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The great Inquisitions in history have come and gone. We no longer have interest groups or organizations fighting epic battles to combat heresy in a particular religious denomination.

Yet if you watch Michigan Republican Attorney General Bill Schuette’s fierce and unrelenting fight against gay marriage in Michigan, which he insistBankole ed he’s doing to defend the Thompson Constitution, it is almost a throwback to the Medieval Inquisition. But this time around there is no order called the Schuette Order. It is a federal judge’s

order, which now may head to the U.S. Supreme Court and the Attorney General who has become the Republican strongman in Michigan believes that he would be vindicated before the highest court in the land.

And so when Schuette walked into my office Monday afternoon, confident and assured that he was defending the Constitution, I had no choice but to ask him if he was on a religious crusade where the infidels are those supporting gay marriage.

As soon as he took his seat trying to untangle himself from the web of controversy sparked by the gay marriage battle, he dismissed my question right away and said he wasn’t on a crusade. Rather, he was simply doing what Michigan voters supported when they voted to ban gay marriage.

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Honorees announced (Page C-1) The 59th Annual Fight For Freedom Fund Dinner, the largest event of its kind, takes place on May 4 at Cobo Convention Center. Those who will be honored that evening were recently announced.

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Employment opportunities (Page C-4) Pure Michigan DREAMJOB, a summit set for June 13 at Ford Field, will include as participants more than 80 Michigan employers seeking to fill a multitude of positions.

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n this exclusive interview with Michigan Chronicle editor Bankole Thompson, Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr speaks out about the future of the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department and how the proposal to create a regional authority collapsed after Oakland and Macomb counties backed off, claiming it was not a good deal for their suburban customers.

MICHIGAN CHRONICLE: What really happened in the deal involving the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department

that made Oakland and Macomb counties balk?

KEVYN ORR: We tried to design a proposal for them that was responsive in a number of ways. First, it was responsive to their request for decades that they have increased governance control and management of the water department. Suburban communities make up over 65 percent of our revenue. We appreciate that and we want to be responsive. Secondly, it was to make sure that citizens of Detroit continue to own the water department. So

the pipes, the lines, switches, the sewerage system, all of that is still going to be owned by the City of Detroit. You can’t replace that overnight. No matter what happens it will be owned by the City of Detroit. Number three, it was to generate sufficient cash from interest rate savings by having a better credit rating department.

Number four, capital improvements.

The concerns about capital improvements

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But schools like Detroit Waldorf, which often get limited mention in the big conversations about education in the city, present a different reality than the one that is often trumpeted. It shows that despite the challenges the city and its educational system face, there are institutions that are still defining educational excellence and preparing young Detroiters for the future.

That is why Waldorf is preparing to host is biggest event of the year, the 2014 benefit

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The Greening of Detroit’s new director of Urban Agriculture committed to helping residents create healthier food

The Greening of Detroit is pleased to announce the appointment of Tepfirah (Tee) Rushdan to the director of Urban Agriculture. Rushdan has managed most of the Urban Agriculture department’s activities and programs for the past year, in addition to helping create new initiatives. The Greening continues to improve upon its urban agriculture offerings by creating new apprenticeship opportunities for adult and youth at its Detroit Market Garden, a smallscale production farm at the Eastern Market.

Community education, hands-on “how to” workshops and DMG tours have also been enhanced to meet the increasing needs and expanding interests of Detroit residents. The Greening’s Urban Agriculture team works with individuals and groups to install gardens in backyards, community spaces, and vacant lots across the city. Gardeners are also supported with technical assistance and resources, such as tools, soil testing, and growing, harvesting, and food prep information, etc.

The team is actively involved and interested in addressing health disparities and the critical role that food and food justice plays in the Black community. According to the Center for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC), 50 percent of African American children will suffer from diabetes in their lifetime. In addition, deaths from heart disease and stroke are almost twice the rate for African Americans as compared to Whites.

“It is increasingly important to not only focus on food access, but also on creating more of a demand for actual food. As a community we have been so bombarded with messages that tell us to make the wrong food choices. We can counter these messages by encouraging people to be a part of growing their own food which increases access and appreciation for real food, and by actively educating both youth and adults on the benefits of eating more fruits and vegetables,” said Rushdan.

For example, the DPS Office of School Nutrition selected The Greening of Detroit to help further develop and manage its Detroit School Garden Collaborative (DSCG). The goal and mission of the initiative is to help increase students’ consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables, and improve

academic achievement.

There are currently more than 50 DPS schools in DSGC. Parents and surrounding community members also have the opportunity to participate in nutrition education, community workshops and fresh food share programs.

“Tee really stepped up to make our partnership with DPS and its Office of School Nutrition a success and we are looking forward to her leadership throughout the Department,” said Greening President Rebecca Salminen Witt.

“We are committed to nurturing and promoting local talent within the organization, and Tee has demonstrated her leadership and ability to do the job. She is also well connected to the Detroit farming community and understands the needs of our residents. “ Rushdan joined The Greening in 2009 as a crew leader in the Green Infrastructure Department, later moving to the Urban Agriculture team because she was particularly interested in learning how to grow her own food. Rushdan started and managed a community garden in her east side neighborhood, and has been actively involved in food justice and community activism for years.

Learn more about The Greening’s work at www. greeningofdetroit.com.

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NOTICE OF ELECTION BY MAIL Tuesday, April 15, 2014 To the owners of assessable property as of February 3, 2014 within the following area of the City of Detroit: The geographic area bounded by: Interstate 75 to the north; Interstate 375 north of East Jefferson Avenue and Rivard Street south of East Jefferson Avenue to the east; the Detroit River to the south; and the western line of the property at 1003 West Jefferson Avenue roughly coterminous with Riverfront Drive south of West Jefferson Avenue and Michigan State Highway 10 north of West Jefferson Avenue to the west (“Zone Area”).

Notice is hereby given that an election regarding the establishment of a business improvement zone under Chapter 2 of 1961 PA 120, MCL 125.990 to 125.990n, will be held on Tuesday, April 15, 2014. The election will be conducted by mail, with ballots mailed in advance to property owners eligible to participate in the election.

The purpose of the election is to vote on the adoption of a zone plan and the establishment of the business improvement zone in the Zone Area, including the identity of the board of directors of the business improvement zone.

The full text of the petition for the establishment of a business improvement zone, including the zone plan and initial board of directors, may be viewed at www.downtowndetroitbiz.com or at the office of the Clerk of the City of Detroit, 2 Woodward Avenue, Room 200, telephone (313) 224-3260.

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Detroit Department of Elections 2978 W Grand Blvd Detroit, MI 48202

ALL BALLOTS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 4:00PM, TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2014.

A person or entity (or an agent of the person or entity designated in writing) who as of February 3, 2014 owned real property in the Zone Area other than property classified as residential real property under Section 34c of The General Property Tax Act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.34c, or real property exempt from the collection of taxes under The General Property Tax Act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 to 211.155, is eligible to participate in the election.

This election is conducted under Chapter 2 of 1961 PA 120, MCL 125.990 to 125.990n, and is not an election subject to the Michigan Election Law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992.

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Prime Politics Someone needs to protest King family mess in Atlanta

By Michael Cottman Perhaps someone needs to organize a march to protest the King family mess. Bernice King, the daughter of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., held a press conference where she pleaded with her brothers not to sell their father’s Bible and Nobel Peace Prize.

“I implore you to consider the magnitude of this moment in history and how you want your individual legacies to be defined,” King said at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.

Just stop the madness.

The forever feuding King kids are out of control.

King’s estate is run by his two sons, Martin Luther King III and Dexter King. The estate’s lawyers filed court papers on Jan. 31 asking a judge to order their sister, Bernice King, to surrender the items.

Bernice insists that King III and Dexter have contacted people who want to buy the Bible and the Noble Prize. A judge, who is trying to mediate a temporary solution, set a deadline for the items to

be placed in a safe deposit box and Bernice King says she will comply with the judge’s order.

“It is difficult to place what my father described as precious heirlooms under the custody of the government, even if only for a season,” she said.

“Yet, I recognize that justice and righteousness are not always aligned, and there is often a disconnect between God’s law and man’s law. With God’s help, I can only believe that the judge’s ruling is not a setback but an opportunity for my brothers to step up to reason and do what their conscience tells them is right.”

Are Martin III and Dexter so desperate that they need to cash in on their father’s personal mementos? Here’s an ironic twist: When King was notified of his award, he announced that he would turn over the prize money — $54,123 — to support the Civil Rights Movement.

Fifty years after King unselfishly donated his Nobel Prize money to his campaign for social justice, his children are

King.

At issue is a lawsuit initiated by King’s sons.

The legal argument focuses on who has the rights to King’s words and image. King’s sons are apparently angry at Young over footage of King that appears in a production

by Young’s foundation.

Another of King’s friends, actor Harry Bela-

“This is a significant step in our ongoing efforts to ensure the health and wellbeing of all Michiganders. A healthier Michigan is an important part of our state’s continued comeback. It will help improve health and quality of life, save money for taxpayers and job providers and boost our economy,” Snyder said. “I appreciate the support of our legislative partners in this initiative and the tremendous work of our departments of Community Health, Human Services and Technology, Management and Budget to help ensure all systems are go and there’s a smooth enrollment process. I encourage eligible residents to mark the date and go online, call or visit a local DHS office on or after April 1.”

fighting each other in court over the same Noble Prize medal — for money.

It seems like the King family is suing everybody — or at least threatening all kinds of folks with potential legal action. Recently, Georgia’s governor was also put on notice.

A Georgia bill calls for a monument to Dr. King to be erected on the grounds of the Georgia Capitol.

Gov. Nathan Deal told a congregation at Ebenezer Baptist Church in January that he would work with the legislature to secure a place at the Capitol for a memorial. But Eric Tidwell, who represents the King family, sent a letter to the gov-

The Healthy Michigan Plan was signed into law by the governor on Sept.

16, 2013. Since then, MDCH staff has worked closely with the federal government and Michigan partners to get the necessary information technology, federal approval and program operations in place. Extensive IT testing and progress

eral poverty level (approximately $16,000 for single person and $33,000 for a family of four).

Governor Snyder has been made to assure the necessary system requirements are ready for enrollment.

Beginning April 1, Michigan residents will be able to apply for the Healthy Michigan Plan online, by phone, or in person at their local Michigan Department of Human Services (DHS) office to quickly and easily determine if they are eligible.

In the first year, the Healthy Michigan Plan is anticipated to cover 320,000 Michiganders, eventually providing care for 470,000. The plan emphasizes personal responsibility and beneficiaries will be required to share in the costs. There also will be incentives for individuals to take responsibility for their lifestyle choices and to maintain or improve their health.

Applicants for the Healthy Michigan Plan must be between the ages of 19-64, not currently eligible for Medicaid, not eligible for or enrolled in Medicare, and earning up to 133 percent of the fed-

Health coverage under the Healthy Michigan Plan includes both federally and state mandated Essential Health Benefits such as ambulatory patient services, emergency services, hospitalization, mental health and substance use disorder services, including behavioral health treatment, prescription drugs, rehabilitative and habilitative services and devices, laboratory services, preventive and wellness services and chronic disease management, pediatric services including oral and vision care, and other medically necessary services as needed.

In the process of operationalizing the Healthy Michigan Plan, MDCH received approval from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Dec. 30, 2013. This approval allowed MDCH to transition roughly 60,000 individuals from the Medicaid Adult Benefits Waiver (ABW) program into the new Healthy Michigan Plan, with coverage beginning April 1, 2014.

“Throughout the process of making the Healthy Michigan Plan a reality, our primary concern has been ensuring our systems are fully prepared for Michigan residents as they apply and once they are enrolled,” said James K. Haveman, Director of the MDCH.

Students’ ‘White power’ tweets after basketball shocks residents in Grand Blanc EURO WEB — With the success of basketball players like Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan, its really no surprise that basketball has come to be known as a Black sport.

terminology as a description of the teams 54-49 victory in the Class A regional final.

There was no better proof of this than an occurrence that took place recently when a hailstorm of racist tweets was sent out by a team of Caucasian students at a Michigan high school. The tweets were singing their praises after winning a basketball game.

“Not only did we beat Grand Blanc but we’re all white. Howell’s the definite winner tonight.”

“All hail white power. #HitlerIsMyDad” is just one of several tweets that left faculty and residents stunned.

The tweets followed the win of Howell High School’s boys basketball team over Grand Blanc.

And according to the website MLive.com, several of the students involved in the situation are now facing disciplinary action for their use of “white only”

Other tweets, as reported by the site, include:

Other choice hashtags included #kkk #lightthecross #rosaparks and #wewhite.

Grand Blanc has both black and white players.

While the principal of Howell High School, Jason Schrock said that disciplinary action was meted out, he did not elaborate on what that meant, only noting that the school is trying to move forward.

But the Grand Blanc schools superintendent, Norman Abdella, didn’t hold back, saying that it was “hard to believe that the racial banality

I have no idea how this feud ultimately gets resolved. I only know that a King family once regarded as proud upstanding citizens has now been reduced to punch lines and pity.

Martin Luther King III, Bernice King and Dexter King. ernor’s office saying the estate owns all rights to Dr. King’s “name, image, likeness, words, rights of publicity, copyrighted works, recorded voice and trademark interests.”

“When the media reported that the governor referenced this initiative in remarks he made on the King holiday, we expected to hear from your office and the appropriate parties seeking the estate’s input and approval,” Tidwell wrote. The latest dispute between the King family comes months after Martin III and Dexter decided to sue Andrew Young, the former U.S. Ambassador and close personal friend to

State’s ‘Healthy Michigan’ open enrollment to begin April 1 Gov. Rick Snyder and the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) have announced that the state’s Healthy Michigan Plan is prepared to begin accepting applications on April 1, 2014, ultimately providing healthcare coverage to nearly half a million more Michigan residents.

fonte, is also embroiled in a legal dispute with King’s children over ownership of some King documents.

expressed through those messages even exists in this day and age.” He did add that he trusts Howell to diffuse the situation in an appropriate manner, as noted by MLive, and even defended the school to a certain degree.

