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If we don't save the children, nothing else matters

School board election is critical choice for Detroiters in November

By Hiram E. Jackson

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The measure of any civilized society can be taken by how well that society takes care of its children. By that measure, Detroit remains an abysmal failure and we should all be ashamed. Last year the local headlines, some of which made national news, were dominated by reports of public schools where gymnasium floors were grossly warped, dead rodents were in plain view, and some classrooms were so cold that students were forced to wear

It doesn’t matter how many nice new developments we build in Detroit or the number of positive headlines our highly touted “resurgence” attracts across the country –– if our public school system is broken, our entire city remains broken.

Without a strong educational system capable of preparing our children for what lies ahead, we are kidding ourselves to think that the Detroit recovery is truly a success

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The following is the list of seven candidates the Michigan Chronicle has chosen to endorse for the Detroit Public School Board. The list was chosen from those who responded to our candidate questionnaire.

Ryan Mack — Mack’s demonstrated commitment to working with young people, teaching them about the importance of financial literacy, really caught our attention. That plus his financial background and expertise. This kind of background is obviously needed and would be a strong plus. Also, candidly speaking, it would be good to have another black male on the board (Kevin Turman is also one of our choices).

Sonya Mays — Although there will no doubt be a loud contingent strongly opposed to

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Detroiters still waiting on that bus...

Transit union says RTA proposal bad for Detroit, good for suburbs

By Keith A. Owens Senior Editor

The ongoing dispute between supporters of the Regional Transit Authority ballot proposal and those who believe it is a bad deal in its current form, comes down to two primary issues: the continuing need for better transportation service in many of the city’s neighborhoods, and money.

Money, as in: • Issues of wage parity between DDOT (Detroit) drivers and SMART (suburban) drivers (SMART drivers currently make $10,000 more per year according to Amalgamated Transit Union Local 26 President Fred Westbrook) • A reallocation of federal funding (an unfair allocation according to ATU) that they say provides more transit funding for wealthier, whiter suburbs by siphoning $8.2 million in federal funding away from considerably blacker, and poorer, Detroit. Wealthier, whiter suburbs still do not maintain the same level of ridership as Detroit.

In a recent Saturday meeting conducted by the Detroit Residential Long Term Planning Group, an arm of the ATU, Westbrook and others in attendance said they wanted to make it plain that they are not in any way opposed to addressing the need for a significantly improved regional transportation system. They are well aware that Detroit is lagging

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Brains plus brawn equals success for Cass Tech Football Team COMMENTARY

Technicians, community celebrate the best of two worlds at 2016 Homecoming

Complete student-athletes score victories on and off the playing field

“I expect excellence: On the field, on the road, and then off to college!”

On any fall football Friday or Saturday during the school year, we are reminded of the tremendous athletes that our city continues to produce. The other sports that are contested during the Detroit Public Schools fall calendar, including cross-country, and girls swimming and volleyball, also reveal that our young men and young women can equally aspire for personal and team excellence through athletics.

At a school that has been committed to academic excellence for more than a century, the Cass Tech football program has risen to excellence too, having advanced to six Division I state playoff semifinals, including victories in the state championship game at Ford Field in 2011 and 2012. Even more impressive than the winning seasons and championship trophies is the fact that these same young men have gone off to college in droves, showing that top scholar-athletes truly exist at Cass Tech.

However, as wonderful as it is to cheer for our favorite schools, the real beauty and fulfillment comes when we cheer for and support the development of the total student. In reality, the young people we admire on the playing fields and courts, or in the pool, are not “jocks” at all, instead they are students and maturing human beings that have much to offer our community and society.

As a community, we all win if sports and other extracurricular activities enrich the total student. That is why the entire UAW-Ford family is excited about our special section within the Michigan Chronicle. We want to celebrate the successes of our young athletes because we know those successes also require hard work, discipline, teamwork, concentration and all the other qualities that are required to be a champion in the game of life.

In addition to reporting athletic successes, whenever we can, our section also wants to shine a light on the activities that make our young people winners away from athletics. When we do this, we capture the full dimensions of our young men and women and clearly demonstrate that sports and extra-curricular activities contribute mightily in producing better people. With that said, I would like to call your attention to a story on our second page about members of the Western International High School swimming team. These young ladies work hard in the pool, in the classroom, and are deeply committed to lifting up their school and community. We hope you enjoy that story, along with our entire section, and please keep coming back to the “Best of Young Detroit,” as we inform our community about young men and women that our winners on and off the playing field.

Angelique Peterson-Mayberry Director of Community Relations UAW-Ford Department

By Scott Talley Special to the Michigan Chronicle

The powerful words, stated by Cass Tech football coach Thomas Wilcher at the beginning of the Cass Tech Homecoming Program Book, tell our community and the world what Cass Tech football is all about.

When I hired him as a teacher at Cass and then assigned him to coach, I knew he was a winner and I knew he would be good for the kids. I have a great sense of pride when I read about the games on the Internet and see his success. Cass Tech has not only won state championships, but during the roll they’re on they have always been in the running and that’s a good thing for the city of Detroit—especially the PSL. I’m proud, too, that the marching band continues to be a big hit because it gets a lot of kids involved—boys and girls.” … Dr. David Snead, former Cass Technical High School Principal and Superintendent of Detroit Public Schools, Cass Technical High School Class of 1961

Therefore, the Cass Tech Nation and the greater Detroit community had much to celebrate when Cass played host to an equally proud Martin Luther King program for the Technicians’ Homecoming Game on Oct. 1. Along with hardhitting PSL football at its highest level, the “event” celebrated families and national achievement, including a classy pregame ceremony where Cass Tech senior players were joined by their parents; and a halftime program where Cass Tech’s Donovan Peoples-Jones and Donovan Johnson were announced as U.S. Army All-American Bowl selections. And that does not even begin to describe the additional excitement generated by the bands, cheer teams, dance squads, tailgaters, and beloved PSL public address announcer Daryl Weaver, who called the game with his signature flair.

For the Cass Tech Nation, the 2016 Homecoming Game provided an opportunity for positive reflection. Following is a tiny sample of what was said in the stands, around town, and even around the country: “The foundation of Cass Tech has always been education— that is proven. Football also teaches lessons like the importance of team work and self reliance, so to have our football program raise its skill level to approach the level of educational excellence at Cass just supports the legacy even stronger.” … Joseph Barksdale, Cass Technical High School Class of 1975, and proud father of three Cass Tech graduates: Joe (Class of 2007 and current member of the San Diego Chargers), Dalton (Class of 2010) and Camron (Class of 2016).

“The success that CT football has had over the past eight seasons has been phenomenal. We’ve had back-to-back state championships during that time; that alone motivates me to continue to attend games. But what also keeps me coming back is that I have had friends with children that have played, and family that plays, and it’s always a good game. Graduating from Cass has lead me to be proud, but still humble. I hope the students at Cass today stay active, so that they can experience all the greatness I have felt as a CT football fan and alumni.” … Joseph Coleman, Cass Technical High School Class of 1986

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“Cass Tech embodies a legacy of excellence and the school has always been so well-rounded, when you think about the diversity of programs from music to engineering and so much in-between. Having an excellent football program just adds to that legacy and when you put that all in the pot and mix it up you have an institution we all can be proud of. That’s why so many of us come back for the games, 10, 20, 30 years later; we appreciate what Cass has done for us because it has defined who we are.” … Nate Ford, Cass Technical High School Class of 1985 “I can’t believe it’s been four years and to see my son mature as a student as well as a football player has been phenomenal.

He has a full-ride to Syracuse, as well as a couple of other offers and just to see him grow and mature over the years has been amazing.” … Lauaren West Morton, the recipient of a green carnation at Homecoming as the proud mother of Cass Tech defensive end/linebacker/tight end Zachary Morton (Class of 2017)

A great show for our community: All the pageantry of PSL football was on full display when Cass Tech hosted Martin Luther King on Oct. 1 during the Technicians’ 2016 Homecoming Game.

“My chest swells with pride (all the way from Florida) because Thomas Wilcher played for me at Central High School.

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Photo courtesy of Deadline Detroit far behind all other large urban areas when it comes to the quality of public transportation the city offers its residents, and that a modernized transit system is an absolute must.

Furthermore, they believe there is still time to adjust the current RTA proposal in such a way as to more fairly address their overriding criticism that the current RTA proposal is set up to benefit the transportation needs of the suburbs more than the city of Detroit. The disproportionate harm that this perceived inequity causes Detroit is the reason ATU Local 26 has

filed a formal complaint against the Regional Transit Authority, accusing them of racism and discrimination in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

“When you talk about income, 40 percent of Detroit’s residents live below the poverty level, compared to 9 and 12 in the suburbs out there. So how do you take money from a cashstrapped city — we just came out of bankruptcy — and then you ship it to the affluent white system out there. And yet again they feel justified,” said Paul

Bowen, international vice president of ATU. “This is wrong by any stretch of the imagination.

It’s a matter of pride.”

“We carry 106,000 people a day to their 35,000. So definitely it is a civil rights complaint that they would take $8.2 million from a low-income minority community and give it to a more affluent community,” added Fred Westbrooke, who serves as president of ATU Local 26, In an article published by the Michigan Chronicle in August, Tiffany Gunter, who is the Title

VI officer, deputy CEO and COO for the RTA, responded to the charges leveled by the ATU. According to Gunter, the reallocation of federal funds is now closer to a 50-50 split (52 percent SMART, 48 percent DDOT) resulting from action taken by Southeast Michigan Council of Governments in April 2013.

The former 65-35 split favoring DDOT is what existed under the Regional Transit Coordinating Council, which no longer exists. Gunter also pointed out that Detroit customers rely

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17th annual Rainbow PUSH Global Automotive Summit promotes inclusion, proposes boycott

By Alisha Dixon The 17th annual Rainbow PUSH Coalition’s Global Automotive Summit was held at MGM Grand Casino in Detroit on Friday. The Coalition said the theme for the conference was “Refocusing Diversity on Ethnic Minority Growth, which examines the inconsistency between the inclusion we envision and the results we can measure.”

The summit was part of the Rainbow Push Automotive Project, an initiative of the Citizenship Education Fund, which “promotes full and equal participation in the economic growth of the global automotive industry for people of color by forging partnerships within the industry so we may work together to ensure the fair participation of minorities at every level of involvement,” RPAP said. “This includes employment, management, procurement, marketing, dealership development, finance, technology and board representation.”

In a press conference at the summit, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson

From left: John Graves (Rainbow PUSH), Bev Smith (“The Bev Smith Show”), Rev. Jesse L. Jackson (Rainbow PUSH Coalition)and Dr. Ben Chavis (National Newspapers Publishers Association) proposed a boycott of car companies that he said make billions from consumers of color, but fail to increase the number of dealerships owned by people of color.

“While there’s an increasing

respect for African American customers and companies, respect, without economic parity is as the Bible says, ‘a noisy gong or clanging cymbal.’ We must demand our fair share, so we can

fully participate. Our goal is not diversity, it’s equality.”

IHS Automotive, driven by Polk, said African Americans

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Flagstar Bank announced it is investing $10 million over five years to drive further development in Pontiac and create a platform for future economic successes.

At the heart of Flagstar’s investment will be a coalition of community stakeholders to provide input and help move initiatives forward.

The areas of focus and amounts committed are: Homeownership — $5 million for Flagstar’s Pontiac home mortgage initiative, including a customized home loan product for Pontiac residents and veterans Economic Development — $2.5 million for small businesses, startups, business attraction, and economic growth Flagstar Strand Theatre for the Performing Arts — $1.5 million for the previously announced naming rights to the Flagstar Strand Theatre for the Performing Arts, as well as community engagement through volunteerism and outreach related to the theatre.

Financial Capability — $1 million for financial literacy and asset-building initiatives Flagstar will work closely with the mayor’s office to craft its initiatives, which also include the loan of a Flagstar financial executive to serve the city in an advisory capacity.

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Pontiac Mayor Deirdre Waterman and Senator Gary Peters backyard, 10 minutes from our headquarters,” said Sandro DiNello, president and CEO of Flagstar Bank. “It’s the county seat and an important city in an important county. Last October we signed on as a naming rights partner of the Flagstar Strand Theatre. Last month, we signed on as a sponsor of Pontiac Power Week. Now we’re signing on to make to make a significant, lasting economic impact on a city that already has great momentum on its side. We want to catch that momentum and carry it to the top.”

“Having Flagstar Bank step up as a major partner is a game changer for Pontiac. The $10 million investment in the City will further boost Pontiac’s resurgence. In addition to the economic support, the volunteers and financial expertise will increase homeownership and the sustainability for small and start-up businesses. We will continue to work with our other financial partners, such as Oakland County Treasurer Andy Meisner, to maximize the fiscal impact

that this partnership will bring.”

“The City of Pontiac has made great strides to promote long term economic growth, and partnerships with community institutions like Flagstar Bank can harness those efforts and bring even greater success,” said Senator Gary Peters. “I’m thrilled to help announce Flagstar Bank’s vital investment in the city of Pontiac, which will help ensure residents have more opportunities to realize the American dream of homeownership, launch innovative small businesses, and build a community network to help Pontiac grow and thrive in the long run.”

“What makes Flagstar’s commitment different is the extensive community input planned for every initiative,” said Ron Borngesser, CEO of Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency. “Whatever the investment, representatives from the community will be there give their feedback and shepherd it through every step of the way.”

The Detroit Fire Department, National Fire Protection Association — the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week — and Domino’s are joining forces to spread the importance of fire safety at home. The three organizations kicked off Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 9-15, with a special event for Amelia Earhart Elementary School second graders at Detroit Fire Engine 27 on Tuesday, Oct. 4.

In support of this year’s Fire Prevention Week theme, “Don’t Wait – Check the Date! Replace Smoke Alarms Every 10 Years,” students will learn important fire safety messages from firefighters, go through the Fire Safety House, learn about smoke alarm safety, take photos with Sparky the Fire Dog and check out real firefighter gear. At the end of the event, Domino’s and Sparky will depart to make a pizza delivery aboard a Detroit Fire Department engine and spread fire safety messages to local residents.

According to NFPA, three out of five home fire deaths result from fires in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.

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working with Domino’s and NFPA every year to kick off Fire Prevention Week and teach kids about basic, but vital fire safety messages,” said Detroit Fire Department Captain Chris Dixon. “So far in 2016, there have been more than 1,000 home fires in Detroit. In the past eight years, we’ve taught more than 400 schoolchildren in Detroit about fire safety awareness.”

“A large number of people are unaware of how old their smoke alarms are or how often they should be replaced, which puts them at an increased risk in the event of a home fire,” said Judy Comoletti, NFPA divisional manager of public education.

