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…Vol. X .1 Dr. . Boykin earns na ional recognition DETROIT - To be teenager, pregnant, and possib­ ly a high school dropout, can be frightening experience. More than 6,000 Detroit public school students, however, have had a very special friend to tum to in that situation - Dr. Nancy Boykin. In 1966, Dr. Boykin founded the Detroit Public schools Con- tinning Education for Girls (CEG), a dropout prevention program designed to meet...…

…y Larry .. - ....... -. (NNPA) WASHI GTO African American r i from television star Bill Cosby to members of the con­ gr . onal Black Caucus, during dem ations this k the U .S:.�Cll,,-":M�dd"deCI rele se before Chri tma of undreds of children no im­ prisoned in South Africa. Crying Unloc ApartlUed Jails", Demoa tic Reps. er­ vyn Dymally (Calif), William Gray (philadelphia) and Walter Fauntroy (D.C.), rejoined by Sen. Barbara Mi...…

…4t • ou 7 Black back la·wmakers jobs. plan B I of Urban Strategy a, S B!lUlIlaes Cllpital News Service LANSING -- Black legis­ lator are backing a program that they say would provide jobs for urban residents while saving the state money on Medicaid �d unemployment compensa­ tion. . A program .which helps �onty economic development in urban communiti . first fn a series of measures pursued by e Michigan Legislative Bla Cau...…

…Highland Park neighborhoods join historic ranks tory on P 5 r Tenants: Jac on lead major p II but all hind Iowa DES MOINES, IA - - The 1 test national Gallop Poll continues to show Jesse J' ckson holding a clear lead over the other con- tender for the Democratic party presidential nomina- tion. According to the urvey, Jac on le ds the fi ld with 22% sup­ port from Democratic voters. Massachusetts Governor Michael D...…

…Serving the Stille's Afriwm.Anaoiun Community th n national um through th Turn to 10 • donate skill to lac ician A) TUNICA, MISSISSIPPI -­ Residen in two of Mississippi' medically underserved and economically depressed coun­ ties, Tunic and Marsh ll, received free medical screening from docto I associated with the ational Medical Association in ovember. MAt which repre ent early all of the country's 16,000 Black phy ician...…

…ng Story on pg. 8 • Report findings counter city's thrust y DETROIT - As the city girds for an all 00' assault on drug dealers, the efforts may be doomed before they start. yor Coleman A. Young h nnounced plans to use funds eized from drug dealers under t e forfeiture laws to strengthen the city's police powers with upgraded lab tech­ nology, heavy assault vehicles and the addition of an elite law enforcement team. of Cha nel...…

…LANSING--Minority-owned businesse are receiving less than their fair share under the state's certification program for minority- and women-owned businessesd, State Representa­ tive Alma G. Stallworth (D­ Detroit), Chair of the Michigan Legislative Black Caucus tes­ tified Nov. 2. "Certification is supposed to . direct a fair proportion of state purchasing to fum that are woned by women and minorities, but the process is not adeq...…

…hat' i . whi e and read all over? eBC pushes aid to Africa u.s. gi 750 for ch I raeli, 96 c n for African P g 2 DeDj min Ch vi qu tion on 4 ower e , I ean be er Is? e're trying to understand th changes would affect o distri in particular, said Rep. Alma G. Stallworth (0- Detroit) chairperson of the cau T e Blac Caucus, which . 13 representatives d three nators, is designe to improve the quality of life for ichigan Blacks...…

…HIGHLAND PARK GOPpian 0 erty, les id P Capital News Servic A I G epublicans re callin plans to cut Michigan' property tone of the best plans to hit t e draw­ ing bo rd even though no head­ way w made a two meetings I t week. ichigan' pro rty tax has been criticized for putting so much burden on the state's resi­ dent and forcing business to develop elsewhere. Un r pro d by Republicans 1. 77 billion property t decrease would...…

…Larry Simmon is orman Winch ster banquet speaker Pa 6 , rea DyS Capital News Service lANSING - Black leader- hip in action is what the Michigan Legislative Black Caucus wants to see at the state Capitol. During the next few weeks the Caucus will develop an urban strategy. The report is expected to be ready in mid- ovember. "Urban communities need special attention," said Ursula Littl s, staff person at the Michigan Legisla...…

