion i po ibe: h N. Snoddy sport . ha N. Sn dy, 14 ye rs-old, 1 the young twoman to be inducted Snoddy ha b n a gymn t ince he wa four yea old. The young teen has excelled nd i th reclpient o many competitive ward nd rankin nationally and int rnation- lly. During the 1991 competitions t the Unive ityofCaU omi tDav , Snoddy won a bronze medal and w rated 4th overall. Thi performanc eamed her a place on the U....…
…'110 n' Day, program : The Greater King Solomon Baptist Church i having a WOMAN'S DA Yprogram on Sunday June 14,1992. Sun day School will be held at 9:30am and morning worship at 10:55am. Rev. Erma Henderson will give the audience a spiritual uplift in the words of the Lord. The church is loc ted in Detroit Michigan on 4638 'Fourth Street. Please come ' :and help support our wonder :ful program. Our Lady of Good Counsel ' C...…
…LEGAL NOTICE YNOPSIS 0 THE REGULAR EETINQ OF TH BENTO CHARTER TOW HIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES HELD ON TUESDAY, MAY 19,1992, AT 7:33 P.M •. bers Boothby, Tre .. ur r oCau land Hudeonp KUper, m Members None. The meet ng WM celled to order at 7:33 p.m. and a Invooation given. The m of the prevlou regular m .. tlng were ooepted • preMnted. The Agenda amended under New au nee to add Item G. Reelgnatlon - Police Department. Authorized adver...…
…ByJA HOFF A Given the kind of new h domin ted Bry n Steven n' line of wor thi prin , Mr. Steven on might r on bly con ider ch ngin reer . it h ppen , on bien h never been h I1mar of hi lin of wor . He repre ent pri oner ori Alab ma' death row, nd tri to per uade lawyers at well heeled firm that they hould do the same. It appears to be a losing battle. Last month, editori 1 in Alab ma papers cheered the tate attorney general f...…
…- ., I, y r olt Artl t Curtla Lewl. unv ned h mural ·X· at Mu um of Afrlc n American HI tory d plctlng the m •• n. of empow rm nt available to African Am rlcan : th vote, the atr ngth offamlly, and duca. tlon. Abdullah Om r, M Icolm;. old t brother, aid • im • In rio By Terry Kelly to follow the law , according to NAAAB President Virgil Cobb . "Dozier and Thoma re re- earching and exploring what venues are open to us, includi...…
…Embargo ·ghtened NASSAU, Baham s- The Or ganization of American States voted Sunday to tighten its embargo against Haiti as punishment for its continued failure to end dictatorial rule nd permit the return of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aris tide. OAS foreign ministers urged member nations to keep embargoed goods off com mercial flights bound for Haiti and to close their ports to any ship that 'picks up or unloads cargo ...…
…Dono , alcolm Spi e Lee announced Tue day that group of prominent Blac had don ted an undisclo ed amount of money to h lp complete work on hi forthcoming film, "Mal colm X." He aid the donors were Bill Co by, Oprah infrey, Michael Jordan, Earvin (Magic) Johnson, Janet Jack son, Prince, and Peggy Cooper Cafritz, founder of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington. At a press conference in Harlem, Lee aid the Compl...…
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…BITS AND PIECES Honor e w r Clara · nder on, Dori Barnes. Dorothy DeMorcia, J n Hall, Mamie Hinton, Mary France · Lew is, H len Luckey, Marilyn Morrow, Ernestine · Saddler, Mary Elizabeth Smith, Matti Tu ker, Marion Battle, Patricia Lewi , Mable Chavi Scott, Idella Taylor, Ruby' Gardner, Gwendolyn Johnson, Harriet Stanley, Fan nie Wh eler, Ola M. Zachery, Annie Tharp, France' Hard en, Norma Hitt, Reverend Ruth M. MOSley, Mar...…
…THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY lWaichBIodc�coined thee:xpl� "It's nocitgrace to be colored; it's just so incon �? MA Y28, 1987 -1lEZbama Group presented yton Le "'/'ied Apart" at the Sanctuary 1bcaIerin WIIbingbl, D.C. 1944- , bcxn. l.898 - ADd)' KIrk, 0ldatIa 1cader, born. 1942- taped bDl OORB in 0iaIg0. AtbIIClaybaPOWtl( Jr. pas tored which famous Baptist clIltdt. lIS (fd his folher btfae him? MAY 29, 1942- L a , born. 1910...…
