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atching what is quickly becoming a tug of war between Detroit Mayor Dave Bing and members of the Detroit City Council over a consent agreement with the state that both parties approved of is like sitting in the middle of a baseball game and hoping your team wins. Except in this case there is really no room for jubilation and cheering over the game that is being played because it is politics at work and nothing else.
Detroit City Council President Charles Pugh
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Kevin Smith: New DPS chief of staff (Page A-3) It’s no surprise to those who know him that Kevin Smith was recently named chief of staff to Detroit Public Schools Emergency Manager Roy Roberts.
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Detroit Corporation Krystal Crittendon
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It is a game Bankole Thompson that’s always been the hallmark of politicians — calling each other’s bluff — at the expense of those who cannot afford the bluff — the majority of Detroiters who would be severely affected by the games that are being played in the corridors of power. The power relations in city hall are quickly changing as Krystal Crittendon (Detroit’s corporation counsel) with the help of the newly revised city charter becomes Detroit’s newest political sheriff in town. According to her, she is doing just what her obligation is: to defend the spirit of the newly revised charter.
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As the pressure on Crittendon builds, she is now feeling the heat
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Cathy Nedd returns as associate publisher of Who’s Who in Black Detroit’ This year’s book will include a special tribute to Black presidents and leaders
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Legal opinions are normally issued prior to an agreement, not after an agreement has been signed. The due diligence and moral responsibility expected from the law department was to research in-depth before the consent agreement for any flaws or reasons thereof that would prevent the city from entering into such a covenant, and not wait until the city has already en-
It is unimaginable that the head of the city’s law department, an entity whose credibility came seriously under question in past administrations, would now appear to be holding the city’s financial future hostage with her lawsuit, challenging the validity of the consent agreement that was signed by all parties involved.
The home affordability (Page B-1) If you have been unable to get traditional refinancing because your mortgage is underwater, you may be eligible to refinance through MHA’s Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) 2.0.
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the accomplishments and achievements of African-American men and women.” Nedd has worked in marketing and communications for more than 20 years. No stranger to Who’s Who, she guided the production of the company’s first custom book, “DRIVEN: A Tribute to African American Achievement in the Automotive Industry,” which was unveiled at the North American International Auto Show. She later headed the 5th edition of Who’s Who’s Detroit Book.
Who’s Who Publishing recently announced the return of veteran PR guru Cathy Nedd as the associate publisher of the sixth edition of “Who’s Who in Black Detroit.” This year’s book will include a special tribute to African American presidents and leaders. There will also be a special section that features the “Who’s Who in Grand Rapids, Cathy Nedd Michigan.” “We are happy that Cathy is again serving as the associate publisher this year,” said Hiram E. Jackson, president and CEO of Who’s Who Publishing. “She is a great fit for this project because she knows this community and has been a part of Detroit’s business circles for a long time. She has the passion to advance the vision, mission and goals of Who’s Who Publishing, which is to celebrate
“Who’s Who does an excellent job of recognizing African-American achievement in Detroit and throughout the country,” said Nedd. “I am honored to have the opportunity to work with them again on this prestigious publication.” The unveiling of this edition of “Who’s Who in Black Detroit” is slated for late August of this year. All greater metropolitan
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Partnership yields dividends Cardinal Health, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health System collaborate to promote urban renewal By Jackie Berg A bookie would not have given the potential partnership between competitive healthcare giants Henry Ford Health System (HFHS) and the Detroit Medical Center (DMC) very good odds of making it past a guarded first meeting. Despite assumptions that such efforts are a long shot, at best, the two systems defied the long-held belief that fierce competitors cannot achieve mutual goals with the announcement of an innovative effort that will com-
bine the strengths of HFHS, DMC and Cardinal Health to bring urban renewal and jobs to Detroit. As part of their commitment to the city’s economic recovery efforts, DMC and HFHS have agreed to long-term distribution agreements with Cardinal Health, enabling the company to relocate a medical Robert Riney products distribution center to the Midtown area from its current Romulus locations. The partnership, which offers unique advantages to each company,
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news Cheryl Waites was named the seventh dean of the Wayne State University School of Social Work on June 1. The appointment was announced by Ronald Brown, Wayne State provost and senior vice president for academic affairs.
is at the forefront of the profession. This position allows me the opportunity to affirm our legacy and to lead the the school as we move forward as a premier school of social work.”
Waites was named interim dean in October 2011. She joined the School of Social Work in 2007 as an associate professor and associate dean for academic affairs.
In addition to her work with WSU, Waites is chair of the Michigan Department of Human Services’ Child Welfare Certificate Endorsement Committee and a member of the Executive Committee of the Council on Social Work Education Commission on Accreditation.
Cheryl Waites She was a member of the Michigan State Advisory Council on Aging from 2008 to 2010. “I am honored to have been selected as Wayne State University’s next dean of the School of Social Work,” said Waites. “The talented faculty and staff are dedicated to curricular innovation, inspired teaching, student success, engaged research and scholarship and active community partnerships. I could not be more excited about serving an institution that
A Hartford Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholar (Cohort VII), Waites conducts research into healthy aging, health promotion, intergenerational relationships and culturally appropriate and responsive practice, among other topics. She also has studied promising practices for enhancing gerontological social work education and training. Prior to joining Wayne State, Waites was associate head of the Department of Social Work at North Carolina State University. She received an Ed.D. in counselor education and psychology theory and research from North Carolina State University and an M.S.W. from Fordham University.
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“Cheryl is an experienced and respected scholar who seeks always to balance excellent research with effective practice,” Brown said. “Her commitment to students and to the advancement of her profession makes her an outstanding choice to lead our School of Social Work.”
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Pancakes & Politics, the informative, hard-hitting discussion forum presented by the Michigan Chronicle and Real Times Media, presents this season’s fourth and final forum for the season on Friday, June 15, at the Detroit Athletic Club featuring “Education 911: A Community Update.” Now in its seventh season, Pancakes & Politics has established itself as the premier question and answer forum that presents newsmakers discussing issues that are topical, influential and directly affect the economic well-being of those living and working in Southeast Michigan.
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The panelists for the event are Roy Roberts, emergency manager, Detroit Public Schools, and J. Wm. Covington, Ed.D., chancellor, Education Achievement Authority of Michigan.
Roberts was appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder in May 2011 to serve as the Detroit Public Schools emergency manager. Covington is currently serving as the first chancellor of the Education Achievement Authority of Michigan, a newly created statewide system of schools developed to dramatically redesign public education for the state’s persistently lowest achieving schools. The discussion will address the state of the school system in the met-
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ropolitan Detroit region and what regional education leaders are focusing on and forecasting for its future.
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For more information about the Wayne State University School of Social Work, visit www. socialwork.wayne.edu.
Don’t let big government choose your news By Corydon B. Dunham A proposed new plan for government control of television news, and perhaps Internet news, is now pending before the Federal Communications Commission. It would enable the government to suppress opposing points of view, reduce diversity and chill speech. The new Localism, Balance and Diversity Doctrine has much in common with the FCC’s old Fairness Doctrine – a policy the agency itself found deterred and suppressed news and chilled speech and which it revoked in 1987. An FCC-sponsored Future of Media Study has recommended that the Localism Doctrine proceeding be ended as ill-advised, but FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has refused. The administrator of the White House’s Office of Information and Regu-
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Kevin Smith: New DPS chief of staff, believes ‘change begins from within’ It’s no surprise to those who know him that Kevin Smith was recently named chief of staff to Detroit Public Schools Emergency Manager Roy Roberts. His quiet but effective mannerisms have earned him a reputation for being a person who gets things done. But what many don’t know is that it seems he was being prepped for this position of challenge and change for years.
Sydney (8) and Gerald (7), reside in Detroit: “My children attend DPS schools. I see and live the realities of a challenged urban school system every day.”
At 40, Smith is youthful but with a degree of poise usually reserved for those much older. A native Detroiter, Smith is the son of the late Dr. Gerald K. Smith, founder of Youthville Detroit, and Dr. Ann C. Smith, an accomplished educator. He grew up on Detroit’s west side, two blocks from Mumford High School, one of 15 current DPS schools slated to be taken over by the state-created Education Achievement Authority in the fall of 2012. A product of DPS schools, including Renaissance High School, Smith enjoyed a childhood that gave him balance and a sense of being.
“Mr. Roberts is no-nonsense, like my father was. And he too, is a champion of education and opportunity for all children. I realize you can’t make a difference from the sidelines. My father was a major influence on me. He not only cared, but showed me how to do the same.”
But, unlike many others, Smith realizes that making a difference for all children means staying and working to make a change. So, when the call came for him to join the staff of Roy Roberts, he didn’t think twice.
While Smith believes that caring is a major first step, he also realizes a combination of grassroots awareness and business acumen are key to returning DPS to the level of excellence of its past: “We need leadership at every level — students, parents, teachers and administrators.”
“My father was no nonsense, with me and everyone else.,” he said. “But he had a beautiful spirit and cared about everybody. He also never gave or called in favors for me or tried to persuade me to follow in his shadow, but instead, gave me the support and confidence to find my own way.” He didn’t realize it then, but Smith was being strengthened in a way he didn’t recognize or appreciate at the time. His parents were loving but firm and provided a sense of community for Kevin, his friends and the neighborhood. “My parents knew the value of a strong support system for kids, All of them. And they generously provided one,” he said. His father lived and believed that “when kids are provided opportunities to be constructively involved and have caring adults in their lives, they make better choices, which help them become better adults.” This belief was the basis of Youthville, which he founded in 1999. After graduating from high school, Smith continued his education at Michigan State University and Wayne State University Law School, where he served as an associate editor and survey editor of the Wayne Law Review. Immediately after law school, Smith served as judicial law clerk to the Honorable Damon J. Keith, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, before continuing his legal career as a bond attorney and eventually partner at the blue chip law firm of Miller Canfield Paddock and Stone, P.L.L.C.
But after his father passed in 2008,
Smith believes there is no shortage of ideas, but rather an absence of an action plan, which Roberts has formulated and begun executing. “Mr. Roberts was a key factor in my accepting this opportunity. He is exactly what DPS needs right now.”
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“My father was a major influence on me. He not only cared, but showed me how to do the same. My parents knew the value of a strong support system for kids, all of them. And they generously provided one. We need leadership at every level — students, parents, teachers and administrators.” – Kevin Smith Smith grew hungry for new opportunities to make a difference. In September 2011 he left Miller Canfield to become managing partner of his own municipal law and public policy firm, Public Solutions Group, LLC. That same year he served as policy advisor to United States Congressman Gary C. Peters, for the 9th District of Michigan, and as a member of the financial advisory team to Mayor DeAndre Windom of the City of Highland Park, where he helped the city develop its own
deficit elimination plan and stave off the appointment of an emergency manager by the state. “I’ve been blessed to work with some pretty amazing people.” Smith said. “From Judge Keith to Gary Peters to many extremely smart lawyers at Miller Canfield, I learned most of what I know from people who were accustomed to being on the front line of challenges.” Smith also had a street-level view of the challenges within the DPS system He and wife Reva and their two children,
Those who have worked with Smith in the past also have high opinions of him. “I think most highly of Kevin and the work he did for us while he was at Miller Canfield,” said Joyce Parker, emergency financial manager for Highland Park Schools and former emergency manager for the City of Ecorse. “We (Ecorse) had a very complex bond issue, and Kevin coordinated the entire year-long process and got us to the finish line. He is an excellent young man who is detail oriented. I have the utmost respect for him as a person and professional.” The Honorable Judge Daman J. Keith also had an influence on Smith, who cited the judicial legend for “challenging me to not just accept what already exists. but to think about what is right, then decide and be committed to doing it.” More importantly, Smith says he is totally invested in DPS. “I see the needs and the hits the city and DPS take every day. As a product of DPS, a lifelong Detroiter, a father of DPS students, and now a member of the DPS team, I’m committed at every level to the vision Mr. Roberts has for making this Ddstrict everything it is capable of becoming,” he said.
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Leadership and seems to be vindicating herself from the mess the lawsuit is creating by stating in a letter to her colleagues in the law department that she advocated against creating broad powers for the corporation counsel in the newly overhauled Detroit City Charter. But here is the issue: It is not only about the broad powers being exercised in question. It is more so the financial stability of the city under this dire situation that concerns everyone who wants to see the city in good financial standing. Flexing political muscles has many egotistical benefits which, among other things, includes using crisis situations to position one’s self for the next big appointment. But I want to give Crittendon the benefit of the doubt. I’m not going to join the chorus of accusations that she is a corporation counsel who has run amok. There is no way the city’s top lawyer would have gone this far without the backing of the forces of power that put her in that position in the first place. But this kind of power politics playing itself out is nothing new and has always been a criteria for maintaining power and control: use the resources at your disposal, instill fear in the opposition, stand the pressure and they’ll back off. Sometimes such political gamesmanship like what we are witnessing at city hall nets results depending on who is on the other side. And often the one who is placed in the driver’s seat — Crittendon in this case — to carry out the mission often gets thrown under the bus when the heat is on and the temperature in the room cannot be contained any longer. I wonder if that is what Crittendon sensed when she wrote the letter to her colleagues exposing the irony in her own lawsuit against the consent agreement. The single motivation in the lawsuit could be, let’s call Governor Rick Snyder’s bluff and, in fact, let him bring in an emergency manager now. We are already broke anyway and if he is going to do it, let him do it. It doesn’t matter what happens. Well, that is exactly what one individual sitting next to me in city council
Partnership is estimated to bring 140 new jobs to Detroit. The project is expected to lead to further development not only in the areas of warehousing and office space, but also in retail and residential space, according to Henry Ford Health System President Robert Riney. “The proximity of Cardinal Health’s distribution center to our respective operations brings significant advantages with just-in-time delivery of medical supplies and devices, and enhanced electronic inventory tracking and monitoring systems,” Riney said. “As important, the proximity to major freeway arteries provides Cardinal Health with significant logistics improvements.” Distribution center development plans include retail space, loft and residential properties, and affordable housing within a walking-distance campus patrolled by the partners and adjacent neighbor, Wayne State University. “The development will include amenities like a community garden, extensive bike and walking trails and a green space in the freeway overpass,” Riney added. A retirement community is also being discussed, according to Riney, who notes that many HFHS retirees and employees nearing retirement have expressed interest in a downtown location adjacent to Henry Ford Hospital. “DMC was focused on leveraging our
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Sometimes such political gamesmanship like what we are
witnessing at city hall nets results depending on who is on the other side. And often the one who is placed in the driver’s seat — Crittendon in this case — to carry out the mission often gets thrown under the bus when the heat is on and the temperature in the room cannot be contained any longer. I wonder if that is what Crittendon sensed when she wrote the letter to her colleagues exposing the irony in her own lawsuit against the consent agreement.
chambers during the debates before the consent agreement was ratified said. Such an opinion is red meat to the coalition opposed to the consent agreement, and those who supported it but now want to wash their hands of the agreement because of the backlash they received after voting in favor of it. There is nothing wrong in displaying indignation over something you disagree with. That is the beauty of democracy, having different voices on the issues that shape our lives. But here’s the problem: We have to live in the real world. And in the real world Detroit is not an island. The city is part of the state. That means the state has some oversight over the city despite the sacrosanct laws of self-governance. Just like the federal government has oversight over states despite the notion of state rights and all that is entailed in that grand definition. We all believe in the concept of home rule, but at the same time we have to come up with realistic alternatives to the growing fiscal crisis. Secondly, the legal challenge that the law department has mounted should have come prior to the consent agreement to show any potential negative implications that might ensue. Legal opinions are normally issued prior to an agreement, not after an agreement has been signed. The due diligence and moral responsibility expected from the law department was to research indepth before the consent agreement for any flaws or reasons thereof that would prevent the city from entering into such a covenant, and not wait until the city has already entered the covenant.
From page A-1 partnership in a meaningful way to contribute to the city’s revitalization. This new facility will fulfill Cardinal Health’s commitment to relocate its Michiganbased distribution operations within the city of Detroit, which was part of the negotiation of the DMC agreement. We are excited that our 20-year partnership will continue and the relocation will be an opportunity for new construction within the Midtown area,” said Donald P. Groth, corporate vice president of materials resource management, Detroit Medical Center.
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Dignitaries from around the region will gather for a groundbreaking ceremony in Midtown with newly formed Detroit-based developer Queen Lillian, LLC on June 15 beginning at 9 a.m. The ceremony marks the start of construction on its Tolan Park development project, which will exclusively house Wayne State University’s (WSU) School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience along with a portion of the school’s Internal Medicine faculty. Located adjacent to Tolan Park, between Interstate 75 and Beaubien, Queen Lillian’s Wayne State University Medical Office Building at Tolan Park project will add to the city’s transforming Medical Center district with an $18.4 million state-of-the-art office building scheduled for completion in January 2013 and estimated to generate 280 construction jobs. Queen Lillian, LLC is an emerging Detroit-based development collaborative comprised of respected, longtime construction manager Jim Jenkins of Jenkins Construction and Detroit businessman Christopher Jackson. To date, the company has completed a number of projects for WSU, including its Welcome Center, the Towers Resident Hall Phase III and the Research and Technical Park renovation. “Our mission is to be a part of the city’s resurgence,” said Chris Jackson, principle of Queen Lillian, LLC. “I
This cataclysmic financial state is the product of a long-term absence on real financial stewardship over the affairs of Detroit. Now we are at this point, a point of no return where the leadership of this city is in a state of crisis with competing interests and differing loyalties. In this leadership crisis we have individuals who harbor different political ambitions and this crisis is playing perfectly to what they are seeking. But is this crisis benefiting families who would need EMS services? Is it in the interests of those who lost their children to violent crime in the city in the last couple of months? Is it catering to the well-being of some of our senior citizens who literally have become prisoners in their own homes because the extent of violent crime in Detroit has them fearful of stepping out beyond their doorstep? Is it fair to those who have chosen to remain in Detroit and are taxed heavily and yet receive little service for being part of the city’s tax base? Does this help neighborhoods in Detroit that are in need of serious revitalization as residents watch crucial time and resources been wasted in proving who is right in court as opposed to ensuring the Detroit Financial Advisory Board begins its work in earnest. Detroit, regardless of what the national commentaries say, is a major
Service Area: Cardinal Health will also serve surrounding areas in the state of Michigan, as well as northern Ohio and northern Indiana, from its new location.
wanted to make a significant investment in Midtown and this project will not only help transform its landscape physically, but also economically by helping to add millions to the city’s tax base, producing long-term growth and momentum for Detroit.” The 2.7 acre property was purchased by Queen Lillian and the project will be financed by a combination of bank financing, tax increment financing and developer equity. Architectural firm Hamilton Anderson has also been retained as the lead design consultant and architect for this development project. The design of this five-story, 62,846 square foot project will incorporate essential considerations specific to WSU’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, including telecommunications technology systems designed for future flexibility and expansion.
The political tussle on display at city hall is in no way an effort to provide an incentive to bring people back, make young people and young families want to move into Detroit. Ann Arbor is quickly racing to become an even more formidable city, not only because of the influence of the University of Michigan in the life of Ann Arbor as a center for education and business, but also because of its tremendous potential for growth representing the future. Detroit is home to two major universities and the state’s largest community college: Wayne State University, University of Detroit and Wayne County Community College, all of which are jewels and are partof this city’s socioeconomic fabric. Taking all these educational institutions, among other things, into consideration including the Detroit Public Schools, there is an obligation for those driving the leadership vehicle in Detroit that must not be sacrificed on the altar of pure ego. The question becomes, is pure dislike and mistrust for the governor strong enough for some people to be willing to play Russian roulette with Detroit’s survival? Is this truly a game of winners and losers? If Detroit goes broke mext week, it is not going to be the Crittendon legacy. It will be the legacy and the shame of Detroit’s leadership. 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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Construction: Pending approvals, Cardinal Health could begin construction by the end of 2012 and finish within about 12 months. Approvals: The company has filed an application with the Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority and is awaiting a number of City Council approvals before details can be finalized. The company advises that its relocation to the site within city limits is dependent upon those approvals and a robust package of local, state and federal economic development incentives.
This city’s leadership in all aspects, that goes beyond the political spectrum, should be offering solutions on how Detroit can be a most sought after city, one young people want to migrate to. We need progressive solutions that would attract families to the city, not continue to drive them away.
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Proposed Facility: 273,520-square-foot medical products distribution center.
Detroit Developer Queen Lillian to help reshape Midtown Chris Jackson to lead $18.4 million state-of-the-art project
And the fact is that local government leadership in Detroit has for too long not shown a sense of urgency in tackling the financial crisis of the city. And you can’t put the blame at the feet of the current regime because Detroit’s inability to put best financial practices in order, and to give residents and those who are invested here needed service, can be spread across past administrations.
metropolis and should be driven by big thinkers — people with talent, passion and love who understand how a city of this magnitude ought to be playing to the demands of the 21st century — not small-minded thinkers.
