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…- By Dr. M DlD Marab La t month's controversy over the Bu h dministr tion' temporary deci ion to deny Feder fund to college awarding scholarships to rnlJjority tu­ dents on the basi of r ce had an intere ting . ec ndary dimen ion. The bureaucrat announcing this new raci t policy was an African­ American, Michael L. Wil­ liams, the assi tant ecretary for civil rights in the Depart­ ment of Education. Williams justified the el ...…

…r Opinion, Commentary, Editorials ,January 6-12, 19 1 ' MICHIGAN CITIZ lncl By ROD Daniels It came like a bombshell on the hills of the Bush veto of the Civil Rights BiJ1 of 1990. In d December Michael Williams, the "Civil Rights" chief for the u.. . Department of Educauon, is-" sued a policy decree that race ... based minority scholar­ ships violated civil right laws. ' According to this ruling, it is illegat for 'any college...…

…. ' .T • · Page 4 MICHIGA crnz . January 6-11, 1 1 .- ani ge. ot Convenierice1' , 1 Ie h d • seriou ly the mes age of the Je se Jackson challenge frag­ ment the degree 'Of partisan­ ship and loyalty Black have toward their party. . Unle white Democrats really begin to champion Blacks' intere ts, Blacks in growing numbers will"col­ laborate with Republicans at • state and national levels. Something Blacks Can Do Now' . ...…

…" • Opinion, Commentary, Edito�ials I I ) , / .. By Ron Daniel II came like a bombshell on the hills of the Bu h veto of the Civil Rights Bill of 1990. In mid December �chael Williams, the "Civil Rights" chief for the U.S. Department of Education, is­ sued a policy decree tbat . race-based minority scholar­ s nips viofated civil right laws.. . According to tbis ruling, it is illegal for any college or unive ity to use thei...…

…'a e ICBIGA CITIZ N Ja y .12, 1 91 Opinion, Commentary, Editorials - B orm 0 ill , , Over the pa t year, the New York Daily News �nd ns parent organization, The -Tribune Company, have been cheming to rid tbemselve <;>f all the newspaper's union emplo , Management's � strategy ha been to provoke ./ a trike and then hire scabs a permanent replacements. In contract ne gctlation , the new paper' bargainer made giv back demand 0 ...…

…January 6.11, 1 91 . . " ' ..... Taylor Jones, of Battle Creek, wa recently elected a the President of th Battle Creek Branch of the AACf>. Jones, a ubscribing Life Member of the NAACP re tkre d from the City 'of Springfield on disability. He ha been Pa t President AFSCME #331 for 3 years; Vice' Chair of the Battle Creek Housing Board of Ap­ peals (4 .ye ars 1 year as chairman); he is currently a member of the Battle Creek · ...…

….- I . . Pa e MICHIGAN CITIZ January 6.12, 1991 LES D. MOODY SR., vice provost for minority t the University of Michigan, was recently honored by the ational As oel tion f Black School Educator (�ABSE) at, the 0 nlzatlon' 20th annlver ar . 4100 celebration In Dallas. ooty, keyhote spea er at the event, U- founded NABSE,ln 1970 when he g thered 15 Black school - upertntendenr In Chicago to hare idea and concern.s, . pool re ources,...…

…DURING TH LATE 19705 and early 80s he, taught at several schools, including · Denison University in Gran­ ville, Ohio; Stanford Univer i and Whittier College in Califor nia; andthe 0 niversity of Hous­ ton. With thr novels under his belt � 1973, he received a Gug­ genheim, Fellowship and con­ tinued to write. S·· 1 81, be has been a writer- esidence .and professor of Englisb at the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayet...…

…p Ie 1 MICHIGA CITIZE E .. ntertainment anu ry 6·12, 1991 , , Sh uld the gold-certified success of the debut Tony! .Toni l Tone! album have left any doubts that a major new p,op/R&B fo ce has 'arrived on the scene just in time for the new decade, The Revival, the second album from the Oakland, CA funkmaster has cleared them. Dwayne Wiggin, Raphael Wiggins and Tim Christian­ t he core of Tofiy! Toni! Tone !-have emerged as a s...…

…"-� .--.=--- 'By C rolyn arfleld Art. C o"esponilenl i �. , Curious about replace­ ment co ts for window � tripped from her h me, 'Zakiya Talibah Abimdola dicovered she could handle the task herself. I n her, earch for economi­ cal home repair the world of gla opened to her. I . Gl a probab ly predate 'Egyptian civilization, al­ though hi torians aren't sure of it origin. Glas blowing, fu ing, tainglas and stump- ing 're type...…

