…dl m I tr C record for I c o p r icipa Ion By TERRY KELLY D orr - Hope of Black contractors for their h re of the propo ed VA ho pit I construction project dropping as f t the thermome ter out ide. And faced with the di mal trac record of the apparent low bidder, Bate on-Dailey, the goal of 20% Black participation on the $230,000 million project seems as unlikely as the reappearance of summer's warmth . Virgil Cobb, president of...…
…LII/ORLO AND NATION Fula'ni in race for president . :omrm·.ssion re quirements for rec iving fed- ral prim m tching fund . "My campaign h rai moo than 5500,000 in matchable doll ," Fulani id. In her second bid presi- dential candidat on the N . onal Alliance Party ticket, Fulani str ed th . u of national h alth service, a human hous ing policy, d f nse of the hard won civil and human rights for people of color, Women's right...…
…oodro St nley, 40, who erved for eight ye on th Flint city coun il, w elected m yor of t t city with n rly 60 percen f t vo . Hi 8,OOO-vote victory over incumbent M tthew Collier w attributed to up port from bor nd political group . There w I 0 general di ti f ction with Collier, po yed in the Stanley cam- pai puppet of big b ine ." Public di ti fac tion, nd "clear nti-incum bent trend," rather than race, put vote in Stanle...…
…A-4 us . SHIELDS Pro ram Director Kathleen W t y h ha found great re i tan e in every part of our oci ty-includjng th Blac com munity-to helping moth rs with a drug problem. "Even th church arejudgernental," ays Ms. West. When he was looking for a place to locate part of the SIDELDS pro gram, he approached five chur ches in the Watts area. '> "THEY W sympathetic to the babie , but they didn't want the mothers in t uilding," ...…
…D," 'Wichi 100 li e th yor nd hi t u erin .Irom egoti m. Th y thin they kno but their actio prove or, . "Ye. you re right Wichi "I ide "And i t r Deborah ge her half of the Bad Award beca h i tryin to force di crimination upon hool children by trying to overturn the b n on II male academi ." "Ye hI" Wichita aid. "That i ter n to be run out of town." "And the Bad Award, Mi ter Wrote: ho ge that?" S' ter Pearl ked. "The Bad Award...…
…erica could come up with w that in the city of Detroit, loan applications by whit jected almo often those by Blacks. M ybe Comeric wants us to call it redlining rather than discrimination? THU ! WE MA Y be witn in a rising and a falling of two political figure bee us in ome circl the position is: Rev end Jes J ckson is not effective, and nor does he have the people po er he once commanded with hi "rainbow coalition," and Rev er...…
…DETROIT 1 Y ATHANIEl SCOTT " Writ., DETROIT-For i ye thi m n, the "Country Preacher," the ho maw , tatters, mate , neck bone , gre t God Almighty man who "mid wife" brought into thi world; th Reverend Wilmor Allen h b en bro dca ting the Hollywood Go p I C hion Go p I Houron radio tation WCHB, 1200 on your AM dial. Sinc its initial broadca t, th broadca t time ha increa ed and today he is on each Sunday morning from 6 a. m. unt...…
…K.am Suit Publl her: Ch rl D. K lIy Where' h leader hip gain t racist lending prectices? Wh re is th poli tical lead rship on the banking qu tion? Two weeks ago ACOR ( ociation of Community Organization for Reform Now) relea ed a report howing that raci m runs rampant throughout the lending institution. Forget that you make a middle-cl income, have a nice job and a good credit rating. If yO\} re Black, walk into a bank hoping to...…
…What as "the e ro Ren aissance, " or "the Harlem Ren aissance?" . OVEMBER 12, 1941 - adam Lillian v . found th N tion I Comp y. "Dutch" Moria! w elected first BI ck m yor of N Or Ie ,La. 1875 - Bert Wil· , comedian, w born. How many JJlack Catholics are there in the United State ? OVEMER 13, 1913-Dr. D nlel Hal Willi MS, pion r surgeon, becam member of Am rican College of Surgeon . 1985 -: N.Y. Mets pitch r, Dwight Gooden,...…
