…HSERVING THE STATE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY" DEC. 28 - JAN. 3, 1987 VOL. IX NO.5 z Projec ban 0 • In peo te me I GSTO - The result of one of the mo t interesting experiments in Third orld capitalism have come in. Over 30000 application have been received for ownership of share in Jamaica' I rge commercial bank, the ational Commercial Bank CB, Prime ini ter Edward Seag announced la t Friday." The i ue, which at J 90 mil...…
…. L. ing Time Capsule proposed Have A Dream" speech. Through the m ic of computer technology thousand of name will be "la r-inscribed" on the bell. These will all be unearth ed and transcribed for the in formation of future generation The Cornmi sion consider this a mo t unusual and appro priate perpetuation of Martin Luther King' memory. Members of the public wish ing to be a part of this historic event by having their name...…
…VOL. IX NO.3 a TL - The ringing of the hi ori nd symbolic Liberty Bell and the Inde pendence Bell in Phil delphi on January 19th will signal bell ringin aero the land andin other part of the world a unique n n tribute to Dr. art in Luther in Jr. on the c nd n ti nal holiday h nor in hi birth. in ee' 7 ill be ob- rved J nuary 14th through January 19th ith pe ial pro- nd celebrati n in t- Philadelphia a hingt n nd in th 50 ta...…
…"SER VING THE STATE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY" L 0 ORE Atlanta, Ga. - a report relea d by the Federal Cen· ters for D Control in Atlanta rev a1 that Black., ially Bl k men, oke tt. t a iflcantly r rate than hite .. Accordin to th flaurel, 43% of an Bl ck men smoke d to 3S� of white Th flaurel for aha a much small r Th percent e of omen smokina e rette. on arb • ood at 33% compared to 3� for bite om n. o ITa 9 t: A rican...…
…r fo break ay. Ho ever, recent "months, Farrakhan indicated ad' to relOm difference ith feflo uslims and to improve relations with Chrisitans and" Jews. .Farr - han also say he will focus on Black economic development in America. U.S. A BASSADO IN SOUTH AFRICA Pretoria, South Africa - America's fir Black amb sudor to racially-tom, hite-ruled South Africa hu oftkially taken up his new po. Ed arc! Perk.ins as orilinally nomin te...…
…VE DEATH- OW TES ARE BLAC W shington, OC - Accord in to a government report r lea d last wee more thaB 40% of the people waiting execution on the nation' de th-row are Bl c . Th t's even though B s only . ICcount for 12% of the total U.S. population. The Bureau of Justice Stati tic reported th t of the end of last year 32 state held 1,591 pri ners on death-to . Of th t number 903 were white and 672 ere B . Seven- een death-to...…
…V • VIII NO.51 HSER VING THE STATE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY" NOVEMBER 1622 1986 LAC CAUCUS GRO ashington, DC - The number of Bl ho will be rving in the U.S. Hou of Repre ntative in the IOOth Congre ill total a record 23. The n Bl con ressmember include e E py from issi ippi; K eisi fume of aryland; Rev. Floyd. FI e from Queen Yor and John Lewi from Georgia. The bi e disappointment came in central Loui ian where lawyer Fa...…
…STATE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY" NOVE BER 9 -15,198 com n y arion Smith Correspondent " BENTO HARBOR - Bu " nessman Calvin Wheeler, of eeler and ciate ; . h drafted plan calling for com munity 0 nenhip and con ruc tion of the propo d Sou th- e em ichigan Community Correction Center. ccording to the plan which wa delivered to official at the Department of Corrections, Ben ton H rbor city and the state", the ne correctio...…
