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Bella Marshall dies

Bella Marshall, the widow of the late casino mogul and prominent African American entrepreneur Don Barden, died Tuesday, May 1. Marshall, who served as finance director under Detroit’s legendary Mayor Coleman Bella A.Young Marshall and served as both Wayne County’s chief financial officer and chief operating officer, was 62. At press time, the cause of death had not been determined. Marshall was remembered with a moment of silence during the May 1 Detroit City Council meeting. Funeral arrangements were pending at press time.

WHAT’S INSIDE Say yes to autism, but no to mental health parity? (Page A-2) Autism is a rising con cern on a national level. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in a report released last month provides alarming statistics which state that 1 in 88 American children have an autism spectrum disorder, a diagnosis that has nearly doubled since 2007.

Obama campaign looking for Black staffers (Page B-6) Seven months before Election Day, the Obama campaign is seriously searching for Black staff ers to work in its predomi nantly White Chicago headquarters and field of fices across the country.

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s Detroit’s leaders debate the financial crisis of one of America’s largest urban centers, and what that means for the next generation, they should be paying attention to some real evidencebased transformation taking place not at city hall COMMENTARY or in the corridors of power, but rather in a program called Math Corps. It is not a program that is seeking to be in the limelight or wanting to grab the latest educational headline, but one that is knee-deep in Bankole Thompson the trenches helping to change the lives of students coming from debilitating backgrounds and DARRYL GARDNER (left), Meagan Spencer and Nicole Plummer all credit their academic and personal transformation to Math Corps, a program at Wayne State University that today prides itself broken homes. Math Corps, a combined academic enrichment and mentoring program at Wayne State University envisioned by Dr. Steve Kahn with Leonard Boehm in 1992, has since become some sort of a Damascus experience for every child from Detroit Public Schools in grade 6-12 enrolled in the program. The educational and lifetime opportunities that the program provides for tomorrow’s leaders, that includes its flagship six-week intensive summer program that serves 400 students, were explained to me during a recent encounter with the teachers and students of Math Corps.

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culture built around kindness and support for each other, and the courage and willingness to do the right thing,” Kahn said. “It’s about intervention. urgency and transforming lives.” The mission of the program is clear: the unwavering belief that all children have a unique and special greatness within them, and that through hard work and a commitment to excellence and with the support of

a caring family or community, that greatness can be realized. Nicole Plummer, one of the students in the program majoring in math and secondary education, was clear about how she views society and why Math Corps meant so much to her . “Our system is failing us. We need more people out there to say to a child ‘I believe in you. I know you have greatness,’” Plummer said in an uncompro-

mising voice that cries out for the attention of those in government and leadership. Plummer’s remarks point to a deeper problem in our community and the extent to which students feel encouraged to work harder in a conducive environment. Her colleague, Darryl Gardner, who has been with the program for more than a decade and whose brother is now an air traffic controller, came up through Math Corps and took it further. “The needs of children are been put aside for the needs of adults,” Gardner said, noting that the program has been their most rewarding experience in education.

“It’s never been about math. It was always about a greater thing to help the children of Detroit,” said Professor Kahn. “What I‘ve come to learn in 20 years is very powerful. There is a human tragedy in this city. Most of the kids that come to us are missing parents, at least one.”

But Gardner hopes those in charge of the distribution of resources to make Detroit an education city look at their program as a model. Because they are, in fact, a testimony to how lives can be transformed not by bureaucratic measures but by a model that emphasizes every child’s particular greatness.

The challenge to help shape the lives of children who are disadvantaged because of their background is a calling for Kahn.

Sajeda Ahmed, a biology major, agrees.

“What Math Corps does is put the individual back in education. What we have “Math Corps has is invaluable,” developed a powerful MATH CORPS visionary Dr. Steve Kahn (center) with program mentees Arthur learned philosophy where the Bowman (left) and interim program coordinator Richard Pineau discuss what the Ahmed said. students can thrive in a program has achieved and how it will continue to move forward.

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Golf classic to honor Sam Logan, legendary Chronicle publisher

There are many who have been and continue to be concerned about the voter ID laws passed in over 31 states, primar ily over the past three years that are requiring every voter to have a state-issued ID.

Mariners Inn is hosting its 10th Annual Golf Classic on June 15 at the Warren Valley golf course which benefits Mariners Inn, a nationally acclaimed, full-service treatment center that has provided substance abuse treatment, shelter and supportive services to homeless men in Southeast Michigan for over 50 years.

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Located in Detroit’s Cass Corridor, Mariners Inn prides itself on “Saving Families…..One Father at a Time.”

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Despite the downturn of Michigan’s economy, a national bond rating agency is shining a bright spot on Michigan’s largest community college that serves over 70,000 students.

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Let’s take care of voting business (Page B-6)

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Ratings upgrade of Wayne County Community College District bond ratings from A to A+. The credit ratings agency on Friday said that despite the challenges associated with the local and county economy, the District’s fiscal management has provided the District with the financial flexibility it needs to continue its mission and capital improvement plan. The District is the largest urban community college in Michigan, and saw enrollment grow to more than 72,000 from 32,530 credit and non-credit students

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New to this year’s golf classic is the Samuel Logan Jr. Community Spirit Award named after the longtime publisher of the Michigan Chronicle, as well as a humanitarian, avid golfer and supporter of Mariners Inn. “To present an Sam Logan award in his name at an event that he supported each year is an honor for us here at Mariners Inn,” said David Sampson, CEO. “Sam’s commitment to our men and our community will forever be cherished. This award is one way we can preserve his legacy within our organization.” Award applications can be found at www. marinersinn.org. Nominations are due by May 18. Contact Shauna Vercher-Morrow, (313) 962-9446, ext. 230, for additional information.

THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE news Say yes to autism, but no to mental health parity? By Tom Watkins

of disability or illness. They do oppose mandating coverage. He went on to say their studies show “higher mandates equal higher health care premiums and his members want greater freedom and flexibility to negotiate coverage.”

Clearly, life is not fair.

Public budgets and laws are about power, choices and priorities. From the beginning of time, there have been winners and losers when power people divide up limited resources. Everyday at the local, state and national levels, lawmakers say yes to some issues and no to others. Autism is a rising concern on a national level. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in a report released last month provide some alarming statistics which state that 1 in 88 American children have an autism spectrum disorder, a diagnosis that has nearly doubled since 2007. Clearly, families caring for children with autism were winners in legislation passed by the Michigan Legislature and signed into law by Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley while Governor Snyder out of the country visiting Michigan National Guard troops serving in Afghanistan. The new law requires insurance companies to pay for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis and treatment up to age 18. Others argue that an opportunity was missed to offer fairness, hope, and help to many families and children suffering with other disabilities that have been long ignored and not covered by the single focus bill. What laws get passed and those that don’t say a great deal about the priorities our lawmakers put on the problems before them. THE RECENTLY signed legislation mandating insurance coverage for autism is obviously good news for those families and children struggling with this disability. Paul Welday, Director of Michigan Autism Insurance Reform Group (MAIRG) said, “We greatly appreciate Governor Snyder’s bold leadership on this issue of life-altering significance to children across Michigan. This legislation will give these children hope.” Yet, for 15 years, mental health advocates have attempted to get lawmakers to provide these benefits for all persons with neuropsychiatric disorders. They have pushed for legislation that would compel insurance companies to provide comprehensive mental health coverage, referred to as mental health parity. Michigan is one of only seven states in this country that have not passed a mental health parity law. Health care insurers pay for mental health treatments and medications based on an individual’s coverage as defined by their policy. Often, any depth of psychotherapy or rehab for drug or alcohol abuse is not covered. A mental health parity law would establish that, if an employer elects to cover mental health, this coverage can not be singled out for discriminatory restrictions compared to other medical coverage under the policy. HOORAY FOR children with autism and the families that love and care for them – the state has seen fit to mandate insurance coverage for them. This is a welcome relief and an investment in our collective futures. While mental health advocates are happy for children and families that will have this new insurance coverage they are perplexed why the governor and legislature, loathe to pick “winners and losers” when it comes to supporting economic activity, have clearly singled out one disability for special “winning” status. Michigan Partners for Parity, (MPP) a statewide coalition comprised of more than 60 member organizations has called the new law “discriminatory.” They have asked that a parity law be passed that requires insurance coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of all brain disorders.

Tom Watkins Mark Reinstein, spokesperson for MPP and executive director of the Mental Health Association of Michigan said, “We would never allow insurance companies to cover breast cancer, but not prostate cancer. So why would we pick one neurological disorder and ignore the rest?” Many illnesses go undiagnosed and untreated in our children and adults each year due to the lack of insurance coverage. THE MPP supports Senate Bill 50, introduced by State Senator Rebekah Warren (D-Ann Arbor), that assures equality of coverage for all neuropsychiatric disorders when employers choose to include behavioral/mental health coverage in their policies. Malisa Pearson, the executive director of the Association for Children’s Mental Health, called on Governor Snyder and members of the Michigan Legislature “to join the 43 states that have passed mental health parity laws and enter the 21st century and providing fair, equitable and parity mental health insurance coverage for all before the year is out.” Of the 43 states with parity laws, not one has subsequently repealed it. Lieutenant Gov. Brian Calley, who has a daughter diagnosed with autism, told the Detroit News he will not benefit from the bill because his state insurance plan is a “selffunded plan and benefits are set by the Michigan Civil Service Commission.” Calley, a driving force behind the autism legislation, rejected the idea of adding mental heath parity to the existing autism legislation noting it would have likely meant the defeat of the bill. Yet, others in a position to know, believe the time is now for action to address the needs of many individuals and families suffering due to a lack of a mental health parity law in Michigan. “Not providing mental health parity is a drain on our children, families and economy. It often prevents necessary access to services and supports. It prolongs treatment when eventually received. And it increases costs when outpatient treatment is denied and the child is ultimately hospitalized at the public expense,” said Bev Hammerstrom, former Republican chair of the Senate Mental Health Committee. Hammerstrom continues her advocacy and commitment to people with disabilities as chair of the ARC-Michigan (arcmi.org) board of directors. BRET JACKSON, president of the Economic Alliance of Michigan, a statewide business-labor coalition, says his organization does not oppose the provision of coverage for any particular type

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David Jessup, director of Government Relations for the Small Business Association of Michigan, said, “SBAM is opposed to government mandates generally and health insurance mandates specifically. This has long been a core principle in SBAM policy and a key issue to his membership. SBAM supports free market solutions as the best method to address healthcare cost containment, expanded access to private insurance coverage and increased access to expanded treatment options.” Business groups also argue mandates drive up costs and that for every one-percent increase in insurance premiums, an estimated 300,000 fewer people get employer healthcare coverage. In his 2012 State of the State address, Governor Snyder called for Michigan to join 27 other states that require insurers to cover evidence-based therapies for autism. The signing of the bill by his lieutenant governor is one more check-off on his Reinvent Michigan to-do list. ELMER CERANO, the executive director of the Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service, whose mission is to advocate and protect the rights of people with disabilities, commends the lieutenant governor for his advocacy and legislative acumen in shepherding the autism legislation into law. Cerano now calls on Gov. Snyder and Lt. Gov. Calley to lead the charge for mental health parity. Why not extend a helping hand to parents and kids, lifting them up when they have been left behind? Keeping with the governor’s focus on “relentless positive action,” we should all want to help children and families in need. We do know that early intervention, prevention and treatment of mental health issues can make a huge difference to individuals, and families, thereby reducing long-term social costs to everyone. Our “nerd” governor would say, “We need to bring everyone to the table” … “work to solve problems” with a “dog years” sense of urgency. The Michigan Partners for Parity agrees and looks forward to working with the Snyder administration and Legislature to pass the Mental Health Parity law that has been languishing in legislative committee for a decadeand-a-half, essentially denying care for children and families in need. Tom Watkins is engaged in mental health and other public policy issues in Michigan and globally. He can be reached at tdwatkins88@ gmail.com.

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One of few surviving Black family-owned business owners in Detroit By Bankole Thompson

The contract was not only a business opportunity, but also provided mentorship to young African Americans who were looking to enhance their skills in that field.

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Ten years ago, Madison Madison International, a Detroit based architect, engineering and planning company located at 1420 Washington Blvd., had 100 employees. It is one of the few minority-owned engineering companies in Southeast Michigan. Today, the company has only 10 workers and its CEO, Sharon Madison Polk, a third generation owner of the family startup, said that shows how times have changed dramatically and how small businesses are now been challenged to survive. “The economic crisis here and the competition is difficult for small companies and those owned by women to be as successful as we would like,” Polk said. “In Southeast Michigan in the last ten years, the design and construction business has not been that great because lots of funding has been cut and resources scaled back.” Added to that challenge, according to Polk, is the fact that she is in a male dominated industry where they are very few women – African American specifically – who are thriving in a male driven industry like design and construction. Polk’s company is among a few family-owned companies in metro Detroit. Her company, founded by her grandfather, engineer Robert James Madison in 1954, has been through the storm. When her father died in 1989, Polk stepped in to continue the family legacy and decided to expand the operation of the family entrepreneurial business. Today Madison Madison International has expanded to look into green energy projects as well as transportation. “We just completed a building at Dillard Uni-

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versity,” she said of the prominent Black college in New Orleans. Everyone running a business encounters problems. For Polk, the personal challenge can be twofold. She is not only been a woman in a field where gender can cause someone to be overlooked when contracts are given out, but also she is African American. Despite that, Polk has managed to sail through the ocean of the business environment in Southeast Michigan and moved beyond the borders of Detroit. “We are living in an area that is primarily male dominated,” Polk said. “I’ve had a lot of wonderful experiences and I have had experiences where it makes you want to scratch your head sometimes. It’s been challenging but we are just forging ahead.” Over the years of running the company, Polk said she has had many opportunities as well as challenges that included managing a design and construction project at Detroit Metro Airport. “My company had 40 percent of all the design and construction program there for some time,” Polk said. “That was a very successful project and it gave a lot of talented African Americans experience in program management they could take anywhere.”

Another opportunity she cited was during the 2006 Super Bowl in Detroit where Madison Madison International received a 150,000 matching grant from the Downtown Detroit Partnership for façade improvement in downtown. “Therefore I would say that it’s been very successful for me except for those things that happen with the downturn of the economy including the market shifting focus,” Polk said. For young African American seeking to emulate what Polk has done? “I would say be prepared, understand your business in the marketplace, go out and seek people that are in your business and have some sort of a mentor relationship with a former or current business person who is in your field,” Polk said. She continued, “People tend to go in to business because they have a certain skill set. But as the owner of a business you have to wear many hats. So it is important to get the statistics on your finances straight and your customer relations and talk to a lot of people who can give many perspective that can helpful.” Despite the current economic climate in Detroit, people are seeing a wave of new energy been injected in the development of downtown. “The real test will be when others beyond Dan Gilbert (founder of Quicken Loads) are willing to invest in downtown Detroit,” Polk said. “I think people will begin to recognize opportunity in Detroit, especially among young people.”

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Detroit Grand Prix and PNC launch new education program with DPS CHRONICLE STAFF REPORTS

Building on the community outreach efforts tied to the return of motorsports racing to the area, the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix (CDBIGP) has launched a partnership with PNC Bank to host two mathematics and science programs for Detroit Public School (DPS) students centered around racing. The new program, called Fifth Gear, combines a mathematics and science curriculum to generate excitement among DPS fifth graders for careers in science, technology, engineering and math through realworld application in motorsports. The program is funded by a grant from the PNC Bank Foundation under the stewardship of the Detroit Public Schools Foundation. In the weeks leading up to the Grand Prix, to be held June 1-3 on Belle Isle, participating DPS classes will incorporate the Fifth Gear curriculum in their classrooms. During PNC Bank Free Prix Day at the Grand Prix on Friday, June 1, the students will use the Raceway on the Belle Isle Park street circuit to apply their learning to the fast-paced world of racing. Working with actual race teams and engineers competing in the Grand Prix and representatives from Plymouth-based Ilmor Engineering, the students will experience hands-on activities that will build on what they’ve learned in their classrooms. “Since we announced the return of the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix, it has been our desire to create an aspirational program involving DPS students that includes a great learning environment,” said Bud Denker, event chairman of the Grand Prix. “Science and math are critical skills that are used every day in business and

THE FIFTH GEAR program will include curriculum developed around motorsports to get students more interested in mathematics and science. life, but also in racing. With the assistance of PNC Bank and DPS leadership, we will welcome over 600 DPS students to the Grand Prix. These are young people that may experience an event like this for the first time, building an annual program that we hope will create the spark for many to pursue science, technology and math as core programs in their futures.“ Three Detroit Public Schools’ robotics teams will also attend PNC Bank Free Prix Day. Participating school teams include Cass Technical High School, Westside Academy and Davis Aeros p a c e T e c h n i c a l H i g h School. Each team will bring robots that they have created to display on site and they will also help serve as mentors to the younger students. PNC is also working closely with race organizers to incorporate materials from the bank’s signature philanthropic program, Grow Up Great, into PNC Free Prix Day activities. PNC Grow Up Great is a multi-year, $350 million initiative designed to improve early childhood education – particularly in underserved areas. “PNC Grow Up Great now reaches eight Detroit Public Schools and serves more than

200 pre-K students,” said Ric DeVore, PNC regional president for Detroit and Southeast Michigan. “In addition to the Fifth Gear students, children involved in the local Grow Up Great programs will participate in age-appropriate, structured racethemed activities at PNC Free Prix Day.” Helping to create the next generation of racing fans, the students will also experience the excitement of world-class auto racing in the Motor City first hand as they watch all of the on-track action that day from the grandstands. In all, over 600 DPS students are expected to visit Belle Isle to participate in the activities on PNC Bank Free Prix Day, June 1. “Having our students involved in an event of this magnitude further demonstrates the DPS commitment, as well as that of our community partners, to educate students outside of the classroom,” said Roy Roberts, emergency manager for Detroit Public Schools. “We value opportunities where we can provide hands-on learning experiences for our students, especially those that complement our already rigorous Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics curriculum.”

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Real change Plummer said because of how her life has changed as a result of the program, “my friends are now in Math Corps because I started taking back home in my neighborhood what I learned.” Arthur Bowman, who is majoring in physics and has become a mentor to Math Corps students, said, “The program has instituted in me the need to bring other people along. They gave me my humanity back and I have the need to give back.” Bowman said the many different reforms taking place in education do not necessarily serve students well. He cited many instances where he is mentoring children in the program who are not only coming from deeply wounded homes, but also from experiences that stand to tear their souls apart. He said while politics is deciding on many fronts the future of education for Detroit kids, whether it is the appointment of an emergency manager or local elected officials, there are kids literary on the edge every day and who need a serious mentorship and appreciation for their potential. “What we need is emergency ideological management,” to address kids in crisis coming to school, Bowman said. Meagan Spencer, whose major is in nutrition and food science, said growing up in Detroit she has seen and experienced a lot and believes that what is often missing is the lack of passion and love that children face in the classroom. “If the person who is teaching does not place value on you or have an interest in education, it is challenging,” Spencer said. Richard Pineau, interim program coordinator, said that is why the program which features faculty and college students as mentors provides middle school kids with mature role models like big brothers and big sisters.

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care,” Pineau said. “We have a college student whose job is to open the door for the kids when they come in.” Joseph Ratcliff, a graduate of the program and now a full-fledged teacher, said in dealing with students, “you have to actively show you care. We actually tell them that they are great. This has really been affirming.” Students have who participated in the Math Corps for at least three summers have an average ACT math score of 21, significantly higher than Detroit’s average and on par with state and national averages. And since 1995, estimates have placed the high school graduation rate for Math Corps students at over 90 percent with about 90 percent of those students going to college. “My family would always tell me if you can just change one life, that’s enough,” Kahn said. “We need a systematic profound change in the city because these are our kids growing up.” The Math Corps program reads like a triumph of the human spirit where our children are given hope in hopeless neighborhoods. Now, our leaders must respond because beneath the debates about financial crisis, this is one case of real change taking place. Bankole Thompson is the editor of the Michigan Chronicle and the author of a six-part series on the Obama presidency, including “Obama and Black Loyalty,” published last year. His latest book is ”Obama and Christian Loyalty” with an epilogue written by Bob Weiner, former White House spokesman. His upcoming books in 2012 are “Obama and Jewish Loyalty” and ”Obama and Business Loyalty.”  Listen to him every Thursday morning on WDET 101.9 FM Detroit and every Sunday, 9 to 10 p.m., on “The Obama Watch” program on WLIB 1190 AM-New York. E-mail bthomspon@michronicle.com.

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Cyber schools provide meaningful education By Rep. Jackson

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In all my years serving our city and representing the families of Detroit, I have always placed a premium on honesty and transparency. If you want to know my position on an issue, you need only ask. I have been nothing but direct and forthright with my constituents, neighbors and anyone wanting to discuss the important issues that affect the lives of our families and our great city, especially when it comes to doing what’s best for our children. That’s why I am deeply troubled and disheartened to know that a certain group – a group that I have stood with in fighting for our working families – is spreading lies and misinformation about me to our neighbors. All because I support a public educational option that can give our kids hope and help more of our students reach academic excellence. Since they never once asked for my thoughts on the issue, I’m not surprised that they have their facts wrong. The truth is that I support lifting Michigan’s cap on virtual charter schools, or cyber schools. Why do I support this idea? Because I believe our students need more options for quality public education so that every child has a chance to thrive. Because I believe that poor and working-class families deserve the same opportunities as wealthy families to decide which schools are best for their kids, no matter where they are located. Because I believe that one educational model does not fit all students and that parents know best which model will work for their child. Cyber schools simply provide another choice for those parents who struggle to find traditional public schools that meet their child’s educational needs. The House of Representatives is currently considering a bill that would lift the cap on cyber schools in Michigan. There has not, however, been a floor vote taken on the bill, as it is still very much a work in progress. I believe that if we’re going to address this issue, we must do it right or not do it at all. This would require a number of changes to the bill as it currently stands, such as: · Gradually lifting the

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during the past decade, including a nearly 9 percent spike since 2008 as the recession brought many displaced workers to the District seeking retraining for new jobs. The District has expanded its workforce development programs to more than 110 and has added two- to six-month certificate programs to expedite learning for job seekers. The District also has under way a $42 million expansion of its Northwest Campus, including the addition of a new academic building, an addition to its general arts building and ten acres of site improvements. That expansion will expand the campus’ capacity to serve an additional 9,000 students per semester. “We approach our mission to create pathways to better lives for all of our students with the seriousness and intentionality that it deserves,” said WCCCD Chancellor Dr. Curtis L. Ivery. “Ensuring we have a strong financial foundation with which

to operate is vital to that mission. “We’re proud that Fitch is recognizing the discipline and thoughtfulness with which we’ve approached our financial operations, and the transparency with which we operate. We’re also thrilled to continue to expand our offerings and improve our campuses to fulfill our mission to our students and the many communities we serve.” The District in 2010 launched its District Design Initiative to ensure a stable balance between student success and financial sustainability. That program provided a roadmap for the District to implement conservative budgeting practices with expense reductions and increased administrative efficiencies while still expanding its offerings to students. The District additionally maintains full financial transparency. “The importance of having a strong, worldclass educational institution to offer a real door-

way to better careers, new skills and higher education is more important than ever,” Ivery said. “We’re determined to make sure that we can leave that door open to all who approach it by continuing to be great stewards of our financial house.” Additional information about the upgrade may be found at www.fitchratings.com. About WCCCD: WCCCD, the largest urban community college in Michigan, is a multi-campus district with five campus locations, University Center and the Michigan Institute for Public Safety Education (MIPSE), serving 32 cities and townships, spanning more than 500 square miles. WCCCD is committed to the continued development of new programs, hosting community-based training sessions, improving student facilities and services. For more information visit: www.wcccd.edu.

Detroit representatives town hall on new tax laws State Rep. Alberta Tinsley-Talabi (D-Detroit) hosted an informative town hall on Michigan’s new tax laws changes recently to hear directly from Detroit residents who are seeing the new tax laws impact their retirement checks. Residents were given the opportunity to ask questions on the recent changes to the state tax structure, connect with resources that might be helpful as they prepare for the new tax system, and share their thoughts on this new tax burden on Michigan Alberta Tinsley-Talabi Lisa Howze families. This new tax structure represents a Tinsley-Talabi was joined by her col- major shift: instead of a tax base that inleagues, State Reps. Lisa Howze (D-De- cludes businesses and individuals, taxtroit) and Maureen Stapleton (D-Detroit), payers must now pay a great deal more State Sen. Bert Johnson (D-Detroit) and for state government programs and serguests Mitch Bean of Great Lakes Eco- vices. Proponents of the new law added nomic Consulting and Renell Weathers an appropriation, preventing Michiganof the Michigan League of Human Ser- ders from challenging the law by voter vices. referendum under the state Constitution. “I’m glad I was able to pull together so many people who were able to answer Approximately 20 individuals attendquestions for the taxpayers of Detroit,” ed the event at the Stapleton Center and Tinsley-Talabi said. “Fighting against discussed the recent tax changes and these painful tax changes has been one how those changes affect Michigan’s seof my priorities and the priority of my niors and middle-class families. Democratic colleagues. While we are For more information on Michigan’s against these new taxes, I want to help new tax law, where you fit into the penthe people of Michigan understand how these changes will affect them and their sion tax phase-in, and how much more you and your family will pay, please visit families.” www.michigan.gov/taxes.

