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…. , THE CURRENT Tiger Stadium proposal will allow the Tigers to build a new stadium financed by a luxury tax. This luxury tax will appl y to' every restaurant from Fl ming Embers to White Castle to Joe's Smokin Bar-B-Que Ribs. We will be t xed for the next twenty years and till, we will con­ tinue to see police laid off in our neighborhoods, poor gar­ bage pick up, chools that ur­ gently need financial support and people who s...…

…, DETROIT Ttus Week In Black Histor y rch ·10 • The 9 5 edi n v lue efore correction for inn tion 49,500. e from the meric n ou ing urvey, pon ored by t e HUD nd conducted by the Cen u ure UJ the t ti tic ho th t renter had medi n monthly hou in co t th t repre ented 29 percent f their income, comp red with 17 percent for 0 ners. Median monthly hou ing co t for homeowner include mortg ge payments, re I e - tate t xe , pro...…

…• VIEWS OPINIONS Publl h r:Ch rle D. Kelty dltor: Ter K I an glng dltor: Wanda F. Roquemore Contributor.: B mic Bro n - Danny Cooks - Mary Golliday - Allison Jon - Fled n S. Riggs - Leah Samuel - Nathaniel Scott - Ron Se gel - Carolyn Warfield - Vera White Production nag r: Kascene Barks Production: Kai Andrich- Anita Iroha AccountEx cut/� .: Earlene Tolliver - Bob Zwalak " URG Loo in your chlldren' . tory boo and bat d po tively...…

…( VIEWS OPINIONS \8I!1IdJl5l 00 es- lism1 0 1m1ing academic rea>Jds. In 1m NoI1bem� youhave ldl schools Boston University (MA), Williams (MA), MIT (MA), Swarthroore (P A), NYU (NY), Q)igatc (NY) arrJ Carnegie Melloo (P A). In � d-Atlantic arrJ South, you tBve tlp peIfOlllbS \dl Johm Hopldm (MD), Howard (DC). Hampk>nCY A), Duke(NC), Spelman (GA), Fmxy (GA) aoo VaOOcrbilt (IN). In 1m Mid\w;st aoo Southwest, programs at Chicago ...…

…TH CHIE executive of GM, she said "h d n opulence that is ob cene." She aid he took cut in salary from $1.2 million to $1.1 million, while workers were losing their total livelihood. She added that GM was not 10 ing money, but wa firing HIS, H emph ized, w s before the d y of civil right 1 ws and equal rights law and other I which protect employee ." He also advocated improve­ ment in education, tating th t his pl n to provide vo...…

…( rJ I L n T A IN r J1 E N T BRIEFS E zy E, Not To B Outdon . Sc:am Eazy-E (1bumb' of the <XJdrOYaSial lIP gIOq) N.W A) debmiDcdmtbbe�by frit.nd..tumed.rl b � ami baa thrown his bat onto the ftl�scmc. �'s pacnI1y JO\DIina up fimIns ftr a film � wrote am pia m starin. He � 61m, a bloody JeYC¥ talc act in Sodh Qaml u. AnF WIll make �N' 1he Hood' look like an aBeaacmd spedaL Of ooUne, fellow N.WA �Dr.DIe, YdJamlRm wouIdbe fadur...…

…ur d y, r. 5 * Icha H. Crosby workshop "F hionlng the Future Church: Matthew's Gosp I for a Dysfunctional Church" 9-3:30pm In Alumni Hall of the Madam Cad lIac Bldg (M rygrove Coi­ I ge), 8425 W McNichols at Wyoming. (A g Itratlon f 30) (862-8000, ext. 235). Frld y, .r.6 * "Black Boys Becoming Men Who Will Lead Families and Help Build Communities" Is the theme of the 3rd annual benefit, Michigan A ocl tlon For Leadership Develo...…

