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The Capuchin Soup Kitchen exceeded the fundraising goal of its annual Support Our Capuchin Kitchen (SOCK) Dinner, thanks to help from its friends in the business and philanthropic community, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan President and CEO Dan Loepp and his wife, Amy, who served as co-chairs for the event. The 43rd annual SOCK Dinner drew 1,000 guests to Cobo Center for the Blue Cross-sponsored Oct. 16 event. “You’ve Got a Friend” was the chosen theme, symbolic of the everyday Dan Loepp acts of kindness the Soup Kitchen performs with support from those who donate their time, talents, and money. It is the organization’s signature fundraising event, one of the largest of its kind in the Detroit metropolitan area. Operating almost exclusively on charitable contributions since it opened its doors in 1929, the Soup Kitchen serves more than 2,000 hot meals every day to Detroit residents. Its far-reaching ministry also provides a helping hand for families, children, and men and women in need through social services, counseling, educational opportunities, an urban farming initiative, and the On The Rise Bakery program that helps people build new lives after dealing with incarceration or addiction. “The revenues we generate at the SOCK dinner are critical to the ongoing operation of all our programs,” said Brother Jerry Smith, executive director of the Capuchin Soup Kitchen. “We are grateful to all who give so generously from their families to those we serve, to so many business and community leaders who lift up our city by their support, and a special thanks goes to Dan and Amy Loepp and our friends at Blue Cross.” Blue Cross is making a $25,000 corporate donation to the Soup Kitchen while also garnering an additional $110,000 from employees, vendor partners, and peer business leaders. Dan and Amy Loepp were so inspired by those generous donations that they made a personal

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During his press conference announcing that the city of Flint would finally be allowed to return to Detroit’s water system, Gov. Rick Snyder made it a point to note that placing blame for the lead poisoning of children is not something he intends to do. He wants to address the current problem, learn what can be done better in the future, and move forward. Call it the “no-blame” game.

Can it work? Gov. Snyder’s latest plan for

The governor’s spokesperson, Sara Wurfel, is playing it as hard as anyone right now.

Detroit education reform

By Keith A. Owens SENIOR EDITOR

he one thing everyone can — or should — agree on when it comes to the perpetual malodorous brown storm surrounding Detroit’s public school system is that while all the “helpful” governmental and governmentally-appointed entities continue to feud and struggle over how to navigate the minefield of politics and finances on their way toward providing Detroit’s children with a functional school system, the children continue to pay the ultimate price for the incompetence of the adults involved.

weren’t otherwise occupied trying to survive this world with what little skills DPS, the charters, and the Educational Achievement Authority have managed to equip them with. Moving on. Monday morning, during a press conference held in his offices at Cadillac Place, Gov. Rick Snyder announced his latest plan to improve all of Detroit’s public schools. The most recent version does not differ much from the previous announcement made six months ago, which likely means that Mayor Mike Duggan will continue to have issues with the governor’s plan because it does not provide a quick enough time frame for when Detroit schools can be returned to the control of an elected school board. Specifically, according to a press release provided by the governor’s office, the proposed reforms for Detroit’s schools would be as follows: •

A bit too harsh? Perhaps. But it’s Gov. Rick Snyder been how many years now? And the children are still suffering beneath the burden of the colossal failure created by those whose job it is to protect them, namely the adults. And it’s those same adults who continue to dicker around all these years later still trying to solve this problem that they created. Which means that in many ways the so-called problem solvers are the problem. So for those whose feelings might possibly be hurt by such a brutal assessment, just imagine what the children might have to say about this whole miserable situation if they

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Creating a new, traditional public school district — the Detroit Community School District — to teach students, with the current Detroit Public Schools district existing only to address the debt. All students, employees, contracts, employee benefits, and assets will move to the new district, which will be governed by a seven-member board initially appointed by the governor and the Detroit mayor, switching to elected members. An all-elected board would be in place by 2021. Creating a Detroit Education Commission, appointed by the mayor and

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In an interview with the ACLU of Michigan following the governor’s tightly-managed press conference, Wurfel did the best she could to absolve her boss of any responsibility for the disastrous decision to begin using the Flint River as the city’s source of drinking water in April 2014. Asked about the governor’s role in that decision, Wurfel claimed that there was really no choice to be made, that the city of Detroit kicked Flint off of its system, thus forcing the switch to river water. We’re not the only one she’s trying to spin. Wurfel made a similar claim in a statement to the Flint Journal last week. According to the paper, Wurfel asserted that the city was forced to find another source of water after the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department terminated Flint’s contract to continue purchasing water under the terms of its expired contract. Maybe the Snyder administration is operating under the theory that a lie repeated often enough is eventually accepted as fact. But here’s the truth: Flint did have a choice. It absolutely could have kept using Detroit water until construction of the Karegondi pipeline, which will bring water from

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Gordie Howe International Bridge to double truck traffic in polluted area By Natasha Dado

State Rep. Stephanie Chang (D- Detroit), has been working with the Southwest Detroit Community Benefits Coalition and a community advisory group to ensure Delray is still a livable area after the bridge opens.

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(Second of two parts) Delray was chosen as the U.S. site for the Gordy Howe International Bridge (GHIB). The impoverished neighborhood is located near the Ambassador Bridge, North America’s busiest international border crossing. Approximately 10,000 trucks cross over the Ambassador Bridge every day. Then known as the Detroit River International Crossing (DRIC), GHIB is set to open in 2020 and will connect Detroit and Windsor. The GHIB will increase truck traffic by 125 percent according to Simone Sagovac, program director of the Southwest Detroit Community Benefits Coalition.

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“We want Delray to be a hopeful, vibrant area for the residents who will still be living here after the second bridge opens,” she said.

A coal fired plant located near the Delray neighborhood. It is just one of the many forms of pollution that contributes to poor air quality in Delray. for the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), said the most recent published estimate compiled as part of the DRIC study is that truck traffic will grow at the rate of 2.5 percent per year, which will result in a 109 percent increase in 30 years from today’s traffic. The GHIB was first proposed in 2004. Since then, support-

ers of the project have argued that a second border crossing is needed to prepare for an anticipated expansion in economic activity. Fate of residents who won’t receive buyouts questioned Residents living within the footprint of the project will be offered buyouts.

Chang is also working to make sure residents who were offered buyouts know what their rights are and have a safe, decent and sanitary place to live. She said all the residents within the footprint of the project have already received letters informing them about the buyouts. According to the 2010 census, Delray had a population of 2,783 people. Cranson said 142 residential properties have been identified for acquisition. All buildings on acquired properties will be

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REGIONAL NEWS Macomb Macomb County continues to recognize outstanding businesses Macomb County will host the fourth annual Macomb County Business Awards Breakfast on Feb. 9, 2016. Featuring a celebrity emcee, guest speakers, exceptional networking opportunities and many special touches, the event has become a “must-attend” for the community. Nominations are now open for the following categories: •

Champion of Workforce Development – utilizing innovative practices for hiring, training and retaining employees

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Model of OneMacomb – cultivating an environment where diversity and inclusion are valued

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Startup Business to Watch – growing with less than four years in operation and more than two full-time employees

“This event is a great opportunity for our community to recognize organizations of all sizes,” said Macomb County Executive Mark A. Hackel. “Whether they are working to create a culture where employees are valued and given opportunities to advance or implementing strategies for increasing market share or finding new ways to increase efficiency, we want to celebrate and recognize the many businesses that are thriving in Macomb County.” Nominations will be accepted until Nov. 12. For more details and access to the online nomination form, visit www. MacombBusiness.com/bizawards.

Meals on Wheels seeks holiday volunteers Macomb County Community Services Agency’s (MCCSA) Office of Senior Services is seeking volunteer drivers to deliver meals to homebound senior citizens on Thanksgiving, Christmas and one additional date. Routes are available in all communities in Macomb County on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 26 and Christmas, Saturday, Dec. 25. Volunteers are asked to deliver approximately 10 to 12 meals. Meals will be picked up in Clinton Township. Volunteers are also needed to deliver emergency food boxes on Saturday, Dec. 5. All pick up times will be in the morning. The Meals on Wheels program allows seniors to remain in their homes and live with dignity while receiving hot, nutritious meals each weekday. The holiday deliveries insure all Macomb County older adults enrolled in the program have a delicious meal and a friendly check in. For more information, contact MCCSA’s Office of Senior Services at (586) 469-5228 or sign up online at mccsa.macombgov.org/MCCSA-Seniors-MOW-Volunteer-Form.

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County Executive L. Brooks Patterson said. “These One Stop Ready communities have streamlined their processes to deliver great customer service without compromising their development goals, master plans or community needs.” Twenty Oakland County communities have committed to be One Stop Ready, simplifying the process of owning and developing land within their jurisdiction. Eighteen communities will showcase a parcel, building, city lot or development-ready project available in their municipality. Patterson developed the One Stop Ready program to train and support communities interested in being ready for development with a minimum of delay. Staff and stakeholders in these communities attend the OSR Academy, a series of three workshops designed to help a community self-evaluate its current processes, identify ways to improve and enact change as needed to achieve outstanding customer service. The academy also introduces the best practices that drive development readiness including Internet accessibility, proactive project tracking, business and community input and efficient permitting processes.

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Community Advisory Councils: Your Pathway to Participation

Community Advisory Councils (CAC) are created to improve access to city government. They are an effective means to achieve community objectives and improve the overall condition of the City. City Council shall create advisory council districts by ordinance that shall be the same as the districts from which Council members are elected. Therefore, seven (7) Community Advisory Councils will be established. CAC’s will receive no appropriations from city funds, but may receive donations or grants.

Ready to get started? Here’s what you need to know; • First, petitions to create a Community Advisory Council District must be filed, signed by a number of qualified registered voters who are residents of the district. Once the District is established, then a Council can be created. • Each Community Advisory Council shall consist of five (5) members elected from a single council district. They must file nominating petitions and shall be elected at the next regularly scheduled election. • Community Advisory Councils shall hold public meetings not less than four (4) times each year, within their respective districts. Now that you’re in the know, get involved and be a part of the new Detroit. For more information, contact the Department of Elections at 313-876-0190, the City Clerk’s Office at 313-224-3270 or your City Council member.

Since the program was launched in 2013, 20 communities have become One Stop Ready. They are: Auburn Hills, Clawson, Groveland Township, Hazel Park, Highland Township, Independence Township, Keego Harbor, Lyon Township, Oak Park, Orion Township, Oxford Township, Oxford, Pontiac, Royal Oak, Southfield, Troy, Waterford Township, West Bloomfield Township, White Lake Township and Wixom.

The Northeast Guidance Center’s 52nd annual meeting and awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, November 12, 2015 from 6 pm-8pm at the UAW/Chrysler Local 7, 2600 Connor, Detroit, 48215. Chief James E. Craig of the Detroit Police Department is the keynote speaker. The speakers panel will feature Councilman Andre L. Spivey, City of Detroit; Maggie DeSantis, Eastside Community Network; Josh Elling, Jefferson East, Inc. and Captain Javier Moreno of the Salvation Army. Advanced payment $20, registration is required. Contact Maria Putman for additional information 313-308-1405 or by email mputman@neguidance.org;.

The showcase is hosted by the Department of Economic Development & Community Affairs and its Planning Division. For more information contact Rachel J. Loughrin, department real estate project advisor, at 248-858-0870 or at loughrinr@oakgov.com. For more information on the OSR Academy, visit AdvantageOakland.com.

Wayne $2.5 million Cherry Hill Road resurfacing project Wayne County Executive Warren C. Evans and Commissioner Richard LeBlanc announced that Cherry Hill Road, between Merriman and Wayne, will be resurfaced as part of a $2.5 million project that will include structural adjustments to manholes, ADA sidewalk ramp repair, permanent lane line markings and signage upgrades and replacement. “The resurfacing and other improvements made to this stretch of Cherry Hill Road will help local businesses thrive, and make it easier for residents to move about their neighborhood,” said County Executive Evans. “Projects like this serve as an example of how collaboration, and building strong relationships with local communities, can lead to a more vibrant Wayne County.” Cherry Hill is one of the most traveled corridors between Westland and Garden City, which are two of the three Wayne County communities Commissioner LeBlanc represents. The resurfacing of the 10 ½ lane miles of Cherry Hill Road is scheduled to begin in spring 2016 and be complete by mid-November 2016. Officials from Westland and Garden City had this to say about the announcement:

One Stop Ready Community Showcase features prime Oakland county property investment opportunities Developers, investors, brokers and businesses interested in owning a piece of prime Oakland County real estate can shop for available parcels at the county’s second annual One Stop Ready (OSR) Community Showcase.

The City Manager of Garden City, Robert Muery said, “As we all know, road conditions are at the very top of most resident lists of concerns. This project is very significant because it demonstrates that County Executive Evans and Commissioner LeBlanc, while dealing with some very serious issues at the County level, continue to listen to the concerns and equally serve the interests of communities like Garden City and Westland.”

“These are opportunities that are becoming increasingly rare as our economy improves and offer a wonderful opportunity for savvy investors to move their projects forward quickly,” Oakland

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Paramount to the program’s success is buy-in by key decision-makers such as city council, planning commissions, managers and mayors, who must pass an official resolution committing to be “One Stop Ready.”

“I would like to thank CEO Evans, Commissioner LeBlanc and the entire Wayne County Team for their leadership in addressing what is, by far, Westland’s largest road issue and I’m certain Wayne County drivers will appreciate it as well,” said Mayor Wild.

The event is set for Oct. 30, 8-10 a.m. at the Oakland County Executive Office Building Conference Center, 2100 Pontiac Lake Road in Waterford. Featured properties include a rare vacant lot in downtown Oxford; 240+ acres of mixed used land in Orion Township and a shopping center in Oak Park. The showcase is free to attend. Registration is available at AdvantageOakland. EventBrite.com.

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Garden City Mayor Randy Walker said, “The reconstruction of Cherry Hill is great news for Garden City and our neighboring communities. The condition of our roads is the biggest complaint we receive from residents. Thank you, Commissioner LeBlanc and County Executive Evans, for working with us to get this done.”

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Charles H. Wright Museum By Donald James The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History has been called “an iconic global gem” that presents visitors with a cultural experience they won’t forget and a black history they will always remember. On Oct. 10, 2015, a gala to celebrate the museum’s 50th anniversary was held at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center inside General Motors World Headquarters. With more than 1,100 local and national business, philanthropic, civic/ community leaders and others in attendance, the museum’s fundraising campaign yielded nearly $1.8 million. Powered by Chevrolet and General Motors, the $1.8 million is believed to be the largest amount ever raised for an African American museum in the country. The amount even eclipsed annual fundraising efforts by the majority of non-African museums and cultural centers in the United States. “It’s important that everybody, regardless of color, know about this museum, its rich 50-year history and the support it needs to continue its incredible legacy,” said Vivian Pickard, president of the General Motors Foundation, who chaired the 50th Anniversary Gala Committee. “This museum is worthy of the donations and support it receives from various corporate, philanthropic, and community organizations, leaders and others. However, it was important for the African American community to convey a strong message that we are also supportive of this institution and that we, too, will give our money to support it.” Pickard said that five African Americans donated $100,000 each to the museum, either through their black-owned company, foundation or individually. Donations were received from Prestige Automotive Group, Sid E. Taylor Foundation, Bridgewater Interiors, and the Pickard Family Fund. Additionally Roy Roberts, a retired top-tier GM executive, along with his wife, Maureen, rounded out the group who contributed $100,000. A large number of other black-owned organizations and individual African Americans also contributed various amounts to the fundraising efforts. “It was magnificent,” said Juanita Moore, president and CEO of the museum. “I’m so grateful and happy how things went. It was the ultimate evening and moment of grace and mercy for us.”