YouthVille Detroit to raise awareness about AIDS Shanelle Jackson cap on the number of cyber schools in Michigan, as well as gradually growing an enrollment cap for each school. · Strengthening accountability by requiring state standards to at least match nationally recognized standards for online learning. · Requiring cyber schools to provide computer and Internet subsidies for the families of children enrolling in their schools. · Implementing safeguards that direct cyber schools to work with the Michigan Department of Education to ensure any state funding is properly invested in our students. Contrary to the distorted points of those trying to paint cyber schools in a poor light, cyber schools are accountable. They are successfully improving student performance and growing in popularity around the nation because they fill a unique void in our educational system. Cyber schools in Michigan must follow the same state and federal regulations as traditional public schools, as well as report to a public authorizer for additional oversight. A number of recent studies have also shown that academically “at risk,” economically disadvantaged and other students enrolled in cyber schools are consistently making positive academic gains, often more than a year’s worth of academic growth for each year spent in school. An independent study from the Univer-

sity of Arkansas recently found that students in a statewide online school had nearly identical performance to students in traditional schools over a three-year period, even outperforming their peers in math and literacy. Because of results like these, the demand for cyber schools is growing and an ever-increasing number of parents and students are hoping to take advantage of this educational option. Here in Michigan alone, our two cyber schools currently have a waiting list of more than 10,000 students, yet their need continues to go unmet. We’ve heard a lot about innovation recently in Michigan, whether it’s innovative ideas to revitalize Detroit or innovative ways to diversify and strengthen our state’s economy. We must spread the theme of innovation to our students’ education. In 2006, Michigan became the first state to include online learning in its graduation requirements. That’s innovation. We can lead the way again by setting the standard for online learning in our country; by changing our expectations of what education looks like, and creating engaging, flexible, personalized learning opportunities that give more students the skills and world-class knowledge they need to succeed. If we do not make more of these opportunities available, we could be stifling a generation’s worth of innovation for countless Michigan students.

YouthVille Detroit LadyLike Leadership Collective will host its Annual HIV/AIDS Prevention Program featuring “Fashion Against AIDS.” LadyLike is a leadership development program dedicated to empowering young ladies to make change in their lives and in the community. Its’ members will host the “Fashion Against AIDS” awareness event, Friday May 4, 2012 6: 00pm at YouthVille Detroit youth development center located at 7375 Woodward Avenue.

9.5 minutes, someone is the US will be infected with HIV. There are more than 1- million adults and adolescents in the US living with HIV. Approximately 21 percent do not know they are infected. African-American young adults are disproportionately affected by HIV and accounting for 60 percent of HIV/AIDS diagnosis in 13-24 year olds in 2006. These numbers tell a compelling story and the main reason why YouthVille Detroit wants to raise awareness.

Moda who participate in the Fashionprenuer Class held at YouthVille. Youth learned the latest in garment construction, retail marketing and runway modeling to prepare for the fashion show. The event will also feature local Detroit designers, Mark England of Mark England Collection, Jess Swift Designs, and Lance and Quanita Minor of Ajavon Men’s Wear Collection. Make-up will be provided by The School Paul Mitchell.

The purpose of the event is to create more awareness about the Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) and Infections (STI) among adolescents and young adults. Every

To help shed light on this epidemic, Fashion Designer, Instructor Dana Keaton of Diva Groove Fashion House will feature the designs of her students- Amantes De La

Patrons will enjoy performances by YouthVille Detroit spoken word artist, music entertainment, models and artistic works created by YouthVille members.

The high quality of a small college, liberal arts education was a key factor in drawing Regina Stevens-Truss to teach at Kalamazoo College. So was the ability to take science—and her K students—into the community. In addition to teaching chemistry, she helps guide “Sisters in Science,” a K student group that works with elementary and middle school girls on projects that span all the disciplines of science at K. It’s an effort that pairs well with her quest to equalize science education for young girls, particularly those in underrepresented groups. “I make sure we take the fun of science to local schools,” said Professor Stevens-Truss. “It’s a good learning experience for everyone.”

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Migraine patients find pain relief in electrical brain stimulation Chronic migraine sufferers saw significant pain relief after four weeks of electrical brain stimulation in the part of the brain responsible for voluntary movement, the motor cortex, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Harvard University and the City College of the City University of New York used a noninvasive method called transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) as a preventative migraine therapy on 13 patients with chronic migraine, or at least15 attacks a month. After 10 sessions, participants reported an average 37 percent decrease in pain intensity. The effects were cumulative and kicked in after about four weeks of treatment, said Alexandre DaSilva, assistant professor at the U-M School of Dentistry and lead author of the study, which appears in the journal Headache. “This suggests that repetitive sessions are necessary to revert ingrained

changes in the brain related to chronic migraine suffering,” DaSilva said, adding that study participants had an average history of almost 30 years of migraine attacks. The researchers also tracked the electric current flow through the brain to learn how the therapy affected different regions. “We went beyond, ‘OK, this works,’” DaSilva said. “We also showed what possible areas of the brain are affected by the therapy.” They did this by using a high-resolution computational model. They correctly predicted that the electric current would go where directed by the electrodes placed on the subject’s head. But the current also flowed through other critical regions of the brain associated with how we perceive and modulate pain. “Previously, it was thought that the electric current would only go into the most superficial areas of the cortex,”

DaSilva said. “We found that painrelated areas very deep in the brain could be targeted.” Other studies have shown that stimulation of the motor cortex reduces chronic pain. However, this study provided the first known mechanistic evidence that tDCS of the motor cortex might work as an ongoing preventive therapy in complex, chronic migraine cases, where attacks are more frequent and resilient to conventional treatments, DaSilva said. While the results are encouraging, any clinical application is a long way off, DaSilva said. “This is a preliminary report,” he said. “With further research, noninvasive motor cortex stimulation can be in the future of adjuvant therapy for chronic migraine and other chronic pain disorders by recruiting our own brain analgesic resources.”

Changes in genetic function in the brain linked to Alzheimer’s Changes in the epigenome, a structure that controls the function of genes, were found in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients.   These epigenetic changes can be caused by exposure to environmental toxicants or lifestyle behaviors, according to a study out of the University of Michigan School of Public Health. If researchers can establish a causal link between epigenetic changes and toxicants, it could lead to new treatments, or even the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease. This paper did not look at specific toxicants, but future studies in this body of research will, said Laura Rozek, assistant professor in the SPH and study

co-author.   Further, these epigenetic changes, which cause genes to behave differently over a person’s lifetime, could be reversible. The researchers found higher rates of a kind of an epigenetic change called methylation in genes located in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s, said Rozek, who also has an appointment in the Department of Otolaryngology at the U-M Health System.   “Our next step is to look at exposures that occurred earlier in life and try to link those exposures to the epigenetic changes we saw in the brain,” Rozek said. “That way we may find evidence

that toxicants are linked to the epigenetic changes that are present in the brains in the people with Alzheimer’s.   Researchers looked only at late onset Alzheimer’s, which is vastly more common than early onset Alzheimer’s, which affects only about 2 percent of people and sets in before age 60.  Scientists have identified several genes that may increase a person’s risk for developing Alzheimer’s. The same genes can have different outcomes in different people. So, other factors must play a role in developing the disease, and this has fueled studies on the epigenetics of Alzheimer’s.

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Planning for health care, long-term Thanks to baby boomers — those born between 1946 and 1964 —and modern medical marvels, more Americans than ever are heading into their senior years, and they’re expected to live longer than ever. Barely 50 years ago, our average life expectancy was 62.5 years; today that number has risen to 78.2 years, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That means that more Americans than ever will also soon be deciding how to handle their eldercare. Steve Casto, retirement income specialist and author of “Is Your Retirement Headed in the Right Direction?,” says there are important questions and answers to consider before making that critical decision. “The key thing to balance is the difference between what you think you’ll need and what you can afford between your liquid assets and insurance coverage,” Casto said. “If you don’t start by asking yourself the right questions, you’ll never get to the answers that will lead to a successful long-term care plan.” Here are some questions – and their answers. Q. Should I opt for nursing home or in-home care insurance?  A. When selecting insurance plans, protect against your worst risk first. In-home care is more about maintenance, while

care outside the home is focused on crises.

home within 30 days of hospital discharge.

Home care is good for when a person needs help getting around.

• A Medicare-certified nursing home. Physiciancertified need for skilled care on a daily basis

If he has a stroke, he’d need to be cared for outside the home initially, so there is a need for both. Q. What should I select as my daily allowance?  A. If your health deteriorates, a daily allowance of $100 per day could cover all your care outside the home, but only a third of the care inside the home. Your home-care costs could rocket to more than $400 or more per day, so plan for the worst. Q. What is an elimination period?  A. Sometimes referred to as the “waiting” or “qualifying” period, this refers to the length of time between the beginning of an injury or illness and receiving benefit payments from an insurer. With long-term care, the typical elimination period is 90 days, which means you are responsible for covering the first 90 days of care on your own. Most people believe that Medicare covers the first 90 days, which is dead wrong. It only covers it under certain conditions, and not all patients meet those conditions, which include: • A nursing home stay that follows a three-day hospital stay.   • Admission to a nursing

Your best bet is to be insured through a longterm care policy for that first 90 days. “These are just a few of the issues,” Casto says. “A good starting point for those planning early is to completely discount the idea of getting a dime from Medicare. “Even if it is still around when you need long-term care, the restrictions on Medicare are tightening. “You’ll be lucky to get the program to pay for 10 percent of a nursing home stay. “The real answer is to get a solid long-term care insurance policy that is based on a sound plan.” About Steve Casto Steve Casto is founder and president of Strategic Wealth Solutions, Inc. an Omaha, Neb.-based financial firm that manages money for investors in the Midwest. Casto helps clients reduce their tax bill, minimize their risk, and ensure they don’t outlive their money. He is the author of “Is Your Retirement Heading in the Right Direction?” and offers presentations on how to increase income while reducing taxes.

Wayne State research reveals improved method for paramedics to stop prolonged seizures Drug delivery directly into muscle using an autoinjector is faster and may be more effective in stopping prolonged seizures. This important information is according to a study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and conducted by a Wayne State University School of Medi-

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SHOP TALK Kit makes Internet music accessible for all in cars If you thought just because you don’t own a new car you have to miss out on some of the cool in-car technology that comes with one, then think again. From music to navigation, just about every technology feature available in new automobiles is now available for those of us who drive something made before Bluetooth became standard in most vehicles. The Grooveshark Bluetooth Internet Radio Car Internet enables users to wirelessly connect their android smartphone to any FM car stereo and add on-demand music through the Grooveshark Application.

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The kit works in any car with a 12volt charging outlet and an FM stereo. The Grooveshark app (available for free download at: http:// m.Grooveshark.com) is the world’s largest on-demand streaming and music discovery service. With over 15 million songs and 30 million users, Grooveshark lets users search and play music, share songs with friends, and build cloud music libraries accessible on the Web, on smartphones with Grooveshark Mobile, and on other supported devices. The kit also features Bluetooth Handsfree Calling with a noise-canceling mic feature and allows users to safely answer and make phone calls while driving with the ability to quickly redial the last call made. To operate users simply plug the kit into their car’s 12V adapter and pair their Android smartphone to the Kit through Bluetooth. Then tune the car’s FM radio to the same frequency shown on the kit, and the system automatically finds available FM frequencies at the touch of a button. The kit, which cost about $100, also allows users to listen to any other audio application on their phone.

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Ferrari unveils new hybrid system Revving to take its place in the green movement, Ferrari officially unveiled its V12 HY-KERS system at the 2012 Beijing Auto Show, which will reportedly power the 2013 successor to the Enzo. Based on a modified Ferrari mid-rear engine layout, the HY-KERS system combines a 12-cylinder engine and dual-clutch gearbox with two electric motors, according to EarthTechling. com.

The 2013 Ford Escape… Wait, I need to get this off my chest first. For years, I’ve been a fan of the Escape. Actually, I’ve been a big fan of the SUV, primarily because the design always stood out as unique as one of the first vehicles of its kind in the segment when introduced in 2000. That and the fact that when a lot of other vehicles in the segment started looking the same, the Escape Marcus Amick maintained its classic “SUV/truck-like” appeal. So, you can only imagine what I was thinking when I saw the all new 2013 model unveiled.

THE NEW FORD ESCAPE is available with eleven unique features including the lift-gate with motion-sensing that opens and closes the hatch with the kick of a foot.

Yeah, call me old school I guess, but I’ve always found the boxy styling of the RATING Escape kind of cool in a (Based On Scale of 1 to 5) sea of vehicles in the segment that seem to all look alike after a while.

It’s the overall design of the 2013 model that throws you for loop considering that it’s such a drastic departure from the previous one with Ford hoping it will help lure a new market of women to the vehicle. So much so, that the new Escape could have easily been launched as a completely different vehicle.

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….Okay, time to move on beSome of the key exterior cause like everything else that’s design elements include a been around for a while, the the three-dimensional hood, Escape needed to evolve as we a trapezoidal grille and the THE 2013 FORD ESCAPE features an all new design with move further away from the era sweeping windshield angle, of the big gas guzzling SUVs − a focus on appealing to new consumers. all of which makes the new even if there are some things model nearly 10 percent Scary, huh? about the vehiciles that some of us hate more “aerodynamic” than the outgoing to see go. That said, the Escape still packs a one, says Ford. lot of those capabilities that have made It makes me wonder if we’re fastly apLOADS OF TECHNOLOGY proaching a generation that will have no it one of America’s best-selling vehicles idea what a traditional SUV is as cross- in the segment like towing capability See Ford Escape page B-2 overs become more of the mainstay. and cargo space.

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Jeep enters new partnership with USA Basketball Chris Paul named spokesperson for campaign CHRONICLE STAFF REPORTS

The Jeep brand and USA Basketball have teamed up in a partnership naming the Jeep Wrangler “the Official Vehicle of USA Basketball” to support the men’s and women’s national teams.

Utilizing Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) technology from its Formula 1 race cars, the new HY-KERS system captures energy from braking, storing it the car’s battery pack until it is needed under acceleration. With its dual-clutch system, the HYKERS system is expected to help cars provide a more constant acceleration, reducing the jerk associated with traditional gear-changes. The new system is lighter than previous generation hybrid drivetrains and adds approximately 1 kilowatt of additional power for every additional 2.2 pounds weight the hybrid drivetrain adds, according to published reports. Ferrari is reportedly saying the new car will have a 0-60 time of under three seconds, and a combined gasoline and electric power output totaling more than 900 horsepower. In addition, the system is expected to reduce emissions by up to 40 percent over combined cycle tests.

As part of the partnership, Jeep also rolled out a uniquely designed special edition model, the 2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Altitude Edition, which will be featured in the campaign. “Each member of the USA Basketball team embodies inner strength, passion, a drive to win and a true sense of dedication they use to not only represent their team, but also their country,” said Mike Manley, president and CEO, Jeep Brand, Chrysler Group LLC.

THE Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Altitude Edition will be featured in the new campaign with USA Basketball. – Photos Courtesy of Jeep “The Jeep brand is proud to be on the same team as these talented men and women. Both symbolize American pride, a strong history, a humble spirit, integrity, courage and leadership.”

“We are proud to have the Jeep brand’s support of USA Basketball as we prepare to represent our country both on and off the court this summer,” said Jerry Colangelo, USA Basketball chairman. “The defining characteristics of these two American brands make the affiliation feel natural, and the strategic buildup of USA Basketball-themed events, along with the comprehensive advertising CHRIS PAUL will serve as the spokesperson and marketing campaign, will put the for Jeep’s new partnership with USA Basket- Jeep brand top of mind with sports fans around the world.” ball.

Chris Paul, the 2012 USA Basketball finalist and 2008 team member, has been named as the official spokesman for this partnership. He will be featured in the Jeep brand’s advertising campaign and appear in a series of video vignettes that will give viewers a behind-the-scenes look at various facets of the partnership with USA Basketball. “Like all Jeep brand vehicles, Chris Paul defines the meaning of true athleticism and capability. We greatly admire his philanthropic efforts and dedication to giving back to the community. His altruistic nature, compassion and drive perfectly aligns with the Jeep brand values and makes

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Ford Escape Available in three engine options including two EcoBoost engines, a lot of the thought has gone into improving the fuel efficiency of the Escape and the vehicleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s overall performance capabilities. The 2.0-liter EcoBoost engine, which pumps out 240 horsepower and 270 lb.-ft. of torque, has an mpg of 30 hwy/22 city. The 1.6-liter EcoBoost engine, which makes its American debut in the new Escape with 178 horsepower and 184 lb-ft., has an mpg rating of 33 hwy/23 city. The standard engine is an updated 2.5-liter with 168 horsepower and 170 lb-ft. of torque gets 31 mpg hwy/22 mpg city. Ford engineers went to great lengths to make the new Escape much more fuel efficient going as far to design grille slats that stay open when extra engine cooling air is required, but automatically opens when cruising on the highway to improve fuel efficiency. Improvements for cargo include rear seats that fold flat easier and a two-position load floor, which allows customers to choose among maximum luggage volume or flat load floor. The trailer tow rating for the new Escape is

3,500 pounds, the same as the outgoing V6 model with less pain at the pump. Make no mistake about it, the 2013 Escape is all about more content with Ford touting that the new model has eleven features that no other vehicle in the segment offers like the much-talked about lift-gate with motion-sensing that opens and closes the hatch with the kick of a foot. Very cool. The available intelligent all-wheel-drive system on the all-new Ford Escape can send up to 100 percent of the vehicleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s power to the front or rear wheels to better grip the road. In fact, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all of the technology packed into the new Escape from convenience features to improved performance capabilities that tend to draw you in to the vehicle. The upgraded SYNC withÂ MyFord Touch features a new look, making phone, navigation, entertainment and climate controls even easier to use. The new Escape is also available with Fordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Parallel parking system with active park assist and the sensor-based BLIS (Blind Spot Information System) with cross-traffic alert that displays an alert in the side mirror when a ve-

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MOBILE HOT SHOT From page B-1 hicle is detected entering a blind spot. The 2013 model also features a new audio system that engineers tuned by listening to everythingÂ from classical piano to rock to rap. HOW MUCH IS COOL WORTH? Trouble is, once you start packing in a lot of those cool features in the top-of-the line Titanium model priced at around $37,000, the idea of the new Escape starts to seem a bit extreme for the segment even with all of the luxury amenities. The new Escape becomes much more palatable in the SE model with a base price of $23,295. Still, after enticing you with all those extras and you realize the cost, the new Escape makes you think about checking out a few competitors with an â&#x20AC;&#x153;aerodynamicâ&#x20AC;? look if shopping for a practical vehicle in the segment whether youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been a fan of the vehicle or not. Then again, maybe itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just that I really havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t gotten over the idea that no matter how much you like something, everything is subject to change. Marcus Amick is a national automotive lifestyle writer and consultant. He can be contacted at Marcus@Wheelside. com.

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What makes it hot? The minute you see that Turbo badge boldly planted on the side, you immediately know this isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the same Beetle your little sister dreamed of driving off to college with a flower on the dash in tote. Boasting 30 more horses than the standard 2.5-liter model, the front-wheel drive 2.0T is far more menacing looking than its sibling, a testament to its performance capabilities. The Black Turbo edition also features larger brakes, 18-inch wheels and a rear spoiler. Tracking one down, however, might be more akin to searching for a collectible considering that the special edition model was introduced as part of VWâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pre-order program launched last year. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; M.Amick

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New Life by Monica GENRE: R&B/Soul NOTE: More than a decade after the No. 1 hit â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Boy Is Mine,â&#x20AC;? Monica proves she hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t lost her groove on her new album teaming back up with Brandy for the title track â&#x20AC;&#x153;It All Belongs to Me.â&#x20AC;? Considered her most ballad-heavy work to date, the album features a pep talk from Mary J. Blige and reflections on how she found â&#x20AC;&#x153;new lifeâ&#x20AC;? as a newlywed. There are a couple uptempo songs, including a dub-reggae backing track on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Man Who Has Everything,â&#x20AC;? and a sample from Boogie Down Productionsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;9mm Goes Bangâ&#x20AC;? on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Until Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gone.â&#x20AC;?

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him a great fit for this initiative,â&#x20AC;? said Manley.

ship with USA Basketball,â&#x20AC;? stated Chris Paul. Â

icons working together in the pursuit of greatness.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Jeep brand has always been associated with the American spirit and as a member of the 2012 USA Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball National Team, I am proud to serve as spokesman for Jeepâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s partner-

Kim Adams House, head of Jeep brand advertising, said the new partnership with USA Basketball benefits both organizations: â&#x20AC;&#x153;We share a common DNA and that is very clearly two American

The Jeep brand debuted the advertising and marketing campaign for the partnership with what USA Basketball called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Power Withinâ&#x20AC;? on Saturday, April 28.

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How the brainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daily clock controls mood: A new project

ANN ARBOR â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A math professor at the University of Michigan will lead an international, $1 million project examining the links between bipolar disorder and abnormalities in the circadian, or daily, rhythms of a mammalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s internal clock.â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;¨

In humans, this grain-of-rice-sized timepiece is a cluster of 20,000 neurons right behind the eyes. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s called the suprachiasmatic nucleas (SCN) of the brainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hypothalamus, and it is responsible for keeping our bodies in synch with our planetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 24-hour day.â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;¨ Scientists believe itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s off kilter in patients with bipolar disorder. Some of the genes implicated in the disease are the same ones that regulate the biological clock. The common treatment drug lithium is known to change the period of that clock, and when manic patients are forced to stay on a 24-hour schedule, many

experience a reprieve from the episode, said principal investigator Daniel Forger, an associate professor in the U-M Department of Mathematics.â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;¨

Exactly how the brainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clock controls mood remains a mystery, though. This new project aims to change that through complex mathematical modeling and experiments involving mice.â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;¨ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to continuously monitor the state of the animalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; internal clock. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll watch it tick, use mathematics to understand its function and test how it controls mood,â&#x20AC;? Forger said.â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;¨ The researchers will examine the brains of depressed and normal mice and look for abnormal electrical activity. The researchers aim to determine what state of the clock region corresponds with different

moods in the animals.â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;¨

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to learn an awful lot about the circadian clock, which could also, in addition to depression, play a role in Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, cancer and heart attacks,â&#x20AC;? Forger said.â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;¨ Also involved in this project are Toru Takumi, a professor in the Laboratory of Integrative Bioscience at Hiroshima University in Japan, and Hugh Piggins, a professor of life sciences at the University of Manchester in England. The project is funded by a competitive international Human Frontier Science Program Grant, which supports basic life science research with funding from 13 countries and the European Union.â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;¨ Daniel Forger: www.math.lsa.umich.edu/people/ facultyDetail.php?uniqname=forger.Â Â Â

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Regional Higher Education Economic Summit to Improve Lives Aimed at Creating Pathways to Economic, Social Mobility Pending U.S. Supreme Court Case on the Future of Affirmative Action in Higher Education a Key Area of Discussion regional economic summit Towards New Geographies of Opportunity in Education, convened in Detroit at the Wayne County Community College District (WCCCD) downtown campus with nationally prominent thought leaders on the pivotal role played by educators, social advocates and policymakers in local and national efforts to create skills, jobs and opportunities for communities.

impacted efforts to integrate public schools, including the pending Supreme Court case, Fisher V. University of Texas, which many legal experts are predicting will end affirmative action in higher education; and social and institutional responses to segregation in public education and related public policy initiatives. Kevin Jennings, CEO, Opportunity Nation and the former assistant deputy of the U.S. Department of Education under the Obama Administration keynoted the event.

Opportunity Nation is a national program and campaign to increase economic opportunities and mobility – led by Time magazine, United Way, AARP, the Ford Foundation and a broad coalition of nearly 200 businesses, nonprofits, educational institutions and military organizations. WCCCD is one of only 12 national summits, and the only college in the Midwest, selected by the Opportunity Nation Higher Education Council to “highlight the bright spots of opportunity that are our nation’s colleges and universities.”

The conference was presented by WCCCD and Opportunity Nation as part of a national set of conferences to help create a shared, bipartisan plan of real-world strategies to increase opportunities with the overall aim of creating pathways to economic mobility for communities across the nation.

WCCCD’s conference considered the pivotal role educators, advocates, and policymakers can play in the development of a local and national agenda responding to the collateral forces of educational inequality, racial segregation, and concentrated poverty that continue to impede economic opportunity and undermine the very ideals of democracy upon which the nation was founded.

Towards New Geographies of Opportunity in Education is one of only 12 Opportunity Nation conferences happening around the country. Wayne County Community College District last year was one of a dozen educational institutions selected for the Opportunity Nation Higher Education Council, a group that includes private, public, community and religiously affiliated colleges and universities. Each Higher Education Council member is holding regional events around the country, aimed at spurring dialogue and creating strategies for building economic mobility in the communities they serve.

