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Mayor Duggan announces he will seek second term as city’s top elected official

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Wayne County Executive weighs Rock Ventures offer to build new criminal justice complex

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Napoleon, Detroit Branch NAACP President Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony, and Laborers’ Local 1191 business manager Mike Aaron.

Standing in a packed gymnasium with about 1,200 exuberant supporters, Mike Duggan announced on Saturday, February 4, that he would seek a second term as mayor of Detroit. Duggan made the announcement at the Samaritan Center on the city’s east side, the same place he announced on February 26, 2013 his intentions to run for mayor.

“Mayor Duggan knows that the best way to improve our neighborhoods is to create jobs for Detroiters,” Aaron told the crowd. ”There are 11,000 more Detroiters working now than a year ago, and the mayor is focused on how to expand opportunities for all our citizens. Therefore, I’m proud to support him for a second term as mayor, because Mike delivered on his promises.”

Prior to the mayor speaking, 10 civic, labor and community leaders explained to the crowd why they were supporting Duggan’s 2017 re-election bid. Among the endorsers were Wayne County Executive Warren Evans, Wayne County Sheriff Benny

At the end of the speakers’ emphatic endorsements, a smiling Duggan stepped to the podium, saying, “The difference in this room is not just about the bigger size of the

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Black in Blue How the rebellion of 1967 shaped the lives and careers of two black Detroit officers

By Keith A. Owens and Press Reports

Rock Ventures LLC submitted an offer to Wayne County on Monday for a new, state-of-the-art, consolidated criminal justice center that includes the construction of new adult and juvenile detention facilities (divisions 1 and 2) and a new criminal courthouse (replacing the current Frank Murphy Hall of Justice). The proposal also calls for the transfer of the Gratiot Avenue Site to Rock Ventures for a planned $1 billion commercial development.

The County estimates the completion of the jail on Gratiot Avenue and modest renovations to the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice will be $300 million. Rock Ventures is prepared to build the County a new, high-tech criminal justice complex (estimated cost of $420 million) for the same $300 million, in exchange for the transfer of the Gratiot Avenue property and a credit for the savings a new consolidated criminal justice complex will provide.

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Mary Jarrett Jackson, the first female deputy police chief in Detroit history — and the first female chief of any major department in the world — who was appointed by Mayor Coleman Young in 1986, was already a veteran of the Detroit Police Department when she got the nod for the promotion.

LACK ISTORY ONTH After applying for a position on the DPD in 1957, she was hired one year later.

This means that by the time Coleman A. Young had been elected as the city’s first black mayor in 1974, Jackson had already been toiling away inside the belly of the beast for close to two decades. Young campaigned on police brutality, specifically the brutality exercised by the DPD’s STRESS unit, vowing to disband STRESS and significantly increase inte-

The proposed site of the new criminal justice complex is located at East Forest Avenue, east of I-75, approximately 1.5 miles north of the Gratiot Avenue Site. It is where the Lincoln Juvenile facility is located, including the 8-plus surrounding acres.

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Dr. Curtis L. Ivery: Transforming lives through education WCCCD Chancellor Dr. Curtis L. Ivery found his calling early in life. Raised in rural poverty in west Texas, he quickly learned that education was a critical route to a better life, and pursued it aggressively. Now a national leader in urban American affairs and higher education, an accomplished author and public speaker, Ivery remains focused on keeping the doors to education — and economic and social mobility — open and accessible to all.

“Growing up in an environment where education was not promoted outside of your home can either strengthen or drown you,” Ivery said. “I was fortunate that my parents believed in college as a way to live a better life.

Education had always served as a pipeline for me whether for myself or for others who I saw in positions of power.”

Ivery didn’t expect to land in Detroit. Asked to interview to take the helm of the then floundering Wayne County Community College, Ivery and his wife, Ola, left Dallas and headed to

When Dr. Ivery arrived at WCCCD, he was the third chancellor in five years. The District was mired in financial dysfunction, rudderless leadership and a waning reputation that had left it with an anemic student count across five campuses.

But Ivery saw opportunity.

The District needed a strong visionary to steer the college towards growth, and to become an institution that provided an open door to higher education in innovative ways for a broad range of communities. Ivery immediately got to work.

Dr. Curtis L. Ivery Detroit for a brief vacation. But once he arrived, he knew they were home.

“As soon as we got here, I knew this was the place that I needed to be,” said Ivery. “I didn’t know the full breadth of what this position would include, but I knew I had an opportunity to help alter lives and create pathways to success through education.”

“People wanted and needed access to education and opportunity,” he said. “The economy was changing, the skills that people needed to ensure their kids would have a good life were changing.

“We needed to make sure we had the right programs in place.

We needed to be champions of opportunity. If we could do that, I knew we could grow immediately.”

At Wayne County Communi-

ty College District, Ivery quickly went to work executing strategies to transform the inner workings of the District around values of transparency and rigorous accountability. He formed relationships across a myriad of public and private organizations across the county to ensure programming matched local needs; and expanded programs to help people transition to new careers, and to help businesses find high-skilled workers right in their backyard.

The growth was rapid and sustained. Today, the District is the fastest growing community college in the nation, serving some 70,000 credit and non-credit students annually across six campuses and several specialty institutions. The District is a workforce development leader in Wayne County and a regional economic development anchor.

“We want to see successful outcomes. It doesn’t end with us, it simply begins and mani-

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Detroit Pistons invite kids to play healthy

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is partnering with the Detroit Pistons for the #MIKidsCan Pistons VIP Experience contest running from Feb. 1 through Feb. 22. One lucky youth basketball player will win a once-ina-lifetime experience for his/her whole team at the Detroit Pistons game on March 19. The event will also feature a birthday celebration for Hooper, the Pistons mascot. The contest aims to highlight the importance of children’s health and asks Michigan kids to share how basketball has made their lives healthier.

“One in three children in Michigan is overweight or obese, which means they’re more likely to have health conditions that will affect their quality of life as adults.” said Andrew Hetzel, vice president of Corporate Communications at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. “The #MIKidsCan Pistons VIP Experience contest encourages kids across the state to celebrate their dedication to being active and take pride in how playing basketball helps them

and help raise awareness about children’s health,” said Charlie Metzter, executive vice president and chief marketing and communications officer for Palace Sports & Entertainment. “The #MIKidsCan Pistons VIP Experience is a great way to encourage kids to be active through sports, engage a healthy and active lifestyle, and reward participation with an opportunity to enjoy a Detroit Pistons game.”

accomplish their health goals.”

To enter the contest on behalf of their team, children between the ages of eight and 18 can visit www.ahealthiermichigan. org/mikidscan Wednesday, Feb. 1 through Wednesday, Feb. 22 and submit an answer to the question, “How has basketball helped you live a healthier life?”

The winner of the #MIKidsCan Pistons VIP Experience contest will be chosen based on their submission and announced on March 6. As

part of the prize package he or she, in addition to their team, will enjoy the following at the Pistons game on March 19: • A VIP pre-game experience in the President’s Club • Meet and greet with a Pistons player, Hooper and his mascot friends • Game tickets for up to 14 members of the team and chaperones to watch the Detroit Pistons take on the Phoenix Suns “We are pleased to partner with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

The #MIKidsCan Pistons VIP Experience supports Blue Cross’s ongoing commitment to encouraging kids to establish healthy habits early in life that are more likely to be carried into adulthood. Over the last 11 years, Blue Cross has given more than $6.5 million in support of kids’ health and wellness initiatives across the state, reaching over 230,000 children in more than 500 schools.

For more information on the sweepstakes or Blue Cross’ ongoing efforts to help improve childhood health, visit AHealthierMichigan.org/mikidscan or follow #MIKidsCan on Twitter.

Michigan courts selected to participate in NCJFCJ’s Implementation Sites Project

The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges has selected the 10th Circuit Court, Family Division in Saginaw, Mich. and the Berrien County Trial Court, Family Division in St. Joseph, Mich. as two of six new courts to join their Implementation Sites Project, which helps to improve outcomes for abused and neglected children and their families.

The NCJFCJ Implementation Sites Project, which is funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, provides child abuse and neglect courts with training, technical assistance and support to guide program improvement, sustainability and performance. As part of their involvement in this project, Implementation Sites are expected to implement meaningful change, evaluate progress as well as share challeng-

es and successes with other courts across the country. The Implementation Sites will integrate promising practices, as defined by the NCJFCJ’s Enhanced Resource Guidelines: Improving Court Practices in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases to guide their system reform efforts.

The 10th Circuit Court, Family Court in Saginaw, Michigan was selected during a time of transition as Lead Judge Barbara Meter was elected two years ago, filling a seat of a judge who served for more than 30 years.

The 10th Circuit Court is eager to use this time to begin the system improvement process to better serve the children and families before the court.

“Being new to the bench, I’m excited for the collaboration and guidance that will be provided by the NCJFCJ’s Implementation Sites Project,” said Judge Meter. “The

project will not only make me a stronger leader, but will help improve the court’s effectiveness to efficiently respond to the needs of our community’s most vulnerable. We believe we can demonstrate to our children and families that Saginaw County can make great strides in improving how we handle our most delicate and important cases of abuse and neglect.”

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An estimated 26,000 Detroit households are eligible and do not apply for the Federal Earned Income Tax Credit, leaving upwards of $80 million dollars unclaimed. With its new outreach efforts, the City of Detroit and its partners will encourage Detroiters to file a tax return to claim the credit.

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Two giant, red hearts span 10 stories across Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan’s downtown Detroit headquarters throughout February in support of the American Heart Association’s month-long initiative to raise awareness of heart health. The hearts adorn both the north and south sides of the building. For the fifth year in a row, Blue Cross will use LED lights as part of its approach to a green campus. In addition, Blue Cross will illuminate the penthouse of its offices in the 500/600 tower at the GM Renaissance Center in red.

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Project Green Light celebrates opening of 100th location Detroit’s high-tech crime fighting program Project Green Light has just turned 100.

Mayor Mike Duggan and Police Chief James Craig joined with community members to turn on the city’s 100th Green Light at the Seaway Market Place on W. Chicago on the city’s west side.

The mayor and chief launched Project Green Light Detroit one year ago this month as a partnership with the local business community to create safer neighborhoods.

Participating businesses agree to install high-definition video cameras inside and out, as well as bright exterior lighting around the full exterior of the establishment. The video feed is monitored at the city’s Real Time Crime Center.

Since it was launched, Project Green Light has helped to bring about sustained reductions in violent crime at or near participating businesses.

A recent analysis of reported crimes shows that the original eight Green Light gas stations continue to see a nearly 40 percent reduction in violent crime. Newer Green Light businesses have experienced a roughly 20 percent average reduction in violent crime compared to the same time period the year before. Since Project Green Light has been up and running, the city has experienced a 40 percent reduction

in carjackings, as well.

“The numbers show that Project Green Light is making a difference in reducing crime in our neighborhoods and more businesses are signing up than ever before,” said Mayor Duggan. “I hear stories all the time from residents about how they look for a green light when they are out at night.”

Green Light growing faster than ever In September, the city announced a partnership with Comcast to provide businesses with an opportunity to install high-definition cameras at an affordable price that police can use to monitor and solve crimes in “real time.” The city also announced a partnership with DTE, which offered a significant rebate for new Green Light businesses that install their energy efficient LED lighting system.

Prior to those announcements, an average of five new Green Light businesses were going online each month. In the four months since the announcement with Comcast, that number has increased to an average of 15 per month and the mayor said he expects it to average 20 per month going forward.

Chief: All Green Light 911 calls will be priority As yet another incentive to join Project Green Light, Chief Craig also announced that all 911 calls made from participating businesses will be dispatched as Priority One runs, whether the call is regarding a major crime or a minor one such as shoplifting or causing property damage.

“These business owners have stepped up in a big way to commit themselves to this program and the Detroit Police Department is going to support them,” Chief Craig said.

“We want the all troublemakers in this town to understand that no level of bad behavior or criminal activity will be tolerated at any Green Light business.”

Comcast representatives said that they are proud of the results this partnership has created “This milestone demonstrates the success of our partnership with the city to simplify enrollment in Project Green Light and make it more affordable for participants,” said Tim Collins, senior vice president of Comcast in Michigan. “We’re providing customers with a single point of contact for the sale, installation and support of Project Green Light, and as a result, we’ve seen a tremendous increase in interest and have connected dozens of new customers.”

The recovery continues:

Wayne County projects second straight surplus Announcement comes as Moody’s upgrades bond rating, fiscal standing strengthening For the second straight year, Wayne County is projecting a general fund operating budget surplus of approximately $44 million for the fiscal year 2015-16 based on preliminary numbers from the Department of Management and Budget.

“Our Recovery Plan calls for creating surpluses through good fiscal management so that we can finish the jail and pay down our remaining unfunded liabilities, which are substantial,” Wayne County Executive Warren C. Evans said. “The better the county sits financially when we finance the jail project, the less it’ll cost us to borrow to complete it.”

The announcement of these surplus estimates came the same day that Moody’s upgraded the county’s rating on general obligation limited tax (GOLT) bonds from Ba2 to Ba1, the third such upgrade from Moody’s for the county in less than two years. Final surplus numbers will be available when audits conclude in the spring, but reflect the continued progress made under the administration.

“That number may sound big, but we’re still just getting the county to where it should have been in the first place. We’re still playing catch up while charting our course forward,” said Evans.

Following Evans’ first year in office, the county posted an accumulated unassigned surplus of $35.7 million after the

fiscal year 2014-15 audit. That number is expected to reach about $79 million combined, once the 2015-16 audit is complete.

These surpluses, two years in a row, result from the fiscal discipline and the cooperation between the Evans administration and the chair of the Wayne County Commission, Gary Woronchak, and other commissioners.

“The Commission and administration have done a good job enacting budgets that recognize the future needs of the county, and we’re seeing the results,” Woronchak said. “We’ll never see eye-to-eye on everything, but there’s been a good collaborative approach and shared commitment to the county’s long-term viability.”

Even with these back-to-back surpluses, however, the county will likely remain short of best practices for cash reserves in the General Fund as outlined by the Government Financial Officers Association.

“We need about 15 to 18 percent of annual expenditures in reserves in the General Fund at all times just to be stable over the long term. We’re not there yet,” said Chief Restructuring and Chief Financial Officer Tony Saunders. “This doesn’t go as far as a rainy day fund, but it helps move us closer to a basic threshold for financial practices that is critical for any municipal government over the long term.”

In addition to serving as a key prerequisite for long-term fiscal stability, such reserves impact items like bond ratings from agencies like Moody’s, which can increase or reduce the cost of borrowing money. It also impacts the ability to handle another

economic downturn, to manage other liquidity or challenges in the future.

Surplus Key to Strengthening Pensions/ Reducing Unfunded Liabilities The county had already allocated an additional $7.5 million to protect pensions beyond the Annual Required Contributions in the 2016-17 budget. If surplus projections hold true, the administration intends to add up to an additional $2.5 million to fund pensions this fiscal year, bringing that total to $10 million. The county’s pension system still has $636.5 million in unfunded liabilities and is only funded at 54 percent, up from 45 percent.

“I’m not going to even think about getting comfortable until our pensions are more than 80 percent funded, which is more in line with industry practices,” Evans said. “We’re walking a difficult balance right now, complicated by the Gratiot jail and several other challenges with facilities. We are operating a fiscally sound government that delivers the services people depend on, while taking the steps necessary to protect the pensions our employees worked so hard for over the years.”

In addition to completing the unfinished Gratiot jail, which is expected to require the county to borrow additional money through bonds, the county is working to reduce its remaining unfunded liabilities and working to address facilities usage and conditions per the Recovery Plan.

The county also faces severe underfunding with Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB), such as retiree health care.

Wayne County Treasurer announces successful ‘refunding’ of Delinquent Tax Revolving Fund Wayne County Treasurer Eric R. Sabree reported that his office successfully closed on General Obligation Refunding Notes netting a savings to taxpayers of $433,000 in 2017.

This new series retired the remaining balance of the existing fixed rate, semi-annual payment bond structure of the Delinquent Tax Revolving Fund Notes Series 2015 issued in June 2015. The new restructuring establishes a variable rate, monthly payment note allowing for early payoff. The new structure and interest rate is projected to save taxpayers at least $433,000 over the remaining seven-month life span of the new issue.

“Anytime you can pay your debts off early to save the taxpayers money, it’s a good thing to do,” said Sabree. “While the savings may appear to be relatively small compared to the amount we borrowed, it’s real money and the early payoff amounts to real savings for taxpayers. It’s county money that we do not have to spend.”

The $187.9 million bond notes, originally issued in June of 2015 was set to ma-

The DTRF notes are used by the Wayne County Treasurer to advance dollars to municipalities, school districts, and other taxing authorities in Wayne County. This provides cash flows to these governmental units until such time as they realize actual tax revenues. Subsequent collections of taxes, interest and fees from taxpayers are then pledged by the county treasurer to repay the revolving fund note.

