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…No , fifteen yea later, the moth r ho uppo her family with Aid to Famili with De­ pendent Children (AFDC) till has no been able to overcome that tereotyping and that capegoating. Let me be very cl ar. There is something wrong with the wel­ fare system as we h ve rome to know it in America. Whose fami­ Ii hould not pend two or three generations on welfare. And contrary to some beliefs, be- • ppo o ideologically is a great achie...…

…HIGHLA 0 PARK, MICHIGAN ment roup Ch pp II' OP NON· THUR 11. ·3:00 AM FAI - AT 11:00 - 4:00 AM • UN 1:00 - 3:00 AM - . Bethune . Medical Clinic • • Family Health Care Center 72-6652 Join the Highland Park Chamber ! of i Commerce Call 868-6420. (313) 883-3033 1 (800) 246-0816 Call Bill Brown. (313) 868-7J66 J{igftlan Par/(.9Lmoco 12551 Woodward. at Glendale Highland Park,MI 48203 (313)869-5130 Fax. (313)869-3�32...…

…WILLSMllli MARllN LAWRENCE y I'm no doing comedy anymo tuff to t r. I'v always had m Ril 'Y rum n • OX IS st Two of TV's biggest Black guns have united for a film entitled, "Bad Boys". And indeed, the boys-Martin-Lawrence & "Fresh Prince" Will Smith-are bad. "Bad Boys" is the story of an odd couple of Miami cops. One, your typical playboy persona, complete with Porsche. The other is married with three kids. The action begins when...…

…J I Mrican World estival '94 A Celebr tion of Un ty, prom ses to be filled with th taste, sights, sounds and the am blence of Mother Africa. Detroit's Hart Plaza will be transformed into a massive (150 vendor) market place where thousands will gather to explore and celebrate the rich and diverse heritage of African Americans, Aug. 19, 20 and 21, Education and unity Is the under­ lying theme of all the events as the Museum of Af...…

…honoring them a o till o t , DETROIT - We the members of Martin Evans Mi ionary Baptist Church (11025 Gra­ tiot) are proud to announce that the full mem­ bership of our church agree and approve tha Sam and Annie Marshall are winners of the Martin Evans Award for Members of the Year ..... _,nOr'"'Y 994. cause of hrist, th irmotto i "miracl happen ev ryday". . S m nd Annie Marshall own M & B Auto­ motive (Used ar Lo located t 213...…

…-- ANNOUNCEMENTS - o r upport group d s. ar Polio continued from A 1 mv -AIDS prevention chief, and o h r tate official id condom u . ju ta inglep rtof multi­ faceted approach to AID pre­ vention. Sin voluntary ting in tate prisons' in 19 5, than 7,000 inma have n ted, with 135 howing posi­ tive for the AIDS viru , HIV. There are 63 HIV-positiv inma­ tes in the system right now. Nine have died of AIDS-related ill­ ince 198...…

…I History· J in Vir- Who was considered by mo t to be the fi t Black p rson to write poetry in America? . UGU 22, 1 - Henry Highland Garnett called general lav trike. 1 32 - Ed Tolan won gold medals in 100 and 200 meter dash in LA Olyrnpi . John Brown's graue is located in what state? UGU T23,17 -AM.E. Church was incorporated. 1864 - John Lawson re­ ceived the U.S. Naval Medal of Honor for heroism in the Battle of Mobile Bay....…

…ANNOUNCEMENTS . ion Michigan pro proj , t inin for A- Id OBITUARIES laiah obinson Isaiah Robinson, 92, of Benton Har­ bor died July 17, at Mercy Memorial Medical Center. St. Joseph. The funeral was held July 22 at the Fellorship Baptist Church, Benton Har­ bor, of which he was a member. Burial was in North Shore Memory Gardens. Robbins Brothers Funeral Home, Ben­ ton Harbor, was in charge of arrange­ ments. Mr. Robinson wa...…

…LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARl City of Hi hI nd Park City Council Cham rs 30 Gerald Av nu Highland P rk, HI 48203 DATE: TIME: PlACE: ust 29, 1994 6:30 p.m. CXXJNCIL OW1BERS Pur uant to R 1 Est t Guideline for d posing of land, notice is h reby i that the City Council will hold Public Hearing at th pi ce dat and time i�icated a� to consider th offers to purchas th lot' by th correspondlng names: George M. Rashleigh Thomas ...…

…in mili- of t n ional­ root I der in mo than 100 new mem hips at Monday' n conf ren . ha vis hould ited for giving th m voi , th activists aid, nd for uniting p vio ly divided factions in th Black community. 10Th re i lways n ttempt to try to overloo the importance of the BI ck nationalist commu­ nity and the' Pan-Afrieanist com­ munity, but it cannot be done," id K w me Kenyatta, a Detroit ch I board member. T T news confe...…

…VOL. XVI NO. 38 An Informed People is A Free People AUGUST 14 - 20, 1994 By JACQUELY R. ARll Mlchlg.n Citizen with wire .ervlce ,eport. o th on proud organiz tion in now being trangled by two "in- r ibly arrogant 1 d ,it's 1 i ue in the AACP Detroit graduates and Michigan Youth Governors (I .. r) Undsay Huddleston, II; Duane Davis; and Jamal Edwards. DPS· students establish state leadership record At a recent meeting of the Detroit...…

…World/Nation By B LKACZOR for U.S. t R rvoir. v r of death. " Brown' body was spotted, stripped of clothing but still in ' th cockpit, thre days later. It w too dangerous to try a reeov­ ery so pilo dropped napalm, cremating the wreckage and his body. The decommissioning will be Ms. Thome's first visit to Pensa­ (,,'01 since her hu band was sta­ tioned here in 1948. "Th re was quite a bit of dis­ crimination and prejudice," sh...…

…State News • By RO S I L In attempting to do this, Highland Park could set a precedent, she said. Franklin is the daughter of former Deputy Mayor Godfrey Franklin and the current Council President Pro Tem Christine Frank­ lin. Detroit Pi ton Joe Dumar (center), Mike Jone (right), 'corporate affairs central region man ger for Anheuser-Busch Companie , and Bill Jones (left), ales director, Anhe er­ Busch Inc-Detroit, welcome busine...…

…C--� ueg _______ 1_ .. By NATHANIEL SCOTT '!_Ich .n Cltlzen_ HIGHLA D P R --While many of the customers of World­ wide (Adult) Magazine Inc., 16140 Woodward Av nue p. peased their erotic appeti twee n 7 and 7:30 p.m., Thursd y, JUly 21, n t· tempt d robb ry turned sour nd n uniden ifi bookstor mploy shot. Th mploy di from gun hot wounds at H nry Ford Hos­ pitallater that e rung. According 0 Lt. Detectiv J m Dob on wi h High...…

…By RON 5 IG t a July 28 m t in of the U niver- first full out h t­ d to r p - Wayne County Commissioner Bernard Parker is shown with Ke!th Hines a stud nt summer intern in his office whom he honored with a reso'lution honoring the youth's academic excellence. Keith ju t completed his junior year at Southeastern High School�ith a 3.714 GPA and was a member of the co-op program, an editor of the school newspaper and a graduate of the e...…

…• , th media 100 t m rica through the . m nd whit cul- /domi n . are predictable: n tions and distor- h complexi i of th rience; th perpetu­ ation of tereotypes; eli versions from th eri in the Black com­ m unity; nd outright attempts to contain BI ck aspirations nd o cal old do • • old e o ti ma zin only a to reporte Henc lack • [rican Proverb orld IOFFl � Le ter "Gee ... sometimes it's really hard to distingu...…

…Views / Opinions c () '\ I, I . l' I () � FI�LD R � PONDS ,� 1« Congre sman Cleo ields id th thr Jud�e pan I 1 ignored the clear me ning 01 the Voting Rights Act and twi ted th Equal Pr t lion clau around. using it as a sword again t voting rights rather than a shield." L.UL.LX-........, ........ � ..... : Rep. Gary: Franks of lralerbury (R·J· T). w nt to Georgia to testify AOALlVST feUow CBC member, Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D·II-G.4)...…

