…p u DETROIT'S AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURS "Me and Joe Louis were partners ... associates until his , death. There was no handshake; no money invested. But (because of) my/oya/tytohim, whateverl . had h,e bed a part of, " Wilson said. " .. aut "You (Bla ) asked for ome thing that you really didn't want integration, and now that you have it, yqu don't know what to do with it." I H added in a tone of voice that P.o e volume, "You didn...…
…This Week In Black History F bru ry 2 - rch 3 � the Black Church 'ounded by lay or "Free Blacks?" In what year was the slave track outlawed by the US government? FEBRUARY 28, 1984 - Michael Jackson won eight Grammy Awards. 1889 - Ch rle Youn became the third Black to graduate from U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Which African nation has a constitution modelled on that of the US? MARCH 1, 1864 - Rebecca Lee was the fir...…
…,,� .. , . .,. o E WILL RGUE, what' in name?' This is just for fun, an outlet, others may chime in. Why do ome people have to be 0 erious or political? "Even the air that we breathe i political," the inger and activist Miriam Makeba was once quoted as aying. I often refer to her com ment whenever I hear of young (and old) people seek-: ing excuses for not taking po itions on important issues. That is not to imply that I don't...…
…VIEWS OPINIONS EDITORAL The report in this weekend' JOA publication, the jolnt Detroit pape�, that State �eprese�tative Alma Stallworth w making Insurance law while owrung an insurance company was first reported in thi paper two months ago. The tory only points up for us what is a major, major problem for the African community: too many African Am rican politicians repre ent their own elf-intere t or the economic interests of the commu...…
…I, help nei o continu from P 1 curriculum, p rent c demy, preventative co lin rit of P - ag for gir ell boys, tu- dent economic development progr m, lary increa e for teachers, student center, re-educa tion 2000 and a new v u ystem. Pulling out copy of 'progress report' ued by e Detroit In ., Kenyatta . d, clearly he can do a better job. In the report, the district received a D plus in tudent chi eve ment but an A in fiscal i...…
…ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS urphy: w Ibum nd movie Con r tul tlon r In ord r Will Smith recently an nounced hi engagement to longtime girlfriend, Cherise. The wedding is set for May 9. Wh t' . Up with . Lion I Rlchl ? - Eddie Murphy's work ing on a new album for release this ummer. Eddie 0 gra ciously ppeared in Michael's video (a fine job, too), Michael' consented to ome backup vocals Eddie begins hooting . next rum, "Dis ti...…
…Upcoming Events W dn d y, F b.2 -Bl c Heritage Ce' brat/on In Dance and Music, - 1 pm, P rforming Art Center C mpu , . Macomb Community College, 44575 Garfield Rd, t. Clemens. Free. Join Arthur Blackwell, II & the board of commissioners 2-7pm, 600 Randolph in Atrium. Speakers, mu ic, food, vendors nd the young people of Wayne County. Thur day, F b. 27 "Blsck History Lecture Series, " 7pm. Guest lecturer, EMU professor/ author ...…
…FOOD NUTRITION Contributors range from singers Dionne Warwick and Patti LaBelle and Olympic gold-medalist Wilma Rudolph to Congresswoman Maxi ne Waters and Johnny Rivers, executive chef of Walt Disney World . Resorts. SHE TERMED the book "a powerful statement about a simple ritual that binds us together on 0 many level ." In her introduction, Dr. Height ay, "ome of my fonde t memorie of family and relation- hip revolve round t...…
…BENTON HARBOR D RO W cbainnan of the NAACP Edu tion Committee from 1960 to 1970, member and I DIVlDU I P y "Gettin Up E Iy In The omin Ye terday" were, Dorothy Allen, ry Starling J nice S rlin Mary Ann Wa hi ngton, Wilm Jean Wood rd, S nd J. Henry, Pearl Brown Kim W rs, Antane ha or m n, Jem lorman, Jorclem M. W ters, Robert Wit n, Jermaine Brown, Cornell Brown, Am Clark nd Rev. Elli Hull Sr. Dr. Rev. Ell' L. Hull' the host p ...…
…WESTERN MICHIGAN .' ire /EAU CI ir For information, call the community education council (CEC) Executivt!O/fic , at 927-6799 or 927- 6802. lack Hi ory On Saturday, February 29, 1992, Benton Harbor, Coloma, & EAU Claire School Di tricts (all employees, tudents, parents, business, and prof ional, com munity members) are cordially invited to attend the finaJ day of Black/J\frican American history month celebration. It will be h...…
