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Vol. 85 – No. 32 | April 13-19, 2022

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Whitmer Files Lawsuit to Protect Legal Abortion Rights for Women in State

By Sherri Kolade

Adam Hollier

In 1973, a historic U.S. Supreme Court case, Roe v. Wade, granted accessible rights for women to have legal abortions constitutionally. Now the controversial case is deemed at risk if it’s overturned for the roughly 25 million women and girls of reproductive age in America.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently took a stance on the matter of the rights of women in Michigan and their reproductive choices and access.

On Wednesday, April 7, Whitmer filed a lawsuit and used her executive authority to request that the Michigan Supreme Court immediately resolve whether Michigan’s Constitution protects the right to abortion, according to a press release. Described as a Gov. Whitmer “nationwide assault on abortion,” Whitmer is seeking to give Michigan women the choice to abort their babies under constitutional rights established 49 years ago in Roe v.

Wade.

“In the coming weeks, we will learn if the U.S. Supreme Court decides to overturn Roe v.

Wade,” said Whitmer in a press release. “If Roe is overturned, abortion could become illegal in Michigan in nearly any circumstance—including in cases of rape and incest— and deprive Michigan women of the ability to make critical health care decisions for themselves. This is no longer theoretical: it is reality.”

The potential overturning of Roe v. Wade could prevent legal abortion for one-third of people ages 15–49, according to Planned Parenthood statistics.

The figures are based on populations in over 20 states that have a combination of pre-Roe v. Wade bans, “trigger bans,” which would automatically make abortion illegal if Roe falls, and/or legislatures with an established history of passing abortion restrictions, according to statistics.

Whitmer said that politics should not drive important medical decisions.

“A woman must be able to make her own medical decisions with the advice of a healthcare professional she trusts – politicians shouldn’t make that decision for her,” Whitmer said.

“Overturning Roe will criminalize abortion and impact nearly 2.2 million Michigan women. If a woman is forced to continue a pregnancy against her will, it can have devastating conse-

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The Race for 13

Sharon McPhail

Adrian Tonon

Community Leaders Fight To Ensure District Has Black Leadership

Shri Thanedar

Rogelio Landin

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hen Rep. Brenda Lawrence (MI-14) announced in January that she wouldn’t seek a fifth term in Congress, it sent shockwaves locally and nationally. Locally, many expected Lawrence, a Democrat and Michigan’s lone Black Lawmaker on Capitol Hill, to run for re-election in the revamped 12th District after the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission adopted - amid much controversy - new congressional and state legislative maps.

On the coattail of Lawrence’s announcement, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (MI-13) announced that she wouldn’t run for re-election in the 13th Congressional District, instead opting to run in the redrawn 12th District, leaving the door to the 13th wide open.

The reconfigured 13th is a “majority-minority” district, with Black people making up 45% of the population. In addition to much of Detroit and all of Highland Park, Hamtramck, and the Grosse Pointes, the district includes Allen Park, Dearborn Heights, Ecorse, Lincoln Park, Melvindale, River Rouge, Romulus, Southgate, Taylor, Wayne, and Wyandotte.

With the many political moving parts afoot - known and unknown - a floodgate of Black candidates have emerged with eyes on the open congressional seat in the 13th. To date, the African American candidates - all Democrats – who have filed to run or seriously considering a run at Congress include John Conyers III (the late Congressman John Conyers Jr.’s son), Sherry Gay-Dagnogo (former state representative, current Detroit School Board member), Michael Griffie (educator, attorney), Sharon McPhail (attorney, former city council member), Adam Hollier (state senator), Angela McIntosh (business owner), Toni Mua (social change advocate), Portia Roberson (CEO, Focus: Hope), and Lorrie Rutledge (business owner). Non-African

Americans running are Rogelio Landin (Director, U.S. Mexico Chamber of Commerce), Shri Thanedar (state senator), and Adrian Tonon (Detroit’s Economy Ambassador). The deadline for filing is April 19.

In an effort to prevent splitting Black votes, Wayne County Executive Warren C. Evans convened a coalition called the Legacy Committee for Unified Leadership. The group represented a broad sector of Detroit’s core makeup, including politics, religion, community and civil rights advocacy, business, labor unions, and education. The committee’s goal: select a “consensus candidate” who would galvanize Black voters and win.

In March, the coalition selected State Senator Adam Hollier as its “consensus candidate.” Some of the 20-plus members of the committee included Dr. Yvette McElroy Anderson (Director, Fannie Lou Hamer PAC), Rev. Wendell Anthony (Senior Pastor, Fellowship Chapel, President, NAACP Detroit), Rev. Dr. Steve Bland, Jr. (Senior Pastor, Liberty Temple Baptist Church, President, Council of Baptist Pastors of Detroit & Vicinity), Marvin Beatty (developer and business owner) Bishop Edgar Vann (Senior Pastor, Second Ebenezer Church), Kandia Milton (Chair, The Black Slate, Inc.), Negus Vu (The People’s Action), and Ric Preuss (business agent, IBEW Local 58).

“Our goal was simple,” said Evans.

“We wanted to come together in unity to put our collective power behind the candidate with the best chance to win the seat. Adam Hollier’s political and military experience, along with the fact that he has worked hard to serve constituents of the 19 diverse communities within the district, sets him apart from the other candidates. He has a strong fundraising team and a campaign network to compete on the national level.”

“I’m incredibly grateful that the committee selected me,” Hollier told the Chronicle. “But I wasn’t introducing myself to the Legacy Committee. The

committee knew me through the work that I’ve done. I’ve won two state senate elections in the 13th. The people in the district know me, and they know my work.”

Hollier also picked up endorsements from the DNC Black Caucus, chaired

by Virgie M. Rollins, and has garnered support from veterans and the Bengali, South Asian, and White communities across the district.

Other candidates have picked up key endorsements. Congresswoman Lawrence has emphatically endorsed Portia Roberson, calling the Focus: Hope CEO “ethical, with integrity and the skills to tap into federal resources and address the needs of the district she will represent.”

“I’m thrilled to have Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence’s endorsement and support,” Roberson said. “The congresswoman is quite familiar with my work locally and nationally. But, I have to work hard to win because you can’t be anointed or appointed to Congress.”

Roberson has picked up endorsements from the Caroline French Club, comprised of about 60 prominent African American women in and around Detroit who want a Black woman to win the 13th Congressional seat. Wayne County Prosecutor Kim Worthy has also endorsed Roberson.

Before ascending to Focus: Hope’s top executive position, Roberson was a criminal defense attorney in the current Duggan administration and later worked for Worthy. On the federal level, Roberson was appointed by then-President Barack Obama to serve as Director of the Office of Intergovernmental and Public Liaison. She subsequently was the Detroit Lead for the White House Domestic Policy Office’s Strong Cities, Strong Communities Initiative. Roberson is the current chair of the Michigan Civil Rights Commission.

Former City Council member and attorney Sharon McPhail, a long-time fixture in Detroit political and law circles,

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Detroit’s City Council Approves Recreational Adult-Use Marijuana Licensing

By Sherri Kolade

years since the initial ordinance was passed.

April is the annual celebration of National Cannabis Awareness Month and big things are happening in the City of Detroit to mark the occasion with the timely approval of a new ordinance for a 2022 adult-use marijuana policy.

The Detroit Metro Times reported that the Council members were required to have another hearing to let recreational marijuana businesses open after voting yes on increasing the number of dispensary licenses from 76 to 100 – and after changing their initial ordinance after a court injunction.

The Detroit City Council voted on Tuesday, April 5, 8-1 to approve the Adult-Use Marijuana Licensing Ordinance in the city’s weekly formal session.

Tate said that the licensing ordinance has two elements: non-equity and equity/legacy Detroiters, which caught the eye of courts.

Locally, the Detroit City Council in Nov 2020 unanimously voted yes for an ordinance that permits recreational marijuana sales made by adults. Social equity components tied to the ordinance will also yield favorable results for Detroit residents interested in entering this high-profit industry.

With the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, hemp became federally legal, making all hemp-derived products (like CBD oil) legal in the country. States also can designate their laws, and in late 2018, Then, Michigan became the first Midwestern state to legalize recreational marijuana. In Michigan, only

Photo: Getty Images adults over 21 may use cannabis legally.

Detroit City Councilman James Tate told the Michigan Chronicle a week before the vote that it’d been a long but productive two

“We created two tracts because we did not want them (equity/legacy Detroiters) competing against more well-funded and well-resourced individuals,” Tate said. “We have a provision where we worked on the social equity portion of the ordinance that focused on ensuring that Detroiters have not just an opportunity into the industry but really identifying ways to make sure that they are a success for those legacy Detroiters.”

To be considered a “Legacy Detroiter,” applicants must have lived in the city for 15 of the last 30 years, including the past year;

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Candidates From page A-1 has picked up a key endorsement from the Michigan Democratic Party Black Caucus. McPhail also topped a recent poll conducted by Target Insyght of Lansing.

“I’ve known Sharon McPhail since 1993 when she ran for mayor,” said Keith Williams, chair, Michigan Democratic Party Black Caucus. “She cares deeply about Black people and her work to empower Black people speaks for itself.

