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…In defense of Cong. Gus Savage I :, .1 II tf ' .. I _� t t II . I I \ ... "I I. II,: '" vv r n ;: I 1 • I , \ fill ' I � "1 !), I : II' l . I' . I �. I .;, ,U ud r al or Want Editor ou ted; called � rrakhan Ides, "boy " yFiod n .R Staff Repone: DETROIT � A group of ichigan St te U oiversity state News· reporter say, campus daily ne paper' when it comes to racial d sexu I harrassment. T 0 Hi P nic, one A ian, one white and s...…

…- Activities, Maoddi 'PO e on the topic 0 "Prole Against Ap rth id," but afterward scolded the crowd for being complacent and not holding powerful African Americans r in the m come from the bottom up, COD an don By Flod n S. Rigg DETROIT African Americans are content with whatever changes th 1960s protests brought about, said Makaziwe "Maki Mandel d sday, arch 2 t Wa e tate Uni r ity tent Center Building. Addres ing about 500...…

…I ekea voca Ie 8y 0 eigel Co"esponilenl I)ETROIT - Rev. Moralee Smith, a' oman who runs. a Detroit mi sion aid, that "those who started working I ith her "didn't bc licvc children ould cat out of · garb: gc can. It June A Cronk of the Cen­ ter for Handicapper Aff� ir 'in Lean 'ing . aid that before the Reel ran Administration, " ever had I thought I'd sec a time .. here people illing to or' couldn't afford a place to live, ...…

…DETROIT - In the 19605 it egro, In the 191 it i\fr� rican. In the 1980s it B In the 1 it still is Bia At le t for an ccurate coun ·th the u.s. Ce II African-Americans must t Black Am rican on the prt By Li I t rop Capila/ Ne 'S Service LANSI c census form race question, said Betty Appleby, a Cen us Awarene War op Coor­ dina or. During Neighborhood Builder Alliance and Detroit Complete Count CoiDmittee wor hop held March 21...…

…·ASH) GTO - Tran·· Africa Executive Director Ran­ dall Robinson characterized first meeting arch 12 of Af'ricail American leaders with Secretary of St te J ame A. B er, III on U.S. policy in frica as "co ructi e, focused and is ue-b sed . and a discussion that been 10 overdue .. " TtaJiSAfrica reque ed the lDCebIl' ag with B er a more policy-focused folio -up to a meetiDg it eld with . t Secretary of St te Herman . January,' 11...…

…By Bernice Oro Corr . ondent ._._....... ..._ " _._._-_.-_ _-- m. TO II A ItBOR M ry Defoe. pr side m of the Twin Citic Branch of NAACP. told the city commi ion Mon­ d y. March 5, he would like to ee the 'city of Benton Har­ bor come in compliance with flirmative action. DcFoc : aid sh ha a ked (or a copy of the city' affirm­ tive ction plan, but has not r ccivcd one yet. She also read the commis­ ion p rt of the affirmative c­...…

…troit utility Community m nd �SU Tru e r tr ct KKK comp rl on Farrakahn' destructive like the KKK. "Ho in your right mind could you make such a te- ment?" Peyton's letter ed. The Ku Klux Klan· a group of proven murder, r pi t, lyncher , and co ants. You, Mr. Owen cannot say the same thing bout Minister Far­ rakahn." The letter w endorsed by Governor Bl nch rd, COD­ gresSmaD Jo Conyers, Mayo . CIIpitlll News SetVice LA SING ...…

…EAST LANSING - Amid thunderous applause and cries of "Al1ahu Akb r (God i Great) from a capacity crowd an call of bout 4,000 at the MSU . Audi torium February 18, Minister Louis Farrakban said tbat MSU is a "modern day plant tion" that thinks nothing of Blac studeats. "Nobody care if you $uduate ith �egree, but put tbe ball in that hoop," Far­ rakhan aid. "You (MUS) use Black people to build your credit. " Farrakh n, leader o....…

…, Why no African Americe c manag y none qual f candidates, said Manning, . the problem that they had, without exception, the &p- . plicants could DOt pass the writ­ ten exam or the IDysical exam or if they did there ere other problems with background and drug e .. At the Monday night, Buttbecityisstilliooki fOl' February 5, Beato!! HaIbor aty qualified minority caadidatcs, Commission meeting, city resi- said Manning. . dent Ri...…

