Mc digital edition 8 31 16

Section B

Hiram E. Jackson

Aug. 31 - Sept. 6, 2016

Jimmy sEttlEs

When we rally behind our youth, our community wins Dear Supporters of Detroit Youth, Welcome to the debut edition of the “Best of Young Detroit,” a publication of UAW-Ford. This weekly section represents a partnership between UAW-Ford and the Michigan Chronicle.

Across these pages, we wish to highlight young people in our community who are committed to “doing the right thing” in the classroom and through their participation in extra-curricular activities.

We will begin this journey by highlighting fall high school sports, but we look forward to covering additional activities in the future, including dance, music, chess, debate and more. While showcasing dedicated youth, we also will shine a light on the many committed parents, teachers and coaches that make their participation possible.

If you are looking for a consistent source of good news, we believe you will find it here, and in the process we hope to inform, educate and inspire our community.

Thank you for reading.

Sincerely,

Section B

Aug. 31 - Sept. 6, 2016 Hiram E Jackson Publisher Michigan Chronicle

Jimmy Settles Vice President UAW

Let the games begin!

When we rally behind our youth, our community wins Page B-1

Great opening act: Sporting their familiar black and gold and honoring the legacy of their late coach, Dale Harvel, Detroit Martin Luther King football players were laser sharp in their opener, a 39-0 victory against Southfield High School for the Arts & Technology at the Prep Kickoff Classic. A list of opening game top performers appears inside.

POWERED BY REAL TIMES MEDIA

Photo by Rogers William Foster

Cass Tech excels on the football field and produces strong student-athletes with help from UAW-Ford Hiram E. Jackson

study lab was an easy choice.

By Scott Talley Special to the Michigan Chronicle “Cass is about academics and in order to keep the team moving in the right direction, we Cass Technical High School has long been had to keep the academics up,” said Wilcher, known for academic excellence, but in recent who notes that the study lab is used in a variety of years the school also has become a bona fide ways including allowing students to do research football power. The Technicians have advanced papers, study at night, and type reports. to six Division 1 state semifinals, including “We had kids trying to type reports on their victories in the state championship game at cell phones,” said Wilcher with a chuckle. “The Ford Field in 2011 and 2012. study lab bridges the gap and helps to make a Cass is the pick of many, if not most high better student-athlete.” school football observers, to win this year’s For the record, UAW-Ford also provided a Division 1 title, when the championship is complete renovation of the Cass Tech weight settled in November. room, but it is the study lab that promises to The Technicians, who opened the season provide the greatest assistance to Cass Tech Sunday with a very competitive 45-27 victory student-athletes, even after they graduate from against Oak Park in the final game of the Prep high school.

Kickoff Classic at Wayne State are led by a host “Having the study lab and being able to of talented performers including: All America study together as a team is good,” said senior receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones, safety Jaylen Anthony Clark (DE, OLB). “I didn’t study with Kelly-Powell, quarterback Rodney Hall and the team my freshman year, but once I started lineman Jordan Reid. Other standouts are to do that, I didn’t get below a 3.0. It motivates Donovan Johnson (DB/RB), Zach Martin (DE/ you to do the work—it’s a competition.

LB), Desean Boyd (LB), Kelvin Ateman (OT), “You have to be committed to do this and be Kalon Gervin (DB), Donovan Parker (WR), Tim part of this team. You’ve got to love it to do it Cheatham (RB), Otis Doss (LB), Taron Young and I love the sport and I love my team.”

(LB/RB) and DeAndre Square (LB/S).

The study lab has also become a place While the Cass players are well known by fans where the Technicians have displayed their and college recruiters, what may be a surprise championship hardware. The proud studentto many is a resource that has contributed to athletes that compose the 2016 version of the the Technicians’ rise as a dominant football Detroit Cass Tech football team will continue program. And that resource was made possible their pursuit of excellence on the field, when by a helping hand from UAW-Ford. they return to action 4 p.m. Friday at Edison “I said study lab or weight room, take Academy. your pick,” said UAW Vice President Jimmy Settles, recalling a conversation with Cass Tech football coach Thomas Wilcher, after UAW-Ford had made a decision to assist the student-athletes at Cass following a visit to the school, where the students’ needs were accessed.

To Settles’ surprise, Wilcher chose the study lab, making Settles an instant believer in Wilcher and the Cass Tech program.

“I knew right then that he cared about his kids,” said Settles, who said he made a false assumption that Cass Tech students had all the resources they needed before his visit to the school following the Technicians’ first state title season in 2011.

Wilcher, a former standout football and track performer at Detroit Central and the University of Michigan in the 1980s, said selecting the Photos by Rogers William Foster

Jimmy sEttlEs

When we rally behind our youth, our community wins Dear Supporters of Detroit Youth, Welcome to the debut edition of the “Best of Young Detroit,” a publication of UAW-Ford. This weekly section represents a partnership between UAW-Ford and the Michigan Chronicle.

Across these pages, we wish to highlight young people in our community who are committed to “doing the right thing” in the classroom and through their participation in extra-curricular activities.

We will begin this journey by highlighting fall high school sports, but we look forward to covering additional activities in the future, including dance, music, chess, debate and more. While showcasing dedicated youth, we also will shine a light on the many committed parents, teachers and coaches that make their participation possible.

Best in Black Awards showcasing top businesses If you are looking for a consistent source of good news, we believe you will find it here, and in the process we hope to inform, educate and inspire our community.

Thank you for reading.

Sincerely,

Hiram E Jackson

Jimmy Settles

By Alisha Dixon Publisher Michigan Chronicle

Vice President UAW

Aug. 31 - Sept. 6, 2016

michiganchronicle.com

Volume 79 – Number 51

Bishop Wayne T. Jackson says

Let Let the gameshim come begin!

Cass Tech made the right moves in a 45-27 season opening victory against Oak Park on Sunday, Aug. 28 at Wayne State.

The same is true of the Technicians off the field where they are committed to being true scholar-athletes.

Despite strong controversy, Jackson says best way to handle Trump is to engage him, not censor him

The Michigan Chronicle and Radio One will Great opening act: Sporting their familiar black and gold and honoring the legacy of their host the first annual Best in Black Awards late coach, Dale Harvel, Detroit Martin Luther King football players were laser sharp in their opener, a 39-0 victory against Southfield High School for the Arts & Technology at the Prep this fall to give the community the opportuKickoff Classic. A list of opening game top performers appears inside. nity to vote in over 40 categories for the best Photo by Rogers William Foster black community leaders, businesses, entrepreneurs, celebrities and more.

Cass Tech excels on the football field and produces strong student-athletes with help from UAW-Ford From Black Bottom to Paradise Valley, De-

Best in Black is an effort to highlight and celebrate the influence African Americans have had and continue to have in Detroit.

troit hasBy a Scott greatTalley legacy of black businesses study lab was an easy choice.

Special to the Michigan Chronicle “Cass is about and entrepreneurship.

The desire for academics oppor-and in order to keep the team moving in the right direction, we Cassand Technical School has the long been tunity toHigh escape JimhadCrow South to keep the academicsinup,” said Wilcher, known for academic excellence, but in recent who notes that the study lab is used in a variety of spired millions African Americans to move years the school also hasof become a bona fide ways including allowing students to do research football to power.cities The Technicians advanced papers, at night, andand type reports. north likehaveChicago, St.studyLouis to six Division 1 state semifinals, including “We had kids trying to type reports on their victories inWith the statethem, championship game at cell phones,” Detroit. they brought ansaid entrepreWilcher with a chuckle. “The Ford Field in 2011 and 2012. study lab bridges the gapThe and helps to make a neurial that still seen today.

Cass isspirit the pick of many, can if not most highbebetter student-athlete.” school football observers, to win this year’s contribution of black businesses an UAW-Ford essen-also provided a For theis record, Division 1 title, when the championship is complete renovation of the Cass Tech weight tialsettled part of Detroit’s economy. in November. room, but it is the study lab that promises to

The Technicians, who opened the season provide the greatest assistance to Cass Tech Sunday with a very competitive 45-27 victory student-athletes, even after they graduate from against Oak Park in the final game of the Prep high school.

Kickoff Classic at Wayne State are led by a host “Having the study lab and being able to of talented performers including: All America study together as a team is good,” said senior receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones, safety Jaylen Anthony Clark (DE, OLB). “I didn’t study with Kelly-Powell, quarterback Rodney Hall and the team my freshman year, but once I started lineman Jordan Reid. Other standouts are to do that, I didn’t get below a 3.0. It motivates Donovan Johnson (DB/RB), Zach Martin (DE/ you to do the work—it’s a competition.

LB), Desean Boyd (LB), Kelvin Ateman (OT), “You have to be committed to do this and be Kalon Gervin (DB), Donovan Parker (WR), Tim part of this team. You’ve got to love it to do it Cheatham (RB), Otis Doss (LB), Taron Young and I love the sport and I love my team.”

(LB/RB) and DeAndre Square (LB/S).

The study lab has also become a place While the Cass players are well known by fans where the Technicians have displayed their and college recruiters, what may be a surprise championship hardware. The proud studentto many is a resource that has contributed to athletes that compose the 2016 version of the the Technicians’ rise as a dominant football Detroit Cass Tech football team will continue program. And that resource was made possible their pursuit of excellence on the field, when by a helping hand from UAW-Ford. they return to action 4 p.m. Friday at Edison “I said study lab or weight room, take Academy.

Senior Editor your pick,” said UAW Vice President Jimmy Settles, recalling a conversation with Cass Tech football coach Thomas Wilcher, after UAW-Ford had made a decision to assist the student-athletes at Cass following a visit to the school, where the students’ needs were accessed.

To Settles’ surprise, Wilcher chose the study lab, making Settles an instant believer in Wilcher and the Cass Tech program.

“I knew right then that he cared about his kids,” said Settles, who said he made a false assumption that Cass Tech students had all Cass Tech made the right moves in a 45-27 season opening the resources they needed before victory against Oak Park on Sunday, Aug. 28 at Wayne State. his visit to the school following the The same is true of the Technicians off the field where they are Technicians’ first state title season in 2011. committed to being true scholar-athletes.

Wilcher, a former standout football and track performer at Detroit Central and the University of Michigan in the 1980s, said selecting the Photos by Rogers William Foster

Ken L. Harris, president and CEO of the Michigan Black Chamber of Commerce, said

See BEST

IN BLACK page A-4

Donald Trump will be in Detroit on Saturday to visit Great Faith Ministries as part of his outreach campaign to attract black voters. Bishop Wayne T. Jackson will be interviewing the Republican presidential candidate. The interview will be broadcast on Jackson's Impact Network.

By Keith A. Owens

operated by African Americans in our nation. As you know, Mr. Trump has been desiring to speak to African Americans to tell them what he will do, what his policies would be, if he was elected president. Now, he has been telling what he was going to do for African Americans to white audiences. You can’t date a woman and say you want to get to know her better by speaking to another woman. You got to go where the crowd is that he’s talking about.

This Saturday, Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump will be coming to Detroit. Again.

Only this time “The Donald” is coming in search of The Black Vote.

Detroit is a “hot” locale for the upcoming election, so it’s not surprising that Donald Trump will be returning to our city once again following his recent appearance at the Detroit Economic Club where he delivered what was perhaps the most controlled speech of his entire campaign. In other words, it wasn’t the crazy, racist, offensive Donald that most of us know all too well. It wasn’t the Trump who is so beloved and embraced by the Ku Klux Klan, the Nazis, and other white nationalist groups nationwide for his ugly stance against illegal immigration and other issues dear to their hate-filled hearts.

But when Trump returns this time to the Motor City, he will be hosted by none other than Bishop Wayne T. Jackson’s Impact Network, recognized as one of the most popular and powerful Christian broadcasting networks in the nation as well as one of the nation’s most successful black businesses. To critics, the fact that Bishop Jackson is willing to allow himself to be used as an enabler for someone like Trump is perplexing at best, unforgivable at worst. The logic behind this opposition seems to be that it is unconscionable for any con-

Baker's Keyboard Lounge (top) has been nominated for Best Bar/Club/Lounge; Detroit vs. Everybody (center, left) is nominated for Best Clothing Store; Monica Morgan is one of the nominees for Best Photographer/Videographer; Wayne County Executive Warren C. Evans (bottom) has been nominated for Best Attorney.

WHAT’S INSIDE Touching Communities. Touching Lives.™ A PUBLICATION OF MGM GRAND DETROIT

August • 2016

A century of excellence: Celebrating the Urban League of Detroit and Southeastern Michigan

By Scott Talley Special to the Michigan Chronicle When it comes to milestones, it’s tough to top a 100th anniversary and that is why 2016 has been an extra special year for the Urban League of Detroit and Southeastern Michigan.

Since 1916, the revered organization has addressed the changing needs of African Americans and other people seeking a better life in our region.

“We are the original ‘Black Lives Matter’ organization,” said longtime president N. Charles Anderson. “We weren’t called that, but that’s the function we performed.”

Bishop Wayne T. Jackson scious black person to allow himself or herself to be so blatantly used by someone whom many believe is only going through the motions of black outreach now because his handlers have advised him it might play well in the press.

In this interview with the Michigan Chronicle, Bishop Jackson makes his case for why it is better to allow Trump to appeal directly to black people via his Impact Network than to censor him by denying his appearance.

Q: What do you hope will come from this interview?

First of all, Impact Network is the only African American Christian television network that’s founded and

So he wants to sit down on Sept.

3, with me, to go over some questions that I will be presenting to him. Questions on jobs, crime, education, questions about shootings of unarmed black men. All black individuals who are law-abiding individuals, we support our police officers. If a crime happens today, we would be the first ones to call the police, but we cannot sit by and see, openly, unarmed black men shot, and killed, who are not a threat.

So I want to ask him what would his position be with the Justice Dept. on cleaning up the police departments of those who are wearing a badge to kill.

These are things that I want him to speak to the African American community about, because Mr. Trump tells us he’s going to be the best candidate. He’s going to clean up the neighborhoods. He’s going to bring better jobs. Education, we have school conditons that are not even conducive to learning. Basic things like toilet paper are not in some of our schools. How is he gonna come

Wayne State University jazz students to shine at Detroit Jazz Festival

By Alisha Dixon

dence performing.”

“Bringing in guest artists to help the students critique their strengths and weaknesses, and provide educational feedback, is really an invaluable aspect of our program,” said Newsome.

Continue on page 3

Inside This Issue • Urban League of Detroit and Southeastern Michigan continues to improve lives during milestone anniversary year.

• MGM Grand Detroit’s “Jubilee” was a special event on many levels.

• Franklin-Wright Settlements Inc. plays key role in Detroit’s resurgence.

• And much more!

THREE THIRTEEN the retail store that brands and sells the soul of Detroit

See page C-1

Wayne State University’s Department of Music hosted its annual J.C. Heard Jazz Week in July. In partnership with the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation, Jazz Week is a free program that brought together 40 of the best young musicians from around the state.

Jazz Week participants will perform alongside world-renowned jazz musicians at this year’s Detroit Jazz Festival as part of J.C. Heard All-Star Youth Ensemble. They will also perform with Gregoire Maret and the Inner Voice Ensemble and with the new Dr. Valade's Brass Band, a second line band headed by Shannon Powell.

$1.00

See JACKSON page A-4

While participating in Jazz Week, students worked close-

Christopher Collins, Wayne State University’s director of jazz studies and professor, said students selected are among the best young musicians from around the state.

PHOTO CREDIT: Alisha Dixon ly with Wayne State University faculty and this year’s educators-in-residence, drummer Shannon Powell, trumpeter Theo Crocker and vocalist Stephanie Fisher.

Chuck Newsome, education

coordinator of the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation, said, “We’re thrilled to once again have talented jazz musicians join us to coach, mentor and challenge the students to help them perfect their musical skills and confi-

“The students in this program are extremely talented and have the opportunity for unlimited growth in the jazz world. They are selected based on ability and pay nothing to attend,” Collins said.

“It’s about nurturing their musical abilities and helping to keep the legacy of jazz alive.

Artistry, excellence, communication and education are tenets of

See JAZZ

FEST page A-4

news

THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE

Aug. 31 - Sept. 6, 2016

Page A-2

Wayne County Treasurer announces 2016 listing of auction properties, rules and regulations Michigan Chronicle Reports

The Wayne County Treasurer’s Office has released a listing of more than 14,000 properties and rules and regulations for bidders to take part in the September auction of foreclosed properties, it was announced today.

“There is a lengthy process that takes place over several years before a property is foreclosed on in Wayne County,” said Eric Sabree, Wayne County treasurer. “While we have reduced the foreclosure rate by nearly 50 percent in the past year, unfortunately there is a substantial number of res- Eric Sabree idential properties that are going up for auction in September and in a secondary auction in October.”

Michigan law requires that properties subject to tax foreclosure be made available to the state, local communities, and the county for purchase prior to public auction. Remaining properties are offered for sale to the public through an online auction in September and October.

“Bidders need to be aware that new state laws will not allow the former owner of a property that has been foreclosed to purchase that property at auction for anything less than the taxes, fees, and interest that were outstanding at the time of foreclosure,” Sabree said The Wayne County tax foreclosure auction generates interest from property investors locally, nationally and internationally and anyone who wishes to

participate must follow the registration rules and make an online deposit in order to be pre-qualified to bid on properties.

To register to bid for a property, you must make a deposit of $2,535 for one property or $10,035 to bid on multiple properties. Unsuccessful bidders will receive a refund of their bid deposits.

Registration for the first public auction runs through Sept. 9. Bidding for this auction starts on Sept. 7 and will end in batches beginning on September 20th and ending on Sept. 23. Registration for the second auction, of remaining properties, takes place from Oct. 11 through Oct. 17. Bidding opens on Oct. 14 and ends in batches Oct. 25-28. Buyers have 48 hours to pay in full for the properties.

“Wayne County is comprised of 43 municipalities and many institutions that rely on proceeds from the annual foreclosure auctions,” said Sabree. “By law we cannot delay or halt the auction and to do so would prevent money from going to the Detroit Public Schools, the City of Detroit, the DIA, Wayne County Community College, the Wayne County jail, parks and the Detroit Zoo to name a few.”

“As the treasurer for Wayne County, I am doing everything within my power to help people be successful with making their payments and keeping their homes,” said Sabree. “We have community outreach programs, financial counseling and interest rate reduction programs. We also make proactive calls to delinquent homeowners and have implemented a new kiosk technology to make it easier and more convenient for people to make their taxes. Our goal is for all taxpayers enrolled in plans to become current on their taxes and continue to help reduce the foreclosure rates.”

ACLU of Michigan Asks Michigan State Police to end traffic-stop requirements for troopers Concerned about the increased potential for violent confrontations and racial profiling, the American Civil Liberties Union of recently urged the Michigan State Police to eliminate a policy requiring troopers to make a designated number of traffic stops to meet performance standards.

“Demanding that Michigan State Police troopers pull over a specified minimum number of motorists as part of their performance evaluation gives troopers with a deficient stop record an incentive to pull drivers over when stops are unnecessary,” said ACLU of Michigan Racial Justice Project attorney Mark Fancher, who wrote the letter. “This policy also heightens the risk that motorists who are people of color or who appear to be poor and powerless will be targeted for stops because of presumptions that they won’t complain-and they won’t be believed if they do.

“We are also concerned that during this period of heightened police and community tensions, troopers may stop motorists unnecessarily, and in the process cause irritation or anger that would otherwise not be aroused.”

Addressed to Michigan State Police director Col. Kriste Kibbey Etue, the letter strongly criticizes an MSP policy that requires troopers to stop at least 70 percent of the average number of stops recorded by the MSP post to which they are assigned.

The letter points out that, even though the MSP has policies meant to address racial profiling, the intention of these rules can be undermined: “The ACLU of Michigan applauds these measures, but troopers determined to engage in misconduct can distort or misstate facts in reports and they can otherwise ignore departmental policies.”

Noting troopers’ potential for skirting anti-profiling measures, the ACLU letter asks the MSP to outline the specific measures the law-enforcement agency has in place to identify and discourage racial profiling.

“It will be helpful to know whether supervisors who review the troopers’ daily reports routinely determine the racial identities of all persons stopped during each shift,” the letter reads. “It will likewise be helpful to know whether there are guidelines, standards or protocols that super-

visors use to reach conclusions about whether there are racial patterns to the stops that warrant special inquiry or investigation. Finally, it will be helpful to know whether there are protocols for addressing patterns of improper stops.”

HOW TO CONTACT US:

Dingell announces grants for Dearborn and Trenton fire departments U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) has announced that the Dearborn and Trenton fire departments will receive funding for fire prevention and safety through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program.

“Our local firefighters and first responders are on the front lines of keeping our communities safe,” said Dingell.

“These grants will help provide the resources they need to continue to protect our families through prevention.”

Dearborn will receive a $168,077 grant to install smoke alarms for houses from Dearborn to Melvindale. The Dearborn Fire Department has already installed 2,000 smoke

Debbie Dingell

Trenton will receive a $16,310 grant to install high-quality, maintenance-free, lithium ion smoke detectors in low-income neighborhoods. “The City of Trenton and the Fire Department are very appreciative of the support for our efforts to promote fire prevention for the citizens of Trenton,” said Trenton Fire Chief Dean Creech.

alarms for residents in the region and they plan to double that number with this funding. Fire Chief Joe Murray said, “The smoke alarm installation program will undoubtedly save lives from Dearborn to Melvindale and this grant will ensure this program will continue to move forward and protect our citizens.”

The AFG program awards grants directly to fire departments and EMS organizations that are unaffiliated with a hospital to enhance their response capabilities and to more effectively protect the health and safety of the public and emergency response personnel with respect to fire and all other hazards.

Wayne County Treasurer’s Office SEPTEMBER 2016 PROPERTY AUCTION

THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE 479 LEDYARD • DETROIT MI 48201 (313) 963-5522 • FAX (313) 963-8788

OFFICE HOURS: Mon.-Fri. 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

For general, local................. Ext. 232 Entertainment news............ Ext. 241 Community

(religion, weddings, etc)................... Ext. 247

Subscriptions....................... Ext. 243 –DEADLINE –

Classified: 3 p.m Friday

Copy, corrections and cancellations, preceding the Wed­nesday publication.

Display: 12 p.m. Friday

preceding the Wednesday pub­lication.

For all news and calendar items: Deadline is two weeks prior to event.

Weeks that contain holidays, dead­line is Thursday prior to publication date.

THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Publication No.: USPS 344-820

479 Ledyard Street Detroit, MI 48201 Phone: (313) 963-5522 OFFICE HOURS: Mon.-Fri. 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Closed Sat. and Sun. The Michigan Chronicle is published every Wednesday. Periodical Postage, paid at Detroit, MI. Price $1.00 and other post office.

MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION POSTMASTER: Send address changes to:

MICHIGAN CHRONICLE 479 LEDYARD DETROIT, MI 48201

This auction is for those properties that have been lost to tax foreclosure and are now up for auction.

Auction Begins September 7th Auction registration dates are August 18th - September 9th

You can register to bid on properties at Waynecountytreasurermi.com.

To bid you must register and pay your deposit by September 9th.

Deposits required are: • $2,535 for one property • $10,035 for multiple properties For questions, call 313.224.2864, or email WCTauction@waynecounty.com Winning bidders will be required to pay the 2016 summer taxes in addition to the bid amount. State law will not allow participation by anyone who owes delinquent property taxes or has blight violations on other properties.

ALL PROPERTIES WILL BE SOLD AS IS! Photos shown are not properties actually being auctioned.

news

THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE

Aug. 31 - Sept. 6, 2016

Page A-3

President Obama to deliver final keynote at 46th ALC Phoenix Awards Dinner Michigan Chronicle reports

This event will honor Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, U.S. Representatives Charles B. Rangel and Marcia L. Fudge, business magnate and philanthropist Robert F. Smith, and Emanuel A.M.E. Church in honor of the “Emanuel Nine” for their strong commitment and contributions to improve the well-being of African-American communities through their leadership and service.

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Incorporated on Monday, Aug. 29, announced that President Barack Obama will deliver his seventh and final keynote address at its 46th Annual Legislative Conference Phoenix Awards Dinner.

The event is scheduled for 6 p.m., Saturday, Sept.

17 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The evening’s co-emcees will be Trevor Noah, host of “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central, and actress Sanaa Lathan, who has a new show premiering this fall on Fox. Honorary co-chairs of the conference are U.S. Representatives Karen Bass of California and Lacy Clay of Missouri.

“President Obama is our nation’s most influential and demonstrable voice. We are honored to have him speak at the Phoenix Awards Dinner,” said R. Donahue Peebles, chairman of the CBCF Board of Directors. “In the face of great challenges, his historic two terms in office have strengthened America’s resolve to close the persistent gaps between the daily realities and the actual well-being and security of African Americans.”

The Phoenix Award is the CBCF’s highest honor, presented to individuals whose extraordinary achievements strengthen communities and improve the lives of individuals, families, and communities, nationally and globally.

“We are extremely proud of the leadership, civic engagement and commitment shown by this year’s honorees-and salute their efforts to promote empowerment and respect for and among all people,” said Shuanise Washington, CBCF president and CEO, A. “Our honorees embody the foundation’s 40-year commitment to raise awareness and address the challenges African Americans face every day in education, health care, minority business development and entrepreneurship.”

DWSD leads response sewage cleanup in Detroit Michigan Chronicle reports

In response to sewer backups in the Jefferson-Chalmers and Cornerstone Village neighborhoods, the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department has taken historically unprecedented steps to ensure homes in the area impacted by recent storm activity are professionally cleaned and sanitized. Several homes in the neighborhoods were affected by flooding after the severe rainstorms of July 8 and Aug. 16.

In response to sewer backups, DWSD has proactively led efforts toward remediating impacted homes which included a series of outreach efforts aimed at actively keeping residents informed during the cleanup. Shortly after the July rainstorm, DWSD accompanied by the Detroit Health Department and the City of Detroit’s Department of Neighborhoods, canvassed the JeffersonChalmers neighborhood delivering more than 1,000 packages with information on a 211 help hotline for cleanup and sanitation. The packages also contained claim forms and instructions for filing claims with DWSD over losses sustained during the storm. An additional 3,000 packages were later delivered to area residents prior to the Aug. 22, 2016 deadline for the filing of claims associated with the July 8 rainstorm.

APRI President Clayola Brown with Baltimore City States Attorney Marilyn Mosby and actress Erika Alexander

A. Philip Randolph Institute holds labor issues conference in Detroit

By Roz Edward and Enid Ann Doggett More than 500 labor union activists, political leaders, social activists and celebrities convened in downtown Detroit recently to work toward identifying solutions to what the A. Philip Randolph Institute calls a “parasitic divisiveness” which is wreaking social and economic havoc on working families. The 50-year-old labor and social justice organization advocates on the behalf of African American working men and women across the nation.

APRI’s annual Education Conference, themed “The Power of Unity… All Workers Matter,” was held at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Hotel Aug. 24-28. Conference contributors focused on informing and training delegate — including a delegation of youth activists, ages 17-25 — on important issues directly impacting the black community.

Several prominent labor leaders, including APRI President Clayola Brown, and SEIU Executive President Gerry Hudson, addressed conferees. Congressman John Conyers led a discussion on the power of legislative agendas, along with Congressman Bobby Scott of Virginia, and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas.

“We plan to explore the current 2016 elections and its potential impact on communities as well as to address health, economic and social justice issues,” explained Brown.

Other speakers included: Barbara Arnwine, president and founder of Transformative Justice Coalition; Sirius XM radio host Joe Madison; American Urban Radio Networks White House Correspondent April Ryan; Melanie Campbell, national convener of the Black Women’s Roundtable; historian John Hope Franklin Jr.; and Nate Parker, director of the Cannes Film Festival Award winning film “Birth of Nation” and Rev. Jesse Jackson.

In light of the tragedies of police-involved shootings and brutality in the black community and in an effort to unite police and the community, Wayne County Judge Deborah Thomas and Robert Dunlap, chief of jails and courts for the Wayne County’s Sheriffs participated in a candid discussion with community leaders from around the country.

Baltimore City States Attorney Marilyn Mosby who

Danny Glover, actor and APRI supporter rose to national recognition in the Freddie Gray case also spoke along with “Living Single” actress Erika Alexander and award-winning actor Danny Glover.

APRI is a labor rights organization founded in 1965

by A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin. The organization has many chapters nationwide with membership from the nation’s top unions and community organizations. Clayola Brown, the first female to head the organization, is the current president.

Through the 211 help hotline, DWSD has identified homes requiring sanitation and are working with contractors to ensure all homes requesting assistance are serviced. Crews from DWSD and DPW have also cleaned streets and sidewalks to clear debris from catch basins based on inspections. Cost for basement cleaning and sanitation are covered by DWSD. To learn more about the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department or to request water services, make payments, or report water problems, call Customer Care at 313-267-8000 or contact us at www.detroitmi.gov/dwsd.

