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…, o t IT DECLINED IN the 1960's along with the 107- block area now known Shaw and w cl ed by the city 15 yea go beca e of code violations. A fire in 1981 d troyed the roof. To make the project work, Mann Inc., a not-for-profit community-b ed developer of affordable housing, put together low-cost financing from everal sources. Under the city's Land Acquisition and Housing' Development Opportunity program, the city bought the l...…

…Photo y Wand F. oqu mor Highland Park - The Reggie McKenzie Foundation recently ponsored their 19th An­ nual Football Clinic for youngsters 8-18 years old. The three day clinic, held at Reggie Mc­ Kenzie Field here, attracted over 400 par­ ticipants from Highland Par and Metro Detroit. ingredients for u in life well in foot- ball. D velopment of ch r cte i chieved through underscoring the ey elements: hard wor , dedication, le de h...…

…RELIGION . ) • • I I r tHOMA SHARES thi tes­ timony in his workshop and minis­ try. I think a lot of musicians are not concentrating on what kind and when orne music should actually be performed. Some of this leads me to believe tbat Satan is taking a stab at remov­ ing the commitment from ourmusic. Whitfi�ld has received numerous awards in his career which sp�ns three decades. His ability to mix classical and contemporary st...…

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…· ) BY U ER ASSOCIA TED PRES RITER OUWAH W attempting to- explain the mindset of gang mem­ bers when he w quoted aying, "If Black people kill Black people every day, why not have a week ard kill white people?" She id Clinton mi interpreted her remarks, which were m de in response to the Lo Angeles riots. Another politician, Indianapolis Mayor Stephen GOldsmith, aid he will review her statements before he ys anything about her ap...…

…� ." OU J NBW YORK (AP) - Rap sin r Si ter Souljah id that Bill ainton is a racis t; cc ed him of posturing on racial mat­ ters "like a lot of white poli ticia "and called the Democrat a oking, draft­ dodging omanizcr. Appear ing two morni television talk hows Wednesday and at 'a pre con­ ference T ead_y, Souljab re ponded to an attack on her by Clinton i I� , - " . . .. , , Yea, _b olulely (Clinton is a racts...…

…u. E U 0 refugee influx from neighboring , well second year of low raiDfall, President Daniel Arap Moi made Kenya' first ppeal for intern tiona} food relief. Untest in Ethiopia, Sudan and SotnaJia has sent people treaming into Kenya to eek food and safety. Whit guard ecurity entenc d JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - Louis van Schoor, a white man who killed 39 BI cks while working as a security guard, w entenced last week to 20 ...…

…ANC launch calJlp ign SOWETO, SOUTH AFRICA _ Th African N tiona! Con recently launched i "m ac- tion" campaign to p the the government into con ions in deadloc ed con titutional talks. Workers stayed off job to hold peace rallie ,but at least 19 people were killed in township. LA get promises job , LOS ANGELES - Housing Secretary Jack Kemp and Mayor Tom Bradley, attending a youth conference in a Watts neighborhood, promised ...…

…ministration. Under Pierce will be p Jd $7S I I. )1, I ' ,', ' , TH great minds .. in all culture. All tho e · people with the e mind bould get togeth r Ii e Ben­ jamin Fran lin nd hi co­ wri ters of th Bill of Righ . They hould j t get together nd tart allover. How about that? otin the financial itUition, here the tate' requiring the city to pay back i loans, Administrative Aui tant Scotty W inwright em- p ized Pierce's p nee ...…

…. In 1987, ItlU.tlea range from 65.2 years for Black mal to 72.2 forwblte males. - Ul! xpectancy .Ia, In , r.tt, • broad measure of the health of I society. In the United State t the poor Ind miooritie have alwayS and continue to have I gap from the broader society. • -A 1990 report to tbe City of Dettoit Youth Advisory Q)mml ion sta in part - 15,1974 at-rt k Detroit youths received health care services in a given two week peri...…

…. , dm:e m ic kept fl�'���all�nrng� the barbecued chic n dinner deli 0 Jimmy Fritz MC. introducing club 0 � pedal gues . Members include Terry Bag­ well, Ernest Benbow. Marion Blocker, Robert Bomar, B Buc ,Judge Mrs. Gerald Brock, Dr. Mrs. Richard Brown, Helen nd Ul y e Carter, Evelyn Cooper, EsQ, Caude & Lavern Ethridge, Den- nis Eva Stan & Joan Fields, Jimmy Mary Fritz, Edith Gil Cllarles aoo Ella Gilford, John H kills, J Ho...…