…FDtTORAL ��/��) r C,f"(/ Ie /I f.JI,() • VEmc/l-t. 7lJ � vA ;R bEe/(. � J;y£ S .' P() p.,." oer. aN r» FLY! � IIPIV lXJ y/)U /)0 I r f' So I i Tij()tl� 7JEY �JJK{�� lJ(JS/!/GSS SH()£S •• t / ••• 71t£y'Rt. It WHITE FLIIiI/T J.ITES," aos..s - 7R.P;'� JPJlJAl7eR/5 :'1/08 " 77£y lX;w'r C/ILL /c# �. "'W'1et; • T//lS " ,c()� ,fA!JT#/#' �£V'/ / rs �,'SJ GOTTA vOl � MfIT/ ,Yt7V LOST A Ct.EAT,/ I., No one doubts that raci t par...…
…e ter'. VIEWS/OPINIONS he . d they "pic ed ld@ 1992 'DG INC. justice, this verdict represents the predominate mental state of Americans, in which African-American lives are viewed as less than human. . The verdict truly represents the inability of White Americans to render justice in cases where the victims are people of color or poor. Rev. Otis Moss, PUSH Chairman of the Board said "It is also an indication that what we faced'...…
…READERS WRITE Minority entrepreneu have ch nee to le rn the fact about franchi e 0 ne hip t no co t. -Buying a Franchi e: Making the Right Choice" will be held in Detroit the University of Detroit-Mercy Conferen Center, 8200 W. Outer Drive t Southfield freeway. The three-hour program i d igned for any minority person who would like to learn about options available in franchi in . The seminar, presented by the Detroit Minority Bus...…
…ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS U 0 Trio T c I Tough Topic Four top-five hi nd 8 million copie I ter, Wit on Phillip i bac in th tudio recording Shadows &: Light (in tore June 2), recapturing the magic they ere ted on their elf-titled debut album. "We drove everyone in the tudio crazy .. .including our selve ," laughs Carnie Wil- on, "but the end re ult is an album which I think take to a new level. It' much more intense." Deciding to...…
…� Upcoming Events Chapm will perform t for one n g only. 8pm. $22. 50 C (567.6000). SUNDAY, AY 24 I I SATURDAY, AY 30 FREE IRIS Show from 12:30 - 4pm, t th Roy I Oak S nior Cent ,3500 M " (nr 13 MI & Crooks). ArTf lri gJ'l may ibit In . Entri wi pted btwn 8:30 - 10am. (781-4280 or 345-1475) To enter flower ArrJ'nnI!:WTI,:antQ (288-0828 for ·Is). Na : 0 to construction 13MI i dosed btwn Crooks & Woodward) � Joann W son, Exec dir ...…
…n F ter' told in Photo Fo ter' influ n on th g m beg n in e m t when he w hired by own r Frank LeI nd to man th Chicago Leland Gi n in 1906. Leland h d b n involved with other club before Fo ter arrived, but Fo ter' Giants were the first to cap ture the hearts of Chicagoans - often drawing up to 6,000 people on a Sunday wh n Fo ter w pitching. THE LELAND GIANTS were regarded a the one of the toughest teams in th country, and a...…
…time 0 to hunt and fish, because being in b ine for only a year. it will take him time to get the bminess stablilized. He id be I trying to take one day at a time. Robinsonsaidbc formingacor poration caUed Ocneratio Inc., with his brother in-law, Donnie Mee , owner of Quik- Way Party Store at the comer of Fair and High land Avenue. "We arc in the process of opening a new store on Crystal Avenue in Benton Township," be said. "Thi...…
…WES1Fr�N rll11CHIGAN i' . "leadCDbi district H ecould t (L-R): Rev. Alfred Johneon, Cynth UIIY. WIIYft'C)n Hodg_ Idlool quality leade and t cburcbcs could cbool · trict by Weed & Seed. Committee reques proposal Applications The Citizen'i Mvi ory Com mmittee of the Weed and See -Reacbin the Unreacbed" Bento . HarOOr Community Program i re que ting Notice of Intent fro Community agencie and in dividual . Propo Is are needed fo...…
…BUSINESS, FINANCE ] it .... . - 1 the economy i bought in The Do i th nickn me for the Do Jone Industrial verage 0[30 m [or toc . Th toe th t m e up the verage include comp nie like IBM, General Motors, and McDonald' . Th Dow i the mo t widely quoted economic me ure ment, It i believed to be not only a ymbol of the ri nd f II of toe price , but th Dow offers n in- rock " Buying and eUing toe i a way to own part of Americ ...…
…Heal th and Hnm Servic secretary Dr. Louis W. Sulliv recently annC) ced tw e partDerI betweeD 0DIil Cancer lDItitute and pti ganizatio 10 enco V1DI mammo grapb y among African- American and panic omen. The anno ment e during a pre conference whic klctec:l off sixth aonual National . rity CDc:c A are Week (�rl112-18). The 0 new padDe hi highlighted -for playing ignificut roles in developing Black and Hilpanic cancer ed cation �...…
