…2 VOL. VIII NO.27 JUNE 1 -7, 1986 NEWS BRIEFS POLITICS G RACIAL LINES ORE LIKELY TO BE Chapel, Hill, C - A ju t r 1 Turn to Pag 11 Turn to P g 8 MOREHOUSE HONORS CIVIL RIGHTS AND BUSI ESS LEADERS - Atlanta' orehous College (Alma ater of Martin Luther King, Jr.) honor the R v, Jos ph Lowery (left) Pre ident of King-found d Southern Christian L adership Conference, and Earl Gray s, Publisher of Black Enterpri e Magazin ,who congrat...…
…rimme call unge more WASHI GTON-"IfHands Aero America succeeds in get ting million of Americans to put themselves on the line for poor and hungry people, I'm all for it," Arthur Simon, executive director of Bread for the World, said today. "People ill be doing omething tangible abou t domestic hunger, many for the first time." But Simon also wants U.S. citizens ho will be participat ing in the trans-continental extravaganza...…
…onna Cbee ta Turn to P g 14 2 BUL RATE u.s. Po t •• PAID 141M>22 rm t 0..50 Addr' •• Cor. R'q.t VOL. VIII tant "boy" m ric n. DI G" OF Poor People's Campaign Gets Boost EEK TO BLOCK DE SHIFT W hin ton, DC - Over a thou nd Dem cr tic party a tivi met in W hin ton last k hoping to block what th a hift to th con ervative right by the party's national I ad r. Cow r n organizer Michael H rrington told th �ath rin th t "On R publ...…
…-' • A Mother's Day Heroine Tum to Pltg 14 VOL. VIII NO. 24 A Y 11 - 1 7. 1986 NEWS BRIEFS LK III FOR GEORGIA SENATE Atlanta, Ga. - artin Luther Kin III ha announced hi intention to run for th Geor i t te enate. The 2 -y r-old on of 1 in civil ri h leader Martin Luther King, Jr. will be comp tin ainst a field of three other candidate in the D mocratic primary. All candidate ill be vying for the eat bing vac t d by Julian Bond. Bon...…
…ULKMTE u.s.'" PAID 48022 ... , 0.50 SCLC lau c es oor Peoples cam.paign ATLANTA - At its Spring board meeting in St. Peters burg, Florida the South rn Christian Leader hip Con ference approved Pre id nt Lo ery's recommendation to launch a econd Poor People' Campa' n in the ummer of 1986 and climax in the nation' capital in 1988. "Poverty" id Lowery, "ha been put on the b ck burner of the nation's agenda, and orne body ha...…
…VOL. VIII 0.22 APRIL 27 - MAY 3, 1986 coali By Larty A. Still NNPA News Service W ASHI G TO - FolIo - ing th ational Conference of Black Mayors convention in Atlantic City (N.J.), the 1986 political eason opened here acti ely with the presentation of th Congre ional Blac Caucu "alternative Quality of Life budget, the founding of the Rainbow Coalition Party and everal fund raising events. Di trict of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry...…
…The i\Jichigal1 - · ' -;,.� .. �-�� VOL. VIII O. 21 APRIL 20- The U.S. bombing attac on Libya, vi eel favorably by mo t Americans according to pr polls, w received with mixed reaction in the Black commu nity. Detroit yor Coleman Young told reporter, "I think it . another calp on Rambo' belt to go along ith Grenada. There are real big nations e're pushing over." Libya has a population of 3.6 million according to A ociate Pre f...…
…VOL. VIII NO. 20 PRIL 13 -19, 1 86 inni andel. South 11 th Street(US 31 South) in ile. Tickets are $15.00 per adult and $7.50 for children under 12. Theme of the event is "Liberty--Equality--Justice in th "80". Special Events planned in clude Citizenship/Membership Awards and Door Prizes. "Please upport our effort for a ucces ful banquet and the con tinued Fight for Freedom for all," ur d ch pter pre i�n:l.�.���e"''''DI.�''...…
