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…OITCOU ell II. OKAYS LI ITED REPARATIO S p�. By Alii onJ Correspondent DETROIT - By a unan i- gress approved payments of mous vote, the Detroit City $20,000 to each. Council April 19 approved a . Cleveland said he didn't resolution urging the U.s. Con- want to put cash in the hands of gress to pay limited reparations young Blacks. He told this to the descendants of slaves. paper he tbought tbe money . The resolution calls upon the ...…

…, African AmeriCans enl··---=- . Parr m ry B ae CfluCUS I TIO COU cil ings of their citizens. AlIi J Since 1967 a Detroit citizen, Conapondent Raymond Jenkins, has joined DETROIT - City Council the movement calling for member Clyde Cleveland has reparations for African introduced resolution calling Americans. for limited reparations to "As long as the student PW'- African Americans. ' sues a course of study with pass- His resoluti...…

…, RCH I FOR U CF " Latino, AslantPacific and Na- 1M American women 0 are sorely affected by limitations in • choice because of poverty. . for birth-control u e in the The Partnership Program United States but doctors are recently covened a (orum on allowed to presaibe i for ter­ abortion, reproductive rights minal cancer cases. e drug and the rc ofthechurchinaf- has been rongfully ad- fuming choice, attended by minstered birth co...…

…-A Summit: ',.,._ ... A E \ I VI D� AlU J Despite controversy sur­ rounding the organizing stages of the African AmeriCan Sum­ mit (AAS) set for April 21-23 in N Orleans, organizers insist all segment of the African American community are urged to participate. As reported here last week, there' sOme debate over the participa . 0 of Louis Far­ rakhan of the ati of Islam. AAS taff or anizer Kay H' y' Louis FarrakhaD and Angela...…

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…I I Pro e pc Amurcon D m nd d ent Ing By DETROIT - A chanting line of picketer demonstrating in front of Amurcon Apartment Management Comp ny's Southfield office able to ac­ complish h t earlier mcetinp had failed to achieve - a promise by Amureon that things ould get better. The March 9 demonstration organized by members 0 the Hou ing Co lition Core Group (HCCG), tenants of 11 buildings located in downtown . Detroit all m...…

…Stud nt rg U. m n ment; curriculum and A a er D d KallII�.U In reponse to continous stream of re tionary beb vior by the Howard U. administr - tion, university udents halted the school' annual Charter Day convocation. University presi- Fa . S. Capital News Service LA. SI G - Gov. James Blanchard said the Legi lature's Blac Caucus' criticism ofhi St te of the State addres simply was the lawmakers' yof etting 1m at­ tention. ...…

…o cia By hy r Capital News Service LA I G - Although dropout rates arc a significant I concern, the problem is shifting with the state's new service economy to affect the middle class. omi Bryon, consultant for the bur u of educational ervices in the state Department of Education, said she bcli ves part of the dropout problem is due to parents who didn't en­ courage their children to get an education, because the parents didn...…

…Hom /e m na, citv open up - , vacant proiect« 8yRoseEnl DETROIT Members of the Wayne County Union of the Hom luss (NHU) and ap­ proximately 30 of its hoomeless attended a meeting of the City Council on Monday February 20. HU President Wayne Pip­ pin requested that the Council make vacant, repairab public housing vailab1e to the Union to be made habitable. At a prior meeting with the council, its President Erma Hender on prom...…

…FAIR Study: - I ightlinel racist, conservative . The media watch grou p, FAIR, issued the results of its study: "Are You on the Nightline Guest List? - An Analysis Of 40 Months Of Nightline Programming." The 45- page report con­ cludes that one's lilcelihood of appearing on ightline's guest list is enhanced by being a white, make member ot the govern - - ment, military or corporate es­ tablishment. The study found that certain ...…