The conference featured panels on the education and economic inequality in an age of multiracial democracy; a discussion of recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions that have

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Let’s take care of voting business By Jeff Johnson There are many who have been and continue to be concerned about the voter ID laws passed in over 31 states primarily over the past three years that are requiring every voter to have a state-issued ID. The laws, which have additionally reduced or removed early voting and restricted voter registration efforts are said, by some, to make it more difficult for nearly five million eligible voters to go to the polls. The NAACP, Rev. Al Sharpton and others have Jeff Johnson been doing what they can to mobilize and create legitimate opposition to the laws, which are on the books. And while I believe that we need to diligently fight these laws state by state, it is essential that we realize that most, if not all, of these laws will not be changed by the time the 19 remaining states have their primaries or even by the general election on Novwmber 6. So that means we have to do two things. The first is educate people on the rules of this new game. Get people who don’t have ID’s an ID. Photo ID’s issued by the U.S. federal government or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania driver’s license or non-driver’s license photo ID (IDs are valid for voting purposes 12 months past expiration date); Valid U.S. passport; U.S. military ID, active duty and retired military (a military or veteran’s ID must designate an expiration date or designate that the expiration date is indefinite). Military dependents’ ID must contain an expiration date; employee photo ID issued by federal, Pennsylvania, County or Municipal government; Photo ID cards from an accredited Pennsylvania public or private institution of higher learning; Photo ID cards issued by a Pennsylvania care facility, including long-term care

facilities, assisted living residences or personal care homes. For those of you that don’t think this really hits home, there is a 91-yearold woman in Pennsylvania who has voted in every election for 70 years. She was unable to get an ID, despite having all the documents on the Department of State checklist — birth certificate and Social Security card, both with her maiden name, her marriage certificate, deed to her house, Peco bills, plus her IRS refund check. But because the marriage license was in Hebrew…and no one at the bureau could read Hebrew, she was out of luck. This shows not just how silly the law is, but how bad the staff often is at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. It is essential that we don’t allow this to happen to our loved ones. Churches, families, community centers, Greek letter organizations, and others, please start raising resources in states where ID’s are not free. And where you can get them free, bring people together to help them through the process. Partner with local radio and newspapers as well as social media to get the word out. There is no reason why we can’t turn out as many people in 2012 as we did in 2008. It may not seem as exciting, but it is without question just as important. Complain about the laws that there is clearly no basis for. Fight to see them changed. But by all means, do what our community always has. No matter how many times they change the rules, play the game better than they do. It’s all about the ID. Get them and get to the polls.

Cleaning up voter registration By Stacy Swimp

destruction of ballots.

If we want to protect Did you know the integrity of our vote, we that almost two milhave to accept that the opl i o n d e a d A m e r i c a n s portunity for troublemakregistered to are ing exists, then formulate a vote, and that three milplan to safeguard our most lion Americans are regisprecious right to free and tered to vote more than fair elections. Volunteeronce? Did you know that ing to watch the process a busload of volunteers and report suspected fraud with a list of names disis one of the most imporenfranchises you more tant things a citizen can than anything else, and do. The addition of a voter makes a mockery of our ID requirement is not only system? Various groups effective, but popular besupport photo ID laws, cause Americans want a but are shouted down by level playing field. PercepU.S. Attorney General Eric tion is everything. You can Holder’s Justice Depart- Stacy Swimp only have confidence in a ment and certain leaders who insist that there is no such thing system that doesn’t seem rigged. as fraud. There is a bigger civil rights issue at So why do 73 percent of voters sup- play here too. Those who want undocport the institution of photo ID laws? umented people voting in our elections It’s because we’re not stupid! Not only couldn’t care less about people without can dead people vote, but some live ID. Instead of streamlining the process people can vote twice, due to multiple to make sure that underserved popularegistrations. But don’t worry, politi- tions get the ID they need to be “socialcians are much too honest to ever cheat ly enfranchised,” they stymy efforts for a free and fair vote. in an election! According to some, voter fraud is a rare occurrence, hardly worth our time to try to prevent, but it’s a fact that proving fraud is difficult and time-consuming. If you suspect that “dead” people are voting, the only way to verify it is to comb through the poll books, comparing the names to another reliable list of the deceased, which is expensive and time-consuming. Why not simply eliminate the known dead from the poll books in the first place? Another way to cheat is to purposely register people you know will not show up to the polls, then bus volunteers in to vote for them. You’d be surprised at how just a few people can make a big difference. Many local elections are won on the basis of a handful of votes, and with tens of thousands of precincts in the United States, even a national election can be shifted. Perhaps the most egregious form of fraud occurs when absentee ballots are tampered with, either by “helping” the voter to decide or by outright theft or

If any group is truly concerned about the “disenfranchised,” they should budget time and money toward ensuring that their constituents are properly documented and able to fully participate in our culture. You can’t buy a beer, open a checking account or obtain many social services without a photo ID. You can’t even enter the Department of Justice to complain about voter ID laws without a photo ID. Guess what? This is a non-partisan issue, because both sides of the political spectrum have been caught at one time or another. I encourage you to join me at the Statewide Election Integrity Summit held in Lansing, Michigan, regarding how to take back free and fair elections. The event will take place on May 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Best Western Plus, located at 6820 S. Cedar St. in Lansing. For additional information www.eventbrite.com.

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Obama campaign looking for Black staffers

By Michael Cottman

Seven months before Election Day, the Obama campaign is seriously searching for Black staffers to work in its predominantly white Chicago headquarters and field offices across the country. In an e-mail labeled “Urgent,” Stefanie Brown, director of the campaign’s African-American voter outreach initiative, recently appealed to the Black community for help.

people working for the campaign when President Barack Obama is in the White House? It’s a legitimate issue, especially since Obama campaign manager Jim Messina says racial diversity is an important component of the 2012 election-year crusade. Jones’ “urgent” e-mail to the Black community was noteworthy because, for the first time, civil rights activists learned that assembling Black staffers is now a pressing issue for the Obama campaign.

“The Obama for America Michael Cottman campaign is in the process With a new poll that shows Obama of really staffing up in states around the taking a slim lead over Republican Mitt country, and I need your help to find Romney — 49 to 42 percent — Obama’s qualified, African-American candidates aides say every vote in November is imfor some of these positions,” Brown portant and voter turnout is critical. wrote to supporters last month, accord Speaking privately, several influening to POLITICO. tial Black Democrats in Washington, Brown’s e-mail comes as a photo D.C., have expressed frustration with of the Obama campaign surfaced that the Obama campaign’s lack of Africanshowed dozens of White staffers in the American staffers, with one Black proChicago office and not one African- fessional saying “the campaign is three American in the room. years too late” with its Black recruit The push by the Obama campaign to ment efforts. hire more Black staffers took on great- So what’s the problem? er significance this week as President Barack Obama traveled to three colleges With the economy slowly recoverspeaking to students about reducing ing, many young African-Americans are college loan interest rates while also looking for paid jobs and cannot afford to volunteer for months at a time while courting young voters. many young Whites have parents who When I visited the Obama campaign subsidize their public service projects. headquarters six months ago, I watched In addition, unlike some Black housea room-full of enthusiastic young white holds, many young White volunteers staffers sitting under large cardboard come from families that have long hissigns of most American states, working tories of working with political camthe phones and rallying Democrats from paigns. coast to coast. I also saw several senior Black staffers typing furiously on their For the Obama campaign, the key to laptops, analyzing polling data, and talk- hiring more Black staffers is tapping ing about innovative ways to increase into civil rights organizations that have spent years cultivating young Black proBlack voter turnout. fessionals and preparing them for politi But the question that continued to cal and civic-minded careers. echo in my mind was this: Why aren’t there more African-American young

Every Republican in Congress fails NAACP Report Card By George Curry The new NAACP Report Card for the first session of the 112th Congress is out and it shows that every graded Republican member of the House and Senate received an F on issues considered important to the nation’s oldest civil rights group.

repealing funding for health care reform, judicial nominations, deep budget cuts, job creation and criminal justice reform. This NAACP Report Card should put to rest the lie that there’s no difference between Democrats and Republicans. There is difference – a huge difference at that.

In the Senate, all 46 GOP Even the Black Repubsenators received Fs from lican alternatives are not NAACP. Of those, 34 voted viable alternatives. against the NAACP’s position every time, including In the bygone years, Senate Minority Leader the Republican Party had Mitch McConnell and formerGeorge Curry such moderates as New York presidential candidate John Gov. Nelson Rockefeller, McCain. In the House, all 238 Republi- Mayor John Lindsey of New York City cans graded also received Fs. Although and Connecticut Sen. Lowell Weicker. It GOP House members have a reputa- even had Black Republicans who fought tion but being more conservative than for civil rights. But the GOP began the their Senate colleagues, only 10 House political equivalent of ethnic cleansing Republicans voted against the NAACP in 1964 with the nomination of Arizoevery time. na Sen. Barry Goldwater, who made an In stark contrast to Republicans, 47 open appeal to segregationists. Democrats in the Senate earned As, Over the last half century, GOP modthree received B’s, one got a D and none erates, such as former Secretary of State received an F. The two independents in Colin Powell have either been pushed the Senate, Connecticut’s Joe Lieber- out of the party or marginalized. Modman and Bernie Sanders of Vermont, erates have been replaced by rabid Tea received a B and an A, respectively. Party activists. In the House, all 238 Republicans The voting records of Democratic graded earned an F. House Democrats and Republican leaders in Congress ilvoted like their counterparts in the lustrate the gap in support of AfricanSenate: 159 earned As, 22 got Bs, four Americans in the two parties. earned Cs, one got a D and four received All Democratic leaders in the House Fs. earned A’s: Minority Leader Nancy I have been studying NAACP legisla- Pelosi (100 percent), Democratic Whip tive report cards for a couple of decades Steny Hoyer (100 percent), Assistant and I can’t remember a time when Re- Democratic Whip James Clyburn (100 publicans in Congress have been this percent) and Democratic Caucus Chair solidified in their hostility towards civil John Lucas (95 percent). rights. About eight years ago, Republican Congresswoman Mary S. Leach of Each Republican leader in the House, Iowa earned a C. More recently a couple on the other hand, got F’s: Majority of Republicans have earned Ds as the Leader Eric Cantor (5 percent), Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (10 percent), Rerest flunked. publican Conference Chair Jeb Hensar In the session of Congress that lasted ling (5 percent) and Republican Policy from Jan. 5, 2011 to Dec. 23, 2011, only Committee Chair Tom Price (5 percent). one Republican, Senator Scott Brown (R-Mass.), voted with the NAACP 40 per- The Republican Party’s hostility to cent of the time. The GOP’s so-called civil rights reminds me of a comment moderate senators, Olympia J. Snowe made by the father of former GOP Conand Susan Collins of Maine, supported gressman J.C. Watts, an African-American from Oklahoma. His father said a the NAACP 33 percent of the time. Black voting Republican is like a chick The NAACP graded members of Con- en voting for Colonel Sanders. gress on votes taken on such issues as

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Oak Park School District holding 2012-2013 district-wide open house

Standing (from left) are Joyce Tucker, Maria Powell and Anna Marie Ferguson. Seated (from left): Brenda Moragne, Linda Moragne and Cerise Tounsel.

DAUMW Annual Luncheon

The Detroit Association of University of Michigan Women (DAUMW) is set to celebrate 100 years at their annual luncheon on Saturday, May 19, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at the St. John Conference

and Banquet Center in Southfield. Membership is open to any woman — any class year — who attended the U of M. DAUMW offers scholarships to women entering the University of

Michigan in addition to offering charitable/community service work in the metro area. For more information, contact Linda Moragne at (313) 963-5522.

Chat with Churchfolk: Africans who shaped our faith By PJ Banks-Anderson D.Min., LCDR, CH, USN (Ret) “They killed Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Jesus for the same reasons: They influenced policy by standing for equality, justice, and redemption for all.” The following is my tribute, one of many Internet pages dedicated to the late Whitney Elisabeth Houston: “I met Whitney Houston’s music while serving in the Gulf War. She recorded “The Star Spangled Banner” and we played the recording over and over. The troops and I were so proud and pleased to experience this powerful woman of God’s voice. She helped encourage so many. Peace, sweet peace, at last for you, Whitney Elisabeth Houston. I will continue to pray for your family that, as you have peace now, may they also come to a place of rest in the awesome memories and legacy you have left for our enjoyment and encouragement. — Chaplain

PJ Anderson, CH LDCR USN (Ret).” I grew up listening to her mother, Cissy Houston, and cousin Dionne Warwick’s music. It is reported that the last song Ms. Houston sang was “Yes, Jesus Loves Me.” After many years of drama, success, and suffering (separations and finally divorce, on the top of the charts in the ’80s and ’90s, multiple Grammys, many battles with addiction that eventually destroyed her vocal chords) she returned to her beginnings, a place where she first met the Lord. Ms. Houston is the perfect example of the importance of introducing our children to God early on. Without that early training, what principles, wisdom and guide do our children have to call upon or to fall back on except drugs, alcohol, drama and demons? Bringing our children up in church is a Black/ African-American tradition. We are so blessed to have active youth and young adults at St. Ste-

phen’s. The average age of our congregation is 37 in part because we focus on the interests of youth: rap/hip-hop, children’s bell choir, youth speak outs and preaching from the pulpit, youth choir and youth dancers during our worship experience. Sure, it’s a pain to get up on the Sabbath and go to a faith-based organization to worship. But consider this: You will not take any of your earthly possessions or positions with you and your personhood returns to dust. What then, go into eternity alone, without God? God forbid. Ms. Houston sang, “Yes, Jesus loves me,” and then, “Did you know you are loved?…for the Bible tells me so.” Please pray for the 6,379 American souls and the 7,689 coalition souls killed in action, their families and especially their children.

Nutrition and senior health Could you eat healthy on $3.84 per day?

Nearly half of seniors who live alone consume few fruits, vegetables or milk products.

A lot of seniors do because they have learned how to get the most nutrition for the dollar with federal benefits. They are the 2.85 million older adults over age 60 that rely on SNAP, our country’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as “food stamps” (called FAP, the Food Assistance Program, in Michigan).

Some seniors simply do not feel like eating as a result of their health conditions. Many have illnesses and diseases that dampen taste buds. Seniors on multiple medications or recovering from an illness may lose interest in eating. And then there is loneliness, which can lead to depression and make problems worse.

By Paul Bridgewater

Throughout the U.S., millions of seniors experience hunger daily, yet only one in three eligible older adults are participating in the federal food program, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Many factors contribute to this low participation rate, from barriers related to mobility, technology, and stigma, to widespread myths about how the program works and who can qualify. According to a survey by the U.S. Government Accountability Office, 67 percent of state SNAP directors said that a major reason why seniors did not participate was that they felt embarrassed. Studies have also shown that many older adults do not participate because they mistakenly believe they will only get the minimum benefit ($16). Actually, the average benefit is $119 for a senior living alone – and 80 percent of older adults receiving food assistance live alone. Those of us who serve older adults want all eligible individuals to use these benefits. We will also work to maintain and improve access to any and all nutrition assistance programs that help low-income seniors. You can call the Michigan Food Stamp Hotline at 800-481-4989 to see if you, or someone you know, can apply by phone. Applications are

Paul Bridgewater also available by mail and online. If you meet program guidelines, based on such factors as age and income, you will be able to buy food with a special debit card (called a Bridge Card or an EBT Card). The card comes with a certain amount of money already on it. Information and assistance specialists at the Detroit Area Agency on Aging can also help you identify and apply for the benefits you deserve. Call us at (313) 446-4444. In these tough economic times, too many vulnerable seniors are aging into poverty. They have worked hard all their lives, raised children, supported their communities and paid taxes, yet they cannot meet the costs of health care and basic living expenses, even with Social Security and Medicare. They are economically insecure, and too many go without food to pay for medicine or utilities. Going without proper nutrition then raises the risks of illness and disease. Poor nutrition, however, threatens more than low-income seniors. Illness and mobility issues make it difficult for many seniors to shop for and prepare nutritious meals, causing more stress in their lives.

The Oak Park School District is pleased to announce open enrollment for grades K-12 for the 2012-2013 school year. Registration takes place at Oak Park Schools’ Administration Office, 13900 Granzon. We are accepting students in grades K-6 at Key, Einstein and Pepper elementary schools. We are accepting students in Grades 7-8 at the Oak Park Preparatory Academy; grade 9 at our Oak Park High School Freshman Institute (oneto-one laptop initiative); and grades 10-12 at Oak Park High School. Additionally, for ages 8-15, we are accepting students at our NOVA Discipline Academy; and for ages 16-19, at Oak Park Alternative Education Center (featuring Hair & Nail Culture, Culinary Arts, Medical Office Assistant, Radio & TV Productions, Building Trades and Computer Repair). Please call 248-336-7708 for more information or visit our website at www. oakparkschools.org. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO ENROLL NOW. District–Wide Open House, Thursday, May 5, 3:30 to 6 p.m. Tours available at all schools.

May is National High Blood Pressure Awareness Month

It’s Prom Time Share photos of your Prom. The dresses and tuxes, limos and party. Show us your special prom memories and tell us the story behind the photo. Is this picture with your best friend? Did you create part of your dress? Give us all the details! Please include a description and the location of your photo. If you would like your Prom photo in our June 22 edition Please call Trina 313-963-5522 ext. 251 or Fax us at 313-963-8788 Our E-mail address is chronicle4@aol.com

Family caregivers can be on the lookout for spoiled foods and expiration dates in the refrigerator when visiting friends or relatives. They can also make sure cupboards are stocked for emergencies. More than anything, they can provide company during meals. At the Detroit Area Agency on Aging, we are seeking private contributions for our Adopt-aSenior program to provide meals for low-income seniors who are on the waiting list for home and community-based services. To help, call Andrea Johnson at (313) 4464444, ext. 5213. May is Older Americans Month. Let’s share some of our time and resources to make a difference in the lives of our elders, whether we know them or not. Need help with the everyday issues of older adults? Call for a free copy of the Detroit Area Agency on Aging (DAAA) Senior Solution Resource Guide for Seniors and Caregivers at (313) 4464444, ext. 5816. The 80page guide details the services of DAAA, along with information on dozens of local organizations focused on the needs of seniors. And listen to “The Senior Solution” radio show on a new station at a new time: 1 p.m., every Saturday on WCHB 1200 AM and 99.9 FM.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bankole Thompson CHRONICLE SENIOR EDITOR

The current state of the Detroit Public Schools is a mockery of Brown v Board of Education and it exposes the deep inequities in education. Just because your child is not enrolled in the Detroit Public Schools does not mean you shouldn’t be concerned about the fate of the district before it heads toward implosion.

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like Detroit where a national reading report card places the city at number 56 out of the 75 largest metropolitan cities in the U.S. surveyed. That means literacy is shamefully low in the city and we are doing little or nothing to change the deplorable situation. The latest study conducted by Central Connecticut State University, according to Data Driven Detroit, ranks the “culture and resources for reading” and it examines not wheth-

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

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

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

Detroit’s 56th place in the 2010 study is the same spot it occupied in a similar report in 2005. The highest rank the city got was 50th in 2007. Washington, D.C., was rated the most well-read city in the nation and following that were Seattle, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, St. Paul, Denver, Portland, St. Louis, Cincinnati and Boston. Its is also noteworthy that these cities are among the most admired places in the nation and they have, in fact, become meccas for those seeking greener pastures. When young people are making the exodus from the state, more than likely they are moving to one of the cities mentioned in this report. These cities are not only a paragon of a reading culture, they also offer other incentives that we are not offering in this city. There is no possible way we can bank on attracting young families to the city if basic amenities like recreational centers are not available on a full scale. When the educational system does not have the public confidence

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Jim Murray

Accelerating the speed of business growth AT&T commits $19 billion to support area business growth By C.L. Price Area businesses sloshing through Michigan’s sluggish economic recovery will soon receive much-needed infrastructure support, thanks to global communications leader AT&T’s network improvement plans announced last week. The improvements — to expand backhaul, enable 4G speeds, increase mobile broadband capacity and upgrade hundreds of cell sites — are predicted to accelerate the pace of area business growth. Why invest now?

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

“We feel very confident about Detroit’s economic recovery,” stated Jim Murray, president of AT&T Michigan. “As a consequence, we’re committed to making sizeable investments in this

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Wayne County Community College District (WCCCD) is the largest urban community college in Michigan, with record enrollment numbers for the spring 2011 semester. Nearly 32,000 students registered for credit classes at all five of the District locations and online. Additionally, the District expects more than 40,000 non-credit students to register as well for a total of nearly 72,000 served in all programs. WCCCD, the multi-campus district serving 32 communities in Southeast Michigan, has seen exponential growth as degree and certificate programs have been expanded, infrastructure improved, and

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investments in students, services and technologies increased. “In this economy, post secondary education and training is the ticket to competing in today’s changing workforce. Access to higher education-especially community colleges--is critical,” said Dr. Curtis Ivery, chancellor. “WCCCD is an integral economic and social catalyst to the health and welfare of this region and state.” A recent economic impact study reported that WCCCD’s students generate more than $122 million in taxable income annually to the region and state. Every dollar that is invested in WCCCD returns

$22.80 in benefits to all Michigan residents. Having been recognized as one of the fastest growing community colleges in the nation and the largest urban community college in Michigan, WCCCD was forced to cap enrollment during the spring 2010 semester. This year, under the direction of Dr. Ivery, WCCCD lifted the enrollment cap to make certain that no student was turned away in spite of WCCCD’s funding challenges. WCCCD gives students the opportunity to train in emerging technology and high demand fields, allowing them to become competent professionals helping to position the

state for vibrant growth and a strong economic future. Community colleges across the nation face difficult decisions in a climate of limited resources. The commitment of WCCCD in assuring that the doors to educational opportunities remain open is a direct result of the determination of faculty, staff and administrators. “Our students and all those we serve need us to work as hard as we can for them. If we can’t be the difference between success and a future of limited options, we are not living up to the mission and vision of this institution,” said Dr. Ivery.

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DRMM success story Twenty-year-old Robyn Carter arrived at the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries (DRMM) Genesis House I – the teen moms program – in 2010. She had spent much of her young life staying with various relatives before ending up at Covenant House Michigan, a sanctuary for homeless youth. After she became pregnant, Robyn’s counselor referred her to DRMM’s program. “I liked it,” said Robyn. “They taught me parenting. I had no idea how to be a parent, honestly. I wasn’t doing really well in school and they had tutoring. Everything that I needed, they were on point with it. They taught us how to cook, buy the meals, the cleaning . . . basically being a woman on our own. And I learned a lot.” Robyn grew especially fond of Tezonia Morgan, MA, program director at Genesis House I. “If it

25th pastoral anniversary celebration

The Rev. Dr. Johnnie E. Jordan Sr. recently celebrated his pastoral anniversry. The theme was “A Chosen Servant” (Romans 10:14-15). Seated (from left) are O’ Neil D. Swanson Sr., president and CEO, Swanson Funeral Homes Inc., who gave greetings representing business community, First Lady Evangelist O’ Dean Jordan, Rev. Dr. Johnnie E. Jordan Sr. and the Rev. Dr. Tellis Chapman, president, BME State Convention. Standing (from left) are Wayne County Sherriff Bennie Robyn would like to Napoleon, M.C. Rev. Sidney Griffin, Betty Napoleon and Rev. Donaldson Jones, work or volunteer at special assistant to the president of the National Baptist Convention. drank and worked as an exotic dancer to survive. “I don’t do any of that anymore. I’ve been looking for a job. Ms. Morgan is helping me,” she said.

Robyn Carter wasn’t for her, I don’t even think I would make it or even have made it there,” said Robyn. “I don’t want to say she’s strict, but she is and I needed that and her advice. All of that was awesome. And to this day, I still call her.” Morgan helped Robyn secure a permanent home in the Emerald Springs public housing complex on Detroit’s northeast side, where she lives with her 16-month-old daughter, Ari. It’s a far cry from Robyn’s previous life where she bounced from home to home, smoked,

DRMM and mentor other young women who find themselves in a similar situation. She has already recommended DRMM to some of her friends and can recite the agency’s locations and phone number by memory. She also learned about the power of prayer while staying at Genesis House. “They are really into God and I never had that,” she said. “We prayed every day. We went to churches. We did all of that. That really helped me out a lot – praying – it worked. I never prayed like that before. And I know that stuff started coming and happening, and I said, ‘Wait, I prayed for that and it came true.’ So, it’s nice.”

Children’s Aid Society: 150 years and counting Children’s Aid Society is celebrating 150 years of helping children and Families. It was founded in 1862 by Isabella Duffield Stewart the daughter of a Presbyterian minister and a dozen church women. Known as the “Home of the Friendless” in the early days, the name was later changed to Children’s Aid Society.

“We’re adapting a program called Masterpiece Living for use in affordable housing communities,” said U-M psychologist Toni Antonucci, the principal investigator of the project. “Two communities in the Los Angeles area will serve as our intervention groups, and another nearby retirement community will be our comparison group.” The two-year study will examine how the program’s suite of services affects residents’ quality of life, physical mobility, medical and behavioral risk factors, productive activity, and use of medical services. The Masterpiece Living program is based on principles identified in

the book “Successful Aging,” co-authored by ISR researcher Robert Kahn and geriatrician John Rowe. “Bob Kahn and Jack Rowe really pioneered the idea of successful aging,” Antonucci said. “Instead of focusing on the losses that come with aging, they identified the factors that allowed men and women to stay active and continue enjoying their lives as they aged.”