…ook oe . e to find 't -TurntoP II 5 't ',' , 1" ','r' ". I • • t l ( /! I" { ( ! / 2 VOL. VIII 0 19 APRIL6 .; 12, 1986 and.'a: "It w part of th gOY rnm nt to ban m " IE A DELA FREE TO GO HO E outh African Black activist Winnie andela triumphantly returned home to the Black township of Soweto after her lawyers s id the government ended 23 year of restrictions on her movement. "Th government i abandoning it attempts to uphold ...…
…rrien jai rs VOL. VIII NO. 18 ARCH 30 - APRIL 5, 1986 AWARD NORWOOD $300,000 y a By STEVE GERSTEL WASHI GTO The Senate confirmed the nomina tion of Sidney Fitzwater of Texa to a lifetime appointment as a federal judge de pite charges by Democrats that he tried to scare offBlac voter in an 1982 election. The coat ored 52-42 to confirm the 32-year-old tate jurist nominated by Pre ident Reagan to the u.S. District Court for t...…
…LA AZOO: A tory of triumph by K lamazoo youth 2 VOL. VIII NO. 17 ARCH 24 - 30, 1986 fac s -u. By Larry . Still WASH GTO NPA)- Unle the problems of alienated Black youth, who cannot b ab rbed into the job market re solved oon by the govern ment and private enterpri , the United State may one day face condition similar to m upri n in Haiti, the Philli pin d South Africa, Dr. D uglass Glasgo , director of the Washington bure...…
…25 VOL VIII NO. 16 RCH 16 • 22, 1 86 On the 40th Anniversary of the p g of the Full Employ- ment ct of 1946, John E. J cob Pre . dent of the ational rb Le gue, decl red in W sh in on, D.C. on Thur day, 6 1986, th t th pro contained in that ct 'have come to nothing' and prom s of the Humphrey � ....... a;ii.u Full Employment ct ant Inclalr hlngton Po t corro PLANT,Ark.-A dozen farmers re gather d in th c paciou machin hed o...…
….. . . , , . � .. I I. '. r -TumtoP 4 r Ign A GIVE LIFE SE TENCE e p rt, R.I. - Black Navy Petty Officer itchell Gar ray, Jr. ntenced recently here to life in prison after b ing convicted of murdering hi commandin officer. His attorn y contend d that th 22 year old Garraway had been a victim of r cism hile erving aboard the frigate USS iller. The avy had ked for the death penalty in the case. Ho ever, th life entence enable Gar...…
…ULKRATE U .. Po ta PAID Benton Harbor, 14e<>22 PermIt No. SO Addr' Cor. R'qst 25 THE CITIZEN ARCH 3 - 9, 1986 :I@f%tlItl�:�ltItrlJl:Iffttl�lrtrltI1rl�tl1nl:ttIIttl1tIl1�ltiItlt:1IrfJtmrIttt�f�:11tIlf�@t:tt::II:1�::IIr@I@:tt@lf�I�:I�lf:tl1tltt\�jtI�j};:��: u, COpS old crim co fab YO - Th meri- n Ci il Liberti Union, P Ad nt D p rrrnent of Public r ty nd om 0 other or niz tion ill hold n ti nal conf r n r h 6- , in Atlan G O...…
…VOL. VIII NO. 13 FEBRUARY 24- ARCH 2, 19 Blames critical report on disgruntled members NE YO� Bo d of Director and Special Contrfbutio Fund trustees of the AACP ccepted "with enthusi m" the 167-p e an nual report ubmitted by E e- cutive Director Benjamin L. Hoo s at the annual meeting held at the arriott Marquis Hotel this put Friday and Saturday. Hoo ,ftring a &y at & criti cal article which appeared Thursday in the New Yor...…
…A coalition of more than 100 or aniz tion denounced Pre i d nt Re an's dr tic cu in human inve tment program nd nnounced a major c rn pin to chan budget priori tie . ore cut in ocial program constitut " profound threat to both our ecurity and our fu tur ", tate an op n I tter to th Pre ident nd Con re th t alr d b en i ned by mo t of the Co ition' members. Th bud et that the Admi ni ration propo ed Wednesday ould cut progr...…