She has loved this community for decades. Many candidates say they love the community, but I ask, ‘Are they in the community?’ ” Sherry Gay-Dagnogo, according to her campaign’s website, has received endorsements from the legendary Judge Greg Mathis, the Honorable Teola Hunter, Wendell Byrd, Detroit City Councilmembers James Tate, Angela Whitfield Calloway, and Fred Durhal, III. Pastors Ethan Sheard, Oscar King,

Ovella Davis, and Spencer T. Ellis, and other clergy have endorsed Gay-Dagnogo.

Endorsements from Harper Woods Mayor Valerie Kindle and Eastpointe Mayor Monique Owens have gone to the candidate.

A staffer for former City Council legends Clyde Cleveland and Alberta Tinsley-Talabi, Gay-Dagnogo, a former Detroit teacher, is an at-large member of the Detroit Public Schools Board of Education. Prior to her election to the board, Gay-Dagnogo was a fourterm member of the Michigan House of Representatives (8th District). She was the first woman to chair the Michigan Legislative Detroit Caucus and the first Urban Education Advisory chair. Gay-Dagnogo was lauded by the Legal Aid and Defenders Association for her passion and commitment to sponsoring or co-sponsoring key legislation signed into law, many associated with criminal justice reform and equal access to justice.

Most political insiders believe the Democratic candidate who wins the

New Ordinance From page A-1 have lived in the city for 13 of the previous 30 years, including the previous year, and qualify as low-income or have lived in the city for 10 of the last 30 years including the past year and have a marijuana conviction. The ordinance will be featured as an amendment to the Detroit City Code.

“The whole ordinance was approved Nov. 2020 and got caught up in court with a lawsuit filed against Detroit,” Tate said, adding that a judge said the city’s ordinance could be considered “unconstitutional” because of an unbalanced playing field for legacy Detroit residents looking to make their mark in the cannabis space.

Tate added that the injunction led the city to a place where they could fight the ordinance or tweak it and create a new ordinance. “(We) took the latter approach,” Tate said, adding in a previously published quote that he’s seen around the country where people who live in a city benefiting from a marijuana industry are “frozen out” and are unable to participate for various reasons, including financial ones.

According to the city, passing this ordinance grants licensing for these state-approved categories: • Adult-use retailer establishment • Grower • Processor • Safety compliance facility • Temporary marijuana event • Microbusiness • Designated consumption lounge • Secure transporter Tate added that while the city could not “wave a magic wand” to remove financial burdens for entrepreneurs looking to enter the industry, tremendous strides have been made, including mirroring the state of Michigan by reducing application fees.

“Based upon you living in [a] disproportionately impacted community like Detroit, you can receive up to a 75 percent discount for your licensing application here,” Tate said. He listened to colleagues and others in the industry to make this local industry more equitable. “I think the most important [thing is] making sure we have space provided for those previously incarcerated for marijuana-related convictions … lastly [we] included elements for community engagement that also helped strengthen this ordinance … [so the] community [has more understanding] on what is coming to their neighborhoods.”

Primary Election on Aug. 2, 2022, will win the General Election on Nov. 8 since the 13th Congressional is a stronghold for Democratic voters.

Historically speaking, the 13th has sent a long list of African American Democrats to Capitol Hill, beginning with Charles Diggs elected in 1954, followed by George Crockett, Jr., Barbara-Rose Collins, Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, Hansen Clarke, and John Conyers. Brenda Jones was elected to complete Conyers’ final term in Congress.

While endorsements and doing well in the polls are good, the voters are the real endorsers.

Many political insiders believe if the 13th is to elect an African American to Congress, Black voters must voice their choice at the polls or via absentee ballots in big numbers. If Thanedar wins the 13th Congressional seat and Tlaib is victorious in the 12th, there will be no African Americans in congress representing Black Detroiters and neighboring cities with substantial Black populations when the 118th Congress con-

Former Detroit Lion Rob Sims, the co-founder of the Michigan-based cannabis company Primitive Group, said previously that he supports the ordinance and feels Detroit is trying to “do the right thing” from the social equity perspective.

“I am for this ordinance for a lot of different reasons,” he said. “I’m looking forward to touching more people in the city of Detroit with our medicine.”

The ordinance also states that at least $1 million generated yearly from licensing sales can go toward various adult-use social equity initiatives. The release added and a portion of adultuse sales taxes will also fund substance use prevention programming for youth, according to the city’s marijuana ordinance.

According to the city website, Councilman James Tate led the charge on this legislation that champions a social equity program (SEP) that guarantees that no less than 50% of all license types will be awarded to Detroit Legacy applicants.

Tate told the Chronicle previously that with at least 80 percent of the city being African American, he recognizes that the industry has not been “welcoming” to people of color. Statistics don’t lie either locally-- Detroiters in Detroit own only four percent of the 45 marijuana-based retail establishments, and even amending ordinances won’t please everyone.

“There is no perfect ordinance that would satisfy everyone,” Tate said.

“In the city of Detroit as we have gone through this process we realize ... as you please one group … it triggers concerns in another group.”

Tate added that “sound policy” is the way to go while building up an equitable, diverse industry in the city, especially for Detroiters looking for a way into the industry.

“Detroit will become, I believe, a major player in terms of adult-use cannabis,” he said. “It’s clear there is a desire here from folks.”

Tate said in a press release after the ordinance that he is “thankful” that Detroit will join the 23 Michigan municipalities that have allowed adult-use cannabis licensing in its borders.

“But the goal has never been to simply have licensing within the city, but to create policy that works to address the inequities that so many Detroiters have experienced trying to pursue an opportunity in this industry,” Tate said.

Applications for adult-use licensing for licenses could begin as early as Wednesday, April 20, the effective date of the ordinance.

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Nevertheless, Keith Williams said, “let the process work” to make sure Black Detroiters continue to have Black representation in Congress.

“Right now, the political people are making decisions, but ultimately, it’s the voters in the community and from block clubs and community groups who will determine the winner in the 13th - and 12th, for that matter,” said Williams. “If we want to win and keep those districts Black, we must maximize our efforts with seniors because the Millennials – God bless them – are not as engaged in the political process.”

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Abortion Rights From page A-1 quences, including keeping families in poverty and making it harder for women and families to make ends meet.”

The current version of Michigan’s law criminalizing abortion without exceptions for rape or incest was enacted in 1931. In 1973, the passage of Roe v. Wade rendered Michigan’s 1931 ban unconstitutional and abortion became legal in the state of Michigan.

Roe v. Wade might be overturned as the majority-conservative Supreme Court hears a case, Dobbs v. Jackson, that could overturn the abortion ruling and set a new beginning for pro-lifers.

According to a poll from January 2022, 67.3% of Michiganders support Roe, and 65.7% support repealing Michigan’s 1931 trigger ban on abortion. Over 77%, believe abortion should be a woman’s decision. A sizeable majority of Michiganders agree that abortion is a decision for a woman to make in consultation with a medical professional she trusts.

Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist told the Michigan Chronicle that he is proud of Whitmer for taking action.

“That is a unique power of the governor of Michigan in this case (that) affirms … that women in Michigan have a constitutional right according to our state constitution,” Gilchrist said adding that access to abortion is necessary. “If that is what they deem is the right choice for them and to me ...women have the power and legal authority to make these decisions.”

Gilchrist also said the choice to abort is often the “single biggest economic decision” a woman will make and removing that right is “hampering economic freedom.”

Pastor John Edward Duckworth of Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church told the Michigan Chronicle that while he may not agree with abortion 100 percent, he acknowledges that people can make choices.

“My pro-life is totally different – I look at the total picture,” Duckworth said adding that he understands that many people get abortions because they are unable to financially care for their children among other reasons.

He also feels that there is hypocrisy among people who are against abortion but also against the Black Lives Matter movement, and against government-funded programs and resources, like welfare, that help children after they are born.

“These individuals are just pro-birth,” he said.

“They don’t give a care once born.”

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2018 women in their 20s accounted for over half, 58

percent, of abortions, with the majority taking place before the 13-week mark and the overall number of abortions on the decline. From 2009 to 2018, the number of terminations fell by 22 percent and the rate declined by 24 percent.

Viability is at the center of the controversy.

Medically slated to begin at roughly 24 weeks, viability determines the earliest moment a fetus could survive outside the womb. The Supreme Court began hearing the case in October with a decision expected by June 2022.

Michigan abortion providers and OB/GYNs also commend Whitmer’s actions to protect abortion access.

“Abortion is a necessary part of health care that every Michigander should be able to access,” said Dr. Michael Hertz, a northern Michigan OB/ GYN. “We must do all we can here in Michigan to protect this access for the health and well-being of our patients. These actions are important to ensuring that abortion remains safe, legal, and available in Michigan.”

Seven Michigan prosecutors are also on board and pledged to protect a woman’s right to choose

and released a joint statement on behalf of Kym L. Worthy Wayne County Prosecutor, Karen D. McDonald Oakland County Prosecutor, Carol A. Siemon Ingham County Prosecutor, Eli Savit Washtenaw County Prosecutor, David Leyton Genesee County Prosecutor, Prosecutor, Matthew J. Wiese Marquette County Prosecutor and Jeffrey S. Getting Kalamazoo County Prosecutor.

