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…u r YP I A TI· One of Dr. M rtin Luther King Jr.' most important me es, u u lly left out of wh t' ritten nd id bout him, w hi upport f r dr m tic re tructurin of the U.S. economic y tern, ccording to economi t Juli nne M Iveaux who po e J n. 21 t Ea tern Michigan Uni ersity. Delivering the keynote ad­ dr at EMU' annual Pre ident 0 Luncheon honoring King, M Iveaux told orne 600 gue t that King' economic philo ophie h ve been ig...…

…tion. me n 0 tri in their 0 n reedom. Once in the of fric n Americ n iruu lly hunned. Only fter numerou union defe t t the h nd of the Confeder te Army nd fter nu-dr ft riot in ew Yor nd other northern citie did br h m Lincoln ree to recruit Afric n Americ n to help turn the tide 0 the r. More th n 75,000 Afric n Americ n fought in the Civil W r in hite led e re are d unit where they received- le p y th n their white counter­ ...…

…- NEARLY HALF of the 48 thousand motor vehicle death . nd 40� of the drowning deaths are alcohol-related. - More than a million U.S. ci tizens are infected with tbe HIV viru and more tban lSS tbou and of tbem have AIDS­ with the number climbing daily.· - From one to three million Americans are regular users of cocaine. This has created a climate of fear in our cities. Drug abuse by women contributes sig- \nificantly to our nation...…

…DO r The Detroit Heart Institute (001:1), located on the campu of Detroit o teop true Ho pit I (12523 Third Avenue, Highland P k) will join other cardi c pro rams in the area, in cele­ brating Cardiac Rehabilit tion Wee February 10-16, 1991. Thi tate-wide 0 rvance i being pon ored by the Michig n Society of Cardiov cular nd Pulmonary I chu ett Improvement ociation. - pproved reque t rom the Public or Dep rtment to de ign te th...…

…curryin dvice , ncour ement nd mil , i their mom/mentor/coun- elor/t chert riend Je ic Ho ell. Howell i he pro r m coor­ din tor of the ew Ch nee Project, n 18-month, full-time int n ive progr m. One of only 17 progr m Ii e it in the country, New Chance provide the urviv I nd coping kill nece ry to bre the cycle which often leave the children of young p rent di adv ntaged. "Our prim ry go I i to pro­ vide kill and opportunitie ...…

…Afric n Baz r pi nn d t u um DETROIT- Hard-to-find, uthentic Afric n m ks, culp­ ture , and clothing; nd the diver e form of African American mu ic nd d nee re mong the activitie and high­ lights that will be featured during the Detroit Historical Museum's annual African- American Fami­ ly Day, to be held Saturday, February 16 from 1-4 p.m. An Afri ca n-s ty Ie baz aa r featuring items impo from African countries will be held ...…

…HELP WANTED Are you living on a limit d In· come? If you are 55 and over and a re.ident of Berrien. C .... or Van Buren counties the Senior Employ· ment Prog m of Region IV Area Agencyon Aging off.,. a compl.te no f .. employment "Mce. For more in· formation call 983·0177 or 1·800· 442·2803 E.O.E. 3�/91 -�, Il, Friends· . 259, 545, 654, 646 o,sllier·434, 987, 643, 346 Bts (Trol(,') • 316, 219 o,b . 271, 564, 411, 114, 844 Ar. y...…

….1, A 12 OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY EV NT -"From Afrlc. ... To AfrlCM-Am« n ... ThJI Journey Contlnue� ... • t M rcy Co , 8200 W Out Dr. SouthfIeld from 9:30am. to 4pm. Call Bob Cumnghem (577-2191 or 592-eooo). PYRA 10 PERFORM I G THEATER - Students of Alsha Shul perform traditio African Dan ,song and stor . Unooln Ubrary. E Seven MI t 2:30pm. (876-0135 hi. nowIby ng ....IMPlredby l"ItV'Ir\Nrll'l of MOVE adelphia. W1dem ..... -eee...…