Eric R. Sabree ture on December 1, 2017. Based on a review of the payment schedule, success of the autumn auction and in anticipation of rising interest rates, the Treasurer’s Office made a decision to initiate a “refunding” of the balance due in order to save money for the citizens of Wayne County. The restructuring of the note was completed in January of 2017.

Some of the 104 entities that benefit from the Wayne County Treasurer’s program include City of Detroit, local school districts and libraries, the Detroit Institute of Arts, Wayne County Regional Education Service, Wayne County parks, Wayne County Community College District, the Wayne County Jail and the Detroit Zoo, among others.

Information on the Wayne County Treasurer’s Office is available at the website www.treasurer.waynecounty.com. Taxpayer questions may also be emailed to taxinfo@waynecounty.com or by calling 313224-5990.

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blacks’ placing the lion’s share of their votes in the hands of the Republican Party, although it was the party of former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. Diggs, along with Joseph Coles and attorneys Harold E. Bledsoe and Joseph Craigen, formed the Michigan Federated Democratic Clubs and convinced thousands of blacks to join.

Although he weighed only 135 pounds soaking wet, Charles C. Diggs, Sr. was a Joe Louis-like heavyweight champion on the Black Bottom and Paradise Valley business and political scene.

On January 2, 1894, Diggs, the son of a church leader and a school teacher, was born in Issaquena County, Mississippi, located in the Delta region on the border of Arkansas and Louisiana.

Diggs trekked to Detroit and on January 2, 1921 opened a funeral home in a tiny storefront Part two of four part series located on St. Antoine Street and East Adams in the heart of Paradise Valley, and later at 1391 Mullet Street at Russell in Black Bottom. Although James H. Cole holds the distinction of being Detroit’s first black funeral director, in 1919, the House of Diggs became one of the most recognized.

Charles Diggs, Sr. also dabbled in related business interests. During the 1920s, blacks faced unspeakable discrimination and racism when it came to securing burial grounds. To address the inequity, in 1925, Diggs, a one-time follower of Marcus Garvey’s Universal Negro Improvement Association, and other prominent blacks co-founded Detroit Memorial Park, a cemetery. He also created Detroit Metropolitan

On November 7, 1936, he became the only the second black elected to the Michigan senate, and the first Democrat. He immediately championed historic civil rights efforts in Lansing, as well as fair and equal employment. In fact, his signature legislation in 1937, known to many as “the Diggs Law,” made discrimination on the basis of race, color, or creed a misdemeanor.

Charles C. Diggs, Sr. Mutual Assurance Company, a full-service life insurance firm, which at one point secured $10 million worth of business. Diggs would later operate a realty business and a flower shop.

By the early 1930s, he become more politically active and in 1933 was appointed to the Michigan Parole Commission. During these years, Diggs was concerned about

He and wife, Mayme, had a son, Charles, Jr. The younger Diggs became the first black man in Michigan history to serve on Capitol Hill, joining Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. of New York, and William L. Dawson of Chicago as the only three black members on the 435-person U.S House of Representatives.

After his legislative career, Diggs remained active in local business and investment on the African continent until his death at age 73 on April 25, 1967.

Ken Coleman writes frequently about black life in Detroit. He can be reached at historylivesDetroit.com.

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By the time Jackson made history, she had served for close to 30 years inside a department that had gained a nationwide reputation for how harshly it treated the city’s residents who looked like her.

“They had to converse with each other. They’d come in and say, ‘How many niggers did you beat up today? Meaning for me to hear it because I was the only one there. But I just never reacted to it, I didn’t say anything. I just let it slide off my back and go in the bathroom later if I felt like I was really upset and cry and get it out of my system. But go back when I was better and try to act like nothing was wrong because you can’t let people get the better of you.

Wayne State University Police Chief Anthony Holt was a black youth of only 17 years when the city erupted into chaos, but much of what he saw and experienced during those five days, and in the ensuing years, made him believe that the best way to make things better for the next generations was to become a police officer himself.

“What’s scary is my father worked at the Kelsey Hayes plant. They had the curfew and I almost couldn’t sleep because I was worried that something was going to happen to him. Not by thugs but by the police or the National Guard, because they had checkpoints and they were stopping people,” said Holt. “I was really worried. I would say ‘Dad, can you call once you get to work, let us know you’re OK?’ It was on McGraw and Livernois where the plant was.”

Most who know the full story and background of the 1967 Detroit riot/rebellion are pretty much agreed that the confrontation between police and community that began outside a “blind pig” near 12th Street and Clairmount on a hot July night and then spread like a brushfire into five days of violence, looting and brutality, had much to do with the bottled up anger and rage of a victimized population fed up with enduring routine brutality and mistreatment from their own police force that technically was supposed to be protecting them from harm. Add to that the routine racism and discrimination experienced on a near daily basis from far too many of Detroit’s remaining non-uniformed white community and the recipe for an explosive cocktail became an inevitability.

In their own words, because they tell their own stories the best, two of Detroit’s finest recall their experiences from an earlier Detroit that dramatically shaped their lives and careers.

Mary Jarrett Jackson “I applied in 1957. You know, they had a quota, and they had a women’s division and all of the women allegedly had to go to that division. I applied but I didn’t even want to be a policeman. I wanted to get in the lab, but when I went to apply for the lab, there were three policemen behind the desk, all white, and they just fell out laughing. And then when they finally got themselves together, they said you can’t get in the lab unless you’re a police officer. Which wasn’t true. There was a white civilian male there but, you know, that was to discourage me. But my dad always told me whatever hurdle they give you, take whatever you can and try to get over it.

“So I said, well then, give me an application for a police officer. I didn’t intend to fill it out. I had a child, and I didn’t know what a police officer would have to do, but when I went and talked to my dad, he said this is your first hurdle.

Just fill out the application and take the test, and so I did.

“I wasn’t hired until 1958 because the women’s division never hired more than 12 blacks out of the 80 female officers and they had their quota so I had to wait until 1958 when one of the sergeants retired before I could even be considered.”

“The police department was always hostile to all blacks.

They just got ugly with anybody, anybody who was out to have a good time. The police were just out harassing, just because they could.”

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gration of the DPD if elected.

Young fulfilled both promises.

Think about that for a moment. A black woman working as a Detroit police officer inside a predominantly white male police force during one of the most racially charged and violent periods of Detroit history, when some of the most vicious acts of violence perpetrated against the black community were being committed by those same white male police officers. Listening to them brag day after day about how many black people they had beaten up that day, then looking over at Jackson to make sure she heard them.

Then laughing about it.

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As for how she was treated by black people in the community, “I never had a problem. I never fired my gun in 35 years.

They [black people] respected us I think because we treated them like they were human beings.”

Chief Anthony Holt “Actually, when it [the riot] broke out, I was on Dexter and Elmhurst, and it had just broke out on 12th Street. And I remember I had a ’61 Impala with my two cousins, and we were riding around. But what’s funny, you could feel the tension in the air. It was almost like when you’re outside and you can tell ‘Oh we got a storm comin’ and you can feel it. It was that same same feeling the night of and the day after they did that raid on the blind pig.”

“It’s hard to describe.

You’re driving around, and you know something is gonna happen. That’s what I felt, and I was only 17 at that time. I was at Wayne (State University) because I got into Wayne when I was 16. And I was riding around and I said, ‘man, something is not right here.’ It was just like a series of explosions. There were more people out than usual. 12th Street was like a mini-downtown. It always had a lot of people out.

There were nightclubs, jazz clubs, girls worked the street, the players were out there.

“But Dexter wasn’t always like that. But you saw all these people out [on Dexter].

And I said, man did something happen? Is something going on? It was just like a chain reaction. I saw this guy throw a brick through the window of this furniture store, and people started going in and grabbing stuff. This was the morning of the riot. They raided the blind pig that night.”

“But then, how the word spread like that I don’t know.”

Did this influence you wanting to become a cop?

“It did because there were very few African-American police officers visible. Ike McKinnon was an officer at that time, Willie Bell, and a few others. But none really in a position of authority. And that’s when the Big Four was out.

They had a west side crew and an east side crew. That was where they had one uniformed and three plainclothes officers driving around in a car. They were big guys; they were supposed to handle felonies and above. Serious crimes. Police were pretty tough back then.

There was some pretty brutal stuff back then.”

Riot or rebellion?

“I think it was a rebellion, but it was not a race riot. It was definitely not a race riot because when I was driving down Dexter, when I saw the stores being looted, I saw white people pulling their cars over and running in. They had a chain, passing stuff out. It was white and black. Oh yeah.

I actually saw — and people will dispute this — white people come who didn’t live in Detroit participating in the looting. It was a free-for-all.

It was a rebellion, but I didn’t see it as a racial rebellion.

“I was out in the street when this was going on. I actually had folks ask me, ‘Hey, can you go get me some stuff?’

Neighbors.

“And it wasn’t all the racial tension you thought because the community was taking food to them. I lived across the street from the firehouse and my mother would cook food and say ‘take this over to the firemen.’ Because they were being pelted with bottles and stuff. And when they would go out on runs, I would see neighbors take chairs and they would sit in front of the firehouse and make sure nobody went in there. During the rioting. I lived right across the street.”

Duggan crowd from four years ago; it’s about the feeling throughout the city of Detroit. Today, everything that you see in the progress of Detroit is a partnership, starting with our outstanding city council.

What we’ve done, we’ve done together. I would like to continue that, so today, I am announcing that I am running for re-election in 2017.”

Following a loud, enthusiastic response of approval to his announcement, Duggan talked about the accomplishments of his administration over the last four years. He touted the more than 65,000 new LED streetlights, the plummeting of police, fire, and EMS response times, buses running on time for the first time in decades, the aggressive assault on blight that has resulted in the demolition of more than 10,000 vacant homes, and the reopening of hundreds of city parks through the Adopt-a-Park program with churches, businesses, and community organizations and leaders.

Additionally, Duggan talked about the success of Project Green Light Detroit, the crime-fighting strategy that monitors participating businesses with high definition cameras connected to police headquarters in real time. He also touted the 29 new Detroit police officers who were recently sworn in, with 200 more candidates currently in the academy.

While Duggan is proud of what his administration has accomplished over the last four years, including producing a balanced budget for Detroit, he insisted the 2017 campaign will be about what hasn’t been done.

“We have a lot left to do,” Duggan said emphatically. “Now that we have the services running reasonably well, I’m going to work every day to create a city where people want to raise their families.”

Duggan admitted that public safety and quality public education are two critical areas that must improve for Detroit to flourish. He lauded the

Complex Michigan Chronicle that there is enough in the proposal to merit review, however he affirmed that the bid submitted by Walsh Construction to continue building the jail on the Gratiot site (Walsh has made the only other bid) is still very much under consideration.

“We still need to vet it [the Rock Financial proposal], and in order to vet it correctly we need some consultants to come in and look at it .. to make sure what we would get in this deal is what we expect to get, and that can’t really come in the proposal. That’s got to be flushed out a little later.

What I saw in the proposal was enough to make me say it’s worth further investigation. But I haven’t stopped moving forward with Walsh at the same time. Honestly, if I had to make a decision today, I would be going with finishing on Gratiot.

But there are some parts of this proposal yet to be fleshed out that may actually be better for the citizens of Wayne County. I don’t know that yet, but the potential is there for that. I think it would be wrong for us to dismiss it out of hand.”

According to Rock Financial, their proposal offers the County significant operational advantages including state-of-the-art design and engineering, and eliminates the substantial financial risk associated with the bidding and award of construction contracts to complete the jail facility and renovate the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice. Rock Ventures will be responsible for all costs and financial risks associated with the proposed criminal justice center site including the demolition of the existing improvements, design fees, testing, permits and related construction.

“We have worked hard to develop and deliver to the County a proposal that, we believe, will be the best long-term outcome for the County and for the future of downtown Detroit. Specifically, we will deliver to the County a modern, consolidated criminal justice center with no risk and at the same dollar amount they estimate it would cost them to complete the project on Gratiot,” said Matt Cullen, principal of Rock Ventures.

“In addition, we are prepared to build a devel-

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As for improving public education, Duggan said he wants to work with Dr. Iris A. Taylor, president, Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) Board of Education, as well as Detroit Public Schools interim superintendent Alycia Meriweather, to help stop the irrational closing of public schools, while improving academic opportunities for students. He referenced the State School Reform Office and its objectives to close two dozen or more schools in Detroit as something he wants to stop.

“We have serious work to do in our schools,” Duggan said. “We know present conditions are not acceptable. However, we’re saying reform means first you work with the teachers in the schools and raise the performance at that school, and secondly, you don’t close the school until you’ve created a quality alternative. It’s just not right.”

As Duggan engages with voters in the coming months, he realizes there will be some opposition to his re-election bid and platform. However, he seemed pleased at the moment to have a broad base of Detroiters representing numerous ethnicities in support of his bid for a second term. He also has a solid core of Detroit civic, labor, and community organizations and leaders behind him, as he heads to the August 8 primary and subsequent November 7 general elections.

“Four years ago, I wouldn’t have ever expected to be standing here today in support of Mike Duggan,” said Wayne County Sheriff Napoleon, who ran for mayor against Duggan four years ago.

However, as mayor, Mike has done some remarkable things for the city of Detroit. I knew he could do it, never had a question about that. So, I want the world to know that Mike Duggan has my enthusiastic support. I will walk the streets of the city to campaign for the re-election of Mayor Mike Duggan.”

From page A-1 opment on the Gratiot Avenue Site, located in the heart of the sports and entertainment district, that will provide significant economic impact and that Detroiters will be proud to have at the ‘front door’ to the city,” adds Cullen. “We respect the County’s process and look forward to working side-by-side with Wayne County Executive Warren Evans and the County Commission to do the necessary analysis to validate the assumptions in the offer.”

Evans reiterated that his primary objective is to negotiate the best deal for Wayne County.

"Certainly I'm not going to base decisions moving forward on whether they got a soccer deal or not. I’m going to make decisions like I have based on what’s best for the Wayne County taxpayer.”

Evans later implied he was a little irritated with the bid submitted last week by Palace Sports and Entertainment Vice Chairman Arn Tellem and Pistons owner Tom Gores last week listing the Gratiot site as the only site under consideration to build the proposed soccer stadium “because the implication there is that it’s a done deal, and it’s far from being a done deal.”

“I think we’re deliberate and thoughtful and try to make the right decision, and I’m not going to be rushed into making this one, but I will say it looks interesting enough for sure.”

Plans for the transformation of the Gratiot Avenue Site contemplate some combination of office, commercial, hotel and residential space, parking and potentially a Major League Soccer stadium in conjunction with Tom Gores and Platinum Equity. Preliminary estimates show this scale of development could produce up to $2 billion in economic impact, as estimated by the University of Michigan Center for Sport and Policy.

The criminal justice complex plans are based on similar projects developed in other jurisdictions around the country by HOK, a leading justice design firm in North America, with value engineering provided by Michigan-based Barton Malow.

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fests here,” Ivery said. “That’s why we used the phrase as our motto, ‘Where learning leads to a better life.’ It really does. What students learn from their time at WCCCD helps to make them into the leaders of tomorrow.”

Marable, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., John Powell and Eddie Glaude, Jr. They comprehensively examined barriers to equality in the United States, and how those barriers might be dismantled so that we might, as a nation, live up to our promise.

After 20 years at WCCCD, Ivery isn’t slowing down.

“When I think about our efforts then in the context of a nation still actively pursuing the aims and goals of integration to our current climate, I can only return to widely voiced sentiments within civil rights communities that our work here is not done. Our work here must continue,” Ivery writes in “Reclaiming Integration.”

He has called national summits and engaged renowned civil rights leaders and academics around the educational policies and programs that need to be implemented to ensure equal access to education; to call attention and find solutions to school policies that exacerbate the disproportionate criminalization of young communities of color and their mass incarceration; and how we ensure that underrepresented communities are still able to get a foot in the door of colleges and universities across the nation.

In 2013, Ivery authored “America’s Urban Crisis and the Advent of Color-Blind Politics: Education, Incarceration, Segregation, and the Future of the U.S. Multiracial Democracy,” and in 2015 a second volume, “Reclaiming Integration and the Language of Race in the ‘Post-Racial’ Era,” including exclusive essays from such leading scholars as Houston Baker, Manning

Ivery also continues to mentor and engage young people through books that include recently published titles such as “Black Fatherhood: Reclaiming Our Legacy” and “Don’t Give Up, Don’t Give In: Wisdom and Strength for Young Black Men.” Ivery also authored five children’s books with his daughter, Angela. He carries on his work through participation on countless regional boards and committees, dedicated to building positive momentum throughout the metro region.

“Being a part of the transformation of young people’s lives and of this District and this region fuels me,” Ivery said. “It’s a life mission for me. I don’t see that ending.”