“Michigan’s anti-abortion statutes were written and passed in 1931. There were no women serving in the Michigan legislature.

Those archaic statutes are unconstitutionally and dangerously vague, leaving open the potential for criminalizing doctors, nurses, anesthetists, health care providers, office receptionists – virtually anyone who either performs or assists in performing these medical procedures,” they stated.

“We cannot and will not support criminalizing reproductive freedom or creating unsafe, untenable situations for health care providers and those who seek abortions in our communities. Instead, we will continue to dedicate our limited resources towards the prosecution of serious crimes and the pursuit of justice for all.”

Staff Writer Megan Kirk contributed to this report.

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Non-profit sector veteran Khalilah Burt Gaston is already rolling up her sleeves and getting to problem-solving after several months at the non-profit organization Song Foundation working as its first executive director.

The Song Foundation, a $40-milllion foundation founded by Dug and Linh Song, hired Gaston to further their equitable work and goals of strengthening the foundation’s long-term development.

Gaston told the Michigan Chronicle that after starting in early February, she has used her time to have one-on-ones with community members, meet with the Songs, and do a deep dive into the world of non-profit work.

“We’ve been getting to know one another more deeply and talking about what the next 12 months look like from the Foundation,” she said adding that from a strategic and operational standpoint she is also making a lot of connections in the field.

The Ann Arbor-based Foundation began operating at a time when critical assistance was needed the most -- in 2020, and since the nascent organization came into existence, they have awarded 10 grants (totaling nearly $2 million). The awards represent the foundation’s goals of investing in innovative people and organizations that are improving quality of life, while helping to build a more just and equitable world.

Grants previously awarded by the Song Foundation include: • Washtenaw Small Business Resiliency Fund ($1 million in March 2020) • Knight-Wallace Midwest News Fellowship (two-year grant totaling $200,000 in August 2020) • Project Clean Slate – City of Detroit ($25,000 in December 2021) “Taking on the leadership of this foundation is a rare opportunity to bring together everything I’ve learned along my professional journey, and to apply those lessons learned to establish a framework and best practices that are rooted in our shared passion to serve communities in need,” said Gaston in a press release. “What convinced me to commit to this incredible responsibility was meeting Linh and Dug, and to hear their heart and their core convictions, to hear about the culture they want to create as they embark on taking a very young family foundation to the next level. It’s very empowering when, as an executive director, I don’t have to retrofit strategies and practices to accommodate an existing institution, I really have the opportunity to work hand-inhand and shoulder-to-shoulder with the founders to create something new together.”

The Foundation’s current grant portfolio has largely been directed toward pandemic-related economic relief efforts for health care, small business, and community service organizations that are closely aligned with the Songs’ interests and passions.

A December 2019 search process,

The Song Foundation, founded in Ann Arbor, hired non-profit sector veteran Khalilah Burt Gaston as its first executive director. Gaston’s addition will spearhead the next phase of advancing the foundation’s long-term development. Photo by Moon Reflections Photography

Khalilah Burt Gaston Tapped as Song Foundation’s First Executive Director

involving a search company, narrowed down executive director finalists to Gaston when she was selected after a several-round interview.

The Songs selected Gaston to lead the process of creating an internal structure that best aligns with their mission, adding her 20 years of leadership and industry experience to navigate the foundation’s multi-dimensional, expansive operations.

Gaston’s career in philanthropy and non-profit administration includes her tenure as a program manager at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, leading their early childhood education efforts in Detroit and managing a statewide grant portfolio and investments of $80 million.

Gaston has also served as executive director of Vanguard Community Development Corporation, and a development specialist at the State of Michigan Land Bank Authority. Most recently, Gaston led her own strategic consulting practice, Glidepath Strategies, supporting clients in Detroit and nationally.

Energized Engagement While overseeing the organization’s day-to-day management, Gaston will lead the strategic planning process over the next year to develop a long-term strategy to refine its grant-making priorities. In partnership with the Songs, Gaston will also establish best practices that advance principles of trust-based philanthropy through collaboration, systemic equity, and transparency in engagement with the communities and organizations it serves.

“As we begin to define the framework for the foundation’s future, we have the ability to start with proven practices that recognize that philanthropy is not a one-way process, that it’s an exercise in learning together with the community, as well as actively fostering direct engagement that builds trust and respect between donor and grantee, which is also a big part of why we’re so excited to have Khalilah to lead this work,“ said Linh Song, who is currently serving her first term as Ann Arbor Council Member

Autism Deconstructed:

Autism Alliance Links Resources in the Black Community

By Sherri Kolade There is no cure for autism but early prevention is key to this neurological and medical disorder that impacts one in 68 children in the U.S., according to CDC statistics.

It also impacts Black families more dynamically with sometimes slower diagnosis timing, misdiagnosis, lack of treatment plans, and lack of appropriate medical care in comparison to white counterparts.

The CDC reports that Black and Hispanic children are less likely to be identified on time with autism spectrum disorder than their white counterparts.

“These differences suggest that Black and Hispanic children may face socioeconomic or other barriers that lead to a lack of or delayed access to evaluation, diagnosis, and services,” according to the website.

The state of Michigan is now the fifth-largest autism population (as compared to other U.S. states in 2007), according to the non-profit organization Autism Alliance of Michigan (AAoM).

The autism spectrum disorder is a life-long neurological disability that is marked by significant social communication and behavioral traits. This disorder’s severity can vary widely from one individual to another. The term “spectrum” refers to this range of social-communication and behavioral deficits, according to www.michigan.gov.

Autism, described as the fastest-growing developmental disability in the nation affects boys four to five times more often than girls, according to the National Institute of Mental Health Online.

However, even with worldwide recognition, there are significant disparities still across the board impacting Black youth and adults who have autism. Nationwide statistics report that even after parents express valid concern to healthcare professionals (about children possibly having autism) it can take an additional three years for a diagnosis. Proper treatment after diagnosis is another waiting game, too, at times.

Colleen Allen, president, and CEO of AAoM told the Michigan Chronicle that some treatment delays can be accounted for because of complex systems surrounding autism and not to mention the challenging layers of Medicaid.

“From the state level to local community mental health (there are) differences in processes and intake and maybe you get someone who knows how to help a family get through that,” Allen said adding that the Alliance’s goal is to help with the “hand-holding” process to empower families most in need. “That is our goal and we do that at no cost we … need to get to those hard to reach.”

AAoM Outreach Manager Joanna Lofton, also the parent of an adult son, Edward (who was diagnosed with autism at 2 years old) told the Michigan Chronicle in an exclusive interview that it’s an uphill battle she’s learned to fight in the case of her 30-year-old son and for others who she has seen first hand how these disparities impact Black families in the day-to-day.

Lofton said that her son was diagnosed early primarily due to other physical issues (including having seizures) helped him to have an earlier and more rigorous medical intervention, which not all Black families are privy to according to statistics and experiences she has seen with her own eyes.

“Communities of color tend to be much later (diagnosed),” Lofton said. “We stay way behind. … There is a lag in actual treatment for people of color and some of it we know has to do with families not going in as early in our community.”

Lofton said this is sometimes due to some historically-sensitive fears surrounding Black communities who have a “historical fear” of medical treatment due to the history of the Tuskegee airmen experiment and Henrietta Lacks.

“We have our own reluctance to contact the medical professionals and once we do there is that perception that our kids are OK or our kids are going to grow out of it,” she said, adding that the Alliance’s goal is to change that narrative and then some. “Really our goal empowering those families (so) that they don’t

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Through their focused engagement and grantmaking strategies, the Song Foundation is committed to reducing and eliminating barriers for potential grantees to successfully seek and secure philanthropic funding. In practice, the foundation will implement protocols that simplify the application and reporting process, and establish strong, equitable relationships with grantees built on shared goals, responsive communication, and transparency.

Gaston told the Michigan Chronicle that the Song family has an “enduring commitment” to equity and justice and that will continue to be a major part of the foundational work.

“As they set up this organizational philanthropy they’ve always given to those causes-- always supported grassroots organizations in their personal giving,” Gaston said adding that they are transitioning from personal giving to organizational giving. “Black leaders can look to really focus on creating equitable opportunities with our giving.”

While the foundation will continue to award grants throughout 2022, the leadership team is already engaged in shaping its long-term growth strategy and expects to announce plans for the foundation’s next phase by the end of the year. The Song Foundation has also engaged public accounting firm, Plante Moran, to serve as their back office for financial management.

Down the line, the Foundation plans to increase staffing later this year or next year with no more than five people.

Gaston added that the Foundation is also looking forward to hearing from community members and more.

“People have reached out to inquire about our priorities and scheduling some of those meetings,” she said adding that a listening session is in the works for the summer and fall.