Hilary Shelton, vice president for advocacy/director, NAACP Washington Bureau, Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA)), Norm Hill, former APRI president, Congresswoman Donna Edwards (D-MD) and Congressman John Conyers (D-MI)

Two cases of hepatitis A identified, City of Detroit offers preventive vaccinations

By Lee Claire Health officials at the Detroit Health Department and Michigan Department of Health & Human Services have identified a second case of hepatitis A in two weeks. Both of the cases had come in contact with sewage that had backed up into a basement on the city’s neighborhood.

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, executive director and health officer, ­Detroit Health Department, and Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, medical director, Detroit Health Department

Both individuals, men, contracted hepatitis A while cleaning basements in homes flooded by the July 8 storm. For that reason, the Detroit Health Department recommends that anyone who may have come in contact with sewage seek preventative vaccination.

It’s transmitted through fe-

cal oral transmission, which means that in order for people to get the disease somebody would have had to come in contact with infected stool and that stool would have had to have gotten into their mouth,” explained Dr. Abdul El-Syed, executive director of the Detroit Health Department.

Hepatitis A is a manageable virus that infects the liver and causes symptoms that can include abdominal pain, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and dark urine. Most children who get the disease do not have symptoms. Anyone experiencing these symptoms should seek medical attention immediately. Symptoms usually last about two months in adults, although in some people it can

last up to six months.

Over 99 percent of those who get hepatitis make a complete recovery, although it can be dangerous among seniors or those with pre-existing liver disease. The best way to avoid getting hepatitis A is to practice good hand hygiene and avoid exposure. However, for those who may have been exposed to the virus, such as by contact with sewage, preventive vaccination is recommended.

City residents should contact their primary care physician or come to either of the Detroit Health Department’s clinics at Samaritan Center at 5555 Conner or Family Place ocated at 8726 Woodward Ave.

by Friday, Sept. 2.

news

THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE

Jackson Now, what I want to come out of this is a clear understanding of what his policies will be. I understand that criticism has come about me allowing Mr. Trump to come and speak at Great Faith Ministries. But you gotta understand that we are in a race, and there’s two people in the race. Mr. Trump may become the next president.

I’m not a journalist, but I’m a broadcaster, and my network goes to millions of homes, and I owe it to the viewers to bring both sides. This is not an endorsement. This is engagement. And we have given Hillary Clinton the same opportunity. (She has not yet responded.) This is not to put one up above the other. This is to inform our community of what they will do if elected. you

choose

Page A-4

From page A-1

into our community and build the neighborhoods back up, and what commitment is he going give to us as a people?

Why did Trump?

Aug. 31 - Sept. 6, 2016

to

interview

This gives us an opportunity to not just myself but the congregation. I teach my congregation to be educated in their voting. For us to vote in this day came with a price, and we inherited that price. Don’t sit down because you may not like a candidate or you may not understand a candidate. So we need to hear both sides. And I don’t need a guardian to tell me who to listen to and who not to listen to. When you get grown enough, you should be able to discern what you can see and what you can’t see.

And for people to say Donald Trump, is he manipulating the black vote? Come on now, all politicians want your vote. But I’m just trying to say that we’re not stupid.

Black people can discern what’s real and what’s not. And let them be able to decide.

So that’s why, in the congregation, when Mr. Trump lays out his plan, then people can hear it for themselves. But don’t just tell me what I can’t hear. Let me be independent in my thinking and in my vote.

Do you plan to ask Trump about the charges that he is a racist? That he is affiliated with racist groups?

I will bring up (former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard) David Duke, who did endorse him, and let him answer for himself. But I want to have on the record what Donald Trump is going to do if elected president, and then let the people decide and make up their own minds. We’re not here to say we agree. We’re here to listen. A person who committed murder, killed a child, whatever it may be, we still give them a right in our nation to be heard.

Understand, this is a very emotional race and also a very critical race. And I feel that everyone should make their own decision on which way they’re going to go. I can’t just make my decision based on what I’m hearing from sound bites, or edited clippings or what somebody else tells me. Let me, and let every voter hear for themselves. Because the next president could decide the future of not only us but our children and grandchildren.

I have nine children and 19 grandchildren and I want to know what their tomorrows are going to be. And don’t tell me African Americans are not smart enough to know when they’re being bamboozled or they’ve been told the truth. That’s it.

George Benson has a special love for Detroit

This year’s Detroit Jazz Festival opening night headliner shares why the Motor City is such a special place for him

By Keith A. Owens Senior Editor

New Orleans drummer Shannon Powell works with WSU students during Jazz Week. — Photo credit: Alisha Dixon

Jazz Fest

our organization. We are proud to see where the music has taken our alums over the last decade.”

Jazz Week’s collaboration with Wayne State, Collins said. has been shaped by Detroit’s rich legacy of jazz.

“Because we are the oldest jazz program in the region, we are fortunate in that we have a long and impressive list of alums that have gone on to have great careers,” he said.

“The tremendous legacy at Wayne State University and the city of Detroit is attached to the development of creative music.”

Jazz Week participant Trunino Love, a trumpet player and 2016 graduate of the Detroit School of Arts, said he has participated in the program for three years because of his love of music and the opportunity to learn from professional musicians.

“I wanted to get more knowledge of the music and I felt like this program would help me and push me to where I need to be.

This is one of the art forms that I know everyone’s invited. It’s open to any and everybody,” Love said.

“I love jazz because it helps me express myself more. It’s very open and very free.

I can express myself and tell a story that I can’t tell verbally through music.”

The 37th Annual Detroit Jazz Festival,

Best in Black the contributions of black businesses in Detroit are unlike anywhere else.

From page A-1 presented by Quicken Loans takes place Labor Day weekend. The four-day festival’s lineup includes George Benson, Roy Hargrove and the Wayne State University Big Band, among others.

“The jazz tradition in Detroit is iconic and known worldwide. Today, it’s a vibrant scene that is constantly evolving and growing and our festival continues to nurture and support it,” said Gretchen Valade, chair of the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation Board of Directors. “With the wonderful Ron Carter as our artist-in-residence, we are taking the music to a new level of Detroit connection. And, once again, we hope the festival transcends the music itself and gets people downtown to see and experience Detroit’s distinct flavor. We look forward to adding to Detroit’s jazz tradition and another Labor Day weekend to remember.”

Legendary bassist, and Cass Tech graduate, Ron Carter — the most-recorded bassist in music history with more than 2,000 recordings to his credit — is the cornerstone of this year’s lineup and will perform four times throughout the weekend including nonet, trio, quartet and big band sets.

For more information, go to detroitjazzfest.com.

From page A-1

A few of this year’s top nominees include TV Lounge, the Martin Luther King, Jr. High School Marching Band “As you know, beand council member cause of the great migraMary Sheffield. tion in the early 1900s Attorney Ray Paige, and the tremendous mione of Best in Blacks figration of African Amernalists, said he is proud icans moving from the to be nominated.

South to the North, Detroit was a place for good “Anytime we get an jobs and good wages. opportunity to praise The black middle class Dimitrious Oliver, founder, owner and black excellence it arrived here, and with operator of Doctor Detroit Auto De- takes away the stereothat, a progressive Afritailing, was nominated in the Best Car type that black entrecan-American commupreneurs are not as nity was formed. Since Wash/Auto Detailing category. — Photo good a white entreprecredit: Maurice Sanders the 1900s, African neurs. I’m happy to be Americans have sought to be successful in nominated amongst a group of people that I entrepreneurial and economic activity,” said respect,” said Paige.

Harris.

So far, community participation for Best “When Coleman Young was elected in Black has been high. We have received mayor, you saw a tremendous amount of over 2,500 nominations, including 700-plus growth after the civil rights bill and affirmalocal businesses, church organizations, frative action took place. Out of those policies, ternities, schools and other categories. there was opportunity for African AmeriThe final round of voting is open now and cans to participate. A lot of large firms have been able to grow since, mainly because of ends Sept. 23. Top winners for each category will be announced at the Best in Black the Big Three.”

Awards on Oct. 20 at the Music Hall presentThe Michigan Chronicle created Best in ed by UAW Ford. Other sponsors include Black to promote black businesses in Detroit and to show that African Americans AT&T, Cricket Wireless and Metro PCS. To cast your vote for the best black support black businesses.

Detroit’s recent resurgence has given restaurant, barber, pastor and many more, birth to new black businesses that help im- please go to bestinblackdetroit.com. prove the communities they serve.

Guitarist-singer George Benson is a jazz legend. Certainly he is not the first jazz legend to headline the Detroit Jazz Festival, but for many jazz guitar lovers, Benson represents the mountaintop as someone whose career has spanned more “traditional” jazz to being a pioneer who broke open the doors to what some consider to be a more accessible and popular jazz style.

Same as anyone who charts new territory, Benson has certainly attracted his detractors who remain upset with his crossover appeal, but no one can dispute his immense talent nor his commitment to the music.

In a brief interview with the Michigan Chronicle, Benson spoke glowingly of his feelings about Detroit and Detroit’s contribution to the world of music.

What are some of your favorite memories of Detroit?

The last time I was in Detroit we played at (one of the) casinos. That was quite outstanding. It was awesome, man. Aretha Franklin came and hung out with us. Really great.

First of all, the Motor City is known for sound. It’s the best music city on the planet Earth.

Nobody can match Motown’s music.

Years ago they had the great radio stations WCHD, WCHB, WJZZ and I think Dr. Bell used to own that.

But it was a funeral home! He was a funeral home director, or owner, and he had a radio station in back of the funeral home. And we used to have to go past the caskets to go in the back and talk on the radio in this little tiny booth. But you know something man? It was exciting, because we knew we were talking to a great deal of Detroiters, you know? Because they were tuned in to that station.”

And my favorite thing at night when I got off from work, we used to work at Baker’s Keyboard Lounge.

And when I got off of work I used to ride up and down Eight Mile Road and listen to the radio at night. It was nothing more clear and more beautiful. So that is part of my great memories of Detroit.

First time you came to Detroit?

I played there with Jack McDuff, and they were just building a place called the 20 Grand. Remember that? The 20 Grand. I don’t know if it still exists, does it still exist?

(Benson is told that the 20 Grand is long gone.) Shows you how fast time goes! It was brand new then, and I remember meeting Berry Gordy there. And he was a legend already because of all the wonderful music they were making at Motown. So I met him there. And I didn’t see him again for another 45 years. I just saw him, me and Al Jarreau were doing a TV show out in LA, and he happened to be there.

So we got together and took some pictures and did a small interview.

It was really incredible man.

So a lot of wonderful things have happened to me since then. My career blew up quite nicely.

Who are some of the Detroit musicians you’ve worked with?

I think Kenny Burrell is from Detroit, isn’t he? Yeah, he’s fabulous.

He’s one of the top musicians out of Detroit. But of course, all of the great ones in the R&B world, the

pop world. Stevie Wonder, when he was a teenager, I met him. Smoky Robinson, I met him the week he got married to his first wife, Claudette. The very week he got married, I think it was back in 1961 or something like that, I met him.

Here’s a good story. One day, I was living in Hawaii on the island of Maui, now this is, like, I don’t know, 35 years later? And I saw a guy standing in front of the hotel with a guitar in his hand and I went up to him, because all guitar players are like brothers, and I said, “Hey man, my name is George Benson.” And he said, “Hey, wow, George Benson!” And I said, “What are you doing?” And he said, “I play guitar with Smoky Robinson and the Miracles.” And I said, “Yeah!”

I looked at that (guitar) case and I said, “How long you been playing with him?” He said, “Since the beginning.” I said, “Let me tell you what you got in that case. It is a Les Paul Custom. It’s black, it’s got three pickups on it, gold.” He said, “Man, how did you know that?” I said, “Because I was there the week you bought it. It was brand new.”

And we had a great time talking about that. (Editor's Note: Benson was referring to Marv Tarplin.)

For the Detroit Jazz Festival, can you give us a preview of what to expect?

Yeah, I don’t have a set program.

I don’t design a program. I walk out in front of that audience, and you know we got control of a lot of my repertoire, we can pick any section of what I do, and grab a few tunes from that section and do it. We know basically what people came to hear. So we come with the hits. We know what they come to hear. And then we throw some things in between. But we don’t have a set program, because if you have a set program and it starts going downhill, you have programmed in a downhill section and it’s hard to get out of that. So now, if something starts going downhill, I simply grab one of them “up” tunes, and bring them right back up. That’s much better, I can tell you.

I forgot to mention Marvin Gaye too, the story about him coming to Motown after leaving the Moonglows, one of my favorite groups in history. Him and Harvey Fuqua, his manager. And they stumbled into Motown and ended up marrying Berry Gordy’s sisters. And so their lives were actually made from that point on. But Marvin had so much talent, he brought something to the company. He (generated) a whole lot of money and sold a whole lot of records. But when he first came there he was really down and out.

They were on their last leg, you know. It’s a great story, and it shows the power of Motown is what I’m saying. And the power of Berry Gordy that he recognized that talent and put him out front with his A team of musicians, including the great James Jamerson, who is one of my favorite musicians of all time. And Eli Fontaine. Motown means a lot to me.”

So what’s coming up in the future?

Seems like they’ve always got something for me to do. They’re thinking about doing a film about my life story. We got a book out, you know, about my life story.

They’re thinking about turning it into a film.

news

THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE

Aug. 31 - Sept. 6, 2016

Page A-5

Teen driving, not sex, drugs or academic performance, tops parents’ list of concerns

10 Chevys now offer technology to help parents with biggest worry

ing events, if equipped

• Tailgating equipped

Chevrolet recognizes this top concern for parents and, as a result, in addition to its suite of available active and passive safety features, offers Teen Driver Technology on 10 of its 2017 cars, trucks and SUVs. Chevrolet’s Teen Driver includes an industry-first in-vehicle report card that shows how the teen drove and provides a way for parents to discuss best practices.

“I, like many of our employees, am a parent of teenagers, so we personally understand the anxiety of having a teen driver in the house,” said Steve Majoros, director of marketing, Chevrolet Cars and Crossovers. “And while we can’t control a teen’s behavior when they are in a car without a parent, Chevrolet’s Teen Driver Technology can remind them to buckle up and avoid speeding, while our other available active safety features can help to alert them in certain

if

Teen Driver is a non-subscription-based service that remains with the vehicle permanently and is available on the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV, Camaro, Colorado, Cruze, Malibu, Silverado, Silverado HD, Suburban, Tahoe and Volt. To use the safety technology, a parent must register their teen’s key fob in the vehicle’s system settings.

In the month of August this year, more than 360,000 teens became eligible for a restricted driver’s license in most states – and with that, a lot of parents will experience new levels of stress.

According to a Harris Poll survey commissioned by Chevrolet, more parents with teens worry about their child driving (55 percent) more than any other area of parental stress, including drugs and alcohol (52 percent), sexual activity (49 percent) and academic performance (53 percent).

Alerts,

New for most 2017 models with Teen Driver: • Maximum speed limiter situations when they’re making less-than-perfect driving decisions.”

Teen Driver supports certain safe driving practices by muting the radio or the audio of any paired device when front seat occupants aren’t wearing their safety belts. It also gives audible and visual warnings when the vehicle is traveling faster than preset speeds, and allows parents to limit the maximum volume of the radio.

Additionally, available active safety features are automatically enabled and incapable of being manually disabled when Teen Driver is in use.

These features may include: • Lane Departure Warning • Lane Keep Assist • Front and Rear Park Assist • Side Blind Zone Alert • Rear Cross Traffic Alert • Forward Collision Alert • Forward Automatic Braking • Rear Automatic Braking • Front Pedestrian Braking • Stability Control

250

SUMMER SAVINGS EVENT

$

7000 1234 9876 3456

Prepaid Card

• Traction Control • Daytime Running Lamps/Automatic Light Control “As a mother of two, it’s extremely important to find solutions that can help young drivers on the road,” said MaryAnn Beebe, Chevrolet safety engineer. “Chevrolet developed this system as a tool that can give teens some additional coaching as they’re gaining experience. Driving on your own is a big milestone for teens, and Teen Driver helps to remind them to practice safe driving. And for parents, it’s easier to give guidance to your teen when you have some information on what they’re doing behind the wheel.”

• Wide-open throttle events • Forward Collision Alerts, if equipped • Forward Collision Brak-

• Traction control activations

Each of the 10 vehicles also features available Apple CarPlay or Android Auto compatibility, to help encourage teens to refrain from using their handheld phones while driving.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that August was the most popular birth month in the U.S. in the year 2000, with 360,080 births.

Knowing there could be a record number of 16-yearolds hitting the road in August 2016, Chevrolet commissioned a survey of parents with teenagers from ages 13 to 17 years to find out how seriously parents take the issue of their teens driving.

Ecorse Community Schools

BE COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE

Hope Academy

Credit Recovery Program We offer

Mr. McPhaul says, ■ Technology-based Learning “Come see me. ■ High School Diploma Earned ■ All Ecorse Community High School We will Programs, Services & Activities Offered work it out.”

Enroll !

Today

■ 100% Online Learning ■ NCA Accredited Program

The Teen Driver in-vehicle report card may keep track of the following, depending on the vehicle: • Distance driven • Maximum speed reached • Overspeed warnings issued • Stability control events • Antilock braking events

• Configurable audio volume limit Additional report card information: • Traction control activations • Wide-open throttle

events • Tailgating alerts, if equipped

Are you 16-19 Years Old? Up to 3 years behind in school?

Dropped out or Kicked out of

Our Doors are Open

We don’t look at your past, we work with you to improve your future

We are ready to impact and change young lives Kenneth McPhaul, Jr. Alternative Education Director

Call: 313-294-4750

BRING IN THIS FLYER FOR A FREE T-SHIRT

Page A-6 •

THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE • Aug. 31 - Sept. 6, 2016

AS ONE JOURNEY ENDS, ANOTHER BEGINS. CONGRATULATIONS!

Eight Howard University students were selected to take the journey and DISCOVER THE UNEXPECTED—a firstever fellowship program sponsored by the all-new 2016 Chevrolet Malibu in partnership with the National Newspaper Publishers Association. Congratulations to our brilliant fellows! Thank you for taking us on this wonderful journey. May you continue to discover new roads that help you shatter perceptions and inspire us all.

#discovertheunexpected

DISCOVER MORE OF THEIR STORY AT NNPA.ORG/DTU

Section B

Hiram E. Jackson

Aug. 31 - Sept. 6, 2016

Jimmy Settles

When we rally behind our youth, our community wins Dear Supporters of Detroit Youth, Welcome to the debut edition of the “Best of Young Detroit,” a publication of UAW-Ford. This weekly section represents a partnership between UAW-Ford and the Michigan Chronicle.

Across these pages, we wish to highlight young people in our community who are committed to “doing the right thing” in the classroom and through their participation in extra-curricular activities.

We will begin this journey by highlighting fall high school sports, but we look forward to covering additional activities in the future, including dance, music, chess, debate and more. While showcasing dedicated youth, we also will shine a light on the many committed parents, teachers and coaches that make their participation possible.

If you are looking for a consistent source of good news, we believe you will find it here, and in the process we hope to inform, educate and inspire our community.

Thank you for reading.

Sincerely,

Hiram E Jackson

Jimmy Settles

Publisher Vice President Michigan Chronicle UAW

Let the games begin!

Great opening act: Sporting their familiar black and gold and honoring the legacy of their late coach, Dale Harvel, Detroit Martin Luther King football players were laser sharp in their opener, a 39-0 victory against Southfield High School for the Arts & Technology at the Prep Kickoff Classic. A list of opening game top performers appears inside.

Photo by Rogers William Foster

Cass Tech excels on the football field and produces strong student-athletes with help from UAW-Ford

By Scott Talley Special to the Michigan Chronicle

study lab was an easy choice.

“Cass is about academics and in order to keep the team moving in the right direction, we had to keep the academics up,” said Wilcher, who notes that the study lab is used in a variety of ways including allowing students to do research papers, study at night, and type reports.

“We had kids trying to type reports on their cell phones,” said Wilcher with a chuckle. “The study lab bridges the gap and helps to make a better student-athlete.”

For the record, UAW-Ford also provided a complete renovation of the Cass Tech weight room, but it is the study lab that promises to provide the greatest assistance to Cass Tech student-athletes, even after they graduate from high school.

“Having the study lab and being able to study together as a team is good,” said senior Anthony Clark (DE, OLB). “I didn’t study with the team my freshman year, but once I started to do that, I didn’t get below a 3.0. It motivates you to do the work—it’s a competition.

“You have to be committed to do this and be part of this team. You’ve got to love it to do it and I love the sport and I love my team.”

The study lab has also become a place where the Technicians have displayed their championship hardware. The proud studentathletes that compose the 2016 version of the Detroit Cass Tech football team will continue their pursuit of excellence on the field, when they return to action 4 p.m. Friday at Edison Academy.

Cass Technical High School has long been known for academic excellence, but in recent years the school also has become a bona fide football power. The Technicians have advanced to six Division 1 state semifinals, including victories in the state championship game at Ford Field in 2011 and 2012.

Cass is the pick of many, if not most high school football observers, to win this year’s Division 1 title, when the championship is settled in November.

The Technicians, who opened the season Sunday with a very competitive 45-27 victory against Oak Park in the final game of the Prep Kickoff Classic at Wayne State are led by a host of talented performers including: All America receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones, safety Jaylen Kelly-Powell, quarterback Rodney Hall and lineman Jordan Reid. Other standouts are Donovan Johnson (DB/RB), Zach Martin (DE/ LB), Desean Boyd (LB), Kelvin Ateman (OT), Kalon Gervin (DB), Donovan Parker (WR), Tim Cheatham (RB), Otis Doss (LB), Taron Young (LB/RB) and DeAndre Square (LB/S).

While the Cass players are well known by fans and college recruiters, what may be a surprise to many is a resource that has contributed to the Technicians’ rise as a dominant football program. And that resource was made possible by a helping hand from UAW-Ford.

“I said study lab or weight room, take your pick,” said UAW Vice President Jimmy Settles, recalling a conversation with Cass Tech football coach Thomas Wilcher, after UAW-Ford had made a decision to assist the student-athletes at Cass following a visit to the school, where the students’ needs were accessed.

To Settles’ surprise, Wilcher chose the study lab, making Settles an instant believer in Wilcher and the Cass Tech program.

“I knew right then that he cared about his kids,” said Settles, who said he made a false assumption that Cass Tech students had all the resources they needed before his visit to the school following the Technicians’ first state title season in 2011.

Wilcher, a former standout football and track performer at Detroit Central and the University of Michigan in the 1980s, said selecting the Photos by Rogers William Foster

Cass Tech made the right moves in a 45-27 season opening victory against Oak Park on Sunday, Aug. 28 at Wayne State.

The same is true of the Technicians off the field where they are committed to being true scholar-athletes.

Best of Young Detroit

Aug. 31 - Sept. 6, 2016

Cross-country is a family affair at Renaissance High, with lifelong benefits

Running for a purpose: Upholding a strong cross-country tradition begun by coaches like Rick Miotke and Harry Weaver, a respected quartet of coaches continue to guide Renaissance runners to success that is carried over to track and field and the game of life.

By Scott Talley Special to the Michigan Chronicle Students enter Renaissance High School to be academically challenged and for those Renaissance students that choose to run cross-country, another type of challenge awaits.

“Cross country teaches you a lot about yourself,” said Renaissance senior Ayanna Hayes, about the sport that requires running five kilometers, or 3.1 miles, generally over challenging grassy and dirt terrain, which includes hills.

Like many athletes have experienced, Hayes’ first attempt at cross-country was far from pretty.

“I stopped after two miles, but I learned I that I was not a quitter, so I couldn’t give up on cross-country,” said Hayes, whose persistence was rewarded when the Phoenix captured a girls Detroit Public School League championship last fall on the Belle Isle course.

“It was just an unbelievable feeling to know that all of the hard work paid off,” said Hayes, who was further rewarded

by being named a captain on the girls’ team for the upcoming season.

Like several of her teammates, Hayes also is a standout on the track, where she excels in the 400 meters.

An honor roll student, Hayes looks forward to running collegiately and is shooting for the 2020 or 2024 Summer Olympics.

Hayes’ comments speak to the

A special touch was added to the black and gold jerseys of defending Division 2 state football champions, Martin Luther King High School for the Crusaders’ Aug. 27 season opener at Wayne State University versus Southfield High School for the Arts & Technology. The name “Harvel” adorned the back of each jersey to honor the team’s beloved former coach, the late Dale Harvel.

The Crusaders’ play on the field was special as well during the 39-0 victory, which featured the contributions of many standout performers including running back Kevin Willis (20 carries, 161 yards), quarterback Dequan Finn (139 yards passing, two TDs), and receiver Ambry Thomas (three receptions, 111 yards and a TD). A ferocious King defense allowed the Crusaders to build a 33-0 lead in the third quarter.

long-term benefits of cross-country, benefits that actually go beyond athletics.

“Our kids see the growth of walkable lanes and bike lanes in our city, and they understand that is where our culture is going, and they want to be a part of that as adults,” said LaCema Womack, who has coached young athletes in Detroit for more than 20 years. “We have a very good population here at Renaissance, and a population that really likes cross-country, but grades will always be first.”

Womack is a part of a team of coaches, which will be guiding the Renaissance runners this season.

The coaches are respected on the local, national and international level.

In addition to Womack, the coaching team includes Calvin Johnson, Reggie Osborn, and former Olympic track standout Darnell Hall.

“We have that team concept, which I really, really like,” Womack said. “We’re all in this together as a team and we have developed a good family unit to support the kids. It’s school first regardless, and then other extra-curricular activities, and then the sports. You truly have student-athletes at Renaissance.”

Feature stories, results and updates about boys and girls cross-country will appear in this publication throughout the season. Story ideas are welcomed and coaches and community members are encouraged to email story ideas to stalleyassociates@gmail.com

Curtis Murphy, Southeastern, 120 yards passing; two TDs, including a 50-yard run; and an interception, in Southeastern’s 20-14 overtime victory against Ann Arbor Huron Lamark Gray and Creed Stegall-Monroe, Southeastern combined for 225 yards rushing Derrick Corbin, Western International, 103 yards on 10 of 12 passing attempts with 3 TDs, also rushed for a TD in Western International’s 62-0 victory against Detroit Leadership Academy Brent Watson, Western International, two TD receptions and an interception Darrick Jones, Osborn, 201 rushing yards, including two TDs in Osborn’s 20-10 victory against Delta Prep Mandel Berriman, 96 yards on 2 of 3 passing attempts, including a 65-yard TD to Raymon Gates, which put Osborn ahead

Adonte Calhoun, Denby, 205 yards rushing and three TDs in Denby’s 42-0 victory against Fredrick Douglass

D.J. Atkins, Central, 80-yard kickoff return for a TD

Donovan People-Jones, Cass Tech, three receptions for 100 yards and two TDs in Cass’ 45-27 victory against Oak Park Rodney Hall, Cass Tech, 9 of 15 passing for 77 yards and one TD; 10 carries for 70 yards and one TD Aaron Jackson, Cass Tech, 3 of 3 passing for 101 yards and two TDs

The 2016 Summer Olympics featured many inspirational stories, including a special event in the pool when Simone Manuel became the first African American female to win a gold medal in an individual event (100-meter freestyle). In total, Manuel won two gold and two silver medals at the Rio Games.

Members of Detroit’s swimming community say Manuel’s success will positively impact youth swimming locally.

“In a word, youth swimming participation is growing, and we expect to see that Olympic bloom,” said Ja’Von Waters, a club coach for the Detroit Recreation Swim Team, which is affiliated with USA Swimming. “Our new wave of swimmers coming up in the area are definitely inspired by Simone Manuel, just as African American pioneers like Maritza Correia (the first black woman to earn a place on the U.S. Olympic team) and Cullen Jones (three-time medalist at the 2012 London Summer Olympics) inspired Simone Manuel.”

Waters coaches club members ranging in age from 6 to 17. His club is an important feeder organization for local school swimming teams, including girls that will be participating this fall in Detroit Public Schools meets.

This publication will reach out to Waters and his fellow coaches to identify student-athletes to feature during the fall season. Story suggestions and results from Detroit school coaches are also appreciated and can be submitted by emailing stalleyassociates@gmail.com.

Special thanks are in order to the many people that responded so kindly and quickly to make this debut issue possible, including the Michigan Chronicle staff, the Detroit Public Schools Athletic Department and coaches, and UAW-Ford staff. Feedback and story ideas also are welcomed from members of our community and can be submitted by emailing stalleyassociates@gmail.com.

Demetrius Christian, Central, 125 yards rushing and one TD in Central’s 20-15 victory against Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard

Denby defense, three interceptions, one fumble recovery and seven tackles for loss, while allowing only two first downs

Manuel’s historic swimming victory will also impact Detroit youth

Special Thanks!

