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him to make it,” Sewell’s son, Doug B. Sewell, president and CEO of Painexx, a Detroit-based business with 60 years of sales of the principal product Ringmaster Rubbing Oil.

“The results of his research are a collection of miracle stories of unique recoveries that provide the foundation and motivation to continue the family’s mission of helping those in pain. This short story is a snapshot of the lifework of Frank Sewell, in an effort to memorialize his memory and encourage others to join his mission,” according to the company website. “It is our hope that others will join our movement to spread the word of how this unique product, Ringmaster Rubbing Oil, has helped to improve the lives of thousands of people.”

Ever diligent, Doug Sewell, is doing just that. He told the Michigan Chronicle while inside his Southfield office on Wednesday, February 28, that his father created a legendary product, which he is proud to continue to build on.

“We’ve been making it for like 73 years,” Sewell said of the generations that are continuing in the tradition including his siblings, children and other family members. “Everybody has their job. You know, but it’s all been a labor of love, basically.”

Now, the product is in dozens of CVS stores locally and they have expanded distribution so it will be in close to 200 stores soon. He said the journey, though not easy, has always been worth it.

“We’re in a bunch of different obstacles and challenges. So, we’re in like 22 of the Meijer stores. Now we’ve been on Amazon for the last probably five years and we have about 500 reviews,” he said, adding that the rubbing oil is also in numerous beauty supply stores. “Because hairstylists develop carpal tunnel from doing hair.”

Sewell, who keeps a bottle for use next to his bed, adds every time he becomes discouraged due to the sometimes obstacle-laden path, he runs into a customer who reminds him of why he is doing this.

“I just run into somebody, and they’ll tell me a story,” he said.

Sewell doesn’t have to look far either to find inspiration. His office contains historical jewels from the past success stories touting the product’s use. From briefcases filled with cassette tapes holding interviews with local media to customers sharing how using the product made them feel better among other anecdotes.

Sewell, a prudent record keeper, also has magazine, journal and newspaper filings and clippings of when he and his father were featured in or writing about the product and other health findings.

Not one to shy away from positive reviews, Sewell is also keen in keeping with the times and has enthusiastically gone about the community and received positive feedback on social media, with customers sharing how they love the product and how the generations before them in their family have used the product, too.

Keeping it in the family is the Sewell’s standby, too.

Inside the office building, a stone’s throw away, Doug Sewell ventured into one of the manufacturing rooms used to stir the oil. A large black steel barrel holds the famous oil. The small room smelled of about 100,000 opened packs of minty fresh gum as the primary ingredient, wintergreen, lingered in the air.

Wintergreen is a North American plant, which is extracted into strong oil containing methyl salicylate, used medicinally and as a flavoring.

Sewell, who said he was nose blind to the heavy aroma stirred his family’s prod-

New Multi-Million Dollar Detroit Facility

all-Black fighter pilot squadron, the Tuskegee Airmen. The museum has amassed the largest repository of Airmen memorabilia in the world while also investing in the future of our youth with outstanding STEM programs that have impacted thousands of students. Programs offered include drone pilot certification, pilot licensing, rocketry exposure and airplane mechanics familiarization.

“It was in the 70s when I took flying lessons,” said retired Detroit judge Craig Strong. “I was a lawyer at the time and I was I was in the military reserve. I was around airplanes. In the military I couldn’t fly an airplane but in the civilian world I could.”

Detroit come to experience the breath of the skillset they could acquire in the aircraft industry.

“My dad always encouraged me to pursue my dreams,” said Stephanie Johnson, the first Black woman captain at Northwest Airlines and currently captain and chief pilot for Delta Airlines. “I always thought flying looked like it was something cool, but I didn’t know any pilots, but turns out my dentist was a Tuskegee Airman and I didn’t know until years later.”

She recounts how the Tuskegee Airmen didn’t receive jobs as pilots when they returned from the military; instead they were forced to work regular jobs. Visiting the museum with her father was an important trip to make, recounting important lessons in history and further bonding moments with dad.

For over 20 years, the museum has been impacting the community by preserving the storied history of the first

Judge Strong recounts his flying lessons at the city’s airport, home to the Tuskegee Museum where he remembers how easy it was to get a plane in the air -- hard however to land it. He was present for the

The funds are part of a $5.5 million commitment from MSUFCU that will advance three MSU art programs over five years and bolster the university’s arts strategy.

“As MSUFCU celebrates 85 years of partnership with MSU, we’re proud of all we have accomplished together on behalf of campus and community,” uct confidently. Just across the room in a cage held some of the varying sizes of the product.

“We mix the master product and record as needed as orders come in,” Sewell said.

Before being shipped off into different locations (also available online, at Walgreens, Whole Foods and elsewhere, the oil is prayed over by his sister to encourage healing in the users.

