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WHAT’S INSIDE Better infrastructure, public policy (Page A-3) President Obama’s re-election was widely viewed as a referendum on the issues he has championed in his first term, and that certainly includes rebuilding our nation’s infrastructure.

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Darkness of Depression Time to break the mental health taboo

By Bankole Thompson

Lions star a big achiever (Page C-1) “The Lions have given me a shot and I’m trying to make the best of it.” Those words were spoken by Joique Bell who has been making his mark with the team.

Many believe the best is yet to come.

Are they a threat to themselves or others?

By Dr. Barika Butler-Quarles

Depression is a major social issue that cuts across boundaries and knows no title or economic status. Yet it doesn’t get the atttention and focus it deserves to save its victims, those who are struggling to free themselves from the shackles of and undue COMMENTARY anxiety pressures.

Depression has been stigmatized rather than recognized for the condition it is.

It’s worth noting that as popular as “The Hobbit” is sure to be, Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained” has the advantage of being not only an original screenplay, but has the unlikely collaboration of Tarantino and Oscarwinner Jamie Foxx.

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Whether those facing depression as a result of varying challenges have their lives tucked away in a book, on a computer or simply in letters or suiBankole Thompson cide notes they wrote to their friends or parents, depression hits even harder during the holiday season.

That is the question that mental health and medical professionals tackle when deciding how to treat a patient struggling with medical disorders affecting their mental health and well-being. Medical disorders? Yes. Diagnoses like depression, bipolar disorder MEDICAL VIEW (manic-depressive), anxiety, post traumatic stress disorder are medical illnesses, not unlike diabetes, high blood pressure or cancer.

Although it remains a work in progress in the African-American community, promoting awareness and ensuring that people are seeking treatment for Barika the above mentioned common medical Butler-Quarles conditions, we have made progress.

While I’m not a psychologist or someone trained in the business of dissecting the human mind, this issue affects all of us and cannot be ignored when we are losing so many

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We know that we must exercise, monitor our cholesterol

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JOVAN BELCHER, who grew up on Long Island before becoming the linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs, died Dec. 1 in a murdersuicide. The police have not yet established a motive for the shooting or determined if his mental condition was a factor. Belcher, 25, who joined the NFL in 2009 as a free agent with the Chiefs, reportedly shot his girlfriend in her home in front of her mother, then traveled to his training facility. Belcher reportedly met with Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli and head coach Romeo Crennel in the parking lot. He thanked them for giving him the opportunity to play before shooting himself. A three-month-old child is left behind.

Sheriff Napoleon kicks off annual Adopt-a-Child Christmas Party On Friday, Dec. 7, Cobo Hall will be filled with the sights and sounds of Christmas as the annual Adopt-A-Child Christmas Party gets under way. This year, deputies and appointees of the WCSO adopted about 100 children to shower with gifts, warm clothing and toys — something Sheriff Benny N. Napoleon says they look forward to each year.

Show Business Hall Of Fame: Flip Wilson (Page D-1) Thanks to Flip Wilson, especially from 1970 to 1974, the world was a funnier place to live in.

Flip Wilson made history during those years and his characters will be remembered forever.

New board leadership ready to navigate (Page D-8) The Greening of Detroit announces the appointment of new leadership to its 2013 Board of Commissioners.

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“Christmas can be a

difficult time for families struggling in their finances. My staff adopts a child or children from the list and buys the gifts at their own personal expense. It’s remarkable because they shop for them just as they do for kids in their own family,” said Napoleon. “We just want to help the parents see their kids smile, laugh, enjoy and share the spirit of the season, at home and in the community.”

Donnell White (left), Rev. D. Alexander Bullock and Charles E. Williams III.

Passion for civil rights:

Bullock, White and Williams

By Damon Autry SPECIALTO THE CHRONICLE

There are individuals in Detroit who have taken their place in the pantheon of next-generation leadership.

These men and women have an abundance of grace, appreciPROFILE ation, selflessness and humility. They have a self-discipline that equips them to be tough in the face of tough challenges.

Their courage and deep and abiding sense of doing what is right have positioned them to be influential figures in our community for years to come.

Rev. D. Alexander Bullock, Rev. Charles E. Williams III and Donnell White all fit this profile. Each one talks with animated delight about their role as up-and-coming leaders in the community, as well as the simple doctrine that binds them: the need for leadership to serve as a vital component to a thriving and prosperous community.

It is easy to look at these three gentlemen and conclude that the future of the community is in good hands.

They are all passionate and engaged

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BENNY NAPOLEON (right), Wayne County Sheriff, presenting Christmas gifts to a grateful family. This is a wonderful way to give back.

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Doing our civic duty

By Chad Audi

next time around to be a voter.

Now that the elections are over, we can all breathe a sigh of relief and go back to tending to our own lives, right? Wrong.

We, as citizens, have civic responsibilities to continuously fulfill if this country is to continue to be free and great. We say our elected officials are our public servants. As a supervisor of over 250 employees, I know that they perform better when their supervisors care, watch, evaluate, and are willing to take the time to coach them to greatness.

One of my staff members recently went to a Detroit post office to a large batch of resource directories about Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries’ services to our recently reelected and newly elected officials.

Another customer noticed the packages and asked what they were. She said, “We wanted to let our elected officials know what kind of services we offer people who may call their office for help – and to let our legislators know we will be praying for them.” The customer’s emphatic and immediate exclamation was, “Well, they are going to need prayer!”

That is so true. The first thing I’d like to say today is this: Whether you voted for the people who got into office or feel despondent over who was elected, you need to pray for them.

My view may not be shared by non-Christians, and perhaps even by many Christians, but it is based on what Paul, as recorded in I Timothy 2: 1-3, said: “I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and

Dr. Chad Audi thanksgiving be made for all people — for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior…”

What better reason can we have to pray and give thanks for “kings and all those in authority” than to know it will help us live peaceful, quiet lives and please God our Savior?

In this age of anxiety over budget cliffs, the increasing division between political and social groups, and continual conflicts and disasters all over the world, we can welcome the benefits of prayer that can have those results.

Let’s go a step further.

Assume for the moment that you were one of those who did not vote during this last election.

Do you feel satisfied with the results or are you now regretting the outcome?

You need to understand in your heart that if you didn’t vote, you really can’t complain about the leadership we have. In this country, decisions about who will lead are made by the majority of those who vote. Resolve

Let’s now assume, whether you voted or not, that you are concerned about the decisions being considered by those who have been elected. It’s not enough to voice your concerns about these matters within the confines of your social circles, whether this is at your family dinner table or at the workplace lunchroom. You need to voice your concerns and the reasons for your beliefs directly to your legislator’s office. It’s the only way he or she (or the staff in his or her office) will know what citizens care about. If you don’t communicate directly with them, their impressions will likely be drawn from pollsters, media sources and lobbyists.

If you take expressing your concerns directly to your legislator’s office a step further, you can really help them govern better if you think through, from your point of view, what some alternative solutions might be to the problems you care about.

Many people, for example, may be concerned about the need to balance the budget before automatic across the board cuts take effect. However, perhaps not many have looked around themselves and into their own heart and mind to think of solutions that can be acted on by legislators. Those ideas can be incredibly valuable and offer ground up solutions that no one else would think of.

Finally, what should you do if you have done what you can to express your concerns and solutions to your legislator

and it appears they are not listening? It’s time then to think like a negotiator. One of the things a good negotiator does is put himself in the position of the people in a conflict situation and work to really understand situations and what the needs are from their point of view.

Taking a minute or two to think about what you would do if it was up to you to solve the budget or health care crisis can help a person understand why legislators they act as they do. So don’t just criticize. Even while you hold them accountable, you can and should listen and understand. Don’t rely on surface perception.

Study the issue from all angles. See what circumstances might be forcing them to make decisions in way you might not like. Assume for the moment that perhaps your legislator has information you don’t have access to.

Try to learn all the points of view your legislator is hearing from among his or her constituents and do the same analysis from their point of view.

Finally, resist the urge to call your legislators incompetent or indifferent. Maybe they are, and maybe not. In any event, you can do your part by letting them know you are watching, you care about what is happening in their office and, as always, you can pray for God to bless their hearts, minds, and souls and gift them with greater wisdom and leadership. Our leaders will rise up to the extent we rise up and lift them up and hold them accountable. Let’s do our job so they can do theirs, better than ever before.

Resolve to stop school violence letter, giving them pride of accomplishment, while improving their English and writing skills and instilling a sense of ownership.

“Resolution” sums up what Dr. Joyce (also known as Sister Joyce) is about. She began in 2004 with “Stopping the Violence” and “Taking it to the streets.” She sent a message out to principals and teachers that conflict resolution was the way to end petty arguments leading to violent reactions.

During Anti-Bullying Month she spoke at the Jerry L. White Center for special needs students. She was invited to the University of Michigan-Flint to share her message with the class of future leaders/secondary teachers: Prevention with preventive measures of classroom management keeps petty violence zero to none. Resolution starts in the classroom. In 2013, Dr. Joyce plans to go into the schools and conduct

Sister Joyce Jones peace rallies.

These programs allow the students to express their feelings and ideas, their voice. Sister Joyce uses workbook activities, role-playing, music, song and dance and life examples to allow the children to express their feelings of violence and its effects on society. The students write the articles for the Stop the Violence news-

When Noble School in Detroit welcomed her as a conflict resolution consultant, she opened the Peace Center where the program ran for three years. The Peace Center became the focal point in the school where children felt comfortable enough to express themselves openly and honestly without fear of retaliation. The teachers visited the Peace Center for respite from the hectic days.

The center taught young people that “violent behavior should never be considered love,” from a winning essay written by an 8th grader.

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Ten-year-old boy recognized for entrepreneurial spirit Playworld Systems, a leading manufacturer of imaginative playground and fitness equipment, announced that the grand opening of a new community playground took place on Friday, Oct. 26, at Zussman Park (3800 Waverly Street) in Detroit.

Playworld Systems donated its Activo equipment to the city of Detroit in honor of Joshua Smith, a 10-year-old boy who set up a lemonade stand to help his city. Representatives from Playworld Systems surprised Joshua on his birthday in September to inform him of the donation.

“Many of our friends moved out of the city once they had children,” said Rhonda Smith, Joshua’s mother. “But now they don’t have parks like what we have here. Zussman Park is a retreat that gives us contact with nature in the city and it’s important to our family.”

Unlike other playground projects that are typically paid for by parks and recreation departments or local community organizations, this playground is the result of a fundraising effort started this summer by Joshua, who lives in Detroit’s Russell Woods Historic District with his parents and younger brother. After hearing on the radio that Detroit’s budget deficit

was exceeding $200 million and seeing the impact of the city’s budget shortfalls at his local park, he decided to take action.

“Joshua’s story reminds us that small efforts can have a major impact on a community,” said Matthew Miller, chief executive officer of Playworld Systems. “He inspired us and many others around the world to act, and as a result thousands of children will have a stateof-the-art playground to enjoy at Zussman Park.”

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The Kino model from Playworld Systems’ Activo product line was installed at Zussman Park.

The equipment offers a modern, non-linear design that provides children ages 5-12 with a dynamic play experience.

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chosen as choir director for The Noble Knights Inspirational Choir, which allowed the students to gain confidence and a sense of belonging.

‘Wildlife of Michigan in Winter’ photo contest The Gillette Sand Dune Visitor Center at P.J. Hoffmaster State Park in Muskegon today announced a “Wildlife of Michigan in Winter” photo contest. Entrants are asked to submit favorite photos from last year or take a trek through the woods, fields or wetlands this winter and capture the beauty of wildlife in a wintry scene.

Photos must be of Michigan wildlife photographed in nature during winter. Entries are limited to two photos per person.

Photos must be securely matted without a frame or glass, with a minimum size of 8 x 10 and maximum size of 11 x 16. Laminated photos or those without a matte will not be accepted. An entry fee of $4 per photo must accompany each submission.

Please include photographer’s name, address, email, phone number and name of wildlife and location photographed on the back. This contest is intended for amateurs only; the works of published photographers will not be considered.

The deadline for submission is 3 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 25. An impartial team of volunteers with knowledge of photography will judge the photos. Winners will be announced Feb. 2. Three winners will be chosen.

First-, second- and thirdplace winners will receive a gift card and/or prize with a value equivalent to $50, $35 or $25. Photos may be submitted by mail or delivered to: Gillette Nature Association 6585 Lake Harbor Road Muskegon, MI 49441.

Winning photos will be on display at the Gillette Sand Dune Visitor Center through Feb. 28.

Entries may be picked up on or after Feb. 28. Those not picked up within two months will become property of the Gillette Nature Association.