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odor, don’t sit and complain. Contact the DEQ to tackle the problem,” she advises. “My goal is to determine the cumulative effect of pollution in terms of issuing permits. People say that drives away jobs, but jobs don’t fix cancer. Jobs don’t fix disease.”
The Neighborhood Service Center in Southwest Detroit launched and operated by State Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) has become a community jewel in delivering services. “The heart and soul of who I am is the service center. It provides help to thousands of people in my 12th District,” Rep. Tlaib states. “Citizens don’t have to waste gas driving to Lansing for assistance.” Located at 1401 Lawndale Street, the service center has directed citizens to relief from utility shutoffs and a number of available services. “Our free tax preparation services have resulted in millions of dollars returning to our community, Rep. Tlaib notes. “I have a team of volunteers to assist homeowners and renters who are threatened with eviction due to foreclosure and we’ve helped nearly three hundred families successfully apply for weatherization funding.” Fighting Scrap Thieves
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The development will also qualify for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, including initiatives to conserve natural resources, reduce operating costs and improve employee productivity and satisfaction. WSU will lease the building from Queen Lillian for a 25-year period. At the end of that period, the university will have the option to purchase the building for a $1 payment.
As a resident of Southwest Detroit, Rep. Tlaib is targeting destruction caused by scrap metal thieves. She has introduced a bi-partisan fivebill package called The Scrap Metal Regulatory Package Act to put illegally obtained scrap metal sellers out of business.
“We are pleased to once again be able to enhance the Wayne State University campus and to further add to the revitalization of Detroit,” said Allan Gilmour, WSU president. “This new building also is a more convenient location for patients seen by our psychiatry faculty.”
The new law would prohibit the selling or buying of public fixtures, construction equipment and tools, materials that are clearly marked as belonging to a busi-
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Rashida Tlaib ness, catalytic converters (unless from an automotive recycler), AC units, burnt copper wire, cemetery-related articles and any items that the buyer knows are stolen property. Cash transactions would be banned and a check would have to be mailed to the seller’s address after three days with no P.O. Boxes allowed. In addition, buyers of scrap metal would be trained in how to detect banned materials and each scrap metal dealership would require state licensing. Reigning in Pollution It is certainly no news to anyone living in Rep. Tlaib’s district that pollution is an acute problem. She was instrumental in shuttering a foul odor emitting composting facility on Jefferson in Del Rey and has introduced 29 bills to deal with environmental justice issues. “The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality said over 50 percent of the calls they receive from around the state come from my district because I’ve increased the knowledge that if you smell a foul
Rep. Tlaib wants to get rid of the Michigan Emergency Manager Law because “it is not representative governance.” She particularly opposes Detroit Public School Emergency Manager Roy Roberts’ plan to close Southwestern High School. “It makes absolutely no sense,” she stresses. “Southwestern is in the top third of ACT scores among Detroit Public High Schools. Students would be transferred to Western International, which is already overcrowded. Citizens in my district understand that schools need to be closed. They are simply suggesting that struggling schools in our area be shuttered instead of a school that is doing well. Southwestern has an exemplary graduation rate.” Developing a Community Court Program As a member of the House Appropriations Committee, Rep. Tlaib is seeking funding to launch a Community Court Program that would be modeled after a successful program in the Red Hook District of Brooklyn, NY. The court would improve quality of life concerns by removing from the busy 36th District Court misdemeanor type crimes like graffiti and auto vandalism.”
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E3 brings the video game industry together T
he E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) was held in Los Angeles, Calif. June 5-7. E3 is the world’s premier trade show for computer and video games and related products. The show is owned by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), the U.S. association dedicated to serving the business and public affairs needs of the companies, publishing interactive games for video game consoles, handheld devices, personal computers, and the Internet. – Cornelius Fortune photos
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PNC Bank Fifth Gear and Grow Up Great programs showcase racing to over 600 DPS students at Grand Prix After weeks of learning about math, science, engineering and technology through racing, over 600 Detroit Public Schools (DPS) preschoolers and fifth graders took part in hands-on learning activities on PNC Bank Free Prix Day on Friday, June 1, at the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix. In partnership with the Detroit Public Schools Foundation, preschool students in the Grow Up Great program and the fifth grade students in the Fifth Gear initiative had a chance to see the excitement of world-class motorsports come to life on and off the track. Founded by the PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., PNC Grow Up Great is a bilingual, $350 million, multiyear initiative that helps prepare children – particularly underserved children – from birth to age five for success in school and life. With assistance from Plymouth-based Ilmor Engineering, the activities designed specifically for the students at the Grand Prix highlighted the lessons they’ve learned over the last several months and opened their eyes to the possibilities of careers in math and science. In addition, the students had a chance to wit-
ness practice and qualifying action from the four different racing series competing at the Raceway at Belle Isle Park street circuit. “The Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix is an important event for Detroit and the entire region,” said PNC Regional President Ric DeVore. “PNC Free Prix Day kicked off a terrific weekend of world-class racing and family fun. The Fifth Gear program and PNC Grow Up Great provided the opportunity for more than 600 DPS students to experience this special event while learning about the math and science behind racing.” Grow Up Great preschoolers learned all about the parts of a car in the “Pin the Part on the Car” activity at the Grand Prix, while they also learned the abstract concepts of friction and gravity through demonstrations that illustrate what happens when a car races down the track. Other activities for Grow Up Great students included safety demonstrations and a chance to try on a mini fire suit, like the kind worn by drivers competing in the Grand Prix. Fifth Gear students had a chance to learn
CURIOUS children learn what makes a race car go.
about gears and engines, and even made their own human-powered engine to see energy at work. They also raced mini cars down a gravity track and participated in other activities that utilize friction and aerodynamics. “The learning modules that have been implemented in our classrooms through the Fifth Gear and Grow Up Great programs came to life for our students as they personally experienced science, technology, engineering and math through an exciting day of racing,” said Karen Ridgeway, superintendent of academics for Detroit Public Schools. “By providing this opportunity to our students, educators and parents, PNC Bank and the Grand Prix team are truly investing in Detroit Public Schools. On behalf of the entire district, we thank you for offering innovative methods of educating our students.” Even some of the older DPS students had an opportunity to participate at the Grand Prix as members of high school robotics teams displayed their robots for the Fifth Gear students on Belle Isle so they could see another way in which math and science can come to life.
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CHILDREN in the Grow Up Great Program at the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix. the excitement and the wonder on the faces of these students when they get a chance to see the lessons they’ve learned put into practice on the race course,” said Bud Denker, event chairman of the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix. “The Grand Prix thanks PNC Bank and Detroit Public Schools for allowing us to help show the Fifth Gear and Grow Up Great students all that racing has to offer through math, science and technology.” The Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix is a
501(c)3 organization and a subsidiary of the Downtown Detroit Partnership. The event was held June 1-3 and included the Chevrolet Indy Grand Prix presented by shopautoweek.com featuring the cars of the IZOD IndyCar Series, the Chevrolet GRAND-AM 200 at Belle Isle presented by the Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers with the sports cars of the GRAND-AM Rolex Series, the Cadillac V-Series Challenge presented by the Metro Detroit Cadillac Dealers featuring the cars of
the Pirelli World Challenge Championship Series and the Firestone Indy Lights Series. Partners for the 2012 Grand Prix include Meijer, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), MotorCity Casino Hotel, PNC Bank, Quicken Loans and shopautoweek.com. For more information, visit www. DetroitGP.com and follow the social media pages at www.facebook.com/ detroitgp and www.twitter.com/detroitgp.
FIFTH GEAR students get a practical demonstration on how gears work.
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Message From The President
omeownership has always been a little tricky in the city of Detroit. From finding a neighborhood that hasn’t been decimated by blight to securing an appraisal that will qualify for a mortgage, Detroit has its own issues that homeowners and aspirant homeowners need to traverse on the path to buying or refinancing a home. In the decade leading up to the financial crisis of 2008, there was a multiplicity of government and bank driven programs that spurred homeownership in middle and low income neighborhoods. Programs included down payment assistance, closing David F. Girodat costs support and rehabiliPresident and CEO, tation/repair funding. And Fifth Third Bank, Eastern Michigan
while all of these initiatives came with education and counseling to prepare the new homeowner, no one could foresee the massive failure of the housing marketing and the ripple effects across our economy that drove home values to its lowest levels in years. The market, while improving, is still anemic in our urban cores throughout the state. The impact has been that most recent homeowners (last 10 years) are underwater in their homes. Ironically, we are now in a time when interest rates remain at an all time low which would normally spur a refinance boom. But not in an underwater market. Last year, in an effort to mitigate the effects of this condition and help homeowners lower their payments and some
cases forestall foreclosure, the Obama administration issued the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP.) HARP allowed financial institutions to provide mortgage refinancing for homes that were underwater up to 125% of loan to home value. While this program certainly helped broadly across the country, in Michigan we were largely underwater by more than 25% and so this program was mostly ineffective.
payment. Please read the article in this month’s Community Connection regarding HARP 2.0 to gain insight as to whether you may be eligible for refinancing if you are underwater. Our best information tells us that the average loan to value is 135% to 150% in the market so we are buoyed by these new guidelines. If you have any questions please stop in our call one of our branch locations.
That brings us to today and the much anticipated HARP 2.0 program that raises the loan to value barrier to 150%. This is great news for Michigan and Detroit in particular. If you are a homeowner in the city is likely that you are underwater with your mortgage and also likely that a refinance of your mortgage could lower you monthly
At Fifth Third Bank we still believe that homeownership is the American Dream and one important component in the comeback plan for the city of Detroit. Homeownership stabilizes neighborhoods, builds quality of life and enriches our community. These are all higher purpose aspirations for the work we do at Fifth Third Bank.
The Home Affordability Program HARP 2.0 By Loretta Humphrey-Cruz If you have been unable to get traditional refinancing because your mortgage is underwater, you may be eligible to refinance through MHA’s Home Affordable Refinance Program 2.0 (HARP). MHA is the Federal Government’s Making Home Affordable program under which HARP 2.0 is administered. If your mortgage is owned or guaranteed by Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae and you purchased your home before June 1, 2009, HARP 2.0 is designed to help you get a new, more affordable, more stable mortgage. Last October, the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced modifications to the HARP program, which was designed to help borrowers with negative equity in their homes to refinance to lower, more manageable rates. The most significant change in the HARP program is the removal of the 125% loan-to-value cap for borrowers. Fifth Third is offering eligible borrowers the opportunity to refinance up to 150% loan-to-value ratio on their homes under HARP 2.0. For instance: if your home is worth $200,000 and your current mortgage is as high as $300,000, you may be able to refinance under this program. If you have been current on your mortgage payments for at least six months and have no more than one late payment in the last year and have never used HARP before to refinance your home, you may be eligible for assistance. You can contact a Fifth Third mortgage specialist at 1-800-792-8830. A specialist can review your eligibil-
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Lysa Davis
Meet Lysa Davis, Detroit Region Mortgage Loan Officer
Chandler Park students at Rock Financial Junior Achievement Finance Park.
Fifth Third Young Bankers Club Wraps Up its 2012 Cycle
By Loretta Humphrey-Cruz
geting and stock market basics. Some of the concepts learned in the sessions are revisited at the Rock Financial Junior Achievement Finance Park facility in downtown Detroit where students attend a field trip during the program. Junior Achievement has been a steady partner for five years and their interactive financial education facility is a perfect reinforcement of the lessons taught in the Young Bankers Club curriculum.
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he Fifth Third Bank Young Bankers Club wrapped up its 2012 cycle this May. The Young Bankers Club has been providing financial literacy education in elementary schools located in lowto-moderate income areas for eight years in Southeastern Michigan. The program covers basic financial literacy concepts and is designed specifically for fifth grade students. Students participating in the program learn basic personal financial management concepts and practical ‘stuff-you-can-use-now’ lessons. When the students understand that the basics are, well… pretty basic, it goes a long way to help create a solid foundation for lifelong healthy financial habits. The goal of the program is to provide tools that they can use and to help begin building a solid foundation as they grow into allowance-earning teenagers and ultimately, into wage-earning adults. The Young Bankers Club program
Jamie Jenkins, Southfield Branch Financial Center Manager speaks to students at Woodmont Academy, Southfield. is an eight week financial literacy program that is taught in the classroom by Fifth Third employee men-
tors and covers such topics such as banking basics, wants versus needs and opportunity costs, saving, bud-
By Loretta Humphrey-Cruz
Lysa Davis has been with Fifth Third Mortgage since August, 2011. As a Mortgage Loan Officer, Lysa is responsible for originating new mortgage business, building relationships within the community as well as growing the Fifth Third brand image in the Detroit area.
Bringing up baby! Nothing rivals the excitement of bringing home your newborn. There’s so much to do and so much to think about…feeding schedules, daycare, vaccinations and inoculations, college planning. College planning?
See Lysa Davis page B-2
See Young Bankers page B-2
Get a Head Start on College Savings… Pick a Savings Plan That Works For You
By Loretta Humphrey-Cruz
Lysa has been in the mortgage banking industry for 14 years and says her success is in part due to her philoso-
The field trip has become a highlight of the program. The students are provided a persona that includes a marital status, gross annual income, tax liabilities and, a job and its description. From there they purchase goods and services; a home, insurance, a car, utilities, groceries, phone and wireless service, and clothes for them and their family and other necessities. After a pizza lunch, the students pay their bills and must have enough net monthly income left over to make a deposit into their savings account and end with a zero balance.
Yes, college planning. Eventually you are evicted from cloud nine with your little bundle of joy and you begin thinking about
your little angel’s future. College planning now is a good way to give baby a head start to a successful future. In fact, if you start an automatic savings plan for your child’s college education very soon after their birth, the burden will be substantially less. From traditional savings accounts, Fifth Third’s Goal-Setter Savings account or more sophisticated savings plans that include significant tax advantages like the 529 Col-
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HARP 2.0 ity, walk you through your options and help you meet your current financial needs.
mortgage does not have to be owned or guaranteed by Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae.
If you do not know if your mortgage is owned or guaranteed by Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae, you can use the loan look up tools located on their websites. For Freddie Mac you can go to www.freddiemac. com and click on the “do we own your mortgage?” image on the home page and follow the directions on their site. For Fannie Mae, you can go to www.fanniemae.com, click on “Helping Homeowners and Communities,” then click on “Fannie Mae loan look up” and follow the directions on their site.
In order to find out if you are eligible for the HAMP, you can contact a Fifth Third loss mitigation specialist who can assist you at 1-866-601-6391 or go to our website at www.53. com.
Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) HARP 2.0 may not be for all homeowners. Fifth Third has successfully modified mortgages for many of its customers. If you are employed but, struggling and may have been late on your mortgage payment a few times or if you reasonably believe you are at risk of default, then the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) may be for you. You could be eligible for HAMP assistance that could lower your monthly mortgage payments to make them more sustainable over the long term. Your
When Life Gives You Lemons
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There’s no denying these are challenging times with jobs, healthcare and home values right at the top of that list. The great Dale Carnegie once said; ‘When life gives you lemons, make lemonade’. Of course that’s easier said than done especially if you can’t afford the other ingredients to make the lemonade taste just right. These times will certainly test the character, integrity, and resolve of people to make the most of every opportunity. Nothing can better illustrate this than a wonderful story I just heard. A woman who was in one of my recent seminars shared a true story that truly inspired me. There was a gentleman that ran a hotdog cart outside a hospital for many years and we’ll call him Tim. Everyday a homeless man (who we’ll call Kevin) would stop by at the end of the day and Tim would give him hotdogs as he closed-up for the day. One day Tim received an emergency call that his wife had gone into pre-mature labor at another hospital across town and he needed to leave immediately.
Be Aware of Scams If it sounds too good to be true…well, you know the rest. Scammers are working hard to take advantage of homeowners who are desperate to modify their mortgage in an effort to stay in their homes and foreclosure rescue and mortgage modification scams are on the rise. It’s a problem that could cost you thousands of dollars or, maybe even your home. Remember the following tips from the Department of Housing and Urban Development: 1. Beware of anyone who asks you to pay a fee in exchange for counseling services or the modification of a delinquent loan. 2. Beware of people who pressure you to sign papers immediately or who try to convince you that they can “save” your home if you sign or transfer over the deed to your house. 3. Do not sign over the deed to your property to any organiza-
tion or individual unless you are working directly with your mortgage company to forgive your debt. 4. Never make a mortgage payment to anyone other than your mortgage company without their approval. What to Do if You Have Been the Victim of a Scam If you believe you have been the victim of a scam, you should file a complaint
Young Bankers Students love the program and some remark that they “had no idea that their parents had to pay for ‘all that stuff’.” The Young Bankers Club helps give them a fresh perspective on their notions about money; where it comes from, where it goes, and why. As they learn to make sound money management-related decisions they also learn that responsible money management does not have to be intimidating. This year the program was delivered to 328 students across southeastern Michigan in ten schools: Burton International School (Detroit), Chandler Park Academy (Harper Woods), Greenfield Union Elementary (Detroit), Pasteur Elementary (Detroit), Estabrook Elementary (Ypsilanti), Owen Elementary (Pontiac), Fitzger-
ald-Bethune Elementary (Detroit), Herrington Elementary (Pontiac), Crescent Academy (Southfield) and, Woodmont Academy (Southfield). Bank employees ranging from tellers to senior vice presidents participate in the program as it becomes more popular each year. “The underlying basics of personal financial management and responsibility will never change, you know, but the management of personal finances today is more complex. More so than it was when our parents sat down at the kitchen table to pay the bills and take care of other important financial matters,” says mentor Keroline Garrett, a portfolio manager in the Commercial Credit Department. “This is the ‘golden time’ for
Lysa Davis phy of treating all of her clients as though they were her only client. “I’m involved in a lot of mortgage lending transactions. I work with people every day who are applying for mortgages but, when a person is purchasing a home, that is the only transaction they care about. A house is usually the largest and most important purchase people make in their lifetime and it’s personal. This home may be where they are going to start their family or they may need something larger to expand their family. Each person is different and each person has different needs. They are all unique and expect to be treated that way. ” said Lysa. Lysa’s manager, Steve Smith is very happy with the feedback he receives from mortgage clients, “Lysa is a valuable member of the Fifth Third Bank mortgage team.
From page B-1 She’s committed to meeting the needs of Fifth Third Mortgage customers and the communities that we serve. She takes a personal approach with her clients making sure she understands their individual needs; then she breaks down the mortgage process to ensure their understanding. Lysa is well respected in the mortgage industry and an expert with FHA, MSHDA down-payment assistance and Conventional mortgage program,” he says. Davis earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology at Wayne State University. She is currently a member of both the Mortgage Brokers Association and the Detroit Young Professionals, as well as a board member of “With Ownership, Wealth,” an organization that seeks to increase homeownership in the city of Detroit.
College Savings lege Saving plan or Coverdell Education Savings account, Fifth Third Bank can help you build for a better tomorrow for your child. • Goal-Setter Savings plan is designed to allow restricted access to your funds. Most set up the account with weekly, bi-weekly or monthly automatic transfers from their checking account. This account offers an interest bonus once you meet your pre-set goal. • 529 College Savings plan offers the opportunity to grow your account free from federal tax and a deduction on your state taxes. The entire extended family can contribute to the child’s education (the beneficiary) by adding to the account. The beneficiary on the account can be changed without incurring a federal income tax liability. • Coverdell Education Savings plan may be more familiar to you as the Education IRA. You are able to pay qualified education expenses at any
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level ranging from kindergarten through college. These earnings also grow free from federal income tax. For both the 529 and Coverdell plans you should speak with your tax advisor regarding your yearly eligible contribution allowances. If baby hasn’t been a baby for 10 or more years and you haven’t started saving for college yet, there is still hope for you. There is no time like the present to put together a comprehensive savings plan to meet your goal and we can help you. Also remember, if you started a little too late to be able to pay for tuition on your own, there are several grants, scholarships and student loan programs available. Just work with the college financial aide office and when asked for your preferred lender, just remember Fifth Third Bank. For more information about how to get started you can visit your nearest Fifth Third branch office, call customer service at 1-800972-3030 or visit our website at www.53.com.
with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Visit the FTC’s online Complaint Assistance or call 877-FTC-HELP (877382-4357) for assistance in English or Spanish. If you are interested in finding out how Fifth Third Mortgage can help you take advantage of the HARP 2.0 or the HAMP, or if you have questions regarding the program, contact 800-972-8830.
From page B-1 the students. If they can internalize these concepts now, if it clicks and that light comes on and they “get it”, the students in the program stand a good chance of starting with their best foot forward, financially.” Keroline volunteered at Woodmont Academy in Southfield. “Some of these students are so disadvantaged in many ways but they all show a desire and a capacity to learn. I had no idea how uplifting it would be to teach them about banking. Helping them see that they
can be economically empowered through education is very inspirational for me. Some employees who volunteered for Young Bankers Club did it to help reach their volunteerism goals for the year. But once they got into the schools and began to interact with the students they became genuinely committed to the students and to the program,” said Yolanda Mayo, a private bank portfolio manager and second-year volunteer at Greenfield Union Elementary School in Detroit.
