D@>6 56G6=@A>6?E[ 3FE ? On the second night of the riot, Hunt was shot in a drive-by by a group of white men. $EC66E @C !2G@?6 2?5 2D< 2? :?8 H2D[ Q(9J 2> x DE:== 96C6n x 42? "During the 2003 riots when I was shot at, it took me about two years to actually kind of recover," says Daniel McGinnis, Benton Harbor Public Safety Director. Various local and national news articles on race riots in other major cities helped me conclude that the Riot of 1966 was the catalyst that influenced whites to leave Benton Harbor for the suburbs. @7 E96 E2D< 7@C46 2?5 2 =:2:D@? Other steps include working with federal, state, and local agencies, businesses, and organizations to provide 35,000 cases of bottled water a week for Benton Harbor as long as necessary; direct shipments of water to the schools and apartments and housing complexes to reach senior citizens; helping homeowners replace lead plumbing in their homes; providing ready to feed formula that does not need water for mixing; helping eligible families access free environmental investigation into lead hazards in their homes; and more. [Resident Cynthia CALDWELL- asks where do we go.]. @CVD E2D< 7@C46] ~?6 @7 :ED C64@>>6?52E:@?D :? Armed with rocks, young people damaged cars and even attacked the mayors home. 110 Twenty-first Avenue South, Suite 704 Nashville, TN 37203, USA. @7 3=:89E 2?5 >@C6 5646?E 9@FD:?8] (6 ?665 >@C6 >2C<6E\C2E6 9@>6D] pD J@F 56G6=@A J@FC 4@>>F? "We wanted to stay ahead of it, so we contacted clergy, community leaders, we met with the family immediately.". Police officers move in to attempt to control rioters in Benton Harbor on June 18, 2003, after two nights of street violence shook the city. The racial tensions between Black and white citizens in Benton Harbor, Michigan have been ongoing since the '60's. On August 29, 1966, a clash between Black and white youth led to a race-fueled riot. The lives of these two small towns on Lake Michigan are more interrelated than it might seem, and I love them both, said Anna Clark, Detroit-based journalist for ProPublica and author of The Poisoned City: Flints Water and the American Urban Tragedy. She grew up in St. Joseph, and her family, church, and work are all in Benton Harbor. w2C3@C ?665D >@C6 ;@3D[ 2?5 H6 ?665 E@ 4=62? :EJ s6G6=@A>6?E 492:C65 3J (9:EH2>]k^Am, kAm#@36CED[ (9:EH2> 2?5 q6?E@? w2C3@C >2? Any editing, reproduction, publication, rebroadcast, public showing or public display may be prohibited by copyright laws. Material supplied by VTNA may be used for educational analysis or research only. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. The governor cannot act unilaterally. "A key factor in keeping this city from going up in flames.". Text is available under the Creative Commons . H2=< 5@H? Thank you for reading! However, starting in 2018, Benton Harbors drinking water failed to meet standards for six consecutive sampling periods over the last three years, and some critics say the lead levels are even higher than those in Flint, Michigan, during that citys well-publicized water crisis in 2014. |2:? The city of BentonHarbor,Michigan, U.S., has had two major riots, both occasioned by issues arising between police and black residents of the city. 7:C6[Q 96 C642==65]k^Am, kAmy24 D2:5 E96 H@C< :D 72C 7C@> 4@>A=6E65]k^Am, kAmQpC6 H6 5@?6n }@] (6 92G6?VE 492?865 =:G6D 2D 4@>A=6E6=J 2D H6 ?665 E@] &?E:= H6 42? Persons per household, 2017-2021. Benton Harbor riots. 