New Pittsburgh Courier back issues from December 1997:
Hail Moseley-Braun on Medal of Honor discrimination inquiry
Dec 03, 1997 ... Hail Moseley-Braun on Medal of Honor discrimination inquiry We were happy to hear that Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun (D-Ill.) has called for an independent investigation into whether World War II African-American veterans were discriminated against in the awarding of the Medal of ...
U.N. ends three-year mission in Haiti
Dec 03, 1997 ... U.N. ends three-year mission in Haiti HAITI--U.N. peacekeepers ended a three-year mission at midnight Monday that was supposed to create a safe environment in Haiti, but the U.N. mandate seemed hollow to locals still facing the threats of armed gangs and poverty. Taking over the ...
Generations Together trains senior citizens as child care providers
Dec 03, 1997; ... Generations Together trains senior citizens as child care providers by Lisa McClendon Courier Staff Writer When thinking of the ideal child care provider, we often picture a young woman. But, with the help of the University of Pittsburgh Generations Together's ...
A tale of two families
Dec 03, 1997; ... A tale of two families by Earl Ofari Hutchinson For New Pittsburgh Courier If Jacqueline and Linden Thompson are perplexed over the massive national media attention and public outpouring of support for Bobbi and Ken McCaughey, the parents of the Iowa septuplets, it is ...
We thought she was dead, but she's baaack...
Dec 03, 1997 ... We thought she was dead, but she's baaack ... The future. An old enemy. The perfect predator. Defeated but not destroyed. If only her killer instinct could be reconfigured, reformed ...resurrected. The nefarious experiments begin. An unholy combination of human and alien genetics ...
Bill's Book: New emissions testing program
Dec 03, 1997; ... Bill's Book: New emissions testing program Bill Robinson On Oct. 1, motorists in the Pittsburgh and Philadelphia regions became the first in Pennsylvania required to have their cars inspected under the new enhanced vehicle emissions program. Amendments to the 1990 federal ...
Campbell wins second term
Dec 03, 1997 ... Campbell wins second term ATLANTA--After winning re-election in a bitter runoff, Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell faces the task of uniting a city divided by one of its nastiest campaigns in more than 20 years. "It has been a difficult and tough campaign for all of us, not just for ...
AIDS victims thrive in Kenya
Dec 03, 1997 ... AIDS victims thrive in Kenya KENYA--Joseph Angelo arrived at a home for HIV-infected orphans, newly born and covered in dirt. His mother, alone and dying of AIDS, had buried him alive because she assumed her son would not live. Rescued by a policeman, Joseph joined 49 other ...
Jurors selected in police trial
Dec 03, 1997; ... Jurors selected in police trial by Deepak Karamcheti Courier Staff Writer As demonstrators held a candlelight vigil outside the Allegheny County Courthouse continuing their quest for justice in the death of Black motorist Jonny Gammage, both prosecution and defense ...
Minority Report: Rehabilitation not prison
Dec 03, 1997; ... Minority Report: Rehabilitation not prison James E. Alsbrook Black citizens of the United States have suffered from unequal protection of the nation's laws ever since they became citizens in 1868. A rationale for legal relief through affirmative action based on existing law is ...
Cicely Tyson brings `Ms. Scrooge' alive
Dec 03, 1997 ... Cicely Tyson brings `Ms. Scrooge' alive Cicely Tyson will join the ranks of actors cast as the indomitable Scrooge--albeit with a decidedly female and contemporary slant--in USA Network's adaptation of the classic Charles Dickens' holiday story. "Ms. Scrooge" premieres on Wednesday, Dec ....
Winnie Mandela fingered in death of young activist: `She stabbed him'
Dec 03, 1997 ... Winnie Mandela fingered in death of young activist: `She stabbed him' SOUTH AFRICA--One of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's former bodyguards insisted he saw her stab a young activist who was later found dead. But in one of many contradictions at the Truth Commission hearings on ...
Center City: Public Information
Dec 03, 1997; ... Center City: Public Information Why do people tell you not to eat too much on Thanksgiving Day? What else are you supposed to do with all that food? * * * When was the last time you heard anything about the Sanders Consent Decree? Well, I was pleasantly ...