Following is a listing of other top local performers during opening games:

Romel Taylor, Denby, 110 yards passing and three TDs (two passing and one rushing)

Page B-2

Leotis Briggs, Central, 65-yard interception return for a TD D’Andre Cheatham, Central, nine tackles, 5 assists, three sacks, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery Kyron Williams, Voyageur College Prep, 146 yards on 17 carries, including two TDs, in Prep’s 22-12 victory against Henry Ford.

Dennis Smith, Voyageur College Prep, 11 tackles and one interception returned for an 86yard TD Daniel Knight, Voyageur College Prep, 10 tackles and four sacks

Donovan Johnson, Cass Tech, 83-yard kickoff return for a TD to tie the score at 21 in the second quarter

Photos by Rogers William Foster

PAGE B-3

COMMUNITY Powered by Real Times Media

michiganchronicle.com

DPS schools get up to code, just in time Michigan Chronicle staff reports

When school began last year, not a single Detroit Public Schools building was in compliance with Detroit health and safety codes. Today – just one week before the start of the new school year – 91 percent of all the district’s school buildings are in full compliance.

Over the past eight months, the Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) has worked closely with city health and safety inspectors to bring its schools up to code. DPSCD has spent $2.5 million on repairs so far. Today, all but eight of its 94 school buildings are in full compliance with city health and safety codes. The remaining eight will be brought up to code this fall following extensive roof and other repairs.

All building and health inspection reports and certificates of compliance (when applicable) for each DPSCD school are posted on the City of Detroit website at www.detroitmi.gov.

“Parents should be able to send their children to school without worrying that their health and safety could be at risk. Detroit’s families deserve no less,” Mayor Mike Duggan said. “I’d like to thank the leadership and facilities staff at DPSCD for making these repairs their highest priority over the past eight months and we will continue to work together to ensure our school buildings are up to code.”

Since January, the City of Detroit’s Buildings, Safety Engineering and Environmental Department and the Health Department conducted more than 400 inspections at DPSCD buildings.

Mental illness takes toll on African American community

One social service organization dealing with the problem head-on

By Olga Ford Mental illness goes undetected, undiagnosed and untreated in the African American community, even though it seems to be more prevalent in our community.

According to the Health & Human Services Office of Minority Health, African Americans are 20 percent more likely to experience serious mental health problems than the general population. One local social service organization is fighting to bring awareness and understanding about a condition that is often seen as a mark of disgrace.

New Center Community Services (NCCS) will kick off its annual 5K Walkcan help adults with athon on Saturday, Sept. serious mental illness 10, in downtown Detroit.

(SMI); children and In its 10th year, the NCCS adolescents who are is still walking, running seriously emotionally and standing up to mental disturbed (SED); perhealth. What began as a neighborhood awareness sons with co-occurring walk has had a tremendisorders; people who dous increase in particiare experiencing a crisis that disrupts their pation and support over the years and is now the daily lives, issues such organization’s major fundas stress, substance raiser of the year. The proabuse, marital conflict ceeds from this year’s walk and depression. will be used to collaborate with schools in the Southeast Michigan area and work to assess and provide care for students and break the cycle of trauma in the classroom.

New Center

Cody Detroit Institue of Technology faculty, staff and students Since the city and school district entered into a consent agreement in February, school and city officials met weekly to measure progress and ensure compliance.

“On the first day of school, Sept. 6, DPS Community District’s 97 schools in 94 buildings will be ready to begin our fresh start as a new school district,” said DPS transition manager Judge Steven Rhodes. “During a very financially challenging time, our employees met the challenges of tackling critical building repairs. The work is not yet done, because we have some major roofing work and other costly repairs left to complete. However, district leadership is committed to finding the financial resources necessary to accomplish this work. We would like to thank the City of Detroit, as well as the many donors who stepped forward and the volunteers who helped make this happen. We will continue to engage the community and seek opportunities to enlist help as all of our buildings require ongoing maintenance.”

“Facility readiness on the first day of school is important for our students, staff, families, and community,” said Alycia Meriweather, interim DPSCD superintendent. “Just as our buildings and staff are ready for Sept. 6, we want all students to prepare for a great school year by getting proper sleep, reading every day, and talking about goals and expectations for the new year.”

In order for a building to receive its certificate of compliance, it must be in full compliance with the city’s property maintenance code. The remaining eight schools that do not yet have their certificates of compliance require major roof work or other repairs, which are expected to begin in the next few weeks once contracts are awarded.

To read this story in its entirety, visit michiganchronicle.com

Aug. 31 - Sept. 6, 2016

“There are a number of children in our community that are going to school to learn but they are bringing scars of trauma from their home, their neighborhood and their family environment. Unfortunately, oftentimes, teachers and administrators are not able to recognize the symptoms of trauma,” said president and chief executive officer of NCCS, Joy Calloway.

New Center has developed programs and services that teach and support administrators, teachers and families on how to identify trauma or other mental illnesses in school-age children. Once it’s been identified, a care management plan is formulated to fit the needs of that child.

Calloway makes a valid point that the willingness for America to have a discussion about mental illness seems to occur only when there are unfathomable tragedies, such as the Virginia Tech Massacre or more recently the Charleston church shooting in which both perpetrators had a commonality of mental illness.

“The stigma is still huge but I think people are really starting to listen,” she said. “Whatever is going to get people talking about mental health, the importance of mental health, the impact of mental illness on communities and families, I have decided that I am

going to take advantage of the spotlight. We need as much exposure and understanding as possible.”

Calloway views these opportunities as teachable moments and a way to demystify mental illness and place a face on mental health.

“It gives me an opportunity to share and talk about my family member that has bipolar disorder and how he is trying to live a productive life, being a happy individual and the struggles he has and we have as his family dealing and managing with this illness. It gives me the opportunity, once we talk about the shootings, now I can bring attention to the people I see every day in this office that are learning to live with their illness,” she said.

In the African American community, many people misunderstand what a mental health condition is.

“Just like diabetes or hypertension, or any chronic physical illness, chronic mental illness also needs a management plan. It needs support services, it needs medication, and therapy sometimes,” said Calloway.

The stigma of mental illness is not just a “black thing.” On a broader level it’s a “cultural thing.”

“America, land of the free, home of the brave. Societally, we don’t believe in showing weakness, but if you go a little deeper than that, if we look at black folks in America and our history here and our history before we came here. We come from a long line of kings and queens and strength and resilience,” said Calloway.

“Those of us that are here had blood that came across the Mid-Atlantic. It’s in us to be strong and to be resilient and get over things. The mindset is, if we can deal with the things that happened during slavery, civil rights and Jim Crow, surely we can tell ourselves to (deal with this situation),” said Calloway.

Being in tune with your body and knowing when to ask for help is key.

“A true measure of strength is knowing when you have reached your limits and when you need help. We as black folks need to understand, yes, we are strong, yes, we are resilient and yes, we have a historic history of pushing through the evil that has been done to us. Now, we need to know that when we’ve reached our limits involving anxiety and depression or when we are not feeling mentally or emotionally like we should, we need to know it’s a true sign of strength to say I need to go and talk to someone,” said Calloway.

The 10th Annual New Center Community Services 5k Walkathon will take place on Saturday, Sept. 10, from 9 am to12:30 pm at the Detroit Riverwalk near Rivard Plaza in downtown Detroit. For more information or to register, visit www.NewCenterCMHS.org or call (313) 961- 3047.

New Center Community Services is a private, nonprofit, community mental health agency with six locations in Detroit and Highland Park. New Center’s interdisciplinary staff, including psychiatrists, social workers, nurses, psychologists, therapists and educators, provides a wide range of comprehensive mental health services to over 4,500 clients annually.

Erika Alexander: Living her convictions on the campaign trail

By Roz Edward

Erika Alexander didn’t just play bright, talented politically astute attorney Maxine Shaw on the hit television show “Living Single,” she is in fact a bright, talented, politically astute woman on a mission.

Alexander stomped through Detroit for presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Saturday, Aug. 27, making appearances at Democratic National Committee offices around the metropolitan Detroit area.

“I’ve been a political surrogate for Hillary Clinton for nine years. And I have had the great honor to travel with her, and the many women I have met along the way have taught me about hope. Our man from Hope was Bill Clinton and our man of hope is Barack Obama,” says Alexander.

But while the popular actress and activist enjoys the role of “political surrogate” for the Clinton campaign, and she exercises her celebrity to get the first woman elected to the White House, her own life was far less privileged than the lives of many celebrities on the political stage.

“I am a regular girl from Flagstaff, Arizona. Both of my parents were orphans … when we were living [in Flagstaff] we did what we could to make ends meet,” explains the articulate actress. “We were

Erika Alexander (third from left) embraces Hillary Clinton supporters. the working poor. We used to dumpster dive and make things to sell to people.

I started working at five years of age knocking on doors to sweep a porch or take out trash. But we had dreams,” she continued.

and they admire her for getting up and fighting every day like they do.”

Alexander readily recognizes the similarities in life experiences that unify women across race and cultural lines.

“I know Hillary Clinton is sometimes viewed as a brash woman, but that’s the kind of woman that raised me, and the type of women I grew up with — black and white, ” asserts Alexander. “They were used to speaking their minds, they were used to being underestimated, they were smart and they were tough and a lot of times people didn’t like them.”

“Black women are the most educated group in America. They also are the least promoted and the most underpaid, and black women see Secretary Clinton as a fighter. What she goes through [black women] go through every day,

A Clinton presidency would be an epic achievement, marking the first time in 227 years of American history that a woman would lead the nation.

Alexander’s commitment to improving the quality of life for Americans, particularly black Americans and women, extends beyond her own life experience as a black woman and she understands Clinton’s appeal to African Americans.

“My background makes me feel very vulnerable inside [of the election process] when they talk about mass incarceration, poverty, entrepreneurship.

Don Lemon asked me if celebrities should speak out, and I said ’that’s madness to even ask that.’”

Alexander said resolutely, “Celebrities from Stevie Wonder on have lent their voices to speak out and change the world.”

So while pollsters and political pundits across the country are zeroing in on the traces in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania, and worried supporters are hoping [Michigan voters] “show up and show out” to continue Obama administration legacy, Alexander concedes that the 2016 presidential election is a particularly import one.

“The 13 percent of this country [that is African American] is the consciousness of the world. African Americans are no joke and wherever we are is where the world should be. Black lives do matter and we are going to bar the gate from the barbarians. This is a turning point for black Americans and the world,” she concludes.

Quote of the Week:

HIRAM E. JACKSON Publisher

A Real Times Media Newspaper 479 Ledyard, • Detroit, MI 48201

(313) 963-5522 e-mail:newsdesk@michronicle.com Aug. 31- Sept. 6, 2016

Page B-4

CATHY NEDD Associate Publisher

“Success doesn’t count unlessyou earn it fair and square.”

— Michelle Obama

KEITH A. OWENS Senior Editor SAMUEL LOGAN Publisher 1933-2011

JOHN H. SENGSTACKE Chairman-Emeritus 1912-1997 LONGWORTH M. QUINN Publisher-Emeritus 1909-1989

Donald Trump’s misguided, condescending savior complex

By Virgie Rollins

Ask anyone to describe the 1963 March on Washington and they’ll tell you about the “I Have a Dream” speech.

The scene is etched into our collective memory whether we lived it or learned about it in school – Dr. King, self-possessed and sure in front of the grand columns of the Lincoln Memorial, throngs of civil rights activists stretching off into the horizon past the vast reflecting pool. We can hear his thunderous voice in our heads, sharing his dream for that day when his own children would not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.

The speech, which was as Virgie Rollins much a demand for economic fairness as it was a call for voting rights and social equality, is easily one of the most persuasive works of oratory in history. It was a moment that electrified the nation and secured Dr. King’s preeminent status as an agent of social change. The unifying soul power of that rally led directly to the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. It was spectacular in the loftiest sense of the word.

Now, 53 years later, we’re witnessing a different kind of spectacle: Donald Trump has begun making his case for why African American voters should abandon progressive causes and support him instead.

Speaking in front of mostly white audiences in Wisconsin, Michigan and Ohio recently, Trump confusedly addressed the African American community, presenting himself as the savior that he seems to think we need. At one event he told us, “you live in your poverty, your schools are no good, you have no jobs, 58 percent of your youth is unemployed.” He said our communities are worse than war zones, that the way we’re living “is a disaster,” that if you walk down the street in our neighborhoods, you’ll get shot. The gross ignorance is astonishing. If you could write the opposite of “I Have a Dream,” this is what it would look like. On voting for the Republican ticket, Trump asked, “What

do you have to lose?”

Well, for starters, our right to vote.

In 2013, conservative justices on the Supreme Court issued a ruling that gutted a key provision of the Voting Rights Act. Ever since, Republicans around the country have done everything in their power to erect new barriers to the vote.

They’ve eliminated same-day registration, rolled back early voting, implemented photo ID laws, and limited the counting of provisional ballots. These new laws and regulations disproportionately target communities of color, precisely because we are less likely to support Republican candidates on Election Day. Moreover, what Trump fails to grasp, is the importance of economic fairness.

This idea was a centerpiece of the March on Washington, the full title of which was “The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.”

This battleground isn’t new territory for Hillary Clinton either, unlike Trump, who seems to think that by tacking on a new section of his stump speech this late in the game, African Americans will flock to his campaign. Clinton has spent her career fighting for progressive causes that matter to black communities, going back the 1960s when she supported the student efforts to increase the admission rates of African Americans at Wellesley college.

Dr. King described life for African Americans as living on a “lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity.” Donald Trump has spent a lifetime luxuriating in his own vast ocean of material prosperity, going back to the start of his business career in the late 60s when his father gave him a “small loan” of $1 million.

If Donald Trump wants to get serious about fixing the systemic social and economic challenges faced by the African American community, he should spend less time in his gilded towers, drop the empty posturing, stop lecturing black voters in front of white audiences, and start listening. I’m know a few leaders in the African American community who would love to share their wisdom with the leader of the Republican Party.

But for now, 53 years after the March on Washington, Hillary Clinton, not Donald Trump, is clearly the better standard-bearer of the Civil Rights Movement, and clearly better suited to lead our nation from the Oval Office.

Democrats don’t get blank check from black voters

By Jesse Jackson, Sr.

Donald Trump made a pitch for black votes last week, in his own inimitable fashion. Speaking in a nearly all-white suburb of Detroit, he suggested that African American communities are “suffering from Democratic control.”

“What do you have to lose by trying something new like Trump.

What do you have to lose?” he said to absent African Americans. “You’re living in poverty, your schools are no good, you have no jobs, 58 percent of your youth is unJesse L. Jackson employed.”

This appeal for votes will fall on deaf ears. Most African Americans don’t live in poverty, even though too many do.

Most have jobs, even though too few do.

More people in poverty are white, young and female. Trump has little relationship with the black community and isn’t making any effort to create one. Most African Americans consider him a bigot.

Four out of five African-Americans view him unfavorably.

President Obama won over nine of 10 African American votes in 2012 when he ran for re-election. The black community is obviously proud of the dignity with which he has carried himself in office and the values which his family displayed. Not surprisingly, Trump polls in the low single digits — 2 or 3 percent — among African Americans. He’s running fourth behind the Libertarian and the Green candidates.

The African American vote hasn’t always been Democratic. Democrats didn’t inherit black votes, they earned them. African Americans were a major part of the coalition that Hillary Clinton put together to win the Democratic nomination, and we will be a major part of the coalition she’s putting together to win the presidency.

But Trump does have a point. African Americans have suffered significantly from the stacked deck that characterizes our economy. We were the biggest

victims of what the FBI called an “epidemic of fraud” in the housing bubble.

We lost more ground than whites in the Great Recession. We suffer higher unemployment, a racially biased criminal justice system and inadequate public schools.

Recent reports showing that poor African Americans in Milwaukee and in other cities are living in more isolated neighborhoods, with more segregated schools, worse household incomes and greater incidence of concentrated poverty than that witnessed in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963 near the beginnings of the modern Civil Rights Movement are alarming.

As the first black president, Obama enjoyed a deep wellspring of support among African Americans. We had his back. Clinton will not enjoy that unstinting loyalty. African Americans will be making demands — as Black Lives Matter has already done — and looking for results.

We need a targeted program to rebuild our inner cities. We need investment in jobs, housing and schools, as well as massive criminal justice reform.

Hillary Clinton, periodically, talks about the Rep. James Clyburn’s 10-20-30 plan.

This calls for earmarking 10 percent of government spending for the 474 communities that have had 20 percent of the population in poverty for more than 30 years.

As Clyburn notes, this isn’t a blacks-only program. These communities are both majority Democrat and majority Republican; they are urban and they are rural. They include Appalachian whites, Alaskan Native Americans, urban Latinos and more. 10-20-30 won’t solve the problems of Chicago’s South Side or Milwaukee’s north side, but it will demonstrate a clear concern for those struggling the most.

That, along with reforming our criminal justice system and ending mass incarceration that has destroyed so many lives, would begin to revive hope. Without that, Clinton will find that our cities are tinderboxes, ready to blow.

Democrats are going to have to work to earn black votes again, not simply inherit them.

Disparities in public education systems prevail

By Greg Bowens

One of every eight students in the Grosse Pointe School district gets a free lunch because their family can’t afford to pay the full price.

Think about it.

Here in one of the wealthiest communities in the wealthiest country on the planet, one in eight kids can’t afford to buy their lunch.

You wouldn’t know that if you read “Fault Lines – America’s most segregating school district borders.”

The study showing funding disparities between urban and suburban school districts was done by EdBuild – a nonprofit education Greg Bowens reform group in New Jersey. The report said the number one funding disparity comes between Detroit and Grosse Pointe. To make their case, they looked at poverty rates between the two cities and showed that the largest gap existed between Detroit and Grosse Pointe schools. And to further make their case, they tied it to race by referencing a 1974 U.S. Supreme Court decision that said school district borders represent individual communities and those communities do not have an obligation to racially integrate across district lines.

After that bit of history, race disappears except to note that Detroit today is more than 80 percent black. No mention was made about the number of blacks and other minorities who attend any suburban district.

Once EdBuild made the point that black people lost the bussing fight long ago, they were done with the nastiness of talking about racial equality in today’s public schools. It was time to move on. The story of racial integration and equality had no meaning, no merit beyond being used as a stage prop.

And while black people disappeared from the report, they didn’t disappear from the suburban schools where they are integrated. This is what the court case was all about in the first place.

No one should be surprised that a nearly lily-white organization, led by a charter school advocate, with deep ties to the charter school movement found it convenient to high jack a piece of civil rights history. Powerful institutions are adept at stoking the passions of racial animosity to achieve what they want.

And when those institutions are aligned with other well-known charter advocates such as the Walton and Eli Broad foundations, the stage is set for a righteous fight.

“Fault Lines” is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. The report cleverly focuses on economic segregation as opposed to racial segregation but leaves people with the rich/suburban is white and poor/urban is black stereotypes. Consequently race is used here as a foil to argue for dismantling school borders with the likely goal of sucking more money from city and suburban school districts with more charter schools. EdBuild doesn't seem to give a darn about correcting the racial segregation of the past. If they did they would acknowledge migration patterns, include all minorities and include the numbers on suburban student poverty. But the damage is done. For the next few years, stories will reference “Fault Lines” as a way to pit city verses suburban districts. Comment sections will light up as the bigots come out and social media will glow all atwitter with hashtags. People love a good white verses black fight. “Fault Lines” gives it to them.

Meanwhile, the 13 percent of the students from the five Grosse Pointes and Harper Woods getting a subsidized or free lunch because they are poor and the black kids making up 33 percent of Grosse Pointe North High School’s student body will go back to being invisible. There is no room for them in the new integration fight. Suburban black, minority and the poor of any color just don’t count.

Why are black Democrats more popular in the GOP than black Republicans?

By Raynard Jackson NNPA Newswire Columnist

If black Republicans ever want to be taken seriously by the Black community, they have to stop accepting the silly ultimatum being offered by the Republican Party.

Some in the party think blacks have to choose between their community and the GOP. The proper thing to do is to be both black and Republican. This isn’t an “either-or’ scenario. Black Republicans must represent their community and the GOP at the same time.

Some black Republicans that appear on television must be so starved for money that they are willing to sell Raynard Jackson their souls for 30 pieces of silver. You can always make more money, but you can’t make more integrity.

Republicans’ obsessive love affair with hiring black Democrats continues to come back to bite them on the butt.

Back in February, ordained minister and reality TV villain Omarosa Manigault appeared on a segment on Fox News to bolster support for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. The former Clinton aide spent more time name-calling and obsessing over another guest’s cleavage than giving strong reasons why the black community should vote for Trump.

Omarosa should have been barred from anything to do with the Trump campaign after this embarrassing interview.

How can blacks take this campaign seriously with surrogates like this?

Some will accuse me of taking one bad interview and going off the deep end. Oh really? Check out Roland Martin’s interview with Ashley Bell, a newly hired Black staffer at the RNC. The train wreck starts at 10:10. I cringed while watching this interview. This is what happens when you hire inexperienced people who make you feel comfortable, versus someone who is a bona fide professional.

Need more proof?

My good friend, former Congressman Jack Kingston from Georgia is also a Trump surrogate. Kingston is White.

This interview is bordering on insanity and racism. I know Jack very well and he is neither, but when you speak of things which you have no knowledge of, like the Black community, this is what you get.

I have provided media training to some of the biggest names in business, politics, entertainment, and sports and have offered to do the same for the Republican Party, but of course, to no avail.

Some racially-tinged jokes and campaign antics that are funny to white folks are simply not funny to blacks, and Diamond and Silk are prime examples.

Diamond and Silk are two black women who are Internet sensations from North Carolina. They also support Trump.

So, in usual Republican fashion, they have become “the flavor of the month.”

They are Democrats and are now being flown across the country and being paid to “entertain” mostly white audiences.

Memo to white folks: “Blacks don’t think this is funny.” Diamond and Silk give us flashbacks of the minstrel shows of old.

Most black Republicans complain in private, but don’t have the guts to complain publically. These are the blacks that this party hires and promotes. You can’t complain about your opponent’s behavior and remain silent when one of your own behaves in a similar manner.

The only black involved in the election cycle with any professionalism and credibility is Katrina Pierson, Trump’s national spokesperson. The rest do not even meet the minimum requirement to be in the role they occupy. They provide nothing more than race insurance for the party. (“We hired a few blacks, therefore we can’t be racist.”)

None of them possess any institutional memory or knowledge of the Republican Party. None of these blacks would be deemed qualified for similar positions in the private sector. These blacks are simply a reflection of the organizations that hire them. The Republican Party has shown no interest in engaging with the black community.

The best way to get attention in the Republican Party as a black is to be a black Democrat.”

community

THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE

Aug. 31 - Sept. 6, 2016

Page B-5

DTE presents Polish the Jewel Belle Isle Legacy Luncheon

By AJ Williams

The Belle Isle Conservancy is making a splash with the 12th annual Polish the Jewel Belle Isle Legacy Luncheon, presented by the DTE Energy Foundation, on Thursday, Oct. 13, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Funds raised at this year’s event will benefit a new Splash Play Area on Belle Isle Park.

After years of hosting the event at the Belle Isle Casino, the Conservancy is taking the celebration back to the garden — the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory gardens to be exact — where the first luncheon was held.

Oasis on Detroit’s east side:

Covenant House improves academic outcomes

By AJ Williams Covenant House Academy East, located at 7600 Goethe Street on the lower east side, is an oasis of educational opportunity in one of Detroit’s most challenged neighborhoods.

In 2005, the Detroit Public Schools authorized Covenant House Michigan to open three charter schools in order to better serve the needs of homeless and other at-risk youth who lacked a high school diploma. The three schools located on the east and southwest sides of Detroit serve youth aged 16-22 and are named Covenant House Academies.

The school offers an instructional day that ends at 3 p.m. but also provides breakfast and tutoring before school and after the day’s official schedule. It’s not uncommon, in fact, for students to remain at the school for tutorial assistance, an extra meal, or even fellowship.

“School is over at 3 (p.m.) but we have kids who come back and say, ‘Hey, where’s Ms. Owens? (referring to the school’s outgoing and motherly-like community liaison) Do you have some of that food we had for lunch?’” chuckles Nathaniel King, principal and longtime public school educator who grew up not far the Covenant House campus.

The institution has graduated more than 1,000 young men and women between its three city campuses since August 2005. Special needs students

can enroll up to the age of 25. Sixty percent of its graduates have gone on to higher education and improved employment opportunities.

Covenant House’s motto is “retention, progress and graduation.” Its mission is “to touch the lives and improve the achievement levels of students who have previously been school dropouts, homeless or otherwise at risk.”

Its curriculum blends individual, hands-on instruction with a computer-aided model that allows students the opportunity to learn and advance at their own pace. In addition, students can access their practice sessions and homework materials online — 24 hours, seven days a week and receive credit for that work.

Additionally, Covenant House Academy East offers a myriad of wraparound services including parenting classes, anger management, English as a second language, and one-to-one counseling. Some students have been placed in jobs at businesses like CVS. The school is an active member of the community and partners with the area police-community relations organization and other groups.

The Covenant House Team declares, “Absolute love and respect in addition to individualized education equals success.”

For more information about Covenant House Academy-Detroit East Campus, call 313-267-4315.

Hundreds of Southeast Michigan’s most influential civic and business leaders — adorned in their favorite fascinators and chapeaus — are expected to attend for an afternoon of networking and mobile bidding at the luncheon’s silent auction. This year’s event is chaired by longtime Belle Isle supporter Denise Ilitch of Ilitch Enterprises.

New for 2016, guests will have the opportunity to win a one-of-a-kind pendant, created by Stephen Tapper of Tapper’s Diamonds and Fine Jewelry, called the Star of Belle Isle. After visiting the island with his nephew, Tapper was inspired to create a pendant that would reflect “just

how precious the jewels of our great city are.”

Tickets (at $150 per person or $1,500 for a table of 10) are now available for purchase online at belleisleconservancy. org/polishthejewel or by calling 313-3317760. Benefactor tickets (at $1,000, $500 or $300 giving levels) as well as corporate sponsorships are also available. Benefactor tickets will provide guests with exclusive access to a pre-Polish the Jewel celebration on Sept. 20.

The annual Polish the Jewel Belle Isle Legacy Luncheon began in 2004, then hosted by the Belle Isle Women’s Committee, which is today part of the Belle Isle Conservancy.

Detroit Piston Andre Drummond helps give books to Detroit kids JetBlue’s award-winning Soar with Reading program was joined by Detroit basketball player Andre Drummond on Tuesday, Aug. 23 who read to local children at the Matrix Center in Detroit.

Drummond selected a title from one of the five custom Soar with Reading vending machines placed throughout the city of Detroit, which aims to giveaway 100,000 free children’s books this summer. To date, more than 45,000 books have been dispensed in the community.

Drummond read Miami Jackson Sees It Through with the help of young audience members to more than 100 local children to promote childhood literacy and to help combat book deserts, or areas where residents have limited access to purchase age-appropriate books.

Children and their parents are able to take home as many books as they like throughout the summer. In research commissioned by JetBlue, areas of De-

troit were found to be book deserts, areas where children and their families have little or no access to purchase age-appropriate books. The Hamtramck area of Detroit was found to only have one book for every 42 children.

In 2011, JetBlue launched Soar with Reading, a program designed to encourage kids’ imaginations to take flight through reading and get books into the hands of kids that need them most. Since its inception, JetBlue and their partners have donated over $1,750,000 worth of books to kids in need. This year’s donation of 100,000 books is in partnership with Random House Children’s Books.

This year, Soar with Reading placed five machines in locations across the city: • Samaritan Center | 5555 Conner Street • Northwest Activities Center | 18100 Meyers Road • Southwest Solutions | 5716 Michigan Avenue • Rosedale Park Baptist Church | 14179 Evergreen Road • Matrix Center | 13560 E. McNichols

WED, AUG. 31-MON, SEPT. 5

LABOR

DAY

SALE

WE HAVE WHAT YOU NEED TO SEND OFF SUMMER & WELCOME FALL!

3O%-75% OFF STOREWIDE

TAKE AN EXTRA 1O%-2O% OFF WITH YOUR MACY’S CARD OR PASS

EXTRA 2O% OFF

SELECT SALE & CLEARANCE CLOTHING PLUS JEWELRY EXTRA 15% OFF SELECT SALE & CLEARANCE WATCHES, SHOES, COATS, SUITS, DRESSES, LINGERIE, SWIM FOR HER, MEN’S SUIT SEPARATES & SPORT COATS & HOME ITEMS EXTRA 10% OFF SELECT SALE & CLEARANCE ELECTRICS/ELECTRONICS Excludes ALL: cosmetics/fragrances, Deals of the Day, Doorbusters/web busters, men’s store electronics, Everyday Values (EDV), furniture/mattresses, Last Act, Macy’s Backstage, rugs, specials, super buys, Breville, Coach, Dyson, Fitbit, Frye, Hanky Panky, Jack Spade, Kate Spade, KitchenAid Pro Line, Le Creuset, Levi’s, Locker Room by Lids, Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors Studio, Michele watches, Natori, Sam Edelman, Samsung watches, Shun, Stuart Weitzman, The North Face, Theory, Tumi, Vitamix, Wacoal, Wolford, Wüsthof, athletic clothing, shoes & accessories; designer jewelry/watches, designer sportswear, gift cards, jewelry trunk shows, previous purchases, select licensed depts., services, special orders, special purchases, tech watches/jewelry; PLUS, ONLINE ONLY: baby gear, kids’ shoes, Allen Edmonds, Brahmin, Birkenstock, Hurley, Johnston & Murphy, Merrell, RVCA, Tommy Bahama, toys. Cannot be combined with any savings pass/coupon, extra discount or credit offer except opening a new Macy’s account. Extra savings % applied to reduced prices.