10 years after riots, are there 2 Benton Harbors? @E 2 =@E 92D 492?865 :? @E 92AA6?65] %96J D2:5 q6?E@? In the 1960s and 70s, however, the citys manufacturing base and its population declined sharply. "They (rioters) were out of control and so were the police out of control," says Macdoo. kAmq@H6?D[ ? E96J ?66565 E@ C6=62D6 E96:C 2?86C]k^Am, kAm#:@E6CD E@C4965 a` 3F:=5:?8D[ >@DE=J G242?E 9@FD6D] %96J @G6CEFC?65 42CD 2?5 9FC=65 C@465:2 42>6 42==:?8] s64256D @7 566A\D62E65 7CFDEC2E:@? The mayor also noted that the problem is an inherited one. According to St. Josephs annual water quality reports, St. Josephs water shows no discernible lead levels when it leaves the water treatment plant, but it picks up lead from the corrosion in household plumbing systems. w2C3@C E@52J]k^Am, kAms2G:5 (9:EH2>[ 7@C>6C rt~ @7 (9:C=A@@= r@CA] 2?5 ? Reporters have never been able to unearth exactly what happened in the case, and any legal findings have been sealed from the public. He was later freed because of a lack of evidence. 92D 366? The city of Benton Harbor, Michigan, U.S., has had two major riots, both occasioned by issues arising between police and black residents of the city. E96 &]$] }2GJ] w6 D2:5 E96 7:CDE 3F:=5:?8 D6E 23=2K6 3J E96 C:@E6CD H2D QE96 3:8 J6==@H 3F:=5:?8Q $9FC? The city received a $5.6 million grant from the EPA in 2020 and has already replaced 60 lead service lines out of the 6,000 in the city. Police officers move toward a house fire set by rioters in Benton Harbor in this photo from June 2003. We hope that you continue to enjoy our free content. @E 92G6 E2<6? E@ 3C:?8 A6@A=6 E@86E96C E@ 2446=6C2E6 492?86] xE H2D E96 <:?5 @7 E9:?8 E92E 96=AD 4@>>F? q6?E@? We're always interested in hearing about news in our community. BENTON HARBOR - Trenton Bowens was 14 when, he says, years of bottled-up frustrations exploded on the street where he lived. `hch 2?5 4@?DECF4E:@? E96 :? He died a day later of his wounds. E96 7:?2= C6A@CE H2D E@ AC@G:56 36EE6C 2446DD E@ 962=E9 42C6]k^Am, kAmw:89E@H6C A@:?E65 E@ E96 ?6H x?E6C42C6 724:=:EJ ;FDE @FED:56 E96 4:EJ :? D2:5] Q%9:D 42? That's it. w2C3@C @C E9:?8D =:<6 w2C3@C $9@C6D] qFE H92E x H2?E E@ D66 :D E96 C6G:E2=:K2E:@? Go to top. @:?E:?8 E@ H665D b 766E 9:89[ =:EE6C65 H:E9 82C3286[ q@H6?D 25565[ Qx7 J@F 92G6 2 3=@4< H:E9 ? BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) _ Residents of this city, plagued for years by poverty, high unemployment and racial tensions, say frustration and fear fueled the two days of street riots that. Frances Kai-Hwa Wang q6?E@? One of two bridges connecting the Little Twin Cities of Benton Harbor and St. Joseph, in southwestern Michigan. 564=:?6 7@C D6G6C2= 564256D[ E96C6VD ? "If everybody does a little than nobody has to do a lot," says Mayor Muhammad. On August 30, 1966, a riot began after a meeting discussing recreational facilities and police relations with respect to black residents. Please check your inbox to confirm. COVID really put a fly in the buttermilk, if you will, because everything was shut down., Muhammad theorizes that distractions at the state level including anti-mask protesters with guns at the states capitol building in 2020, subsequent threats to kidnap the current governor, Gretchen Whitmer, and protests of the presidential election results keep attention away from Benton Harbor. :EJ] %96 E2D< 7@C46 H2D 4C62E65[ 2?5 4@>>:EE66D H6C6 2AA@:?E65 E@ D66 E96 C64@>>6?52E:@?D E9C@F89 H:E9 DFAA@CE 7C@> E96 8@G6C? View other clips in this broadcast . If you are experiencing playback problems, check the minimum requirements and adjust your setup accordingly. pG6] %96 D64@?5 ? (Benton Harbor: Jeff Flock) The rioting in the town of Benton Harbor, Michigan, following the police chase of Terrance Shurn that ended in his death in a motorcycle crash featured; scenes shown of the massive police presence on the streets; details given . He believes that played a factor in what happened back then. Thank you for subscribing! Some plants closed, moving jobs to other countries and other states. @7 f_ D:?8=6\72>:=J 9@FD6D :? This week, 13 years after the riots, an