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Real change in public education (Page A-2) Education should be about TLC: Teaching, Learning and Children.

We continue to generally fail our children and something must be done.

Comerica Bank reflects on a year (Page B-1) As 2012 winds down, Comerica Bank reflects on another busy, yet fulfilling year of community involvement, and giving back to the community.

For our kids’ sake, Gov. Snyder should veto gun bill

By Bankole Thompson CHRONICLE SENIOR EDITOR

Like many, I have been taken aback by some recent activities in Lansing masking as real change for Michigan.

From the recent right-to-work law, which Gov. Rick Snyder once hailed as divisive and unwanted in Michigan, the most frightening bill coming out of a legislature intoxicated with political power so aside from COMMENTARY far, the extreme anti-abortion bills, is SB 59 which changes Michigan’s concealed weapons law to allow guns in schools, day-care centers, churches and stadiums.

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To even imagine that there are lawmakers in Lansing who support a bill exposing our children to guns in places initially prohibited is incomprehensible.

And the only break so far to keep this bill from becoming law (that has stopped the breaks of the political machine in Lansing) is the unspeakable horror that took place in Newton, Connecticut on Dec. 14., where 28 innocent lives, including 20 children, were massacred by a gunman who took Rick Snyder high-powered rifles to Sandy Hook Elementary Gov. Snyder has said he is giving “extra School. consideration” to the bill after the Con The Connecticut incident is now pricking the necticut shooting and hasn’t signaled when moral conscience of gun advocates and our law- and if he would sign SB 59 into law. makers who passed this bill in the late hours of the night, like the night of the long knives, only to It is sad that the blood of 20 beautiful wake up later that Friday afternoon and be greet- children taken away from their parents and eight adults has to give pause to those who ed by the horror in Connecticut.

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Frankie Darcell

Have a safe and happy holiday season!

In 2011, Clear Channel Communications began cutting radio staff from stations around the country, and replacing beloved Deejays and hosts with syndicated talent.

The most recent round of cuts affected employees at stations in major markets across the U.S.,

Darcell was one of the leading voices of the African-American community in Detroit. She gar-

Unwilling to go into the specifics about her sudden departure from her WMXD-FM (92.3) radio show, Darcell noted she had no idea she would be let go from the position she held for 11 years.

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Homecoming at historically Black colleges and universities is always a joyful and memorable time for students and alumi. However, for sophomore Mary Pickard, at Spelman College in Atlanta, the Spelhouse homecoming was one to remember.

MARY PICKARD (left) and fellow student Aimee Sanders.

Pickard is a political science major and international studies minor from Detroit. At Spelman, students have the opportunity to participate in various pageants at neighboring Morehouse College. These pageants are a way to bring together the student body and to proudly represent the various Morehouse associations.

This semester, Pickard decided to compete for the title of Miss Morehouse Business Association (MBA). The MBA is a premier student-run organization that works diligently to support students who have a deep desire for business, through meetings, seminars and workshops. Pickard joined the association in her freshman year and worked particularly close with the Morehouse Marketing Association, where she enjoyed working with like-

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SHAQUITE PEGUES (from left), senior program associate, Children’s Defense Fund; Dr. Eric Mayes, executive director, Michigan Expansion, Children’s Defense Fund; Dr. Thomas Maridada, director of Education Policy and Practice, Children’s Defense Fund; Jalaya Liles Dunn, youth leadership director, Children’s Defense Fund; and Laura Young, senior organizer, Children’s Defense Fund. — Jim Campbell photo

Children’s Defense Fund comes to Detroit to fight achievement gap

By Patrick Keating CHRONICLE STAFF WRITER

On Nov. 29, Marygrove College and the Children’s Defense Fund co-hosted a statewide Pre K-16 Education Leadership Symposium.

Issues discussed included youth development, closing achievement gaps and opportunity divides, accelerating learning, preventing summer reading loss, civic and community engagement,

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Dr. Eric T. Mayes, executive director of the Michigan expansion of the Children’s Defense Fund, said he thought the symposium “went great,” even though Marian Wright Edelman, CDF founder and president, wasn’t able to attend in person. Edelman had the flu, so delivered her comments through video conferencing.

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including those in Los Angeles, Dallas, San Diego, Detroit, and Miami. Cuts included on-air talent as well as production and administrative staff. However, in Detroit an unexpected and unappreciated cut has silenced one of Detroit’s most beloved radio hosts, Frankie Darcell.

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rushed this bill through to get the governor to sign it.

Frankie Darcell looks to hopeful future

Aunt Millie’s donated 4,800 loaves of Butter Top White Bread to Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan on Dec. 17.

Musician and Motown enthusiast Drew Schultz and Motown musical legends gave back to Detroit students through the Detroit Public Schools Foundation with sales from his debut album, “Back to Class.”

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Real change is required in public education

By Tom Watkins

working for students.

Education should be about TLC — Teaching, Learning and Children.

Let’s be clear, a child who does not receive a quality education today will become an adult without much of a future tomorrow. If we fail the children of Detroit, we all will suffer.

Yet, once again, when it comes to providing the education our children need and deserve, to not merely survive but to thrive in a fast-paced, hyper-competitive, disruptive, knowledge economy where ideas and jobs can an do move globe effortlessly the focus quickly deteriorates into Power, Control, Politics and Adults.

While much focus has been on Michigan’s “brain drain” — students receiving a college education and fleeing our state — perhaps the greater problem is those we fail to educate that are staying behind.

It was the desire to place the focus on TLC that prompted Gov. Tom Watkins Snyder to create the Edu- his team are not miracle cation Achievement Au- workers. The work to thority (EAA) to recon- turn around a failing instifigure Michigan’s most tution, especially one as dysfunctional schools complicated as an urban that have been failing stu- school, takes dedication, dents for years into learn- focus, talent, energy and ing centers of excellence. persistence, all of which John Covenington, the he and his team have in EAA chancellor, and his spades. team are currently trans- Will there be problems forming 15 formerly cha- and setbacks along the otic, underperforming De- way? Absolutely. Yet, as troit schools into orderly FDR said during the Great buildings, where students Depression, “Do someare learning at their own thing.” And if that does pace using individualized not work, do something education plans instead else. “But, for God’s sake, of standard grade-level do something!” curricula.

Gov. Snyder is to be The EAA could take commended for doing over the management something to address responsibility of up the needs of the children to 40 schools across of Detroit and others Michigan next year that trapped in failing schools have a history of failing for far to long. our children.

“Innovate, create, With the defeat of Pro- change…or die” needs to posal 4, the Emergency become our mantra as inManager Law, at the polls dividuals, communities, the Detroit Public School educational institutions Board has renewed its and as a state. bid to quit the EAA and pull the schools back Holding on to the past into DPS. This fight is and protecting the status about power, control, pol- quo are not prescriptions itics and adults and must to help us thrive and be not be allowed to suc- competitive on the world stage. ceed.

The GOP lawmakers As the second decade are right to be taking of the 21st century knowlsteps to codify the EAA edge economy unfolds, in state law and short-cir- Michigan is going to be cuit the legal challenge by dependent at every level the Detroit School Board. on bold leadership with the courage to cast off the To disrupt the EAA anchors of the past and system would be all about set sail to create a new adult power issues and future. has nothing to do with quality education for chil- Those education and political leaders who bedren. lieve we can go “back to Carol Goss, EAA board the future” are selling member and Skillman fool’s gold. What we once Foundation president, had in Michigan is gone is absolutely right when and is not coming back. she says, “Real educa- Change is needed. tion reform takes five to seven years to show The EAA has a longer success. These children school day — seven and deserve stability and we a half hours, an hour believe the EAA will give longer than a traditional that stability. These 15 public school. The school schools have been failing year is also longer — 210 students in Detroit for days, compared with 170 generations — something days in traditional public schools. had to change.”

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A uneducated child does not disappear. They will be coming to your place of business — as a potential customer, employee or with a nefarious idea in mind.

So, because of adult power and political games, the future of the EAA, and its 15 schools, 467 employees and 10,000 students, is in jeopardy. The Detroit Board of Education has threatened to take the EAA schools back. The question is, back to what?

The theme is “What is most important to you about Dr. Martin Luther King, JKr’s message of peace, brotherhood and non-violence and why?

A $200 U.S. Savings Bond will be awarded to one elementary, middle and high school student.

Winning essays will also be published in the 2013 MLK Peace Walk Program Book and the winners will be recognized at the program on Jan. 21.

Each essay must contain the student’s name, school, home address, phone number and current grade on the front page or cover sheet.

Middle and high school entries must be typed in a 12-point font, doublespaced on white 8.5’’x11’’ paper; elementary school entries may be handwritten. Essays will be judged on creativity, clarity, content and adherence to the theme. Essays are limited to a maximum length of 250 words; one entry per student.

All essays must be received or postmarked

by Friday, Jan. 4, 2013.

Entries should be mailed to: Tonita Cheatham, Dr.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Task Force Committee, P.O. Box 2617, Southfield, MI 48037. Entries may also be e-mailed as an attachment in Microsoft Word to: tonitacheatham@yahoo.com.

Southfield was the first city in the state of Michigan to hold a Dr. King peace walk or march. The first Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace Walk took place on January 20, 1986, commemorating the first national observance of Dr. King’s birthday.

The walk continues to grow in size and scope each year with year-long educational and commu-

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As policymakers consider this bill and other changes to our system of learning, they need to decide if they will come down on the side of teaching, learning and children or power, control, politics and adults.

Vote as though our collective future depends on your action — because it does.

Tom Watkins served as state superintendent of schools and state mental health director. He is a US/China business and educational consultant and can be reached at Tdwatkins88@gmail.com.

nity activities. The 2013 MLK Peace Walk Celebration will take place on Monday, January 21 beginning at Hope United Methodist Church at 9:30 a.m., followed by a program at the Southfield Pavilion at 11 a.m.

For more information, contact Tonita Cheatman, MLK Task Force Essay Contest chair, at (313) 505-1693 or visit www. mlktaskforcemi.org.

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Some argue that the EAA is a new state system run by the governor and exists outside the authority of the state superintendent and the elected state board and the state Department of Education.

They are absolutely correct.

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Dave Egner: Ethnic communities key to regional growth serve entrepreneurs. We were taking whoever walked in the front door and doing nothing to be actively engaged in communities and neighborhoods. We were leaving behind large percentages of the marketplace.

A few years ago, leaders from 10 different philanthropic foundations looked at southeast Michigan and said, “We’ve got to do something about the economy.”

Pooling some of their resources, the foundations created a $100 million fund in 2008 – the New Economy Initiative for Southeast Michigan (NEI) to make grants over eight years to organizations that serve entrepreneurs in southeast Michigan. The idea was to first learn what was needed and then fund some of the initiatives to help revitalize the regional economy through both supporting business and creating a culture change related to how jobs, economic growth and an economic vision are viewed.

NMM: What do you see as the longer term benefit?

DE: The investment that follows. We continually talk about foreign investment. The best way to get at foreign investment is to embrace ethnic communities, and yet as a system we’ve not done that very well.

NMM: How does support for New Michigan Media play in this long-term, regional vision?

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DE: I’ll list them. The most crossed border in North America. The most sophisticated logistics system is here because the autos built it. A huge population of the creative class from auto engineers to fashion designers that has not been fully taken advantage of. Three Tier I research universities within 80 miles of each other that all have a presence in the city of Detroit as well as their own campuses. Combined they have over $2 billion a year in public research. Idea generators like health care systems: Beaumont, Henry Ford Health System , the Detroit Medical Center. Also places like Next Energy where they are playing in a new industry. A very large and growing ethnic population that can be galvanized around the issues of the region and around issues of entrepreneurship.

I can keep on going.

During the last year, New Michigan Media (NMM), founded by Arthur Horwitz of the Detroit Jewish News, Osama Siblani of the Arab American News, Elias Guiterrez of the Latino Press, Bankole Thompson of the Michigan Chronicle and Tack Yong-Kim of the Korean Weekly and Wayne State University Professor Dr. Hayg Oshagan has been running articles showcasing entrepreneurial talent and success in the community. That work was funded, in part, by the New Economy Initiative. All five regional media leaders have been meeting to discuss ways to engage ethnic communities and collaborate on issues that affect all communities.

“These newspaper articles not only highlight individuals’ successes but also help tell the story of the communities, creating greater awareness of the entrepreneurial successes that can redefine the positive potential of this region ” said Hayg Oshagan, NMM’s President and Co-Founder. “We need to remake the narrative of Detroit to one of opportunity and growth, realizing that a good deal of it comes from minority communities.”

NMM: So one NEI priority has been to invest in the research about the region.

What is the second?

DE: Another area we’ve looked at is the regional workforce: how to do our best to improve workforce training and create an employable workforce. We strategically looked at the community colleges and the workforce boards and helped them come together to form a Workforce Intelligence Network. WIN is a real-time data program focused on where jobs exist instead of using U.S. Department of Labor data which is 18 months to two years old. For example, the Department of Labor says we have way too many engineers, we’re in a down cycle. WIN says we have one qualified engineer for every five openings. The Department of Labor data says we really don’t need any more IT professionals but the WIN data would show we’ve got a 6,000-8000 person gap in IT professionals. The next trick for WIN is we’re working with the community colleges and workforce boards to develop curriculum and make connections in that space.

Oshagan recently met with NEI’s Executive Director David Egner to talk about NEI’s work across the region.

Here is an excerpt from the interview.

New Michigan Media: How has NEI’s work evolved since those initial start-up meetings?

Dave Egner: In the early portion of NEI’s life, there was a lot of learning.

Eighteen months into the program we had only made seven grants. We were on a perpetual learning curve. What it ended up meaning 24 months after we started was it was really about reclaiming the region as an innovation hub that was globally recognized and provided opportunities for anyone who wanted to work and own a business to be able to start a business. Any kind of business, we’re not sector-specific. We think it’s about opportunities. We’ve always been focused on creating an infrastructure that would serve all people.

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NMM: What are some of the biggest assets?

NMM: The third area is what you call the “entrepreneurial ecosystem.” Can you tell us about NEI’s investment in this category?

NMM: What was NEI’s first priority?

DE: Studying the assets of the region that provide comparative advantage. Detroit is a region that tends to define itself by its deficits, not its assets. Part of that is the culture of the automotive industry and the dependency on large employers but the reality is 70 years ago, 100 years ago, this was the equivalent of Silicon Valley. It was one of, if not the, most innovative areas on the planet. All of the assets that existed then still exist.

DE: This is where we found the real sweet spot, working on the entrepreneurial ecosystem with programs, training and initiatives that promote entrepreneurship. The first grant was made in Spring 2009. We’ve made about $36 million in grants in the entrepreneurial ecosystem, and we’re about to make

about $30 million more.

NMM: Why do you call it an “ecosystem,” which is traditionally a more scientific term?

DE: Because it’s messy. It’s not a neat system. You can’t look at an entrepreneur and say you need two tablespoons of this ingredient and three cups of that.

It changes. A biological ecosystem is messy and it’s very organic with lots of collisions and lots of interesting relationships, dependencies. It’s a far better metaphor than anything else I can come up with.

NMM: What are the early results of these investments?

DE: In the first grants we’ve seen 417 company starts, just under 7,000 new jobs and another 1,500 temporary jobs.

Our $36 million has resulted in almost $400 million of match funds as $230 million directly to the entrepreneurs and about $170 million to the organizations working on entrepreneurial support. We couldn’t be more pleased with those outcomes.

NMM: Where is that match money coming from?

tional Congress of Black Women, Detroit Chapter and National Association of Black Suppliers,” said BTWBA President Bill Ross.

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Reception at the Hotel St. Regis in Detroit.

The theme of this year’s event was “Celebrating 82 Years of Serving the African American Business Community. “BTWBA understands the importance of community service that’s why this year our chairman Dr. Lawrence D. Crawford, wanted to give a special salute to the Tuskegee Airman National Historical Museum, Na-

Bill Ross Detroit City Council member Brenda Jones on behalf of the Council with a special acknowledgement presented the City of Detroit Distinguished Service Award to BTWBA and the three national organizations during the networking reception.

BTWBA Chairman Dr. Crawford included a statement in the program booklet that said, we give “a special salute to

ism and financial contributions.”

Also, the anniversary program included presentations that offered tips for accessing small business financing, running energy efficient business operations, DTE resources available to assist small businesses and aviation programs for youth at no cost. The presenters were Carla Walker-Miller, president

DE: Ultimately the goal is to return Detroit and southeast Michigan to a place that is innovative and attracting others who are inventive and innovative.

It’s going to take time but all the infrastructure is here and more importantly there is great talent here in the ethnic communities, and the high growth spaces of the health care systems and the universities. There is no reason why we can’t return to the high economic outputs of the last century.

A sampling of nei-funded entrepreneur support programs: ProsperUS Detroit, a project of Southwest Soloutions, ACCESS, Global Detroit and other community partners, offers entrepreneurial support and training. http://www.swsol.org/prosperus

NMM: Why is NEI so interested in the minority and ethnic communities?

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DE: If you really look at the driving forces around the entrepreneurial activity of the last 30 to 40 years, it’s been in the ethnic communities. It’s not been recognized as that because we often only talk about the higher tech industries and not focused on the neighborhood and lifestyle-related businesses.

NMM: NEI has as one of its goals to bring about social equity, but isn’t there more to why you are investing in the minority and ethnic communities?

DE: Let’s talk about it from the standpoint of marketplace. We have ignored big chunks of the market in Detroit because we have not embraced the ethnic communities in a cohesive and aggressive way. There are whole markets we have left behind particularly when you look at the entrepreneurial ecosystem, those organizations that

Bizdom, a nonprofit founded by Dan Gilbert of Quicken Loans, supports start-up companies in Detroit and provides access to capital.

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NMM: How do you summarize the vision for all the NEI-funded work?

DE: Everywhere from the federal government to venture capital firms. Obviously in the companies it was equity and capital. In the entrepreneurial organizations it was state and federal funding and other private funding.

Detroit City Council presents award to national African American organizations at BTWBA 82nd Annual Anniversary On Wednesday, Dec. 5, the Booker T. Washington Business Association (BTWBA) hosted its 82nd Annual Anniversary Program & Networking

DE: The reason we engaged with New Michigan Media was trying to help push a culture change message. We thought, “Wouldn’t it be great if we could start pushing entrepreneurial stories out and more importantly, ethnic entrepreneur stories that were culturally relevant, so we could start to address that issue as well?” It’s been incredibly important to us on trying to change the perceptions and culture of this region towards innovation, investment and success, especially from minority communities.

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Moving from the automotive-centric to a more diversified economy, supporting smaller companies and individual entrepreneurs instead of focusing on large corporations and preparing an educated workforce were all part of NEI’s early goals. Today NEI is funding dozens of programs, projects and organizations that seek to help the region’s entrepreneurs start, expand and attract investment across a range of industries.

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Snyder What sense does it make to expose our children in schools and daycare centers and churches to people walking around with guns just because those individuals want to exercise the right to bear firearms?

There is no issue in exercising that right, but doing so should not be at the expense of children.

The right to life is a fundamental First Amendment right inherent in the Constitution and just as valid as the Second Amendment. The Second Amendment was never meant to be inconsistent with the First Amendment.

The overwhelming forces that move to protect the Second Amendment in terms of gun ownership, driving liberalized gun laws in targeted states, are doing so at the expense of protecting the right to life. And the folly that we need more guns is exposed by the tragedy in Connecticut.

There’s been a hypocritical and an overwhelming emphasis on the rightto life as protection of the unborn by anti-abortion advocates, rather than right to life as protection of the living — like the lives lost in Connecticut.

That is a serious misguided notion in the application of right to life by anti-abortion advocates and those who believe that more guns would solve our problems. On the contrary, it is to fullfil their gun fantasy.

Nobody in their right mind would defend the senseless killing in Connecticut, even though gun advocates have been laying low or doing a delicate dance on the call to renew the federal ban on assault weapons which expired under George W. Bush and has since not been renewed.

President Obama, speaking at a vigil for victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting, called for change.

“We can’t tolerate this anymore. These tragedies must end. And to end them, we must change.

We will be told that the causes of such violence are complex, and that is true. No single law, no set of laws, can eliminate evil from the world or prevent every senseless act of violence in our society,” Obama said.

“But that can’t be an excuse for inaction.

Surely we can do better than this. If there is even one step we can take to save another child, or another parent, or another town, from the grief that has visited Tucson, and Aurora, and Oak Creek, and Newtown, and communities from Columbine to Blacksburg before that, then surely we have an obligation to try.”

Gov. Snyder, who won on a moderate platform, should not only veto this bill, but should also spare

Darcell “My new career started on that Friday,” she said.

“I was certainly saddened and disappointed but that moment can come for any of us. Whenever you work for someone else, you are at the risk of getting that tap on the shoulder.”

Despite the recent news Darcell came across poised and optimistic about the future.

“I see this as the begging of the next chapter.

I’m at the top of my game.

In fact, if I were a car I would really just be in second gear. I absolutely love what I do and God could not have blessed me any more than he has by me being in radio and media in particular. Its an amazing privileged to be paid to be yourself.”

Darcell went on to note the numerous projects she is currently working on and how she will always find a way to be heard on Detroit’s airwaves.

“I have pretty much learned to multitask in media. I have written three books, I’m in the middle of my fourth book and I’ve hosted my own television show. I have learned to use all my skills and become multidimensional, not only in

From page A-1 Michigan from the barrage of extreme positions that are in inconsistent with the political narrative that brought him into office.

How does such a bill that does more harm to our children help address Michigan’s economic climate? How does this address the state budget?

What good does such a bill to do Michigan’s bottom line aside from formally putting the state on the list of culture war states.

Freedom does not only mean the freedom to carry a gun. It also means the freedom to not be under the threat of guns or cultivating a gun culture.

Schools and day-care centers are meant to be peaceful places where our children are protected, their learning abilities nurtured and cultivated and their skills developed. They should not be places for gun shows or exposing them to the imagery of guns, and subsequently, violence.

That is the wrong message Michigan’s political leadership is sending to the world with SB 59. That is the wrong message Michigan’s leadership is sending to families.

There are parents who are already trying hard in their homes to shield their children from the imagery of guns on television and elsewhere. To now anticipate a bill that nakedly and blatantly exposes little children to guns is the worst and unthinkable political decision made by the Michigan legislature in a very long time.

Forget about the technicality in the bill about the extra-training for gun owners, etc. Our kids should be kept away from guns and death traps, period.

No parent would send their child to a school where people are walking around with guns tucked on their side. It is not healthy for a learning environment where children are expected to grow and find a sense of achievement, not a sense of violence and the tool — guns — used so often in matters of violence.

Where are the adults in the Michigan legislature?

The Connecticut shooting is reviving the debate regarding the ban on assault weapons, but also putting mental health issue at the front and center of this conversation.

But while mental health accounts for a significant part of this debate and Lansing must meaningfully devote resources to address mental health, we cannot scapegoat the ruthless murder of innocent lives from Tucson to Connecticut, on the alter of mental health alone.

It is a copout to blame only mental health in this tragedy. If the shooter in

From page A-1 entertainment but politics and social media. Detroit is my home and I have no intentions on leaving. I still plan on using my talents here, but I can say I will make more of an investment in myself and focus on building my own brand.”

Darcell has received an immense amount of support from her fans and said “because of the recent news I have had some wonderful comments sent my way from people all around the country. I knew there would be some sort of response when I left the office that Friday morning, but I had no idea it would become a national story.”

While Darcell gave no specific information about her next move, she responded with an insightful anecdote: “I don’t want to put a comma where God has put a period and I don’t want to put a period where God has put a comma. So I am just open to whatever the next blessing is.”

To stay connected with Frankie Darcell and all her new ventures, she urges fans to follow her on Facebook and twitter @FrankieDarcell.

Connecticut wasn’t in possession of automatic rifles or war weapons, he could not have been responsible for such carnage.

In the case in Aurora, it was an assault weapon that allowed the gunman, who meticulously planned his war on innocent lives, to kill so many people.

Given how he methodically booby trapped his apartment so law enforcement authorities could not get to him makes us wonder if mental health is the only issue.

Gov. Snyder’s political mettle and courage are being tested here. How he proceeds with such a bill and some of the other extreme positions currently seeking his signature will determine his legacy.

Innocent children in day-care centers and schools across the state deserve more to help them grow healthy, wealthy and wise than a legislation that seeks to disrupt their formative years. They deserve more from those who tell them they are the future leaders of tomorrow.

And in Detroit, the proliferation of violence has been overwhelming with so many lives gutted by senseless murders.

We don’t need any more excuse for more violence in schools and churches that are supposed to be sanctuaries of hope.

If such a bill becomes law in Michigan, it will be a public safety nightmare for both law enforcement and for parents.

As a parent of a preschooler, the last thing I expect is for my son to come home from school talking about the guns he saw there.

Bankole Thompson is editor of the Michigan Chronicle and the author of the forthcoming book “Rising From the Ashes: Engaging Detroit’s Future With Courage.” His book “Obama and Black Loyalty,” published in 2010, follows his recent book, “Obama and Christian Loyalty” with an epilogue

by Bob Weiner, former White House spokesman.

Thompson is a political news analyst at WDET101.9FM (NPR affiliate) and a member of the weekly “Obama Watch” Sunday evening roundtable on WLIB-1190AM New York and simulcast in New Jersey and Connecticut. E-mail bthompson@michronicle.com or visit his personal page at www.bankolethompson. com.

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He acknowledged that attendees had wanted to meet Edelman, but added that they deeply committed to the work of changing lives, and improving lives for children and communities.

Marygrove President Dr. David Fike, he realized Marygrove was the perfect place for us to host the symposium.

Attendees were interested in the CDF’s Freedom Schools program as a model to reduce summer learning loss; to engage parents and communities; to strengthen children; and to transform education.

“So, the community stakeholders, the philanthropic community, the practitioners, researchers, thought leaders, those folks in higher education — K-12 — rallying around this work, improving the lives of children; giving children a fair start, a heard start, a healthy start, a moral start and a safe start from childhood into adulthood,” he said.

Dr. Thomas Maridada, director of National Education Policy and Practice with the CDF, described a Freedom School as “the outbirth of community organizing.” It’s usually a summer or after-school program with a focus on giving young people literacy skills; building self esteem; and accelerating their learning, so they can read at grade level or beyond.

“People wanted to know what they could do to help young people get both the hard and the soft skills that were requisite for them being successful in life,” Maridada said, adding that many groups were interested in advocacy work and what they could do to start Freedom Schools in various contexts.

In addition to a focus on literacy, Maridada said Freedom Schools also teach young people about the Civil Rights Movement, non-violence and strategies.

They also focus on boosting self-esteem, and letting young people know that they are not citizens in waiting, but have full citizenship now.

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Mayes said the followup to the symposium is the action work.

After submitting a letter of interest to the executive board, she then received a phone callback for an interview with the executive team.

After nervously and anxiously waiting for hours, she received a call that would not only change her homecoming experience, but her sophomore year experience as well.

Although Pickard was not named Miss Morehouse Business Association, she now holds the title 2nd attendant to Miss Morehouse Busi-

The CDF believes in developing the whole child.

“Children don’t come in pieces,” he said, adding that not only are academic skills like math and reading important, but so are having values, and being able to play and have fun and be in a safe environment.

The work is to create partnerships with people from those respective fields to make sure they dismantle “the cradle to prison” pipeline, and provide children with the two most important gifts that adults can provide.

He noted that one of the most important ways to transmit information is through stories, and that one of the most critical ways for children to learn who they are, and their place in the world, is through play.

“That’s roots for a strong foundation, and wings to soar and actualize their potential,” he said.

“If you remove play from a child’s life, you take away their opportunity to explore their personality, to explore different roles, to have fun,” he said. “We can’t forget that children have to have fun.

They’re children.”