MACYS.COM PROMO CODE: DEALS EXCLUSIONS MAY DIFFER ON MACYS.COM VALID 8/31-9/5/2016

FREE SHIPPING ONLINE AT $5O

VALID 8/31-9/5/2016. PLUS, FREE RETURNS. EXCLUSIONS APPLY; SEE MACYS.COM/FREERETURNS

LABOR DAY SALE PRICES IN EFFECT 8/31/169/5/16.

50817_N6080003E.indd 1

8/22/16 4:01 PM

community

THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE

Palmer Park residents ARISE and celebrate Palmer Park residents enjoyed a special day of community support and neighborhood socializing in Palmer Park during the citywide ARISE! Detroit celebrations that offered hope and let residents know that they can play a personal role in improving their communities. The acronym stands for Activating Resources and Inspiring Service and Empowerment. — Roz Edward

Aug. 31 - Sept. 6, 2016

Page B-6

SECTION C

BUSINESS

Aug. 31 - Sept. 6, 2016

Powered by Real Times Media

michiganchronicle.com

SBA partners with Kellogg Foundation to launch $2.M entrepreneurship initiative The leaders of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) and microlender Justine PETERSEN have announced the formation of the Aspire Entrepreneurship Initiative, a groundbreaking new $2.1 million partnership to expand access to entrepreneurial education and microloans for formerly incarcerated individuals, with a specific focus on those who are parents. Initial rollout for the initiative is planned for Detroit, Chicago, Louisville and St. Louis.

“Entrepreneurship and small business ownership are proven paths toward wealth creation and financial independence, especially for people who might otherwise feel trapped by their circumstances” said SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet. “America remains a land of opportunity, a place where we believe in second chances for those who have paid their debt to society. Entrepreneurship can be a ladder of opportunity for citizens who have paid that debt but are still struggling to find employment after incarceration.

With the training and startup tools provided through this partnership, these American citizens can finally start to rebuild their lives and restore their relationships with their families and communities.”

“At the Kellogg Foundation we know that children thrive when their families are economically secure,” said La June Montgomery Tabron, president and CEO of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. “It is vital that parent returning citizens have the opportunity to create economic prosperity for their families. One path to that success is creating more opportunities for entrepreneurship by opening access to the capital and training needed for parents to become small business owners in their communities. By giving parents a second chance, we are also giving their children an opportunity to succeed.”

PHOTO: Tatiana Simone

THIRTEEN, the retail store that brands and sells the soul of Detroit

By Donald James Special to the Chronicle

Detroit, area code 313, has always had swagger. Even in the face of its most recent economic downturn, which led to bankruptcy before rebounding, Detroiters have walked with pride as they continue to soar once again.

Jeanne Wardford, W.K. Kellogg Foundation program office, speaks at a press conference announcing its partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and Justine PETERSEN to expand access to entrepreneurial education and microloans for formerly incarcerated individuals, especially those who are parents. La June Montgomery Tabron (left), WKKF president and CEO, and Tameka Montgomery, SBA associate administrator, look on.

As the city rises, many Detroiters are celebrating Detroit pride more and more by wearing T-shirts, hoodies, caps, wristbands and other fashionable clothing and items that proclaim their love for the Motor City.

Yet, before wearing such Detroit pride clothing was popular and fashionable, Clement “FAME” Brown was ahead of the trend.

More than seven years ago, he filed a U.S. federal trademark registration for the name “Three Thirteen” as another way of saying 313.

“At the heart of the American dream is opportunity,” stated Robert Boyle, founder and CEO of Justine PETERSEN, “And the dynamic partnership of the SBA, W. K. Kellogg Foundation and Justine PETERSEN provides the necessary programmatic infrastructure for such opportunity to be afforded and ultimately realized. We at Justine PETERSEN are inspired and excited about bringing entrepreneurial opportunity to returning citizens and their families.”

Today, Brown, 37, owns and operates Three Thirteen, a downtown Detroit brand retail store, located at 2642 E. Jefferson (Chene Square Plaza) at Chene St. Three Thirteen specializes in unique and fashionable clothing and other items that say and mean Detroit. There’s Three Thirteen hats, caps, T-shirts, necklaces, footwear, jackets, coats, jeans, hooded sweatshirts, sweaters, athletic gear, backpacks and more.

Three Thirteen also sells such Detroit-branded items as ashtrays, candles, coffee mugs, souvenirsand other things.

SBA will oversee strategic planning for the pilot initiative, work with its microlending partners to make capital available for program participants, and leverage its policy research expertise to craft a comprehensive evaluation design for assessing the pilot’s effectiveness. Justine PETERSEN will deliver the intensive, cohort-based entrepreneurial education program and the Kellogg Foundation will fund the pilot initiative and provide matching revolving loan funds and evaluation support. The Kellogg Foundation will also partner with the SBA to produce a white paper summarizing the insights produced by the pilot initiative.

An estimated 60 percent of formerly incarcerated individuals remain unemployed one year after their release, raising the risk of recidivism and resulting in lost lifetime earnings. This cycle has major implications for American families. In 2015, SBA expanded its Microloan Program to small business owners currently on probation or parole. This partnership expands on that policy change to give parents the opportunity to generate income and create economic prosperity for their families.

Clement Brown

The store also carries Detroit apparel created and manufactured by other designers. Additionally, it sells many top national brands of clothing, not related to Detroit, including Rock Revival, Cult of Individuality, Jordan Craig and will

PHOTO: ESP Photography

See Three Thirteen Page C-2

Meta Physica Massage & Sauna wins 2016 Comerica Hatch contest

By AJ Williams

and its partners.

“Comerica chose the perfect partner in Hatch Detroit, which exposes such creative, tenacious, and hardworking entrepreneurs who want to contribute to Detroit’s growing independent retail community,” said Linda Forte, senior vice president of business affairs, Comerica Bank. “We welcome Meta Physica Massage & Sauna as they join the ranks of the five previous Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest winners and the numerous Hatch Alumni who are all making substantial efforts to improve Detroit’s economy and revitalize neighborhoods through small business.”

Meta Physica Massage & Sauna has won $50,000 from Comerica Bank in the 2016 Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest presented by Opportunity Detroit. The announcement was made at the Hatch Off event in downtown Detroit.

“The businesses selected to compete in this year’s contest all brought forth unique and exceptional business ideas Detroit is missing,” said Vittoria Katanski, executive director, Hatch Detroit. “Meta Physica Massage & Sauna shined through from the very start of the competition and will continue to impress us as they open their doors and show us why Detroit needs their business.”

Meta Physica Massage & Sauna will open a Wellness Center offering therapeutic bodywork, full spectrum infrared saunas, a raw juice bar, an herbal apothecary and health inspired retail, meditation

From left: Linda Forte, Comerica Bank; Nick Gorga, Hatch Detroit; Jenaveve Biernat, Meta Physica Massage & Sauna; Anahí Hollis, Meta Physica Massage & Sauna, and Vittoria Katanski, Hatch Detroit. — Photo Credit: Hatch Detroit classes and community workshops.

In addition to winning $50,000 from Comerica Bank, Meta Physica Massage & Sauna will receive more than $200,000

in pro bono services including a $25,000 branding and design package from GTB (formally Team Detroit), a 30-second social media advertisement from MCCI, legal services from

Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn, architectural renderings from Hamilton Anderson Associates and a package of accounting, IT, public relations support and counsel from Hatch Detroit

Meta Physica Massage & Sauna rose to the top of the more than 150 entrepreneurs who entered the 2016 contest and were selected as one of the contests’ 10 semifinalists.

After 21,000 public votes were cast during the primary voting period, they advanced as one

See Hatch Detroit Page C-2

business

THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE

Aug. 31 - Sept. 6, 2016

Page C-2

What do black women want? Cigars!

By Curtis Bunn

changes of information, contacts and resources. When I started my law practice, many of my first clients were people I had met at cigar events.”

Urban News Service

When Monica Cooper walked into a smoke-filled room, it changed her life.

She was a promotional model in 1998, when she worked an obscure event that she hardly remembers — except that men there smoked cigars. That occasion welcomed her into a culture in which few black women had ventured. It also inspired Cooper to launch a niche organization last year that meshes black women with cigars.

Such events help “people to get to know one another in a setting that is intimate and professional.”

Since NBA legend Michael Jordan gave Ron Williams a Cuban cigar 15 years ago, he has been an enthusiast. He is launching Harlem Cigar Company, an e-commerce store with selected brickand-mortar locations that will produce cigars in Harlem and target women.

Stixx & Stilettos is Cooper’s brainchild. It acquaints black women with the world of cigars while also helping professional ladies gather to network and socialize, much as golf courses help cultivate business connections.

“Women clearly add to the ambiance of the cigar lounge, but don’t necessarily change the culture,” Williams said.

“While it will continue to be a man’s sanctuary, I’ve always felt that a cigar levels the playing field no matter what your walk of life, including gender.”

“The name symbolizes successful women who not only like rolling up their sleeves and working hard,” Cooper said, “but also relaxing and playing hard by enjoying great cigars while loving everything about being feminine, including rocking sexy stilettos. But Stixx & Stilettos was created to be an environment that women can smoke in that is tailored to them, a place where women can talk and discuss issues that are important to them, all while indulging in great cigars.”

The culture has been overwhelmingly male-dominated — a sort of giant, public man cave. Many women found such spaces inhospitable. Cigar venues increasingly have become “female friendly” simply through the presence of other ladies of the leaf. The surgeon general and numerous health organizations warn about the risks of smoking, which discourages many women. This contrasts with the early 1990s, when female celebrities such as Whoopi Goldberg were photographed smoking cigars.

Such images made it vogue for women to try “stixx” alongside their male companions.

Atlanta’s Sherry Johnson, who has smoked cigars for a decade, has detected a shift, saying, “There seems to be a dramatic increase in the cigar-smoking culture, including black women, Part of the increase is the perception of cigars

Cooper and Olivier recently concluded Stixx & Stilettos’ Women Run the World Tour, in which they hosted cigar events in New York, Washington, D.C. and Atlanta. Cooper called traveling and meeting women cigar smokers “ empowering.”

While Stixx & Stilettos does not sell the idea of meeting gentlemen at its events, “You can’t help but notice all of the handsome and distinguished men who frequent cigar lounges,” Cooper said. “The same goes for men. Seeing a beautiful woman who enjoys cigars in a lounge, while possibly an anomaly to them, can be quite refreshing.”

being a lifestyle product for young and financially successful people. Some think it’s the cool and upscale thing to do. Some are intrigued and enjoy the aroma, taste and ritual. It relaxes them, gives them time to reflect, a way to meet new people.”

York attorney. She saw cigars handrolled at a wedding reception five years ago and became intrigued.

That’s the hook, said Vanessa Olivier, a Stixx & Stilettos co-founder and New

The cigar culture tends to encourage more authentic, in depth and honest ex-

“The networking that takes place at some cigar events is far more beneficial than standard networking functions,” Olivier said.”

Hatch Detroit

Three Thirteen soon carry PRPS jeans.

Brown is happy about what the store has accomplished in a relatively short period of time. “Unofficially, we opened in September of 2015, but officially we had our grand opening on 3.13., which is March 13, 2016,” said Brown. “So in September and in March of each year, we are going to have some type of celebration to mark our opening to let people know that we are here and that we are doing well.”

Brown admitted that Three Thirteen has had its ups and downs.

“Retail is a tough business, it doesn’t just grow to success overnight,” Brown explained. “I knew that going in, so I was ready for some of the hurdles and challenges that have come along. We’ve been able to navigate through them in our first year. That’s one year down, many more to come.”

While Three Thirteen carries local and top national brands, Brown especially loves that his store sells pro Detroit apparel. “When we first got the trademark many years ago, my whole idea was to create merchandise where I could tell a very different, very positive story about Detroit,” Brown said. “When I started, it wasn’t so popular for people to wear Detroit this or Detroit that on the front of their shirts or whatever. My idea was to make it popular.”

Brown, who calls himself “a brand architect,” can quickly back up this claim. He is the creator of such Three Thirteen branded apparel as “Detroit Raised Me,” “The Eastside Raised Me,” “The Westside Raised Me” and others.

Additionally, such non-Detroit related apparel brands, including “OG” and “PAPERWORK,” were Brown’s visions that he brought to fruition several years ago. He sold the brands nationally and internationally in 70 cities and in over 600 stores.

Brown said that he had wanted to be an entrepreneur since starting his first job as a 11-year-old at Leddy’s Wholesale Candy Store on the city’s west side.

The store, which is more than 70 years old, is now called Janco Distributors.

“I learned a lot about wholesaling, retailing, and running a business in

PHOTO: Tatiana Simone

From page C-1 general,” said Brown, who moved from Buffalo, New York with his family when he was eight. “The owner, James Nall, is my godfather, a mentor, and was like a father-figure to me growing up, although I had a real father in my life. My father, an accountant, also taught me a lot about finances in business settings when I was growing up.

“James Nall lived during the Great Depression and had a wealth of knowledge to pass on to me,” Brown recalled.

“He was a Caucasian in the ’hood, which was probably two percent white at the time. He was that two percent.”

Years later, before graduating from Redford High school, Brown partnered with a friend to airbrush images on T-shirts and sell them at a kiosk at Dearborn’s Fairlane Mall. Shortly after graduating from Redford, Brown and his business partner opened a brick and mortar place on W. Seven Mile Rd, where they sold airbrushed T-shirts.

Prior to opening his downtown Three Thirteen store, Brown operated FAME store on Joy Road where he made and sold his trademark apparels. FAME, which became Brown’s nickname, is an acronym for Fashion, Arts, Music, and Entertainment. The Joy Road site still serves as a manufacturing facility for Three Thirteen.

Asked about his decision to open a downtown store Brown stated: “I chose downtown because I have always loved its vibe and energy, going back to when I used to go down to Hart Plaza for festivals,” said Brown.

“Downtown is coming back and I feel that I’m a part of that comeback. I don’t want to say, ‘I moved my business downtown after downtown had already made a comeback.’ I want to be down there while it’s on the way up.”

“You know Three Thirteen is a brand I respect,” said Bobby S. “A clothing store in the D, created by someone living in the D. Big shout-out to Three Thirteen!”

“Anyone who wants to truly rep Detroit with fly gear has got to shop at Three Thirteen,” said regular customer Big J.T., “The place has awesome stuff.”

At its core, Stixx & Stilettos is about bringing together women and the cigar experience. It offers summer classes on cigar smoking, regions where leaves are grown and other aspects of this industry. Its website, stixxandstiletos.com, has become a popular destination for female smokers.

“When you infuse professional, forward-thinking black women with a business concept that was virtually untapped, you have the opportunity to carve out your destiny,” Cooper said.

“And so we are excited about the future and expanding our reach to African American women.”

From page C-1

of the four finalists. The second round of public voting for the finalists closed and each finalist pitched their business idea live to a panel of judges and an audience of their peers during the0 Hatch Off event. The second round of public voting combined with jury deliberations crowned Meta Physica Massage & Sauna the winner of the sixth Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest presented by Opportunity Detroit.

of entrepreneurs that want to open up a business in the city of Detroit,” said RJ Wolney, director of finance at Bedrock Detroit and Hatch Detroit board member. “Hatch Detroit aligns perfectly with Opportunity Detroit’s goal of creating an environment that fosters creativity and innovation in order to generate new jobs, energize our community, and not only keep our strong talent within the state but attract new talent as well.”

“Opportunity Detroit is proud to provide support and resources assisting Hatch’s mission to grow the community

To learn more about Meta Physica Massage & Sauna, visit HatchDetroit. com.

business

THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE

Aug. 31 - Sept. 6, 2016

Page C-3

Detroit area pre-college engineering program celebrates 40 years of educational excellence DAPCEP hosts series of programs and events for 40 years of STEMM education while looking ahead to the next 40 In September 2016, Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program (DAPCEP) will celebrate 40 years of providing high-quality science, engineering, math, and medicine (STEMM) education to students in and around Detroit. To kick off the year-long fundraising and celebration festivities, DAPCEP will host the 2016 Teacher Appreciation Celebration, which will be attended by local education system leaders and individuals from both corporate and philanthropic organizations. This event will be held Aug. 29 at the Madison Building in downtown Detroit, and will serve as a thank you to DAPCEP teachers and instructions for providing their time and resources to our youth.

Additional events include the 5th Annual DAPCEP Real McCoy Awards (RMA) sponsored by DTE Energy, the DAPCEP NextGen Challenge, and the “I Am DAPCEP” social media campaign.

The appointment of Michelle Reaves, former DAPCEP deputy director, as interim executive director in August marked the beginning of DAPCEP’s growth and vision for the future. Reaves will continue leading DAPCEP’s mission to connect students and families who are interested in STEMM to new experiences and opportunities within the community.

The 5th Annual RMA event will honor leaders who demonstrate excellence in STEMM-related fields and serve as role models to our youth. Established in 2012, this year’s celebration will take place on Sept. 8, at DTE Energy Headquarters in downtown Detroit.

The 2016 honorees include: • Dr. Vrinder K. Moudgil, President and CEO of Lawrence Technological University • James Anderson, President Founder of Urban Science

and

• Sharon L. Madison, President of Madison Madison International • Clarence Wardell III, PhD, United States Digital Service Expert at the

White House • Lizabeth Ardisana, President Founder of ASG Renaissance

and

• Shawn Levitt, Senior VP, Chief Nursing Officer of the Detroit Medical Center • Derrick Scott, Director of Inclusion and Multicultural Engineering Programs, University of Michigan • Dr. Gerald Tompkins, Senior Director for Business Operations and Planning of LB3 Engineering.

The “I Am DAPCEP” social media campaign will launch Sept. 12 and last through Sept. 18, and challenges alumni, supporters and past awardees to change their social media profile photos to the DAPCEP 40th Anniversary logo and let people know that they “are DAPCEP.”

Land of Opportunity.

Own your own home. Start here:

BuildingDetroit.org More ways to own your family’s dream home in Detroit.

Probably for a lot LE$$ than renting.

• Auction homes: bid, buy, fix up • Rehabbed & Ready homes: totally rehabbed, move right in • “Own It Now” homes: no bidding, buy online

The NextGen founders committee also initiated their “Next40 Challenge” this summer, where they challenged their peer business leaders to commit to DAPCEP’s mission and donate monthly ($40 per month).

DAPCEP a Michigan non-profit organization serves as a catalysis for Detroit area youth to achieve their academic, entrepreneurial and technical career dreams. Serving over 4,000 students annually in collaboration with 8 Michigan Universities, K-12 systems, technical corporations and community agencies, DAPCEP students have received Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (STEM+M ) based academic enrichment, exposure to college environments, met technical professionals and leaders of Michigan industries. Over 90% of DAPCEP participants graduate from high school. Numerous DAPCEP alumni have matriculated into college/ technical career training programs and/ or pursued entrepreneurial ventures.

Powered by the Detroit Land Bank Authority

More financing options than ever, including: DetroitHomeMortgage.org

DIGITAL DAILY WWW.MICHIGANCHRONICLE.COM

To learn more about DAPCEP’s programming, go to: www.dapcep.org. For 40th Anniversary media opportunities, contact: Tatiana Grant at tgrant@infusedpr.com or (248) 514-9620.

What First Independence Bank wants you to know about USDA Rural Development Programs Detroit is a bustling city that features many amenities expected in an urban setting. There’s bright lights, tall buildings, paved roadways, multiple sports stadiums, museums and other cultural facilities, and a lot more that city dwellers have come to love. The city is also home to thousands of businesses eager to grow and prosper, as well as a metropolitan population of more than a million people.

Yet, what about businesses, agricultural producers, farming cooperatives and individuals who want to, and do, dwell in rural areas? For these individuals/businesses, there’s growth assistance available through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Programs.

Such programs run under the federal guidelines established by the USDA, and are created to improve and help promote the economy and improve the quality of life for rural America.

In other words, through USDA Rural Development Programs, there’s help for rural businesses, agricultural producers, and farming cooperatives to get started, or improve the effectiveness of their respective operations. There’s also help for rural residents, or individuals thinking about becoming rural residents, to either buy an affordable rural home or implement needed repairs, thanks to available low interest loans.

For those wanting to repair rural homes, but can’t qualify for regular loans, they may be eligible for the USDA Rural Development’s Single Family Housing Repair Loans and Grants Program. To qualify, low-income homeowners must own their home, and fall within Rural Development’s income guidelines, which is below 50% of the area’s median income. Homeowners must also have been unable to obtain an affordable loan or credit elsewhere for the repairs.

The really great news is that borrowers for a rural business or rural home can borrow 100% of the appraised value of one’s property. Simply put, there’s no down payment needed. In some instances, one can borrow 2% more than the appraised property value.

A main criterion for becoming eligible to participate in a USDA Rural Development Program is that the property must be located in certain geographical areas “outside the city limits” of a major municipality. However, this doesn’t mean the property has to be “way out in the country, in the sticks, or super far from the city.” While it can mean this, there are also areas defined by the USDA Rural Development Program’s guidelines that could be located in some suburban sectors closer to the city than you think.

First Independence is available to answer your questions about USDA Rural Development Programs, or get you started with the application process. First Independence is a USDA lender, offers a 30-year fixed rate mortgage, allows 100% money-gifts, allow seller concessions, and can use appraised value plus the guarantee fee. There are some income limitations, along with geographical stimulations that potential borrowers must meet.

At First Independence, we have the products and services that borrowers need to make financing their next home simple and straight forward. For more information on First Independence’s USDA Rural Development Programs, contact Jess Monticello, President-Mortgage Division, (NMLS 213465) at 586-416-5750, ext, 1218 or via email at jmonticello@firstindependence.com.

First Independence Bank believes that consumers should be knowledgeable in all banking and financial matters, including mortgage loans and refinancing programs. Established in 1970 as a community development financial institution, First Independence continues to make dreams become realities for its community, citizens and businesses.

First Independence Bank is an equal opportunity lender and member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

For more information on all banking and financial products and services offered by First Independence Bank at its three area branches, call 313.256.8400, or log on to www.firstindependence. com.

At Your Finger Tips!

Follow Us On

facebook.com/michiganchronicle

@michronicle

business

THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE

Aug. 31 - Sept. 6, 2016

Page C-4

The new American Girl doll, Melody Ellison available at the Wright American Girl is excited to announce the official debut of its newest BeForever character, Melody Ellison. In her stories, Melody, a 9-year-old growing up in Detroit, Michigan, during the civil rights movement of the 1960s, lifts her voice for equality and helps bring this significant time in America’s history to life for girls today.

As American Girl’s newest historical character, Melody is a civil rights believer, chorus leader, and daughter of Detroit and provides a glimpse of life during the 1960s, a significant decade for the Civil Rights Movement in America and a time of great energy, optimism, challenges, and change. With the struggle for equality and justice still prevalent today, Melody bridges the past and present for girls and shows them how ordinary people can do extraordinary things when they come together to make a meaningful difference.

Ensuring the historical accuracy and

cultural authenticity of Melody’s story and product collection was imperative, so American Girl worked for over two years with an esteemed six-member advisory board who reviewed and provided input on all aspects of Melody’s development — f the doll, books, outfits, accessories, issues, and story setting. The Melody advisory board members included:

• Thomas J. Sugrue, professor of history at New York University and author of “Sweet Land of Liberty: The Forgotten Struggle for Civil Rights in the North” • JoAnn Watson, native of Detroit, form­ er Detroit City Council member, and former executive director of the Detroit Branch NAACP To coincide with Melody’s debut, American Girl is launching the “Lift Your Voice With Melody” campaign.

Fans can watch the “Lift Your Voice With Melody” video at www.americangirl.com/ liftyourvoice and then share their own inspiring videos and photos on how they make a difference, using #LiftYourVoice.

• The late Horace Julian Bond, chairman emeritus, NAACP Board of Directors and founding member of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) • Gloria House, director and professor emerita, African and African American Studies, University of Michigan-Dearborn • Juanita Moore, president and CEO of the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit and founding executive director of the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis

• Rebecca de Schweinitz, associate professor of history, Brigham Young University, Utah, and author of “If We Could Change the World: Young People and America’s Long Struggle for Racial Equality”

*Available while supplies last. To order by phone, have your credit card ready and call (313) 494-5800 during normal museum business hours. No discounts on American Girl brand merchandise.

Black church, your money matters

By Ryan Mack

one day per week – Your membership wants to be active and it is up to you to create methods of keep them active multiple days per week. Tutoring services for youth, day care services for single parents, and/or renting out the space for other businesses to conduct empowerment programming are three simple ideas outside of the standard Bible study that all can generate income and cause the membership to view the church as a more vital resource to the community.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Expenditure Survey in the year of 2008 calculated the average annual contribution of black households to religious organizations was $683. With well over 9 million black households in America, that means well over $6 billion in 2008 was contributed to black churches across the country. LIveSteez research shows that black churches as of 2013, in aggregate, have collected more than $420 billion in tithes and donations since 1980. What is done with this money and are the churches doing all they can to make sure this money is fruitful?

We have all heard many complaints about the black church. However, there are measures of success of churches that have done well in creating pockets of empowerment within their community in my hometown of Detroit such as Perfecting Church, Hartford Memorial Baptist Church, Second Ebenezer Church, Plymouth United Church of Christ and others. We could use many more positive examples. Financial stewardship is not for the benefit of oneself, but it is for the benefit of putting oneself in a stronger position, which will enable one to be a stronger blessing to other people. I have compiled a list of tips for the black church in Detroit and across the country to follow.

No Flashy Imagery – The material things you purchase sends a message to public whether you like it or not. In a world where Pastor Creflo Dollar will be using his funds to buy a $70 million Gulfstream G650 jet, the community desperately needs to see increased examples of how their tithes and offerings are used to empower others rather than

Leverage the land you own – If you own your church outright you have more power than you know. This is especially where partnerships become important. Land leveraged properly from the bank can do the following: • Build real estate projects for the community using your membership as the builders thereby creating jobs for your membership.

• Start a franchise or multiple franchises for your community indulge in lavish items of the world.

Partner with other churches – Four churches on the same block can be combined into two churches while they use the other two buildings as a daycare center and the other as a restaurant franchise, both of which will create employment opportunities and additional revenue streams. We can’t do this unless the leaders of each church drop their guard of competition and work together.

Build your network of professionals/ experts and pay them – Right within your membership and/or community you have many talented professionals who are providing the services you need to purchase to make your church more

efficient. The church needs help to operate and too many times we get trapped in a poverty mindset.

Get your books in order – One of the reasons United Way and other larger organizations are able to get so much funding is because funders can trust them to spend their dollars responsibly.

This trust comes only from sound records and financial statements. So hold up on that minor church renovation and use those funds to pay a community CPA to help you produce professionally audited financial statements within a CDC. Transparency is one of the fastest ways to get real funding that will last.

Create effective programming that will keep your doors open more than

• Build a charter school in your community • Build assisted living facilities, day care centers, and many other ventures are possible through the effective use of leveraging the property owned by the church.

Time to get an endowment – A church endowment is a must because your church and the finances of your church should outlive you. There are many churches that have endowments so large they could operate solely from the interest earned on the endowment investments and could feasibly never take another tithe or offering yet still be operational.

For Information 313.961.3047 events@newcentercmhs.org

Saturday, September 10, 2016 9:00am- 12:30pm

Detroit Riverwalk Rivard Plaza 1340 Atwater Detroit, MI

To Register Visit NewCenterCMHS.org

Walk Ambassador Kam Carman

Walk, Run, Stand Up For Mental Health New Center is a 501c3. Walkathon proceeds will support school based programs to break the cycle of trauma in the classroom.

business

THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE

Aug. 31 - Sept. 6, 2016

Page C-5

Detroit Vegan Soul powers Motown’s vegan revolution What do former president Bill Clinton, 25time Grammy winner Stevie Wonder, Oscar winning director Kathryn Bigelow and rap artist Ghostface Killah have in common? Think long and hard...we’ll wait. Give up? The answer is they have all sampled the delicious down home vegan food at the Motor City’s own Detroit Vegan Soul, the city’s hippest and most delicious plantbased culinary establishment.

