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WHAT’S INSIDE Emergency financial manager poll (Page A-3)

Who supports an EFM in Detroit? Judging by the recent public protests and media reports, one might assume that hardly anyone does. But that is not the case, as a poll has made clear.

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Remove Detroit’s Business RED TAPE

By Bankole Thompson CHRONICLE SENIOR EDITOR

Last week I received a lot of feedback on the article I wrote on the need for bold and visionary leadership for Detroit.

One thing that stuck out in most of the responses that flooded my e-mail is the bureaucracy that has long hindered the smooth and efficient operation of small businesses and businesses of color in Detroit.

That the ability to obtain the necessary paperwork for doing business in Detroit was always greeted with a culture of incompetence at city holding small businesses hostage for too long is unacceptable.

where they seemed to be subjected to often rigorous and unnecessary and incomprehensible vetting before acquiring licenses or accessing funding from the city is something that should now be a thing of the past. And ending such practices would be a bright light for a Detroit of the future.

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If we are seeking a new Detroit that represents the aspirations of those who have long struggled for their businesses to

That small businesses often find themselves in a position

Medical Office completed in Midtown (Page C-1) Eleven months after shovels hit the ground on a nearly 3-acre property in Midtown, doctors and researchers have begun moving into the Medical Office Building at Tolan Park, an $18.4-million medical facility.

In praise of the Blues (Page C-2) Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan’s diversity efforts deserve to be applauded. The efforts are beneficial in many ways and are indicative of the insurer’s commitment to those who utilize its services and to the state.

Last year, BCBSM spent a record $106 with minority suppliers.

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Detroit building director Nate Ford on making department more efficient

By Patrick Keating CHRONICLE STAFF WRITER

Nate Ford, director of the city’s Buildings, Safety Engineering and Environmental Department, says the biggest challenge has been in dealing with antiquated processes, procedures and technology.

“We have not, up to this point, really taken a good look at how we’re doing,” Ford said. “How can we make it more efficient? How can we make it seamless?”

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Pelosi to keynote Detroit’s NAACP dinner

He also said the “culture” of “it’s always been done this way” has been a challenge, but emphasized that the department is making great strides.

Nation’s oldest civil rights organization to honor advocates, voices of change at 58th Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner

By Britney Spear REGIONAL CONTENT EDITOR

Detroit Branch NAACP President Rev. Wendell Anthony officially announced plans for the 58th Annual Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner. Describing the event as a national function with an international audience, he expressed gratitude that such an iconic event takes place in the Motor City.

The keynote speaker is Nancy Pelosi, one of the most powerful women in the world and the first female Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Democratic leader in Congress.

The annual event will be held on Sunday, April 28, 5 p.m., at Cobo Center. The

largest sit-down dinner in the country expects at least 10,000 people to be in attendance.

The NAACP will honor advocates and influential voices in Black America, including Georgetown professor Michael Eric Dyson, Michigan Chronicle editor Bankole Thompson, Wayne State University Law School dean Jocelyn Benson and Detroit City Councilwoman JoAnn Watson.

“We are glad that Detroit is the epicenter where all of this began 58 years ago,” he said.

Anthony acknowledged the contributions several have made throughout history, and how their work has made the Fight for Freedom

dinner an event of enormous prestige. Joined by the dinner’s board of directors, Anthony stood alongside Congressman John Conyers.

As the longest-serving African American and second longest-serving incumbent member of the House, Con­ yers is also a founder and current dean of the Congressional Black Caucus.

Anthony noted that Conyers’ support of the Detroit Branch NAACP has been crucial, calling the veteran congressman an iconic figure in African American history, leader in the federal government and a tireless proponent of equal opportunity.

He pointed out that Conyers is partly responsible for

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Nate Ford – Andre Smith photos To this end, employees are encouraged to think outside of their traditional parameters.

Helen Broughton, business advocate II with the department, added that it’s the difference between employees doing what they’re told and being empowered to think, ‘Is this the best way to do this?’”

Ford acknowledged that morale is not what it should be, but said employees are still going that “extra mile.”

He also said customer service — a huge component of what his department does — is starting to improve.

“That goes along the lines of that culture change,” he said.

With respect to antiquated technology, Ford said the department has an outdated billing system.

Motown sound on Broadway (Page D-1) “Motown: The Musical,” the long-awaited stage musical about Motown Record Corporation and its founder, Berry Gordy, doesn’t open until April 14, but is already a smash hit. In its first week of previews, it took in an amazing $1,029,883 at the box office.

This is not an impossible task because in a new dispensation, where optimism about the city is increasing due to a vibrant private sector that is no longer confining its work to the four

Changing the culture

Money Smart Week Michigan (Page B-1) From April 20 through April 27, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago along with financial institutions, government agencies, community groups, educational organizations, and financial experts will host more than 130 events statewide created to educate and help consumers better manage their finances.

flourish, along with all the other inadequate services they’ve been receiving despite paying heavy taxes, this is the time to mark the red tape down for elimination.

“We have to literally manually input and get the output for bills,” he said. “That needs to change.”

Until recently his department didn’t have online permits.

REV. WENDELL ANTHONY gave details on the Detroit Branch NAACP Fight For Freedom Fund Dinner, as Congressman John Conyers (left) and NAACP Executive Director Donnell White (right) and others look on. — Eric Hobson photo

As part of its efforts to update its technology, the building department is piloting having tough-built, hand-held computers for inspectors in the field. Ford wishes he could purchase those computers for all inspectors. However, because of the lack of resources, the department needs to use a

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New ATF director David McCain lays out vision for metro Detroit

By Patrick Keating CHRONICLE STAFF WRITER

According to David L. McCain, special agent in charge of the Detroit division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the ATF is considered the violent crime agency of the Department of Justice (DOJ).

ATF has a program called Front Line, which he described as a strategy used in combating firearms violence and focusing on investigative efforts toward identifying, arresting and prosecuting armed violent offenders, career offenders, gun traffickers and violent gangs.

ATF works with other federal, state and local law enforcement agencies across the country, and that is especially true in Michigan.

“We have some very good law enforcement partnerships that we’ve formed,” he said. “We have an initiative called the Comprehensive Violence Reduction Partnership.”

Front Line is a nationwide strategy, and the CVRP is an initiative under it, here in Detroit.

Detroit is one of 25 field divisions around the country. Every division has an initiative focusing on the worst of the worst offenders. CVRP is the

DAVID L. MCCAIN, special agent in charge of the Detroit ATF. – Patrick Keating photo

one for Detroit.

He also said the DOJ is tweaking the name and wants to call it the Violent

Crime Reduction Partnership (VCRP).

Public Information Officer Donald Dawkins said it started in Detroit, on the northwest side, and that ATF is making it national because the concept worked so well here.

“Nationwide, the concept is a comprehensive violent crime impact strategy,” McCain said, adding that it consolidates the limited law enforcement resources, and focuses ATF’s mission by coordinating all the law enforcement efforts in a critical communities such as Detroit that are experiencing a rise in violent crimes.

“So we’re taking a lot of our resources and focusing on the worst of the

worst, the trigger-pullers in the various cities, and try to remove those individuals from the communities for longer periods of time by utilizing federal statutes to put them in federal prisons.”

The ATF is part of Detroit One, a recentlyestablished collaborative initiative among law enforcement agencies, residents and community leaders to reduce violent crimes in the city. McCain said he talked with Barbara McQuade, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan in January about the 2012 violent crime statistics.

They discussed how the federal law enforce-

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Restoring Detroit’s historic beauty: Alden Park Towers renovation now under way

By Britney Spear

lile of Royal Oak-based Italmoda to help with its redesign. Set to resemble that of an upscale boutique hotel, the lobby’s focal point will be a large fireplace. It will give residents and prospects a place to comfortably congregate. The lobby will most likely be the most modern part of the renovation and include large sofas, work tables, benches and comfortable design-forward chairs. Wi-fi access will also be available throughout the residence.

CHRONICLE STAFF WRITER One of Detroit’s longest standing riverfront residences is getting a major upgrade.

Colorado-based Triton Properties recently announced plans to renovate Alden Park Towers. Soon to be changed to simply “Alden Towers,” the property will get much more than a new name.

Of the anticipated renovations, the company looks forward most to what is to come. April Sedillos, executive vice president, expressed excitement over starting on Tower B, which will also include the clubhouse, library and reading room.

Since purchasing the buildings in August 2012, Triton has invested heavily in its restoration. The first phase of the project begins with the East Jefferson Avenue-facing Tower A. Developers plan to revamp each one of the residential units. The renovation will also include a major makeover of the on-site fitness and laundry centers, underground parking garage, expansive lobby and outdoor living spaces.

“Everything is being touched for cosmetic improvement...all of the amenities...every unit is being renovated.

We’re rebuilding original hardwood floors and installing new carpet. Nothing is not being renovated,” said Luke Davis, director of Real Estate at Triton Properties.

With its fancy renovation, you might be surprised to find the property still in your price range. Alden Towers looks to make luxury living affordable for Detroiters. Units will run as low as $649. It’s a excellent advantage that might keep more residents within city limits.

THE LOBBY of the renovated Alden Towers.

The renovation project also brings added benefits to the local community.

Triton plans to collaborate with businesses in the nearby area to provide several on-site concierge services. They include dry cleaning, shoe repair, car washing, house cleaning and grocery delivery services. Sedillos expressed that she envisions the project will positively impact the overall feeling of downtown Detroit.

Dir. Davis stressed the importance of maintaining the historic essence of the structures. Aiding in that process was notable Detroit architecture firm Kraemer Design Group. Renovations will rely heavily on elements from its original era. Built in 1923, the building will keep such key features as a red brick facade and grey stone trim.

“We’re trying to focus on bringing quality back the community, and making it feel like home, like a place where people want to live.”

While the towers will mostly maintain original characteristics, newly renovated units will come equipped with state-of-the-art appliances, new flooring and fixtures, and improvements to the kitchen, bathroom and bedroom areas.

One of the finest aspects of the renovation will include the lobby. Triton summoned the consultation of Sharon Car-

Interested in the new and improved Alden Towers? The leasing office offers scheduled walk-throughs Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

For more information or to set up a tour, call 313-824-1310 or visit www.aldentowers.com.

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Northwest Detroiters employ community policing to curtail crime rate

By Britney Spear, CHRONICLE STAFF WRITER

Some might view the problem of crime in Detroit as hopeless, but many city residents haven’t given up so easily.

Detroiters are rallying for a unified cause to curtail crime in their neighborhoods. They are selflessly giving their time and effort to engage in community policing, an initiative that aims to drive out the criminals and make the streets of Detroit safer.

The Winship Community Association is a group based in Northwest Detroit. The non-profit organization has served

end to some of the troubling activity that occurs in the area.

“We are very glad to see that somebody recognizes the problem and is ready to do something about it,” said Dr. Divers. recognize Residents that finding solutions to Detroit’s crime problem will require them to work along with local authorities. It’s a tough job that no single entity can alone overcome.

Lieutenant Alysha Hall of Detroit’s 8th Precinct officially addressed WCA members and acknowledged the work of the community in helping police Detroit’s neighborhoods.

nal activity. She explains that challenges related to manpower make it difficult to respond to every call.

“Everything is our concern. we truly care. I care, and I’m committed to the community,” she said.

Lt. Hall referenced Mayor Dave Bing and the Detroit Police Department’s latest initiative, Detroit One, which aims to fight violent crime in the city.

in potentially dangerous affairs. She explained that in most cases, it’s best to contact the police before attempting to address a situation on one’s own.

Meeting attendees also talked about quality of life concerns, and how they affect residents on a dayto-day basis. Though not

related to issues like violent crime, such factors impact how Detroiters feel about the neighborhoods they live in.

“We want to reap the benefits of a happy, healthy community,” said one attendee.

Residents simply want to better the areas in

which they reside, and will step in to do what’s needed to witness the realization of that goal. It’s a work in progress, one that all parties involved must remain committed to in order to make Detroit a better place.

For more information on the Winship Communi-

“We’re on a hunt for individuals who are causing problems in our community,” she said.

Explaining that DPD plans to work diligently to eliminate threats, Lt. Hall also suggested that

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Detroit Police Officers talk to junior high students about safety. the nearby community by helping bring attention to and resolve its biggest challenges.

At its most recent meeting, members voiced pressing concerns related to dangerous activities taking place in their neighborhoods. Among influencing factors, they discussed the poor condition of nearby Peterson referPark. Residents enced recent shootings, loitering, parked cars and overall upkeep.

“We have made complaints to the recreation department, and I’m sure they have a file with my photo on it,” said Dr. Arthur Divers, President of WCA.

“We recognize that we can’t be on every corner of every street...it takes our relationship, and working together to combat crime.”

As the precinct’s new acting inspector, Lt. Hall addressed a grave, widelyheld notion that the police “don’t care” about crimi-

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Obama: King would defend collective bargaining, challenge Wall Street excess

By Valerie B. Jarrett

us to know we can argue fiercely about the proper size and role of government without questioning each other’s love for this country with the knowledge that in this democracy, government is no distant object but is rather an expression of our common commitments to one another. He would call on us to assume the best in each other rather than the worst, and challenge one another in ways that ultimately heal rather than wound.”

At the time of his death (April 4, 1968) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., icon of the Civil Rights Movement, was working on the front lines of a movement in Memphis to support the sanitation workers on strike when his life was taken.

It was there that he gave his last speech, “I’ve Been on a Mountaintop.”

We paused on April 4 and reflected on Dr. King’s extraordinary life and his tireless work to bend the arc of the moral universe toward justice.

Here at the White House, we work every day to ensure that that our actions express those common commitments to each other: building an economy that serves the middle class and those striving to climb the ladders of opportunity into the middle class; making common sense immigration reform; protecting our children from harm; and giving all children the education required to pursue their dreams.

We stand on the shoulders of so many of our civil rights heroes we’ve lost, such as Dr. King, Dorothy Height and Rosa Parks. But their legacy continues.

This August, we mark the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, when thousands descended upon the capital to rally for civil and economic rights for all Americans. At the Lincoln Memorial, Dr. King gave his most iconic speech, “I Have a Dream.”

Since Dr. King’s untimely and tragic death, we have strived to advance his ideals and realize his dream for all Americans to have the same economic and social opportunities.

During the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in 2011, President Obama said:

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“If he were alive today, I believe he would remind us that the unemployed worker can rightly challenge the excesses of Wall Street without demonizing all who

work there; that the businessman can enter tough negotiations with his company’s union without vilifying the right to collectively bargain. He would want

Poll: Not everyone opposes the emergency manager

By Britney Spear CHRONICLE STAFF WRITER Who supports an emergency financial manager (EFM) in Detroit?

Judging by the recent public protests and media reports, one might assume that no one does.

Several familiar faces have come out against Snyder’s decision to appoint an emergency manager. Civil rights titans like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton have expressed their disapproval, and it goes further than that.

Many local leaders have summoned citizens to protest, alleging that a state takeover is “an attack on democracy.”

But does such opposition tell the complete story?

A recent poll conducted by the Michigan Chronicle found that of 400 individuals surveyed, nearly half support an EFM. Most of those in favor were between the ages of 41 and 50. This prompts one to ask, what’s behind this segment of the population’s support of a state takeover?

Some Detroiters in favor of an emergency manager believe it’s what’s needed to bring city government together to resolve it’s issues. They suggest that until now, voter-appointed leaders have been

our city back on track. Thus far, I have not seen that our mayor and city council members are capable of working together to get this done, so I look at the EFM as a mediator for the two parties,” said Stephanie Keith-Flanagan, 49, an insurance agent.

Residents have grown tired of the city’s current political scene. While many support an emergency manager, or are at least optimistic about what it might bring to the city, they also recognize it takes an entire community to rebuild. The EFM alone cannot resolve our challenges. No single person can revolutionize a fragmented system without the input of others.

While asserting that she is skeptical about all that encompasses government, Flanagan nevertheless maintains a positive attitude.

“I would hope that this will be a good thing,” she said.

It’s going to require a collective effort, yet Detroiters remain split on their thoughts regarding a state takeover.

Whether residents agree with Gov. Snyder’s decision, many contend it doesn’t impact their choice to stay in the city.

The Michigan Chronicle poll revealed that 75 percent of the people surveyed said the appointment of an emergency manager won’t cause them to flee De-

“Detroiters who support an emergency

manager are fed up with the status quo. They believe it will take out side action to resolve the city’s biggest challenges. It’s an uphill battle that many are afraid the current system cannot win on its own.” unable to get the job done.

troit.

Lavaughn Carter, 40, currently works in sales and customer service. While he denies such demographic factors influence his stance, Carter says he supports an EFM for several reasons. He does not believe an emergency manager takes away democratic rights. Carter referenced Roy Roberts’ appointment as such for the Detroit Public Schools.

Anthony Person, 40, is a business owner who works in traffic safety. He says he isn’t going anywhere. He’s too focused on what’s to come, and an emergency manager does not dampen his hopes in any way.

He called attention to the fact that the school board is still in place and involved with the process of restructuring.

Carter believes the mayor and city council will continue to play a similarly vital role.

“The only difference, they won’t have their pens to the checkbook,” he said.

Carter questioned the necessity of elected officials’ having to know what the financial manager will do next, considering that their failure to properly act is what caused the city’s money troubles in the first place.

“The EFM is here to restore Detroit’s finances so that the assets outweigh the liabilities, and not vice versa.”

Carter believes the governor’s most recent appointment might be just what the city needs to establish and sustain new growth. He referenced a fear among some Detroit workers that the EFM poses a threat to their union contracts.

Carter, however, asserts that he hopes Kevyn Orr’s appointment will improve conditions by possibly renegotiating terms for city employees.

Detroiters who support an emergency manager are fed up with the status quo.

They believe it will take outside action to resolve the city’s biggest challenges.

