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…program aIXl Gary ra1-dminnan. In th: enth were Ed n, dittcir 0 Flectio ; Senator Ja le Vaughn; elis sau�tS. Legislative is1ant to Commi ioner Jackie Currie; Sadie L Palmer, StWy Cub foW¥ier & president; Elizabeth . GaIXly, Juanita Reaves, Daryl Miller, R mary Th>mas, Ollie Panetson, Cbarity Hall, Edna Hol­ comb, Everlee Watson, Sadie Ramsey, Pearline Petty, Mary Bray, Errr.stirx: Thurston, Beryl Riley, president of th: Rosa Gr...…

…DETROIT THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY un 7 Blacks and Media Messages CO!!!!POI! Detroit i le der in dv ncln urb n communic tio with BI c o d televi ion tio , dio tio ,ne p pe nd c ble franchi e. Civil in urrections in urb n cine durin th 1960' prompted th erner Commi ion to report th t media did not how Afri n America in tural context to oclety but crtmln I and tereotypes, Dr. Alice A T it ys that neg - tive medl image of Afric...…

…VIEWS OPINIONS - _,-:::__� ,.,'fI __ ., •. .. - _ - ---_ ""'- . _- � " - .. --�.� ,'#.='\ . - �,� EDITORIAL , • nt Ie ' zon rig , There is a lot of talk about Enterprise Zones. The idea i a Republican one, taken from Great Britain, and advocated by Ronald Reagan when he was president. Nothing much happened to the idea, · but now that the folk in Los Angele have reminded the rulers that all is not well in th country, talk of ...…

…(P rt On ) mo t of you n , 1- though I m origin lly from th E t Co t, lam currently college dmini trator b d in LA County. On week after lA erupted, I w in­ vit to pea t college orum which w de lgn d to reflect on th ituation. The followin were ome of my thoughts and com- ment. Some time ha passed, but I offer thi two part column another point of reference for an important period that COllege tudents re entering. What I have ...…

…. . . . .- . . . co A Kenneth Coleman Jr. Detroit NAACP suit Continued from P ge A·1 David Doyle, chairman of the Michigan Republican Party, was stunned. "My understanding is the attor­ ney general is supposed to defend the Supreme Court. They take no posi­ tion in regard to the plan approved by . the Supreme Court, and then pull this. This is absolutely outrageous," he said. Doyle said the two longtime - Democratic officehol...…

…AD Th hln F m Iy The death of Kh lil Roundtree blow to a great many in the record in­ d try, ho vie ed the former ro d m n ger to ew Edition and Boyz II Men (more li e family). Boyz II Men have tem­ porarily dropped out of Hammer' "Too Legit" world tour, following the murder of their road manger, Khalil Roundtree, in a Chicago hotel. As i tant road manager Quadree El-Amin w hot but li ted in fair con­ dition. Boyz n Men wi...…

…Looking straight ahead ... _' By CAROLYN WARFIELD AIU Corr..ponc»nt Detroit's rich tradition ofproduc­ ing the world' fine t jazz musicians endure through five women provoking mainstream jazz like none other. An egre of essence and per­ petualness pervades when these vivacious veterans generate dex­ '" terous playing styles and satisfying music. Improvished music fuses lyrical harmonies with instrumental tones to make bebop, La...…

…ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT H A UEL do wh t enjoys. "I love thi, nd I'm willing to eep trying. I wouldn't d y 'I n't do th t.' I've m d om mi ta and h d om thing to happen to m . (Tho e things have) made me my elf if I really want to be in thi bu ine . Th n omething in ide 'me would y, 'Don't you dare give up!'" David aJ 0 has dvice for tho e who wi h to go into how busine , becau e he ometime ees beginning actors make m.i take . "Stay ...…

…BENTON HARF30R omrnunlty • one on • die • di o YOU tated that when id ome of the commissioners were her een r met when they ere campaignin but r HONORED - In z Waddell, Princlp I at the Boynton Mont on at Boynton Montee orl gat"er. around portraltofWadd Ilatth Ubr ry Dedic on CeremOny. Pictured (I-r) ar : Staci Hlc Rav n Bobo, LaV la McA ,Ell McClendon and Antoln tte Morgan. (photo by Hf!Rh Bel) By HARDIE BELL Members ...…

…WESTERN MICHIGAN d If- m CI Provided t the Benton Harbor office nd community it . Call for information and reservation at 927-5622. -ChUdren' pedalHeaJth Care Service (Crippled Children' Program): Call Benton Harbor office for information at 927-5620. Y RY GOLLIDAY Roosevelt "Teddy" Hunter has ecepted his calling of the Lord and ill preach his first ermon Sunday, June 7, at 7 p.m. at Beulah Baptist Church. Rev. WillieN. Paul Jr., ...…