This fall represents the ninth year Domino’s is working with NFPA and the Detroit Fire Department to promote Fire Prevention Week, and to deliver the campaign’s fire safety messages to communities throughout

the U.S. “We are thrilled to continue our partnership with the Detroit Fire Department and NFPA on a program that promotes the safety of our friends and neighbors,” said Jenny Fouracre, Domino’s spokeswoman. “It is important to know what actions you can take to make your home and family safer in the event of a fire.”

About Fire Prevention Week NFPA has been the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week since 1922. According to the National Archives and Records Administration's Library Information Center, Fire Prevention Week is the longest running public health and safety observance on record.

The president of the United States has signed a proclamation proclaiming a national observance during that week every year since 1925. Visit www.firepreventionweek. org for more safety information.

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UAW-Ford partners with DPSCD to improve education Recently UAW-Ford and Detroit Public Schools unveiled the union’s most current investment in improving the educational experience of Detroit Public School students. The project includedbuilding improvements throughout Detroit College Prep at Northwestern High School, including a complete renovation of the gymnasium and pool, as well as updates to the school’s parent resource room.

UAW-Ford’s support has assisted the District in addressing a broad cross-section of needs, from major capital investments to an innovative summer camp program to athletic uniforms for students, which thedistrictwould not have been able to address. The union’s support of the District’s students and educators is a real model for public-private partnerships in our community.

“Being in a position to give back to the community is a good feeling, but a better feeling is knowing that those who benefit from it most are those who need it most, our youth.

It’s almost criminal to know that these kids don’t have access in school to some of the same things that I had access to as a child, but we got to stop complaining about it and start

doing something about it …every little bit helps,” said Jimmy Settles Jr., UAW Vice President.

As a result of UAW-Ford’s continued partnership with DPS, Detroit College Prep at Northwestern High School received an array of improvements that including a complete renovation of the school’s gymnasium and pooled a new floor, new bleachers and lighting, inthe gymnasium, as well as. An an updated weight room that also included a new floor and with new equipment, new uniforms and helmets for the football team, painting throughout the building and much morea host of free extracurricular Saturday classes .

“Being in a position to give back to the community is a good feeling, but a better feeling is knowing that those who benefit from it most are those who need it most, our youth.

It’s almost criminal to know that these kids don’t have access in school to some of the same things that I had access to as a child, but we got to stop complaining about it and start doing something about it …every little bit helps,” said Jimmy Settles, Vice Presidentof UAW Ford.

By leveraging their relation-

Angelique Peterson-Mayberry ships in the community, UAWFord has also been able to make available to Detroit College Prep at Northwestern students a variety of FREE Saturday classes, including chess, wrestling, academic games, Zumba, dance, entrepreneurship, photography and robotics. Coming soon are weekend classes in swimming and etiquette.

“Businesses have to embrace the communities in which they operate. That this isIt’s essential; for if the community is not doing well, businesses located within the community will suffer also,” says Angelique Peterson-Mayberry, a Community Organizer and Director of the Community Relations Department at UAW-Ford.

We at“The UAW-Ford will always finis continuallyd ourselves a responsible partnering in the community, because without the community, there is no UAW-Ford,” she continues.

Peterson-Mayberry’s passion for education and the community is apparent in everything that she does. “I am a daughter of Detroit and a product of the many neighbors, teachers and church members that taught me the importance of having values, integrity and helping others. I instill these same values in my children and with those I work with daily at UAW-Ford.”

It is that type of commitment that has madeprompted Peterson-Mayberry’s decide to run for a position on the Detroit Public School District’s School board. As we all know this is a very critical time for public education in Detroit. There is an obvious need for a voice that speaks and drives change in the educational experiences of students. In hercurrent position asAs Community Relations Director for UAW-Ford, Peterson-Mayberry frequently finds herself in schools “driving” programs , providing resources and facilitating volunteer opportunities from the communi-

ty partner perspective.

This vantage point, however, has also allowed her to see what the DPS district needs from a business point-of-view. “It has given meI’ve gained insight to ways in whichinto how we can better fund our efforts and make better usage use of the existing resourcesthat we currently have , in order to provide a better educational experience for students,” she said.

As an active parent with children in the DPS District, Peterson-Mayberry has witnessed the environments in which our children are forced to learn, firsthand. The circumstances have become such that even the students themselves have felt the need to protest. But as Peterson-Mayberry points out, “the fight for quality education should not rest on the shoulders of children. That responsibility belongs to the adults… to us!”

“Students deserve a safe learning environment, qualified teachers, and classroom resources,” she continues. “My candidacy is the embracement of my personal responsibility to provide those things.”It is the right thing to do… to work and speak for students who cannot work and speak on their own behalf.”

Detroit City Council member Raquel Castaneda-Lopez to launch mobile office Detroit City Council member Raquel Castañeda-López announced the launch of her District 6 Mobile Service Office. The launch party took place at St. Andrew & Benedict’s Church, 2430 Beatrice, Detroit, as part of the council member’s monthly community meeting.

resources for all residents in District 6 and the city is something that I strive to do as a public servant,” said Castañeda-López. “It is our job as local government to meet people where they’re at and overcome the challenges that hinder us from servicing our communities.”

The mobile office is a Winnebago that was converted into an office space to help increase access to city services for District 6 residents.

Castañeda-López's desire to bring a mobile office into the community started during her initial bid for council while door knocking the entire district. Recognizing that transportation was a significant barrier preventing many residents from

Castañeda-López is the first and only elected official in the city to provide mobile services. She currently shares a fully staffed district office, the Mary Turner Center for Advocacy, with State Representative Stephanie Chang, the only state and city government partnership in Michigan.

Raquel Castañeda-López reaching her downtown office, she decided to couple the practicality of food trucks with her passion for serving the community. Thus, the idea of a mobile office was born.

“As I walked through the neighborhoods in my

District I knew I would have to change the status quo and be creative about delivering services to ensure residents had access to me and my office. I am a firm believer that access to information is access to power, and increasing access to information and

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their winter coats to stay warm while still trying to learn. And even with the more positive news that high school graduation rates have been steadily on the rise since 2007, reaching 77.4 percent — two points shy of the statewide average — there is a persistent cloud of doom resulting from earlier reports released in October of 2015. From the Oct. 28, 2015 Detroit News: “For a fourth straight time, Detroit students have scored the lowest among big-city districts in math and reading, according to national test results...Detroit Public Schools’ fourth- and eighth-graders lagged students in 20 other districts included in the National Assessment of Educational Progress Trial Urban District Assessment. DPS also ranked lowest in 2009, 2011 and 2013.

This painful acknowledgment of failure is why the Michigan Chronicle is placing a laser focus on the upcoming school board elections. This year we are making our candidate endorsements earlier than has been customary. This issue of who is elected to fight for our children is simply too important to wait any longer to weigh in, and is perhaps the single most important issue Detroit­ ers will be voting for in November.

Naturally we believe the national election is important, and the choice between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump is not only critically important but should be obvious to any informed and sane individual. Nevertheless, what many voters often fail to realize is that the local level is where their vote is often most important and most needed.

It is also where voters can have the most impact.

Today we are announcing who we believe are the seven most qualified individuals to lead the way toward not simply a functional education system but a superb education system — like the Detroit Public School System some of us are old enough to remember as one of the best and most respected in the nation. This is not a time to air old grievances or to play any brand of politics.

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Mays because of her affiliation with Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr, her experience with both finance and business, as well as in the non-profit sector, are strong reasons to recommend her.

Plus Mays is the daughter of a DPS teacher and a graduate of DPS, which will provide some necessary cover to defend against detractors.

Mays’ record clearly shows her commitment has always been for the betterment of Detroit, even if her choices weren’t in line with others who disagreed with that path. Bottom line, her depth of relevant experience makes her an obvious contender.

Penny Bailer — Bailer’s sheer breadth of experience with issues related to DPS (she is a former school board member) and commitment to young people in Detroit is hard to match.

As she points out in her responses, her entire career of 41 years in Detroit has been focused on young people including the Girl Scouts and City Year Detroit –– and her record is exceptionally strong.

Angelique Mayberry — Similar to Sonya Mays, Mayberry’s depth of experience makes her one of the strongest candidates for the job. In a way she is like Mays without the ties to Kevyn Orr and the entire controversial emergency management episode. The following quote is what really got our attention, in addition to her other credentials: “As a community organizer and director of community relations for UAW-Ford, I have been instrumental in implementing capital and programming improvements for over 25 schools in

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are the most loyal consumer group with new vehicle growth almost doubling the national average and revenue estimated at $35 billion. As it relates to African American-owned dealerships, the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers said, there are “only 265 dealerships, a decline of 65% from 751 dealers in pre-recession 2005.”

“Of the more than 19,000 dealerships across the country,” NAMAD said, “African Americans make up 1.4% of the entire dealer population.”

This inequality, Jackson said, not only exists for dealerships, but also within upper and middle management in the automotive industry.

In the 2014 U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Job Patterns Study, the EEOC said, in every industry African Americans represent 3% of senior executives and 7% of middle managers.

Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., president and CEO of the National Newspapers Publishers Association, said “invest-

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From page A-1 This is not about slates or dream teams or even about giving current school board members the chance to fulfill an entire term without interference from an emergency manager. To accomplish the sort of dramatic and radical turnaround our school system needs, we will need to start fresh with only the best and the brightest.

While I am certainly blessed to be in a position to ensure the best possible education for my children, I am fully cognizant of the fact that many parents who, like me, want the best for their children, but are unable to afford the “best” alternatives. This should not be the case. It is wrong. The guarantee of a great primary education should not come with a cost. And don’t think the children aren’t well aware of this.

A class action lawsuit filed by five students who had attended some of Detroit’s lowest performing schools accuses the State of Michigan of violating the constitutional rights of students by underfunding education.

The lawsuit says the state has created a blatantly unequal education system that is far less likely to provide good opportunities for students in “urban” (meaning predominantly black) areas as opposed to those where non-whites remain in the noticeable minority. The lawsuit names the state, state education officials and Gov. Rick Snyder as defendants. It claims that by underfunding education the state is denying the affected students their constitutional right to literacy — a right they claim is guaranteed under the 14th Amendment. And who can blame Detroit students and their parents for being angry and feeling cheated?

We have a truly herculean task ahead of us, perhaps more daunting than many realize, and there is no way we will rescue our children without the skills and abilities of the most qualified among us.

The lives and futures of our children are at stake. Nothing else matters.

From page A-1 the district. My involvements with DPSCD from this perspective, as well as in my own children’s experience with the district, have uniquely prepared me to understand many of the changes necessary to improve public education in the city of Detroit.”

Kevin Turman — Although not as heavy-duty qualified as some of the others, Turman’s experience as the pastor of Second Baptist Church could prove to be very helpful and provide a missing perspective. He’s also known to be progressive and involved in the community.

Not a jackleg, hellfire and damnation type of preacher, in other words. Also, Turman’s views on school safety were refreshing, not looking to rely on still more police presence but working toward other solutions dealing with the attitudes of the students and involving the parents.

Misha Lianne Stallworth — Stallworth’s years of work with youth and youth organizations across the country as well as here in Detroit will make her a valuable asset to the board and an effective advocate for the needs of students.

Also, Stallworth is younger than most of the others, and we believe that a younger generation perspective is sorely needed.

Leslie Andrews — Given the still financially precarious situation of DPSCD, Andrews’ extensive experience working with the United Negro College Fund as well as Rock Ventures here in Detroit gives her a unique set of credentials that could help attract much needed funding from foundations and funders that support schools.

John Graves (left), Rainbow PUSH; Ambassador Mninwa (MJ) Mahlangu, South African Embassy in the U.S., and Rev. Jesse L. Jackson

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From page A-1 ment in advertising and marketing with African American-owned media companies, ensuring that African American-owned dealerships, and African Americans in the corporate executive suites and board rooms, all are lacking the evidence of inclusion and equality.”

African Americans earn degrees at rates higher than any other ethnic group, Rainbow PUSH said, but are often denied positions in upper and middle management.

Glenda Gill, executive director of the Rainbow PUSH Automotive Project, said the issue has nothing to do with an unqualified workforce, it’s the issue of being denied opportunity based on race.

“As our global landscape becomes more diverse we have to take off are cultural blinders,” she said. “One thing I know for sure is that we deserve a place at the table of an industry we helped build. This is not charity, philanthropy or handouts. This is what we have earned.”

RTA heavily on both DDOT and SMART. “The most recent SMART On Board Passenger Survey conducted in 2008 illustrates that Detroit residents rely on both transit systems. … The onboard survey is conducted every 10 years. A few key findings from this survey were: • 38 percent of all SMART ridership comes from Detroit residents, which is an opt-out community.

• SMART riders in opt-out communities come from: • Wayne County, including Detroit, 88.4 percent • Wayne County, not including Detroit, 2.9 percent • Oakland County, 3.4 percent • Macomb County, 0 percent • Other counties, 5.4 percent Bowen, who attended the Saturday meeting, wasn’t buying the argument that because Detroiters and suburbanites use SMART equally, that the reallocation of funding is therefore justified. Nor is he buying the argument that seems to imply that the needs of Detroit­ers trying to reach the suburbs supersede the needs of those who need to get from point A to point B in the city.

“What they did to Detroit was unforgivable. You gonna ask me to be a partner in a regional plan, but we’re gonna start the plan by penalizing me by taking $8 million away from us and shifting it to the suburbs,” Bowen said, meanwhile focusing on improving routes where no improvement is needed, like the Gratiot and Woodward routes.

The Gratiot route already had only a 12-minute wait between buses and Woodward had a 10-minute wait, “so why would you need to concentrate that kind of service over there, other than to concentrate on getting folks to the suburbs and back? They act as if that’s all where Detroit wants to go, the suburbs.

We have a small portion of riders that go to the suburbs, but everybody else in the city is trapped. You can’t get from your house to the other side over there without some kind of irrational amount of time to get there.”

Westbrooke added specifics.

“We’re saying if Detroit is gonna put any money in [to RTA] then y’all need to concentrate on the inner city routes.

We have just eight routes that probably cross the border. The rest of our 50-something routes just cross Detroit.

And on 30 of those routes, people wait an hour for a bus. It’s unconscionable for anybody in a major city like Detroit to wait an hour for a bus. Somebody has to decrease those times in the inner city of Detroit before we start campaigning for a regional system and a millage to support this RTA.” Westbrook said the ATU blames Mayor Mike Duggan, at least in part, for not addressing the inner city routes sooner.

“You [Duggan] have had three service improvements over the last two years.

None of them have addressed the hour wait on the lines in the inner city. All of them have addressed lines that go to the suburbs,” he said. “The majority of Detroiters work here in Detroit, and they have to get to work too. They have to get to school too. They have to get to their doctor appointments too. Help those folks who need to get cross town, not out of town.”