…I d b unchin n mentGroup Bethune Medical Clinic Family Health Care Center HIGHLAND PARK, MICHIG • Ch pp II' 72-6652 Join the Highland Park Chamber of Commerce Call 868 6420� Mr &Mrs Brent A Brown Propnetors 1{igfi{an Par{}tmoco 12551 Woodward at Glendale Highland Park,MI 48203 (313)869-5130 Fax (313)869-3332 grand Lodge .9Lmoco 2800 Grand River Detroit,MI 48201 (313)964-3015 'ax (313)964-0931 'J),.. 1<. _A. ...…

…y_ Go d rec y 0 jail (do not pass go) inger Rick Jam wi h it we only a gam of high s k Monopoly, but th harsh r lity i h w ord red to stat pri on to begin rving a five year-foul' month en fter Superior Court jud fused his twelfth-hour ap rmain in a sta eorr ions r ha ilitation .nter. Jame 46 was convicted of two violent and xual a ault again t women. In an arran ment with the DA's offi ,Jam was allowed a short ent n and opportunity t...…

…SU ER FIL SERIES - Th D - trolt Recreation Dep rtment 'and Gryot Product on announc d a urn­ mer film ri s t Hart Plaza's Pyra­ mid Theatre, Thursday even ngs thru September 1. The film classics are designed to expose Detroit area youth and adults to th International cultures; ethnics, customs, chal­ lenges and triumphs of African de­ scent people. Program arts at 8pm: films start at sunset. For Information about the film series an...…

…By BER Ie T of, continued from A 1 continu d from A 1 operate even on a volunt r 00- is. She added taff members had to leave. MEMBER OF THE com­ munity are encouraged to up­ port Nsoroma institute by donating time, material and money Nsoroma Institute is seen as more than' an idea, it's an im­ portant part of an ongoing move­ ment to define a reality which ret1ect African-Americans rich cultures and history Malik em­ phasizes...…

…By BERNICE BROWN Th Twin City Cab Lin B nton H rbor will incr e their ra eff ive Augu t 16, ccordin 0 P t Larzele , dvi­ or for Twin Ci . C b Lin. The B nton Harbor City Commi ion pproved an mendment to th Taxi-Cab Or- dinal to i r th r t The ion w tak nat th re- qu t of Michael BOll, opera­ tor of h Twin City C b Lin ,at approv th Augu t ,citv eommi ion Commi m ting A public h held Au- gu t 1, to iv cornmen and concer from ci...…

…-2 What child n's rna azin w founded and edit d b W.E.B. DuBois? Wh,ck. I tnl Right's act defined penalties for "those who go in dis­ guts upon the public htghuxi . "? U T 17, 1849 - Lawy r­ activi Archibald Henry Gnrnk " who challeng d h gr ganoru polici of Pr ident Woodrow Wil­ son, was born 1 52 - ojourner Truth dehv­ ered her famous Ain't I A Woman? peech. 1875 - Jame Augu tine Healy was the firs Black Catholic Bishop name...…

…Benton Harbor/West Mich. OW .. that -ou can "guie't yoursclffiue extra hours a U' h 01' 31 .tra day a y or if you ju t get lip an hOLLr ariz r tit work w h. ANNOUNCEMENTS Brown-Osby Wed nd Rav Brown w r m nIP M y 7, t hur h. �Benton H r r Th H v Donald nt on Hal' r wn= th coupl r id . In B nton Marlow-Swanigan Wed wanigan nd M . wanigan, h ron I om and Raven Whi w re flow r girl and Zac- w junior Young, Arthur wani- hool h l...…

…- - -- - - -- - --- - - -- - - - - -- -- -- --- - -- - - -- ---- - --- - --- --- EOE M/F Dis- i Volunt er 0 portu i y f r individuals 55 years and up wor ing witt child in your community. Sp nd sp cial time with t child . . . make differencel Training is provid d through this fed ral program. C II Vicki or Su 3-7058. For closed Gov mm nt Home And Properti I HUD, VA. RTC, Etc. Listing For Your Area. Financing A ilab . C II Toll Free! ...…