…I eeooomic city power. The decline of industry in America's inner citi coincided with the flight of middle-c families, both Black and whi to more affl\Clt surburbm areas that are 'OCNI 00me to most of our cwntty's prodoctionactivity. Cor­ � America's limited outreach Blades teSUlEd in affirmative action hiringprograrm which con­ tnbUlcd to wIDksale desertion of wban <m1CrS by Blacks, in concert with �ir white counterparts, to s...…

…IN THI LARG • C LE study of the relationship between obesi ty and vario di e e proce - ses, researchers found ob i ty to be associated with a doubling of the prevalence of high blood pre ure, a 1.5-fold increase in' high blood cholesterol and four time the prevalence of diabetes. While obesity alone is a ri k fac­ tor, it is frequently compounded by high blood cholesterol that tends to accompany it. Ob ity contributes to an increa...…

…CHURCH CALENDAR tlon I B ptl t Con'gre The ational Bapti t Church School and Bapti t · Tr ining Union Con re , · which anticipate attend nce of 25,000 to 0, Bapti from aero the country, will b uplift d through on by a 5 -voice rna choir. Thi · go pel musical, which will • be h ld at the opening e ion : of the Congre on June 16, • will feature the talent of Al­ bertina Walker, the "Queen of 'Gospel Mu ic," and Lashun Pace-Rho...…

…CLASSIFIEDS 00 nd I Inolud.d.'..-------------- 84 Old. I U /. / CITY OF HIGHLA ° PARK ATER DEPART ENT ADVERTISE ENT FOR BIOS Bid B TILE CREE MUSKEGON- 15 oublo f t eh t-fr z r, 75.00; '1520 Commendor' 84 Comput r, '1541 dl drlv •• '1526 prlnter, monitor, keybo rd, CASH LOANS w. ar th lender. B d or dlt, No oredlt. C II Nowll 1-800-682-52 For FHA term', see he local daily paper every Monday for roperties available. Ind...…

…e ech and h rob rvatio on I4v ry- 0 reprinud on this pa -are from her autobio mph" A tao BI broth�r , Bl k i r, i nt you to know that i 10 you and i hope that omewhere in your h arts you h love for m . My name i A ata Shakur (sla name joanne ch imard), nd i am a revolution rye A Bl k revolutionary. By th tim n that i have declared war on all force that h raped our women, castrated our m n, and kept our babies empty-bellied. I have dec...…

…VOL XIV NO. 28 MAY 31 - JUNE 6. 1992 Coalition of 1 00 Black Women honors 10 - - PAGE B7 BH ignores residents in land giveaway Prison officials veto condoms PO T LAUDERDAJ...E, (AP) - Y eh Ben Yahweh, the African American religious leader accused of ordering hi followers to kill, maim and bum non-members, w convicted last Wednesday of con­ spiracy. Juroll returned only a partial ver­ dict in the five-month federal trial. Some ...…

…Neighbor collect In drug ca e SAN FRANCISCo-A judge ruled that an apartment build­ ing owner in a poverty-strick­ en section of town infested with drug dealers must pay as much as $5,000 to each of 75 neighbors. The neighbors brought the suit charging the 36-unit apartment building had be­ come a public nui ance. The entrance locks and no­ trespassing signs installed by the landlord were not enough, the judge 'ruled. The landlo...…

…Detroit-Police ill elze vehlcl ed for illegal dump­ ing in the city, Police Chief Stanley Knox aid. nox aid the ction i ba ed partly on comment made last week at a police­ community meetin . A city ordin nee al 0 provid maximum penal tie of 90 days in jail nd a S500 fine. Anyone with informa­ tion on dumping m y call 596- 1010 from 10 .m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday. AIDS and murder fa t growing cau of pr matur death A1L...…

…., "I'm etting don't 0 to trust think you're doin ood you do ," . d LilJy non, ingle p nt hi liv bout a bl from where the neighborhood fire tarted. The true t are likely the mo diverse g­ men of the popul tion - poor, d.i dv ntaged Blac and racist hi ,d cendan of Confederate oldie and of former ve owners. The town rumor mill had it that the Confederate build­ ing w burned by bl in retaliation for the verdict in the Rodney Ki...…