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Among those in attendance to help celebrate the Wright Museum’s 50th milestone were Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.; Linda Johnson Rice, president/CEO of Johnson Publishing Company; Dave Bing, former mayor of Detroit and NBA Hall of Famer; Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan; actor Blair Underwood; Desiree Rogers, former White House social secretary; Judge Damon J. Keith; Alicia Boler, General Motors’ highest ranking African American executive; Xernona Clayton, broadcasting executive and civil rights stalwart; and many others representing various sectors of business, sports, entertainment, religion, and education.

larger museum. After a partnership between the Afro-American Museum and the City of Detroit was formed, a multimillion dollar funding package was secured to build the new museum. It opened in May, 1985 as the Museum of African American History.

The brainchild of the late Dr. Charles H. Wright, an obstetrician and gynecologist, the Wright Museum opened in March, 1965 as the International Afro-American Museum, popularly known as I AM. In the late 1970s, the City of Detroit, under the leadership of Mayor Coleman A. Young, agreed to lease the museum a plot of land to build a much

The museum now houses more than 35,000 artifacts and archival materials. Since its inception, the museum has featured many unique exhibits. The Wright Museum is currently exhibiting “Inspiring Beauty: 50 Years of Ebony Fashion Fair.” It is the first-ever exhibition of the historic event, which was created and directed by the late Eunice

When the museum outgrew its new space, Detroiters voted in 1992 to finance an even larger and more majestic structure. Thus, in April, 1997, a 125,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility opened, making it the world’s largest museum for African American history. It was renamed the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in honor of its founder.

W. Johnson who, along with husband John H. Johnson, co-founded Johnson Publishing Company. The exhibit is a fashion spectacle of stunning gowns, feathered coats and statement designs from the world’s greatest design houses in New York, Paris and Milan. Many black designers, thanks to Eunice Johnson, received greater acclaim after contributing their talents to the Ebony Fashion Fair. The exhibit runs until January 3, 2016. The GM Foundation gave the museum a $75,000 grant to help it secure the Ebony Fashion Fair. “GM has a long history of support for the Wright Museum, for which we are most appreciative,” said Moore. “From programmatic and institutional funding, to key executives serving on our Board of Trustees, to their amazing work with this year’s 50th anniversary gala, the General Motors team helps us serve the community and perform the work that is at the heart of our mission.”

In praise of the ‘30 Americans’ art exhibit By Judge Damon Keith The Detroit Institute of Arts’ presentation of African American art in its “30 Americans” exhibition provides a unique opportunity for Detroit’s African American community to be engaged in a major way in the delivery of outstanding events and programs that benefit our entire community. More than $200,000 has been raised by a local philanthropic effort led by Juliette Okotie-Eboh, Reuben Munday, and Dr. Lorna Thomas, including a significant contribution from one of the exhibition’s lead sponsors, the DIA auxiliary Friends of African and African American Art. This extraordinary commitment will underwrite the costs involved in not only mounting the exhibition but also providing community programs during the entire 12 weeks. The fundraising committee, comprised of Tonya Allen, Bill Burdett, Mark Douglas, Linda Forte, Alyssa Martina, William Pickard, Roy and Maureen Roberts, Nettie Seabrooks, Suzanne Shank, Buzz Thomas,

Delphine Tupper, Anne Watson, Rhonda Welburn and Barbara Whittaker, worked for more than six months to solicit supporters – some of whom have been engaged with the DIA and some who have not – to broaden the museum’s reach in the community. “30 Americans,” a dynamic exhibition of outstanding contemporary art on view at the DIA from October 18, 2015, until January 18, 2016, showcases 55 paintings, sculptures, installations, photographs, and videos by many of the important African American artists who rose to prominence during recent decades by exploring racial, gender, political and historical identity in contemporary culture. Among the renowned artists included are Kehinde Wiley, Nick Cave, Michalene Thomas, Barkley Hendricks, Carrie Mae Weems, Lorna Simpson, and the late Jean-Michel Basquiat. The exhibition is drawn from the acclaimed Rubell Family Collection in Miami. The importance of the “30 Americans” exhibition cannot be overemphasized. In addition

to the world-class art being presented, a number of programs exploring the complexities of identity and narrative, building and exhibiting a collection of African American art, and the varied perspectives on changing artistic expressions, will be presented by nationally known artists and scholars. Dozens of area cultural organizations and community groups are presenting programs that relate to the exhibition, among them the N’Namdi Center for Contemporary Art, the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, the Arab American National Museum, and the Ferndale Area District Library. The work of the Detroit fundraising committee also cannot be overemphasized. Committee members successfully solicited 65 sponsors who contributed at least $1,000 to support this very important exhibition. These sponsors recognized this as an opportunity to participate in providing art and programs that benefit our community in a new way. Though major exhibitions such as this are ticketed,

admission to “30 Americans” is free for everyone on opening and closing days, and the first Saturday and Sunday weekends in November, December and January. My long history of involvement with the Detroit Institute of Arts, both as a member of the City of Detroit Arts Commission and as an honorary member of the DIA Board of Directors, has given me the opportunity to understand the DIA’s continuing

emphasis on presenting the very best to our museum visitors and the importance of this institution to our city and state. It is indeed gratifying to see members of our community taking the responsibility to ensure that this exhibition, and all that it brings in terms of educational and enrichment programs, is the success we all want it to be.

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governor, which engages with the community and hires a chief education officer. Driving academic achievement and increasing access to quality schools by allowing the chief education officer to, with community input, hold low-performing schools accountable and reward and increase the number of high-performing schools. Calling for the chief education officer to operate a common enrollment system with common forms, enrollment periods and notification dates that will help parents identify and evaluate their school options and choose schools that best fit their children’s needs. Partnering with the city’s current Financial Review Commission to oversee finances until the debt is repaid in full.

Duggan, as well as the governor’s own appointed Detroit Education Commission, would like to see the return of an elected school board by spring of 2016 rather than waiting another six years. Snyder, who insists he isn’t opposed to local control, still isn’t willing to commit to what he considers a spedup time table for a return to local governance. He is, however, willing to offer the enticement that DPS Emergency Manager Darnell Early will be removed permanently by June 30, 2016, if the Michigan Legislature approves his proposed reforms before the end of the year. “I would like to see emergency management end in Detroit Public Schools, and this solution allows us to do that,” he said, adding that the “NewCo appointed school board would take over. So in keeping with the original proposal, what is now known as DPS would be phased out, to be replaced by the Detroit Community School District. This would be the “NewCo.” The “OldCo,” essentially the remaining bones of DPS, would be kept in place solely to absorb the crushing debt of more than $500 million. Add in the approximately $200 million of estimated start-up costs needed to launch the new and improved (we hope) DCSD, the now $700 million in debt would supposedly be paid off over the course of 10 years through a millage that would provide $70 million annually for that purpose. Confusing? A bit. Moving on.

As for why the governor isn’t willing to commit to a quicker return to local governance: “I don’t think I’m arguing against an elected school board, it’s a question of when,” said Snyder. “I’m not trying to show disrespect to that. Part of the issue is, I get pushback from a lot of other people in the state that if we’re making this huge investment, shouldn’t the governor have some say during this time period in the transition? So we’re trying to strike a balance.” Snyder also suggested that he wanted to see a stronger qualified group of individuals be included in the pool of school board applicants/appointees. While no one would argue that qualified school board members are preferable to less-than-qualified, the question still persists about why it is that the governor’s entitlement to “have some say” should translate into an additional six years with no elected school board. Detroiters have been under emergency management since 2009, which means that even if Mr. Early is removed in June of next year, Detroiters still will have had virtually no say-so in who makes decisions about the education of their own children for a total of 12 years if Gov. Snyder’s proposal is accepted as is. So then the thorny question becomes (if the governor’s plan is considered viable), what’s more important, self-governance or the welfare of Detroit’s children? And why do the two have to be mutually exclusive? Unavoidably, the issue of the recently-publicized FBI investigation into both DPS and EAA operations was raised, specifically as to how this ugliness will complicate the governor’s reform efforts. Snyder admitted that the investigation presents a hurdle, but he also pointed out an element of the story that has barely been mentioned - if at all - in any other press accounts of the scandal. The governor said that it was actually through the EAA’s own efforts that the scandal even came to light. In other words, it was the EAA that discovered the problem, and it was the EAA that actually asked the FBI to come in and investigate the problem. To say the least, this is not an insignificant aspect of the story, particularly in light of all the self-inflicted woes the EAA has endured since its inception. But as commendable as this incident of self-policing may be, it is questionable whether this alone can be considered enough of a good deed to signal any sort of true turnaround.

Donation contribution of $100,000 to the Soup Kitchen. “This is something that Amy and I are honored to do as Detroiters, and we are energized by the way our friends and colleagues have embraced the opportunity to help,” said Dan Loepp. “The Soup Kitchen has been a pillar of this community for 85 years, serving hundreds of thousands of our

From page A-1 friends, family, and fellow Detroiters in their time of need. Because of that, the Capuchin ministry is something that many of us at the Blues have grown up understanding and admiring. This is a special cause that resonates deeply with Amy and me, and with Blues employees at all levels.” More than 100 Blue Cross employees signed

up to volunteer for the event, and hundreds more have logged volunteer service at a Soup Kitchen location in recent months or are signed up to do so. Additionally, a workgroup of Blue Cross leaders are engaging the Capuchins and Smith on ways to refine the Soup Kitchen’s fundraising processes for future SOCK dinners and other events.

Number of black teachers declines as minority students increase By Robert Bess Special to the NNPA News Wire from the Westside Gazette

The minority population has grown tremendously since the year 2000. According to the Census Bureau, the Hispanic population growth is due to U.S. births, and Asian population growth is due primarily to immigration since 2012. That alone has fueled a 5 percent population growth in the overall population of these groups nationwide, according to the Pew Research Center. Although there are probably many by-products of this population growth, one of major concern is the effect that it has had on our education system in nine major cities in the United States. In a study by the Albert Shankar Institute, it was found that although the population for minority students has increased continually - and for the first time this past school year has outnumbered their white counterparts - the number of black teachers has declined. The cities included in this study were Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington D.C., which represent some of the

largest school districts in the US. The student population has continued to diversify, and there has been moderate attention given to the disparity that exists between white and non-white school systems. However, it has gone under the radar that the number of minority teachers has declined even though the minority student population has grown by 17 percent since 1987. Hispanic teachers have continued to increase, but not at the rate of population growth of Hispanic students. Black teachers have borne the biggest burden during the recession. It should be noted that during the same time frame between 2003 and 2011, white teacher hiring in these systems grew, and in some cases doubled, in largely minority settings. The cities represented in the study have large education districts with large minority populations. There have been recruiting efforts conducted over the last decade with some success, but the retention of these teachers continues to be low, which offsets the relative success of the recruiting effort. To add insult to injury, due to the lack of experience of teachers in these districts, there have been funding challenges and educational outcomes have been substandard.

One-hundred-and-forty-two residential properties have been identified for acquisition. All residents within the footprint of the project have already received letters informing them about the buyouts.

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demolished. The project footprint was identified in the Record of Decision in 2009. Maria Avila, a lifelong resident of southwest Detroit, believes all residents in Delray should be given the option of moving out. “They should have a choice,” she said. “Either move them out or give them every accommodation they ask for, and that includes installing air filtration systems in homes.” The coalition will be advocating on behalf of residents through the community benefits agreement process. Cranson added that mitigating impacts to the community is an important aspect of the project and that Michigan continues to work directly with the community and its Canadian partners on the GHIB project to identify appropriate mitigation measures. Environmental impact of bridge concerns residents A second border crossing concerns Gonzalez’s 15-year-old son Haracio Vargis, who has asthma. “The pollution gets into my lungs,” he said. “I just try and avoid it as much as I can.” In southwest Detroit, one in five children have asthma, according to the Michigan Environmental Council. Gonzalez is still grieving the loss of her eldest daughter, who died of cancer in 2012. “If you ask a lot of the families from Delray, you will see that many have cancer,” Gonzalez said. “If I knew the future, and I would have known that my

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Lake Huron to Genesee County, is completed next year. Instead, in a decision based purely on cost, the Flint emergency manager appointed by Snyder chose to leave the Detroit system early and begin relying on the Flint River in April 2014. How do we know that? Because of a letter the ACLU of Michigan obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. On March 7, 2014, then-emergency managere Darnell Earley wrote to the DWSD, saying: “Thank you for the correspondence … which provides Flint with the option of continuing to purchase water from DWSD following the termination of the current contract …” Thanks, but no thanks. “… the City of Flint has actively pursued using the Flint River as a temporary water source while the KWA pipeline is being constructed,” wrote Earley. “We expect the Flint Water Treatment Plant will be fully operational and capable of treating Flint River water…” As it turns out, the city, under the control of an emergency manager appointed by the governor, proved to be entirely incapable of properly treating water from the highly corrosive Flint River. As a result of that failure, children were poisoned by lead in the water coming out of the taps in their homes and, quite possibly, the fountains in their schools. Lead that was present because the river water is many times more corrosive than Detroit’s. Lead that was present because Flint officials and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality inexplicably stopped adding the same types of corrosion inhibitors Detroit routinely puts in its water just so a public-health disaster such as this does not occur. As calls for a thorough, independent investigation of this debacle increase, the denials of responsibility by the key players are becoming farcical as they stumble over themselves in an attempt to avoid blame. Particularly absurd are Earley’s claims that he bears no responsibility for the catastrophe that began while he wielded complete control over every aspect of the city’s government. As the Flint Journal’s Ron Fonger reports, Earley recently sent the paper an email claiming: “The decision to separate from (the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department) and go with the Karegondi Water Authority, including the decision to pump Flint River water in the interim, were both a part of a long-term plan that was approved by Flint’s mayor, and confirmed by a City Council vote of 7-1, in March of 2013 — a full seven months before I began my term as emergency manager.” Under the state’s far-reaching emer-

From page A-1 daughter would live until 80 years old in Mexico? I would have never come here.” In 2014, the Clean Air Task Force examined the deaths and other adverse health effects and costs attributable to the fine particle air pollution resulting from power plant emissions in Wayne County: Deaths, 70; heart attacks, 110; asthma attacks, 1,400; hospital admissions, 47; chronic bronchitis, 43; and asthma ER visits, 98. Cranson said the air quality analysis completed for the GHIB concluded that the project is predicted to be below the standards stated in the Clean Air Act as amended in 1990 (CAAA). The study included project-level analysis for carbon monoxide (CO), fine and course particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) and mobile source air toxics (MSAT). Moreover, the DRIC Air Quality Impact Technical Report (January, 2008) concluded that the construction and operations of the bridge and plaza would not violate the CAAA. Dr. Van Brad Van Guilder, organizing representative of the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal to Clean Energy Campaign said local air quality monitors don’t test for diesel exhaust making it difficult to identify how much the pollutant impacts air quality. “I am able to speak,” Gonzalez said. “Many families cannot speak, so I am doing it for them and my daughter. She showed me that every moment you live is a moment that is given as a gift.” MDOT has worked aggressively to support community efforts to obtain and implement grants to limit diesel emission in Southwest Detroit, but Southwest Detroit’s 48217 ZIP code is still Michigan’s most polluted.