…VUL XIII NO 11 f [HHUAHY 3 C), 1991 50 Ce nt s Y DCC. L WI . Stalf Writer More tban 75,000 Blac died wh t experts c 11 "exce deaths" in 1987. The term refers to the number of deaths mong African American which would not occur if Bl ck lived under the ame health conditions as white. ate ee . .lnput on' wa te policy By BEAT ER L. H S CapiltJi News Serv·u I LAMS! G -If �ou are cerned about hazardous , Se WASTE, Page 7 , Homic...…

…P 2 ar 0 nnihll whi e racl 01, a By Derrick C. Lewl • Stalf Writ�r • Comprising only 10 percent of the world population. whites have a fear of genetic annihila­ tion which explains their racist beha vior, according to psychiatrist Dr. Francis Welsing. During a symposium at the University of Michigan last Mon­ day. Welsin.8 spoke on "Resisting Assimilation: The Psychology of Self Identity. She said this fear has created a glo...…

…H , th picture the L gue n accurate one, mo t ill' be ffe t d in orne way y the budget cut, but the poor will be hit the hard­ t. A D YET, tudie how they r the one who are the un law ha Ie impact-on By DE I MAN FI ·LD Capital New Service LANSING -It i bu me as usual in one of the Midwe t' largest porting good tore, despite new gun legi lation be­ coming effective in March, aid' Brad Bernard, a ales clerk at Jay's Sporting ...…

…. . . . . . .; .- . . 4 . , the orld to the ed e r, every ction by the Bu h ait .dmini tration w de i n d to the ma e conflict ith Iraq nation- of . I ob e ion. By re ortin to nd oc er room bo ts, vo in to -kic S dd m' .. , Bu h need­ le Iy person Ii ed t e conflict, ,undctcuttin the po ibility of ne oti tion . By incr ing the numb r of me ric n Amcric n troop without Con­ re ional uthority, he tr n - formed h t w initi Ily I...…

…ICHI A C.TIZ nd e - community living demands a common language, there were no elf-rigbteou guardian of tand rd Engli h abandoning the st ff of The Beverly Hillbillies and Green Acres. Like In Living Color, these ,comedie were endeavoring to e pre s les tandard reali ties with an appropriate dialect, not tr sh taDdard Engli h. THE RICH, POW RFUL,· and suburban member of society don't posse a monopoly on wis­ dom, insight and tr...…

…. . ... one fi c 1 ye r mo t 11 ely lso bc pr c nt the following ye r nd often 1 d to I rger llocation., tbe report ide This f ct that exp nditure keep grow­ i g even tbough revenue ina . decline due to the conomy or their temporary t t� lead to a greater and gre ter difference be- NATIV e _ tween the two. For ex mple, in pcricncc high t tes of inj ury, 1988 total t te expendi ture suicide. and homicide. ·Uninten- were S 16,519 870...…

…ICHI " ubura o y irpl n to und y Jan. 13. T ou h hi trip cheduJed b ore the J n. 15 United N tion deadline et to a110 S dd m . H ein to pull h hoop 0 t of u ait ith ul repercu io , he not called a a U. S. oldier, Inste d he IS one of everal 11m American dele ated to vi it Clpitl. city Riy dh for nine days to upport their Mu lim Arabian counterpar , Muburlk lid. . "(The Mu lim America ) benefi led Ind appreciated hlvin been i...…

…p tune . "The e freedom ong popular ne p per of the d y," ollin y, "bec e in m ny p rt of the country, coverage of ovement ctlvi tie limited." HO lZO S· ob erv nee of Blac Hi tory Month conclude with "Song Tell the Story: 1965- ture 1990, " a fe ture on the diversity ong bout World W r II, St lin, of the Afric n-Americ n e - nd the droppm of the tomic perience over the pa t 25 ye rs, . bomb, orded by popul r including r ce riot, t...…