Questions may be directed to Elizabeth Brockwell-Tillman, park interpreter, at 231-798-3573.

Visit www.michigan. gov/dnrvisitorcenters for more information.

New treatments for epilepsy, behavioral disorders could result from WSU studies Three studies conducted as part of Wayne State University’s Systems Biology of Epilepsy Project (SBEP) could result in new types of treatment for the disease and, as a bonus, for behavioral disorders as well.

Under the guidance of Jeffrey Loeb, M.D., Ph.D., associate director of the Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics (CMMG) and professor

of neurology, the project brings together researchers from different fields to create an interdisciplinary research program that targets the complex disease.

The multifaceted program at Wayne State is like no other in the world, officials say, with two primary goals: improving clinical care and creating novel strategies for diagnosis and treatment of patients with epilepsy.

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Under Obama, better infrastructure, public policy that tap private investment

By Donna Cooper President Barack Oba­ ma’s re-election was widely viewed as a refer­ endum on the issues he has championed in his first term, and that cer­ tainly includes rebuilding our nation’s infrastruc­ ture. On the campaign trail, the president repeat­ edly called for directing to infrastructure the federal spending saved by ending the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, asking for those funds to support “nation building right here at home.”

Only one week before the election, he laid out his legislative agenda for a second term: address­ ing the federal deficit first, then moving on to infra­ structure improvement and immigration reform.

It’s clear that the presi­ dent and many members of Congress understand that at the heart of the world’s largest and most innovative economies are advanced infrastruc­ ture networks. State-ofthe-art infrastructure ensures the timely de­ livery of goods, supplies homes and businesses with clean water and electricity, and enables individuals and informa­ tion to travel thousands of miles with incredible ease. Without this infra­ structure, the continuous economic growth we have come to expect would be impossible.

Despite the clear in­ dispensability of assets such as highways, rail­ roads, and drinking-water systems, policymakers in the United States have underinvested in core in­ frastructure for decades.

Traditionally the respon­ sibility of the public sector, infrastructure spending has lagged well behind established needs for years and is now more than $129 billion per year short of required levels.

The president attempted to mitigate this funding gap with the American Jobs Act, pushing for more than $50 billion in

where appropriate leasing revenues can be generat­ ed, including at ports and airports.

Nevertheless, additional private invest­ ment in viable finance­ able projects can free up significant resources for critical public undertak­ ings.

Barack Obama additional federal invest­ ment in infrastructure and the formation of a national infrastructure bank. Congress, however, refused to pass that bill, which would have both supplied the country with jobs in the slumping con­ struction sector, as well as provided needed im­ provements to infrastruc­ ture.

Some creative solu­ tions have already been found to address the funding shortages for in­ frastructure in the United States—such as the U.S. Department of Transpor­ tation’s innovative use of the Transportation Infra­ structure Financing and Innovation Act program to transform federal Trans­ portation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grants into fed­ eral credit subsidies that support loans worth 10 times the original grant amount—but much more remains to be done.

Of course, methods of stimulating more pri­ vate investment will not obviate the need for ad­ ditional public spending.

It is clear, for example, that only specific kinds of projects are suited for private investment. These are primarily those that involve the construction of new facilities that will be heavily used and for which designated and pre­ dictable revenue streams can be identified. These sorts of projects are also generally most amenable to tolling or fee collec­ tion such as highway and bridge improvements or

For the president to accomplish his infra­ structure strategy goals, additional reforms that mobilize more private in­ vestment in infrastructure are necessary. Private investors already fund a substantial percentage of infrastructure projects by purchasing municipal bonds, but better policies could incentivize even more private investment.

In this report we propose a number of common-sense reforms to help achieve this goal, including: • Fully uncapping and standardizing federal rules that give states tolling authority • Establishing a national infrastructure bank • Introducing American Infrastructure Bonds with a direct federal subsidy • Renewing the 1705 loan program and extending the production and in­ vestment tax credits for at least 10 years By adopting our recom­ mendations, the Center for American Progress estimates that the United States could leverage up to $60 billion in addition­ al private investment in new infrastructure proj­ ects annually. But before explaining the details of those recommendations, we must first discuss why private investment is critical to improving the country’s infrastructure.

Donna Cooper is a senior fellow with the Economic Policy team at the Center for American Progress. John Craig is a Research Assistant with the Economic Policy team at the Center. Keith Miller is an intern with the Economic Policy team at the Center.

Ron Hall named to Western Michigan University Board of Trustees Gov. Rick Snyder has announced the appoint­ ments of Michelle Crumm, of Ann Arbor, and Ronald “Ron” Hall, of Detroit, to the Western Michigan University board of trust­ ees.

Hall is chairman and CEO of New Center Stamping and president and CEO of Bridgewater Interiors, both Detroitbased automotive supply companies. He worked for Ford Motor Co. for 15 years, and served as president and CEO of the Michigan Minority Busi­ ness Development Coun­ cil and as director of the Minority Economic Devel­ opment, Detroit Inc.

The eight-person board is the governing body of the university.

“Michelle and Ron are outstanding Michigan­ ders and business pro­ fessionals,” said Snyder.

“I am confident they will do great work on behalf of Western Michigan Univer­ sity.”

Crumm is owner and CEO of Present Value LLC, where she provides business strategy, fore­ casting and planning ser­ vices. She is co-founder and former chief business officer of Adaptive Materi­ als Inc., where she worked for 12 years. Crumm is

Ron Hall a board member for the Ann Arbor Area Commu­ nity Foundation and Arbor Hospice, and is chair of the Ann Arbor Hands On Museum board. She holds a bachelor’s degree in ac­ counting from Purdue University and a master’s degree in business admin­ istration from the Univer­ sity of Michigan. Crumm replaces Larry Tolbert.

Hall earned a bache­ lor’s degree in mathemat­ ics from Western Michigan University and a master’s degree in business ad­ ministration from Wayne State University. He re­ places Dennis Archer.

The appointees will serve eight-year terms that expire Dec. 31, 2020, and their appointments are subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.

U.S. Department of Education releases report on civil rights enforcement and educational equity The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a report describing OCR’s progress and activity over the last four years on civil rights enforcement and educational equity.

The report, “Helping to Ensure Equal Access to Education,” describes how OCR has transformed its enforcement approach to better promote and ad­ vance educational equity for all students, while maximizing the office’s efficiency and impact, even as the number of complaints received by OCR has grown by almost a quarter over the last four years. OCR both re­ ceived and resolved over 28,500 complaints during this time period, a record figure compared to past four-year periods.

The report also dis­ cusses OCR’s work to: • support the equal rights of students to a safe school environment and to resources and pro­

grams they need to be prepared for college and careers; • revamp the Civil Rights Data Collection to provide educators and the public with a clearer picture of the “equity health” of schools; and • align its efforts with President Obama’s goal of restoring this nation’s position as a global leader in the proportion of col­ lege graduates by 2020, by improving educational equity and excellence.

“OCR’s work over the last four years has moved us closer to equal access and opportunity for all students, no matter what their race, sex or disability status,” said Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.

“The OCR team has ac­ complished a lot through its innovation and its pas­ sion for equity.”

In addition to inves­ tigating resolving com­ plaints, OCR has protect­ ed students’ civil rights by launching over 100

proactive, systemic in­ vestigations at schools and colleges across the country. In both its com­ plaints and its proactive investigations, OCR has placed a priority on de­ veloping robust remedies that attack discrimination at its roots.

OCR has also catalyzed improved compliance across the education com­ munity by issuing ground­ breaking policy guidance on questions regarding the civil rights laws OCR enforces, such as the ob­ ligations of schools and colleges to prevent and address bullying, harass­ ment and sexual violence; the equal rights of all stu­ dents to a public educa­ tion regardless of their race, national origin or citizenship status or that of their parents; and the obligation of schools and colleges to ensure that students with disabilities have equal access to the new technologies that are playing an increased role in classrooms.

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Mental health people to the ravages of depression and in some cases it has resulted in suicide, and the numbers are growing.

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top of the list. It can no longer take a back seat and we cannot continue to exhibit naked apathy that now begins to border on quiet antipathy.

Especially in the African American community, mental illness has taken a Because after a while this apathy back seat at all of our town hall meetings starts to become an aggressive attitude where the emphasis is on defending civil toward those who need help in our comand human rights, seeking economic munity and that’s when we hear statejustice and chasing upper class dreams, ments like, “You are on your own,” but totally ignor“You’ve not prayed ing the complexienough,” “Go ties and solutions “No, the issue is that those back to school,” to mental health “Get your life toproblems facing who have been charged to be a gether,” “Have our community. been using lantern in our community have you While fighting not shined enough light on the drugs?” and even “You are crazy.” for these demo-

cratic values issue, demanding corrective No, the issue ensure that the measures that will safeguard is that those who principles of the have been charged Bill of Rights born the future of our communities. to be a lantern in out of the Magna community Perhaps if we had 50 rallies on our Carta are not ighave not shined nored by those mental health we could save enough light on in political leadthis issue, deership, mental more lives and prevent others manding correchealth should be from jumping off the mental tive measures that a front burner will safeguard the issue for any com- cliff.” future of our community that wants munities. Perhaps to extricate itself from the bondage of if we had 50 rallies on mental health we long-suffering and a hopeless future for could save more lives and prevent others some. from jumping off the mental cliff.

A community that has endured some of the most difficult experiences in history should understand not only the strains and stresses on the human soul, but the individual’s psychological crucibles that come under the demands of mundane existence. Plain and simple, a healthy body operates under the direction of a sound mind.

The next invitation to a town hall or symposium that comes across my desk should speak to mental health challenges. We can’t ignore this critical problem and we can’t keep dismissing those who are deeply struggling with mental issues as basically failures or individuals who have no recourse in life.

We should not assume that those who are facing these difficulties have not prayed enough. We should recognize the intervention of God in mental health situations, but on a human level we need to convene and see what kinds of assistance we can give to address the problem.

This is why to those who have been abandoned and left alone, the Affordable Health care Law is both gratifying and beneficial because community clinics will have the financial and human resources to tackle some of these issues.

I’d like to see focus groups, organizations and institutions that pride themselves on leading the charge for Black empowerment craft a serious mental health agenda in Detroit, especially during the Obama era. Let us utilize the same zest, dynamism, creativity and force that’s applied to the other dimensions of the Black struggle to the fight for mental health in our community.

In 2013, we need to set a new agenda and mental health should be near the

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and fat intake, stop smoking and perform self-breast exams. Your sister may ask you when you had your last mammogram and your brother when you last checked your blood sugar. But when was the last time anyone asked you how you were feeling with your moods and how you were handling your stress? Who do you think took the time to ask young Black men like the Kansas City Chiefs’ Jovan Belcher how he was coping with life?

Murder-suicides happen. Within the Black community, there is a sense that “things like that” happen elsewhere, that those are “them, not us” issues.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, depression affects at least 1 in 10 adults, and is highest in young adults 25 to 44 years of age. The next time you are at a major sporting event or a nightclub, count off 1 of every 10 people that you see and you will be faced with how staggering depression and mental illness are. This is not 1 in 10 White Americans, not 1 in 10 women, this is 1 in 10 of all people. And the numbers are likely higher given that so many never recognize or seek treatment for mental illness.

In my practice, I am always pleasantly surprised to see a minority patient walk through the door seeking help for

“We are losing our mothers, brothers, and children to these overlooked, under-diagnosed and misunderstood diseases of the mind.

The next time you see a sister or brother struggling, encourage them to seek help. Talk with someone about the loneliness, despair, hopelessness and sadness that may be plaguing their life.” their emotional struggles. As I ask them about their family history, I receive answers like, “My grandmother was crazy” or “I had an uncle who drank himself to death.”

And of course, the phantom family members in our community who just disappear, such as the woman who is known as “the aunt with the issues.”

So many of these cases were likely undiagnosed mental illness. Mental illness knows no color, no cultural bounds, no age, no financial status. Whether an NFL starting linebacker or a DPS high school senior, mental illness is real and it is in the Black community. The stigma associated with “being crazy” and not seeing help is killing us.

We can’t continue to descend into stereotypes that mental health is only a poverty issue even though it disproportionately affects the poor. The situation with Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. defies that long-held notion. Mental health knows no status.

Let’s step up and save lives, and help heal those who are suffering from mental problems in our community. They are deserving of every support because they belong in this community and we cannot fold our hands and look the other way.

A community that seeks to progress should not engage in selective self-determination struggles or pick and choose what issues it wants to highlight while ignoring an issue like mental health that sits at the center of our collective well-being.

Next year, let us commit to breaking the mental health taboo and helping those who are suffering in silence. Let’s stop pretending and take the blinders off.