…VOL. VIII NO.11 FEBRUARY 10 - 1�. 1986 Krusb Groove Stars: Rappin' on who you are rap tyle that i popular among young people tod y. urtis Blow and Run D C ee that rappin h proven to be an effective way to re ch America' youth. , R p i their langu ge," Blow, 'and many r ppers u it to get tronger me ge aero to stay in chool to ay away from dru sind in thi instance, to find out more about who you are d where you come from." ys Syl...…
…25 / U.L State of Black -.------. m rica EW YORK - The pr ent economic recovery has failed to reach Black America where the income level now is 10 er than it as at the start of the 1980 rece ion leaVing it in the grip of the mo t severely depre ed economic condition of the po t war period.john E.Jacob, Presi dent of the National Urban League, declared here Thurs day, January 13, 1986, as he released the NUL'I annual report ...…
…• omen In Karat • Page 9 Alumni d mand urry-up offen , . the e 1 hool I i Turn to page 3 lege did not vary from 30 percent. Here are other f cts and a tabI on colleg enrollment from th report, folio ed by chart owin Bl ck high hool gradu t totals for lected year : -From 1970 to 1984 th number of Bl ck college stu d nts e 14 to 34 more than doubled to 1.1 million hile the numb r of bite colleg udent ro by 37 percent t...…
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…B nton T p. to att mpt UDAG revival - Pa e 18 B.H. Area unites for King Holiday - .Page 18 " -Ina tormy ion, on onday, January 6, 1986, that may t th tone for the n administration, . yor Wilce Cooke told incom dty commisaionetl that they ould spend their fir t months on the job liatening � lear- nina· . In routine busine , Acting finance Director Harold A. Andellon read the report of the accounts payable and checks released ...…
…lI,a •• d VOL. VIII NO.6 JANUARY 6 - 12,1986 Colleg Tee Bas etba I: ro ier Turn to page 6 Black Economic I depend BLACK EWS BRIEFS (LT S - WASHINGTO� DC) AACP TO REASSESS GOALS AND T CTICS ( e York) Leader of the nation' leading civil right organization - th AACP - held a priv te meeting in ew Yor City last e end to reas the organization's go and tactics. Atl t 24 of the 76-year-old organization' board member er at the ather...…
…VOL. VIII NO.5 DECEMBER 30 - JANUARY 5, 1986 New Year's Expectations 'he n ' , u C ,ml U .h .1 , , ·t .. 'I" th h.tii .nu ru- ·('(:t .,' t \, rl n I Ion .ir e P I q un' d. ..' , you t o r !t,·tng. you m t \ ,r to ',lrn\'ClUJ 1 .• 1 L. Li! . 1 (In ,'.1 v o u u':t. 1: v III l"l" It ,HI Itt·LI\. 1h\.. }""I;\' \"I:: rc u rn t ) \\1 1. La- . l u t not Il.t -t n.p -r your 'Ai l 1.1 io n \ It'·, IL.1 I II,. I \ -r], -vc r� till c. WIN...…
…BULK RAT u. PAID Ben on H.rbor, 148022 PIIrm t 0.50 Addr' Cor. R'qat 25¢ I . If you want to find the true spirit of Christmas, j 0 d ep inside yourself. It lives there, waiting for a chance to blossom. Our wish for you during this beautiful season is _ that the spirit of Christmas will shine in your heart oday and all year long. From-all of us to you and your dear- ones - th happies of Christmases and a bountiful I and fu...…
…a ichigan State Univ r ity r John Sch eitzer get aULKRATE U.s. PAID Benton H.rbor. 14e022 Perm No.50 Adell" Cor. R qat 2se VOL. VIII 0.3 DECEMBER 16 - 22.1985 Bill Off. r / B n fit to Poor, iddle Income WASHINGTO -The House Way and eans Committee tax reform bill would provide nearly • 30 billion in tax relief over the next five years to tax payers with incomes ofless than '20,000, according to a ne analysis' ued Dec. 1 3...…
…• BULK RATE U. Postag PAID B nton Harbor M148022 P.rmit 0.50 Add,. Cor. R'qat 2se Judy 8ady launches blooming art career -Turn to Page 11 ISS AACP - Tangela Renee Jackson was the fir t plac winner in the uskegon Branch NAACP Baby Contest. Daughter of r. nd r. Earl Jack on, Greater Harvest Bapti t Church. Story on Page 8. MORTGAGE BURNING - VFW Post 9388 uskegon Heights, celebrated its mortgage burning. Presiding were Post Co...…
