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Abrams Blasts Trump, McConnell for ‘Power Grab’ After State of the Union Address By Stacy M. Brown Stacey Abrams may not be the governor of Georgia, but she did make history on Tuesday, Feb. 5. After patiently waiting in the wings as President Donald Trump used 90 minutes to deliver what was supposed to be a 45-minute State of the Union Address, Abrams provided a scathing Democratic rebuttal to the president’s highly-scripted speech to Congress on Tuesday, Feb. 5. In doing so, Abrams became the first Black woman for either party to deliver a formal response to the State of the Union.

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Speaking firmly and with a fervor that has earned her the national stage, the former Georgia Gubernatorial candidate said the “hopes of American families are being crushed” by Republican political leadership.

“In Georgia and around the country, people are striving for a middle class where a salary truly equals economic security,” Abrams said. “But instead, families’ hopes are being crushed by Republican leadership that ignores real life or just doesn’t understand it.” The response is a tradition undertaken by a representative of the president’s opposing party, who gives a speech immediately after the State of the Union to rebut claims made in his address. According to CBS News, the first rebuttal was delivered by Republican Sen. Everett Dirksen and Rep. Gerald Ford in response to President Lyndon B. Johnson’s 1966 State of the Union. Since 2011, there have been responses in English and one in Spanish given by a separate speaker. The address has usually been given by a member of Congress or a sitting governor, making Abrams an intriguing choice given she doesn’t currently hold a political office. Only one other time has an elected official not holding statewide or federal office given their party’s response: Elizabeth Guzman, a Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates, delivered the Spanish-language response for Democrats in 2018, CBS reported. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra gave the Spanish address this year. However, since losing her gubernatorial bid, Abrams has said she is open to running for political office again.

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Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony, President, Detroit Branch NAACP; Tonya Allen, President and CEO, Skillman Foundation; U.S. Congressman John Dingell; U.S. Senator Carl Levin both received lifetime achievement awards at the 59th Annual Fight For Freedom Fund dinner.

A Fighter for Justice Until the End

John Dingell, Jr., Michigan Leader, and Country's Longest Serving Congressman Dies By Trevor W. Coleman

ell, Sr. a popular liberal incumbent who died while in office.

Local, state and national figures from across the country offered heartfelt condolences and praise for the life and career of the country’s longest-serving congressman, John Dingell, Jr., who died Thursday evening after a lengthy illness.

His tenure began just weeks after the start of the Montgomery Bus Boycott when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Her act of defiance launched the modern civil rights movement and career of a young local minister named the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Both of the civil rights icons would later go on to form a critical alliance with Dingell, who would be instrumental in the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 – although it nearly cost him his seat in Congress.

The 92-year-old retired Congressman quietly passed away at his Dearborn home with his wife, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-12) and family by his side. He had recently entered hospice care following a diagnosis of prostate cancer. The congresswoman issued a statement announcing her husband’s death: “It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of John David Dingell, Jr., former Michigan Congressman and longest-serving member of the United States Congress. Congressman Dingell died peacefully today at his home in Dearborn, with his wife Deborah at his side. He was a lion of the United States Congress and a loving son, father, husband, grandfather, and friend. He will be remembered for his decades of public service to the people of Southeast Michigan, his razor-sharp wit, and a lifetime of dedication to improving the lives of all who walk this earth.” Dingell served in the House of Representatives for 59 years from 1955 to 2015, representing the 12th District which encompassed Dearborn. Just three years after graduating from Georgetown University Law School, the 29-year-old Dingell was elected to take over the congressional seat left vacant by the death of his father, John Ding-

As the world headquarters of the Ford Motor Company and River Rouge Plant, Dingell’s district was considered fairly liberal on issues such as of labor, economic rights and environmental issues. However, after a redistricting change, Dingell was thrown into a new district in a race against another local incumbent, Democrat John Lesinski, Jr. who, like Dingell, also had taken over the seat held by his father. At that time, Dearborn and most of its elected officials were notoriously hostile toward African Americans and its long-serving Mayor Orville L. Hubbard was an outspoken white supremacist, who along with Lesinski had whipped much of the virtually all-white city of more than 100,000 into a frenzy of fear and anger about racial integration. Lesinski himself was considered by many in the civil rights community to be a bigot. And as if to confirm those suspicions he ran a flagrantly racist campaign against Dingell warning of “coloreds” integrating Dearborn’s lily white

neighborhoods and causing crime. In fact, he came to be known as the only Northern Democratic Congressman to vote against the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and was censured by the state Democratic Party for voting against it. Still, to the surprise of most pundits at the time, Dingell managed to eke out a narrow victory. He went on to become one of the major congressional champions of civil rights and other progressive legislation. In a recent profile of Dingell by Time Magazine writer Olivia B. Waxman titled, Inside the ‘Single Most Important Vote’ of John Dingell’s Record-Breaking Career she noted that for the young congressman worries about a possible backlash to his support for civil rights were trumped by a commitment to fight for the rights of all Americans. “I was challenged in an election in which the Wall Street Journal gave me a 1 in 15 chance of winning. It was a hard-fought campaign in which I asked people: Why is it that a white man or woman should be able to vote and an African-American should not?” http://time.com/5524222/john-dingell-most-important-vote/ He served as chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee for more than 15 years, and on the committee for nearly 58 years, making him the longest-serving member on any congressional committee. In a six decade long career of noteworthy votes, among his most prominent was the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Fair Housing Act of 1968, Medicare, the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, the

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During his prime time State of the Union address last week President Trump had the opportunity to make his case to Congress and rest of the nation for supporting his policy agenda for the rest of his term in office.

• He claimed unemployment has reached the lowest rate in half a century. But that’s not true, it briefly dipped to 3.8 percent last September, the lowest rate since 1969. But is now back at 4 percent according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Yet, Mr. Trump’s speech was a rambling, discordant, exercise in contradictory rhetoric, insulting racial tropes, lies, distortions, and fearmongering that pretty much rendered the entire evening pointless. He really could have simply mailed the speech into Congress as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi had suggested at one point during the government shutdown last month. And the country literally would not have been any worse for the wear.

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already underway when he assumed office. For example, CBS News and other news outlets pointed out:

If it wasn’t for the powerfully

inclusive and aspirational speech by former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams in her Democratic response to Trump’s nearly two hours long rant, one could have been left with the impression that the President of the United States was suggesting the country needed a “purge”

like in the dystopian science fiction movie. While few and far between, even Trump’s attempt at highlighting positive achievements over the course of his tenure in office were often exaggerated. Or he took more credit than he actually deserved for dynamics

• Trump boasted the U.S, Treasury is receiving billions of dollars from tariffs we imposed on $250 billion dollars of Chinese goods. However, while the Treasury is taking in billions, China isn’t paying the tariffs: the duties are paid by importers that either swallow the cost or pass it along to consumers. In other words, it’s often U.S. consumers who have been paying for the tariffs.

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Endangered Species Act, and the Affordable Care Act. Wayne State University Professor Thomas Jankowski, the associate director for the Institute of Gerontology, was born and raised in Wyandotte, which was part of Dingell’s downriver district. He came to know the congressman professionally and said he could always be relied on to look out for the marginalized in our society.

ular, that he simply referred to the congressman as “The Chairman.”

tions that asked him for his help,” Archer said.

“He was always standing up and ready to be a forceful advocate on behalf of those citizens whose rights were not being respected, needs not being met, and he was there for the person who in effect, had no voice,” he said.

Reflecting back on his 50-year friendship with Dingell and the special relationship he and his wife Trudy had with him and his wife Debbie, Archer noted they last visited the Dingell’s at Christmas. “There was tremendous respect and a great love affair between The Chairman and Deborah Dingell, they made an outstanding pair,” he said. “Trudy and I were honored and always went to their home during Christmas for their open house.”

“He protected the interests of Archer said he was particuthe underdog and that is why he larly delighted to see the conwas so interested in maintaining gressman in good spirits and a healthy social safety net,” he displaying his usual wry humor said. “He was a giant downrivduring a recent television interer and admired universally even view focusing on his book. “His by those who didn’t necessarily mind was sharp, his answers agree with everything he did. He was a politician with integrity John D. Dingell being sworn in by Speaker were wise and right on point and lastly, when he acknowland would do what he thought of the House Sam Rayburn in 1955. edged Debbie was writing his was right whether or not he “Thus, his advocacy for the tweets and wanted everyone to thought it was politically popular.” change necessary in the United know you’re not done with me yet.” Former Detroit Mayor Dennis States and U.S. Congress wheth“I think all of us wanted to know Archer agreed with Jankowski er it was civil rights, Medicare, and told the Chronicle that Dingell the Affordable Care Act … will be he would be pain-free,” he said. commanded such respect because widely acknowledged by many out- “But the Lord needed his counsel of his years of service in Congress standing leaders who worked with and wisdom and took him quickly and commitment to Michigan in him in Congress in their advocacy following that last tweet. I will miss general and metro Detroit in partic- on behalf of groups and organiza- him.”

Stacy Abrams From page A-1 Abrams talked about family values – taught by her parents. In one instance on a cold winter night, her family went looking for her father and when they found him walking along a road, he was shivering and without a coat. “He had given his coat to a homeless man,” Abrams said. “I knew he would still be alone when I left him, but I knew you were coming for me,” she said, relating her father’s words. “I hold fast to my father’s credo, we are coming for a better America,” Abrams said. Abrams railed against Trump

and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell over the government shutdown. Abrams noted McConnell’s recent verbal assaults on a House Democratic voting rights and an election bill that he has labeled a Democratic “power grab.” “Voter suppression is real … we can no longer ignore these threats to Democracy. We cannot accept efforts to undermine our right to vote,” Abrams said. “This is the next battle for our democracy, one where all eligible citizens can have their say about the vision we want for our country,” she said. “We must reject the cynicism that says allowing every

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Further driving home her point, Abrams continued:

She blasted Trump and McConnell noting the missed paydays and the struggles of more than 800,000 federal workers who could still face another shutdown in just a couple of weeks because Trump wants to build a $5 billion wall on the southern border.

“The shutdown was a stunt engineered by the president of the United States, one that defied every tenet of fairness and abandoned not just our people, but our values.”

“Just a few weeks ago, I joined volunteers to distribute meals to furloughed federal workers. They waited in line for a box of food and a sliver of hope since they hadn’t received a paycheck in weeks,” Abrams said. “Making their livelihoods a pawn for political games is a disgrace,” she said.

Trump, who continues to garner headlines over a myriad of alleged misdeeds, misstatements, and the division that’s enveloped the country since he took office, called for bipartisanship in his address. He claimed outstanding records on jobs and the economy and America’s global standing. He also again took credit for low African American and Latino unemployment, saying more people – 157 million – are working now than anytime in

the past in America. The president also talked about the 300 or so judicial nominees that are in the Senate, ignoring that President Barack Obama’s high court choices were blatantly disregarded by the Republican-controlled Senate. Abrams, who was once the Democratic Leader in the Georgia House of Representatives, dismissed those claims. Abrams also firmly rebutted the notion that the Trump administration has the best ideals for the country going forward. “We may come from different sides of the political aisle, but our joint commitment to the ideals of this nation cannot be negotiable,” she said.