According to Jalaya Liles Dunn, CDF director of Youth Leadership and Development, the “cradle to prison pipeline” is a national crisis in which one in three Black males, one in six Latino males; and one in 17 White males have a lifetime chance of going to prison.

Asked what constitutes a fair start, Mayes said it provides a child with a high quality early childhood education, healthy meals, quality health insurance, and a safe environment in the home and neighborhood.

Asked if there was any discussion in the sympo-

Pickard minded individuals. The MBA wanted a leader who would exude confidence and honesty, and uphold the Business Association to the highest standard.

sium about trying to encourage society to value educators more than it does, Mayes said one of the CDF’s national campaigns is the “Be Careful What You Cut” campaign.

That campaign says cutting children from the budget now will cost us more later.

He believes that the minute we attempt to take the fun away from children — the release, their socialization — we’re not creating whole children.

He also said we, as a society, have to invest in all children not just our own.

Maridada said one of the things that’s unique about Detroit is that the “cornucopia of organizations” are rich in community.

Mayes can be reached at 202-674-3272.

From page A-1 ness Association. In this capacity, she must help coordinate MBA annual events, such as the marketing conclave where marketing groups such as Turner, BRAG and Wieden + Kennedy come to meet and interact with marketing students and business hopefuls.

She must also plan and execute the three-day Business Spring Symposium, where students from Atlanta University Center have the opportunity to travel domestically and compete in the Annual Case Competition; as well as take part in the golf and tennis tournaments, if they choose.

Lastly, Pickard assists with volunteer opportu-

nities such as the most recent with the nonprofit Wonder Root, a service organization with a mission to unite artists and the community to encourage social change.

Mary Pickard has enjoyed her time as 2nd attendant and appreciates spending time with the other court members as they represent the MBA in all their endeavors.

She attended Andover High School in Bloomfield Hills, graduating in 2011. That same year, she interned with the Michigan Chronicle. She is the daughter of Denise Haney of West Bloomfield and William Pickard of Bloomfield Hills.

Helping student athletes beat the odds to go to college

By Angeline Lawrence Entrepreneurs are risk takers driven by a passion to make a difference. Shelia McBride, CEO and Founder of GradeCheck.net, embodies entrepreneurship with a drive to help kids beat the odds and go to college on athletic scholarships.

According to the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association), roughly 3.3% of male student athletes move from high school to play basketball at an NCAA member institution. It is slightly higher for female student athletes with 3.7% going on to college to compete in women’s basketball at the collegiate level.

Since 1997, GradeCheck.net has helped over 900 student-athletes beat the odds to receive athletic scholarships to Division I and II colleges. Initially, Ms. McBride created GradeCheck.net to help her son achieve an athletic scholarship to college. Her manual system monitored her son’s academic progress against the NCAA eligibility requirements to qualify for an athletic scholarship.

She states, “I had this need as a parent but along the way I was able to see that this is a need for thousands of families. That is what keeps me going.”

Today, GradeCheck.net is a webbased student information management system that tracks studentathletes’ academic performance against the NCAA eligibility standards and graduation requirements for any high school in the country.

The system has over 900 active users and provides services to student-athletes in 9 Detroit Public High Schools, John Glenn High School of Wayne-Westland School District, Detroit Community School, Detroit Country Day, Combat Pan-

Angeline Lawrence thers Girls’ Softball Traveling Team of Southern California, and Slidell High School in Slidell, Louisiana to name a few.

Coach Bob Surane of the Combat Panthers, in Southern CA states, “GradeCheck.net is a competitive advantage for student-athletes to use because it verifies their gradepoint-average and test scores and shows their standings against NCAA eligibility requirements. It is a tool to use when talking to college coaches, because the first thing they ask about is the student’s grades.”

As a parent, Zane Ziegler was unaware of the NCAA eligibility requirements and the need for his son Bryon, a 6’ 7” student-athlete playing in the forward position on the basketball team at Detroit Community High School, to comply with the requirements to receive a scholarship: “My son knew he had to have the grades in order to play basketball. He had the grade-pointaverage and passed the ACT, but his classes were not current with the NCAA.”

All high schools must have a 48H Form, which is the official document that the NCAA uses to review a student’s transcripts to determine eligibility. Most schools are not aware that if the title of a class is changed or new classes are offered, then they must update it on their 48H form and submit it to the NCAA. Ziegler states, “My son’s 48H form was not correct, GradeCheck. net was able to help the school update the 48H form and his classes. GradeCheck.net was able to help my son in one day and now he will be able to accept a scholarship from South Florida University in Tampa, Florida.”

The outcome for some students has not been that positive. According to Alvin Ward, Athletic Department Director for Detroit Public Schools, “A lot of students must turn down athletic scholarships because the courses they have taken are ineligible according to the NCAA Clearing House. GradeCheck.net helps to track a student’s courses and make sure they are compliant with the NCAA.” GradeCheck.net will provide services to student-athletes in 9 of the Detroit Public Schools. The company will make sure that the students will comply with NCAA requirements as well as the high school requirements for graduation in Michigan. GradeCheck.net has the capability to track students’ high school graduation requirements for all 50 states.

Ward is ecstatic about working with GradeCheck.net and McBride to help his students.

Angeline Lawrence is a freelance writer that provides resources and information for small business through her website, www. entrepreneurexchangegroup.com.

You may contact her at info@entrepreneurexchangegroup.com.

THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE news Social Security, Medicare are Patton more than numbers joins In a recent AARP poll, 91% of Americans age 50 and over said Social Security was “critical” to the economic security of seniors, and an even higher 95% described Medicare as critical to health security for seniors.

The way some people talk in Washington you could get the idea that Social Security and Medicare are little more than numbers in a budget.

Yet for families in Detroit and all across Michigan and America, Social Security and Medicare have a deeper meaning: They are the very foundation of security in retirement.

Social Security and Medicare enable millions of older Americans to Jacqueline Morrison survive financially each Americans. In Michigan, month, after years of work- that’s 665,000 people. ing hard and paying taxes For nearly one in four in to earn these protections. Michigan, Social Security One day, younger people provides virtually all the will count on these same income. pillars of security for their own independence and • Social Security benefits keep more than 40 dignity in old age. percent of seniors above As lawmakers consider the poverty line in Michithe U.S. budget, here are gan – that’s over 520,000 a couple numbers they people . And benefits are should keep in mind: Half modest, averaging under of America’s seniors get $15,000 a year. by on less than $20,000 a year. And here’s another: • Medicare enables over Typical seniors already 50 million older Americans spend nearly 20% of their and people with disabiliincomes on health care, a ties to receive affordable percentage that continues health care. In Michigan, that’s 1.35 million people. to rise.

Still, seniors have to pay These facts argue $4,600 on average out of against treating Social their own pockets for care Security and Medicare each year. Without Medias bargaining chips in a care, many would have to year-end political deal. spend thousands more Instead, we should be dis- for private coverage – if cussing responsible ways they could afford it at all. to preserve their vital protections for future genera- Since early 2012, AARP has been encouraging a tions. conversation about the A good place to start is long-term financial chalby recognizing the essen- lenges facing Social Secutial role that Social Secu- rity and Medicare, and how rity and Medicare play in to keep these programs the lives of average Ameri- effective for the long haul. cans: This effort, which we call • Social Security pro- You’ve Earned Say, has vides more than half engaged millions of Amerthe household income icans -- and they’ve made for one out of two older their feelings clear.

To be sure, older Americans want very much to reduce the budget deficit and put our nation on a more secure fiscal path.

But they seek measures that are responsible and fair, not ill-considered “solutions” that would cause more problems than they solve.

The fact is we are living in a time when retirement security has unraveled for many, due to a combination of trends. Private pensions are shrinking.

Savings rates remain low.

Home values have fallen.

The cost of living continues to rise.

These realities make it unwise and even reckless to cut back Social Security and Medicare, just to meet numerical targets in a budget deal. Rather, the economic pressures facing older Americans warrant an open, thoughtful discussion on ways to enhance retirement security and how to strengthen the bedrock programs that provide it.

This focus is critical not only for today’s retirees and working Americans, but for future generations. AARP will continue to remind our elected leaders of the importance of Social Security and Medicare in Detroit, Grand Rapids and communities all over the state and the country.

Of course, budgets matter. But we should never forget their impact on the real people behind the numbers.

EAA students take on one of the worst neighborhoods in Detroit Students at Denby High School, one of fifteen schools in the Education Achievement Authority of Michigan, took on their neighborhood by organizing a massive clean-up of dangerous tire debris and trash called Operation Tire Get Down.

“As I looked out my window at the time, I saw my neighborhood and saw that this was a place where I could make a real change,” said Angela Kilgore, Denby High School senior. “The thing I love about Detroit is that it’s big enough to really make a significant change and impact the country, but its small enough where one person can make a difference.”

Kilgore is the major force behind the project, and has received the support of the Detroit Department of Public Health; the agency has agreed to recycle all tires collected in the two-day cleanup.

Kilgore has also found private companies to donate dumpsters to collect the trash.

Kilgore said that the idea to clean up her neighborhood came after a classmate walking her home from school and a friend from Bloomfield commented on the poor appearance of her neighborhood. The last boost of inspiration came after watching an inspiring movie; she then worked to organize a cleanup

DENBY HIGH STUDENTS clean up. committee.

Government officials and civic organizations, will join Denby students and staff to clean up the six blocks that intersect with Hayes Street between Whittier Avenue and Outer Drive, an area near the school campus at 12800 Kelly Road on Detroit’s east side. The volunteers will pick up trash around abandoned homes with a focus on removing tires that have been left on the properties.

Councilman James Tate and the city Department of Public Health, Focus Hope, Detroit Parent Network, Youthville and Blight Busters are among those helping in the cleanup effort.

“I realized that if I can change my neigh-

borhood, I can change my community; once I change my community, I can change my city; once I can change my city, I can change my state, my country and eventually, the world,” Kilgore said.

Jonathan Hui, the teacher supervising the effort spoke on the resilience of Kilgore and the rest of his students.

“What these students have done just epitomizes the dedication and commitment that our students have for our community. They have shown that they are keen to apply what they have learned in school to make a difference in our city. We keep on hearing these negative comments about Detroit and its students, but our students have risen above that,” Hui said.

BBB, FINRA Foundation launch Smart Investing Website to help stop investment scams ` The Better Business Bureau and the FINRA Investor Education Foundation launched a new consumer website, BBB Smart Investing, which is designed to help investors make smarter investing decisions while avoiding fraud, risky investments and unlicensed brokers.

The campaign combines the research and expansive knowledge base of the FINRA Foundation with the extensive consumer outreach of BBB’s trusted 100-yearold name and its 114 local operations across the

United States.

Nearly half of the BBBs based in the United States have begun rolling out programs and hosting events in their local areas.

A wide variety of tools from the FINRA Foundation are being used by trained BBB presenters across the country to introduce smart investing skills and to teach consumers how to detect investment schemes, scams and frauds.

Consumer financial fraud is a serious prob-

lem in North America.

According to the Federal Trade Commission and the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, consumers reported losing more than $1.5 billion to all types of scams in 2011.

If you are interested in receiving Investment Scam Prevention Training with the Better Business Bureau or have any questions, please contact Lisa Dilg, Director of Community Relations, at ldilg@ easternmichiganbbb. org or (248) 799-0326.

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Barbara Jean Patton joined UNCF in the Detroit area office as the Area Development Director. A native of Ann Arbor, Barbara is a leading expert in organizational development specializing in strategic community engagement initiatives; and strengthening human/financial capacity. In her former position as Chief Service Officer for the City of Detroit-Mayor’s Office, Barbara was responsible for creating partnerships with administration experts, nonprofit organizations, local universities and other key stakeholders to develop a comprehensive volunteer work plan, designed to address the city’s major areas of need.

Patton is a leading expert in organizational development specializing in strategic community engagement initiatives; and strengthening human/ financial capacity. Ms. Patton has a diverse professional background and has shared her expertise with a variety of audiences including Corporate, Government, Public and Nonprofit.

In her former position as Chief Service Officer for the City of Detroit-Mayor’s Office, she was responsible for creating partnerships with administration experts, nonprofit organizations, local universities and other key stakeholders to develop a comprehensive volunteer workplan, designed to address the city’s major areas of need.

Patton serves as an officer on the Boards of numerous civic organizations and has founded a nationally acclaimed health program for the city’s local hospitals.

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DPS audit findings Detroit Public Schools recently released its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) which shows that the school district ended its fiscal year with a $10.9 million operating surplus (the second consecutive operating surplus), while at the same time lowering its General Fund deficit from $283.9 million to $76.3 million.

There was also a reduction in the number of audit findings and an increase in the number of unqualified single audit opinions.

“All outcomes are increasingly positive factors that continue to lead us toward fiscal stability, the elimination of the legacy deficit, increased funding driven to the classroom, and the enhancement of the district’s ability to borrow funds at competitive rates,” said Detroit Public Schools Chief Financial Officer William Aldridge, CPA.

sources of revenue, down 40 percent due primarily to the ending of one-time stimulus funding. Expenditures before debt service were reduced from $1.04 billion to $882 million.

During the reporting period, the district also restructured its General Fund debt, refinancing $244.9 million, to take advantage of favorable market conditions to reduce its legacy deficit.

Putting enhanced internal controls in place also led to a 33 percent reduction in audit findings, from 27 to 18, which is considered a substantial improvement for the school district.

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Detroit Tigers mascot PAWS with Lincoln Park High School Varsity Baseball Coach Brian Amorose, who threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Detroit Tigers opening weekend game April 7. Amorose’s team was selected as the Southeast Michigan winner of Comerica’s $10,000 Grand Slam Grant.

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Kalamazoo Central High School Athletic Director Van Dickerson accepts a $10,000 check and thanks Comerica Bank during a surprise pep rally where the school found out its baseball team had been selected as the Central/West Michigan winner of Comerica Bank’s Grand Slam Grant. dents from the John R. King Academic and Performing Arts Academy to the Detroit Zoo in order to experience the Comericasponsored African Adventure Stories program. David Gakure, the Detroit Zoological Society’s education specialist and a native of Kenya, told students true stories of being a safari guide in rural Africa.

s 2012 winds down, Comerica Bank reflects on another busy, yet fulfilling year of community involvement. Comerica has been an active member of the metro Detroit community for more than 163 years, and today, Comerica’s 5,300 employees in Michigan make giving back a top priority. Comerica colleagues dedicate thousands of volunteer hours each year to area organizations, serving on local boards and committees, participating in walks, and supporting causes and events.

In fact, Comerica was recently recognized by the Civic 50, which honors corporations making the biggest difference in communities by committing time, talent and resources.

“Comerica Bank’s place on the Civic 50 list is a testament to our unwavering commitment to the residents and businesses in the city of Detroit and the state of Michigan,” said Linda Forte, senior vice president of business affairs and chief diversity officer for Comerica. “Comerica is extremely proud to be listed as one of the nation’s leaders in civic engagement, which would not be possible without the dedication and leadership of our Comerica Cares volunteers.”

In addition, the Comerica Charitable Foundation was recently recognized by Henry Ford Health System as foundation of the year for its contributions to the economic and social growth of the Detroit community.

Year after year, Comerica has found unique ways to give back. In early 2012, Comerica stepped up to the plate with its second annual Grand Slam Grant, which awarded two public high schools in Michigan $10,000 each to create, expand or improve their baseball or softball programs. Along with the help of the Detroit Tigers, Comerica selected the baseball teams at Lincoln Park and Kalamazoo Central high schools to receive the Grand Slam Grants in 2012. In addition to the $10,000, each team received tickets to see the Tigers take on the Boston Red Sox during an opening weekend game in April. The teams were recognized during a special pre-game ceremony.

Comerica continued to help build a stronger community when it teamed up with Hatch Detroit to present the Comerica Hatch Detroit contest, a competition to help launch a retail

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reflects on a year of giving back business in Detroit. More than 250 submissions were narrowed to 10 finalists, before the public cast more than 40,000 votes for their favorite business.

This year’s winning idea was La Feria, a Spanish tapas restaurant and wine bar. Owners Elias and Naomi Khalil and Pilar Baron Hidalgo received a $50,000 cash prize provided by Comerica, as well as a package of services including legal, marketing, advertising and IT support to help them get started. La Feria is scheduled to open in Midtown next year.

market headquarters in Detroit. Six students from the Detroit Public Schools (DPS) spent part of the summer in various Comerica departments working on a number of projects, from research and database management to event planning and communications support. Comerica also hosted interns through the bank’s partnership with the Detroit Summer Finance Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing meaningful internship experience for high-achieving Detroit high school students.

“Detroit is becoming the place to be for entrepreneurs, and Comerica is proud to invest in its future,” said Thomas D. Ogden, president, Comerica Bank-Michigan. “The creativity and passion we saw during the Comerica Hatch Detroit contest is what will drive the revitalization of Detroit.”

In September, with the end of summer and the school year ready to kick off, Comerica announced the creation of a $10,000 Transportation Fund for the Detroit Public Schools Foundation to support field trips for DPS students. The Transportation Fund enhances educational experiences for Detroit’s future leaders by providing greater opportunities for students to think beyond the walls of the classroom.

Comerica continued to stress its dedication to education with its high school internship program, which gave students the opportunity to gain handson business experience at the bank’s Michigan

The first field trip brought more than 200 stu-

“Because of Comerica’s donation, I am able to plan and execute many exciting and educational field trips for the Pre-Kindergarten students at Spain Elementary/Middle School,” said Maryann R. Luke, early childhood educator, Spain Elementary/Middle School. “We will be experiencing the historic Fox Theatre and Sesame Street Live, visiting a working farm, viewing a live theatrical production fully staged by children actors and having a culminating experience at the Nature Walk/Park and picnic with all the children’s parents. Not one of these experiences would have been possible without Comerica’s funding and support.”

On Sept. 22, hundreds of Comerica Cares volunteers rolled up their sleeves and participated in Comerica’s fifth annual National Day of Service, giving their time to help those in need. In metro Detroit alone, hundreds of Comerica employees participated in service projects like packing food items for distribution through Gleaners Food Bank, constructing parade floats for America’s Thanksgiving Day Parade at The Parade Company, preparing and serving breakfast to families in need at the Coalition on Temporary Shelter and working in the Lafayette Greens community garden to help beautify Detroit and feed the hungry in the community.

Comerica’s commitment to Michigan and Detroit remains stronger than ever as 2013 approaches.

“Comerica’s devotion to our community is our way of saying thank you to metro Detroiters for helping our business succeed,” said Ogden. “Our hope is that our customers and colleagues see us not only as a bank and a place to work, but as a member of the community.”

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Comerica Bank-Michigan President Thomas D. Ogden and Hatch Detroit co-founders Nick Gorga and Ted Balowski present the 2012 Comerica Hatch Detroit contest winners and La Feria owners Elias and Naomi Khalil and Pilar Baron Hidalgo with a $50,000 check.

A group of interns from the Detroit Summer Finance Institute attended a professional development day at Comerica Bank in July. They heard from speakers on topics such as business etiquette and financial planning.

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By Janice Tessier Vice President, Manager of Corporate Contributions and President, Comerica Charitable Foundation

At Comerica Bank, we know that our business will only succeed if the areas we serve are economically healthy and viable. The success of both the community and Comerica are intertwined. Since 1997, the Comerica Charitable Foundation, which is fully funded by Comerica Incorporated, has played a vital role in the bank’s mission to help improve the economic and social growth of the community.

It’s been a busy year for the foundation. As of November, Comerica and its Charitable Foundation have awarded nearly 850 grants to Michigan nonprofit organizations. This year, we were proud to be recognized by Henry Ford Health System as Foundation of the Year for our contributions to the Detroit community.

It is personally and professionally gratifying to see the Comerica Chari-

table Foundation reach and assist so many in need. The projects we support enhance our commitment to community reinvestment and impact issues that are important to the company and the region. Naturally, one of our main focuses as a financial institution is economic self-sufficiency.

We support programs that focus on financial literacy, job readiness, job creation and retention, and small business training and development.

In addition, the Comerica Charitable Foundation provides grants to deserving organizations and causes that revitalize neighborhoods, includ-

ing affordable housing and transitional housing; support education initiatives, through programs for K-12 and scholarships; improve access to health care, preventive care for the uninsured and under-insured; and support diversity and inclusion.

We at Comerica are tremendously fortunate for the opportunity to positively affect the lives of so many in need in our community, and we can’t wait for the chance to enhance lives and facilitate opportunities for deserving individuals and organizations Janice Tessier with our initiatives in 2013.

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Michigan Economic Index drifts lower in September Comerica Bank’s Michigan Economic Activity Index declined in September, dropping 3.3 points, to a level of 103.3.

The September index reading is 43 points, or 72 percent, above the index cyclical low of 59.9. The index has averaged 104 points thus far in 2012, 13 points above the index average for all of 2011.

“After a swift three-month climb, our Michigan Index gave back some of its recent gains in August and September, declining a combined 4.5 points the last two months,” said Robert A. Dye, chief economist at Comerica Bank. “Job growth eased and exports fell in September. Motor vehicle production slid in September, even as vehicle sales surged to Robert A. Dye a 14.9 million unit rate. We know that October’s vehicle sales dropped to a 14.2 million unit annual rate, but much of that decline is attributable to Hurricane Sandy. We expect auto sales to continue to improve through 2013 as long as we avoid a fiscal-cliff-induced recession in early 2013.”

The Michigan Economic Activity Index consists of seven variables, as follows: nonfarm payrolls, exports, sales tax revenues, hotel occupancy rates, continuing claims for unemployment insurance, building permits, and motor vehicle production. All data are seasonally adjusted, as necessary, and indexed to a base year of 2004. Nominal values have been converted to constant dollar values. Index levels are expressed in terms of three-month moving averages.

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community Celebrating “Education . . . a Matter of Building Bridges” was the theme of Black Family Development, Inc.’s 2012 Annual Presidents’ Dinner and Dr. Gerald K. Smith Humanitarian Award presentations, held on December 6, 2012 at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. Dr. Gerald K. Smith was a founding Board Member of Black Family Development, Inc. (BFDI) dating back to 1976. “It is with pleasure that Black Family Development, Inc.’s Board of Directors recognizes the legacy of one of our most distinguished past Presidents, Dr. Gerald K. Smith. In keeping with the commitment and values of Dr. Smith, this year’s event is a salute to education and youth development,” stated Alice G. Thompson, Chief Executive Officer, BFDI. This year’s recipients of the Dr. Gerald K. Smith Humanitarian Award were selected because of their tremendous contributions in advancing improved educational opportunities and outcomes for children and adolescents in the Detroit region. Honored were: Ralph C. Bland, Superintendent, Detroit Edison Public School

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Academy; Carol Goss, President/CEO, The Skillman Foundation; Gerlma Johnson, Principal, Earhart Elementary/Middle School; Carl J. Latona, General Partner, CjL Strategies LLC; Johnathon Matthews, Principal, Cody Academy of Public Leadership; and Veneda Fox Sanders, Principal, Hope Academy.

In addition to the Humanitarian Awards, three (3) students were provided with the Dr. Gerald K. Smith Scholarship Award: Elizabeth Morales, University of Michigan Student; Stephan Quicksey, Osborn High School Senior; and Terry Wallace, Cody High School Senior.

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cation Achievement Authority of Michigan; Hope Academy; Juvenile Assessment Center; New Detroit, Inc.; Straight Gate International Church; The Skillman Foundation; and Wayne State University School of Social Work.

Keisha Allen served as the Mistress of Ceremony, and introduced the evening’s keynote speaker, Roy Roberts, who provided an inspiring message. Those gathered enjoyed the musical selections by national recording duo 21:03.

The proceeds from the dinner help support BFDI programs that promote education and fun, including the annual Obama Bowl, the BFDI gratefully acknowledged support from its sponsors: Ford African-Centered Olympics, My Healthy Body Olympics, Math Motor Company Fund; Hudson Property Group , LLC; Blue Cross Mastery Challenge, and the Annual Back to School Community Blue Shield of Michigan; Comerica Bank; Clark Hill PLC; DTE En- Day. ergy; Jane Fernanders; Fifth Third Bank; McLaren Macomb; MGM Grand Detroit; Pepsi Bottling Group; St. John Providence Health For more information on BFDI contact 313-758-0150 or visit our System; Gregory Terrell and Company; Alice G. Thompson; Edu- website: www.blackfamilydevelopment.org.

2012 Dr. Gerald K. Smith Humanitarian Award Recipients: (l-r) Carl J. Latona, General Partner, CjL Strategies, LLC; Veneda Fox Sanders, Principal, Hope Academy; Ralph C. Bland, Superintendent, Detroit, Edison Public School Academy; Gerlma Johnson, Principal, Earhart Elementary/Middle; Carol Goss, President/CEO, The Skillman Foundation; and Johnathon Matthews, Principal, Cody Academy of Public Leadership.

Jane Fernanders, Chief Financial Officer, BFDI, and Alice G. Thompson

Alice G. Thompson, Chief Executive Officer, Black Family Development, Inc. and Dr. Gerald K. Smith, Scholarship recipients: Terry Wallace, Cody High School Senior; Elizabeth Morales, University of Michigan Student; Stephan Quicksey, Osborn High School with Kenyatta Stephens, Chief Operating Officer, Black Family Development, Inc. (BFDI)

J. Wm. Covington, Ed. D., Chancellor, Michigan Education Achievement Authority and his leadership team.

Alice G. Thompson, Dr. Ann Smith, wife of Dr. Gerald K. Smith, and Dr. Gerald K. Smith Scholarship Award recipients: Terry Wallace; Elizabeth Morales; and Stephan Quicksey.

Thomas Traylor, Tanya Traylor, BFDI Staff; and guests, Wilda and Robert Biggs.

(l-r seated) David Merritt, previous Dr. Gerald K. Smith Humanitarian Award recipient; Bishop Andrew and Pastor Viveca Merritt, Straight Gate International Church and guests.

Walter and Kenyatta Stephens BFDI Board members: Jason Malone; Dee Dee McKinney Odom; Dr. Ingrid Draper; and Sharon Banks; Alice G. Thompson; Terry Wallace; Stephan Quicksey; Elizabeth Morales; Roy Roberts, Keynote Speaker; Equilla Wainwright, President BFDI Board of Directors; Janice Cosby Bridges; and Wayne Bradley, Sr. BFDI Board members.

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Alice G. Thompson; Carol Goss, Dr. Gerald K. Smith Humanitarian Award Recipient, and Kenyatta Stephens.

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Collective bargaining protects middle class jobs

By Jeff Bean

The middle class isn’t the enemy — it’s the engine that drives our economy, pumping money into local small businesses and creating jobs. Yet Lansing politicians and corporate special interests are eroding the middle class by passing laws that help rich CEOs and attack basic collective bargaining rights.

Michiganders already are suffering, thanks to the actions of politicians in Lansing, who over the last year have passed laws that Jeff Bean hurt children, seniors and families while doing nothing to jumpstart our economy. It was just a year ago when they cut more than $1 billion from local K-12 schools and raised taxes on senior citizens, just to pay for a $1.8 billion tax giveaway for corporate special interests like insurance companies, big banks and oil companies.

Now politicians have about 80 bills sitting in the halls of the State Capitol that take clear aim at the workplace rights of people like teachers, firefighters, and nurses. These include bills that would: impose so-called Right to Work laws for teachers, and create new restrictions on workers’ abilities to peacefully demonstrate during a labor dispute. All of these bills – and dozens more — would weaken basic protections for working men and women, and dismantle our collective bargaining rights.

Enough is enough. A coalition of middle-class families is joining together and taking a stand. Grass-roots volunteers across Michigan are gathering signatures to put a constitutional amendment on the November ballot that will enshrine into the Michigan Constitution the basic right of every worker to collective bargaining. More information about this initiative can be found at protectourjobs.com.

people for no reason, cut people’s wages, eliminate retirement and health care benefits, and outsource jobs to countries such as China and Mexico.