…re kf: tI. n ck 8 r. 1/2 cup P k d brown su ar 1/3 cup light co syrup or honey 1/4 cup margarin or butter. softened 2/J cup peanut butter 1/2 teaspoon round cinnamon 4 cup .. Total cereal 2/3 cup raisins Butter "quare pan. 9x9x2 or HxHx2 in hes. Heat brown su �r. corn syrup and margarine in J-quart saucepan over medium heat. stirring frequ ntly. until sugar is melted and mixture is smooth. Heat just to boiling. stirring frequentl...…

…o me HA 0 onor r d in Gulf BE TON HA 80 - The Ben­ ton Harbor Are School Bo rd of Educati n nd Superintendent would like for II parent or loved one. having Benton Har­ bor Hi h School Gradu te erv­ ing in the armed force tationed Avenue. 'CI Y in ltu curity ch ck' Uy Berni' Bro n C orr pondent 13 TON HARBOR-Detective Bill Elliott of the Benton H rbor Police Department wa posted at the Monday, January 28, Benton Harbor Ci ty...…

…, .......................................... __ ._- 1/' ............................................... Corr pond ntl want d for we Iy n p per. Mu t have Int relt In your community, bliity to report. ev nt. ccur t Iy. Will train the right Individual. S nd resum and/or lettar of Intere t to: Michigan CItizen. P.O.Box 035 0 Highland P rk, MI �8203. FREE TRAVEL BENEFITSI AIRLINES NOW HIRINGI ALL POSITIONSI $17,500 ·$58,240. C II (1...…

…12 LACKCI E OJ CT- Pre .nts H.I, Piece: A Flim tor NappyIHMd«J P.opIe & Coo"Y High t the LInry. 5201 WooctwardAve.1n the Unlv. Cuhur Cent r In Frt nd Auc;fttorium. Wedneedey ngs from 8:30 • &pm. (�. FREE 'A IL Y ACRO THE EA - ExpIor_ the rem • oonnections (common ) the au p.opl of coa tal South Carolina .. G.orgla. & Oklahoma (the Black 5en:tlnOt .. ). " people of SMwra Leone '" W Afrtca. A on.how dooumerUry on PBS "'1 pm. ere ...…

…• VOL. XIII NO, S January 27 - February 2. 1991 50 cents OU an 0 i ters y the P ntagon 1 L 0 ttempting to hide the growin re i t nce , e .p c ial ly mon re ervi t. The Pent gon tated about 100 oldier have ought con cientiou .. Objector (CO) -Haitian born Air F r talus according to the ATWJ. vi t Rorratd B8 t-�t Military coun elors say the wa given a le: than honorable Army ha revised it rules in n di charge De .17. after he main- e...…

…, .. . " -, � i the mili t sy after 1973 have been tra ed into low- killed entry 'Level support and ervice po ition .. Defe e Dep rtment tati tic in 1985 ,report d tp,r the proportiorrofwbites j igher " kiJle r" t jot) i nearly twice that ot. PI cks.,· ;- . - BLacks .. .comprtsed" ,.ap� proximately 12l>ercent of ibe ac­ t.j.�e d� force <tWing .Hie Vietnam �a but j:ompri ed �8 Percent Qf thecomb t deaths be- , ., twee 19�-6? 'A...…

…1 I DAVI', H younge t of the. presenters, brought the. more than 100 people in attendance t the edge of their eat houtin , t e . tud ranted one week in J nuary urrounding the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.ts birthday and one week in February to pack a month's worth of events in, he added, noting the february week will not b a Black HI tory Week ut a Celebration of Ethnic Diver ity week. However, University offlcials idea,"...…

…in cclebr ted the Iir t d Y ew Ye r and dec de by bringing into the world a m n­ child n med nthony Ste art. ineteen ye r later Anthony found hi msel f � TIll ng tho c P rent compl ming of racu m nd har men in hi pi toon in the United States Manne ," . Anthony h d joined the Marine: to .esc pe, a he, aid, "the violent streets of Yonker ." Streets which had tran formed ince his birth into drug-ridden, OK corral type of environmen...…

