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…1 er, t hi orient tion convoc tion, he met Dr. Benjamin y, one of the gre te t educ tor of thi century. M ny year 1 ter when I gr du ted from high chool, I w nted to go to college. I al 0 had no idea what I wanted to m jor in. I ju t wanted to go to college. I didn't even know what the initial : A.A., B.A., M.A., etc. meant until I took my New Student Orientation cour e. P RENTS HOULDN'T worry too much at thi point if your on...…

…HIGHLAND PARK IN THE Black community, • we can tart by strengthening our families .. The movie character, "Tre," has parent, although eparated, who do all they can to keep him traight. Not every family has such a trong male or parental influence, but caring neighbor and extended family and communi ty upport form group like the concerned Black men can put more of our children on the right track. owi ng up in the segregated South...…

…HIGHLAND PARK Pd for by Com mitt •• to EI.ct Charll. P. Oavl. RESTORE CONFIDENCE IN CITY GOVERNMENT VOTE SEPT .10 CHARLIE p. f)AVIS Former Councllm n -1980-84- GO TO THE POLLS AND VOTE EPTEMBER 10, 1991 Paid for by FrieDdl of Mayor Martha O. Scott, Mary E. Thomas, Treas. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Primary. Election will be held in the City of Highland Park, Michigan on . TUESDAY, THE 10th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1991 for the fol...…

…• • 1 '! cont tinwhi htoe amin th i u , w '11 continu to mired in rh toric and the economic eonsequen on to th n xt generation. 2) Employee p rti ip tion program ill in- ere competition b tween wor ers. Management- i well ware of th unemployment tati tics. The pre ure to compet for wor will increa e. Employee p rticipation pro ram which are p ading to service nd retail industri ,incre - ingly will le d to wor ers policing th qu li...…

…·1 1 Entertainment In Brief V ndro tour com to 0 trolt Luther V ndro - The Power 0/ Love Tour com to the Joe Loui Arena for one ho_w Wednesd y, October 9, 1991 at 8 p.m. Accompaning Luther will be Sinbad, Sounds ofBlackne nd Usa Fi cher. All ticke $25.50 and can be purchased at Joe Loui and Cobo Arena and all TlcketMa ter office (cash only) to charge call (645-6666). Thi i am t ee concert. NO CAMERAS!! Freddy' Back After ye...…

…"I H V OT been able to UCO Ii v Th Senior Lifeline of the Van Buren United Civic Organization announce their calendar chedule for the month of Sep­ tember. The events areas follows: - Each Monday: Exercise for fun and do it with Richard Sim­ mons. New at Center. - Each Wednesday: Bingo before lunch. MEPPS Emergency Medication Program. All day, call 764-8378 for information. - Tuesday, September 17: Blood Pre ure Clinic, 11 a.m...…

…This Week In Black History 1- born. Wa Paul Laurence � Dunbar noted more for his . poetry or his pro e? SEPTEMBER 10, 1976- , Mord c I John on, t fi t Black pre ident of Howard Univer ity, died. 1 47 - John R. Lynch, US Con re m n, w born. What is the total estimated . number of African Methodist Episcopal Zion churches in the US? SEPTEMBER 11, 1929 - Willi m B. Dr nch, . playwright and director, was born. 1919 - John (peck...…

…4'D Tit nd th ught: which ne, I prepared my elf to lamb blast Sam or Wi hita regardle . Wh n Si ter Pearl spoke I w omewh t relieved because contrary to what orne people may think, I try not to hurt people' feeling. I not only uffer because of; I bleed for mankind. Si ter Pearl b gao. "Mr. Wrote. I trust you are feeling w II thi morning?" I grunted. "Mr. Wrot ," h continu d before I topped her. I had to tell her it wa n'i n e ar...…

…·1 1 ,�l1\A:u.» .,upport for­ eign car m ers in drov , but it i questionabl to wbctber e profit in any way from tb e perience. Although must auto otiv espe will tell us that we get a good ride when we buy Japanese-produced car the basic consumer fact that Blae have 10 address among our­ elv is, "are we just being taken , for ride?" How much reciprocity do Af­ # rican-Americans get when we buy foreign-made products? Do we get job...…

…"Amen." The member of the Mighty Galati n Singers re: lead ingers Myron nd Curlee Shorter, not re­ lated, Greg Rogers, Robert Ander­ son, Charlie Du , Milton Re d and what i p rhap the only non-family go pel group in 0 troit that has a wom n member, Mae Alexander. TH J R UP. greed that Alexander "Put tbe pice in it (and) change (their) dimension." According to Alexander, who i the booking manger and promoter of the group, "The Mi...…