“It would be totally unfair to judge a district or a school based on the actions of individual students or supporters,” he wrote in an e-mail statement to the Flint Journal, according to reports by MLive.

“I have great confidence that no one in authority within the Howell School District would ever encourage or condone these types of sentiments and expect that they will effectively deal with this situation internally.”

How surprising is it that the apologies began to roll in from the Twitter users caught in the action?

“As the Healthy Michigan Plan includes a strong personal responsibility focus, we are encouraged by the promising results we’ve seen so far with the ABW population and look forward to improving the health of all residents eligible for the Healthy Michigan Plan.”

For more information about the progress of the Healthy Michigan Plan or more details regarding enrollment, visit www. michigan.gov/healthymichiganplan.

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Water deal were going to be addressed, provide a reserve for delinquent accounts that would be replenished yearly. That there will be no delinquencies, rate pressures on the counties customers or city customers and result of rate pressures. And generate a revenue stream of 47 million dollars a year for 40 years for Detroit’s creditors. We thought it was an ideal solution that was going to benefit all parties and be responsive to the requests that people have been talking about.

MC: How did you prepare for this?

KO: Before I got here I went back and read some of the reports about the water department dating back to when I was leaving law school in 1983. And (late) chief judge Fiekens’ (opinions relating to this issue). This issue has been discussed, sought after and dealt with for 33 years. So we thought we’re going to finally address it. Unfortunately for apparently a number of reasons we can’t force the counties to do anything.

As they choose not to do it, that’s fine. That’s their choice. As we put out in the plan, we will explore alternatives as to what we are going to do.

MC: Do you feel the water department has become a political punching bag where anyone

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can take a shot and walk away?

KO: Well, I’m going to stay away from the politics of the department.

MC: Then you feel politics has been the impediment here?

KO: Let me say it this way. There was a study that came out earlier this year involving 1400 municipal managers and the number one priority, they said, was was regional cooperation. So here you have an answer to a number of requests that were made over decades, a survey among municipal managers saying regional cooperation is key to growth. It would seem to me that folks who were not going to be exposed to increased rate pressures, and have many of their concerns addressed, that would be a logical conclusion, a rational conclusion.

If there are other reasons, and some of those reasons may be very real, they don’t want to be affiliated with Detroit. I would say this whole thing I hear from time to time that it’s rife with corruption, we don’t want any part of it. It’s such old news. It’s far, far away gone by. So that really is not a relevant, current concern. But if there are other issues people are going to deal with, I respect those issues. We are just going to do this

logically and without any political cant, just professionally examine what the alternatives are.

MC: So when you walked into the negotiating room, what was at the back of your mind?

KO: You have to understand this issue of the water department (Detroit reform), the state began looking into the water department back in 2010.

In 2011, Detroit Review Team was commissioned and throughout April 2012, the issues of efficiencies and city operations were embodied in the Consent Agreement.

In November 2012 was the memorandum of understanding for Detroit reform. March 1, 2013 was the governor’s finding of financial emergency.

The issue of the water department in all of this when I got here in March, Judge Cox had already issued his decision removing the city from the 33 year-old Water Act case as a result of the examination of the root cause committee two years before.

So when I’m walking in the room I’m looking at the groundswell of information about the water department and about how it needs to be regionalized. Judge Fiekens in the Clean Water Act case, some of the parties asked for him to do it, he

Kevyn Orr and Bankole Thompson. – Andre Smith photo declined and said, ‘I’m not sure I have jurisdiction but you all go forth and figure it out somehow.’ It would seem to me that people who say they wanted this were finally getting an objective and forthcoming analysis of financial information they wanted. And if they wanted to make a deal we could make a deal.

It’s been my experience that people who want to do deals do deals. People who don’t want to do deals don’t do deals.

MC: If 65 percent account for suburban monetary contributions to the water itself, and this deal was about the future viability of the water, does the collapse of the deal become some sort of a hostage situation?

KO: No. It does not

impact the status. We will still provide water to our customer base. We will still maintain status quo.

Nothing will change. We are going to look at alternatives regarding operations as well as potential outright sale.

MC: Can you explain what you meant by leasing as an option?

KO: We were going to create an authority, which would essentially lease the department and operate it and pay the city a lease payment. That would be $47 million a year. Our county partners don’t want to do that.

That’s fine. So we are going to move away from the lease concept more to a contract. There are operating contractors out there who would bring greater efficiency to the

Schuette “This is about my job. My job is to defend the Constitution and reinforce the law. I took an oath and I am going to fulfill it.

But if the citizens of Michigan want to change it they can do so,” Schuette said. “Until the citizens change it by voter initiative that’s our Constitution and I am going to remain consistent.”

But federal judge Bernard Friedman called the voter amendment to the state constitution in 2004 banning gay marriage unconstitutional.

“The court rejects the contention that Michigan’s traditional definition of marriage possesses a heightened air of legitimacy because it was approved by voter referendum.

The popular origin of the MMA (Michigan Marriage Amendment) does nothing to insulate the provision from constitutional scrutiny,” Friedman wrote in his opinion.

Perhaps Friedman’s most piercing part of the ruling is when he quoted Justice Robert H. Jackson about the essence of not subjecting fundamental freedoms to referendums.

“The very purpose of a Bill of Rights was to withdraw certain subjects from the vicissitudes of political controversy, to place them beyond the reach of majorities and officials and to establish them as legal principles to be applied by the courts.

One’s right to life, liberty, and property, to free speech, a free press, freedom of worship and assembly, and other fundamental rights may not be submitted to vote; they depend on the outcome of no elections,” Jackson said.

There is precedent for what Jackson said because given the history of civil and human rights battles, especially the fight against racial discrimination and Jim Crow, in this country, where it left to the will of some voters alone we would still be living the era of the 1960s. Look at a state like Arizona, which first refused to observe the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, where the current governor, Jan Brewer, is acting like the George Wallace of 2014, and the legislature there acting like the character assassination and intimidation chamber of Joseph McCarthy.

Even if voters support the actions of Brewer and the politically intoxicated legislature it still does not make their actions right.

History is fraught with instances in this republic where morally reprehensible acts on Blacks and other minorities had the blessing of “state rights.” Look at Virginia where interracial marriage was illegal under the Racial Integrity Act. And this is what a Virginia trial judge seeking to expel an interracial couple, Richard Perry Loving, a White man, and Mildred Loving, an African-American woman from the state said: “Almighty God created the races White, Black,

system. That’s what they do. We would also entertain requests for information about an outright purchase. I said when I first came in here I did not want to sell the water department. I still do not want to sell the water department.

But I think because our expectation was that we were going to have an authority deal in fairly short time, that’s what everybody wanted. But I think in order for me to be responsive to our creditor class now that the authority proposal appears to be slipping away, we have to be able to say we explored every avenue to rationalize the key assets of the city. And when I came in I said there are 15 buckets of assets. We’ve dealt with most of them.

From page A-1 Yellow, Malay and Red, and He placed them on separate continents. And, but for the interference with his arrangement, there would be no cause for such marriage. The fact that He separated the races shows that He did not intend for the races to mix.”

Wish that judge had lived long enough to see how far the nation has come with President Barack Obama, the product of an interracial marriage.

America continues to evolve.

“This is not about me playing politics. My job and responsibility comes first. Politics is secondary,” Schuette said. “I think it would be wrong for me to casually dismiss the constitutional provision. As a former judge I have high regard for members of the judiciary. This case would be appealed.”

And Schuette did appeal the case to the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, which issued a temporary stay on the case leaving gay couples in legal limbo. Others have called on U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to intervene, but the Justice Department has only signaled that it is monitoring what is happening in Michigan.

Schuette is a shrewd lawyer and a tactical politician who is not to be underestimated. He is banking on this battle to make its way to the nation’s highest court where he expects a repeat of what happened when liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who handles emergency requests for the 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, did not block efforts against gay marriage in Utah, when she had the power to do so without the court.

Instead, Sotomayor, who was nominated by President Obama as the first Hispanic on the court, referred the matter to the entire court which decided to put a hold on gay marriage in Utah while the case was being appealed.

“Sotomayor is my favorite justice right now on the Supreme Court,” Schuette said with a laugh. He also likes Justice Elena Kagan, the former dean of Harvard Law School who was also nominated by Obama to the Supreme Court.

“I didn’t think I was going to like Kagan when I met her at the Supreme Court. I found her witty and charming. She and I trade notes from time to time when I’m in Washington. We never discuss cases, nothing like that.” Schuette said.

He said because of his epi­ phany with Kagan, he has admonished his children not to be prejudiced against anyone because he was preparing not to like Kagan, but when they met his perception changed.

Schuette said those who are accusing him of playing politics with gay marriage and appealing to the extreme right of the Republican Party are mistaken because he has equally

challenged the pension rights of police and firefighters in the Detroit bankruptcy case.

“I’m defending the pension clause for cops and firefighters.

I’m also defending the marriage clause,” Schuette said. “What it means is that you don’t pick and choose. That’s selective enforcement.”

But his critics have lambasted him as a man who is running for attorney general and at the same time building a political nest for a gubernatorial run. As the governor’s official lawyer, he has opposed Gov. Rick Snyder on the Affordable Health Care Act. While the governor was working to implement parts of the law, Schuette was fighting against the entire law, all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court joining a team of Republican AGs. When the governor and emergency manager Kevyn Orr declared a state of financial emergency in Detroit, Schuette came down on the side of pensions for cops and firefighters which put him at odds with the

official line from Snyder.

The public optics of going against the governor on some key issues works well for a man who wants the governorship because it can show that he is in disagreement even with his own party, even as his critics say he is more extreme in his politics than he appears to be.

“The governor and I don’t see eye to eye on pensions, affordable health care but I like the guy,”Schuette said. “There is no grand design (for governor).

My job is to be the very best AG I can be. If I do my job well the future will take care of itself.”

Since he’s fighting against gay marriage, I asked Schuette to explain what it means for the Eastern District of Michigan to have the first openly gay federal judge in Judy Levy, and whether that adds to the diversity and richness of the bench.

The attorney general was quiet for a while and then he said, “I don’t know her. I think presidents have the opportunity to nominate judges and the senate gets to confirm. I

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auction “Cultivating Excellent Education in the Heart of Detroit,” on Saturday, April 5, in its historic, Albert-Kahn designed building located at 2555 Burns St. The school, which is housed in a stately historic structure built in 1913, is situated on four acres of beautifully landscaped grounds, provides a warm and inviting environment that nurtures growth, learning and creativity by focusing on each student’s intellectual, physical and emotional development.

The annual fundraiser, a celebration of the power of education and its many rewards, offers a festive evening that includes a dinner, desserts, numerous silent auction items and a rousing live auction.

Auction attendees will have the opportunity to bid on such prizes as a trip-of-a-lifetime photo safari in South Africa’s renowned Zulu Nyala game reserve, a getaway and golf package at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Detroit Red Wings “on the glass” hockey tickets, a downtown hotel and dinner package, unique cooking classes, and private gourmet dinner parties.

The 2014 auction, which is being supported by organizations like Autissimo Technologies, Lone Pine Wealth Management, Hantz Group,

hope she will be a hardworking judge, and I anticipate she will apply the law.”

When I asked him about Mark Totten, the likely Democratic nominee for attorney general, who has leveled criticisms against Schuette, he said, “I have not met him. I’m running on my record as a strong and clear voice for victims of crime.”

He said until the Michigan Democratic Party decides who their candidate will be, he won’t say much about his opposition.

As he prepared to leave, the AG predicted that both he and Snyder will win the election this year by 7 to 8 points.

“I think Terri Lynn Land is going to win also,” he said of the U.S. Senate between Land and Democratic Congressman Gary Peters.

Democrats have their work cut out for them.

Bankole Thompson is the editor of the Michigan Chronicle.

Email bthompson@ michronicle.com.

From page A-1 KACE Logistics, and Kapnick Insurance, will allow the school to continue to offer enrollment in pre-K through eighth grade.

For example, it’s interdisciplinary curriculum emphasizes analytical, creative and critical thinking, and cultivates children’s inherent curiosity and love of learning.

Detroit Waldorf provides tuition assistance to 50 percebt of the school’s students, representing tuition forgiveness totaling $400,000+ annually.

The school’s developmental approach to education nurtures the whole child —emotionally, physically and intellectually.

Learning is experiential and art and movement are integrated into every curriculum topic, from science, to math, to language arts.

One-hundred percent of trustees and 85 percent of school families contribute to the annual fund, participation that is above the national average for independent schools.

Every family contributes 30 volunteer hours annually, helping stretch the school’s financial resources to directly benefit student learning.

For more information about Detroit Waldorf, visit www.detroitwaldorf.org.

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Detroit Zoo boosts local economy with impact of $100 million A study by CSL International on the economic impacts associated with the operation of the Detroit Zoo found that the single largest paid family attraction in Michigan had a total economic impact of $100.2 million in the metro Detroit community in 2013.

■ The Detroit Zoological Society operates the Detroit Zoo and Belle Isle Nature Zoo. ■ The Detroit Zoo is situated on 125 acres of naturalistic habitats in Royal Oak, Mich.

■ Open 362 days a year ■ 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. November through March ■ 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April through Labor Day ■ 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. the day after Labor Day through October.

■ Admission is $14 for adults 15 to 61 and $10 for children 2 to 14, senior citizens 62 ■ Older and active military with ID; children under 2 are free.

Based on actual financial and visitor data, the economic impact from Zoo operations, vendors and visitors generated more than $60.6 million in direct spending, with a total output of $100.2 million when combined with indirect and induced spending. The zoo also was a significant source of employment and earnings, supporting 1,082 full- and part-time jobs and $35.3 million in wages and benefits.