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From page A-1 • He also said in just over two years since the election, the country has been in an unprecedented economic boom rarely been seen before. “We have created 5.3 million new jobs and importantly added 600,000 new manufacturing jobs --something which almost everyone said was impossible to do, but the fact is, we are just getting started.” • However, that’s only partially true. In 2017 and 2018, the U.S. economy added 4.8 million jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Counting the months after the election, but before Trump took office, the figures do add up to 5.3 million. Because jobs figures are very late to respond to economic data, most economists don’t give a particular administration credit for job creation until a month or two into the term. • And between January 2017 when Trump took office and January 2019, preliminary number show manufacturing jobs increased by 454,000. That is lower than the president’s figure. • There was one significant claim that Trump and his supporters never tire of making that at the moment is apparently true. And that is African-American, Hispanic-American and Asian-American unemployment has all reached their lowest levels ever. • According to the most recent jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, it is true. It puts black unemployment at 6.8 percent. The December rate was 6.6 percent. The lowest ever was in May 2018 at 5.9 percent. For Hispanic-Americans, the unemployment rate hit 4.0 percent in January 2019, up from 4.3 percent in December 2018. For Asian Americans, the unemployment rate was 3.1 percent in January 2018, an increase from 2.1 percent in May 2018, the lowest on record. However, the trend started under President Obama and the statistics do not reflect wage stagnation and income disparities. Besides his bizarre challenge to the Democrats not to investigate him or his administration’s wrongdoings and malfeasance, the most memorable line from his speech was once again, his mendacious call for a wall. And the outright lies about an invasion of our borders by caravans of immigrants from Central America; ie. brown people, who are coming here to kill Americans. • “Year after year, countless Americans are murdered by criminal illegal aliens,” Trump said. • However, studies show that undocumented immigrants are less likely to commit violent crimes than Ameri-

can-born citizens. A study conducted by the libertarian Cato Institute found that in Texas the murder arrest rate for native-born Americans was “about 46 percent higher than the illegal immigrant homicide rate,” according to a June 2018 research note. Another study, by researchers at the University of Wisconsin, found that “increased concentrations of undocumented immigrants are associated with statistically significant decreases in violent crime.” And it was left up to Ms. Abrams to raise the very real issues of Russian interference in our elections, an epidemic of gun violence sweeping this nation and mass voter suppression by the Republican Party which prevented thousands of African Americans and others from being able to cast their vote in last year’s election – including hers. Nor did President Trump bother to acknowledge the sacrifice by the more than 800,000 federal workers who were forced to go a month without a paycheck in the midst of his deliberate shutdown of the federal government over funding for his racist wall along the Mexican border. As Abrams noted it was the sinister manipulation of the lives and livelihood of hardworking Americans, who were held hostage to a vulgar campaign slogan simply to satisfy Trump’s political base. And the President didn’t have the decency to acknowledge the pain it caused even as he threatened to possibly impose another shutdown soon over the same issue. The fact is, no one remembers President Trump’s State of the Union address from last year. And few people other than pundits will remember his State of the Union address from last week. In fact, Trump may very well have forgotten it already since he didn’t write it, and clearly by the way he staggered through it and contradicted himself from one sentence to the next, didn’t bother to commit it to memory or give it much thought. That is why all of his speeches; be it the State of the Union address, the annual speech at the so-called National Prayer Breakfast, or even remarks at his bizarre “rallies,” always ring hollow and fall flat. There is no real emotion to them. No depth, inspiration or purpose other than to titillate his base and fill time. Because other than stacking the courts with bigots and reversing everything President Obama did, President Trump has no real agenda or passion for anything that doesn’t have his name on it. It’s all about self-aggrandizement, and self-enrichment. Just a game; a TV show. And we are all bit players in this theater of the absurd.

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Statement from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: Today the great State of Michigan said farewell to one of our greatest leaders. John Dingell will forever be remembered as ‘The Dean’ of Congress not simply for the length of his service, but for his unparalleled record of legislative accomplishments. The Congressman’s grit, humility and humor taught us all that we can disagree without being disagreeable, while still finding common ground and working together to get things done. The people of Michigan owe John Dingell so much, from his brave service in World War II, to his leadership as Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, and his crucial role in passing some of the most monumental laws of the past century. We are a stronger, safer, healthier nation because of Congressman Dingell’s 59 years of service, and his work will continue to improve the lives of Michiganders for generations to come.

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My last words for America By John D. Dingell FEBRUARY 8 AT 4:03 PM

John D. Dingell, a Michigan Democrat who served in the U.S. House from 1955 to 2015, was the longest-serving member of Congress in American history. He dictated these reflections to his wife, Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), at their home in Dearborn, on Feb. 7, the day he died. One of the advantages to knowing that your demise is imminent, and that reports of it will not be greatly exaggerated, is that you have a few moments to compose some parting thoughts. In our modern political age, the presidential bully pulpit seems dedicated to sowing division and denigrating, often in the most irrelevant and infantile personal terms, the political opposition. And much as I have found Twitter to be a useful means of expression, some occasions merit more than 280 characters. My personal and political character was formed in a different era that was kinder, if not necessarily gentler. We observed modicums of respect even as we fought, often bitterly and savagely, over issues that were literally life and death to a degree that — fortunately – we see much less of today. Think about it: Impoverishment of the elderly because of medical expenses was a common and often accepted occurrence. Opponents of the Medicare program that saved the elderly from that cruel fate called it “socialized medicine.” Remember that slander if there’s a sustained revival of silly red-baiting today. Not five decades ago, much of the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth — our own Great Lakes — were closed to swimming and fishing and other recreational pursuits because of chemical and bacteriological contamination from untreated industrial and wastewater disposal. Today the Great Lakes are so hospitable to marine life that one of our biggest challenges is controlling the invasive species that have made them their new home. We regularly used and consumed foods, drugs, chemicals and other things (cigarettes) that were legal, promoted and actively harmful. Hazardous wastes were dumped on empty plots in the dead of night. There were few if any restrictions on industrial emissions. We had only the barest scientific knowledge of the long-term consequences of any of this.

And there was a great stain on America, in the form of our legacy of racial discrimination. There were good people of all colors who banded together, risking and even losing their lives to erase the legal and other barriers that held Americans down. In their time they were often demonized and targeted, much like other vulnerable men and women today. Please note: All of these challenges were addressed by Congress. Maybe not as fast as we wanted, or as perfectly as hoped. The work is certainly not finished. But we’ve made progress — and in every case, from the passage of Medicare through the passage of civil rights, we did it with the support of Democrats and Republicans who considered themselves first and foremost to be Americans. I’m immensely proud, and eternally grateful, for having had the opportunity to play a part in all of these efforts during my service in Congress. And it’s simply not possible for me to adequately repay the love that my friends, neighbors and family have given me and shown me during my public service and retirement. But I would be remiss in not acknowledging the forgiveness and sweetness of the woman who has essentially supported me for almost 40 years: my wife, Deborah. And it is a source of great satisfaction to know that she is among the largest group of women to have ever served in the Congress (as she busily recruits more). In my life and career I have often heard it said that so-and-so has real power — as in, “the powerful Wile E. Coyote, chairman of the Capture the Road Runner Committee.” It’s an expression that has always grated on me. In democratic government, elected officials do not have power. They hold power — in trust for the people who elected them. If they misuse or abuse that public trust, it is quite properly revoked (the quicker the better). I never forgot the people who gave me the privilege of representing them. It was a lesson learned at home from my father and mother, and one I have tried to impart to the people I’ve served with and employed over the years. As I prepare to leave this all behind, I now leave you in control of the greatest nation of mankind and pray God gives you the wisdom to understand the responsibility you hold in your hands. May God bless you all, and may God bless America.

I extend my deepest and most heartfelt condolences to Congresswoman Debbie Dingell and the entire Dingell family for their loss. In this divisive time, may we all draw wisdom and inspiration from the truly remarkable life of Congressman John Dingell, and may we all continue to learn from his example of selfless public service as we work to build a better future for our state.

Statement from Mayor Mike Duggan: ”I am deeply saddened at the death of John Dingell. He will be remembered as of the greatest legislators in American history who never forgot about the people he served and the city of Detroit. When our workers or automakers needed help, John always answered their call. No one fought harder for working people in Congress than John did. When the Rouge and Detroit Rivers festered with pollution, John led the effort in Congress to clean them up. Perhaps most importantly, when his father died, John carried on his legacy of fighting for universal healthcare coverage. He presided over the House when Medicare passed in 1965, and he was there when President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law in 2010. More than 680,000 Michiganders have healthcare today thanks to John never giving up on his father’s dream. While it’s hard to imagine a world without John Dingell, his legacy of working to improve people’s lives will last forever. John was a great personal friend to me for more than 30 years. On behalf of the entire city of Detroit, our hearts and prayers go out to Debbie and the rest of the Dingell family during this difficult time.”

Statement from Senator Debbie Stabenow: “Congressman John Dingell — the Dean of the House and my dear friend— was not merely a witness to history. He was a maker of it. His original family name, translated into Polish, meant ‘blacksmith.’ Nothing could be more fitting for a man who hammered out our nation’s laws, forging a stronger union that could weather the challenges of the future. John Dingell loved Michigan. He understood the connection our people have to manufacturing, to agriculture, and to the land and the Great Lakes that support our Michigan way of life. His wife, Debbie, who has been his closest confidant for more than 40 years, is working hard to carry on his legacy. I know that all of us in Michigan are sending her and their family and many friends our love and support at this time. I extend my deepest and most heartfelt condolences to Congresswoman Debbie Dingell and the entire Dingell family for their loss.”

Daniel J. Loepp, the president and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, released the following statement: “John Dingell was a Michigan icon and champion for our state and nation. From the time he took office until the time he retired, Congressman Dingell fought tirelessly on behalf of Michigan residents and all Americans. He was a respected policymaker, a champion for honesty and ethics and a history maker who led through compromise and collaboration. His mission lives on in his beloved wife, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell. Our condolences go out to her and the Dingell family as we mourn the loss of a great man.”

Statement from Congressman Bill Huizenga: “Congressman John Dingell—the Dean of the House and my dear friend— was not merely a witness to history. He was a maker of it. His original family name, translated into Polish, meant ‘blacksmith.’ Nothing could be more fitting for a man who hammered out our nation’s laws, forging a stronger union that could weather the challenges of the future. John Dingell loved Michigan. He understood the connection our people have to manufacturing, to agriculture, and to the land and the Great Lakes that support our Michigan way of life. His wife, Debbie, who has been his closest confidant for more than 40 years, is working hard to carry on his legacy. I know that all of us in Michigan are sending her and their family and many friends our love and support at this time.”

Below is the statement by President Barack Obama on Chairman John Dingell as the longest serving member in the history of the United States House of Representatives.

Statement from the Office of Congresswoman Debbie Dingell on the passing of John Dingell

“ t is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of John David Dingell, Jr., former Michigan Congressman and longest-serving member of the United States Congress. Congressman Dingell died peacefully today at his home in Dearborn, with his wife Deborah at his side. He was a lion of the United States Congress and a loving son, father, husband, grandfather, and friend. He will be remembered for his decades of public service to the people of Southeast Michigan, his razor sharp wit, and a lifetime of dedication to improving the lives of all who walk this earth.”

The American Arab Chamber of Commerce is saddened to hear of the passing of Representative Dingell, who served his country for nearly 60 years. He was the longest serving member of Congress in U.S. history and one of its most powerful chairs, who helped to draft and enact some of the most important legislation in the past century – from the Civil Rights Act to the Clean Water and Clean Air Acts to perhaps his crowning accomplishment, the Affordable Care Act. He dedicated his life to improving the lives of his constituents and the entire country. Congressman Dingell was a mentor and hero to many of us, he will be greatly missed. The chamber expresses its deepest condolences to Congresswoman Debbie Dingell and the Dingell family.

On February 11, 2009, President Obama met with Chairman Dingell at the White House to express his congratulations and thanks for his service. —————————— “It gives me great pleasure to commend Chairman John Dingell, the Dean of the U.S. House of Representatives, who today becomes the longest serving Member in the history of the House. Since 1955, Chairman Dingell has represented the people of Michigan’s Fifteenth District with distinction. “Over the past 53 years, Chairman Dingell has been a champion for the health and well-being of hardworking Americans. Following in the footsteps of his father, the Honorable John Dingell Sr., Chairman Dingell has introduced legislation to provide national health insurance for all Americans in each and every Congress. Seniors throughout America have Chairman Dingell to thank for his instrumental role in passage of the 1965 Medicare Act and for his innumerable efforts since then. “Through his hard work, Chairman Dingell reminds us that we have a solemn duty to

protect our natural heritage for future generations. As a young Congressman, Chairman Dingell authored one of the first bills to protect America’s wetlands and played a key role in the 1964 National Wilderness Act. Since then, he’s sponsored legislation to improve water quality, protect endangered species, expand sources of renewable energy, and clean-up toxic waste. “Chairman Dingell has long strived to ensure that every tax dollar is used wisely and that we have a more open, honest, and accessible government. In particular, his investigations into waste, fraud, and abuse have protected American consumers from inferior government contracting, deceptive drug marketing, and insider trading. “On behalf of the American people, let me say ‘thank you, Chairman Dingell,’ for your decades of distinguished service on behalf of Fifteenth District. As Dean of the U.S. House, you are a model of tireless commitment for all of your colleagues. I look forward to working with you in the months and years to come as we endeavor to protect and improve the well-being of all Americans.”

