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‘Jubilee’ has lasting meaning for team members, community organizations, as MGM Grand Detroit celebrates 15th anniversary

By Scott Talley Special to the Michigan Chronicle A day to serve others and an occasion to celebrate—MGM Grand Detroit’s recent Summer Jubilee Team Member Appreciation Event was all of that and more.

On what could only be described as a picture-perfect day, MGM Grand Detroit team members representing all departments had an added incentive to enjoy the beautiful outdoors.

“Today shows off our unity and shows our family-oriented culture,” said Marleana Sawyer, while enjoying a summer breeze

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Inside This Issue • Jubilee celebration at MGM Grand Detroit was special on many levels.

• MGM Grand Detroit “Selfies” contest serves up fun while supporting good causes.

• Partnership with Macomb Food Program helps MGM Grand Detroit address hunger locally.

• A listing of headliners for the 2014 Detroit Jazz Festival.

• And much more!

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Wayne County Community College District (WCCCD) prides itself on being the largest urban community college in the state with over 70,000 students.

Though not everyone is aware of it, there has been a great improvement in Detroit Public Schools. So says Karen P. Ridgeway, DPS superintendent of academics. “We are staying the course with what we know is working, regardless of what slings and arrows come our way,” she said.

But the college is expanding beyond its local designation with a new study that came out recently listing WCCCD as first in the annual rankings by the Community College Times as the top degree producer in the nation for African Americans.

Out of 1,200 community colleges surveyed, WCCCD got the number one designation as the leading degree producer for Blacks.

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The college has maintained consistently for the last 15 years the distinction of Curtis Ivery being among the top producers of degrees for African Americans. Now it has topped the list at a time when many universities are facing the challenge of creating a diverse student campus.

One of the highlights of the 35th Annual Detroit Jazz Festival will be twotime Grammy Award-winning jazz trumpeter Wallace Roney playing music written nearly 50 years ago for Miles Davis by another great jazz star, Wayne Shorter, which has never been heard.

Water shutoffs: Crisis and opportunity (Page C-5) Older citizens are among those hardest hit by declines in a community’s quality of life. AARP Michigan State Director Jacqueline Morrison says the organization stands ready to work with the mayor, City Council and community organizations on this issue.

Seeing double (Page D-1) Twins are far from common in the world of entertainment (including sports), but there are more of them than would be expected. This week the spotlight is on six sets of identical twins.

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By Bankole Thompson CHRONICLE SENIOR EDITOR Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is known for taking controversial and independent positions. He is also known as a shrewd and calculating politician who surveys the land before coming to his own conclusions about what his next choice will be.

His supporters say he is a tough negotiator. His critics say sometimes he has a bullish approach to things.

Whichever side you are on concerning Duggan, he knows how to send a message when he needs to.

WCCCD Chancellor Dr. Curtis Ivery, the man who has been credited with transforming the college into an A-1 academic institution, welcomed the latest national ranking.

“This new ranking is important for our region given that Wayne County Community College District serves the most diverse and challenging communities in the state and remains an open-door institution where other colleges have chosen not to emphasize this fundamental aspect of their mission,” Ivery said. “At the college we strive to offer an experiential learning environment that appreciates the talents and skills that each student brings and we make sure that students seeking a WCCCD education are not turned away.”

He surprised the political class, including some of his supporters, when he came out in full-fledged support of Warren Evans in his bid to become the next county executive instead of Kevin McNamara whose father, Edward McNamara, was Duggan’s political godfather. The late McNamara also mentored a lot of Democratic heavyweights including former Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm.

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Ivery said with fall classes about to begin and financial assistance being a determinant for more than 70 percent of all WCCCD students, the message at a recent “Financial Aid Marathon” was that no student will be turned away.

So when Duggan chose Evans instead of the younger McNamara with whom he had a political kinship with, it was stunning. But then again, that is vintage Duggan. He is a man hard to predict sometimes, and he is such a political force unto himself that he can make some decisions without worrying about the political consequences (if any) that would be visited upon him. Not many in politics have the liberty that Duggan has.

So the next big decision for Detroit’s mayor that everyone is waiting on is whether he will campaign for the Democratic ticket, especially the candidacy of the Democratic nominee for governor, Mark Schauer.

This is significant because Duggan was not present at the just ended Michigan Democratic Party Convention in Lansing. Also he was not present at the Democratic Unity Breakfast held Aug. 6, the day after the primary election.

The breakfast, which is a party ritual, was attended by the region’s top Democrats includ-

Mark Schauer – Andre Smith photo ing party chair Lon Johnson, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Democratic leader Debbie Dingell, Congressmen John Dingell, John Conyers and Gary Peters, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy and Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon, among others.

Some political insiders in the Democratic Party are a little bit worried about the mayor’s

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“It goes without saying that the focus on student success permeates the District,” Ivery said. “WCCCD has constantly sought innovative, creative and sometimes non-traditional approaches to serving students.”

Ivery said the work of the faculty at WCCCD is to be commended as well as the leadership of the District. He also cited the work that takes place outside of the classrooms as contributing to the success of the college.

“Exceptional efforts to collaborate with local, regional and national partners in workforce and talent development, economic attraction, and lever-

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Residents, rights groups want moratorium

By Bankole Thompson CHRONICLE SENIOR EDITOR

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Civil rights leaders and groups are opposing Detroit’s resumption of water shutoffs this week.

Instead, they are asking a judge to immediately block the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) from terminating water service to any occupied residence, and to require the restoration of service to occupied residences without water.

Meanwhile, DWSD said the number of shutoffs scheduled this week has been decreased by more than 50 percent because of payments and payment plans that were made in recent days.

The ACLU of Michigan and NAACP Legal Defense Fund are serving as expert consultants in the litigation.

“Without a continued moratorium on water shutoffs, thousands more Detroiters, mostly low-income children, seniors

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and disabled, will immediately be at risk for shutoff,” said Alice Jennings of Edwards & Jennings, P.C., counsel in the lawsuit. “A comprehensive water affordability plan, a viable bill dispute process, specific polices for landlord-tenant bills and a sustainable mechanism for evaluating the number of families in shutoff status or at risk for shutoff, is necessary prior to lifting the DWSD water shutoff moratorium.”

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The motion for a temporary restraining order filed over the weekend as part of a class action lawsuit, Lyda et.al v. City of Detroit, on behalf of Detroit residents affected by the mass shutoff campaign of DWSD, as well as organizations active in the fight for the restoration of and affordable access to water including Michigan Welfare Rights Organization, People’s Water Board, Na-

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DPS’ superintendent of academics readies district for new school year

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an educational product of the Detroit Board of Education, which is now call Detroit Public Schools. She graduated from Martin Luther King, Jr. Senior High School.

She went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree, Master of Education (M.Ed.), and Ed. S (special education certificate), all from Wayne State University.

“We (DPS) are staying the course with what we know is working. Regardless of what slings and arrows come our way, we are focused on educating our kids.” — Karen P. Ridgeway, DPS superintendent of academics.

With school bells set to ring in a few days for Detroit Public Schools (DPS) students returning from summer recess, Karen P. Ridgeway, DPS’ superintendent of academics, continues her work to assure that a strong academic curriculum equates to a quality education for every student in the district.

“My responsibility is to establish an academic plan for the school district and monitor it accordingly,” said Ridgeway, a 30-year employee with DPS. “I make adjustments as necessary to support teaching and learning at all district schools, as well as build a budget around teaching and learning.

“I give advice to DPS’ emergency manager on academic trends, issues and challenges while serving as a champion for the district, locally, nationally and globally.”

In her quest to improve academic excellence, the stories of successes are often mired in news reports focused more on what’s not right with the district and the education its children are receiving.

While Ridgeway admits there is much work to be done to raise and maintain the academic prowess for close to 50,000 students in 97 schools across the district, she points with pride to the scope of improvement that she sees.

A local media outlet recently carried a story reporting that nearly half of Michigan’s schools, according to the Michigan Department of Education, needed improvement.

School rankings were based on MEAP (Michigan Educational Assessment Program) test scores and other variable. But 39 Detroit Public Schools that were ranked by Michigan Education Department as needing help showed improvement.

Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science was cited as a classic example of improvement that saw the school move from the 1st percentile to the 31st percentile.

“That is amazing,” exclaimed Ridgeway. “They went from being the lowest of the low schools in the state, to the 31st percentile, which is almost the middle of the distribution.

“I credit the amazing work of the principal and her staff, They analyzed their data in painstaking detail, as to why their school was the lowest ranking school, took what they learned from

Karen P. Ridgeway analysis of the data and applied it to changing how instruction was delivered to their students.

They looked at individual students, formed flexible small groupings and enrichment programs, as well as implemented differentiated instruction and conducted intensive professional development with their teachers. They followed the academic plan to achieve great success.”

Many of the other schools in DPS that showed improvement used a similar formula.

“Children do not learn things the same way and at the same pace,” said Ridgeway.

“Therefore, it becomes important to figure out for each child, how do we use differentiated instruction for children to learn necessary concepts and know them in a deep and abiding way?”

While there are schools that have shown improvement on the state’s priority list, there are also schools in DPS that are on the other end of the spectrum (the top five percent), which are called “rewards” schools.

“Let’s talk about the schools in DPS that are excelling,” said Ridgeway.

“We have Cass Technical High School, Bates Academy, Chrysler Elementary School, Renaissance High School, and Communication Media Arts.

So we (DPS) have schools that are doing extremely well and people need to know.”

Ridgeway has long had a vested interest in what happens throughout DPS. A Detroit native, she is

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“I started my professional career in education as a day-to-day substitute and was originally trained as a special education teacher,” Ridgeway recalled. “l worked at Mackenzie High School for 18 years as a teacher, as well as a school-wide test coordinator.”

Over her three-decade employment with the district, Ridgeway has also served as acting special education department head, program associate, director of assessment, and executive director for the Office of Research, Evaluation, Assessment and Accountability. She was named superintendent of academics in 2011.

Ridgeway is extremely optimistic about the upcoming school year and says, “I’m excited and hopeful that people will take another look at DPS and enroll their children.

I hope that people recognize that DPS’ customer services are improving and that our academic support for our kids is greatly improving.

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Prime Politics Black Girls Disproportionately Confined, Struggle for Dignity in Juvenile Court Schools

By Monique Morris Nationwide, African American girls continue to be disproportionately over-represented among girls in confinement and court-ordered residential placements. They are also significantly over-represented among girls who experience exclusionary discipline, such as outof-school suspensions, expulsions, and other punishment.

Studies have shown that Black female disengagement from school partially results from racial injustices as well as their status as girls, forming disciplinary patterns that reflect horrendously misinformed and stereotypical perceptions.

While academic underperformance and zero tolerance policies are certainly critical components of pathways to confinement, a closer examination reveals that Black girls may also be criminalized for qualities long associated with their survival. For example, being “loud” or “defiant” are infractions potentially leading to subjective reprimanding or exclusionary discipline. But historically, these characteristics can exemplify their responses to the effects of racism, sexism, and classism.

More than 42,000 youth were educated in “juvenile court schools” located in California correctional and detention facilities in 2012, according to the California Department of Education, and a disproportionate number of them were Black girls.

In the state’s 10 largest districts by enrollment, Black females experience school suspension at rates that far surpass their female counterparts of other racial and ethnic groups. Little has been shared about these girls’

educational histories and experiences inside the state’s juvenile correctional facilities or out in the community.

As a response, I conducted an exploratory, phenomenological, action research study that examined the self-identified, educational experiences of Northern California’s Black girls in confinement using in-depth interviews and descriptive data analysis, among other research activities. The study revealed the following about the educational experiences of confined Black girls in Northern California: They value their education. Ninety-four percent of the girls in this study reported their education to be either very important or important to them, and nearly as many said their education was equally as important to their parents or guardians, where applicable.

They have a history of exclusionary discipline in their district schools.

Eighty-eight percent had a history of suspension, and 65 percent had a history of expulsion from non-juvenile court schools; half cited elementary school as their earliest experience with suspension or expulsion.

They experience exclusionary discipline while in detention, too. Almost all had been removed from a juvenile court school classroom, and one-third of these girls believed it was because they simply asked the teacher a question. Two-thirds reported it was the result of “talking back” — but in each case, the student felt she was responding to an unprompted, negative comment made by the teacher. One participant recalled, “She called me retarded in front of the class…I have a learning disability.”

“While our ultimate goal is to prevent more girls from being educated in correctional facilities, these schools should be included in the conversation about equity, not only because are they structurally inferior and failing to interrupt student pathways to dropout or push-out, but because there is a moral and legal obligation to improve the quality of education for all youth — even those who are in trouble with the law.”

They have missed a lot of school. The majority reported having recently missed at least 2 weeks of instruction. Among these girls who missed significant portions of school, 36 percent had removed their court-ordered electronic monitoring device and/or were “on the run” and avoiding a warrant for their arrest. Fourteen percent cited prostitution as a major deterrence from attending or participating in school. For 18 percent, mothering a child under the age of 3 years old made attending school difficult. Over half reported they had been expelled from or had “dropped out” of school.

They have drug use and/ or dependency issues.

Almost all of the girls in this study admitted to a history of smoking marijuana, and 65 percent reported doing so at or just before going to school.

Among these girls, 64 percent reported their teachers knew they were high in class – all said there was no action taken by the school.

Many of them lack confidence in their teachers.

Nearly 60 percent reported a lack of confidence in the teaching ability and/ or commitment of at least one instructor in their school, and almost half perceived a teacher routinely refusing to answer specific questions about the material they were learning.

They are not engaged.

The majority found the coursework to be too easy and perceived it as below their grade level.

Their school credits do not transfer seamlessly between juvenile court schools and district schools. Most reported a prior experience in the juvenile court school where this study took place.

Among these girls, 57 percent believed that the credits they earned while in detention had not transferred appropriately to their district school; the majority were unsure of their credit status.

They have goals, but they don’t know how to reach them. Eighty-eight percent had ideas of their occupational goals, with one-third indicating they would like to be a staff counselor at the juvenile hall. However, 73 percent felt their education was not preparing them for their future.

This study’s findings show where future research and advocacy efforts might better interrogate the effects of inferior and hyper-punitive nature of these schools.

Notwithstanding their status as “juvenile delinquents” with significant histories of victimization, these girls tended to find a potentially redemptive

quality in education.

Though most of the girls in this study did not consider their juvenile court school to be a model learning environment, they generally agreed these schools occupy an important space along a learning continuum that has underserved them.

For many of these girls, the figurative lacerations from bureaucratic and ethical failures may leave lasting marks.

