MC Digital Edition 7.6.22

Michigan Chronicle Hosts Annual

Roots. A3

‘40 Under 40’ Awards Money. A5

Michigan Chronicle

Vol. 85 – No. 44 | July 6-12, 2022

Powered by Real Times Media | michiganchronicle.com

Michigan Chronicle Endorses Wayne County Executive Warren C. Evans for Reelection

By Editorial Board Wayne County Executive Warren Evans has the fuel to keep serving his constituents, and after nearly eight years in office, Evans is seeking a third term.

In his endorsement editorial board interview with the Michigan Chronicle, Executive Evans discussed his career experience, plans for the new County criminal justice complex, efforts to assist small businesses during the pandemic shutdown and his plans to move the County in a positive fiscal direction.

Mr. Evans has committed his life to public service and with previous law enforcement roles as Detroit’s Police Chief and Wayne County Sheriff.

Warren Evans

More recently, Evans has had to deliver on behalf of Wayne County residents through dual health and economic challenges. Following the Great Recession of 2008, Evans had been charged to restore fiscal responsibility and has proved himself to be an effective leader who tackles challenges ever since he was first elected to the office in November 2014.

Evan’s office has pushed out $90 million in relief resources to businesses impacted by COVID-19 and believes pandemic or not, his office has a commitment to ensure equity in opportunities for Black businesses and entrepreneurs.

“Our assessment was we needed to help the businesses in the community to survive the pandemic so we would be able to have viable businesses which create the tax base and employment which is necessary,” Evans said.

“I’ve always had the notion brains are evenly distributed throughout the world, but opportunities are not,” said Evans. “What I found is when you open the door and get the creativity from a number of people, your standard goes up. You have a more diverse pool and a better product.”

Evans believes at his core diversity must be rooted in policy but also in his staff, which he says reflects the diverse population of the County.

He counts a diverse range of ideas as a strength when it comes to boardroom decision making.

Under his leadership, Evans also touts the new criminal justice complex at I-75 near Warren Ave., which will be fully constructed by winter.

The development of the new jail will allow the County to demolish three other jails. The new facility will also

See WARREN

EVANS page A2

WHAT’S INSIDE

Michigan Chronicle Endorses Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for Reelection

By Michigan Chronicle Editorial Board In January 2019, Gretchen Whitmer was sworn in as Michigan’s 49th governor, running to victory on sweeping campaign promises punctuated by vowing to “fix the damn roads.” Whitmer pledged to exponentially improve the state’s infrastructure, combat urban economic and poverty issues, advance schools and education for PreK to 12th-grade students, create more in-demand training and jobs for Michiganders, eradicate threats to clean drinking water across all communities, make it easier for residents to afford college, and more.

As Whitmer seeks a second term as Michigan’s top elected official, the Michigan Chronicle believes that her key campaign vows have been “promises made, promises kept.”

Since the governor took office more than three years ago, the state has repaired, rebuilt, or replaced 13,198 lane miles of roads and 903 bridges, supporting approximately 82,000 jobs under the governor’s Rebuilding Michigan Program. In 2021 alone, under this administration’s watch, 220,000 jobs were added in various industries. Thousands of the jobs were in Detroit after Stellantis build the first new auto plant in the Motor City in 30 years. The WhitmerGilchrist administration has also made the largest investment in K - 12 schools in Michigan’s history three years in a row – without raising taxes.

When Whitmer and Gilchrist were elected and sworn in, little did they know that 14 months later, they would provide unprecedented leadership to navigate Michiganders through the state’s most economically devastating and deadliest crisis – ever: the COVID-19 pandemic.

The pandemic wreaked havoc, causing accelerated health and healthcare

Reimagines Motown Sound in Detroit Musical This August

City.Life.Style. B1

The Black population grew by 88.7 percent since 2010, according to Census numbers.

In 2020, the Black population ballooned to 41.1 million, accounting for 12.4 percent of all people living in the country in comparison to 38.9 million and 12.6 percent in 2010.

The white population remains the largest race or ethnic group in the United States with 204.3 million people identifying as white alone, according to Census data. Overall, 235.4 million people reported white alone or in combination with another group.

Despite these staggering numbers, the white alone population decreased by 8.6 percent since 2010, according to statistics.

What would happen if minorities outpaced white people? For some, it’s a brutal question with deadly outcomes.

A Deadly Theory

$1.00

and television news anchor; Ryan Kelly, a real estate firm owner and member of the Allendale Township Planning Commission; Ralph Rebandt, a pastor in Farmington Hills and chaplain for several police associations in Southeast Michigan; Kevin Rinke, who helped grow his family-owned Rinke Automotive Group; and Garrett Soldano, a chiropractor and the co-founder of Stand Up for Michigan. The Republican winner in the primary will face Gov. Whitmer in November.

The Chronicle sees Whitmer as tested, tough, and resilient when making executive decisions about the wellbeing of people. She has proven time and time again, especially doing this pandemic, that she is not afraid to make decisions, even if unpopular with much of the population.

While the governor is a leader for all, she recognizes and is making significant strides to close racial gaps of inequity that have affected underserved populations in Michigan, especially African Americans, for multiple decades.

The Chronicle applause the governor’s decision to create the Black Leadership Advisory Council (BLAC). The Council is an advisory unit comprised of forward-thinkers charged with identifying, developing, reviewing, and recommending policies and actions to the governor and other stake-holding organizations about removing racial barriers in Black communities in such areas as education, community safety, health, and business leadership. Overall, the Whitmer-Gilchrist team continues to tackle systemic and structural racism and inequity across broad sectors.

In addition, the governor recently laid out her $2.1 billion proposal to grow Michigan’s middle class, support small

See ENDORSEMENT page A2

The Truth Behind the Great Replacement Theory

By Sherri Kolade

“Ain’t Too Proud to Beg”

challenges not seen in Michigan – and the rest of America – since the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic. With a population of 1.4 million African Americans now living in Michigan – more than half residing in Detroit and the ten counties that comprise Southeast Michigan – the pandemic fully exposed the shocking and unconscionable healthcare disparities in Black communities.

Just over a month after the March 10, 2020 confirmation of the first two Michigan residents testing positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID19) and the devastation it was having on Black people, the governor created and signed Executive Order No. 202055, creating the Michigan Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities – the first of its type anywhere in the United States. The Task Force was set up as an advisory body of stakeholders to investigate, address, recommend, and act on how best to eradicate racial disparities caused by COVID-19 in African American and other underserved communities in Detroit and across Michigan.

Whitmer chose Gilchrist - Michigan’s first Black Lt. Governor – to chair the pioneering task force, which continues to function.

During a recent virtual meeting with the Michigan Chronicle Editorial Board, the governor called Gilchrist “brilliant, compassionate, a phenomenal complement who brings different sets of strengths to the administration.”

Whitmer further said that she trusts Gilchrist with her life and calls him the “future of the Democratic Party.”

As the Aug. 2 primary election approaches, Whitmer is the only Democrat running for governor.

Nevertheless, six Republicans are in the primary, including James Craig, the former Detroit Police Chief running as a write-in candidate; Tudor Dixon, a businesswoman

The term, “The Great Replacement Theory,” has recently cropped up with many Black people scratching their heads at the

thought of white supremacists concerned about “white extinction,” as the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) described the growing (but not new) narrative of people holding onto white supremacist ideals over the years.

“In other periods, some of the nation’s highest political officeholders have repeated these ideas, leading to forced sterilization programs at the state level and a racial quota system becoming federal immigration law for four decades,” according to the SPLC. “No longer on the fringe, such narratives now have currency among some of the most powerful and influential actors in right-wing media and politics.” The USA Today reports that the “The Great Replacement Theory” is a real threat to seven in 10 Republicans.

The SPLC organization adds that the theory hangs its hat on “stoking fears that a non-white population” that they deem inferior would eventually “displace a white majority.”

“It is also ant-Semitic,” SPLC noted, adding that a racist French writer, Renaud

Camus, coined the “great replacement” formulation. His thoughts were featured in books published in 2010 and 2011, which impacted the growth of the far-right, anti-immigrant European ideas.

After America saw massive spikes in violence with mid-May shootings from coast to coast in New York, California and Houston, the country was put on edge as many Black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) communities were left wondering if they’re next.

In Buffalo at a local supermarket, an 18-year-old white man killed 10 people while live-streaming the massacre with a helmet camera in a predominantly Black neighborhood.

Per police, the gunman started shooting in the parking lot and then moved inside the store.

In California, churchgoers stopped a gunman after a deadly shooting when the man opened fire during a lunch event at a Southern California church on Sunday. A

See REPLACEMENT

THEORY page A2

Page A-2 | July 6-12, 2022 | michiganchronicle.com

Michigan Chronicle A Real Times Media Newspaper

HIRAM E. JACKSON Publisher | AJ WILLIAMS Managing Editor

SAMUEL LOGAN Publisher 1933-2011

37

PICKS 890 347 381 245 441 WEEK’S BEST LOTTERY

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

CONTACT US 1452 Randolph • Detroit, MI 48226 • (313) 963-8100 • e-mail: newsdesk@michronicle.com

Replacement Theory From page A-1

sheriff’s official called their intervention an act of “exceptional heroism and bravery,” according to the report.

Houston police also had violent murders over the weekend when two people were killed and three additional individuals were critically injured during a shooting at a flea market in Houston, according to a FOX 2 News Detroit report.

What’s at Stake According to FBI data, hate crimes rose 23 percent between 2016 and 2020, and hate crimes targeting race and ethnicity made up 65 percent of hate crimes in 2020, rising 42 percent during that period. There were nearly 3,000 hate crimes committed across the nation targeting the Black community in 2020; hate crimes targeting the same community rose nearly 60 percent between 20162020 and rose more than 40 percent between 20192020. And those figures are likely undercounted.

Dr. Kalfani Ture, an

assistant professor at Mount Saint Mary’s University in Maryland, told the Michigan Chronicle that the recently-celebrated Juneteenth holiday should be looked at more deeply as it brings cultural conversations to the table including the theory.

“This day curiously draws attention to America’s greatest and unresolved sin, which many anti-critical race theorists earnestly try to erase from historical memory.

Nowhere in the world can one find notions of justice without its coupling of repair. To be clear, the victims of this, America’s greatest sin, remain at the bottom of every social indicator -- at the bottom of America’s social order.

And yet, this sin produced peerless wealth for the nation,” he said. “Furthermore, racism remains a caustic carcinogen wasting African American life such that in this postGeorge Floyd era, marked with replacement theory terrorists, the normalization of trauma, violence and grief colors the daily

Endorsement From page A-1

businesses, and invest in communities.

She has also signed an executive directive to increase state procurement and contracts with small and geographically disadvantaged businesses.

And after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v Wade landmark decision, the governor is fighting to ensure that Michigan remains a state where women have freedom and control over their own bodies. Yet, Michigan is one of the states with pre-existing law that criminalizes an abortion as a felony, a law that dates back to 1931. On June 24, 2022, Whitmer filed a motion urging the Michigan Supreme Court to consider her lawsuit filed in April immediately.

The April lawsuit and the use of the governor’s executive authority are aimed at taking critical steps to protect a woman’s right to have an abortion in Michigan legally. The governor advocates that under Michigan Law, access to an abortion is not only legal but constitutional-

Warren Evans From page A-1

house criminal courts, a new juvenile detention facility and offices for the Sheriff and prosecutor.

“We’re on schedule. We’re looking good to get it finished.”

The County being able to exercise the ability to carry out important governmental operations and to assist its 43 communities, which includes Detroit, also means the County needs to be in good fiscal health, something it was not when Evans was elected to office.

“As I look back at the initial year, I assumed we were probably in worse shape than we were.”

“I didn’t have any misconceptions that it wasn’t going to be bad [County’s finances in 2015] and following Detroit’s bankruptcy the word on the street was they’re next [Wayne County].”

Evans is proud of the examination

news and extinguishes any hope that we will become a more perfect union.”

From Hate to Hope Vice President Kamala Harris recently spoke during a virtual meeting on June 16 with the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), where she gave her thoughts on The Great Replacement Theory.

“I’m very concerned,” Harris said previously, adding that gun violence is an “epidemic of hate.”

“We need to take notice of it,” Harris said, adding that equally disheartening are the politicians who aren’t addressing the roots of the problems in white supremacy-laced hate speeches and acts precede the gun violence on Black and Brown victims. “I’m very concerned elected officials will not name it.”

“We have to name it,” she said, adding that it is time to build a community coalition around communities targeted for hate. “We all have more in common than what separates us.

“I do believe in many ways …we are entering

ly protected. However, Whitmer told the Michigan Chronicle Editorial Board that she has instructed her administration to begin working with Canada to set up clinics at Michigan border crossings in case the 1931 felony abortion law goes into effect.

Despite the progress made under Whitmer, there is more work to be done across all aspects of life in Michigan, and no one knows this better than the governor. The Michigan Chronicle believes that the Whitmer-led administration will continue to render bold, decisive, and unflappable leadership to reach tangible and positive results for the betterment, equality, and equity for all people, communities, cities, infrastructure, public safety, healthcare entities, educational institutions, employment and economic sectors inclusive of small and minority-owned businesses, and more. The Whitmer-Gilchrist ticket has earned the right to a second term to lead Michigan into a new era of prosperity by continuing to create and implement policies, programs, and initiatives that empower citizens and industries across the state.

an increasingly unsettled world …. the things we took for granted as being settled are no longer settled,” she said. “Now we’re seeing laws sprouting up around the country about … the issue of a woman’s decision to make decisions about [her] own body.”

While it appears that progress is being made to combat these radical ideals as the U.S. Senate in late June approved a bipartisan gun violence bill that won’t always deter people from acquiring guns illegally.

Detroit native Dr. Sabrina Jackson, a motivational speaker, told the Michigan Chronicle that gun reform started so Black people couldn’t get guns when opposing forces saw Black Panthers have guns, but now the tables have turned.

“Now we see people have guns who don’t look like us and attacking people who look like us,” Jackson said, adding that she personally doesn’t know where to get a semiautomatic gun, and gun reform doesn’t deter lawlessness no matter what color you are. “[It is] still going to be a problem.”

“They want to get rid of the opposite,” she said, adding that these beliefs are destructive to the human race as a whole.

“We all have to understand that we are occupying a planet with people who don’t look like us, think like us -- raised like us, believe like us. But at our core of humanity in us has an ability to agree to disagree agreeably.”

1452 Randolph • Detroit, MI 48226 • Phone: (313) 963-8100 Publication No.: USPS 344-820

OFFICE HOURS:

Mon.-Fri. 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Closed Sat. and Sun. The Michigan Chronicle is published every Wednesday.

Periodical Postage, paid at Detroit, MI. Price $1.00 and other post office.

MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION

ADVERTISING DEADLINE Classified: 3 p.m Friday Copy, corrections and cancellations, preceding the Wed­nesday publication.

Display: 12 p.m. Friday preceding the Wednesday pub­lication.

