Search Results

…ighland ark studen bene" s from fundraising effor -TumtoPg.7 ursing charges lead uskeqon group to school reform effort -Tum to .2 or er manager ee z BENTO HARBOR Family members of avy Petty Officer arshall Hayes had their prayers answered when word came Tuesday, May 19, that Haye had survived the Iraqi attac on the USS Starke where the 10-year avy veteran was a ere member. Hayes, a 1976 graduate of Benton Harbor, was report...…

…Blae Ie survival: doing some hing o.help byJ ROYAL OAK-The elected upervisor here gain d more control of . indebted to ip April 29 following ruling by 0 d County 6th Circui Court. Judge Hilda Gage reduced the authority of Royal 0 Twp. Superintendent Patrick cGannon, and returned chief po r to u- ruoor!.,.�n .. G. McRjp y. Gage's ruling modified earlier court order by limiting the perintendent's duti to purchasing agent and ma...…

…"SER VING THE 25 z STATE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY" MAY 10 - 16,1987 all orth lin teen cr me 0 hite con r I Turn to Page 2 C· hop in To n hip TurntoPaae4 no to ci Tum to PageS Urb n Le gue for annual b n------ .. �- • I rbar y By James Bala Baptiste DETROIT-The Miclripn Chronicle per in ita May 9 . ue displayed a half­ page �t for a Rcv­ Ion product despite a national boycott led by Operation PUSH against the hair c...…

…, Highland Par's new councilman­ the inner and outer Fran Ross Page3 VOL. IX NO. 23 "SER VING THE 00 pf t There is a constitutional ar aging in Michigan hich pits urban school di tric against giant cor­ porations. One kirmish in this ar finds the Pontiac Schools up against Chrysler Corpora- tion. ' Armed with City Council approval to leave the City of Highland Park, Chrysler Corp. no Qualifies for a 50 percent tax break fr...…

…Get ready-jobs opening in corrections P, Page 7 Z STATE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY" "SER VING THE VOL. IX NO. 22 ighla d se the building at 13745-53 Woodward which houses their buiness. • Councilmen Comer Heath, III, and Frank Ross, Sr., disagreed with Scott that their positions were based on sex. The city recommended that the owner of Dicksons Grand Bible & Bookstore, 13743 Wood ard, be allow­ ed to pay 50 percent ( 7...…

…nap, Crack, Pop. VOL. IX NO.21 USER VING THE help for urban ills? Page 4 STATE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY" APRIL 19 - 25,1987 c • MUS GO branch of the con ider pril 26 ill again prote t u egon hronicle ew- pap r for publi hing art or that negatively portray frican- meri an . I ju t ant the editor to top the e raci t thing that are being put in the pap r ,' aid Bill Gill, pre ident of the local AACP chapter. The Sunday,...…

…------ - ------.-...,....-----.,-------:-------:-------_....,...-�"....-----:---------------------- How the church weakens Blacks psychologically Pig 8 Unde ground Railroad, Emancipation celebration • P 6 "SER VING THE STATE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COl'l11l1U ITY" APRIL 12-18, 1987 VOL. IX NO. 20 b to do - ler April 6 fter Janel nd Ray :ballleilift of it." • a NEWS BRIEFS GOVERNMENT SAID TO FALSIFY CIVIL RIGHTS DOCUMENTS PROTEST ...…

…Barristers Ball P 11 SH GTO , D.C. - In a far reaching report i ued at pre conference tod y, a group of prominent Black scholars clarify "public di ussion and cnfusion" bout Blac com­ munity direction. Entitled Blac Initiative and Govern­ mental Responsibility,' th re­ p rt t e issue with one-sided empha and single minded appr aches" and in tead d- o tes combination of heightened efforts by Black them Ives and increa d more fo...…

…Z STATE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY" "SERVING THE ARCH 29 -:- APRIL 4 Jackson cal He . d institutional racism has manifested itself in both the university setting and government policy due to co rvative political trends brought on by the Reagan administration. "My mixed emotioo is that e're on the right cause e fi racism and fascism, but in 1987 it's th wrong ag� " Jackson said. Instead, students should now concern themselve with ...…

…�. "SER VING THE STATE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN CO MARCH 22' 28, 1987 NEWS BRIEFS CP co FEDER TE FL GS RE OYED Greenvill .. - The A P h pa dare luti n calling f r the removal of Confederate fl flying above the tate capital buildin in outh C rolina and I barna. The re luti n al called on Georgia and issis ippi to remove onfederate ymbol fr m their tate flags. The civil rights rganizati n uthea t Regional Direct r Earl Shinhoster declared ...…

