…W inatOD, DC-{CNS)-A the U.S. Senate ebated bi-partisan, comprom e civil righ bill follow ing the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thoma , Black Democra and Republicans here began d· c ing campaigns for the 1992 elections from the city council to the White House. With both major partie now foc ing on increased' Black vo er interest, the po ibility of African Americans eeklng the pre idential nominations in both maj...…
…round, rful and moralized . ' THE VIOLENCE has been aniong the worst since diCtator Jean Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier WIS forced into exile by a popular upris �g in February 1986. In one slum district, soldiers went door to door killing people, d for several days after the coup roamed the streets in ca, firi:ng into the air and at pedes trianS, according to witnesses and h�an-rights voups. . Two weeks after the coup, any Aiisti...…
…, campus, incre , percent ov I ment. A thr -ye -old program · called Michigan M t en- oowues � EnrO and hiring. On in five no a minority. Th univ ity h 2,510 BI dents enrolled, com pared to th previous record of 2,456. ian-Americ 0 num ber at 2,697, or 8.2 percentof th campus popul tion. . : Oakland County · pushes for more · minority cops PONTIAC. Mich. (AP) - The Oakland County Sheriffs De partment is going high-tech it...…
…Justice Marshall gran on of a slave n Thoroughgood. Th future Supreme Court jusice w the on of a w iter and a choolteacher. Hi mother hoped he'd be a den-, . 1. but instead h turned to law. He enrolled in Howard University's law program after the University of Maryland rejected . him because he w Black. : He worked as a lawyer for the �AACP, then became legal direc- or for the NAACP Legal Defense �nd Educational Fund, Inc. JUSIC...…
…HIGHLAND PARK Commltt d to B tt r ov rnm nt· OV mb r, 1 Endo p yor Fir A oc. Local ride to vote? C II 867· 308 -v« i VI on TH BOTTO LI E DBTROIT-"I am going to mov way on the out kirts of town," wailed Ray Charle 1 tared, wide eyed wake t my telephone. And just like day fol- · low night, that dad bl ted in , truder rang at 4:01 a.m. I knew, but 1 didn't want to know, who was on the other end of the line. Something told m...…
…By ATHANIEL SCo.TT tim ted 400 go pel con rt who gath red t King Solomon Auditorium were ho k d Sunday, Octob r 27 when the ann uncem nt, the featured roup, th Jac on Southern ire fr m Jon, Mi i ippi would not perform. Co-promot rs, Mini ter Kir Mc- Reynolds and Reverend tthew Swyer nded the tage and mad the nnoun ement after the Souther naire had old T- hirt , album, tap ,CDs, vide and autographed picture for cIo e to two hour...…
…CORN AND THE FDC a1so believe that the financial sysum i nUll be 0VErbauled. I There needs to be a fundamen • tal change in the relationship � between the financial mar , place, government institutions and citizens. Demanding <X'diMy tax- payers pay for the b "lout is I_e f<reing the victims rl toxic contamination to pay for clean- ing up after reck! pollu That b ic injustice h been compounded by govern ment's irresponsible bo...…
…/ K.am ult Publl her: Ch rl D. K lIy - Editor: T r i Andrich Advertising Manager: Mlch I Ru ell Advertising Representatives: T rry Broyl •• Jerom Ky. Bob Zwalak h hand of David Du k a he chool Center uilding The decision by th Detrolt Board of Education to go to court and fight the ban against male academies i regretable. . First, there is the cost of pursuing the right to e tablish segregated academies. The precious nd few doll...…
…VIEWS OPINIONS ..--:- What do Leroy Carr, Mer- line Johnson ("the Yas Yas Girl") and Tampa Red have in com mon? In w ich state of the US is it believed there is only one AME church? NOVEMijER 6, 1946 - JeweU K. n, educator, was born. 19 - Coleman y 0WlI was elected mayor of Detroit. What was the important in vention of Lewis Temple? - NOVEMBER 7, 1746 - bsalomJo , founder, BI ck Episcopal Church, w born. 1837 - Elijah P. ...…
…I m tel'S." He said: "My view of the world expanded, I realized people didn't all live like th y did in Ponti ." At Cranbrook, Ott' dream 0 coming an engineer received ub ta e. -"I had alway loved drawing, howing how thing come together." He was given a mentor whom he It hadowed," accompanied throughout a workday and beyond. The extent of his cultural ignorance watt's greate t realization. He recalled beingconfronted with an ar...…