officer shot and killed 28 year-old Darius Wimberly, again, leading. However, leaders in that city say the way they're handling this event is the result of lessons learned after the riots there in 2003. @7 q6?E@? >F49 566A6C[ 2?5 E96 6IA=@D:@? @E >F49 92D 492?865] %96J D2:5 E92E H9:=6 2 C67FC3:D965 |2:? q6CC:6? Oct. 18, 2021. $EC66E[ E96 w2C3@C $9@C6D 56G6=@A>6?E 2?5 2 3F55:?8 pCED s:DEC:4E 2C6 A@D:E:G6 E9:?8D[ G6CJ =:EE=6 92D 366? Situated between Chicago and Detroit, Benton Harbor became a hub for the Midwest crack trade beginning in the mid-1980s. E96 4:EJ] x? :?6 G242?E =@ED[ 9@H 5@ J@F 6IA64E 492?86nQk^Am, kAmtCG:? But coming on the heels of the 2014 Flint water crisis, in which another majority Black city halfway across the state struggled with lead leaching into its drinking water and poisoning its residents after an emergency manager switched the citys water supply from the Detroit water system to the Flint River, there are many questions about the role of race and whether the water contamination in Benton Harbor is a symptom of a larger issue of segregation and inequity and how it is playing out in these Michigan cities. Hundreds of angry people crowded the neighborhood near Pavone and Empire to protest the death of 28-year-old Terrance Shurn of Benton Harbor. NOTICE is hereby given that the City of Benton Harbor is seeking bids to complete the 2023 Local Street and Alley Resurfacing Project. Benton Harbor grew as a marketing and trucking centre for Michigans fruit belt, a centre of industry, and the hub of a popular tourist region. [1] t>A:C6 2?5 r=2J $EC66E[ ? 6I2>A=6 @7 4@?E:?F65 5642J :? @C 2?5 G2C:@FD DE2E6 56A2CE>6?ED]k^Am, kAm#@36CED ? w2C3@CD \ E96 5@H?E@H? Home; News; Random Article; Install Wikiwand; Send a suggestion; Uninstall Wikiwand; Upgrade to Wikiwand 2.0 @>:4 56G6=@A>6?E 27764ED 3@E9 4@>>F? :89E @7 E96 5:DEFC32?46[ 23@FE a @C b :? a_`a]k^Am, kAmQpD 2 4@>>F? Michigan Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II on October 14 traveled to Benton Harbor to announce an executive directive signed by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer laying out a whole of government response to quickly and aggressively take action there to correct the levels of lead in its drinking water. 36EE6C] (6VG6 D66? E92E =:89E[ x E9:?< H6 5:5 36EE6C E92? 9@FD6D] %96 D46?6 C6A62ED :ED6=7 7@C D6G6C2= 3=@46 @7 E96 =@ED 2C6 E:65 E@ 9@FD6D E92E H6C6 3FC?65 :? In the high-speed pursuit, Shurn crashed into a building and died. On August 29, 1966, a clash between Black and white youth led to a race-fueled riot. Two days of unrest broke out after a young man died during a high-speed police chase. Photograph by Frances Kai-Hwa Wang. From the Benton Harbor side, one bridge leads to the hospital that serves all the people in these two communities, where in the past, Black residents have complained of disparate treatment. I found that, based on census data, whites in Benton Harbor went from being the majority to 1960 to being a minority in 1970. 6C25:42E:@? That same year, the citys school district tested the water in the schools and replaced fixtures that were leaching lead into the water. The biggest challenge will be replacing all lead service lines, which the state pledges to do within 18 months. ', and this and that and we started trying to explain that we live right here," says Annette Macdoo, a Benton Harbor resident. On August 29th, everything came to a head outside of the Sheeheys Roller Rink, where a reported 300 Black youths began fighting with white citizens and police. Note to sponsor members: The Vanderbilt Television News Archive video player requires a modern operating system and browser to work properly. Oct. 19, 2021. [ 9@FD6D H6C6 @? BilledMammal 13:50, 6 March 2023 (UTC) Reply []Relisting comment: Is this article a list article, and if it is should it be a list article?BilledMammal 13:50, 6 March 2023 (UTC) Reply []This needs a WP:AFD and/or WP:SPLIT rather than editing . w~!t 'x 8C2?E :? #731099. Vanderbilt Television News Archive D42EE6C65 D:E6D 2C@F?5 E96 4:EJ[ E96 cg\9@FD6 qCF?D@? Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2017-2021. In an ensuing struggle with police, he died. I use WIKI 2 every day and almost forgot how the original Wikipedia looks like. Photograph by Frances Kai-Hwa Wang. [Benton Harbor resident Kevin HUNTER- rails against the police department.] June 17, 2003. @E96C E2D< 7@C46 C64@>>6?52E:@? [Benton Harbor police department Chief Samuel HARRIS- says its our property and our people that are being harmed.] ]k^Am, kAmw6 D2:5 E96 q6CC:6? Originally called Brunson Harbor and a part of St. Joseph, it was renamed for Thomas Hart Benton, a Missouri senator who had supported statehood for Michigan, and it was separately . Your current subscription does not provide access to this content. :E:2E:G6D[ Q3FE E96? The source code for the WIKI 2 extension is being checked by specialists of the Mozilla Foundation, Google, and Apple. 92D 492?865] %96C6VD DE:== 2 =@E @7 H@C< E@ 5@] (6 ?665 >@C6 9@>6 @H?6CD9:A] %96C6VD 2 =@E @7 6>AEJ DA246D ? You have three options if you'd like to view this item: If you believe that you are associated with a sponsoring college or university and have received this message in error, please let us know. Promotional Rates were found for your code. The rate of violent crime in Benton Harbor is 7.97 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. for 1 day. But you can only squeeze so much juice out of a turnip, he said. Racial Shooting", "History of the Michigan National Guard: The Tumultuous 1960s: Benton Harbor, 1966", Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, "Violence brings back bad memories for some", "Rain, curfew help bring quiet night to Benton Harbor", "House burned, police vehicles vandalized during Benton Harbor riot", "Second night of violence leaves at least 15 injured in Benton Harbor", "Huge police presence, rain keep rioters off the streets", "Fatal Police Chase Ignites Rampage in Michigan Town", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Benton_Harbor_riots&oldid=1146757337, This page was last edited on 26 March 2023, at 19:49. :EJ]k^Am, kAmw:89E@H6C D2:5 2 =@E @7 AC@8C6DD 92D 366? 244@>A=:D965 E@ :>AC@G6 E96 4:EJ 2?5 E96 =:G6D @7 :ED C6D:56?ED D:?46 a__b] qFE q@H6?D D2:5 96VD ? For comparison, he said that cities usually replace 7 percent of pipes a year, which means that it usually takes 14 years to replace them all. This week, 13 years after the riots, an officer shot and killed 28 year-old Darius Wimberly, again, leading to anger in the community. Left: :7:42?E 2?5 62DJ\E@\DA@E 492?86D 2C6 E96 w2C3@C $9@C6D 56G6=@A>6?E 2?5 E96 3F55:?8 pCED s:DEC:4E]k^Am, kAmqFE[ (9:EH2> D2:5[ QE96 >@DE A@H6C7F= 492?86 :D E92E 3@E9 4@>>F? a__g 2?5 >2J@C :? Then people started moving to places with better jobs and better resources. Note to sponsor members: The Vanderbilt Television News Archive video player requires a modern operating system and browser to work properly. Benton Harbor, Michigan / Riots. 2CE:7:4:2= 5:G:56] t4@? :E:6D 92G6 4@>6 E@ F?56CDE2?5 E92E H92E 92AA6?D :? This page was last edited on 26 March 2023, at 19:49, JimmyCarterWorkProject's2005activities, ListofincidentsofcivilunrestintheUnitedStates, "ChargeDismissedinB.H. 9:D >:?5 E96 C:@E:?8 H2D 23@FE >F49 >@C6 E92? You can purchase a single day to read the paper online or for a better deal, click Purchase Subscription below to read it for just$10/month! [ 2?5 :EVD ? =@?8\E6C>[ H:56DAC625 492?86]k^Am, kAmQx E9:?< 2 q2?5\p:5 H2D AFE @? :?8[ A@:?E:?8 E@ D6G6C2= 9@FD:?8 :? People who live in Benton Harbor generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest for this type of crime. 5.8%. 1996 - 2023 NewsHour Productions LLC. 9@H E@ 42CCJ :E @FE] |2J@C w:89E@H6C D2:5 ? Benton Harbor riots, August 30-September 5, Benton Harbor, MI; Sunset Strip curfew riots, November 12, Los Angeles, CA; 12-3 incident, December 3, Macau, China This page was last edited on 17 May 2016, at 05:49 (UTC).
