…lUD.vaJ DETROIT - Opportunists, bidden agendas and party hacks threaten the political miracle Jesse Jack on worked in MichipD. On S turday, May 7, State pu h: I 'in ' in 8yJen � rW rei Capital News Service LA SI G - Bu messes Could m e ignificant invest ment in ichigan' economic future by "adopting" tudents under e e' g d tuition plan, according to State Treasurer Robert Bowman. Bowman said corporations could becom a "pow...…
…�AJI LANSING - Michigan's Blae population is dying of many dise e at dramatically IUgher rates than whites, accord UJg to a draft report by the tate Department of Public Health' Task For on Minority Health. The drart report . data gathered so far "stroagly s - gest that the overall health status of Blacks . deterioratiDg_ .. According to rticle puti ished by the AJsociated Press last week, the T Force '11 present its final repq...…
…dolla I reflect Prate t \' South 'African public . I lat ons rof en ion" no 'Colo on iac shoo in y Alil 0 Jo PO TIAC -The shooting April 17, of an IS-year-old man in the lobby of a theatre here t film "Color w showing not related to the movie, but rather a reflection of tension in th community, ccording to ortb 0 land County AACP branch Pre ident Rev. Thomas . Hughe . "The' ooting could have oc cured if they re go' to...…
…P pul Ion up by 11%, I h e up 6% t The Datio· B popula- tioo grew � 3.1 millio or 11 percen &om 1� to 1987, ac cordial to the COlD erce Department's Ce us Bureau. The reau's late annual popuJ lion e im te by ge, ex, and race indicate that BI totaled 29.2 million in 1987 compared ·th 26.8 milliOD in the 1980 cens Only 19 per cent of the growth from IID migration. The BI c population h been growing faster tban tbe C 16 To e...…
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…I I • I o I By J upper. pe . Jes e Jackson lead the border. Democr . te count with - A e ndi ate needs 2,082 62A wteI to Midaael1>ubkis' . edat the Na- 612, 8CCOI'diag to • Detroit Free . conventi in Preas poD of · eel I ·super" de · the mornia& after the CcaDCdicut primary. ell 29. . I J WOI1 77 �"ea the March 26 Mic_1UI ftlriMJlrv" wilh. I'eIC)UIlCJida 1tIlewa.:Ie tory. ·th t reached fro of' the decisive immediate. "'-' _...…
…� r' cone rn , . 3 --TAT o , Whereever he went in Michigan campaigning for votes in the March 26 Democratic caucuse , Jesse Jackson was met by overflow crowds roaring their enthusiasm. The response to Jackson was constant, widespread and massive. In Kalamazoo, 4,000 turned out to hear Jackson where Michael Dukakis drew only 500 and Die Gepheardt, 7 . In Benton Harbor a city of 13,000, over �OOO Came to hear Jackson; in Ann Arbor, 5...…
…By Alii J DETROIT - Jesse Jackson brought his campaign for the nat ion's h· ghest office to Michigan where he found pack ed halls, spirited followers and a cadre of dedicated volunteers determined to make history. Driving home his message of reinvestment in America, stop the dope the borders, job ; peace and economic justice, Jackson offe ed his listeners in Detroit, Thu sday, a sharp con trast to the r alities of the day's he...…
…_. c o By A) J . e poorest campaign, the richest message, the broadest reach," is how Presidential can didate Jesse Jackson explained his sweep of the South on Super Tuesday, the 2O-state primary. �e, the people can win!" Jackson earned first place in four states, second in the rest and out polled ,every other can didate when all the votes from all the states were tallied, Jack son workers told the press Wed nesday. In a ...…
…unequ ByRho cia B. I Capital News Service LANSING - Equality and justice are just some of the rights people of every race, gender, color and creed are supposed to enjoy as United States citizens. But many argue that there is a disproportionate number of minorities to whites serving sen tences in jails nationwide. And some believe that women receive unfair and insen itive court decisions in cases concerning rape and abuse. Whi...…