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

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

POSTMASTER — Send address changes to:

MICHIGAN CHRONICLE • 1452 Randolph • DETROIT, MI 48226

Get your weekly home delivery of the

Michigan Chronicle Subscribe Today!

Call (313) 963-5522

FANNIE LOU HAMER

POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

PRIMARY ELECTION TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2022

Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony

Yvette McElroy Anderson Field Director

“I’m just sick and tired of being sick and tired!”

– Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977)

of the financial outlook by his team in the early months of his administration.

He wanted nothing to be “sugarcoated,” just a real picture of the fiscal situation of the County. This was followed by a report Evans’ office publicly released which explained in detail the County’s debts, spending and revenues.

Evans’ says this effort showed realism and built trust amongst stakeholders and community where he fought to maintain employee pensions and carry the County through some sense of stability if the government could bankruptcy.

THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY

She added that another word for The Great Replacement Theory is “cultural disruptiveness” and it’s an attempt to destroy or “annihilate” another culture.

Founder

“I think the honesty of making it [the report] available and being candid about where we are, got me a lot of traction. It made it easier to say how bad it is and these are the draconian steps that must be taken to get out of this.”

410 635 917 687 934 080 497 9363 5782 915 15 17 24 33 47 11

Janice Winfrey

U.S. Representative 12th District

Adam Hollier

U.S. Representative 13th District

Warren C. Evans* Raphael Washington* Wayne County Executive

Wayne County Sheriff

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS - 12TH DISTRICT

JANICE WINFREY U.S. REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS - 13TH DISTRICT

ADAM HOLLIER WAYNE COUNTY EXECUTIVE

Executive Evans has met and exceeded the bar to be elected into the uncontested primary election and continue the steady leadership needed for the office of Wayne County, Mich.

WARREN C. EVANS* WAYNE COUNTY SHERIFF

RAPHAEL WASHINGTON* WAYNE COUNTY COMMISSIONER

DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT

BRIAN BANKS JONATHAN KINLOCH* MARTHA SCOTT* LISA CARTER IRMA CLARK-COLEMAN*

1 2 3 4 5 6

MONIQUE BAKER-MCCORMICK* STATE SENATE

DISTRICT 6 DISTRICT 8

DARRYL BROWN MARSHALL BULLOCK II* STATE REPRESENTATIVE

DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT

1 5 7 16

* Denotes Incumbent

TYRONE CARTER* STEELE HUGHES HELENA SCOTT* STEPHANIE YOUNG* Remember to just fill in the ovals on the ballot.

?

ABOUT FANNIE LOU HAMER

Fannie Lou Hamer 1917-1977

Fannie Lou Hamer worked tirelessly and yielded up her life to support social, economic and political issues that impacted African Americans from Mississippi to Michigan. This Political Action Committee maintains that same tradition of activism and dedication. We are committed to supporting candidates for federal, state and local offices who have evidenced a constructive progressive position on key issues. These issues impact our community without regard to race, religion, sex or creed.

Paid for by the Fannie Lou Hamer Political Action Committee • P.O. Box 21940 • Detroit, MI 48221-0940 • www.flhpac.org Veronica Smith, Treasurer • Yvette McElroy Anderson, Field Director.

A3

| July 6-12, 2022

How Detroit’s Digital Equity Gap is Closing

Roots.

michiganchronicle.com

The answer to solving the digital equity divide is closer than we think, and it, ironically, starts with simple human interactions face-to-face first.

“Person-to-person connection is essential to helping people get – and stay – online,” said Marvin Venay, chief advocacy officer at Tech Goes Home, a nonprofit organization with more than 20 years of experience in advancing digital equity. “Providing high-quality digital devices and affordable internet access is key, but without personalized, culturally-competent support to help utilize those tools, too many people will remain shut out of the opportunities the digital world offers.

Increasing the number of digital navigators in our communities will help more people access available resources and ensure that they are able to be online safely, comfortably and for the long-term.”

Striking the right balance when it comes to creating digitally equitable spaces (where inequitable, technological lack prevailed) takes intentionality, especially during COVID, as statistical data revealed the harsh experiences of Black and Brown communities facing pre-2020 technological challenges.

This includes finding how to reconcile a major digital divide. Particularly in Detroit, statistics from 2019 show that about 35 percent of Detroit households did not have broadband internet, Mozilla reported. Since the pandemic, much has been done to reduce the divide between Detroiters and their suburban counterparts when it comes to technology.

“Building on top of our 2021 report with this year’s data has empowered us to better understand how the digital divide impacts different communities and the archetypes of digital navigators that would be required to bridge them,” said Matt Kalmus, managing director and partner, Boston Consulting Group. “The constant result underscoring all of our efforts is that the digital divide will not close without strong coordination between both the public and private sectors.”

This includes providing grants to community-based organizations, which Comcast did recently.

Comcast awarded grants totaling $225,000 to three Detroit community-based organizations — Detroit Housing Commission, Human-I-T, and St. Patrick Senior Center — as part of Project UP, the company’s comprehensive, one-billion-dollar initiative to advance digital equity. The grants will support the launch and scale of Digital Navigator programs to assist individuals and families with accessing the internet and digital skills programs.

The announcement follows the launch of a nationwide study by the Boston Consulting Group, which found that Digital Navigators are critical to closing the digital divide and reducing socioeconomic inequalities by helping more people get online. Digital Navigators are individuals affiliated with trusted community organizations who are trained to help people access the internet, use devices and build digital skills, according to a press release.

“Opportunity in Detroit is increasing by the day, whether [through] employment, education, affordable housing or a range of critical assistance programs,” said Mayor Mike Duggan

See DIGITAL EQUITY page A-4

Students of Pensole Lewis College of Business and Design take notes during class.

Detroit HBCU Reopens After 10 Years The first-ever reopening of an HBCU located in Detroit took place this past spring and it’s celebrating the graduation of its inaugural class this semester at Michigan’s only Black college.

Roughly 10 years after the state’s only Black college, Lewis College of Business, shuttered, the college reopened as the Pensole Lewis College of Business and Design with a class of 30 students and a renewed purpose to connect with industries to develop a pipeline of prepared workers and design experts, college officials confirmed with the Michigan Chronicle.

Dr. D’Wayne Edwards initially headed up the college as the founder of Pensole Design Academy in Portland, Ore., and also the controlling stockholder of the previously shuttered HBCU, Lewis College of Business in Detroit.

“The Lewis College of Business was first created in 1928 as a secretarial school for Black women. After relocating to Detroit in 1939, it became a critical source of economic impact for the city’s Black community. GM, Ford, and Michigan Bell hired their first Black office employees from the school. 82 years later, and 14 years since it lost its accreditation as an HBCU, I am honored to be resurrecting Violet T. Lewis’s legacy in Detroit,” Edwards said during a fall press conference.

Edwards told the Michigan Chronicle that the inaugural collegiate class attended for several weeks and students landed a prestigious internship with workwear brand Carhartt, which is headquartered in Dearborn.

Isaiah Walker, a 2013 Southfield Lathrup High School graduate, told The

Dr. D’Wayne Edwards, founder of Pensole Design Academy in Portland, Ore., is also the controlling stockholder of the previously shuttered HBCU, Lewis College of Business in Detroit. Photo courtesy of Pensole Lewis College Detroit News in a recent article that after attending Oakland Community College he is one of many in the elite Pensole Lewis College of Business and Design’s inaugural class. Also, recently he became one of four students to obtain a summer internship with workwear brand Carhartt. Future classes will enroll for five weeks in the design college (with five weeks off in between) along with internship opportunities, Edwards told the Chronicle.

job with Carhartt.”

“What I hope to gain from the internship,” Walker, 27, said in the article “is knowledge, better connections inside the industry and hopefully a full-time

Among the college’s founding supporters are Dan and Jennifer Gilbert via

“As a predominantly Black city, Detroit should have an operating Historically Black College. Not having one has been a hole in our educational landscape for too long,” said Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan in a press release. “To have the first HBCU anywhere to reopen happen in Detroit would be a tremendous demonstration of how our city is coming back as a city of opportunity for people of color.”

See HBCU page A-4

United Way Racial Equity Fund Reaches $1 Million for BIPOC Organizations Local organizations will soon receive a financial boost after United Way for Southeastern Michigan recently announced the recipients of the second round of grant funding for Black, Indigenous-, and people of color-led (BIPOC) groups.

Ranging between $10,000 and $75,000, the microgrants will help the organizations looking to focus on leadership, lifespan development, economics and reaching equity in emerging areas of the community, according to a press release.

The United Way for Southeastern Michigan Racial Equity Fund is designed to help all people experience authentic inclusion and have equitable access to resources and opportunities. Having already allocated $570,000 to the Racial Equity Fund, this additional funding puts the total support to date at nearly $1 million.

The Fund was designed by a diverse and inclusive workgroup of community members during the summer and fall of 2021. The objective of the fund is to empower those most harmed by systemic oppression to thrive and reach their full potential.

Local BIPOC-led organizations are obtaining critical funding through a United Way for Southeastern Michigan grant funding program.

“Our commitment to the communities we serve includes ensuring equitable access to training, support and tools that will set them up for success. Through all our grantmaking and work, we want to reflect the communities we serve,” said Tonya Adair, chief people, equity, and engagement officer, United Way for South-

See UNITED WAY page B-2

Andre Ebron senior director, ­Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at United Way. Photo courtesy of United Way

Richard Grundy, JOURNi CEO and cofounder.

Page A-4 | July 6-12, 2022 | michiganchronicle.com

The Truth About Trees

By Megan Kirk

Students of Pensole Lewis College of Business and Design. Photo courtesy of Pensole Lewis College

HBCU From page A-3

the Gilbert Family Foundation, and leading retailer Target. For each partner, the commitment to launching PLC is part of larger ongoing initiatives supporting the economic future of local and diverse communities.

The investment from the Gilbert Family Foundation comes as part of the organization’s ongoing, $500 million joint commitment to their hometown of Detroit to drive access to economic and social opportunity and increase equity for residents of Detroit.

“Dan and I are committed to investing in and developing programs that build wealth and create equitable access to opportunity for Detroiters,” says Jennifer Gilbert, entrepreneur and co-founder of The Gilbert Family Foundation.

“With a deep history in democratizing design, Target is proud to support Dr. D’Wayne Edwards and aspiring Black designers through the Pensole Lewis College of Business and Design,” said Amanda Nusz, senior vice president of corporate responsibility at Target and president of the Target Foundation.

“This partnership represents an important part of our broader commitment that aims to support the next generation of Black talent, expand the impact of Black-led movements and voices and

United Way From page A-3

eastern Michigan. “We value all voices and want our entire community to be able to grow – together.”

The workgroup that developed The Racial Equity Fund was formed by the Centering Community Voice Blueprint, developed in collaboration with Detroit Future City. This blueprint proactively incorporates lived experience of the people they serve into United Way’s grantmaking process. Every aspect of their decision-making is prioritized by the lived experiences of the community. Funded organizations will provide programs and projects working toward eliminating racial disparities in pursuit of a more equitable and just community for everyone.

Members of the original workgroup were chosen by United Way for Southeastern Michigan’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Team. Local organizations and community leaders with close ties to the community made the nineweek commitment to the discussion and selection process.

A list of the newly funded organizations supporting their proposed projects/efforts include: • Black Leaders Detroit – Detroit • Black to the Land Coalition – Redford • Caught Up - Detroit • Chaldean Community Foundation – Sterling Heights • Clarence Phillips Ascend Organization – Pontiac • Commonwealth of Faith – Redford • FORGOT (Friends of Royal Oak Twp., Inc)– Royal Oak Twp. • HAVEN – Pontiac • JOURNi – Detroit Andre Ebron, United Way’s senior director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, told the Michigan Chronicle in a statement that he leads the DEI Department which is responsible for the creation of the Racial Equity Fund.

The fund came to fruition after the initial response of 125 applicants that expressed interest in funding.

They decided to invest an additional $430,000 of the MacKenzie Scott gift to support their second cohort of 10 organizations, beyond their inaugural cohort of 13 organizations.

“The diversity of these organizations, geographically and programmatically, are directly aligned to the priorities of the fund developed by the Racial Equity Fund Workgroup,” according to the article. “The increase of funding will bolster our organizational efforts to close equity gaps, dismantle and deconstruct barri-

create economic opportunity in Black communities across the country.”

Prior to its official opening and reinstatement, Pensole Lewis will operate in partnership with and under the auspices of the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. CCS is working with Dr. Edwards to gain the legal and legislative approval needed to establish Pensole Lewis, which includes designation as an accredited educational program. An agreement is being drafted to establish a joint venture between CCS and PLC to allow PLC to offer accredited educational programs.

Edwards, founder of Pensole Design Academy in Portland, Ore., is also the controlling stockholder of the previously shuttered HBCU, Lewis College of Business in Detroit. Last fall in Detroit’s Cultural Center on East Kirby Street on the college grounds, Edwards announced a plan to reopen the college named Pensole Lewis College of Business and Design (PLC).

The next class cohort will focus on P&G brand design, graphic design, color and material design and packaging design and is from August 8 to September 9.

A J. Crew class cohort on apparel with color and material is slated for August 8-September 30.

For more information visit https:// pensolelewiscollege.com/. ers to equity, to build equitable communities of stable households and thriving children, and to empower residents in Southeastern Michigan to reach their full potential.”

Ebron added that the “biggest takeaway” people should know about the funding increase is geared toward positively impacting the lives of more residents in Southeastern Michigan through “diverse and meaningful programming designed by organizations in their community to meet their needs.”

“Another takeaway from the increase in funding is the inclusion of a capacity program that provides, during the contracting period, unlimited one-on-one coaching, peer-to-peer mentoring and a digital platform chock full of resources to assist with the organization’s growth, development and sustainability,” he said. “[These] are core elements of any organization’s systems and structure.

The two cohorts will have access to this resource for a year, and they will also have the support of our DEI Team.”

Richard Grundy, JOURNi CEO and co-founder, told the Michigan Chronicle that his organization (a nonprofit dedicated to decentralizing access to technology for Detroit’s residents) is receiving funding to help support operations.

“We’re going to use the funding to help support some of the staff as well as to help fill the gaps for our summer programming,” Grundy said, adding that they have five summer programs this year. “This funding really came right on time for us and we’re grateful for the support from the United Way of Southeastern Michigan.”

Trees are a vital part of the environment. From providing oxygen, improving air quality, natural filtration and providing shade to cool temperatures, trees promote, support and sustain life for plants, animals and humans. Despite their importance, trees, particularly in urban areas, are suffering at the hands of pollution, bug populations and deforestation.

During summer, trees become an even more important piece in helping to regulate climate. Tree canopies, or the coverage trees provide from their branches and leaves, are decreasing and thus impacting the overall health and wellness of urban cities like Detroit. For African Americans, asthma and other respiratory illnesses are diagnosed at higher rates than any other racial demographic. The presence of trees helps to naturally filter particles and can help improve breathing issues. However, the USDA Forest Service reports a 22 percent canopy cover in Detroit with a target goal of 40 percent.