The Masterpiece Living program involves improving the quality of food in community dining rooms, providing nutritional information to residents, improving fitness areas, and regularly assessing residents’ gait, balance, and arm strength, among other factors. Participants also provide feedback on how they’re doing, and meet with trained staff to discuss what they are doing to stay active, and what improvements they can make. The pilot of this program showed considerable success. “Over a three-year period, participants rang-

ing in age from the late 60s to the 90s showed a pattern of stability and small gains. That might seem modest, but ‘in old age, maintenance is an accomplishment,” Kahn said. “National data on individuals in that age range show, on average, a marked decline in function in a comparable three-year period.” So now Antonucci and Kahn are adapting the Masterpiece Living program for use in affordable housing communities, trimming the costs of implementing the program without reducing its effectiveness. “Our goal is to develop a blueprint that can be widely used to improve the quality of life for all seniors, of every income level,” Antonucci said. “We hope the results of this field experiment will also result in Medicare and Medicaid savings and contribute to efforts to reform current models of service provision to older Americans.” Visit the ISR website at http://www.isr.umich.edu for more information.

KENNETH HILL, a 40year Detroit resident, is the founder of DAPCEP. He recently received $50,000 grant for the Chicago program.

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Alice G. Thompson For 150 years CAS has served as the oldest Child Welfare agency in southeastern Michigan. To celebrate this historical year, CAS had three events: a Kickoff Luncheon, Saturday, April 28, at the New St. Regis Hotel. The keynote speaker was Alice G. Thompson, president of the Greater Detroit Association of Black Social Workers and CEO of Black Family Development Inc.

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It will be followed by their 3rd Annual Walk/ Run, “Keeping Kids Safe,” Aug. 18, on Belle Isle, and Nov. 17 is the Black Tie Gala at the Detroit Yacht on Belle Isle.

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KENNETH HILL discusses the merits of the ChiS&E program.

A funeral service represents a family’s final farewell to their loved one. Knowing this, we go beyond what is expected to ensure the ceremony is beautiful and memorable...a truly fitting tribute to that special life.

Honda awards $50,000 grant to ChiS&E The Chicago Pre-College Science & Engineering Program (ChiS&E) was awarded a $50,000 grant from American Honda Foundation to support their STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) program for K3rd grade students. Now in its third year, ChiS&E is an innovative program designed to develop student and parent knowledge in science and engineering

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Researchers from the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research are conducting an innovative field experiment designed to improve the lives of older, lowerincome people. The study is funded with an $886,000 grant from the MacArthur Foundation.

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and provide parents and teachers with the tools and experience to prepare the next generation of scientists and engineers. ChiS&E serves Chicago Public School students in low-income African-American and Latino communities with highly engaging, age-appropriate hands-on science and engineering activities for students and their parents. It was founded by

We invite you to visit us to meet our staff and tour our facility. We think you’ll be pleased to find that making lasting impressions is our first priority.

Kenneth Hill, president & CEO, who modeled the program on DAPCEP, the successful Detroit Area program he also founded more than 40 years ago. In their evaluation of the program Honda praised ChiS&E’s work in engaging children in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) at such an early age and for the long-term.

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The American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE) is celebrating 25 years of advocating for our future. The 12th Annual Lewis H. Latimer Awards Program will honor Dr. Curtis L. Ivery, chancellor of Wayne County Community College District. The Detroit Urban League’s president and CEO, N. Charles Anderson, will be the keynote speaker at the event to be held May 18 at Burton

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Jackson Hail to the king of pop culture

e’s a pop culture icon. That voice is recognizable from clear across the room, especially that special rhythm he achieves when adding a few, to quote Mr. Spock, “colorful metaphors.” He’s a bad mother…(hush your mouth) But I’m talking about Shaft, er, Samuel L. Jackson. He’s gone from being one of the most recognizable supporting actors, to commanding Cornelius A. Fortune his own starring film roles (“Shaft”), voice over work (“Afro Samurai,” “The Boondocks”), to most recently, the character Nick Fury, director of S.H.I.E.L.D., who will figure quite prominently in “The Avengers” movie. Jackson is so bad, they had to change the color of Fury because of the potency of the Jackson legacy. The Marvel comic “The Ultimates” was launched in 2002, written by Mark Millar (the creator of “KickAss” and “Wanted”) and drawn by Bryan Hitch. This was post 911, so the idea was to modernize Stan Lee and Jack Kirby’s “The Avengers” for the New Millennium. Naturally, they succeeded, and the comic though suffering from delays in shipping at times, excited the fans, and Nick Fury was given Samuel L. Jackson’s likeness.

Samuel L. Jackson will portray Nick Take a moment Fury, in “The Avengers.” to consider this.

In Millar’s “Wanted,” the two main characters bore the likeness of Eminem and Halle Berry. Clearly, this casting didn’t stick for the film starring Angelina Jolie, but Sam Jackson took to the eye patch at the end of the first “Iron Man” movie, and this started the ball rolling for the Marvel Comics Universe to become a Marvel Comics Cinema Universe. Fury, as

originally conceived by Lee and Kirby was basically a super spy, World War II action hero, who by the way, was white. A ‘60s staple, he was updated to fit our times. George Lucas has gone on record as saying there are three lightsaber colors in his universe, green and blue (for the good guys) and red (for the Sith baddies). Period. Then along comes Mr. Samuel L. Jackson and Lucas, from some cavernous Jedi cave (or that spooling collection of “Star Wars” revisions) says, “Okay, you can have a purple lightsaber.” Not a direct quote, mind you, but bottom line, what Mr. Jackson wants, Mr. Jackson

gets. And that’s the Sam Jackson paradox: just as he moves dangerously close to self-parody (“Snakes on a Plane” is a fine example), he shifts to something completely unexpected. Case in point, his role as Martin Luther King Jr. with Angela Bassett (as Coretta Scott King) in the Broadway play “The Mountaintop.” And now, he’s doing the rounds for Apple with a new iPhone 4S commercial (sadly, no stylized bleeping). He’s come a long way from Gator, the crack head, in Spike Lee’s “Jungle Fever,” and now

he’s going beyond the “Star Wars” universe to the Marvel Universe. I really can’t wait to see Samuel L. Jackson, doing Samuel L. Jackson portraying Nick Fury, in a feature film co-starring, yet again, Samuel L. Jackson. Even the man’s name, screams pop culture. – Cornelius A. Fortune, managing editor Read Cornelius Fortune’s “The Avengers” movie review online at www.michronicleonline.com on Friday, May 4.

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By Robert McTyre Sr.

So there I was on the last day of school before summer break and my teacher, Mrs. Birbaum, told us to find something constructive to do until the bell rang. This was Wingert Elementary (W. Grand Boulevard and Moore Place), circa 1960s. Overall we were a pretty well behaved group so the operative word, “constructive,” was understood in the spirit in which it was given. While some of my classmates decided to talk amongst themselves and others played tick-tack-toe and hang man, I made the decision Dr. Robert McTyre Sr. to do something that would ries for a while. change my destiny. Within moments I was enI had not been the most stellar of students for Mrs. grossed in writing this story in Birbaum during that school my composition book. So enyear; especially when it came grossed I hadn’t noticed that to English. Conjugating verbs Mrs. Birbaum had been traversand figuring out what tense ing the room, casually monito use with which word was, toring what we were all doing. I well, not my forte. What Mrs. did not know that she had been Birbaum had no way of know- standing behind me for several ing, though, was that at the minutes (this I learned from moment, my mental world was a classmate sometime later). filled with the newly found When I did notice her, I turned wonders of comic books. Par- around, a little surprised and ticularly, at that time, “Captain also a little embarrassed as America” and “The Aveng- this comic book business had ers.” That assembly of Marvel been a pretty private affair up Comics superheroes had to this point, one I shared with quickly trumped my interest just a handful of friends. in DC Comics’ “Justice League She asked to take a look at of America” (ala Superman, what I was writing. A bit sheepBatman, Wonder Woman, et ishly, I handed the notebook al). Cap and The Avengers were over to her. She read it closely. so wonderfully dysfunction- I studied the expression on her al. And after all, they had the face. I think I saw astonishHulk! And they had the cool- ment. A few moments later she est rallying cry. When a battle exclaimed these magic words: was brewing Cap was given to “I didn’t know you could write shout: “Avengeeeerrrs Assem- like this! This is good! Finish ble!” it!” Any way…so I did a destinyMore than 40 years later, changing thing on that day, at those words are still the wind that moment, and here is what upon my wings as I have now it was: I decided to write a story been a professional writer, about Cap and The Avengers to teacher of writing, consultant fill the time until the bell rang. of writing—you name it, if it It was pretty easy to do be- is writing, I’ve done it or will cause I had often been—unbe- be doing it—for more than 30 knownst to Mrs. Birbaum, who years. The recounting of that was my homeroom teacher-- seminal moment with Mrs. doodling pictures and writing Birbaum is also particularly half-started comic book sto- important to a more current

historic development in comic book history: The debut of “The Avengers” movie on May 4. Who woulda thunk it back in the day that Cap, and that wonderfully disparate group, would find their way to the movie screen? Never mind that a couple of characters from the original comic book story will be absent (Giant Man and the Wasp…it’s complicated… Google or Yahoo them for the back story), I think the achievement alone is the prize. And what has helped bolster my confidence “The Avengers” will be a game-changer of a movie is the person behind the production; Joss Whedon, an often-mentioned hero of “Big Bang Theory’s” lead geek, Dr. Sheldon Cooper. For my taste, no one could have been a better choice by the Marvel Comics people for producing a movie that has been as much awaited for in fandom as was the first Batman movie (another seminal work unto itself). Generationally, Whedon, born on the cusp between the Baby Boom Generation and Generation X (he was born in 1964), is old enough to appreciate the original story’s intent and young enough to appreciate the new characters who came along in more recent years. Hence, I assume, why the Black Widow is part of this team rather than Giant Man and the Wasp (do I sound just a little wistful about that…?). There’s a nice piece in the May 2012 issue of Wired that offers back story about Whedon, whose work has ranged from well known TV series such as “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” to cult classics such as “Firefly” (a Dr. Sheldon Cooper favorite). What I like—and this comes across well in the Wired article—is that Whedon understands the all-so-important complexity of this superhero team. Between Captain America’s sage wisdom from having come from suspended animation from back

The Avengers comics as they originally appeared in the ’60s. in World War II, and Iron Man’s Tony Stark-arrogance clashing with Thor’s Norse god arrogance…and then there’s the Hulk. Actually, I’m geeked just to see how the Green Skinned Behemoth becomes integrated into the group. In the comics, he was “human upped” a bit (able to speak in broken, “me Tarzan, you Jane” kind of language) but…well, I’ll wait and see what Whedon comes up with there. So, again, all deference to Mrs. Birbaum—wherever you are, I love you!—here is hoping upon hope that this historic cinematic iteration of “The

Avengers” be all we geeks of past, present, and future want and need that movie to be. …and will Cap strike that stirring battle cry just once?...”Avengeeeeerrrs Assemble!”…we’ll see come May 4! Dr. Robert McTyre Sr. is host of the Internet radio show, “21st Century Ideas with Dr. Robert.” He discussed the cultural implications of The Avengers movie on April 27. That episode can be found in the archives by going to blogtalkradio.com and putting the title of the show into a search.

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With May and June upon us, graduation is right around the corner for many college students. Some are hoping to being hired immediately, while others will continue their education by going to graduate school or pursuing other options. However, have you thought about creating your own opportunity by becoming an entrepreneur? According to the Young Entrepreneur and Buzz Marketing Group of 500 small business owners between 21-24: • 30% started a business while in college, which is up 19% in 2010,

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5. Have you thought about entrepreneurship? Years ago, the track was to graduate from college, maybe, go to graduate school and then straight into the corporate world--if there were opportunities. And generally speaking, there were. However, with the change in market dynamics, increased competitive activity and globalization, companies have had to restructure and reorganize their business models while lowering overall costs.

In other words, companies are hiring, but they are being more prudent and practical when it comes to identifying talent. Why? There are many potential employees to choose from.

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• 29% are self-employed, up from 20% in 2010, • 72% believe there’s not enough support from banks, and

• 92% believed that having an entrepreneurship education was vital given the realities of the new economy. This is up from 90% in 2010. While Michigan’s unemployment rate dropped to 8.5% in March, this decrease stems primarily from companies increasing hiring and some job seekers who have stopped looking altogether.

While unemployment continues to improve, the overall employment picture is mixed. According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, corporations are planning on hiring 10% more graduates this year compared to 2011--however, when you examine the data closely, employers scaled back hiring in March and the Labor Department reported 54% 0f 18-24 year olds were employed by companies. Unfortunately, this is the lowest level since 1948 when the Labor Department began collecting data. What does this mean for you as a young person graduating? It means you should consider all employment options when planning your future. Begin to ask yourself hard questions--such as: 1. What is the job outlook in your field of study? Have you done your research to see what the opportunities are? 2. Have you started to work with your career counselor to plot your short and longer-term strategy? 3. What are career aspirations? 4. What makes you happy and fulfills your internal burning desire?

This means college graduates are not only competing with other college graduates for potential jobs, but also with those who might have been displaced due to downsizing in recent years. In other words, continue to pursue all options, including entrepreneurship, as you think about your career options. And if you’re considering starting your own business, understand the potential benefits and risks before acting on an intuition. Ask yourself the following questions: • What are your short and longer-term career aspirations? • From a business standpoint what are you passionate about? • If you could start a business, what might it be? • Have you thought about a business plan? • What are potential funding sources? • And have you researched your idea? As you enter the workplace, think about how broad your horizon really is and don’t limit yourself. Talk to family, friends, peers, career counselors, et. al. to assist you in preparing your first steps as you enter into the next phase of your life. It’s never easy--however, with the right planning and determination, anything is possible. Are you ready? Think about it.

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The National Organization of Black County Officials (NOBCO) will be holding its 29thannual economic development conference in Detroit next summer, thanks in part to Wayne County. Officials from the Wayne County Executive’s administration and commission Vice-Chair Alisha Bell were in Atlanta last week to attend the annual NOBCO conference and made a presentation to NOBCO officials.

In preparation for their presentation, county officials came with a video of Kid Rock touting the region, a DVD with images of Detroit and its assets, copies of the Michigan Chronicle and other materials and handouts about Detroit. Organizers liked what they heard. “We are extremely pleased that the National Organization of Black County Officials has chosen Detroit for their 2013 Annual Economic Development Conference,” said Larry Alexander, president and CEO of the Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau. “We appreciate the visibility and economic impact this influential group will bring into our community. The DMCVB and hospital-

Grand Prize Features Red Wings Ceremony and Tablet PCs Fifth Third Bank and the Detroit Red Wings just concluded another year of the S. H.O.T.S. program (Students Helping Others Through Service). This initiative encourages Southeast Michigan High School students to volunteer their time in an effort to make a positive impact on the local community.

selected from all of the entries and that school’s community service team was treated to a Little Caesar’s pizza and Hudsonville ice cream party. On March 24th, the final five service teams from Detroit Edison Public School Academy Early College Excellence, Davison High School, Airport High School, Loyola High School, and Southgate High School gathered at Joe Louis Arena to present their projects to the panel of judges before the Detroit Red Wings game.

The S.H.O.T.S. program started in September, 2011and ran through February, 2012 and was available to students in grades 9-12 that attend high school in Genesee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, Shiawassee, Washtenaw or Wayne County. The types of service projects entered have included volunteering at a local soup kitchen, organizing a community service event, helping a nearby family in need and several other charitable operations. Student groups participate in as many or few projects as they prefer, such as one five-month long project, one project per month, multiple projects each month, or any other combination.

Loyola High School’s Loyola Leaders for Others, was chosen as the Grand Prize winner. Loyola’s service project took place in December involved baking and delivering over 500 cookies to the homeless in Cass Corridor on Christmas Eve, along with gloves, blankets, socks and hats. They also sewed, ironed and sent homemade pillowcases and cards and letters to service men and women overseas through Anysoldier.com. Several of the members of the team also participated in local running races to raise money for Special Olympics.

The judging committee consisted of Detroit Red Wings play-by-play announcer Ken Kal, who also served as ambassador for the program, Fox Sports Detroit’s Trevor Thompson, 97.9, WJLB’s Dr. Darrius, and Pat Caputo of 97.1 The Ticket, and members of Fifth Third Bank. Student community service projects were judged on the following criterion: project creativity, community reach and community impact.

“I cannot thank Fifth Third Bank and the Red Wings enough for this program,” stated Kathy Gross, Loyola’s team coach. “Winning this competition means so much to our students and the school, and it has truly motivated us for more. We will use the money to assist in a service project we are doing in South Dakota this summer with Lakota native children on the reservation where we will be running a day camp and providing hands on learning through projects and activities. These funds will provide a bus for the summer camp kids as well as food for lunch.”

“Fifth Third Bank has always had a passion for community service,” says Fifth Third Bank Senior Vice President of Marketing, Jack Riley. “We encourage employee volunteerism in our communities year round, and with the Red Wings and S.H.O.T.S., we encourage high school-age students to learn about the value of their services in their communities as well.”

The winning team won iPads for each team member and a check for $530.00 to the school to be used as seed money for a future project.

Fifth Third Bank, the Detroit Red Wings and judges panel would like to thank and congratulate all of the schools that entered a project into the SHOTS program this year. Your efforts are making a difference! See you next year.

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Wayne County officials help land national economic conference in 2013

NOBCO is a non-profit organization established in 1982 which represents a coalition of black elected and appointed officials within county government for all 50 states. The organization provides, among other things, education and training to black county officials, community-based organizations, agencies and concerned citizens.

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“This is welcome news,” said Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano. “The NOBCO conference is a good opportunity for county officials to come together to share best practices about policy and government. We are always looking for ways to produce efficiencies in the way we deliver services.”

2012 S.H.O.T.S. pictured from left to right: Ken Kal, Pat Caputo, Kathy Grosska, Mary Jane Nowak, Vicky Thompson, Kwaishon Bell, Javon Williams, Travis McClendon, Malik Burch, Demetrius Heard, Terry Davis, Dr. Darrius and Jack Riley.

Larry Alexander ity community welcome the opportunity to showcase the wealth of amenities and attractions available to them.” This year’s conference theme was “Conquering the Challenges Through Innovative Solutions.” The five day conference explored a variety of topics including economic development, healthcare costs and county budgets, transportation, civic participation, and innovations to public safety. Assistant Wayne County Executive Heaster Wheeler served as a panelist on “The Impact of Regional Transportation and Economic Development Today and in the Future.” He presented the current picture of transit service in southeastern Michigan, emphasizing new legislation to create a regional transit authority. “It was a very productive conference,” Wheeler said. “We learned what’s going on in transit around the country and shared good news about the positive transformation our region is currently undergoing.”

Delivers American Bankers Association’s Teach Children to Save Program On Monday April 23rd, Congressman Hansen Clarke (MI Congressional District 13) and Warren Morgan, Vice President and Detroit East Side Financial Center Manager visited Chandler Park Middle School in Harper Woods to teach the American Bankers Association’s National Teach Children to Save financial literacy program. Mr. Morgan talked to the 8th grade students about Make a Wish, Set a Goal, which helps students learn the difference between general and specific goals. After some discussion several of the students shared their occupational goals, such as attending college, becoming a state senator, and entering the CIA. They also cited the goals they would need to accomplish to get there such as staying out of trouble, getting good grades, and saving money for college. The students were then joined by Congressman Hansen Clarke, who shared some of the goals he made early in life and how those goals changed with the circumstances he experienced, bringing him to where he is today, a member of Congress. TCTS is a signature program of the ABA Education Foundation, which engages bankers to help kids develop a lifelong

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Pictured from left to right: Dr. Ronald Williams, Principal, Chandler Park Academy, Hansen Clarke, Congressman District 13, Byna Elliott, Senior Vice President Community Affairs Fifth Third Bank, Warren Morgan, Financial Center Manager, Detroit East Side. savings habit. Fifth Third employees will deliver the Teach Children to Save curriculum to students. Beyond the classroom, the Bank will offer Financial Empowerment Days at each school for teachers, parents and students. Fifth Third Bank also will participate in the ABA’s Race to Save 2012, an effort to facilitate the opening of 100,000 children’s savings accounts across the country. TCTS augments the Bank’s current financial empowerment strategy, which evolved from a foundational belief that knowledge about finances and access to appropriate financial services are essential to an individual’s ability to make good decisions and achieve per-

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sonal goals. The Bank’s mission is to financially empower students at all grade levels with special emphasis on the grades in which students are most likely to have a proficiency test (third-, fifth-, eighth-, and eleventhgrade). “Partnering with the ABA to deliver their excellent financial literacy program to eighth-graders in our local markets is an excellent way to reach students at another crucial age,” said Byna Elliott, senior vice president and director of community outreach. “We are intentional about targeting suitable grade levels and providing access to the information kids need before they reach adulthood.”

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The 2012 Royal Oak Woman’s Club Home and Garden Tour is scheduled for Saturday, June 23rd offers a wonderful selection of some of our finest homes in Royal Oak. This city wide self-guided home tour sponsored by the non-profit Royal Oak Woman’s Club offers a rare opportunity to experience the craftsmanship, architecture and unique features of some of the most impressive residences in this popular community. With six stops, the tour showcases homes with varied themes and passions: a stunning multi-level Mission-influenced home, a classic Craftsman bungalow, with coffered ceiling, leaded glass windows, lovingly restored to its original beauty, a Dutch Colonial, decorated in traditional décor, a former commercial building converted to a one-of-a-kind, design-oriented 5,000 sq. ft. loft, with a show car displayed in the living space. The homes featured this year contain a number of award winners including: First Place: Interior Use of Tile from Detroit Home 2011 Design Awards, “Residential Beautification Award” from RO

Chamber of Commerce and a Featured home in 2011 National Association of the Remodeling Industry Home Tour. In addition, one of the home owners was chosen to be the contractor for a project featured on HGTV’s “House Crashers”. Your tour will also include Royal Oak’s Historical Society Museum – housed in a converted vintage firehouse. Trained docents will direct and educate participants at each site. The city-wide tour starts at the Royal Oak Woman’s Club, 404 South Pleasant, at the corner of Fourth and Pleasant Sts. Tour hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.. There is a cost to attend. Advance tickets may be purchased by contacting Laura Hewson at 248-808-1528, online at www. rowc.org or at the following locations: William Sullivan and Son Funeral Home, 705 W. Eleven Mile Road, Royal Oak. The phone number is (248) 5417000. The Ladybug Craft and Framing Shoppe, 123 Catalpa Drive, Royal Oak. The telephone number (248) 5453200.

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Henry Edward Slayton Sr. Henry Edward Slayton Sr. 87 departed this life on April 17, in Detroit. Henry was born February 2, 1925 to Edward Caldwell Slayton and Roberta Scott Slayton in Chattanooga, Tenn. Mr. Slayton attended Chattanooga public schools and served his country in the U.S. Navy during WWII and Korea. He married Carolyn L. Stone and welcomed their only child, Henry E. Slayton Jr., into the world. Mr. Slayton, furthered his education at Wayne State University, majoring in journalism and in later years he was a journalist for the Detroit Chronicle. He ran for Representative of the State Legislature Twelfth District Detroit. He was also the Post Commander of the VFW Post 8458 in Detroit from 1989-1993. Mr. Slayton was also an entrepreneur in Women’s Fine Jewelry, as he dabbled in many careers. He is survived by his son Henry E. Slayton Jr. (Gloria); grandson, Kevin A. Slayton; great-grandson, Kevin A. Slayton Jr.; great-granddaughters, Kennedi and Kayla Slayton. His memory will also be cherished by his daughter-in-law, Wendy P. Slayton.

Home going services for Novella Pleasant

Novella Pleasant of Pittsfield Township, Mich. (formerly of Detroit), passed away on April 25, at her residence. She was 88 years old. Ms. Pleasant was united with Messiah Baptist Church, Detroit and a retired nurse of Wayne County General Hospital. Public visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 2, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at C&H Community Home for Funerals, Lucille’s Memorial Chapel, in Ypsilanti. Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 3, at 10 a.m. with the funeral service to follow at 11 a.m. at Brown Chapel AME Church, 1043 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti. Burial will take place in Knollwood Memorial Park, in Canton. Arrangements are entrusted to C&H Community Home for Funerals. Please sign his guestbook at www.chfuneral.com

ANNOUNCEMENT(S) ONE OF THE homes on the home and garden tour.

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Wayne State University Alumni Association hosting annual awards gala The Wayne State University Alumni Association will honor the achievements of outstanding individuals who exemplify the Wayne State spirit of achievement, excellence and service during the annual Alumni Awards Gala, to be held from 5-6:30 p.m. on Monday, May 7, at Ford Field. The following awards will be presented this year: Distinguished Alumni Award Presented to alumni who meet one or more of the following criteria: outstanding service to the university over a period of years; personal accomplishments that enhance the prestige of WSU; distinguished service or accomplishment in any field of human endeavor; or singular contributions to the development of the cultural or spiritual life of any community. N. Charles Anderson, 1981 Lifelong Learning, president and CEO, Detroit Urban League. Nancy G. Edmunds, 1976 Law, U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of Michigan. Recent Alumni Award Recognizes an individual who demonstrates outstanding professional achievement, community contributions or service to the university, and has received an undergraduate degree or certificate in the past 10 years. Nick Schroeck, 2007 Law, executive director, Great Lakes Environmental Law Center

Homer D. Strong Award Presented for distinguished leadership and service to the alumni association and the university, for stimulating alumni participation and significantly benefiting the university through volunteer leadership. James M. Garavaglia (posthumously), 1076 M.A. Liberal Arts and 1986 Ph.D., past president, WSU Alumni Association. Angela Rankin-Yohannes, 1973 Business, past president, WSU Alumni Association. Special Recognition Awards Rob Fournier, director, WSU Athletics. Paul Winters, head coach, WSU Warriors football team. This year’s event features the awards program and a reception in the Rooftop Suite at Ford Field. Both activities are free; however, space is limited and reservations are required. Visit alumni. wayne.edu/events or call 877-WSU-ALUM to make a reservation. Complimentary parking is available in the Ford Field Parking Deck, located on the east side of the stadium on St. Antoine Street by Entrance G. Wayne State University is a premier urban research institution offering more than 400 academic programs through 13 schools and colleges to nearly 32,000 students.