…1 I 1 . L Styli See These Special Prices!! P cu Reg. 25 Now $14.95 PER RELAXER Reg. 40- 60 Now 29.95 CUT Reg. $15 . CURL PER Reg. $60 NOY/ LE UAE CUR Reg. 75 Now FRENCH TW T R . $30 NoW 19.95 RAP Reg. $3O Now 19.95 HAIR CO� •• Now H orr..... Free ConditIo 1 1 1 1 I. : 1 1 1 I� 1 I ADOOmant:J d I nl I I owned busine "THE I TBI G i to upply role model, mento , let them ee different ide of Ufe," d the Rev. Roderi...…
…r. P rrln T. manuel, Y.P. HP Oe co, Inc. 12 1 ond Ave Highland P r , Ichlgan 41203 CLASSIFIEDS LEGAL OllCE Afrlo oonpert DlbU bring hi born Ice 8CUld of modem AfI10wI mu 10 oomblned th magn tloally rhythm magn tlo Iy b t of Afrloan drum. and oaptlv tlng oulture denoea 8tthe Roy Oak 1_-----_ 2, 8:00pm. For Information o II Roy I Oak box offtce. � p o. PIetropo LIfe. trs. • To r�er (or a full year n a copy d)'OUr resume wi...…
….- , .. <6 'Written by Stokely Carmicheal (now Kuame Toure) and Charles V. Hamilton in 1965. 111 t� immediDte aftermath of the Selma-to-Montgomery march, several SNCC worlcos-including future chairman Stokely Carmicheal; who hod alreDdy � his organizing spurs in the Mississippi Delta in 1963 cmd 1964, focused their efforts on Lowndes County, Alabama, the hard-core segregationist stronghold lying between Selma and Montgomery and thro...…
…-No Job., no Ju ee, no peace- chant d th d monatratora pick Ing the con ruction alt. of th n Veteran Ad· mlnatration Ho.p I at Canfl.1d and Bru h In Detroit. Above David Burnley, of arlin Build ra walka the picket lin Thuraday, ay 14. ( photo) ------- --- - ; .;.... � .. ''\'''\4 .. e :: 'j ,'. I I ; .. :h..... . ' By TERRY KELLY DETROIT-Architects, I borers, engineers, draftsmen, builders, carpenters and the unemployed -125 stron...…
…WORLD NATION o o along t ri n wh r lav w h ld in p p ration for their trip to merica nd wh re I v were h Id in preparation for their trip to Am ri nd th Carib- bean. Th Cape Co t and Elmin lave ca tle are loc ted in the Central Region of Ghana. After touring the two large t remaining lave castle in th world, they wer both d eply moved they were bing interviewed by a local Ghanaian film crew. Ms. Warwic and Mr. Hayes both agree...…
…r Art tide, in e ile in e his o ter in a coup I t Septem ber. Hi backers left th talks late 1 t week. The pact call for a new prime minister and a cons en government but gave no timetable or details of its compostion. -Ohio college catering to women's learning habits PEPPBRPIKE, OHIo-Ur suline College is using a revamped curriculum and retrained faculty to test the theory that women learn bet ter when they work together...…
…J pent four months writing bout her experien ce , then veral months later he was announced the conte t' winner for her age category. It meant her book would be published and she would receive a college scholarship. Although the prize money is important for Anika's education, the idea that people around the country were going to read about her plight was much more impor tant. A D THE other neighborhood children wit ness th...…
…, _, I TIlE AMERICAN estab lishment gave billions of dol lar to the ci tie and governments of Germany and Japan to rebuild nd help their citize after the dev tation of World Warn. The U.s.govemmentandits leadership has been and till is giving reparations to the state of Isreal and the Jewish people, now to the tune of over $4 bil lion a year. The government of the U.S. is now giving over $500 million to the Communist govern...…
…BITS DPIEC Big band I der/trornboni t Jimmy Wilkins will tak hi quint t into B ker' Keyboard Lounge th weekend of May 22-23. Featured with the group i vocalist Joan Craw ford and axophoni t Miller Bri ker. Jimmy will be c lebratin his 71 t birthday that we kend prior to leaving for Copenhagen. Denmark to visit hi brother, Ernie, who is al 0 a musician. Jimmy will also take part in the Interna tional Duke Ellington Society' a...…