The creation of partners Kirsten Ussery and chef Erika Boyd, the restaurant was born out of their desire to make good, healthy food accessible to everyone and since they opened Detroit Vegan Soul in 2012, they have won the hearts and “soul” of Michigan vegans. The restaurant has created a buzz in the Motor City and has drawn celebrities such as MC Hammer, Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy, rapper/actor RZA and actress Nicole Ari Parker to its West Village location and another location is on the way and is slated to open in the Grandmont Rosedale section of Detroit in January. The restaurant’s walls, Facebook and Twitter pages feature shots of national celebrities sampling the mouthwatering concoctions that have made Detroit Vegan Soul into a healthy and delicious option for Detroit residents.

Kirsten Ussery, Detroit Vegan co-owner

Chef Boyd continues to serve up a wide range of 100 percent plant based and 100 percent delicious recipes that have Detroit’s vegans (and non-vegans as well) coming back for more. Dish-

Erika Boyd, Detroit Vegan Soul co-owner and chef es such as their signature Soul Platter, Smothered Tempeh and Black-Eyed Pea Hummus continue to draw customers from all over southern Michigan and beyond.

So when you go, just make sure you bring an appetite. You won’t go home hungry and you just might rub elbows with a celebrity.

Light Up The Cabin: Palmer Park launches crowdfunding campaign $25,000 goal to win matching grant through MEDC and MSHDA’s Public Spaces Community Places initiative Michigan Chronicle Reports

Detroit’s only historic log cabin will be restored to its former glory with additional communal space and programming through a new crowdfunding campaign, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Michigan State Housing Development Authority and People for Palmer Park announced today. The campaign is being offered through Michigan-based crowdfunding platform Patronicity.

“Bringing community together to celebrate its history can unite residents and generate renewed local pride” said MEDC Executive Vice President

Greg Tedder. “We are pleased to partner with and provide Public Spaces, Community Places resources to this project to ‘Light Up The Cabin.’”

If the campaign reaches its crowdfunding goal of $25,000

by October 28, the project will win a matching grant with funds made possible by MSHDA and MEDC’s Public Spaces Community Places program.

"Preserving the Palmer Park Log Cabin and restoring the stained glass windows will help transform this abandoned landmark into a vibrant gathering space for community activities and a local asset in northwest Detroit," MSHDA Executive Director Kevin Elsenheimer said.

Building on investments from the city and People for Palmer Park, this funding will complete the renovation of this unique gathering space within Detroit’s 296 acre Palmer Park.

By preserving this place of history and restoring the stained

campaign with the support of the Public Spaces, Community Places matching grant from the MEDC and MSHDA to restore the Cabin's stained glass windows and transform this abandoned landmark into a thriving gathering space. Through the generous support of the MEDC and MSHDA, the funds we raise through our Patronicity campaign to 'Light Up the Cabin' will be doubled and enable the community to once again have access to this historic space. “

glass windows, the Palmer Park Log Cabin can be opened to the public on a more regular basis and transform this abandoned landmark into a thriving gathering space for activities, such as People for Palmer Park’s Children’s Story Time, history workshops, events, celebrations, and community visits.

“Palmer Park’s 130-year-old Log Cabin, thought to be the only authentic log cabin in Detroit, has been padlocked and forgotten for most of the past four decades — but this is about to change,” said President of the People for Palmer Park Rochelle Lento. “People for Palmer Park is thrilled to launch a

Public Spaces Community Places is a collaborative effort of the MEDC, MSHDA, the Michigan Municipal League, and Patronicity where local residents can use crowdfunding to be part of the development of strategic projects in their communities and be backed with a matching grant from MEDC. Communities, non-profits and other business entities can apply at https://patronicity.com/ puremichigan.

Rediscover Detroit Sponsored by

An awareness and education campaign that takes potential homebuyers on an exploration of Detroit’s hidden gem neighborhoods.

Home Ownership

| Mortgage Assistance | Financial Literacy | Home Improvement | Mobile Banking

For more information go to www.michiganchronicle.com/RediscoverDetroit

Page C-6 • THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE • Aug. 31 - Sept. 6, 2016

Powered by Real Times Media

SECTION D

michiganchronicle.com

Aug. 31 - Sept. 6, 2016

Reflections

By Steve Holsey

Fantasia’s growth continues

George Benson

“The Definition Of…” is Fantasia’s fifth album, and her growth and maturity is as certain as the fact that she is in it for the long haul. Once again she does not disappoint her fans and, as usual, occasionally raises some eyebrows.

Every song on this 11-song set qualifies as a success, including “Crazy,” “When I Met You,” “Lonely Legend” and the autobiographical gospel number “I Made It” featuring gospel star Tye Tribbett.

But the most intriguing and interestingly arranged number is “Sleeping With the One I Love,” Fantasia and considering the content, it comes as no surprise that the song was written and produced by R. Kelly.

This kind drama and passion are rare in a recorded performance.

In the song, Fantasia portrays a woman who is torn between the man she is with who is “good to me, but just not good enough” and the man she is regularly intimate with.

She acknowledges “waking up in a bed that doesn’t belong to me” and “striving to do right, but I’m doin’ so wrong.”

Detroit has been on a roll lately, in some ways to an extent that no one ever thought possible. And this new reality is all the more impressive considering the fact that the city that was founded in 1701 recently emerged from an embarrassing bankruptcy.

Fantasia followers are in for another treat.

JENNIFER HOLLIDAY, who won a Tony Award in 1982 in the Best Lead Actress in a Musical category for her amazing work in “Dreamgirls,” is returning to Broadway in “The Color Purple,” starting Oct. 4. She will portray Shug Avery. Holliday, who lived in Detroit at one time, was Jennifer Holliday only 19 years old when she made her Broadway debut in “Your Arms Too Short to Box With God.”

But today, almost miraculously, Detroit is recognized from all corners of the country and even beyond as a city on the rise, a city making a remarkable recovery on many fronts, a city where there is new development seemingly everywhere you look. It’s difficult to keep track of the new businesses opening.

Roy Hargrove

With the influx of new residents, Detroit’s restaurants, clubs, bars, coffee shops and other gathering places — and festivals — have taken on new life, as has the city’s unique jewel, Belle Isle Park.

John Scofield

Her most recent album, “The Song is You,” was excellent and should have received much more exposure and been a much bigger hit.

Holliday was also married and divorced twice in Detroit — to Billy Meadows and Rev. Andre Woods.

One thing I will never forget is seeing about 40 pictures from the Woods-Holliday wedding. She was beaming but he wasn’t smiling on any of the pictures. I know for a fact that he smiles in person, maybe just not on pictures, even pictures from his own wedding.

ALTHOUGH she is best known — and mostly loved — as the tough, brassy, flashy dressing Cookie Lyon on “Empire,” Taraji Henson has revealed that there is a completely different type of character she would be interested in portraying, either on the big screen or a made-for-television movie.

“I would love to Taraji P. Henson do a biopic of a famous singer, like Diana Ross or Donna Summer, or someone in an old jazz story that we haven’t seen before. I would love to play Diana Ross because she’s an icon. I’m salivating to do that!”

The 2016 Detroit

Charlie Gabriel

ONE COUPLE from the world of entertainment whose relationship endures is Darryl M. Bell and Tempestt Bledsoe. They are not married but obviously committed to each other and to what they represent united.

They have been together for 23 years.

See Reflections Page D-2

The 37th annual Detroit Jazz Festival will live up to expectations. Organizers worked all year to make it happen just that way. It is, in fact, the world’s largest free jazz festival.

The festival features some of the jazz industry’s biggest names, as well as a Homecoming Series featuring native Detroiters, exciting new artists and student groups, all connected around special custom programming and unique musical experiences.

Freddy Cole

Henson, by the way, will soon join the many famous ladies who have their own line of cosmetics.

It has been a very long time — 14 years to be exact — since Martin Lawrence has done a stand-up comedy special, and he recently decided that the time was right. But it will be a while before his fans get to see it because “Martin Lawrence Doin’ Time: Uncut” is scheduled to air in January 2018 on Showtime.

One of the Detroit’s grandest events, and also a sure sign that summer is on the way out, making way for autumn, is the Detroit Jazz Festival. The four-day event — Friday through Monday, Sept.

2-5, Labor Day Weekend — attracts thousands of people from metro Detroit and far beyond, including outstate.

Among those who have performed or will perform this year are George Benson, Roy Hargrove with Strings, Freddy Cole and the Detroit Jazz Festival String Orchestra remembering Nat “King” Cole and Natalie Cole, Terri Lynne Carrington’s Mosaic Project, the Kirk Lightsey-Louis Hayes Homecoming Band, the Charlie Gabriel Quartet, a Kenn Coxx tribute with special guests, and the RH Factor.

Also, Ms. Lisa Fischer and Grand Baton, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, the Stanley Cowell Quintet, Randy Weston’s

See JAZZ FEST Page D-2

FESTIVAL

Ms. Lisa Fischer

entertainment

THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE

Aug. 31 - Sept. 6, 2016 Page D-2

'i.L.L.': Back by popular demand for final Detroit summer performance

By Roz Edward I Love Life held its inaugural music festival in 2015, and is bringing it’s spectacular show back to Detroit to close out the summer’s 2016 summer music series with performances from New Orleans r a p p e r Curren$y and hot Icewear local artVezzo ist Icewear Vezzo. DJ Drescoop will also provide sounds for the i.l.l.fest2 Cruisin’ USA tour at the Garden Theatre on Sept. 9.

Curren$y is expected to perform cuts off

37

PICKS 997 189 543 421 984 WEEK’S BEST LOTTERY

804 628 212 376 127 501 102 1875 2546 318 26 28 33 50 57 18 The Legendary Comedian and Activist

Mr. Dick Gregory Sunday September 11, 2016 Showtime: 6pm Curren$y his much buzzed about “Canal Street Confidential,”while Vezzo will thrill fans with hits from his “Moonwalken2” mix-

tape. i.L.L. is fiercely sought after lifestyle brand that launched in 2010 pro-

vides much more than entertainment, it’s a lifestyle event. i.L.L.’s mission is to help provide relief to individuals dealing with depression, anxiety, self-esteem issues and other forms of mental illnesse.

The goal of this highly anticipated musical showcase is to offer metropolitan region Detroiters an opportunity to mix with major indie and mainstream artist on one stage in Detroit. This is an event where music and vibe meet to regenerate the soul and sooth the psyche, a thing the promoters call Good Vibes.

FOR MORE LOCATIONS, VIP OR GROUP TICKETS CALL: 313 444-2660 OR EMAIL: ALMADDINEVENTS@GMAIL.COM ONLINE: REDFORDTHEATRE.COM OR EVENTBRITE.COM

i.L.L. will donate 10 percent of the concerts proceeds to aid in suicide prevention.

YOUR AD

General admission for the show is $40 and VIP is offered at $65, which includes special admission, mezzanine access, a gift bag and $5 drink specials.

In honor of an R&B legend Recently, a ceremony was held at WHPR TV & Radio in Highland Park to rename a street in honor of one of its own. Cottage Grove Street is now Jackie Wilson Lane. The event was arranged and hosted by Brenda Wilson, the legendary star’s daughter. Mary Wilson of the Supremes was a special guest. Rance Allen performed as did the Contours. Pictured are attorney Howard Hertz (left), Lillie Johnson, Brian Pastoral, Erika Johnson, Brenda Wilson, an attendee, Mary Wilson and Greg Dunmore. — Edmond Lee III photography

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT:

Sweet Potato Sensation

17337 Lahser Rd. Detroit, MI 48219 (across from The Redford Theater)

LOOKS GOOD IN PRINT

Place your classified or display ad in the

Tickets are available at ILLfest.Net.

Call (313) 963-5522

Use discount code: EMBARCO for $10 off each ticket when ordering online.

Share your news story with us!

DIGITAL DAILY WWW.MICHIGANCHRONICLE.COM

Send to: newsdesk@michronicle.com

DIGITAL DAILY

Randy Weston

WWW.MICHIGANCHRONICLE.COM

Terri Lynne Carrington

The United States Air Force Band Airmen of Note

Jazz Fest African Rhythms and the Wayne State University Big Band, the Soul Rebels, Roberta Gambarini and Jimmy Heath celebrating his 90th birthday, John Scofield, Brad Mehidau and Mark Guiliana.

Plus, the John Abercrombie Organ Trio, the Chris Potter Underground Orchestra, the United States Air Force Band Airmen of Note, the Jason Moran Bandwagon Trio, the Marcus Roberts Modern Jazz Generation, the Alfredo Rodriguez Trio, and many others.

For more detailed information on the

From page D-1 Detroit Jazz Festival, including the remainder of the performance schedule and the many events and programs connected to the festival, visit www.detroitjazzfest.com.

The Detroit Jazz Festival was founded in 1980 by John McCabe and the Detroit Renaissance. Initially, it flourished through a partnership with the highly regarded international jazz festival in Montreux, Switzerland. It is now managed by the Detroit International Jazz Foundation.

Reflections Bledsoe was Vanessa Huxtable on “The Cosby Show” from 1984 to 1992, and Bell was Ron Johnson, Jr. on “A Different World” from 1987 to 1993.

Now this is something different.

One of the biggest and highest paid black male stars in adult entertainment is from Detroit, and says he comes home frequently. In real life he is openly gay, but performs in both gay and straight films Darryl M. Bell and as Ace Rock- Tempestt Bledsoe wood.

BETCHA DIDN’T KNOW...that John Legend got his first first break in 1998 when he played piano on a Lauryn Hill song, “Everything is Every-

From page D-1 thing.”

MEMORIES: “My Baby” (the Temptations), “A Lover’s Concerto” (the Toys), “Something to Talk About” (Bonnie Raitt), “Electric Avenue” (Eddy Grant), “Make Me the Woman That You Go Home To” (Gladys Knight & the Pips), “Something About You” (the Four Tops), “Just Got Paid” (Johnny Kemp), “I Can’t Stand the Rain” (Ann Peebles), “The Letter” (the Box Tops), “We’re a Winner” (the Impressions).

BLESSINGS to Brenda Wilson, James “Skeek” Munger, Mary Grace Wilbert, Aaron Foley, Duane Davis, Joe Spencer, Ivan Louis Cotman, Greg Dunmore and Glenn Bivins.

WORDS OF THE WEEK, from Jim Morrison: “A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.

Let the music play!

Steve Holsey can be reached at svh517@aol.com and PO Box 02843, Detroit, MI 48202.

At Your Finger Tips!

At Your Finger Tips!

Follow Us On

facebook.com/michiganchronicle

@michronicle

From President George H.W. Bush and Points of Light Foundation

August 24-30, 2016 • THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE • Page D-3

TO THE SPONSORS, VOLUNTEERS TO THE SPONSORS, VOLUNTEERS AND PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS AND PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS TO THE SPONSORS, EXTRA THANKS TO THE YOUTH VOLUNTEERS DAY XXXIV HONOR ROLL: OF METRO DETROIT YOUTH YOUTH DAY XXXIV, XXXIV, TO THE SPONSORS, VOLUNTEERS OF METRO DETROIT DAY AND PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS AND PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS YOU ARE ALL GREATEST. OF METRO DETROIT YOUTH DAY XXXIV, YOU ARE ALL THE THE GREATEST. SUPERSTAR SPONSORS:

Children’s Hospital Dearborn Sausage Co. MI Air Nat’l Guard 127th Wing City Year Marge Deeb MI Business & Professional Assn.

Clintondale Community Schools Detroit Mayor’ MI Building Trades Council Clinton Valley Kiwanis Detroit Monitor Michigan Chronicle College Readiness Plan Diversified Members Credit Union Michigan Dept. of Community Health “College Row” – Thanks to all the Domino’s Mich. Dept. of Human Rights colleges & universities who participated Entenmann’s Mich. Dept. of Natural Resources Michigan First Credit Union Communities in Schools Entertainment Program Michigan Fitness Foundation Crime Stoppers - Project Safe Campus Event Judges: Beverly Smith, Michigan Food & Beverage Assn.

Detroit Academy of Arts & Sciences George Fowler, Jennifer Kluge Michigan Governor’s Office Detroit Assn. of Grocery Manufacturers’ Reps.

Faygo Beverages Michigan Humane Society DAC Executives Club Forgotten Harvest Detroit 910 AM Superstation Michigan Technical Academy Frank Mamat, Attorney More than 35,000 youngsters enjoyed a free summer celebration of fun, lunch, Detroit City Clerk’s Office Mich. Technological University Franco Public Relations motivational entertainment, City Council messages, Exhibits &MI Opera Theater – Youth Chorus Frito-Lay Inc sports clinics, celebrities,Detroit Detroit Coalition Michigan Jobs Commission Garden Freshand SalsaMini-workshops and College Education areas Row against at ourViolence 34th annual More than 35,000 youngsters enjoyed a free summer celebration of fun, event. lunch, Detroit College Promise Michigan National Guard Gordon Food Services More thanLakes 35,000 youngsters a free summer celebration of Exhibits fun, lunch, sports clinics,enjoyed celebrities, motivational messages, &MI Parent Information & Resource Centers entertainment, Detroit Community Health Connection Great Beverages FOUNDER & COORDINATOR: Lakes Distribution Detroit Emergency Svc. annual Great Ed Deeb, Michigan Youthareas Appreciation Foundation sports clinics, celebrities, motivational messages, Exhibits &MI Recreation & Parks Assn. entertainment, Education and Mini-workshops and College Row atMedical our 34th event.

CORPORATE HERO SPONSORS: Michigan Food & Great Beverage Association Lakes Wine & Spirits Detroit Employment Solutions Corp.

MI Secretary of State Education areas and Mini-workshops and College Row at our 34th annual event.

Proud recipient ofMichigan’s the Skillman Foundation Greening of Detroit Detroit Fire Department Children FOUNDER & COORDINATOR: CO-CHAIRPERSONS: MOROUN FAMILY Governor’s Award,Michigan State Police Quicken Loans Hallstarz LLC Detroit Future City FOUNDER &Goodwill Ed Deeb, Michigan Youth Appreciation Foundation Keith Bennett, Industries FOUNDER & COORDINATOR: COORDINATOR: BlueFOUNDATION Cross Blue Shield Michigan Food &MichCon, Beverage AssociationFoundation Michigan State University Honorees: Detroit Health & Wellness PreventionFitness & Health Council EdDeeb, Deeb, Michigan Youth Appreciation Appreciation Foundation Ed Michigan Youth Harold Edwards, Retired Proud recipient of the Michigan Food & Beverage Association Michigan Chronicle Sgt. Curtis Perry, Detroit Police Dept.

Michigan Surgeon General’s Office We honored seven individuals Detroit Historical Museum Michigan Food & Beverage Association CO-CHAIRPERSONS: MOROUN FAMILY Proud recipient ofMich. the Barbara Jean Johnson, Center Governor’s Award, Chevrolet Grand Prix Youth Appreciation Fndn. forTireman Distinguished Service.

Detroit Historical Society CO-CHAIRPERSONS: Proud recipient of the Keith Bennett, Goodwill Industries MOROUN FAMILY Governor’s Award,Council John Ambrose, Michigan State Universityof Electrical Wkrs.

Fitness & Health CO-CHAIRPERSONS: Sam’sFOUNDATION Club Midnight Golf Int’l Brotherhood Detroit Homeland Security Keith Bennett, Goodwill Industries Harold Edwards, MichCon, Retired Governor’s Award, FOUNDATION Ron Olson, MI Dept. of Natural Resources Fitness & Health Council Harold Edwards, MichCon, Retired Lear Corporation Sgt. Curtis Perry, Detroit Police Dept.

Keith Bennett, Goodwill Industries Commission Miller High School Alumni Assn.

J & L Promotions Detroit Housing Bruce Ross, Ross & Contemporaries Sgt. Curtis Perry, DetroitTireman Police Dept.

Fitness & Health Council Barbara Jean Johnson, Center Costco Wholesale Detroit Human Rights Dept.

Moroun Family Foundation John Kendrick - Kraft Harold Edwards, MichCon, Retired Barbara Jean Johnson, Tireman Center John Ambrose, Michigan State University McDonald’s Detroit Institute of Arts Mosaic Food Group Sgt. Perry,John DetroitMorrell Police JohnCurtis Ambrose, Michigan State Dept.

University Ron Olson, MI Dept. of Natural Resources Garden Fresh Salsa Ron Olson, Dept. of Tireman Natural Resources Detroit Lions Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Kroger Stores Barbara JeanMI Johnson, Center Proud of the Bruce Ross, Ross &recipient Contemporaries Bruce Ross, Ross & Contemporaries St. John Providence Health Sys. Detroit Lions NFL Alumni Assn.

Motor City Casino Hotel Lipari Foods John Ambrose, Michigan State University Point of Light Award DAC Executives Club Detroit Mayor’s Office MSU Community Music School, Detroit Little Caesars’ Enterprises President Ron Olson, MIFrom Dept. of Natural Resources Kroger Company Detroit Martial Arts Alliance MSU Extension & 4H Club McDonald’s George H.W. Bush Proud recipient of Bruce Ross, Ross & Contemporaries Proud recipient of the the United Way for SE Mich.

Detroit Monitor NAACP – Detroit Chapter Macomb County Commissioners and Points of Light Point of Award Point of Light Light Award Henry Ford Health System Detroit Opera Theater National Heritage Academies Macomb Foundation From President From PresidentDaily AT&T Pioneers Detroit Outreach Counts NCADD / Steps Mayor ofBush Warren George H.W. Bush George H.W. Proud recipient of the Greektown Casino-Hotel Detroit PAL New Detroit, Inc. Mechanical and Points of of Light LightContractors of Detroit and Points Point of Light Award Chase Bank Foundation MFBA and MBPA Staff: Detroit Parent Network New Life Empowerment Group Youth Day, Foundation AAA of Michigan Northeast Guidance Center Detroit Pistons FromJennifer President Kluge, Jan Prevost, NaTasha Jones, Michele Simon, Ed Deeb and our Office Staff Oakland County Executive Detroit Police – Crime Pvtn.

George H.W. Bush PLATINUM SPONSORS: MI Building Trades Council Oakland County Parks Detroit Police Dept. and Points of Light Target Stores Mich. Business & Professional Assn.

Oakland County Sheriff Detroit Police Cadets Motor City Casino-Hotel Foundation Mich. Food & Beverage Assn.

Oakland Public Schools Detroit Police Explorer Program Enterprise Rent-a-Car Michigan Governor Oakland University Detroit Police Reserves Honor Guard Children’s Hospital Dearborn Sausage Co. MI Air Nat’l Guard 127th Wing SUPERSTAR SPONSORS: Flagstar Bank Public Library Mich. House of Marge Representatives Old Newsboys Goodfellows Fund CityDetroit Year Deeb MI Business & Professional Assn.

Ford Motor Company Fund Charity Motors Clintondale Community Detroit Mayor’ MI Building Trades Council Fiat Chrysler Detroit PublicSchools Library - Bookmobile Michigan Senate Operation Get-Down Clinton Valley Kiwanis Detroit Monitor Michigan Chronicle EXECUTIVE Volkswagen of America Children’s Hospital Dearborn Sausage Co. MI Air Nat’l Guard 127th Wing Wolverine Packing Co. SUPERSTAR SPONSORS: Detroit Public Schools Michigan Youth Appreciation Fndn.and Orchard Children’s Svcs.

College Readiness Plan Diversified Members Credit Union Michigan Dept. of Community Health GM Financial City Year Marge Deeb MI Business & Professional Assn.

CLUB Ford Motor Company Fund Children’s Hospital Dearborn Sausage Co. MI Air Nat’l Guard 127th Wing SUPERSTAR SPONSORS: Masco Corporation “College Row” – Thanks Schools toSchools all the Domino’s Mich.

Dept. of Human RightsAssn.

Clintondale Community Detroit Mayor’ MI Building Trades Council American Axle & Manufacturing Detroit Public Alumni Assn.

Metro Youth Day Scholarships donated by Parkway Services Fiat Chrysler City Year Marge Deeb MI Business & Professional Ford Motor Company Fund Clinton Valley Kiwanis Detroit Monitor Michigan Chronicle colleges & universities who participated Entenmann’s Mich.

Dept. of Natural Resources EXECUTIVE Volkswagen of America Pepsi Beverages Company Great Lakes Wine & Spirits Clintondale Community Schools Detroit MI Building Trades Council Fiat Chrysler Detroit our sponsors plus 15Mayor’ memorial scholarships.

Pawn Power Chess DETROIT College Readiness Plan Schools Foundation Diversified Members Union Michigan First Dept.Credit of Community Union Health Communities inPublic Schools Entertainment ProgramCredit Michigan GMEnergy Financial CLUB DTE Clinton Valley Kiwanis Detroit Monitor Michigan Chronicle EXECUTIVE Volkswagen of America Clark Hill PLC “College Row”Public –- Project Thanks Safe to all Campus the Domino’s Mich.

Dept. of Human Rights Playworks – Detroit American Axle & Manufacturing TIGERS Michigan Fitness Foundation Crime Stoppers Judges: Beverly Credit Smith,Union Detroit Television Motown SnacksEvent Moroun Family Foundation College Readiness Plan Diversified Members Michigan Dept. of Community Health GM Financial CLUB colleges & universities who participated Entenmann’s Mich. Dept. of Natural Resources PepsiFree Beverages Company Michigan Food & Beverage Assn.

Detroit Academy of Arts & Sciences George Fowler, Jennifer Kluge Detroit Press Sprite/Coca-Cola “College Row”Recreation –Schools Thanks to all the Domino’s Mich. Dept.

Human Rights Pontiac Public Library American Axle & Manufacturing Detroit Dept.

Nabisco, Inc. Faygo DETROIT Union Communities Entertainment Program Michigan FirstofCredit DTE Energy Michigan Governor’s Office Detroit Assn. &ofin Grocery Manufacturers’ Reps.

Beverages SpartanNash Stores colleges universities who participated Entenmann’s Mich.

Dept. of Natural Resources Pepsi Beverages Company TIGERS Michigan Humane Fitness Foundation Crime Stoppers - Project Safe Conservancy Campus Event Judges: Beverly Smith, Domino’s Moroun Foundation Michigan Society DAC Executives Club Harvest Oakland CountyForgotten Detroit Riverfront MI Dept. ofFamily Natural Resources DETROIT Credit Union Right to Life of Michigan Communities in Schools Entertainment Program MichiganFood First & DTE Energy Michigan Beverage Detroit Academy of Arts & Sciences George Fowler, Jennifer Kluge Detroit Free Press AcademyAssn.

Detroit 910 AM Superstation Frank Mamat, Attorney MGM Grand Detroit Meridian Health TIGERS MichiganTechnical Fitness Foundation Crime Stoppers - Project Safe CampusReps. Michigan Event Beverly Smith, Michigan Governor’s Office Detroit Assn. ofSmart Grocery Manufacturers’ FaygoJudges: Beverages Oakland Press Detroit Pages Ross & Contemporaries Inc. Moroun Family Foundation SpartanNash Stores Clerk’s Office Mich.

Technological University Detroit City Franco Public Relations Detroit Public Television Society Assn.

DAC Executives Forgotten Harvest MichiganHumane Food & Beverage Detroit AcademyClub of Arts & Sciences George Fowler, Jennifer Kluge MI Dept. of Press Natural Resources Detroit Free New Detroit, Inc. Oak Ridge Supermarkets Detroit Sports Commission Michigan Safe Haven Program Detroit City Council Opera Theater Youth Chorus Frito-Lay Inc Michigan.com Michigan Technical Academy Detroit 910 AM Frank Mamat, Attorney Children’s Hospital Dearborn Sausage Co. MI Air Nat’l Guard– 127th Wing Michigan Governor’s Office Assn. of Superstation Grocery Manufacturers’ Reps. MI Faygo Beverages MGM Grand Stores Detroit SUPERSTAR SPONSORS: SpartanNash Detroit Coalition against Violence Michigan Jobs Commission Garden Fresh Salsa National Coney Island MI Food &Public Beverage Assn.

Office Mich.

Technological University Detroit City Clerk’s FrancoDeeb Public Relations Detroit Television Michigan Humane Society DAC Executives Club Forgotten Harvest Oldies 104.3 WOMC Detroit Sports Dreams Safety Council of S.E. Mich.

MI Dept. of Natural Resources City Year Marge MI Business & Professional Assn.

Ford Motor Company Fund Detroit College Promise Michigan National Guard Gordon Food Services Detroit News Detroit City Council MI Opera Theater – Youth Chorus Frito-Lay Inc Michigan.com Michigan Technical Academy Detroit 910 Community AM Superstation Frank Mamat, Attorney MGM Grand Detroit Park-Rite, Inc. Detroit Walmart Clintondale Schools Mayor’ MI Building Trades Council Detroit Symphony Orchestra Saginaw Valley State Univ.