For over 30 years, The Greening of Detroit has worked to positively impact the quantity and quality of trees across the city. Since its inception in 1989, the organization has planted more than 130,000 trees across Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park. Preaching the gospel of saving and investing in urban forests, The Greening of Detroit has an intentional stake in creating a greener environment for residents.

“Trees are a very valuable infrastructure in our environment and especially in urban areas like Detroit. Trees provide clean air and water, habitat for animals, and is one of the most cost-effective ways to mitigate stormwater,” said Lionel Bradford, president and executive director of The Greening of Detroit.

“They also sequester carbon, lower temperatures and provide aesthetics. In addition to the environmental benefits of trees, there are also social and economic benefits. Planting trees brings residents together, strengthens neighborhoods and creates jobs.”

The issue of tree equity is a growing problem for not just Detroit, but major cities across the country. The Tree Equity Score, configured by American Forests, tallies tree canopy coverage against that of income, employment, race, age and health factors. Though Detroit’s overall score is 80, 282,000 trees need to be planted to get each of the 875 black groups to a score of 75. Alternatively, suburban areas across Michigan, such as Bloomfield Hills with its perfect 100 Tree Equity Score, can rank anywhere between 79 and 88. Meaning groups like The Greening of Detroit must continue its push in increasing

Digital Equity From page A-3 previously. “However, in many cases, accessing those opportunities requires a computer and internet access and if you can’t access an opportunity, it may as well not exist.”

The study surveyed 1,500 individuals across the country who received support from a Digital Navigator. With the support of these digital caseworkers: • More than 65 percent of survey respondents said they obtained internet access or a computer or tablet at home; among Hispanic and Black Americans, this increased to 72 percent.

• More than 85 percent of all respondents said they used the internet more frequently.

• Almost half surveyed obtained better healthcare, and 40 percent received support with basic needs like food, rent and housing.

• 1 in 3 found a new job or earned a higher income.

“Community organizations are the backbone of every city, and by empowering them with the resources they need to broaden their scope of work in digital equity, the possibilities are endless,” said Broderick Johnson, executive vice president, Public Policy and executive

the number of trees in the city.

“There are a number of variables that come into play when we talk about tree loss in urban areas. First and foremost is disease. Most urban areas were hit hard

by Dutch Elm disease and The Emerald Ash Borer. From 1950 to 1980, Detroit lost 500,000 trees to Dutch Elm disease alone. Another important reason we lose trees in urban areas is due to urbanization,” said Bradford. “When development comes along, trees and greenspaces are wiped out and never replaced. This has gone on for years without any solid solutions to replace them. Lastly, I would say that neglect is a major variable that contributes to tree loss in urban areas.

For many years, Detroit, like many other urban cities, lacked the resources to properly plant and maintain trees and to remove dead or dying trees. Luckily this administration has really been intentional about reversing this.”

Cooling costs are also affected by tree canopies and Detroit’s low number could mean rising costs to cool down in the summer months. Trees act as a natural barrier from the sun‘s rays creating a cooling effect under the protection of their branches and leaves. The United States Environmental Protection Agency estimates tree canopy cool areas by 20 to 45 degrees Fahrenheit. With high energy costs, families can consider planting trees around their home to increase evapotranspiration (a process where water moves from the earth’s surface into the air.

“Climate change is the biggest threat to our environment. Trees are very effective at removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. They store the carbon and release the oxygen we breathe. Trees also mitigate the heat island effect and are important vehicles in cooling cities.

They lower surface temperature and air temperature,” said Bradford.

Detroit’s environmental health remains at risk for the predominantly African American city. Efforts are being made to conserve trees, yet progress is slow. As community groups work to counter the effects, it will remain up to Detroiters to preserve the environment for future generations.

“Major reforestation efforts are needed. We have to start looking at trees as necessary and vital infrastructure.

We have to plant trees on a consistent basis; the right tree in the right place.

There has to be solid maintenance plans put in place to make sure these trees survive. Community engagement is key in doing this,” said Bradford. “We believe residents should have a say in what is going on in their neighborhood and we want residents to participate in tree planting. This makes the planting more sustainable. I would also mention that there needs to be a tree removal campaign going on simultaneously.” vice President, Digital Equity, at Comcast. “For over a decade, Comcast has invested in communities to bridge the digital divide, and we are excited for this new chapter of impact with Digital Navigators in Detroit. With both their expertise and local ties, they hold the key to making real transformative change happen for families across the city.”

These efforts are part of Comcast’s ongoing work to advance digital equity and help provide underrepresented small business owners with access to digital tools and funding. Through Project UP, Comcast has committed $1 billion over the next 10 years to programs and partnerships that will reach tens of millions of people with the skills, opportunities and resources they need to succeed in an increasingly digital world.

Any Xfinity customer across all Comcast’s markets who qualifies for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) can apply their $30 credit toward their monthly internet and/or Xfinity Mobile bill. Customers can visit www.xfinity. com/acp, www.internetessentials.com, or call 844-389-4681 for more information, to determine eligibility, and sign up. A dedicated ACP Enrollment and Support Center is available from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. daily, with multi-lingual capabilities to assist anyone interested in the program.

Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.

Grantees from the first round of the Racial Equity Fund announced in February of this year include: • APIA Vote • Black Executive Director Alliance of Detroit (BEDAD) • Birth Detroit • Chaldean American Ladies of Charity (doing business as) United Community Family Services • Class Act Detroit • Detroit Heals Detroit • Developing Kingdoms in Different Stages (KIDS) • E-Community Outreach Services • Family Assistance for Renaissance Men • Heritage Works • The Michigan Hispanic Collaborative • Turning Point • Pontiac Community Foundation To learn more about United Way for Southeastern Michigan’s Racial Equity Fund, visit https://unitedwaysem.org/ about-us/equity-and-inclusion/.

THEY’RE YOUR METROPARKS. WATER YOU WAITING FOR? METROPARKS.COM

A5

Money.

| July 6-12, 2022

michiganchronicle.com

Photo credit: Monica Morgan

Michigan Chronicle Hosts Annual ‘40 Under 40’ Awards

By Rasha Almulaiki On Thursday, over 200 distinguished guests and their loved ones gathered in downtown Detroit to celebrate Black excellence at the 2022 40 Under 40 Michigan Chronicle awards and induction ceremony.

The honorees were recognized for their exemplary contributions in their respective professional fields and endeavoring spirit toward a serving their local community. The winners represented the best and brightest young leaders in various industries, including education, mental and physical health, entrepreneurship, religious community practice, and business, among others.

Guests were welcomed with a dinner reception at the International Banquet and Conference Center in Greektown.

Detroit political and public relations expert, Cathy Nedd, gave the opening remarks

and boasted about the special distinctions of this award in comparison to other Michigan Chronicle awards.

“There is nothing more rewarding that celebrating young people,” said Nedd. “Not to take anything away from the Men and Women of Excellence, they certainly have deserved and earned everything they have.

But when I look through the list of the young people that we are celebrating today, one thing that struck me is that they got where they got really fast. I’m just so proud that they have achieved so much in so little time. So I can only imagine where they’re gonna be in 20 or 30 years from now.”

Andre Ash, Digital Anchor at the Michigan Chronicle, served as the emcee for the evening.

He welcomed the crowd with words of wisdom on trekking own’s own path toward professional success with perseverance and humility.

Property is Power!

3 Reasons You Should Trust in a Mortgage Broker Instead of Trying to Predict Rates If the time has come to purchase a home and you’ve been perusing the real estate market, it’s possible you’ve also been considering the mortgage options that might work best for you. In the event that you’re already spending a lot of time looking at homes and trying to sell your own, here are a few reasons you may want to leave your mortgage considerations to a professional.

Qualifications You Can Count On If you’re new to the world of home purchasing and have concerns about learning the ropes on your own, a mortgage broker can be a great way to navigate the market and get the information you need without having to do all of the legwork. Because a mortgage broker work with a wide range of lenders that have specialty niches, and products to make a recommendation Anthony O. Kellum to guide you through available options so you can find the product that is best suited for your financial situation.

A Knowledgeable Expert on Your Side Between putting in offers on a home and dealing with lenders, it can often feel like you’re between a rock and a hard place, and getting squeezed financially. However, the ideal mortgage broker will be someone who is there solely to assist you and provide you with viable options. Instead of a very specific set of options provided by the bank, a mortgage broker will be able to identify products your lender might not suggest, which means you’ll have more options and a representative who will be able to recommend the best ones for you.

The Inside Scoop on The Industry It’s the job of a mortgage broker to be on top of the market, have a comprehensive knowledge of the products out there and be familiar with the lenders, so this means less research and a lot more expertise for you when it comes to any final mortgage decisions. Not only will they have the know-how in the industry you’re heading into, they’ll be aware of the information the lender requires and may be able to score you a better deal when the time to make a decision comes. Finding the ideal lender for your mortgage can be a struggle in times where there are so many small details to deal with, but a mortgage broker can work to simplify the process. If you’ll soon be applying for a mortgage and are considering your lender options, you may want to contact one of your local mortgage broker professionals for more information.

“You know, somebody took the time to think about you.

Somebody took the time to nominate you,” Ash said to the crown on stage. “And here tonight, we are going to celebrate you so give yourselves a round of applause!”

In the absence of Hiram Jackson, CEO of Real Times Media and publisher of Michigan Chronicle, Reginald Brown, senior marketing strategist at Real Times Media, delivered the corporate remarks.

Special awards were recognized and handed out prior to the main honorees: the corporate excellence award was accepted by Pierre Batton, corporate responsibility lead for Detroit at JPMorgan Chase; the Trailblazer Award was given to Kamilia Landrum, Executive Director at NAACP Detroit and class of 2014 40 Under 40 awardee, and the Entrepreneurship Award was given to Chase Cantrell, Executive Director

at Building Community Value.

The latter’s award was accepted

by Jason Headen, the organization’s board chair on behalf of Cantrell.

“In 2018, the Detroit NAACP and many other organizations got together to expand voting rights across the state of Michigan,” said Landrum. “And as a result in 2020, we saw the highest amount of voters ever in this state use their voices at the polls and vote in that election… so yes, we care celebrating each other and many of us, including me, definitely need tonight. But we have to remember that the issues don’t die and the issues don’t be quiet just because we’re smiling and we’re having a great time. So what I hope is that you use this moment.”

The evening closed out with the induction ceremony of the men and women honored with the class of 2022 40 Under 40 Award.

Honoree

Yolanda

Turn-

er, deputy chief legal counsel at Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network spoke with Michigan Chronicle.

“I feel like it means that I’m seen,” said Turner of the county-wide mental health awareness and care work she is involved in. “That the work that I’ve done is not just work that I’m aware of but those who I work with and those who nominated me and ultimately that you guys recognize it as well. It doesn’t feel real, I’m grateful.”

Fellow honoree Dexter R. Sullivan, director of diversity, equity, inclusion, and allyship at Lambert Global, shared his thoughts on being honored along his counterparts.

“It’s a privilege anytime someone recognizes you for the work that you put in,” said Sullivan. “It’s not to be expected, but when it comes, it’s definitely humbling, so it’s a rewarding experience.”

New Local Ebiara Fund Supports Emerging Black and Brown Developers in Detroit

By Sherri Kolade Ebiara, a word derived from West Africa meaning “wood” is a symbol of hope for one local organization bearing the same name.

Detroit-based Ebiara (pronounced ebbie-air-a) is a new fund to provide early-stage capital and process assistance for minority-owned development companies looking to increase their impact on the city’s growing economy.

Geared toward providing capital, partner support, technical assistance and scalability, Ebiara is a new way of assisting emerging Detroit developers, including minorities, who are facing difficulty accessing capital and creating scalable real estate development firms, which results in developers seeking project financing.

Announced in June, Ebiara is a partnership between local management consulting firm URGE Imprint and Invest Detroit, a nonprofit dedicated to the equitable growth of Detroit’s economy, with funding from The Kresge Foundation. The two organizations plan to offer handson experience, local expertise and capital to help Detroit projects succeed. The loan fund will also provide wraparound support to intentionally bridge the gap by helping Black- and Brown-owned development firms improve operating capacity, build a transaction pipeline and secure the best talent available, according to a press release.

Roderick Hardamon, CEO and chief strategist for URGE Imprint, told the Michigan Chronicle that Black and Brown developers currently have “tons of challenges” in the development firm arena but they’re not backing down from the fight.

“We know all too well in our country ...the systemic challenges,” Hardamon said, adding that he is hoping to be part of that answer. “I wanted to figure out ways to ... start to solve those gaps and so Ebiara is the combination of our efforts.”

“Ebiara exists to help combat the challenges that minority developers face growing their business – from accessing capital to securing talent and resources,” Hardamon said in a press release. “Ebiara wants to be a

Roderick Hardamon, CEO and chief strategist for URGE Imprint.

Keona Cowan, executive vice president for lending at Invest Detroit.

partner for real estate development firms who want to scale their impact in Detroit. While the ecosystem has evolved to lower the barrier of entry into real estate development, more work is needed to crack the code on scalability.”

lending at Invest Detroit. “It helps to leverage other existing Invest Detroit programs and neighborhood efforts while also creating growth pathways for development firms committed to and representative of Detroit.”

Hardamon said that the name “Ebiara” was used as the organization’s handle for “cultural relevance” and more.

“It has some connotations to the real estate industry and also importantly it is something that is fresh,” Hardamon said of the word. “It is something that no one has a connotation to what it is or what it means.

It is relevant because we are deploying something that doesn’t exist.”

With major philanthropic support from the Kresge Foundation, the $11 million Ebiara Fund relies on three primary support tools: • A low-cost alternative to equity to act as early-stage capital for the developer.

• Coaching and technical assistance to help navigate city processes and ensure project completion.

• Access to assets.

In its first two-year pilot phase, Ebiara intends to work with approximately 10 developers and support $100 million to $200 million in economic impact.

“Ebiara is an extension of Invest Detroit’s commitment to ensuring equitable opportunity in the growth of Detroit’s economy,” said Keona Cowan, executive vice president of

Cowan told the Michigan Chronicle that her role is connected to loans for small business real estate development and commercial and industrial. She said that Invest Detroit’s work with Ebiara is all about access to capital through local real estate initiatives. “[That] has been a key driver in what we’ve done to help stabilize the community,” Cowan said, adding that boosting developers’ early capital funds is “perfectly in line” with their own mission “[which is] to support the unbanked and underbanked in Detroit and focus on creating ... and stabilizing of neighborhoods [and] commercial corridors.”

Even though similar programs exist in other markets, Ebiara is described as being “unique to Detroit” by providing a lower cost of capital and is more inclusive of earlier-stage firms.

