…VOL. XVI NO.6 An tnt o: mod People Is A Free People DECEMBER 26 - JANUARY 1. 1994 moja (u nit y ) urges us to care for each other and to strive for and maintain strong fami lies, .comrnunities, and na tions. One reason that Black children and fami lies in America are facing so many crisis. is that we have lost the sense of unity that brought us through slavery, war, emancipa tion, reconstruction, and segregation. We must re...…
…BY CONNIE CASS found that 66 per children attended In comparison, 77 percent of Black tudents attended pre dominantly minority school in 1968, the report's author Gary Orfield said. With the help of court-ordered busing, the per centage dropped to about 63 per cent in the early '70s and stayed at that level through most of the In ponse, Education Se tary Richard Riley id h orkin ith 0 h r a nci to find w ys to bring change ...…
…By FINKELSlEl IN JANUARY, The Detroit 'l"PVIlISl .. :lIn the qu fina cial d lin th A criminal in igation 1 tar in th r. Some of th ment in t includ : ndating u i of th cy every toy Making financial records n ibl to th public. Changing th bud proc- legislato do not vote on lump um. Enlarging th governing board 0' more people are in volved in the p Hillegonds said the audit, "re I for th world to see, "the open financial r...…
…o cal o eace Bu ine. In th Black Network (BBN) and Wanda'. Interior 1m w" be po ring·A Kwanzaa Cel br tlon· .W dn day, Dec mber 29th, t 1529 Broadway (Orand Clrcu Par area) 3 pm. Admi Ion I FREE. Featured will be entertainment, Kwanzaa gift ba kets, childr n' storyteller., African euletn , and performance of the Kwanzaa ritual. BBN ian tworking organizatlo ba ed upon the premise of fostering networking and the sharing o� knowledge ...…
…hown n from '.'1 ,*" (3'" J.' t�.. OJ " ��"_.J .�.J.' • "\ . � Ann f��.� So; nd 'Vernon itchell of San Antonio, TX and Alfred Oneyma Oruche, on of Edmond and Ro e Oruche of Nigeria exchanged vow November 23, 1993 (bride's mother' birthday). The ceremony was held at noon at th Garden Wedding Chapel in Farmington Hill . The recep tion wa held at Mountain Jacks also in Farm ington Hill . Roberta has one daughter, Angelita Kelly, 9; ...…
…I , , I , Y .. , �E E '(- OU I-'OU S we WOULD AA'JE ANEWR�CE. 'I -��cu. G �EY Dennis Rivera, Chairman Rev. Jesse Jackson, President & Founder Jesse Jackson Jr., Field Director/Editor VIOLE MERICA Part II L GL 'TOR AGAI.· T CRI�1E'? See CRIME, AS " ... more than th ee -fourt of all boarder babies tested positive for drugs ... " FOR RICAN AMERI· CANS, the two-parent house- the Federal go rnment' pov erty level, ab...…
…THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY 26th - Four. 27th - Claude McKay. 28th - Motown records. 29th - David Ruggles. 30th - Curing Salts. 31 - Gh , IL. I t - The Harlem Globertrotters. Readers Write We·Blust make own peace Dear Editor: In th November 28 - D cern ber4, 1993 issue of the Michigan Citizen there was an article en titled, "Brady Bill to have little impact here". The article was informative in its general out line of the lega...…
…BY RICH RD CARELU orzameat vote Mi88uilSippi Sup m I in y that violates the federal Vot ing Righ Act of 1965. A federal jud and th 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Ap Is up- held the el ion method. Th nin tate court jud a I from th judicial di - tricts, ch of which contains about on third of th tate' land and populat ion. the campaign trail from what they are doing on bill ." But the crowning achieve ments, Hillegonds contends, ar...…