…"SER VING THE VOL. IX NO.16 ·z STATE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY" • B T PHE GREGORY In an extraordinary display of support to rid the University of racism, 61 members of the Univer ity community, including Pre ident Harold Shapiro, told a commit of state legislator about their experi e ith ra i m and offered suggestion on ho to com tit About 800 peopl crammed in the Michigan Union' s Grand Ballroom to listen tudent , former ...…

…VOL. IX NO. 15 USER VING THE .� z STATE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMJl1UNITY" ac Rev. Jesse Jackson is the targe of a national grassroots drive urging him to support the running of an independent African-American presidential candidate in 1988. The petition­ ing campaign, which aims to deliver on million signatures to Jac n is being led by Dr. Lenora Fulani, the only African-American woman to run for Governor of e Yor Stat in a con...…

…Who's more likely to ed- male or lem USER VING THE c • • o eft Plge 8 STATE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COlV[ll1UNITY" NEWS BRIEFS KLAN TO PAY $7 ILLION obil Alabama - In fir of it ind ruling last wee. , the United Klan of America and . of its present or past member ere ordered to pay 7 million for their role in the I9} idn p-murder of a Blac teen er. The verdict by an all- hit jury a arded to the family of ich I Donald ho dy left ha...…

…Concern over CC nursing program: 00 fe Blac s Of 181 graduates, 2 are Black Page 5 Z STATE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY" "SERVING THE ac SO Japa acco o B'ac 'Heads nation's :Iargest mi owned trucking firm ority MI - Gary L. ten year veteran ord otor Com- pany' in rity upplier De- velopment Pr gram has begun hi ne role a Ch irman and hief Executive Officer of Trans Jone In. onroe he d­ qu rtered true line holding com­ pa...…

…'The 19 7 'State of the State" me e given by Gover­ nor Blanchard den t re­ flect the "State of BI c 5' in ichigan. Although we an cite i lated improvement for the Blac community durin the Blanchard year for the mo £ part high unempl yment and Continu d on Page 16 STATE'S AFRiCAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY" , Harry Benjamin Brown turns love of harp into business around for a partner. He found Dougla ills, a former South Haven shop teach...…

…�1'ft.� THIRD ew York, .Y. - The late t CBS/ ew York Times poll ha found Rev. Je se J ac n third most popular among the potential Demo­ cratic party pre idential con­ tender . ccording to the survey former .S. nator Gary Hart was the leading -Dem crat winning the approval of 33% of those polled; ew York Governor arlo Cuomo placed cond with 17% and J ck n placed third in a field of eight ossible contender with 9%. There were no...…

…C al ng AACP elec ions p • ric • e 3 'To Be Young, Gifted and Black' Pa en organ·ze to sa e bovs- 2 "SERVING THE - ca - I • • Ip y Lany . Still N 'PA News Service SHI GTO , D.C. - The tional Urban League's annual State of 81 ck Americ report "show American ippin back into bein comfort ble with re gr ation in the hool , ith a retr at from civil right with drug bu , failed economic d ci welfare policie and inere s...…

…) "SER VING THE SID GTO Of the S18.7 billion in propo spend- ing reduct' n for fi al year 1988 contained in the Admini­ tration's ne budget, one third ould come out of programs t r ted to 10 income Ameri­ can, despite the f t th program constitute 0 - ninth of the federal bud et, cording to an analy' i eel by the Budget and Policy Prioritie . ctual ..,ending for I in- come prosrams ould be sliced 6.7 bDlion bel the levels' ne...…

…" USER VING THE STATE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY" JA UARY 18 - 24,1987 . -Dr. Ma rtin Luther King, Jr. " I have the audacity to believe that peoples eoeryuibe e � can have three meals a day for their bodies, . . education and culture for tbelr minds, and dignity, equality, and freedom for their spirits. I believe that , what self: entered men have torn down, other-centered men can build up." . King holiday observances circle th...…

…HSERVING THE VOL. IX NO.7 held in topic a of Bl ck z RIZO BID TO DROP I G HOLID Y riz na - Th re ently elected c n TVa­ tive ovemor of Arizona ha angered mo t Black and many white in ate with hi announced intention t dr p the state holiday honorin ain civil right leader Dr. artin Luther van STATE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY" j polluted' he added. The forum wa held at Dunbar High hool which nee h d the best record in the ...…

…HSERVING THE STATE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY" DEC. 28 - JAN. 3, 1987 VOL. IX NO.5 z Projec ban 0 • In peo te me I GSTO - The result of one of the mo t interesting experiments in Third orld capitalism have come in. Over 30000 application have been received for ownership of share in Jamaica' I rge commercial bank, the ational Commercial Bank CB, Prime ini ter Edward Seag announced la t Friday." The i ue, which at J 90 mil...…

