…This Week In Black History DETROIT J und rstand nd hex- peri n d orne of th oci I ills that lead many women with children to th point of bing hom Ie ,to n eding kind word and om kind of tructure that Chuc By NATHANIEL scon , St." Writ r ALTHOUGH HE "BY HA VI G the experience (of being homele )," he id, "it make me more auth ntic." Authentication i good but, 0 I am told, but "the proof of the pud ding i in the t ting. homa ...…
…DETROIT eMed 14 Y la r, Caleb and Willie were th two urvivor. Willie eventually got a 0 penicillin, but by that time he couldn't any more. 1bey received a dollar a year for tb:ir participation in the nxly ong with a certifi te with �ir name on it Caleb had fullfi11ed his dire" to use . brains and mouth ins of his han and back," by becoming a ful reverend, When be came back to confront the two doctors and nurse Evers, he said he ...…
…we VIEWS/OPINIONS P LlTI Conven- tion wer held in Littl Rock, Arkansa in 1974, Cincinn ti, Ohio in 1976, and ew Orl ans, Loui iana in 1980. Ultim t ly it proved virtually im po ible to hold to ether th unlikely coalition of force which h d com bined to convene th Gary Conven tion. Black elected official and the more moderate Black lead rs found th politics of 0 ial transformation as mandated in the Gary Declaration too radica...…
…11IEYFARlOOOrontin to grow rearer, In many ways it is . already here on many roIle and universities in this country - in tel'tm of ndent ethnic eomposi ti<>m. One of our biggest galls this year will rontinue to be to ircrease the number of college tudents reading Pan African newspapers on a regular basis. OB: way to do this is to k yourdirect istarce byencowag iog you to take out ubscripti rs to this rewspaper for your college ...…
…1 contr t meric n Buildin ain nan ,Arro ,and Bond d obtaining he lth re coverage for th e workers' children. The organizing nd i ue campaign tarred in September h aJ 0 n u fu1 in clo ing .. the wag ap between formerly unorg niz d worke and their union broth and i ters. According to Salmon the downtown building et the pattern uburban buildin j ni torial taffs, Union organizers estimat th cost to employers for janitorial taff is...…
…ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS - Pe i n Gulf rece ion, and CI ren e m nd Anita Hill, j t ew of th ' I' bl even . - Thi ye r, dioScope covered orne entert inment' torie celeb nnive ry. - Per p t m t nific nt m ic torie t e me a-million cont c igned by J net Jac on and her big brother ich el. While riding the I t ve of "Rhythm Nation" J net pock eted $50 million when he left A M to tie th not with Virgin. Soon Iter, Mich el eclip e...…
…ch 0 v. · The n/ om n' D y committee of St, S P n AME Church rdiall Y invi te r Detroit to fundrasing brunch on Jan 25, 1 at 10 am, t University of D troi t ercy Conference enter, at the Southfield Freeway and Ou r Dr. The bIUIlCh will the renowned Reverend Wendell Anthony, Pastor of Fello hip Chapel Church. A$16. d nationinclud a fabulous brun h. For ti ke call the St Stepben Church ffice at 895 btwn 9 a.rn- p.m. WlII go du...…
…, " It 0 MU H of wh t go on in the record indu try i aim d at producing a hit and elling millions of record ." aid Barclay. "But there are many cultural sounds of music that lip through the crac because the big label companie aren't inter- Tickets are 10 and are availabl at th Warrin r Box Office, (517) 774-3000. \ .J. henl rand Th Red Hot Lou New Bure u) KATI W boogie- tyle pi R, who play' has prod uced Po land: , Oly d...…
…J BENTON HARBOR reo H committee ob- jec to th Governor' cutb c , clo ing of the Civil Righ 0 Ice, nd cutting off general i tance," Branscumb ide . "Th re have been about eight people to die from the la k of medicine and I think the Governor i way out in I ft field nd h' not being r porsiv to the POOf people in lh rea. "The p ople of Michig n re hungry, homeless, unemployed and in poverty," Bran cumb aid. "A I oras BUSIN ,Mayor...…
…WESTERN MICHIGAN wo ladie head for Inaneial indep nd nee By DANNY COOK COI!!!IHIf!dMt On the comer of Walnut Street and Portage Road sits a cluster of stores and service agencies. Also, there's a beauty shop called Personal Touch, the focus Qf our attention. Behind this collection of chairs, dryers, curling irons, .and such are two young wives who dreamed of financial inde pendence. Dreams do come true--even in Kalamazoo. lola...…
