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…-. • • V('l \'11/ NO 20 ApII17-13 1991 - �O c c nt s • • . . r He onl Iv to a they f1uen e d y r e. Conyer dd that Bu hs pack ge involve plan for "more pri on , more puni h­ ment, and more pro ecutor ", which would "do little to top crime in the treet." C o-n- r man John Conyer, n Afrie n Am ric n legi I tor repre ntin the fir t di trict includin both Detroit and Hi hland P r ,and enior member of the U.S. Hou Judici ry...…

…BRIEFS Th Struggl Contlnu The P nther ne sp per i bac . The P nther' recently publi h­ ed their first edition, con- ronting problems uch s dru unemployment. AIDS education, r cism­ f cing tbe Blac com­ munity. The purpo e of the Black Panther p per i to e t bli h an alternative to the mainstream pre and, _ along the way, enlighten younger generation of Black. Landon Williams, one of the editors, hope to "again start a dialo...…

…1 Name th popular " tride" piano player who became [amou after Willie "the Lion" Smith and lame P. John on. APRIL 9, 1 8 - Paul Robe 00, actor and inger, was born. 1934 - Dr. than H re, publi her, educator, was born. Did prole tant churches ever own slave ? APRIL 10, 1927 - Brum Ic Br ndon, Jr., cartoonist, wa born. 1947 - Brooklyn DOdger third baseman J ckle Robin on became the fir t African­ American to play Major League ...…

….. . , - , ' Wh t did America get? The recent Oil War in the Persian Gulf cost a billion dollars a d y. Think bout that as you prepare to file your taxes. Ask yourself, what did America get for that kind of investment? The Egyptians got their foreign debt forgiven. The Syrians got back into the good graces of America and can now be' talked to again. The Saudi's got their homeland protected nd their status in the regi n ngth d. Kuwa...…

…n ongwri r Wri f • In 00 y people, Bl d hite, stieased abhorance t the deeds alledgedly committed by Toni Ri and her brother. Howeverwe m t unders d the psychosocial environment that produced uch a mind in the BI ck community. Maybe Toni re oned th t if Anthony (her husband) could go to the WAR and risk his life for a country that despised his Bl ckness and use him to futher their NEW WORlD ORDER plans, Anthony could surel...…

…I • • ·CU I w LW LOV D other people' n il 100 0 I decided it wa time for m to le rn bout the pplic t i o n nd theory and everything th t went along b c ork w o ek ·c· y four-d .... by DCC. Staff Writer M yor M rth Scott n- CO ID the issue will .. nounced tit Mond v' city be discu sed at the next Town council me ting th t Highland Meeting April 4, at Highland " Par will go b ck to the four- P k Community College. · day wa...…

…1 y COtTespod nl The thre t S hool of Choice repre nt to public educ tion i more th n the y rom peci ic h red inform tion- of 11 hum n com- munitie . In te d, it i the ab ndoning of community re ource r ther th n inject­ in them with ub t nee nd vit lily. Al 0, it i the oci 1- ly-irre pon ible notion th t In I t we can o lve our problem by running from the . Northern ghettoe e the lot in life for m ny of u who am 'by ATHAN...…

…h uld h pro- HEALTH 00 by Dr. De n Or­ nd hi medical team that I -f t ve c:tarian di r, regular e xer­ i e nd tr. man gem nt c n oft n rever e even the o t e ve re oronary artery 6tockage . .: <{)T. Alexander Leaf, former c"" irman of the preventive med ici ne department at Har­ v rd Univer ity Medical Scho l, calls the research a Iandrna r tudy." - Orni h is a re earcher and t te n d i n g phy ician at the Univer ity of Ca...…

…IL 7· ,1 I Behind- The-Scenes the ter). 'In term 0 violence", V n Peeble id, "there' good peop Ie and b d people. With Godf ther III, you had thr peopl hot in' the th t r. one 0 the p ople involved in the e inci­ dent h d even een the movie yet. " But producer Dou c- Henry and George Jack on had me age for the rowdy youth cuing violence t their cr e e ni g. "St Y the h c away," McHenry id. "We're tired of thi film being the c...…

