…BIT A D PI C S On the I t Sunday in July St. Cyprian Bpi copal church pre ented Educ tion Sun d y ... General Superintendent of Detroit Public School , Dr. Deborah McGrif w gu t pea er The PAw rd C. Syl v ter Memori I chol hip wa pre ented to There a Thorne, orthwestern High School grad ... Honor stu den from Sampson Elemen tary, Webber Middle and Northwestern also received awards. In the fall The will enter Lincoln Unive...…
…THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY In which yetJT was � first Blae A�rican lawyer ad- mitted to kgal bQ1'? What . his ? AUGUST 17,1849- e Ibald Henry Grim e, 1 yer and Joumallst, born. 1845 - olin. , a John Brown cohort, born. 1875 - J m H y w the first BI Catholic Bishop named in the U.S. In which YMT did a BIDcIc American woman first win solo gold �t/Qls in international olympics competition? AUGUST 18, 1901 - Harold J ekman, educ...…
…VIEWS/OPINIONS Unfortunat ly, President George B h 0 from pte rience how to incre e hi tanding in public opinion polls. In the face of the Clinton-Gore c ndid cy for Pre ident nd Vice-Pre ldent, Bush' ting is at an all time low. But we remember how the popul rity of the Bu h Administration oared to a record high er the decision w made to m e war on S ddam H ein and Iraq. Al though it ha n w been expo ed that the Reagan and B h ...…
…One of the colum ttl (1 ) Dr. Bill Cosby. It titled "Dr. Bill Cosby: The Educator's Educator." Let me no that before and ifem their$20 million gift to Spelman Col le . The purpose of this two part column . to in display lOme of my 1988 commen (vel'b tim for the most part) aDd to put 0 the table the �tion that this man, his family, and the greater higher education community m y be tined to wed (i.e., Cosby College): A new g...…
…HIGHLA D PARK COMMUNITY cou G EGISTRATIO AUGUST1.8-24 romA2 " ou C C ofpover- ty, unde chlevementin choo and limited job opportuniti continu d," he aid. Community improvement m ve been underta en for 30 years, hid, nd no "the p pear nee of mo t Bura u com muniti is not much different" from outside are ,but occup tional and educational chievement re 10 er, because of discriminatory practice tba t till exi t. "Jap n' economic u...…
…hasn't been one day since we've been together that I haven't heard the word 'groove.' It all starts there, it has to be there. We all want something that is universal, and great music has to have a groove." ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF y Y third· charm. For Soul II Soul, th t' de init ly t e . Their third P, "Just Right", the third voulm of ric n jauJfu rib- be n/Briti h fu ion th t producer Jazzi B. mad . nd. ith th introduction o...…
…UPCOMING EVENTS .161 'Cl FORGOTTEN LIVES - n xhlblt o de crlptlve photograph chronicling th hungry nd the homeles In 0 trolt, appearing at the Sword Into Plowshare Pe ce C nt r & G II ry, 33 E Ad Av . Exhibit run Aug 16 thru Aug 25. Th photogr pher, J ph Orachlola, I an award-winning photo-journalist who began documenting hunger and hom Ie ness two years ago. For Info and to arrange group visit , call (952-5422). 'Cl JAZZ. AT IL...…
…II 0 d rt until you t your ve et ble ." What anxio parent or grandparent n't rted to ueh co - i ? At one meal children m y re to e t anything, while t nether devour every thin . Sometim they live for day on dfuls of cereal or on' bread and jelly. And, yet, ex cept in ituatio where there' literally not enough food, most ki thrive. Ho come? Sixty ye r go Clara Davi , a pioneering researcher in the field of childhood nutri tion...…
…Y ER Ie RO Carrying pi card bearing m of the 12 unresolved murder victims illed over 10 year pan, marcbe brav d downpour Wedne d y, Au ust 12 to demonst te th ir out rag t th indi erence h wn Bl c crim victims by the white judicial ystem of thi outh e tern Michigan community. Organized by the Twin Cities Branch of the ational ociation for th Adv ncement of Colored People, clo e to 100 demonstra ers joined the p aceful noon tim m...…
…WESTERN MICHIGAN th DeIlIlrtn.u1 t v ton and H thia dm • .• Any qu tiona about tb Pre School or Kind r nen oUDdup uk1 be dlrec1ed to Ith Ser- vi Department at 927-0670. reo ahould Imo about the - recorda t y m t have for tbelr children when enrolling them for flntdme. Itla StateLa tbataUchildren In any public or private &Chool in Mlchlpn mUlt be protected gainst MCI.alel, Mumps, Pollo, Dlphtheri , Wbooplq Cough aDd Tetanus and...…