…--��.--------------------�-------------------------- --------� pinderella Pepa By ltJREKA TURK Michigan Cltlz n Okay, you really can't front, even if you're a brother and you can't get with female rappers because you're a chauvinist - Salt-N-Pepa, were dope back when they came out in 1986. They were part of the evo lution of females in rap be cause they brought a feminine funkiness to the rap industry at a time when male rap...…
…BEEHIVE - T xu rant mu tribute to t ·glr1 group • of t will be runn ng t t Att c' Cen ter The tr through Feb. 6. Th s ra . te r-r aislnq revu features I voc lists, 32 wigs, 25 costume changes nd 15 cans of Aqua t per w . For Information call 875-8284. BLJ\CK ATIVITY - Celebrates the birth of Chrl d th spreading of the His word through th spirited tra- d ions of African American storytel ling. Black Nativity Incorpor e many lemen...…
…Cloaed Sunday 12 Midnight, re-Open Monday 7 am. 9 Mile and Livernoi Inaepenaen.tly Owned And' Op'erated laid VI, l: "",,.- Ilull • W.I.C. 'Food 5tamps Mastercard and vlea Gladly A(i(iept�d • ATM • Gift Certificates • 6ook� of 5ta m ps' . • Money Orders • Express 5hlpping-U.P.5. Limited to Manufacturers Coupon5 valued up to See Store For Details r-- ----------------- I I VE DOR Cou.PO I I I . I I : . Any . :.Honeysuckle_...…
…CHEESY CRUST MINI PIZZAS Anyon who ha children know mealtime can pre ent th ultimat halleng of th day. What an. we have that' quick and ea y to prepare, economical to rv and appealing to adult and kid ? A dilemma, but not in unnountable if y u keep one important rule in mind: mo t kid like food and flavor that are familiar. What kid doe n't love pizza? In keeping with the current trend of miniature ver ion of larger food , try the e ...…
…The funeral was held December thony Funeral Home, West Memphis, 16, Mount Hermon Baptist Church, Ark., where the funeral was held De- Benton Harbor. Burlal was In Fort Cus- cember 18. Burial was In Locust Grove ter National Cemetery,' Battle Creek. Cemetery, Hughes, Ark. Robbins Arrangement wasby'Robblns Broth- Brothers Funeral Home, Benton Har- ers Funeral Home, Benton Harbor. bor was In charge of the local arrange- Mr. Hull was born Ju...…
…Where have all th Black men gone? Some have come to see young Black men in America as endangered species. While this description contains many ker- of trut� there' n to report and much that e can do to save our broth rs from this threat of d truction. A Black boy today has a one in 4,000 ch nce of getting a Ph.D. in mathematics, engineer ing, or the physical sciences; a one in 684 hance of b ming a physician; a one in 372 chance...…
…CITY OF HIG D PAR TAX REVERTED PROPERTY SAlE HOUSES FOR SALE "� IS" BLACKWELL CIVIC CE TER 15840 cond Av n gh nd Pa , chlg 4820� DATE: January 18, 1 4 TIME' 12 on 00.00 GUIDE' INES fOR PROPERTY SALE � 1. ALL TAX REVERTED PROPERTIES SOlD AS· 308-310 (2) FA ILY FLAT IS ARE FINAL AND SUBJECT TO CITY COUN· CIL'S APPROVAl. � 00.00 159 500.00 2. PURCHASER AGREES TO SIGN A NON·OC· 221 223 �) FAMILY FLAT CUPA CY AFFIDAVIT THAT PROPERTY...…
…A TI LUTH Tit_ Cne'", .1 If reu tltliv,rtCl by ob" lAU".' Dr. i" •• , CAm __ H.1l i" NnJ Yorl Ci'y. IdruGry 2J. 1 liOft ,It_ '"'nft.,io"al Cultural £v,"in, .ponsor,d b, WAYS M., .. l" •• " ,It. JlOtla bir'latlay of D . J. . B. Du Bois and launclai" HI"' .,' I r. rOO (1 61) hono"n, his lift Gntl orls. This is " •• w' ""'lor I ,cia 01 Dr. Kin, ""or, his as sina,ion. To. ICHT we ssemble here to P' y tribute to one of the rno t remarkable ...…
…-, VOL. XVI NO.5 An Informed Peopto Is A Free People DECEMBER 19 - 25, 1993 In By CRAIG HILL Aflchl".n Citizen THE CAMPAIGN has in cluded a song produced by the NAACP's Detroit chapter, called "Com Back Home to th NAACP," which carri "an up beat Motown sound," Chavis said. The cl.vil • ta 0 gani ti also has improved computer sys tems and more personal contact with vera! of the 2,108 local NAACP chapters, he said. Michigan's...…