School board elects new president: Matthews defeats Suber in election
Dec 03, 1997; ... School board elects new president: Matthews defeats Suber in election by Genea Webb Courier Staff Writer Alex Matthews received an early Christmas gift this year. He was recently elected as president of the Pittsburgh Board of Education by a 5-4 vote. The ...
Should Black athletes boycott UCLA, UC Berkley over Prop 209?
Dec 06, 1997; ... Should Black athletes boycott UCLA, UC Berkley over Prop 209? by William M. Banks For New Pittsburgh Courier In the wake of Proposition 209 and the dramatic drop in minority enrollment at the University of California, a radical idea is beginning to take root: Black and ...
Are you at risk for cancer? Information from the past may help you today
Dec 06, 1997 ... Are you at risk for cancer? Information from the past may help you today Predicting a patient's susceptibility to cancer is like putting together a family puzzle for Sandra Marchese, M.S., M.B.A., associate program director for the Allegheny General Hospital Center for Medical Genetics ....
When is an ad not an ad? ...when it's an insult
Dec 06, 1997 ... When is an ad not an ad? ...when it's an insult It happened in Peru but was an insult to people of African descent throughout the world. What was it? A commercial that had white actors performing in Blackface makeup, shuffling around and stating that "Goodyear tires are as strong ...
West's rules don't apply to Africa, says Nigeria's Abacha
Dec 06, 1997 ... West's rules don't apply to Africa, says Nigeria's Abacha NIGERIA--Nigerian military ruler Gen. Sani Abacha, criticized for his plans for a return to democracy, said the rules for African democracy are different from those in the West and some leeway should be allowed. Accusing ...
Another LAW member sentenced
Dec 06, 1997 ... Another LAW member sentenced Another member of the Larimer Avenue/Wilkinsburg street gang was sentenced in federal court in Pittsburgh for violating federal racketeering and narcotics laws, United States Attorney Linda Kelly announced. United States District Judge William L ....
Robert L. Vann Day proclaimed
Dec 06, 1997 ... Robert L. Vann Day proclaimed December 4, 1997 is Robert L. Vann Day in Pittsburgh. Mayor Tom Murphy and city council members Sala Udin and Valerie McDonald issued proclamations marking the addition of a replica of the former home of the Pittsburgh Courier to the Carnegie Science ...
Benjamin Muhammad to head NOI's East Coast Region
Dec 06, 1997; ... Benjamin Muhammad to head NOI's East Coast Region by James Muhammad For New Pittsburgh Courier NEW YORK--Minister Benjamin Muhammad has been named head of Mosque No. 7 here and East Coast Regional minister, an appointment designed to utilize his years of experience in ...
LA Sentinel publisher dies
Dec 06, 1997 ... LA Sentinel publisher dies Attorney Kenneth R. Thomas, born Jan. 1, 1930 in Cleveland, Ohio, died Nov. 28. He was the son of the late Augusta W. Dinkinson and James Edward Thomas. At Ohio University in Athens, he received his A.B. degree in pre-medicine in 1951. He then served in ...
Allegheny General helps prevent, detect and treat lung cancer
Dec 06, 1997 ... Allegheny General helps prevent, detect and treat lung cancer More than 170,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with lung cancer each year. For African-Americans, lung cancer is the most common type of cancer diagnosed each year, according to the American Cancer ...
One Black on police jury
Dec 06, 1997; ... One Black on police jury by Deepak Karamcheti Courier Staff Writer Two different officers may be on trial, but defense and prosecution arguments in the trial of two suburban police officers charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Black motorist Jonny Gammage ...
Less than 1% RAD tax goes to Blacks
Dec 06, 1997; ... Less than 1% RAD tax goes to Blacks by Lisa McClendon Courier Staff Writer Less than 1 percent of money collected by the Allegheny Regional Asset District tax will be returned to African-American organizations in 1998. On Dec. 1, the Allegheny Regional Asset ...
Working women network
Dec 06, 1997 ... Working women network WASHINGTON, D.C.--African-American working women say that, despite the economic recovery, job security has gotten worse in the last five years, and that it is more difficult to find affordable child care and to save for retirement. Those are among the findings of a ...