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 a foreward by Bob Weiner, former White House spokesman. Thompson is a political news analyst at WDET-101.9FM (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.

From page A-1 We are losing our mothers, brothers and children to these overlooked, under-diagnosed and misunderstood diseases of the mind. The next time you see a sister or brother struggling, encourage them to seek help. Talk with someone about the loneliness, despair, hopelessness and sadness that may be plaguing their life. Sure, you can’t draw blood and measure your “depression” level, but trained mental health professionals and doctors can diagnose and treat, with therapy or medications, and change someone’s life for the better.

It is time that we recognize that our community is not immune to diseases of the mind and that these are not just feelings that will go away. Like any major illness, you must recognize the signs and seek help quickly. We cannot afford to have any more of our own die needlessly. What happened in Kansas City is a tragedy, and not a isolated one. It is time for us to stop shaking our heads and thinking that it can never happen to us. It just did.

Signs of Depression: 1. Depressed, sad, or irritable mood 2. Loss of interest in things that would generally bring joy 3. Decrease or increase in sleep, trouble falling asleep or waking up in the middle of the night 4. Change in appetite 5. Guilt 6. Lack of energy 7. Difficulty concentrating 8. Feeling physically slowed down 9. Feeling helpless, hopeless 10. Thoughts or attempts at harming yourself or others National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255

Barika M. Butler-Quarles is a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Literature, Science and Arts with a Bachelor of Science in Biopsychology and the Cognitive Sciences. She earned her medical degree at the Wayne State University School of Medicine. Following graduation, she completed her residency in adult psychiatry at the University of Michigan Hospitals in Ann Arbor.

She extended her specialty training and completed a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center. She provides medical and psychiatric care for children, adolescents and adults, and is a practicing physician at Behavioral Medical Center in Troy as well as at New Passages Community Mental Health organization in Macomb County, Easter Seals and Vista Maria.

Larry Callahan & Selected of God

Larry Callahan & Selected of God CD release concert

By Nicole Black Larry Callahan & Selected of God has made a major impact nationwide. With the assistance of the Holy Spirit, a ministry was created. A gift was given to Pastor Larry Callahan called Selected of God. In 2002, Selected of God was presented to the world as an act of obedience to God. The group has appeared on shows with a number of great artist such as Donnie McClurkin, Israel Houghton, Kirk Franklin, Marvin Sapp (the Kingsmen Tour), Dorinda Clark-Cole, Kurt Carr, Donald Lawrence, Hezekiah Walker and others.

Larry Callahan & Selected of God is more than the average choir. They are known to many Detroiters as a representation of what our city has to offer when it comes to gospel music. They were the voices of the 2011 Chrysler 200 Super Bowl Commercial and How Sweet the Sound competition winners, thus gaining national recognition.

Callahan says he remembers the day the Lord promised him that he would make his name great and expose him to the nations. On Feb. 6, 2011, in less than three minutes, the Lord blessed him with His promise.

Larry Callahan & Selected of God was featured in the 2011 Chrysler Super Bowl commercial which was seen by millions. At Joe Louis Arena they were the winners of the How Sweet the Sound competition for three consecutive years, and were on the stage of the Fox Theatre for the 2011 Chrysler Super Bowl com-

mercial. They have also been named the ambassador choir for Chrysler Corporation, and they thank God for the partnership with Chrysler which helps with Detroit’s revival.

Larry Callahan & Selected of God is ministry driven. He understands that his ministry is for no other purpose than to lead people to Christ. Callahan is very serious about and committed to his ministry. He credits his pastor, Bishop Edgar Vann and First Lady Sheila Vann (of the Second Ebenezer Church) for teaching him the way, how to stay focused, be accountable and appreciative of the gift bestowed by God. Larry Callahan & Selected of God’s CD, titled “The Evolution II,” produced

by Grammy Award winner Asap Ward, was released on Nov. 11, 2012 worldwide and reached the Billboard charts in the first week of the release. The title song, “Dwell in Me,” speaks for the ministry and life of Larry Callahan: “If I humble myself, seek his face, turn from my ways, then will he heal the land.

Callahan believes that his ministry is to empower, enlighten, and encourage the believer as well as the non-believer, knowing that in the process of kingdom building, the Lord has left instructions and guidelines that we must be followed. He firmly believes what the Scripture says — that God will not withhold anything from those who walk upright according to His word.

Larry Callahan is a living testimony to that.

Civil Rights individuals eager to make a difference. That desire to make a difference in the lives of others is what drives them.

“The noblest motive is the public good,” Donnell White said. White, 36, is the executive director of the Detroit chapter of the NAACP. “If we as leaders can subscribe to that notion, we’d be better off as a community.”

White’s involvement in the NAACP’s largest chapter can be traced back to when he began volunteering. Both his mother and brother were active in the chapter, which made his decision to participate an easy one. After demonstrating an unwavering dedication as a volunteer to the cause of fighting for justice, White became an administrative assistant with the NAACP, followed soon by appointments to deputy director and his current position as executive director.

While some may look at leadership as a complex matrix of demanding procedures, White has a more simplistic viewpoint.

“Leaders have only one responsibility, and that’s to lead,” he said.

“Our community is looking for leaders who are ready to lead — and not just our elected officials.

Our religious leaders, our business leaders and our community leaders — we all have to play a role.”

One of the unique details of White’s position is his self-described “tweener’ status. He said many view him as not quite the young adult he used to be, and not yet as seasoned as he will be. Instead, he is somewhere in the middle, or a tweener.

“My contribution is being a bridge between those two groups. Ultimately, though, being a leader is about being able to deliver.”

Rev. Williams often leans on the words of Mahatma Gandhi for a dose of fortitude: “You must be the change that you want to see.” Rev. Williams, 31, is the pastor at the Historic King Solomon Baptist Church and

president of the National Action Network in Detroit. He first became engaged in the social movement while a student at Eastern Michigan University, when the affirmative action battle on college admission surfaced in 2006. He was one of the leading voices on campus against what was labeled Proposition 2, and it was the attention he garnered from that experience that led him to meet with Rev. Horace Sheffield of Detroit.

Rev. Sheffield later asked him to become the youth and college director for the National Action Network. He accepted the role soon thereafter and was eventually appointed to president of the National Action Network in Detroit.

“I speak for the least, the lost and the left out,” he said. “I cannot allow folks to be taken advantage of. When I see issues that need leadership, I’m there. I think that’s what people are looking for — passionate voices around issues they care about the most.”

“If I look around and don’t see someone speaking out on an issue, then what am I going to do? Do I hide and do nothing? Or do I seek to try to education, agitate and mobilize people around the issue at hand? That’s my approach.”

Interestingly enough, Rev. Bullock, 35, also looks to another word besides leadership to describe his social justice pursuits.

The senior pastor astor of Greater St. Matthew Baptist Church in Highland Park and the state coordinator and president of Rainbow Push’s Detroit chapter says he sees himself as a servant and an advocate.

“Although I do have a leadership role in the faith-based community, I see myself more as an advocate than a leader.

I see myself as someone who tries to speak to the issues, someone who tries to raise awareness and consciousness of our citizens, someone who tries to fight back against the rising tide of apathy

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Rev. Bullock describes himself as part preacher, part teacher and all activist. This “triple threat” of social progressiveness prompts many to label Rev. Bullock a modern day renaissance man. He has always maintained a razor-sharp focus on preparing himself to become one of the community’s change agents.

That focus started while in school. From the third to the eighth grade, he was taught at his parents’ organized religious school. He eventually went on to graduate from Morehouse College in 1998 with a degree in philosophy, and later matriculated through Wayne State University to earn his Masters of Arts in philosophy — all by the age of 22.

Rev. Bullock was a college professor for 10 years in both Michigan and Illinois. He was called to the church in 2007 and to advocacy work in 2009, when he worked with the Highland Park chapter of the NAACP. While in the midst of the everyday fight for justice with the NAACP, he met with Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. who asked him to carry the mantle of social justice for Rainbow Push in Michigan.

Rev. Bullock fully understands how important his role is in the continued development of our community. But he says that responsibility is not his — or Donnell White’s or Rev. Williams’ — alone.

“We’re all leaders,” he said. “We’re all called to leadership. But we as a community have to believe in and embrace our own potential as ordinary people to do extraordinary things in the world we live in. I advocate for ordinary peoples’ ability to not give in to the darkness, but to fight back.”

While each of these three emerging leaders may have somewhat alternate definitions of the word leadership, the commonality they share is one of elevating the community one person at a time.

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The new, new cinema

n last month’s Culture Pop, we talked about some of Hollywood’s most anticipated films. No need to rehash that here. But it is worth noting that as popular as “The Hobbit” is sure to be, Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained” has the advantage of being not only an original screenplay (“The Hobbit” is based off a 1937 novel by J.R.R. Tolkien), but has the unlikely collaboration of Tarantino and Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx.

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These two men emerged in the ‘90s around the same time (Tarantino was born in 1963 and Foxx, in 1967). Their paths crossing was anything but inevitable. Still, “Django Unchained” represents a multicultural cast, and though it might be dubbed a Western, the trailers seem to suggest plenty of modern touches that audiences will appreciate. “The Hobbit,” as shiny and new as it will appear, is actually very old – if you factor in the book’s original publication – and is a prequel to “The Lord of the Rings” film trilogy, which ended in 2003, nearly a decade ago.

Let’s reexamine the career milestones that brought these gifted men, Quentin Tarantino and Jamie Foxx together on the set of “Django Unchained.”

– Cornelius A. Fortune, managing editor

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merican filmmaker Quentin Tarantino is one of the most original writer/directors working in the industry.

Although he isn’t as prolific as Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee, Francis Ford Coppola, Woody Allen, or his colleague Robert Rodriquez, Tarantino follows his own eclectic muse and creative interests. You never know which direction he’ll strike next, and often merely billing something as “The New Film By Quentin Tarantino...” is enough to get his fans excited. Like Hitchcock before him, Tarantino drives audiences to the box office because the Tarantino brand is potent.

Reservoir Dogs (1992) – Tarantino’s directorial debut. No Samuel L. Jackson this time, but he would return in “Pulp Fiction.”

True Romance (1993) – Tarantino’s first major screenplay sale. He didn’t direct it, but Samuel L. Jackson does make a very brief appearance and the dialogue (and violence) is pure Quentin.

Pulp Fiction (1994) – This one helped John Travolta renew A far cry from his recent stint his career and made Samuel as Gotham’s Jim Gordon, L. Jackson a household name.

Gary Oldman played Drexel, Tarantino won the Oscar for Best in “True Romance.”

Original Screenplay in 1995.

Jackie Brown (1997) – The lovely Pam Grier stars, along with Sam Jackson, Robert De Niro, and others. It’s based on the novel “Rum Punch” by Detroit’s own crime novelist, Elmore Leonard, and so far, this is Tarantino’s only book adaptation.

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) – A love letter to the martial arts genre Tarantino loves. There’s nothing like it in cinema.

Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) – Sure, put the two together and you get one big movie, but this one has more nuance and some very good dialogue.

Death Proof (2007) – The writer/director’s version of a chick flick, and the second half of the failed cinematic experiment known as “Grindhouse.” Complete with faux movie trailers,

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Jamie Foxx continues to wow audiences with his versatility.

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Foxx timeline

ctor, comedian, musician, singer, Oscar Awardwinner Jamie Foxx is a master of all these forms.

Who would you compare Jamie Foxx to? No one.

He’s in a class by himself. As a gifted stand-up comic, he can make you laugh, as an actor, he can move you emotionally, and well, his singing can move you on the dance floor. There’s an amazing evolution of artistic expression, from the sitcom “In Living Color” to Quentin Tarantino’s new Western, “Django Unchained.” Multifaceted is just one way to describe him.

In Living Color (1991-1994) – For Foxx, “In Living Color” was ground zero for a career that would eventually move well beyond comedy.

The Jamie Foxx Show (19962001) – This WB sitcom made the case that not only was Foxx adept at working well with a cast, he could also headline his own show.

Booty Call (1997) – He may very well regret this film co-starring fellow Living Color alum Tommy Davidson, but it’s still a guilty pleasure, and reminds us of how far he’s come as an actor.

I Might Need Security (2002) – This HBO special is Foxx’s best performance as a stand-up comedian. So good in fact, that one hopes he’ll return to the stage.

Ray (2004) – Foxx’s career made a serious quantum leap when he embodied the late great Ray Charles in the movie, “Ray,” which garnered him an Oscar Award.

Unpredictable (2005) – Foxx’s debut album was well received.

And from here, really, the disparate parts started to come together.