…THIS Wt_FK IN BLACK HISTORY JUNE 26, 1941 - IIorIam WII the fbst IlWl in Us. k) win peaadllolun1dccatb­ Ioo�in year. 1&13- Bnlowof, bI 1960 - MaI ... 1Y RtlNblk dcdared iDirfbmltY: thi about poetry, t n to write and illustrate their poems, or for adul , invidng "clo t poets" to read their poetry, the resident poets then aid- . quina 0 dilc 1111 the poems. M tc 1 a part of many of the plOplDl. with such JI'Oupi Ray and HalO14 M...…

…., VIEWS OPINIONS to it sue . :. " :. " .' EDITORIAL And a Ii Ie child shall lead h m : like a oullah With hi peech before the Rainbow Coalition I t weekend, - Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton demonstrated he is genuine cracker, , but not a very smart one. Surely good manners would dictate you do not insult a people in their own house when you are an invited gue 1. But Clinton did just that when he used the Rainbow platform to cbat...…

…WHILE MANY students attend summer school to catch up, make up or improve their class performance, more students are using the summer period to get ahead of the game. One the high school level, students can take courses in a much shorter time span. For orne, four weeks of intensive French. or math beats having to . it through months of the course during the semester. Sometimes the difference in a high or average grade can ' be ...…

…ity th t no mount n cure. ve yet to feel n d to p on another el ood bout being Bl c. Rep tion would only e our ic . Can you imagine if th government decided to p y rep ration mounting to $100,000 doll r family; you ould prob bly have more Cadill cs d Merced -Benzs than you could handle in the BI c community. Ten years later we would be b c t the governments door, ying how the amount Hoc ted was not a UtBcient amount of reparatio...…

…Could Ik 'Ty on b olng Bra ? � 10 Time Moga:rine, Tyson' Iady bro . Inan 't re by Don �'s �r aa:ourant, over the past ftve � may have been tdpinghirmelfto n' boxing millio The affidavit' part of a lt �n Tyson mI his · Conner matIlF' Bill Caykln. The document alleges King · charged Ty on S750,()()() for "ovedm" at King's New York office. In addition, there were · Sl(X),OO)doUars incomulqmes b' King' wife. $2 million Cor King ...…

…UPCOMING EVENTS . • �mplled by Indlvldu I (577-2960) 1.50 Grou (10 or mor 'Sl7 -3(10) 'L\- GIRLFRIEND VILLAGE CO - By Cynthia Shelby Lan will be Id t th M gic B Th re Caf In Ferndale, MI Jun 20-26-27 t 8:30pm. All proceeds will b don ed to th Detroit Community H Ith Conn ctlon (provide healthc r for the medically under erv d - homeles , AIDS vldims, poor, etc.) For Information (393-5220) . I THURSDAY, JUNE 25 I I SATURDAY, JUN...…

…HEALTH , • I For m ny women, the mere thought of bre t cancer' enough to freeze th m with nxiety nd prevent them from king hlp. But medi- cal expe gree early detection the ey to b ting the di While women need to rem in vigil nt bout th ir bodi nd the consequence of b t cancer, they o should be ware of their righ in dealing with medical profe - ional. Indeed, because of the im­ perfection of mammogram machine and the occa ional...…

…'. nter w Mr. Paul WiI- n dy, grand- daughter of Mose and Lillie B dyof Benton Harbor. Annissa i a junior at Benton Har­ bor High School and plans to attend '!Vest�m Michigan University and major in Music after her enior year. Her voc tions are orche tra, porn pons, arid track. Her pre nter was her grandfather. - M Donat Te Brown, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Wal ter Brown of Benton Harbor. Donata a senior at Benton arbor . High S...…

…INC. �'NOBODY WILL SAVE US FOR US, BUT �S" Darnell Scott, a native of SUDffoId, Virginia i moving up. Darnell came to GraDeS i in 1962 and became an urance a t in 1972 ith Mutual of Detroit lDIurmce Company. He 7 Advlc On utnt OU In A cl II em eatin·. Dutridously hile leadl an active life will be offered by . tbe L Iceland Re lonal Health Systepl's Heart CeD­ Bduation. 'Tb orkshop," tina Out and On the Run," will be held I...…

…in to 0Ye1'W rOe Can child-lilce in kin mainstream acxep� in the two parti ? S ly iOOependent thinking on pan will C8 many of look cl r toward the ind - peneenr p . d ntial OOidacy 0 � Perot Perot' a Te billionaire b' man who electrified a great groent of American electorat . He i mounting trong iIxJeperxlent campaign for Pre ident against Republican George Bush and his campaign for re-election, and the Democratic contendor,...…