About that time Kevin showed up for his daily hotdogs. Tim was frantic to leave but the cart took a while to break down. So he took a chance Chris Bryant and asked Kevin to do it and he would return the next day. Due to serious complications with his wife he was not able to return for a few weeks. When he finally came back he was shocked to find Kevin all cleaned-up and successfully running his cart. He By Chris Bryant didn’t even recognize him at first. The Brand Strategist first thing Kevin did was to give Tim all the money he made during that time minus the money he used to buy additional hotdog supplies and products for the cart. Tim was amazed and grateful and offered to compensate Kevin who would accept no more than his usual few dogs for the day. Soon after that Kevin stopped coming around and Tim didn’t see him for a couple years until one day a limousine pulled-up with Kevin in the back.
Personal Branding
Kevin revealed to Tim that he was once an investment banker that made millions of dollars but addiction to drugs landed him homeless. The fact that Tim entrusted him with that hotdog cart helped Kevin to believe in himself again. It was exactly what he needed to turn his lemons into much more than lemonade. With tears in his eyes and to say thank you, he handed Tim an envelope that contained a check for one million dollars! So the next time life gives you lemons, plant an orchard. When that orchard produces enough lemons, sell it for a profit and then thank life for the lemons. Have a brand-tastic 2012! Chris Bryant is a Corporate Trainer, Speaker and Consultant who honed his expertise with Nordstrom and the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company where he served as Director of Staff Development and Company Speaker. His programs in Personal Branding, Customer Loyalty and Sales are receiving rave reviews from clients that include Chrysler, Madison Square Garden, Mattel, Nestlé and Gap Inc. For more information contact Info@ChrisBryantPresents.com or visit www.ChrisBryantPresents.com.
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Hate and ignorance can kill By Tom Watkins Thirty years ago, a fatal blow was struck to fairness, decency, and the American way. At that time an innocent Chinese-American man was murdered in Detroit. After lying in a coma for several days due to head injuries suffered in a baseball bat attack, Vincent Chin died on June 19, 1982. Officially, it was a blow to the head with a baseball bat that killed Vincent Chin, but it was ugly rhetoric tolerated by complacent society that set the stage for his murder. In the early 1980s, the Big 3 domestic auto industry was feeling the pinch of foreign competition. Even then, a stagnate economy, plant slow-downs and lay offs of blue-collar workers were the norm. At UAW union halls around town signs reading “No Foreign Cars Allowed”, “Don’t Even Think About Parking A Foreign Car Here” and other incendiary messages sprouted like weeds after a spring rain. Anti-”foreign” sentiment was at a fever pitch. I recall a local church carnival where for one U.S. dollar you got three hits with a sledge hammer on a Toyota car.
THE DTE ENERGY Foundation/Think Detroit PAL Diamond Sports Youth Program provided fun for young and old alike.
Hundreds play ball at DTE Energy Foundation/ Think Detroit PAL opening event Hundreds of girls and boys took the field on Saturday (June 9) for opening day of the DTE Energy Foundation/Think Detroit PAL Diamond Sports youth baseball program, which consists of baseball, softball, t-ball and coach pitch.
“We’re pleased to partner with Think Detroit PAL to provide a meaningful summer experience for hundreds of kids in Detroit,” Shell said.
“The DTE Energy Foundation sponsors Think Detroit PAL’s diamond sports program because it teaches young people about the values of teamwork, diversity, discipline and leadership,” said Fred Shell, DTE Energy’s vice president of Corporate and Government Affairs, and president of the DTE Energy Foundation.
This year, the Think Detroit PAL tball and coach pitch leagues are being sponsored by the Detroit Tigers Foundation’s “Tiny Tigers” Program.
The DTE Energy Foundation also sponsored the 2011 program.
Think Detroit PAL’s youth baseball program serves about 1,400 boys and girls who range in age from 4 to 18.
Rhetorical poison, as lethal as carbon dioxide gas, was seeping into the public consciousness. Anger and hate were being spewed like the black soot from Rouge Plant smoke stacks. A blame mentality was setting in, particularly against “Asians” for the economic woes that had beset many in land of manufacturing. The Detroit metro area became ground zero for this anger and frustration where many displaced autoworkers felt that global change was yanking the economic rug out from under them. Far too many heard and saw the hate. They chose to remain silent. Vincent Chin, a Chinese American, became the target of pent up anger and hate fueled with alcohol from Ronald Ebens and his stepson, Michael Nitz, both laid off auto workers. Chin was at a bar for his bachelor party. Mistaking Chin for Japanese, Evens taunted
Chin, blami n g him for their plight. Chin a n d Ebens started fighti n g , N i t z joined in the battle. The fight was stopped and Chin left. Outside, Ebens and Nitz caught up to him, striking him several times with a baseball bat, including a fatal blow to the head.
with a baseball bat were cleared of both charges.
The injustice and crime did not end there. At the trial for the murder, Ronald Ebens and Michael Nitz plead guilty to manslaughter. For a hate crime and the murder of innocent man, they plead bargained down to three years probation, a $3,000 fine and $780 in court costs.
It has been said that all that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. Stop the hate. Speak up.
Angered by the sentence, the broader Asian American community raised hell pressing the U.S. Department of Justice to charge the two men with violating Chin’s civil rightness were two more trials for civil rights violations and conspiracy, but ultimately the men who beat Vincent Chin to death
Today, anti-Asian sentiment still exists in America. Both Democrats and Republicans have attempted to make China the boogy-man for the economic challenges of the 21st century. Two men with a baseball bat killed Vincent Chin 30 years ago. Ignorance coupled with society’s tolerance for misplaced blame were accessories. We cannot allow anger, hate, prejudice, and misinformation to boil over and kill.
Remember Chin.
Tom Watkins, served as Michigan’s state superintendent of schools, 2001-05. He is a US/ China business and educational consultant. He can be reached at: tdwatkins88@gmail.com.
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Why labor should be at center of politics, not sidelined By Eric Alterman In recent edition of the New York Times, pundit Joe Nocera writes a lengthy plug for Tim Noah’s new book on inequality, “The Great Divergence.” In his review, Nocera focuses on one of the myriad causes Noah identifies as responsible for the explosion of inequality in recent decades: the decline of labor unions. Many non-neoliberals also attacked unions during this same era. In the case of leftists and others, many of them chose “identity politics over economic justice,” and we continue to live in an era defined by these values. As a result, the “high-water mark for unionism” in America occurred in the mid-1950s, when almost 4 out of every 10 workers were fortunate enough to be “nonunion members who were nonetheless covered by union contracts.” In the early postwar years, even the president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce agreed that “collective bargaining is a part of the democratic process.” That statement would today be considered controversial not only on the far right but also by many in the mainstream media. Over on the other side of the Times’s op-ed page on Tuesday, David Brooks wrote about the vicious antiunion efforts of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker as an argument over “debt indulgence,” and pretended that a vote for the man dedicated to destroying the collective bargaining rights of the state’s public workers—denying what even the U.S. Chamber of Commerce once embraced—“won’t be an antiunion vote.” Rethinking the positions they adopted in the early days of neoliberalism, both Noah and Nocera argue, in the latter’s words, that “if liberals really want to reverse income inequality, they should think seriously about rejoining labor’s side.” To do so, it might help to recollect the example of the kind of leadership the U.S. labor movement enjoyed in its heyday. In the late ‘40s and early ‘50s, liberal leaders were not much interested in attempting to create a mass movement in support of their program during the postwar years. This was an age of distrust in “the masses,” which were now associated with both Stalinism and fascism among both intellectuals and much of the general population, leading up to the period when Joe McCarthy’s brand of fear-based politics dominated much of America’s political discourse. Still, liberals needed to find a way to push Democrats to turn their ideas into policy. The one institution capable of doing this at the time was organized labor. Unions had been the linchpin of New Deal activism, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt had helped galvanize them in many ways, but most importantly via his successful push to pass the Wagner Act in 1935, which vastly extended the right of workers to collective bargaining. The liberals’ favorite among the nascent national labor leaders was the firebrand Walter Reuther, president of the United Auto Workers. As a young socialist, Reuther had begun organizing in Detroit during the Depression. Although his original support within the UAW began with a tenuous alliance of socialists, communists, and other militants, Reuther turned on the communists when they adopted a noninterventionist policy toward Hitler following the German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact. After a narrow victory for the UAW presidency in 1946, Reuther consolidated his power by purging more than 100 communist staffers from every level of the organization. “Abe Lincoln said that a nation cannot exist half free and half slave. Nor can the CIO exist part trade union, dedicated to the ideals and objectives of the trade union movement, and part subservient to a foreign power,” Reuther explained to his brother workers. “The Communists are to be pitied more than despised, because they are not free men,” he continued. “Their very souls do not belong to them.” This was, in many respects, a turning point for the American labor movement. As historian Steven Gillon points out, of the three largest CIO unions, only the 650,000-member United Electrical Workers maintained close ties with communists; they were significantly outnumbered by the anticommunist UAW and the United Steelworkers, or USW, each one boasting more than 1 million members. Reuther’s transition from socialism to liberalism came with a proclivity toward deal making. He was more than ready to seek out more civilized ways to do business with business, hoping that union-company relations might eventually mature. Unlike some more militant labor leaders—or Republicanfriendly ones, especially the United Mine Workers’ John L. Lewis—he was also eager to cooperate with the government during the war. He insisted that Ford and other automakers could retool and produce planes and the like, and
still treat their workers with fairness, dignity, and respect. He also supported, albeit quite reluctantly, the no-strike pledge demanded by the government. “The smart, dancing-eyed Reuther,” explained a Harper’s editorial during the war, “is something special among labor leaders, a person who moves in a world of ideas that includes a concept of the general welfare as distinct from shortterm labor welfare.” Following the war and all the concessions it demanded on the part of the unions, Reuther felt he needed to switch gears and adopt a militant position for his workers. The UAW launched a strike against General Motors that demanded not only a 30 percent wage increase but also insisted that the company absorb the costs in the form of reduced profits rather than pass them along to consumers in the form of higher prices, as was customary. In doing so, Reuther sought to break the famous wage-price spiral that connected pay increases to inflation in the public mind. Even more significant, however, he was making an implicit argument about capitalism that would underlie the liberal vision of the economy for much of the postwar era. “The war,” he said in a speech, “has proven that production is not our problem; our problem is consumption.” In Reuther’s view — resting, naturally, on that of John Maynard Keynes — everyone would enjoy greater prosperity from a demand-driven full-employment economy. Corporate profits would be ensured by high-volume production, which would enable prices to remain low and the fruits of capitalism to spread outward in a virtuous circle of increased distribution, technological innovation, and greater leisure time for all. Growth would float almost all boats, and the welfare state and the Social Security net could assist those in danger of sinking without them. Reuther made certain to frame the UAW’s agenda in terms not just of its members’ economic interests but also those of all workers and, indeed, of all Americans. “We are not going to operate,” Reuther explained, “as a narrow economic pressure group which says ‘we are going to get ours and the public be damned’ or ‘the consumer be damned.’ … we want to make progress with the community and not at the expense of the community.” It was a fight for which many leading liberals were eager to enlist. The Nation praised Reuther for “fighting the government’s battle and the consumer’s battle,” while The New Republic saw the “most advanced unions” following Reuther’s lead, acting “not only in the interest of their members but in the interest of sound national policy as well.” Reuther fought militant battles against General Motors. Some strikes succeeded, some failed. Ultimately, in 1948—and following a failed assassination attempt—Reuther did win his workers a major victory: a cost-of-living adjustment that tied pay to prices and overtime, and produced almost all of the autoworkers’ wage increases for a generation. The agreement also included more generous pensions and benefits and obviated the need for future strikes. What made Reuther unique was that he cared about more than just his own rank and file. In a time when so many labor leaders appeared to the public as fat-cat bureaucrats—C. Wright Mills called them “new men of power,” and “managers of discontent” in an otherwise supportive treatment of them— Reuther projected a different image entirely. His own brand of democratic socialism was converted to liberal anticommunism, but he never gave up on his belief that a labor movement ought to fight for more than just its members’ material interests. In doing so, his leadership would provide a crucial pillar of postwar liberalism. Reuther was a leader in the forging of a new, proudly anticommunist version of liberalism, manifesting itself in the organization Americans for Democratic Action, as well as playing an absolutely fundamental role in support of the civil rights movement two decades later. Indeed, he successfully joined the two. While George Meany’s AFL-CIO kept itself safely at arm’s length from the movement, Reuther and the UAW worked tirelessly with the aging but much admired labor and civil rights leader A. Philip Randolph out to the rest of the largely white labor brotherhood. From the beginning of his union presidency, Reuther had confronted racism in southern locals of the UAW, albeit with mixed results. He helped raise significant sums for bail in order to help keep them going and was particularly thrilled when Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. invited him to address the 1963 March on Washington. Eric Alterman is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and a CUNY distinguished professor of English and journalism at Brooklyn College. He is also “The Liberal Media” columnist for The Nation.
Detroit is developmentally challenged By Bill Johnson The Detroit Consent Agreement, approved by Mayor Dave Bing, the City Council and Gov. Rick Snyder, was necessary and sensible for all the right reasons. Not the least of which is that it envisioned that the city would divest itself of all economic functions and place them under the umbrella of the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC), a quasi-public organization that partners with the government and businesses to attract new companies and investments to the city. However, in and irresponsible, maniclike fashion, city officials are not just trying to scuttle the agreement they also want to renege on the covenant that would take the city out the economic development business. This government is without peer is being developmentally challenged. Per the Consent Agreement, all parties were in accord with the following provision: Consolidate the planning and economic development functions for the city within the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation to avoid duplication, enable the development of unified strategy and execution, and simplify the process for new economic development within the city. This unification, of course, makes sense now — and is something the city should have done years ago. Under the mayor’s office, for example, is a Planning & Development Department that doesn’t do much planning or development. It essentially works with grants that deal with AIDS, the homeless, seniors, Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) and Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP). This agency, though, is best known its dysfunction. Detroit is at risk of losing a more than $200-million Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) grant that the city can’t or won’t spend to rescue distressed neighborhoods. It’s not the first time. The city apparently lacks the mechanisms to take down abandoned structures and spend millions of dollars it received in HUD block grants The City Council’s Planning Commission is equally inept. It primarily does Site Plan review, mediates zoning issues and whatever pleases a legislative body more prone to intervention in development deals based more on patronage than economic reality. Combining these scattered resources would go a long way toward helping a certifiable schizophrenic administration trim bureaucracies, shed outmoded
functions, take politics out of economic development decision-making and hand them to professionals in one fell swoop. T h e DEGC might outsource these responsibilities, and save the city Bill Johnson hundreds of thousands in employee health and pension legacy costs. Already under the DEGC are related government agencies like the Downtown Development Authority (DDA), Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (DBRA) and the Economic Development Corporation. With or without a mutually agreed upon pact, this merger is a paragon of sanity. Conversely, it is the height of arrogance — or ignorance — for Mayor Bing to think he can effectively drive major business attraction decisions or tackle the difficult issue of competitiveness from his office. Neither can the council from their chamber. One look out of any City Hall window reveals the city’s impotence on that score. The business of Detroit government should be reducing regulatory burdens and impediments to development. This group of elected official has proved incapable of providing efficient, effective essential services. If focused only on the basics, they might make progress in creating a hospitable, welcoming environment in which job creation can take root and the city can prosper. To summarize recent events surrounding a deteriorating issue that hastens the city toward bankruptcy: The city corporation counsel filed suit — arguably with the mayor and council’s blessing — claiming the agreement is void because the state owes Detroit a few thousand in unpaid water bills and a millions in state revenue-sharing funds. The state subsequently threatened to withhold revenue sharing unless the suit is dropped and the city takes the brakes off reforms connected to the agreement. Meanwhile, Detroit Medical Center chief Michael Duggan added to mounting speculation he is interested in replacing Mayor Bing. Duggan’s has a reputation for intelligently getting things done. His emergence begs the question: “What would Mike do?”
Let Detroiters be heard on new casino By Andy McLemore
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The development team, Citizens for More Michigan Jobs (CMMJ), is collecting the required 322,000 signatures to determine the preference of voters on whether a casino initiative should be placed on the November 6 ballot. The ballot question seeks to amend the Michigan Constitution to allow eight new casinos in the state, including one in the city of Detroit. These new casinos would join those already operating in Michigan. The proposed Detroit casino would be the fourth in the city. The new casino’s ownership is local and revenue generated would stay in Detroit. Two of the three existing Detroit casinos have no local ownership.
It never ceases to amaze that there are those who really feel that they should determine what is best for the citizens of Detroit. These same obstructionists think that they know what is in the best interest of Detroiters. Those speaking loudly against more casinos are protecting their vested interest and don’t want any competition; how selfish, self-serving and self-absorbed. They don’t want to disrupt the status quo.
Not unexpected, there is opposition to adding more casinos in the state and Detroit. The reason is simple, those who already have casinos don’t want any more; they don’t want the competition. Protect MI Vote, the group funded by existing casino owners, has launched a campaign telling Detroiters not to sign the petition to place the question on the November ballot. Protect MI Vote is the coalition of outstate American Indian Tribe casino owners and the privately owned casinos in Detroit. To protect their record $1.4 billion profits realized in 2011, Protect MI Vote is preparing to spend more than $50 million to tell Detroiters not to sign the petition. Protect MI Vote really means Protect My Money. Telling Detroiters what to do is like the kid on the playground with the only basketball who shows up on the court and calls all the shots such as if a game will be played, when the game will be played and who will be selected to play. And when the game ends he takes his
Every day it is made perfectly clear that what Detroit residents want and need most is access to jobs. New jobs and the training to perform those jobs is the most crucial quality of life attribute for families and the city’s growth. More residents working, paying taxes, shopping and buying homes contribute to our community economic development. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines competition in business as “the effort of two or more parties acting independently to secure the business of a third party by offering the most favorable terms.” Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Chrysler Corporation, Toyota and other global automakers compete for business every day. Those behind the Protect MI Vote campaign should be encouraged to let the will of the people be heard and the competitive process work. Remember, it was the vote of the people and fair competition between the existing Detroit casinos that has resulted in their extraordinary success. Protect MI Vote should be Protect MI Voter Right To Choose. Andy McLemore, Jr. is president and CEO of the Detroit Casino Partnership.
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TAURUS Spend time outdoors enjoying and relaxing with Mother Nature. Learn a new sport, and spend time with family and friends. Don’t take travel matters into your own hands. Seek a professional who will be able to plan a wonderful vacation for you without breaking your bank. Cook up some goodies for your loved ones. Soul Affirmation: I change who I am by changing where I am going. Lucky Numbers: 4, 53, 54
GEMINI Stay positive, don’ t let negative people get inside your head. You know that things will work out well. Ease rapidly away from anyone who is a naysayer. During the week, things may seem hard at times but soon life will be filled with fun. Enjoy! Soul Affirmation: The slowness of my week gives me time to refresh my energy. Lucky Numbers: 19, 30, 45
CANCER The bond that you established with your spiritual side works well in your relationship with a special person.
LEO The link that you’ve established with your spiritual self will be strengthened by the people who come into your life this week. This week is a week for seriousness about a relationship. Discuss your deepest thoughts with others. They’ll understand and thank you for sharing intimate parts of yourself. Soul Affirmation: Faith keeps me calm in the storms of life. Lucky Numbers: 14, 29, 43
VIRGO You’ve done some of your own love homework. Hopefully you’ve had an opportunity to learn a new way of seeing the world and in that way you’ve found a way of loving that is more natural for you. The combination of sexiness and joyful focus can create for you a wonderful love experience. Soul Affirmation: I get joy from giving good things.
Soul Affirmation: Love is easier than breathing.
Your self-discipline helps you to do more this week. People will be watching as you zip around with style and grace. Broaden your cultural horizons by trying new foods and meeting new people. You’ll be pleasantly surprised!
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You’ve done a lot of things in life that no one has agreed with at the beginning. Finding agreement this week will be difficult, but it should not deter you from moving forward. Feeling sorry for your yourself will discolor what you are doing. Be happy that you are alone.
Soul Affirmation: I am patient with all that comes my way this week.