…BY TlNA SUS A The council, known as th TEC, is part of the n gotiated settlement in me ince colonial n • • THE ET G took place next to parliament, in the Old President' Council building. A right-wing politician said th pro ceedings were a travesty. -We do not regard the institution as legal. We do not regard it as a legal process. Therefore we won't obey any regulation or whatever they decid ," said Willie Snyman, deputy parl...…
…FINKELSTEIN ance. MICHIGA CHILDRE AV A 0 ·TO.LO 'Michigan has the fattest children in " the nation."-Vernice Davis Anthony; Public Health Director. Pre ident Bill Clinton' health care plan allo a lot of uthority at the tate level. Michigan Democrats have intro duced 11 bill in th House Pub licHealth Committee ince May, calling for universal health cov erage for anyone who has lived in Michigan for six months. But because of ...…
…BO S banquet h ld and animated by real te appraiser Norma J. Mar tin and ca r diplomat Herman W. Henning p iding over the remoni . Jeny L. Taylor, re tired Deputy Director of Equal Employment Opportunity at the National Security Agency. He gil thought-provoking key note d to the Warriors, the Booker T. Washington High �oolmclmam.He�tM timely qu ion: Are you cur- ntly a warrior? Bo en etijoyed m ic done by Amanda Sargent. The...…
….D. By ROBBIE CRU P- cCOV p!C I to tM Mlchlfl!n Cltlan D OIT - Bandele i an M- rican male name, the transla tion of which i "follow me home", It' a pecial Sp ulding project in ponse to the alarm ing number of Black school a children, particularly, males, currently awaiting permanent hom in the Detroit metropoli tan area. The group held a gigantic celebration Sunday at the Hart ford Memorial Baptist Church in 0 rvance of the...…
…�Th M: c n, on hi r d th iv a one compo it whol ; an or anie ntity, progr vely driving to d e t r hannony . d ity, who individual part xi t IDe rely a int rd p nd nt a peet of hoi , r alizin their full t life in th corporate life ho communal contentment i the ab olute IDea ure of value .' ide, o . ,. ANTON LEMBEDE, in Mandela, Higher than Hope, 1991 .. _, ... ,,. , r bri liberalism, Clinton right . thin on r coming p iden...…
…THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY - Who was the first American to perform a title role in a Scandinavian language? DECE:MBER 23, 1955 - Montgomery, Al bama bus boycott began in December of this year. 1869-MadameC.J. Walker, first African-American woman millionaire, was born. How many Black delegates attended the 1972 Republican National Convention? . DECE:MBER 24, CHRISTMAS EVE. 1920's - Under the leedershipofCharle Spaulding, TheN.C. Mutua...…
…A con continued from p A1 Breeding ys there are 35 NAACP branch in Michigan, 12 colleg chapter, and 22 youth councils. "The NAACP accept any more inte ted in becoming a member since that's the basic principal we were built on," Breeding said. George N. Buntin Jr., execu tive director of the Baltimore City chapter, said he did not know whether his chapter had matched the national growth in membership. But he added, "My sens...…
…While I was home from school for' the Thanksgiving holiday, I was looking forward to a w kend of old friends and familiar places. What I got was a gun pointed at me when I couldn't move my car in a heavy traffic situation outside of a party. I was frightened, and then an gered at this young Black man and his young Black friends endanger ing the lives of four young Black women --<>r anybody -because omeone doesn't move their car. ...…