Although the Detroit Zoo attracts many residents of Oakland, Wayne, Macomb, St. Clair and Lapeer counties, over 40 percent of visitors in 2013 came from outside the five counties. In addition to spending at the zoo, these guests accounted for an estimated $25.2 million in off-site spending on dining, lodging, fuel and other purchases such as retail and groceries. The zoo has attracted 11.4 million guests over the past decade, with more than 1.3 million visitors in 2013, a 16-year high.

■ The Belle Isle Nature Zoo is open Wednesday through Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

November through March ■ 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April through October ■ Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

■ Admission to the Nature Zoo is free; however, a State of Michigan Recreation Passport is required for all vehicles to enter Belle Isle.

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

OPEN ENROLLMENT The Detroit Zoo is also an important educational asset, hosting more than 25,000 students annually and 145,000 pre-school and school-aged children engaged through field trips, camps, overnights and family programs.

New Zoo Exhibits Planned In addition, the Detroit Zoo plans to spend $50 million over the next five years on new exhibits, including the Polk Penguin Conservation Center slated to open

in 2015. More than 100 design, engineering and construction jobs will be created and sustained for the estimated twoyear development period, and the facility will add several full-time employees to the zoo staff.

With an associated annual increase of at least 100,000 visitors, the new attraction is expected to have a regional economic impact of several million dollars per year, adding to the $100.2 million economic impact the zoo already has on the region.

“As a world-class family attraction that draws visitors from throughout the state, across the country and around the world, the Detroit Zoo has a significant impact on the region, enhancing the reputation of our community, providing jobs to our residents and drawing families and individuals to the region’s other attractions and businesses,” said Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau President and CEO Larry Alexander.

Hope Academy (a free Public Charter School) 12121 Broadstreet Detroit, Michigan Kindergarten through 8th Grades New enrollment applications being accepted March 24th – April 4th Newly Renovated Building Certified/Highly Qualified Teachers Strong Academic Program w/Common Core Standards Smartboards and Computer Technology Caring Staff ~ Small Classes ~Uniforms Safe & Secure Environment We offer Music, Computers, and Spanish Track & Field, Cheerleading, Basketball for K-8th and Friday Clubs After School Tutoring and Saturday School Boys Scouts/Girl Scouts Before and After School Latchkey Applications are available 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Monday through Friday in the Main Office and also online For more information call

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Focused on the future Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan reflects on 75 years by looking ahead

By C.L. Price

health care access to people living in each of Michigan’s 83 counties. That commitment continues, as BCBSM is the only insurer offering ACA-compliant coverage on the Health Insurance Marketplace to people living everywhere in Michigan.

Healthcare is an economic engine and a driving force in Michigan’s economic resurgence.

The industry, which currently employs more than 600,000 skilled workers, is expected to drive double-digit growth over the next 10 years as Michi• Improvements to Health gan continues to expand Care Quality – Blue its healthcare facilities, Cross Blue Shield of programs, research and Michigan’s tradition of services. working with doctors One indisputable lead and hospitals continer in record-breaking ues through its Value growth and innovation, Partnerships initiatives Blue Cross Blue Shield of – a collection of patient Michigan (BCBSM), is celsafety, clinical quality ebrating its 75th anniverand care process efforts sary this month. that are transforming Michigan’s health care The Michigan Chronisystem and reducing cle is proud to recognize

Safety Net program has provided nearly $8 million in grants to free and low-cost clinics across the state to provide health care access to the uninsured population.

Daniel J. Loepp

costs. BCBSM has constructed the largest Patient-Centered Medical Home program in the nation. The company is at the forefront of changing how hospitals are paid to place more focus on quality pa-

and applaud BCBSM and its President & CEO Daniel J. Loepp, an indisputable leader in record-breaking growth and innovation.

tient outcomes. More information is at www. valuepartnerships. com and http://www. mibluesperspectives. com/health-care-value/ • Protecting the Vulnerable – Since 2005, BCBSM’s Strengthening the

BCBSM began when Michigan hospitals form ed Blue Cross and a group of doctors affiliated with the Michigan State Medical Society started Blue Shield. The two entities joined together in the 1970s. Today, BCBSM and its HMO subsidiary, Blue Care Network, provide health coverage to 4.45 million members in Michigan and hundreds of thousands who work for Michigan companies but reside in other states.

Since 1980, the company has served as Michigan’s “insurer of last resort,” a safety-net role defined by BCBSM’s unique approach to providing health coverage to all Michigan residents regardless of pre-existing health condition, and guaranteeing the renewability of that coverage.

The company transitioned to become a nonprofit mutual insurance company on Dec. 31, 2013.

As part of that transition, BCBSM will contribute $1.56 billion over 18 years, beginning in 2014, to the independent Michigan Health Endowment to sustain the company’s nonprofit social mission.

Today, BCBSM is a $21.3 billion enterprise – including Detroit-based BCBSM, Southfield-based BCN, Lansing-based workers’ compensation firm Accident Fund Holdings, and Brighton-based longterm care insurer LifeSecure. BCBSM is a minority owner of AmeriHealth Caritas, a Pennsylvania-based Medicaid managed care company; and it is an investor in Bloom Health, a Minnesota-based developer of private exchange solutions for employers.

“We aren’t leveraging this 75th anniversary year to look back. Instead, we are primed and ready to talk about the potential of the next 75 years,” Loepp said. “Our foundation is strong, built over seven decades through significant contributions to Michigan. Blue Cross is ready to build on that foundation, and committed to lead Michigan to a healthier future.”

• Statewide Access to Health Care – BCBSM has long been the only insurance company committed to providing

• Reinvigorating Michigan’s Core Cities – Since 2004, BCBSM has made a determined effort to invest in Michigan’s core cities. It has restored historic downtown buildings in Grand

• Improving the Customer Experience – BCBSM is at the beginning stages of a company-wide focus on making health insurance easier for people to understand, and improving its service to members. This year, Forrester Research named BCBSM as making the biggest improvement in customer experience among all companies it measures in every industry in the nation.

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We are confident that there are many good year’s ahead. — Editor “Our company is 75, but we’re not acting our age by any means,” saidLoepp. “We’re a modern, dynamic company prepared to serve and guide our stakeholders as health care transforms under the Affordable Care Act. Our stakeholders benefit from Blue Cross’ experience and strong Michigan roots – given our deep relationships with doctors and hospitals across the state, and our history of engagement within Michigan’s diverse communities.”

• Investing in Children’s Health – BCBSM’s Building Healthy Communities program has invested more than $6 million in locally-based efforts to engage kids in eating healthier and becoming more physically active.

Rapids and Lansing and located hundreds of employees at those facilities. In 2011, the Blues relocated 3,400 suburban-based workers to downtown Detroit.

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Roy Brooks Tribute Concert featuring

Sean Dobbins and The Modern Jazz Messengers and The Djallo Djakate Quintet

Friday, April 4, 2014 7:30 p.m.

Free Admission!

This concert is sponsored by private donations.

Presented by the School of Continuing Education and Workforce Development

Sunday, April 13, 2014 5:00 p.m.

MacArthur Genius Fellow and international jazz great Regina Carter, “… creates music that is wonderfully listenable, probingly intelligent and, at times, breathtakingly daring… taking the listener into the future of jazz.” (Time Magazine) In her latest project, Southern Comfort, Regina Carter explores her father’s roots in Alabama celebrating the joyous music that infused her early childhood. “…Carter is a knockout violinist who leads a knockout band.”

– O Magazine This show is sponsored by WCCCD’s Eastern Campus.

Tickets $37 • Group Rates Available

Unflinchingly honest, raw, powerful country, folk and blues...embracing her Southern roots and family name. "...Storm & Grace marks the singer's first genuine musical statement, with its mix of rootsy riffs and confessional lyrics."

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MLK’s Only Known Letter to Rosa Parks Up for Sale The only known letter written by Martin Luther King Jr. to civil rights heroine Rosa Parks is now up for sale.

The website Moments in Time is offering the historic item for $125,000.

In the correspondence dated April 12, 1960, King candidly writes: “I have been intending to answer your very kind letter of March 14 for several days . . . Your very kind words are very encouraging and consoling.”

He adds, “In the midst of constant harassment and intimidation and because of my involvement in the civil right struggle,

Book on Blacks in Detroit Former

Michigan Chronicle reporter Ken Coleman has compiled an amazing day-by-day set of facts about African Americans in Detroit.

“On This Day: African-American Life in Detroit” includes the founding of Second Baptist Church in 1836 to the federal court trial of former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and 1,400 other facts.

Entries from the book are featured

each week on Detroit Public Television’s “American Black Journal.”

The book is available at Spectacles Detroit, located at 230 East Grand River Ave. in downtown Detroit and at Eric’s I’ve Been Framed, 16527 Livernois in Detroit.

To follow updates on book signings and other events, please visit www.onthisdaydetroit.com.

HUD awards $30.8 to improve, preserve public housing in Michigan Grants to support capital needs of public housing authorities U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan has awarded $30.8 million to public housing authorities in Michigan, to make major large-scale improvements to the state’s public housing units.

The grants announced are provided through HUD’s Capital Fund Program, which provides annual funding nationwide to approximately 3,100 public housing authorities to build, repair, renovate and/or modernize the public housing in their communities. These housing authorities use the funding to do large-scale improvements such as replacing roofs or making energy-efficient upgrades to replace old plumbing and electrical systems.

“This funding is critically important to public housing agencies as they work to provide the best housing possible for their residents,” said Donovan. “While the funding we announce today will never be enough to meet the tremendous backlog of capital needs, HUD will be working closely with the Congress to expand efforts to generate approximately $6 billion in private investment for the recapitalization of public housing.”

For more than 75 years, the federal government has been working and investing billions of dollars in developing and maintaining public and multifamily housing, including providing critical support through the Capital Fund grants announced today. Still, the nation continues to lose approximately 10,000 public housing units each year, primarily due to disrepair. In 2011, HUD released Capital Needs in the Public Housing Program, a study that estimat-

ed the capital needs in the public housing stock in the U.S. The study found the nation’s 1.1 million public housing units are facing an estimated $25.6 billion in large-scale repairs. Unlike routine maintenance, capital needs are extensive improvements required to make the housing decent and economically sustainable, such as replacing roofs or updating plumbing and electrical systems to increase energy efficiency.

To help protect the considerable federal investment in public housing, and respond to the growing demand for affordable rental housing, the Obama Administration proposed the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD), a comprehensive strategy that complements the Capital Fund Program and offers a long-term solution to preserve and enhance the country’s affordable housing stock, including leveraging public and private funding to make critically needed improvements.

Since Congress approved the RAD demonstration in November of 2011, early results show it is generating significant additional capital for public and assisted housing. HUD has made awards to 60,000 public and assisted housing units in more than 340 different projects across the country. Through these awards, housing authorities have proposed to generate approximately $3 billion in capital repairs by leveraging private debt and equity, which will preserve or replace distressed units and support local jobs in their communities – all without additional federal resources.

Currently, the Department has received applications from PHAs for an additional 116,000 units under RAD. To support the growing demand for RAD, the President’s FY 2015 budget proposal requests to eliminate the RAD cap, which would facilitate the recapitalization of public housing.

Spirit of Leadership event to feature Prosecutor Kym Worthy

Turning Point operates a Forensic Nurse Examiner Program serving child, teen and adult sexual assault survivors.

The program, which provides 24/7 response to sexual assault victims, has been a leader in the field of forensic nursing since opening in 1999. By promoting victim care, public knowledge

Parks became a civil rights figure in 1955 when she was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a city bus to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama.

~38 yearS~ Helping to Break tHe Sickle cycle!

The Cynthia Coles Circle Department of Missions of Friendship Baptist Church presents the 2014 Annual Sickle Cell Benefit Luncheon featuring Sheilah Clay, President & CEO of the Neighborhood Service Organization (NSO) “The Importance of Volunteering”

Saturday, May 17, 2014 | 11:30 a.M. The Karas House Banquet Facility 23632 Plymouth Road Redford, Michigan

Tickets are $32 per person Tickets available from: Friendship Baptist Church Office 313-833-1072 SCDAA- Michigan Chapter Inc. 313-864-4406

Cynthia Coles Circle Members: Maxine McBride, President Jackie Kendrick, Secretary Marilyn Gripper, Treasurer Charnitta Byrd Denise Chaney Trustee Enetta Cosper Sheila Jackson Anthony Johnson Dayna Johnson Trustee Don Johnson

Nicole Johnson Janice Lee Charlotte McBride Trustee Derrick Owens, Sr. Gail Coles-Owens Roshaunda Ross Louise Smith, Emeritus Ellen Williams Louise Wortham

Shirley Moss, Deacon Dr. Samuel White III, Pastor

Thank you for your support!

Net proceeds are donated to the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America - Michigan Chapter Inc. & the Parents Auxillary.

Please make checks payable to Friendship Baptist Church.

I don’t have a problem.

I can stop at any time.

I’m having some bad luck now, but things will change.

If I can just borrow 20 bucks I’ll be fine.

I can pay it back next week.

What do you mean I’m going to lose my house?

How do I break this to my family?

Locally, more than 10,000 rape kits which contain forensic evidence have been warehoused without laboratory processing, rendering these investiga-

tions incomplete at best, and leaving serial rapists on the streets to commit more crimes — a problem facing many communities across Michigan and the nation.

I often find myself asking, ‘Is it worth it?’ But then a friend of goodwill comes along with kind encouraging words that gives me renewed vigor . . . to carry on.”

How am I going to make my car payment?

Wayne County Prosecutor, Kym Worthy, will offer insight into the problem of lax investigations and mishandling of evidence in thousands of rape cases at an upcoming Spirit of Leadership event hosted by Turning Point, Inc., a domestic violence and sexual assault service agency.