Duggan has consistently claimed that wait times for buses throughout Detroit have been reduced dramatically during

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Ken Harris, president of the Detroit Black Chamber of Commerce, is strongly supportive of the RTA ballot proposal, as is Truscott Rossman’s Shaun Wilson, who recently helped to convene a panel of RTA ballot supporters to discuss the reasons for their support. Truscott Rossman is leading the campaign in support of the RTA ballot proposal. But even Harris and Wilson acknowledge that providing reliable, efficient transportation to Detroit’s isolated neighborhoods is key. The difference is that Harris and Wilson strongly believe that the current RTA proposal will provide that much-needed neighborhood upgrade, whereas Westbrooke’s ATU, as well as those who signed the Title VI complaint, are saying that the current proposal leaves neighborhoods out.

Supporters of the RTA proposal also say that 92 percent of current available job opportunities exist outside the city of Detroit, making improved regional transit an imperative. Opponents say most Detroiters work in Detroit, and still can’t get to work on time, so why should suburban jobs be prioritized?

The following exchange between Harris and Wilson is enlightening: HARRIS: “Segregation is not something that was created overnight. It’s a system. We have to attack the system in order for the region to be competitive, and I think that’s the ultimate goal of the entire mass transit conversation.

Are we competitive? Are we losing population or are we gaining population?

Is this an attractive place for a young family to purchase a home and a diverse environment? And we all know, statistically, diverse environments, inclusive environments are the most successful economies. And so we need to get ourselves in a position with this ‘yes’ vote to a real discussion, not just of regional transportation, but even transportation within the city of Detroit that connects all of the districts. This is not happenstance that communities have been marginalized. Communities of color have been marginalized. And a reason that 80 to 90 percent of the jobs are outside of the city of Detroit, which is a super majority/minority community, this is not by happenstance where we are. These are still in existence — economic, segregated, racist policies that are supported by leadership.”

WILSON: “I would ask you to look at our neighborhoods, and understand that this isn’t just for our downtown and thriving areas. This is also for our neighborhoods. Our neighborhoods don’t have a chance of economic development without reliable transportation. Mobility is key to get these neighborhoods on track. And for this not to happen, and for these neighborhoods to continue to be isolated, away from opportunities, away from the jobs, away from access to everything that’s viable and happening in the city, is a crime. We need to get this done because that will spearhead economic development in these neighborhoods” HARRIS: “Otherwise, we’ll find ourselves right back in bankruptcy because we know downtown corridors and a three-mile radius does not provide the tax subsidy necessary for a city to thrive outside of bankruptcy over a long period of time. We’ll go right back to an economic recession because it’s the residential tax base that holds the city up.

Those are the people that kept Detroit alive during the recession.”

Acclaimed author, Gloria Naylor, dies at 66

By Herb Boyd Special to the Michigan Chronicle

In her novel, “The Women of Brewster Place,” Gloria Naylor wove the stories of seven women into a seamless tapestry of dreams and reality. But Brewster Place itself was almost anthropomorphic, “a bastard child,” Naylor wrote. Naylor, 66, who won the National Book Award for her first novel, died on Wednesday near her home in Christiansted, V.I.

where she earned her bachelor’s degree in English, and received her master’s degree in the subject from Yale University. It was a tour of several jobs, including telephone operator, before she seriously pursued a writing career.

Most readers first encountered Naylor with her debut novel, and was introduced to an ensemble of women who, in their separate ways, captured many of the issues that resonated so brightly in Naylor’s imagination. If Cora Lee’s maternal impulse didn’t corral you, there was Kiswana’s undying political resolve.

But Brewster Place, from dawn to dusk, is an equally compelling character.

With publication of “The Women of Brewster Place,” when she was 32, Naylor was an overnight success. Six years later the novel got more exposure when Oprah Winfrey adapted it and turned it into a television miniseries.

Naylor credited her mother for her literary accomplishments, saying, “Realizing that I was a painfully shy child, she gave me my first diary and told me to write my feelings down in there. Over the years, that diary was followed by reams and reams of paper that eventually culminated into ‘The Women of Brewster Place.’ And I wrote that book as a tribute to her and other black women who, in spite of the very limited personal circumstances, somehow manage to hold a fierce belief in the limitless possibilities of the human spirit.”

Born on Jan. 25, 1950 in Harlem, Naylor, a shy child, was a voracious reader. She attended Brooklyn College

Along with her niece, Cheryl and her sister, Bernice, Naylor is survived by her nephew.

According to her niece, Cheryl Rance, she died of heart failure. This report was later confirmed by Naylor’s sister,

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Rep. Lawrence introduces legislation to raise charter school accountability thorize the companies seeking to profit on the backs of children.

“Education is the key component that dictates whether our children succeed or fail later in life,” Lawrence added.

Michigan Chronicle Reports

Rep. Brenda Lawrence (MI-14) has introduced H.R. 6210, the “RAISE Act,” to strengthen federal oversight and accountability of charter school authorizers and operators.

This bill adds additional reporting requirements to scrutinize applicants for a history of opening schools with continual poor performance, operational misconduct, or financial mismanagement.

In Michigan, the charter sector has rapidly expanded while lacking proper oversight and accountability. Today, over 50 percent of Detroit’s K-12 students attend public charter schools.

Rep. Brenda Lawrence released a report titled “Accountability for All: 2016; the broken promise of Michigan’s charter sector” chronicling the flaws in its charter laws. The lenient accountability and transparency measures have allowed numerous private and for-profit companies to use federal dollars to open supposedly

transparent measures in place.”

“Each child deserves an excellent education that starts with quality schools, teachers, and administrators. That is why I have introduced H.R. 6210, the “Raising Accountability to Improve School Excellence Act” to ensure federal money steers away from questionable charter school operators who do not have the best interests of students in mind.”

This February, the Education Trust-Midwest

public charter schools.

The school choice movement originally sought to increase school flexibility and innovation. Unfortunately, the companies opening many charter schools choose to operate under a shroud of secrecy, taking federal money while continuing to post dismal records of student achievement.

nies preying on federal money that should be directly supporting our children. My bill will begin stemming the flow of federal dollars to these dangerous and unaccountable practices to ensure students get the

best education we can provide.”

Much thought went into the development of the bill0 and Rep. Lawrence, as well as those who work with her, believe it will make a major difference.

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“As a proud graduate of the public schools system, former member of the Parent Teacher Association, and former School Board president, the rise of unaccountable and privately operated charter schools is alarming,” Rep. Lawrence said.

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Dr. Carmen McIntyre Question: Someone I know just died of a heroin overdose. What is being done about the heroin problem in Michigan, if anything?

Answer: A lot of people saw the recent story from East Liverpool, Ohio where a grandmother and her friend passed out from drug use in the front seat of a car, a young grandson in the back seat.

Unfortunately, the underlying issue is an increasing problem across the nation: opioid overdose. In Michigan alone, overdose deaths increased from 235 deaths in 1999 to 1745 deaths in 2014. That’s 742%. Compare that to 876 deaths from car accidents in 2014.

Over 70% of the deaths are persons aged between 25 and 54 years old. Drug overdoses are now the second leading cause of deaths for women aged 15 to 24, and the leading cause of death for males 25 to 44 years old in Michigan.

As the Ohio story showed us, these overdoses and deaths affect many people-the persons using the drugs, their families and friends, as well as law enforcement and other first responders who come in contact with them.

In the Ohio story, and many others, opioids were involved. Opioid is a term used to refer to a group of drugs with opium-like effects. Opiates are the natural compounds found in the opium poppy plant. Some natural substances that come from that plant are morphine and codeine. You are probably familiar with these substances as we use them as medications for pain.

There are chemicals that are derived from morphine, such as heroin and oxycodone. Some compounds are completely synthetic, such as fentanyl, tramadol, and methadone. Clearly heroin use is illegal, but many of these compounds have legitimate uses for pain, cough and diarrhea.

All of them are “controlled” substances, which means the use, possession and manufacturing are regulated by the government. This is because they all have a risk of addiction, and can be very deadly if too much is taken at once.

What kept this story from being a worse tragedy is a medication called Naloxone. The police officer had clearly been trained how to identify an opioid overdose, and to use Naloxone to reverse it. He was able to save the life of the grandmother and her friend.

Naloxone, often known by the brand name Narcon, has been around for a while. It is available as a nasal spray or as an injectable medication, and acts rapidly. It temporarily blocks the effects of opioids, therefore is used to reverse an overdose. You can see why it would be a great item to include in the equipment available to a police officer.

Fortunately, Michigan, like Ohio, now has laws which allow peace officers, including police and sheriffs, to possess medications like naloxone, and can give that medication is they have been trained in how to administer it, and believe that a person is in an opioid overdose.

The Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority (DWMHA), along with Oakland and Macomb County Mental Health agencies, have purchased naloxone, packaged them into kits, and have been training and supplying first responders with naloxone. At least 4 lives have been saved by law enforce-

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Keith Bennett (left), Karen Dumas and Ray Winans

Voices of Violence, voices of healing Troubled youngsters given platform to share their stories

By Keith A. Owens Senior Editor

It’s safe to say this wasn’t what most would consider your standard encounter between a white cop and a young black male.

Sergeant Ed Brannock, a stocky, white Detroit police with more than 20 years on the force officer who heads the gang unit, is recounting a story of how one day not all that long ago he pulls up into the parking lot of a McDonald’s in a police van he describes as “stacked with officers.” They just happen to pull up alongside a car full of young black men who were obviously smoking a little weed. Not only that, they were parked in a handicapped spot. All Brannock could do was shake his head as he looked down at the young men who were looking back up at him with what he described as that “oh s--- look.”

It’s situations like these where decisions oftentimes have to be made in a split second, and the decisions made aren’t always the best for everyone involved – as more than a few incidents receiving nationwide attention over the past few years have demonstrated all too graphically. The body count of young black males who have lost their lives to police brutality has an entire nation on edge. And as Brannock said to the group seated around the meeting room tables, he knew one or more of the youngsters could have had a gun under the seat, and he obviously knew he and his fellow officers were carrying weapons as well. Despite the fact that Detroit has (thankfully) not yet erupted into a Ferguson or a Baltimore or a Charlotte, Brannock said he knows Detroit could be just one shooting away from a similar fate.

Brannock decided, “Let’s talk to these guys.” So that’s what he and his fellow officers did; they made the call to

Karen Dumas (seated) with three of her Voices of Violence guests de-escalate the situation by engaging the young men rather than immediately labeling them as enemy combatants.

Then, next thing he knew, a young man comes strolling out the door of the McDonald’s and sees Brannock. Rather than panic, he smiles widely and calls out Brannock’s name, asking if Brannock remembers him. The officer does, after which the two shake hands and exchange a brief friendly greeting and hug. Brannock instructs his fellow officers that ‘these guys are straight’.

But the weed? The car parked in the handicapped spot?

Brannock shrugs.

“Whatever. They knew they were wrong.”

And that was the end of it. Because Brannock and the young man, who was seated at the gathering just several seats away from Brannock, already knew each other through Flip the Script, and Brannock knew the young man as someone who was honestly working to get on the right track and place some distance between who he used to be and who he wanted to be now wanted to be. Just as importantly, the young man’s friends

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Community forum for 7th annual ARISE Detroit! Neighborhoods Summit An information forum on two competing community benefit proposals will be featured as part of the 7th annual ARISE Detroit! Neighborhoods Rising Summit, which will be held Saturday, Nov. 5, at the downtown campus of Wayne County Community College District.

representatives.

Community supporters of the proposals, listed on the Nov. 8 ballot as Proposal A and Proposal B, are also expected to participate in the forum.

The summit’s purpose is to equip residents with strategies and tools to address many of the issues they face throughout the year, including crime, fighting blight and establishing neighborhood block clubs.

■ Promoting diversity in entrepreneurship.

Sponsored by the Kresge Foundation, Detroit Future City and the DTE Energy Foundation, the summit is free and will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the downtown campus of WCCCD located at 1001 W. Fort Street. It will include a continental breakfast and lunch.

The discussion of the two community benefit proposals,

The summit will offer 12 workshops in a number of areas, including:

■ Home buying through the Detroit Land Bank and banking programs.

■ Fighting crime and curtailing blight.

created to give residents greater input in neighborhood development projects, is sure to be a hot topic. However, the proposals are structured differently in terms of how they community will be involved if develop-

ments reach a certain financial threshold.

Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones and councilman Scott Benson have agreed to participate in the forum, either personally or through their

■ Using community collaborations to procure volunteers and sponsors for community projects.

■ Finding jobs and overcoming barriers to employment.

■ Finding funding and strategic planning support for neighborhood projects.

■ Creating new neighborhood leaders, focusing on the millennial generation.

Workshops will be held the morning from 10:45 a.m. to noon., and in the afternoon from 1:45 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The summit will also feature community organization exhibitors with information and resources to help neighborhood residents.

Individuals can register for the summit at www.arisedetroit.org, or phone, 313-9211955.

Funded by the Kresge Foundation, ARISE Detroit! is a coalition more than 400 community organizations promoting volunteerism, community activism and positive media images to create a better Detroit.

For more information, phone 313-921-1955, or go to www.arisedetroit.org.

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other young black men that perhaps things could have turned out different.

Because it all comes down to listening to the voices of those who are actually on the front lines, not simply those who are in the business of making policy decisions.

From page B-1 saw firsthand a police officer who was willing to work with them rather than work them over.

Every Thursday, from 4-5:30 p.m. on Superstation 910 AM, radio talk show host Karen Dumas hosts “Voices of Violence,” a show she conceived of to help promote community healing through better understanding of those Detroiters who have at one time or another lived destructive lives – not simply self-destructive but oftentimes destructive of others as well. But as far as Dumas is concerned, too many people are quick to judge before understanding the full story, which is why she partnered with longtime friend Keith Bennett of Flip the Script.

The two wanted to create a unique show designed to introduce listeners up close and personal to the real lives and experiences of ‘those kind of kids’ that they may have only known from a distance. The relatively new program has existed for close to three months and focuses on various aspects of youth violence, from the vantage point of the youth themselves to the police officers to the medical community that so often has to stitch these young people back together – or watch them take their last breath.

“To get rid of the misconceptions and perceptions,” is the purpose, said Bennett. “Because everybody looks at the guys that were part of the gangs and who pulled the trigger as an animal, don’t have no feelings, don’t have any family and that’s not always the truth. And so it’s giving them the opportunity to engage these guys.”

Added Dumas, “The big advantage of this is it shines a light on what has to be done to help those who are in those circumstances, and how to start really making a difference.