…2.5 million bu ine purs Highland Park , Job development partD hlp, Chrysler Motor Corp. nd launched Devco, a develop ent corpora- VoUX No. 47 Serving the StIlII!'s African American Community z October 18-24, 1987 ee • • po Ice o o • I P ge 3 / ByTedJo T J. Chronicles Congressman George W. Crockett, Jr., (D-Mich.), a prominent critic of, the Reagan Administration's policy on South Africa and Central America, has been ...…

…u gon Ht oman named 0 a ional board LANSING -- Housing in Michigan' in a state of crisis, ccording to report issued onday, Oct. 4 by a special legislative committee. . crisis in affordable, safe ho ing for a ubstantial number of our citizens --- in both center cities and rural are 0 th ta e -' simply intolerab e, said Rep. Charlie Harrison, Jr. (pon iac), chair of th committ . ued the 121-page study. e governor and I law­ dir...…

…polifcs --­ ocus of Frazier o VOl. IX NO. 45 Coral Watt Intern Democratic: Party Ch d . Benjamin Brown of Lacota are surround d by their eight e joy of learnln and re proud to y even have college degree and o le Mrs. Gail Patterson of Ann Arbor; Benjamin Brown Sr., Brown (moth r) or Lacota; Betty Brown Chappell or Chicago; ranc Ray, o ,TX. fro left, Carolyn R I of Detroit; Daniel Brown or Houston TX' D vid ! Yp llanti; Benj m Brown,...…

…VOL. IX NO.4. Pope: "At omewith 'Blac Catho ics" NEW ORLEANS -Dmmg his visit to the United States Pope John Paul clapped in time to spirituals, delivered praise for what he termed the "providential role" of Dr. Mar­ tin Luther King Jr. and declared that the church "can never remain silent in the face of injustice." Mos of the Pope's focus on issues of concern to t American Blacks came hen he met with 1,800 African American R...…

…c ett orce? abo e ates: • o a Washington ( A) - By the year 2000, more than 80 percent of the new additions to the nation's wor force will b women, minority group members and immigrants --­ groups that have traditionally f ced barriers to employment and advancem nt in the p t, Secretary of Labor Bill Broc d elared in his annual Labor D ymessage. Job will be pi ntiful as our economiy continues to beome more service oriented...…

…obe t Bor m s be de eated That· e d of the NAACP, AFLCIO, OW ... Tum to Pa S oreign Se • acrsm a ice 0 tate De Serving the Suue's A.frican American Community Ca • o ce eating 0 C 00 i cipal yTerry Y BENTON HARBOR Twin Cities Branch AACP h joined the community in for the firing of Benton Twp. police officer Ed iede trang. Siedenstrang j accused of be ting Benton Harbor igh C 001 Principal J es tter . th night stic after...…

…Hall z Serving the State's African American Community VOL. IX NO.41 basts medea coverage • o ac 0 campaIgn P dybac PU , yJ. H.Jo n on ·t Cb rlott m rte- I CmCAGO - Leaders of Oper tion PUSH say Jesse J ac on's presidential chances are being hurt by negative media coverage. At a press conference held at PU H headquarter a­ tional E ecutive Director Rev. illie Taplin Barrow, flanked by J c on supporter, aid th t study conduc...…

…Mother appeals to community for help Kalamazoo vets begin fund for Benton Harbor youth suffering Agent Orange effects on Pig 5 Serving the SU*'s African American Community AL - Arson, the urban ewal program of the underfunded O's continues to destroy the state's inner cities. If it's not HUD-funded demoli- tion p ojects tearing down major buildings and neigbborh it is arson doing e job. e Leath- ewland building on in Street in d d Bento...…

…Serving the Stille's African Americtlll Community o o HIGHLAND PK - Holland Consulting Co. proposed to the City Council the develop­ m nt of a community-owned, and developed shopping cen­ ter. According to Ellio Holland, pr . consulting company, the shopping center uld be cb'e ped along the lines of Vrrginia Park Com­ munity Plaza in Detroit, for HII�LB,d ummer tudyin b i Job Enrichment Training Scholarship program. Pictured ar...…

…o lie VOL. IX NO. 38 o t 's concealedwar against African America s , Pig. � Serving the State's African American Community ports sto e· boycott AUGUST 16 - 22, 1987 eve es 60's coa itio Blacks, women� labor bo;rcott erman's Grant Green FLINr - In a scene that was reminiscent of the 1960's, the UAW and Civil Rights groups joined hands and sang out in protest against 10 wages, ra­ cial discrimination, and sexual harassment outsi...…