…·1 PR9M\. Wlnan., Pr byterl Benton 707�, a.m,2p.m.W1 The City of Ordains. Ch pter 8904. the Hlghl nd P r unlclp I Cod Is hereby m nd d to r ad follows: 8 4.07 RICHARD ALLE COURT' (A) OFFER OR SPONSOR 904.07 Th City of Hlghl nd P r ao no ledges that the Richard Allen Courts LImited Dividend Hou.lng A. oolaUon/L1mlted P rtn rshlp. a lohlg n Limit d P rtnershlp to be form d, h off red, ubleot to th r elpt of ortgage Loan from...…

…:-MAP--C\)c;. c ptiv t d by ing. In 19 .Le d lly w ntenced to 10 y in a Loui i na pri on for t mpted murd r. Library of Con­ fol lori t John Lorna nd hi n AI n di vered Leadbelly there durin tour 0 Southern pri ns to g ther Blac folk ongs. Lorn x helped rr nge for Le dbelly' rele e and hired him chauffeur for th rest of hi Southern tour. They came north, Le - belly continued to chauffeur for Lomax between performance . Le dbell...…

…VOL XIII NO, 41 m rican Wor African by ry Hell "Our history in merica is full of examples of outright deceit, abuse, violence, discrimination and exploitation. This p nomenon is in­ grained. We have come to accept, without question, the premise that African mericans and other people of color are assigned to the most dirty, hot, hazardous, tressful, and low-paying job ." - Willie Jackson, Executive Director White Lung A soc iation 'S...…

…A III 0.0. The h irper on of th Unit d t t i il i ht Commi io id Iter tour of meri n milit ry b e in Germ ny, he found evidence of perv ive r - ci I di crimin tion. h irper on rthur . Fletcher told enior Pent gon offici I I t wee di crimin tion ocuring in the hiring nd promotion of both en­ li led per onnel nd civili n d fen e employe . He I. 0 id r ci 1 di crirnin ti n w en­ demic in the chools for employee' children. Th...…

…urged 0 pa et decent tb ir righ . Thi w the m ge of pe e hop po ored by th Detroit ety Council t th in Library I t wee ten di tributed by th commi ion noted that federal ho in legisl tion required 18 nd local govemm n receiving federal fun to dopt Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) a pi nde cribing the housing needs of people, th condition of ho es the money, materi 1 and people vail ble to provide decent and afforda...…

…on Production: 0 ayn Buch n. - K Adv rli Ing Rep� entative: rry royl VIEWS he fal/acy 0 Bl c con rveti m: re ponsive government re both nee ary to liberate the m of BI c people from hunger, poverty, di ease, and chronic unemployment and underemployment I am certainly vigorous proponent of elf-help development as a major priority for African Americans. THERE IS NO qu tion about the urgent need for African Americans to adopt a e...…

…o Wichit con- tinued. "I went to th • S Y Kind Words' lent how at Highland P r Community College. . "I w not imp d by' the talent and almo t got ticked off when th event t rted 32 minute late. But I'll ay OK to any thin that fill children' time with con- tructive endeavors. "Maybe if the event i to be­ come n annual event, nowhow nd profiting from mi take i the w y to go." After th t Wichi ta chit-chatted for the next 20 minut b...…

…"COOL MOVE - Teen . Together," is part of PBS outreach effort to get everyone involved with improving their communities. The video ha excerpt from a national documentary aired everal months ago, highlighting some of the wonderful work young people are doing for their communities. For example: - In Dorche ter, Mas achu ett , the community established The All Dorchester Sports League to put youngsters of all r ces and background...…

…• D1A APOLI - Alumni 0 Bl c colle nd unive iti re neglecnn their 1m m tt rs, offi­ c ofth chool id I t Wedn - d y. J me C. Bell, former board of re en member at Te uth rn Unive ity in Houston, nd Howard University law prof r K nn h S. Tollett m de th comm nt a mem­ bers of p n I at a ational Bar ociation eminar. The a ocia- lion rep nts Black lawyers. "Black college uffer from a lack of elf e teem ... and internal tri e," Tollet...…

…" Un mploym nt Un nt R t Ail Whit Afrlc n Am ric n o According to th Departm nl of bor, w n African American compri ed 11 of the orkforce, they m de up 23� of the unemplo d population nd 27� of the long-term mployed. Thi hoi tru amon all ctOIS. Chronic unemploym nt m that one out of three African Ameri famili liv belo th poverty lin , compared to only one out of ten families in the general popul tion. Incom Despite years of a...…