“We are a start-up foundation, and we approach our internal growth knowing that we’re joining an already vibrant ecosystem of philanthropic organizations in the region. We don’t intend to behave like a start-up tech firm that exists to disrupt the market,” said Dug Song, currently the chief strategy officer of Cisco Security. “We do hope that the lessons we’ve learned from our careers, our backgrounds, and our successes will drive us to develop an organization that does the most good in the most direct way.”

The Song Foundation is currently governed by a three-member board that includes the Songs and attorney Peter Katz, vice president and general counsel for cybersecurity firm Expel, and lecturer at the University of Michigan Law School. Katz previously served as general counsel for Duo Security and is based in Ann Arbor.

Another element of their long-term strategy, the current board intends to expand its membership in 2023 to reflect its commitment to empowering leaders, representing diverse communities and industry sectors, as partners in the foundation’s direction and development.

need forever.

“It is really a lifelong disability and that is the issue that families don’t understand how to navigate that system.”

She added that despite the reasons behind a lack (and lag) of treatment, she wants families to know when they do come in that -- while the earlier the better – it’s never too late to be seen.

“We have some 60-year-olds we have worked with,” she said of the Alliance.

Lofton added that another layer to this medical complexity is helping keep Black autistic youth safe, and their families, amid fears for police brutality and more.

“For many of our families it is more about keeping them safe because we have those other inherent issues … fear of … not knowing what is going to happen to our children,” Lofton said adding that she worries every time her son walks out the door. “If it hadn’t been for the Alliance … he would not be doing as well as he is doing.”

The organization is also hosting its annual fundraiser Michigan Shines for Autism Gala Saturday, at 6 p.m. to midnight April 23 at the Motor City Casino, which is open to the public with tickets still available as of press time.

“The fundraiser allows us to do this great work,” Allen said adding that monies raised from the annual event helps reduce the age of diagnosis and allows for more inclusive equality education.

AAoM Clinical Specialist and Navigator Manager Jill Matson told the Michigan Chronicle that with a background as a pediatric nurse working in the field (for about 20 years) she is passionate about bridging the gap between communities of color and rural populations who don’t always have easily accessible treatment.

“Some of the strategies we’ve used here at the Alliance is with some of our efforts and endeavors we have often looked for populations where there were a lot of these gaps and services and what we could do to partner with these and increase awareness and do some advocating for minority families and families of color,” Matson said.

In Michigan, the Great Start Program offers Early On® as a resource for infants and toddlers from birth to three years of age with developmental delays and/or disabilities. Early On® can be reached at Early On at 1-800-EarlyOn (1-800-327-5966) or www.1800EarlyOn. org.

For more information on the fundraiser visit Autismallianceofmichigan.org.

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The Credit Game

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By Megan Kirk Credit is a main component in purchasing power. Whether it is for a home or car, credit scores can impact approval.

However, many are not aware of their credit scores and often commit credit faux pas effectively lowering their score.

A difficult task to raise, it is crucial for consumers to keep their credit limit high to increase purchasing power. However, it is not the only number to be aware of when shopping around for the perfect home.

Though credit is a contributor in making large purchases, such as a home, it is not the determinant. Credit scores help creditors get a snapshot of how debts have been handled by consumers in the past, but it does not provide the full picture. Debt-to-income ratios are taken into account when determining a person’s purchase power and are ultimately the key to unlocking your home.

“The credit score is used to determine a client’s rate and the costs associated with it.

The score is not used to determine buying power, one’s Debt to Income Ratio, DTI, is. We determine how much buying power a client has by taking all of the debts on their credit report, as well as any other financial obligations such as alimony and child support and dividing the required monthly payments by their gross monthly income to determine the client’s DTI,” says Brian Cook, a Triple Crown Mortgage Banker. “Most of the time, people with better credit will have lower rates on their debts, meaning their monthly payments are lower. This in turn gives people more buying power because their money can go towards their purchase rather than interest to the creditors.”

Statistically, African American communities typically have lower credit scores and higher rates of DTI. Enlarging the wealth gap, credit and DTI can make it harder for Black and brown communities to obtain the American dream of homeownership, which has been shown to have a direct correlation to wealth. To curve this, consumers must take charge of their credit and lower the amount of debt coming out of their pockets.

“One can improve their credit rating by having older accounts that are in good standing, keeping utilization under 30 percent of the credit limit and consistently making on-time payments. Collections can be negotiated once sold to debt collection agencies and there are credit specialists who are experts in this field to assist with those,” says Cook.

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Alan C. Young & Associates, Van Conway & Partners Collaborate on Joint Venture

By Sherri Kolade Alan C. Young & Associates, P.C., one of the country’s largest minority-owned Certified Public Accounting firms announced a joint venture with Van Conway & Partners, a national boutique financial advisory and business consultancy firm with broad capabilities. The Young Conway Group, LLC (YCG) Chairman & CEO Alan C. Young and President Van E. Conway made the announcement.

YCG is an NMSDC certified minority business enterprise (MBE) that provides a full suite of financial services including turnaround and restructuring, dispute resolution and investigations, merger and acquisition advisory, litigation support/ expert witness services, transaction services, valuation advisory, enterprise profit improvements, fiduciary services, and capital formation and debt services. YCG will focus on providing services to clients in the automotive industry, higher education industry, government/municipal sectors, public and private business sectors, the banking industry, and the legal profession.

Young told the Michigan Chronicle that he and Conway have a great business relationship and they both decided it was time to join forces in this new venture.

“It just became time that if you’re going to do this, you need to do it now,” Young said during a recent interview. “People have been looking forward (to this),” Young said.

The joint firm employs over 50 professionals and is headquartered in Detroit. In addition to Young and Conway, the leadership team includes Chief Operating Officer, Rajeev Shah, Chief Administrative Of-

Van Conway (left) and Alan C. Young. ficer, Molly Conway, and Project Manager, Aaron C. Young. Both the Alan C. Young & Associates and Van Conway & Partners firms will remain as separate operating companies.

“Van is a longtime business colleague and friend and is nationally recognized as one of the leading experts in financial and turnaround management consulting,” Young added in a press release. “As a combined firm, we have expanded the scope of services and depth of expertise we bring to the marketplace as we navigate this crucial era in which virtually every industry is experiencing rapid change.” Young also explained, “We both started our professional careers at the firm now known as

Deloitte where Van attained the designation of Partner and I as Senior, the first professional of color to reach that level.”

Young said that the biggest benefit of this partnership is gleaning from Van Conway & Partners’ national skills while gaining new responsibilities through this broader lens.

“I have the people, they have the skill set,” Young told the Michigan Chronicle. “We’re already established with a lot of people at. … We just fit right into place.”

“I’m equally pleased to have joined with Alan in this new enterprise. Alan and I believe strongly in diversity of background,

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Kidpreuners

By Megan Kirk

Tiera Turner with sons MyKail and Miguel Moultrie (photo by Kourtni P. Graves)

Entrepreneurship has experienced a major boom, especially since the start of the pandemic.

As adults forge a new path of self-employment, children are also diving deep and learning to become their own bosses. Guiding their children down a path of self-discovery, parents are beginning to equip their children with financial skills that will last them throughout their adult lives through business education and experience.

Gone are the days of lemonade stands as children have begun to discover more avenues of enterprise. Managing education and entrepreneurship is a daunting task for adults, but more children are now entering the ring and turning their favorite pastimes into budding careers. Learning the first tools of ownership, young bosses have set their sights on greater and their parents are helping them along the way. Options are the name of the game and parents are laying them all out for their children.

“I want my kids to have options. I wanted them to have an option to say hey you can go to work for somebody or hey you

can do this, but you’re going to get your own money. I’m all for self-sufficiency and independence and I was raised by a single mother and I’ve been working since I was 16. So I don’t want my kids to have to go to a job if they don’t want to. I want them to have options,” says Tiera Turner, mother of MyKail and Miguel Moultrie who are authors, and owners of The Vend Bro’s, a vending machine operation.

For most parents, securing their child’s economic future is a main priority. Showing the pros and cons of both traditional 9 to 5 careers and ownership, parents are providing the full picture early on so children can learn the full scope of employment. Mother and son duo Brittani and Jaylen Staley launched a business at the request of Jaylen.

“I asked my 10-year-old son, he was 10 at the time, ‘what do you want to do for your birthday’ and he was like ‘I don’t want a birthday party, I want a business,” says Brittani Staley.

In the African American community, economic freedom is not granted to all. Financial ed-

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experience, opinions, and views as the best path to a sustainable business and client trust in our work,” said Conway, who has provided advisory services to under-performing businesses and related parties for more than thirty years.

Conway has been engaged as a consultant and financial advisor to clients in various industries, including automotive, manufacturing, municipal and governmental, health care, steel, services, contracting, distribution and transportation.

“The CEO has to look ahead and see where he (or she) wants to be, and then the CEO has to be smart enough to go grab those kinds of people. That probably know more than he (or she) does in their specific area,” Young said, adding that his job as CEO is not to know more than everybody. “My job as CEO is to bring the best people in those areas together.”

He added that the new business venture is ahead of the curve in that way with a combined group of employees.