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Downriver-Monroe food fight raises money & meals for Gleaners The 2nd annual Downriver-Monroe Food Fight, a two-week challenge, is being held Monday, March 6, 2017 through Friday, March 17, 2017. Benefiting Gleaners Community Food Bank (Gleaners), the Food Fight challenges businesses and organizations in the downriver and Monroe County area to raise the most meals (including food and monetary donations) for Gleaners. In its inaugural year, the Food Fight raised over 11,000 meals for hungry neighbors in need.

Freedom House Detroit loses HUD funding; programs for refugees at risk As the nation reels from President Trump’s recent immigration ban, a decades-old Detroit organization providing critical services to refugees risks closing its doors after the loss of funding from the federal government. Freedom House Detroit is the only organization in the United States providing shelter, legal services and comprehensive social services at no charge and all under one roof for asylum seekers--refugees from around the world who are fleeing violence and persecution due to their political beliefs, religious affiliation, nationality, race or sexual orientation.

In December 2016, Freedom House was informed that its federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant would not be renewed due to shifting priorities. The organization’s current HUD grant expires March 31, 2017. Freedom House is appealing the decision, but must find alternative sources of funding while the appeal moves forward--and in the event that the rejection still stands. For 20 years, more than half of Freedom House’s budget has come through funding from HUD.

In 2016, Freedom House served 136 men, women and children from 26 countries, mainly from sub-Saharan Africa, as well as Latin America and the Middle East.

93% of Freedom House’s clients exit the program into permanent, independent housing. Applicants are carefully screened to verify eligibility for political asylum.

An exceptional 86 percent of Freedom House Detroit clients are able to achieve political asylum status--much higher than the national average.

Services provided by Freedom House include temporary housing, food, and clothing; medical and behavioral health services; employment training, English as a Second Language and educational classes; and legal assistance in achieving political asylum status.

Although Freedom House will continue to provide full services to current residents, it has stopped accepting new U.S. cases until its financial situation is stabilized. Sadly, the organization has already had to turn away refugees in search of a safe place to stay.

Food Fight competitors will be separated in three categories: Over 100 Employees, 25-100 Employees and Under 25 Employees.

Winners from each category will be invited to a celebration event and take home the annual traveling trophy. The reigning champions in each category are TWB Company (Over 100 Employees), Wade Trim-Taylor (25-100 Employees) and Wade Trim-Detroit (Under 25 Employees).

“This food drives means the families and individuals we serve in seven communities and beyond will have greater access to healthy, nutritious food. We see young children who are happy because they will have dinner when they come home from school,” said Fish & Loaves Director Mary Hollens. “Because we’re a Client Choice food pantry, “people” decide what they will eat so less food is wasted. It’s a great feeling to see a child who’s happy simply because they will have milk and cereal for breakfast as a result of someone’s generosity.”

Gleaners currently provides nearly 5 million meals to 79 agencies in Monroe and Western Wayne County. All of the food collected through the Food Fight stays in the Downriver-Monroe area, going to partner agencies like Monroe County Opportunity Program and Fish & Loaves.

Gleaners needs the Downriver and Monroe County business communities to fight for hungry children in their community.

Businesses and organizations can sign up for the Food Fight at www.gcfb.org/downriver or contact Natalie Davidson at ndavidson@gcfb.org or 313-923-3535 x207. Gleaners will provide all the supplies needed to compete including boxes for non-perishable donations, canisters for monetary donations, and posters to help promote this very important event.

Employees won’t even need to leave the office, as Gleaners will

provide participants with the ability to execute a Virtual Food Drive for online donations and suggested eBlasts to send to their team.

Gleaners will also help facilitate the pick-up and delivery of donations.

About Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan For 40 years, Gleaners Community Food Bank has been “feeding hungry people and nourishing our communities.” Last year, Gleaners distributed more than 38 million pounds of emergency food to over 534 partner schools, soup kitchens, shelters and pantries in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Livingston and Monroe counties. Of every dollar donated, Gleaners uses 95 cents for food and food programs. One dollar provides three meals for a hungry neighbor. For more information, visit www.gcfb.org

City of Detroit to Train Community Emergency Response Team Volunteers Are you interested in learning about basic medical treatment, disaster preparedness, or other life saving techniques? Would you like to be armed with this crucial training when your family or the community is in need? The City of Detroit Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (DHSEM) will hold its next 4-day training class for Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) volunteers from Thursday, February 9, through Saturday, February 11, and Saturday, February 18, at Greater Grace Temple, located at 23500 W. Seven Mile Rd. The free CERT training includes disaster preparedness, fire safety, disaster medical operations, light search and rescue, the use of Automated Exter-

nal Defibrillators (AED), how to bandage wounds, basic medical treatment such as how to treat burns, fractures, strains, and hypothermia, and other life-saving techniques. The training will be conducted by the Detroit Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Detroit Fire Department, and Detroit EMS. The classes will be held February 9 and 10 from 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. and on Saturdays, February 11 and 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pre-registration is required. To register for the training, visit www.detroitmi.gov/dhsem and click on Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). For more information, call 313-596-1284.

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How do I get help if I can’t afford my medications?

Medications are almost never the only recommendation in a person’s treatment plan, which might include lifestyle changes such as diet and exercise, learning to manage stress differently, or therapy. However, when medications are prescribed, it is because they are considered an important element toward improving your health.

If you don’t take the medications as prescribed you may not achieve recovery as quickly or as fully as you could, whether you have pneumonia or depression, diabetes or anxiety. Cost and access to medications are important reasons why approximately 50 percent of patients do not take their medications as prescribed.

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Joe Von Battle one of Detroit’s great music business heroes

An interview with Marsha Philpot, his daughter, about keeping his legacy alive

“My father became what is widely understood today as the first black independent record producer in the post-war period in the United States.”

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By Pamela Hilliard Owens Pamela Hilliard Owens: Our guest today is Marsha Battle Philpot, who is also known as Marsha Music. Marsha, tell us a little bit about yourself.

The first step is to be sure you discuss your concerns with the doctor when agreeing to a medication treatment plan.

Costs and copays for brand name (patented) medications are usually significantly higher than generic alternatives. Be aware that just because a medication is “newer,” meaning it has been released to the market recently, does not mean it is better than “older” medications.

If you have no insurance, or can’t afford your share of the cost of medications, there are several ways to get help. First, make sure you have applied for benefits such as State plans (Michigan Medicaid and Healthy Michigan), federal plans (Medicare), etc.

Medicare beneficiaries with limited income may qualify for the low-income subsidy that helps pay for Medicare Part D prescription costs, including the monthly premium, deductible, co-insurance and copays.

Most pharmaceutical companies with patented/brand name medications have patient assistance programs that are typically based on income or condition/diagnosis.

There are many drug discount card programs, including state-sponsored programs such as MiRx Card. Many pharmacies offer low or no cost medications. For example, the $4 Sam’s Club program, or Meijer’s free antibiotics program. The medications available for these programs are specific so you’ll need to work with your doctor to make sure they prescribe medications from the list.

Marsha Philpot: Well, as you said, I am publicly known as Marsha Music. That is my writing name or my nome de plume that I assumed after I had begun to write in earnest about my father, in particular, who was a record seller and producer by the name of Joe Von Battle. Joe Von Battle, also known as JVB, had a record shop and a recording studio on Hastings Street. I began to write about him over a decade ago, after many years of understanding that he was significant, but not understanding just how significant my father really was. My father had opened up a record store on Hastings Street, which was the main thoroughfare of what was called Black Bottom in Detroit.

Black Bottom was the area of Detroit to which black people were relegated due to segregation back in the day.

another man.” He wanted to open a business, so he pondered this apparently. I wasn’t born then. I’m only surmising this. He determined that he wanted to sell records, because records were becoming an increasingly hot commodity.

After the war, also because of the availability of vinyl.

PHO: Right. It was available more after the war because there was no more rationing.

PHO: Exactly. Go ahead and continue on how your father ended up in that area setting up his shop and his business there.

MP: Of course, because of the color issue, black people remained physically bound by the stricture of segregation. They began to populate Black Bottom in greater numbers.

Along with, in particular, Jewish people who also were the focus of extreme virulence and racial hatred. Blacks and Jews in the main tended to be the commercial entrepreneurs of Black Bottom along with some of the other minorities before they began to assimilate outward. My father in 1945 determined that he no longer wanted to be subjected to the ebbs and flows of the auto industry. He had been laid off after World War II when many of the soldiers came home and replaced the blacks who had finally attained employment in the auto industry.

He was one of these people, and it was

Marsha Philpot 1960 such a devastation to him, he made a decision, “I will never be subject to that again. I will never work for another man.”

He used to say that “I will never work for

MP: After the war because of the restrictions on all kind of different production. After the war, vinyl became much more available. That was one of reasons why vinyl was blossoming at the time, and also because record players themselves were becoming household items.

There was a time in which you had your large Victrola in the early part of the century with the big bell horn. The amplified horn and the Victrola and you cranked it by hand. Later it became mechanized.

Over time, that began after the war with the technology that developed, in particular with the technology that came out of Japan and the East in which people began to bring back, these soldiers began to bring back these smaller record

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The Detroit Phoenix Center: A new resource for Detroit’s homeless youth

By Alisha Dixon The Detroit Phoenix Center opened a 55,000 sq. ft. facility last month to serve a demographic that is often ignored or underserved, homeless youth ages 1324.

A couple of good websites that have this information available are Partnership for Prescription Assistance www. pparx.org and NeedyMeds www. needymeds.org

“More than 1.5 million youth nationwide identify as being homeless, but when we talk about youth who are unstably housed, many don’t know that couch-surfing or living doubled-up is considered being homeless,” said Detroit Phoenix Center founder Courtney Smith. “The Detroit Phoenix Center is a completely grassroots, volunteer-driven initiative. We hope individuals will visit the center, be inspired and get involved to help make a difference in the lives of young people.”

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Dr. Carmen McIntyre is the chief medical officer at Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority. If you have a question for her, please submit it to AskTheDr@dwmha.com.

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The mission, DPC said, is to empower unaccompanied youth with support that they need to improve their health and wellness. DPC is an Asset Based Resource Center that provides access to transportation, food, housing and mental health referrals, recreation, personal care items and access to showers

and laundry facilities and more.

“The population that we serve is 1324 because there is a big gap in services for youth who have aged out of the foster care system. So, that’s why we decided to go up to the age 24. For example, on the FAFSA if you’re in college, which has a high concentration of homeless students, there is a great need there to serve that population who don’t have a place to go when school is out.”

The January 25 opening took place during the nationally mandated 2017 Point-in-Time count. The PIT count identifies the number of homeless people that live in the community on one given night to get a better understanding of the needs that exist within this community. DPC will participate in the count by giving information about the number of homeless youth in Detroit.

“We want all of Detroit’s youth to be counted and acknowledged,” the DPC founder said. “It’s really a community-driven volunteer effort. I work a full-

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Smith, a Detroit native, is a graduate of Eastern Michigan University where she earned a B.A. in Sociology and a certificate in non-profit management and a M.S. in Organizational Leadership from Colangelo College of Business at Grand Canyon University.

Both her personal and educational background is the reason she is passionate about helping homeless youth.

As part of the Millennials Trains Program, Smith was able to travel throughout the U.S. to visit organizations that serve homeless youth and it was this experience that inspired her to want to start her own organization. Through, MTP, Smith was awarded a $10,000 grant from Comcast Universal to open the Detroit Phoenix Center.

PHO: That’s interesting.

My father began to sell records of all kinds. He sold opera. He sold Elvis Presley. In later years he sold country music. He sold a lot of different music, but his particular specialty was the blues. My father was a blues producer because in those days the blues was the popular music that was coming up out of the

Phoenix time job and a lot of our volunteers work full time. So, this is really a community driven effort. In order for it to be sustainable, we really need community buy-ins, we really need financial support from the community because we are a much-needed resource in the community.”

And so my father found himself in the middle of this great maelstrom.

He opened up his record store in 1945 on Hastings Street, and Hastings was quite a busy, dynamic place because in those days Detroit was extremely dense. It was a crowded, populated, busy. On shift changes in Detroit you could barely cross streets. That’s one of the reasons for the extreme wideness of Detroit’s streets today because of the heaviness of the traffic.

Detroit was such a proletarian town and there was so much production going on, and so much hither and yon. People going all about throughout the city, and so it was a very busy and dynamic place. Because you had all of these nationalities mingling here you had a great deal of phonic excitement going on because you had the music of the nationality. You had the music of black people who were coming up in droves from the South and they were bringing their music with them.

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players. You had a perfect storm of changes and development that caused for an upsurge in the demand and the desire and the ability to produce records.

MP: Yes, there are some areas of the city in which there are underground tunnels that go from one side of the street to the other. It exists in Highland Park on Second and Third avenues. That’s one of the places that I know of in which we would go underground, underneath in order to get to the other side.

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South and he wanted to cater to the people that were coming from the South and they wanted their music in Detroit. My father became what is widely understood today as he was the first black independent record producer in the post-war period.

He was a significant architect of Detroit sound because he began to record people. All the people that used to come up and down Hastings Street that wanted to record. He recorded people like Wilson Pickett, and John Lee Hooker, and Della Reese when she was a gospel singer.

Little Sonny was a recording artist.

People like, oh, I’m trying to think.

Many, many different artists he recorded. Just continuously recording as he opened up a recording studio in the back of his shop.

He opened in 1945 and after that period, after a few years he opened

up a studio in the back of the shop.

In 1953, he heard about a minister down the street who was becoming known for his preaching skills. This man preached so that people called him a preaching machine. He was a preacher’s preacher, and today we don’t appreciate this preacher as much today because it has become the standard form of preaching associated with black preachers. In those days the preaching of the Rev. C.L. Franklin was absolutely astonishing.

(Please pick up next week’s edition for part two of this interview.)

Pamela Hilliard Owens is founder and CEO of Writing It Right For You, Detroit Ink Publishing, and Your Business Your Brand Creatively. This interview was originally conducted for her weekly podcast, “YB2C Live.”

“This is very important to me because of my social work background and my sociology background and because of the work I’ve done while being involved in different advocacy groups. It’s also because of some of my lived experiences with having grown up in the foster care system and experiencing homelessness as a teenager. This is where I began to notice some of the gaps in services. That motivates me to truly make a change in the community,” said Smith.

Beyond providing much-needed services, the Detroit Phoenix Center is a safe haven for at-risk youth in Detroit.

If you are in need of services available at DPC, call or text the word “assist” to (313) 2880294. The center is open Tuesday to Thursday from 4:30 pm to 8:30 pm and on Saturday’s from 10 am to 3 pm. DPC is located at 8801 Woodward Ave. in the Bethel Community Transformation Center.

For more information about donating, volunteering or receiving services, visit DetroitPhoenixCenter.org and Facebook.com/DetroitPhoenixCenter.

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‘The Gentleman’ from Ohio...and Michigan

By Tom Watkins

tional and historical tour-de-force from Congressman Lewis is worth the price of the book by itself and sets the stage for a history lesson we all need to incorporate. The first few sentences set the tone for a man who added value and made a difference for his constituents on the east side of Cleveland, the nation and the world. He writes, “It is not too much to say that Louis Stokes and his brother Carl helped lead the way in establishing a place for African Americans in the world of mainstream American politics. In doing that they helped rearrange our country’s political landscape.

It was a historical achievement. Stokes was an advocate, a fierce fighter for the principles he believed in. But he also tested his adversaries with respect and fairness.”

It is the luck of the draw to whom we are born, but what we make of our lives is up to us individually.

If you live in the metro Detroit area, and watch Sunday morning television, you may have seen a man who has added value to the city of Detroit, the region, state and the nation: Louis “Chuck” Stokes the host of WXYZ, Channel 7’s “Spotlight on the News.” It has been on the air, informing, prodding, educating, and making viewers think for decades.

I have known Chuck for over 30 years and have been fortunate to be interviewed by him on “Spotlight” as we covered such diverse topics as juvenile justice, mental health, education, politics, international relations, and China.

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Chuck’s infectious laugh and warm and caring personality allows him to let his guests tell their story. If you looked for Chuck Stokes in the dictionary, you might find him defined as a gentle soul and decent human being.

Chuck comes from a storied and capable family. His father, Louis Stokes, who recently passed away (1925-2015) was an attorney, a change agent and politician from Cleveland, Ohio. He was the first black congressman elected in the state of Ohio, representing the east side of Cleveland. Louis Stokes served 15 terms in the United States House of Representative and was the first African American on the powerful Appropriations Committee. When he was elected to the House on 1969, there were just six African Americans serving.