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A long-lived crusade continues... By Dr. John Telford

Phyllis Worthy Dawkins

Bennett College Raises $8.2 Million to Keep Accreditation

By Stacy M. Brown In a dramatic announcement on Monday, Feb. 4, Bennett College’s Phyllis Worthy Dawkins said she was confident that the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges would restore the historically black college’s accreditation. “We’ve raised enough to produce additional resources. That’s what we did – and more,” Dawkins said in announcing that the all-women’s school had raised $8.2 million, or $3.2 million more than the $5 million needed to save the accreditation. Students, alumnae and supporters cheered the news knowing that the college had met its Feb. 1 deadline to raise the funds. Fundraising efforts ended at midnight on Friday, Feb. 1 and officials spent the weekend and Monday tallying up the donations. Hopes ran high on Friday after High Point University announced that it was donating $1 million to Bennett, a total that at the time pulled the college to within a couple of hundred thousand dollars of the $5 million goal. High Point’s president, Nido Qubein, noted that High Point and

Bennett are located near one another and both have roots in the United Methodist Church. He said the gift was inspired by the words of Martin Luther King Jr. who once said, “Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be. This is the interrelated structure of reality.” “Bennett College has an outstanding tradition of academic excellence for African American women,” said Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, the trade organization that represents 215 African American owned newspapers and media companies around the country with more than 21 million weekly subscribers. “The college is funded by the Presbyterian Church and my great-great-great grandfather, the Rev. John Chavis, was the first ordained African American Presbyterian minister in the United States and so I appeal to all Presbyterians, to all Episcopalians, to all Methodists, to all Baptists, and to those of all faiths, to help save Bennett College,” Chavis said prior to the end of the fundraising effort.

Since 1956, I’ve taught intermittently in Detroit Public Schools and at Wayne State and Oakland Universities--always with social justice as my underlying educative theme. I’ve also served in administrative jobs in a number of human-rights-oriented social service agencies, in five local school districts and a college-and once (ill-advisedly) for a cluster of charter schools. In 1989, my house in Rochester Hills was shot up at midnight by the Southeastern Michigan Skinheads in retaliation for my recruiting and hiring black admin- Dr. John Telford istrators in the then-98% white Rochester Community Schools. (The shooters were caught and imprisoned.) In 2009 in a thenmostly-white Madison Heights, I was fired by a frightened school board for bringing in hundreds of Detroit students when i was the Superintendent of the Madison District Public Schools. In 2013, I got fired again--this time as the Superintendent of the Detroit Public Schools under state-imposed emergency financial mismanagement--when the Republicans reinstated the emergency manager law which we Michiganians had voted overwhelmingly to defeat. In September of 2017, the newly-created Detroit Public Schools Community District re-hired me in the part-time position of Poet in Residence. My home school is Southeastern High School, where many years ago t coached track champions and taught students in my English classes to write activist poetry and become social activists--and I’m now doing that same thing again there at the venerable age of 83. Recently I recited some of my my activistically-oriented poems at two other schools where I coached champions in the 1960s--King and Pershing. Here is one of those poems: ‘Separate and unequal’ / Has an evil sequel. / The devilish creation / Of racial segregation / Is utter subjugation / And clear discrimination. / So found ‘Brown / Versus Board of Education.’ / True reconciliation / And total integration / Are needed in our nation. / Therefore may it escape / The fatal final fate / Of God’s annihilation. Among the several hundred students I’ve addressed in the past nineteen months, there was only one lone white face. This underscores that now--65 years later--the Supreme Court’s 1954 ‘Brown vs. Board of Education’ ruling remains virtually unenforced in many locales across America--urban, suburban, and rural. I also shared this couplet with the students: We need to dump / The racist Trump. Thus inspired, my Southeastern student

Kristopher Gould wrote: On Election Day Trump got elected. / This changed the U.S. so we felt unprotected. / Trump’s a MISTAKE that is still undetected! ...And that monstrous mistake is ‘still undetected’ by many who misguidedly voted for the pathologically narcissistic Trump--but I suspect that most are beginning to realize they did indeed make a tragic error that our country and the free world may now have to pay for dearly. Here’s another poem I shared with my kids, who all too soon will need to venture out into this Trump-tainted world: Great Fate, pray Thee: / We wish to see / The WIND, and be / The RAIN, and know / The STARLIT SNOW. That poem reflects my prayer that through EDUCATION, Detroit’s children may come to SEE the UNSEEN, and come to RAIN their acquired knowledge and grace upon the entire planet, and come to KNOW the as-yet UNKNOWN--,thus empowering them to lead our battered and beleaguered old world into a far better, kinder, and more lovingly enlightened place. Hear activist Detroit educator and former world-ranked sprinter John Telford Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. and Mondays at 6:30 p.m. on WCHB AM1340. The call-in number is (313) 837-1340. Get his books at The Source Booksellers on Cass Avenue, at Barnes & Noble stores, or on amazon.com (Type in Dr. John Telford). His website is www.AlifeontheRUN.com. Email him at DrJohnTelfordEdD@aol.com or call (313) 460-8272 to advertise on his show or appear on it. His programs are often videotaped for streaming on DetroitipTelevision (DETipTV.com) and on his Facebook page.

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NEIGHBORS EAST SIDE: WHITTIER-KELLY

Community Blooms with New Life

By James W. Ribbron NEIGHBORS STAFF WRITER

A section of the city’s east side blooms with pride, parks and potential thanks to the dedication of the Yorkshire Woods Community Organization. The organization is made of residents and businesses in an area bounded by Whittier, Kelly, Morang and the I- 94 Freeway

Mose Primus (left) and Parnell Willis at the Yorkshire Community Gardens. They received special recognition for their community service from former President Barack Obama. PHOTO: Kory Woods

“As the city rebuilds, so are we,” said Mose Primus, Jr., 67, who has chaired the organization since 2014, four years after moving to the community.

ty looking to make our neighborhood safe and clean,’’ he said. “And we are making that happen. It’s not the hood; it’s a neighborhood.” “It takes hard work and dedication to make things happen.” Much of the organization’s hard work has been focused on the revitalization of six empty lots located in the 9700 block of Kensington between King Richard and McKinney streets. The ongoing work that started in 2015 has resulted in parks, a flower garden and community festivals.

See Whittier-Kelly page B-2

“Yorkshire Woods is a friendly communi-

“IT’S NOT THE HOOD. IT’S A NEIGHBORHOOD” Hoods are nefarious people or nefarious places. True neighborhoods, however, are warm, inviting, embracing and nurtured by people with love in their hearts, love for their neighborhoods and love for the neighbors. That’s the tie that binds the people and the neighborhoods featured in this February Neighbors Section. Willie Cambell of Core City on the west side, and east side residents Mose Primus, Jr. of Yorkshire Woods and James “Jack Rabbit” Jackson of the Jefferson-Chalmers neighborhood. Each is actively involved in making positive change, in partnership with their neighbors and other community groups. They have developed housing, done neighborhood patrols, planted gardens and more. And they all do it out of a love for their neighborhoods, even in the face of the hard-to-shake narrative that little good happens in city neighborhoods while development dollars are poured into downtown and midtown Detroit. Their experiences, and many others across the city, belie the notion that there is no development in the neighborhoods. There is, in fact, lots of Human Development that is making a difference in people’s lives and in their neighborhoods. That love and devotion is reflected in the words of Mose Primus, Jr. of the Yorkshire Woods Community Organization. “It’s not the hood,” he said emphatically. “It’s a neighborhood.”

– Luther Keith,

Executive Director, ARISE Detroit!

Michigan Chronicle

Retired police officer James “Jack Rabbit” Jackson still patrols his area, as part of the neighborhood watch initiative. PHOTO: Kory Woods

EAST SIDE: JEFFERSON-CHALMERS

Active Neighbor Shows Love For His Jefferson-Chalmers Community By Santiago Esparza

District Council. “I ride around and see the kids of the kids who used to buy ice cream from me. You cannot beat that.” That continuity is important to neighborhoods, he said.

Neighbors Staff Writer

For five decades, James “Jack Rabbit” Jackson has been a fixture in the Jefferson-Chalmers neighborhood on the city’s east side. He has been a police officer, tow truck driver, furniture mover and even sold ice cream from an ice cream truck. At the same time, operated a citizen patrol and making improvements to his neighborhood. As Valentine’s Day approaches, Jackson, age 70, reflects on his love affair with his Detroit community. “Our number one draw is the water,” he said of the canals in his neighborhood, which is south of Jefferson Avenue from Conner/Clairpointe Road to Alter Road, just east of Grosse Pointe Park. “We have the (Detroit) River nearby and the parks and scenery.” Other things Jackson loves about

Jackson said his neighborhood could use a Valentine’s Day gift of additional new street lights and surveillance cameras.

his neighborhood include: Neighbors who look out for each other. They patrol, report crime and work to keep the neighborhood safe, he said. Active residents. For example, residents videotape alleged drug deals and pass the footage to police, Jackson said. “We give no warning,” he said. “It has put the fear of God into drug dealers.” “This is home,” said Jackson, who heads the Jefferson Chalmers Citizen

“We need a little bit better lighting,” he said. “That would cut down on accidents. We also could use more cameras. They really help to curtail crime.” Jackson said he can’t see anywhere else as home and will work to make it better for as long as he is able to do so. “When you know you can make a difference… it makes you feel like you can really accomplish something.” The Jefferson-Chalmers Citizens District Council can be reached at PO Box 15708, Detroit 48215 or at (313) 824-1370.

WEST SIDE: WARREN-GRAND RIVER

Core City Neighborhoods Offers A Model Of Grassroots Commitment

By Alicia Nails

Neighbors Staff Writer

MICHIGAN CHRONICLE AND ARISE DETROIT! TEAM UP One Year in The Life, a m onthly supple ment to the Michigan Chronicle Roots section, is dedicated to coverage of the Detroit experience at a grassroots level. The edition is the result of a partnership between ARISE Detroit!, a nonprofit coalition of more than 400 organizations, and the Michigan Chronicle, the state’s oldest and most respected African American newspaper. The project is made possible through a grant from the Community Foundation Of Southeast Michigan.

Willie Cambell operates a food pantry inside of the Core City Neighborhood headquarters. PHOTO: Kory Woods

Core City Neighborhoods, Inc. is the epitome of a grassroots organization. It is staffed by three committed activists, supported by community volunteers who grew up receiving assistance, and led by a board of directors composed of local residents. Core City provides permanent housing, consistent food assistance, summer youth programs and cleans unattended lots to create gardens and parks in the community. “We’re a development of the community, by the community, for the community,” says Executive Director Willie Cambell. “If something needs to be repaired or painted, we roll up our

CORE CITY: What it does: Core City Neighborhoods, Inc. owns permanent rental housing, distributes food boxes weekly, organizes volunteers to beautify houses and lots, creating create gardens and parks in the community and operates summer youth programs.

Year founded - 1984 Where located: The main thoroughfares of this four-square mile neighborhood are Warren Avenue, Grand River Avenue, Martin Luther King Boulevard and Michigan Avenue.

Executive Director: Willie Cambell Contact info: Core City Neighborhoods, Inc. 3301 23rd Street, Detroit (313) 894-8431

sleeves and get it done.” The City of Detroit operated website Neigh-

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Whittier-Kelly From page B-1

Yorkshire Woods Community Organization partners with the Evangelical Church of America to make community improvements. Support has also from Home Depot, Keep Growing Detroit, Greening of Detroit, Keep Detroit Beautiful and more than 100 volunteers.