Subcontractors and Suppliers, Walbridge-dck Joint Venture is the Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) for the construction of the new Wayne County Consolidated Jail Facility. The 700,000 sq. ft. facility will be located on a 7.2 acre site, directly east of the Frank Murphy Justice Center, at the corner of St. Antoine Street and Gratiot Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. Work will begin later in 2012 and continue through the middle of 2014. The CMAR is currently soliciting bids for Bid Package 1601, Electrical, to subcontractors and suppliers. A pre-qualified list of Prime Electrical Bidders has been selected from the expressions of interest and pre-qualification information received to-date, and is shown below. Please contact one of the companies listed if you are interested in participating in this request for proposals. The Bid Due Date for receipt of bids to Walbridge-dck is Thursday, March 22, 2012.

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Troy

Kevin C. Provo 248-556-7200

Motor City Electric Shaw Electric/

Detroit

Mike Kawa 313-957-3456

Edgewood Electric JV

Southfield/ Detroit

Kevin Bielski 248-228-2000

Centerline Electric

Center Line

Clyde Jones 586-757-5505

Conti Electric

Sterling Heights

Warren Wintermantel 586-274-4800

Opportunities exist for subcontractors, material suppliers and equipment suppliers that are interested in electrical sitework, high and low voltage electrical power systems, lighting and power distribution, electrical equipment supply (substations, generators, transformers, panelboards, etc.), as well as low voltage installations, fire alarm systems, telecom and security raceways, etc. In addition, firms with capabilities in 3D electrical design and detailing, modeling, etc. may also be able to participate. Wayne County, Minority, Women and Veteran Owned businesses are encouraged to participate, in an effort to support the local labor force. Further questions concerning pre-qualification can be directed to Mike Kuhlmann of Walbridge-dck at mkuhlmann@walbridge.com or to Francine Pegues of Dan Teak LLC at fpegues@danteak.com

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Get Your Tickets Now for Detroit’s Signature Event The Detroit Branch NAACP’s 57th Annual Fight For Freedom Fund Dinner on Sunday, May 6, 2012 Senior Corporate Chair Centennial Celebration

General Chair Centennial Celebration

57th Annual Fight For Freedom Fund Dinner Keynote Speaker

GERARD ANDERSON

BOB KING

Chairman, President & CEO, DTE Energy General Chair Centennial Celebration

President, UAW International

General Chair Centennial Celebration

MARK L. REUSS

INGRID SAUNDERS JONES

President, GM North America

Senior Vice President, The Coca-Cola Company and The Coca-Cola Foundation

2012 Fight For Freedom Fund Dinner Co-Chair

RHONDA PUGH

United States Attorney General

Eric Holder

Vice President, First Independence Bank

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2012 Mary White Ovington 2012 James Weldon Johnson Lifetime Achievement Freedom and Justice Awardee Awardee

MAUREEN TAYLOR

State Chairperson, Michigan Welfare Rights Organization

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Mike’s Fresh Market Miller Caneld Paddock & Stone, PLC Moroch Advertising Agency National Black McDonald’s Operator Associatian New Energy to Reinvent & Diversify New Metropolitan Detroit Club NANBPWC, Inc. Oak Grove AME Church P&AA/AFT Michigan Local 4467 Peace Baptist Church PNC Bank Pro Care Health Plan, Inc. Quicken Loans Real Times Media Renaissance Chapter Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc. RITE AID Robinson Mobil Sacred Heart Church (Detroit) Sadie L. Palmer 400 Study Club Santieu Vaults, Inc. SEIU Healthcare of Michigan Spa-A-Peel Studio St. John Providence Health System Sun Valley Foods Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church Teamster Joint Council 43 Tetra Tech The Coca-Cola Company The Coca-Cola Foundation The Henry Ford The Michigan Chronicle The Payments Authority The Rite Aid Corporation The Rite Aid Foundation The Roostertail The Taubman Company Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc. Total Armored Car, Inc. Tucker Young Jackson Tull, Inc. UAW International UAW Local 245 United Food & Commercial Workers Local 876 University of Detroit Mercy University Yes Academy Wayne Regional Educational Service Agency Gwendolyn Acey Dave Alexander Terry Alexander Annie Alexander Pamela Alexander Scott Allen Yvette Anderson Mr. Gerard Anderson Rev. Dr. Wendell & First Lady Monica G. Anthony Nabih H. Ayad Penny Bailer Sharon L. Barnett Terri Barnett Coleman Jerri Barnett-Moore Beverly A. Baul Darwin & Peggy Beacham Ehrlich Bell Hershell Bell, III Mr. and Mrs. Hershell Bell, Jr. Dr. Jeannine Bellamy Johnny Bellamy Genevieve Bellamy Dr. Pamela Bellamy anet Beverly Mayor Dave Bing

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Muscat named associate vice president of development and alumni affairs at WSU School of Medicine The Wayne State University School of Medicine is pleased to announce the appointment of Tracy Muscat to the new position of associate vice president of development and alumni affairs. Muscat assumed her duties effective March 12. She has served WSU’s main campus Office of University Development as associate vice president for development since March 2009.

strategic planning, her capital campaign knowledge, team management and donor development, along with her unflagging energy and enthusiasm,” said David Ripple, WSU vice president for development and alumni affairs. “I look forward to continuing to work with Tracy as she takes the School of Medicine’s fund-raising efforts to a new dimension.”

“I am very pleased to welcome Tracy to lead the school’s development team,” said Dean Valerie Parisi. “Based on her experience in fund raising for major health care institutions in Southeast Michigan and her tenure in development at Wayne State, we are fortunate to have her join us to lead our outstanding group of fund-raising professionals.”

Muscat brings to the position a strong and successful background in health care. Before coming to Wayne State she was vice president for fund development at Trinity Health-St. Joseph Mercy Oakland for nearly five years. During her tenure, she created and implemented a comprehensive major gift strategy, resulting in millions of dollars in contribu-

The position of associate vice president of development and alumni affairs was created to reflect the significant role the School of Medicine has in the uni-

Tracy Muscat versity’s overall fund-raising program. Historically, nearly half of all university giving is to the School of Medicine. The associate vice president’s leadership will be critical to the school’s future success. “I am impressed with Tracy’s strong skills in

tions. Her previous work history includes positions with CCS Fundraising, Hospice of Michigan, Detroit Public Television and Angela Hospice. “I am very excited about plans for the School of Medicine and I look forward to joining its development team,” Muscat said. “Promoting health care research and patient care has been my professional interest for more than 20 years. I hope to assist in expanding the school’s important research and teaching capacities to benefit people in Michigan and beyond.” Muscat received a bachelor of arts in professional and technical writing from Madonna University and a master of business administration from the University of Phoenix. She is a graduate of the New Detroit Multicultural

Leadership program as well as Leadership Michigan and Leadership Oakland. Wayne State University is a premier urban

research institution of higher education offering more than 400 academic programs through 13 schools and colleges to nearly 32,000 students.

Hypertension care The National Medical Association (NMA), The Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) and The Association of Minority Nephrologists (AOMN) have announced their unified support and adoption of a position statement supporting noninvasive assessment of central blood pressure as a means of better diagnosis and management of hypertension. These organizations have a long history of advocacy for minority populations, and have been at the forefront on the fight

to end health disparities. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, two out of three U.S. adults with high cholesterol and half of U.S. adults with high blood pressure are not being treated effectively. In a press release issued by the CDC earlier this year, the urgency of this issue was addressed. Cardiovascular disease, which includes hypertensive disease, is a major health concern for all populations but particularly minority patients.

U-M Health creates system to prevent retained surgical items It may sound like something from a TV medical drama, but the incidence of surgeons leaving something behind in the body is very real at hospitals across the country. For decades, surgical teams have relied on counting — and recounting — the sponges, needles, blades, retractors, and other items used during operations. But the University of Michigan Health System has created a new system using state-of-the-art technologies to insure that no foreign objects are left behind during surgery, reducing potentially serious medical errors. “Having a foreign object left behind during surgery is something we consider a ‘never event,’” said Ella Kazerooni, M.D., M.S., professor of radiology at the U-M and associate chair of clinical affairs at the U-M Health System. “It’s something that should never happen. “Unfortunately in complex cases, surgical cases that involve emergencies or in very large patients, items can be left behind in the body and we want to do everything we can to prevent that,” she says. Some of the methods put into practice at the U-M to prevent retained surgical objects: • Bar-coded sponges. Sponges are the most frequent item to be left behind after surgery, but with bar-coded sponges, computers help do the counting. Bar codes are scanned when sponges are used and scanned again when they’re taken out of the body. If there’s a count discrepancy, the surgeon knows to search the surgical field for something that may have been overlooked. • Electronic radiology orders. The U-M transitioned from a manual radiology order to an electronic order system to quickly call for help to locate retained objects. Xrays to find retained items are performed while the patient is still in the operating room. “The practice of manually counting is a longstanding practice within the OR,” says Shawn Murphy, R.N., nursing director of University of Michigan Health System operating rooms. “Surgical teams may count more than a hundred items in a single case.” The kinds of items include instruments used during procedures, needles for suturing or sponges used to pack the incision area open to improve the view of the surgical field. But radiology can play a key role in prevention of retained surgical objects. X-rays can identify metal items, and also soft goods. The bar-coded sponges contain a radiopaque tag, allowing a radiologist to see it on an x-ray.

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Reflections By Steve Holsey

On top of the world Back in 1979 — wow, has it really been that long? — Chic had a huge hit with “Good Times.” Well, based on the way things are going for him these days, Lionel Richie could be singing that song. “Tuskegee,” featuring re-recorded versions of some of his hits with top country stars, instantly became the No. 1 album in the United States.

Lionel Richie

In addition, the success of the album has prompted him to increase the number of concerts, and he does so assured that sold out venues are virtually guaranteed.

There has been a general resurgence of interest in the very likable Lionel Richie virtually worldwide. (Not that he was ever below the radar in that respect.) On television, he is becoming omnipresent. And all of this at a time when Richie is preparing to celebrate his 63rd birthday. Truly, age is not what it used to be!

IT WAS AN an extra special day at the Motown Museum when Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder paid a visit. Giving the two megastars a tour was museum founder and CEO Esther Gordy Edwards, a former Motown vice president.

PHOTO CRUISING

BEYONCE was the named “World’s Most Beautiful Woman” by People magazine. Such things are, of course, subjective, because different people have different ideas of beauty and no one has seen every woman in the world. But it’s all entertainment anyway. When people like Denzel Washington and Brad Pitt are chosen by People magazine as “Sexiest Man Beyoncé Alive,” they know they are not, really. With tongue in cheek, Washington said, “I don’t look in the mirror and say, “Hey, sexy man! I don’t take myself too seriously.” (Still, it’s flattering though somewhat embarrassing as well.) All that said, Beyoncé is one of the most beautiful women I’ve ever seen. Beautiful personality too, not to mention her beautiful multiple talents.

THE HONEY CONE had several hits in the ’70s, including “Want Ads,” “One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show” and “Stick-Up.” Lead singer Edna Wright (center) is still singing, but with two new members. The group is now called Edna Wright & the Honey Cone.

ONE OF THE biggest thrills for a very young Stephanie Mills was having a chance to meet one of her heroes, Michael Jackson.

IF YOU happen to go out with P. Diddy (Sean Combs) for dinner, lunch, a drink or whatever, there is a good chance that he will pick up the tab.

P. Diddy

Diddy was named by Forbes magazine — the undisputed experts on financial matters — as the wealthiest man in rap. His net worth? Can you envision $550 million? “Mr. Rich” is followed by Jay-Z (Shawn Carter) and Dr. Dre (Andre Young).

Those of you who remain fans of the Electrifying Mojo, the most unique radio personality in Detroit radio history, might want to visit Mark McMorris’ website, www.MadAboutMojo. com. I ran into Mojo at the Main Post Office recently. He is flattered that so many people remember him so fondly. These days he is enjoying himself by doing a lot of traveling.

USHER IS is one entertainer, among many others, who President Barack Obama can count on for continuous support. — Barbara Orto photo

MAXINE MICHAELS (left) has been an important figure in Detroit radio for a long time. She is shown here with Chaka Khan.

PRINCE HAS taken hundreds, if not thousands, of publicity pictures. This is one not many people have ever seen.

Chris Brown’s new album, “Fortune,” is set for July 3 release. A lot of African-American women — particularly the ones with a lot of integrity — are very displeased with the way the Black women on the TV show “Basketball Wives” present themselves. One of the most upset is Star Jones, who has been expressing her feelings via Twitter. GLADYS KNIGHT was enjoyable on “Dancing With The Stars,” but the truth of the matter is that she had gone as far as she could. She put forth a sincere effort, accomplished a great deal, had a lot of fun and did nothing to embarrass herself. However, it is not reasonable to expect a woman in her late sixties be compete favorably with people less than half her age.

SANDRA STEINBERG sure looks a lot like her mother, Martha Queen “The Queen” Steinberg. No wonder she is often referred to as “Lil’ Queen.”

Gladys Knight

JACKIE WILSON, known as “Mr. Excitement,” sure knew how to “excite” and “get close” to his wildly enthusiastic female fans, as this concert picture makes clear.

I loved the way Knight accepted the judges’ critiques and she always looked sensational when it came time for the actual show. And, of course, her warm, sincere personality is always a pleasure.

MUHAMMAD ALI, back in the days when he was known as Cassius Clay, made a record. His version of Ben E. King’s “Stand By Me” was on the national charts for two weeks in 1964.

It is hard to get used to the Temptations having a heavyset lead singer. It looks a bit awkward. Bruce Williamson is a far cry from David Ruffin, Ali Woodson, Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams and the others. Sometimes doing “something different” can backfire. Brian McKnight, known for love ballads, recorded an overtly sexual song (complete with the “P” word) titled “If You’re Ready to Learn.” There was so much backlash that he took it offline, saying a lot of people lack “a sense of humor.” BETCHA DIDN’T KNOW…that three of Elvis Presley’s biggest hits — “Don’t Be Cruel,” “All Shook Up” and “Return to Sender”

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LOUIS FARRAKHAN, the fiery and highly controversial Nation of Islam leader and activist, also happens to be a trained classical violinist. And at one time he was a calypso singer and flamenco dancer. — Monica Morgan photo

JAY BUTLER, veteran Detroit radio personality, was obviously saying something very interesting to Claudreen Jackson, a woman of many talents and achievements.

TWO JACKSONS came together on this occasion — the raw, and often raunchy, R&B singer Millie Jackson and civil rights icon Jesse Jackson. (Hmmm…wonder if he has ever listened to any of her albums.)

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KID ROCK, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Fox Theatre, May 12. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster locations. To charge by phone call 1.800.745.3000.

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Mahogany Dreamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;at Wright Museum â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to remind people that good things and good people are still in Detroit, and I want to celebrate that,â&#x20AC;? said Dorothy TenĂŠ Redmond, a former Detroiter, adding that people coming together in the right spirit can achieve great things. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mahogany Dreams,â&#x20AC;? a play written by Redmond, will be presented May 10-12 at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, 315 E. Warren near Woodward. Doors open at 7 p.m.

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Ticket for Chene Park Classic Soul line-up on sale The Chene Park box office is now open for advance sales of the 2012 Classic Soul series. That includes Bootsy Collins and Cameo (June 24), the Isley Brothers and Bobby Womack (July 21), Ledisi and Eric BenĂŠt (July 28) and New Edition with Whodini (Aug. 3).

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You may feel restless this week because you have an excess of mental energy. You can channel that into productivity by applying your fine mind to tasks that you have been putting off for a while. You’ll feel more settled at the end of the week. Soul Affirmation: All things work together for good Lucky Numbers: 12, 16, 30

TAURUS

Wear your smile like it was your favorite fashion accessory this week. You’re sure to feel better when you see how many times your smile is returned to you. Do what makes you happy. This is a good week to embrace your uniqueness and celebrate your individuality. Soul Affirmation: The slowness of my week gives me time to refresh my energy Lucky Numbers: 20, 40, 55

GEMINI

Luck will be with you if you allow positive vibrations to accompany all of your activities, especially this week. Keep away from naysayers. Considering your options for too long could cause self-defeating hesitation. Trust your impulses, and remember how doing so has helped in the past. Soul Affirmation: I let go and let the spirit take control. Lucky Numbers: 1, 17, 32

CANCER

LEO

This is a terrific week for putting your thoughts about people and projects on paper. Spend some time writing things down, and you’ll find that you feel more balanced centered and on track. These are definitely the days to follow your own drumbeat and ignore anyone who wants to tell you that your plans won’t work.

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SAGITTARIUS

Health, self-management and independence are on your mind this week. Keep your workout goals and you’ll find that you are getting some great ideas for the future as you improve your physical self. You are in harmony with all your desires. Move with ease towards what you want.

Soul Affirmation: I appear to others what I know myself to be.

Soul Affirmation: I give myself chance to know how wonderful I am.

Lucky Numbers: 5, 8, 10

Lucky Numbers: 4, 22, 41

VIRGO

You are gifted with excellent analytical abilities this week. Those abilities will prove very useful to you, as you may want to analyze why certain people are acting in a certain way. Be discreet if you see something you weren’t supposed to see. Be cool if someone tries to get on your nerves. Soul Affirmation: The slowness of my week gives me time to refresh my energy

CAPRICORN

You have artistic gifts that you are beginning to ache to express. Why not let the force of your talent out of the secret place you’ve been keeping it in? You’ll be pleasantly surprised if you act on that impulse to step out of the rational. Soul Affirmation: I can see clearly now the rain is gone. There are no obstacles in my way.

LIBRA

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

Are you receiving as much as you are giving? Give yourself a break and avoid anyone who seems to expect more than his or her share of you. It’s high time that you pampered your beautiful self. This is a good week to focus on love and self-love. Soul Affirmation: I turn all of my emotions toward the home front. Lucky Numbers: 15, 24, 47

Soul Affirmation: I give my mind a big rest again this week Lucky Numbers: 26, 32, 36

PISCES

SORPIO

Someone with a sloppy attitude toward a project that is important to you may annoy you this week. Let yourself feel free to protect your own interests. Guard against quick answers and sharp remarks. Live and let live is the message you need to keep in mind. Soul Affirmation: I give my mind a big rest again this week Lucky Numbers: 26, 32, 36

Treat yourself with tenderness. Buy or make yourself some bread pudding or sweet potato pie or whatever your favorite comfort food is and enjoy it, from preparation to your lips. You are practicing receiving goodness from the universe. Let it flow over you with abundant prosperity this week. Soul Affirmation: I let myself adapt to the flow of life around me. Lucky Numbers: 16, 29, 33

In spite of the volatile nature of conducting business in today’s global environment, there is an inherent consistency that earmarks the start of a growth cycle. Business strives for a certain predictability that allows it to become efficient and effective at the use of its resources. The downside of such an achievement is the unintentional lack of support for new ideas. This is an ongoing irony since the very lifeblood of business is found in the support and pursuit of ideas. All businesses go through a fractured, frenzied, chaotic, shoot-from-the-hip, try-anything, start cycle. If it actually survives that phase and moves to actual market penetration, customer response and profit, a funny thing happens. The business runs the risk of becoming victimized by its own success. As the story is often told, back in the 1950s a CEO of an Airplane Propeller manufacturing company was asked his opinion of jet engines. His response was, “The engines are too noisy, they burn too much fuel and, besides, we’re in the

Lee Meadows airplane propeller business.” So, the fate of his company was sealed the moment he locked onto the one idea that had determined his success. It is a predictable pattern that has sedated many businesses into a comfortable coma. The ultimate awakening is the recognition that your business has been out of it for a while and there is no recovery (remember Ollie Fretter and Highland Appliance?). While the understandable need for internal predictability is essential to driving the engine of any successful business, the real challenge lies in not allowing that predictability to blind the business to new ideas. Rather than rest on the supposed laurels that comes with being the best dry-cleaning business in the area or the largest software

developer, business must commit itself to fostering an ongoing “workplace of ideas” in order to reap the full benefits of talented employees. Businesses such as 3M and the W.L. Gore Company have integrated the ‘workplace of ideas’ concept into their culture in ways that allow them to maintain their competitive edge. Sometimes the real secret lies in playing the ‘What if’ game to inspire creativity.

The School of Medicine and the Wayne State University Physician Group will host the event in celebration of National Women’s Health Week May 13-19, an annual project of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Women’s Health. The free event will take place at the School of Medicine’s Scott Hall, located at 540 E. Canfield St. The event aims to empower women of all ages and backgrounds to make their health a top priority. Mothers, daughters, aunts, grandmothers and girlfriends can nosh on gourmet nibbles and sip wine while strolling through physician-led informational stations covering women’s health topics such as bone density; breast, colorectal and ovarian cancer; diabetes; heart health, reproductive and sexual health; nutrition and healthy eating. A local chef will demonstrate healthy recipes and share tips for healthy cooking. Attendees may also enter to

Keep in mind that an innovative idea just builds on existing ideas. The IPod/MP unit is just several iterations removed from the first portable AM/FM radio, as unlikely as that might sound. As much as the demands of building a business can divert the use of limited resources, ideas are a resource that organizations have in abundance.

What if company sponsored sports teams (baseball, basketball, track, golf) were actually composed of employees from different departments so as to increase the likelihood that a cross fertilization of ideas will materialize? What if “passive productivity” Fridays were replaced with dedicated time to engage in an ‘informal walk and talk

In 2011, over 480,000 patent and new trademark ideas were filed. His memo was a little premature.

This is a free event, but ladies are encouraged to RSVP at http://events.wayne.edu/rsvp/ lno/ Free parking will be available in Wayne State University parking lot No. 75, located on Canfield Street, between St. Antoine and Brush streets. The hosts have pledged $1 for every “like” of WSU’s School of Medicine and University Physician Group on Facebook May 13-19, with proceeds benefitting the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries and its affiliated shelters. WSU School of Medicine students provide free medical care to children and families at DRMM’s SAY Detroit Family Health Clinic in Detroit.

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AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL

BAPTIST

Allen Temple AME

9:30AM & 11AM

4101 Helen Street

(313) 922-7492

Rev. Darren K. Penson

Greater Mt. View Missionary Baptist

11AM

4211 Mt. Elliott

(313) 924-2500

Pastor Edward Smith

Baber Memorial AME

11AM

15045 Burt Rd.

(313) 255-9895

Rev. Larry L. Simmons

Greater Mt. Zion Baptist

10:45AM

15600 Evanston

(313) 839-9842

Pastor R. A. Hill

Bethel AME

10:30AM

5050 St. Antoine

(313) 831-8810

Rev. David R. Jarrett

Greater New Light Baptist

11AM

8641 Linwood

(313) 894-2390

Dr. David W. Roquemore

Bethel AME (Ann Arbor)

7:45AM & 10:45AM

900 John A Woods Dr.

(734) 663-3800

Rev. Joseph Cousin

Greater New Mt. Moriah Baptist

7:45AM & 10:30AM

586 Owen

(313) 871-8025

Rev. Kenneth J. Flowers

Brown Chapel AME (Ypsilanti)

8AM & 11AM

1043 W. Michigan Ave

(734) 482-7050

Pastor Jerry Hatter

Greater Olivet Missionary Baptist Church

10AM & 11:30AM

20201 Southfield

(313) 592-4114

Rev. Clifford L. Jackson, III

Community AME (Ecorse)

9:30AM &11AM

4010 17th Street

(313) 386-4340

Rev. Gilbert Morgan

Greater Shiloh Missionary Baptist

11AM

557 Benton St.

(313) 831-6466

Rev. Mark Gray

Ebenezer AME

7:30AM & 10:30AM

5151 W. Chicago

(313) 933-6943

Rev. Byron Moore

Greater Ship of Zion Missionary Baptist

11AM

8440 Joy Rd.

(313) 933-7367

Rev. McKinley Graddick, Jr.

Emmanuel Grace AME (formely Grace Chapel AME)

11AM

490 Conner Ave.

(313) 821-0181

Pastor Karen Jones Goodson

Greater St. John Baptist

10:45AM

7433 Northfield

(313) 895-7555

Pastor William Mebane II

Greater Quinn AME

11AM

13501 Rosa Parks Blvd.

(313) 867-8380

Rev. Daniel J. Reid

Greater Tree of Life Missionary Baptist

11AM

1761 Sheridan

(313) 925-1450

Rev. Latham Donald Sr.

Gregg Memorial AME

9AM

10120 Plymouth Rd.

(313) 491-1704

Dr. Charles Fontaine Macon

Hartford Memorial Baptist

7:30AM & 11AM

18700 James Couzens

(313) 861-1285

Dr. Charles G. Adams

Mitcham Chapel AME (Royal Oak)

10:45AM

4207 W. 14 Mile Rd.

(248) 356-5292

Rev. Barbara J. Anthony

Historic St. James M.B.C.