…• It the. imple truth. Today Dodge pic up , Ramcharger . Ram Van and Ram Wagon are a force to be rec oned with. . Becau e now they re available with the ew Dodge agnum Serie Engine . V�6 or V-8 ga oline-powered . engine with new equential _�� ... ,-,\ multipoint fuel injection for more power and torque. Or the mightyCummin Turbo 3.9L Ma num V·6 Die el with new charge-air cooli g. And what these engines do for Dodge trucks makes an...…
…/ I ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF Davi leave hocking will Late jazz trumpeter Mile Davi , who died last month, left more than $1 million to be split among family m mb rs. The eight-page will, however, eems to ay more about tho e with whom he had differen ces. While leaving 20% <1f the e tate to his daughter Cheryl, 40% to on Erin; 10% to his nephew; and 15% each to brother Vernon and ister Dorothy; Miles' will left noth ing to t...…
…»:> VOLU E TWO: LATER WORKS In thi edition, ri ht' cl ic nd wrenching utobio raphy Black Boy, bout the uthor' truggle to e pe a life of poverty, ignorance, nd terror, i pubU h ed in its entirety for the first time. Originally titled American Hunger, the utobiog raphy co isted of two p : "Soutlu!rnNight, "covering Wright' life in th South before hi move to Chicago in 1927, and "The Horror and the Glory, "tracing hi arrival in Chicag...…
…By ANTHO C RTER P IGE from TM City un TMWFL? D ad/ TheUSFL? Dead/ Th Ar na Football League? In a wheelchair/ TheWLAF? Comato et So what are th chance that the new Profe ion I, Spring Football League (PSFL) will go belly up just all the other pring leagu ? "I don't want to answer that and get into controversy. I'mjustlooking to pI y," id Kevin Singleton, the very much alive linebacker fro the Albuquerque, N.M. team of the PSF...…
…4 - Bro n Program. teaches independence, self-reliance. Project Together, a joint venture ment skills. between Lake Michigan College and the Department of Social Services "REV. CHILD is uch a posl mission, was created to as ist wel- tive example and arnage of a Black fare recipients to remove barriers to male in this community," said attaining self- ufficiency. ' Audrey Hale, Program Coordinator Participants that are enrolled in fo...…
…'.' WESTERN MICHIGAN .' . Th women of Prog ive Mi - ion r.y B pti t Church will be v vin th ir Annual Women' D y . Mil. Stephanie Duncan nd on Sund y, ovember 10, tarting. Debra with their 10:45 .m. orning Wor- Mist of Ceremony will be ip S rvi : Thi$ ye r' th me will Mrs. Cerell Calhoun of. th ho t be, "Women In The ew Testament church. Othe on the program in Church; Ministering With SpIritual elude, Mrs. Ro a Jeffries, Mrs. Judy ...…
…BUSINESS FINANCE J MB" m yo 0 min ity graduat con- tinu to rive multipl job offers." Sponsors of "Destin tion MBA" , so point to d gr phic trends - predicted short ge of ill d I bor in th United St t s d other d vel- oped countrie. d economic glo- balizatioo - that e likely to in cre demand for minorit es with busine s expertise. TIO "D TI WILLIAM BROESAMLE. pre ident of GMAC. added. "Cor porations will cootinu to individua...…
…, 02ND US COLORED INFANTRY -- In memory of members of this Infantry will be honored by the Detroit Black Historic Sites (BHS) Commit tee at 11am at the Elmwood Cemetery located at 1200 Elmwood at E. Lafayette. Also Invited to par tiCipate In the memorial ceremony are m mbers of the Brewster Oldtlmers, the Detroit Chapter of the Tuskegee AI men, the Marine Corps League, V erans of all wars, & J.R.O.T.C. fr several area high schoo...…
…RELIGION u nd Kelly have one INGING, PRAYING AND TAYING TOGETHER-Kelly and Kelly family go pel in e left to right re mother Ev Tracey V.I0, EIIl 111,14, Rachel, 8 and Andria 15. Elli Jr. h his nn pread bove hi family. aci In D on no fo I EYE ON GOSPEL I The Gospel Music Industry uffers Another Loss By MARGARET MANSFIELD The gospel world is mourning the recent death of Rev. Ernest Davi. Davis won gospel fame over the last sever...…
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