…o , uSER VING, THE a ce Black communities focus of fight money to rebuild indu fie and re ore e ntial program in education, health care, hou ing and transportation," id JWP spa esperson Jill elson in a phone intervie with The ich.igan Citizen. Over t 0 million people in 86 cit and towns have voted "yes" on te JWP referendum. "Peop Ii 1 1)()IW'ede11L trlIHon S 1 ,000,000,000,000 - dollar expenditures for military de feme. ...…
…Before Columbus? D ing October myth -Pg 11 SERVING THE Z STATE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY OCT. 26 - NOV. 1, 1986 a By Rhoda inn y 'P at' nal ews Correspondent SHI GTO ,DC - Bl c and hite Ameri an are bridg in the ap on primary i ue confr nting the nation with both group citipg unemploy !Dent, the high co . of living and th dru their thr m 0- president The m a- DIVIDED hen it on ive on a nonbindin initi tive hich ...…
…• a By John iIliam Jr. hington, D.C. - Foreign affair took the spotlight at the Congressional Black Caucu ' 16th Annual Legi lative Wor shop held here from October 1 t - 3rd. While the majority of the 47 Legi lative Workshop con- ow York, NY - Accord· ing to the latest available information, the enrollment of the ion's cone and unive .. I pe . ed in 1976 and been d cliDing ever since. uch of the inform ion on BI coD ge moDme...…
…25 VOL. VIII ME BLACK DIPW T ashington D,C, - In a fairly obviously bid to pre vent Congre from over ridding hi veto of sanction apJn white-ruled South Africa, Pre ' ent Re an la eek named career diplomat Ed ard Perkins to become fll t Bl amba or to South Africa. Perkin . currently the amba dor to th we African nation of liberia. Ho ever, critics have labeled his nomination "cynical public relat 'on ploy" by the president....…
…VOL. VIII NO. 4S OCTOBER S - 11 1986 L S G - Governor James J. Blanchard ha proclaimed October as ichigan inority Busine Month, to be highlight ed by min rity trade fair and busine s development minars and ork op to be held in 12 citie including u egon Heights, Benton Harbor, Kala mazoo, B ttle Cree Grand apid and Lansing. " inority bu ine se are an important part of the economic development of our tate," Governor Blanchard . ...…
…25 VOL. VIII • By a y NNPA 'ational Correspondent ASHINGTO - Chant of Take it bac �, drifted down the block. The effect was like a ripple. The word pread and the crowd outside the ashin ton Po grew at an en our - i pee. A th numbers multiplied their enthusiasm fol lowed uit, a did stac of the premi re is of the Washing ton Post Magazine th t were trewn on the ep of the n spaper' he dquarter . S' n ith photograph of a t r ...…
…Co por e communi y c arges e hara me t can inues VOL. V III NO. 43 0- c regory ca or Xmas oyco RE AIDES B R L EP Washignton D - Pre i- dent Rea an c lled a bi partisan meetin of Congre - ional leader last wee to dis way to comb t illegal . But hlte Hou aide d to allo Bl ew Yor Con e sman Charles Ran el into the meeting. Rangel i chairman of the Hou lect Committe on arcotic Abu and Control. Ho ever he h been a frequent c...…
…25 VOL. VIII NO.42 SEPTEMBER 14 - 20, 1986 NEWS BRIEFS ngre sm n fr m Geor ia's 5th ivil rights veteran J hn Lewi . hite uprem y acti ns a in t ashington . ssistant Attorney General illiam Br dford Reyn ld la t ee denied charge that the J usti e Department was dopting new rules whi h would allow it to ignore ele tion bi ag inst minorities. Critic were respond in to a department plan to clear election law change without fir determi...…