From page A-1 gency manager law, Earley clearly had the authority to do whatever he wanted at that point. So his attempts to shield himself from responsibility are beyond bogus. But it is even worse than that. As the Flint Journal’s Fonger points out: “Although the Flint City Council voted in March 2013 in support of moving to the KWA pipeline … there is no record that the council voted to use the Flint River as a short-term drinking water source.” Being the current emergency manager in charge of Detroit Public Schools and its 47,000 students, it is easy to see why all this might be a particularly touchy subject for Earley – and the governor who appointed him to both positions. Fingers are being pointed in all directions, and lies are being told in an attempt to avoid responsibility. In a recent interview with the ACLU of Michigan, Flint Public Works Director Howard Croft initially tried making the same false claim as Wurfel, saying that Flint was forced to leave the Detroit system and begin using the river as its water source. When confronted with Earley’s letter, he relented, and pointed the finger of blame at the state, saying the decision to switch came from the governor’s office. Asked to respond to that accusation, Wurfel tried her best to sidestep the issue. She could have put the matter to rest immediately by simply declaring: “That is absolutely untrue.” But she didn’t say that. Instead, she trotted out the false claim that the city was forced to make the switch. When pressed on that point, and then asked again about the governor’s role in making the tragically bad decision to force the people of Flint to drink from a dangerous river, she again tried to slip out of giving a direct answer. “You’re saying that the governor’s office was directly involved? I can’t address that at all because that’s not accurate.” So she is not addressing a direct question because it is not accurate? Questions are neither accurate nor inaccurate, but answers should be. There is usually a compelling reason why evasion and obfuscation are the responses to a yes or no question. And the reason is this: The people doing the evading are afraid to tell the truth, and even more afraid to face the consequences that come with it. Curt Guyette is an investigative reporter for the ACLU of Michigan. His work focuses on emergency management and open government. He can be reached at 313-578-6834 or cguyette@ aclumich.org.

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he U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced the launch of a national public education campaign to prevent and reduce tobacco use among multicultural youth who identify with the hip-hop peer crowd—a group that is often hard to reach and frequently exposed to pro-tobacco images and messages. While multicultural teens identify with more than one group, the FDA is focusing on those in the hip-hop peer crowd because research estimates that they are more likely to use tobacco than other youth. “Unfortunately, the health burdens of tobacco use disproportionately affect minority teens, particularly African American and Hispanic youth,” said Jonca Bull, M.D., the FDA’s assistant commissioner for minority health. “The ‘Fresh Empire’ campaign will help reach teens at a key point in their lives when experimenting with smoking can lead to addiction.” The “Fresh Empire” campaign, which targets youth ages 12-17, works to associate living tobaccofree with a hip-hop lifestyle through a variety of interactive marketing strategies, including the use of traditional paid media, engagement through multiple digital platforms, and outreach at the local level.

hip-hop youth who relate to values such as working hard to achieve success and attaining or regaining control. The “Fresh Empire” campaign launched the week of Oct. 12 in approximately 36 markets throughout the United States for at least 24 months. The $128 million campaign is funded by tobacco user fees.

Tobacco use is almost always initiated during adolescence — close to 90 percent of established adult smokers smoked their first cigarette by age 18 — making early intervention critical. In fact, youth initiation numbers show that each day in the United States more than 2,600 youth under the age of 18 smoked their first cigarette, and nearly 600 became regular smokers. Approximately 4.4 million multicultural youth are open to smoking or are already experimenting with cigarettes (i.e., have smoked fewer than 100 cigarettes in their lifetime), highlighting a critical need for targeted youth to-

The ads, and particularly the local events, feature community influencers who reinforce that tobacco use is not a part of the hip-hop lifestyle. The ads will air nationally for the first time in conjunction with the 2015 BET Hip-Hop Awards on Oct. 13. “We know from our research that remaining in control is an important pillar of hip-hop culture. But smoking represents a loss of control, so tobacco use is actually in conflict with that priority,” said Mitch Zeller, director of the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products. “The ‘Fresh Empire’ campaign underscores that important message to hip-hop youth, empowering this at-risk peer crowd to live tobacco free.” “Fresh Empire’s” messaging reflects hip hop ideals such as being authentic, powerful, confident, fashionable, creative and trendsetting. The ads are intended to deliver tobacco education in a manner that is straightforward and relevant to

bacco prevention efforts. “Fresh Empire” is part of the FDA’s ongoing efforts to combat tobacco uptake and use among youth, and complements the FDA’s general market at-risk youth education campaign, “The Real Cost,” which launched in February 2014. The FDA’s campaigns are based on the best available science and are evaluated to measure effectiveness in preventing and reducing youth smoking over time.

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By Daniel A. Washington Student test scores will now be considered upon evaluation of public and charter school teachers across the state. The new change is a part of the Michigan House’s new framework for education reform. The bill was passed in a 97-9 vote and is effective immediately and in full effect for this current school year. “The House has included additional language that will make certain teachers, principals and superintendents are all familiar with and trained in their district’s evaluation methods,” said Rep. Daniela Garcia (R-Holland) in a statement. In 2011, the tenure rules were overhauled and this latest bill is considered a continuation of efforts to help improve education in the state. The evaluation composition will change in the 201718 school year. In that year, students test scores and growth will make up 40 percent of a teacher’s evaluation instead of the current 25 percent. According to lawmakers, the goal of the new bill is to implement a less evasive incentive for teachers to ensure that learning is occurring in the classroom. “The bottom line is the success of our students,” said Garcia. “Under this legislation, school districts will have the flexibility to decide on their own evaluation standards to meet that goal.”

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Comerica colleagues Kimberly Taylor (left) and Nayana Patel spent a Saturday morning cleaning up overgrowth and brush on the banks of the Rouge River as part of Comerica’s National Days of Service.

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spend September volunteering throughout metro Detroit Employees participated in more than 30 service projects during Comerica Bank’s National Days of Service Comerica’s Chief Diversity Officer Linda Forte was joined by 10 Comerica Cares volunteers who helped paint and decorate the larger than life floats that will cruise down Woodward Avenue during the annual America’s Thanksgiving Parade.

Comerica Bank recently celebrated its eighth annual National Days of Service during which hundreds of Comerica Cares volunteers logged thousands of hours supporting community service projects throughout metro Detroit and Michigan. “Comerica’s Michigan team members embody the bank’s fundamental value of serving the communities in which it serves,” said Michael T. Ritchie, president, Comerica Bank-Michigan. “I’m proud to work with such caring, generous colleagues who routinely spend their nights and weekends supporting community organizations across Michigan.” This past September, Comerica Cares volunteers spent over 2,800 hours volunteering for more than 30 organizations and causes, including the American Cancer Society; Arts & Scraps; Capuchin Soup Kitchen; Crossroads of Michigan; Detroit Red Wings Smoke Detector Drive; Detroit Zoo – Run Wild for the Detroit Zoo; Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank; Forgotten Harvest; Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan; Greening of Detroit – Lafayette Greens; McLaughlin Grows Urban Farm; Meals on Wheels: Tri-County Office on Aging; Ministry with Community; The Parade Company; Potter Park Zoo; Rouge River Clean Up; Ronald McDonald House; The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit; South Lyon PumpkinFest and Walk MS – National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Patricia McCann (right), national civic affairs manager and National Days of Service organizer, joined 14 Comerica colleagues, including Debbi Nosanchuk, to sort and package food at Forgotten Harvest.

“By giving back, our colleagues are making a positive impact in the communities in which they live and work,” said Patricia McCann, vice president and national civic affairs manager, Comerica Bank. The month-long National Days of Service initiative spotlighted the importance of volunteerism in Michigan, as well as Comerica’s other markets of Arizona, California, Florida and Texas. Comerica puts an emphasis on community service during National Days of Service but September is not the only month in which employees give back. In fact, Comerica Cares volunteers can be found tutoring local students, providing financial education to veterans, cleaning up parks, volunteering at fundraising events and more throughout the entire year. “Through 2014, Comerica colleagues recorded more than 48,000 service hours which equates to almost $1.1 million in volunteer time

Comerica Cares volunteers Simon Golston and Tonya Brown package tomatoes during Comerica Bank’s National Days of Service at Forgotten Harvest in Oak Park. Forgotten Harvest is dedicated to relieving hunger in metro Detroit and distributes nutritious food to agencies, including emergency food pantries, soup kitchens and homeless shelters.

Comerica Cares volunteer Samantha Cunningham spent time at the Ronald McDonald House of Detroit preparing a hearty meal for families and parents of hospitalized children. invested throughout our Michigan communities,” said McCann. Comerica Cares volunteers will continue the tradition of giving back by supporting upcoming community events, including America’s Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit, the Comerica Neighborhood Thanksgiving Dinner where Detroit Public Schools students will get a sneak peek and enjoy a delicious meal at The Parade Company and the annual Salina Elementary School Holiday Party at the Dearborn school to name a few.

For more information about Comerica Bank’s community involvement, visit www.facebook.com/ComericaCares.

Comerica Cares volunteer Deborah Hardison Hill shows attendees how to lasso a bull by its horns during the American Cancer Society’s annual Cattle Baron’s Ball at Cobo Center. The Cattle Baron’s Ball provides funding for programs, services and research much needed to save lives.

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Support Michigan’s army of caregivers By Lisa Whitmore Davis

Michigan’s new State Director, will introduce herself to the Metro Detroit community.

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Michigan is home to 2 million unsung heroes. They are caregivers, who make tremendous personal sacrifices every day to provide unpaid care for parents, spouses, friends or other loved ones. They deserve our support.

“A Salute to Caregivers,” which also features a musical tribute, is free of charge, but advance registration is required. To RSVP, call (877) 926-8300 by Nov. 2. Support AARP Drive to End Hunger

Join AARP Michigan at “A Salute to Caregivers” breakfast program from 8:30-11:30 a.m. on National Caregiving Day, Friday, Nov. 6, at Pi Banquet Hall, 28847 Franklin Rd., Southfield The event will honor Michigan’s silent army of caregivers, who provide 1.4 billion hours of unpaid care each year at a value of $15.5 billion. A panel exploration of caregiving issues and resources will be the highlight of the event. These professionals have a rich history in caregiving services. The panel includes: Paul Bridgewater, Detroit Area Agency on Aging; Dr. Eric Ayers, Detroit Mercy Hospital; Gail Perry Mason, Senior Director, Oppenheimer Financial Services; Bishop Edgar Vann, Second Ebenezer Church; and Dr. Marilyn

Nearly 9 million people 50 and older face the risk of hunger every day. That’s why AARP and AARP Foundation have teamed up for the Drive to End Hunger.

Lisa Whitmore Davis French Hubbard, whose Healthy, Wealthy and Wise Change Agents firm focuses on business development and holistic health concepts. Edna Kane Williams, Senior Vice President from the AARP national office, will moderate the panel and Oakland County Commissioner Nancy Quarles will provide a welcome. Paula

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Hunger relief will be the focus of the AARP Michigan Thanksgiving Luncheon and Food Drive on Saturday, Nov. 21, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at New Providence Baptist Church, 18211 Plymouth Rd., Detroit. Attendees are asked to bring non-perishable food items for donation to local food pantries throughout the holiday season. Call 1-877-926-8300 to RSVP for this free luncheon.

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Comerica Bank’s Michigan Index Still Strong on Autos Comerica Bank’s Michigan Economic Activity Index grew in July, increasing 0.8 percentage points to reach a level of 127.4. July’s reading is 53 points, or 72 percent, above the index cyclical low of 74.0. The index averaged 117.4 points for all of 2014, three and one-third points above the index average for 2013. June’s index reading was 126.7. “Our Michigan Economic Activity Index increased for the fourth consecutive month in July, again fueled by the auto industry, as auto production climbed through mid-summer. The labor market components of the index continue to reflect improving conditions, as hiring increased in a broad range of industries, including profesRobert A.Dye sional and business services. Exports, house prices and housing starts were minor drags on the index in July,” said Robert Dye, Chief Economist at Comerica Bank. “Low gasoline prices are a plus for Michigan’s economy. However, the strengthening dollar is a growing headwind for the manufacturing sector.”

Food donations also will be accepted weekdays from Nov. 1-Nov. 18 in the Hannan House Main Lobby, 4750 Woodward Ave., from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center set to open this week By Daniel A. Washington

Detroit Free Press columnist and author Mitch Albom and Detroit Lions Quarterback Matthew Stafford have teamed up to reopen one of Detroit’s recreational centers for youth. Stafford’s Score7 Charitable Foundation, Albom’s S.A.Y. Detroit, and the City of Detroit have partnered in an effort to transform the former abandoned Lipke Center into a unique new facility that will improve academic achievement. S.A.Y Detroit founder Albom said he believes the center will cultivate an opportunity for young athletes to gain the academic help needed to be the best student athletes possible. “Our dream when we started planning this facility was to create first class athletics to inspire first class academics,” said Albom. “This is a great day to see those CBP-5009 MI Chronicle Ad-MM.pdf two dreams coming together, and I hope this place becomes a launch-

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will be monitored with the help of local schools.

The center is located on 14.2 acres in the Osborn High School area. The facility is expected to uplift the community while introducing students to high-tech equipment and access to professional athletes. There was a 7,000 sq. ft. digital learning center built specifically for students that will also be unveiled along with a fully-equipped music recording studio provided by national non-profit Notes for Notes.

The center will offer an accountability system to encourage students’ daily attendance in school as well as offer on-site tutoring for those struggling to meet academic standards set by their school.

“This is a tremendous opportunity to impact our city’s young people and make a change for the better in their educational experience by preparing them for college, jobs, and whatever else lies ahead,” said Stafford. The grounds outside of the newly opened center will be accessible to the public during the time that students are not using the facility. 1 3/11/15 progress 11:00 AM and retention Students’ of school-related subject matters

“Thanks to Mitch Albom and Matthew Stafford, this neighborhood has an incredible facility that rivals what you’ll see in any city in this region,” said Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan. “And it’s so important that there is such a strong emphasis on youth academics, not just athletics. This is a great partnership and a great day for this community.” Other organizations that helped in the venture: Major League Baseball, Detroit Tigers, Detroit Lions, National Football League, AstroTurf, Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries work crew, Haworth, DOW Foundation, Cooper Standard, Diamabrush.

The Michigan Economic Activity Index consists of eight variables, as follows: nonfarm payrolls, exports, hotel occupancy rates, continuing claims for unemployment insurance, housing starts, sales tax revenues, home prices, and auto production. All data are seasonally adjusted, and indexed to a base year of 2008. Nominal values have been converted to constant dollar values. Index levels are expressed in terms of three-month moving averages. Comerica Bank, with 214 banking centers in Michigan, is a subsidiary of Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA), a financial services company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and strategically aligned by three business segments: The Business Bank, The Retail Bank, and Wealth Management. Comerica focuses on relationships, and helping people and businesses be successful. In addition to Michigan and Texas, Comerica Bank locations can be found in Arizona, California, and Florida, with select businesses operating in several other states, as well as in Canada and Mexico.