Conway continued, “Our combined vision is to be the leading national minority-owned financial advisory and business consultancy firm as unique and diverse as the clients we serve. We have the opportunity to transform lives, businesses, and communities through the power of personal relationships and professional advice.”

“We’re ready to hit the ground running now,” Young said. “We already have.”

Young said that he encourages other minority-owned businesses to reach the top by encouraging the leader and/or CEO to know what their vision is and to get it off the ground.

For more information visit https:// www.theyoungconwaygroup.com/ or call, (313) 888-9210. YGC is headquartered at 7310 Woodward Ave. Suite 740B in Detroit.

Credit Game

start their own business will not have to contend with their personal credit to get their business up and going. While personal credit is associated with the consumer’s Social Security number, business credit is linked to a company’s Employer Identification Number, or EIN. A Tax ID Number may also be used to establish credit for a business.

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ability is not often taught in Black communities, economic education can help curve common mistakes made on credit and the accumulation of debt.

Mistakes early in credit establishment, which consumers can obtain as early as 18-years-old, can lead to a lifetime of playing catch up.

“The biggest mistakes I have seen are co-signing for debt, having high utilization meaning they are at or close to their max available credit limit and people believing they don’t need credit,” says Cook. “I sometimes get clients that think because they pay cash for everything that means they are in a good spot. In terms of credit, especially when qualifying for a mortgage, we need to see a history of credit,” Those looking to branch out and

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ucation is a gem that is not often passed down. Now, parents are looking to create a new narrative and break generational strongholds surrounding money management.

“A lot of times, people of color are not really knowledgeable about ways that they can generate economic wealth and generational wealth overall when it comes down to finances, that was not always taught for us historically. It’s really important for me to teach my son the value of money and it’s also really important for my son to understand that money can only go so far,” says Staley.

“Without having a mindset on how best to utilize and where it is best placed to produce better outcomes overall, is important.”

As the cost of living continues to rise, parents are being made to find new ways to provide for their families. Statistically, reports also show seven streams of income are needed to become wealthy.

By helping children generate revenue at a young age, parents are laying the

In addition to having a focus on hiring minorities and disabled veterans, all services provided to minority or veteran-owned businesses will be significantly discounted.

“Credit does impact this but personal credit and business credit are two different things. You typically need to establish business credit versus personal credit when using it for business purposes,” says Cook.

For those looking to get a handle on their personal finances, services are available that will help to build credit, decrease DTI and pity consumers in the perfect position for purchasing. Remembering to pay balances off on time and limit the amount of debts can make the difference between rental and ownership. foundation to create a stable economic future for their children.

“Look at the world right now. There’s inflation everywhere and food is inflated and we need food. That right there is the main purpose. They say you need several sources of income just to stay afloat and I think that’s a real thing. Residual income that you don’t have to tend to all the time is my favorite,” says Turner.

Parents who may be considering a route of entrepreneurship for their children are encouraged to start early, despite age. As time marches on, consider a child’s natural talent and interests as a basis for business-building.

“Figure out what they’re interested in. Figure out what their friends like.

Whenever you see a need, fill that need,” says Turner.

Children who have expressed interest in launching their own business to their parents are encouraged to nurture it and help them to expand on a dream that could teach them a valuable life lesson.

“All I’ve done so far is embraced the fact that he wants to have something that he has ownership of and can create and cultivate whatever thoughts he has,” says Staley.

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DAR new President urges Detroiters to acquire back their Equity

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DAR President Herb Strather

n a smashing Black Tie & Gym Shoes celebration this past weekend, Herb Strather received the gavel and became Detroit Association of Realtors newly elected President. This was a grand event, with Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield performing the Installation of Officers Ceremony and providing a motivational speech.

The Sharon Love Jones Band added to the evening with soulful Motown renditions. There was a surprise performance by Spyder Turner, of his hit song “Stand By Me.” The Detroit Association of Realtors is one of the oldest local Realtor Associations in the country. Founded in 1890, bringing 130 years of experience and credibility to its members. Strather stated “DAR fought the good fight for homeowners during the pandemic and the subsequent Great Depression that followed.” Strather is now calling on DAR members to fight the good fight again by siding with residents of Detroit in the fight for the 15,000 homeowners that lost their equity due to non-payment of property taxes when they were not required to pay property taxes in the first place.

At the top of Strather’s agenda for DAR is advocacy

and engagement. “This year we’ve got to walk the walk by helping to restore home ownership. We once had 55% homeowners, now we're down to 35% homeownership.

It’s time for us to stop crying and start buying. Others are eating our lunch and we’ve been watching but that’s over, declared Strather, we’re now ready to take back the “D.” Strather shared that DAR will engage with Detroit Public Schools to create a real estate curriculum for youth. During the Banquet, Strather presented three awards to young people: Brisa Munoz, age 17, for becoming the youngest realtor in the world. Andrea and Andreya Jackson, identical twins, who graduated at the top of their class at Mumford High School received a beautiful glass award.

This year DAR is reaching out and asking Detroiters to get involved by purchasing the real estate on your block, supporting Detroit businesses, and starting new innovative businesses in the City of Detroit.

Strather ended by saying “Let’s start being Great Capitalist instead of the World’s Greatest Consumers”

DAR Officers being sworn in

DAR Director Darralyn Bowers and her family

Wendy Hopkins & husband

Sharon Amour - DAR Exec

City Council President Mary Sheffield

The Munoz family

Herbert Strather and the twins, Andrea and Andreya Jackson, award recipients high honors from high school

DAR Board Member, Renae Johnson, center, and DAR members

Brisa Munoz, Youngest Realtor Award

Tennitia Wilson, President GDRE

Mrs. Bowers, grandson Terrance Bowers, President Elect, and DAR D ­ irector Gaston Munoz

Herbert Strather & sister Christine Strather

Strather is offering one free class session to Realtors, Investors and Homeowners.

Call 313.444.9691 and register or go to www.Stratheracademy.com

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5 Ways to Spring Clean Your Routine (StatePoint) Falling short of your goals? In a period of stagnation? It may be time to spring clean your routine. Here are a few tips and ideas for getting more done with greater ease.

1. Spruce up your settings: Do you find some of the push notifications on your phone distracting? Give yourself the gift of fewer beeps and buzzes by spending just a few minutes reviewing and changing the notification settings of your apps.

2. Squeeze in self-care: Taking regular breaks from your work is essential. Not only are these interludes good for your mind and body, they can actually help you be more creative and productive. However, if you’re someone who loses track of time easily when you’re concentrating, you may need a tool to remind you to step away from your workstation. That’s where a watch like those in the G-Shock lineup can be of assistance. Equipped with multi-function alarms, a step tracker and a heart rate monitor, you may just be motivated to use your break to take a brisk walk.

3. Reduce mealtime stress: If weeknight dinners are rushed and chaotic but you don’t want to resort to takeout more than once or twice a week, try subscribing to a meal kit service that delivers all the ingredients and instructions you need to create delicious and wholesome homecooked meals. The good news is that many such services have ever-changing menus, as well as flexible options for those who are on special diets.

These kits can also be a good way for kitchen novices to master basic culinary skills before embarking on more complicated efforts.

4. Stay focused: Everyone is overscheduled these days. Having tech tools handy that keep you task-oriented can help ensure you never miss an important meeting or appointment.

Those who embrace classic styles should consider Casio Edifice watches. Particularly suitable for those who frequently travel or work with others in different time zones, the watch displays the time of cities all around the world. And because the watches are water-resistant and in many cases, solar-powered, it’s a timepiece you can rely on.

5. Write it down: On the first of each month, take a few moments to jot down any goals you have for the month ahead, as well as any habits you want to start or stop. Take time to note how you are planning to fulfill your objectives. At the end of the month, review what worked and what didn’t.

Getting out of a rut can be as simple as making a few tweaks to your routine. Lean on tools and strategies designed to help.

Owner Drew Matthews Jr. prepares meal.

Order Up! Culture Soul Southern Eatery Opens for Business

By Megan Kirk Le Culture, which was opened by Detroit native Drew Matthews Jr., is welcoming a new restaurant to the fold.

Continuing the rich tradition of not only the culture and legacy of Detroit but also the role soul food plays in the Black community, the self-taught chef has launched Culture Soul Southern Eatery where he plans to dish out even more great flavors while continuing to build an empire of more than just good eats.

Lamb Chops are a favorite.

loosening up, people are vaccinated and things like that, but they’re still scared.

A lot of people are. I don’t think we’ll get back to pre-pandemic [activities] for years. I don’t think the restaurant business will be back [to] pre-pandemic,” said Matthews.

ing restaurant owners to follow suit.

Like many restaurants forced to shut down in the past two years, Matthews made the decision to temporarily close the doors to the iconic Le Culture eatery. According to Fortune, more than 100,000 restaurants and drinking estab-

Foodies will still be able to order traditional dishes such as Pot Roast, Catfish, Seafood Overload Mac & Cheese, Chicken and Lobster Mamba Pasta and more.

Matthews also hopes to help revitalize the community with the opening of Culture Soul and provide economic opportunities for his employees. He also hopes to expand the brand into other markets to continue making an impact on urban communities.