…Addr" .. Ccw. q t - On Friday, ovember 22, the committ e for the Concerned Citizens of u kegon Height for Com munit AfC: ir mt ith two of the chool board embers ho oppo ed the ap ointment of Ann Allen for �e position of director of community educa tion nd ith the Mu kegon County Election Committee to in ure that the wording on the recall petition s clear and th t th per on being recalled understood the reason for the recall. ...…
…BULK RATe U .. Posug. PAID nton H.rbor. 148022 Perm No. 50 Ad Cor. R'qst EW E B CABI BERI TROUBLE? BLACK JOBLESS RATE HIGH BLACK I VESTORS BUY COCA COLA A roup of Black inve tor has reached an agreement in principle to buy Coca Cola's Philadelphia Bottling Company. If compl ted, the de 1 ould re ult in the fir t Black-owned Coc Col bottling comp ny in the nation. Black involved in . th tran ction includ F dco Food founder J....…
…• • o J I a o BE 0 HARBOR - A symphony, a fife and drum performance, promenade with flag and costumes ymbolizing nations of the orld, pray rs by clergy of all major faiths in the area, a choir ambled from area churche the award of a holarship and a recept ion featuring video highlight of the career of rtin Luther Kin , Jr. will mark the Twin Citie ' ute to the fir t ob- rvance of the federal legal holiday on the anniver ry o...…
…8ULKRATE u. PAID Ben n H.rt»or, 148022 ,.., 0.50 Add 2 nd th army on the Black in titution of a la that pro- hibi e and marri betwe n Black nd hite. rioter ." S) - d Th P Iso c mpaign d motionally for the re-_ r ci m amon African hit ver here predicting that th rutin tional P rty of Pr i d nt P. . Botha may ct even more har hly to put an end to the n arly 1 � mont of Blac unre t. Alr dy, th ov mm nt i id to b cousid ...…
…By 0 • Yay r : WASHINGTO, D.C. Bl ck male ged 25 to 34 re nearly eight time more li ely to be murdered than hite male in the e e group. Th t fact among th finding of an I8-month udy of minority groups' health con- dition . e u� n- duct d by a force he ded by Dr. Thorn one of the ational In itutes of Health and re e d by Secretary of Health and Human Service g ret Heckler. The study sho ed a wide gap bet een the health con- d...…
…BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID Benton Harbor Michigan 49022 Permit No. SO Adcfss Corr.Req'd cau of his anti- partheid activiti he au st d and later died folio ing a severe bating hile in custody in 1977. SASO II (South African Solidarity Organization) found d a means of enlight- ning the campu public, to combat South Africa' 0 n pro pagand by rai ing the level of conscio ne of Kalamazoo' citizenry. CO EnC REFOR S u 0 t reforms...…
…BULK RATE US. POSTAGE PAID Benton Harbor Michigan 49022 Permit 0.50 Add'ss Corr.Req'd 11111\ .....•..• .1i:�tt�tttIttttIttttrffrrttrtrt������ttrtrtftItttfr�:::: .. Kalam azoo' s orthsi de Soccer Clin ic By Deshorn Watkins MUSKEGO HTS. - At it Wednesday, October 9, Board of Education meeting, tal c n tered around residency requir ments for non-union personnel of the u kegon Hight Public School. During ork e sion, Superin J...…
…BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID Benton Harbor Michigan 49022 Permit No. 50 Corr.Req'd tress not a fac or in alcoholism - Tum to Page 8 II WA HINGTO - The numb r of Blac -0 ned bu ine e in ere ed by more than 10J,OOO-- 47 percent=be een 1977 and 1982, according to the Com merce Department' Censu Bureau. The fir t report from the 19 2 Sun y of onority- o ned Bu ine Enterpri e ho a total of 339 239 Black- owned busine , up fro...…