He penned an autobiography along with David Chanoff titled “The Gentleman from Ohio.” The inside flap of his book captured his impact on Ohio, the nation, and the world: "Prior to Louis Stokes’ (30-year) tenure in Congress he served for many years as a criminal defense lawyer and chairman of the Cleveland NAACP Legal Redress Committee. Among the Supreme Court Cases he argued, the Terry ‘Stop and Frisk’ case is regarded as one of the twenty-five most significant cases in the court's history. The health care legislation he sponsored changed the way the health establishment treated women, minorities, and those most in need of help."

of his, and he was an early advocate of federal intervention in the AIDS crisis, which was ravaging black communities in the 1990s. The Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center is named after him. Interviewed in 2011, Mr. Stokes said he was particularly proud of sponsoring legislation that established the Office of Minority Health as a permanent federal agency. “That started the real work of that office,” he said.

Louis Stokes’ brother, Carl (Chuck Stokes’ uncle was mayor of Cleveland from 1967 to 1971 and later became a television news anchor at WNBC in New York. He preceded his brother in death in 1996. Together, the two brothers cut a wide swath for human decency and social justice across this land.

The powerful forward to his book is written by Congressman John Lewis, a civil rights icon. Reading the emo-

The New York Times, writing about his death in 2016, stated, "Inadequate health care for minorities was a major concern Chuck Stokes

Back in Detroit, Chuck Stokes blazed his own trail as the editorial/public affairs director for ABC affiliate WXYZTV/Channel 7 since October 1987. He joined the station in 1981 and today is known as the face of Detroit’s Channel 7, serving as moderator and producer of “Spotlight on the News,” Detroit's longest-running weekly news and public affairs show. His in-depth interviews have included a host of prominent politicians, entertainers, religious community and business leaders.

Admired and respected by all, Chuck inherited his father’s intelligence, sense of fairness, work ethic and “gentlemanly” ways. It is heartwarming to know that there are good people in the world like Louis, Carl and Chuck Stokes who have blazed a trail for good, decent, fair-minded people to emulate. Philosopher George Santayana once said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Reading “The Gentleman from Ohio” may allow us to have a better grasp of what it means to lead, and leave our country and world a better place than we found it. This desire is important, perhaps now more than ever.

Louis and Carl are enjoying their just rewards in heaven for their good work on earth. Chuck continues to do good work today.

Thank you, Chuck, for sharing your father and uncle’s example, and for your continued efforts to make this world a better place for us all.

Tom Watkins is the president and CEO of the Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority (www. dwmha.com).

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Are Gilbert and Tellem putting the squeeze on Wayne County Exec Warren Evans?

By Keith A. Owens Michigan Chronicle Senior Editor

So last week there was once again more sound and fury trumpeting the inevitability of bringing a major league soccer team to downtown Detroit in 2020 which will inevitably, without question, ain’t no doubt about it be located on the site of the currently stalled Wayne County jail construction project.

The story in the Detroit Free Press said, in fact, that the bid submitted by Palace Sports & Entertainment Vice Chairman Arn Tellem to attract soccer to Detroit listed only the jail site for the location of the proposed 23,000-seat stadium. Nowhere else will do.

I find this interKeith Owens esting because Arn Tellem is not an elected Wayne County official. Neither are NBA owners Dan Gilbert and Tom Gores, both of whom have been pushing this thing relentlessly. Especially Gilbert. Currently, it is Wayne County Executive Warren Evans with whom they have to negotiate a proposal that is agreeable to all parties. All parties, meaning Evans included, not just amongst themselves. But just to make sure I wasn’t missing anything, I called the Wayne County Executive Office to see if there had been any more recent updates to the negotiations that had not been reported yet or that I had simply missed. Because last I checked, there still was not a proposal on the table that was satisfactory to Evans. And if it’s not satisfactory to Evans then, far as I know, it ain’t happening.

The Wayne County Executive Office responded as follows with what Evans said last Friday: “Finishing the jail at the Gratiot site is the quickest and most cost-effective solution to this long-standing challenge facing Wayne County. In light of

the considerable public interest, and to provide absolute clarity, we are announcing that the RFP will be issued on February 10. We will provide it to the qualified bidder, Walsh Construction, on that date. Walsh can then move forward with completing a proposal to finish this important project. The county will not consider any alternative proposals after issuing the RFP.” After Matt Cullen’s statement yesterday, we have received a lot of media calls looking for updates. Below is our update statement.

“He’s said publicly he’d make an offer, but we’re not worrying about whether or not he’ll make an offer. We’re focused on Gratiot.” — Jim Martinez, communications director Rock Ventures submitted a proposal on Monday for a sparkling new Wayne County Jail to be located on East Forest Avenue “approximately 1.5 miles north of the Gratiot Avenue site” that will supposedly be a much better deal for all concerned. Certainly for Gilbert and friends because then he would get his soccer team, not to mention a downtown much more in his own image.

The immediate response from Wayne County was brief: “Today the county received a proposal from Rock Ventures as an alternative to completing the jail at Gratiot. We will withhold further comment on the offer until we’ve had the opportunity to review it.”

OK. So we’ll see how that works out.

But the question to me still remains: why in the hell would Tellem list the jail site as the only place where the soccer stadium could be located when that site was unavailable? Why are he and Dan Gilbert pushing so hard on this thing, and why were they essentially ignoring the existence of Warren Evans as if he no longer had a say in the matter?

From the Detroit Free Press last week: “Right now the intent is to build on the jail site,” Tellem said. “And that’s what we’ve expressed to the MLS.” That doesn’t sound like a negotiation to me. That sounds like a demand.

No matter what it’s called, a ban is a ban

By Sharon Banks

A lesson that is often taught to students is that to convey thoughts, ideas, strategies and positions, words matter.

In this time of global access to information fact-checked in an instance with a click of a mouse, vocal commands and online searches, opinions and viewpoints can be tracked for accuracy, intent, validity and verification.

The most recent example Sharon Banks worldwide and during every news cycle is the Executive Order President Donald Trump instituted that created a Muslim ban. No wait, it’s a travel ban. No, it’s not that either it’s an immigrant ban or a refugee band.

The meaning has changed by President Trump’s administration to define and defend what it is. Regardless of how it is framed, the ban has evoked disbelief, confusion, anger, fear, protests and challenges throughout the world.

This Executive Order has become the “Muslim, Travel, Immigrant, Refugee Ban.” No matter the attempts to change

the words and opinions, the intent of the ban cannot be walked back for a correction in terms, explanation or clarification. Nor can the intent of the Executive Order be redefined or renamed.

In any English 100 class, we are taught to develop ideas and opinions, research them, take a stand, express them and be consistent in defending and supporting what they represent.

Regardless of where one stands on the Executive Order to ban people from seven countries, the murky, confusing and inconsistent descriptions is a stark reminder of what we learned — be clear, be concise, be confident, be consistent.

The Executive Order ban in question is a case study to share with students in classrooms across this county on the importance of developing a position, studying it thoroughly, getting needed feedback, taking a stance, saying what you mean, and being able to defend the position without ambiguity.

Positions of such importance as a presidential Executive Order should not change in mid-sentence, midstream, while under pressure or when proven to be unpopular. If you believe it, own it.

Perception is reality, so state the case accurately the first time.

Sharon Banks is CEO/senior marketing consultant, Bankable Marketing Strategies, LLC.

The Republican Party and the hidden figures on Capitol Hill

By Raynard Jackson NNPA

As we celebrate Black History Month, the Republican Party continues to show its ineptness in cultivating “real” relationships with the black community.

They continue to hire and highlight black Democrats at the expense of black Republicans.

There is not one black Republican working for the Trump administration in the White House. You have one black Democrat working for Trump who seems to never miss an opportunity to speak ill of black Republicans in private meetings, based on phone calls I have received.

To commemorate Black History Month, Republicans on Capitol Hill and in the Raynard Jackson White House will probably issue a perfunctory press statement written by a white aide that communicates absolutely nothing.

It wasn’t until I created the Black Republican Trailblazer Awards five years ago that anything meaningful was ever done under the Republican label to acknowledge Black History Month. Now the party is even trying to steal that from black folks by way of a lawsuit, which most of you are aware of.

February 11-12, we will continue our tradition of honoring those who have made a significant contribution to America, the black community and the Republican Party. You can visit our website to see who our honorees are and other plans we have to honor them (www.bafbf.org).

The Republican Party and the Trump administration both have compelling stories to tell relative to the nlack community; but neither has any blacks around them who have the institutional knowledge or the communication skills to effectively tell that story.

It’s not enough to have blacks on your staff. Just as important, you must have the “right” blacks on your staff.

This is where the party has been found woefully inadequate.

Republicans tend to want to hire and showcase blacks that make them feel “comfortable” versus blacks who have credibility within the black community and who also know what they are doing.

Republicans constantly allow liberals to brand them as a party of racists and yet refuse to put a strategy in place to refute these same old tired liberal diatribes. A lie that is oft repeated becomes the truth. If they spent the same amount of vigor and money fighting liberal lies as they are in their attempts to sue me over initiatives that I have created to benefit the party, we would be getting north of 25 percent of the black vote in presidential elections.

We all know the Democratic playbook, but the party is not serious enough about the black vote to devote the time or money to challenge these liberal lies.

As I always say, when all is said and done, there is more said than done.

Republicans need only talk about what they have done lately with the hiring of very talented black staffers, and then to effectively communicate that message directly to the public.

We all know things like Republican President Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves, yada, yada, yada, but in the immortal words of Janet Jackson, “What have you done for me lately?”

Last month, I wrote a column excoriating the Democratic Party for their lack of diversity when it came to hiring congressional staffers.

Let’s take a look at what the congressional Republicans have done just in this month alone relative to staff hiring.

Just check out this list of high level Blacks who work for Republicans in Congress.

Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) has longtime aide Jennifer DeCasper as his chief of staff. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) just promoted Brennen Britton from state director in Kansas to chief of staff in D.C. D.J. Jordan is communications director for Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.). Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) just hired Courtney Temple as his legislative director and that’s just on the Senate side.

On the House side, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan just promoted his budget committee staffer, Jonathan Burke, to be his chief of staff. No black has ever served in this positon for either party in the history of the U.S. Congressman Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) has Stacy Barton as his chief of staff.

I know most of these staffers and find them not only to be well respected within Congress, but they also have great standing within the black community. They don’t view their blackness as a burden, but rather as an asset to be cherished.

If the Republican Party is supposed to be so racist, can someone please explain to me why they have more blacks in decision-making positions on their congressional Senate staffs than Democrats?

When it comes to the black community, Republicans have become as the sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal — full of sound and fury, but signifying nothing.

I will continue to be a one-man wrecking crew on my quest to totally destroy and defeat liberalism. It would be nice to have my party join me in my quest, but in the immortal words of the reformer, Martin Luther, “I cannot and will not recant anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand, I can do no other, so help me God. Amen.”

Raynard Jackson is founder and chairman of Black Americans for a Better Future (BAFBF).

It’s time for the Democratic Party to wake up

By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA

Everyone appears to have figured out that a dangerous, stupid fascist with no knowledge of how the federal government works is now the president of the United States. Everyone, that is, except members of the Democratic Party, now serving in the 115th Congress.

You have to wonder how many dangerously incompetent, racist and blindly ideological decisions the executive branch have to make before the Democrats in the United States Congress, who are supposedly in the opposition party, wake up. What is the strategy? What is the plan? Trump's careless staff couldn't even spell the name of the prime minister of the United Kingdom correctly on a press release. What makes anyone think they'll be more detailed on other initiatives they plan such as an “investigation of voting fraud” or the selection of the next United States Supreme Court Justice?

Be certain to take note of the Democrats who vote in favor of Trump's cabinet nominees for Treasury, Education, Labor and Health and Human Services. If Democrats support Steve Mnuchin, Betsy DeVos, Andrew Puzder and Rep. Tom Price, there is no resistance movement in the Democratic Party in Congress.

Senate Democrats have unified against exactly zero of Trump's cabinet nominees. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) who is allegedly a progressive leader, voted in favor of Dr. Ben Carson to lead a department he has no qualifications to run. Senator Cory Booker

Senator Charles Schumer (D-N.J.), who has great Instagram posts of food, voted with Republicans to raise prescription drug prices.

Senators who have no re-election fears whatsoever in 2018 are lying down and showing no signs of resisting Trump when the easiest show of resistance is a simple “thumbs down” on the Senate floor.

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), who took over as Democratic Leader from retired Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), so far, has decided to vote in favor of almost all of Trump's nominees. What makes this even more confusing is that the messaging of Democratic lead-

ers is the opposite of the action. The Democratic Party is at it's lowest point in four decades in terms of seats held in the U.S. House of Representatives, governors’ houses and seats in state legislatures. With Trump's arrival and no strategy to be seen, there has never been a better argument for younger and newer leadership. The decision between Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) and former Labor Secretary Tom Perez for Democratic National Committee Chair will be a crucial benchmark for the party.

Over a million people took to the streets to participate in marches around the world, the day after Trump’s Inauguration, which drew far lower numbers than President Obama’s historic inauguration in 2009.

Trump signed an executive order that blocked entry of all refugees to the U.S. for 120 days and barred Syrian refugees from entering the U.S. indefinitely. The order also blocked entry to all from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen — Muslim majority countries.

On the evening on Jan. 28, it was learned that Trump had installed his racist, anti-Semitic political advisor Steve Bannon as a member of the National Security Council (NSC).

Have Democrats seen enough yet? If so, they need to stop crying over their election loss and start playing better defense.

Lauren Victoria Burke is a political analyst. She is also a frequent contributor to the NNPA Newswire and BlackPressUSA.com.

THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE community Palmer Woods Music in Homes program continues with one more show in February

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Saturday, February 25, 8 pm Black History Month Jazz Tribute: Dave McMurray Trio Plus This tribute to jazz giants features the thundering Dave McMurray on sax, Ibrahim Jones on bass, Jeffrey Canady on drums, plus A. Spencer Barefield on guitar.

The musicians will perform innovative and legendary works of jazz, widely considered to be America’s true Classical Music genre.

Music director and featured soloist with Motown artist KEM, McMurray also has toured with Bob James, pianist Geri Allen, composer Mark Isham, Algerian Räi artist Cheb Khalid, and most recently with French pop star Johnny Hallyday. He performed and recorded with the eclectic funk band Was (Not Was) and with Kid Rock. He’s recorded with the Rolling Stones, the B-52’s, Herbie Hancock, B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, the Temptations, Patti Smith, Bootsy Collins and many others.

Bassist Ibrahim Jones and saxophonist Dave McMurray. Photo By ©Barbara Barefield

Each concert includes a reception with refreshments. Locations of homes will be emailed the week of the concert with a map and parking directions, or mailed if the order is purchased via mail.

They regret that tickets are not refundable; when possible we will try to exchange them for a future concert.

field, 19550 Argyle Crescent, Detroit, MI 48203. Include one of the following: (1) ticket order form from the brochure or (2) enclose a note with your name, address, email, phone number and number of tickets and for which concert(s). Don’t forget the self-addressed stamped envelope!

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Covenant House annual Share Your Love event supports at-risk youth Covenant House Michigan, a safe and supportive sanctuary for homeless and at-risk young adults, is hosting its annual Share Your Love Open House, an opportunity to open your heart to CHM’s residents who so desperately need it.

The public is invited to tour the campus, get involved in volunteer projects and most importantly, meet and spend quality time with the young men and women who call CHM home.

An estimated 5,000 youth in metro Detroit wander the street on any given night in search for a warm bed, a hot meal and someone to care. CHM provides homeless, runaway and at-risk youth ages 18-24 with shelter, educational and vocational programs, as well as other support services to help them overcome hurdles such as homelessness, unemployment, inadequate

education, violence, drugs and gangs and redirect them onto a path towards successful adulthood. CHM served over 6,000 youth last year alone.

Covenant House Michigan is located at 2959 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. On Saturday, Feb. 11, visitors are encouraged to bring a Valentine’s Day card for the residents and a suggested $14 to help support CHM programs anytime between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

CHM will have donation sorting and organizing for individuals or groups to take part in. During the event, guests are invited to join the CHM Street Outreach Team for an overview and tour of its work serving homeless youth throughout metro Detroit.

For more information on Covenant House Michigan, call (313) 463-2000 or visit www.covenanthousemi.org.

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Women of Color lead Volkswagen’s diversity programs

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA

The job of a lifetime is something most aspire to but, for some, the fantasy simply is much too difficult to even comprehend.

Lisa Brown is a 21-year veteran of the automotive industry, and she has spent 18 of those years at Volkswagen Group of America (VWGoA). There she found the “job of a lifetime,” despite being a woman in a male-dominated industry.

Today, as Brown serves as Volkswagen’s Diversity and Inclusion Consultant, her passion for diversity and inclusion is fulfilled daily.

“I firmly believe that workplace diversity increases employee engagement and drives organizational performance. It’s a win-win,” said Brown, who has been in her current role since 2014. “I’m passionate about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. In my position, every day is exciting, because I have an opportunity to make a real impact at work and in the community.”

Aubrey Lee, Jr.:

Providing wealth management services under the auspices of Merrill Lynch

By Donald James Special to the Chronicle

Lisa Brown serves as Volkswagen’s Diversity and Inclusion Consultant. (Freddie Allen/AMG/NNPA) Brown credits her mother, Brenda, with putting her on the road to success and supporting her along the way.