…25 VOL.VIII 0.41SEPTE BER7-13,1986 NEWS BRIEFS CAL FOR U.S. -AFRICA SU IT Lusa a, Zambia-Prompted in part bythe Rev. Je se Jac on, leader of outhern Africa's o-called "front-line tate tt have called for an urgent ummit meeting between t emselve and President Reagan. In a joint statement released mid- ay durin Jac on' tour of outhern frica, Zambian Preside enneth aunda said U.S. pre ur on bite-ruled ou h rica a needed in order to ave...…
…2 J ss J c on es Appeal Luanda, Angola-The Rev. Jesse jackson while on a tour of t em Africa last wee appealed to the Reagan dmini tr tion to top its policy of "d tabilization" to ard the leftist government in Angola. The U.S. along . th hite ruled South Africa have been aiding rebels who are trying to overthro the government of Jose Eduardo do Santo. In addition, the Reagan admini tration has I beled Angola a client state of the Sovi...…
…25¢ z / From contractor to Congressman VOL. VIII NO.39 AUGUST 24 - 30,1986 Defeat' A e p o Dtsqual! y i ori ie From Federa Dol ar The Re an and United defe ted by U.S. Di tri t b n figlltin the CF thi 19 of Th priations C mmitte by a vote 01 the entire Senate upported the Hoyer Amend ment to keep the campaign open to minority and cia! ctivi t chariti . Dan ton pre 'dent of the ti nal Black United Fund ated • Thi i...…
…25¢ y Larry t NNPA News ASIll GTO - The Rev. Jack n and an inter racial deleg tion of labor, political and educational leader heduled a meeting ith presi dents of six "frontline" nations on the border of South Africa, Augu 13-28, to help fo e comprehensive and humane U.S. policy for the uthern Africa area, tional Rainbow Coalit ion official J ac son d the dele tion planned . its with heads of ate in An la, Tan Zam- b' ,Bot ...…
…Teaches aerobics to senior eltlzens Pag.9 Arthur Ash in Kalamazoo Page 3 VOL. VIII 0.37 AUGUST 10 - 16, 1986 wn here with his wife Evelyn and daughter Steph . on t Republican primary election and the chance to o mber. Lu al on a place in hi ory. He' ory. houJd he win in arn '86 vote could repeat '80's doom -Pre i major Blac organization or th ir repr ntative agreed to meet in hington, D.C., Augu t 13-14 to di u the criti al ...…
…Vote Tuesday, August 5 YORK - The ichi- gan Civil Right Commission like other state agencie charg ed with safeguarding civil rights are falling down on the job of enforcing anti-di rimination law a study by the American Jewish Congre has found. An 82-p e report stemming from the udy ays the enci have compiled at be a medio cre record of accomplishment becau they are not funded adequately, employ unqualified personnel, f' to co...…
…erco procra . n ination .. z o ur an ar are a nts workin for the out lawed African ational Congre ( C). Given the government impo d re rictions on pre s freedom, it i virtually im possible to confirm the govern ment charges. For its part, the ANC h refused to comment on the bombing In the p , ho ever; C President Oliver Tarnbo h condemned such bombing if they were aim d at white civilians but h endor d ur- ini er F...…
…1 c ools jo· c VOL VI" NO. COURT TO DECIDE: IS DEATH PENALTY FAIR ASHINGTO , DC - The u.s. Supreme Court hu eed to decide whether the ay the death penalty i handed out in this country is fair to Bl c . The deci ion, which is expected next term, ill be b sed on a Georgia death penalty c . The ju ices will hear arguments that the death penalty is signifICantly more likely to be given in ituation here a bite penon is illed by a Bl per...…