You know, we say we want

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from them. If in fact people look at the kids with sagging pants or people that may have been arrested for something,” said Dumas. “We want to pull away from those folks and be afraid of them and judge them rather than trying to figure out what their needs are and how we can help re-incorporate them into our communities in a positive and productive manner. I would really like for people to just give other people a fair chance and a fair shake and a fair listen.”

But it’s also about acceptance, and a willingness to extend second chances.

“I think people ought to be receptive. People can’t be afraid of other people that are different

Dr. Tolulope Sonuyi (left), Karen Dumas and Davonte Sanford to solve these problems, but a lot of times you have discussions between decision makers and [other] decision makers. And they have very little onhand knowledge or real time knowledge about who these people are and what their lives are like.

“Violence is something I most definitely loved as a young guy,” he admits, adding that he spent a large part of his life locked up as a result of his infatuation with the wrong side of life. “I’ve been home six years. This is the longest I’ve ever “Once I got back on been free since I was 12 the air on 910 I saw this years old, and I’m 37. I’ll as an excellent opportuni- be 38 in October.” ty to shine some light on But despite all that, some of those voices and Winans has always known some of those challenges. there was more to who he You know, people always was than what somebody assume that they know might try to interpret by what people go through, reading his rap sheet. and how they got into “Too often I think it’s what we interpret as compromised circumstances. easy to throw everybody But we don’t. And so I in the same category. You thought this would be an can throw police in the opportunity to really shed same category. You can some light on the reality throw guys who are out of those people and their here committing crimes in the same category. circumstances.”

Ray Winans is a former gang banger who now works with Flip the Script to help young men who may have made some of the same mistakes he did growing up find their way out. As committed as he was to the streets as a youngster, he is now equally committed to preventing those same streets from claiming young lives.

And as someone intimately familiar with the appeal of those streets, Winans has the sort of credibility with young men in trouble that others can’t match.

Ask the Doctor ment officers in Wayne County using these kits.

Training in Wayne County is now expanding to substance use prevention and treatment providers, and faith communities. Interested in learning more?

Contact DWMHA through the website www.dwmha. com.

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But just because I sell drugs don’t mean I’m gonna rape a woman and kids. And just because I’m a law enforcement officer don’t mean I would kill an unarmed black person.

“I can speak for everybody that’s been in the streets; at some point or another, we’ve harmed somebody’s kid. We done made a mother cry. At some point, right? And for me, I made my Mom cry by taking somebody’s life.”

It's hard not to speculate that perhaps if someone had been there for a young Winans the same way that he and others from Flip the Script and Voices of Violence have been there for so many

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Brains plus brawn equals success for Cass Tech Football Team COMMENTARY

Technicians, community celebrate the best of two worlds at 2016 Homecoming

Complete student-athletes score victories on and off the playing field

“I expect excellence: On the field, on the road, and then off to college!”

On any fall football Friday or Saturday during the school year, we are reminded of the tremendous athletes that our city continues to produce. The other sports that are contested during the Detroit Public Schools fall calendar, including cross-country, and girls swimming and volleyball, also reveal that our young men and young women can equally aspire for personal and team excellence through athletics.

At a school that has been committed to academic excellence for more than a century, the Cass Tech football program has risen to excellence too, having advanced to six Division I state playoff semifinals, including victories in the state championship game at Ford Field in 2011 and 2012. Even more impressive than the winning seasons and championship trophies is the fact that these same young men have gone off to college in droves, showing that top scholar-athletes truly exist at Cass Tech.

However, as wonderful as it is to cheer for our favorite schools, the real beauty and fulfillment comes when we cheer for and support the development of the total student. In reality, the young people we admire on the playing fields and courts, or in the pool, are not “jocks” at all, instead they are students and maturing human beings that have much to offer our community and society.

As a community, we all win if sports and other extracurricular activities enrich the total student. That is why the entire UAW-Ford family is excited about our special section within the Michigan Chronicle. We want to celebrate the successes of our young athletes because we know those successes also require hard work, discipline, teamwork, concentration and all the other qualities that are required to be a champion in the game of life.

In addition to reporting athletic successes, whenever we can, our section also wants to shine a light on the activities that make our young people winners away from athletics. When we do this, we capture the full dimensions of our young men and women and clearly demonstrate that sports and extra-curricular activities contribute mightily in producing better people. With that said, I would like to call your attention to a story on our second page about members of the Western International High School swimming team. These young ladies work hard in the pool, in the classroom, and are deeply committed to lifting up their school and community. We hope you enjoy that story, along with our entire section, and please keep coming back to the “Best of Young Detroit,” as we inform our community about young men and women that our winners on and off the playing field.

Angelique Peterson-Mayberry Director of Community Relations UAW-Ford Department

By Scott Talley Special to the Michigan Chronicle

The powerful words, stated by Cass Tech football coach Thomas Wilcher at the beginning of the Cass Tech Homecoming Program Book, tell our community and the world what Cass Tech football is all about.

When I hired him as a teacher at Cass and then assigned him to coach, I knew he was a winner and I knew he would be good for the kids. I have a great sense of pride when I read about the games on the Internet and see his success. Cass Tech has not only won state championships, but during the roll they’re on they have always been in the running and that’s a good thing for the city of Detroit—especially the PSL. I’m proud, too, that the marching band continues to be a big hit because it gets a lot of kids involved—boys and girls.” … Dr. David Snead, former Cass Technical High School Principal and Superintendent of Detroit Public Schools, Cass Technical High School Class of 1961

Therefore, the Cass Tech Nation and the greater Detroit community had much to celebrate when Cass played host to an equally proud Martin Luther King program for the Technicians’ Homecoming Game on Oct. 1. Along with hardhitting PSL football at its highest level, the “event” celebrated families and national achievement, including a classy pregame ceremony where Cass Tech senior players were joined by their parents; and a halftime program where Cass Tech’s Donovan Peoples-Jones and Donovan Johnson were announced as U.S. Army All-American Bowl selections. And that does not even begin to describe the additional excitement generated by the bands, cheer teams, dance squads, tailgaters, and beloved PSL public address announcer Daryl Weaver, who called the game with his signature flair.

For the Cass Tech Nation, the 2016 Homecoming Game provided an opportunity for positive reflection. Following is a tiny sample of what was said in the stands, around town, and even around the country: “The foundation of Cass Tech has always been education— that is proven. Football also teaches lessons like the importance of team work and self reliance, so to have our football program raise its skill level to approach the level of educational excellence at Cass just supports the legacy even stronger.” … Joseph Barksdale, Cass Technical High School Class of 1975, and proud father of three Cass Tech graduates: Joe (Class of 2007 and current member of the San Diego Chargers), Dalton (Class of 2010) and Camron (Class of 2016).

“The success that CT football has had over the past eight seasons has been phenomenal. We’ve had back-to-back state championships during that time; that alone motivates me to continue to attend games. But what also keeps me coming back is that I have had friends with children that have played, and family that plays, and it’s always a good game. Graduating from Cass has lead me to be proud, but still humble. I hope the students at Cass today stay active, so that they can experience all the greatness I have felt as a CT football fan and alumni.” … Joseph Coleman, Cass Technical High School Class of 1986

Your Feedback Matters The “Best of Young Detroit” welcomes feedback from our community. Please submit story suggestions and other comments to Scott Talley at stalleyassociates@gmail.com or 313-590-3686.

“Cass Tech embodies a legacy of excellence and the school has always been so well-rounded, when you think about the diversity of programs from music to engineering and so much in-between. Having an excellent football program just adds to that legacy and when you put that all in the pot and mix it up you have an institution we all can be proud of. That’s why so many of us come back for the games, 10, 20, 30 years later; we appreciate what Cass has done for us because it has defined who we are.” … Nate Ford, Cass Technical High School Class of 1985 “I can’t believe it’s been four years and to see my son mature as a student as well as a football player has been phenomenal.

He has a full-ride to Syracuse, as well as a couple of other offers and just to see him grow and mature over the years has been amazing.” … Lauaren West Morton, the recipient of a green carnation at Homecoming as the proud mother of Cass Tech defensive end/linebacker/tight end Zachary Morton (Class of 2017) “My chest swells with pride (all the way from Florida) because Thomas Wilcher played for me at Central High School.

A great show for our community: All the pageantry of PSL football was on full display when Cass Tech hosted Martin Luther King on Oct. 1 during the Technicians’ 2016 Homecoming Game.

Photo by Rogers William Foster

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October 5-11, 2016

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Fundraiser teaches life lessons for Western’s swimmers

By Scott Talley Special to the Michigan Chronicle The members of the Western International High School girls swimming team are extremely proud to be the defending team champion in the Detroit Public Schools League.

However, their time together often extends beyond the beautiful Western High swimming pool, as was the case when many team members participated in a yard sale during a recent weekend.

If the image of a suburban yard sale comes to mind, Western swimming coach Chais Plascencia says think again.

“We charge 25 cents for each item,

or a whole-grocery-bag-full for $5,” said Plascencia, describing what has become an annual two-day event for her swimmers, and takes place in the Western High neighborhood, which is within Detroit’s Mexicantown community. “We had about 15 girls that came out—all the girls that didn’t have to work took part.”

The items are donated by the swimmers and their families, and consist primarily of clothing and few other items, including small furniture, tables, household gadgets, books, shoes and even pots and pans.

Money made from the sale was used

by Plascencia to purchase snacks, which are eaten during and after meets by her swimmers. In that way, Plascencia’s young

Friday, October 7, 2016

Cass (6-0) at Osborn (3-3), 4 p.m.

Southeastern (1-5) at Denby (5-1), 4 p.m.

Douglass (1-5) at Central (2-4), 4 p.m.

Cody (4-2) at Renaissance (2-4), 4 p.m.

Western (4-2) at Mumford (5-1), 4 p.m.

CMA (1-5) at Pershing (2-4), 4 p.m.

DCP-Northwestern (1-5) at Henry Ford (2-4), 4 p.m.

Saturday, October 8 King (5-1) at East English (4-2), noon Source: Detroit Public Schools Athletic Department Office

By Scott Talley Special to the Michigan Chronicle As the noon kick-off approached for Cass Tech’s Oct. 1 homecoming game against rival Martin Luther King, the sun came out and the memory of the rain-filled morning began to fade away.

The capacity crowd was primed and ready for the next chapter to play out in what many regard as the best high school sports rivalry in Detroit, and the two powerhouse programs did not disappoint, when it came to generating excitement.

After a slow offensive start, due in large part to the stout, hard-hitting defensive units of both squads, and some penalties (that can be expected in an intense rivalry game) the Technicians got rolling first en route to a 17-0 halftime lead. Explosive plays by Cass Tech playmakers set up or directly scored points for the Technicians in the first half, including a 84-yard reception off a short slant by All-American receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones; a 24-yard, leaping touchdown grab by receiver Donovan Parker; and, a 69-yard touchdown dash by All-American Donovan Johnson.

More big plays by dynamic playmakers helped Cass push the lead to 24-0 with 4:22 left in the third quarter, capped by an interception return for a touchdown by senior safety Willie Reid. However, the Crusaders responded with a 86-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Jaeveyon Morton. Still more big plays would follow—by both teams—including a 83yard touchdown reception off a screen pass by Cass Tech’s Donovan Johnson (shortly after Cass’ tenacious defense had stopped King on downs deep in Cass’ territory), and a 90-yard kickoff return by King’s Kevin Willis. When the dust settled, the Technicians (6-0) prevailed, 31-18, leaving fans hoping for another possible matchup with the Crusaders (51) in the PSL Division I Championship Game on Oct. 21 at Ford Field.

goes deeper than sports to help the next crop of Western swimmers to be successful in the pool and life.

Through experiences in and out of the pool, Torres found a caring crew at Western, which embraces its teammates and community.

Quality time: Members of Western’s swimming team bond away from the pool to strengthen team unity and assist their neighborhood.

Did you know that nationally volleyball is the third most popular sport for girls in high school with more than 400,000 girls participating on varsity-level programs across the country?

Volleyball also generates spirited competition across the PSL, as pictured during a match this season between Denby and Detroit International Academy for Young Women. Please come back to the “Best of Young Detroit” next week as we take a close-up look at girls volleyball in the PSL.

Where are they Now?

Detroit Public School League football games

First battle of PSL football titans goes to Cass Tech

ladies learn about self-sufficiency. However, the lesson does not end there, as unsold items are given to neighborhood families in need. And if anything is left over, the Salvation Army is the recipient.

“The items we sell are not expensive; we get to help the neighborhood; and the girls seem to enjoy themselves,” said Plascencia, who naturally cares about her swimmers and her neighbors, because the same community produced and continues to nurture her.

While embracing the concept of “living is giving,” the Western swimmers also come closer together as a family, which has farreaching benefits.

During a recent interview with the “Best of Young Detroit,” Western senior Jessyca Torres described the uncertainty or even fear that many young people face during the high school journey.

“I was such a shy person—I didn’t think they would like me,” said Torres, about her freshman self. Today she talks about coming back to the school after graduation and “getting in the water” on a level that

Former PSL defensive backs earn high praise During a recent college football broadcast, ESPN/ABC analyst Brian Griese called Michigan’s Jourdan Lewis (Cass Tech) and Iowa’s Desmond King (East English Village) Jourdan Lewis Desmond King the two best cover cornerbacks in college football. The two lived up to that billing last to keep the Hawkeyes from falling, 38-31 week. against Northwestern.

In a highly anticipated showdown in Ann Arbor on Oct. 1 against previously undefeated Wisconsin, Lewis racked up four solo tackles, one pass break-up, and a spectacular, onehanded interception with the game on the line, as the 5-0 Wolverines defeated the Badgers, 14-7.

The same day at Iowa City, King registered four tackles (including three solos) and two pass break-ups, but it still was not enough

Following is a listing of other top local performers during Week 6 games: Daizon Harris, Central, 12 carries for 171 yards, including two TDs in Central’s 46-0 victory against Pershing.

El Julian Jordan, Central, passed for 178 yards, including two TDs. D.J. Adkins, Central, eight receptions for 135 yards and one TD. Atkins also returned a punt 67 yards for a TD. Santangho Reynolds, Central, eight tackles and three sacks Marquise Burnett, Cody, completed five of eight passing attempts for 170 yards, including two TDs, in Cody’s 20-14 victory against Western.

Davion Hightower, Cody, 75-yard and 65-yard TD receptions.

Zyaire Gardner, Cody, eight carries had for 145 yards, including one TD. Jaysaar Ball, Cody, three sacks and nine tackles.

Armani White, Denby, 21 rushes for 155 yards and three TDs in Denby’s 28-6 victory against Detroit Collegiate Prep at Northwestern.

Giovanni Allen, Denby, gained 83 yards, including one TD on three carries.