No one actually asked whether Jamie Foxx was going to do music, acting, or all of the above. He just did it. Plus, he’s a Julliard trained musician/actor.

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Want more pop culture or technology news? Be sure to check out Cornelius A. Fortune’s blog, “VIRTUAL Feedback,” your one-stop source for popular culture, technology, and the art world, at www.michronicleonline.com every Friday.

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‘Your Band Is A Virus’

expanded edition available for Indie musicians

Foxx Dream Girls, Miami Vice (2006) – Foxx got another chance to dig into the music scene, this time as manager Curtis Taylor Jr. in “Dream Girls.” Also this year, Foxx got an opportunity to try his hand at “Miami Vice.” This well-intentioned remake of the ‘80s classic TV series co-starred Colin Farrell.

There was talk of perhaps doing a sequel, but some six years later, it doesn’t seem likely.

From page B-1 The Soloist (2009) – It looked like he was on the verge of another Oscar nomination with this drama, co-starring the affable Robert Downey Jr. Unfortunately, he was overlooked for the nomination.

Django Unchained (2012) – Always looking for new material, Foxx has found a unique once in a lifetime role, starring in “The New Quentin Tarantino Film.”

A new independent musician’s guide has been released with the intention of “cleaning up the music promotion game.” The newly released “Your Band Is A Virus - Expanded Edition” by Independent Music Promotions (www.indepedendentmusicpromotions.com) founder James Moore, is available now at all digital outlets. A follow up to the popular 2010 book, the new expanded edition is roughly double the size of its predecessor, boasting hundreds of new promotion tactics aimed at helping independent artists become their own publicists.

“The intention of the book is to completely wipe out many of the misconceptions musicians have when it comes to music marketing,” said Moore. “I’m a music promoter without a fancy title.

This book wasn’t written by an entertainment lawyer or a label CEO. I’m DIY and I write about what has worked for me over the last few years, and many of the ideas I’m happy to say just don’t get

Think original.

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talked about anywhere else.

It’s all straight talk and actionable advice, and I feel it’s the most valuable music promotion book available today. Musicians have the most trouble and confusion about generating press, so that’s what I mainly focus on. There’s a lot of misinformation and fantasy realities out there, so the intention is to inspire and bring some clarity to artists.”

“Your Band Is A Virus - Expanded Edition” covers everything from properly reaching out to the music media and generating high amounts of reviews to building a freelance army and embracing outsourcing to move your band forward as a business. Also, the book includes an industry insiders interview series featuring legendary producer Stuart Epps (Led Zeppelin, Elton John), HIP Video Promo CEO Andy Gesner (HIP has worked with Johnny Cash, Bon Iver, Pearl Jam, Of Montreal), and many others.

For more information, visit www. yourbandisavirus.com.

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Sydney Tamiia Poitier is the perfect pin-up girl in Tarantino’s 2007 film “Death Proof.”

For humanoids and other intriguing life forms – especially anyone with a brain to maintain.

Tarantino From page B-1 “Grindhouse” (co-directed

by Tarantino’s friend Robert Rodriquez) didn’t reach its intended audience and had to be split up into two films (“Planet Terror” and “Death Proof”). Unfortunately, “Death Proof” didn’t do for Kurt Russell what “Pulp Fiction” did for Travolta.

Inglourious Basterds (2009) – This one might have tried some moviegoer’s patience, as the majority of the film is subtitled, and based on the original promos, you might not have known this.

Django Unchained (2012) – Tarantino’s experiment with form and the not-so subtle nods to Spaghetti Westerns has culminated in his own Western starring Jamie Foxx.

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Geraldine Carter (center), Karmanos Cancer Center lung cancer patient, enjoyed the Nov. 18 Detroit Screenshot from a Ford Fusion promo.

Lions vs. Green Bay Packers game with two of her biggest fans, her oncologist, Shirish Gadgeel, M.D. (left) from the Karmanos Cancer Center and her husband, Willie Carter.

Team Draft, Detroit Lions, Karmanos Cancer Center are changing the face of lung cancer

By Patricia A. Ellis When you’ve never smoked, being told you have lung cancer comes as a shock. That was the case with Geraldine Carter two years ago when she received the devastating news — stage 4 lung cancer.

Carter, who lives in Detroit, had been fighting lung sarcoidosis for several years, a disease in which small patches of inflamed cells can appear on the lungs’ small air sacs, breathing tubes or lymph nodes, causing her to cough. When her coughing persisted, she naturally thought it was the sarcoidosis. Her family encouraged her to see a pulmonologist, which she did. Test results showed Carter had a tumor on her lung and the pulmonologist recommended she see a lung cancer expert.

“When I was first told I had lung cancer, I was mad,” said Carter. “I didn’t want my husband Willie see how upset I was so I would get into the shower and just cry. Then, I’d say to myself, I had my pity party and now it’s time to get on with it.”

It was Nov. 2010 when Carter first met with Shirish M. Gadgeel, M.D., leader of the Thoracic Multidisciplinary Team at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Center in Detroit. Carter’s lung cancer had already spread to her lymph nodes.

“From the moment I met Dr. Gadgeel he didn’t miss a beat,” said Carter. “He never talks about how much time I have but instead focuses on me and how we’re going to treat my disease. I knew immediately he was going to do the very best for me and he continues to do that.”

“When people hear you have lung cancer they assume you smoke and therefore you deserve your disease.

I don’t smoke. Anyone can get cancer. It’s a disease, not a reflection of who you are.”

Dr. Gadgeel explained there is a stigma associated with lung cancer and not everyone who is diagnosed with this disease smokes.

“Certainly, the best thing for your health is not to smoke or be around second-hand smoke which can also increase the risk of lung cancer,” said Dr. Gadgeel.

“Many people who are diagnosed with lung cancer have never smoked. Mrs. Carter doesn’t smoke and her mother who also had lung cancer didn’t smoke. We must continue to build awareness and understanding about lung cancer.

Early detection saves lives and supporting cancer research will help advance new therapies to treat this disease and other cancers.”

Carter has been on different therapies since she was first diagnosed, including 20 rounds of radiation.

“It’s been difficult at times due to the impact on your body but I’m not giving up,” said Carter. “Every day is different and you need to listen to your body. I’m so grateful that my husband has been with me every step of the way, attending every appointment with me. The team at the Karmanos Cancer Center is so compassionate. They care about you and your family. They are dedicated and committed to doing all they can for each patient.”

“Mrs. Carter is a gentle soul with a strong will to live,” said Dr. Gadgeel. “I’m constantly inspired by her and all of our patients with metastasized disease who volunteer to go on clinical trials to help determine new therapies to advance cancer research. They teach us so much and their contribution to cancer research will continue to help other

patients for decades to come.”

The Karmanos Cancer Center is one of 41 National Cancer Institutedesignated comprehensive cancer centers in the nation and one of only two in Michigan. It’s worldrenown Clinical Trials Program conducts 700 different trials at any given time, offering cancer patients ground-breaking treatments that can lead to better outcomes.

Thanks to the generosity of the Detroit Lions and the Chris Draft Family Foundation’s Team Draft Changing the Face of Lung Cancer campaign, Carter, her husband, Willie, and her oncologist, Dr. Gadgeel, were invited to attend the Nov. 18 Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers game at Ford Field in Detroit. The last time Carter attended a Detroit Lions game was three years earlier, before she was she was diagnosed with lung cancer.

The sold-out crowd and close scoring game electrified the stadium. An avid sports fan, Carter said her favorite player has to be Wide Receiver Calvin Johnson. Although the Detroit Lions lost the game by just a few points, they scored big with Carter, giving her the opportunity to enjoy life and experience another exciting Detroit Lions game, with her husband and physician by her side.

“Cancer does not define you. I’m still the same person I was before I was diagnosed with lung cancer and I try to not let this disease stop me from living my life,” Carter said.

“You have to have hope. We never know what tomorrow will bring so we need to do what we can while we’re here. We’re put on this earth not to give in, but to give out.”

Patricia Ellis is the director of Media Relations for the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute.

New Ford multicultural marketing campaign showcases Ford Fusion

There’s no denying that the all-new Ford Fusion has broken the mold when it comes to the design of a midsize sedan. This truth has become the inspiration behind the development of Ford’s newest advertising campaign targeting the African American community.

The inspiring campaign demonstrates the continued commitment from Ford to “go further” in bringing game-changing products to its consumers.

The campaign, called “A Rose,” debuts today and includes a TV advertisement in which consumers witness members of a Ford product team creating a breakthrough product by chiseling a large block of concrete into the all-new midsize sedan. The ad, which features Andre Royo from HBO’s “The Wire,” includes a voiceover reciting the late Tupac Shakur’s poem, “The Rose That Grew from Concrete.”

“The all-new Ford Fusion is such a breakthrough vehicle for Ford,” said Shawn Thompson, Ford manager, Multicultural Marketing. “The late Tupac Shakur’s poem, “The Rose That Grew from Concrete,” is the perfect description for the way the new Fusion’s design came to be. As it’s described in the words of the poem, the Fusion is a clear testimony of what we can do if we keep our dreams.

“This campaign breaks completely away from anything we’ve done in the past to introduce consumers to a new vehicle utilizing a poem by one of hip hop’s most celebrated artists,” Thompson added.

“This campaign, like the poem, has an inspiring message at its core.”

The fully integrated campaign also includes radio and print ads in addition to a digital execution featuring a series of Web videos that will live on www.ford.com/brandnew. The videos feature interviews with some of the team members behind the design of the all-new vehicle. The Web videos can be found on the Ford Fusion YouTube channel and the Ford Fusion Facebook page.

The TV advertisements will air on broadcast networks that include BET, TV One and NBA on TNT; the print ads will be featured in a number of leading African American print publications that will include Essence and Jet magazines.

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National Black Chamber of Commerce’s deceitful act against voting rights

By George Curry I have enjoyed an excellent relationship with the National Black Chamber of Commerce over the years. I have conducted media training sessions at national conventions, spoken at functions sponsored by state and local affiliates, and enjoyed a friendship with many of its top officers, including president and co-founder Harry C. Alford. That’s why I was stunned and mystified when, in the course of researching a challenge to Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, to learn that the group had filed a friend-of-the-court petition with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting an objection filed by Shelby County, Ala. In short, Shelby County — after losing at the federal district and appeals court level — appealed to the Supreme Court, hoping to overturn the provision of the Voting Rights Act that requires jurisdictions with a proven history of discrimination in elections to get preclearance from the Justice Department before George Curry implementing changes in voting laws that might adversely impact Black voters. The court is expected to issue a ruling next summer.

In its petition, the National Black Chamber of Commerce said, “Section 5 is no longer necessary to combat widespread and persistent discrimination in voting and now, perversely [my emphasis], serves as an impediment to racial neutrality in voting and to the empowerment of state and local officials who represent minority constituencies.”

Perverse? Nothing is more perverse than a Black business group, with no direct interest in a case, favoring the elimination of a major tool that helps remove the last vestiges of discrimination against African-American voters and officeholders.

I placed a call to Alford to ask why the National Black Chamber of Commerce decided to align itself with right-wing groups that routinely oppose affirmative action, the Voting Rights Act, and any other legislation that seeks to level the playing field for African-Americans and other people of color.

Alford said he filed the brief out of concern for Black lawmakers, many elected after passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. He asserted that the cumbersome pre-clearance process is a burden on Black elected officials.

But there is only one problem with Alford’s position — no reputable national organization representing Black elected officials have called for an end to Section 5 or any other provision of the Voting Rights Act. Not the Congressional Black Caucus. Not the National

Black Caucus of State Legislators.

Not the National Conference of Black Mayors. Not the National Organization of Black County Officials.

I told Alfred even if he believes what he was saying, there are ways for jurisdictions covered by Section 5 to “bail out” of the pre-clearance requirement.

In fact, I told him, 46 jurisdictions had done just that and two more cases are pending. So if any official wants to be exempted, all they need to do is show they have not run discriminatory voting operations for the past 10 years.

After having assured me earlier that he had read the voting law, Alford said evidently he had “not read far enough” because he was unaware of that bail out provision. It’s perverse for Alford to challenge the provision of an important law that he was not thoroughly familiar with.

Finally, the National Black Chamber of Commerce (not to be confused with its rival U.S. Black Chamber) asserted in its petition: “The Chamber rejects the assumption underlying Congress’s reauthorization of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act that the exceptional circumstances which justified close federal oversight of the electoral practices in many states and localities in 1965 and 1975 persist today.”

Evidently, that was another perverse instance of Alford not reading far enough into the public record.