…BI!NTON HAUO - A Ben­ Harbor police omcer tin in to ., cCi man milta • Iy believed &0 be • rc 0 ccorcl- in to Berricn County Prosecutor Dc Wilcy. In a 19-pa.c statement Ie Feb. 8, Wiley d -the • tin, Jan. 18, or Norril Stephen Maben by 29-year veteran LI. MD Fiedler -j tira - tbougb Maben w unarmed and not a felon. "It (the jusUCi ble ruling) i not a urprise, " id ()pcration PUSH chief Rev. Walter Brown. "This i a practice in ...…

…MllbeIli' B According to a statement rele ed by Berrien County Pro ecutor DeDDis Wiley, Maben once by Fied­ ler. Autopsy reports showed Maben died of a gunshot d to the chest. y F'tedler Dt to 755 P&\'ODe in the city looking for a murder suspect. ben, who at the Pavone Street addre , wa wanted on two misdemeanor warrants of driv­ .ing with a suspended license and ha�· improper registra­ tio plates on a motor vehicle. Maben, un...…

…, a k: • IX r raci urance U 0 urance rates urg fr can ro 9 r anction EW YOR -Harlem bould be declared a h alth dis­ ccording to doc- tor ho tudy found tha man in H rlem bas worse ce of living past e 40 tb4n one in poverty- tricke'n Bangladesh, ccording to an Associated Press report. e . ...e a chronic disaster ea right in fro of our eyes that most people are a e of; aid Dr. Harold P. P director of Olft� ...... don't...…

…reparations or some renumera­ tn.e action is warraated," The .measure to Consider providing fund for descen­ dants of laves has been referred to the Admininstrative Law and Government Rela­ tions sub-committee of the House Judiciary Committee for appropriate ction, says Janis Hazel, senior legislative aide to Conyer _." .. _"" Appro per ODS turned out to an nd and er­ lyoffer their assistance 0 Con­ gressman John Conyers in his...…

…co ama inva o OUCAGO-Rev. J SOD called the U.s. in of P morally, ecoDomically and poJiticalIy d ac- cused the media of being wifair to the American public in its coverage of the ar and oe­ cupation. Spe ki at an Operation PUSH meeting here December 30, J ckson said the of the ar too high. Too many lives I in pursuit of one man when diplomacy could have achieved the desired result..· Jackson said th U.s. h d aided other oppre...…

…Hello 1990.'. 9 un po By Spe r Capilai News Service lANSI G - Ensuring a heal­ thy, productive, drug-free path for Michigan youth is - being made e ier since the governor a ded grants to the Student Assi tance programs statewide, The multi-thousand dollar grants are provided through the governor's discretionary fund, and supplements the govern: nt fuadi ytar for the Student A i tance progr . In total, the funding represents ...…

…8yR E Correspondent Dr. M ulana Kar e nga, originator. of the African celebr tion Kwaanza, brought the essence of truth to the University of Michigan's Hutchins Hall on Mond y . December 4, lectur d to ap­ proximately 100 tudents on the seven principles of Kw nza. Karenga said in the ancient Egyptian text, the boo of Com­ ing Forth By ight, that African are commanded to bear witne to the truth, to set the scales of justice in t...…

…I be addreued if to be com- a proposal I've maybej the •• �-., aad tha . something I hope to be talking more in the coming weeks,· Engler . d. "We're orking on a le . • lative plan that might provide property t relief d might be incident of ho John Engler are o· to …

…c DETRorr - The Detroit Chapter AACP filed suit last gai the Automobil ASIOC:&I· at·1On of erica for r - cial discrimination against the ci y drive . case will affect all inner . drivers cr he tate who pay higher premiums b sed on their ddr ratthan their per­ sonal driving record. "AAA h m n ch ge exorbitant re on ably higher . premiums to perso "President George Bush' promi e to recapture the American Dream for home er hip ...…