…Mon. December 20 EXH\BIT Te tor Two·, exhibition of ch Idren's antique tea rvlces, toy and min ature furniture are on exhibit In the Kresge Gallery of the Dettolt HlstoricaJ Museum until March 1994. The exhibition features an eclectic mix of teatime' Items, In cluding Staffordshire. dishes, circa 1890. Call 833-1805. FREE TOYS AND CLOTHING - Wayne County Commissioner Edna Bell, In conjunction with the • Action on Joy Rd· Christma...…
…Up Id Do n C Upsid Down Cak. (Tota' coo ing tim.: 8·9 minute ) Independently 0 ned And Operated SHJ1 t �, � C� V�, �F�F�1 • AT • Gift wrtiflc.te • &00 of5 mpe • Mon Orde • Exp 5hlpplns-U.P.5. • w.l.e. Food See Store For DetaU CTY continued from p ge 85 ing the streets all time of night. If we get involved, we can get something done about it, - said Eddie Jones, a resident on Terri torial. �me commissioners agreed that th...…
…• with hi c binet (from v, E.L. Sf ch t Dr. Mary O. Ro , president of the Women' Auxiliary of the National Bapti t Convention USA, Inc., wa honored by the Council of 8apti t Pa tor at it annual banquet, long with Rev. Aeriel G. McLain (left), Rev. Valmon D. Stott, chair; and Wolfe, a candidate for governor, were .. honor d guest. . ry By ROBBIE CRUMP·McCOY Sp!Cs., to tM Michigan Citizen which has implemented the w Grace Alcoholic pr...…
…BY BERNICE BROW NEWS BRIEFS Volunteer: 0 ter Grandparent ne ded This New Year, make a resolution to make a difference. Give the New Year a gift of your time and talent. The Senior Volunteer Aides and Foster Grandparent Pro grams pair individuals age 55 and up with children who could benefit from some extra love and caring. There are openings in Berrien, Cass, and Van Buren Counties. Training benefits and stipends are available to th...…
…·u. • OJ -A group of'mi- A Baltimore City grand jury re DOrity buain claim in a port issued in 1992 criticized the '110 million la uit that Mary- tate for not enforcing its minor- land aDd feel 1 officials' rou- it)' busin goals. tlo.ly circumvented law At least 10 percent of high -iped to increase minority way funding is normally set perticipatioD in highway pro- aside for minority contractors jecta. The suit, filed Wednesday unle...…
…LEGALNOT1CE The CIty of Hg nd Part<, Cty Council w II conduct public h ring on Mond y, Decem er 20, 1993 t 6:30 P.M. In fle City Counc I Chamb r. 30 Gerald Aver.Je, Hg nd Part<, on proposed 11,000 eq t mini hopping m to be Iooa don t of 'Abodward Av nue and McNichol . The pubic wli be to m ke oommendations on fle type of hop they feel fle oommunlty needs to fle deY loper. Ma P. Certer City Clert< Cllzen A4t1. 12'1�93 LEGAL NOTICE ...…
…, m, indi1Jeren t, not only dm bl for its d In h country children have bitten their tongu off and bulle inste d to iterate the voi of speechl , of di - abled and disabling language, of languag adult have aban doned altogether a device for grappling with m ning, provid ing guidance or exp ing love. But she kno tongue-suicide' not only the choi of children It is common among the infantile heads of state and power mer chan wh...…
…- D VOL XVI NO.4 A" intot nu-d Pcopto Is A Flce Pcopte DECEMBER 12 - 18. 1993 • • ho ha moved in later, they ill igniflCaIlt, Sholly said. "Obvioualy thi is not the gross picture you in New Yor • Sholly said. "But any thi�g you that tak place in New York will eventually reach here in some form." Th area a trong preven- tion and education program, Sholly aid, integrated into bools, a premarital program anyone obtaining a marri...…