While our ultimate goal is to prevent more girls from being educated in correctional facilities, these schools should be included in the conversation about equity, not only because are they structurally inferior and failing to interrupt student pathways to dropout or push-out, but because there is a moral and legal obligation to improve the quality of education for all youth — even those who are in trouble with the law.

We must continue to explore ways for access to quality education in these facilities more equitable, while improving the rigor of the curricula, such that it is trauma-informed and culturally competent. We must also examine ways to facilitate a seamless reentry of these girls back into their district schools and home communities.

Thurgood Marshall wrote in Procunier v. Martinez (1974), “When the prison gates slam behind an inmate, he does not lose his human quality; his mind does not become closed to ideas; his intellect does not cease to feed on a free and open interchange of opinions; his yearning for self-respect does not end; nor is

his quest for self-realization concluded.”

It is a long-standing American value that education is a potential tool to restructure social hierarchies and elevate the conditions of historically oppressed peoples.

However, current trends in the administration and function of the juvenile court school may exacerbate many pre-existing conflicts between Black girls and teachers and/or the structure of learning environments.

The limitations and challenges of these conditions may nullify the opportunities for improved associations between Black girls, school, and academic performance — antithetical to the stated educational goal of the juvenile court school.

If we can improve the accountability and performance of these schools alongside their district counterparts, we will inevitably move toward a more comprehensive approach to reducing the impact of policies and practices that criminalize and push girls out of school. We will, in essence, begin the process of maintaining her human quality — an essential component of her successful rehabilitation and re-engagement as a productive member of our communities.

Monique W. Morris, Ed.D. (info@moniquewmorris. com) is the co-founder of the National Black Women’s Justice Institute (blackw omensjustice. org) and author of Black Stats: African Americans by the Numbers in the Twenty-First Century.

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Manhattan study claiming end of segregation faces scrutiny

By Marjorie Valbrun A recent report by the Manhattan Institute about the extent to which segregation may have declined in the last century has triggered a heated debate, with many social justice advocates rejecting its finding that segregation has virtually ended in U.S. cities.

The controversial study, “The End of the Segregated Century: Racial Separation in America’s Neighborhoods, 1890-2010,” has exposed sharp division among these advocates, scholars and researchers over whether the country has reached a major racial milestone or the study merely uses its data to mask disparities still plaguing people of color, especially African-Americans.

Edward Glaeser and Jacob Vigdor, fellows at the institute and authors of the report, contend that “American cities are now more integrated than they’ve been since 1910.”

They also say that all-white neighborhoods have mostly vanished and that socalled “ghettos” populated by blacks are in fast decline. Several experts on race and segregation, including researchers and academics, say these developments indicate change, even welcome progress, but certainly not the end of segregation.

“Yes, all-white city neighborhoods are increasingly rare, as are monolithic African neighborhoods, and middle-class families of color have far more choices than they did 40 years ago, in spite of continuing housing market discrimination,” Philip Tegeler, president and executive director of the Poverty & Race Research Action Council in Washington, D.C., said in an email. “These are positive developments, but it does not mean that segregation has gone away. In fact, in some disturbing ways it has intensified, particularly when one examines the confluence of racial and economic segregation.”

Tegeler wrote that racial and economic disparities, particularly between whites and blacks, are wide and persistence. For example, he says, “The tendency of black and Latino children to live in high poverty neighborhoods has continued to increase, and the incidence of high poverty schools has increased.”

According to Glaeser and Vigdor, segregation in American cities declined

steadily from 1910 to 2010 “with significant drops in every decade since 1970.”

Using U.S. Census data, they reported that “the separation of African-Americans from individuals of other races stood at its lowest level in nearly a century.

“Fifty years ago, nearly half the black population lived in what might be termed a ‘ghetto’ neighborhood, with an African-American share above 80 percent,” they write in their report. “Today, that proportion has fallen to 20 percent.”

Roderick J. Harrison, an urban sociologist at Howard University and former head of the Racial Statistics Branch at the U.S. Census Bureau, says conclusions drawn by the report’s authors are “almost intellectually dishonest.”

Harrison notes that much of the decline in segregation since the 1970s occurred between blacks and whites.

However, he says, some of the decrease is also attributable to the arrival of Hispanic immigrants and growth of the Hispanic population, especially Hispanics moving into neighborhoods that were previously black.

“What that does to the statistics is that it starts to look like blacks are less likely to be segregated from nonblacks,” Harrison says. “But measuring black segregation against an increasing melting pot or a growing mosaic of diverse populations moving into cities in neighborhoods that were previously occupied by blacks tells us nothing about black segregation from whites.”

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Governor’s race absence both at the unity breakfast and the convention.

Detroit is the largest Democratic constituency in the state. It is the only city that votes almost 90 percent Democrat.

The mayor of Detroit plays a major role in Democratic politics.

That is why one party supporter told me on Saturday, “I don’t understand why the mayor is running away from Democrats this year. I understand the emergency manager issue in Detroit, but at the end of the day he is a Democrat.”

This particular individual, who is also involved in Detroit politics, said, “It is not an excuse for the mayor not to be here. This is the Democratic convention. What other schedule should trump this event? Even the president of the United States will not miss the National Democratic Convention if he was not on the ticket.”

On Monday I asked Duggan’s communication director, John Roach, for an explanation about the mayor’s absence at the convention, because in the past Detroit’s mayors have always played an integral role in gubernatorial elections.

Roach said this to me in an email: “The mayor had a pre-scheduled trip out of town that started on Saturday and was unable to attend.”

The history of former mayor Coleman Young’s refusal to fully support the Democratic flagbearer and former governor, Jim Blanchard, in Detroit causing the Democrats to lose the election to Republican John Engler is instructive for many political watchers.

Blanchard and Young butted heads a number of times, including the accusation from Young and his administration that Blanchard was not forceful enough in supporting Detroit.

After Duggan’s communication director said the mayor was out of town during the convention, I followed with a question about whether Duggan will campaign for Schauer in Detroit. Roach added this: “I don’t know any specific plans, but he said he will be strongly supporting him.”

Make no mistake, missing the Democratic Convention is a big deal. It is hard to imagine Gov. Snyder, even if he was a lame duck governor, missing the Republican Convention. On Monday evening that was the topic of conversation among many politicos and observers who gathered at the Detroit Seafood Market restaurant in downtown Detroit.

It is on top of the minds of all who are following the November election.

In fact, at one point the informal but serious conversation at the Detroit Seafood Market became somewhat of a debate: Will Duggan come out boisterously for Schauer in Detroit or will he tacitly endorse Snyder by sitting on the sidelines of this year’s deciding election?

All the while the conversation was going on, the ghost of the YoungBlanchard saga was still haunting the discussion.

“Even if he had another scheduled appointment, it seems like he could have slightly altered his schedule to stop by. Or he could have sent a high level appointee to speak on his behalf at the convention,” one observer noted.

Another observer said, “In the past the mayor of Detroit was a staple at these high profile Democratic events.

Why does this present mayor choose to stand on the sidelines while Democrats are engaged in one of the most important elections in recent memory?”

One campaign veteran said Duggan has been clear in supporting candidates for various state house, Wayne County and congressional races but has yet to formally endorse Schauer.

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The lawsuit is in bankruptcy court before Judge Stephen Rhodes as part of the city’s bankruptcy proceedings.

According to the lawsuit, DWSD began water shutoffs without adequate notice and against the most vulnerable residents, while commercial entities with delinquent accounts were left alone.

The suit also argues that this violates the plaintiffs’ due process and equal protection rights.

“More than 17,000 homes have had their water cut off and water bills in Detroit are among the highest in the country and unaffordable for many Detroit residents,” Kary Moss, ACLU of Michigan executive director, said.

“The rush to resume shutoffs when there are serious questions about the affordability plan, accuracy of bills and issues with the water department’s ability to process disputes, means that the City of Detroit should get its house in order before turning off anyone else’s water.”

In March, DWSD began dispatching private contractors to begin shutting off water service to residents who are more than 60 days delinquent or owe more than $150.

Despite the fact that 38 percent of the population lives below the poverty line, the shutoffs began without a plan to help those who cannot pay.

After public outcry and the lawsuit, the city implemented a moratorium and announced a 10-point plan to address the dysfunctions raised by the lawsuit

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“We cannot afford to have the top Democrat in Southeast Michigan feel like it’s okay to stand on the sideline during this election,” said the observer.

To his credit, some party insiders told me that Duggan attended the first African-American Democratic leadership meeting in Detroit and pledged to do whatever is necessary to get the Democratic gubernatorial candidate elected.

But now some of those individuals want the mayor to start delivering on his own promise.

For those of us closely following politics, this is Duggan’s moment. It is his moment to show how much of a principled politician he is. This is his moment to demonstrate whether he can separate what some of his backers say is an abiding loyalty to the Democratic Party, from his current engagement with Gov. Snyder on Detroit’s issues.

Duggan gave me his word at a town hall style conversation I moderated at Detroit Unity Temple days after his election that no one will stop him from pounding the pavement for Democrats.

When I put the question to him about the optics of negotiating with Snyder on emergency management issues in Detroit, and at the same time campaigning against the governor, he told me at the forum organized and sponsored by the Detroit News that he will point blank campaign for the Democratic gubernatorial candidate and expects to have no issue. He indicated that he expects his decision to support his party to be respected.

Months later, when Gov. Snyder came to my office, I asked him a similar question, if he will have any issue with Duggan campaigning against him this fall. The governor quickly brushed off my question and wanted to change the subject.

The reality is that Detroit is still under emergency management at the behest of Gov. Rick Snyder. The state of emergency management is supposed to end in October, one month before the election, to determine whether Snyder will win another term or Schauer will topple the Republican administration in Lansing. According to plans, Duggan and city council are supposed to take full reins of Detroit’s government in October. So the countdown to October requires a delicate dance by both the mayor and the city council.

Snyder has already made it clear a financial review panel will be in place to monitor the city’s finances beyond October. Duggan said he is negotiating the terms of that oversight panel.

Inasmuch as emergency manager Kevyn Orr has given Duggan some authority, including control of the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, Snyder still holds the cards.

But that does not negate the mayor from expressing his loyalty to the Democratic Party in coming out fully to support Schauer, as some say. One of the mayor’s supporters told me Tuesday morning that Duggan enjoys a good working relationship with Snyder. Does that translate into a no formal endorsement for Schauer? Only the mayor can tell.

Bankole Thompson is the editor of the Michigan Chronicle and author of a forthcoming book on Detroit. His most recent book, “Obama and Christian Loyalty,” deals with the politics of the religious right, Black theology and the president’s faith posture across a myriad of issues with an epilogue written by former White House spokesman Robert S. Weiner. He is a senior political analyst at WDET-101.9FM (Detroit Public Radio) and a member of the weekly “Obama Watch” Sunday roundtable on WLIB-1190AM New York. Email bthompson@michronicle.com or visit http://www.bankolethompson.com.

From page A-1 and civil rights groups.

“The mayor’s plan only consists of proposals and temporary fixes,” said Rev. Charles Williams of the National Action Network-Michigan Chapter.

“Until actual policies are in place to ensure that residents have access to affordable water, the water shutoffs cannot be resumed.

The current proposal for residents to enter into non-negotiable payment plans is only a short-term solution, according to the groups fighting the shut-offs.

For instance, last month, the ACLU of Michigan and NAACP LDF wrote a letter to city officials arguing that that the poorly implemented and uneven DWSD shut-off policy violates the civil and human rights, as well as the due process rights, of residents because it often fails to provide them with adequate notice and a hearing that takes into account whether they actually have the ability to pay.

“DWSD must immediately restore water to all its customers,” said Sherrilyn Ifill, president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. “In addition, they should create a reasonable timetable for a hearing and appeals process, pending resolution of these issues.”

Attorneys for residents are calling on Judge Rhodes to order DWSD to extend the moratorium to ensure that the most vulnerable Detroiters are not left without water. The moratorium on shutoffs, they say, should be extended until DWSD has policies in place to ensure that collections are done in a way that doesn’t violate residents’ constitutional rights.

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aging public resources with the private sector with initiatives focused on health services, information technology, advanced manufacturing, transportation and logistics and cyber security have resulted in new opportunities for students in high demand and high growth sectors,” Ivery explained.

“In the tradition of exceptional learning communities, WCCCD has replicated successful models for student/faculty interaction, intrusive advising and early alert systems in environments that range from deeply urban to suburban and rural communities surrounding the five campuses and university center.”

“These partnerships have embraced local workforce organizations, faithbased communities, and reached into each of the 32 cities and townships served by the District.”

Another distinction for the college is its Institutional Effectiveness and Information Technology Unit.

A strong feature of WCCCD is working with public agencies and law enforcement through the Michigan Institute for Public Safety Education. The organization has trained and assisted with initiatives in emergency preparedness, Homeland Security, health and wellness assurance.

“The dedication of fa­ culty and staff to ensure that students matriculate and enter into professional licensure or transfer to baccalaureate degree institutions speaks to the quality of the educational experience throughout the multi-campus District,” Ivery said.

Last year the college received an A+ credit rating from Fitch, whic cited “strong budgetary and fiscal management practices,” despite the challenges of the local economy.

“We want to continue being a significant educational partner in the region and that is why we ensure that every student who walks into any of our campuses is not turned away,” Ivery said.

“As an academic institution we are charged with the sacred responsibility of empowering the next generation of leaders. And that is what this new ranking shows and underscores why college remains integral to the life and advancement of our communities.”

Beyond racial, gender diversity at Detroit Rescue Mission

Dr. Chad Audi

Diversity should not just be a matter of catchy slogans and publicized events, it should more importantly be a culture that is dear and dynamic, something that forms an essential part of what makes an organization — not-for-profit or for-profit — tick. Any organization that desires and values the goodwill and support of the community it serves should ensure that its staff and management reflect the racial and gender composition of that community.

In fact, an organization that prioritizes diversity is Dr. Chad Audi doing nobody but itself a big favor because, as Maya Angelou rightly stated, “in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.” The color purple is no doubt beautiful, and the favorite of many of our relatives, colleagues and friends, but it comes from a mixture of blue and red. Likewise, a strong house is a skillful blend of many materials — timber, stones, hardscape and landscape, roofing and siding. With benevolent beauty and significant strength, an organization can hardly go wrong in a “glocalized” city like Detroit.

That is why at not-for-profit Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries (DRMM), we routinely prioritize and promote diversity within and without. As Apostle Paul, a great proponent of Christian diversity, admonished in Galatians 3: 28, despite our different races and sexes, we are “all one in Christ Jesus.” If God didn’t want diversity in offices, boardrooms, project sites, plant floors and showrooms, He would have made only one race and there would have been just one gender, not two — male and female. Even the Great Commission of Matthew 16 and Acts 1: 8 is deep-seated in diversity.