Fiat Chrysler Detroit Community Health Connection MI Parent Information & Resource Centers Great Lakes Beverages Fifth Third Bank Detroit Coalition against Violence Michigan Jobs Commission Garden Fresh Salsa MI Food & Beverage Assn.

Clerk’s Office Mich.

Technological University Detroit City Franco Public Relations Detroit Public Television Detroit Emergency Medical Svc. MI & Parks Assn.Chorus Great Lakes Detroit Windsor Tunnel Detroit College Promise Michigan Guard Gordon Food Services Clinton ValleyCouncil Kiwanis Detroit Monitor Michigan Chronicle Detroit News EXECUTIVE Volkswagen of AmericaPepsi Beverages Shriner’s Mounted Horses Company Detroit Tigers Detroit City MIRecreation OperaNational Theater – Youth Frito-Lay IncDistribution Michigan.com CORPORATE DetroitEmployment Community Health Connection MI Parent Dept.

Information & Resource Centers & Spirits GreatLakes Lakes Beverages Detroit Solutions Corp.

MI Secretary of State Great Wine FifthFinancial Third BankHERO SPONSORS: College Readiness Plan Diversified Members Credit Union Michigan of Community Health GM Detroit Coalition against Violence Michigan Jobs Commission Garden Fresh Salsa CLUB Genisys Credit Union MI FoodFoundation & Beverage Assn.

Pointe Dairy Detroit Visitors Conv.

Bureau Detroit Emergency Medical& Svc. Skillman MI Recreation & Parks Assn. Silver Circle R-V Ranch Great Lakes Distribution Greening of Detroit Detroit Fire Department Michigan’s Children Detroit College Promise Michigan National Guard Gordon Food Services “College Row” – Thanks to all the Domino’s Mich.

Dept. of Human Rights Detroit News American Axle & Manufacturing CORPORATE HERO SPONSORS: DetroitFuture Employment Solutions Corp.

MI Secretary ofPolice State Great Lakes Wine & Spirits Quicken Loans Hallstarz LLC Beverages Detroit City Michigan State Pure Michigan Smiley Prairie Farms Dairy Detroit Wayne Cnty Mental Health Authority Detroit Community Healthwho Connection MI Parent Information & Resource Centersthe Hip Hop Clown Great Lakes Fifth Third BankShield Skillman Foundation colleges & universities participated Entenmann’s Mich.

Dept. of Natural Resources Greening of Detroit Detroit Fire Department Michigan’s Children Pepsi Beverages Company Blue Cross Blue Honorees: Detroit Health & Wellness Prevention Michigan State University Detroit Emergency Medical Svc. MI Recreation &Police Parks Assn. Society of St. Vincent DePaul Great Lakes QuickenChronicle Loans Hallstarz LLCDistribution Detroit Future City Michigan State DETROIT Detroit Tunnel Pro Athletes at Clinics Michigan Union Office Communities inWindsor Schools Entertainment Program Michigan FirstofCredit Michigan Surgeon General’s We honored seven individuals Detroit Museum DTE Energy CORPORATE HERO SPONSORS: & Spirits DetroitHistorical Employment Solutions Corp.

MI Secretary State Great Lakes Wine Blue Cross BluePrix Shield Honorees: Detroit Health & Society Wellness Prevention Michigan State University GOLD SPONSORS: Chevrolet Grand Mich.

Youth Appreciation Fndn. Southern Christian Leadership Cncl for Distinguished Service.

Detroit Historical TIGERS Michigan Fitness Crime Stoppers Project Safe Campus Event Judges: Beverly Smith, Moroun Family Foundation Detroit Youth Violence Prevention Quaker Oats Company Skillman Foundation Greening of Detroit Detroit Fire Department Michigan’s Children Michigan Chronicle Michigan SurgeonFoundation General’s Office We honored seven individuals Detroit Historical Museum Sam’s Club Midnight Golf Int’l Brotherhood of Electrical Wkrs.

Detroit Homeland Security WDIV-TV Quicken Loans Chevrolet Grand Michigan Food &Police Beverage Assn.

LLCFowler, Jennifer Detroit Future Zoo City Detroit Academy of Arts & Sciences George Michigan State Mich.

Youth Appreciation Fndn. for Distinguished Service. Kluge Detroit Historical Society Detroit Free PressPrix Rental World J Hallstarz Detroit Lear Corporation Miller HighGolf School Alumni Assn.Southfield Parks & Recreation & L Promotions Detroit Housing Commission Sam’s Club Blue Cross Blue Shield Midnight Int’l Brotherhood of Electrical Wkrs.

Detroit Homeland Security Honorees: Detroit Health & Wellness Prevention Michigan State University Michigan Governor’s Office DetroitHuman Assn. ofRights Grocery Manufacturers’ Reps. Moroun Faygo Beverages Fox 2 WJBK-TV SpartanNash Stores Sam’s Club Costco Wholesale Family Foundation John - seven Kraft individuals Detroit Dept.

Lear Corporation Development Centers Head Start St. John Hospital Guild Miller High School Alumni Assn.

J We & LKendrick Promotions Detroit Housing Michigan Chronicle Michigan Surgeon General’s Office honored Detroit HistoricalCommission Museum Michigan Humane SocietyFndn.

DAC Executives Club Forgotten Harvest McDonald’s Detroit Institute of Arts Mosaic John Food Group MI Dept.Wholesale ofGrand Natural Resources WXYZ-TV & TV20 Costco Moroun Family Foundation John Kendrick - Kraft Detroit Human Rights Dept.

Chevrolet Prix Mich. Youth Appreciation forMorrell Distinguished Service.

Detroit Historical Society Disabled American Veterans Mothers St. John Open Arms Sesi & Sesi, Attorneys Garden Fresh Salsa Detroit Lions Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Kroger Stores Food Michigan Technical Academy Detroit 910 AM Superstation Frank Mamat, Attorney McDonald’s Detroit Institute of Arts Mosaic John Morrell Group MGM Grand Detroit Sam’s Club Midnight Golf Int’l Brotherhood of Electrical Wkrs.

Detroit Homeland Security CBS TV & WWJ-TV St. John Providence Sys. Up of Detroit Detroit Lions NFL Alumni Assn.

Motor Casino Hotel Lipari Garden FreshTelevision SalsaHealth Detroit Lions Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Stores Relations Dossin Great Museum St. John Providence Health System Seven Clerk’s OfficeLakes Mich.

Technological University Detroit City Franco Public Lear Corporation MillerCity High School Alumni Assn.

JKroger & LFoods Promotions Detroit Housing Commission Detroit Public DAC Club Health Sys. Detroit Mayor’s Office MSU Community Music School, Detroit Little Caesars’ St. Executives John Providence Detroit Lions NFL Alumni Assn.

Motor City Casino Lipari Foods Enterprises WJR Radio Costco Wholesale Moroun Family Foundation John Kendrick Detroit Human Rights Dept.

Detroit City Council MI Opera Theater –Hotel Youth ChorusDetroit Frito-Lay Inc - Kraft Michigan.com Eastern High School Alumni Assn.

Kroger Company Club Sherwood Foods DAC Executives Detroit Martial Arts Alliance MSU & Music 4H Club McDonald’s Detroit Mayor’s Office MSU Extension Community School,StarrVista Little Caesars’ Enterprises McDonald’s Detroit Institute of Arts Mosaic John Morrell Food Group WWJ Newsradio 950 Detroit Coalition against Violence Michigan Jobs Commission Garden Fresh Salsa Kroger Company United Way SE Mich.

MI Food & for Beverage Assn.

Detroit Martial Arts Alliance MSU Extension &Chapter 4H Club McDonald’s Detroit Monitor – Detroit County Commissioners Eastern Against Driving Drunk Sign & Art, Inc Macomb Garden Fresh Salsa Detroit Lions Market Corporation NAACP Mothers Against Drunk DrivingStudents (MADD) Kroger Stores United Way for SE Mich.

Monitor NAACP –Heritage Detroit Chapter MacombFood County Commissioners Henry Ford Health System Detroit Opera National Academies Macomb Daily Detroit College Promise Michigan National Guard Gordon Services Tellusdetroit.com Detroit News St. John Providence Health Sys. Detroit Lions Theater NFL Alumni Assn.

Motor City Casino Hotel Lipari Foods Eastern Market area merchants Take 1 Community Program Skillsville Henry Ford Health System Detroit Opera Theater National Heritage Academies Macomb Daily AT&T Pioneers Detroit Outreach Counts NCADD / Steps Mayor of Warren Detroit Community Health Connection MI Parent Information & Resource Centers Great Lakes Beverages DAC Executives Fifth Bank Club Detroit Outreach Mayor’s Office MSU Community Music School, Detroit Little Enterprises WJLB-FM 98 AT&TThird Pioneers Detroit Counts NCADD / Steps MayorCaesars’ of Warren Greektown Casino-HotelSnyder’s of Hanover, Detroit PAL New Detroit, Inc. & 4H Club Mechanical Contractors of Detroit Eastern Michigan University TCBC Banquet Center Inc. Kroger Company Detroit Martial Arts Alliance MSU Extension McDonald’s Detroit Emergency Medical Svc. MI Recreation & Parks Assn.

Great Lakes Distribution Greektown Casino-Hotel DetroitParent PAL Network New Life Detroit, Inc. Mechanical Contractors of Detroit Chase Bank Detroit New Empowerment Group Youth Day, County MFBA and MBPA Staff: 910 AM Radio United Way Mich.

Detroit MonitorNetwork NAACP Detroit Chapter Macomb Commissioners Chase Bankfor SEHERO Parent New Life –Empowerment Group Tellusdetroit.com Youth Day, MFBA and MBPA Staff: Jones, CORPORATE SPONSORS: Stores Ecorse Public Schools SpartanNash Spirits Detroit Employment Solutions Corp.

MI Secretary of State Great Lakes Wine AAA of Michigan Jennifer Kluge, Jan & Prevost, NaTasha Detroit Northeast Guidance Center Henry Ford Health System DetroitPistons Opera Theater National Heritage Academies Macomb AAA of Michigan Jennifer Daily Kluge, Jan Prevost, NaTasha Jones, Buddy’s Pizza Detroit Pistons Northeast Guidance Center Skillman Foundation Greening of Detroit Detroit Fire Department Michigan’s Children County Executive Michele Simon, Ed Deeb and our Office Staff Detroit Police – Crime Pvtn.

Oakland Education through the Arts Tender Touch Dental Speedway LLC AT&T Pioneers Michele Simon, Ed Deeb and our Office Staff Detroit Police Outreach Counts Detroit – Crime Pvtn.

NCADD County / Steps Executive Oakland Mayor of Warren PLATINUM SPONSORS: Park Rite, Inc. MI Trades County Parks Detroit Police Quicken Loans PLATINUM SPONSORS: Hallstarz LLC Detroit Future CitySteward FoundationOakland Michigan StateInc. Police MIBuilding Building TradesCouncil Council Oakland County Parks Greektown Casino-Hotel Detroit Police Dept.

Detroit PAL Dept.

New Detroit, Mechanical Contractors of Detroit Emanuel The Ad Council Sprite/Coca-Cola Target Stores Mich.

Business & Professional Assn.

Oakland County Sheriff Detroit Police Cadets Target Stores Blue Cross Blue Shield Mich. Day, Business & Professional Assn.

Oakland Sheriff Group Police Chase Bank Honorees: Detroit &Network Wellness Prevention Michigan State University Detroit Health ParentCadets New LifeCounty Empowerment Youth MFBA and MBPA Staff: Detroit Tigers Motor City Casino-Hotel Motor Casino-Hotel Mich.

Food &&Beverage Assn.

Oakland Public Schools Detroit Police Explorer Program Enroll Detroit The Children’s Center State of Michigan Mich.

Food Beverage Assn.

Oakland Public Schools Detroit Police Explorer Program AAA of City Michigan Jennifer Kluge, Jan Prevost, NaTasha Jones, Detroit Pistons Northeast Guidance Center Office Michigan Chronicle Michigan Surgeon General’s We honored seven individuals Detroit Historical Museum Enterprise Rent-a-Car Enterprise Rent-a-Car Detroit Lions Michigan Governor Oakland University Detroit Police Honor Michigan Governor Oakland University Detroit Police Reserves HonorGuard Guard County Executive Michele Simon, Ed Deeb and our Office Staff Detroit PoliceReserves – Crime Pvtn.

Oakland Episcopal Diocese of Michigan The Heat & Warmth Fund Academic Chevrolet Grand Prix Student Honorees Flagstar Bank Mich.

Youth Appreciation Fndn. forfor Distinguished Service.

Detroit Historical Society Flagstar Bank Mich.

House of Representatives Old Newsboys Goodfellows Fund Detroit Public Library Mich.

House of Representatives Old Newsboys Goodfellows Fund Detroit Public Library PLATINUM SPONSORS: Detroit Pistons MI Building Trades Council Oakland County Parks Detroit Police Dept.

Charity Motors Charity Motors Sam’s Club --Bookmobile Michigan Senate Operation Get-Down Detroit Public Library Bookmobile Michigan Senate of Electrical Operation Get-Down PublicLibrary Midnight Golf Int’l Brotherhood Wkrs.

Detroit Homeland Security Detroit #1 Achievement & Community Service The Parade Company Exchange Club of Target Stores Mich.

Business & Professional Assn.

Oakland County Sheriff Detroit Police Cadets Wolverine Packing Co. Wolverine Packing Co. Comerica Bank DetroitPublic PublicSchools Schools Michigan YouthAppreciation AppreciationFndn.and Fndn.and Orchard Children’s Svcs.

Detroit Michigan Youth Orchard Children’s Svcs.

MotorCorporation City Casino-Hotel Lear Miller High School Alumni Assn.The Safe Center JMich. & L Promotions Detroit Housing Commission Food & Day Beverage Assn. donated by Oakland Public Schools Detroit Police Schools Explorer Program Federal Bureau ofAssn.

Investigation Inc. Masco Corporation Sysco Food Service, Masco Corporation Detroit PublicSchools Alumni Assn.

MetroYouth Youth Scholarshipsdonated Parkway Services Services Detroit Public Alumni Metro Day Scholarships by Parkway Enterprise Rent-a-Car Health Alliance Plan Costco Wholesale Michigan Governor Oakland University Detroit Police Reserves Honor Guard Moroun Family Foundation The Salvation Army John Kendrickplus - Kraft Detroit Human RightsChurch Dept.

Great Lakes Wine Spirits Great Lakes Wine && Spirits Detroit PublicSchools Schools Foundation oursponsors sponsors plus memorialscholarships. scholarships. Detroit Pawn Power Chess Public Foundation our 1515memorial Pawn Power Chess Fellowship Tempest Air Mechanical Flagstar Bank Mich.

House of Representatives Old Newsboys Goodfellows Fund Detroit Public Television Library Clark PLC McDonald’s Detroit Public Motown Snacks Playworks Detroit Detroit Institute of Arts Mosaic John Morrell Food Group Clark HillHill PLC Michigan First Credit Union Detroit Public Motown Snacks Playworks ––Get-Down Detroit Charity Motors Sprite/Coca-Cola Library - Bookmobile Michigan Senate Operation Detroit PublicTelevision Ferndale Public Schools The Daily Tribune Detroit Recreation Dept.

Nabisco, Inc. Pontiac Public Library Sprite/Coca-Cola Garden Fresh Salsa Detroit Lions Mothers Against Drunk Driving The (MADD)Skillman Foundation Kroger Stores Detroit Recreation Dept.

Nabisco, Inc. Pontiac Public Library Wolverine Packing Co. Giarmarco, Mullins, Horton Domino’s Detroit Public Schools Michigan Youth Appreciation Fndn.and Orchard Children’s Svcs.

Detroit Riverfront Conservancy Oakland County Right to Life of Michigan Domino’s Ferris State University Uncle Foods Detroit Conservancy Oakland County Right toCity Life of Michigan St. JohnCorporation Providence Health Sys. Ray’s Snack Detroit Lions Alumni Assn.Assn.

Masco Motor Casino HotelInc. Toys for Tots of SE Mich.

Lipari Meridian Health DetroitRiverfront PublicNFL Schools Alumni MetroFoods Youth Day Scholarships donated by Parkway Services Detroit Smart Pages Oakland Press Ross & Contemporaries Meridian Health Avis Ford Smart Pages Oakland Press Ross &Community Contemporaries Great Lakes Wine NewExecutives Detroit, Inc. & Spirits DAC Detroit Mayor’s Office Foundation MSU MusicInc. School,Trailblazers Detroit Little Caesars’ Enterprises Detroit Public Schools our sponsors plus 15 memorial scholarships. Detroit PawnHaven Power Chess Supermarkets Detroit Sports Commission Oak Ridge Safe Program Fiat Chrysler U.S. Ice Company – Learning for Life New Detroit, Inc. Club Supermarkets Detroit Oak Ridge Safe Haven National Coney Island Clark Hill PLC Strategic Staffing Solutions Oldies 104.3 WOMC Detroit Sports Dreams Safety Council of&S.E. Mich.

DetroitSports PublicCommission Television Motown Snacks Playworks –Program Detroit Kroger Company Detroit Martial Arts Alliance MSU Extension 4H Club McDonald’s National Coney Island U.S. Sen. Debbie Fifth Third Bank Stabenow’s Tuskegee Airmen, Detroit Oldies 104.3 WOMC Office Detroit Sports Dreams Safety Council S.E. Mich.

Walmart Sprite/Coca-Cola Park-Rite, Inc. Detroit Symphony Orchestra Saginaw Valleyof State Univ.

Detroit Recreation Dept.

Nabisco, Inc. Pontiac Public Library Walmart United for SETunnel Mich.

Detroit Monitor NAACP –Valley Detroit Chapter Macomb County Commissioners Inc. Detroit Univ.

DetroitWay Windsor Domino’s Pepsi Beverages Company Detroit Tigers Shriner’s Horses 5/3Symphony Bank Orchestra Michigan State FairSaginaw U.S. Sen. Gary Park-Rite, Peters United Way for SE Michigan Detroit Riverfront Conservancy Oakland County Right to Mounted Life ofState Michigan Detroit Windsor Tunnel Genisys Credit Union SILVER SPONSORS: Pepsi Beverages Detroit Shriner’s Mounted HorsesInc. Henry Ford Health System Detroit Opera National Heritage Academies Macomb Daily Company R-V Ranch Pointe Dairy Detroit Visitors & Conv. Bureau Silver Meridian Health DetroitTigers Smart Theater Pages Oakland Press Ross Circle & Contemporaries Genisys Credit Union Pure Michigan Flip the Script Program Vintage Wines University of Detroit-Mercy R-V Ranch Pointe Dairy Detroit Visitors &Cnty Conv.

Bureau Silver Circle Smiley the Hip Hop Clown Prairie Farms Dairy Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority New Detroit, Inc. AT&T Pioneers Detroit Outreach Counts NCADD / Steps Mayor of Warren Supermarkets Detroit Sports Commission Oak Ridge Safe Haven Program Michigan State University Pure Michigan Smiley Hop Clown Prairie Farms Dairy Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority Societythe of Hip St. Vincent DePaul University of Michigan Pro Athletes at Clinics Detroit Windsor Tunnel National Coney Island Volunteers, Bless Focus:Hope all 1,700 of them Oldies 104.3Contractors WOMC Detroit SportsCnty Dreams Safety Council of S.E. Mich.

Greektown Casino-Hotel Detroit PAL New Detroit, Inc. Mechanical of Detroit GOLD SPONSORS: Prevention Southern Leadership Cncl Quaker Oats DetroitWindsor Youth Violence University of Michigan Society of Christian St. Vincent DePaul Pro Athletes atCompany Clinics Detroit Tunnel Walmart Park-Rite, Inc. Detroit Symphony Orchestra Saginaw Valley State Univ.

WDIV-TV GOLD SPONSORS: WADL-TV38 Chase Bank Detroit Parent Network New Life Christian Empowerment GroupCncl Youth MFBA and MBPA Staff: Forgotten Harvest Urban League of Detroit & SE MI Detroit Zoo Violence Southfield Parks & Leadership Recreation RentalDay, World Southern Quaker Oats Company Detroit Detroit Windsor Tunnel Fox 2 WJBK-TV Oakland University Pepsi Beverages Company DetroitYouth Tigers Centers Prevention Shriner’s Mounted Horses WDIV-TV Development Head Start St. John Hospital Guild Sam’s Club AAA of Michigan Jennifer Kluge, Jan Prevost, NaTasha Jones, Detroit Zoo Southfield Parks &Ranch Recreation Detroit Pistons Rental World Northeast Guidance Center U.S. Air Force Reserves Genisys Credit Union WXYZ-TV & TV20 Franco Public Relations Walmart R-V Pointe Dairy Detroit Visitors & Conv.

Bureau Silver Circle Fox 2 WJBK-TV Disabled American Veterans St. John John Hospital Open Arms Sesi &Club Sesi, Attorneys Wayne State University Development Centers Head Start St. Guild Sam’s Pure County Executive Michele Simon, Ed Deeb and our Office Staff Detroit Police –Cnty Crime Pvtn. Health Authority Oakland CBSMichigan TV & & TV20 WWJ-TV Smiley Hip Hop Clown System Prairie Farms Dairy Detroit WayneLakes Mental WXYZ-TV Dossin Great Museum St. Johnthe Providence Health Seven Up of Detroit Franklin Wright Settlement – St. Youthville Wayne County Sesi U.S. Army & Army Reserves Disabled American Veterans John Open &Athletes Sesi, Attorneys PLATINUM SPONSORS: WJR Eastern Michigan University Society of St. Arms Vincent Pro at Clinics Detroit Police Windsor Tunnel MI Building Trades Council Oakland County Parks DePaul Detroit Dept.

CBS TVRadio &SPONSORS: WWJ-TV Eastern HighLakes School Alumni Assn.

StarrVista Sherwood Dossin Great Museum St. John Providence Health System Seven UpOats ofFoods Detroit GOLD WWJ Stores Newsradio 950 Wayne County Commissioners Friends of Eastern Market Target Violence Prevention Southern Christian Leadership Cncl Attorney’s Office Quaker Company Detroit Youth Eastern Market Corporation Students Against Driving Sign & Art, Inc WJR Radio Mich. Business & Professional Assn.

Oakland County Sheriff Drunk U.S. Detroit Police CadetsAlumni Assn.

Western Michigan University Eastern High School StarrVista Sherwood Foods WDIV-TV Tellusdetroit.com Detroit Zoo Southfield Parks &Program Recreation U.S. Coast Guard Rental World Eastern Market area merchants Take 1 Community Skillsville WWJ 950 Wayne County Sheriff Motor City Casino-Hotel Generation with Promise Mich.

Food &Hanover, Beverage Assn.

Oakland Public Schools Detroit Police Explorer Program WJLB-FM 98 Eastern Market Corporation Students Against Driving Drunk Sign & Art, Inc Fox 2Newsradio WJBK-TV Saginaw Valley State University Tellusdetroit.com Eastern Michigan University TCBC Banquet Center Snyder’s of Inc. Development Centers Head Start St. John Hospital Guild Sam’s Club Enterprise 910 AM Radio Eastern Market area merchants Take 1 Community Program WXYZ-TV &Rent-a-Car TV20 Michigan Governor Oakland University Detroit Police Reserves Honor Guard Genisys Credit Union WCHB Radio Skillsville U.S. Customs & Border Protection Ecorse Public Schools Tellusdetroit.com SpartanNash Stores Disabled American Veterans St. John Open Arms Sesi & Sesi, Attorneys 98 Michigan Technological UniversityWJLB-FM Buddy’s Pizza Eastern Michigan University TCBC Banquet Center Snyder’s of of Hanover, Inc. CBS TV & WWJ-TV Flagstar Bank Education through the Arts Tender Touch Dental Speedway LLC Mich.

House of Representatives Old Newsboys Goodfellows Detroit Public Library Dossin Great Lakes Museum St. John Providence Health Fund System Seven Up Detroit 910 AMRadio Radio Girl Scouts of S.E. Michigan WDET-FM USDA – APHIS- PPQ Park Rite, Inc. Ecorse Public Schools Tellusdetroit.com SpartanNash Stores WJR Emanuel Steward Foundation The Ad Council Sprite/Coca-Cola Charity Motors Wayne County Community College EasternPublic High School Alumni Assn.

StarrVista Sherwood Foods Buddy’s Pizza Library Bookmobile Michigan Senate Operation Get-Down Detroit Detroit Tigers Education through the Arts Tender Touch Dental LLC WWJ Newsradio 950 WDTK 1400 AMSpeedway Enroll Detroit The Children’s Center State&ofArt, Michigan GM Financial Eastern Market Corporation Students Against Driving DrunkU.S. Marine Corps & Reserves Sign Inc Appreciation Fndn.and Wolverine Packing Co. Park Rite, Inc. Detroit Lions Ferris State University Detroit Public Schools Michigan Youth Orchard Children’s Svcs.

Emanuel Steward Foundation The Ad Sprite/Coca-Cola Tellusdetroit.com Episcopal Diocese of merchants Michigan The Heat & Warmth Program Fund Student Honorees for Academic Eastern Market area Take 1 Council Community Skillsville Detroit Pistons Detroit Tigers U.S. Army National Guard Goodwill WDTR Radio State Masco Corporation Exchange ClubSchools ofIndustries Detroit #1 Assn.

The Parade Company Achievement Community Service Detroit The Children’s Center of Youth Michigan WJLB-FM 98 Detroit Public Alumni Metro Day&Scholarships donated by Enroll Parkway Services Detroit Public Schools Fndn.

Eastern Michigan University TCBC Banquet Center Snyder’s of Hanover, Inc. Comerica Bank Detroit Lions Food Service, Inc. Safe Federal Bureau of of Investigation The Sysco Great Lakes WinePlan & Spirits FREEZER & DRY Episcopal Diocese Michigan The Heat &Center Warmth Fund Student Honorees for15Academic 910 AM Radio Goldfinger Enterprises U.S. Navy Reserves WEXL 1340 AM Detroit Public Schools Foundation our sponsors plus memorial scholarships.

Pawn Power Chess Alliance Health Ecorse Public Schools Tellusdetroit.com SpartanNash Stores Detroit Pistons Aetna for a Better Michigan FellowshipClub Church Tempest Air Mechanical The Parade Salvation Army Exchange of Detroit #1 The Company Achievement & Community Service Buddy’s Pizza Clark Hill PLC MichiganBank First Credit Union Education through the Arts Tender Touch Dental Speedway LLC Detroit Public Television Motown Snacks Playworks – Detroit Comerica Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness U.S. Navy Sea FREEZER Cadets WGPR Radio Sysco STORAGE&CO. Ferndale Public The Daily The Skillman Foundation FoodTribune Service, Inc. Safe Center Federal Bureau ofSchools Investigation The Park Rite, Inc. DRY 5/3 Bank Michigan State Fair Giarmarco, Mullins, Horton Sprite/Coca-Cola Emanuel Steward Foundation The Ad Council Sprite/Coca-Cola Alliance Health Ferris State University Uncle Ray’s Snack Foods Toys for Public Tots of SE Mich.

Detroit Recreation Dept.

Nabisco, Inc. Pontiac Library Fellowship Church Mechanical The Army Detroit Tigers Plan Grandmont Association WMTV5 – John Tempest Prost Avis Ford Enroll Detroit TheSalvation Children’s Center for Life U.S. Small Business Admin State ofAir Michigan Michigan First Credit Union Fiat Chrysler U.S. Ice Company Trailblazers – Learning Domino’s Forgotten Harvest STORAGE CO. Detroit Riverfront Conservancy Oakland County Right to Life of Michigan Ferndale Public Schools The Daily Tribune The Skillman Foundation Detroit Lions Strategic Staffing Solutions Episcopal of Michigan The Heat Airmen, & Warmth Fund Student Honorees for Academic Fifth Third Diocese BankDetroit U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow’s Office Tuskegee Detroit Giarmarco, Mullins, Horton Greater Area Health Council WMZD-FM Radio Meridian Health Ferris State University Uncle Ray’s Snack&Foods Toys Tots of SE Mich. Inc. U.S. Tennis Association Detroit Pistons AVIS Detroit Smart Pages Oakland Ross &Way Contemporaries Detroit Community Health Connection Exchange Club of Detroit #1 The for Parade Company Achievement Community Service 5/3 Bank Michigan State Fair U.S. Sen.Press Gary Peters United for SE Michigan Avis Ford Bank SILVER SPONSORS: Fiat Chrysler Ice Company Learning for Life Vision from Education to Success Comerica New Detroit, Inc.Solutions WNZK Radio U.S. Great Lakes Agricultural Fair Trailblazers Supermarkets Detroit Commission Oak Ridge Safe Haven Flip theSports Script Program Vintage Wines University of– Program Detroit-Mercy Food Service, Inc. Center Federal Bureau of Investigation The Safe Sysco FREEZER & DRY Strategic Staffing Michigan State University Fifth Third Bank U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow’s Office Tuskegee Airmen, Detroit Plan Health Alliance FORD National Coney Island Focus:Hope Volunteers, Bless all 1,700 of them University of Michigan Fellowship Church Tempest Air Mechanical The Salvation Army AVIS WRCJ-FM Radio Great Start Collaborative Wayne Oldies 104.3 WOMC Detroit Dreams Safety Way Council of S.E. Mich. Vista Maria UniversityFirst of Michigan BRONZE SPONSORS: 5/3 BankSports Michigan State Fair U.S. Sen. Gary Peters United forFoundation SE Michigan Michigan Credit Union Forgotten Harvest WADL-TV38 Urban League of Detroit & SE MI STORAGE CO. SILVER SPONSORS: Ferndale Public Schools The Daily Tribune The Skillman Walmart Oakland University Park-Rite, Inc. Detroit Symphony Orchestra Saginaw Valley State Univ.