…Dr. J eMi Prempeh is the pruiMnt and Exe�utive Director 0/ The Operation PUSH Metropolitan Detroit CluJpter:· P.O. Box 21088, Detroit, MI 48221-0088. (313) 368-8701 FAX (313) 342-6299. onHu Dr. Butt • 1992 i pre idential votin year. Be ure to regl r and vote for the can­ didate of your choice, Democrat, Republican, Inde­ pendent, or other. The big- t "crime" one can commit is one of faUin to impact the yatem by failing to vot...…

…The fello t acirema ub rre b y gettin re dy .. r "Nacirema Week" in early : August. Sadie Hawkins Day (ladle bring the men), a race track party, a bridge &. whi t party and a Belle I le picnic , are included. Ernest Broyle - js club pre ident. ... The Virginia Park Com­ munity Investment As ocia­ tion is offering cholarship to college to students with a • grade point average of 2.5. • Applicants must live in the Virginia Park ar...…

…THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY What percent 01 prole - ional worker; e BUu:1c in 1950? Who was the firs: Blaclc . player to perform as qut1l'1er­ back in the NFL after 1923? JUNE 2, 19S0 - u .. upreme Court outl ed segregation of dining cars in interstate transportation. 1971 - S muel L. Gravely Jr. be­ came the first Black admiral in the U.S. N vy. 1868 - Jobn Hope, educator, w born. 1914 - 0 car Mlcb eux produced two films with ...…

…The city of Highl P vo ed to give i first DCC to buy 2S city-owned properti parcels that have rever1ed to the city for non-payment of toe . Thi program of Highl nd Par fi the phil ophy pre ched everywhere by M yor Li ey Poner: "We ve to build our own community. It up to • Keep the money at bome. Let' e care of ." By con t, the s in Micbi ' most dis community, Benton Harbor, tbcpredominant­ Iy African American city leadership voted at ...…

…CAN YOU name ten Pan­ �fSD8De1S? I kmw t . nb'many SW� gmd\B d. Ivy League roDe in partiallar, be- many d. you have infixmcd me that you read African­ �ricanncwspapcrs. The L.A. Ob erver, L.A. �'CIIV'·..,..,� ... 1t � San Bcnm- dim Plmm-Rcpor1cr, � San Raraa> Sun-Rcpom, 0lica!J> IOOepcrxlcnt Bullentin, Qlicago a1i2al, New Yodc AImtcrdam New Yodc Big Red News, New York Carib New, WmngtmAfm American. R> tmse of you woo arc mw f...…

…T jury beg n deliber ting S turd y, then repeatedly told the tri j ge t they were d dlocked on murder conspiracy and on charges gainst Yahweh and 15 c:o-defendan . But Chief U.S. Di trict Judge orman Roettger told th j urors to keep tryin . He told attorney on y it ould e more than four PIO Sponsored By N'COBRA The National Coalition of Blacks For, Reparations In A�erican NATIONAL CO-CHAIRPERSONS: Adjoa Aiyetoro & Vincent Godwin...…

…Com room On h Hom Front Danny Glover will finally get k) ICC the fruit of his hard wo be will repoJ1Cdly JOOY'C next month into a be' pent o year moodeling. 1be Pranciaoo bome,-a 6,(0) uare fOOt Victorian, built near the t\m ofthc cenmry. He bought it )UJI ago for $1 million. CA Want J. Gill ckl After Motown filed suit lpimt MCA for S70 million, accusing the label of destroying evidence, dumping Motown product and witboldin...…

…FUNKY DIVAS - En Vogu 'a follow-up to th ir 1990 platinum d but. Th new.r I a ,-Funky Diva • has air dy • garn r d critical cclalm and catapulted quickly to th top of both Billbo d'a R&B and Hot 100 chart • Shown at th Atco . EaatW at record r I e party ar ,(I-r): En Vogue'. Dawn Robin on nd T rry Ellis; Toni McElroy Granberry, CEO 2 Tuff-E-Nuff , Production; En Vogu 's Condy H rron and Maxin Jon . . ,. Upcoming Events Compiled and E ed ...…

…FOOD/NUTRITION Smok d Simon with Ginger-Butter ume n (ely: -M rin te food only in the refrigerator. I you intend to your marinade 1 ter for b tin or dip, rve a portion of it for th e purpose before raw m t i pI ced in it. Foods hould be marinated in a non-me llic container. -Remove vi ible Cat from meat to avoid fl re-up and ch rrin . -When parti lly cookin meat or poultry before grilling, put the food on the grill immediately f...…