URA approves city, county development consolidation
Dec 06, 1997; ... URA approves city, county development consolidation by Deepak Karamcheti Courier Staff Writer To merge or not to merge was not even the question as the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh unanimously approved a measure that will consolidate city and county ...
To Tell The Truth: University says program `not cost efficient'
Dec 06, 1997; ... To Tell The Truth: University says program `not cost efficient' Louis `Hop' Kendrick A few months ago I accepted an appointment to the MBE advisory board of the University of Pittsburgh. I attended my first meeting the first week of September. It was extremely informative ...
Questions surface about Ron Brown's death: Paper suggests possible gunshot wound to head
Dec 06, 1997 ... Questions surface about Ron Brown's death: Paper suggests possible gunshot wound to head Information raising questions over the death of U.S. Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown may have surfaced recently, but judging by the reaction in the nation's capital, you couldn't tell. The ...
Helping businesses succeed: Horace Miles, SCORE's chairman, says his mission is helping businesses
Dec 03, 1997; ... Helping businesses succeed: Horace Miles, SCORE's chairman, says his mission is helping businesses by Sonya M. Toler Courier Staff Writer You have a killer idea for a start-up business, but what's your next step? Expertise is the tool most entrepreneurs lack when ...
HBO's King story should be labeled only in Hollywood
Dec 10, 1997; ... HBO's King story should be labeled only in Hollywood by Collie J. Nicholson For New Pittsburgh Courier SHREVEPORT, La.--Home Box Office Pictures called its well-promoted biographical drama on Don King, the world's greatest fight promoter: "Only in America." Perhaps a more ...
PolyGram CEO removed from board for racially offensive remark: Jackson buys stock to monitor discrimination in record companies
Dec 10, 1997 ... PolyGram CEO removed from board for racially offensive remark: Jackson buys stock to monitor discrimination in record companies Following an uproar over a racial remark made by a top PolyGram executive, the Rev. Jesse Jackson's civil rights group bought shares in five entertainment ...
Bill's Book: Democrats push for smaller class sizes
Dec 10, 1997; ... Bill's Book: Democrats push for smaller class sizes Bill Robinson Last Monday, the state Senate defeated an amendment that would have provided increased state funding to any school district that opted to limit the size of its kindergarten to third grade classes to 20 pupils or ...
Reverse bias suit settlement debated
Dec 10, 1997; ... Reverse bias suit settlement debated by Kendall Wilson For New Pittsburgh Courier Affirmative action advocates and opponents are offering mixed reviews over the high-profiled case settled by the Piscataway, N.J. school board with Sharon Taxman, a white teacher who claimed ...
Black Panther Party spirit `is still alive'
Dec 10, 1997; ... Black Panther Party spirit `is still alive' by Nikki Coffee For New Pittsburgh Courier The Black Panther Party may no longer exist, but its "spirit is still alive," according to Justin Lang of The Village 4 An Afrikan Cultural Center. The group recently held a ...
NAACP to demand Black teachers: Center Township school officials called insensitive to Blacks
Dec 10, 1997; ... NAACP to demand Black teachers: Center Township school officials called insensitive to Blacks by Genea Webb Courier Staff Writer Some Black Center Township residents are outraged because, with the exception of a substitute teacher, not one Black is employed by the school ...
Byrd wants to `catch' new Monarchs fans
Dec 10, 1997 ... Byrd wants to `catch' new Monarchs fans Alton Byrd remembers it well, and wants to transfer the feeling all the way to England. "I was there," said the general manager of the England Monarchs of the NFL's International World League. "It was the greatest sports moment I have ...
Gregory Hines talks about new TV show
Dec 10, 1997 ... Gregory Hines talks about new TV show One of the world's most beloved and acclaimed performers of the stage and film comes to series television in a show that bears his name. While he's been praised and recognized for his fine dramatic work in films such as "Waiting to Exhale," "Tap," "A ...
Black monolith cracks in Democratic Party
Dec 10, 1997; ... Black monolith cracks in Democratic Party by Lenora B. Fulani Much of the national political analysis these days is about the conflict within the Democratic Party between Clinton-led centrist wing and the party's liberals. The administration's failure to muster sufficient votes ...