“My sister will come and pray over it, ‘God bless this product,’” Sewell, once a skeptic and now a believer of the power of prayer, said. “It took me a long time before I really began to believe that you could affect the molecules in liquid through prayer.”

Customer Clarence Adams posted on Facebook that the product gives him the “best relief” from muscular, ligament and deep tissue pain.

“It’s concentrated, so a dab will do,” he said. “Also good for soaking – a cap is all you need in the bath.” said MSUFCU President and CEO April Clobes. “We’re pleased to continue our support through these creative and innovative projects that will enhance the lives of our members.”

The $1 million gift is part of a $5.5 million commitment from MSUFCU that will help three MSU art programs over five years and bolster the university’s arts strategy. It is also the latest in a line of significant support from MSUFCU for MSU College of Music programs.

Dr. Herman Glass II, a chiropractor in Detroit, told the Michigan Chronicle that he introduced the product over 40 years ago to the American Black Chiropractors Association, to help make the product grow in his network.

“I was one of the few doctors using it with patients back then,” he said, adding that as an avid golfer and skier, he uses it today, too. “Being a small business with… Ringmaster… and being a minority-owned and inventor ...it was important for me ... to promote special event which honored the Tuskegee Airmen.

“This is a part of America’s history and we need to recognize their heroic efforts in preserving this country for democracy as well as the world.”

These sponsored programs have been especially important to underserved youth. Museum President Dr. Brian Smith shared exciting updates and unveiled plans for a portion of the museum’s multi-million dollar project

“Whether it be our highly successful MSUFCU Jazz Artist in Residence program, our career-focused MSUFCU Entrepreneurial Musical Artist in Residence program or other initiatives over the years, the College of Music and the MSUFCU have an extensive history of creative, effective and sustainable collaborations,” said College of Music Dean James Forger. “The MSUFCU DREAM Fund is a continuation of that strong partnership and will have a significant impact on music education in Detroit.” something that has a profile that looks like me.” to expand the current Detroit museum footprint to include new construction, a state of the art STEM education and event facility, that is slated to be unlike any other.

Ringmaster Rubbing Oil is available at local CVS and Walgreen locations on the pharmacy counter, Whole Foods, ACO Hardware, Detroit Medical Center and St. John’s Health Systems outpatient pharmacies, Sav-On Drugs, Binson’s Home Healthcare, independent pharmacies, retailers, beauty supply stores, medical supply companies, physician offices and therapy clinics. For more information, visit ringmasternow.com.

At the special event, executives from both the State of Michigan and from international corporations Google, Amazon, the Detroit Pistons and other special guests enjoyed presentations by captains in the aviation industry who have been trained by the museum’s programs and who are now thriving in their fields. Guests heard from current students studying in the pilot, ground school, drone piloting and the airplane mechanics programs.

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Detroit on May 6 for Kids 6-13

Teberah “Nurse T” Alexander also launching first-ever doll in the image of a real nurse Teberah Alexander, RN, BSN, also known as “Nurse T,” today announced that registration is open for her Future Nurses Program for children 6-13 years of age. The event is being held on Saturday, May 6th from 1-5 pm at Renaissance High School (6565 W. Outer Drive) in Detroit in honor of National Nurses Week.

Nurse T’s Future Nurses Program will give children a hands-on experience of nursing and healthcare professions through interactive workshops. The program will introduce these crucial fields to kids directly from the source and celebrate that nursing is not only a job – it is a calling. The free program will also appeal to youth, nursing students, nursing instructors, health care professionals, hospital administrators, pharmacists, teachers, and the community.

Register for the Future Nurses Program at thenurseswhocare.com by April 27th. For more information, contact 248-3132273 or teberah@thenurseswhocare.com.

Alexander, the founder and CEO of Nurses Who Care, is on a mission to entertain children during playtime while encouraging their personal development skills through books, dolls and games. So, she used her experience and wisdom from her nursing career to also launch the Nurse T Doll, which is designed to instill a love for the medical field in young girls and boys, fostering ambitions to become the patient care professionals of the future.

In the spirit of playing with a purpose, the doll will help teach kids about a day in the life of a nurse because “we are counting on the next generation to connect with their inner enthusiasm and study nursing,” Alexander said. The Nurse T Doll is also the first-ever nursing doll in the image of a real nurse.

To purchase a Nurse T Doll, visit thenurseswhocare.com/doll.

About Nurse T

Nurses Who Care founder Teberah Alexander, RN, BSN, has more than 14 years of experience in clinical care. She is also an extremely successful businesswoman and the owner of Farmington Hills Adult Day Care and Excelling Nursing Academy in Michigan. Alexander formed Nurses Who Care to help like-minded people become exceptional nurses and forge successful careers in the healthcare industry.