Undermining basic collective bargaining rights won’t do a thing to jumpstart our state’s economy.

Instead, attacking collective bargaining will further weaken the middle class, harm small businesses and send even more jobs overseas.

The politicians and CEOs who favor weakening or ending collective bargaining say that cutting people’s wages will somehow encourage more businesses to come to Michigan. That’s simply not true. What the special interests behind efforts to weaken collective bargaining really want is a license to outsource jobs — just to pad their own profits.

Without basic collective bargaining rights, big corporations will get even richer while small businesses suffer.

Weakening middle-class families’ wages ultimately means fewer trips to local small businesses like hardware stores and movie theaters. Without a middleclass customer base, small businesses will close and more jobs will disappear.

Attacking collective bargaining also hurts our kids. When teachers like me and school employees are stripped of our basic rights at the workplace, the quality of education suffers. Qualified teachers leave their jobs for other careers or teaching jobs in other states.

The best and brightest future teachers leave the state right after graduation.

Michigan kids end up paying the price.

Right-to-work divisiveness is bad for Michigan

By Phil Power

It is what it is.

I am referring, of course, to the political firestorm that has engulfed Michigan ever since Gov. Rick Snyder announced he would sign Right To Work (or Freedom To Work — your word choice) when legislation ending the union shop reaches his desk.

Naturally, we all wish we could live in a more perfect world, one where the lion lies down with the Phil Power lamb, where one political overreach doesn’t beget a counter-overreach, where partisan discussions aren’t always hijacked by the extremists on both sides, and where management and labor collaborate to the benefit of both.

But perfect worlds don’t exist. And the anger, mistrust and ill-will spawned by the RTW debate will now poison Michigan policy-making, maybe for years to come.

It is what it is.

The middle class was created right here in Michigan — and now it’s being smashed.

Meanwhile, life will go on. And there is much important work to do to get our state back on track, to lay the groundwork for our future prosperity, to sniff out the places where things can actually get done, even amidst the current political chaos and paralysis.

It’s time that middle class people speak out to protect their wages, benefits and workplace safety from continued attacks by politicians in Lansing.

For example, Michigan’s entire system of investing in human capital is in urgent need of reform and improvement.

Jeff Bean is a high school teacher with Flint Community Schools, and a leader with the Protect Our Jobs campaign, an effort supported by We Are the People, a labor advocacy group.

The customers of our public, private, charter and online school industry — students, parents, employers — still want and deserve far better learning performance than they’ve been getting.

What will right-to-work law mean for Black workers?

We need to stimulate a sensible discussion about what to do about our worst-performing public schools; the Education Achievement Authority bill now under consideration needs to be carefully thought through.

Collective bargaining gives people the ability to come together and negotiate fair contracts, and help protect jobs, wages, benefits and safety for all workers. Without these basic collective bargaining protections, CEOs can fire

By Stacy Swimp According to the 2010 census Black citizens in Detroit are number one in terms of percentage of total city population, at 84%.

Sadly, Detroit has one of the worst job markets in the nation. Its unemployment rate is above 17%, which is double the national level. It is also double the rate of unemployment for the State of Michigan.

According to Professor Richard Vedder’s Economic Impact Study on Michigan, from 1977 to 2011, per-capital income in right-to-work states grew by 57.4 percent. In contrast, non-right-towork states grew by only 50.9 percent.

Unfortunately, Michigan’s growth was a paltry 23.8 percent. The implication is that States with Right to Work Laws have attracted new jobs at double of the rate of the State of Michigan.

“What we shouldn’t be doing is trying to take away your rights to collective bargaining for higher wages” said President Barack Obama, speaking in Michigan today to union protesters of Right to Work. “These Right to Work laws don’t have anything to do with economics. It has to do with politics. What they are really talking about is giving you the right to work for less money.”

Empirical evidence contradicts the claims of President Obama. Research has shown that some of the numerous benefits of a Right to Work law are: • Net pay, factoring in cost of living changes across this great nation, is typically about $2000 higher in right to work states.

• The share of manufacturing jobs in counties in right-to-work states is onethird higher than in adjacent counties in non–right-to-work states.

• Nine of the last 10 auto factories were built in right to work states. The national UAW contract is more than 2700 pages.

Employers are voting for labor freedom in their selection of business locations.

Nevertheless, many Black workers are allowing themselves to be used by unions to push the false propaganda that a Right to Work law “makes it harder for Black people.” Union leaders are using misleading scare tactics, such as saying that “right-to-work means right to fire,” which they say will particularly harmful to Blacks.

“Detroiters do not fully understand the right-to-work law because financial illiteracy is a serious problem in the city. Most rely on Mildred Gaddis and

other radio personalities, tabloids and paranoid union leaders to feed them miss-information about the need for right-to-work,” says Akindele Akinyemi, noted educator. “As far as Black Americans fighting against right-to-work let me say it’s more of the old guard of leadership that are fighting against this.

Not the young people. Most young Black Americans are looking to get into entrepreneurship, so right-to-work will benefit them more than what the old guard of leadership is discussing. Businesses in right-to-work states tend to be more productive — without shortchanging workers — and this gives them a competitive advantage over unionized states.”

The fact is a Right to Work law empowers workers, giving them the option to choose whether or not to join unions without suffering backlash, such as employer or union retaliation. The law also means that workers may resign union membership, when they so choice, devoid of any consequence.

Mark Mix, CEO/president of the National Right to Work Committee, weighed in on the important of this bill being passed: “Nearly 80 percent of Americans support the principle that no worker should be forced to pay union dues to get or keep a job. Moreover, Right to Work laws are proven job creators that enjoy bipartisan support in 23 states across the country.”

“Voluntarism and free association are quintessential American ideals and we applaud Michigan’s efforts to embrace worker freedom and individual choice in regards to union affiliation.”

Right to Work laws are truly a matter of improving quality of life and worker protection, as it prevents both employers and unions from pressuring, coercing, or forcing any worker to join a union or to keep union membership as a condition of employment.

At the end of the day, however, right to work really comes down to one thing: jobs.

The reality is that no one in the state of Michigan or in the nation is more unemployed and underemployed than Black Americans. Hence, no one has more to gain from a Right to Work law than Black Americans, whose poverty rate (27%) is three times higher than White Americans (9%) and is the highest among all minorities.

Editor’s Note: Stacy Swimp is a conservative commentator.

I worry that the kids who are being badly served by our worst schools deserve a reform package more carefully planned than one is likely to receive in a crowded legislative lame duck session.

We also need to realize the only way to move the performance needle in our schools is to support early childhood learning programs.

But the state’s pre-K program aimed at poor four-olds, the Great Start Readiness Program, gets only $109 million in state support — barely a blip compared to the $14 billion Michigan spends on our K-12 school system.

It’s disgraceful that 30,000 children who are eligible for it have to be left out for lack of slots.

Many, including the business-led Children’s Leadership Council of Michigan and Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Roger Kahn (R-Saginaw) are calling for sharply increased spending here.

We need the political space and sanity to address this problem. Also, we need to do something about Michigan’s dis-

graceful long strangling of support for our community colleges and universities.

We’re pretty close to leading the nation in reducing state support for higher education in recent years, a policy choice that has led directly to big tuition increases and skyrocketing student debt.

And amid all the chaos, we need to notice that two terrible ideas have been slipped into other bills at the eleventh hour in Lansing.

One would allow health care providers to refuse to provide services for patients when they have a “moral” objection.

The other would require women seeking insurance to purchase an additional abortion rider, something aimed directly at poor women who wish to exercise their right to end an unplanned pregnancy.

The conscientious objection bill is especially damaging and redundant.

Michigan law already provides for conscientious objection to providers who don’t want to provide abortion services.

But make no mistake about it.

The pending bill is aimed squarely at birth control … a practice used by the vast majority of sexually active women.

Both should be stopped, removed, or (governor, are you listening?) vetoed.

While we’re at it, it’s no coincidence that at exactly the same time we are fighting over RTW, it’s becoming more and more likely that Detroit will slip into bankruptcy.

Maybe right-to-work is the best thing for Michigan workers, maybe it’s the worst.

But everyone should be able to agree that it is intolerable to see our largest city going broke, captured by politicians and interest groups slow-walking towards restructuring.

Michigan needs an urban agenda for all its cities from Benton Harbor to Flint to Ecorse. We don’t have one.

Nobody can deny that the passions aroused by Right To Work are very, very strong. But Michigan still has lots of problems that won’t go away, regardless of what happens to RTW. Especially now, we need the sanity and common sense to address them.

That, too, is what it is.

Editor’s note: Former newspaper publisher and University of Michigan Regent Phil Power is a longtime observer of Michigan politics and economics.

He is also the founder and chairman of the Center for Michigan, a nonprofit, bipartisan centrist think–and–do tank, designed to cure Michigan’s dysfunctional political culture; the Center also publishes Bridge Magazine. The opinions expressed here are Power’s own and do not represent the official views of the Center. He welcomes your comments at ppower@thecenterformichigan.net

Investment in innovation is for public good

By Sean Pool & Jennifer Erickson

Investing in innovation pays off.

The World Economic Forum, an international nongovernmental organization that assesses global business and socioeconomic policy, classified the United States in the 21st century as an “innovation-driven economy.”

This means that the creation of new wealth depends not just on traditional inputs like natural resources, land, or labor — or on increasing the efficiency of existing capabilities.

Rather, new wealth in an innovationdriven economy requires the discovery and development of new ideas to solve old problems; the seizing of new opportunities with technology and ingenuity.

But the importance of innovation is not measured simply in new inventions.

Innovation also requires dissemination through market adoption and public acceptance.

While the private sector has a key role to play in making innovation happen, government must provide three key

public-good inputs that allow innovation to blossom: investments in human capital, infrastructure, and research.

January will bring deep budget cuts to all three of these critical innovation investments if President Barack Obama and Washington lawmakers don’t avert the automatic spending cuts in the socalled fiscal showdown debate over how to reduce the deficit.

To be sure, deficit reduction is an important national priority, but as President Obama said in 2011, “Cutting the deficit by gutting our investments in innovation and education is like lightening an overloaded airplane by removing its engine.

It may make you feel like you’re flying high at first, but it won’t take long before you feel the impact.”

The Center for American Progress has previously highlighted how investments in all three areas are critical to our competitiveness. Today we’ll take a closer look at one of these key innovation ingredients: research.

To be continued...

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Celebrate! It’s summer time! Communications will flow easily for you this week. Dress up and get the weekend started earlier. Social life can take your mind off heavy subjects. Don’t tighten up, brighten up!

Soul Affirmation: I get joy from giving.

Lucky Numbers: 2, 12, 16

TAURUS

Stay positive on all fronts this week. You’ll receive subtle cues this week that will confirm what you already know to be true. Act on your instincts and others will be receptive to your vibes. Even if you feel fleeting moments of uncertainty this week, go with the flow and be a team player.

Soul Affirmation: This week is the day the Lord has made. I rejoice in it.

Lucky Numbers: 18, 26, 33

SAGITTARIUS

Your agreement with coworkers should improve as you take steps to strengthen emotional connections. Keeping things to yourself will not pay off for you this week.

Love waits for you if you ask. A message from a distant source contains a clue.

Soul Affirmation: I let the outer world and inner world change places this week

Soul Affirmation: Communication is a skeleton key that fits many doors.

Lucky Numbers: 27, 29, 45

Lucky Numbers: 48, 51, 54

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This week remember to pamper yourself by giving. To give with no expectation of receiving in return is a luxury of the joy filled spirit. The act of giving has a reciprocal effect on those that it touches. So when you share your gifts know that as you do you are lavishing on not only others but also yourself.

Dealing with smaller issues is the order of the week. Your soul vibrations will not attune easily to lofty subjects, long-ranged plans and the other aspects of the bigger picture.

Attention to details will however, give a sense of accomplishment.

Soul Affirmation: Giving is a luxury that a rich spirit can afford.

Lucky Numbers: 33, 49, 51

Your positive energy will spread feverishly among family and friends this week. Your timing is just right because your positive vibes will be the extra nudge someone needs to pull through the week. Your strength and friendship will be tested.

Soul Affirmation: Facing down challenges makes me feel good about myself.

Lucky Numbers: 11, 15, 42

LIBRA

Romance, friendship, family ties, no matter what you call it, love is your special blessing this week.

Allow yourself to show love and to be loved. Bless someone by sharing your love and you will be blessed in return.

Soul Affirmation: Giving love is finding love.

Lucky Numbers: 2, 13, 19

CANCER

Call a family member to ask for a second opinion on something important. A different perspective will give you more options on your action plan. Use your faith to guide you through a mental maze that might stir up confusion.

Soul Affirmation: I smile and trust in the powers beyond myself.

Soul Affirmation: People love me, yes they do.

Lucky Numbers: 18, 22, 40

PISCES

SCORPIO

You’re not usually a gambler but luck is with you as never before in recent months. You have the Midas touch this week. Buy a lottery ticket or make a wager. Gamble on love if you have that option. You can’t miss if you follow your instincts.

Soul Affirmation: My hunches pay all day this week.

Lucky Numbers: 8, 24, 37

Use better judgment with regard to financial matters. Stop rationalizing. Money is important. Do something about the fact that you might find yourself broke more often than you wish. Continuing to deny it will, of course, delay doing something about it.

Soul Affirmation: I find comfort in the familiar.

Lucky Numbers: 1, 14, 19

NFPA urges the public to stay warm, safe this winter

As temperatures continue to drop in the months ahead, the risk of home heating fires peaks.

In fact, December, January and February are the leading months for home fires, when half of all home heating fires occur.

• Remember to turn portable heaters off when leaving the room or going to bed.

“The use of heating equipment largely contributes to the peak in U.S. home fires during the winter months,� said Lorraine Carli, vice president of communications at the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).

• Make sure the fireplace has a sturdy screen to stop sparks from flying

• Always use the right kind of fuel, specified by the manufacturer, for fuel-burning space heaters.

into the room. Ashes should be cool before putting them in a metal container. Keep the container a safe distance away from your home.

• Test all smoke alarms monthly and replace the batteries once a year, or when they begin to chirp, which means the batteries are running low.

• Install carbon monoxide (CO) alarms outside each sleeping area and on every level of the home.

Test the alarms monthly.

All NFPA codes and standards can be viewed at no cost at www.nfpa. org/freeaccess. You will find this information to be helpful today and into the future.

Below are NFPA’s tips for safely heating your home this winter: • All heaters need space. Keep anything that can burn at least three feet away from heating equipment, like the furnace, fireplace, wood stove, or portable space heater. • Have a three-foot “kidfree zoneâ€? around open fires and space heaters. • Never use your oven to heat your home.

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U-M renews $1.8 million in Motown gives back to Detroit students with donation to DPS funding for Africa Studies Center Some think of Africa as a land of endless war, poverty and disease. The Economist magazine once dismissed it as “the hopeless continent.”

Musician and Motown enthusiast Drew Schultz and Motown musical legends gave back to Detroit students through the Detroit Public Schools Foundation with sales from his debut album, “Back to Class.”

Prior to the Four Tops’ performance at the Motor City Casino Sound Board on Dec. 13, the musicians presented their first donation of proceeds from album sales to the DPS Foundation to benefit music programs at DPS. The Four Tops, Spyder Turner and James Jamerson Jr., among many others, were in attendance to celebrate the first donation.

“Motown’s inspiration for Detroit has continued through the generations, and the love of music can be felt in the rhythm of the city,” said Glenda Price, president of the DPS Foundation.

“It’s through the generous spirit of people like Drew and the legendary artists who worked on this album that our foundation can continue working to enhance and celebrate the tradition of musical excellence in Detroit schools.”

Fine and performing arts are among the priorities of the DPS Foundation in its support of value-added programs and activities for Detroit students.

The DPS Foundation has provided support for such musical traditions as the annual Evening of Fine Arts at the Fox Theatre, which showcases the many artistic talents of DPS students, and the revival, after more than a decade, of the All City High School Marching Band.

Schultz’ 16-song “Back to Class” album was written as a love letter to Detroit soul music, featuring

But the University of Michigan has a sharply different view. It sees the challenges but also recognizes the promise and opportunities in Africa, which has actually been booming for much of the past decade.

That’s why the university has renewed $1.8 million in funding over the next three years for its Africa Studies Center.

The money will support research, courses, fellowships and several other initiatives.

Drew Schultz up and coming talent, as well as many of the musical legends with whom Schultz has performed.

The Four Tops, members of the Funk Brothers, Ken Knox of Chairmen of the Board, Melvin Davis, Spyder Turner, Dennis Coffey, Lenny Pickett, James Jamerson Jr., Pat Lewis, Rob Carter and many others perform on the record.

The stage for development of the album was set in the summer of 2009. Falling in love with the Motown sound at a young age, Schultz chose to pursue his dreams and study music at New York University where he earned the opportunity to intern at Motown’s New York studios with producer Harry Weinger.

A week prior to beginning his senior year at NYU, Schultz was asked to move to Detroit to tour with the Four Tops as a percussionist, drummer, archivist and substitute conductor. Schultz also played with such Detroit legends as the Temptations, Aretha Franklin and Martha Reeves.

After life on the road, Schultz finished his college degree in 2012 while

simultaneously recording his first album. Released in September, the album revolves around Schultz’ move from New York to Detroit and was produced in an effort to help keep music alive in Detroit by supporting music programs, like those funded by the DPS Foundation.

Derek Peterson, the center’s acting director, said there are good reasons to be optimistic about Africa.

Schultz’ “Back to Class” is available for purchase on iTunes, CD Baby and Amazon. For more information about Schultz or his album, visit www. dsdrums.com.

Eleven of the 20 fastest-growing economies are now in Africa, the International Monetary Fund reported this year.

Last year, the Economist changed its assessment, declaring that Africa is now “the hopeful continent.”

The Detroit Public Schools Foundation is a tax-exempt organization dedicated to raising, managing and stewarding funds and other resources to support value-added programs and activities for the benefit of the Detroit Public Schools, DPS-authorized charter schools, DPS schools placed in the Education Achievement Authority and their respective students.

Detroit Public Schools Foundation operates independently of the Detroit Public Schools.

For more information, visit DetroitPSFoundation.org.

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“Economies are growing, governments are becoming more responsible and people are prospering,” he said.

“What the African Studies Center wants to do is to help students and

faculty realize there is a tremendously exciting knowledge being generated in Africa, by Africans, and that this intellectual, religious, and economic dynamism has real effects on the way the world more generally works,” Peterson said.

analysis for African scholars.

U-M has long been a leader in Africa studies, but the university changed its approach after U-M President Mary Sue Coleman led a delegation to the continent in 2008.

• Study-abroad summer programs for engineering students in Ghana.

In the wake of Coleman’s trip, the Africa Studies Center was founded with a mission to go far beyond the social sciences and humanities—the traditional focus of African centers at most other universities.

U-M’s center began drawing in students and professors from engineering, public health, law, medicine, public policy and many other fields.

“No other university that I know of has had as much success or has tried to integrate so many fields of study in the same center for African studies,” Peterson said.

Along with supporting six international conferences and the travel of students and faculty to Africa, the center has funded: • Courses on statistical

• Rebuilding the school of engineering at the University of Liberia.

• Projects cataloging and preserving government archives in Uganda and South Sudan.

The center has also created the African Scholars Program, which each year brings to Ann Arbor 14 scholars from a variety of disciplines for up to six months of sabbatical research. So far, 61 scholars have participated in the program, and many are collaborating with their U-M mentors.

Peterson said African universities are doing tremendous work rethinking the ways political communities, economies and other things should work.

“What the study of Africa helps us see is the other possibilities and the other kinds of opportunities that are emerging at the margins outside the world we are familiar with as North Americans,” he said.

For more about what U-M is doing in Africa, check the university’s interactive global map: http://global.umich.edu/ worldwide/map

Company makes bread donation Aunt Millie’s donated 4,800 loaves of Butter Top White Bread to Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan on Dec. 17. The bread will be delivered fresh to Gleaners for distribution to those in need this holiday season. The food bank is located at 2131 Beaufait Street in Detroit.

Established in 1987 by two people who saw the need for an emergency food provider, New Hope Outreach has rapidly grown due to the economic times.

Food is distributed every day and now serves approximately 600 families and 2000 people yearly.

In addition 400 bushel baskets of food are distributed at Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter.

“The need for food has been steadily increasing,” said W. DeWayne Wells, President . “Aunt Millie’s generous contribution to our supply will certainly be a benefit to our cause.”

Founded in 1977, Gleaners Community Food Bank was among the first foodbanks in the country. Today it distributes more than 46 million pounds annually, equivalent to over 700,000 meals per week. Headquartered in Detroit, Gleaners operates a total of five distribution centers which provide food to 600 partner agencies throughout southeastern Michigan.

With an estimated one in eight Michigan residents not able to feed their families on their own during this year, the need for emergency food has soared.

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Rev. Holley honored as 2012 ‘Newsmaker’

Dr. Jim Holley, pastor, entrepreneur and humanitarian is this year’s recipient of the Michigan Chronicle 2012 Legacy in Motion Newsmaker Award.

Holley, the senior pastor of Historic Little Rock Baptist Church, has been working diligently in his ministry for 40 years. His accomplishments many and wide-ranging.

He started the Detroit Academy of Arts & Science, a K through 8 institution, and the Woodward Collegiate Preparatory School, a 9 through 12 educational institution.

REV. JIM HOLLEY (left) receives the Michigan Chronicle 2012 Legacy in Motion Newsmaker Award, presented by O’Neil D. Swanson Sr., president and CEO, Swanson Funeral Home, Inc.

Pastor Holley is also responsible for bringing over $5.5 million to the city of Detroit by hosting one of the largest African American conferences, the National Baptist Congress. His ministerial philosophy is built on a firm foundation of God and education.

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Marygrove College helps students affected by new Pell Grant legislation DSA School of Performing Arts students with T.I.

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By Nichol Black

T.I has become a multimedia master. He has sold millions of albums, had roles roles in movies such as “Takers,” “ATL,” and “Identity Theft” and now is in the second season of his reality show, “T.I & Tiny, the Family Hustle.” The show allows the world to get a glimpse of who the King of the South is as a family man.

Detroit was blessed with the presence of a man whose song lyrics may not be “church” but the man behind the music has his own type of “ministry.”

T.I. made a trip to the Motor City to promote his new album, “Trouble Man, Heavy is the Head,” but more importantly

of an inability to pay.

The college estimates it will cost between $1M and $1.5M over the next two years to carry out its mission to support these students. To this end, Marygrove has developed a funding strategy to help close the financial aid gap for students who will exhaust their Pell grant funding before completion of their degree.

The college has committed to ensuring that ability to pay will not prevent students affected by the Pell Grant changes from graduating on time.

A key part of this commitment comes from a generous matching gift pledge from new Marygrove Board of Trustees appointee and alumna Nan McDonough Geschke ’64, who has pledged to match, dollar for dollar, all alumni donations during Marygrove’s annual fall appeal.

Clifford Joseph Harris Jr., known as T.I, the king of the South, has also being labeled as the King of Comeback. Born and raised in Atlanta, he noticed that he had a great God-given gift at an early age. In the early 2000s T.I became a force to be reckoned with, being named as “the ‘Jay-Z’ of the South

by Pharrell.

At the young age of 32, T.I has made great strides in his life and career, including serving time in prison in 2011. He has overcome the odds so that his future will not be like parts of his past. He’s shown young Black men that their dreams can come true if they push past the obstacles.

Marygrove College is among only a handful of private colleges in Michigan that is taking action to support its students affected by new Pell Grant restrictions that went into effect in July, 2012.

Nicole Black (left), T.I. and Amber Bogin. while promoting his new project, he took time out to visit the Detroit School of Performing Arts where he was greeted with open arms and a roomful of excited fans.

He spoke to the students regarding the importance of education, informing them that fame without education is nothing. He also gave the students an opportunity to ask questions regarding their talents and gifts, as well as the do’s and don’ts regarding the entertainment business.

He encouraged them to be obedient to their parents and stressed the fact that family life is the best thing that any person could ever have.

In today’s society many rap artists fall short of being positive role

models, but I believe there is some good in everyone.

T.I may not be your typical preacher with a robe, Bible and a briefcase, but true ministry is reaching out to the lost and standing in the gap when there is a need. His ministry has challenged young Black men and women to live a better and more productive lives, using his life as an example of how wrong decisions can have a devastating effect that can cost you everything that you have worked for.

T.I stated that he was grateful for another chance. His music has reached millions, and on a personal level, he is helping teens by giving them hope for a better life now and in the future.

“We see these steps as a natural response, and in keeping with our urban leadership mission,” said Dr. David J. Fike, Marygrove’s president.

The Pell Grant restrictions imposed by policymakers in Washington effectively “pulled the rug out” from students who, through no fault of their own, lost funding that they were depending on to complete their college education.

Even before the Pell Grant changes went into effect, Marygrove began advocating strongly on the national level for low income students.

Under Fike’s leadership, Marygrove helped form the “Yes We Must Coalition,” a national group of independent universities and colleges whose enrollment comprises a majority of Pell students. Dr. Fike and other members of the Coalition met with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and have

New restrictions have increased the household income requirement, scales back the number of funded semesters and disproportionately affects lower income students.

In fact, 150 Marygrove students were directly affected and were faced with putting their college dreams on hold because

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The current state of the Detroit Public Schools is a mockery of Brown v Board of Education and it exposes the deep inequities in education.

Just because your child is not enrolled in the Detroit Public Schools does not mean you shouldn’t be concerned about the fate of the district before it heads toward implosion.

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like Detroit where a national reading report card places the city at number 56 out of the 75 largest metropolitan cities in the U.S. surveyed. That means literacy is shamefully low in the city and we are doing little or nothing to change the deplorable situation.

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— George Allen, Sr. Combining the four Sundays in Advent along with the first Sunday in Epiphany, we are invited to celebrate the hope, peace, love, joy and light of this season. In many African American settings of the church we also celebrate Kwanzaa during Epiphany.

Maulana Karenga founded Kwanzaa in 1966. It is a week-long celebration.

According to Dr. Karenga, the purpose of the celebrations are to honor African heritage in African Canadian and African American culture. Observed from December 26 to January 1, Kwanzaa’s seven core principles (Nguzo Saba) are: Unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, and faith.

Epiphany, which means manifestation, sometimes called Theophaneia, which means vision of God, is celebrated after Kwanzaa on January 6. Epiphany is a traditional, Christian feast-day which celebrates the revelation of God as a human in the person of Jesus Christ.

In the West, traditional Christians commemorate the visitation of the Magi (the three wise men). On the other hand,

For centuries, Biblical women, women in antiquity, and many women in contemporary society have hoped to birth their own children. The women in the first two eras were shamed if they did not have children, especially a male child, usually the heir apparent.

There is only one reference in all of Holy Writ where women are named heir apparent (Numbers 27:6-8). This exception is made in the event there are no sons. The most striking plea for a son is found in I Samuel 1:10.

In many places, there are pleas for the Son of God, Jesus, to restore our spoken and whispering hope for hearts, homes, and a world filled with His peace, love, joy and light.

One songwriter put it this way “The hopes and fears of all the years are met in Thee tonight.”

Please pray for the 6,650 American souls and the 8,040 coalition souls killed in action (as of 12/05/2012), their families and especially their children.

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In addition to these leadership efforts by the college, newly appointed Marygrove Board of Trustees member and alumna Nan McDonough Geschke ’64, has taken this situation to heart and has personally committed to matching all gifts from alumni and friends of Marygrove during the annual fall appeal.

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Detroit’s 56th place in the 2010 study is the same spot it occupied in a similar report in 2005. The highest rank the city got was 50th in 2007.

Washington, D.C., was rated the most well-read city in the nation and following that were Seattle, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, St. Paul, Denver, Portland, St. Louis, Cincinnati and Boston.