…·7, Entertainment In Brief r pr o u hi of ory Bu hwic Bill, from the Geto Boy ,i very up t with the recent report about hi girlfriend hooting out hi right eye. We id eventeen-ye r old Tamika Nicole R ndel ton bla ted him in the f ce with a 22-caliber Dillinger fter he in i ted th t he wanted to die. But Bushwick ay we got the tory wrong. I wick nd tired of being ick and tired, and my elf I tried three time . My girl d...…

…DETROIT This Week In Black History SEPTEMBER 3, 1910 - Dorothy born. 1 What types of hymns were WIg frequently in the Black church, and e.ven until today in many cases? SEPTEMBER 4, 1848 - Le H. timer, inventor and engineer, w born. 1962 e Orle n C thollc chool sy tern integrated. What is the largest Black-owned corporation in the US which makes hair dressings and other cosmetics ? SEPTEMBER 5, 1911 - Frank Yerby, novelist...…

…on In fact, . Colon, at 106, remar ed, not long go, bout her j ter' need of awl er, "You mean b ' 91 and needs a wal er?" The 'j te were born in AdaJe, Georgi . . Co on in 1885 and .. Gillispie in 1900. .. ' Mrs. Colon, pry 106, do ,mo t of the talking for the two, her • niece, . Gillispie' -d ughter! Erma Wimberly said. The' day of the interview w not on of her talka­ tive days. DETROIT ·11 • craves . either of the isters we...…

…BENTON HARBOR AREA The Ben n Harbor City Com­ mi ion ppro d Enterpri Zone Spendin PI or the Fi I Y r 1 -92 by 6- vote, t their A t2 meetin. By t City of Benton Harbor in d ig ted n Enterpri Zone, it' required to file nnually th the S te Enterpri Zone Board a Spendin PI n which reflec ho that reven increment, created a ult 0 Enterpri e Zone d ignation ill be pent. The Enterp . e Zone· to provid the opportunity for tax credi for ...…

…- WESTERN MICHIGAN 10m D nzy, Y.O.U. p rtlclp nt nd uture BI ck Bu in person of the Year. (pboto by D. Coo Radio in We 't Michigan - A bit of background By DANNY R. OKS Corn pond •• In the fan of '72 three young profe ionals from Kalamazoo' Black community formed WHW Enterpri e for the purpose of owning and operating a radio sta­ tion in southwe tern Michigan with a Black format. Walter Hall, a psychologist with Battle Creek' VA...…

…HI; land Par GAL NOTICE �OTIC f IlLOl.l(' m \ r sc Cl v of Hl hland Par' Clty Council Cha.bera 30 G raId Avenue Hi hl n Park, MiChl n � �OJ 17,1 1 Pursuant to Real Estat GUl Iln for d OSln ot Land. n6tice 1. her by Ilven th th C� Y Council will hold a PubliC Hearln at th plac . d lndlcat d abov to con ld r the oft ra to pureh v th corr spondln n ea and structur by op n \AC. T LOTS 1 -lO Y lon 11/21 1 -20 Av Ion 11/21 o C ndler ...…

…LEGAL NOTICE ND E TO OROl CE NO. 16.000 UNI ORM TRAFFIC CODE TH CHARTER TO SHIP OF BENTON ORDAINS AS OLtX>WS: BENTON CHARTER TOWNSHIP HAS PREVIOUSLY STABLISHED AN ORDINANCE KNOW AS THE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CODE WHICH IN PART ESTABLISHES PENALTIES FOR PARKING VIOLATIONS WHICH OCCUR WITHIN BENTON CHAR­ TER TOWNSHIP. WHEREAS, THE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF BEN­ TON HAS DETEnMINED THAT IT IS IN THE BEST IN...…

…won top prize with Curried Turkey Twi in tbe "National Turkey blended with curry, ow READING, WRITING� REALITY THE bad news is that 50% of 6 pregnant teens drop out of school.In fact, an average of1 mil­ �lion' American students drop out .. each year. The good news. is Burger King Academy. In partnership with Cities in Schools, lnc., we're, committed to keeping "at risk" students in school. Kids in trouble with the law Abused ch...…

…DB'J'Rorr-Aa the days of lummer rapidly give way . tbe autumn old, ACORN (Alloclation of Community Or.anizaUoDl for Reform ) tumI the beat. Saturday, August 17, ACORN held a protest rally; proteslln ,HUD', (Housing Urbin Development' ) policy of U' IDOIt of i propertie to " peculators" DOt "owner- occUpan ." The rally, which w at­ tended by approximately 200 Northwelt rcaidcn , w held at Perfectin Church, 13220 Greenfield. Ac...…