10AM

19400 Evergreen

(313) 534-3000

Rev. Argustus C. Williams

Mt. Calvary AME

11AM

1800 E. Seven Mile Rd.

(313) 892-0042

Rev. Ernest L. Evans

Holy Cross Missionary Baptist

8AM & 11AM

6220 Linwood Ave.

(313) 894-1350

Rev. Lorenzo Edwards, Sr.

New St. James AME

11AM

9321 Rosa Parks Blvd

(313) 867-2851

Rev. Minnie Autry

Holy Hope Heritage Church Baptist

8AM & 10:45 AM

18641 Wyoming

(313) 861-5005

Dr. William Revely, Jr

Newman AME (Pontiac)

11AM

233 Bagley St.

(248) 332-2800

Rev. Alfred E. Johnson

House of Mercy

10AM

5203 St. Aubin

(313) 923-6395

Rev. Robert W. Wright, Jr.

Oak Grove AME

8AM & 11AM

19801 Cherrylawn

(313) 341-8877

Rev. Dr. Robert Brumfield

Imani Missionary Baptist

11AM

13641 W. Eight Mile

(313) 341-9556

Rev. J.K. Jackson

Pleasant Valley AME (Belleville)

11AM

45620 Victoria Ave.

(313) 461-1303

Rev. Paul Mugala

Israel Baptist

10:45 AM

3748 E. Forest Ave.

(313) 922-2633

Rev. Edward L McCree Jr.

Ruth Chapel AME

11AM

5353 Baldwin

(313) 267-9002

Rev. Diane Chappelle

Jamison Temple Missionary Baptist

11 AM

12530 Mack Ave.

(313) 821-5958

Rev. Homer & Evang. Royal Jamison

Saunders Memorial AME

11AM

3542 Pennsylvania

(313) 921-8111

Rev. Dwayne A. Gary

Jude Missionary Baptist

11AM

9036 Van Dyke

(313) 925-9330

Rev. Sylvester F. Harris, Sr.

Smith Chapel AME (Inkster)

11AM

3505 Walnut

(313) 561-2837

Rev. Dr. Cecilia Green-Bar

Kadesh Missionary Baptist

8AM & 11AM

20361 Plymouth Rd.

(313) 534-5382

Rev. Dr. Gregory L. Foster, Sr.

St. Andrew AME

9:30AM & 11AM

12517 Linwood

(313) 868-3156

Rev. Kenneth Boyd

King David M.B.C. of Detroit

11AM

18001 Sunset

(313) 891-4160

Pastor Sterling H. Brewer

St. Luke AME

11AM

363 LaBelle

(313) 868-7707

Rev. Robert Addison Blake

Leland Missionary Baptist

8AM & 11AM

22420 Fenkell Ave.

(313) 538-7077

Rev. C.A. Poe, Ph.D

St. Luke AME (Roseville)

11AM

17805 Oakdale Street

(586) 445-8350

Rev. Betty Middlebrook

Liberty Temple Baptist Church

7:45AM & 10:45AM

17188 Greenfield

(313) 837-6331

Rev. Dr. Steve Bland, Jr.

St. John AME (River Rouge)

10:45 AM

505 Beechwood

(313) 386-2288

Rev. Gerald D. Cardwell

Macedonia Missionary Baptist (Pontiac)

7:30 AM & 10AM

512 Pearsall St.

(248) 335-2298

Rev. Terrance J. Gowdy

St. Matthew AME

11 AM

9746 Petoskey

(313) 894-3633

Rev. Gloria Clark

Mark’s Tabernacle Missionary Baptist

11AM

15757 Wyoming

(313) 863-8090

Pastor J. Leonard Jones

St. Paul AME (Detroit)

10 AM

2260 Hunt St.

(313) 567-9643

Rev. Andre L. Spivey

Martin Evans Baptist Church

11:15AM

11025 Gratiot

(313) 526-0328

Rev. Thermon Bradfield, Pastor

St. Paul AME (Southwest)

9:30AM & 11AM

579 S. Rademacher

(313) 843-8090

Rev. Jeffrey Baker

Messiah Baptist

10:45AM

8100 W. Seven Mile Rd.

(313) 864-3337

Pastor Orville K. Littlejohn

St. Peter AME

10:45AM

948 Watling Blvd.

Rev. Kim Howard

Metropolitan Baptist

10:45AM

13110 14th Street

(313) 869-6676

Rev. Dr. Charles Clark, Jr.

St Stephen AME

10AM

6000 John E. Hunter Drive

(313) 895-4800

Dr. Michael A. Cousin

Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist

11AM

4741-43 Iroquois

(313) 924-6090

Trinty AME

10:45AM

6516 16TH St.

(313) 897-4320

Rev. Dr. Alice Patterson

Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist

11AM

7432 Oakland Ave.

(313) 872-4630

Vernon Chapel AME

11AM

18500 Norwood St.

(313) 893-5275

Rev. Larry James Bell

Mt. Nebo Missionary Baptist

10:45AM

8944 Mack Ave

(313) 571-0041

Pastor Henry Crenshaw

Vinson Chapel AME (Clinton Twp.)

11AM

22435 Quinn Rd

(586) 792-2130

Rev. Arnita Traylor

Mt. Olive Baptist

10:45AM

9760 Woodward Ave.

(313) 871-5854

Rev. Harold H. Cadwell, Jr.

Visitor’s Chapel AME

10:45AM

4519 Magnolia Street

(313) 898-2510

Rev. Anita McCants

Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist

8AM & 10AM

21150 Moross Rd.

(313) 884-6648

Pastor James Minnick

Mt. Valley Missionary Baptist

9:30AM & 11AM

14718 Fenkell

(313) 272-0428

Dr. E. C. Garrison

Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist (Ecorse)

7:30AM & 10:50AM

3936 12th St.

(313) 383-1069

Rev. Damon Pierson

Nazarene Missionary Baptist Church

11AM

901 Melbourne

(313) 871-6509

Rev. Oscar A. E. Hayes

(313) 894-5788

Rev. Robert Smith Jr.

AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL ZION

Rev. Marvin Youmans

Clinton Chapel AME Zion

11AM

3401 23rd Street

(313) 897-5866

Pastor Ronald L. Bailey

New Bethel Baptist

7:30AM & 10:45AM

8430 C. L. Franklin Blvd.

Greater St. Peters AME Zion

11AM

4400 Mt. Elliott

(313) 923-3161

Rev. Anthony Johnson

New Bethlehem Baptist

9:15AM & 10:45AM

19018 Hawthorne

(313) 366-1872

Lomax Temple AME Zion

8AM & 11AM

17441 Dequindre

(313) 893-1463

Rev. Brian Relford

New Bethlehem Missionary Baptist

11AM

3061 Ewald Circle

(313) 931-0559

Metropolitan AME Zion

11AM

17816 Woodward

(313) 869-5150

Rev. George A. Stewart

New Birth Baptist Church

8AM & 11AM

27628 Avondale

(313) 563-1705

Rev. Joseph A. Stephens

St. Paul AME Zion

10:30AM

11359 Dexter

(313) 933-1822

Rev. Eleazar Merriweather

New Calvary Baptist

10:30AM

3975 Concord St.

(313) 923-1600

Dr. Michael C.R. Nabors

St. Peter AME Zion

11AM

3056 Yemans

(313) 875-3877

Rev. Michael Nelson

New Faith Baptist Church

11:15AM

19961McIntyre

(313) 533-0679

Rev. McKinley A. Williams

John Wesley AME Zion (Southfield)

7:30AM & 10:45AM

28001 Evergreen

(248) 358-9307

Rev. Al Hamilton

New Greater Christ Baptist

11AM

13031 Charlevoix

(313) 331-2386

Rev. Dr. William O. Thompson

New Greater Oregon St. John

10.40AM

8010 Manor

(313) 931-1850

Rev. Robert L. Sykes

New Heritage Baptist

10:45AM

11226 E. Jefferson Ave.

(313) 837-4912

Rev. Jobe C. Hughley

New Jerusalem Temple Baptist

11AM

17330 Fenkell

(313) 836-8970

Rev. Lawrence J. London

New Liberty Baptist Church

8AM & 11AM

2965 Meldrum

(313) 921-0118

Rev. Dr. Maurice Strimage, Jr., Pastor Rev. Billy J. Hales

APOSTOLIC

Rev. Arthur L. Turner

Abundant Life A.O.H. Church of God

11:30AM

437 S. Livernois

(313) 843-4339

Rev. Charles A. Bailey

New Life Community Church (Romulus)

11AM

35761 Van Born Rd

(734) 968-0105

Aimwell Apostolic Church

11:30AM

5632 Montclair

(313) 922-3591

Elder H. Seals

New Life MBC of Detroit

11AM

8300 Van Dyke

(313) 923-3111

Pastor Edison Ester, Jr.

Apostolic Church of God In Christ

11:15AM

5296 Tireman

(313) 894-2522

Rev. Gilbert Allen

New Light Baptist

10:45 AM

5240 W. Chicago

(313) 931-1111

Rev. Frederick L. Brown, Sr., Pastor

Apostolic Faith Temple

11AM

4735 W. Fort Street

(313) 843-3660

Bishop Lambert Gates

New Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist

11AM

13100 Woodward Ave.

(313) 869-0190

Rev. Dr. Jerome Kirby

Apostolic Temple

11:45AM

5201 French Rd.

(313) 826-6487

Bishop Derrick C. McKinney

New Mt. Pleasant Baptist

11AM

2127 East Canfield

(313) 831-4669

Rev. Willie Smith

Bethel Christian Ministries (Oak Park)

12:30PM

13500 Oak Park Blvd.

(248) 424-5584

Bishop Donald E. Burwell

New Mt. Vernon Baptist

11AM

521 Meadowbrook

(313) 331-6146

Rev. Dr. Edward R. Knox

Bethel Church of the Apostolic Faith

11AM

3381 Mack Ave.

(313) 579-2765

Elder John M. Lucas

New Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist

10:45 AM

2201 Elmhurst

(313) 868-7240

Rev. Jimmie T. Wafer

Bethlehem Temple

11AM

16238 Joy Road

(313) 273-5699

Elder Samuel Hemmingway

New Prospect Missionary Baptist

7:30AM & 11AM

6330 Pembroke

(313) 341-4883

Rev. Dr. Wilma R. Johnson

Bethlehem Temple Church of Detroit

12 Noon

5594 Pennsylvania St.

(313) 923-4860

Pastor Brenda Waller

New Providence Baptist

8AM & 11AM

18211 Plymouth

(313) 837-0818

Rev. Everett N. Jennings

Calvary Apostolic Ministries (Southfield)

11:30AM

18347 W. McNichols

(313) 541-8728

Elder William E. Watson II

New Resurrection Missionary Baptist

11AM

7718 W. McNichols

(313) 862-3466

Rev. Arthur Caldwell III

Christ Temple Apostolic Church (Westland)

11:15AM

29124 Eton St.

(734) 326-3833

District Elder Luke A. McClendon

New Salem Baptist

11AM

2222 Illinois St.

(313) 833-0640

Rev. Kevin H. Johnson, Pastor

Christ Temple Apostolic Faith Inc.

11:30AM

3907 30th Street

(313) 897-6132

Bishop James Garrett

New St. Mark Baptist

7:30AM & 10AM

24331 W. 8 Mile Rd.

(313) 541-3846

Rev. Larry Smith

Christ Temple, City of Refuge (Inkster)

12 Noon

27741 Carlysle

(313) 278-8282

Elder L. C. Barnes, Jr.

New St. Paul Baptist

10:45AM

2101 Lakewood

(313) 824-2060

Rev. Tolan J. Morgan

Clinton Street Greater Bethlehem Temple

12 Noon

2900 W. Chicago Blvd.

(313) 361-1110

Bishop Shedrick L. Clark, Sr.

New St. Peter’s Missionary Baptist

11AM

1600 Pingree

(313) 871-6969

Rev. Walter K. Cheeks

Corinthian Apostolic Faith

11AM

19638 Plymouth Rd.

(313) 836-0380

Elder Benjamin S. Hoke, Sr.

Northwest Unity Missionary

11AM

8345 Ellsworth

(313) 863-8820

Rev. Dr. Oscar W. King III

Deliverance Temple of Faith Ministries

11AM

9600 Woodlawn

(313) 923-3545

Elder Gary R. Gay, Sr.

Oasis of Hope

10AM

933 W. Seven Mile Rd.

(313) 891-2645

Pastor Claude Allen May

Faith Reconciliation Tabernacle Center Inc.

11AM

16599 Meyers

(313) 345-3849

Pastor Ray Johnson

Overcomers Evangel Missionary Baptist

11AM

20045 James Couzens Hwy. (313) 861-9144

Rev. C. Kenneth Dexter

Family Worship Center (Ecorse)

9:30AM & 11AM

4411 Fifth Street

(313) 381-9860

Pastor Tommy L. Lyons

Peace Missionary Baptist

10:30AM

13450 Goddard

(313) 368-2304

Rev. David L. Jefferson, Sr.

First United Church of Jesus Christ

11:30AM

8061 Joy Rd.

(313) 834-8811

Bishop Cleven L. Jones, Sr.

Pilgrim Star Missionary Baptist Church

12 Noon

5619 14th Street

(313) 361-2542

Pastor Billy Hall

Grace Christian Church

11AM & 7PM

16001 W. 7 Mile Rd.

(313) 272-6111

Elder Billy Owens

Pine Grove Baptist

10:45AM

1833 S. Electric

(313) 381-7882

Rev. Debirley Porter

Greater Christ Temple (Ferndale)

11:30AM

210 Hilton Rd.

(248) 414-3700

Presiding Bishop Carl E. Holland

Pleasant Grove MBC

8AM & 10:45AM

13651 Dequindre

(313) 868-8144

Pastor Louis Forsythe II

Greater Grace Temple

7:30AM & 11AM

23500 W. Seven Mile Rd.

(313) 543-6000

Bishop Charles Haywood Ellis III

Greater Grace Temple O.G.H.M. (Taylor)

11AM

24111 Koths

(313) 295-4472

Suff. Bishop Gary Harper

Renaissance Baptist 10:30AM 1045 East Grand Blvd. (313) 922-7287

Rev. Edwin H. Holmes, Pastor Rev. Dale Weathers, Assoc. Pastor

Greater Second Ebenezer Apostolic Faith

11:45 AM

14118 Rosa Parks Blvd.

(313) 869-7783

Pastor O.B. Mahone, Jr.

Rosedale Park Baptist

10AM

14179 Evergreen

(313) 538-1180

Rev. Haman Cross, Jr.

Holy Temple

11:30 AM

8590 Esper Blvd

(313) 416-2166

Pastor Pamela Dixon

Russell Street Baptist

11AM

8700 Chrysler Fwy. Dr.

(313) 875-1615

Rev. Dee M. Coleman

Immanuel House of Prayer

11AM

147 E. Grand Blvd.

(313) 567-1871

Bishop Thomas L. Johnson, Sr.

Samaritan Missionary Baptist

10AM

8806 Mack Ave.

(313) 571-9797

Rev. Robert E. Starghill, Sr.

Independent Apostolic Assembly

10:30AM & 6:30PM

16111 W. Eight Mile

(313) 838-0456

Bishop Charles C. McRae III

Second Baptist Church of Detroit

8AM & 10:30AM

441 Monroe Street

(313) 961-0920

Rev. Kevin M. Turman

Jesus Christ Apostolic

11:30AM

13341 Gratiot

(313) 371-8611

Pastor M. L. Jennings

Shady Grove Baptist

11 AM

2741 McDougall

(313) 923-1393

Pastor Roger Carson, Jr.

Mt. Sinai House of Prayer

11:30AM & 7PM

6462 Van Dyke

(313) 925-7050

Bishop Samuel Moore

Smyrna Missionary Baptist Church

11:30AM

12728 Grand River

(313) 491-3190

Dr. Charles E. Marshall Sr.

New Greater Bethlehem Temple Community

11:30AM

3763 16th Street

(313) 386-3055

Elder Anthony V. Price

Springhill Missionary Baptist

7:45AM & 11AM

21900 Middlebelt Rd.

(248) 306-5450

Rev. Ronald Garfield Arthur

New Liberty Apostolic Faith

11:30AM

8425 Fenkell Ave.

(313) 342-2423

Bishop G.M. Boone D.D.

St. Bartholomew - St Rita

Sat. 4PM | Sun. 9AM &11AM

2291 E. Outer Drive

(313) 892-1446

Rev. Ronald A. Borg

New Life Assembly (Southfield)

12:30PM

27800 Southfield Rd.

(248) 851-3189

Elder Ronald B. Dalton

St. James Missionary Baptist

10AM

9912 Kercheval

(313) 822-9322

Pastor Karl Reid

New Mt. Olives Apostolic Faith

11:30AM

2676 Hendrie

(313) 337-2027

Dr. Jeffrey I. Harris

St. Luke of Detroit

11:30AM

11832 Petoskey

(313) 912-6270

Bishop Chris C. Gardner III

Pentecostal Church of Jesus Christ (Eastpointe)

11:15AM

16226 E. Nine Mile

(586) 772-2336

Pastor Keith L. Spiller, Sr.

St. Matthew Missionary Baptist

8AM & 11AM

13500 Wyoming

(313) 933-3722

Rev. David L. Lewis

Pentecostal Temple

11:30AM

750 Alter Rd.

(313) 824-8437

Bishop Dr. Charles M. Laster

St Missionary Baptist Church

10AM

9212 Kercheval

(313) 372-5426

Rev David L. Brown

Solomon’s Cathedral C.O.O.L.J. of the Apostolic Faith Inc.

11AM

19538 Schoolcraft

(313) 273-2992

Bishop Anthony David Crawford

St. Phillip’s Baptist MBC

9:30AM & 11:30AM

7307 Livernois

(313) 894-8123

Rev. Alvin D. Hodges, Sr.

St. Paul Apostolic Temple

11AM

17400 Manderson

(313) 861-2784

Bishop Benjamin S. Hoke

Tabernacle Missionary Baptist

8AM & 11AM

2080 W. Grand Blvd.

(313) 898-3325

Rev Nathan Johnson

True Light Temple

11AM

8730 Harper

(313) 922-4500

Elder Michael Mitchell

Temple of Faith Baptist

10:45AM

14834 Coram Ave.

(313) 526-1400

Rev. Alan J. Jones

True Worship Church

11AM

803 Cottrell

(313) 834-1697

Pastor Lovell Cannon Jr.

Tennessee Missianary Baptist

11AM

2100 Fischer

(313) 823-4850

Rev. Milbrun L. Pearson, II

Unity Temple of the Apostolic Faith

11AM

17376 Wyoming Ave.

(313) 862-3700

Pastor Steven Staten

Thankful Missionary Baptist Church

11AM

2449 Carpenter St.

(313) 365-5519

Rev. Charles Hubbert

Word of Life Temple of Jesus Christ

11AM

19391 Conant

(313) 368-8630

Bishop Carl Noble, Sr., Pastor

The Calvary Baptist Church

7:45AM & 10:45AM

1000 Robert Bradby Drive

(313) 567-4575

Rev. Lawrence T. Foster

Zion Hill Church (Berkley)

12:15AM

3688 Twelve Mile Rd.

(248) 548-9466

Pastor Clarence Hawkins III

Third Baptist Church

11AM

582 East Ferry

(313) 874-4133

Rev. Fred L. Gilbert

Third New Hope Baptist Church

8AM/10AM & 12Noon

12850 Plymouth Rd.

(313) 491-7890

E. L. Branch, Senior Pastor

Triumph Missionary Baptist Church

8AM/9:30AM/11AM

2550 S. Liddesdale

(313) 386-8044

Rev. Solomon Kinloch, Jr.

True Light Missionary Baptist

11AM

2504 Beniteau

(313) 822-3170

Rev. Alton M. Reid

True Love Missionary Baptist Church

7AM & 11:15AM

8200 Tireman

(313) 931-1177

Rev. Herbert B. Robinson, Jr.

BAPTIST Aijalon Baptist

10:45AM

6419 Beechwood

(313) 895-7283

Rev. Dr. Curtis C. Williams

Twelfth Street Missionary Baptist

10:45AM

1840 Midland

(313) 868-2659

Rev. Floyd A. Davis

Bethany Baptist Church

11AM

15122 W. Chicago Blvd.

(313) 836-7667

Rev. Dr. Samuel H. Bullock, Jr.

Union Baptist

11:30AM

1754 E. Grand Blvd.

(313) 922-2557

Rev. Patrick L. Franklin

Bethel Baptist Church East

7:30AM & 10:45AM

5715-33 Holcomb

(313) 923-3060

Dr. Michael Andrew Owens

Union Grace Missionary Baptist

10:30AM

2550 W. Grand Blvd.

(313) 894-2500

Rev. Reginald E. Smith

Bethesda Missionary

10:15AM

8801 David St.

(313) 571-0095

Pastor Edward Holly

Union Second Baptist (River Rouge)

10:45AM

459 Beechwood St.

(313) 383-5559

Rev. Kenneth L. Brown

Beulah Missionary Baptist (Westland)

10AM

5651 Middlebelt

(734) 595-6146

Rev. Kenneth C. Pierce

United Missionary Baptist (Pontiac)

11AM

471 S. Boulevard

(248) 332-8917

Pastor Wardell Milton

Central Institutional M.B.C

10:45AM

15170 Archdale

(313) 836-2933

Rev. Dr. Clayton Smith

United Prayer Temple Baptist Church

11AM

15003 Fairfield

(313) 342-4011

Rev. Anthony L. Caudle, Sr.

Chapel Hill Baptist

7:45AM & 10:45AM

5000 Joy Road

(313) 931-6805

Rev. Dr. R. LaMont Smith II

Victory Fellowship Baptist Church

10:15AM

17401 East Warren Ave.

(313) 886-3541

Rev. Darryl S. Gaddy Sr.

Christ Cathedral Baptist

11AM

6115 Hartford

(313) 895-1999

Rev. George R. Williams, Jr.

Warren Ave. Missionary Baptist

7:30AM & 10:30AM

1042-44 East Warren Ave.

(313) 831-5990

Rev. Bernard Smith

Christ Reformed Baptist

11 AM

13576 Lesure

(313) 836-8507

Rev. Willie Williams

Williams Chapel Missionary Baptist

10:45AM

3100 Elmwood

(313) 579-0875

Rev. James C. Jones

Christian Chapel Community Baptist

11:30AM

22930 Chippewa

(248) 624-7675

Rev. George B. Glass, Jr.

Wings of Love Baptist

10:45AM

17133 John R.

(313) 867-7411

Rev. Alvin E. Jackson

Christ’s Mission Missionary Baptist

10:45AM

3712 Preston

(313) 579-9590

Rev. Howard R. Ramsey

Zion Hope Missionary Baptist

7:30AM & 10:45AM

4800 Van Dyke

(313) 921-3967

Rev. Curtis R. Grant Jr.

Christland Missionary Baptist

10:45AM

12833 Puritan

(313) 341-0366

Rev. Allen O. Langford

Zion Hill Baptist Church

11AM

12017 Dickerson

Church of God Baptist

11 AM

12000 Grand River

(313) 834-1265

Rev. Clifford D. Burrell, M. DIV.

Zion Progress Baptist

11:00 AM

Church of the New Covenant Baptist

10:45AM

3426 Puritan Ave.

(313) 864-6480

Rev. Brian Martin Ellison

Church of Our Faith

10:45AM

2561 Beniteau

(313) 821-3627

Rev. William Anderson

Church of Our Father MBC

8AM & 10:45AM

5333 E. 7 Mile

(313) 891-7626

Rev. Bernard Byles

Conventional Missionary Baptist

11AM

2255 Seminole

(313) 922-4010

Pastor Roderick L. Richardson

Christ the King

10AM

20800 Grand River

(313) 532-1211

Rev. Victor Clore

Corinthian BC (Hamtramck)

8AM & 10:45AM

1725 Caniff Street

(313) 868-7664

Rev. Dr. Joseph R. Jordan

Church of the Madonna

9AM

1125 Oakman Blvd.

(313) 868-4308

Msgr. Michael Le Fevre

Cosmopolitan Baptist

10:30AM

17131 St. Aubin

(313) 893-6163

Pastor Senoise Clemons, Jr.

Corpus Christi

9 AM

16000 Pembroke

(313) 272-0990

Rev. Donald Archambault

Dexter Avenue Baptist MBC

7:45AM & 10:45AM

13500 Dexter

(313) 869-4878

Rev. Ricardo Bartlett II

GESU Catholic Church

5PM Sat & 8 & 10:30AM Sun.

17180 Oak Drive

(313) 862-4400

Rev. R. Scullin, S.J.