…gency food stamps and clothing. Peters said, the organization representatives tried to help. �CK-�ne ly -We're poor, but we are formed Hamtramc Welfare human beings," she said. "We Rights Or anization (WRO) have rights too." reportedly got the Hamtramck Pete�s charged that: social service office to respond -. - Clients were told to co� to client problems' after � t 7 a.m. and �t had to Sit threatening to stay the entire 10 the <?ffice...…

…·• PAGS7 \ Blanchard bud et Cuts to fuel prison growth including state hospital closings, an agency official said. Blanchard's budget, which will be released on Feb, 9, will put, more money into correc­ tions at the cost of almost every other department, the governor and aides already have cknow­ ledged. Thomas De Loach, director of the office of public informa­ boo, . d that the Department of Mlnapmcot and B · t e in the en...…

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…, By AllIs DETR Public Sch I students return­ ing for second semester January 23, will find themselves in larger classes. Faced with a $160 million deficit and the threat of a state take-over, Detroit school ad­ ministrators are moving to trim costs. Larger class sizes and early retirement for ad- \ ministrators are the first steps. • ...... In memo dated Nov. 21, 1988, Supt Arthur Jefferson in­ structed Regioaal Superinten­ d...…

…, I By Gribben Capital News Service LA SING - Michigan workers are in the midst of a change. They are changing from "rowers" to sailors", and how cast they make the switch will determine what course Michigan's economic future will take. Michigan's manufacturing industry has been likened to a galley ship, where workers were brought in just for their strong backs to row, while those above decided where the ship was to 1 go. A...…

…f r·w.�.'��',�,��,��,��,.�.�.� .• W.�.��'�."�'�����'��'��.a •• ' I I , I I ,I�---------------------------- " :110 is caring for,Michigan's children? By LCmcIi ly,. is er-income famjJie$ CapiIDI News &niiu that, have the most trouble find- LANSING - The steadily iDg adequate care. growing need for day care is She said that hile th forcing evaluation and ... m average cost of day care in o 0 is caring fo Michigan's Mi� is about S...…

…, I . \ • tate on artheia hot. eat I LA SI G Anti-apart- heid forces have their eyes on Michigan as the January 1, 1989 enforcement date of the state's new divestment law ap­ proaches. ARC America, a leading u.s. construction and building materials manufacturer and the object of a take over effort by South African interests, has urged State Treasurer Robert Bowman to enforce the law ban­ ning investment in South African-...…

…I I LA SING __, First there t e Michigan Civilian Conser­ �tiYe Corps, then tbe Michigan Y. uth Corps. Now, beginnng in January, the state will initiate the Michigan eighborhood rps(MNC), The experimental program w II hire 1,100 young people ei er eligible for or no OD p blic �tance to ork on the improvement and rehabilitation o certain Michigan neighbor­ h Participants will receive minimum wage plu medical benefits. At presen...…

…I I ·1 . I i e: 9 the deficit on " he LGrt Serviu "It b r-iaeo LA ING - H.iking the (families) more than any other' tu:besaid. federal g tax ould .hurt . coaten that the 10 r-income car 0WDeI'S d II . h· tax, user fee, hould 'be ma er st tes, IC Igan spent fde the purpose it· 001- ttansportaboa ofIiciaJs agree. lected. The psolioe tax bel The federal government' tates fund aDd mainta· their proposal would raise· gas tax &om 9 ...…

…She . d tha these two groups CIIpiIIIl News Setviu tend to lack preaatal care which LANSING - The same � . themajorca ofiDfantmor- proposal . te d to tality.. . I � the IWes of unborn babe Among Michigan' min rity could . a number of population, the infant morality babies die duriQg their fIrSt r te i higher than in many third I year of life, some officials co - orld oountr· Wiener id tend '. With the e of Proposal Proposal A, which p...…

…The ev. Je L Jackson that Democrats mu t now fmd some common nd . th President Elect George Bu b. Jackson made bis tements the momiDa after h too a solid lead in the ov. election. to become. the bon 9 41 president Throupout the presiden­ tial campaign, Jackson had attacked the record of Bush and that of hi vice presiden- tial runnin mate. Indian Sen. Dan Qu yle. But Wed­ n�y mOnUn& �ring on ABC "IVs Good Momin America program...…