…"Brazil i the mo t uc ce ful racist system in the world" w nsre 1beaune Brazilian tmr Gemal ASSI.� . ted in United am mh relati with African..Anmcanpoliticalml dalleade On her first top, in VI �n, O.C., tm Bl con gresswoman, am current can dida� for mayor of tm ooun.tIy' IIXE popular city, Rio de Janeiro, said that tI:r "t D ltv: Us., ". promp1ed by a desire from me arxI tOOusarxIs of my oountryrl'rn to build bridges betwe...…
…o 0 Adam dEve nd med John pman ve in common? They're both p of th tory of th Ameri n pple. Apple in America date b ck to coloni t time when pilgrims di covered crabapple t upon landing here. Unfortunat ly, the fruit of th e beautiful flowering t le than d lrable, but soon, e and cutttn from En h apple tre (alon with bee fro pollin;ation) ar- rived nd the American pple born. Then, during the 1 , man named Johhny Appleseed (born John Ch...…
…Cornm nting on the purpo 0 the conference, th Reverend Thorn W. Ogletree, Dean of Y I Divinity School, explained " Chur ches, yn gogues, nd divinity chool can bring good news to the 'ruinedcitie ' ofourdayifth y learn to join hands with inhabitants of tho e cities to build up, repair, and renew. A conference on 'theological education and the city' is an occasion for fresh thinking about how the practice of rebuilding might itself...…
…LEGAL OTICE HIrbcr. M <48Cm-11 (17. be�." d 2:00 pm. 1 Mcntay, hltpA 24. 1992. n. 8cMI d Er:l.aIIcn .. rtsttt)�« .rtf « pqx..- aI:mII8d. t) q r· «t) Ia)IJ:t q � a rTMtf HELP WANTED Corr .. pcudenta ed .,flebelt d�t)cbeo. ------ In Grand Rapids, ADD RES S E R S Kal mazoo & Battl. B.nton Harbor Area Sohool. WANTED 1m m edlately I Creek for weekly Wayne R. H.mlngway No .xperl.no. r=:rr' � = Puroha.lng Agent Melaalry. ProceeaFHA oommunl...…
…ham lui Policy 01 Fore. d ' , R patrl nen Ignore Hu'man Plight 01 H Itia�.R lu Nt York Times. Ju e 1-1, 1992 , About 90 Haitians were' reported to have died. at sea on Sunday when- their small boat capsized and sank about 20 miles to the north of the capital [Port-Au-Prince, Haiti]. .... " New York Times, July 22, 1992 - "in the period immediately following the coup, massacre and widespread killings were the order of the day. Since ...…
…·yo lectlon d bat uncover prevrou Iy hidden fact �ho Kno By B rnlc Brown. T rry Kelly Mlchlpn Cltlan B r r I n Sheriff Stephen Mar8chke ran thi r cl t ad In hi failed bid for re- lectlon In the August 4 primary. B TO HARBO - Thanks to the qu tion of a concerned citizen during a candldates forum, new inform tion surrounding even that occured the night a Black youth di appeared in racially hostile St. Joseph have come to l...…
…PRETORIA-Nelson Mandela led more than 100,000 people in a rally, August 5 to demand President F.W. deKlerk -make way for majority rule. Mandela allied for a future with "no victors and no losers." He added if the ANC won a majority election the eongre would seek to include rival par ties in key government posts. DeI?erkspent the �y hidden '11. , I am saw t)lin& of the events , below. When talking to reporters he said "He (Mr. M...…
…ctlon JACKSON - Black can didated made gain in Mis issippi's court-ordered legi lative conte ts, At least 11 incumbents were ousted as the whole Legislature was on the ballot for the second year in a row. The 174-member Legislature had 25 Blacks, but red is tricting supervised by the Ju tice Department has created more than 50 districts where Blacks are a majority. Central African prote t death of right advocate BANGUI-Thous...…
…1 , I often ·flouri h in innercitie to reli ble transp rt - lion 0 e up ptiv m rket to greedy merchan . For ex mple, in Detroit Free Press tudy conducted in th f; 11 0 1991, 18 percent of the 247 grocery to in Detroit were cited for un- nitary conditions. By compari on, 6 percent of the 431 uburban grocers were cited for the me. Detroit Chapter AACP Execu tive Director Joann Watson aid the civil righ group i ddressing the prob...…
…HIGHLAND PARK DR. JABARI V. PRE PEH Freedom of America Part IV 'What, am I to argue that it is wron men rob mof irli tty, towo tll:m witlnut w , to P m ig- rant of their re '0 to their fellow men, to t �m with ti to flay �ir fl h with � I 11, to I d their lim with iro , tohunt�mwithdo�to ll�m at auction, to sunder �ir famili , to koock out �ir teeth, to bum their flesh, to tarve �m into ooedieree aod submission to their mas ...…