…o < rom the tur 1 ,it' b out" previou commi IOn meeting, City En ineer Rol nd ad r. Writ: ime to act in our elf-int re t Regarding an article writt n by Scott Ai n, 3-21-91 Herald Palladium, entitled, "Rec Chief See Kid On Street ,In Co rt". In reference to icle which foucu e 0 "Mr. Glenn Yarbrough' crim plagued, Ben­ ton Harbor neighborhood": when in fact our r sidents are plagued -by high un mployment, low elf­ esteem and ...…

…HELP WANTED Th tre: Th re g n r I t to dlr two produotlon. a year plu. upervl all t 0 produotlon. Qualified to teaoh Aotlng, Intr04uotlon to Th re, St r ft, (ld Co tumnlng; In ddltlon, one of the following: peeoh, Communloatlon., Chor I u.lo or danoe. A, F A, or BA with qulv ent prof .Ional exp.rlenoe requlr d. Beginning Augu.t 1, 1881. S.nd a letter of Int t, thr.e I.tt r. of reoomm.ndatlon, 0011 g tr n.orlpt. and I.Uer .tatlng ...…

…o C ARTIST-PHOTOGRAPHER OF TH �From the Front Pew y There i n old cliche' th probably found it or in in the fact th t when one now nothin about nythin, the.n one c nnot be held re po n- ,.ible for re ult or outcomes surrounding that p rticular subject. old often-he rd cliche', "ignorance i bli probably pplie to many ir­ um tance , However. one of hem hould not be the Black church. he "bury your head in the sand" ppro ch to i...…

…by DERRICK C. LEWIS Staff Writer The United States General Accounting Office (GAO) has identified more than $250 mil­ lion in Medicaid claims not paid to the state which Michigan Blue Cross/Blue �.��.��� ve i bility or, a ordi to a GAO report given by Rep. J ohn Conyers during a news conference last Monday. The claims date back to 1972, with the Medical Ser­ vices Agency (MSA), which administers the state's $2 bil­ lion Medica...…

…2 African leader overthrown A day after the over­ throw of Gen. Moussa Traore March 26 in the African nation of Mali, people were returning to work and normal 'activity, the Associated Pres reported. .) Mali officials said 200 people died in the coup. Lt. Col. Amado u Toumani Toure, the coup leader, in­ itiated discussion with pro­ democracy leaders to Cop a sault cost up here Detroit citizens are paying more to ettle I w­...…

…This Week In Black History Court Scott boro upereme rever e d deci ion. What i the flame of .t h e B I a c k HI 0 m a fI who p ub l i h d a boo of poem in colonial times? P I 2, 1 John Thomp on bee me the fif t Bl ck co ch to in th CAA b i- b II c h mpion hip a Geor etown defe ted Univ r ity of Hou ton. I - Jeremiah (Jere) H rr Ion, US Con- gre sm n , wa born. ,I 1 - Charle Whi te, arti t, w born. 1 3 ,197 Marvin G ye, ...…

…t \ . al 0 be n reported that tw worn n were killed in the Iraqi S cud a tt a c I a' t wee n din Dhahran, Saudi r bia. And n Sunday. Mar h 3rd, the U. military confirmed the death I 32-year-old female pilot MaJ r Marie Ro i , who died in a helicopter ra h in north rn Saudi Arabia. ment rywh reo ow. Pre ident Bu h hould urute our P ople and become the mm nder-i n-Chie in a war a a in t Job dl crimination at home. The Pre ident...…

…od Y cl lc or, 0 Europe Under- eveloped !ric. co enlly ocum n ho t e ubju atlon of Africa by Burop led to the nr chment of rope' hile leavln Africa Impoveri hed, ea and underdeveloped. In re lity odney' inci ive nal y I c be e tended to much of the orld. The hi tory of the la t ever I ce nturte could be dub ed, ho Europ underdeveloped the Third World. In orne y it i impo ible to nderst nd the conflict in the eulan Gulf out ide...…

…ir fee; -Aw rd d Qu lity omputer omp oy to purcb puter equipment, t $21,4 4. The equip be fund d by t te gr nt, nd; -Approved e t blishing the new po it ion of Registrar, whose dutie will include registering student nd main- t ining official student tr n crip and record : yoffs of nd J y Top photo: The Detroit Pollee Dep rtment' Blue Pig provide entertainment. Bot­ tom: L m B rney nd Reggie McKenzie of the McKenzie eundatl...…