…. L. ing Time Capsule proposed Have A Dream" speech. Through the m ic of computer technology thousand of name will be "la r-inscribed" on the bell. These will all be unearth­ ed and transcribed for the in­ formation of future generation The Cornmi sion consider this a mo t unusual and appro­ priate perpetuation of Martin Luther King' memory. Members of the public wish­ ing to be a part of this historic event by having their name...…

…VOL. IX NO.3 a TL - The ringing of the hi ori nd symbolic Liberty Bell and the Inde­ pendence Bell in Phil delphi on January 19th will signal bell ringin aero the land andin other part of the world a unique n n tribute to Dr. art in Luther in Jr. on the c nd n ti nal holiday h nor­ in hi birth. in ee' 7 ill be ob- rved J nuary 14th through January 19th ith pe ial pro- nd celebrati n in t- Philadelphia a hingt n nd in th 50 ta...…

…"SER VING THE STATE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY" L 0 ORE Atlanta, Ga. - a report relea d by the Federal Cen· ters for D Control in Atlanta rev a1 that Black., ially Bl k men, oke tt. t a iflcantly r rate than hite .. Accordin to th flaurel, 43% of an Bl ck men smoke d to 3S� of white Th flaurel for aha a much small r Th percent e of omen smokina e rette. on arb • ood at 33% compared to 3� for bite om n. o ITa 9 t: A rican...…

…r fo break ay. Ho ever, recent "months, Farrakhan indicated ad' to relOm difference ith feflo uslims and to improve relations with Chrisitans and" Jews. .Farr - han also say he will focus on Black economic development in America. U.S. A BASSADO IN SOUTH AFRICA Pretoria, South Africa - America's fir Black amb sudor to racially-tom, hite-ruled South Africa hu oftkially taken up his new po. Ed arc! Perk.ins as orilinally nomin te...…

…VE DEATH- OW TES ARE BLAC W shington, OC - Accord­ in to a government report r lea d last wee more thaB 40% of the people waiting execution on the nation' de th-row are Bl c . Th t's even though B s only . ICcount for 12% of the total U.S. population. The Bureau of Justice Stati tic reported th t of the end of last year 32 state held 1,591 pri ners on death-to . Of th t number 903 were white and 672 ere B . Seven- een death-to...…

…V • VIII NO.51 HSER VING THE STATE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY" NOVEMBER 1622 1986 LAC CAUCUS GRO ashington, DC - The number of Bl ho will be rving in the U.S. Hou of Repre ntative in the IOOth Congre ill total a record 23. The n Bl con ressmember include e E py from issi ippi; K eisi fume of aryland; Rev. Floyd. FI e from Queen Yor and John Lewi from Georgia. The bi e disappointment came in central Loui ian where lawyer Fa...…

…STATE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY" NOVE BER 9 -15,198 com n y arion Smith Correspondent " BENTO HARBOR - Bu "­ nessman Calvin Wheeler, of eeler and ciate ; . h drafted plan calling for com­ munity 0 nenhip and con ruc­ tion of the propo d Sou th- e em ichigan Community Correction Center. ccording to the plan which wa delivered to official at the Department of Corrections, Ben­ ton H rbor city and the state", the ne correctio...…

…o , uSER VING, THE a ce Black communities focus of fight money to rebuild indu fie and re ore e ntial program in education, health care, hou ing and transportation," id JWP spa esperson Jill elson in a phone intervie with The ich.igan Citizen. Over t 0 million people in 86 cit and towns have voted "yes" on te JWP referendum. "Peop Ii 1 1)()IW'ede11L trlIHon S 1 ,000,000,000,000 - dollar expenditures for military de­ feme. ...…

…Before Columbus? D ing October myth -Pg 11 SERVING THE Z STATE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY OCT. 26 - NOV. 1, 1986 a By Rhoda inn y 'P at' nal ews Correspondent SHI GTO ,DC - Bl c and hite Ameri an are bridg­ in the ap on primary i ue confr nting the nation with both group citipg unemploy­ !Dent, the high co . of living and th dru their thr m 0- president The m a- DIVIDED hen it on ive on a nonbindin initi tive hich ...…

…• a By John iIliam Jr. hington, D.C. - Foreign affair took the spotlight at the Congressional Black Caucu ' 16th Annual Legi lative Wor shop held here from October 1 t - 3rd. While the majority of the 47 Legi lative Workshop con- ow York, NY - Accord· ing to the latest available information, the enrollment of the ion's cone and unive .. I pe . ed in 1976 and been d cliDing ever since. uch of the inform ion on BI coD ge moDme...…