…ISOLA RAHA WILBOR u u t birthday cl r nt in lude Dr. K n n th Brown, Elnora Trul n, teven Hayne, Virginia Ed ward, Fairfield Butler, Willi Wad , Dotty Mann, Charle kcr, Latrelle P w r a ,Ve ta Murphy, Erma H enders n, Larrain Thoma, Betty C opcr, Mar Taylor and B rni C ker .. The reception' t the Mu urn 0 fri an/American History, honoring Robert Hur t, the fir t African-American 'of Michigan Bell, wa well at tended. Con ...…
…7 THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY Au U .. 1 Who developed the first practical system for re[rigerQ/J tion of freight cars and trucks? AUGUST 10, 1989 - General Colin Powell w nominated Ch irman, Joint Chiefs of Staff. 1932 - J m C. H I� educator nd author, w born. 1918 - tt Co b, ophoni t, w born. 1817 - First BI c National Convention wa held in Philadelphia. Who WOII two gold medals in 1932 at Los Angeles (100 and 200 meter das...…
…EDITORIAL ,0 . A cbool board that truly I' te to t community prior to m ln d ions ould never have faced the u y 1¥1 violent ction demonstrated by th white ren in War rendale pro tin the A emy in their neighborhood. Designating me boo empowered while ignori other oommunity' con- ce i contradictory d hypocri . Aside from the raci m evident in tm meeting held this wee in W ndale, there ere other factors behind the outburs . Frus trated...…
…, ITH HILTO VIEWS/OPINIONS Both m j or parties have m nipul ted the "Communist Men ce" to defect critici m or crutiny from their by records at home. Thi i e peel 11 y true for co IV tiv like Quayle dB h. So instead of talkin bout real i ues, the Republicans re no forced to ttack ne pOlitical "villain" to repl ce the Communi ts. Th t' hy the Republi are ttacking "political correctne ", "multicultural education", "af rmative ac...…
…te.- Ro rt Solow, n economi t at M ch ens Institute of Technol- ogy who won a Nobel Prize for hi theory of economic growth ays that preventing people from ing their mind nd t lent cripple the economy. HPJAIL tromP 1 MCIC Y THAT the deten tioncenter, which it estimates will be comple din 1993, will provide the city with enough of a profit to con- truct a new Municipal Justice Cen ter, co isting of a new city hall, district cou...…
…• ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF I After fiv long yea , Lion I Riehl i b c with an lbum that' rt new nd m tly retr pectiv. 'Back To Front" is a hi h not in wh t h been Ion and difficult hi tu. Ther w the very public br ak-up of Richi ' marriag • hi ather pa ed away, and h 's had throat surgery. But now with his ingle, "Do It To Me" at th top of th cha , it looks like Richie has put his life back together. "I t was necessary for me ...…
…II ByCAROLY Alliance made Ron Mil�r preeminent figure in BI theatre. For more than 20 years his literary talent nd the trica1 direction commanded wide popul r appeal with "Crack Steppin," "Wine Sellers," "Who's Got His Own," among others. On September 2, "Jazz Set" ope at the Paul Roberson Theatre, in con junction with the Montreux-Detroit Jazz Festival and runs through Scp tembcr20. Milner pay homage to Jazz music in this le...…
…y t It' not th t lmple, however, to pic out nutrien that re the mo t important for h althy kin, hair and nail . A good balance of protein, fa , and carbohydrate , with adequate amoun of vitamins and mineral, i e ntial for kin health. Myth 1 Eight glasses of water a day prevents dry kin While it is important to drink plenty of liquids each day, drinking eight glas es of water won't olve It's everywhere. Window sills, counters, t...…
…BENTON HARBOR c e 'd him If r pond be d ed in civilian clot preparing to meet frien b r, lled th t. Jo from the bar. chke went on to y that the St. Jo ph police could not locate either the teenager or the car owner. 00 TO • dds qu tio zUng e. According to the ton report, Wannbein "had been drinki 00 appeared on th edge of intoxica tion." Do intoxi ted persons ch e kids half their for three to four FOR INFORMATION LEADING ...…
…/� ) .' WESTERN MICHIGAN PATTY CAKE - As they line up for snacks at Abe's Frank Park on Britain, two young ladies decide to to play .patty cakes". The winne will pr ent d pl qu for their ou tanding or at th B nton H rbor Pre r - tion end of the ummer fun d y in Hall Par, Saturday and Sund y, August 8 Many events have been planned tarting Saturday, August 8, be in ning with a parade at 12:00 noon from Bro dway Par to Hall P r , ...…