…17 on Highland Park primary ballo Turn to P 6 Muskegon College lose Dr. Rucks The drive for Black ealth­ why do things fall apart? Turn to to P 1 Serving tJu SU*'s African Ameriam Community rab, Afr can Americans b I rael pledge hara men , D. C. - r b-Americans h ve gre ted ith epticism I el' an­ nounced plan to top the alleged hara sment of African and Arab­ Americans e in entry into the country at it Tel Aviv irport. ...…

…z Community College . J le Vaughn, III, At! Y d Hall and Detroit School Supt. ong distinguised the inspiration Cor at the 001. Turn to • 19 CO LANSI G - A preliminary study by the Michigan Dept of Civil Rights sho that without the Bla enrollments of W yne County Community Hopes In his third year with the ichi an Youth Corps Brian ichols of Benton Harbor sud­ denly learned that he was going to be pervisor for an Y work ere ...…

…...,...._.__ African-Americans ....... and the Constitu io an interview wi h Justice Dennis Arc Ro a Par s of Baseball - Curt Flood P 14 Serving the SlI*'s African American Community Ca • ? • a 9. n e a est folio ing De roit Council no vo e Deve 0 er on Atlantic City, ew Jersey, have portrayed the opposite. A Bill oyer's special aired last year revealed higher property values due to land­ grabbing by speculators have l...…

…Serving the State's African Amencen Community -An ar eid grou pia Co gres a a CALLED TO REVOLUTIO - omen ttendiag hat is belle d to be th flrst-e r, inter- nfi i e parenti re caned to OIfrtion against tb p vaiUng r SYS1tem. Hearing the call, front row, l-r, Doris Gree of Columbia, S.C., Delta 1b ta .exeeun board member; Dr. Dorothy I. Height, of Washington, D.C., former Delta natio i nt and president, tio al Coundl o{ 0 Women; FJ ie Au...…

…in, ea ing dea grand jury call By Larry 'Doc' Blue JACKSON - The controver­ sy over the beating death of Jacks n Prison inmate 0 car Ro is J r a the hands of 12 prison guards continues, fol­ lowing the official ruling the death was "accidental" The AACP marched July 8 and 9 in front of the Jackson County Prosecutor's office ad­ ding to the demands for a grand jury investigation, a demand issued by some mem­ bers of the state le...…

…• n • d to a • Ing o ey Page 13 Success is no s ranger to oses Findley By Larry A. Still NNPA News Service WASHINGTO (NNP A) - The nation's ex­ panding Bla -owned ne�paper publishers were urged to demonstrate greater influence and power in serving their communities as they elected new officers at their 47th annual convention in Detroit, June 17-W .. Over 200 participants at­ tended the four days of ses­ sions of the a...…

…o y "Toay BrOWll' Journal" can DO 10 be seen in tern 'cbigan The public television station serving Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Battle Cree and ego WGVC of Grand Rapids --- dropped the long-running African �ri� �e�r�nted w three wee ago as it moved to cut overtime costs at the station. According to station manager uck Furman, the Journal had been aired Sun­ day nigh at 12:30, requiring the station to pay technicians OYa'time. To...…

…Highland Par ta ent on display u egon push for be er schools advances B h tori on P Serving the State's African American Community e By Lany S II NNPA News Service WASH GTO (NNPA)­ African American leaders from around the nation rallied to the support of moderate" Rev. Leon H. Sullivan after he ed of racial violence in South Africa and the United Sta es he called for the ithdra of all rican b� from ra partheid country. D...…

…er- e removal of lottery machines from all but one of nine BI s ores in Ri\u Rouge and Ecorse has used outrage among many Bla in e area. Last nth, �ted . ed peti- ote letters of o the mayor and city prot to River Rouge council me This seems like gross injus­ tice to us, since i forces Black peopl to go out of their com­ munity to p y the lottery with 'This problem exixts throughout the state . . . They want us to buy them...…

…egon Housing It too from fonner PresideD Jimmy Carter to co - vince Mayor Colem Young that selli a six-year-long vacant, city-o douse to H bitat for Humanity for one-dollar - D 2,soo - good investment in the community. That t first in the efl'o of H bitat Story OD Pg. 3 �utting forestry paths A Bento the elite erican Serving the StI*'s African American Community Jesse J is running number 0 e in po follow- in Gary Hart' departur...…