Congress renewed Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act in 1970, 1975, 1982 and for another 25 years in 2006. In its petition, the Justice Department noted, “based on its exhaustive review of the record, the [lower] court confirmed that Congress had found ample evidence of a history and ongoing pattern of purposeful, state-sponsored voting discrimination in covered jurisdictions.”

The petition explained, “Congress concluded that ‘without the continuation of the [VRA’s] protections, racial and language minority citizens will be deprived of the opportunity to exercise their right to vote, or will have their votes diluted, undermining the significant gains made by minorities in the last 40 years.’”

With bipartisan support, the Voting Rights Act was extended in 2006 on a 390-33 vote in the House and a 98-0 vote in the Senate. George W. Bush signed the bill into law.

With that kind of broad support in Congress and from a Republican president, it is indeed perverse that the National Black Chamber of Commerce would have the gall to support eliminating a key provision of the Voting Rights Act.

Obama gets tough with GOP

By Michael Cottman President Barack Obama stood tall behind the podium at the White House and defended U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice like a little sister who was being picked on by schoolyard bullies. The bullies, however, are Republicans.

“If Senator McCain and Senator Graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me,” Obama said with conviction. “And I’m happy to have that discussion with them. But for them to go after the U.N. ambassador, who had nothing to do with Benghazi and was simply making a presentation based on intelligence that she had received and to besmirch her reputation, is outrageous.”

na) and Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) who have accused Rice of misrepresenting the facts in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept.

11, when terrorists killed Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans.

The president is considering elevating Rice to secretary of state, replacing Hillary Clinton who is leaving her post at the end of the year. But Republicans have vowed to block Rice’s appointment, who would need confirmation from Congress to take the job.

Whatever Obama decides, he made it clear to the world that he supports Rice and he won’t let Republicans tarnish her reputation and disrespect the office of the president.

Rice, 47, served as an adviser to Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign and And then the presiwas later appointed to repdent bristled as he issued Michael Cottman resent the United States at a stern warning: “When U.N. headquarters in New they go after the U.N. ambassador, ap- York. Rice said that her parents taught parently because they think she’s an her to “never use race as an excuse easy target, then they’ve got a problem or advantage” and as a young girl she with me.” “dreamed of becoming the first U.S. senIt was Obama’s first news conference ator from the District of Columbia.” since he was re-elected and the presiOn Wednesday, Obama protected dent appeared confident and ready to Rice who has become a flashpoint issue take on a fight with Republicans if nec- for Republicans who are still stinging essary. from Obama’s decisive victory over Mitt “She has done exemplary work,” Romney. Republicans couldn’t oust Obama said of Rice, the first African Obama from the White House during American woman to be appointed as the election, so now they’ll try to derail U.N. ambassador. “And should I choose his high-level appointments. And since — if I think that she would be the best Obama has signaled that he’s not going person to serve America in the capac- to let Republicans steamroll a Black ity — the State Department, then I will woman who he considers a friend, the president has set a no-nonsense tone for nominate her.” his next four years in the White House.

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Towing Detroit forward

By Barry Foster As a native Detroiter and young entrepreneur in the city of Detroit, my eyes are wide open to the problems our city faces. With my 12 years in business, I can attribute much of it to the inability of our city government to communicate effectively with, and respect the ability of, their constituents. Case in Point: Few people understand the towing, storage, scrap and auction business better than the small businesses in the Detroit Authorized Towing Association (DATA), a group that I represent as president.

We represent the majority of police authorized towers in the city, and have worked for a combined 517 years, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to assist the police, citizens and visitors. For the past few years, city administration has been talking about our businesses and even planning their extinction, but never invited us into the conversation.

City administration believed they could create efficiencies in towing as well as a revenue stream for the city by either bringing in a company from outside of Michigan or folding police authorized towing into the capacity limited municipal parking department. As police authorized towers, we tow over 30,000 cars per year and have the ability to store them. Municipal parking tows 3,000 cars per year and does not have the capacity to store the cars we do nor the staff to service their owners. Working with the police, we have responded to active crime scenes, recovered stolen cars, and effectively cleaned up multiple car accidents. Despite the fact that our group has invested over $36M in our tow yards and we are 100% compliant with Detroit Zoning Ordinances, as well as 95% compliant with the results of the

last Auditor General Tow Audit, the city was preparing to dismantle us. We also add more than $7.1M to the city every year in taxes, fees, wages and vendor payments and have locations throughout the 139 square miles of Detroit that enable us to promptly respond to all calls.

Our city is in desperate need of more small business and more tax-paying residents to support them. Given this, it made no sense for the city to be devising plans to dismantle us, when the efficiency deficit was coming from the inability of police to locate towed cars due to the lack of software. As a group, we have advocated for a software program that would effectively and efficiently help police locate towed cars. We even found one that would cost the city no money up front to implement. We devised a plan with the Board of Police Commissioners to increase efficiency and create a revenue stream for the city that will accomplish two things: 1) Increase revenue to help put more sworn officers on the streets, and, 2) Take sworn officers away from desk work related to towing.

We, as Detroiters, built our businesses and created this plan — not a consultant from out of state. We had the intelligence, the resources and the locally-produced team to do it. It is time for Detroit’s elected and appointed leaders to start respecting, honoring and communicating with, their own, not blindsiding us with plans that don’t involve the will of the people. Together, we can revitalize Detroit.

Barry Foster is a Detroit-based entrepreneur and the president of Detroit Authorized Towing Association which represents the majority of police authorized towing companies in Detroit.

The young and gullible reality check after an election

By Armstrong Williams So many people graduate college with big dreams and aspirations about entering politics, but most of the time they leave it years after, distraught, disillusioned and without much money to their name. This happens all the time in Washington, DC, but no one talks about it. Most people need a glimpse into the carnage after an election, where people on both sides lose their jobs and become anxious about the future.

For any standard job in the private sector or even in government, the vast majority of the time you go into work knowing what to expect, and what the overall outcome is going to be. Anyone who has worked on Capitol Hill faces exactly the opposite, in that the outcome of the day is never assured, and you are working for a broader cause than just your own financial interest.

Most people get to stay in their office at least eight hours, whereas when you interned on the hill during the debt negotiations, staffers literally brought sleeping bags into the office because they were going to work all through the night and next morning. Politics is different than normal work in this regard, and this thrill of not knowing what to expect, and working for an individual you believe in is very attractive to college graduates and young adults, but it’s not always the best road for everyone.

This town and many universities almost encourage people to go down that road en masse, and it creates a huge problem: an age group that’s emotionally lost in a big city, constantly wondering about a future trade.

Life in DC after an election is a perfect example of this disillusionment.

You run into people in hordes who are unemployed after their candidate loses and they are distraught about their career choice. Now they have to look for work, and if they decide to leave politics, their résumé might be discriminated upon, because they worked for someone the hiring manager hates or doesn’t believe in. This is the dilemma — once you’re in politics working for a candidate your options shrink, you put yourself in a deep hole. The list of people who might hire you in the private and public sector drastically shrinks. DC is a deep sea of frustration, regrets and anxiety for young people after they lose an election. On Tuesday, Nov. 6, election night, people were walking and crying in the streets, knowing they might have to

Armstrong Williams move back in with their parents, back home to another state and start their entire life over again. Normally when you work hard, you can have a chance of future success but for campaigns and politics, it’s simply not the case.

I am optimist, though. I always believe there is a solution eventually to a problem and believe we can fix a problem, and this one starts with our universities. The universities that are heavily subsidized and are so expensive nowadays should be doing more to inform students about how rough the game of politics can be. Real life and college are completely different, and I think these students with big dreams and aspirations about going into politics should be informed by someone in the real world.

A university should have a speaker brought into every upper level political science class to discuss the negative aspects of going into politics.

So many people in their mid-thirties leave politics frustrated and they don’t really have a trade that applies to the real world. It’s harder for them to find good work because their résumé can be discriminated against, and the skills on Capitol Hill do not translate to the private sector. Many of these older people missed out on what would have been their prime earning years if they had taken a different route out of college, but instead chose politics. They didn’t make a difference, they now have no money to their name, and they don’t have a job because their candidate just lost, and they can only think what might have been.

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Missionary Hattie B. Humphrey and the Community Highlights Holiday Close-Out Service will be held, Dec. 10, 7 p.m., at Mayflower Missionary Baptist Church located 2270 West Grand Blvd., with host pastor Rev. Douglas Butler. The guest

Thanksgiving Day was more than just a holiday for Florida A&M student Porsha Sharon. The public relations major, a metro Detroit native, was given the opportunity to follow her dreams for a day.

Porsha shadowed Sheree Calhoun, associate director of the morning show for WDIV Channel 4, and was able to see what life might be like after graduating into journalism. Calhoun holds the position of stage manager during events such as America’s Thanksgiving Parade, Arts, Beats

& Eats, and the annual Detroit fireworks on the river, a position Porsha would one day love to hold.

Instead of turkey and stuffing, Porsha’s day included getting a behindthe-scenes look at the Thanksgiving Day parade from start to finish; learning how to go about solving problems in the entertainment field; meeting news anchors Carmen Harlan, Rhonda Walker and Devin Scillian, singer KEM and Olympic Gold Medalist Allison Schmidt; learning the ropes of television production, graph-

ic communication and editing; and receiving an official tour of the Channel 4 production bus.

Because the day went so well, Porsha was invited to shadow Calhoun for the morning show in December, during her Christmas break.

Her grandmother and mentor, Claudia B. Lee, said that Porsha was also the former Top Teens of America National Second vice president, and Renaissance Chapter president of the Top Teens, under the auspices of the Renaissance Chapter, Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc.

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PORSHA SHARON (center) with WDIV TV-4 anchors Devin Scillian and Carmen Harlan at America’s Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit.

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speaker will be Dr. William H. Murphy of Greater Ebenezer Baptist Church.

Missionary Hattie B. Humphrey’s special guests include Bishop Edgar L. Vann, Bishop Michael Jones, Bishop Rudolph Stanfield Sr., Dr. Bertam Marks, Dr. Cullian Hill,

The International Church of God In Christ held its 105th Annual Holy Convocation, November 5-13 in St Louis.

The Church of God in Christ is the fifth largest Protestant religious denomination in the United States with churches in 57 countries worldwide.

Delegates came from all over the world. There were many great speakers and world-renown gospel artists.

This year was a special year in that the elections for the officers of the church were held. In a two-day session, speeches from each of the candidates were made with the actual election taking place on day two.

The General Assembly, which is the legislative body of the Church of God in Christ, is the electorate for the officers of the different branches of the church.

On that ballot for the first time was Bishop J. Drew Sheard from Detroit, pastor of the Greater Emmanuel Institutional COGIC and the bishop of the North Central Michigan Jurisdiction.

After all the votes were counted, 2,605 delegates of the General Assembly elected the Bishop J. Drew Sheard to his first 4-year term on the General Board of the Church of God In Christ.

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The Board of Bishops for the Church of God In Christ, which is made up of the nearly 260 bishops held their annual Bishops Conference in Detroit last September, to an overwhelming, spirited attendance of bishops and their wives.

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The first night, the Bishop Roger Jones preached to a full house at Greater Mitchell Temple COGIC. The services were moved to Greater Emmanuel Institutional COGIC, where the chairman, Bishop John H. Sheard gave an electrifying message to the Council of Bishops and Michigan COGIC congregations.

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The dynamic speakers team included Elder Sheila Vann (Second Ebenezer Church, Detroit), Priscilla Archangel ,Ph.D. (Faith Centered Leadership, Plymouth, Michigan), Sharon Allison-Ottey, MD (health strategist, physician, educator and author, Baltimore), Evangelist Janice Hill (A Harvest of Souls Ministries, Livonia) and Victoria Jones, DM, (Victorious Women Ministries, Michigan and Arizona).

Each speaker inspired participants with a powerful message of spiritually enlightened wisdom regarding God’s uniquely appointed race.

Elder Vann opened the conference with a commanding message regarding staying focused on

God’s plan and the importance of becoming a K.I.M. (Keep it Moving) sister.

Dr. Sharon’s workshop centered on wellness and the impact of health during the race of endurance. Dr. Archangel’s workshop underscored Biblical examples of the key to staying grounded in God’s Word during the race of endurance.

Evangelist Hill’s message provided deep insights on staying the course during the endurance race as established by the Lord. Finally, Dr. Jones provided an endurance framework than can be used as a resource beyond the conference.

Conference attendees enjoyed a victory run each morning to set the course of the day.

The culminating event was an impactful altar call led by Elder Vann, who offered prayer and anointing. It was a spirituallycharged experience that had a transformational impact on participants.

One such participant commented, “This is the most spiritually rich event I have ever attended.”

