…t J · National Conupotadelll-NNPA The Department of Justice recently reported, that of 586,609 priso rs in U.s. jaik, 246,833 - or 40% - are Black me� and men.. I "One of the things that f . ghtens me about Black America right no , is that I don't see that zeal to win or to survive as bard II use to see . that scares . I see people be- co mmg ddictive to materialism. y tend to forget that there is something that has made us su...…
…e It no n e. Blae Af· pt 1 the go d medals in the 800 meter , 1,500 meter, 5,000 meter, 10,000 meters d mara on 1 t year' orld Trae nd Field Championship, hich re, ironically, eld t Rome, the site of B· . 's run to glory. And they too eight of the top 10 pi ce in the World Cross Country Champion hips in Auckl d, e Zealand, earlier this year. At Rome 1 st year, Said Aouit of orocco won the 5,000 meter , his 38th traight victo...…
…I tt True You Can Buy p for $44- throughth U.S.govemm nt?Getth. faeta today! Call 1-312-742-1142 &to 1375 I The Housing 'and Com- j munity Development Act of 1974, as amended, entitles the City of �nton Harbor, as an Deemed necessary the CoI- -urban community; to plan d lins Ave. Water Line and carry out a Communi y Parkway Street Lighting. Development Progra Approved a request by the I throughoutthecity.The� B.H.A.S. for the use o...…
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…c d straig F I ter A. H Sr. WASHINGTON ( NPA) - The U. S. Department of Labor's, rosy report for the month of April, detailing a 1.1 percent drop in the bon's UD employJnent rate to 5.4 percent, the lowest Yet in 14 years, . omleading as reported in the media, said Rep. Aqgustus F. Hawkins (D-CA). The report does DO repre sent the true. widespread un employment in the African American colDmunities across the nation, Rep. ...…
…Civil Righb, D· . ·0 • • day� to-day b· anything to do ith our receiving complain nd making determi ations whether these are viable (ho ver, they policy, which . crucial, he .). If we get a complaint, it m be in writing - are bo d by to ct on it I defy any individual 0 m de a viable complaint in writ ing to y � ot taken any clio on it. C1W may dis- agree 0 the remedy. But not on its validity." . . Of the 200 lawyers in the dep...…
…II C r A. H ,Sr. NNPA News Editor WASHINGTON, DC' Democratic Presidential can didate Jesse L 1 ackson declared "we need a new realism, not (merely) new faces in the White House". Addressing more than 1,100 mostly white-male audience at- . tending the American Soceity of Newspaper Editors meet in Washignton, D.C., Jackson declared his "1 ackson Doctrine" of economic justice at home and peace abroad is more ideally suited to t...…
…on people within the Rainbow Co lition constituency who uld be eligible for the e posi tions. So it ould be idle to peculate on th t t this point. He emph sized th t "the campaign· not over, in pite of the setb "dding, h ver, if ould top the race right no , the more than 800 delegates he h won and the tremendo trengt he has al re dy gained in caucuses and prim ries give him credibility and clout to bargain for all kinds of th...…
…DSOFACTI - Accuracy - Relevance' , r Mem , Educlltioil The nature of the eoatroeer sy surrounding Detroi Public Schoo in the daily media· a part of a puzzle ose so . involves a clear understanding . of tr tb, e r C1, and The puzzle the daily media in the city of Detroi con siStently repi'esenting . ell . reported in a oegati\te light be cause of the y in which report ing t es place. It seees peaJliar to me that out of all...…
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…F nd 0 increa H to IMrJ House to the White House . Wilder; Dr. Dorothy Height, WASHINGTON, D.C. emphasized at the third annual president, National Council of (eNS) - Increasing Black Bethune-DuBois Fund dinner Negro Women; and William . political power from the State as VU'ginia Lt. Gov. L. Douglas cy, presideDt, Natioaal Coali- Bac I I I . LYNN"s' I SHOE REPAIR I Orthopedic WOrkJ I ·13546,Wood ard Highland Park (313) 883-5948 ...…
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…Since the days when Bill Pickert first bulldogg_ed a steer to the dust. the Black cowboy has been a syTnbol of origInality and dating. -Today, that bold spirit is embo dIed in Black rodeos and their dynamIc cowboys. I The Adolph Coors Compahy, brewer of Coors, Coors Light and Coors Extra Gold, * i.s proud to I bring the Bill Pickett Rodeo I to audiences across th nation. From one onginal to anotn r. let's keep our traditions ridi...…
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…G by , Henry Dumas, a 33-year-old ' Blac man gunned down in a Harlem subway by a e York Transit policeman in 1968. At the time of his death, Dumas was teacher-counselor at Southern Illinois University's Experiment in Higher Education in East St. Louis, m. With the spring release of Thunders Mouth Press' Good bye, Sweetwater, a pa ionate and moving collection o� new -and selected stories from Dumas' masterful pen, the Review/...…