…p ti n' ? Don't rreo who in 1 mong the iIX1 tty worke '<k>ff'! According to the aJ rmin eomrreras of African-American e ive �y COl man, Ex ecutive Director of Urban and Municipal Affairs r General ot ,"Another 150, to would at risk if pending legislati n by nator Richard Bryan is " in � . Sena r Bryan' bill mama 4Opercent�incorpora avera �I economy (CAFE) 1aOOards for crus built aOO ld in u.s. CAFE � a ightlXl of each aut...…
…COTT y The Darnell E. Sanders may t be ho bold name or orne, but for others, Sanders i nown for her out t nding � compl n a tennis player durin time wh n there ere very few Blac women players. Sanders will be recoglzed for her accompli hm nts by being inducted into the Afro-American Sports Hall of Fame, Monday, March 2, 6:30 p.m., at th Riverside Ballroom in Cobo Center, Detroit. , Her accomplishment include N tional Tennis As ...…
…Y R Iph Luker, begun by oci I ,g pel prophe e rly in the cen tury formed the institution I b i 'for the later Civil Righ move :ment and King came th mo t effe rive po e man for their ide in race rei tions at mid century. Luker explore the ocial .go pel movement' ctivitie in ANNOUNCEMENTS -SPRING REVIVAl. March 2-6, 7pm, Nightly Monday-Friday. Guest choirs and soloists ministr jng every night. -FREE MEALS. Mon day-Friday ...…
…2S.Mul'. 25.Toth rl&'ht! •. l'raCrUt woocl ..Potato (dIaL) a2. Cry, u a cat .RuoUllded • Wltbdrew .Imm .o.TrM 'L Apex , • Tellurium (.ym.) ". Que ftxed11 'T. Noctumal Mo ... �if6i't�+--+--tl�",",,""r+--t--l uqulate 48.DUI.pr DO. Ukwonn.I GLGenu1D. 2. DWtrlbute DOWN L Helclill n.traIDt 2. Prlnten' meuuI'M Michigan C zen An. 2/2e1D? LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO TAXPAYER THE MARCH 1992 BOARD OF REVIEW HlgtHnd Paa1c Board ...…
…WORD MAKERS Edited Nathaniel Scott p -10 n And there was one-King Anthracite we named him- fetish face beneath French parasols of brass and orange velvet, impudent mouth whose cups were carven skulls of enemies: . , knife' wounding flash, Onqucz, that urly brute who calls himselt a prince, directing, urging on the ghastly woit. He hacked the poor mulatto down, and then he turned on me. The decks were slippery when daylight final...…
…VOL XIV NO.13 FEBRUARY 19 - 25.1992 orr-One month go t Corinthian Baptist Church, th Chica 0, Dlinoi Living Light Outre ch nlstrie founder and director, everend Bob 'eeden, deli red powerful m ge to Detroit. To parap and conceptualize what Reverend Weeden d, the rebuilding of Detroit i not the job of the city, tate or federal governments. 1be job i a community job and the burden of fulfilling that need OTT' , t uarely on the houlde ...…
…WORLD/NATION which re trict e trans ml of de e pending to 0 dom tic programs m [or portion 0 our citi ; th ucation well-bel of our citize reh bilitation of our fras tru ture ••• " Speakin t the titut and later t the U.S. Conference 0 Mayor, I 0 meeting in Wa hington, J c on urged the poll tical leade to help In' crease voter participation by 2S percent in 50 major citi by re . teling nine million more voters in 1992. Also urgi...…
…F BRUARY 1 2. 2 Some move y little R-E- S-P-E-C T from Areth Franklin would go Ion y, would a 6 chec for uling her furni ture. Gro e Point Moving Com pany pre ident John Steininger aid hi company been trying for months to get th Queen of Soul to p y for wor it performed for her July 18 and 25. "We've even gotten a judge ment against her is mall claims court, but she has totally ignored it," Steininger aid. Franklin' attorne...…
…p I t. 12858 WOODWARD - Highland Park 865·5220 IT 0 BEL inev I t- in why ome roup 0 Ituden perform differently than others - or why ome tuden per form better in de lin ith dif ferent ituations. Thi would help 11 tuden , h believe. Harper emph ized paren could aid young people in think ing by king them que tlo not only about their cfioolwork, but L HARPER, head of the TV programs we11. Highl nd Park Curriculum "They hould '...…
…"I KNOW where you are cnmingfrom, girtfrieoo," Wichita . d. "But what worries me . MlrtCim." "Mort Crim?" Si ter Pearl responded. "What doe that Cllannel Four SIrOOtperson have ., do with Doctor Death?" "More than you might think, " Wichita rq>lied. "Or haven't you heard bout Crim' 'common aiminal' comment?" "Yeah! I lard that comment," Bessie said. "And I woI¥1ered why some journalists, including many Blades, � erm 'objec tiv...…