“Detroit’s minority-led developers need better access to capital on their balance sheets to compete and bid on public projects and community development work in the Detroit neighborhoods where they live and work,” said Tosha Tabron, a social investment officer at The Kresge Foundation in a press release. “The status quo of limited access to capital is unacceptable. It significantly

See EBIARA

FUND page A6

Page A-6 | July 6-12, 2022 | michiganchronicle.com

Invest Detroit Ventures Makes Money Moves for Disenfranchised Entrepreneurs

By Sherri Kolade Although minority tech startups are making a larger footprint in Michigan, the landscape does not always offer equal financial footing from the initiation stages.

Luckily, bridging the gap for these underserved entrepreneurs, like women, minorities, immigrant founders and other marginalized populations is something that comes naturally to Invest Detroit Ventures, (IDV), which provides early-stage investment to Michigan-based, high-tech startups and programs, especially through the organization’s FAM (Funding, Access & Mentorship) fund program, now in its second year.

Nonprofit Invest Detroit, a mission-driven lender, investor and partner that supports business and real estate projects, created IDV in 2009 to enhance its overall mission to support the inclusive growth of entrepreneurial ventures.

“At Invest Detroit we raise capital separately and operate through state investments,” Ben Bernstein, principal at Invest Detroit Ventures, told the Michigan Chronicle recently.

Bernstein, who develops relationships with entrepreneurs across Michigan, assisting them to develop startup talent to prepare them for investment, said that ID Ventures has an “intentionality” in assisting underserved communities. “[With] extending venture capital to a broad fund of entrepreneurs our numbers speak for itself,” Bernstein said.

Sixty-four percent of its total portfolio is represented by founders of color, women, immigrants and Detroit residents.

any other funds across the country you see that mix … being much lower. Our Black founders are 20-222 percent of our total portfolio.”

Earlier this year, Bank of America supported IDV’s IDV Fund IV, which is an established $20 million fund that provides capital investment to Michigan startups during early, critical stages of development.

“This investment by Bank of America is significant because there is not enough early-stage capital for Michigan-based startups,” said Patti Glaza, managing director of IDV. “Only 10 percent of Michigan venture capital is currently invested at the seed stage, resulting in entrepreneurs spending too much time fundraising instead of executing in a space where time to market is critical.

Founders of color have an even bigger challenge as they try to navigate systemic barriers to funding.”

IDV IV, the fourth fund managed by Invest Detroit Ventures, will build on the $22 million invested in 175 companies over the past decade. The fund will continue to invest in pre-seed and seedstage high-growth and high-tech companies based in Michigan. The unique fund structure will combine traditional investment capital with philanthropic capital to better serve Michigan’s entrepreneurs. Up to half of the fund will come from partners in whose investment returns will recycle into IDV’s evergreen fund to support innovation in the state long-term. To date, over $1 billion in additional capital has been raised by their investments, according to a press release.

“Those are areas we consider of need,” Bernstein said. “If you look at

The fund will continue to focus on underserved entrepreneurs; in addition, capital and support to help bring ideas to early-product release is provided by the organization’s FAM fund, according

Ebiara Fund

and addressing underrepresentation in Detroit’s growth and revitalization efforts.”

From page A-5

reduces these developers’ ability to accumulate wealth, and it impedes their efforts to move Detroit neighborhoods forward. This fund directly addresses both of those issues and is one of several city-based funds that Kresge is working with partners like Invest Detroit to build.”

“This fund will go a long way toward creating more opportunity for developers of color in our city,” said Donald Rencher, the City of Detroit’s group executive for Planning, Housing & Development. “I thank Invest Detroit, URGE Imprint, and the Kresge Foundation for their commitment to improving equity

Hardamon told the Michigan Chronicle that he has wanted to participate actively in the real estate development space and quickly realized the challenges for small businesses and he is looking forward to the future possibilities of the organization that is quickly gaining steam.

to a press release.

“Bank of America’s equity investment in Invest Detroit Ventures underscores our ongoing efforts to address the persistent gap in access to growth capital for minority-led businesses. Being based in Detroit, Invest Detroit Ventures is well-positioned to help more women, minority and immigrant entrepreneurs scale their local business ideas, which will ultimately spur job growth and create more economic opportunities across the state of Michigan,” said Matt Elliott, president, Bank of America Detroit.

“We are thrilled to see Bank of America add its support of early-stage companies to the Detroit region as startups are a major driver of economic growth,” said Dave Blaszkiewicz, CEO of Invest Detroit. “Though our venture program supports startups across the state, 25 percent of our founders are from Detroit, and the more we can build the state’s ecosystem, the more Detroit becomes a startup destination.”

IDV is also creating the state’s first evergreen fund to develop and scale high-tech, high-growth startups in Michigan.

IDV also announced a $50,000 grant

from the Revolve Fund to support its FAM Program, an IDV initiative to provide capital and partnership to underrepresented founders and help prepare them for the next round of investment.

“Our vision for Revolve Fund is to not only make financial investments in entities led by people of color but also to help position these groups to access a wider array of capital,” said James Wahls, Revolve Fund managing director and founder. “Partnering with organizations like Invest Detroit Ventures that are working to address systemic barriers means that innovative, ground-breaking startups that are often overlooked can have a better chance of succeeding.”

Bernstein told the Michigan Chronicle that IDV is “well-positioned” to fill a lot of the large gaps out there that are readily available to most of the high-profile business deals done in the state that mostly get done by “outside investors.”

“There is not a ton of notable founders of color getting capital,” Bernstein said. “Part of our mission is to extend access to all communities we serve, in the communities we serve.”

Visit investdetroit.vc for more information.

Michigan Chronicle

DIGITAL DAILY

Keeping You Informed At All Times Of The Day

“We’ve got a lot more work to do but relatively our ecosystem is very strong in particular because of the strength of the city,” he said, adding that numerous organizations are working to help make an impact to minority developers.

For more information, visit Ebiara. com.

michiganchronicle.com | DQE

michiganchronicle.com | July 6-12, 2022 | Page A-7

A mortgage built for you, because we’re close to you.

That’s the power of the Human Interest Rate.

TM

The current minimum qualification is a baccalaureate degree in Early Childhood Education or Child Development or in process of completing a baccalaureate or advanced degree in Early Childhood Education or Child Development. Some experience working with preschool age children.

Flagstar Bank is in your neighborhood, so we understand your unique needs when it comes to financing a home: • Low to no down payment mortgage options • Specialty area grant and gift programs • Down payment assistance available*

Visit flagstar.com/homeownership or call 313-751-8288

• Early & Head Start Program Students (0-5) • Expecting Mom’s • Children with Special Needs are Welcome!

New St. Paul Head Start Agency 15362 Southfield Detroit, MI. 48223 (313) 835-4400 Equal Housing Lender | Member FDIC

Down payment assistance and gift funds have limited availability. Some restrictions may apply. All borrowers are subject to credit approval. Programs subject to change without notice. Underwriting terms and conditions apply.

*

210728_MICHIGAN_CHRONICLE_APRIL_PHONE_NUMBER_UPDATE_5x10.indd 1

210728

Funded by the US Department of Health and Human Services

3/24/21 11:25 AM

IT'S COOKOUT SEASON.

MICHIGAN CHRONICLE APRIL PHONE NUMBER UPDATE 5 X 10 APP: OPER: PROOF #: SCALE: COLOR:

InDesign CC nb 1 100% 4/C

KEYLINE TRIM: KEYLINE LIVE:

ARE YOU READY? 5"w x 10"h

KEYLINE BLEED: FONTS: PUBLICATION:

Proxima Nova, Surveyor, Myriad Pro Michigan Chronicle - Issue 4/14 2021

Second Ebenezer 14601 Dequindre Rd., Detroit, MI 48212

Greater Pentecostal Temple 15932 East Warren Ave., Detroit, MI 48224

New Destiny Christian Fellowship

Historic King Solomon (Son of David Ministries) 6100 14th St., Detroit, MI 48208

The Detroit Association of Black Organization (DABO)

12000 Grand River Ave., Detroit, MI 48204 Saunders Memorial AME 3542 Pennsylvania St., Detroit, MI 48214

Greater Grace Temple 23500 W. Seven Mile Rd., Detroit, MI 48219

Greater St. Mark Baptist 15015 Meyers Rd., Detroit, MI 48227 Fellowship Chapel 7707 W. Outer Dr., Detroit, MI 48235

Visit ChooseHealthyLife.org to find a vaccine site near you.

For more information and to schedule an appointment, please call 313-635-5978.

Page A-8 | July 6-12, 2022 | michiganchronicle.com

NOTICE OF REGISTRATION FOR THE GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARY TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2022 DETROIT, MICHIGAN TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that any qualified elector of Detroit, Michigan who is not already registered, may register to vote at the office of the Detroit Department of Elections, the office of the Detroit City Clerk, any of our satellite/vote centers, the office of the County Clerk, a Secretary of State branch office, or other designated state agency. Registration forms can be obtained at mi.gov/vote and mailed to the Detroit Department of Elections or the Detroit City Clerk’s office. Voters who are already registered may update their registration at www.expressSOS.com.

The last day to register in any manner other than in-person with the local clerk is Monday, July 18, 2022.

After this date, anyone who qualifies as an elector may register to vote in person with proof of residency (MCL 168.492) at the Detroit Department of Elections, Detroit City Clerk’s office or any of the following satellite locations or vote centers:

District 1

District 4

WCCCD Northwest Campus 8200 W. Outer Drive Detroit, MI 48219

WCCCD Eastern Campus 5901 Conner St. Detroit, MI 48213

Greater Grace Temple 23500 W. 7 Mile Rd. Detroit, MI 48219

District 5

Butzel Family Recreation Center 7737 Kercheval Detroit, MI 48214

District 2

Northwest Activities Center 18100 Meyers Rd. Detroit, MI 48235 Tindal Activity Center 10301 W. 7 Mile Rd. Detroit, MI 48221

Department of Elections 2978 W. Grand Blvd.

Detroit, MI 48202 City Clerk’s Office (Coleman A. Young Municipal Ctr.)* 2 Woodward Ave., Ste. 200 Detroit, MI 48226

District 6

District 3

Clark Park 1130 Clark St. Detroit, MI 48209

Farwell Recreation Center 2711 E. Outer Drive Detroit, MI 48234

Kemeny Recreation Center 2260 S. Fort St. Detroit, MI 48217

Heilmann Community Center 19601 Crusade St. Detroit, MI 48205

District 7 Adams Butzel Recreation Complex 10500 Lyndon St. Detroit, MI 48238

*not open on weekends.

HOURS OF OPERATION: • Satellite Vote Centers will open on Monday, July 11, 2022.

• Regular business hours: Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Department of Elections) Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (All other locations) • Saturday, July 30th from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday, July 31st from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

• Monday, August 1st, per Michigan Election Law, Absentee Voting ceases at 4:00 p.m. at all locations.

• Election Day, Tuesday, August 2nd from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the City of Detroit will be voting in the Primary for the following offices:

• • • •

Governor Representative in Congress State Senator Representative in State Legislature

• • • •

County Executive Sheriff County Commissioner Delegate to County Convention

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the City of Detroit will be voting on the following proposition as presented and listed below: PROPOSITION J: JAILS MILLAGE RENEWAL “To renew the millage authorized in 2012, shall Wayne County be authorized to continue to levy this millage at the 2021 rollback rate of .9358 mills (about 94 cents per thousand dollars of taxable valuation) for ten more years (2022 through 2031) for any of the following previously authorized uses: To acquire, construct, and/or operate jail, misdemeanant, or juvenile incarceration or detention facilities, and for adult penalty options such as work release, home detention and community restitution; with at least one-tenth of the millage used to acquire, build and operate a juvenile offender work/training institution? This renewal is estimated to generate approximately $45,074,507 in property tax revenue in 2022.

YES NO

O O

Full text of the ballot proposal may be obtained at https://www.waynecounty.com/elected/clerk/election-information.aspx or at the Wayne County Clerk’s Office, 2 Woodward Ave., Room 201, Detroit, MI 48226. A sample ballot may be viewed at mi.gov/vote.

Persons with disabilities needing accommodations should contact the Department of Elections at 313-876-VOTE (8683)

Janice M. Winfrey Detroit City Clerk

City ity.. Life ife.. Style.

Where City Meets Life and Life Meets Style

B1 | July 6-12, 2022

michiganchronicle.com

Satisfied in Singleness?

Is coupledom the end all be all?

Or can a person thrive in this season of singleness and grow where they are?

According to a businesswire. com article, 2.5 million couples around the nation are getting ready to say “I do.” And according to The Knot Real Weddings Study 2022 marks the height of the wedding boom.

While the wedding bells are going off for so many brides, that leaves a huge segment of the population who are charting out their own paths.

According to Pewresearch. org, women are the most likely to be single later in life with about roughly half of women ages 65 and older remaining unpartnered (49 percent), while those ages 30 to 49 are the least likely to be single (19 percent). Roughly three-in-ten women ages 18 to 29 (32 percent) and 50 to 64 (29 percent) are single.

Men’s singleness range is quite different, according to Pew, which reveals that men younger than 30 are typically the most likely to be single. Research also notes that nearly half of men in this age group (51 percent) are single, in comparison to only 27 percent of those ages 30 to 49 and 50 to 64 and 21 percent of men 65 and older.

“The fact that men and women tend to be single at very different stages of life reflects both men’s shorter life expectancy and their tendency to marry later in life than women,” according to the article.

What is a single woman to do in the meantime if it’s not their time yet to date or marry?

According to an article from, The Strategic Singlehood of Black Women, being in a season of singleness is not a death sentence but rather a time to live your best life, sis.

According to the article, a growing rate of single people has continued to be an ever-increasing trend over the decades in the United States and around the world.

Even more interesting is why unmarried Black women are at the head of their peers including Latinx, white, and Asian American women.

“If you were to guess why so many Black women in the U.S. were not married, what would you say?” The article notes. “If you pointed to rates of incarceration and mortality for Black men, or if you said that Black women earn more college degrees than Black men, you would be citing the kinds of factors that most often get discussed by social science researchers and opinion writers. And those factors are not irrelevant, but they leave out something important.”

That important piece is what Wayne State University assistant professor Jessica D. Moorman said in the article is, “Black women’s agency in their single status.”

Black women have a choice in the matter and are not “just pushed by external forces.”

Mass media at times makes it seem that Black women are all desperate for a mate, but, “Sometimes they choose to be single.”

“Even if they want to marry eventually, these women often

See SINGLENESS Page B-2

“Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” musical is on tap at the Detroit Opera House in August.

“Ain’t Too Proud to Beg”

Reimagines Motown Sound in Detroit Musical This August

By Sherri Kolade

bums of All Time.”

The Temptations are celebrating their 60th Anniversary through 2022. To mark this milestone, they released on January 28, 2022, a brand-new album, “Temptations 60,” with nearly all-original songs. Otis Williams, the sole surviving, original member of The Temptations, turned 80 last October 30.

The Temptations are “back” in Detroit.

Released in 1966, The Temptations’ “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” song from the “Gettin’ Ready” album will be brought to life in a new way through the upcoming musical, “Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations” at the Detroit Opera House.

Detroit native Jawan Jackson just recently marked his place as a Temp, too, after playing one on Broadway.