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GROW AND EAT COMMUNITY SEED HARVESTING AND SAVING CLASS 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. Detroit Market Garden 1850 Erskine Street Detroit Grow and Eat is a program designed to equip residents of Detroit, Highland Park, and Hamtramck with the knowledge to independently grow, harvest, and prepare their own food. Admission is $5 per class, free for Greening of Detroit members or participants in the Greening’s “Build A Garden” Program. For more information call Trish Hubbell at the Greening of Detroit (313) 285-2255 or visit www.greeningofdetroit.com.

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The gun lobby can be defeated By Jesse Jackson Each Monday in Chicago, we gird ourselves for the most recent score. Not on how well the Bears, Bulls or Blackhawks, Cubs or White Sox have fared, but on how many new victims of guns have been racked up. This weekend, three were killed with 17 other shooting victims, according to CBS News. Victims of gun shootings are spiking in Chicago and in cities across the country. From 2014 to 2015 to date, the murder rate in Milwaukee is up Jesse Jackson 76 percent. In St. Louis it’s up 60 percent, in Baltimore up 56 percent, and in the nation’s capital up 44 percent. Chicago is up “only” 20 percent, but the numbers are staggering — from 244 to 294 to date. Someone in Chicago has been shot every 2.84 hours this year, a total of 2,349 shootings from January 1 to October 6, according to the Chicago Tribune tally. Over five years, Chicago police report 12,814 shootings and 2,583 murders, according to a chart provided me by the Chicago Police Department. We lost nearly as many people in Chicago alone as we lost on 9/11. This violence also terrorizes. Nearly nine of 10 murders (89 percent) are from gunshots. Eight of 10 victims are African-American males. The guns are not made in Chicago. The Chicago police recover about 7,000 illegal guns annual, more than any other city. What we have here is a national security emergency. There is national mourning for the victims of the mass killing at Umpqua Community College in Oregon. But Chicago is experiencing an Umpqua almost every week. Too many illegal guns are in circulation, from handguns to military assault rifles. These guns are powerful enough not only to shoot up churches and schools but to bring down airplanes. Too many legal guns are in the wrong hands. Too many young men use guns rather than reason to settle disputes, bullets rather than accomplishment to establish their manhood.

President Obama has spoken out forcefully against gun violence, but his proposed reforms have been dead on arrival in the Congress, unable even to come to a vote. His most recent comments have despaired that yet another slaughter brings no action. It is time to increase both the heat and the light. President Obama should convene a White House Conference on Gun Violence. That commission should detail reforms needed to begin to address the epidemic of gun violence, and call the nation to action. The reforms can’t be limited to closing gun show loopholes or other gun law reforms. The Department of Homeland Security should be there, detailing the threat posed by the spread of guns designed for the military, not for hunters. We need to crack down on illegal gun ownership, with harsh penalties for repeat offenders. We should be jailing those who traffic in illegal guns, while reducing sentences for nonviolence drug offenders. There should be a push to revive the ban on assault weapons once more. It is ridiculous that weapons designed for war are spread across American streets. But the murder spike represents more than simply too many guns. The violence stems from the growing misery of too few jobs, too many guns and too little hope. Any sensible plan against the spike in murders and shootings will include jobs for the young, increases in the minimum wage, guaranteed paid family leave days and more. The culture of drugs and guns has to be challenged with an economy of jobs and opportunity. The Black Lives Matter movement has raised awareness of the violence in our cities, focusing on the horror of African-Americans threatened by the very police who are charged with protecting them. But the spike of murders and shootings comes not from the actions of the police but from the actions of residents. Citizens in many cities want a crackdown on the trafficking and carrying of guns. But many cities find themselves preempted by state legislatures. blocked and sabotaged again and again. No civilized country can allow this level of violence to continue without mobilizing in response.

Black and Latinos working together By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.

tion, and mass incarceration.

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Going forward will require a serious effort to ensure a massive voter turnout of Latinos and blacks in the 2016 elections. Neither the Black nor Latino vote can be taken for granted. The political future of the U.S. will swing in the balance and scale of how Get-Out-The-Vote (GOTV) efforts will be financed, advertised, staffed and mobilized.

If there was ever a propitious time for African Americans and Latino Americans to unite to advance the cause of freedom, justice, equality and economic empowerment, it is now. Today, more than ever, the rapidly changing national demographics and the potential political and economic power as a direct result of Latino and black unity in America cannot be overstated. In a recent column to the New York Amsterdam News, Bronx Borough President Rueben Diaz Jr. stated, “As we face Benjamin Chavis heated, dangerous rhetoric on the issues that concern us the most, the Hispanic community must not only stand together but to also unite with our allies of different backgrounds, such as the African-American community, to fight for the betterment of our communities.” I know Borough President Diaz and I believe that one day he may become the first Latino mayor of New York City. Fighting to improve the quality of life in our communities is exactly what our long mutual struggles for justice and empowerment continues to be about. The two largest people of color groups in America are Latinos and Blacks. And if blacks and Latinos unite in New York and elsewhere, it will achieve more effective political and economic results. President Barack H. Obama issued a proclamation in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month stating, “America’s Hispanic community has woven unique threads into the diverse fabric of our country and played an important role in shaping our national character as a people of limitless possibility.” We are witnessing a political challenge to the nation’s diversity with the exponential increase in residents of people of color in every region of the country. Some studies show that the racial-disparity divide in America is becoming more and more pronounced in housing, education, business, immigra-

Neither elected officials nor Corporate America can effectively reach the Black and Brown communities by ignoring their media outlets. A promising sign of increased unity between the two powerhouse groups is that the National Association of Hispanic Publishers (NAHP) and the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) have announced the establishment of a NNPA-NAHP National Advertising Task Force. The purpose of the coalition is to educate marketers on the benefits and importance of the African American and Hispanic newspaper markets. “With close to 97 million African Americans and Hispanics in the U.S. today, representing 33 percent of the total population, this consumer segment demands attention,” said Martha Montoya, vice president of the NAHP. “The buying power of the African American and Hispanic communities, currently at over $2.3 trillion combined, continues to outpace the national average.” NNPA Chair Denise Rolark Barnes said, “This task force also marks a historic partnership between the NNPA and NAHP, the nation’s most influential publishing organizations that are currently led by women. Martha and I have a shared vision and commitment to empower our communities by strengthening the voices of the media we serve.” The potential force of African Americans and Latinos working together in business, politics, education, housing, family and community development are enormous. The challenge will be to achieve and maintain this unity not just for one year or two, but for a lifetime of solidarity and action to represent and defend the interests of our communities respectively. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. is president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA).

Trump favors constructing a police state By Lee A. Daniels NNPA COLUMNIST

At bottom, the plan of Donald Trump, the GOP’s political playboy, to “solve” America’s crisis of undocumented Latino immigration is really quite simple: Turn the U.S. into a police state. Of course, Trump and his supporters, and the rest of the GOP presidency-seekers who are following, sheeplike, in his wake on the issue don’t put it that plainly. In part, that’s because none of Lee A. Daniels them are serious about implementing a deport-them-all scheme. Even numerous conservative analysts and pundits have said that any such effort would necessarily have to last for decades and cost hundreds of billions of dollars. Trump, buoyed by his mob of rabid supporters, is hustling the GOP, and most of the rest of the GOP candidates are falling for it hook, line and sinker. This is so even as the August 12 Gallup survey shows 65 percent of Americans support a plan that would allow undocumented immigrants to become citizens if they follow certain “path to citizenship” rules. That includes 50 percent of Republicans. Only 19 percent of Americans favor a mass deportation plan. Nonetheless, it’s vitally important to consider what a mass-deportation scheme would require – and do to the concept of democracy in America. After all, America does have a long history of using racist reasoning and anti-democratic tactics to subjugate and exclude people of color from citizenship. There was Negro slavery, of course, and the sly trick of the original Constitution’s not-quite-concealed endorsement of it. And, later, the Congressionally enacted measures excluding Asians, both immigrants and U.S.-born alike, from citizenship. In the 1850s, there was the Supreme Court’s Dred Scott ruling that declared free as well as enslaved Blacks were not citizens.

Slave Act not only made it easier for Southern Whites to hunt for escaped slaves in the North, it also made it easier for them to kidnap free Blacks into slavery. In the 20th century, the federal government, while fighting Japan and Nazi Germany – both of whom cast millions into concentration camps – imprisoned more than 120,000 Japanese-Americans and Japanese nationals in 10 concentration camps in the West. White America had a lot of practice shedding morality and corrupting reason and the law to subjugate Americans of color. That dynamic is again at play – even to the point of Trump and his cowardly acolytes among the GOP also-rans claiming children born in the U.S. to undocumented immigrants don’t deserve the automatic citizenship conferred on them by the birthright citizenship clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Exploring the questions buried in Trump’s proposal also underscores how much “skin” Black Americans have in this game as well. The reason is that a mass-deportation scheme will in part require determining at the street level who is and is not Hispanic, and then demanding to see legal proof of citizenship. That people of Hispanic descent are “Brown” and “Black” as well as “White” and café au lait, would require, then, a wholesale racial profiling of not only Hispanic Americans but also U.S.-born Blacks and Black legal immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean as well. All these “colored” Americans will have to have their citizenship papers on them at all times. Another of the scheme’s management issues concerns the logistics to be used to raid businesses — from corporations to neighborhood stores to farms to small construction and landscape-gardening firms to colleges and universities — to hunt for undocumented immigrants. Ditto for homes and apartment buildings and schools, especially in neighborhoods heavily populated by Latinos. made billions becoming an integral part of the nation’s prison-industrial complex? Lee A. Daniels is a longtime journalist based in New York City.

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Gun violence is not the same as a video game By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA COLUMNIST

I used to play video games. I would play various video games, including those involving warfare and shooting. I would take pride if I could get my score up. I was thrilled when I was not ambushed. I would walk away and think very little more about it. The one thing about them, however, is that no one got killed. Particularly in the case of young Bill Fletcher, Jr. men, we have grown up playing “war,” or enjoying video games. In each case, no one dies. If we are playing “war” and someone is “killed,” they may need to sit out the rest of the game, go home and then we see them again the following day. In other words, there is no way to appreciate the consequences of the bullet in the games that we play. I have found myself thinking about this as reports of escalating gun violence between African Americans spreads across the media. Some people have used this in order to avoid discussing police lynchings of African Americans, as if Black-on-Black murder somehow should neutralize any discussion of police killings of Blacks. But that is not the point of this column. There is a finality to death that I have come to believe that most young people do not appreciate. That finality is masked by games of “war,” video games, movies and television shows that, all too often, promote glory, honor and courage, but rarely, to paraphrase the words of General George S. Patton, display the goo, which only a few minutes earlier had been the face of your best friend, now shattered by a bullet.

While there are those who believe that this problem will be terminated through stronger gun control laws, I believe that that is only one part of the answer. The deeper answer rests with an approach toward community organizing that seems to have largely eluded us. The National Rifle Association is correct, to that extent, when it says that guns do not kill people; people kill people. But at the same time, easy access to guns, lack of discipline, and a failure to appreciate the finality of death link together in what appears to be an unbreakable chain. To break it we must address the factors that lead anyone to believe that pulling that trigger will resolve a problem, restore honor, or bring about dignity. To all of these, of course, there is a very fundamental problem of frustration that flows from the depressed conditions in which Black America finds itself. Lack of opportunity, the feeling of being trapped like a rat in a labyrinth, all contribute to a situation out of which there appears no escape. In order to address this crisis, what Deborah Prothrow-Stith has called a “public health crisis,” we need to start thinking outside of the box. Perhaps we need to engage in mass community education about safe gun usage, including the various ramifications that arise from shooting. Perhaps we need to develop martial arts programs on a significant scale that orient our youth towards ways of channeling aggression, but equally ways of handling conflict. Perhaps we need to build real movements for quality jobs to put young people to work in a way that they are part of constructing the future, rather than terminating it. And more than anything else, we cannot afford to lose hope. Bill Fletcher, Jr. is the host of “The Global African” on Telesur-English.

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Cricket Wireless offers tips to make Halloween safe Halloween’s around the corner, and that means costumes, carvings and candy. But with every bit of trick-or-treat fun, you must remember to keep safety first.

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Detroit Zoo to host second ‘Smashing Pumpkins’ event Last week’s “Smashing Pumpkins” event at the Detroit Zoo was such a smashing good time, Detroit Zoo representiaves say. The zoo will repeat the treat Saturday, Oct. 24. from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The animals will receive pumpkins filled with tasty treats, play with, roll around in, tear apart and smash. Each year around

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COMERICA IN THE COMMUNITY

Caroline Chambers, vice president and national diversity manager for Comerica Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan encourages Detroiters to volunteer for Bank, joined Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan Angels’ Night at a kickoff for the campaign at Detroit Fire Depart- to help kick off the 2015 Angels’ Night volunteer campaign. ment Ladder 6.

Mayor Duggan kicks off 2015 Angels’ Night campaign

etroit Mayor Mike Duggan once again put out a call for Angels’ Night volunteers at a kickoff for the 2015 campaign at Detroit Fire Department Ladder 6. Comerica Bank is returning as one of the sponsors of the campaign, which urges people to patrol city streets, turn on their porch lights and watch over their neighborhoods in the days leading up to Halloween.

Angels’ Night was established during the Coleman A. Young administration to fight arson. Thanks to the efforts of thousands of volunteers, the number of fires occurring during the Angels’ Night patrols has decreased to routine levels. To volunteer for Angels’ Night, call the Angels’ Night Volunteer Hotline at (313) 224-4415.

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COLLEAGUE SPOTLIGHT Audrey Ward Thirty-four years ago, Audrey Ward, vice president and municipal relationship manager, began her career with Comerica Bank. For 20 years, she worked on the bank’s retail side and later transitioned to the municipalities department, where she has worked for the past 14 years. In her current role, she is responsible for maintaining client relationships and providing financial guidance to municipalities that bank with Comerica. She serves as the customer’s primary point of contact for banking services and is a liaison to other areas of the bank. Described as a driven person who keeps her aspirations in mind, Ward continuously pursues whatever is necessary to sharpen her skill set. A prime example and one of her greatest accomplishments Audrey Ward was returning to school and obtaining her Master of Science in Business Administration with a focus in leadership studies at the age of 50. “Life throws curve balls and has its ups and downs,” said Ward. “I have persevered through the many challenges thrown at me and through my experiences, I’ve learned we are the driver and sometimes we are required to create a new plan to reach the intended goal.” Ward is very active in her community, dedicating nearly 40 hours annually to various organizations and charities across metro Detroit. She spreads her volunteerism to organizations such as Lafayette Greens, the College of Creative Studies’ International Wine Auction, Capuchin Soup Kitchen, the Michigan Parkinson Foundation, House of Prayer and Praise Ministries, the UNCF Walk and the Michigan Heart Walk.

Comerica Bank saluted its most seasoned colleagues on Fan Appreciation Weekend at Comerica Park. The nine individuals who were recognized on the field before the Detroit Tigers game have collectively been helping Comerica Bank serve its customers for almost 440 years. The Comerica Bank Starting Nine who were honored that day with Tigers’ jerseys included, from left, Ruthann Walt, Gregory Goleniak, Irena Dunn, Sally Smith, Marcia Lubaway, Barbara Burrell, Alicia Juarez, Frank Imbrunone and Dolores Dolecki. Joining them for the celebration was Detroit Tigers Mascot PAWS and Al Taylor from Comerica Bank.