…HEALTH Because no cure or v ccin yet exi , public edu tion i th only ay th AIDS epid mlc can be con­ troll d. This que tion- 00- nswer guid - fi t publi hed in 1 7- been produced nd upd ted with help from the World He lth Or­ g nizalion. -Wh t I te tage of n infection ca ed by HIV, or hum n immunodeficency virus. Th virus slowly d troy th body' immune y tern, leaving the per on incre ingly defen ele g inst oth r infectio nd orne...…

…BENTON HARBOR , Mayor mmaJ. inaugural c "I ull A two-day inaugural celebration mooring Benton Harbor Mayor Emma J. Hull is planned for Friday m1 Satur­ . day, March 6 and 7. Friday's activities begin with an open boise at city hall from 8:30 a.m.- 11,:30 a.m. and 2:45-5 p.m. Mayor Hull and Benton HaIborCommissioners will be on haOO to welcome guests. Tows will be cOnducted of the administrative offices, police and fire departmen...…

…BLACK INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS c - 0, p he folio ing is a list of c ual inv ntions and paten numbers recorded in the United States Patent Office in Washington, D.C. by African-Americans. D L. U ul B. Downln J.L. La e K. head J. Ri , W.B. Purtu C.D. BaJll1i MA Cheny T. Grant W.H. Rich son H. u.lkner Edm d Berger Show John W.O. 0 vi L.C.DaUy , Benjamin Bannekar Lawrence P. Ray T.J. Marshall T.Elk1n J.W. SmJth Walter B....…

…TH 0 BI G I TH breast of very breath r is the yearning to be rich. However, most people pend the majority of their walking time and energy working for someone el in order to earn j t enough money to get by. M t woo aspire to wealth rarely spend time plan­ ning bow to accumulate ubstan­ tiat amoun of money. Most of us, based on our Qui tian ethic, are either waiting for J to come ore we are waiting to hit the state lottery. To ge...…

…"Our go nee the n y ruce, the din 1988 a- tionai Football draft, a signed with t e Lo Angele RaId a a Plan B free nt, the team annoUDCed yesterday. After career t Auburn, Bruce played for the Atlanta Falcon for four ea on. He u d at Hne c r until begin converted to tight end la t ea on. The Raiders plan to play him at linebacker. A a linebacker with Ati nta, Bruce credited with 176 tackle , 16 cks, eight forced fumbles and thr...…

…Hi toric econd Sapti t Church to celebrate 156th anniversary DET OIT - The historic Second Baptist Church of Detroit, located at 441 Monroe, will celebrate i 156 year of continuous ervice to the community. The celebration will begin with a pre-anniversary orship service Sunday, March 8 at 10:30 a.m. The guest speaker ill be Reverend Jnhn H. P yne, P tor of Mount Vemon Baptist Church, On Sunday, March 15, the guest peaker for the ...…

…�'11:�, fly.r., r •• um •• , ______ bu.ln •••• tatlonary. SALES �� Tired of the earne old & Typ. at 882·4580 grtnd? TIred c:A � betMen, n 5. MIchIg«I CI1Iz., MY. 3/4/82 long hour. with little r---------------�------------------------ ... . . .. ' LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO TAXPAYER THE MARCH 1992 BOARD OF REVIEW Highland Pari< Board of RevIew will be In Ion on the following days at City Hall: 30 Gerald Ave., Highland Pari<, Michigan 48...…

…I 1 o - READERS WRITE - ly. I do not mo , drlnt, or tate dope. I've d clean record until I came to Berreln Spri • 0 they try to find , ythiog on me, p c on my car, trail me,just and �'ftV ridl to t called in and mil of pr on r unit The name of our group Is SURFF - Support and Unity for Relatives and Frien of Felons. Our purpose and goal to � aDd help each other deal with the trauma of losing a loved 0 to the prison system. ...…

…VOL XIV NO. 14 FEBRUARY 26 - MARC H 3. 1992 I lh Food Store See HOMELESS, A-10 ud I i .. udes higan' udent givt!s of hom land NATHANI L OTT ... "WtIt!! The concluding profi� in the' African Conneaio« series. DBTRolT-Okezie Iroha is a Nigerian tudent at Wayne State Univenity (WSU). A senior in busi­ . ness management. he plans to study law. lroha is from the lbo Tribe. He said that a large percentage of, enslaved Africans who...…

