…VOL. XV NO. 38 ;;llllflfOflllt'd Pl'OP/(' Is A FIC'c Pcoptc AUGUST 8 1-l 1993 By Patricia Colbert Mlch n Citizen ex. - African Americans and people of color 1 sat in silence hile membe of an all white School Board spent millio if taxpayers dolla . Angry r idents attending the meeting said it was like stepping back in time but it was actually a meeting of the Hamtramck Board, June 15th at Hamtramck High. Although the Board de- •...…
…\ rorld "-� Xation LONG BEACH OXFORD ST. LOUIS I Jesse sees rainbow after flood ST. LOUIS (AP) - There will be a rainbow after the flood, the Rev. J e Jackson preached t a small Baptist church. During a rousing sermon, Ja on called on city, state and federal officials to capitalize on the disaster by putting people to or rebuilding homes and businesses, repairing streets and bridges and levees. it will stop raining. It's time forth...…
…I KWAME KENYATTA CINDY OWENS CHAEL P. NEAL DETROIT-Many D troi r' d icated a recent w kend to th legacy of EI Ha.ij Malik El Shabazz with a th -d y con � r nce at Wayne S at University. Scholars, activists, tuden , B1ac and white, and orted leaders in the African-American freedom struggle attended the League of Revolutionary Black Workers' (LRBW) homage to the lain Black leader. "As long as Malcolm' views are being rejuvenate...…
…? • Councilwom n Greta Johnson id h voted for him, becau he "filled another posi tion and I felt he did a fine job, nd he definitely parlia- m n ry procedu . " She ch rged th other council membe "have no regard for Ro rt' Rul of rder." he add d h I 0 cho e McClary becaus he wanted a uncil m m r, "who d no against the motion to tabl . Councilman Frank Ross was not pre nt t th m ting. By RO SEIGEL LV N' SHOE R PA1 . 13546 W...…
…----- /)('/1'0;1 City-Con c vi ·t the gra By MICHAEL P. NEAL City Council candidates often pushed to the back by the high profile mayoral race - got a hearing recentlybefore approxi mately 20 people at the New Garvey Movement's tJ niversal Contact Center on Grand River in Detroit. Theo Broughton, familiar to WCHB, talk radio, p ionately admonished audience members to be aware of their rights. "Are you familiar with the stat...…
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…THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY I The If BkJck rnilitnry police battalion was activated in what ytDTy AUGUST 9, 1917-J o Jo published Fifty Years AOO Other P 1936-J Owe wonfourth gold medal at Berlin S\1Dll1l Olympics. Inuihatyeardid Harlem Hos pital esttJblish a training pro gram for BlDck nurses? AUGUST 10, 1989 - Gen- Colin P II was nomi nated chairman, Joint Chi 18 of Staff, the first African-American to hold the pes 1981 -...…
…. 'Prai e I lrnpor d dally, from rhe fres , clean, healrhy orers 0 Conodc' T Den' S writer and D reporter fer the Angel Sentinel, are linear toLogan' . S tzman her of the Bla p for over 22 y.H thLATim made an attempt to implement . milar idea by publishing a . on called the City Tim . "It's just competition but they on't last for a couple of reasons. One, they still can not do the 'BedRock' type of covera the B' y co clmrc...…
…vember of 1984 called "1 Need a Beat" followed by the first . Def Jam album, also Cool J's, His attractively cocky mug called "Radio". has been splashed on the pages of American and Ital ian Vogue, Details and Spin magazine. But can he flow? The layout for his new re lease, 14 Shots To The Dome, looks like a photo shoot for Calvin Klein underwear. But how does he flow? He was the first rap artist ' to be listed as one of Playg...…
…MichIgan Sta e Uni rsity's F stival of Michig n Fol life will be held August 7-8 d August 14-15, from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on MSU's Landon Field. Admis- ion is 15 in ad nce, 18 at the gate, with day passes at 5. Fea tured artists include Brother John Smith of Muskegon: Darryl Ford, Detroit gospel radio host: Sister Bertha Harris, Detroit Gospel ra dio announcer: Blues Di c Jockey, the Coachman of Detroit; and African crafstman B...…
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…Rev. a han Pr he.pastor, and the Tr of Life Baptist Church, Belvedere at Gratiot, have a most beautiful new church. Th y w re h t last w k to the annual s sion of the Michigan D� rict ociation. ThE' lfi-million member Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is gaining annually by Black churches joining. In 1992 Black . church rep ented I than three percent, which accounted for mor ha n one-fourth of the SBC net gain in number of churches. T...…
…BH IN BRIEF lected within 60 days, according Benton Harbor Now will hold a reception for its mem on Thursday, August 12, at the Benton Harbor Public Library, from 5-6 p.m. . . City officials were invited for the purpose of th .gettlng � quainted, allowing busin owners to learn about their � I bilities and informally discu ion methods of enhancing the busin environment in Benton Harbor. . The format for this informal gathering has bee...…
…Bu ine ch OR for t talon_ com from nd t frui oft labo ult in coll training, not for the youth to go to or fo multi-natinal company, but for t e young people to nd their own into multi-nationals. An e:zoollent example of hat today' Asian merchant dor on the comer will be like in the next 10 l' can be vi if you 100 at the Jewish liquor, jewelry, clothing or furniture store that has erved people in your 1iunily for years. While ...…
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…T HAVE a real p from todays paren ," he explained. • people ow about tennis, but ren't exposed it. They Jmo som bing about it but may DO the tim • ·We B peopl n to spend tim ·th our children by F r id h r dream i toga building 80 he can teach youngste t game they y I rned a child. W Y tennis . bing taught no ," he ex plai . "I think I can teach it the way I was taught hen I a child. If! can do that the Black Community will ha...…