….' • I , � .... 'f t, , . , \. t I ., t ,I, f. . . ( . • • ICHIG CITIZE Jan -rs, 1 1 , ry Highland Park .' rd .patche r nce. HP 0 up di· f By Derrick C. Lewis StalfWriUr HIGHLAND PAR - In the spirit of t hqliday, the Highland Park Commu 'ty College Board of Tru tees patched up differences and held a special meeting Dec. 20 witb everyone pr ent. . Pa t boldouts Winona .. Humphrey and Arneta Water­ house wou...…

…, . J By BOB �LBIG ".We have become so de- Qwital News Service pendent on pe ticide se for - our . food that we have really • lANSING - When Robert gone beyond what is absolutely ·Mitchell found a little green in- 'necessary: he said sect in his broccoli, it didn't bug While Mitchell .. emphasized him a bit. he does not want to increase That' because the state health risks, he would IilCe to see Department of Agriculture. the "someti...…

…, .. . '. IcHlGA C TIZ • t I '.� . I I • ., •• , , , ua..,. -12, 1"1 Gr ntm k ddltlon po ,or LOFT Tr ining Program's primary At The'L br a goal will be to better recruit, ry ) retalR; and tr in rea volun- teers to meet the m ny and diver e need of today' Pre-Scbool StoryTime The LOFT Teen Center in teen. . resumes this week with ses- Benton Harbor recently was A portion of the grant will sion being held on W nes- warded a $7,2...…

…'. Classified Ads The City ,of Highland Park I. requ •• tlng propo.al. for: the Demolition of EIght Structures . All such prQPOSals .hell be sealed and eubmltted TO: City , 30 Gerald Avenue Highland Perk, MI 48203 BY: 5:00 p.m. on Monday, JMueIy 14. 1990 All proposaA. must be aubmltted In , accordance. with the pi n. andlor • I epecifica1ions on file at the Office of the City Engineer. 16480 Woodward Avenue, HIg."lland Park, MI ...…

…1 '. .- y o "U mon : - , . '. .. Theta S.()rorlty, Inc., Tau Chapter . , . , .. , Member of Ipha Frat rnity, Inc., 'W tate Unlver ity chapter claim fir t place in the. United Negro ollege Fund Bl ck G-reek tep Competition aturday, . Dec. 22 at Clubland in Detroit. (Photo by Derrick C. Lewi and Gary Watkin .) FREE! 500 Business Cards Buy 500. Get 500 � • y 04X ooet $21.95 Ral ed Black Ink on Whit ' Card F&S Publl...…

…mi New YORK - The C'om­ mis ion for Racial Justice, major civil right organiza­ tion, announced that it will (ca 'No blood for 01/' y cKi y NNPA News SelVice . W ASHI GTON, DC The la t ctive duty task for ex-Air Force Sergeant Mi e Bo den w s to bring home body b g of rines Killed in the Beirut bombing in Oc­ tober 1983. Today Bo den is mobiljzing nti -War ac­ tions in Philadelphi . L rry Moore of Mil- au ee recently organiz...…

…u "In ee time-, a e ay, be point to I trug- hi field ith pride, "all teemed e e plant ill be re dy for barve t. There ill be onderful fruits and vegetable . Tbeir colors ill beautiful, beautiful a -our c ttle once ere!" A Inta ant dmit that many of the youn men long for the romance of tbe old tbe day. Tbe b ckbrea ing for or of farming arid I nd· by band doe not b ve the tbrill of ro ming free cro the de rt ith the ind in thei...…

…WHE SHE WAS grow­ ing up, Parker says, it was assumed that she and her sister nd brother would at­ tend college. Her mother, a 1944 University graduate, was the first Black nursing tudent at the U-M. Her father gr duat d from Howard Univer ity. c ild ood A a lilll girl Theola would ac .o m p ny her mother to c r for the sick nd elderly. From those early year he learned to 1- ways treat other with kind- nc and later cho e ca...…

…p e7 y. something on Pe ce Sunday gain t ar and the spilling of Afric n American blood to protect oil profiteer and 1 feud 1 kingdoms," decl red to Sander. To obtain copy of the AACP petition, AAACP, P.O. Box 32907, Detroit, I 8226; or call, 313-893-3663. reve ne u budget. …

…Opinion, Commentary, Editorials , Jonathan Butlcr, the popular South African guitarist and vocalist, in pre cribing a cure for thc pain and agony of thc apart­ hcid system, in t e co - pcllin liaes;" e m t heal our land". Si ee Africu ani cd in Amcrica e vc f eed t e chanc gc of buildin com­ unity out of diverse people uprottcd fro our orip I e IturCi by alaycry. T e ever preseat reality of racil nd br tal ccoDomic exploitati...…