“We’re already looking at two different locations in two different cities. We’re pretty much going to expand and run with this concept. The concept, I feel like is more bulletproof for the times that we are in. I’m running with that right now,” said Matthews.

Launched in 2018, Le Culture became an instant hit providing upscale dining in the heart of downtown Detroit.

Though the business has now closed its doors on the downtown location, plans to revamp and reopen are on the horizon for 2023.

“I want to provide quality meals in the hood other than Coney Island and things of that nature. There’re not too many places that offer the quality that we offer, for us by us,” he said. “I don’t use any frozen stuff, everything is fresh. We have Amish chicken, even Halal chicken. The seafood is fresh, everything is from scratch in our kitchen.”

Culture Soul Southern Eatery is located at 24737 W. Eight Mile in Detroit.

Culture Soul is available for delivery, walk-in orders and carry-out orders only.

The pandemic forced many businesses and their owners to pivot and adapt to a new world fostered by social distancing measures. In response, Matthews opened Culture Soul. Like its sister restaurant, Culture Soul Southern Eatery brings a heightened level of soul food to the mainstream. Located in the city’s Five Points area, Culture Soul will serve customers through takeout and delivery as the owner believes the pandemic has shifted traditional dining.

“I was to open Culture Soul in 2020 right before the pandemic came. I actually just put it on the back burner when Matthews the pandemic came…. I decided to just put Culture Soul on the back burner and now, two years later, I decided to just change up the concept and transition to takeout only,” said Matthews.

Choosing to operate a full-scale carry-out restaurant was in response to the still relevant fears of diners, which is causing restaurant owners to modify their services while offering the same great tastes.

“I still look at going out to eat as my thing, but a lot of people, a lot of older people, are scared still. Things are

serves up fresh taste of soul food. lishments shut down, both permanently and temporarily, as a result of the pandemic. With more than two million jobs lost, the ripples of economic impact were felt by all. Now, as the world attempts to establish a new normal, business owners are cautiously optimistic about moving forward.

The pandemic also inspired many to get active and take a healthier approach to diet and dining. Choosing to go dairyfree, vegetarian or embrace other dietary modifications, the pandemic has created a new wave of healthy eating encourag-

“I have a non-pork menu. I use higher quality stuff than your average soul food place uses,” said Matthews. “I cook a few different dishes with no animal products at all. I have that for people who are vegetarian.”

Where Are the Best Places for Black People to Live?

By Sherri Kolade If you had a choice, where would you live?

According to personal finance company Money Geek, options abound for Black people searching for prime geographical spots, which are shining in their favor when it comes to great places to live, work and play.

Travel Noire reported last fall that a 2021 survey conducted by Smart Asset (showcased10 cities where Black Americans are thriving economically) measured 129 cities across six metrics: • Median Black household income • Black homeownership rate • Black labor force participation rate • Percentage of Black adults who have a bachelor’s degree • Percentage of Black business owners.

In the report, 10 Cities Where Black Americans Are More Successful, Virginia Beach and Grand Prairie, Tex., were

the top contenders in being enviable cities for Black people to reside. Virginia Beach, noted as a city in which Black Americans have great success economically, also has the fourth-highest Black labor force participation rate (at 79.9 percent) and the lowest Black poverty rate (at less than 5 percent) of all 129 cities in the study according to Former Southfield resident Maritza Travel Noire.

Grove, Calif., where the median household income is roughly $76,300.

“Nationwide, when it comes to wealth and personal finance success, Black Americans generally have less. Black household income is 33 percent lower than the overall median household income, and the Black homeownership rate is 22 percentage points Cooper says that Southfield and lower than the genAlso, over a third Detroit, among other areas, are eral homeownership of Black residents great places to live for Black resi- rate. Though the nain Grand Prairie obdents. Photo courtesy of Maritza Cooper tional picture is less tained their bachethan encouraging, lor’s degree and the economic outcomes for Black Amerimedian Black household income is over cans are better in some places than oth$63,000. ers,” said Smart Asset in a statement The 10th city in the survey is Elk published on its website.

Locally, one city is shining, too.

According t0 Money Geek, a recently released survey, Black Women and the Wealth Gap: Best Cities to Flourish ­Financially, the city of Southfield is the top-ranking place for Black women to live.

Out of 25 cities ranked, the Detroit suburb ranked #1 in the list due to high-ranking finances.

Dr. Lori Martin, a professor of African and African American studies and sociology at Louisiana State University, said in the article that the winning locations made the list for a reason.

“A livable place for Black women is safe, and for women with children, it is home to schools where all students have access to an excellent education. It would also be diverse, with a visible and thriving Black community, including Black businesses,” Martin said.

Money Geek ranked 200 cities with

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populations greater than 65,000 from the best to the worst for Black women. The ranking includes analysis of income, poverty rate, homeownership, educational attainment and health insurance gaps between Black women and the entire population nationally and locally.

Over the last decade, Detroit and Michigan’s Black population dropped in numbers, according to the latest U.S. Census that reveals Black residents have grown as the majority across Detroit suburbs, The Detroit News reported.

Primarily Black suburbs before the recent U.S. Census report included Southfield and Oak Park.

Former longtime Southfield resident Maritza Cooper, 36, (who represented the city in a Mrs. Michigan-America Pageant competition last year) told the Michigan Chronicle that she lived there -- since 1999 -- before moving to Detroit in 2011. Also, her parents still live in the city.

Her mother, Christine Mejia, who has lived in Southfield for 23 years, said that the city is a great place for Black people and others who might enjoy a diverse lifestyle like she does.

“Southfield is definitely a melting pot.

Everyone works hard for what they have.

The neighborhoods were safe, well-kept and maintained,” she said, adding that she also liked the school system when her children were growing up. “These were some [of the] reasons why I chose Southfield as my place of residence.”

“Everybody looks out for one another,” Cooper said, adding that Detroit, too, is a city that never sleeps on Black people. “Detroit is very similar with the culture – it’s just very rich in culture and you’re able to kind of absorb the different things around you based on where you are. It is such a large city, [you] get to see different pieces of the culture and the downtown is so rich and becoming this hub of Black excellence and I love that.”

Cooper’s husband, Larry Cooper, a federal investigator, said that “Detroit is home.”

“A home can be broken, dysfunctional, nurturing or all of the above; nonetheless, it’s the foundation that shapes and defines many of us as people,” Larry Cooper said, adding that as a Black man who’s the product of several generations of native Detroiters the city served as a model of perseverance, progress, faith, family and rebirth.

“Detroit and I have history and I feel that’s what draws me here.

To Create a Greener Future This Earth Day,

Rethink, Reuse and Refill (StatePoint) Humans produce over 380 million tons of plastic every year, according to Plastic Oceans. Because plastic doesn’t biodegrade, it creates waste, litter and pollution. But there are steps you can take to reduce your own contribution to this mounting problem.

Here are a few ideas to consider this Earth Day: • Hold the plastic: Ordering in tonight? Chances are you don’t need the plastic utensils that come with your meal. The good news is that many online food delivery platforms offer you the option of forgoing plastic forks, knives and spoons. If this option isn’t available, you may be able to use a “special instructions” field to make the same request.

• Write right: Switch to brands that are working toward sustainable solutions, such as Pilot Pen. Since 2007, Pilot has been producing premium pens with recycled content, like B2P. B2P (or ‘Bottle-2-Pen’) Gel pens by G2 contain 89% post-consumer upcycled plastic, and are the world’s first pens made of recycled plastic bottles. With 2.5 million plastic bottles entering landfills every hour in the United States, this is a good example of how companies can convert plastic into a valuable resource.

• Ditch single-use items: Speaking of plastic bottles, the array of amazing reusable water bottles available today will have you breaking your single-use bottle habit in no time. Models today include all kinds of innovative features that make it easy to make the switch, including water filtration, insulation, sleek designs and built-in straws.

“Detroit is becoming a beacon of renewal for southeastern Michigan and people are drawn to the city as a place of entertainment, industry and social interaction. However, Detroit is my point of reference for community block parties, park picnics and barbeques, tent revivals, and a true reflection of a village raising its children.”

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But refilling goes beyond just water bottles. Eighty-seven percent of Pilot’s best-selling pen brands, including B2P, G2, Precise and erasable FriXion, are 100% refillable and reusable? Simply swap out the empty ink refill for a fresh one and use your favorite pen again and again. It’s a small step you can take to create less plastic waste for continued use.

• Rethink your household routine: Studies show that 39% of shoppers in the United States want “sustainable” options. Roughly the same amount also look for premium quality from the items they choose for their families. So many household items are packaged in plastic, but

more sustainable alternatives are available, from zero waste bathroom products to eco-friendly cleaning supplies. Product packaging is also getting eco-friendly updates. Roughly 77% of Pilot’s retail packaging contains recycled materials, and the company is committed to continuing to increase this percentage in the coming years. Manufacturers like Pilot make it easier to make greener choices without having to give up your favorite products.

The small choices you make matter.

By reducing your use of plastic today, you can help write the story of a more sustainable tomorrow.

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Getting Your Get Back

By Sherri Kolade We’ve been on this positive journey together for the last few months.