…p .. NEWS BRIEFS 7 killed In attack - S ven people died and everal were wounded in B1 ck town hip violence in South Africa, police id Saturday. In one incident, poli e aid worn n wa killed and even other peopl were wounded when an unidentified attacker to ed a : grenad into a funeral crowd. Official apologizes A federal mental health of­ ficial apologized Saturday for racially insensitive remarks. Dr. Frederick Goodwin, head...…

…C 3, 2 NEWS BRIEFS CITY COPS TO TRADE IN REVOLVERS CKOF I ORITIE JUDICIAL PICK &..IIII"'IIo.L'II'-l'.IU'IIG - Out of th 19 jud Gov. John Engler p- pointed to tate courts all have been white and only 0 judi i I ve gone to women. The State Bar e lima 16 percent of Michgan' 28, la ye are women d 5 per­ cent are minorities. Criti contend the governor n't tried.bard enough to find minority I wye for the bench. "I find it very ...…

…, . p MO OF TIlE children woo �emp r in- are living in wotting famili with income be n a ut $10,(0) and $25,<m. Black children have been especially bud hit Between 1m m11�, � _ proportion of Black children with employer insuraIX:e fell by more than 1:7 percent Children are left out of employer insurcure coverage for vera! reasors. 1beir parems' employers offer no coverage (which happens rmre am more frequently days). � oyelS ...…

…"You earn Si ter Pe rl," Comb t Boot Wearing ·d. "You can't buy it You can't get it by being ordained and heaven kmws you can't be eleclcd into it, ei�r." "Hold 0 girlfrieoo," WIChita Id, "What you me ying' fine but can it I have Highlaoo Park Community College (HPCC) on my miOO." "So what' �?" Sam ed. "Every where I go peopl are talking about HPCC. They are scratching their heads and wondering out loud about what many say need...…

…p u DETROIT'S AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURS "Me and Joe Louis were partners ... associates until his , death. There was no handshake; no money invested. But (because of) my/oya/tytohim, whateverl . had h,e bed a part of, " Wilson said. " .. aut "You (Bla ) asked for ome­ thing that you really didn't want­ integration, and now that you have it, yqu don't know what to do with it." I H added in a tone of voice that P.o e volume, "You didn...…

…This Week In Black History F bru ry 2 - rch 3 � the Black Church 'ounded by lay or "Free Blacks?" In what year was the slave track outlawed by the US government? FEBRUARY 28, 1984 - Michael Jackson won eight Grammy Awards. 1889 - Ch rle Youn became the third Black to graduate from U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Which African nation has a constitution modelled on that of the US? MARCH 1, 1864 - Rebecca Lee was the fir...…

…,,� .. , . .,. o E WILL RGUE, what' in name?' This is just for fun, an outlet, others may chime in. Why do ome people have to be 0 erious or political? "Even the air that we breathe i political," the inger and activist Miriam Makeba was once quoted as aying. I often refer to her com­ ment whenever I hear of young (and old) people seek-: ing excuses for not taking po itions on important issues. That is not to imply that I don't...…

…VIEWS OPINIONS EDITORAL The report in this weekend' JOA publication, the jolnt Detroit pape�, that State �eprese�tative Alma Stallworth w making Insurance law while owrung an insurance company was first reported in thi paper two months ago. The tory only points up for us what is a major, major problem for the African community: too many African Am rican politicians repre ent their own elf-intere t or the economic interests of the commu...…

…I, help nei o continu from P 1 curriculum, p rent c demy, preventative co lin rit of P - ag for gir ell boys, tu- dent economic development progr m, lary increa e for teachers, student center, re-educa­ tion 2000 and a new v u ystem. Pulling out copy of 'progress report' ued by e Detroit In ., Kenyatta . d, clearly he can do a better job. In the report, the district received a D plus in tudent chi eve­ ment but an A in fiscal i...…

…ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS urphy: w Ibum nd movie Con r tul tlon r In ord r Will Smith recently an­ nounced hi engagement to longtime girlfriend, Cherise. The wedding is set for May 9. Wh t' . Up with . Lion I Rlchl ? - Eddie Murphy's work­ ing on a new album for release this ummer. Eddie 0 gra­ ciously ppeared in Michael's video (a fine job, too), Michael' consented to ome backup vocals Eddie begins hooting . next rum, "Dis­ ti...…

…Upcoming Events W dn d y, F b.2 -Bl c Heritage Ce' brat/on In Dance and Music, - 1 pm, P rforming Art Center C mpu , . Macomb Community College, 44575 Garfield Rd, t. Clemens. Free. Join Arthur Blackwell, II & the board of commissioners 2-7pm, 600 Randolph in Atrium. Speakers, mu ic, food, vendors nd the young people of Wayne County. Thur day, F b. 27 "Blsck History Lecture Series, " 7pm. Guest lecturer, EMU professor/ author ...…

…FOOD NUTRITION Contributors range from singers Dionne Warwick and Patti LaBelle and Olympic gold-medalist Wilma­ Rudolph to Congresswoman Maxi­ ne Waters and Johnny Rivers, executive chef of Walt Disney World . Resorts. SHE TERMED the book "a powerful statement about a simple ritual that binds us together on 0 many level ." In her introduction, Dr. Height ay, "ome of my fonde t memorie of family and relation- hip revolve round t...…

…BENTON HARBOR D RO W cbainnan of the NAACP Edu tion Committee from 1960 to 1970, member and I DIVlDU I P y "Gettin Up E Iy In The omin Ye terday" were, Dorothy Allen, ry Starling J nice S rlin Mary Ann Wa hi ngton, Wilm Jean Wood rd, S nd J. Henry, Pearl Brown Kim W rs, Antane ha or­ m n, Jem lorman, Jorclem M. W ters, Robert Wit n, Jermaine Brown, Cornell Brown, Am Clark nd Rev. Elli Hull Sr. Dr. Rev. Ell' L. Hull' the host p ...…

…WESTERN MICHIGAN .' ire /EAU CI ir For information, call the community education council (CEC) Executivt!O/fic , at 927-6799 or 927- 6802. lack Hi ory On Saturday, February 29, 1992, Benton Harbor, Coloma, & EAU Claire School Di tricts (all employees, tudents, parents, business, and prof ional, com­ munity members) are cordially invited to attend the finaJ day of Black/J\frican American history month celebration. It will be h...…

…p ti n' ? Don't rreo who in 1 mong the iIX1 tty worke '<k>ff'! According to the aJ rmin eomrreras of African-American e ive �y COl man, Ex­ ecutive Director of Urban and Municipal Affairs r General ot ,"Another 150, to would at risk if pending legislati n by nator Richard Bryan is " in � . Sena r Bryan' bill mama 4Opercent�incorpora avera �I economy (CAFE) 1aOOards for crus built aOO ld in u.s. CAFE � a ightlXl of each aut...…

…COTT y The Darnell E. Sanders may t be ho bold name or orne, but for others, Sanders i nown for her out t nding � compl n a tennis player durin time wh n there ere very few Blac women players. Sanders will be recoglzed for her accompli hm nts by being inducted into the Afro-American Sports Hall of Fame, Monday, March 2, 6:30 p.m., at th Riverside Ballroom in Cobo Center, Detroit. , Her accomplishment include N tional Tennis As ...…

…Y R Iph Luker, begun by oci I ,g pel prophe e rly in the cen­ tury formed the institution I b i 'for the later Civil Righ move­ :ment and King came th mo t effe rive po e man for their ide in race rei tions at mid­ century. Luker explore the ocial .go pel movement' ctivitie in ANNOUNCEMENTS -SPRING REVIVAl. March 2-6, 7pm, Nightly Monday-Friday. Guest choirs and soloists ministr­ jng every night. -FREE MEALS. Mon­ day-Friday ...…