Willie Cambell standing next to a mounted article from the Michigan Chronicle that featured Core City Neighborhoods. PHOTO: Kory Woods

Warren-Grand River From page B-1

borhoods.org identifies the major thoroughfares of the 4-square mile Core City neighborhood: “Warren Avenue, Grand River Avenue, Martin Luther King Boulevard and Michigan Avenue.” The nonprofit was founded in 1984 by a group that included its former executive director, the late Catholic Sister Theresa Blaquiere, and Bishop Thomas Gumbleton. It’s housed in the former St. Casmir Church convent on 23rd Street, a mile from the Michigan Central Train Depot. Dennis Talbert was president of Michigan Neighborhood Partnership, a division of the University of Michigan, which rented space in the CCN building. “Core City works diligently to keep the peoples’ voice at the table,” Talbert said, adding that they are “committed to developing indigenous leadership.” Core City quantifies its success story with facts and stats. • It started off refurbishing houses, and by the early 2000s the organization was building new housing in cooperation with the Michigan State Housing Development Authority. • It now owns and manages 400 apartments-- 1, 2 and 3-bedroom rental units,

as well as 60 single-family homes. • The low turnover rates and waiting lists for developments like Alberta King Village are indicators that Core City is meeting the community’s needs. Cambell says the key to attracting and retaining tenants in a community housing development is setting rental rates at 30 percent of Wayne County’s median income level, not the standard 60 percent that other developers use. The organization also partnered with Habitat for Humanity to build 131 homes, more than 90 percent of which are still owned by the families that helped them. An Air Force veteran with a social service background who says he’s driven by the Holy Spirit, Cambell is a fiercely independent doer who sees serving others as a matter of fact, no-frills calling. On Tuesdays and Wednesdays, in partnership with Forgotten Harvest, he and a few volunteers distribute food boxes to some 200 people. To maintain its independence, Cambell says Core City neither seeks nor receives funding from corporations, nearby casinos, or major foundations. Instead, its funds come from their income-producing housing and from non-traditional sources and private donors. He says he doesn’t operate on a set budget but “the pantry is always full because I walk by faith.”

“We planted a community garden, purchased six lots of land from the Land Bank Authority, cut down trees and in 2016 sponsored a paint party. With support from local artists and residents we painted tree stumps,” Primus said. “We now have a community

space where we sponsored a harvest fest, a community clean-up with the department of corrections, a community block party with a stage and mural, and our first hip hop block party.” This year, the group plans to add an apiary to house bees and a butterfly and hummingbird habitat along with fruit trees, he said. The Detroit Future City’s Working with Lots Grant Program helped fund the flower garden. That program encourages community groups, faith-based institutions, non-profits, and businesses to install designs to address storm water concerns, activate community spaces and create more attractive neighborhoods.

Loving The New While Cherishing The Old In

Yorkshire Woods

By James W. Ribbon Neighbors Staff Writer

There’s lots to love—old and new—in Mose Primus’s Yorkshire Woods Community on the city’s east side.

He offered several examples:

•T he Yorkshire Woods Community Garden: Established in 2015, it offers 12 vegetable bins, painted tree stumps, and 10 raised beds (2015) •Y orkshire Woods Community Park: open space next to the garden offers a stage and picnic tables for outdoor events; established in 2017. •Y orkshire Woods Blooms Flower Garden: consist of four maple trees, roses, hydrangeas and a gazebo that catches rainwater. “This has become our community gathering place,” Primus said of the revitalized space in the 9700 block of Kensington. “It’s a place where community, neighbors and friends can come and enjoy each other, experience art and fellowship.” • Skinner Park located next to Denby

High School and Brookins Park on Yorkshire between Rossiter and Nottingham. • The Harper Avenue Business District beginning at Whittier east on Harper to Cadieux: It includes a Family Dollar, located at 16401 Harper Ave; Vergotes Fish, located at 16523 Harper Ave; Jim’s Collision Shop, located at 16651 Harper; Sweetwater Express, located at 16523 Harper Ave. and the United States Postal Service, located at 17375 Harper Ave. • Stately brick homes. “Brick home are stable structures that last and provide character for our area,” Primus said.

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Kamilia Landrum and Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony with Mayor Mike Duggan as he purchases the Ceremonial 1st ticket for the 64th Annual Fight For Freedom Fund Dinner.

Leveling Up through Leadership:

Detroit Branch NAACP Selects New Executive Director By KC Wilbourn Snapp The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) -Detroit chapter hosted its Kick-Off for the 64th Annual Fight For Freedom Fund Dinner and Installation Ceremony for 2019-2020 at the Detroit Roostertail. The reception was replete with announcements regarding transitions and promotions in leadership within the 107-year-old branch. Under the leadership of Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony, who was sworn in for an unprecedented 14th term as President, the event included an installation ceremony for the newly appointed Detroit elected officers and the executive committee for 2019-2020. Those installed were Atty. John E. Johnson, Jr., 1st Vice President, Kevin Tolbert, 2nd Vice President, Alice Thompson, 3rd Vice President, and Lakeisha Becton, as Treasurer. The Honorable Prentis Edwards, Jr. performed the ceremony. History was also made that evening as Kamilia Landrum was officially named as the new Executive Director of the branch and the successor to Donnell R. White. After a national search, Landrum proved to be the best candidate to continue the legacy of leadership with the organization and at 30 years old is the youngest to hold her current position. “Our search committee was appointed in July of 2018.” Said Rev. Anthony. “They held several meetings and now the work is completed. Nearly 70 applications were received, locally and nationally. After a review of all the applicants, it was narrowed down to four and of that four, three were interviewed. Af-

ter much deliberation, conference calls, and discussion, the search committee brought forth a recommendation to our board for the new executive director for the Detroit Branch NAACP. “I felt like I was interviewing the entire time for the process, but it allowed me the opportunity to see the internal workings of the organization on a broader scale and the exposure helped me to prepare for this current role that I have been blessed to receive,” Landrum remarked. Recently named one of the Michigan Chronicles 40 under 40, the Florida A&M University graduate is living her dream. When asked about seeking such a high position in the organization, she notes, “this is something that I have wanted since I was the Youth Council President back in 2005.” Landrum is only the second woman to hold this position in the organization’s 107-year history. The first woman was Rev. Dr. JoAnn Watson. Landrum is a child of the NAACP and has served on the local, state and national level of the organization. She was a leader in the Youth Council, has served on the national board of directors and is also involved in several community organizations. Most recently she organized our Take Your Soles To The Polls campaign for voter registration and mobilization, Back to School initiatives for Detroit Public School students, and the Second Chance Initiative for non-violent offenders seeking to have their records expunged in the criminal justice system. The NAACP has always been a proponent of reaching back to younger gener-

ations to ensure that there will always be someone on the ground to fight back against injustice and discrimination. That young adult participation has been paramount for its leadership development and something that Landrum credits to her success. “I feel like my evolvement is a testimony to the mentoring, exposure and access to opportunities that are provided by the NAACP.” Her initiatives includes making sure the areas that she calls “game changers” for a community: health, education, civic engagement, criminal justice, and economic sustainability all have advocacy and action items attached to them for the community to remain engaged. Although Donnell R. White, Landrum’s predecessor, has taken on a new role as the Chief Diversity Officer and Director of Strategic Partnerships for Chemical Bank he still remains committed to the goals and ideals of the NAACP and offers his support. Both have worked under the dynamic leadership of Reverend Anthony who remains a trailblazer for civil rights and social justice in Detroit and around the country. The reception also boasted the ceremonial purchase of the 1st ticket by Mayor Mike Duggan of Detroit, remarks from Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence and Reverend Anthony’s signature poem “Sell Your Tickets” was recited in simple prose and humor. Chairs from the 63rd Annual Fight For Freedom Fund Dinner passed the gavel to the 64th Annual Chairs. The chairpersons for the dinner are Senior Corporate Chair, Gary Torgow, Chairman

Kamilia Landrum is following the likes of former NAACP Executive Director’s: ■ Rev. Joann Nichols Watson, former Detroit City Council Member and now professor at Wayne County Community College District; ■ Attorney John E. Johnson, Jr., former City of Detroit Corporation Counsel, now Executive Director for Michigan Legislative Black Caucus; ■ Heaster Wheeler, former Assistant Executive for Wayne County and now Assistant Secretary of State; ■ Donnell White, now the Chief Diversity Officer and Director of Strategic Partnerships for Chemical Bank. of Chemical Bank and Senior Community Chair, Tonya Allen, President and CEO of Skillman Foundation. Allen, a longtime community advocate and champion for children, offered inspiring words about Detroit’s rebirth. “When we recover, it can’t just be a recovery for a few, but for all [of Detroit’s residents]”. As she points out the need for community leaders to be intentional about community development and social justice, Allen adds, “equity can exist for us all.” The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination. The Fight For Freedom Fund Dinner of the Detroit Branch NAACP started in 1956 during a time when segregation and inequality was a fixed pattern in Detroit, the endeavor was a response to the disparities of Black Americans throughout the country. The first dinner was held at the Latin Quarters venue in Detroit. Today, it remains the largest sit down dinner of its kind in the world. This year, the 64th Annual Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner is scheduled for May 5, 2019. For mor information please visit http://detroitnaacp.org.

To Give A Word:

Chairman Gary Torgow bestows priceless treasure to NAACP President Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony By K.C. Wilbourn Snapp The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) - Detroit branch hosted its Kick-Off for the 64th Annual Fight For Freedom Fund Dinner and Installation Ceremony for 2019-2020 at the Detroit Roostertail.

ent it to his friend. “It was truly honor to present Reverend Anthony with this book,” said Torgow. “It is a wonderful English translation of the Torah which the Reverend used as he took the oath of office marking his 27th year as the President of the NAACP."

To help present the token was Donnell R. White, former Detroit NAACP Director, who Beyond the “Sell Your Tickets” poem Rev. worked under Rev. Anthony. White is now the Anthony delivered, the room was filled with Chief Diversity Officer and Director of Strategic his impassioned words as he told of the plight Partnerships. of enslaved Black’s stolen from the continent Torgow and Rev. Anthony have celebrated of Africa who arrived at Point Comfort (Hamp- milestones together. Last summer Rev. Anton), Virginia in 1619. His words were a sharp thony was on hand to celebrate Chemical Bank reminder of the struggles of Black Americans moving its headquarin this country and the ters to Detroit. The two legacy of forced separahave a storied friendtion from children. The ship and have supportwords had a range of ed each other immensemeaning for the audily over the years. The ence exposing the counsentiment was not lost tries fragmented peron the reverend. spective on what liberty “I was deeply moved still “isn’t” while delivand specifically inering a jarring comparispired by someone who son to the current state I have a great respect of government affairs. for," said Rev. Dr. WenRev. Anthony’s words dell Anthony, President, were delivered in the Detroit Branch NAACP. cadence of a Baptist "He gave me his personpreacher, but also caral book. It doesn't get ried a rabbinic sentiMo Betta than that. It's ment , which made the upon that kind of rock special gift from this that we can collectively year’s Senior Corporate 64th Annual Fight For Freedom Fund Dinner build the future of our Chair and Chairman of Senior Corporate Chair Gary Torgow, Chair- people together." Chemical Financial Cor- man, Chemical Bank, presents Rev. Dr. The Kick-Off and poration, Gary Torgow, Wendell Anthony, President, Detroit Branch Passing of the Gavel invaluable. NAACP, with his Torah to be used for Rev. ceremony offered a To commemorate Anthony’s installation to serve his historic unique look into the their friendship and the 14th term as Detroit Branch NAACP Pres- leadership, influence appreciation Torgow and mentorship of Rev. ident. has for Rev. Anthony, Wendell Anthony. His he presented the Civil Rights pioneer with an- wisdom and footprint can be seen throughout other word. As a tribute Torgow presented Rev. the city as he continues to develop new leaders, Anthony with a leather bound ArtScroll Stone build solid relationships, and support and grow edition of the Five Books Of Moses from his young talent to become vines of success. personal collection. Torgow, a Detroit busiThe Detroit Branch NAACP is the largest nessman active in business, civic, charitable branch in the Association. For more informaand communal endeavors has been a silent tion please call 3 13-871-2087 or visit detroitgiant in the city, noted that he read from the naacp.org. book daily and was more than happy to pres-

64th Annual Fight For Freedom Fund Dinner Kick-Off Reception and Passing of the Gavel (from left to right): 63rd Annual Fight For Freedom Fund Dinner General Co-Chair Michael Turner, Chief of Staff, Wayne County Sheriff’s Office; 63rd Annual Fight For Freedom Fund Dinner General Chair Melvin Butch Hollowell, Esq., Managing Partner, The Miller Law Firm; Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony, President, Detroit Branch NAACP; 64th Annual Fight For Freedom Fund Dinner Senior Corporate Chair Gary Torgow, Chairman, Chemical Bank; 64th Annual Fight For Freedom Fund Dinner Senior Community Chair Tonya Allen, President & CEO, Skillman Foundation and Kamilia K. Landrum, Executive Director, Detroit Branch NAACP.

Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony,President, Detroit Branch NAACP and Kamilia K. Landrum, Executive Director, Detroit Branch NAACP, are presented a check by 64th Annual Fight For Freedom Fund Dinner Senior Corporate Chair Gary Torgow, Chairman, Chemical Bank and Donnell R. White, Senior Vice President, Chemical Bank.

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Barika Butler, MD, MHCM There are a few things that you can count on this month. February will bring swings in Michigan weather, our fate determined by our friend, or foe, the groundhog, and the day for love. Valentine’s Day marks marriage proposals, flowers, chocolates, and an inability to reserve a last-minute reservation to your favorite restaurant. It is a day of bliss Barika Butler, MD for some and a day dreaded by others. No matter your “relationship status”, Valentine’s Day can be an amazing opportunity to fall in love with the person who needs your love the most – YOU! Married, single, 6 kids or none, show yourself some love this February 14. Why does self-love matter? To fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness.”- Robert Morely. Oh so true. To really love yourself, to feel comfortable in your skin and understand that you are an original, is not always easy. When you reach that point, you will feel a sense of freedom -freedom from the worries about criticism, freedom from a need to keep up with the neighbors; freedom from self-imposed roadblocks to being your best self. When you are confident enough to free yourself of constraints and live a life meant for you, you are allowing yourself permission to enjoy happiness.

children or others that you love. You must do the same thing with your mask of love. You cannot even understand what love really is and how to execute it for others until you have at least begun to work on doing so for yourself. Because you deserve it! Enough said. How can you show yourself some love on Valentine’s Day (and every day for that matter)? Be Grateful. There is nothing like taking the time to recognize the positive aspects of your life. Big and small, take some serious time to be grateful for what you have and for what you don’t have. Some ways to do this are to commit to writing down three reasons you are grateful in the morning or at night. Go back and read those whenever you are feeling down or frustrated. Start a gratefulness jar. Get a jar and drop a sticky note with a thought, person, experience that you give thanks for. Open it and read through them when you need a little remind-

er of all that is good. Be sure to document everything from the smallest (“I am grateful for this hot cup of coffee”) to the largest (“I am grateful for my children, my home, my job). “ Allow yourself the gift of time. It is so easy to slack on self-care, especially when we can use the good old excuse of not having time. The truth is that we all have the time, we have to allow ourselves to block out the time because we are worth it and we need it. Ten minutes of morning meditation. Stopping for a moment of mindfulness in the middle of a busy day. Give yourself permission to have some quiet moments to yourself without feeling guilty. The power of positive thinking. You are as you think you are. Instead of falling in to the rut of the automatic negative thought, force yourself to alter your thinking pattern and reframe everything in the positive. There is a lesson to be learned in everything, even when we “fail forward.” Retrain your brain. Re-evaluate your goals. Remember in January we discussed the importance

of goal setting and that realization that many goals for the New Year may be wavering or all out forgotten by mid-February? Well, here we are at that point. It is time to look at your goals again, re-evaluate where you are, and what you need to adjust to make them a priority. A vision board is a great way to give new life to the lists and rewards charts that you may have started. Spoil yourself. It is okay to spoil yourself. This may include what comes to mind as the typical ideas of being spoiled, like a spa day or buying yourself something nice. You can also spoil yourself without spending a ton of money or even participating in commercialism. Work out, choose the healthy meal, read a good book. Write yourself a love letter. Have you ever written someone a love letter? Come on, we have all been 12 years old before, we have been there. Take out a pen and paper (yes, I said it, pen and paper is recommended as writing has a different impact on the brain than typing) and write a letter. Tell yourself how much you mean to you, why you are so loved, describe in detail all of the wonderful things about you. Be kind to yourself. Give yourself a break. Perfection is the enemy of good. Allowing yourself the room to make mistakes, fall short, get back up and keep on moving is love. Be gentle. Forgive others and yourself. Happy Valentine’s Day!

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Kemp Funeral Home Celebrates Black History Month with Essay Challenge By Patreice A. Massey The owners of the award-winning Kemp Funeral Home in Southfield, MI are fully committed to engaging with the community by participating in local events and conducting complimentary monthly seminars to assist families before their time of need. As part of its on-going efforts to position the business as an integral part of the community it serves, Kemp is conducting an essay contest for metro Detroit middle school students. “During Black History Month, we are challenging youngsters to write a 150 word essay on what they feel they can personally do to help bring more peace and unity to our society” says Jacquie Lewis-Kemp, Chief Financial Officer of Kemp Funeral Home. The essay contest is open to all middle school students in the tri-county area, and must be submitted by the

The women of Wolverine Bar, Pretty Brown Girl Founder Sheri Crawley and proud program participants celebrate the 2018 program year at MacArthur Elementary School in Southfield, Michigan.

Detroit Women Empowering Girls Together For 2019 Pretty Brown Girl Day Pretty Brown Girl (PBG), a Detroit organization with an international reach, is empowering girls to reach their fullest potential. On February 23, 2019, Pretty Brown Girl presents its 8th Annual International Pretty Brown Girl Day. This special day of awareness embodies the mission of the Pretty Brown Girl Movement and takes place each year on the fourth Saturday of February during Black History Month. This is a day of camaraderie, for girls to have fun, bond with others, reflect on their gifts and talents and set goals. The 2019 theme is “Ask and It Shall Be Given, Seek and You Shall Find”, as girls of color will be encouraged to know that with God’s grace and favor, they can do and be anything that is in their hearts. This year’s Metro Detroit event will take place on Saturday, February 23rd from 2:00pm to 5:00pm at Noah’s Venue in Southfield, Michigan. The newly opened venue is a Sponsor of this special event hosting over 250 girls ages 10 and up.

school principal or counselor. “The goal is to get the young students to be aware of the social and political climate that we live in, and to know that each and every one of us has the ability to do something to bring change. We want them to think, and put their thoughts down on paper.” Says Lewis-Kemp. All participants will receive a certificate and the top 3 winners will receive prizes including electronics and gift cards, and will have their names and photos published on the Kemp website. “The goal is to get the young students to be aware of the social and political climate that we live in, and to know that each and every one of us has the ability to do something to bring change,” said President & CEO Stephen R. Kemp. “We want them to think, and put their thoughts down on paper.” Kemp has been a funeral director for nearly 33 years. His son, Stephen II is also a licensed funeral director. The Kemp family and staff is very supportive of local activities that help to uplift the community. Kemp recently help sponsor Southfield’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King March which attracted nearly 700 participants on a very frigid winter morning. Kemp Funeral Home is the recipient of the prestigious “Pursuit of Excellence Award” from the National Funeral Directors Association. This distinct honor is reserved for funeral home operators that meet high standard of excellence through quality, sincerity and trust.

Here are the essay guidelines Essay Topic Write a 150-word essay on what they feel they can personally do to help bring more peace and unity to our society. Word Count: 150 words. Who can Apply? Middle School aged students in 6th, 7th or 8th grade. How to Submit Type your 150-word essay on “…what you can do to bring more peace and unity to our society”, and include your name, address, phone number and school that you attend, to: Kemp Funeral Home & Cremation Services 24585 Evergreen Rd. Southfield, MI 48076 Attn: Essay Contest Deadline Make sure your essay has reached the funeral home by 2/28/19. Notification of Awards All winners will be notified at a Recognition Banquet held at Kemp Funeral Home on March 11, 2019 at 4:30 pm.

Other sponsors include: Great Lakes Legal Group PLLC, founded by Detroit-attorneys Jehan Crump-Gibson and Ayanna Alcendor, both advocates of empowering young women; and Ms. Ann’s Sweets, recent winner of the Best Cupcake Ever contest on Live in the D. To volunteer or sponsor, or for tickets for the 8th Annual Pretty Brown Girl Day, visit www.prettybrowngirl.com . ABOUT PRETTY BROWN GIRL

Pretty Brown Girl program participants at MacArthur Elementary School in Southfield, Michigan. year, girls will be presented with the 2019 PBG Dream Big Awards, recognizing them for their achievements in the areas of arts, community, academics and entrepreneurship.

Pretty Brown Girl was founded in Detroit, Michigan in 2010 by husband and wife Corey and Sheri Crawley, who responded to the serious concerns they had on behalf of their two daughters regarding the lack of positive images for girls of color in the media. Ranked by NBC News as one of the top seven organizations dedicated to girls of color, Pretty Brown Girl’s mission is to encourage self-acceptance by cultivating social, emotional and intellectual well-being of girls of color. For more information, contact PBG at 800-5148559 or email info@prettybrowngirl. com

The Wolverine Bar Foundation is also a Sponsor of this worthy cause to help cultivate future leaders among Metro Detroit’s youth. The group began their partnership with the Pretty Brown Girl Foundation last year through their Pipeline Programming Initiatives, sponsoring girls to participate in the Pretty Brown Girl Club K-12 D.R.E.A.M. PROGRAM at MacArthur Elementary School in Southfield. The attorneys and judges have continued their support in 2019 by adopting the Pretty Brown Girl Club at Flagship Elementary School in Detroit. Several female members of the organization will volunteer their time and share their journeys with the young ladies in attendance at PBG Day to ensure this event is a memorable one for girls of color in our community. This

College Dual Enrollment expanded to all DPSCD high schools By Branden Hunter Clara Jimenez is a junior at the Detroit School of Arts and has aspirations to become a professional photographer/videographer or editor. She has not decided on a college just yet, but is interested in attending a two-year university right after high school. “Come on over to Wayne County Community College District (WCCCD),” said WCCCD Chancellor Dr. Curtis L. Ivery. Jimenez was a part of a contingent of students and schools that gathered at the Ben Carson High School for Science and Medicine for the announcement of the Detroit Public School Community District (DPSCD) and WCCCD’s expanded innovative partnership that supports DPSCD’s Career Pathway Initiative to create a clear career pathway for students starting their freshman year. Instead of the College Dual Enrollment option being available in only a handful of DPSCD high schools, it will be available in every DPSCD high school. The program will have over 26 courses available for students such as Jimenez to earn college credits aligned with seven industry focus areas ranging from health care to advanced manufacturing and education to hospitality. Each high school will have a designated career pathway focusing on specific industries, offering clusters of corresponding college courses. “We have gifted and talented children in every high school,” said DPSCD Superintendent Nikolai Vitti. “You don’t have to go to a Renaissance or Cass Tech to get an education that propels you to college or a career. Our work is about creating an equitable distribution of resources and opportunities.” Under the new design, students can earn six to eight pathway aligned col-

Students from Detroit DSA, Southeastern, Western, and Ben Carson take a picture with Dr. Nikolai Vitti, Dr. Curtis L. Ivery, and Deborah Hunter-Harvill.

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lege credits per school year at no costs to the students. Some of the courses offered will lead to certification or industry licensing while students are still in high school. Other programs shorten the credits needed for an associate’s degree or a four-year undergraduate degree. In addition, the DPSCD has introduced the College Jumpstart suite, a set of general education, post-secondary classes offered by WCCCD that are fully transferable to 30 Michigan colleges. Students can take these courses as early as 9th grade. “I know that these new initiatives will make a dif-

Detroit School of Arts students Treasure Wallace (left) and Clara Jimenez (right). ference,” said Ivery. “I would suggest that we do a study a few years from and we would discover that those that took College Dual Enrollment went on to complete a college degree. I think that statistic would prove that. We are committed to the future of our children.” Over the last year, the DPSCD launched the Workforce Partnership Initiative with resources from The Skillman Foundation and United Way for Southeastern Michigan. Their support helped to provide the initial analysis, recommendations and the framework. By 2020 every high school in the DP-

SCD will offer College Dual Enrollment courses aligned to the Career Pathways. Currently 14 schools are offering Career Academies (specific courses within the Pathways leading to industry professions). Career Academies run the gamut from engineering, to construction, to music and media production. “I think his type of initiative distinguishes us from charter schools and even private schools,” Vitti added. “Very few high schools in the area offer College Dual Enrollment and the Career Academies, which should help give the district a boost.”