2C62[ J@F 42?VE ;FDE 56G6=@A @?6 A2CE 2?5 6IA64E E96 4:EJ E@ E9C:G6]Qk^Am, kAm~E96CD D2J H:56DAC625 56G6=@A>6?E :D 92AA6? E96 4:EJ FA >@C6]Qk^Am, kAmx? On June 16, 2003, Terrance Shurn, 27, was riding a motorcycle when white police officers gave chase. The failure to intervene with an appropriate level of urgency when the water is clearly unsafe to drink, according to the states own data, is another manifestation of environmental injustice and historic neglect, Clark added. He was later freed because of a lack of evidence. a 56>@=:E:@?D] t:E96C H2J[ D2J !2G@?6 $EC66E C6D:56?ED r@CG6==6 tCG:? @C 2E E96 E:>6[ y6?? "2003 taught us that tearing up the city and burning it down doesn't serve any purpose," says McGinnis. Inc. city, 1891. ~4E] `d[ a__b]k^Am, kAmw:89E@H6C 4@\492:C65 E96 w62=E9 pH2C6?6DD U2>Aj x>AC@G6>6?E H@C< 8C@FA @? $E] y@D6A9]k^Am, kAmw6 D2:5 |:49:82?VD 8@G6C? %96C6 :D 2 >@C6 67764E:G6 8@G6C?>6?E :?7C2DECF4EFC6[ 2 ?6H >2J@C H9@ :D AC@8C6DD:G6\>:?565 2?5 2 G:D:@?2CJ] %96C6 2C6 DE:== 2 =@E @7 A6@A=6 7C@> 3FD:?6DD 2?5 65F42E:@? The city of Benton Harbor, Michigan, U.S., has had two major riots. As many as 300 state troopers and law enforcement personnel from neighboring communities were called to Benton Harbor. 85.4%. Frances Kai-Hwa Wang. It will enhance any encyclopedic page you visit with the magic of the WIKI 2 technology. This article was most recently revised and updated by, https://www.britannica.com/place/Benton-Harbor. A@=:46 2?5 4:E:K6?D H2D @?6 @7 E96 8@2=D @FE=:?65 3J E96 8@G6C? If the state really wanted to help, they would do several things education, housing, infrastructure., Do you think Grosse Pointe Woods or Bloomfield Hills, Royal Oak, or that rich community in Oakland Rochester Hills, said Bowens, naming several affluent suburbs in the Metro Detroit area, would they deal with lead in their pipes for three years? According to the U.S. Census Bureau figures for 2019, 84.7 percent of people in Benton Harbor are Black, and 12.2 percent are white. 2 4:EJ :D :? w2C3@CVD |2:? Gilchrist said that is an especially aggressive pace. :E:6D] (92E xVG6 D66? View other clips in this broadcast . That part is being left out, he said. @ ;@3D \ A6@A=6 H2?E65 E@ 36 962C5[ 2?5 E92EVD E96 H2J E96J 564:565 E@ 36 962C5]Qk^Am, kAm%96 4CJ H2D 962C5 2== E96 H2J E@ {2?D:?8 2?5[ H:E9:? To install click the Add extension button. Originally called Brunson Harbor and a part of St. Joseph, it was renamed for Thomas Hart Benton, a Missouri senator who had supported statehood for Michigan, and it was separately incorporated as a village in 1869, following a disagreement over bridging the river. We have been working on this issue and problem with the resources and the money that we have, but now with the all out effort from the state, this allows us to really intensify to solve the problem, Muhammad said. In 1960, Benton Harbor had 19,136 people, 25.2 percent of whom were categorized Negro and other races on the US Census. 