…lust send in . Watch for • • your non-Winning 5 wager Michigan Lotto Ticket for a chance to win one of sixteen new cars! • Winners on the Megabucks Giveaway TV Game Show, Saturdays at 1:30. All you have to do is purchase a single name, address and telephone number to: I Michigan Lotto tic et that has five Michiqcn Lotto Michigan Lotto wagers for a single drawing Sweet 16 Givea ay now through August 20th, 1994. If rione of P.O....…

…. . VOL. XVI NO. 37 An Informed People is A Free People AUGUST 7 - 13, 1994 INSIDE r -Pag A2 o G ye: Bornto perform BY JACQUELYN R. MARTIN MJchl an' Citizen The sounds of pounding ham­ mers and buzzing saws wafting across the Highland Park Com- . munity College campus are sounds of a solid future for stu­ dents enrolled in the Building Trade Program. Metro Detroit Youth Founda .. tion, under the direction of Den­ nis L. Gibso...…

…1 h « u :u h It red f UIi ) r ov r remarks by Khallid bdu) Muhammad, on of Loui Far­ rakhan's lieutenan . Muham­ mad had call d J ws "bloodsuckers" and made r - marks about oth r groups as well. cker BY JIll. LA RE CE M' POUT/CAL WRITER "Up until 19 2 the 0 moerats voted v rv, v ry ub tantially as I a bl k." said political analyst David Bositis, who studied the Black caucus f r a book due in Sept rnber. He aid they voted toget...…

…Openings are vailable in the new Building Trades program at Highland Park Community College. Here tudents are tearing out in preparation for re-doing two buildin on campus. For information on the free program, ee tory on Page Al. -Building a New Future. - The program combine on-site training with classroom technology. SA V ANNAB, GA. (AP) - The fa­ ther of the current occupant of Georgia's 11 th District seat in Congress is convinced th...…

…FASHIONS - Andrea R. Cr Ig shows two of th cr atlons ha cr ted nd II at ·Cr t d By Andrea," 858 W. Boston Blvd. Craig w s displaying and elling her cre ted -every d y dre nd jewlery at Highland Par's Gospel Rama Sunday, July 24. (Photo by Nathaniel Scott) SHAPERS AND MOVERS - Th Highl nd P rk Gospel R m wa th perfect pi ce for bu ine m n nd S n t candidat Jo I Fergu on, nd County Commi ion r Arthur BI ckw II, who i un-oppo ed in the prim ...…

…TUXEDO BLOCK CLUB NEWS Detroit By KA H C. H NO SO Bloc Club Pr. d nt RONALD DOBBINS r eived a Bach lor of ci n in Finan and Busin Economi at Wayne State U ni­ versity and a Master of Science in Public Administration at E tern Michigan University. Jone is marri d, with two children, and 'resides in Belleville, Michigan. continued from A3 zo st in repla d Hillary Rodham Clinton as t h keynot peaker for the op nin th mony. This...…

…m n. i nd . ;111 the p .11) t . CTIO CONNECT WITH US Voic : 2 2 72 h1 y 0 He challenged the Bla com­ munity and its alli to provide the n.ecessary financial re­ sources to enable the Associa­ tion to engage the battle for civil rights/human rights unincum­ bered by worri about money. Nothing he said, however, would halt the historic march of the NAACP towards freedom and justice for African Americans and the oppressed into...…

…Violence is enslaving th wholivemilesaw yinsubur n communities remote from th in- ner cities of Am ri . B us th reality is that children in suburban communi i ar caugh up in th f rvor of vio­ l n w 11 R 1 h r lity is that mo nd more tax 1- la ar being used to incarc r­ ate th perpe mto of viol n and to pay the astronomical health costs of many of i vic­ tims. THE REALITY I that every Ameri n is enslaved by violence in some way ...…