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Macomb County, Consumers Energy presents first-annual Celebration of Black Excellence

By Patreice A. Massey

This February, the country celebrates Black History Month by honoring and recognizing the long history and contributions of black Americans. OneMacomb, an organization dedicated to promoting multiculturalism and inclusion here in Macomb County, recently announced that it would recognize this period with a first-annual Celebration of Black Excellence, presented by Consumers Energy. The event will be held on Saturday, February 23 at the Macomb County Family Resource Center (196 N Rose St, Mt Clemens) and will feature a vendor and resource expo during the day and a ticketed awards gala in the evening. “Hosting this first-ever event will not only pay tribute to the contributions of lifelong residents in Macomb County’s black communities, it will also connect newer residents and youth to the rich history many of us recall with pride,” said Rhonda Powell, director of Macomb County Health and Community Services and executive committee member of OneMacomb. “It is especially important to do this during the national celebration of Black History Month, a time when the country pays tribute to the generations of African Americans who have faced tremendous obstacles yet continue to overcome adversity and achieve great things.” The Celebration of Black Excellence will begin on the morning of February 23 with the vendor and resource expo starting at 10 a.m. and running until 2 p.m. A variety of small businesses and organizations will have a presence during this portion of the event, which

is free and open to the public. Those on site will sell items ranging from food to clothing. Others will provide services like health screenings and financial assistance. All told, more than 20 vendors are expected, including several young entrepreneurs (17-years-old and under) within the children’s business section. Those interested in participating and setting up a booth can find more information on costs and set up in the vendor information packet here. They may also contact Veronica at 586-823-2135 or Antoinette at 586-722-8645 with questions. The celebration will continue in the evening with an awards gala at 6 p.m. During the gala, five yet-to-be-announced individuals will receive honors for community involvement, athletics, business, education and the arts. Dinner and live entertainment will follow the awards ceremony. Tickets for this portion of the event are on sale now. They cost $35 per person and can be purchased here. Sponsorships for the Celebration of Black Excellence are also available. Businesses and individuals interested can contact Pam Lavers at 586-493-4877 or at lavers@macombgov.org with the subject line “Black Excellence Sponsor.” “Our OneMacomb sub-committee has done an awesome job planning this event and we are proud of the level of support and interest we’ve received from the business community, but there’s still time to get involved,” said Macomb County Deputy Executive and Chair of OneMacomb Pam Lavers. More information on the Celebration of Black Excellence event can be found at WeAreOneMacomb.com.

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By Nicole Black Dr. Cullian W. Hill, the proud pastor of the Greater Concord Baptist Church is making great strides in Detroit and is excited about it. Dr. Hill will be installed as the eighth president of the Baptist Pastors Fellowship of Detroit and Vicinity on this upcoming Sunday. The Baptist Pastors Fellowship of Detroit and Vicinity was established and organized by the late Rev. Dr. John L. Webb, who pastored the New Mt. Vernon Baptist Church of Ferndale, Michigan until his death. In 1966, under his leadership and direction, Dr. Webb organized the fellowship with twenty pastors from across the Metro Detroit-area setting a firm foundation on the Word of God. During the time of Installation, Dr. Webb’s cabinet consisted of Pastor J.H. Johnson and Pastor Wallace Mills, Jr. serving as his 1st and 2nd vice president, Pastor Lernard Thomas, recording secretary, Pastor William D. Lowe, financial secretary, Pastor Eunice S. Payne, treasurer, Pastor J.E. King as parliamentarian and other distinguished pastors completed the official cabinet. Dr. E.V. Hill, pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Los Angeles California and board member of The National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. preached the Installation Sermon. Over the years, the Baptist Pastors Fellowship of Detroit and Vicinity has established a rich and innovative history.

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A mother and her two sons

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Sam Walton founded Walmart in Arkansas in 1962 and the company is still majority-owned by the Walton family today. Henry Ford built his first car in Detroit in 1903 and his great-grandson, William Clay Ford Jr., is the current executive chairman. James H. Cole III founded the James H. Cole Home for Funerals in 1919 in Black Bottom Detroit and it is still being operated by his granddaughter, Karla M. Cole-Green and her two sons Antonio and Brice Green. Karla Cole’s father, James H. Cole Jr. (1928-1991), took over the James H. Cole Home for Funerals in 1970 when his father, James H. Cole Sr. (1894-1970) passed away. When her father passed away in 1991, the family business was then placed on her shoulders and through her leadership, the business continued to grow and strengthen its place as Detroit’s landmark funeral home. “I got into the business just from being a daddy’s girl, pretty much,” Cole laughed, as she sat at her desk. “I had to take over and when the boys were old enough, they joined me.” Cole is the youngest daughter of James H. Cole Jr. and she began working at the funeral home full time after she graduated from the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science and became a licensed mortician in 1980. She said it was destined for her to continue what her grandfather and father built. And when her dad began to have heart problems, she wanted to begin the transition of taking over the family business as quickly as possible to take some of the pressure off of him. “Even almost on his death bed, he said he hated to leave me with all this pressure. But my dad didn’t give me any breaks,” said Cole, who is the president of the company. “He brought me from the bottom on up. I had to start working in the prep room and going out to the services every day. He worked me hard and taught me well.” Cole said the hardest part about running the oldest black-owned funeral home in Detroit was being away from her family, especially her two children. And to this day, she said she still works long days to ensure her sons are able to spend time with their families and not at the family business. “I spell retirement, G-R-A-V-E,” Cole laughed.

Cole said the best thing about owning the James H. Cole Home for Funerals is being able to pass down a legacy. Her oldest son, Antonio Green, received his undergraduate degree from Bowling Green State University in 2005 and like his mother, he earned his degree of Mortuary Science from the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science in 2006. Having his mother, grandfather, and great-grandfather as prominent undertakers in Detroit, Green said he felt no pressure to continue in their line of work. “I always knew I would be a part of the business,” said Green, who is a director within the business. “But I always said I would do something else and help the family business out part-time. But as I went through college and matured, it was a natural progression into me joining the business.” Green, 36, said the only pressure from being a descendant of James H. Cole is continuing the service of excellence his family has provided to Detroiters over the last 100 years. But with his mother and younger brother by his side, the brand is still well-respected among Detroiters. “With a family business, you know everybody is as dedicated as you are,” Green said. “It would be different in a co-worker situation or scenario, not knowing their true dedication sometimes, but, here, it’s our name. And that’s how we service other families: as a family.” Brice Green is the baby boy. He began working for the company in 2007 as the headstone counselor.

By launching this venture, it initiated a new service to the family’s business. He finished his Pre-Mortuary Science studies at Eastern Michigan University, then followed in the footsteps of his grandfather, James H. Cole, Jr., by graduating from Wayne State University’s School of Mortuary Science in 2013. “It was a toss-up for me,” said Green, on whether he would turn to the family business. “I was either going to come down to the funeral home to help mom out or I was going to be a FBI sharp-shooter. But, as I grew up, I realized what was more important. There was no way I wanted it to end with my mother.” Antonio and Brice Green are both married, and both have two children, with Antonio and his wife expecting a third one very soon. And while their children are still young, who knows if they will be the next to carry the James H. Cole Home for Funerals to see another 100 years in business. “I plan on doing the same thing as my mom did, letting us choose our own career paths,” said Green, who is 34. “Whatever makes them happy in life is what I’ll support, whether that ends up being a part of the funeral business or working for NASA.” To mark its centennial, the James H. Cole Home for Funerals will have several events throughout the year, including a Legacy Breakfast at the Northwest Activities Center April 18, a family festival July 21 at the West Grand Boulevard location, and a gala at the Detroit Roostertail September 14.

With seven presidents serving their complete tenure, the fellowship concluded that Dr. Hill would be the best president to take the organization to the next level. Being a general in the gospel, Dr. Hill has made great accomplishments along the way. His service and leadership have paved the way for many and is still transforming lives today. As founder and pastor of the Greater Concord Baptist Church of thirty-eight years, one of his greatest accomplishments was the renovation project of the Greater Concord Baptist Church (formerly St. Augustine Catholic Church) into a newly renovated stateof-the-art edifice as well as developing strategies to create programs to aid and assist the community as well as maintaining their membership in growth, finance and spirituality. Along with pastoring, Dr. Hill accomplished one of his heart’s desires as a business-owner — building and educating youth. In 1996, Dr. Hill and his lovely wife, the late Lady Lucille Hill founded the Commonwealth Development Academy located on Eureka St., in Hamtramck, Michigan. Commonwealth is a K-8 school that focuses on the rigorous programs in lower elementary grades. The campus offers a state-of-the-art computer laboratory, physical education classes, hot meals cooked on site and has the capacity to house 375 students. With so many accomplishments under his belt, Dr. Hill is looking forward to tackling new challenges in his role. “It’s a pleasure and honor for the brethren to have thought enough to elect me as the new president of the Baptist Pastors Fellowship Detroit and Vicinity,” says Dr Hill. “As we move forward, we are endeavoring to be educationally, politically, socially and economically involved in rebuilding our city, but most of all our communities. Our communities are in disarray

and as spiritual leaders we must rebuild the homes first. If the homes are affected that means the churches are affected; if the home goes, so does the church. I am committing to do the work and pushing to be the change.” Through many obstacles and certainly many blessings, this anointed, God-given, preacher, teacher, leader and businessman has stood the test of time. Dr. Hill’s motivation has always been to empower, impact, inspire and to motivate his fellow man, to make a difference through education, helping and teaching others the Word of God and now is prepared to lead the Baptist Pastors Fellowship of Detroit and Vicinity to higher heights. The Baptist Pastors Fellowship will install their new president, Dr. Cullian Hill along with all the newly elected officers with an Installation Service Celebration on Sunday, February 17th, 2019 at the Greater Concord Baptist Church located at 4550 East Davison, Detroit, Michigan. at 7pm. Pastor Sampson Matthews, pastor of the Mt. Hebron Baptist Church of Ferndale, Michigan will be the guest speaker and the Great Lakes Baptist District Association along with Mt. Hebron Baptist Church Choir and Greater Concord Baptist Church Choir will be ministering in song. For more information, please visit, bpfdetroit. org. or call (313) 891-6800. Newly Elected Officers to be installed are: Pastor Dr. Cullian W. Hill, President Pastor. Dr. John L. Grice, First Vice President Rev. Hervin Mayfield, Second Vice President Pastor James L. Cameron, Ph.D., Parliamentarian Rev. James O’Rear, Finance Secretary Pastor Rodney H. Tolbert, Sr., Ph.D., Recording Secretary/ Treasurer Pastor Robert Mills, Correspondence Secretary

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alentine’s Day is here and it’s one of my favorite times of the year. It’s the day of LOVE. No matter whether or not you believe it’s a Hallmark holiday, who can turn their nose at celebrating LOVE. Yes, LOVE in every form and for every relationship status. Despite what the masses say, V-Day is not just for the married squad. Single? Renew: Flirting, first dates, and dating apps can leave you exhausted and maybe even disheartened when it comes to love. So instead of downing the pints of ice cream (or pints of Hen-

nessy if you’re anything like me) shake off the negative vibe, cleanse out your heart chakra and show yourself some love with an evening of self-care first, with some yoga… then get ready to mix and mingle at the Spread The Love Day party, on Saturday, Feb. 16th. Visit Eventbrite.com for more information. Dating? Refine: Have you ever heard the theory that you should live with someone before you decide to leap into marrying them? The same theory can be applied to dating. If you are dating someone but haven’t taken the next step to be exclusive, Valentine’s Day may be just the day to test if your rela-

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In the modern age of dating, it’s easy for our love lives to become cluttered and confused. Social media, dating apps and societal pressures mean that our minds are constantly elsewhere and we become distracted by unwanted stresses and outside influences. In light of this, many of us are trying to declutter our dating lives, but we often end up failing and getting ourselves in a mess. Here are 5 ways to declutter your love life: 1. Take a step back from social media – while social media has benefitted society in numerous ways, it has also had a negative impact on the way we date. If you’re single, don’t stalk people, keep your account private and don’t track what your new – or potential – partner is doing on a day-to-day basis. This behaviour will lead to you being controlling and needy, some-

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thing which no one wants. 2. Focus on yourself – you can’t form a meaningful relationship with someone if you are not in a meaningful relationship with yourself. Whether you’re single or in a relationship, try to focus on yourself, grow your self-confidence and become less reliant and more self-sufficient. Independence and confidence are attractive. 3. Take things as they are – when it comes to your love life, it can be hard not to get ahead of yourself. Expecting too much from someone instead of accepting them for who they are will only lead to disappointment and misunderstanding in the future. Likewise, if you try to control someone and change them to fit your idea of perfection, the relationship will end up failing and you will be left back at square one. Acceptance is key. See LOVE LIFE Page C-2

The Play That Goes Wrong Debuts In Detroit By AJ Williams

opportunity to grow and learn more with every performance. My “Annie” is more detailed now that I have been playing her for 5 months.