Tabitha Goodner (Second Ebenezer Church, Detroit) served as the minister of music and offered magnificent musical renditions throughout the conference. She was accompanied by the

Praise Dancers from New St. Mark Baptist Church (Detroit), who provided liturgical performances.

Conference participants also enjoyed leisure times while in the ports of Nassau and CoCo Cay, Bahamas. The Conference Cruise was supported by Team Victorious: Helane Hicks, Priscilla Perkins, Beleta Williams and Connie Wilson.

Travel arrangements were handled by Extra O Travel (Shawnee, Kansas).

Tremendous support was provided through Macedonia Baptist Church (Detroit), led by Deborah Jones, director, Women’s Ministries.

Once again Bishop John H. Sheard, from Detroit, MI, Pastor of Greater Mitchell Temple COGIC for the past 30 years, and Presiding Prelate of Michigan Southwest First Jurisdiction for 20 years, was elected Chairman

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Gun violence knocks out Camacho

In many cases tragedy seems to shadow the practitioners of the Sweet Science. It is my hypothesis that most of those who engage in professional fisticuffs are on that stage to uplift their lives or families from an entrenched placement in the lower socioeconomics of life.

Living and fighting to get out of that economic conundrum of humanity, the escapees seem to find misfortune at some point — financially, domestically or professionally.

I’ve always said give me a mobile quarterback on any given Sunday. Yeah, one like our Matthew Stafford who indeed has a good arm and is putting up noteworthy numbers. However, when a game gets close and a quarterback has that extra escape-ability it can change outcomes.

At Ford Field the Lions’ defense put all kinds on heat on Indianapolis Colts rookie quarterback Andrew Luck, but in the end it was his efficient use of his feet that kept plays alive. He avoided sacks and gave his receivers opportunities to stretch their routes.

Luck, the No. 1 pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, is a Sanford graduate and is known for his smarts, but he showed all that it was his feet that give him that something special.

Against the Lions he needed his feet, smarts and arm to bring about a 35-33 victory as time expired.

The driver of the car, Adrian Mojica Moreno, a childhood friend, was killed in the attack. Camacho was taken to San Pablo Hospital in Bayamón, where he was reported to be in critical condition.

He advanced the Colts (8-4) 75 yards in 1:07 and tossed the winning touchdown pass to receiver Donnie Avery. What made the drive and final play surreal was how he managed to escape the heat the 4-8 Lions defense put on him.

After three straight incompletions, Luck faced 4th down with four seconds left, and the engaged Lions faithful was abuzz, but hold on, wait a minute, the Colts put some Luck into it, and, the rookie simply pulled the air out of Ford Field as all stood stunned at the heartbreaking outcome.

The bullet pierced Camacho’s left cheek, and fractured his fifth and sixth cervical vertebrae, lodging in his right shoulder, and causing a lesion to his carotid artery which restricted blood flow to his brain.

Using his feet, Luck took the final snap, dropped back, then stepped up in the pocket to avoid the rush. As he surveyed the field Avery came open, and just like that his 14yard touchdown pass with no time remaining put the final dagger in any playoff hopes the Lions harbored.

“Yeah, you know, we were sort of stalled it seemed at that 10 or whatever yard line area, the 14-yard line,” Luck said in the post game press conference. “It’s tough to just sit back there and try to throw it when they’re dropping in their zones and doing a good job. So, I figured, you know, buy a little time and run around a little, maybe it’ll open up a window.

“Looking downfield, I guess I took the calculated risk that Donnie (Avery) could get there and he did. I’m thankful because, you know, we played some bad ball. I played a lot of bad ball, but I’m thankful for a great defense keeping us in there and then I’m thankful to be on a team that just keeps playing.”

At one point, doctors announced that Camacho was expected to survive but might be paralyzed; however, after he suffered cardiac arrest during the night, the next morning doctors reported that Camacho was clinically brain dead. Dr. Ernesto Torres said in response to his family’s request, he was taken off life support and died shortly thereafter.

Lions defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch said, “He’s dangerous, he’s big, he’s physical. You could see he’s strong and there were times we had opportunities to bring him down throughout the game and didn’t.”

I wrote from three of Camacho’s title fights. The first was a loss to Julio César Chávez in 1991 at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada. Again I scribed in 1994 at the Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena, where Félix Trinidad gave him his third professional loss. And finally, in 1997 at the Convention Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey, where he beat legend Sugar Ray Leonard with a fifth round TKO.

Added Colts coach Bruce Arians: “We had basically spread everybody across the back of the end zone and ran Donnie (Avery) across the field as an outlet. I was hoping he’d catch it a little closer to the goal line. But we knew they’d sink everybody back in. It was a great play by Andrew

I made sure I was at his big title fights, because he gave a show. His in-ring garb, his good looks, ring savvy and his charisma were things that made him stand out.

Before being taken to the United States, Camacho’s body laid in state at the Puerto Rico Department of Sports and Recreation in Santurce. During the two days Camacho’s body could be viewed, hundreds of people visited the facilities to pay tribute to the fighter.

Camacho was truly a Puerto Rican sports icon who many boxing journalists put in the conversation as one of the top five Puerto Rican boxers of all time, along with Trinidad, Wilfredo Gómez and Wilfredo Benitez.

The boxing historian, Mario Rivera Martinó, said Camacho, was “a complete fighter” in the lightweight division. World Boxing Council president José Sulaimán noted that Camacho “revolutionized boxing during his time.”

Ed Brophy, director of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, acknowledged Camacho’s talents in attracting an audience.

He said, “Camacho brought a lot of excitement to boxing. He was bright, colorful and always gave something to talk about with his walks to the ring, with his unique style of entering and the costumes he wore.”

I will always remember Camacho’s flamboyant approach to the ring, with his extravagant and exaggerated costumes, feather crests, bright clothes and the loud Latin music he chose.

Hiram Martínez, senior editor of ESPN Deportes, said of Camacho’s training: “He transforms himself into a hungry, focused and dedicated boxer who works hours and hours polishing his speed, his wit and the style that turned him into one of the greats of all time. That’s the only way you can explain why all those great hitters he faced during the best moments of his career never knocked him down.”

Maybe Camacho was not the greatest fighter ever, but he uniquely combined a contagious charisma, impressive boxing skill, a child’s soul, a salesman’s shrewdness, and a superlative confidence in himself that created a bigger than life “Macho Time” persona.

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JIM SCHWARTZ is left pondering a season with no (Andrew) Luck. – Andre Smith photo getting out of there, scanning the field. All the receivers were going left and Donnie was coming back right.”

But that is what happens when a quarterback has that extra escape-ability. It is what Joe Montana, Steve McNair, Steve Young, Fran Tarkenton, Bret Frave, Aaron Rodgers, Donovan McNabb, Doug Williams, Terry Bradshaw and Troy Aikman had, just to recall a few.

Just like Jay Cutler, Eli Manning, Robert Griffin, Cam Newton, and Rodgers, Luck fits nicely into the quarterback mold that can extend plays with his feet – a simply invaluable addendum that enhances an offense immeasurably.

Despite throwing three interceptions and not being in his best form passing wise, Luck used his feet to keep drive alive and bought time for his receivers to come open.

Just ask the Lions defense!

Lions’ Bell making most of opportunity

Camacho also fought at Detroit’s Joe Louis Arena in 2000, where he earned a victory against Bobby Elkins.

My personal remembrance of Camacho was that he was a unique athlete.

He learned from Muhammad Ali that one could milk the genre while adding, along with pure skill of being a combatant, the entertainment value of the sporting event.

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Stafford just does not have that extra escape ability. He almost needs everything to be near perfect for him to get it done. When the Detroit Lions offensive line holds off a rushing defensive thrust, he more times than not will deliver a serviceable pass.

The latest of the boxing champions to have the 10-count rung is Hector “Macho” Camacho. On November 20, 2012, Camacho was shot once in the jaw while in his hometown of Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Several news agencies reported that Camacho, 50, was seated in the passenger seat of a friend’s Ford Mustang when he was shot by unknown individuals from a passing SUV.

By Leland Stein III

Colts rookie quarterback has “something special”

By Leland Stein III

Unfortunately, the numbers of great boxers that have endured tragic endings are too many for me to recount. Vernon Forrest, Alexis Argüello, Arturo Gatti, Steve McCrory, Michael Dokes and Joe Frazier just to name a few.

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Lions run out of ‘Luck’

Former Wayne State running back getting it done

By Leland Stein III

The Detroit Lions have surely fallen short of most expectations; however, as is the case in any professional sports endeavor there are those that are fighting to make a place for themselves in the mega-sports world of the NFL. The Lions fans can speculate the reason their team has basically taken itself out of the 2012 NFL Playoff picture is bad karma and a not-ready-forprime-time roster.

Even in the midst of this disappointing season, there are always highlights and unexpected positives.

One unexpected positive has been the play of Detroit Wayne State University running back Joique Bell. The 5foot-11, 220-pound Bell is making his mark as the Lions’ go-to guy late in games.

“Man I’m just trying to help this team win games,” Bell said. “When they call my number to respond I try to do just that. I always had confidence in myself as a running back, but it mattered not if I was never given a chance to do what I do.

“So far the Lions have given me a shot and I’m trying to make the best of it.”

After his record-breaking senior year at Wayne State, Bell was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2010. In succession he played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints.

Getting kicked around is always a unique and uncertain burden for undrafted players in the NFL, or any sport.

However, as a senior at Wayne State, Bell won the Harlon Hill Trophy, awarded to the Division II player of the year, after he rushed for 2,084 yards and 29 touchdowns.

His first few NFL stops had him resigned as a practice squad player. Finally, in December 2011, Bell was signed by the Lions. All Lions fans wondered who this running back with the big stats was.

Since his opportunity, the bruising Bell has averaged 5.2 yards a carry and 12 yards a reception in the second half

JOIQUE BELL from Wayne State. – Lakeshia Harvey photo as the Lions have used him to shred tired defenses.

The move has paid off for all involved, and Bell, who had stints with four teams in two years before coming to the Lions, has carved himself quite a niche.

“When the coaches look at you and have faith in you, you have to realize their decisions are being judged just as much as my play is being judged,” Bell said. “So if I go out there and do a terrible job, their job is on the line. So for them to put that trust in me, it just gives me that much more confidence in my play.”

Bell left Wayne State, just down the road from Ford Field, as one of the best running backs in Division II history. He ripped defensive lines for 6,728 yards in his four seasons, including 88 touchdowns.

Bell is the first player from Wayne State to make the NFL since 1996. His college coach, Paul Winters, said Bell was easily the hardest working and most talented player on the field.

“In college, he was a good-sized tailback for any level,” Winters said. “He

combined that with his speed and natural instincts. I think he has really great vision and great feet, and you combine that with his hard work and you have a great talent.”

“I always dreamed of it, but you’re just dreaming,” Bell said of getting a chance. “You really don’t know how it goes. You have to be prepared when opportunity presents itself and just attack it.”

Opportunity and preparation is a powerful combination. With Jahvid Best and Mikel Leshour fighting back from injuries, Bell slid into the opening and it immediately started paying dividends.

“It feels good for a guy like Joique,” said Lions coach Jim Schwartz. “It’s tough to be an NFL football player, it’s tough to break a roster. We had him in the Senior Bowl a few years ago and he’s made teams and been on practice squads and stuff like that, and it felt good to see him earn a roster spot with our team.”

Bell has a noteworthy 4.9 yard peer carry average and had scored three touchdowns. He is also fourth on the team in receptions.

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Fifth Third Bank presents the 10th Annual Holiday Series at the Fox Fifth Third Bank will present the 10th Annual Fifth Third Bank Holiday Series at the Fox Theatre, which features winter classics and new seasonal sensations. “The holiday time is when tradition and family are truly cherished, and we are proud that we have helped create memories at the fabulous Fox Theatre,� said Jack Riley, senior vice president of Marketing at Fifth Third Bank. “Our partnership with Olympia has been one of the cornerstones

of our marketing calendar for over 10 years now and continues to grow stronger each year.�

The Holiday Series began Nov. 23 with Chris Isaak’s “Beyond the Sun Tour.�

The Holiday Series line-up also included eight performances of “Christmas with the Rat Pack - Live at the Sands.�

Other holiday shows include: “Celtic Woman: A Christmas Celebration – The Symphony Tour� on Thursday, Dec. 6; Gary Hoey’s “Ho Ho Hoey’s Rockin’ Holiday Show,�

Friday, Dec. 7; Kenny Rogers’ “Christmas and Hits� with Special Guest Billy Dean, Thursday, Dec. 13; Clay Aiken’s “Joyful Noise 2012,� Friday, Dec. 14; Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis, Sunday, Dec. 16; and Karen Newman’s “Christmas Eve on Woodward Avenue,� Thursday, Dec. 20.