…one of th t-known Blac Americans in the world Colin P ell and J J the I media, mment and r ganizational HNlC:S that Willaims and Graham had t the air ga ignal to their abilities. Over the past 10 years the Republicans have controlled ue White House, Armstrong Wil liams has been making the right rOO in high cird in the party. From the Senate to the Whit: Ho , Williams carved out a ful career path and resume, ling up his R lode...…
…J u Y 1 2. ICHI 2 HEALTH urn But quent proc the pump for ction by your job into step th t tim, 0 or. ot Be er hed than fed:· Lo· e tho e·holiday pounds If your pants tart feeling tight between the holiday , you may need help. Being creative about 10 ing tho e extra holiday pounds remove the drudgery, reports th January 1992 Reader's Digest. Here are orne surpri ing uggcs lions to help you feel slim and trim again by Val...…
…, . CLASSIFIEDS N H M u I 50 Agenol 85% eemmlseton. S nd 1------- r •• ume to: Owayn Olley, 15644 W. Chloago, 0 trolt, r.-- .......... ----.l Mlch 48228. In HUD/ HA HOM U CA / HA A JOI N THE lAKE MICHIGAN COLLEGE TEAM! INSTRUCTOR, ENGLISH. Teaoh , F man Compoe on. Add tJon xpertJ In d v lopmental writing, ESl, nd/or technloal writing de Irabl • M t r'a d gr In English . required. Applio tlon muat be po tmarked F...…
…10 , In'100 words or less tell us what this poster means to you. Entrie will be Judged on originality, creativity and clarity. There are two categories: grade K�6 and 7-12. $100 Saving Bond to fir t plac winner in each category. The best three essays in each category will be published in the Michigan Citizen., All entrie become the property of the Michigan Citizen. Send to: Michigan. Citizen, P.O. Box 03560, Highland' Park, MI 48203. Ent...…
…J o XIMJ A, BRAZIL (AP) - Deep In the Amazon rain fo t, i 01 ted vill e tru gle to urvive nd p rve the African c toms of the runaw y I ve who founded them two eenturie go. Men till the land communally, their an tors did. Paren tell their child�n tale of lavery passed on for generations, nd te ch them African dances. "We h ve moto for our boa , nterns and other improve m n , but we have roo and tradi tio we w nt to m lntaln,' ...…
…J NA llON/WORLD -2 P Here re om of them: A v t city of 2 000 wo ers, earli t nd larg t of its kind, that tretched two mile form th b of th Sphinx. Archaeologi ts have found parts of bo e furniture even eed of ard n plan . A cemetery for foremen, work and their familie. On hundred tombs hav been unearthed 0 far, 10 of them under m 11 pyramid . They cont in t tue ,bit of offering nd tablets in cribed to Radical Black gr'oup say...…
…PROMI T DETROITERS HO ORED BY W U - Dr. Ch rl Vincent (left) and Marle Farrell Don Id n (rt ht), both Detroit re Idents, reel ved 0 Un ul ed Alumni Award from Wayne State Unlver ity t the recent winter commencement ceremony. The p lr w greeted beforehand by Bo rd of Govemo member Brenda Scott, Iso of Detroit. Vincent i the newly-named chlefo 0 tetri d gynecology at Detroit Riverview Ho pltal. F rrel-Donald on l. om bud man for the city o...…
…n ho 'too many pre io Ii t t i real and paren m t e ure t their children re prot cted. and polio b ck, Oneoft brea i I t year t re weli more than 25, of I reported. More children died from m I that )'ear than in any year ince 1971. It' hameful that we nnot protect our children from !hi cont giou nd potentially d adly, but preventabl disease. In BI ck communities, where acce to private phy icians is expensive and public cl...…
…OTTO LI Probl m nd roo of probl m u?" "Well calls?" WR We in Atlanta, Georgia ani this city . havingthesamekiooofprob m troit i having." the R 00 id, ''That' why we call . We trough! you might be intc � in knowing that HUD is threate� take b k me grant money from Atlanta " "that doesn't swprise me," I id. "Detroit isn't treonlycitywith i mpe nt people. Nor is it � only city with an antiquated gov mrnem that has antiquated ...…