Slated to run from Tuesday, August 9, to Sunday, August 28, the two-and-a-half-hour show is at 8:00 p.m. Tuesday – Saturday; 7:30 p.m. Sunay evenings; and 2:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday matinees. An open-caption performance is on tap for 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, August 14.

“Ain’t Too Proud” is described as an electrifying, new popular Broadway musical that follows The Temptations’ journey from the streets of Detroit to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. With their signature dance moves and silkysmooth harmonies, they came to fame at the top of the charts creating 42 Top Ten Hits with 14 of Jalen Harris plays Eddie Kendricks in the upcoming prothem reaching number one.

duction of “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg.”

Nominated for 12 Tony Awards, “Ain’t Too Proud” tells the sometimes-tumultuous story of brotherhood, family, loyalty and betrayal, as the group’s personal and political conflicts put their bond to the test during a decade of civil unrest in America.

The indelible legacy left by this legendary quintet is set to the background of the group’s famous croons, including “My Girl,” “Just My Imagination,” “Get Ready,” “Papa Was a Rolling Stone” and so much more.

Written by three-time Obie Award-winner Dominique Morisseau, directed by two-time Tony Award-winner Des McAnuff (“Jersey Boys”) and featuring the Tony-winning choreography of Sergio Trujillo (“Jersey Boys,” “On Your Feet!”), “Ain’t Too Proud” launches their first national tour to over 50 cities across America.

Rolling Stone magazine named The Temptations among the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, and in September of 2020, the editors of Rolling Stone said that the group is “Indisputably the greatest black vocal group of the Modern Era…,” and listed the group’s “Anthology” album among the “500 Greatest Al-

The newly-minted official member of the Temptations group will take the late Melvin Franklin’s spot after playing him rather successfully in two popular Broadway shows, according to an article from the Detroit Free Press.

The singer will take over the bass duties in the popular singing group, and moves into a hallowed spot that Franklin held down for decades, according to the article.

Jackson, a long-time Motown fan said that from 2017 to 2021, he played the late bass singer in the musical “Ain’t Too Proud,” according to the article.

“I got a lot of love for being Melvin,” said Jackson in the article. “Now I get to be my actual self, bringing my own artistry to The Temptations. I’ll be carrying Melvin’s essence with me, of course, but I get to be Jawan.”

Jalen Harris who plays Eddie Kendricks in the musical, told the Michigan Chronicle that performing in one of the greatest boy bands of all time in R&B history is “like a dream come true.”

Harris, who grew up in Memphis, Tenn., said that while he grew up outside of the group’s popular music era, he can appreciate their work, which has influenced a generation of R&B artists like Prince, D’Angelo, Maxwell, Robin Thicke and more.

“I was born in the 90s but understanding the music of The Temptations and what it means to my culture and what their legacy means is, is very important to me as well,” he said, adding that he is looking forward to the upcoming show. “To perform a show in Detroit is a full circle [moment] for a lot of people with this project.”

Metal Drip: Everything You Need to Know About The Gold Reserve

By Sherri Kolade “You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy gold products. Which is pretty much the same thing.”

The Gold Reserve, a Blackand woman-owned skincare company in Detroit, is making waves as more customers are learning about the gold effect on melanated and non-melanated skin alike.

The Gold Reserve products were created to help people improve their skincare habits with high-quality ingredients and “make it easy to get the most out of your daily routine.”

The Gold Reserve, a Black- and woman-owned company, provides luxury, gold-infused skin care products.

At The Gold Reserve they want to provide customers with top-tier skincare, including gold face masks, peel masks and more. Their products are designed to help rejuvenate skin and make customers feel radiant, according

to their website.

Chelsea Spencer, 29, the new company’s founder and owner, told the Michigan Chronicle recently that her online skincare line was created out of a need during the pandemic to

See GOLD RESERVE Page B-2

Page B-2 | July 6-12, 2022 | michiganchronicle.com

Get your free Covid-19 vaccine.

Singleness From page B-1

lead a purposeful single life in which they pursue goals that are important to them,” according to the article.

Moorman completed in-depth interviews with 24 Black women from Detroit (varying in ages from 25 to 46) who never married, were divorced or were widowed.

The findings, reported in Socializing singlehood: Personal, Interpersonal, and Sociocultural Factors Shaping Black Women’s Single Lives, in Psychology of Women Quarterly, show that the women led robust single lives marked by intentionality and were extremely “beneficial.”

“Singlehood is in and of itself a strategy for managing one’s broader life goals and responsibilities, one that afforded participants more control over their time, resources and relationships to men,” according to the article, which adds that while some of the women did “express frustrations” with their singleness, it stemmed from desiring more opportunities for companionship or for

expressing their sexual frustration.

“They worried about staying single if they wanted to marry. They also recognized that people who marry are rewarded with substantial social and economic benefits, just for being married; even the single women who liked being single were unhappy about that singlism,” the article said.

The lives of the single Black women were being lived out on purpose, however, with their time being spent on: • Obtaining an education • Traveling • Employment and entrepreneurship • Financial planning, money management and property ownership • Emotional growth and self-discovery • Spiritual growth • Community involvement “Singlehood was complex, enacted strategically, preferred over misogynistic partners and restrictive gender roles, and filled with infinite possibility,” according to the article. “Collectively, these findings upend dominant notions of Black women’s singlehood as unwanted or evidence of dysfunction.”

Get your free WE OUTSIDE. covid-19 vaccine.

NOW LET’S BE SAFE. Visit ChooseHealthyLife.org to find a vaccine site near you.

Second Ebenezer

14601 Dequindre St., Detroit, MI 48089

New Destiny Christian Fellowship (The Detroit Association of Black Organizations (DABO))

12000 Grand River Ave., Detroit, MI 48204

Historic King Solomon (Son of David Ministries)

6100 14th St., Detroit, MI 48208

Saunders Memorial AME

3542 Pennsylvania St., Detroit, MI 48214

Greater Grace Temple

23500 W. Seven Mile Rd., Detroit, MI 48219

Greater Pentecostal Temple

15932 East Warren Ave., Detroit, MI 48224

Greater St. Mark Baptist

15015 Meyers Rd., Detroit, MI 48227

Fellowship Chapel

7707 W. Outer Dr., Detroit, MI 48235

For more information and to schedule an appointment, please call 313-635-5978.

Gold Reserve From page B-1

infuse more self-care luxuries into everyday life.

“I was sitting there thinking and said, ‘Everybody loves gold [and] everyone likes certain things,’” Spencer said of launching her business last July. “It’s been very good – everyone seems to like it so far. Everything I sell has gold infused in it some way; either in like a flake or actually mixed into the mixture.”

The Gold Reserve wants to inspire self-care and self-confidence for all of its customers by offering a variety of gold skin products including facemasks, scrubs, serums, bath bombs and more.

From a Liquid Gold 24K Face Serum that can protect and revitalize faces by improving skin texture and radiance to Nefertiti’s Escape, a 24K gold peel-off face mask that can help you achieve smooth, glowing skin, these products are designed to provide a luxurious experience at an affordable price.

“Backed by a dedication to offering only products that provide a true element of luxury, you’re sure to love what we have to offer,” according to their website.

Spencer added that at the time she created her product line last year, people were still at home for the most part, and there was an interest to “bring the luxury spa [experience] to your house.”

And she’s not alone – many are into the growing self-care movement two years into the pandemic.

According to a Forbes article, New Mindbody Data Reflects How the Pandemic Has Renewed Interest in SelfCare, many people have increased their wellness routines in light of the devastating mental health impacts of the pandemic.

According to the article, wellness tech platform and app Mindbody’s research division team released data from the company’s millions of wellness providers and consumer users to show wellness-industry-related insights.

In the summer of 2021, they discovered that over 75 percent of United States consumers surveyed feel that wellness is more important than ever.

Also, 50 percent plan to dole out more dollars on self-care over the next six months on activities, services and treatments. Nearly half also said they use meditation apps to assist with sleep or stress management.

Other products include an Egyptian Gold Hair Protein, King Midas’ Golden Touch Scrub, a three-pack bath bomb and hydrating face masks for everybody.

Spencer added that the face mask is a

customer favorite as word got around.

“I believe that social media is probably what makes it more popular as of right now and everybody is into self-care and manifesting and all of that kind of help and goes along with that,” Spencer said, adding that she is booked and busy at events locally and around the nation from pride festivals to the Black Women’s Expo.

“Most people are just now starting to get into it and they don’t really know a lot about it so … it’s more of educating on what our products can do for your skin first and then we’re making a sale,” she said, adding that her product line is reviewed by a licensed esthetician, dermatologist and other professionals.

Spencer added that there are benefits for “all skin types” using gold.

She said that entrepreneurship is about putting the work in and not waiting for anyone else to do the work for you.

“Do all your research – make sure you stay on top of everything going on,” Spencer said. “Don’t just expect things to be done -- you need to check behind and make sure everything is right.”

REGISTER TO HEAR FROM

ENTERTAINERS

S R E K A M Y C I POL

+ ACTIVISTS

ON SOCIAL AND RACIAL JUSTICE ISSUES.

Longtime supporter and product creator Dominique Willis, told the Michigan Chronicle that she makes 24-karat gold-infused bath bombs for the business and they have three different scents, all named after their kids: Carter (tea tree), Royalty (lavender) and Heiress (bergamot).

Working with Spencer, Willis said is like no other.

“Chelsea has been an awesome inspiration as well – she has inspired me to want to start my own small business and she has been very supportive and been awesome to work with her,” Willis said.

For more information visit www.thegoldreserveco.com or find them on Instagram: @thegoldreserveco.

Atlantic City, NJ | July 14-20 naacp.org/convention

michiganchronicle.com | July 6-12, 2022 | Page B-3

Food Truck Culture

By Megan Kirk

The pandemic caused a massive halt to the food industry leading many restaurants to close their doors. Food trucks did not escape the financial hits, but they have persevered and become an essential part of the city’s culture and the growth has continued over the last several years. Now, as the pandemic slows, food trucks are coming back stronger just in time for the warmer weather.

The food truck industry in Detroit has become a fast-growing business venture. With a large variety of eateries, downtown Detroit has become a hotspot for foodies. Entering the prime season for food trucks, Downtown Street Eats has launched its tenth season bringing an array of food trucks to Cadillac Square and the Woodward Esplanade. As Michigan winter subsides, food truck operators are looking forward to the boom in business.

“In Michigan, the food truck scene is really popping, I would say, from May until the end of the year when you have things like the tree lighting and everything. In those cold winter months, there are no events for you to do so you are shut down,” said Jennyfer Crawford, Marketplace curator. “So, with that, they were really impacted just like a lot of small businesses. They were forced to shut down, some people were forced to close because they just didn’t have a place to set up.”

Food trucks have become a cost-effective option for cooks and chefs looking to brand their cuisine. Often having lower start-up costs than brick and mortar restaurants, food trucks allow food enthusiasts to branch out and brand their eats to a larger audience with the ability to travel to different locations.

“As a chef, instead of having your own building, you would want to have a food truck because it’s cheaper, you can maintain and watch your food costs. There is a low overhead for food trucks as in light, gas, water, propane or solar panels,” said Chef Nick Wilson, owner of The Lobster Food Truck and The Lobster Pitstop.

Jason Hall, founder of RiDetroit, is one of the Detroit Historical Society’s The Hustle nominees. Photo courtesy of RiDetroit

Respect “The Hustle:”

Detroit Historical Society Honors Black Entrepreneurship in New Initiative

By Sherri Kolade Chef Nick Wilson and partner Kathryn Wilson.

Who is holding up Detroit?

The pandemic did cause a damper on the food truck culture. Lack of events was a main catalyst for the slowdown. Like restaurants, some food truck owners were forced to close their operations. However, some owners got creative and chose to function from less likely spaces.

Thriving Black businesses, that’s who.

“I feel like with there not being a lot of events just like vendor shows, a lot of food trucks are impacted because there were no events happening. There was no place for them to actually go because everything was shut down. But one thing that did change [is] that I did learn about is that when the pandemic hit, a lot of food trucks -- some didn’t make it, unfortunately, but some of them were actually going to cul-de-sacs and different complexes and actually setting up. That’s how a lot of them survived,” said Crawford.

Despite the pandemic, some food truck owners were able to see success. With restaurant restrictions and food shortages, food trucks became the next best thing in access to meal options.

“From my experience, I tripled in sales due to the fact that most restaurants were closed. A lot of food truck owners did very well because [customers] didn’t have any other choice to get food. Nobody was going to the grocery store and the restaurants aren’t open so that gave a lot of food truck owners a lot of creativity and flexibility,” said Wilson.

The City of Detroit also released new ordinances for mobile eateries establishing new guidelines for food trucks. The new ordinance allows food truck owners an easier way to capitalize on their business while bringing tasty cuisine to the masses allowing owners to park on many neighborhood streets across the city. Though there are stipulations to the revamped ordinance, food truck owners will have a larger pool of customers to service.

“I think that with the new food truck ordinance, a lot of people are excited because you’ll be able to see more food trucks,” said Crawford.

Chefs and cooks who may not be able to afford or access building space may consider a food truck as it allows for the same level of expression without the hassle of owning or renting a space. As the food truck culture continues to grow, there is sure to be a boom in operations.

“It’s becoming very populated. There are a lot of new trucks.

There’s a way for people to be entrepreneurs since the pandemic hit. There’s a lot of fun food and also food trucks that are designed for certain cuisines as well,” said Wilson.

They are the pizza shops, boutiques, hair salons, sneaker stores, bakeries and other established businesses that consistently remind others why they are still in a league of their own making as boss entrepreneurs and business mavens.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 18 percent of businesses in the country are minority-owned. The streets of Detroit are decorated with more than 400 Black-owned businesses. Viewed as the economic backbone of the neighborhood, Black businesses serve a larger purpose in the nation’s financial makeup. Employing almost one million people nationwide, Black businesses account for roughly $150 billion in annual gross income.

“Black businesses in the city of Detroit are an employment block, they are hiring Detroiters.

Not only that, they are really contributing to the neighborhood and communities where they exist,” Charity Dean, president and CEO of the Metro Detroit Black Business Alliance said previously.

Yet, despite Detroit’s rich entrepreneurial spirit, Black owners are known to be closed out of the dream. Discouraged by barriers in access to capital, lack of exposure and other factors mounted against Black entrepreneurs, starting a business can be a daunting task. Stemming from generations-long practices of keeping Black communities financially agitated, rules and regulations have been in play that make acquiring and keeping Black businesses solvent hard.

“We live in a country where we have systemic and structural racism that continues to impact Black businesses even up until this day,” said Dean. “Black businesses struggle with access to capital. There is no shortage of money, but there is a shortage of access for Black-owned businesses.”

The Detroit Historical Society wants to help turn the tables on that narrative by recognizing the importance of honoring Black businesses through a new initiative, The Hustle, a new, multi-year project at the Detroit Historical Museum. The new project will celebrate the inspiring stories of Detroit’s Black entrepreneurs — linking contemporary business owners to the pioneers who set their course in a series of exhibits and public programming.