…( Di rict •• • .p o r sbtIdlOIms aad bureauaacies. A DETROIT - ID the �'. sroup of Detroit area res�ts, and '50s, it a taken for ' UDder the s of ·Citizen .. ted t ordiDary people, participatio· and "People . partial Iy • , .. , � these . • tioas .. e trapped by imper- to be aa:oua Ie. I, aDd over power. in- It started .. the 'Hobart Street Incident·,. ere co &edged - urban re I . ity residen�joiDed by min- contrary to the orig...…

…The truly Capiuu News �rvice L using - People are screaming·to be heard by their government in countries ere nobody is listen ing. In the United S tes, citizens do have say in government, yet many ch not to peak. Only 53 percent of eligible u.s. voters actually voted in the 1984 general election. Even fewer are expected to vote Nov. 8. . chigan figures are slightly higher th n the national . average. Tho e st ti tics dramatize...…

…L Gri ban Medicaid-funded bortio Capitlll News Service I .' Michigan, e.nding lO-year !.ANSI G - The batt is battle in tbe state Legislature, on to co al vo er confusion tiag WnO" vote would allow about a proposal to end appropriations to Medicaid edicaid-fuoded abor . recipients for abortions to COD- Organizers of the Committee tiDue. To combat the ooafusioo, to Ead Tax-Funded Abortio both Committee (0 End Tax- d the People' Campaign ...…

…\By A. CapitM News Setviu Lansing - Starting this month, ichp's 196 cireui judges and recorder' court judges will useae gu deliDes e sentellciog peop coo- victed of 50 seri felonies. Those felonie include as- ul burglary, aiminaI sexual conduct, drugs, fraud,' homicide, larceny, property TOUGH 0 JUDGE destruction, robbery and Committee member weapon POII�ISIOD. The De guidelines, which replace those in use . ee 1984, are the re...…

…Camp: 'Who Michigan' all' • I Michigan campaign, said he belie\a the vice presideDt wiD wiDMM:h"DiDN�mber, d that will send Iaim to the 0Yal of- fice. . . . "If Bush . MicbipD, he'D . (OYerall)," said EoaIer, R­ Mount Pleasaar. "There's � ay (Democratice Michael) Dukakis can in ithout Micb· . I ven't seea �y math that works for that" . Beca of the Dumber of blue-collar \4OtCd for President �. 19a> d 1984, . an· a vital tat...…

…. I FU D HUD says City Commission responsible I warranted, I ·n recommend that," City Man er Steve Man­ ning is said to h ve responded. Yarbrough tter get ready for court As sh uld Mayor Wil­ liam Wolf, C mmissioners George Wysi ger , Arnold Smith, alp Crenshaw, Michael Gova s and former 1. commissioner Do hy Die ey and Norval Weiss and former Mayor Wilce Coo . According to t1le HUD offi­ cial who sent the Ie er to the cit...…

…impo t d c%1iciaI to Black America. The delMied by Jesse Jacboo in a keynote addre ; by members of the CoDp' io 1 Black Caucus (CBC) at vario wor ops d other speakers cited .destructi\Ie eight wee:IeDd theme, struBle lDllbllues - A 1.00 lDto The Future,· 1U0UII� • tapestry ofl , Rights Commission rned their listeners that "r cial bat­ tleground still existed· in the so­ cial d eeoeomic environment ofAmeri They urged their lis...…

…d of tho D �,; , . ," ._, /. '. " .' .�,..� .�; -; '�; I . � " •. 'i'��: r • ; ;!.�':'� • • '. ' <, �. � _. .... < -" ....; ��'�\�� : ·f· • ,_ ; .,.t.�,;" , I CIIIIltn'.. ud American racter Ita not W' t surprisingly, affected African- to e' , te r ' Americans to the detriment of . the pr� community cohesion. Anti- tioaal opportuni ' Bl ck r cist entiments and AaIericaDs will . lie to pr dices are still prevalent and . d European-A...…