Thus, having a diverse workforce did not come as an afterthought to us at DRMM, more so given the nature of our clientele and needed services. Diversity is crucial to fulfilling our daily hands-on mission of touching and transforming lives of precious people facing various socioeconomic and spiritual difficulties with the bountiful love of Christ.

For instance, African Americans constitute 62.5 percent of our senior staff and 79.9 percent of our client population while Caucasians occupy 37.5 percent of our senior staff positions and form 16.8 percent of our clientele. Women

occupy 43.5 percent of our senior staff positions, among them the chief operating officer and the vice president for development. Our board is not left out as it is 50 percent African American and 50 percent Caucasian.

I often tell people that one of the reasons we continue to render quality life-changing services to our client population made up of homeless persons, jobless veterans, neglected teen moms, former prostitutes and drug addicts is that we have people with strong cultural ties to the communities we serve.

I have lived and served in metro Detroit since 1997 and it is indeed home to me, as I enjoy the blessing of having my immediate family members and many longstanding friends of different cultural backgrounds right here. On our board, management and staff are people who were born and bred in the area, as well as those who relocated from other regions and states and have developed very strong bonds here.

But perhaps the most distinctive aspect of our workplace diversity — and we are very proud of it — is reintegrative diversity that embraces and enhances people like former offenders, prostitutes and substance abusers who are usually left out in the traditional labor market. A good number of our front line and support staff members are actually people who successfully completed our rehabilitation and reintegration programs. Apart from the dignity of being gainfully employed at DRMM, they serve as role models to people who might be passing through what they had passed through. Put differently, we provide the transformed the priceless opportunity to become part of the process of transforming others; we help the inspired to become inspiring.

At our Cornerstone Bistro in Highland Park, we continue to provide free but quality training to former offenders and homeless persons to become chefs, and upon graduation in 12 weeks, we give many of them full time employment so they pay-it-forward.

Should other organizations in metro Detroit and elsewhere elect to have this segment of the population as part of their workforce? We say a big yes because we believe it is the responsible and rewarding thing to do, and it is a bold and smart way to move the community forward, carrying along those who were traditionally left behind.

Dr. Chad Audi is the CEO and president of 105-year-old Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries (DRMM). Visit www. drmm.org for information on their life-changing services and diverse impact in metro Detroit.

Groups call for federal action to prevent racial profiling Editor’s Note: In the wake of ongoing tragedies in Ferguson, Missouri, The Leadership Conference and Civil and Human Rights and a coalition of almost 100 organizations have released the statement below calling for updated federal guidance and legislation to stop discriminatory law enforcement profiling that persists across the country: The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights 9to5 Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus African American Ministers In Action African American Ministers Leadership Council American Association for Access, Equity and Diversity American Civil Liberties Union American Federation of Teachers American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) Amnesty International USA Arab American Institute Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, AFL-CIO Best Practices

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Aug. 27 - Sept. 2, 2014 Page A-5 the Salvation Army, would have senior programming, inclusive of space for banquets, games, and aerobics. Adult programs would include job and entrepreneurship training, parenting classes, financial workshops, and healthy living activities.

Youth programs will produce life skill classes, character building workshops, and after school programs that would involve mentoring and tutoring activities. Additionally, the Salvation Army would utilize the outdoor field for sports such as soccer, baseball, football, and even picnicking.

Social services would also be available, to include emergency assistance and utility assistance. In addition, there would be Sunday School and Sunday Worship services held at the center, as well as opportunities for Bible Study, all of which would be conducted by the Salvation Army Church.

“With a capital investment, which we don’t know what it will be, we can put the heating systems back in running order before the winter season arrives,” Anderson said. “I can’t

The future of the closed Lipke Recreation Center, located at 19320 Van Dyke on the city’s east side, was recently discussed, after City Councilman Scott Benson (District 3), in partnership with the city’s Department of Neighborhoods, convened a meeting with community residents. Billed as the Lipke Center Community Meeting, more than 120 interested people packed the first floor conference room of the Conner Creek Center, located on Outer Drive near Van Dyke, to hear details of the fate of Lipke.

After bringing the meeting to order and welcoming community stakeholders, Benson turned the meeting over to District 3 manager, Garry Bullock, who in collaboration with Meredith Freeman, director of Fair Food Network, moved the gathering’s agenda forward.

Additionally, Alicia Minter, director of the city’s reacreation department, presented valuable background information as to how the center ended up closed.

She explained that two years ago, under former Mayor Dave Bing, efforts were put forward to transfer all of the city recreation centers to a recreation authority. What followed were inquiries from other entities

interested in purchasing and operating some of city’s reacreation centers.

Such inquiries included a strong interest by the Salvation Army to purchase and operate Lipke. Minter was clear on the city’s current position regarding Lipke. “The city of Detroit does not have the money to reopen and operate Lipke Recreation Center,” said Minter. “We cannot reopen any reacreation centers. If the center is to be reopened, it would have to be through a sale or partnership efforts. The city will not operate it. We are, however, still interested in what happens with the Lipke Center. We want to get to a solution in order to get Lipke back opened for the community. The Salvation Army’s proposal to the city may be the best possible approach. If not, the Salvation Army will go and do another project and the city will have to figure out something else to do with Lipke.”

Following Minter, Major Anderson of the Salvation Army, made his presentation. According to Anderson, Lipke is in fairly good condition. He pointed out that some valuable parts to the building are missing, due to vandals, but the Salvation Army, after its inspection, is

willing to accept the building as it. “Our goal, if the city and community are willing, is to go into the facility and get it into working condition as quickly as possible,” said Anderson.

“We want to put together a core community center that’s second to none. We believe the gymnasium and weight room could be open fairly quickly.

We think that areas for senior activities and feedings can be established quickly. With a little elbow grease, we can clean up the entire building and get it open.”

Anderson said the Lipke Center, under the auspices of

promise you streets of gold, and I’m not going to, but I can promise you that the reopened Lipke Recreation Center will be a safe facility and a great place to meet the needs of community children, adults, seniors, and entire families.”

Following Anderson’s presentation, many individuals in the audience had questions.

Some voiced displeasure with the plan, and felt that another proposal should be heard before the meeting was over.

“This is not the forum for an alternative plan to be heard,”

said Bullock. “This forum was set up to give you (the community) an opportunity to hear the Salvation Army’s presentation.”

Bullock’s response caused further uproar within the room.

Many voiced that they had the right to hear an alternative plan, a theme pushed by Pat Bosch, executive director of Nortown CDC. “Why can’t we present our alternative proposal right now,” she asked. “We feel that our plan is just as sound as the Salvation Army’s. What’s the problem?”

Before answers could be fully given, many in the audience verbally demanded that Nortown CDC present its plan, which again was rebuffed by Bullock. It was finally decided that if an alternative plan was to be heard, it could not be entertained during the current meeting. However, for those who wanted to hear it could stay afterwards. This did not sit well with many of community stakeholders in attendance.

As the crowd dispersed, some attendees began a petition to start a Friends of Lipke organization that would brainstorm and create alternatives to the Salvation Army plan in order to save the 10-year-old reacreation center and its adjourning 15 acres of land. “I wish the meeting would have ended better,” said Charlie Beckham, executive director for the city’s Department of Neighborhoods, as he left the room. “I do understand the frustration of the community, and the mayor understands its frustration. We want to save Lipke and that was what this meeting was about.

Our good faith negotiation with the Salvation Army was about saving Lipke for the community.

“What we’ve seen from the Salvation Army’s plan is that the organization’s will follow all of the rules and regulations that the city has in place for all of our recreation centers, which help us do what we don’t have the financial resources to do. We are a little mystified by the complete objection because the alternative is a center that will stay closed and boarded up and vandalized. However, we (the city) will keep working with this community, with the goal of providing good recreational services for the entire community in the Van Dyke/Seven Mile area.”

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When two-time Grammy Awardwinning jazz trumpeter Wallace Roney performs at the 35th Annual Detroit Jazz Festival that runs over the Labor Day Weekend (Aug. 29 to Sept. 1) in downtown Detroit, it won’t be his first visit to this free worldclass Motor City jazz venue.

However, it will perhaps be his most historic, as Roney will perform never-heard-before music, written by the iconic jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter 47 years ago for Miles Davis.

He never got the opportunity to play or record Shorter’s compositions.

Shorter first recorded with Davis on the 1965 Columbia album titled “E.S.P.” and played on subsequent Davis recordings until 1970, when Shorter left join in the formation of the cutting-edge jazz ensemble Weather Report featuring pianist Joe Zawinul.

“This is music that Wayne gave me that he wrote for Miles,” said Roney.

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“The music will be performed by the Wallace Roney orchestra. The music was written when Wayne was a young man (he is 71 now) and had all the optimism of a young man, but it is also futuristic, as if he wrote it today.”

Roney will perform the music at the festival, billed as, To Miles, From Wayne: Wallace Roney’s Orchestra, featuring Wayne Shorter’s Universe, Legend, and Rarely Heard Large Jazz Works.

The orchestra will include Lenny White (drums), Buster Williams (bass), Vince Solomon (saxophone), and René McLean (alto saxophone).

“Playing with Vince and René, Jackie McLean’s son, is like playing with Trane (John Coltrane) and Jackie,” Roney said. “All of these talented musicians will help me bring Wayne’s music for Miles to life, even though Wayne will not be appearing with me in Detroit.”

Roney explained that Shorter wrote the music in 1967 and put it away. Miles passed in 1991.

“Wayne later came to me and said that he had this music that he wrote for Miles and felt that I was the only trumpet player in the world that could truly play the compositions that way he (Shorter) had envisioned for Miles to play.”

ed Jon Faddis, Randy Brecker, Jimmy Owens, Art Farmer, Maynard Ferguson and Roney, the new kid on the block.

Shorter’s choice to entrust this special music to Roney has great significance. Roney was a protégé of Davis.

Roney recalled that of all the trumpet players that performed that day, Hancock and the group really responded, musically, to him. After the performance was over, Roney remembered that Hancock, Williams and Carter individually told him how great he sounded.

“Miles was my hero,” said Roney. “I met him in 1983 at a Radio City concert. Promoters were putting together a retrospective tribute to Miles Davis’ life. A lot of alumni from his previous bands were invited. There were such artists there as Philly Joe Jones, George Coleman, Jackie McLean, Roy Haynes, Walter Bishop and J.J. Johnson. There were even pop and R&B artists there to honor Miles, like Angela Bofill and Peabo Bryson.”

The promoter wanted many trumpet players to play a fanfare that would bring Miles on stage.

The trumpet players chosen includ-

The rhythm session for the trumpeters included Herbie Hancock (piano), Tony Williams (drums) and Ron Carter (bass).

Following the concert tribute, which also featured Miles Davis and his band, Roney said that Art Farmer told him that Miles wanted to meet him.

“I went upstairs and met my hero,” saidRoney. “Miles said he heard me play and gave me his phone number.”

After calling Miles, Roney, who was then 23 years old, was taken under

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Miles’ wing and was taught a lot about playing, composing, arranging and leading a band. Roney was so close to the jazz icon that Miles gave Roney four of his priceless trumpets.

the opposite.

Being close to Miles had other consequences, as jazz lovers, especially the jazz reporters, always asked Roney countless Miles’ questions. In fairness, Roney sounds extraordinarily close to how Miles sounded. Some jazz critics have called him a clone, which if one must be a clone, being one associated with the greatest trumpet player, ever, isn’t bad.

On the upcoming Miles Davis movie that’s currently being shot, starring Don Cheadle as Miles, Roney commented, “I don’t know a thing about it. I wasn’t asked to be a consultant or anything.

My relationship was with Miles, not necessarily the Miles Davis estate. I just hope the movie makers do a good job.

If they do, I will be the first to love it. If they do a bad job, I will be the first to say they shouldn’t have done it.”

Like Miles, Roney can play jazz ballads, almost effortless, with smooth tones, but can fearlessly explode with fire on uptempo tunes. Maybe that’s what Shorter saw and heard in Roney, when the legendary saxophonist found the previously unheard and unrecorded music and realized that only Roney could bring the music alive, in place of the great Miles Davis.

“When people compare me to Miles, I take it as a great compliment,” said Roney. “He was my idol. He gave me so much advice about the music and about playing the horn with excellence. I try

“I’ve been trying to get this music recorded for over five years. Everybody is turning it down. I don’t understand,” he said.

to carry on what he was doing, yet express my own individuality and uniqueness every time I play live or record.”

record company interested in bringing the music to the masses, worldwide.

And while it would seem like a no-brainer for a record company to take on the project, Roney said that it’s been just

In addition to performing the new music, Roney is attempting to find a

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a true partnership and benefit to DPS. Michigan Chronicle presents: • Top Supplier Award: Student Excel-

Detroit Public Schools held its third annual Top 100 Supplier Conference, focusing on a theme of “Bold Innovation for Children.”

OneSight is an organization that provides sustainable access to quality vision care and eyewear. OneSight provides a vision wellness benefit to DPS students through the See to Achieve program. For the past 15 years, students have been provided with eye care and eyewear through temporary Optical Clinics. This service is at no cost to the student. Of the 1,289 students that participated in the spring clinic, 85% needed glasses. They have offered great service, cost savings to DPS parents and overall wellness that benefits the students of DPS.

Scholastic provides the District with a guided reading program which supports a comprehensive reading program by integrating guided instruction, assessment and independent practice into the classroom. Scholastic has shown outstanding growth by working beyond the call of duty to support schools and the roll out of the guided reading program.

The program has provided an innovative approach to learning, which makes the educational experience interesting and enriching for students. Scholastic has been able to identify the District’s needs and implement creative ways to provide immeasurable support.

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They read to students each classroom, have begun assisting DPS with recomIn the district’s most recent bench- have donated countless books for use mending reserves to consider based on cluding an auction for the 2011 Chevmarks, there has been a high increase in schools, and donated books for stu- their knowledge and research. None of rolet VOLT. In addition, the district in reading performance in elementary dents to take home. Principal Melissa this research work, which is consider- received the necessary funds from the students. The program has provided a Scott said, “We asked them to help orga- able, is specifically stated in the con- corporation to enable the Cass Tech positive impact on climate and culture nize the library and they built us a new tract, but they are demonstrating that Band to perform in Washington D.C. in the buildings, as well as an increase one in conjunction with Detroit Pistons they are committed to continuous im- Dan Akerson personally made donaDay saLe prices in effecT 8/27-9/1/2014 in➤Labor student engagement.