Calling attention to some disturbing trends relating to sex-related assaults, the event is being held in recognition of National Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

The Spirit of Leadership luncheon is Thursday, May 15, at Zuccaro’s, 46601 Gratiot Ave., Chesterfield, MI. Details at www.turningpointmacomb.org.

Rosa Parks with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

I need help.

Kym Worthy and the importance of preventive education, the goal of Turning Point is to show communities how sexual abuse can stop abuse.

“A major part of what we do at Turning Point is preventive, proactive education, particularly in our schools” says acting CEO Debbie McPeek. “We can prevent sexual assault crimes through education, bringing crucial issues to the forefront. This is why we are pleased to have a speaker of Kym Worthy’s stature highlighting our cause.”

Now that you’ve recognized you may have a gambling problem, the next step is to call the Michigan Problem Gambling Helpline at 1-800-270-7117 to speak with a counselor. It’s free and confidential.

Isn’t it time you started beating a gambling problem?

Rick Snyder, Governor James K. Haveman, Director

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‘Point of View: African American Masters’ Music Demonstration exhibitTogether at the Wright Museum Class The Detroit Public Library Celebrates the 70tham Anniversary Lecture Series.

Standard museum hours 10:00 Charles H. Wright Museum Jefferson Avenue PresbyterianofChurch 6 p.m.

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315 E. Warren Come for a free demonstration class and exFree museum admission: ages 5201with Woodward The E. Azalia Hackley Colperience the fun Ave. with your child$8,as they13-61; sing, $5, ages 3-12; free, under age 3. lection is part of the Library’s Special Collections dance and explore in an informal, non-perfortitled “Don Cornelius: InDepartment. a collection of lecture, African-American and mance, relaxedThis environment.

Riding the Soul Train,” willdisplay, celebratesee thethe contribuAfrican diaspora art on work tions this iconic figure and his famous television of artists such as Henry Ossawa Tanner and For more information call 313-687-4298. show had on the music industry. This lecture is free Eldzier Cortor. and open to the public.

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March 28 Detroit’s Ceramic Legacy’ Kwanzaa celebration August 3 9 a.m.

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Email Your Your Upcoming Upcoming Events Eventsto to events@michronicle.com events@michronicle.com Email Email Your Upcoming Events events@michronicle.com DPS recognizes top suppliers at thirdtoannual 100 Top Supplier Conference

a true partnership and benefit to DPS. Michigan Chronicle presents: • Top Supplier Award: Student Excel-

Detroit Public Schools held its third annual Top 100 Supplier Conference, focusing on a theme of “Bold Innovation for Children.”

OneSight is an organization that provides sustainable access to quality vision care and eyewear. OneSight provides a vision wellness benefit to DPS students through the See to Achieve program. For the past 15 years, students have been provided with eye care and eyewear through temporary Optical Clinics. This service is at no cost to the student. Of the 1,289 students that participated in the spring clinic, 85% needed glasses. They have offered great service, cost savings to DPS parents and overall wellness that benefits the students of DPS.

To purchase an ad, sponsor or for ticket information, call 248.871.7489.

Scholastic provides the District with a guided reading program which supports a comprehensive reading program by integrating guided instruction, assessment and independent practice into the classroom. Scholastic has shown outstanding growth by working beyond the call of duty to support schools and the roll out of the guided reading program.

The program has provided an innovative approach to learning, which makes the educational experience interesting and enriching for students. Scholastic has been able to identify the District’s needs and implement creative ways to provide immeasurable support.

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The event, which highlighted supplier excellence and fiscal responsibility, was the third annual presentation to top suppliers by DPS’ Office of Procurement & Logistics, as well as members of the district’s executive leadership team including Emergency Manager Jack Martin, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer William Aldridge, Superintendent of Academics Karen Ridgeway and Chief Procurement and Logistics Officer Dr. Tracy Joshua.

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They read to students each classroom, have begun assisting DPS with recomIn the district’s most recent bench- have donated countless books for use mending reserves to consider based on cluding an auction for the 2011 Chevmarks, there has been a high increase in schools, and donated books for stu- their knowledge and research. None of rolet VOLT. In addition, the district in reading performance in elementary dents to take home. Principal Melissa this research work, which is consider- received the necessary funds from the students. The program has provided a Scott said, “We asked them to help orga- able, is specifically stated in the con- corporation to enable the Cass Tech positive impact on climate and culture nize the library and they built us a new tract, but they are demonstrating that Band to perform in Washington D.C. in the buildings, as well as an increase one in conjunction with Detroit Pistons they are committed to continuous im- Dan Akerson personally made donain student engagement. SFA provided and Farm Bureau!” They have donated provement and bringing real value to tions through the Dan Akerson’s Blue Earth Foundation and the GM Employee all curriculum materials at no cost to as noTed. 5-day super sale prices in effecT 3/19-3/23/2014, excepT over 200 pairs of shoes and numerous their customers.

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The Voting Rights Playbook

Why courts matter post Shelby County v. Holder

By Joshua Field Voting is more than simply deciding which candidate to support; it is an experience. Depending on where you live, the laws of your state, your ease of access to transportation, and the ways your county administers elections, this experience — from registration to actually casting a ballot — differs greatly between counties and is largely dependent on the actions and laws passed by local officials.

Unsurprisingly, those in power seek to maintain the status quo because that is what put them into power in the first place. Lawmakers can use their power to create laws crafted to their self-preserving advantage and make it harder for new populations — who are often viewed as threats to the status quo — to participate in the democratic process. Often termed “the tyranny of the majority,” our nation’s founders grappled with this problem of protecting the status quo, which could be used to limit the power that new demographic populations have to participate in our democracy.

Our nation is currently experiencing a demographic sea change. Starting in 2012 through 2016, the number of Hispanic citizens eligible to vote is projected to rise nationwide by 17 percent—or by more than 4 million new voters. From 1996 to 2008, the number of Asian American citizens eligible to vote increased by 128 percent; Asian Americans were 3 percent of the electorate in 2012. While Asian Americans and Hispanics make up an increasingly larger proportion of the electorate, the proportion of eligible white voters has decreased. The increasingly diverse pool of eligible voters is overturning the status quo and traditional voting blocs in our nation.

In response to new voting populations, nervous leaders have enacted a slew of new procedural hurdles that make it more difficult to register to vote, harder to prove one’s residency, and significantly reduce voting opportunities.

These actions are often taken under the guise of combatting voter fraud and ensuring election integrity. Unsurprisingly, as a Washington Post article recently pointed out, “the more that minorities and lower-income individuals in a state voted, the more likely” a state was to propose such restrictions.

Although the voter fraud that these leaders claim they are guarding against is virtually nonexistent, the effects of voting law restrictions dramatically impact the ability of citizens to participate

in the democratic process. Again, unsurprisingly, these restrictive measures have been found to have a disproportionate effect on people of color, those for whom English is a second language, young people, the indigent, and the elderly.

With the vast majority of voting-related laws and administration implemented at the state and local level, federal law has played a large role in protecting against state and local voting-related discrimination. One piece of federal legislation, the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965, or VRA, is widely hailed as the nation’s most effective civil rights law.

The combination of Sections 4(b) and 5 of the VRA provided the strongest protections against discriminatory state action by requiring states and localities with a history of voting discrimination to “preclear” changes in voting-related laws to ensure that they did not have a discriminatory effect. While our federal courts played a role in enforcing these protections, a great deal of preclearance-related enforcement occurred within the administrative structure of the Department of Justice, or DOJ. In 2013, however, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Section 4(b) of the VRA with its Shelby County v. Holder ruling. The Court, in a 5–4 decision, declared that the formula stipulated in Section 4(b) to determine which states were subject to “preclearance” was unconstitutional. The ruling effectively gutted Section 5 of the law, which actively protected voters from purposeful vote dilution, overly restrictive voting procedures, and voter intimidation, among other acts of discrimination.

The largest consequence of Shelby County was the effective end of preclearance and, as President Obama noted in his 2014 State of the Union Address, a “weakened” Voting Rights Act. Now, instead of offending states having to prove that changes to voting law are not discriminatory, ordinary citizens and advocacy groups are left with the expensive and time-consuming burden of proving via Sections 2 and 3 of the VRA that state action discriminates against minority voters. Instead of efficient DOJ administrative enforcement that was available via Section 5, those claiming discrimination now have the burden of filing suit in our nation’s federal district courts.

Joshua Field serves as the deputy director of Legal Progress, the legal policy program at the Center for American Progress.

A bankrupt city needs a vibrant movement

By Rick Blocker

As the newly elected president of the Metro Detroit AFL-CIO, I face many questions about the future of the labor movement. And that is a good thing. We can’t move forward with purpose and clarity unless we recognize the role that our unions played in the past and realize the grassroots activism that will be necessary to create a brighter future.

A union is democracy in the workplace. In a city like Detroit, where democratic government itself has been suspended, that is no small or merely symbolic thing. Rick Blocker Each the labor movement asserts that ordinary working people must have a seat at the table and a say in their own destinies. It is a bedrock belief of our movement that all people should have a voice and democratic representation not just union members.

As we think about what kind of influence labor should continue to have in the Detroit metro area, I would suggest we look south for inspiration.

On Monday, Feb. 10 “Moral Monday” protests resumed in Raleigh, North Carolina. Conservative estimates say that 80,000 people marched from Shaw University to the state capitol to protest extreme Republican policies. Many of the attacks that galvanize these ongoing rallies are all too familiar to southeastern Michigan residents: slashed state earned income tax credits; an end to federal unemployment benefits for tens of thousands of the long-term unemployed; attempts to restrict voting

rights; restrictions women’s healthcare and the list goes on.

Some of the “Moral Monday” participants are union members, but theirs is a broad coalition steeped in the values of the civil rights movement as well as labor. Ordinary people, here and there, can organize to improve their government.

In North Carolina, the movement isn’t a fair weather endeavor. The conversations and collaborations are difficult and ongoing, week after week. If we commit to organizing from the ground up, we won’t win every battle. But our communities will grow stronger as we come together.

The city of Detroit and the suburbs needs that kind of unity now more than ever. A strong labor movement can lead the way by refocusing the city’s bankruptcy conversation on what really matter most: quality of life for the workers, retirees and residents in our region.

Detroit is not an island unto itself.

Thousands of the city’s current and former workers live in the suburbs ‒ so slashing modest pensions will affect the survival dignity of seniors broadly. Moreover, the lack of state revenue sharing that helped push the city into crisis is an injustice affecting communities across Michigan and undemocratic emergency managers loom on the horizon or are already in place for far too many communities.

The labor movement is historically and presently one of the foremost advocates for democracy and fairness in the communities of southeastern Michigan.

We have our work cut out for us, and failure is not an option.

Rick Blocker is the president of the Metro Detroit AFL-CIO which represents working families and retirees in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties.

Obamacare: Abuse of power endangers the nation’s health

By Larry Elder When liberal pro-Obama scholars question the legality of President Barack Obama’s actions to implement Obamacare, the issue of illegal presidential use of power moves from partisan to frightening.

George Washington Law School’s Jonathan Turley is the second most quoted law professor in the nation and a two-time Obama voter. He recently testified before Congress on Obama’s extensive use of executive orders and administrative actions to make unilateral changes in Larry Elder Obamacare, immigration policy, minimum wage and the IRS qualifying standards for non-profit status.

As to Obamacare, Obama, so far, changed it in at least a dozen major ways, including, but not limited to, postponing the employer mandate, allowing insurance carriers to let their insured keep an old policy, and, more recently, redefining the Obamacare “hardship” exemption so broadly as to nullify the individual mandate for at least two more years.

Was this legal?

Turley said: “President Obama has repeatedly violated this (separation of powers) doctrine in the circumvention of Congress in areas ranging from health care to immigration law to environmental law. We are in the midst of a constitutional crisis with sweeping implications for our system of government. ... “ We are now at the constitutional tipping point for our system.”

Turley challenged Congress to re-assert its authority. “If balance is to be reestablished,” he said, “it must begin before this President leaves office, and

that will likely require every possible means to reassert legislative authority.

No one in our system can ‘go it alone’ -- not Congress, not the courts, and not the President.”

Obama sold Obamacare with many now-broken promises. Saving costs was a big one. In 2009, the Congressional Budget Office set the net cost of Obamacare at $599 billion over 10 years -- citing a gross cost of $848 billion less $249 billion in tax revenues and other cost savings. But recently the CBO revised the 10-year price tag to more than $2 trillion.

Economist Jonathan Gruber, the father of Romneycare -- which was the template for Obamacare -- recently admitted that well, no, costs will not be going down. “Covering people with health insurance doesn’t save money,” said Gruber. “That was sometimes a misleading motivator for the Affordable Care Act. The law isn’t designed to save money. It’s designed to improve health, and that’s going to cost money.”

So, Obamacare won’t save money, but at least those too poor to afford health insurance will now lead healthier lives, right? Not necessarily.

Oregon expanded its Medicaid program years ago -- the way Obamacare does now -- to include some of Oregon’s low-income uninsured. Because of costs, Oregon did this on a random lottery basis. Some got it, some, unfortunately, wanted to but couldn’t. But this allows comparisons. Oregon, for example, can now compare the health outcomes of the now-insured Oregonians against those who wanted to get insurance, but couldn’t. Surely, the now-insured are healthier compared to those without health insurance. But there were no significant differences in their health care outcomes.

This administration makes it clear it is more interested in wealth re-distribution and less interested in wealth creation. President Obama is quite adept at the former, clueless about how to achieve the latter.

Chris Christie’s war on judicial independence

By Bill Corriher and Alex Brown In the wake of the New Jersey Supreme Court’s recent decision granting same-sex couples the freedom to marry, social conservatives called on Gov. Chris Christie (R) to make good on his pledges to rein in a state supreme court they perceive as “activist” and “liberal.”

Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage, criticized the court for “redefining our Chris Christie most important social institution with no regard to the wishes of voters or even elected officials.”

Carrie Severino, chief counsel and policy director at the Judicial Crisis Network, dubbed the tribunal “Chris Christie’s court” and referred to it as “lawless” and “out of control.” She also alleged that Christie “has completely squandered the opportunity to appoint highly qualified judges who faithfully adhere to the text and original meaning of the law.” Severino called on Christie to fulfill his campaign pledge to appoint judges who do not “legislate from the bench.” This call for action is odd, considering that it comes in the midst of Christie’s years-long quest to do just that. Christie is engaged in an unprecedented effort to augment the governor’s influence over the fiercely independent New Jersey Supreme Court.

Christie is the only New Jersey governor since the ratification of the state constitution in 1947 who refused to nominate a sitting state supreme court justice for tenure. This led to a standoff with the Democratic state senate, which must confirm the governor’s nominees.

The seat formerly occupied by Justice John Wallace has remained vacant since May 2010, and Chief Justice Stuart Rabner has appointed lower-court judges to temporarily fill the vacant seats. But Rabner himself is up for tenure in June

2014. Since Rabner authored the court’s recent marriage equality opinion, some pundits expect that Christie will again throw a respected justice off the bench because he does not like his rulings.

This unprecedented attempt to pack the state supreme court is the culmination of a battle over two cases decided decades ago—cases in which the New Jersey Supreme Court recognized and protected low-income residents’ rights to adequate housing and education. In a series of cases, the court has interpreted the New Jersey Constitution as requiring state and local governments to provide affordable housing and equitable education financing. As with other constitutional rights, the high court then ensured that the state complied with its interpretation of the state constitution.

Just as many state and local governments resisted desegregation after the decision in Brown v. Board of Education, New Jersey legislators at all levels of government resisted the state supreme court’s calls to adequately fund education and ensure affordable housing in compliance with the state constitution.

Like federal courts in the aftermath of Brown, the state supreme court became more intimately involved in implementing its rulings after years of inaction and inadequate measures from legislators and governors. The court repeatedly professed its preference for legislative action, but when the political branches failed to act in accordance with the state constitution, the court stepped in to order specific actions. The court often ordered the legislature to fix poorly funded schools or required that local governments do more to allow for affordable housing.

Some suburbanites fiercely resisted the idea of sending their tax dollars to failing urban schools. A blogger in the suburbs of Paterson said, “Hundreds of millions of our tax dollars have been redistributed from New Jersey’s suburban and rural towns to failing school systems like Newark and Camden.” He claimed the court’s education jurisprudence is “one of the main reasons our income taxes are so high.”

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Coleman A. Young Elementary School students have big aspirations

By Da’Stanza Murphy Principal Melissa Scott believes the young scholars at Coleman A. Young Elementary School are incredibly moldable, and by starting them off right, they will be prepared for middle school, high school and beyond.

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Coleman A. Young (CAY) holds the namesake of the first African-American mayor of Detroit, who went on to serve an unprecedented five terms. Young’s thirst for knowledge, coupled with exemplary academic accomplishments, is an inspiration to the students at CAY. Remaining true to Mayor Young’s legacy of academic achievement, the students of CAY hold themselves to targeted goals that they must achieve in every course offering.

oleman A. Young’s Imagination Station hands-on science lab allows students to experiment with new and exciting science projects every day. Kindergarten students built an underwater diorama consisting of colored rocks, seaweed and an array of tropical fish.

another CAY educator who uses creativity to engage students. In Hernandez’ class, students are taking trash and transforming it into treasures.

The students reduce, reuse and recycle products such as water bottles, cardboard material and paper bags to make a connection to what they are learning in their curriculum.

Students have made pencil holders out of reused bottles and are currently working on making a replica of one of Dale “I want to go to Chihuly’s — an American glass sculptor Harvard!”

— famous blown- I sabella Gibson, glass chandeliers. Here is the twist… students 4th grade student are solely utilizing recycled pop bottles to imitate the look of the blown glass.

Visitors can also find other water bottle art pieces throughout the school, such wreaths in classrooms and trees in the foyer.

Springboard CAY is not only home to future artists, scientists and poets, but also to the dynamic sibling duo Kameana and Marreon Washington, who are in the second and fourth grades, respectively.

At CAY, data results are visibly displayed around every corner. Principal Scott believes in positive reinforcement and awards students when they are on target and reaching their goals in accelerated reading and math courses. Students are eligible to select prizes out of the incentives display case, which is packed with school supplies, toys, games and other fun activities to get the students motivated.

Making learning an adventure Along with instruction in core subjects, students are able to gain one-on-one instruction time through Burst Early Intervention. Burst delivers highly differentiated reading instruction based on assessment data, which puts every “I want to be a student on the right path to efficient reading. CAY teachscientist!” ers and specialists deliver -B rett Brown, additional instruction to 5th grade student small groups of students during each session.

All they need to hear is “Gimme One,” and the Washington siblings will instantly turn a perfectly placed back handspring. John Hardenbergh, the CAY Physical Education teacher, said this brother-sister duo started to hone their athletic skills with CAY’s highly active physical education pro“I want to go to gram.

Howard University and study English so that I can write poems!”

“The kids here at CAY are excited and willing to learn anything,” Hardenbergh said, and with their introduction to gymnas-C hinyere Amaisat, tics at CAY, the Washing5th grade student ton siblings are now top gymnasts who are nationally known for their gymnastics skills.

To help ensure students receive a well-rounded educational experience at CAY, extracurricular offerings include: gymnastics, softball, track, flag

football, Detroit Children’s Choir, 21st Century after school program, Academic Games, Battle of the Books, Volunteer Reading Corps, Belmont Community mentors/tutors, Coleman A. Young Booster Club, and partnerships with the National Council of Jewish Women, Mobile Dentist, Student Ambassadors, Male Mentoring and more.

“I always tell my students that reading is not a chore; it can be an adventure,” said English Language Arts teacher Lessie Jabari. “When I am reading with my students, I like to really get into character. I change my voice and act out scenes, whatever it takes for them to visualize the author’s ideas in their heads.”

Editor’s Notes: Coleman A. Young Elementary is located at 15771 Hubbell St. in Detroit. For additional information call 313.852.0725

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people throughout the state of Michigan and the nation.

NAACP President Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony recently announced the honorees for the 59th Annual Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner, which will be held this year on Sunday, Mary 4, 5 p.m. at Cobo Convention Center.

“We salute the men and women who go to work every day, working to feed their families, educate their children, and pay their mortgages while pursuing a livable and meaningful living wage,” said Anthony.

Rev. Dr. William Barber, who is the State Conference president of the North Carolina NAACP, will be the recipient of the Ida B. Wells Freedom and Justice Award.

This year, for the first time, two iconic political leaders are retiring at the same time leaving a tremendous void within Michigan’s political community. The Honorable John Dingell of Dearborn, Michigan and Senator Carl Levin will receive the James Weldon Johnson Lifetime Achievement Award.

“Dr. Barber has gone to jail, rallied in snow and sunshine, fought for education, workers’ rights, and voting rights throughout the South,” said Rev. Anthony. “He is a man who has demonstrated the true meaning of civil rights for all people.”

Barber has consistently worked to uplift the poor, defend women who are often marginalized, advocate for people from Appalachia and the urban community by organizing what is now known as “Moral Mondays” in the state of Carolina.

“This is indeed a historic year as Michigan will see the retirement of two of our nation’s leading elected officials in both the U.S. House and Senate,” Anthony said. “One cannot come to the state of Michigan or travel to the U.S. House of Representatives without encountering the impact of the longest serving congressman in our history.”

The Detroit Branch NAACP will also honor the Detroit 15, the workers organized to make a difference in the debate for income and inequality with the Mary Church Terrell Freedom and Justice Award.

Congressman Dingell is described as the dean of the U.S. House of Representatives. He has served for more than 58 years as congressman of the 12th District of Michigan and has worked in many areas of government, most notably the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, serving as its chairman on more than one occasion.

Quoting Luke 10:7, “The laborer is worthy of his hire,” Anthony said, “The Detroit Branch NAACP joins with 65 percent of the people of Michigan who believe that Michigan should be among the first in its quest to equalize and economically stabilize the income levels of

Senator Levin is Michigan’s senior senator who has served in the U.S. Senate for more than 36 years, longer than any other senator in Michigan’s history. He ranks fifth among his colleagues in the U.S. Senate and has served on a variety of committees, most notably serving as

Mayor Mike Duggan presenting Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony his check for the purchase of the ceremonial first ticket. chairman of he Senate Committee on Armed Services. Levin helped to lead the committee on Homeland Security, and on Senate Governmental Affairs, among other accomplishments.

This year the NAACP is planning a host of events reinstituting its Freedom Weekend. One of the events, a Jobs Jobs Jobs expo, will take place on Saturday, May 3, prior to the dinner.

“We recognize that Detroiters still need jobs,” said Rev. Anthony. “We need more than vacant lots turned into farmland. We need job training, technology and preparation for the jobs that are currently here.”

The Freedom Institute for Economic, Social Justice and People Empowerment will also have panel discussions dealing

with youth leadership, entrepreneurial opportunities, and financial planning.

There will be a major discussion involving mayors form various cities both locally and nationally coming to discuss the New Urban Center and the appropriate role of the nation, the state and the city in the stabilization and future development of local communities.

“We will explore the question as to whether the states are abdicating their responsibility to support economically and with effective public policy, their local municipalities,” Anthony said.

The Detroit Branch NAACP will soon announce additional special guests who will attend the dinner. For more information about the dinner, or to purchase tickets, call (313) 871-2087 or visit www. detroitnaacp.org.

Welcoming entrepreneurial-minded immigrants will create new opportunities in Detroit

By Michael Finney Michigan’s great economic history is filled with success stories of immigrants who came to the state with a hardwork ethic and an ambition to succeed.

Today, attracting immigrants with a dream of economic achievement is a key piece in the revitalization of Detroit.

At the beginning of the year, Gov. Snyder created the Michigan Office for New Americans and called on the federal government to secure an additional 50,000 employment-based visas over five years for skilled immigrants who would live and start businesses in Detroit.

He also urged Washington to approve Michigan’s application to become only the second state with a state-sponsored EB-5 visa regional center to attract investment and create jobs.

As states search for a sensible immigration policy, Michigan’s Office for New Americans is timely and far-sighted. And,

amid the ongoing national immigration policy debate, the initiative sends a powerful message of inclusion at a time when innovation and flexibility are the hallmarks of the innovation-based economy.

The aim of the Michigan Office for New Americans is to draw highly skilled immigrants with advanced academic degrees who plan permanent relocation to Detroit. The potential impact is promising: Increasing the population of Michigan’s largest urban area and spurring economic growth will attract much-needed residents and businesses to the city.

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Michael Finney While immigrants have established some of the largest corporations in the state – Dow and Masco, to name a few – the endeavors of many new settlers can be found in the thriving small businesses in areas such as the Hispanic community in southwestern Detroit, Slovakian communities around Hamtramck and Middle Eastern communities in Dearborn.

Since 2011, there has been a collaborative effort to recog-

nize immigrants’ contributions to Michigan. Through Global Michigan, a joint program between the Michigan Department of Civil Rights and Michigan Economic Development Corporation, the state aims to attract talent, retain university graduates and connect immigrant business investors with local development opportunities.

productive residents – as workers and business owners – is a key part of economic growth.

History offers further insight into what to expect from an influx of business-minded immigrants.

In the great melting pot of world cultures and global automotive capital, Michigan’s Office for New Americans harnesses the power of ingenuity by opening its arms to immigrants and entrepreneurs with the credentials and ambition to make their dream a reality.

Nationally, immigrants start businesses at twice the rate of native-born Americans. Nearly 30 percent of U.S. small businesses started in 2011 were founded by immigrants. And, during the last decade, immigrants created about 33 percent of the high-tech businesses at a rate six times the rest of the population, ranking Michigan third in the U.S. The reinvention of the Michigan economy is remaking the future, a place where the contributions of immigrants will continue to play a central role in the state’s growth. Attracting

Last year, for the first time in 16 years, Michigan did not lose population – a compelling indication of a more vibrant business and cultural environment for residents along with prospective residents and businesses.

In Detroit, and in Michigan, many more American success stories are ready to be told.

Michael Finney is president/ CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corp., the state’s marketing arm and lead advocate for business development, talent and jobs, tourism, film, and digital media incentives, arts and cultural grants, and overall economic growth.

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Who’s Who In BLACK DETROIT Real Times Media strikes content St. John’s Cynthia Taueg strives partnership with EURWeb.com for healthier communities Real Times Media (RTM), a multimedia company focused on urban news and entertainment which includes a robust digital media operation and the nation’s largest African American-owned family of newspapers, has entered into a content partnership agreement with Lee Bailey’s EURweb.com, one of the largest and most influential African-American-oriented websites on the Internet.

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Dr. Cynthia Taueg came from a family of educators, so it was only natural that she thought she too would become a teacher, but life had other plans for her. It was her love for science and biology that led her to a career in healthcare. Taueg began her career as a registered nurse, graduating from Detroit’s Wayne State University with a bachelor of science degree.

She went on to earn a master’s degree in Public Health from the University of Michigan and a Doctorate in Health Administration from Central Michigan University.

Currently, Dr. Cynthia Taueg serves as the vice president of Ambulatory and Community Health Care Services for St. John Providence Health System in Detroit. In this key leadership role, Taueg is responsible for administrative oversight and leadership of all the organized community health programs, including nine school-based health centers located in the city of Detroit, and Oakland and Macomb counties; a unique faith-based community nursing program; the Open Arms program for grieving children and their families; an infant mortality reduction program; and the St. Vincent de Paul Health Center, which is a safety net program for the uninsured. She also oversees a variety of ambulatory services, including ambulatory imaging sites, two outpatient surgery centers, a free-standing emergency room and five sleep centers.