It’s an uphill battle that many are afraid the current system cannot win on its own.

“I am in support of whatever will get

“Change is coming to Detroit anyhow, and I’m betting the change will be good for everyone,” said Person.

Detroiters are eager to witness what they hope will be a new era of prosperity.

For many, the downtown boom and new business ventures coming to the area will mean positive results for everyone.

Out with the old, and in with the new!

That statement describes the collective sentiment of a city where residents are tired of corruption, crime and poverty.

Michigan Chronicle poll results reveal that public safety is a major concern for Detroiters. Improving quality of life stands as one of the most important challenges to overcome.

“What will make me stay or leave is my level of not feeling safe, city services, police response, EMS response and the city’s ability to quit creating an environment of corruption and greed. No one wants to stay in this kind of an environment,” he said.

Detroiters hope that change coming to the city will resolve such issues.

Opinions might be split, however, one thing all Detroiters can agree on is a desire to see the city make a turnaround. Whether it be through the work of an emergency financial manager, elected officials, business leaders or the average person, residents are eager to witness a resurgence of the power that once defined the Motor City.

They believe it’s time to move onward and upward, and look forward to brighter days.

As we move forward on these challenges together, may we always live up to the words spoken by Dr. King the day before he died: “Let us rise up tonight with a greater readiness. Let us stand with a greater determination. And let us move on in these powerful days, these days of challenge, to make America what it ought to be. We have an opportunity to make America a better nation.”

Valerie B. Jarrett is a senior advisor to President Barack Obama.

The politics of social investments and the fight to become masters of our own fate

By Marc Morial “It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be prepared.” — Whitney M. Young In 1963, more than a quarter-million people gathered in Washington, DC to march for jobs and equality. The Great March for Jobs and Freedom was a watershed moment in American history — birthing now-iconic speeches that voiced the hardships facing blacks as they sought a fair shot at an elusive dream.

Marc Morial As we fast-forward 50 years and reflect on the progress we’ve made toward economic equality, we meet the sobering truth that much has been achieved, but much more needs to be done. Some people use apparent proofs of progress — that Blacks are no longer barred from living, learning and earning where they want because of their race, not to mention the election and reelection of our first Black president — to conclude that Blacks in America have overcome.

However, a shiny veneer of progress cannot justify the elimination of affirmative action in education and employment; the roll-back of voting rights protections and relegation of this precious franchise to increasingly partisan legislatures; or a cut back on social investments that can help current and future generations thrive in a fast-changing economy.

Taken alone, our achievements could be hailed as good progress in the pursuit of full equality. But unfortunately, the African-American condition has only improved primarily within our own community. This means that economic disparities with whites persist and cast doubt on what we thought was meaningful change.

These disparities underscore the need to reinforce our fight for lasting economic empowerment and for policies driving development in under-resourced communities. For example, the National Urban League launched our ongoing “War on Unemployment” in 2011, which included the release of our 12-Point Plan: Putting Urban America back toWork. We expanded the program in January of this year with a ground-breaking endeavor, Jobs Rebuild America - a series of public/

private investments totaling more than $70 million over the next five years.

Beyond each of us actively working toward solutions, our ongoing struggle cries out for the kind of coalition advocacy that drove many of the civil rights and economic victories in the 1960s. Between November 2012 and January 2013, I helped to organize a historic convening of civil rights, social justice, business and community leaders to identify and push for public policy priorities to drive economic recovery and rebirth for African-American and urban communities and all low-income and working-class Americans. This policy agenda was embodied in an official Communique that included specific recommendations with clearly defined objectives to move us forward as a community.

When I compare these recommendations with the demands made on that August afternoon in 1963, I am struck by how little has changed.

In 1963, as today, the most pressing demands centered on economic equality, educational opportunity and parity, and civil rights. But instead of fighting against discrimination in hiring or a $2 minimum wage, we’re fighting for job training and wage equity. Instead of calling for school segregation to end, we’re demanding an end to disparities in educational investment. Rather than calling for meaningful civil rights legislation, we’re fighting to preserve those very rights our ancestors fought and died for and to retain the practical application of civil rights and equality through affirmative measures to achieve diversity in jobs and education.

Our experience since the Great March says that we must be vigilant in protecting our hard-won rights. To paraphrase William Ernest Henley’s poem “Invictus,” we must become masters of our own fate to fully realize the economic prosperity we demanded on that day in 1963.

If we are to honor Whitney M. Young, one of the unsung visionaries of the Great March and the Urban League’s leader from 1961-1971, we must not only be prepared to seize opportunity when it comes, we must be committed to creating opportunity when it does not.

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Red tape walls of the boardroom, but also stepping out in unprecedented ways to be prominently and civically engaged in the life of the community, Detroit can make government work for all.

It is time to channel the frustrations, angst and outcries of bureacracy at city hall into carefully crafted policy agendas that should be in the hands of every candidate running for mayor and city council.

Since most candidates running for political office in this town hardly do their homework because they rely either on name recognition, political heritage or don’t have any inkling of what they are about to face, it is better that those seeking a more robust and effective Detroit government actually give them a mandate.

From page A-1 ogy makes it extremely difficult to not only make records easier to trace, but also reconciling these records for small businesses.

Detroit’s slow march into the technological age is the biggest known secret and to cut down on bureaucracy would mean making city government hi-tech like Oakland County.

In Oakland County, you can walk in, request information, an attendant will refer you to a computer and you can easily access the information you are seeking.

In Detroit walking into city hall to access information means you must be ready to take the day off from work because you will spend the whole day in your quest for that information. And chances are you will asked to come back another day or week.

But those compliance demands should be free of anything that impedes the growth of local businesses. Innovators and local business owners should not have to sit and wait for months before getting a clearance certificate.

The longer they wait the more they will lose interest and will be inclined to move elsewhere, where the factors involved in doing business are more conducive and public safety is not a nightmare as we currently see in the city.

It is in the city’s best interest to move quickly to help business owners and young innovators returning to the city start their ventures in the Motor City, and do so with deliberate speed.

The Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, under the leadership of George Jackson, has been instrumental in private should always sector growth in the city.

Those who seek to govern should always derive their legitimacy from the consent of the Those who seek to govern governed.

And giving these can- derive their legitimacy from the consent didates a man- of the governed. And giving these candidate on ending a dates a mandate on ending a practice that practice that has handicapped the has handicapped the growth of small busigrowth of small nesses in the city is one way of making city businesses in the city is one way of hall more functional to the needs of evmaking city hall eryone. That is something Detroit’s emermore functional gency financial manager, Kevyn Orr, who to the needs of is charged with reducing the burden of the everyone.

That is some- city’s debt, cannot do. thing Detroit’s emergency financial manager, Kevyn Orr, A case in point is the who is charged with re- 36th District Court on ducing the burden of the Madison Avenue which is a decade behind in the city’s debt, cannot do.

That responsibility technological transformarightly belongs to the civic tion era. leaders and the political leadership in Detroit, even though ending the red tape has not been high on the political agenda. Yet it gets mentioned almost like a cliché as a critical factor in how government should operate in the city.

The fact is, red tape hurts economic growth and if small businesses are the engine of the economy, it would make sense to spare them of excessive and mindless bureaucracy that is nonproductive to the growth of these businesses who hire locals to work for them.

And today the biggest threat to small business growth in the city and booster of red tape is Detroit’s aged data system.

The fact that the city is still utilizing paper rather than fully operating on up-to-date technol-

If city government is going to make any meaningful headway providing guidance to burgeoning businesses, city officials will have to move beyond just verbally condemning red tape, but actually implementing reforms that are needed to help these businesses succeed.

That means getting up to speed on technology.

What is needed are reforms that will create economic transformation with city government as a willing partner in providing an atmosphere where small businesses can thrive and find a sense of achievement and growth.

Recently, the city went on a raid of businesses that exist without the proper paperwork. It was important to get those businesses operating in the shadows to meet the compliance demands of local government.

McCain ment community could reduce violent crime.

“That’s when the Front Line strategy came into mind for me,” McCain said, adding that he proposed to McQuade that they look at the CVRP, and pointed out that the VCRP has been effective in other cities around country, including New Orleans, Philadelphia, Oakland, California; and Flint.

“We just did a surge in Flint this past summer,” he said, calling it very effective in helping to reduce violent crime in that community.

“So I said, ‘In light of those cities utilizing that concept, we should implement it here in the city of Detroit.’”

Various federal agencies are pooling their resources to try to put a “full court press” on the city of Detroit, to have an impact on reducing violent crime.

“We’re going to gather all the intelligence we can on targeting the worst of the worst repeat offenders and trigger-pullers out there,” he said.

Asked how the community could help and interact with ATF agents, McCain said hotlines have been set up.

“We’ve established some rewards if you call in — you can do it anonymously — to provide information that’s going to lead to the arrest and successful prosecution of those individuals,” he said, adding that the ATF hopes to generate more leads so investigators can

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But much more remains to be done and, according to many of the responses I’ve received so far from business owners, one key complaint is the long lines at city hall, one more hindrance, one more thing to dampen hopes for running a thriving business in Detroit.

Something must change, and that begins by inculcating the need for change in the minds of candidates running for office this summer.

Bankole Thompson is editor of the Michigan Chronicle and the author of the forthcoming book “Rising From the Ashes: Engaging Detroit’s Future With Courage.” His book “Obama and Black Loyalty,” published in 2010, follows his recent book, “Obama and Christian Loyalty” with an epilogue

by Bob Weiner, former White House spokesman.

Thompson is a political news analyst at WDET101.9FM (NPR affiliate) and a member of the weekly “Obama Watch” Sunday evening roundtable on WLIB-1190AM New York and simulcast in New Jersey and Connecticut. E-mail bthompson@michronicle.com or visit his personal page at www.bankolethompson. com.

From page A-1 focus their efforts and get the violent criminals out of the community.

The goal is to create a better lifestyle for the people who live in the community, so people can feel safe on the streets and children can play on playgrounds without fear of being hit by a stray bullet.

Dawkins said community involvement is a big part of the VCRP, and that the ATF plans to interact with people at churches and neighborhood meetings and other venues.

“We have a gigantic concern for what you’re going through, and we really need your help,” he said.

McCain noted that the image of the ATF is on the uptake because it’s identified as the violent crime agency. As a result, there are high risks involved in the types of investigations the ATF conducts and that agents have to be well-trained and have special skill sets.

“Most of these folks are not going to go willingly,” McCain said of the criminals ATF pursues.

ing to federal agencies.

He was in the right place at the right time when he joined the ATF in 1990.

When he got out of college McCain was a deputy sheriff in the Denver sheriff’s department.

He started his ATF career as a field agent in the Sacramento office of the San Francisco field division. He has also worked as a program manager at ATF Headquarters; a first line (AKA group) supervisor in Detroit; and an assistant special agent in charge in the Baltimore field division before being selected in 2011 as the special agent in charge in Detroit.

McCain wants everyone to know that the ATF is committed to enforcing federal laws under its jurisdiction, and that it is committed to making communities safer.

Dawkins added that it’s not true that federal agents do not care about the community. He said a lot of Detroit-based ATF agents are originally from the area.

“It’s more than just a job for us,” he said.

McCain grew up in Missouri and went to college at Southeast Missouri State, where he earned a degree in criminal justice. While there, he met a young FBI agent who asked him what he wanted to do with his criminal justice degree. McCain told him he wanted to be in law enforcement.

“We need their assistance to help us in our goal of safeguarding our communities and their community,” he said. “So we can’t do it without them.”

The FBI agent advised him to pursue a career in federal law enforcement, so McCain started apply-

To reach the ATF, call 800 ATF GUNS. To reach the Detroit field division, call (313) 202-3400.

McCain encourages all citizens to work with the ATF, saying the agency can’t do it alone.

NATE FORD (center) confers with other officials from the Buildings, Safety Engineering and Environmental Department.

Ford

phased-in approach.

Ford said his department interacts with everybody from residents seeking a permit to add a porch to business owners looking to expand, alter or enlarge their establishments.

“We like to say we deal with the universe,” he said.

Ford wishes more people knew that his department’s number one job is public health and safety.

“We’re here to improve, in a direct and indirect way, the quality of life for our citizens,” he said, adding that his employees work hard every day to do that, under very difficult circumstances, given that the department doesn’t have the resources it once had.

“I wish they knew that we’re not the bogeyman,” he added. “We want to work with them. We want, obviously, the businesses to boom in the city of Detroit.

“We just want to make sure that it’s done in way that’s safe and healthy for the citizens of Detroit, and for those business owners.”

Ford explained that his department has a mission to provide services that ensure public health and safety are being held to the highest standards.

Despite the reduction in employees, his department is still outputting a quality product and a quality service.

Ford said there’s been a significant reduction in the time frame for getting permits, and that they will be reducing it even more. Hearings have been reduced from 60 days to almost 15 or 21 days.

The department will be educating its customers as to what they would need before coming down to the department.

If a homeowner wanted to add a back porch, Ford said his people would want to see a set of drawings, information on the kind of material to be used, and the cost.

From page A-1 “You can walk in and out in a couple of hours, if you have everything you need,” he said.

In the next 60 to 90 days, the building department will be doing things to revolutionize how it does business.

Ford doesn’t expect the appointment of Kevyn Orr as emergency financial manager to impact his department because it is healthy.

“We are back to generating revenue, if you will,” he said. “We’re looking at our expenditures and seeing where we can cut.

I think that is important in terms of lending to a healthy business/department.”

Department officials are also asking themselves how they can do better.

Broughton said the building department is responding to feedback, adding that she understands the frustration of working with the city.

She said the department is doing everything it can to make active changes.

She also said Ford, Deputy Director Ray Scott and others in the department have worked with the chiefs of the various divisions to document all of the procedures and determine if A) something makes sense; and B) if not, how they would do it differently.

She came on board last November to assist with communications and PR. She said Ford is eager to let people know that this is not same old building department, and acknowledged that it has been frustrating to work with the department in the past.

“We have heard from customers that it’s getting better, and we want people to know that it will improve even more,” she said.

She added that government should be permeable, and said she’s done things as simple as making sure the department’s website has accurate phone numbers.

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Dinner the national recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. “He is a champion for freedom and justice,” he said.

Conyers spoke to the crowd, stressing that individuals understand events like the annual dinner are a call to action.

“This isn’t a day that we come to announce plans and relax. It will be a requirement that we do as much work as we can until April 28,” he said.

Referencing the challenges of our current day and time, Conyers called attention to the problem of describing America as “post-racial.” He urged the crowd to understand that there’s work that still must be done.

The Fight for Freedom dinner is one of most significant events held in Detroit. Anthony describes it as one unlike any other in our state or nation. He also described it as more than a dinner, but as an opportunity for individuals to assemble regardless of their racial, demographic and professional differences.

The event essentially provides a link between grassroots and corporate America.

“We seek to bring together once a year a grand networking of people who might otherwise never encounter each other in their day to day work,” Anthony said.

Anthony described the organization’s agenda as one based on freedom, justice and equal opportunity for all people.

The theme of this year’s dinner will be “Freedom Must Never Be Defaulted, It Must Forever Be Exalted.” It speaks to the premise of Dr. King’s work during

Technical High School and Morehouse College, where he was marketing major, Ford said he has always wanted to be in public service, a commitment promoted in his household. At 17, he was an intern for then-councilman Nicholas Hood, Sr. Over the years, Ford has also been executive director of the Booker T. Washington Business Association, a Detroit NAACP board member, and a member of the city’s Board of Zoning and Appeals.

He described being the director of the Building Department as his dream job.

“Because I think you touch everybody here in this department,” he said.

“It’s a very results-oriented department, where we have a product and a service.

“Businesses depend on us. And having been in both the business arena and government, I think I’m sensitive enough to understand the importance of good customer service and getting our product and our services out quickly.”

Ford said he enjoys working with his employees, whom he described as some of the hardestworking people in the city.

“We have a saying in the building department, ‘Make it happen,’” he said. “And they strive for that.”

He enjoys the interaction with everyday citizens and developers, and said his department is the ground floor for the new Detroit.

“We’re open for business,” Ford said. “We’re here and we’re working hard to make it easier, make it more efficient, make it faster.”

The Buildings, Safety Engineering and Environmental Department is located in the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, 2 Woodward Ave., Ste. 401. Call (313) 2242733 for any information needed.

From page A-1 the Civil Rights Movement.

Anthony referenced MLK’s dream, which the NAACP will commemorate with its 50th anniversary of the March Down Woodward. The event will take place June 22, at 9:00 a.m. Dr. King first came to Detroit in 1963 to prepare for the iconic March on Washington.

Anthony hinted at the city’s historic relevance and the role Detroit played in the 1960s struggles.

“Before you go to D.C., you first have to come by the Big D,” he quipped.

“Nancy Pelosi will speak to issues from a national point of view that have a lasting impact on those of us who live in the city of Detroit,” said Anthony.

He also announced recipients for this year’s awards: 2013 Great Expectations Awardee Bankole Thompson Senior Editor, Michigan Chronicle 2013 Great Expectations Awardee Jocelyn Benson Dean, Wayne State University Law School 2013 Ida B. Wells Freedom and Justice Awardee Dr. Michael Eric Dyson Professor, Georgetown University and Author 2013 Mary Church Terrell Freedom and Justice Awardee Honorable JoAnn Watson Councilwoman, City of Detroit For more information on purchasing tickets, tables and sponsorship, please call 313-871-2087.

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The W.K. Kellogg Foundation commissioned the National Voices Project to facilitate a five year study to gauge opportunities available for children and teens at the local level in communities across the U.S. Officials at the National Voices Project based their study on the perceptions held by adults who work and volunteer on behalf of children dayto-day.