…ALMAS REALTY'S be havior i appalling, but .not uncommon. Slum landlords acros Detroit use similar business practices, Fortunately, there is something we can do about it. A recently passed or dinance allows the city to seize the personal assets of lumlords owing back taxes. The city has begun research on which landlords should be acted upori, but, not surpris ingly, progress is slow in coming. We need to contact our council ...…
…I � .. J Thi- ... 'l/� .... k. ;q 01,.11 k Histol'v Who is the poet Milo � : "WMn Malindy Sin&f?" Where is the C.M£ . • Lane Univmity, 1Ocoted? , JANUARY 16, In the 1%0' , IP M 1, a lawyer and NAACP men_r, played pi� I tal role in the women's, move. f ment. 1978 - Ramcd I tro u Maj. Frederic D. Gtegory. Maj. Guion S. BlufoR1, ,and Dr. Ronald E. McNair for ions. 1904 - I Ande'r.1OD. band vocaHst, .' I bom How many stave« ...…
…2- CIT u Hig 3 B U: Phon KALA AZOO BUREAU: 616/ 3088 Production: K I Andrich - K c n B r Anlt Iroh • L h S m ul Ad Representatives: Earlene Tolliver - Bob Zw la EDITORIAL ·King making Part of th n er ending tru le within th BI community i for control. Community ntr 1. We will continue to ee th chao we now ee in th inn r citi a long th d ci ions af cting th Black mmunity and the leade hip erving th community come om pia other ...…
…NOVEMBER - Louis Far rakhan diagrosed with Prosae �r. Magic Johnson tes� positive with AIDS Virus. Mobutu Sese Sckn rereging on Government Promses in Zaire. David Duke defeml in Louisana, DECEMBER - sam An niversary of Pearl Hmtx>r. Haitian Repatriation I sues. Tony Brown's Article on "AIDS aIXl Magic JohrmI?-" Kwarrzaa. JANU Y - � Fe 'an Gulf War El'O. Qui Rowan's Boo on Dr. King. C\Jl tlnlMlnth. MARCH Harry Sclafon 's Cr...…
…- . o UD' continu d _from Page 1 inkling of the judge' view from poJ1S of his timony in December in a awsuit kingmo mimrityjudges. tora . J nvill bad enough Bl jud three 0 0 40 jud in his purview but mo Jewish judges w re needed to wor on Christmas and other holiday. He later aid his oomment about Jewish judges was in jest . Then 1be Florida Tunes-Union on Dec. 22 published an interview with Santora in which be said be personal...…
…ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS o oldb rg to ho tAw rd Whoopi Goldberg will ho t the 34th Annu I Gram my Awards from ew Yor ' . Radio City Mu ic Hall on Feb. 25, 1992. The m ic ind try' mo t pre tigio aw rd are pre ented annu lly by the Recording cademy and will be telecast live on the CBS TV Network, 8-11 p.m. (En. . Holiday Ca ualty Phill Lewis, star of the hort-lived CBS sitcome "Teech", was the driver in a head-on car crash th ...…
…JANUARY 15th KING DAY - The f utty, aft & stud nts 01 Marygrove Coli cor dially Invite t 0 troit metro com munity to tt d Dr. M In Lut r KJng Jr., Birthday Cel br Ion 12 noon In the S cred He Chapel of th Uberal Arts bldg on campu loc ad at 8425 W McNichols Rd t Wyoming. FREE KING WEEK - A freedom march led by ate Sen. Jackie Vaughn III 01 Detroit will kick off Martin Luth r KJng Jr. Week Jan. 15-21 at CMU. The march, In honor ...…
…UNITED FOR A CAUSE - Rap recording artists Terminator X and Queen Latlfah recently united with Chic go Bull Guard Craig Hod they kicked ofT Operation UNITE to Save the Youth. The program de 19ned to brln atblet and entertalne together to belp youn ,people choo altern tlve to negative lifestyles. (photo by B Mo mtI'J) ( ) a tleb rry Beef St w ( ) Bu h' D luxe P rk & Bean ( ) Star Ki t hunk Light Tuna ( ) Kroger Peanut Butter ) Welch Gr...…
…. . ' . .. -, BENTON HARBOR J REC IVES RECOGNITIO - Program n of Project Together reeelv d rec nltlon for their b rd work wit� the partlclpan In the prog m. Pictured (l-r) re: Deborah CI rk, Lyn Mertin, Tin Ben, H I em �bdullah, Patricia Mee nd Adelle Taylor. (photo by • rown) Scattered-site home , ' I .. plan submitted to HUD By BERNICE BROWN The Benton Harbor City Com mission approved request from the Benton Harbor Housing C...…
…ythe opportunity for crime," George Youn t unit' m t niormem r, recently told t Michi n Citizen in free-for- 11 di ion held at their e ond-flo r he dqu rte t 116 d r Street. "Eighty percent 0 11 crimes re crimes of opportunity," Deon Ba aid. "We make difference." 11 Y ago, all NLOs we whi mal . Young became t unit' first Bl k m mber. ow, all NLOs a Bl ck. What ccoun for th reversal? "Burnout," Young in- . "Thi i a very d m nding...…