…IICiti Church eader Focu • • on economic po e ASH GTO -Leader of the African Methodis Epis­ cop Church met in Washington, D. C. last wee d issued call for Blacks to pi ce greater emphasis on developing their economic po r. The church leaders were joined in their can by some of the "s leading African American political and civil rights spo per ODS. Addressing the group of ral hundred re the Rev. J JaCksO CP heid Benjami...…

…ighland ark studen bene" s from fundraising effor -TumtoPg.7 ursing charges lead uskeqon group to school reform effort -Tum to .2 or er manager ee z BENTO HARBOR Family members of avy Petty Officer arshall Hayes had their prayers answered when word came Tuesday, May 19, that Haye had survived the Iraqi attac on the USS Starke where the 10-year avy veteran was a ere member. Hayes, a 1976 graduate of Benton Harbor, was report...…

…Blae Ie survival: doing some hing o.help byJ ROYAL OAK-The elected upervisor here gain d more control of . indebted to ip April 29 following ruling by 0 d County 6th Circui Court. Judge Hilda Gage reduced the authority of Royal 0 Twp. Superintendent Patrick cGannon, and returned chief po r to u- ruoor!.,.�n .. G. McRjp y. Gage's ruling modified earlier court order by limiting the perintendent's duti to purchasing agent and ma...…

…"SER VING THE 25 z STATE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY" MAY 10 - 16,1987 all orth lin teen cr me 0 hite con r I Turn to Page 2 C· hop in To n hip TurntoPaae4 no to ci Tum to PageS Urb n Le gue for annual b n------ .. �- • I rbar y By James Bala Baptiste DETROIT-The Miclripn Chronicle per in ita May 9 . ue displayed a half­ page �t for a Rcv­ Ion product despite a national boycott led by Operation PUSH against the hair c...…

…, Highland Par's new councilman­ the inner and outer Fran Ross Page3 VOL. IX NO. 23 "SER VING THE 00 pf t There is a constitutional ar aging in Michigan hich pits urban school di tric against giant cor­ porations. One kirmish in this ar finds the Pontiac Schools up against Chrysler Corpora- tion. ' Armed with City Council approval to leave the City of Highland Park, Chrysler Corp. no Qualifies for a 50 percent tax break fr...…

…Get ready-jobs opening in corrections P, Page 7 Z STATE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY" "SER VING THE VOL. IX NO. 22 ighla d se the building at 13745-53 Woodward which houses their buiness. • Councilmen Comer Heath, III, and Frank Ross, Sr., disagreed with Scott that their positions were based on sex. The city recommended that the owner of Dicksons Grand Bible & Bookstore, 13743 Wood ard, be allow­ ed to pay 50 percent ( 7...…

…nap, Crack, Pop. VOL. IX NO.21 USER VING THE help for urban ills? Page 4 STATE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY" APRIL 19 - 25,1987 c • MUS GO branch of the con ider pril 26 ill again prote t u egon hronicle ew- pap r for publi hing art or that negatively portray frican- meri an . I ju t ant the editor to top the e raci t thing that are being put in the pap r ,' aid Bill Gill, pre ident of the local AACP chapter. The Sunday,...…

…------ - ------.-...,....-----.,-------:-------:-------_....,...-�"....-----:---------------------- How the church weakens Blacks psychologically Pig 8 Unde ground Railroad, Emancipation celebration • P 6 "SER VING THE STATE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COl'l11l1U ITY" APRIL 12-18, 1987 VOL. IX NO. 20 b to do - ler April 6 fter Janel nd Ray :ballleilift of it." • a NEWS BRIEFS GOVERNMENT SAID TO FALSIFY CIVIL RIGHTS DOCUMENTS PROTEST ...…

…Barristers Ball P 11 SH GTO , D.C. - In a far reaching report i ued at pre conference tod y, a group of prominent Black scholars clarify "public di ussion and cnfusion" bout Blac com­ munity direction. Entitled Blac Initiative and Govern­ mental Responsibility,' th re­ p rt t e issue with one-sided empha and single minded appr aches" and in tead d- o tes combination of heightened efforts by Black them Ives and increa d more fo...…

…Z STATE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY" "SERVING THE ARCH 29 -:- APRIL 4 Jackson cal He . d institutional racism has manifested itself in both the university setting and government policy due to co rvative political trends brought on by the Reagan administration. "My mixed emotioo is that e're on the right cause e fi racism and fascism, but in 1987 it's th wrong ag� " Jackson said. Instead, students should now concern themselve with ...…