…2 VOL. VIII NO. 33 JULY 13 - It, I a es a a and State Department regula tion ,H alleging that the regula tion 'are calculated to have a chilling effect on . . . co . ionally protected rights dom of religion, free and travel' by thre teo .0 imprison U.S. citizens who travel to and from Libya. The complaint further states that the Reagan adrnini tration eks to parate and isolate inister F arrakhan from his brethren in faith....…
…ung r 8r:1d Oppression: m e C e of la o EGO - J ani Bro s, of Continuing Educa u e on Community a ing for· support omen of the com munity s the Community Ser vice division of uskegon Community College and a coalition of B1 omen's . ations prepare to ho t 19 7 Concerned Blac oundtable Con- ce on September 19 1987. n September 20 of thi th I �86 conference is Third annual session in B. H. heduled for Benton Harbor's L e M...…
…Tragedy inspires BH woman to launch children's programs P .7 Howard U breaks open the future Pag.3 The Michigan . . : _ ·l� .. _ ___..A:i 2 and Recreation in ichigan to relate to the Kalamazoo group ho Flint's o n Bl ck Arts Fe tivaI ha fared in ucce sive 'There is still lot of wor to be done, but the cIo r we get to it, and the more things begin to fall into pl ce the more excitina it all' becomes" ys Willard Bowe group co ...…
…Co VOL. VIII KILLER ST LKS �LAC PROSTITUTES LOS GELES C - Blac community leaders in Los An ele y they are outraged by the failure of police to catch the o-called South Side Slayer. The killer, believed to be a Bl c man is thought to be re onsible for murders of 17 women since 19 3. All the victims were pro itutes and IS of them were BI c. argaret Pre od of the Blac Coalition . Fighting Bac Serial urder h lashed out ain t the police t...…
…ro e n B TO HARBOR-Local people got a chance to find out hat the ichigan State Uni er ity/Benton Harbor Proje t i all about. Their chance cam Saturday, June 7 at Lake Michigan College hen the SU/BH project held an ov rvie e ion. Dr. John h eitzer, cting Dire tor, Center for Urban ff ir, MS , and coor dinator of the SU/BH Pro ddr ed th 0 peopl Lany Carter t year Bill oleman's five year old daughter wa given an inje ti n fo...…
…ea- a r specialis 00 i land route .... job Turn to Pag 11 The Michigan . 1 � . '� 2 VOL. VIII NO. 28 JU E 8 - 14,19 NEWS BRIEFS o IN TIO S APPEAR JACKSO CO DE S REAGA 0 "HANDS ACROSS AMERICA" SEPARATIST FACES COURT CHARGES GIRL GETS ACTI GCO TRACT UlK RATE U.S. Po .0 PAID 148022 Perm t 0.50 Addr' Cor. R'qat ,.HE MAN WHO SAYS IT BEST King, the man who be t ex pr e the plight of Black, main tains hi 38-ye r I gendary c...…
…2 VOL. VIII NO.27 JUNE 1 -7, 1986 NEWS BRIEFS POLITICS G RACIAL LINES ORE LIKELY TO BE Chapel, Hill, C - A ju t r 1 Turn to Pag 11 Turn to P g 8 MOREHOUSE HONORS CIVIL RIGHTS AND BUSI ESS LEADERS - Atlanta' orehous College (Alma ater of Martin Luther King, Jr.) honor the R v, Jos ph Lowery (left) Pre ident of King-found d Southern Christian L adership Conference, and Earl Gray s, Publisher of Black Enterpri e Magazin ,who congrat...…
…rimme call unge more WASHI GTON-"IfHands Aero America succeeds in get ting million of Americans to put themselves on the line for poor and hungry people, I'm all for it," Arthur Simon, executive director of Bread for the World, said today. "People ill be doing omething tangible abou t domestic hunger, many for the first time." But Simon also wants U.S. citizens ho will be participat ing in the trans-continental extravaganza...…
…onna Cbee ta Turn to P g 14 2 BUL RATE u.s. Po t •• PAID 141M>22 rm t 0..50 Addr' •• Cor. R'q.t VOL. VIII tant "boy" m ric n. DI G" OF Poor People's Campaign Gets Boost EEK TO BLOCK DE SHIFT W hin ton, DC - Over a thou nd Dem cr tic party a tivi met in W hin ton last k hoping to block what th a hift to th con ervative right by the party's national I ad r. Cow r n organizer Michael H rrington told th �ath rin th t "On R publ...…