Its is also noteworthy that these cities are among the most admired places in the nation and they have, in fact, become meccas for those seeking greener pastures. When young people are making the exodus from the state, more than likely they are moving to one of the cities mentioned in this report.

There is no possible way we can bank on attracting young families to the city if basic amenities like recreational centers are not available on a full scale.

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Accelerating the speed of business growth AT&T commits $19 billion to support area business growth Area businesses sloshing through Michigan’s sluggish economic recovery will soon receive much-needed infrastructure support, thanks to global communications leader AT&T’s network improvement plans announced last week.

The improvements — to expand backhaul, enable 4G speeds, increase mobile broadband capacity and upgrade hundreds of cell sites — are predicted to accelerate the pace of area business growth.

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Gov. Snyder keynotes Pancakes & Politics Gov. Rick Snyder kicked off the Michigan Chronicle’s Pancakes & Politics season at the Detroit Athletic Club on March 3 with a candid conversation built around reinventing Michigan. At left, Snyder chats with Curtis Ivery, Wayne County Community College Chancellor, Betty Brooks, community leader, and Shaun Wilson, Vice President, Director of Client and Community Relations, PNC Bank, and Ric DeVore, Regional President, PNC Bank. See page C-7 for photo highlights.

“We feel very confident about Detroit’s economic recovery,” stated Jim Murray, president of AT&T Michigan.

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Nearly 32,000 students registered for credit classes at all five of the District locations and online. Additionally, the District expects more than 40,000 non-credit students to register as well for a total of nearly 72,000 served in all programs.

WCCCD, the multi-campus district serving 32 communities in Southeast Michigan, has seen exponential growth as degree and certificate programs have been expanded, infrastructure improved, and

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Christians in the East commemorate the baptism of Jesus.

The current season of Advent is about hope, in some cases whispering hope, hope that cannot be spoken except from the heart. Hope for the likes of Moses, Esther, Jesus, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Fannie Lou Hammer.

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Through this strategy, Marygrove commits to fund the loss of Pell grants for up to the equivalent of two full time academic years, contingent upon students developing a degree completion Plan of Work with their academic advisor

been contacting congressional representatives to educate them about the Pell Grant policy’s impact as well as other issues affecting these students.

investments in students, services and technologies increased.

“In this economy, post secondary education and training is the ticket to competing in today’s changing workforce.

Access to higher education-especially community colleges--is critical,” said Dr. Curtis Ivery, chancellor. “WCCCD is an integral economic and social catalyst to the health and welfare of this region and state.”

A recent economic impact study reported that WCCCD’s students generate more than $122 million in taxable income annually to the region and state. Every dollar that is invested in WCCCD returns

$22.80 in benefits to all Michigan residents.

Having been recognized as one of the fastest growing community colleges in the nation and the largest urban community college in Michigan, WCCCD was forced to cap enrollment during the spring 2010 semester. This year, under the direction of Dr. Ivery, WCCCD lifted the enrollment cap to make certain that no student was turned away in spite of WCCCD’s funding challenges.

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state for vibrant growth and a strong economic future.

Community colleges across the nation face difficult decisions in a climate of limited resources. The commitment of WCCCD in assuring that the doors to educational opportunities remain open is a direct result of the determination of faculty, staff and administrators.

“Our students and all those we serve need us to work as hard as we can for them. If we can’t be the difference between success and a future of limited options, we are not living up to the mission and vision of this institution,” said Dr. Ivery.

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Comerica Sponsors MADD’s Tie One On For Safety campaign Comerica Bank has been named a 2012 Workplace Red Ribbon Sponsor by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) in the annual Tie One On For Safety campaign.

• New Year’s Day is the single most dangerous day of the year, with 78 drunk driving deaths in 2010 – a 178 percent increase over an average day.

• The proportion of people killed in drunk driving crashes over the Thanksgiving holiday spiked 30 percent in 2010 compared with the rest of the year.

“These aren’t just numbers to those of us at MADD Michigan who see on a daily basis the heartache and devastation caused by drunk driving crashes. These are family, friends, co-workers and neighbors,” said Sherry McGee, MADD Michigan state executive director. “That is why we’re urging Michigan residents to Tie One On For Safety and plan ahead for a sober designated driver if they’re going to celebrate with alcohol. Drunk driving crashes are 100 percent preventable.”

Mothers Against Drunk Driving Michigan Executive Director Sherry McGee, PhD. and Patricia McCann, vice president and national civic affairs manager at Comerica Bank, with guest speaker Joseph Feko at the Tie One On For Safety campaign kickoff event. Feko shared his emotional story about losing his 25- year-old son who was struck and killed by a drunk driver.

Rhonda Davenport Johnson, senior vice president and loan center director, proudly ties a bright red ribbon on her car in support of MADD’s Tie One On For Safety campaign. The ribbon represents a pledge to drive sober and support of a drunk driving crackdown during the holidays.

Tie One On For Safety is a campaign that encourages motorists to sport a red ribbon on their cars in support of police officers cracking down on drunk driving during the holidays. The ribbon also represents a pledge to drive safe, sober and buckled up. Comerica will distribute red ribbons to employees statewide to help raise awareness and take a stand against drunk driving.

Hammond still lives by the values instilled in him by his mother and tries to volunteer at least once per month. He spends his free time at many metro Detroit area charity events, including the Rainbow Run 5k, United Negro College Robert Hammond III Fund’s Walk for Education and Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. Hammond also shares his time and talents with organizations such as Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan, United Way for Southeastern Michigan and serves on the board of directors for the Ferndale Area Chamber of Commerce.

What sets you apart?

“I truly believe in the core philosophy that it is my absolute duty to give back to those less fortunate. I’ve also made it a personal mission to encourage my family, friends and colleagues to get out and do something positive for someone else. So far, I’ve been pretty successful and have been able to organize a volunteer project with my Comerica team at least four times a year.”

How do you encourage others to volunteer?

“I take a unique approach when encouraging others to volunteer. I stay away from describing the negative circumstances those we help are experiencing. Instead, I ask people to look to themselves and to realize how fortunate they are to have food, water and warm clothing. I try to describe how truly rewarding it is to know you were able to help.”

What has been your favorite volunteering experience?

“When Comerica Cares helped facilitate the Rainbow Run. It was the most fun I’ve had volunteering. It was a blast interacting with such a diverse group of service-oriented people.

It highlights how even the most diverse group of people can come together to support a cause they believe in.”

Why do you volunteer?

Comerica hosts workshop for minority suppliers Comerica Bank partnered with the Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council to host “Partnering for Success – A True Story!,” a seminar for minority business owners offering tips and advice to guests seeking successful partnership opportunities. A panel of business leaders from Optech, W3R Consulting and Comerica shared success stories, answered questions and networked with nearly 50 guests at Comerica Bank Center in Detroit on Tuesday, Nov. 27.

Volunteering is bigger than any single person, it brings communities together. As a child, Robert Hammond III, assistant vice president and branch manager at Comerica Bank, came to the realization that it’s his responsibility to give back to those less fortunate.

At the age of 12, Hammond’s eyes were opened when accompanying his mother to work at a nonprofit that focused on helping homeless individuals get back on their feet. Although it was not required, he offered the other volunteers a helping hand. Whether it was entering data, sweeping floors or serving meals, Hammond was happy to do his part.

According to MADD, the holiday season is one of the most dangerous times to be on the road because of an increase in drunk driving.

• The proportion of drunk driving deaths over the Christmas holiday in 2010 increased by 14 percent compared with two years prior.

SERVICE SPOTLIGHT Robert Hammond

“It’s simple, I volunteer because I am able and I’m in a position to truly make a difference in someone’s life. I would be lying if I didn’t admit I also volunteer for myself. It’s the most amazing thing when someone stops you on the street because they remember you being there with a pair of gloves when their hands were cold or a hot meal when they were hungry. There isn’t a thing in this world as rewarding as helping a fellow human being.”

From left are Robert Engelman, vice president of I.S. at Comerica and event moderator; Lisa Anderson, business unit manager at Optech; Ronia Kruse, president and CEO of Optech; Eric Hardy, CEO of W3R Consulting; David Reich, director of national delivery with W3R Consulting; and Adil Karachiwala, vice president of procurement at Comerica employee and event moderator.

Comerica Cares Volunteers Support Oakland County Sheriff’s Department Annual Holiday Benefit for the Disabled For Comerica Cares volunteers, ‘tis the season for spreading holiday cheer and giving back to those who need a little help this Christmas.

Members from Comerica’s Internal Audit Department donated their time and money as they assisted the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department with its annual Kmart Shopping Spree Holiday Event in Waterford on Saturday, Dec. 15.

Comerica Cares volunteers Mia Lewis (left) and Rochelle Francis (right) wrap gifts for the parents of low-income and disabled children during last year’s Kmart Shopping Spree hosted by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department.

Every year, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department partners with Kmart, providing low-income and disabled children with a day of shopping fun and big smiles. Each child was paired with one or more volunteers and made their way up and down the aisles selecting Christmas gifts. To complete the shopping ex-

perience, the children headed to the register to ‘checkout’ before making it over to the gift wrapping station.

Santa Claus was also on hand, taking photos with the children.

This year, more than 20 Comerica Cares volunteers pitched in to help make it a day to remember for the children involved. The Comerica employees helped set up, walked up and down the store’s aisles to shop with the children, wrapped gifts, snapped photographs and served refreshments to parents as they waited.

Although it was the children who received the gifts, everyone involved left with a little extra joy in their heart after being part of such a rewarding event.

Robert Hammond encourages his Comerica colleagues to find time to volunteer throughout the year. From left are Comerica Cares volunteers Monica Tucker, Carm Kossel, Chekenna Hunter and Robert Hammond who checked in runners at the registration table during the Rainbow Run 5k during a quarterly volunteering session organized by Hammond.

For more information on how Comerica volunteers are giving back to our community, visit

www.facebook.com/ComericaCares.

Comerica employees adopt children in need this Christmas

On Friday, Dec. 7 thousands of low-income children were treated to an evening of kindness and generosity during the North End Youth Improvement Council’s annual Adopt-aChild for Christmas Party at Cobo Center in downtown Detroit. This year, more than 2,500 youth, ranging in age from newborn to 12, will enjoy a merrier Christmas.

Monica Martinez, senior vice president of business affairs at Comerica Bank, received the 2012 Adelita Award by MANA de Metro Detroit (MANA). This award recognizes the achievements of women who have served the Hispanic community and embody the values and philosophy of the organization. MANA’s mission is to empower Hispanic women and create a better quality of life through education, leadership development and advocacy. Martinez was recognized last month at MANA’s annual Brindis luncheon and awards ceremony at the DoubleTree Suites in downtown Detroit.

Comerica em­ ployees helped spread holiday cheer by “adopting” 15 children and providing gifts such as warm clothing, new bikes and toys.

Volunteers also had the opportunity to share the gift of compassion, spending time with their adopted youth for an evening of entertainment and celebration.

Amal Berry-Brown, vice president and diversity education manager, speaks to a group of entrepreneurs at the National Association of Women Business Owners annual holiday luncheon.

Comerica Cares volunteer Pam Nolen, helps spread holiday cheer by giving her “adopted” child a Christmas gift during the North End Youth Jakayla Carmichael Improvement Council’s Adopt-a-Child grins from ear to ear Christmas Party. after receiving a brand Team, which adopted five children, and new doll from a Com• Business Affairs, which adopted three chilerica colleague during the North End Youth dren.

Improvement Coun“From my personal perspective, we always cil’s Adopt-a-Child want to be out in the community providing assistance to individuals in need,” said Pam Christmas Party.

A diverse group of Comerica employees answered the call and sponsored children this year, including:

Nolen, vice president and senior team leader, International Trade Services at Comerica Bank.

“This is just another extension of Comerica’s involvement in the community.”

• Comerica African American Network, which adopted seven children,

For more information about the North End Youth Improvement Council, visit www.neyic. org.

• Service Company’s Extended Leadership

Comerica Sponsors National Association of Women Business Owners Holiday Luncheon Comerica Bank was the presenting sponsor for the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) Greater Detroit Chapter’s annual holiday luncheon at Shriner’s Silver Garden Events Center in Southfield on Thursday, Dec. 6.

NAWBO’s Greater Detroit Chapter was chartered in 1980 and continues to highlight the accomplishments of women entrepreneurs throughout metro Detroit.

This year’s holiday luncheon was an afternoon of networking, shopping and charity. Business owners mingled with one another while making the rounds through a holiday marketplace showcasing different businesses. Attendees brought unopened toys for Angel Tree Charity to help ensure there are presents under the tree Christmas morning for girls and boys in need.

For more information about the National Association of Women Business Owners visit www.nawbogdc.com.

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December 19-25, 2012

Guns: Will Obama be able to score a touchdown for common sense?

guns involved, mass killings that have become commonplace in America could never happen.

By Leland Stein III

Before

I start this discourse, let’s take a look at the words of the Second Amendment. It says, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a Free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

Now the tragic Newtown, Connecticut, carnage where a heavily armed man walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School and within minutes, 26 people were dead at — 20 of them children.

With the death toll at 26, the Newtown shooting is the second-deadliest school shooting in U.S. history, behind only the 2007 shooting at Virginia Tech that left 32 people dead. This one brings the assault weapons charge into greater focus as it only took a couple minutes to blast off shot after shot. Reports note he even had enough clips to fire another 100 rounds.

When anyone looks at the words of the Second Amendment, which was ratified in 1791, in a historical context it should be obvious that the country did not have a valid military, just finished a war with Britain, was in a constant war with Native Americans as we took their land, did not have immediate communication modes and roads to connect people as they moved across America, they needed guns to hunt for food and keep bandits at bay.

All that has changed as America has become the biggest military conglomerate in the world. The National Guard was founded in the early 1900s and the goal and purpose of the Second Amendment in reality was changed forever. We now have the marines, army, air force and city police.

KASANDRA MICHELLE PERKINS, Jovan Belcher’s deceased girlfriend, with daughter Zoey Michelle Belcher. Right, Belcher of the Kansas City Chiefs.

I do not want peoples’ guns banned for hunting and protection, but assault weapons have no place in a civilized society. The rest of our close friends (countries have already figured this out, so why can’t we?

No way in the Founding Fathers’ wisdom could they could have envisioned that this country would have nuclear weapons, planes that can fly and drop bombs in one’s doorway, food available in close stores, refrigerators to store food and the ability to just pick up a phone and talk to a person a thousand miles away.

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“It’s our first job,” said President Barack Obama, referring to protecting the young. “If we don’t get that right, then we won’t get anything right. That is how we will be judged . . . Can we honestly say we are doing enough to keep our children, all of us, safe from harm? If we are honest with ourselves, the answer is no . . . we are not doing enough and we have to change.”

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was covering the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China when a mentally deranged man lost it and stabbed two people in a crowed area before he got his roughed up. By the way, our communist Chinese brothers’ police, like the democratic British bobbies, do not carry guns. Imagine police that do not even have to carry a weapon to police its populace; that concept is unthinkable in American society where cops routinely get killed.

Later in the media press tribune in Beijing when the word got back to us, almost all concurred: “If this has been in the United States that guy would have shot at least 10 to 20 people before he was stopped.”

We all said that matter of factly and went back to our business of covering the 2008 Olympic Games. This is just business as usual in my beloved country.

Recently one of my media colleagues, Bob Costas, during halftime of “Sunday Night Football,” pushed for gun control following Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher’s killing of his 22-yearold girlfriend and himself. That gun left

Facts: The United States has the highest rate of civilian gun ownership in the world, twice that of the country with the second highest rate. The United States also has the highest homicide rate of any affluent democracy, nearly four times higher than France or the United Kingdom, six times higher than Germany. Guns are involved in two-thirds of all murders in the U.S.

PRESIDENT OBAMA speaks in Newtown, Connecticut. a young baby motherless and fatherless.

ing to an article called “Excuse me, Bob Costas, but you’re an idiot, so shut up.”

Reading from an article written another sportswriter, Costas said, Jovan Belcher didn’t possess a gun, and Kassandra Perkins would both alive today.”

“Shame on NBC & Bob Costas for that embarrassing anti-gun screed,” tweeted 2008 Romney staffer Ted Newton.

by “If he be

Just as fast as one can say “Jumping Jack Flash,” the Tea Party Republican conservatives blasted Costas on social and the national media.

“I think Bob Costas owes America an apology,” former South Carolina GOP executive director Todd Kincannon tweeted, “and I think he should be fired from ‘Sunday Night Football’,” Herman Cain called Costas’ remarks “sanctimonious dreck” on Twitter, link-

People wrote in and said they tuned in to watch a football game and not listen to Costas rant about gun violence.

What is happening in America? When the word ‘gun’ comes up a vocal populace of America seems to control the discourse, and has our elected leaders scared to even mention gun control.

Just like the now misguided holding on to the Second Amendment, one hears people all the time say that it’s not guns that kill people, it is the people. I submit, that just like in Beijing, if there were no

It is crazy that a 1791 law rules our 2012 positions and now its consequences leave us with a professional athlete and girlfriend dead and a school full of dead innocent people. And that is not to mention the America’s inner city youth dying every day at a rate that is mindboggling.

When will the debate over the Second Amendment yield to a debate about violence, people and living in a truly civilized society?

Can Obama bring a common sense perspective to this killing machine called America? The facts are we regulate food, toys and car manufacturing more than we do to gun control. A nation that has enlightened the world in so many ways is a coward in facing the fact that we have 15 times more gun violence that any other country in the world.

Leland Stein can be reached at lelstein3@aol.com or Twitter @LelandSteinIII

Bo Jackson: The greatest athlete ever?

ESPN has done it again!

Its noteworthy “30 for 30: You Don’t Know Bo” documentary hit the mark and jogged my memories and senses. The film examines the truths and tall tales that surround Bo Jackson, and how his seemingly impossible feats captured our collective imagination for an alltoo-brief moment in time.

Vincent Edward “Bo” Jackson’s run (1986 to 1994) on the national sporting stage was indeed brief, but left a lasting memory.

CHARLES PHILPOT (vintage photo, circa 1960).

Named an Alabama A&M ‘Captain of Captains’ Honored as “Captain of All Captains” of Alabama A&M football teams during the reign of legendary Coach Lewis Crews was former A&M football star Charles Philpot, a native Detroiter. Philpot, who played for Coach Crews during the 1960s, was accorded the honor during the third annual Lewis Crews Football Classic Luncheon held Sept. 29 at the Huntsville, AL university.

Among the many Lewis-era team captains recognized at the luncheon was former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver and NFL Hall of Famer John Stallworth, a four-time super Bowl champion and product of the 1970s Lewis teams.

Both Stallworth and Philpot, who CHARLES PHILPOT today. played professionally in the Continental Football League, are members of Ala- and student athletes for the university. bama A&M’s Hall of Fame and Philpot is Prior to attending A&M, he was an outalso recognized in the school’s Baseball standing athlete in baseball and football Hall of Fame. Additionally, Coach Crews at Detroit’s Eastern High School, which holds the record for most champion- was renamed Martin Luther King High School in 1969. ships and most wins in A&M’s history.

Philpot, current president of the A Sanofis-Aventis Pharmaceuticals Alabama A&M Alumni Association’s De- retiree, Philpot is founder/president of troit chapter, actively recruits students GOALS for Life Inc., a personal and professional development firm.

As a neophyte reporter in Los Angeles, I was starting my journalistic journey when Bo came to town. What a ride it was. Bo, a 1985 Heisman Trophy winner while at Auburn, became the first and only athlete to be named an All-Star in two major American sports (football [1990] and baseball [1989]).

In football, he played running back for the Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League.

In baseball, he played left field and was a designated hitter for the Kansas City Royals, the Chicago White Sox and the California Angels of the American League in Major League Baseball.

For me one of the most memorial things about Bo was that he recorded the fastest 40-yard dash (4.12 seconds - hand-timed) ever recorded at any NFL Combine. His electrifying time is still the fastest verifiable 40-yard dash time in NFL history.

At 6-foot-1, 230 pounds, Bo is the only athlete to measure up in size and speed to the great Jim Brown. Indeed

a media event before the game to contain Jackson.

In the Game

By Leland Stein III his football stats are Brown-like. At Auburn in his senior year (1985), Bo rushed for 1786 yards which was the second best single-season performance in SEC history, and his 6.4 yards per rush averaged, at the time, was the best single-season average in SEC history. For his performance in 1985, Bo was awarded the Heisman Trophy.

It did not stop there as Bo took the NFL by storm. He never played more than 11 NFL games in a season, never went to training camp, but in 173 carries, Bo gained and astounding 950 yard and averaged 5.5 yard per carry.

In baseball Bo hit over 20 homeruns in four consecutive seasons.

In both sports Bo seemed to deliver on the big stage. On “Monday Night Football in 1987 Jackson turned in” a 221 yard rushing performance against the Seattle Seahawks. During this game, he ran over Seahawks linebacker Brian Bosworth, who had insulted Jackson and promised in

In the 1989 baseball All-Star game Bo was named the game’s MVP for his play on both offense and defense. In the top of the first inning, he caught Pedro Guerrero’s 2-out line drive to leftcenter field to save two runs. Then he led off the bottom of the firstwith a monstrous 448-foot home run. In the 2nd inning, he beat out the throw on a potential double play to drive in the eventual winning run. He then stole 2nd base, making him one of two players in AllStar Game history to hit a home run and steal a base in the same game. Bo finished the game with two hits in four at-bats, one run scored and two RBI. Those are only a snippet of what Bo did as the greatest two sport athlete ever. He was perhaps the most dominant football player of his era.

Bo Jackson was one of the brightest-shining sports stars the world has ever known. Like a magnificent comet streaking through the sky it shines bright then is gone just as quickly. During the 1991 playoffs versus Cincinnati Bo suffered a serious hip injury that ended his football career. Amazingly after sitting out the entire 1992 baseball season Jackson was able to return to the Chicago White Sox in 1993.

His sports accolades led to Bo being the first international Nike spokesperson. The famous “Bo Knows” campaign was groundbreaking and changed the face of athlete and shoe advertisement.

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Hotel St. Regis: Escape to Detroit luxury

By Melody Moore SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

In 2011, several local business leaders took advantage of a chance to revive what was once a thriving hotel in Detroit’s Midtown — Hotel St. Regis. The leaders, O’Neil D. Swanson and Linda Swanson of Swanson Funeral Home, Inc.; Shirley Johnson, a longtime educator and business owner; John Bernard and attorney Jason Wilson formed the managing partnership team.

“We saw an opportunity to preserve the char-

acter of the hotel while making it a first rate destination in Detroit,” said Johnson. “We all have memories of Hotel St. Regis and we wanted to save it because it is vital in Detroit’s history.

Hotel St. Regis had been a jewel and we are going to restore it to its previous glory and luster.”

Located at 3071 W. Grand Blvd. and Woodward in the New Center area, the 125-room capacity hotel features a lounge, four suites, private banquet areas and ballrooms.

Since the hotel has been under new ownership, more than $100,000 in

renovations has been completed. The upgrades include new roofing, furnaces, bedding upgrades and new furniture in the hotel lobby and banquet areas.

Among its amenities are valet parking, car rental service, a 24-hour business center, complimentary high speed Internet throughout the hotel and complimentary membership to Fitness Works, a full service fitness center nearby.

“The hotel had been in receivership so when we bought it we refurbished almost everything,” said

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LINDA SWANSON (left), vice president, Swanson Funeral Home Inc.; Shirley Johnson; O’Neil D. Swanson Sr., president and CEO, Swanson Funeral Home, Inc.; and Wayne Thomas. — Oxygen photo O’Neil D. Swanson. “The bar was closed and the restaurant had been closed for several months. This was a hotel without a bar or restaurant. We wanted to show Detroiters that we could save this. Detroit has been good to us and we want to be good to Detroit.”

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After the hotel was purchased, a restaurant,La Musique, opened with a menu ranging from Southern specialties to house creations. Among the guest-favored dishes are the fried Cornish hen, Crab Cakes and St. Regis Gumbo.

Founded in 1970, Hotel St. Regis was once a premier venue, located across from the headquarters of General Motors. With the Fisher Theater and other shops in the area, the hotel was frequented by business professionals and families on the weekend, enjoying the Sunday brunch.

After years of declining business, the hotel was not financially healthy.

The new managing team had their work cut out for them.

Employing 42 people,

Hotel St. Regis caters to business professionals and guests who may be hosting special events.

The ballroom, which has a capacity of 300-400 guests, can be sectioned off into separate areas or used as one large meeting room.

“Because we are not corporate, we are owned and operated by an intimate partnership and we have a cohesive focus on world class service, exceptional cuisine,” said Linda Swanson.

“We are able to provide customer service and personalized attention to guests in a way that some larger hotels cannot.”

Hotel St. Regis intends to corner the market in Detroit of providing customized service to accommodate every need of the guests, whether they are booking a special event or staying in the hotel.

“When guests walk into Hotel St. Regis they can expect to experience quality service, excellent cuisine; they will be met by a friendly, attentive staff and see beautiful ballrooms,” said Wayne Thomas, interim general

manager.

The hotel is also near one of the city’s rising neighborhoods, Midtown.

With the attraction of major sporting events and conferences, Hotel St. Regis aims to develop its customer base and continue to grow. However, the hotel offers services for those who live in the metro Detroit area too.

Special events and the restaurant cuisine can draw those who are looking to enjoy an evening out and not have to leave the city to do so.

The investors wanted to revitalize the hotel and wanted it to prosper.

They are all fully committed to this cause.

From the moment a guest walks into Hotel St. Regis until the time they leave, the investors and all employees want their experience to be a positive one. In fact, they want to exceed any of the guests’ expectations.

For more information about Hotel St. Regis, call (313) 873-3000 or visit www.hotelstregisdetroit. com.

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December 19-24, 2012

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Let’s encourage a healthy Detroit

By Loretta V. Davis

Lower administrative cost means a greater number of people employed with competitive salaries and benefits, more dollars devoted to providing quality services, and more Detroit residents served.

President/CEO, Institute for Population Health As many as double the number of patients served, over 180 jobs retained, and the City of Detroit’s Public Health Authority in tact – The Institute for Population Health in Detroit has turned fiscal crisis into opportunity.

Detroit is no stranger to reinvention; and the new Institute for Population Health (IPH) is proof of Detroit’s capacity to rise to a challenge.

Loretta V. Davis spect have been paramount in building the IPH team. For some employees, like Sheila Bailey, being hired by the IPH meant much more than a job. It meant an end to 28 months of unemployment and the means to care for her family of 16 children.

For all IPH employees, it means an investment in population health and in the future of Detroit.

Since the IPH’s opening on October 1, 2012, services have not only been provided to the community without interruption, but also with renewed enthusiasm and a focus on customer service.

We recognize that as a provider of public health services, we owe it to the residents of Detroit to treat everyone who walks through our doors with dignity and respect and to do our best to respond to the community’s needs.

The City of Detroit retains its legal public health authority, while delegating its public health service operations to the IPH.

During its first week, our sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic saw double the number of patients seen on average in the weeks prior; over 400 vaccinations were provided by the Immunizations Program; and 90% of patients with a (WIC) Women, Infants, and Children Nutrition Program certification appointment kept and completed their appointments.

With this change, Detroit joins four other United States cities, including New York, New Orleans, Philadelphia and Chicago, in reaping the benefits of a proven structure for the delivery of public health services.

One tremendous benefit of the IPH structure is reduced administrative costs: The City of Detroit has been able to reduce public health administrative costs by more than $4.9 Million Dollars.

The establishment of the IPH saved over 180 jobs in Detroit; and core values of dignity and re-

The IPH is also well positioned to leverage multisector resources and compete for grants, like some National Institutes of Health grants, that the health department was once ineligible for as a government entity. The benefits of the IPH are only just beginning.