…( l)�lIli7.: ti It in HIGHLAND PARK, MICHIGA :J),. R . .A. ofivin�jfmt RAL 0 NTI TillY Bethune' Medical cume 13724 'Woodw rd; Suit III Highl net Park, MI 48203 Family Health Car« Center aughn CHnic (313) 868-7766 72-6652 PARK PETAL FLORlST 12�27 WCXJOWARD AVE. AT GLENDALE COMPLETE FLOWER SERVICE CAR PETTWAY BARBARA PET WAY Devco, Inc. 12541 Second Avenue I1Ighland Park, Michigan 4820] Tel. (3/3) 252-0353 fax (3/3) 252-0...…

…ALONE " 0 born with here open, " ys her mother J n Gay . "She w looking round, v ry aware, very alert. A friend of min said This b by has a very old oul.' She w that Nona's oul had fore ... " I t's not unusual for gifted en­ tertainers to be described in such an aesthetic manner. It ms they a literally born to be performers. Nona Gaye knows sh was to be an artist. "I've al ways known. This is all I can s myself doing, " she say...…

…EXHIBIT & LECTURE A s ract non-rn mo r CI test In 8100 Community Announcements Thurs. August 11 HELP WANTED - "People Who Care A out Chrldren!' To find out more. contact LaTonya Sheph rd. Methodist Children's Home Society 531-4 O. M.O.T.H.E.R.S. M king Opportu- ities Through High r du tion by ReAching for Success! - requests he honor of your pr sence at I 's first family and Friends Day Picnic, Au­ gust 27 from 12:00 noon un...…

…co d from A1 h Ii contin d from A 1 During the m ting, Council President Pro Tern Christine Franklin said, "We shouldn't act until we hear the co t of the homes going tobe demolished. I don't want to be told we had money and found it was pent on another item. We would have mills on for the next 30 years." Councilman Frank Ro pro­ posed having such a tax, but add­ ing language dealing with the con ems Lemarand and Frank­ lin vo...…

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…History 7- Who was th fir t major Black tar to app ar in film ? What former athl t ho � tamed unth. Dick Butkis to app err in movies and t leinston tog th r? In whichy ar tL'as Ma; aAng lou nominat d (or a Emm ? A 10, 1 17 - Fir t Black National Conv ntion wa h ld in Philad lphia. 1965 - Thurgood Marshall w named olicitor Gen ral. 19 1 - Roy Wilkins, one of the gian 9 of the movement fer riean- American pro in th 20 hen- tury,...…

…Benton Harbor Briefs Benton Harbor/West Mich. J.C. ion ut school teacher n B nton Harbor Are SctlqoI. He w Navy v te.ran. Survivors include: hi wife, Stannie; two daughters, P mela Smith nd Eugen Smith, both of B nton H rbor; nd hi f her d mother, Marlen Srnth and Almeda Smith, both of ton Harbor. Delore Carter De� B. Carter, 60, of Benton Harbor died Juty 30, at Lee Memorial Hospital, Dowagiac. The funeral was held August 4,...…

…LEGAL NOTICE NOTIC OF (R SCH DUL DR GULAR) MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HIGHLAND PARK TO ALL PE SONS INTERESTED IN THE MEETlNGS OF -,-HE CI Y COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HIGHLAND PARK PI se ta e noti e that a meetino of the City Council of th City of Hi hi nd Park. 30 Grid Avenu , Tel phone 252-0090 origin lIy (schedul d for) Augu t 1, 19 and Au ust 15, 1 4 will b held at the following dat s, time and location: LOCATION ADPRES...…

…tsendin Watch for • • ur non- nnlng wager ichigan tto Tic et for a anceto • one sixteen new cars! • Wlnners'on the Megabucks Gil'e"way TV .GameSho , Saturdays a� 1:30. I II you have 0 purchase' a inqle it igan Lot o ti et that has five ichigan Lo 0 agers for a ingle drawing no through t 20th, 1994. If none of the age on tic et wins a eg la ' ic iga 0 0 ize, the ichiqo Lo ery ill give yo 0 d chan e. lu t nd l the · cket nd...…