….. BUSINESS/FINANCE Geri Due n Jon , executiv director of AHBAI, ag "Education i 0 important not only to th Black community, but to th country as a whole. These young people will be th leaders of tomor row," id Jon . "Eckerd traditional ly b come very involved in the communi tie where it operate. "Thi take that commitment on tep furth r," he added. The Am ri n H Ith nd Be uty Aids I titut (AHBAI) nd Eckerd Drug recently announ...…
…, r n ctlc • e If t Program • Wal In ervlce • edlcald Accepted • family Pr tlce • Indoor-Outdoor Lab Dr. lSoltlho 0 ar G. .0. 12151 od ard Highland Park, I 4120 HI� lOVf lin '0 U� "1-----" His dream gives us strength. � FamilyReunion�k yet . wtU be available at boo IDR:S in dmc for Black� Month. . can be p1.l'ChMcd by prone order at (8XJ) 717- law, wen Chrough the National QggJofNegro Womenofti in major d 8aOI8S � COUIir...…
…IC I A CI 12 RELIGION J u EYE ON GOSPEL • gal ard LD Storm." Th This week' cripture: "Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouth , but only what is helpfuL for building others, H-Ephesio.ns4:29. er rom Birmingham Jail about til oct Ih�1 I :.1'1 I In th middle of two opposmg fore � II) tit • I ' ':310 c mmunity. On i d rc ' of com pi, I 'nc '. m d up In part of Negr who. a a rc sult of long years of OpPI 51 II. ar...…
…Authorized nor ng M 0 1 dy from .00 to $3.27 per oapH Approved a reque t by the Knights of Columbus to hold Ir amual Toot e Roll Dri Apt1t 10 & 11, 1992. Tabled action on Twin Cltl AIrport req to Incr contribution. Approved payment of G ner Fund bil In amount $41,303.97 and Sew r Fund bill In amount of 2,874.28. Adopt d resolution approving Krasl Art Cen requ t for Gaming Uoe e from Bur au of Lottery. Author1zed ac:tv rtJslng for ...…
…, y I II ••• SO must eethe n ed for nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of ten ion in society that will help we men. rise from he dark depths of prejudice and racism . . to the maje tic h ight of und r anding and brotherhood. II ff, m here But more , I am in Bum ngham cause injustice the th century B.C. I ft th r ",lIag<' iIInn cam d th r "thus the boundaries of th hom tovms, and just as th Aposd P ul of T rsus ...…
…PO T HU 0 , Mic. (AP) - m St. Clair County Democrats claim their political dversari may have been r ci lly motiv ted in developing re pportionm nt plan. But t lea t one Republican leader contends th t cc ation is fal e. "I think it' completely without· foundation," county GOP Chainnan John Deaver id Friday night. "There wa certainly no raci I motivation with ny of the plans ----- y u lie r A High School Principal Speaks �ut . ...…
…NA llON/WORLD J UA .tution. our c untry tan nit" final lap t ) ward th realizaii n of th gllJ cnshnncd in the charter. the de laration on human rights a well � the larau in n iuth envision a frica . which hall, in all resp crs, belong to all who live in it, black and white ... ' " Afri a ad pted by this a:. ernbly tw ago thi m nth. the lea t.: r-hip f the thought that it wa important that we hould . c me ba k to e\\, 1I1" tll...…
…u J 5-11, 92 • • • , d, 7, died while River 0 H lth • Born J mes C. Booker, Jr., at : Provident Hospital, he w the onof noted Jet Mag zine journ Ii t : Simeon Booker. : An 11- tar football player and • honor tudent in W hington, D.C., : where he grew up, he attended Cor : nell University but quit after becom : ing di enchanted with the : contradiction of living the "Ivy • Leag "life and witn ing th suf : fering of his pe...…
…p ven n-year-old is strong young woman who cold tell Y u givin up' not part of her v bulary. y un ully vercome a . rious f obsta Ie that have u feared man. Four ears a Shantc w I vi tim of attempted fa b rreore I to her family. Two years lat r h one of thousan 0 BI k teena mothers. Soon after her son w born, he developed m ningitis and was hospitalized. Shante return d 10 chool, d pite her worri a ut her son and de pite her d...…
…"BUT WOE. Oop There I go with the wrong n me. Sorry ... big boy," Wichit aid. "You Iway h ve uch good ide and ometimes I just n ed to talk o I can ort out the facts." "So what facts do you need to ort out thi morning?" 1 asked. "Now that we have men tioned facts," Wichita aid. "I would like to know all the par ticulars surrounding the 17- year-old youth who wa killed by one,--or was it two? Highland Park Safety Officers and...…
