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Douglass’ Broadus and Shepard of Renaissance are runners to watch in PSL cross-country with Kelly in life and cross-country.” Strengthened by the wisdom of two caring coaches, Brooks and Tyson, Broadus—now a senior—ran with purpose on Sept. 13 during the first PSL cross-country meet of the season at Belle Isle. Taking control of the race early, Broadus won his race comfortably in 18 minutes and 59 seconds.
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“I didn’t want to show any weaknesses,” said Broadus, who demonstrated smooth, efficient form in the win. “I was just worrying about finishing strong.”
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In the girls’ race, Renaissance junior Shania Shepard was equally impressive, en route to a commanding victory in 24 minutes and 53 seconds.
As a community, we take tremendous pride in our high schools, and as a proud graduate of Northwestern High School, I know this first-hand. We also love high school sports. However, taking pride in our high school teams goes far deeper than athletics. Every touchdown, every made basket, every lap run or swam, and every action period on a playing field requires discipline, team work, concentration, sportsmanship and other essential qualities that ultimately shape well-rounded men and women.
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Detroit has been the home of athletic Hall of Famers, All Americans, All-Stars, All-Pros and even Olympians. Legendary figures like Eddie Tolan, Lorenzo Wright, Henry Carr, George Gervin, Mel Daniels and Jerome Bettis have made Detroiters more than proud. But equally impressive are the many thousands of men and women that used the lessons learned from participating in sports in Detroit schools to lead productive lives. Many of these men and women have given back and guide youth today, and I am extra proud to say that the UAW-Ford and Ford Motor Company families are well represented in that pool.
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Leaders of the pack: Douglass senior Kelly Broadus and Renaissance junior Shania Shepard entered the 2016 PSL cross-country season as defending individual champions. By Scott Talley Special to the Michigan Chronicle When Kelly Broadus entered Frederick Douglass College Preparatory Academy for Young Men as a freshman, he had never heard of cross-country.
the best runner in the city and he won the city championship easily. Running cross-country also has helped Kelly to handle adversities that he has faced off the course. George Tyson, Kelly’s mentor and coach constantly stresses to Kelly ‘the farther you go the stronger you get.’ That motto has been synonymous
“Coming into the meet I was very nervous at first because I had taken a couple of weeks off to heal because I had been running all year-round, said Shepard, an honor roll student and the defending girls PSL cross-country champion. “I was just thinking of working on my breathing and form. After the race I realized that I could have done more because I had a lot of energy left, so now I know where I am.”
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Like Broadus, Shepard knew nothing about cross-country before entering Renaissance, but was a quick learner. Although she won her opening race of the season by almost two minutes, Shepard’s strong inner drive continues to seek excellence. “My goal this year is to run the same times as the boys,” said Shepard, who also is a standout on the track. “A 19 would be a dream time for cross-country, but I’m shooting for 20 minutes flat.”
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Fast-forward two years later and not only was Broadus familiar with crosscountry; he had become the very best in the sport among Detroit Public Schools competitors.
“It was very shocking,” said Broadus of his victory last year at the Detroit Public Schools League championship. “I was excited that I came out and got the win.”