All aboard! The Memory Train is now arriving with some famous Detroiters who have represented the Motor City throughout the world. You might be surprised how many Detroiters became big stars.� Our first guest is comedian/actor John Witherspoon. John modeled for Hudson’s ads in the 1960’s, but his best known TV character dressed badly. The clothes were polyester with signature white shoes and belt. But Witherspoon is more than a non-savvy dresser. Among comics, he is known as an improv genius. He was outstanding in every film and TV show and often worked without a script. Tim Meadows: This young man, who became famous on “Saturday Night Live,� is a graduate of Pershing High School. Among the things he is known for is his on-point impressions of Johnny Cochan, O.J. Simpson, Colin Powell, Sammy Davis Jr., Ike Turner and Michael Jackson. And then there was his “Ladies Man� character. Meadows was born in Highland Park and attended Wayne State University and he also participated in Jonathan Round’s Detroit Time Improvisational Theatre. Ted Talbert: A former truck driver, Talbert has produced many documentaries that explored the lives of Detroit’s famous and not so famous African Americans. He has been connected with WDIV-TV Channel 4 since 1989, and has won numerous awards. In 2000, he was inducted into The Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame. Talbert established the Joe Louis Video Memorial in Cobo Hall that features the award-winning documentary “And Still the Champ.� He is also a freelance writer. Among his best pieces were an account of the town as it was during the tenure of Mayor Coleman Young and a story about Detroit’s junkyard guard dogs, and Talbert managed to find a junkyard that was guarded by ferocious monkey. I want to thank all of you wonderful readers of the Memory Train. Also, thank all of you who keep the Michigan Chronicle going.
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St. Cecilia Church presents ‘One Church, One God- Unified in Jesus.’ Join revivalist Fr. George Kintiba, SVD, friends and family under the tent outside St. Cecilia Church at 10400 Stoepel (on Livernois, four blocks from Grand River),
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Singers wanted for Summer Dreams Music Camp Summer Dreams Music Camp is currently seeking children, ages 9 to 18, who love to sing and perform. The program will run five days per week from June 18 to August 10, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will be held at Farwell Middle School, 19955 Fenelon at East Outer Drive. The program is free of charge. The summer camp is an extension of the Courville Concert Choir, which is founded and directed by Willard Hines, a retired Detroit Public Schools teacher. If your boy or girl sings constantly
and dreams of being a singing star, this is the place to be. The children will perform all around metro Detroit and the summer camp includes a trip to Washington, DC. For more information, please call (313) 861-5405. See and hear them on Youtube-Courville Concert Choir. Email: Music48221@aol.com. Visit them at www.courvilleconcertchoir.org.
Benjamen Lockhart celebrates 97 years Benjamen Lockhart, of Detroit, celebrated his 97th birthday on Monday, June 4, at home with his family. Mr. Lockhart was born in Macon County, Georgia, to a family with thirteen children. He is still very active at home and in his church, Mt. Moriah Church God Holiness, where he serves as head deacon. He looks forward to many more such celebrations in the future. The best part of the celebration was a phone call from his only living sibling, younger sister, Minerva Lockhart Smith Church, 91.
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IIMD offering summer day camp The International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit (IIMD) will be offering a youth & children summer day camp at our Hall of Nations in the heart of Detroit Cultural Center. Global Journeys (G.J) Summer Day Camp for children ages 713 and the International Youth Leadership (IYL) Program for ages 14 & up will start the week of June 25 to August 9.
fun activities including: learning basic communication in different languages, indoor and outdoor games, field trips to area museums and different ethnic communities, arts & crafts, etiquette, food, music, and dance from different countries. IYL participants will experience G.J. activities as well as take on leadership roles.
The camp is scheduled for Mondays through Thursdays from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. early drop-off and late pick-up are available. GJ is a global learning and cultural awareness camp, preparing the children to become honorees citizens of the world and ambassadors of peace. All camp educators specialize in native culture.
This is an exciting opportunity for all campers to socialize, interact, explore and learn about the world. Both program focus on global learning and cultural awareness using interactive and fun educational curriculums. Local and International Presenters will visit the camp and an ethnic lunch will be served around noon, followed by indoor/outdoor activities. The camper will attend Youth Day at Belle Isle and field trips to different ethnic locations. Upon completion of the 2 week camp participants will receive a certificate of achievement as Citizens of the World and Ambassadors of Peace.
Spaces are limited for G.J. while IYL will accept approximately 5-10 youth, who are eligible to receive a reference for colleges and universities scholarship. Discount is available for early registration and low-income families. Campers will participate in many educational and
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Pontiac residents and businesses part of historic community planning There was a community open house workshop to plan Pontiac’s future on Tuesday, June 12 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Bowen Senior Center, 52 Bagley Street, in Pontiac. Residents, business owners, local agencies, government officials, developers and others are encouraged to attend. “As the county seat, I truly want to see Pontiac bounce back,” said Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson. “But it’s going to take a communitywide effort. “That’s why I encourage anyone who has a stake in Pontiac to take part in this historic community planning workshop.”
Dennis Norfleet receives the PSL Proud Strong Learner Award for boys’ athletics Public participation is vital to the from DPS Office of Athletics Executive Director Alvin Ward (left) and Sports Infor- success of the project. mation Director Chuck Johnson.
Those attending will review and comment on newly developed alternative designs for readapting the Woodward Loop and improving the city’s street, sidewalk and bike path system.
The alternative designs were generated by project planners based on research and on ideas from the more than 100 people who attended the first community open house workshop on March 17 at the Crofoot Ballroom. The open house was part of a threeday planning workshop for the Downtown Pontiac Transportation Assessment, an 18-month-long study to find the best ways to connect downtown Pontiac with surrounding neighborhoods and communities. This effort includes Pontiac residents and businesses, the City of Pontiac, Oakland County, the Michigan Depart-
Pershing High’s Caprice Dennis, flanked by DPS Office of Athletics Executive Director Alvin Ward and Sports Information Director Chuck Johnson, accepts her 2011-12 Detroit Public School League Proud Strong Learner of the Year award for girls’ athletics.
King High’s Norfleet, Pershing High’s Dennis named PSL Proud Strong Learners of the Year King High senior Dennis Norfleet and Pershing High senior Caprice Dennis took top honors at the second annual Detroit Public School League Proud Strong Learners of the Year Awards, presented by the DPS Office of Athletics and sponsored by McDonald’s. A large, festive gathering of honorees, parents, coaches, administrators and supporters filled the Marcus Garvey Academy Harambee Center to celebrate the achievements of the PSL’s top athletic performers. Proud Strong Learners 2011-2012: The honorees consisted of the 58 student-athletes who were named Proud Strong Learners of the Week during the current school year as nominated by their coaches. Each honoree was introduced and received a personalized plaque to commemorate the occasion. “It was a great event that put the spotlight on the success of the Detroit Public School League,” said Alvin Ward, DPS Office of Athletics executive director, who presented the awards to the recipients. “All the Proud Strong Learners and their parents can be proud to have been a part of it.” Alvin Wood, DPS assistant superintendent, spoke on behalf of the
district’s administration in congratulating the honorees and urging them to continue striving high. Savarior Service, representing Detroit area McDonald’s owner-operators, expressed a similar upbeat message and pledged McDonald’s continued support of the PSL’s Proud Strong Learners awards, which McDonald’s has sponsored since the first year. The two-hour program began with a photos and music-driven video presentation that reviewed PSL championships and events from last fall through this spring. Among the video highlights were Cass Tech’s Division I state football championship victory against Detroit Catholic Central at Ford Field, King High’s boys’ and girls’ sweep in the Big D league championship basketball finale at the University of Detroit’s Calihan Hall, and Western High and CMA winning the PSL baseball championship doubleheader at Comerica Park. Daryl Weaver, the PSL’s public address announcer and dean of students at Marcus Garvey, joined DPS Sports Information Director Chuck Johnson to co-host the program, which ended with the suspenseful announcement of Norfleet and Dennis as the Proud Strong Learners of the Year for boys’ and girls’ athletics, respectively.
Norfleet, a 5-8, 170pound running back, gained well over 5,400 yards as the heart and soul of King High’s football team the past two seasons. In addition to being an All-American and first team All-City and AllState in football, he was also the relentless point guard for the PSL’s boys’ basketball champions. He will be playing college football next fall at the University of Michigan. Dennis, a 5-9 guard, began the girls’ basketball season as the No. 1ranked player in the state and she finished it as the state’s Class A Player of the Year. She was one of the PSL’s most heavily-recruited athletes before deciding to accept a scholarship at the University of Miami. “Athletics remain one of this school district’s greatest treasures and these honorees, all 58 of them, exemplify that,” Johnson said. “I was pleased to see that so many parents, coaches and school supporters came out to show their appreciation for our shining stars. “Thanks to McDonald’s sponsorship, this has become a great program. Next year, we look forward to building on the prestige that this honor has come to represent.”
IIMD offering summer day camp The International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit (IIMD) will be offering a youth & children summer day camp at our Hall of Nations in the heart of Detroit Cultural Center. Global Journeys (G.J) Summer Day Camp for children ages 713 and the International Youth Leadership (IYL) Program for ages 14 & up will start the week of June 25 to August 9.
fun activities including: learning basic communication in different languages, indoor and outdoor games, field trips to area museums and different ethnic communities, arts & crafts, etiquette, food, music, and dance from different countries. IYL participants will experience G.J. activities as well as take on leadership roles.
The camp is scheduled for Mondays through Thursdays from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. early drop-off and late pick-up are available. GJ is a global learning and cultural awareness camp, preparing the children to become honorees citizens of the world and ambassadors of peace. All camp educators specialize in native culture.
This is an exciting opportunity for all campers to socialize, interact, explore and learn about the world. Both program focus on global learning and cultural awareness using interactive and fun educational curriculums. Local and International Presenters will visit the camp and an ethnic lunch will be served around noon, followed by indoor/outdoor activities. The camper will attend Youth Day at Belle Isle and field trips to different ethnic locations. Upon completion of the 2 week camp participants will receive a certificate of achievement as Citizens of the World and Ambassadors of Peace.
Spaces are limited for G.J. while IYL will accept approximately 5-10 youth, who are eligible to receive a reference for colleges and universities scholarship. Discount is available for early registration and low-income families. Campers will participate in many educational and
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ment of Transportation and planning consultants from Parsons Brinckerhoff Michigan. Oakland County Planning & Economic Development Services, in partnership with the City of Pontiac, was awarded a $300,000 federal grant for this project. Oakland County is providing a $104,000 in-kind match through staff time devoted to the project. For more information on the project, visit the project website at www. pontiaclivability.org or contact Oakland County Planning & Economic Development at 248-858-5445.
Wednesday, June 13
9 a.m.-4 p.m.: Planners will complete designs and other documents based on public input. 4 p.m.-6 p.m.: Public invited to see complete designs and other workshop results Late June Through Mid-July Designs and other results from the workshop will be on display at Pontiac City Hall and other locations throughout the city and on line at www.pontiaclivability.org About Oakland County Economic Development and Community Affairs The Oakland County Department of Economic Development & Community Affairs is committed to promoting economic vitality, supporting distinct communities and conserving environmental resources through knowledge, cooperation and consultation services. For additional information, visit AdvantageOakland.com.
13th Annual Quake-On-The-Lake captures the international power boat spotlight Quake-On-The-Lake on Pontiac Lake in White Lake/Waterford Townships will become the first venue in Michigan history to host the American Power Boat Association(APBA) World Championships on July 20-22. Dale Hampshire, chairman of Quake-On-TheLake and a member of the Oakland County Community Club which has put the event on for the past dozen years, said Oakland County with its 1400 lakes— more than any other county in Michigan— is deserving of this honor. “By hosting this prestigious event, where racers qualify for double points, Quake is elevated in status in the eyes of the power boat racing community,” said Mary Anne Wilson, Quake race chairman. Wilson expects between eighty and one hundred racing teams to compete in this year’s APBA World Championships, many coming from Canada and more than twenty states across the country, from as far west as Seattle and California to Louisiana, Colorado, up and down the east coast from Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Connecticut and Florida. According to Mark Weber, president of the APBA from 2008-2011, Quake hosting the World Championships ends a loud and clear message
to the power boat racing industry that this event is one of the premier race venues in the nation. Over the past twelve years, seventeen APBA World records have been set at Quake in 5 different racing classes. This year’s inboard hydroplane racing will feature ten separate race classes with boats reaching speeds of 90 miles per hour to 175 miles per hours in the straight-aways. In addition to worldclass power boat action, Quake will again feature family-focused entertainment that includes a Family Fun Zone where kids can burn-off some pent-up energy on bouncers, slides and a rock climbing wall. Face painting will also be available. Michigan iconic “rocker,” Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, will headline the entertainment on Friday night, July 20 starting at 8pm. Local favorite Shotgun Willie will be on stage both Friday and Saturday nights and a rising young group in the recording industry, Thirsty Perch from Grand Rapids, will be the featured attraction on Saturday night. Event times are Friday, July 20 from 3 p.m.- 10 p.m.; Saturday from 9 a.m.- 10 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Check out the Quake website for a complete schedule of events at www.QuakeOnTheLake.org.
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attend, though children 4 and under will be admitted free. This year’s Quake-OnThe-Lake will have a distinctive Made-In-Michigan theme with beers and food products which are all produced in the Wolverine State. Quake-On-The-Lake is located at the Pontiac Lake Recreation Area in White Lake/Waterford Townships on Pontiac Lake at M-59/Highland Road and Williams Lake Road at the end of the Oakland County International Airport runway. All net proceeds from Quake-On-The-Lake directly benefit The Rainbow Connection, a 501(c)3 charity founded by Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson that grants wishes to children with life-threatening or terminal illnesses. Since its inception Quake has donated more than $100,000 to the Rainbow Connection and other worthy charities. Terryon(TJ) a sixth grade student from Pontiac has been chosen as this year’s Wish Child for Quake-On-The-Lake. Tj was diagnosed in February with Hodgkins Lymphoma and has been receiving treatment for his illness. For further information, please visit the Quake-On-The-Lake website www.QuakeOnTheLake.org.
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DPS announces principals to lead eight Self-Governing Schools for 2012-13 academic year, names of Governing Council members Detroit Public Schools recently announced principal assignments for eight of the district’s nine Self-Governing Schools for the 2012-13 academic year. Principal appointments are effective July 1, 2012. The Self-Governing Schools Initiative is a key component of Emergency Manager Roy S. Roberts’ Action Plan for 20122013. “We know that a “one size fits all” model to educating over 60,000 students in our district does not make sense. By shifting authority to make vital decisions to the school level, we offer schools both the ability to maintain consistency in their programs and the ability to make decisions that best serve the needs of their particular students,” said Roberts. Under model:
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• DPS will set clear academic and financial goals for each self-governing school. • A Governing Council appointed by Emergency Manager Roberts of civic, community, business, government and local leaders, along with parents, will take responsibility for the performance of the school in partnership with the principal and teachers at this school. • Local schools will have control over budget, hiring, curriculum, and operations, with DPS providing careful oversight. Schools will be encouraged to take advantage of the added flexibility and autonomy to pursue learning strategies that they feel will work best for their students.
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Detroit Institute of Technology at Cody Medicine and Community Health Academy at Cody Cody Academy of Public Leadership Osborn Collegiate Academy of Mathematics, Science, and Technology Osborn College Preparatory Academy Osborn Evergreen Academy of Design and Alternative Energy
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• All collective bargaining agreements with DPS will apply. “In a Self-Governing School the principal is the CEO,” said Doug Ross, DPS chief innovation officer, whose portfolio of schools include the nine Self-Governing Schools and the DPS-authorized charter schools. “We have selected individuals with a record of leading small high schools and a commitment to make these schools among the top college prep schools in the nation to serve as the first self-governing principals.” Roberts additionally issued executive orders appointing Governing Council members for the schools.
Governing Council for the Cody Campus: Jeff Bergeron, president and CEO, Ernst & Young Dr. Patricia Butler, community resident and retired educator
Kenyetta Campbell, executive director, Cody Rouge Action Alliance Doreen Odom, community resident, Western Michigan University admissions Jason Paulateer, vice president, PNC Bank Charles Small, president and CEO, Don Bosco Hall Markeith Weldon, owner, Weldon Enterprise Global, Inc Governing Council for the Osborn Campus: Anita Ashford, vice president, DTE Energy Corporation Bryan Barnhill, policy director, Detroit City Council Quincy Jones, executive director, Osborn Neighborhood Alliance Bertha Marsh, community resident (retired) Zafar Razzacki, account execu-
tive, US Brand Solutions, Google Corporation
Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan
Alice Thompson, COO, Black Family Development
Kevin L. Bell, senior manager for Diversity Supplier Development, Chrysler Group LLC
Rev. Edgar Vann, bishop, Second Ebenezer Church Governing Council for Detroit Collegiate Prep: Penny Bailer, executive director, City Year Detroit Gail Spencer, organizer, American Federation of Teachers Michigan
Governing Council for Dr. Benjamin Carson High School of Science and Medicine: Dr. Reginald Eadie, president, Sinai Grace Hospital Dr. Gary Willyerd, assistant dean, MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine
Rev. Robert Smith, Jr., pastor, New Bethel Baptist Church
Dr. Susan Schooley, physician, Henry Ford Health System
Jennifer Smith, executive director of Boys Hope, Girls Hope and board member for Communities in Schools
Olisaeloka I. Dallah, vice president of Compliance, Greektown Casino Sonya Norris, Ben Carson Parent
Juanita Lamar, Parent Representative
In all cases, Roberts’ order requires that a local school parent be named to each Governing Council as well.
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Mayor Bing, Suh, Penske welcome IndyCars to Belle Isle
Engines roared, stopped and started again. Not the vision of all who took great pains and untold planning to present the world to the beautiful Detroit gem — sitting in international waters — called Belle Isle.
When Mayor Dave Bing and Lions star defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh welcomed the local and international press, and the sold-out crowd to the Chevrolet Belle Isle Detroit Grand Prix, all had reasons to smile and feel optimistic.
“As I look back at my first two years in office,” Mayor Bing told me in an interview, “there was a lot of talk that GM might move their world headquarters, but I’m By Leland Stein III so glad they decided to stay in the Renaissance Center in Detroit. Now with Chevrolet’s help and others the IndyCars are back in the Motor City. The economic impact and the innovations that will happen at Belle Isle are wonderful for the city.”
SCOTT DIXON on his way to victory. – Andre Smith photo
The race that roared, got quiet, then roared again
In the Game
It is projected the last two race weekends on Belle Isle in 2007 and 2008 each hosted over 100,000 race fans and pumped an estimated $52 million or more into the Metro Detroit region. Post race analysis feel the 2012 event may have done even better. Event Chairman Bud Denker echoed the Grand Prix’s impact in Detroit: “We had the biggest day ever on Saturday and another giant crowd on Sunday. Our volunteers were fantastic and the aerial camera shots by ABC made our track look wonderful. Also, we spent over $500 thousand in improvements to Belle Isle, and that means we plan on hosting this race for a long time.” Mayor Bing expressed his delight that Denker and company have made a solid commitment to building on the 2012 event and making it even better. As the grand marshal, Suh was honored to call the start of the race. “It’s really exciting,” he said. “You get Roger Penske to hear those engines roar and just get that thrill, like when you start at the beginning of a football game. I’m glad the race is back.” Suh continued: “I see myself as a citizen here. I thought it was a great opportunity to show our city and others this is a great event.” At NASCAR’s Subway FreshFit 500 in Phoenix where Suh was its grand marshal, Denker and Roger Penske talked with him about cars, Detroit, kids and asked, “How about putting all that together and being our grand marshal for the race here in Detroit?” While putting much effort in the race event, Penske, who attended Culver’s Woodcraft Camp in 1950, saw how it helped shape his life. So he has extended the hand of fellowship to Detroit youth. He sponsors eleven students from the Motor City to attend Culver camps in Indiana. They were also lucky enough to have been treated to a behind-the-scenes action at the Grand Prix. “To me, to have all the kids here today is pretty special,” Penske said. “We need to have leaders to be successful.”
By Leland Stein III The Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix came to a screeching halt amid safety concerns on the track. After crews made serious repairs, it was decided the race would resume. Two cars did spin out when tar strips (used to smooth out portions of the track as it transitions into the turns) failed. Those that care about the betterment of the Motor City were elated that Belle Isle’s 2.07-mile road course was resurrected after a four-year hiatus infused by the nation’s economic downturn.