El Bethel Missionary MBC

8AM, 10AM & 12NOON

25295 Grand River

(313) 532-7897

Lawrence C. Glass, Jr., Pastor

Good Shepherd Catholic

10AM

1265 Parkview

(313) 822-1262

Fr. Michael NKachukwu

Elim Baptist

11 AM

19333 Lahser Rd.

(313) 533-7285

Rev. Charles D. Oliver

Martyrs of Uganda

11AM-Sat. 9AM

7601 Rosa Parks Blvd.

(313) 896-2335

Fr. Tyrone Robinson

El-Shaddai Missionary Baptist (Ferndale)

8AM & 11AM

928 E. 10 Mile

(248) 548-5683

Rev. Benny Holmes

Our Lady of Good Counsel

Sun. 9:30AM - Sat. 4PM

17142 Rowe St.

(313) 372-1698

Rev. Robert J. Kotlarz

Elyton Missionary Baptist

8AM & 10:45AM

8903 St. Cyril

(313) 921-4072

Rev. John D. Kelly

Presentation/Our Lady of Victory

10:30AM

19760 Meyers Rd.

(313) 342-1333

Rev. Hubert Sanders

Emmanuel MBC

11AM

13230 W. McNichols

(313) 927-2627

Rev. Frederick Lee Brown, Sr.

Sacred Heart of Jesus

8AM /10AM

3451 Rivard St.

(313) 831-1356

Rev. Norman P. Thomas

First Baptist S.W.

8AM & 11AM

7642 Gould @ Crossley

(313) 841-4866

Rev. Garrund Woolridge

St. Aloysius Church

11:30AM - Sat. 4PM

1234 Washington Blvd.

(313) 237-5810

Fr. Mark Soehner, O.F.M.

First Baptist World Changers Int’l. Min.

11AM

22575 W. Eight Mile Rd.

(313) 255-0212

Pastor Lennell D. Caldwell

St. Augustine and St. Monica

10AM

4151 Seminole Street

(313) 921-4107

Rev. Daniel Trapp

First Greater St. Paul Baptist

8AM & 10:45AM

15325 Gratiot Avenue

(313) 839-4000

Dr. Ricardo Bartlett, Sr.

St. Cecilia

8:30AM & 10AM

10400 Stoepel

(313) 933-6788

Fr. Theodore Parker

First Baptist Institutional

10AM

17101 W. Seven Mile Rd.

(313) 838-0166

St. Gerard

8AM /11AM/4PM Sat.

19800 Pembroke

(313) 537-5770

Rev. Donald Archambault

First Missionary Baptist (Ecorse)

7:30AM &10:45AM

3837 15th Street

(313) 381-2700

Rev. Alfred L. Davis Jr.

St. Gregory The Great

11AM

15031 Dexter

(313) 861-0363

Msgr. Michael Le Fevre

First Progressive Missionary Baptist

9:20AM & 11AM

10103 Gratiot

(313) 925-9377

Dr. R. W. McClendon

St. Luke

11:30 AM - Sat. 4PM

8017 Ohio Ave.

(313) 935-6161

Fr. Tyrone Robinson

First Union Missionary Baptist

10:45AM

5510 St. Aubin

(313) 571-3043

Rev. Frank J. Knolton

St. Matthew

10 AM - Sat. 4:30PM

6021 Whittier

(313) 884-4470

Rev. Duane R. Novelly

Flowery Mount Baptist

11:15AM

13603 Linwood

(313) 869-2567

Rev. Daniel Moore

St. Patrick

9:30AM

58 Parsons St.

(313) 833-0857

Fr. Mark Soehner, OFM

Gethsemane Missionary Baptist (Westland)

8AM & 10AM

29066 Eton St.

(734) 721-2557

Rev. Dr. John E. Duckworth

St. Raymond Church

Sun. 11AM - Sat. 4:30PM

20103 Joann St.

(313) 577-0525

Fr. Robert Kotlavz

God’s House of Prayer Baptist

11AM & 4PM

3606 25th St.

(313) 894-6739

Rev. Michael L. Townsell

St. Rita

9AM & 11:30AM

1000 E. State Fair

(313) 366-2340

Fr. Tim Kane

Good Shepherd Missionary Baptist

10:45AM

20915 Evergreen Rd.

(248) 353-4368

St. Peter Claver Catholic Community

10AM Sun.

13305 Grove Ave.

(313) 342-5292

Rev. James O’Reilly, S.J.

Great Commission Baptist

11AM

19250 Riverview

(313) 255-7995

Rev. Al Bufkin

Sts. Peter & Paul (Jesuit)

11AM & 7:35 PM

438 St. Antoine

(313) 961-8077

Fr. Carl A. Bonk

Greater Burnette Baptist

8AM & 10:30AM & 6PM 16801 Schoolcraft

(313) 837-0032

Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Caldwell

St. Suzanne/Our Lady Gate of Heaven

Sat. 5:30PM - Sun. 9AM

19321 W. Chicago

(313) 838-6780

Fr. Robert McCabe

Greater Christ Baptist

8AM & 10:45AM

3544 Iroquois

(313) 924-6900

Rev. James C. Perkins

Greater Concord Missionary Baptist

9:30AM & 11AM

4500 East Davison Rd.

(313) 891-6800

Dr. Cullian W. Hill, Pastor

Greater Ephesian Baptist

10:45AM

9403 Oakland

(313) 867-3889

Rev. Jerry Lee James

Renaissance Christian Church

10:30AM

18101 James Couzens

(313) 341-7025

Rev. Antonio Harlan

Greater Macedonia Baptist

10:45AM

8200 Mack Ave.

(313) 923-5588

Rev. Wallace Bell

Serenity Christian Church

11AM

5801 E. 7 Mile

(313) 892-3550

Rev. John C. Harvey

7835 E. Layfayette

(313) 372-3987 (313) 331-8244

Rev. Dan Flowers Rev. Dr. Allyson Abrams

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NON-DENOMINATIONAL

CHRISTIAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL Bunton Metropolitan CME

11AM

15001 Quincy

(313) 341-0524

Rev. Diane Beverly

Action Outreach Church

10AM & 11:30AM

12908 W. 7 Mile Rd.

(313) 345-3016

A.C. Goodman, Pastor

Carter Metropolitan CME

10:45AM

1510-12 W. Grand Blvd.

(313) 895-6744

Rev. Dr. Faith A. Allen

Almighty God Missionary Tabernacle

10:30AM

2708 Joseph Campau

(313) 921-0848

Rev. Dr. Minnie L. Lacy

Central CME

11AM

7600 Tireman

(313) 931-0592

Rev. Eduardo Spragg

Bible Standard Church of God

11AM

9600 Woodlawn

(313) 921-9741

Rev. Samuel Oree

Coggins Memorial CME

11AM

4900 Hurlbut

(313) 921-1565

Rev. Alexander Miner

Body of Christ International

11AM

11780 Ohio

(313) 491-2102

Bishop Kenneth L. Tate

Grace CME

10:45AM

642 W. McNichols

(313) 862-4774

Rev. John C. Clemons

Body of Christ Community of Faith

10:30AM

18100 Meyers Rd.

(313) 345-9106

Rev. Benjamin Prince

Greater New Bethany CME (Romulus)

11AM

35757 Vinewood

(313) 326-0210

Rev. Zachary E. Easterly

Bride Of Christ

11AM

12400 Kelly

(313) 371-3236

Rev. Bill McCullum

Hamlett Temple CME

11AM

13600 Wyoming

(313) 834-6598

Rev. Dr. Barbara Delaney

Calvary Church of Jesus Christ

11:15AM

6318 Varney

(313) 922-3877

Pastor L.C. Gray

Isom Memorial CME (Belleville)

11:15AM

23612 Sumpter Rd.

(734) 461-2200

Rev. Alena E. Zachery

Canton Christian Fellowship

8AM & 10:30AM

8775 Ronda Drive

(734) 404-2408

David Washington, Jr.

Missionary Temple CME

11AM

18134 Lumpkin

(313) 893-2685

Rev. Tyson Kelley

Cathedral of Faith

10:30AM

13925 Burt Rd.

(313) 533-9673

Rev. Lee A. Jackson

Peace CME

11AM

4613 Chene

(313) 832-5929

Rev. Odis Hunt

Cathedral of Hope

11AM

17561 Jos. Campau

(313) 366-4234

Rev. Robert Thomas, Sr.

Rosebrough Chapel CME

18618 Wyoming

(313) 861-8667

Rev. Donte’ Townsend

Christ Covenant Church

9:30AM & 11:30AM

10213 Hamilton Ave.

(313) 883-2203

Rev. Authur L. Gooden

St. John’s CME

10:30AM

8715 Woodward Ave.

(313) 872-5663

Rev. Joseph Gordon

Church of Universal Truth

11:30AM

13038 E. McNichols

(313) 371-4839

Rev. Adrian Harris

Womack Temple CME (Inkster)

11AM

28445 Cherry St.

(734) 326-4822

Rev. Robert L. Holt

Community Church of Christ

11AM

11811 Gratiot Ave.

(313) 839-7268

Pastor R. A. Cranford

Craig Memorial Tabernacle

10:45AM

14201 Puritan

(313) 838-4882

Bishop James L. Craig, Sr.

Deeper Life Gospel Center (Redford)

11AM

20601 Beech Daly

(313) 794-0975

Rev. Wade A. Bell, Sr.

CHURCH OF CHRIST Church of Christ of Conant Gardens

11AM

18460 Conant

(313) 893-2438

John H. Mayberry, Jr.

Deliverance Center

10AM

340 West Grand Blvd.

(313) 297-7773

Bishop Gregg A. Booker

Holy Redeemer Church of Christ

12NOON & 3PM

7145 Harper

(313) 342-7628

Bishop J. Hatcher

Dove Christian Center Church

11AM

4660 Military

(313) 361-Dove

Pastors Lucell & Marcella Trammer

New Cameron Ave. Church of Christ

11AM & 6PM

7825 Cameron

(313) 875-8132

Lucky Dawson, Minister

Eastside Church of God (Sanctified)

11:30AM

2900 Gratiot Ave.

(313) 567-7822

Bishop William K. Lane D.D.

Northwest Church of Christ

11AM

5151 Oakman Blvd.

(313) 834-0562

Patrick Medlock/Stanley Daniel

Family Victory Fellowship Church (Southfield)

8AM & 11AM

19421 W. 10 Mile Rd

(248) 354-1990

Pastor Larry T. Jordan

Westside Church of Christ

11AM & 5PM

6025 Woodrow

(313) 898-6121

Jerrold D. Mcullough, Minister

Fellowship Chapel, U.C.C.

7:30AM&11AM

7707 W. Outer Drive

(313) 347-2820

Rev. Wendell Anthony

Wyoming Church of Christ

9:15AM/10:30AM & 6PM 20131 Wyoming

(313) 345-6780

Dallas A. Walker Jr., Minster

Full Truth Fellowship Church

11:30AM

4458 Joy Rd.

(313) 896-0233

Rev. Darlene C.A. Franklin

Grace Out-Reach Ministry

10:30AM

15251 Harper

(313) 885-1927

Bishop J. Ward, Jr.

Greater Heritage of Christ Church

11:30 AM

19471 James Couzen

Rev. Tracy Lamont Bell

CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST All God’s People Ministries

11AM

7013 E. Seven Mile Rd.

(313) 492-5009

Apostle W. J. Rideout III - Sr., Pastor

Greater Life Christian (Pontiac)

10AM

65 E. Huron

(313) 334-1166

Eld. Ellington L. Ellis, Senior Pastor

Anderson Memorial C.O.G.I.C.

11AM

17860 Jos. Campau

(313) 366-1407

Supt. Charles J. Johnson III

Hill’s Chapel

11:30AM

6100 Linwood

(313) 896-9460

Rev. V. Broadnax

Bailey Temple C.O.G.I.C.

11:15AM

5370 McKinley Ave.

(313) 898-7996

Elder Randall L. Greenwood

Interfaith Church

11AM

1923 23rd Street

(810) 985-5555

Rev. Link Howard III

Calvary C.O.G.I.C.

11AM

15025 Fenkell

(313) 836-6939

Elder David L. Wells

Lighthouse Cathedral

10:30AM & 12Noon

15940 Puritan Ave

(313) 273-1110

Bishop Charlie H. Green

Christian Gospel Center

11:30AM

19901 Kentucky

(313) 345-9160

Rev. Marcus R. Ways

Metropolitan Temple

11AM

20099 Fenkell

(313) 533-8063

Rev. Byron Ammons

Conquerors of Faith Ministries COGIC

11AM

13100 Puritan

(313) 862-5467

Pastor S.A. Moore

New Birth Church of Christ

11AM

8021 Linwood

(313) 897-1531

Rev. Keith Cooper

Covenant Missionary Temple (Roseville)

9:30AM & Sun. 11AM

28491 Utica Rd.

(810) 776-9235

Elder Jay L. Burns

New Foundation Christian Ctr.

11AM

7759 Fenkell

(313) 862-0657

Pastor Marshall Hall

East Grand Blvd. C.O.G.I.C.

11AM

1432 East Grand Blvd.

(313) 922-1464

Bishop Elton A. Lawrence

New Galilee Spiritual Church

11AM

8025 Harper St.

(313) 571-2108

Bishop M. J. Moore Sr.

East Side Unity C.O.G.I.C.

11:45AM

5357 Mt. Elliott

(313) 579-2353

Supt. Robert Butts Jr.

New Life! Christian Ministries, Inc.

10:30AM

2415 W. Forest Ave.

(313) 894-9394

Pastor Jacquelyn L. Rhodes

Encouragement Corner Ministries

9AM & 10:30AM

10330 Whittier

(313) 417-9430

Elder Howard L. Parker, Jr.

New Testament Worship Center

11:15AM

14451 Burt Rd.

(313) 592-8134

Pastors Samuel & Sarah Davis

Evangel Church of God in Christ

11:45AM

13318 Kercheval

(313) 824-4887

Supt. James Smith, Jr.

Perfecting the Saints of God Church

11:30AM

13803 Newbern

(313) 368-8973

Bishop W.E. Hollowell

Faith Clinic C.O.G.I.C.

11:15AM

12260 Camden

(313) 372-3429

Elder Zachary Hicks

Puritan Street Church of Christ

11:15AM

19451 Conant

(313) 893-2197

Pastor Mary R. Ealy

Faith Tabernacle C.O.G.I.C.

10:45AM & 6PM

23800 Lahser

(248) 357-3110

Elder Edward W. Lucas, D.D.

Restoration Christian Fellowship

10AM

22575 W. 8 Mile Rd.

(313) 255-0212

Pastor Paul Bersche

Fellowship C.O.G.I.C. (Ecorse)

11AM

3828 12th St.

(313) 381-6644

Rev. William Elum

Restoration International Christian Ministries

4PM

18140 Cornell Rd.

(248) 352-9256

Rev. Dr. Ronald F. Turner

Fenkell Gospel Temple C.O.G.I.C.

11AM

2600 Fenkell

(313) 862-4771

Elder Lavell Whitaker

Right Spirit Christian Church

10AM

16250 Northland Dr.

(313) 837-7510

Rev. Jacquelyn Willis

First Tabernacle of Detroit

8:30AM & 11AM

4801 Oakman Blvd.

(313) 935-PRAY

Supt. Alfred Knight Jr.

Shekinah Tabernacle Gospel Church

10AM

16900 W. Chicago

(313) 835-0283

Elder Risarg “Reggie” Huff

Healing Springs C.O.G.I.C.

11AM

10331 Dexter Ave.

(313) 813-8952

Rev. Joey Henderson

Glad Tidings C.O.G.I.C.

11:15 AM

625 E. Seven Mile Rd.

(313) 366-4378

Elder Robert D. Taylor, Sr.

Shrine of the Black Madonna/ Pan African Orthodox Christian Church

11:15AM

7625 Linwood

(313) 875-9700

Cardinal Mbiyu Chui

Glory and Praise Tabernacle C.O.G.I.C

10AM & 11AM

16573 Meyers Rd.

(313) 862-7073

Pastor Krafus Walker

Spirit Filled Ministries

11AM

15100 Plymouth

(313) 272-3104

Pastor Thomasyne Petty Faulkner

Glory to Glory Temple C.O.G.I.C.

11AM

19309 Greenfield Rd.

(313) 477-0479

Pastor Tommy C. Vanover

St. Michael Church Guardian Angel

10AM & 11:30AM

12320 Woodrow Wilson

(313) 868-7166

Bishop James Williams

Greater Bethesda (Ecorse) C.O.G.I.C.

11:30AM

4670 9th Street

(313) 381-3810

Elder Sam Knolton, Sr.

Temple of St. Jude Spiritual

8AM & 11AM

8747 Fenkell

(313) 834-1650

Rev. Larry H. Williams

Greater Dequindre C.O.G.I.C.

11:45AM

1847 Sycamore

(313) 961-4842

Rev. Robert Bullard, Jr.

Greater Emmanuel Institutional C.O.G.I.C.

8:30AM & 11AM

19190 Schafer

(313) 864-7170

Supt. J. Drew Sheard

Greater Haven of Rest C.O.G.I.C.

10:30AM

16130 Woodbine

(313) Jesus-29

Supt. R. K. Benson

Greater Love Tabernacle C.O.G.I.C.

11AM

17617 Plymouth Rd.

(313) 835-8016

Bishop Clifford C. Dunlap

Greater Miller Memorial C.O.G.I.C. (Warren)

11AM & 6:30PM

4439 E. Nine Mile Rd.

(586) 757-6767

Bishop Earl J. Wright

Greater Mitchell Temple C.O.G.I.C.

11AM

13737 Curtis

(313) 345-9900

Bishop John H. Sheard

Greater Mt. Everett (Ferndale)

11AM & 7PM

631 E. 8 Mile Rd.

(248) 541-7200

Elder Jesse G. Bell

Greater Northwest C.O.G.I.C.

11AM

15811 Rosa Parks Blvd.

(313) 345-4676

Pastor Supt. Cleotis Wells

Greater Rock of Ages C.O.G.I.C.

12 NOON

9804 Conner Ave.

(313) 526-0482

Supt. Fred L. Mitchell Sr.

Hammond C.O.G.I.C.

11AM

8740 Puritan

(313) 861-9095

Victor G. Thompson, Pastor

Hill Memorial C.O.G.I.C.

11:30AM

5501 Chase Rd.

(313) 846-4674

Elder Michael Hill

Jones Memorial C.O.G.I.C.

11 AM

19200 Evergreen Rd.

(313) 534-2860

Elder Leon R. McPherson Sr.

(Kendall) The New Gospel Temple C.O.G.I.C.

11AM

16601 Tireman St.

(313) 581-4377

Pastor Gerald A. Echols Jr.

New Christ Temple C.O.G.I.C.

11AM

10001 Hayes

(313) 521-5426

Rev. Lorris Upshaw, Sr.

New Jerusalem C.O.G.I.C.

11AM

7361 Linwood Ave.

(313) 894-8816

Elder Darryl Clark

New Maclin Temple C.O.G.I.C.

10AM & 12 NOON

2255 E. Forest

(313) 831-7372

Elder James M. Maclin

New St. Paul Tabernacle C.O.G.I.C.

8AM & 10AM

15340 Southfield Dr.

(313) 835-5329

Bishop P.A. Brooks

Church of God of Baldwin

11:30AM

5540 Talbot

(313) 366-3190

Elder Gerald Williams

Redemptive Love Christian Center

10AM

12190 Conant Ave.

(313) 893-6275

Elder Kenneth J. Jenkins

El-Beth-El Temple

11AM

15801 Schaefer

(313) 835-3326

Elder Henry G. Sims Sr.

Rewarding Faith C.O.G.I.C.

8AM & 11AM

12935 Buena Vista Ave.

(313) 933-3000

Supt. Joseph W. Harris

God’s Way Cathedral (formely C.O.G.I.C.)

11:30AM

14820 Puritan St.

(313) 580-9103

Bishop Herbert A. Ross D.D.

Saints Liberty Life Steps Ministries (Pontiac)

11AM

340 East Pike St.

(248) 736-3207

Elder Andrew L. Jenkins Sr.

God’s Vineyard C.O.G.I.C. (Centerline)

11:30AM

8090 Theisen

(586) 755-8910

Bishop Carey Jackson Jr.

Seth Temple C.O.G.I.C.

11:30AM

9841 Dundee

(313) 931-1315

Elder Philip R. Jackson

Great Faith Ministries Int’l

11AM

10735 Grand River

(313) 491-1330

Bishop Wayne & Pastor Beverly Jackson

Shiloh Chapel C.O.G.I.C.

9AM & 11:30AM

14841 Eastburn Ave.

(313) 527-5400

Bishop Alfred M. Smith

Greater Faith Assembly

11:30AM

1330 Crane St.

(313) 821-5761

Bishop Raphael Williams Sr.

The Open Door C.O.G.I.C.

11:30AM

14900 E. 7 Mile Rd.

(313) 526-3460

Elder Alan R. Evans

Mt. Zion Church of Deliverance

11:30AM

2263 S. Fort St.

(313) 388-9867

Rev. Jewett B. Jackson

The Way of True Holiness C.O.G.I.C.

10:30AM

1901 Electric Ave.

(313) 383-3373

Elder Curtis Charles McDonald

New Jerusalem C.O.G.I.C.

11AM

7361 Linwood

(313) 894-8816

Elder Darryl Clark

The Word of Truth C.O.G.I.C. (Warren)

9AM &10:30 AM

7107 Rivard Ave.

(586) 754-9673

Dr. Robert E. Garner, Pastor

New Resurrection Faith Ministries Inc.

11AM

18614 Schoolcraft

(313) 836-8099

Bishop Merdith R. Bussell

Unity Fellowship C.O.G.I.C.

11AM & 6PM

17050 Joy Rd.

(313) 270-2000

Elder George W. Hutchinson, Sr.

Thomas Temple C.O.G.I.C.

11am & 5:30PM

14500 Grand River

(313) 835-3570

Bishop Frank Richard

Walk In The Spirit C.O.G.I.C.

11:30AM

11648 Whittier Ave.

(313) 371-4007

Elder Leon K. Shipman Sr.

True Testimonial of Jesus (Roseville)

11:30 AM

19200 Frazho

(810) 443-4999

Rev. Willie Moorer Jr.

Universal Church of the Living God

10AM & 11:15AM

3401 Grandy Ave.

(313) 259-0707

Bishop Earl Field, Sr.

World Deliverance Temple

8AM & 11AM

27355 Ann Arbor Trail

(313) 730-8900

Bishop Roy Ferguson

CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE New Hope Church of the Nazarene

11AM

7630 Southfield Rd.

(313) 633-0852

Transforming Love Community 10AM

Northwest Activities Center (313) 270-2325 Ballroom

Rev. Shaheerah Stephens

True Light Worship Center

11AM

8714 W. McNichols

(313) 864-1046

Rev. William H. Sanders

Unique Non-Complaining Church (Redford)

8AM & 12 Noon

26547 Grand River Ave.

(313) 794-5440

Pastor Charles E. Brooks Jr.

Universal Hagar’s Spiritual Temple #7

11AM & Fri. 6PM

13327 W. Seven Mile Rd.

(313) 862-0363

Rev. Mother Cynthia Nelson

Universal Liberty In Christ Temple, Inc

11AM

7000 E. Canfield

(313) 923-5360

Rev. Ralph J. Boyd

Universal Life of Hope

12PM

15065 Grand River

(313) 836-2100

Rev. Dr. R. Hill

Universal Triumph the Dominion of God, Inc.

10:30AM

1651 Ferry Park

(313) 873-6591 Rev. Lord & Princess James Maggie Shaffer

Waterfall Bible Institute

6PM - 10PM

12040 Visger Rd.

(313) 382-0900

Rev. Dr. Emanuel Cain

St. Raphael of Brooklyn Orthordox

10AM

(313) 533-3437

V. Rev. Fr. Leo Copacia

ORTHODOX-CHRISTIAN 23300 W. Davison St.

PENTECOSTAL

Pastor John O. Wright, Jr.

PRESBYTERIAN

CONGREGATIONAL

19125 Greenview

(313) 537-2590

Bushnell Congregational Church

10:30 AM

15000 Southfield Rd.

(313) 272-3550

Rev. Roy Isaac

Christ Presbyterian

11AM

23795 Civic Center Dr.

(248) 356-2635

First Congregational Church of Detroit

11AM

33 E. Forest

(313) 831-4080

Rev. Dr. Lottie Jones Hood

First Presbyterian Church of Birmingham

8:30AM & 10AM

1669 W. Maple

(248) 644-2040

Hope Presbyterian

11AM

15340 Meyers Rd.

(313) 861-2865

Rev. Raphael B. Francis

St. John’s Presbyterian, U.S.A.

11AM

1961 E. Lafayette Blvd.

(313) 567-0213

Rev. Johnie Bennett

Trinity Community Presbyterian U.S.A.

8:30AM & 11AM

4849 W. Outer Drive

(313) 342-2288

Rev. Edwin Fabré

Westminster Church for All People

8:30AM & 11AM

17567 Hubbell Ave.

(313) 341-2697

Rev. Neeta R. Nichols

Episcopal All Saints Episcopal

10AM

Cathedral Church of St. Paul Christ Church - Detroit

3837 W. Seven Mile

(313) 341-5320

Rev. C. Alfred Loua

7:30AM, 8:15AM & 10:30AM 4800 Woodward Ave

(313) 831-5000

Rev. Dr. S. Scott Hunter

8:15AM & 10:30AM

960 E. Jefferson

(313) 259-6688

Rev. John Talk

Grace Episcopal

8:30 & 11AM

1926 Virginia Park

(313) 895-6442

Supply Clergy

St. Christopher St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

11AM

20750 W. McNichols

(313) 538-2320

Rev. Deborah Semon Scott

St. Clement’s Episcopal (Inkster)

8AM & 10:30AM

4300 Harrison St.

(734) 728-0790

Rev. Ellis Clifton. Jr., Rector

St. Cyprian’s Episcopal

10:30AM

6114 28th St.