The Detroit Historical Society is an independent non-profit organization that manages the Detroit Historical Museum in Midtown and the Dossin Great Lakes Museum on Belle Isle.

The Hustle is the Detroit Historical Society’s newest community engagement and exhibition project following in the footsteps of the award-winning Detroit67 project, according to a press release. Incorporating large-scale photography by Detroit photographers, oral histories, museum exhibits and events, public programming, school tours, and a resource summit, this program strives to serve the unsung community members whose contributions are not always recognized through programming, exhibits and events.

The Lobster Food Truck.

Society CEO Elana Rugh said in a press release, “Our mission is to tell Detroit’s stories and why they matter. No story is too big or too small for our museums and we often say our goal is that our visitors will see themselves somewhere in our halls or on our walls. The Hustle will do that in a way that no other project ever has, and we are excited to celebrate these

stories in our museum.”

The Hustle is sponsored by The Gilbert Family Foundation, Toyota Motor North America and AAA/The Auto Club Group. Additional funding was generously provided by Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase.

To identify Detroit entrepreneurs that exemplify The Hustle, the Society is crowdsourcing nominations, which can be made at detroithistorical.org, on paper ballots available at the Detroit Historical Museum or at neighborhood community meetings and town halls where The Hustle will be discussed.

Anyone can nominate a Detroit business or business owner by visiting detroithistorical.org/ hustle or by dropping a nomination in one of the community ballot boxes located around the city. Nominees must have a business in Detroit or be a Detroiter with a business. Rebecca Salminen Witt, chief strategy and marketing officer, told the Michigan Chronicle that the initiative is digging deep and celebrating the grassroots businesses that keep Detroit’s wheels turning, and the nominees will be evaluated by an independent committee.

“These are folks who come from the community – non-profit leaders, neighborhood folks,” she said, adding that from the list of nominees, 36 representatives will be selected to be honored and featured in a gallery series of upcoming exhibits.

“At the end, we will have a resource summit for anyone interested in becoming an entrepreneur,” she said of the winter 2023 event.

One of the nominees is Jason Hall, who founded RiDetroit in 2018, who is known for his entrepreneurial efforts in Detroit.

Known as the co-founder and former president of Slow Roll Detroit, Hall described himself to the Michigan Chronicle as a bike advocate who speaks to crowds about building community through cycling.

“The bike industry has traditionally been a completely white-dominated [space],” Hall said, adding that he is glad to be a part of a growing movement.

“We’re moving into different arenas where it’s mandatory that we have … Black representation,” he said, adding that he is glad to be nominated because of his work. “It feels amazing right now to be nominated, especially for something like entrepreneurship. … When you’re recognized outside of your own sort of scale of success for being an entrepreneur, that’s huge.”

He added that as a Black entrepreneur it’s even more impactful, especially for his fellow nominees who are growing the city into what they want it to be through their businesses in Detroit.

“We grew up in a place, unlike any other place. You can go to a party store in Detroit and you could pay your cell phone bill. You can get candy. You could buy dinner. You can get hair products. So, we learned at a very early age not to be pigeonholed in one thing – that we can do multiple different things,” he said. “So, I think that’s really what part of Detroit’s hustle culture comes from. Our ability here to see the bigger picture; that we can do multiple things and get it done.”

For more information, visit detroithistorical. org.

Staff Writer Megan Kirk contributed to this report.

Nonstick cooking spray 1 package (20 ounces) French bread, cubed, divided 1 can (20 ounces) apple pie filling Page B-4 | July 6-12, 2022 | michiganchronicle.com 9 eggs 1 cup half-and-half Sp 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon wi 1 cup powdered sugar, plus FAMILY FEATURES FAMILY additional FEATURES(optional) Fre 2 tablespoons milk, plus Pe resh air, warm sun andadditional delicious foods sun and deliciou resh air,(optional) warm fill cub de make brunch a Spray favorite weekend event. make brunch a favorite weeken 8-by-8-inch glass baking dish in Set the stage (and table) for stage anspray.(and the table) for Setcooking the withthe nonstick an In baking dish, add 10 ounces cubedwith recipe inviting experience withinviting recipes that experience pr ov bread in bottom of dish. Pour apple cover all the bases fromFrench snacks and desserts to a cover all the bases from snacks and des sto filling over bread. Top with remaining mouthwatering main course. mouthwatering main course. cubed French bread. Set aside. ov InTide medium whisk eggs, halfTide the appetite of your guests with Spiced thebowl, appetite of your guests with ov and-half andserved cinnamon.

Pour evenly Grass-Fed Lamb Over Hummus with Grass-Fed Lamb Over Hummus served mo over bread. toasted flatbread or tortilla chips before dishing toasted flatbread or tortilla chips before ba Cover with aluminum foil and chill overnight. out Overnight Apple Cinnamon FrenchApple ToastCinnamon French out Overnight ag an Heat oven tofor 325 F.simple Casserole for a simple centerpiece.

Just as those Casserole a centerpiece.

Just un wi FEATURES Remove foil andFAMILY bake 50-60 minutes. ov delectable dishes are vanishing, pull Brown delectable dishes are vanishing, pull Br de Let cool 10-15 minutes.resh air, warm sun and gla Overnight Apple Cinnamon French Toast Casserole Sugar Pound Cake out ofSugar oven and pairpowdered withof Pound Cake out the oven and make brunch a favorite we Inthe small bowl, whisk sugar de Set the stage the tabl and milk.

Add whipped additional, ifaneeded, sweetened whipped cream and fresh fruit for sweetened cream and(and fresh fru invitingDrizzle experience with r pourable glaze is reached. sweet finishing touch. until sweet finishing touch. coverserving. all the bases from snacksat an over casserole before Visit Culinary.net to findVisit moreCulinary.net waysmouthwatering to broaden to find more ways t mon French Toast Casserole main course.

Overnight Apple Cinnamon French Toast Casserole Tide the appetite of your guests 1/2 teaspoon cumin your brunch menu. your brunch menu.

A Fresh, Flavorful Brunch Bite Grass-Fed Lamb Over HummusO se 1/2 teaspoon paprika Brunch is a perfect opportunity to entertain friends toasted flatbread or tortilla chipsFr b 3 tablespoons olive oil and family with delicious recipes that will delight out Overnight Apple Cinnamon Fr Se taste buds. For1/2 example, thiscumin smooth hummus Casserole for a simple centerpiece teaspoon h, Flavorful Brunchtheir Bite For serving: Brunch Bite 1/2 teaspoon cumin A Fresh, Flavorful delectable dishes are vanishing, pu 1/2New teaspoon paprika is paired with tender Zealand grass-fed 1 Persian cucumber, small diced 1/2 teaspoon paprika perfect opportunity to entertain friends Sugar Pound Cake out of the oven 3 tablespoons olive oil Brunch is a perfect opportunity to entertain friends loin chops and fresh toppings for flavor in 1 small tomato, diced 3 tablespoons olive oil with delicious recipes that lamb will delight sweetened whipped cream and fre and family with delicious recipes thatroasted will delight every bite.

2 tablespoons pine nuts (or buds. For example, this smooth hummus sweet finishing touch.

For serving: their taste buds.

For example, this smooth hummus Ready in less than 30 minutes, this Spiced serving: 2 tablespoons pomegranateFor seeds) ith tender New Zealand grass-fed Visit Culinary.net to find more w 1 Persian cucumber,issmall diced paired with tender New Zealand grass-fed 1 Persian cucumber, small diced Grass-Fed Hummus recipe is made parsley, chopped chops and fresh toppings for flavor inLamb Over your brunch menu.

1 small tomato, diced lamb loin chops and fresh toppings for flavor in 1 small tomato, diced using Atkins Ranch 2lamb, which isroasted available lemon wedges tablespoons pineatbite. nuts (or every toasted flatbread or tortilla chips2 tablespoons roasted pine nuts (or local Whole Foods 2Market and hails from n less than 30 minutes, thisyour Spiced tablespoons pomegranate Ready inseeds) less than 30 minutes, this Spiced 2 tablespoons pomegranate seeds) Lamb Over Hummus recipe is made New Zealand where theparsley, animalschopped are grass-fed To make Remove from bone, dice meat Grass-Fed Lamb Over lamb: Hummus recipelamb is made parsley, chopped ns Ranch lamb, which is available lemon to wedges 365 daysata year and allowed roam andusing grazeAtkinsinto small cubes andistransfer to medium bowl. lemon wedges Ranch lamb, which available at toasted tortilla chips Whole Foods Market andfreely hails from over lush green hills andflatbread pastures.or The Add cumin powderand andhails salt.from Toss to coat. Maritoasted flatbread or tortilla chips your local Whole Foods Market nd where the animals are result grass-fed make lamb: Remove lamb fromZealand bone, nate dice meat is a lean, To finely textured, flavorful meat while New where the preparing animals arehummus. grass-fed To make lamb: Remove lamb from bone, dice meat year and allowed to roamthat andtastes graze just as into small intended. cubes and transfer365 to medium bowl.

To hummus: chickpeas, nature days a year andmake allowed to roamDrain and graze intoreserving small cubes and transfer to medium bowl. lush green hills and pastures. The Add cumin powder and recipes, salt.freely Toss to coat.

1 Maritablespoon Rinse The chickpeasAdd under Visit beefandlambnz.com for more over lush green hills liquid. and pastures. cumin powder and salt. Toss to coat. Mariean, finely textured, flavorful meat nate while preparing hummus. running then drain. meat result is a lean, finely water textured, flavorful nate while preparing hummus. cooking tips and information.

To make hummus: Drain chickpeas, reserving just as nature intended.

In nature bowl of food processor, pulse chickpeas, To make hummus: Drain chickpeas, reserving that tastes just as intended.

1 tablespoon liquid. Rinse chickpeas under efandlambnz.com for more recipes, Sp 1 tablespoon liquid. Rinse chickpeas under chickpea liquid and garlic until chickpeas and Visit beefandlambnz.com for more recipes, Spiced Grass-Fed running Lamb water then drain. s and information. wi running water then drain. tips garlic and information. are chopped. pulse chickpeas, Over HummusIn bowl of food processor,cooking Inpaprika bowl of food processor, pulse chickpeas, Add tahini, lemon juice, salt, cumin, chickpea liquid and garlic until chickpeas and Grass-Fed Lamb Prep time: 15 minutes and olive Lamb oil. Mix until smooth pastechickpea forms. liquid and garlic until chickpeas and Spiced Grass-Fed garlic are chopped.

Fr garlic are chopped. ummus Cook time: 5 minutes Taste and adjust by adding more salt, lemon Add tahini, lemon juice,Over salt, cumin, paprika Hummus fil Add tahini, lemon juice, salt, cumin, paprika Servings: 4-6 and olive oil. Mix 15 minutes Wake Up totime: a 15 juice or olive oil, as desired. until smooth paste forms.

Prep minutes and olive oil. Mix until smooth paste forms. cu 5 minutes Transfer hummus to large platter and spread Taste and adjust by addingCook more salt, 5lemon Lamb: time: minutes Wonderful Brunch MILY FEATURES Wake Up to a Taste and adjust by adding more salt, lemon FA -6 FAMIL or grass-fed olive oil, as desired. it out.

4 Atkins juice Ranch lamb Servings: 4-6 juice or olive oil, as desired.

Perfect any brunch occasion is a resh air, warm sun and delicious foods Transfer hummus Wonderful Brunch to for large platter and spread In large skillet, heat extra-virgin olive oil over loin chops an Transfer hummus to large platter and spread Lamb: delicious dish that can be made a day make brunch a favorite weekend event. it out. kins Ranch grass-fed lamb Perfect for any brunch occasion is a powder high heat until hot. Add seconds 1 for teaspoon cumin out.

4 Atkins Ranch grass-fed lamblamb and cookit30 ov in advance, simplifying your morning Set the stage (and the table) an oil over moving. oin delicious dish that can be madeIn a large day skillet, heat extra-virgin olive . chops 1/4 teaspoon salt In large skillet, heat extra-virgin olive oil over loinwithout chops inviting experience with recipes that prep before guests arrive with growling high heat until hot.

Add lamb and cook 30 seconds aspoon cumin powder in advance, simplifying your morning Turn lamb over and cook 30-60 seconds, tablespoon olive oil high heat until hot. Add lamb and cook 30 seconds 1 teaspoon cumin powder ver all the from snacks and1 desserts towithout a extra-virgin moving.stomachs. aspoon saltbasesprep co cover ov before guests arrive with growling repeating until all sides are browned.without Remove moving.

1/4 teaspoon salt outhwatering main course.

Prepared the day before and chilled Turn lamb over and cook 30-60 seconds, blespoon extra-virgin olive oil mo mouth a stomachs.

Turn lamb over and cook 30-60 seconds, 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil from pan and let rest 5 minutes.

Hummus: Tide the appetite of your guests with Spicedrepeating until overnight, thisbrowned.

Overnight Apple Cinnaall sides are Remove Tid Prepared the day before and chilled repeating in until all sides are browned. Remove 1 can (15from ounces) chickpeas ass-Fed Lamb Over Hummus served with mon Toast CasseroleTo is serve, ready toplace cucumbers and tomatoes pan and let restFrench 5 minutes.

Gr Grass overnight, this Overnight Apple Cinnafrom pan and let rest 5 minutes.

Hummus: asted flatbread or tortilla chips before dishing well of hummus then top with lamb, pine nuts 3 cloves garlic, chopped bake to perfection in the morning with To serve, place cucumbers and tomatoes in n (15 ounces) chickpeas toa toaste mon French Toast Casserole is ready to To serve, place cucumbers and tomatoes in 1 can (15 ounces) chickpeas t Overnight Apple Cinnamon 1/4 French Toast and parsley. cup tahini interior crisp exterior filled well of hummusa gooey then top with and lamb, pine nuts out ou O gves garlic, chopped bake to perfection in the morning with well of hummus then top with lamb, pine nuts 3 cloves garlic, chopped centerpiece.3Just as those withjuice mouthwatering flavor. Top Drizzle with with squeeze of lemon juice and serve with tablespoons fresh lemon and parsley. psserole tahinifor a simple Ca Casse aare gooey interiorpull and crisp exterior filled and parsley. cup tahini lectable dishes vanishing, an glaze then dish 1/4 out to loved ones flatbread oratortilla chips. teaspoon salt with Top and serve withfor blespoons freshwith lemon juice 1/2 Brown de delect se mouthwatering flavor.

Drizzle with squeeze of lemon juice Top with squeeze of lemon juice and serve with 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice gar Pound Cake out of the oven and pair with delicious way to make brunch easy. un or tortilla chips. aspoon salt glaze then dish out to loved flatbread Su Sugar flatbread or tortilla chips.