…ci no perished en left alone in their D de County home' er their er' informal child care ar- r emen fell through. Ia 3: An incremen- tal incre e in the ucc sful He d Start Program. Although He d Start h deonstr ted its effectiven in preparing and elping . dvantaged children do better in chool, it no reach only 18 percen of the eligib e children. Our goal 0 r five year . to e end Head Start to t le t half the poor three to five...…
…Barred, -ut not plrlt bound > trol. . "I am what I am and I'm not Prison Chaplain the Rev. here to impress anyone", says Raymmond Swierenga is not teverson. "I'm here because I surprised by Steverson's honor did wrong an I don't ever fool privileges. He says Steverson has myself about t at." a study relationship with God Dunes officials say that and a healthy attitude which has Steverson is one of the few men ha� a positive impact on ...…
…. I BENTON HARBOR NEWS Steverson sa "1 j want to find one little corner of the orld for myself so I can go on °th mylife." 0 y t to go forward with my life. There's no en in ere ting any warfare . th yourself. 1 rbor School &oerd Voe June 13 I I rt P r z hit Oa d "They're happy ith the comfort and the cost. .. …
…ZONING BOARD OF AP· PEALS OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Benton Owter Township Zoning Board of A� peals will meet in the unicipal Building at 1725 territorial Road, Ben on Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan on onday, May.23, 1988 at 7:30 p.m. in the GOVERNMENT JOBS $15,.00· $72.500. ow Hfrlng, Excellent Benefit. Call �7122 Ext J. 9534. y the Historical Re arch R posltory, Inc. Is king the nam and addr • ses of ny deacendants o...…
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…I 'S DELEGAT IC P OC S A J C G By Jo· DETROIT - "Jesse', been hung out to dry." That is how one Jesse Jackson supporter analyzed the results of the May 7 Democr tic caucuses in which the Party made its choi ces for delegates to the tional C9n vention. From another viewpoiilt, the people come the rcallose . 'We ha\le squandered the op portunity for an iodepe den political oveme " 15 politi: lacalOll coordiDator Sam Riddle. ...…
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….1 By CIlpilaJ News Service LANSING - nie budget for higher education that exceeds Gov. Jam Blanchard's prop- oal by nearly $14 million was approved by the Senate May 4 but is drawing controvercy in the House. The Senate, where the bill originated, is recommending a 2.3 percent increase in the higher education budget op posed to Blanchard's proposal lof a 1 percent increase over last year, Ellen Jeffries, fiscal anal�t for hi...…
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…')' .- , pi II It .n. ( .uu uuu t.uv. I L,tll 1''-. \ il,\\ .... IT UY fOI THf CHICAGO or By AI W. M����·�� .. .. � � _ Startiaa10ext week, • space necessary DO edge and skills will f ure an article diag to make them more competitiYe: critical· ue COD the - Acces .Equity i 'one education of our cb.ildrcn and dimension that will be ad- youth. Each week there wiD be a dressed it relates to schoo differcnt· ue and a prOll'am or program...…
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…Join us for 5 days of festivitie to mark Sears 50th Year in Highland Park! Tu y, Y 17 Dress-Up Day. Employees will be wearing authentic 1930's costumes. Store will have display of photographs from the last h�1f century. . PLUS, TUESDAY � L Y. Senior Citizens, age 50 and over will receive an additional 10% off* their retail purchases. All day long! W84�neldlly, y 181 pm to 5 pm. Meet with RONALD MCDONALD and HAMBURGLAR, from·McOonald's r...…
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…u I , DETROIT - The reee sassin tion of Dulcie Septem ber, African Nati,onal Congr (ANC) repre entative to France, the focus of diseus- . on at a recent forum . ch fea tured the chief U 'ted N tions repre entative for the ANC, eo Mnum1ana, ' According to Mlu1m1ana, the ANC office in Paris had notified the French Ministry of the Inter ior about numerou death threats against September, however, the' French govern ment took n...…
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…I . May IS-Zl, 1988 Semi gl I enamel Reg. S11.9i In 24 one-coat colors. 5- year warranty. Reg. S19. Ea y Living in erior semi glos enamel latex paint I . Porch, floor & deck pe'nt 11�9 Reg 123" ·$20 coupon, wi h purcha of 48·lb. tergent, good towards purchase of any Ken more 800 or 900 S8f" Reg '14 Craftsman full control e ranic'r p-.: sprayer it. Includes ca . Reg I " Interiof/- ............ ' R ... floor pa...…
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…rc The Tenth ADnual Outatand iDa Teacher of the Year search begun in the Bcntoa Harbor . Area School. District employee , parent and rCSi-1 dents of the School District are invited to participate by nominating their choice for Out standing Teacher of the Year 1987-88, ccording to James N. . Rutter, Superintendent of"Ben to Harbor Area Schoo In making the announcement that the Outstanding Teacher of the Year search as begun, R...…