“As a single mother of four, my mother was always persevering, but I never saw that there was a struggle. I’m the youngest and I was always encouraged to aim high,” she said. “My mom didn’t finish college, but she always says that she earned two degrees, because she typed all of my papers and, even today, helps me with editing my dissertation.”

Raised in Detroit, Brown earned a bachelor’s degree in public relations and a master’s degree in communications from Wayne State University. Currently, she is a Ph.D. candidate at Walden University, where she is pursuing a doctorate in management with a concentration in leadership and organizational change.

“A dream without effort is just that. I live by that,” said Brown.

Previously, Brown held several positions at VWGoA and has gained a unique skill set from working in areas like operations and human resources, all which help her today.

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For almost three decades, Aubrey Lee, Jr., first vice president and wealth management advisor at Merrill Lynch, has used his abilities and skills to advise professionals, executives, and other clients in the areas of financial planning and wealth management. Under the Merrill Lynch umbrella, Lee has amassed a wealth management team called The Aubrey Lee, Jr. and Julius Readus Group.

The Farmington Hills-based team plans and tailors wealth management strategies and approaches to help clients identify and manage important life priorities, including how best to achieve selected goals. Such life priorities and goals, said Lee, could be retirement, a college education, extensive travels, taking care of a loved one, or other aspirational endeavors.

“We have the privilege of working with clients in their twenties, and also have the privilege of working with clients in their nineties, and all ages in between,” said Lee. “It’s all over the spectrum. We work with clients from all sorts of backgrounds. It doesn’t matter what one’s social or economic background is, we are able to work with and help everybody. Our goal is to help make clients’ financial dreams and aspirations a reality.”

While Lee believes starting early when planning for life’s goals is best, he equally believes that regardless of age, “start where you stand.” He said his team intently listens to all clients, and asks pertinent questions to offer the best wealth management strategies and plans possible.

“We’re especially sensitive to clients during difficult times,” said Lee. “Beyond being a client’s financial advisor, we strive to be their confidant.”

For Lee, exposing minorities to opportunities at Merrill Lynch is paramount. To assure that African Americans learn of wealth management careers at the company, Lee has served on the Diversity Advisory Council to Management at Merrill Lynch.

“As a financial advisor at Merrill Lynch, who is an African American, I do want to make sure that African Ameri-

can men and women have an opportunity to have exposure to careers and opportunities at Merrill Lynch,” said Lee. “It’s something that we work very hard at as an organization. Merrill Lynch, as a part of Bank of America, feels very deeply about diversity and inclusion. It is a core component of everything that we do.”

As a youth growing up in metro Detroit, Lee saw the financial industry up close and personal through his father, who worked 42 years for National Bank of Detroit. Young Lee didn’t want to follow in his father’s banking footsteps.

“The last thing that I thought I would end up doing would be in banking,” said Lee with a laugh. “I actually had my sights set on a career as a radio disc jockey, and actually spent years on the air. What I learned was radio was a tough business, so I thought about doing some different.”

In 1980, Lee began working at Manufacturers Bank.

After seven years, he stepped out on faith to join Merrill Lynch. Since joining Merrill Lynch almost 30 years ago, he has no regrets.

“I’ve had a great career at Merrill Lynch, and I’ve been blessed to really enjoy every moment of it,” said Lee, who along with wife Janice are the parents of four adult children, and grandparents of three. “The beauty of it all is that I get a chance to work with clients and help them with wealth management strategies and planning for their various life goals. On a regular base, we meet with them to make sure they’re on track to meet those goals.”

Over the years, Lee has received many awards and honors for his work in the community, including the YMCA’s Father/Son Footsteps Award, Detroit Urban League’s Community Service Award, and the Michigan Chronicle’s Man of Excellence honor. In 2010, Merrill Lynch honored Lee with its Leadership in Diversity and Inclusion (honorary mention) Award for his work on the company’s Diversity and Inclusion Council.

“I’ve had the opportunity to work with a lot of wonderful people and their families for a long time as it relates to wealth management here at Merrill Lynch,” said Lee. “Hopefully, I’ve had a positive and lasting impact on their lives.”

Southwest Detroit Business Association and Café con Leche host sights, sounds and tastes of Oaxaca, Mexico The Southwest Detroit Business Association (SDBA) and Café Con Leche today announced the free event, “Adventura de Café en Oaxaca,” inside the Atrium at the SDBA beginning at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, located at 7752 W. Vernor Hwy., Detroit. Guests will enjoy photographs, stories, chocolate and coffee from Oaxaca, a hub for food and culture in Mexico.

The event is part of the Bitter|Sweet: Coffee, Tea & Chocolate exhibition at the Detroit Institute of Arts, which explores how hot drinks like coffee and tea changed the drinking habits and social customs across the world.

“This event is a great way to share the important role that Mexico has played in shaping our world’s history,” said Kathy Wendler, president of the SDBA. “This history includes the diverse culture and community that makes Southwest Detroit such an important destination for our state and region.”

Owners of Café con Leche Jodi Carbonell and Melissa Fernandez along with Chris Hooten and local artist Lisa Luevanos traveled to Oaxaca, Mexico to document the lives of coffee farmers in the area. The group captured photographs and sto-

dard. The coffee from Oaxaca is used at Café con Leche, a coffee shop located in Detroit’s New Center area, which promotes uniting the local community through authentic Latin drinks.

Adventura de Café en Oaxaca is part of the Bitter|Sweet: Coffee, Tea & Chocolate exhibition at the DIA, which is the first exhibition to activate all five of the senses. Learn how coffee, tea and chocolate have changed social customs across the world. The exhibition at the DIA is complemented by events throughout the metro Detroit area that showcase how hot beverages changed the world.

ries of the day-to-day duties that are crucial to ensure the growth of quality coffee beans.

In addition to sharing photos and stories from their trip, the hosts will offer guests a sampling of chocolate and coffee made with fresh beans from Oaxaca farmers.

“I was struck by how integrated coffee farming was into the lives of the villagers,” said Chris Hooten of Café con Leche. “Just as the plants were scattered around their houses and the trees of the valley are woven into the fabric of the forest, the cultivation of the coffee was woven into the eco-

nomics of the area.”

Oaxaca, Mexico is located in southwestern Mexico and is a hub for food, history, music and historic landmarks. Coffee farmers interviewed on the trip to the area formed a cooperative within their community to treat their coffee to a higher stan-

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Diversity Program “The automotive industry is traditionally male-dominated and I had the opportunity to begin my career with the company as, not only one of the first women, but also the first woman of color to hold the Fixed Operations Manager position, which I held for over a decade,” said Brown. “In this capacity, I worked to increase our aftersales business at the dealer level.

“I was fortunate to hold that position for 12 years before taking over the role of Sales Operations Manager in West Palm Beach, Florida, then Richmond, Virginia.

These positions in operations allowed me to develop the necessary business acumen to move our diversity initiatives forward.”

Lately, Brown’s primary focus is managing the Employee Resource Group (ERG) network. ERGs are employee-driven and provide employees the opportunity to engage with their peers around causes they support and really tap into the heart of the organization. These groups are invaluable to the company as they give employees an opportunity for professional development and networking, while providing the organization with market insights and perspectives from a cross-cultural lens.

When Brown joined the diversity and inclusion department there were only three ERGs. Today, there are 13 with more than 500 employees participating across the country in Herndon, Va., Chicago, Ill., Chattanooga, Tenn., Auburn Hills, Mich. There are even two virtual groups.

“In two short years, the network has quadrupled. I am glad our employees see value in these networks,” said Brown.

“Not only are these groups avenues for networking, individuals are able to contribute to the company and take ownership of their careers,” she said.

From page C-1 “It’s a big accomplishment, considering it’s a two-woman show. The energy around ERGs is positive. They evolve out of grassroots efforts that are employee-driven.”

Building on the ERG network as a cross-cultural and diversity-driven resource for employees, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation recently honored Volkswagen Group of America as one of 407 major businesses that earned 100 percent on the 2016 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) and the distinction of “Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality.” This accolade recognizes companies that satisfy CEI’s criteria on corporate policies and practices pertinent to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees.

VWGoA has earned this honor for nine out of the last 10 years.

Brown is also proud that one of the company’s ERGs helps to foster such an inclusive workplace.

The Drivers of Respect, Inclusion, Value, and Equality Alliance ERG (DRIVE) is a virtual ERG that is open to all employees, including LGBT and allies. Employees are invited to support the company’s LGBT outreach initiatives and contribute to discussions around company policies, provide marketing insight and more.

With all of these great accomplishments, Brown cautions that there’s always room to improve. That’s why she

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groups to have the taxpayer arrested for not paying.

Aggressive and threatening phone calls by criminals impersonating IRS agents remain a major threat to taxpayers. This type of fraud headlines the annual “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams for the 2017 filing season, according to the Internal Revenue Service.

C. Demand that taxes be paid without giving the taxpayer the opportunity to question or appeal the amount owed.

“Don’t be fooled by surprise phone calls by criminals impersonating IRS agents with threats or promises of a big refund if you provide them with your private information,” said IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. “If you’re surprised to get a call from the IRS, it almost certainly isn’t the real IRS. We generally initially contact taxpayers by mail.”

and Williams continue to look for new opportunities to engage employees and help them grow personally and professionally.

“If VWGoA is going to be competitive and a ‘Great Place To Work,’ a diverse and inclusive workplace is vital,” said Brown. “We also want to attract top talent and know that a diverse employee base is key. Prospective employees need to see themselves in our employees. We want that new hire to look at our leadership team and see herself in that posi-

D. Ask for credit or debit card numbers over the phone.

For taxpayers who don’t owe taxes or don’t think they do, don’t give

tion in the future.”

Brown said that the Volkswagen also plans to continue their Executive Mentoring Program to ensure employees have access to senior leaders as well as the resources to become successful.

“I am always looking for opportunities to increase brand awareness on Historically Black College and University campuses,” said Brown. “My hope is that as brand awareness increases, so will employment consideration.”

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“VWGoA is privileged to employ such a diverse and dynamic workforce,” said Machelle Williams, Volkswagen’s Senior Director for Diversity and Corporate Social Responsibility. “The Human Rights Campaign honor speaks to our commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment, where innovative thinking and better results are driven by the individuality of our employees.”

Phone scams remain on the IRS ‘Dirty Dozen’ list

During filing season, the IRS generally sees a surge in scam phone calls that threaten police arrest, deportation, license revocation and other things.

The IRS reminds taxpayers to guard against all sorts of con games that arise at any time and pick up during tax season.

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Scammers make unsolicited calls claiming to be IRS officials. They demand that the victim pay a bogus tax bill. They con the victim into sending cash, usually through a wire transfer or a prepaid debit card or gift card, like an iTunes card. They may also leave “urgent” callback requests through phone “robo-calls,” or via a phishing email.

The IRS also reminds taxpayers that scammers change tactics. Aggressive and threatening phone calls by criminals impersonating IRS agents remain a major threat to taxpayers, but variations of the IRS impersonation scam continue year-round and they tend to peak when scammers find prime opportunities to strike.

Here are some things the scammers often do but the IRS will not do.

Any one of these things is a tell-tale sign of a scam.

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One Man Can Change The World Big Sean stays true to youth through committed service, and his equally caring mom knows best

Paving the way for the next history makers: Just as music knows no boundaries, the scope of the Sean Anderson Foundation is global, including Project Knapsack, which has united students at the Molalatladi Primary School in Soweto, South Africa, with students at Bates Academy in Detroit.

youth including continued endowment support for Wayne State University’s HIGH (Helping Individuals Go Higher) Program, which provides short-term support to Wayne State students experiencing homelessness or precarious housing situations; a continued partnership with Playworks Michigan, which has allowed the Foundation to help students at Edison Elementary; and expansion of Project Knapsack, a global project which has partnered elementary and secondary school students in the United States—including students at Bates Academy—with pen pals on the African continent who receive school supplies.

Through his music, Big Sean has literally stated that “One Man Can Change The World,” and his Foundation is doing just that on an ongoing basis with help from organizations and educators that embrace his vision, including UAW-Ford and Lisa Phillips, principal at Cass Tech, the recipient of a state-of-the-art recording studio (The Sean Anderson Studio of Infinite Possibilities) from Big Sean, Adidas Originals and the Sean

By Scott Talley Special to the Michigan Chronicle In our community, during African American History Month, thoughts often turn to music and for good reason. Our great city gave birth to the Motown sound, and our artists and musicians have made history by contributing to virtually every type of music known to mankind.

Today, Detroit’s proud musical tradition is as strong as ever thanks to a long line of talented artists that have come out of “The D” in recent years, including hip-hop megastar Big Sean, who graduated from Cass Tech in 2006.

Big Sean is relevant not just for topping Billboard charts, but even more so because he cares deeply about Detroit’s youth, and that care is demonstrated through the Sean Anderson Foundation.

One person who understands the work of the Foundation better than anyone is the Foundation’s president, Myra Anderson, who also happens to be Big Sean’s proud mom. During a recent trip to Los Angeles, Myra Anderson still found time to speak with the “Best of Young Detroit,” and one of

the

disadvantaged youth in other areas across the nation.” To learn more about the Sean Anderson Foundation, which also has provided assistance to our friends in Flint during the water crisis, please visit www. seanandersonfoundation.org.

topics she was most excited to talk about was the Foundation’s signature program, Mogul Prep, which the Foundation hopes to bring to more schools during 2017.

“It really has developed into a full-blown curriculum,” said Myra Anderson of Mogul Prep, which has given students—including students from Detroit high schools—an intimate opportunity to engage with active, influential members of the music industry.

Myra Anderson added: “More than exposing the kids to the music industry, we want them to be excited about coming to school and feel they are receiving real world advice. We want our kids to feel confident and to know their lives have worth.

It’s about developing skills that will serve them in life.”

During Big Sean’s upcoming concert tour, which includes a scheduled April 1 performance in Detroit, Myra Anderson (also a graduate of Cass Tech) said plans are being made for live Mogul Prep events for students in some of the tour cities, including Detroit. Myra Anderson also listed other upcoming Foundation initiatives that will impact our city’s

Anderson Foundation in 2015.

“UAW-Ford just gave us another donation to help the Mogul Prep program; their supports helps us pay for the licenses for the kids,” Myra Anderson said. “And Principal Phillips continues to be so innovative and so open. I’m looking forward to going down to Cass next week.”

The enormously strong connection that Big Sean and Myra Anderson have with the city of Detroit was recently reinforced when both accepted an invitation to join the Motown Museum National Legacy Council.

“I’m really excited about being on the Council and I think it (the Museum after a planned $50 million expansion) will be a world-class attraction,” Myra Anderson said.

Not only will Big Sean and Myra Anderson be ambassadors for the Museum, but the Motown relationship with Big Sean also bridges Detroit’s proud musical past with an equally proud and committed artist who wants to inspire young lives in ways beyond music.

“Sean just loves Detroit,” said Myra Anderson, who talks passionately about helping people who have slipped through the cracks.

“And through the Foundation we want to do all we can to uplift as many people as we can.”

In Big Sean’s own words, “the mission of the Sean Anderson Foundation is to assist in the education, health, safety and wellbeing of Detroit area school aged youth, as well as

Greatness Inspires Greatness: Remembering Mildred V. Leonard “But how am I supposed to say I’m tired If that girl from West Virginia came up in conditions that I couldn’t survive Went to war, came back alive On top of that became a female black captain When being black you had to extra extra try Way before James Brown made us proud She bought a crib on the same street as Marvin Gaye Right there on Outer Drive, and she taught me how to drive And she raised the kids, then the kids’ kids, and she did it right….”

Lyrics taken from “One Man Can Change The World,” paying tribute to Big Sean’s late grandmother and history maker, Mildred V. Leonard, one of the first African American female captains in World War II. The “Best of Young Detroit” pays homage to a revered ancestor who earned a bachelor’s degree from West Virginia State University and a master’s degree from the University of Michigan. After her military service, Leonard was a teacher, a counselor and helped to break more ground when she became a Detroit police officer.

Photo credits: Talia Mayden and the Sean Anderson Foundation

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Detroit Metro Scholastic Chess League caps banner season The “Best of Young Detroit” salutes the Detroit Metro Scholastic Chess League for executing another successful season that provided local students at the elementary, middle/junior high school and high school levels the precious opportunity to participate in competitive chess. Early in the season the “Best of Young Detroit” was able to witness league play at Detroit Collegiate Prep at Northwestern, during “Saturday In The D” presented by UAW-Ford.

All of the participating students are deserving of our community’s respect for displaying their intellect, while demonstrating excellent sportsmanship. Congratulations and respect should also be extended to the many dedicated teachers, coaches, and parents that allowed our students to take advantage of a most enriching activity.