Running five kilometers (3.1 miles) across the grass Belle Isle course provides an opportunity for selfdiscovery to all of the PSL studentathletes that accept the challenge. It is a race that requires strength, stamina, and mental toughness. And just like in life, success most often comes to those runners that put in the most preparation, including running miles far exceeding the cross-country distance on a weekly, and even daily basis to develop the needed strength and confidence the sport requires. “Kelly has really progressed in his competitive edge,” said Douglass coach Pierre Brooks. “As a freshman Kelly was pretty good in cross-country, but only ran because I told him it would help him play basketball better. But the more he ran, the more he excelled, and he actually began to enjoy running. “In Kelly’s junior year he accepted my challenge to prepare himself during the summer to become hands down
On a hot day, PSL runners showed toughness during the first cross-country meet of the season
By Alisha Dixon The Michigan Chronicle and Radio One will host the first Best in Black Awards on Oct. 20 at the Music Hall. Best in Black allows the community to celebrate the best black businesses, churches, community leaders and more in over 40 categories. This week we focus on the current top three nominees in the religion category. In this category, votes are submitted for best church, pastor, first lady and gospel/church choir. The top three church nominees are Triumph Church, Burning Bush International Ministries and Second Ebenezer Church. Triumph Church is one of metro Detroit’s largest churches. The pastor, Rev. Solomon Kinloch Jr., holds services at seven different sites each Sunday, six in metro Detroit and one in Flint. Triumph also hosts the women’s only event, Dawn Seekers. Burning Bush International Ministries is located in Ypsilanti and led by Pastor Don W. Shelby, Jr. Burning Bush Ministries is the only nominee not located in the metro Detroit area. Burning Bush Ministries holds services at three locations, Ypsilanti, Jackson and Pontiac. Second Ebenezer Church, led by Bishop Edgar Vann, is located on Detroit’s east side. In addition to its two Sunday services, Second Ebenezer hosts a live stream for its members to view services from home. In the pastor category, Pastor Solomon Kinloch Jr. of Triumph Church, Pastor Marvin Winans of Perfecting Church and Pastor Don W. Shelby, Jr. of Burning Bush International Ministries represent the top three nominees. Rev. Solomon Kinloch Jr. has been the pastor of Triumph Church since 1998, at a time when the church had only 50 members. He now serves a congregation of over 4,000 at the church’s seven sites. Pastor Marvin Winans of Perfecting Church has served as
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By Keith A. Owens Senior Editor
The question, as Councilperson Mary Sheffield sees it, is not whether rapid development in and around downtown Detroit is a good thing for the city, because after so many years of drought, few would argue that this newfound desire to build big and beautiful things in Detroit is a bad idea. Detroit could use some big and beautiful things. Small ones too. But the question, the really important question, is who will have access to this newly developed Big Beautiful Detroit? Who is this newly revitalized city being built for, after all? Is it for those of us who have been here awhile, or is it for, well, someone else? Gauging by the price tag, the rather automatic assumption is that this New Detroit we keep hearing about is unaffordable for the rest of us — and somebody apparently wants it that way. This is the steadily hardening perception of downtown and Midtown held by more than a few Detroit residents that you can easily hear anytime you step outside of downtown and engage in some conversations with the rest of the city that isn’t yet facing rental rates approaching $3,000 per month. Which is why Sheffield is proposing an Inclusive Housing Ordinance, designed to make sure Detroit doesn’t make the mistake of creating an exclusively wealthy area of the city perceived as off limits by the not-quite-as-wealthy — especially not when the benefit of
everyone else’s tax dollars is used to pay for that exclusivity. The ordinance would require housing developers who are receiving any sort of subsidy from the city, such as tax abatements, to set aside 20 percent of their housing units for low-to-moderate income tenants, defined as approximately $36,240 in annual income for a single person, and $51,680 for a family of four. Rent would not be able to exceed $955 per month for two people living in a one-bedroom apartment. Currently developers are asked to set aside 20 percent for low income on a case-by-case basis, but there is no legally enforceable requirement in place.
PHOTO: Alisha Dixon “The goal, really, is to ensure that we are being diverse, and that those with different income levels are included in the new market rate development that we’re seeing in our city. And so any new market rate development that is being built here in our city that is using public funds to subsidize it. So when you’re talking about tax abatements that are requested, they [developers] would have to offer at least 20 percent of the units to be set aside to be affordable,” said Sheffield. “We are seeing a rapid rate of new market rate residential developments
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Solidarity in numbers at Michigan Congressional Black Caucus By Roz Edward Managing Editor
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With an historic and hotly contested presidential election just a few weeks away, members of the Congressional Black Caucus took aim at this year’s conference in Washington to bring attention to voting rights and voter suppression laws in precincts across the country. The five-day confab attracted more than 9,000 political luminaries, business leaders and social activists. CBC Conference attendees in overwhelming numbers sounded the alarm to alert voters to the dangerous and potentially devastating impact of political policies designed to derail the democratic process and preclude thousands of black voters around the nation from putting their candidate of choice in the Oval Office.
Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon joins Michigan Congressman John Conyers Jr. at Congression al Black Caucus Conference 2016 in Washinton, D.C. – PHOTO: Monica Morgan
And while most members of the historically progressive organization of African American legislators in Congress agreed with President Barack Obama in his final keynote address as president — that a low black voter
turnout would be an insult to his legacy — Michigan legislators focused on the primary issue at hand, getting the concerns of their constituents in front of a national coalition of black leaders and political luminaries.
Bringing their own set of concerns regarding voter suppression laws in Michigan During the CBC’s 46th Annual Legislative Conference, the leading policy conference on issues
affecting black Americans, a large contingent of Michigan delegates including House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr., also know
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