…ic �������dIt����lrie,�·on School districts are ap- to poorer district said Ronald propri tely concerned, aid Koehler, the editor of the ea. illi m Sederburg, R - . governor' news office. " East . airm of the Relatively prosperous out- K-12 Senate appropriations of-formula school districts al- ry 0 lim to By Capital News Service LAN I G - �tarting Decem­ ber 3 th odd re getting longer for lottery ph y rs. In order to increase tu...…

…BuUalo - Most· ues that concern the average African­ American "leader" - integra­ tion, desegregation, affumative action, government ponsored progr , assimilation, accep- Brock, of the Los ADaeles­ DeterminatiOD Com- ee aU tb thiDp distractions from the real of for Americans for 300 r come a game of politics. I don't see the legislature coming up with anything effective, • Hood . d. e ought to p some _ coosideratioo to . it to...…

…hi e .supremacy magic changes Eg By Ro e Eolo Corres ondent America's official standpoint, although his complexion is dark, and his fe tures and an­ cestry visibly African, he is con­ sidered white . Hefny said he strongly resists the labeling of his race as white. Though he qualifies a Black person in terms of his phy ical appearance, he is refused the standard benefits of BI ck Americans like Affirmati Ac­ tion, and minority b...…

…•• I . U e of dog , search hetlccpter SU oUce overr anger tudents FLODEAN s. RIGGS Stll/f Repotter S urday Nov. 4 a recently opened Lansing-area record store jointly owned by four MS U student ponsored a promo-party at one of the citys v z ac popular night spots. Conrad Parrish, 29-y ar-old publisher of Lansing's African Amer ic n newsp per, the Metrop attended the party taking pictures of the ocial functiOn. During th...…

…I I o er In urance tudy reveals exce profit By SHElLEY DeLUCA Capillll News Service LANSI G - Michigan in­ surance companies are overes- imating their losses and not being efficient in their ad­ ministrative costs, claims the author of a preliminary tudyon po ential uto rate reductions in the state. "The report identifies where rate reductions can be made ba ed on what profit the in­ surance companies should be making, " ai...…

…Legalizing drugs By Com!spondent "I blame a majority of the youth problems on the drug pushers, as, they offer an equal incentive to other employment, getting good education, and wee Iy 110 ance," said renowned educator and author of "Conspir cy to Destroy . Black Boys," Jawanza Kunjufu. . ufu . the true chal- lenge' re ofsee��'���hlwDJ"_lafa provide quality employment can compe e against drugs. Kunjufu was the keynote peaker ...…

…By CIIpitIIJ News Soviu LANSI G - As the body couat in the drug war rises maay are . if it' time to caD a ybe, ys a group urging � ideration of alternat� •• : __ 1 ,1; ... ft I •. . wuUwuaegJ lV'UOD. . DefiDetIy not, ys Michigan Czar· DooaId Rei . . The present policy is a .• . KenniDgton Wall, 01' of P . iaformation � the J>rug Policy Foundation. The foundation is a w ..... OIl. D.C. - based or­ .-IIZIIIJiQIl dewted to explor...…

…No· equity with school proposals LANSING - Although the two school funding proposals on the Nov. 7 ball promise more money for public educa­ tion, they will not solve the problem of equity, says a mem­ ber of the House Education Committee. Rep. Joseph F. Young Jr., D­ Detroi said neither the half­ cent sales tax increase UDder _ ropo I A or the 2-cent in­ crease under Proposal B will eliminate the disparities in per- pupil p J...…

…es . cal DETRorr- From march to lobbyiDg to voter registration, the homele are tretching theirpoliticalmusc A Dilllion people are ex­ pected to march on W • on October 7. The march . cal- . e of lobbying Con- gr civil demo tr tio and the first nation I Homele rai e oice the Homeless announced their . increasing political involvemen a press conference last month held t the Union office on Cass Avcn . W yne Pippin, Union pr t...…

…eft .• llutMe, Dn�:UUo� (Web.rtet's New World Diction­ IIry) c o er ly African American city's Council pr . dent t. The teme received . de media coverage and condemn - tion by community, labor, nd public offici But sever I Afr ic: n Americ n y an Afric n Ameri simply can not be r cist - by defmition. " . . �aDllS e in titutional oppr A. . -NNPA COMSpOIIdenl WASHINGTON, D.C. - Pr . dent George Bu h and the nation' governo...…