…�. "SER VING THE STATE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN CO MARCH 22' 28, 1987 NEWS BRIEFS CP co FEDER TE FL GS RE OYED Greenvill .. - The A P h pa dare luti n calling f r the removal of Confederate fl flying above the tate capital buildin in outh C rolina and I barna. The re luti n al called on Georgia and issis ippi to remove onfederate ymbol fr m their tate flags. The civil rights rganizati n uthea t Regional Direct r Earl Shinhoster declared ...…

…"SER VING THE VOL. IX NO.16 ·z STATE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY" • B T PHE GREGORY In an extraordinary display of support to rid the University of racism, 61 members of the Univer ity community, including Pre ident Harold Shapiro, told a commit of state legislator about their experi e ith ra i m and offered suggestion on ho to com tit About 800 peopl crammed in the Michigan Union' s Grand Ballroom to listen tudent , former ...…

…VOL. IX NO. 15 USER VING THE .� z STATE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMJl1UNITY" ac Rev. Jesse Jackson is the targe of a national grassroots drive urging him to support the running of an independent African-American presidential candidate in 1988. The petition­ ing campaign, which aims to deliver on million signatures to Jac n is being led by Dr. Lenora Fulani, the only African-American woman to run for Governor of e Yor Stat in a con...…

…Who's more likely to ed- male or lem USER VING THE c • • o eft Plge 8 STATE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COlV[ll1UNITY" NEWS BRIEFS KLAN TO PAY $7 ILLION obil Alabama - In fir of it ind ruling last wee. , the United Klan of America and . of its present or past member ere ordered to pay 7 million for their role in the I9} idn p-murder of a Blac teen er. The verdict by an all- hit jury a arded to the family of ich I Donald ho dy left ha...…

…Concern over CC nursing program: 00 fe Blac s Of 181 graduates, 2 are Black Page 5 Z STATE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY" "SERVING THE ac SO Japa acco o B'ac 'Heads nation's :Iargest mi owned trucking firm ority MI - Gary L. ten year veteran ord otor Com- pany' in rity upplier De- velopment Pr gram has begun hi ne role a Ch irman and hief Executive Officer of Trans Jone In. onroe he d­ qu rtered true line holding com­ pa...…

…'The 19 7 'State of the State" me e given by Gover­ nor Blanchard den t re­ flect the "State of BI c 5' in ichigan. Although we an cite i lated improvement for the Blac community durin the Blanchard year for the mo £ part high unempl yment and Continu d on Page 16 STATE'S AFRiCAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY" , Harry Benjamin Brown turns love of harp into business around for a partner. He found Dougla ills, a former South Haven shop teach...…

…�1'ft.� THIRD ew York, .Y. - The late t CBS/ ew York Times poll ha found Rev. Je se J ac n third most popular among the potential Demo­ cratic party pre idential con­ tender . ccording to the survey former .S. nator Gary Hart was the leading -Dem crat winning the approval of 33% of those polled; ew York Governor arlo Cuomo placed cond with 17% and J ck n placed third in a field of eight ossible contender with 9%. There were no...…

…C al ng AACP elec ions p • ric • e 3 'To Be Young, Gifted and Black' Pa en organ·ze to sa e bovs- 2 "SERVING THE - ca - I • • Ip y Lany . Still N 'PA News Service SHI GTO , D.C. - The tional Urban League's annual State of 81 ck Americ report "show American ippin back into bein comfort ble with re gr ation in the hool , ith a retr at from civil right with drug bu , failed economic d ci welfare policie and inere s...…

…) "SER VING THE SID GTO Of the S18.7 billion in propo spend- ing reduct' n for fi al year 1988 contained in the Admini­ tration's ne budget, one third ould come out of programs t r ted to 10 income Ameri­ can, despite the f t th program constitute 0 - ninth of the federal bud et, cording to an analy' i eel by the Budget and Policy Prioritie . ctual ..,ending for I in- come prosrams ould be sliced 6.7 bDlion bel the levels' ne...…

…" USER VING THE STATE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY" JA UARY 18 - 24,1987 . -Dr. Ma rtin Luther King, Jr. " I have the audacity to believe that peoples eoeryuibe e � can have three meals a day for their bodies, . . education and culture for tbelr minds, and dignity, equality, and freedom for their spirits. I believe that , what self: entered men have torn down, other-centered men can build up." . King holiday observances circle th...…