…D dlcated home health aide receive Employe of the Year award DBTROIT Mildred Singleton, of Detroit, ha been named'''1990 Employe of the Year" by Vi iting Nur e Home Health Service, a sub­ sidiary of the Visiting Nur e. A sociation of Southea t Michigan. Singleton, a home health aide with Visiting Nur e Home Health Service for more than 30 years. received the organization' Chri­ tophe r P. Andrade ward for, 'her "excellent care ...…

….... u ta en together, repre ent more than h If of the f d raj budg t. Home equity nd r tirement r erve benefr ting mo tI y the non-poor, re the poor Ie ce to bome undc r urr nt policie . yndi ated col umni t Wi)­ Ii m R pberry, in a recent eries o arn I praising Sherraden' approa h, writes: "In most tate (and perhap ali), it i vir- Thomasina Wright Advances in Non- Traditional Role NBWPORT NEWS, Va.,-Most young girl don't dre...…

…On theHollywood Beat: John Amos was recently in Los An­ geles to co-star along with Brandford Mars lis in a short feature spotlighting the talents of yet another, young Black filmmaker Marco William , as part of a Discovery program giving new directors their first shot at film. Dlahann Carroll's Last : What drew John Amos to the Hoorah: The Five Heartbeats" project was hot only the chance marks a return to the silver creen to work ...…

…inner of the merican byB IC ROW The monthly meeting of the Minority Bu ine s Enterpri e wa held March 14, at the R m d Inn, Benton H rbor. The monthly meeting are ponsored by L e Michigan College Small Bu ine Ji)evelopment Center. · Special gue t speaker were Donn Bowden, 10 n of­ ficer of the First of America Bank of Michigan, in Kalamazoo, nd Beverly Lloyd, pecial progr ms !l - i tan r, wi th the Benton Har­ bor area choo...…

…............•.................................. ...•........................................... A SISTANT USIC PROGRAMER­ Luo '. Loung. looat.d In.ld the Holld y Inn F.lrlan. I. looking for highly motlv.t.d Indlvldu I with mono ledg to be our happy hour mu.lo progr.m.r. Mu.t b. g 10, outgoing d peraon ble. Apply In per.on at Holld y lnn Falrlan •• t Southfl.ld Expre.aw.y t Ford Rd. Mon. & Tu .12 noon-&pm. 1 Corr •• pond.nt. want.d...…

…• B -It the mu lc of t ing Cole, Little E ter, Larry Darnell and the old blue vocali t th t ir t co ed the ord out of Amiri B r k . The rhythmic, emotion-p ed lyric danced through hi mind t odd hour of the d y. But a he tried hi own hand t wri ti ng, he di covered th t word had power beyond creat- ing oul- oothing en ation. Word helped uncover the meaning of being black. And they could be u ed to expo e oppre ive force in ociet...…

…gonH i h byMICHA CHILLICUTI' Mulh,on Co",spoNl.nt Ju t ix month ago. JoAnn Robert w ppointed su­ perintendent of Muskegon' Height Publ ic Schools. Now six months later, he ha be­ come the t rget of thre t and an attempted fire bombing at her home. Robert ha vowed to repair the Muskegon Height School sy tem, which she s Id I. In "ruin ." She blamed the recent thre t nd violent ac­ tion on politician nd Ichool official who have...…

…Africa PA 2 ou h Africa dabble in he u pen ion of ulf War very much in place! And NNPA Conwpolflklll President de Klerk's pro�ise " 'of a democratic on-racial more than coli 9 U The Pe�manent Mls�slon 0 r ,South Africa i still far from • �outh,Afnca to the United Na� '4 realization, There is still no sentatives were: Mervyn lum (D-CA), Kwei i Mfume hons ,IS ued on February 28 a cease-fire in ight against Dymally (D-CA) with 98%; (D-...…

…-------------�--------�--�---------------- .. --------� .......... ------ .... 1 This Week In Black History • ANSWERS TO - - QUESTIONS MA CH 25, 01 ck explorer J Dod·.., t out in e ch of the orth t P e. 1 2- o peVpop born. 1965 - Vlo DO w killed t H ynevillc, AL on Civil ight March to. elm ,AL. 1931 -' ot boro "ar- rested t Point Roc , Ala. Who is the author of "Man child in the Promised Landr MARCH 26, 1872 ,197 Tho • J...…