The IPH is dedicated to improving the availability and quality of population health, personal health and human services by fostering innovation, leveraging resources and building partnerships across previous divides.

Our vision is a reinvigorated public health system in Detroit, a system of shared accountability, a system that is creative and flexible, and a system that listens and is truly responsive to the needs of the community.

Despite all of the political rumblings and administrative hurdles, the IPH transition was seamless to the community. A means to optimize care in the face of limited resources, the IPH was a smart business decision; but, above all else, the IPH is a good public health decision, a decision made in the best interests of the residents of Detroit, and a decision that positions Detroit as a leader in public health innovation.

Have a healthy day!

The Pervis Jackson, Jr. Autism Foundation The mission of the Pervis Jackson, Jr. Autism Foundation is “to provide a spoonful of comfort to the parents of children handicapped by autism and other disabilities.” The vision: “Parents impacted positively which creates a paradigm shift in how they care for their

children with autism and other disabilites.” The goal: “To provide minigrants for to pay for services directly to parents.”

Pervis Jackson, Jr., the now-grown son of Claudreen Jackson and her husband, the late Pervis Jackson of the Spinners,

has autism.

To learn more about the foundation, including how to order of its beautiful 2013 calendar, visit www.PJjrAF.org or write to the Pervis Jackson, Jr. Autism Foundation at PO Box 04422, Detroit, MI 48204.

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN researchers have devised a way to capture for study the circulating tumor cells believed to lead to the spread of cancer. They have developed a nano-roughened glass plate that the cancer cells adhere to at greater rates than non cancerous cells. Image credit: Weiqiang Chen

Capturing circulating cancer cells could provide insights into how disease spreads A glass plate with a nanoscale roughness could be a simple way for scientists to capture and study the circulating tumor cells that carry cancer around the body through the bloodstream.

Engineering and medical researchers at the University of Michigan have devised such a setup, which they say takes advantage of cancer cells’ stronger drive to settle and bind compared with normal blood cells.

Circulating tumor cells are believed to contribute to cancer metastasis, the grim process of the disease spreading from its original site to distant tissues. Blood tests that count these cells can help doctors predict how long a patient with widespread cancer will live.

As important as the castaway cells are, scientists don’t know a lot about them. They’re rare, at about one per billion blood cells. And they are not all identical, even if they come from the same tumor. Existing tools for isolating them only catch certain types of cells— those that express specific surface proteins or are larger than normal blood cells.

For example, the commonly used, FDA-ap-

proved CellSearch system uses antibody- coated magnetic beads to seek out tumor cells and bind to them. But not all circulating tumor cells express the proteins these antibodies recognize. It is possible that the most dangerous ones, known as cancer stem or progenitor cells, may have shed that tell-tale coat, thereby evading approaches that rely on antibodies.

The researchers say their system could likely trap these stealth cancer stem cells — a feat no research team has accomplished yet.

“Our system can capture the majority of circulating tumor cells regardless of their surface proteins or their physical sizes, and this could include cancer progenitor or initiating cells,” said Jianping Fu, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and biomedical engineering and a senior author of a paper on the technique published online in ACS Nano.

Fu and his engineering colleagues teamed up with U-M senior cancer researcher and breast cancer clinician Dr. Sofia Merajver and her team.

This multidisciplinary group believes that while the device could one day

improve cancer diagnosis and prognosis, its first uses would be for researchers to isolate live circulating tumor cells from blood specimens and study their biological and physical properties.

“Understanding the physical behavior and nature of these circulating tumor cells will certainly help us understand better one of the most difficult questions in cancer biology—the metastatic cascade, that is, how the disease spreads,” Fu said. “Our system could provide an efficient and powerful way to capture the live circulating tumor cells and use them as a surrogate to study the metastatic process.”

But capturing them, as challenging as it has proven to be, is only the beginning, said Merajver, who has spent the last 18 years studying cell signaling and the physical properties of highly aggressive cancer cells.

“The application of integrative biology is necessary to put together the story of how these cells behave in time to achieve successful metastases and thereby discover the routes to suppressing this deadly development,” Merajver said.

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UPSIDE International aviation ambassador visits Detroit Metropolitan Airport Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) is honored to welcome Skye Bleu, internationally-recognized ambassador for aviation and space education, to Michigan this week as part of her ongoing effort to raise awareness of the various components of the aerospace industry and the exceptional personal and professional opportunities it provides.

Skye, a pig endowed with the special gift of flight, travels the world on behalf of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), exploring the varied aspects of aviation and aerospace and sharing her insights with her followers in classrooms around the globe.

Skye will spend this week touring the ins-and-outs of the Detroit Metro Airport and meeting representatives of the airport community on-the-job to learn about the diverse team of professionals that operate one of the world’s leading commercial aviation facilities.

in Houston, Texas; Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio; the 2012 Women in Aerospace Awards, the Space Shuttle Discovery Welcome Ceremony at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. UdvarHazy Center; and aerospace education events from Portland, Ore., to Lakeland, Fla. — to name a few. Along the way, she’s had the opportunity to meet NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, astronauts, aviators and — most rewarding — thousands of educators and students.

But, this visit will be her first to a major international airport in her role as an aerospace education ambassador.

“Airports are a huge part of aviation, so I’m super excited to go behind-thescenes and see how the important STEM concepts I love are put to use every day, operating Detroit Metro Airport!” said Bleu.

“Plus, with all of the cool people who are involved in aerospace, I never miss an opportunity to make new friends.”

“We are delighted to welcome Skye Bleu to Detroit Metro Airport and look forward to showing her and In 2013, Skye her friends around will take on her the world what it biggest adventure takes to run one of yet as she climbs the world’s busiest aboard ThinkGloair transportation Skye Bleu, international aviation am- balFlight’s roundhubs,” said Wayne the-world flight bassador.

County Airport Auaboard a singlethority CEO Tom Naughton. engine, Cirrus SR-20 commanded by “Skye’s efforts to broaden awareness renowned aviation educator Capt. Judy of the skills young people can begin to Rice. Over three months, their jourdevelop now in order to become part of ney will extend more than 14,300 miles our exciting and dynamic industry are around the earth, broadcasting live to truly exceptional, and it is a privilege to Student Command Centers in classprovide her with an introduction to air- rooms across the globe and spreading ports’ role in aviation.” awareness of STEM concepts and aviaFrom her home base at AIAA head- tion careers at stops on every inhabited quarters in Reston, Va., Bleu has been continent along the way. traveling to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) concepts and the exciting opportunities those skills provide in the aerospace field since 2010. Her journey began as part of the crew of BTS-1, a space weather balloon flight, with fellow mascots, Camilla SDO from NASA and Fuzz Aldrin from Bears on Patrol.

The crew launched out of Houston and was lost in the swamps of Louisiana for a week, attracting millions of followers. The rescue was covered in many online technology publications.

Since then, her adventures have taken her inside the Space Shuttle training facility at NASA’s Johnson Space Center

“I’ll be spending a lot of time at airports around the world next year, so this week is a great opportunity to learn more about all the parts of aviation that occur on the ground,” Bleu added.

Bleu, whose flight suit was custom made for her by one of her more than 560 Facebook friends and is adorned with pins she has collected throughout her travels, will leave Detroit with more than just a better understanding of what it takes to make an airport work.

Before she departs, Bleu will be presented with a DTW pin to commemorate her visit and that she may proudly wear throughout her adventures to come.

ACO is Pure Michigan Michigan’s largest independent hardware chain, ACO Home, Garden & Hardware, is now stocking its shelves with official Pure Michigan merchandise. The company, headquartered in Farmington Hills, Mich., will be offering the Pure Michigan products in its 66 stories, as well as online.

The 8.5 million customers that shop at ACO each year will now find items including water bottles, baseball caps, Tshirts and sweatshirts sporting the Pure Michigan logo on display in the store.

ACO, which has been operating in the state for more than 60 years, has carried Michigan products for many years. Along with the Pure Michigan merchandise, ACO is expanding the selection of Michigan-made products the

stores carry — including Faygo pop, Sanders fudge, Better Made and Great Lakes potato chips, Velvet peanut butter and Dearborn Brand sausage — and making it easier for customers to support these local companies.

“We really are the essence of a Michigan company,” said ACO President and COO Dick Snyder. “We take great pride in supporting the Michigan suppliers we do business with and always look to them first.”

ACO was founded as the Traskos Brothers Hardware Depot in Dearborn, Mich., in 1946. The company has expanded from six employees to more than 1,000 during that time and has made a commitment to community initiatives a priority.

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In efforts to make good on his promise to tell the world a different story about Detroit, Detroit Regional Chamber President and CEO Sandy Baruah announced that registration for Jackie Berg the 2013 Detroit Policy Conference is COMMENTARY now open.

The conference, which attracts an eclectic group of stakeholders, is a veritable springboard for initiatives “coming soon” to Detroit.

It’s the place to see and be seen, as well as an economic incubator, according to Terence Thomas, a 2012 conference attendee and the co-founder of Thomas Consulting Group.

Despite progress, there are far too few environments that encourage the kind of healthy Terrence Thomas interaction and collaborative activity among top corporate executives, community leaders and small business owners necessary to sustain Detroit’s transformation.

This is one of them, according to Prudence Cole, founder and president of being@work, Inc.

“This conference will focus on Detroit and its continued transformation.”

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ness opportunities and resources, the optimism and hope it provides is inspiring,” said Cole.

Small business owners will find the conference offers a refreshing escape from larger conferences focused on corporate agendas and stakeholders’ political budgets.

URBAN AGENDA Urbanist Richard Florida, who recently completed his five-part video series titled “Detroit Rising,” focused on the Motor City and the importance of looking at development through entrepreneurial eyes, will serve as a keynote for this year’s conference.

“This conference will focus on Detroit and its continued transformation, bringing together public and private sector leaders to provide expertise and inspire innovative solutions for the city’s continued turnaround,” said Baruah.

Jackie Berg is the chief marketing officer (CMO) of the Michigan Chronicle.

To learn more about the 2013 Detroit Policy Conference, please contact Emily Doerr at 313.596.0377.

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Two Wayne State University chemistry professors named AAAS fellows

Stephanie Brock, Ph.D., of Ferndale, and Arthur Suits, Ph.D., of Ann Arbor, professors of chemistry in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Wayne State University, have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Election as an AAAS fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers.

This year 702 members have been awarded this honor by AAAS because of their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.

New fellows will be presented with an official certificate and a gold and blue Arthur Suits (representing science and engineering, respectively) rosette pin on Saturday, Feb. 16, from 8 to 10 a.m. at the AAAS Fellows Forum during the 2013 AAAS Annual Meeting in Boston.

This year’s AAAS fellows were formally announced in the AAAS News & Notes section of the journal Science on Nov. 30, 2012.

As part of the AAAS section on chemistry, Brock was elected as an AAAS fellow for distinguished contributions to the field of inorganic materials chemistry, particularly for a generation of new nanomaterials and methods for their assembly into functional structures.

Suits was elected as an AAAS fellow for broad-ranging, innovative work in the field of experimental chemical physics, including photofragment atomic orbital polarization, roaming radical reactions, and advances in ion imaging methods in the AAAS section on chemistry.

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Each steering group then reviews the nominations of individuals within its respective section and a final list is forwarded to the AAAS Council, which votes on the aggregate list.

The council is the policymaking body of the association, chaired by the AAAS president, and consisting of the members of the Board of Directors, the retiring section chairs, delegates from each electorate and each regional division, and two delegates from the National Association of Academies of Science.

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Throughout the history of the recording industry, from time to time there have been “answer songs.” (And very often they end up being forgotten.)

Do you remember a singer by the name of Lydia Murdock? Probably not. In 1983, when Michael Jackson was at the peak of his popularity and No. 1 on the R&B and Pop charts with “Billie Jean,” essentially a song about denial, she recorded a response, “Superstar.”

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The first time PRINCE appeared on “American Bandstand,” when he was barely out of his teens, he was determined to start the “Prince mystique” thing. He barely said anything, leading Dick Clark to note that this was his toughest interview.

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Murdock fired back, “I’m Billie Jean and I’m mad as hell. I’m a woman with a story to tell. You can’t love a woman and put her aside. She’s got feelings just like you do.”

One of Sam Cooke’s biggest hits was “Bring It On Home To Me,” to which Carla Thomas responded, “I’ll Bring It On Home To You.”

But, on the other hand, Clark also said, “Prince had the look, the determination and the talent to be a star.

Was he difficult? Yes, but when you saw him perform, you knew it was all worth it.”

Richard “Dimples” Fields sang of being trapped in a marriage with a song titled “She’s Got Papers On Me.” Barbara Mason gave another side of the story with “She’s Got the Papers (But I Got the Man).”

MARVIN GAYE was in a movie titled “Chrome and Hot Leather” in 1971. It was a low-budget biker film that very few people saw. And his Motown pal, Smokey Robinson, played a cop in an episode of the TV series “Police Story” in 1974.

The Silhouettes scored very big with “Get a Job,” to which the Miracles, very early in their career, recorded a follow-up that Smokey Robinson wrote, “Got a Job.”

In both of her autobiographies, DIAHANN CARROLL talks about the affair she had back in the day with fellow legend Sidney Poitier — and they were both married at the time.

A group of ladies called the Pearlettes responded to Gene Chandler’s massive hit “Duke of Earl” with “Duchess of Earl.”

The male singer’s name seems to be permanently lost, but there was also an answer song to Janet Jackson’s breakthrough hit, “What Have You Done For Me Lately?” The indignant man sang, “What have I done for you lately? Well, what have you done for me, baby?”

Melba Moore and Clifton Davis (1972).

BASED ON the widespread support President Barack Obama has received in the Hollywood community, including from such heavyweights as Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee, George Clooney and Tyler Perry, the Jamie Foxx assumption is that the overwhelming majority of Hollywood is proDemocratic and pro-Obama.

Certain parts of that bestseller angered ex-wife Anicka Rodman, who subsequently wrote a book of her own, “Worse Than He Says He Is.”

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A jazz flavor is noticeable in certain Earth, Wind & Fire songs. That is no surprise, considering the fact that band founder/composer/co-lead singer MAURICE WHITE was at one time (1966-1969) a member of the Ramsey Lewis Trio, replacing original member Isaac “Red” Holt.

Seems vocalist extraordinaire RACHELLE FERRELL’s name would be easy enough to pronounce, but she says people often get it wrong. “They’ve even pronounced it ‘Raykel Faykel’,” said Ferrell with a laugh.

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THE SPINNERS were originally called the Domingoes.

BEYONCÉ KNOWLES CARTER (I am no doubt one of few people who has ever identified her that way) sure knows how

to cut a business deal. Mostly likely you’ve heard about her 50 million dollar multifaceted promotion representation deal with Pepsi.

If you are typically up early and enjoy watching classic “Soul Train” shows, be aware that they air weekday mornings at 7 a.m. on the Bounce network (channel 7-3, non-cable).

Got an e-mail from Harvey Thompson, the great jazz singer from Detroit who moved to Japan (and got married) several years ago.

Jazz is appreciated more over there than it is here and his career is going great. He just returned from Switzerland, Paris and London.

Brandy believes that Whitney Houston fell into a state of despair, which accelerated other problems, because of having lost her voice, due to long-term smoking and drug use.

At one point smoking was adversely affecting Aretha Franklin’s voice, so she did the smart thing — quit.

Duke Fakir, the last remaining original member of the Four Tops, says the Duke Fakir group will launch its 60th anniversary tour in 2013, but that is also when he will most likely retire.

The plan was for them to divorce their spouses and then get married.

Carroll got her divorce but Poitier decided against filing for his. Perhaps he wanted to have his cake and eat it too. Whatever the case, this, of course, brought the affair to an acrimonious end.

The outrageous, and as it turns out, troubled DENNIS RODMAN wrote a tell-all book on himself and others in 1996 titled “Bad As I Wanna Be.” Among other things, Rodman said he was going to play his last NBA game naked.

But according to the always outspoken Jamie Foxx, that is not necessarily the case.

When you take into consideration the executive types, studio owners and others of that ilk, the picture is often different. Foxx says it is the artistic segment of the Hollywood community that tends to be liberal.

Speaking presidential matters, I received a cool Christmas card from reader Thomas A. Wilson, Jr. On the front it says, “Dear Santa, I already got what I wanted for Christmas on November 6th.” Inside there is a picture of a smiling, tuxedoed President Barack Obama.”

Diahann Carroll

In 1988, STEVIE WONDER announced that he was considering a run for mayor of the city of Detroit in 1992. It was hard to tell if he was serious or not, but then-mayor Coleman Young didn’t seem concerned.

In fact, it made him chuckle.

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Of course, there was nothing that would have qualified the legendary star to be a mayor, plus he didn’t live here. (He was, by the way, born in Saginaw.)

Speaking of Detroit, JENNIFER HOLLIDAY moved here when she married someone from the Motor City. But before she did, there were people telling her that she should live outside of the inner city. Holliday wasn’t having it. She said, “I am not afraid of my own people.”

CLIFTON DAVIS and MELBA MOORE used to be a couple. They had a summer replacement variety show that aired in 1972 on CBS.

Maurice White

The reason JANET HUBERT was replaced as Vivian Banks on the longrunning sitcom “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” was that she and star Will Smith were having issues, and it was obvious who would have to leave.

Hubert had the part from season one to season three, while her replacement, Daphne Maxwell Reid, played the character from season four to six.

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BOBBY BROWN, Motor City Sound Board, Jan. 31. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster locations and MotorCityCasino.com.

Board, Dec. 27. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster locations and MotorCityCasino.com.

“CLUCKED UP Saturday Night Access Grant’d,” City Theatre, Jan. 5.

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RACHELLE FERRELL, Motor City Casino Sound Board, April 4. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster locations and MotorCityCasino.com.

EDDIE GRIFFIN, Motor City Casino Sound Board, Jan. 24. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster locations and MotorCityCasino.com.

BUDDY GUY, Jonny Long, Fox Theatre, Feb. 14. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster locations and the Fox Theatre box office. To charge by phone, call 1.800.745.3000.

RIHANNA, Joe Louis Arena, March 21. Tickets sold via Ticketmaster locations and the Joe Louis box office. To charge by phone, call 1.800.745.3000.

KEM, Mike Epps, Fox Theatre, Dec. 31. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster locations and the Fox Theatre box office. To charge by phone, call 1.800.745.3000.

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BEYONCÉ, the megastar, says that when she was first starting out, certain negative people — mostly females, no doubt — said she “wouldn’t make it out of the neighborhood,” let alone Houston. She proved them very, very wrong!

RUN-D.M.C. (Joseph “Run” Simmons, Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels and Jason “Jam Master Jay” Myzell) was the first rap act to have an album certified Gold by the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA), the first to be on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, and the first to appear on “American Bandstand.”

Gladys Knight can never forget the time Gladys Knight & the Pips appeared on a show with Diana Ross & the Supremes. The latter, as would be expected, was the headline act. Knight remembers that during one particular show, Ross was at the side of the stage, watching with a displeased, concerned look on her face as the group received huge reaction from the audience.

Just as Knight expected, she and the Pips were removed from the show, which had been scheduled for additional dates.

To say the least, Detroit news anchors KATHY ADAMS (Channel 2) and DAYNA EUBANKS (Channel 7) did not

Makes sense, but will the public be accepting of “the Four Tops” with all replacement singers?

Which brings to mind that Motown, Inkster and Detroit’s own Marvelettes didn’t make it into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the hope of their many fans notwithstanding. Being nominated was an honor, though. Maybe next time.

It speaks volumes about society today that “Honey Boo Boo,” the obnoxious little girl on reality TV, is a celebrity and was, in fact, chosen as one of Barbara Walters’ “10 Most Fascinating People” of 2012. In addition to the annoyance factor, there is something very sad about this blatantly exploited child.

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like each other. Eubanks, it is reported, was the instigator. At an event, she said to Adams, “How does it feel to be at the No. 3 station?”

Eubanks didn’t get along with Bill Bonds either and said so in the press, to which Bonds responded, “She can quit then.”

Though not much is heard about it, Chaka Khan has a younger sister in the business who calls herself “TAKA BOOM.” She works alone and was a latter-day member of the Undisputed Truth, around the time they had a medium sized national hit with “You + Me = Love” on Norman Whitfield’s label.

Boom’s birth name is Yvonne Stevens. Khan’s is Yvette Stevens.

KATHERINE JACKSON, matriarch of the Jackson family, says that on one occasion her husband, the known-tobe-stern and sometimes volatile Joseph Jackson, hit her. She responded by letting him know something else an ironing cord could be used for. He never struck her again.

MAXWELL has an interesting heritage. His mother is from Haiti and his father from Puerto Rico. And although he was born in Brooklyn, New York, Maxwell was raised in Vieques, Puerto Rico.

Reflections “About that time I will be right at 80,” said Fakir. “Energy wise and physically I still feel great, but it doesn’t seem I should be singing and traveling at that age.”

GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS ®

Peabo Bryson, who has been enchanting his legion of fans since 1976, performed for many of them recently at the Motor City Casino Sound Board. Bryson has acknowledged that he has a special affinity for Detroit because it is where his records first began to sell. The city embraced him. The “love man from South Carolina” is welcome here anytime. — Barbara Orto photo

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Drifters had more personnel changes then even the Temptations, MEMORIES: “Save The Best For Last” (Vanessa Williams), “What You Won’t Do For Love” (Bobby Caldwell), “Summertime” (D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince), “Turn Your Love Around” (George Benson), “I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love” (Stephanie Mills), “Love Me In A Special Way” (DeBarge), “Oh No Not My Baby” (Maxine Brown), “Boogie Oogie Oogie” (A Taste of Honey), “You Are” (Lionel Richie), “It Only Takes a Minute” (Tavares).

WORDS OF THE WEEK, from Rickey Minor: “Learning to say ‘no’ and making it clear that you are no longer available for mistreatment takes courage, but the rewards are profound.”

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Makes about 12 servings 6 cups cinnamon-flavored toasted oats cereal 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter 1 bag (10 ounces) mini marshmallows 1-1/2 teaspoons ground ginger 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon Assorted Tube Icing, Decorating Gel, Sprinkles, Colored Sugars, Icing Decorations and other favorite candy Prepare Wilton Stand-Up House Pan with vegetable pan spray.

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Makes 16 to 20 crackers 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened 3/4 cup (about 2 ounces) finely grated Asiago cheese 1 ounce (about 1/4 cup) toasted pine nuts, finely chopped 1-1/2 teaspoons minced fresh rosemary 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare Holiday Cookie Pan with vegetable pan spray.

In medium bowl, beat butter, cheese, pine nuts, rosemary, garlic powder, salt and pepper with electric mixer until creamy and well combined. Add flour; beat until mixture looks sandy and holds together when squeezed in your hand.

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“Guests will think you spent hours baking in the kitchen when you wow them with a seasonal selection of hand-decorated gingerbreads,” says Nancy Siler, vice president of consumer affairs at Wilton.

Easy to assemble with all the trimmings included, there’s a ready-to-decorate gingerbread kit to fit any yuletide gathering. Complete with pre-baked gingerbread, each kit contains decorating accessories like candies and icings to personalize your own mini village, Christmas tree, gingerpop cookies and more.

For another fun twist on a traditional gingerbread house, Siler recommends getting the kids involved. They’ll love the marshmallow-y Holiday House Treat made of cinnamon toasted oats cereal. Once the house is built, watch the kids decorate their yummy creation with a variety of gumdrops, licorice, icings and candies.

To cater to a more sophisticated palate, Siler suggests Salted Caramel Bacon Cordial Cups. A lavish blend of vanilla pudding, crisp-cooked bacon and whipped cream is flavored with caramel ice cream topping and piped into edible, dark cocoa Candy Melt cordial cups. They’re bite-sized holiday bliss.

Don’t forget eggnog. This year, give your favorite prepared eggnog a chocolate kick and serve Eggnog Hot Chocolate garnished with peppermint Candy Curls.

For more holiday recipe project and decorating ideas, or to purchase gingerbread kits, visit www.wilton.com.

Eggnog Hot Chocolate

Makes about 4 servings 2 cups milk 2 cups prepared eggnog 1 cup Dark Cocoa Candy Melts Candy 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Whipped cream Candy Curls In large saucepan, cook milk and eggnog on medium heat until the mixture is hot; turn off heat. Whisk in Candy Melts candy and vanilla extract. Continue whisking until candy is melted and mixture is smooth.

Pour into mugs; garnish with Candy Curls.

Fire Roasted Jalapeño Onion Dip

Makes about 1-3/4 cups dip 4 jalapeño peppers 1 package (5.7 ounces) onion soup mix 1 cup sour cream 1/2 cup mayonnaise Preheat broiler.

Place peppers on non-stick cookie pan; broil, turning at least once, 6 to 7 minutes or until blackened. Let stand 10 minutes. Remove stem and seeds; coarsely chop.

In large bowl, stir together onion soup mix, sour cream and mayonnaise. Fold in peppers. Refrigerate at least 2 hours.

Serve with cucumber and zucchini slices, celery, carrot sticks, sliced bell peppers and other favorite vegetables.

Note: For spicier dip, include seeds from peppers.

Salted Caramel Bacon Cordial Cups

Makes about 24 filled cordial cups 1-1/2 cups Dark Cocoa Candy Melts Candy 3 containers (3.2 ounces each) vanilla prepared pudding 1/2 cup finely chopped crisp-cooked bacon 1 tablespoon caramel ice cream topping plus additional for drizzling 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped Sea salt Fill cordial cup candy mold 1/3 full with melted candy.

Using a decorator brush, paint the candy up the sides of each mold to the top edge. Coat mold so that no light can be seen through the shell. Refrigerate until firm, about 5 minutes. Repeat if needed. Carefully remove shells from mold.

In medium bowl, combine pudding, bacon and 1 tablespoon ice cream topping; mix until thoroughly combined.

Fold in whipped cream. Refrigerate at least 1 hour.

Using tip #33, pipe filling into candy cordial cups.

Drizzle with additional ice cream topping and sprinkle with sea salt.

Follow instructions on package of each kit: n n n n n

Deluxe Gingerbread Kit Gingerbread Tree Kit Gingerbread Boy Cookie Decorating Kit Gingerpops Cookie Kit Gingerbread Mini Village Kit

Deluxe Gingerbread Kit, Gingerbread Tree Kit, Gingerbread Boy Cookie Decorating Kit, Gingerbread Mini Village Kit, Gingerpops Cookie Kit

Holiday Cookies for a Good Cause Lime Shortbread (Family Features) The hottest item to give and exchange this holiday season is a cookie. That’s because each cookie shared this November and December can mean supporting Cookies for Kids’ Cancer, a non-profit that raises funds for pediatric cancer research through cookie sales.

Glad has teamed with businesswoman and mother Ivanka Trump and award-winning chef and head judge of Bravo’s “Top Chef Just Desserts” Johnny Iuzzini to help spread the word. You can help in two ways: • Send a virtual cookie to a friend at www.Glad.com.

• Host a Cookies for Kids’ Cancer Bake Sale or Cookie Exchange. Register the event at www.cookiesforkidscancer.org and share how many cookies were sold or exchanged.

Glad will donate up to $1 for each edible or virtual cookie exchanged, up to $100,000.

Cookies for Kids’ Cancer inspires individuals, communities and businesses to join in the fight against pediatric cancer. Pediatric cancer is the leading cause of death by disease for children in the United States, yet approximately half of the drugs used to treat children with cancer are at least 20 years old, according to the Institute of Medicine.

“As a mom, I want to do everything I can to help our children,” said Ivanka Trump. “The Cookie Exchange reminds us that the simplest transactions can be most impactful.”