…\\ orltt \ III ;011 Dr. John Hope Franklin � It) with Dr. Chari of African Am rican Hi.tory. hitat'�j:ln C. Vann Wood _UK:IW1I to- th t u GEsturing to an om window, he id, 'Tdjump out of'th 'build ing if I weren t hopeful." Much of his wor emp- sized th role that Blacks played in American history: B patriots fought at Lexington nd Concord, h poin out in "From Slavery to Freedom.· They crossed the Delaware with Wi h ington, ...…
…, '.1 a By CRAIG HIll. Approximately 850 people marched and rallied in the rain for Th Stop the Killing Com mission Agai t Violence and Crime initiated by the Michigan Chapter of the Southern Chris tian Leadership Conference (Sc.LC) which was followed by a town hall meeting at Rosa Parks Middle School last weekend. The march begin at 10:00 a.m. that Saturday at East Seven Mile and Gratiot, and pro ceeded down Gratiot with a...…
…Mon y Bee pr ent Sandra Thomp on, Curriculum As.1 tant, with a ch ck for the 1993.94 Running Start progr m In th Highland Park School 01 trlct during ceremonies at R adlng I. Fund mental' (RIF) headquart r In Wa hlngton, DC. Developed by RIF and backed by $4.2 million In gr nt from the Chry ler Corpor tlon Fund, Running St rt I. de Igned to h Ip klda grow up re ding. It reward fir t grader and their cia room with book nd chall ng 8 them t...…
…continued from A4 ry to protect themselves. A woman who wor with kids though id he has known many young people who were expelled after carrying a gun to school for protection, who now wandered the street with noth ing to do and had no opportunity for the future. In other quarte there was concern if youngsters with guns remained in the regular school system, the atmosphere of fear might increase, adding to the number of guns. I...…
…., h BYJ Readers Write There has been much dis cussion about the sale of the Accident Fund of Michigan. The vote was a bipartisan vote and I was among those who voted to sell the state owned insurance agency. The sale was an opportunity to bring at least $250 million to the state's Budget Stabili zation Fund and was an op portunity I had to consider, I have been a member of the House Appropriations (Budget) Committee for ...…
…Readers Write THE CITY 0 Detroit has n eronomically infirms for e tim Let the healing p begin Th are th that exhort against an increase in crime. 1.00 t it this y, 're gonna have crime without ino gambling. We all know that vice' an inveterate part of our society. Let us not dwell on the dark side but rather, let us the ligh think of the good it will do, not just financially but harmonio ly. Our Commander in Chief persistently propound...…
…contln A7 CONNECT WITH US • ISK CTO , lik smo - ing, can turn into a kind of dom ino effect, with one abu e leading to another, which can lead to AIDS high ria catego ries, she id. "We need to look at some of the entry kinds ofbehavio that put young people at risk," An- thony said. . But when it comes to preven tion, there cannot be a focus on contlnu A1 tate' ab program and in- creasing family planning, An thony id. "...…
…thing we got a fight goin' on and they get in the middle of it and it'd just be nigg- in there rappin', They'd ay we can't be doin' this but when I tell them more about it, they start understandin' what we was up to and it was cool," Snoop recounts. Back in those days, older people didn't mind rap so long as it kept kids off of the street and off of each other's head. . But then something ent wrong. Outside influences began to c...…
…Th nutcr cker i tradition I gift in ever I cultur . W h ve a vari y of tyl Imported from Germany that will be enjoyed for year to come. These nd other fine Imported gift are available at the Tiny Shop Monday-Friday, 11am-3pm. The Tiny Shop i located in The International Institute lobby at 111 East KJrby t John R. cro the treet from the Detroit In tltute of Art (DIA). Call 313-871-8600. Sat. December 12 Call 965-5422. BEEHIVE - The exube...…