Jalen Early, Denby, 40-yard interception return Donovan Watson, Denby, one interception Denzell Armstrong caught a 20-yard TD pass and Sammy Womack rushed for 50 yards for East English Village during a 20-6 victory against Osborn.

Omar Pagan, Mumford, gained 189 yards, including one TD, in Mumford’s 30-0 victory against Renaissance.

Demetri Howard, Mumford, three tackles, one pass breakup and a 30-yard punt return for a TD. Adam Harris, Mumford, 69 yards rushing, including one TD Keontae Streeter, Mumford, 13 tackles, including two tackles-for-loss and one fumble recovery.

Greg Johnson, Mumford, five tackles, two sacks and forced fumble

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The Republican Party and black voters

By Jesse L. Jackson

Lincoln became the party of Jefferson Davis.

Are black voters so loyal to Democrats that their issues are ignored?

Donald Trump suggests as much, arguing that blacks had “nothing to lose” by voting for him. Now a column by Farai Chideya at FiveThirtyEight cites academics who make a similar argument.

Now, African Americans vote overwhelmingly for Democrats not because we reject the Republican Party but because the Republican Party rejects us.

If we vote our interests, we have little choice but to vote against a party that has systematically tried to undermine and constrict the right to vote, that votes against affordable housing, against expanding Social Security and against poverty programs.

In recent elections, about 90 percent of the black vote has gone to Democrats.

Chideya cites Professor Paul Frymer of Princeton, who argues that politicians focus their appeals on swing voters, particularly “moderate, disaffected whites in the middle — whether you call them soccer moms or NASCAR dads.”

Chideya also Jesse L. Jackson cites two recent studies on how well black interests are represented in government. A 2015 report from the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies concluded that “black voices are less equal than others when it comes to policy.” And a 2015 law review article by Professor Nicholas Stephanopoulos of the University of Chicago Law School “found that black support for Congressional legislation actually decreased its chances of passage.”

Are blacks voting against their own interests? Are they a “captured group” who would be better off if they weren’t so pro-Democrat?

African-American voters are neither fools nor inherently Democratic partisans. When Lincoln Republicans were leading the fight for the freedom amendments after the Civil War — the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments — African-Americans voted overwhelmingly with Republicans.

Blacks began voting Democratic when FDR launched the New Deal and stood with poor and working people in the Great Depression. When Democratic Dixiecrats fought to sustain legal segregation, many African Americans in the South voted Republican. Dr. Martin Luther King’s father was a Republican.

But then, after Lyndon Johnson pushed through the Voting Rights Act and the Great Society, Republicans — beginning with Richard Nixon’s Southern strategy and continuing with Ronald Reagan and beyond — used racial dog-whistle politics to consolidate their party in the white South. The party of

Republicans have led the fight against a living wage. They oppose efforts to curb gun violence in our cities by blocking background checks and repealing the ban on assault weapons. They vocally undermine enforcement of equal employment laws and anti-discrimination measures.

Their Supreme Court nominees gutted the Voting Rights Act, and their legislators have blocked efforts to restore it. They have consistently voted against any plan to rebuild our cities, reinvest in infrastructure and put people to work.

They oppose efforts to ease the student loan debt that burdens too many African Americans.

Blacks vote against Republicans in overwhelming numbers because Republicans are overwhelmingly campaigning against our core interests. Republicans can appeal to black voters but only if they reach out and change their policy positions.

Arguably, the real “captured group” of voters are the poor and working-class white voters who vote Republican. That vote is surely against their economic interests. Republicans have won their votes by appeals to race, to religion and to conservative social issues, but they never deliver.

Liberal social movements for equality — the Civil Rights Movement, the women’s movement and the gay rights movement — continue to make progress. And working and poor white people continue to lose ground economically.

Now polls suggest that they favor Donald Trump for president, someone who opposes lifting the minimum wage, opposes empowering workers to organize, opposes expanding Social Security, wants to repeal health care reform and vows to cut taxes on the rich and corporations.

African Americans aren’t a captured bloc of voters. We are people who are voting our interests — and looking for allies. Republicans have to decide if they want to continue to push off against us or begin to reach out to us.

What the Kaepernick protest tells us about Black power and money

By James Clingman NNPA Newswire Columnist

Turnabout is fair play.

Why can’t more of us see that economics is the key to our freedom and the answer to the problems we talk about all the time? This political year has and continues to bring this fact to light, but the Colin Kaepernick protest illuminates the issue of economics even more.

Here is a guy who chose to exercise his right not to stand at the playing/singing of the National Anthem, and as a result folks have called him everything, but a child of God. Folks who have burned the flag have not received the kind of treatment Kaepernick has garnered. Now, James Clingman as other football players have joined in to do similar acts of protest, the real deal—economics— comes to the forefront.

Sponsors are exercising their rights to revoke their endorsements of these athletes. In other words, they are taking away their money in an effort to punish these players, the same thing they always do when a player says or does something they don’t like or agree with.

It has happened to black and white players alike.

Opinions abound on what the players should do now, and it’s amazing that some of us tell them to keep it up no matter how much money they lose, but we are unwilling to do the same thing at our jobs. Yes, they make a whole lot more money than most of us do, but it’s all relative.

Knowing that economics runs everything in this country and the world for

that matter, black folks in general and Black athletes in particular must exercise another basic right: Use money for leverage and punishment, the same way other entities do.

What do I mean by that? Remember the incidents with Michael Vick, Adrian Peterson and Ray Rice? Several NFL sponsors notified the league that they would withdraw their support if the NFL did not address those issues by punishing those athletes in some form or another. The league saw dollar signs flying out of the window and acted accordingly.

Remember the State of Indiana law that gay people said was discriminatory toward them? Corporations threatened to move their firms out of the state if the law was not changed. Gov. Mike Pence took care of that problem right away by changing the law. How about the latest issue in North Carolina with the transgender bathroom thing? The NCAA is sanctioning the state by pulling its tournaments, in all sports, out of North Carolina. The NBA has also refused to hold the All-Star game there.

Long before Kaepernick, Abdul-Rauf refused to stand for the National Anthem, and when he did, he prayed. This outstanding NBA player converted to Islam and soon after his conversion his NBA career came to a screeching halt.

Both Hodges and Abdul-Rauf were vilified and sanctioned by the NBA for having the courage to stay true to their social, religious, and ethical convictions. Unfortunately, they stood alone for the most part. Their teammates and even the great Elgin Baylor turned their backs on him. I call that cowardly.

If just half of the black players in the NBA and the NFL would do as the University of Missouri players did, refuse to play just two games back to back, they would change those leagues.

Money rules.

Of course, it takes sacrifice, but isn’t it worth it?

— Mayor Mike Duggan

Trump supporters think they’re on a reality show

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Newswire Columnist

There is something that I have found particularly odd in this election season and there have been many things that have been odd.

There have been consistent media reports of interviews with supporters of Republican nominee Donald Trump that indicate that many of them do not take seriously his various pronouncements.

Trump supporters have been reported making comments—after being confronted with Trump’s dec- Bill Fletcher, Jr. larations, such as his call to build wall on the border with Mexico and his suggestion to block Muslims from entering the USA — that they do not believe that Trump really means this, nevertheless, they will vote for him.

What does one make of people discounting the assertions of a candidate, particularly provocative assertions I might add, and yet supporting him? Do these supporters think that this is a large-scale reality show?

Here is my theory. Trump supporters are divided into two overlapping — and overwhelmingly white — groups. There are the right-wing irrationalists who are ideologically committed to backing virtually each and every word of their candidate. They see Trump as the champion of their revenge-seeking politics, hoping to “make America white again.”

The second group is made up of peo-

ple who are scared to death and want to shake things up, yet shake things up in a particular way. They don’t want a woman to be elected president and they don’t want what they perceive to be “more of the same.”

They are scared of the changing demographics of the United States; they’re scared about their economic precariousness; they’re scared about a world that they cannot understand, let alone control. Trump represents the equivalent of rolling the dice and hoping that they don’t come up “snake eyes.”

This second group is living in a world of self-deception. There is no reason for anyone to disbelieve Trump. At a minimum his rhetoric is inflammatory and erratic. If these supporters do not believe that Trump will actually do what he suggests that he will do, what do they think that he will do? It appears that they do not care, as long as it is different from what these supporters are currently experiencing.

Actually, I do not believe that this supposed lack of concern with what Trump will do (if elected) is innocent and frivolous. Trump is asserting a nightmare. There is nothing hopeful, inclusive, democratic or just in what he is arguing. Nothing that he is arguing is neutral, bipartisan or post-partisan. His arguments all flow from his basic notion that white America is allegedly suffering at the hands of minorities, liberals, the rest of the world, etc.

To put it another way, these supporters don’t just want to shake things up.

They want to shake things up in a manner that they believe gives them a leg up on the rest of the world.

It is not just the candidate who is dangerous. The movement backing him is even more frightening.

Stop the payday loan debt trap

By Julianne Malveaux Between the unemployment rate report that was released in early September, and the Census report on income and poverty that was released on September 13, President Obama and his team got great news about the economic status of the average worker. Incomes are up a whopping 5.2 percent between 2014 and 2015; the first time incomes have increased since 2007.

The poverty rate dropped 1.2 percentage points, to 13.5 percent, which translates into 3.5 million fewer people living in poverty. While the poverty rate is still higher than it was in 2007, this sharp decrease in the poverty rate is significant. Be- Julianne Malveaux tween the unemployment rate report, which shows an unemployment rate at 4.9 percent, and the income and poverty report, which shows a 2.4 million increase in the number of workers, the Obama economic team can rightly assert that economic recovery has trickled down.

Still, poverty rates are way too high – almost one in four (24.1 percent) African American households lives in poverty.

The number of African American children in poverty, though falling, remains too high (31.6 percent). And the number of people in “extreme poverty” (with incomes at less than half the poverty line) is alarming – more than ten percent of African Americans (and 6 percent of the total population) live in extreme poverty.

The persistence of poverty, even in the face of good news, provides opportunities for those whose riches come from the exploitation of poor people.

Those who provide payday loans are among the worst, because they set up a debt trap that it is almost impossible for poor people to escape from. Indeed, these predators treat the poor as profit centers and enrich themselves from other people’s misery. Even as we celebrate the economic progress of the past year, we must ensure that usurious payday lenders are curtailed by regulators who can restrict their ability to extract interest rates in excess of 300 percent from the very poor.

This is how it works. Payday lenders

provide “emergency” loans for those people who have more month than money, and who simply can’t make ends meet. They provide small loans for a fee of something like $15 per $100 for 7 to 14 days. The loan may be secured by a paycheck, a pre-dated check, or an automobile title. If the loan is not paid back on time, a borrower may negotiate an “extension”, which requires more fees.

Repeated payday loans result in $3.5 billion in fees each year.

The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) is considering regulations to protect consumers from exploitation and usury from short-term loans and auto title loans. A coalition of faith leaders, is hoping that those who have been affected by the exploitive practices of payday loans. They’ve asked people who have been affected by payday loans to comment on their website, FaithforFairLending.org, hoping that the CFPB will be influenced by the experiences that many have had with payday lending.

Rev. Sekinah Hamlin, who leads faith initiatives for the Center for Responsible Lending, says that faith leaders have mobilized because they expect that the payday lending industry will fight any regulations to curtail their activity. The CFPB will be accepting comments about payday lending until October 7, and the Center for Responsible Lending (ResponsibleLending.org) hopes that people will share letters and comments encouraging CFPB to curtail payday.

While it is important to curtail payday lending so that low-income borrowers can avoid the debt trap, the longer term solution to the debt trap is better pay for people who could access traditional credit options, or avoid debt altogether, if they earned reasonable pay. The working families agenda that some in Congress have embraced (which includes an increase in the minimum wage, among other provisions to assist those on the bottom) is a step in the right direction.

The fight for $15, which would provide families at the bottom with incomes of about $31,000 a year, would also alleviate poverty and make it easier for people to make ends meet.

It is important that those of us who care about economic justice make our voices heard before Oct. 7. Tackling the payday lending issue, however, is only a small step toward economic justice.

Those who want economic justice must also be committed to electing those who will implement a working families agenda.

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Ford and MMSDC launch Mentor Me for minority-owned businesses Looking to strengthen minority-owned businesses, Ford and the Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council are launching a new corporate mentorship program to help boost minority-owned business economic output.

The “Mentor Me” program ultimately aims to develop new and existing minority-owned businesses by connecting them with executive mentors from major public and private entities, like Ford, who provide valuable guidance.

“The Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council facilitates opportunities for certified minority business enterprises to do business with major corporations, educational institutions and government agencies to achieve their business goals,” said Michelle Sourie Robinson, MMSDC president and CEO.

U.S. Department of Commerce invests $4.1 million in Detroit manufacturing U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Jay Williams announced that the City of Detroit will receive two Economic Development Administration grants totaling $4.1 million to bring automotive manufacturing back to the city; and hire an Economic Recovery Coordination Team to lead reindustrialization efforts for the metropolitan area. The announcement, made during an event at the LINC logistics facility, included remarks from Mayor Mike Duggan, Councilman Scott Benson and other community members.

Michelle Sourie Robinson Ultimately, providing development mentorships could help achieve parity for minority groups, which so far have maintained proportionally lower levels of business activity when comparing actual output to parity. Economic parity will happen when a minority group’s level of business activity is proportional to that group’s representation in the U.S. adult population.

According to the Minority Business Development Agency, minority-owned businesses employ about 7.2 million people nationwide and gross about $1.4 trillion each year.

However, if they were on par with the minority population, these businesses could employ about 20.4 million people and gross $4.3 trillion.

MMSDC invited certified minority-owned businesses to apply for the Mentor Me program. Eight businesses from various industries were chosen from 35 applicants for the inaugural mentorship event in Dearborn.

“Ensuring that our nation’s communities have the vital capacity, infrastructure and tools needed to support economic growth is a top priority for the Economic Development Administration,” said U.S. Assistant Secretary Williams. “Today’s investments support Detroit’s initiatives to sustain and grow the local economy, and revive the automotive manufacturing sector, which increases employment opportunities for the local workforce and helps strengthen the country’s global competitiveness.”

The investments announced include: Detroit Economic Recovery Team The Detroit Economic Growth Corporation and the city of Detroit were awarded $910,000 to support the hiring of an Economic Recovery Coordination Team that will undertake an ambitious project to reindustrialize the city of Detroit. The team will manage and execute all ele-

ments of the reindustrialization efforts in the city. The primary elements of the project include industrial and logistics business attraction; and identification and preparation of industrial sites, districts and areas. The increased staffing capacity will help the city to accomplish its goal of creating 5,000 new jobs for Detroiters during the next five years.