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White cops kill at least two Blacks each week

By George Curry

Occasionally, police officers behave in such as dastardly manner that it captures international attention. There was the 1997 famous video of four White LAPD officers taking turns clubbing and kicking Rodney King nearly beyond recognition after a high-speed automobile chase.

In 1999, on the opposite coast, an unarmed, 23-year-old Amadou Diallo was killed after four policemen fired 41 times into his Bronx, N.Y. apartment, striking him 19 times.

In New Orleans, Robert Davis, a retired elementary school teacher, was returning to his hometown after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 to inspect the damaged family home. He went to the French Quarters to purchase some cigarettes.

(5.94). To be conservative, let’s presume that the death rate for the non-reporting law enforcement agencies is only half of those now reporting.

That would still be approximately three Blacks killed by a White police officer every day. According to Officer Down Memorial Page, which catalogues the deaths of all law enforcement officials, 416 cops were deliberately killed in the line of duty from 2005 to 2012, an average of 52 a year from 2005 to 2012.

Using the most conservative data, Blacks are almost twice as likely to be killed by police as cops are likely to be murdered in the line of duty. In most of the high-profile cases of police killing unarmed Blacks, there was no justification for the use of deadly force.

One case, Tennessee v.

Garner, grew out of an incident in Memphis where a Black 8th grader was shot Four White officers, who fleeing from a home burglary suspected him of public after stealing a purse. The drunkenness, accused Davis George Curry judges said cops couldn’t of resisting arrest and began beating him. An Associated Press pro- shoot someone simply because they ducer filmed a video that showed no in- were escaping. In another case, Graham vs Connor, the judges said police have dication of resistance. the duty to protect the public. ThereTimothy Thomas, 19, was shot to fore, it’s okay to use force in apprehenddeath in Cincinnati in 2001 by Patrol- ing violent offenders. man Stephen Roach. The officer said he But in the Memphis case, police thought Thomas was armed – he wasn’t.

The shooting touched off the largest ur- would not be allowed to shoot at a ban unrest in the U.S. since the L.A. up- non-violent offender even following the commission of a crime. Of course, perrising a decade earlier. sonal prejudice enters the picture long And the list doesn’t stop there: Sean before an officer pulls his or her gun.

Bell, Oscar Grant, Frank Jude, Jonathan “When we ask police officers directly, Ferrell, Kathryn Johnson, Kendrec McDade, Timothy Standsbury, Jr., Kenneth ‘Who looks criminal?,’ they choose more Chamberlain and so many more. Three Black faces than White faces. The more more names were added to the list in stereotypically Black a face appears, the the past month: Eric Garner of Staten more likely officers are to report that the Island, N.Y.; Ezell Ford of Los Angeles, face looks criminal,” according a study and now Michael Brown, the 18-year-old in Stanford’s Journal of Personality and unarmed victim in Ferguson, Mo. Police Social Psychology. In addition, the U.S. kill African Americans more frequently Commission on Civil Rights found that, “most white officers (95 percent) do not than you may realize. believe police are more likely to use According to stats compiled by the physical force against blacks and other U.S. Department of Justice, an unarmed minorities than against whites in simiAfrican American died at the hands of an lar situations. The majority of black and armed White police officer at the rate of other minority officers (69.5 percent) nearly two per week from 2005 to 2012. believe persons who look like them are Over that 8-year-period, 400 police more likely to receive physical force killings were reported per year. White of- from police.” ficers killed a Black person, on average, But Blacks are treated differently 96 times per year. Of those, 18 percent of from Whites – even when they are part of the African Americans killed were under the law enforcement hierarchy. As Attorthe age of 21, compared to 8.7 percent of ney General Eric Holder recounted beWhites. As bad as those figures are, they fore the NAACP last year, “I was stopped grossly understate the problem. by a police officer while simply running The FBI statistics are based on the voluntary reporting of local law enforcement jurisdictions. Currently, approximately 750 of 17,000 law enforcement agencies regularly report their figures to the FBI.

to catch a movie, at night in Georgetown, in Washington, D.C. I was at the time of that last incident a federal prosecutor.”

That means if the ratio holds true for all 17,000 agencies, the annual 96 Black deaths at the hands of White cops could be as high 2,170 a year or almost 42 (41.73) per week – nearly six per day

George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine, is editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA.)

If that can happen to Eric Holder in Washington, you know what can happen to Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo.

Dogs get more respect than Michael Brown

By Julianne Malveaux

It doesn’t matter if you are state legislator or an alderman, a journalist or a local leader. If you are in Ferguson, Mo., you won’t get any respect. You can be the uncle of a victim whose body was left to lie on the street for several hours and you will not be allowed to cover your young nephew. Not many would let dog lay uncovered for several hours.

Young Black Michael Brown apparently got less consideration than a dog.

The streets burst into flames, but Gov. Jay Nixon couldn’t make a statement until five days after Michael Brown was massacred. We know Michael Brown’s name; we know how he was treated, but Chief Thomas Jackson refused to release the shooting officer’s name until he was forced to by an enterprising Internet hacking group.

The officer was supposedly entitled to privacy, however briefly, but Michael did not deserve enough privacy to have his bloody body covered Julianne after he was massacred. The police, armed with stun guns, pepper spray, SWAT teams and plastic bullets, were heavily armed to “contain” the protesting crowd. Who will contain the outof-control so-called officers of the law?

When is it all right to call a McDonald’s a site of trespassing, or to knock reporters around, fail to offer identification, and then get flippant about it?

Charles Dooley, the St. Louis County Executive, gave a facetious news conference where he suggested, “We sit down and talk about it.” Let’s talk about the shooter’s police file.

Let’s talk about the fully armed and unreasonable police officers. The St. Louis mayor spoke of “protecting the innocent.” Who is innocent? Certainly not the police officer who shot Michael Brown. The unarmed folks chanting “no justice, no peace,” are certainly innocent. With police officers clad in military gear and armed as fully as those who are fighting abroad, the governor said ‘Yesterday was yesterday.”

He added, “I’m not looking backward, I’m looking forward.” In other words, he refuses to hold the officers accountable.

“We want to get trust built,” says the governor. He seems to be totally clueless. How do you build trust when socalled officers of the law callously and lawlessly fire into peaceful crowds because they could? The governor needs to hold officers accountable before he calls for a “Kumbaya” moment. What do we tell our young men?

Michael Brown had his hands up and he was still shot multiple times. Many of us who have Black teens and young men in our lives. We counsel them to be non-combative, non-confrontational, even humble, so they won’t be shot. But police officers should be punished or even fired if they can’t share their badge information. What do they have to hide?

There is absolutely no accountability, with police officers being afforded more protection than a murder victim.

During his August 14 press conference, the governor worked very hard to walk a tightrope as he maneuvered his way thorough a set of pointed questions.

He talked about “healing,” about “conversation.” Here’s the conversation: A police officer killed Michael Brown while he had his hands up, in surrender mode. Witnesses say that even after Brown held his hands up, the police officers continued to shoot.

What do we tell our young men? Whether you are compliant or complaining, an Malveaux elected official or a reporter, you can be harassed without consequence. There is little safety when you are confronted with out-of control “police.” Son, you can be killed anyway!

The federal government gave Ferguson, Mo. a grant to purchase dash cams to be installed in police cars. They purchased the cams but they haven’t installed them. Perhaps if they had, we would have more data about the massacre of Michael Brown.

African American communities have walked down this path many times before. We walked past it when Bull Connor used attack dogs to reinforce racial segregation. We walked this path for Medgar Evers, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We can call the civil rights roll and the massacres we have experienced.

James Earl Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Shewerner. Emmett Till, Trayvon Martin, Jordan Davis and Michael Brown.

All these folks killed in different circumstances but apparently for the same reason– for being Black and male in America. The outpouring of rage in Ferguson streets is not a riot, but an uprising. People are rising up against police brutality, rising up against the massacre of another young man. Rising up, so that hopefully another mother will not have to suffer again.

Julianne Malveaux is a Washington, D.C.-based economist and writer. She is President Emerita of Bennett College for Women in Greensboro, North C ­ arolina.

Ferguson: Not Even An O.J. Jury Would Convict Officer Wilson

By Larry Elder Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Darren Wilson is neither Mark Fuhrman nor Barney Fife. Based on what has been presented so far in the media, not even an O.J. Simpson juror would find Wilson guilty of murder.

Many simply have chosen to believe that teenager Michael Brown was “executed” or “shot several times in the back” -- the evidence can wait. Witnesses who definitively assert that officer Wilson “shot him in the back” have been contradicted by the Brown family’s own medical expert, respected pathologist Dr. Michael Baden, who conceded the wounds could be consistent with Brown charging toward Wilson, not running away.

Baden, asked by the family to provide an independent autopsy, saw several bullet wounds; all but one clearly came from the front. This is important because it refutes the contention that Brown was shot several times in the back, as stated by witnesses.

Was Brown running away, “executed” by being “gunned down in the back”? At least two witnesses, so far, claim that, no, Brown charged toward officer Wilson, a version consistent with Wilson’s apparent description of what happened.

Did officer Wilson stop Brown because he thought Brown was a suspect in a robbery? The Ferguson police chief, in a press conference, said that

Brown was stopped because he was walking in the middle of the street. The chief, however, later told the media that at some point officer Wilson apparently saw Brown carrying cigars and “made the connection” to the report of a robbery that Wilson heard about minutes earlier on his radio.

The Man squirm and “get what’s coming to him,” can all agree to hate.

The pursuit of the Great White Defendant absolves us from discussing the 2012 murder stats, when 6,454 blacks were murdered -- accounting for over half of all homicide victims in this country. Almost all Talk about a reasonable were killed by other blacks. doubt case.

Chicago in 2012 averaged Larry Elder 10 murders a week, mostly If it’s true that the 6-foot-4-inch, nearly 300-pound Brown struggled blacks killed by other blacks. with the officer in the squad car, and if it is true that after breaking free Brown turned around and came back at Wilson, the officer had every reason to fear for his safety and for the safety of others. After all, there had been a struggle in the police vehicle over the officer’s gun, during which at least one shot was fired, although witnesses contradict each other or have given different versions about the initial contact in the vehicle.

In any case, three investigations -one by the FBI -- guarantee the case will be thoroughly examined, not “swept under the rug” as some “activists” predicted.

In his novel “Bonfire of the Vanities,” Tom Wolfe writes about the media pursuit for “The Great White Defendant.”

This is a man, accused of wrongdoing, whom the media, “activists” and especially those who just love watching

No concrete data exists on how often blacks are killed by officers. One left-wing web site put the number at 313 blacks killed in “extrajudicial shootings” by cops, “security guards” and “vigilantes” in 2012, claiming 136 of them were unarmed.

Assuming that number valid, and assuming all the killings were unjustified, and attributing all the killings to cops, this means that about 2 percent of blacks killed in 2012 were unarmed and killed by cops.

No national debate on porous borders and the crime committed by illegals?

A 72-year-old white man is seen on video knocked down by a young black man ?- apparently part of the so-called Knockout game.

In Philadelphia, a black park ranger was brutally beaten by a black skater when the ranger told him skating was not allowed there. All was captured on video tape.

For the third time in as many years, a Chinese graduate student at USC was murdered in South Central Los Angeles last month. Four teens have been arrested, including one illegal alien.

Were these Chinese students racially profiled? No national debate on the issue of crime committed by illegal aliens who enter through our porous borders?

By all means, investigate the Ferguson shooting. But where’s the perspective?

A rabbi in Miami, walking to the synagogue, was murdered by two young black males. Crime unsolved.

The No. 1 cause of preventable death for young black men is homicide. For whites, it’s unintentional injuries, such as car accidents. And if a high percentage of the kids in a neighborhood are without dads, and if those children are 20 times more likely to end up in jail, isn’t this a far bigger problem than the rare instance in which an unarmed black person -- unjustifiably or not -- is killed by a cop?

A black homeless man was stabbed to death by six illegal aliens last month.

Larry Elder is an ultra Black conservative activist and commentator.

While media covered Ferguson as if it were D-Day, there were other incidents of “racial” news that never became national stories:

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Foundation

Builders

By Verna Felder FREELANCE WRITER

What does is take to become an award-winning beating-the-odds Academy and Michigan Department of Education’s first school of excellence? It takes the vision of Elite School Management’s CEO Maurice D. Evans. Elite School Management is Michigan’s premier education service provider for both Detroit and Redford Service Learning Academies. The schools boast a rigorous curriculum, highly qualified staff, stellar achievement and community based learning.

“It all begins with a strong foundation” says Evans. “If students do not get what they need academically in the first few years they will not have the skills to succeed.”

Evans’ vision of success for all students has now expanded to include a team of passionate, intellectual, disciplined young men he calls the Foundation Builders. This group of gentlemen by definition are role models both in their personal and professional lives. They are charged with the responsibility of character development, discipline and achievement for all students.

Robert Warmack III (front), Superintendent of Operations for Elite School Management, is a retired military veteran who served 23 years in the U.S. Navy. He received the Iraqi Freedom and Combat Action Medals for service during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He is a proven leader both in the military and as an Academic expert. He is currently working on his PhD in education. Robert’s educational philosophy is,

“Maybe not on the same day, or the same way, but I believe with the proper motivation every child can learn.”

Yusuf Sabree (second from left), is the Dean of Students for DSLA. He has been a teacher, Support Retention Specialist and an Alternative Education Administrator.

Yusuf holds Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees in Administration and is currently studying for his Educational Specialist degree. In his spare time he is a basketball coach, and life skills mentor for young men.

Mr. Sabree believes every child has the potential to contribute something unique and special to the world. His favorite quote is, “Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.”

The third member of the team is Donald Jeffrey Wilder (second from right), a single father of three boys.

Donald has been in education for more than nine years, he has a communication technician degree, a Bachelor’s in Business and a Master’s in Education.

He states, “It is fundamentally important to develop and nurture positive relationships to meet the needs of the children that we are blessed to educate.”

The fourth member of this dynamic leadership team is Zachary El-Amin (right), a native Detroiter and product of DPS. When Zachary was 17 he turned down a football scholarship to Wayne State University to attend A&M College in Baton Rouge. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in History and then returned home to Michigan. Mr. El-Amin has

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Social activist, role model and mentor, Zachary says, “I enjoy helping students get on the path to higher learning so they can become positive productive citizens”.

Last but not least is David Robinson (left), Vice President of Technology for Elite School Management. He attended Eastern Michigan University and served four years in the United States Air Force where he was personally selected to work at the Pentagon in

Washington, DC by the Secretary of Defense. He functioned as the Senior Network Administrator for the Secretary of Defense. David’s favorite quote is. “Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.”