In my capacity of interim superintendent of the Detroit Public Schools, several of my closest and most fervent supporters have expressed their extreme displeasure with regard to my recent column (“Superintendent’s blueprint for school reform, Michigan Chronicle, Nov. 21-27.)

Their unhappiness focuses on my failure to mention in that column that the entire decadelong state takeover of DPS was prejudicial and unjust.

Indeed it was.

In my eagerness to lend perspective to how DPS descended to its current distressed state and how I and our good new school board and president LaMar Lemmons intend to initiate its restoration, I neglected to point out in the column that the takeover itself was entirely unwarranted. However, I have repeatedly said elsewhere that the takeover was discriminatory and unjust.

When the state took over DPS in 1999, the district had a $93 million surplus. DPS test scores now most certainly are in need of vast improvement, but in 1999 the district was scoring above the state midpoint despite the many social challenges our Detroit kids face, and DPS scores were actually rising.

No other district at or below the midpoint was taken over, so why us? In great measure, the answer

lies at the doorstep of the Telford’s $1.6 billion Telescope construction

Public Act 10 from back in the Engler administration placed DPS in the illfated “reform� movement that by 2006 had frittered away the surplus and engendered a $250 million deficit. Test scores plummeted. Our dropout rate ballooned.

At that point, DPS was returned briefly to local governance.

A newlyelected and thus inexperienced school board inherited personnel and policies left to them by the agents of the state.

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THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE December 5-11, 2012 Page C-3 health Genetic tradeoff: Harmful genes are St. John Providence widespread in yeast, but hold hidden benefits Children’s Hospital opens Pediatric Lipid Clinic years. If the results are abnormal, the physician can make the decision to refer to the Pediatric Lipid Clinic for evaluation and management. Additional lab work may be required via the primary care physician before the patient goes to the Clinic, where they are seen by both Drs. Maciejko and Anne. Appointments last about 30 minutes and include a comprehensive evaluation and treatment plan.

By Dr. Patricia Maryland Managing cholesterol used to be only for the adult population. But physicians are now seeing very high (and some very low) total cholesterol labs in children as young as four years old. Abnormal cholesterol levels in children can be a result of genetics. If the problem is caught early, dietary and other healthy changes can be introduced to help children dealing with these issues.

Left unchecked, children with abnormally high cholesterol are at risk for heart disease and possible heart attacks in their 30s and 40s. Those with abnormally low cholesterol could have vitamin deficiencies, of which the most common are Vitamins A, D, E, and K.

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James Maciejko, MSc, PhD, a lipidologist at St. John Providence Children’s Hospital and Premchand Anne, MD, a St. John Providence Children’s Hospital pediatric cardiologist, have teamed up to offer the St. John Pediatric Lipid Clinic, located at St. John Hospital and Medical Center. Appointments at Clinic are available on a referral basis from the patient’s primary care physician.

Prevention of early onset atherosclerotic disease and other comorbidities should start in childhood, especially in those with genetic causes. Atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, is the leading cause of heart attacks, stroke and peripheral vascular disease. According to the American Heart Association, compelling evidence shows that buildup of fatty plaque in the arteries begins in childhood and progresses slowly into adulthood, often leading to coronary heart

Parents may wish to have a conversation with their child’s pediatrician about cholesterol. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends a fasting lipid profile screening for many children after the age of two

Sometimes, parents will simply need to be much more cognizant of their child’s food intake, to avoid future damage.

Life style modification, including exercise and diet changes, should include not only the child but also the entire family.

Some patients will require vitamin supplementation. Still others, who inherit genes that keep their body from “getting rid” of cholesterol, will require cholesterol-lowering medication.

The genes responsible for inherited diseases are clearly bad for us, so why hasn’t evolution, over time, weeded them out and eliminated them from the human genome altogether? Part of the reason seems to be that genes that can harm us at one stage of our lives are necessary and beneficial to us at other points in our development.

The idea that the same gene can be both beneficial and harmful, depending on the situation, is called antagonistic pleiotropy. The theory has been around since the 1950s and has been used to explain aging, cancer and genetic diseases.

But until now, no one has been able to determine just how common antagonistic pleiotropy is -- on a genome-wide scale -- in any organism.

In a paper to be published online Oct. 25 in the journal Cell Reports, Jianzhi “George” Zhang of the University of Michigan and his coworkers report that antagonistic pleiotropy is very common in yeast, a single-celled organism used by scientists to provide insights about genetics and cell biology.

Zhang and his colleagues say the findings have broad biomedical and evolutionary implications.

Yeast has about 6,000

genes, about 1,000 of which are essential – eliminate any of them and the organism dies.

Zhang and his colleagues worked with a set of 5,000 laboratory strains of yeast in which one non-essential gene had been deleted from each strain. Each strain was tagged with a genetic “barcode” to allow researchers to identify it later.

Zhang and his coworkers grew all 5,000 strains together in a single test tube and compared the growth rates of each strain, under various environmental conditions, to the growth rates of “wild type” yeast strains without gene deletions.

To make an appointment at the St. John Pediatric Lipid Clinic, please speak with your child’s pediatrician or primary care physician, or call (313) 343-6840.

Dr. Patricia A. Maryland is the president and CEO of St. John Providence Health System and the Michigan Market Leader for Ascension Health.

Sock drive helping local people in need and your family to get involved to help people less fortunate this winter.

The Warm and Toe-z Socks Drive is collecting “new” socks as a community service project. Socks of all shapes, colors and sizes are welcome. Warm and Toe-z Socks is distributing new socks, free of charge, directly to local children and adults. The program is an easy way for you

The Greater Detroit Community Outreach Center is located at 20030 John R. Detroit, MI 48202.

All donated socks will be given to local agencies free of charge located in southeast Michigan for

distribution. The Warm and Toe-z sock drive is a non-profit event which extends through the months of November and December 2012.

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A steady stream of opportunities is beaming your way, lucky you and they contain endless variations of possibilities. Wear your instincts like a rainbow colored coat this week and gather the good resources that you need.

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Soul Affirmation: The wisdom of the ages is revealed as my spirit.

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Try to spend time outdoors and with nature. Enjoy!

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Soul Affirmation: I give thanks for the chance to give.

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U-M researchers to study â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;food securityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; across Michigan Researchers at the University of Michiganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School of Natural Resources and Environment are leading a five-year, $4 million study of disparities in access to healthy food across the state.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;The study will give us an opportunity to get an in-depth understanding of several types of food systems in the state,â&#x20AC;? said Dorceta Taylor, a professor of environmental justice at SNRE and the projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lead investigator. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The study is unique in that we will examine aspects of the food system that are necessary to connect food to consumers more efficiently.â&#x20AC;?

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grant are the University of Michigan-Flint, Michigan State University, University of Wisconsin, Lake Superior State University and Grand Valley State University. The grant was awarded by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture within the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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The cities were chosen based on several factors, including size, poverty rate, amount of vacant land, extent of urban agricultural and health initiatives, and land-use policies. The researchers will:

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THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE SHOW BUSINESS

Reflections

By Steve Holsey

No more reality

Sometimes we feel compelled to “dabble” in certain things, and once we do, we often realize there is a limited amount of good or even beneficial aspects, but the bad still outweighs the good.

Brandy, whose new album, “Two Eleven,” is being very well received, had the reality show experience but sees no more of that in her future.

(I believe that reality TV, for the most part, contributes heavily to the “dumbing down” of society. So often it is bad behavior rewarded and ignorance elevated, with appealing to the very lowest common denominator recognized as

Brandy a good thing.)

“The way reality TV is today, I cannot compete,” said Brandy during a recent interview. “My life is way too positive for reality.

Nobody would watch. Everybody wants to see hate, love triangles and ‘My man better not be cheating.’”

That pretty much sums it up although, of course, she didn’t mean “everybody” literally.”

BUT TELEVISION still has so much to offer. For example, Spike Lee, whose work is “hit and miss” for me, is to be highly commended for his exceptionally well produced and well researched special “Michael Jackson: Bad 25” that aired on Thanksgiving Day. It commemorated the 25th Spike Lee anniversary of the classic album that features such great songs as “The Way You Make Me Feel,” “Man in the Mirror,” “Smooth Criminal” and “Bad.” Unfortunately, it was beaten badly in the ratings by football. But that has no bearing on the special’s excellence.

Beyoncé Knowles’ HBO special, which the megastar directed and executive produced, is scheduled to air Feb. 16.

She commented that HBO has a history of presenting specials “with class and authenticity,” adding, “This film is so personal to me that it had to have the right home.”

The only potential

Beyoncé Knowles drawback is that when a

celebrity has reached the stardom magnitude of someone like Beyoncé, there is the possibility of overexposure. It’s hard to imagine there being that much about her that the public doesn’t already know.

But then again, perhaps she has an abundance of new information and feelings to share with her staunch fans and the general public.

ONE OF THE strangest situations in the history of show business concerned the late, great Mary Wells, Motown’s first female superstar.

She married Bobby Bobby Womack’s brother, Cecil, and they stayed married Mary Wells for 11 years and had three children, but she was really interested in another Womack brother, Curtis, whom she married after her divorce from Cecil, and they had a child! The kids are simultaneously cousins and half-siblings!

Is this all weird or what!

Bobby Womack

In addition, there was a suicide attempt

by Wells because of the complications of the triangle.

And let’s not forget super soul man Bobby Womack’s past. He married the legendary Sam Cooke’s widow, Barbara, three months after his passing, but the marriage came to an end when Barbara learned that Bobby was having an affair with she and Cooke’s daughter, Linda! Later on, when that was over, Linda Cooke and Cecil Womack got married!

The way Curtis Womack described all this might make you cringe. He said, “It was going-with-who-you-really-liked time!”

WILL SMITH said recently that he has no intention of making any additional rap albums, in part because he is focused on his highly successful acting career, but also because he is now in his forties.

So is LL Cool J, who currently co-stars on “NCIS: Los Angeles,” but he sees no need to

See Reflections Page D-2

FLIP WILSON

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hanks to Flip Wilson, especially from 1970 to 1974, the world was a funnier place to live in. That is because “The Flip Wilson Show,” the comedy/variety series that aired on NBC, was creating a sensation, so much so that in January 1972, Wilson was on the cover of Time magazine.

Interestingly, it was also by way of NBC that, many years later, the public was introduced to “The Cosby Show.” It, too, soared into the ratings stratosphere. Both made television history.

Wilson was, of course, already a star, a favorite in clubs and other venues.

He also found major success as a recording artist. One of his albums, “Cowboys and Colored People,” a top seller, featured a “soul” interpretation of the Christopher Columbus story.

His 1970 album, “The Devil Made Me Buy This Dress,” won a Grammy Award in the Best Comedy Album category.

THE TITLE was in reference to his most famous character from his TV show, the sassy Geraldine Jones, whose catchphrases “What you see is what you get” and “The devil made me do it” became hugely popular.

Geraldine also talked a great deal about her boyfriend, “Killer.”

Anyone who messed with Geraldine was in trouble.

Another of Wilson’s most popular characters was Rev. Leroy, the flamboyant pastor of “The Church of What’s Happening Now” who was all about money and material things.

Wilson was also known for the way he greeted his guests — four hand slaps, two elbow bumps and two hip bumps.

“The Flip Wilson Show” earned an Emmy Award in 1971 for Outstanding Writing Achievement in Variety or Music, and a second Emmy that same year for Outstanding Variety Series — Musical. That is in addition to a Golden Globe Award as Best TV Actor — Musical/

Comedy.

CLEROW WILSON, JR. was born on Dec. 8, 1933 in Whitesboro, New Jersey.

He came from a poor family and, as hard as it is to believe, was one of 18 children.

Before reaching the age of 21 he joined the U.S. Air Force.

His natural sense of humor and ability to tell funny stories made him popular among his fellow servicemen.

At one point he was asked to tour military bases as an entertainrr. He got the nickname “Flip” from servicemen friends who joked that he was always “flipped out.”

After his discharge from the Air Force, Wilson was hired as a bellhop by the Manor Plaza Hotel, in San Francisco. His talent soon became recognized there as well.

He was allowed to perform between regularly scheduled acts in the hotel’s nightclub. Soon he was finding work in various comedy clubs.

WILSON BECAME a favorite at the famed Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York, where audi-

ences recognized outstanding talent — and were not shy about letting their feelings known whenever a performer fell short.

He was also a familiar face on “The Tonight Show,” “The Ed Sullivan Show” and “Laugh-In,” among others.