…cr terprise. TIl PR F ofbusiress leaders in the Black community will how tha t if we use hard work, pi nning and our natural ex- nen we 1 am what business lin America is all a ut and direct . our own futures. . I TIle following people of color v liv d between 1 and 1825 I erui hcd not only their own lives, I b t that of th rs around them. I The earl ie t known Black Ameri an bu ine man was I Ern: nu I Bern on, an ernan- cip ted ...…
…Don't weat it! Outdoor coo don't have to be Olympic- tyle grillers to rve ucculent tasting grilled meals thi on. In fact, once people find their way around their backyard grill, til weet mell of grilling ucce will rna e grilling enthusiasts feel proud of their taste ful kills. othing ays barbeque better than tender, juicy grilled teak. But the easoning you use can make a good steak great. For this izzling entree, a b ting sauce o...…
…RELIGION x- .... "" • ., x- .... '('-"':' �. .." .. , , " �, � ... � .... ·"�""'·:-�""'''''''''�''''' ... '·a,.· .... joined by the Truthette who m r for u the developm mofTh Carav m lc they perform" ama Said Thank You" which the group recorded ne the end of their reign. Th TruttlCu them elve h ve developed group from inging hi children to bringing you th bes t in traditional go pel. On "Carry Me Ho e" nd "Lord Keep Me Day By Da...…
…• I BENTON HARBOR AREA SQiOOU hu an opening for n Adult EdlICIdIon IIWIruotor for ClEO Sol.no •• Monday-Friday, 0 a.m.-12 noon. Seoondary CertIfIoatIon required. Applloatldn ,.,... 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at 711 EMt BrttIIIn Aven.Je, Benton Harbor, 49022. EOE .... CH PIFBIIU •• SEIZED 89 MEACEDES $200 ae'IW 50 87 MERCEDES 1 00 Correepotldenta WIIf'Ited In Clrand Rapid., Kalam zoo & Battl. Cr •• k for w •• kly �. have lnter •• t I...…
…ham lui Policy of Forced R patriation Ignore Human Plight of Haitian Refugee e consi tent polic Stt s to driv« the B sh Ad i istration's ppr 4 b to Haiti: .r. J.jfi ,.de,. for ordi II,., H itia s- whether th .y are stru Img to survive at 1J0me escape by sea or luep lip hop ;71 barbed- ire refi' tt camps. / I I I I I I I I I . Tear off and mail form to: Haiti Campaign, NAACP ational Office, 4805 Mt. Hope Drive, Baltimore, MD 21...…
…By KELLY L ANDERSON A • .oc,.ted Pre • Writ DETROIT (AP) - � r Lout Farrakhan urged people to register to vote Sunday, but he stopped far hort of endorsing any presidential can didate. "The people allover the country, the Black poor, the Hispanic poor, the white poor are getting tired of abuse and neglect and the lying of politicians, the deceit of govern ment," the Nation of Islam leader told a crowd of about 6,800 in downtown...…
…"Th re ' a tew pot out there that just cooks these n , and they come out of th t," S r cant McBride said, adding that unemployment, dru and th Jack of oppor tunity contribute to the anger of th young men. Neighborhood center . in trouble Detroit - The community center run by the Carton-Me Farlane Neighborhood As sociation is in danger of clo ing because the neigh borhood group can't afford the high cost of running it, est...…
…• Black deputle speak out . against rael m Detroit - A group of ap proximately SO African American members of Wayne County Deputy Sheriff Local 502 (SEIU AFL-ClO) recently dispelled the allegations of racism that have been associated with the sheriff's election and en couraged candidates to get back to the issues. The campaign bas been marred in recent days with SberitIRobert Ficano's com parison of challenger Kevin Kelle...…
…CHILD WATCH Court- ppoin d volunteers pro ct children HIGHLAND PARK Low Black turnout poses threat By RON SEIGEL John K lIy she lost the race for mayor to Linsey Porter by a two-to-on margin. Scott said, "I'm going to win, so we won't have to worry about John Kelly or John Conyers." "I have the support of the people. A lot of people know what I have done over the years and what I will continue to do." SOME SOURC WARN that a...…
…HIGHLAND PARK I oller to you tM tir- ring words about tM Fourth 0/ July by the Ho -Frederick Douglas on July 5, 1852: (part III) But I fancy I hear some one of my audience y, "It j t in thi circumstance that you and your brother aboUtioni ts fail to rna e favorable im pression on the public mind. Would you argue more, and denounce 1 ; would you per suade more, and rebuke le ; your cause would be much more likely to succeed." ...…