…For these reasons, many and local building codes now relet to or require basement insUlation Depending on where a hom is ocated, it may not be necessary (or homeown to insulate the rtow. white vinyl facing i e i r t cut and install than comp titiv product . So, now that hom wn rs are more aw. r of th ben fit of WHITE VINYL FACING ma as insulation asy to cut, install .. : Many homeown r h � learned that making their ho energy ef...…

…CALENDAR EVENTS To n m tng The ve Our City li- tion ill pon or Town Meeting--"People Enpo er­ ment Throu h- eighborhood Action." It i being held Saturday, June 1:7, 1992 at 2 p.m. at The Jo eph W Iter Williams Community Cen r, 8431 Ro Parks Blvd. in Detroit For more inforam­ tion,plea e contact Rev. Lawrence Edw rd t 582- .. _8085. Complied by Nathaniel Lewl • Jr. Rev. Lowery retires with me age for USA A1lANTA.(AP) - Th...…

…CLASSIFIEDS FINANCIAL SERVICE CASH LOA S w. r. th I nd.r. B d or dlt,No or dlt. C II Nowll 1-800-882-5254 PUBLIC NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOllCE th the Planning . Comml Ion habit hed a public h &ring to be h Id on Tuesday, July 7, 1992 1:00 p.m. In th Lula Le Commi Ion Chambers for th following purpos : 1. To con Ider the re-zonlng requ for Urban Renewal Land from Commercial to Ught Industrial "' th Proposed Department of Social S r...…

…Speaking for Ourselves • y w i Ameri n Studi Center to for i tance beca the union office I eked con­ tac with local i n-P ific com­ muni ty group. "We need Vietname e translator," S otne id. The UA W needed a translator be­ ca it f ced a crisis: decertifica­ tion c mp ign. As wi th mo t decertification campaigrs, thi one had been hatched by Jonathan execu­ tive . But it d the upport of many employ upset by their union' failur...…

…By TERE A KELLY CINCINN TI, 0 '0 -Supporters of the Rev. Je J c on h ve pushed the effort to get J c on on national ballot to a technological high. An electronic petition drive . now underway throughout the United States to rally upport for Rev. Jac on as the Democrat's vice-pre idential candidate, according to Cincinnati publisher Marchita Malone, who launched the drive. "Many people believe that Rev. Jesse Jackson is ready, qu...…

…LA re Ident picket work Ite LOS ANGELES - Hoping to channel the rage of the rioting into efforts to create job, re i-' dents of the poorest neighbor­ hood in Lo Angele are pic eting constru tion ite nd meeting with official to make ure they get their share of th rebuilding work. New tudy launched A lO-year study will be launched next year to find out what teers inner-city children toward crime. The planned $ 0 million study, t...…

…Retiring Hou member IIglbl to keep million WASHINGTON - A legal provi ion, which expire thi year will allow 33 departing members of the House of Rep­ resentative to keep more than $8 mi llion in unused campaign contributions. The 1979 statute allows members of the House to keep campaign contributions if they give up their eats before the end of 1992. The 33 members who are retiring from Congres or run­ ning for the Senate or w...…

…are learning t e ware of others and b patient with th . other children. But because they are al 0 children, they peak their mind and do not walk on egg hell around the di abled children which i omething the e children have alway strived for - to be treated just like everyone el e." A PARENT AGREE that EveryBuddy has' chal­ lenged her child. Mrs. Ward's 12-year-old son Nathaniel was diagnosed with autism and is considered in th...…

…HIGHLAND PARK Ion 'I . "If you ant to eep om - thing ecret from BI ck Fol , put it between the cove of a boo ' African-Americ n fol yin congratulations to the 1992 graduat !!! "One' work m y be fint hed orne day, but one' edu tion never." Axe'andre Duma The 1992 g duat must understand that they hould e off and commence their live towards real freedom in the world at large by estab- lishing job and other enterpri . As a gra...…

…Th tion I Idl 440th concl ve held t th Southfield Sher ton Hot (. . re- rned The PI ) I t wee -end w indeed t ever: Mem nd gu drove or w in from au , Ceveland, nd St Loui . Two chartered b were filled to city. After registration aIX1 rd m rings a Grand Prix cocktail party and HolUCO party went on until the wee OOWS. Saturday night formal p idenC. ball held. 1lIE wmz band played for the dinner hour and on through th night. Sund...…