Flip the State Script Program Wines of Detroit-Mercy Giarmarco, Mullins, Horton WXYT Radio Vintage Greektown Casino - Hotel University VSA Michigan Franco Public Relations Walmart U.S. Reserves Wrightway Enterprises Michigan State University Ferris University Uncle Ray’s Snack Foods ToysAir forForce Tots of SE Mich.

WayneWindsor State University FORD Detroit Tunnel Focus:Hope Volunteers, Bless all 1,700 of them University of& –Michigan Avis Ford Pepsi Beverages Company Detroit Tigers Shriner’s Horses Franklin Wright Settlement – Youthville Wayne County U.S. ArmyMounted Army Reserves University of Michigan Fiat Chrysler U.S. Ice Company Trailblazers Learning for Life Warriors.com Eastern Michigan University Grosse Pointe Senior Men’s Club Focus:Hope Genisys Credit Union Forgotten Harvest WADL-TV38 Urban League of Detroit & SE MI Strategic Staffing Solutions Friends of Eastern Market Wayne County Commissioners U.S. Attorney’s Office R-V Ranch Pointe Dairy Detroit Visitors & Conv.

Bureau Silver Circle Oakland University Western Michigan University Fifth Third Bank U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow’s Office Tuskegee Airmen, Detroit Generation with Promise Wayne County Sheriff U.S. Coast Guard AVIS Franco Public Relations Walmart U.S. Air Force Reserves Pointe War Memorial Wayne County PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS: Pure Michigan U.S. Ice Company Saginaw Valley State University Wayne State University 5/3Grosse Bank Michigan State Fair U.S. Sen. Gary Peters United WayHip for SE Michigan Smiley the Clown Prairie Farms Detroit Authority SILVER SPONSORS: GenisysWayne CreditCnty UnionMental– Health WCHBCounty Radio Dairy U.S. Customs &Hop Border Protection Franklin Wright Settlement Youthville Wayne Army &ofArmy Reserves Michigan Technological University Eastern Michigan University FlipHandicapped theWindsor Script Program Vintage Wines University Fishing Derby, U.S. S.C.S. AAA of Michigan Society St. Detroit-Mercy Vincent Pro Athletes atCommissioners Clinics Detroit Tunnel Freezer & Dry Storage Co. Michigan State University Girl Scouts of S.E. Michigan WDET-FM USDA – of APHISPPQ DePaul Wayne County 4-H Club Friends of Eastern Market Wayne County U.S. Attorney’s Office FORD Wayne Michigan County Community College Western University Focus:Hope Volunteers, Bless all 1,700 of them University of Michigan GOLD SPONSORS: GMHealth Financial WDTKCounty 1400 U.S. Marine Corps &Leadership Reserves Cncl University of University Michigan ACCESS Violence Prevention Southern Christian Quaker Oats AM Company Detroit Youth Alliance Plan Wayne County Clerk Generation with Promise Wayne Sheriff U.S. Coast Guard Ferris State The Salvation Army Saginaw Valley State University ForgottenIndustries Harvest WADL-TV38 Urban League of Detroit & SE MI WDIV-TV U.S. Army National Guard Goodwill WDTRRadio Radio Oakland University Genisys Credit Union U.S. &Reserves Border Protection Fndn.

Detroit Public SchoolsUniversity Detroit Zoo Southfield Parks & Recreation Rental World Michigan Technological Franco Public Relations Walmart U.S.Customs Air Force Healthy Kidz Wayne County Comm College Adult Well BeingWCHB Services U.S. Navy Reserves Goldfinger Enterprises WEXL 1340 AM Exchange Club of Detroit #1 Wayne State University Fox 2 WJBK-TV Aetna for a Better Michigan Girl Scouts of S.E. Michigan WDET-FM USDA – APHISPPQ Wayne County Community College Development Centers Head St. John Hospital Guild Sam’s Franklin Wright Settlement –Start Youthville Wayne County U.S. Army & Army Reserves onHealth Physical Fitness U.S. Navy Sea Cadets Governor’s Council WGPRClub Radio Eastern Michigan 5/3 Bank State Fair Henry Ford System U.S. GM Financial WDTK 1400 AM Commissioners Marine Corps & Reserves Wayne County Council for the Arts Advantage HealthSystem WXYZ-TV &Michigan TV20 University Great Lakes Agricultural Fair Ferris State University Friends ofAmerican Eastern Market Wayne County U.S. Attorney’s Office Grandmont Association U.S. Small Business Admin WMTV5 – John Prost Disabled Veterans St. John Open Arms Sesi & Sesi, Attorneys Western Michigan Forgotten HarvestUniversity U.S. Army National Goodwill Industries WDTR Radio CBS TV &Valley WWJ-TV Fndn.

Detroit Public Schools Greater Detroit Area HealthSchools Council U.S. Tennis Association WMZD-FM Radio Highland Park Wayne County Executive’s Office Generation with Promise Wayne County Sheriff U.S. Coast Guard Guard Aetna for a Better Michigan U.S. Food and Drug Administration Detroit Community Connection Saginaw StateHealth University Dossin Great Lakes Museum St. John Providence Health System Seven Up ofAM Detroit U.S. Goldfinger Enterprises WEXL 1340 Great Lakes Agricultural Vision fromReserves Education to Protection Success WNZK Radio Aetna for aTechnological Better Michigan Genisys Credit Union Fair WCHB U.S.Navy Customs & Border WJR Radio Michigan University American Homes for Black Children Wayne Cty Health, Veterans, Community on Physical Fitness U.S. Navy Sea Cadets Governor’s Council WGPR Radio African Magazine Eastern High School Alumni Assn.

StarrVista Sherwood Foods Franco Public Relations Great Start Collaborative Wayne Vista Maria WRCJ-FM Radio 5/3 Bank Michigan State Fair Girl Scouts of S.E. Michigan WDET-FM USDA – APHISPPQ BRONZE SPONSORS: WWJ 950 WayneNewsradio County Community College Grandmont Association U.S. Small Business Admin WMTV5 – John Prost Greektown Casino - Upward Hotel VSA Michigan WXYT Radio Eastern Market Corporation Students Against Driving Drunk Sign & Art, Inc – Bound Horizons Wayne County Parks System Wrightway Enterprises Alert Vendors on Forgotten Harvest GM Financial WDTK 1400 AM U.S. Marine Corps & Reserves Watch (AVOW) Allied Printing Ferris State University Greater Detroit Area Health U.S. Association WMZD-FM Radio Tellusdetroit.com Grosse Pointe Senior Men’sCouncil Club Warriors.com Focus:Hope Detroit Community Health Connection U.S.Tennis NationalProgram Guard Goodwill Industries WDTR Radio Eastern Market area merchants Take 1Army Community Skillsville Detroit Public Huron Clinton Metroparks Vision Wayne County Sheriff’s Dept.

Great Lakes Agricultural Fair from Education to Success WNZK Radio Alkebulan Center Grosse Pointe War Memorial Wayne County PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS: Allegra Printing U.S. Ice Company WJLB-FM 98 Schools Fndn.

U.S. Navy Reserves Goldfinger Enterprises WEXL 1340 AM Eastern Michigan University TCBCMaria Banquet Center Snyder’s ofRadio Hanover, Inc. Aetna for&aSPONSORS: Better Michigan Handicapped Fishing Derby, S.C.S. Wayne County 4-H Club Great Start Collaborative Wayne Vista WRCJ-FM AAA of Radio Michigan Freezer Dry Storage Co. BRONZE Images and Wayne Metro Community Action onIdeas Physical Fitness U.S. Navy Sea Cadets Governor’s Council WGPR 910 AM Radio Alzheimers Assn.

Arab American News 5/3 Michigan Health Alliance Plan Wayne County Clerk Greektown Casino - Hotel VSA WXYT Radio ACCESS Ecorse Public Schools Tellusdetroit.com SpartanNash Stores TheBank Salvation ArmyState Fair Wrightway Enterprises Grandmont Association U.S.Michigan Small Business WMTV5 – John Prost Buddy’s Pizza Institute for Population Health Forgotten Harvest Healthy Kidz Wayne County CommAdmin College Wayne State University AdultAssn.

Well Being Services American Diabetes Grosse Pointe Senior Men’s Club Warriors.com Exchange Club of Detroit #1 American Legion #570 Focus:Hope Education through the Arts Tender Touch Dental Speedway LLC GreaterFord Detroit Area Health Council U.S. Tennis Association WMZD-FM Radio Henry Health System Wayne County Council for the Arts Detroit Community HealthFair Connection Advantage HealthSystem Park Rite, Inc.Agricultural Great Lakes Grosse Pointe War Memorial ORGANIZATIONS: U.S. Ice Company Int’l Brotherhood Wkrs Wayne State Football Team Great Lakes Fair of ElectricalWayne Vision from Education to Success WNZK Radio American HeartPARTICIPATING Assn.

Emanuel Steward Foundation The AdCounty Council Sprite/Coca-Cola Highland ParkAgricultural Schools Wayne County Executive’s Aetna for a Better Michigan U.S. Food Drug Administration Handicapped Fishing Derby, S.C.S. Wayne County 4-H Club Office AAA of Michigan Detroit Freezer &Tigers Dryand Storage Co. Great Start Collaborative Wayne Vista Maria WRCJ-FM Radio Homes for Black Children Wayne Cty Health, Veterans, Community BRONZE SPONSORS: Enroll Detroit The Children’s Center State of Michigan African American Magazine International Institute Western Michigan University ASSOCIATE SPONSORS, The Franco Public Relations American Red Cross Health Alliance Plan - Hotel Wayne County Clerk ACCESS Salvation Army Detroit Lions Greektown Casino VSA Michigan WXYT Radio Horizons –Diocese Upwardof Bound Wayne County ParksFund System Wrightway Enterprises Alert Vendors on Watch (AVOW) Allied Printing Episcopal Michigan Services Wayne The Heat & Warmth Student for Academic Healthy Kidz County Comm College Adult WellHonorees BeingCouncil Services Exchange Club of DetroitArab #1 Jewish Vocational American Chaldean Grosse PointeMetroparks Senior Men’s Club Warriors.com Huron Clinton Wayne County Sheriff’s Dept. Whispering Pines Mobile Zoo FOOD & BEVERAGE COMPANIES, Alkebulan Center Detroit Focus:Hope AllegraPistons Printing Henry Ford Health Wayne County Council for Action the Arts Advantage HealthSystem Exchange of System Detroit #1 The Parade Company Achievement & Community Service Great Agricultural Fair Images Ideas Wayne Metro Community Grosse Pointe War Memorial Wayne County Alzheimers Assn.

PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS: ArabLakes American News Arab U.S. Ice Company J & and LClub Promotions W.I.S.H. Ministries Comerica BankDrug American Chamber ofMichigan Comm Highland Park Schools Wayne County Executive’s Aetna for a Diabetes Better U.S. Food& and Administration AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Institute for Population HealthS.C.S. Wayne State University Food Service, Inc. Safe Center Federal Bureau of Investigation The Sysco Handicapped Fishing Derby, Wayne County 4-H Club Office American Assn.

AAA of Michigan American Legion #570 Freezer Dry Storage Co. Homes for Black Children Wayne Cty Health, Veterans, Alliance Plan Health African American Magazine Franco Public Relations Junior Achievement WJLB FM 98 Int’l Brotherhood of Electrical Wkrs Wayne State Football Arab American National Museum AmericanAir Heart Assn.

Health Alliance Plan Wayne County Clerk Team Community ACCESS Fellowship Church Tempest Mechanical The Salvation Army The Salvation Army Abbott Nicholson Horizons – Upward Bound Wayne County Parks System Alert Vendors onCross Watch (AVOW) International Institute Western Michigan University Allied Printing ASSOCIATE Michigan First Union#1 American Red Healthy Kidz Wayne County Comm College WRCJ 90.9 Adult WellTribune Being Services Exchange ClubCredit ofSPONSORS, Detroit Karmanos Cancer Institute Ferndale Public Schools The Daily The Skillman Foundation ROTC Army Dept.

Huron Clinton Metroparks Wayne County Sheriff’s Alkebulan Center Jewish Vocational Services Whispering Pines Mobile Zoo Absopure Water Company Allegra Printing Arab American Chaldean Council FOOD & Mullins, BEVERAGE Henry Ford Health System Wayne County Council for the Arts Giarmarco, Horton Advantage HealthSystem Great Lakes Agricultural FairCOMPANIES, Images andPark Ideas Wayne Ferris State University Uncle Ray’s Snack Foodsof Comm Toys forMetro Tots Community of Executive’s SE Mich. Action JHighland &Keep L Promotions W.I.S.H. Ministries Arab American Chamber Detroit Wrightway Enterprises Arab American Arts & Scraps Alzheimers AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Schools Beautiful Wayne County Office Aetna for aAssn.

Better Michigan U.S. Food andNews Drug Administration Acosta Sales & Marketing Avis Ford Junior Achievement WJLB FM 98–University Institute for Population Health Wayne ArabIce American National American Diabetes Assn. Museum American LegionRelations #570 Fiat Chrysler U.S. Company Trailblazers Learning for LifeCommunity Abbott Public Nicholson Homes for Black Children WayneState Cty Health, Veterans, African American Magazine Franco Keep Michigan Beautiful WSU/Vac Training Program Atmospheric Training Academy Karmanos Cancer Institute WRCJ State 90.9 Football Team Strategic Solutions Int’l Brotherhood of Electrical Wkrs Wayne Army ROTC American Heart Assn.

Area News Media AbsopureStaffing Water Company Horizons –Bank Upward Bound Wayne County Parks System Fifth Third U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow’s Office Tuskegee Airmen, Detroit Alert on Watch (AVOW) Allied Printing SPONSORS, Keep Detroit Beautiful Wrightway Enterprises Arts &Vendors Scraps International Institute Western Michigan University ASSOCIATE American Red Cross Key Way to Kids Yatooma’s For the Kids Fndn.

Acosta Sales & Marketing ATAC International Dept.

Huron Clinton Metroparks Wayne County Sheriff’s Alkebulan Center Ask Your Neighbor Allegra Printing 5/3 Bank Michigan State Fair U.S. Sen. GaryTraining Peters Academy United Way for SEMobile Michigan Keep Michigan Beautiful WSU/Vac Training Program Atmospheric Jewish Vocational Services Whispering Pines Zoo Area News Media Arab American Chaldean Council FOOD & SPONSORS: BEVERAGE COMPANIES, SILVER Images and Ideas Wayne Metro Community Action Alzheimers Assn.

Club #1 Youth Division- Detroit Health Dept.

Arab American News AT&T Pioneers Vintage Key Way to Kids Yatooma’s ForDetroit-Mercy the Kids Fndn.

ATAC International Script Program Wines University of JFlip & Kiwanis Lthe Promotions W.I.S.H. Ministries Ask Your Neighbor Awrey Bakeries Arab American Chamber of Comm AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Michigan State University Institute for Population Health Wayne State University American Diabetes Assn.

Kiwanis Club #1 Youth FM DivisionDetroit Health Dept.

American Legion #570 AT&T Pioneers AwreyNicholson Bakeries Junior Achievement WJLB 98 K-12 YMCA Swift Program Arab American National Museum Focus:Hope Volunteers, Bless all 1,700 of them University ofProgram Michigan Back on Track Education Abbott Int’l Brotherhood of Electrical Wkrs Wayne State Football Team American Heart Assn.

K-12 YMCA Swift Better Made Snack Foods University of Michigan Back on Track Education Better Made Snack Foods Karmanos Cancer Institute WRCJ 90.9 Army ROTCRed Cross Absopure Water Company Forgotten Harvest WADL-TV38 Urban League of Detroit & SE MI International Institute Western Michigan University ASSOCIATE SPONSORS, Kuddles the Clown Youth Day Co-Founders: American Kuddles the Clown Youth Day Co-Founders: Belle Isle Conservancy Belle Isle Conservancy Bimbo Bakeries Oakland University Keep Detroit Beautiful Wrightway Enterprises Bimbo Bakeries Arts & American Scraps Acosta Sales & Marketing COMPANIES, Lord’s Mission EdAir Deeb, Tom Fox, Jerry Blocker JewishSide Vocational Services Whispering Pines Mobile Zoo Belle Isle NatureChaldean Zoo Arab Council FOOD &Magazine BEVERAGE Franco Public Relations Walmart U.S. Force Reserves B.L.A.C. Keep Beautiful WSU/Vac Training Program Side Mission Ed Deeb, Tom Fox, Jerry Blocker Wayne State University Belle Isle NatureAtmospheric Training Zoo Area News Media Macomb County Executive J &Lord’s LMichigan Promotions W.I.S.H. Ministries Bethune Radio PatrolAcademy B.L.A.C. Magazine Arab American Chamber of Comm Butcher Boy/Alexander Hornung AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Franklin Wright Settlement – Youthville Wayne County U.S. Army & Army Reserves Key WayAchievement toCounty Kids Sheriff ATAC International IN MEMORIAM: Macomb Ask YourNicholson Neighbor University Eastern Michigan Big Brothers Big Sisters Museum Junior WJLB FMFor 98 the Kids Fndn.

Macomb County Executive Yatooma’s Arab American National Bunzl Bethune Radio Patrol Abbott Kiwanis Club #1 Youth DivisionDetroit Health Dept.

Butcher Boy/Alexander Hornung Awrey Friends of Eastern Market Wayne County Commissioners U.S. Attorney’s Office AT&T Pioneers Rev.Ortheia BarnesHector Sossi March of Dimes BlackROTC Family Development Bakeries Karmanos Cancer Institute WRCJ 90.9 Celebrities on Hand Army Western Michigan University Absopure Water Company IN MEMORIAM: K-12 YMCA Swift Guard Program Macomb County Kennerly Kay Beard on Track Education Marracci Temple Shriners #13 Sheriff Big Brothers BigBack Sisters Blue Blue Shield of MI Generation with Promise Wayne County Sheriff U.S. Coast Better Made Snack Foods Keep Detroit Beautiful Wrightway Enterprises C&G Newspapers Bunzl Arts &Cross Scraps Acosta Sales & State Marketing Saginaw Valley University Kuddles the College Clown Youth DayEdmund Co-Founders: Cardinal Szoka Jelani McFadden Marygrove Belle IsleRadio Conservancy Bowling Association Bimbo Bakeries C.F. News Burger Creamery Black Family Development Rev.Ortheia BarnesHector Sossi Keep Michigan Beautiful WSU/Vac Training Program Dimes March of Genisys Credit Union WCHB U.S. Customs & Border Protection Academy Atmospheric Training Area Media Charlie Sanders Carpenter Celebrities on Hand Martha Reeves Enterprises, Inc. Lord’s Side Mission Ed Deeb, Tom Fox, Jerry Blocker Michigan Technological University Boy Isle Scouts of America Belle Nature Zoo City of Magazine Detroit B.L.A.C. Key Way to Kids Yatooma’s For the Kids Fndn.

ATAC International Girl Scouts of S.E. Michigan WDET-FM USDA – APHISPPQ Ask Your Neighbor Mel Farr Joe Garagiolo Kennerly Kay Beard Mechanical ContractorsDetroit Marracci Temple Shriners #13 Macomb County Executive Boys & Girls Clubs of SE Mich.

Bethune Radio Patrol Blue Cross Blue Shield of MI Wayne County Community College ClintonBoy/Alexander Valley Kiwanis Butcher Hornung Kiwanis Club #1 Youth DivisionDetroit Health Dept.

C & G Newspapers AT&T Pioneers Awrey Bakeries Lt. Arthur A. Green III George Fowler, Sr. Meridian Health Plan IN MEMORIAM: Catholic Schools of Detroit GM Financial WDTK 1400 AMSisters U.S. Marine Corps & Reserves Macomb County Sheriff Big Brothers Big Comcast Cable Bunzl Cardinal Edmund Szoka Jelani McFadden K-12 YMCA Swift Program Marygrove College Ferris State University Back on Track Education Bowling Association Hon. Lou Stokes Gerald Fowler Better Made Snack Foods Metro Detroit Promise W D I V / D E T RCreamery OIT Catholic Youth Organization Rev.Ortheia BarnesHector Sossi C.F. Burger March of Dimes Corp! Magazine Black Family Development U.S. Army Guard Muhammed Ali Goodwill Industries WDTR Radio Celebrities on Hand Kuddles the Clown Youth Day National Co-Founders: Belle Isle Conservancy Sir Michael Berry Fndn.

Detroit Public Schools Metro Detroit YMCA Bimbo Bakeries Chaldean Federation of America Charlie Sanders Carpenter Martha Reeves Enterprises, Inc. Kennerly Kay Beard Marracci Temple Shriners #13 Country Fresh Dairy Boy Scouts of America Blue Cross Blue Shield of MI CB.L.A.C. & G Newspapers City of Detroit U.S.Ed Navy Reserves Goldfinger WEXL 1340 AM Lord’s Detroit SideEnterprises Mission Deeb, Tom Fox, Jerry Blocker Belle Nature Zoo Joan Gerkhe Gordie Howe Metro YWCA Chas. Isle Wright Museum/African American History Aetna forMagazine aCreamery Better Cardinal Edmund Szoka Jelani McFadden Sales Michigan Crossmark College Marygrove Bowling Association Joe Garagiolo C.F. Burger Mechanical Macomb County Executive John Conti Sea Cadets Ron Mel MasonFarr Bethune Radio Patrol Boys & Girls Clubs ofRadio SE Mich.

MetroParent Magazine onContractorsPhysical Fitness Detroit U.S. Navy Governor’s Council WGPR C.E.R.T. Butcher Boy/Alexander Hornung Dean Foods Clinton Valley Kiwanis Charlie Sanders Carpenter Martha Reeves Enterprises, Inc. Boy Scouts of America 5/3 Bank Michigan State Fair City of Detroit IN MEMORIAM: Macomb County Sheriff Beryl Falcone MGM Grand Detroit Big Sisters Children’s AidBig Society Bunzl Lt.Sossi Arthur A. Green III George Fowler, Sr. Meridian Health Plan Grandmont Association U.S. Small Business AdminJoe WMTV5 – John Prost Mel Farr Garagiolo Mechanical ContractorsDetroit Catholic Schools ofBrothers Detroit Boys Girls Clubs of SE Mich.

Clinton Valley Forgotten Harvest Rev.Ortheia BarnesHector Comcast Cable March of Dimes Black& Family Development Celebrities onKiwanis Hand Lt. Arthur A. Association Green III George Fowler, Sr. Stokes Meridian Health Plan Catholic Schools of Detroit Greater Detroit Area Health Council U.S. Tennis WMZD-FM Radio Hon. Lou Gerald Fowler Comcast Cable Metro Detroit Promise Kennerly Kay Beard Marracci Temple Shriners #13 Catholic Youth Organization Blue Cross Blue Shield of MI Detroit Community Health Connection C & G Newspapers Corp!

Hon. Lou Stokes Gerald Fowler Metro Detroit Promise W D I Magazine V/DETROIT Catholic Youth Organization Corp!

Magazine Great LakesCollege Agricultural Fair Vision from Education to Success WNZK Cardinal Edmund Szoka Jelani McFadden Marygrove BowlingRadio Association Sir Michael Berry Muhammed Ali C.F. Burger Creamery Chaldean Federation Metro Detroit YMCA Sir Michael Berry Muhammed Ali Metro Detroit YMCA of America Chaldean Federation of America Country Fresh Dairy Country Fresh Dairy Charlie Sanders Carpenter Martha Reeves Enterprises, Inc. Boy Scouts of America Great Start Collaborative Wayne Vista Maria WRCJ-FM Radio City of Detroit BRONZE SPONSORS: Joan Gordie Howe Gerkhe Metro Detroit ContractorsYWCA Chas.

Museum/African American History Gordie Howe Metro Detroit YWCA Sales Crossmark Mel Gerkhe Farr JoeJoan Garagiolo Mechanical Detroit Chas.

Wright Museum/African History BoysWright &Radio Girls ClubsAmerican of SE Mich.

Clinton Valley Kiwanis Greektown Casino Hotel VSA Michigan WXYT Crossmark Sales John Conti A. Association Ron Mason Magazine Wrightway Enterprises Michigan Youth Appreciation Foundation •MetroParent Michigan Food & Beverage C.E.R.T. Dean Foods Lt. Arthur Green III George Fowler, Sr. Meridian Health Plan Magazine Catholic Schools of Detroit John Conti Ron Mason Comcast Cable MetroParent Beryl Falcone C.E.R.T. MGM Grand Detroit Grosse Pointe Senior Men’s Club Warriors.com Children’s Aid Society Focus:Hope DeanW DFoods Hon. Lou Stokes Gerald Fowler Metro Detroit Promise IV/DETROIT Catholic Youth Organization Corp! Magazine Beryl Falcone Grosse Pointe Warwww.metrodetroityouthday.com Memorial Wayne County MGM Grand Detroit Hoover RoadPARTICIPATING • Warren, Michigan 48093 • Sir Michael Berry Muhammed Ali Metro Detroit YMCA U.S. Ice27700 Company Chaldean FederationORGANIZATIONS: of America Country Fresh Dairy Children’s Aid Society Ford Motor Company Fund Fiat Chrysler Volkswagen of America GM Financial American Axle & Manufacturing Pepsi Beverages Company DTE Energy Moroun Family Foundation Detroit Free Press SpartanNash Stores MI Dept. of Natural Resources MGM Grand Detroit Detroit Public Television Michigan.com MI Food & Beverage Assn.

Detroit News Fifth Third Bank

THANKS! THANKS! THANKS! THANKS!

OF METRO DETROIT YOUTH DAY XXXIV, YOU ARE ALL THE GREATEST. YOU ARE ALL THE GREATEST. More than 35,000 youngsters enjoyed a free summer celebration of fun, lunch, entertainment, sports clinics, celebrities, motivational messages, Exhibits & Education areas and Mini-workshops and College Row at our 34th annual event.

MOROUN FAMILY FOUNDATION

EXTRA THANKS TO THE YOUTH DAY XXXIV HONOR ROLL:

EXTRA THANKS THANKS TO TO THE THE YOUTH EXTRA YOUTH DAY DAY XXXIV XXXIV HONOR HONOR ROLL: ROLL:

EXTRA THANKS TO THE YOUTH DAY XXXIV HONOR ROLL:

FREEZER & DRY STORAGE CO.

AVIS FORD

R

R

R

FOR MORE INFORMATION PHONE: 586-393-8801

Handicapped Fishing Derby, S.C.S. Wayne County 4-H Club of Michigan FOR MOREAAA INFORMATION PHONE: 586-393-8801 Health Alliance Plan Wayne County Clerk ACCESS

Freezer & Dry Storage Co. Sales Crossmark DeanSalvation Foods Army The Exchange Club of Detroit #1 Great Lakes Agricultural Fair U.S. Food and Drug Administration Franco Public Relations Allied Printing Allegra Printing Arab American News American Legion #570

Chas. Wright Museum/African American History C.E.R.T. Children’s Aid Society

Metro Detroit YWCA MetroParent Magazine MGM Grand Detroit

Joan Gerkhe John Conti Beryl Falcone

Gordie Howe Ron Mason

Michigan Youth Appreciation Foundation • Michigan Food & Beverage Association FOR MORE INFORMATION PHONE: 586-393-8801 MORE PHONE: 586-393-8801 27700FOR Hoover Road • INFORMATION Warren, Michigan 48093 • www.metrodetroityouthday.com Adult Well Being Services Advantage HealthSystem Aetna for a Better Michigan African American Magazine Alert Vendors on Watch (AVOW) Alkebulan Center Alzheimers Assn.

American Diabetes Assn.

American Heart Assn.

American Red Cross Arab American Chaldean Council Arab American Chamber of Comm Arab American National Museum Army ROTC Arts & Scraps Atmospheric Training Academy ATAC International AT&T Pioneers Back on Track Education

Healthy Kidz Henry Ford Health System Highland Park Schools Homes for Black Children Horizons – Upward Bound Huron Clinton Metroparks Images and Ideas Institute for Population Health Int’l Brotherhood of Electrical Wkrs International Institute Jewish Vocational Services J & L Promotions Junior Achievement Karmanos Cancer Institute Keep Detroit Beautiful Keep Michigan Beautiful Key Way to Kids Kiwanis Club #1 K-12

Wayne County Comm College Wayne County Council for the Arts Wayne County Executive’s Office Wayne Cty Health, Veterans, Community Wayne County Parks System Wayne County Sheriff’s Dept.