Eventually Scott Dixon won the Grand Prix; however, the race to the finish was stunted by caution flags and a light rain that made the slick track even more slippery and the unfortunate track problems that delayed the race more than two hours. With guile and a fast car, at the end of the day Dixon pulled away after the final restart on lap 55 for his first win of the season. “I’m glad how we pulled this one off,” Dixon exclaimed in the post-race press conference. “This was a fun day, but it was crazy too. I am glad I finished where I did. The Detroit event is important to our circuit. “After some second-place finishes, that was a nice way to come back. In the rain, I was slipping and sliding. I thought I’d spun one time. It was a fun day, even though I would have chewed my nails to the bone towards the finish had I been able to take off my gloves. I’d like to give a lot of credit to everyone at IndyCar and the Detroit staff for getting the track back in shape so we could race.” Added Dixon teammate Dario Franchitti, who had
Since 2008, Penske has been providing Detroit high school students an opportunity to grow as leaders, with discipline, at the Culver Academy. “It definitely teaches you diversity and leadership,” Bowling Green sophomore Amara Huddleston, a graduate of the program, told a local reporter. “It teaches you to not only be a leader, but be an effective leader.” Also, the Grand Prix provided impressive entertainment including the Four Tops , Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels, the B52’s, a Thornetta Davis, Frankie D’Angelo, Robin Horlock, the Second Ebenezer Gospel Choir, Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences Choir, British Beat 66, Ronnie Dunn, formerly of Brooks & Dunn, and Detroit’s Martin Luther King High School band performed in the Meijer Family Fun Zone, the race paddock, around the Scott Fountain and during pre-race ceremonies. “We’re proud to have a wide range of local acts perform during the Grand Prix, both on the MotorCity Casino Hotel Entertainment Stage and during our pre-race celebrations,” said Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix event chairman Bud Denker. “It makes for another great dimension in an already spectacular weekend.” All-in-all, Belle Isle showed the world its beauty and potential, and the roar of the fantastic machines enlivened the city. Leland Stein can be reached at lelstein3@aol.com and twitter @lelstein3.
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DARIO FRANCHITTI (2nd), Scott Dixon (1st) and Simon Pagenaud (3rd). –
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won the Indy 500 the week before this race: “I take my hat off to Bud Denker (Grand Prix chairman) and the Penske organization for repairing the racetrack. The track was definitely safe for the last 15 laps. I’m glad for the fans that we finished the race. Also, I take hat off to Dixon, he was a beast out there. He pushed that car and made it happen. I was behind him watching him and I could not believe how well he handled that car in those conditions.” He and other racers dodged creeping cracks and deep divots as the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix fell apart — or at least the racetrack did — then was remarkably rebuilt and ended in a thrilling dash to the finish, with pole-sitter Dixon driving to victory. Dixon, who ran the No. 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, led all 60 laps of the construction-shortened race, as Franchitti finished second and Simon Pagenaud third. On lap 44 of the IndyCar Series race, James Hinch-
cliffe speared into the wall at turn 7 after his low-slung race machine apparently struck a patched piece in the track, and the race was red-flagged on lap 45. “It was like Russian roulette,” Hinchcliffe told reporters. “I’ve never seen anything like it. We had these big pieces of tar just sort of ripping up from lap 5. The debris was out there. It was tough to drive around it.” However, Penske’s crew, overseen by Denker, expediently implemented fastdrying concrete and epoxy resin into the damaged surface, and the race was restarted after a delay of two hours. “We have a pretty high standard at Penske,” Denker said at the post-race press conference. “After the difficulties we had during the race, I told the guys that we are not going to give up. The easy thing to do would have been to give up. But we wanted to give it everything we had for our sponsors, TV and the fans.
the other series ran on it on Friday and Saturday and we had no problems.” Of course some were pulling for Team Penske to win or place, especially because of his commitment to this race and Detroit. But in the end Penske drivers Will Power, Ryan Briscoe and Helio Castroneves finished fourth, 16th and 17th, respectively. Power leaves Belle Isle with his series lead intact, 26 points ahead of Dixon. Franchitti, with actress girlfriend Ashley Judd attentively listening at the post-race press conference, said, “The track problems were what happens sometimes in road racing, but it should not take away from the race, enthusiasm of the fans or Detroit and how the well the city has received us.” Beside the Chevrolet IndyCars, during the weekend the Grand-AM Rolex 200, Cadillac V-Series Challenge and Firestone Indy Lights wer all ran during the race weekend.
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PSL Proud Strong Learners honored Norfleet and Dennis recognized as the PSL’s best studentathletes. By Leland Stein III Detroit Public School League (PSL) recently hosted its second annual Proud Strong Learners of the Year Awards. At Marcus Garvey High School’s Harambee Center, DPS Office of Athletics Executive Director Alvin Ward and DPS Sports Information Director Chuck Johnson saw their vision of honoring their own come to life. After the wonderful evening of sharing noteworthy achievements of PSL student athletes, Ward and Johnson projected that this event will take on more importance in the PSL Athletic Family. During the course of a calendar school year, DPS every week acknowledged a male and female was for his or her academic and athletic prowess. Said DPS Assistant Superintendent Alvin Woods: “I’m here because I want to reaffirm the emphasis of academics on and off the field. Sure their athletic success is valued, but combines with their academic success these young people show all that a DPS education can be positive in many youths’ lives.”
Although over 50 young men and
women were recognized for their weekly and career achievements participating in the PSL athletics, the event honored all, and it also narrowed it down to the male and female Proud Strong Learners of the Year. The male winner was King High’s Dennis Norfleet. The Michigan Chronicle All-City selection in football and basketball was an amazing PSL student athlete. In football he was the Michigan Chronicle Offensive Player of the Year, and made the All-City team in basketball. He helped lead the Crusaders to a PSL football and basketball championship. “We won basketball and football title during my years at King and it was just a blessing for me,” Norfleet recalled. “It means a lot to me to be recognized by my school district. Plus the PSL has helped me grow into the person that I am today, and it has helped me see what kind of person I’m capable to becoming.” Norfleet is headed to the University of Michigan on a football scholarship, and he said he selected the Wolverines because of the coaching staff and being close to home.
Pershing High’s Caprice Dennis won the female Proud Strong Learner of the Year Award. She also was recognized as the Michigan Chronicle female Basketball Player of the Year. Dennis’ career at Pershing High was nothing short of stellar. She helped the girls win a PSL title and compete at a noteworthy level in the Michigan State Finals. “This event shows that the PSL cares about us,” Dennis said. “My years in the PSL have turned me into a woman and athlete. This is a very competitive league and it has made me step my game up. It was a special time at Pershing, because the boys and girls basketball teams were like a family and we looked out for each other.” Dennis said she is headed to the University of Miami on a basketball scholarship and is very excited about her next life direction: “I chose Miami because it has a solid program and it also has the academic curriculum I was looking for.” Kudos to the DPS Family for recognizing its own and getting a number of Detroit sponsors to help them bring this vision to life for the kids.
THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE community Help improve driving skills with brain boosters By Agent Dolapo Shodipo and Agent Vev Tripp Are you worried about staying safe behind the wheel? As a person ages, the specific skills necessary for safe driving begin to deteriorate. Eyesight and hearing worsen, reflexes slow and cognitive functions decline. Even though older adults are less likely to practice risky driving behaviors, a person’s chances of being in a fatal car accident begin to increase at age 75. As you get older, there are steps you can take to keep your keys longer and maintain your mobility and independence. Studies show that strengthening cognitive skills through brain-training exercises and computerbased software can improve certain functional abilities, including driving. Using these programs can help you recognize driving skills that need improvement and potentially keep you driving safer, longer. Often disguised as enjoyable games, the programs allow users to exercise specific cognitive functions necessary for driving. They can include
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Agent Dolapo Shodipo head or eye movements; the UFOV programs were developed in part by experimental psychologist Karlene Ball. Drivers with limited UFOV aren’t able to quickly see and process information about objects moving toward them, which can lead to crashes. But like other cognitive skills, UFOV can be improved through practice. In one particular study led by Ball, participants who received computer-based UFOV speed-of-processing training were half as likely to be in an at-fault car accident over their next six years of driving.
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Is Dad DPS initiates a comprehensive, research depressed based teacher evaluation/interview process or showing With the goal of placing the best teachers Final decisions are not made solely on the The extensive rubric for the DPS teacher all Detroit classrooms prepared to begin observation of a teacher, which is a part, but evaluations was first drafted seven months signs of inthe process of teaching and learning on the not primary component of any evaluation. ago, and shared with the Detroit Federation first day of the 2012-13 school year and to Student growth is the primary factor. of Teachers at that time and through other teachers the opportunity to interview “New state law incentivizes the use of meetings through February. dementia? provide at the schools of their choice, Detroit Public best practices as the Academic Team places
This Father’s Day, local families will realize Dad needs help, but don’t know what’s wrong.
Thousands of local families will come home to find that Dad has lost his usual spark. He’s sad and sluggish. He’s not himself and he’s forgetting things. Is it depression or dementia? The two health issues are often confusing to diagnose and difficult to distinguish. That’s why Senior Helpers, one of the nation’s largest in-home senior care companies with a location in your area, wants to raise awareness about the difference between depression and dementia and offer a solution for families. “When people are depressed, they can have difficulty concentrating, which usually leads to forgetfulness. For this reason, many families may immediately think Dad has dementia,” said Peter Ross, CEO and cofounder of Senior Helpers. “Instead of jumping to conclusions, we suggest providing Dad with an in-home caregiver, even if it’s just for a few hours a day. It’s one of the greatest gifts you can give him this Father’s Day because our caregivers are trained in dementia care. They can help families notice classic signs of dementia vs. depression. Caregivers also provide critical companionship at a time when Dad may feel lonelier than he’s letting on.”
Schools this year initiated a teacher evaluation and interview process.
The evaluation process resulted from nearly 10 months of planning, collaborative discussions among DPS divisions of Academics, Human Resources and Labor Relations, active participation by district leadership, and collaboration with union leaders. “It is critically important for parents to know that every child, in every classroom, will have the very best teacher in front of them, starting Day One, this fall,” said DPS Emergency Manager Roy S. Roberts. The teacher evaluation process includes a program that consists of some 20 academic coaches — former principals with knowledge of the school district — who recently assisted local school principals and helped conduct end-of-the-year observations. The observations, 20-30 minutes each in classrooms, are a single part of the overall process.
teachers in front of students and, specifically, for the first time, precludes the use of seniority as the major factor in teaching assignments,” noted DPS Superintendent of Academics Karen Ridgeway. “As part of our new academic plan, which includes as its core strategies ensuring that every classroom has a high-quality effective educator, supported by high-quality effective administrators and support staff, as well as providing a high-quality, well-rounded educational experience to all students that is rigorous, relevant, and engaging, Detroit Public Schools is prepared to build academic excellence for every student.” To accomplish these goals, planning commenced in August 2011, and three months later an overview of changes to the Teacher Tenure Law was initially presented to principals and teachers, with feedback sought on State Mandated Core Elements. Teachers and principals from 91 schools provided feedback into the process.
The rubric was later rolled out to all district teachers in February with professional development workshops for all teachers and principals in March.
Teacher interviews began May 19 and run through June 21 for all teachers. “It is a huge process and massive undertaking with some 4,000 interviews with teachers to the schools of their choice. We have managed to bring organization to it, and teachers are working very well with us,” said DPS Chief Human Resources Officer Vickie Hall. Hall has personally attended sessions at the interview sites including last weekend and evenings this week. Detroit Public Schools teachers with questions or concerns about the process are encouraged to contact the Division of Human Resources at (313) 873-8550 or HRcall. center@detroitk12.org.
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The difference between depression and dementia Ten warning signs of depression: 1. Feelings of hopelessness, guilt 2. Feeling worthless 3. Irritability, restlessness 4. No longer interested in activities or hobbies they used to enjoy 5. Fatigue and creased energy
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6. Difficulty concentrating, remembering details and making decisions 7. Insomnia, waking early in the morning or excessive sleeping 8. Overeating or loss of appetite 9. Thoughts of suicide, suicide attempts 10. Persistent aches or pains, headaches, cramps, or digestive problems that do not get better, even with treatment. Warning Signs of Dementia 1. Memory loss disrupts daily life
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2. Difficulty planning or solving problems 3. Difficulty completing familiar tasks 4. Confusion with time or place 5. Trouble understanding visual images 6. Developing new problems with words while speaking or writing 7. Misplacing things, trouble retracing steps 8. Decreased or poor judgment 9. Withdrawal from work or social activities 10. Changes in mood and personality. “Elderly men can suffer from deep depression, dementia or a physical ailment but are often the last to ask for help,” said Ross. “Plus, they often delay treatment for depression because they think they have dementia. “We want to raise awareness about these two diseases so families are prepared to address any concerns they notice this Father’s Day.” Tell this story with a local family who hired a caregiver to help their aging dad. Interview local depression/dementia experts who can help your audience decide if Dad needs help. For more information, please visit www.seniorhelpers.com.
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ood always seems to taste better when enjoyed outdoors. No matter the occasion or location, these packable, snackable recipes are foods fit for a fabulous picnic. Bean Salad Stuffed Shells are a simple, flavorful, portable appetizer. Jumbo shells filled with a can of 3 or 4 bean salad, herbs and cheese make great finger food. Baby Beet and Farro Salad is an easy pack-and-go side. Whole pickled baby beets — just right for one bite — are the star of this whole grain salad, tossed with Dijon mustard dressing. Picnic Sandwiches with Pickled Beet-Mango Slaw, piled high with deli meats, goat cheese and a tangy-sweet slaw can be made ahead. Wrapped tightly and refrigerated for several hours, the flavors meld deliciously. Warm weather classic lemonade gets a ruby-red makeover. Simply add antioxidant rich beets to frozen lemonade concentrate, and Pink Lemonade is ready to enjoy. A Tex-Mex inspired picnic of Southwestern Marinated Chicken with Bean Salad is a meal all its own. The grilled chicken — marinated in liquid from a can of southwestern bean salad — pairs perfectly with the bean salad for a fast fiesta that can be served warm or chilled — just add tortillas and perhaps a margarita. For additional recipes, visit www.AuntNellies.com and www.READsalads.com.
Picnic Sandwiches with Beet-Mango Slaw
Preparation Time: 20 minutes Makes 6 servings 1 jar (16 ounces) Aunt Nellie’s Sliced Pickled Beets 1-1/2 cups cabbage slaw mix 3/4 cup cubed mango (about 1/4-inch cubes) 1/4 cup sliced green onion 2 to 3 tablespoons prepared vinaigrette Baguette or other loaf, plain or multigrain (about 21 inches x 3 inches) 1 package (4 ounces) creamy goat cheese or other spreadable cheese 1/2 pound thinly sliced deli roast beef or turkey 1. Drain beets well; discard liquid or save for another use. Coarsely chop beets; reserve 1/2 cup for Pink Lemonade (see recipe to follow). 2. In large bowl, toss together slaw mix, mango and onion. Add vinaigrette; toss to coat well. 3. Cut baguette lengthwise in half. Remove insides leaving 1/2-inch shell on top and bottom. Spread bottom half with goat cheese. 4. Toss beets with slaw mixture; spoon half over goat cheese. Arrange beef over slaw; spoon remaining slaw over beef. Close sandwich and press firmly. Wrap tightly with aluminum foil; refrigerate up to 4 hours before serving. 5. To serve, cut baguette into 6 pieces.
Pink Lemonade
Makes about 2 quarts Place 1/2 cup reserved chopped beets in food processor or blender container; process to puree. Add one 12-ounce can of lemonade concentrate (thawed); process to combine. Pour into pitcher. Add 4 cans water; stir. Serve over ice with lemon slice garnish.
Bean Salad Stuffed Shells
Preparation Time: 20 minutes Makes 6 servings 1 can (15 ounces) READ 3 or 4 Bean Salad 12 jumbo pasta shells 1/2 cup cubed (1/4-inch) cheese (see note) 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil, parsley, chives or a combination Coarsely ground black pepper Additional herbs 1. Drain bean salad; discard liquid. 2. Cook pasta al dente according to package directions. Drain; rinse in cold water and drain well. 3. Combine bean salad, cheese and herbs. Add black pepper, as desired. 4. Spoon bean mixture into shells. Sprinkle with additional herbs, as desired. Serve immediately or chill. Note: Use smoked Gouda, mozzarella, Monterey Jack, or other favorite cheese.
Baby Beet & Farro Salad
Preparation Time: 25 minutes Makes 6 servings 1 jar (16 ounces) Aunt Nellie’s Baby Whole Pickled Beets 3 tablespoons white or red wine vinegar 1 tablespoon grainy Dijon mustard 1/3 cup olive oil 6 cups cooked farro (see note) 1/2 cup coarsely chopped toasted walnuts 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion 3 tablespoons chopped fresh herbs such as rosemary, thyme, basil, chives or a combination 1/2 cup crumbled feta (optional) Salt Pepper 1. Drain beets well; discard liquid. 2. For dressing, in small bowl, whisk together vinegar and mustard, then whisk in oil. 3. In large bowl, toss together farro, walnuts, onion, herbs, dressing and feta, if desired. Gently toss in beets just before serving. Add salt and pepper, as desired. Serve chilled or at room temperature. Note: Pearled couscous, barley or favorite grain blend may be substituted for farro. Prepare according to package directions.
Southwestern Marinated Chicken with Bean Salad
Preparation Time: 20 minutes Marinating Time: 1 hour up to 6 hours Cook Time: 12 minutes Makes 4 servings 1 can (15 ounces) READ Southwestern Bean Salad 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice 2 large cloves garlic, minced 2 teaspoons vegetable oil 1 teaspoon lime zest 1/2 teaspoon salt (optional) 1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional) 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves Bean Salad (see recipe below) Chopped fresh cilantro 1. Drain bean salad. Place bean salad in large bowl; place liquid in medium bowl. For marinade, stir together bean liquid, lime juice, garlic, oil, zest, salt, if desired, black pepper, and red pepper, if desired. 2. Place chicken in large food-safe plastic bag or place in single layer in glass dish. Add marinade; coat chicken well. Close bag or cover dish. Marinate, refrigerated, 1 hour up to 6 hours. 3. Remove chicken from marinade. Place on grill over medium coals or medium setting on gas grill. Grill about 12 to 15 minutes, turning once, or, broil in oven 5 to 6 inches from heat about 6 minutes per side, or until chicken is cooked through. Serve with Bean Salad. May be served immediately after cooking or chilled. Sprinkle with cilantro just before serving.
Bean Salad
Preparation Time: 10 minutes Makes 4 servings Reserved Southwestern Bean Salad 1 large tomato, coarsely chopped 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro 1. In large bowl, combine bean salad, tomato and cilantro. Toss gently. Serve at room temperature or chilled.
Celebrating Summer Cuisine, All-American Style (Family Features) It’s that time again – cookouts, picnics, family reunions and backyard parties are happening all over the country. Grocery carts are getting filled with hot dogs, fresh fruit and condiments galore, all in anticipation of some outdoor fun. Looking for some inspiration for a get-together? Look no further than time-tested and always versatile potato salad. There are many variations of this classic side, from mayonnaise-based dressings to zesty vinaigrettes. But it’s the dish’s delicious “accessories” that make it a crowd pleaser. Black olives are a popular addition to American potato salad. Known for their versatility, black olives are the perfect accessory to potato salad, adding a subtle, savory flavor to this party staple. And here’s something you might not know – 95 percent of the nation’s black and green ripe olives are grown on family farms in California, making them a true all-American ingredient. Here’s an easy recipe for your next gathering. While red, yellow and purple potatoes provide the ideal canvas, it’s the California Ripe Olives that make this potato salad a winner. For more recipe ideas, visit www.calolive.org.
Red, White and Blue Potato Salad Makes 4 servings 1/2 pound red potatoes, diced 1/2 pound Yukon Gold potatoes, diced 1/4 pound purple potatoes, diced 2/3 cup California Ripe Olives, halved 1/3 cup green onions, chopped 1/3 cup celery, diced 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard 2 teaspoons capers, drained 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 pinch freshly ground black pepper 2 tablespoons flat-leaf parsley, chopped In large pot, boil water and potatoes. Cook until tender, drain and cool to room temperature. Combine potatoes, olives, green onions and celery in a large mixing bowl and set aside. In medium bowl, whisk together red wine vinegar, mustard and capers. Gradually whisk in olive oil, then season with salt, pepper and parsley. Pour dressing over potato mixture and toss until evenly coated.
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BTWBA hosts successful ‘Keys to Business Success’ forum & reception On Thursday, May 24, The Booker T. Washington Business Association (BTWBA) hosted its 10th annual “Keys to Business Success” Business Forum & Networking Reception at the Hotel St. Regis in Detroit. The theme of this year’s event was “Celebrating U.S. National Small Business Week.” BTWBA understands that the survival of minority and women owned businesses in this decade depends on sustaining current businesses as well as growing and developing new entrepreneurs.
“That is why this year’s business forum included a special recognition ceremony for Detroit Workforce Development clients that had successfully participated in the BTWBA Workforce Development Entrepreneur Project (WDEP) ‘Business Plan Writing Workshop Series.’ Over eighty WDEP clients received recognition during the business forum program,” said BTWBA President Bill Ross. The business forum and networking reception was attended by entrepreneurs of home-based businesses, small and medium sized businesses, as well
as larger companies. Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon and motivational speaker Ken Brown of Ken Brown Enterprises gave special remarks to the WDEP clients being recognized and encouraged them to follow through on their dream of entrepreneurship. Also, the business forum included a panel discussion that was moderated by Chuck Stokes of WXYZ Channel 7. The panel offered tips for successfully operating a small business and shared information about business services available to help them grow their businesses. The panelists were Dr. K. B.