…Jo 1 Fergu on tUIDP for vot in Hi bland ng chi an' Bl ck population Th Highland P rk Goepel R ma dr w 0 moer tic S nat candidate Joel Fergu on ( econd from 1ft). Fergu on wa gr et d by city Trea urer Ben Roland, (left) Ora Calhoun and County Commi Ion C�ir Art Blackwell. Ferg�on ne de BY ALUSON JONES DETROIT - A soi mn h h fl 11 0 r t hall hen 95-year­ old Audley Moore of Harlem pleaded tearfully in a barely audible, husky voic...…

…World/Nation o o BY THOMAS HA IL TON s o i- o tim ck in 100 nt n for powd r . 'om ily cc i- Back row: (I-r) Tharron Wilson nd James Barnes. Front row: (I-r) Thomas Hamilton,.Reginald Clark-EI and Andre Brown. Crack cocaine. has not only affected the Black community, but the white community as well. The "majority of all crack users are white." hr n't b n ri ci m of t x racism; It floor, from "t h gh tto'. t .. gion of un...…

…By A HANI L SCOTT Michigan Citizen imp on had pr viou ly work d in th ID fi ld in PE BL out - State News ALL FOR ONE - William G. Peeble , (I), th r of 13 thn c community based AIDS organization ,won hand for reception for 0 troit' Community H atth (AIDS) Aw renes Org nization' n wly in tiled Executiv Dir ctor, H rry Simp on (bac row). Also, on h nd were Simpson' p rents, wife nd daug ter. Next to P eble i Dorothy impson, mother; w...…

…• c • o a d READERS WRITE pr vid motion nd Mackie C. Johnson Detroit facts and figu ? Bet n May 17 and 31, 1994, Casino Windsor grossed 12. 8 millions in revenu . Per day revenue w $73 ,228 while 323,000 tourists visited the casino, For the month of June revenue per day was over $916,000, ulting in over 27,480,000 gr ed. Ov rOof casino particip nts are from the USA. Th r lity of Windsor nd th urvival of De- roit mu t faced. ...…

…Story nd phot By ATHANI L SCOTT Detroit Pauldgett i only even months old and doe n't re liz it but he and her parents, Jim andYolanda Reed attended the fir t ·Silence the Violence" concert at Chene Park. hoods from th crime crisis fac­ ing this city." they are involved in. Two such progr ms re th Third Pre­ cinct's BUOY 3 (Businesses Uni d With Officers and Youth) program and Brother-to­ Broth r t th Fifth r inct. In addition, th...…

…t . () ;\ I, I � 11 I ( ) N ORDEAL, AS �---��-��� OJ 51�o� is Ch-ar�e<l U)� his t!X-W\fe'S mu'(4lY Has Sen, Dani I Patri k Moynihan (D-. 'Y> gone from "benign neglect" to "r aci t biologi al manipulation?" At hearing on inton' trW I are Reform" package this week h ·expre 'sed on ern about the breakdox 'n ofth two-parent f. mil) , the increase in single-parent. ying it wa " hanging the human specie .. " "ha omething to do 4 out. cha...…

…I m homel Living on th t i hell, but I do what I hav to do. I am an African-American 1 dy, 32 y rs old, nd ate. I h d two childr n, by diffe nt fath chool. I h d jo working in a cl n rs for alm t. lOy . Th y only paid me 3.50 an hour but I upported my kids all by my If. When their bu in go bad, th y fired m ". I couldn't pay my bills, 0 I I t my ap rtm nt nd had to on welfare. I had a lot of t and started using dru nd drinking, I los...…

…• HIGHLA 0 PARK, MICHIG Bethune Medical Clinic Family Health Con Center 72-6652 JOin the Highland Park Chamber of Commerce Call 868 6420. Mr &Mrs Brent A Brown Prcpretors :J{igfi{an Par/(.9Lmoco 12551 Woodward at Glendale Highland Park,MI 48203 (313)869-5130 F (313)869-3332 (jrand£odge .9Lmoco 2800 Grand River Detroit,MI 48201 . (313)964-3015 . F (313)964-0931 J),. I< . .A. cfivinlJ�lon f.:! N RAL 0 NT. T Y au...…