…I R1eCo'vering La addicts help �.,. ue r each other Pictures on 3,·5 Turn to 2 ,. ,! I . II �25¢. G Z e ByGi Pocock Capital News Service LANSING - If the Pontiac Silverdome were filled up 388 times with garbage it would equal about the Same amount of solid waste Michigan generates each year. Unfortunately, no huge Sil verdome trash cans exist to con tain 12 million tons of waste - 80 percent of . ch is dispose...…
…Referee for .Iandlord - tenan dispu es ace c A. CapitlJl News Service lANSING - In the wake of a 10.2 percent unemployment rate, Michigan's plentiful job less residents y face another blo . A proposal that would revise unemployment insurance benefits would mean leaner budgets over the next two years fo the state's jobless. The bills being considered by . both the Senate and the House I ould rein titute a olle-week , Bu lne...…
…out , old pace 171 Will 'rep bel I lost? ByRo Michigan may lose two u.s. congre men, Ken M c Gregor, Director of the Public Aff irs Office for the Democratic majority, in the Michigan House of Representa tives indicated. The I will be a resuft of population I and the great drop in populati ' occured in the diwictI represented by Blacks. ' , The number of con gressmen each e reee 'is based 0 its populatio det�r- 1 mi...…
…MlCIUeI T. BmDett CIIpitIIl News Service LANSING - MOlt employ able adults on elfare in Michigan are UDemp � be cause they can't afford to work, .said Michigan League for Human Senices . A Ho of Rcpreae_._ .... _ .. bill . tryiag to make it af- fordable by targeting health care, tr portati· and cbild care costs. Because mo t JDinimum jot. do n offer . ' uraece, m lfare recipients y 00' lfare rather than be- come emp eyed and...…
…lxedr e . But m ca CUI me bers -=J .... : - ... 1L. agreed that - ore 0 an� improved commitmeot must be made from tate govemme 0 key·' . which include minority economic de, opment, urban revitaliza tion and educatio Rep. Ethel Terrell, D-Higb IaDd Park, said the goYCrnor' adeli revealed hope for a . more produ . .. "S . from the point of the Civil· Departmen� I think th his cooperation with the department been so of a chang...…
…I , • 10 ide Gloye.� or's j" comml 1 ...... 1 n . to pe .. on a u.s .. Court of Ap pe I decision, overturning i ig nt, set- ide la for minority and 0 en-o ned b ° . B , StaB rth, D-Deb'oit, . Goy. James J. B d d other e a<mrnment offi cials m mme fastcr on . ur ing vital Ic· lion isting . .. and womcn. " .. • 101 ,. Vera Riven ConvpotuImI Larry Laaaford'. life dream to beocme • reality ill CusopoIis, beca WLU-AN 9...…
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…Vol. X .1 Dr. . Boykin earns na ional recognition DETROIT - To be teenager, pregnant, and possib ly a high school dropout, can be frightening experience. More than 6,000 Detroit public school students, however, have had a very special friend to tum to in that situation - Dr. Nancy Boykin. In 1966, Dr. Boykin founded the Detroit Public schools Con- tinning Education for Girls (CEG), a dropout prevention program designed to meet...…
…y Larry .. - ....... -. (NNPA) WASHI GTO African American r i from television star Bill Cosby to members of the con gr . onal Black Caucus, during dem ations this k the U .S:.�Cll,,-":M�dd"deCI rele se before Chri tma of undreds of children no im prisoned in South Africa. Crying Unloc ApartlUed Jails", Demoa tic Reps. er vyn Dymally (Calif), William Gray (philadelphia) and Walter Fauntroy (D.C.), rejoined by Sen. Barbara Mi...…
…4t • ou 7 Black back la·wmakers jobs. plan B I of Urban Strategy a, S B!lUlIlaes Cllpital News Service LANSING -- Black legis lator are backing a program that they say would provide jobs for urban residents while saving the state money on Medicaid �d unemployment compensa tion. . A program .which helps �onty economic development in urban communiti . first fn a series of measures pursued by e Michigan Legislative Bla Cau...…