…25 VOL. VIII ME BLACK DIPW T ashington D,C, - In a fairly obviously bid to pre­ vent Congre from over­ ridding hi veto of sanction apJn white-ruled South Africa, Pre ' ent Re an la eek named career diplomat Ed ard Perkins to become fll t Bl amba or to South Africa. Perkin . currently the amba dor to th we African nation of liberia. Ho ever, critics have labeled his nomination "cynical public relat­ 'on ploy" by the president....…

…VOL. VIII NO. 4S OCTOBER S - 11 1986 L S G - Governor James J. Blanchard ha proclaimed October as ichigan inority Busine Month, to be highlight­ ed by min rity trade fair and busine s development minars and ork op to be held in 12 citie including u egon Heights, Benton Harbor, Kala­ mazoo, B ttle Cree Grand apid and Lansing. " inority bu ine se are an important part of the economic development of our tate," Governor Blanchard . ...…

…25 VOL. VIII • By a y NNPA 'ational Correspondent ASHINGTO - Chant of Take it bac �, drifted down the block. The effect was like a ripple. The word pread and the crowd outside the ashin­ ton Po grew at an en our - i pee. A th numbers multiplied their enthusiasm fol­ lowed uit, a did stac of the premi re is of the Washing­ ton Post Magazine th t were trewn on the ep of the n spaper' he dquarter . S' n ith photograph of a t r ...…

…Co por e communi y c arges e hara me t can inues VOL. V III NO. 43 0- c regory ca or Xmas oyco RE AIDES B R L EP Washignton D - Pre i- dent Rea an c lled a bi­ partisan meetin of Congre - ional leader last wee to dis­ way to comb t illegal . But hlte Hou aide d to allo Bl ew Yor Con e sman Charles Ran el into the meeting. Rangel i chairman of the Hou lect Committe on arcotic Abu and Control. Ho ever he h been a frequent c...…

…25 VOL. VIII NO.42 SEPTEMBER 14 - 20, 1986 NEWS BRIEFS ngre sm n fr m Geor ia's 5th ivil rights veteran J hn Lewi . hite uprem y acti ns a in t ashington . ssistant Attorney General illiam Br dford Reyn ld la t ee denied charge that the J usti e Department was dopting new rules whi h would allow it to ignore ele tion bi ag inst minorities. Critic were respond­ in to a department plan to clear election law change without fir determi...…

…25 VOL.VIII 0.41SEPTE BER7-13,1986 NEWS BRIEFS CAL FOR U.S. -AFRICA SU IT Lusa a, Zambia-Prompted in part bythe Rev. Je se Jac on, leader of outhern Africa's o-called "front-line tate tt have called for an urgent ummit meeting between t emselve and President Reagan. In a joint statement released mid- ay durin Jac on' tour of outhern frica, Zambian Preside enneth aunda said U.S. pre ur on bite-ruled ou h rica a needed in order to ave...…

…2 J ss J c on es Appeal Luanda, Angola-The Rev. Jesse jackson while on a tour of t em Africa last wee appealed to the Reagan dmini tr tion to top its policy of "d tabilization" to ard the leftist government in Angola. The U.S. along . th hite ruled South Africa have been aiding rebels who are trying to overthro the government of Jose Eduardo do Santo. In addition, the Reagan admini tration has I beled Angola a client state of the Sovi...…

…25¢ z / From contractor to Congressman VOL. VIII NO.39 AUGUST 24 - 30,1986 Defeat' A e p o Dtsqual! y i ori ie From Federa Dol ar The Re an and United defe ted by U.S. Di tri t b n figlltin the CF thi 19 of Th priations C mmitte by a vote 01 the entire Senate upported the Hoyer Amend­ ment to keep the campaign open to minority and cia! ctivi t chariti . Dan ton pre 'dent of the ti nal Black United Fund ated • Thi i...…

…25¢ y Larry t NNPA News ASIll GTO - The Rev. Jack n and an inter­ racial deleg tion of labor, political and educational leader heduled a meeting ith presi­ dents of six "frontline" nations on the border of South Africa, Augu 13-28, to help fo e comprehensive and humane U.S. policy for the uthern Africa area, tional Rainbow Coalit­ ion official J ac son d the dele tion planned . its with heads of ate in An la, Tan Zam- b' ,Bot ...…