“The adults in the National Voices Project survey work or volunteer on behalf of kids. These are the adults who are perhaps best positioned to refer children and teens to the healthcare services they need,” says Matthew M. Davis, M.D., M.A.P.P., director of the National Voices Project, associate professor of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases at the University of Michigan Medical School and associate professor of Public Policy at the

April is National Minority Health Month. The National Kidney Foundation of Michigan (NKFM) is recognizing Minority Health Month by educating communities on how to manage and prevent diabetes, which is disproportionately higher in many minority groups.

Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure, causing over 40% of all cases, although kidney failure can be prevented or delayed with proper control and management of diabetes. Nearly 26 million Americans have diabetes—8.3 percent of the U.S. population. Compared to non-Hispanic whites, the risk of diagnosed diabetes is: •18% higher among Asian Americans.

•66% higher among Hispanics/Latinos.

•77% higher among non-Hispanic blacks.

Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.

Survey participants were asked how much availability there is in their communities for children and teens to receive healthcare services.

More than half of all respondents note that there is “lots of availability” for teens to have hospital care (55%) and primary care (56%) in their communities, but across all healthcare services, only 30% of respondents reported “lots of availability” for mental health care.

Healthcare availability for children was very similar.

“These findings indicate low availability of mental health care for children and teens in the majority of communities

across the U.S.,” says Davis. “Even in communities where there are lots of opportunities for children and teens to get primary care or hospital care, access to mental health care is lacking.”

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Survey: Access to mental health care lacking for children, teens across the U.S. Every day, news reports detail the impact of the deficiencies in the nation’s mental health care services. Even more startling, a survey from the University of Michigan reveals that many adults across the U.S. believe children and teens have extremely limited or no access to appropriate mental health care services.

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Type 2 diabetes is the most common type, accounting for 90 to 95 percent of all diagnosed cases of diabetes in adults.

In addition to many racial minorities, others who face a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes are older individuals and those with a family history. It’s important to take steps to prevent diabetes if you are at risk and to manage your health if you have diabetes to reduce your chances of developing kidney disease and ultimately, kidney failure.

(A1c, blood pressure, and cholesterol), you can prevent or delay the onset of kidney disease. This includes keeping your blood sugar low, with an A1C blood value of 7% or lower; managing your blood pressure keeping it at 120/80 or less; and keeping your cholesterol under 200mg/dl. For those with diabetes and those at risk for diabetes alike, it’s also important to maintain a normal weight and to exercise on a regular basis, and stop smoking.

For over a decade, the NKFM has been focused on reducing health disparities.

The NKFM has received multi-year grants from the Centers for Disease Control and the HHS Office on Women’s Health to help tackle diabetes disparities. As part of these grants the NKFM will be highlighting the Controlling your Diabetes ABCs campaign. If you have diabetes, you are at high risk for kidney disease, heart attack and stroke. But you can fight back. You can control the ABCs of diabetes and live a long and healthy life.

Ask your healthcare provider what your A1C, Blood pressure and cholesterol numbers are and ask what they should be.

In addition, in commu For more information about managing nities where respondents and preventing diabetes, check out the perceived racial/ethnic inNational Diabetes Education Program equities, they consistent(NDEP) at YourDiabetesInfo.org. You ly reported less access to For individuals with diabetes, there can also get information from the NKFM all healthcare services, are a few steps that should be taken to by calling 800-482-1455 or by visiting including mental health, avoid related health complications. By the NKFM’s website, www.nkfm.org. especially for teens. simply managing your diabetes ABCs The full survey shows that where there are perceived inequities at the community level there are also perceptions of diminished opportunities for young children and teens in the domains of nutrition, health, and health- Throat cancer can take and Neck Cancer Aware- health care or without inaway your voice, your jaw ness Week, will also offer surance,” says Norman D. care. and your ability to swal- smoking cessation coun- Hogikyan, M.D., professor low food, but it also can seling and other resourc- of otolaryngology at the be treated if caught early es and information about U-M Medical School. “It’s throat cancer. also important to offer edwide range of volunteers, enough. many of whom offer their In an effort to do just Trouble swallowing ucation about the causes special skills and talents that, the University of food, mouth soreness and of throat cancer, such as to bring comfort and com- Michigan Comprehensive a persistent hoarseness smoking and tobacco use, panionship to hospice pa- Cancer Center and the U- are all symptoms of throat as well as alcohol abuse.” tients and their families.

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Susan uses her talents as pointment on Saturday, to identify patients with Free parking or AATA a pianist to bring cheer to April 20. previously undetected bus transportation are Arbor Hospice patients re- The event, which co- cancers, especially for provided and refreshsiding in nursing homes incides with Oral, Head those without access to ments will be served. and assisted living facilities.

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Arbor Hospice celebrates its volunteers in April In honor of National Volunteer Month, Arbor Hospice, headquartered in Ann Arbor, salutes its more than 300 volunteers who donated 19,911 hours and traveled thousands of miles this past year to bring comfort and care to its patients and their families.

The annual April observance not only provides an opportunity for organizations to thank their Good Samaritans, but for people to consider how they can give their time and talents to create a better community.

Arbor Hospice volunteers support all aspects

of the organization and play an invaluable role in helping the organization give comfort, assurance and care to families and patients who have lifelimiting illnesses. Extensive training is provided, covering such topics as the differences between hospice and palliative care, communication, active listening, cultural differences, spirituality and grief.

Arbor Hospice also recruits volunteers for administrative support with special events, fundraising, mailings, filing and general office needs.

Arbor Hospice attracts a

For more information, visit www.arborhospice. org or call (888) 9922273.

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David Girodat

Money Smart Week Michigan focuses on consumer education

When was the last time you volunteered? In your community…for your church…for your kids sports teams? It is a great question to ask yourself now because April happens National Volunteer Month.

We ask that question often at Fifth Third Bank. The de­finition of a volunteer is a person who performs or offers a service of their own free will, which is an important part of the equation, so we ask that question in subtle ways. We do it by creating an environment where volunteerism is rewarded and looked upon as an opportunity, not a duty.

For example, each year the bank offers employees a grant program that funnels awards to nonprofits where Fifth Third employees volunteer. We call them Employee Involvement Grants. As the name implies, these grants provide funding on behalf of the employee to the nonprofit. The nonprofit benefits twice. They receive the time and energy of one of the best employee/volunteers out there as well as some financial support to keep the operation going. This month the bank is awarding 51 Employee Involvement Grants of $530 to nonprofits throughout Southeast Michigan.

We do this to fulfill part of our commitment to the communities where we do business. We know that when businesses become involved in the community it enriches the quality of life, which in turn makes for a great neighborhood to do business. So yes, the bank benefits from our employees volunteerism.

But this program is really designed for our employees.

To support them in something they are passionate about and to reward them for investing of themselves to help a fellow citizen or build a stronger community.

And yes, they benefit too.

I’ve never done a volunteer shift that I didn’t walk away from with a fresh perspective on a problem, on life, on the need. And believe me, nothing feels better than being part of the solution. When you volunteer that’s exactly what you are. Part of a solution to a brighter tomorrow for the community, it’s less fortunate and for yourself.

One of my favorite quotes is, “You’ll never know the life I live until you walk a mile in my shoes.” This refers to the experience that allows you to truly understand other people.

As bankers we have to be curious about our customers and what type of financial solutions they need to improve their lives and the well-being of their communities. We typically ask a lot of questions to piece together a narrative that leads to smart financial solutions. Another way to be curious about our customers is to volunteer in the community.

It’s a way to “walk a mile in their shoes”…and go beyond simply knowing the life they live, to actually making a contribution to their life.

Being the solution. That’s what volunteering is. Try it.

You’ll be surprised how gratifying it can be. And that’s a good thing.

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n April 20th, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago – Detroit Branch will kick off Money Smart Week for 2013. From April 20th through the 27th, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago along with financial institutions, government agencies, community groups, educational organizations and financial experts will host more than 130 events statewide created to educate and help consumers better manage their finances.

Money Smart Week is a public awareness campaign that has been held nationwide since 2002. In addition to teaching consumers about money management, the weeklong events generate awareness of resources available on a wide range of financial topics.

Partner organizations host financial literacy education events that cover topics from saving for college and managing student loan debt and using credit wisely to budgeting and retirement. All of the events are free, most are open to the public and there is something for every age group and income range.

“Money Smart Week Michigan’s statewide and community-based efforts, as well as its partners’ commitment, will make this initiative a success again this year,” said Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President and CEO Charles Evans. “We invite consumers of all ages, including children, to take part in the week’s diverse personal finance offerings.”

Added Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette, “Every week of the year, my office offers free educational seminars on how to spend wisely and avoid criminals who prey on honest citizens. Money Smart Week is a welcome opportunity to remind consumers to take the time to learn how to make smart financial decisions, now and in the future.”

Michigan Money Smart Week Chair Kelly Masters said the initiative takes place over an eight day period in April, which is also Financial Literacy Month. “Money Smart Week is a valuable opportunity for all of us, including educators, service providers and the media, to work together and be part of improving our communities and our state by cultivating more fiscally savvy consumers,” she explained.

Fifth Third Bank has been a Money Smart Week planning partner since the program started in Michigan. Last year, the Bank joined with Junior Achievement to sponsor the Money Smart Kid Ambassador Contest, an essay contest that challenges students to write a money-management themed essay that is judged and awarded based on the quality of the work.

This year Fifth Third is again partnering with Junior Achievement along with the Michigan State University (MSU) Extension Office and Detroit Community Health Connection. The Bank will be bringing its popular Fifth

Third Financial Empowerment Mobile, also known as the eBus into town exclusively for Money Smart Week. The 40’ commercial touring bus is equipped with a bank of onboard computer workstations and internet connectivity through satellite technology.

happening during the month of April. The 2013 Money Smart Week Scavenger Hunt is a FREE, nationwide, photojournalistic, scavenger hunt that uses the Scavenger Hunt with Friends mobile application. All of the tasks require participants to demonstrate how they are financially savvy.

More information can be found at www. moneysmartweek.org/hunt.

The bus will be used as a mobile money management campus, a tool to help the Bank and its partners assist community residents to take control of their finances focusing on basic banking and saving, the importance of good credit and protecting your identity from theft.

For more information about events slated for Money Smart Week Michigan or to take part in any of the events or activities during Money Smart Week, please go to www.moneysmartweek.org.

As part of the national campaign Scavenger Hunt with Friends, is working with the Federal Reserve Bank to introduce the 2013 “Money SmartHunt.” The Money SmartHunt is a creative photo scavenger hunt

Please note: For the protection of eBus guests’ information, Fifth Third Bank will mail guests’credit reports obtained on the bus. eBus guests cannot take their credit report off the bus.

Upcoming Fifth Third Money Smart Week Events Northwest Activities Center 18100 Meyers Road, Detroit, 48235 Friday, April 26, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm

Fifth Third Bank is offering several events scheduled during Money Smart Week: Quicken Loans Junior Achievement Finance Park 577 E. Larned Street, Detroit, 48226 Tuesday, April 23, 6:00 to 8:00 pm Fifth Third Bank partners with Junior Achievement to give parents tips, tools and ideas to help teach their children about savings and managing a household budget.

Detroit Community Health Connection 611 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Detroit, 48201 Thursday, April 25, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm The Fifth Third eBus is at the Detroit Community Health Connection at their Woodward Corridor location. Experts will be on hand on the bus to help guests pull their free annual credit report*, learn ways to help protect themselves from identity theft and, teach about budgeting and strategies to help improve savings habits.

The Fifth Third eBus is at the Northwest Activities Center. eBus visitors will receive assistance from experts from the MSU Extension Office and Fifth Third Bank. Guests will be able to pull their free annual credit report* during the credit session of the workshop. Once visitors have attended the credit session, they can attend part 2 of the workshop to learn the importance and tested methods of protecting their credit and identity.

Fifth Third Bank to sponsor Michigan State Fair Fifth Third Bank has committed to reviving the tradition of the Michigan State Fair as title sponsor of the Fifth Third Bank Michigan State Fair.

Produced by a private entity, The Michigan State Fair L.L.C., the fair will honor the state’s tradition of livestock, agriculture and tourism, but with a more modern twist at the Suburban Collection Showcase in Novi over the Labor Day weekend, August 30th through September 2nd. Suburban Collection Showplace is a state-of-the-art 21st century convention and exhibition center with over 320,000 square feet of exhibit space, abundant lighted parking, a climate controlled environment, providing a home for the state fair that is beyond the expectations of the food and agriculture community. Fairgoers will also enjoy an expanded midway, live entertainment; beer garden and host of tasty carnival treat favorites.

“Fifth Third Bank recognizes the state fair as not only a destination for fun and entertainment for families across the state of Michigan, but as a declaration of agriculture as an economic force within the state.

We are proud to be the title sponsor for this event and are committed to supporting the revival of this Michigan tradition,” said Jack Riley, marketing director at Fifth Third Bank Eastern Michigan.

The Michigan State Fair began in 1849.

In 1905 a group of leading business people, led by the region’s top retail powerhouse and community supporter, JL Hudson, purchased land at Woodward and Eight Mile Road to create a permanent home for what they believed to be an important addition to the area business community. The

Pictured (from left) are L. C. and Jackie Scramlin, Agriculture, Livestock, & Home Arts coordinators; Craig Stigleman, chairman, Shrine Circus; Jack Riley, Fifth Third Bank; and Mike Watts, executive director, Michigan State Fair, L.L.C. Michigan State Fair was the longest running State Fair in America until funding was cut in 2009 due to the financial crisis that was gripping the state.

Earlier this year, a coalition of business people, led by Blair Bowman of the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, spoke with Fifth Third Bank and the Shrine Circus about bringing the state fair back to the great state of Michigan. “When we asked the public what they missed most about

summer in Michigan they overwhelmingly said, “The state fair,” said Bowman. “There is something about being close to nature, the excitement of a child seeing his first goat, cow or baby lamb, and the celebration of Michigan’s agricultural heritage. All of us have so many memories of the tasty food that you only get at the fair, as well as the carnival rides, entertainment, exhibit and contests. We are so proud to partner

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Purpose or paycheck?

By Chris Bryant

Warren Morgan, Fifth Third Bank, Derrick Blackmon, Osborn Business Association, Alice Thompson, Black Family Development, Inc.

Osborn Business Association brings area business and neighbors together to revitalize community Conventional wisdom tells some people in Detroit not to expect too much from a grassroots community meeting.

These are the people who suspect that a standing room only crowd at a community event is synonymous with unicorn-spotting in northeast Detroit.

But, on March 26th Fifth Third Bank held the Osborn Business Association’s Meet and Greet at its Gratiot Financial Center in Detroit. And, it was standing room only.

In fact, far more than a meet and greet, it was an evening filled with information sharing, connecting with neighbors and a celebration of community.

The crowd represented a wide range of community interests and included business owners, area residents, students, staff from the three Osborn High Schools and the Brenda Scott Middle School. The meeting also included a lively panel discussion that addressed concerns of residents and students and informed the guests of upcoming initiatives for the area.

The evening’s featured speaker was Alice Thompson, CEO of Black Family Development, Inc., followed by a panel discussion that was moderated

by Rachel R. Williams, LMSW, associate program manager of the University of Michigan’s School of Social Work. The panel represented leadership from the Black Family Development, the Osborn Business Association, and the Detroit Future City Initiative.

The discussion focused squarely on economic de-

with a great financial institution like Fifth Third Bank which has strong roots in the community, and provides significant support to charitable efforts across the state. We promise to make the Fifth Third Michigan State Fair bigger, better and more fun for a long time.”

Continuing to focus on the fair’s agricultural roots will showcase the components of Michigan’s economy and bring together the fair community, including the 4-H, county and regional programs.

New is a competitive youth scholarship program will award $10,000 in scholarships to students exhibiting livestock and home art/agricultural categories.

In addition to winning ribbons, students must complete an application that includes an essay and evidence of community involvement.

The new Fifth Third Michigan State Fair will also keep the spirit and tradition of the state fair alive through family friendly entertainment that includes the Shrine Circus, a fraternal organization whose Shriners Hospitals for Children® health care system of 22 hospitals provides pediatric care, innovative research and outstanding teaching programs, as well as treatment for a wide variety of childhood medical conditions regardless of the patient’s ability to pay.

The Shrine Circus features the largest circus tent in the available in the U.S. and a state-of-the-art midway of rides, games and food. A designated

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Fifth Third CAF member and director, ACC Seven Mile Project & Neighborhood Development Initiative Guests at the OBA meeting applauds panel. velopment in the Osborn area and while the core of the subject matter was economics in general, one strain of the conversation that was continually revisited was the crucial topic of opportunities for neighborhood youth.

Questions, particularly from the students, were assertive, straightforward and focused on what assistance they could expect from the businesses represented in the room.

The students were Osborn High School DECA Club members.

They asked for guidance and support from the businesses that were present in learning ways to improve operations at their school store to increase their sales. They were not shy. All-in-all, they were a pretty impressive group of teens.

When questioned about the success of neighborhoods such as Midtown or Downtown and how the Association might bridge the economic gap in Osborn in order to tell a similar success story, the crowd was reminded by Thompson that compar-

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“The Detroit Shrine Circus is excited to be a major part of the return of the Michigan State Fair, and all the traditions and community good will that goes along with this association. Our fraternal organization is dedicated to serving the community through our support of the Shriners Hospitals for Children®, and we appreciate the generosity of Fifth Third Bank in their joining our team to actively supporting the return of the this event as the Fifth Third Michigan State Fair as part of their ongoing philanthropy,” said Craig Stigleman, chairman, Michigan State Fair/ Shrine Circus.

The new Fifth Third Michigan State Fair will be fully funded by the Michigan State Fair LLC, a private entity and will not utilize any tax dollars.

To the contrary, it will generate revenue that will benefit the entire state in addition to Oakland, Wayne, Macomb and Livingston counties as patrons proudly support Michigan-based businesses and growers.