…Home rehab funds available in Heights By De horn atkin HTS. - At if ond y, September ular m etin the Heigh city council e tabli h comm rcial nd in du trial redevelopment dis tric for four bu ines e : Gordon Food Servic , Kent B verage Co, Inc., and Redeco Inc. were given public hearing for commercial requ t and an indu tri I request for on Ferrou Cast Alloy Inc. E ch firm had a representative pre nt at the meeting. Requ...…
…BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID Benton Harbor Michigan 49022 Permit No. 50 Add'55 romr Req'd 25t - Dorothy purlock' orld Inyoly • popcorn and politic • Thl unlikely combination could only.oly froma omanofwhomltcanbe •• ld,"Ve terday'aHerolaNotEnough."Con· fused? Tum to Pag 12 for Larry Cart.r'. account of one of Kalamazoo' y ry own. (Larry C rt r photo) onu inners in Lo ery con est There are eight western Michigan residents who re...…
…BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID Benton Harbor Michigan 49022 • Permit No. 50 Add'ss Corr.R9Q'd ou, Granny!' Friend nd ell-wi hers gather-ed Saturday, Sept. 14, in Covert to honor life long civil righ fighter and leader Octavi Hawkins. The banner displayed above her head con vey th sentiments of tho e in attendance. (Kristin Hay photo) co • I USKEGON - City com mi ioner John H. Williams re thed igh of relief and picked up his li...…
…ve ELDERLY COUPlE FACE LOSS US EGO HTS. - An attempt by an elderly couple to keep their hou off the auction bl ck met resistance by the u egon Heights city council at their Sept. 9 meet ing. Dan Boner, attorney with Legal Aid of We tern ichigan explained to the Mu egon Height Council members that S mmy Sims who is over 70 years of ge and his wife had failed to pay property ta es on their home at 2133 Edward. SO RY In the- Se...…
…J o • n ral lecturer, racial equality. n ti publicized phot gr ph depicted Dr. eredith cr lin off a rural uthern ro dway after being shot during civil right demo tr tion i perhap how he is best nown. AP, financial and material arm to the uskegon commun ity, provides food, counseling, and recreational program to area people. The dinner, a fir t -time event for AP, will be held at the iddle School in uskegon Heights. It will...…
…25t children c estern n trudge bac to hool m ny may not be ge tin h t th y're prorni ed - an education. In tead e pecially if they are Bl c , inferiority might en be the 1 n of the day. cc rding to Dr. Ch rle D. ody Sr. uthor of Equity and cell nee in Edu ation for in here Are e?" public education is de . n- d to te h om udents to pire to hi h atu rol in dult life while conditioning oth to cept 10 atu roles in life. o dy's r...…
…- The a r- e child support payment to B c and bite mothers de clined . gnificantly in real terms from 1978 to 1983, ccordlng to report from the Commerce Department' Census Bureau. a e reeei d by omen in 1983 26 percent 10 the amo t reported in 1978 after dj ting for In-. f n $1,470 en 1,980. yments to bite men declined by 13 percent, from 2,840 to 2,480. ccordin to an April 1984 y, the avera child up- port p yment to B omen ...…
…ou • I 9 whites, Bla ks have little acce to m rtga e m ney , the uburb r home ownership, Though the c ndition de- ribed in th 19 5 rban Lea u rep rt , 'The Bla k i higan , a familiar refrain, there are ome hift in the h using ituati n for Black Michigan, the report me uard re n inding the r shut on the 00- thi ancient Vir inia tate Riehm md. rl to be r u h on h r, for t Id m JU t hov child e th man is: • It ill e ju: t ...…