1/2 teaspoon salt recipes eetened whipped cream and fresh fruit for aones for a Find more breakfast and brunch Spiced Grass-Fed Lamb Over Hummus sw sweet th ov delicious way to make brunch easy. eet finishing touch. atOvernight Culinary.net. sw sweet Apple Cinnamon French Toast Casserole Find more breakfast brunch mon Toast Overnight Apple Cinnamon Toastrecipes Casserole Visit French Culinary.net toCasserole find more ways French toand broaden Vis at Culinary.net. ur brunch menu. youryob Overnight Apple Cinnamon den

F

W W

F

F

F

FF

Overnight Apple Cinnamon French Toast Casserole

French Toast Casserole

Satisfy Cake Cravings with a

Satisfy Cake Cravings with a Brunch-Worthy Dessert Servings: 12 Satisfy Whether your brunch feast consists of bac 1/2Whether teaspoon A Fresh, Flavorful Brunch Bite yourcumin brunch feast consists of bacon and eggs, pancakes and waffles or Nonstick cooking spray Servings: 12 Whether a combination of favorites, you can cap it 1/2a combination teaspoon paprika of favorites, you can cap it off with a sweet treat for the perfect package (20acumin ounces)opportunity French Brunch is perfect to entertaincumin friends 1/21 teaspoon a comple combin 1/2 teaspoon 3ending. tablespoons olive oil ending.

After all, no celebration is Nonstick cooking spray After all, no celebration is complete without dessert. bread, cubed, and family withdivided delicious recipes that will delight A 1 package (20 ounces) French Once table isbites cleared of theending. main co 1/21 teaspoon paprika 1/2 teaspoon paprika Once the table is cleared of the main courses, dish outthe decadent of this can (20 ounces) apple their taste buds.

For example, this smooth hummus perfect opportunity to entertain friends Once t Brunchbread, is a perfect opportunity to entertain friends For serving: cubed, divided Brown Sugar Pound Cake baked with hig Sugar Pound Cake baked with high-quality ingredients like C&H Sugars 3 tablespoons olive New oil3 Zealand tablespoons piepaired fillingwith tender is grass-fed olive oil 1Brown Brown Su Persian cucumber, small diced 1 family can (20 ounces) apple with deliciousand recipes that willdelicious delight to end the meal on a sweet note.

Top with with recipes that9will delight to end the meal on a sweet note.

Top with whipped cream and your crowd’s eggs lamb loin chops and fresh toppings for flavor in to end the 1favorite small fruits tomato, pie filling like strawberries likediced strawberries and blueberriesfavorite or serve fruits the toppings separately and blueb 1 cup half-and-half buds. For example, this smooth hummus their taste buds.

For example, this smooth hummus every bite. favorite f 2fortablespoons roasted pine nuts (or For serving: 9 eggs For serving: a customizable treat. for a customizable treat.

2 teaspoons cinnamon Ready ground in less than 30 minutes, this Spiced for a cust ith tender New grass-fed 2 tablespoons pomegranate seeds) is paired with tender New Zealand1grass-fed 1Zealand cup half-and-half cucumber, small diced cucumber, smallVisit chsugar.com for more brunch recipe ideas.

1 Persian diced Visit chsugar.com for more brunch 1 Persian cup powdered sugar, plus Visit re c Grass-Fed Lamb Over Hummus recipe is made parsley, chopped 2toppings teaspoons ground chops and fresh for flavor in toppings1 for lamb loin chops andcinnamon fresh flavor in additional (optional) small tomato, diced 1 small tomato, diced using Atkins Ranch lamb, which is available at lemon Sugar wedges Pound Cake 1 cup powdered sugar, plus Brown Brown Sugar Pound CakeBrown tablespoons milk, plus every additional bite.

22 tablespoons roasted pine nuts (or from toasted flatbread or tortilla chips tablespoons roasted pine nuts (or your local Whole Foods 2 Market and hails (optional) Prep time: 20 minutes additional (optional) Prep time: 20 minutes Prep time n less than 30 minutes, Spiced Zealand where the animals are grass-fed Ready inthis less than 30 minutes, this Spiced 2 tablespoons milk, plus 2New tablespoons pomegranate seeds) pomegranate To make lamb: Remove 2 tablespoons seeds) Cook time: 1 hour lamb from bone, dice meat Cook time: 1 hour Spray 8-by-8-inch glass baking dish Cook tim 365 days a year and allowed to roam and graze additional (optional) into small cubes and transfer to medium bowl.

Lamb Over Hummus recipe is made Servings: 8 Grass-Fed Lamb Over Hummuswith recipe is made parsley, chopped parsley, chopped nonstick cooking spray.

Servings: Servings: 8 freely over lush green hills and pastures.

The Add cumin powder and salt.

Toss to coat.

MariSpray which 8-by-8-inch glass baking 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus additional for coating pan, divided ns Ranch lamb, is available atdishwhich is lemon using Atkins Ranch lamb, available at In baking dish,iswedges add 10 ounces lemon wedges result a lean, finely cubed textured, flavorful meat 1 3/4add c nate while preparing hummus.

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus with nonstick cooking spray.

1 cup packed C&H Light Brown Sugar bread bottom Pour apple toasted flatbread or intended. tortilla chips Whole Foodsyour and hails fromcubed toasted flatbread or To tortilla chips local Whole Foods MarketFrench and hails 1 c make hummus: Drain chickpeas, reserving thatinfrom tastes justofasdish. nature 1 cup packed C&H Light Brown InMarket baking dish, add 10 ounces 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened filling over bread.

Top with remaining for more recipes, 1 c 1 tablespoon liquid. Rinse chickpeas under VisitRemove beefandlambnz.com French bread inare bottom of dish.

Pour appleTo make 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened nd where the animals grass-fed New Zealand where the animals are French grass-fed 4 eggsdice meat lamb: lamb fromlamb: bone,Remove dice meat To make lamb from bone, cubed bread. Set aside.

4 e running water then drain. cooking tips and information. filling over bread.

Top with remaining 4 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract year and allowed to roam and graze In medium bowl, whisk eggs, half365 days a year and allowed into to roam and graze small cubes and transfer to medium into small cubesbowl. and transfer to bowl.

1 t In medium bowl of food processor, pulse chickpeas, cubed French bread. Set aside.

1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon baking powder and-half andpowder cinnamon.

Pour evenly lush green hills and pastures.

The 1/2 t chickpea liquid andMarigarlic until chickpeas and freely over lush green hills pastures.

The Add cumin and salt.

Toss to coat.

MariAdd cumin powder and salt.

Toss to coat.

In medium bowl, whisk eggs, half-and Spiced Grass-Fed Lamb 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt over bread.

1/4 t garlic are chopped.

Pour evenly ean, finely and-half textured, meat nate whilewith preparing hummus. resultand is flavorful acinnamon. lean, finely textured, flavorful meat nate sweetened whipped cream, for topping (optional) Over Hummus 1/4 teaspoon salt Cover aluminum foil and while chill preparing hummus. s Add tahini, lemon juice, salt, cumin, paprika over bread. fresh fruit, such as strawberries and blueberries, for sweetened whipped cream, forf overnight.

To make hummus: Drain reserving just as naturethat intended.

Prep time: 15 minutes Tochickpeas, make hummus: Drainandchickpeas, reserving just as nature olive oil. Mix until smooth paste forms.

Covertastes with aluminum foil and intended. chill topping (optional) Heat oven toliquid.

325 F.5 minutes fresh fruit, such as strawberrie Cook time: 1 tablespoon Rinse chickpeasliquid. under Rinse Taste and adjust by adding more salt, lemon efandlambnz.com for beefandlambnz.com more recipes, 1 tablespoon chickpeas under Visit for more recipes, overnight.

RemoveServings: foil and bake 50-60 minutes.

Preheat oven to desired.

350 F. topping (optional) Preheat o 4-6 juice or olive oil, as Heat oven to 325 F. water drain. running water then drain. s and information. cooking tips and information. running Let cool 10-15then minutes.

Grease and flour 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan. InPreheat large bowl, sugar Transfer hummus to large platter and spread Lamb: ovenbeat to 350 F.and butter Grease Remove foil and bake 50-60 minutes.

InInbowl food processor, pulse chickpeas, Ingrass-fed bowl food processor, pulse smallof bowl, whisk powdered sugar of until chickpeas, fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Add vanilla. In separate bowl, combine it out.

4 Atkins Ranch lamb Grease and flour 9-by-5-by-3-inch Let cool 10-15 minutes. untilloaf fluffp and milk.liquid Add additional, ifchickpea needed, 1 3/4skillet, cups flour, baking powder andoilsalt.

Gradually add to sugar mixture. Pour chickpea and until chickpeas and liquid and garlic until chickpeas and In large heat extra-virgin olive over loingarlic chops In small bowl, whisk powdered sugar 1 3/4 cup until fluffy.

Beat in eggs one at a time.

Ad Grass-Fed Lamb Spiced Grass-Fed Lamb until pourable 1glaze is reached. batter intohot. pan. high heat until Add lamb and cook 30 seconds 1 3/4 cups flour, baking powder and teaspoon cuminDrizzle powder batter into and milk. Add additional, if needed, garlic are chopped. garlic are chopped. salt.

G over casserole serving.

Bake 1 hour, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove ummus until Over Hummus 1/4before teaspoon salt salt, cumin, paprika without moving.

Bake 1 pourable glaze is reached. Drizzle Add tahini, batter into pan. lemon juice, Add tahini, lemon juice, salt, cumin, paprika from pan and turn out on rack to cool completely.

Overnight Apple Cinnamon French Toast Casserole Turn lamb over and cook 30-60 seconds, 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil French Overnight Apple Cinnamon Toast Casserole pan casserole serving.

15 minutes over Bakeif1desired. hour, or until toothpickfrom inserted Prep time: before 15 minutes Top with and fresh fruit, e and olive oil. Mix untiland smooth forms. olivepaste oil. Mix until smooth paste forms. repeating until allsweetened sides are whipped browned.cream Remove Topcom wi Brown Sugar Pound Cake from pan and turn out on rack to cool 5 minutes Cook time: 5 minutes from pan salt, and letlemon rest 5 minutes.

Taste andHummus: adjust by adding more salt, lemon Taste and adjust by adding more Top with sweetened whipped cream an Brown Sugar Pound Cake To serve, place cucumbers and tomatoes in canas (15desired. ounces) -6 Servings: 4-6 juice or olive 1oil, juice chickpeas or olive oil, as desired. well of hummus then top with lamb, pine nuts 3 cloves garlic, chopped Transfer hummus to large platterhummus and spread Transfer to large platter and spread Lamb: and parsley.

1/4 cup tahini teaspoon cumin 1/2 1/2 teaspoon cumin Fresh, Flavorful Brunch Bite AA Fresh, Flavorful Brunch Bite it out. kins Ranch grass-fed lamb Ranch grass-fed Top with squeeze of lemon juice and serve with 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice it out.

4 Atkins lamb teaspoon paprika 1/2 1/2 teaspoon paprika Brunch a perfect opportunity to friends Brunch is aisperfect opportunity to entertain friends flatbread or entertain tortilla chips.

1/2 teaspoon saltIn large 3 tablespoons olive 3 tablespoons olive oil oil In large skillet, heat extra-virgin olive oil over oin chops skillet, heat extra-virgin olive oil over loin chops family delicious recipes delight andand family withwith delicious recipes thatthat willwill delight high heat until hot.

Add lamb and cook 30 seconds aspoon cumin powder high heattheir until hot.

Add lamb and cook 30 seconds 1 teaspoon cumin powder their buds. example, smooth hummus ForFor tastetaste buds.

ForFor example, thisthis smooth hummus serving: serving: is paired tender New Zealand grass-fed paired withwith tender New Zealand grass-fed without moving. aspoon salt without ismoving.

1/4 teaspoon salt 1 Persian cucumber, small diced 1 Persian cucumber, small diced lamb loin chops fresh toppings for flavor lamb loin chops andand fresh toppings for flavor in in 1 small tomato, diced 1 small tomato, diced 30-60 seconds, blespoon extra-virgin olive oil extra-virginTurn Turn lamb over and cook 30-60 seconds, 1 tablespoon olivelamb oil over and cook every every bite.bite.

2 tablespoons roasted 2 tablespoons roasted pinepine nutsnuts (or (or repeating until all sidesrepeating are browned.

Remove until areminutes, Remove Ready insides less 30browned. minutes, Spiced Ready inall less thanthan 30 thisthis Spiced 2 tablespoons pomegranate seeds) 2 tablespoons pomegranate seeds) Satisfy C from pan and let rest 5 from minutes. pan and letLamb rest 5 Over minutes.

Hummus: Grass-Fed Lamb Hummus recipe is made Grass-Fed Over Hummus recipe is made parsley, chopped parsley, chopped Whether yo To serve, place cucumbers and tomatoes in lamb, n (15 ounces) chickpeas using Atkins Ranch lamb, which is available at using Atkins Ranch which istomatoes available at in lemon wedges lemon wedges To serve, place cucumbers and 1 can (15 ounces) chickpeas a combinati toasted flatbread or tortilla chips your local Whole Foods Market and hails from toasted flatbread or tortilla chips your local Whole Foods Market and hails from well of hummus then top with lamb, pine nuts ves garlic, chopped well of hummus then top with lamb, pine nuts 3 cloves garlic, chopped ending. Afte New Zealand where animals grass-fed New Zealand where the the animals are are grass-fed make lamb: Remove lamb from bone, meat To To make lamb: Remove lamb from bone, dicedice meat and parsley. p tahini Once the and parsley.

1/4 cup tahini 365 days a year and allowed to roam and graze 365 days a year and allowed to roam and graze small cubes transfer to medium bowl. intointo small cubes andand transfer to medium bowl.

Brown Suga Top with squeeze of lemon juice and serve with blespoons fresh lemon juice Top with squeeze of lemon juice and serve 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice freely green and pastures. freely overover lushlush green hillshills and pastures.

TheThe with cumin powder Toss to coat.

MariAddAdd cumin powder andand salt.salt.

Toss to coat.

Marito end the m flatbread or tortilla chips. aspoon salt a lean, finely textured, flavorful meat flatbreadresult orresult tortilla chips. is aislean, finely textured, flavorful meat 1/2 teaspoon salt while preparing hummus. natenate while preparing hummus. favorite frui make hummus: Drain chickpeas, reserving for a custom tastes as nature intended.

To To make hummus: Drain chickpeas, reserving thatthat tastes justjust as nature intended.

1 tablespoon liquid.

Rinse chickpeas under 1 tablespoon liquid.

Rinse chickpeas under Visit beefandlambnz.com more recipes, Visit beefandlambnz.com for for more recipes, Visit chs running water drain. running water thenthen drain. cooking information. cooking tipstips andand information.

In bowl of food processor, pulse chickpeas, In bowl of food processor, pulse chickpeas, Brown Su chickpea liquid garlic until chickpeas chickpea liquid andand garlic until chickpeas andand Prep time: 2 Spiced Grass-Fed Lamb Spiced Grass-Fed Lamb garlic chopped. garlic are are chopped.