Photo by Michael Joseph

Following are the final 2016-17 season team results in each division:

Derrick Freeman-Hall,

Martin Luther King High School

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The “Best of Young Detroit” is honored to learn about Derrick Freeman-Hall, a freshman at Martin Luther King High School. In 2016, during a Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan program where UAW-Ford Vice President Jimmy Settles was the Great Futures honoree, Freeman-Hall also impressed everyone in attendance with remarks he delivered from the heart.

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Recently, the “Best of Young Detroit” had an opportunity to chat with Freeman-Hall and found him to be a poised, focused, intelligent, young man who is no doubt a future history maker. We wish him continued success and following is some of what he shared with us: You were introduced to competitive chess at SampsonWebber Leadership Academy and had an opportunity to be a part of a state championship team. What has chess done for you?

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Freeman-Hall: “Chess has opened up my world in more ways than one. I didn’t know chess was a sport until I saw people were serious about it. Chess can make you better in life and in school. I started to make the honor roll at Sampson-Webber and even the principal’s list.

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“When chess and UAW-Ford came into our school at Sampson-Webber, it made the school brighter and better. They took us to Connecticut and to Yale University.

From that, we could see that we could do better for the community and help other young minds, even though we aren’t adults yet.

As a freshman at Martin Luther King High School, along with being a member of the chess and robotics team, you also are involved in ROTC. What has ROTC meant to you?

Freeman-Hall: “Not only does ROTC strengthen your mind and body, you learn about ways to help your school and community, along with how to be a better American. In April we’re going to visit a soup kitchen and hand out food for the homeless.”

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In addition to your parents and family, do you have any special role models and mentors that have helped you in your journey and given you inspiration each day?

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Freeman-Hall: “It’s really too many to name, so I would just like to thank the entire staff at UAW-Ford.”

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Former Cass Tech standout Agee provides spark for MSU In the competitive Big Ten women’s basketball conference, play is beginning to heat up as teams vie for precious NCAA Tournament berths.

Michigan State University is once again in the mix and the Spartans are receiving a sizable contribution from redshirt senior Branndais Agee, a former standout at Cass Tech. On Feb. 2, in what some tournament forecasters viewed as a must-win home game for MSU against Indiana, Agee was more than up for the challenge. In 22 meaningful minutes, Agee contributed 11 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and two steals, as the Spartans prevailed, 69-60.

With the victory, Michigan State improved to 16-7 overall and 6-4 in the challenging Big Ten. Agee and the Spartans return to action Thursday, Feb. 9 at Iowa.

Following are some of the top performers during recent basketball games involving Detroit PSL teams:

Leonard Silas, Cass, scored 19 points in a 50-45 victory against Henry Ford on Feb. 3.

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Malik Harris, Henry Ford, registered 14 points and 11 rebounds against Cass Tech.

Jayla Smith, East English Village, registered 27 points and 10 steals in a 55-13 victory against Denby in a PSL quarterfinal playoff game on Feb. 6.

C’Erra Maholmes, East English Village contributed 14 points against Denby.

Shanie Dinwiddie, Mumford, registered 10 points and 10 rebounds in a 73-20 victory against Detroit Collegiate Prep at Northwestern (DCP-NW) in a PSL quarterfinal playoff game on Feb. 6.

Chasidey Willis and Christian Anderson, Mumford, each scored 10 points against DCP-NW. Mariah Mitchell, King, scored 17 points in a 81-34 victory against Cass in a PSL quarterfinal playoff game on Feb. 6.

Jordan Lewis, King, contributed 16 points against Cass.

Del’Janae Williams, King, contributed 14 points against Cass.

Arian Powell, Cass, scored 13 points against King.

BOYS Cody Currie, Southeastern, registered 19 points and 10 rebounds in an 81-53 victory against West Side Academy in a PSL play-in playoff game on Feb. 6.

Scott Nelson, West Side Academy, scored 21 points against Southeastern.

Dejuan Seals, Pershing, scored 24 points in a 73-71 overtime victory against Edison Academy on Feb. 3.

Patrick Hatcher, Pershing, scored 15 points against Edison Academy.

Deonte Johnson, Edison Academy, scored 18 points against Pershing.

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Marquise Hudson, Davis Aerospace, registered 10 points and 12 rebounds in a 55-31 victory against Central on Feb. 3.

Grady Burton, Davis Aerospace, scored 18 points against Central.

Trevon Hill, Central, registered 23 points and 10 rebounds against Central.

Jarnard Smith Jr., Frederick Douglass, scored 26 points in a 66-56 victory against Delta Prep on Feb. 3.

Kelly Broadus, Frederick Douglass, contributed 18 points against Delta Prep.

Rozell Robinson, Delta Prep, scored 17 points against Frederick Douglass.

Jesse Scarber, King, registered 17 points and 10 assists in a 66-60 victory against East English Village on Feb. 3.

Jon Massey Jr., King, contributed 12 points and 10 rebounds against East English Village.

Steve Parson, Detroit Collegiate Prep at Northwestern (DCP-NW) scored 28 points in a 91-81 victory against Cody on Feb. 3.

Kylan Shipp, DCP-NW, scored 23 points against Cody.

William Pulmor, Cody, scored 26 points against DCPNW. Ken Holloway, Osborn, registered 17 points and 16 rebounds in a 66-62 victory against Renaissance on Feb. 3.

Armonee’ Felder, Osborn, scored 21 points against Renaissance.

Cinque Harris, Renaissance, scored 22 points against Osborn.

GIRLS Thursday, Feb. 9 Semifinal Playoff Games at Renaissance High School East English Village vs. Mumford (5 p.m.)

Renaissance vs. Martin Luther King (7 p.m.)

(As this edition of the “Best of Young Detroit” was going to press, first round play in the Boys PSL Basketball Tournament was beginning. Please come back to the “Best of Young Detroit” for updated coverage of the Boys and Girls PSL Basketball Tournaments.)

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Uber CEO leaves Trump’s advisory council after mounting backlash Uber CEO Travis Kalanick stepped down from Trump’s business advisory council on Thursday after severe criticism and increasing backlash, NPR reports.

Kalanick’s announcement comes a week after Uber users boycotted the ride share service due to the CEO’s association with President Donald Trump and his controversial executive action on immigration. According to Reuters, Kalanick made the decision after activists and Uber employees spoke out in disapproval.

A vast number of Uber drivers are immigrants and use the service as a means to support their families.

In an email obtained by the news outlets, Kalanick announced he would not attend Friday’s meeting and rejected Trump’s travel ban, which bars citizens from seven Muslim-majority nations from entering the U.S. for 90 days.

Tackle life, love and break Ups this Valentine’s Day with Heart U Not greeting cards Heart U Not, a greeting card company specializing in helping people express their true feelings, announced its online grand opening on February 1.

Prices for Heart U Not products range from $3.99 for cards to $55.00 for Care Packages. To view the online catalog and make a purchase, visit https://www.heartunot.com/

Heart U Not is a Detroit-based greeting card company that offers products such as cards for break ups, counseling, and inspiration.

In addition, the greeting card line, Heart U Not also offers Care Packages designed to help empower, relax and inspire the intended recipient.

Founder of Heart U Not, Timothy Hill understands the importance of building and maintaining positive relationships even when searching for a soul mate. “Going through a break-up is something everyone experiences at some point in their life.

However, just because two people aren’t fit to be together, doesn’t mean that the same two people can’t have a respectful and cordial friendship.

Heart U Not bridges the gap and creates a space for openness and healing.”

The company also offers relationship advice through its “Real Talk Thursdays” segment. To submit a relationship question simply email info@heartunot.com.

Individuals will remain anonymous and have the opportunity to receive an answer on the website.

Heart U Not, a greeting card company catered strictly to relationships, will help people better express their true feelings in hard-to-explain situations through an array of greeting cards touching on various topics that aren’t openly talked about featuring break ups on good terms, (Heart U Not’s) Counsel Cards for couples that may not know how to address an issue with their significant other, and Inspirational cards to show words of encouragement.

“Joining the group was not meant to be an endorsement of the president or his agenda but unfortunately it has been misinterpreted to be exactly that. The executive order is hurting many people in communities all across America. Immigration and openness to refugees is an important part of our country’s success and quite

honestly to Uber’s,” Kalanick wrote.

Trump’s executive order, which was signed last Friday, set off global shock waves among opponents and prompted hundreds of protests. Uber users were outraged after a surge price drop was announced during a taxi driver protest outside JFK airport. Many saw the drop as opportunistic and promptly began a “Delete Uber” campaign, urging users to join Lyft, a competitor service. Over the past week, several high-profile celebrities used their social media to advocate for the cause.

Uber notified dissatisfied customers by email to voice support for taxi drivers affected by the ban and to account for the sudden price drop during the travel ban protests.

Kalanick was one of several CEOs on Trump’s council made up of business leaders. Other expected attendees include the CEOs of General Motors, Blackstone Group LP, IBM Corp., Telsa Inc., PepsiCo Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Wal-Mart and Boston Consulting Group, according to Reuters. Walt Disney’s CEO is also on the board, but will not attend Friday’s meeting.

Carlos Santana

Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre rolls out first concerts Alternative rockers Deftones, Rise Against, the second annual Jazz Spectacular and classic rock acts Steve Miller, Peter Frampton, the Beach Boys and Carlos Santana are among the first concerts announced for the Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill in Sterling Heights.

Formerly known as Freedom Hill Amphitheatre, the concert venue officially changed its title on Jan. 1 to Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre. A new marquee was unveiled to reflect the name change.

Kroger is the new sponsor for lawn seats, officials for the outdoor venue said.

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By Steve Holsey

Better late than never?

First Janet Jackson has a baby — her first — at the age of 50, and Tito Jackson makes his album debut as a solo artist…at the age of 63.

Of course, people should do whatever is right for them whenever circumstances make it feasible, and age should not stop anyone from doing something they want to do.

However, 63 still seems to be an illogical time to launch this type of new career phase.

We understand that Tito J a c k s o n ’s album, “Tito Time,” is good, but radio exposure and public interest “Tito Time” are bound to be on the low end, especially in a youth-driven market. Maybe that’s why at this point availability is limited, including Amazon as an expensive Japanese import.

Something else to put it all in perspective: Jackson’s oldest son, Toriano, Jr., is now 44 years old.

But hindrances notwithstanding, we wish Tito Jackson the best as he embarks on this new venture.

JOHN LEGEND, unique, multitalented and sure to be a major attraction for decades, was asked if he felt that celebrities should make their voices heard on social issues.

The prophesy of

James Baldwin

New film brings Baldwin’s vision to the big screen

By Keith A. Owens Senior Editor

“Paul Robeson said that artists are the gatekeepers of John Legend truth, and Nina Simone said we’re supposed to reflect the times,” said Legend. “So we have to be ready to tell the truth and reflect what’s going on.”

“I Am Not Your Negro.”

The title alone should give you a good idea about the mood of this extremely important and timely film. In other words, this is not “Empire.” This is not “Scandal,” or “Star,” or anything written by Tyler Perry.

This is about black life for real. Black life in America. Black life as written/experienced/interpreted by one of the most insightful and gifted writers of the 20th century, James Baldwin (1924-1987). Those who know need no further clarification, justification, or explanation.

Those who don’t know need to pay attention because, as the saying goes, past is prologue.

Also, Legend believes that Donald Trump — already the worst president ever — is “wildly inconsistent and lies a lot,” and is “reckless” enough to possibly lead the United States into war.

SO WHAT’S up with Lauryn Hill?

News of her being an amazing three hours late for a concert in Pittsburgh was shocking and disappointing, yet not a total surprise. In addition to keeping the frustrated, angry Lauryn Hill audience waiting, her band was kept waiting as well.

By the time she finally hit the stage, most of the audience had left.

Last week my wife and I went to an advance screening of the film, and it was one of the most satisfying theater experiences either of us have had for quite some time.

In an age when so much film entertainment is designed to make you go to sleep and forget — and for good reason — it’s almost too easy to forget how much a wellmade film such as this can actually wake you up and shake you up at the same time.

“I Am Not Your Negro” is not only about what it means to be black in America but what blackness means to America. It is about how blackness — and the white sociocultural reaction to that blackness — continues to define the country in which we live. It is about that perversely winding road that inexplicably meanders somehow from Kennedy and LBJ to Trump, through the fear and hatred (and repressed envy) of blackness and all that it represents, steering clear of the mirror that blackness holds in front of America’s cringing face.

The very talented but often undependable Lauryn Hill should give those people a free “I’m sorry” concert.

“The New Edition Story,” the three-part miniseries that aired recently on BET, was a ratings blockbuster. Twenty-nine million viewers!

So we shouldn’t be surprised if many more such miniseries are developed.

The Gap Band? The Supremes? The O’Jays? Gladys Knight & the Pips?

The Dramatics?

Speaking of New Edition, there are two reasons for their new album having the odd title “Three Stripes.” One is that Adidas gym shoes are especially popular is Boston. “We just hold on to that product so strongly,” said Michael Bivins. And Ronnie DeVoe added that there also is a military angle because “when you go from a private to a general, you have to earn your stripes.”

It is race and racism that continues to shape the American landscape to a disproportionate degree. This is what Baldwin recognized more than a half century ago, that America was unwilling and/or unable to confront the truth of its obsessive self-hatred. And if Baldwin were alive today it’s hard to imagine how much he might be pained to witness the dreadful similiarities between now and then.

Raoul Peck

Then again, he might not be surprised at all. Past as prologue.

“I Am Not Your Negro” is already the recipient of a number of awards, including winner, Best Documentary from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association; winner, Best Writing from the IDA Creative Recognition Award; four Festival Audience Awards from Toronto, the Hamptons, Phildelphia, and Chicago; two IDA Documentary Awards nominations, including Best Feature; five Cinema Eye Honors Award nominations, including Best Feature, and more.

From the synopsis:

Kem and Rachelle Ferrell BEING THE hard-core YouTube fan that I am, the other night I was watching the big, lavish BET Anita Baker tribute that aired in 2010. One special highlight was Rachelle Ferrell and Kem doing an amazing rendition of Baker’s “Been So Long.” Those two should make a record together.

“In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project, “Remember This House.” The book was to be a revolutionary, personal account of the lives and successive assassinations of three of his close friends — Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. “At the time of Baldwin’s death in 1987, he left behind only 30 completed pages of his manuscript.

And while on the subject of Anita Baker, reader Von Harrell says if a movie or miniseries were to be made

“Now, in his incendiary new documentary, master filmmaker Raoul Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished. The result is a radical, up-to-the-minute examination of race in America, using Baldwin’s original words and flood of rich archival material. ‘I Am Not Your Negro’ is a journey into

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black history that connects the past of the Civil Rights Movement to the present of #BlackLivesMatter. It is a film that questions black representation in Hollywood and beyond. And, ultimately, by confronting the deeper connections between the lives and assassination of these three leaders, Baldwin and Peck have produced a work that challenges the very definition of what America stands for.”

And from the film’s director, Raoul Peck: “Medgar Evers died on June 12, 1963.

Malcolm X died on February 21, 1965.

And Martin Luther King Jr. died on April 4, 1968.

“In the course of five years, these three men were assassinated.

“These three men were black, but it is not the color of their skin that connected them. They fought on quite different battlefields. And quite differently. But in the end, all three were deemed dangerous.

They were unveiling the haze of racial confusion.

“James Baldwin also saw through the system. And he loved these men. These assassinations

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“He was determined to expose the complex links and similarities among these three individuals. He was going to write about them. He was going to write his ultimate book, ‘Remember This House,’ about them.

“I came upon these three men and their assassination much later.

These three facts, these elements of history, from the starting point, the ‘evidence,’ you might say, form a deep and intimate personal reflection on my own political and cultural mythology, my own experiences of racism and intellectual violence.

“This is exactly the point where I really needed James Baldwin.

Baldwin knew how to deconstruct stories. He helped me in connecting the story of a liberated slave in its own nation, Haiti, and the story of modern United States of America and its own painful and bloody legacy of slavery. I could connect the dots.”

“Today, James Baldwin’s words still catch us unprepared and with the same violent truth. There will hardly ever be anything as precise, as just, as subtle, as more percussive, than the writing of this man.

He understood all: politics, history, and most of all, the human factor.

“Baldwin survived the magicians, the gurus and the smooth talkers of his time, black or white.

His thoughts are as effective today as when they were first expressed.

His analysis, his judgment, his verdicts are even more percussive today than when originally written.

“There has been an evolution, but within today’s context of extreme violence in America, especially against blacks. ‘I Am Not Your Negro’ attempts to analyze and understand the deeper structural explanation.”

Peck again: “Despite progress, Martin seems quite lonely on the mountain top.

“The cycles of violence and confusion condemned by Baldwin continue, trivialized and distorted by the influence of the press, television, Hollywood, and angry partisan politics.

“How do we break these cycles when we never touch the real issues themselves? How do we address the fundamental problems of America? Never before has Baldwin's voice been so needed, so powerful, so radical, so visionary.”