…Highland Park neighborhoods join historic ranks tory on P 5 r Tenants: Jac on lead major p II but all hind Iowa DES MOINES, IA - - The 1 test national Gallop Poll continues to show Jesse J' ckson holding a clear lead over the other con- tender for the Democratic party presidential nomina- tion. According to the urvey, Jac on le ds the fi ld with 22% sup port from Democratic voters. Massachusetts Governor Michael D...…
…Serving the Stille's Afriwm.Anaoiun Community th n national um through th Turn to 10 • donate skill to lac ician A) TUNICA, MISSISSIPPI - Residen in two of Mississippi' medically underserved and economically depressed coun ties, Tunic and Marsh ll, received free medical screening from docto I associated with the ational Medical Association in ovember. MAt which repre ent early all of the country's 16,000 Black phy ician...…
…ng Story on pg. 8 • Report findings counter city's thrust y DETROIT - As the city girds for an all 00' assault on drug dealers, the efforts may be doomed before they start. yor Coleman A. Young h nnounced plans to use funds eized from drug dealers under t e forfeiture laws to strengthen the city's police powers with upgraded lab tech nology, heavy assault vehicles and the addition of an elite law enforcement team. of Cha nel...…
…LANSING--Minority-owned businesse are receiving less than their fair share under the state's certification program for minority- and women-owned businessesd, State Representa tive Alma G. Stallworth (D Detroit), Chair of the Michigan Legislative Black Caucus tes tified Nov. 2. "Certification is supposed to . direct a fair proportion of state purchasing to fum that are woned by women and minorities, but the process is not adeq...…
…hat' i . whi e and read all over? eBC pushes aid to Africa u.s. gi 750 for ch I raeli, 96 c n for African P g 2 DeDj min Ch vi qu tion on 4 ower e , I ean be er Is? e're trying to understand th changes would affect o distri in particular, said Rep. Alma G. Stallworth (0- Detroit) chairperson of the cau T e Blac Caucus, which . 13 representatives d three nators, is designe to improve the quality of life for ichigan Blacks...…
…HIGHLAND PARK GOPpian 0 erty, les id P Capital News Servic A I G epublicans re callin plans to cut Michigan' property tone of the best plans to hit t e draw ing bo rd even though no head way w made a two meetings I t week. ichigan' pro rty tax has been criticized for putting so much burden on the state's resi dent and forcing business to develop elsewhere. Un r pro d by Republicans 1. 77 billion property t decrease would...…
…Larry Simmon is orman Winch ster banquet speaker Pa 6 , rea DyS Capital News Service lANSING - Black leader- hip in action is what the Michigan Legislative Black Caucus wants to see at the state Capitol. During the next few weeks the Caucus will develop an urban strategy. The report is expected to be ready in mid- ovember. "Urban communities need special attention," said Ursula Littl s, staff person at the Michigan Legisla...…
…2.5 million bu ine purs Highland Park , Job development partD hlp, Chrysler Motor Corp. nd launched Devco, a develop ent corpora- VoUX No. 47 Serving the StIlII!'s African American Community z October 18-24, 1987 ee • • po Ice o o • I P ge 3 / ByTedJo T J. Chronicles Congressman George W. Crockett, Jr., (D-Mich.), a prominent critic of, the Reagan Administration's policy on South Africa and Central America, has been ...…
…u gon Ht oman named 0 a ional board LANSING -- Housing in Michigan' in a state of crisis, ccording to report issued onday, Oct. 4 by a special legislative committee. . crisis in affordable, safe ho ing for a ubstantial number of our citizens --- in both center cities and rural are 0 th ta e -' simply intolerab e, said Rep. Charlie Harrison, Jr. (pon iac), chair of th committ . ued the 121-page study. e governor and I law dir...…
…polifcs -- ocus of Frazier o VOl. IX NO. 45 Coral Watt Intern Democratic: Party Ch d . Benjamin Brown of Lacota are surround d by their eight e joy of learnln and re proud to y even have college degree and o le Mrs. Gail Patterson of Ann Arbor; Benjamin Brown Sr., Brown (moth r) or Lacota; Betty Brown Chappell or Chicago; ranc Ray, o ,TX. fro left, Carolyn R I of Detroit; Daniel Brown or Houston TX' D vid ! Yp llanti; Benj m Brown,...…