Driven by excellence, motivated by passion and determined to inspire students to success.

These gentlemen have a proven track record that will motivate, engage and incite young people to achieve.

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Burton International Academy

Infusing multiculturalism into young minds to educate the next generation of global achievers

One of Burton International Academy Principal John Wilson’s favorite quotes is: “It takes teamwork to make the dream work!”

With a mixture of top-notch teachers and a variety of ethnic and multicultural offerings, Burton International Academy prides itself on encouraging and preparing all students from diverse backgrounds to compete in a global society.

Nestled between historic Corktown and the bustling Midtown cultural district, Burton is an application school serving Pre-K to grade 8. To support the rich ethnic, racial and cultural heritage of his students, Principal Wilson and his staff tailor the curriculum to meet the needs of all students through offerings such as the popular Social Studies program.

In teacher Matthew Guyton’s Social Studies class, students have an entire month to research and learn about a new culture. Students also learn about a multitude of cultures at their own school such as African American Achievers. For one such assignment, students were tasked with selecting a notable African American, researching that person’s background and presenting their findings to the class.

Burton’s Diversity Club also aids in strengthening the students’ knowledge and passion for different cultures. This multicultural club provides students with an opportunity to explore other culture’s customs, activities and habits in order to become more aware of other ethnicities.

“I love being a part of the Diversity Club because it has really opened my eyes to see that there are so many different types of people in the world. Once you are open to learning about oth-

ers, you have so many options available to you,” says one student.

group two discusses the assignment using electronic books to quickly flip through sections.

Another student, whose favorite subject is Math and aspires to become an engineer, says that because Burton is so diverse culturally and academically, she feels socially prepared to start high school and has already started researching colleges.

“This method is very popular amongst the students because they all learn differently. The technology makes things so much easier and allows them to research and find things so much more quickly,” Martin says.

Burton scholars are encouraged to broaden their horizons not only culturally, but academically to become technology-savvy high achievers. Around every corner at Burton International, one can spot some type of advanced technology. From Netbooks to Promethium boards, students are fluent in their technology-infused curriculum.

Kindergarten students are able to take you step-by-step when operating a Promethium board just as every other student naturally utilizes their Netbooks to regularly complete assignments.

The students of English Language Arts teacher Lynnette Martin kick differentiated learning up a notch by separating into groups and utilizing technology for each assignment. Group one researches the assigned task on the internet, while

Because Burton is so academically advanced, the school provides an excellent college preparatory curriculum. Burton was recently adopted by Wayne State University and now has its very own army of Wayne State University Warriors in-house to help pave the way for Burton students.

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions at WSU, with the help of several university departments, provides mentors, sets up parent meetings and classroom visits, and offers college and career information to incoming eighth-grade Burton International students with the adoption of Burton’s middle school wing.

The partnership aims to inform both students and parents about high school curriculum requirements and collegiate requirements while also highlighting a range of professional fields and careers that students can work toward.

Something you didn’t know…

Burton was named one of the city’s 20 top-performing kindergarten through eighth-grade schools by Excellent Schools Detroit in 2013 and ranked in the top 100 schools in the state by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy in 2013.

Burton’s stellar academic program and its scholars have won distinguished awards from an array of prestigious organizations including: The Skillman Foundation, Greening of Detroit and the DPS Office of Multicultural and Bilingual Studies (Gold Cup).

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By Donald James SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

For more than five decades, the name and voice of Glenn E. Wash have resonated with pure entrepreneurship power and concern for change in the city of Detroit and throughout southeastern Michigan.

As an African-American pioneer in the construction field, Wash has greatly prospered as a developer, general contractor and construction manager, as well as with joint ventures and subcontracting opportunities.

Under the auspices G.E. Wash Construction, founded in 1965 and Glenn E. Wash & Associates, Inc., founded in 1977, Wash’s portfolio of work has an abundance of clients in such sectors as industrial, commercial, institutional, and residential development.

A short list of his many clients over the years the City of Detroit, Barton Cablevision (now Comcast), Ford Motor Company, Standard Federal Savings and Loan, Wayne State University, Chrysler Corporation, Eddie Bauer, General Motors, Veteran Administration and Bendix Corporation.

A partial list of projects with Wash’s construction fingerprints have included St. Patrick Cooperative in Detroit, a senior citizen high-rise apartment

building, as well as the former high-rise and first Howard Johnson Hotel in the city.

Other projects have included the Michigan Bell Service Complex (Southfield), Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church, Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church and Northern High School addition. Also, Wash has led construction ventures that have included more than 20 fast-food structures, commercial structures, parking structures and other educational facilities.

Throughout his professional career, Wash has

always taken pride in rendering only the best with each project.

“The wide range of building experiences that we have accumulated has always included a strong commitment to quality of materials,” said Wash.

“Equally, the quality of workmanship has been the hallmark of my companies and our skilled team.”

Wash’s success as an entrepreneur was rooted in his thirst to make money before he was a teenager.

“I was in the business of shining shoes in this city when I was 12 years

old,” said Wash, who moved to Detroit from Grand Rapids. with his family at a young age. “I hired my first employees when I was 14, and by the time I was 15, I had saved my first $1,000.”

As Wash grew up in the shadows of the old Olympia Stadium he he attended McGraw Elementary School and McMichael Middle School while developing a curiosity for building things, such as bird cages.

While attending Cass Technical High School, where he was one of just two African Americans in the school’s engineering

program, he challenged and disciplined his mind to prove he was just as intellectually talented as those he shared classrooms with.

After graduating from Cass, Wash continued his pursuit of engineering at the University of Detroit.

Following a series of construction related jobs in the region, where he learned every aspect of the industry that historically had shut out African Americans, Wash, in May 1965 hung his company’s sign that read G.E. Wash Construction.

Based on his tremendous success as an entre-

preneur over the last 50 years, Wash could easily just sit back and bask in that success. Yet, it’s important, even necessary, that he speak his mind on his beloved Detroit, politically, socially, educationally and economically. He speaks unplugged, uncensored and unapologetic.

On elected city officials’ qualifications.

“Most of the people that Detroiters have elected over the past 25 years were not qualified to be in those positions.

They can’t get a job in corporate America, so they learn how to be politicians. We need better guidelines and specific qualifications for elected officials and appointees.

To move this city forward, we need elected people who know something about business.

“Take our city council for example. Is there one successful business person on council that can explain business or real economic matters to others on the council based on having the experience of running a major business?”

On Crime in Detroit: “You can’t fight crime properly when you have thousands of people without jobs, or the training

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this. Jobs and Black economic development in Detroit must be high priorities for things to improve across the board for everyone. The playing field is still not level. We (Black people) are playing checkers while those in power are playing chess.”

For Wash, the beat goes on. He is proud of his latest ventures which include the building and ownership of apartments and other properties throughout the city, including two adjoining strip malls on Livernois, south of West Seven Mile Road. The two complexes are home to Boston Market, PNC Bank, an Allstate Insurance office, a U.S. Navy recruiting office and a CVS pharmacy.

Wash also owns and operates Schaefer Lyndon Self-Storage, a state-of-the art facility that offers more than 1,500 storage units for residential and commercial storage, complete with U-Haul trucks and moving materials. The facility is

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to hold the kinds of jobs that are available today. Without a paycheck, there will always be those who will risk their lives and their futures to rob, steal and commit other crimes.

Many young people in this city are without hope.”

“My problem with the EM started when he first arrived. The governor said that the EM was going to save Detroit, so I thought the governor was going to send us a doctor. Instead he sent us a mortician.

On Taxes and Tax Abatements: “Too many folks have ripped off the city by getting tax abatements instead of paying taxes. I’ve always paid my taxes, which have amounted to millions of dollars over the years. I think everyone should pay. Now we’re getting a new hockey arena downtown and the citizens who will never attend a hockey game will help pay for it. It’s not right. We (the City of Detroit) are supposed to be broke, bankrupt, but we are still giving out tax abatements.”

“One of my biggest problems with the EM is that there are billions of dollars in accounts receivable, tax-wise, owed to the City of Detroit. Instead of beating up on these poor little pensioners, why doesn’t the EM go after these major corporations that owe the city billions?”

On Belle Isle: “We lost a world renowned jewel when the state took over Belle Isle. Its demise was due to the lack of participation of business people like me. We could have kept it going as a city park, but there was no concerted effort to come up with a real plan.

“I would have suggested bringing some of the large fast food franchises to the island. We could have also sold the naming rights to the various pavilions to bring in more revenue.

The issues of Belle Isle were just not dealt with in a timely manner, with business savvy council members. We had idiotic statements from some city council members such as, ‘We don’t control Belle Isle, but we own it.’ What good is that?

On Detroit’s emergency manager:

On Mayor Mike Duggan: “Although I did not vote for Mayor Duggan, I feel that the new mayor is committed to working hard to serve the citizens of Detroit in ways that have not been experienced in recent years. He’s a hell of a politician. Quite frankly, in retrospect, after looking back at the other mayoral candidates that ran against him, if you look at it from a political perspective and not a color perspective, Mayor Duggan may be more of what this city needs at this time in our history.

“My message to Mayor Duggan is, ‘I’m here and I love the city of Detroit. I want what is best for the city, and I believe that you do as well. I am ready to get back in the game.’”

On Detroit’s future: “The best thing I think that will happen over the next decade is that Detroit will become more of a destination place for tourism. A lot of foreigners and people from all over the United States will visit Detroit and spend money.

“Unfortunately, there will be very little that Black Detroiters will gain from

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believed to be one of largest inner-city storage facilities of its kind in the nation that is African American-owned.

Wash is also proud to continue his philanthropic spirit, which he has demonstrated throughout his five decades in business. He is currently in the process of establishing a scholarship foundation and fund for economically disadvantaged Detroit students who want to major in business, especially those who want to pursue careers in the construction industry.

“I strongly believe that if one is fortunate enough to be successful in business, he or she has a moral obligation to give back to the community,” said Wash.

“I have supported, and I will continue to support, numerous causes with sponsorships and donations that will benefit many charities. I have always tried to make a difference.”

Urban Entrepreneurship Symposium to convene business innovators On Friday, October 10, business, education, government, and community representatives will gather to discuss strategies for creating sustainable, scalable business solutions for urban communities as part of the inaugural Urban Entrepreneurship Symposium.

This free event takes place from 8 am to 2 pm at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library located at 1000 Beal Avenue in Ann Arbor. Space is limited. Visit www. urbanei.net for tickets.

The keynote speaker for the Symposium is Dr. Jeffrey Robinson from the Rutgers University Center for Urban Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (CUEED). Rutgers CUEED is one of the first academic programs in the nation focused on urban entrepreneurship and economic development.

The Urban Entrepreneurship Initiative (UEI) is producing the Symposium.

UEI focuses entrepreneurs and the general public on the challenges, opportunities, and rewards of solving the problems that many urban communities face. UEI aims to encourage and empower the entrepreneurs and businesses that seek to solve such problems.

Thomas Zurbuchen, senior counselor for Entrepreneurial Education at the University of Michigan, expresses strong support for the Urban Entrepreneurship Initiative: “Our mission at U-M Innovate Blue is to support both individual creativity and multi-disciplinary teams in tackling the world’s most pressing challenges and opportunities. The Urban Entrepreneurship Initiative falls solidly within that mission, and that is why we are glad to support and host the Symposium.”

David Tarver, UEI founder and Symposium organizer, shares his motivation: “I felt frustration because on the one hand, we have all this entrepreneurial brainpower, and yet not enough of it is focused on the needs of urban communities. That’s a problem worth solving,” he says. He elaborates on what he believes is the solution: ”Entrepreneurs are problem-solvers. I believe that when we engage urban communities to determine their needs, entrepreneurs will innovate sustainable ways to address them. That’s what entrepreneurs do, and UEI is here to help make it happen.”

The key topics to be addressed at the Symposium are: • Proven methods for engaging urban communities to determine needs, and for translating those needs into products and services • Vivid examples of sustainable, scalable, and disruptive businesses that are solving important urban problems • Students who are attempting to “change the game” via urban entrepreneurship • Strategic, legal, and financial support systems available to urban entrepreneurs One of the key outcomes of the symposium will be an empowered network of individuals and organizations poised to bring more business innovation to cities. The long-term benefit will be a stronger set of enterprises that will make meaningful contributions to the health and wealth of urban communities in Michigan, the United States and around the world.

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JOB CONNECTION CORNER

By Carl Norris

Ten common job search mistakes for years, or old friends from college. There’s no statute of limitations on networking.

No matter how well-positioned you are because of your experience and skill set, you will have a better chance of success if you avoid these common job hunting mistakes:

4. Not Creating Customized Résumés

1. Not Being Proactive Enough This isn’t the time to sit back and be casual in your approach. Create a hit list of five to ten target companies, and really utilize your network to locate an ‘in’ at each.

2. Relying Solely on the Internet In one poll, 57 percent of respondents said networking was a factor in landing their current or most recent job. When thousands of candidates are applying to the same jobs online and posting their resume to the same

Carl Norris job boards, candidates need to stand out by making connections and networking their way into a company. Job boards are an important tool, but professionals also need to focus energy on networking.

3. Not Creating Wide Networks Don’t be shy about reaching out to people you haven’t worked with

Don’t send out a resume that simply lists your duties and your education. Make a stronger statement about what you are capable of and what you can bring to a company, as opposed to what you want to get from one.

Otherwise, you’ll end up creating a résumé that is a “boring biography” instead of an effective marketing tool. Contact Global Career Strategy Center, our sister company, for helpful tips on improving the quality of your resume and take advantage of their resume writing service to ensure your resume gets noticed.

5. Misusing the Internet Many

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How to overcome excuses: Six tips to gain the edge and meet your goals Great people throughout history often fail, quite miserably, before finally reaching their goals, says international business strategist Dan Waldschmidt.

“Van Gogh sold only one painting during his lifetime; Winston Churchill lost every public election until becoming prime minister at age 62; Henry Ford went bankrupt five times; Albert Einstein was a terrible student and was expelled from school; Sigmund Freud was booed from a stage,” says Waldschmidt, author of “Edgy Conversations: How Ordi-

nary People Achieve Outrageous Success,” (www.

EdgyConversations.com).

“Ideas, brilliance, genius – they all mean nothing without the guts, passion and tenacity necessary to make your dream a reality. But often, people fall back on excuses and give up on trying to reach their goals,” he said.

Most of us have dreams, and many of us have big ones, but few of us actually see them through.

He offers six tricks for jumping off the excuse train and forge the path to

your goals.

• Avoid the need to blame others for anything.

Mean, small-minded people know that they suck.