…itchner (left), Covert people on loosing end c • I • c ce y . in y COVERT - 0 t vi Ha kin ,76th Street, Co It, told the To n ip rd on- d y, ugust 5 that belie e th t unfair hirin p ctice are bein it ed t the con ruction site of the Township' 1.6 million elderly hou ing facility. H kin redre per n for th Van Buren County CP h rged that Sup rior Builder th St. Joseph b d gener I c ntractor, h only hired tw I cal minority pe...…
…E C of the Union of South Africa to protest the nation's system of racist ap rtheid and "state upported violence". The hi toric demonstration, organized by the TransAfrica lobby here, ignalled a depart ure from the League's usual, conciliatory, interracial During the gue's 75th annive ry conven tion here la t week, over 2,000 predominantly middle cla de- egat took unprecedented ction by m rching through the C pit I treet to t...…
…Muskegon Welfare Mo hers organize aI persons how to re d the DSS manuals . planned. Smith stre ed the need for all el fare recipient to know their rights pertaining to grant , food stamps, and edicaid. Re ding the DSS manuals i the first tep to learning hat your right are, Smith said. Two officers from the Lans ing rea elfare right organi zat n, Julie Harri and Mary Heed, were pre nt t the kegon won to help get the ne group...…
…2 VOL. VII O. 34 JULY 22 - 2 • 1985 GTO Despite th public relation camp' gn of the Reagan drninistr tion to th contrary federal pro gr m geared t trengthenin minority busine have helped. That i the conclu . on of Dr. Frank L. orri E ecutive Director of the Congre ional BI c ucu Found tion B articl , Pr- ic Opportunity , played major role in improving the tatus of Bl c and poor iti- zen orri orri pecific federal p grams m ...…
…25t VOL. VII NO.33 JULY 15 - 21,1985 Black performers -TU TOP GE 12 Funenals become targets of South African -police SSl'(JI8CIS community r Samuel Lan ,hold up the coffm of a flVe-month- o died from inh 'ng t ps to by South African police. Eight people ere killed h. Since then, the numbers offune h ve mere d dnmatically over e been ki any of th deat .-e no related to funeral in p . Anglican . th ee ,a cro d had filled a movie theater...…
…2S( -NUL tells how to get -ahead ---PAGE 3 VOL. VII NO. 32 JULY 8 - 14, 1985 Black psychological • prison ---PAGE 10 i labor. n oldon t dfun PHILADELPIDA - Re ident who were displ ced ter the city m ed th headquarters of th r di I cult OVE said they nt more control over th di tribution of 1.8 mil li n th t ha b en donated to h lp rebuild their lives. eighhor d 1e er t y in the distribution money to re idents f r h ve rec ...…
…• o oin • SEATILE, ASH. - 'Con tinue to do wh t you've been doing. Agitate and explain the i ue for your readers," Georgia State Rep. Julian Bond, a pioneer in the Civil Rights mo ment urged the ational ewspaper Publishers Associat ions convention here. Bond, who began his career an ctivist hile working for the Atlanta Inquirer newspaper, recalled the role of the Black Pre in chieving civil rights gains for Bl cJc People dur...…
…hip dri e The Urban League of Greater Mu egon kicked-off it annual Membership Campaign on June 15. With the theme "Challeng ing Tomorrow", the membership drive will last through July 31, according to Stephen Pressley Jr, Executive Director. ttomey Theodore . Wil- liams, Jr., President of the bo rd of directors has appointed Thomas Ralya, personnel director, Comrneric Bank- Hackley, as membership com mittee chairman. Serving o...…