…Parents plan scholarship banquet By FLODEAN S. RIGGS sr." Writ., Detroit Public Schools students who have high hopes of going on to college, but are falling hort on funds can look forward to March 13. That is when the Parents High School Scholarship Committee plans to sponsor the Eighth Annual Benefit Banquet at Mercy College Conference Center. Dennis Archer former Michigan Supreme Court Justice is scheduled as keynote speaker....…
…This Week In Black History u 1 M two nationally.known Blocks who owned ucceMfad bus' in tM Iy 1800s. FEB UARY 21, 1965 - w inated in York, N.Y. 1905 - Dr. • abrl tlrst Bl c to serve on the Atomic Energy Commission, born. 1966 rt W ver became the fillt Bl cabinet member �rofF.nnD.1933- lmo (Eo W )'Dlo ), pianist, born. Are there common Jcinships between most Caribbean peop� and Blaclc Americans ? FEBRUARY 22, WASHINGTON'S ...…
…I ' VIEWS OPINIONS LA 00 U I EDITORAL lchl p r h n • I What do Benton Harbor, Highland Park, Muskegon Heights and Detroit have in common? They are the four most di tressed cities in the state, according to the Michigan Department of Commerce. That they are all predominantly African American is no ccident. Redlined by the banks, dispo e ed by both political parties, abandoned by commerce and industry and cash strapped, these cit...…
…By on 0 U.s. �me Cburtml by the inaction otheU.S. �- soon to be tho nds - of �I� win fled tim rounDy in o political pe . n the<Mrthrowo the dermaatica1- ly elected pre ident, Jean Ber1rmJ-Aris· oow being sentbeck. There are repo the retur- nees are � pmtogr8phcd aOO finFprinrd by "security forces" -a eupmnism for the right wing fanatics respo ible for the anti Aristide roup. WHILE INSISTING that they are woddng behiOO thcscer...…
…continu d from p_ 9 A-7 o HO P D to being "a man of God," aid everyone could not do w t he i doing. Rev. Weeden i building a mini - try that from every indication is one of love. He giv of his time and resources to th n edy. And where m ny might 11 donated items and either profit directly or indirectly, he ay , "God aid feed the hungry and cloth the naked." "I haven't taken 0 dime out of thi mini try," he aid. Jame W. oung owns A...…
…ENTERTAINMENT , BRIEFS 'I t believe it w com- bi tion of all th bove. Yet, for y , people blamed dru for the problem that h dowed the ucce e of Richard Pryor, however m ny who kne him, Y that when the dru topped, the problem w till there, 0 en de crib- ing him lf-d tractive. Having been in hi pre ence on numerou oc c ions, (Li a Collins), I'd have to agree. You could it in his behavior, in the people h urrounded himself with...…
…, CALENDAR OF EVENTS VV dn d y,F b.19 Open Forum ith Dave Bing, pre ented by NAACP Young Adu Committee, 5:SQ-8:30pm, Mu eum of African American Hi ory,301 Frederick Douglass, Detroit. Free. The Children's Library presents the winners of their annual • African American I Most Admire· essay contest, 7pm, Friend Auditorium, Detroit Public Ubrary, 5201 Woodward. Free admission. ' Film: -Matewan, - 7pm� University of Center Kiva, U...…
…expectin more; I think Bri ezpectin ore. UWe came in with the ttitude ted a chance to win, e did have chance to win. I think t' the ey ere, ing you ve th chance. " Team leader J me Hickey, member of the U.S. four-man teams in 1 d '72, dmitted that e co ching might have expected too much out 0 Walker in hi Olym pic debut. But he immediately tab H hed high expect tio for the four-man competition, in which Walker will erve brakema...…
…yor Emm Hull d tbe com ion came to decision to undo th combining of th two depart men beca e they were concerned bout the police nd fire dep rt men. TH COMMI lONERS who originall y voted to merge the two departments were defeated in I t November' election, except Com mi ioner Hershel McKenzie. He abstained on inding the merger. "We hope to negotiate with the unions and be consi tant in making the change for the police nd fire...…