…-' • A Mother's Day Heroine Tum to Pltg 14 VOL. VIII NO. 24 A Y 11 - 1 7. 1986 NEWS BRIEFS LK III FOR GEORGIA SENATE Atlanta, Ga. - artin Luther Kin III ha announced hi intention to run for th Geor i t te enate. The 2 -y r-old on of 1 in civil ri h leader Martin Luther King, Jr. will be comp tin ainst a field of three other candidate in the D mocratic primary. All candidate ill be vying for the eat bing vac t d by Julian Bond. Bon...…
…ULKMTE u.s.'" PAID 48022 ... , 0.50 SCLC lau c es oor Peoples cam.paign ATLANTA - At its Spring board meeting in St. Peters burg, Florida the South rn Christian Leader hip Con ference approved Pre id nt Lo ery's recommendation to launch a econd Poor People' Campa' n in the ummer of 1986 and climax in the nation' capital in 1988. "Poverty" id Lowery, "ha been put on the b ck burner of the nation's agenda, and orne body ha...…
…VOL. VIII 0.22 APRIL 27 - MAY 3, 1986 coali By Larty A. Still NNPA News Service W ASHI G TO - FolIo - ing th ational Conference of Black Mayors convention in Atlantic City (N.J.), the 1986 political eason opened here acti ely with the presentation of th Congre ional Blac Caucu "alternative Quality of Life budget, the founding of the Rainbow Coalition Party and everal fund raising events. Di trict of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry...…
…The i\Jichigal1 - · ' -;,.� .. �-�� VOL. VIII O. 21 APRIL 20- The U.S. bombing attac on Libya, vi eel favorably by mo t Americans according to pr polls, w received with mixed reaction in the Black commu nity. Detroit yor Coleman Young told reporter, "I think it . another calp on Rambo' belt to go along ith Grenada. There are real big nations e're pushing over." Libya has a population of 3.6 million according to A ociate Pre f...…
…VOL. VIII NO. 20 PRIL 13 -19, 1 86 inni andel. South 11 th Street(US 31 South) in ile. Tickets are $15.00 per adult and $7.50 for children under 12. Theme of the event is "Liberty--Equality--Justice in th "80". Special Events planned in clude Citizenship/Membership Awards and Door Prizes. "Please upport our effort for a ucces ful banquet and the con tinued Fight for Freedom for all," ur d ch pter pre i�n:l.�.���e"''''DI.�''...…
…ook oe . e to find 't -TurntoP II 5 't ',' , 1" ','r' ". I • • t l ( /! I" { ( ! / 2 VOL. VIII 0 19 APRIL6 .; 12, 1986 and.'a: "It w part of th gOY rnm nt to ban m " IE A DELA FREE TO GO HO E outh African Black activist Winnie andela triumphantly returned home to the Black township of Soweto after her lawyers s id the government ended 23 year of restrictions on her movement. "Th government i abandoning it attempts to uphold ...…
…rrien jai rs VOL. VIII NO. 18 ARCH 30 - APRIL 5, 1986 AWARD NORWOOD $300,000 y a By STEVE GERSTEL WASHI GTO The Senate confirmed the nomina tion of Sidney Fitzwater of Texa to a lifetime appointment as a federal judge de pite charges by Democrats that he tried to scare offBlac voter in an 1982 election. The coat ored 52-42 to confirm the 32-year-old tate jurist nominated by Pre ident Reagan to the u.S. District Court for t...…
…LA AZOO: A tory of triumph by K lamazoo youth 2 VOL. VIII NO. 17 ARCH 24 - 30, 1986 fac s -u. By Larry . Still WASH GTO NPA)- Unle the problems of alienated Black youth, who cannot b ab rbed into the job market re solved oon by the govern ment and private enterpri , the United State may one day face condition similar to m upri n in Haiti, the Philli pin d South Africa, Dr. D uglass Glasgo , director of the Washington bure...…