…DETROIT I THIS V'JEEK IN BLACK HISTORY 7 lWDn didJoe LouJ.s dt:fttd to become heavyweight boxing chanpim?� .)mr? named am r to Luxem bowg.1928-Bb:Abirdmf1928, featuring tap dancer " " opcIEdat � Uberty 1laIcr in New Yolk. 1989 - The Asili Rcpcnory 1latre opcIEd with i prodlx:tioo eX N.R. Jr.' El HtfJ MaJi/c: 7heLife twl'I'flna tfMal- . coIm X. 1939 - be came the flrst Black womanjudge in the US. . � how mDIrj slavs � SI1...…
…EDITORAL - - - The VA riot There's a riot going on in Americ . It started on the ban s of the Potomac in Washington, D.C. and it has spread aero the land leaving devastation in its wake. Ronald Reag n began it 11 when he pulled the air tr ffic controller from their tower. ongress watched as the triking controller, th n the Ea. tern Airlines pilots, then meal cutler fell under the feet of the scab replace ment. ru hin in through th •...…
…, I!! o o .- S· � Rodney King verdict involved iOOivid rep- ti 0 the it far . implica . . The poli officers of the woo empowered to � in s\,l;l:)CCtI� of crirres, They are em oowerocl with the right to inflict the minimum amount of violence recessarvjo bring a to trial. 1lx: Semi Valley jwy declared that "minimum" mears within an inch o an African American' life. rdid posed a direct threat k> �ry African American male. � CL...…
…the - Jeffe on D vi . 1 t - J m J. Braddoc in 1937. the cont ct hich re d that Braddoc would be p id pecified urn from future Loui pu es in the event of defe t. - bout 200,000, n t including tho e who went to the w Indie and South America. - Eliz beth T ylor Greenfield, who referred to "the BI ck Sw n". 21 - F ther Divine. 22 - A EUropean contract nece ary to conduct b in trading for Iv. 2 rd-Tex . ve to ub ribe ow that many BI ...…
…7- ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS cunten In Concert Detroit funk legend George Clinton will be ap pearing in concert for one night only on Friday, May 22, 1992, t 8pm at The State Theater (2115 Woodward Ave) next to The Fox (961- 5451). What' on Everyone' Mind? t,o Angeles eems to be on everyone's mind. For a while. things were pretty tense. A friend of mine (Lisa Collins), had gotten into a long line to get gas, when a white man fr...…
…• arty fYlay 22-25, 199� 11 am to � 1 pm (closes at 9pm Monday) e " ******************** ******************************** ****** APPEALING MUSICAL APPETIZERS FRIDAY, MAY 22 . Chisel brothers w/Thornetta Davls 4:30pm CJ Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band 8:30pm SATURDAY, MAY 23 Steve King & The Dlttllles Noon TeenAngels 3:30pm· Vudu Hlpples 7pm Goober & The Peae., 8:30pm SUNDAY, MAY 24 TBA Noon Gospel Show : 2pm Alexande...…
…Up I clothing to u h Bergdorf Goodman nd Broo Brothers h ve been f ling th pinch. Manufacture uch as Gruppo GFT, the Italian m nufacturers of" tatus" de igner labl uch Valentino, Ungaro and Arrnanl, recently reported th firs t los in ix decad . Con ulting pecialists uch a Coopers & Lybrand forecast a tag nant market for high-co t niche p paret with no chance of comeback soon. I TH 1 men built up their bodie to proportions that ...…
…title of thi year' nnu I youth conference will be, "Tod y' Youth Chal lenged by Troubl om Times." The conference will begin June 18, t 3 p.m. t the Holiday Inn and then commence at the Benton Har bor High School at 7 p.m. and returning to Holiday Inn t 9:30 p.m. w re the youth will be tay in . On Friday, Jun 19, at 9:30 a.m. the youth will m et at the high chool for devouori/ peaker. At 10 a.m. tb youth will prepare for the r...…
…WESTERN MICHIGAN y27, oc- in Elementary, and Y 28 am May 29, United M thodist Cllurch. For an appointment call Mr. �y t tm-8407. u : June 17, Lybrook Elementary School. For an appointment call Mrs. Kukla at 461- Te ting will b done by the department' three certified am vision technic Amy Halper ml Shirley Smith, from tb: Benton o� and Mi 11,oftb: office. 'Ih: V' ion m1 Hearing are n:quired by the Public Health Code. cou y Hea...…
…percent minority rep ntation in a city where over a quarter of its pie are BI k. Blacks, and n ws for and about them through corporate media, suffer greatly. We have no proportionate num rial repre sentation in newsrooms, nor have the few of us who've been there been active, or collective, agents for change toward us. For example, Randall Pinkston i a po itive Black image for u on national television, but a man who realis tica...…