Everyone can make a difference, one cookie at a time. Here is one of Iuzzini’s original holiday cookie recipes for inspiration:

Makes about 2 1/2 dozen 2-inch cookies 2 sticks unsalted butter, cut into small cubes 2 finely grated zest limes 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling 1 cup confectioner’s sugar Put butter into standing mixer with the paddle, and mix on medium-low until a thick paste forms with no visible butter lumps. Add lime zest, juice and salt, and mix until well combined.

Meanwhile, sift flour and confectioner’s sugar together. With mixer on low, slowly add dry ingredients to butter mixture, stopping to scrape down bowl as necessary. Mix until just combined.

Turn dough out onto large sheet of plastic wrap and press into a rectangle about 1/2-inch thick.

Wrap dough tightly in plastic and refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.

Remove dough from refrigerator and let stand

for about 10 minutes.

Lightly flour a sheet of parchment, unwrap dough, and set it on paper. Lightly flour top of dough and place another sheet of parchment over the top. Roll dough to an even 1/4-inch thickness. Use a 2-inch cutter to cut out cookies; transfer them to baking sheets, about 1 inch apart.

Re-roll dough as necessary to cut out cookies until dough is used up. Freeze cookies on pan for 10 minutes.

Bake cookies, rotating pans halfway through, until light golden brown on the edges, about 15 minutes. Cool on pan for 10 minutes before transferring to rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

religious directory

THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE

December 19-25, 2012 Page D-4

Directory of Religious Services To Be Listed Contact Linda Moragne, 963-5522, Ext. 242

AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL

BAPTIST

Allen Temple AME

9:30AM & 11AM

4101 Helen Street

(313) 922-7492

Rev. Darren K. Penson

Greater Mt. Zion Baptist

10:45AM

15600 Evanston

(313) 839-9842

Pastor R. A. Hill

Baber Memorial AME

11AM

15045 Burt Rd.

(313) 255-9895

Rev. Larry L. Simmons

Greater New Light Baptist

11AM

8641 Linwood

(313) 894-2390

Dr. David W. Roquemore

Bethel AME

10:30AM

5050 St. Antoine

(313) 831-8810

Rev. David R. Jarrett

Greater New Mt. Moriah Baptist

7:45AM & 10:30AM

586 Owen

(313) 871-8025

Rev. Kenneth J. Flowers

Bethel AME (Ann Arbor)

7:45AM & 10:45AM

900 John A Woods Dr.

(734) 663-3800

Rev. Joseph Cousin

Greater Olivet Missionary Baptist Church

10AM & 11:30AM

20201 Southfield

(313) 592-4114

Rev. Clifford L. Jackson, III

Brown Chapel AME (Ypsilanti)

8AM & 11AM

1043 W. Michigan Ave

(734) 482-7050

Pastor Jerry Hatter

Greater Shiloh Missionary Baptist

11AM

557 Benton St.

(313) 831-6466

Rev. Mark Gray

Community AME (Ecorse)

9:30AM &11AM

4010 17th Street

(313) 386-4340

Rev. Gilbert Morgan

Greater Ship of Zion Missionary Baptist

11AM

8440 Joy Rd.

(313) 933-7367

Rev. McKinley Graddick, Jr.

Ebenezer AME

7:30AM & 10:30AM

5151 W. Chicago

(313) 933-6943

Rev. Byron Moore

Greater St. John Baptist

10:45AM

7433 Northfield

(313) 895-7555

Pastor William Mebane II

Emmanuel Grace AME (formely Grace Chapel AME)

11AM

490 Conner Ave.

(313) 821-0181

Pastor Karen Jones Goodson

Greater Tree of Life Missionary Baptist

11AM

1761 Sheridan

(313) 925-1450

Rev. Latham Donald Sr.

Greater Quinn AME

11AM

13501 Rosa Parks Blvd.

(313) 867-8380

Rev. Daniel J. Reid

Hampton Memorial Missionary Baptist Church

8:30 AM & 11AM

15100 Fenkell St.

(313) 838-4447

Bishop Sidney L. Hampton II

Gregg Memorial AME

9AM

10120 Plymouth Rd.

(313) 491-1704

Dr. Charles Fontaine Macon

Hartford Memorial Baptist

7:30AM & 11AM

18700 James Couzens

(313) 861-1285

Dr. Charles G. Adams

Mitcham Chapel AME (Royal Oak)

10:45AM

4207 W. 14 Mile Rd.

(248) 356-5292

Rev. Barbara J. Anthony

Historic St. James M.B.C.

10AM

19400 Evergreen

(313) 534-3000

Rev. Argustus C. Williams

Mt. Calvary AME

11AM

1800 E. Seven Mile Rd.

(313) 892-0042

Rev. Ernest L. Evans

Holy Cross Missionary Baptist

8AM & 11AM

6220 Linwood Ave.

(313) 894-1350

Rev. Lorenzo Edwards, Sr.

New St. James AME

11AM

9321 Rosa Parks Blvd

(313) 867-2851

Rev. Minnie Autry

Holy Hope Heritage Church Baptist

8AM & 10:45 AM

18641 Wyoming

(313) 861-5005

Dr. William Revely, Jr

Newman AME (Pontiac)

11AM

233 Bagley St.

(248) 332-2800

Rev. Alfred E. Johnson

Hopewell Missionary Baptist

10:45 AM

1831 Ewald Circle

(313) 883-0808

Rev. Ted R. Spencer Jr.

Oak Grove AME

8AM & 11AM

19801 Cherrylawn

(313) 341-8877

Rev. Dr. Robert Brumfield

House of Mercy

10AM

5203 St. Aubin

(313) 923-6395

Rev. Robert W. Wright, Jr.

Pleasant Valley AME (Belleville)

11AM

45620 Victoria Ave.

(313) 461-1303

Rev. Paul Mugala

Imani Missionary Baptist

11AM

13641 W. Eight Mile

(313) 341-9556

Rev. J.K. Jackson

Ruth Chapel AME

11AM

5353 Baldwin

(313) 267-9002

Rev. Diane Chappelle

Israel Baptist

10:45 AM

3748 E. Forest Ave.

(313) 922-2633

Rev. Edward L McCree Jr.

Saunders Memorial AME

11AM

3542 Pennsylvania

(313) 921-8111

Rev. Dwayne A. Gary

Jamison Temple Missionary Baptist

11 AM

12530 Mack Ave.

(313) 821-5958

Rev. Homer & Evang. Royal Jamison

Smith Chapel AME (Inkster)

11AM

3505 Walnut

(313) 561-2837

Rev. Dr. Cecilia Green-Bar

Jude Missionary Baptist

11AM

9036 Van Dyke

(313) 925-9330

Rev. Sylvester F. Harris, Sr.

St. Andrew AME

9:30AM & 11AM

12517 Linwood

(313) 868-3156

Rev. Kenneth Boyd

Kadesh Missionary Baptist

8AM & 11AM

20361 Plymouth Rd.

(313) 534-5382

Rev. Dr. Gregory L. Foster, Sr.

St. Luke AME

11AM

363 LaBelle

(313) 868-7707

Rev. Robert Addison Blake

King David M.B.C. of Detroit

11AM

18001 Sunset

(313) 891-4160

Pastor Sterling H. Brewer

St. Luke AME (Roseville)

11AM

17805 Oakdale Street

(586) 445-8350

Rev. Twylla B. Lucas

Leland Missionary Baptist

8AM & 11AM

22420 Fenkell Ave.

(313) 538-7077

Rev. C.A. Poe, Ph.D

St. John AME (River Rouge)

10:45 AM

505 Beechwood

(313) 386-2288

Rev. Gerald D. Cardwell

Liberty Temple Baptist Church

7:45AM & 10:45AM

17188 Greenfield

(313) 837-6331

Rev. Dr. Steve Bland, Jr.

St. Matthew AME

11 AM

9746 Petoskey

(313) 894-3633

Rev. Gloria Clark

Little Rock Baptist Church

11 AM

9000 Woodward Ave.

(313) 872-2900

Rev. Jim Holley

St. Paul AME (Detroit)

10 AM

2260 Hunt St.

(313) 567-9643

Rev. Andre L. Spivey

Macedonia Missionary Baptist (Pontiac)

7:30 AM & 10AM

512 Pearsall St.

(248) 335-2298

Rev. Terrance J. Gowdy

St. Paul AME (Southwest)

9:30AM & 11AM

579 S. Rademacher

(313) 843-8090

Rev. Jeffrey Baker

Mark’s Tabernacle Missionary Baptist

11AM

15757 Wyoming

(313) 863-8090

Pastor J. Leonard Jones

St. Peter AME

10:45AM

948 Watling Blvd.

Rev. Kim Howard

Martin Evans Baptist Church

11:15AM

11025 Gratiot

(313) 526-0328

Rev. Thermon Bradfield, Pastor

St Stephen AME

10AM

6000 John E. Hunter Drive

(313) 895-4800

Dr. Michael A. Cousin

Messiah Baptist

10:45AM

8100 W. Seven Mile Rd.

(313) 864-3337

Pastor Orville K. Littlejohn

Trinty AME

10:45AM

6516 16TH St.

(313) 897-4320

Rev. Dr. Alice Patterson

Metropolitan Baptist

10:45AM

13110 14th Street

(313) 869-6676

Rev. Dr. Charles Clark, Jr.

Vernon Chapel AME

11AM

18500 Norwood St.

(313) 893-5275

Rev. Larry James Bell

Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist

11AM

4741-43 Iroquois

(313) 924-6090

Vinson Chapel AME (Clinton Twp.)

11AM

22435 Quinn Rd

(586) 792-2130

Rev. Arnita Traylor

Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist

11AM

7432 Oakland Ave.

(313) 872-4630

Visitor’s Chapel AME

10:45AM

4519 Magnolia Street

(313) 898-2510

Rev. Anita McCants

Mt. Nebo Missionary Baptist

10:45AM

8944 Mack Ave

(313) 571-0041

Pastor Henry Crenshaw

Mt. Olive Baptist

10:45AM

9760 Woodward Ave.

(313) 871-5854

Rev. Harold H. Cadwell, Jr.

Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist

8AM & 10AM

21150 Moross Rd.

(313) 884-6648

Pastor James Minnick

Mt. Valley Missionary Baptist

9:30AM & 11AM

14718 Fenkell

(313) 272-0428

Dr. E. C. Garrison Rev. Damon Pierson

AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL ZION

Rev. Marvin Youmans

Clinton Chapel AME Zion

11AM

3401 23rd Street

(313) 897-5866

Pastor Ronald L. Bailey

Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist (Ecorse)

7:30AM & 10:50AM

3936 12th St.

(313) 383-1069

Greater St. Peters AME Zion

11AM

4400 Mt. Elliott

(313) 923-3161

Rev. Anthony Johnson

Nazarene Missionary Baptist Church

11AM

901 Melbourne

(313) 871-6509

Rev. Oscar A. E. Hayes

Lomax Temple AME Zion

8AM & 11AM

17441 Dequindre

(313) 893-1463

Rev. Brian Relford

New Bethel Baptist

7:30AM & 10:45AM

8430 C. L. Franklin Blvd.

(313) 894-5788

Rev. Robert Smith Jr.

Metropolitan AME Zion

11AM

17816 Woodward

(313) 869-5150

Rev. George A. Stewart

New Bethlehem Baptist

9:15AM & 10:45AM

19018 Hawthorne

(313) 366-1872

St. Paul AME Zion

10:30AM

11359 Dexter

(313) 933-1822

Rev. Eleazar Merriweather

New Bethlehem Missionary Baptist

11AM

3061 Ewald Circle

(313) 931-0559

St. Peter AME Zion

11AM

3056 Yemans

(313) 875-3877

Rev. Michael Nelson

New Birth Baptist Church

8AM & 11AM

27628 Avondale

(313) 563-1705

Rev. Joseph A. Stephens

John Wesley AME Zion (Southfield)

7:30AM & 10:45AM

28001 Evergreen

(248) 358-9307

Rev. Al Hamilton

New Calvary Baptist

10:30AM

3975 Concord St.

(313) 923-1600

Dr. Michael C.R. Nabors

New Faith Baptist Church

11:15AM

19961McIntyre

(313) 533-0679

Rev. McKinley A. Williams

New Greater Christ Baptist

11AM

13031 Charlevoix

(313) 331-2386

Rev. Dr. William O. Thompson

New Greater Oregon St. John

10.40AM

8010 Manor

(313) 931-1850

Rev. Robert L. Sykes

New Heritage Baptist

10:45AM

11226 E. Jefferson Ave.

(313) 837-4912

Rev. Jobe C. Hughley

APOSTOLIC

Rev. Arthur L. Turner

Abundant Life A.O.H. Church of God

11:30AM

437 S. Livernois

(313) 843-4339

Rev. Charles A. Bailey

New Jerusalem Temple Baptist

11AM

17330 Fenkell

(313) 836-8970

Rev. Lawrence J. London

Aimwell Apostolic Church

11:30AM

5632 Montclair

(313) 922-3591

Elder H. Seals

New Liberty Baptist Church

8AM & 11AM

2965 Meldrum

(313) 921-0118

Rev. Dr. Maurice Strimage, Jr., Pastor

Apostolic Church of God In Christ

11:15AM

5296 Tireman

(313) 894-2522

Rev. Gilbert Allen

New Life Community Church (Romulus)

11AM

35761 Van Born Rd

(734) 968-0105

Rev. Billy J. Hales

Apostolic Faith Temple

11AM

4735 W. Fort Street

(313) 843-3660

Bishop Lambert Gates

New Life MBC of Detroit

11AM

8300 Van Dyke

(313) 923-3111

Pastor Edison Ester, Jr.

Apostolic Temple

11:45AM

5201 French Rd.

(313) 826-6487

Bishop Derrick C. McKinney

New Light Baptist

10:45 AM

5240 W. Chicago

(313) 931-1111

Rev. Frederick L. Brown, Sr., Pastor

Bethel Christian Ministries (Oak Park)

12:30PM

13500 Oak Park Blvd.

(248) 424-5584

Bishop Donald E. Burwell

New Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist

11AM

13100 Woodward Ave.

(313) 869-0190

Rev. Dr. Jerome Kirby

Bethel Church of the Apostolic Faith

11AM

3381 Mack Ave.

(313) 579-2765

Elder John M. Lucas

New Mt. Pleasant Baptist

11AM

2127 East Canfield

(313) 831-4669

Rev. Willie Smith

Bethlehem Temple

11AM

16238 Joy Road

(313) 273-5699

Elder Samuel Hemmingway

New Mt. Vernon Baptist

11AM

521 Meadowbrook

(313) 331-6146

Rev. Dr. Edward R. Knox

Bethlehem Temple Church of Detroit

12 Noon

5594 Pennsylvania St.

(313) 923-4860

Pastor Brenda Waller

New Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist

10:45 AM

2201 Elmhurst

(313) 868-7240

Rev. Jimmie T. Wafer

Calvary Apostolic Ministries (Southfield)

11:30AM

18347 W. McNichols

(313) 541-8728

Elder William E. Watson II

New Prospect Missionary Baptist

7:30AM & 11AM

6330 Pembroke

(313) 341-4883

Rev. Dr. Wilma R. Johnson

Christ Temple Apostolic Church (Westland)

11:15AM

29124 Eton St.

(734) 326-3833

District Elder Luke A. McClendon

New Providence Baptist

8AM & 11AM

18211 Plymouth

(313) 837-0818

Rev. Everett N. Jennings

Christ Temple Apostolic Faith Inc.

11:30AM

3907 30th Street

(313) 897-6132

Bishop James Garrett

New Resurrection Missionary Baptist

11AM

7718 W. McNichols

(313) 862-3466

Rev. Arthur Caldwell III

Christ Temple, City of Refuge (Inkster)

12 Noon

27741 Carlysle

(313) 278-8282

Elder L. C. Barnes, Jr.

New Salem Baptist

11AM

2222 Illinois St.

(313) 833-0640

Rev. Kevin H. Johnson, Pastor

Clinton Street Greater Bethlehem Temple

12 Noon

2900 W. Chicago Blvd.

(313) 361-1110

Bishop Shedrick L. Clark, Sr.

New St. Mark Baptist

7:30AM & 10AM

24331 W. 8 Mile Rd.

(313) 541-3846

Rev. Larry Smith

Corinthian Apostolic Faith

11AM

19638 Plymouth Rd.

(313) 836-0380

Elder Benjamin S. Hoke, Sr.

New St. Paul Baptist

10:45AM

2101 Lakewood

(313) 824-2060

Rev. Tolan J. Morgan

Deliverance Temple of Faith Ministries

11AM

9600 Woodlawn

(313) 923-3545

Elder Gary R. Gay, Sr.

New St. Peter’s Missionary Baptist

11AM

1600 Pingree

(313) 871-6969

Rev. Walter K. Cheeks

Faith Reconciliation Tabernacle Center Inc.

11AM

16599 Meyers

(313) 345-3849

Pastor Ray Johnson

Northwest Unity Missionary

11AM

8345 Ellsworth

(313) 863-8820

Rev. Dr. Oscar W. King III

Family Worship Center (Ecorse)

9:30AM & 11AM

4411 Fifth Street

(313) 381-9860

Pastor Tommy L. Lyons

Oasis of Hope

10AM

933 W. Seven Mile Rd.

(313) 891-2645

Pastor Claude Allen May

First United Church of Jesus Christ

11:30AM

8061 Joy Rd.

(313) 834-8811

Bishop Cleven L. Jones, Sr.

Overcomers Evangel Missionary Baptist

11AM

20045 James Couzens Hwy. (313) 861-9144

Rev. C. Kenneth Dexter

Grace Christian Church

11AM & 7PM

16001 W. 7 Mile Rd.

(313) 272-6111

Elder Billy Owens

Peace Missionary Baptist

10:30AM

13450 Goddard

(313) 368-2304

Rev. David L. Jefferson, Sr.

Greater Christ Temple (Ferndale)

11:30AM

210 Hilton Rd.

(248) 414-3700

Presiding Bishop Carl E. Holland

Pilgrim Star Missionary Baptist Church

12 Noon

5619 14th Street

(313) 361-2542

Pastor Billy Hall

Greater Grace Temple

7:30AM & 11AM

23500 W. Seven Mile Rd.

(313) 543-6000

Bishop Charles Haywood Ellis III

Pine Grove Baptist

10:45AM

1833 S. Electric

(313) 381-7882

Rev. Debirley Porter

Greater Grace Temple O.G.H.M. (Taylor)

11AM

24111 Koths

(313) 295-4472

Suff. Bishop Gary Harper

Pleasant Grove MBC

8AM & 10:45AM

13651 Dequindre

(313) 868-8144

Pastor Louis Forsythe II

Greater Second Ebenezer Apostolic Faith

11:45 AM

14118 Rosa Parks Blvd.

(313) 869-7783

Pastor O.B. Mahone, Jr.

Holy Temple

11:30 AM

8590 Esper Blvd

(313) 416-2166

Pastor Pamela Dixon

Renaissance Baptist 10:30AM 1045 East Grand Blvd.

(313) 922-7287

Rev. Edwin H. Holmes, Pastor Rev. Dale Weathers, Assoc. Pastor

Immanuel House of Prayer

11AM

147 E. Grand Blvd.

(313) 567-1871

Bishop Thomas L. Johnson, Sr.

Rosedale Park Baptist

10AM

14179 Evergreen

(313) 538-1180

Rev. Haman Cross, Jr.

Independent Apostolic Assembly

10:30AM & 6:30PM

16111 W. Eight Mile

(313) 838-0456

Bishop Charles C. McRae III

Russell Street Baptist

11AM

8700 Chrysler Fwy. Dr.

(313) 875-1615

Rev. Dee M. Coleman

Jesus Christ Apostolic

11:30AM

13341 Gratiot

(313) 371-8611

Pastor M. L. Jennings

Samaritan Missionary Baptist

10AM

8806 Mack Ave.

(313) 571-9797

Rev. Robert E. Starghill, Sr.

Mt. Sinai House of Prayer

11:30AM & 7PM

6462 Van Dyke

(313) 925-7050

Bishop Samuel Moore

Second Baptist Church of Detroit

8AM & 10:30AM

441 Monroe Street

(313) 961-0920

Rev. Kevin M. Turman

New Greater Bethlehem Temple Community

11:30AM

3763 16th Street

(313) 386-3055

Elder Anthony V. Price

Shady Grove Baptist

11 AM

2741 McDougall

(313) 923-1393

Pastor Roger Carson, Jr.

New Liberty Apostolic Faith

11:30AM

8425 Fenkell Ave.

(313) 342-2423

Bishop G.M. Boone D.D.

Smyrna Missionary Baptist Church

11:30AM

12728 Grand River

(313) 491-3190

Dr. Charles E. Marshall Sr.

New Life Assembly (Southfield)

12:30PM

27800 Southfield Rd.

(248) 851-3189

Elder Ronald B. Dalton

Springhill Missionary Baptist

7:45AM & 11AM

21900 Middlebelt Rd.

(248) 306-5450

Rev. Ronald Garfield Arthur

New Mt. Olives Apostolic Faith

11:30AM

2676 Hendrie

(313) 337-2027

Dr. Jeffrey I. Harris

St. Bartholomew - St Rita

Sat. 4PM | Sun. 9AM &11AM

2291 E. Outer Drive

(313) 892-1446

Rev. Ronald A. Borg

Pentecostal Church of Jesus Christ (Eastpointe)

11:15AM

16226 E. Nine Mile

(586) 772-2336

Pastor Keith L. Spiller, Sr.

St. James Missionary Baptist

10AM

9912 Kercheval

(313) 822-9322

Pastor Karl Reid

Pentecostal Temple

11:30AM

750 Alter Rd.

(313) 824-8437

Bishop Dr. Charles M. Laster

St. Luke of Detroit

11:30AM

11832 Petoskey

(313) 912-6270

Bishop Chris C. Gardner III

Solomon’s Cathedral C.O.O.L.J. of the Apostolic Faith Inc.

11AM

19538 Schoolcraft

(313) 273-2992

Bishop Anthony David Crawford

St. Matthew Missionary Baptist

8AM & 11AM

13500 Wyoming

(313) 933-3722

Rev. David L. Lewis

St. Paul Apostolic Temple

11AM

17400 Manderson

(313) 861-2784

Bishop Benjamin S. Hoke

St Missionary Baptist Church

10AM

9212 Kercheval

(313) 372-5426

Rev David L. Brown

True Light Temple

11AM

8730 Harper

(313) 922-4500

Elder Michael Mitchell

St. Phillip’s Baptist MBC

9:30AM & 11:30AM

7307 Livernois

(313) 894-8123

Rev. Alvin D. Hodges, Sr.

True Worship Church

11AM

803 Cottrell

(313) 834-1697

Pastor Lovell Cannon Jr.

Tabernacle Missionary Baptist

8AM & 11AM

2080 W. Grand Blvd.

(313) 898-3325

Rev Nathan Johnson

Unity Temple of the Apostolic Faith

11AM

17376 Wyoming Ave.

(313) 862-3700

Pastor Steven Staten

Temple of Faith Baptist

10:45AM

14834 Coram Ave.

(313) 526-1400

Rev. Alan J. Jones

Word of Life Temple of Jesus Christ

11AM

19391 Conant

(313) 368-8630

Bishop Carl Noble, Sr., Pastor

Tennessee Missianary Baptist

11AM

2100 Fischer

(313) 823-4850

Rev. Milbrun L. Pearson, II

Zion Hill Church (Berkley)

12:15AM

3688 Twelve Mile Rd.

(248) 548-9466

Pastor Clarence Hawkins III

Thankful Missionary Baptist Church

11AM

2449 Carpenter St.

(313) 365-5519

Rev. Charles Hubbert

The Calvary Baptist Church

7:45AM & 10:45AM

1000 Robert Bradby Drive

(313) 567-4575

Rev. Lawrence T. Foster

Third Baptist Church

11AM

582 East Ferry

(313) 874-4133

Rev. Fred L. Gilbert

BAPTIST

Third New Hope Baptist Church

8AM/10AM & 12Noon

12850 Plymouth Rd.

(313) 491-7890

E. L. Branch, Senior Pastor

Aijalon Baptist

10:45AM

6419 Beechwood

(313) 895-7283

Rev. Dr. Curtis C. Williams

Triumph Missionary Baptist Church

8AM/9:30AM/11AM

2550 S. Liddesdale

(313) 386-8044

Rev. Solomon Kinloch, Jr.

Bethany Baptist Church

11AM

15122 W. Chicago Blvd.

(313) 836-7667

Rev. Dr. Samuel H. Bullock, Jr.

True Light Missionary Baptist

11AM

2504 Beniteau

(313) 822-3170

Rev. Alton M. Reid

Bethel Baptist Church East

7:30AM & 10:45AM

5715-33 Holcomb

(313) 923-3060

Dr. Michael Andrew Owens

True Love Missionary Baptist Church

7AM & 11:15AM

8200 Tireman

(313) 931-1177

Rev. Herbert B. Robinson, Jr.

Bethesda Missionary

10:15AM

8801 David St.

(313) 571-0095

Pastor Edward Holly

Twelfth Street Missionary Baptist

10:45AM

1840 Midland

(313) 868-2659

Rev. Floyd A. Davis

Beulah Missionary Baptist (Westland)

10AM

5651 Middlebelt

(734) 595-6146

Rev. Kenneth C. Pierce

Union Baptist

11:30AM

1754 E. Grand Blvd.

(313) 922-2557

Rev. Patrick L. Franklin

Central Institutional M.B.C

10:45AM

15170 Archdale

(313) 836-2933

Vacant

Union Grace Missionary Baptist

10:30AM

2550 W. Grand Blvd.

(313) 894-2500

Rev. Reginald E. Smith

Chapel Hill Baptist

7:45AM & 10:45AM

5000 Joy Road

(313) 931-6805

Rev. Dr. R. LaMont Smith II

Union Second Baptist (River Rouge)

10:45AM

459 Beechwood St.

(313) 383-5559

Rev. Kenneth L. Brown

Christ Cathedral Baptist

11AM

6115 Hartford

(313) 895-1999

Rev. George R. Williams, Jr.

United Missionary Baptist (Pontiac)

11AM

471 S. Boulevard

(248) 332-8917

Pastor Wardell Milton

Christ Reformed Baptist

11 AM

13576 Lesure

(313) 836-8507

Rev. Willie Williams

United Prayer Temple Baptist Church

11AM

15003 Fairfield

(313) 342-4011

Rev. Anthony L. Caudle, Sr.

Christian Chapel Community Baptist

11:30AM

22930 Chippewa

(248) 624-7675

Rev. George B. Glass, Jr.

Victory Fellowship Baptist Church

10:15AM

17401 East Warren Ave.

(313) 886-3541

Rev. Darryl S. Gaddy Sr.

Christ’s Mission Missionary Baptist

10:45AM

3712 Preston

(313) 579-9590

Rev. Howard R. Ramsey

Warren Ave. Missionary Baptist

7:30AM & 10:30AM

1042-44 East Warren Ave.

(313) 831-5990

Rev. Bernard Smith

Christland Missionary Baptist

10:45AM

12833 Puritan

(313) 341-0366

Rev. Allen O. Langford

Williams Chapel Missionary Baptist

10:45AM

3100 Elmwood

(313) 579-0875

Rev. James C. Jones

Church of God Baptist

11 AM

12000 Grand River

(313) 834-1265

Rev. Clifford D. Burrell, M. DIV.

Wings of Love Baptist

10:45AM

17133 John R.

(313) 867-7411

Rev. Alvin E. Jackson

Church of the New Covenant Baptist

10:45AM

3426 Puritan Ave.

(313) 864-6480

Rev. Brian Martin Ellison

Zion Hope Missionary Baptist

7:30AM & 10:45AM

4800 Van Dyke

(313) 921-3967

Rev. Curtis R. Grant Jr.