When his own show came to the end of its laugh-paved road, Wilson continued to make guest appearances on an array of TV programs, including those of Dean Martin and Lucille Ball. He was also in theatrical and TV movies, including “Uptown Saturday Night” and “The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh.”

Wilson had the lead role in “Charlie & Co.,” a sitcom that ran from 1985 to 1986 on CBS. His last TV appearance was on “Living Single” in 1993. He made his transition in 1998.

Flip Wilson made an indelible mark in comedy. — SVH

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She continued, “’Broadway Detroit’ will empower, enlightend and entertain the audience all in one. You can experience a magical performance at home.”

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Parade star Award-winning recording star Ashanti, who has been a popular attraction since 2001, was among the celebrities featured in America’sThanksgiving Parade.

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Millie Jackson, royalty in the world of hardcore rhythm and blues, will be presented in concert on Saturday, Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m., at Masonic Temple. The show is being presented by Breakthrough Entertainment. Also performing: Willie Clayton and Theodis Ealey. That evening, Jackson will be presented with a special award from the Detroit Blues Society.

Tickets are available as the Masonic box office and Ticketmaster sites.

Reflections SO MANY people have wondered how Eddie Levert, co-lead singer of the legendary O’Jays, has managed to cope with his sons, Gerald and Sean, dying within a year-and-a-half of each other.

“I’ve come face to face with extraordinary pain,” he said. “But music is helping our family to heal in the most spiritual way. Music has reminded us of love, beauty, joy and peace. It’s given us time to reflect on our blessings and everything we cherish and hold dear in our lives.

“The O’Jays have always believed in the power of music and we’ve always believed in faith, family, unity and community. We’ve always tried to be positive.”

Speaking of the O’Jays, I have long wondered why “Work On Me,” one of my favorite O’Jays songs and a Top 10 R&B hit in 1977, is never included on O’Jays hits collections, even when the word “ultimate” or “essential” is in the title. You can only find the song on the album it originally appeared on, “Travelin’ at the Speed of Thought.”

It’s nice that Lenny Kravitz is going to star as Marvin Gaye in a biopic, but why is it only focusing on the last part of his life when he was living abroad, trying to make a full comeback from the rampant drug use that had brought him down?

Love this quote from musicianbandleader Rickey Minor: “The artists you meet on the way up before the big No. 1 hit are really nice. But as their fame and fortune rise, they can really get ugly. Once they are on top, they look out and say, ‘The air is so nice up here.’ They soon inherit more family than they can count.

They’ve even got an entourage.

“But when the money is gone the party stops and their ‘friends’ don’t come around anymore. As the lights dim and the artists make their way back down to reality, they magically transform back into nice people.”

Correction: In a recent story written by yours truly titled “Amazing Performances,” it was said that “If You Want Me to Stay” by Sly & the Family Stone was a 1971 hit. The correct year was 1973. I knew that. There is a lot to be said for being fully focused on one thing, as well as checking or even double checking facts, which I almost always do.

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MEMORIES, submitted by reader Regina Corley: “So I Can Love You” (the Emotions), “The Whole World Is A Stage” (the Fantastic Four), “Time to Get Down” (the O’Jays), “Let’s Go, Let’s Go, Let’s Go” (Hank Ballard & the Midnighters), “The Sweeter He Is” (the Soul Children), “Danny Boy” (Jackie Wilson) and “Hurts So Good” (Millie Jackson),

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religious directory

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December 5-11, 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

religious directory

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December 5-11, 2012

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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

business

THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE

December 5-11, 2012

Page D-6

UPSIDE

Bill Burdett, Rebecca Salminen Witt, president of The Greening of Detroit, and Keith Cooley plant trees in Detroit’s Warrendale neighborhood. Volunteers and community residents helped plant more than 7,000 trees during the 2012.

New Board leadership ready to navigate The Greening of Detroit’s expanding mission The Greening of Detroit announces the appointment of new leadership to its 2013 Board of Commissioners. Keith Cooley, President & CEO, Principia, LLC has been named Board chair; Bill Burdett, attorney and partner in Boyle Burdett Law Firm will serve as chair-elect.

Legislature poised to act on Right to Work

By Phil Power The Legislature opened its 2012 “lame duck” session this week. Where’s that phrase come from, anyway? Well, it was first used as a down-on-his-luck stockbroker, since an injured duck who cannot keep up with the flock is an easy target for predators.

In the political world, lame ducks are something else again: Officeholders who were not re-elected in fall elections but whose terms do not expire until the end of the year. Lame ducks are in a peculiar position: Their short life in office limits their continuing power, but as they do not have to face the consequences of unpopular votes and so are relatively free to make (ahem) “principled” choices.

So how and where will the ducks fly this year? I spent a couple of days in Lansing last week, noising around to catch up on the gossip about the coming lame duck session.

The possibility of so-called Right to Work legislation (also called “Right to Work for Less” by opponents) is sucking almost all the oxygen out of the State Capitol. A bunch of Republican heavyweights, mostly business types from the west side of the state, are fiercely Phil Power lobbying legislators to take quick advantage of big GOP majorities in both the House and Senate and pass it once and for all.

Other Republican lawmakers — those who have to face future elections — are squirming. If they vote “yes,” they most certainly will be the objects of fierce opposition from Democrats and their allies in organized labor come election time.

If they vote “no,” they almost certainly will face opposition in primary elections in 2014.

Most Democrats have no such worries; they’re against RTW, which would mean abolishing the union shop, and that’s that.

Not surprisingly, lots of people are trying to find pathways out of this vise.

Some are advocating “Right to Work Lite,” a measure that would affect only public employees. I didn’t hear much support for the version. But a variation of this that seems to be attracting a fair amount of attention would exempt police officers and firefighters.

Not wanting to see a repetition of the political explosion that erupted in Wisconsin after the legislature passed and Gov. Scott Walker signed limits on collective bargaining for public sector unions, Gov. Snyder has said, repeatedly, that RTW “is not on my agenda.”

Fair enough, but my sources all say that if the Legislature passes RTW in some form, he has little choice but to sign.

In hindsight, it now looks as though organized labor — and especially United Auto Workers President Bob King — overreached badly in deciding to put Proposal 2 on the November ballot, a proposal which would have placed collective bargaining rights squarely in the state constitution. Voters turned it down decisively.

Physicists talk about “Newtonian Dy-

namics,” in which one action produces an equal and opposite reaction. Put in less fancy words, one overreach almost always leads to another, from the other side.

The blame game in Detroit Turning to another topic: The Detroit City Council and Krystal Crittendon, the city’s top lawyer, are doing themselves – and maybe the city – no good with the folks who run Lansing.

They’ve turned attempts by the state to play nice via the Consent Agreement into a sham, slow-walking or killing attempts at reform and voting repeatedly against attempts to get the city out of financial chaos. Now it appears Detroit is nearly out of cash and facing the reality of payless paydays for employees.

The sense I get is that it’s not a matter of “if” the city goes into Chapter 9 municipal bankruptcy, but “when.” This represents a big change in attitude from six months ago, when people were still somewhat hopeful things would work out. Today, some people are arguing bankruptcy would be a far better solution than death by slow strangulation by racial politics and city employee unions.

My guess is what’s going on right now is wholesale maneuvering by all – Mayor Dave Bing, council members, Gov. Snyder, State Treasurer Andy Dillon – to avoid being blamed when the city, indeed, goes bust.

Revamping elections Talk of political reform – clamping down on the cottage industry of petition signatures for hire that facilitated the burst of ballot proposals, for example – was strong just after the election.

Turns out at least eight other states have enacted restrictions on government-by-amendment, although most lawyers I talked with said constitutional protections to freedom of speech in the U. S. Constitution would likely prevent a complete ban.

I wouldn’t be surprised if the political reform talk turns serious after the turn of the Michigan’s campaign reporting requirements are a joke, and the injection of millions in anonymous special interest money into the races for state Supreme Court was offensive to any conception of clean politics.

That’s unlikely to happen in this session; I doubt anybody wants to drop political reform into a pond filled with lame ducks. But you may be sure of hearing a lot of strangled quacking coming out of Lansing over the next couple of weeks.

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.

Keith Cooley is an engineer, strategist and corporate executive focused on ensuring a robust national economic recovery through clean, sustainable “next generation” technology and job creation for underrepresented urban residents.

His leadership aligns with The Greening’s vision for tomorrow’s Detroit. He is passionate about clean technology and workforce development, as well as revitalizing the city of Detroit.

“I am looking forward to joining The Greening Board because it will give me an opportunity to work in the neighborhoods, where there is less attention and lots of need,” said Cooley. “It is so important for us to build green infrastructure for the community, educating and engaging residents and volunteers in the process. I am very excited about the opportunities facing Detroit and I am confident The Greening of Detroit will play an important role in the transformation of the city.”

structure opportunities in the city.

Bill Burdett specializes in civil litigation at the state and national level. He is deeply committed to education and the First Amendment and serves as a guest lecturer on those topics.

Active in the Detroit community, Burdett serves on the Boards of the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Scarab Club.

He has also held leadership roles on the Board of the Founders Junior Council at the Detroit Institute of Arts and has actively participated with the Robert H. Jackson Center in Jamestown, New York. Burdett is committed to building a healthier Detroit. He is currently renovating a historic building and will open a fresh, local food market in Detroit’s west village neighborhood.

“Green infrastructure is an important element of Detroit’s future,” said Burdett. “I grew up in Oscoda in the middle of the woods. I know how important it is to plant trees, make greenways and promote environmental stewardship.

I think The Greening of Detroit adds tremendous value to the city, and I am looking forward to working with such a positive group of people.”

Cooley previously served as president and CEO of NextEnergy, an accelerator for alternative energy technologies. Prior to his service there, Cooley was director of Michigan’s Department of Labor & Economic Growth (DLEG).

Other career endeavors and accomplishments include his cabinet position in the Granholm administration, CEO of Focus: HOPE and a variety of executive positions at General Motors.

Burdett regularly provides pro bono legal services on First Amendment cases with local legal services organizations. He has been a member of the Supreme Court Historical Society and the Historical Society of Michigan and is a proud political activist. Burdett received his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School, where he served as editor-in-chief of the Michigan Telecommunications and Technology Law Review. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University.

Cooley speaks often on “clean tech” issues around the world, including Toronto, Montreal and Hannover, Germany.

He also served as a Detroit Free Press Green Awards judge for three years, and is affiliated with the Michigan Environmental Council and the Public School Academies of Detroit. Cooley received a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Physics and a Master of Science degree in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Michigan.

The Greening of Detroit recently expanded its mission and focus to meet the city’s growing needs in green infrastructure, forestry, urban agriculture and green workforce development. The organization has grown four-fold in the past five years, with 42 full-time staff members and more than 300 seasonal employees. The new Board term begins in January 2013. For more information about the organization, visit www. greeningofdetroit.com.

Cooley and Burdett will further strengthen The Greening of Detroit’s momentum in providing leadership and expertise on land use and green infra-

Inspire the sustainable growth of a healthy urban community through trees, green spaces, food, education, training and job opportunities.

MOVINGUP

Airport Authority chief now leads law-enforcement organization Wayne County Airport Authority Police Chief Edward Glomb has been sworn in as president of the Wayne County Association of Chiefs of Police which represents more than 70 police chiefs and executive-level law enforcement professionals across the county.

Since May 2011, Chief Glomb has served on the Executive Board of the organization which seeks a collaborative approach to addressing issues common to law enforcement agencies across the region. Officiating the swearing-in was Honorable Judge David Groner of the 3rd Circuit Court of Wayne County.

“It is an honor to serve in the position,” said Glomb. “I look forward to carrying on the mission and goals of the organization. We will continue to provide our collective advice and take strong stances on any issue af-

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ligence sharing for the benefit of airport law enforcement officers and agencies, as well as the Board of Directors for the Southeastern Michigan Chiefs of Police.

“Leaders on our team are also leaders in the broader aviation and lawenforcement community,” said Airport Authority CEO Tom Naughton.

“Congratulations to Chief Glomb for working every day to keep us safe and for sharing his expertise and experience.”

Wayne County Airport Authority Police Chief Edward Glomb fecting law enforcement in Wayne County.”

Chief Glomb also serves on the Board of Directors of the Airport Law Enforcement Agencies Network (ALEAN) which promotes world wide information and intel-

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Glomb has been police chief for Detroit Metropolitan and Willow Run Airportssince August 2005.

He previously served as police chief of Franklin, Mich. after 11 years in the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department. A Vietnam veteran, Glomb served with the 5th Special Forces Group (Green Berets) and was honorably discharged in 1970 with the rank of captain.