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…I ... ! .• # "'." . . .. ,. . ..... I'... ., .. ladeD felt like they were i pri oaed iD their hotel rooms: Grey said, ddiD& that things remained calmed UDtil police officers coefroeted stu­ dents j ciDg in streets. AD the, studen wan ed to do party, he . d. As they in eir cars playing m . police officers yeUed and ticketed them. "The national Pard stood round with M-l6s nd ith .45 on their hips," Grey said. "Bu when they ot t...…

…k! rime! Does vour grol/p need money? OW TO GET IT! IDERS TELL ByRon DETROIT - Are you in an organization with I t of posi­ ti plan but very little money? A a me ling sp ns red by the eighborhood ervice Or­ ganization and th TIP service of the Detroit Public Library, pproximately 100 members of ariou community organiza- rio ere told by experts ho to rai money fr m individuals, corporatio and foundations. Information about fu...…

…o I c i d of ci y' or economic crl The Detroit Editor. Lest mOlllh, activists from the comnwnity met to diGw up (j People's Platfonn on issues they wanted the CIUIIliI.lIIIes to 11/1- tin s in the city elections. The, ·Micltigfln Citiun is filMing (j s on the plImJa 0/ the pIIII- form. DETROIT - The People' came ill opposi- tl to t Detroi inciDer or, backed by ayor Coleman Yo d approYed by the city CouDcil to burn toxic . e p...…

…t P rt I DETROIT - Since the urb n rebellion 0 1967, the overall economic conditions in the city of Detroit have declined immensely. Although the relocation of white middle and working-class famiies to the outlying uburban are 11 underw y during cion DETROIT- The Wayne Cou ty Homele Union (WHU) pono ored their econd annual Leadership Program t their om office, 3627 C during the ee of August 14-19. s part of the eek-Iong . e...…

…By R Enlow terror attack I DETROIT - Residents of the John Smith Hou ing Project and member of tbe New African People's Organization (NAPO) called for tbe �nd of police brut lity bein con- . dueled in th nam of fighting dru . Dun..g a pre conlerence 1 y, A 8, tt Smith t �ir",_�� •• ItIIw:, . tn mayoral race By DETROIT During July hen national ttention was centered on the city of Detroit s 'result of the annual AACP Convent...…

…EfPOUJj BEAt" RESER o for This year's mayoral 'contest in Detroit is proving to be the mo t . nterest­ ing since 1973, when Coleman Young w elected to the po t by narrow margin over former Police Chief John Nichols. W ASHI GrON - A priest wa fired from hi job as a school principal in Virgini by his Roman Catholic bishop Wednesday Aug. 2, after an­ nouncing he would join the Rev. George Stallings in setting up eparate African...…

…'We want service!' J DETROIT - ore and bet- ter city services. That demand part of the tform drafted by community ctivis during a city 'de convention July 15. Commu ity groups p r­ ticipating in the draftin of platform ant didates for city elections to re pond its provisions. The se ion' which drafted the "Public Services" section of the PEOPLE'S Platform was chaired by two people Clive in community issues --- Fraa A Attorn y...…

…ar on plan to r thousands awaited entrance to Cobo Center for the special events of the eveni the 74th Annual NAACP Springarn Medal, which was received by the Rev. Jessie Lou' Jac on, J c As the fmal even for the AACP c me to a close ·8 Co o ion in e t Sr. The awards ceremony Vi pre . ded over by Dr. Benjamin L. Hoo , CEO/Executive Director AACP. Hoo chal­ lenged NAACP presidents from a th nation to t e the m e back to...…

…Gny-o hou af 08 In Benton Harbor 13 BI c Male," the p el fe tured the internationally known acad mics, writers and lec­ turer ,Dr. athan and Julia Hare of an Fr ncisco, Califor­ rna. ERIC he Endangered Dr. r address d the problem of ID achi vement rates Afri • r1 males within the public educa- � . . that many Afric A er' .males of school age lac not only discipline nd motivation but more importan Iy, purpose. Hare spoke to...…