From left, Comerica colleagues Kathleen Watkins, Daniella Bianculli and Jennifer Rester joined Patricia McCann, vice president and national civic affairs manager for Comerica Bank, at the Michigan Humane Society’s Mega March for Animals on Belle Isle. Comerica returned as a sponsor of the walk this year and was the walk’s top fundraising team.

Comerica colleagues, from left, David Marvin, executive vice president, Middle Market banking; Cathy Cornell, senior vice president, Wealth Management; and Janice Tessier, president of the Comerica Charitable Foundation were on the field before a recent Detroit Tigers game to present a check to Toni Carlo and Doug Ferrick from the United Way for Southeastern Michigan. The check for almost $1.4 million represented the support provided by Comerica colleagues in the 2014 campaign as well as contributions from Comerica Bank. Comerica ranked as the sixth largest supporter of the United Way of Southeastern Michigan in 2013 and 2014.

Audrey Ward, right, volunteers with her colleagues at Lafayette Greens in Detroit as part of Comerica’s eighth annual National Days of Service, which included various volunteer projects across Michigan throughout the month of September. Ward is also a minister and team captain for the American Cancer Society: Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. She uses her experiences with the walk to help educate and spread knowledge about breast cancer to women. What do you love most about your job? “I love having the ability to service customers and provide them with the tools and advice they need to operate efficiently. I like bringing solutions to problems and being able to help customers and help Comerica at the same time.” How do you spend your time outside of the office? “Besides volunteering and attending church, I love spending time with my family. I have three children and four grandchildren.” What is unique about you that may surprise people? “I think most people would be surprised to learn I am fluent in sign language. I received a bachelor’s degree in sign language from Madonna University and currently utilize these skills at church and through my Signs From Heaven Ministry. My goal is to eventually become state certified.”

Comerica colleagues recently prepared meals at Crossroads of Michigan. More than 1,700 sandwiches were made for Crossroads’ soup kitchen as a result of their efforts.

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Detroit Red Carpet Backyard BBQ supports homeless

Jaunice Green (forefront), assistant vice president and Southeast Michigan CRA market manager, participated in the “We Are One Community Unity Girls to Women” mentorship program at Detroit Community High School. Students discussed their academic goals and educational and life barriers during this mentoring session which also helped students learn ways to improve academically and personally.

From left, Angelo Leslie, Raghad Dalou and Tonya Brown of Comerica Bank helped greet guests at a Women’s Health and Wealth event at Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital. The day of relaxation and rejuvenation included keynote addresses from Eileen Ashley, Michigan regional managing director of wealth management for Comerica Bank, and Dr. Betty Chu, chief medical officer and vice president of medical affairs for Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital.

Comerica was a participating sponsor of the 4th Annual Detroit Red Carpet Backyard BBQ for the homeless and hungry. This event provided food for over 5,000 homeless and disadvantaged individuals and families, in addition to groceries, health screenings and other resources. Comerica Bank was honored with the organization’s Spirit of Detroit award for its support of and participation in the event.

Forum held to address financial abuse of senior citizens The Greater Works Foundation held a financial forum at their recent annual meeting to highlight financial abuse of senior citizens. Jaunice Green, assistant vice president and Southeast Michigan CRA market manager for Comerica Bank, served as the moderator for the event she co-chaired with Byna Elliott, senior vice president of community development for Fifth Third Bank.

Wearing their favorite chapeaus to this year’s Polish the Jewel legacy luncheon were Comerica colleagues, from left, Catherine Cornell, senior vice president, wealth management; Teresa Lefevre, vice president and manager of supplier diversity; Susan Vethacke, vice president, corporate finance; Janice Tessier, vice president and national contributions manager; Jaunice Green, assistant vice president and Southeast Michigan CRA market manager; Holly Windom, portfolio risk representative, credit policy; and Deborah Hardison-Hill, retail product management. Comerica is a proud sponsor of this annual event, which helps shine the spotlight on one of Detroit’s crown jewels, Belle Isle.

During the event, held at the Northwest Activities Center, senior citizens from across metro Detroit had the opportunity to view the film “Fleeced,” produced by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition. It focuses on the impact of financial fraud on the senior population. Following the film attendees had the opportunity to participate in a panel discussion with metro Detroit community leaders and experts in the field of senior services.

Natalie King, left, organizer of the Red Carpet Backyard BBQ, presents a Spirit of Detroit award to J aunice Green of Comerica Bank.

Jaunice Green, right, assistant vice president and Southeast Michigan CRA market manager, joined Natalie King, organizer of the Red Carpet Backyard BBQ, on stage during the annual event to support the homeless and hungry in the community.

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Laurie Underwood receives Fashion and Style Trailblazer Award

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More than 300 well-wishers turned out recently to congratulate Hamilton Anderson Associates (HAA) and its founder/president Rainy Hamilton, Jr. on the architectural firm’s 21st anniversary. The festive event was held at both HAA’s downtown Detroit corporate office and just outside in Harmonie Park – Paradise Valley Park. Amid the sounds of music, attendees socialized and celebrated with HAA while feasting on an assortment of delicious food. Among those in attendance were Mayor Mike Duggan and Charlie Beckham, group executive of neighborhoods for the City of Detroit. Beckham presented Hamilton with a letter of congratulations, signed by the mayor. “Headquartered in Detroit’s Harmonie Park – Paradise Valley, Hamilton Anderson Associates is one of the nation’s most progressive design firms, providing outstanding services in architecture, landscape, architecture, urban planning and interior design,” said Beckham. “The organization remains committed to compelling, inspirational and sustainable projects to make a positive and lasting impact in Detroit and the region.” Other officials who attended the event and presented a proclamation, resolution or congratulatory letter to Hamilton, included Emma Bunin, administrator, representing United States Senator Gary C. Peters; Montez Miller, director of social media, representing Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones; Barry Blackwell, special executive assistant, representing Councilwoman Mary Sheffield; Tupac Hunter, director of intergovernmental and external affairs, representing Wayne County Executive Warren Evans; and De’Andre Thomas, legislative aide, representing Wayne County Commission’s Vice-Chair Pro Tempore Jewell Ware.

By Tatiana Wheeler The Michigan Chronicle is proud to unveil 40 African American leaders under the age of 40 who have great vision, strong leadership, and a passion to empower others. This year’s 40 Under 40 award ceremony introduces the inaugural trailblazer award. The Michigan Chronicle will present a plaque to four ambitious leaders who are making moves as a Detroit native. Among those being honored is Laurie Underwood who will receive the award for the fashion and style category on Wednesday, November 4th. Underwood’s inspiration for fashion developed at a young age. She attended a Baptist church in Detroit “where fashion was super important and everyone gets dressed up to go.”

Underwood set out to attend Cass Technical High School, which offered fashion illustration and design.

“I’m truly appreciative of all the proclamations and resolutions bestowed on this company in celebration of our 21st anniversary,” said Hamilton. “Yet, the success that the company has achieved goes far beyond me; it involves the hard and dedicated work of the many talented professionals that have worked, or still work, at Hamilton Anderson Associates. It has truly been a team effort.” Since its inception, Hamilton Anderson Associates has completed a long list of projects, that includes Woodward – M1 Rail – Light Rail Mass Transportation Planning, Detroit School of Arts, Mumford High School, WCCCD Northwest Campus Classroom Building, Wayne State University Medical Office Building, University of Michigan Library Systems Master Plan, Belle Isle Master Plan of Restoration as commissioned by Detroit Recreation Department (1995 and 2005), Detroit Wayne County Port Authority, Tabernacle Missionary Church, Washington Boulevard Streetscape, Jefferson Streetscape, Chrysler House Lower Level, Detroit Future City Master Plan, Bedrock’s Brush Park Development, Historic Ft. Wayne in Southwest Detroit, Coleman A. Young Municipal Center Master Plan, Detroit Institute of Arts Master Plan Renovation, Detroit Public Library Renovation, MGM Grand Casino and Hotel Detroit, Motown Museum Center Renovation, MGM National Harbor Casino. “Hamilton Anderson Associates remains committed to the further advancement of the field of study for architecture, and will continue to sponsor various programs in Michigan to introduce minority high school students to careers in the design profession,” said Hamilton. “Additionally, the company will continue to provide scholarships to students majoring in urban environments at the University of Detroit-Mercy and Lawrence Technological University.”

thoughts from the day before: “Why am I here if I can’t do what I love? What type of existence do you have if you are unhappy?” The day after her submission, Underwood received a phone call to audition for the show. She remembers being nervous at the audition, but she found it important to be herself.

As a little girl, Underwood mirrored her mother and other women around her who were very fashion-forward, ladylike, and who possessed a strong point of view. Looking back, she acknowledges she lacked certain resources such as fashion magazines and cable television, which introduced fashion across the world. But despite Underwood’s limited access, she would absorb every encounter with fashion with much excitement. Since fashion on a larger scale did not come easy to Underwood, she found the passion through her curiosity to explore fashion in ways she hadn’t imagined. Underwood’s curiosity expanded as she watched her younger brothers draw action figures and heroes. She thought, “I can do that, but I want mine to be a girl, to wear a dress, and I want her hair to be cute.”

Gov. Rick Snyder, Congressman John Conyers and several other elected officials also sent their respective proclamations/resolutions to Hamilton. Additionally, Dean Will Wittig, who heads the University of Detroit –Mercy School of Architecture, where Hamilton graduated, honored Rainy with a letter of congratulations. Bryan Hudson, first vice president of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA), presented Hamilton with the organization’s honor.

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“In that program I learned so much, and it prepared me to go to design school,” she said. Prom season gave Laurie the ambition she needed to continue her goals as a fashion designer. The dress she wanted to wear exceeded the amount she could afford so she set up shop selling handmade handbags. “The first bag I sold, I realized I could go into fashion,” she said. After graduating Cass Tech, Underwood moved to Chicago to attend The Illinois Institute of Art. “I began making dresses in 2008,

“I didn’t want to go in and create a character or be something that wasn’t authentic, because they would be able to feel that,” she said. The show is currently airing on Lifetime. “Being from Detroit, you have so much to prove. Not to people who aren’t from Detroit, but who are from Detroit.”

I kind of bootstrapped and capitalized.” At this point, Underwood realized she could do fashion full-time and still make money. Getting rid of the ‘starving artist’ mentality was her first step into developing her full potential as a fashion designer. She poured energy into learning how to make a living as a fashion designer and focused on ways to accomplish her goals. Undewrwood was prepared to put in hard work and dedication while working her day job. “I knew it would take a while to get here, because nothing happens overnight. I knew I’d have to work my nine to five, but I was still doing what I love and I knew if I kept doing it, I would be able to do it full-time.” Underwood seized the opportunity to appear as a contestant on season 14 of the hit TV series “Project Runway” after she responded to a casting call email. The motivation behind her rested heavily on her

“Being from Detroit, you have so much to prove. Not to people who aren’t from Detroit, but who are from Detroit.”

Underwood feels proving to people in Detroit that anything is possible, regardless of what our city is going through, you can conquer and overcome. Most of Underwood’s family worked at ‘The Big Three’ as auto plant workers. “I am a product of Detroit, living on the streets of Chicago,” she said. Underwood can barely contain her excitement of being honored as a 40 Under 40 Trailblazer. She recalls being featured in the Michigan Chronicle at the age of 16 for Miss Michigan. “Where I started is recognizing me again. I remember my mother telling me that the Michigan Chronicle was a black publication in Detroit and I thought it was so amazing and now it’s even more amazing.” Underwood’s advice to those who are trying to follow in her footsteps is to believe in yourself. “It’s one of the hardest things to ever do when following your dreams. Work on believing in yourself and others will believe in what you have to offer.”

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‘PowerCulture,’ cultivating women of color entrepreneurial spirit

The Michigan Black Chamber of Commerce (MBCC) has partnered with Comerica Bank’s Wealth Management Division and enlisted the expertise of the Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Inc., the Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce, Inc., and the Native American Business Alliance to provide women of color with a forum to collaborate, network and grow entrepreneurial wealth, while cultivating a holistic life balance,

President Christine Rice, JMA Logistics Owner and CEO Jeanette Abraham. According to a national report by the Center for Women’s Business Research, Hispanic and African American women are the fastest growing entrepreneurial segments in the country growing at rates of 133.3 percent and 191.4 percent respectively. “We know for a fact, every year the number of women-own businesses increases. And as leaders of the Chamber it is our responsibility to not only encourage and uplift entrepreneurs, but educate them on any new resources or opportunities available to help them succeed,” said Executive VP of the MBCC, Ivy Simmons. “And when you get the right people in the room for an event like this, we will do just that.”

“PowerCulture” — a Women of Color Entrepreneur Circle panel discussion and networking event — celebrated and encouraged entrepreneurship and development through an evening of networking and peer discussion, September 24, 2015. This invite-only event commenced with a networking reception, followed by an engaging panel discussion moderated by National Manager of Diversity Initiatives at Comerica Bank, Caroline Chambers, and ended with interactive breakout sessions for deeper conversation and learning opportunities.

Panelists included VMS 365, Inc. Founder and CEO Rumia Ambrose-Burbank,

Dunamis Clean Energy Partners LLC’s Founder and CEO Natalie King; Asian Pacific

American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. Executive Director Van Nguyen; Vision IT’s

The event focused on the Women of Color’s seven pillars of success: pipeline development for Women of Color, entrepreneur training, resource deployment, emerging wealth creation, work-life balance, mentorship, and networking.

Diverse consumers optimistic about financial future BLACK PR WIRE

Diverse consumers feel optimistic about the current U.S. economic outlook, according to the third “How America Buys and Borrows” survey by Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) and Ipsos. Eighty-eight percent of diverse consumers surveyed report having a positive outlook compared to 79 percent of the combined general population, a seven percent increase from last year. This is the second wave of data Wells Fargo has released as part of its annual support of the American Bankers Association’s Get Smart About Credit campaign. When asked about personal finances, on average 60 percent of African American, Asian and Hispanic consumers said they expect their financial situation to be “somewhat” or “much” better a year from now, compared to 48 percent of the combined general population. The survey, fielded in June 2015, measured

the attitudes and behaviors of more than 1,000 African American, Asian and Hispanic consumers about finances and managing credit. “Our vision of helping customers succeed financially means making sure they know where to go for the information and resources they need to take charge of their credit. That’s why we support Get Smart About Credit month to ensure we’re highlighting the tools and resources they need to make informed credit choices,” said Shelley Freeman, head of Wells Fargo’s Consumer Credit Solutions group. “With optimism high, it’s especially important that we continue to offer our diverse customers access to the information and resources they need.” When looking at diverse communities, the findings unveiled that, similar to the combined general population, diverse consumers believe credit can help them achieve their financial goals

if used responsibly. However, diverse communities vary in how proud they are of their own credit scores. Among the combined general population, 51 percent of consumers report feeling proud of their credit score, however 59 percent of Asians, 34 percent of African Americans and 48 percent of Hispanics report the same.

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Though diverse consumers are optimistic, their confidence levels are lower. Fifty-one percent of Asians, 46 percent of African Americans and 53 percent of Hispanics report feeling they may not know enough about making good borrowing decisions compared to 58 percent of the combined general population.

5. Know your debt-to-income ratio

Good credit helps with more than borrowing. It can factor into everything from renting an apartment and getting a cell phone to landing a job. Lenders, landlords, utility providers and employers can all review credit reports when

For more information about ways to establish or improve credit, or better manage debt, consumers can visit Wells Fargo’s Smarter Credit Center online and thee free financial education program, “Hands On Banking.”