You’ve learned (or relearned) to let bad habits and mindsets go, increase your vision and self-worth, remove mental roadblocks and be more in the present.

Once you got it back -- your mentality, your health, your motivations -- where do we go next?

According to experts, even more mindful tip pathways are available and can show you how to continue on that path of recovery and find your “want to” amidst it all.

According to https://www.psychologytoday.com/, a few easy steps to getting your thoughts even more under control are possible in 7 Ways to Get Your Mind Back.

“A mind on overdrive cannot only mess with our ability to focus or be productive. It can also be distressing,” Psychology Today noted.

“Maybe we feel keyed up or agitated and end up snapping at people that don’t really deserve it. Or maybe we feel so tense that we’ve literally got a pain in the neck. Or maybe the ongoing stress of a full mind is hurting our sleep. Really, we just want to get our mind back, but how do we do it?”

According to the article, there are seven science-based strategies people can start using today including: 1. Stopping Intrusive Mental Patterns You typically know the signs. An

overwhelming task, challenge or unpleasant thought comes across your mind. You handle it as best you can, but it keeps nagging and gnawing at you. According to the article, that is “rumination,” when you’re unable to focus on anything else other than that thought that is “stuck in your head” causing you to feel stuck.

“Stopping rumination requires actively shifting your mind. Easier said than done though, am I right? Usually, the most effective way to shift your mind is to focus on something else entirely,” per the article.

To nip the problem in the bud, think of another object in the room and list the details you see.

“What else do you see when you look at it a bit longer? By focusing your attention on something else, even for a short period, you short-circuit those negative thought and emotion cycles,” according to the article.

2. Reposition Yourself Getting your mind back together involves several things like not being “hyper-focused” on only the wrong things.

“Usually, we get stuck thinking about the negative part of whatever the thing is. If we reframe the situation, this time paying attention to the good things, we can shift gears and begin to settle our frantic minds,” according to the article.

“One way to reframe a situation is to use cognitive reappraisal. Cognitive reappraisal is simply the act of shifting our thoughts to shift

Voice of the the Community Community at your fingertips fingertips. our emotions. We can do this in two ways. The first way is to think about how the situation could be worse -- at least we’re not starving and homeless. The second way is to think about what’s actually good about our situation -- hey, maybe this is an opportunity to learn and grow. By reframing the situation, we get to choose what we focus on, and we start to get our mind back.”

3. Be More Mindful (and Present) A busy mind is typically worried about the past, fretting about the future -- and distracted by the present, according to the article.

“We may be upset about something from the past or we may worry about what will happen in the future. Either way, we are not here in the present moment. By using mindfulness, we can bring ourselves back into our bodies and finally get out of our heads,” according to the article.

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To be more mindful, it’s time to practice more “awareness and acceptance.”

“To be more aware, we need to start training our attention to notice the little stuff: How does it feel to breathe in and out? What sensations do we feel in our body? What are we thinking about and why?” according to the article. “By training our minds to notice thoughts and then let go, we free our minds from the constant chatter.”

Author Tony Gaskins has a tip for those looking to go forth and forward on their mental health journey: “Don’t lose yourself trying to be everything to everyone.”

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Place rack in upper third of oven and preheat to 350 F. Roll half of dough on lightly floured counter to 1/4-1/2-inch thickness. Cut with 2-3-inch egg cookie cutter and place on parchment paper-lined baking sheet.

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ADVERTISEMENT TO BID ATHENS/DEVINE PAVING PROJECT IN THE CITY OF DETROIT PW-7046 Proposals for this project will be received the ORACLE e-Procurement system until 2:30 P.M. Detroit time, Thursday, April 28, 2022. The bidding documents, which must be used in submitting a proposal, are available via invitation or request for invitation on Negotiation Abstracts.

The bids will be opened, on April 28, 2022, at 3:00 P.M. via Zoom Communications at https://cityofdetroit.zoom.us/j/82166772060 Meeting ID: 821 6677 2060. Please dial in at: Dial by your location +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 267 831 0333 US (Philadelphia) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC SCOPE OF WORK: The scope of work is to reconstruct Devine Avenue. from French Road to Athens Avenue and reconstruct Athens Avenue from Devine Avenue to Harper Road. The work includes, but is not limited to, removal of approx. 8,800 syds of existing asphalt pavement, installation of approx. 1,200 ft of combined sewer (12” to 15”), installation of 21 ea. drainage structures (12” to 72”), and construction of approx. 7,700 syds of concrete pavement, 10” and 28,600 sft of concrete sidewalk (4” to 8”). The work will be divided into two phases and will require coordination with Conrail for construction at the railroad crossing.

A Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting to answer any questions relative to the work or contract documents will be held on Monday, April 18, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. via Zoom Communications at https://cityofdetroit.zoom.us/j/82574357622. Meeting ID: 825 743 57622.

Please dial in at: +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 267 831 0333 US (Philadelphia) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC Contractors are encouraged to be on time. As those arriving after the administrative portion of the meeting will not be allowed to sign in and deemed ineligible to bid. For additional information on the Pre-Bid Meeting, contact Carla L. Brown at 313-628-2099. Questions concerning the specifications or drawings must be submitted through the ORACLE e-Procurement system on or before the question deadline date/time of April 22, 2022, at 12:00 p.m.

Bids are solicited only from qualified contractors regularly engaged in the required construction work and having adequate work experience to successfully complete work of the described size and scope.

The successful low bidder must attain necessary clearances and provide bonds and insurance within 10 days of the bid date.

No proposal once submitted may be withdrawn for at least 120 days after the actual opening of the bids. The City of Detroit reserves the right to waive any irregularity in any bid, or to reject any or all bids should it be deemed in its best interest.

Each proposal must be accompanied by a certified check, bank draft, irrevocable bank letter of credit, or a satisfactory surety bond in an amount not less than 5% of the total bid price as a guarantee and security for the acceptance of the contract. Checks shall be made payable to the treasurer, City of Detroit. Bonds shall be issued by a guaranty or surety company licensed to do business in the State of Michigan.

In determining the low bidder, Detroit-based firms will be given an equalization percentage credit over non-Detroit firms in accordance with Ordinance 19-86.

Please Note: Respondents must be registered in ORACLE to receive invitations for the RFP. Respondents shall provide notice to take exception to any requirements of the Request for Qualifications. Such exceptions may reflect negatively on the evaluation of the Submittal. The City of Detroit does not guarantee a response to questions not submitted before the question deadline.

The City of Detroit does not discriminate on the basis of handicap. This contract is financed by State of Michigan funds.

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Diagnostics Architect Warren, MI, General Motors. Architect, engr, &dvlp UML based model for Diagnostic Identifiers (DIDs), Parameter Identifiers, Routine Identifiers (RIDs) &Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) for conventional &BEV psgr vehicle advance electrical architectures incldg Transmission (TCM), Engine (ECM), &Body (BCM) Control Modules, Central Gateway Module, Electric Power Steering System; Front Camera / Exterior Lighting / Memory Seat / Side Access /, &Wireless Control Modules, &Advanced Park Assist &Adaptive Headlamps features, in XML &Python languages, using IBM Rhapsody, IBM DOORS, &Git tools, to improve overall psgr vehicle HMI &module &feature functionality. Engr, perform rationality assessments, &model diagnostic cmpts &diagnostic signals by psgr vehicle domains incldg energy, engine, transmission, thermal, body, infotainment, telematics, electrification, &chassis, in Diagnostics Library in Rhapsody, performing baselining &propagation of diagnostic objects &signals for current &future conventional &BEV psgr vehicle architectures. Master, Electrical, Computer, or Software Engrg. 12 mos exp as Engineer, Architect, Developer, Consultant, or related, engrg or dvlpg UML based model for DIDs, RIDs &DTCs for psgr vehicle advance electrical architectures incldg TCM, ECM, BCM, in XML or Python languages, using Rhapsody, DOORS, &Git tools, or related. Mail resume to Ref#1071, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-C32-C66, Detroit, MI 48265.

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Business Analyst Ricardo, Inc., Van Buren Twp, MI. Design, analyze, implement technical &operational strategies for dvlpmt &adoption of new technologies for conventional ICE &BEV psgr vehicles, commercial vehicles &motorcycles, using Siemens NX (Unigraphics), HyperMesh, MATLAB, &VBA tools.

Perform techno-economic analyses for mfg &production strategies for low volume, technically complex vehicle syss using bottom-up cost modeling, engrg design cost optimization, non-linear programming techniques for full vehicles, subsyss, powertrain &propulsion syss cmpts incldg cylinder heads, blocks, hydraulic solenoid valve bodies, battery packs, brake pads &calipers, &eturbochargers. Dvlp &execute FEA strategies for vehicle &powertrain syss such as cranktrain, cylinder heads, cylinder blocks, brake calipers using NX (UG), HyperMesh, ANSA, LS-DYNA, &OptiStruct tools for structural performance, durability &safety evaluations.