Prior to joining St. John Providence Health System, Taueg served as health director for the City of Detroit for four years, and she also had a four-year tenure as director of Wayne County’s health department.

She has received numerous honors and awards, recognizing her work and achievements, among them the American Medical Association’s Dr. Nathan Davis Award for Outstanding Government Service, the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Community Services Award, the Michigan Chronicle’s Women of Excellence Award, the Black Caucus Foundation of Michigan, Partner for Progress Award, the Michigan Business and Professional Association’s Distinguished Service Award and the Nightingale Award from Oakland University School of Nursing.

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Dr. Cynthia Taueg (ACHE), the National Association of Health Services Executives, the National Association of County and City Health Officials and the American Public Health Association. She also sits on several boards, including the Institute of Population Health, the Adult Well-Being Services, the Detroit Wayne County Health Authority, Advantage Health Centers and the Wayne State University/College of Nursing Board of Visitors.

She co-authored a book titled “Taking Care of the Uninsured: A Path to Reform,” which was published in 2008. Taueg says she loves the creative process and plans to devote more time to researching and writing books that address the holistic connection between physical, mental, social and spiritual health.

Even with such a full schedule, Taueg still finds time to give back to her community. She believes it is rewarding to be a role model, and to be of service in both the community and workplace. Taueg regularly mentors students at her alma mater, the University of Michigan. Her goal is to support young adults and help them to learn more about public health while encouraging them to become actively involved in making communities better and healthier.

A resident of Detroit, Taueg strives to create balance in her life, making time for a few of her passions — reading, movies and golf.

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Wayne State University to inaugurate M. Roy Wilson as its 12th president Wayne State University will celebrate the inauguration of President M. Roy Wilson with events on its main campus April 3-4, 2014. The Board of Governors unanimously elected Wilson as the university’s 12th president on June 5, 2013.� Wilson will be formally inaugurated during a 3 p.m. ceremony on April 4 in Wayne State’s Community Arts Auditorium that will feature an academic M. Roy Wilson procession, formal installation, presidential address and keynote remarks from incoming Ohio State University President Dr. Michael Drake, currently the chancellor of the University of California, Irvine. Like Wilson, Drake is a medical doctor specializing in ophthalmology.� During his first eight months at Wayne State, Wilson has stressed the importance of remaining a university of opportunity while simultaneously growing the institution’s already extensive

research portfolio.

During his first university-wide address, he outlined several strategic priorities, including being more student centered, improving retention and graduation rates, and harnessing the school’s expertise and resources to assist in Detroit’s resurgence.

Wilson has begun the process of creating a new strategic plan for the university. � “President Wilson is the visionary leader Wayne State University sought,” said Debbie Dingell, chair of the WSU Board of Governors. �”Roy’s experience as an administrator at urban institutions and his background as a physician and researcher have made him an ideal fit for this university. We look forward to the continued transformation of the university under his leadership.”�� For a complete schedule, visit president.wayne.edu/inauguration.

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LiveWorkDetroit! offers one-day event in Detroit for college students, recent grads The Michigan Economic Development Corporation invites college students and recent graduates from around Michigan and beyond to Live.

Work.Detroit!, a career event taking place Friday, March 28, from 2 to 8 p.m. at the Garden Theater in Detroit.

“Detroit is buzzing with new energy that is creating a dynamic, vibrant place to showcase to young adults with entrepreneurial spirit,” said MEDC President and CEO Michael A. Finney.

“Detroit is making global headlines for its amazing transformation by attracting new businesses, visitors and young professionals, and we encourage college students to take a close look at all

Marlowe Stoudamire the city has to offer.”

Live.Work.Detroit! is an MEDC initiative designed to connect Michigan’s college graduates to Detroit job opportunities and promote the city of Detroit as a preferred post-graduation talent

destination. Since 2011, more than 3,000 college students from universities and colleges across Michigan and surrounding states have participated in 18 LiveWorkDetroit! events.

The March 28 event is being co-hosted by D:hive and MEDC. Participating students will have the opportunity to network with a wide range of Detroit employers including Detroit Medical Center, Playworks, Quicken Loans, American Axle, and Shinola, among others. The event will include keynote speaker Marlowe Stoudamire from The Skillman Foundation, a panel discussion with some of Detroit’s leaders from Detroit Young Professionals, Challenge

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The General Motors Foundation is donating more than $1.45 million to Habitat for Humanity to fund at least 10 new-home builds and 15 neighborhood revitalization projects across the United States, as well as a special veterans’ program in partnership with up to 50 Habitat affiliates.

“An important factor in building stronger families and communities is the stability of a permanent home,” said GM Foundation President Vivian Pickard. “This constancy is particularly important

for our veterans and military service members, and we are committed to helping them — and the Habitat partner families — realize home ownership and take advantage of programs designed to move their lives forward in positive ways.”

This commitment from the GM Foundation will help give U.S. military service members and veterans access to programs that will help them become homeowners or improve their current living conditions. It will help fund the development

Fifth Third Bank extends sponsorship of Dave Ramsey’s Personal Finance Course in high schools Fifth Third Bank recently announced that it has renewed its commitment to underwrite Dave Ramsey’s Foundations in Personal Finance course in high schools throughout the Company’s footprint for an additional three years.

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Financial literacy is an important and necessary skill for high school students.

of training programs enabling affiliates to better engage and serve their local veteran community.

national funding to Habitat for home building and revitalization projects.

The foundation also provided $500,000 to the organization in May 2013 to assist with clean-up, repairs and new construction efforts in five Texas counties following devastating tornadoes.

Combined, the GM Foundation’s total support of Habitat for Humanity is more than $3 million since 2013.

General Motors’ teamGM Cares volunteers, from the company’s operations across the country, will volunteer for each project.

In February, the GM Foundation announced a $400,000 pledge to Habitat for Humanity Detroit in honor of former GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson. It also provided a $50,000 grant to Habitat for Humanity of Michigan to fund volunteer projects in Warren, Pontiac and Flint as well as help the Habitat State Support Organization fund its operations.

“Habitat is grateful for the continued support of the General Motors Foundation,” said Jonathan Reckford, CEO of Habitat for Humanity International. “This new funding will provide opportunities for many families — and veterans in particular — to partner with Habitat affiliates across the U.S. to build or repair their homes. The donation demonstrates a deep commitment from the General Motors Foundation to help Habitat change lives and transform communities.”

With this new commitment, the GM Foundation is providing more than $1 million through its national partnership with Habitat for Humanity International to support U.S. Habitat affiliates. This is the second consecutive year the GM Foundation has provided

“The impact of this program is significant.

Providing this program to more than one million students will pay dividends long into the future — helping students to avoid financial pitfalls, giving them the tools to budget and spend wisely, and teaching them how to save, invest and give back sets them up for success.

“We could not be happier with how our alliance with Dave Ramsey is measurably improving lives.”

The bank sponsors Ramsey’s financial education program in high schools throughout its geographic footprint, which includes the states of Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Florida, Illinois, North Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Missouri.

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Pure Michigan DREAMJOB summit coming to Ford Field More than 80 Michigan employers seek to fill more than 800 positions The Michigan Economic Development Corporation has announced the state’s largest ever matchmaking summit to bring Michigan employers with job openings together with skilled and talented people from across the state and around the country. Pure Michigan DREAMJOB will take place at Ford Field on June 13, 2014, with many of the state’s leading businesses looking to meet with job candidates using an innovative matchmaking format.

“Talent is one of Michigan’s most valuable advantages for growing businesses and Pure Michigan DREAMJOB will bring together companies and jobseekers to build their futures here,” said Governor Rick Snyder. “It will be the knowledge, skills and hard work of our workforce that separate Michigan from others in a competitive global marketplace.

This is a showcase opportunity for all that makes Michigan a great place to live, work, build a business and enjoy our unique quality of life.”

More than 80 Michigan employers from across the state will seek to fill more than 800 positions through an innovative matchmaking format that pairs qualified candidates with available job openings. Each employer will be stationed in its own booth for walk-ups and will have private space for interviews with candidates who have been pre-screened for the invitation-only matchup.

A comprehensive national advertising campaign, along with coordinated efforts with universities, associations and other talent resources will be mounted to attract résumés from qualified ecandidates. Jobs will be posted to an event-specific web portal — to be announced in coming weeks — where candidates will be able to view and apply for one or

MEDC teams will work with participating employers to pre-qualify applicants for a series of 20-minute interviews throughout the day. Once approved, candidates will receive their interview schedules. The allday event will also include information about living in Michigan, tours of downtown work spaces, networking reception and an opportunity to attend a Tigers game.

“Talent is the new currency in economic development and the surest way to grow our economy,” said Michael Finney, president and CEO of MEDC. “Pure Michigan DREAMJOBS is an innovative way to match the talent needs of Michigan companies with people who can provide experience, capabilities and energies companies require to succeed. At the same time, it means new job opportunities for our people who can bring highly valued talents to many of the best names in Michigan business.”

Participating companies include Quicken Loans, Whirlpool, Bosch, Lear, Delphi, Nissan, McCann Erickson, Roush, and Microsoft. These and other companies are seeking candidates for positions in a wide range of fields, including but not limited to: engineering, design, project management, supply chain management, finance, operations, sales, marketing and software development.

ChemicoMays lands fifth consecutive General Motors Supplier of the Year Award For the fifth consecutive year, General Motors has selected ChemicoMays, LLC (Chemico) — a Southfield, MI-based chemical management firm — as one of theDetroit automaker’s top suppliers.

The 22nd annual award ceremony was held this month at Cobo Convention Center, bringing together supplier representatives, GM executives and senior management to celebrate the top performers from the General Motors supply chain.

Down from the 83 it selected last year, the automaker recognized less than one percent of the total supplier pool, as 2014 Suppliers of the Year. An even smaller percentage of diverse-owned suppliers were selected to receive the prestigious award. As a minority-owned, domestic supplier, Chemico’s fifth consecutive win in an increasingly competitive pool is a testament to its continued growth and commitment to world-class customer service.

“We are incredibly honored to be recog“Our suppliers play nized by General Moan important role in tors for the fifth year helping GM deliver in a row,” said Leon C. compelling vehicles Richardson, president to our customers,” and CEO of Chemicosaid Grace Lieblein, Mays. “Our mission GM vice president, as a company is simGlobal Purchasing and ple — to add value to Supply Chain. “Suppliour customers’ supply er of the Year winners chain, add value to the have outstanding track lives of our employees, records for consistentand add value to the ly meeting our busicommunity as a whole. Leon C. Richardson ness needs while also It is our commitment supporting our cultural to achieving this mission that enables priorities.”

ChemicoMays to win such prestigious General Motors Supplier of the Year awards year after year. I am so proud of award winners are recognized for having the work of the Chemico team in achiev- delivered innovative technology, supeing this recognition, and am thrilled to rior quality, timely crisis management have the opportunity to supply General and competitive, total-enterprise cost Motors with our best-in-class products solutions. and services.”

Recipients are chosen by a global Of close to 20,000 suppliers world- team comprised of GM purchasing, enwide, General Motors selected just 68 gineering, quality, manufacturing and suppliers globally to receive the award. logistics executives.

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A royal disappointment Few artists in the history of pop music are any more talented, more inventive or more unique than Prince.

I respect his continued relevance and was a huge fan from 1980 to 1987 when he made such imaginative, barrier-breaking albums as “1999,” “Controversy,” “Sign ‘O’ the Times,” “Around the World in a Day,” “Purple Rain” and “Dirty Mind.”

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Gladys Knight

Diana Ross

But none of his albums these days even come remotely close to the greatness of the ones just named.

Furthermore, Prince, who used to come from all directions, now seems locked in a funk/James Brown type groove and it gets tiresome. A perfect example is his recent appearance on Arsenio Hall’s show.

But on the plus side, at the age of 55 Prince looks incredibly good.

IDRES ELBA is a man of great talent with a long list of movie and television credits. One of our readers, PLH, believes that if a Black James Bond movie was ever made, Elba would be just the right actor. However, he has expressed disinterest in such a project in response to rumors.

One thing that amazes me about Idres Elba is Idres Elba that in real life he has very strong British accent (he was born in England), but on screen there is no trace of that accent.

It is reported that Kanye West and Kim Kardashian will get married on May 24 in Paris. Let’s hope it lasts. And a joke comes to mind: “It used to be ‘till death do us part.’

Now it’s ‘for as long as we both think it’s a good idea.’”

VIVICA A. FOX is one star we are not likely to see on Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show. In fact, she is banned.

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Mary Wilson

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even then.

You could write a book about the accomplishments and the grandeur of Gladys Knight, Diana Ross, Patti LaBelle and Mary Wilson. Each has been a show business and music industry mainstay for over five decades.

Although Gladys Knight & the Pips (William “Cousin Red” Guest, Edward Patten and Merald “Bubba” Knight) are closely associated with Motown and reached new heights there, the group actually had a number of national hits prior to signing with Motown.

It is hard to believe that the ladies — as glamorous and as busy as ever — all turn 70 this year! Among other things, their reaching that milestone year proves that age is not what it used to be.

Three of those singles reached the Top 10: “Every Beat of My Heart,” “Letter Full of Tears” and “Giving Up.” Early on they were known for their tight act and the Pips’ slick choreography.

Interestingly, Gladys didn’t want to sign with Motown because since Motown had so many groups already, she felt that Gladys Knight & the Pips might get lost in shuffle.

But she was outvoted by the Pips.

Desai has a new EP (extended play) titled “3 Cheers.”

And it is no surprise that they have all written an autobiography.

The memoirs, fascinating and enlightening, are “Between Each Line of Pain and Glory: My Life Story” (Gladys Knight), “Secrets of a Sparrow” (Diana Ross), “Don’t Block the Blessings” (Patti LaBelle) and “Dreamgirl: My Life as a Supreme” (Mary Wilson).