1. Monitor your credit regularly 2. Know your credit limits 3. Know that good scores equals good rates 4. Don’t make late payments 6. Start with a college or secured credit card 7. Pay down highest interest rates first 8. Live within your means 9. Pay more than the minimum 10. Set up account and autopay alerts

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Rainbow PUSH Global Automotive Summit’s automotive diversity scorecards ties in the automotive industry for people of color.

Ten automotive notables received awards during the 16th Annual Global Automotive Summit The Rainbow PUSH/CEF Automotive Project, an initiative of the Citizenship Education Fund, held its 16th Annual Rainbow PUSH Global Automotive Summit Oct. 8-9, at the MGM Grand Detroit Meeting and Events Center, 1777 Third St. The theme, “Shifting into High Gear: Commitment, Access and Accountability,” focused on the release of the second RPC Automotive Diversity Scorecard, as well as, a research paper titled “Structural Racism in America.” More than 500 automotive executives, entrepreneurs, suppliers, dealers, consumers, government officials, automotive manufacturers, tech companies, advertising agencies, media outlets and others traveled to Detroit to discuss strengthening and creating opportuni-

“Each year during the Automotive Summit, we proudly awarded notables who made great industry contributions,” said Glenda Gill, executive director, Rainbow PUSH Coalition. “Our honorees this year have all been pillars of our society and have provided longstanding support of many of Rainbow PUSH Coalition’s efforts, so we were excited to honor them during our Global Automotive Summit awards program.”

Front row, from left: Pamela Alexander, director of community development, Ford Motor Co.; Anika Jackson, vice president, Jackson Asset Management; Shawn Thompson, multicultural marketing manager, Ford Motor Company; Jeanette M. Abraham, founder, president and CEO, JMA Global, LLC; Alva Adams-Mason, director, African American Business Strategy Corporate Communications, Toyota North America; Glenda Gill, executive director, Rainbow PUSH Coalition. Back row, from left: Eddie Hall, director of corporate strategy, Hall Automotive Group; Monte Perkins, general manager, Merollis Chevrolet; Zafar Brooks, director, Corporate Social Responsibility and Diversity Inclusion, Hyundai Motor America; Leven Weiss, senior manager, external affairs, FCA US, LLC; Chuck Morrison, principal, Urban Sports and Entertainment Group and John Graves, chairman, The Automotive Project. Honorees not pictured: James Colon, vice president, African American Business Strategy Corporate Communications, Toyota North America. — Bill Sanders photo

The evening activities provided many networking opportunities beginning with the Living Legends and Emerging Leaders Awards Reception sponsored by Ford Motor Company. The summit ended the 2nd Annual Michigan Minority Business Week activities with an after-party featuring a special performance by Doug. E. Fresh, the original “human beat box” who delivered an encore performance for the audience.

New beauty and holistic business coming to Southfield By Daniel A. Washington

field will be conducting a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, Oct. 23 to celebrate the announcement and grand opening. Southfield Mayor Donald F. Fracassi is expected to co-lead the event.

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Southfield is slated to become home to a new business, Amazing Skin by Nina Maria, opening later this month in the Franklin Athletic Club.

Those in attendance will be able to tour the facility, get beauty and health tips and meet the staff of the new establishment. The first 50 spa patrons will receive a $50 off coupon on their Ayurvedic amazing reliever facial.

“Within our caring and nurturing environment, clients can indulge in an array of holistic skin care services. As the ‘eyes are a mirror to the soul,’ the skin is a reflection of personal health,” said founder Nina Maria. “The health and beauty business is hoping to bring quality products at affordable rates.” She recognizes that health and beauty is at the forefront of a lot of people’s mind nowadays. “Moistened, radiant skin that is clear of blemishes is in demand. We are here to guide our clients in maintaining healthy skin of the most optimum condition,” she said. “Nail care, lash extensions,

make-up consultations, and a hydro-therapy-chair are among the options that my clients have in order to feel and look amazing.” The business and city of South-

“I use natural Ayurveda techniques that will allow clients to settle their bodies into a state of profound rest and relaxation, while treating their skin to my adroit esthetician care,” said Maria. “I am combining my cosmetology expertise and philosophy with tranquil living at my new spa, Amazing Skin by Nina Maria, where being beautiful is having a healthy body, mind, and spirit.” For more information on products and services offered at Amazing Skin by Nina Maria, visit www. amazingskinbyninamaria.com.

Through January 18, 2016. Tickets at dia.org.

This exhibition has been organized by the Rubell Family Collection, Miami. Funding for Free First Weekends has been provided for visitors by the Ford Foundation and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Support for the exhibition has been provided the Friends of African and African American Art and DTE Energy Foundation. Additional support has been provided by MGM Grand Detroit, Dickinson Wright PLLC, Richard and Jane Manoogian Foundation, Siebert Brandford Shank & Co., L.L.C., Reuben & Cheryl Munday, The Skillman Foundation, Lorna Thomas, M.D., P.C., BLAC Detroit Magazine, Comerica Bank, Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion, Global Automotive Alliance, Roy S. & Maureen Roberts, Mark & Tiffany Douglas and Avis Ford, St. John Providence, Fifth Third Bank, Greektown Casino, U.S. Trust, and other generous supporters. Image: Equestrian Portrait of the Count Duke Olivares, Kehinde Wiley, 2005, oil on canvas. Image courtesy of the Rubell Family Collection, Miami

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AKA Foundation of Detroit to hold inaugural fundraiser By Donald James

University, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sororities, Inc. currently has more than 285,000 members connected to about 950 national and international chapters. Since its inception, the organization has focused on personal and professional advancement of its membership, as well as serving as an advocate for global social change.

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These days, Desirnai’ Hicks is in countdown mode, as she and other members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Foundation of Detroit (AKAFD) move closer to hosting their inaugural fundraiser. Under the event’s theme, “The Emerald Effect! An Enchanting Evening,” the fundraiser will be held on Friday, Nov. 6 from 7:00 p.m. to midnight at Detroit Historic Eastern Market’s newly renovated Shed 5, 2934 Russell St. near downtown. For adults looking for a fun and festive evening to help support worthy charitable causes, Hicks emphasized that “The Emerald Effect!” should not be missed. The event will offer attendees a strolling buffet, a DJ, dancing, silent auction, live entertainment that will include a surprise performance by Foluke-Jeffrey & The Artists, and more. “It’s a fundraiser to raise money for our many community service programs,” said Hick, who co-chairs the event with Trudy Murry. Reichelle Tucker serves as event chair. “We probably have at least 30 community service programs that address issues pertaining to children, teens, adults, seniors, environmental issues, literacy issues and more.” A few signature programs include, AKA Teens, a mentorship initiative for young ladies; A.S.C.E.N.D., an academic and life skills training platform for high schoolers; and One Million Backpacks, which distributes backpacks and school supplies to elementary school children.

The Alpha Kappa Alpha Foundation of Detroit, the 501 (c) 3 non-profit entity and fundraising arm of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sororities, Inc. - Alpha Rho Omega Chapter, was founded in 1991. Alpha Rho Omega Chapter’s foundational roots date back to 1922 in Detroit. The local chapter currently has nearly 500 members.

In addition to the aforementioned programs, Alpha Rho Omega Chapter supports the Festival of Trees which funds pediatric research at Children’s Hospital of Michigan; co-sponsors the Gift of Life-Minority Organ Tissue Transplant Education Program Walk/Run; provides dinners on a monthly basis to families residing in Ronald McDonald House while their children receive treatment at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan; awards an annual four-year scholarship to a deserving young woman to attend college; and presents a broad array of financial literacy programs in Detroit communities. Additionally, Hicks said the local AKA chapter (Alpha Rho Omega) has adopted Nagel Park in the city’s Corktown neighborhood as a project of resto-

ration. The project is part of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sororities, Inc.’s national initiative called 1908 Playground Project. The project involves local chapters across the country working to renew and restore 1,908 community or school parks over the next four years. “We treat each of our programs like precious jewels that we are giving to the Detroit community with the hope of enriching each of the lives we touch,” said Stacey A. Travis, AKA’s local chapter president. “When we are serving successfully, we like to think of it as the ‘emerald effect.’ The smiles and expressions of gratitude combined with our immense joy in giving creates a warm, living and green energy as rich as the jewel’s name.” Founded in 1908 at Howard

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“We promote lifelong education, positive health practices, and community involvement,” said Hicks. “So it’s important that we continue to support our many community service programs. Therefore, we are inviting all adults to come out to our inaugural fundraising event, have fun, and help us to support the programs that we are involved with. It’s really going to be an enchanting evening.” The event’s general admission is $75. VIP admission is $125, which includes access to the VIP lounge, a complimentary bar, a swag bag, and a raffle ticket for an exotic trip. Men who wear a green tie, pocket square or handkerchief will receive one complimentary drink ticket. For more information, or to purchase tickets, visit www. TheEmeraldEffect.eventbrite. com, or call Raymell Tyler at 313.986.1834 or email TheEmeraldEffect@gmail.com.

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Coca-Cola Foundation supports women’s entrepreneurship Thirty metro Detroit women gathered on Oct. 18 for the Horatio Williams Foundation (HWF) Women’s Entrepreneurship Program’s first meeting. Coca-Cola awarded a $50,000 grant to the HWF to support the foundation’s #5by20 initiative — which seeks to empower five million women to live their entrepreneurial dreams by the year 2020.

ideation processing, business plan development, career readiness planning, financial literacy, mentorship and entrepreneurship training. As the city of Detroit is in a period of economic, entrepreneurial and civic resurgence, this program will equip women with essential business tools. The

Williams Foundation is an organization that provides leadership development and training for families in Detroit. Board members and supporters of the HWF are grateful for the support of the Coca-Cola Foundation.

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A sense of excitement and promise filled the room as each woman expressed her interest in creating, starting and growing her own business. The participants are looking forward to the nine-month program that will provide them with the opportunity to connect through creative

Women of The Horatio Williams Foundation (HWF) Entrepreneurship Program along with HWF founder Horatio Williams and Felicia Wasson. Friends of The HWF congratulate participants: Actor Miguel A. Nunez, Jr., Felicia Wasson, Horatio Williams and DeeDee Odom, director of public affairs for MGM Grand Casino, Detroit

FROM ST. JOHN PROVIDENCE Five years ago Bill Streetman was 54 years old, but the prospects of a 55th birthday seemed bleak. He weighed 404 pounds and his health was failing. His obesity was putting his life at risk. Countless diets and weight loss plans had not worked for him. But on October 4, 2010, Bill underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery at the St. John Providence Weight Loss Center of Excellence in Detroit. That procedure changed his life forever. Today, Bill weights 190, and instead of watching life pass him by, he is embarking on a 600 mile bike ride to increase awareness of the dangers of obesity. Bill’s destination is the ObesityHelp annual conference in Cary, North Carolina, October 16-17, where he will be the keynote speaker. He left his home in Westerville, Ohio on October 2 and will arrive in Cary for the conference on October 14. “The surgery provided me with a tool to manage my eating,” according to Bill. “It’s important that people realize that it’s never too late to take control of your health. You can defeat obesity and reclaim your active, healthy and productive life.” At the conference, Bill will share his “Simple, Not Easy” presentation, in which he outlines the strategies he used to make his weight loss journey easier and shift the odds of success in his direction. After his surgery, Bill implemented a vigorous exercise program and over the next 12 months lost half his body weight. He has maintained his weight loss for four years and has returned to hiking, skiing, playing soccer and riding his bike. He calls his experience a “Journey to Fitness” and today shares his story with people all over the world through lectures and blogging. “Weight loss surgery has helped millions of people shed excess weight and live healthier lives,” according to Dr.

Bill Streetman, before and after his weight loss journey. Gary Katz, St. John Providence Weight Loss surgeon. “It is a common treatment option for people with severe obesity who have been unsuccessful with other weight loss methods. Weight loss surgery works because it also includes education to transform eating habits to maintain an ideal weight and thus live a healthier life.” While childhood obesity is itself a major issue in the U.S., Bill says the needs of obese seniors are unique and

often not adequately addressed by the weight loss industry. Bill has focused on helping others in their personal weight loss journey, with a special focus on the needs of people 55+ years old. St. John Providence Weight Loss is one the Midwest’s leading centers for weight loss surgery. St. John Providence Weight Loss offers an individualized, comprehensive approach to help people lose weight and keep it off.

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By Daniel A. Washington Failed attempts are a thing of the past for Detroit’s east riverfront as it makes plans to offer a much-needed facelift to the area. After years of cement silos and hazardous land blocking the public from any desirable access to the underdeveloped waterfront, the city has made strides in improving the accessibility of the landmark.

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But the one thing still lacking is any upscale housing to rival the likes of destination states across the country. “We just don’t have that many options for housing directly on the riverfront like in other cities such as Chicago, or Florida even,” said 27-year-old Detroit resident Henry Tucker, who lived in Chicago for two years. “I hope that some housing comes and is here to stay because I know there is a demand for it.” This grim reality is slated to change next year as the latest residential development, Orleans Landing, has officially broken ground. The new 270-apartment complex is expected to cost $65 million and is centrally-located between nature and the bustle of the city. The Detroit River, downtown,

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Photo rendering courtesy of Urban Design Associates Belle Isle, and Eastern Market is all just minutes away from the housing units. Historically speaking, Orleans Landing is not the first project promising attractive housing for Detroit. The new Water’s Edge at Harbortown is currently taking reservations for its new housing units with monthly rent ranging from $1,500 to $2,000. The development offers 134 units and are expected to be complete at the end of this year. Orleans Landing offers some-

thing unique to the riverfront in its location and accessibility. If memory serves correctly, two of the city’s most memorable mayors attempted such a feat. Former mayors Dennis Archer and embattled Kwame Kilpatrick both strategized and made plans to break ground on providing a new look to the riverfront that included housing. Unfortunately both of them failed, mostly due to the lack of public interest and funding. The tide now looks to be changing, however, and the city is definitely primed for a new era of housing

offerings on its riverfront. “The riverfront could be the next major neighborhood,” said Eric Larson, CEO of the Downtown Detroit Partnership. City officials said that over the last decade, $1billion has been invested into the riverfront and at least another $1 billion in investments is expected over the next 10 years. Orleans Landing is expected to be complete by the end of next year.

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agreement of the state. The issue is currently being discussed in court before Kent County Circuit Court Judge Christopher Yates.

Michigan Secretary of State Offices with the Express SOS service may no longer be available, causing a delay for services offered online.

In a statement to the court, HP said that the state “contributed to delays in performance, refused to identify alleged breaches of contract, failed to give HP an appropriate opportunity to cure, failed to provide any rationale for its alleged damages, reflexively terminated the contract and filed this lawsuit as HP sought to reach a resolution, and then abruptly cut off negotiations on transition services that HP made clear it was prepared to provide.”

The contract between the SOS and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Services LLC went sour in August after a long list of missed deadlines since 2005 according to the state. HP is accused of not following through for services outlined in the $35.6 million contract. “As bad as its overall performance has been, certain of HP’s personnel are essential to assure uninterrupted operation of the Express SOS website and data migration work during the transition,” the state said.