“I Am Not Your Negro” will be opening in Detroit-area theaters beginning Feb. 10.

Reflections Sammy Davis, Jr. was only 7 years old when he danced and sang in the title role in the 1933 movie “Rufus Jones for President.”

“TMZ” is far from being one of my favorite TV shows because they can be so mean and hurtful, but the show’s creator, Harvey Levin, who leads the pack, said something I agree with:. “Am I the only one so over award shows?”

MEMORIES: “(Come Round Here) I’m the One You Need” (the Miracles), “Don’t Take it Personal” (Jermaine Jackson), “I Turned You On” (the Isley Brothers), “Man in the Mirror” (Michael Jackson), “All This Love” (DeBarge), “Fake” (Alexander O’Neal), “It’s You That I Need” (Enchantment), “Love Won’t Let Me Wait” (Major Harris), “Misty” (Johnny Mathis), “Save the Best for Last”

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BLESSINGS to John Arnold, Daphne Andrews Williams, Angie Daniels, Patreice Massey, Derek Thornton, Verna Green, the Electrifying Mojo, Leland Stein, Jackie Hicks and David Humphries.

WORDS OF THE WEEK, from Tom Hanks: “There is a difference between solitude and loneliness.”

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Applied Operations Research Professional

Applied Operations Research Professional, Warren, MI, General Motors. Research &identify operational improvements, dvlp mathematical methods &models to improve supply chain cost &performance of logistics &containerization using simulation &programming tools. Analyze complex, dynamic &stochastic systems with the use of math modeling, statistical anlys, ops research methods &optimization (linear programming (LP), Mixed Integer Programming (MIP), and non-linear programming (NLP)) data collection &processing, simulation &computer programming. Dvlp &improve stochastic optimization models to reduce logistics costs using AMPL &CPLEX, integrating pooling strategies with return ratio of collapsible containers, &considering multiple aspects of truck &rail calculations. Dvlp statistical models to estimate intercontinental ocean costs using multi-variant regression technique. Work with supply chain planning &ops. Present summaries of model/results to logistics/containerization &supply chain groups. Ph.D., Industrial Engineering. 6 mos exp. as Graduate Research Assistant or Engineer dvlpg mathematical methods &models to improve supply chain cost &performance of logistics using simulation &programming tools, &analyzing complex, dynamic &stochastic systems using math modeling, statistical anlys, ops research methods &optimization (LP, MIP, &NLP). Mail resume to Alicia Scott-Wears, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482C32-D44, Detroit, MI 48265, Ref#2462.

WWW.MICHIGANCHRONICLE.COM Senior Design Release Engineer Warren, MI, General Motors. Ensure complex subsys desg &vehicle systems engrg, timely dvlpmt with qlty &release of a psgr car body structure (sheet metal cmpts for underbody, upper body &structural elements), closures &exterior cmpts for North America &Emerging Markets. Ensure full systems integration &product performance reqmts, incldg compliance with U.S. US-NCAP, FMVSS, IIHS, &intnl standards such as United Nations ECE, Latin &China NCAP, CONTRAN. Provide cost management, lead cost reduction initiatives through simpler desg solutions &commercial initiatives (scale, sourcing &bundling strategies). Solve performance (cracks, torsional) &mfg issues (connected to welding, adhesives). Bachelor, Mechanical Engineering. 12 mos exp as Engineer ensuring vehicle systems engrg, timely dvlpmt with qlty &release of a psgr car body structure (underbody &upper body), closures &exterior cmpts for North America &Emerging Markets, ensuring full incldg integration &product performance reqmts, incldg compliance with U.S. NCAP, FMVSS standards &IIHS recommendations. Mail resume to Alicia Scott-Wears, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-C32-D44, Detroit, MI 48265, Ref#897.

Designing Engineer Chassis Structure Warren, MI, General Motors. Establish chassis structure strategy such as isolated, non-isolated, full-perimeter, crossmember, crash extensions, &skid-plate app.

Evaluate material property for steel &aluminum to determine engrg feasibility in full vehicle satisfying durability, stiffness &crashworthiness. Configure vehicle body mount attachment &define envelopes, interfaces &load of suspension, steering gear, exhaust sys, &pwt mounting sys.

Conduct mass sensitivity study to balance stiffness target from vehicle performance group. Assess crashworthiness with Safety CAE engr to satisfy NCAP, IIHS & RCAR reqmts. Apply MDO output for optimized sys mass satisfying performance target.

Conduct DDR to report sys mass, cost to leadership for the approval of sourcing process initiation. Bachelor, Mechanical or Materials Engineering. 12 mos exp as Engineer evaluating material property for steel &aluminum to determine engrg feasibility in full vehicle satisfying durability, stiffness &crashworthiness, configuring vehicle body mount attachment &defining envelopes, interfaces &load of suspension, steering gear, exhaust sys, &pwt mounting system. Mail resume to Alicia Scott-Wears, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, Mail Code 482-C32-D44, Detroit, MI 48265, Ref#2423.

Design Release Engineer Warren, MI, General Motors. Design &engr vehicle FESM BIW &exterior cmpts, fenders, hoods, decklids, fascia support brackets, &hardwr integration in compliance with pedestrian crash protection reqmts for GTR, Euro NCAP &FMVSS 208 full frontal &30-­degree angle impact. Engr parts with composite materials such as carbon fiber, SMC, aluminum &steel. Review &analyze FEA for FESM systems incldg hood overslam, hood natural frequency, lateral stiffness, hinging lost motion, latch beam stiffness, fit & flush, &hood aero loads. Ensure DFM/DFA, incldg validation of automotive checking &measuring fixtures using UG design soft incldg design of holding fixture details, feeler gauges, tooling balls, MMC pins, RFS pins, hinge drops &clamping platforms. Bachelor, Mechanical Engineering. 3 mos exp as Engineer or Designer ensuring DFM/DFA incldg validation of automotive checking &measuring fixtures using UG or SolidWorks design soft incldg design of holding fixture details, feeler gauges, tooling balls, MMC/RFS pins, hinge drops &clamping platforms. Mail resume to Alicia Scott-­Wears, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-­C32-­D44, Detroit, MI 48265, Ref#610.

Warren, MI, General Motors. Lead virtual integration of CAE activities throughout emerging market &midsize passenger vehicle development process (VDP). Lead CAE integration between math data synchronization dates, provide visibility to program CAE execution risks &dvlp performance &/or imperative balance alternatives. Drive virtual assessment Gates to confirm &validate virtual vehicle performance &not issue discovery, dvlp CAE global work-sharing process as required, provide Single point program Interface for CAE performance issues.

Lead virtual performance issue resolution.

Lead RYG (Red, Yellow &Green Metrics) performance status &resolution tracking.

Integrate CAE &Virtual Performance.

Ensure the appropriate CAE teams are engaged, communicating &coordinating work cross functionally. Promote the use of cross functional optimization tools such as MDO, DOE, DFSS, &Kriging, leading virtual finite element master vehicle model builds, virtual assessment execution &math data synchronization dates timing plans, for future emerging market &midsize passenger vehicles. Master, Mechanical Engineering. 6 mos exp as Engineer, using cross functional optimization tools such as MDO, DOE, DFSS, &Kriging, leading virtual finite element master vehicle model builds, virtual assessment execution &math data synchronization dates timing plans, for future emerging market &midsize passenger vehicles. Mail resume to Alicia Scott-Wears, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-C32-D44, Detroit, MI 48265, Ref#13861.

Studio Design Engineer

Warren, MI, General Motors. Dvlp &balance engrg, mfg &program imperatives such as fuel economy, aerodynamics, mass &cost, with vehicle design theme intent (interior, exterior, &wheels). Identify technical problems &dvlp engrg solutions related to full vehicle package, Class A surface execution &cmpt design intent (such as molding definition, hardware fit, lamp interfaces, grille interfaces, &door cut lines). Support the UG surface release process to SF &support surfacing groups in dvlpmt of final UG surfaces (SF-VDR), incldg surface verification process. Evaluate future designs against current &future CTS, SSTS, VTS &certification compliance with regulations defined by U.S. FMVSS, UN ECE, &NCAP crash &durability standards, &IIHS ratings. Bachelor, Mechanical Engineering. 12 mos as Design Engineer or Engineer dvlpg &balancing engrg, mfg &program imperatives such as fuel economy/aerodynamics, with full vehicle design theme intent, identifying technical problems &dvlpg engrg solutions related to full vehicle package, Class A surface execution &cmpt design intent (such as molding definition, hardware fit, lamp/grille interfaces, &door cut lines). Mail resume to Alicia Scott-Wears, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-C32D44, Detroit, MI 48265, Ref#90.

SAP OTC AR Cash Process Lead

General Motors, Detroit, MI. Analyze, desg, dvlp &implement SAP sys apps for global psgr vehicle &aftermarket parts to process OTC AR. Supervise &lead 2 university degreed (Bus Admin Major in Finance) Sr SAP IT Business Analysts, &4 university degreed (Bus Admin Major in Finance) SAP IT Soft Developers. Identify, define &prepare process definition documents for all business processes using &applying SAP R/3 ECC, CRM, SCM, ABAP, BI/BW, HANA language), SAP solution mgr, &ascendant SAP methodologies.

Customize the business process using SAP FICO, SD, &CRM. Co-­coordinate with extended GM app team for bldg bridge between mainframe &SAP enterprise soft using SAP PI. Interact with banking partners to understand, design &build the bank interface for business transactions using SAP EBS functionality. Master, Information Technology. 36 mos exp as SAP IT Analyst, SAP Consultant, or SAP Package Solution Consultant or related.

Will accept a bachelor's or foreign equivalent degree, in Information Technology or Engineering, followed by at least 5 yrs progressive exp in the specialty, in lieu of the required education &exp. Will also accept any equally suitable combination of education, training, &/or exp which would qualify an applicant to perform the job offered. Required exp must include 36 mos analyzing, designing, dvlpmt &implementation of SAP sys apps for vehicle &/or aftermarket parts to process OTC AR. Mail resume to Alicia Scott-­Wears, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-­C32-­D44, Detroit, MI 48265, Ref#4339.

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Functional Lead Engineer Speech Recognition

Warren, MI, General Motors. Validate &improve infotainment features such as radio reception, Bluetooth connectivity, audio arbitration, navigation, Speech Recognition, third party internet applications &system level reqmts. Dvlp &improve speech recognition tests procedures, &evaluate uttered sentences confidence levels based on live Speech Nuance logging. Release test procedures based on FBS, &feature level specs.

Capture &analyze GMLAN, MOST, Ethernet, Bluetooth logs, Speech Rec Nuance Logs &find ECU faults &assign faults to Design Release Engineer for fix.

Use hardware interface tools such as Vehicle Spy (logs monitor), Canoe (logs monitor), Radstar (raw Ethernet data to logical data converter), Tera term-serial board interface (internal processor log capture), &Android debug board (Android logs monitor &capture). Identify opportunities for automation for Speech Recognition (for 30 languages) where automation can be applied to gain improvements in system robustness, qlty, cost, &efficiency in validation execution.

Master, Electrical Engineering. 6 mos as Engineer dvlpg &improving speech recognition tests procedures, reviewing logs, &evaluating word low, medium &high confidence levels using Speech Rec Nuance Logs, identifying opportunities for automation for Speech Recognition (for 30 languages) to gain improvements in system robustness, qlty, &cost. Mail resume to Alicia Scott-Wears, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-C32-D44, Detroit, MI 48265, Ref#5295.

Project Implementation Lead, Warren, MI, General Motors. Assure, plan, define, implement, &improve GM logic projects (engrg spec data validation dvlpmt tool) &macros projects (data upload tool) to improve user efficiency &data qlty shared among GM Engrg, Program Mgmt, Mfg, &Purchasing Depts in electronic formats, &communicate needs with GM Information Technology Dept to dvlp &improve new code to meet these reqmts. Identify current, changed &new parts specs data &Vehicle Description Summary (VDS). Ensure part change systems &proper updated part data &VDS incldg part names, part numbers, &part combinations (usage), validated &properly uploaded into sys, focusing on sharing automotive industry wide apps with Engrg, Program Mgmt, Mfg, &Purchasing Depts. 24 mos exp as VDS or Bill of Material Analyst, Engineering Group Manager VDS, or related, planning and/or changing new VDS or Bill of Material engrg document and/or Parts List summaries. Mail resume to Alicia Scott-Wears, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482C32-D44, Detroit, MI 48265, Ref#2378.

Advanced Body CAE Engineer

Warren, MI, General Motors. Engr &improve vehicle BIW &BOF structures, performing FEA simulations using non-­ linear (FEA) tools such as LS-­DYNA, N-­ Code, NASTRAN, Optistruct, Genesis, HyperWorks &MeshWorks, ensuring component &full vehicle compliance with N&V, durability, fatigue, &crashworthiness standards &reqmts. Perform structure topology optimization to improve joints, optimize sections &gauges &define optimized load paths together for non-­ linear &linear evaluations in order to optimize vehicle performance &reduce mass from current &future architectures.

Perform vehicle dvlpmt of roof intrusion into passenger compartment &assure design reliability while balancing applicable IIHS &FMVSS 216 &216a standards.

Bachelor, Mechanical or Mechatronics Engineering. 12 mos exp as Engineer engrg vehicle BIW/BoF structures, performing FEA simulations using non-­ linear (FEA) tools such as LS-­DYNA &Ncode, ensuring component &full vehicle compliance with N&V, fatigue, &crashworthiness standards, performing vehicle dvlpmt of roof intrusion balancing IIHS &FMVSS 216 &216a standards. Mail resume to Alicia Scott-­Wears, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-­C32-­D44, Detroit, MI 48265, Ref#27215.

Chassis AVD Suspension Engineer

Warren, MI, General Motors. Engr &design future vehicle suspension systems in compliance with vehicle performance targets such as R&H, N&V, package &mass/cost. Dvlp front &rear corner packages. Dvlp &implement suspension vertical geometry, secure suspension parts package, &position the wheel &tire combination &brake parts to meet vehicle R&H/vehicle overall width targets &clearance guidelines. Plan &create suspension systems strategies such as McPherson with conventional LCA sys, rear suspension with compounded crank, &suspension sys strategies for SUV/truck such as a new front air spring suspension sys. Plan &create suspension part strategies such as front triple mount &rear single path mount, strut &shock absorbers, front side load compensating springs &rear springs &insulators, front &rear aluminum knuckles for generation 3 brake bearing &front hollow/rear solid stabilizer bars, front aluminum LCA with dog bone style handling bushing &horizontal ride bushing, rear links, aluminum upper control arms, &front air spring modules. Bachelor, Mechanical Engineering. 12 mos exp as Engineer planning &creating suspension part strategies such as front triple mount &rear single path mount, strut &shock absorbers, front side load compensating springs &rear springs &insulators, front &rear knuckles for generation 3 brake bearing &front hollow/rear solid stabilizer bars, front LCA style handling bushing &horizontal ride bushing. Mail resume to Alicia Scott-Wears, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-C32D44, Detroit, MI 48265, Ref#2775.

Computer System Analyst

General Motors, Detroit, MI. Create &test business continuity &disaster mgmt soft solutions to Global Finance business unit’s Country Customs, Intnl Tax, Dealer Audit, Global Governance &Corporate Risk Mgmt web-­based apps, working with soft vendors, IT infrastructure svces &IT disaster mgmt team. Work with business customers &technical teams to dvlp, test &deploy soft systems to support business processes using Oracle, SQL Server &ERP soft;; Java/J2EE, Spring Struts, SOA, Web Svces web technologies;; &Data Stage, &Tableau Data Warehouse. Ensure all app related information security policies are followed incldg access controls, change mgmt reviews, &information security impact assessments with support of soft packages (Sun Identity Manager, Single Sign On, LDAP, ITSM, &Digitally Signed Certificates) for security vulnerabilities. Coordinate soft dvlpmt, support activities with globally distributed teams &mentor junior resources within team. Master, Computer Science or Information Systems. 36 mos exp as Computer Systems Analyst, Software Engineer or related. Will accept a bachelor’s or foreign equivalent degree, in Computer Science or Information Systems, followed by at least 5 yrs of progressive experience in the specialty, in lieu of the required education &experience. Will also accept any equally suitable combination of education, training, &/or experience which would qualify an applicant to perform the job offered. The required experience must include 36 mos ensuring all app related information security policies are followed incldg access controls, change mgmt reviews, &information security impact assessments with support of soft packages (Sun Identity Manager, LDAP, &ITSM).

Mail resume to Alicia Scott-­Wears, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-­C32-­D44, Detroit, MI 48265, Ref#22610.