…-- -- - - - ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF Hangln'�ou In Tin Ion Everyone w wear paj , however m t who did ho up t he tar .. tudded premiere of "House Party 2" wore everyday cloth . M ny of the t members includ Kid N'Play and Martin Lawerence, and Kamron (lead member of the Young Black Teenagers) did how in their jammi . Other tars joining in the fun t the premiere and after party included Georg Stanford Brown, Ralph Tresvant, mem...…
…·2 o ·DETROIT STORIES - Opens the Deerolt Repertory Th atre Renova ttbn Se on on Nov. 7th and runs every Thurs. thru Sun. until Dec. 29, . 1991. Tlcke.t $12 all performances. For Info caH (868-1347). DETROIT STORI ES Is a collection of sketches • written for, of, and by Metro o roft rs on a variety of ubJect relevant to Ilf In our city. BLANCS .:' U of M's Unlv. ptay will pre nt LES SLANCS, (Lay-Blahnk) Lorr Ine Hansberry' gri...…
…ro Kal mazoo' north Hoop ters beg n tournament commit ewe pur p w to give 1 mazoo top On Saturday morning, October flight competition. Since 1973 the 19th group of BI k' ha e and Hoo te 0 ed excl ively move ' in the upper echelon of a ritable, non-profit org niza- Kal mazoo's busines community lion who e purpose is to give support met in Scott Restaurant for a to recreational program for lea urely breakfa t of egg nd northside youn ...…
…COMMIS 10 R Ch rle Y rbro gh id t city couldn't - ford to p y that mount of money for :police chief. "I don't care how good i . He' too good for at that lary." . He id if the city w willing to Pay that mount for the poli� chief, nat would it co t for a publtc afety director, who would be overseeing both the police d p rtm nt d the fire department. I "Every week we hear you talk about crimes in the treet and drugs in the streets, ...…
…SHE S D the BACC demand time: You're hurting the organiza- I m ZOO' , AACP m tlng -b com forum for I cted . Black offlciai . By DANNY COOKS Cotre.pondMrt At the concl uslon of the Metropolitan Kalamazoo Branch' NAACP's regular third Sunday meeting on October 20th, in the Dougl Community Center at 3:30 p.m., a panel discussion of i ue germaine to the Black community YI coordinated by NAACP Politi A:al Action Chair Lee Steward,...…
…long tim. Th ir lat ill trat th C ng .. _�.."id ration of th "of and for peopl " con pt and giv • ty of c for Am ricans to i r term limitations for th itol Hill Gang: • • TIle managers and framers of � nation' budg t and fiduciary tern pending millions of 1beir own rronies in the way tbeyv been pending bill ions of ours for years, on accounts that have insuf ficient balances. Program u h Term Limitati should be con- sidered by ...…
…idereda vet ID CL rea lly tra rmed it. "If they can do this on on tre t, we can do in every (Highl n Par) street," he aid. She will I 0 work to encourag residen to actively prevent people from littering in th community. "Once you ta e pride in you elf, I think it becom contagio ," h aid. "T ke pride in your h m , whether you rent it our own it." Another problem, he ay ,i in adequate equipment in th Public S fety Department Lam...…
…CHURCH CALENDAR A light m 1 work hop begin t 6:00 p.m .. Followin the wor ho ,there will be evening fellow hip at 7: 0 p.m. with following church : Bethe d , Church of Our Father, Liberty Tempi, nd _ Straight Street Baptist Chur cbe . On S turday, overnber 16 . • there will be a Jubilee Banquet at 6 p.m. ant the pecial gu t vocalist �ll be Orth ia Bar- • nes, Tickets for the banquet event re $25. The anniver ry week ctivitie...…
…1 , L AL OTIC PROPOSALS WANTED Th City of Hlghl d P r I reque tlng propo I for: ARSO AWARENESS vtOEO. -I ndle t experl nee with low budg video production . - Mu t have/utilize own equlpm nt. - Subml\ at Ie five (5) rough script outlln . - Th th me hall be, The Cau nd Eft ct of Ar on, Its Impact and Con quences on the Community. -- Scene and persons should be of Highland Park. Budget shall not exceed $4,300.00: Michigan C ...…
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