Tickets will be sold in advance and at the gate, with $30 ($25 in advance) wristbands to provide access to carnival rides and $8 ($6 in advance) fair only passes. For more information, visit www. michiganstatefairllc.com.

ing the areas is comparing “apples to oranges.”

She stressed the unique differences between the areas and noted that while each are neither better nor worse, their individual needs are as unique as the neighborhoods themselves.

“There is a future in Osborn. Looking down the road a bit, not just a year or two but 10, 20 or more, Osborn will continue to evolve as land use in the city becomes smarter and more efficient. Land use is being reevaluated and areas will be adapted to meet the changing needs of the city and its changing population size,” Bomani Gray of Future City Detroit Project said.

Osborn is one of six neighborhoods in the city of Detroit that are a part of the Skillman Foundation’s Good Neighborhoods program.

Isa Hasan was an inaugural member of the Fifth Third Bank Community Advisory Forum since 2005 and was a powerful advocate for the Arab American community. Isa provided valuable information as a CAF member that gave the bank insight that helped enhance the customer experience and to heighten its outreach programs and initiatives in the Arab American community.

We honor Mr. Hasan, our friend, for his unwavering commitment to the Fifth Third Bank Community Advisory Forum and his dedication to Detroit and the Arab American community.

Hasan oversaw the construction and completion of ACC’s Youth Recreation and Leadership Center, Artisan and Adult Learning Center, the Behavioral Health Network Clubhouse, the Store Front Improvement Project, Seven Mile Streetscape Project and the Community Pocket Park.

He also lead the Seven Mile Taskforce Committee and served on a number of boards and advisory councils. He was a dedicated staff member of the ACC for over 10 years before retiring in December 2012.

Mr. Hasan served his church, the Basilica of St. Isa Hasan Mary, faithfully from the Isa Hasan was born in beginning as a founding 1944 in Jerusalem where he spent most of his young life. In 1961 he came to the member, Parish Council chairman, United States where he pursued a degree Cultural Center chairman and as the in pharmacy at Wayne State University. church’s liaison during the construcFollowing college he married the love of tion of the new church. his life, Ibtisam, in 1968. After retiring Our sympathy goes to Isa Hasan’s from a long successful career in phar- wife Ibtisam, mother Badia, brothers macy, he decided that he wanted to give Anton and Emil, sister Basima and his back to the community and serve those daughters Jenny Kawwas, Tammy Raffle in need. In 2002, he joined the Arab and Danielle Pietrandrea, and grandchilAmerican and Chaldean Council (ACC) dren Jacob, Luke, Addison, Dominic and to serve on the board of the Community Noah, He was a devoted husband, father & Neighborhood Development Initiative and grandfather. He lived for his family aimed at revitalizing the Seven Mile area and nothing brought him more joy than both economically and residentially. Mr. being with his grandchildren.

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Community

April 11-12 The Detroit Zoological Society to host National Humane Education Conference Ford Education Center (Detroit Zoo Grounds) 8450 W. 10 Mile Rd., Royal Oak This annual conference is open to the public offers educational and networking opportunities to educators and professionals interested in human education.

For more information, visit www.aphe.org.

April 18 The Detroit Medical Center Safe Baby University Workshop 9 a.m.- 2 p.m.

McClaren Hospital 50 N. Perry, Pontiac This is a workshop designed to teach expectant parents and caregivers the basic injury prevention practices necessary to keep their newborn infant safe after arriving home from the hospital.

To register, call (313) 745-0072.

April 17 The Detroit Historical Museum April Scholar Series featuring Tuskegee Airmen Colonel Alexander Jefferson 6 p.m.

Detroit Historical Museum 5401 Woodward Ave. Colonel Jefferson will provide share his memories of World War II and how his Tuskegee Airman status contributed to his life during the Civil Rights era.

For more information, call (313) 833-1801.

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April 19 Marygrove College Proudly presents the Bauder Contemporary American Authors Lecture Reading and Book Signing for author Terrance Hayes 8 p.m.

Marygrove College Madame Cadillac Building 8425 West McNichols For its 25th anniversary celebration, Marygrove College welcomes National Book Award-winning poet Terrance Hayes, author of the four collections of poetry, “Musical Music,” “Hip Logic,” “Wind in a Box,” and “Lighthead.”

For more information, call (313)927-1383.

Free and open to the public

April 20 Carter Metropolitan CME Church Women’s Day Committee invites the public to share an afternoon of enjoyment as they present “Ten Virgins” (a play adapted from Matthew Chapter 25).

2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

1510-12 W. Grand Blvd. and W. Warren.

For more information and for tickets, call (313) 895-6744.

April 24 Free day at the zoo 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Detroit Zoo 8450 W. 10 Mile Rd., Royal Oak Senior citizens living in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties are invited to enjoy a free day at the Detroit Zoo on Senior Day. Senior Day will feature live music, tractor train tours, bingo and a senior resource area. The day’s activities will also include animal enrichment and zookeeper talks highlighting some of the Zoo’s senior animal residents. Seniors 62 and older and a caregiver will

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For more information, call (248) 541-5717 or visit www.detroitzoo.org.

Children’s Hospital Michigan Smoke Alarm Installation Program

April 25-26

9 a.m.- 2 p.m.

After Christ Christian Center 3331 Fenkell

The National Research Summit on Reserve Component Military Families University of Michigan Ann Arbor While successful intervention programs have been launched across the country to support military families, there remain few opportunities for clinicians and researchers to share and discuss this information on a national scale, with none focused specifically on the special challenges faced by Reserve Component families. This summit represents an effort to increase discussion and awareness surrounding the challenges faced by the families of National Guard and Reserve members.

For more information, visit http://m-span.org/ conferences/national-research-summit-on-reserve-component-military-families/.

April 26

Kohl’s Injury Prevention Program at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan will partner with volunteers in the community to go into homes to educate and install working smoke alarms. If you are in need of this service, or would like volunteer, call (313) 745-0072.

May 17 Dossin Great Lakes Museum’s Re-opening Gala 6 p.m.

Belle Isle Park 100 Strand Dr. Come and celebrate the recently renovated facility on Detroit’s historic shores of Belle Isle Park.

For more information, call (313) 833-1980.

Hartford Memorial Baptist Church Presents A Poetry/Spoken Word Month Celebration

May-June (all month)

4-6 p.m.

Detroit Children’s Choir registration

Hartford Memorial Baptist Church, 18700 James Couzens

Detroit Children’s Choir is an inclusive choir program focused on providing high quality choral music to metro Detroit area children from 8-14 years of age.

The event will be hosted by hip-hop artist Joel “Fluent” Greene and poet Jessica Care Moore will be the headlining performer.

Admission is free and the event is open to the public. Donations will be accepted to support Hartford’s Hunger Task Force.

For more information, visit www.detroitchildrenschoir.org.

For more information, call (313) 758-1648.

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A time to advance health equity

By Kathleen Sebelius April is National Minority Health Month, a time when we reflect on the incredible opportunity we face as a nation to improve minority health, advance health equity, and eliminate health disparities.

cans, will gain access to health coverage that meets their needs and fits their budget no matter who they are or where they live. New Health Insurance Marketplaces will give all Americans who are uninsured or who buy their own coverage a simple way to shop for insurance. Starting Oct. 1, 2013, Americans can enroll through the Marketplaces for health coverage beginning as early as Jan. 1, 2014.

Fifty years ago, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to remind America of the “fierce urgency of now.” That message is as meaningful today

For the first time, as it was in 1963. While our Kathleen Sebelius Americans will be able to nation has made significant go to one place to learn progress in reducing health disparities about their coverage options and be able over the last fifty years, historically mi- to make side-by-side comparisons of norities have been less likely to get pre- private insurance plans. With a single ventive care, and more likely to suffer application, they will also be able to find from serious illnesses. They have been out if they qualify for a new kind of tax less likely to have access to quality credit that lowers their monthly premihealth care and insurance coverage. ums. And because the law finally bans Because of the Affordable Care Act, discrimination against pre-existing conthe landmark legislation signed by ditions like diabetes or asthma, nobody President Obama, we are making strides will be turned away because of their in advancing quality, affordable health health status. coverage regardless of race or ethnicity. Achieving health equity means each The health care law addresses the needs of us has an equal opportunity to attain of minority populations and other un- optimal health. Let’s recommit ourderserved groups by investing in preven- selves and our communities to act now tion, supporting improvements in prima- to eliminate health disparities and inry care and Medicare, and making health crease access to quality care. We cannot care coverage affordable and accessible afford to wait. for all Americans. The theme for National Minority Health Month this year To learn more about National Minoris “Advance Health Equity Now: Uniting ity Health Month and what the U.S. DeOur Communities to Bring Health Care partment of Health and Human Services is doing to reduce health disparities and Coverage to All.” achieve health equity, see www.minori Later this year, millions of Ameri- tyhealth.hhs.gov.

Protests from hell

By Bill Johnson It amazes me that protest groups march, taunt, disrupt and demonstrate over issues that have little to do with the overwhelming despair faced by the average Detroiter. None has made the slightest contribution to the improvement or advancement of the city.

In fact, these political mercenaries have boundless expertise in running their mouths — and nothing more.

more than half the city’s population.

Further proof of their impotency is a long-festering sore associated the violence visited upon the young. The same people that feign concern about the fiscal crisis were AWOL when it came to diverting high-risk children from criminally violating the life, liberty and property of their neighbors. Missing are principled, committed role models who feel obligated to get down in the trench The UAW, AFSCME, es and wage war against NAACP and Council of Bapself-generated destructive Bill Johnson tist Pastors, among others, forces among the aimless are busy holding news conyoung. It is this leadership “void” that ferences or blocking traffic. Their sup- allowed the urban terrorist to become a porters have staged 1960-style marches sad commentary of how the moral outwith the intent of painting Gov. Rick rage about Snyder is misplaced.

Snyder’s emergency manager decision The sum of these pathologies is di“anti-democratic.” rectly or indirectly linked to “pretend The Rev. Al Sharpton of the National ers” that now shamelessly advance conAction Network has taken to the air- spiracy theories to justify the absence waves to accuse the governor of attempt- of solutions. Rejected is any suggestion ing to undermine voting rights and “the that the “enemy within” makes the city will of the people.” The Rev. Jesse Jack- immune to self-reliance, resourcefulson added his tired voice to the mix. ness and recovery. And nothing will fun You only need to be slightly informed damentally change if their anti-Snyder to know that the Detroit vote is mostly crusade derails the EFM process. lost to apathy, a self-imposed disenfran- The utterings and actions of Jackson, chisement. In non-presidential elec- Sharpton and their self-promoting clerytions, for example, voter turnout in the cult followers are more attuned to holdcity is around 20-percent. And there’s ing Detroiters in psychological bondage no evidence that political power has than helping them rise above their misdone much to reverse the deterioration erable condition. Intoxicated with their of the city. ability to generate media coverage, these Who ordained these pseudo-champi- power-mongering agitators use divisiveons of the people as the only legitimate ness for political advantage — or to get voices of Detroit? Where did they get the paid. It is they — not the system they rail against — who have failed the people. moral authority?

These hypocrites have never run a business or created a job. They sat on the sidelines as unemployment among city dwellers swelled to more than twice the national average. They looked the other way as the city became deluged with untenable levels of crime. They helplessly observed generations of uneducated children become hopelessly mired in poverty.

By their silence, they sanctioned the fracturing of families. Neighborhoods plagued by deplorable abandonment and blight were beyond their powers of prevention.

Not one organization could prevent Detroit from becoming the murder capital. And they couldn’t stop the stampede of outbound residents and the loss of

It is not a betrayal to criticize these articulate but dysfunctional demagogues for their shortcomings. Too many communities became neglected and desolate under their watch. The survivors are left with a social and economic calamity that won’t be corrected through civil disobedience or further exploitation of the downtrodden.

Sadly, those who identify with their messages of doom find pleasure in wallowing in a perpetual state of victimhood; self-righteousness, self-pity and anger.

Liberating them requires an uncompromising resolve by “authentic” leaders who are capable of playing a responsible role in containing the sinkhole that slowly swallows the city. Unfortunately, Detroiters may have to look elsewhere for the voices of reason.

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The end of cash: The rise of prepaid cards

By Joe Valenti March 1, 2013, marked “the end of cash” for the U.S. government. Starting on that date federal payments such as Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, also known as SSI, veterans’ benefits, and retirement benefits for federal employees were, for the most part, no longer available in check form, and instead were only made available electronically.

In other words, beginning in March, most new recipients of federal government payments no longer receive paper checks. This move is expected to save the federal government $1 billion over the next 10 years. Not only are electronic payments often less expensive to process than paper checks, but they can also reduce the potential for fraud and can provide more flexibility to recipients, according to the Government Accountability Office.

In practical terms, this means that recipients of federal payments have two options: They can elect to receive their payments by direct deposit to a bank account of their choice, or they can use a government-issued prepaid card called the Direct Express Card. This is an easy decision for the vast majority of Americans, given the fact that they have had bank accounts their entire lives and just need to set up direct deposit.

But for the millions of adults in America who do not have bank accounts, including seniors and the poor, this is a much tougher choice. These individuals can open an account at a bank or credit union, or they can go with the Direct Express Card. Consumers also have the option of switching to another prepaid card if it meets certain requirements.

The federal government’s shift to the Direct Express Card is part of a broader trend toward electronic transactions replacing cash and paper checks. Beginning in 2003 more electronic payments were made in the United States than check payments. Even environments where one would expect cash to be more prevalent such as on airplanes or at tollbooths, the switch has been made to electronic payments.

Major airlines have shifted to “cashless cabins,” requiring credit or debit cards for onboard meal purchases. Several states now have toll roads that rely solely on electronic payments instead of cash. Even the U.S. Treasury itself began moving away from cash several decades ago, when the iconic Cash Room — a two-story marble hall in the Treasury building where government checks could be cashed — closed in 1976.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or FDIC, estimates that there are approximately 17 million adults in America who do not have a checking or savings account. They are known collectively as the “unbanked” population,

which makes up about 8 percent of all American households. An additional one in five households in the United States are “underbanked,” meaning that they have bank accounts but also use nonbank financial services such as check cashers and pawn shops.

Many populations most affected by the shift to electronic payments have much higher rates of being unbanked, according to the FDIC. Nearly 1 million households ages 65 or over are unbanked, and another nearly 3 million are underbanked. About 8 million American households earning less than $30,000 a year have no bank account, and another nearly 10 million are underbanked. Thirty percent of households earning less than $15,000 a year are unbanked, as are 22 percent of all unemployed people. Nearly 45 percent of unbanked households previously had a bank account, while others have never used banks or credit unions in their lifetimes.

Without bank accounts, the unbanked have traditionally relied on cashbased financial services such as check cashers, money orders, and in-person bill payment to handle their transaction needs.

But the federal Direct Express Card is part of a new wave of prepaid cards that can bring millions of unbanked Americans into the financial system while providing tremendous benefits, including the ability to make purchases without carrying cash; saving money and time by avoiding check cashers and money orders; paying bills electronically; getting cash from automatic teller machines, or ATMs, and merchants; and living financial lives much akin to their counterparts who have bank accounts and debit and credit cards.

For an increasing number of Americans, prepaid cards are already a familiar product. Currently, 41 states and the District of Columbia use prepaid cards to distribute unemployment benefits.

Several states also use prepaid cards for tax refunds, although for the time being federal tax refunds are still distributed by check. Moreover, in recent years both traditional brick-and-mortar banks and alternative prepaid card providers such as GreenDot and NetSpend have sold millions of prepaid cards to consumers.

About 3 million people without traditional bank accounts now manage their money with prepaid cards. And according to the FDIC, fully 27 percent of households that once held bank accounts but don’t anymore used a prepaid card in 2011—and that number is steadily growing.

What’s more, competition and innovation in the prepaid-card market has meant new features and decreasing fees, making the product even more attractive to consumers.

Obama’s inexplicable economic recovery

By John Ransom The best recovery in the history of mankind has once again been put off indefinitely while government economists continue the search and rescue efforts to find the jobs that they created by rosy forecasts, but which seem to be missing from the real world results.

“Private-sector job creation was considerably less than expected in March,” reports CNBC, “indicating that the labor market’s improvements could begin stalling. A joint report Wednesday from ADP and Moody’s Analytics showed 158,000 new positions, well below economist expectations of 200,000. The report serves as a precursor to Friday’s nonfarm payrolls report, so the miss could cause economists to lower their projections.”

Among the losers were construction and service jobs, which as of late have been leading the charge amongst job creators.

Among the winners will be the stock indices, which will benefit from continued stimulus efforts by the firm of Bernanke, Barack, Lew & Associates.

While some analysts have speculated that the inflationary risks of easy money polices would force the Federal Reserve to at least temper its quantitative easing policies, a poor jobs report means that it’s full-speed ahead for monetary stimulus.

Just one month ago president Obama was trumpeting the February jobs report as “evidence that the recovery that began in mid-2009 is gaining traction.”

I wonder if today he’ll back up and say “It’s apparent now that the recovery is losing traction.”

Yeah, probably, but only if he can blame: 1) congressional Republicans; 2) George Bush; or 3) gun violence.

If it’s any consolation however, consider with me for a moment a scenario where the optimistic predictions of 2.53 percent GDP growth are operative and jobs are created in quantities to offset unemployment.

Despite lower demand and much higher inventories oil stands at $95 per barrel.

The price of oil could easily reach $140 per barrel with even modest, subpar 3 percent growth in our GDP. And expect no less for basic materials, food and other energy supplies.

Just as a quick history lesson: It was oil prices, not subprime lending that finally, officially broke the back of financial markets in 2008 and caused not just a run on the bank, but a run on ALL banks.