Air Induction System Design Engineer Air Induction System Design Engineer, Warren, MI, General Motors. Engr, design &release air induction systems incldg splash shield, inlet/outlet ducts, air cleaner, &noise attenuators for car &truck vehicle programs to reduce maximum allowable air inlet temperature, increase Dust Holding Capacity (DHC), improve water &snow intrusion performance, &meet the pedestrian protection reqmts such as GTR &Euro NCAP Head Impact &Upper Leg Impact standards. Engr, design &release noise attenuators such as Hiss Noise Resonator (HNR), Helmholtz resonator, expansion chamber, porous duct &1/4 wave tube to achieve N&V reqmts. Dvlp &release HCA in compliance with emission reqmts such as PZEV &LEV III. Bachelor, Mechanical or Automotive Engineering. 12 mos exp as Design Engineer or Engineer, engrg &releasing passenger vehicle air induction systems incldg splash shield, ducts, air cleaner, &noise attenuators for vehicle programs to reduce maximum allowable air inlet temperature, increase DHC, improve water &snow intrusion performance, &meet the pedestrian protection reqmts such as internal &Euro NCAP Head Impact &Upper Leg Impact standards. Mail resume to Alicia Scott-Wears, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-C32-D44, Detroit, MI 48265, Ref#15415.

Supplier Quality Engineer Warren, MI, General Motors. Communicate PPAP, Supplier Readiness Valve &run-at-rate reqmts to suppliers of vehicle exterior lighting systems such as headlamps, tail lamps, &CHMSL. Visit &prepare suppliers for successful Launch Gates/Supplier Readiness Valve (SRV). Travel short distance by private vehicle 15% annually, visiting exterior lighting supplier plants in Michigan/Indiana during SRV &to meet audit reqmts (Use of WebEx video conferencing tool encouraged to reduce travel). Perform BIQS audits. Assure successful supplier launch of exterior headlamps, tail lamps, &CHMSL subcomponents &electronics from APQP through product life cycle stages, incldg plastic parts, welding of lens to housing, head lamp leak check, &optics testing on all exterior lighting, for supplier plants to assemble exterior lighting systems for delivery to vehicle assy plants. Assure that suppliers achieve BIQS, TS 16949/ISO 14001 standards.

Master, Industrial Engineering. 6 mos exp as Engineer, communicating PPAP &run-at-rate reqmts to suppliers of exterior lighting systems such as headlamps, tail lamps, &CHMSL, &assure launch of exterior lighting systems from APQP through the product life cycle stages, incldg plastic parts, welding of lens to housing, head lamp leak check, &optics testing on exterior lighting. Mail resume to Alicia Scott-Wears, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-C32-D44, Detroit, MI 48265, Ref#34546.

Senior Vehicle Architecture Engineer Warren, MI, General Motors. Lead &mentor cross functional workgroups focused on integrating all parts &subsystems of full future global psgr car &truck program to meet &represent the needs of the occupant &styling surface/proportions. Balance packaging needs &define parameters of parts releases of body in white, exterior, interior, thermal, electrical, pwt subsystems, human factors, mfg, dimensional engrg, &service depts. Perform UG math studies to dvlp integrated, viable packages that meet occupant, vehicle, &mfg reqmts across multiple variants of vehicle arch. Prepare mgmt summaries, reports, &technical recommendations that meet the needs of Directors &Chief Engrs. Use DFP process to lead timely completion of deliverables.

Measure vehicle key dimensions using UG, &assure KDS are updated at the appropriate gates. Dvlp criteria needed to support vehicle proportion &surface dvlpmt. Use DFP process to lead timely completion of deliverables. Bachelor, Mechanical Engineering or Mechanical Design Engineering. 12 mos exp as Engineer ensuring balancing of packaging needs &define parameters of vehicle body in white, exterior, interior, thermal, electrical, pwt subsystems, human factors, mfg, dimensional engrg, &service depts/orgs. Mail resume to Alicia ScottWears, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-C32-D44, Detroit, MI 48265, Ref#1679.

CITY OF WESTLAND NOTICE OF CIVIL SERVICE TESTING EMERGENCY DISPATCHERS

Notice is given that the City of Westland shall conduct Civil Service testing to create a list of qualified applicants for filling future emergency dispatcher positions. Qualified individuals must complete a job application, submit a resume and meet minimum qualifications.

Minimum qualifications: successful completion of the 40-hour Basic Telecommunications course (Module 1) and/or Emergency Fire Dispatch training as approved by the State of Michigan preferred but not required, or prior experience as an Emergency Services Dispatcher or similar position; high school diploma or GED, type 35 wpm, speak and write English.

Applicants must be able to multi-task, work in a high stress environment, work varying shifts, extended hours, overtime, weekends, nights and holidays. Convicted felons are prohibited from operation of LEIN system or systems that interface with the LEIN system. The City will limit Civil Service testing to the first fifty (50) applicants, based on date of submission of application and resume, who meet the minimum requirements. Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits package.

Testing shall assess written and skills abilities. Application and resume along with 5 references accepted beginning 10:00 a.m. (EST), Monday, February 6, 2017 at the Office of Personnel, City Hall, City of Westland, 36300 Warren Road, Westland, MI 48185. The application process shall run from 10:00 a.m., February 6, 2017 through 4:00 p.m. (EST), Friday, February 24, 2017 after which time no applications shall be accepted. Application on City website, www.cityofwestland.com. EOE

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CAE Engineer, Warren, MI, General Motors.

Create car &truck interior (instrument panel assy, floor consoles, seating systems, doors &garnish trims) subsys FEA models using HyperMesh &Ansa. Analyze &execute desgs of automotive interior subsystems such as IP assy, floor consoles, seating systems, doors, &garnish trims using LS-Dyna, Abaqus, HyperView, &NASTRAN. Perform &execute CAE simulations to evaluate N&V, frequency response, stiffness performance &desg qlty to meet vehicle &subsys technical specs.

Perform non-liner IP/floor console/door trim stiffness anlys, &door trim side impact anlys.

Perform virtual assessment of IP assy &seat structures to ensure compliance with internal &FMVSS-201 IP Head Impact/202a Head Restraints, FMVSS-207/210, ECE-R17 &FMVSS-225 standards. Master, Mechanical Engineering. 6 mos as Engineer analyzing desgs of automotive interior subsystems such as IP assy, floor consoles, seating systems, &doors using LS-Dyna, Abaqus, HyperView, &NASTRAN, performing CAE simulations to evaluate N&V &frequency response, &virtual assessment of IP assy/seat structures to ensure compliance with internal &FMVSS201/202a/ECE-R17 standards. Mail resume to Alicia Scott-Wears, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-C32-D44, Detroit, MI 48265, Ref#1583.

Senior Cost Engineer

They are taught in school by, "Share your pen with Sarah. Don't cheat off of Michael's paper. Work as a group on this project, with each person doing a portion. Keep trying until you find the answer. Don't say things like that about your classmate." Our youth and most of us adults need classes in all of these.

Integrity will help us be honest in our employment, business and higher academic pursuits. It will keep us working to finish the project and give 110% whether the boss is watching or not. Commitment will guide us to be focused on the goal and purpose first, in business and our personal lives.

When we are committed to the goal first and not the money, we can't quit and walk away so easily. Perseverance helps us try again after we fail. We will fail because that is part of the process. But failure will never occur when we learn from each experience and apply that lesson to the next situation.

The Power of Prayer will teach these. I will cover the rest in the next column. www.dormamcgruder.com dorma@dormamcgruder.com 313-282-3382

Rainy Hamilton, Sr. Rainy Hamilton, Sr., age 92 passed away on January 31, 2017 in Detroit, Michigan. He was born in Batesville, MS and moved to Detroit in 1948. He retired from Ford Motor Company and continued to operate R. Hamilton Gardening Service until his death. His passion was attending Tiger Baseball games where he had a near perfect attendance record. He is survived by children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Family and friends visitation will be Tuesday, February 7th, 2017; 5-8 pm at James H. Cole Funeral Home, 2624 W. Gd. Blvd., Detroit, MI 48208. Funeral Services will be held at New Mt. Zion MBC, 2201 Elmhurst, Detroit, MI 48206, Wednesday, February 8th, 10:00 am Family Hour, 11:00 am Funeral.

CAE Engineer - Interiors

Warren, MI, General Motors Company.

Engr &improve vehicle interior systems such as instrument panels, passive (airbag) &active restraint systems, &seats, performing analytical FEA simulations using LS Dyna, Abaqus, NASTRAN, Optistruct, &Ncode, ensuring cmpt &full vehicle compliance with FMVSS 201 Head Impact/214 Side Impact standards, &N&V, durability, reliability, fatigue, &crashworthiness reqmts. Improve structural designs applying DOE &DFSS principles to determine dynamic &transient response to enable robust performance of vehicle structure. Improve existing methods of interior systems simulation.

Master, Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or related. 12 mos exp as Engineer engrg &improving vehicle instrument panels, performing FEA simulations using LS Dyna, NASTRAN, &Optistruct, ensuring cmpt &full vehicle compliance with FMVSS 201 Head Impact/214 Side Impact, N&V, durability, reliability, fatigue, &crashworthiness standards &reqmts. Mail resume to Alicia Scott-Wears, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, Mail Code 482-C32D44, Detroit, MI 48265, Ref#4419.

&integrate engrg, mfg &other imperatives (such as arch, regulatory reqmts, market, &cost) with design theme intent (interior, exterior, aero, wheels &cmpts). Integrate the Studio Class A surface with the engrg criteria by executing the Decision Fixed Point Process. Integrate engrg, performance &mfg criteria using UG to ensure design space provided to Studio includes reasonable bandwidth for styling purposes. Support technical activities for Design Class A surface dvlpmt (such as aerodynamics, data acquisition, surfacing, vehicle configuration, &pre-production) &engrg reqmts. Identify design &technical problems &dvlp design &engrg solutions related to Class A surface execution &design intent (such as molding definition, window blackout, hardwr fit, lamp interfaces, grilles, &door cut lines). Support UG Class A surface release process to Styling Freeze (SF) &support surfacing groups in dvlpmt of final UG Class A surfaces (SF-VDR), incldg surface verification process. Bachelor, Design or Engineering. 12 mos exp as Design Engineer or Studio Design Engineer, balancing &integrating engrg, mfg &other imperatives (such as architecture, regulatory reqmts, market, &cost) with design theme intent (interior, exterior, aero, wheels &cmpts), integrating engrg, performance &mfg criteria using UG to ensure design space provided to Studio includes reasonable bandwidth for styling purposes. Mail resume to Alicia ScottWears, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-C32-D44, Detroit, MI 48265, Ref#39344.

Charmie J. Currie III A service celebrating the life of Charmie J. Currie III took place on Monday, Jan. 23, at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church with Father Norman Thomas officiating. Mr. Currie passed away on Jan. 12, 2017.

Charmie J. Currie III was born in Detroit on Sept. 29, 1955 to Charmie Currie, Jr. and Jackie L. Currie. He attended St. Elizabeth Catholic High School. Mr. Currie, who had played saxophone in two bands, attended Western Michigan University, majoring in Communications and Electrical Engineering.

He worked as an electric engineer and with LSI Logic and with this company traveled all over Europe. Upon returning home, he worked over 20 years with Wayne County as a crew leader at the alternative work force. He also worked at the Department of Elections as a supervisor of equipment supports. Following that, he worked for eight years with the City of Detroit, managing the golf course on Belle Isle, and later as a foreman at Detroit City Airport.

Mr. Currie was an avid golfer and enjoyed barbecuing.

Cherishing the memory of Charmie Currie J. Currie III are his son, André, and many other relatives and friends.

Swanson Funeral Home handled the arrangements.

Designing Engineer – Suspension

Warren, MI, General Motors. Engr &design car &SUV suspension systems in compliance with vehicle performance targets such as Ride & Handling, N&V, &packaging &mass/cost. Dvlp front corner package. Plan, dvlp &implement suspension vertical geometry, secure suspension parts package, &position the wheel &tire combination &brake parts to meet clearance guidelines. Plan &implement the suspension systems strategies on the specific program such as McPherson with conventional Lower Control Arm (LCA) sys &Hiper Strut sys &Rear 4link sys &Rear 5link sys. Plan, create, set up &implement the suspension part strategies such as front/ rear mount, strut &shock absorbers, front/rear springs &insulators, front/rear knuckles &front stabilizer bars, front LCA, &rear links. Dvlp, create &assure front &rear suspension geometry points. Design, create &update 3D math data based on feedback.

Bachelor, Mechanical Engineering. 12 mos exp as Engineer, planning &implementing suspension systems strategies such as McPherson with conventional LCA, &creating/implementing suspension part strategies such as struts, springs/insulators, &knuckles. Mail resume to Alicia Scott-­Wears, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, Mail Code 482-­ C32-­D44, Detroit, MI 48265, Ref#1006.

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Planning & Program Manager – Mid Size SUV

Warren, MI, General Motors. Plan, facilitate &lead (such as set &assure timely agenda, vehicle milestones dvlpmt &gate reviews) cross-­functional Program Execution Team (PET) in coordination with the Vehicle Chief Engr (or related engrg vehicle program owner) for future Mid-­Size Luxury SUV. Plan &assure timely &high qlty framing program decisions, driving decision making &resolving program issues. Dvlp an effective cross-­functional &intnl team (located in U.S., Germany, Russia, China, Japan, South Korea, &Mexico) that enables all participants to contribute to their full potential. Plan, dvlp &lead status program plans &deliverables, ensuring full;; vehicle arch &program dvlpmt activities are completed on-­time &within budget. Coordinate input from customers to better understand customer needs &/or perceptions. Facilitate &lead product program lifecycle process. Plan, lead &validate Content, Capacity &Complexity processes. Lead engrg &financial target imperatives &risk mgmt, incldg scorecards &metrics. Prepare for Milestone/Gate &other Leadership reviews. Integration of all vehicle dvlpmt processes. Act as GVDP mentor for Mid-­Size Luxury SUV engrg &mfg teams. Master, Industrial Engineering or Manufacturing Systems Engineering. 6 mos exp as Program Manager, Planning &Program Manager or related, planning, facilitating &leading (such as set &assure timely agenda, vehicle milestones dvlpmt &gate reviews) cross-­functional PET in coordination with the Vehicle Chief Engr (or related engrg vehicle program owner) for SUV. Mail resume to Alicia Scott-­ Wears, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-­C32-­D44, Detroit, MI 48265, Ref#676.

Education outside of the classroom.

President Nelson Mandela said, "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." But we need more than academics. Integrity, commitment, perseverance, character, patience, planning, critical thinking, belief, and targeted action are not taught in the classroom as classes, but are requirements to create a successful life and legacy.

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Warren, MI, General Motors. Analyze &benchmark cost &value of psgr vehicle electrical systems components &production tooling (injection &stamping), welding eqpt &assembly devices, of vehicle instrument panel clusters, HUDs, auxiliary information electronics &vision enhancement, according to DFM &DFA, &DFSS principles, for North America, Europe, &Emerging Markets. Use Teamcenter &VisMockUp to dvlp reports to Engrg, Global Purchasing & Supply Chain &Program Teams. Use &apply DFSS to dvlp effective cost &tooling targets.

Analyze cost viability of parts &assemblies for make or buy decisions. Bachelor, Business Administration. 36 mos exp as Cost Engineer or Cost Estimator, analyzing/benchmarking cost of vehicle interior components &production tooling (injection &stamping), welding eqpt &assembly devices, according to DFM, DFA, &DFSS principles, for N.A. &Emerging Markets. Mail resume to Alicia Scott-­Wears, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-­C32-­D44, Detroit, MI 48265, Ref#29047.

Warren, MI, General Motors. Engr, dvlp, package, &integrate psgr car &SUV center compartment, such as vehicle upper roof structures, A/B/C pillars, reinforcements, headliners, sunroof systems, &sensor farm. Integrate design of overhead systems to meet FMVSS 201-U standards.

Conduct CIT meetings &ensure compartment integration, dvlpmt of occupant &vehicle packaging &clearance criteria, creation of typical sections, &math models for construction of seating bucks (mockups), using Unigraphics. Generate &execute technical solutions to improve customer’s overall visibility, accommodation, access, storage &interface with vehicle for implementation into vehicle architectures using Vis mockup. Master, Mechanical Engrg, Automotive Systems Engrg or related. 6 mos exp as Engineer, packaging, &integrating psgr vehicle underbody &/or center compartment, incldg A pillar, reinforcements, &structures, ensuring compartment integration, dvlpmt of clearance criteria, creation of typical sections, &provide math models using UG for construction of mockups. Mail resume to Alicia Scott-Wears, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-C32D44, Detroit, MI 48265, Ref#34284.

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Cherishing the memory of Thelma E. Fuller Alston are her husband, A.B. Alston; sons, Alvin, Cedric and Bennie; daughter, Tynetta Alston Hall; sisters, Gladys Rice and Castola Williams; and many other relatives and friends.

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Interment took place at Great Lakes National Cemetery.

Willie James Smith Services for Willie James Smith were held on Saturday, Jan. 14, at Hartford Memorial Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. Charles G. Adams officiating. Mr. Smith passed away on Jan. 2, 2017.

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