…PAG • Congratu/�tiolJ I en my. We re up again t a very old blooded, cynical, ophi ti­ ated, hi hly intclh ent enemy nd the cent r of the enemy's he dquart e r 1 In the White Hou e. "One of the d v mage of eing in high place i that you really get an under tanding of what we're up a ain t. I've been there. Bush i far more clever than Ronald Re gan. He invited the Black Caucus to come in, take orne photograph and talk for an hou...…

…ny other vote [than "0" ore]. " Er in Daniel, p rale I repre ent tive for the Welfare I ht Or nl ation ( 0), rned th t another pro r m pi nned for de truction w the Women. Infant,· nd Children ( ic) pro r m. En le r ' Deputy Secret ry John Tou cott stated sever I day later, the Governor I 0 con iderin elimin ting incre Sel in Aid to F milie With Dependent Children for both m r r i e d and ingle I women who had more th n one ch...…

…P McGregor becom hi torle Ite by DERRICK c. L WlS Staff Writer Highland Park's own Mc­ Gregor Public Library has been listed in the State . Register of Historic Sites. The library was completed in 1926 after the site was donated to the city by Katherine McGregor. Me­ Gregor purchased the site in 1903 from William· Stevens,' who had purchased a large tr ct of land in 1887, which w uld later become Highland P rk. tevens has c...…

…op y o o T orr-vrne Society Of . African-American Poet ociation of Detroi tithe brain child of ali 0 s a Davi. The non-profit as­ ociation a founded in 1989 and simit r to many uch roups pri n in acro s the country, one a pect of it foundln philo ophy i to "provide a vehicle of expre - sion" for minority riters. In addi lion to providing a .J "'vehicle of e xpre s ion," Davi said the association I involved with the community ...…

…PAG 8 'll or t d\ Phil t Irhl� h a \ 1110 r c he r I I ' C o 1 B I a ' I CJ \n 'r! .a n hiladc lphra \ more than _ p rc nt , , rnd mo I Imp rt ntly. con Jud d, Norplant friend' or ? h " KOLY .R'" .LD H 'th id run eb 0 prove ny and chrldren at n promptetl the dcvctopme nt of orplant. a Finni. h-mad hor­ mona) contraceptive, 30 year .. Iter the Pill'! The Food and Drug Ad­ mini, trauon 0 aycd il u e in o r th Am cr ic: In De...…

…R diascope ... The Column. at, Guy, the tiny queen or , b proved to tbe juice to op of the Bl ck mine i 1 d her mu ic career i t rting to gain lome credibility. Althou h be like actin and i not in ny burry to ive it up, be feel the succes of ber debut ingle, "Try Me," i ju t tbe fir t step of bat' ret to come. y Ja I1Ilne Guy will co t you to bave Ii ttle bi t of M.C. Hammer all to your elf. Oh, ju t in ca e you were onderin...…

…P G 10 o Community ervice d y w held recently t J ord n College, Berrien County Campus. The event w pon ored by the tudent er­ vice Department. Various busine nd organiza- tions were present with eli pi ys to cquaint the student with inner­ city nd community ervice. vail­ hie to them nd their f milie . The student. went from table to t ble gathering inform tion nd it­ ting down talking to the repre­ sentatives from v r ious org...…

…............................................... ................. . A •• I.t.nt -Full·tlme earn extra , enloy working from home.nd m much mon.y you need, .et yo,",r own hour •. R volutlonary NU Skin Health and Skin product.. A.k for Am.nda 883·5718. 3131 ............................................... EAR $40 PER MONTH WITH NO WORKI I need • hom. In which to run Exp.rl.nc or Non·experl.l')c •. T.lent w.nted male & f.male d.noer....…

…p n r n They had po light , the red carpet tre tment, celebrities, everything but viet p rking. Never-the-Ie , the Fir t An­ nu I Highl nd P r P lice Athletic .. Lea ue (PAL) Fundr i in Dinner I st Friday, w a fir t-ela s event, from the well-dressed guest to the icing on the cake. Host for the event w s WJLB' Mason, of Mason nd Company. This prolific r dio personality i attributed to having the ability to both entertain and ...…