(313) 896-7515

Rev. Dr. Donald M. Lutas

St. Matthew’s & St. Joseph’s Episcopal

8AM & 11AM

8850 Woodward Ave.

(313) 871-4750

Rev. Shannon Brown -MacVean

St. Phillip & St. Stephen Episcopal

10AM

14225 Frankfort

(313) 822-7730

St. Timothy’s Episcopal

10:45AM

15820 Wyoming

(313) 341-1244

Calvary Presbyterian

10:30AM

(CUMBERLAND) PRESBYTERIAN St. Paul Cumberland Presbyterian

11AM

St. Peter’s Primitive

11:30AM

Church of the Living God /#37

11:30AM

2780 Packard Rd.

Supply Clergy

Abundant Life Full Gospel Worship Center

11:30AM

5619 Charles

(313) 366-0874

Pastors Roger & Mary Lewis

Crossroads Victory Full Gospel Cathedral

10:30AM & 11:30AM

9355 Greenfield

(313) 836-7260

Rev. Dr. Eileen V. Martin, Ph.D., Ed.D.

Heavenly Dimensions F.G.B.C.

10AM & 11AM

11731 Mt. Elliot

(313) 368-2925

Pastor Robert D. Lodge Jr.

Resurrection Ministries

11AM

4959 Martin

(313) 896-1708

Rev. William Goodman

INTER-DENOMINATIONAL

17251 Jos Campau

(313) 893-9094

Rev. Walter L. Harris

3556 Dubois

(313) 831-2770

Elder Leroy Williams

REFORMED CHURCH IN AMERICA 11AM

5027 W. Boston

(313) 834-4770

Rev. Robert Morris

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST

(734) 971-8317 Rev. Jeffery D. Harrold

FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST

(313) 834-2463

PROTESTANT

FREE METHODIST 8:30AM

3841 Humphrey

PRIMITIVE BAPTIST

Nardin Park Community New Beginnings Free Methodist (Ann Arbor)

Rev. Kevin R. Johnson

Burns Church of Seventh-Day Adventist

Sat. 11:00AM

10125 East Warren Ave

(313) 924-5535

Rev. Cory Jackson, Sr., Pastor

City Temple Seventh-Day Adventist

9:15AM & 11AM

8816 Grand River

(313) 897-0506

Leon J. Bryant, Pastor

Detroit Northwest Seventh-day Adventist Church

Sat. 9:45 & 11:15 AM

14301 Burt Rd

(313) 538-8190

Cory Jackson, Pastor

Ecorse Church of Seventh-Day Adventists

Sat. 9:15AM &10:45AM

3834 10th St.

(313) 928-9212

William Hughes, Pastor

Sharon Seventh-Day (Inkster)

Sat. 9:15AM & 11AM

28537 Cherry Street

(313) 722-2313

Philip Jones, Pastor

UNITARIAN-UNIVERSALIST First Unitarian Universalist Church

11AM

4605 Cass Ave.

(313) 833-9107

Rev. Roger Mohr

Northwest Unitarian Universalist Church

10AM

23925 Northwestern Hwy.

(248) 354-4488

Rev. Kimi Riegel

Community Christian Fellowship

11AM

8131 E. Outer Drive

(313) 245-2925

Bishop Samuel A Wilson, Sr.

First Church of the Redeemed

11:15AM

9360 Van Dyke

(313) 923-6455

Min. Katherine M. Fitzgerald

For Such A Time As This Ministry

11AM

10630 Grand River

(313) 935-9992

Pastor Joyce Driver

Grace Community Church of Detroit

8AM & 11AM

20021 W. Chicago Rd.

(313) 273-0410

William A Harris, Minister

Mayflower Congregational Church

11AM

7301 Curtis

(313) 861-6450

Rev. J. Michael Curenton

People’s Community

7:30AM & 10:30AM

8601 Woodward Ave.

(313) 871-4676

Rev. Martin E. Bolton

St. John’s – St. Luke

10:30AM

2120 Russell

(313) 393-8168

Rev. J. Womack – Rev. L. Hawkins

Calvary United Methodist

11AM

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

UNITED METHODIST

ISLAMIC FAITH

15050 Hubbell

(313) 835-1317

Rev. Dr. Theodore L. Whitely, Sr.

Masjid Wali Muhammed (Jum’ah 1PM)

Ta’aleem Sunday 1PM

11529 Linwood

(313) 868-2131

Imam Salim MuMin

Cass Community United Methodist

11AM

3901 Cass Ave.

(313) 833-7730

Rev. Faith Fowler

Moorish Science Temple of America, Temple #25

2-4 Sun./7:30PM-10PM FRI.

5601 Grand River

(313) 894-8340

Minister Bro Craig P. Fuqua-Bey

Central United Methodist

10AM

23 E. Adams

(313) 965-5422

Rev. Edwin A. Rowe

Muhammad Mosque No. One

11AM Sun./ 8PM W&F

14880 Wyoming

(313) 931-4873

Minister Rasul Muhammad

Conant Avenue United Methodist

11AM

18600 Conant Ave.

(313) 891-7237

Rev. Dr. Darryl E. Totty

(The) Muslim Center (Jum’ah Prayer 1PM)

Ta’aleem 12NOON

1605 W. Davison Ave.

(313) 883-3330

Derrick Ali, Imam

Faith United Methodist (Oak Park)

9:30AM & 10AM

23880 Scotia

(248) 542-8861

Rev. Jonathan Combs

Henderson Memorial United Methodist

9:30AM

7520 Puritan

(313) 342-4020

Rev. Thomas Taylor

Hope United Methodist (Southfield)

7:30AM & 10:30AM

26275 Northwestern Hwy.

(248) 356-1020

Dr. Carlyle Fielding Stewart IIIs

Metropolitan United Methodist Church

11AM

8000 Woodward

(313) 875-7407

Rev. Tonya M. Amesen

LUTHERAN Cross of Glory Lutheran (ELCA)

9:30AM

16661 E. State Fair

(313) 839-5787

Pr. Michael Rothgery

Mt. Hope United Methodist

11AM

15400 E. Seven Mile Rd.

(313) 371-8540

Rev. Henry Williams

Genesis Lutheran

10AM

7200 Mack

(313) 571-7371

no pastor at present time

People’s United Methodist

11AM

19370 Greenfield

(313) 342-7868

Rev. Carter A. Grimmett

Good Shepherd Lutheran (ELCA)

10:30AM

16100 Lawton St.

(313) 341-3978

no pastor at present time

Redford Aldergate United Methodist Church

9AM & 11:15AM

22400 Grand River

(313) 531-2210

Rev. Jeffrey S. Nelson

Gracious Saviour Lutheran (ELCA)

11AM

19484 James Couzens Hwy.

(313) 342-4950

no pastor at present time

Second Grace United Methodist

8AM & 11AM

18700 Joy Rd.

(313) 838-6475

Rev. Dr. Charles S. G. Boayue

Immanuel Lutheran (ELCA)

8AM & 11AM

13031 Chandler Park Dr.

(313) 821-2380

Pr. Patrick P. Gahagen

Scott Memorial United Methodist

11AM

15361 Plymouth

(313) 836-6301

Rev. Anthony Hood

Iroquois Ave Christ Lutheran (ELCA)

10AM

2411 Iroquois

(313) 921-2667

Pr. Maxcy Christmas

St. James United Methodist (Westland)

10:30AM

30055 Annapolis Rd.

(313) 729-1737

Rev. Willie F. Smith

Revelation Lutheran (ELCA)

10AM

6661 Oakman Blvd.

(313) 846-9910

Pr. Doris Harris Mars

St. Paul United Methodist

11AM

8701 W. Eight Mile Rd.

(313) 342-4656

Rev. Henry Williams

Salem Memorial Lutheran (ELCA)

10:45AM

21230 Moross

(313) 881-9201

Pr. Michael Johnson

St. Timothy United Methodist

8:30 AM & 11AM

15888 Archdale

(313) 837-4070

Dr. Lester Mangum

St. Andrew-Redeemer Lutheran (ELCA)

10AM

2261 Marquette St.

(313) 262-6143

Frank Jackson

Trinity Faith United Methodist

11AM

19750 W. McNichols

(313) 533-0101

Rev. Jan J. Brown

St. James Lutheran (ELCA)

10:30AM

14450 Ashton Road

(313) 838-3600

Pr. Michael Konow

John Wesley United Methodist (River Rouge)

11AM

555 Beechwood Street

(313) 928-0043

Rev. Rahim Shabazz

Spirit of Hope Lutheran (ELCA)

11AM

1519 Martin Luther King Blvd. (313) 964-3113

Pr. Matthew Bode Unity of Farmington Hills

10AM

32500 W. Thirteen Mile Rd.

(248) 737-9191

Rev. Barbara Clevenger

Detroit Unity Temple

10AM

17505 Second Blvd.

(313) 345-4848

Rev. John Considine

God Land Unity

11AM

22450 Schoolcraft

(313) 794-2800

Rev. Ron D. Coleman, Sr.

NEW THOUGHT - HOLY SPIRIT

UNITY

Divine Awareness Spiritual Temple of Truth

Sun. 4PM/Thur. 9PM

4088 Pasadena

(313) 491-1062

Rev. Jewell Stringer

Unity of Redford (Livonia)

5-6 PM

28660 Five Mile Rd.

(313) 272-7193

Rev. Josephine Furlow

Faith Universal Study Group

11:30AM

8033 Kercheval

(313) 393-5212

Rev. Gloria J. Fitchpritch

West Side Unity

9:30AM & 11AM

4727 Joy Rd.

(313) 895-1520

Rev. Charles G. Williams

St. Catherine Temple of Prophecy

11AM

12833 Linwood Ave.

(313) 868-5612

Rev. Vallerie Gray

The Order of the Fishermen Ministry

10:30AM

10025 Grand River Ave.

(313) 933-0770

Fisherman Earl “DOC” Savage

Vulcan Christian Ministries (Warren)

11AM

7447 Convention Blvd.

(810) 771-3257

Dr. Marjorie A. Lyda

UNIVERSAL FOUNDATION FOR BETTER LIVING Faith Universal Truth Center

11:30AM

8033 Kercheval

(313) 921-2950

Rev. Gloria J. Fitchpritch

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CITY OF DETROIT Planning and Development Department Dave Bing, Mayor REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS/QUALIFICATIONS 1467 Junction (a/k/a Former Detroit Fire Department Ladder No. 8) The City of Detroit’s Planning and Development Department (P&DD) is seeking statements of qualifications from qualified entities for the purposes of re-developing a 11,238 square foot City of Detroit site known as 1467 Junction (a/k/a Former Detroit Fire Department Ladder No. 8). The site contains the former Detroit Fire Department Ladder Number 8, a two-story commercial brick structure and surface parking lot. The current zoning of the site is R2 (Two-Family Residential District) and is located on Junction just north of Rogers. Minimum Bid Price: $82,000 The intent of this Request for Proposals/Qualifications (RFP/Q) is to retain an experienced and qualified Developer who will submit a solid, financial feasible plan for the adaptive reuse of the former vacant site and building. The selected Developer must be experienced, effective and have the necessary financial capabilities to complete this project. Potential respondents are encouraged to submit a comprehensive proposal that includes development experience of the Development team, level of responsibilities within the Development team, and a preliminary project schedule/strategy for developing the site. RFP Packages will be available for pick-up beginning Thursday, May 3, 2012 at the Planning and Development Department, Real Estate Development Division, 65 Cadillac Square, 20th Floor, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday - excluding holidays. All proposals must be submitted by 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 24, 2012, to: City of Detroit, Planning and Development Department, Real Estate Development Division, 65 Cadillac Square, 20th Floor, Detroit, MI 48226. Attention: 1467 Junction (a/k/a Former Detroit Fire Department Ladder No. 8) • Response. The full responsibility for the timely submission of proposals rests with the responding individual(s). Notice of Non-Discrimination: The City of Detroit does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, age, handicap, sex or sexual orientation. Complaints may be filed with the Detroit Human Rights Department, 1026 Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, Detroit, Michigan 48226. Further information may be obtained by contacting James Marusich, Manager I at (313) 224-3517 or email: JMarusic@ detroitmi.gov.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL The Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) is soliciting sealed bids for:

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Performs accounting for various university fund activities, prepares financial reports and assists with financial system administration. Prepares financial analyses, assists with year-end closing and performs various investment administration activities. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance. Strong knowledge of Microsoft Access and Excel. Salary up to $50,000.00. See online posting for additional position requirements. First consideration will be given to those who apply by May 8, 2012. Must apply on line to: https://jobs.oakland.edu.

Seeking Assistant Director for Orientation and New Student Programs at Oakland University New Student Programs This position will direct, develop, and facilitate orientation programs, new student programs, and other first year experience initiatives designed to support successful transition and retention of new students and consistent with the enrollment goals and objectives of the University. Minimum Qualifications: Master’s Degree in Education and/or Counseling or equivalent combination of education and/or experience. Two years developing, implementing and coordinating educational or other related programs. Ability to work flexible hours and occasional weekends. Salary is up to the high $40s, commensurate with experience. Refer to online posting for additional qualifications and requirements. First consideration will be given to those who apply by May 8, 2012. Must apply on line for this position to: https://jobs.oakland.edu.

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The mission of the First Year Center is to reach out to all incoming students. The Adviser will manage a caseload of students and assist them in all facets of academic planning and transition to college life. Also serve as a liaison to a professional school or College of Arts and Sciences to insure effective communication in the interest of student progress and engagement. Minimum Qualifications: Master’s Degree in Education or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Two years experience in an educational setting. Demonstrated skill in working with students to achieve educational goals. Salary is up to the low $40’s annually. Refer to online posting for additional requirements. First consideration will be given to those who apply by May 9, 2012. Apply on line for this position to: https://jobs.oakland.edu.

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This position will report to the Assistant Dean for Student Services, maintain students groups (some OUWB chapters of national groups) and oversees the functioning of all groups including the budgeting process. Also maintains the framework for the Medical Student Government and assists students with all OU policies and procedures. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and/or experience. Three years experience in organizing student activities and planning complex events. Salary is up to $40,000.00 annually. Refer to online posting for additional qualifications and requirements. First consideration will be given to those who apply by May 8, 2012. Must apply on line for this position to: https://jobs.oakland.edu.

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Advertisement Notice to contractors: Sealed proposals will be received by Stagecrafters Theater, 415 S. Lafayette Ave. Royal Oak, MI up to 9:00 a.m. the day of May 12, 2012, at which time all proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud for “Stagecrafters Theater Toilet Room Renovations project”. The work shall consist of furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, and incidential items for the:

Stagecrafters Theater Toilet Room Renovations The plans and specifications under which the work is to be completed are available by e-mail request to Stagecraftersrestrooms@gmail. com, on or after 8:00 a.m. May 2, 2012. Prospective contractors are required to attend a pre-bid walkthrough at 9:00 a.m. May 7, 2012. At this time the building and affected areas will be available for review. This is a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funded project. Construction work that is financed with Federal funds must adhere to certain Federal labor standards requirements. Regulatory/statutory citations include: Section 110; §570.603; 40 USC, Chapter 3, Section 276a-276a-5; 29 CFR Part 1, 3, 5, 6 and 7; 40 USC, Chapter 3 Section 276c; 18 USC Part 1, Chapter 41, Section 874; 29 CFR Part 3; 40 USC Chapter 5, Sections 326-332; 29 CFR Part 4, 5, 6 and 8; 29 CFR Part 70 to 240, and Section 3 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1968. The project requires that workers receive no less than the prevailing wages being paid for similar work in the same area. Minority, female, and Section 3 contractors are specifically invited to bid on this Contract. It is also requested that general contractors to use minority, female, and Section 3 residents and subcontractors whenever possible. The right to reject any or all proposals and the right to waive defects in proposals will be reserved by Stagecrafters Theater. To be advertised in full: The Daily Tribune 05/02/12 To be advertised in summary: Michigan Chronicle – 05/02/12

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Performs physically active work for various grounds tasks with frequent lifting requiring the execution of up to sixty pounds of force to move and use supplies, landscaping materials and grounds equipment. Also works with fertilizers and other substances that may produce strong and/or offensive odors and works in various conditions with extremes in heat and cold. State of Michigan pesticide spraying license desired. Minimum Qualifications: High school graduation plus a minimum of 37 academic hours in landscape technology or a directly related field. Minimum of 3 years groundskeeper/landscaping experience and a valid Michigan driver’s license with a driving record acceptable to the University. Salary is $20.84 per hour, Monday through Friday – 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Refer to online posting for additional qualifications and requirements. First consideration will be given to those who apply by May 11, 2012. Must apply on line to: https://jobs.oakland.edu.

SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER IN TROY, MI

LMS North America, Inc. has available positions of Senior Project Engineer in Troy, MI. Position requires a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering & 12 months experi¬ence as a Product Development Engineer. Position also requires: 1) Experience must include exp. analyzing thermal systems for engines & turbochargers using GT Power & GT Drive simulation tools; & 2) Work exp. or Master’s thesis or one professional publication in which individual used CHEMKIN computational fluid dynamics (CFD) tool for chemical kinetic analyses. Job duties: Design & analyze engine, turbocharger, & vehicle system performance using computer modelbased approaches. Analyze thermal system characteristics for engines & turbochargers using GT Power & GT Drive simulation tools. Use CHEMKIN CFD tool to perform chemical kinetic analyses for research & development involving alcohol blended fuel for internal combustion engines to meet CAFÉ & government emission standards. Model & simulate powertrain systems using AMESim, Simulink, & GT Drive. Use knowledge of powertrain systems to architect solutions for specific client projects. Assign work to project engineers, as needed. Responsible for project execution & project management as well as technical documentation & communications with upper management & clients. Qualified candidates should send resume to Lisa R. Brown, Executive & HR Administration, LMS North America, Inc., 5755 New King Street, Troy, MI 48098. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

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application engineer in troy, mi LMS North America, Inc. has an available position of Application Engineer in Troy, MI. Though position is based in Troy, MI, the Application Engineer will spend 50% of working time traveling to customer sites & prospective customer sites in the United States. Position requires a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering & 24 months experience as a Controls Engineer. Experience must include: 1) Exp. analyzing full vehicle &/or engine system control algorithms; 2) Exp. using MATLAB & Simulink; 3) Exp. developing simulation models for vehicle fuel economy prediction; & 4) Exp. making oral presentations to customers. Exp. reqs. may be met concurrently during the same 24-mo. period. Job duties: Use knowledge of vehicle dynamics & control systems to develop & conduct technical presentations of LMS engineering analysis software to prospective clients. Create physical plant models of vehicle systems to be combined with hardware & software control algorithms. Use MATLAB & Simulink software to predict & analyze the behavior of vehicle dynamics controls systems & automotive fuel economy. Provide feedback to product development engineers on customer requirements & product performance. Qualified candidates should send resume to: Lisa R. Brown Executive and HR Administration LMS North America, Inc. 5755 New King Street Troy, MI 48098

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THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE May 2-8, 2012 Page D-7 health Henry Ford Hospital performing About one baby born each hour addicted same-day cardiac catheterization to opiate drugs in U.S., U-M study shows Come in for your heart procedure and go home the same day. That’s what some patients at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit are doing – unlike most others, who have to stay overnight for observation. The difference is that Henry Ford Hospital is using a technique for cardiac catheterization which allows some patients to recover at home the same day. With cardiologists using the artery in the wrist to access the heart, there is much less risk of bleeding after the procedure. And patients recover quicker than the traditional route, through an artery in the leg. “Going through the wrist makes for a quicker, more comfortable recovery,” says Adam Greenbaum, M.D., director of the Cardiac Catheterization Lab at Henry Ford Hospital. “Afterward, patients sit up in an armchair, keeping the wrist straight for a few hours. It’s a lot easier than lying on your back on a stretcher for six to eight hours. That’s what you have to do if your procedure was done through the leg artery. And that’s difficult for patients with back problems, or who have arthritis, or who have breathing difficulties when lying flat.”

It is estimated that approximately 10 percent of cardiac catheterizations in the U.S. are done through the wrist. Of 900 sites reporting to the National Cardiovascular Data Registry, less than 2 percent had patients discharged the same day after such a procedure. Not everyone is a candidate to be discharged the same day as their procedure. Henry Ford has a strict set of criteria. Patients have to have someone to stay with them at home, which has to be within a certain distance to a hospital. The procedure has to have gone well, and there cannot be any problems during the hours of observation. But, if the procedure was done through the wrist and these criteria are met, it is safe for the patient to go home the day of the procedure. Cardiac catheterization is a common medical procedure used to diagnose and treat coronary heart disease, the leading cause of death in U. S. Those with the disease have a build-up of plaque in the coronary arteries, which can cut off the blood supply to the heart. Symptoms include chest pain, or pain in the shoulders, neck, back and arms. To unclog arteries blocked by plaque, doc-

tors perform a procedure called angioplasty, during which a catheter with a small balloon is inserted in the wrist or leg artery and threaded to the blockage. Then the balloon is inflated, pressing the plaque against the artery wall and improving blood flow. Usually, doctors then insert a hollow tube, called a stent, into the artery to hold it open. The procedure is performed under local anesthesia. National quality guidelines call for patients with a heart attack to undergo cardiac catheterization and balloon angioplasty within 90 minutes of arriving at the hospital. Studies have shown that performing the procedure in that timeframe greatly reduces a patient’s risk of dying. The average “door-toballoon” time at Henry Ford Hospital is 75 minutes. Henry Ford has a very high success rate in achieving a door-to-balloon time of 9 minutes or less, since July 2009. And most transferred patients also fall within this time period – from their transferring hospital to balloon inflation. Henry Ford is believed to be the only hospital in southeast Michigan to demonstrate this success for the past 2 ½ years.

World Asthma Day The Detroit Alliance for Asthma Awareness will present World Asthma Day on Thursday, May 10, at The Wellness Plan Medical Center, 4909 E. Outer Dr., from 4 to 7 p.m. This event will include free educational materials, prizes, food, and more. For more information, call (313) 819-4641 or e-mail thedaaa@gmail.com.

About one baby is born every hour addicted to opiate drugs in the United States, according to new research from University of Michigan physicians.

In the research published April 30 in the Journal of the American Medical Association, U-M physicians found that diagnosis of neonatal abstinence syndrome, a drug withdrawal syndrome among newborns, almost tripled between 2000 and 2009. By 2009, the estimated number of newborns with the syndrome was 13,539 – or about one baby born each hour, according to the study that U-M researchers believe is the first to assess national trends in neonatal abstinence syndrome and mothers using opiate drugs. “Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report which found that over the last decade sales for opiate pain relievers like OxyContin and Vicodin have quadrupled,” says Stephen W. Patrick, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., lead author of the study and a fellow in the University of Michigan’s Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. “Although our study was not able to distinguish the exact opiate used during pregnancy, we do know that the overall use of this class of drugs grew by 5-fold over the last decade and this appears to correspond with much higher rates of withdrawal in their infants.” Patrick, a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar at the University of Michi-

gan, says multiple factors are likely to blame for the dramatic spike in use of opiate pain relievers, from their potential overuse for chronic pain to illegal sales of these drugs on the street. Overall, the UM study showed that the number of mothers using opiate drugs increased five times over the last decade. “Opiate use in our country is becoming an epidemic. Too often our health system reacts to problems; instead, we must address opiate use as a public health issue. To do this, we must limit opiate pain reliever use through healthcare provider education and statewide systems that watch for abuses, like people going to multiple doctors to get opiate prescriptions,” Patrick says. Neonatal abstinence syndrome causes a wide array of symptoms including increased irritability, hypertonia, or heightened muscle tone, tremors, feeding intolerance, seizures, and respiratory distress. In addition, babies with the syndrome are more likely to be born with a low birthweight. “You can often stand in the hallway and know which babies are experiencing withdrawal. They are irritable, their cries are different, and they appear uncomfortable,” Patrick says. The majority of the mothers of babies born with the syndrome were covered by Medicaid for health care costs. The average hospital bill for babies with the syndrome increased from $39,400 in 2000 to $53,400 in 2009,

a 35 percent increase. By 2009, 77.6 percent of charges for babies with the syndrome were charged to Medicaid. In Florida, where opiate pain reliever death now accounts for four times the number of deaths as illicit drugs, the number of newborns diagnosed with the syndrome has increase five-fold in the last six years. The Florida state House and Senate recently passed legislation to form a task force to evaluate the issue. “Given that newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome experience longer, often medically complex and costly initial hospitalizations, this study highlights the need for increased public health measures to reduce the number of babies exposed to opiate drugs,” says Matthew M. Davis, M.D., M.A.P.P., associate professor in the Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit at the U-M Medical School, and associate professor of Public Policy at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. Davis is senior author on the paper and co-director of the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar Program at U-M. “We hope that state leaders will call for more research into the data we’ve provided because the majority of hospital expenditures for this condition are shouldered by state Medicaid programs.” The study is being released early to coincide with its presentation at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting.

‘Kruise 4 Kids II’ announced Northeast Guidance Center (NEGC) is pleased to announce the honorary Co-Chair couples for its second fundraiser “Kruise 4 Kids II.” Tyrone Davenport and Linda Forte have joined Gerald and Beverly Bantom to champion mental health services. “Kruise 4 Kids

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