Detroit Georgia Street Project The City of Detroit, Economic Development Corporation of the City of Detroit, and the Detroit Economic Growth Association have partnered together and successfully secured a $3,197,160 EDA investment that will support the redevelopment and expansion of Georgia Street.

The proposed project is part of the city’s efforts to bring automotive manufacturing back to Detroit. The project is a key initiative to support the I-94 Industrial Corridor Redevelopment Project. According to grantee estimates, the EDA investment will result in the immediate creation of more than 600 new jobs and $120 million in private investment. The project will be a catalyst in fostering future good paying job opportunities for the citizens of Detroit.

“Detroit has a real opportunity to bring back a significant number of manufacturing jobs for the residents of the city,” said Mayor Mike Duggan. “These grants will help us to prepare our I-94 Industrial Park for additional developments and to help attract similar job-cre-

ating projects to other city-owned parcels.”

In 2013, the Obama administration assigned a team of federal employees to support Detroit’s recovery. The team focuses on a portfolio of projects in areas such as neighborhood stabilization, sustainability, workforce development, economic growth and international affairs, with the overall goal of providing technical advice to improve Detroit’s performance capacity.

“Beginning with the rescue of the auto industry, the Obama administration has steadfastly believed in Detroiters’ ability to rebuild,” said Cliff Kellogg, Executive Director of the Detroit Federal Working Group. “With today’s announcement of another federal investment in Detroit’s infrastructure and staff, we are proud to continue our support of Mayor Duggan’s plans to restore the city’s manufacturing and industrial base.”

The mission of the U.S. Economic Development Administration is to lead the federal economic development agenda by promoting competitiveness and preparing the nation’s regions for growth and success in the worldwide economy.

An agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce, EDA makes investments in economically distressed communities in order to create jobs for U.S. workers, promote American innovation, and accelerate long-term sustainable economic growth.

Mentor Me will match each business — many without any business relationship to Ford — with a three-person executive mentor team to evaluate business challenges and determine steps for future success. The program includes 24 Ford senior executive mentors from 13 different skill areas.

Mentorship and access to executive expertise in varying fields, as offered through Mentor Me, could help position minority-owned businesses for great success.

“Ford is committed to developing minority-owned businesses,” said Hau Thai-Tang, Ford group vice president of Global Purchasing and MMSDC chairman. “The Mentor Me program gives our executives an active role in supplier development. We believe this is not only good for Ford, but good for the community as a whole.”

Seventy-nine Detroiters earn DEEP certificates and a step up Michigan Chronicle reports

Advanced training prepares unemployed, underemployed city residents to step into well-paying careers Seventy-nine Detroit residents, many recently unemployed or underemployed, have been presented with high-level certificates in various environmental construction and deconstruction disciplines in an awards ceremony at Northwest Activities Center.

The City of Detroit’s Buildings, Safety Engineering and Environmental Department received a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to train Detroiters in abatement of hazardous materials includ-

ing lead and asbestos.

The rigorous training, known as the Detroit Environmental Employment Program, lasted up to 11 weeks and specifically sought to assist unemployed or underemployed Detroiters, including low-income, displaced and minority residents.

“This has been a very successful program,” said David Bell, Director of BSEED. “Detroit has had a skills shortage in this area and with blight abatement being a priority for this administration, it’s critical that we have Detroiters trained to help rebuild Detroit.”

A total of 79 students received certification in areas such as Asbestos Abatement,

Lead Abatement, OSHA 30, and Hazardous Waste and Emergency Response Standard.

“The importance of observing safety standards in construction and deconstruction cannot be overstated,” said EPA Brownfields Job Training Coordinator Linda Morgan.

“Residents certainly want blight to be cleared, but they equally want to be sure that hazardous materials are properly contained both during and after the properties have been demolished.”

BSEED was awarded the grant in 2014, and has worked with Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation and more recently ‘Reclaim Detroit’ to run

the program and recruit jobseekers and employers.

“This program has come along at exactly the right time” said Kevin Woods, president of BBEK Environmental. “The amount of work we are doing is increasing, but at no point are we able to cut corners.

“We need access to employees who are trained in how to work safely and professionally on a site where there are hazardous materials present. The DEEP program gives them exactly the kind of preparation we need to be able to put them straight to work.”

And for graduates of the training, the program has also given them access to a wellpaid career.

“Before I started the DEEP training program, I was making little over $9 an hour,” said David Gillespie, who has now been working with BBEK for over a year. “After I finished training, my first day on the job I doubled my wages, and I’ve had raises over the last year as well. It really has changed my life.”

“Wherever you look in Detroit, you can see examples of the boom in infrastructure development” said Mayor Mike Duggan. “The DEEP program not only ensures that we have people with the right skills working on these projects, it also makes sure that we have our citizens being trained to rebuild our city.”

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Exceptional Community Service Luncheon honors city’s finest

By Alisha Dixon

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the individuals that I’m With Pickard’s leader- honored with, to be in that ship, the GM Foundation class, that’s an honor in is responsible for a $27 itself,” Pickard said. million grant awarded to Tickets for the event the United Way of Michi- are $45. To RSVP, please gan. The grant, she said, call the Unify Detroit Cowas used in seven south- alition at 313-418-3049 or eastern Michigan schools visit unifydetroitcoalition. to help to improve grad- org. uation rates and for the Buick Achievers scholarAt Your Service ship fund for students pursuing degrees in the STEM field.

The Unify Detroit Coalition and the Detroit Medical Center will host the Exceptional Community Service Award Luncheon on Oct. 14 at the Hotel St. Regis.

The ceremony will celebrate the contributions of Linda Forte, Faye Nelson and Vivian R. Pickard.

Conrad L. Mallett Jr., DMC’s chief administration officer, said this year’s luncheon is not just a fundraiser, but also a celebration of excellence.

“Every year the Unify Detroit Coalition has a fundraiser and the DMC would always be supportive, but this year I saw an opportunity to use the occasion of the Unify Detroit Coalition’s annual fundraising luncheon to honor three amazing community ambassadors,” Mallett said.

Linda Forte, a recent retiree from Comerica Bank, last served as senior vice president of business affairs and chief diversity officer. Forte used her position as chief

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diversity officer to ensure the bank adopted inclusive and diverse workplace policies.

Even after retirement, Forte said she will continue community service efforts in Detroit.

“When you’re thinking about how you impact, in particular something as broad as inclusion in a workplace, you have to have leadership support,” Forte said.

“If you’ve been the beneficiary of good fortune, then you somehow make yourself a tool to be able to provide good fortune to someone else, and I think that’s really the only way to live,” said Forte.

over $50 million in grants to communities throughout Michigan in a variety of areas, including the environment, education, job training and neighborhoods,” Nelson said.

Forte said she added volunteerism as a key part of Comerica’s culture in order for the company to be a good community ambassador. During her time at Comerica, Forte said the company’s employees completed over 72,000 hours of community service.

Faye Nelson is the vice president of DTE Energy and serves as president and board chair of the DTE Energy Foundation, a charity that gives back to the community.

“Since I have been in this leadership position at DTE, we have made

In addition to her position with DTE, Nelson serves on the board of Midtown Detroit, Inc. and the M-1 Rail.

ECN will also honor Matt Simoncini, CEO of Lear Corp., for his dedication and service to the eastside of Detroit, at a VIP reception starting at 6 pm.

"I'm so excited for this year's Eastside Extravaganza! One of my favorite parts about this evening is celebrating the great accomplishments of east siders throughout the last year,” said Donna Givens,

CEO and president of the Eastside Community Network. “Many businesses, community organizations, residents and activists are making great things happen on the east side of Detroit. This evening is a great way to celebrate these people but also just have a great night networking, dancing and having a great time together!"

The Eastside Community Network, formerly Warren/Conner Development Coalition, has been spearheading community development on Detroit's Lower Eastside for over 30 years. Eastside Community Network works with partners on Detroit's Lower Eastside to drive lasting, positive change in our neighborhoods and communities. This positive transformation is achieved through resident engagement, multi-sector collaborations, advocacy, leadership development and innovative approaches to land

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Vivian R. Pickard, now retired from General Motors, served as president of the GM Foundation and as director of

Eastside Community Network, LEAR host 28th Annual Eastside Extravaganza On Thursday, Oct. 6, Detroiters will celebrate 30 years of the Eastside Community Network (ECN) spearheading community development on the lower east side at Detroit’s Best Party - the Eastside Extravaganza. From 7 to 11 pm a mix of Detroiters, local dignitaries and celebrities will enjoy a night featuring live music from Grammy nominated, Brandon Williams, signature desserts from eastside restaurants and silent auctions at the Detroit Yacht Club.

Pickard’s service extends beyond her position at GM as she also mentored young women and along with her family gives to Pontiac’s Meals on Wheels.

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Tickets are still available and can be purchased at http://ecn-detroit.org/the-eastside-extravaganza/.

There are two ticket options available for purchase: VIP for $175 and General Admission for $100.

VIP tickets include entry into the VIP reception honoring LEAR Corporation CEO Matt Simoncini, meet and greet with ECN CEO Donna Givens and celebrity guests and presenters, complimentary cocktails and general admission to the event.

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Henry Ford Health System licenses healthcare technology to hospital in India Henry Ford Health System, headquartered in Detroit, has licensed its state-of-the-art technology for the development of a new specialty care hospital in southern India.

Officials from Pearl Human Care Private Limited, based in India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu, are planning to break ground on Naruvi Hospital in the city of Vellore as early as next spring. It will infuse a combination of clinical best practices and advanced digital technology into southern India.

System in setting up a world class health care facility at Vellore. We believe Henry Ford’s experience will bring to India modern techniques and practices from the United States that will help revolutionize health care in the region.”

edge technology and globally advanced medical protocols. Architectural planning for the campus has begun. Naruvi Hospital is expected to open in 2019.

Pearl Human Care is planning to establish a network of multi specialty hospitals in and around Vellore that will deploy cutting

Henry Ford Health System is a six-hospital system headquartered in Detroit. It is one of the

About Henry Ford Health System and Henry Ford Health System Innovations

nation’s leading comprehensive, integrated health systems, recognized for clinical excellence and innovation. Henry Ford Health System provides both health insurance and health care delivery, including acute, specialty, primary and preventive care services backed by excellence in research and education. The system is a 2011 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient. Visit

HenryFord.com to learn more.

Established in 2011, Henry Ford Health System Innovations engineers the future of health care through identifying and commercializing the health system’s technologies and know-how. Its main arms include Research and Education, Technology Management, Corporate Innovation, and International Programs.

“We are so proud to be part of the effort to bring Henry Ford’s approach to high quality, cost-effective healthcare to India,” said Mark Coticchia, chief innovation officer for Henry Ford Health System. Coticchia’s team managed the agreement through the international arm of Henry Ford Health System Innovations.

“With the huge increase in lifestyle diseases like diabetes and heart disease, families need access to affordable, sustainable care more than ever. With our medical expertise and innovative technology, Henry Ford is well positioned to share that knowledge and help meet that need.”

Bob Riney, chief operating officer for Henry Ford Health System, said the agreement will also benefit families in Michigan and beyond: “The sharing of best practices that were created by our team provides value through the growth of employment right here in Detroit. This was a significant part of our goal when we established the Innovations program and we are thrilled to see our efforts mature and to fuel our growing role in the local economy.”

In its first phase, Naruvi Hospital will have 250 beds, with plans to increase that number to 400. The hospital will provide primary care as well as advanced specialty care in such fields as cardiology and orthopedics.

G.V. Sampath, chairman and managing director of Pearl Human Care, said, “We are delighted at the opportunity to work with Henry Ford Health

Funds for Flint

Millions of dollars are heading to Flint, Michigan, to help deal with the water crisis after Congress finally agreed to funnel funds into the city.

Flint received the funding after Democrats put up a fight while voting for a stopgap spending bill to avoid a government shutdown. The agreement gives Flint $170 million for water infrastructure projects.

Governor Rick Snyder was quoted as stating the following about the Flint water deal: “So I would say why we’ve seen such significant progress…our work is going to be ongoing and long-term. So this isn’t just about short-term actions, intermediate term actions, but this is a whole series of actions that could be going on for many years in terms of doing things to help the families and children of flint.”

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Nissan Director of Diversity awarded at Global Automotive Summit Rainbow PUSH Coalition recognizes Jeffrey Webster as an Emerging Leader Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, together with the Citizenship Education Fund, presented Jeffrey Webster with an Emerging Leader Award at the 17th Annual Global Automotive Summit. Webster currently serves as the director of Diversity and Inclusion for Nissan North America which includes Canada and Mexico. The award ceremony took place on Friday, Sept. 30, at the MGM Grand Detroit Event Center. Webster was one of three recipients recognized as Emerging Leaders this year.

“Receiving this award is most definitely an honor. I am so grateful to be able to work for a company that allows me to make the impact that make awards like this possible,” said Webster. “I look forward to providing others with the same types of opportunities that I was given.”

The Emerging Leader Award is presented to a next generation professional of merit, accomplishment and service who is making a significant impact in the automotive industry.

Honorees are making groundbreaking contributions and serve as beacons of light. They

ployed across our company at large as well as in the community. We work hard internally to make sure that our employees are more than just our payroll but strive to be valuable contributors to our organization,” said Webster. “The same is true for our customers and our community. We aim to incorporate our ethnically diverse customer base into the overall scope of what our company is doing and not just recognized as a consumer.”

Thirty-eight percent of Nissan’s U.S. customers are ethnically diverse, the highest among major U.S. automakers.

From left: Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., founder of Rainbow PUSH Coalition; Jeffrey Webster, director of Diversity and Inclusion, Nissan North America; and John Graves, chairman, Rainbow PUSH Automotive Project. are strong advocates for equality and inclusion with a focus on leadership.

“We are honored to recognize the emerging leaders in the automotive industry who fight to help us reach our goal

in corporate America. We are not fighting for diversity, we are fighting for equality,” said Jackson.

Webster’s primary objectives as director of Diversity and Inclusion are to continue to grow

Nissan’s ethnically diverse customer base and ensure that the company includes females and minorities in opportunities for executive positions.

“At Nissan, our Diversity and Inclusion practices are em-

Webster joined Nissan in 1985 as a production technician at the company’s vehicle assembly plant in Smyrna, Tenn. In 1989, he transitioned to the Human Resources team as an employee relations representative. He was later promoted to Employee Relations section manager and served in that role in several different production areas. In May 2001, Webster transferred to the Canton plant to serve as department manager for employee relations, training, organizational development and communications.

CFPB fines TMX Finance $9 million over misleading loans

By Charlene Crowell (NNPA Newswire Columnist)

Many consumers breathe a sigh of relief when their car loans are finally paid off.

Gaining title to personal vehicles should free up monthly monies – unless that title is later used as collateral for a high-cost and abusive loan.