…VOL. IX NO.4. Pope: "At omewith 'Blac Catho ics" NEW ORLEANS -Dmmg his visit to the United States Pope John Paul clapped in time to spirituals, delivered praise for what he termed the "providential role" of Dr. Mar tin Luther King Jr. and declared that the church "can never remain silent in the face of injustice." Mos of the Pope's focus on issues of concern to t American Blacks came hen he met with 1,800 African American R...…
…c ett orce? abo e ates: • o a Washington ( A) - By the year 2000, more than 80 percent of the new additions to the nation's wor force will b women, minority group members and immigrants -- groups that have traditionally f ced barriers to employment and advancem nt in the p t, Secretary of Labor Bill Broc d elared in his annual Labor D ymessage. Job will be pi ntiful as our economiy continues to beome more service oriented...…
…obe t Bor m s be de eated That· e d of the NAACP, AFLCIO, OW ... Tum to Pa S oreign Se • acrsm a ice 0 tate De Serving the Suue's A.frican American Community Ca • o ce eating 0 C 00 i cipal yTerry Y BENTON HARBOR Twin Cities Branch AACP h joined the community in for the firing of Benton Twp. police officer Ed iede trang. Siedenstrang j accused of be ting Benton Harbor igh C 001 Principal J es tter . th night stic after...…
…Hall z Serving the State's African American Community VOL. IX NO.41 basts medea coverage • o ac 0 campaIgn P dybac PU , yJ. H.Jo n on ·t Cb rlott m rte- I CmCAGO - Leaders of Oper tion PUSH say Jesse J ac on's presidential chances are being hurt by negative media coverage. At a press conference held at PU H headquarter a tional E ecutive Director Rev. illie Taplin Barrow, flanked by J c on supporter, aid th t study conduc...…
…Mother appeals to community for help Kalamazoo vets begin fund for Benton Harbor youth suffering Agent Orange effects on Pig 5 Serving the SU*'s African American Community AL - Arson, the urban ewal program of the underfunded O's continues to destroy the state's inner cities. If it's not HUD-funded demoli- tion p ojects tearing down major buildings and neigbborh it is arson doing e job. e Leath- ewland building on in Street in d d Bento...…
…Serving the Stille's African Americtlll Community o o HIGHLAND PK - Holland Consulting Co. proposed to the City Council the develop m nt of a community-owned, and developed shopping cen ter. According to Ellio Holland, pr . consulting company, the shopping center uld be cb'e ped along the lines of Vrrginia Park Com munity Plaza in Detroit, for HII�LB,d ummer tudyin b i Job Enrichment Training Scholarship program. Pictured ar...…
…o lie VOL. IX NO. 38 o t 's concealedwar against African America s , Pig. � Serving the State's African American Community ports sto e· boycott AUGUST 16 - 22, 1987 eve es 60's coa itio Blacks, women� labor bo;rcott erman's Grant Green FLINr - In a scene that was reminiscent of the 1960's, the UAW and Civil Rights groups joined hands and sang out in protest against 10 wages, ra cial discrimination, and sexual harassment outsi...…
…17 on Highland Park primary ballo Turn to P 6 Muskegon College lose Dr. Rucks The drive for Black ealth why do things fall apart? Turn to to P 1 Serving tJu SU*'s African Ameriam Community rab, Afr can Americans b I rael pledge hara men , D. C. - r b-Americans h ve gre ted ith epticism I el' an nounced plan to top the alleged hara sment of African and Arab Americans e in entry into the country at it Tel Aviv irport. ...…
…z Community College . J le Vaughn, III, At! Y d Hall and Detroit School Supt. ong distinguised the inspiration Cor at the 001. Turn to • 19 CO LANSI G - A preliminary study by the Michigan Dept of Civil Rights sho that without the Bla enrollments of W yne County Community Hopes In his third year with the ichi an Youth Corps Brian ichols of Benton Harbor sud denly learned that he was going to be pervisor for an Y work ere ...…