City.Life.Style. Editor The Play That Goes Wrong is a riotous comedy about the theatre. The play introduces The ‘Cornley University Drama Society’ who are attempting to put on a 1920s’ murder mystery, but as the title suggests, everything that can go wrong…does, as the accident-prone thespians battle on against all odds to get to their final curtain call.

Doing 8 shows a week on a tour is like a marathon. Getting enough sleep is a HUGE part of reaming healthy on the road. CLS: What can the audience expect with the production? Grovey: Two hours of non stop laughter!!!!

Angela Grovey (Escape to Margaritaville, Leap of Faith. National Tour) who plays Annie chopped it up with City.Life. Style. about the upcoming production:

CLS: Are you planning to do anything exciting while in Detroit? Grovey: I’m very excited about doing some volunteer work at the Covenant House Michigan while I’m in town. I’ve never been to Detroit...so I’m excited to explore the city

City.Life.Style: Why did you want to be a part of this production? Angela Grovey: This play was all the buzz in New York City and for a play (a COMEDY) to be getting all of this positive attention I was eager to be part of THAT. I also had a very good friend who was a member of the Broadway company and he always spoke about how FUN it was to do the show. He was RIGHT.

Angela Grovey, Yaegel T. Welch and Jamie Ann Romero. Photo by Jeremy Daniel CLS: Is comedy a part of your background? Grovey: That is a tricky question to answer. I am a trained musical theatre actor. I went to a conservatory and studied act-

ing, singing, and dance. I like to think that I am excited about the art that I create and am eager to make it appear like it is part of my background. CLS: How do you prepare to

handle a lead role for a multiple night production and bring the same energy every night? Grovey: The exciting part about theatre in comparison to on screen work is you get the

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Teen HYPE’s Annual Production:

‘Hidden In the Shadows’ March 7, 8, & 15

For the 15th year in a row, Teen HYPE is presenting an original stage play written, produced, and performed by young people in our Peer Education program. Hidden In the Shadows will be staged March, 7, 8, and 15th at Marygrove College Theatre in Detroit. Hidden In the Shadows explores the collective fears of young people – the fear of social isolation, parental absenteeism, emotional abuse, and school and community violence. Some young people choose to hide their vulnerability, while others search for safe spaces to remedy their pain. This theatrical production, which benefits from artistic direction from noted actor Henri Franklin as well as professional dance and playwriting talent, blends music, spoken word, and dance in order to show young and old audiences alike that healing and hope are possible. Teen HYPE’s annual theatrical productions highlight pressing societal or emotional issues facing teens and provide effective behavioral strategies. The annual audience of 2,000 middle school and high school students is comprised largely of Detroit public

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school classes in which Teen HYPE provides health education as well as from other youth-serving organizations. Another 1,000 adults also attend the rousing production. Tickets for evening

performances can be purchased online at www. teenhype.org. General admission tickets are a bargain at just $15 while VIP seating at $35 includes premium seating, backstage access and refreshments.

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The Carr Center Presents A Percussion Conversation Featuring

Savion Glover

The Carr Center is bringing three powerhouse entertainers together for the ultimate improvisation performance. Savion Glover will dance to the beat of Terri Lyne Carrington’s drum and the sounds of Dee Dee Bridgewater’s scats on Saturday, February 23, 2019, at the Carr Center’s Performance Hub, Detroit School of Arts. The Carr Center is devoted to presenting world-class performances. And bringing these three internationally renown artists is no exception. They will create a dynamic synergy that audiences will want to witness. Tickets are $30 in advance and can be purchased online at thecarrcenter.org.

Go Red Luncheon | Friday, February 15 We can do this together! Fifteen years ago, Go Red For Women was born as a campaign to raise awareness among women about their great health threat – heart disease. Slowly, the campaign grew into a movement – one that not only brought together thousands of women annually but became the trusted, passionate, relevant force for change to eradicate heart disease and stroke all over the world. Go Red For Women provides a platform for women and their families to lead healthier lives, and drive collective action for community transformation. It’s not just about wearing red; it’s not just about sharing heart health facts. It’s about: ■ Providing women with opportunities to prioritize and take charge of their own health; ■ Building communities that support and provide access to healthy choices; ■ Demanding equal access to healthcare for all women and their families;

■ Increasing women in STEM in upcoming generations. The Go Red for Women luncheon continues to serve as the cornerstone event of the Go Red For Women movement in local communities. This empowering event focuses on preventing heart disease and stroke by promoting healthy lifestyles, building awareness and raising critically-needed funds to support research and education initiatives. Cardiovascular diseases, which include stroke, claim the life of a woman about every 80 seconds. We hope you will join us on our mission because about 80 percent of cardiovascular diseases may be prevented. The time is now. Women are leaning into the idea that when we take a stand, commit, and work together, real change is possible. Individual tickets can be purchased at heart.org/detroitgored.

“If audiences haven’t seen a multigenre collaboration between dancers

and musical artists, I highly recommend this as their first one. On November 3, 2018, during our Season Spectacular performance, I got a glimpse of this phenomenon. On February 23, 2019, ticket buyers will be wowed,” said Carr Center President, Oliver Ragsdale, Jr. Two days leading up to the performance, Savion Glover will be conducting a tap dance intensive Thursday and Friday, February 21 and 22, 2019 from 12 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. THIS WILL BE all levels (no separation between students and teachers). The intensive will focus on fine-tuning skills, honing in on techniques and tap dance style. The two-day session cost $50 each. There are a very limited number of slots and registration is a must in order to save a spot. Visit thecarrcenter.org to register.

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The Basketball Moms of the Through The Nets podcast. PHOTO: Troy Hall

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verybody and their momma has a podcast nowadays, saturating the market. But nine basketball moms from the Detroit area have started one that is like nothing you have ever heard before. The podcast is called “Through The Nets” and is purposed to share their experiences as mothers, guiding their children through the process of life and providing insight as to how they get them through the trial and error process of playing basketball and other sports. The nine mothers are, LaKita Gantz, Carol “Bay” Bush, Lauren Bailey, Sonya Waters-Thomas, Heather Ragan, Terri Johnson, Psantia “Bopper” Andrews, Kenya “Sunshine” Hill, and Tiffany Fuller, and they each have teenage sons playing basketball around the Detroit area. They all met through basketball, with many of their sons playing on the same team, and have built a strong bond themselves away from the court. “In December, one of the other moms suggested that we start a podcast,” said Carol Bush’s son is one of the best freshman guards in the state. PHOTO: Gantz, whose son Robert Davis Jr. is a freshman at UofD Jesuit. “I thought that Troy Hall was a great idea, because I feel that the things we talk about amongst ourselves when we hangout is information that other moms and parents should know. And I thought that it would give us a platform to actually learn more.” The basketball moms meet once a week to record their podcast, going over an array topics such as choosing the right high school basketball program, dealing with coaches at every level, balancing books and basketball and of course, reclassification. “Basketball has brought us together, but overall, we’re just moms,” Gantz added. “Our goal is to inform our audience of the lessons that we have learned, are still learning along the way, and to gain more knowledge on how to be better throughout our experience.” Navigating the world of being a basketball mom may come easy for someone like Gantz, who played and coached basketball at Detroit Cooley and is the current Director of Basketball Operations for Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball or Bailey, LaKIta Gantz is one of five women Terri Johnson’s son is a sophomore whose husband Chuck Bailey played at Deto hold a position at men’s Division I guard for Warren Lincoln. PHOTO: troit King and Michigan. Then there is Hill, whose husband Shawn “Twig” Hill played basketball level. PHOTO: Troy Hall Troy Hall

Through The Nets podcast airs every Sunday at 7 p.m. PHOTO: Troy Hall

at Detroit Pershing in the early 1990s and is the current varsity boys head coach. She also had three kids who played for Pershing, not including the two who play now. But for someone like Johnson, who is fairly new to the process, the podcast is not only meant to help others, but herself as well. “My son has been playing basketball since he was 7-years-old, in elementary, middle school, and AAU,” said Johnson, whose son Jamahl Trice is a sophomore at Warren Lincoln. “But when it was time to go to high school, it became a lot more important to figure things out strategically for my child at that level. I did not play sports, neither did my brother or anyone in my home. So I had to do some investigation and that’s where they came in. I met all the moms during AAU and knowing that they had valuable information, that’s how I got close to them.” The Through The Nets starting lineup includes a single mom, a mother of nine, college graduates, career women, community volunteers, and everyday working moms. Each has a unique story, but they all have two things in common: their mutual friendship and shared dreams for their sons. Basketball is not just a hobby for these mothers, it’s a way of life that sometimes comes at a high price. Balancing work, home life, sports, and leisure is not easy for them, but they manage their teams and game minutes well. “I’m very structured, organized, and I use time management,” said Bush, whose son Chansey Willis Jr. is a freshman at Detroit King. “I usually have my weeks planned in advance. I prioritize what needs to be done and I go from there. Over the years, my support system has grown, making it much easier for me. Although it gets overwhelming at times, I’m very blessed and grateful for the continued support that’s shown throughout my village.” You can listen to the Through The Nets podcast every Sunday at 7 p.m. at anchor.fm/ throughthenets. They can also be found on social media at ThroughTheNets. Through three episodes, the ladies have discussed purpose in life, not being a statistic with author Dr. Sabrina Jackson, and academics. Episode four airs Sunday, February 10, with special guest coaches George Ward (King) and LaMonta Stone (River Rouge).

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The City of Highland Park will hold a public hearing on proposed water distribution improvement projects for the purpose of receiving comments from interested persons.

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Board Members Organizational Meeting 9 a.m.

(Pursuant of Michigan Open Meeting act, Public Act No. 267 of 1976 as amended)

Monday, March 11, 2019 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, 2019 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, 2019 3 p.m. – 9 p.m.

The purpose of the proposed project is to address items included in the MDEQ’s Administrative Consent Order, upgrade aging water main, increase system pressure and available fire flow, improve water quality, and improve reliability and redundancy of the system.

City Hall 1st Floor Conference Room

Project construction will involve replacement of water main and valves in areas of the city that have experienced reliability issues.

Robert B. Blackwell Municipal Building 12050 Woodward Ave. Highland Park, MI 48203

The estimated cost to users for the proposed projects is estimated to be $100,000,000. The financing of the project is intended to be a mix of private development funding and a DWRF low interest loan, to be paid for by water rate revenues and taxes. Copies of the documents detailing the proposed project are available for inspection starting Friday, February 15, 2019 at the following locations:

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*Poverty Exemption Application MUST be submitted with all attachments, (failure results in denial of Exemption) and a Board of Review Petition by March 8, 2019 to City Treasurer’s Office.*

Highland Park Water Department Customer Service Center 14110 Woodward Avenue Highland Park, MI 48203 Written comments received before the public comment period is closed on April 1, 2019, will be included in the final project plan. Written comments should be sent to: City of Highland Park Water Department Customer Service Center Mr. Damon L. Garrett Water Department Director 14110 Woodward Avenue Highland Park, MI 48203

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Detroit Transportation Corporation NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING All Citizens are advised that the Detroit Transportation Corporation (DTC) has prepared a plan for State of Michigan and the Federal Transit Administration financial assistance for fiscal years 2020-2023 as required in the Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP).The DTC is requesting capital funding through the following sources to keep the system in a state of good repair by renovating and rehabilitating the people mover equipment and facilities.