…by CHARL01TE SMARTE­ FAAL franchi its former slaves. From the famous m reh on WashinglOn to the Rev. Jes Jackson· second bid for the U.S. presidency in 1988. there has been indeed s revolution takin place. Tod y that revolution i formulatin in the mind of Afric n- American and other minority vo er . Thi political warene i perbap mo t evident in the event that took place and led up to the 19 Democrat" Nation I Convention Atlan...…

…A homeless dvocacy group under the � tional Housing Law Project iD W shiagto o.c, alo. ·th 1)e UBi d Community H . Coa ·lion (UCHC) nd COTS Tem­ porary shelter of Detro· ob- o taioed a temporary restrai . order to pro . the sale of all propertCs . de d bY the u.s. Departme of Ho - ing and Urban DeYelopment (RUD). e groups h ve accused HUD of be" . direct . tioD of the Stewart B c:KiDDey Ho ele s A istaece Act: , primary cam- ...…

…Detroit ... ;­ . Bison to close .lnn er city office ... . .. . - ...I Opposed care tha haYe raised ce for pIoyed by S900 millioo. I \ is t UDCIe of __ =--u HaD of Fame . • …

…. , I -I RI Co tu H..,· WlUID Changing milit ry hi lory . not an y k. But throu the dedicated eff rt: fa num r of Blac veter 0 ably David " Carr I of A�g lc th im- r possible m y become reality. I At the' start of the Korean : War the mili ary ill oper ted I with r cially grcgated uni _ 'One of th units, th all-Blae 24th Infantry Regi ... _ ..... " .... str ental in turning b c orth Korean communists at YC1ehon - a village ab...…

…" .. . .- Do kno you thi . . n? Aumo·�,P� Pkxw(A) 41 South. W hiagtoD Square, iog. ichipD 48CJ33 or call (517) 373-7111. Pre-applicati d be rec:eft1ed DO er thaD Septe ber30,I988. S te ••• to …

…·1 • -..or .... - po ac:tMIy. Dia e Ragsdale, Dallas (Teus) city co cil membe Jor pro-term, joined America di Mo e ent leader Ver OD Belleacourt (WaBu -Ini i) aDd Portland (Ore) PJ leader Harold Moore in . . F . the· de- pendeDt "People Claoic.e·. 1 n …

…- Farr n han tell Oem ? • Banned A Juice. tends. in Liberia Liberi�t a - sure t t . prod is part of of the t the batch oriei Uy produced tbe1cnlllDtry. for the U.S. market that r ed i of the J NNPA ConupoNlent …

…. I Was in.toD, DC - Di - tres ed ;ver t e Hou e Subcommittee' 7-0· ch- mcD! vote reeo boa to the fuU body ci Coaprea, F Federal Ju e Alcee Lamar H . toId�A-the coofusing and no based OD facts before that committe", Rep. John Conyer Jr.(D., ), chair of the House Subco . Criminal Justice ich co - ducted the impeachment bear- . . precisdy unc:xwered in the Deal' fair to the Ju . I have long ex- perience and know that r . . a d...…

…... • • I ruli g: core one tor the peQple . . DETROIT - Detroit Or­ ganizatio of Tawils (DOT) tIae first round in its uIe for decent housing for t e c:itize of Detroit n Wayoe County Circuit Court Judge . d Kaufman ruled . takiDg the F.. Re ofdinaDce off the � 2 primary ..... __ IA urr followed ODe day after Gov J ame B siped ioto a PI' local �mments &0 F.. Reat . Earlier , DOT had obtained 12,(D) . to put a Fair R� or . ...…