…"Just for today bt:r tit« h day' a new begin- ning with a chance to try . all memor-ia to erase that to tl in us pain. Each day is a new beginning can a � to rt out our p� and know what we must do. Eachday is a new beginning in which to do our best. If we tlk the first ep forward God will help us with the rest" ... Tonti Jackson' retirem nt party held at Athena Hall a party to remem rfor a long time. Th were pretty balloons ce...…
…Once gain thi ye r, the &&Yluau Ri Co on, the Worn n' Commi num- ber of community organizatio will celebrate the in 0 the 19th Amendment which g ve women the right to vote, by ting Women' Equality D y. B J. Wilson, Porterfield na Ferndale Hond , will be the keynote peaker for the Ann Luncheon. The commemor tion high lighting the chlevemen of women in this country will take pi ce Au t 26, t the Cobo Con vention and Exhibition ...…
…EDITORIAL Mu t 'America Fir, t'mean children last? Each day, 40,000 children around the world die from malnutrition aoo preventable disease, The House of Representatives pessed a $13.8 bib ibn year 1993 foreign aid appropriations bill in late June. The bill was $1.3 billion below the President's request for foreign assistance am $300 million below the actual appropriation for 1992. As generous as the bill may seem, the amount it prov...…
…• VIEWS,IOPINIONS ITH HILTO "The medi ve been talkin bout 'friendly fire' that 'lled Bri ti h oldiers I t year in Desert Storm," he sid. In my c e, another Bl c pilot killed and 1 barely caped with my life. The 'friendly fire' that killed the British wa an accident I t ing. The malfunctions that killed my friend and ne rly illed me ere deliberate botage - intentional and planned things." "1 don't know whether they were Ku Kl u...…
…o contlnu DD D that other o lth her but are un- Ulng do 0 openly. "1bere are others who could be bere, - I d, "but they are afraid for their jo ." Po ell Cozart, director of the MESC Bureeu of Field Operations . d t th compl ints of wor ers ere oot the result of bittern . "We realize that, sometime, reorganiza tion i fi cally necessary, " he d. "But there as no n ed to reorganize our gency to save money, beca we're almo t total...…
…ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF ho or . breezy,j tyl re oin be surp by hi 1 t t e ort, an lbum called "Heaven and Earth". It' . m t R B-oriented project to d and ith it, he hope to recapture hi core udienc.e. "I really felt the d to reintroduce m elf to my core udienc:e ... my core ho are R&B love who enjoy little jazz too," Jarre u ys of his latest project. It n't easy for AI J rreau to decide how to reintroduce himself to his core ...…
…UPCOMING EVENTS "Bebe's Kids," is n nimated m ical comedy b ed on characters created by the late comedian Robin Harri . The first animated theatrical film with exclusively African-American characters as principals, "Bebe's Kid "feature the voices of Faizon Lov, ell Cart r, Myra J., Vaness Bell Calloway, Tone Loc, Wayne Collins, Jonell Green, and Marques Houston in the presentation of the Motion Picture Group of Paramount Pictures...…
…HEALTH Hidden truth ho pi al . bill remaining itemized charges against the medical records for your stay. OR U OWN 0, the pro tate often enlarges as men age. This condition, known as benign pro tatic hypertrophy (BPH), affects more than half of all men over age 50. BPH and other conditions, abou Every year, hospital patients across the nation are overcharged for services. Excesses that pop up most often include ghost services, d...…
…BENTON HARBOR ___ .,._.,,"U n�""'A - The local CP kin for chi m y Gene Frank Kelley to conduct an inv tigation into the missing $12, of drug money from th enton Harbor Police Department During the July 27 meeting of th� Benton Harbor City Commission, Mary DeFoe, president of the local Twin Citi AACP, presented a letter to the Commission king for their uppon in reopening the on the ing $U,OOO. In the letter to the Commi ion, it ...…
…MUSKEGON HEIGHTS y n me i J mila Bound. I m ourteen y IS old. I am an excellent r pp r. I've r pped t festival, lent ho nd t frie cis parti • I've OD loop but mainly I do it fo I P bout alot 0 n but e peel Uy about "life-. Some of the raps I recendy m de were c lled "No Competition", "Lifo," "Do or Die, " It Ain't No Thang toMe", ''YaPlayedYa�lr and "HIV AIDS". Everywhere I go people want competition and each time I win. Wi...…