…; , J in lIy, ome people m y need to file r turn i plio receive re nd or cl m th e med income credit. Ta brac et and rates. The tot r te , 15 and percent, remain. But the m ximum mount of ta able income t 15 percent, for e - mple, i $19,450 for a in le per on and $32,450 for joint filers, incre e of 900 nd $1500, re pectively, from la t ye r. The 33 percent "bubble" r te Ic in t 47,050 nd $78,400, re pee­ tively, for Ingle pe ...…

….. rd ··Wri Richard Wright, the uthor of "Native S • "Black Boy" and five other novel and hort story coil ction , knew t taste, smell and cool deathlike cares of mi cry. . , Hi Iir t 18 ye r were pent in constant truggle, often near starv tion, often in fear or' beat­ ing that would wipe out his bre tho Inexplicably, Wright . rose above hi harsh existence and bees me thc nation's first sue­ cc Cui African-amcrican novelist. Wh...…

…e. chool ir ry promo d 0% pay hik o· co " BARLOW' ALARY will jump from about $41,564, which is what Mary Simmons, the board' former secretary earned; to $60, 093, Cobbin said. Also voting against the reclas­ sification was board member Bell who is the former Equal Employ­ ment. o.,portunity .Commi ttee chair said he di agreed with the large increase. "I don't think their jobs reflect director status and that amount of mone...…

…p ew Li 'tor addicts at Highland Park Home Here is a bit of 'good news tal. Sacred Heart Rehabilitation 'percent OJ' 250,9 of.them want to and a ·real, al though almost Center or a similar cility. . stay at a half-way home after secret, success story in High- In addition to excellent food detoxification, but there's only land Park's New Life Home and lodging, thi half-way. room for600-700womena year (NLH), a female drug recovery house p...…

…he' hi houlder.· While J net y they r cornpeuuve. it' • friendly riv 1- ry wi th her uper t i brother. She ay he'd love to bre orne of ber big brother' record , but h know he' ot a way 'to go before he knoc him off the throne. The "Control" Ibum w more th n meg - ucce ful LP for J net Jack on, however it wa her "Rhylhm Nation" album (which be helped wri te and produce) which pushed her daring, strong-yet-playful image to a who...…

…10 II on them." Streeter H m uer th com- rm Ion voted to: - Appro e an t 11 non of thre treet 11 ht , two 10 ted t . __ ........ _ Hi hland ad V I Ie Vie nd n t L Vette Street nd the removal of treet light t River­ view Drive and Valley Drive nd t Britain Avenue. - Adopted a drug loitenng ordinance, where anyone that i standing around in front of ny public place or elling drug will get arrested. Some commissioners aid they i...…

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…COSMIC CC'. EXH IBfT -The portray of The Sf ck Mu iclan in Am.rioan Art lent by Califom Afro-American MUM\MT1 I be shown from J ,28-�h 9, Tuee.-9 9:3Oem. - 5:30pm, & Wed:, 1-9pm. at M n Ubrary (833-4043). r THE MICHIGAN THEATER- Presents the Lat Supptlr at Unci. Tom'� C blnl!h. Proml .d L.nd at 8pm. , TIckets 81 on now the ohio Th ter Box om at 803 E. Uberty St. In Ann Arbor or oharg ticket! (313.668·8397). For Information (313/6...…

…, ., LAN ING - Michigan .re idents may h ve to w it until 1994 to ee th full 20 perc nt property tax cut. Gov. John ngler promi ed in hi camp ign. With the new adrnini tra­ tion wrestling with a pot n­ ti 1 $500 million budget "defic tt Budget Di rector Patrici Woodworth said the property tax cuts �ay have to be slowly pba ed in over the course of the next four years. "You can't dump a full 20 percent cut po all,.y one year, "...…