That’s why they are so cranky and eager to point out others’ mistakes.

They hope that by causing others to feel inadequate, everyone will forget about how woefully off the mark their own performance is.

Don’t blame anyone, for any reason, ever.

• Stop working on things that just don’t matter. Not everything needs to be done in place of sleep. If you work for a boss, then you owe them solid time.

are enamored with Facebook and Twitter for personal connections but the best resource for getting names and building a professional identity is LinkedIn. If you haven’t joined up yet, you might as well be invisible.

6. Failing to Follow Up It’s not enough to send resumes and pray the phone rings. You should not expect your resume to be discovered in the big black online hole. Hustle to follow up.

7. Setting Expectations Too High Even though the economy is improving, there is a still a lot of competition for a decreased pool of available openings. If you set your sights too high and try to advance too quickly up the ladder, you will probably be disappointed. Focus on the long term. Don’t be afraid

of horizontal moves that provide opportunities to add new skills. Acquire certifications and take advantage of opportunities for training to make yourself even more marketable. Then you’ll be ready when that position you really want does come along.

fessionalism and never assume your background will be enough to gloss over poor manners or a disheveled appearance.

Be prepared for tough but common interview questions, such as “Where do you see yourself in three years?” and “What are your weaknesses?”

8. Appearing Unprofessional

10. Not Using a Recruiter

Make sure you’re ready for employers’ scrutiny.

That means you should sanitize your MySpace page -- right now. It will be checked. Don’t assume that Facebook’s privacy settings will keep your youthful antics away from curious eyes.

There is often a stigma attached to recruiters, as if you need yet another person between you and the hiring manager. But not only will the recruiter be on a first name basis with that hiring manager, getting your resume to the top of the pile, but he will also likely have other great opportunities you may not even be aware of.

And he can help you prepare for the interview and ensure you receive feedback.

9. Not Taking the Job Interview Seriously Even if your resume has the actual photos of you walking on water, you still need to adhere to common standards of pro-

You can’t cut that out.

You can, however, cut out television time, meetings and anything else that gets in the way of achieving your goals. Replace entertainment with activity toward your goal.

• Refuse to let yourself wallow in self-doubt.

You’re alive to succeed.

Stop comparing your current problems to your last 18 failures. They are not the same. You are not the same. Here’s something to remember: Your entire life has been a training ground for you to capture your destiny right now.

Why would you doubt that? Stop whining. Go conquer.

• Ask yourself, “What can I do better next time?”

And then do it next time.

If you spend a decade or two earnestly trying to be better, that’s exactly what will happen. The next best thing to doing something amazing is not do-

ing something stupid. So learn from your mistakes and use the lessons to dominate.

• Proactively take time to do things that fuel your passion. Exercise is a great example. Living in the moment requires you to live at peak performance. A huge part of mental fitness is physical fitness. A sparring or running partner is a great way to refresh physical

competition. Physical activity accelerates mental motivation.

• Apologize to yourself and those around you for having a bad attitude. Do this once or twice and you’ll snap out of your funk pretty fast. When you start genuinely apologizing for being a bad influence on those around you, you learn to stop whining and start winning.

“Michigan Chronicle’s 40 Under 40 honors forty individuals under the age of 40 who are creating a movement within their professional fields, personal lives, and community connections.”

Voting closes Friday, September 12, 2014 at 5 p.m.

Submit by mail, visit www.michiganchronicle.com or email c/o Jasmen Jackson at jjackson@realtimesmedia.com.

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“These new investments in Southeast Michigan are strong additions that will revitalize communities and bring new jobs for our residents,” said Gov. Rick Snyder.

“We have bettered our state’s business climate and our efforts are showing solid results. These new investments will mean greater economic opportunities for Michigan businesses and citizens.”

The MSF-approved projects include an expansion of Toyota’s facility in York Township, three new multifamily housing developments in Detroit, and two brownfield work plans for business expansions in Detroit and Redford Charter Township.

“Today’s projects, all examples of public-private teamwork, will help strengthen communities and help growing companies generate new job opportunities,” said MEDC President and CEO Michael A. Finney. “The scope of these deals tells us much about Michigan’s comeback.

“Toyota is making a significant investment to grow its tech center workforce here. And far-sighted developers are restoring neighborhoods with two dozen new buildings that will create a walkable mix of residential, commercial and retail spaces along Detroit’s riverfront.”

Michigan Business Development Program Incentive: Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America, Inc. is engaged in engineering design, vehicle evaluation, materials research, prototype building, powertrain tuning, safety/crashworthiness, regulatory affairs and advanced research for Toyota and Lexus vehicles manufactured or sold in North America. The company has R&D facilities in Ann Arbor, York Township, Plymouth and Livonia. The company plans to relocate its direct procurement operations from Erlanger, KY to its campus in York Charter Township (Washtenaw County) as part of an increased investment in engineering capabilities. The expansion will require the company to construct a new facility at its York Township location, investing up to $32.5 million and creating 250 jobs. As a result, Toyota has been awarded a $4 million Michigan Business Development Program performance-based grant.

Michigan was chosen over competing sites in multiple states. York Charter Township is considering

support of the project in the form of 12-year property tax abatement valued at $4.6 million. York Charter Township provided tax incentives to Toyota for its past expansion in the community. Throughout Toyota’s efforts to secure incentives for its expansion, Ann Arbor SPARK was a critical partner in facilitating communications and meetings between the company and York Township. Ann Arbor SPARK also assisted with the application process, including helping Toyota secure letters of support and review tax information.

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The finished project will consist of a new market-rate residential development with 185 apartments and a fitness center. The project is expected to generate nearly $38.5 million in total capital investment and create six full-time jobs.

In addition, the MSF approved $5.7 million in Michigan Community Revitalization Program performance-based equity support for the project.

Orleans Landing Project – The City of Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority received approval of local and school tax capture in the amount of $6,495,862 for the redevelopment of property located at Franklin and Orleans streets in Detroit. The area is located on the Detroit riverfront on approximately 7.7 acres of property located at 1520-1574 Franklin and 240 Orleans in the City of Detroit. The project will construct 20 new buildings (19 residential and 1 maintenance), ranging from one to four stories, spanning four city blocks north of Atwater Street, west of the Dequindre Cut Greenway bike and walking trail, in the Riverfront District north of downtown. The mix of building uses includes 278 new residential units and approximately 10,500 square feet of new retail/ commercial space. Fifty six of the residential units will be reserved for residents earning up to 80% of Detroit Area Median Income. The development includes traditional urban multi-family residential buildings with first floor retail in some buildings, townhouse complexes, and a community building.

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The MSF also approved $7.61 million in Michigan Community Revitalization Program performance-based equity support for the project and re-authorized a Brownfield Michigan Business Tax Credit in the amount of $6,983,874.

Brownfield Work Plans: Comprehensive Logistics – The City of Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority will use local and school tax capture in the amount of $949,562 for the redevelopment of property located on McGraw Street in Detroit. The project will include the construction of a warehouse and office building for use by Comprehensive Logistics Co, a service provider to automotive OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers and industrial customers. The previously announced project will generate approximately $19.1 million in total capital investment and create 240 full-time jobs. In October 2013, Comprehensive Logistics received an $800,000 Michigan Business Development Program performance-based grant for this project.

El Moore Greens – The City of Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority received approval of local and school tax capture in the amount of $762,960 for the redevelopment of property located at West Alexandrine and Second Avenue in Detroit. The property is owned by Green Garage, LLC, a developer that focuses on sustainable building renovation practices and community education regarding green infrastructure. The site includes the historic El Moore apartments, which will be renovated into 23 residential units. The surrounding property will be built out with greenhouses, urban agriculture infrastructure, a community green space and a four-season retail building for the sale of locally produced goods and food products.

The project is expected to generate a total capital investment of $6.9 million and create two full-time jobs.

George Matick Auto Campus – The Redford Charter Township Brownfield Redevelopment Authority will use local and school tax capture in the amount of $719,528 for the redevelopment of property on Telegraph Road in Redford Charter Township. The project consists of the renovation of the George Matick Chevrolet dealership as well as the construction of a new car wash and fuel service center. The project is expected to generate a total capital investment of $9 million and create 55 jobs.

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Michigan Lawyers Weekly names Butzel Long attorney a 2014 honoree for Michigan Women in the Law

Butzel Long attorney and shareholder Geaneen M. Arends has been named a 2014 honoree for Michigan Women in the Law” by Michigan Lawyers Weekly. She is one of 30 female attorneys who will be honored during a luncheon on September 11 at the Marriott Hotel in Troy. The event will celebrate the individuals who have made meaningful and inspiring contributions to the legal community. Honorees also will be profiled in an upcoming edition of Michigan Lawyers Weekly.

Based in Butzel Long’s Detroit office, Arends concentrates her practice on general business law and commercial real es-

Geaneen M. Arends tate.

She assists clients with general business planning, entity formation and maintenance, mergers, acquisitions, pri­vate placements, woman-owned/minority-owned/disadvantaged business certification,

insurance and risk management issues and general business contracts.

Arends also has advised business clients on a variety of real estate transactions, including acquisition, development and leasing of multi-family residential, retail, office and industrial properties throughout the United States. She has represented both borrowers and lenders in multimillion dollar real estate financing transactions.

Arends serves as the chairperson of the Board of Directors and president for Michigan Community Resources (MCR), formerly known as Community Legal Resources, a non-profit organization

that provides technical assistance and free legal services to non-profit organizations revitalizing and bringing economic development to underserved communities in Detroit and throughout Michigan. She has been an active volunteer for MCR since 1999, providing pro bono legal services to its non-profit clients, serving as a past chairperson of its program committee and serving for three years as vice chairperson of the Board.

In her current role with MCR, Arends leads ongoing strategic planning, acts as mentor to executives and managers of the organization and actively participates on

the finance, fund development and operations committees. She also led the transition, search and retention of a new CEO for MCR in 2013.

Advisory Board, the Urban Land Institute (ULI), and the Detroit Economic Club, for which she also serves on the reception committee.

In recognition of her longtime commitment to pro bono and community service, Arends received Butzel Long’s 2014 Pro Bono Service Award.

She was recognized by DBusiness in 2014 as a Top Lawyer in the areas of Real Estate Law and Non Profit Law. She is an alumna of Leadership Detroit.

Arends is an active member of the Butzel Long PAC Committee and Butzel Long’s Women’s Leadership Committee.

She is a member of the Wolverine Bar Association, the D. Augustus Straker Bar Association, the Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) Real Property Law

Arends is a graduate of Michigan State University (B.A., History, 1994) and of Boston College Law School (J.D., 1998). She is admitted to the State Bar of Michigan and the United States District Court of the Eastern District of Michigan.

COMMENTARY

Water shutoffs: Crisis and opportunity in Detroit

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By Jacqueline Morrison AARP Michigan State Director Imagine living alone without water for drinking, taking your medicine, bathing or flushing your toilet, and being embarrassed to tell anyone that you couldn’t afford to pay your water bill.

It’s these kinds of stories that have AARP deeply concerned about both the immediate impact of the recent water shutoffs on older and more vulnerable residents in Detroit, and the long-term impact on the health and welfare of city residents.

It was no surprise to us that there were a substantial number of older adults among the citizens who raised their voices to bring about a moratorium on water shutoffs. Older residents are some of the strongest, most active, most committed advocates in the Detroit community.

We have passion, expertise, energy, networks, time and a desire to create a better future for our children and grandchildren. But older residents also tend to be hit the hardest by declines in a community’s quality of life, either because they have put down roots and prefer not to leave, or they lack the mobility or financial resources to change their circumstances.

While we appreciate the community activism exhibited by our older adults, we must also commend Mayor Mike Duggan for quick action on suspending the water shutoffs and for showing leadership in drafting a 10-point plan to deal with this crisis in the longer term. AARP will share that plan with our members, as well as resource information on where residents can go for help.

With more than 46,000 AARP members who live in the Detroit, five active Detroit AARP chapters and nearly 100 active Detroit volunteers, AARP stands ready to work with the mayor, City Council and local community organizations on issues of vital importance to our residents, our city and our state.

We ask each AARP member to remain vigilant and to look out for our older residents. People should feel respected as they age in their community. They should have the tools, life skills and supportive community to help reimagine their lives.

At this juncture in our city’s history, there are more tremendous possibilities before us to create a more vibrant, age-friendly Detroit that respects all of its citizens and can attract and maintain economic growth and prosperity for all ages.

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Take the mystery out of Medicare with our Medicare in Minutes video library. A series of short videos that makes it easy to understand your Medicare choices. Visit hap.org/medicare101.

*Amount varies by plan. Unused amounts cannot be carried over month to month. The benefit information provided is a brief summary, not a complete description of benefits. For more information, contact HAP. Limitations, copayments, and restrictions may apply. Benefits may change on January 1 of each year.

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By Steve Holsey

Leave the unfinished alone It is not often that yours truly is in agreement with Jermaine Jackson, a man I believe has an exploitation streak in him, especially concerning his brother, Michael.

Sidra and Tasha Smith.

However, his sentiments are mine with regard to the big-selling album “Xscape,” released long after Michael’s passing — “completed” by others.

Michael Jackson

Jermaine Jackson

Which is not to say it doesn’t generally sound good, but as Jermaine put it, the product is “not Michael” and “if Michael wanted those songs out, he would have put them out.” He believes Michael would be horrified if he heard the hiphop and other elements added to his incompleted material.

Only Michael Jackson knew what he wanted those songs to sound like. It is nothing less that exploitation for profit for anyone else to “finish” what he started.

The same thing was done to the late, great and eclectic Nina Simone. Someone got the bright idea to pick up the tempo of some of her best known songs and turn them into dance floor numbers. Si­ mone was anything but a dance music Nina Simone artist!

SEEING DOUBLE

By Steve Holsey

T

here are not a lot of identical twins in the entertainment industry, and that industry in the broader sense includes sports, but more than one might think. According to statistics, there are 20 to 35 sets of twins per 1,000 births in this country.

Wonder how many of them sing, act, dance or play sports?

Among the best known twins in Black music are Wallace (“Scotty”) and Walter Scott of the Whispers.

The group, formed in 1964 in Los Angeles, first began appearing on the national charts in 1969 with varying degrees of success. The songs were first rate, including “Seems Like I Gotta do Wrong,” “A Mother for My Children,” “I Only Meant to Wet My Feet,” “(Olivia) Lost and Turned Out” and “Somebody Loves You.”

True, sometimes the results were interesting, but it is a certainty that Simone would have hated the album because, among other things, it was an invasion of artistic privacy.