…Teaches aerobics to senior eltlzens Pag.9 Arthur Ash in Kalamazoo Page 3 VOL. VIII 0.37 AUGUST 10 - 16, 1986 wn here with his wife Evelyn and daughter Steph . on t Republican primary election and the chance to o mber. Lu al on a place in hi ory. He' ory. houJd he win in arn '86 vote could repeat '80's doom -Pre i­ major Blac organization or th ir repr ntative agreed to meet in hington, D.C., Augu t 13-14 to di u the criti al ...…

…Vote Tuesday, August 5 YORK - The ichi- gan Civil Right Commission like other state agencie charg­ ed with safeguarding civil rights are falling down on the job of enforcing anti-di rimination law a study by the American Jewish Congre has found. An 82-p e report stemming from the udy ays the enci have compiled at be a medio­ cre record of accomplishment becau they are not funded adequately, employ unqualified personnel, f' to co...…

…erco procra . n ination .. z o ur an ar are a nts workin for the out­ lawed African ational Congre ( C). Given the government­ impo d re rictions on pre s freedom, it i virtually im­ possible to confirm the govern­ ment charges. For its part, the ANC h refused to comment on the bombing In the p , ho ever; C President Oliver Tarnbo h condemned such bombing if they were aim d at white civilians but h endor d ur- ini er F...…

…1 c ools jo· c VOL VI" NO. COURT TO DECIDE: IS DEATH PENALTY FAIR ASHINGTO , DC - The u.s. Supreme Court hu eed to decide whether the ay the death penalty i handed out in this country is fair to Bl c . The deci ion, which is expected next term, ill be b sed on a Georgia death penalty c . The ju ices will hear arguments that the death penalty is signifICantly more likely to be given in ituation here a bite penon is illed by a Bl per...…

…2 VOL. VIII NO. 33 JULY 13 - It, I a es a a and State Department regula­ tion ,H alleging that the regula­ tion 'are calculated to have a chilling effect on . . . co . ionally protected rights dom of religion, free and travel' by thre teo .0 imprison U.S. citizens who travel to and from Libya. The complaint further states that the Reagan adrnini tration eks to parate and isolate inister F arrakhan from his brethren in faith....…

…ung r 8r:1d Oppression: m e C e of la o EGO - J ani Bro s, of Continuing Educa­ u e on Community a ing for· support omen of the com­ munity s the Community Ser­ vice division of uskegon Community College and a coalition of B1 omen's . ations prepare to ho t 19 7 Concerned Blac oundtable Con- ce on September 19 1987. n September 20 of thi th I �86 conference is Third annual session in B. H. heduled for Benton Harbor's L e M...…

…Tragedy inspires BH woman to launch children's programs P .7 Howard U breaks open the future Pag.3 The Michigan . . : _ ·l� .. _ ___..A:i 2 and Recreation in ichigan to relate to the Kalamazoo group ho Flint's o n Bl ck Arts Fe tivaI ha fared in ucce sive 'There is still lot of wor to be done, but the cIo r we get to it, and the more things begin to fall into pl ce the more excitina it all' becomes" ys Willard Bowe group co­ ...…

…Co VOL. VIII KILLER ST LKS �LAC PROSTITUTES LOS GELES C - Blac community leaders in Los An ele y they are outraged by the failure of police to catch the o-called South Side Slayer. The killer, believed to be a Bl c man is thought to be re onsible for murders of 17 women since 19 3. All the victims were pro itutes and IS of them were BI c. argaret Pre od of the Blac Coalition . Fighting Bac Serial urder h lashed out ain t the police t...…

…ro e n B TO HARBOR-Local people got a chance to find out hat the ichigan State Uni er ity/Benton Harbor Proje t i all about. Their chance cam Saturday, June 7 at Lake Michigan College hen the SU/BH project held an ov rvie e ion. Dr. John h eitzer, cting Dire tor, Center for Urban ff ir, MS , and coor­ dinator of the SU/BH Pro­ ddr ed th 0 peopl Lany Carter t year Bill oleman's five year old daughter wa given an inje ti n fo...…

…ea- a r specialis 00 i land route .... job Turn to Pag 11 The Michigan . 1 � . '� 2 VOL. VIII NO. 28 JU E 8 - 14,19 NEWS BRIEFS o IN TIO S APPEAR JACKSO CO DE S REAGA 0 "HANDS ACROSS AMERICA" SEPARATIST FACES COURT CHARGES GIRL GETS ACTI GCO TRACT UlK RATE U.S. Po .0 PAID 148022 Perm t 0.50 Addr' Cor. R'qat ,.HE MAN WHO SAYS IT BEST King, the man who be t ex­ pr e the plight of Black, main­ tains hi 38-ye r I gendary c...…