Although subprime defaults did get things rolling.

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NAACP takes advocacy abroad

By Kamilia Landrum

Sunny skies, fruit trees and exotic art were some of the first things we laid our eyes on while landing in Haiti. As we walked through the airport, we were greeted with warm smiles and smooth Caribbean vibes, immediately relaxing any fears from the many myths about Haiti. As we drove into Port a Prince, we saw a society full of entrepreneurs, young people headed to school, and reconstruction from the 2010 earthquake.

The NAACP’s delegation was led by Roslyn Brock, chairperson of the NAACP National Board of Directors; Dr. David Emmanuel Goatley, chair, NAACP International Affairs Committee; Roger C. Vann, NAACP chief operating officer and chief of staff; and myself as the youth representative. The purpose of the trip was to allow the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the Haitian Congress to fortify Haiti, the opportunity to discuss with community leaders and government officials about how the NAACP could better advocate for key civil rights issues including education, health care and economic sustainability. “This visit is an important step toward enhancing and expanding the longstanding relationship between the NAACP and our brothers and sisters in Haiti,� stated Brock. The NAACP has a rich history and association with Haiti. W.E.B. Du Bois, one of the association’s founders, was Haitian American. In 1920, the NAACP sent James Weldon Johnson on a fact finding trip to Haiti in response to reports of the mistreatment of Haitians and suppression of self-

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Following his 1920 visit to Haiti, James Weldon Johnson published a series of articles recounting the adverse impact of U.S. occupation of Haiti.

The NAACPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s efforts contributed to the evacuation of troops from Haiti.

While in Haiti the delegation met with President Michael Martelly and members of his cabinet, as well as the Senate President Simon Dieuseul Desras, Haitian Ambassador to the United States Paul Altidor, Minister of Haitians Living Abroad (MHAVE) Bernice FidĂŠlia, and dynamic civil society leaders who are working to build a stronger Haiti.

The delegation also visited the Santo Community which the NAACP donated $50,000 to, to build homes and the Global Orphanage where funds were also donated. In total, the NAACP donated $200,000 to help rebuild Haiti after the earthquake.

use the information gleaned from government officials, civil society leaders and partners to discern how to advocate for some of the issues affecting this embattled nation, including our strategic game changers of economic justice, education, health, civic engagement and criminal justice.

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Seventh grader brings blessings, birthday cakes

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m having some bad luck now, but things will change.

Who better than a child to understand the importance of a birthday?Â

If I can just borrow 20 bucks Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be fine.

So who better than Anika Jane Beamer, a seventh grader from Farmington, to start the Blessed Birthdays Foundation, a nonprofit organization that celebrates the birthdays of less fortunate children? Her first birthday blessings are going to first through third graders enrolled at the St. Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center.

At age 10, Anika came up with the idea for providing less fortunate kids with a traditional birthday party, one that includes games, food and a gift.

With the organizational help of her parents and financial support of her church and community, she quickly raised more than $1,600. In February 2013, Anika hosted the first â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blessed Birthdaysâ&#x20AC;? celebration at the center, and has been back every month with party favors for children in two age groups.

Anika says sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s used to the usual comments about her being â&#x20AC;&#x153;a little youngâ&#x20AC;? to begin a career in philanthropy, and dismisses them all. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kids canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do a lot of things,â&#x20AC;? she said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but this is one thing I can do.

I understand what it takes to make a birthday special. This is a chance to make someone feel special.â&#x20AC;?

In addition to Anikaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s formal fundraising activities, she donates all the money she receives on Christmas, birthdays and special occasions to the

I can pay it back next week.

St. Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center students Ayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Jah Murray (left) and Ashleigh Smith with their â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blessed Birthdayâ&#x20AC;? cakes. foundation. From that she buys each celebrant a unique toy, and handmakes and decorates a cake in their favorite flavor. She also brings cupcakes, games and prizes into the classroom for the party. She was told by one student that she appreciated the cake to take home to share with her family, as she had not received a birthday cake on her actual birthday the day before.

Anika chose the St. Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center because of its dedication to education. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Education Experience empowers kids through learning,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If kids get a good education, they can do anything they really want to. The center is making a difference in kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lives.â&#x20AC;?

The Beamer family has a personal relationship with the St. Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center as well. Anikaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s twin brothers, now age 14, were adopted when the center was

an orphanage in Farmington Hills. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Giving has no age requirement,â&#x20AC;? said Diane Renaud, executive director/CEO, St. Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Miss Beamer is mature beyond her years in understanding what many adults donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t realize. That something as simple as giving a birthday cake can make an at-risk child feel special on their birthday and can change that childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s entire outlook. The center is honored by her generosity. I hope she inspires others in her generation to realize that a small act of kindness can make the biggest difference. Her thoughtfulness is inspiring.â&#x20AC;?

Anika Beamerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite birthday celebration: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being at home with my family and the people I love, and feeling that a lot of people care about me.â&#x20AC;?

For more information, visit http://www.svsfcenter.org/.

How am I going to make my car payment?

What do you mean Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to lose my house?

How do I break this to my family?

I need help.

Now that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve recognized you may have a gambling problem, the next step is to call the Michigan Problem Gambling Helpline at 1-800-270-7117 to speak with a counselor. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s free and confidential.

Isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t it time you started beating a gambling problem?

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‘Dancing to the Finish Line’ Making It To The Finish Line, a nonprofit organization, will host its annual fundraiser themed “Dancing To The Finish Line” on Saturday, April 27, at EARS Financial Showplace, 2140 Holbrook (formerly UAW Local 235), in

Hamtramck.

Festivities start at 7 p.m.

form and fee are due by Friday, April 12.

They are also seeking vendors for the event. Fee and registration form are on the website and can be downloaded from www. mittfl.org.

Registration

For more information you may contact Gladys Pearson at (313) 4600596. Fee is nonrefundable. Register early. Space is limited.

Praying Hands Around Detroit: A National Day of Prayer Event The National Day of Prayer will take place on Thursday, May 2. To honor this day The Metropolitan Christian Council Detroit-Windsor will sponsor a local event with the theme, “Praying Hands Around Detroit,” where churches, groups and individuals will pray throughout our city.

The kickoff for the event will be a Prayer Rally & Press Conference at 10:30 a.m. at Historic Little Rock Baptist Church. Afterwards leaders of various denominations will disburse to selected sites to gather with parishioners, local community leaders and citizens to pray for our

beloved city.

Pastors, leaders and citizens who would like to participate in the event can call the council office for further information at (313) 870-9550, visit the council website at www. metropolitanchristiancouncildw.com or e-mail the Council at councilweb@att.net.

New 2013 members inducted into Lambda Chi Chapter of Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc. are (seated from left) Shateria Chambers, La Tonya Connally, Shara Eloms, Virginia Pitts, DeVaughn Pollard, Iris Taylor, Lora Washington, Paulette Wilson and Kamla Yancy. Big sisters are represented by (standing from left) Krystal Boddie, Beverly Baul, Betty Howard, Rosetta Barnes, Gloria Graham, Pamela Whitesell, Roberta Talbot, Dorothy Broach-Weeks and Nutrena Tate, chapter president.

Lambda Chi Chapter of Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc. 2013 members group photograph includes (seated floor, from left) Carmon Weeks, Camillva Christian, Anderia Jackson, Janeice Hampton and Betty Howard. Chair (from left) Mary Marshall, Paulette Donehue, Beverly Jackson, Sharon Burnett, Nutrena Tate (president), Karen Williams, Marian Andrews, Hazel Cowan, and Pamela Whitesell. Standing behind chairs (from left): Dorothy Broach-Weeks, Pamela Latimore, Tabbatha Brown, DaLena Johnson, Wanda Edwards, Pat Meade-White, Dolores Best, Barbara Bass, Teneka Liddell, Thelma Phillips, Roberta Talbert, Machiel Standfield, Marquita Hall, Denise Turner, Cheryl Rorie, Alice Reed, Willia Miller, Bernice Williams, Linda Burks, Lucretia Johnson, Tara Palmer, Addie Gold, Gloria Graham, Nettie Riddick, Beverly Baul, Rosella Miller, Cherie Walker, Consuela McMillian, and Bevely Roberts.

Lambda Chi Chapter of Chi Eta Phi Sorority Inc. admits nine new members The 2013 members of Lambda Chi Chapter of Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc. seen pictured in this year’s chapter photo recently inducted nine new members. The induction ceremony takes place once a year for invited new members. Laurel Manor in Livonia was the host site for the induction

ceremony and celebration dinner. New members are presented in the photo seated and dressed in green and yellow with the big sister or her representative standing and dressed in black. The induction of these new members and leaders in health care help to epitomize the vision of Chi Eta

Phi Sorority, Inc. to be “a nationally and internationally recognized leader in the provision of health education, leadership development and service to the community.”

Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc. is a national organization of student and professional nurses. Service to Humanity is the motto.

Tune in to Radio 1440AM weekly. The new single “We Give Thanks’’ is also available by going to AnnaMariegospel.com. Also August 16 & 18, from 2 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. Anna Maie will be with host Prentice Wooden on Impact Radio Network discussing faith. For more information call (313) 971-5351.

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WHAT’S INSIDE sampson appointed (A-8) Mariners Inn recently announced the promotion of David Sampson to the position of chief executive officer. He has been with Mariners Inn since 2002 and held several positions.

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mubarak played religion card (A-2) Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak portrayed himself as a paradigm of stability in a country he once described as a “powder keg” of sectarian unrest. Yet far from promoting stability, his regime may have actually been the source of much of the religious strife.

Home repair Program (B-1): Rebuilding Together Detroit (RTD) is seeking applications from low-income homeowners in Southwest Detroit who are in need of minor home repair assistance.

Academic excellence honored (c-1): The Final Five Elite High School Football Players were recently lauded for their Athletic and Scholastic Excellence at the 20th Annual Franklin D. Watkins Awards held at the Omni Hotel in Los Angeles.

new tax credits (c-6): A new 25 percent state Small Business Investment Tax Credit, designed to encourage investments in start-up and early-stage Michigan technology companies, is aiming to help Michigan entrepreneurs secure capital and reduce risks associated with a new business or novel technology.

The motortown Revue (d-1): The Motortown Revue, the legendary shows that toured the nation by bus for almost the entirety of the ’60s, is recalled by someone who never missed a revue and, like so many other Motown fans, cherishes the memory.

Bankole Thompson CHRONICLE SENIOR EDITOR

The current state of the Detroit Public Schools is a mockery of Brown v Board of Education and it exposes the deep inequities in education.

Just because your child is not enrolled in the Detroit Public Schools does not mean you shouldn’t be concerned about the fate of the district before it heads toward implosion.

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like Detroit where a national reading report card places the city at number 56 out of the 75 largest metropolitan cities in the U.S. surveyed. That means literacy is shamefully low in the city and we are doing little or nothing to change the deplorable situation.

The latest study conducted by Central Connecticut State University, according to Data Driven Detroit, ranks the “culture and resources for reading” and it examines not wheth-

Your ability to get the Bankole Thompson best education for your child should not be based on geography, income or ethnicity but, rather, on the simple principle that every child regardless of their background should have an empowering education that equips them for a brighter future. Each child should have access to a meaningful education that would not leave them trailing behind in the dust children in Japan, India, China and other countries move ahead.

But that is not the case in places

er people can read, but whether they actually do read.

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Our readers take center stage on national issues Following his series of sit-down interviews with President Obama, and his successful 2010 interview-based book “Obama and Black Loyalty Vol. 1,” editor Bankole Thompson is upping the ante with the start of a new special report “White House XChange” March 30. The report will deal with issues tied to Detroit and Michigan that the Obama administration is tackling. It will introduce readers to issues raised in White House media conference calls. The report will invite our readers to weigh in on the debate about what the Obama administration is doing by having their opinions and views reflected in the report.

Detroit’s 56th place in the 2010 study is the same spot it occupied in a similar report in 2005. The highest rank the city got was 50th in 2007.

Washington, D.C., was rated the most well-read city in the nation and following that were Seattle, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, St. Paul, Denver, Portland, St. Louis, Cincinnati and Boston.

Its is also noteworthy that these cities are among the most admired places in the nation and they have, in fact, become meccas for those seeking greener pastures. When young people are making the exodus from the state, more than likely they are moving to one of the cities mentioned in this report.

These cities are not only a paragon of a reading culture, they also offer other incentives that we are not offering in this city.

There is no possible way we can bank on attracting young families to the city if basic amenities like recreational centers are not available on a full scale.

When the educational system does not have the public confidence

See edunomics page A-4

Jim Murray

Accelerating the speed of business growth AT&T commits $19 billion to support area business growth

By C.L. Price Area businesses sloshing through Michigan’s sluggish economic recovery will soon receive much-needed infrastructure support, thanks to global communications leader AT&T’s network improvement plans announced last week.

The improvements — to expand backhaul, enable 4G speeds, increase mobile broadband capacity and upgrade hundreds of cell sites — are predicted to accelerate the pace of area business growth.

Why invest now?

Gov. Snyder keynotes Pancakes & Politics Gov. Rick Snyder kicked off the Michigan Chronicle’s Pancakes & Politics season at the Detroit Athletic Club on March 3 with a candid conversation built around reinventing Michigan. At left, Snyder chats with Curtis Ivery, Wayne County Community College Chancellor, Betty Brooks, community leader, and Shaun Wilson, Vice President, Director of Client and Community Relations, PNC Bank, and Ric DeVore, Regional President, PNC Bank. See page C-7 for photo highlights.

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Pastor Jim Holley and Historic Little Rock Baptist Church present Spring Revival and Bible Institute, April 15-16.

The Bible Institute titled “It’s Not What You Eat, But What’s Eating You,” facilitated by Jeanette Griffin, will start at 6 p.m., followed by the Spring Revival with one of Detroit’s most charismatic preachers and leaders, Pastor Tellis J. Chapman, pastor of Galilee Missionary Baptist Church, starting nightly at 7 p.m.

All services will be held at Historic Little Rock Baptist Church located at

Pastor Jim Holley 900 Woodward Avenue.

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A weekend of celebration at Greater New Mt. Moriah Greater New Mt. Moriah Baptist Church invites the public to join a weekend celebration of the Rev. Kenneth James Flowers’ 18th year as pastor and his 35th year in the ministry. Celebration events kick off Friday, April 12, and will culminate with three services on Sunday, April 14, featuring dynamic local ministers as guest speakers.

At 7 p.m. Friday, April 12, Rev. Solomon Kinloch, pastor of Triumph Church, Rev. Kenneth Flowers will deliver the kickoff mes-

“We feel very confident about Detroit’s economic recovery,” stated Jim Murray, president of AT&T Michigan.

“As a consequence, we’re committed to making sizeable investments in this

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sage. Guest speakers at Sunday services will include Bishop Edgar L. Vann of Second Ebenezer Church at 7:45 a.m., Dr. Everette Jennings, pastor of New Providence Baptist Church at 11:00 a.m. and Pastor Victor E. Sharpe of St. John the Great Baptist Church, at 10:45 and 4 p.m.

All worship services will be held at Greater New Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church located at 586 Owen. For more information, call (313) 871-8025.

Curtis Ivery

Wayne County Community College District (WCCCD) is the largest urban community college in Michigan, with record enrollment numbers for the spring 2011 semester.

Nearly 32,000 students registered for credit classes at all five of the District locations and online. Additionally, the District expects more than 40,000 non-credit students to register as well for a total of nearly 72,000 served in all programs.

WCCCD, the multi-campus district serving 32 communities in Southeast Michigan, has seen exponential growth as degree and certificate programs have been expanded, infrastructure improved, and

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investments in students, services and technologies increased.

“In this economy, post secondary education and training is the ticket to competing in today’s changing workforce.

Access to higher education-especially community colleges--is critical,” said Dr. Curtis Ivery, chancellor. “WCCCD is an integral economic and social catalyst to the health and welfare of this region and state.”

A recent economic impact study reported that WCCCD’s students generate more than $122 million in taxable income annually to the region and state. Every dollar that is invested in WCCCD returns

$22.80 in benefits to all Michigan residents.

Having been recognized as one of the fastest growing community colleges in the nation and the largest urban community college in Michigan, WCCCD was forced to cap enrollment during the spring 2010 semester. This year, under the direction of Dr. Ivery, WCCCD lifted the enrollment cap to make certain that no student was turned away in spite of WCCCD’s funding challenges.

WCCCD gives students the opportunity to train in emerging technology and high demand fields, allowing them to become competent professionals helping to position the

state for vibrant growth and a strong economic future.

Community colleges across the nation face difficult decisions in a climate of limited resources. The commitment of WCCCD in assuring that the doors to educational opportunities remain open is a direct result of the determination of faculty, staff and administrators.

“Our students and all those we serve need us to work as hard as we can for them. If we can’t be the difference between success and a future of limited options, we are not living up to the mission and vision of this institution,” said Dr. Ivery.

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Why are labor unions under attack? powers, thereby diluting the power of the Democratic Party.

By V. Lonnie Peek Jr. With the recent passage of right-to-work legislation in Michigan, it is clear there is a direct assault on the influences and impact of labor unions. Michigan, the home of the auto industry and the backbone of the labor movement, is a strategic target. If the forces that are targeting the unions can continue to dilute the power of labor here, it will have a ripple effect throughout the country.

Who are these forces?

Well, the energy comes out of the Republican Party. Obviously, business is in this alliance, but the political levers are being pulled by the Republicans, being financed with corporate dollars. You still see why.

The battle is classic political struggle. The unions and the Democratic Party have been historically aligned. Within each election cycle they coalesce around candidates and issues. They pool their financial resources and memberships to elect candidates and support mutually beneficial issues.