…, DETROIT are re e ery d y of t ye r." m le front bu r but t HOWEVER, ome did not agree with hi "I am making tate ment" by leeping ou ide one night and in a "warming helter" another. One by tander rem rked, uddenly the light? HO V R, all were not plea ed with Rev. Jac on, even if he is not" romping." One of Gover nor Engler' aid aid if Rev. Jack- . LOVE I THE THEME- Th women nd children from e Hou Of Love trended the hom I r...…
…This Week In Black History J UA Y -11 , died. 1931- Claren� tockbroker/buslne as bom W1Uch Bl«k religitus Imder Mom bomloais Eugene Walcott? JANUARY 9. 1866 - I Unl w fouroed in Nash ville. Tenn. 1987 - Seven-footer David taller than naval regulations pennitted, was granted a two-year tour 0 duty, allowing him k> enter the NBA in th: 1989- 90 n.l�-Paull.Jlurence . DunbRr,poet,died.rno-Mor Brown, church leader. AME. bisrop. ...…
….... Ie IGA publ h d o y u rbor, I • An Iroh Andrich Ad Repr BobZw VIEWS/OPINIONS II I Th NAFT A i imply tep in the U.S. trategy to e tabli h economic hegemony over the entire hemi phere including Central America and the Caribbean. Thi may well be the only way that the U.S. can retain it' titl a the dominant uperpower in th world. The crucial que. tion for African people i where will African and the Pan-Africanworld fit i...…
…u -1 , h mb u: HI Afrlc n tory P r II I J u H ppy Afri n- nt red New Year. Very few people out ide of E t Afri a h v ever h rd of the legend of Khamb geu, We felt it would be dif ferent type of holiday /religio me age. We hope that you enjoy. The Sonjo people of T nz nia trace their religious and n tionallife to figure known Kham- b geu, According to thei r myths, Khambageu just ap peared among the people, "without par...…
…-10 IC I A CITIZ I ro 1 "I wrong as "T 0 WHO roam our streets and n ighborhood selling drug, beating, hooting and illing innocent bystanders have no respect for human rights. Tho e young people who prey on the young and elderly are a di grace to the memory of th e brave young men and women who attempted to march from Selma to Montgomery of 'Bloody Sunday' for the right to vote," the congressman aid. BATTLE PANTHERS Continu...…
…u ·1 ,1 2 -- ENTERTAINMENT I I BRIEFS I or r y Cool A Ice A Total Flop It' onl y been three month since Vanilla Ice's box office flop "Cool As Ice" hit theaters. But Universal relea ed the film on home video on Decernb r 19th. The average time for a movie to hit home video is between 6-9 months. "Cool As Ice" opened in October to 400 theaters nationwide. After one week in theaters, the film hadn't even made $1 million....…
…JANUARY 12th HOLY REDEE ER AUDITORIU - "The Bridge·, a n w pi y by Tony Cassone. 2:30pm. 5761 W. Vernor Ave (at ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT WSU LK LUNCHEON -AFRICA A ERICAN HIS TORY, 301 Fred ric Doug D troit. (8J3.9800). RAYSTO E JAZZ., 3000 E. Gr d Blvd. (871-0234). - OTOWN, 2648 W. Gr nd Blvd, Detroit. (867-0091). -YOUTH HERITAGE HOUSE, 110 E. F rry, Detro . (871-1667). SEND ALL ANNOUNCEMENTS TO MICHIGAN CITIZEN,P.O. BOX 03560, HI...…
…This dealer Is selling something you don't want. You'll pay more than just cash money. You'lI.trade In your hopes, your dreams .... even your self-respect. Now, do you really want to buy? r PARTN R.HIP FOR A DRUQ-FRI AMIRICA . I • , ... I •• • 1 ., I ., I I t I I ·1 ., .. .... I i I. I …
…CI Z or." "I M 0 honored and grat ful that you, tn citizens, hav ch en m to be your mayor for th City of nd vi i n th it b ut nd we are d f tnt BENTON HARBOR w rd c mmi ione unt ble for th ir iden to brin t ir once to th m. yor Hull received dozen of red ro e from h r i t r-in-l w, M . Ollie Hull, who i I 0 wor for th Berrien County Prob te Court. Ollie Hull told th yor th t each of the ro ymbolized th 12 mont of the year. ...…
…I Some of K lamazoo' movers and hakers in th Black community lowed down over the holiday to �hare their individual mandat for the coming year. BEVERLY MOORE, Mayor: "Actually there are two of them; first, Jhat we, a a commis ion, will C!evelop a working trategic plan to prep re us for dealing with the ever decreasing limited re ources avail- ble to us while, at the same time, here's incre ing demand for ser vice. Second, that we...…