…expenditure of $12,264,240. Cooper nted to have the ab ent member of the bo rd pre ent before it as pproved. � The bo rd pproved otion for a meeting Dec. 20, de ling pecifically ith contractual salary increase for the college's executive ecret rie . The board 1 0 com­ pleted the K-12 genda bu ine s from the Dec. 11 meeting. D·e ers Dream 1 nd 19 En rgy Co ts FREE! 500 Business Cards WI TERIZE YOURHO E Buy 500, Get 500 ...…

…he piri of t the oppisite things about the same subject?" R.C 9m.rpondent Our children, forced into living on the surfact of their live throughout most of the year, take advantage of in­ dulgent holiday spirits by battering us with all the questions that we didn't have time for as we strug­ gled to make material Christmas wishes come true. "How come seven million kids vanished from the 1987 U.S: Income Tax returns of worki...…

…d Ith Public r I tlon III eeney ide re people o t there th t ould li e to fit the progr m better for their communi tie . e h ve onderful ugge tion from the 5,000 parent ho t e the time to fill out the (parent urvey) form and edit in," 5 eeney ide St te Board of Educ tion Pre ident Cherry Jacobus of Eut Grand R pids aid she once h d an inten e discu - ion ith per on opposed to the rela ing technique .. She said the critic unwit...…

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…e a d cal d roaring for more, ere ot di pointed when Detroit' f vorite son, Com­ po er, Arr nger, Pi ni t nd b ndle der Kenn Coxx III, e t brought on hi in­ tern tion Iy renown, "Guerill J m B nd," featur­ ing the ledend ry Danny Spe cer on drum . For thi et you ould h ve h d to be their to enjoy it. Even though Cox' . Guerill J m B nd" h rd ct to follo , the otor City Superb nd c me thru ith much to pre. This b nd h d 0 m n...…

…WeekofD GED at WSU The City of Detroit's \Employment &. Trainin Department ponsors uni­ que OED program t Wayne State Univer ity. The program is unique in that it: last only thirteen ee ; require full time ap­ plication ince clas e run from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday through Friday, ac­ cording to Jack Schlieman, Pro a Coordinator .. The program u ilizes highly individu lized in­ struction abetted by access to an outstanding ...…

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…, Benton Harbor Week of Dece ber 30, 19 0 '. I MICHIGA CI lZE Page 13 een city, town I hip fou -phase plan of the par to II: an Interpeted Center and a the ity commission. nature wal and educational ockow said the hearing space; Pha e III: retreat cen- was a pre-presentation of the ter and phase IV: Great mas er plans for Jean Kloc Lake Aq Par and to ge itizen input Com on he project efore it i Yarbrou h as ed about the fi a ized ...…

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…on y for Job h Ithe r , hou lng, due tlon nd AIDS nd , • thdrawal of all u.s. troops and u.s. ling to dl • or hay our famlly 70 million per day-not b wasted on this u d 0 create decent paying Jobs and e. du on. and chlldcare available for everyone. PttltlQntc …

…" Highland Park Community College does a "first" - page 3. arra a • • , '1 MO •• )lllery Oaicgo Citizen CHICAGO - tion of I lam leader, Minister Loui Farrakhan aid the reason that any sc ools re filing to educate stu­ dents, is becau e the religous root has been removed. D rinl a recent Saturday evenin Iuadraiser, the con­ trover i I le der addre ed over SSO ullim , Catholic. Hebre Is­ r elite and other Ie der of indep...…

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…Founder Der.rlckC. StII/l Writer - The Museum of African American Hi tory's annual meeting held Dec. 11, was marked by a question of city ver u membership control of the museum. u eum founder Dr. Charles Wright called the question on the procedure of appointing board mem­ bers, - pointing out museum members used to vote on even members from the priv te sector to serve on the board, and the city would appoint eight for a majo...…

…e contrary, it is tbe TO in b ence of Afric n erlcan culture nd moral vies that m y contribute to t e problem of the e incre - in omicide. 0 one in the United St te i bo ri ilh elf-hatred and feeling of in eriority. The e p ycho-myth re promul ated by the proce of r ci t oci liz lion hich i hi toric nd endemic to me ric n ociety. In th come t of Amcric n r ci m, the victim rc alw y I med for th lion. B nJamln Chavl. CIVIL ...…