WHEN THE subject is celebrities born in Detroit, names like Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross, Eminem and Della Reese come to mind, but there are many others.

Their 1944 birthdates are March 6 (Wilson), March 26 (Ross), May 24 (LaBelle) and May 28 (Knight).

The list includes David Alan Grier, Byron Allen, Courtney B. Vance, Francis Ford Coppola, Sonny Bono, Ed McMahon, John Witherspoon, Tom Selleck, Cedric Dent (of the a capella group Take 6), Hank Ballard and Marlo Thomas, plus Tim Meadows, formerly of “Saturday Night Live” who was actually born in Highland Park, but “the D” can claim him too.

GLADYS KNIGHT, who was sometimes identified as the Empress of Soul in her earlier years, was born in Oglethorpe, Georgia, and at one time lived in Detroit (Palmer Woods). She got her first national exposure when she took first prize on the TV show Ted Mack’s “Original Amateur Hour.”

She was only 7 and had a big voice

It all dates back to an appearance Fox made in 2005. She became infuriated when Kimmel made jokes about Fox’s friend, Star Vivica A. Fox Jones. It was downhill from there, ending with Fox walking off the set.

There are other sides to being on “American Idol.” Anoop Desai, a strong R&B singer and good dancer in season 8, encountered blatant racism from some viewers because of his Indian (India) heritage.

He said he was stunned by “the degree to which people felt free to talk Anoop Desai about me as if I wasn’t a person. I read so many racist and insulting comments.”

Tim Meadows

In case you hadn’t heard, Chris Brown is back in jail. He had been put in rehab for anger management, substance abuse and bi-polar disorder treatment. Among other things, he made “troubling remarks” about being “good with guns and knives.”

Meanwhile, Wesley Snipes is out of prison after having served three years for several years of tax evasion.

Actor Ice Cube, formerly of the gangsta rap group N.W.A., said, “We need a Hip-Hop Hall of Fame of our own.” That was in response to N.W.A. not being voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

But it’s easy to understand why Hall of Fame voters would shy away from a group that recorded songs like “F--- the Police,” “Real Niggaz” and “A Bitch Iz a Bitch.”

See Reflections Page D-3

At Motown the group had a succession of major hits and superhits, including “I Heard it Through the Grapevine,” “Friendship Train,” “If I Were Your Woman,” “Neither One of Us (Wants to be the First to Say Goodbye)” and “You Need Love Like I Do (Don’t You).”

However, Gladys Knight & the Pips soared into the stratosphere and became a supergroup after signing with Buddah Records, scoring big with, among others, “Midnight Train to Georgia” (their signature song), “On and On,” “Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me,” “Save the Overtime (For Me)” and “Love Overboard.”

Gladys Knight became a solo act in 1989.

DIANA ROSS. The name evokes glitter, glamor, a bigger-than-life persona and the perfect example of a true diva, a word that gets tossed around much too casually today.

It stands to reason that Beyoncé would be a huge fan and would have derived so much inspiration from “Miss Ross.” So did talk show queen and billion-dollar entrepreneur Oprah Winfrey.

As a young girl, Ross says she always knew she wanted to sing, and it was never a question of whether or not she would become successful. It was just a matter of when and now. Failure was not an option.

After the Supremes, destined to become the most famous female vocal group of all time, signed with Mo-

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James Tatum Foundation Classical/Jazz Concert

The James Tatum Foundation for the Arts will present its 27th Anniversary Benefit Classical/ Jazz Concert at Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall (Max M. Fisher Music Center), 3711 Woodward Ave., on Sunday, March 30, starting at 5:30 p.m.

and renewing hope, will feature Jeanetta Carr (vocal soloist), the DSA Male Ensemble, Director Cheryl Valentine, the Legacy Dancers, Director Chrystal Wrinkler and the James Tatum Trio Plus.

There will also be tributes to Congressman Vanessa Williams Smokey Robinson Patti LaBelle John Conyers Jr., Dr. This special concert Martin Luther King Jr., is a “Global Diversity BeNelson Mandela, yond the Horizon ProFrom pageradio D-1 host Gene Elzy and jazz gram” that will feature who were on drugs!

And even though he was correct. musician Johnny Allen.

Joshua McClendon, 13, James Tatum ers from Detroit then there was a lady who wrote toto ask if concert violoncellist; All proceeds go the The legendary and eccentric Nina bass) will join the Trio I could give her the name of whoever did Naomi Yamaguchi, 9, conJames Tatum Foundation Simone was getting out of a Plus. limo This at thepart of the proDiana Ross’ dental work! cert Hadiya back pianist; entranceand of Ford Auditorium where gram is a prelude recog- for the Arts Scholarship Knight, 16, concert vioFund. she was performing that night.

WILLIAMS was at a nizing April as BILLY NationalDEE linist. the Motown Museum.

An For additional inforAs she was getting out ofJazz theMonth. car, a party given by

James Tatum’s “Tribincluding photogprices, overly aggressive and conniving whole breast popped out of her gown, premier, A second also mation, ute to Nelson Mandela” pleasepictures call (313)of 255-9015 rapher was taking women but that didn’t faze her at all. just“Great

by She Tatum, Detroit will be itpremiered. e-mail clejam@sbcglobWilliams or and, without the actor’s pushed back in andJazz went on about her withcapturRenaissance,” artist Takarshi Iio (string ing Detroit’s knowledge, al.net. them! business. new birth charging At one point the photographer I once had to share a dressing room (which was actually the men’s room!) grabbed Williams by the arm to get him with Herb Fame of Peaches & Herb and where he wanted him to pose. An infuriothers appearing on a local TV show ated Williams hissed, “Get your hands that day. I just happened to glance down off me!” and there were holes in his socks.

There is no way for Al Green’s breath

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Unforgettable

At the time Peaches & Herb had a hit titled “Let’s Fall in Love.” Maybe it should have been “Let’s Buy Some New Socks.”

PATTI LABELLE was in Detroit starring in “Your Arm’s Too Short to Box With God” and staying at the Sheraton-Cadillac downtown, which is where I interviewed her. At one point the always candid LaBelle said she had a bad headache and asked if I had anything for it.

At the time there was a Tylenol scare going on, so I said, “I have something, but it’s Tylenol.”

Well, the superdiva completely didn’t care. She just took the Tylenol, thanked me, and kept on talking.

to have been bad! During an hour-long interview at the Michigan Chronicle, Green, who is always effervescent, ate peppermint Life Savers for the entirety of the interview.

Peabo Bryson talked so much and so fast during his interview that I only had to ask a few questions!

Robert Townsend playfully offered me his VISA card. I reached for it and he pulled it away!

Vanessa Williams was eloquent, polite and ultra-dignified during the interview in the lobby of a downtown hotel.

However, her demeanor changed for a minute or so when I asked how she felt about people who, no matter what she accomplished, would still bring up the Miss America “scandal.”

The legendary Eartha Kitt was intoxicated, and in the course of a great interWilliams used an expletive that starts view after a concert, her glass tipped and with an “f” and followed it with the word the champagne landed on my attaché “them.” case.

I didn’t get mad.30, 4 p.m., the critically On Sunday, March acclaimed and internationally recRolle was rightfully irritatognized Morgan State University Choir will Esther be presented in concert at Second And by the way, a Detroit City Couned when someone on the Chronicle Baptist Church, 441-61 Monroe St. in downtown Detroit.

The choir will be directed cil member (John Peoples) was waiting staff Choir askedhas hersung to say Of by Eric Conway.

ThetoMorgan University in “Dy-no-mite!”

Brazil, Jamaica, to present a plaque Ms. KittState but she course, she declined.

Why should she made him waitand because wasn’tasfinChina, Russia other she countries well as the U.S. Admission is by donation at saya that when it offering. was Jimmy Walker’s ished talking to suggested) me. I was flattered but the door ($20 is and there will be free-will love For more in(Which, by the way, I never at the same embarrassed for the catchphrase? formation calltime 313.961.0920, 313.961.6157 or visit www.secondbaptistdetroit.org. found the least bit funny.) councilman.

Morgan State University Choir in Detroit

Motown sent a limo to the Michigan Lionel Richie called me one morning at home to do a telephone interview. Chronicle to pick me up. The plan was From page in theD-1 car Trouble is, Motown had forgotten to tell to interview Smokey Robinson on his way to a radio station. But when me anything about it!

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Love Go?” opened the and “New Attitude” or one Wilson also mentioned floodgates in the summer of the slow gems she is of 1964. After that it was best known for, including “the will to survive.” It one megahit after anoth- “If Only You Knew,” “Over was she who kept the Suer for Diana Ross, Mary the Rainbow,” “If You premes going after Diana Wilson and Florence Bal- Asked Me To” and “You Ross left, and they had quite a few hits — “Up lard, 12 of which were No. Are My Friend.” the Latter to the Roof,” 1, including “Stop! In the Patti LaBelle & the Name of Love,” “I Hear a Bluebelles was a popular “Stoned Love,” “Floy Joy” and more — and had high Billy Dee Williams Millie Jackson Symphony,” “You Can’t group in the mid-1960s, Lionel Richie Hurry Love,” “Come See particularly in the New visibility.

About Me” and “You Keep York/Philadelphia Among her new partarea, Me Hangin’ On.” but hit records evaded ners at From various times page D-1 It was inevitable that them. They didn’t get a were Jean Terrell, Lynda Wait” (Major Harris),Scherrie “It’s All Payne in the genderRoss equality becomes way of life.

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Her replacement BLESSINGS to Cornelius Fortune, Do you think 20-year-old Bobbi Krissang lead occasionally and typical girl group atwas Terrell.

Robert McTyre, Carmela tina Jean Brown’s marriage to Nick Gordon Dorothy West,with the Supremes — tire.

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By this timeman, the group, was a staple in their was a certainty.

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Someand wish would happen. thatitcontinues to this As you read this, in the U.K. a left 10-part had years before tomake re- itday.

“Reach Out and Touch Others happen.” musical TV drama is beingplace developed Florence Ballard in (Somebody’s Hand),” Let the music Wilson, play! by a heavy hitter, Red Planet Pictures, who works the Supremes.

“Upside Down,” etc. — titled “Stop! In the Name of Love.” In the continuously, was alSteve Holsey can be reached at and there were movies, Whenwill Labelle disbandcourse of the show, the performers ways the “saver” of the Svh517@aol.com and PO Box 02843, TV specials and even an ed, it was easy for Patti sing classic Motown songs.

Supremes, and for that Detroit, her MI 48202.

Academy Award nomina- LaBelle to maintain reason was able to put Tony Jordan, one of the script writtion. status and reach new together an elaborate exers, rather poetically commented, “The heights.

Diana stardom is perfectly enhibit of Supremes gowns, music of Ross’ Motown is iconic, as entrenched her starand heartbreak Patti LaBelle once said, jewelry, etc. that has capsulating theasecstasy on the Hollwood Walkaof “I have to do 150 percent been presented here and of love, and providing powerful punch Fame. or nothing abroad, including the Dethat dilalogue alone sometimes justat all.” can’t reach.LABELLE The musical PATTI is arrangements No one could ever dis- troit Historical Museum. and cutting-edge choreography give absolutely nothing like putewill that.

Wilson proved how she us a uniquely modern take on a genre of Diana Ross, but she too MARY WILSON has has developed as a singmusic that is truly is bigger than life. timeless.” characterized her life er with her 2010 album Kudos to “American promExciting, flamboyantIdol” asfor something close to a “Mary Wilson: Up Close: isingsometimes to eliminate feuding among judgand over-thefairy tale, and also noted Live from San Francisco,” es —are Nicki Minaj andcome Mariahthat Carey top words that thewere history of the Su- featuring standards and downright embarrassing and to “has cut all the ele- jazz. to mind regarding the — premes way back on showing bad auditions.

Milestone

Reflections

Reflections

Dionne Warwck, who recently won the Soul Train Living Legend Award, has a new album coming out in May titled BETCHA DIDN’T Ro“Feels So Good.”

It willKNOW…that consist entirely berta Flack andquite Donny Hathaway were of duets, some unlikely, including Ne-Yo, Ziggy Keys, Billy classmates at Marley, Howard Alicia University.

Ray Cyrus and Cee Lo Green.

MEMORIES of the Temptations: BETCHA DIDN’T there “It’s Growing,” “SinceKNOW…that I Lost My Baby,” was a time P. Diddy was a back-up “You’re Mywhen Everything,” “(Loneliness dancerMe forRealize) Heavy DIt’s as You well That as Big Daddy Made I Need,” Kane.Baby,” “Please Return Your Love “My MEMORIES: Lady” (the to Me,” “Girl (Why“That You Wanna MakeIsley Me Brothers), “Sweet Baby” (Stanley Clarke Blue?),” “You’ll Lose a Precious Love,” and George Duke), It” (After (Salt-n-Pe“I Could Never Love“Push Another Lovpa),You),” “A Little Bit ofCome Soap”True.” (the Jarmels), ing “Dream “If It Isn’t Love” (New Edition), “Show to “Too Clarence andBLESSINGS Tell” (Al Wilson), Much Rome Heaven” (the Bee Gees), “Love Won’t Let

‘Idol’ is still the one

Despite the popularity of “The Voice” and, to a lesser extent, “The From page X Factor,” those shows have yet D-1 to (“Foody”), Bobby Green, Michael Walker, produce any stars.

Janaya Black, Rocky Black, Larry Davis, Idol,” on the other Betty“American DeRamus, Brenda Perryman, Clauhand, has been a launching pad for dreen Jackson and Anthony Neely.

many top artists.

WORDS OF THE WEEK, from LL list includes Jennifer Cool The J: “When adversity strikes,Hudthat’s son,youCarrie Ruben when have toUnderwood, be the most calm.