Stallworth, president, Utility Services of America; Dr. Marilyn French Hubbard, president, Healthy, Wealthy & Wise, LLC; and Gerald L. Moore, director, Michigan District U.S. Small Business Administration. The BTWBA “Keys to Business Success Business Forum & Networking Reception helped our WDEP customers to become better equipped to start and operate a small business enterprise in the city of Detroit and make their dream a reality,” said BTWBA Chairman Dr. Lawrence D. Crawford.
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Reflections By Steve Holsey
Not much compassion I was, as they say, “taken aback” when I heard that George Clinton owes the Internal Revenue Service a whopping $115,522. How in the world could something like that be allowed to happen? And to make matters worse, that is just for 2007 and 2008.
Tamyra Gray, season one.
Justin Guarini, season one. Charles Grigsby, season two.
Rickey Smith, season two.
One entertainment writer quipped, “George Clinton believes in one nation under a groove. He just doesn’t want to pay taxes to that nation.” It is very difficult for your heart to go out to people who are that reckless with their finances, all the more so in the case of big-name celebrities who make far more money than the average George Clinton person, and usually do a lot of over-the-top spending on non-essentials. Of course, often the fault for the situation is laid at the feet of crooked business managers and personal managers, and no doubt that happens. But even when that is the case, the celebrities should have been watching the situation more closely. Wouldn’t you keep a close watch on the person (or people) entrusted to handle your finances? I would. But George Clinton is certainly not the only one. There are dozens — no, make that hundreds — who have fallen into the same situation. Wesley Snipes, Toni Braxton, Willie Nelson, Lil Wayne, Roberta Flack, Christie Brinkley, Billy Joel, Ben Vereen, Lionel Richie, Kirstie Alley, Dennis Rodman, Al Pacino and Bow Wow are among the multitude. There is good reason for them to be ashamed of themselves. STILL SPEAKING of George Clinton, but on a much lighter subject, the P-Funk creator and supergenius gave the albums of his groups, Funkadelic and Parliament (essentially the same people!), some of the strangest names in the history of Black music and the history of rock ’n’ roll. For Parliament: “Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome,” “Motor Booty Affair,” “Chocolate City,” “The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein,” “Mothership Connection,” “Osmium,” “Gloryhallastoopid” and “Trombipulation.”
Trenyce, season two.
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finalists later, some you may have forgotten By Steve Holsey
George Huff, season three.
For Funkadelic: “Cosmic Slop,” “Uncle Jam Wants You,” “Free Your Mind...And Your A-- Will Follow,” “Hardcore Jollies,” “The Electric Spanking of War Babies,” “America Eats Its Young,” “Standing on the Verge of Getting It On” and “Maggot Brain.” Who else but George Clinton has an imagination that vivid? RIHANNA didn’t have to use such crude language when bringing down a reporter, but it is easy to understand why she (and Chris Brown) get sick and tired of being asked about “the incident” that happened three years ago. They have both gotten on with their life and career, quite successfully, and have obviously Rihanna made peace.
Nikko Smith, season four.
No talent competition TV show in the history of show business has made it possible for so many singers to ascend to stardom as “American Idol.” Ever since the show made its debut in 2002, it has been a ratings bonanza although, without a doubt, some seasons have been much better than others. Season 9, for example, was a snoozer. Even some die-hard fans of the show dropped out mid-season (or sooner) for lack of interest. But “Idol” redeemed itself in Season 10. Jennifer Hudson (Academy Award winner!), Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson and Adam Lambert became huge stars, while many others, such as Fantasia Barrino, Jordin Sparks, Clay Aiken, Ruben Studdard, Scotty McCreery, Kris Allen, Kimberley Locke, Melinda Doolittle, Kellie Pickler, Taylor Hicks, David Archuleta, La Toya London and Chris Daughtry continue to enjoy solid careers. But throughout the show’s history, there have been many finalists who had much potential but, for whatever reason, didn’t become the stars they had the potential to become, although quite a few have had moderate (or better) success. When the names of certain ones are mentioned and/ or their faces are seen, the reaction from a lot of people is, “Oh yeah, I remember him!” or “Oh, I had forgotten about her.” Most likely you will say one or the other when you peruse the “American Idol” finalists assembled here. Some may yet make it really big. Such is the nature of show business.
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Naima Adedapo, season ten.
When they collaborated on two songs recently, a substantial number of people said it “sent the wrong message,” especially to women, and the assumption was that they were going to get back together despite the massively publicized incidence of violence. But Rihanna countered with, “Look at it for what it was. It was just music. A lot of people jumped to an assumption that was incorrect and they ended up looking stupid.”
Nadia Turner, season four.
Paris Bennett, season five.
Chikezie, season seven.
Mario Vazquez, season four.
Elliott Yamin, season five.
Jason seven.
Pia Toscano, season ten.
Bottom line: It’s their business.
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The Temptations: Otis Williams (seated) and (from left), Joe Herndon, Bruce Williamson, Ron Tyson and Terry Weeks. YOU HAVE TO give credit to Ron Tyson, who has remained a member of the Temptations since 1983, singing the tenor parts originally sung by Eddie Kendricks. It has been said that original member and group co-founder Otis Williams can be difficult in some respects, but apparently Tyson has mastered what it takes to be in sync with Williams. And Williams is to be admired for keeping the Temptations alive and performing; he always said the group was more im-
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Anwar Robinson, season LaKisha Jones, season six. four.
Syesha Mercado, season Lil Rounds, season eight. seven.
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More than 25 years ago, leaders in the music industry came together in New York to establish the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation. Among the foundation’s many functions is to recognize the contributions of those who have had a significant impact on the evolution, development and perpetuation of rock and roll by inducting them into the Hall of Fame. In 1995 the doors of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum were opened in downtown Cleveland. Its mission is to educate visitors, fans and scholars from around the world about the history and continuing significance of rock and roll music. The mission is carried out through the operation of a world class museum
and Roll Hall of Fame?
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum, located in downtown Cleveland. that collects, preserves, exhibits and interprets the art form, and through its library and archives as well as its educational programs. Cleveland officials and officials from the State of Ohio approached the foundation in 1985 and suggested the construction of a major museum. As the foundation considered the offer, several
other cities, including Memphis, San Francisco, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and New Orleans, also made offers. The first induction dinner was held at New York’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in January 1986. The inductees included Chuck Berry, James Brown, Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis
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portant than any individual, no matter how popular or significant that person.
numbers of which are much higher than most believe, or want to believe.
True, today’s group lacks some of the pizazz of previous line-ups, but the Temptations are an institution.
“We want to stop the hate and find understanding,” said Jackson. “All of our hearts are the same.”
For those who have lost track (or interest) in who the Temptations are today, the group consists of Otis Williams (from the start to today), Ron Tyson (1983-today), Terry Weeks (1997today), Joe Herndon (2003-today) and Bruce Williamson (2007-today).
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Twenty-two gentlemen have been Temptations: Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin, Elbridge Bryant, Paul Williams, Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffin, Dennis Edwards, Ricky Owens, Damon Harris, Richard Street, Glenn Leonard, Louis Price, Ron Tyson (full name: Ronald Tyson Presson), Ali Woodson, Theo Peoples (real first name: Theopolis!), Ray Davis, Harry McGilberry, Terry Weeks, Barrington Henderson, G.C. Cameron, Joe Herndon and Bruce Williamson. PEOPLE IN show business, particularly those on the way up (or presumed to be on the way up) would do well to adhere to the words of famed bandleader and music conductor Rickey Minor, formerly of “American Idol” and currently of “The Tonight Show Starring Jay Leno.” He said, “Fear and doubt creep in when Rickey Minor you start believing everything that is being said about you, both the good and the bad. If you are dealing with fear on a daily basis, it is going to eat you up.” Will Smith informed the media and public recently that just as there is currently a “Men In Black 3,” there will be a “Bad Boys 3,” starring him and Martin Lawrence. JANET JACKSON, truly an openminded person, says it is way past time for people to get over their prejudices and hang-ups regarding people who are different than themselves. That is why she agreed to step in front of the camera to produce a documentary titled “Truth,” which is scheduled Janet Jackson to begin filming this summer. The focus is on gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people, the
WE WILL miss Detroit songstress Belita Woods, who left this level of existence recently. Even though her performing history was extensive, she is best known for her sizzling performance on Brainstorm’s huge, and still popular, 1977 hit “Lovin’ Is Really Belita Woods My Game.” Some will also remember her as first runner-up in the WDIV/Channel 4 competition to determine who would be the voice of the station by way of the “Go 4 It” promotional song, heard extensively in commercials. Woods also recorded a duet with Ron Banks. From the Mailbox: Janice Marcum agrees that there are too many award shows these days, and she expressed disappointment with the BET Awards in the last couple of years. BETCHA DIDN’T KNOW...that Philippe Wynne wanted the Spinners to change the name to “Philippe Wynne & the Spinners.” But that, he was firmly informed, was never going to happen. MEMORIES: “To Be Young, Gifted and Black” (Nina Simone), “Get It Right” (Aretha Franklin), “Remember the Time” (Michael Jackson), “Vogue” (Madonna), “Our Love” (Natalie Cole), “Another One Bites the Dust” (Queen), “I Like to Live the Love” (B.B. King), “Call Me (Come Back Home)” (Al Green), “I Only Have Eyes For You” (the Flamingos), “Lovin’ You” (Minnie Riperton). BLESSINGS to Frank Bates Junior (thanks for the letter!), James Alexander, Theresa Robinson-Stanley, Jim Burns, Tyrone Mills, Jay Berry, Chuck Bennett, Mary Evans, Eric Merchant, Janice Marcum and Carol Smith Dixon. WORDS OF THE WEEK, from Don Lemon: “No one owes you anything. If you wait for what you think is owed you, you’ll never have anything. You have to do it yourself.”
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Let the music play!
(Steve Holsey can be reached at Svh517@aol.com and PO Box 02843, Detroit, MI 48202.)
and Elvis Presley. Cleveland ranked first in a public poll conducted by USA Today asking where the Hall of Fame should be located. After much competition and many visits to potential sites by foundation members, Cleveland was chosen as the permanent home for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in May of 1986. On June 7, 1993, ground was broken for the museum. In September of 1995, the Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame and Museum opened with a full schedule of events. The museum officially opened to the public on Saturday, Sept. 2, 1995. Since that momentous occasion, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum has welcomed nearly eight million visitors from around the world. Detroit is very well represented in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, including Aretha Franklin, Little Willie John, Smokey Robinson, Jackie Wilson, the Supremes, the Temp-
tations, the Four Tops, Martha & the Vandellas and Hank Ballard. Artists become eligible for induction 25 years after the release of their first record. Criteria include the influence and significance of the artist’s contributions to the development and perpetuation of rock and roll. In addition to performers, the foundation honors songwriters, producers, disc jockeys, record executives, journalists and other industry professionals.
entertainment
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DeWayne Wilkerson (second from left).
Movie premiere at Greater Grace, film seeks to steer teens away from crime Seventeen teens brawl at Northland. Shot fired over “best Kool-Aid” bragging rights. Man robbed while mowing his lawn. These recent headlines in metro Detroit seem to echo the sentiment of death, destruction and despair for the state of urban American teens. DeWayne Wilkerson, ex-con turned screenwriter, knows that sentiment all too well. Once facing a maximum of 135 years in prison for drug trafficking, he used the 11 and a half years that he served to hone his craft and passion for screenwritng. He vowed to use his freedom and newfound career to deter youth from choosing his former path. On June 29, 6 p.m., at Greater Grace Temple’s Charles H. Ellis Banquet Hall,
Wilkerson joins forces with Greater Grace, the Mayor’s Office and The Master’s Commission to host the premiere of “The Greatest Gift 2.0.” Metro Detroit at-risk youth will receive free tickets as will ministry youth leaders and local business owners. “The Greatest Gift” is a 70-minute feature film depicting the struggles of four young people as they embark on a journey of good versus evil, with God and Satan appearing as individuals from hip-hop culture. The Master’s Commission, a nonprofit arm of Greater Grace Temple, organized the premiere. For more information, please contact Melvin Epps at (313) 543-6057 or visit Melvin.Epps@greatergrace.org.
A ‘Soulful’ concert On Saturday, June 23, “A Soulful Evening With Darnell Kendricks” will be presented. The live concert will take place at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. Making a guest appearance will be Brian O’Neal. Comedian Michael McDaniel will serve as master of ceremonies. The show will start at 8:30 p.m. with doors opening at 7:30. Tickets for “A Soulful Evening With Darnell Kendricks” are available at Spectacles, 230 E. Grand River, and Street Corner Music, 26020 Greenfield. They may also be acquired at www.neptix.com/events/3652/. Darnell Kendricks
The Marvelettes
TV One Celebrates Our Music Month in June with the Kickoff of All-New Episodes of acclaimed series Unsung! June rocks on TV One in celebration of Our Music Month with concerts, movies, and specials that pay tribute to African American contributions to our music history. New Season premieres Monday, June 25th at 9/8c – only on TV One!
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religious directory
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Directory of Religious Services To Be Listed Contact Linda Moragne, 963-5522, Ext. 242
AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL
BAPTIST
Allen Temple AME
9:30AM & 11AM
4101 Helen Street
(313) 922-7492
Rev. Darren K. Penson
Greater Mt. Zion Baptist
10:45AM
15600 Evanston
(313) 839-9842
Pastor R. A. Hill
Baber Memorial AME
11AM
15045 Burt Rd.
(313) 255-9895
Rev. Larry L. Simmons
Greater New Light Baptist
11AM
8641 Linwood
(313) 894-2390
Dr. David W. Roquemore
Bethel AME
10:30AM
5050 St. Antoine
(313) 831-8810
Rev. David R. Jarrett
Greater New Mt. Moriah Baptist
7:45AM & 10:30AM
586 Owen
(313) 871-8025
Rev. Kenneth J. Flowers
Bethel AME (Ann Arbor)
7:45AM & 10:45AM
900 John A Woods Dr.
(734) 663-3800
Rev. Joseph Cousin
Greater Olivet Missionary Baptist Church
10AM & 11:30AM
20201 Southfield
(313) 592-4114
Rev. Clifford L. Jackson, III
Brown Chapel AME (Ypsilanti)
8AM & 11AM
1043 W. Michigan Ave
(734) 482-7050
Pastor Jerry Hatter
Greater Shiloh Missionary Baptist
11AM
557 Benton St.
(313) 831-6466
Rev. Mark Gray
Community AME (Ecorse)
9:30AM &11AM
4010 17th Street
(313) 386-4340
Rev. Gilbert Morgan
Greater Ship of Zion Missionary Baptist
11AM
8440 Joy Rd.
(313) 933-7367
Rev. McKinley Graddick, Jr.
Ebenezer AME
7:30AM & 10:30AM
5151 W. Chicago
(313) 933-6943
Rev. Byron Moore
Greater St. John Baptist
10:45AM
7433 Northfield
(313) 895-7555
Pastor William Mebane II
Emmanuel Grace AME (formely Grace Chapel AME)
11AM
490 Conner Ave.
(313) 821-0181
Pastor Karen Jones Goodson
Greater Tree of Life Missionary Baptist
11AM
1761 Sheridan
(313) 925-1450
Rev. Latham Donald Sr.
Greater Quinn AME
11AM
13501 Rosa Parks Blvd.
(313) 867-8380
Rev. Daniel J. Reid
Hampton Memorial Missionary Baptist Church
8:30 AM & 11AM
15100 Fenkell St.
(313) 838-4447
Bishop Sidney L. Hampton II
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
Hopewell Missionary Baptist
10:45 AM
1831 Ewald Circle
(313) 883-0808
Rev. Ted R. Spencer Jr.
Oak Grove AME
8AM & 11AM
19801 Cherrylawn
(313) 341-8877
Rev. Dr. Robert Brumfield
House of Mercy
10AM
5203 St. Aubin
(313) 923-6395
Rev. Robert W. Wright, Jr.
Pleasant Valley AME (Belleville)
11AM
45620 Victoria Ave.
(313) 461-1303
Rev. Paul Mugala
Imani Missionary Baptist
11AM
13641 W. Eight Mile
(313) 341-9556
Rev. J.K. Jackson
Ruth Chapel AME
11AM
5353 Baldwin
(313) 267-9002
Rev. Diane Chappelle
Israel Baptist
10:45 AM
3748 E. Forest Ave.
(313) 922-2633
Rev. Edward L McCree Jr.
Saunders Memorial AME
11AM
3542 Pennsylvania
(313) 921-8111
Rev. Dwayne A. Gary
Jamison Temple Missionary Baptist
11 AM
12530 Mack Ave.
(313) 821-5958
Rev. Homer & Evang. Royal Jamison
Smith Chapel AME (Inkster)
11AM
3505 Walnut
(313) 561-2837
Rev. Dr. Cecilia Green-Bar
Jude Missionary Baptist
11AM
9036 Van Dyke
(313) 925-9330
Rev. Sylvester F. Harris, Sr.
St. Andrew AME
9:30AM & 11AM
12517 Linwood
(313) 868-3156
Rev. Kenneth Boyd
Kadesh Missionary Baptist
8AM & 11AM
20361 Plymouth Rd.
(313) 534-5382
Rev. Dr. Gregory L. Foster, Sr.
St. Luke AME
11AM
363 LaBelle
(313) 868-7707
Rev. Robert Addison Blake
King David M.B.C. of Detroit
11AM
18001 Sunset
(313) 891-4160
Pastor Sterling H. Brewer
St. Luke AME (Roseville)
11AM
17805 Oakdale Street
(586) 445-8350
Rev. Betty Middlebrook
Leland Missionary Baptist
8AM & 11AM
22420 Fenkell Ave.
(313) 538-7077
Rev. C.A. Poe, Ph.D
St. John AME (River Rouge)
10:45 AM
505 Beechwood
(313) 386-2288
Rev. Gerald D. Cardwell
Liberty Temple Baptist Church
7:45AM & 10:45AM
17188 Greenfield
(313) 837-6331
Rev. Dr. Steve Bland, Jr.
St. Matthew AME
11 AM
9746 Petoskey
(313) 894-3633
Rev. Gloria Clark
Macedonia Missionary Baptist (Pontiac)
7:30 AM & 10AM
512 Pearsall St.
(248) 335-2298
Rev. Terrance J. Gowdy
St. Paul AME (Detroit)
10 AM
2260 Hunt St.
(313) 567-9643
Rev. Andre L. Spivey
Mark’s Tabernacle Missionary Baptist
11AM
15757 Wyoming
(313) 863-8090
Pastor J. Leonard Jones
St. Paul AME (Southwest)
9:30AM & 11AM
579 S. Rademacher
(313) 843-8090
Rev. Jeffrey Baker
Martin Evans Baptist Church
11:15AM
11025 Gratiot
(313) 526-0328
Rev. Thermon Bradfield, Pastor
St. Peter AME
10:45AM
948 Watling Blvd.
Rev. Kim Howard
Messiah Baptist
10:45AM
8100 W. Seven Mile Rd.
(313) 864-3337
Pastor Orville K. Littlejohn
St Stephen AME
10AM
6000 John E. Hunter Drive
(313) 895-4800
Dr. Michael A. Cousin
Metropolitan Baptist
10:45AM
13110 14th Street
(313) 869-6676
Rev. Dr. Charles Clark, Jr.
Trinty AME
10:45AM
6516 16TH St.
(313) 897-4320
Rev. Dr. Alice Patterson
Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist
11AM
4741-43 Iroquois
(313) 924-6090
Vernon Chapel AME
11AM
18500 Norwood St.
(313) 893-5275
Rev. Larry James Bell
Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist
11AM
7432 Oakland Ave.
(313) 872-4630
Vinson Chapel AME (Clinton Twp.)
11AM
22435 Quinn Rd
(586) 792-2130
Rev. Arnita Traylor
Mt. Nebo Missionary Baptist
10:45AM
8944 Mack Ave
(313) 571-0041
Pastor Henry Crenshaw
Visitor’s Chapel AME
10:45AM
4519 Magnolia Street
(313) 898-2510
Rev. Anita McCants
Mt. Olive Baptist
10:45AM
9760 Woodward Ave.
(313) 871-5854
Rev. Harold H. Cadwell, Jr.
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
AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL ZION
Rev. Marvin Youmans
Clinton Chapel AME Zion
11AM
3401 23rd Street
(313) 897-5866
Pastor Ronald L. Bailey
Nazarene Missionary Baptist Church
11AM
901 Melbourne
(313) 871-6509
Rev. Oscar A. E. Hayes
Greater St. Peters AME Zion
11AM
4400 Mt. Elliott
(313) 923-3161
Rev. Anthony Johnson
New Bethel Baptist
7:30AM & 10:45AM
8430 C. L. Franklin Blvd.
(313) 894-5788
Rev. Robert Smith Jr.