…Opinion, Commentary, Editorials Dece v r o a o By 0 deed upon us and the The holiday season is in- "celebration" is about to n r • eOI eachers and profess his e s aper and ea 8y Keit O. llilton We contend that the nature and hi, tory of the African American pre i one of ig­ nif ica ncc , not only to it pre sent reader. but I 0 to potenti I reader - namely young people excited about learning. Equally important i the ro...…

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…December 23-2', 1 HP Council nixes con By Derrick C. Lewis present Assistant to the S14U Writ., Mayor �d acting Assistant Director o{ Public Safety John Colbert. TIle question of residency Council Pre ident Linsey' surfaced a, i as the city Porter and Councilwoman council failed to approve Christine Franklin were con­ eentr cta for the Director of cerned about renewing Public Safety, and the po i- Emerson', contract because tion of ...…

…seq eace of ignorance. d Un- Other topics covered ere ecent Advances in the Biology d Treatment of HI\! Infection, 'Ap­ pro che to HIV Preven­ tion, AIDS nd Ecological Di integration of Inner Citrie , HIV Infections and Drug Use Among Women nd Adolescents, nd Drug Abu e and HIV I AIDS - the Feder I Perspective. The conference was or­ g nized by the ational In­ titute of ental Health­ AID Prevention Program for Health Profes io...…

…Detroit I • Dece ber 23-2', 1 MICHIGAN CITIZE P. , Detroit Compact Honored. DETROIT - Detroit Compact w s selected by the Business-Higher Forum of the American Council on Education as one of the Ie ding business-education­ al partnerships in the na­ tion. The Detroit' Compact, w one of ten finalists for the Forum's Anderson Medal, which honors excel­ lence in triparate alliances mong businesses, higher education in titution...…

…cbeduled to appe r on tbe tele t on incl ude The Ti e. Terry Steele, Tra ain« Haw­ ki , Peter Allen, Ckarlton Heston, Oprah Will/rey, Petula Clark, Today, Reba cElltire, Ve ta Willia s, NeU·Seuka nd Bryalll Gum­ bel. Some 8,000 tudent , eeed in t eir re pective di - cipline . . e rly 90 percent of stu- dent ttending U CF c 001 require fin ncial i tance to complete their college education, lnce a majority come from 10 -ln­ co...…

…Entertainment Dece ber 23-29, 199 MICHIGAN CITIZE , Pa e U oday ps CO roversy wi h ne ·LP Toda, "lIveil "A N« had per onal problem that For "Ill": Four-man vocal he had to take care of. He group, Today, bur t on the couldn't get around to u . cene in 1989 wi th the num- ber three mash, "Him Or Me" and it's number one fol­ lowup, "Girl I Got My Eyes 011 You. " The public's been anxious­ ly awaiting the retum of this exciting ...…

…Cole. '. Barbara Ward nd Pat oudy ( SJ ). Oh Ye • my long time frie nd and ide- i Mr. Alma V' u bn a true, friend. er icc chur h . . . prioritle , require- ment, nd timeline re v il ble t the Vol unteer Center, 1213 0 in ile, the He Ith Department' Drug nd Alcohol building at 756 Pipe ton in Benton Har­ bor, or by req ue t from the Council for Children P.O. Box 794, S1. Jo eph. ter or ri Oliver, or Cab e in e ion …

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…student take control. • Oakland U. controversy ity new paper as being repre- sentative of t entire Black tud nt body, ay 'committee United und r rhe b of pokesperson Monica WhH , "self determination," Oakland whicb she disclaimed. University' Black tudents The three letters criticized voted to place Black Aware- the presence of whi on the ness ontb (BAM) activities committee, the hifting of the under their own supervi ion. month' fo...…

…none y. e ric u ru r-co m n u n i I p o l ui c i a n-, li k en. Jo ep . c urthy. Th long- ailed, idcly celebn t d Uni led St tcs vi it o formerly e iled South Inc n leader cl on Man­ d I par ed revived Inter­ e t In th shin ton. D .. - b d Afric n Development Found tion (ADF). a Ii n teen African Arncnc n their Afric the Haym rkct m rtyr ho Iou ht for th 8 hour day. to arc currently j iled politic I and union crivist Mar Curt...…

…In Michigan Dece�ber 16-22, 1 a chard ireflec s 'on' e c LANSING - Gov. James J. BI nchard said press em­ phasi on negative c mpaign­ ing forced him to use negative t ctic nd may have caused him to lose the election. The print media put too much empha is on negative campaigning, Blanchard aid in a Capital News Service in­ terview at Michig n State University. He wa forced to use negative campaigning be­ cause of a "cynical c...…