The state is looking for some legal help to force HP to still provide certain necessary services to avoid a complete overhaul of the already established sys-

tem. HP is reportedly not complying and unwilling to work under the proposed

The Michigan Chronicle in partnership with Talmer Bank and Trust, will kick off the new S.W.A.G. Awards in Detroit. S.W.A.G., which stands for Students Wired for Achievement and Greatness, is a scholarship program recognizing outstanding high school seniors who have demonstrated a commitment to community, integrity and service. Current students that are economically disadvantaged, live and attend school in Detroit, and are planning to attend college or a trade school are eligible to apply. NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY. 2015-2016 Michigan Chronicle and Talmer Bank and Trust S.W.A.G. Awards entry period starts at 12:00 AM ET on 10/5/15 and ends at 11:59:59 PM ET on 12/31/15. Open only to 12th graders who are 16 and older who are legal residents of the City of Detroit, MI who: (a) attend a public, charter, or private Detroit high school, (b) are economically disadvantaged (as defined in Section 2b of the complete Official Rules); (c) will graduate in spring 2016; (d) have at least a 2.5 grade point average (or equivalent); and (e) are in good community standing. Visit www.michronicleonline.com/swag-awards for entry instructions, Submission requirements, prizes and complete details. Only one (1) Submission per entrant. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. Only one (1) Contest Submission per entrant. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. SPONSORS: The Michigan Chronicle and Talmer Bank and Trust.

The state and HP vowed to work with one another to avoid any detrimental affect to the public service relied on by thousands.

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A man with a conscience It is rare for an icon superstar’s career and personal life to go into free fall, and a perfect example is Bill Cosby. And I still maintain that nothing he did with those women — or at least in some cases allegedly did — takes anything away from his monumental achievements, on television, in movies, on stage, on records, etc. Had “The Cosby Show” not been removed from the air, I would watch those classic reruns in a heartbeat. I care very little about his private life (or anybody else’s). Eddie Murphy is to be commended for Eddie Murphy the decision he made earlier in the year, when he returned to “Saturday Night Live” for the show’s 40th anniversary. (You’re likely to have heard about this by now.) The producers wanted him to tell Cosby jokes and had written a script, but Murphy said no way.

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“It was the biggest thing in the news at the time,” he acknowledged. “But there’s nothing funny about it. If you get up there and crack jokes (about something like that) you’re hurting somebody. I was not turning my moments on the show into that other thing.”

“…Then comes Michael Jackson, a once-in-a-generation talent. He took it to another level, the genius level.” Erma Franklin spoke those words of truth. She was the sister of Aretha Franklin and an accomplished performer and recording artist in her own right. She also knew more than a thing or two about the presence of an outstanding artist in a family of talented individuals.

MATHEW KNOWLES, father of Beyoncé Knowles Carter and Solange Knowles and manager of Destiny’s Child, is stirring up some controversy because of the one-day workshop he is conducting in Houston on Oct. 24. It’s called “The Entertainment Industry: How Do I Get In?” The cost is a hefty $199. Previously, he taught a course with a similar theme at Texas Southern Mathew Knowles University.

One of the marks of a monumental artist is how many other artists they influence, both those who came after them and those who are working concurrently. The influence of Michael Jackson is evident in so many places, and for that and many other reasons, he is still with us and always will be. It is hard to believe that the King of Pop — he loved that title, bestowed on him by none other than another show business icon, Elizabeth Taylor — left the physical realm six years ago.

Some people have accused him of exploiting his megastar daughter Beyoncé, but Knowles, who knows a lot about the entertainment/music industry, says that is absolutely untrue. Speaking of the music industry, and we’ve talked about this before, one of the strangest occurrences is the fact that only one Supreme actually sings on the “farewell” record of Diana Ross & the Supremes, “Someday We’ll be Together,” one of Motown’s all-time greatest achievements.

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One of the reasons for the omnipresence of Michael Jackson is the fact that his greatest hits, like Motown are “forever.” And as the world knows, Jackson famously performed the moonwalk on the legendary 1983 TV special “Motown: Yesterday, Today, Forever” and launched the phenomenon known as “Michaelmania.” (No, he didn’t create the moonwalk; he just introduced it.) AS FANTASTIC as that performance of “Billie Jean” was, Jackson said there was a mistake at the end. The public didn’t pick up on it, but he was upset. “I’m never pleased with anything,” he once said. “I’m a perfectionist. It’s part of who I am.” That is why Jackson and Quincy Jones worked so well professionally and got along so well personally. Both were vitally concerned regarding every detail, even the most minute ones, with regard to what they were creating. A second reason for Michael Jackson still seeming in some ways to be among us is the frequency with which other artists perform with their admiration for Jackson clearly evident.

Maxine and Julia Waters with brother Oren Waters, also a singer. Berry Gordy had chosen the song to be Diana Ross’ first solo single and the background vocals had already been recorded using sisters Julia and Maxine Waters. Then Gordy changed his mind, thinking it would be perfect as the last Diana Ross song with the Supremes. So it was released without the inclusion of Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong.

FIVE OF the biggest stars of today — Chris Brown, Ne-Yo, Justin Timberlake, Usher and, yes, Janet Jackson — immediately come to mind, specifically when it comes to dance moves. Each has developed their own style, but a lot of their moves are built on a Michael Jackson foundation. No doubt, Jackson would have viewed this as flattering, but being the extremely competitive person that he was, he would surely have made it his duty to show these younger artists just who “the king” really is. Jackson even admitted that he felt challenged by other artists, especially those who were experiencing a lot of success…including his sister, Janet. They loved each other, but had a friendly but intense rivalry going on.

T.I. (real name: Clifford Harris Jr.) sure showed his sexism when he said he T.I. would not vote for Hillary Clinton because “women make rash decisions” based on emotion rather than rational thinking.

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Of course, he later apologized, but those kinds of apologies are hollow because people usually say what they really mean in the first place. They backtrack because they have gotten in trouble for their verbal indiscretion. At the time of this writing, Janet Jackson’s entertaining “Unbreakable” album is in its second week as the No. 1 album in the United States, Pop and R&B. And people are hoping Janet Jackson that Jackson will

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Kenya Moore returns to alma mater Although she is best known as an often controversial reality TV star (“The Real Housewives of Atlanta”), Kenya Moore is accomplished in numerous other areas, including acting and modeling. She also won the Miss USA title. Moore recently returned to Cass Technical High School, her alma mater, and made a large donation to the performing arts department. She had a great time and was touched by the reception she received. — Andre Smith photos

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PEABO BRYSON, Andiamo Celebrity Showroom, Feb. 14. For ticket information, call 586.268.3200 or visit andiamoshowroom.com. CEDRIC THE ENTERTAINER, D.L. Hughley, George Lopez, Eddie Griffin, Charlie Murphy, Joe Louis Arena, Nov. 28. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster locations. To charge by phone, call 1.800.745.3000. DMX, Chubb Rock, Trina, Mystikal, Juvenile, Fat Joe, Masonic Temple, Nov. 28. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster locations. For ticket information, call 1.800.745.3000. WILL DOWNING, Kenny Lattimore, Maysa, Sound Board at Motor City Casino, Dec. 20. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster locations and MotorCityCasino.com. To charge by phone, call 1.800.745.3000. Kenny Lattimore FUTURE, Fox Theatre, Dec. 13. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster locations. To charge by phone, call 1.800.745.3000.

MEAT LOAF, Sound Board at Motor City Casino, Nov. 3. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster locations and MotorCityCasino.com. To charge by phone, call 1.800.745.3000. CHRISTIAN McBRIDE Big Band with Edgar Meyer, Orchestra Hall, Friday, Oct. 23. For tickets, visit dso.org or call 313.576.5111. PIECES OF A Christian McBride DREAM, Chante Moore, Andiamo Celebrity Showroom, Feb. 13. For ticket information, call 586.268.3200 or visit andiamoshowroom. com. PRE-THANKGIVING Day Party featuring OMI, Sound Board at Motor City Casino, Nov. 25. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster locations and MotorCityCasino.com. To charge by phone, call 1.800.745.3000. JILL SCOTT, New Edition, Babyface, Joe Louis Arena, Dec. 12. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster locations. To charge by phone, call 1.800.745.3000.

KENNY G, Sound Board at Motor City Casino, Dec. 16. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster locations and MotorCityCasino.com. To charge by phone, call 1.800.745.3000.

Jill Scott SESAME STREET Live, Fox Theatre, Jan. 20-Feb. 7. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster locations. To charge by phone, call 1.800.745.3000.

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“SO YOU THINK You Can Dance,” Fox Theatre, Nov. 25. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster locations. To charge by phone, call 1.800.745.3000. STYLISTICS, DENIECE WILLIAMS, Andiamo Celebrity Showroom, Jan. 23. For ticket information, call 586.268.3200 or visit andiamoshowroom.com.

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Michael Jackson INTERESTING, too, that Janet Jackson often sounds very similar to her brother, perhaps most notably on her new smash hit album, “Unbreakable.” But that may be due to their family connection. A third reason for Michael Jackson’s ongoing presence is the fact that he played such a huge role in transforming music videos, making them an art form to the extent they never had been before. These were extravagant productions (“Remember the Time” in which he morphed into a panther, and two, “Thriller”

AVERY SUNSHINE, Vivian Green, Andiamo Celebrity Showroom, Jan. 30. For ticket information, call 586.268.3200 or visit andiamoshowroom.com. WHISPERS, Family of Faith Choir, Sound Board at Motor City Casino, Nov. 3. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster locations and MotorCityCasino.com. To charge by phone, call 1.800.745.3000. STEVIE WONDER, Joe Louis Arena, Nov. 21. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster locations. To charge by phone, call 1.800.745.3000.

From page D-1 and “Bad,” that were essentially little movies) that cost a fortune. Michael Jackson’s classic hits, such as “Billie Jean,” “Man in the Mirror,” “Beat It,” “Remember the Time,” “Rock With You,” “She’s Out of My Life,” “Wanna be Startin’ Somethin’” and “The Way You Make Me Feel” will be heard into infinity. Michael Jackson once said, “Through my music, I know I will live forever.” He was right, and he also lives through the many artists he has influenced.

Reflections make it into the Rock and Roll of Hall of Fame, along with other deserving nominees such as Chaka Khan, Chicago and the Spinners. Bobby Brown is currently working on his autobiography, titled “My Prerogative,” and Chris Brown’s new album, “Royalty,” is slated for Nov. 27 release. BETCHA DIDN’T KNOW…that Jackie Jackson made two solo albums, the first in 1973, the second in 1989. MEMORIES: “I Just Want to Be” (Cameo), “Can We Talk?” (Tevin Campbell), “Wide Receiver” (Michael Henderson), “Deeper (In Love With You)” (the O’Jays), “Gonna Get Over You” (Sweet

From page D-1 Obsession), “Just the Way You Are” (Billy Joel), “A Lover’s Question” (Clyde McPhatter), “Star Love” (Cheryl Lynn). BLESSINGS to Andrew Humphrey, Fannie Tyler, William Andrews Jr., Derek Thornton, Kevin Keegan, Katherine Adams, Bobby Green and Larry Demps. WORDS OF THE WEEK, from the Electrifying Mojo: “When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.”

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ANNOUNCEMENTS ATTENTION QUALIFIED GENERAL CONTRACTORS The City of Detroit is inviting qualified General Contractors for the following Project: PROJECT Lawndale Center LOCATION 2026 Lawndale Avenue Detroit, MI 48209

TO ALL INTERESTED AGENCIES, GROUPS AND PERSONS Pursuant to 24 CFR 58.70, this notice shall satisfy procedural requirements for activities undertaken by the City of Detroit. On or about October 30, 2015, and in accordance with 24 CFR 58.71, the City of Detroit will submit a request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Detroit Field Office for the release of Community Development Block Grant funds authorized under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-383). Once provided the appropriate authorization, the City of Detroit may commit these funds to the following project: CDBG Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), 2015 $3,684,089.00

OWNER Urban Neighborhood Initiatives 8300 Longworth Detroit, Michigan 48209 GENERAL PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Lawndale Center project is the repair and renovation of an existing neighborhood social club building and site for use as a Neighborhood Center. Proposed site work includes, but is not limited to, asphalt repair, parking lot striping, catch basin maintenance and fence repair. Proposed building work includes, but is not limited to, new roof, new HVAC and electrical systems, new front porch, new windows and doors, partial interior renovation including new interior partitions and finishes, mechanical, electrical and plumbing support spaces and interior fire barrier. ARCHITECT Silveri Architects 650 Livernois Ferndale, Michigan 48220 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. The Contractor shall be required to be a Michigan Saves eligible company per DTE requirements. 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 for download throughout the bidding period at the following links (download both files) Drawings: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19023445/Lawndale%20 Bids%2010-12-15%20DRAWINGS.pdf Project Manual: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19023445/Lawndale%20 Bids%2010-12-15%20PROJECT%20MANUAL.pdf PRE-BID CONFERENCE A pre-bid conference will be held at the site, 2026 Lawndale, Detroit, Michigan, at October 28, 2015 at 1:30 PM. Attendance is a mandatory prerequisite for submitting bids. BIDDING Bid Proposal Forms are due by 1:00 PM, November 13, 2015 and will be received at the main reception desk at the All Saints Neighborhood Center, 8300 Longworth, Detroit, Michigan 4820, from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM daily, excluding holidays, throughout the bidding period. Bids submitted after the due date and time will not be considered. The owner reserves the right to waive any irregularity in any bid or to reject any or all bids should it be deemed for its best interest. 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.