…, : - William OeKJefk the son of South Afri Pre ident F.W. d� Klerk is reportedly , engag� to a 'colored' woman he met in college. .. TIle' oman, Erica Adams is of both white an Black an­ Cestry: By South African law UD(l��martheid crime. resident de Klerk says • he has just recently learned of their relationship and he . added that this "peculiar" • situation i "a private family matter." . \ u P ct char . Byron de I. Beckw...…

…s: , '. no ervice . ,A .leaftc t .cnli tl 'd "H alth Cafe in Dell oit P r p tu at Genoeid ." pub h hed h ' CPH, charge tb t d lay 10 M di adc and Medicare payment by the t te and federal government are re pon ible r th inancial problem uch h spital face. . They warn thi. i tua ti n wi II I ) / " num Mcd: ar B r er predict th t wh n th t\ h spital merge part of th Graec Ho: pita). April 1 r, there will be everc j educ tio n...…

…c o repl in Jeffer on Da is for the 4 Mi is ippi sc 1. 1 U4 -- Ro ert (J u i e W lion, VI 0 II nit. II I t, \ . b rn. xopho m s t , clarineti t. was Play" ri rtu yi tor Sejour w born. born In cw Orlean in 1817. Be- Norbert Rilli' ux , a Bt c t\ ce n 1844 IOU uno, he wrote Creole from New Orle ns, 21 pi Y which were raged at the patented a ugar refining ro e Pari Theatre. where Sejour h d in 18 which revol utionizcd the a loyal and en...…

…" d Y or Operation De err Storm (code name for the U.S. off n ive �er' uon in the Gul over 80 time wh t the Detroit federal tax doll r inve t e' ch day to be� th homele s, and three time its inve tment in 'the ,ar on drugs. The rep t loch llenged the im gc of intcrnational unity of e Gulf forces as protrayed by -the h administration, in terms of fundt g and troops committed. Tqe report says Kuwait has committed 'S3.5 billion. nd ...…

…/ i a cial aid. .. ' By Gar),'·Watkln . Business Writer � ee . . eder tion of St te, County,' Local 41.' contr ct \V ter- M u . p i, c-. i minated by the city Dec. 2 tb�. Employee ( me day the union ot � do n Pre ident J me 01 new 1 -93 contr ct propo ed que t to the coun il not to di cu by the city. the contr ct i ue, hich further The union' current contr ct enr ed uni m mbe pre ent, provide 40-hour pay for 36- aying the union neg...…

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…n- m GI u om I a OCI ted with ui ldup f flUI� prc ur in th eye. It c n occur in the earl y 20' and omctime ha virtually no ymptom. Side vi Ion rna y. be gradually 10 t, and, in thc ad­ vanccd tage, the.area of c nifal vi ion may decr a e. i ght de troyed by laucorna cannot be . rc tor d. ' " ITH RL detection, blindne from glaucoma is ". How to avoid cold's " and flu: Wash your hands The cold and flu e son Is hard upon us and...…

…ye r of urpn e . dmitted th y dldn"t in Ingle note on their multi- pl tinum lbum, V nill Ice got c ught red-h nded In p li bout hi b c round J n t J c 'on be am cnuin . : upcr t r, with h r If h thm a- tion " Ibum becoming thc Iir: t LP in hi t ry to gener te i top- five hit . , .' M.C. Hammer xplodcd.li c,.. n A-bomb, but ot burned .by orne of th fallout. Crit c c .. cu ed hi of elling out R B to court pop f n nd Rolling Sto c...…

…1 n t melt th " . , ." " WINTER'S IGHT SUP,PER hop d t 'Al NUT AND CELERY A..-PE flZER PIE t . �'Y Ik " 1 Read - .rust Provoton chee "I Re dy- r.u t r h m , r ck r pie cru t • , 3 e .' Combine' egg. oup, flour • . mu J r� and hor eradi h. Stir in pinach. Spina h ha h on bottom • of pie cru t. Spread mixture over ha h. Bake at 350 degree f01,45 minutes. Thr e minute before ,done. spinkle cheese .on top �d pi cru t 'ream...…