…co TED that office tried to . tate R0- binson. Eleven minut tran- pired between Robinson's arrival at poli h dquarters and when an ambulanc was called, according to police radio transcripts. The 24-year-old' death touched off a riot in the predomi nantly Black Logan Community, during which more than 180,000 property dams caused, a oonvenience to burned and ral office and firefighter were injured by bricks nd debri thro n at ...…
…Th uproar Rollins c ted not only led to official inquiri into t faim of th el ion, but B mini te in an extrem ly unfl t ring light. They accused him of m.irch ing th reputation of the Black church, and some filed a 500 million slander sui against him. INDEED, THE Harlems cross America, Black churchgo e are putting their mon y to- ard credit unions, housing, new busin and other ways of reclaiming their neighbor hoods. The dol...…
…ging from cl ible violation ming conduct of , Benton Harbor City Imnm· ssio told t th J.JeoetJtlt)er 6, m tingtbat if they rul out of order nd ye continu to spea , di rupting th m ing, they would be moved. Th rning cam about h n Commission George ys- i I' ruled out of order by YOI' Emma Hull. When Wys- in I' oontinu to , th commi ion adjourned into cl ion to get an "opinion" from City Attorney Charles Waugh. Returning from c...…
…mo to rrill Lynch l'8OD Lehman B t mo Ie mote. The claim 0 alle that Bla employ received I training, former ulting in f opportuniti for promo- ,,, , , Dr. G or oder an, rig�, . • pertm nt Chairman a South . in 0 tro', ic igan, explains an ssigrvnent to SOuthwest "rn student La�handra White. Grad r on is one of the te c rs taking part in a unique educational program ponsored by Pepsi-Cola and South tern. The program allows tUdents to...…
…C�FER OF SPO SOR 8G4.07 The aty of Hghland Part< no dge t"'e cCorm -Benon Aa- 80 s, Oelaw Corporation, t.s 0 d, sub- Ject b I'Ie ce�t of Mortgage Loan from ht Auflortty b oonatruct Houal� Oevebpment ldentl- das fII.ga Qavoppment � oertMl property leg y de bed as fofbws: HIOHLA D PARK TOWN CENTER MANCHE TER PLACE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT Property Oeacnp"n A pert of Lots 6, 7, nd 8 of aual1ltr Section 5 in the Ten Thousand NJre Tract,...…
…_J nt t ining. o big p g to r ad nd 01 or. :.J up r ized heavy pap r. ake great gift. o L r iz allow for more than on hild to color t th m time. g. b ·0 o m ceor · chigan Citizen 125 cond ·ghIandPar 868-6420 (. ry His wife was the first colored woman to graduate from New Bedford High School, and was one of the first colored women to teach in the state's public schools. Carney's heroism at Fort Wagner earned him lasting...…
…VOL XVI NO 3 Iln tntosnwc! P"(lp/l' Is A r WI' Pcoptc DECEMBER 5 - 11. 1993 Ajrica Trip .\IIIt/nll' lint! !tlllgiller, /('"n 1/1/(/ /carl/i"g .- Page A� I Highland Par . But in 1992 Chrysl D ti id n economic do nturn made it im ibl for the corpo- ration to ha ciliti in both ::lJ!land P rk nd Auburn . and HigblaM P r. would be shut down. If Highland Par had not agreed to t Auburn Hilla b Chrys r would no facility in Auburn Hill...…
…y THE PRIZE WAS a seven day, all expense paid trip for the seven writers-with one guest each-to the West African nation of Senegal. . Holding the beautiful baby girl wrapped in foul' layers of elabo- TRADE AND CO R E is vel)' much part of their liv inside and outside ofth village. Clusters of people line the newly-paved highway north to Dakar. Many are selling and/or buying mangoes, oranges, ba nanas and coconuts, among other ...…