Minority Report: Septuplet doctors excellent role models
Dec 10, 1997; ... Minority Report: Septuplet doctors excellent role models James E. Alsbrook Two Black female physicians became history in their profession on Wednesday, Nov. 19, when they delivered the first set of seven babies born alive in the United States. The septuplets remain well and many ...
Center City: This is good news
Dec 10, 1997; ... Center City: This is good news Sonya M. Toler Check this out. A group of men in our community have come together on a mission to rebuild families. This is good news. They met quietly on Dec. 5 at the Hill House Association to coordinate their efforts to mentor ...
Donation helps `The Bus' give back to community
Dec 10, 1997; ... Donation helps `The Bus' give back to community by Lisa McClendon Courier Staff Writer The Jerome Bettis Bus Stops Here Foundation is reaping the benefits of the Pittsburgh Steeler running back's exceptional season. In the beginning of the season, Giant Eagle ...
Witness says Mulholland blames Blacks for boro's crime problems
Dec 10, 1997; ... Witness says Mulholland blames Blacks for boro's crime problems by Deepak Karamcheti Courier Staff Writer It does not seem as if the retrial of two suburban police officers facing involuntary manslaughter charges for their roles in the death of Black motorist Jonny ...
Richard Leigh builds now for future of Seattle Seahawks
Dec 10, 1997 ... Richard Leigh builds now for future of Seattle Seahawks When he first joined the Seattle Seahawks this year, Richard Leigh didn't appreciate the similarities between his job and that of Seahawks star running back Chris Warren. "There's one thing that I learned for sure," Leigh ...
Gone Fishin' venture no vacation: Former hotel exec is general manager of new restaurant concept
Dec 10, 1997; ... Gone Fishin' venture no vacation: Former hotel exec is general manager of new restaurant concept by Lisa McClendon Courier Staff Writer Eight months ago Frank Taylor was new to Pittsburgh. The Houston native had landed a position as director of food and beverage ...
Piscataway not affirmative action case
Dec 10, 1997; ... Piscataway not affirmative action case by Dr. Yvonne Scruggs-Leftwich The Black Leadership Forum, Inc. welcomed the Dec. 2 action by the Supreme Court, which dismissed the appeal in the Board of Education of the Piscataway Township v. Taxman case. BLF's leadership believes that ...
Sojourner Truth on dollar coin? Why not
Dec 10, 1997 ... Sojourner Truth on dollar coin? Why not? We like Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun's (D-Ill.) idea about having the federal government place the image of Sojourner Truth and three other prominent women suffragists on a new dollar coin. The four new images would be of Truth, Susan B ....
Fisher arrests 15 in Duquesne drug bust
Dec 10, 1997; ... Fisher arrests 15 in Duquesne drug bust by Genea Webb Courier Staff Writer Ten more arrests are expected in Duquesne where a joint investigation netted the arrest of 15 street-level drug dealers. Tired of not being able to effectively confront open drug dealing, ...
Expert: 20 million have HIV
Dec 10, 1997 ... Expert: 20 million have HIV IVORY COAST--More than 20 million people in sub-Saharan Africa carry the virus that causes AIDS, and most of them don't even know it, an expert told an international conference this week. "The situation in this region is unprecedented," said Dr. Peter ...
Lyons' wife speaks out
Dec 10, 1997 ... Lyons' wife speaks out Deborah Lyons admits to being an alcoholic and says the press has been unfair in its coverage of her husband, Rev. Henry Lyons, in a recent exclusive interview with the Florida Sentinel. "My actions in setting fire to the house which has become a national ...
Million Youth March planned for 1999 in Baltimore
Dec 13, 1997 ... Million Youth March planned for 1999 in Baltimore A Columbus, Ohio, youth organization plans to hold a Million Youth March on Oct. 9, 1999 in Baltimore, Md. Young People In Action International is a youth leadership organization which was founded in February 1984 by 17-year-old ...
Is UNICEF aiding AIDS?
Dec 13, 1997; ... Is UNICEF aiding AIDS? by Kevin Pritchett Whether media tycoon Ted Turner's recent $1 billion pledge to the United Nations is altruistic or just a stunt is not yet clear. What is certain, however, is that he won't be getting his money's worth or saving humanity. If Mr ....