…DETROIT THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY What u tilt! name of the /int lack American Idlled 0 a acejlight? Who wa the original "clown prince" of prof� ioruU bas�l? JUNE 16, 1963 - 80 JeD Jr. became the first Blac member of the tional Labor Relatio Board. 1914 - Ell (lAIcky) jazz axophonist, w born. 1970 - � G elected Mayor of ewark, NJ., first B c Mayor 0 major eastern U.S. city. 1968 - Marlin B became the first Black quarterback...…

…CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS n' 0 y Dinner planned Hender on Mem rial Church of God In Chri t i holdin it Third Annual· Men t D y Dinner on Thu day, June 25,1 2. Th dinner will h ld t the U . ni n CuI tu I Center on 26601 Ryan Ro d in War­ ren at 7:00p.m. Call (313)559-0763. Late Night Praise/Worship The Kenneth Wilson Con­ cert Chorale i presenting a television program called. "Late Night Prai e nd Wor- hip with th Kenneth Wit on ...…

…(P Two) t of you know, 1- though I m originally from t t Co t, I m currently college dmini trator ba ed in LA County. One wee fter LA erupted, I w in­ .vited to pea at a college .forum which w designed to 'reflect on th ituation. The following were orne of my thoughts and com- men. Some time ha p ed, but I offer thi two p rt column as another point of reference for an important period that college tudents re entering. Ye , th...…

…con Gre CHIEF JUSTICE TANEY sits again, reincarnate, on the Rehnquist Court of the Modem Age. Taney's Court, in Scott, left intact the power of the slaver by denying constitu­ tional rights to Africans, even if born in the U.S. Rehnquist's Court, in Mc aes key , leaves intact the power of the state to further cheapen Black life. One hundred and thirty years after Scott, and still unequal in life, as in death. YOUTH contIl'UKt f...…

…2 ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS m r Reco "e ec nd Fre h Prince ere tor/producer Benny edi contin to for e hi pre e into fil nd 1V lth "The Mic�l Concep­ cion Story", detailing the ri e to po er of th Crip. Th project i in develop­ ment . t W mer Bro. Medina met Concepcion during thema ing 0 n nti­ gang project. Concepcion, with everal othe , � nned the Crip in the I te 70' . Among th n m to ed round po ible le ds re mmer nd Ice Cube...…

…CALENDAR OF EVENTS Compl and Edi ad By KASCENE BARKS -Cc The new1y r ored G (across Woodward Av Fox) opened in July for bah curr hit performances, The All Night Strut! and Forbidden Broadway. Th G m has 112 price shows of Forbidden Broadway In June nd July. For more nformation call (313) 963-9800. -CcSUMMER IN GREENFIELD VI LLAGE - On the Vii age Green, children can experience the pleasur of childhoods past with hoop rolling, j...…

…ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT L.A. jury mindset in 1992 killed KiiJg.;n 1968 Reviewed by BRUCE LEO VICK FATH STAFFORD' EXECUTIVE & STAFFORD' DRESS SHIRTS 2/$28. Reg. 20 ea. Ox­ ford shirts. Long, short leeve, solids, stripes also available. LEV1' JEANS FOR YOUNG MEN 550· relaxed-fit S-pocket jeans. Stonewashed finish. ALL YOUNG MEN'S LEVI'S ON SALEI , TownCenW MIChIQ81l Ave. & Hubbard 593·3300 LEVI'S' DOCKERS' CRUNCHY CLOTH SHORTS Cr...…

…B 0 HARBOR Par nd Recreation h planned two ev nts, 4th of July celebration, on July 3 nd the Jean Klock Par Silver Anniver­ sary on July 11, to display fireworks. We t hore Firewor Display Company, Inc., Nile will conduct the firewor di play (or the amount of 3,000, which fund will be olicited from local busine es in the community. Westshore FireworksDisplay Company must obtain a $1,000 bond and a $1 million dollar insurance cer­ ...…

…WESTERN MICHIGAN • ,. f : BENTON BARBO'S own : Mayor Emma Hull attended to • extend the welcome to the State f • P dent, John King of Detroit and oth�r delegate . Nora Jefferson, Benton Ch rter Town hip • Supervi or, also wa invi ted to Poetry conte t nnounced The National Library of Poetry has announced that S12 000 in prizes will be awarded thi year to over 250 poets In the North American Open Poetry Conte t. The deadlin...…