Aeromexico becomes Detroit Metro Airport’s fourth new carrier in less than four years New nonstop service to Monterrey, Mexico will begin January 2017 Growth in air service continues its upward climb at Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW). Aeromexico recently began selling nonstop flights, beginning early next year, between Detroit and Monterrey, an important automotive market in Mexico. Aeromexico’s new flight joins Delta Air Line’s existing Monterrey, Mexico service to give Detroit two daily non-stops. The new flight will operate from DTW’s McNamara Terminal and will be timed to easily link to additional connections throughout Mexico. The flights will be operated by 99-seat, two-class Embraer 190 aircraft featuring 11 “Clase Premier” seats (Aeromexico’s business class) and 88 coach seats.

Anko van der Werff, Aeromexico’s Chief Revenue Officer, said: “With this new route we will offer more than 1,300 seats per week between Monterrey and Detroit, a U.S. city known for its development and promotion of the automotive industry. This flight will provide more and better connectivity options not only to states in northern Mexico, but also to Mexico’s Bajio and central region, primarily to cities like Aguascalientes, Leon, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, and Toluca, among others,” added the CRO. “Increased access to markets in Mexico is uniquely critical to our region’s economy,” said Airport Authority Interim CEO Joseph Nardone. “Interior Mexico service provides access to key industrial production areas for local automakers, and contributes to the $10.2 billion in economic impact our airport generates here in the Motor City, and throughout the region.”

Aeromexico is DTW’s fourth new carrier to initiate service in less than four years - fifth, including cargo carrier DHL - a significant achievement for the airport.

“With the ongoing series of mergers in the industry, it has become increasingly more challenging to maintain the number of airlines serving U.S. airports,” said Airport Authority Director of Air Service Development Joe Cambron.

“As of January, we will have gained two airlines in the North Terminal and two airlines in the McNamara Terminal in less than a four-year period, which is a nice balance for our customers.”

In 2014, JetBlue and Alaska Airlines began service at DTW, followed by Virgin Atlantic in 2015.

DHL began new cargo service from DTW in October of 2015. Last year also marked the addition of signifi-

cant new passenger routes. In June, the first ever daily non-stop service from Detroit to Munich began on Delta. Alaska Airlines doubled service to Seattle for the summer.

Frontier added seasonal Ft. Myers and ongoing Phoenix routes, and Spirit added non-stop service to Baltimore and Philadelphia. Southwest also recently announced it will resume its weekend Orlando service in early 2017. United also announced that in Summer 2017 it will add service to San Francisco which previously was DTW’s only Top 20 market with only a single carrier providing flights.

New service is one of the factors contributing to the spike in DTW’s local passenger traffic numbers, which have set monthly records recently. In July, according to information from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), 802,368 travelers started or ended their trip in Detroit. This was the highest single month reported for origination & destination (O&D) traffic numbers ever at DTW, and the first time the airport has celebrated monthly O&D traffic over 800,000. O&D traffic at DTW is on pace to set an all-time annual calendar year record.

“These numbers say a lot about the strength of our market, and the comeback of Detroit,” said Cambron. “Our North Terminal has seen double digit gains in enplanements nearly every month this year, and airlines are more receptive to our pitch for new service when the numbers are this strong.”

While Aeromexico flights won’t begin until January, customers can now begin purchasing tickets at Aeromexico.com and Delta.com.

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) welcomed more than 33 million passengers in 2015 and is one of the world’s leading air transportation hubs. With service from 13 scheduled passenger airlines, Michigan’s largest airport offers more than 1,100 flights per day to and from more than 140 non-stop destinations on four continents. With two award-winning passenger terminals, six jet runways, and an onsite AAA Four-Diamond Westin Hotel, DTW is among the world’s most efficient, customer friendly and operationally capable airports in North America. DTW is operated by Wayne County Airport Authority, which also operates nearby Willow Run Airport – an important corporate, cargo and general aviation facility. The Airport Authority is entirely self-sustaining and does not receive tax dollars to support airport operations. Visit www.metroairport.com for more information.

Car title loans provide a percentage of a vehicle’s total value in exchange for the promise of quick cash. Unfortunately, when car titles are used as collateral for one of the most predatory and high-cost consumer loans, another cycle of debt can begin.

The typical car title loan is refinanced eight times and comes with triple-digit interest rates as high as 300 percent. Each year, car title loans strip $4 billion in fees from consumers. The looming threat of repossession, which affects one in five consumers, often prompts these costly renewals.

Frequently industry collection practices violate basic consumer laws. Vehicle repossessions cause not only the loss of personal transportation, but create mobility challenges affecting virtually every dimension of life - reaching employment, education, medical services or managing personal business.

In recent days, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) fined a major car-title lender $9 million and sued another five. Together, these separate actions underscore how consumers’ rights are often violated and the continued need for financial regulation.

TMX Finance, offering auto title and personal loans in 18 states, is one of the nation’s largest auto title lenders with 1,300 storefronts doing business as TitleMax, TitleBucks, and InstaLoans. CFPB charged the businesses with failure to tell its customers the terms and costs of its auto-title loans sold over a 5-year period that begin in 2011. It was also charged with illegally exposing consumers’ personal information to their employers in three states – Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee.

Due to CFPB’s actions, TMX must stop both making visits to collect debts and end deceptive marketing and advertising practices that confuse borrowers’ understanding of actual loan costs. In addition to paying a $9 million fine, TMX Finance was found to use ‘guides’ or similar documents that misrepresented loan terms, lengths and costs.

Before the enforcement action, it also made in-person visits to consumers’ workplaces or homes to collect payments.

“TMX Finance lured consumers into more expensive loans with information that hid the true costs of the deal,” said CFPB Director Richard Cordray. “Then they followed up with intrusive visits to homes and

Charlene Crowell says that due to CFPB’s actions, TMX must stop both making visits to collect debts and end deceptive marketing and advertising practices that confuse borrowers’ understanding of actual loan costs. workplaces that put consumers’ personal information at risk…We are making it clear that these actions were unacceptable and illegal.”

CFPB found that TMX Finance employees offered borrowers a “Voluntary Payback Guide” that would extend payment periods at a smaller monthly cost. What these employees failed to share, however, was the true cost of the extended loan.

“When borrowers can no longer afford the interest charged, their personal transportation is seized for a fraction of the vehicle’s value,” noted Delvin Davis, a senior researcher with the Center for Responsible Lending. “Unfortunately, there are many other predatory lenders whose practices mirror these same unfortunate consumer experiences.”

Only a few days before CFPB’s actions against TMX Finance, the Bureau sued five other car title lenders operating in Arizona – Auto Cash Leashing, LLC; Interstate Lending, LLC; Oasis Title Loans, LLC; Phoenix Title Loans, LLC; and Presto Auto Loans, Inc. All are lenders charged with also failing to disclose in respective advertisements annual percentage rates on loans.

The case now moves to an administrative law judge for further actions.

“These enforcement actions are recent examples of why proposed rules for debt collectors should be finalized. CFPB’s proposed rules for payday and car-title lending need to be strengthened and eliminate loopholes,” added Davis. “It’s what consumers expect – and it is also what they need.”

Charlene Crowell is a communications deputy director with the Center for Responsible Lending. She can be reached at Charlene.crowell@responsiblelending.org.

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Ford Fund and First Book donate 10,000 books Ford Motor Company Fund and First Book will host a reading party with 65 third graders from Amelia Earhart Elementary School and donate 10,000 new books by the end of this year to nearly 100 schools in Detroit to promote literacy. Former professional boxer Oscar De La Hoya joined the celebration and read excerpts from his book Super Oscar to the children.

Good News Gang hosts gala to benefit Detroit’s next generation of leadership The Good News Gang, a nonprofit dedicated to equipping Detroit children to be next generation leaders, will host their annual gala on Oct. 15. The gala, taking place at The Sheraton Hotel Great Lakes Ballroom, 6 to 9 p.m., will include dinner, guest speaker Pastor Mark Yurick, a performance by the children of Good News Gang and a silent auction.

The auction will include a weekend golf trip, bowling package, hotel stay, and Pedi Cab tour of Detroit.

At the gala, there will be an opportunity to learn more about the Good News Gang along with the services they provide for future Detroit leaders and how people have the opportunity to become involved in their organization. Tickets to the gala can be purchased at www. goodnewsgang.org via PayPal; checks can be mailed to Good News Gang, P.O. Box 10148, Detroit, MI 48210, or by contacting Laurie at 734-812-0508 or Laurie@goodnewsgang.org. Tickets are $60 each or a sponsor table of 10 can be purchased for $540.

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Opportunities are plentiful for those with science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) aptitude. In the U.S. manufacturing sector alone, nearly 500,000 positions are available for individuals with these skills. While a surplus of jobs may seem promising now, it may be problematic in years to come if we lack a skilled workforce.

The U.S. faces a potential STEM labor shortage of 1 million by 2022.

But hope is not lost. In fact, at Ford, we have developed what we believe is a scalable solution to this challenge.

In 2014, Ford Motor Company Fund introduced the Ford STEAM Lab, a digital-blended learning curriculum, which takes students through a “hackathon” style process of exposing them to careers in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and tech entrepreneurship.

The program adds an arts component to help students use creativity and innovation in problem solving and collaboration.

Ford is deeply committed to innovation in education.

That’s why we are proud to now offer the Ford STEAM Lab curriculum free of charge to teachers across the country for use in their classrooms.

We first announced this initiative during the 28th annual National Dropout Prevention Network Conference in Detroit. There, we hosted #TeacherHack: Using Technology to Disrupt Dropout Rates – a two-day innovation experience for educators modeled after the student STEAM Lab. This is one of the many ways the Ford Motor Company Fund is building and supporting communities.

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Jim Vella, president, Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services, Ziad S. Ojakli, Group VP government and community relations, Ford Motor Company, Joe Avila, manager, Ford Motor Company Fund and Anna Anderson, director, Strategic Alliances, First Book also participated in the notable event.

ney, Andiamo, Lincoln Hills Golf Club, Detroit Pedi Cab, and Sheraton among others.

The Good News Gang has established facilities and gathered resources specifically to provide opportunities for learning, encouraging safe and imaginative recreational activities, fostering relationship building skills and teaching goal setting for young people in Detroit.

Good News Gang has established a nurturing environment where adult members of the community demonstrate that they are committed to the success of Detroit’s young people.

Since 1989, Good News Gang has been committed to equipping the children of Detroit to become leaders of the next generation. Good News Gang is committed to providing hope and building futures for children living in adverse conditions.

For more information contact Laurie @ 734-812-0508 or Laurie@goodnewsgang.org.

Preparing students and teachers for 21st century careers

By Shawn Wilson

According to a 2015 report from The Nation’s Report Card, only seven percent of Detroit eighth graders were proficient in reading. Nationally, research shows that in some low-income communities, there is only one book per 300 children.

The reading party is part of the Ford

Driving Dreams Initiative and Ford’s overall education efforts which focuses on promoting reading at an early age.

To date, Ford Motor Company Fund, the philanthropic arm of Ford Motor Company has invested $161 million over 10 years in southeast Michigan.

Engaging and interactive learning environments are at the core of student success. We know that students who excel academically are poised to excel in their careers and make power-

ful contributions to society.

Together we can ensure students – and those who teach them – have the tools they need to thrive in a 21st century economy.

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Best dressed

Fashion, like so many things, is subjective. One person’s “oh wow” can be someone else’s “oh yuck.”

But it’s hard to imagine why anyone would disagree with certain assessments.

Like, for example, who I think are two of the best dressed ladies in Hollywood — Lupita Nyong’o and Halle Berry. They almost always look perfect, hitting a home run just about every time they step up to the fashion plate.

Why Michael Jackson and Prince still matter…and always will

By Steve Holsey In the music industry, there are superstars, megastars, and icons. But some achieve such a high level of success, importance and influence that none of those labels tell the whole story. These bigger-than-life artists almost seem to have arrived from some other stratosphere. They changed things.

So it was — and still is —with Michael Jackson and Prince, and their not being here is still difficult to fathom, much less accept. Another component of the strangeness is that in the 1980s their rivalry was intense, and even though there was no reason to, some people “took sides.”

The influence of Michael Jackson, not so much in singing as in dancing, can clearly be seen in artists who hold him in the highest possible esteem, most notably Usher, Chris Brown, Justin Timberlake, Bruno Mars, Ne-Yo, Justin Bieber and, of course, Janet Jackson. Which is not suggest that they lack their own style, but their live performances are consistently “Michael-esque” to one degree or another.

Lupita Nyong’o

Halle Berry

I don’t know a lot about fashion, but people looking really good transcends that. Even a novice can recognize consistant style and good taste.

GLADYS KNIGHT and the son she had with former husband Barry Hankerson, Shanga Ali Hankerson, are still going at it and it’s getting uglier, as you may have heard. Knight had sought to have her name removed from the Gladys Knight’s Chicken and Waffles restaurants in Atlanta.

Jackson also has the distinction of transforming the art of music videos; the videos for “Billie Jean,” “Bad” and “Beat It,” for example, and without question the remarkable “Thriller.” That elaborate, big production video was unlike anything anyone had ever seen, and at 13 minutes in length, it qualified as a mini-movie.

Prior to the advent of Michael Jackson, MTV was playing rock videos only. The record company, the Columbia/ Epic Label Group, owned by Sony Music Entertainment, had to in essence strong-arm MTV, meaning, if they didn’t play Michael Jackson’s videos, Columbia/Epic would pull all of their rock artists off MTV. The threat worked. MTV acquiesced and the floodgates were opened wide.

MTV had insisted that the rock-only policy was not about race but, rather, genre. But the MTV decision-makers wrongly assessed what a large portion of their viewers would accept and, in fact, wanted.

Also, not many albums are released from which nearly every cut becomes a hit single. “Thriller” was a perfect example as was the highly anticipated follow-up, “Bad.” Everyone, including Berry Gordy, knew that there was something very special about Michael Jackson, right from that famous late 1960s Jackson 5 Motown audition performance (James Brown’s “I Got the Feelin’.”)

Gladys Knight and son Shanga Ali Hankerson during happier times.

Hankerson was arrested and jailed for stealing $650,000 in sales and withholding taxes. He was later released on bail. Knight had nothing to do with it, but she has been seeking to have her name removed because what has happened is damaging to her image.

But Hankerson is refusing, knowing that without the legendary star’s name, the businesses will come to the end of the road they have reportedly been heading down for quite some time. He even had the audacity and heartlessness to publicly question her mental state.

Stay tuned.