…STATE AND NATION food n ed can be met by reviving f rming on the fertile centr I pi teau, re tocking c ttle her on th outh rn plains nd dev loping fi hing alon t co t. "I, T j lice, nd we will h ve j tice, but we will not get it through viol nee," th m yor aid, training to b h rd. At everal points the m yor tried to get th crowd chant, "lncre e the pe ce," borrowin a lin from th hit film, "Th Boyz in th 'Hood." Hi au mpts met wit...…

…Mic I L. Frazier r, 38, of Benton Harbor il the only African American candidate for the position of Sheriff of Berrien County. The cur­ rent Sheriff Nick Jewell is retiring, and it is ex­ pected that whoever is appointed by FRAZIER a special commi nee to the job will have the edge in tbe next election. . The Sh riff' Dept. I the largest in Berrien County government. The county has a ,22% African American population. Ftaz...…

…VIE�VS P 0 : T rry ro EDITORIAL ulldin ,building, bulldln nd y, no mon y, no mon y Two major construction projec are ready to go for Detroit: the VA pi nd the IRS building. How much ill Blec aDd Detroiters · be involved in m lng money off of the projects? The VA job' too big, ccording to NAAAB (National Associ tion of Afri n American B i ). No Bl contractor tbe financing or bondin to ta e on that kind of job. Even the ub-contracting...…

…1 p VIEWS o . r vin yo Iv m e, te i you decide to be ore mania do . th the utm t caution. UtI methods 0 birth control, the condom. (If your p r re to wear one of co , red ligh and buzze muld· tantl y 0 0 in your head!) Then, tryq tionnDm- : ber three on him. t for an amount · of time that you feel' ppropriate: nd tell him that you m y be preg­ nant. (Since far he kno you MAYor MAY OTbe, it tecbnically isn't di hone t) Convinc...…

…p c n it b c and compl in bout ho poorly the Pre ident nd Con re are doin their job, or e can e our voice, our f ult for not ritin ,for not volin (the BI c community currently te out half 0 its votin tren th), nd for not ape kin up at ny opportunity when e're di ti fied ith our elected 0 ficl I 'effor on beh If of civil ri ht and our children. Let' regi ter to vote. Let's vote when election . e come . And let' hold our elected...…

…This Week In Black History Which famous choral 'Oup in tM 19 0. headed by t� Rev. Glenn T. Settla? AUGUST 27, 1909 - r You, ophoni t, born. 1963 - ; After laves were . convqted to ChristiMity, how were their religious ds first anentkd? r' AUGUST 28, 1963 - Martin Luther Kin Jr., led The March on W hington, the largest civil right demo tration In the nation' hi tory, 1930 - Mo R. Lee, ociation executive, w born. What was th...…

…DETRO! T an 5,000. institute pre- hool the nth The non-profit boo 1 , ruch ouod din 1 by a group of "dedi­ cated p n " formerly located on Woodward Avenue, Yakini id. The DC loca­ tion will enable the school to enroll more tuden . Ya ini main- tained that Nsoroma Institute i "a school for African children" but it i open to the public and people of all religions. II ligh ilmor a'ii I Y M liberation of Afrikan people...…

…-Africa ill aI a� be the subject of my art because Africa ts my home. - Frazier said. -Black Americans are like a lost tribe not knowing their extended roots. - unification of BI c people. col­ lagist working in mixed media, his wor . highly vi ible c orth America nd hown a distin­ qui hed definability for three decades. Many of hi pieces are pen and i¢ ome contain clustered fcrylic colors, others include traditional African ...…

…Entcrttuntucnt In Brief I(CCube Th Odd Coupl Don't dism· those stories about Bobby Brown nd Whitney Houston as merely rumors. While by all accounts, these two are no where Dear getting married, nor did Hceston give him an ultimatum, or demand that he sign a prenupti 1. It i however (to my supri e)-true, at least according to his manager, that the two cto e friends are cauaUy dating. Weddln bell ring for Be rv 2S-year old ac...…

…1 / r or Howev r, it i Y to vary the m nu and offer food that do not fit tb traditional breakfast ideal. Stuff u th following alter- native: - peanut utter and jelly andwi h - yogurt and t t wi th jelly - fre h fruit and cottage che e - chee e and crac e - oup - popcorn - breakfast taco -leftovers U re an e mple. tbat children be introdu ed to variety of natural wh legrains. Di cretion i ur d wh 0 el t- ing breakf t m w ...…

