“It is a general policy to expect that teachers will maintain discipline by means other than the use of corporal punishment.” —Detroit Public Schools TEACHERS’ BULLETIN “The Detroit Board of Education policy limited the use of corporal punishment is in …
FE Author: Ben Habeebe
Is Chemical Warfare Alive at Columbia?
by Ben Habeebe
Fifth Estate # 20, December 15-31, 1966
The National Coordinating Committee against the war has revealed that some major American universities have entered into another phase of noneducation.
Warhol in Detroit
by Ben Habeebe
Fifth Estate # 19, December 1-15, 1966
Andy Warhol, slightly built with frosted blond on his hair and perpetually with shades, doesn’t grind out the pop culture he’s noted for.
The Louie Love-in
by Ben Habeebe, Richard Lone Eagle
Fifth Estate # 32, June 15-30, 1967
1. by Ben Habeebe You should have seen Louie’s face. He was beaming like the hero they were trying to make him out to be. Boy, were they laying it on him. The Detroit News (which pitches: “If You …
Prentis St. Popped
by Ben Habeebe
Fifth Estate # 36, August 15-31, 1967
Kitty Genovese died in Queens while fifty people watched. Thomas Poindexter lost his seat on the Detroit Common Council when it was reported that he saw a crime being committed and did not even bother to call the police.
The Press of Peace
by Ben Habeebe
Fifth Estate # 34, July 15-31, 1967
A good peace never did come easy. One of the real tough things about involvement in a resistance movement is your total lack of power. When LBJ (of “Hey, Hey” fame) addressed a thousand-dollar-a-couple Democratic Party fund raising dinner in …
The Press of Peace
by Ben Habeebe
Fifth Estate # 33, July 1-15, 1967
Hey! Hey! LBJ—Look What’s happenin’ in America today: Vietnam Summer, 1967. From coast-to-coast 4,000 people in 48 states have stepped forward to work on Vietnam Summer projects to end the war…and that number is on the rise. Here in Detroit …