Lomax Temple AME Zion
8AM & 11AM
17441 Dequindre
(313) 893-1463
Rev. Brian Relford
New Bethlehem Baptist
9:15AM & 10:45AM
19018 Hawthorne
(313) 366-1872
Metropolitan AME Zion
11AM
17816 Woodward
(313) 869-5150
Rev. George A. Stewart
New Bethlehem Missionary Baptist
11AM
3061 Ewald Circle
(313) 931-0559
St. Paul AME Zion
10:30AM
11359 Dexter
(313) 933-1822
Rev. Eleazar Merriweather
New Birth Baptist Church
8AM & 11AM
27628 Avondale
(313) 563-1705
Rev. Joseph A. Stephens
St. Peter AME Zion
11AM
3056 Yemans
(313) 875-3877
Rev. Michael Nelson
New Calvary Baptist
10:30AM
3975 Concord St.
(313) 923-1600
Dr. Michael C.R. Nabors
John Wesley AME Zion (Southfield)
7:30AM & 10:45AM
28001 Evergreen
(248) 358-9307
Rev. Al Hamilton
New Faith Baptist Church
11:15AM
19961McIntyre
(313) 533-0679
Rev. McKinley A. Williams
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
APOSTOLIC
Rev. Arthur L. Turner
New Jerusalem Temple Baptist
11AM
17330 Fenkell
(313) 836-8970
Rev. Lawrence J. London
Abundant Life A.O.H. Church of God
11:30AM
437 S. Livernois
(313) 843-4339
Rev. Charles A. Bailey
New Liberty Baptist Church
8AM & 11AM
2965 Meldrum
(313) 921-0118
Rev. Dr. Maurice Strimage, Jr., Pastor
Aimwell Apostolic Church
11:30AM
5632 Montclair
(313) 922-3591
Elder H. Seals
New Life Community Church (Romulus)
11AM
35761 Van Born Rd
(734) 968-0105
Rev. Billy J. Hales
Apostolic Church of God In Christ
11:15AM
5296 Tireman
(313) 894-2522
Rev. Gilbert Allen
New Life MBC of Detroit
11AM
8300 Van Dyke
(313) 923-3111
Pastor Edison Ester, Jr.
Apostolic Faith Temple
11AM
4735 W. Fort Street
(313) 843-3660
Bishop Lambert Gates
New Light Baptist
10:45 AM
5240 W. Chicago
(313) 931-1111
Rev. Frederick L. Brown, Sr., Pastor
Apostolic Temple
11:45AM
5201 French Rd.
(313) 826-6487
Bishop Derrick C. McKinney
New Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist
11AM
13100 Woodward Ave.
(313) 869-0190
Rev. Dr. Jerome Kirby
Bethel Christian Ministries (Oak Park)
12:30PM
13500 Oak Park Blvd.
(248) 424-5584
Bishop Donald E. Burwell
New Mt. Pleasant Baptist
11AM
2127 East Canfield
(313) 831-4669
Rev. Willie Smith
Bethel Church of the Apostolic Faith
11AM
3381 Mack Ave.
(313) 579-2765
Elder John M. Lucas
New Mt. Vernon Baptist
11AM
521 Meadowbrook
(313) 331-6146
Rev. Dr. Edward R. Knox
Bethlehem Temple
11AM
16238 Joy Road
(313) 273-5699
Elder Samuel Hemmingway
New Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist
10:45 AM
2201 Elmhurst
(313) 868-7240
Rev. Jimmie T. Wafer
Bethlehem Temple Church of Detroit
12 Noon
5594 Pennsylvania St.
(313) 923-4860
Pastor Brenda Waller
New Prospect Missionary Baptist
7:30AM & 11AM
6330 Pembroke
(313) 341-4883
Rev. Dr. Wilma R. Johnson
Calvary Apostolic Ministries (Southfield)
11:30AM
18347 W. McNichols
(313) 541-8728
Elder William E. Watson II
New Providence Baptist
8AM & 11AM
18211 Plymouth
(313) 837-0818
Rev. Everett N. Jennings
Christ Temple Apostolic Church (Westland)
11:15AM
29124 Eton St.
(734) 326-3833
District Elder Luke A. McClendon
New Resurrection Missionary Baptist
11AM
7718 W. McNichols
(313) 862-3466
Rev. Arthur Caldwell III
Christ Temple Apostolic Faith Inc.
11:30AM
3907 30th Street
(313) 897-6132
Bishop James Garrett
New Salem Baptist
11AM
2222 Illinois St.
(313) 833-0640
Rev. Kevin H. Johnson, Pastor
Christ Temple, City of Refuge (Inkster)
12 Noon
27741 Carlysle
(313) 278-8282
Elder L. C. Barnes, Jr.
New St. Mark Baptist
7:30AM & 10AM
24331 W. 8 Mile Rd.
(313) 541-3846
Rev. Larry Smith
Clinton Street Greater Bethlehem Temple
12 Noon
2900 W. Chicago Blvd.
(313) 361-1110
Bishop Shedrick L. Clark, Sr.
New St. Paul Baptist
10:45AM
2101 Lakewood
(313) 824-2060
Rev. Tolan J. Morgan
Corinthian Apostolic Faith
11AM
19638 Plymouth Rd.
(313) 836-0380
Elder Benjamin S. Hoke, Sr.
New St. Peter’s Missionary Baptist
11AM
1600 Pingree
(313) 871-6969
Rev. Walter K. Cheeks
Deliverance Temple of Faith Ministries
11AM
9600 Woodlawn
(313) 923-3545
Elder Gary R. Gay, Sr.
Northwest Unity Missionary
11AM
8345 Ellsworth
(313) 863-8820
Rev. Dr. Oscar W. King III
Faith Reconciliation Tabernacle Center Inc.
11AM
16599 Meyers
(313) 345-3849
Pastor Ray Johnson
Oasis of Hope
10AM
933 W. Seven Mile Rd.
(313) 891-2645
Pastor Claude Allen May
Family Worship Center (Ecorse)
9:30AM & 11AM
4411 Fifth Street
(313) 381-9860
Pastor Tommy L. Lyons
Overcomers Evangel Missionary Baptist
11AM
20045 James Couzens Hwy. (313) 861-9144
Rev. C. Kenneth Dexter
First United Church of Jesus Christ
11:30AM
8061 Joy Rd.
(313) 834-8811
Bishop Cleven L. Jones, Sr.
Peace Missionary Baptist
10:30AM
13450 Goddard
(313) 368-2304
Rev. David L. Jefferson, Sr.
Grace Christian Church
11AM & 7PM
16001 W. 7 Mile Rd.
(313) 272-6111
Elder Billy Owens
Pilgrim Star Missionary Baptist Church
12 Noon
5619 14th Street
(313) 361-2542
Pastor Billy Hall
Greater Christ Temple (Ferndale)
11:30AM
210 Hilton Rd.
(248) 414-3700
Presiding Bishop Carl E. Holland
Pine Grove Baptist
10:45AM
1833 S. Electric
(313) 381-7882
Rev. Debirley Porter
Greater Grace Temple
7:30AM & 11AM
23500 W. Seven Mile Rd.
(313) 543-6000
Bishop Charles Haywood Ellis III
Pleasant Grove MBC
8AM & 10:45AM
13651 Dequindre
(313) 868-8144
Pastor Louis Forsythe II
Greater Grace Temple O.G.H.M. (Taylor)
11AM
24111 Koths
(313) 295-4472
Suff. Bishop Gary Harper
Greater Second Ebenezer Apostolic Faith
11:45 AM
14118 Rosa Parks Blvd.
(313) 869-7783
Pastor O.B. Mahone, Jr.
Renaissance Baptist 10:30AM 1045 East Grand Blvd. (313) 922-7287
Rev. Edwin H. Holmes, Pastor Rev. Dale Weathers, Assoc. Pastor
Holy Temple
11:30 AM
8590 Esper Blvd
(313) 416-2166
Pastor Pamela Dixon
Rosedale Park Baptist
10AM
14179 Evergreen
(313) 538-1180
Rev. Haman Cross, Jr.
Immanuel House of Prayer
11AM
147 E. Grand Blvd.
(313) 567-1871
Bishop Thomas L. Johnson, Sr.
Russell Street Baptist
11AM
8700 Chrysler Fwy. Dr.
(313) 875-1615
Rev. Dee M. Coleman
Independent Apostolic Assembly
10:30AM & 6:30PM
16111 W. Eight Mile
(313) 838-0456
Bishop Charles C. McRae III
Samaritan Missionary Baptist
10AM
8806 Mack Ave.
(313) 571-9797
Rev. Robert E. Starghill, Sr.
Jesus Christ Apostolic
11:30AM
13341 Gratiot
(313) 371-8611
Pastor M. L. Jennings
Second Baptist Church of Detroit
8AM & 10:30AM
441 Monroe Street
(313) 961-0920
Rev. Kevin M. Turman
Mt. Sinai House of Prayer
11:30AM & 7PM
6462 Van Dyke
(313) 925-7050
Bishop Samuel Moore
Shady Grove Baptist
11 AM
2741 McDougall
(313) 923-1393
Pastor Roger Carson, Jr.
New Greater Bethlehem Temple Community
11:30AM
3763 16th Street
(313) 386-3055
Elder Anthony V. Price
Smyrna Missionary Baptist Church
11:30AM
12728 Grand River
(313) 491-3190
Dr. Charles E. Marshall Sr.
New Liberty Apostolic Faith
11:30AM
8425 Fenkell Ave.
(313) 342-2423
Bishop G.M. Boone D.D.
Springhill Missionary Baptist
7:45AM & 11AM
21900 Middlebelt Rd.
(248) 306-5450
Rev. Ronald Garfield Arthur
New Life Assembly (Southfield)
12:30PM
27800 Southfield Rd.
(248) 851-3189
Elder Ronald B. Dalton
St. Bartholomew - St Rita
Sat. 4PM | Sun. 9AM &11AM
2291 E. Outer Drive
(313) 892-1446
Rev. Ronald A. Borg
New Mt. Olives Apostolic Faith
11:30AM
2676 Hendrie
(313) 337-2027
Dr. Jeffrey I. Harris
St. James Missionary Baptist
10AM
9912 Kercheval
(313) 822-9322
Pastor Karl Reid
Pentecostal Church of Jesus Christ (Eastpointe)
11:15AM
16226 E. Nine Mile
(586) 772-2336
Pastor Keith L. Spiller, Sr.
St. Luke of Detroit
11:30AM
11832 Petoskey
(313) 912-6270
Bishop Chris C. Gardner III
Pentecostal Temple
11:30AM
750 Alter Rd.
(313) 824-8437
Bishop Dr. Charles M. Laster
St. Matthew Missionary Baptist
8AM & 11AM
13500 Wyoming
(313) 933-3722
Rev. David L. Lewis
Solomon’s Cathedral C.O.O.L.J. of the Apostolic Faith Inc.
11AM
19538 Schoolcraft
(313) 273-2992
Bishop Anthony David Crawford
St Missionary Baptist Church
10AM
9212 Kercheval
(313) 372-5426
Rev David L. Brown
St. Paul Apostolic Temple
11AM
17400 Manderson
(313) 861-2784
Bishop Benjamin S. Hoke
St. Phillip’s Baptist MBC
9:30AM & 11:30AM
7307 Livernois
(313) 894-8123
Rev. Alvin D. Hodges, Sr.
True Light Temple
11AM
8730 Harper
(313) 922-4500
Elder Michael Mitchell
Tabernacle Missionary Baptist
8AM & 11AM
2080 W. Grand Blvd.
(313) 898-3325
Rev Nathan Johnson
True Worship Church
11AM
803 Cottrell
(313) 834-1697
Pastor Lovell Cannon Jr.
Temple of Faith Baptist
10:45AM
14834 Coram Ave.
(313) 526-1400
Rev. Alan J. Jones
Unity Temple of the Apostolic Faith
11AM
17376 Wyoming Ave.
(313) 862-3700
Pastor Steven Staten
Tennessee Missianary Baptist
11AM
2100 Fischer
(313) 823-4850
Rev. Milbrun L. Pearson, II
Word of Life Temple of Jesus Christ
11AM
19391 Conant
(313) 368-8630
Bishop Carl Noble, Sr., Pastor
Thankful Missionary Baptist Church
11AM
2449 Carpenter St.
(313) 365-5519
Rev. Charles Hubbert
Zion Hill Church (Berkley)
12:15AM
3688 Twelve Mile Rd.
(248) 548-9466
Pastor Clarence Hawkins III
The Calvary Baptist Church
7:45AM & 10:45AM
1000 Robert Bradby Drive
(313) 567-4575
Rev. Lawrence T. Foster
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.
BAPTIST Aijalon Baptist
10:45AM
6419 Beechwood
(313) 895-7283
Rev. Dr. Curtis C. Williams
True Light Missionary Baptist
11AM
2504 Beniteau
(313) 822-3170
Rev. Alton M. Reid
Bethany Baptist Church
11AM
15122 W. Chicago Blvd.
(313) 836-7667
Rev. Dr. Samuel H. Bullock, Jr.
True Love Missionary Baptist Church
7AM & 11:15AM
8200 Tireman
(313) 931-1177
Rev. Herbert B. Robinson, Jr.
Bethel Baptist Church East
7:30AM & 10:45AM
5715-33 Holcomb
(313) 923-3060
Dr. Michael Andrew Owens
Twelfth Street Missionary Baptist
10:45AM
1840 Midland
(313) 868-2659
Rev. Floyd A. Davis
Bethesda Missionary
10:15AM
8801 David St.
(313) 571-0095
Pastor Edward Holly
Union Baptist
11:30AM
1754 E. Grand Blvd.
(313) 922-2557
Rev. Patrick L. Franklin
Beulah Missionary Baptist (Westland)
10AM
5651 Middlebelt
(734) 595-6146
Rev. Kenneth C. Pierce
Union Grace Missionary Baptist
10:30AM
2550 W. Grand Blvd.
(313) 894-2500
Rev. Reginald E. Smith
Central Institutional M.B.C
10:45AM
15170 Archdale
(313) 836-2933
Rev. Dr. Clayton Smith
Union Second Baptist (River Rouge)
10:45AM
459 Beechwood St.
(313) 383-5559
Rev. Kenneth L. Brown
Chapel Hill Baptist
7:45AM & 10:45AM
5000 Joy Road
(313) 931-6805
Rev. Dr. R. LaMont Smith II
United Missionary Baptist (Pontiac)
11AM
471 S. Boulevard
(248) 332-8917
Pastor Wardell Milton
Christ Cathedral Baptist
11AM
6115 Hartford
(313) 895-1999
Rev. George R. Williams, Jr.
United Prayer Temple Baptist Church
11AM
15003 Fairfield
(313) 342-4011
Rev. Anthony L. Caudle, Sr.
Christ Reformed Baptist
11 AM
13576 Lesure
(313) 836-8507
Rev. Willie Williams
Victory Fellowship Baptist Church
10:15AM
17401 East Warren Ave.
(313) 886-3541
Rev. Darryl S. Gaddy Sr.
Christian Chapel Community Baptist
11:30AM
22930 Chippewa
(248) 624-7675
Rev. George B. Glass, Jr.
Warren Ave. Missionary Baptist
7:30AM & 10:30AM
1042-44 East Warren Ave.
(313) 831-5990
Rev. Bernard Smith
Christ’s Mission Missionary Baptist
10:45AM
3712 Preston
(313) 579-9590
Rev. Howard R. Ramsey
Williams Chapel Missionary Baptist
10:45AM
3100 Elmwood
(313) 579-0875
Rev. James C. Jones
Christland Missionary Baptist
10:45AM
12833 Puritan
(313) 341-0366
Rev. Allen O. Langford
Wings of Love Baptist
10:45AM
17133 John R.
(313) 867-7411
Rev. Alvin E. Jackson
Church of God Baptist
11 AM
12000 Grand River
(313) 834-1265
Rev. Clifford D. Burrell, M. DIV.
Zion Hope Missionary Baptist
7:30AM & 10:45AM
4800 Van Dyke
(313) 921-3967
Rev. Curtis R. Grant Jr.
Church of the New Covenant Baptist
10:45AM
3426 Puritan Ave.
(313) 864-6480
Rev. Brian Martin Ellison
Zion Hill Baptist Church
11AM
12017 Dickerson
Church of Our Faith
10:45AM
2561 Beniteau
(313) 821-3627
Rev. William Anderson
Zion Progress Baptist
11:00 AM
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
Corinthian BC (Hamtramck)
8AM & 10:45AM
1725 Caniff Street
(313) 868-7664
Rev. Dr. Joseph R. Jordan
Christ the King
10AM
20800 Grand River
(313) 532-1211
Rev. Victor Clore
Cosmopolitan Baptist
10:30AM
17131 St. Aubin
(313) 893-6163
Pastor Senoise Clemons, Jr.
Church of the Madonna
9AM
1125 Oakman Blvd.
(313) 868-4308
Msgr. Michael Le Fevre
Dexter Avenue Baptist MBC
7:45AM & 10:45AM
13500 Dexter
(313) 869-4878
Rev. Ricardo Bartlett II
Corpus Christi
9 AM
16000 Pembroke
(313) 272-0990
Rev. Donald Archambault
El Bethel Missionary MBC
8AM, 10AM & 12NOON
25295 Grand River
(313) 532-7897
Lawrence C. Glass, Jr., Pastor
GESU Catholic Church
5PM Sat & 8 & 10:30AM Sun.
17180 Oak Drive
(313) 862-4400
Rev. R. Scullin, S.J.
Elim Baptist
11 AM
19333 Lahser Rd.
(313) 533-7285
Rev. Charles D. Oliver
Good Shepherd Catholic
10AM
1265 Parkview
(313) 822-1262
Fr. Michael NKachukwu
El-Shaddai Missionary Baptist (Ferndale)
8AM & 11AM
928 E. 10 Mile
(248) 548-5683
Rev. Benny Holmes
Martyrs of Uganda
11AM-Sat. 9AM
7601 Rosa Parks Blvd.
(313) 896-2335
Fr. Tyrone Robinson
Elyton Missionary Baptist
8AM & 10:45AM
8903 St. Cyril
(313) 921-4072
Rev. John D. Kelly
Our Lady of Good Counsel
Sun. 9:30AM - Sat. 4PM
17142 Rowe St.
(313) 372-1698
Rev. Robert J. Kotlarz
Emmanuel MBC
11AM
13230 W. McNichols
(313) 927-2627
Rev. Frederick Lee Brown, Sr.
Presentation/Our Lady of Victory
10:30AM
19760 Meyers Rd.
(313) 342-1333
Rev. Hubert Sanders
First Baptist S.W.
8AM & 11AM
7642 Gould @ Crossley
(313) 841-4866
Rev. Garrund Woolridge
Sacred Heart of Jesus
8AM /10AM
3451 Rivard St.
(313) 831-1356
Rev. Norman P. Thomas
First Baptist World Changers Int’l. Min.
11AM
22575 W. Eight Mile Rd.
(313) 255-0212
Pastor Lennell D. Caldwell
St. Aloysius Church
11:30AM - Sat. 4PM
1234 Washington Blvd.
(313) 237-5810
Fr. Mark Soehner, O.F.M.
First Greater St. Paul Baptist
8AM & 10:45AM
15325 Gratiot Avenue
(313) 839-4000
Dr. Ricardo Bartlett, Sr.
St. Augustine and St. Monica
10AM
4151 Seminole Street
(313) 921-4107
Rev. Daniel Trapp
First Baptist Institutional
10AM
17101 W. Seven Mile Rd.
(248) 799-9904
Rev. Ryan Johnson
St. Cecilia
8:30AM & 10AM
10400 Stoepel
(313) 933-6788
Fr. Theodore Parker
First Missionary Baptist (Ecorse)
7:30AM &10:45AM
3837 15th Street
(313) 381-2700
Rev. Alfred L. Davis Jr.
St. Gerard
8AM /11AM/4PM Sat.
19800 Pembroke
(313) 537-5770
Rev. Donald Archambault
First Progressive Missionary Baptist
9:20AM & 11AM
10103 Gratiot
(313) 925-9377
Dr. R. W. McClendon
St. Gregory The Great
11AM
15031 Dexter
(313) 861-0363
Msgr. Michael Le Fevre
First Union Missionary Baptist
10:45AM
5510 St. Aubin
(313) 571-3043
Rev. Frank J. Knolton
St. Luke
11:30 AM - Sat. 4PM
8017 Ohio Ave.
(313) 935-6161
Fr. Tyrone Robinson
Flowery Mount Baptist
11:15AM
13603 Linwood
(313) 869-2567
Rev. Daniel Moore
St. Matthew
10 AM - Sat. 4:30PM
6021 Whittier
(313) 884-4470
Rev. Duane R. Novelly
Gethsemane Missionary Baptist (Westland)
8AM & 10AM
29066 Eton St.
(734) 721-2557
Rev. Dr. John E. Duckworth
St. Patrick
9:30AM
58 Parsons St.
(313) 833-0857
Fr. Mark Soehner, OFM
God’s House of Prayer Baptist
11AM & 4PM
3606 25th St.