Cook time: Over Hummus Over Hummus tahini, lemon juice, cumin, paprika AddAdd tahini, lemon juice, salt,salt, cumin, paprika Servings: 8 Prep time: 15 minutes Prep time: 15 minutes olive until smooth paste forms. andand olive oil.oil.

MixMix until smooth paste forms.

1 3/4 cup Cook time: 5 minutes Cook time: 5 minutes Taste adjust adding more lemon Taste andand adjust by by adding more salt,salt, lemon cup Servings: Servings: 4-64-6 Whether your brunch feast consists of1 bac Whether your bru juice or olive as desired. juice or olive oil,oil, as desired.

1 cup Transfer hummus to large platter and spread Lamb: Transfer hummus to large platter and spread Lamb: a combination of favorites, you can cap it a combination of 4 egg it out.

4 Atkins Ranch grass-fed lamb it out.

4 Atkins Ranch grass-fed lamb ending. After all, no celebration is comple ending.

After all, 1 tea In large skillet, extra-virgin olive oil over chops In large skillet, heatheat extra-virgin olive oil over loinloin chops 1/2table teac Once the table is30cleared of thethe main Once lamb and cook 30 seconds 1 teaspoon cumin powder highhigh heatheat untiluntil hot.hot.

AddAdd lamb and cook seconds 1 teaspoon cumin powder 1/4 tea Brown Sugar Pound Cake baked with hig without moving. teaspoon without moving.

1/4 1/4 teaspoon saltsalt Brown Sugar Pou swe Turn lamb over and cook 30-60 seconds, 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive Turn lamb over and cook 30-60 seconds, 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil oil to end the meal on a sweet note. wit to end theTop meal freo repeating until sides browned.

Remove repeating until all all sides are are browned.

Remove favorite fruits like strawberries and blueb to favorite fruits lik from 5 minutes.

Hummus: from panpan andand let let restrest 5 minutes.

Hummus: for a customizable treat.inforin a customizab Preheat ove serve, place cucumbers tomatoes 1 can ounces) chickpeas To To serve, place cucumbers andand tomatoes 1 can (15(15 ounces) chickpeas Grease an of hummus then top with lamb, 3 cloves garlic, chopped wellwell of hummus then topchsugar.com with lamb, pinepine nutsnuts 3 cloves garlic, chopped Visit for more r Visit brunch chsugar. until fluffy. parsley. tahini andand parsley.

1/4 1/4 cupcup tahini squeeze of lemon juice serve 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice TopTop withwith squeeze of lemon juice andand serve withwith 1 3/4 cups fl 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice Brown Sugar Pound Cake Brown Sugar batter into p flatbread or tortilla chips. teaspoon flatbread or tortilla chips.

1/2 1/2 teaspoon saltsalt Spiced Grass-Fed Lamb Over Hummus 1h Prep time: 20 minutes Prep time:Bake 20 mi from pan an Spiced Grass-Fed Lamb Over Hummus Cook time: 1 hour Cook time: 1 with hou Top Brown Sugar Pound Cake

h, Flavorful Bite A Brunch Fresh, Flavorful Brunch Bite

Satisfy Cake Cravings a Satisfywith Cake

Servings: 8

Servings: 8

Classifieds ANNOUNCEMENTS

michiganchronicle.com | July 6-12, 2022 | Page B-5 ANNOUNCEMENTS

REQUEST FOR QUOTES

REQUEST FOR QUOTES

The Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) is soliciting RFQ for No. 22-3626 for Forty (40) Laptops, Software, & Workstations for Bus Diagnostics. RFQ forms may be obtained beginning June 30, 2022 from http://www.mitn.info. RFQ is due by 3:00 PM ET, August 1, 2022.

The Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) is soliciting RFQs for Dell Laptop Computers, Control No. 22-3638.

RFQ forms may be obtained beginning July 6, 2022, from http://www.mitn.info. RFQs are due by 3:00 PM ET, July 27, 2022.

HELP WANTED

Please visit our website for more classified ads. www.michiganchronicle.com

ANNOUNCEMENTS

PUBLIC NOTICE ACCURACY TEST Notice is hereby given, that the City of Highland Park will be conducting a Public Accuracy Test for the Primary Election being held on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. The test is scheduled for Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at 4:30 p.m. in the City Clerk’s training room (lower level) located:

Robert B. Blackwell Municipal Complex 12050 Woodward Ave. Highland Park, MI 48203 The Public Accuracy Test is conducted to demonstrate that the computer program used to tabulate the votes cast at the election meets the requirements of law.

BRENDA GREEN CITY CLERK CITY OF HIGHLAND PARK

ATTENTION

QUALIFIED CONTRACTORS Southwest Housing Solutions Corp. is seeking qualified contractors to perform various renovations at its office located at 5716 Michigan Avenue Detroit, Ml 48210.

The following is a list of improvements that would be included in the scope of work for the project: Leaving existing building construction and “awning” in place (west entrance): Enlarge client drop off drive lane; provide accessible curb ramp access to entry vestibule; construct expanded entry canopy of permanent materials for client drop-off; install dark-sky compliant recessed fixtures in ceiling of entry canopy; create landscape island transition between vehicles and pedestrians; construct conditioned glass enclosure type vestibule for client access to building; provide access control, lighting, heating, and cooling within new entry vestibule; construct entry canopy columns and structure in brick masonry to emulate, existing exterior brick finish.

Join Our Team

Walker-Miller Energy Services is hiring!

Energy Specialist/Field Technician – Detroit, MI Implementation Project Manger – Detroit, MI Graphic Design/Digital Content Creator – Detroit, MI Research Consultant – Detroit, MI Program Manager – Detroit, MI Chief Operating Officer, Detroit, MI Sr. Director of Operations, Detroit, MI Financial Analysis & Planning Manager – Detroit, MI Energy Advisor – Detroit, MI Financial Analyst – Detroit, MI To apply please visit wmenergy.com/careers-2/

Seeking OFFICE ASSISTANT III at Oakland University Health Sciences To provide specialized office assistance, coordinating procedural business or service activities for a complex program area involving processing, implementing, advising on, and reporting specialized subject matter. Minimum Qualifications: High school graduation or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Four years progressively responsible office experience, including direct experience in office coordination, i.e., prioritizing work assignments, maintaining work flow to meet deadlines. This is a full time, clerical-technical position. Salary is $44,592.00 annually. See ­online posting for additional position requirements. Must apply online to: https://jobs.oakland.edu

Voice of the Community at your fingertips.

michiganchronicle.com

Voice of the Community at your fingertips michiganchronicle.com

DQE

Contractors desiring to bid shall demonstrate the following qualifications: At least 5 years-experience in their relative trade, licensed as required by state and/or local law.

Insurance: General Liability and Auto Liability with Southwest Housing Solutions Corp., and The City of Detroit named as Additional Insured. Workman’s compensation insurance is also required.

Bid packets will be available for download by the following link into any internet browser (download will begin automatically) https://www.mediafire.com/file/ f4lpteocabefmfv/2022-0209+5716+Wellness+Entry-Bids&Permits.pdf/file (You may also email a request for the link to: dloacano@swsol.org): Contact Steve Pariseau at spariseau@shelterstudiollc.com (e-mail)/ T: 248.629.7153 with questions regarding project specifics as found in the bid packet.

Summer Travel Safety Tips (StatePoint) While everyone looks forward to summer road trips, travel can come with unexpected safety emergencies.

David Nance, founder of SABRE Personal Safety Academy and CEO of SABRE, the number one personal safety brand of consumers and law enforcement worldwide, provides travel protection tips for different scenarios.

Driving

A mandatory pre-bid meeting and examination of the premises will take place at the project site (5716 Michigan Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, 48210/West Entry) on July 20, 2022 @ 10:00 am.

The National Safety Council says traffic death rates are three times greater at night.

Sealed bids will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. on August 3, 2022 at 1920 25th Street, Detroit MI 48216. No bids will be accepted after this time. All bids must be submitted by trade and line item.

You can also make car travel safer with the SABRE Safe Escape 3-In-1 Pepper Gel With Seat Belt Cutter and Window Breaker with Snap Clip. The built-in belt cutter helps free yourself in an emergency, while the steel window breaker could come in handy if vehicle doors are jammed or electric windows fail to operate. Another good choice for driving is the 2-in-1 Flashlight With Pepper Spray, SABRE PepperLight. Ideal for helping navigate auto issues such as changing a tire at night, its ultra-bright flashlight shines up to 540 feet, and its strobe flashlight setting can ward off and disorient potential threats. It also contains 25 bursts of pepper spray for protection against multiple threats.

All bids will be publicly opened on August 3, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. at Southwest Housing Solutions Corp., 1920 25th Street, Detroit, MI 48216. All interested parties are invited to attend. Southwest Housing Solutions Corp. will award a contract to the lowest, most responsive and responsible bidder - however, Southwest Housing Solutions Corp. reserves the right to waive any irregularity in any bid or to reject any or all bids should it be deemed for its best interest.

The contracts will be executed under the Neighborhood Opportunity Fund administered by the City of Detroit Housing and Revitalization Department, CDBG Initiatives Division.

The successful contractor(s) will be required to comply with federal laws governing Section 3 regulations, equal employment opportunity, with the prevailing wage requirements of the Federal Labor Standards Act, which also incorporates DavisBacon Act requirements; will have to be cleared and approved by the City of Detroit; and comply with: Executive Order No. 2016-1, which states, in part, that all City of Detroit project construction contracts shall provide that at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the workforce must be bona-fide Detroit residents.

Bidders are required to furnish a bid guarantee equal to (5%) of their bid. The Bid guarantee shall be in the form of either a bid bond or a certified check, made out to Southwest Housing Solutions Corp.

The successful bidder is required to furnish payment (Labor and Materials) and performance bonds in the amount covering the faithful performance of the contract and the payment of all obligations arising thereunder, in the amount of 100% of their contracts, executed by a surety, which is licensed to do business in the State of Michigan.

The contractor will be required to comply with the federal government Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Section 3 Act (24 CFR Part 13_5). All contracts (subcontracts) shall include the “Section 3 Clause” found on the City of Detroit’s website, https://detroitmi.gov/departments/housing-and-revitalization-department#Hud­ Programs-and-lnformation. You will find this link near the bottom of the page.

Published Every Wednesday

MICHIGAN CHRONICLE 313 963-5522

“If you can’t avoid night driving, have at least one passenger stay awake to talk to the driver,” says Nance.

Around Town “Looking at your smartphone can distract you from noticing potential threats,” says Nance. “Stay engaged while exploring a new destination.”

At the same time, you can also use tech to your advantage to store emergency contacts and access safety apps. Using geo-tracking technology through the free SABRE Personal Safety App, SABRE’s SMART Pepper Spray connects with a smartphone and sends help alerts to assigned emergency contacts. They’ll be immediately notified of your location if the SMART Pepper Spray is deployed or the in-app alert button is pressed. It can also alert first responders with a subscription.

For a smaller pepper spray option that is about the size of a lipstick and can be easily carried for on-the-go safety, try Mighty Discreet. Its twist top prevents accidental discharge and the snap clip provides immediate accessibility.

Going out for the night? Keep an eye on your beverage and don’t accept drinks from strangers. Be sure to watch out for your travel companions too. If they’ve had more than their limit, don’t let them leave alone or with strangers.

At the Hotel Don’t take chances. Lock the doors at your hotel and secure important belongings in the safe. For extra protection, you can take home security on the road with the SABRE Door Stop Alarm, a portable, wireless alarm that doesn’t require installation and can be heard up to 1,000 feet away, alerting neighbors and helping frighten intruders. Its wedge shape blocks inward opening doors.

“Having personal safety products is part of the equation.

Knowing how to use them safely is just as important,” says Nance. “You’ll want to create a clear safety plan. If you’ll be carrying pepper spray, consider practicing first. Practice water canisters are available and a good idea for first-time users.”

Products from SABRE are available nationwide at Walmart, Target, Amazon, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Lowe’s, Menards, Academy, and Bass Pro Shops, among other national retailers. While it’s legal to carry these safety products in all 50 states, check local laws where you’ll be traveling. For more information and safety tips, visit www.sabrered.com.

With smart safety strategies and tools, you can make summer travel just what it should be -- a time to explore, relax and have fun.

Page B-6 | July 6-12, 2022 | michiganchronicle.com

T:10"

T:21"

Isn’t the best time to continue building your legacy right now?

Through our Community Homeownership Commitment,1 we’ve helped over 34,000 people and families get an affordable loan to buy a home.

Here’s how it can help you secure your family’s future: Down payment help up to $10,000 or 3% of the purchase price, whichever is less.

Product availability and income restrictions apply.2 Closing costs help up to $7,500 as a lender credit.3 Down payment as low as 3% down. Income limits apply.4 Learn more at bankofamerica.com/homeowner

What would you like the power to do?®

You are invited to apply. Your receipt of this material does not mean you have been prequalified or pre-approved for any product or service we offer. This is not a commitment to lend; you must submit additional information for review and approval.

1.

Down Payment program and America’s Home Grant program: Qualified borrowers must meet eligibility requirements such as being owner-occupants and purchasing a home within a certain geographical area. Maximum income and loan amount limits apply. Minimum combined loan-to-value must be greater than or equal to 80%. The home loan must fund with Bank of America. Bank of America may change or discontinue the Bank of America Down Payment Grant program or America’s Home Grant program or any portion of either without notice. Not available with all loan products, please ask for details.

2.

Additional information about the Down Payment program: Down Payment program is available with one mortgage product. Program funds can be applied toward down payment only. Borrowers cannot receive program funds as cash back in excess of earnest money deposits. Down Payment Grant program may be considered taxable income, a 1099-MISC will be issued, consult with your tax advisor. May be combined with other offers. The Bank of America Down Payment Grant program may only be applied once to an eligible mortgage/property, regardless of the number of applicants. Homebuyer education is required.

3.

Additional information about the America’s Home Grant program: The America’s Home Grant program is a lender credit. Program funds can only be used for nonrecurring closing costs including title insurance, recording fees, and in certain situations, discount points may be used to lower the interest rate.

The grant cannot be applied toward down payment, prepaid items or recurring costs, such as property taxes and insurance. Borrowers cannot receive program funds as cash back.

4.

Maximum income and loan amount limits apply. Fixed-rate mortgages (no cash out refinances), primary residences only. Certain property types are ineligible. Maximum loan-to-value (“LTV”) is 97%, and maximum combined LTV is 105%. For LTV >95%, any secondary financing must be from an approved Community Second Program. Homebuyer education may be required. Other restrictions apply.

Credit and collateral are subject to approval. Terms and conditions apply. This is not a commitment to lend. Programs, rates, terms and conditions are subject to change without notice. Bank of America, N.A., Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender. © 2022 Bank of America Corporation. America’s Home Grant, Bank of America Community Homeownership Commitment, Bank of America and the Bank of America logo are registered trademarks of Bank of America Corporation. MAP4697912 | BAAM9325000 | 06/2022