Church of Our Faith

10:45AM

2561 Beniteau

(313) 821-3627

Rev. William Anderson

Zion Hill Baptist Church

11AM

12017 Dickerson

Church of Our Father MBC

8AM & 10:45AM

5333 E. 7 Mile

(313) 891-7626

Rev. Bernard Byles

Zion Progress Baptist

11:00 AM

Conventional Missionary Baptist

11AM

2255 Seminole

(313) 922-4010

Pastor Roderick L. Richardson

Corinthian BC (Hamtramck)

8AM & 10:45AM

1725 Caniff Street

(313) 868-7664

Rev. Dr. Joseph R. Jordan

Cosmopolitan Baptist

10:30AM

17131 St. Aubin

(313) 893-6163

Pastor Senoise Clemons, Jr.

Dexter Avenue Baptist MBC

7:45AM & 10:45AM

13500 Dexter

(313) 869-4878

El Bethel Missionary MBC

8AM, 10AM & 12NOON

25295 Grand River

(313) 532-7897

Lawrence C. Glass, Jr., Pastor

Christ the King

10AM

20800 Grand River

(313) 532-1211

Rev. Victor Clore

Elim Baptist

11 AM

19333 Lahser Rd.

(313) 533-7285

Rev. Charles D. Oliver

Church of the Madonna

9AM

1125 Oakman Blvd.

(313) 868-4308

Msgr. Michael Le Fevre

El-Shaddai Missionary Baptist (Ferndale)

8AM & 11AM

928 E. 10 Mile

(248) 548-5683

Rev. Benny Holmes

Corpus Christi

9 AM

16000 Pembroke

(313) 272-0990

Rev. Donald Archambault

Elyton Missionary Baptist

8AM & 10:45AM

8903 St. Cyril

(313) 921-4072

Rev. John D. Kelly

GESU Catholic Church

5PM Sat & 8 & 10:30AM Sun.

17180 Oak Drive

(313) 862-4400

Rev. R. Scullin, S.J.

7835 E. Layfayette

(313) 372-3987 (313) 331-8244

Rev. Dan Flowers Rev. Dr. Allyson Abrams

CATHOLIC

Emmanuel MBC

11AM

13230 W. McNichols

(313) 927-2627

Rev. Frederick Lee Brown, Sr.

Good Shepherd Catholic

10AM

1265 Parkview

(313) 822-1262

Fr. Michael NKachukwu

First Baptist S.W.

8AM & 11AM

7642 Gould @ Crossley

(313) 841-4866

Rev. Garrund Woolridge

Martyrs of Uganda

11AM-Sat. 9AM

7601 Rosa Parks Blvd.

(313) 896-2335

Fr. Tyrone Robinson

First Baptist World Changers Int’l. Min.

11AM

22575 W. Eight Mile Rd.

(313) 255-0212

Pastor Lennell D. Caldwell

Our Lady of Good Counsel

Sun. 9:30AM - Sat. 4PM

17142 Rowe St.

(313) 372-1698

Rev. Robert J. Kotlarz

First Greater St. Paul Baptist

8AM & 10:45AM

15325 Gratiot Avenue

(313) 839-4000

Dr. Ricardo Bartlett, Sr.

Presentation/Our Lady of Victory

10:30AM

19760 Meyers Rd.

(313) 342-1333

Rev. Hubert Sanders

First Baptist Institutional

10AM

17101 W. Seven Mile Rd.

(313) 835-5477

Rev. Ryan Johnson

Sacred Heart of Jesus

8AM /10AM

3451 Rivard St.

(313) 831-1356

Rev. Norman P. Thomas

First Missionary Baptist (Ecorse)

7:30AM &10:45AM

3837 15th Street

(313) 381-2700

Rev. Alfred L. Davis Jr.

St. Aloysius Church

11:30AM - Sat. 4PM

1234 Washington Blvd.

(313) 237-5810

Fr. Mark Soehner, O.F.M.

First Progressive Missionary Baptist

9:20AM & 11AM

10103 Gratiot

(313) 925-9377

Dr. R. W. McClendon

St. Augustine and St. Monica

10AM

4151 Seminole Street

(313) 921-4107

Rev. Daniel Trapp

First Union Missionary Baptist

10:45AM

5510 St. Aubin

(313) 571-3043

Rev. Frank J. Knolton

St. Cecilia

8:30AM & 10AM

10400 Stoepel

(313) 933-6788

Fr. Theodore Parker

Flowery Mount Baptist

11:15AM

13603 Linwood

(313) 869-2567

Rev. Daniel Moore

St. Gerard

8AM /11AM/4PM Sat.

19800 Pembroke

(313) 537-5770

Rev. Donald Archambault

Gethsemane Missionary Baptist (Westland)

8AM & 10AM

29066 Eton St.

(734) 721-2557

Rev. Dr. John E. Duckworth

St. Gregory The Great

11AM

15031 Dexter

(313) 861-0363

Msgr. Michael Le Fevre

God’s House of Prayer Baptist

11AM & 4PM

3606 25th St.

(313) 894-6739

Rev. Michael L. Townsell

St. Luke

11:30 AM - Sat. 4PM

8017 Ohio Ave.

(313) 935-6161

Fr. Tyrone Robinson

Good Shepherd Missionary Baptist

10:45AM

20915 Evergreen Rd.

(248) 353-4368

Rev. Dr. Herbert G. Ford

St. Matthew

10 AM - Sat. 4:30PM

6021 Whittier

(313) 884-4470

Rev. Duane R. Novelly

Great Commission Baptist

11AM

19250 Riverview

(313) 255-7995

Rev. Al Bufkin

St. Patrick

9:30AM

58 Parsons St.

(313) 833-0857

Fr. Mark Soehner, OFM

Greater Burnette Baptist

8AM & 10:30AM & 6PM 16801 Schoolcraft

(313) 837-0032

Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Caldwell

St. Raymond Church

Sun. 11AM - Sat. 4:30PM

20103 Joann St.

(313) 577-0525

Fr. Robert Kotlavz

Greater Christ Baptist

8AM & 10:45AM

3544 Iroquois

(313) 924-6900

Rev. James C. Perkins

St. Rita

9AM & 11:30AM

1000 E. State Fair

(313) 366-2340

Fr. Tim Kane

Greater Concord Missionary Baptist

9:30AM & 11AM

4500 East Davison Rd.

(313) 891-6800

Dr. Cullian W. Hill, Pastor

St. Peter Claver Catholic Community

10AM Sun.

13305 Grove Ave.

(313) 342-5292

Rev. James O’Reilly, S.J.

Greater Ephesian Baptist

10:45AM

9403 Oakland

(313) 867-3889

Rev. Jerry Lee James

Sts. Peter & Paul (Jesuit)

11AM & 7:35 PM

438 St. Antoine

(313) 961-8077

Fr. Carl A. Bonk

Greater Macedonia Baptist

10:45AM

8200 Mack Ave.

(313) 923-5588

Rev. Wallace Bell

St. Suzanne/Our Lady Gate of Heaven

Sat. 5:30PM - Sun. 9AM

19321 W. Chicago

(313) 838-6780

Fr. Robert McCabe

Greater Mt. View Missionary Baptist

11AM

4211 Mt. Elliott

(313) 924-2500

Pastor Edward Smith

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NON-DENOMINATIONAL

CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST) Renaissance Christian Church

10:30AM

18101 James Couzens

(313) 341-7025

Rev. Antonio Harlan

Action Outreach Church

10AM & 11:30AM

12908 W. 7 Mile Rd.

(313) 345-3016

A.C. Goodman, Pastor

Serenity Christian Church

11AM

5801 E. 7 Mile

(313) 892-3550

Rev. John C. Harvey

Almighty God Missionary Tabernacle

10:30AM

2708 Joseph Campau

(313) 921-0848

Rev. Dr. Minnie L. Lacy

Bible Standard Church of God

11AM

9600 Woodlawn

(313) 921-9741

Rev. Samuel Oree

Body of Christ International

11AM

11780 Ohio

(313) 491-2102

Bishop Kenneth L. Tate

Body of Christ Community of Faith

10:30AM

18100 Meyers Rd.

(313) 345-9106

Rev. Benjamin Prince

Bride Of Christ

11AM

12400 Kelly

(313) 371-3236

Rev. Bill McCullum

Calvary Church of Jesus Christ

11:15AM

6318 Varney

(313) 922-3877

Pastor L.C. Gray

Canton Christian Fellowship

8AM & 10:30AM

8775 Ronda Drive

(734) 404-2408

David Washington, Jr.

Cathedral of Faith

10:30AM

13925 Burt Rd.

(313) 533-9673

Rev. Lee A. Jackson

Cathedral of Hope

11AM

17561 Jos. Campau

(313) 366-4234

Rev. Robert Thomas, Sr.

Christ Covenant Church

9:30AM & 11:30AM

10213 Hamilton Ave.

(313) 883-2203

Rev. Authur L. Gooden

Church of Universal Truth

11:30AM

13038 E. McNichols

(313) 371-4839

Rev. Adrian Harris

Community Church of Christ

11AM

11811 Gratiot Ave.

(313) 839-7268

Pastor R. A. Cranford

Craig Memorial Tabernacle

10:45AM

14201 Puritan

(313) 838-4882

Rev. James L. Craig II

Deeper Life Gospel Center (Redford)

11AM

20601 Beech Daly

(313) 794-0975

Rev. Wade A. Bell, Sr.

Deliverance Center

10AM

340 West Grand Blvd.

(313) 297-7773

Bishop Gregg A. Booker

Dove Christian Center Church

11AM

4660 Military

(313) 361-Dove

Pastors Lucell & Marcella Trammer

Eastside Church of God (Sanctified)

11:30AM

2900 Gratiot Ave.

(313) 567-7822

Bishop William K. Lane D.D.

Family Victory Fellowship Church (Southfield)

8AM & 11AM

19421 W. 10 Mile Rd

(248) 354-1990

Pastor Larry T. Jordan

Fellowship Chapel, U.C.C.

9:30 AM

7707 W. Outer Drive

(313) 347-2820

Rev. Wendell Anthony

Full Truth Fellowship Church

11:30AM

4458 Joy Rd.

(313) 896-0233

Rev. Darlene C.A. Franklin

Grace Out-Reach Ministry

10:30AM

15251 Harper

(313) 885-1927

Bishop J. Ward, Jr.

Greater Heritage of Christ Church

11:30 AM

19471 James Couzen

Rev. Tracy Lamont Bell

Greater Life Christian (Pontiac)

10AM

65 E. Huron

(313) 334-1166

Eld. Ellington L. Ellis, Senior Pastor

Hill’s Chapel

11:30AM

6100 Linwood

(313) 896-9460

Rev. V. Broadnax

Interfaith Church

11AM

1923 23rd Street

(810) 985-5555

Rev. Link Howard III

Lighthouse Cathedral

10:30AM & 12Noon

15940 Puritan Ave

(313) 273-1110

Bishop Charlie H. Green

Metropolitan Temple

11AM

20099 Fenkell

(313) 533-8063

Rev. Byron Ammons

New Birth Church of Christ

11AM

8021 Linwood

(313) 897-1531

Rev. Keith Cooper

New Foundation Christian Ctr.

11AM

7759 Fenkell

(313) 862-0657

Pastor Marshall Hall

New Galilee Spiritual Church

11AM

8025 Harper St.

(313) 571-2108

Bishop M. J. Moore Sr.

New Life! Christian Ministries, Inc.

10:30AM

2415 W. Forest Ave.

(313) 894-9394

Pastor Jacquelyn L. Rhodes

New Testament Worship Center

11:15AM

14451 Burt Rd.

(313) 592-8134

Pastors Samuel & Sarah Davis

Perfecting the Saints of God Church

11:30AM

13803 Newbern

(313) 368-8973

Bishop W.E. Hollowell

Puritan Street Church of Christ

11:15AM

19451 Conant

(313) 893-2197

Pastor Mary R. Ealy

Restoration Christian Fellowship

10AM

22575 W. 8 Mile Rd.

(313) 255-0212

Pastor Paul Bersche

Restoration International Christian Ministries

4PM

18140 Cornell Rd.

(248) 352-9256

Rev. Dr. Ronald F. Turner

Right Spirit Christian Church

10AM

16250 Northland Dr.

(313) 837-7510

Rev. Jacquelyn Willis

Shekinah Tabernacle Gospel Church

10AM

16900 W. Chicago

(313) 835-0283

Elder Risarg “Reggie” Huff

CHRISTIAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL Carter Metropolitan CME

10:45AM

1510-12 W. Grand Blvd.

(313) 895-6744

Rev. Dr. Faith A. Allen

Central CME

11AM

7600 Tireman

(313) 931-0592

Rev. Patricia Havis

Coggins Memorial CME

11AM

4900 Hurlbut

Rev. Donte Townsend

Grace CME

10:45AM

642 W. McNichols

(313) 862-4774

Rev. Dr. Barbara Delaney

Greater New Bethany CME (Romulus)

11AM

35757 Vinewood

(313) 326-0210

Rev. Christopher Hale

Hamlett Temple CME

11AM

13600 Wyoming

Rev. Dr. Robert Holt

Isom Memorial CME (Belleville)

11:15AM

23612 Sumpter Rd.

(734) 461-2200

Rev. Prince Albert Williams

Missionary Temple CME

11AM

18134 Lumpkin

(313) 893-2685

Rev. Eugene Warford

Peace CME

11AM

4613 Chene

(313) 832-5929

Rosebrough/Bunton CME

11AM

15001 Quincy

(313) 341-0524

Rev. Fred Moore Jr.

St. John’s CME

10:30AM

8715 Woodward Ave.

(313) 872-5663

Rev. Joseph Gordon

Womack Temple CME (Inkster)

11AM

28445 Cherry St.

(734) 326-4822

Rev. Tyson Kelly

CHURCH OF CHRIST Church of Christ of Conant Gardens

11AM

18460 Conant

(313) 893-2438

John H. Mayberry, Jr.

Holy Redeemer Church of Christ

12NOON & 3PM

7145 Harper

(313) 342-7628

Bishop J. Hatcher

New Cameron Ave. Church of Christ

11AM & 6PM

7825 Cameron

(313) 875-8132

Lucky Dawson, Minister

Northwest Church of Christ

11AM

5151 Oakman Blvd.

(313) 834-0562

Patrick Medlock/Stanley Daniel

Westside Church of Christ

11AM & 5PM

6025 Woodrow

(313) 898-6121

Jerrold D. Mcullough, Minister

Wyoming Church of Christ

9:15AM/10:30AM & 6PM 20131 Wyoming

(313) 345-6780

Dallas A. Walker Jr., Minster

CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST All God’s People Ministries

11AM

7013 E. Seven Mile Rd.

(313) 492-5009

Apostle W. J. Rideout III - Sr., Pastor

Anderson Memorial C.O.G.I.C.

11AM

17860 Jos. Campau

(313) 366-1407

Supt. Charles J. Johnson III

Bailey Temple C.O.G.I.C.

11:15AM

5370 McKinley Ave.

(313) 898-7996

Elder Randall L. Greenwood

Calvary C.O.G.I.C.

11AM

15025 Fenkell

(313) 836-6939

Elder David L. Wells

Christian Gospel Center

11:30AM

19901 Kentucky

(313) 345-9160

Rev. Marcus R. Ways

Conquerors of Faith Ministries COGIC

11AM

13100 Puritan

(313) 862-5467

Pastor S.A. Moore

Covenant Missionary Temple (Roseville)

9:30AM & Sun. 11AM

28491 Utica Rd.

(810) 776-9235

Elder Jay L. Burns

East Grand Blvd. C.O.G.I.C.

11AM

1432 East Grand Blvd.

(313) 922-1464

Bishop Elton A. Lawrence

East Side Unity C.O.G.I.C.

11:45AM

5357 Mt. Elliott

(313) 579-2353

Supt. Robert Butts Jr.

Encouragement Corner Ministries

9AM & 10:30AM

10330 Whittier

(313) 417-9430

Elder Howard L. Parker, Jr.

Evangel Church of God in Christ

11:45AM

13318 Kercheval

(313) 824-4887

Supt. James Smith, Jr.

Faith Clinic C.O.G.I.C.

11:15AM

12260 Camden

(313) 372-3429

Bishop Edward W. Lucas, D.D.

Faith Tabernacle C.O.G.I.C.

10:45AM & 6PM

23800 Lahser

(248) 357-3110

Elder Edward W. Lucas, D.D.

Fellowship C.O.G.I.C. (Ecorse)

11AM

3828 12th St.

(313) 381-6644

Rev. William Elum

Shrine of the Black Madonna/ Pan African Orthodox Christian Church

11:15AM

7625 Linwood

(313) 875-9700

Cardinal Mbiyu Chui

Fenkell Gospel Temple C.O.G.I.C.

11AM

2600 Fenkell

(313) 862-4771

Elder Lavell Whitaker

Spirit Filled Ministries

11AM

15100 Plymouth

(313) 272-3104

Pastor Thomasyne Petty Faulkner

First Tabernacle of Detroit

8:30AM & 11AM

4801 Oakman Blvd.

(313) 935-PRAY

St. Michael Church Guardian Angel

10AM & 11:30AM

12320 Woodrow Wilson

(313) 868-7166

Bishop James Williams

Healing Springs C.O.G.I.C.

11AM

10331 Dexter Ave.

(313) 813-8952

Rev. Joey Henderson

Temple of St. Jude Spiritual

8AM & 11AM

8747 Fenkell

(313) 834-1650

Rev. Larry H. Williams

Glad Tidings C.O.G.I.C.

11:15 AM

625 E. Seven Mile Rd.

(313) 366-4378

Elder Robert D. Taylor, Sr.

10AM & 11AM

16573 Meyers Rd.

(313) 862-7073

Pastor Krafus Walker

Northwest Activities Center (313) 270-2325 Ballroom

Rev. Shaheerah Stephens

Glory and Praise Tabernacle C.O.G.I.C

Transforming Love Community 10AM

Glory to Glory Temple C.O.G.I.C.

11AM

19309 Greenfield Rd.

(313) 477-0479

Pastor Tommy C. Vanover

True Light Worship Center

11AM

8714 W. McNichols

(313) 864-1046

Rev. William H. Sanders

Greater Bethesda (Ecorse) C.O.G.I.C.

11:30AM

4670 9th Street

(313) 381-3810

Elder Sam Knolton, Sr.

Unique Non-Complaining Church (Redford)

8AM & 12 Noon

26547 Grand River Ave.

(313) 794-5440

Pastor Charles E. Brooks Jr.

Greater Dequindre C.O.G.I.C.

11:45AM

1847 Sycamore

(313) 961-4842

Rev. Robert Bullard, Jr.

Universal Hagar’s Spiritual Temple #7

11AM & Fri. 6PM

13327 W. Seven Mile Rd.

(313) 862-0363

Rev. Mother Cynthia Nelson

Greater Emmanuel Institutional C.O.G.I.C.

8:30AM & 11AM

19190 Schafer

(313) 864-7170

Bishop J. Drew Sheard

Universal Liberty In Christ Temple, Inc

11AM

7000 E. Canfield

(313) 923-5360

Rev. Ralph J. Boyd

Greater Haven of Rest C.O.G.I.C.

10:30AM

16130 Woodbine

(313) Jesus-29

Supt. R. K. Benson

Universal Life of Hope

12PM

15065 Grand River

(313) 836-2100

Rev. Dr. R. Hill

Greater Love Tabernacle C.O.G.I.C.

11AM

17617 Plymouth Rd.

(313) 835-8016

Universal Triumph the Dominion of God, Inc.

10:30AM

1651 Ferry Park

Greater Miller Memorial C.O.G.I.C. (Warren)

11AM & 6:30PM

4439 E. Nine Mile Rd.

(586) 757-6767

Bishop Earl J. Wright

(313) 873-6591 Rev. Lord & Princess James Maggie Shaffer

Greater Mitchell Temple C.O.G.I.C.

11AM

13737 Curtis

(313) 345-9900

Bishop John H. Sheard

Waterfall Bible Institute

6PM - 10PM

12040 Visger Rd.

(313) 382-0900

Rev. Dr. Emanuel Cain

Greater Mt. Everett (Ferndale)

11AM & 7PM

631 E. 8 Mile Rd.

(248) 541-7200

Elder Jesse G. Bell

Greater Northwest C.O.G.I.C.

11AM

15811 Rosa Parks Blvd.

(313) 345-4676

Pastor Supt. Cleotis Wells

Greater Rock of Ages C.O.G.I.C.

12 NOON

9804 Conner Ave.

(313) 526-0482

Supt. Fred L. Mitchell Sr.

Hammond C.O.G.I.C.

11AM

8740 Puritan

(313) 861-9095

Victor G. Thompson, Pastor

St. Raphael of Brooklyn Orthordox

10AM

(313) 533-3437

V. Rev. Fr. Leo Copacia

Hill Memorial C.O.G.I.C.

11:30AM

5501 Chase Rd.

(313) 846-4674

Bishop Michael Hill

Jones Memorial C.O.G.I.C.

11 AM

19200 Evergreen Rd.

(313) 534-2860

Elder Leon R. McPherson Sr.

(Kendall) The New Gospel Temple C.O.G.I.C.

11AM

16601 Tireman St.

(313) 581-4377

Pastor Gerald A. Echols Jr.

New Christ Temple C.O.G.I.C.

11AM

10001 Hayes

(313) 521-5426

Rev. Lorris Upshaw, Sr.

New Jerusalem C.O.G.I.C.

11AM

7361 Linwood Ave.

(313) 894-8816

Elder Darryl Clark

New Maclin Temple C.O.G.I.C.

10AM & 12 NOON

2255 E. Forest

(313) 831-7372

Elder James M. Maclin

New St. Paul Tabernacle C.O.G.I.C.

8AM & 10AM

15340 Southfield Dr.

(313) 835-5329

Bishop P.A. Brooks

Redemptive Love Christian Center

10AM

12190 Conant Ave.

(313) 893-6275

Elder Kenneth J. Jenkins

Rewarding Faith C.O.G.I.C.

8AM & 11AM

12935 Buena Vista Ave.

(313) 933-3000

Supt. Joseph W. Harris

Saints Liberty Life Steps Ministries (Pontiac)

11AM

340 East Pike St.

(248) 736-3207

Elder Andrew L. Jenkins Sr.

Seth Temple C.O.G.I.C.

11:30AM

9841 Dundee

(313) 931-1315

Elder Philip R. Jackson

Shiloh Chapel C.O.G.I.C.

9AM & 11:30AM

14841 Eastburn Ave.

(313) 527-5400

Bishop Alfred M. Smith

The Open Door C.O.G.I.C.

11:30AM

14900 E. 7 Mile Rd.

(313) 526-3460

Elder Alan R. Evans

The Way of True Holiness C.O.G.I.C.

10:30AM

1901 Electric Ave.

(313) 383-3373

Elder Curtis Charles McDonald

The Word of Truth C.O.G.I.C. (Warren)

9AM &10:30 AM

7107 Rivard Ave.

(586) 754-9673

Dr. Robert E. Garner, Pastor

Unity Fellowship C.O.G.I.C.

11AM & 6PM

17050 Joy Rd.

(313) 270-2000

Elder George W. Hutchinson, Sr.

Walk In The Spirit C.O.G.I.C.

11:30AM

11648 Whittier Ave.

(313) 371-4007

Elder Leon K. Shipman Sr.

11AM

7630 Southfield Rd.

(313) 633-0852

Pastor John O. Wright, Jr.

CONGREGATIONAL Bushnell Congregational Church

10:30 AM

15000 Southfield Rd.

(313) 272-3550

Rev. Roy Isaac

First Congregational Church of Detroit

11AM

33 E. Forest

(313) 831-4080

Rev. Dr. Lottie Jones Hood

10AM

Cathedral Church of St. Paul Christ Church - Detroit

3837 W. Seven Mile

PENTECOSTAL Church of God of Baldwin

11:30AM

5540 Talbot

(313) 366-3190

Elder Gerald Williams

El-Beth-El Temple

11AM

15801 Schaefer

(313) 835-3326

Elder Henry G. Sims Sr.

God’s Way Cathedral (formely C.O.G.I.C.)

11:30AM

14820 Puritan St.

(313) 580-9103

Bishop Herbert A. Ross D.D.

God’s Vineyard C.O.G.I.C. (Centerline)

11:30AM

8090 Theisen

(586) 755-8910

Bishop Carey Jackson Jr.

Great Faith Ministries Int’l

11AM

10735 Grand River

(313) 491-1330

Bishop Wayne & Pastor Beverly Jackson

Greater Faith Assembly

11:30AM

1330 Crane St.

(313) 821-5761

Bishop Raphael Williams Sr.

Mt. Zion Church of Deliverance

11:30AM

2263 S. Fort St.

(313) 388-9867

Rev. Jewett B. Jackson

New Jerusalem C.O.G.I.C.

11AM

7361 Linwood

(313) 894-8816

Elder Darryl Clark

New Resurrection Faith Ministries Inc.

11AM

18614 Schoolcraft

(313) 836-8099

Bishop Merdith R. Bussell

Thomas Temple C.O.G.I.C.

11am & 5:30PM

14500 Grand River

(313) 835-3570

Bishop Frank Richard

True Testimonial of Jesus (Roseville)

11:30 AM

19200 Frazho

(810) 443-4999

Rev. Willie Moorer Jr.

Universal Church of the Living God

10AM & 11:15AM

3401 Grandy Ave.

(313) 259-0707

Bishop Earl Field, Sr.

World Deliverance Temple

8AM & 11AM

27355 Ann Arbor Trail

(313) 730-8900

Bishop Roy Ferguson

Calvary Presbyterian

10:30AM

19125 Greenview

(313) 537-2590

Christ Presbyterian

11AM

23795 Civic Center Dr.

(248) 356-2635

Rev. Kevin R. Johnson

First Presbyterian Church of Birmingham

8:30AM & 10AM

1669 W. Maple

(248) 644-2040

Hope Presbyterian

11AM

15340 Meyers Rd.

(313) 861-2865

Rev. Raphael B. Francis

St. John’s Presbyterian, U.S.A.

11AM

1961 E. Lafayette Blvd.

(313) 567-0213

Rev. Johnie Bennett

Trinity Community Presbyterian U.S.A.

8:30AM & 11AM

4849 W. Outer Drive

(313) 342-2288

Rev. Edwin Fabré

Westminster Church for All People

8:30AM & 11AM

17567 Hubbell Ave.

(313) 341-2697

Rev. Mary Austin

(CUMBERLAND) PRESBYTERIAN

Episcopal All Saints Episcopal

23300 W. Davison St.

PRESBYTERIAN

CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE New Hope Church of the Nazarene

ORTHODOX-CHRISTIAN

(313) 341-5320

Rev. C. Alfred Loua

7:30AM, 8:15AM & 10:30AM 4800 Woodward Ave

(313) 831-5000

Rev. Dr. S. Scott Hunter

8:15AM & 10:30AM

960 E. Jefferson

(313) 259-6688

Rev. John Talk

Grace Episcopal

8:30 & 11AM

1926 Virginia Park

(313) 895-6442

Supply Clergy

St. Christopher St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

11AM

20750 W. McNichols

(313) 538-2320

Rev. Deborah Semon Scott

St. Clement’s Episcopal (Inkster)

8AM & 10:30AM

4300 Harrison St.

(734) 728-0790

Rev. Ellis Clifton. Jr., Rector

St. Cyprian’s Episcopal

10:30AM

6114 28th St.