…• m FOOD NUTRITION m gical m About rln d Oil co urf helpin e I in tural juice to prevent the meat rom dryin out duri grilli . The oil component can be a fl vor-carrier, too. Oil· not lu Iy nt I in m rin de. Witn the oil-free marinad recipe that abound today that uaUy e a fat-free broth additional liquid in the marinade. If you're conbOlling fat in your diet, light hand in makin your marinade. Flavor componen can inchJd ide ...…
…RELIGION DETROIT MI - 0 k Grove A.M.E. Church will ho t Orth ia Barne in an inspirational concert to benefit the UFrWom n' R urce Center and to introduce her long awaited in pi rational and go pel album, "/ Believe, /I to the church community. The concert will take place on Sunday, May 31 and Monday, June 1 at 7 p.m at Oak Grove A.M.E. Church, 19801 Cherrylawn at Pembroke in 0 troit. "I Believe" i Barnes' first in spirational ...…
…Afrlc n conc rt Dibil brlng8 hi born tics eound of modem Afrloan mu 10 oombln d with m gnatlc lIy rhythm m gn tlcaly beat of Afrlo n drum nd captivating oultur theAoy Musloal The r May 2, 9:00pm. For Inform Ion oall Royal Oak box offtoe. S/10 .. "\Jam M. Boothby, Cieri( Benton Chart r Town lp Ichlgan Citizen Aff.!. 5117192 --. THE CONCRETE JUNGLE-- ... OlON'"l 'IOU HEAR ME MISS AAC1Sl? .• MtSS RAGISl ? .... MiSS.··· CLA...…
…ByTAHA JO ,E I am an African American man who enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps when I was 17. Last year I filed for a Conscientious Objector discharge from the military. I want to draw the clearest possible picture of the reasons why I took that action and what it has been like for me. I especially want to reach young ·African Americans who might be thinking about joining the military. Last winter, I spoke at high schools, church...…
…: LOS ANGELES (AP) - The rival . load and Crip gan y they have [oined fo , but for t e ct purpo e they won't y. A flier ddre ed to g ng members i ciJculating on the tree with the ge "Open season on LAPD." • The Police Department, while, . d it i inve tigating s repo th t gang members a leading role in I t week' o . In an unusual gathering of the au:henemy treet g on Tuesday, lp and Blood leaders aid the riots • w t inner-city BI ...…
…Ty on I 01 t d INDIANAPOUS- . e Ty on been pI ced in ingle cell in a di ciplinary unit for alleged ly threatening ta member t the pri on where h ' serving i -year sentence for r pe, authori ties said I t wee . It w th econd time Ty on, 25, ha bumped up g in t pri on discipline. When he first entered jail he w told to top giving his autograph to fello inmates. ,- Gain to pi bargain DettoiI-The mo t eriou charge against Terry ...…
…billbo rds "Leg lized drug p h- ing." The org niz tion founded in 1 by urb n environ mentali t Alberta Tinsley- Wil liam , who id h w ppalled by the amount of malt liquor nd cigarette ad in 0 troit. Her coalition ttac outdoor d vern mg agencie nd h p hed for a law th t ke p billbo rd t lea t 00 feet away from chools, church and playground. Wil laim aid h i not ati fied with thi achievement. "Our b lief i that the e produc ho...…
…remem yo 'nbo the Tommy lived in a . parent mme where mother often unemployed. He grew up in a drug- and crime ridden environment but never 1 t . . ion for future. Despi te peer p ure and tne negative influ nc from his urrounding , Tommy managed to tay pe rvere and tay focused. He credi hi optimistic, determined grandmother for in- tilling him with ttength and hope. His grandmother' fre quent bou with hyperte ion and di b...…
…, ' a . ' I' I' "'l1DS Y be � year of the b8llotor� bullet .. .orwill itbe ... the firerat�?" I implore you to � ballot to overttlow any aoo all 001} representative govemmen or elededo . Rcveme � tretxl of poverty. Open a b aoo the fol- �: -In tm United Sta uoemp oyment fcx' B maks 19 perteri, oompared i> 7-8 peroent fbr white mal . Black teenage males IBd an W'l:mploy rrentra of48pen:entveIS 25.9 for white teenage mal ....…