…BENTON HARBOR AREA :... Many ·of the ci tize ho live in ller on the ide of Fair . Avenue and cit ze bo ll e on neral Street complained of the loud m ic, hootin ,and bottle in eepi� them aw e t t. hey al 0 complained they dn't get into their driveways (on oeral) for cars bein parked in ir drive ays and on both i of treet "The m ic w so loud t we had 10 call 911", id Rev. Leonard Robinson, of 839 Mineral. According to Jake Hall. 8...…

…I c D 0 the Nort ide Mini terial Alii nee Ince 1 76, Oily rd i loon the Board of Trus­ tees, Kalamazoo College; Board of Directo , United Way; Bo rd ' of Directo ,Salv tion Army. Thi i a parti III t of Oily rd' present commitmen . I WESTERN MICHIGAN '\ J i t Church. Dr. Gilyard conferrln In ou t Zion Lobby. � by D. P t ccompll hment include Board of Directors, American Red President of the Nort ide oci - Cro s: Board of Directo...…

…p RELIGION A revi ed er ion of THE mum, THEUE,AND11IEBIBLE JESUS'S r, not the t r. If , bo then, d d they pture r 10 r death 0 Jesu on the Fea.t of The Un­ I vened Bread (hich the other name for P ver)? Ac 12:3 ys: "And beca he w it pi d the Jew , proceeded further to Pe r also. 1ben ere days of unleavened b d." Around thla me time Ro celebra lr p Ian (i tival, to the odd of pri 1er. We have proven the P ver m t be kept ever...…

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…G JO LOUI the ecretly visualized moments of retaliation, and he had wont Good Gawd Almighty! Yes, by Jesus, it could be done! Didn't Joe do it? You see, Joe w the consciously-felt symbol. Joe wu the concentrated essence of Black triumph over white. And it comes so seldom, S<? seldom. And what could be weeter than lona nourished bate vicario Iy gratified? From the ymbol of one'. strength they took strength, and in that moment all fear,...…

…VOL XIII NO. 39 AUGUST 18 • 24. 1991 - - U Fear community out 0 $250 million VA job By TERRY KELLY Michigan Citizen Writer DE1ROlT-Watching all piece of the $250 million Veterans Ad­ ministraion construction project lipping away, members of the Na­ tional A ociation of African American B ine e (NAAAB) brought together thi wee, th major Blac contractors wi th re- ntatives from Congre m n hn Conyers office to say stop be project ...…

…This Week In Biack History Name the fir t per on contr ted to perfor 010 ill in role at the Metropolitian Opera As ociasio Which Black churchman co iled a hymn boo and wrote catechisms? AUGUST 21, 1904 .- .. �-� lIIam 'Count' Ba Ie, orebe tra leader, w born. Which wa the first Mil-Black cosmetics company , to have an interracial tr� how? AUGUST 22, 1839 - Be Ja in . Lundy, · colonizationi t and , abolitioni t, died. 1934 - ...…

…- 2 , 1 J � prot t 81 ck prof' YORK- Remark m e by UNY Profe or Leon rd J cffric. . t . t te . pon ored African A ric n Fe tiv I I st month re promptin out­ cries from the Jewish com­ m tty for the profe or to be fired. n the con trover ial peech, Jeffries said that "rich Jews were behind the lave trade." He went on to trace the origins of the negative image of Blacks protrayed by Hollywood. "Russian Jewry had a par­ ticula...…

…EDITORiAL ri i d P r , Benton Town hip, nd Detroit. The crime c pit of to fi ure rele ed thi ee. out it? W it for Bu d Congre to w e up nd do the ri ht thing? W it until they re rr nge n tion I pri ritie to include job , he lth, educ tion, child care, th qu lily of life in Americ ? W it until the n tion 1m di t II the hole tory of wh t' goin on? W it until the t r tv reporter begin to the right qu tion nd hold Bu h nd Congre ccoun...…

…1 VIEWS ALREADY STRAPPED by , tight budgets and tiff I competition, the colleges don't expect to have enough financial aid to go around for the remaining group of "good" students, those who didn't :quite make it into the elect . -top 10 percent or 0 but still · have a t de I to offer. ,Even wi h 17 percent minority I students in the freshman class I at my univer ity, DePauw, I ; till turn away some very good : students because ...…

…HIGHLAND PARK ·We tr th ye r hould be h ppy nd po Hive time, free of nxiety nd fe r that exu I encounters "A frl nd' upport I v ry Important with girl' d cl Ion ." inevitably ere te," ay Elayne Bennett, Be t Friend program director, who, together with Phylli Magrab, M.D., the Georgetown Center's director: de igned the progr m. Initi lIy the developers thought about putting Be t Friend in the high chool , ay progr m coordinato...…