…Progr m Committee mcm be are J . e d Erma Starr, r.; Royle S. and Billie Bruce Sr., nd Willie and Gladys mith. h I Yea I liv , of various -types of mother , and w written by rs, Henrietta Tolbert. Mother S die, 100, was honored Bethel's old ac tive member. Mr . Harriet Jor d n served s Mi tre s of Ceremonies, Sabrina Washington read the scripture from Epb· 5:1-4 d prayer led by Mr Callie Watson. Dinner" erved by the Broth...…
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…e 18-hour emmus are $1 � with half-price scholar .' vailable through a grant from the C�munity Growth Allilnce. They will be offered at the L C ID in ca�us on pier Avenue in Benton ToiI'DIbi°lP. the Small Business ServIca • 1105 . Fr Street i ilea, and the Van Bure Skills Center' in La"'encc. Each seminar will meet from 6:30 to 9-.30 p.m. in six weekly ions. The one-sea- ion One- inute Manager tkshop be offered at the main cam...…
…But the ill-timed comments of the three men have ept the potlight focused on the I c of Blacks in high management po itio in sports, something we can be than ful for. Without their loose lip the problem prob bly uld n er have sur- faced, the complaints of the Blae bein d rued a chance to dvanee in their cho n profes o bein passed off as sour gr pes. C mpanis is till reeling from his comment, saying public re ction to his remar ...…
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…lUD.vaJ DETROIT - Opportunists, bidden agendas and party hacks threaten the political miracle Jesse Jack on worked in MichipD. On S turday, May 7, State pu h: I 'in ' in 8yJen � rW rei Capital News Service LA SI G - Bu messes Could m e ignificant invest ment in ichigan' economic future by "adopting" tudents under e e' g d tuition plan, according to State Treasurer Robert Bowman. Bowman said corporations could becom a "pow...…
…ed to reco . r 1 e • , colleges. One effect of e program is to e public .. col- lege equally affordable to MET mem r . Participan could t- tend the e' or 1 expe the ame cost. Ho ver, this . at drive tudent to rd high-cost univer Co e . d. Community coll ges are be- . Co' • . uti of choice," he 'd. People 0 feel that four- year colleges nece sarily provide better education are mist en, Co . d. "The rgument could be de that...…
…. I ) a CapiUUNews SeMce LANSING - For 0 e chief tain imp ementing the program, Michip.n Educatio Trust ". .. ' the m Signifi inven tion in . er education since the invention of the sc olar- . II p. . On the other hand, th who are le enthused ith the guaranteed tuition program are . bracing for Ie s desir b e �evelopments they fear lie ahead ' "It t e the natiOD y storm and cap ured the imagina tion 0 the education com ...…
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…. Dropping ,0 of chool-· Y Y I When youngsters threaten to drop out of school, . is oaiy natural that e should warn them of aU the . of dropping out. But there' the possibility t t these · can dd to their disco me . A mote positM approach . t be to help the er c� up of the prob 'ch m e them t to drop . udying you do off." They that droP- ping out become a very reason hie aDd tr . ve alter- ive en a persoa fee that their sel...…
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…Wor ld renowned poet, educator and writer Margaret Walker AleX8DderwiD be speak ing on the main campus of Wayne State University Thursday, May 12 at 7 p.m, The program will De held at the McGregor emorial Con ference Center. In addition, she will appear at the Detroit Public Schools Foren iC; Festival, . Friday, May 13 at 8:45 a.m. at the • WSU General Lectures Hall and for a poetry reading and lec ture held at 7:30 p.m. at th...…
…o U 717 E. apier will be ponsoring "Explo ion 88, at the Be on Harbor Holiday Inn, 2860 S M-139, in the Maple Room, S turday, June 4 at beginning at 10:00 a.m. There will be three or op entitled: Living The "Good Life", conducted by • Helen C rry, Director of Johnnie Colemon Institute; U n limited Supply, conducted by • Gwl dol Tate, Asst. to Dr. Colemon; and Unlocking The Bible. conducted by Delo c III D, Instructorat Johnni...…
…• Tickets . FRIDAY I I MAY 13,1988 404,S •. BURDI� -8 PM ' 'STATE mEATER . I . I . • ARTHU P YSOCK I �.·tIl Red Prysock Band I KIM WEsrO 0 GIN I 3 SIXERS . THE IDLEWILD DAN RS . Featu .. g Ri · Ford & Carle n Gill I . along with Ballantine Belle's Youth horus r _ne 6PoMcQd by fO( Ma and MCS 10 at the State The ter, aU Believe In Musico I . . j 9 .1 …
…be orniDg p or. .. LOUIS HE DERSO JOH 0 Jr., a ninth grader of egon Heights High School h been elected as Student of the onth. Louis is a member of th fre hman b ketball team, drama club, nd band. His hob bies are re ding. tching TV, I and pI ying ba ketball. He hopes to go to college to prepare for career in dvertising. Louis is the son of Louis and' Mildred Johnson. ue FI Arts Camp will be ending 210 talented young u ician...…