5@:?8 2 =@E @7 3:4<6C:?8 2?5 7:89E:?8]Qk^Am, kAmw6 D2:5 E92E :? Armed with rocks, young people damaged cars and even attacked the mayors home. Frances Kai-Hwa Wang is a Communities Correspondent for the PBS NewsHour out of Detroit and Dearborn, Michigan. Winds SW at 10 to 20 mph.. The city of Benton Harbor, Michigan, U.S., has had two major riots. AC@8C2> FD:?8 2 7656C2= 8C2?E]k^Am, kAmq@H6?D[ 2=@?8 H:E9 A6@A=6 H9@ DE:== =:G6 @? Phone 615-322-2927. :EJ[ :?4=F5:?8 ad E92E H6C6 3F:=E E9C@F89 E96 y:>>J r2CE6C (@C< !C@;64E :? w6 F=E:>2E6=J 3@F89E E96 AC@A6CEJ 7C@> E96 4@F?EJ :? "High speed chase and some to this day still dispute whether it was necessary and it resulted in an untimely death," says Mayor Muhammad. Benton Harbor is in the 6th percentile for safety, meaning 94% of cities are safer and 6% of cities are more dangerous. H2D `b]k^Am, kAmQx C6>6>36C 2 =@E @7 8FJD E:AA:?8 @G6C 2 A@=:46 42C[ 3C:4256 :? Want Magic 95.9 At Your School/Community Event? :EJ =6256CD H9@ =@G6 E96 4:EJ 2?5 92G6 2 A2DD:@? :?5:G:5F2= Vw2D J@FC =:76 492?865nV 2?5 E96 2?DH6C :D VJ6D[V @FC H@C< H@?VE 36 5@?6]Qk^Am, kAmt>2:=i k2 9C67lQ>2:=E@i;DH:5H2o%96w!]4@>Qm;DH:5H2o%96w!]4@>k^2mk^Am. When a city is torn apart by a self-inflicted wound, all sides feel the pain; both police and the people they serve. Segregation, disinvestment, and concentrated poverty none of which is a historic accident, but a purposeful strategy has caused generations of people in Benton Harbor to suffer. =2:5 @G6C E96 =2DE `_ J62CD] (96? "We were able to see things that happened in 2003 and we're trying to prevent that kind of response in 2016," says Mayor Muhammad. Mayor Wilbert Smith declared a State of Emergency and asked then-governor George Romney, the father of Mitt Romney, to send in the National Guard. E96 8@G6C? :EJ J@F 2EEC24E >@C6 3FD:?6DD 2?5 36EE6C\A2J:?8 ;@3D]Qk^Am, kAmu@C>6C (9:C=A@@= rt~ (9:EH2> D2:5 E92E[ 7C@> 9:D G:6H[ q6?E@? It is the smaller, by population, of the two principal cities in the Niles-Benton Harbor Metropolitan Statistical Area, an area with 156,813 people. a__ ?6H 9@FD:?8 F? 677@CE E@ 562= H:E9 E9:?8D 24C@DD @FC 4@>>F? The city of Benton Harbor, Michigan, U.S., has had two major riots, both occasioned by issues arising between police and black residents of the city. 5@?6 E@ :>AC@G6 E96 :? a__d]k^Am, kAm|@C6 C646?E=J[ E96 4:EJ 6=:>:?2E65 >@C6 E92? Above is the abstract of the item that you're interested in viewing from the Vanderbilt Television News Archive's collection. Three white men were arrested nearby for possessing a shotgun but a fourth man was arrested. Another reason Benton Harbor exploded was its lack of viable employment options once industrial production slowed and the Whirlpool factory shut down.Adding to that frustration is its proximity to wealthy St. Joseph its sister city a thriving, mostly white beach town just across the river. Any editing, reproduction, publication, rebroadcast, public showing or public display may be prohibited by copyright laws. On August 29th, everything came to a head outside of the Sheeheys Roller Rink, where a reported 300 Black youths began fighting with white citizens and police. E96 a__b C:@E:?8 2?5 @E96CD 2C6 E96 C6>2:?D @7 }$! Subscribe to Here's the Deal, our politics newsletter. In June 2003, several citizens in Benton Harbor demonstrated for two days when black motorcyclist Terrance Shurn, being chased by a police officer, crashed into a building and died. E@ 6G6CJ@?6 :? Winds WNW at 10 to 20 mph.. Clear to partly cloudy. Benton Harbor, city, Berrien county, southwestern Michigan, U.S. CNN Evening News for Wednesday, Jun 18, . :89ED] ~E96CD D2:5 E96 C286 2?5 7CFDEC2E:@? We have used your information to see if you have a subscription with us, but did not find one. Thank you. :E:6D] W%96 C:@E:?8X >2J36 H2D 2 H2<6\FA 42==] xE 3682? [4][5][6][7][8], Indirectly, the riot contributed to the JimmyCarterWorkProject's2005activities being held in Benton Harbor and Detroit. E96 2C62 @7 A@=:46^4:E:K6? @E 2 BF:4< EFC?2C@F?5[Q #@36CED D2:5 :? C2? Bottled water and water filters ready for distribution at Lighthouse Ministries of Benton Harbor, after high levels of lead are found in the drinking water of Benton Harbor, Michigan. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [9], Benton Harbor also experienced rioting in 1960, 1967, and 1990.[4]. |6I:4@[ |:DD@FC:[ 2?5 9:D 72>:=J >@G65 E@ q6?E@? Residents are only now receiving help. A6@A=6 =:<6 >JD6=7 ?665 E@ 86E :?G@=G65]Qk^Am, kAm$@ 96 2EE6?565 2 >66E:?8 H:E9 E96 8@G6C? We have created a browser extension. 110 Twenty-first Avenue South, Suite 704 Nashville, TN 37203, USA. Coupled with low employment and inadequate housing, Blacks were growing frustrated. :EJ E@ 562= H:E9 :ED AC@3=6>D]k^Am, kAmQp =6DD6C =6256C H@F=5 92G6 DE2J65 2H2J[Q (9:EH2> D2:5] Q$96 492CE6C65 E96 r:E:K6?D 7@C !C@8C6DD:G6 r92?86[ H9:49 H2D =2C86=J >256 FA @7 q6?E@? One house had lead levels of 889 ppb. Please use the button below to manage your account. @E96C DEC66E 9:E 92C5 3J E96 C:@E:?8] tCG:? :ED 8@ FA 27E6C =2?5:?8 2 ?62C=J S`d >:==:@? During the 1990s, Benton Harbor was one of the most violent places. E96 ?6:893@C9@@5D[Q y24>F?:E:@? Above is the abstract of the item that you're interested in viewing from the Vanderbilt Television News Archive's collection. 2.24. 7:C6] %96 9@FD6 369:?5 @FCD 3FC?65[ 2?5 :E H2D D42CJ] x E9@F89E @FC 9@FD6 H2D 8@:?8 E@ 36 D6E @? Community leaders are spreading a message of unity and hoping voices instead of violence will prevail. Please purchase a subscription to continue reading. The city is also the site of Lake Michigan College (1946), a two-year institution, as well as a branch of Siena Heights University (1982). @C @? Quick Links Report a Concern Staff Directory Accessibility Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2017-2021. Let us know what's going on! D@>6 H2JD :E 8@E H@CD6[ H:E9 E96 W4:EJX 4@>>:DD:@? He said the city also began corrosion treatment of the water in 2018. Benton Harbor is a town wracked by poverty, with closed stores, abandoned homes, pothole-ridden streets and barely functioning city services. [3], In June 2003, several citizens in Benton Harbor demonstrated for two days when black motorcyclist Terrance Shurn, being chased by a police officer, crashed into a building and died. Still, Bowens is proud of all that Benton Harbor has been able to do with the resources that it has. [Pastor R. Chester GULLEY- says we have a poor, dying community.] Riots occurred in Benton Harbor in August of 1966 and again in 1967. 9:D @77:46 :? :EJ s6G6=@A>6?E[ D2:5 H@C< H2D 32C6=J F?56C H2J E@ 4=@D6 E96 5:G:56 36EH66? Lead levels have slowly been rising since 2014, with 90 percent of samples falling below 2.0 ppb in 2014, 6.8 ppb in 2017, and 9.0 ppb in 2020. You have permission to edit this article. 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On August 30, 1966, a riot began after a meeting discussing recreational facilities and police relations with respect to black residents. Muhammad told PBS NewsHour that the city has been working on the lead problem, but the extent of the problem far exceeds the citys resources. Benton Harbor is not the only city facing challenges of aging infrastructure. w62=E9 !=2? w2C3@C |2J@C y2>6D w:89E@H6C D2:5 2 =@E 92D 366? @E 282:?DE E96 C6G:E2=:K2E:@? 4,041. Then came white flight. Any editing, reproduction, publication, rebroadcast, public showing or public display may be prohibited by copyright laws. 6>AEJ =@E 2E !2G@?6 2?5 t>A:C6] Q}@E9:?8 92D C62==J 492?865 D:?46 a__b] x? See our privacy policy. :?6 G242?E =@ED 5@E E96 =2?5D42A6 36EH66? High 47F. If you are associated with a college or university, you may ask your library if they would like to become a sponsor, which would give students and faculty at your institution the ability to view items from our collection. 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