Wayne Metro Community Action Wayne State University Wayne State Football Team Western Michigan University Whispering Pines Mobile Zoo W.I.S.H. Ministries WJLB FM 98 WRCJ 90.9 Wrightway Enterprises WSU/Vac Training Program Yatooma’s For the Kids Fndn.

Youth Division- Detroit Health Dept.

YMCA Swift Program

Michigan YouthMichigan Appreciation Foundation Michigan Beverage Association Youth Appreciation Foundation ••Michigan Food & Food Beverage&Association Road • Warren, Michigan 48093 • www.metrodetroityouthday.com 27700 Hoover 27700 RoadHoover • Warren, Michigan 48093 • www.metrodetroityouthday.com ASSOCIATE SPONSORS, FOOD & BEVERAGE COMPANIES, AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Abbott Nicholson Absopure Water Company Acosta Sales & Marketing Area News Media Ask Your Neighbor Awrey Bakeries Better Made Snack Foods

R

Classified

Aug. 31 - Sep. 6, 2016

THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE

Jerry Ricardo Tolbert

ANNOUNCEMENTS

CITY OF DETROIT HOUSING AND REVITALIZATION DEPARTMENT MICHAEL E. DUGGAN, MAYOR ARTHUR JEMISON, DIRECTOR

Services for Jerry Ricardo Tolbert were held on Aug. 29, 2015 at Greater Community Baptist Church with Pastor Michael E. Seay officiating. Mr. Tolbert passed away on Aug. 22, 2015.

Jerry Ricardo Tolbert was born on Feb. 27, 1956 in Hamtramck, Michigan to James Archer and Georgia Lee Tolbert. He was educated in the Detroit Public Schools, graduating from Pershing High School. He continued his education at Highland Park Community College and the University of Phoenix where he earned a bachelor’s degree.

For over three decades he worked in the Detroit Medical Center, specifically Children’s, Harper and Hutzel hospitals. He was proud of having become a respiratory therapist.

Mr. Tolbert was very active in the church, playing piano, organ and keyboards for various churches as well as for groups and friends. For 27 years, Greater Community Missionary Baptist Church was his church home. He was a Sunday school teacher, choir director and minister of music.

Mr. Tolbert married Jewell Tolbert in 1995.

Left behind to cherish the memory of Jerry Ricardo Tolbert are his sister, Mildred Curry; nephew, Barry Curry; nieces, Gail Curry and Pamela Curry; great-niece, Phaniece; an aunt, Ella Mae Glenn; and many other relatives and friends.

Peace Funeral Home handled the arrangemensts.

Interment took place at Detroit Memorial Park Cemetery-West.

Citizens are invited to comment on the Draft CAPER anytime during the review period by appointment, phone, at the public hearing, or by e-mail at: 2016ConPlanComments@detroitmi.gov. Citizen comments will be summarized and included in the CAPER. Notice of Non-Discrimination: The City of Detroit does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, age, handicap, sex or sexual orientation.

Complaints may be filed with the Human Rights Department of the City of Detroit, Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, Detroit, Michigan 48226.

MISC.

HELP WANTED

SAWMILLS

PERSONAL SERVICES MRS. LINN

BORN GIFTED READER The 7th Daughter without asking you a single word. I will tell you what you want to know. Tell your present, past and future. Tell you who your friends and enemies are.

Why you’re so unlucky. If your loved one is true or false.I will advise you all problems of life, such as love, marriage, business and health, etc. Why suffer, you can be free from all troubles. I guarantee Sucess where others failed. I am superior to any other reader you have seen.

Don’t let distance keep you away from Health and Happiness. Hrs. 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Daily and Sunday.

No Mail Answered 2742 Monroe St., Toledo, Ohio 1-419-248-2145 1-419-973-9058

www.broharrisrootman.com LOUISIANA ROOTMAN FIXER I don’t care what your problem maybe I’ll Fix It!!

HEALTH LOVE MONEY ETC. HELP IS HERE Blessed Be! I WILL TELL YOU EVERYTHING WITHOUT YOU TELLING ME ANYTHING!

from only $4397.00 MAKE & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill-Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship!

FREE info/DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com 1-800-578-1363 Ext. 300N

STOP

OVERPAYING for your prescriptions!

Save up to 93%!

Call our licensed Canadian and International pharmacy service to compare prices and get $25.00 off your first prescription!

1-800-259-4150 Promo Code CDC201625

1-313-341-0145

Bro. Harris - P.O. BOX 21765 DETROIT, MI 48221

Seeking

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, CAPITAL CAMPAIGN AT OAKLAND UNIVERSITY Campaign & Stewardship

Assist the Campaign Director with coordinating OU’s capital campaign.

Develop and implement each of the individual components of the campaign to ensure a successful capital campaign generating the most philanthropic support possible. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience. Three years’ experience in development. Planning & project management experience and knowledge of higher education fund raising. This is a full time, Administrative Position with evening and weekend hours required. Salary is commensurate with experience.

Refer to online posting for additional qualifications and requirements. First consideration will be given to those who apply by September 13, 2016.

Must apply on line to: https://jobs.oakland.edu THIS CLASSIFIED SPOT FOR SALE! Advertise your EVENT, PRODUCT, or RECRUIT an applicant in more than 130 Michigan newspapers!

Only $299/week.

To place, Call: 800-227-7636

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Public Participation Notice *Revised Goal*

PUBLIC NOTICE In accordance with the requirement of the U.S. Department of Transportation set forth in 49 CFR Part 26, notice is hereby given that the Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) has established an overall revised goal of 1.5% for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation in contracting opportunities on federally-assisted contracts during Federal Fiscal Year 2016 and 2017.

The proposed goal and methodology will be available for review between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday at the address listed below for (30) days following the date of this notice.

The Detroit Department of Transportation will accept comments on the goal for (45) days from the date of this notice. Please address all comments to:

Sheila Udeozor Office of Contract Compliance Detroit Department of Transportation 1301 East Warren Detroit, Michigan 48207 (313) 833-7695 E-mail:udeozors@detroitmi.gov The above notice is posted on DDOT’s website at: www.RideDetroitTransit.com

HELP WATED

$5000 SIGN ON! Dedicated Customer, Home Every Week, $65$75K Annually and Excellent Benefits Plan!

CALL 888-409-6033 www.Drive4Red. com (6 months experience and class A CDL required)

Maintenance Technician IV

Data Analyst The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments seeks an individual with degree in computer programming, regional/urban planning, GIS (geographic information systems), or civil engineering.

Must have excellent quantitative, interpersonal, and communication skills.

For more information, go to www.semcog.org/Careers. EOE

IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE IN THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE

Canton Township is now accepting applications for the Maintenance Technician IV position. Application Deadline: Friday, September 2, 2016.

Job description with complete qualifications and hiring process is available on the Canton Township website: http://canton.applicantpro.com/jobs/ (EOE) !

Senior!Researcher! !!

Warren,!MI,!General!Motors.!Design!&build!

Advanced!Vehicle!Qlty!Analytics!Enterprise!apps! in!Primefaces!with!Spring,!Java!Server!Faces,!

AJAX,!EXT!JS!&Java!Script.!Design!data!models,! perform!the!ETL!jobs!using!DataStage,!nCluster!

Loader,!SQL!Loader!&Enterprise!Guide!Client! tools,!performing!coldLbackups,!administering! databases!in!Teradata!Aster!&Oracle!using!

TOAD.!Program!in!Java,!J2EE!with!Spring!

Framework,!C++,!SAS!Soft,!&Web!Services!using!

SOAP,!WSDL!&UDDI!to!deploy!apps!in!Weblogic! server.!Master,!Computer!Science,!Mathematics,!

Engineering!or!Operations!Research.!1!yr!exp!as!

Programmer!Analyst,!Consultant!or!Engineer!in! job!offered.!Mail!resume!to!Alicia!ScottLWears,!

GM!Global!Mobility,!300!Renaissance!Center,!

MC:482LC32LD44,!Detroit,!MI!48265,!Ref#408.!! !

Seeking

Researcher

OFFICE ASSISTANT III AT OAKLAND UNIVERSITY

Warren, MI, General Motors. Perform research related to mfg systems in the automotive industry.

Assess technology impediments of metal Additive Manufacturing (AM). Build mathematical models using ABAQUS &ANSYS to dvlp &optimize AM process. Dsg, dvlp &optimize mathematical models using ABAQUS &LS-Dyna in reconfigurable mfg sys such as hemming &welding for die-less flexible sheet metal forming &sub-assy processes in auto-body closure.

Implement robot guidance tracking solution for robot tooling in vehicle assy processes. Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering or Metallurgical Engrg.

12 mos exp as Engineer developing &building mathematical models for die-less flexible sheet metal forming using ABAQUS &LS-Dyna to dvlp &optimize die-less process. Mail resume to Alicia Scott-Wears, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-C32-D44, Detroit, MI 48265, Ref#24687.

Graduate Study

Provide specialized office assistance, coordinating procedural business or service activities for a complex program. Minimum Qualifications: High school graduation or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Four years progressively responsible office experience, including direct experience in office coordination, prioritizing work assignments and maintaining work flow to meet deadlines.

This is a full time, clerical-technical position.

Salary is $42,021.00 annually. First consideration will be given to those who apply by September 14, 2016.

See online posting for additional position requirements.

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

!

Month ofAugust is National Immunization Awareness Month

!

Senior!Systems!Lead!Engineer! !

Warren,!MI,!General!Motors.!Lead!spec!dvlpmt,! define,!create!&implement!diagnostics,!&release!

OnStar!infotainment/telematics!electronic!control! module!implementing!new!automotive! infotainment!features!&functions.!Plan! &implement!dvlpmt!&validation!programs.!Dvlp! technical!specs,!Statement!of!Reqmts!&SubESys! Technical!Specs!using!IBM!Rational!DOORS,!

IBM!Rational!Team!Concert,!&SharePoint.!Dvlp! engrg!desg!changes.!Perform!DFMEA!review!of! technical!specs.!Lead!resolution!of!vehicle!level! infotainment!&telematics!sys!integration! &customer!feedback!issues!focusing!on!radio! interaction!&speech!recognition,!applying!Intrepid!

Vehicle!Spy,!Intrepid!neoVI,!&Vector!CANoe! tools.!Run!tests!on!benches!&vehicles!to! duplicate!issues!&generate!test!logs.!

Troubleshoot!vehicle!bus!messaging!issues!for! vehicle!buses!such!as!CAN,!GMLAN,!MOST,! &Ethernet.!Master,!Electrical!or!Electronics!

Engineering.!!6!mos!exp!as!Engineer!leading! spec!dvlpmt!&release!infotainment/telematics! electronic!control!module!&resolution!of!vehicle! level!infotainment!&telematics!sys!integration! &customer!feedback!issues!focusing!on!radio! interaction!&speech!recognition,!applying!Intrepid!

Vehicle!Spy,!Intrepid!neoVI,!&Vector!CANoe! tools.!Mail!resume!to!Alicia!ScottEWears,!GM! Global!Mobility,!300!Renaissance!Center,!

MC:482EC32ED44,!Detroit,!MI!48265,!Ref#3145.! !

Senior Paint Process Engineer Warren, MI, General Motors. Engineer &validate BIW &underbody automotive coating &paint systems processes (such as powder, tutone, compact paint systems &factory-applied spray-in truck bedliners), special effects technologies, &related paint shop facilities &eqpt layouts supporting Paint Dept. mfg at vehicle assy plants.

Evaluate qlty &performance of infrared ovens, electrostatic spray applicators &powder coating systems, &overall performance of paint (coating) systems suppliers, emphasizing advanced qlty &planning, for future psgr vehicles. Drive appearance improvements &Continuous Improvement initiatives based on top issues for each plant. Support new product program introductions. Lead engrg support for paint color dvlpmt programs incldg support yearly vehicle updates, new vehicle model coatings processes, new materials validation. Bachelor, Industrial Engineering. 12 mos exp as Process or Industrial Engineer engrg &validating BIW/underbody automotive coating &paint systems processes (such as powder, compact paint systems &factory-applied spray-in truck bedliners), special effects technologies, &related paint shop facilities &eqpt layouts supporting Paint Dept mfg. Mail resume to Alicia Scott-Wears, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-C32D44, Detroit, MI 48265, Ref#508. !

WWW.MICHIGANCHRONICLE.COM

Vehicle'Optimization'Engineer' !

Software Development Associate General Motors, Detroit, MI. Plan, design &build dynamic web sites &related apps which are transactional &scalable. Apply Java full lifecycle dvlpmt using MVC framework such as Spring &Struts; SQL, Web svces (Rest &SOAP) &JPA/Hibernate. Build cross browser liquid &fluid layouts using AEM, Life-ray, HTML5, CSS 3, JavaScript, AJAX, JSON, JQuery &DOM manipulation to perform front end dvlpmt of vehicle infotainment &diagnostics website. Mentor User Interface &back-end developers on new sys reqmts &/or enhancements being requested &help them drive solutions, provide guidance, facilitate, and/or lead the efforts. Assist in design peer reviews, identify areas for code refactoring, conduct code peer reviews, &build Junit test cases to test functional enhancements. Produce SONAR code qlty, improve coding standards to internal IT coding standards &contribute to technical desg documentation. Master, Computer Science or Information Technology. 1 year exp as Software Developer, Engineer or Analyst designing &building dynamic web sites &related apps which are transactional &scalable. Apply Java full lifecycle dvlpmt using MVC framework such as Struts; SQL, Web svces (Rest &SOAP) &Hibernate. Build cross browser liquid &fluid layouts using AEM, HTML5, CSS 3, JavaScript, AJAX, JSON, JQuery &DOM manipulation to perform front end dvlpmt of vehicle infotainment &diagnostics website. Mail resume to Alicia ScottWears, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, Mail Code 482-C32-D44, Detroit, MI 48265, Ref#1326. !

ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE IN THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE

WWW.MICHIGANCHRONICLE.COM

REQUEST FOR QUOTE

HELP WANTED

The Housing and Revitalization Department will hold a public hearing to receive comments on the Draft 2015-2016 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER). The CAPER public hearing will be held on Thursday, September 15, 2016, in the offices of the Housing and Revitalization Department from 3 PM to 5 PM at the address shown below. During the public hearing, the CAPER will be described and citizens will be given an opportunity to comment on the report and the City’s performance in carrying out Consolidated Plan Goals.

Housing and Revitalization Department Reporting and Compliance Section Mr. C. Raschke 2 Woodward Avenue, Suite 908 Detroit, Michigan 48226 Telephone: (313) 224-6519

HELP WANTED

RFQ’s are due Thursday, September 22, 2016 by 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

The CAPER describes the accomplishments and expenditures for projects implemented or completed between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016 for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG), and Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) programs. The report also discusses housing and community development goal and objective attainment as outlined in the Consolidated Plan Strategy and Annual Action Plan. The CAPER is submitted to HUD annually.

The Draft CAPER will be available for public review in the offices of the City of Detroit Housing and Revitalization Department from August 31, 2016 to September 27, 2016 from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday at the address below:

ANNOUNCEMENTS The Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) is soliciting RFQ’s for Radiator Inspection & Cleaning.

RFQ packages will be available August 31, 2016 from www.mitn.info.

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY AND PUBLIC HEARING ON THE DRAFT 2015-2016 CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT (CAPER)

Page D-4

Support sales team in concept development, customer meetings, reviews & Request For Quote responses. Lead and perform design, development, implementation & testing of automotive electronics, switches & sensors in Touch based Electronic Centre Stack & Integrated Centre Stack. Develop & interpret: product requirements, hardware specifications, schematics, PCB design, circuit simulations, worst case circuit analysis & embedded software function. Create & maintain engineering documents. Interface with customer & others such as software & mechanical engineering, project management, product validation & manufacturing. Negotiate customer expectations. Verify, plan, direct & control the work of indirect reports. Position is in Southfield, MI. Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering or related field. 2 years of professional experience as an engineering manager leading the design, research & development & production of Torque sensors, Angle Sensors & Integrated Center Stack products. Send resumes to: Helen Despotopoulos Methode Electronics 7401 W. Wilson Ave. Chicago, IL 60706

Warren,!MI,!General!Motors.!Dvlp!&execute! technical!innovations!in!vehicle!&safety!systems! optimization!methodologies!&processes!which! focus!on!multi@disciplinary!reqmts!for!integration! between!safety,!N&V,!durability,!structural! integrity,!aero!as!well!as!desg!&mfg.!Research,! test!&apply!new!optimization!methods!&tools!for! vehicle!structure!desg!&mass!minimization!using!

Perl,!FORTRAN,!&MATLAB.!Dvlp,!test,! implement!&apply!CAE!performance!optimization! methods!&tools!for!vehicle!performance! improvement!(stiffness,!weight!&frequency! response)!in!crashworthiness,!NVH,!durability! &dynamics.!Dvlp!&apply!methods!for!the!most! efficient!simultaneous!optimization!of!topology,! shape,!weld/adhesive,!gauge,!lightweight! materials!using!GENESIS!&OPTISTRUCT!tools.!

Support!vehicle!program!execution!CAE!team!in! deployment!&implementation!of!optimization!tools! &processes!using!HYPERMESH,!LS@DYNA,!

NASTRAN!&ANSYS.!Master,!Mechanical!

Engineering.!12!mos!exp!as!Engineer,! implementing!structural!optimization!methods! &tools!such!as!shape!&topology!optimization!for! efficient!desg!of!active!safety!components!to! meet!stiffness,!weight!&frequency!response! reqmts!using!optimization!tools!such!as!

OPTISTRUCT.!Mail!resume!to!Alicia!Scott@ Wears,!GM!Global!Mobility,!300!Renaissance!

Center,!MC:482@C32@D44,!Detroit,!MI!48265,!

Ref#442. '

!!

System'Engineer' !

General!Motors,!Detroit,!MI.!Analyze!&test!Hands!

Free!Calling!monitoring!OnStar!sys!performance! using!JavaCbased!OnStar!NA,!Europe!&Mexico! systems,!to!maintain!highest!possible!svce! delivery!rates!&validate!adequate!sys!reqs!(using! cogons!&Oracle)!are!documented!for!changes!to! sys!platforms!by!maintaining!close!working! relationship!with!IT,!Service!Delivery,!&Engrg! depts.!Apply!knowledge!of!vehicle!infotainment! modules.!Ensure!technologyCvehicle!connectivity! incldg!OnStar!sys,!ignition!sys,!roadside! assistance,!emergency!svces!&packages.!Identify! systemic!issues!affecting!sys!performance! &create!strategies!to!improve!performance.!

Evaluate!Key!Performance!Indicators!(KPIs),! design!&dvlp!performance!metrics!that!represent!

End!to!End!(E2E)!svce!delivery!performance.!

Assist!IT!sustain!team!in!identifying! &troubleshooting!production!issues!for!U.S.! &Europe!systems.!Utilize!support!tools!to! resubmit!errors!caused!by!production!incidents!to! mitigate!impact!to!customers.!Select!appropriate! regression!test!cases!to!be!run!for!SIT/UAT!end! to!end!performance,!review!test!results,!&write! new!test!cases!if!necessary!for!new!content,! using!QTP,!ALM!&OnStar!TDM!data!tools.!

Master,!Information!Technology,!Engineering!or! related.!Required!exp!must!include!QTP!soft!&36! months!as!Test!Lead,!Test!Engineer,!System!

Engineer!or!related!preparing!Test!Scenarios! &Test!Cases!for!vehicle!infotainment!modules! such!as!Onboarding!the!Customer,!Hands!Free!

Calling,!Ignition!Block,!Immediate!Theft,!Stolen!

Vehicle!Assistance,!Connectivity!Package!and/or!

Data!Plans,!based!on!client!specs!in!OnStar! domain.!Will!accept!bachelor’s!or!foreign!equiv! degree!in!Information!Technology,!Mechanical!or!

Automotive!Engineering!or!related,!followed!by!at! least!5!yrs!progressive!exp!in!specialty,!in!lieu!of! required!education!&exp.!Will!also!accept!any! equally!suitable!combination!of!education,! training,!and/or!exp!which!would!qualify!applicant! to!perform!job!offered.!Mail!resume!to!Alicia!

ScottCWears,!GM!Global!Mobility,!300!

Renaissance!Center,!MC:482CC32CD44,!Detroit,!

MI!48265,!Ref#2375.!

praise connection

Page D-5

OBITUARIES BarBara CampBell

Bionka Lyons services

Funeral services for Bionka Lyons and her unborn child will be held on Thursday, Sept. 1, 11 am, at Third New Hope Baptist Church, 12850 Plymouth Road, Detroit. The family hour will commence at 10:30 am, same location. Public viewing will be from 2 to 8 p.m. at Swanson Funeral Home, 14751 W. McNichols, Detroit.

Interment will take place at Westlawn Cemetery.

Swanson Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

For additional information, 313.923.1122 or 313.272.9000.

Aug. 31 - Sept. 6, 2016

THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE

call

Barbara Campbell was born on Oct. 31, 1936 in Atlanta, Georgia to Ella Mae Griggs and Emery Jones, who preceded her in death as did her brother, Melvin. She was the oldest of her siblings.

Barbara was educated in the Detroit Public Schools, and worked for General Motors retiring after 35 years. She was active in two social clubs, the Odds & Ends and Lafeminics.

Barbara married the love of her life and best friend, Bishop Willie J. Campbell, on May 12, 1986. Together they traveled the world, enjoying every moment they spent together. At an early age, she had accepted Christ and would later serve as First Lady of the Divine Deliverance Church.

Known as a caring, loving person, Barbara Campbell was committed to taking care of others just as she took care of herself. She lived life to the fullest and enjoyed being with family and friends. She equally loved spending time with her grandchildren. She treasured her

family. She also enjoyed cooking, working at their business and building their ministry.

Barbara Campbell’s memory will forever be cherished by her loving husband, Bishop Willie J. Campbell; her son, Rudy Herbert Gordon; daughters, Rochelle McQueen (Darren) and Michell Brown (Quentin); and her brother, Lawrence (Franchot) Jones. Her son Craig and daughter Gail Gordon preceded her in death.

She is also survived by her sisters-in-law, Elise Howard, Linda Campbell of Racine, Wisconsin, and Ann Young (Alabama); an aunt, Edna Mae Eadis of Atlanta; nine grandchildren, Demar (Keyana), Tamara (Dwight), Craig Jr. Jazmine, Lil Rudy, Carnord, Darrius, Lil Craig and Natoshia; nine great-grandchildren, one special niece, Denise Hands, and two goddaughters, Mary Caston and LaJuan Williams.

Services were entrusted to C.W. Morris Funeral Home. Interment was at Grand Lawn Cemetery.

Murdis Jean Sims-Brooks Services for Murdis Jean SimsBrooks were held on Saturday, Aug. 20, at Peace Baptist Church with Pastor David Jefferson officiating.

In appreciation

Her second marriage was to Harold Brooks.

Cherishing the memory of Muris Jean Sims-Brooks, a devout Christian woman, are her daughters, Murdistine, Halliburton, Carolyn Cobb, Shirley Cobb, Sandrolyn Sims and Jacqueolyn Jones; and many other relatives and friends.

Swanson Funeral Home handled the arrrangements.

Interment took place at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Murdis Jean Farr was the fourth child born to the union of James and Bertha Farr in Union, South Carolina.

She married Richard Sims and

A 46th appreciation service for Pastor Willie Smith recently took place at Word of they were blessed with five daughTruth Church. Pastor R. Hayes was the keynote speaker. Pictured from left are ters. She attended public schools in O’Neil D. Swanson, president/CEO, Swanson Funeral Home; Linda E. Swanson, South Carolina. executive staff, Swanson Funeral Home; Pastor Willie Smith (honoree); Kimberly Swanson Thomas, and Wayne Thomas.

Idotsia Sanders Services for Idotsia Sanders took place on Thursday, Aug. 25, at Gospel Temple Baptist Church with Pastor Anthony E. Darrington, Sr. officiating. Mrs. Sanders, known and loved as “Honey,” passed away on Aug. 17, 2016.

tian and was active in the church throughout her life in numerous capacities. She was also active in the community. She loved nice cars and dressing well.

Idotsia Sanders was born on May 3, 1910 in Marion, Alabama to Walter and Lillie Moorer. She married the love of her life, Andrew Sanders, in 1932, and they were blessed with a daughter, Dorothy M. Sanders.

The couple moved to Detroit in 1948.

Mrs. Sanders was a devout Chris-

Left to cherish the warm memories of Idotsia “Honey” Sanders are her daughter, Dorothy M. Jones; a sister, Aldonia Hood; a brother, James Moorer; and many other relatives and friends.

Swanson Funeral Home handled the arrangements.

Interment took place at Woodlawn Cemetery.

L.C. Hymon, Sr. Services for L.C. Hymon, Sr. were held on Saturday, Aug. 20, at Bethel Baptist Church East with Rev. Dr. Michael Andrew Owens officiating. Mr. Hymon passed away on Aug. 11, 2016.

L.C. Hymon, Sr. was born on March 27, 1924 in Drew, Mississippi to Frank and Rosie Hymon. He attended Clarksdale Public Schools and upon graduation was drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II and served admirably.

He married Alma Harris in 1948 and they had 10 children, Bobby, Katherine, Alma, Linda, Larncell, L.C., Jr., Gloriane, Alvin, Tina and Anthony. The family

moved to South Bend, Indiana; Chicago, Toledo and finally Detroit.

He worked for the U.S. Post Office, Bethel Baptist Church East and more. He had many skills that he utilized throughout his working life.

Cherishing the memory of L.C. Hymon, Sr. are his sons, Larncell, L.C., Jr. and Alvin; daughters, Katherine, Alma, Gloriane and Tina; and many other relatives and friends.

Swanson Funeral Home handled the arrangements.

Interment took place at Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery.

Are you hosting a concert or faith-friendly event?

PROMOTE IT HERE!

PRAISE CONNECT Contact us at: 313.963.5522

Hartford Memorial Baptist Church

PRAISE CONNECT

18700 James Couzens Drive Detroit, Michigan

www.hmbcdetroit.org

Are you hosting a concert or faithfriendly event?

Are you celebrating an anniversary or special occasion?

PROMOTE IT HERE! Contact us at: nblack@realtimesmedia.com

WATER—WALKING WOMEN Doing Amazing Things in God Matthew 14: 28-29 HARTFORD WOMEN UNITED

WOMEN’S MONTH & REVIVAL

September 25-28, 2016 Prayer Breakfast Saturday, September 24, 2016 9am 9/24 Saturday Night Service 7pm—Evangelist Dr. Ruby J. Bowens

Wednesday Night Service 7:00pm

Revivalist Speaker

Rev. Dr. Gina M. Stewart Pastor Christ Missionary Baptist Church Memphis, TN

September 7—Rev. Dr. Wilma Johnson New Prospect Baptist Church, Detroit September 14—Rev. Dr. Tamara Scott Galilee Baptist Church, Kalamazoo, MI September 21—Rev. Dr. Georgia Hill Plymouth UCC, Detroit HWU President: Deacon Karen Harlan HWU Vice President:, Cultural Chairperson Deacon Carolyn Drake

Senior Pastor: Dr. Charles G. Adams Presiding Pastor: Rev. Charles C. Adams

Page D-6 • THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE • Aug. 31 - Sept. 6, 2016

MARCUS USED TO STAY LATE AT SCHOOL TO WORK ON HIS HISTORY REPORT. NOW HE DOES HIS RESEARCH FROM HIS BEDROOM.

$9.95 PER MONTH + TAX

NO TERM CONTRACT NO CREDIT CHECK NO INSTALLATION FEE IN-HOME WiFi INCLUDED

LEARN MORE. DO MORE. SHARE MORE. Internet EssentialsSM from Comcast brings affordable, high-speed Internet to your home and greater access to what’s important to you. You may qualify if you have at least one child who is eligible for the National School Lunch Program or if you receive HUD housing assistance.

APPLY NOW AT InternetEssentials.com 1-855-8-INTERNET

Restrictions apply. Not available in all areas. Limited to Internet Essentials service for new residential customers meeting certain eligibility criteria. Advertised price applies to a single outlet. Actual speeds may vary and are not guaranteed. After initial participation, if a customer is determined to be no longer eligible for the program but continues to receive Comcast service, regular rates will apply. Subject to Internet Essentials program terms and conditions. Call 1-855-846-8376 for restrictions and complete details, or visit InternetEssentials.com. ©2016 Comcast. All rights reserved. Internet Essentials is a program to provide home Internet service for families. It is not a school program, and is not endorsed or required by your school. Your school is not responsible for Internet Essentials accounts.