PROJECT SCOPE As permitted under 24 CFR 570.202(a)(1), the City of Detroit shall commit Federal funds to reimburse eligible costs associated with the repair, renovation, or rehabilitation of residential structures within the City of Detroit. Targeted residential structures shall meet the following criteria: 1.) contain one to four dwelling units, 2.) be current on local property taxes, 3.) need structurally- and financially-feasible repairs, renovations, or rehabilitation 4.) be owned and occupied by a person or persons who meet(s) eligibility requirements based upon total household income, or other factors, as established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The City of Detroit will utilize the CDBG funds to establish a loan program. In support of the loan program, the City may utilize CDBG funds for any of the following purposes: 1.) create a fund to pay the interest on loans originated by participating lending institutions, 2.) create a loan-loss reserve to reimburse participating lenders for loans in default, or 3.) provide capital to the loans made to eligible home owners. The City of Detroit will partner with a non-profit community development organization and a community development financial institution to establish and operate the loan program. The maximum loan amount for any individual residential structure is twenty-five thousand ($25,000.00) dollars. However, structures located within a Special Flood Hazard Area are ineligible for any “substantial improvement,” as defined in applicable Federal regulations. The City of Detroit shall solely determine the maximum level of assistance for any structure located within a Special Flood Hazard Area. The City of Detroit Housing and Revitalization Department will serve as the primary sponsor of this Project. The offices of the Housing and Revitalization Department are located at the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, 2 Woodward Ave., Suite 908, Detroit, MI 48226. DETERMINATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW This project is Categorically Excluded from environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), per 24 CFR 58.35(a)(3), and the preparation of an Environmental Assessment or an Environmental Impact Statement is not required at this time. However, this project is subject to the laws and authorities articulated in 24 CFR 58.5 and 58.6. The Environmental Review of this project utilizes a tiered approach permitted under 24 CFR 58.15 in order to identify and evaluate all issues ripe for decision. The City of Detroit Housing and Revitalization Department has prepared the Tier I Environmental Review for this project, and the Tier I Environmental Review finds that this project complies with the laws and authorities articulated in 24 CFR 58.5 (c), (d), (e), (f), (h), and (j), as well as the laws and authorities articulated in 24 CFR 58.6 (c) and (d). The Housing and Revitalization Department will evaluate all remaining environmental issues for specific properties in the Tier II Environmental Review. In accordance with 24 CFR 58.38, the City of Detroit Housing and Revitalization Department prepared a Tier I Environmental Review Record that documents the Tier I Environmental Review of the above-named project. The Tier I Environmental Review Record is on file with the Housing and Revitalization Department at the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, 2 Woodward Ave., Suite 908, Detroit, Michigan, 48226. The record is available for public examination and copying, upon request, on weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS AND CERTIFICATION Through the Request for Release of Funds and Certification (form HUD 7015.15), the City of Detroit certifies to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that the City of Detroit has fulfilled and will continue to fulfill its responsibilities for environmental review, decision making and action. Furthermore, the City of Detroit and Mayor Michael E. Duggan, or other official approved by HUD, consent to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities for environmental review, decision making, and action. Upon approval of the request for release of funds and certification, the City of Detroit may commit the Community Development Block Grant funds, and HUD will have satisfied its responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and related laws and authorities. PUBLIC COMMENTS The City of Detroit invites all interested agencies, groups and persons to submit written comments concerning the above-named project for consideration. The Housing and Revitalization Department should receive such comments at the address listed at the top of this notice on or before October 29, 2015. The City of Detroit will consider all such comments so received, and the City of Detroit will not request the release of Federal funds or take any choice-limiting action on the above-named project prior to October 30, 2015. OBJECTION TO RELEASE OF FUNDS For a fifteen (15) day period following receipt of all required documentation, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will accept an objection to its approval of the release of funds and certification only if the objection is based upon one of the following claims identified in 24 CFR 58.75: (a) That the certification was not in fact executed by the Chief Executive Officer or other officer of the applicant approved by HUD; (b) That the applicant’s environmental review record for the project indicates omission of a required decision, finding, or step applicable to the program in the environmental review process; (c) That the grant recipient has committed funds or incurred costs not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by HUD; or (d) That another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. HUD will not consider objections to the release of funds and certification on a basis other than those stated. All interested agencies, groups or persons must prepare and submit objections in accordance with the required procedures outlined in 24 CFR 58.76. Potential objectors must address their objections to: Ms. Ellen Chung, Senior CPD Representative Detroit Field Office U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 477 Michigan Avenue, 16th Floor Detroit, Michigan, 48226 Potential objectors should contact Ms. Ellen Chung at 313.226.7900 to verify the actual last day of the objection period. NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION The City of Detroit does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, creed, handicap, national origin, race, sex or sexual orientation. Persons or groups with discrimination complaints may file those complaints with the City of Detroit Human Rights Department, 2 Woodward Avenue, Suite 1026, Detroit, Michigan, 48226. The applicant for this project is: CITY OF DETROIT Michael E. Duggan, Mayor Coleman A. Young Municipal Center 2 Woodward Avenue, Suite 1126 Detroit, Michigan, 48226

The contractor shall be required to comply with the “Section 3 Clause” (24 CFR Part 135). All contracts (subcontracts) shall include the Section 3 Clause. BONDING REQUIREMENTS The successful Bidder is required to furnish Payment (Labor and Materials) and Performance Bonds in the amount covering the faithful performance of the Contract and the payment of all obligations arising thereunder, in the amounts of 100% of their contracts, executed by a surety acceptable to the Owner and which is licensed to do business in the State of Michigan.

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS CITY OF DETROIT Housing and Revitalization Department Coleman A. Young Municipal Center 2 Woodward Ave., Suite 908 Detroit, Michigan 48226 Telephone: 313.224.6519 TO ALL INTERESTED AGENCIES, GROUPS AND PERSONS Pursuant to 24 CFR 58.70, this notice shall satisfy procedural requirements for activities undertaken by the City of Detroit.

Carrie Patricia Ola Childs Thornton October 22, 1946 -- January 5, 2015 Carrie Patricia Ola Childs Thornton was born in Detroit on Oct. 22, 1946, the second child of David Percy Childs and Percylee Beverly Childs. She was named after her maternal grandmother who was a big influence on her life. Though she converted to Catholicism after getting married, Mrs. Thornton recognized St. Stephen AME Church in Detroit as her home church. Mrs. Thornton loved music and dancing as well as roller skating, reading, shopping, playing bingo and going to the casino. Known for her outgoing personality and sense of humor, she had a strong relationship with God that kept her going, no matter how tough the challenge. Carrie Patricia Ola Childs Thornton passed away on Jan. 5, 2015, preceded by brothers Matthew David, George Emery, Alan Eugene and Karl Hugh, parents and grandparents. Cherishing her memory are sons Derek George and Adriel Kenyatta; grandson Derek Kirk; nieces Kushawney (son, Demond); Shesta (children, Elexis and De Carlo), Sophia (son, Jozaiha); nephews Immanuel (son), Mark’ee II (daughter, Aubree), Donald and Raymond; and longtime companion George Booker. They and a host of other relatives and friends lost a dear, special spirit.

On or after October 30, 2015, and in accordance with 24 CFR 58.71, the City of Detroit will submit a request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Detroit Field Office for the release of Community Development Block Grant funds authorized under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-383). Once provided the appropriate authorization, the City of Detroit may commit these funds to the following project: Conventional Home Repair Program Project Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), 2015 $500,000.00 PROJECT SCOPE As permitted under 24 CFR 570.202(a)(1), the City of Detroit shall commit Federal funds to reimburse eligible costs associated with the repair, renovation, or rehabilitation of residential structures within the City of Detroit. Targeted residential structures shall meet the following criteria: 1.) contain one to four dwelling units, 2.) be current on local property taxes, 3.) need structurally- and financially-feasible repairs, renovations, or rehabilitation 4.) be owned and occupied by a person or persons who meet(s) eligibility requirements based upon total household income, or other factors, as established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Project presents awards to eligible units in the form of a one-time, forgivable loan. The maximum loan amount for any individual residential structure is twenty-four thousand nine-hundred fifty ($24,950.00) dollars. However, structures located within a Special Flood Hazard Area are ineligible for any “substantial improvement,” as defined in applicable Federal regulations. The City of Detroit shall solely determine the maximum level of assistance for any structure located within a Special Flood Hazard Area and determine the amount awarded to each approved unit. The City of Detroit Housing and Revitalization Department will serve as the primary sponsor of this Project. The offices of the Housing and Revitalization Department are located at the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, 2 Woodward Ave., Suite 908, Detroit, MI 48226. DETERMINATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW This project is Categorically Excluded from environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), per 24 CFR 58.35(a)(3), and the preparation of an Environmental Assessment or an Environmental Impact Statement is not required at this time. However, this project is subject to the laws and authorities articulated in 24 CFR 58.5 and 58.6.

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The Environmental Review of this project utilizes a tiered approach permitted under 24 CFR 58.15 in order to identify and evaluate all issues ripe for decision. The City of Detroit Housing and Revitalization Department has prepared the Tier I Environmental Review for this project, and the Tier I Environmental Review finds that this project complies with the laws and authorities articulated in 24 CFR 58.5 (c), (d), (e), (f), (h), and (j), as well as the laws and authorities articulated in 24 CFR 58.6 (c) and (d). The Housing and Revitalization Department will evaluate all remaining environmental issues for specific properties in the Tier II Environmental Review.

ACCURACY TEST & ELECTION COMMISSION MEETING

In accordance with 24 CFR 58.38, the City of Detroit Housing and Revitalization Department prepared a Tier I Environmental Review Record that documents the Tier I Environmental Review of the above-named project. The Tier I Environmental Review Record is on file with the Housing and Revitalization Department at the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, 2 Woodward Ave., Suite 908, Detroit, Michigan, 48226. The record is available for public examination and copying, upon request, on weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Notice is hereby given, that the Public Accuracy Test for the “HIGHLAND PARK MUNICIPAL GENERAL/SCHOOL MILLAGE ELECTION being held Tuesday, November 3, 2015 is scheduled for Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. in conjunction with the Election Commission meeting@ 10:30 a.m. in the City Clerk’s Office at the Robert B. Blackwell Municipal Complex, 12050 Woodward Avenue Highland Park, MI 48203

REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS AND CERTIFICATION Through the Request for Release of Funds and Certification (form HUD 7015.15), the City of Detroit certifies to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that the City of Detroit has fulfilled and will continue to fulfill its responsibilities for environmental review, decision making and action. Furthermore, the City of Detroit and Mayor Michael E. Duggan, or other official approved by HUD, consent to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities for environmental review, decision making, and action. Upon approval of the request for release of funds and certification, the City of Detroit may commit the Community Development Block Grant funds, and HUD will have satisfied its responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and related laws and authorities. PUBLIC COMMENTS The City of Detroit invites all interested agencies, groups and persons to submit written comments concerning the above-named project for consideration. The Housing and Revitalization Department should receive such comments at the address listed at the top of this notice on or before October 29, 2015. The City of Detroit will consider all such comments so received, and the City of Detroit will not request the release of Federal funds or take any choice-limiting action on the above-named project prior to October 30, 2015.

The Public Accuracy Test is conducted to determine that the program and the computer being used to tabulate the results of the election, counts in the manner prescribed by law.

OBJECTION TO RELEASE OF FUNDS

BRENDA GREEN, CMC-CMMC CITY CLERK

For a fifteen (15) day period following receipt of all required documentation, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will accept an objection to its approval of the release of funds and certification only if the objection is based upon one of the following claims identified in 24 CFR 58.75: (a) That the certification was not in fact executed by the Chief Executive Officer or other officer of the applicant approved by HUD; (b) That the applicant’s environmental review record for the project indicates omission of a required decision, finding, or step applicable to the program in the environmental review process; (c) That the grant recipient has committed funds or incurred costs not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by HUD; or (d) That another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. HUD will not consider objections to the release of funds and certification on a basis other than those stated. All interested agencies, groups or persons must prepare and submit objections in accordance with the required procedures outlined in 24 CFR 58.76. Potential objectors must address their objections to: Ms. Ellen Chung, Senior CPD Representative Detroit Field Office U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 477 Michigan Avenue, 16th Floor Detroit, Michigan, 48226

CITY OF DETROIT MICHAEL E. DUGGAN, MAYOR HOUSING AND REVITALIZATION DEPARTMENT NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGE IN THE HUD CONSOLIDATED PLAN Notice is hereby given that the City of Detroit proposes to amend its HUD Consolidated Plan as follows: • Decrease the Block Grant appropriation for Lift Women’s Resource Center– Public Service funding by $100,000.00

• Decrease the Block Grant appropriation for Wayne State University– Public Service funding by $75,000.00

• Increase the Block Grant appropriation for Operation Get Down – Public Service funding by $100,000.00

• Increase the Block Grant appropriation for Cass Community Social Service – Public Service funding by $75,000.00 Note: Funds being reprogrammed were allocated in prior Community Development Block Grant years. Persons or organizations wishing to comment on this proposed change may transmit such comments in writing, in person, or by telephone to the Housing & Revitalization Department at the address below: City of Detroit Housing and Revitalization Department Warren T. Duncan Grants Management Section Coleman A. Young Municipal Center 2 Woodward Rm 908 Detroit, MI 48226 Telephone: (313) 224-0315 Notice of Non-Discrimination: The City of Detroit does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, age, handicap, sex or sexual orientation. Complaints may be filed with the Detroit Human Rights Department, 1230 Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, Detroit, MI 48226

Potential objectors should contact Ms. Ellen Chung at 313.226.7900 to verify the actual last day of the objection period. NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION The City of Detroit does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, creed, handicap, national origin, race, sex or sexual orientation. Persons or groups with discrimination complaints may file those complaints with the City of Detroit Human Rights Department, 2 Woodward Avenue, Suite 1026, Detroit, Michigan, 48226. The applicant for this project is:

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FIREFIGHTER City of Westland is accepting applications for firefighter. Applicants must be a citizen of the United States. At least 21 yrs. of age or 19 yrs. of age with U.S. military experience; high school diploma or GED; valid MI driver’s license; resident of State of MI for 1 year; Firefighter I and II certification valid MI EMT-P license at time of hire. Also, applicants must pass the Conference of Western Wayne Firefighter Testing Program and physical agility with a minimum score of 70%. Proof of above requirements must be submitted with application. Applications must be picked up at Westland City Hall at the City Clerk’s Office, 36300 Warren Road, Westland, MI starting on Monday October 19, 2015 through and including Friday, October 30, 2015. No applications will be mailed. Deadline for applications must be postmarked or received in the City Clerk’s Office no later than Friday, October 30, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. Applications received after deadline will not be considered. Seeking

POLICE DISPATCHER AT OAKLAND UNIVERSITY Oakland University Police Department

The 24 hour OUPD dispatch center is responsible for dispatching police, fire and emergency medical response to the public. Will assist the public by handling walk up lobby traffic, answering phones, dispatching police to service calls and monitoring fire alarms, B&E alarms, and CCTV cameras throughout campus. Minimum Qualifications: Graduate from high school or equivalent combination of education and experience. A minimum of two years responsible work experience. Possess voice and speech characteristics (e.g. tone and diction) and language communication skills suitable for telephone and radio operations. Ability to work various shifts. Ability to use computer systems, multi task, prioritize emergency situations and remain calm under stressful conditions. Salary is $16.71 per hour – start rate. See online posting for additional position requirements. Must apply on line to: https://jobs.oakland.edu

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Healing the land General Overseer E. A. Adeboye of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) will be in Detroit on Oct. 23 at Greater Grace Temple, 23500 West Seven Mile Road, in Detroit to be joined by Bishop Edgar L. Vann, Bishop Ben Gibert, Rev. Jim Holley, Bishop Charles Ellis III and Pastor James Fidel to intercede for the healing of our land. Also invited to speak are Governor Rick Synder, Mayor Mike Duggan and other elected officials. Pastor Adeboye will be presiding over the Special Holy Ghost service program

scheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23 at the Greater Grace Temple. The program is expected to attract thousands of people for praise and worship, ministering, miracles, healing and uplifting in the presence of God.For more information about this event, please visit www. healdetroitcity.org For more information contact Joseph Ayo-Vaughan, by phone (313) 587-9415 or by email, jayovaug@yahoo.com.

Faith Based Economic Breakfast

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Aretha

GOSPEL PRESENTS

The

GREATS

Are Coming To

New Bethel!! 

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2015 ✦ 4 PM

NEW BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH 8430 LINWOOD AT PHILADELPHIA – DETROIT REV. ROBERT SMITH, JR., HOST PASTOR

FEATURING:

From left, Pastor Alvin E. Jackson, Bishop Edgar L. Vann, Bishop Eric Mitchell and Pastor Rudolph Stanfield Jr.

PASTOR SHIRLEY CAESAR

VANESSA BELL ARMSTRONG

THE WILLIAMS BROTHERS

AUDREY DUBOIS HARRIS,

MINISTER MARCIA DYSON

REV. ROBERT SMITH, Jr.

C.O.G.I.C. Convocation Vocalist

Invocation

Pastor Of New Bethel

Pastor Keith D. Wilson, Sr. and Rev. Mother - Emcees Free, lighted, secure parking.

 Soul Food Buffet from Beans and Cornbread

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