ADVERTISEMENT _________________________________ WAYNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT 801 W. Fort Street Detroit, MI 48226 BID SOLICITATION REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL #1625 Proposals are being solicited by Wayne County Community College District (WCCCD) for the Downtown Campus Custodial Department Upgrades Project. A Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 19, 2019, 11:00 a.m. at 801 W. Fort St., Detroit, MI 48226. The deadline for submitting Request for Proposal packages will be Tuesday, March 5, 2019, at 3:00 p.m. Sealed responses will be received by the Purchasing Department at 801 W. Fort Street, 4th Floor, Detroit, MI 48226, Attention: Mr. Jacob Keli, Associate Vice Chancellor for Procurement. Request for Proposal packages are available via download from the WCCCD website at www.wcccd.edu. Late packages will be returned unopened. Wayne County Community College District will not consider or accept packages received after the deadline. WCCCD reserves the right to accept or reject any or all responses to this Request for Proposal and waive any informalities or irregularities in any qualifications should the College consider this right to be in its best interest. WWW.MICHIGANCHRONICLE.COM

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FY 2020 USC 5310 Mobility for Senior & Disabled $400,000 FY 2020 USC 5307 Urban Area grant $400,000 FY 2020 USC 5337 State of Good Repair grant $1,680,000 FY 2021 USC 5310 Mobility for Senior & Disabled $400,000 FY 2021 USC 5307 Urban Area grant $400,000 FY 2021 USC 5337 State of Good Repair grant $1,720,000 FY 2022 USC 5310 Mobility for Senior & Disabled $400,000 FY 2022 USC 5307 Urban Area grant $400,000 FY 2022 USC 5337 State of Good Repair grant $1,760,000 FY 2023 USC 5310 Mobility for Senior & Disabled $ 400,000 FY 2023 USC 5307 Urban Area grant $400,000 FY 2023 USC 5337 State of Good Repair grant $1,800,000

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Mobility for senior and disabled passengers Rehabilitate People Mover System Rehabilitate People Mover System

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The DTC ensures that the level and quality of transportation service is provided without regard to race, color, or national origin in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. For more information regarding our Title VI obligations or to file a complaint, please contact the DTC at the address listed below. The proposed application is on file at the DTC and may be reviewed from Friday March 1, 2019 – Tuesday April 2, 2019 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Written comments or requests regarding the TIP and/or written requests for a public hearing to review the TIP must be received by Tuesday April 2, 2019. If a hearing is requested, notice of the scheduled date, time and location will be provided at least ten (10) days in advance. Submittals should be sent to Mr. Oliver Lindsay, Grant Manager, Detroit Transportation Corporation, 535 Griswold Street, Suite 400, Detroit, MI 48226 or 313-522-8445. Barring any changes made in response to the written comments, this document will become final.

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A public hearing will be held at the regularly scheduled Highland Park City Council meeting at 7:00 pm on March 18, 2019, at Highland Park City Hall, 12050 Woodward Avenue, Highland Park, MI 48203. A second public hearing will be held at the regularly scheduled Highland Park City Council meeting at 7:00pm on April 1, 2019, at Highland Park City Hall, 12050 Woodward Avenue, Highland Park, MI 48203.

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Detroit Transportation Corporation NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING All Citizens are advised that the Detroit Transportation Corporation (DTC) has prepared an application for State of Michigan financial as¬sistance for fiscal year 2020 as required under Act 51 of the Public Acts of 1951, as amended, and for federal assistance as required under the federal transit laws, as amended. The DTC is requesting estimated total capital funding through the following sources: Section 5310 for DTC Accessibility and Equipment Upgrades and facility improvements totaling $500,000 (FTA amount of $400,000 and MDOT amount of $100,000). Section 5307totaling $500,000 (FTA amount of $400,000 and MDOT amount of $100,000), and Section 5337 totaling $1,500,000 (FTA amount of $1,200,000 and MDOT amount of $300,000) to keep the system in a state of good repair by renovating and rehabilitating the people mover equipment and facilities. And $5,700,000 of Operating Assistance for the Michigan Department of Transportation The DTC ensures that the level and quality of transportation ser¬vice is provided without regard to race, color, or national origin in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. For more information regarding our Title VI obligations or to file a complaint, please contact the DTC at the address listed below. The proposed application is on file at the DTC and may be re¬viewed from Friday March 1, 2019 – Tuesday April 2, 2019 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Written comments or requests regarding the application and/or written requests for a public hearing to review the application must be received by Tuesday April 2, 2019. If a hearing is requested, no¬tice of the scheduled date, time and location will be provided at least ten (10) days in advance. Submittals should be sent to Mr. Oliver Lindsay, Grant Manager, Detroit Transportation Corporation, 535 Griswold Street, Suite 400, Detroit, MI 48226 or 313-522-8445. Barring any changes made in response to the written comments, this document will become final. HELP WANTED

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U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan - Systems Support Specialist and Probation Clerk Specialist vacancy announcements are posted at http://www.mied.uscourts.gov. Position details and instructions for applying are included in the vacancy announcements. EOE

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CITY OF HIGHLAND PARK, WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN ON-CALL PLUMBER AND/OR ELECTRICIAN The City of Highland Park is accepting proposals for Contractors to provide on-call plumbing and/or electrician services to the City of Highland Park, Michigan. Sealed Bids must be received by 4:00 p.m. Local Time on Thursday, February 28, 2019 Ms. Brenda Green Office of the Clerk, City of Highland Park 12050 Woodward Ave Highland Park, MI 48203 Sealed Bids will be opened Monday, March 4, 2019 at the City Council Meeting at 7:00 p.m. (Local Time) City of Highland Park City Hall Building 12050 Woodward Ave Highland Park, MI 48203 All qualified vendors are encouraged to bid on all City of Highland Park projects. The successful bidder will be required to furnish satisfactory performance and payment bonds when the contract is awarded. The City of Highland Park reserves the right to waive any irregularity, to accept or reject any or all bids, and to accept the Bids that, in the City’s opinion, are in the best interest of and to the advantage of the City of Highland Park. No bidder may withdraw his bid within 90 calendar days after the date of bid opening. Copies of the RFP are available on BidNet or by e-mailing to: rburgess@highlandparkmi.gov Sealed Bids will not be received unless complete information, as required in the RFP package, is delivered to the City Clerk’s office on or before 4:00 p.m. Local Time on Thursday, February 28, 2019. City of Highland Park Brenda Green, City Clerk

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Performs or reviews accounting for various university fund activities, prepares financial reporting and assists with financial system administration. Prepares financial analyses, assists with year-end closing and performs various investment administration activities. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience. Strong knowledge of Microsoft Access and Excel. Minimum three years broadbased accounting experience. Ability to use financial accounting technology including computer-based spreadsheet and database applications. Ability to manage complex financial activities and projects. This is a full-time administrative professional position with a salary commensurate with education and experience. See online positing for additional position requirements. First consideration will be given to those who apply by February 18, 2019. Must apply on line to: https://jobs.oakland.edu

Central Michigan University – CHIEF OF POLICE Plans, directs, coordinates, and implements a comprehensive CMU policing program in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations. Required: Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Criminal Justice or related field, eight years of policing experience with progressive and diverse experience in law enforcement, public safety and security and five years of law enforcement-related administrative experience, with proven leadership. For a complete list of requirements and to apply online please visit www.jobs.cmich.edu. “CMU, an AA/EO institution, strongly and actively strives to increase diversity and provide equal opportunity for all individuals, irrespective of gender identity or sexual orientation and including but not limited to minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities.”

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Supervise Oakland University students in various clinical/practicum/intern positions. Conduct behavioral and academic assessments on clients, develop treatment goals, protocols, and data collection systems and provide curriculum modifications for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Work with parents, caregivers, paraprofessionals, behavior technicians and teachers on the implementation of behavior analytic interventions for individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Minimum Qualifications: Master’s Degree in Education, Psychology or Behavior Analysis or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience. Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) in good standing. At least two to four years of experience proving services to individuals with developmental disabilities, including at least 120 hours of direct services to individuals with complex behavior problems. Solid knowledge of the fundamental principles and practice of Applied Behavior Analysis. Salary is commensurate with education and experience. Refer to online posting for additional position requirements. First consideration will be given to those who apply February 19, 2019. Must apply on line to: https://jobs.oakland.edu

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Under general supervision, monitor and maintain operating and grant funds. Analyzes data and provides reports to the Manager, Client Strategist to support budget analysis; budget forecasting; billing; and grant reporting and funding requests. Provides oversight of facility operational policies and procedures for maximizing revenue generation. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting or Finance, or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience. Three years of experience in an operational role with responsibilities for Grants performance tracking and reporting, business and financial accounting, tracking, analysis, and reporting. Salary is commensurate with education and experience. Refer to online posting for additional position requirements. First consideration will be given to those who apply February 19, 2019. Must apply on line to: https://jobs.oakland.edu

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(Detroit, MI) Detroit Diesel Corporation. Design, commission, manage controls related solutions towards new production cells or assembly lines. Perform electrical design and review, software programming and review and Technology implementation and review to bring equipment to industry compliance. Implement and support hardware and software for PLC, CNC, and HMI controls. Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Eng, Mechatronic Eng or related + 2 years exp in any related engineering position. Must have exp in manufacturing controls equipment hardware and software design practices and standards for Siemens Safety PLCs, HMIs, servo systems and device level networks, exp in project lead role, reviewing and approving designs from external equipment suppliers. Resumes to Tony Long, Daimler Trucks North America, 4555 N. Channel Ave., Portland, OR 97217. Include position reference #DDCG1 in response.

Senior Control Systems Engineer – Automated Driving Core Software Warren, MI, General Motors. Dvlp, validate &debug conventional, semi-autonomous, &autonomous psgr vehicle (psgr car, truck, &SUV) active safety Advanced Technical Work &production phases for embedded Full Speed Range Adaptive Cruise Control (FSRACC) &Steering Angle Assist (SAA) evasive steering longitudinal &lateral control features in External Object Calculation Module using MATLAB, Simulink, &Stateflow, in C &Python languages. Model FSRACC feature components using MATLAB, Simulink, Stateflow &Auto Code generation into C language using Simulink Coder. Create &dvlp interface definitions for FSRACC feature using ASPEN tool. Benchmark data on competitive vehicles to improve features. Use DOORS to capture &analyze ASIL rated system reqmts for active safety features. Dvlp calibration guides for FSRACC &SAA components. Perform post processing of data collected in vehicles to fine tune algorithms. Dvlp graphical interface using simulation dSPACE ControlDesk tool to link Simulink models to physical CAN controller on real-time hardware. Master, Electrical Engrg, Electronics &Communication Engrg, Computer Engrg, or related. 12 mos exp as Engineer, dvlpg &validating semi-autonomous &autonomous psgr vehicle active safety evasive steering assist longitudinal &lateral control features, using MATLAB, Simulink, &Stateflow, in C &Python languages. Mail resume to Ref#27074, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-C32-C66, Detroit, MI 48265.

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How to Help Kids Develop Healthy Dental Habits (StatePoint) Copying adult behavior is a part of childhood development. While you may not always love it when your child repeats everything you say, when it comes to healthy dental habits, you can use this to your advantage. “It’s easier to teach a younger child good oral health habits than to break an older child of poor ones. Encourage your children to take good care of their teeth by showing them how well you take care of your own,” says Dr. Michael Hahn, a licensed dentist and Cigna’s national dental director. “Tooth decay is one of the most common chronic diseases among children in the U.S., but it is also largely preventable.” To help instill good dental health habits in children, Dr. Hahn suggests parents and guardians lead by example in the following ways: • Go for regular dental checkups: More than one third of adults in the U.S. ages 18 to 64 failed to visit the dentist at least once in 2016, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Set a good example so that children don’t skip dental exams when they become adults. Make family appointments for everyone to visit the dentist for checkups and routine cleanings. Be positive when talking about it with children, even if you harbor your own anxieties about dental care. Consider the alternative: when you skip regular dental checkups and cleanings, it becomes more likely that a small problem will grow larger and become more expensive to treat.

• Eat breakfast together: A healthy breakfast can set the tone for a healthy day and may even reduce one’s cravings for sugary snacks later. Sugary and sticky snacks can remain on teeth for hours, providing time for bacteria and acids to begin causing their damage, leading to tooth decay. Beyond breakfast, you can set a good example by packing tooth-friendly healthful lunches with fruits and vegetables for yourself and your children. • Drink water: Making water your household’s go-to beverage will also help limit your family’s exposure to sugary alternatives. It can also provide an ongoing way to rinse your teeth between meals and after snacks, to limit the length of time food particles remain on the teeth. • Brush and floss: Follow the American Dental Association recommendations found on their website for brushing twice a day for two minutes each time and flossing at least once daily. Don’t just remind your children to brush their teeth, join them on occasion so that they can see that it can be fun. Incorporating a two-minute timer as part of the ritual can make it more of a game. More tips for families can be found at cigna.com/dental. You can be a great role model for your children when it comes to dental health. With a positive attitude, you can help your kids form healthy habits that last a lifetime, which in turn will help them keep their teeth for their lifetime.

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