…"TH T UG L continu ," Breeding ald. "The ongoing b ttl be tween the NAACP, ci m and dl crimination re log to D vid repeatedly challenging Go1l th with lin hot and a tiny pebble," he concluded. Breedin 0 noted that the wor of the NAACP can be m de more effective If a few Informed, com "'_.'�'".",,.TLY, there are 35,000 clive NAACP mitted people could be employed on a full-time b i to guide and coordinate the local uni . MCC ho t Ea...…
…BUSINESS/FINANCE • • count. If you w nt to ensure h t n et y with n intended don e, n you m e the ift to th t pe on only," y Jennifer Ro , n 10 ttomey. ttle II cl I Before a penny chang n, both ide hould gree on the tot I mount involved, the purpo of the transaction, how long the money will be needed, whether it' 10 n or gift. Also decide on the rate of inter est, repayment terms, collateral nd what happens if the loan can't...…
…I ACT, brea tmilk I the orld' mot sophisticated food, y UNICEF. It' so nutritionally com plete that an infant normally needs no other food or drink for the first four to six months of Ufe. It hygienic and inexpe ive. It im munizes infants gainst pregnancy. And it reduces the ris of bre t and ovarian cancer. Apart from being Inferior In quality, powdered milk mixes badly with poverty. Without enough money to buy adequate quantiti...…
…RELIGION I While denomin tion I agencies historically have been ctive in e - tablishing ho pital and other care f cilities in thi country and abroad, little was known of such health work by individual congregations. "We were surprised that so many are doing that sort of thing," aid Karen Collins, th council's program director for health and justice. "What they're doing is not neces- arily running clinics, but in other way they ar...…
…ad 'wuvq.rn 'UJJm 'euoog W 'lanor 'o.lJ1O 'cnw>taa ·poog 'uBtvS 'uolaw UJtoW 'uoltnO 'al>lo)(s :-1lJIlliIJo... --"'IIlIlllWS or boL one PLAC DCJMWBEUP S POAAROTBA C EIOCEEGRO S E R I S K 0"0 R K C TALONNLNA M K N ElY L lOR P NOIOUNLAT M AAERAIONN S LIT LAM E A I B B A'O NNE N D 81 AHSWEB& • lick Willi 870783 0902179 b&'&' 418321 b��' 993423 897411 0444633' Fair Housing OpensDoo Uoso�of� and etopment Not all sig...…
…RI G 0 brothers and i ters place me in the role of a econd moth r. I am th pre ident of th cl of 1 3, a choir director, and a lead vocali t. Good qualities of leadership are what it takes to stress Black hi tory' excellence. Second, I am bles ed with a posi tive attitude. Thi attitude will help m achieve ucce . There have been many things that could have hindered me. For example, the tragic death of my cto t sister. It took two y...…
…VOL XIV NO. 12 FEOHUAH',' i .: . 18 I Sl92 , Education, Abstinence, or ... Condoms? By DAVID HO HART abitiDCDCe, peciaUy in the younaer , .. Tl'\IICOtt d. - Heavy campa! coDtrlb to HoUle Speaker Lewis N. Dodak are blocking apement on oxp dng parts of Michigan'l o-fau1t Insurance law, cilia an Bnalor admtniltra don polkellDlll. BnJler press aecrotary John Truscott kt the n Trai\ Lawyera Association hu been controllin Dodak thr...…
…, • ·2 RDIGRAS . The e Council reI a contra e i , I te I t wee ve nt membe 0 i Gras organizations to jail for excluding pe 0 b ed on ce, religion or gender. : The council voted 5 1 to remove criminal penalti ,in cluding jail terms. HAITIA REPATRlA· : 10 RESU ED : The u.s. umed the forced return of Haiti n [efu I te I t week after the mill tary government of Haiti temporarily halted rep tri tion pf thousands of refugees. ...…
…, A E tern ichiga Univer ity fr ternity upended indefinitely Thursd y until it develop pro to ci itivity. The Chi pI on two years' prob tion I t wee folIo ing a r cially motivated fight at ovember temity party. In pI cing Theta Chi on pro 0 univer- ity offic found the group guilty of disaimination and dis crlmiDatory ptacti A group of about 100 b c . studen g thered on camp Wednesday and marched bout one block to The Chi' fr...…
…mon y I"!"'"-���������� eds it re y it req red, Id Board P 1- _ .. , ...... .-. dent John 01- .:!����I 10 y. :I'.J W hen ed if bor ro ina money from K-12 aDd loanin it to the com munity col lege i 1�lal Hollo ay id, "Ye ." About 4 million exi t in the -12'. fund equity, Hollo ay id, 0 loanln the money to the college, which ". in dire traits," will not neglect K-12 students. "WE ITHE PAY now for It i "not unusual" he...…