…You oa 't bo ow y ur way out of debW Avo d "" I n eempenl . If you h.v. Ity' In your home, you can get • h9m .Q41ty 10 n from. virtually .ny bank If you h.v either hom. nor good credit, th Rt6tlmond, Vlrg I.-b •• d Better Llf Club of FINANCIAL SERVICES Amerl will lend $1,000 to $5,000 •• GET DEBT HELP - To 40K 90% long a. the appllc.nt ha. , •• t ady pproval. Stop creditor h ra •• ment. lob: P.O. Box 12044, Richmond, V •. Reduo •. yo...…

…MAAH'open on King' bi thd Y' , D'TRaIT - In, honor of the '. birth of Martin Luther King Jr., the Museum of Afri an American Hi tory .. ill be open to the-publ ic on' Monday. J nuary 21. 1991 from 9-6p.m. . "Walk to, Freedom: Detroit Share the Dream," a photographic c. hibition which focus cs on the 1963 civil right m rch led by Dr. King in' Detroit and the Birmingham bu boycott. will be on d i play thr ugh , February, 19 1. P...…

…... . Stall Writ r .. , .. Though King' birthday i now observed on the third M n- . day of J n ry, hi date 'of birth i Jan. 15 and ome Detroiters h ve expres ed outrage that U. S. Pre ident George Bush and the United Nation hav_ coo en thi daV ,'he deadline for Ir qi Pre ident Saddam Hus ein to pull bis troop 0 t of Kuwait. See, KING' DAY. Pal , . :./ '8(?'m uni V_ map pia. PeaG.e March on. W .. . 0- JOI n ing on More tha...…

…• # individu I P ople",' ." ould priority b pi ced on .. of drugs, homelessness -Iunctional schools in the U.s., or OD upperting the construe- 01 wells, healthclinics and roads Africa?" Can we ddress both lIB_as' . . ,.J • represented at the meet­ uded: Alph Kappa Alpha Gamma Rho sororities, esearch and Educ tion FoI_Ili'ioln, the National Alliance of Federal Employ�, Jack Jill of America, the African lMetllibdi·. £p' co Chure...…

…ler prote tin 0 c:u. n, currently publi h d by the Le ue 1 t month, the group w rned that if General As i - ue f r t nee were co mp le tet y eliminated, recipient could no Ion er et' oney for sh�lter or h t nd ould be forced to turn (the human 7,000 c e limin tetl, not only Involve f rni lies, 0 the number 0 Individual ff ted .. succe . mind but he ives' me a Thou h much of the - up- feren W8 o! looking at port availed to 4- P...…

…. _ , . er tion rate nd i Or 10 ye 1 rc our mUil ry build-up . Am ric n h ve w tched ilenny hil th pith the homele nd pilled over with cr caine. Cor ra e merica ent the country' Job over e too many unemployed, 'unedu ted youth turned to the ineorn around, drug. med ith imported Uzi' nd·- K41' to protect their "bu ine inve trn nt '. th lau htered e en other with uch efficiency th t de th-b violence' now the numb r one killer of youn...…

…, ) ere are some things h 0 tl c n do. Churche must pledge to focus ttention-on the needs of children; develop plan wh.�r� 11 churches can offer Quality chi d c re services, , especially tho e it) poor communities; offer befor - nd after- chool progra «: related to education nd family support program ; and encourage member to stand up tor children." , . . CHILD A D YOUTH must pledge. to trive to be everything they can -be;...…

….. . . .. . . cor: .: .� . -." '. 4 • e fu I, , Fro a humble] egi ning in I ., Alabama ,to an enterpri ing busine man in Detroit, 0 0'- -Ne I Lewi , Sr. reached out nd" touched many people during hi mo .t significant life. John O� e I Lewis, r. born June 3, 1909, in .Newbern, . Alabama, the' on of Ivey F. Lewi and Agnes C. Lewi . J oh erved hl Country for three and one hart years during the World War II conflict. Even­ t...…