…Caddying pays off tor Detroit students Kudo to four Detroit high Ichool students, ho were. prolent d ith four-year Icholarships from the Bvan Scholar Founs! ion at la t T aday Detroit' school board eetin . C I Technic 1 Hi h School loniorl Tod Willon, brothers a e and Shawn Ward, and Rc aiaunce Hig School I.aior Kevin Siefker ore the Blacks can· fight media • racism b1 Lea A. SalDuel Corr •• ,oNl'nt , " , . tereotypical ima...…

…h Briefs The military attract BI a . proportionate number. While BI c con- tit ute 12% of t popul tion t y e up 20.8% of the armed force and a full 28.6% of the y. , y come from the fact th t the military y provide better job opportuaiti for th with no hope. It i also theorized lure may be the enticement' the milit ry u e : gu ranteed employ­ ment, on-the-job tr ining, and a colle edu tion. Barb ra Groves, a service woman f...…

…This Week In Black History , inventor u r re irun pr ce , w born. 1 17 - J Pol n d t r, B p t i Churchman, born. Which [am ou hall' board denied Marian Ander on and Hazel Scott the right to perform be­ cau e of color? MARCH 19, 1 72 - T.J. Boyd patent ap- paratus detaching hor e from c rrla . 1919 - Herb rt i hoi', trum­ wa. b r n. 1624 - m fu k r , ftr t hild born in the US chri t ned at Jame town, VA, Name the thre prat...…

…EDITORIAL exed its' roilit ry might with awe orne we ponry nd tounding technologic I uperiority. The "victory" w all the more It ati fying" be­ cau e the ground war wa hort nd the U.S. casualilie were "amazingly light." PRESIDE T BUSH, the euphoric commander-in-chief, declared that the U.S. ha final­ ly buried the "Viet Nam syndrome". U.S. power reigns supreme again. Lost in the euphori of the victory celebration are the que l...…

…1 00 I part of a flve­ erie .beln published by. t e Univer By of orth Carolina Pre . The first two olumes focused on the British lales and Canada. Volume III i the fint of three volumes to ex­ a I e the Blick abolltlonl t movement in the United States. The extent to which th en­ tire Blac community in north­ ern cl ties a enga ed in anUs lavery wor is one of the mo t revealin 'par of Ripley' or. "Vi ilance committees spran up i...…

…amie Cooper h not been nd th t he is not upport. pr n Scent. Deliciou. Delee­ t ble nd di turbin engulf the room. The romatic per­ fume of relaxation, color blend the inten ity of peace and the w rm mile of welcome greet you a you enter the orld of Loving Bouquet, 16 Grand Street, in downtown Highland Park. Loving Bouquet is the in­ spirational design of Judy v c ncie re idents. Other bu ine ,'t e bo rd approved chec proce ...…

…ro The City of Detroit currently II acceptina application for leaonal jobl Itb tbe Recreation Departm nt and the Zoological Par Department. The City h opening for: ta t bile "Ie AU da.tI, ho sell refrelb­ m niland/or tickets. Applican mUit be at leut 17 yead old and have completed two yean of higb scbool. Pay range is $4.25-$4.44 per bour. - ReereaUo Ald.. To qua ify, applications mu t have two years of high school, be at leut...…

…Treat yourself to a healthier version of • favorite family des­ sert. With ju t a few simple recipe change , you can enjoy Aunt Edn • bread pudding and Matty' blackberry cobbler without feeling guilty. Health experts agree that diets high in fat and cholesterol can lead to an increased risk of heart disea e, today's leading healtb problem. Therefore, sweets with less fat, cholesterol and sodium, Y e ,1 a� ood .lnIlft-J n" fa hio...…

…Radioscope ... The Column Behind· - The - Scenes h r By·LllaCo I It's been six month since E - the r Rolle's near fatal automobile accident la t sum­ mer that left the driver of the car Ihe as riding In dead. The 69- year old actress her elf su - tained fr ctured ribs, laceration of the head and face, and a brui ed heart. Says Rolle, "I'm till recuperating for the mo t part,-trying to get my elf back together physically. " Tod...…

…10 Video In court? ditor: Doe video t pe belong in the courtroom? NO. To me, there em to be eriou contr diction' when one u c the word truth nd vid 0 tape. One need only turn on their . JV and a k them elve what are they eeing. Am I eeing what the c mera aw or what orne film editor put together for me to see? When is it re I or -manufac­ lured? How <: n I the ordinary itizen tell the difference. Will you no longer be ble to fac...…

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