…T L TI·O W 0 D.C. - SeYeJ'al major civil rights Ie der laSt week, for fir time, openly que ioaed Pre ident George Bush's commitment to Civil R· . Their COllUDCllts came at the end of a White H ceremony observing e 25th anniversery of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. During the ceremony Bu h pledged the ·viligant d g­ Il' . enforcement of all civil rights la • However, his pledge met by skepticism. Former pre idential candidate Jess...…

…YC UP F CKe EAT·O ryJ Hayn LANSING - The Michigan Legislative Black Caucus turned up the heat on State Lot­ tery Commissioner Michael Carr during a hearing here, June 22. Caucus Chair Rep. elson Saunders pushed Caucus demands for more African Americans in executive posi­ tions and more lottery advertis­ ing dollars for the Blac media. "Commis ioner Mich el Carr, if you cannot present a' proposal to us hen we meet fo nder ...…

…"Tbc man to pull our elves up by our DOO(Stta bu then he ole our boo It, was the opening state­ ment of renowed Black his .. torian and lecturer Dr. John Hendrick Clar . Clark w invited to Wayne County Community College's orthwest C p on Sunday June 18, one of the guest speakers to ddre a few of the multiplicity of ch llenges African-Americans face today. Clar expr d his disdain. for the it upremi t bind that Bla have allow d t...…

…• Only Governor' appointment can rectify imbalance central d Black popul ti n, . uch a. Sagina , Flint or Lan in , may not h v the number to elect judge, Gre n i qu ted as yin. H y th Governor must com­ pen . t for this shortage through th appointment procc. s, The t te "must try to make o id alliance form By.A Y i Correspondent . A ARBOR - Over the la I two ye r Afr ic n­ American college tuden have become more active in...…

…\ Although the demonstra­ tion too pi eei the middle of a Blac city, ccording to Greenpe ce estimate, II those arrested were white and only ·a small percentage- of the demon trator wer Blanch�rd' proposal , pa ed the tate hou nd enate a a part of the governor's budget bill and . o on hi desk. Up and Ou of P rty, a co lit ion of community, church, labor, and welfare rights organizatio including WRO, . . peop to call. Blanchard...…

…paizatiou, .roup aud .,.. .. lIICI aad --QUeI proteatiDg the IDellIUI"e • the IDgenaOl' CJWIl propouJ. A ooalition c::aDed Up IDd Out of POYerty W'lC& COD­ cemed •• to come to the Call U aited ethodiat Churm, 3901 Cau SeIdeD 5 p.m., M�day J 5 b o for r peo to call in protest to I Governor BlaDchard' Detr . office (313) 256-1003 d Governor Blanchard collect at his LaDs· office at (517) 373-3-400. . seekiDg farthec in- fo ti...…

…�IYOl.11 ARBOR A seriou di cussion ong African-American student represe too place on Sa turday May 13 t the ·University of Midligam (U- M) around the possibility of aeatiDg a .chipD Alliance of African-A erican Stu­ dents. Hosted the Cell er for Afro-American d African Stu· Lounge by the United Coalition Against Racism (UCAR) tJ-M, the � ,/ reviewed recent st dent p'otest adiYity W. tate. University (WSU), .Ferri _ State Un...…

…'foreca it: • I for D m n-d- Black 90' tim troit certain out tate arc in neral and the Republican Party in p rticul r. R rt LaBr nt, vice pr i- dent of polictical affairs and generalcoun. 'Iofthe ichi an .. tate Chamber f mm rcc . ' said the 1990 federal cen u finding c uld cos t ichig n two cats in Congr 5S nd shift four or five t t ats in th Michi an Le . latur. I LaBr nt id a a result of reapportionment, the st te uld ...…

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…ByJO , JO ES Capital ew Servia LANSING- The proposed S22 million cut to the Michigan Youth Corp budget could be a great help to Michigan busi­ nesses and Department of Men­ tal Health clients, or not, depending on who you talk to in the Legislature. Passed by the Senate April 13 and on its ay to the House, the bill ould take an 84 percent slice out of the Michigan Youth Corps' 1990 budget, $25 million to S3 million, and would re...…