…...,...._.__ African-Americans ....... and the Constitu io an interview wi h Justice Dennis Arc Ro a Par s of Baseball - Curt Flood P 14 Serving the SlI*'s African American Community Ca • ? • a 9. n e a est folio ing De roit Council no vo e Deve 0 er on Atlantic City, ew Jersey, have portrayed the opposite. A Bill oyer's special aired last year revealed higher property values due to land grabbing by speculators have l...…
…Serving the State's African Amencen Community -An ar eid grou pia Co gres a a CALLED TO REVOLUTIO - omen ttendiag hat is belle d to be th flrst-e r, inter- nfi i e parenti re caned to OIfrtion against tb p vaiUng r SYS1tem. Hearing the call, front row, l-r, Doris Gree of Columbia, S.C., Delta 1b ta .exeeun board member; Dr. Dorothy I. Height, of Washington, D.C., former Delta natio i nt and president, tio al Coundl o{ 0 Women; FJ ie Au...…
…in, ea ing dea grand jury call By Larry 'Doc' Blue JACKSON - The controver sy over the beating death of Jacks n Prison inmate 0 car Ro is J r a the hands of 12 prison guards continues, fol lowing the official ruling the death was "accidental" The AACP marched July 8 and 9 in front of the Jackson County Prosecutor's office ad ding to the demands for a grand jury investigation, a demand issued by some mem bers of the state le...…
…• n • d to a • Ing o ey Page 13 Success is no s ranger to oses Findley By Larry A. Still NNPA News Service WASHINGTO (NNP A) - The nation's ex panding Bla -owned ne�paper publishers were urged to demonstrate greater influence and power in serving their communities as they elected new officers at their 47th annual convention in Detroit, June 17-W .. Over 200 participants at tended the four days of ses sions of the a...…
…o y "Toay BrOWll' Journal" can DO 10 be seen in tern 'cbigan The public television station serving Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Battle Cree and ego WGVC of Grand Rapids --- dropped the long-running African �ri� �e�r�nted w three wee ago as it moved to cut overtime costs at the station. According to station manager uck Furman, the Journal had been aired Sun day nigh at 12:30, requiring the station to pay technicians OYa'time. To...…
…Highland Par ta ent on display u egon push for be er schools advances B h tori on P Serving the State's African American Community e By Lany S II NNPA News Service WASH GTO (NNPA) African American leaders from around the nation rallied to the support of moderate" Rev. Leon H. Sullivan after he ed of racial violence in South Africa and the United Sta es he called for the ithdra of all rican b� from ra partheid country. D...…
…er- e removal of lottery machines from all but one of nine BI s ores in Ri\u Rouge and Ecorse has used outrage among many Bla in e area. Last nth, �ted . ed peti- ote letters of o the mayor and city prot to River Rouge council me This seems like gross injus tice to us, since i forces Black peopl to go out of their com munity to p y the lottery with 'This problem exixts throughout the state . . . They want us to buy them...…
…egon Housing It too from fonner PresideD Jimmy Carter to co - vince Mayor Colem Young that selli a six-year-long vacant, city-o douse to H bitat for Humanity for one-dollar - D 2,soo - good investment in the community. That t first in the efl'o of H bitat Story OD Pg. 3 �utting forestry paths A Bento the elite erican Serving the StI*'s African American Community Jesse J is running number 0 e in po follow- in Gary Hart' departur...…
…IICiti Church eader Focu • • on economic po e ASH GTO -Leader of the African Methodis Epis cop Church met in Washington, D. C. last wee d issued call for Blacks to pi ce greater emphasis on developing their economic po r. The church leaders were joined in their can by some of the "s leading African American political and civil rights spo per ODS. Addressing the group of ral hundred re the Rev. J JaCksO CP heid Benjami...…