…"No. No." S m aid. "I want to talk wi th you." "0 You have disturbed me so what do )'Ou "I "WHAT I :ANT., kyou .. : why do you think � president of Highland P (bmmunity College won't return the media's calls?" "Is he doing that?" I ked. "Yes." Sam "Am the only IQ90n I can come up with . he' afraid � media is going to him some q tio about that African trip be is s�y 1aIdng this rmnth. " "What? you mean Dr. Mitchell· going to Af...…
…This Week In Black History 1 ., WIUch BlacJcAmtrican coun. ZJed President Lincoln auing the Civil War? FEBRUARY 11, 1961 - rt W v became d ministra'>ro a, . am Home �Agerq.19C.X)- MaDde. w rele ed from prison after Z1 years. � - J fo songsinger, � born. 1924 - singer, awarded the Spingam Medal for his in�mational repu1a lion in the m . c world. Who is * earliest know Block poet in 1M UnitedSuus? FEBRUARY 12, :'LINCOLN'S ...…
…Ie (313)873- 73-0410. :HONO I : continued from A-4 : trier, helping the Old e bOY' • : sure that no child ill 0 wllbout a 1 Christmas, she said. "We expect young people to care . about omethlng other tban tblm : selves," McGriff id."1f you'-oDly . : care about YOWlelf, you tre I ' , : human. As 'dlJl w tblDk 1& 0 : re ,bUlly to mocIellbe type of behavior, that we expect from young ters." Spencer Haywood, former profe sional b...…
…I " , I · , · , , , • I yWi RPHY race.' Thi di e needs to be more fre- quently ddre d, owin to its high death rate amon Bl c . M t di - e victims' life p n doe not ex ceed t e of forty. Th ickle cell disorder i n treated history. Hi tory i P t even . It' , ide or even that will or can nape the course of the future. It help to try and avoid making the &me m tak that were made in the p t. lbat is why it' so important to ...…
…IT ALMOST GOES without saying that the over whelming majority of college students were of European de scent, and therefore the notion of diversity in higher education a primarily found via economics. Scholarship were the major ource of aid, usually limited to short-term borrowing intended to see a student through an emergency. The involvement of the federal government in student aid began at the conclusion of World War n with...…
…o contlnu d from A-3 • "EDUCATION ND PREVENTION arc our main goals. Even if we eliminated every lgn, the indu try would still have some , medium by which to reach the con sumer. But an educated co umer is bener able to withstand the mes &I ," tated TInsley-Williams. "I don't believe that people are mindle s zombie, " said Omokchinde, "but I do believe that vi ual media lnfluenc them to degree. There' at t some subliminal influ...…
…ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS Lov r' n I roo • "The key to Johnson' s ," Powell says,"w his realization tbat. a Bl c artist who co d brin to bla lit a vital, exp ive point of vie r001Cd in a ditional y of life, be could crea 0 of major co eenee for modem art." Sadly, Johnson's career came to an brupt end in 1947 wben he entered a s te hospital in New York with a deblUtatln mental ill rcsulti from ayphil • 1be atory of in the artist'a ...…
…I d y,F b.12 • IBlack Love, I a IIv theatrical production exploring relationships between Black men and women, ,8;30pm, Mus um of Afrlc n Amerlc n History, 301 Frederick Dougl , Detroit. $5. • The Symphonic Wind Ensemble pr nt concert featuring music by ev ral Black compo ers, 8pm, Varner Recital Hall, Oakland tJt1iverslty, ROChe •. Free. . turd y, Feb. 15 • IBlu and the Splr ,I f urlng WDET-FM's Robert B. Jon ,2pm, Pr Court, D...…
…• One rib of celery i one tem from talk. F reel call for more than one or 0 Ingle . In some , the recipe may can for talk and mean a in m but in the celery b i ,tal is one bunch. D BETTY CROCKER Q. � potatoes I grated for a casserole turned Black. What would prevent this? SA., Mobile, AL A. R w potatoes tum Black from oxygen in the air and from touching the metal of a grater. To minimize thi , grate potatoes close to the time y...…
…MUSKEGON auty Pageant t Eleanor's TOXY Boutique. The event is dedicated to the memory of William Wat . BIder John M. Will Jr., the lat tor. No experience necessary. America's Cover and Cover Boy USA will bold their 8th Annual Michigan State Baby Cont t and Beauty P geant, March 14, in the West Ballroom at the Ann Albor Holiday Inn. Boy ages 0-5 and girl from birth through 2S years old will be eUgible to compete forpriz • Some...…
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