(313) 896-7515

Rev. Dr. Donald M. Lutas

St. Matthew’s & St. Joseph’s Episcopal

8AM & 11AM

8850 Woodward Ave.

(313) 871-4750

Rev. Shannon Brown -MacVean

St. Phillip & St. Stephen Episcopal

10AM

14225 Frankfort

(313) 822-7730

St. Timothy’s Episcopal

10:45AM

15820 Wyoming

(313) 341-1244

Supply Clergy

St. Paul Cumberland Presbyterian

11AM

St. Peter’s Primitive

11:30AM

Church of the Living God /#37

11:30AM

3841 Humphrey

(313) 834-2463

PRIMITIVE BAPTIST 17251 Jos Campau

(313) 893-9094

Rev. Walter L. Harris

(313) 831-2770

Elder Leroy Williams

PROTESTANT 3556 Dubois

REFORMED CHURCH IN AMERICA Nardin Park Community

11AM

5027 W. Boston

(313) 834-4770

Rev. Robert Morris

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST FREE METHODIST New Beginnings Free Methodist (Ann Arbor)

8:30AM

2780 Packard Rd.

(734) 971-8317 Rev. Jeffery D. Harrold

Burns Church of Seventh-Day Adventist

Sat. 11:00AM

10125 East Warren Ave

(313) 924-5535

Rev. Cory Jackson, Sr., Pastor

City Temple Seventh-Day Adventist

9:15AM & 11AM

8816 Grand River

(313) 897-0506

Leon J. Bryant, Pastor

Detroit Northwest Seventh-day Adventist Church

Sat. 9:45 & 11:15 AM

14301 Burt Rd

(313) 538-8190

Cory Jackson, Pastor

Ecorse Church of Seventh-Day Adventists

Sat. 9:15AM &10:45AM

3834 10th St.

(313) 928-9212

William Hughes, Pastor

Sharon Seventh-Day (Inkster)

Sat. 9:15AM & 11AM

28537 Cherry Street

(313) 722-2313

Philip Jones, Pastor

FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST Abundant Life Full Gospel Worship Center

11:30AM

5619 Charles

(313) 366-0874

Pastors Roger & Mary Lewis

Crossroads Victory Full Gospel Cathedral

10:30AM & 11:30AM

9355 Greenfield

(313) 836-7260

Rev. Dr. Eileen V. Martin, Ph.D., Ed.D.

Heavenly Dimensions F.G.B.C.

10AM & 11AM

11731 Mt. Elliot

(313) 368-2925

Pastor Robert D. Lodge Jr.

Resurrection Ministries

11AM

4959 Martin

(313) 896-1708

Rev. William Goodman

UNITARIAN-UNIVERSALIST First Unitarian Universalist Church

11AM

4605 Cass Ave.

(313) 833-9107

Rev. Roger Mohr

Northwest Unitarian Universalist Church

10AM

23925 Northwestern Hwy.

(248) 354-4488

Rev. Kimi Riegel

INTER-DENOMINATIONAL Community Christian Fellowship

11AM

8131 E. Outer Drive

(313) 245-2925

Bishop Samuel A Wilson, Sr.

First Church of the Redeemed

11:15AM

9360 Van Dyke

(313) 923-6455

Min. Katherine M. Fitzgerald

For Such A Time As This Ministry

11AM

10630 Grand River

(313) 935-9992

Pastor Joyce Driver

Grace Community Church of Detroit

8AM & 11AM

20021 W. Chicago Rd.

(313) 273-0410

William A Harris, Minister

People’s Community

7:30AM & 10:30AM

8601 Woodward Ave.

(313) 871-4676

Rev. Martin E. Bolton

ISLAMIC FAITH Masjid Wali Muhammed (Jum’ah 1PM)

Ta’aleem Sunday 1PM

11529 Linwood

(313) 868-2131

Imam Salim MuMin

Moorish Science Temple of America, Temple #25

2-4 Sun./7:30PM-10PM FRI.

5601 Grand River

(313) 894-8340

Minister Bro Craig P. Fuqua-Bey

Muhammad Mosque No. One

11AM Sun./ 8PM W&F

14880 Wyoming

(313) 931-4873

Minister Rasul Muhammad

(The) Muslim Center (Jum’ah Prayer 1PM)

Ta’aleem 12NOON

1605 W. Davison Ave.

(313) 883-3330

Derrick Ali, Imam

LUTHERAN Cross of Glory Lutheran (ELCA)

9:30AM

16661 E. State Fair

(313) 839-5787

Pr. Michael Rothgery

Genesis Lutheran

10AM

7200 Mack

(313) 571-7371

no pastor at present time

Good Shepherd Lutheran (ELCA)

10:30AM

16100 Lawton St.

(313) 341-3978

no pastor at present time

Gracious Saviour Lutheran (ELCA)

11AM

19484 James Couzens Hwy.

(313) 342-4950

no pastor at present time

Immanuel Lutheran (ELCA)

8AM & 11AM

13031 Chandler Park Dr.

(313) 821-2380

Pr. Patrick P. Gahagen

Iroquois Ave Christ Lutheran (ELCA)

10AM

2411 Iroquois

(313) 921-2667

Pr. Maxcy Christmas

Outer Drive Faith Lutheran Church

8:30AM & 11AM

17500 James Couzens Fwy

(313) 341-4095

Rev. Eddie Morales

Revelation Lutheran (ELCA)

10AM

6661 Oakman Blvd.

(313) 846-9910

Pr. Doris Harris Mars

Salem Memorial Lutheran (ELCA)

10:45AM

21230 Moross

(313) 881-9201

Pr. Michael Johnson

St. Andrew-Redeemer Lutheran (ELCA)

10AM

2261 Marquette St.

(313) 262-6143

Frank Jackson

St. James Lutheran (ELCA)

10:30AM

14450 Ashton Road

(313) 838-3600

Pr. Michael Konow

Spirit of Hope Lutheran (ELCA)

11AM

1519 Martin Luther King Blvd. (313) 964-3113

Pr. Matthew Bode

NEW THOUGHT - HOLY SPIRIT Divine Awareness Spiritual Temple of Truth

Sun. 4PM/Thur. 9PM

4088 Pasadena

(313) 491-1062

Rev. Jewell Stringer

Faith Universal Study Group

11:30AM

8033 Kercheval

(313) 393-5212

Rev. Gloria J. Fitchpritch

St. Catherine Temple of Prophecy

11AM

12833 Linwood Ave.

(313) 868-5612

Rev. Vallerie Gray

The Order of the Fishermen Ministry

10:30AM

10025 Grand River Ave.

(313) 933-0770

Fisherman Earl “DOC” Savage

Vulcan Christian Ministries (Warren)

11AM

7447 Convention Blvd.

(810) 771-3257

Dr. Marjorie A. Lyda

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST Mayflower Congregational Church

11AM

7301 Curtis

(313) 861-6450

Rev. J. Michael Curenton

St. John’s – St. Luke

10:30AM

2120 Russell

(313) 393-8168

Rev. J. Womack – Rev. L. Hawkins

Calvary United Methodist

11AM

15050 Hubbell

(313) 835-1317

Rev. Dr. Theodore L. Whitely, Sr.

Cass Community United Methodist

11AM

3901 Cass Ave.

(313) 833-7730

Rev. Faith Fowler

Central United Methodist

10AM

23 E. Adams

(313) 965-5422

Rev. Edwin A. Rowe

Conant Avenue United Methodist

11AM

18600 Conant Ave.

(313) 891-7237

Rev. Dr. Darryl E. Totty

Faith United Methodist (Oak Park)

9:30AM & 10AM

23880 Scotia

(248) 542-8861

Rev. Jonathan Combs

Henderson Memorial United Methodist

9:30AM

7520 Puritan

(313) 342-4020

Rev. Thomas Taylor

Hope United Methodist (Southfield)

7:30AM & 10:30AM

26275 Northwestern Hwy.

(248) 356-1020

Dr. Carlyle Fielding Stewart IIIs

Metropolitan United Methodist Church

11AM

8000 Woodward

(313) 875-7407

Rev. Dr. Ray McGee

Mt. Hope United Methodist

11AM

15400 E. Seven Mile Rd.

(313) 371-8540

Rev. Henry Williams

People’s United Methodist

11AM

19370 Greenfield

(313) 342-7868

Rev. Carter A. Grimmett

Redford Aldergate United Methodist Church

9AM & 11:15AM

22400 Grand River

(313) 531-2210

Rev. Jeffrey S. Nelson

Second Grace United Methodist

8AM & 11AM

18700 Joy Rd.

(313) 838-6475

Rev. Dr. Charles S. G. Boayue

Scott Memorial United Methodist

11AM

15361 Plymouth

(313) 836-6301

Rev. Anthony Hood

St. James United Methodist (Westland)

10:30AM

30055 Annapolis Rd.

(313) 729-1737

Rev. Willie F. Smith

St. Paul United Methodist

11AM

8701 W. Eight Mile Rd.

(313) 342-4656

Rev. Henry Williams

St. Timothy United Methodist

8:30 AM & 11AM

15888 Archdale

(313) 837-4070

Dr. Lester Mangum

Trinity Faith United Methodist

11AM

19750 W. McNichols

(313) 533-0101

Rev. Jan J. Brown

John Wesley United Methodist (River Rouge)

11AM

555 Beechwood Street

(313) 928-0043

Rev. Rahim Shabazz

Unity of Farmington Hills

10AM

32500 W. Thirteen Mile Rd.

(248) 737-9191

Rev. Barbara Clevenger

Detroit Unity Temple

10AM

17505 Second Blvd.

(313) 345-4848

Pastor Gregory Guice

God Land Unity

11AM

22450 Schoolcraft

(313) 794-2800

Rev. Ron D. Coleman, Sr.

Unity of Redford (Livonia)

5-6 PM

28660 Five Mile Rd.

(313) 272-7193

Rev. Josephine Furlow

West Side Unity

9:30AM & 11AM

4727 Joy Rd.

(313) 895-1520

Rev. Charles G. Williams

UNITED METHODIST

UNITY

UNIVERSAL FOUNDATION FOR BETTER LIVING Faith Universal Truth Center

11:30AM

8033 Kercheval

(313) 921-2950

Rev. Gloria J. Fitchpritch

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THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE in memoriam

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Dec. 19 - 25, 2012

in memoriam

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PERSONAL SERVICES

Karen Emanuel Services were held for Karen Emanuel Oct. 27 at Christian Fellowship of Love Baptist Church, with Rev. Samuel J. Thompson officiating. Ms. Emanual, 54, died Oct. 15.

She was born July 14, 1958 and educated at Cass Technical High School.

She later studied at Spellman College and earned her B.A. in public administration and criminal justice from Wayne State University.

While studying at the University of Indiana, she became one of the first African American women in Michigan certified to write grants and proposals under the university fundraiser manager program.

While at Wayne State, she worked with her father at the Emanuel Construction Company as the human resources and payroll specialist. She later was promoted to vice president of finance. She also served as branch director for the YWCA of Metropolitan Detroit.

She also held the position of director of programs University Commons Organization, University of Detroit Mercy; and was board president for the Church of Messiah Housing.

She was also active in politics, working in the offices of Councilwoman Barbara Rose Collins and Councilman John Peoples.

She was campaign Manager of Gil Hill’s mayoral pursuit.

She was a member of Christian Fellowship of Love Baptist Church.

She enjoyed cooking, reading, singing and traveling.

She is survived by her son, Joshua; mother, Ernestine Emanuel-Quates; g r a n d m o t h e r, Lula Emanuel; sister, Alexandra Emanuel; and many others.

Arrangements were handled by Swanson Funeral Home.

Interment was at Elmwood Cemetery.

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Now that dad has joined you, we are truly hurting. My heart aches daily and I keep praying that we will live our lives so we can all be together again one day.

You know that the family is growing.

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I wish you could see them. Well, I know you are the guardian angel for all of us.

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SOCIAL WORKER

REQUEST FOR BIDS FOR PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING SERVICES ASBESTOS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ABATEMENT AND DEMOLITION SUPPORT SERVICES The City of Detroit Downtown Development Authority (the “DDA”) invites experienced and qualified environmental consultants to submit sealed lump sum Bid Proposals for the provision of all labor, material, equipment, laboratory testing, and services necessary and incidental to the complete survey, inspection, identification, and quantification of all Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM) and Hazardous Materials (HM) present in the existing structures located at 136 Monroe St. (formerly Bates Garage) (the “Existing Building”) in downtown Detroit, Michigan.

Commencement Date: February 1, 2013 Completion Date: March 31, 2013 The governing Agencies and primary funding sources for this project include the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”). As a result, contractors and subcontractors are required to comply with Federal Labor Standard Provisions, Equal Opportunity Requirements, and Davis Bacon Wage Requirements. Bids are solicited only from consultants who demonstrate experience with similar services, have qualified staff, can demonstrate expertise and experience in the nature of this work, and provide proof of competency and financial viability. Consultants found to have defaulted with the City of Detroit on a contract awarded within the last five years will not be considered. Bids submitted by Consultants who have been debarred, suspended, or made ineligible by any Federal agency will not be considered.

Copies of the RFP documents will be available between the hours of 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM on business days beginning Monday December 17, 2012 at the offices of the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation 500 Griswold ST. suite #2200, Detroit Michigan (313) 963-2940 or may be downloaded for our web site address: http://www.degc. org/new-project-rfps.aspx A pre-bid meeting will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday December 20, 2012 at the offices of the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation. Sealed bids shall be received no later than 2:00 PM on Friday January 11, 2013 at the offices of the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation. No bid deposit is required. The EDC reserves the rights to accept or reject any or all bids, in whole or in part, or waive any requirements or informalities related to any proposal.. Work by subcontractors shall not exceed 60% of the total contract. All Bidders are invited to visit and inspect the Project Site. Appointments are necessary. Questions regarding this project may be directed to Tim Miles, DDA Sr. Project Manager, (313) 237-4621, or in writing to the above address.

MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC FOR OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON PROPOSED CHANGES TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ROUTING DESIGNATIONS FOR ROUTES IN WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is providing the public with notice of proposed changes to the non-radioactive hazardous materials (NHRM) routing designations for four routes located in Wayne County, Michigan. The purpose of this announcement is to provide the public an opportunity to review and comment on the proposed changes set forth in 49 CFR 397.71.

MDOT is the authorized agency responsible for all NHRM routing designations and restrictions or requirements in the State of Michigan. MDOT reviewed the four existing hazardous materials routes in Wayne County: 1. Ambassador Bridge [Detroit] from Porter Street to Canada [Windsor] 2. Windsor Tunnel [Detroit] from Jefferson Avenue to Canada [Windsor] 3. State Road M-10 [Detroit] from Howard Street to Woodward Avenue under Cobo Hall (approximately 1 mile) 4. State Route M-10 [Detroit] from 8 Mile Road south to Wyoming Road MDOT commissioned a study on these routes, reviewed the findings, conferred with industry experts and other stakeholders, and developed a synopsis report. The synopsis report, Hazardous Materials Routing Synopsis Report-Wayne County, provide an overview of the process and information relating to the proposed changes, and sets forth recommendations for proposed changes to NHRM routing designation. The report acknowledges risks of hazardous materials transport to the motoring public, property owners, the environment, critical infrastructure, local communities, and the citizens of the State of Michigan and Canada. The transportation of non-radioactive hazardous materials, however, is essential to daily life and the economic vitality of Wayne County and the State of Michigan. The proposed recommendations address public safety while seeing to ensure continuity of movement as not to impede or unnecessarily delay the transportation of hazardous materials.

MDOT encourages public involvement and participation on the proposed recommendations. The synopsis report is available for public review online at www.michigan. gov/mdotstudies and at designated locations in Wayne County, including the Detroit Public Library, 5201 Woodward Ave., and its 22 branch locations found at www.detroit. lib.mi.us/branch-locator or call 313-481-1300; and at MDOT’s Transportation Service Centers, 6510 Telegraph Rd., Taylor, and 1400 Howard St., Detroit. It may be viewed at the MDOT Metropolitan Region Office, 18101 W. Nine Mile Rd., Southfield; and the MDOT Public Involvement and Hearings Office, Bureau of Highway Development, 425 W. Ottawa St. Lansing. Copies also are available by calling 517-373-9534. With seven days advance notice, the synopsis report may be available in alternate formats, including large print, audio tape and other languages. Call 517-373-9534 to request accommodation.

The public is encouraged to furnish comments to MDOT summarizing the specific substantive and factual basis for such support or opposition. For consideration in the final determination, comments must be received on or before January 31, 2013 to: parsonsb@michigan.gov or Robert H. Parsons, Public Transportation, P.O. Box 30050, Lansing, MI 48909. MDOT has 18 months after public notification of the proposed recommendations to issue a final decision.

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ANNOUNCEMENT(S)

NOTICE OF HEARINGS REGARDING MATTERS TO COME before the City Council of Detroit. Advertisements for bids and contracts for purchases by the City of Detroit appear daily in the Detroit Legal News. Copies are available at the City County Bldg. and at 2001 W. Lafayette, Detroit.

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THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE December 19-25, 2012 Page D-7 community Franklin Wright Settlements 131st Anniversary Gala

In the Spirit of Giving

Franklin Wright Settlements celebrated 131 years of service to the community at the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores by honoring a cross section of Detroit recipients who have given of their time, talent, resources and are committed to the city of Detroit and the region. Anqu-

nette Jamison, Fox 2 News anchor, was the mistress of ceremonies. This year’s “Spirit of Giving” 2012 awards were given to Louise Guyton, VP, Public Affairs, Comerica Bank; Kenny Akinwale, CEO, Detroit Seafood Market; Michigan State Representative Rashida Tlaib; Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon;

and Larry Callahan and the Selected of God choir.

Due to the generous donations of corporate and individuals, the proceeds raised from the Franklin Wright Settlements 131st gala will benefit after school enrichment programs, a teen center for

junior and high school students, and a summer enrichment program for children on Detroit’s east side. For more information regarding Franklin Wright Settlements visit their website at www. franklinwright.org. Franklin Wright Settlements, Inc is a non-profit organization.

Mistress of ceremonies Anqunette Jamison Fox 2 and husband Richard Sarfoh.

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Commissioner Martha Scott, Dr. Marks, state Rep. Rashida Tlaib and state Rep. elect Sarah Roberts. — Oxygen photo

Surrounded by Selected of God choir members are honorees Benny Napoleon (seated, left), Wayne County Sheriff; Rashida Tlaib, Michigan state rep.; Kenny Akinwale, CEO, Detroit Seafood; Louise Guyton, VP, Public Affairs, Comerica Bank; and Larry Callahan, Selected of God founder. – Bill Saunders photo

Pictured (back row, from left) are Franklin Wright Settlement Board of Directors: Hali Geissler, Rev. Robert O. Dulin, chairman; Debra Burnett, Ryan Smith, Michael Van Tull, Richard Halsted, Judge Kelly Ramsey and Terry Gallagher. In front row (from left) are Kimberly Davis, Missionary Hattie B. Humphrey, Karen A. Love and Monique Marks. – Bill Sanders photo

Franklin Wright staff: MarNeishia Walker (left) and Raymond Brown are joined by Jailah Morrow, volunteer; and Moesha Barfield, youth worker.

Pictured (from left) are Adnan Kahlil, Emmanuel Mack, DeMarco Barfield and Sheldon Holloway. – Bill Sanders photo

Inspiring doctors of tomorrow

Cass Technical High School has developed a partnership with the University of Michigan Medical School as part of a larger effort to connect the U-M with high schools in under-served areas and to stimulate minority students’ interest in careers in the medical field.

The partnership to train the doctors of tomorrow will focus on academic preparation, career enrichment, individual mentoring and hands-on training at the Medical School for 20 Cass Technical High School ninth grade students.

Riding a maize and blue bus, Cass Tech students recently commuted for their first visit to the Health System where 700 medical students are trained each year.

“This is an outstanding opportunity for our students to have handson experiences from physicians, and others in allied health professions, including nurses, physical and occupational therapists, physician assistants, and radiology technicians,” says Cass Tech Principal Lisa Phillips. “Our students are sure to benefit from this partnership, which will expand their interest in and access to science and medical careers.”

The four-year partnership between the students and the Medical School began with a panel discussion in October with Cass Tech alumni John Carethers, M.D., chair of the U-M Department of Internal Medicine, Lisa Newman, M.D., M.P.H., a breast oncologist recently named a Michiganian of the Year by the Detroit

News and featured in O Magazine, Erika Newman, M.D., a pediatric surgeon, and Samantha K. Hendren, M.D., M.P.H., a general and colorectal surgeon.

Residents and medical students also talked to students about what it takes to have a career in medicine, what sacrifices must be made, and the rewards.

Throughout the year at the University of Michigan, Cass Tech students will be exposed to a variety of experiences to further their interest in science and medicine, including spending a day in the anatomy lab, participating in a virtual surgical training session at the Clinical Simulation Center and experiencing how to conduct an operation using the da Vinci® Robotic Surgical System.

The students also will spend a morning shadowing a physician in an outpatient clinic and attend a medical student research presentation.

Students will each be assigned a mentor from among the medical students, someone they can call for advice and with whom they can form a long-lasting relationship.

Time will also be devoted to Global Health, where the students will interact with faculty of the U-M School of Public Health who are actively engaged in health projects throughout the world.

Over the course of the year, students will work in groups on their own health-related capstone projects to be presented at the end of the year.

“Despite

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of talented young people from Detroit, very few faculty, residents or medical students at the University of Michigan are from Detroit,” says Dr. Jonathan F. Finks, assistant professor of surgery and director of the Adult Bariatric Surgery Program. “The University of Michigan has one of the top medical schools in the country with a strong national and international reach in our applications and admission, but we come up short when it comes to our ability to attract and train talented minority students from our own state.

“The long-term goal is to extend this program to high schools throughout the state as a way of attracting young, talented students from underserved areas into careers in medicine and helping to prepare them for success in the future,” Finks says.

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mubarak played religion card (A-2) Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak portrayed himself as a paradigm of stability in a country he once described as a “powder keg” of sectarian unrest. Yet far from promoting stability, his regime may have actually been the source of much of the religious strife.

Home repair Program (B-1): Rebuilding Together Detroit (RTD) is seeking applications from low-income homeowners in Southwest Detroit who are in need of minor home repair assistance.

Academic excellence honored (c-1): The Final Five Elite High School Football Players were recently lauded for their Athletic and Scholastic Excellence at the 20th Annual Franklin D. Watkins Awards held at the Omni Hotel in Los Angeles.

new tax credits (c-6): A new 25 percent state Small Business Investment Tax Credit, designed to encourage investments in start-up and early-stage Michigan technology companies, is aiming to help Michigan entrepreneurs secure capital and reduce risks associated with a new business or novel technology.

The motortown Revue (d-1): The Motortown Revue, the legendary shows that toured the nation by bus for almost the entirety of the ’60s, is recalled by someone who never missed a revue and, like so many other Motown fans, cherishes the memory.

Bankole Thompson CHRONICLE SENIOR EDITOR

The current state of the Detroit Public Schools is a mockery of Brown v Board of Education and it exposes the deep inequities in education.

Just because your child is not enrolled in the Detroit Public Schools does not mean you shouldn’t be concerned about the fate of the district before it heads toward implosion.

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like Detroit where a national reading report card places the city at number 56 out of the 75 largest metropolitan cities in the U.S. surveyed. That means literacy is shamefully low in the city and we are doing little or nothing to change the deplorable situation.

The latest study conducted by Central Connecticut State University, according to Data Driven Detroit, ranks the “culture and resources for reading” and it examines not wheth-

Your ability to get the

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for your child should not be based on geography, income or ethnicity but, rather, on the simple principle that every child regardless of their background should have an empowering education that equips them for a brighter future. Each child should have access to a meaningful education that would not leave them trailing behind in the dust children in Japan, India, China and other countries move ahead.

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Our readers take center stage on national issues Following his series of sit-down interviews with President Obama, and his successful 2010 interview-based book “Obama and Black Loyalty Vol. 1,” editor Bankole Thompson is upping the ante with the start of a new special report “White House XChange” March 30. The report will deal with issues tied to Detroit and Michigan that the Obama administration is tackling. It will introduce readers to issues raised in White House media conference calls. The report will invite our readers to weigh in on the debate about what the Obama administration is doing by having their opinions and views reflected in the report.

Detroit’s 56th place in the 2010 study is the same spot it occupied in a similar report in 2005. The highest rank the city got was 50th in 2007.

Washington, D.C., was rated the most well-read city in the nation and following that were Seattle, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, St. Paul, Denver, Portland, St. Louis, Cincinnati and Boston.

Its is also noteworthy that these cities are among the most admired places in the nation and they have, in fact, become meccas for those seeking greener pastures. When young people are making the exodus from the state, more than likely they are moving to one of the cities mentioned in this report.

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These cities are not only a paragon of a reading culture, they also offer other incentives that we are not offering in this city.

There is no possible way we can bank on attracting young families to the city if basic amenities like recreational centers are not available on a full scale.

When the educational system does not have the public confidence

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By C.L. Price Area businesses sloshing through Michigan’s sluggish economic recovery will soon receive much-needed infrastructure support, thanks to global communications leader AT&T’s network improvement plans announced last week.

The improvements — to expand backhaul, enable 4G speeds, increase mobile broadband capacity and upgrade hundreds of cell sites — are predicted to accelerate the pace of area business growth.

Why invest now?

Gov. Snyder keynotes Pancakes & Politics Gov. Rick Snyder kicked off the Michigan Chronicle’s Pancakes & Politics season at the Detroit Athletic Club on March 3 with a candid conversation built around reinventing Michigan. At left, Snyder chats with Curtis Ivery, Wayne County Community College Chancellor, Betty Brooks, community leader, and Shaun Wilson, Vice President, Director of Client and Community Relations, PNC Bank, and Ric DeVore, Regional President, PNC Bank. See page C-7 for photo highlights.

“We feel very confident about Detroit’s economic recovery,” stated Jim Murray, president of AT&T Michigan.

“As a consequence, we’re committed to making sizeable investments in this

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Wayne County Community College District (WCCCD) is the largest urban community college in Michigan, with record enrollment numbers for the spring 2011 semester.

Nearly 32,000 students registered for credit classes at all five of the District locations and online. Additionally, the District expects more than 40,000 non-credit students to register as well for a total of nearly 72,000 served in all programs.

WCCCD, the multi-campus district serving 32 communities in Southeast Michigan, has seen exponential growth as degree and certificate programs have been expanded, infrastructure improved, and

investments in students, services and technologies increased.

“In this economy, post secondary education and training is the ticket to competing in today’s changing workforce.

Access to higher education-especially community colleges--is critical,” said Dr. Curtis Ivery, chancellor. “WCCCD is an integral economic and social catalyst to the health and welfare of this region and state.”

A recent economic impact study reported that WCCCD’s students generate more than $122 million in taxable income annually to the region and state. Every dollar that is invested in WCCCD returns

$22.80 in benefits to all Michigan residents.

Having been recognized as one of the fastest growing community colleges in the nation and the largest urban community college in Michigan, WCCCD was forced to cap enrollment during the spring 2010 semester. This year, under the direction of Dr. Ivery, WCCCD lifted the enrollment cap to make certain that no student was turned away in spite of WCCCD’s funding challenges.

WCCCD gives students the opportunity to train in emerging technology and high demand fields, allowing them to become competent professionals helping to position the

state for vibrant growth and a strong economic future.

Community colleges across the nation face difficult decisions in a climate of limited resources. The commitment of WCCCD in assuring that the doors to educational opportunities remain open is a direct result of the determination of faculty, staff and administrators.

“Our students and all those we serve need us to work as hard as we can for them. If we can’t be the difference between success and a future of limited options, we are not living up to the mission and vision of this institution,” said Dr. Ivery.

Finks welcomed students Nov. 13 for a tour of C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, the U-M Medical School and to practice physical exam skills in mock exam rooms at the Medical School.

The outreach program is funded by the U-M Department of Surgery Academic Surgical Development Program and the Diversity and Career Development Office of the UM Medical School.

During the year, the offices of admissions and financial aid from the University of Michigan will present workshops for the students and their parents focused on improving understanding of the admissions and financial aid processes.

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