Dvlp &evaluate optimal product strategies for powertrain/propulsion syss using evaluation of engrg design modularity, geometric overlap anlys, testing &validation plans. Master, Mechanical, Industrial &Operations, or Automotive Engrg, or related. 12 mos exp as Engr, dvlpg or analyzing full vehicle FEA models of psgr vehicle for full vehicle structural performance, crash &safety evaluations using Unigraphics, HyperMesh, LS-DYNA, &OptiStruct tools, or related. Mail resume to Ref# 35996-311, Human Resources, Ricardo, Inc., 40000 Ricardo Dr., Van Buren Twp, MI 48111.

Warren, MI, General Motors. Engr, dvlp &release Rapid Load Mechanism (RLM) for EV600 vehicle, using Tc, Vismockup, &Engineering Change Management (ECM) tools. Author Statements of Reqmts for sourcing programs w/suppliers. Create, dvlp, &maintain DFMEA, &DRBFM. Create Installation Instruction Sheets. Evaluate &approve product qlty, GD&T, gauge &fixture designs &builds.

Perform &assure Vehicle Program Initiation to Start of Regular Production. Dvlp technical specs &best practices for new accessories. Define RLM performance according to Component Technical (CTS), Subsystem Technical, &Vehicle Technical (VTS) specifications &certification compliance w/US, EUR, Asia, Middle East & Latin America regs defined

by FMVSS, UNECE, NCAP, EuroNCAP, LatinNCAP, &ChinaNCAP crash &durability standards, &IIHS ratings. Follow up &approve EWOs using E2 &ECM tools. Support Tryout &Production Trial Runs.

Bachelor, Mechanical, Automotive Engrg, or related. 6 mos exp as Engineer, engrg or releasing psgr vehicle cmpt, using E2 or ECM tool, &definging cmpt or accessory performance according to CTS, VTS &certification compliance w/regulations defined by FMVSS, UN ECE, NCAP crash &durability standards &IIHS ratings, or related. Mail resume to Ref#2845, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-C32-C66, Detroit, MI 48265.

Warren, MI, General Motors. Gather reqmts, design, dvlp, deploy, & support full lifecycle of Connected Customer &Mobility Solutions apps emphasizing Back Office (BO) Microservices Architecture (MSA) to send/ receive data to/from psgr vehicles, in Java, Java-Microservices, Python, REST Webservices, SOAP Webservices, Spring Data JPA, J2EE, AOP programming languages, Oracle DB, using Spring Boot, Hibernate, Maven, Redis, Vault, JUnit, Mockito, Cucumber, Kafka, Git, Kibana Docker & Jenkins tools. Dvlp & deliver BO Communications Spring Boot MSA to QA team for validation, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), &support UAT &production deployments in PCF Cloud platform. Upgrade BO MSA to use TPkey Galois/Counter Mode encryption standard to support encrypted communication betw Vehicle &BO. Build &maintain BO Communications services, in Scrum &Agile methodology. Design &dvlp Spring Boot REST MSA for connected vehicle ecosys to collect vehicle data over Transmission Control Protocol channel. Master, Computer Science or Engrg. or related. 12 mos exp as Engineer, Developer, Architect, or Consultant, dvlpg or supporting full lifecycle of MSA to send/receive data, in Java, J2EE, & Webservices, & deliver Spring Boot MSA to enable communication backend server to QA team for UAT, &supporting UAT &production deployments, or related. Mail resume to Ref#40881, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-C32-C66, Detroit, MI 48265.

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• Expand their library: Grow your child’s library with books that expand their horizons. For example, “100 Words About Places I Go,” is an interactive learning book featuring words in English and Spanish. Ten touch-sensitive locations on each page teach about words, colors and counting in the context of 12 unique places, like the beach, the farm, the amusement park and more. Another title to consider is the “100 Animals Book,” which introduces children to animals from the desert, savanna, rainforest and more through illustrations, photographs and fun facts that promote early science awareness. Finally, the “Learning Friends 100 Words Book” introducers little learners to words about food, nature, opposites and more.

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General Motors, Detroit, MI. Design &dvlp Representational state transfer (RESTful) &SOAP API services as standalone Spring Boot services supporting JSON &XML datatypes in Java 8 &J2EE languages using Spring framework, Spring Security for authentication w/ Spring AOP &integrate w/ DataPower to be used by internal &external interface applications. Design, dvlp &implement 12 factor Microservices Architecture (MSA) application in Java 8 &Spring framework. Implement new features &enhancements in Java 8 &J2EE programming languages, &Spring framework cmpts to support existing applications. Dvlp MSA using Spring AOP &Spring Security. Rewrite existing legacy application into single page application w/ Angular JS for frontend &MSA for backend. Design &implement API Gateway using Spring Boot Libraries backed by Spring Cloud Netflix Eureka, Hystrix, Zuul &Ribbon. Implement security for REST APIs using Oauth2.0 framework for application security &advance encryption standards (AES GCM 128 BIT) for data security application.

Master, Electrical, Computer, or Software Engrg. 12 mos exp as Engineer or Developer, designing or implementing API Gateway using Spring-Boot libraries backed by Netflix Stack (Zuul, Hystrix, Eureka &Ribbon), &implementing security for RESTful API using Oauth2.0 framework for application security &advance encryption standards (AES 128 BIT) for data security application, or related. Mail resume to Ref#29441, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-C32-C66, Detroit, MI 48265.

Warren, MI, General Motors. Design, test, integrate, debug, &continuously improve OnStar Vehicle Insights (OVI) Application, a GM Fleet &Dealer Mgmt solution, in Scaled Agile Framework, PCF Cloud platform, &NodeJS, Spring Boot, Spark, Yarn, ReactJS, Java &Big Data (Hadoop, HDFS) Programming Languages/Platforms. Design &create instructions for data stored in Postgres DB, &Cassandra &REDIS cache clusters for real time vehicle data received through Back Office Kafka messaging sys. Design &dvlp Spring Boot &ReactJS Based framework to automate configuration error detection &automate issue resolution for newly onboarded fleet &retail vehicles in OVI Platform. Dvlp &update continuous integration tools using Jenkins, Git, Bitbucket &TFS tools. Create &update application monitors for real time production issue detection &notification using Prometheus, Autosys, &Kibana Log Scrape Monitors tools. Work w/ Business &Dvlpmt Team in Agile SW Dvlpmt process, to create &prioritize User Stories to enable new business reqmts &ideas from Customer/Team to be incorporated to Agile Sprints for OnStar Vehicle Insights Application. Bachelor, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related. 36 mos exp as Engineer, Developer, Consultant, Architect, or related, designing or dvlpg Cloud platform application in PCF, dvlpg or updating continuous integration tools using Jenkins, Git, &Bitbucket, &working w/ team in Agile SW Dvlpmt process, to create User Stories, or related. Mail resume to Ref#2851, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-C32-C66, Detroit, MI 48265.

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This year, think beyond the typical Easter basket selections and opt for memorable gifts that enrich the mind and connect kids to the world around them.

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Warren, MI, General Motors. Dvlp &integrate conventional &Battery Electric Vehicle psgr vehicle embedded In Vehicle Infotainment features incldg OnStar Telematics Control Platform Module (TCP), Virtual Key Module (VKM)-Digital Key (DK), &Preconditioning Battery Electric Vehicle (BEVPreconditioning) for future model year U.S. &global psgr vehicle prgrms to meet Global B electrical architecture, security, safety &encoding reqmts. Write SW apps for iOS &Windows cross platform OS in Python language. Write Automated Simulation Test Scripts using VSpy to test E2E functionality of Infotainment features to resolve HW limitations incldg VICM &Sensing &Diagnostic Module. Analyze Wireshark Packet Capture logs of VKM-DK feature using Bluetooth lowE &Ultrawide Band technology (IEEE 802.15.4) &verify features meet technical &Car Connectivity Consortium Spec rqmts incldg SPAKE2+ (PAKE Protocol), Elliptical Curve Cryptography, owner pairing Handshaking process between customer phone &the responsible ECU in vehicle to Remote Back Office. Required to travel to GM Milford Proving Ground (MI) to support program launch by retrieving &analyzing data logs to troubleshoot features issues incldg Infotainment Connectivity (In Vehicle Audio &Wi-Fi Hotspot), GPS Location, Remote Data Services, &Diagnostics, for up to 30 days P/A (equal to ~8% annual travel). Master, Electrical Engrg, Electrical Engrg Technology, Automotive Engrg, Mechanical Engrg, or related. 12 mos exp as Engineer, integrating TCP or TCU module, &performing data anlys or interpretation of integrated telematics sys using Wireshark &VSpy tools, or related. Mail resume to Ref#1071, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-C32-C66, Detroit, MI 48265.

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HELP WANTED Department: Parks and Recreation Location: Recreation Salary Range: $15.45 - $22.35 DOQ FLSA: Non - Exempt Employment Type: Full Time

The City of Ferndale is seeking a Program Specialist to work in the Recreation Department. This position will be a key member of our team and will assist in the coordination and implementation of various community wide recreation programs. Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, FSA, and Retirement Plans are available.

Salary range is $15.45 - $22.35 per hour, commensurate with experience. Visit www.ferndalemi.gov/jobs for more information and to apply.

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