Back to Jermaine: He, too, strongly disliked that innovative but creepy Michael Jackson hologram that was presented at the Billboard Music Awards.

NOW TO something kind of funny.

As you probably know, Les Brown, superstar motivational speaker and a very funny guy, was at one time married to the legendary Gladys Knight although it Les Brown only lasted two years. Brown says that when they got into an argument, the madder Knight got, the deeper her voice would get.

Jarron and Jason Collins.

Allen and Albert Hughes — who were, interestingly, born in Detroit — are the only Black twin filmmakers. When they were nine, their mother, now divorced, moved the family to the West Coast.

Recognizing that her young sons were genuinely interested in filmmaking, she bought them a video camera when they were 12 years old.

After making videos for a number of known artists, the Hughes Brothers, as they are commonly known, made their first movie, “Menace II Society,” in 1993. It was the first of a series of gritty urban films.

Brandon and Brian Casey.

TASHA SMITH, though not a household name, has a long string of movie and television credits. When people see her face, they automatically think of movies such as “Why Did I Get Married?” and “Jumping the Broom” although they might not be able to recall her name.

Ironically, Tasha Smith’s first experience on the big screen was in a film titled “Twin Sitters.” Her other movies include “ATL,” “The Whole Ten Yards,” “Daddy’s Little Girls” and “Why Did I Get Married Too?” Television viewers have seen her on “All of Us,” “The Parkers,” “Girlfriends,” “Meet the Browns” and others.

JAGGED EDGE appeared on the music scene in 1997. Their string of hits includes “He Can’t Love You,” “Walked Outta Heaven” and “Let’s Get Married.”

After a lengthy absence, the group’s current album is titled “J.E. Heartbreak 2.”

Questlove (Ahmir Thompson), musician, deejay and leader of the Roots, now the Questlove house band on “The Tonight Show” with Jimmy Fallon, has one of the world’s largest vinyl record collections. He has over 70,000 records of various genres in a special room that he calls “a music lovers haven.”

The quartet includes twin lead singers Brandon and Brian Casey, plus Richard Wingo and Kyle Norman. They received their first big break when Jermaine Dupri signed them to his So So Def Recordings label. Their first album was titled “A Jagged Era.”

WILL SMITH, who will be 46 next month, said not long ago that he would not be making any more albums. But that doesn’t mean he can’t do a little rapping on the stage every now and then. Recently, Smith joined his former partner Jazzy Jeff for a short set in Las Vegas.

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Typically, Albert handles the technical aspects of their films while Allen works directly with the actors.

Not known by many is the fact that Smith has a twin sister, Sidra, who is also an actress though with far fewer credits.

Speaking of Bow Wow, the former child star (he is now 27) raised a lot of eyebrows fairly recently when he had pictures taken of himself showing everything nature gave him. The next stop for the pictures was the Internet.

It has been learned that the legendary composer, musician, singer and ac-

However, starting in 1980 with a label switch to Solar Records, the Whispers really hit their stride, almost consistently reaching the highest levels of the charts with such songs as “And the Beat Goes On,” “Lady,” “Rock Steady,” “In the Raw,” “Keep on Lovin’ Me,” “Contagious” and “It’s a Love Thing.”

IN THE world of filmmaking, twin director/producer/screenwriters are as rare as the Middlemist Red flower of which there are only two known in the world.

Rapper/actor Bow Wow, whose real name is Shad Moss, has joined the cast of the latest CSI spinoff. This one is called “CSI: Cyber” and is scheduled to be introduced midseason. He will portray a hacker named Brody “Baby Face” Nelson.

Interesting words from Chris Brown: “I’ve made a lot of mistakes along the way, but I think the lessons I learned will shape me into a real man.”

Allen and Albert Hughes.

The Whispers

Born in Hartford, Connecticut, the Casey brothers originally called themselves Caso Dinero and Brasco.

Tamera and Tia Mowry.

JASON COLLINS has a lengthy and impressive history as a player in the National Basketball Association (NBA), for the New Jersey Nets, the Memphis Grizzlies, the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Atlanta Hawks, the Boston Celtics, the Washington Wizards and presently, the Brooklyn Nets.

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MOTOR CITY ENTERTAINMENT

CALENDAR

ARTS, BEATS & EATS, downtown Royal Oak, Friday-Monday, Aug. 29-Sept. 1. For more information, visit artbeatseats.com.

BOYZ II MEN, Sound Board at MotorCity Casino, Nov. 21. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster locations and MotorCityCasino.com. To charge by phone, call 1.800.745.3000.

BRIAN SETZER Orchestra, Fox Theatre, Nov. 21. Tickets on sale at the Fox Theatre box office and all Ticketmaster locations. To charge by phone, call 1.800.745.3000.

CELEBRATION of Rick James Legacy, Fox Theatre, Oct. 4, Mary Jane Girls featuring Val Young, Cameo, Al Hudson & One Way, Jalil & Exstasy, Zapp Band. Hosted by Charlie Murphy. Tickets on sale at the Fox Theatre box office and all Ticketmaster locations. To charge by phone, call 1.800.745.3000.

GLADYS KNIGHT, Sound Board at MotorCity Casino, Oct. 9. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster locations and MotorCityCasino.com. To charge by phone, call 1.800.745.3000.

HOWIE MANDEL, Casino Windsor, Sept. 13.

For more information, visit www.caesarswindsor.com.

MICHAEL MCDONALD, Toto, Caesars Windsor, Sunday, Aug. 31. For more information, visit www.caesarswindsor.com.

CHRISETTE MICHELE, Sound Board at MotorCity Casino, Dec. 18. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster locations and MotorCityCasino.com. To charge by phone, call 1.800.745.3000.

NAS, The Fillmore, Oct. 9. For tickets, visit ticketmaster.com.

KEYSHIA COLE, Fox Theatre, Sept. 20. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster locations.

To charge by phone, call 1.800.745.3000.

DARYL HALL AND JOHN Gladys Knight OATES, Freedom Hill Amphitheatre, Sept. 21. For ticket information, call 888.929.7849. Tickets also sold at the Freedom Hill box office.

DETROIT JAZZ FESTIVAL, Friday-Monday, Aug. 29-Sept. 1, downtown Detroit, four stages, featuring Joshua Redman, Ramsey Lewis, Stanley Clarke, Dave Holland, Pharoah Sanders, Nicholas Payton and many others. For more information, visit www.detroitjazzfest.com.

MIKE EPPS, Fox Theatre, Dec. 31. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster locations. To charge by phone, call 1.800.745.3000.

FASHION in Detroit, Sound Board at MotorCity Casino, Sept. 27. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster locations and MotorCityCasino.com. To charge by phone, call 1.800.745.3000.

MICHAEL FRANKS, RACHELLE FERRELL, Marion Meadows, Detroit Opera House, Sept.

20. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster locations and MotorCityCasino.com. To charge by phone, call 1.800.745.3000.

KINDRED the Family Soul, K’Jon, Noel Gourdin, Music Hall, Sept. 14. For more information, visit www.musichall.org.

Chris Tucker

“OLDIES AND MORE” BYOB parties for older adults. St. George Cathedral Cultural Center, 18405 W. Nine Mile Road.

Fridays, Sept. 26, Oct. 24, Nov. 14. Christmas party, Dec. 19. Call Bobby Green at 313.530.2933 for more information.

PRESERVATION Hall Jazz Band, Allen Toussaint, Music Hall, Oct. 10. For more information, visit www.musichall.org.

JON SECADA, Sound Board at MotorCity Casino, Oct. 23. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster locations and MotorCityCasino.com. To charge by phone, call 1.800.745.3000.

SENEGAL St. Joseph Gospel Choir, Music Hall, Music Hall, Sept. 21. For more information, visit www.musichall.org.

JOSS STONE, Sound Board at MotorCity Casino, Sept. 11. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster locations and MotorCityCasino.com. To charge by phone, call 1.800.745.3000.

STYLISTICS, Manhattans, Main Ingredient featuring Cuba Gooding Sr., Sound Board at MotorCity Casino, Oct. Sept. 19. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster locations and MotorCityCasino. com. To charge by phone, call 1.800.745.3000.

“THE COLOR PURPLE,” featuring Jennifer Holliday, Music Hall, Oct. 23-26. For more information, visit www.musichall.org.

CHRIS TUCKER, Fox Theatre, Nov. 22. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster locations. To charge by phone, call 1.800.745.3000.

DJ service offered Upward Rhythm Productions provides DJ services for dances, parties, cabarets and more, specializing in clean R&B, jazz, gospel and clean rap. Fees are lower for churches, community events and fundraisers.

For more information, call JHosta at 313.207.4888 or e-mail www.jhosta.com.

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Collins was born in Northridge, California, on Dec. 2, 1978, eight minutes before Jarron, his twin brother.

dously courageous thing to do. Although there was ample criticism, Collins received mostly praise and support.

Jarron Collins also became an NBA player, doing stints with the Utah Jazz, the Portland Trail Blazers and the Los Angeles Clippers. Once he stopped playing he worked as a scout, then as an analyst and is now a coach.

TIA AND TAMERA MOWRY shot to fame and endeared themselves to so many viewers in the sitcom “Sister, Sister.”

The show, that aired from 1994 to 1999, featured Tim Reid and Jackie Harry as the parents.

Jason Collins came out in the May 6, 2013 edition of Sports Illustrated magazine, a tremen-

Tamera MowryHous­ ley and Tia Mowry-Hardrict were born in Germany. Their mother is Afro-Bahamian and their

father is White and of English ancestry. One of their two younger sons, Tahj, is also an actor.

The sisters are known as a single entity but work most often separately. Each has appeared in an array of movies and television programs.

In 1999, Tia and Tamera Mowry won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series (a shared award) and took home the same trophies in 2000.

They won or were nominated for numerous other awards as well.

Reflections

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tor Isaac Hayes left behind hundreds of completed tracks, many of which will soon begin to become available thanks to Isaac Hayes Enterprises. Isaac Hayes III is the company’s president.

with “Pillow Talk” and in the 1950s was half of the Mickey & Sylvia duo, best known for “Love is Strange,” also a No. 1 record.

BETCHA DIDN’T KNOW…that Martha & the Vandellas (as just “the Vandellas”) backed up Marvin Gaye on his first three hits, “Stubborn Kind of Fellow,” “Hitch Hike” and “Pride and Joy.”

This is different from the Michael Jackson situation because no outside persons will be restructuring Hayes’ work.

MAXWELL, who had the Isaac Hayes III courage to take an eightMEMORIES: “Nobody’s year hiatus from performing and record- Supposed to be Here” (Deborah Cox), ing to live a completely normal life, has “All Night Long (All Night)” (Lionel developed something new, “Maxwell + Richie), “Use ta be My Girl” (the O’Jays), the 7 Seas Caribbean Cruise,” scheduled “Master Blaster (Jammin’)” (Stevie Wonto set sail May 3-10, 2015 featuring an der), “Work to Do” (the Isley Brothers), array of R&B and jazz artists, including “Young Hearts Run Free” (Candi Staton), Erykah Badu, Anthony Hamilton, Ledi- “Vision of Love” (Mariah Carey), “Leave si, Joe, Chrisette Michele, Stanley Jor- it Alone” (the Dynamic Superiors), “Real dan, Boney James and Norman Brown.

Love” (Mary J. Blige), “The Glamorous It is believed that Gladys Knight still Life” (Sheila E.). holds a grudge against Diana Ross.

Back in the day, Gladys Knight & the Pips were touring with headliners Diana Ross & the Supremes. Because Knight and company were so good and were getting such great audience reaction, Ross, feeling threatened, had Gladys Knight & the Pips dropped from the tour.

A film is being planned on the life of the late Sylvia Robinson. She was president of Sugar Hill Records, which had the first rap hit in 1979 with “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang. She also had a No. 1 hit of her own in 1973

BLESSINGS to Roderick Hairston, Minnie Ross, Joel McNair, Delores Wyatt (belated birthday greetings!), Betty De­Ramus, Davon Daniels, Michael Walker, Stephen Singleton, L.J. Reynolds and Amber Tucker.

WORDS OF THE WEEK, from Thomas Jefferson: “Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.”

Let the music play!

Steve Holsey can be reached at Svh517@aol.com and PO Box 02843, Detroit, MI 48202.

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Virgo Season Dates: August 23 - September 22 Symbol: The Virgin Planet: Mercury, the “messenger” Element: Earth-Grounded, Traditional, Stable Characteristics of Virgos: Positive: Meticulous, Practical, Dependable Negative: Overcritical, Fussy, Harsh

Virgo Weekly Horoscope A deceptive course of affairs in an important area of your life and must take up a lot of your time now if you want to learn who is at the bottom of it. You may be getting angry at the wrong person rather than looking at the source of this perplexing issue.

Love probability: 75% Lucky Numbers: 49, 39, 22, 25, 3, 21 Libra Weekly Horoscope At this time you are objective and can make some clear decisions about where you are headed or what the next step to achieve your important personal goals should be. Your judgment is sound at this time. You may have an important professional conference or a conversation about your career.

Love probability: 70% Lucky Numbers: 5, 43, 48, 37, 13, 46 Scorpio Weekly Horoscope Your spirits are high at this time, and you feel optimistic, self-confident, generous, and good-natured. You greet life with a fresh attitude, and it is easy for you to forget the mistakes of the past and envision bright new avenues for growth and fulfillment.

Love probability 88% Lucky Numbers: 44, 21, 25, 43, 4, 2 Sagittarius Weekly Horoscope There can be certain turn of events in friendships as you try to make heads or tails of unusual twists in someone’s character. At times we feel as though we know someone completely until a

wrench is thrown in the works and that person does the totally unexpected.

Love probability: 59% Lucky Numbers: 40, 2, 23, 10, 37, 29

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Love probability: 73% Lucky Numbers: 10, 24, 47, 6, 23, 39 Taurus Weekly Horoscope Your mind is directed inward now. Reflecting on your personal life, and the overall direction you are headed in, is very likely now. Thoughts of the past and the choices you made are also prominent. Making a decision regarding your home or your family life is favored at this time.

Love probability: 56% Lucky Numbers: 5, 21, 1, 7, 24, 41

Capricorn Weekly Horoscope Your sense of the situation is probably pretty accurate today, especially if you’re telling yourself to let sleeping dogs lie, and allow general agreement to form without making a bid deal of it.

Exude emotional stability (or at least pretend to) and you’ll find yourself brought in as expert and friend.