The direct strategy of attacking labor unions comes from the Republican camp, particularly on the state levels where they are in control. Their strategy is to assault the labor unions, dilute their

Terrance Hayes

American Authors Lecture Series To commemorate its twenty-fifth year of bringing nationally known authors to its campus for a public lecture and seminar, Marygrove’s English and Modern Languages Department is pleased to announce that award-winning poet Terrance Hayes, will be the featured guest at its Contemporary American Authors Lecture Series (CAALS) event.

It will be held on Friday, April 19, on the Marygrove College campus. He will also host a master class for Detroit area high school students and teachers beginning at 10:30 a.m. in the Marygrove College Theatre.

Hayes’s work is distinguished for the magnificence and precision of its language and sound. Poet Cornelius Eady proclaims, “First you’ll marvel at his skill, his near-perfect pitch, his disarming humor, his brilliant turns of phrase. Then you’ll notice the grace, the tenderness, the unblinking truth-telling just beneath his lines, the open and generous way he takes in our world.”

John Freeman has noted, “Poetry has two kinds of music. There is the sound it makes when read aloud, and then it has an inner composition, too--that strange, occult rhythm that verses make when your mind, not your lips, mouths the words.

Sponsors for the 2013 CAALS include: The National Endowment for the Arts, Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA)/City of Detroit Recreation Department and the Skillman Foundation.

The series has flourished thanks in large part to the generosity of Lillian and Don Bauder whose endowment supports the evening lecture as well as the Mary Helen Washington Writing Contest in which local high school students respond in writing to the visiting authors’ works.

V. Lonnie Peek Jr.

What makes right-towork legislation hypocritical is that now workers can opt out from being represented by the union and won’t have to pay dues. But when the union negotiates for the workers, it is all the workers.

Gains and benefits affect everyone. That does not seem fair. They get the benefits but don’t pay the price.

From a historical perspective, when people talk about strengthening and growing the middle class, history will show that the African American population, particularly in Michigan, emerged through the auto plants and the benefits the unions won for the employees. The union helped create the middle class.

It should be clear in that since the Republicans took control of the State House in 2011, the GOP majority has shown

interest in reining in public-sector unions, passing laws that cut health care and retirement benefits, eliminating teacher tenure and bar school districts from collecting dues from teacher unions that traditionally support Democrats.

So that is why unions are under attack. It is a political assault on the forces that support the working public, the laborers from the schoolhouse to the plants. These are the same forces that come

up with voter suppression laws. Instead of making it easier for people to vote, they want to make it harder.

We must be knowledgeable and participate in the political process.

If we are not as active as those who are against who you are and what you stand for, they will win.

We should never be shy about exercising our right to participate in the electoral process and making our voices heard.

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How employers plan to control health costs in 2013

By Jeff Rubleski Some good news/bad news for employers.

On the bright side of the ledger, your strategies for health care cost control are working.

The Kaiser Family Foundation’s latest study of employer-sponsored health insurance among companies of all sizes reported annual premiums were up only 4% from the previous year. Another Towers Watson survey of larger companies found, since 2007, annual health care cost increases for larger companies have stabilized at historically low levels between 5% and 7%.

Both studies attribute the lower costs in part to two factors: Changes in plan design and increases in employee contributions.

Thankfully, the days of year-overyear double-digit premium increases appear to have ended. But then again, companies’ real goal is to reduce insurance costs, which are still increasing, albeit at a slower rate, every year. However, new taxes and fees that will be levied on health insurance policies as a result of the Affordable Care Act will put added pressure on health insurance premiums beginning in 2014.

So how can you accomplish granting employees health insurance protection while still providing highly valued benefits within a tight budget? The right strategy will depend on your goals, budget and commitment to your employees’ health and well-being. Here are some of the things other employers are doing to control their costs with links to comparable offerings available from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.

Medical office building completed, team turns focus to second Midtown site Eleven months after shovels hit the ground on a nearly 3-acre property in Detroit’s Midtown, doctors and researchers have begun moving into the Medical Office Building at Tolan Park, an $18.4-million medical facility in Detroit.

The zinc-paneled building, designed

by Hamilton Anderson Associates and built by Jenkins Construction, is nestled between Tolan Park and Children’s Hospital on Beaubien near Mack and I-75. It provides modern space for employees of the building’s sole tenant, the Wayne State University School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuro- Chris Jackson sciences. The project created more than 300 jobs and is the first initiative of the Queen Lillian Development team that includes developers Jim Jenkins and Chris Jackson.

The project was financed with the assistance of Talmer Bank and Trust of Troy, Mesirow Financial, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation.

“It is very rewarding to see the project open its doors, but it’s just as exciting to be involved in helping with the city’s revitalization,” said Jackson.

The five-story, 63,000-square-foot building’s subtle exterior has an opposite interior: Bright green and yellow walls and modern fur-

niture welcome visitors. Every floor offers a striking view of Midtown and the building is LEED certified.

“With this building, our Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences has a new, state-of-the-art home, with a physical presence on the campus of the medical school and on Midtown’s medical campus,” said Valerie M. Parisi, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., and dean of the WSU School of Medicine.

“This new building will be more convenient for our patients, who often are first seen at one of the hospitals in the Detroit Medical Center system. This is a beautiful new edifice that further complements the growing Midtown area and adds to the revitalization of Detroit.”

The project’s completion makes way for a second nearby initiative by Queen Lillian Development. Construction will begin in August on the Midtown Professional Building, a 75,000-square-foot Class A medical office facility near the corner of Mack and Woodward Avenue.

Already a retail tenant, a medical practice and a dental practice have expressed interest in locating in the site, which will include a dedicated 280-car parking garage. The $30 million, fivestory building will be the area’s only Class A office space and the building will be LEED certified.

It is also located three blocks from the future transit site — the M-1 Rail — and is part of ongo-

ing revitalization taking place in Midtown, one of Detroit’s fastest growing neighborhoods. Midtown is home to the largest concentration of cultural, educational and medical institutions in Southeast Michigan and is one of the most walkable communities in Southeast Michigan.

“The reason this site was chosen is because we recognized a need for Class A office space in Midtown,” Jackson said. “We envision these projects as the start of many to come.”

Founded in 2008, Queen Lillian, LLC is a partnership between Jenkins and Jackson which pays homage to each of the developers’ mothers, respectively.

Both projects have utilized 100 percent, African American development teams.

Over the last 15 years, Jenkins and Jackson have developed and/ or built some of the most high profile projects in the city of Detroit. In addition to the WSU building, those include Greektown Casino, Cass Technical High School, Westin Book Cadillac, Presbyterian Village, Martin Luther King Jr., High School and Ford Field.

For more information, go to www.midtownbldg.com.

•According to the Towers Watson large company survey, “More than ever, companies recognize that a healthy workforce can have an important effect on their organization and bottom line.”

•40% are cultivating employee health and well-being as a central part of their strategy.

•61% are using financial rewards for individuals who participate in health management programs/activities.

•33% of companies are taking steps to educate and support more informed health care.

•An online survey of 329 benefit decision makers at Michigan companies that offer health insurance to 25 or more employees found that more than 40%: •Encourage every employee to take a Health Risk Assessment.

•Increased the share of premiums for employees and their spouses and dependents.

•Offer a high deductible health plan.

•A survey by the Midwest Business Group on Health of employers of all sizes found that 57% offer Consumer Directed Health Plans, which combine more employee choices with tax-advantaged savings accounts, and 62% are expected to do so by the end of 2013.

GlidePath — A new defined contribution, private exchange offered by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Rising benefit costs is a challenge for all companies. GlidePath, a new solution from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network, offers your mid-size company an innovative way to manage spending and risk. It can transform the way you finance your company’s health insurance coverage. With GlidePath’s defined-contribution solution, you can determine your company’s health benefit budget and simplify the administrative work that goes along with offering health benefits.

Jeff Rubleski serves as director of sales strategy for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and is a certified healthcare reform specialist. He serves as the GlidePath™ go-to-market lead in implementing this defined contribution solution for active and retired members.

Bob’s Classic Kicks gives back despite humble beginnings

By Robin Kinnie Bob’s Classic Kicks, located in Midtown Detroit, has been an intended destiny for owner Jason Johnson. From the beginning, Johnson has always bought sneakers.

As a young boy, his mother knew that a trip to the mall would end with her buying him a new pair of shoes. By his early twenties, Johnson had accumulated enough gym shoes to open a store, so that became his goal.

It seemed as if help had an eye out for Johnson; a chance meeting with an investor and a business consultant while working as a valet for Henry Ford Hospital, led him to writing a business plan and selecting a location. Although painted over now, he wrote his name on the building where he wanted to house his business. Call it divine providence. He simply says, “The Lord has shown me favor and continues to show me favor.”

With no financing in sight, he turned to his father for as his first investor.

Armed with a vision, Johnson created Bob’s Classic Kicks. He wanted the name of the store to be timeless and faceless. He wanted a name that would cater to everyone regardless of ethnicity.

“Bob” is not trendy or restrictive, much like the business itself.

Upon receiving his first bank loan, Johnson was persistent in his pursuit of big name contracts, including Nike, Adidas, Reebok and others. After the business was up and running, he found

From left to right Christian Dorsey (partner) and Jason Johnson, Owner. the Center for Empowerment and Economic Development (CEED) online and received a loan for working capital.

CEED is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower women and minorities economically through business development training, supplier certification, business-to-business networking and accessible capital assistance programs.

Johnson took advantage of the technical assistance that CEED provides. He says, “Anything that I asked of CEED, they helped in some way.” To reach more customers, Johnson turned to social media. You can “like” Bob’s Classic Kicks on Facebook, “follow” them on Twitter or

simply stop by in during one of their many in-store events.

Also, the retailer takes on community projects.

Recently, Bob’s Classic Kicks partnered with Detroit Public Schools and agreed to give a pair of sneakers to all public high school students who attended school on Count Day. Johnson explains that the intent wasn’t to bribe the children, but encourage them.

Schools are awarded funding by the state based on the number of students who attended, specifically on Count Day. Johnson understands that the more money schools get from the state, the better the school system becomes.

The proud graduate of Martin Luther King Jr. High School

is committed to doing his part to make Detroit a better place.

While free sneakers may not fix the school system’s shortcomings, Johnson is using his gift and passion to be a part of the solution.

Johnson is not done pursing destiny, stating that Bob’s is “a work in progress.” He may expand the product line or expand the territory. Either way, Jason Johnson and Bob’s Classic Kicks are on the move.

For more information and to check out the new inventory and upcoming events, follow Bob’s Classic Kicks on Twitter @BCK_Detroit or visit their website: bobsclassickicks.com

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Who’s Who In Black Detroit

Blue Cross Blue Shield’s diversity efforts deserve attention and applause

By Jackie Berg Raw, honest and unapologetic emotion is not the first thing I would have anticipated to witness at a corporate supplier event.

My experiences as both a daughter and sister of global automotive purchasing vice presidents and, later, publisher of a business magazine focused on minority supplier development, pointed to a more distant relationship between corporate decision makers and the supplier community.

Happily, I’ve discovered that times have changed — dramatically.

Amidst increased pressures for procurement managers to deliver bottom line results, a culture of cooperation has emerged that is benefitting both suppliers and the customers they serve.

And nowhere is that more evident than at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, which spent a record $106 million with minority suppliers in 2012.

The achievement required companywide support beginning at the highest level of the organization, according to Daniel J. Loepp, president and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, who personally welcomed more than 100 minority suppliers — calling many out by name — to BCBSM’s 8th Annual Diversity Achievement Awards ceremony.

It’s that kind of personal approach and commitment that is fueling the healthcare leader’s growth efforts, according to its leaders.

BIGGER RETURNS Given a new McKinsey report that showed U.S. companies with the highest executive-board diversity had returns on equity 95 percent higher and earnings margins 58 percent higher, on average, than those with the least executive diversity, the financially driven argument for greater diversity can no longer be denied.

PROFITABLE PROCUREMENT STRATEGIES At BCBSM, corporate procurement executives are transforming the company.

Driven by demands to look beyond cost savings, BCBSM managers’ mission to find new and unique ways to deliver value are resulting in unique minority supplier partnerships credited for cost savings and product improvements.

David W. Barfield, minority-owned workforce management and staffing solutions company CEO, is credited with helping the Blues implement its new PeopleSoft Services Procurement module, which changed the tools and processes for procuring contingent labor. tages in the marketplace.”

Again and again, Blue Cross executives extolled suppliers who met tough business challenges, some within weeks of the original request, on time and under budget.

SHARING THE LOAD Interdisciplinary teams within the Blues organization were also recognized for their cross-functional efforts to deliver radical, out-of-the-box solutions that embrace the organization’s lean principles.

Its Information Technology (IT) Division implemented a mentoring program that reached more than 120 employees and leaders, creating a multiplier effect of diversity champions within the organization.

“Diversity is a part of our company culture.

It has become an integral part of our everyday practices throughout the organization and, as a consequence, led to competitive advantages in the marketplace.”

Ask Paul Colligan, procurement manager at Accident Fund, who delivered a 300 percent increase in the fund’s diversity spending last year, or Equilla Wainright, vice president, Diversity and Community Responsibility and Blues Leader – Supplier Diversity Champion award winner, whose efforts led to the company’s number one ranking on DiversityInc’s regional top ten list and its position on Diversity MBA magazine’s “Best Places for Diverse Managers to Work” list.

LASTING IMPROVEMENTS Diversity efforts are changing the Blues company culture and its ability to meet new marketplace demands.

“Diversity is a part of our company culture,” said Loepp. “It has become an integral part of our everyday practices throughout the organization and, as a consequence, led to competitive advan-

Bartech, minority-owned workforce management and staffing solutions company, is credited with helping the Blues implement its new PeopleSoft Services Procurement module, which changed the tools and processes for procuring contingent labor.

The program was a success, in large part because of their partnership with Bartech, according to Kathryn Levine, Daniel J. VP, Corporate MarLoepp, keting and Customer president and Experience, Blue CEO, Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. “Our team Blue Cross gained new business Blue Shield insights as a result of Michigan of our relationship with Bartech, which extended far beyond a typical vendor relationship,” she said.

Working among cross-cultural teams, across business units and with external leaders is proving profitable at Blue Cross and, in turn, is driving minority business growth throughout the state.

And that’s good business for us all.

Editor’s note: Jackie Berg, the former publisher of the Michigan Minority Business Development Council’s (MMBDC) Michigan Business Network magazine, has covered minority supplier development efforts for more than 20 years.

She is the CMO of the Michigan Chronicle and publisher of LivingWELL magazine.

David Burnley, Sr.

Hard work, tenacity lead to success in building trades

By Donald James David Burnley, Sr. knows busy… and he loves it. As president and chief executive officer of Devon Industrial Group, Burnley oversees the overall operational and financial aspects of the parent company, Devon Construction. In addition to Devon Industrial Group, his other companies include Devon Contracting, a general contractor and precast installer and Devon Facility Management, which manages over 30,000,000 square feet of manufacturing facilities across the United States. For the last 12 years, Devon Group has been in partnership with Walbridge, one of the largest construction companies in the United States. Clients include Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, Honda, Toyota, University of Michigan, Wayne State University and Detroit Public Schools.

Burnley is also one of the founding members of Tri-Tec LLC, an automotive process engineering firm. He currently serves as the company’s executive vice president.

The company has offices in Mexico, Canada and China. “The story of Tritec is very interesting,” says Burnley. “Ten years ago, Tri-Tec was established through the collaboration of myself, an African American, a Hispanic American and an Asian/Indian American. We were three strong suppliers with Ford who came together to make a larger company with the intent to be successful on a global market. That type of merger within itself is unique and unparalleled in this or any other industry.”

Burnley began his “journey to success” while in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. While in high school in the mid-1960s he became interested in the building trades. After graduation, many of Burnley’s classmates went on to college. Burnley, however, took on a five-year apprenticeship as a plumber and pipefitter.

In the mid-1970s, after years of extensive training, Burnley began a brilliant career in the nuclear power construction industry. He eventually became a level two nuclear mechanical test engineer in construction. In the mid-1980s, Burnley pressed on as a mechanical superintendent with a large construction management company.

In 1983, the company relocated him to metro Detroit, where he worked on a General Motors’ construction project. “I was supposed to stay in Detroit for only 18 months,” says Burnley, with a laugh. “But I’ve been here for 26 years. Detroit is my home.”

On the advice of several Detroit businessmen, Burnley, in the late 1980s, started The Burnley Group, a general construction and concrete restoration company.

Early projects were contracted with Ford, General Motors and the DetroitWindsor Tunnel.

Over the years, Burnley and his companies have experienced ups and downs, but mostly ups. Whether up or down, an important part of what Burnley has always done is to reach out to help other companies. “One of my greatest accomplishments in this business is reaching out to help other minority-owned small businesses succeed,” says Burnley. “This is an important part of who I am.”

Asked to explain his success, Burnley said, “The key to success for me is to stay focused. I stay in my zone, but I always look to see where the industry is going, and I always ask myself, how can I add more value to my customers?”

On a personal note, Burnley is the father of four adult children and is proud to have three of them work with him. In addition, he has five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

People On The Move

Sherwin Prior

Barbara J. Mahone

F. Carlton Peeples

Alexis C. Dishman

Dana C. Harvey

Kimberly Burton

Sherwin Prior, managing director at General Motors Ventures, LLC, was recently elected to the Eastern Michigan University Foundation Board of Trustees and will serve a three-year term as a volunteer. Prior, a veteran of the U.S. Army, received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from Eastern Michigan University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Michigan.

He serves on the Eastern Michigan University College of Business Accounting and Finance Advisory Board and was an adjunct lecturer in finance for the university.

Barbara J. Mahone has been appointed a board member for the Talmer Bank Trust Board.

Mahone brings a wealth of knowledge and more than 30 years of executive leadership experience. She retired from General Motors in 2008 as executive director, Human Resources for Global Product Development, where she led one of GM’s largest Human Resources teams. In this role, she was responsible for developing global human resource strategies that covered 19,000 employees in 11 countries. She also was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, as chairmperson of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, an independent federal government agency.