Take Studdard, Kellystrong, Clarkson, Adam a step back, stay stay grounded Lambert, Fantasia, LaToya Lonand press on.”

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ATTENTION QUALIFIED GENERAL CONTRACTORS The City of Detroit is inviting qualified General Contractors for the following Project: PROJECT Phoenix Playground Improvements LOCATION Phoenix Academy 7735 Lane St. (Pershing and Evans Streets) Detroit, MI 48209 OWNER Detroit Public Schools 1601 Farnsworth Detroit, MI 48211 GENERAL PROJECT DESCRIPTION Urban Neighborhood Initiatives, Inc. will receive prime contractor bids for proposed improvements at the Phoenix Academy Playground in Detroit, Michigan. Work includes site demolition, grading, construction of volleyball court, asphalt and/or compacted slag, and concrete walks, bike racks, painted paving play, bollards, benches, tables and trash receptacles, landscaping and landscape restoration, and soil and sedimentation control. There are several alternates for this project outlined in Section 00240 and in the construction documents ARCHITECT

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Detroit, Michigan 48224 GENERAL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS Contractors desiring to bid shall demonstrate the following minimum qualifications: At least three years experience in their relative trade(s), licensed as required by the state or local law.

A completed Contractor’s Qualification Statement and Cost Breakdown must accompany the Bid, the form of which is attached to this Bid Announcement.

INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS Public Liability with the City of Detroit named as an Additional Insured, Auto Liability, and Worker’s Compensation to limits specified in the General Conditions of the Contract.

BID PACKAGES Bid Packages are available at: Engineering Reproduction 13550 Conant Ave Detroit, MI 48212 Detroit@eng-repro.com The package will be available beginning March 26, 2014 at 1:00pm, and during regular business hours except holidays, throughout the bidding period. The phone number is (313) -366-3390. Bidders will be responsible for charges associated with obtaining documents.

Bidding Documents may also be examined at the following location beginning on March 26, 2014 at 1:00 PM. Construction Association of Michigan, 43636 Woodward Avenue, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302 PRE-BID CONFERENCE Attendance is not mandatory for submitting bids. A pre-bid conference will be held on April 2, 2014 at 1:00pm. at: Phoenix Academy Playground 7735 Lane St Detroit, Mi 48229 BIDDING Bids will be received not later than 1:00 P.M. May 1, 2014. Bids will be publicly opened and read at a meeting convened at 1832 Springwells, Detroit, MI 48209 starting at 2:00 P.M., the same day. Urban Neighborhood Initiatives, Inc. reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids in whole, or in part and to waive any informality therein. Urban Neighborhood Initiatives, Inc. reserves the right to accept that bid which in its opinion, is in the best interest of the Owner.

The envelope bearing your proposal must be identified and sealed in an opaque envelope and marked with the name of the bidder, the proposal being bid and addressed to the attention of: Mr. Dennis Nordmoe Executive Director of Urban Neighborhood Initiatives, Inc. 8300 Longworth Detroit, Michigan 48209 Each proposal must be submitted on the forms furnished in Project Manual and must be completed in full. All proposals shall be firm for a period of one hundred and twenty (120) days.

PROJECT FUNDING The contract will be executed under the Neighborhood Opportunity Fund program as administered by the City of Detroit’s Planning and Development Department.

WAGE AND EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS The successful contractor will be required to comply with federal laws governing equal employment opportunity, with prevailing wage requirements of the Federal Labor Standards Act which also incorporates Davis-Bacon requirements, will have to be cleared and approved by the City of Detroit, and comply with Mayor’s Executive Order No. 2007-1 Utilization of Detroit Residents on Publicly-Funded Construction Projects, as follows: Per Executive Order No. 2007-1: at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the workforce must be bonda-fide Detroit residents. In addition, Detroit residents shall perform fifty-one percent (51%) of the hours worked on the project. Workforce and project hours shall include work performed by Detroit residents in the various job categories: officials and managers, supervisors and forepersons, professions, technicians, sales workers, office and clerical, skilled trades, craft workers, operators, laborers, service workers, apprentices, and on-the-job training positions.

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PREQUALIFICATION for Requests for Bids Turner Construction Company is soliciting subcontractors in the following trades: Cast-In-Place Concrete, Precast Concrete, Masonry, Structural Metal Framing, Metal Fabrications, Rough Carpentry, Architectural Woodwork, Damp proofing and Waterproofing, Wall Panels, Membrane Roofing, Doors and Frames, Coiling Doors and Grilles, Entrances, Storefronts and Curtain Walls, Plaster and Gypsum Board Assemblies, Tiling, Resilient Flooring, Terrazzo Flooring, Access Flooring, Painting and Coating, Specialties, Fire Protection Specialties, Loading Dock Equipment, Elevators, Fire Suppression, Plumbing, Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC), Electrical, Earthwork, Fences and Gates and Planting.

This solicitation is in consideration for participation on a multi-million dollar project within the City of Detroit over 12 months beginning in May of 2014.

All interested parties should submit a statement of interest stating the trade scope to Brad VanSteenkiste (Turner’s Procurement Manager), via email at bvansteenkiste@tcco.com, and electronically submit their online prequalification information via Turner’s website at www.turnerconstruction.com. Of note, subcontractors to Turner Construction Company must have an Experienced Modification Rate (EMR) of 1.0 or less and be able to provide a 100 percent Payment and Performance Bond.

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This position provides primary leadership for the operational, administrative, and programmatic functions for a university residential area, which includes a community of approximately 500-600 Students. Minimum Qualifications: Master’s degree in Student Affairs or related field required. One year of post bachelors experience in university housing and or university housing community development or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience. This is a full time, administrative professional position.

Salary is up to the mid $30s annually. Refer to online posting for additional position requirements. First consideration will be given to those who apply by March 31, 2014.

Must apply on line for this position to: https://jobs.oakland.edu

Canton Township is now accepting applications for the Firefighter/Medic position. Application Deadline: 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9, 2014.

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POLICE OFFICER

The City of Garden City is accepting applications for full-time Police Officers at GCPD until COB, 4/16/2014. Employment applications (POLICE AND FIRE), the job description and a detailed announcement available at www.gardencitymi.org or by contacting the HR Office at 6000 Middlebelt Rd., Garden City, MI Phone: (734) 793-1640. All applicants are required to complete a profile and take a test for this position.

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Michigan State University Infrastructure Planning and Facilities is seeking to hire for the following position:

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View complete posting and apply online at www.jobs.msu.edu.

Refer to the posting number. The closing date for this position is Tuesday, April 8, 2014.

MSU is committed to achieving excellence through cultural diversity. The University actively encourages applications and/or nominations of women, persons of color, veterans and persons with disabilities.

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One blessed year anniversary

Welcome Missionary Baptist Church celebrates third anniversary

Maurice Q White, there is no comparison to you, my husband.

I think you are an amazing person, handsome, full of charm, love and loyalty. You will always reign supreme because you are the king of my world! Our year of marriage has been a roller coaster ride in which you have always held me tightly. You are my protector, my provider and the husband of my dreams. We will always be there for each other because love endures, so we will endure for the rest of our years.

Love you more, Tiffany White

Phyllis Zelma (Harris) Scales Phyllis Zelma (Harseveral schools providris) Scales was born on ing speech therapy serDec. 22, 1938 in Detroit, vices. She later transthe third child and only ferred to the Speech and daughter born to Mr. DaHearing Clinic where vid Harris and Willie Mae she continued provid(Reid) Harris. ing speech therapy to students. She worked After her father, died, for the DPS for 35 years her mother remarried to until her retirement in Ambrose Purifoy. As a 2002. small child, her family moved to Belleville, MichPhyllis, who loved to igan where she grew up on travel, was a member of a farm that her stepfather, the Red Hatters. She had purchased. She had a was the treasurer of the unique experience in that Phyllis Zelma (Harris) Scales Barrister’s Wives of the she went to school in a National Bar Associaone room schoolhouse. The family later tion (NBA.) She also made donations to moved to another farm in Willis, Mich- many organizations. igan. There she went to the Lincoln Phyllis departed this life on March Consolidated Schools from which she 13, 2014. She was preceded in death by graduated in 1956. her daughter, Cynthia Renee; her parAfter high school graduation, she en- ents, David Harris and Willie Mae Harris rolled at Eastern Michigan University Purifoy; her stepfather, Ambrose Puriin Ypsilanti, Michigan. At a fraternity foy; and her brothers, Leonard and Calparty in February 1957 she met her hus- vin Harris. band to be, Charles R. Scales, Jr. After a She leaves to cherish her life her husshort courtship, they married later that band of 56 years, Charles R. Scales, Jr.; year and to this union, three children son, Charles R. Scales III, and daughter, were born, Charles R. Scales III, Cynthia Robin M. Scales-Wooten; grandchildren, R. and Robin M. Briana L. Scales, Lauren J. Scales and Shortly after the birth of Robin, Phyl- Daphne R. Wooten; sister, Ambretta Cain lis continued her education, enrolling at of San Bernardino, California; brother, Wayne State University. In 1967, she re- Ambrose Purifoy, Jr. of Tucson Arizona; ceived a bachelor’s degree in Education, numerous nieces, nephews and in-laws majoring in Speech Pathology. Shortly and a host of other relatives and friends. after graduation, she was hired by the The memorial service will be held on Detroit Public Schools as a speech pa- March 30, 2014 at Detroit Unity Temple, thologist. While working, she contin- 17505 Second Avenue. Family hour is ued her education, receiving a master’s from 2 to 3 pm, service from 3 to 4 pm. A degree in Education and a certificate repast will follow. In lieu of flowers, the of 30 hours beyond the master’s in ed- family requests that donations be made ucation. She was certified as a speech to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Founpathologist having received a Certifi- dation, c/o Metro Detroit/SE MI Chapter, cate of Clinical Competence in Speech 24359 Northwestern Hwy., Suite 225, Pathology (CCC-SP). Phyllis serviced Southfield, MI 48075.

 Florence Jane Manciel Hill

A homegoing service for Florence Jane Manciel Hill was held on Saturday, March 22, at Christ The King Catholic Church with Fr. Victor Clore and Rev. Ural H. Hill officiating. She made her transition on March 13, 2014.

cipal of Bagley Elementary School.

In 1970, as a Rockefeller administrative intern in the Division of Administration of Schools, she provided on-site assistance in the decentralization process of the Detroit Public Schools.

Florence Jane Manciel Hill was born to Rev. Parth In 1975 she was proena and Henry Manciel on Florence Jane Manciel Hill moted to Region 3 assisSept. 6, 1930 in Greenville, tant superintendent, and South Carolina, one of 12 children. The in 1983, to deputy superintendent of family moved to Detroit when she was 6 Human Resources, Management and Deyears old. She accepted the Lord at an velopment of the Detroit Public Schools. early age, joining Russell Street Baptist Her motto was, “What the mind can Church where she sang in children’s conceive and the heart can believe, you choirs and in a traveling gospel group, can achieve.” the Singing Manciel Sisters.

After moving to North Rosedale Park, After graduating from Northern High she joined and became an active memSchool in 1948, Mrs. Hill enrolled at ber of Christ The King Catholic Church.

Wayne State University, graduating in 1952 with bachelor of science degree. Mrs. Hill was a life member of the She began her teaching career — home- NAACP and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority room, English and Literature — at Hig- Inc. Florence Jane Manciel Hill leaves to genbothom Elementary School cherish her memory her husband, Ural In 1954 she married her college Hill Sr.; sons, Ural H. Hill Jr. and John sweetheart, Ural Hill Sr., and to this Manciel Hill; three grandchildren, Maeunion two children were born, Ural Hey- gan Camille, Christopher and Andrew; wood Hill and John Mansel Hill. one sister, Mattie Collins; one brother In 1966 she was promoted to assis- in-law, Herb H. Hill Sr.; and a host of tant principal at Ruthruff Elementary nieces, nephews, other family members, School and two years later became prin- godchildren and friends.

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Welcome Missionary Baptist Church is celebrating the third anniversary of Pastor Kenneth Brock. The guest speaker will be O’Neil D. Swanson. As part of the celebration, a banquet will be held on Saturday, March 29, at New Welcome fellowship hall located at 14142 Fordham, Detroit, starting at 6 pm.

Keith Williams returns to the charts with Chicago-styled stepper’s tune, 'As For Me and My House' TKeith Williams is zooming up the charts with his latest radio single, “As For Me and My House” from his Top Ten “Tone For Worship” (EPM Music Group) CD. The ultra-smooth track boasts a nostalgic ’90s R&B groove in the flavor of R. Kelly’s “Step in the Name of the Love.” The hypnotic melody has leaped over new songs by the likes of Marvin Sapp and Charlie Wilson to land in the Nielsen BDS Top 100 Gospel Songs chart.

Williams wrote the tune with Mark Jackson who’s collaborated with R&B hitmakers such as Trey Songz. Together they have crafted a memorable rhythm that’s as at home in an upscale nightclub as it is in a church pulpit.

“I would love to be seen as an artist who bridges the mainstream world and the church world,” says Williams. “I think this song is a way to reach people who may not attend church or listen to gospel music regularly.

The main thing is getting God’s message to them whether they hear this song in a church or somewhere else.”

With his nuanced vocals and urbane manner, Williams is becoming to gospel what Maxwell

Keith Williams and Sade already are to adult R&B radio.

Williams is a classically trained pianist and vocalist. He’s spent the last two decades as a worship leader at churches across the United States such as Ebenezer A.M.E. Church in Ft. Washington, Md. and the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.

Over the years, Williams has written songs for Jennifer Holliday, Dottie Peoples and others. His debut CD, “…& Again I Say Rejoice,” appeared in 2008.

As president and creative director of EPM Music Group, Williams has also been at the helm of the production and arranging of Earnest Pugh’s No. 1 hits “Rain On Us” and “I Need Your Glory.”

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