KASHIF is no longer with us, but the songwriter-producer-artist was highly respected and made a major impact. His mastery at his craft led to such superhits as Whitney Houston’s “You Give Good Love” and some of Evelyn “Champagne” King’s greatest successKashif es — “Love Come Down,” “I’m in Love” and my favorite, “Betcha She Don’t Love You.” In addition, Kashif had hits of his own (“Baby Don’t Break Your Baby’s Heart,” the duet with Meli’sa Morgan, “Love Changes,” and more), wrote a book titled “Everything You’d Better Know About the Record Industry,” and founded a foster care organization called Team ICare.

SOLANGE KNOWLES has a new album that was released last week Solange Knowles titled “A Seat at the Table.” Among those making guest appearances is Kelly Rowland.

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The group would surely be a huge success — indeed, what the the J5 generated came to be known in some quarters as “Jacksonmania” — but the amazing Michael Jackson was destined for fame and greatness beyond the group setting.

Jackson once said, “Through my music, I know I will live forever.”

He was right.

As for his many idiosyncrasies, some downright bizarre, Sammy Davis, Jr. quipped, “If you want the boy next door, go get the boy next door, because Michael Jackson ain’t the boy next door!”

Prince — singer, songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, dancer, bandleader — brought a new kind of mystery, energy and excitement to the music industry, even “danger.”

He skillfully created a world of his own, and millions of enthralled enthusiasts were happy to step into it. And like Michael, he was highly influential; at one point, the influence was rampant and clearly seen in many places, and in addition to that, Prince lookalikes were everywhere.

The creativity of Prince was amazing. Only he could have come up with songs like “Let’s Pretend We’re Married,” “Darling Nikki,” “International Lover,” “If I Was Your Girlfriend,” “Little Red Corvette” and “Head” — yes, Prince could be “nasty,” and we loved it — as well as “Raspberry Beret,” “Kiss,” “Private Joy,” “I Love U, But I Don’t Trust U Anymore,” “Purple Rain,” “1999,” “I Wanna Be Your Lover” and so many others.

Prior to Prince’s arrival, not many people paid much attention to Minneapolis, but he made it a music industry hot spot, bringing forth the Time, Sheila E., Alexander O’Neal, Vanity 6, the Family and more.

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This is her third full-length album, following “Solo Star” and the oddly titled “Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams.”

Even though she will always be in the shadow of her megastar sister, Beyoncé, Solange has managed to develop a following of her own.

Jerry Springer got off a good one on Donald Trump. He said, “Hillary Clinton belongs in the White House. Donald Trump belongs on my show.”

And Paul McCartney, who is 74 believe it or not, nailed it on age when he said, “It’s a big number the older you get, but if it doesn’t interfere, I’m not bothered. You can ignore it.

That’s what I do.”

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And then there was the makeup. Men in show business have always worn makeup, but like Little Richard, Prince took it to another level. Other than a bit of gossip here and there, no one ever made an issue of it. If Prince sometimes wanted an androgynous look, then so be it. Prince was Prince, in that aforementioned world of his creation.

Vivica A. Fox believes that the instant gratification times we live in, combined with social media, is why so many young people with show business aspirations want what she refers to as “insta-fame.” She said, “They don’t realize this business requires dedication.”

Prince and Michael Jackson — each a master showman — stood head and shoulders above nearly all of the competition and today, even though no longer with us in the physical realm, they still are.

And their best music will be enjoyed and continue to resonate into infinity.

BETCHA DIDN’T KNOW… that in the mid-1960s, the local Schafer Baking Co. introduced a “special formula” bread in honor of the Supremes who had just soared to superstardom.

MEMORIES: “Inseparable” (Natalie Cole), “I’m in a Different World” (the Four Tops), “It’s Your Thing” (the Isley Brothers), “Just One Look” (Doris Troy), “Let’s Do It Again” (the Staple Singers), “(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet” (the Reflections), “The Jam” (Graham Central Station), “Love Letters” (Ketty Lester), “A Mother for My Children” (the Whispers), “My Girl Has Gone” (the Miracles).

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Legendary film star Sophia Loren recently appeared at the Detroit Opera House in a production titled “An Evening With Sophia Loren.” The Academy Award-winning actress — who is still incredibly beautiful at the hard-to-believe age of 82 — talked about her lengthy career and took questions from the enthralled audience. — Barbara Orto photos

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KING: Coming to Detroit

By Alisha Dixon

R&B trio, KING, now on the second leg of their 2016 North American tour will make their Detroit debut on Oct. 12, live at the El Club.

The ladies of KING are twin sisters Paris and Amber Strother and Anita Bias.

“Amber and I are twin sisters. I met Anita in Boston. I was finishing up at Berklee College of Music. In a rehearsal, I heard her voice and I was just blown away,” said Paris about meeting Bias.

“Hearing them [Amber and Anita] together was just magical.”

Amber and Anita are the group’s lead singers, while Paris is the group’s producer.

“I think producing our own music and having that authenticity and drive to get our own message out there might set us apart,” said Paris. “The three of us do what just comes naturally. There is no feeling of a manufactured thing that sometimes you think about when you think of girl groups.”

After its release, We Are KING ranked in the top 10 of Billboards Independent Albums and R&B Albums chart and earned the No.1 spot on Billboard’s Heatseekers Albums chart. The album was also featured on “Best Album of the Year” lists by Guardian, Rolling Stone, Time Magazine, Newsday, Complex and NPR, among others.

Anita Bias, Paris and Amber Strother

Since We Are KING’s release, KING has collaborated with Grammy winners RobWe Are ert Glasper and KING, their deCorinne Baibut album was ley Rae. KING released in co-wrote and February as a performed on follow up to the five songs from group’s 2011 Corinne BaiEP, The Story, ley Rae’s new that garnered album The the attention of Heart Speaks fans and fellow In Whispers. artists such Amber and Paris Strother and Anita Bias “More Love,” as Prince and the group’s Kendrick Lamar. collaboration with Glasper from his al“We’re really just trying to make good bum Black Radio won the 55th GRAMmusic and give people a soundtrack to MY Award for Best R&B Album. KING some good times. We’re just making has most recently been in the studio music that we’ve always wanted to hear, working with Grammy-nominated singand it’s amazing to see people relate to it er-songwriter-producer Sam Sparro. and to feel it and love it the way we love making it.”

Paris, Amber and Anita describe their sound as “eclectic … relatable, yet not simply defined … Throughout each song is the common thread of a certain soulful authenticity. The smooth vibe, intricate production, and harmonic style… a product solely of the three women and a result of their Minneapolis and Los Angeles roots.”

If love could be defined by one album, it would be We Are KING. Songs from the 12-track album take you effortlessly on an hour-long musical journey.

KING’s sound is authentic, lush and unapologetic.

KING has also been named the Guardian’s New Band of the Day and Best Albums of 2013, Glamour Magazine’s 2013 Free Holiday Music Campaign, Pitchfork’s Best New Track, Rolling Stone’s 10 New Artists You Need To Know, Metro UK’s Singles of the Week, NPR’s Song of the Day and 10 Songs Public Radio Can’t Stop Playing and Billboard’s 10 Best R&B Songs of 2014.

Supporting the break out artists on the second leg of the KING world tour, are Los Angeles singer-songwriter Joey Dosik and Brooklyn singer-songwriter Nick Hakim.

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(StatePoint) Prospective homebuyers can get encouraged by the current market. Nearly 68 percent of homes sales today are to individual buyers compared to 53 percent in 2011 when investor and cash deals were at their peak. Still, competition for housing is hot.

“In a competitive market, your offer may be one of many. But you can take steps to increase your chances of success,” says Chris Bowden, senior vice president of HomeSteps, the real estate sales division of Freddie Mac. The experts at HomeSteps and Bowden are offering homebuyers five important tips for making an offer in today’s market: • Understand your finances. While it’s not nearly as fun as house hunting, fully understanding your finances is critical to helping you determine your price limit and whether your budget can cover necessary upgrades, as well as monthly expenses for general upkeep and utilities, which can run hundreds of dollars monthly.

• Act fast. When home inventory is low, the sooner you can make an offer, the better.

Get pre-approved if you know you’ll need a mortgage to buy. It will help you act fast and make a confident offer.

• Make a solid offer. A strong offer will be comparable with other sales and listings in the neighborhood. A licensed real estate agent who is active in the neighborhoods you’re considering will be instrumental in helping you put in a solid offer based on recent sales of similar homes, the condition of the house and what you can afford.

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• Prepare to negotiate. Be prepared for counteroffers. The two things most likely to be negotiated are the selling price and closing date. Given that, you’ll be glad you did your homework first to understand how much you can afford. Your agent will aid the negotiation process, giving you guidance on the counteroffer and making sure that the agreed-to contract terms are met.

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Seeking

OFFICE ASSISTANT II AT OAKLAND UNIVERSITY Office of the Registrar

Minimum Qualifications: High school graduation or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Four years general office work, including experience in prioritizing work and meeting deadlines.

Ability to operate standard office equipment.

Knowledge of proper grammar, spelling & punctuation, intermediate word processing, spreadsheet and database applications.

Ability to effectively interact with the public, students, faculty, and staff. This is a full time, clerical-technical position, with a salary of $39,693 annually.

See online posting for additional position requirements. First consideration will be given to those who apply by October 18, 2016.

Must apply on line to: https://jobs.oakland.edu Seeking

DIRECTOR OAKLAND CENTER AT OAKLAND UNIVERSITY Student Affairs

This position is responsible for the daily administration and operation of the Oakland Center and the university ID Card program.

Oversee staff, operating budget, reserve funds, extra-curricular programs, facility use and management and ID production and related services. Minimum Qualifications: Master’s Degree in Student Personnel, Higher Education or Business Administration or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Five years’ experience in managing a student union including staff and budget supervision. This is a full time, administrative professional position, with salary commensurate with education and experience. Refer to online posting for additional qualifications and requirements.

First consideration will be given to those who apply by October 12, 2016.

Must apply on line to: https://jobs.oakland.edu Seeking

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT MANAGER AT OAKLAND UNIVERSITY School of Education & Human Services

This position will manage development office projects for the School of Education & Human Services. Will be assigned donors and gifts up to $25,000. Development functions will include faculty fundraising, events, stewardship, alumni efforts and other development related efforts not directly linked to cultivating and soliciting major gifts. Minimum Qualifications: Requires knowledge typically acquired through a formal four year baccalaureate program or equivalent experience, formal or on-the-job training in project management, development, or communications. Requires a minimum of one year experience in development and/or project management. This is an individual contract position with a salary commensurate with education and experience.

Refer to online posting for additional qualifications and requirements.

First consideration will be given to those who apply by October 10, 2016.

Must apply on line to: https://jobs.oakland.edu

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William Garth Sr., Black Press pioneering publisher of Chicago Citizen Newspaper Group, dies at 78

By Terrance Smith

dent of Midwest Region III of the NNPA, a board member of the African American News & Information Consortium(AANIC) group, a board member for the Midwest Black Publishers Association, Chairman of the Chatham Business Association and a lifetime member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

William Garth Sr., who for more than three decades was the chief executive and publisher of the Citizen Newspaper Chain, died on Sept. 23 at the age of 78. According to the Chicago Tribune, the cause of death was complications from diabetes.

For more than three-decades, Bill Garth was the chief executive and publisher of the Citizen Newspaper Chain, the largest chain of Black owned newspapers in the Midwest region. The chain included papers such as the Hyde Park Herald and the Chicago Citizen.

Garth was dedicated to telling stories about the Black community that otherwise would not be

William Garth Sr. told by other media outlets.

Throughout his career, Garth was active in numerous press organizations. He was a member of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA)-the Black Press of America, the first African-American President of the Illinois Press Association, former presi-

provided over $1 million in scholarships to the community.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel released a statement over the weekend which said, “William Garth was more than the successful publisher of the Chicago Citizen and other respected publications. He was a philanthropist and community leader whose legacy will live on in the countless lives he has touched and through the college scholarships he provided in memory of his son Quentis Bernard Garth. His entrepreneurial spirit, commitment to service, and love of family will continue to inspire generations of Chicagoans. Amy and my thoughts and prayers are with the Garth family and the many in Chicago who were proud to call William their friend.”

Some of the work he has done with the Chatham Business Association included bringing a Target Store, Nike Outlet and a Home Depot to the Chatham area.

According to the Tribune, in 1995, Garth started the Quentis Bernard Garth foundation after the death of his youngest son, Quentis. Over the years the foundation has

Fund to assist Capt. Steil’s widow and two young sons

Steil, assigned to the Ninth Precinct, succumbed to his injuries after he was shot in the line of duty on September 12 attempting to arrest a suspect wanted for a previous shooting. Funeral services were held for Steil last week, when he was promoted to the rank of captain posthumously by Police Chief James Craig. He served in the Police Department for 20 years.

In lieu of flowers the Garth family is asking

that donations be sent to: BMO Harris Bank, C/O The Bill Garth Scholarship Fund, 1400 West 18th Street, Chicago, IL 60608.

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Garth has received a plethora of community and local awards and the honor of carrying the Olympic Torch in Chicago in 2002.

The Ken Steil Memorial Fund has been established through Talmer Bank. Anyone wishing to make a donation may do so by visiting any Talmer Bank location. Checks should be made payable to Ken Steil Memorial Fund. In addition, donations may be made online through the family’s official website.

All contributions will benefit the Steil family and support educational expenses for the Steils’ two young sons.

New Covenant Missionary Baptist Church, located at 754 East 77th Street in Chicago, Illinois.

Garth is survived by his daughter-in-law, Janice, three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Services for Garth will take place on Friday, September 30 at

1919-2015

Greater New Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church Observes our

TheMe: “Chosen Women of God Loving The Skin That We Are In” Psalms 139:14

“I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, know that full well” (NIV)

Sunday, October 16, 2016 10:00 A.M. Worship service

GueST Speaker:

Elder Dr. Tamara Scott Galilee Baptist Church Kalamazoo, MI

SıSTeR CaRMen WıllınGhaM General Chairperson TR�STee Son�a GeoRGe General Co-Chairperson The Re�eRend KenneTh JaMeS FloWeRS, Pastor

A Gospelfeast PRESENTS

Rev. Robert Smith, Jr. Host Pastor

Pastor Tasha Cobbs “Put A Praise On It”

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2016 | 4PM UNTIL AT THE HISTORIC NEW BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH 8430 C. L. FRANKLIN BLVD. (formerly Linwood) Presenting:

Rev. Dr. William A. Barber II

National President, NAACP – Durham, NC Democratic Convention Speaker 2016

Minister Kurt Carr and Company

Bishop Clarence Haddon

Pastor Deitrick Haddon

Come out and enjoy this Gospelfeast!!

It will be a good time with great music, dynamic ministry and Soul Food Buffet of the best!!! – Aretha’s special oxtail soup!

Admission is Free. Security. Lighted parking.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Foundation of Detroit

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