Love probability: 20% Lucky Numbers: 35, 10, 43, 26, 13, 38

Gemini Weekly Horoscope There’s a certain pleasure in feeling well grounded, and this moment would make a firm foundation for whatever you choose to build upon it. If your plans are already made, it’s time for the cornerstone to be laid. Go with what you’ve got, as there’s a no-frills feeling that’s saying keep it simple, take it slow.

Love probability: 53% Lucky Numbers: 13, 36, 20, 9, 19, 42

Aquarius Weekly Horoscope It is a great day for completing your work objectives. You can show a lot of determination and persistence in the way you carry out your duties but also how you share your ideas with others.

Do not move too quickly however because that could bring some opposition from others as well as making you accident-prone.

Love probability: 20% Lucky Numbers: 43, 3, 39, 31, 5, 17

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Cancer Weekly Horoscope You have a lot of mental energy and are eager to “attack” intellectual or conceptual problems. You are likely to come up with a clever solution or a very workable plan, especially if you brainstorm with others. You also tend to make up your mind very quickly and decisively now, and to translate your ideas into action.

Love probability: 19% Lucky Numbers: 23, 12, 18, 36, 40, 11

Pisces Weekly Horoscope Your friendly concern for others and your willingness to meet people half way benefits your career, reputation, or public image at this time. This is a favorable time to socialize with people you have professional ties with, as the positive feelings you generate now are likely to be an aid to you in the future.

Love probability: 10% Lucky Numbers: 1, 16, 49, 42, 19, 37

Leo Weekly Horoscope It’s ideas that count for you now, more than narrowly personal concerns, and you may have little tolerance for people who do not operate at this level. A sense of emotional coolness or detachment at the personal level, combined with an emphasis on idealism. This is the theme of the cycle you are now entering.

Love probability: 96% Lucky Numbers: 17, 13, 9, 40, 21, 4

Aries Weekly Horoscope You’ve been careless and this refers to assuming that you have more time available than you really do. This is all to do with some unforeseen paperwork that is going to require more time than you had allowed for clearing the backlog. You’d better get cracking quick smart!

CROSSWORD PUZZLE: FOOTBALL 6. Used for stewing, pl.

especially for a baby

7. *Sometimes a team goes for this after a TD

38. Exclamation of annoyance

8. High up

42. Style of abstractionism popular in 1960s

9. Religious offshoot 10. Legal action 11. South American wood sorrels 15. *Part of a football cleat

54. Colorado resort 56. Seeing eye dog, e.g.

20. *What players do to help fix injured joint or limb

57. Queen Elizabeth I’s neckwear

22. “I see!”

58. Tangerine grapefruit hybrid

24. Chest bone

59. Type of math

25. *It includes 7 rounds

60. Tanqueray and Bombay Sapphire, e.g.

27. Jig, in France 29. “Moonlight Sonata,” e.g.

31. Highlands hillside

ACROSS 1. Figure of speech 6. School org.

9. *Where official places football after a play 13. *Often twirled at football games

46. *Football center move 47. Viscount’s superior 48. Start a golf hole 50. *BYU Cougars’ home state 53. Soap bubbles

15. Ma Bell, e.g.

55. Not decaf.

16. Artificial leg

57. *Princeton opponent in what is considered first college game

18. Neptune’s realm 19. *Team with most NFL championships

65. Finno-_____ language

23. “___ you sure?”

66. Club on a card, e.g.

24. Dateless

68. *Home to the Dolphins

28. “I ____ the sheriff...”

69. Michael Moore’s hometown

30. Uproar

70. Pitcher’s stat

35. The Colosseum today, e.g.

71. Painter _____ Degas

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AT&T Mobility is proposing to collocate on an existing building penthouse roof top at 1551 Winder Street, Detroit, Wayne County, MI 48207; 42°20’49.6998” N, -83°2’15.4284” W. The height of the building penthouse roof top is 188.9 meters above ground level and 226.7 meters above mean sea level. The penthouse roof top is anticipated to have no lights. Specific information regarding the project is available by calling Jill Kotwasinski during normal business hours. Any interested party may submit comments by September 25, 2014 with Trileaf Corporation at 1821 Walden Office Square, Suite 510, Schaumburg, IL 60173 on the impact of the proposed action on any districts, sites, buildings, structures or objects significant in American history, archaeology, engineering or culture that are listed or determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places under National Historic Preservation Act Section 106.

This Amendment No. 3 to the Articles of Incorporation of the City of City of Detroit Building Authority is adopted, signed and acknowledged by the Emergency Manager of the City of Detroit, authorized by Act 436 to act for the incorporating unit, for the purpose of amending the Articles of Incorporation of the City of Detroit Building Authority pursuant to the provisions of Act 31, Public Acts of Michigan of 1938, First Extra Session, as amended. The Articles shall be amended at Article IV, Section 9, to read as follows: Section 9. The Authority shall possess all the powers necessary to carry out the purpose of its incorporation, including the incidental powers necessary thereto. The powers herein granted shall be in addition to those granted by any statute or charter and the enumeration of any power, either in these Articles of Incorporation or in the enabling act shall not be construed as a limitation upon such general powers.

In addition to any other powers, the Authority shall have the power to employ a General Manager and such other employees as it deems necessary to perform the functions, duties and powers of the Authority, including but not limited to the operation, maintenance, and repair of any buildings, automobile parking lots or structures, independently or as adjunct to other buildings, or recreational facilities or stadiums acquired by the Authority, owned or leased by the City, or owned or leased by a public entity incorporated or created, in whole or in part, by the City. Further, the Authority shall also have the power to contract with public agencies including the City or a public entity incorporated or created, in whole or in part, by the City, private persons, partnerships or corporations for the operation, maintenance or repair of any buildings, automobile parking lots or structures, independently or as adjunct to other buildings, or recreational facilities or stadiums and or sites acquired by the Authority, owned or leased by the City, or owned or leased by a public entity incorporated or created, in whole or in part, by the City in furtherance of any legitimate purpose of the Authority and the City.

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The City of Detroit’s Planning and Development Department (P&DD) is seeking qualified developmententities for the re-development of an approximately 6.2 acre site, the former Brewster Recreation Center at 2900 St Antoine. The site currently contains an approximately 51,780 square foot one and two storybrick structure (former recreation center). The property is located at the southeast corner of St Antoineand Wilkins and is bounded by Wilkins on the north, I-75 on the east, Alfred on the south, and St Antoine on the west.

RFP/Qs may be obtained online at the City of Detroit website (go to www.detroitmi.gov, click on “Departments – Planning & Development”, then click on “Requests for Proposals & Qualifications”) or online at www.degc.org (Detroit Economic Growth Corporation –Contractor Opportunities – “New Project RFP’s”). RFP/Q can also be picked up at the City of Detroit, Planning and Development Department, Real Estate Development Division, 65 Cadillac Square, 20th Floor, Detroit, Michigan 48226 beginning August 29, 2014 through September 29, 2014 weekdays between 9:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., excluding holidays.

Proposals must be submitted before 3:00 p.m. EDT, on September 29, 2014 to: City of Detroit, Planning and Development Department, Real Estate Development Division, 65 Cadillac Square,20th Floor, Detroit, MI 48226.,or by email submission to: RFPResponse@ detroitmi.gov. The full responsibility for the timely submission of proposals rests with the responding individual(s).

Site walkthroughs of 2900 St Antoine will take place on September 17, 2014 beginning at 9:00 am at the Brewster Recreation Center.

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Minimum Qualifications: High school graduation or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Three years clerical accounting/bookkeeping experience.

Ability to work under pressure. Knowledge of proper grammar, spelling & punctuation, intermediate word processing, spreadsheet and database applications. Ability to effectively interact with the public, students, faculty, and staff. This is a full time, clerical-technical position with a salary of $38,152 annually. Refer to online positing for additional requirements. Must apply on line to: https://jobs.oakland.edu

American International Academy 300 S. Henry Ruff Road, Westland, MI 48186 A copy of the RFP will be available by e-mail at clewis@americanintlacademy. com or by downloading from the Academy’s website: www.americanintlacademy.com.

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American International Academy’s Board of Education reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all proposals or to accept the proposal that it finds, in its sole discretion, to be in the best interest of the Academy.

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THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE praiseconnect.com Fifteenth pastorial anniversary for Mt. Olive Baptist Church

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OBITUARIES

Ethel Mae Crump

Services for Ethel Mae Crump were held on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014 at Mt. Hebron Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor Sampson Matthews officiating. She made her transition on Aug. 17.

Mrs. Crump was born Ethel Mae Adams on Jan. 21, 1926 in Natchez, Mississippi to Rosa and Calvin Adams, the second of eight children.

She confessed Christ at an early age and joined the church.

Picured from left are Pastor Harold Cadwell and First Lady Angela Cadwell, O’ Neil D. Swanson Sr., president/CEO, Swanson Funeral Homes Inc., Mike and Denise Ledbetter, who coordinated banquet activities for the evening. The event was held at New Providence Baptist Church and Banquet Center, 18211 Plymouth Rd.

Progressive National Baptist Convention elects Rev. Dr. James C. Perkins as 20th president

It was PNBC that provided a denominational home for Dr. King and many of the Baptist leaders in the Civil Rights Movement. In concert with the denomination’s historical ideologies, Perkins has created a mission statement that is relevant for a 21st century African-American community and will drive his strategic goals.

PNBC’s charge will be “equipping pastors and churches to be effective in ministry and lifting our voice on behalf of the voiceless.” His vision is to unite African Americans to positively impact the community. “Whether it is engaging in activities to protect voter’s rights, supporting education initiatives or preventing

Services for Henry Lee Blanks were held Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014 at the James H. Cole Home For Funerals, Inc. with Rev. Robert O. Dullin officiating. He made his transition on Aug. 13.

When he was a toddler, the family moved to Detroit. He attended Detroit Public Schools and graduated from Cass Technical High School.

States Perkins, “I am honored to be elected as president of this historic organization. I look forward to serving our pastors and churches and to making our voice heard on the critical issues of our time.” Dr. Perkins’ goals for the PNBC include returning the denomination to its roots as “a premier prophetic Christian body that proclaims the Gospel’s social justice message.”

the love of her life, Grant Crump, in 1948 and they were blessed to have four children. She was a member of the Omega

Left behind to cherish the memory of Ethel Mae Crump are her husband, Grant; sons, Archie and Martin; daughters, Beverly Perkins and Cynthia Marshall; sisters, Loretta Morris and Jimmie Ann Fairley; and many other relatives and friends.

Interment was at Elmwood Cemetery and Wilson-Akins Funeral Home handled arrangements.

Henry Lee Blanks

Mr. Blanks was born March 13, 1925 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to Mary Simpson Blanks and Henry Lee Blanks Sr., one of six children.

Rev. Dr. James C. Perkins, senior pastor of Greater Christ Baptist Church in Detroit, was elected as the 20th president of the Progressive National Baptist Convention (PNBC) by delegates attending the 53rd Annual Convention.

In 1961, PNBC started as a movement which reflected the religious, social and political climate of the time. Its mission was to transform the traditional African-American Baptist convention as well as society. The formation of the convention was wrapped up in the Civil Rights Movement and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s struggle for freedom for African Americans.

Mrs. Crump married

Grand Chapter Order of the Eastern Star. She loved cooking and baking.

In 1945 he married Virginia Tennyson, who preceded him in death, and they were blessed with seven children.

He was drafted into the service in 1944.

Mr. Blanks worked as a tool and die maker with the Budd Company for 42 years, retiring in 1990.

Left to cherish the memory of Henry Lee Blanks are children Carol Blanks Adams, Frances Blanks, Miriam BlanksSmart, James Banks and Virginia Blanks; 11 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, one great-great granddaughter and many other relatives and friends.

Interment was at Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery.

Ava Marie Moore-Vereen In Loving Memory

You are dearly loved, truly missed and will forever be in our hearts.

een Jr. Grandchildren, Jayva, Jadiss, Jaeya and Fortune Vereen II. Mother, Winfred Moore.

Father, the late Dalton Maurice McCaulley and other family members and friends.

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May you rest in peace.

Ava Marie Moore-Vereen, August 22, 1954August 19, 2011

Rev. Dr. James C. Perkins youth violence, we want to create a landscape of hope that leads to an America where all citizens equally benefit from its freedoms,” states Perkins.

A native of Williamson, West Virginia, Perkins is an officer of PNBC and most recently served as first vice president of the group. Ordained to Gospel ministry in 1974, he has served as pastor of Greater Christ Baptist Church for 32 years.

He received his Doctor of Ministry degree from United Theological Seminary, Dayton, Ohio (1990, Samuel DeWitt Proctor Fellow). Perkins is the author of “Building Up Zion’s Walls: Ministry for Empowering the African American Family” and “Playbook for Christian Manhood: 12 Key Plays for Black Teen Boys.”

(Judson Press, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania).

In 1992, Perkins founded the Fellowship Nonprofit Housing Corporation as a vehicle for

community economic development. In the spring of 2006, the $10 million dollar Providence Place was constructed which provides single-family homes for low- and middle-income families.

Perkins’ passion is education and in 1993 he founded the Benjamin E. Mays Male Academy for boys in grades K-6. The school operated for 17 years. Perkins is married to Linda Adkins Perkins and is the father of two daughters, Tamaria Yvette Perkins-Newton and Lindsey Camille Perkins, and one grandson, Chayton James Perkins.

PNBC currently operates throughout the United States in four national regions (Eastern, Midwest, Southern, and Southwest) and one international region. The PNBC membership is estimated to be 2.5 million worldwide with more than 1.5 million members residing in the United States.

Nacirema Club celebrates

Russell Street Missionary Baptist Church Women’s Day The Russell Street Missionary Baptist Church Women’s Ministry, located at 8700 Chrysler Service Dr., Detroit, will be holding their Women’s Day events starting on Sunday, Sept 14, 10:45 a.m. Guest morning speaker will be Dr. Shannon Holmes of Renaissance Baptist Church. Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 5:30 p.m., will be the Mid-Week Revival with the Word delivered by Rev. Garnetta Hatcher of Third New Hope West. The finale will be Sunday, Sept. 21, with the Word delivered by Dr. Wilma Johnson of New Prospect Baptist Church in the morning at 10:45 a.m. service.

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Nacirema Club has the rare distinction of being the oldest Black men’s club in Michigan. Organized in 1922, it was comprised of doctors, lawyers and businessmen. Highlight of the summer season was Nacirema Week which meant a Sunday church service, a rare track party, a dinner dance, a picnic, a card party and a moonlight boat ride.

Edgar Houston was the first president. The clubhouse still stands on its original site at 30th and Milford Street.

Wives of Nacirema Club members are a constant support for the club, sponsoring activities such as card parties, fashion shows, luncheons and other fundraisers.

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