….. , ( ! .. 't· • " Some of the candid as for BH School Board of Trust who appeared recent forum. Remember to vote in th School Elections June 8th. <Ph* by ..... Bel) .r, II ,.. .. , . '. " , .... "By MARY GOWDAY Fifty seven seniors were -Excel­ lence in Education" award winners. AmOng them from Muskegon Hts High School ere Latika Jones, De - tiny Lenoir, Paula Puschal, and Roc:bclle Pipkins. From Muskegon High School were ...…

…", ,. ichiga :;1 I DREAM A WORLD: rl)ftfOlts "f n!'Ie'k WOIJH'n Who Ulc.tlgl'd AnH'rlcrJ I ,.' t ,. r :" :'" , , I. • '.1 , , £t I' ,J, Portrait photo phs of 7S remarkable women who make their marie on the life of America are featured in I D A ORLD: Portrait of Black Women Who Ch.ng�dAMnicll. A two-year project by Pulitzer Prize­ winni:Jhotographer Brian Lan er, thf exhibition of large- e, black-and-white photographs i...…

…BUSINESS 'FINANCE , a national cure h pe nalty consider. "what is it that I've d ne to con­ tribu to the probl rn?" Of course there is m thing that Bush aM his Administration can do to clean up the sore. His reactionary Federal Disas r dec­ laration already caused Hous­ ing and Urban Development Secretary Jack Kemp to move with $700 million to ti tch up the current sore in south-central L.A., a 7-by-15 mile area that is larger ...…

…• LIFESTYLES nemi ion i po ibe: h N. Snoddy sport . ha N. Sn dy, 14 ye rs-old, 1 the young twoman to be inducted Snoddy ha b n a gymn t ince he wa four yea old. The young teen has excelled nd i th reclpient o many competitive ward nd rankin nationally and int rnation- lly. During the 1991 competitions t the Unive ityofCaU omi tDav , Snoddy won a bronze medal and w rated 4th overall. Thi performanc eamed her a place on the U....…

…'110 n' Day, program : The Greater King Solomon Baptist Church i having a WOMAN'S DA Yprogram on Sunday June 14,1992. Sun­ day School will be held at 9:30am and morning worship at 10:55am. Rev. Erma Henderson will give the audience a spiritual uplift in the words of the Lord. The church is loc ted in Detroit Michigan on 4638 'Fourth Street. Please come ' :and help support our wonder­ :ful program. Our Lady of Good Counsel ' C...…

…LEGAL NOTICE YNOPSIS 0 THE REGULAR EETINQ OF TH BENTO CHARTER TOW HIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES HELD ON TUESDAY, MAY 19,1992, AT 7:33 P.M •. bers Boothby, Tre .. ur r oCau land Hudeonp KUper, m Members None. The meet ng WM celled to order at 7:33 p.m. and a Invooation given. The m of the prevlou regular m .. tlng were ooepted • preMnted. The Agenda amended under New au nee to add Item G. Reelgnatlon - Police Department. Authorized adver...…

…ByJA HOFF A Given the kind of new h domin ted Bry n Steven n' line of wor thi prin , Mr. Steven on might r on bly con ider ch ngin reer . it h ppen , on bien h never been h I1mar of hi lin of wor . He repre ent pri oner ori Alab ma' death row, nd tri to per uade lawyers at well­ heeled firm that they hould do the same. It appears to be a losing battle. Last month, editori 1 in Alab ma papers cheered the tate attorney general f...…

…- ., I, y r olt Artl t Curtla Lewl. unv ned h mural ·X· at Mu um of Afrlc n American HI tory d plctlng the m •• n. of empow rm nt available to African Am rlcan : th vote, the atr ngth offamlly, and duca. tlon. Abdullah Om r, M Icolm;. old t brother, aid • im • In rio By Terry Kelly to follow the law , according to NAAAB President Virgil Cobb . "Dozier and Thoma re re- earching and exploring what venues are open to us, includi...…

…Embargo ·ghtened NASSAU, Baham s- The Or­ ganization of American States voted Sunday to tighten its embargo against Haiti as punishment for its continued failure to end dictatorial rule nd permit the return of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aris­ tide. OAS foreign ministers urged member nations to keep embargoed goods off com­ mercial flights bound for Haiti and to close their ports to any ship that 'picks up or unloads cargo ...…

…Dono , alcolm Spi e Lee announced Tue day that group of prominent Blac had don ted an undisclo ed amount of money to h lp complete work on hi forthcoming film, "Mal­ colm X." He aid the donors were Bill Co by, Oprah infrey, Michael Jordan, Earvin (Magic) Johnson, Janet Jack­ son, Prince, and Peggy Cooper Cafritz, founder of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington. At a press conference in Harlem, Lee aid the Compl...…