F. Carlton Peeples, the founder and lead consultant for Carlton Signature Publishing and PR, LLC, has recently seen rapid growth due to his initiatives to blend the social media dynamic with traditional PR practices, by recognizing that their clients’ consumers are online, mobile and processing information in bite size chunks. By targeting the new audience, Peeples has helped the firm create more superior, effective campaigns than their competitors. Carlton Signature PR is based in Farmington Hills and provides marketing plans, collateral materials, Web development and social marketing, among other services.

Alexis Dishman began her career at Comerica Bank in 2000 as a credit analyst, holding positions across several commercial lending departments.

In 2002, she was promoted to business banking lender.

She developed skills through managing a multi-million dollar portfolio and developing client relationships. Dishman is currently an alternate group manager and vice president.

She now mentors new lenders, helps to develop complex loan structures and is a voting member of loan committee.

As a chairperson of Comerica’s African-American Business Development Initiative, she leads a team that fosters and develops relationships with key prospects, customers and centers of influence in the business community.

Dana Harvey is the consumer marketing director for Detroit Media Partnership, managing marketing and branding for the Detroit Free Press, the Detroit News, StyleLine magazine and is operating as the race director for the Detroit Free Press Marathon.

She also works as an anchor for Southfield Cable 15’s 15 News, where she has been reporting on city stories for over ten years. Harvey’s passion for sharing and uplifting has prompted her to launch her own show, “The Lipstick Lounge,” highlighting fearless women and their achievements.

Kimberly Burton is vice president of Corporate Services and director of diversity and inclusive practices for the Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF). In this capacity, Burton acts as liaison and resource for the CMF corporate member foundations while leading the implementation of a statewide diversity and inclusion initiative that includes the Michigan Forum for African Americans in Philanthropy. Burton also developed and leads an innovative mentoring initiative for African Americans designed to attract, retain and promote future leadership for Michigan philanthropy.

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Cars, trucks and motorcycles

By Daryl Gilliam and Colleen Kerner State Farm® agents

Cars and trucks far outnumber motorcycles on the roadways. No matter what type of vehicle you’re driving, everyone needs to follow the rules of the road and watch out for other vehicles. But, drivers of cars and trucks often don’t recognize or see motorcycles. Because of their smaller size, motorcycles may present special concerns for motorists.

To help motorists better understand the need to share the road with motorcyclists, here are some safety tips from the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSFUSA): • Motorcycles may look farther away than they really are. When preparing to make a turn, assume that the motorcycle is closer than it appears.

• Take extra caution in checking blind spots, as a motorcycle may be hidden from sight by the body of your car or masked by objects such as bushes, fences and bridges.

• Motorcycles may appear to be going faster than the rest of the traffic, but don’t assume every motorcyclist is a speed demon.

• Motorcyclists can slow down without activating the brake light. Turn signals may not cancel after a turn.

• Allow greater distance between your car and a motorcycle for stopping and don’t assume turn signals mean they are going to turn again.

• Motorcyclists often adjust their position in a lane so they can be seen more easily, avoid debris or minimize the effects of passing vehicles. Don’t assume that this adjustment is a reckless maneuver.

Although motorcycles have greater maneuverability than cars and trucks, don’t expect a motorcyclist to always be able to dodge out of the way or be able to stop on a dime. Continually scan the road in front of you for all types of vehicles and allow more following distance behind a motorcycle, for your safety and that of the motorcyclist.

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Windows 8X phone brings attractiveness to the brand

By Cornelius A. Fortune MANAGING EDITOR

You have Apple folks and Android folks, but you don’t see too many ravenous Windows phone users, though that might change with the Windows Phone 8X by HTC. Windows Phones haven’t struck the market as hard as the Surface in terms of marketing. Microsoft is really pushing the Surface tablet, and Windows Phones are out there to be purchased, but they’re really only a few steps above the BlackBerry line.

As a general rule, you pick a phone that works closely with your current ecosystem of choice. If you’re a PC user who recently got an upgrade to Microsoft’s Windows 8, the Windows Phone 8X is going to be a breeze to get comfortable with. In fact, I’d venture to say that the mobile interface is much more user friendly than the new Windows 8.

HTC has a nice line of products, and it’s certainly intriguing to see an HTC phone not running the Android OS.

Key features include:

Ultra-wide-angle front camera lens With the 8X you’ve got more choices.

How many times have you wanted to take a picture of you and your friends in front of somewhere cool, but the photo just captures your head and nothing of the background. Or, you don’t really get your friends in the shot, either. Get more people in the shot, including you.

Now, easily fit more people in the shot with an exclusive 88° ultra-wide-angle front camera that captures nearly triple the area of most other front cameras.

Enjoy more people, more background, more memories.

It’s all about the design The 8X provides a simple, human feel combined with an innovative, unique unibody construction resulting in a phone with a perfectly sculpted, continuous form, without bumps or protrusions

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— and for the camera, the buttons are completely flush with the body, adding to the iconic design aesthetic.

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Dr. Dre might not have come through with “Detox,” an album that has reached mythical proportions, second only to the Pegasus. In contrast, Dre’s headphones are springing up everywhere. The 8X has a dedicated amp built right into the phone, so it pumps more power to your headphones than ever. Plus, Beats Audio is coming to Windows phones for the first time.

Take that combination and transform your listening pleasure with deeper bass, crisper vocals and detailed high notes for music, games, movies and videos.

Those live tiles Some people love it, others hate it, but for better or worse they seem to be here to stay. These days information is constant and updates are non-stop. Live Tiles let you arrange your Start screen just how you want it and make it easy to see everything that’s going on with the people and passions in your life in real-time. You can make a Live Tile for anyone and almost anything, and pin it right to your Start screen. Pin a person or an app and you instantly know what their latest updates, deals, changes are just by looking at your phone. Resize, rearrange and recolor for easy access to what matters most to you.

It’s also what’s on the outside that counts

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Brilliant display in any viewing condition Images look better than ever — even in direct sunlight or at off-center angles — on the HTC laminated display screen with its brilliant color and crisp contrast.

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Lisa Price, keynote speaker at CEED 29th Annual Award Celebration

By Amber L. Bogins

On April 11, the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi will roll out the red carpet to over 600 of the business world’s most prominent members and supporters who will gather to honor the outstanding clients, members and partners of the CEED initiative programs.

The Center for Empowerment and Economic Development (CEED) will be celebrating its 29th year as a resource for small businesses in southeastern Michigan. The celebration will feature an awards dinner and a silent auction.

The auction prizes include a script from the popular television show, “The Big Bang Theory,” signed by the entire cast.

The Thomas Family, Sweet Potato Sensations “We’ve got a lot of press because of the website,” said Charice Thomas (left). “We are working with them on a food show April 9 at the Burton Manor. We will be able to connect to grocery stores in Detroit and Ohio that are] looking for other products to add to their store.”

DEGC grows Detroit biz-to-biz database

By Kirk Pinho The Detroit Economic Growth Corp.has secured agreements from 15 large Detroit-based companies and universities to get city businesses to purchase more goods from one another.

The D2D database will connect major Detroit purchasers with suppliers of goods and services in an effort that Olga Stella, vice president of business development for the DEGC, said could help create up to 7,700 jobs and a 25 percent savings for local buyers.

“If we really focus our efforts on this local B2B economy, it will lead to increased contracts, and companies would be able to hire more people and serve the increased demand,” Stella said.

The companies signing on are DTE Energy Co., the Detroit Medical Center, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Quicken Loans Inc., Comerica Bank, Urban Science Inc., Wayne State University, Skidmore Inc., Strategic Staffing Solutions Inc., the University of

Detroit-Mercy, the Henry Ford Health System, the Greektown Casino-Hotel, the Detroit Lions, Ernst & Young LLP and Compuware Corp.

“Strategic Staffing Solutions is also signed on as a supplier for the D2D database, which was funded through a New Economy Initiative for Southeast Michigan grant and will be free for businesses to register for,” Stella said.

“D2D is modeled after Pure Michigan Business Connect, a Michigan Economic Development Corp.-managed database connecting state-based purchasers and suppliers,” said Bob Rossbach, a public relations consultant for the DEGC. Teresa LeFevre, vice president of supplier diversity for Comerica, said Comerica spent about $36 million on goods and services from Detroit-based businesses last year.

Those goods and services include advertising and promotions, legal services, equipment, building maintenance and janitorial services. She hopes participation in the D2D

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program will help Comerica spend more on Detroitbased businesses.

Ken Doherty, assistant vice president of procurement and strategic sourcing at Wayne State, said that the university spent $16 million on Detroitbased businesses last year.

Because the university has been entering into more long-term contracts with vendors, sometimes the contact information becomes outdated by the time the pact expires. The D2D database will help address that concern.

“The access to a viable and maintained database increases the odds of us being able to concentrate business in the Midtown area and downtown Detroit,” Doherty said.

The D2D database will also serve as a business recruitment tool for the DEGC, according to Stella.

It shows that “if you come to Detroit, there is an opportunity here for you to do well,” she said.

For more details, visit d2dbusiness.org.

Another notable part to the program is the keynote speaker, Lisa Price, founder and chief executive officer of Carol’s Daughter, named lovingly after her mother. Starting from humble beginnings in her home and growing into a multimillion dollar company, Price transformed her love of mixing fragrances and creams into a beauty empire that services the upper echelon of today’s celebrities, including Jada Pinkett Smith, Halle Berry and Erykah Badu.

Carol’s Daughter is an entrepreneur’s dream, having more than 80 staff members, selling millions of dollars’ worth of products and boasting nine stores across the country, including the flagship store in Harlem. The company’s products are available at Macy’s and Sephora.

Price’s story will serve as an inspiration to the CEED’s honorees as many are women and/or minorities. Tonya McNealWeary, for example, is the founder and executive director of Michigan Association for Female Entrepreneurs, an awarding-winning non-profit organization committed to supporting and promoting the economic growth and advancement of women in Southeast Michigan and also has a nonprofit organization based in Ghana that provides programs and resources to African women. She is being honored as a Michigan Women’s Marketplace Outstanding Achiever.

Jeffery and Cassandra Thomas and Family, owners of Sweet Potato Sensations, have a similar story. While catering to her husband’s love of sweet potatoes, Cassandra and her family realized that not only did they have an abundance of recipes, but something remarkable and potentially profitable. After working out of their home kitchen, the Thomas family opened a 5000 square foot bakery in 2009. They are being honored as a Small Business Detroit MicroLoan Outstanding Achiever.

Other honorees include:

• Claudine George, ICONMA, LLC WBEC-GL — Outstanding Achiever • Beverly Wall, Languages International, Inc. — WBEC-GL Outstanding Volunteer

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Lisa Price • Glen Konopaskie and Christian Marcillo, Future Help Designs — CEED MicroLoan Oakland County Outstanding Achievers • Sharon Ragland-Keys, College Nannies & Tutors — CEED MicroLoan Outstanding Achiever • Edward Krupa, SCORE — CEED MicroLoan Outstanding Volunteer • Curtis King, Level One Bank — Small Business Detroit MicroLoan Outstanding Volunteer • Tammy Tedesco, Edibles Rex — Business Training & Professional Development Outstanding Achiever • Angela Jackson, Hooper Hathaway, P.C. —Business Training & Professional Development Outstanding Volunteer • Rachel Lutz, The Peacock Room — Michigan Women’s Marketplace Outstanding Achiever • Tonya McNeal-Weary, Michigan Association of Female Entrepreneurs — Michigan Women’s Marketplace Outstanding Volunteer • Partner of the Year — Grand Rapids Business Journal • Corporation of the Year — Delphi Corporation Each honoree will be commemorated with a video segment which will be premiered at the celebration and then archived on the CEED YouTube channel, MICEED1984.

CEED is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower women and minorities economically through business development training, supplier certification as a certifying council for Women’s Business Enterprises, business-to-business networking and accessible capital assistance programs. The dinner will raise funds to further this mission.

Tickets start at $125 and can be purchased at miceed.org/2013Awards or by calling CEED at 734-677-1400.

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FORUM 2 Thursday, April 25, 2013 • 7:30 a.m.

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241 Madison Avenue, Detroit, MI 48226

PANELISTS Dan Gilbert

Chairman, Rock Ventures, LLC, Founder and Chairman, Quicken Loans

George W. Jackson

President and CEO, Detroit Economic Growth Corporation

Susan Mosey

President, Midtown Detroit, Inc.

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NOMINATION FORM

Celebrating Six Years of Excellence Among African American Men in Southeast Michigan

NOMINATION DEADLINE APRIL 19, 2013, 5:00 PM

Call For Nominations The Michigan Chronicle is seeking nominations for 2013 Men of Excellence Awards.

Men of Excellence celebrates local African-American men who motivate and inspire others through their vision and leadership, exceptional achievements and participation in community service.

Describe the nominee’s community service activity or organizational involvement.

NOMINATION FORM Name of Nominee

Age

Title/Position Company/Affiliation Years in Industry

NOMINEE CONTACT INFORMATION How has the nominee mentored others?

Address City/State/Zip Day Phone Evening Phone Fax Email Local African American male executive or business owner.

Proven success within his profession/industry.

Positive role model whose contributions encourage others.

Active in community service or organizational involvement.

QUESTIONS TO BE COMPLETED Describe the specific accomplishments that demonstrate the nominee’s professional excellence.

NOMINATOR’S CONTACT INFORMATION Name Title Firm/Organization Address City/State/Zip Day Phone Evening Phone Fax Email

Submissions will be accepted until April 19, 2013 at 5 pm.

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Reflections

By Steve Holsey

A double standard It is a subject that is not discussed often although it should be. The fact that it is another indicator that “equality for all” is far from reality in society and that Hollywood “has its ways” makes no difference.

Middle-aged and older Black actresses are treated differently than middle-aged and older Black actors.

‘Motown: The Musical’ Morgan Freeman

Samuel L. Jackson

Diahann Carroll

Lonette McKee

Long-awaited production lights up Broadway

Four of the most consistently-working African American actors — Morgan Freeman (75), Samuel L. Jackson (64), Denzel Washington (58) and Laurence Fishburne (51) — always have a film project going on. They make one movie after another.

You could probably add Billy Dee Williams (75) to that list although he is not as active today as the others, which may well be by choice.

But on the other hand, Diahann Carroll (77), gifted actress and legend, says she does not work as often as she would like to.

Lonette McKee (58) acknowledged recently that when a Black woman reaches a certain age, it is made clear that they are not wanted for leading roles. (We are not referring to leading romantic roles.)

We most recently saw the talented and accomplished Lynn Whitfield (59) in a play — with all due respect to its creators — that seemed beneath her.

And there should certainly be more of a screen presence for the great Ruby Dee (90). Same for the largely underrated Debbi Morgan (56).

Of course, the box office speaks for itself and whoever’s names have the most marquee value will get most of the calls. But there is an element of sexism in there too.

LL COOL J is not only one of the most talented actors on television and in movies, he is also one of the smartest and most levelheaded.

“Do what you love,” he advises. “You’ll be better at it. It sounds pretty simple, but you’d be surprised how many people don’t get that. And when you move past your fears LL Cool J and go after your dreams wholeheartedly, you are free. Dreams don’t have deadlines.”

Gladys Knight had an interesting recollection. There was a tour in the late ’60s that featured Gladys Knight & the Pips and headliners Diana Ross & the Supremes. One evening Ross was watching the super-soulful Knight and, as Don Cornelius once put it, “the singin’, dancin’ Pips,) from the wings and was not pleased with the rousing audience reaction.

The stare caught Knight’s eye as she performed and she expected “something” to happen. Sure enough, Gladys Knight & the Pips were informed the next day that they were being taken off the tour.

INDIA.ARIE is facing an unusual situation — being accused of lightening her skin!

The chocolatebrown singer has a new song titled India.Arie “Cocoa Butter” and she is noticeably lighter on the cover.

THE CAST OF “Motown: The Musical” with special guests.

By Steve Holsey “Motown: The Musical” doesn’t officially open at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York City until April 14, but is already the talk of the city and far beyond.

In its first week of previews — seven rousing performances — the show took in a whopping $1,029,883 at the box office.

Those positions are currently occupied by (in order ) “The Phan It is the first time that a Brandon Victor Dixon tom of the Opera,” new musical has joined what Berry Gordy portrays Berry Gordy. “Cats,” “Chicago,” “Les is known as the Million Dollar Misérables,” “The Lion Club in its preview week without King,” “A Chorus Line,” “Oh! Calperformers, scriptwriters and an out-of-town tryout. others affiliated with a Broadway cutta,” “Beauty and the Beast,” That is the kind of news pro- show want to hear. It assures suc- “Rent” and “Mama Mia!” ducers, backers, theatre owners, cess.

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Valisia Lekae has the role of Diana Ross.

Charl Brown portrays Smokey Robinson.

Jibreel Mawry

Jawan M. Jackson

“The Supremes”

Arie says the charges are absurd, suggesting that the difference is due to the printer, the photographer, the makeup or some combination thereof.

Well, the battle over the En Vogue name has been En Vogue settled. The famed quartet had split in two, Terry Ellis

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In fact, the early buzz and the impressive amount of money taken in so far are indicators that “Motown: The Musical” could eventually find its way into the Top 10 of longest running Broadway shows.

Bryan Terrrell Clark has the Marvin Gaye role.

Brandon Victor Dixon and Valisia Lekae as Berry Gordy and Diana Ross.

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Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. ‘Celebrating a Century of Sisterhood, Scholarship & Service’

By Cieara Wilson

“No one will do for you what you need to do for yourself.”

– Dr. Dorothy Height

Ladies in Red...