…P rt, , never RENT-A-WRECK began franchi ing in 197B, and cur­ rently has more than 450 loca­ tions world wide. A franchise i the right, or license. granted to market a company' goodsor services in an assigned ter-, ritory. After the initial invest­ ment, kept low by the special Rent-A- Wreck minority ownership program, the African-American franchise stands to net over S30,<XXl in first-year profits. Once in business, the comp...…

…OU Y Cut ladyfingers in halflengthwise and crosswise. Line the. ide of a 9-inch pringform pan with the cut ladyfingers, placing the rounded ends up and the cut side to the inside of the pan. Take remaining ladyfingers and line the bottom of the pan. Set aside. In a mixing bowl, whip pudding and milk until thickened. Fold in whipped cream or topping and ium. Spoon half the mixture over the ladyfingers. Carefully spread to cover. R...…

…VIEWS OPINIONS EDITORIAL , in 19 4 Malcolm w willing to ugge t that "perhap the ballot could b used by BI c people and the oppr ed to chieve a peaceful revolution. However, Malcolm never retreat d from his po ition that in the final analysi it was "freedom by any means necessary." In 1992, another pre idential election year, 28 years after Malcolm's famous "Ballots or Bullets" speech, the que lion of which path/road to liberati...…

….20, 2 r City of WHEREAS, on September 30, 1985, th Michigan Depart- m of II proved Indu Pr tment �1Im for City of Detroit d d Ign ed City of Detroit Control Authority throu out t POlW's c ar · Inclu the CIt¥ of Hlghlond pock In acoordan with � F Regul on, 40 C.F.R. Part 403 (G neral Pr tment ,. ReguIatJona) and Part 21 of th Rul (MAC R 323.2162) of W r Resource Comml on and h oOnt Inu I g ap- proval authority 0 r d program; WHEREA...…

…w n ty t st-you vot d with the Ad­ ministration on every i ue or' you were aiding and betting ew Dir tions. With no roll c 11 vot , ther was no accountability. union long our Ie d rs pit the members gain t each other. In Region 5 they us d ce-bait­ ing to un eat New Directions le der Jerry Tucker regional director. Their line w that ew Directions w too pro-Black. They ed racism to stop Don Douglas's bid for director in Region ...…

…Politicians look to Benton Harbor model BY TERESA KELLY • "'.""'(:(1 of A ocl.t«J Pre IWpott by U •• Zag.roll BBNTON HARBOR-With debate over enterpri e zones rekindled by I the Lo Angeles rio , Benton Har- Propose 'POWER ZONES' ':If ROBERT W'TROTT ASSOCIATED PRES WRrrER MAKING THE DIFFERENCE - Re Ident of a northwe t Detroit community r cently protested the an ged beating of community r .Ident Mrs. Hicks, who Is Black, by th Arab ...…

…·1 violenc refl t thi t n ion. The e incidents begin with name­ calling and e cal te from there," Wausau School Superintendent Penny Kleinhans aid. Kleinhans, Mayor John He and Police Chief William Bran­ dimore said their recent news conference on th ubject of ra­ cial tension w planned before WSA W -TV videotaped la t week's incident involving the baseball bat. • The white teen-ager ran away from the Asian boy and no in­ jurie...…

…JOHANNESBURG-Angered by wh tit view foot-dragging by th whit minority Govern­ ment, the African tional Con­ g r olved to paralyze outh Africa wi th tri e .boycot and demonstrations to force wifter progre toward majority rule. Th congre recently ac- cused th Government of Presi­ dent F.W. de Klerk of trying to loe it "into a permanent 'power- haring' rrangement in which the y tern of white minoritiy domination will be largely in­ ...…

…campaign. • OG d mandorgran- diosecampaign promises led to tre enactmento Medicaid. Instead, it resulied from tbe lief that, f r million of impoveri hed Americars, a b i bealth care Safety net vi tal. Wben I w growing up in til! South. pita! births f r man Bla k women w re t ibl . In 1 ,tre year icaid enacted, nearly one in 20 bla k babi died for lack of tre most i eguards-a clean pita! bed, a bealth care prof ionaJ in anerdar...…

…Education . an impor- tant ele tint tr ggl for human ri ht. It' the means to help our children and our p opl redi cove; their ide, ity and thereby in­ crease their elf-respect. Education is our p port to the future, for tomorrow belongs only to the people wbd prepare for it today. " colmX (EI-H D II EI-:ihlllbaZZl Tod y in Detroit and he re t of the nation, we (American and African­ American) do not take education eriously. T...…