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…BITS AND PIECES Honor e w r Clara · nder on, Dori Barnes. Dorothy DeMorcia, J n Hall, Mamie Hinton, Mary France · Lew is, H len Luckey, Marilyn Morrow, Ernestine · Saddler, Mary Elizabeth Smith, Matti Tu ker, Marion Battle, Patricia Lewi , Mable Chavi Scott, Idella Taylor, Ruby' Gardner, Gwendolyn Johnson, Harriet Stanley, Fan­ nie Wh eler, Ola M. Zachery, Annie Tharp, France' Hard­ en, Norma Hitt, Reverend Ruth M. MOSley, Mar...…

…THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY lWaichBIodc�coined thee:xpl� "It's nocitgrace to be colored; it's just so incon­ �? MA Y28, 1987 -1lEZbama Group presented yton Le "'/'ied Apart" at the Sanctuary 1bcaIerin WIIbingbl, D.C. 1944- , bcxn. l.898 - ADd)' KIrk, 0ldatIa 1cader, born. 1942- taped bDl OORB in 0iaIg0. AtbIIClaybaPOWtl( Jr. pas­ tored which famous Baptist clIltdt. lIS (fd his folher btfae him? MAY 29, 1942- L a , born. 1910...…

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…e ter'. VIEWS/OPINIONS he . d they "pic ed ld@ 1992 'DG INC. justice, this verdict represents the predominate mental state of Americans, in which African-American lives are viewed as less than human. . The verdict truly represents the inability of White Americans to render justice in cases where the victims are people of color or poor. Rev. Otis Moss, PUSH Chairman of the Board said "It is also an indication that what we faced'...…

…READERS WRITE Minority entrepreneu have ch nee to le rn the fact about franchi e 0 ne hip t no co t. -Buying a Franchi e: Making the Right Choice" will be held in Detroit the University of Detroit-Mercy Conferen Center, 8200 W. Outer Drive t Southfield freeway. The three-hour program i d igned for any minority person who would like to learn about options available in franchi in . The seminar, presented by the Detroit Minority Bus...…

…ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS U 0 Trio T c I Tough Topic Four top-five hi nd 8 million copie I ter, Wit on Phillip i bac in th tudio recording Shadows &: Light (in tore June 2), recapturing the magic they ere ted on their elf-titled debut album. "We drove everyone in the tudio crazy .. .including our­ selve ," laughs Carnie Wil- on, "but the end re ult is an album which I think take to a new level. It' much more intense." Deciding to...…

…� Upcoming Events Chapm will perform t for one n g only. 8pm. $22. 50 C (567.6000). SUNDAY, AY 24 I I SATURDAY, AY 30 FREE IRIS Show from 12:30 - 4pm, t th Roy I Oak S nior Cent ,3500 M " (nr 13 MI & Crooks). ArTf lri gJ'l may ibit In . Entri wi pted btwn 8:30 - 10am. (781-4280 or 345-1475) To enter flower ArrJ'nnI!:WTI,:antQ (288-0828 for ·Is). Na : 0 to construction 13MI i dosed btwn Crooks & Woodward) � Joann W son, Exec dir ...…

…n F ter' told in Photo Fo ter' influ n on th g m beg n in e m t when he w hired by own r Frank LeI nd to man th Chicago Leland Gi n in 1906. Leland h d b n involved with other club before Fo ter arrived, but Fo ter' Giants were the first to cap­ ture the hearts of Chicagoans - often drawing up to 6,000 people on a Sunday wh n Fo ter w pitching. THE LELAND GIANTS were regarded a the one of the toughest teams in th country, and a...…

…time 0 to hunt and fish, because being in b ine for only a year. it will take him time to get the bminess stablilized. He id be I trying to take one day at a time. Robinsonsaidbc formingacor­ poration caUed Ocneratio Inc., with his brother in-law, Donnie Mee , owner of Quik- Way Party Store at the comer of Fair and High­ land Avenue. "We arc in the process of opening a new store on Crystal Avenue in Benton Township," be said. "Thi...…

…WES1Fr�N rll11CHIGAN i' . "leadCDbi district H ecould t (L-R): Rev. Alfred Johneon, Cynth UIIY. WIIYft'C)n Hodg_ Idlool quality leade and t cburcbcs could cbool · trict by Weed & Seed. Committee reques proposal Applications The Citizen'i Mvi ory Com mmittee of the Weed and See -Reacbin the Unreacbed" Bento . HarOOr Community Program i re que ting Notice of Intent fro Community agencie and in dividual . Propo Is are needed fo...…