In celebration of the grand opening of the new exhibition, “Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Celebrating a Century of Sisterhood, Scholarship & Service, 1913-2013, at the Wright Museum, I devote my section to the lovely women of DST. Touching lives, hearts and communities both locally and globally, the women of Delta Sigma Theta have created and spearheaded missions like The National Library Project, a traveling library that supplied books in the rural South, and May Week, a week set aside every May to promote and highlight the importance of higher education.

Being the largest organized group of African-American women in the United States, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. has blossomed and continues to thrive as time marches forward.

To fan the Delta flame (pun intended,) this week I have also included an easy guide for classic crimson lipsticks.

Woven beautifully in the tapestry of Howard University is the story of 22 collegiate women who founded an organization that’s four corners stood on academic excellence, political activism, public service and unwavering integrity. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. celebrated its 100th birthday this past January 13 and will reflect on the accomplishments of the past as well as look ahead to new horizons during this Centennial Celebration.

From its origin the sorority’s vision was to make a lasting change in their local community and the larger scope of society. Getting their start in the political arena, just two months after being founded, the pioneers participated in the Women’s Suffrage March in Washington, D.C. as their first public act. The group walked and rallied proudly for women’s voting rights, empowering themselves as they empowered others. Since those beginning steps in 1913 the membership has grown to 900 chapters spanning the U.S. as well as England, Japan, Germany, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas and the Republic of Korea.

To commemorate 100 years Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is currently in the midst of a 22-city “Pass the Torch” tour.

The tour began January 1 and has been traveling to 22 selected cities across the world gathering Delta members and the surrounding community in the region. This past weekend the tour stopped in the Motor City and the Detroit Alumnae Chapter hosted a day-long event of sisterhood, service, reminiscing and celebrating. To pay homage to the founders and showcase their

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National President Cynthia M.A. Butler-McIntyre, and regional, state, and local Delta leadership celebrate the grand opening of the year-long exhibit.

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Detroit Deltas’ First Vice President Marcia Jackson carries the official Torch

Deltas Angela McDaniel, Eva Cook and Kia Hunter

extensive history the Detroit Alumnae Chapter held a ribboncutting ceremony this past Saturday at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History unveiling “Celebrating a Century of Sisterhood, Scholarship & Service” a year-long exhibit chronologically displaying historical milestone, relentless growth, and the divine purpose of the beautiful sisterhood.

Painted boldly with the sorority’s colors of crimson and crème, the exhibit tells the journey of Delta Sigma Theta’s genesis, progression, evolution, impact and future promise.

Adorned with memorabilia belonging to honorary and notable members like poet/writer Nikki Giovonni and Dr. Alexa Irene Canady-Davis, the first African-American woman to become a neurosurgeon, and others, the exhibit embodies a true legacy and hope for a better tomorrow. The collection also pays special recognition to the late Dorothy I. Height, an educator and activist who was the first and only woman to serve four terms as president of the sorority. Ms. Height was also the president of the National Council of Negro Women for 40 years and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She made it her life’s mission to fight for the rights and progress of AfricanAmerican women.

The founding members had a distinct vision to bring political and social change to their community by serving others.

With each joining member and good deed that vision materializes more. One hundred years ago the founding 22 ladies did not know exactly what would become of their beloved sisterhood, and that is what makes this celebration so very special.

Through decades and eras of ebb and flow, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is still as relevant today as it was 100 years ago.

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. “Celebrating a Century of Sisterhood, Scholarship & Service” is open through March 31, 2014. It is free and open to the public with admission to the museum. For more information, visit thewright.org or call the museum at 313-494-5800.

15th Annual

Ford Freedom Award Concert performance by Eric Benét

Friday, May 10, 2013 at 6 PM

at the Max M. Fisher Music Center 3711 Woodward Ave, Detroit

Celebrating Quiet Heroes

Congressman John Lewis Johnnie R. Carr 2013 Ford Freedom Honoree

2013 Ford Freedom Scholar

Viola Liuzzo 2013 Ford Freedom Humanitarian

$40 / $35 museum members / $75 VIP experience including afterglow & photo opportunities Tickets on sale now at www.fordfreedomaward.com, (313) 576-5111 or at The Max M. Fisher Box Office

Ford Freedom Award is a fundraiser benefiting the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

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EARTH IS A MEMORY WORTH FIGHTING FOR

HITSVILLE U.S.A. on West Grand Blvd. in Detroit is where it all started.

Motown

The Broadway musical is based on his recollections, and Gordy — who is now, unbelievably, 83 years old — made it his business to be at the studio in Manhattan where the energetic, excited, carefully assembled young cast was rehearsing. And he smiled — a lot.

In a very recent interview, Gordy said, “So many other people were telling the Motown story in different ways, who were never there and never understood it, just for the sake of exploitation.”

CONTRARY TO what some people choose to believe, Gordy was not initially romantically involved with Diana Ross, thus setting the stage for her to become and remain the queen of Motown.

Their personal relationship came later.

It was just a matter of Gordy seeing in the Supremes, especially Diana Ross, something special that would be instrumental in taking Motown where he wanted it to go.

He and Ross were likeminded in that they were both success driven and relentlessly aggressive.

Ross once said that failing never crossed her mind. It wasn’t a question of making it. Rather, it was a question of when.

PORTRAYING Diana Ross in “Motown: The

BRANDON VICTOR DIXON has the role of Berry Gordy. He too has been on Broadway numerous times, earning a Tony Award nomination for his performance in “Harpo.” His other Broadway work includes “The Color Purple,” “Cotton Club Parade,” “House of Flowers” and “The Lion King.”

Smokey Robinson is portrayed by Charl Brown, who appeared on Broadway previously in “Sister Act” and “Jersey Boys.”

Additional stage work includes “Hair,” “Walmartopia,” “Dreamgirls” and “The Wiz.” Bryan Terrell Clark, who hails from Baltimore, assumes the role of Marvin Gaye. After attending Yale School of Drama, he moved to California. He appeared with Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett in the play “Fences” and has done a number of TV shows, including “CSI: New York” and “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne.”

There are couple of local connections in the cast as well.

Jawan M. Jackson, who is part of the “Motown: The Musical” ensemble, is making his Broadway debut, and what makes it even more special for him is that the music being celebrated started in his hometown. The recent

Eastern Michigan University graduate was seen in the movie “Sparkle.”

Jibreel Mawry, who has multiple roles in the production (young Berry Gordy, young Michael Jackson and young Stevie Wonder) is also from Detroit. He too is proud to be appearing in a stage vehicle build around the music of the city of his birth. He used to perform around Detroit as a Michael Jackson impersonator.

The director of “Mo­ town: The Musical” is Charles Randolph-Wright.

Choreography is by Patricia Wilcox and Warren Adams. Ethan Popp is music supervisor.

THE SAD NOTE about “Motown: The Musical” is that so many people who were integral parts of the Motown story, especially during the golden era, are no longer with us.

That includes Marvin Gaye, Levi Stubbs, Florence Ballard, Jr. Walker, Esther Gordy Edwards, Ronnie White, Tammi Terrell, Eddie Kendricks, Thomas “Beans” Bowles, Mary Wells, Edwin Starr, Michael Jackson, Renaldo (“Obie”) Benson, Pervis Jackson and Nick Ashford.

Also, Melvin Franklin, Earl Van Dyke, Paul Williams, Cholly Atkins, James Jamerson, Maurice King, Bobby Rogers, David Ruffin, Syreeta, Lawrence Payton, Bobbie Smith, Gladys Horton, Edward Patten, Harvey Fuqua and Marv Johnson, among many others.

But perhaps they too are still connecting. After all, Motown is forever — and everywhere.

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“The Temptations”

Reflections and Cindy Herron on one side, Maxine Jones and Dawn Robinson on the other. At least one lawsuit was filed.

The judge ruled in Herron and Ellis’ favor because the group’s bank account is in their name and they own the LLC. SMOKEY ROBINSON is recording an all-duets album. Hopefully it will not consist entirely of remakes of his hits, and hopefully it will not be distributed by way of Cracker Barrel restaurants as the last one was. The legendary star deserved better than that.

You will remember Janet Hubert as the original Aunt Viv (Banks) on “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.” Even though she had a falling out with Will Smith, she would be willing to do a reunion show.

“I would say to Will, we need to heal this,” she said. “You’ve done some things, you’ve said some things that were totally untrue, and you know they were untrue. I’ve said some things that I probably should have never said.”

Hubert, who says the core problem was a contract dispute, was replaced (very capably) by Daphne Maxwell Reid.

Correction: In a story I wrote last week about “Scandal” and “Grey’s Anatomy” creator Shonda Rhimes, the first line should have said, “It happens every now and then.” (The “and” was missing.)

From page D-1 BETCHA DIDN’T KNOW...that the version of “Shop Around” by the Miracles that everyone is familiar with is not the original. Berry Gordy pulled the original off the market because he thought it was too slow. He had the group go back into the studio to rerecord it — in the middle of the night!

MEMORIES: “It’s Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me” (Barry White), “Love Come Down” (Evelyn “Champagne” King), “You’ll Never Walk Alone” (Roy Hamilton), “All Night Long (All Night)” (Lionel Richie), “Time Will Reveal” (DeBarge), “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” (James Brown), “Free” (Deniece Williams), “Let’s Wait Awhile” (Janet Jackson), “Dirty Man” (Laura Lee), “Inseparable” (Natalie Cole).

BLESSINGS to Clarence Rome, Dave Finley, Marlene Barrow, Jackie Hicks, Louvain Demps, Charles Rudolph, Deena Dunham, Ayana Wilson, Edgar Vann and Ken Donaldson.

WORDS OF THE WEEK, from Alan Cohen: “It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar to embrace the new.

But there is no security in what is no longer meaningful. In movement there is life and in change there is power.”

Let the music play!

Steve Holsey can be reached at Svh517@aol.com and PO Box 02843, Detroit, MI 48202

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NO ONE is happier about all this than Motown founder Berry Gordy, who told his own fascinating story in his 1994 autobiography, “To Be Loved,” subtitled “The Music, the Magic, the Memories of Motown.”

From page D-1 Musical” is Memphisborn Valisia Lekae. This is not her first time on Broadway. She appeared in “Ragtime,” “The Book of Morman,” “110 in the Shade” and “The Threepenny Opera.” Off-Broadway she performed in “Almost Heaven,” the John Denver musical.

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL The Detroit Public Library Commission is seeking sealed competitive Requests for Proposal for the Asphalt Paving and Concrete Sidewalk Replacement at the Main Branch of the Detroit Public Library located at 5201 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48202 .

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from the Purchasing office located at 5201 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, 48202, 313-481-1325. They may also be obtained from the Detroit Public Library website at detroitpubliclibrary.org.

Sealed documents are to be returned to the Purchasing office no later than Thursday , May 23, 2013 at 2:30PM (Detroit Michigan Time). No late, fax, e-mail or any other utilization of an electronic method to respond to this request will be accepted .

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There will be a meeting scheduled by the Facilities Project Manager to familiarize bidders, and any subcontractors, with the project and the site.

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The District is also seeking an alternate proposal for the standard and overtime hourly rate from an established painting contractor with a minimum of five years’ experience.

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All Proposals to be delivered the lobby of the J.W. E. Administration Building, Southfield Public Schools, 24661 Lahser, Southfield, MI 48033 attn: Martha Ritchie, Purchasing Manager. Proposals are to be in a sealed envelope clearly marked: “Painting” and returned no later than 2:00 p.m. EST, Thursday, April 25, 2013 at which time bids will be opened and public read. Proposals must be submitted on the official Form provided, which can be found on the district website at www.southfield. k12.mi.us.. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Late bids will not be accepted. A 5% bid security bond will be required.

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DESC is seeking a qualified vendor to provide Payroll and Check Processing Services for DESC. These services will be designed to meet the needs of DESC staff and program participants. Organizations must have at least three (3) years of experience providing the type of work requested in this RFP. The contract period will be July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014. The contract will operate with funds from the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Wagner-Peyser, and other sources of funds that may become available.

There will be no Pre-Proposal Bidders’ Conference for this solicitation. ALL questions must be submitted in writing via email to rshimkoski@detempsol.org no later than April 19, 2013 by 4:00 p.m.

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THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF EMPLOYMENT The Detroit Workforce Development Board (DWDB), in partnership with the local Chief Elected Official, the Mayor of the city of Detroit, is directly responsible and accountable to the Workforce Development Agency, State of Michigan (WDASOM) for the planning and oversight of all workforce training and services in the workforce development area.

Effective July 1, 2012, the Chief Elected Official, the Detroit Workforce Development Board, and Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation (DESC) became parties to a Governance Agreement dated June 28, 2012 pursuant to which DESC became the depository and primary administrative and fiscal agent for workforce development funds available to the Board for use and disbursement in the local workforce development area.

Notice is hereby given that the DESC is requesting a waiver of the prohibition on the use of Individual Training Accounts (ITAs) for older and out-of-school youth from the Workforce Development Agency, State of Michigan. The waiver will give DESC permission to appropriately use ITAs for youth participants without the need to co-enroll them in the Adult and Dislocated Worker Program. This waiver would allow older and out-of-school youth to select approved ITA programs from Michigan’s eligible provider lists.

Individuals or groups that may be affected by this waiver request and the general public (including business and organized labor) may comment on the waiver by electronic mail or U.S. mail. Please mail comments to Robert Shimkoski, Manager, DESC’s Planning Unit, 707 W. Milwaukee – 2nd Floor, Detroit, MI 48202, or send comments by email to rshimkoski@detempsol.org. The deadline for comments is April 5, 2013. Comments will be forwarded to the Workforce Development Agency, State of Michigan.

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Soul Affirmation: I let my mind go slack and tighten up my body Lucky Numbers: 2, 45, 47

advice that will come from someone you’ve often regarded as foolish.

You run into difficulties with one of your projects. Don’t worry, it’s only temporary. How you manage your mind will affect the eventual outcome.

Soul Affirmation: The deed is done. I must wait for the results to unfold.

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Some people may not “get’’ where you’re coming from, but ask your family and significant other to give you time to explain your way of looking at life this week. Do it calmly and confidentially.

Soul Affirmation: I let go and let my spirit take control.

Lucky Numbers: 17, 30, 47

If there is someone or something that you’re avoiding, don’t panic if you find you must confront what you’ve been hiding from. Wait for things to work themselves out.

Don’t force the issue. Time solves more problems than you ever could.

Soul Affirmation: I seek connection with the best that is in me.

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GEMINI

Now’s a better than usual time for self-reflection and meditation.

Share your ideas. They’re more valuable than you think. Appreciation comes from someone far away.

Soul Affirmation: I admit what I really want out of life this week.

Lucky Numbers: 23, 29, 38

CANCER

Creativity comes from a deep source. Take the chance to pursue creative goals. Others will understand later. You and a child can come to an unmatched understanding. Speak truth and let the chips fall where they may.

Soul Affirmation: I do not allow demands to be placed on me this week.

LIBRA

Be flexible. There are many ways to be right and your lover or friend will have come up with one that is different from yours. Remember you sometimes have to give a little to get a little.

Soul Affirmation: I see myself as a finisher rather than a starter this week.

Lucky Numbers: 11, 24, 29

SCORPIO

Use your natural magnetism to get to someone who might be hard to reach. If you have a problem that you need to get off your chest tell a relative or friend, don’t hold it inside. Where’s the party? Find it.

You need a social setting to make the magnetism work best.

Soul Affirmation: I give thanks for the chance to give.

Lucky Numbers: 45, 47, 49

LEO

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Lucky Numbers: 15, 32, 33

SAGITTARIUS

Even if you can’t be with someone you care for, call that person or send a Soul Vibration to let them know you care. You’ll feel better and so will the person. Take time to meditate on the good things life has in stored for you.

Soul Affirmation: The success of others is the investment I make in myself.

Lucky Numbers: 5, 27, 38

CAPRICORN

A person is only as good as their word. If you have made any promises recently, remember to follow through. People will be counting on you. Any dissatisfaction you feel might come from not doing what you told someone that you would do.

Soul Affirmation: Superficiality is often the best route to clarity.

Lucky Numbers: 14, 50, 51

AQUARIUS

If you’re not sure about a business deal ask someone who knows.

Asking questions now can help avoid mistakes in the future. The love that you have been looking for is right in front of you. Your ability to see it improves this week.

Soul Affirmation: When I am clear about who I am, the world becomes clearer.

Lucky Numbers: 16, 19, 20

PISCES

Your ability to display enormous grace under enormous pressure will be tested this week. Use your gifts this week to transcend petty criticism. Consider the source and know that you are doing just fine.

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Once reserved for distribution to a writer’s close family and friends, these books are now respected as an affordable option with every bit as much potential for becoming bestsellers as those produced by the New York houses.

“Countless books published this way have gone on to become best-sellers, from ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ to ‘Still Alice’ to ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad,’’’ says independent publisher Sheryn Hara, founder of the 30year-old Book Publishers Network (www.bookpublishersnetwork.com) and author of the new how-to, “Self-Publish Successfully.”

“But it’s important to note that these don’t look like they were just spit out of the inkjet printer in your bedroom. You have to have a good product if you want even a shot at success. That means good content that’s well edited, a good cover, good layout and a good print job. Additionally, you can expect to spend a lot of time and/or money marketing, promoting and getting publicity for your book.”

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er. Get quotes from at least three printers, and ask for samples of books and papers. Use only a printer whose main job is printing; most of these are located in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan.

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• Paper. For most books, you’re probably safe going with the “house paper” recommended by the printer. If your book has a lot of pictures, you may want to use gloss paper.

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“Decide on your budget, and then look at the quality of books produced by publishers you’re considering. Frankly, the better the quality, the more the book will cost,” Hara says.

“Your pocketbook and your goals should help make the decision easier.”

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