…IT ByR E Members of the Detroit Tenants Organization (DOT) say their worse fears have come to pass, Governor James Blanchard h signed into law Public Act 226'which bans local gover ments from enacting Fair Rent fa . In a related action, Secretary of DOT Vic . Carvari said the Greater Detroit Chamber of Commer� d ui 0 July 5, . to ba the Ie· tion taken off Of the A 2, 1988 ballot. Judge Ri� Kaufman of the­ W yoe County Circuit ...…

…-I Tenant group meet aides II Blanchard . , ed queSbOlI:aS i.ag the la and apply .• S said the teDaD gro explained Fair . ReD pr- dinaDces worked ill other major . . She the Gcwerdor's cWisors Iisteacd attteativeJy to of the reviews of their doalme ted proof and DO ODe challenged �U:. temeats. Aides, ho ever, told the tenants they re able only to dvise the Governo , not make his mind up for him. Presently the bill, which b...…

…, . • I ' I L �gisla tore deny local control of rent law Tenant groups sit in Governor's office iljl .tor people's voice at push ith 0 e voice in requ t that the governor veto the bill Introduced last falJ by Senator Richard Fessler (R­ West Bloomfield), S.B. 583 prohibit local governmen from imposing rent contro 0 landlords. Segmen of the bill. claim that rent control r . the cost of rental housing and the number of tenta...…

…and Black · v-p W ASHINGTO , D.C. - The JDO\4e to put Jesse J ckson on the ballot picked up momen­ tum Wednesday, J 15 en , members of the Congressional B Ca aDDOWlced at a pr here that be . the t i number Demoa . bal- eBC: - Reagan yTedJ WasbJ�on - In what might have been it re I for oext oath's Democratic tiona I Conw:atio the Co I B Ca cus held an one-day DYMALLY, ,0 presided earing I t ee on issues _ over the beariD& ass...…

…• I I. 1 Stete's.onty Black owned hospital face's closure I. By E DETROIT - South est Detroit Ho pitaf will soon be cI ing i � permanently if immedia e ctioe i not taken to deter thi , say the Friends of outh est Detroit Ho pital, a I group organized to save the . ��. --------------��------�---------- ore than 300 professio . be job a major Black o ed d o�r ted f cility will be turned (1'ICf to . te control- lers and essence ...…

…See 14 Dukakis trails Copyright 1988 Capital News Service TraceySzai LA SINGe-Six months before the presidential elec­ tio Michigan residents are all most evenly spill betweewn VICe President George Bush and Mas achusetts Gov. Micheal Dukakis, a Capital ews Service survey Bush claimed 44 percent of the 399 tate ide residents polled between Mat 6, to May 6, slightly toppi Dukakis 43 per­ cent, while 13 percent said they were ...…

…ichi an ace n I ichigan. Arthur Johnson, president of the Detroit NAACP branch. W 0 desa d race relations in Michigan as "fair to poor t" said he was not surprised by the survey's findings. D to racial oppression and segregation, race relations have not im­ p oved to the level they should hav ,he id, . "The degree of racial isola­ tion is worse now than it was years ago," he said Johnson said unti -Blacks receive equal oppor...…

…c d straig F I ter A. H Sr. WASHINGTON ( NPA) - The U. S. Department of Labor's, rosy report for the month of April, detailing a 1.1 percent drop in the bon's UD­ employJnent rate to 5.4 percent, the lowest Yet in 14 years, . omleading as reported in the media, said Rep. Aqgustus F. Hawkins (D-CA). The report does DO repre­ sent the true. widespread un­ employment in the African American colDmunities across the nation, Rep. ...…

…I 'S DELEGAT IC P OC S A J C G By Jo· DETROIT - "Jesse', been hung out to dry." That is how one Jesse Jackson supporter analyzed the results of the May 7 Democr tic caucuses in which the Party made its choi ces for delegates to the tional C9n­ vention. From another viewpoiilt, the people come the rcallose . 'We ha\le squandered the op­ portunity for an iodepe den political oveme " 15 politi: lacalOll coordiDator Sam Riddle. ...…