…2S.Mul'. 25.Toth rl&'ht! •. l'raCrUt woocl ..Potato (dIaL) a2. Cry, u a cat .RuoUllded • Wltbdrew .Imm .o.TrM 'L Apex , • Tellurium (.ym.) ". Que ftxed11 'T. Noctumal Mo ... �if6i't�+--+--tl�",",,""r+--t--l uqulate 48.DUI.pr DO. Ukwonn.I GLGenu1D. 2. DWtrlbute DOWN L Helclill n.traIDt 2. Prlnten' meuuI'M Michigan C zen An. 2/2e1D? LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO TAXPAYER THE MARCH 1992 BOARD OF REVIEW HlgtHnd Paa1c Board ...…

…WORD MAKERS Edited Nathaniel Scott p -10 n And there was one-King Anthracite we named him- fetish face beneath French parasols of brass and orange velvet, impudent mouth whose cups were carven skulls of enemies: . , knife' wounding flash, Onqucz, that urly brute who calls himselt a prince, directing, urging on the ghastly woit. He hacked the poor mulatto down, and then he turned on me. The decks were slippery when daylight final...…

…VOL XIV NO.13 FEBRUARY 19 - 25.1992 orr-One month go t Corinthian Baptist Church, th Chica 0, Dlinoi Living Light Outre ch nlstrie founder and director, everend Bob 'eeden, deli red powerful m ge to Detroit. To parap and conceptualize what Reverend Weeden d, the rebuilding of Detroit i not the job of the city, tate or federal governments. 1be job i a community job and the burden of fulfilling that need OTT' , t uarely on the houlde ...…

…WORLD/NATION which re trict e trans ml of de e pending to 0 dom tic programs m [or portion 0 our citi ; th ucation well-bel of our citize reh bilitation of our fras tru ture ••• " Speakin t the titut and later t the U.S. Conference 0 Mayor, I 0 meeting in Wa hington, J c on urged the poll tical leade to help In' crease voter participation by 2S percent in 50 major citi by re . teling nine million more voters in 1992. Also urgi...…

…F BRUARY 1 2. 2 Some move y little R-E- S-P-E-C T from Areth Franklin would go Ion y, would a 6 chec for uling her furni­ ture. Gro e Point Moving Com­ pany pre ident John Steininger aid hi company been trying for months to get th Queen of Soul to p y for wor it performed for her July 18 and 25. "We've even gotten a judge­ ment against her is mall claims court, but she has totally ignored it," Steininger aid. Franklin' attorne...…

…p I t. 12858 WOODWARD - Highland Park 865·5220 IT 0 BEL inev I t- in why ome roup 0 Ituden perform differently than others - or why ome tuden per­ form better in de lin ith dif­ ferent ituations. Thi would help 11 tuden , h believe. Harper emph ized paren could aid young people in think­ ing by king them que tlo not only about their cfioolwork, but L HARPER, head of the TV programs we11. Highl nd Park Curriculum "They hould '...…

…"I KNOW where you are cnmingfrom, girtfrieoo," Wichita . d. "But what worries me . MlrtCim." "Mort Crim?" Si ter Pearl responded. "What doe that Cllannel Four SIrOOtperson have ., do with Doctor Death?" "More than you might think, " Wichita rq>lied. "Or haven't you heard bout Crim' 'common aiminal' comment?" "Yeah! I lard that comment," Bessie said. "And I woI¥1ered why some journalists, including many Blades, � erm 'objec­ tiv...…

…Parents plan scholarship banquet By FLODEAN S. RIGGS sr." Writ., Detroit Public Schools students who have high hopes of going on to college, but are falling hort on funds can look forward to March 13. That is when the Parents High School Scholarship Committee plans to sponsor the Eighth Annual Benefit Banquet at Mercy College Conference Center. Dennis Archer former Michigan Supreme Court Justice is scheduled as keynote speaker....…