(313) 894-6739
Rev. Michael L. Townsell
St. Raymond Church
Sun. 11AM - Sat. 4:30PM
20103 Joann St.
(313) 577-0525
Fr. Robert Kotlavz
Good Shepherd Missionary Baptist
10:45AM
20915 Evergreen Rd.
(248) 353-4368
St. Rita
9AM & 11:30AM
1000 E. State Fair
(313) 366-2340
Fr. Tim Kane
Great Commission Baptist
11AM
19250 Riverview
(313) 255-7995
Rev. Al Bufkin
St. Peter Claver Catholic Community
10AM Sun.
13305 Grove Ave.
(313) 342-5292
Rev. James O’Reilly, S.J.
Greater Burnette Baptist
8AM & 10:30AM & 6PM 16801 Schoolcraft
(313) 837-0032
Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Caldwell
Sts. Peter & Paul (Jesuit)
11AM & 7:35 PM
438 St. Antoine
(313) 961-8077
Fr. Carl A. Bonk
Greater Christ Baptist
8AM & 10:45AM
3544 Iroquois
(313) 924-6900
Rev. James C. Perkins
St. Suzanne/Our Lady Gate of Heaven
Sat. 5:30PM - Sun. 9AM
19321 W. Chicago
(313) 838-6780
Fr. Robert McCabe
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
Greater Macedonia Baptist
10:45AM
8200 Mack Ave.
(313) 923-5588
Rev. Wallace Bell
Renaissance Christian Church
10:30AM
18101 James Couzens
(313) 341-7025
Rev. Antonio Harlan
Greater Mt. View Missionary Baptist
11AM
4211 Mt. Elliott
(313) 924-2500
Pastor Edward Smith
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
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
Christ Church - Detroit
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
Supply Clergy
8:30AM
2780 Packard Rd.
10:30AM
Rev. Kevin R. Johnson
(CUMBERLAND) PRESBYTERIAN St. Paul Cumberland Presbyterian
11AM
St. Peter’s Primitive
11:30AM
Church of the Living God /#37
11:30AM
3841 Humphrey
(313) 834-2463
PRIMITIVE BAPTIST 17251 Jos Campau
(313) 893-9094
Rev. Walter L. Harris
(313) 831-2770
Elder Leroy Williams
PROTESTANT 3556 Dubois
REFORMED CHURCH IN AMERICA
FREE METHODIST New Beginnings Free Methodist (Ann Arbor)
Calvary Presbyterian
Nardin Park Community
11AM
(734) 971-8317 Rev. Jeffery D. Harrold
FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST
5027 W. Boston
(313) 834-4770
Rev. Robert Morris
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST 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
Abundant Life Full Gospel Worship Center
11:30AM
5619 Charles
(313) 366-0874
Pastors Roger & Mary Lewis
Ecorse Church of Seventh-Day Adventists
Sat. 9:15AM &10:45AM
3834 10th St.
(313) 928-9212
William Hughes, Pastor
Crossroads Victory Full Gospel Cathedral
10:30AM & 11:30AM
9355 Greenfield
(313) 836-7260
Rev. Dr. Eileen V. Martin, Ph.D., Ed.D.
Sharon Seventh-Day (Inkster)
Sat. 9:15AM & 11AM
28537 Cherry Street
(313) 722-2313
Philip Jones, Pastor
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 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
People’s Community
7:30AM & 10:30AM
8601 Woodward Ave.
(313) 871-4676
Rev. Martin E. Bolton
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
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST Mayflower Congregational Church
11AM
7301 Curtis
(313) 861-6450
Rev. J. Michael Curenton
St. John’s – St. Luke
10:30AM
2120 Russell
(313) 393-8168
Rev. J. Womack – Rev. L. Hawkins
UNITED METHODIST
ISLAMIC FAITH Masjid Wali Muhammed (Jum’ah 1PM)
Ta’aleem Sunday 1PM
11529 Linwood
(313) 868-2131
Imam Salim MuMin
Calvary United Methodist
11AM
15050 Hubbell
(313) 835-1317
Rev. Dr. Theodore L. Whitely, Sr.
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
Cass Community United Methodist
11AM
3901 Cass Ave.
(313) 833-7730
Rev. Faith Fowler
Muhammad Mosque No. One
11AM Sun./ 8PM W&F
14880 Wyoming
(313) 931-4873
Minister Rasul Muhammad
Central United Methodist
10AM
23 E. Adams
(313) 965-5422
Rev. Edwin A. Rowe
(The) Muslim Center (Jum’ah Prayer 1PM)
Ta’aleem 12NOON
1605 W. Davison Ave.
(313) 883-3330
Derrick Ali, Imam
Conant Avenue United Methodist
11AM
18600 Conant Ave.
(313) 891-7237
Rev. Dr. Darryl E. Totty
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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THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE announcement(s)
The Board of Directors will conduct a Public Hearing to review and discuss proposed budget for 2012-13, on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 from 5:00 - 5:30 PM at 6919 Waverly, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127 This meeting is called in accordance with the provisions of the “OPEN MEETINGS ACT,” ACT NO. 267, PUBLIC ACTS OF 1976.
Universal Learning Academy PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL RFP: #12-009-651 Observation and Evaluation Software and Professional Development Components
The Board of Directors will conduct a Public Hearing to review and discuss proposed budget for 2012-13, on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 from 6:30 - 7:00 PM at 28015 Joy Rd., Westland, MI 48185
Sealed bids are due by 1:30 P.M. local time on June 20, 2012 to the purchasing office. All documentation for this bid is located on the Wayne RESA web site at: http://www/resa.net/services/purchasing/rfp
This meeting is called in accordance with the provisions of the “OPEN MEETINGS ACT,” ACT NO. 267, PUBLIC ACTS OF 1976.
Star International Academy PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
Noor International Academy PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
The Board of Directors will conduct a Public Hearing to review and discuss proposed budget for 2012-13, on Tuesday, June 26, 2012 from 5:30 6:00 PM at 6919 Waverly, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
The Board of Directors will conduct a Public Hearing to review and discuss proposed budget for 2012-13, on Monday, June 25, 2012 from 6:30 - 7:00 PM at 37412 Dequindre, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
This meeting is called in accordance with the provisions of the “OPEN MEETINGS ACT,” ACT NO. 267, PUBLIC ACTS OF 1976.
This meeting is called in accordance with the provisions of the “OPEN MEETINGS ACT,” ACT NO. 267, PUBLIC ACTS OF 1976.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Wayne County Regional Education Service Agency (RESA) is requesting proposal for:
RFP #12-006-651 Automated Calling System Sealed bids are due by 1:30 P.M. local time on April 17, 2012 to the purchasing office. All documentation for this bid is located on the Wayne RESA web site at: http://www.resa.net/ services/purchasing/rfp
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Detroit Community Schools Annual Budget Hearing to be held June 25, 2012 @ 6:30 p. m. at 12675 Burt Rd, Detroit, MI 48223 (313)537-3570 The budget is available for public inspection at the same address.
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WANTED: LIFE AGENTS-Earn $500 a Day-Great Agent Benefits-Commissions Paid Daily-Liberal Underwriting-Leads, Leads, Leads LIFE INSURANCE, LICENSE REQUIRED. Call 1-888-713-6020. Food Service Elementary Kitchen Helper Posting closes June 19, 2012 Apply online at http://wwcsd.net or come to the Human Resources Dept. to access the online application system.
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DETROIT WATER AND SEWERAGE DEPARTMENT CITY OF DETROIT DAVE BING, MAYOR ANNOUNCEMENT OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR PROGRAM MANAGEMENT CONTRACT NO. DWS-874 “BOOSTER STATIONS AND RESERVOIRS INSPECTION, REHABILITATION AND UPGRADES – PROGRAM MANAGEMENT” The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) requests written proposals from qualified firms or teams to provide Program Management Services (including comprehensive engineering, design, pre-bid management, construction subcontract administration, construction assistance and post-bid management services) to inspect and repair reservoirs and to rehabilitate reservoirs and upgrade booster pumping stations within a six (6) year and four (4) month period. The Program Manager will implement a program to provide an ongoing inspection and repair program for all thirty-three (33) reservoirs in the DWSD system. All construction services subcontracts associated with the Reservoir Inspection and Repair Program shall be prepared, awarded, held and managed by the Program Manager. In addition, task orders will be given on as-needed basis for rehabilitation of reservoirs and upgrade of booster stations. Rehabilitation of reservoirs may include such items as rehabilitation of base, slabs, walls and roof, inlet and outlet modifications, rehabilitation of valves, etc. Upgrades of booster stations may include such items as reservoir and line pumps, electrical power distribution systems and equipment, lighting, ovation controls, power monitoring, rehabilitation of valves, heating and ventilating systems, plumbing systems, structural repairs, roof repairs, crane/rails, and miscellaneous site improvements. All construction services subcontracts associated with the task orders shall be prepared, awarded, held and managed by the Program Manager and DWSD staff. Contract DWS-874 will be a negotiated guaranteed maximum price contract. DWSD staff will provide instructions, interpretations, determinations and assist with inspections. DWSD will assist and process pay estimates. The Proposer’s team, as a whole, must be able to demonstrate a minimum of ten (10) years experience in: (a) managing water programs with construction improvements exceeding $10,000,000; (b) providing professional design and construction engineering services in the rehabilitation of water reservoirs with a capacity of ten (10) million gallons or larger; (c) preparing, procuring and awarding construction contracts; and (d) providing inspection services for water reservoirs and booster pumping stations which lead directly to recommendations for rehabilitation and repairs. Each element of the minimum qualifications must be met by at least one member of Proposer’s team, but it is not required that a single team member meet all minimum qualifications. The lead firm is required to demonstrate available performance and payment bonding capacity in the amount of Fifteen (15) Million Dollars ($15,000,000). All reservoirs are classified as confined spaces and the Proposer shall be certified in confined space entry procedures. The Program Manager and all subcontractors will be required to obtain clearances from the Detroit Finance Department. Proposers are asked to submit non economic and cost proposals to be evaluated for selection based on the criteria set forth in the Request for Proposals (RFP). Following the evaluation of the proposals, DWSD will enter into Contract negotiations with one or more Proposers. Should DWSD determine, in its sole judgment, that Contract negotiations are unproductive. DWSD may terminate negotiations with any Proposer and initiate negotiations with another Proposer. Proposers are encouraged to attend the site tour of the selected booster station with reservoir at Ford Road to promote a better understanding of the project. Proposers are required to wear their own safety gear (hard hat, safety glasses, etc.) for the site tour. The tour will start promptly at 10:00 a.m., Detroit time at the following address, 26015 Ford Road, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127, on June 26, 2012.
EXPERIENCED COOK Senior building in N.W. Detroit surburb seeks experienced Quantity cook with catering experience. Weekdays. Excellent Wages/Benefits. Send resume with cover letter to employment246@gmail.com or mail to P.O. Box 663, Highlamd MI 48357
HELP WANTED-DRIVERS AVERITT HAS GREAT OPPORTUNITY for CDLA Drivers! 42.5 cpm w/1+ Year’s Experience (Depends on Location). Weekly Hometime/Full Benefits! Paid Refresher Course Available. 888-362-8608 AVERITTcareers.com EOE. 25 DRIVER TRAINEES NEEDED NOW! BECOME A DRIVER FOR SCHNEIDER NATIONAL! Earn $750 per week! No experience needed! Local CDL Training! Job Ready 15 days!! 1877-649-2697
Coordinator, Facilities Operations at Oakland University Campus Recreation
Provide direction, leadership and facilitation for the day-to-day operations of the recreation center and upper pioneer fields, including scheduling, equipment inventory/ repair, and personnel management. Serve as contact point for Campus Facilities and Operations. Minimum Qualifications: Master’s degree in Recreation, Sports Management or Physical Education or an equivalent combination of education and experience. One year experience in university recreation building management. Knowledge of building systems, maintenance supervision and facilities operations. Salary is up to the low $40s annually. Refer to online posting for additional position requirements. First consideration will be given to those who apply by June 18, 2012. Must apply on line for this position to: https://jobs.oakland.edu
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL attorneys attorneys The Department of Attorney General is seeking candidates with three to five years of litigation experience, including trials. Successful candidates must have the ability to work independently and handle discovery, motions, hearings and all stages of litigation for civil cases and have excellent research and writing skills. The Department also seeks candidates with three to five years of administrative experience, including interpreting State statues and regulations and defending such law in federal and state courts. Current vacancies are located in downtown Lansing in the Public Employment, Elections and Tort Division. Revenue & Collections Division, Consumer Protection Division, Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture Division, and Licensing & Regulation Division with possible openings in other divisions within the department. Additional information regarding specific duties of each of these Divisions may be found on the Attorney General web site located at: http://www.michigan.gov/ag
Minimum Requirements: Staff Attorney (Starting Salary: $48,629 to $91,496): Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited school of law and current membership in good standing with the Michigan State Bar. Senior Attorney (Starting Salary: $79,365 to $103,878): Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited school of law, current membership in good standing with the Michigan State Bar, and a minimum of four (4) years of post bar admission legal experience as a practicing attorney. These positions are classified Civil Service positions with full benefits including, health, vision, dental, life, long term disability, defined contribution retirement program, etc.
Application Process: By June 26, 2012, submit: Cover letter of interest detailing your litigation experience, resume, law school transcript, and writing samples to:
Office of Human Resources Michigan Department of Attorney General P.O. Box 30212 Lansing, Michigan 48909
Inquiries may be directed to the Michigan Department of Attorney General Office of Human Resources at (517) 373-1114.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
Seeking
Office Assistant II at Oakland University Honors College
Coordinate clerical processing. Minimum Qualifications: High school graduation or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Four years general office work, including experience in prioritizing work and meeting deadlines. Type minimum 30 wpm. Ability to operate standard office equipment. Knowledge of proper grammar, spelling & punctuation, intermediate word processing, spreadsheet and database applications. Ability to effectively interact with the public, students, faculty, and staff. This is a full time, clerical-technical position with a salary of $36,576 annually. See online posting for additional position requirements. Must apply on line to: https://jobs.oakland.edu.
FIREFIGTHER/AEMT City of Birmingham, MI is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Firefighter/AEMT. Req: H.S. diploma or equivalent; MI Firefighter II Certification; MI AEMT or National Registry AEMT certification; vision correctable to 20/20 in both eyes; valid MI Operator’s License w/ good driving record, & physical condition appropriate for the position.
A pre-proposal conference will be held at 2:00 p.m., Detroit time, on June 26, 2012 in the 16th Floor Conference Room of the Water Board Building, 735 Randolph Street, Detroit, Michigan 48226. The meeting will consist of a DWSD presentation on the scope of work followed by a question and answer period. If questions arise which warrant a written response, a bulletin will be issued to all RFP holders of record. Questions regarding the RFP should be directed either by telephone to DWSD’s Construction Contracts Manager, Daniel Edwards at (313) 964-9471, by facsimile (313) 964-9490 or by e-mail daedwards@dwsd.org. Questions concerning the site tours should be directed to Maher Abbasi at (313) 926-8151.
Prior to application, must pass both a written exam (valid 3 yrs) & physical ability test (valid 1 yr) through the Conf. of Western Wayne (CWW) Firefighter Testing Program. Written exam offered 7/21/12 & 8/18/12. Physical ability test (CPAT) offered 8/11/12; practice CPAT 7/14/12. Info & registration through Schoolcraft College Assessment Center at 734.462.4806.
Beginning June 18, 2012, a RFP package may be obtained from DWSD Contracts Section, 1504 Water Board Building, 735 Randolph Street, Detroit, Michigan 48226 on business days between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. A non-refundable $75.00 fee in the form of certified or cashier’s check made payable to the “Detroit Board of Water Commissioners” is required to secure the RFP package. Please call Yolanda Pippen at (313) 964-9548 for further information on distribution of the RFP.
Salary range $40,625 - $62,128 + comp. benefit package. Application submittals must include firefighter application, copies of valid CWW test certificates & Firefighter/AEMT credentials. Applications available at www.bhamgov.org/jobs and H.R. Dept., 151 Martin, Birmingham, MI 48009. Apply by 4 P.M. on 8/31/12.
Proposals must be received no later than 12:00 noon, Detroit time, on August 1, 2012. The sealed proposals will be received at the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, 735 Randolph Street, Room 1504, Detroit, Michigan 48226.
Seeking
Timbuktu Academy of Science and Technology Will hold a Public Hearing to discuss the proposed 2012 - 2013 Budget Monday, June 18, 2012 4:30 p.m. Timbuktu Board of Directors Meeting At 5221 Montclair, Detroit, MI 48213
COMPANY DRIVERS: $2500 SIGNON BONUS! Super Service is hiring solo and team drivers. Great Benefits Package, CDL-A required. Students welcome. Call 888-471-7081, or apply online at www.superservicellc.com.
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HELP WANTED
Notice of Public Hearing
before the City Council of Detroit. Advertisements for bids and contracts for purchases by the City of Detroit appear daily in the Detroit Legal News. Copies are available at the City County Bldg. and at 2001 W. Lafayette, Detroit.
ANNOUNCEMENT(S)
Wayne County Regional Education Service Agency (RESA) is requesting proposal for:
ANNOUNCEMENT(S) ADOPTION
NOTICE OF HEARINGS REGARDING MATTERS TO COME
Universal Academy PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
June 13 - 19, 2012
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‘Why I Love My Grandparents’ essay contest open for entries AARP Michigan again this summer will celebrate the role that grandparents play in our lives, with the third annual “Why I Love My Grandparents” essay contest for school-age students. The contest is open to elementary through high school students, ages 6 through 18, and can be about one or more grandparents, living or deceased. The grand prize winner will receive an Apple iPad. Second prize is a Nook electronic reader. Third prize is a Kindle Fire ereader. Medals also will be awarded to the top three places in each of three age categories.
Oh, no, it’s college acceptance letter time! By Orlando Smith Now is the dreaded time of year when high school seniors find out if they got into “the college of their choice.” In modern times, there are so vastly many more applications for admission to the really prestigious colleges — Ivy Leagues, Stanford, Duke, Chicago — that it is most unlikely that the applicant gets into that “college of her choice.” It is a disappointment, and one that some people never get over. One of the most talented and famous writers in America kept and framed her rejection letter from Stanford for decades after she was a literary icon. But, I would like to look back on life from my vantage point of having seen so much of it, and tell those of you who did not get into “the college of your choice” — and your parents, who are probably the most affected by that rejection letter — that getting into that certain ultraprestigious college really means very little in a lifetime.
Maybe nothing at all.
As far as I can tell, the men and women who have achieved the most in life in terms of getting to do what they wanted, live a comfortable life, and get recognition for it, did so pretty much without regard to where they went to college.
Yes, it helps a little bit to go to Columbia or Yale. But it helps a lot more to have good work habits, make a minuteby-minute effort to get along with the people you work with, and (most of all) to harmonize your goals with your talents. The giants I have worked with in my life — Richard Nixon, Norman Lear, Bill Safire, Jimmy Kimmel, Bill Buckley, Goldie Hawn and many others — tried a number of different avenues to success and eventually found the thing that they were very good at, and did that with extraordinary focus. Notice that of those people, only Bill Buckley went to a prestige college. The others did it by using the talents they were born with, not being afraid of taking risks and failing, making sure they were not prima donnas, and staying in the game until they got over the goal line. No name on any diploma can mean as much as using what you’ve got in you from day one and using it with extreme focus, flexibility and inner mobility. You didn’t get into the college of your choice? Fine. Neither did most of America. It won’t matter a bit to your autobiography if you don’t let it matter to you.
The essays from children 6-10 are limited to 300 words, ages 11-14 to 500 words, and 15-18 to 750 words.
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10th Annual Pioneer Golf Tournament
Entries must be mailed or emailed to AARP Michigan by Aug. 1. All entries must include name, address, age, phone number, e-mail address, school and grade.
Send to:
U.S. mail address: AARP Michigan, Grandparents Day Essay Contest, 309 N. Washington Square, Suite 110, Lansing MI 48933. E-mail: org.
miaarp@aarp.
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Pioneer Golf Tournament Details Historic Clearview Golf Course East Canton, Ohio
Date:
June 22-24, 2012
Time:
Registration 8:00 am Tee Off 9:00 am Sat Tee Off 8:00 am Sun
Format: Stroke Play - Male and Female, flights determined by number of players. Registration Fee: $165 Per Golfer* NONE GOLFER $35.00 MR P Challenge Cup $25.00 *36 holes of gollf, shared cart, Prizes, Reception Friday night at Foltz Community Center, Fish Fry Saturday, Hamburgers & Hot Dogs on Sunday.
Make Check Payable to: Pioneer Golf Tournament Mail to: Jessie Brooks 8900 Independence apt 16202 PLANO TX 75025 www.pioneergolftournament.com/payment
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