Million Youth March
Dec 13, 1997 ... Million Youth March With all the problems that youths face today, we were glad to hear that plans are being made for a "Million Youth March." The Million Man March in October 1995 and the Million Woman March in October of this year brought attention to some of the complex ...
Survivor's holiday wish comes true
Dec 13, 1997; ... Survivor's holiday wish comes true by Michele D. Robertson For New Pittsburgh Courier Lydia Carter is preparing for Christmas. Her two daughters, Kesha, 19, and Nicole, 14, have their wish lists ready. But unwrapping presents is not what they anticipate ...
Stevens: Defense attorneys insult memory of Gammage
Dec 13, 1997; ... Stevens: Defense attorneys insult memory of Gammage by Deepak Karamcheti Courier Staff Writer Pittsburgh branch NAACP President Tim Stevens lashed out against defense attorneys Patrick Thomassey and Thomas Ceraso saying they are "reaching for straws" while insulting the ...
Church diversity evident at first of two planned dialogues
Dec 13, 1997 ... Church diversity evident at first of two planned dialogues NASHVILLE, Tenn.--Can theological liberals and conservatives live in the same United Methodist house? Some of the 22 participants in an extraordinarily diverse meeting here Nov. 20-21 weren't so sure. They had difficulty ...
NOI calling women to ministry
Dec 13, 1997 ... NOI calling women to ministry Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan recently announced that he was going to permit women to become leaders of Nation of Islam mosques. We praise his decision, the announcement and the hope that the move brings. Women have brought more ...
Defense says officers did nothing wrong
Dec 13, 1997; ... Defense says officers did nothing wrong by Deepak Karamcheti Courier Staff Writer Defense attorneys for retired Brentwood Lt. Milton Mulholland and Baldwin Officer Michael Albert began their case contending their clients had done nothing outside of their ...
Rush resigns key post on Ridge's commission: Search begins for Pa. executive director of African-American Affairs
Dec 13, 1997; ... Rush resigns key post on Ridge's commission: Search begins for Pa. executive director of African-American Affairs by M. Warbington-Ford For New Pittsburgh Courier Erie native Fred Rush may not be sure about his future, but he knows he left his influential job in ...
Chronic exposure to violence can impact a child's learning ability
Dec 13, 1997 ... Chronic exposure to violence can impact a child's learning ability HOUSTON--Exposure to violence in the community or the home can impact a child's ability to learn. "Children living with some chronic threat--domestic or community violence or physical abuse--continue to act ...
Mannie Jackson changes philosophy, continues positive image
Dec 13, 1997; ... Mannie Jackson changes philosophy, continues positive image by Lisa McClendon Courier Staff Writer Image is everything, according to Mannie Jackson, owner of the Harlem Globetrotters International Inc. in Phoenix, Ariz., as the current controversy between former Golden ...
Hill District woman fights to keep home insurance
Dec 06, 1997; ... Hill District woman fights to keep home insurance by Genea Webb Courier Staff Writer Looks can be deceiving. Helen Jones' house--from the outside--may appear to be old and rundown, but a closer look proves different. Nestled on Milwaukee Street in the Hill ...
Robbing our future
Dec 13, 1997; ... Robbing our future by James T. McLawhorn Jr. When it comes to crime, American society seems caught in a paradox. Crime rates have plummeted in cities across the country, in the downtowns and in poor neighborhoods, too. Yet, while actual crime has abated, the crime-scare ...
Board hears charter schools proposals
Dec 13, 1997; ... Board hears charter schools proposals by Genea Webb Courier Staff Writer Judging from testimony presented to the Pittsburgh Board of Education, support for charter schools is strong. During a two-hour public hearing Dec. 6, the school board listened to proposals ...
Judge rules welfare wait unconstitutional
Dec 13, 1997; ... Judge rules welfare wait unconstitutional by Deepak Karamcheti Courier Staff Writer U.S. District Judge Donetta Ambrose ruled Pennsylvania's 60-day residential requirement for the state's general assistance program unconstitutional, marking the second legal victory for ...