…This Week In Black History u 1 M two nationally.known Blocks who owned ucceMfad bus' in tM Iy 1800s. FEB UARY 21, 1965 - w inated in York, N.Y. 1905 - Dr. • abrl tlrst Bl c to serve on the Atomic Energy Commission, born. 1966 rt W ver became the fillt Bl cabinet member �rofF.nnD.1933- lmo (Eo W )'Dlo ), pianist, born. Are there common Jcinships between most Caribbean peop� and Blaclc Americans ? FEBRUARY 22, WASHINGTON'S ...…

…I ' VIEWS OPINIONS LA 00 U I EDITORAL lchl p r h n • I What do Benton Harbor, Highland Park, Muskegon Heights and Detroit have in common? They are the four most di tressed cities in the state, according to the Michigan Department of Commerce. That they are all predominantly African American is no ccident. Redlined by the banks, dispo e ed by both political parties, abandoned by commerce and industry and cash strapped, these cit...…

…By on 0 U.s. �me Cburtml by the inaction otheU.S. �- soon to be tho nds - of �I� win fled tim rounDy in o political pe . n the<Mrthrowo the dermaatica1- ly elected pre ident, Jean Ber1rmJ-Aris· oow being sentbeck. There are repo the retur- nees are � pmtogr8phcd aOO finFprinrd by "security forces" -a eupmnism for the right wing fanatics respo ible for the anti­ Aristide roup. WHILE INSISTING that they are woddng behiOO thcscer...…

…continu d from p_ 9 A-7 o HO P D to being "a man of God," aid everyone could not do w t he i doing. Rev. Weeden i building a mini - try that from every indication is one of love. He giv of his time and resources to th n edy. And where m ny might 11 donated items and either profit directly or indirectly, he ay , "God aid feed the hungry and cloth the naked." "I haven't taken 0 dime out of thi mini try," he aid. Jame W. oung owns A...…

…ENTERTAINMENT , BRIEFS 'I t believe it w com- bi tion of all th bove. Yet, for y , people blamed dru for the problem that h dowed the ucce e of Richard Pryor, however m ny who kne him, Y that when the dru topped, the problem w till there, 0 en de crib- ing him lf-d tractive. Having been in hi pre ence on numerou oc­ c ions, (Li a Collins), I'd have to agree. You could it in his behavior, in the people h urrounded himself with...…

…, CALENDAR OF EVENTS VV dn d y,F b.19 Open Forum ith Dave Bing, pre ented by NAACP Young Adu Committee, 5:SQ-8:30pm, Mu eum of African American Hi ory,301 Frederick Douglass, Detroit. Free. The Children's Library presents the winners of their annual • African American I Most Admire· essay contest, 7pm, Friend Auditorium, Detroit Public Ubrary, 5201 Woodward. Free admission. ' Film: -Matewan, - 7pm� University of Center Kiva, U...…

…expectin more; I think Bri ezpectin ore. UWe came in with the ttitude ted a chance to win, e did have chance to win. I think t' the ey ere, ing you ve th chance. " Team leader J me Hickey, member of the U.S. four-man teams in 1 d '72, dmitted that e co ching might have expected too much out 0 Walker in hi Olym­ pic debut. But he immediately tab­ H hed high expect tio for the four-man competition, in which Walker will erve brakema...…

…yor Emm Hull d tbe com­ ion came to decision to undo th combining of th two depart­ men beca e they were concerned bout the police nd fire dep rt­ men. TH COMMI lONERS who originall y voted to merge the two departments were defeated in I t November' election, except Com­ mi ioner Hershel McKenzie. He abstained on inding the merger. "We hope to negotiate with the unions and be consi tant in making the change for the police nd fire...…

…"TH T UG L continu ," Breeding ald. "The ongoing b ttl be­ tween the NAACP, ci m and dl crimination re log to D vid repeatedly challenging Go1l th with lin hot and a tiny pebble," he concluded. Breedin 0 noted that the wor of the NAACP can be m de more effective If a few Informed, com­ "'_.'�'".",,.TLY, there are 35,000 clive NAACP mitted people could be employed on a full-time b i to guide and coordinate the local uni . MCC ho t Ea...…