…25 VOL VIII NO. 16 RCH 16 • 22, 1 86 On the 40th Anniversary of the p g of the Full Employ- ment ct of 1946, John E. J cob Pre . dent of the ational rb Le gue, decl red in W sh in on, D.C. on Thur day, 6 1986, th t th pro contained in that ct 'have come to nothing' and prom s of the Humphrey � ....... a;ii.u Full Employment ct ant Inclalr hlngton Po t corro PLANT,Ark.-A dozen farmers re gather d in th c paciou machin hed o...…
….. . . , , . � .. I I. '. r -TumtoP 4 r Ign A GIVE LIFE SE TENCE e p rt, R.I. - Black Navy Petty Officer itchell Gar ray, Jr. ntenced recently here to life in prison after b ing convicted of murdering hi commandin officer. His attorn y contend d that th 22 year old Garraway had been a victim of r cism hile erving aboard the frigate USS iller. The avy had ked for the death penalty in the case. Ho ever, th life entence enable Gar...…
…ULKRATE U .. Po ta PAID Benton Harbor, 14e<>22 PermIt No. SO Addr' Cor. R'qst 25 THE CITIZEN ARCH 3 - 9, 1986 :I@f%tlItl�:�ltItrlJl:Iffttl�lrtrltI1rl�tl1nl:ttIIttl1tIl1�ltiItlt:1IrfJtmrIttt�f�:11tIlf�@t:tt::II:1�::IIr@I@:tt@lf�I�:I�lf:tl1tltt\�jtI�j};:��: u, COpS old crim co fab YO - Th meri- n Ci il Liberti Union, P Ad nt D p rrrnent of Public r ty nd om 0 other or niz tion ill hold n ti nal conf r n r h 6- , in Atlan G O...…
…VOL. VIII NO. 13 FEBRUARY 24- ARCH 2, 19 Blames critical report on disgruntled members NE YO� Bo d of Director and Special Contrfbutio Fund trustees of the AACP ccepted "with enthusi m" the 167-p e an nual report ubmitted by E e- cutive Director Benjamin L. Hoo s at the annual meeting held at the arriott Marquis Hotel this put Friday and Saturday. Hoo ,ftring a &y at & criti cal article which appeared Thursday in the New Yor...…
…A coalition of more than 100 or aniz tion denounced Pre i d nt Re an's dr tic cu in human inve tment program nd nnounced a major c rn pin to chan budget priori tie . ore cut in ocial program constitut " profound threat to both our ecurity and our fu tur ", tate an op n I tter to th Pre ident nd Con re th t alr d b en i ned by mo t of the Co ition' members. Th bud et that the Admi ni ration propo ed Wednesday ould cut progr...…
…VOL. VIII NO.11 FEBRUARY 10 - 1�. 1986 Krusb Groove Stars: Rappin' on who you are rap tyle that i popular among young people tod y. urtis Blow and Run D C ee that rappin h proven to be an effective way to re ch America' youth. , R p i their langu ge," Blow, 'and many r ppers u it to get tronger me ge aero to stay in chool to ay away from dru sind in thi instance, to find out more about who you are d where you come from." ys Syl...…
…25 / U.L State of Black -.------. m rica EW YORK - The pr ent economic recovery has failed to reach Black America where the income level now is 10 er than it as at the start of the 1980 rece ion leaVing it in the grip of the mo t severely depre ed economic condition of the po t war period.john E.Jacob, Presi dent of the National Urban League, declared here Thurs day, January 13, 1986, as he released the NUL'I annual report ...…
…• omen In Karat • Page 9 Alumni d mand urry-up offen , . the e 1 hool I i Turn to page 3 lege did not vary from 30 percent. Here are other f cts and a tabI on colleg enrollment from th report, folio ed by chart owin Bl ck high hool gradu t totals for lected year : -From 1970 to 1984 th number of Bl ck college stu d nts e 14 to 34 more than doubled to 1.1 million hile the numb r of bite colleg udent ro by 37 percent t...…
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